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Beth Sholom Congregation January 25, 2020 Weekly Dvar 28 Tevet 5780
Shabbat Mevarchim / Parashat Vaera
THIS SHABBATFriday: 5:02PM: Candle lighting5:05PM: Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: Bobrow
Brief Dvar Torah before Maariv by Rabba Sara Hurwitz, President of Maharat
Saturday: 8:15AM: Hashkama Minyan: MPR
Dvar Torah - Brian Foot: Two Seeming Anachronisms in the Talmud: Evolution & Astronomy
8:45AM: Spiritual Coffee: Teen Minyan Room8:45 AM: 15 minute shiur by Maharat Student Briah Cahane Herschel9:00AM: Epstein Minyan
Dvar Torah- Yael Smooha (Maharat Student): “Listening is Believing”
9:00AM: Sephardic Minyan: Bobrow9:00AM: Women’s Tefilah: Herschel 9:15AM: Fox Minyan: Abramson (R)
15 min. after start of kiddush- learning with Maharat students (full schedule inside)
4:00 PM: Special Daf Yomi Class with Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower4:55PM: Mincha6:04PM: Shabbat Ends Davening Times: 1/25 - 1/31Shacharit: 8:00AM: Sun6:10 AM: Mon (Rosh Chodesh) 6:30 AM: Tues, Wed & Fri 6:20 AM: ThursdayWomen’s Tehillim: 9:00AM Sunday Bobrow5:10PM: Mincha | 8:00PM: Late Maariv Next Friday: 5:10PM: Candle Lighting 5:15PM: Mincha
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND?MAHARAT SHABBAT Students and faculty will be joining us at Beth Sholom for a wonderful shabbat, which will include a special Women’s Tefilah as well as an opportunity for everyone in the community to learn with Maharat students and faculty at the conclusion of davening in Epstein (full schedule inside dvar). Family Minyan & Breakfast - 1/26 - 9:00AMPlease join us for family minyan this Sunday! Davening will start at 9:00am and last about 45 minutes, followed by breakfast in the atrium. This month's minyan is sponsored by the Schwartz family in honor of this year's teen honorees, Dani and Ethan. Breakfast in the Multi-Purpose Room & Atrium
*Please join us at the conclusion of davening as we recognize this year's teen honorees, Dani
Schwartz and Ethan Kulp. Bios inside*
Mazel Tov to Lissa & Andy Shorr on the engagement of their son Robbie to Lydia Sonenklar, daughter of Anne & Neil Sonenklar; to Sharon & Larry Deckelbaum on engagement of their son Jamie to Hannah Rosen
Kiddush Sponsor: In honor of this year’s teen honorees, Ethan Kulp and Dani Schwartz. In honor of Ben Greenblum's birthday TODAY! Love, Heather, Dalia, Maya and Tova.
Sephardic Minyan Kiddush Sponsors: Shari Parish & Josh Anzaroot in memory of Josh’s stepmother, Patricia B. Anzaroot A’H, Shari’s grandfather, Abraham “Avruma” List A’H & with sincere gratitude to HaShem for Josh’s recent recovery; Marci & Mathias Serfaty on the birth of the first grandchild in the family! Amalia Ora was born in Israel on the 8th night of Hannukah to Mathias' daughter, Leah, and her husband, David Moshe.Seudah Shilisheet is sponsored and prepared the Cooper, Hiller, Matz, Miller, Rosenberg and Yokum families.
Beth Sholom Congregation & Talmud Torah11825 Seven Locks Road, Potomac, MD 20854
301-279-7010www.bethsholom.org | [email protected]
73RD ANNUAL HONOREE CELEBRATION 2/1/20 - 8:00 PM
We look forward to seeing all attendees next Saturday Night!
FAMILY @ BETH SHOLOMHappy Birthday: January 25 - January 31, 2020Alexander Arking, Inbal Baum, Rose Belmont, Jeremy Dingott, Rose Elbaum, Akiva Glashofer, Ilana Goldberg, Martin Goldrosen, Benjamin Greenblum, Marc Ingber, David Karesh, Danny Krifcher, Bill Landau, Bayda Manison, Aviva Martin, Julissa Oberstein, Nick Parker, Jessica Rosenberg, Lester Severe, Emily Tanenberg, Margalit Yares.
Did we miss your birthday? Please update your birthday info directly on your account at www.bethsholom.org or email [email protected]
THOSE OBSERVING YAHRZEITS 1/25 - 1/31 (28 Tevet - 5 Shevat) SAT Raul Fainchtein, for his mother, Mashe Fainchtein
Elaine Snider, for her father-in-law, Louis Snider SUN Jake Azachi, for his father, Reuven Azachi
Hilda Merwin, for her mother, Sadie Pomerantz MON Ruth Brinn, for her brother, Harold Esrig
Harold Dinitz, for his sister, Paula LeibwolAlan Fisher, for Rebbe Leonard CahanSharon Galitzer, for her father, Boruch RapaportLaura Jach, for her father, Harry KermischBayda Manison, for her mother, Sara Glazer
TUES Sarah Himmelfarb, for her father, M. Richard StraussJanet Snider, for her mother, Clara MillerDebra Weinstein, for her grandmother, Rose Leibowitz
WED Rob Epstein, for his uncle, Isaac KastMartin Goldrosen, for his mother, Ruth GoldrosenGerald Kashtan, for his mother, Naomi KashtanRobert Kurlantzick, for his mother, Elsie KurlantzickMarvin Rosenberg, for his sister, Arlene Burlant
THURS Ruth Brinn, for her mother, Alice EsrigHannah Fisher, for her uncle, Milton MarwilBarbara Hirsch, for her father, Ruben D. SilvermanAnne-Laurie Josephs, for her sister, Lisa SuttonSharon Lieberman, for her father, Ruben D. SilvermanJeffrey Miller, for his mother, Ann MillerMarvin Sacks, for his mother, Sarah SacksJason Salamon, for his grandfather, Joseph YagerToni Waldman, for her mother, Ruth Waldman
FRI Harriet Ganson, for her father, Norman GansonOur apologies if a Yahrzeit listing is either missing or incorrect. Please update Yahrzeit info directly on your account at www.bethsholom.org or email [email protected] for Rosh Chodesh Shevat will be The Nadler Family, The Rosenfeld Family and Judy & Jerry Frank. The Beth Sholom Lamplighters each month have the privilege of demonstrating Kavod - proper respect for those who are no longer with us physically by continuing the Beth Sholom tradition of lighting the individual bulbs on the Memorial Boards in commemoration of Yahrzeits and all the individual bulbs when Yizkor is recited. YAHRZEIT PLAQUES: To order your memorial plaque, please contact Amanda Cohen, [email protected] Or 301-279-7010 x 200. BRINGING BOOKS OF COMFORT is a program sponsored by Beth Sholom that helps families in our community begin a conversation about grief, using books as the springboard. For more information, please contact [email protected]
Daniel Pearl Youth CenterGroup Ages Time Muffins and Midrash…..Room 106 1st-5th grade 10:00 AMTorah Tots……..............Torah Tots Room 8 Mo. – 3 Yr. 10:30 AM Kochavim…………………...Room 108 3.5 Yr. – Gr. 2 10:15 AM Jr Cong……………………...Jr. Cong. room 3rd-5th grade 10:30 AM
NCSYSenator Ben Cardin Jewish Scholars Program- Applications are now open! For more info visit www.bethsholom.org/NCSY
Contact: Rabbi Josh Kent, [email protected]
BNEI AKIVA
More events coming soon!Contacts: Adam Drexler, [email protected] Daniella Schwartz, [email protected]
Interested in volunteering for programs/events? Contact
➢ CALLING ALL KIDS AND TEENS WHO LOVE TO SING! All are welcome to join one of our two fantastic acapella groups! KOL TUV is for grades 2-6 and meets 11:20am-11:50am and KOL TEEN is for grades 7-12 and meets 11:50am-12:20pm. Both groups will be meeting this Shabbat in the Daniel Pearl Youth Center. New singers welcome to join!
Look out for these upcoming events!
➢ ISRAELI DINNER WITH TOMER - 2/7/20Join Tomer for an Israeli style Friday night dinner along with an Oneg Shabbat in his home on February 7th! We will meet at services first then walk over to his house together. This special dinner is part of the 90th anniversary of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Please, RSVP by February 5th at www.bethsholom.org/tomerdinner If you have any allergies and/or food sensitivities, please let Tomer know, [email protected]
➢ ICE SKATING WITH TOMER - 2/8/20 - 7:30PMCome ice skate at the Rockville Town Square Outdoor Ice Skating rink! $20 per person to ice skate and have pizza at the entrance of the rink Location: 131 Gibbs St. Rockville, MD 30850Contact Tomer for more info, [email protected]
➢ SKIING & SNOW TUBING - 2/9/20 - 10:00AMJoin Tomer, for a fun day at Liberty Mountain Resort!Snow tubing & Skiing must be under supervision of a parent. For special group rate & carpool please, RSVP at www.bethsholom.org/ski by Feb. 5th. Bring your family and join us on the slopes!
HAPPENINGS @ BETH SHOLOMMEET THIS YEAR’S TEEN HONOREES!
BOARD MEETING -MONDAY, 1/27/20 - 7:30PM: The next Board meeting will be held Monday, 1/27 at 7:30.
THANK YOU to all the friends of the Beth Sholom library who supported the annual fundraiser with the National Philharmonic Orchestra .There were 65 Beth Sholomers in attendance listening to beautiful Mozart music.
HOT TOPICS IN 21ST CENTURY JEWISH FEMINISM: 1/26/20 - 10:30 AM AT KEHILAT PARDES, THE ROCK CREEK SYNAGOGUE Join scholars and community leaders for an exploration of women, feminism, and Judaism in 2020 and beyond, featuring faculty and alumnae from Maharat, as well as community leaders. Special session for 5th-7th grade girls and their parents to experience ritual in the beloved Bat Mitzvah Literacy Workshop. $10 admission with lunch. Registration is requested. Visit www.yeshivatmaharat.org/events for info/registration.
TEAM TOV: HIDDEN GEMS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 2/3/20 - 2:00PMJoin speaker, Ralph Buglass for a discussion of some lesser known interesting spots of historical significance and natural beauty in Montgomery County as well as the Rosenwald Schools which have a historically significant story. The lecture will include many photos and visuals. For further information email [email protected]
BETH SHOLOM BOOK CLUB: “A RIVER COULD BE A TREE” BY ANGELA HIMSEL - 2/17/20 - 7:30PMThe next book club meeting will be held on February 17th in Chuck’s Room. The discussion will be led by Jill Smudski.SAVE THE DATE: TEAM TOV - TOURING THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS- 3/23/20 - 1:00 - 3:00PMJoin Team Tov in visiting and touring the Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress led by a Hebraic specialist. Further information to follow.
Ethan Kulp has been a Beth Sholom B’nei Akiva leader, and is currently on the Teen Advisory Board. He is best known for is his role as a leader to the ever growing youth acappella music scene at Beth Sholom. Under the guidance of the leadership trio of Tova Rubin, Caryn Malkus and Joy Sturm, Ethan has stepped up to volunteer as the student director, first for Kol Tuv, an elementary/middle school group formed in 2017 as well as the high school group, Kol Teen which debuted in 2019. As important, however, are Ethan’s personal traits of compassion, caring and kindness. Ethan will be graduating from CESJDS in February 2020. He is excited to head to Israel with his classmates and will be attending Tulane University where he hopes to continue his Jewish and musical interests.
Dani Schwartz is a senior at Berman Hebrew Academy. She serves as Beth Sholom's Rosh Bnei Akiva, is an active participant in Women’s Tefillah, and tutors girls ages six to twelve in Torah reading and Judaic studies. She is part of her school’s coed A Cappella group, and performed at Shir-on-Shabbat at Beth Sholom. Dani is treasurer of her grade’s Student Council. She organized a grade Potomac Shabbat that took place at Beth Sholom, and was co-captain of the Berman soccer team. Next year, she plans to study at a seminary in Israel. She is excited to continue to grow religiously and continue to give her parents a hard time!
ANNOUNCEMENTS @ BETH SHOLOM MAYA GREENBLUM’S BAT MITZVAH PROJECT: Please donate new or gently used mittens, gloves, scarves, hats and coats for Maya Greenblum’s Bat Mitzvah Project. There is a large box in the main hallway to put your donations in through February 7th.
CSS: CSS is currently looking for volunteers to work shifts once a month. Training will be provided. If interested contact David Fuller, [email protected]
LATE MAARIV SERVICES: MON-THURS EVENINGS AT 8:00PM: For more information, to get on the email list for this service, email Alan Fisher, [email protected]
SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP: HOURS: Sundays - 10am-Noon The Gift Shop will be open every first Sunday of the month when The Talmud Torah is in session. Mahjong cards are available for the 2020 year. $9 per card. Call Shari to reserve your card!
WOMEN SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER: We encourage women to sign up to attend a few minyans at shul or a shiva house. For more information or to sign up contact Jennifer Schwartz, Ev Marcus-Wheeler or Vera Kurlantzick.
ADULT COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Do a mitzvah! We have openings on several Seudah Shilisheet Teams. Team members each contribute less than 5 hours of effort/year & a donation that works out to less than $2.50/week. For details contact Steve Bashein via [email protected].
Friday night:5:05 PM: Mincha/Kabalat Shabbat with Maharat students and faculty, including Dvar Torah by Rabba Sara Hurwitz, President of Maharat
8:30 PM: ● Community
Oneg- Dessert with singing and divrei Torah by Maharat students
● Special teen hangout with Maharat students
Shabbat morning:8:45 AM: Shiur by Briah Cahane (Herschel Hall)9:00 AM: Maharat students and faculty will be present in both the Epstein minyan and women's tefillah, with a special drasha by Yael Smooha in the Epstein Minyan before musaf15 minutes after start of Kiddush: Breakout Shiurim
● Yael Keller - Thoughts, Actions, and Destiny: Who Hardens Pharoah's heart? (Epstein)
● Atara Lindenbaum - When Words Fail, Moshe Speaks: Leadership and the Loss of Language (Bobrow)
● Atara Cohen - Talking about Talking on Shabbos (Herschel Hall)● Emily Goldberg Winer - Making Purim Every Day: The Art of Unmasking
Ourselves (Abramson Left Side)
4:00 PM:● Daf Yomi taught by Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower (Bobrow)● Hagbah Class with Rabba Wendy Amsellem, open to Men and
Women (Epstein)4:55 PM: Mincha with Maharat Students and Faculty, followed by Seudah Shlishit featuring 10 minute D’var Torah by Tanya Farber
@ Shabbat Schedule
ECC @ BETH SHOLOMThe Dubonim 4’s class learned about chesed and decided to collect mittens, gloves and hats that they could donate to their neighbors in need from Montgomery county. They made signs to hang around the school and visited the other classes in the school to spread the word. In the end, they
tallied all the items they collected and donated them as a class. What a wonderful mitzvah!
Contact Us at: 301-279-7010 x 214 or [email protected]
We are hoping to create a “Green Committee” at Beth Sholom, to help ensure that our community is as environmentally friendly as possible. Please
email Rabbi Cooper if you are interested in participating!
Our first meeting will be Thursday, February 13th at 7:30 PM
@ Beth Sholom
WEEKLY LEARNING @ BETH SHOLOMDAF YOMI: Learning on Shabbat morning at 8:15, which has been called “Weekly Review of the Daf,” is on hiatus until February 1. At that point the learning will resume but will be slightly different. It will be called “Weekly Review of Tanach,” and will loosely consist of a discussion of the week’s material covered by the 929 program. Information about that Tanach (Bible) chapter-a-day program, is at 929.co.il. Please be in touch with David Felsen or Jud Subar for more information. And please note that you don’t have to participate regularly in 929 (or anything else in particular) to meaningfully participate in Weekly Review of Tanach.
MONDAY: MEYER KATZPER: 1:30 PM Mishle (Proverbs) - The weekly Beth Sholom group that studies Rashi and other commentators on Mishle (Proverbs) will study chapter 12 of Mishle. This chapter has the insightful phrase A righteous man understands the requirements of his beast. We will study this chapter with the classical commentators and annotations of The Jewish Study Bible of JPS.
TUESDAY:RABBI ANTINE: 9:30 AM - Parshah class RABBI OVADIA: 7:00 - 8:00 PM RABBI ANTINE: 9:00 PM - Daf YomiRABBI KAWIOR: 9:30 PM - Bobrow Chapel Tuesday Night Torah Reading: Our year long course is now featuring Megillat Esther! Women who would like to learn how to read Megilla should contact Sara Antine at [email protected] for details on time and location.
WEDNESDAY: DROP-IN-CHEVRUTAH with RABBI COOPER: will return on January 29th at 4:00 PM
THURSDAY: RABBI ANTINE: 11:30 AM Chassidut, 9:00 PM Daf YomiFRIDAY: After Morning Minyan: Daf YomiSHABBAT: 15 minutes after start of Kiddush: Class in Epstein (not every week)
45 minutes before Mincha: Class with R' Cooper (not in winter) 45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi w/ R' Antine
CLASS SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!
Contact [email protected]
One verse at a Time: Short texts distributed daily by Rabbi
Cooper, focusing on one verse over the course of a week (1-2 minute recordings accompany the text if you prefer to listen
instead of read)
Can’t make it to any of the above classes? We have launched THREE WhatsApp learning groups! One sends out daily halacha teachings recorded at morning minyan, one sends out daily summaries of
the daf, and the other sends out daily teachings focused on one pasuk (verse) from the parsha! For more info and to learn how to join the groups, visit www.bethsholom.org/whatsapp.
Daily Halacha: 1-2 minute recordings on halachic topics,
recorded by Rabbi Antine or Rabbi Cooper at morning minyan
Daf Yomi on One Foot: Receive daily 5 minute summaries of the
daf yomi from Rabbi Antine!
ASK THE RABBIQuestion: Can I feed my dog meat and milk that were cooked together?
Answer: The Torah forbids us from cooking meat and milk together. There is also a biblical prohibition from benefiting from these mixtures. There is a rabbinic prohibition (i.e. still not allowed, but not as severe a prohibition) for us to eat cold meat and milk that were not cooked together, though this rabbinic prohibition does not apply to our pets. All of this means that it is not permissible to feed a dog something that contains meat and milk cooked together. In this case, you would benefit from the mixture because your dog would benefit- so this would violate the Torah prohibition. If you wanted to feed your dog a mixture of milk and meat that was not cooked together (i.e. two things that were cooked separately and were both cold) this would be permitted. Some say that the rabbinic prohibition of mixing cold milk and meat together also does not always apply to babies and toddlers, who are under the age of chinuch (education), which is generally agreed to be 3 years old, minimally. This is because doctors often recommend that children must drink milk, and doing so is crucial for their health and is for their benefit. According to this approach, if one needs to they can give a baby/toddler milk while he eats a hamburger (because milk is beneficial for his health and they were not cooked together) but one cannot melt cheese on a hamburger (this would constitute cooking). You can learn more about the reasoning for feeding uncooked milk and meat to a child in this teshuvah by Rabbi Linzer: www.tinyurl.com/meatandmilk Bottom Line - One cannot feed meat and milk that were cooked together to one’s dog, as this would be a violation of the biblical prohibition to benefit from mixtures of meat and milk that were cooked together.
GETTING IN TOUCH: 301-279-7010Rabbi Nissan Antine: [email protected] (x210) or cell: 301-980-3723Assistant Rabbi Eitan Cooper: [email protected] (x209) or cell phone: 301-246-0646Rabbanit Hadas Fruchter: [email protected] Halachic Advisor, Niddah, Mikvah and Women's HealtHExecutive Director: Rachel Zutshi, [email protected] (x208)Event & Building Services Director: Stevie Friedman, [email protected] (x206)Early Childhood Center Director: Michelle Singer, [email protected] (x208)Talmud Torah Director: Mrs. Edna Ovadia, [email protected] (for general questions, [email protected])Federation & Synagogue Shaliach & Youth Director: Tomer Hilel, [email protected] (x360)President: Arnie Hiller, [email protected] TO CONTACT: www.bethsholom.org/contact
TO COORDINATE AN ALIYAH OR OTHER HONORS:Carrying the Torah (Women): Sara Milner, [email protected] Minyan: Maurice Betaharon, [email protected] Fox Minyan: [email protected] Epstein Minyan: Ben Greenblum, [email protected] Minyan Leyning: Michael Koplow, [email protected] Sephardic EM Minyan: Rabbi Haim Ovadia, [email protected]
JANUARY CHESED COMMITTEE: Janet Zuckerman, 301.762.9565- [email protected] Jocelyn Krifcher, 301.762.4824- [email protected] Rosie Rodney 301.365.0295- [email protected] To volunteer, please read the Kashrut standards document found online (bethsholom.org), followed by an email to Debbie Fisch and Stephanie Gurevich stating that you agree to adhere to these Kashrut standards. [email protected].