Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Shabbat Shalom from CAS

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Shoftim September 3, 2022 7 Elul 5782 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM Candle Lighting 7:07 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00 AM/8:00 AM/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:55 AM Latest Shacharit 10:14 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Daf Yomi 6:05 PM Code of Jewish Law 6:05 PM Mincha 6:55 PM Havdalah 8:05 PM Shabbat Shalom The month of Elul reminds me of the poem For Whom the Bell Tolls by the great metaphysical poet, John Donne. Many lines are worthy of reflection such as "No Man is an Island" but the one that resonates for me during this season is "For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee." I cannot help but think of the daily Shofar blasts designed to awaken each of us from our spiritual slumber. If you are reading this, you are alive, thank God. However the question is whether we are truly alive and awake to the majesty of God in the world and in our lives. Each of us is endowed with free choice to choose life every day. Do we allow time to pass casually or do we live with gratitude and the mindfulness to realize our Divine potential and eternal impact? The shofar tolls for us. In this spirit, make a commitment today to seize the sound of the season. Our array of classes begins this week. I am happy to meet with anyone over the next few weeks to serve as a guide of your process of personal growth. You can learn more here and email me to set a time to meet between now and Yom Kippur. Join my Living the Torah Moment WhatsApp Group for Elul inspiration. I am also excited to announce a new initiative - Senior Ambassadors - to ensure that as a community we elevate our commitment to the older members of our shul. If you would like to join the team, please email me in the weeks ahead. More information is in the bulletin. This week, we launch our new season of youth groups. We will be offering Tot Shabbat, Mini Minyan, Jr. Congregation and B'nai Mitzvah Club (BMC). Minyanim meet at 7, 8 and 9 AM and next week look forward to welcoming Chazan Ithamar Kashi who will be leading our monthly Sepharic Minyan and the Yamim Noraim. This coming Tuesday is the 50th anniversary of the massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972 when 11 Israelis were murdered. We will remember them on Shabbat morning. I will also be at the Scalzi Park Memorial for the 11 Israelis on September 5th at 11:30 AM to recite a Kel Maleh in their memory. God willing this season will be one for joy, growth and impact for all of us, our families and community. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom and Ketivah VeChatimah Tovah, Rabbi Daniel Cohen COVID Update - Guidelines for Shul Attendance In Event of Illness  If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate yourself from others in your home.If after 5 days you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, and your symptoms are improving, or you never had symptoms, you may end isolation.You should wear a high-quality mask (N95, KN95, surgical) through day 10.Only those who had severe illness or have a weakened immune system need to test negative before ending isolation. All others do not need to test to end their isolation, but should continue to mask through day 10. Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Shoftim with the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here The Haftarah for Shoftim is read from Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here Would you like to read the Torah or Haftarah for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here! Hot off the Press - Sephardic Selichot Service  this Sunday, Sep. 4th at CAS. 7 AM followed by Shacharit. For more info, contact David Cohen at davco72@yahoo.com Agudath Sholom and the Life & Legacy Initiative Agudath Sholom is proud to be one of more than 680 Jewish organizations across North America that have secured over 1 billion dollars in legacy commitments to ensure a bright Jewish future. To date, our collaboration with 10 other Stamford organizations, United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation's LIFE & LEGACY initiative, has led 488 donors just like you to commit gifts to local organizational endowments. Without writing a check today, you, too, can do your part to help Agudath Sholom build our endowment and help build the endowments of the other Jewish organizations in our community you value, so we can weather turbulent times like these and adapt to meet evolving community needs. Join our members who have already signed letters of intent. We are deeply appreciative of their commitment to Agudath Sholom! Anonymous Gayle & Mitchell Bell Debra & Michael Berg Dina & Paul Berger Darona & Rabbi Tzvi Bernstein Dr.'s Judy & Jeff Cahn Kate & Peretz Cik Rabbi Daniel & Diane Cohen Rachel & Ephraim Cohen Debra & Dan Faizakoff Sharon & Michael Feldstein Robin & Jason Fischel Stephanie & Howard Fogel Judy & Howard Goldstein Meryl & David Gordon Shira & Ethan Green Jeremy I. Hager Kayla & Leon Hanna Helene & Harvey Kaminski Elissa & Philip Klapper Jeannie & Brian Kriftcher Lorraine & David Kweskin Hannah & Ilan Lastoff J & R Licht Susan Mark Rhonda Schaffer-Maron & Jeffrey Maron Janice & Jake Meyer Nofie & Mark Rosovsky Stephanie & Bob Sherman Ronnie Ness & Steven Sichel Diane & Elliot Sloyer Ellen & Richard Weber Neda Khaghan & Robert Yaghoubian Lauren & Joe Zalis Nancy Zinbarg Mimoun Please reach out to Rabbi Cohen or Dan Faizakoff (Dfaizakoff@hotmail.com) to learn more about the program, and how you can have a tremendous impact on Agudath Sholom's present and future, without needing to donate today. Thank you! Best wishes  to Josh Sperber and Yaakov Hauptman, co-captains and the entire CAS Softball team in their Kiddush Cup Game with the Young Israel of Stamford on Labor Day at the JCC. Game time is 4 PM. Condolences to David Held on the passing of his father, Kalman Held to the family of Zelda Zieselman For up to date shiva and contact info: www.cas-stamford.org/shiva To make a memorial contribution online, and have us send an acknowledgement to the family, please click here Mazal Tov to Shani Cohen & Gil Orbach on the engagement of their daughter Adira to Izy Muller, son of Joyce & David Muller of Boca Raton! to Audrey & Mark Wagshul on the engagement of their daughter Yona to Zvi Eli Scholnick of Jerusalem! to Aviva & Paul Schieber on the arrival of a granddaughter! to Hadassah & Senator Joseph Lieberman on the Bat Mitzvah this Shabbat of their granddaughter, Camilla, daughter of Rebecca Lieberman & Jacob Wisse! Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Welcome new members Kochava & Joey Callan, Rachel & Moshe Cohen and their son Yehuda, Avielle Morsas & Bradley Goldstein and their daughter Leora, and Lara & Keith Berman and their daughter Adelaide! Shabbat Topics & Participants Friday Night Dvar Torah Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shiur Rabbi Moshe Kurtz: Children and the High Holidays: Challenges and Opportunities Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Yossi Kamman Seudat Shlishit Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Thanks To Our Sponsors Senior Challah Deliveries: Audrey and Mark Wagshul in memory of Mark's grandfather - Louis Wagshul Chapel Kiddush: The Love Family as a Seudat Hoda'ah L'Hashem and appreciation for our community friends who provided tefilot and support for Caryn and Judd's recoveries Sanctuary Kiddush: Steven and Liron Labkoff in memory of Alfred Labkoff Seudat Shlishit: Anonymously in memory of Ruth Chaya Bas Abraham Sign Up For These Events click here Patron Member Reserved Seat Request Shabbat, September 10 learn more High Holiday 5783 Guest Tickets learn more CAS Teens Kickoff BBQ Sunday, September 4 - 6:00 PM sign up Women In White: A Special Experience Sunday, September 11 - 7:00 PM learn more Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Mark Wildes Shabbat, September 17 sign up Power Principles for Elul: A Pre Selichot Night Panel Shabbat, September 17 - 9:00 PM learn more Pre-Rosh Hashana Challah Bake Sunday, September 18 - 7:30 PM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, September 18 - 8:00 PM sign up Touch the Heavens Astronomy Night Sunday, September 18 - 9:00 PM sign up Womens Book Club Monday, September 19 - 8:15 PM learn more Pre High Holiday Spiritual Consultation with Rabbi Daniel Cohen learn more Senior Challah Delivery Sponsorships Upcoming Events Sounds On The Sound   Sunday, September 18 - 6:05 AM Join us for an early bird service on the water at Cummings Park in Stamford as we greet the light of the sun and the soul. We will blow the shofar for the sounds on the sound! Please RSVP to Rabbi Daniel Cohen at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org CAS Announcements HIGH HOLIDAYS BAALEI TEFILLAH AT AGUDATH SHOLOM We are looking forward to a very meaningful holiday season. We will be hosting five minyanim on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. There will be a minyan in the sanctuary, chapel and library as well as an outdoor Ashkenaz and Sephardic minyan. We have secured Duvie Shapiro as the primary Chazan in the Sanctuary and Ithamar Kashi as the Chazan for the Sephardic Minyan. Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Kurtz will be speaking at all of the minyanim during the holidays. We are grateful to the following people who will be primary people leading tefillot: Gideon Pell, Rabbi Oran Zweiter and Izzy Lustig in the Library Matt Greenberg, Michael Feldstein and Sam Sroka in the Chapel Michael Feldstein and Duvie Shapiro in the Sanctuary Menchaem Kirschner in the Ashkenaz Outdoor Tent Minyan Itamar Kashi in the Sephardic Outdoor Tent Minyan MEZUZAH CHECKING, TEFILLIN MAINTENANCE Sunday, September 11th from 8 AM and on with Rabbi Yirmiyahu Moldovan, Sofer Stam (ritual scribe). Mezuzot are often damaged by moisture or heat, and ink cracks over time. Check your Mezuzot twice every seven years to ensure that your home is secured with Kosher Mezuzot. $10 per Mezuzah checked. For more Info contact Rabbi Cohen at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org or Rabbi Kurtz at rabbikurtz@cas-stamford.org. SAVE THE DATES: September 6th - Fall Classes Begin September 10th: Monthly Sephardic Minyan with Itamar Kashi in Manger Beit Midrash September 17th: Monthly Explanatory Experience with Bob Abrams in Manger Beit Midrash September 17th: Selichot Night Panel (9:00 pm) - Dashu Bei Rabim: A Conversation with Rabbis/Educators about important Jewish principles related to Elul/HH and beyond. Light refreshments September 24th: Teen Minyan in Manger Beit Midrash September 16-17: Scholar in Residence Weekend with Rabbi Mark Wildes of Manhattan Jewish Experience October 1st: First Responders Appreciation Shabbat October 2nd: Cemetery Services October 2nd: Sukkah Decorating October 2nd: Shul Wide Reverse Tashlich Event October 12th from 8pm-9:45pm: The Young Families committee and CAS Men's Club will be hosting a night out with the guys "Beer Tasting in the Sukkah" led by our very own beer expert, Ethan Green. Chinese cuisine will be served. October 15th: Sukkot Across Agudath October 23rd: Torah Dedication JOIN OUR NEW INITIATIVE SENIOR AMBASSADORS Senior 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 If you would like to join the team, please email Rabbi Cohen in the weeks ahead. Weekday Schedule Shacharit Shacharit: Sunday 7:15 AM/8:30 AM, Monday-Friday 6:30 AM/7:30 AM Mincha Mincha: Sunday-Thursday 7:10 PM, Friday 7:00 PM Candles Friday 6:55 PM Rabbi Office Hours 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 Daniel Cohen Tuesday, September 6, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM at Beldotti Bakeries, 605 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905, USA Friday, September 9, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM at Beldotti Bakeries, 605 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905, USA Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Wednesday, September 7, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at CAS CAS Adult Education Join one of our CAS classes. Click for up to date schedule We Wish A Speedy Recovery To Carmiya Chaya Hadas bat Tziporah Miriam Dov ben Pnina Eliezer ben Chana Emunah Malka bat Fayga Bryna Freidel bat Esther Mordechi Dov ben Yospa Yehudit Danya Nechama Miriam bat Devorah Perel bat Chava Rachel bat Gitel Shimshon ben Breva Shoshana bat Mazal Udel bat Valentina Vitza Yaakov Meir ben Ahuva Yoseph ben Mina Elka 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. WALK FOR UNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DAY OF ACTION Sunday, September 11th, 1pm -3pm, Mill River Park.This year's event will feature a walk around the park and an opportunity to engage with members of other faith and cultural communities. There will also be opportunities to volunteer at various organizations in Stamford to help fix some of the brokenness in our world. Hosts of the event: United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan & Darien Jewish Community Relations Council, The Mayor's Multicultural Council, the Interfaith Council of Southwest Connecticut, Stamford Stands Against Racism and the Interfaith Social Ministry Collaborative.There is no cost for this event, and we hope that you will join us. If you are interested in attending, please register at www.ujf.org/UnityandAction or contact Sharon Lewis, Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council at slewis@ujf.org . JOIN UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION'S PJ LIBRARY FOR "PJ KIDS GIVE BACK"- A WALK, BIKE, TRIKE, SCOOTER, AND STROLLER-A-THON September 11th from 3-4:30pm. A meaningful way to spend 9/11 with your family. Help raise money for food insecure kids in Israel; pack care bags for kids in local shelters. Plus, crafts, Storytime, and an awesome playground! Open to the entire community, for kids birth to 12, siblings welcome. Sign up at www.ujf.org/giveback. Snacks will be served. Contact Sharon Franklin for more info at sharon@ujf.org. CALLING ALL GRANDPARENTS! YOU ARE INVITED TO UJF'S L'DOR V'DOR GRANDPARENTS FALL HOLIDAY SOCIAL Tuesday, September 13th - 7:00pm at the Waterstone on High Ridge. Meet other grandparents in the community and compare notes on your grandparenting style. Learn how to make a craft you can do with your grandchild in person or virtually, plus an apple and honey tasting. Light refreshments will be served. Contact Sharon Franklin at sharon@ujf.org for more information. Sign up at www.ujf.org/grandparent. JOIN UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH , an inspiring evening with guest speaker Rabbi Menachem Creditor, UJA New York's spiritual leader. Learn more about UJF's Campaign for Communal Needs and how the recently completed strategic plan will guide Federation in the future. Wednesday, September 14th, 6:30pm dinner, 7:30pm program. At Temple Bethe El. Contact Diane Sloyer for more information at dianesloyer@ujf.org. Sign up at www.ujf.org/launch22.

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