YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD 2240 ALBANY AVENUE Parashat Yitro WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117  20 Shevat 5 860-233-3084 January 30th, 2016 776 Web Site: www.youngisraelwh.org Kiddush this Shabbat Is sponsored by FREE DINNER TICKETS!!!! Bring in just 5 ads for our Daniella & Avi Robinson business card journal In honor of to earn a free ticket to the dinner! Avigayil & Yehudah’s Let us know if you need help. Third Birthday, and

Ilana Bernstein 860-922-0448 Yehudah’s upcoming Upsherin Helen Loew 860-233-4583  Thank you to all those who braved the snow to join us for amazing Havdalah Drum Night and is sponsored by all those who helped make it so successful. The Shul

UPCOMING YIWH EVENTS MAZAL TOV to Miriam Goldman on her מזל טוב YIWH THEATER NIGHT Saturday Night, February 6th

HARTFORD engagement to Guy Epstien of Ashdod, Israel! The Chosen Mazal tov to parents Cindi & Lee Goldman, and to the entire מזל טוב !Playhouse on Park Theater Orly & Shlomo Epstein

YIWH DINNER Goldman and Epstein families!!!

Sunday, March 6th, 2016 REFUAH SHLEIMAH to Helene Ganeles WEST WOMEN’S SHABBAT AFTERNOON Save the Date CLASS This Shabbat, January 30th at 4:00PM at the home of Judie Patel, 100 Lawler Road

Sunday, March 6, 2016

YIWH GOES TO AIPAC Join our growing delegation as we head to Washington DC March 20th -22nd to partake WEEKLY YIWH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES in the AIPAC Policy Conference. For details, SUNDAY MORNING please contact Brander Join us for a light breakfast as we explore the tractate of Horayot Sunday mornings immediately following davening.

LADIES' LUNCH & LEARN REMINDER Explore the weekly parasha with us Weekday Mincha & Maariv On Wednesdays at the JCC

YOUNG ISRAEL OF (Monday-Thursday) will meet at HHNE from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. 300 Bloomfield Avenue For more information, please contact Ann We look forward to seeing you there! Feldman at [email protected]

Rabbi Tuvia Brander 561-271-4148 [email protected] Debra Luger 860-233-0300 or [email protected] Editor: Judie Patel [email protected] Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel , Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Youth, Commission of Greater Hartford, Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford YIWH YOUTH DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Page 2 SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS Vera Schwarcz Groups meet weekly on Shabbat from In Memory of Jason Wolfe's sister, Channa Batya 10:15 AM-11:15 AM. Children ages 5 & under bat Avraham Isaac meet on the carpeted corner downstairs. In Honor of Judith & Bruce Hessing's new grand- Children in Grades 1 -5 are invited son Amitsur Yehoshua to partake in our In Honor of Yocheved and Michael Weinstein's Junior Congregation downstairs new baby Zelda

TOT SHABBAT CIRCLE BOOK CLUB Held on the first Shabbat of the month, A Remarkable Kindness Diana Bletter starting at 10:30-11:15 Washing the Dead Michelle Brafman Tot Shabbat Circle provides a warm, fun-filled For more information please contact Debbie Luger Shabbat experience for young children with their at [email protected] parents. It includes davening, singing, parsha, & UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS story time, and is followed by a special Shabbat treat. BESS & PAUL SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY PLAYFUL PLAY PALS MUSSAF & MUNCH Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Meet Monthly from January 26th through March 15th Beginning right after the Haftorah in the main min- yan, our teens break away to have their own teen- DOR L’DOR led mussaf service and share a dvar by one of Saturday Night, January 30th their peers. Of course, Mussaf is always followed by 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM a MUNCH: a delicious Kiddush with chulent, kugel, At HHNE chips, and soda….we think you the idea. HHNE STUDENT DIRECTED DRAMA CLUB For more information, please see the flyer in the lobby or CHARLIE BROWN check out the youth tab on our website. Wednesday, February 3rd BOOKKEEPERS CORNER Doors at 6:30 PM Curtain: 7:00 PM SCRIP UPDATE: At Herbert Gilman Theater Mandell JCC Together we've made over $2,700 so far from a General Admission $8 in Advance/$10 At the door variety of supermarket and other gift cards. Phone 860-231-0317 online hhne.org

If you are not yet participating in the program and KOSHER FOOD SAMPLING AT BIG Y need more info or help getting started, please call on Thursday, February 4th Daniella Robinson from 4:00 -7:00 PM [email protected] cell: 516-286-0185 Home: 860-578-9515 Cheeses, meats, ice cream, soups, cakes, salads, knishes, and more! SHUL STATEMENTS  Letters reflecting your tax deductible contribu- NER NCSY WINTER REGIONAL tions for 2015 have been prepared and mailed. If At Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, you have any questions or did not receive one, February 26-28 please contact Maria via email For more information please contact ([email protected]). Devorah Aroesty-Cohen in the NCSY office 617-332-6279 or [email protected])  With so many assorted pledges and categories for

payments to the YIWH, please enclose a note or MIKVEH BESS ISRAEL write in the memo of your check (in English not Women's Wellness Event Hebrew) exactly what the check is payment for. "EX-STRESS YOURSELF" Separate checks or a specific accounting of what's on Sunday, February 28th ~ included in any payment is essential to keeping 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM things in order. Thank you for your cooperation. At of West Hartford To register: www.bessisrael.org SECURITY COMMITTEE Thank you to all those involved in the coverage and rotations. BESS & PAUL SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY If you are interested in being involved please email: GALA DINNER & CONCERT [email protected] Thank you Stan Rutstein – YIWH Security Committee Wednesday, March 30 Page 3 Contrast and Balance --- Rav David Silverberg One of the differences between the two texts of the Ten Commandments – the one that appears in Parashat Yitro (Shemot 20) and that in Parashat Vaetchanan (Devarim 5) – relates to the fourth command- ment, the command to observe Shabbat. In Parashat Yitro, this command is formulated as, “Zakhor et yom ha-Shabbat” (“Remember the day of Shabbat”), whereas in Parashat Vaetchanan the wording is, “Shamor et yom ha-Shabbat” (“Guard the day of Shabbat”). Rashi, citing the Mekhilta, famously comments, “Zakhor ve-shamor be-dibur echad ne’emru” – the commands of “Zakhor” and “Shamor” were both issued in a single utterance. Although these two refer to different aspects of Shabbat – “Zakhor” speaks of the requirement to designate Shabbat as a special day, and “Shamor” speaks of the activities that are forbidden on Shabbat – they were given together. Rashi proceeds to give other examples of pairs of commands that were given together in a single utterance, even though they are actually in conflict with one another. For example, one verse designates Shabbat desecration as a capital offense (Shemot 31:14), and another (Bamidbar 28:9) mandates offering sacrifices on Shabbat, an act which would otherwise be forbidden. These two verses, even though they in a sense oppose one another, were presented “be-dibur echad” – “in a single utterance.” Rashi also gives the example of , which re- quires tying wool strings to linen garments, despite the prohibition of sha’atnez. These two conflicting com- mands – the requirement of tzitzit and the prohibition of sha’atnez – were given “be-dibur echad.” The final pair of commands noted by Rashi is the prohibition against marrying one’s brother’s wife and the mitzva of yibum, which requires doing just that when the brother dies without children. How might we explain the significance of this concept, “be-dibur echad ne’emru”? Why do Chazal seek to draw our attention to the fact that these pairs of different or conflicting commands were given in a single utterance? The answer, perhaps, is that Torah life imposes a wide range of obligations and requires many differ- ent commitments, many of which at times conflict with one another. Certainly, limits in time, energy and resources make it difficult to satisfactorily tend to all our different obligations. Additionally, we are ex- pected to balance conflicting characteristics and values. We are to be bold and cautious; private and social; generous and responsible; tolerant but firm in our beliefs and convictions. So much of Torah life follows the model of “Zakhor ve-shamor be-dibur echad” – two vastly different, or even opposing, ideals that somehow need to be balanced against one another. The concept of “Zakhor ve-shamor be-dibur echad ne’emru” is mentioned also in the Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 27a), which adds, “which the mouth is incapable of uttering, and the ear is incapable of hear- ing.” Meaning, only God is capable of issuing two commands in a single utterance. Perfect balance and har- mony between conflicting ideals and values is not human; only God can achieve such perfection. Neverthe- less, we are to strive to maintain as perfect a balance as possible. We must ensure never to focus exclusively on “zakhhor” or on “shamor,” on a particular religious value or requirement, without taking note of the other side of the equation. The Torah must be learned, understood, internalized and practiced in its totality, with proper attention given to all its various components, so that the numerous different ideals and obligations it encompasses blend together into a single, integrated, balanced life of religious commitment.

Please include in your tefilot IDF soldiers as well as those have been injured in the recent wave of terror activity. Natan ben Odel, Odel bat Miriam, Moshe ben Orli, Meir Yitzchak ben Sarah, Dvir ben Shoshana, Aharon Moshe Chaim ben Chaya Chana, Ron Shai bat Sigalit, Adi ben Rut, Niv ben Yardena, Moshe ben Daisy, Meor Efraim ben Fortuna Daniella,Yuval ben Miriam, Yarin ben Rivka, Moshe ben Edgach, Liat bat Yael, Or-El bat Limor, Yosef Chaim ben Zahava, Naor Shalev ben Rut Elisheva, Yom Tov Lipa ben Roiza,Yair ben Roizina, Samuel Ono ben Antoni, Shoshana bat Lulu, Moshe ben Bracha, Maya bat Ilana, Ron ben Chana, Adiv ben Fortuna Mazel, Daniel Chaim ben Revital, David ben Shoshana, Elon Chaim HaCohen ben Rita, Yehonatan Amiram ben Miriam, Pesach ben Rachel Miriam Hadassah, Yarden ben Orli, Meital Dikla bat Ninette, Gilad ben Meirav, Tahel bat Sigal, Sigal bat Jacquline, Gal ben Na’ami, Yaniv ben Chana, Yotam ben Penina, David Shlomo ben Rachel, Nirit Chana bat Nitza, Daniel be Nano, Daniel HaCohen ben Yedidya, Yigal Chaim ben Chofit, Yehonatan ben Rut Ruchama, Ro'ee ben Rachel, Yitzchak David ben Iris Ruchama, Gai ben Yocheved, Liad ben Amira, Lidor ben Revital, Raz ben Lidiya, Mazal bat Shoshana Shma’a, Harel Avraham ben Amalia, Edena ben Sarah, Shaul Chai ben Aviva, Yotam Shmuel ben Yael. Rachel bat Sara, Suzanne Sultana bat Nadjma, Moshe ben Romia, Oshrat bat Yonah, Mordechai Aharon ben Leah Miriam. May they all have a refuah shleima -- a full and speedy recovery among all the sick and wounded of Israel.  YIWH Schedule of Services  January 29th - February 5th, 2016 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush Shabbat Parashat Yitro Or Seudah Shlishit! Shul handles set up & Clean up! Friday, January 29th- Erev Shabbat Contact Judie Patel at 860-761-3818, Shacharit 6:45 a.m. or [email protected] Candle Lighting 4:43 p.m. to check the availability of the date Mincha/Maariv 4:48 p.m. you need & call Fran Wittenberg at 860- 983-4837 or Shabbat, January 30th [email protected] Rabbi Jaffee’s Shabbat morning Class 8:15 a.m. to make the arrangements for the Shacharit 9:00 a.m. type of Kiddush you want. Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:35 a.m. Checks need to be received the Youth Programming 10:15 a.m. Sunday prior to your Kiddush date. Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 4:30 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:47 p.m. of Kiddushim: Standard for $150, Sunday, January 31st - Thursday, February 4th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest & 6:11 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday Followed by Rabbi Brander's 8:15 a.m. With supplements available. Gemara Class & Breakfast Shacharit…Monday & Thursday 6:40 a.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Shacharit…Tuesday & Wednesday 6:45 a.m. 1/30 Robinson Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH Upstairs 4:50 p.m. Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:50 p.m. SEUDAH SHLISHIT Friday, February 5th- Erev Shabbat

Shacharit 6:45 a.m. The cost to sponsor is $90.00

Candle Lighting 4:52 p.m. To set up Seudah Shlishit contact

Mincha/Maariv 4:57 p.m. Steve Luger [email protected]

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