Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Shabbat Shalom from CAS

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Emor Omer: 28 May 14, 2022 13 of Iyyar 5782 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Notice REMINDER: We ask that if you have symptoms of illness, including fever, coughing, runny nose, stomach bug or any other sickness, please DO NOT come to CAS on Shabbat or during the week. Friday Mincha 7:00 PM/7:50 PM Candle Lighting 7:45 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00 AM/8:00 AM/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:25 AM Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM Shmuel Class 9:00 AM Latest Shacharit 9:54 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Pre-Mincha Shiur 6:40 PM Code of Jewish Law 6:50 PM Mincha 7:40 PM Havdalah 8:46 PM Shabbat Shalom We are excited this Shabbat to partner with Mizrachi and the Religious Zionists of America as we welcome Rabbi Ben Tzion and Rabbanit Tamara Spitz as our Scholars in Residence. Join us for the presentations on Friday night at 9 PM, Shabbat morning at 11:00 AM, pre mincha and during Seudah Shlishit. We are also thrilled to host a Sephardic minyan this Shabbat at 9 AM in the Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash in addition to the regular minyanim at 7,8 and 9 and a full array of youth programming. Next Shabbat, we are honored to welcome Rabbi Jeremiah Wohlberg who will speak on Shabbat morning on "Sixty years a Rabbi-The Evolution of the Jewish World 1961-2021" Mazal Tov to our community for meeting the second year goal for Life and Legacy commitments! To join the roster and learn more, contact Dan Faizakoff and visit https://jewishlifelegacy.org/. Thank you to the donors thus far for our annual dinner on June 12th! We are honoring Rachel Dayan and Barry Sternlicht and family and offering a special tribute to Matt Feinberg. To sign up, see the dinner section below. Join us this Sunday for another session at 10 AM EST of our Bar Ilan series featuring Professor Rivka Tuval Mashiach on Narratives of Stress and Resilience. Finally, take a moment to register to express gratitude to the volunteers of the Stamford Chevra Kadisha by signing up for the dinner on Monday, May 23rd. Register here. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Indoor Masking Update  In accordance with the policies of the City of Stamford, the following is now in effect at CAS: Masks are optional in the CAS building, regardless of age or vaccination status. While not required, we recommend those who are unvaccinated continue to wear a mask. The first section of the Men's and Women's Balconies are reserved for Masks Only. For more information from the Stamford Dept of Health, click here. Parents: Please be mindful not to serve children food or drinks in the Sanctuary during davening and to ensure they do not enter the shul unsupervised following davening. Thank you in advance. Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Emor with the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here The Haftorah for Emor is read from Ezekiel 44:15-31 Haftarah for Emor - summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah for Emor - summary by Haftarah Helper - click here Pesach Sheni falls on Sunday and Lag B'Omer is on Thursday. Would you like to read the Torah or Haftarah for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here! Halachic Reminders  The last time for Kiddush Levana for Iyar is Sunday, May 15 until 11:42 p.m. (15 Iyar). Sunday is Pesach Sheni. We do not recite Tachanun at Shacharit or Mincha. Thursday is Lag B'Omer. Haircuts are permitted in the morning. CAS Annual Dinner CAS ANNUAL DINNER June 12, 5pm And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them Guests of Honor Barry Sternlicht and Family and Rachel Dayan for their dedication and commitment to the redevelopment, restoration and refurbishment of our beloved building. Click here to sign up Thank you to all the participants in the CAS Annual Dinner: Mariya Feldman & Alex Abramov Selim & Johanna Akyuz Devra Jaffe-Berkowitz & Parry Berkowitz Stephanie & Joshua Bilenker Jessie & David Brand Drs. Judy & Jeff Cahn Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen Rachel & Ephraim Cohen Sheila Cohen Rachel & Nimrod Dayan Anne & Juda Epstein Tamara Feurstein Arline Gewanter Zipporah L. Fried Goodman Rachel & Jeremy Hager The Haimovsky Family Alissa Fried Harbater Kamal Haron Meg & Yoav Haron Beth & David Held Tricia & Robert Hoff Dr. Shara & Rabbi David Israel Monica & Eric Jankelovits Sandra & Michael Kamen Helene & Harvey Kaminski Flora & Carl Kaufman Tamar & Daniel Kraus Rebecca & Emilio Krausz Hannah & Ilan Lastoff Rachel & Joshua Licht Vered & Mark Links Noah Marlowe Rhonda Schaffer-Maron & Jeffrey Maron Janice & Jacob Meyer Kori & Bill Meyers Leah & Gregory Miller Michael G Miller Bruce Newman Tina & Yossi Notik Marina Sapir & Alex Podelko Jane Pollack Sylvia Posner Judy & Bob Raymond Maria & Glenn Reicin Gayle & Howard Rothman Shira Marder & Jason Saibel Toby Schaffer Aviva & Paul Schieber Helen & Sheldron Seplowitz Pam & Alan Shanker Judith & David Singer Ilene & David Siscovick Talia & Jonathan Siscovick Miriam & Joshua Sperber Eve & Phil Steinmetz Liba & Steven Steinmetz Sandi & Stuart Waldstreicher Alisa & Jeremy Weisser Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg Hillary & Robert Zitter

Condolences to Todd Sharinn on the passing of his brother, Scott Sharinn

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Mazal Tov to Marina Sapir and Alex Podelko on the arrival of a granddaughter! to Liba and Steven Steinmetz on the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer to Ronen Weinstein, son of Hilary and Baruch Weinstein of Edgware, England! to Toby Schaffer and Hyman Schaffer on the upcoming Bnot Mitzvah of their granddaughters Sara and Rivkah Gamzeh! to Joyce and Larry Haber on the recent Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Zoe Freyberg! to Risa Goldblum on receiving the Hyacinthe & Harold Hoffman Humanitarian Award at the JCC annual meeting! Congratulations to our member Rich Vogel for delivering the commencement address at the UCONN business school graduation this year. To read more, click here.

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Shabbat Topics & Participants Shmuel Class Mark Wagshul Shiur Rabbi Shimmy Trencher Shabbat Morning Rabbanit Spitz - "The Majesty of Jerusalem" Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Yossi Kamman 6:40 PM Rabbanit Spitz - "Relationship Between the Individual and the Community in Judaism" Seudah Shlishit Rabbi Spitz - "The Natural and the Miraculous Aspects of Mitzvot"

Thanks To Our Sponsors Senior Challah Deliveries: Anonymous Seudah Shlishit: Rebecca & Emilio Krausz in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Rebecca's father, Aaron Green, z"l Chapel Kiddush: Lynne & Steven Frenkel in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Judge Arnold N. Price Sanctuary Kiddush: Tamar & Jason Levine in honor and celebration of their children, Orli & Ayal; Anonymously in honor of the Sephardic Minyan

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Sign Up For These Events learn more Israel 360 Scholar in Residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ben-Tzion and Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz Friday, May 13 sign up CAS and Bar-Ilan University Virtual Speakers Series Sunday, May 15 - 10:00 AM sign up Scholar Series with Dr. Michelle Levine Wednesday, May 18 - 8:15 PM learn more Sixty Years in the Rabbinate - Rabbi Jeremiah Wohlberg Shabbat, May 21 sign up SIR Lecture with R. Yehoshua Grunstein Thursday, May 26 - 7:00 PM sign up Pre-Shavuot Beit Midrash Night Wednesday, June 1 - 8:30 PM learn more Womens Shabbat Pirkei Avot Gathering sign up Graduation Kiddush Monday, June 6 sign up CAS Youth Farewell Dinner to Yolly & Yaakov Thursday, June 9 - 4:30 PM join us CAS Annual Festive Dinner Sunday, June 12 - 5:00 PM sign up Womens Book Club Tuesday, June 14 - 8:15 PM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, June 26 - 8:00 PM learn more Senior Challah Delivery Sponsorships learn more Giving Thursdays

Upcoming Events Literature Meets Torah Roundtable Led By Rabbi Moshe Kurtz And Dr. Richard Schwartz  Wednesday, May 18 - 10:00 AM LITERATURE MEETS TORAH ROUND TABLE is back by popular demand. This month Rabbi Moshe Kurtz and Dr. Richard Schwartz will present "The Israeli Flag: Zionism and the Status of the Synagogue" through the prism' of Johnnie Cash's classic "Ragged Old Flag" and Israel's national anthem, HaTikva. Please join us for a lively discussion in person and by Zoom. For questions, please contact Rabbi Kurtz.

CAS Announcements THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION (CCE) AT BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY OF CT IS PROUD TO PRESENT AN IN-PERSON SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM FEATURING RAIZI CHECHIK, HEAD OF SCHOOL AT MANHATTAN DAY SCHOOL She will be speaking twice at CAS on Shabbat, May 21st -- once before mincha and once between mincha and maariv. FREE and open to the entire community. Complete schedule and full bio here - https://www.bcha-cce.org/events.html WE ARE EXCITED TO JOIN NISHMAT'S MIRIAM GLAUBACH CENTER AND MIZRACHI CANADA FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL GLOBAL FAMILY HEALTH & HALACHA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE From May 15-17, 2022, the conference will create space for dialogue around contemporary family health issues, deeply rooted in Torah values and timeless wisdom. Conversations with Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha, rabbis, rebbetzins, medical and mental health professionals and community leaders will fortify our foundation to face the struggles we encounter as individuals, spouses, parents, children and friends. For more information and to register, see www.healthandhalacha.com. AGUDATH SHOLOM HONORED TO WELCOME THE MILLSTONE SCHOLARS PROGRAM NEXT FALL! The Millstone Scholars program is an in-person selective new educational and leadership initiative of the Tikvah Fund for public school and private school 7th and 8th grade students. A pilot cohort will launch next Fall at Agudath Sholom. Millstone Scholars is an Honors Program in which participants meet locally in their communities and participate in seminars with significant thinkers and leaders around topics such as Zionism and Israel, Jewish thought, and the nexus between those ideas and American democracy. The purpose of the program is to forge the next generation of American Jews who will step into High School and onto College campuses as young people confident in their identities and in the robustness of their heritage. Orientation Breakfast on Sunday, May 22nd at 9:15 AM at CAS with Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Ungar from Tikvah.We are seeking student nominations to become Millstone Scholars. For student nominations or referrals to prospective families, and any other questions, please contact Rabbi Dr. Abraham Unger, Director of Regional Education, at aunger@tikvahfund.org or Rabbi Daniel Cohen rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org.

Shabbat Shalom Michael Feldstein's latest column  click here

Weekday Schedule Shacharit Shacharit: Sunday 7:15 AM/8:30 AM, Monday-Friday 6:30 AM/7:30 AM Mincha Mincha: Sunday-Thursday 7:55 PM, Friday 7:00 PM/7:57 PM Candles Friday 7:52 PM Sunday Pesach Sheni/Omer: 29 Monday Omer: 30 Tuesday Omer: 31 Wednesday Omer: 32 Thursday Lag BaOmer/Omer: 33 Friday Omer: 34

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Community Announcements SUMMER JOBS AVAILABLE AT THE J The Stamford JCC Inclusion Department is currently recruiting senior high school and college students for summer job employment in our Hand in Hand program. Hand in Hand provides children grades Pre-K - 8 the opportunity to participate in a typical summer camp environment in a supportive setting. We work with children of all abilities to reach their fullest potential, both developmentally and interpersonally. We are looking for students who have had experience working or volunteering with children who have special needs and who genuinely enjoy working with diverse children in a recreational setting. For more information, please contact Hannah Goldstone . SAR ACADEMY IS HIRING! Available positions include: Early Learning Teachers, General and Judaic Studies Head and Assistant Teachers, Executive Assistant, Specialty Staff and more! Apply at https://jobs.lever.co/sar WALK WITH YOUR FEET AND HELP WITH YOUR HEART! Please donate & participate in The Friendship Day & Walk on May 15. Come for a free family fun day as we walk hand in hand in support of families of individuals with special needs. There will be entertainment, a carnival, show, delicious food, and more. Go to www.FriendshipDayCT.com to sign up! JOIN UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION FOR THE ANNUAL WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY SPRING DINNER Wednesday, May 18th at 6:30pm. Enjoy mingling, dinner from W Kosher Caterers, drinks, a raffle, silent auction, a floral demonstration, music with Arielle Eden, and keynote speaker Cori Adjmi. Co-chairs: Heidi Ganz and Caroline Marciano. Sign up at www.ujf.org/spring22. Contact Diane Sloyer at dianesloyer@ujf.org with questions. AN EVENING WITH SCHOKE JFS Sunday, May 22nd, 5:30 PM. Schoke Jewish Family Service will hold its annual gala, An Evening with Schoke JFS, Sunday, May 22nd at 5:30 pm al fresco at the Italian Center of Stamford, 1620 Newfield Avenue, in an outdoor tented pavilion. The Jewish Sportsmen's League (Bruce Blasnik, Gary Bloom, Henry Bubel, David S. Cohen z"l, Marty Donner, Bob Dorf, Paul Gordon, Ed Kweskin, David Lewis, Carl Rosen, Paul Sabbah, David Swerdloff) will be the recipients of the 42nd Annual Mitzvah Award, and Stacy Kamisar, Julia Marx, and Sheri Warshaw will receive the 3rd Annual Volunteer of the Year Award honoring their dedication to the community. The evening's events will be hosted by the Mayor of Stamford, Caroline Simmons. The event will be co-chaired by Liz Kitay and Meryl Japha with Jeri Appel as auction chair. General tickets include dinner and dessert for $180. Visit https://e.givesmart.com/events/o6N/ for more information or to RSVP. REGISTER TODAY FOR THE ANNUAL CHEVRA KADISHA DINNER Monday, May 23rd at 6:30pm. Celebrate the Chevra Kadisha volunteers and learn about the important role of the Chevra Kadisha in our community. Hear an inspiring conversation with Morah Vivi Deren, Dr. Leah Miller, and Schoke Jewish Family Service's Leah Schechter on "Living through Loss" PLUS enjoy delicious all-you-can-eat dinner and drinks catered by Greenwich & Delancey. Please reach out to Jessie Katz at jessica.d.katz@gmail.com with questions or to get involved. - http://www.stamfordchevrakadisha.org/annual-dinner.html UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION'S PJ LIBRARY INVITES YOU TO "BUBBLE MANIA" WITH SCOTTY KAZEN Thursday, May 26th 4:45pm-6:00pm, in partnership with BCHA. A light kosher dinner will be provided for the kids (mini bagels and ice cream). For ages 6 & under (siblings welcome!). 1035 Newfield Ave (outdoors near the courts). Contact Sharon Franklin at sharon@ujf.org for more information. Sign up at www.ujf.org/bubbles BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY OF CONNECTICUT CELEBRATION DINNER 2022 Monday, May 30, 2022 at 5:30 pm. At the Italian Center of Stamford - Al Fresco Pavilion Proudly honoring:Guest of Honor: Gladys & Greg Teitel, Walter Shuchatowitz Award for Excellence in Education: Rachel Haron,Alumni Award: Jake Sherman,Community Service Award: Glenn Karow, Adam Rafalowicz, and Six Thirteen Restaurant.RSVP to bcha-ct.org/celebration UJF'S CARDOZO LAW SOCIETY WILL FEATURE KEYNOTE SPEAKER SUZANNE NOSSEL Wednesday, June 1st at 6:30pm on the topic of "Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All." Enjoy networking, dinner from 613, drinks, and the program. 1035 Newfield Avenue in Stamford. 1 CLE credit offered by Wiggin & Dana and Rob Hoff. Co-chairs: Daniel Faizakoff, Adam Furmansky, and Shari Goodstein. Sign up at www.ujf.org/speak. For more information contact Sharon Franklin at sharon@ujf.org NEW JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING DATES Chaifetz Family Hospice will be holding a 2-Day Hospice Training for people interested in giving their time and compassion to JSS clients in Fairfield County. Training will be held at Jewish Senior Services, 4200 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT on Sunday June 12th from 9am-5:00pm and Sunday June 26th from 9am-5:00 pm (June 26th session might be via zoom).Training materials and meals will be provided free of charge. If you would like to sign up or to learn more about hospice training, please contact Ellen Ashkins at (203) 365-6417 or by email at eashkins@jseniors.org. STAMFORD CHEVRA KADISHA SPONSORED SCHOKE JFS BEREAVEMENT GROUPS Schoke JFS with a grant provided by the Stamford Chevra Kadisha has expanded the Kuriansky Family Counseling support programming for those who might need assistance before, during, or after the loss of a loved one. The Caregiver Support Group and Bereavement Support Group meet on Zoom. To join either group, please fill out the form at www.ctjfs.org/counseling/groups/ or call at 203-921-4161. 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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