| Congregation Agudath Sholom
Shabbat Bulletin |
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| | Bereshit | Mevarchim Chodesh | October 18, 2025 | 26 Tishrei |
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| | Friday | | | Candle Lighting | 5:51 PM | | Mincha | 5:56 PM | | Shabbat | | | Shacharit | 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM | | Coffee & Commentary | 8:40 AM | | Sephardic Minyan | 8:45 AM | | Melachim Class | 9:00 AM | | Latest Shema | 9:13 AM | | Bob's Basics | 10:00 AM | | Teen Minyan | 10:00 AM | | Latest Shacharit | 10:22 AM | | Shiur | 10:30 AM | | Code Of Jewish Law | 4:55 PM | | Mincha | 5:45 PM | | Havdalah | 6:50 PM |
New Beginnings: Ayeka I hope everyone had a meaningful, joyous and uplifting holiday season. God willing, we will all share many blessings together in the year ahead. Thank God, our Shul offers many gateways for learning and I urge everyone to spend a few minutes looking at the offerings and commit to at least one new initiative. Torah is truly the pause that refreshes! There were many highlights of the season but I want to focus on one from Simchat Torah that underscores an important message in the Parsha. It is the first question God asks humanity. After Adam and Eve eat from the tree of knowledge, God asks them, "Where are you?" Ayeka. Why did God ask? Of course, God knows their location. He knows where they are hiding. If so, what is the purpose of his query? I will suggest one answer but there are many. Pose the question at your Shabbat table. What do you think? What sources comment on this fundamental theological dilemma? Where else in the Torah do we find the same word? What is the connection to Ayeka in our Torah portion? The Slonimer Rebbe and others suggest that Ayeka is not a question for God but humanity. It is a wake up call for self reflection. Where are we? Are we realizing our Divine purpose? Rather than meander through daily life, it is a call from God to live on a higher plane with renewed purpose. We were blessed to receive the news of the return of the living hostages right before the last days of the holiday. Yet, we continue to pray for the return of all of those hostages whose bodies have not yet been buried to enable their souls to be at peace. As I shared on Shmini Atzeret, we are very much in the footsteps towards a world of redemption and each one of us plays a vital role in enabling the time to become a reality. God willing, if we are attuned to the personal call of God, Ayeka and we can answer Hineini - Here we are, we will experience a time of full peace and security for Israel and God's light all over the world. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen |
Supporting IDF Widows and Orphans Thank you to everyone who made a pledge over the last days of the holiday to support - https://www.idfwo.org/en/. Consider a donation to support widows and orphans of the IDF. Our hearts are open to the joy for the families of the returned hostages and the pain of those families who lost loved ones over the past two years. God willing we will share more light in unity in the season ahead.
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Coat Room Cleanout Any items left in the CAS coat room have been moved to the hanging racks outside the door. Please take a look for your lost items. Any items left after November 1st will be donated.
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Shabbat Topics & Participants |
| Friday Night Dvar Torah | Rabbi Aryeh Roberts | | Coffee & Commentary | Rabbi Daniel Cohen | | Melachim Class | Mark Wagshul | | Bob's Basics | Rabbi Bob Abrams | | Shiur | David Held | | Shacharit | Elliot Linder | | Sanctuary Sermon | Rabbi Daniel Cohen | | Musaf | Ben Simon | | Code of Jewish Law | Rabbi Yossi Kamman | | Seudah Shlishit | Rabbi Aryeh Roberts |
- new members Madeleine & David Bavelsky and their daughter Layla, and Stacy & Jon Miller and their daughters Charlotte and Delilah!
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- to Lielle & Jeff Sugar on the birth of a baby girl! Mazal Tov to siblings Livia and Isaac!
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- to Devorah & Ari Hertzberg on the birth of a baby girl! Mazal Tov to big sisters Allie and Shira, grandmother Shery Hertzberg, and Aunts and Uncles Jessica & Ari Tretin and Adina & Steven Adelman!
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- to Howard Wolfe on the arrival of a granddaughter, born to Rachel & JJ Brenner!
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Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here- to Eliane Dreyfuss on the passing of her father, Daniel Abraham Dreyfuss z"l
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- We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union. We wish his family and the entire Jewish community much comfort and strength in the days ahead.
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- to Howard Weiss for chairing and catering the Simchat Torah lunch!
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- to Rhoda & Avi Freedberg and Maria & Glenn Reicin for sponsoring the bread pat leorchim, the wine for kiddush and the lights for Havdalah
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- Senior Challah Deliveries: Ana & Albert Lilienfeld in Honor of their fellow congregants
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- 7AM Kiddush: Gayle & Mitchell Bell in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Mitchell's father, Bernard Bell z"l
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- Chapel Kiddush: Flora Kaufman, chidren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, in honor of Carl's 90th birthday
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- Sanctuary Kiddush: Co-sponsored by Sharon & Michael Glick in memory of Karol Glick z"l; Jessica & Eytan Sosnovich in memory of John Charger z"l; and Rachel & Harold Terk in memory Edith Paru z"l
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- Seudah Shlishit: Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen in memory of Jonathan Singer z"l
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Thank you to our sponsors! Diane Akassis
Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen | Judy & Howard Goldstein
Gayle & Howard Rothman |
Mariya Feldman & Alex Abramov
Stephanie & Nathan Allen
Talia & Rami Ben-Joseph
Zoe & Harry Chiel
Meredith & David Cohen
Maren & Jon Freedberg
Cyndy & Eric Goldberg
Sara Fay & Shmuel Goldis
Kayla & Leon Hanna
Tricia & Robert Hoff
Elizabeth & Andre Jacobovitz
Flora & Carl Kaufman
Susan & George Klein | Marla & Jason Lewis
The Niedober Family
Alex & Brett Olsson
Maria & Glenn Reicin
Shira Marder & Jason Saibel
Toby Schaffer
Ivy & Marvin Schildkraut
Rochelle & Dr. Edward Senker
Kathy & Gary Sosnovich And Family
Danielle & Steven Thau
Sandi & Stuart Waldstreicher
Navah & David Zizmor |
Johanna & Selim Akyuz
Shira Ashkenas
Ayala & Shaun Azari
Sharyn & Fred Baer
Darren, Hannah & Layla Bahar
Rachel & David Bahar
Aliza & Bradley Baskir
Jessica & Adam Batkin
Gayle & Mitchell Bell
Albert Bensimon
Debra & Michael Berg
Darona & Tzvi Bernstein
Stephanie & Josh Bilenker
Dina & Greg Celniker
Kate & Peretz Cik
Rachel & Ephraim Cohen
Jessica & Levi Dulitz
Murray Engel
Debra & Dan Faizakoff
Sharon & Michael Feldstein
Lee Miller & Leslie Freedman
Jessica & Adam Furmansky
Paula & David Giver
Avielle Movsas & Bradley Goldstein
Hilary & Ari Goldstein
Meryl & David Gordon
Shira & Ethan Green
Leora & Yaakov Hauptman
Sarah & David Hochman
David Jelen
Rachel & Gavin Kaimowitz
Julie & Jacob Karasik
Janine Bahar & Gidon Katz
Rebecca & Adam Kevelson
Lorraine & David Kweskin
Hannah & Michael Lefkovich
Elise Lerner | Rachel & David Levi
Ana & Albert Lilienfeld
Vered & Mark Links
Shoshana & Seth Lubin
Shira & Steven Manheimer
Susan Mark
Tamar Lilienthal & Tzvi Merczynski-Hait
Nancy & Gadi Mimoun
Rona & David Moskowitz
Marguerite & Ken Neuhaus
Irene & Michael Okun
Alison & Nate Pava
Hannah & Harlan Pittell
Marina Sapir & Alex Podelko
Lele & Rabbi Aryeh Roberts
Shoshy & Jonah Rosen
Kaili & Daniel Scherban
Aviva & Paul Schieber
Shelly & Harold Schwartz
Rachel Seligson
Rosalyn Mae Sherman
Rebecca & Eric Sigman
Jennie & Joshua Small
Lucy Schwartz & Saryah Sober
Miriam & Joshua Sperber
Shaya Speter
Eve & Philip Steinmetz
Rachel & Harold Terk
Nava & Eitan Ulmer
Corey & Zach Ungar
Rachel & Greg Waldstreicher
Rachel Feit & Elie Weiner
Howard Weiss
Nurit & Mark Wexler
Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg
Shira & Mitchell Zucker |
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| Shabbat, October 18 - 4:00 PM |
| Sunday, October 19 - 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday, October 21 - 1:00 PM |
| Wednesday, October 22 - 10:30 AM |
| Shabbat Dinner with Scholar-in-Residence Doron Sheffer |
Friday, October 24 - 7:00 PM |
| Man Up Pre-Bar Mitzvah Father/Son Class |
Sunday, October 26 - 9:15 AM |
| The History of The American Yiddish Theater |
Thursday, November 6 - 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, November 13 - 6:30 PM |
| CAS Mens Club Whiskey and Chocolate Tasting |
Thursday, November 20 - 7:30 PM |
| Mens Adult Learning Trip (MALT) 2025 |
| New and Prospective Member Bagel Brunch |
Sunday, December 14 - 11:30 AM |
| Senior Challah Delivery Sponsorships |
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Literature at Lunch Roundtable led by Dr. Richard Schwartz Sunday, October 19 - 10:30 AM Literature at Lunch begins it's 8th year! We will be parsing two Old Testament inspired poems by Russian poetess Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) Lot's Wife and Rachel's Grave. Next planned is a deep dive into war inspired poetry of Du Fu (712-770 C.E.) dubbed China's Shakespeare. Lunch/ brunch, catered from Restaurant 613 and or Beldottis, is graciously provided by your host. If you have any questions contact meat rj@richardjschwartz.com Zoom meeting ID 8784487429 Passcode 868450 |
- Shabbat Icebreakers (courtesy of Yaakov Moshe and Elisheva Shmidman)
- What is your favorite story ending or beginning (Bereshis)?
- What is a part of creation that fascinates you or fills you with wonder (7 days of creation)?
- What is a time you stood up for a sibling (Kayin asks "Am I my brother's keeper?")?
- Would You Rather live for hundreds of years but be the only one with that trait or live a normal lifespan (the Torah records that the lifespans of people used to be for hundreds of years)?
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- Jim Benjamin Garden End of Season Volunteer Opportunity Thank you to Amy Fishkow and her daughters Sara and Rachel for leading the way as we brought the Jim Benjamin Memorial Garden back to life this season. Hundreds of pounds of vegetables were donated to the food pantry. We will be harvesting the last vegetables and preparing the garden for winter. It's a little extra work and we may need a few extra hands. Consider joining at 10 AM at the Garden this Sunday!
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- Message from Rabbi Daniel Cohen about The Big Give We encourage everyone to volunteer and support Stamford, New Canaan and Darien's Big Give day (formerly called Super Sunday) Sunday, October 19th. This is UJF's annual day of phone-a-thon fundraising and philanthropic and learning opportunities. This is the day when so many of the incredible projects in our community get funded – benefiting every agency and synagogue in our community, including yours! Join as a CAS Volunteer to support the day! Yasher Koach to Diane Sloyer, CEO and event chairs Robin Fischel and Toby Lazarus, CAS members for leading the way.
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- Save the Date Join us for an Evening with The Rabbi of MobileEye - Mois Navon Monday night, November 3rd at 7:45 PM Agudath Sholom https://aish.com/the-rabbi-of-mobileye/
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- Save the Date - Scholar Series with Rivkah Werner Wednesday Nights in November
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- Israel Advocacy - Sign up for Pens and Swords This group shares links to petitions and information about how everyone can contact political figures and businesses to advocate on behalf of Israel. Most of these actions take under a minute to complete and they keep pressure on policymakers to support Israel and/or drop actions that are detrimental. Please share the link for this group with as many supporters of Israel and the Jewish people as possible. click here
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- Check out the latest episode of Judaism and 21st Century on the Return of the Hostages. The podcast with over 100 episodes to date, hosted by Rabbi Daniel Cohen and Dr. Steven Labkoff, explores the Torah perspective on a myriad of timely issues. Check out the episodes.
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- Shacharit Sunday: 7:15/8:30 AM; Monday-Friday: 6:30/7:30/8:30 AM; Wednesday-Thursday: 6:20/7:30/8:30 AM
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- Mincha Sunday-Thursday: 5:45 PM; Friday: 5:46 PM
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- Candle Lighting Friday: 5:41 PM
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- Wednesday Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
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- Thursday Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
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We Wish A Speedy Recovery To |
- Tzvi Zev Yosef ben Chana Shulamit
- Anat bat Rachel
- Moshe Yosef ben Sarah
- Raanan Noach ben Slova
- Chaim ben Leah
- Yosef Ishai ben Miriam
- Yocheved Rochel bat Chava Kayla
- Sheina Feiga bat Rivka
- Hershel Wolf ben Brucha
- Rema bat Etta
- Yitzchak ben Shmuel v. Chaya
- Freidel bat Esther
- Leeba Minna bat Rivka
- Pesach Melech ben Basha
- Chaya Shoshana bat Yehudit
- Nira bat Rachel
- Sara bat Nira
| - Chana Leah bat Esther
- Nadav Ephraim ben Shlomit Leah
- Ariella Maor bat Liba Chaya
- Leah bat Rivka
- חיים זאב ben לאה
- Adeline bat Bat Chava
- Moisha Gedalia
- Nechemiah
- Dorit bat Ora
- Yospa bat Shana Menucha
- Michal bat Chana
- Rachel Leah bat bat Sara
- Mary
- Yosef Noach ben Dina
- Uriel ben Vered
- Tanya bat Malka
| - Chaya bat Liba
- Moshe Yitzak ben Raisel Crendel
- Miriam bat Devorah
- אסתר רחל bat רייזל ביילה
- Chaya Rachel bat Carmi Adina
- Penina bat Batya
- Dov ben Pnina
- Nehama Miriam bat Dvora
- Yehouda ben Aghdas
- Hersh Zalman ben Sorah Rochel
- Moshe Gavriel ben Rachel Esther
- Cheryl Sheva bat Gittel Leah
- Sossie Raizel bat Sarah Fraida
- Calev Natanel ben Sara
- Yitzchak Osher ben Chana Shayva Chaya
- Inna bat Tanya
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- Ariel Y
- Shani Y
- Tali Y
- Yoad A
- Harry B
- Zevi M
- Joreh M
| - Ayden M
- Nathan H
- Noam H
- Yehudit
- Sally K
- Oren L
- Nathan L
| - Rachel M
- Meir D
- Jeremy S
- Yehudit S
- Meni N
- Yaniv H
- Rachel W
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- UJF's Shulchan Ivrit (Hebrew Table) Weekly beginning Wednesday, Oct. 22. Looking to brush up or learn new words in Hebrew? Join UJF and Stamford JCC for opportunities to connect and speak Hebrew for an hour of casual conversation! Visit: http://bit.ly/3I1koQu to register. For more details contact UJF community shlicha Eden at Eden@ujf.org.
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- Night of Games -- Women & Men Tuesday, October 21st 7-9 pm.. at Cong. Agudath Sholom Join Israel Cancer Research Fund's CT Chapter for an evening of games, conversation, and light refreshments. Whether you play mahjong, canasta, bridge, Scrabble, or Chess, Poker, Checkers bring your friends and enjoy a night of fun—all while supporting Israel's groundbreaking cancer research. Put together your preferred game. Otherwise, we'll do our best to put together a game for you. Mahjong beginner lessons are available upon request with advance notice (no charge). Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event, with prizes to be announced. ..contact Lorraine.Kweskin@gmail.com for questions. Registration required. Fee not required. https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ctnightofgames2025/event/ctnightofgames2025/
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- Kuriansky Teen Leadership Institute (KTLI) is back! This leadership program is for teens entering 10th–12th grades and focuses on the Jewish values of Tzedakah(philanthropy), Tikun Olam (social justice), and Gemilut Chasadim (acts of kindness). Starting this fall, participants will meet monthly on Sundays from 5:30–7 PM (October through May) at the UJF offices to learn, discuss, and decide on philanthropic projects. Upon completion participants receive a certificate of the program. Fee: $54, Fundraising: Minimum $100 per participant for charitable donations, Commitment: Must attend all sessions, Session dates: Oct 26, Nov 23, Dec 21, Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 15, Apr 19, May 31. If you know teens who might be interested, please encourage them to apply here:www.ujf.org/KTLI
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- Reminder: Aaron's Place, on the ground floor of Stamford Hospital provides kosher snacks, drinks and meals, in a comfortable environment. If you are caring for a hospitalized loved one or waiting for tests, this comfort room is a place to regroup and refresh. Information is available at the hospital front desk , The code, in Hebrew letters, is on the door of the room. Aaron's place is run by volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering for 1-2 hours a month, email ronsichel@aol.com. For more information about Aaron's Place visit www. UJF/org/aaronsplace.
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- JHSFC invites the community for the Norma and Milton Mann Annual Lecture: The White Rose Resistance and Its Lessons for Today featuring historian, author and White Rose expert, Dr. Jud Newborn. Dr. Newborn will recount how siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl, fanatical Nazi Youth Leaders, became heroes of the German anti-Nazi resistance. All are welcome to attend on Sunday, October 26 at 11:30am at Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Rd., Stamford, CTFor more information contact JHSFC at info@jhsfc.org or call 203.359.2196. Registration required at https://mann.cbo.io
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