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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 Rosh Chodesh Parashat Noach
October 5, 2013 1 Cheshvan 5774
Kiddush this Shabbat
Is sponsored by
Juanita & Yitz Moss
On the occasion of the Yahrzeit of
Juanita’s mother
Devora bat Avraham
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 SHLISHIT
Sponsored by Vera Schwarcz & Jason Wolfe in memory of Tovah’s passing one year ago.
מזל טוב to Esther Rachel (Wolfe)& Nosson Lange מזל טובon the birth of their daughter, Ahuva Rivka! מזל
& to grandparents Vera Schwarcz טובJason Wolfe, and Rabbi Yosef & Leah Lange; to
aunts, uncles & cousins Vicky, Gavi, Ruby Lev & Michal Maayan; and Eliora, Elie,
Noam & Eitan!
to Patti & Lou Korn on the birth of their מזל טובgranddaughter, Juliet Rachel! מזל טוב to parents and big brother Hannah, Ilan & Charlie Lastoff; and to aunts, uncles & cousins Lisa, Mordechai, Ike, Olivia & Tzofia Libi Bloomberg; and Sarah,
Etan, Shua & Yiriel Golubtchik!
THANKS TO THE SUKKAH HOP HOST FAMILIES! Eli & Elie Wolfe, Debbie & Steven Luger, Aviva & Matthew Braunshweiger, Esther & David Glahn, Shayne & Stu Kesler, Carolyn & Andrew Ganeles,
Gary Bykoff, Juanita & Yitz Moss!
THANKS FOR BUILDING THE SUKKAH! Tsion Cohen, David Shamash & Leon Laufer!
THANKS FOR THE SUKKAH DECORATIONS! Juanita & Yitz Moss and all the children!
MANY THANKS to all who davened and layned!
MANY THANKS TO THE HOST FAMILIES FOR TORAH TOURS!
Accommodations at the Loew's and Patel’s. Meals with Rabbi & Elana, Weinberg, Rachel &
David Cohen, Batsheva & Jon Maslow, Juanita & Yitz Moss, Ann & Jeremy Pava & Daniella & Avi
Robinson, and Stacey & Shimmy Trencher!
Ish Ha'Adama vs. Ish Elokim: Personal Growth and Chessed
Rabbi Yaakov Haber Many commentators have contrasted Noach's introverted righteousness focusing on personal reli-gious growth, not praying for the salvation of his generation, and not rebuking them for their wrong-doing with Avraham's extroverted righteousness convincing others of the truth of monotheism and of an ethical lifestyle, praying for the salvation of even the wicked S'dom and its sister cities, and rebuking Avimelech and others for their wrongdoing with the goal of changing them for the better (see The Spir-itual Legacy of Noah and Avraham by Rav Michael Rosensweig for a fascinating exposition of the con-trast between these two individuals.) B'raishit Rabba (36:3) further contrasts Noach with Moshe. Noach enters history's stage be-ing described as "Ish Tzaddik" (Noach 6:9), a right-eous man, the appellation by which he is crowned as he is chosen to be the sole builder of a new, better world. He exits as an "Ish Ha'Adama" (9:20), a man of the earth, or an earthy man, the title by which he is called before he falls into a drunken stupor after planting a vineyard and producing wine. Moshe, on the other hand, toward the beginning of his life is referred to as "Ish Mitzri" (Sh'mos 2:19) and exits before granting his final blessing to K'lal Yisrael as an "Ish Elokim" (V'Zos HaBracha 33:1), a man of G-d. Meshech Chochma provides an insightful ex-position of this Midrash. One would have expected Noach's emphasis on religious self-growth to lead to sustained righteousness throughout his life. Instead, the opposite occurred. One would have expected Moshe's constant involvement with others -- his seeking out the plight of his brethren in Egypt, his risking his life to save a fellow Jew, his saving the daughters of Yisro and their flock of sheep from the shepherds who chased them away from the well, his constant prayer for the salvation of K'lal Yisra-el even to the point of his willingness to give up his own life rather than witness the destruction of his
beloved nation -- to hamper his religious growth.
Editor: Judie Patel [email protected]
Continued on Page 3
With much gratitude to Hashem the following honors were purchased on
Simchat Torah: Atah Hare'eta ~ Ilana & Steven Bernstein
Hatan Torah ~ Shayne & Stu Kesler Hatan Bereshit ~ Edna & David Shamash
Kol ha-Ne'arim ~ In honor of Ted Zablotsky Maftir ~ Judy & Lauren Daman
Ner le-Ma’or ~ Ann & Jeremy Pava
Yayin le-Kiddush ul’Havdalah ~ Henna & Bob Tatham in honor of their grandchildren
Yonatan & Akiva Cohen Pat le-’Orchim ~ Fran & Gene Wittenberg In memory of Fran’s father & in memory of
Gene’s father Kiddush ~ Irv Wizenfeld in memory of
Irv’s parents Seudah Shlishit ~ Betty Wizenfeld in memory of
Betty’s parents Candy Man ~ Sara Parnes
Handy Man ~ Jay Gershman Good Humor Man ~ Naomi Rosen for
David Rosen You Dah Man ~ Jeremy Pava
S imhat Torah Kibud Auction 5774
YIWH TANACH STUDY PROGRAM
Many people have signed up for various chap-ters of Tanach already! Please consider sign-
ing up to take part in this great project. The goal is to have our shul collectively finish
all of Tanach by Shavuot. Please sign up SOON by filling in your
name and email address next to the section of Tanach you would like to be responsible for learning this year. You may sign up for one section or more than one section. You may
sign up for a section as a family, with a friend, or alone. If there is a section that gets taken which you would like to study you may add
you name to that section as well (i.e. multiple people can be learning the same thing).
One is free to learn his/her own section at any point from now until Shavuot. We will also have a few open Beit Medrash nights in the
shul to come and learn together. Our goal is to make the Siyum Tanach on
Shavout 5774/2014!
CHAI MITZVAH
Many of you have heard about Chai Mitzvah over the last few years. It is now back and RE-
DESIGNED. We are starting a Chai Mitzvah Group in our
shul for women of all ages! The Program will run from October to May.
The program includes: Monthly learning session with Rabbi Wein-
berg to take place on Wednesday mornings Study a Jewish topic of personal interest to
you Deepening a mitzvah or Jewish ritual that
you already do. Engaging in a social action project either on
your own or with the YIWH group End of program community wide celebra-
tion, and a tree planted in Israel in your honor!
Free babysitting will be offered for women who wish to participate but have child-care obliga-
tions. CONTACT RABBI WEINBERG FOR MORE INFO
Jeffrey & Ilana Weiss In appreciation of Shimmy & Stacey Trencher's hospitality.
Susanne & David Gelb In honor of birth of a new granddaughter to Jason Wolfe & Vera Schwarcz
Sylvia Ross In honor of Goldy Lichter's 90th Birthday
Thank you to the anonymous person who donated their winning shlishi aliyah on
Yom Kippur to me. Mark Rosenblit
חודש טוב!
BOOK CLUB
New Book: This is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acknowledgment or Kid’s Corner donations should be
sent to: Debbie Luger at 37 Miamis Road, WH, CT
BUY SCRIP
Every dollar you spend using this program is the same dollar you would have normally spent, part of it is donated to YIWH. The scrip proceeds for the period 7/1/13 - 9/30/13 is$619.00.
(We need more families to come on board we should be making a lot more! ed.) For assistance in setting up your family's account please call:
Harriet Rosenblit 860-236-4421, or Shayne Kesler 860-231-7519
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.
Dvar Torah, Continued from page 1
Instead, he develops as the highest level prophet possible soaring above those who preceded and succeeded him. Sustained religious growth is not solely due to one's effort at self-perfection. It is granted as a gift from Hashem largely in response to and in proportion with one's involvement with the needs of others, the level being reached far transcending that which would have been possible by the investment in time and effort of the individual himself. This remains a paradox of religious devotion. Taking away time from self contemplation, study and efforts at perfection to help others often leads to greater levels of piety than would have ordinarily been possible. Not surprisingly, Avraham Avinu establishes the paradigm of "G'dola hachnassas 'orchim mei'hakbalas p'nei ha'Sh'china," "Welcoming guests is greater than greeting the Divine Presence." Chasam Sofer expresses a similar notion in his analysis of the passage introducing Hashem's telling Avraham about the imminent destruction of S'dom. "HaM'chase 'Ani mei'Avraham 'asher 'ani 'oseh. V'Avraham hoyo yihye l'goy gadol.... 'asher y'tzave es banav v'es beiso acharav ... la'asos t'zdaka umishpat..." "Shall I hide from Avraham that which I am about to do. And Avraham will become a great nation ... he will instruct his children and household con-cerning the ways of charity and justice" (VaYeira 18:17-18). The p'sukim imply that there would have been a reason to withhold this prophecy from Avraham, but Hashem did not since Avraham would inform his children of the ways of charity and justice. The Chasam Sofer suggests that since Avraham Avinu was so involved in outreach to others, he did not have the time normally necessary to prepare himself spiritually for the reception of prophecy. None-theless, since he acted for the sake of Heaven in giving to others, Hashem granted him the prophecy as a gift. It has been suggested that for a similar reason, Moshe is referred to as "Ish Elokim" precisely at the end of his life before he blessed the B'nei Yisrael. Moshe was denied en-try into the Holy Land he desired to enter his whole life ultimately because of the complaints of the Jewish People at Mei M'riva which led to his transgression for which his punishment was to die in the desert. Yet, Moshe, rather than holding a grudge against his nation, and rebuking them severely at the end of his life, blaming them for his misery, blesses them! This supreme act of chessed, focusing on K'lal Yisrael's future happiness and not his own sorrow earns him the title of Ish Elokim.
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or contact [email protected] for more information.
YIWH Schedule of Services
October 4th - 11th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Parashat Noach Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, October 4th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Shacharit 6:30 a.m Contact Judie Patel at 860-236-4178, or
Candle Lighting 6:09 p.m. [email protected]
Mincha/Maariv 6:14 p.m. to check the availability of the date
you need & call Fran Wittenberg
Shabbat, October 5th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 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 9:46 a.m. Checks need to be received the
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. Sunday prior to your Kiddush date.
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:55 p.m. There are three types
Shabbat Ends 7:08 p.m. of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Sunday, October 6th - Thursday, October 10th Semi-Deluxe for $250
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:03 a.m. & Deluxe for $350
Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. With supplements available.
Shacharit…Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact
Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Thursday at YIWH 6:05 p.m. Please make checks out to YIWH and give
To Daniella Robinson Prior to the event
Friday, October 11th - Erev Shabbat KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 10/5 Moss
Candle Lighting 5:57 p.m. 10/19 Weinberg
Mincha/Maariv 6:02 p.m. 11/9 Wolpaw
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
Seudah Shlishit Supplement Betty Wizenfeld in memory of her parents
5773 Candy Man You-Dah-Man
Sarah Parnes Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Jay Gershman Naomi & David Rosen
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן
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)
WANT TO JOIN THE LISTSERV: To receive emails from the synagogue about classes, events,
and times of services consider subscribing to our public listserv by emailing
Members of the listserv can email each other about events and other needs by addressing email
to [email protected]. Visit our website www.youngisraelwh.org
or contact [email protected] for more information.
YIWH Schedule of Services
October 11th - 18th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Shabbat Parashat Lech Lecha Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, October 11th Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Shacharit 6:30 a.m Contact Judie Patel at 860-236-4178, or
Candle Lighting 5:57 p.m. [email protected]
Mincha/Maariv 6:02 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 9:49 a.m. Checks need to be received the
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. Sunday prior to your Kiddush date.
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:40 p.m. There are three types
Shabbat Ends 6:56 p.m. of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Sunday, October 13th - Thursday, October 17th Semi-Deluxe for $250
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:11 a.m. & Deluxe for $350
Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. With supplements available.
Shacharit…Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact
Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Thursday at YIWH 5:50 p.m. Please make checks out to YIWH and 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 5:46 p.m. 11/9 Wolpaw
Mincha/Maariv 5:51 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
Seudah Shlishit Supplement Betty Wizenfeld in memory of her parents
5773 Candy Man You-Dah-Man
Sarah Parnes Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Jay Gershman Naomi & David Rosen
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן
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)
WANT TO JOIN THE LISTSERV: To receive emails from the synagogue about classes, events,
and times of services consider subscribing to our public listserv by emailing
Members of the listserv can email each other about events and other needs by addressing email
to [email protected]. Visit our website www.youngisraelwh.org
or contact [email protected] for more information.
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.
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:30 p.m. There are three types
Shabbat Ends 6:46 p.m. of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Sunday, October 13th - Thursday, October 17th Semi-Deluxe for $250
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:18 a.m. & Deluxe for $350
Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. With supplements available.
Shacharit…Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact
Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Thursday at YIWH 5:40 p.m. Please make checks out to YIWH and 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
Seudah Shlishit Supplement Betty Wizenfeld in memory of her parents
5773 Candy Man You-Dah-Man
Sarah Parnes Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Jay Gershman Naomi & David Rosen
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן