Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Shabbat Shalom from CAS

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Vayigash December 31, 2022 7 Tevet 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Candle Lighting 4:16 PM Mincha 4:21 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00 AM/8:00 AM/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:54 AM Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM Shmuel Class 9:00 AM Latest Shacharit 9:55 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Code of Jewish Law 3:15 PM Mincha 4:05 PM Havdalah 5:17 PM Shabbat Shalom Our classes are back in full swing beginning this week. Moshe Shapiro will be offering two classes on conversational Hebrew on Tuesday - 10:15 AM for Advanced and 11 AM for Beginners. RSVP here. We are also excited to be hosting a Life and Legacy Appreciation event on Saturday night, January 7th featuring wine, cheese and live music. If you are not yet a Life and Legacy donor and would like to learn more and attend, please RSVP here and/or contact me or Dan Faizakoff (dfaizakoff@hotmail.com). This coming Tuesday is the fast of the 10th of Tevet. It is unique. The Beit Yosef quotes the Avudraham who explains that we fast on this day even when it falls on a Friday. We normally do not have fasts on Friday or Shabbat. Why the exception for the 10th of Tevet? The Chatam Sofer explains that Yom Kippur is the only other case where we fast on Shabbat because we do not fast on Shabbat for past events, but do for future events. It is not a day mourning the past, but a divine decision for the year ahead. Similarly, a fast for a bad dream is permitted even on Shabbat because it prevents a future calamity, God forbid. He suggests that the fast of Tevet is the day when God decides whether there will be a Tisha B'Av that year. We fast on the 10th of Tevet because it is about the future. If in fact the day portends redemption, it is a day designed to awaken within us the catalyst for transforming Tisha B'Av into a holiday. If the Temple was destroyed because of baseless hatred, this week and Tuesday are days to strengthen our commitment and action to unconditional love. The story of Yosef which we read during these weeks also serves as a timely and timeless reminder for all of us. God willing, we will witness the redemption, peace and unity speedily and in our days. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom and an easy and meaningful fast, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Vayigash with the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. The Haftarah for Vayigash is read from Ezekiel 37:15-28 Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here The Fast of the 10th of Tevet begins Tuesday (1/3) in the morning at 6:07 AM and ends in the evening at 5:12 PM. The final time for the sanctification of the New Moon of Teves, is the entire night following Thursday, Jan. 5 (13 Teves), If necessary the New Moon may be sanctified Friday night, until 5:34 AM 14 Teves. Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here. Parsha Icebreakers (Courtesy of Yaakov Moshe Shmidman) Recall a memory from a family reunion (Yosef is reunited with the brothers and Yaakov) If you could meet one leader from world history who would it be and what would you say/do? (Yaakov meets Pharaoh and blesses him) Important Youth Announcement  Thank you in advance for ensuring that all children keep food only in the kiddush room and clean up after themselves after they eat. Secondly, please keep an eye on your children, as we have had a few incidents recently with children who have "lost" their parents. Mazal Tov to David & Judith (z"l) Jelen on the engagement of their son Matt to Yael Saiger, daughter of Aaron Saiger & Lisa Gordis of New York City! Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Shabbat Topics & Participants Shmuel Class Mark Wagshul Shiur Rabbi Moshe Kurtz: "Mapping the Mechanics of Merit: A Kaddish Case Study" Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Yossi Kamman Seudat Shlishit Rabbi Daniel Cohen Thanks To Our Sponsors Challah Deliveries: Suzannah & Eytan Coll in appreciation of the volunteers who spread light in our community 7AM Kiddush: Linda & Elliot Levy in commemoration of Elliot's grandfather, Lewis Levy's yahrzeit and Elliot's upcoming birthday Chapel Kiddush: Pam Ehrenkranz & Matt Greenberg in memory of Matt's mother, Sheila Greenberg Sanctuary Kiddush: Co-sponsored Anonymously and by Dinah Miller Marlowe & Seth Marlowe in memory of Robert Miller Paid Advertisement Sign Up For These Events sign up Conversational Hebrew with Moshe Shapiro Tuesday, January 3 - 10:15 AM sign up Womens Health, Halacha and Wellness Series Sunday, January 8 - 10:00 AM sign up Agudath Womens Crafty Ladies Salon Wednesday, January 11 - 10:00 AM sign up CAS Blood Drive Sunday, January 22 - 9:00 AM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, January 29 - 8:00 PM learn more Congregation Agudath Sholom's Jewish Heritage Tour of Exotic Morocco Sunday, May 7 learn more Agudath Sholoms Family Israel Adventure Monday, June 19 learn more Senior Challah Delivery Sponsorships Upcoming Events Literature At Lunch Roundtable Led By Dr. Richard Schwartz  Wednesday, January 18 - 12:00 PM The fifth year of the Literature at Lunch Roundtable will kick off led by Dr. Richard Schwartz in person at CAS and on Zoom. As we enter the "darkest time of the year" what better way to "LIGHTEN" the load than to join our "knock the socks off" discussions. Our first session will give you Chizuk to face the inevitable challenges and obstacles of life that begin from childhood and extend to our departing days....We will read and hear noted Irish poet Dylan Thomas recite his famous poem, "Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night." Our Torah discussions will start with the TWO creations of Light: laid out in the first chapter of Genesis and extend far beyond. We will meet Feb. 25, March 15, April 19, May 17, then June 14th. If you have any questions, please contact rj@richardjschwartz.comZoom Meeting ID: 889 0963 1794, Passcode: 7dvrX9 CAS Announcements NEW: MONTHLY YOUNG COUPLES SOUL STUDY GROUP WITH RABBI COHEN A monthly class for young couples to discuss how the Torah provides us with valuable insights in our daily lives. This class will rotate between the homes of participants and meets on the last Monday night of the month beginning on Monday, Jan 30th. Light appetizers will be served. Host Committee: Stacey & Aaron Berk, James & Lorraine Marcus, Alex & Brett Olssen, Tali & Jessie Salver, Eve & Phil Steinmetz and Michal & Yishai Zwiren. Contact Lorraine Hutzler for further details and to join. Lorraine.Hutzler@gmail.com CREATE MEMORIES AND SHARE AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME WITH AGUDATH SHOLOM! Israel - We are excited to announce the Agudath Sholom Family Adventure to Israel this summer - June 19th-June 29th, 2023. The trip is a special opportunity to travel with families and friends and experience Israel in a child friendly environment. We will be based at Kibbutz Lavi and in Jerusalem! One of the highlights will be, God willing, the donation of a Torah to an Israeli army base. For more info, visit https://israeltour.com/cas/. Morocco - We are also excited to travel in May on a Jewish Heritage Journey to Morocco. We will be visiting the cities of Rabat, Casablanca, Fez and Marakech. The dates are May 7th- May 17th, 2023. For more information and registration, visit https://israeltour.com/rdcohen/. We have a robust registration already and have a few spots still available. To learn more, you can watch this zoom orientation session as well. If you have any questions and/or interest, please feel free to contact me at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org. Thank you! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT New England Rabbis Torah on Chanukah CAS Youth News Join the Anim Zemirot Club  Open to pre-Bnai Mitzvah boys 2nd grade and older. Learn how to lead the end of Shabbat morning tefillah - Ein Kelokenu, Aleinu, Anim Zemirot and Shir Shel Yom. Prizes for participation! Meets weekly during Seudah Shlishit- Starts this week! For more info, contact Matt Bernstein (mbernstein954@gmail.com) or Daniel Wallis (dwally89@gmail.com) Shabbat Shalom Weekly Classes at Agudath Sholom   Daily - Daf Yomi, Tehillim and Mishna Sunday - Sefer Hachinuch with Rabbi Kurtz Monday - Halachic Adventures through Parsha with Rabbi Kurtz Tuesday - Mastering Midrash, Power of the Prophets, Parsha Perspectives with Rabbi Cohen, Conversational Hebrew with Moshe Shapiro, Insights into Tefillah with Diane Cohen, A Deep Dive into the Prophets with Mark Wagshul Thursday - The Ethics and Wisdom of Agadda, Weekly Talmud Study: Megillah with Rabbi Kurtz Friday - Taste of Torah with Rabbi Cohen Shabbat - Bob's Basics, Shmuel Class with Mark Wagshul, Code of Jewish Law and Morning Shiur Michael Feldstein's Latest Article  click here Weekday Schedule Shacharit Shacharit: Sunday 7:15 AM/8:30 AM, Monday 7:00 AM/8:30 AM, Tuesday-Friday 6:30 AM/7:30 AM Mincha Mincha: Sunday-Monday 4:30 PM, Tuesday 4:20 PM, Wednesday-Thursday 4:30 PM, Friday 4:27 PM Candles Friday 4:22 PM Tuesday Asara B'Tevet CAS Adult Education Join one of our CAS classes. Click for up to date schedule We Wish A Speedy Recovery To Asher Anshel Eliezer ben Baila Avraham Tzvi ben Teibel Carmiya Chaya Hadas bat Tziporah Miriam Chana bat Devorah Chasa Paya bat Alka Chava bat Miriam Eitan Micha ben Tova Eliezer ben Chana Evan ben Brayna Friedel bat Esther Gittel Batya bat Tamar Lieba Chaya bat Rivka Meita Leah bat Leiba Rachel Naomi bat Ruth Nechama Miriam bat Devorah Rafuel ben Chava Sara bat Barbara Sheva Pearel bat Devorah Yakov ben Nona Yisrael ben frayda Yizka bat Havah Zelda Chaya bat Chana Masha Click here to add a name to this list Community Announcements SCHOKE JFS IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU - LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS Schoke Jewish Family Service offers a wide range of support groups to meet the various needs of the community and to help families and individuals with the transitions and challenges of life. Currently, all support groups meet on Zoom. The Divorce Support Group - Mondays, 1:00 PM; Bereavement Support Group - Thursdays, 7:30 PM; Caregiver Support Groups - Every other Sunday, 11:15 AM and every other Wednesday, 7:30 PM; COVID Support - Thursdays, 4:00 PM, 1st and 3rd Thursdays; Brain Fitness Group - Mondays, 10:30 AM and Wednesdays, 10:30 AM; Healing Chair Yoga - Class schedule to be announced on the website. To join the support groups, please fill out the form at: www.ctjfs.org/counseling/groups/ or contact Brooke Davidson, Director of Clinical and Family Life Services at bdavidson@ctjfs.org or 203-921-4161.

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