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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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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

Rabbi Brahm Weinberg 860-233-3084 or [email protected] Debra Luger 860-233-0300 or [email protected]

Shabbat Mevorchim

Parashat Shmini

April 18th 2015 29 Nissan 5775

Kiddush this Shabbat

Is sponsored by

Rena & ELi Aroesty

On the occasion of the Yahrzeit

Of ELi’s mother Hannah Aroesty

Chana Bayla bat Avraham Yitzchak

Editor: Judie Patel [email protected]

Shabbat Morning Youth Groups

This Shabbat Youth Groups for children 6 and older will be lead by a special guest, Devorah

Lustig, a teacher from Hebrew Academy. Please keep in mind that groups start at

10:00 AM and continue to 11:00 AM

מזל טוב to Yosef Leib Mintzes on his Bar מזל טובMitzvah! מזל טוב to Shira, Dovid, Malka

Faiga, Chaya Shaindel, Yocheved Nechama & Asher Nesanel Mintzes & Barbara,

Norman, Helaine & Shoshana Spector!

to Jesse Rosenblit on his מזל טובpromotion in rank to Major in the

Israeli Defense Force.

to Judy Levy on the birth of a מזל טובgreat grandson! מזל טוב to the entire

Levy family!

to Moshe Loew on the occasion of his מזל טובBar Mitzvah. Mazal tov to Daniel & Chanie, Nachi, Avi, Yitzy &Atara, grandparents Hel-en & Les Loew, Molly & Harry Neuhoff, great

grandmother Margot Jeremias, and the extended Loew & Neuhoff families!

to Eli Gelb on the birth of a grandson מזל טובto his daughter Esther Blima. מזל טוב to

great-grandparents Sally & Bumi Gelb and the entire Gelb family!

to Dari and Ari Leichtberg on the מזל טובbirth of Sahara Leila Miryam! מזל טוב to

siblings Ra’eya & Liav; grandparents Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Neila Carlebach; מזל טוב

to aunt, uncle and cousins Batsheva, Zvi, Tova, Meira, Tziyona & Amitai Goldfischer,

and the entire Leichtberg and Carlebach families!

SEUDAH SHLISHIT

is sponsored by Stan & Evelyn Rutstein on the occasion of the Yahrzeit of Evelyn’s father Yisrael ben Chaim

WE ARE LESS THAN 10 DAYS AWAY FROM

OUR YIWH "GETAWAY" RAFFLE DRAWING

This is our ONLY MAJOR fundraiser for the year and the income from it is critical

to our budget! We are really counting on you ALL to sell or buy your raffle tickets. If you or your family members/friends are opposed to buying raffles, a straight donation to the YIWH as part of this fundraising effort is

certainly welcomed as well! PLEASE TURN IN ALL YOUR TICKET

STUBS, UNSOLD TICKETS AND CHECKS

TO THE SHUL ASAP !

(or you can drop them off at either the Luger or Kesler house)

Please save us from making phone calls and retrieving tickets!

YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION

Sunday, April 19th 7:00 PM Beth El Temple

Honoring the memory of the Martyred Six Million

YOM HAZIKARON CEREMONY

Tuesday, April 21st 7:30 PM, Mandell JCC

Day of Remembrance for the soldiers and citizens of Israel who have perished

by acts of war and terrorism.

2ND ANNUAL READING OF THE NAMES

Monday, April 20th, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Mandell JCC Chase Gallery

ANNUAL YOM HA'AZMAUT FAMILY

CELEBRATION & RAFFLE DRAWING

Thursday, April 23rd At the Shul at 5:30 PM

followed by the RAFFLE DRAWING at 7:30 PM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Please send your check with the detailed acknowledgement information

(including addresses as needed) directly to the office or donate on the website

Helen Weisel In honor of the birth of a great-grandson, Isaac Shalom Weisel In memory of her daughter Aviva Weisel Eichler In memory of her sister Rita Newfield In appreciation of Sarah Elbaum's continued friend-ship

Vera Schwarcz. In honor of the Leichtbergs' new granddaughter In honor of Michael Snyder, " who year after year works hard to make it possible to burn our chametz communally. This year, he did it while he was still ill with fever .”

Sally & Bumie Gelb In memory of Jason Wolfe

From: The Search Committee

As co-chairs of the search committee, we'd like to update

the membership of the YIWH as to the status of our search

for a new Rabbi. The committee has reviewed about 20 re-

sumes and we've had telephone and Skype interviews with

many candidates. We are planning to continue both face to

face and Skype interviews. In addition, we have a candi-

date scheduled to join us for a Shabbat shul interview the

last weekend in April, which we hope you all can attend !

More details will follow about the interview weekend as it

approaches. We'd like to thank the committee members for

their hard work, late hours and Sundays away from fami-

lies. As the search process moves forward, we will continue

to keep you informed.

Sincerely,

Judith Hessing & Steve Luger

SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY PLAYFUL PALS PLAYGROUP

Free Playgroup for Jewish Children - Birth to Five At the Hebrew Academy Pre-School

Tuesdays, April 28th thru June 2nd 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

HHNE 5K UNITY COLOR RUN

Thursday, June 4th at 5:30 PM The Color Run is a fun, healthy way to join to-

gether to celebrate our community in all its colorful diversity

WINTER CLASSES AT YIWH

MISHNA BRURAH CLASS

With Rabbi Sheinkopf Shabbat Mornings at 8:15 AM

RABBI WEINBERG’S SUNDAY MORNING

GEMARA CLASS -

Masechet Beitzah

WEEKLY AUDIO CLASS

“10 Minutes on Tefilla” This class will be emailed every week

We will be studying Shearim B’Tefilla” of Rabbi Shimshon Dovid Pincus z”l.

WOMEN’S LEARNING GROUP

Wednesday morning at 11:15 AM In Classroom 1 at the JCC

SHABBAT TOT CIRCLE

Is a parent led Shabbat group for children ages five and under. The program is

the first Shabbat of every month. Parents are invited to stay with their children during this program to partake in davening,

songs and games. A special Shabbat treat will be served.

SCRIP PROGRAM

DO YOUR SHOPPING WITH SCRIP

WE HAVE BIG Y, SHOPRITE & WHOLE FOODS I am happy to report that so far the shul has raised almost $6000.00. (We hope to get to $10,000 by year end) Keep up the good work AND earn your $100 SCRIP credit off dues.

Daniella (Cell) 516-286-0815

ROSH CHODESH TEHILLIM GROUP

Monday, April 20th at 7:30 PM At Sandy Trencher’s home,

50 Miamis Road

WOMEN’S SHABBAT AFTERNOON

MISHNAH CLASS

Shabbat, April 18, at 4:00 PM at the home of Ruth Alcabes, 30 Seneca Road

We'll begin with Masechet (Tractate) Shabbat, and the group will be facilitated, to begin with, by Jo Bruce, with the possibility of others also participating in leading the discussions. The

class will be text based, and we'll learn the Mishnah with the Kehati commentary, so par-

ticipants should try to obtain a copy of the Mishnah Kehati for Tractate Shabbat in either

English or Hebrew.

SHABBAT MITZVOT TO STUDY

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YIWH PROJECT 5775

Please join us on Shabbat April 24-26 as we welcome Rabbi Eliezer and Mrs. Ilana Bercuson to our Community!

Rabbi Eliezer (Elie) Bercuson is currently the Director of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus at Princeton University. Rabbi Bercuson was born in Montreal, Quebec and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Humanities in Philosophy and Classics from Carleton University in Ottawa and an M.A. in Jewish Philosophy from Yeshiva University. He has been granted semikhah (ordination) both by the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva Uni-versity and by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, with whom he studied at Yeshivat Hamivtar in Efrat. He has worked as a rabbinic intern at the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx, Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT, and Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Con-gregation in Chicago. He has also trained as a military chaplain for the US Army Re-serves in Fort Totten, Queens, and a hospital chaplain at St. Luke’s Hospital. Rabbi Bercuson’s interests include distance running, French literature, history of philoso-phy, and folk music. Mrs. Ilana Bercuson currently partners with her husband as Director of JLIC at Princeton. She grew up in Highland Park, NJ, graduated from the University of Mary-land with a BS in family studies and a minor in Jewish studies, and then studied Jew-ish texts at Nishmat in Jerusalem. She has worked in development at Hadassah, and as part of the rabbinic intern couple at Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chi-cago. She has completed a master’s in educational psychology at Hunter College. Rabbi and Mrs. Bercuson are parents of Dov, age 2, and Batya, who was born earlier this month.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, April 24 Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat,

7:00 PM

Rabbi Bercuson will deliver a brief

Dvar Torah following davening

Shabbat, April 25 Shacharit, 9:00 AM Rabbi Bercuson will deliver the sermon

Shabbat, April 25 Kiddush following davening Rabbi and Mrs. Bercuson will meet

members of the community

Shabbat, April 25 Shiur, 6:10 PM Rabbi Bercuson will deliver a shiur

Shabbat, April 25 Mincha and Seudah Shlishit,

7:10 PM

Rabbi Bercuson will deliver the

Dvar Torah at Seudah Shlishit

Motzaei Shabbat, April 25 Melava Malka at the Glahn’s

(42 Brainard Road), 9:15 PM

Rabbi Bercuson will entertain questions

from members of the community

Sunday morning, April 26 Shacharit, light breakfast, &

Gemara Shiur, 8:15 AM

Rabbi Bercuson will teach a gemara

shiur following davening

YIWH Schedule of Services

April 17th - April 24th, 2015 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Mevorchim Parashat Shmini Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, April 17th - Erev Shabbat Shul handles set up & Clean up!

Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at 860-761-3818,

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 p.m. or [email protected]

Candle Lighting 7:15 p.m. to check the availability of the date

you need & call Fran Wittenberg

Shabbat, April 18th - at 860-983-4837

Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:15 a.m. to make the arrangements for the

Shacharit 9:00 a.m. type of Kiddush you want.

Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:29 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 7:00 p.m. There are three types

Shabbat Ends 8:17 p.m. of Kiddushim:

Standard for $150,

Sunday, April 19th - Thursday, April 23rd Semi-Deluxe for $250

Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 5:11 a.m. & Deluxe for $350

Shacharit...Sunday Rosh Chodesh Iyar 8:00 a.m. With supplements available.

Shacharit…Monday Rosh Chodesh Iyar 6:30 a.m.

Shacharit…Tuesday & Wednesday 6:45 a.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE

Shacharit…Thursday Yom Ha’Atzmaut 6:30 a.m. 4/18 Aroesty

Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Thursday at YIWH 7:20 p.m.

SEUDAH SHLISHIT

Friday, April 24th - The cost to sponsor is $90.00

Shacharit 6:45 a.m. To set up Seudah Shlishit contact

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 p.m. Steve Luger [email protected]

Candle Lighting 7:22 p.m. 4/18 Rutstein

4/25 Feldman

Ner La’Maor - Lights Daniella & Avi Robinson

Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Judy & Lauren Daman

Pat La’Orchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit

Juanita & Yitz Moss

In memory of Yitz’s grandfather Albert Sheiner אברהם בן עמנואל

Kiddush Supplement Rachel & David Cohen

Seudah Shlishit Supplement Ilana & Steve Bernstein In honor of their parents

Victor & Lieba Bernstein Rabbi Richard & Lisa Plavin

In memory of their daughter Michelle Daman Wasserman טובה רנה גיטל פרידה בת אברהם

5775 Candy Man You-Dah-Man

Elisheva & Zev Davidovics Ann & Jeremy Pava

Handy Man Good Humor Man

Patty & Lou Kornreich In honor of Tsion Cohen Debbie & Steve Luger

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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April 24th - May 1st, 2015 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Parashat Tazria=Metzora Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, April 24th - Erev Shabbat Shul handles set up & Clean up!





Shabbat, April 25th - at 860-983-4837







Standard for $150,

Sunday, April 26th - Thursday, April 30th Semi-Deluxe for $250


Shacharit...Sunday 8:15 a.m. With supplements available.

Shacharit…Monday & Thursday 6:40 a.m.



Friday, May 1st - Erev Shabbat SEUDAH SHLISHIT

Shacharit 6:45 a.m. The cost to sponsor is $90.00

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 p.m. To set up Seudah Shlishit contact

Candle Lighting 7:31 p.m. Steve Luger [email protected]

4/25 Luger




Juanita & Yitz Moss























May 1st - 8th, 2015 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Parashat Achrei Mot - Kedoshim Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, May 1st - Erev Shabbat Shul handles set up & Clean up!





Shabbat, May 2nd - at 860-983-4837







Standard for $150,

Sunday, May 3rd - Thursday, May 7th Semi-Deluxe for $250


Shacharit...Sunday 8:15 a.m. With supplements available.

Shacharit…Monday & Thursday L’ag B’Omer 6:40 a.m.



Friday, May 8th- Erev Shabbat SEUDAH SHLISHIT

Shacharit 6:45 a.m. The cost to sponsor is $90.00

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 p.m. To set up Seudah Shlishit contact

Candle Lighting 7:38 p.m. Steve Luger [email protected]

4/25 Luger




Juanita & Yitz Moss






















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