| Congregation Agudath Sholom
Shabbat Bulletin |
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| | Ki Tisa | | March 2, 2024 | 22 Adar I 5784 |
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| | Friday | | | Candle Lighting | 5:27 PM | | Mincha | 5:32 PM | | Shabbat | | | Shacharit | 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM | | Latest Shema | 8:36 AM | | Sephardic Minyan | 8:45 AM | | Coffee & Commentary | 8:45 AM | | Latest Shacharit | 9:46 AM | | Shiur | 10:30 AM | | Code Of Jewish Law | 4:35 PM | | Mincha | 5:25 PM | | Havdalah | 6:29 PM |
A World of One You may not change the world, but you can change the world of one person. We are in the season of Purim. More than any other holiday, Purim emphasizes the power of one person to make a difference. In the critical juncture in the story, it is Esther's fate to plead with Achashverosh for the safety of her people. She is reticent as the risk of death is great for anyone who enters the king's chambers without permission would be killed. During this moment of truth, Mordechai tells her, "Who knows if for this time you were chosen to be the queen." Perhaps Esther's entire purpose in this position of influence was for this opportunity. She must rise to the occasion. In essence, every encounter with another person can be transformed into an eternal one. There is no meeting that is random. When we are faced with an opportunity to speak up, perform a kind deed, a mitzvah, it is God's way of calling on us to make an impact and make a difference. It is the secret of leading a meaningful life. In the words of Mark Twain, "The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you understand why." God orchestrates many of these moments. It is our sacred task to infuse them with holiness. In his book Spirituality of Imperfection, Ernest Kurtz speaks to this idea. I am grateful to Howard Fogel for recommending this book. He writes, "Past the seeker, as he prayed, came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them, the holy one went down into deep prayer and cried, "Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?" And out of the long silence, God said: "I did do something about them. I created you." This year in particular, it is important to be mindful of the Rambam's reminder of the primacy of Matanot L'evyonim. I encourage you to consider some of the ways in which we can increase the joy and support this year for our brothers and sisters in Israel. We are created to serve God and humanity. We are designed to reveal the light inside of us every day and share it with the world. Each person is a world in and of themselves. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom and God willing good news from Israel in the days ahead, Rabbi Daniel Cohen |
Shabbat Information - Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Ki Tisa with the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here
- Please find Dovi Siderson's weekly parsha resource here
- The Haftarah is read from I Kings 18:20-39
- 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) - Who is someone you know who is very smart in many areas (Betzalel is described as having wisdom in many areas)?
- What was your worst babysitting experience - as a kid or as a babysitter (Aharon has to watch the Jews while Moshe is away)?
- If you could choose one person to advocate for you before Hashem, whom would it be (Moshe advocates for the Jews)?
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Security Update On Monday, March 4th, the door codes will be changed. If you are a CAS member, please call the office or ask a CAS staff member for the new code.
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Shabbat Topics & Participants |
| Shiur | Rabbi Yossi Kamman | | Code of Jewish Law | Rabbi Yossi Kamman | | Seudat Shlishit | Rabbi Moshe Kurtz: The Inimitable Introduction of the Igros Moshe |
- to Michael Lefkovich on the passing of his father Yossi Lefkovich
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- to Hugh Mainzer on the passing of his father Stephen Mainzer
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- to Shira Manheimer on the passing of her sister Lillian Bolensky Backer
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- to the Samuels Family on the passing of Jim Samuels
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- Senior Challah Deliveries: Tami & David Raymer in honor of Rabbi Cohen
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- Chapel Kiddush: Howard Wolfe in memory of Marvin Wolfe (Moshe Elya ben Shaul Mordechai) z"l, commemorating his 6th yahrzeit
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- Sanctuary Kiddush: Rebecca & Emilio Krausz in celebration of the Emilio's Bar Mitzvah anniversary
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- Seudat Shlishit: Monica & Eric Jankelovits in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Eric's mother, Erna Jankelovits/Rachel Bas Aryeh z"l
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| CAS ANNUAL DINNER
March 10, 5pm Am Yisrael Chai. It is not just a Statement, it is a Way of Life. Celebrate our honorees for their Dedication and commitment to our community...
Guests of Honor
Dinah Miller & Seth Marlowe
Young Leadership Award
Amy & Sam Sroka
Community Service Award
Chris Beldotti, Mike Beldotti & the Beldotti Family
Chai Award
Judd Love | | Thanks to our participants who have signed up to date! Why not join them? | Mariya Feldman & Alex Abramov
Deb & Joel Adelberg
Sarah & Gavriel Adler
Diane Akassis
Johanna & Selim Akyuz
Adrienne & Michael Alexander
Susan Amin
Barbara & Ron Ashkenas
Sharyn & Frederick Baer
Sharon & Gideon Bari
Gayle & Mitchell Bell
Debbie & Michael Berg
Dina & Paul Berger
Karen & Ira Berk
Sylvia & Steven Berkowitz
Lynn & Harvey Berman
Darona & Tzvi Bernstein
Melody & Claude Bernstein
David Bessaleli
Stephanie & Joshua Bilenker
Jodi & Richard Boxer
Eileen & Bob Breakstone
Judy & Jeff Cahn
Rachel & Ephraim Cohen
Elise & Steven Cohen
Tammy & Evan Cohen
Meredith & David Cohen
Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Stella & Isaac Cohen
Lenore & Michael Cooper
Rachel & Nimrod Dayan
Max, Rebecca and AJ Dayan
Vivi & Rabbi Yisrael Deren
Jessica & Levi Dulitz
Lauren & Joshua Esses
Debra & Dan Faizakoff
Sharon & Michael Feldstein
Tamara Feurstein
Marilyn Altman & John Fider
Suri & Jason Fischman
Stephanie & Howard Fogel
Rhoda & Avram Freedberg
Lynne & Steven Frenkel
Jessica & Adam Furmansky
Miriam Gelb
Roberta & Steven Gochman
Judith & Howard Goldstein
Michelle & Howland Gordon
Meryl & David Gordon
Gloria Green
Jill & Arthur Green
Joyce & Larry Haber
Kayla & Leon Hanna
Kamal Haron
Meghan & Yoav Haron
Rachel & Dan Haron
Beth & David Held
Mouchka & Dov Heller
Sheryl Hertzberg
Sima & Herman Hertzberg
Tricia & Robert Hoff
Diane Indyk
Shara & David Israel
Monica & Eric Jankelovits
David Jelen
Sandra & Michael Kamen
Helene & Harvey Kaminski
Janine & Gidon Katz
Flora & Carl Kaufman
Lonnie Keene
Elissa & Philip Klapper
Susan & George Klein
Eti & Albert Kohen
Devora & Scott Kove
Rebecca & Emilio Krausz
Marisa & Rabbi Moshe Kurtz
Lorraine & David Kweskin
Jill & Anthony LaSala
Judy & Seth Lerner
Shoshana & Doniel Levie
Tamar & Jason Levine
David Levine
Marla & Jason Lewis
Marilyn & Judah Lifschitz
Ana & Albert Lilienfeld | Vered & Mark Links
Rhonda & Judd Love
Janelle & Jayson Love
Barbara & Ephraim Love
Nicole & Jonathan Makovsky
Roselyn Mangot
Miriam & Jonathan Marcus
Lorraine & James Marcus
Cynthia & Jeff Marinstein
Susan & Len Mark
Dinah Miller & Seth Marlowe
Rabbi Noah Marlowe
Rina Marlowe
Debbie & Craig Marlowe
Rhonda Schaffer-Maron & Jeffrey Maron
Deborah & Neil Metviner
Jake & Janice Meyer
Kori & Bill Meyers
Michael Miller
Scott Miller
Russ Miller
Jane & Philip Molstre
Deb & Walt Morgenthaler
Shira & Marc Nerenberg
Marguerite & Ken Neuhaus
Irwin Niedober
Doreen & Howard Nusbaum
Alex & Brett Olsson
Alison & Nate Pava
Adeena & R. Menachem Penner
Anne Peskin
Cindy & David Pitkoff
Marina Sapir & Alex Podelko
Ellen & Mark Putter
Judy & Bob Raymond
Lizzie & Eli Reichner
Maria & Glenn Reicin
Sherri & Allen Rosenthal
Gayle & Howard Rothman
Shira Marder & Jason Saibel
Tali & Jesse Salver
Helene & Nathaniel Samberg
Toby Schaffer
Aviva & Paul Schieber
Ivy & Marvin Schildkraut
Carol & Myles Schiller
Caryn & Ben Schiller and Family
Debra Schneiderman
Ilyse & Dean Schuckman
Rabbi Hayim Schwartz
Rachel Seligson
Rochelle & Edward Senker
Pam & Alan Shanker
Rosalyn Novick Sherman
Stephanie & Robert Sherman
Ronnie & Steve Sichel
Diane & Elliot Sloyer
Sarah & Arielle Snow
Selena & Yosef Snow and Family
Lucy Schwartz & Saryah Sober
Kathy & Gary Sosnovich
Jessica & Eytan Sosnovich
Miriam & Joshua Sperber
Rochelle & Louis Sroka
Amy & Samuel Sroka
Liba & Steven Steinmetz
Eve & Philip Steinmetz
Thomas M. Gallagher Funeral Home
Rebecca & Jonathan Tipermas
Laura & Seth Tobin
Sandi & Stuart Waldstreicher
Audrey Waldstreicher
Sarah Bierman & Daniel Wallis
Howard Weiss
Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg
Howard Wolfe
Neda & Robert Yaghoubian
Shushannah & Ari Yasgur
Jessica & Eric Zachs
Helene Zimmerman
Hillary & Robert Zitter
Navah & David Zizmor
Shira & Mitchell Zucker
Chani & Rabbi Oran Zweiter |
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Sunday Family-Friendly Minyan |
Sunday, March 3 - 8:30 AM |
| Stuart Hershkowitz - Israels Real Existential Threat |
Sunday, March 3 - 10:00 AM |
| Dr. Glenn Dynner Book Launch: The Light of Learning - Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust |
Wednesday, March 6 - 6:00 PM |
| FIDF Shabbat with Lt. Colonel (Res.) Jonathan Conricus |
Shabbat, March 9 - 11:00 AM |
| Sunday, March 10 - 10:00 AM |
| CAS Youth Fundraiser - Mishloach Manot |
| Matzah from Southern Israel [Limited Opportunity] |
| CAS Rookies and Vets Potluck Shabbat Lunch |
Shabbat, March 16 - 12:30 PM |
| CAS Young Families presents Hollywood Purim Party |
Shabbat, March 16 - 9:00 PM |
| CAS Mens Club Passover Fair |
Sunday, March 17 - 10:00 AM |
| Pre-Purim Virtual Shiur with Elisheva Shmidman |
Wednesday, March 20 - 12:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 24 - 5:00 PM |
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Literature at Lunch Round Table led by Dr. Richard Schwartz Wednesday, March 13 - 12:00 PM We will not skip a beat in the upcoming 2 part series We will discuss John Milton's depiction of hell in Paradise Lost, Book One and contrast it with the Judaic concept of Sheol (the netherworld). We will include excerpts from the Talmudic Tractate of Eruvin 54a and I Samuel: 28. (the medium of En Dor) We will then pivot to King David's Psalm 30. As always, lunch is catered by Restaurant 613. Please let me know if you plan to attend in person. Contact me at rj@richardjschwartz.com. Zoom meeting ID 8784487429 Passcode 868450 |
Israel MEALuim Update - Our Support Matters! To Join the Mitzvah, visit https://tzohar-eng.org/mealuim/
Rabbi Cohen-- Your community's participation in MEALuim has made a significant difference in the lives of IDF miluim families. Especially now, as the war has extended into almost 4 months, the absence of a spouse and parent is even more profound and difficult. The homefront has become one of the more important places where we need to place our support. Overall we have thus far provided over 5000 meals to hundreds of families.Using Tzohar's strong connection we have been able to identify and serve those most affected by their soldier's absence and with limited local support. We have focused on ten yishuvim, and sporadic individual families.15 Agudath Sholom Congregation members participated thus far, donating 418 meals. The recipients of these meals were primarily families in Katamonim Jerusalem, an area with many young men in miluim. Yasher Koach!! Please deepen and expand the support!
Am Yisrael Chai
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- Calling all women - teens to 100 Would you like to be a reader at our annual Megillat Esther Women's Tefillah? We can teach you and support you to learn a few pesukim or a few perakim . Contact Ziona Doft zionadoft@yahoo.com or Ronnie Sichel ronsichel@aol.com for details.
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- New Event (55+ Empty Nestors) - Heads Up We will be having a sandwich dinner at CAS in the third or fourth week of March, followed by a movie at the Avon Theater. The movie is "One Life" starring Anthony Hopkins and about a British broker who saved many Jewish children's lives in Czechoslovakia before World War II. It received high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. Your cost is our cost, and we always try to make the event enjoyable. Stay tuned for the date and cost.
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- Save the Date
- March 16th - Chazan Duvie Shapiro
- May 13th - Yom Hazikaron, Yom Haatzmaut at Agudath Sholom
- May 18th - Chazan Zevi Muller
- May 23rd - Bret Stephens at Agudath Sholom - Dedicated to the memories of Royce and Dr. Al Wolfsohn
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- Holy Habit - Food Pantry Donations Rather than wait for a Food Drive, make it a habit each week when shopping for Shabbos to purchase kosher, non-perishable food for the Freedberg Kosher Food Pantry.Drop off at JFS or CAS
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- Shacharit Sunday: 7:15/8:30 AM; Monday-Friday: 6:30/7:30 AM
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- Mincha Sunday-Thursday: 5:35 PM; Friday: 5:40 PM
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- Candle Lighting Friday: 5:35 PM
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We Wish A Speedy Recovery To |
- Tzvi Zev Yosef ben Chana Shulamit
- Hershel Wolf ben Brucha
- Chaya Sara bat Chava
- Shlomo ben Hanina
- Freidel bat Esther
- Aliza Alka bat Miriam
- Chaya Shoshana bat Yehudit
- Nira bat Rachel
- Sara bat Nira
| - Yitzchak Osher ben Chana Shauna Chaya
- Nadav Ephraim ben Shlomit Leah
- Mark Emanuel ben Leah
- Shlomo ben Velvel
- Dorit bat Ora
- Asher Anshel Eliezer ben Baila
- Leah bat Tzirel
- Miriam Rut bat Chana
| - Daniel David Yitzchak ben Shulamit
- Chaya bat Liba
- Harav Eliezer ben Chaya
- אסתר רחל bat רייזל ביילה
- פרידה הדסה bat פערל לאה
- Dov ben Pnina
- Moshe Gavriel ben Rachel Esther
- Sossie Raizel bat Sarah Fraida
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- Ariel Y
- Shani Y
- Tali Y
- Harry B
- Zevi M
| - Nathan H
- Noam H
- Yehudit
- Sally K
- Oren L
| - Nathan L
- Jeremy S
- Meni N
- Yaniv H
- Rachel W
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- Applications for the Lilly Reiser Scholarship are now being accepted United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien (UJF) is very excited to announce that applications are now being accepted through March 15th for the Lilly Reiser Scholarship, which will provide $10,000 college scholarships for nine Jewish students from New York and Connecticut per year. Visit http://www.ujf.org/LillyReiser for more information and to apply.
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- Join us for our inaugural J50 event, Name That Tune! March 14, 2024 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm at the Stamford JCC. Test your musical knowledge of tunes from your childhood to today while mingling and matching with new people. Drinks and light bites will be served. Kosher dietary laws will be observed. J50 is a 50+ community for fun, spirited and active adults looking to connect with likeminded people. J50 events will be held on the third Thursday of each month. MEMBER $20 / COMMUNITY $35 - Contact Joy Serata (jserata@stamfordjcc.org) for more information.
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- It's Purim Party Time! Dress up in your favorite costume and enjoy a festive night of fun at the young adults (20s, 30s, 40s) Purim Party on Thursday, March 21, 8:00 pm at Half Full Brewery in Stamford. A chance to celebrate Purim together with friends old and new, this holiday event is in partnership with UJF and UJF NextGen, Stamford Jewish Experience, Congregation Agudath Sholom, Moishe House Without Walls WOW, Chabad of Stamford, Young Israel, Temple Beth El, Temple Sinai, and Chabad of Harbor Point. Sign up today to join the Purim Party (www.ujf.org/purim) or contact UJF Community Shaliach, Yoav Yaron (yoav@ujf.org), for more information.
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- Registration for 2024 Jewish Baseball League season is live! FCCJBL is a co-ed, ages 4-12 year old little league and plays on Sundays only. Season opener is 4/14. Please sign up on www.fccjbl.org. Please reach out to info@fccjbl.org with any questions.
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- Schoke Jewish Family Service invites you to its annual gala, An Evening with Schoke JFS Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM, at Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road. Honorees include: The 44th Annual Mitzvah Award, Nan and Paul Gordon and Betsy and Michael Stone; Volunteer of the Year Award, Sally Kleinman; and Community Service Award, Ronnie Sichel. The evening will begin with appetizers, cocktails, followed by dinner, presentation of awards to the honorees, a paddle raise and dessert. There will also be an online auction. The event is chaired by Connie Freeman, Meryl Japha, Jillian Klaff, and Esther Rein with Jeri Appel as auction chair. General tickets include dinner and dessert for $250, purchase your ticket at www.ctjfs.org. Contact Janet Wainright at 203-921-4161 or jwainright@ctjfs.org to place a journal ad.
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- Volunteers need for Aaron's Place, the Kosher Room at Stamford Hospital Help us deliver and organize food and supplies, to make this a true respite. Please email ronsichel@aol.com
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- Interfaith Seder to Unite Our Diverse Community April 11th at 6:30pm, UConn Stamford, 1 University Place, Stamford, CT. Hosted by United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan and Darien, The Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut, the Mayor's Multicultural Council and UConn Hillel. Using a specially designed Haggadah, the themes of the seder will include unity among varied cultures, backgrounds and faiths. Rabbi Joshua Hammerman has worked on creating the event this year. It will be his last community event before his retirement. We hope that you can join us. For more information and to register: www.ujf.org/seder or contact Sharon Lewis, slewis@ujf.org
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