Congregation Agudath Sholom
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| Lech-Lecha | November 5, 2022 | 12 Cheshvan 5783 |
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| Friday | | Candle Lighting | 5:28 PM | | Mincha | 5:33 PM | | Shabbat | | Shacharit | 7:00 AM/8:00 AM/9:00 AM | | Sephardic Minyan | 9:00 AM | | Shmuel Class | 9:00 AM | | Latest Shema | 9:22 AM | | Latest Shacharit | 10:27 AM | | Shiur | 10:30 AM | | Daf Yomi | 4:25 PM | | Code of Jewish Law | 4:25 PM | | Mincha | 5:15 PM | | Havdalah | 6:27 PM |
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Diane and I will be celebrating, God willing, Tamar's wedding to Feivel Segelov in Israel in the weeks ahead. Please join us virtually. We will also be launching a new class on conversational Hebrew with Moshe Shapiro at the shul at 11 AM on Tuesdays. See the website for more info. What inspired Rabbi Meir Shapiro, founder of Daf Yomi, to launch the movement in 1923? At the time, the leading Lithuanian Yeshiva leaders were deeply opposed to encouraging people to learn one Daf a day because they thought it would diminish deeper learning, "iyun". Never could he have imagined that almost 100 years later hundreds of thousands of people would study Daf Yomi over the years and stadiums would be packed for the siyum celebrations. I believe his inspiration may have been from an insight he shared on this week's Torah portion. In response to Avraham's query about the future of the Jewish people, God takes Avraham outside and asks him to count the stars. Rav Meir Shapiro asks why God asks him to count all of the stars which is truly an impossible task. Rav Shapiro explains that God was calling on Avraham and all of us to remember that even if something seems impossible, we still have to try to create whatever is possible within our power. In the realm of spiritual pursuits, even when someone discourages us telling us our goal is impossible, we must try because we never know how the initial inspiration and act will flower. This was Rav Meir Shapiro's inspiration in 1923. He was the only survivor in his family after the Holocaust, his famed Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin was no more, but his legacy endures. A lot of people rejected his vision. But he said, "Let us unite the Jewish people and organize a practice of daily daf learning." He never could have imagined in his wildest dreams of the success of Daf Yomi. God willing, we will embrace his spirit and God's message to Avraham each and every day of our lives. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Shabbat Information
- Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Lech Lecha with the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here
- The Haftarah is read from Isaiah 40:27-41:16
- Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here
- Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here
- The final time for the sanctification of the New Moon of MarCheshvan is the night following Tuesday, November 8 (15 MarCheshvan) until 4:06 AM
- Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here.
This week, we are launching our Greeter and Usher Program on Shabbat mornings. Thank you to Mitchell Bell who will serve as usher in the Sanctuary. Pease be mindful to not enter or exit the Sanctuary during the Kedushah or the Rabbi's Sermon. |
 Thank You We express our profound gratitude to everyone who has contributed thus far to our Yom Kippur appeal. Your investment as a believer in Agudath Sholom speaks to the depth of our commitment to each other to insure the long term growth of our shul. If you have not done so already, please join them. Mariya Feldman & Alexander Abramov
Johanna & Selim Akyuz
Myrna & Herman Alswanger
Melvin & Ruth Aminoff
Mihal & David Ariyeh
Barbara & Ronald Ashkenas
Sary & Edward Backer
Albert Bensimon
Dina & Paul Berger
Karen & Ira Berk
Darona & Harold Bernstein
Barry Best
Stephanie & Joshua Bilenker
Bella Trubkina & Sam Blokh
Herbert Bregman
Joan & Howard Breslow
Emily & Harvey Caney
Dina Green & Gregory Celniker
Joyce & Barry Chavkin
Zoe & Harry Chiel
Abraham Cogan
Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Meredith & David Cohen
Rachel & Ephraim Cohen
Lloyd Contract
Lenore & Michael Cooper
Rachel & Nimrod Dayan
Rami Dennis
Emily & Zvi Dubitzky
Rita Edelston
Suzanne & Ted Elkin
Marissa & Artem Emple
Arlene Ettinger
Tamara Feurstein
Sam Fischel
Stephanie & Howard Fogel
Lindy & Len Fox
Rhoda & Avram Freedberg
Miriam & Joseph Gelb
Arline Gewanter
Shira & David Gilboa
Sharon & Michael Glick
Janet & Robert Gold
Sandra & Robert Goldstein
Gloria Green
Rebecca & Seth Greenberg
Tatiana Kunik & Mikhael Guy
Joyce & Lawrence Haber
Rachel & Dan Haron
Zeena Hine
Tricia & Robert Hoff
Andrea Horowitz
Nicole Boxer & Jack Jacob
Dorothy Jaiven
Monica & Eric Jankelovits
David Jelen
Helene & Harvey Kaminski
Howard Kaplan
Sharon & Douglas Karp
Janine Bahar & Gidon Katz
Flora & Carl Kaufman
Lonnie Keene
Michael Kheyfets
Elisheva Kilner
Elissa & Philip Klapper
| Tamar & Daniel Kraus
Lorraine & David Kweskin
Hannah & Ilan Lastoff
Andrea & Ari Lefkovits
Ana & Albert Lilienfeld
Jacqui & Avi Lindenbaum
Vered & Mark Links
Nina & Norman Lotstein
Rhonda & Judd Love
Nicole & Jonathan Makovsky
Aviva Maller
Roselyn Mangot
Dinah Miller & Seth Marlowe
Janice & Jacob Meyer
Kori & William Meyers
Leah & Gregory Miller
Joe Mittel
Jane & Philip Molstre
Bella & Gavriel Mullokandov
Marguerite & Kenneth Neuhaus
Bruce Newman
Shimrat & Joseph Notik
Alexandra & Brett Olsson
Jonathan Osser
Barbara & Norman Ostroff
Anne Peskin
Marina Sapir & Alexander Podelko
Judith & Robert Raymond
Hilary & Alan Rifkin
Jeannie & Irwin Rifkin
Laurie Rogoff
Sherri & Allen Rosenthal
Gayle & Howard Rothman
Shira Marder & Jason Saibel
Tali & Jesse Salver
Edward Schachter
Aviva & Paul Schieber
Rena Gelb & Chaim Schwartz
Rochelle & Harold Schwartz
Rochelle & Edward Senker
Helen & Sheldron Seplowitz
Pam & Alan Shanker
Phyllis & Martin Shapiro
Rosalyn Sherman
Claudia & Keith Silver
Lisa & Abraham Slen
Louise & Amiram Soifer
Devora & Ben-Zion Soifer
Amy & Samuel Sroka
Fannie Stevens
Rachel & Harold Terk
Audrey Waldstreicher
Sandi & Stuart Waldstreicher
Sarah Bierman & Daniel Wallis
Linda Gornitsky & Harvey Weber
Barbara & Harry Webski
Nurit & Mark Wexler
Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg
Elise & David Wolfsohn
Deborah Wolfsohn
Neda Khaghan & Robert Yaghoubian
Shushannah & Ari Yasgur
Hillary & Robert Zitter
Navah & David Zizmor
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- to Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen on Tamar's forthcoming marriage to Feivel Segelov in Israel!
- to Janice & Jake Meyers on the forthcoming marriage of Julie Meyers to Daniel Temkin!
- to Susan & Len Mark on their granddaughter Paige's recent Bat Mitzvah!
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Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here |
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- new members Rebecca & Jonathan Tipermas and their children Eva, Nathan, Jason and Zachary!
- new members Stacey & Rob Schlissel and their children Hudson, Sarina and Gemma!
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Shabbat Topics & Participants |
| Shmuel Class | Mark Wagshul | | Shiur | Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld | | Code of Jewish Law | Rabbi Yossi Kamman | | Seudat Shlishit | Bruce Newman |
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| Senior Challah Deliveries: Barbara & Harry Webski in commemoration of Barbara's mother, Estelle Kirschner's first yahrzeit |
| 7 AM Kiddush: Pam & Alan Shanker |
| Seudah Shlishit: Bruce Newman in honor of Avraham's first Parsha. Bruce will share a Dvar Torah on "Special Characteristics of Avraham and His Greatness" |
| Chapel Kiddush: Jodi Boxer in memory of her father, Leo Zuckerberg, and Dina Berger in memory of her mother, Florence Sternbach |
| Sanctuary Kiddush: Co-sponsored by Rhoda & Avi Freedberg in memory of George Freedberg and Rashe Altman Padell; and Monica & Eric Jankelovits in memory of Arye Jankelovits |
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Upcoming Fall Adult Education Events At Agudath Sholom
Shabbat with Ms. Raizi Chechik on November 11th-12th. She will deliver a sermon entitled, "Reaching Towards the Infinite: Cultivating Spirituality in Our Children and Grandchildren (and Ourselves!)" as well as additional lectures to be announced. In partnership with BCHA.
Sunday evening with Rabbi Menachem Liebtag on Dec. 4th at 8:30 PM. Rabbi Menchaem Leibtag will teach a class on Jewish Bible. Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, an internationally acclaimed bible scholar and pioneer of Jewish Education on the internet, is well known in the Jewish community for his essays on the weekly Bible portion.
Shabbat with Rabbi Chaim Jachter on December 9th and 10th. Rabbi Jachter who will deliver a number of lectures such as An Ashkenazic Rabbi of a Sephardic Congregation?! An Ongoing Journey" and "The Most Exciting Stories from Thirty Years of Supervising Countless Eruvin Throughout North America."
Sunday morning Chanukah Yom Iyun with Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Weider on December 18th, 2022. |
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- JEWISH HERITAGE MOROCCO JOURNEY UPDATE May 7-17, 2023 - Sign Up is Open for our Journey to Morocco in May. Space is limited. Click here for more info and here for the application. Click here to view a recording of the second half of the recent orientation Join a Morroco Orientation, Sunday, Nov. 6th at 1 PM EST - Meeting ID: 838 0473 8877, Passcode: 583333
- STUDENTS IN ISRAEL Rabbi Cohen and Diane will be hosting a dinner for CAS students in Israel in November. Please forward your child's information to Rabbi Cohen who will extend an invitation to them.
- THANKSGIVING MEN'S CLUB LUNCHEON FOR THE EMS STAFFSERVED AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS 684 LONG RIDGE ROAD ON THANKSGIVING. SEMS IS A 100 non profit 911 organization that relies on the community for their support and we'd be happy to once again make this happen. Typically they have 4-5 crews (or teams) running that day stopping by for lunch as they can from 11:30-1:30pm. We cook up as many Turkeys as we get donated (usually 2--3) in the shul's meat kitchen along with various dishes, starting around 9am till roughly 11:15am. This is a fun event for the whole family as we usually have our youngsters cutting, cooking and preparing along with us.
We are looking for 1) Food donations, 2) Time and effort donations and 3) Delivery effort.
If you can donate a turkey, yams, beans, potatoes, cranberries, sugar, salad item or can assist in any way, please contact Mitchel Bell wizdrbel@yahoo.com. - NEW AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBER BRUNCH - SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4TH If you are new to the community and would like to join, please email membership chair, Hilary Goldstein at goldenberg.hilary@gmail.com
- CAS MEN'S CLUB MEETING We are planning on holding our first in-person meeting in quite some time on Sunday Dec 4 at 10 am.At this time we are looking to start election proceeding for the officer positions of the CAS Men's Club. A bagel & lox breakfast will be served. For more information please email wilzdrbel@yahoo.com or text 203 722 3512
- JOIN THE SENIOR AMBASSADORS Ambassadors to ensure that as a community we elevate our commitment to the older members of our shul. Responsibilities of Senior Ambassadors are the following: Active Member of Healing Visits, Kiddush Assistance and Partner with Youth Kiddush Ambassadors, Support Senior Events (Holiday, Educational, Social), Eyes and Ears for Our Clergy, Erev Shabbat Shalom Calls. For more info, contact Rabbi Cohen at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org
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| Save the Date! Glow in the Dark Havdalah Saturday, November 19 - 5:45 PM. More details and registration link coming soon |
| Teen Update from Dovi NCSY club is starting again at Bi-Cultural! All BCHA high school students are invited to join Dovi on Wednesdays at 10:10 am for great food and even better programs. Speak to our presidents Brianna and Yolana for more details! |
| NEW PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Latte n Learn!!!! LNL takes place every Thursday night, 630pm @ the Starbucks on Summer Street. All teens in grades 8- 12 are invited! |
| JEWISH STUDENT UNION (JSU) JSU takes place at Westhill every Wednesday at 2:05 and Stamford High on Tuesdays at 2:05! Spread the word and let's reignite Stamford's JSU chapter! JSU students are invited to Soosh n Shmooze, every Thursday 730pm at the JCC. Free sushi, great convos, and all around good times! |
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| Shacharit | Shacharit: Sunday 7:15 AM/8:30 AM, Monday-Thursday 6:30 AM/7:30 AM, Friday 6:30 AM/8:30 AM | | Mincha | Mincha: Sunday-Thursday 4:30 PM, Friday 4:25 PM | | Candles Friday | 4:20 PM | | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time Ends | | Tuesday | Election Day | | Friday | Veterans Day |
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Update on Rabbi Cohen's & Rabbi Kurtz's Open Office HoursOpen Office Hours are an opportunity to drop by to see our Rabbis without an appointment. They will be available in their office for guidance or a chat. Rabbis will not schedule meetings during these hours, which will be held around the same time each week. Call the office to confirm Rabbi Cohen or Rabbi Kurtz are not attending to an urgent matter outside the synagogue. Open Office Hour Times for this Week Rabbi Moshe Kurtz - Monday, November 7, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at CAS
- Wednesday, November 9, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at CAS
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Join one of our CAS classes. |
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We Wish A Speedy Recovery To |
- Avraham Tzvi ben Teibel
- Carmiya Chaya Hadas bat Tziporah Miriam
- Chasa Paya bat Alka
- Chava bat Mirirm
- Dov ben Pnina
- Eitan Micha ben Tova
- Eliezer ben Chana
| - Evan ben Brayna
- Friedel bat Esther
- Lieba Chaya bat Rivka
- Meita Leah bat Leiba Rachel
- Nechama Miriam bat Devorah
- Rafuel ben Chava
- Sara bat Barbara
| - Shimshon ben Breva
- Yakov ben Nona
- Yehudit bat Chaya Rochel
- Yizka bat Havah
- Yoseph ben Mina Elka
- Zelda Chaya bat Chana Masha
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- DISCOVER BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY! Where academic excellence, traditional values and Jewish heritage combine to create happy, successful students! Lower School (PreK - 4th grade) Open House - Sunday, October 30th from 10 am to noon. Upper School (Grades 9-12) Open House - Sunday, November 6th from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. For more information or to register, please contact Bonnie Marcus, Director of Admissions, at bmarcus@bcha-ct.org.
- GAN YELADIM OPEN HOUSE AND FAMILY DAY Sunday, November 6 | 9:30-11:30am. A child journeys through the year developing skills and self-expression, from a scribble to a self-portrait from a line to a letter, from the alef to the alef bet... Do you have or know someone that has a preschool-age child? Help us spread the word so every child has the opportunity to join us on our journey.We invite all families, current and prospective, to come to our Gan Open House and Family Day. Free and Fun for All! Featuring entertainment from Musical IQ. Fun and Free for the whole family. For more information or to RSVP, email wendy@stamfordchabad.org
- SCHOKE JFS SUNDAY SOCIAL - A SOCIALIZATION GROUP FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS November 13 at Silverman's Farm in Easton (451 Sport Hill Road) from 11am-1pm. We will be enjoying food, the weather, and the views while sitting and talking. Attendance to this event is free and transportation can be provided for anyone who needs. Anyone interested should RSVP via google form (https://forms.gle/aCwzZR6qQ6C6A8wq5) or reach out to Brooke Davidson, Director of Clinical Services, at bdavidson@ctjfs.org or 203-921-4161.
- SAVE THE DATE FOR UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION'S SUPER SUNDAY COMMUNITY DAY 2022 Sunday, November 13th. This important day offers three chances to learn, have fun, and give. The co-chairs are Bob Abrams, Nan Gordon, and Allison and Jonathan Ostroff. 1) At the Global Day of Jewish Learning (formerly Tapestry) guests will hear from keynote Dr. Dale Atkins on the topic of Rebuilding our Jewish Community: A Focus on Individual Resilience. $18 per person including a light breakfast (until Nov 2nd), $25 per person (beginning Nov 3rd), and $180 to be a sponsor (includes 2 tickets and a signed copy of Dr. Atkins' book).2)A Family Fun Day will be held from 12:30pm to 2:00pm, and will include mitzvah opportunities, crafts, a petting farm, snacks, and the Tzedakah Coin counting station. Co-chairs: Robin Fischel and Simone Zwany. 3)Super Sunday is a day the community is asked to "answer the call" and provide financial support to UJF. These funds are used for community organization programs and for aid to those in Israel and over 72 countries around the world. Please consider donating on this important community day, or volunteering to make calls.To sign up or for more information go to www.ujf.org/nov13.
- 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.
- SCHOKE JFS JTT (JEWISH TWENTIES AND THIRTIES) CHALLAH MAKING CLASS Thursday, November 10, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. We will be hosting the event at our office (196 Greyrock Place, Stamford). Everyone will have the opportunity to personalize a challah to take home and bake for Shabbat! Anyone interested should RSVP via google form (https://forms.gle/3XQZSyi7nKcWbpX26) or reach out to Mark or Hannah (JTT@ctjfs.org).
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