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Friday, September 30, 2022

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin (Corrected)

Congregation Agudath Sholom
Shabbat Bulletin
VayeilechShabbat ShuvaOctober 1, 20226 Tishrei 5783
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Friday
Candle Lighting6:19 PM
Mincha6:24 PM
Shabbat
Shacharit7:00 AM/8:00 AM/9:00 AM
Sephardic Minyan9:00 AM
Shmuel Class9:00 AM
Latest Shema9:06 AM
Teen Minyan10:00 AM
Latest Shacharit10:19 AM
Shiur10:30 AM
Daf Yomi5:25 PM
Shabbat Shuva Drasha5:25 PM
Mincha6:15 PM
Havdalah7:18 PM
Selichot10:00 PM
Shabbat Shalom

We hope you and your families enjoyed an uplifting Rosh Hashanah. We look forward to God willing a very special first Shabbat of the year.

We will be expressing our gratitude to our first responders at 11:00 AM in the Sanctuary by offering them a blessing for the new year and a small token of our appreciation. We will be joined by members of the Stamford Police and Fire Departments and Stamford EMS.

This Shabbat, we will offer four minyanim: 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM and a 9 AM Sephardic Minyan.

Please join me for the Shabbat Shuva Drasha at 5:25 PM in the chapel on Shabbat afternoon on the topic of "The Impossibility and Possibility of Teshuva"

Graveside services will be this Sunday. Full times below. We invite seniors to join our Youth this Sunday for Sukkah decorating at 10 AM in the sukkah.

Thank God, we have many important events on the horizon. Sign up for Sukkot Across Agudath on October 15th and the Simchat Torah Luncheon on October 18th.

Finally, save the date of October 23rd for our Torah dedication at 11 AM which is open to the entire community! If you would like to join the host committee, please email me by October 10th.

Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom and Gmar Chatimah Tovah!

Rabbi Daniel Cohen


Shabbat Information 
  • Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Vayeilech with the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here
  • The Haftarah for Vayeilech (Shabbat Shuvah) is read from Hosea 14:2-10 and Joel 2:11-27
  • Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here
  • Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here
  • Halachic Notes: We continue to add special insertions for the 10 Days of Repentance. Vehi Noam on motzaei shabbat is omitted due to the upcoming day of Yom Kippur. For further information, please see our High Holiday schedule.
  • Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here.

High Holiday Seating Charts  If you reserved seats through the Patron program, click here to view the seating charts.

Men's Mikvah Usage for Yom Kippur The Armon Hotel is opening up their mikvah for usage for men before the holidays. Hours are on Tuesday, October 4th from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Please go to the main desk who will arrange for access to the mikvah.

Graveside Services are this Sunday, October 2nd 
  • Old Cemetery: 9:20 AM
  • New Cemetery: 9:45 AM
  • Independant Lodge: 10:30 AM


Simchat Torah Lunch 5783
Tuesday, October 18 - 12:00 PM
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Participants as of September 30 - Morning:

Platinum

Nate & Alison Pava

Gold

Diane Akassis
Dina & Paul Berger
Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Elise & Steven Cohen
Meredith & David Cohen
Rachel & Ephraim Cohen
Cyndy & Eric Goldberg
Tricia & Robert Hoff
Toby Schaffer
Miriam & Josh Sperber
Sandi & Stuart Waldstreicher
Howard Wolfe

Silver

Gayle & Mitchell Bell
Mike & Debbie Berg
Stephanie & Josh Bilenker
Jessica & Levi Dulitz
Miriam & Joseph Gelb
Hilary & Ari Goldstein
Joyce & Larry Haber
Beth & David Held
Sherry Hertzberg
Flora & Carl Kaufman
Linda & Elliot Levy
Rhonda & Judd Love
Nicole & Jonathan Makovsky
Len & Susan Mark
Helene & Nat Samberg
Dinah Miller & Seth Marlowe
Marguerite & Ken Neuhaus
Eliaz & Jessica Niedober
Marina Sapir & Alexander Podelko
Helene & Nat Samberg
Rachel Seligson
Shelley & Eddie Senker
Ronnie & Steve Sichel
Laura & Seth Tobin
Barbara & Harry Webski
Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg
Shushannah & Ari Yasgur
Helene Zimmerman
Mazal Tov
  • to Lillian & Sandy Shapiro on the engagement of their granddaughter Leora Shapiro, daughter of Esti & Yitzie Shapiro (Har Nof) to Yisroel Yudkowsky, son of Rivki & Rabbi Chaim Yitzchok Yudkowsky (Givat Zev)!
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 Michal & Michael Rosenblit and their family
Thank You
  • to Ari & Andrea Lefkovits for sponsoring the High Holiday tent in memory of Nancy Heffner and Albert Lefkovits
Shabbat Topics & Participants
Shmuel ClassMark Wagshul
ShiurDavid Held: "The Nevuah of Moshe and the Nevuah of the Other Prophets" - in commemoration of Shloshim for his father, Kalman Held z"l
Shabbat Shuva DrashaRabbi Daniel Cohen
Seudat ShlishitRabbi Moshe Kurtz
Thanks To Our Sponsors
Senior Challah Deliveries: The Lang Family in honor of and in gratitude for Bernice Lang's 100th Birthday

7AM Kiddush: Miriam & Josh Sperber in honor of Josh's Bar Mitzvah anniversary

Chapel Kiddush: Veronica Reich in commemoration of Erwin's 2nd yahrzeit

Sanctuary Kiddush: Aviva & Paul Schieber in celebration of the birth of their new granddaughter
Sign Up For These Events
Upcoming Events
CAS Movie Club 
Sunday, November 6 - 8:00 PM
Message from Judith Bernstein: For our next meeting, we'll be watching 1959's Some Like it Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. It's available to rent on Amazon Prime and from the library. Even if you've watched it before I strongly urge everyone to watch it again with a critical eye and come prepared to discuss it like you've never done before! For this month we're asking each person to choose one scene and come prepared to discuss something about it that you noticed - costume, lighting, themes, etc. For more info, contact me at judith82@gmail.com. Sign up on the CAS website.
High Holidays
  • RABBI COHEN'S ROSH HASHANAH SERMON: WHAT TRULY MATTERS click here
  • HIGH HOLIDAYS BAALEI TEFILLAH AT AGUDATH SHOLOM We will be hosting five minyanim on Yom Kippur. There will be a minyan in the Sanctuary, Chapel and Beit Midrash 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 Beit Midrash
    • 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
CAS Announcements
  • CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE FROM RABBI COHEN How Teens Can Interview Their Grandparents
  • BUILD COMMUNITY - MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND RECONNECT ON OCTOBER 15TH - SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT
  • THANK FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE FIRST SHABBAT OF THE YEAR Shabbat, October 1st.Please join us in the main sanctuary to express our gratitude to our First Responders. We will have a brief presentation at 11 AM with a blessing for the next year and a gift of apples and honey.
  • NEW TORAH DEDICATION Join us on Sunday, October 23rd at 11:00 AM as we welcome a new Torah to Agudath Sholom. The occasion is an unforgettable opportunity to experience the power of the Torah to bind generations. We will write the last letters of the Torah and celebrate! All ages are welcome and open to the entire community. We are deeply grateful to Debbie and Jimmy Lustig for dedicating the Torah in honor of their granddaughter Sienna's Bat Mitzvah and donating it to Agudath Sholom.
  • MAKING MITZVAH MOMENTS FOR JFS We are redoubling our efforts this season and beyond to support the Schoke JFS Kosher Food Pantry. Beyond the annual high holiday drive (info in days ahead) join Giving Thursdays at CAS. Drop off food on Thursdays (pick up an extra item when shopping for Shabbat) and we will deliver to the food pantry on Fridays. Items needed are Olive Oil/Vegetable Oil, Canned Tuna/Salmon in Water, Boxed Milk, Oat and Almond Milk, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Jarred Tomato Sauce and also consider purchasing items at Virtual Grocery Store - Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service (ctjfs.org/virtualgrocerystore). Thank you in advance!
CAS Youth News
Teen Sukkah Building Service  From Dovi: Hi everyone! I'm putting together a crew of teens to help put sukkot together on Sunday. If you or someone you know could use our help, please feel free to reach out! 475 685 8206

Millstone Scholars Program Begins at the end of October  Registration is open until Oct. 15th. For more information, visit https://tikvahfund.org/millstone/home/
Weekday Schedule
SelichotSelichot: Saturday 10:00 PM, Sunday 6:45 AM and 10 PM (Maariv as well), Monday 6:00 AM, Tuesday 6:15 AM/7:15 AM
ShacharitShacharit: Sunday 7:15 AM/8:30 AM, Monday-Tuesday 6:30 AM/7:30 AM, Wednesday 8:30 AM/9:00 AM, Thursday-Friday 6:30 AM/7:30 AM
MinchaMincha: Sunday-Monday 6:20 PM, Tuesday 3:00 PM, Wednesday 4:45 PM/5:15 PM, Thursday 6:20 PM, Friday 6:13 PM
Candles Friday6:08 PM
TuesdayKol Nidre
WednesdayYom Kippur
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  • 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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