Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Pinchas July 8, 2023 19 Tamuz 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM/8:15 PM Candle Lighting 8:10 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:20 AM Sephardic Minyan 8:45 AM Shmuel Class 9:00 AM Latest Shacharit 9:53 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Daf Yomi 7:10 PM Code Of Jewish Law 7:10 PM Mincha 8:00 PM Havdalah 9:11 PM Shabbat Shalom What do the three weeks signify to you? During this period of the year, we observe mourning practices for the destruction of the Temples, the second one being close to two thousand years ago. If you think about it, it is astounding that we are still mourning. When, God forbid, a loved one passes away, we observe mourning for 30 days or a year depending on the relationship. After the year, we move forward. Never, of course, forgetting the deceased, but always carrying them in our hearts. There are no revisits of the mourning practices. In fact, the Torah mandates against excessive mourning. It is a reflection of our belief that although the body has died, the soul truly lives on forever. Why is mourning for the Temple different? The answer is that the dream of return should never die. We still hope and pray for its rebuilding. There is no finality to the destruction. Mourning for the loss over thousands of years is not an exercise in remembrance, but in resolution and recognition. We have a role in its return. The Beit Hamikdash in practice and in theory reflects a messianic vision of the world. The Temple was not merely a building, but a conduit for igniting in the hearts of all humanity a world of peace, righteousness and prosperity. In 2023, we mourn for Jerusalem as an annual reminder never to lose hope in building a better world. Although it seems the world is unhinged, our role as Jews is to never lose faith and serve as beacons of light. Unlike in a personal crisis, when the most intense period is at the outset beginning with shiva, when mourning for Jerusalem, a historic mourning, we start with the least intense time of mourning to slowly awaken within us the significance of the loss. The day of Tisha B'Av, the climax of the period, is a 25 hour national day of shiva. As we progress through these weeks, pause to ask yourself what you can do to hasten the redemption. Rav Kook reflected that the Temple was destroyed through baseless hatred, so the Temple will be rebuilt through Ahavat Chinam, unconditional love. The restrictions of no live music, weddings, meat during the nine days are not ends in and of themselves, but means to arouse within us the urgency of serving as a catalyst for redemption. The Mishna in Sanhedrin states that we all must say "For me the world was created." It is up to each of us to heal our corner of the universe. God willing, as the Talmud states, if we mourn for Jerusalem, we will merit to see her rebuilding speedily and in our days. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Pinchas with the insights of of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. The Haftarah is read from Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 - (the first of the Shalosh D'Paranusa - the "Three Haftoros of Punishment") Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here We are in the midst of the Three Weeks of Mourning. For more information see 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) Where is your favorite place to spend Yom Tov (all of the moadim)? What does the word shalom mean to you (Hashem gives Pinchas his bris shalom)? What is your favorite game of chance (Eretz Yisrael will be divided up based on lottery)? Shabbat Topics & Participants Shmuel Class Mark Wagshul Shiur Michael Feldstein: "Wearing a Kittel: When...and Why?" Code of Jewish Law Dr. Rabbi Jeff Cahn Seudat Shlishit Mark Wagshul Mazal Tov to Jessie & David Brand on Sophie's recent Bat Mitzvah celebration in Israel! Check out this moving article in the Times of Israel about the occasion. to Alisa & Jeremy Weisser on Yoni's Hanachat Tefillin celebration in Israel! to Rena Gelb & Tzvi Schwartz on Jenny's recent Bat Mitzvah celebration in Israel! Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Condolences to Seth Tobin on the passing of his father, Stuart Tobin Thanks To Our Sponsors Senior Challah Deliveries: Greg & Amanda Smith Chapel Kiddush: Co-sponsored by Howard Weiss in trying to forget his birthday; and in honor of Fred Baer's birthday Seudat Shlishit: Anonymous in memory of Ruth Chaya Bas Abraham Paid Advertisement Sign Up for these Events sign up Twilight Zone and Torah Monday, July 10 - 7:00 PM Learn more Scholar in Residence Weekend with Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein Shabbat, July 15 sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, July 16 - 8:00 PM Learn more Generations Connect! Senior Living Visits Friday, July 21 - 3:45 PM sign up Mitzvah Day at Grade A Sunday, July 23 - 10:00 AM Learn more Mommy & Me Playgroup - Mondays Learn more Tisha BAv Morning Virtual Presentation Thursday, July 27 - 11:30 AM sign up CAS Rookies and Vets Potluck Shabbat Lunch Shabbat, July 29 - 12:30 PM Learn more CAS Community Garden Mitzvah Opportunity Learn more New and Prospective Member Brunch Sunday, August 6 - 10:00 AM Learn more Holy Habit - Food Pantry Donations Learn more Donate Seforim to the Beit Midrash Learn more Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash Nights Upcoming Events Agudath Sholom Partners with the OU Women's Initiative Two Four-part Virtual Courses Open to the Entire Community - Tuesday & Thursday (July 11, 13, 18, 20). 1) 9:30 - 10:30 am -Medical Ethics/Chumash: Dr. Hindi Posy - "Rifah Na Lah": A Contemporary Medical Perspective on Women's Health in Tanakh - The shiurim will be text-based and focus on an analysis of the pesukim and their associated meforshim through the lens of contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2) 8:00 - 9:00 pm - Rabbanit Shani Taragin "Money and Mitzvot Matters" - The goal of the course is to promote awareness of how monetary halachot commonly apply in our daily lives and sensitize us to how to properly deal with others. Registration for the Course Required - Sign up Here 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 Michael Feldstein's Latest Article  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) 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/8:12 PM Candle Lighting  Friday: 8:07 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 →

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Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Pinchas July 8, 2023 19 Tamuz 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM/8:15 PM Candle Lighting 8:10 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:20 AM Sephardic Minyan 8:45 AM Shmuel Class 9:00 AM Latest Shacharit 9:53 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Daf Yomi 7:10 PM Code Of Jewish Law 7:10 PM Mincha 8:00 PM Havdalah 9:11 PM Shabbat Shalom What do the three weeks signify to you? During this period of the year, we observe mourning practices for the destruction of the Temples, the second one being close to two thousand years ago. If you think about it, it is astounding that we are still mourning. When, God forbid, a loved one passes away, we observe mourning for 30 days or a year depending on the relationship. After the year, we move forward. Never, of course, forgetting the deceased, but always carrying them in our hearts. There are no revisits of the mourning practices. In fact, the Torah mandates against excessive mourning. It is a reflection of our belief that although the body has died, the soul truly lives on forever. Why is mourning for the Temple different? The answer is that the dream of return should never die. We still hope and pray for its rebuilding. There is no finality to the destruction. Mourning for the loss over thousands of years is not an exercise in remembrance, but in resolution and recognition. We have a role in its return. The Beit Hamikdash in practice and in theory reflects a messianic vision of the world. The Temple was not merely a building, but a conduit for igniting in the hearts of all humanity a world of peace, righteousness and prosperity. In 2023, we mourn for Jerusalem as an annual reminder never to lose hope in building a better world. Although it seems the world is unhinged, our role as Jews is to never lose faith and serve as beacons of light. Unlike in a personal crisis, when the most intense period is at the outset beginning with shiva, when mourning for Jerusalem, a historic mourning, we start with the least intense time of mourning to slowly awaken within us the significance of the loss. The day of Tisha B'Av, the climax of the period, is a 25 hour national day of shiva. As we progress through these weeks, pause to ask yourself what you can do to hasten the redemption. Rav Kook reflected that the Temple was destroyed through baseless hatred, so the Temple will be rebuilt through Ahavat Chinam, unconditional love. The restrictions of no live music, weddings, meat during the nine days are not ends in and of themselves, but means to arouse within us the urgency of serving as a catalyst for redemption. The Mishna in Sanhedrin states that we all must say "For me the world was created." It is up to each of us to heal our corner of the universe. God willing, as the Talmud states, if we mourn for Jerusalem, we will merit to see her rebuilding speedily and in our days. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Pinchas with the insights of of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. The Haftarah is read from Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 - (the first of the Shalosh D'Paranusa - the "Three Haftoros of Punishment") Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here We are in the midst of the Three Weeks of Mourning. For more information see 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) Where is your favorite place to spend Yom Tov (all of the moadim)? What does the word shalom mean to you (Hashem gives Pinchas his bris shalom)? What is your favorite game of chance (Eretz Yisrael will be divided up based on lottery)? Shabbat Topics & Participants Shmuel Class Mark Wagshul Shiur Michael Feldstein: "Wearing a Kittel: When...and Why?" Code of Jewish Law Dr. Rabbi Jeff Cahn Seudat Shlishit Mark Wagshul Mazal Tov to Jessie & David Brand on Sophie's recent Bat Mitzvah celebration in Israel! Check out this moving article in the Times of Israel about the occasion. to Alisa & Jeremy Weisser on Yoni's Hanachat Tefillin celebration in Israel! to Rena Gelb & Tzvi Schwartz on Jenny's recent Bat Mitzvah celebration in Israel! Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Condolences to Seth Tobin on the passing of his father, Stuart Tobin Thanks To Our Sponsors Senior Challah Deliveries: Greg & Amanda Smith Chapel Kiddush: Co-sponsored by Howard Weiss in trying to forget his birthday; and in honor of Fred Baer's birthday Seudat Shlishit: Anonymous in memory of Ruth Chaya Bas Abraham Paid Advertisement Sign Up for these Events sign up Twilight Zone and Torah Monday, July 10 - 7:00 PM Learn more Scholar in Residence Weekend with Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein Shabbat, July 15 sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, July 16 - 8:00 PM Learn more Generations Connect! Senior Living Visits Friday, July 21 - 3:45 PM sign up Mitzvah Day at Grade A Sunday, July 23 - 10:00 AM Learn more Mommy & Me Playgroup - Mondays Learn more Tisha BAv Morning Virtual Presentation Thursday, July 27 - 11:30 AM sign up CAS Rookies and Vets Potluck Shabbat Lunch Shabbat, July 29 - 12:30 PM Learn more CAS Community Garden Mitzvah Opportunity Learn more New and Prospective Member Brunch Sunday, August 6 - 10:00 AM Learn more Holy Habit - Food Pantry Donations Learn more Donate Seforim to the Beit Midrash Learn more Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash Nights Upcoming Events Agudath Sholom Partners with the OU Women's Initiative Two Four-part Virtual Courses Open to the Entire Community - Tuesday & Thursday (July 11, 13, 18, 20). 1) 9:30 - 10:30 am -Medical Ethics/Chumash: Dr. Hindi Posy - "Rifah Na Lah": A Contemporary Medical Perspective on Women's Health in Tanakh - The shiurim will be text-based and focus on an analysis of the pesukim and their associated meforshim through the lens of contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2) 8:00 - 9:00 pm - Rabbanit Shani Taragin "Money and Mitzvot Matters" - The goal of the course is to promote awareness of how monetary halachot commonly apply in our daily lives and sensitize us to how to properly deal with others. Registration for the Course Required - Sign up Here 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 Michael Feldstein's Latest Article  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) 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/8:12 PM Candle Lighting  Friday: 8:07 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 →

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