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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

[email protected]

Shabbat Parashat Emor

April 27th, 2013 17 Iyar 5773

Kiddush is sponsored by

The Shul

Editor: Judie Patel E-mail: bulletin @youngisraelwh.org

Editors Emeritus: Sam Leichtberg & Moish Trencher

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,

Rabbi’s Corner As I mentioned last week in the bulletin, our shul has

taken a major step forward in hiring a bookkeeper/administrative

assistant. This is an exciting change for YIWH and will help to

ensure that our shul is run in a smooth and professional fashion

meeting your needs as congregants.

Martha Sperandio, our new bookkeeper began working

for a few hours in shul this week. We spent some time reviewing

what kinds of things go on in the shul, what kinds of checks she

will be receiving and what kind of bills she will be paying. I

tried to familiarize Martha with some of the Hebrew terms that

are used a lot by members of our shul like “Shabbos”, “Shul”,

Kiddush”, “Yarzeit” so that she will understand some of the nota-

tions that come in on checks and acknowledgements. We also

reviewed some of the major Jewish institutions in town and their

respective leaders because they are all an integral part of the way

our shul functions. A temporary office space has been built for

Martha in the upstairs coatroom with a fold-down desk that Gene

built and a filing cabinet that will be ordered shortly. Elie Wolfe

and Steve Luger are working on getting a computer, phone, and

printer/scanner all set up for Martha as well. Next week Martha

will be meeting with David Cohen and Ted Zablotsky to go over

the various tasks that she will be doing, strategizing about how to

best arrange all the information in the Quickbooks program that

our shul has, and setting up a system of checks and balances for

security.

Martha is very talented and I am sure you will all come

to enjoy working with her in the context of making our shul a

more successful place.

I would like to take this opportunity again to really speak

about how amazingly generous David Cohen has been with his

time. Taking care of all the shul finances is a huge responsibility

that takes so much time. David’s term as treasurer (after a long

run) was over a year ago and yet he so graciously stayed on and

did all he could to keep the shul functioning. Thanks SO much

for your time and dedication.

One of the things we have done in preparation for Mar-

tha’s work in shul is CLEAN THE COATROOM. We have

cleaned it and thrown away all the garbage and old papers that

were lying around.

We are asking TWO things of you:

1) Please claim any coats that are hanging or items which we

consolidated in the “lost and found” boxes in the coatroom.

ANY ITEMS NOT CLAIMED BY MAY 12TH WILL BE

GIVEN AWAY TO CHARITY.

If you have items in the cubbies in the coatroom please remove

your stuff from those cubbies temporarily so that we can ascer-

tain which stuff belongs to active members and which belongs to

those deceased. Once your stuff is removed if you decide you

מזל טוב to Ariella Snyder on the occasion of her מזל טוב recent Bat Mitzvah. טוב מזל to parents Barbara and Michael and siblings Benjamin and Aaron.

רפואה שלמה

To Ted Zablotsky

ברוכים הבאים

Welcome to Judy Levy & Paul who have moved to Skyview Apartments. We welcome you to

this side of town & to YIWH.

COMMEMORATING THE 20TH YAHRZEIT

OF RABBI JOSEPH B. SOLOVEITCHIK zt”l

“The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik” By Rabbi Brahm Weinberg

Shabbat Afternoons weekly - 45 Minutes before Minutes before Mincha

April - June

We will ALSO be holding a special screening of the film

“Lonely Man of Faith: The life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik”

Time & Date to be announced

NEXT BOOK CLUB GATHERING New Date: Wednesday, May 1st at 7:45PM

At the home of Debbie Luger “The Invisible Wall” By Harry Bernstein

Continued from

would like to continue using a cubby please contact me and

I will have Martha put your name on the cubby at which

point you can return your stuff to your cubby. ANY

CUBBY ITEMS NOT CLAIMED OR LABELED

WITH SOMEONE’S NAME WILL BE GIVEN

AWAY AFTER MAY 12TH.

Cleaning the coatroom helps us in a number of im-

portant ways: It makes the shul more visually appealing to

those coming in to visit, it gives Martha more space to

work, and allows you to reclaim items you never knew you

lost! Thanks so much for your cooperation!

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Weinberg

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgment or Kid’s Corner donations should be sent to:

Debbie Luger at 37 Miamis Road, WH, CT

Judith & Bruce Hessing In memory of Hannah Aroesty

Evelyn & David Hessing In memory of Hannah Aroesty

Fran & Gene Wittenberg In honor of the engagement of David Rosenblit In honor of the engagement of Harvey Pava In honor of birth of granddaughter to Judith & Bruce Hessing In honor of birth of granddaughter to Susanne & David Gelb In memory of Hannah Aroesty

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FRIDAY NIGHT MINCHA/MAARIV WILL BEGIN AT 7:00 PM UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER

RABBI WEINBERG’S SHABBAT AFTERNOON CLASS

Shabbat afternoons 45 minutes before Mincha,

RABBI WEINBERG’S SUNDAY MORNING GEMARA SHIUR

Sunday mornings after davening

RABBI WEINBERG’S MELACHIM CLASS

Tuesday nights At 8:00 PM

WELCOME TO OUR BOOKEEPER!

MARTHA SPERANDIO

As you all know, last summer at the Mem-bership Meeting the membership voted to have YIWH hire a bookkeeper on a part time basis to help out with some of the financial tasks as well as administrative tasks within the shul. This is an exciting step forward for YIWH and will help to ensure that our shul is run in a smooth and pro-fessional fashion meeting your needs as congre-gants. Thanks SO VERY MUCH to David Cohen for agreeing to stay on all these extra months while we looked for a suitable candidate Ted, Gene, Ju-dith, and I interviewed many candidates and about a month ago decided to hire Martha Speran-dio. Martha is a wonderful lady who is so commit-ted, so friendly and approachable, and so skilled at working as a bookkeeper,

Martha has been incredibly flexible and ac-commodating at working with us to prepare for her start date. Martha will be starting THIS WEEK. She will be working at YIWH on Thursdays and Fridays every week and right now we are in the process of figuring out what the best hours are for her to work on those days. We need a bit of time to have her meet with David Cohen and Ted and get fully setup and acclimated. We will be in touch with you letting you know more infor-mation about how to reach Martha, when she will be in the shul, and what kinds of services she will be able to offer each of you. Martha has also agreed to come to join us after davening one week on Shabbat to be able to meet all of you at Kiddush and get to know YIWH. We will let you know when she will be coming as soon as we know. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Rabbi Weinberg

CHABAD’S L’AG B’OMER COMMUNITY CELEBRATION Sunday, April 28th at 5:00 PM

At Eisenhower Park

NEXT SHABBAT, MAY 4TH All Orthodox Shuls in Town will be dedicating

Shabbat to the topic of JEWISH EDUCATION. Please make every effort to be in Shul

Join the HAGH for a PARLOR MEETING

for current & prospective parents. Sunday, May 5th at 7:30 PM

At the Wolfe home, 116 Brewster Road Learn about the New Student Incentive Program

For 2013-2014 50% reduction in tuition for new students

Refreshments will be served. RSVP Eli Wolfe 203-273-1914 or [email protected]

And for… BREAKFAST & AN OPEN HOUSE

For Prospective Parents Friday, May 10th at 9:00 AM

At the Hebrew Academy 53 Gabb Road, Bloomfield, CT

YOSEF BEGUN, Father of the Russian Refusnik Movement,

Will speak on “25 Years Since the March to Washington”

April 30, 2013 @ 7:00p.m

*Refreshments to follow* Congregation Beth Israel

Please contact Bob Fishman at (860) 727-5701 or [email protected] to RSVP or for more information.

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Page 3 Celebrate on the Anniversary of Death? Why all the joy on the day of the passing of the great sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai? By Dovid Zaklikowski - www.chabad.org Dear Rabbi, Every year on the holiday of Lag BaOmer, we go to the park, have bonfires and live music and many celebrations. I never understood this. Are we supposed to have celebrations on the anniversary of someone’s passing? Answer: Lag BaOmer marks the passing of the great sage, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who lived in the 2nd century. Rabbi Shimon was the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of Judaism and is the author of the Zohar, the classic work of Kabbalah. On the day of his passing, Rabbi Shimon instructed his disciples to mark the date as “the day of my joy.”1 “Yahrtzeit” Day of Passing The codifiers of Jewish law mark the anniversary of someone’s passing, known as the Yahrtzeit, as a day of intro-spection and seriousness, when close relatives of the deceased refrain from joining a wedding,2 and some have the custom to fast.3 Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried, in his abridged code of Jewish law, sums it up this way: It is a time to be inspired to return to G‑d, to take a look at one’s deeds and to make changes in one’s life. Through this the souls of one’s parents will have merit in the world above.4 The same would apply to the Yahrtzeits of the righteous, such as the day of Moses’ passing, which is marked by many as a fast day and day of introspection. See Yahrzeit: Memorial Anniversary for the customs of this day. The Kabbalists explained that the day of a person’s passing is a time when the soul is once again judged, and his or her merits are calculated, and the soul is then elevated to a more spiritual level in heaven. Therefore, it has become a cus-tom to do good deeds and learn Jewish texts to bring merit and spiritual pleasure to the deceased person’s soul.5 In Hassidic circles the custom is not to be overtly depressed or saddened on the day of the passing; rather the day is marked in a more positive and pleasant manner by remembering and learning from the individual’s life and good deeds.6 How Could We Celebrate? However, Rabbi Shimon did specifically ask his followers to be joyous on his Yahrtzeit; and the rule is that when one asks that the solemn part of the Yahrtzeit be abandoned, we listen to the request.7 Therefore, it is permitted to be joyous and celebrate on this day.8 On the day of a person‘s passing, his or her entire lifework, good deeds and teachings ascend to higher spiritual realms. It is a time when one’s soul reconnects to higher levels of G dliness, the source of life.9 The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, explains that this is the reason Rabbi Shimon asked that this day be remembered as a joyous day; to mark the elevation of his soul to higher spiritual levels.10 The wish of the great sage, Rabbi Shimon, is adhered to in Jewish communities across the globe. We “remember and do”11 by learning about and celebrating the life and teachings of Rabbi Shimon. See What Is Lag BaOmer? from our section on the Holiday of Lag BaOmer.

BUY SCRIP

Every dollar you spend using this program is the same dollar you would have normally spent, AND a portion of it is donated to YIWH?

The purchases by participating families have raised $2,252.00 for the YIWH. This program is too important to YIWH to be ignored. 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

From Eli Ashkenas-Wolfe on Monday, May 6th and Monday, June 3rd from 5-6PM or 8-9PM If you need scip on a different date the please email: [email protected] or call:

Footnotes:

1. See Rabbi Chaim Vital, Pri Eitz Chayim, Sefirat HaOmer, ch. 7. 2. Rabbi Moshe Isserles in gloss on the Code of Jewish Law, Yoreh Deah, 03:12.

3. See ibid., Orach Chayim 568:7. 4. Paraphrased from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 221:1.

5. Rabbi Isaac Luria, The Arizal, Shaar Hakavanot. See the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, Torat Menachem, vol. 1,

p. 152.

6. See The Rebbe, Sichot Kodesh, 5727 vol. 2, p. 25.

7. Rabbi Jacob Weil (d. 1456) as brought down in Rabbi Shabsi Kohen’s gloss on the Code of Jewish Law, Yoreh Deah, 344:9.

8. The Rebbe, Lekutei Sichot, vol. 3, p. 1002. 9. See Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Tanya, Igrot Kodesh Epistle 27

10. The Rebbe, ibid. 11. See the verse in Esther.

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http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/42944/jewish/Lag-BaOmer.htm

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112515/jewish/Rabbi-Shimon-Bar-Yochai.htm

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1567567/jewish/Kabbalah.htm

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/325184

http://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day_cdo/aid/1240259/jewish/Passing-of-Rabbi-Shlomo-Ganzfried.htm

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/281636/jewish/Yahrzeit-Memorial-Anniversary.htm

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http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/679300/jewish/What-Is-Lag-BaOmer.htm

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/42944/jewish/Lag-BaOmer.htm

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http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/77049/jewish/Rabbi-Schneur-Zalman-of-Liadi.htm

http://www.chabad.org/library/tanya/default.htm/jewish/The-Tanya.htm

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YIWH Schedule of Services

April 26th - May 3rd, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Parashat Emor Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, April 26th Shul handles set up & Clean up!

Shacharit 6:45 a.m Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178

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

Candle Lighting 7:24 p.m. check the availability of the date

you need & call Fran Wittenberg

Shabbat, April 27th at 860-

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 9:22 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 6:25 p.m. There are three types

Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 7:10 p.m. of Kiddushim:

Shabbat Ends 8:26 p.m. Standard for $150,

Semi-Deluxe for $250

Sunday, April 28th - Thursday, May 2nd & Deluxe for $350

Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 4:58 a.m. With supplements available.

Shacharit...Sunday - L’ag B’Omer 8:15 a.m.

Followed by Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur 9:00 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact

Shacharit…Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568

Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m.

Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Thursday at YIWH 7:30 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE

5/4 Yom Yerushalayim

Friday, May 3rd 5/18 Rosen

Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 5/25 Gelb

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 p.m.

Candle Lighting 7:32 p.m.

Ner La’Maor

Lights

Betty & Irving Wizenfeld

in memory of

Betty’s Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira

Irv ‘s Parents, Sam & Dina Wizenfeld

Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah

Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah

Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva & Zvi Goldfischer

in memory of their parents and grandparents,

Israel & Frida Weiss

Abraham & Miriam Leichtberg

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

Shayne & Stuart Kesler

Seudah Shlishit Supplement

Susan & Gil Fried

5773 Candy Man You-Dah-Man

Rabbi Mordechai & Dvorah Weiss Ann & Jeremy Pava

Handy Man Good Humor Man

Fran & Gene Wittenberg Debbie & Steven Luger

שראל בן דודי טויבה פרידה בת עזרא

אברהם בן שמואל מרים בת יעקב אריה

שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן

טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן

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May 3rd - 10th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Mevorchim Parashat Behar - Bechukotai Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, May 3rd Shul handles set up & Clean up!





Shabbat, May 4th at 860-









Sunday, May 5th - Thursday, May 9th & Deluxe for $350


Shacharit...Sunday 8:15 a.m.



Shacharit…Tuesday 6:45 a.m.

Shacharit…Wednesday - Yom Yerushalayim 6:30 p.m.


5/4 Yom Yerushalayim

Friday, May 10th - Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5/18 Rosen

Shacharit 6:30 a.m. 5/25 Gelb



Ner La’Maor

Lights


in memory of









Pat La’Orchim



in memory of




Kiddush Supplement



Susan & Gil Fried
















[email protected] .


May 10th - 17th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Parashat B’midbar Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, May 10th - Rosh Chodesh Sivan Shul handles set up & Clean up!














Sunday, May 12th - Monday, May 13th & Deluxe for $350




Shacharit…Monday 6:40 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568

Mincha/Maariv...Sunday - Monday at YIWH 7:45 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14th - Erev Shavuot

Shacharit…Tuesday 6:45 a.m.


Mincha/Maariv 7:50 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE

Tikkun Layl Shavuot 11:45 p.m. 5/18 Rosen

5/25 Gelb

Wednesday, May 15th - Shavuot I

Shacharit Vatikin 4:35 a.m.

Shacharit 9:00 a.m.


Candle Lighting AFTER

Thursday, May 16th - Shavuot II

Shacharit 9:00 a.m.

Megillat Ruth 9:45 a.m.

Yizkor - Approximately 10:45 a.m.

Mincha 7:50 p.m.

Maariv & Chag Ends 8:46 p.m.

Friday, May 17th

Shacharit 6:30 a.m.














[email protected] .


May 17th - 24th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Parashat Naso Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, May 17th Shul handles set up & Clean up!














Sunday, May 19th - Thursday, May 23rd & Deluxe for $350





Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m.


5/18 Rosen

Friday, May 24th 5/25 Gelb

Shacharit 6:30 a.m.



Ner La’Maor

Lights


in memory of









Pat La’Orchim



in memory of




Kiddush Supplement



Susan & Gil Fried


















[email protected] .


May 24th - 31st, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Parashat Beha’alotcha Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, May 24th Shul handles set up & Clean up!














Sunday, May 26th - Thursday, May 30th & Deluxe for $350


Shacharit...Sunday - Monday Memorial Day 8:15 a.m.


Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:40 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568

Shacharit…Thursday 6:45 a.m.


5/25 Gelb

Friday, May 31st

Shacharit 6:30 a.m.



Ner La’Maor

Lights


in memory of









Pat La’Orchim



in memory of




Kiddush Supplement



Susan & Gil Fried


















[email protected] .


May 31st - June 7th, 2013 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush

Shabbat Mevorchim Parashat Shlach Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, May 31st Shul handles set up & Clean up!





Shabbat, June 1st at 860-









Sunday, June 2nd - Thursday, June 6th & Deluxe for $350


Shacharit...Sunday - Monday Memorial Day 8:15 a.m.


Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:40 a.m. Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568

Shacharit…Thursday 6:45 a.m.


Friday, June 7th

Shacharit 6:30 a.m.



Ner La’Maor

Lights


in memory of









Pat La’Orchim



in memory of




Kiddush Supplement



Susan & Gil Fried













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