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DAT MINYAN NEWS AND EVENTS
Please help make our Tefillot meaningful by refraining from talking during Davening.
DAT Minyan Rabbi Asher Klein 6825 Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 www.datminyan.org Twitter: @datminyan
Fri. Jan. 10
שבתJan. 11
Sun. Jan. 12
Mon. MLK Jr. Day
Tue. Jan. 14
Wed. Jan. 15
Thu. Jan. 16
Fri. Jan. 17
Shacharit Latest Shema 9:43 am
6:45, 7:30 7:30, 9:00 8:00 6:35 6:45, 7:30 6:45, 7:30 6:35, 7:30 6:45, 7:30
Mincha/Maariv Earliest Shema 5:53 pm
4:45 4:35/5:44 4:50 4:50 4:50 4:50 4:50 4:50
Less Than Two Weeks Away—DAT Minyan Annual General Membership Meeting— Wednesday, January 29, 7:30 pm at DAT Min-yan. Don’t miss this important opportunity to make your voice heard on important issues surrounding the future of our Shul.
Mazel Tov to the Hashkama Minyan on its 6th anniversary this week! Yasher Koach to Asaf Shraiber, Rabbi Hyiam Reiffman, and Dovid Lev for all of their hard work and dedication in leading the Minyan on a weekly basis.
B’nai Akiva Shabbaton this week—See p. 3.
Scholar in Residence Rabbi Avraham Sut-ton joins us this Shabbat. See box at right and pages 3 and 6. Highlights include an Oneg at Marvin and Vera Kark, SHAWL, and Seudah Shelishit. Rabbi Sutton is the author of “Spiritual Technology: The Transition from Profane Technology to Sacred Technology.”
Rabbi Avi Heller delivers the Derasha this Shabbat. Rabbi Heller is Director of Education at Manhattan Jewish Experience. Originally from Denver, Rav Avi received a BA from Boston University and Rabbinic ordination and an MA in Bible from YU. He has served as Director of Jewish Education at BU Hillel, Director of the Boca Raton Community Kollel, and Rabbi of the BRS West synagogue and the Bronfman Fellow at Hillel's International Center.
Teen Program with Rabbi Sunshine at 10:31 am in the 2nd Grade Room.
Grand Prize Mish-Mosh this Sat. night, Jan. 18, 6:25 pm!
Scholar in Residence Dr. Yael Zeigler will spend Shab-
bat in Denver Feb. 7-8. Dr. Ziegler is a lecturer at Matan and an accomplished educator.
Denver Academy of Torah’s 21st Annual Dinner—Sunday, January 26, 2014 at BMH-BJ. 5:00—Cocktails and silent auction; 6:30—Dinner. For more information, contact Kathy Bashari. See Page 5.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
DAY TIME TOPIC TEACHER PLACE
Fri. 8:00 pm Oneg Shabbat Rabbi Sutton M&V Kark
156 S. Poplar
“The Paradigm of Leaving Mitrayim in Order to Receive the Torah at Sinai”
שבת
8:30 am Tefillah Rabbi Klein MPR
9:45 am Women’s Parsha Chavura 204
Haft/Mussaf Pirkei Avot Rabbi Klein 111
After Mussaf Derasha Rabbi Heller MPR
3:20 pm HS Boys Gemara Dr. N. Rabinovitch Rabinovitch
3:35 pm SHAWL Rabbi Sutton 208
“The Relationship Between Torah and Tefillah”
4:00 pm Shearim B’Tefillah Rabbi Levy MPR
Not Meeting MS Girls Tanach Dr. R. Rabinovitch N/A
After Mincha Seudah Shelishit Rabbi Sutton MPR
“The Inner Technology of Torah”
Not Meeting 5-6 Boys Mishna Rabbi Alter N/A
6:25 pm Grand Prize Mish-Mosh Don’t miss it! MPR
Mon. 9:00 pm Men’s Parsha Rabbi Klein TBA
Tue. 12:00 pm Parsha Class Rabbi Klein
Lohf Shaiman Jacobs Hyman & Feiger PC—950 South Cherry St., Suite 900
Wed. 7:30 pm Using Netivot Shalom
to Elevate Shabbat women only
Shelly Ciner Ciner
Welcome to the Shabbat Parshat Yitro
January 18, 2014 17 Shevat 5774
Candles: 4:01-4:44 Havdalah: 5:45
Parsha: p. 394 Haftarah: p. 1154
EAST OF FAIRMOUNT IS OUT OF THE ERUV, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
KIDDUSH sponsored by Dr. Mervyn and Ann Lifshitz to mark the Yahrtzeit of Mervyn's mother, Sarah Lifshitz, A"H.
SEUDAH SHELISHIT sponsored by members of the DAT Minyan in honor of Rabbi Sutton’s visit.
WELCOME to Scholars in Residence
Rabbi Avraham Sutton, visiting from Israel;
and Rabbi Avi Heller, from New York.
This Week’s Newsletter is sponsored by DenverTorahShiur.com Denver’s newest source for the most exciting Torah classes—Holidays, Gemara, Mussar, Women’s themes, and more!
Sponsorships Available www.DenverTorahShiur.com Jake Weiman, Webmaster
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DAT Minyan Rabbi Asher Klein 6825 Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 (303) 281-8999 www.datminyan.org
Refuah Shleima Please include the following names in your prayers. May each be granted a Refuah Shleima. Names are kept on the list until the next Rosh Chodesh. Please resubmit names before each Rosh Chodesh to [email protected] if you would like them to stay on the list.
Ahu bat Gohar Jonathan ben Hagit Menachem Yitzchak ben Yisraela
Dalya Adina bas Esther Leah Rav Aharon ben Bluma Sarah Esther bat Faiyge
Naomi Miriam bat Sarah Emenu Nataniel Chaim ben Sara Rochel Leah Nechama bat Esther
Ariella Bracha bat Sarah Avraham Shalom ben Henna Chaim Benjamin ben Bracha
Galina bas Rachel Chaya Leah bat Sarah Marcelo Hugo ben Alicia Cecelia
Margola Hadassah bat Gitel Sarah Miriam Tova Chaya bat Chanah Raphael Yotam ben Efrat
Sarah Devorah bas Gila Tova Leah bat Chana Yisroel Yakov Moshe ben Sarah
Devorah Leah bat Chanah Raphoel Shmuel Naftali ben Esther Liba Ezra ben Mazal
Danielle Chaya Bat Aviva Dov Tzvi ben Elka Ita Sheiva bas Udya
Bentzion ben Masha Yehudit Sandra Miriam Shoshana bat Chanah Shoshana Michal bat Sara
Shimon ben Miriam Henna Esther Bat Margarit Sarah Kalev Avraham ben Elisheva
Eliyahu Chayim HaKohen ben Sarah Rivka Shoshana Reisa bat Ahuva Refael Elisha Meir ben Devorah
Raizel Shayna bas Basya Yonna bat Esther Baruch Dov ben Sarah Yaffa
(Rabbi) Tzvi Gershon ben Shaindel Shaina Raizel
Weekly Halacha
Q Is there a source for the custom of many to kiss the mezuzah upon entering or exiting one’s home?
A The Gemara in Avodah Zara 11a recounts the fol-
lowing story regarding Onkelos, the author of per-
haps the most well known translation of the Torah.
Onkelos the son of Kalonymus became a proselyte.
The emperor sent a contingent of Roman [soldiers] to pur-
sue him, but he enticed them by [citing] Scriptural verses,
and they converted to Judaism. The Emperor then sent an-
other Roman cohort, instructing them not to say anything
to him. As they were about to take him into custody, he said
to them: “Let me tell you…,” and they too converted. He
[the emperor] dispatched another cohort and ordered them
not to engage in any conversation with Onkelos. As they
seized him and were walking, Onkelos saw the mezuzah
affixed to the doorway. He placed his hand on it and asked
them, “What is this?” They said, “You tell us.” Onkelos
replied, “The universal custom is a mortal king dwells
within and his servants keep guard over him from without;
but with the Holy One, Blessed be He, His servants dwell
within while He keeps guard over them from without, as it
says, ‘Hashem yishmor tzetcha u’vo’echa me’atah v’ad
olam, The Lord will guard your goings and your comings,
from now and forever’” (Psalms 121:8). They too convert-
ed to Judaism. He [the emperor] sent for him no more.
This Gemara is the primary source cited by the
Rabbi’s Message
I recall a conversation in Shul between myself, an
individual who was very distressed with recent events in
his life, and a third individual who was a friend and also
happened to work in the field of mental health. The trou-
bled individual poured out his heart and bemoaned that he
felt guilty about the feelings that were festering in his
heart towards someone who inadvertently had hurt his
feelings. During the conversation, the therapist proposed
that wrong feelings do not exist, and that we have to ap-
proach the feelings as being appropriate by the mere fact
that they are being felt. “If the feelings exist, then they are
real and must be taken seriously. Only then can they be
rectified,” he explained.
His proposition, though, encounters a major chal-
lenge in this week’s Parsha. The last of the command-
ments is “You shall not covet”—a warning against jeal-
ousy. Is there anyone who can claim that they have not
fallen prey to jealousy? Jealousy is a basic instinct that
seems to manifest itself even in the youngest of children.
How can we be expected to suppress this basic behavior
of humankind?
The Beit Halevi offers the following explanation.
He submits that the fear of Hashem alone should help
steer us from this temptation. An example may be some-
one driving in poor weather conditions with his entire
family in the car. He will take extreme care to keep his
hands on the wheel and focus solely on the road. Even if
one of the children were to point out a very interesting or
strange object that is on the side of the road, the driver
would ignore it and devote his attention to the drive. Sim-
ilarly, in our own lives, we have a path that needs to be
driven with goals that need to be achieved. Veering off
the path would not only divert us from our goals, but it
may also have terrible repercussions. Jealousy is the feel-
ing that tries to divert our attention from the road, and we
need to have in mind that the effects of losing our focus.
Torah From Rabbi Klein
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Essential Rashi’s 1) Where did the Egyptians get animals to pull their chariots?
(14:7)
2) The Jewish women trusted Hashem to grant the Jews a mirac-
ulous victory over the Egyptians. How do we see this? (15:20)
1) Some G-d-fearing Egyptians kept animals inside during the plagues.
2) They brought instruments in preparation for the victory celebration.
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DAT Minyan Rabbi Asher Klein 6825 Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 (303) 281-8999 facebook.com/datminyan
DAT Minyan: A dynamic and friendly Modern Orthodox synagogue for all ages dedicated to meaningful prayer,
personal spiritual development, community growth, youth involvement, Torah education and Religious Zionism.
* DAT Minyan only certifies Kashrut of events it hosts or co-sponsors.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Mazel Tov to Dianne Summers on the engagement of her daughter Avigail to Uri London of Randolph,
New Jersey! See L’Chaim information below.
* B’nei Akiva: Shabbaton next week, Jan. 17-18, with Benjy Brandwein from NY and Ely Feldman from Florence,
Italy!
1) Friday Night Carlebach Minyan at DAT Minyan—4:45pm
2) Friday Night Dinner and Oneg at the home of Hanna Kark. Grades 6-12
3) Shabbat morning Davening at DAT Minyan
4) Shabbat Lunch at the Home of Miriam Schottenstein (tentative). Grades 8-12
5) Pre-Snif Program at DAT Minyan at 2:45 pm. Grades 8-12
6) Snif at DAT Minyan at 3:45 pm. Grades 3-8
7) Mincha, Bnei Akiva Seudah Shlishit/Shira, Maariv, and Havdalah.
8) Motzei Shabbat Ice Skating Downtown. Meet at Light rail station on Evans at 7:15 pm. Grades 6-12.
Shabbat Feb 1: Snif at DAT Minyan one hour before Mincha Grades 3-8
Sunday, Feb 2: Super Bowl Party at the home of Gillian Hecht—Food, Big Screen TV! Grades 8-12
Sat. Night, Feb 15: Movie Night at home of Gillian Hecht at 8:00 pm. Food, popcorn, make your own
Pizza! Grades 6-12
Stay tuned: Annual Ski Shabbaton Feb. 28; Snif and “Rosh Shif” Purim Party March 15; Annual DU
Shabbaton with Chabad Southeast April 4!
Questions? Contact Gillian, Shifra, Jacob Wedgle, or Steve Feldman.
A Shabbos of Inspiration with Rabbi Avraham Sutton. Theme: “The Inner Technology of Prayer.” See
Page 1. Please join us in welcoming Rabbi Avraham Sutton to Denver for a community-wide Shabbos of
Inspiration, hosted by several Shuls and organizations, Shabbos Parshas Yisro, Jan. 16-19. Please see the
flyer on the bulletin board for complete schedule. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Merkaz
at 720-881-2768 or [email protected].
* Summers L’Chaim—Diane Summers and the Summers/Scheuer families invite the entire community to
celebrate the engagement of Avigail Summers to Uri London of Randolph, New Jersey. Uri is the son of
Fran and Hank London. A L’chaim in their honor will take place Tuesday January 21 from 7:00 to 9:00
pm at the home of Mindy and Jeff Hecht, 161 South Glencoe. Hor d'oeuvres and sweet dairy treats will be
served to start the couple off on their sweet life together.
Avos Ubanim Third Annual Ski Trip—Feb. 2. Ages 7-17: $39; ages 18 and up: $79. Cost includes trans-
portation, lunch, snacks, skis, helmet rentals and lift ticket. Previous skiing experience required. Avos Uba-
nim membership not required. RSVP no later than Thu., Jan. 30. For more information or to RSVP, please
contact Rabbi Chaim Sher at 720-881-2768 or [email protected].
The Jewish Experience Wine, Cheese & Chocolate: Home, Sweet Home—Sat., Feb 8, 8:00 pm at Infini-
ty Park Event Center. This year's event celebrates their New Center at 399 S. Monaco Pkwy, and features an
edible construction competition, a grand raffle and delicious hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wine and schmoozing
you've come to expect. www.theje.com, (303) 316-6412.
Radio Chavura—This Sunday, January 12th, at 6:30 pm on 990 KRKS AM, hosts Maxwell and Dean Rot-
bart speak with Jamie Sarche, director of outreach and prearranged funeral planning at Feldman Mortuary,
Denver's Jewish mortuary since 1936. Jamie is joined by one of her prearranged funeral planning clients,
Nancy Nowak. - www.chavura.com
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DAT MINYAN YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Youth Group Guidelines:
Pick up for all groups (including 4-6th graders) is in-doors.
Please bring your child’s la-beled water bottle, hat, and
jacket to groups with them. Advisors and kids will no long-er be allowed to get these items
from the coat rack or strollers during groups.
A parent or guardian must be on shul premises when chil-
dren are in groups.
Children not attending groups
must be supervised by a par-ent or guardian at all times.
Show Your Appreciation:
You know that advisor that is just so wonderful with your child? You know
how you’ve been able to be in shul because your children are having fun in groups?
Show your appreciation by sponsoring the advisor-only Kiddush (following Hashkama
Minyan and before groups begin) in honor of one or all of the advisors! Contact Mor at
[email protected] for details.
Great Opportunity!
Happy Birthday: Akiva Shapiro
Is your child’s birthday not listed?
Email Mor Shapiro at [email protected].
SPONSORSHIPS The Tu B’Shevat Seder is sponsored
by Josh Fine and Julie Geller in honor of Ilan's 11th birthday and
Aria's 7th birthday, and by Howie, Mor, Elie and Yehuda Shapiro in
honor of Akiva's 7th birthday.
Coming up in Groups:
THIS WEEK Shabbat Jan. 18
Kids’ (Belated) Tu B’Shevat Seder
All groups are invited to
a Tu B’Shevat Seder
at 10:15 am in Room 208! Shabbat, Jan. 18
Parashat Yitro
mailto:[email protected]
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The Ibn Ezra offers an alternative explanation based on
a parable of a peasant who would never contemplate the possi-
bility of marrying a princess. He understands that having the
princess as his wife is utterly impossible, and he therefore does
not bother to even think about being her husband. Similarly, we
should train ourselves to appreciate that Hashem has destined
that each person should have what is given to them, and every-
thing else is beyond the scope of possibility or reality. In that
way, jealousy would not be given a chance to present itself in
our minds, just as the peasant could not even contemplate the
princess as his wife.
The feelings of jealousy that are so pervasive are cer-
tainly “real” and need to be dealt with. Yet we have the ability
to proactively take steps to alleviate the future effects that may
take root. Having the proper approach to life can actually mini-
mize the ability of the feelings of jealousy to affect our thought,
and these steps are very much within our control. May we merit
to always keep our focus on the goals that need to be achieved
and never be diverted by the pursuits and material possessions
of others.
Denver Academy of Torah’s 21st Annual Dinner
Sunday, January 26, 2014 at BMH-BJ.
Cocktails and silent auction—5:00, Dinner—6:30
Honoring Rhoda Reiss Pitler and Nurit & Howard Wedgle
and presenting the Legacy Award to Steve & Barbara Feldman honoring the memory of
Rose and Irving Feldman z”l. For more information
contact Kathy Bashari at 720-941-6455 or [email protected].
D’VAR TORAH (cont’d from Page 2) Rama for the custom to touch the mezuzah. The Ge-
mara, however, does not discuss kissing the mezuzah,
and in fact the Rama simply mentions touching the
mezuzah. There are several modern Halachic opin-
ions that extend the Gemara to the gesture of kissing
as well. These opinions are largely based upon the
ideas of showing one’s love of the mitzvah, or height-
ening one’s awareness regarding the presence of the
mezuzah. Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, z”l, proposed
opposition to the custom based upon the reasoning
that the act of kissing showed excessive comfort with
the mezuzah, thus minimizing the respect due. He
also suggested that the act of kissing spreads germs, a
hygienic problem mentioned in Shulchan Aruch,
Oruch Chaim 170:15.
Evidently, the custom of kissing the mezuzah
is a recent one, and for most of Jewish history it was
not a common practice. This awareness should in no
way detract from the custom, but place the custom
into perspective.
WEEKLY HALACHA (cont’d from Page 2)
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