Chana Rachel bas Leah Naomi Niece of Susan Krohn Gabrielle Chava bat Perel Cousin of Linda Czuper Rella bas Dena Mother of Saul Sloman David ben Shayna Hindy Father of Gary Lips Sarah bas Freida Simcha Susan Solomon, mother of Rachel Binstock Golda bas Rifka Mother of Eric Medwed, Sister of Elaine Brasch Tuvia Shabsai ben Faiga Terry Tenenbaum Porat Yosef ben Shira Rachel, Relative of Amanda Bunder Margalit bas Sarah Margalit Abramson Reuven ben Rochel Great grandson of Arlene and Arnold Coleman & nephew of Elayne and Ronen Gabbai; Chana bas Frada Bunnie Taratoot Zhenya bas Basya Mother of Ella Pinkhasov and Alex Pindrik Avush ben Dena Rus Brother of Susan Krohn David Michael ben Rachel David Tillem, son of Arthur and Roni Tillem, grandson of Loretta Love Moshe ben Chana Brother of Karen Chen Menachem Mendel HaLevi ben Yachet Father of Carmela Ofer

Zeev ben Larisa Friend of Raya and Artur Pinkhasov David Friedman David Shlomo ben Itka, Father of Sheila Cranman Avraham ben Isaiah Michael Pastor, son of Bernice Pastor Sima bat Chana Mother of Araksi Resenson Dovid Menachem ben Nechama Raizel Rabbi David Zauderer Inna bas Leah Inna Turney, aunt of Amira Nachman David ben Chaya Friend of Esther and Jeff Taratoot Freyda Bayla bas Shayna Shula Mother of Sheila Cranman Havah Miriam bat Fega Fruma Linda Berch, friend of Ariel congregants Sarah Miriam bas Dina Rus Susan Krohn Sarah Leah bas Batya, Mother of Susan Sobel Gil ben Esther Relative of Ariel Congregant Reuven Zander ben Rachel Cousin of Bruce Barron Moshe Racchmiel ben Bella Submitted by Helaine Nelik Esther bas Shoshana Meghan Alter

REFU’AH SHELEIMAH

Good Shabbos from Congregation Ariel!

PARSHAS

KI SAVO

21 ELUL 5779 - SEPT EMBER 20 -21, 2019

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YAHRTZEITS

September 21—21 Elul Mr. Adolph Joseph Eagle Aharon Yosef ben Chaim Father of Judith Appel Mrs. Golda Mooney Golda bas Mordechai Mother of Brenda Mooney September 25—25 Elul Mr. Zalman Shiff Zalman ben Meir Father of Zohar Shiff Mr. Sam Levine Shmuel Grandfather of Terry Tenenbaum September 26—26 Elul Mr. Moshe Frank Moshe ben Baruch Asher Father of Danny Frank Mr. Isadore Scheer Yitzchok ben Zev Wolf HaLevi Father of Ed Scheer September 27—27 Elul Mrs. Glenda Roberts Golda bat Elkana Grandmother of David Ziskind Mrs. Freida Pilus Freida bas Chaim Aunt of Bruce Barron Mr. Charles Elliot Hulman Elliott Grandfather of Joni Pelta

Rabbi Binyomin Friedman, Rabbi David Karsh, President Rabbi Mordy Birnbaum, Youth Director Debbie Kalwerisky, Executive Director

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Mondays Just Got TIP TOP!

Come for Dinner and a Drasha at 6pm! All are welcome!

Send desired discussion topics to tedsbritton@gmail.com

Thank you to our Generous Donors!

GENERAL FUND Marcy and Neil Kalnitz and Family In honor of the retirement of Morah Vita Resenson: thank you for 55 years of dedication to teaching Hashem’s children! Kate Siegel In memory of Michel "Meir" Elmalem, beloved brother of Shimon Elmalem Dovid Drukman In honor of his aliyah Isaac and Brenda Gozdzik In honor of Isaac's aliyah Rabbi Avrom and Sandra Friedman In honor of Rabbi Friedman's aliyah Albert Lugassy In memory of his grandmother Miriam Abergel bat Abigzer z"l on her yahrzeit Aaron Pitocchelli In memory of his great-grandmother Sara B. Kates z"l, grandmother of Sheryl Pitocchelli, on her yahrzeit Jeff, Esther, Seth and Aaron Taratoot In memory of Meir Elmalem, beloved brother of Shimon Elmalem Rabbi Elchanan and Bracha Schulgasser In honor of Rabbi Schulgasser's aliyah Dolce Kosher Catering In honor of Congregation Ariel

SHABBOS DAY C L A S S E S

8:00am Parsha Study Rabbi Michoel Friedman An in-depth textual exploration of some of the verses in the SIXTH Aliyah of this week’s parsha. 10:30am Learner’s Minyan Rabbi Daniel Freitag A guided tour of the Shabbos morning prayers with life insights + highlights of the weekly Torah portion. 11:15am Burst of Inspiration Rabbi Michoel Friedman A brief, but powerful and thought-provoking nugget of life wisdom and perspective, often drawn from the weekly parsha. 12:10pm Parsha in Review Rabbi Yisrael Zelman A dynamic presentation of themes from the week’s parsha presented in the Russian language. 1 Hour before Mincha The Book of Chronicles Rabbi Binyomin Friedman 45 Minutes before Mincha Laws of Shabbos and Yom Tov Rabbi Daniel Freitag

SHABBOS SERVICE TIMES September 20 - Erev Shabbos (Friday) Mincha 7:05pm Candle Lighting 7:19pm No early candle lighting from this week

September 21 - Shabbos Day Sephardi Minyan (Dome) 8:30am Main Services (Sanctuary) 9:00am Learners’ Minyan (Dome) 10:30am Youth (Grades 2-8) 10:30am Kiddush (Social Hall) 11:45am Mincha (Sanctuary) 7:00pm Shabbos Ends 8:13pm

WEEKDAY SERVICE TIMES

Sundays Shacharis 8:00am Women’s Tehillim 8:45am

Mondays—Fridays

Shacharis Early Minyan: 6:40am Sephardi Minyan: 7:00am Later Minyan: 7:45am

Sunday–Thursday

Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm

During Daylight Savings Time, there will be no later minyan for Maariv.

WEEKDAY C L A S S E S

SUNDAY—THURSDAY 9:00—10:00pm An Amud of Talmud [RBF] MONDAY—FRIDAY 6:20am A Mishna a Day [RBF]

7:30—8:30am An Amud of Talmud [RBF] MONDAY NIGHTS— 6:00pm Tip Top Torah Dinner and Drasha [RBF] 7:00PM Chumash Themes you Didn't Know were There [RBF] Audio archives available on the shul’s website TUESDAY NIGHTS— 7:45pm PARTNERS IN TORAH

HIGH HOLIDAY INFO HAS GONE

OUT

This week we mailed out holiday information and our beautiful Yom Tov Greeting card. In place of paper tickets, you will also find in your packet wristbands for each eligible family member (adults and children ages 12 – 24), to be worn to all services. This will enable easy identification by security. Guest tickets where requested are also enclosed in the packets.

COAT ROOM CLEAN UP—THIS WEEK!

This week we will be cleaning up our coat room in prepa-ration for the High Holidays. By no later than Sunday September 22nd, please remove your items from the coat room, or place a clear Do Not Remove sign on your items. Unidentified coats, shoes, bags and other items will be collected and donated. Thank you to Cory Shaw for again organizing this project!

THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSOR Mrs. Vita Resenson in honor of her 55th anniversary as a teacher and her retirement from teaching. Mazeltov Morah Vita!! Welcome to all guests who are spending Shabbos at Ariel in honor of Morah Vita! RABBI’S SERMON SPONSORS Thank you to Melanie and Danny Frank for sponsoring the Rabbi’s sermon this week in honor of the Ariel Community. We wish Melanie and Danny “Tzeischem L’Shalom” on your move to Toco Hills. Will miss you and wish you much hatzlacha in your new home. Thank you for ALL of your efforts and support of the Ariel community! THANK YOU TO OUR SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSORS David and Miriam Karsh in honor of David making a Siyum on completing learning of the Mishna of Shabbos with Rabbi Mendle Dickstein. David’s learning is dedicated in memory of his mother, Simcha bas Shalom z”l, whose first yahrzeit is 20 Elul, and in memory of Miriam’s mother, Malka bas Shmuel Zanvil z”l. LADIES SEUDAH SHLISHIT This week Shabbos afternoon 5:30 PM at the home of Morah Dena Friedman with guest speaker Mrs. Esther Pransky. MEN’S CLASS WITH RABBI DONIEL PRANSKY Shabbos afternoon 6:00 PM at the shul THANK YOU! To Marina Zalmanova, Carole Bernard, Tanya Shapira, Amanda Bunder, Allison Thomas, and Sharon Fleitman for your help with kiddush this week. To Harold Schroeder and Zohar Shiff for Seudah Shlishit set up this week. To Harold Schroeder, Elliott Rich, Leandro Gryngarten and Calev Irby for volunteering for our security roster this week. This is an important part of our security plan and we greatly appreciate the time and efforts of our volunteers. To sign up for a half hour slot, go to www.congariel.org/form/security To Anita Nemeth and Mitchell Schwartz for helping with the High Holiday mailing this past week. To Arlene and Arnold Coleman and Elayne and Ron Gabbai for dedicating a Machzor in memory of Arlene’s mother and Elayne’s grandmother Etta Kemper, Etta bas Zev Velf z”l. JEWISH CALENDARS Dressler’s calendars for the upcoming year are available from the shul office. Limit one per family. OPERATION ISAIAH HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD COLLECTION The Kosher food pantry urgently needs restocking. Please bring your bags of kosher non-perishable food items and place in the barrels located in the shul lobby. Specific items needed include canned fruit and vegetables, canned tuna, rice, pasta, cereal, paper products and necessities such as baby diapers and toiletries. No glass containers, baby food, pet food or condiments please.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Michael Frank, Yehuda Friedman, Penina Krakow, Chaim Simcha Abramson, Ariella Sirota, Gina Hotz, Myrna Videlefsky, Yael Horvath, Isaac Italiaander, Moshe Larimer, Jordan Schulman, Larry Glassman, Shira Weissmann HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Yona & Iris Kozak, Rafael & Ella Pinkhasov

FASCINATING FACTS IN JEWISH HISTORY

We are all somewhat familiar with the story of David and Bathsheva. David's army is away at war. One of his generals, Uriah, has left behind his wife Bathsheva. One evening David is walking on the roof of his palace when he spies Bathsheva bathing. He is smitten with her. To cover up for his actions, David calls Uriah home from the battlefield and commands him to return to his wife. Uriah refuses saying, I can’t go home to my wife while my troops are sleeping on the ground. To punish Uriah’s insubordination, David contrives to have Uriah killed in battle. If it happened today this story would dominate the news for months. Lust, murder, coverups - it’s got it all. Yet the Talmud says, anyone who says that King David sinned is mistaken. How can the Talmud make this declaration when the entire sordid episode is recorded in the Book of Samuel? There are many important insights into this story, but the most important one is how King David reacted when the prophet confronted him with his misdeed. He didn’t deny or make excuses. As soon as he grasped the message of the prophet, he admitted what he’d done, and repented intensely, seriously, and wholeheartedly. As a matter of fact, King David is credited with introducing repentance to the world. Once someone has sincerely repented, it is forbidden for anyone else to call that person a sinner. Sincere repentance can transform sins into mitzvos. The sin distanced the sinner from Hashem. Sincere repentance can bring the person closer to Hashem than ever before. He is no longer a sinner. He is a tzaddik. The Talmud teaches that if one sees a righteous person sinning at night, don’t disparage him in the morning as perhaps he has already repented. This is certainly the case with King David. There are two takeaways from this story. One lesson is to give others credit that they have repented their misdeeds and are no longer sinners. The other lesson is to give ourselves credit, and to know that if we repent, we can also no longer be sinners but tzadikim. When the mourning period for Uriah was complete, King David and Bathsheva were wed on the 24th day of Elul. Their union produced a son Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. Anyone who says King David sinned is mistaken. He didn’t sin - he inspired.

DEDICATE A MACHZOR Now is a perfect time to dedicate a machzor in honor or memory of a loved one, in appreciation of a Yom Tov host, or any person or occasion you choose. Just $36 per machzor. Contact shuloffice@congariel.org

A PROGRAM OF SELF DISCOVERY THIS MOTZEI SHABBOS SEPTEMBER 21ST

NEW TEEN GIRLS GROUP THIS SHABBOS

That’s right – we are a ONE AND FIVE ZEROES away from reaching our Capital Campaign goal of $1 million - AND from earning the additional

$500,000 matching grant from the Zalik Foundation!

If you haven’t yet pledged – now is the time! Campaign Chairs Jay Rosenheck and Lester Czuper would love to hear from you!

Plans are underway and our building is going to become a reality. Help us get there – please! Speak to Jay (678) 596-6276 or Lester (675) 485-0449, or contact shuloffice@congariel.org.

THE MAGIC NUMBER IS $100,000!!

OUR USHER AND YOUTH PROGRAMS NEED YOU!! Please go to our website www.congariel.org

Click on the High Holiday Central link & sign up for the **Usher Roster **

** Youth Program Parent Volunteer Roster**

You can also order your Lulav set through the site