Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park
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CONGREGATION EITZ CHAYIM OF DOGWOOD PARK 661 Dogwood Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552 www.ecdp.info April 25-May 3, 2019, Nisan 20-28 5779 Pesach SCHEDULE OF DAVENING/SHIURIM Thursday – April 25, 2019 Chol Hamoed Pesach 5th Day of Omer Eruv Tavshilin / No She'hechiyanu at Candle Lighting Shacharit....................... 6:15 & 8:30 am Daf Yomi...................... 7:30 am Chol Hamoed Learning... Following 8:30 am Shacharit in SB’M Candle Lighting.............. 7:26 pm Mincha/Maariv............... 7:00 (Beit Medrash) and 7:30 pm (Main Shul) Friday – April 26, 2019 7th Day of Pesach / 6th Day of Omer No She'hechiyanu at Candle Lighting Shacharit....................... 7:30 & 9:00 am Latest Shema................ 9:26 am Youth Groups................ 10:00 am Mincha.......................... 2:00 pm Daf Yomi...................... 6:35 pm Candle Lighting.............. 7:27 pm Mincha.......................... 7:35 pm Maariv Not Before.......... 7:45 pm Shabbat, April 27, 2019 Acharon of Pesach / 7th Day of Omer Shir Hashirim Yizkor Shacharit....................... 7:30 & 8:45 am Latest Shema................ 9:26 am Youth Groups................ 10:00 am Yizkor Not Before.......... 10:15 am Mincha.......................... 2:00 pm Women’s Pesach Shiur.. 5:55 pm at the home of R. Schwalb, Topic “Haggada and Sippur - The Seder Takeaway” Daf Yomi...................... 6:20 pm Mincha.......................... 7:20 pm Seudat Hamashiach....... 7:45 pm Maariv........................... 8:28 pm Yom Tov Ends.............. 8:36 pm Sunday, April 28, 2019 Earliest Talit/Tefil........... 5:03 am Daf Yomi...................... 7:00 am - by Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Shacharit....................... 7:50 am Mincha/Maariv............... 7:35 pm Weekdays – April 29-May3, 2019 9th-13th Day of Omer Daf Yomi...................... 45 minutes before Shacharit - by Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Shacharit....................... 6:35 am Mon & Thu Shacharit....................... 6:45 am Tue & Wed Women’s Parsha Shiur... 8:00 pm Tue by Beaty Menchel Parsha Shiur.................. 8:15 pm Wed by Rabbi Alpert Cholent & Torah............. Following 9:30 pm Maariv Thu by Rabbi Schwalb Mincha/Maariv............... 7:35 pm Mon-Thu Maariv........................... 9:30 pm Mon-Thu ANNOUNCEMENTS YOM TOV THIS EVENING: Remember to make Eruv Tavshilin before Yom Tov. For this evening, in addition to the 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv to be held in the Main Shul, there will also be a 7pm Mincha/Maariv to held in the Beit Medrash. HASHKAMA MINYAN KIDDUSH: The Hashkama Minyan Kiddush is sponsored tomorrow in memory and yahrtzeit of David Elefant A’H, a good friend of the HMK chevra who is dearly missed. And on Shabbat by Becky & Kenny Glassman in honor of their granddaughter Dahlia. WOMEN’S PESACH SHIUR: Rabbi Schwalb will be giving a Pesach Shiur on Shabbat, April 27, the last day of Pesach, at 5:55 pm at his home. Topic: Haggada and Sippur - The Seder Takeaway. SEFER DONATION: Four volumes of Hebrew Edition Schottenstein Talmud, dedicated in memory of Hilda Stern, A”H, .beloved mother of Renee Sojcher by ECDP Hashkama Minyan Kiddush Chevra ,הודיא בת יעקב שמעון, ע’'ה PESACH YIZKOR APPEAL: The Yizkor prayer encourages us to make a charitable gift in memory of loved ones. In this way, our departed loved ones continue to have a positive effect on the world. Your help allows us to maintain our shul and offer a place for us to daven and learn together daily and a place where we and our children can come together as a community at special times, during Pesach and throughout the year. Your pledge in advance of Yom Tov, allows us to minimize the time spent gathering pledges during Tefilah and allows us to correctly credit your account for your pledge. We thank you in advance for your support of our Shul and in the memory of your loved ones. Please go to www.ecdp.info to make your pledge on line. YOM HASHOAH This year, the Suri and Joseph Silber Yom Hashoah Program is proud to present Toby Levy, speaking on the topic “Hiding and Surviving the Holocaust and Teaching the Next Generation.” Please join us on Yom Hashoah, Tuesday night, April 30th at 8:15 PM, at the YIWH. To assist in sponsoring this program, please click the link below. Sponsorships must be submitted by April 12th. https://www.yiwh.org/event/suri-and-joseph-silber-yom-hashoah- program.html# SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE SHABBATON, SAVE THE DATE: YIWH, ECDP & RZA are pleased to welcome Rabbi Yishai Fleichser to West Hempstead on Shabbat Parshat Achrei Mot, May 3-4, 2019. Shabbat Afternoon at ECDP. Topic is "Politics or Leadership: Understanding Israel Elections 2019 " MONTHLY KIDDUSH: Our next monthly Shabbat Kiddush will take place this Shabbat Parshat Kedoshim, May 11, 2019. If you are interested in being a sponsor, please email [email protected] and let us know the occasion for inclusion in the announcements. NORPAC MISSION TO WASHINGTON: MAY 21, 2019: Come make a difference on NORPAC’s mission to Washington, DC, This year's event will take place on Tuesday, May 21. Register now at www.Norpac.net or call 201-788-5133. Special Early Registration rates: Adults $135, Students/Young Professionals (under 30) $75. Roundtrip transportation & glatt kosher meals included! CAHAL: Hosting a breakfast on Sunday morning, May 26; Hakorat Hatov award to HANC for opening the first CAHAL class and supporting us for 27 years, and to Chani Nadboy who has been Counseling our students and families for years. YOUTH DEPARTMENT NOTICES SHABBAT/PESACH MORNING YOUTH GROUPS: "Early Groups" WILL NOT TAKE PLACE over Yom Tov. "Regular Groups" start at 10:00 am and conclude at the end of davening. We can’t wait to see you there! Earn tickets towards our next prize redemption raffle! Davening, Parsha Activities, games, sports, snacks, & MORE! SAVE THE DATE! TEEN MINYAN: Our next monthly teen minyan takes place Shabbat, Parshat Achrei Mot, May 4, 2019, 9:30 am at the Wachtell Room at Shaaray Shalom. SISTERHOOD NOTICES ECDP WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB: The next book club featuring “Crimes Against a Bookclub” by Kathy Cooperman, will be meeting this Monday, May 13, 2019 at 8:30 pm at the home of Leah Fish, 632 Jefferson Street. The books will be available at the West Hempstead library under Nancy’s book club. BABYSITTERS LIST: ECDP Sisterhood continues to update its list of babysitters in the community. The list is distributed to our members and others in the community upon request. If you would like to be included on the list, send your name, age, and home telephone number to Rachel Hanuka at [email protected]. COOKBOOKS: The Sisterhood is selling our own cookbooks, 1 for $20 and 2 for $36. Don't miss out on being a part of the ECDP Community. Please contact Sharon Tuckman at [email protected] or Rachel Hanuka at [email protected] to get one today! THE CHESSED COMMITTEE is seeking volunteers to join our Chessed teams for occasional cooking, etc. If you are able to participate in this special mitzvah, and for more information, please contact Ahava Feldman: 516-538-1917 or [email protected] Tizku L’Mitzvot! SHUL NOTICES REFLECTIVE SAFETY BELTS: In light of recent tragic events, the Orthodox Union has provided reflective safety belts to shuls at no cost. ECDP has been able to obtain these belts for members to borrow, as needed, for example, when walking home from Shul Motzei Shabbat. They will be located in a bin in the closet on the Sprague side entrance. We ask that you please return them at your earliest convenience so that the next member in need can make use of them. Thank you. SECURITY: The Shul has arranged for armed security on Shabbat & Yom Tov mornings. The guards are all either off- duty or retired law enforcement. Please do not distract them as they are here to focus on our safety. SHUL DIRECTORY: The Shul’s membership directory is available. If you are a member/supporter and do not have an updated one please email [email protected]. Updates to your information can be forwarded to [email protected]. SIMCHA/EVENT SCHEDULING. AS A REMINDER: To avoid any simcha/event scheduling conflicts, please make sure when planning a simcha or an event that you notify and check with the Shul and West Hempstead community calendars. The Shul calendar is maintained by Heather Rutner [email protected]. Simply email Heather with your information. The WH Community Calendar is maintained by Wendy Pusateri, in the office of the Young Israel of West Hempstead. In order to submit a calendar/simcha reservation on the WH Community Calendar please click on the following link https://www.yiwh.org/calendar-reservation. You can follow up by contacting Wendy at 516-481-7429 (ext 2) or by email at [email protected] NEW MANC HOURS: The mikvah zmanim have changed. Note new hours in effect: Saturday nights: 8:30 pm-11:00 pm; Sunday-Thursday nights: 8:00 pm-11:00 pm. The website for the Mikveh is www.mancwh.org MANC - KEILIM MIKVAH: Keilim mikvah hours are 9 am - 5 pm. SHUL REMINDERS: Please do not bring any Strollers into the Shul. Strollers must remain outside all buildings. Please do not bring food into the new sanctuary. Please remember to make sure the lights are off and the doors are locked when you are the last or next to last person to leave the Shul. Thank you for your cooperation. MEMO FROM THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE: The Welcoming Committee welcomes new families to West Hempstead. Additionally, they arrange a Friday night dinner to be delivered to new families for their first Shabbat. We are looking for more volunteers that would be interested in offering to bring Shabbat food for a new family when they move in.