Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Korach June 24, 2023 5 Tamuz 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM/8:17 PM Candle Lighting 8:12 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:14 AM Sephardic Minyan 8:45 AM Latest Shacharit 9:48 AM Bob's Basics 10:00 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Daf Yomi 7:10 PM Code Of Jewish Law 7:10 PM Mincha 8:00 PM Havdalah 9:12 PM Shabbat Shalom Arguments and Almonds Thank you to Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the inspiration for this timeless and timely message. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman HaCohen Kook, the father of Rav Avraham Isaac Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine, on one occasion visited a community in Lithuania. After he arrived there, just before Shabbat, it became absolutely obvious to him that this community was ridden with machloket, arguments. A deep dispute divided the people. Many people pleaded with Rav Kook 'Please, use your drasha in shul tomorrow morning in order to resolve the dispute and bring peace back to our ranks'. It was Shabbat Parshat Korach and Rav Kook stood up and said: 'After the Korach rebellion, Aharon the Cohen was commanded to place his rod in the tent of meeting. Miraculously, his rod produced almonds." Rav Kook asked 'Why the almonds?' He explained that in the first chapter of the Mishnah, Masechet Maasrot, reference is made to almonds and there the Mishnah says, sometimes you can have an almond which starts out being bitter and then becomes sweet and sometimes you can have an almond which starts out being sweet and then it becomes bitter. Rav Kook explained that machloket is like the almond which starts out being sweet and then it becomes bitter. It is sweet unfortunately for some people because they enjoy it. They love seeing this side versus that side, who is saying what about whom. And they themselves might take sides and wonder who is going to be victorious and who is going to lose out, but it always ends up being bitter. It is true with regard to machloket. Said Rav Kook however, shalom – peace in a community, is like the almond, which starts out being bitter but then becomes sweet. It is bitter because it is so difficult to achieve peace and it often involves compromise; one needs to uproot oneself from one's deep-rooted, heartfelt positions in order to make an advance for the sake of peace. But once we achieve shalom, it is sweet for everyone concerned. It is said that the kiddush was not yet over after that Shabbat morning service and peace had been restored to that community. The Torah gives us a mitzvah v'lo tihiyeh k'Korach v'hadato – one should not be like Korach and his assembly. Apart from the machlochet l'shem shemayim, when there is a dispute for the sake of heaven, dispute is something we should avoid. Such controversies bring so much bitterness in our midst there are clearly no winners. God willing, we will strive to adopt the pathway towards peace and that way we will guarantee a sweet and productive life for ourselves and our communities. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Korach with the insights of of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. The Haftorah is read from Samuel I 11:14–12:22 Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here. Parsha Icebreakers (Courtesy of Elisheva and Yaakov Moshe Shmidman) When have you ever challenged someone to a showdown (Korach challenges Moshe)? Who is Cohen you really appreciate (The end of the parsha talks about the matnos Kehuna)? What is a part of Judaism that you wonder if you can really keep? What is a way you can improve in that area? (The Jews ask HaIm tamnu ligvoa)? Important Food Request for Kosher Food Pantry  The Pantry is low on cereal and pasta. Please make an effort today and Sunday to pick up some items and drop off at Agudath or JFS. There is a box in the front vestible of the shul for simple delivery. Thank you and Shabbat Shalom! Shabbat Topics & Participants Bob's Basics Bob Abrams Shiur David Held Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Shimmy Trencher Seudat Shlishit Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Welcome We are excited to welcome back Dovi Siderson as our youth and teen director next year and welcome his parents - Dr. Miriam and Moishe Siderson - this Shabbat! Mazal Tov to Kim & Scott Mahoney on the forthcoming marriage of their son John to Kylie Levitan, daughter Amy & Gary Levitan of North Carolina! to Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen on the birth of a granddaughter to Elisheva & Yaakov Moshe Shmidman! Mazal Tov to aunt and uncle Michal & Yishai Zwiren and cousin Ruthie! to Sharon & Burt Rubin on the forthcoming marriage of their son Joseph to Adira Smirnov, daughter of Miriam and Anton Smirnovof Sharon, MA! Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Thanks To Our Sponsors Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages: Helene Zimmerman in honor of her daughter Beth Phillips' graduation from Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work with her MSW and her acceptance to the Phi Alpha honors society Senior Challah Deliveries: Kathy & Gary Sosnovich in commemoration of Kathy's mother, Marilyn (Malka) Kinzelberg's yahrzeit Chapel Kiddush: Elise & Steven Cohen in commemoration of the 1st yartzeit of Steven's father Arnold Cohen z''l Sanctuary Kiddush: Alex & Brett Olsson in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Brett's father, Keith Olsson z"l Seudat Shlishit: Lynn & Harvey Berman in honor of their children and grandchildren Paid Advertisement Sign Up for these Events Learn more CAS Annual Meeting Thursday, June 29 - 7:30 PM sign up Twilight Zone and Torah Monday, July 3 - 7:00 PM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, July 16 - 8:00 PM Learn more Generations Connect! Senior Living Visits Friday, July 21 - 3:45 PM Learn more Mommy & Me Playgroup - Mondays Learn more CAS Community Garden Mitzvah Opportunity Learn more Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash Nights Learn more Holy Habit - Food Pantry Donations Learn more Donate Seforim to the Beit Midrash CAS Youth News Youth Announcement  We are rebooting our youth committee and also reimagining how we can continue to improve the Shabbat youth experience. If you would like to join the committee and/or share some thoughts and ideas, please reach out to Jessica Sosnovich or Rabbi Cohen. CAS Announcements Stamford JCC in Partnership with Agudath Sholom invite the community to a Tisha B'Av Week Experience  Destruction and Redemption: Finding Light in the Darkness -Location: JCC Ballfield, Sunday Evening, July 23rd at 8:00 pm - Schindler's List on an Outdoor Big Screen with Introductory Remarks by Rabbi Daniel Cohen Reading of Eicha, Book of Lamentations - Wednesday Evening , July 26th at 8:30 PM - Experience an Evening with the Community on the Lawn of the JCC with Stars Above and Fire Pits, Bring a Blanket or Chair. Led by Rabbi Daniel Cohen. Mincha and Maariv will be at 8:05 PM Save the Date  Scholar in Residence with Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein - Shabbat, July 15th Michael Feldstein's Latest Column  click here Attention members over 50  We are working to improve friendship and engagement in this age group in the following three ways: Working to improve how we welcome new members over the age of 50 by offering new Members the possibility of meeting with three established Members Starting a committee to brainstorm and implement activities for Members over the age of 50 Create a program for established Members to meet one another through Shabbat meals or at local restaurants Please take a moment to fill out this Engagement Survey and be in touchwith one of us to explore more ways to deepen the warmth of our shul.Bruce Newman (bruce.newman8@gmail.com, 313-549-7014) or RabbiDaniel Cohen (rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org) 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. The next session will be Thursday evening, June 22nd. Rabbi Cohen will speak on Cultivating Character: The Ethics of Pirkei Avot. Light appetizers will be served. Host Committee: Stacey & Aaron Berk, James & Lorraine Marcus, Alex & Brett Olssen, Tali & Jesse Salver, Eve & Phil Steinmetz and Michal & Yishai Zwiren. Contact Lorraine Hutzler for further details and to join. Lorraine.Hutzler@gmail.com Become a Senior Ambassador  Senior Ambassadors 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  Sunday: 7:15/8:30 AM; Monday-Friday: 6:30/7:30 AM Mincha  Sunday-Thursday: 8:20 PM; Friday: 7:00 PM/8:17 PM Candle Lighting  Friday: 8:12 PM CAS Classes Join one of our CAS classes. Click for up to date schedule We Wish A Speedy Recovery To Add a name to this list → We Honor Our Military Yehudit Hochman Jeremy Slen Meni Nehmad Add a name to this list → Community Announcements Schoke JFS is Here to Support You - Learn more about Our Ongoing Support Groups  Bereavement Support Group available at Schoke Jewish Family Service, for more information please contact, Rebekah Kanefsky, Interim Director of Clinical and Family Life Services at rkanefsky@ctjfs.org or 203-921-4161.

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Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Korach June 24, 2023 5 Tamuz 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM/8:17 PM Candle Lighting 8:12 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:14 AM Sephardic Minyan 8:45 AM Latest Shacharit 9:48 AM Bob's Basics 10:00 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Daf Yomi 7:10 PM Code Of Jewish Law 7:10 PM Mincha 8:00 PM Havdalah 9:12 PM Shabbat Shalom Arguments and Almonds Thank you to Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the inspiration for this timeless and timely message. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman HaCohen Kook, the father of Rav Avraham Isaac Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine, on one occasion visited a community in Lithuania. After he arrived there, just before Shabbat, it became absolutely obvious to him that this community was ridden with machloket, arguments. A deep dispute divided the people. Many people pleaded with Rav Kook 'Please, use your drasha in shul tomorrow morning in order to resolve the dispute and bring peace back to our ranks'. It was Shabbat Parshat Korach and Rav Kook stood up and said: 'After the Korach rebellion, Aharon the Cohen was commanded to place his rod in the tent of meeting. Miraculously, his rod produced almonds." Rav Kook asked 'Why the almonds?' He explained that in the first chapter of the Mishnah, Masechet Maasrot, reference is made to almonds and there the Mishnah says, sometimes you can have an almond which starts out being bitter and then becomes sweet and sometimes you can have an almond which starts out being sweet and then it becomes bitter. Rav Kook explained that machloket is like the almond which starts out being sweet and then it becomes bitter. It is sweet unfortunately for some people because they enjoy it. They love seeing this side versus that side, who is saying what about whom. And they themselves might take sides and wonder who is going to be victorious and who is going to lose out, but it always ends up being bitter. It is true with regard to machloket. Said Rav Kook however, shalom – peace in a community, is like the almond, which starts out being bitter but then becomes sweet. It is bitter because it is so difficult to achieve peace and it often involves compromise; one needs to uproot oneself from one's deep-rooted, heartfelt positions in order to make an advance for the sake of peace. But once we achieve shalom, it is sweet for everyone concerned. It is said that the kiddush was not yet over after that Shabbat morning service and peace had been restored to that community. The Torah gives us a mitzvah v'lo tihiyeh k'Korach v'hadato – one should not be like Korach and his assembly. Apart from the machlochet l'shem shemayim, when there is a dispute for the sake of heaven, dispute is something we should avoid. Such controversies bring so much bitterness in our midst there are clearly no winners. God willing, we will strive to adopt the pathway towards peace and that way we will guarantee a sweet and productive life for ourselves and our communities. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Korach with the insights of of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. The Haftorah is read from Samuel I 11:14–12:22 Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here. Parsha Icebreakers (Courtesy of Elisheva and Yaakov Moshe Shmidman) When have you ever challenged someone to a showdown (Korach challenges Moshe)? Who is Cohen you really appreciate (The end of the parsha talks about the matnos Kehuna)? What is a part of Judaism that you wonder if you can really keep? What is a way you can improve in that area? (The Jews ask HaIm tamnu ligvoa)? Important Food Request for Kosher Food Pantry  The Pantry is low on cereal and pasta. Please make an effort today and Sunday to pick up some items and drop off at Agudath or JFS. There is a box in the front vestible of the shul for simple delivery. Thank you and Shabbat Shalom! Shabbat Topics & Participants Bob's Basics Bob Abrams Shiur David Held Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Shimmy Trencher Seudat Shlishit Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Welcome We are excited to welcome back Dovi Siderson as our youth and teen director next year and welcome his parents - Dr. Miriam and Moishe Siderson - this Shabbat! Mazal Tov to Kim & Scott Mahoney on the forthcoming marriage of their son John to Kylie Levitan, daughter Amy & Gary Levitan of North Carolina! to Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen on the birth of a granddaughter to Elisheva & Yaakov Moshe Shmidman! Mazal Tov to aunt and uncle Michal & Yishai Zwiren and cousin Ruthie! to Sharon & Burt Rubin on the forthcoming marriage of their son Joseph to Adira Smirnov, daughter of Miriam and Anton Smirnovof Sharon, MA! Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Thanks To Our Sponsors Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages: Helene Zimmerman in honor of her daughter Beth Phillips' graduation from Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work with her MSW and her acceptance to the Phi Alpha honors society Senior Challah Deliveries: Kathy & Gary Sosnovich in commemoration of Kathy's mother, Marilyn (Malka) Kinzelberg's yahrzeit Chapel Kiddush: Elise & Steven Cohen in commemoration of the 1st yartzeit of Steven's father Arnold Cohen z''l Sanctuary Kiddush: Alex & Brett Olsson in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Brett's father, Keith Olsson z"l Seudat Shlishit: Lynn & Harvey Berman in honor of their children and grandchildren Paid Advertisement Sign Up for these Events Learn more CAS Annual Meeting Thursday, June 29 - 7:30 PM sign up Twilight Zone and Torah Monday, July 3 - 7:00 PM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, July 16 - 8:00 PM Learn more Generations Connect! Senior Living Visits Friday, July 21 - 3:45 PM Learn more Mommy & Me Playgroup - Mondays Learn more CAS Community Garden Mitzvah Opportunity Learn more Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash Nights Learn more Holy Habit - Food Pantry Donations Learn more Donate Seforim to the Beit Midrash CAS Youth News Youth Announcement  We are rebooting our youth committee and also reimagining how we can continue to improve the Shabbat youth experience. If you would like to join the committee and/or share some thoughts and ideas, please reach out to Jessica Sosnovich or Rabbi Cohen. CAS Announcements Stamford JCC in Partnership with Agudath Sholom invite the community to a Tisha B'Av Week Experience  Destruction and Redemption: Finding Light in the Darkness -Location: JCC Ballfield, Sunday Evening, July 23rd at 8:00 pm - Schindler's List on an Outdoor Big Screen with Introductory Remarks by Rabbi Daniel Cohen Reading of Eicha, Book of Lamentations - Wednesday Evening , July 26th at 8:30 PM - Experience an Evening with the Community on the Lawn of the JCC with Stars Above and Fire Pits, Bring a Blanket or Chair. Led by Rabbi Daniel Cohen. Mincha and Maariv will be at 8:05 PM Save the Date  Scholar in Residence with Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein - Shabbat, July 15th Michael Feldstein's Latest Column  click here Attention members over 50  We are working to improve friendship and engagement in this age group in the following three ways: Working to improve how we welcome new members over the age of 50 by offering new Members the possibility of meeting with three established Members Starting a committee to brainstorm and implement activities for Members over the age of 50 Create a program for established Members to meet one another through Shabbat meals or at local restaurants Please take a moment to fill out this Engagement Survey and be in touchwith one of us to explore more ways to deepen the warmth of our shul.Bruce Newman (bruce.newman8@gmail.com, 313-549-7014) or RabbiDaniel Cohen (rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org) 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. The next session will be Thursday evening, June 22nd. Rabbi Cohen will speak on Cultivating Character: The Ethics of Pirkei Avot. Light appetizers will be served. Host Committee: Stacey & Aaron Berk, James & Lorraine Marcus, Alex & Brett Olssen, Tali & Jesse Salver, Eve & Phil Steinmetz and Michal & Yishai Zwiren. Contact Lorraine Hutzler for further details and to join. Lorraine.Hutzler@gmail.com Become a Senior Ambassador  Senior Ambassadors 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  Sunday: 7:15/8:30 AM; Monday-Friday: 6:30/7:30 AM Mincha  Sunday-Thursday: 8:20 PM; Friday: 7:00 PM/8:17 PM Candle Lighting  Friday: 8:12 PM CAS Classes Join one of our CAS classes. Click for up to date schedule We Wish A Speedy Recovery To Add a name to this list → We Honor Our Military Yehudit Hochman Jeremy Slen Meni Nehmad Add a name to this list → Community Announcements Schoke JFS is Here to Support You - Learn more about Our Ongoing Support Groups  Bereavement Support Group available at Schoke Jewish Family Service, for more information please contact, Rebekah Kanefsky, Interim Director of Clinical and Family Life Services at rkanefsky@ctjfs.org or 203-921-4161.

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