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January 17, 2015
Shabbat Mevarchim – Parshat Vaera
MANY AWAY, MINYAN MUST STAY
It may be Winter Break for many of our local yeshivot which means many of our shul
regulars are spending Shabbat and the following week away. Please try and commit to
help make Minyan this week! You can come to either the 6:30am (6:20am on Monday/
Thursday) or the 7:45am Minyan. Women, please make sure your men attend.
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov once again to our dear members, Tamar and Joshua Zimmelman, on the birth of
a son. The bris, I’Y’H, will take place Sunday morning following a bonus minyan beginning at
9:00am. The 8:00am minyanim will take place as usual.
Mazal Tov to our dear members, Daniella and Simon Zimerman, on the birth of a grandson
to their beloved children, Lisa and Meir Sherman. Mazal Tov to aunts and uncles, Jenny and
Russell, Erik and Tali and the entire Zimerman and Sherman families.
Mazal Tov to Eitan Kastner in honor of putting on his tefillin for the first time.
Seudah Shlishit
Seudah shlishit will be one of our chef specials, sponsored by Michael and Larisa
Krakanovski in memory of Michael’s mother, Bunia bas Moshe, a’h, and by Mindy and David
Bach in commemoration of the first yahrzeit for Philip Bach, Feivish Shmuel ben Dovid, a”h.
In honor of the yahrzeit, which is taking place this Shabbat, the 26th of Tevet, the family will
be doing a siyum at Seudah Shlishit. In addition, the Gemara Chabura, meeting at the Bachs,
624 June Place, at 3:00pm, will be specially dedicated to Philip’s memory.
An Incredible Shabbat for an Incredible Soul—Phillip Bach, a”h
In commemoration of the first yahrzeit for Philip Bach, Feivish Shmuel ben Dovid, a”h, a
special Shabbat in Philip’s memory will take place on February 21st. The Shabbat will be
topped off with a keynote address at 8:30pm, Saturday night at the shul by Chava Willig Levy.
An award-winning author, powerful advocate and renowned motivational speaker, Chava
Willig Levy is famous for her humor, passion and compassion. As a person who gets
around in a motorized wheelchair, she has shattered many stereotypes about people with
disabilities, be they in the workplace, in the community, in the classroom or on the college
campus. Her memoir, A Life Not with Standing (JDAM 2015), will be available for purchase
at the event at a specially discounted cost of just $20, and 10% of the proceeds will go to
the FDNow Foundation in Phillip, a”h’s, memory. Thank you to the following families for
donating to this event: Dublinsky, Gampel, Hiller, Hilsenrath, Levy, Libkind and Septimus. If
you would like to participate in this special Shabbat, please see Harry Dublinsky or email
him at [email protected].
An Evening of Magic and Thrills
On Motzei Shabbat, January 31st, at 8:00pm, the YINW will be hosting its annual winter
event! Our opening act is a man who needs no introduction, magician Francis Menotti. But
we are just getting warmed up. Our headliner is none other than David Darwin aka The One
Man Sideshow. Yu may remember him from America’s Got Talent! That’s right! We pulled
out all the stops! All this for just $54 per person which includes a lavish dairy buffet, a splitting
of the pot and raffle prizes. All proceeds go to benefit the YINW. Please RSVP to Mordechai
Gampel at [email protected] and let him know you are in! If you can contribute a raffle
prize to the evening, let Mordechai know.
Directory in the Works
The 2014-2015 digital version will be released in the coming weeks. Please note that the
directory is a Member Directory, and although we would love to include all our very close
friends who support the shul in so many endearing and brilliant ways, the directory is a
listing of our members/associate members. If you would like a clarification as to your status
for 2014-2015 (and no, it is not purely based on being current with dues or in—worst shul
phrase ever—good standing), please email [email protected].
Continue the Unity
On Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm, February 8th, the mothers of ‘our three boys,’ Rachel
Fraenkel, Bat Galim Shaer and Iris Yifrach will be at The Ramaz Upper School (current site
of Kehilat Jeshurun under Rabbi Haskel Lookstein) at a large community-wide solidarity
event to Continue the Unity and love of Israel that the mothers and their three sons, Naftali,
z’l, Gilad, z’l and Eyal, z’l inspired across the globe. Hosted by KJ, the event is sponsored by
major synagogues across the city, with a prestigious Host Committee.
Rachel Fraenkel, Bat Galim Shaer and Iris Yifrach, touched the world with their grace,
strength and faith. During the three weeks that their sons, z’l, were missing, the Jewish
world was united in hope. The event promises to be the opportunity to re-ignite that
feeling of unity and hope in our community in the presence of these incredible women.
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Upcoming Schedule
Friday 1/16 – 25 Tevet
Shacharit I
Shacharit II
Candlelighting
Mincha
6:30 am
7:45 am
4:35 pm
4:45 pm
Shabbat 1/17 – 26 Tevet
Shabbat Mevarchim
Shacharit
Latest Shema
Chabura @ Bach
Mincha
Ma’ariv
Shabbat Ends
9:00 am
9:40 am
3:00 pm
4:20 pm
5:30 pm
5:39 pm
Sunday 1/18 – 27 Tevet
Shacharit
Mincha/Ma’ariv
8:00 am
4:40 pm
Monday 1/19 – 28 Tevet
Shacharit I
Shacharit II
Ramban on Parshat HaShuva
Maariv@KBH
Maariv@BKNW
6:20 am
7:45 am
8:30 pm
9:00 pm
10:15 pm
Tuesday 1/20 – 29 Tevet
Shacharit I
Shacharit II
Maariv@KBH
Maariv@BKNW
6:30 am
7:45 am
9:00 pm
10:15 pm
Wednesday 1/21 – 1 Shvat
Rosh Chodesh Shvat
Shacharit I
Shacharit II
Maariv@KBH
Maariv@BKNW
6:15 am
7:45 am
9:00 pm
10:15 pm
Thursday 1/22 – 2 Shvat
Shacharit I
Shacharit II
Maariv@KBH
Maariv@BKNW
6:20 am
7:45 am
9:00 pm
10:15 pm
Friday 1/23 – 3 Shvat
Shacharit I
Shacharit II
Candlelighting
Mincha
6:30 am
7:45 am
4:43 pm
4:55 pm
From YINW Security
If you see something, say something!
Please remember to report anything
suspicious to [email protected].
Take a Byte
If you are interested in contributing a Torah
Byte for a parshah/week of your choosing, or
sponsoring a Torah Byte in someone’s honor
or memory (18$/Byte) please contact Rabbi
Septimus at [email protected].
January 17, 2015
Shabbat Mevarchim – Parshat Vaera
AROUND THE TOWN
Hockey Night – Last Chance!
YINW Youth Department presents your red hot Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets on
Motzei Shabbat, February 14th. Great chance to see the Islanders in their final season on
Long Island. Faceoff is at 7:00pm. We have only 1 ticket left for $50. First come, first served.
Email [email protected] today to order yours.
Israel Update – Top Ten Israel Hikes – Nahal Amud
New year, new countdown. Here’s number 9.
Nahal Amud “pillar canyon” is the pre-eminent Galilee hike. It runs from Mount Meron in
the west toward the Sea of Galilee in the east. You can walk it in either direction; starting
at Meron means more downhill and is generally preferred. The nahal, which parallels the
Israel Trail, is gorgeous and shaded, but the highlight is the water—this nahal is not a dry
creek. In the summer, the pools are crowded with campers from various youth movements.
If you can make it past them, you’ll be treated to a more relaxing walk. There are a number
of ancient flour mills along the path.
The best place to start is at the parking lot off Highway 89, which connects the mystical
town of Safed with Acre on the coast. This is a national park, so you’ll have to pay an entry
fee. You start by winding down a steep path before arriving in the nahal. After the pools,
you can continue west, or bail early near Safed. There’s a trail that climbs out of the nahal
toward the cemetery in Safed. Keep heading up the hill, grab a falafel on the main street to
recharge your batteries, then catch a taxi back to your starting point.
The other, much shorter alternative is to double back to the parking lot. There’s an upper
trail in thenahal that avoids the pools and crowds.
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Contact Information
Rabbi Septimus:
cell – 646.418.1633
email – [email protected]
Alex Libkind:
cell – 646.300.1936
email – [email protected]
Rebbetzin Lisa Septimus:
cell – 516.900.2109
email – [email protected]
Note: The eruv can be checked on Friday
afternoons by calling 516.295.0150.
Refuah Shlemah
Our best wishes for a refuah shlemah to:
Barbara Agular
Marlene Hoffman
Jerry Agular
Tehillim List
Yehoshua Asher ben
Baila Rivka
Reuvain ben Zelda
Luba bat Sima
Dovid Yosef ben
Sara Rivka
Aviva Leah bat Esther
Shulamis
Ezra Aviel ben
Hertzelia Shandel
Yoel Moshe ben
Hadassah
Tzalya bat Miriam
Hershel Tzvi ben Faiga
Shmuel Meir ben
Chayah Itta
Shmuel Lemuel halevi
ben Bayla
Frimit bat Dreizel
Sheina Beila bat Rachel
Esther bat Margalit Sara
Avigayil Yakira bat
Rivka Leah
Leah Tobah bat Hinda
Dovid Meir ben
Devora Malka
Yaakov Leib ben Meira
Yitzchak Moshe
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