Congregation Beth Sholom 390 Broadway, Lawrence, NY 11559 516-569-3600 Fax 516-569-3105 www.bethsholomlawrence.org Eruv 516-295-4212 December 5-12, 2014 Shabbat Vayishlach—AIPAC Shabbat Friday, Erev Shabbat—December 5 Candlelighting 4:09PM Mincha: Main/Sephardic 4:15PM Oneg Shabbat-Cocktail Room 8:00PM Amb. Brad Gordon:“The Jewish State: Crisis of Delegitimization” Shabbat—December 6 Cantor Samuel Ganz Hashkama Minyan 7:45AM Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yale Fishman 8:15AM Shiur with Rabbi Daniel BenNun 8:15AM Chumash & Rashi with Rabbi Hain 8:30PM Sephardic Minyan with Rabbi Daniel BenNun 8:45AM Shacharit: Main Shul 9:00AM Amb. Brad Gordon 11:00AM “Israel’s Dangerous New Reality” Beit Midrash Minyan in HY SIMON ROOM 9:15AM K’riat Sh’ma by 9:25AM Zohar Shiur with Dr. Shmuel Bavli 2:30PM Mincha 4:00PM Seudah Shelishit Civilians or “Savages”: Collective Punishment in Rabbinic Thought-Rabbi Miller 4:15PM Maariv 5:10PM Shabbat Ends/Havdalah 5:13PM Shabbat Laining Class: Danny Hiller Beginners—9:00AM; Advanced Class—9:30AM WEEKDAY CLASSES Daf Yomi: Shabbat/Sunday: 7:45AM; Mon—Fri: 6:40AM— Rabbi Yechiel Weberman Rambam: Sun - Friday after 1st Minyan Tehillim Group: Suspended. Talmud Sanhedrin: Resumes Dec. 30. Women’s Gemara: Wednesday—8:30PM—Rabbi Miller Parsha Insights: Thursday, 8:45PM—Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen DAILY SERVICES: Shacharit: Sunday Monday & Thursday Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Mincha-Maariv: Sunday—Thursday December 12—Erev Shabbat Candlelighting Mincha Main/Sephardic Late Maariv: Mon-Thur 7:30/8:30AM 6:25/7:30AM 6:30/7:30AM 4:25PM 4:09PM 4:15PM Suspended GUEST SPEAKER & BREAKFAST PROGRAM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 9:15AM—COCKTAIL ROOM DR. ELANA STEIN HAIN Dir. of Leadership Education Shalom Hartman Institute “The Origins & Limits of Rabbinic Law” Sponsored by the Hiller Family in memory of Susie & Leonard Hiller  & Sonia Hiller       SISTERHOOD PROGRESSIVE DINNER & WINE TASTING SATURDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 6th As you progress from appetizer to dinner to wine & cheese & dessert, mix & mingle with your Beth Sholom Family Appetizers: 7:00PM at home of: Jenny & Mordy Lent—81 Washington Ave LWR Dinner: 8:30PM at a host home Dessert & Wine: 10:00PM at home of: Hindel & Mendy Jesselson—47 Maple Ave CDH Couvert: $36.00 per person Sponsorships: Moscato:$40; Merlot:$60; Champagne:$80 R.S.V.P. (Your check confirms your reservation) Elaine Bergenfeld 295-4989 [email protected] Carol Small 239-1098 [email protected] Cell: 835-3359 AIPAC THIS SHABBAT: DECEMBER 5-6 TURN YOUR PASSION FOR ISRAEL INTO ACTION! FEATURING: AMB. BRAD GORDON Aipac, Dir. of Policy & Government Affairs Friday, 8:00PM: Oneg Shabbat-Cocktail Room “The Jewish State: Crisis of Delegitimzation” Shabbat: 11:00AM “Israel’s Dangerous New Reality” Host Committee: Rabbi & Nancy Hain, Eddie & Phyllis Berkowitz, Jack & Debbie Brach, Ben & Lynda Brafman, Aryeh & Naomi Davis, Michael & Cherie Feinberg, Sheldon & Lisa Feit, Burt & Cheryl Gelberg, Baruch & Ariel Glaubach, Danny & Natalie Hiller, Lance & Rivka Hirt , George & Aliza Hofman, Uri Kaufman, Noel & Kim Kleppel, Marty & Irene Kofman, Benjamin & Betsy Lopata, Shalom & Iris Maidenbaum, Matthew & Gladys Maryles, Martin & Reva Oliner , Myron & Mina Penstein, Jane Shiff, Stanley & Trudy Stern, Adina Straus, Joel & Sherry Wiener JOIN OUR CBS LEARNING INITIATIVES WITH RABBI MILLER Sefer Daniel Class-Monday, December 1—8:00PM—for Men & Women (every other week)-Library Gemara Shiur: Masechet Sotah (now open to Men & Women) Wednesdays—8:30PM—library. Women’s Monthly Learning Series: “Women In The Gemara: Law & Narrative” - Monday, Dec. 15—8:00PM. at the home of Dr. Lisa Perl—15 Copperbeech Lane LWR. Young Membership Men’s Chabura—bi-monthly in rotating homes. Monthly Bat Mitzvah Workshops—TBA. If you are interested in pursuing some area of Jewish learning that is currently not being offered, assemble 7 interested friends & we will be more than happy to establish a new class [email protected] TZEITCHEM L’SHALOM TO RABBI & NANCY HAIN The Hains will be in Israel from Tue, Dec 9—Tue, Dec 30. In case of a rabbinic need, call: Rabbi Avi Miller (516) 991-4648 [email protected] Rabbi Daniel BenNun 516-313-2627 Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen 516-668-4413 For Chevra Kadishe matters, please call either: Lester Henner 516-603-3311 Joey Hoenig 516-984-8260 Amy Borgen 516-946-6297 MAZAL TOV Birth: Mazal Tov to Phyllis & Murray Horowitz on the birth of a granddaughter, Scarlet Monroe to their children Sarena & Paul Townsend. Engagement: Mazal Tov to Sondra & Daniel Schrag and Marilyn & Manny Sklar on the engagement of their grandchildren Rebecca Schrag to Bengy Mayer . Mazel Tov to Lauri & Lewis Barbanel on the engagement of their daughter Sabina to Avraham Young. Wedding: Mazal Tov to Gladys and Matthew Maryles upon the marriage of their grandson, Aryeh Jacobowitz, son of Robin and Bezalel Jacobowitz of Jerusalem, to Yahav Haykin of Yakir in the Shomron. Mazal Tov also to Aunt and Uncle Deborah and Alan Heller, and Aunt Julia Maryles. Mazel Tov to Sharon & Israel Garber on the forthcoming marriage of their son, Solly to Zahava Bar-David. CBS Shirley & Harold Bogdonoff Bikur Cholim   ;   ;       Paul Freedman               Rabbi Gilbert Klaperman      Rachel Klapper      Constance Kuttner     Gloria Metzger    Stanley Newman      Darielle Rabe          ;            David Sklar          ;        ;     Barry Wieder     CBS & RAMBAM MESIVTA Present AN ISRAELI FILM SERIES: The Real Reel Israel Story: Exposing the Truth Through Film Sunday, December 14 at Rambam: “The J Street Challenge” 9:45AM: Coffee/Light Refreshments 10:00AM: Film 11:45AM: Discussion & Nosh featuring Guest Speakers RSVP:[email protected] (Subject:Film Series) 371-5824 SISTERHOOD CAFÉ EUROPA: Tuesdays, 12:30-2:30PM in Cocktail Room Exercise, New Expanded Lunch & Program Tue, Dec. 9: “Chanukah Lecture”- Rabbi Futterman, Beth El CONTACT: Beverly Lowenthal—569-1049 BOOK CLUB: Mon, Jan 5—8:00PM-Home of Miriam Abrahams—8 Pine St. WDM “The Mathematician’s Shiva” by Stuart Rojstaczer CONTACT: [email protected] ISRAELI DANCE CLASSES: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30AM in the Ballroom $12/Session CONTACT: Lori Rudensky—569-5417. ARTS & CRAFTS & KUNG FU WITH DANIEL & DIANA ORENSTEIN: Boys/Girls: K-3rd Gr. 10 Sessions starting Sun, Dec. 7 at Beth Sholom. Kung Fu: 9:3010:30AM; Arts & Crafts:10:30-11:30AM. Includes Pizza. CONTACT: [email protected] OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO: Frances Mehl on the loss of her sister, Hilda Irom  BEIT MIDRASH MINYAN: Kiddush sponsors: Gitty & Eli Freund Thank you to our Sponsors of Seudah Shelishit: Charie Alpert, Yossi Fein, Morton Press, Allan Steinberg Thank you to our Daf Yomi Sponsors Karen Bayer in memory of her father Samuel Waldman  Barry Gurvitch in memory of his mother Ellin Gurvitch  Judy Henner in memory of her brother, David Wohl  Allan Steinberg in memory of his father Jonas Steinberg  Nathan Weinberger in memory of his brother, William Weinberger  CERT: Tuesday, Dec 9- 7:00PM in the Cocktail Room COMMUNITY EVENTS: UJA-FEDERATION—Tov B’Yachad: Sun, Dec 7, 10:30AM-12:30PM. Bring your donation of nonperishable kosher food items or paper goods to stock Rina Shkolnik Food Pantry 1012 Central Ave WDM. Chair: Josh Wanderer. KULANU ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER: Sat, Dec 13, 8:00PM at The Sephardic Temple. CHABAD CENTER OF THE 5 TOWNS: Annual Dinner-Sun, Dec.14, 6:00PM at The Sands. Guests of Honor: Penina & Yosef Popack. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LAWYERS & JURISTS: Mon, Dec. 15, 6:30PM. Buffet Dinner & Award Ceremony. Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, 2 W. 70 St. NYC. 2014 Pursuit of Justice Award: Benjamin Brafman. Beth Sholom is joining Chai Lifeline’s “Team Lifeline” running team in the ING Miami Marathon & Half Marathon on Sun, Jan 25, 2015 with special Shabbat at Eden Roc Hotel on Jan 24. Contact: Rabbi Elliot Schrier at [email protected] CBS TEEN PRESENTS : THIS SHABBAT: Dec. 6 at 4:00 PM Teen Seudah Shelishit with Rabbi Fogel-Social Hall Dec. 12,, 2014, Fri. Night 7:45 PM Pre-Chanukah Friday Night Oneg– with Rabbi Miller, Rabbi Fogel & Moshe Cohen—at the home of Jenny & Mordy Lent, 81 Washington Ave., Lawrence. Carlos & Gabbys, Candy and More...DON’T MISS OUT!!! CBS YOUTH DEPARTMENT MOSHE COHEN—YOUTH DIRECTOR: [email protected] SHABBAT GROUPS (9:30-11:30AM): Boys 2nd-4th: Room outside Rabbi Hain’s office Girls 2nd and up: - Library Kindergarten - 1st grade Boys & Girls: Old Nursery Room in the back. Nursery: Nursery Room with Morah Marley Katz 5-6th Grade Boys Middle School Minyan with Daniel Orenstein in Upstairs Classroom followed by Kiddush Teen Minyan - Upstairs Beit Medrash at 9:45AM with our Teen Director Rabbi Baruch Fogel followed by Kiddush