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YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD
2240 ALBANY AVENUE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
860-233-3084
Web Site: www.youngisraelwh.org
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Rabbi Brahm Weinberg 860-233-3084 or
[email protected] Judith Hessing, Coordinator 860-233-6042 or
Shabbat Parashat Vayera
October 19, 2013 15 Cheshvan 5774
Kiddush this Shabbat
Is sponsored by
Lynn & Morrie Weinberg
In Memory of Morrie’s father
David Weinberg דוד בן שמואל זאב
and in Honor of
Joseph’s 2nd Birthday!
Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford,
Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford
SEUDAH SHLISHSIT
Sponsored by Rabbi Gary Lavit in memory of his
father Eliezer Khayim ben Simkah ha-Levi
u’Malka
WOMEN’S SHABBAT LEARNING GROUP
Next Learning Group will be on Shabbat, October 19th at 4:30 PM
At the home of Vera Schwarcz , 42 Seneca Road Subject : new book Kaddish - Women’s Voices
FOOD DRIVE
Sunday, October 20th Between 9:30 & Noon
Beth David & YIWH are collecting food for the Kosher Food Pantry & the West Hartford Food Pantry. We are asking people to buy an extra item or two at Big Y, Crown, and Stop & Shop,
and leave them for us as they walk out.
TAKE A TRIP BACK TO THE OLD
NEIGHBORHOOD OF HARTFORD
Bus tours by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford will offer guided tours through
200 years of Hartford Jewish history. Sunday, October 20th at 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM,
& Sunday, November 3rd (same times) Leave & return from 333 Bloomfield Avenue
AIPAC ANNUAL GREATER HARTFORD EVENT
Tuesday, October 22nd ~ At 7:30 PM Featuring Yossi Klein Halevi
Contributing Editor & Israel Correspondent for The New Republic Copies of his new book Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers
Who Reunited Jerusalem & Divided A Nation Will be available for purchase & Signing.
BOOK CLUB MEETING
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 PM
At the home of Anita Cohen, 198 Brewster
Editor: Judie Patel [email protected]
MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Barbara Ashkenas (Mother of Eli Wolfe) and Michal Smart (Former member of YIWH) on the publication of their new book "Kaddish: Women's Voic-es." This book was a true labor of love and an expres-sion of some very deep personal experiences with loss, with tefilla, with community, and with Kaddish in spe-cific. There are some wonderful articles by our own members Judith Hessing, Debbie Luger, and Vera Schwarcz as well as our former Rabbi Daniel Cohen. We are proud of all those members of our shul who participated in this wonderful project and took the time to share their personal journeys with the broader community. Today's Women's Learning will be a dis-cussion of the book.
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Dvar Torah of the Week Rabbi Michoel Chazan
Associate Member, Young Israel Council of Rabbis Director of Chaplaincy Services, Kingsbrook Jewish
Medical Center And Hashem revealed Himself to him... as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day [18:1] It was the third day from Avraham's circumcision and HaShem came to inquire after Avraham's health. The Gemara in Bava Metzia 86b says that HaShem drew the sun out of its sheath so that Avraham should not be troubled with wayfarers. Nevertheless, Avraham sent Eliezer out to seek travelers, but he found none. So Av-raham himself went out, and saw G-d standing at the door. He raised his eyes and looked, and three men stood by him [18:]). And he said: “My Lord! If now I have found favor in your eyes, do not go away, I beg you, from your servant” [18:4]. This verse has two mean-ings. One meaning is that Avraham is addressing the most prominent of the three guests; he asked him and the others not to pass by his tent without benefiting from his hospitality. Another meaning is that Abraham is addressing G-d, asking Him to stand by while he at-tends to his guests. Rabbi Judah said, in the name of Rav, that this is to teach us that taking in guests is greater than receiv-ing the Shachina (Divine Presence) [Rashi on verse; Gemara, Shevuot 35b]. We see how much Avraham cherished the mitzvah of Hachnosat Orchim. Although there was a dreadful scorching heat wave outside, and Avraham was recuperating from a Brit at the age of 99, he still persevered.
FALL CLASSES AT YIWH
MISHNA BRURAH CLASS With Rabbi Sheinkopf
Shabbat Mornings 8:00AM
RABBI WEINBERG’S SHABBAT AFTERNOON CLASS 4 Sessions
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s views on Religious Zionism
Oct.12th, 19th, 26th & Nov. 2nd
RABBI WEINBERG’S SUNDAY MORNING GEMARA CLASS Masechet Makot is now underway!
WEEKNIGHT NAVI CLASS
Sefer Yehoshua (Starting this Wed Oct 16th) Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM
from October 16th through November 19th Switching to Tuesday evenings thereafter
BEIS MIDRASH NIGHTS AT YIWH
Monday Oct 21, 8:00 PM Monday Nov 18, 8:00 PM Monday Dec 16, 8:00 PM
January – April TBD "the Beis Medrash nights are a time for us to gather together
in one room and create an environment of learning in our shul. it is a time to sit down and learn the sections of Tanach that each of us signed up for as part of our Tanach learning
project or to learn anything else you are interested in. there will snacks, a dvar Torah by Rabbi Weinberg, and Rabbi
Weinberg will circulate to help anyone who needs assistance in their learning."
CHAI MITZVAH GROUP (WOMEN ONLY)
Wednesday mornings if interest is shown
FALL SERIES TOPIC TBA Wednesday evenings
November 20, 27, Dec 4, 11 at 8:00 PM
COMMEMORATING THE 20TH YAHRZEIT OF
RABBI JOSEPH B. SOLOVEITCHIK zt”l
We will be holding a special screening of the film
“Lonely Man of Faith: The life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik”
Motzaei Shabbat, October 26th at 8:00 PM Film followed by Dessert & Discussion
CHAI MITZVAH
Many of you have heard about Chai Mitzvah over the years. It is now back and REDESIGNED
We are starting a Chai Mitzvah Group in our shul for women of all ages!
The Program will run from October to May. Free babysitting will be offered for women who wish to
participate but have child-care obligations. CONTACT RABBI WEINBERG FOR MORE INFO
SUNDAY MORNING GEMARA SHIUR BREAKFAST
Rabbi Weinberg’s stimulating Sunday morning Gemara Shiur on Masechet Makkot is set to resume and is open to all. As in the past, we ask anyone who in-tends to participate in the Sunday morning breakfast to contribute $50.00 to offset this expense for the year. Please send your check in to the Shul with a notation of the purpose and also drop me an email that you have contributed. Les Loew
THE BESS AND PAUL SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY - PRE-SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL MEETING
You are invited to the home of Shayne and Stu Kesler
57 Pilgrim Road Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 8 pm
To learn about the Sigel Hebrew Academy pre-school from its faculty and parents.
Please RSVP to [email protected] or 860-243-8333
Save the Date The Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy
is excited to announce its Winter fundraising event "THE CATSKILLS COME TO CONNECTICUT".
Sunday, January 19, 2014 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
at the Sigel Hebrew Academy Family Fun Event with activities for everyone !
SHOPRITE FOR EDUCATION
It’s time to re-enroll/enroll to support your favorite ShopRite for Education School
Sign up your Price Plus® Card to help earn free educational equipment for
BESS & PAUL SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY School Code: 18098
מזל טוב
to Leora (Petashnick) & Yoni Illouz on the מזל טובbirth of a baby boy. מזל טוב to grandparents
Debbie (Benovitz) & Mendy Tepler, and Dan Pet-ashnick; Maya & Talya Petashnick; and the Illouz,
Benovitz & Petashnick extended Families!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acknowledgment or Kid’s Corner donations should be sent
to: Debbie Luger at 37 Miamis Road, WH, CT
Helen Weisel: To Jason & Vera in honor of the birth of their granddaughter Ahuva Rivka In appreciation of David Goldfarb for his special kindness Thanks to Sarah Elbaum and Debbie Luger
Bernard & Elaine Jacobs In honor of Goldie Lichter's 90th birthday
BUY SCRIP
The first night of Chanukah is Wednesday, November 27 and everyone should make sure to place their gift cards or-ders on the Shop With Scrip website with enough time to receive cards prior to the start of the holiday. Aside from be-ing great gifts for family members, the cards make great gifts for teachers, co-workers, babysitters, etc. This is such an
easy fundraiser with the potential to make large sums of money for the YIWH. (We need more families to come on board we should be making a lot more! ed.)
Beginning November 1st Daniella will be taking over the Shop with Scrip responsibilities in addition to her Big Y and Shop Rite Scrip responsibilities.
BIGY Y & SHOP RITE SCRIP
For Big Y and Shop Rite by call or email Daniella Robinson. You can reach her at: 860-578-9515 or her cell 516-286-0185, or [email protected]
Feel free to call or email to arrange a pick up. Or we are happy to deliver your cards to you! You can now order grocery scrip on the Shop With Scrip website. Just choose Big Y - YIWH and Shop Rite - YIWH. If you
have PrestoPay your payment will be automatic. If you need to pay by check, just give your check to the Robinsons when you get your scrip cards.
BOOKKEEPER
Martha Sperandio, [email protected] or call her at the shul 860-233-3084. Her hours at shul will be generally Thursday & Friday from 9AM-1PM.
Page 3 Dvar continued from page 1 The Medrash tells us a very important lesson. Avraham was not only interested in the physical needs of the
guests, he also wanted to uplift them spiritually and to share his monotheistic beliefs with the masses. He erected a
tent in the middle of the desert and would serve a sumptuous meal to any traveler that entered. The meal included
bread, meat, wines and other delicacies. When a guest was ready to continue on his journey, Avraham would ask
him to thank the Creator for the food he had just eaten. If the guest couldn't formulate a blessing on his own, Avraham would teach him to say: "Blessed be the
Master of the World, whose food we have eaten."…what was Abraham accomplishing by extracting "forced bless-
ings" from reluctant idol worshippers? The enlightened world has long eschewed employing coercive tactics to ob-
tain verbal statements, realizing that declarations made under duress are utterly worthless. Why, then, did Abra-
ham attach any value to blessings which were obviously uttered out of desperation?
Our sages tell us that "actions affect the heart." Abraham understood that the most effective way to influ-
ence a person, to nudge him in a spiritual direction, is to actually get him to do a mitzvah. Often, a person who lives
in a spiritual void needs some prodding, and when that person is persuaded to do a mitzvah, the simple beauty of
submitting to the authority of a Higher Being becomes highly addictive. For the person who is completely engrossed
in mundane activities, the moment when they are given the opportunity to connect with G-d is a breath of fresh air.
This is something that must be experienced. No amount of explanation can replace the feeling that is experienced
when doing a mitzvah. Undoubtedly, every person is endowed with Free Choice, and can therefore choose to ignore
the effect of the mitzvah, but inducing another Jew to actually do a mitzvah is the best weapon we have in our holy
mission of bringing Jews closer to their Father in Heaven. In today’s time we all have to use everything in our arsenal to promote Torah and Mitzvot. Avraham saw an
opportunity to promote monotheistic belief to the masses, and he used it to the fullest. We have great opportunities
every day. We just have to open our eyes.
The Center for Judaic Studies & Contemporary Jewish Life, and the Doris & Simon Konover Chair of
Judaic Studies Present a SPECIAL LECTURE
Monday, November 11th at 7:30 PM Library Building Auditorium
UCONN West Hartford Campus To mark the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
“Holocaust Denial: A New Form of Anti-Semitism” By Deborah Lipstadt
Internationally Recognized Scholar Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish & Holocaust Studies - Emory University
Admission is free but seating is limited
Promoting Responsibility In Middle East Reporting
Concerned about media bias against Israel but not sure how to identify bias or how to respond?
On November 17TH PRIMER-CT will be sponsoring an informative program
at the New Haven JCC from 10am to 12pm, including a brunch.
Sarit Catz of CAMERA will conduct a workshop on media bias – both traditional bias and newer
digital dangers. MANY THANKS
Thanks to the donors who contributed to the landscaping and Sukkah patio project under the
leadership of Jay Gershman: Jay and Nancy Gershman SMR National LLC Neil and Sharon Kochen John and Ann William-
Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website youngisraelwh.org/times ~ Times from: ou.org/holidays/calendar
For Eruv Information: twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or youngisraelwh.org/eruv or (Hotline - 860-232-6417)
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YIWH Schedule of Services
October 18th - 25th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Shabbat Parashat Vayeira Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, October 18th Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Shacharit 6:30 a.m Contact Judie Patel at 860-236-4178, or
Candle Lighting 5:46 p.m. [email protected]
Mincha/Maariv 5:51 p.m. to check the availability of the date
you need & call Fran Wittenberg
Shabbat, October 12th at 860-983-4837
Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:00 a.m. to make the arrangements for the
Shacharit 8:45 a.m. type of Kiddush you want.
Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:52 a.m. Checks need to be received the
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. Sunday prior to your Kiddush date.
Rabbi Weinberg’s Shabbat Afternoon Class 4:30 p.m. There are three types
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:30 p.m. of Kiddushim:
Shabbat Ends 6:46 p.m. Standard for $150,
Semi-Deluxe for $250
Sunday, October 13th - Thursday, October 17th & Deluxe for $350
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:18 a.m. With supplements available.
Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by 8:15 a.m.
Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Class & Breakfast For Seudah Shlishit contact
Shacharit…Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Please make checks for $90.00 out to YIWH
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Thursday at YIWH 5:40 p.m. give To Daniella Robinson Prior to the event
Friday, October 18th - Erev Shabbat KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 10/19 Weinberg
Candle Lighting 5:36 p.m. 11/9 Wolpaw
Mincha/Maariv 5:41 p.m.
Ner La’Maor
Lights
Ann & Jeremy Pava
Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah
Henna & Bob Tatham
in honor of their grandchildren
Yonatan & Akiva Cohen
Pat La’Orchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit
Fran & Gene Wittenberg in memory of
Fran’s father, Tzvi ben Yitzchak Meir HaCohen
צבי בן יצחק מאיר הכהן & Gene’s father, Binyamin ben Moshe
בנימין בן משה
Kiddush Supplement Irving Wizenfeld in memory of his parents
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
Seudah Shlishit Supplement Betty Wizenfeld in memory of her parents
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן
5773 Candy Man You-Dah-Man
Sarah Parnes for the Sheinkopf Family
Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Jay Gershman Naomi & David Rosen