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BJSZ Bulletin | September 19, 2015 | 6 Tishrei 5776 ז׳ תשרי תשע״ו | שבת פרשת וילך
We welcome our members, their families and all guests who have joined us for Shabbos! Gmar Chasima Tova!
welcome all of our members, their families
Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Congregation
Parsha Question of the Week:
HAKHEL
Moshe wrote this Torah and gave it to the Kohanim ... the bearers of the Ark of
the Covenant of G-d, and to all the elders of Israel. And he instructed them saying, at the
end of seven years, at the time of the Shemitta year, on the festival of Succos ... you shall
read this Torah before all of Israel.... Assemble the nation, men women and children ... that
they shall hear and learn.... (Devarim 31:9-12)
This Mitzvah, known to us as Hakhel, is referred to by the Talmud (TB Sotah 41a)
as the Parshas HaMelech, the King's chapter, because it was the King who was given this
Mitzvah of reading the Torah to the people. Yet if we look here in the Parsha we find no
apparent indication that Moshe is indeed addressing the King. In fact, it seems quite clear
that the Mitzvah is upon the Kohanim. And is it not logical that it would be the Kohanim -
as the spiritual leaders of the Jews - that should have this Mitzvah, rather than the King?
What is the source for the understanding that it is indeed the King's Mitzvah? And upon
whom did this Mitzvah fall in the years before the establishment of the Jewish monarchy?
This year, as we are immediately post-Shemittah, would be the year of Hak-
hel! As such, we will bez"h be learning more about this Mitzvah during Succos.
CANDLELIGHTING FOR YOM KIPPUR
As Melacha is forbidden on Yom Kippur, the procedure for candlelighting is as on
Shabbos, i.e. we light before reciting the Bracha.
Common custom is to light candles at home, with the home prepared as for
Shabbos, with clean tablecloths and the like. It is ideal to recite the Bracha on these can-
dles. In addition to these candles, it is customary to light a 24-hour candle for the man of
the house, as well as a Yizkor candle if one has lost their father and/or mother. One Yizkor
candle for each set of parents is sufficient. These 24-hour candles should be used to light
the Havdala candle on Motzei Yom Kippur.
Many are accustomed to light candles in shul. This may be done in addition to
the candles lit at home, as there is some question regarding the recitation of a Bracha
over the candles lit at shul. It should be noted however that many have the long-standing
custom of lighting their Yom Tov candles in shul, with the Bracha.
If one lights candles at home and wishes to drive to shul afterwards, they must
explicitly state that they do not with to accept Yom Tov with the lighting. In this situation,
they should not recite the Shehecheyanu Bracha when lighting, but should say it with the
congregation at Kol Nidrei.
Shabbos Parshas Vayalech
Mishna Yomi:
Taharos 3: 2-3
Daf Yomi:
Nazir 28
Shabbos Schedule
Candle Lighting 6:51 pm
Mincha Erev Shabbos 6:55 pm
Daf Yomi 8:00 am
Rabbi’s Parsha Shiur 8:35 am
Shacharis 8:45 am
Z’man Kri’as Shema 9:56 am
Shabbos Shuva Drasha given
by Rabbi Hauer 5:30 pm
Mincha 6:40 pm
Maariv ~7:50 pm
Weekday Mincha
1:55 pm, 6:45 pm
Candle Lighting Next Week
6:40 pm
Mincha Next Erev Shabbos
6:45 pm
Good Shabbos!
Rabbi Hauer’s Shabbos Shuva Drasha 5:30 pm Topic: Teshuva: Truly Living Life
Men & Women Welcome
Help needed this Sunday, September 20 to build the Shul
Sukkah right after the 7:30 am minyan. Breakfast will be served.
BJSZ Bulletin | September 19, 2015 | 6 Tishrei 5776 ז׳ תשרי תשע״ו | שבת פרשת וילך
Bulletin deadline is Thursday morning. Email information to [email protected].
WEEKDAY SHIURIM & DAVENING
Daf Yomi/Amud Yomi Sunday: Daf Yomi Shiur: This Sunday 6:30 am
Daf Yomi B’Halacha: 1:30 pm &
after regular Maariv
Monday - Friday:
Amud Yomi (Horayos): 6:10 am
Daf Yomi: 7:35 am
Sunday - Thursday:
Daf Yomi B’Halacha: 1:30 pm &
after regular Maariv
Shacharis:
Sunday: 7:30 am; 9:00 am
Monday & Thursday:
6:40 am; 7:45 am
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday:
6:50 am, 7:45 am
Mincha This Week: 1:55 pm, 6:45 pm
Late Maariv: 10:00 pm
OTHER WEEKDAY SHIURIM
Sunday: Sefer Bereishis: In Depth,
given by Rabbi Hauer 8:20-9:20 am (Men)
Will resume after Succos
Sunday 11:00 am –Sefer HaMitzvos Chaburah
Monday: Mussar Chabura: TBA (Women)
Monday - Thursday, 2:10-3:00 pm
Chaburah studying in depth the "sugyos" and
background of Hilchos Tefillin
Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00 - 9:00 PM
HaRav Yankel Herskovitz
מסכת דמאי -תלמוד ירושלמי
will resume after Succos
Wednesday: 9:00 pm: Parsha Shiur
given by Rabbi Hauer (for Women & Men)
Thursday: The Parsha Plan Chabura
8:40 - 9:00 pm . (Men).
BJSZ Night Kollel in the Schwartz Bais
HaMedrash is learning Meseches Makkos
Chavrusa Learning: 8:30 – 10:00 pm
Shiurim given by Rabbi Daniel Rose
Sunday & Thursday 9:00 pm Gemara Shiur
Monday 9:15 pm Alei Shur
ANNOUNCEMENTS Sisterhood Mitzvah Cards Contact Leah Fischer at 443-870-3660 or the shul office to purchase BJSZ
Sisterhood Mitzvah Cards. $2 each or 6 for $10.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Monday, September 21 8:00-10:00 pm - The Batimore Shidduch group
will be meeting at the home of Mrs. Ahuva Davis - 6400 Apollo Drive, Apt
C. Come for yourself, or to present someone else. For more information
please email [email protected]
October 21-24, The Baltimore Shabbat Project is just around the corner!
Join us for a weekend of commUNITY - One People. One Heart. One Shab-
bat. Join us for The Magic of Shabbat for men/boys, The Great Challah
Bake for women/girls, the One People, One Heart Concert featuring The
Moshav Band for everyone, and of course - Shabbos! We need YOU for us
to be ONE! Get involved at baltimoreshabbatproject.org.
Shalosh Seudos is sponsored by Gil & Molly Horwitz,
commemorating the yahrzeit of Gil’s father, Gerald Horwitz z”l.
Dear Friends: I hope this note finds you well, and that you had a meaningful and uplifting Rosh Hashana. This year's Arba Minim sale is different than usual, due to the Shemittah. As you know, Shemittah fruits are not to be sold as commodities, and as such the Esrogim are not conventionally sold this year. The mechanism through which we have received them is the Otzar Bais Din, a set up where the fruit itself is "free", but we pay the farmers and middlemen for the work in-volved harvesting it, packaging it for delivery, and other related costs. So here is how this year will be different in our shul sale. While we usually has varied prices for different quality Esrogim, this year all of our Esrogim will be sold for one price. While there are leniencies that could be employed to sell at different prices this year as well, we have decided that for the sake of a more pure observance of Shemittah, we will sell all of the sets for the same price. This choice will negatively affect the shul's profits from the sale, but it is a small price to pay for the precious Mitzvah of Shemittah. We appreciate your support of the shul at all times, and through the annual Arba Minim Sale. Gmar Chasima Tova! Rabbi Moshe Hauer
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Youth News
Youth Groups are from 10:00-11:30 am
9:15 am: Shabbos Boys Teen Minyan
*Beis Hamedrash*
Pre-Bar Mitzvah Boys’ Minyan
*Auxillary Bais Hamedrash*
Youth Group Locations:
*Age 3-5 : Downstairs
*Age 5-7: Upstairs
*Girls 7+ : Bridal Room
Happy Birthday!!
Yisroel Reuven Luchansky
Naftali Roffman
Support The Shul To celebrate a special event or honor the
memory of a loved one, please contact the office.
Memorial Plaque ($250)
Tree of Life Plaque ($180)
Shalosh Seudos ($150)
Shalosh Seudos Co-Sponsor ($75)
Week of Learning ($250)
Day of Learning ($72)
Kiddush ($36) Reg. Shabbos Kiddush ($18)
Coffee Bar ($36)
Daf Yomi Sponsor ($25)
Amud Yomi Sponsor ($25)*
Anonymously matched for 5775!
Set of Machzorim ($54)
ArtScroll Machzor ($36)
Koren Sacks Siddur ($36)
Selichos ($25)
Seforim/Books ($18)
Youth Refreshments ($18)
Youth Minyan Cholent ($36)
Website sponsor $100/wk or $300/month
Refuah Shelaimah Mrs. Yetta Biederman (Tudor Heights), Mrs. Bess
Krivitsky (Home), Mrs. Rachel Kramer, Mrs. Rose
Miller (Home), Mrs. Hattie Yaniger (Levindale).
Please look in on our members.
To add to the Mi Shebairach List, contact
Hana-Bashe Himelstein, 443-501-3185.
Thank you to Yoni Baron, Eli Baron, Izzy Bogart, Ryan Felps, Eden Felps, Mark
Goldenberg, Clark Hendin, Yechezkel Leiter, Eliyahu Masinter, Binyamin Wise,
Tzvi Wise, Alexandra Wise for your help bringing up the Sukkah.
Thank you to Shmueli, Yehudah Aryeh & Shaindy Eichorn, Dovid Fink, Shira, Chana,
Estie & Miri Goldman, Dani & Avigdor Greenwald, Eliyahu Gavi & Yosef Masinter,
Dani Ocken, Esti Leah, & Rena Pretter, Dovid & Yaakov & Singer to for helping set up
the shul for Rosh Hashana.
MEMBER NEWS
Mazel Tov to Tzvi and Faigie Danziger on the birth of a grandson to Moishe Gershon
& Miri Danziger. The Shalom Zachor will take place at Tzvi and Faigie’s home, 6608
Cross Country Blvd at 9:45 pm.
Mazel Tov to Darrell & Sherri Zaslow on the birth of a granddaughter, born to Josh &
Batsheva Zaslow.
DONATIONS
Mrs. Frances Zywica - Donation to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund in honor of Dr. Shmuel
Wealcatch.
Bernhard & Varda Birnbaum- Day of Learning sponsor, commemorating the yahrzeit of
Bernhard’s mother, Esther Birnbaum z”l.
David Friedman - Dedicated 2 seforim to the BJSZ library, one in honor of Ami Klein, who
came to blow shofar for him on Rosh Hashana and a sefer, wishing Mazel Tov to Tzvi &
Faigie Danziger on the birth of a grandson.
Leah Fischer—Donation to the Rosh Hashana Appeal in honor of Doni Greenwald break-
ing the shul record of carrying 20 Chumashim to the shul bookcases.
Ruth Hoffman—Donation to the Rabbi Discretionary Fund, in memory of Gail Gerstman
sister, Mrs. Sarita Hart z”L.
YAHRZEITS Observed by: Date: Family Member:
Ruth Hoffman 7 Tishrei Husband, Samuel Hoffman
Bernhard Birnbaum 7 Tishrei Mother, Esther Birnbaum
Sol Gerstman 8 Tishrei Mother, Charlotte Gerstman
Ben Adler 9 Tishrei Father, Nathan Adler
Devorah Gardner 9 Tishrei Father, Avraham Yaakov Borofsky
Benesch Gartner 10 Tishrei Sister, Esther Fishler
Efraim Backer 11 Tishrei Mother, Helen Ruth Backer
Ronald Schwartz 12 Tishrei Father, Maurice Schwartz
Mary Begleiter 13 Tishrei Father, Sol Zafran
Esther Pelberg 13 Tishrei Husband, Rabbi Abraham Pelberg
Grace Weissmann 13 Tishrei Mother, Feiga Roseman
Please note: This bulletin should be treated as Shaimos.
Dear Friends: I hope this note finds you well. With your help, every year I am able to help numerous families - here and in Israel - for the Yo-mim Tovim. This makes a huge difference to these families, and of course our own acts of charity stimulate a charitable judgment from Above. I would appreciate your support in this matter. You can donate online at www.bjsz.org or send a check to the BJSZ Charity Fund - RH appeal. Thank you! Rabbi Moshe Hauer
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COMMUNITY NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS BJSZ Bulletin | September 19, 2015 | 6 Tishrei 5776 ז׳ תשרי תשע״ו | שבת פרשת וילך
Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion 6600 Park Heights Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215 | 410-764-6810
BJSZ 6600 PARK HEIGHTS AVE.
BALTIMORE, MD 21215
TEL. 410-764-6810
FAX 410-764-2631
WEBSITE: www.bjsz.org
EMAIL: [email protected]
BJSZ STAFF &
OFFICERS
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
410-764-7356 Study
Assistant Rabbi
Rabbi Daniel Rose
410-499-8066
President
Yitzie Pretter
Vice Presidents
Nathan Adler
Doni Greenwald
Office Staff
Gracie Rosenblum
Executive Director
410-764-6810
Shul Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9-3
Friday 9-12
Young Members
Shira Goldman
410-318-8338
Welcome
Hachnosas Orchim
(Hospitality)
Chessed
(Visiting the Sick)
Atara Frankel 410-585-0441
New Mothers
Leah M. Pasch 410-318-8435
YOM KIPPUR BABYSITTING
(Children must be pre-registered)
UPSTAIRS from 10:00 am - ~3:00 pm
No food will be provided.
To register your children for Yom Kippur,
please contact the office by Friday, Sept. 19.
Yasher Koach to Rebbetzin Hauer and
Tamar Schulman for all their efforts
in coordinating the babysitting.
In order not to cause others to be
distracted during the Yomim Noraim
Davening, we ask that you kindly refrain
from bringing babies and very young chil-
dren into the shul, even if they are quiet.
Thank you for your consideration!
Yom Kippur Schedule ! גמר חתימה טובה -ו “יום כיפור תשע
SELICHOS SCHEDULE
Sunday, Sept. 20 Daf Yomi 6:30 am
Selichos 7:00 & 8:30 am
Monday, Sept. 21 6:10 am & 7:15 am
DAVENING SCHEDULE
Erev Yom Kippur Tuesday - Sept. 22
Selichos/Shacharis
6:30 am & 7:30 am
Mincha 3:30 pm
Kol Nidrei 6:45 pm
Wednesday - September 23
Shacharis 8:30 am
Yizkor ˜12:00 pm
Mincha 4:40 pm
Ne’ilah 6:10 pm
Ma’ariv 7:47 pm
A Special Thank you to the
BJSZ Sisterhood for donating
the beautiful Yom Kippur flowers
in the shul.
