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Young Israel of Greater Cleveland January 2021 Newsletter -
Teves/Shevat 5781
From the Rabbi’s Shtender
Dear Member,
I want to thank everyone for their words of comfort during the
week I was sitting shiva for my
sister. In addition, your brachos of refuah shlaima were very
much appreciated. I must apologize to
those of you who could not get through to me to be menachem avel
over the phone. Since we were using
the phone method only, it became almost impossible to keep up
with the volume of calls coming in. I look
forward to our connecting for more joyous reasons in the
future.
Thank you again
Sincerely,
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein
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day left in 2020.
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JANUARY ZEMANIM
MISHNA YOMI PROGRAM
The Mishna Yomi Program continues Maseches Ohalos
Vayechi
Jan.1-2
17/18 Teves
Shemos
Mevorchim
HaChodesh
Jan.8-9
24/25 Teves
Va’era
Jan.15-16
2/3 Shevat
Bo
Jan.22-23
9/10 Shevat
Beshalach
Jan.29-30
16/17 Shevat
Candlelighting
4:49 pm 4:56 pm 5:03 pm 5:12 pm 5:20 pm
Mincha Erev
Shabbos 4:55 pm
5:00 pm
5:10 pm
5:20 pm
5:25 pm
Hashkoma Stone 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am
8:00 am
Shacharis 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am
Mincha 4:45 pm 4:55 pm 5:00 pm 5:10 pm 5:20 pm
Ma’ariv 5:50 pm 5:57 pm 6:04 pm 6:13 pm 6:22 pm
Motzei Shabbos 5:58 pm 6:05 pm 6:12 pm 6:21 pm 6:30 pm
Latest time for krias
shema (am) 10:11 am 10:12 am 10:13 am 10:11 am 10:09 pm
Latest time for
Shacharis (am) 10:57 am 10:59 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 10:59 am
Weekday
Mincha
(week of…)
1/3-1/7
5:00 pm 1/10-1/14
5:05 pm
1/17-1/21
5:15 pm
1/24-1/28
5:20 pm
1/31-2/4
5:30 pm
Shacharis Schedule:
Stone:
S 7:15/8:00 am
M & Th 6:40/7:50 am
T-W-F 6:45/7:50 am
HAC:
S, T, W, F: 6:45 am
M, Th 6:40 am
January 1-Legal Holiday
Stone: 7:15/8:00 am
HAC: *6:45 am
Rosh Chodesh Shevat Thursday, January 14
Stone: *6:40/7:40 am
HAC: *6:40 am
*Put on Tallis & Tefillin after
Yishtabach
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INFORMATION ON ACCESSING YOUNG ISRAEL SHIURIM
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein
Sun.-Fri. 9:00 am Daf Yomi:
If using Zoom, contact Roby Simons at [email protected]
Telephone: 605-475-4000 Access Code: 697178#
Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am Mishna Brura Telephone: 425-436-6349 Access
Code: 690134#
Monday, 8:00 pm Tehillim Shiur Telephone: 425-436-6349. Access
Code 690134#
Wednesday, 8:00 pm Gemorra Shiur Telephone: 425-436-6349. Access
Code 690134#
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Rabbi Lebovics:
Weekday shiur in Mishlei 20 minutes after Maariv at HAC.
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Rabbi Simcha Zev Baum
Daf Yomi: Sun.– Thurs. 8 pm; Motzei Shabbos 8 pm
Access: Phone: 888-422-0133 Conference code: 8962080 Zoom:
https://parker.zoom.us/j/700130766
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Rabbi Moshe Berger
The following classes meet via Zoom: ZOOM link for ALL classes
is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7194031284500,
access 584115#.
Sunday 9:15-10:15 am The Weekly Torah Portion, for men and
women. Conference call option:
978 990-5000 Access no. 584115#
Tuesday 7:30-8:30: Parashat Hashavua for Women
Wednesday: 12:30-1:15 pm: Pirkei Avot, for men and women
Thursday: 8:30-9:30 pm Hebrew Writings of Rav Soloveitchik
Monday 7:15-8:00 pm: Writings of Rabbi Soloveitchik in English
The conference call number is: 978 990 5000, Access
no. is 584115#.
Call Rabbi Berger at 216 533 5233 for more information regarding
classes.
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Dr. Hillel Chiel’s Moreh Nevukhim shiur meets on Sundays at 9:15
AM via Zoom. The link to join is
https://cwru.zoom.us/j/94743470946?pwd=WkpFQk9YZFBOS1BXZ2hBeHgxKzJaUT09
Meeting ID: 947 4347 0946 Passcode: Rambam
mailto:[email protected]://parker.zoom.us/j/700130766https://cwru.zoom.us/j/94743470946?pwd=WkpFQk9YZFBOS1BXZ2hBeHgxKzJaUT09
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From
The following is taken from the personal prayer of Rav Nachman
of Breslov.
“Please, O G-d, have mercy upon me that I should not live a life
of futility. May I always reflect
upon myself, what am I doing in this world?”
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. tells the following story:
A man was once sentenced to twenty five years of hard labor. His
hands were chained to the
handle of a great wheel that was set into a wall, and, for many
hours each day, he had to turn this
massive wheel. He would often wonder what he was accomplishing.
Perhaps the wheel turned a
grindstone in a flour mill, or perhaps he was generating energy
that was being converted for some
purpose.
When his sentence expired and the shackles were removed, the
man, broken in both body and
spirit, ran immediately to the other side of the wall. To his
horror, there was nothing there. He
collapsed with bitter disappointment.
Our greatest need is to have purpose, to know what we are doing
in this world.
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IMPORTANT WINTER SHACHARIS REMINDER
The earliest time one may put on Tallis & Tefillin is from a
time called “Mi-She-Yakir,”
which is approximately one hour before sunrise. For those
davening at our earlier minyanim (6:40
-6:45 am), the two recommended solutions to this problem are as
follows:
Begin Shacharis and wait to put on Tallis & Tefillin after
Yishtabach (except for the
Shliach Tzibur who puts them on before Yishtabach)
Put on the Tallis & Tefillin before davening without a
bracha and after completing
Yishtabach move the Tallis and Tefillin slightly and recite the
bracha.
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Clilei Torah / Clilei HaChodesh – Frequently Asked Questions
What is Clilei Torah?
Clilei Torah (“Crowns of Torah”) is the annual Torah journal of
the Young Israel of Greater Cleveland. It was founded in 2015,
on Josh Botnick’s initiative, to encourage YIGC members (lay
members as well as professional Torah educators) to delve into
and
share words of Torah on topics that interest them. The first two
volumes were published for Shavuos; subsequent volumes have
been published in advance of Rosh Hashana.
What is Clilei HaChodesh?
Clilei HaChodesh is published each Shabbos Mevarchim, with two
divrei Torah by members. Each month’s issue is available
both online and in the lobby of our Beachwood location.
While Clilei Torah articles can be any length, Clilei HaChodesh
submissions are generally 500-1000 words. Topics may relate to
the month of publication but do not have to.
Who can write for Clilei?
Any YIGC member! Men, women, and youth (we’ve had writers as
young as Junior High) are invited and encouraged to write.
Everyone has something worth sharing.
What can I write about?
Any Torah topic! Did you hear a dvar Torah that inspired you?
Share it (with proper attribution)! Notice something in the
weekly
parsha that you would like to study in more depth? Do you have a
novel way to understand a particular Torah question? Is there
an area of halacha that fascinates you? These are just some of
the ways our past writers have approached their submissions.
What if I can’t think of a topic, have a topic but don’t know
how to research it, haven’t written an essay since college and
don’t remember grammar rules…?
We’ll help! We are so fortunate at YIGC to have Rabbi Moshe
Berger available to learn with our members. Once you feel
comfortable with what you have to say, Rabbi Berger and Sarah
Rudolph (Clilei Editor) can help with editorial suggestions to
produce a polished piece you’ll be proud to share with fellow
YIGC members and beyond.
Wait – what if I don’t want anyone changing what I write?
Virtually all edits are only suggestions. Clilei’s editorial
philosophy calls for allowing each writer to review every change,
even
the minor ones, before publication. (For this reason, it is
important to get your submissions in as early as possible – to
allow for
turnaround time on edits.)
I’m ready to give it a try! How can I get started?
Great! Contact Rabbi Berger at [email protected] or (216)
533-5233, or Sarah Rudolph at [email protected], to let us
know you’re interested and we’ll go from there.
This is such a valuable, inspiring project, allowing shul
members to learn and grow together! Are there other ways to
support Clilei, in addition to writing?
Yes! Contact Ronnie Shulman at [email protected] to become a
sponsor of either Clilei HaChodesh or Clilei Torah.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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From
Refuah Shelaima to:
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein (HaRav Naphtali Aryeh ben Tzirel)
Mark Berkowitz (Moshe Shmuel ben Fryda)
Rabbi Yankel Cohen (Refoel Yisroel Yaakov ben Baila)
Norma LaBrie (Nechama bas Glicka Toba)
Simi Neuman (Chaya Simcha Yehudis bas
Zlata)
Miriam Shaina bas Gittel
Sora Pollak (Sora bas Golda)
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In Honor of:
Rabbi Moshe Berger from Miriam Muskin/Marshall Joffe
Our family & friends at Young Israel from Mr. & Mrs.
Ronald Nussbaum
Ronald Greenfeld with appreciation for all you do for the
shul from Ronnie & Alizza Shulman
Refuah Shelaima to:
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein from David & Leslie Seiger/
Harold & Betty Neustadter/Don & Bernice Gandal/Isaac
&
Francine Flaks/Refahel & Sharon Muskin
Rabbi Moshe Berger from Refahel & Sharon Muskin
Mark Berkowitz from Shelly & Debbie Senders/Leonard
& Rochelle Ehrenreich
Ari Klarfeld from Leonard & Rochelle Ehrenreich
In Memory of:
Devorah Ita Burnstein from Shelly & Debbie Senders/
Abba & Sarah Spero/Joel & Sharon Peerless/Billy &
Sheri
Sax/Larry & Sandi Gold/Jonathan & Bonnie
Klarfeld/Isaac
& Francine Flaks/Harvey & Marian Arbesman/Leonard
&
Rochelle Ehrenreich/David & Leslie Seiger/Sheri Hoenig/
Esther Shimansky/Steve & Beth Baker/Refahel & Sharon
Muskin
Retha Schabes from David & Leslie Seiger/Harold &
Edith Shachter/NASA’s Code T /Leonard & Rochelle
Ehrenreich
Pearl Gelerinter from Larry & Sandi Gold
Toby Silver from Don & Bernice Gandal
Barbara Seltzer from Isaac & Francine Flaks/Ronald &
Rena Greenfeld
Vladimir Feldman from David & Leslie Seiger
Yahrzeit of Rabbi Jacob Muskin from Refahel & Sharon
Muskin
Gabriel Leeb Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Gabriel Leeb from Diane C. Leeb
Gabriel Leeb and Eitan Silkoff from Lesley Leeb
Shiffrin-Lochhead
TRIBUTES
Help our office staff—please indicate on
check or PayPal what your donation is
for.
Reminder
The Cleveland Eruv Society in in the
middle of its annual campaign.
Pease take a few minutes to
respond. We all benefit from our
local Eruv.
Condolences to:
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein on the loss of
his sister, Devorah Ita Burnstein
Our member, Pavel Feldman, on the loss
of his father, Vladimir Feldman
Our member, Louis Malcmacher on the
loss of his mother, Lola Malcmacher
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Rabbi & Mrs. Aharon Dovid Lebovics on the birth of a
granddaughter. Parents are Shmuel Chaim &
Hindy Lebovics of Lakewood, N.J.
Moshe and Zahava Neuman on the birth of a great-granddaughter.
Parents are Yehuda & Esther Neuman of
University Hts. Grandparents are Dovid and Hudy Neuman of
University Hts.
Mark & Yehudit Roth, grandparents, and Esther Shimansky,
great grandmother, on the birth of a boy. Parents are
Chaim & Rebecca Roth of Israel.
Larry & Sandi Gold on the marriage of their grandson, Chaim
Tzvi Gold to Malka Krupnik of
Toronto. Parents are Eliyahu & Mashi Gold of Detroit.
Moshe & Hindy Goldfinger on the engagement of their son,
Naftali, to Mollie Pester of Short Hills, N.J.
Israel David & Betty Levy on the Bar Mitzvah of their
grandson, Tzvi. Parents are Moshe & Sheva Levy of
University Heights.
Rabbi Daniel & Rivky Olgin on the marriage of their
daughter, Etty, to Yehoshua Klein of N.Y.
Michael & Brenda Altose on the Bar Mitzvah of their son,
Yossi
Sanford & Rachel Weinberg on the birth of a grandson.
Parents are Beryl and Esther Greenberg of Far
Rockaway, N.Y.
Eddy & Iris Moskovitz on the marriage of their daughter,
Mindy, to Betzalel Dov Rosenzweig of Rochester,
N.Y.
Mitchell & Judy Spero and David & Jenny Gottesman,
grandparents, and Erna Gottesman, great grandmother,
on the birth of a girl. Parents are Josh & Navah Gottesman
of Bergenfield, N.J.
Igor & Devora Genkin, grandparents, and Haim & Ludmilla
Raiz, great grandparents, on the birth of a girl.
Parents are Yaakov & Batya Genkin of University Hts.
Murray & Malka Leah Koval on the birth of a great
granddaughter. Parents are Dovid & Hadassa Rosenberg of
Cleveland Hts. Grandparents are Yosef & Miriam Koval.
