DOCSLIB.ORG

Silent Auction 2015 Catalogue V4-18

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Silent Auction 2015 Catalogue V4-18 A Time(eit lintoa)to Plant Growing the Fruits of Community ANNUAL SILENT IVE & LMay 16,AUCTION 2015 Torah Education Social Justice Worship Music NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION www.nvhcreston.org Since 1990, we have worked hard to deliver the best possible designs and construction experience in Northern Virginia for the best value. -Bruce and Wilma Bowers Renovations | New Homes| 703.506.0845 | BowersDesiignBuild.com NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION WELCOME TO NVHC’S 9TH ANNUAL SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION Dear Friends, This year’s auction theme, “A Time to Plant, Growing the Fruits of Community,” beautifully captures who we are at NVHC, a community of givers. We give of our time. We give of our friendship. We give of our hearts. We give of our prayers. We give of our hard earned money. We give of our belief in our Jewish community and a better world today and in the future. What we receive in return for all this giving is a deep sense of purpose and lives more meaningfully lived. The auction is a community celebration, a party, and an important fundraiser for NVHC operations. Please be generous and absolutely have a wonderful time! I want to thank the auction committee for its hard work and dedication. I also thank everyone who has donated, purchased advertising, underwritten the expenses of the auction, or purchased a raffle ticket. All of these are integral to the success of the auction and the well-being of our community. Sincerely, David Selden President, NVHC Board of Trustees 1 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION RULES 1 All sales are final. No exchanges or refunds are permitted. Everything is sold “as is”. Please read specifications and limitations carefully. 2 All auction items and services must be claimed or used within a year unless otherwise stated. 3 Unless so stated, restaurant certificates do not include tax or gratuity. 4 Unless specified, dates and times are to be arranged at the mutual convenience of the donor and buyer. It will be the buyer’s responsibility to contact the donor about arranging for services or delivery. 5 Payment in full is required for all auction items on the night of the auction. Cash, checks, Visa, and MasterCard are acceptable. You can pay any time during the evening after the notice of award for your item has been posted. 6 NVHC reserves the right to change minimum bids or modify closing times. Following the minimum bid, subsequent bids must be in the specified increments listed on the bid sheets. Bids less than the required increments will not be accepted. An auction item may be withdrawn from auction prior to bidding. In any dispute, NVHC’s decision is final. 7 Values shown for items being auctioned are estimates only, made in good faith, and are not warranted by NVHC for tax purposes or for general value of the auctioned item. Descriptions are made in good faith from information obtained from the donor and are not guaranteed. However, if an item varies dramatically from our description, we will consider an adjustment in the bid price. 8 Normally, the amount by which the winning bid exceeds the fair market value of the item is considered a tax deductible contribution. Check with a tax advisor for your own situation and for details. 9 By his or her purchase, the buyer waives any claim for liability against NVHC and/or the donor of the properties or services being auctioned. Neither NVHC nor the donor is responsible for any personal injuries or damages to property that may result from use of the properties or services sold. 2 Growing the Fruits of Community (eit lintoa) A Time to Plant ANNUAL ILENT DONATE S &May LIVE 16, 2015 | 6:00PM Entertainment, Vacations AUCTION Jewelry, Artwork, Services Gift Cards, Baskets ADVERTISE Promote your Business Honor Someone Commemorate an Event BE A SPONSOR Silver $100 Gold $250 Platinum $500 ATTEND VIP table - $1,000 Includes open bar for evening, table for 8, 2 bottles of wine, 1 bottle of champagne, swag bag, and basket raffle tickets. Table for 8 - $560 Includes reserved table and 2 bottles of wine. Individual Ticket - $55 in advance, $75 door. “Wish I Could Be There” ticket - $25 For people who cannot attend but want to support the auction. Return this form with check payable to NVHC, 1441 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA 20190 CATALOG AD (Attach text, photo, or artwork or email Judy Naiman at [email protected] by April 1) ˆ 1/4 page $50 ˆ 1/2 page $100 ˆ Full page $200 ˆ Inside front cover $500 ˆ Inside back cover $300 SPONSORSHIP ˆ Silver $100 ˆ Gold $250 ˆ Platinum $500 TABLE RESERVATIONS ______ #Tables for 8 x $560 = ________________ ______ #VIP Tables x $1000 = _________________________ INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ______ #Tickets x $55 = _____________________ ______ #Wish I could be there tickets x $25= ____________ Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________ Email _____________________________________________ NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION www.nvhcreston.org NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION Mazel Tov to the Silent & Live Auction Committee From the entire NVHC staff Rabbi Michael Holzman Cantor Susan Caro Moshe Ben Lev Cindi Drake Fay Gubin Elaine Bowling Mozelle Stanton Beryl Trauth-Jurman Stacy Miller Linda Wiesman Klinker 4 It’s Time to Travel Enter the NVHC Auction WIN A Raffle EUROPEAN VACATION Amsterdam $ Visit the tulips 5,000 American Express Global Travel Card complete with Travel Services from American Express Purchase tickets at London Tuscany Check out Experience nvhcreston.org the Royal Botanic the Carla Fineshi Gardens Garden Raffle open exclusively to NVHC members until April 20, 2015 Opens to the public April 21-May 15, 2015 It’s your choice Only 200 tickets will be sold, go where you want, when you want Winner will be announced at the auction on May 16, 2015. so the chance of winning is high! You don’t have to be present to win. NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION www.nvhcreston.org NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION 6 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION The Board of Trustees wishes to express its deepest appreciation for our wonderful clergy and staff. It’s been my honor to serve the congregation as Temple Administrator for the past 15 years. Thank you for the wonderful memories. Fay Gubin Temple Administrator 7 NVHC College NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION Outreach wishes you TONIGHT’S EVENTS Chag Sameach Purim 6:00 Doors open. Passed Appetizers. Soft drinks. Beer and wine available for purchase. Bidding begins for both silent auction sections. 7:00 First section of silent auction items closes. Green Table. Bidding ends promptly at 7:00 p.m. 7:15 Second section of silent auction items closes. Pink Table. Bidding ends promptly at 7:15 p.m. 7:20 Live Auction Welcome. Dinner served. 8:00 Live auction begins. Rob Jolles, auctioneer. 8:30 Winning bids from the Green and Pink Tables posted. 9:15 Raffle Winner Drawn. 9:20 Dessert served. 8 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION THANK YOU Creating and executing a Silent and Live Auction requires energy, commitment, time, talent, creativity, and passion. We have been blessed to work with these incredible volunteers who each worked amazingly hard to make the NVHC 9th annual Silent and Live Auction a great success. Although there are always contributors who do more or less, every action by these marvelous volunteers was significant to create a memorable evening growing the fruits of community, and we needed every one of you. On a personal note, for us, the best part of being a team member with this group was getting to know you, creating new friendships, bonds and learning so much about our remarkable community. Thank you so much for being a part of this adventure and responding to the need to work together to achieve this special event. Members of the Auction Committee: Michelle Allo Judy Naiman Sandee Byrne Jessica Peristere Susan Cohen Merrell Renaud Rachael Fineberg Andrea Sarner Anita Flower Joanne Schamest Fay Gubin Kelly Schulman Ken Gubin Stuart Williger Ronni Hargrove Miriam Wolman Rob Jolles With appreciation, Madeleine Abel, Susan Trivers, Sue Salen Co-Chairs, Auction Committee 9 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION NVHC AUCTION SPONSORS Platinum Anonymous Gold Rabbi Michael Holzman and Nicole Saffell Holzman Cantor Susan Caro and John Lertzman David and Ellen Brewer Silver Joel and Carolyn Birken Peggy Nelson ADVERTISERS Sandra Blumberg Bowers Design Build Ed and Sandee Byrne Fay Gubin Kol Shirah Helen Kruger NVHC Board of Trustees NVHC Sisterhood Rabbi Michael Holzman and Cantor Susan Caro Togetherist.com, Jason Feig Voda Spa and Wellness Studio USSI 10 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HEBREW CONGREGATION NVHC AUCTION DONOR THANK YOU LIST A special thank you to these generous individuals who have contributed to our event. Madeleine Abel and Herb VanHook Lisa Klein Irene Amster Nancy Kruger Jessica Balick, Trio Simpatico Hana Newcomb and Jon Groisser Mariel Barnes Ken and Kathy Laskey Harvey Berger Neil and Deb Meland Mary Blumberg Marc and Kay Menchel Sandra Blumberg NVHC Board of Trustees Elaine Bowling NVHC Book Club Members Ed and Sandee Byrne NVHC Preschool Two-Year Old, Three-Year Cantor Susan Caro and John Lertzman Old, and Pre-K Class Families Mary Chester NVHC Preschool Teachers Andy and Susan Cohen NVHC Sisterhood Rachel Coelho, Beachbody Coach Adam Paz Leonard De Beer Les and Marcia Platt Carl and Erin DiManno Faith Rodill Cindi Drake Jeff Rossen, Rossen Landscape and Francine The Fishman Family Rossen Stuart and Anita Flower Rhonda and Ron Rubin Eric Forman Andy Rudin Carol and David Fram Marco Sainati Marcia and Daryl Friedman Tom and Susan Salen Stuart Gavurin Michael and Andrea Sarner Rabbi Rosalind Gold David Selden and Julie Wallick Dr.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • What Is Hanukkah? All the Info You Need to Know About Chanukah
    What Is Hanukkah? All the info you need to know about Chanukah http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102911/jewish/What-Is-Hanukkah.htm Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple (as you’ll read below). Also spelled Hanukkah (or variations of that spelling), the Hebrew word is actually pronounced with a guttural, “kh” sound, kha-nu-kah, not tcha- new-kah. What Chanukah Commemorates In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who tried to force the people of Israel to accept Greek culture and beliefs instead of mitzvah observance and belief in G-d. Against all odds, a small band of faithful Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to the service of G-d. When they sought to light the Temple's Menorah (the seven-branched candelabrum), they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks. Miraculously, they lit the menorah and the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days, until new oil could be prepared under conditions of ritual purity. To commemorate and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah. How Chanukah Is Observed At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah lighting.
    [Show full text]
  • לב שלם Siddur Lev Shalem לשבת ויום טוב for Shabbat & FESTIVALS
    סדור לב שלם Siddur Lev Shalem לשבת ויום טוב for shabbat & fEstIVaLs For restricted use only: March-April 2020 Do not copy, sell, or distribute the rabbinical assembly Copyright © 2016 by The Rabbinical Assembly, Inc. First edition. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form The Siddur Lev Shalem Committee or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, except Rabbi Edward Feld, Senior Editor and Chair for brief passages in connection with a critical review, without permission in writing from: Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Associate Editor The Rabbinical Assembly Rabbi David M. Ackerman 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Ḥazzan Joanna Dulkin www.rabbinicalassembly.org Rabbi Amy Wallk Katz Permissions and copyrights for quoted materials may be found on pages 463–465. Rabbi Cantor Lilly Kaufman isbn: 978-0-916219-64-2 Rabbi Alan Lettofsky Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. Rabbi Robert Scheinberg Designed, composed, and produced by Scott-Martin Kosofsky at The Philidor Company, Rabbi Carol Levithan, ex officio Rhinebeck, New York. www.philidor.com The principal Hebrew type, Milon (here in its second and third Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, ex officio iterations), was designed and made by Scott-Martin Kosofsky; it was inspired by the work of Henri Friedlaender. The principal roman and italic is Rongel, by Mário Feliciano; the sans serif is Cronos, by Robert Slimbach. The Hebrew sans serif is Myriad Hebrew, by Robert Slimbach with Scott-Martin Kosofsky. Printed and bound by LSC Communications, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
    [Show full text]
  • (Kita Zayin) Curriculum Updated: July 24, 2014
    7th Grade (Kita Zayin) Curriculum Updated: July 24, 2014 7th Grade (Kita Zayin) Curriculum Rabbi Marcelo Kormis 30 Sessions Notes to Parents: This curriculum contains the knowledge, skills and attitude Jewish students are expected to learn. It provides the learning objectives that students are expected to meet; the units and lessons that teachers teach; the books, materials, technology and readings used in a course; and the assessments methods used to evaluate student learning. Some units have a large amount of material that on a given year may be modified in consideration of the Jewish calendar, lost school days due to weather (snow days), and give greater flexibility to the teacher to accommodate students’ pre-existing level of knowledge and skills. Page 1 of 16 7th Grade (Kita Zayin) Curriculum Updated: July 24, 2014 Part 1 Musaguim – A Vocabulary of Jewish Life 22 Sessions The 7th grade curriculum will focus on basic musaguim of Jewish life. These musaguim cover the different aspects and levels of Jewish life. They can be divided into 4 concentric circles: inner circle – the day of a Jew, middle circle – the week of a Jew, middle outer circle – the year of a Jew, outer circle – the life of a Jew. The purpose of this course is to teach students about the different components of a Jewish day, the centrality of the Shabbat, the holidays and the stages of the life cycle. Focus will be placed on the Jewish traditions, rituals, ceremonies, and celebrations of each concept. Lifecycle events Jewish year Week - Shabbat Day Page 2 of 16 7th Grade (Kita Zayin) Curriculum Updated: July 24, 2014 Unit 1: The day of a Jew: 6 sessions, 45 minute each.
    [Show full text]
  • Reminders for Chanukah 5781 – Sichosacademy.Org – Rabbi Levi Y
    REMINDERS FOR CHANUKAH 5781 – SICHOSACADEMY.ORG – RABBI LEVI Y. GARELIK בס"ד. מוצאי "ט כסלו, יום הבהיר, ר"ה לחסידות, תש פ"א of the community at the EU - Brussels שיחיו To the families of Anash And virtual community at Sichosacademy.org This document may not be published on any website or WhatsApp group without written permission by the author. Reminders for the Yom Tov of Chanukah and Hay Teves 5781 With best wishes for a Happy Chanukah, and may we merit, this year, to see the lighting of the Menorah in the third Bais Hamikdosh!! Rabbi Levi Y. Garelik [email protected] * * * Experience has shown that it is best if both husband and wife review the “reminders” each day thoroughly so that miscommunications and last-minute panics can be avoided, and Yom Tov can be truly celebrated joyfully. Please post this on the refrigerator or in a central location. For all the sources – kindly refer to the Hebrew section of the “reminders”. What to prepare before Chanukah begins: 1. Menorahs (Chanukiot): Also for the children (from the age of Chinuch). If one has a Menorah (Chanukiah) with branches, the branches should be shaped diagonally according to the Rambam, and not in a semi-circle as shown on - lehavdil - the Arch of Titus. See a video on this subject on sichosonline.org. [Link: http://theonlinerabbi.com/sichosonline/kislev-preparing-chanukah/] 2. Olive Oil: Mehudar with a reliable Hechsher. Ensure that it is not an imitation. 3. Wicks: (preferably) made from cotton. 4. Shamoshim: Made of beeswax. Ensure that there is a longer Shamosh for Friday.
    [Show full text]
  • Probing the Prophets” for the Discussion of Not Follow
    BY RABBI NACHMAN (NEIL) WINKLER PROBING Faculty, OU Israel Centerl THE PROPHETS his Shabbat is the middle day of “Pu- a repetition of last week’s reading, I have rim Meshulash” – the “triple” Purim, chosen to discuss the haftarah that the ma- Twhich is observed in Yerushalayim jority of the Jewish world will be reading this and other cities that were walled in the time Shabbat, the haftarah of Parashat Tetzaveh, of Yehoshua. As a result, Yerushalmim and from the 43rd perek of Sefer Yechezkel. For other residents of walled cities, celebrate this the Yerushalmim and other walled-city res- Shabbat by keeping certain Purim practices idents, I direct you to last week’s article in that those living outside of walled cities do “Probing the Prophets” for the discussion of not follow. Here in Yerushlayim, for exam- that haftarah. ple, we add the Al HaNissim prayer to the The final chapters of Sefer Yechezkel Amidah (and Birkat HaMazon) and we read are dedicated to a description of the final a special Maftir – the reading which most Bet HaMikdash, an indestructible one that other Jewish communities read on their Pu- would be built during the Messianic Era. rim, i.e., the story of Israel’s battle against One would imagine that these chapters are the attacking army of Amalek. As a result optimistic ones with the promise of our of our reading a special Maftir, we also read future redemption and, as we read in this a special haftarah, one that connects to week’s haftarah, the description of both the Maftir.
    [Show full text]
  • Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut – Israel's
    YOM HAZIKARON AND YOM HA’ATZMAUT – ISRAEL’S MEMORIAL AND INDEPENDENCE DAYS ABOUT THE DAYS Yom HaZikaron , the day preceding Israel’s Independence Day, was declared by the Israeli Knesset to be Memorial Day for those who lost their lives in the struggles that led to the establishment of the State of Israel and for all military personnel who were killed as members of Israel’s armed forces. Joining these two days together conveys a simple message: Jews all around the world owe the independence and the very existence of the Jewish state to those who sacrificed their lives for it. Yom HaZikaron is different in character and mood from our American Memorial Day. In Israel, for 24 hours, all places of public entertainment are closed. The siren wails twice for two minutes throughout the country, first at 8:00 am to usher in the day, and again at 11:00 am before the public recitation of prayers in the military cemeteries. At the sound of the siren, all traffic and daily activities cease; the entire nation is still. Families are gathered in cemeteries and radio stations broadcast programs devoted to the lives of fallen soldiers. The list grows longer every year as Israel continues to labor for its very survival. Flags in Israel are flown at half mast, and the Yizkor (remembrance) prayer for Israel’s fallen soldiers is recited. May God remember His sons and daughters who exposed themselves to mortal danger in those days of struggle prior to the establishment of the State of Israel and (may He remember) the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces who fell in the wars of Israel.
    [Show full text]
  • The Parchments Book
    THE PARCHMENTS ARE BURNING... A program by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning 1 "For the Parchments May Burn, but the Letters Are Flying Free." was written by Hillel's Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning in the wake of terrorist attacks in the United States and Israel in 2001-2002. It is dedicated to all victims of ideological hatred. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the David and Ruth Musher Philanthropic Fund which made this booklet possible. This book contains God’s name and should be treated with the same care as a prayerbook. Additional copies may be obtained from Hillel's Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, 202-449-6591, by e-mail, [email protected], or as an Adobe Acrobat file at www.hillel.org. Please specify the publication "For the Parchment May Burn, but the Letters Are Flying Free." The largest Jewish campus organization in the world, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, is committed to creatively empowering and engaging Jewish students through its network of over 500 regional centers, campus Foundations, program centers and affiliates. Its long-standing dedication to building Jewish identity, while nurturing intellectual and spiritual growth in a pluralistic community, positions Hillel as a leader in building a stronger Jewish people and stronger Jewish future. WWW.HILLEL.ORG 2 CONTENTS: THE PARCHMENTS ARE BURNING 5 A NEW PSALM FROM OLD WORDS 6 PROFILES 8 Alona Abraham: A Great Time in the States 8 Zhanetta Tsoy: Her First Day at Work 9 Timothy Haskell: Prepared for Emergencies 10 Allan Feinberg 11 Abe Zelmanowitz: A Friend to the End 12 TWO LETTERS FROM STUDENTS KILLED IN THE BOMBING 13 OF THE FRANK SINATRA CAFETERIA AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY IN JERUSALEM Ben Blutstein 13 Marla Bennett - Jerusalem: There’s Nowhere Else I’d 14 Rather Be A HOPEFUL LAMENT 16 EL MALEI RACHAMIM 18 THE POET RAHEL: MY DEAD 19 MOURNERS KADDISH 20 AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL 21 HATIKVAH 22 AFTERWORDS 23 FOR THE PARCHMENTS MAY BURN, BUT THE LETTERS ARE FLYING FREE..
    [Show full text]
  • Purim Masquerade Paper Faces on Parade
    Epistemology of Tefila(Class 43) - 2/25/2021 —— Topic: Purim - Masquerade! Paper faces on parade! Recap 1. Channukah additional prayers: PRAYERS FOR CHANUKAH PAGE NUMBERS IN SIDDUR RCA ARTSCROLL THE KOREN Ma’ariv/Evening Service Al HaNissim/For the miracles 274 - 276 273 Had’lakat Ner Chanukah/Candle Lighting Brachot/Blessings 782 897 Hanerot Halalu/These lights 782 899 Maoz Tzur/Oh mighty Rock 782 - 784 899 - 901 Shacharit/Morning Service Al HaNissim/For the miracles 112 - 114 131 Hallel 632 - 642 733 - 743 Tachanun 125 - 136 - OMIT 145 - 157 - OMIT Kriyat HaTorah/Torah Reading 948 - 952 1116 - 1121 Lam’natzeach/For the conductor 152 - OMIT 173 - OMIT Mincha/Afternoon Service Al HaNissim/For the miracles 244 - 246 227 Tachanun 250 - 252 - OMIT 233 - 235 - OMIT Birkat Hamazon/Grace After Meals Al HaNissim/For the miracles 186 981 Page 1 of 6 Class Strategy PRAYERS FOR TA’ANIT ESTER PAGE NUMBERS IN SIDDUR RCA ARTSCROLL THE KOREN Ma’ariv/Evening Service Regular Ma’ariv 256 - 282 242 - 283 Shacharit/Morning Service Aneinu/Answer us in Repetition 104 117 Shelichot/Forgivings 816 - 820, 854 - 860, 937 - 947, 959 - 963 826 - 828 Avinu Malkeinu/Our Father, our 120 - 122 139 - 143 King Tachanun 125 - 136 145 - 157 Kriyat HaTorah/Torah Reading 952 1112 Remaining Shacharit Regular 150 - 168 171 - 191 Mincha/Afternoon Service Aneinu/Answer us by Inividual 242 223 Aneinu/Answer us in Repetition 238 217 Kriyat HaTorah/Torah Reading 952 1112 Haftarah/Additional Reading 952 - 953 1112 - 1113 Avinu Malkeinu/Our Father, our 120 - 122 139 - 143 King Tachanun
    [Show full text]
  • URJ Online Communications Master Word List 1 MASTER
    URJ Online Communications Master Word List MASTER WORD LIST, Ashamnu (prayer) REFORMJUDAISM.org Ashkenazi, Ashkenazim Revised 02-12-15 Ashkenazic Ashrei (prayer) Acharei Mot (parashah) atzei chayim acknowledgment atzeret Adar (month) aufruf Adar I (month) Av (month) Adar II (month) Avadim (tractate) “Adir Hu” (song) avanah Adon Olam aveirah Adonai Avinu Malkeinu (prayer) Adonai Melech Avinu shebashamayim Adonai Tz’vaot (the God of heaven’s hosts [Rev. avodah Plaut translation] Avodah Zarah (tractate) afikoman avon aggadah, aggadot Avot (tractate) aggadic Avot D’Rabbi Natan (tractate) agunah Avot V’Imahot (prayer) ahavah ayin (letter) Ahavah Rabbah (prayer) Ahavat Olam (prayer) baal korei Akeidah Baal Shem Tov Akiva baal t’shuvah Al Cheit (prayer) Babylonian Empire aleph (letter) Babylonian exile alef-bet Babylonian Talmud Aleinu (prayer) baby naming, baby-naming ceremony Al HaNisim (prayer) badchan aliyah, aliyot Balak (parashah) A.M. (SMALL CAPS) bal tashchit am baraita, baraitot Amidah Bar’chu Amora, Amoraim bareich amoraic Bar Kochba am s’gulah bar mitzvah Am Yisrael Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, Angel of Death asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu Ani Maamin (prayer) Baruch She-Amar (prayer) aninut Baruch Shem anti-Semitism Baruch SheNatan (prayer) Arachin (tractate) bashert, basherte aravah bat arbaah minim bat mitzvah arba kanfot Bava Batra (tractate) Arba Parashiyot Bava Kama (tractate) ark (synagogue) Bava M’tzia (tractate) ark (Noah’s) Bavli Ark of the Covenant, the Ark bayit (house) Aron HaB’rit Bayit (the Temple)
    [Show full text]
  • Box Folder 67 3 Syllabi. 1990-1991
    MS-763: Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman Collection, 1930-2004. Series I: Wexner Heritage Foundation, 1947-2004. Subseries 1: General Files, 1949-2004. Box Folder 67 3 Syllabi. 1990-1991. For more information on this collection, please see the finding aid on the American Jewish Archives website. 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 513.487.3000 AmericanJewishArchives.org • HOUSTON SYLLABI 1 MIAMI SYLLABI 2 • ST . LOUIS SYLLABI 3 INDIANAPOLIS SYLLABI 4 • 5 WEXNER HERITAGE FOUNDATION Rabbi Nathan Laufer, Esq. • Baltimore/ Academic Year 1990 - 1991 Session #1: PIDYON SHEVUYIM: The Mitzvah of Freeing Captives* The commandment to free captives is known as "Pidyon Shevuyim. " Literally, this term means "ransom'' -- to pay a s um of money in order to effect the release of slaves or prisoners. But the term "Pidyon Shevuyim'' has come to connote more than this: it refers to our duty to help free our fellow Jews held in various states of bondage or oppression through every possible means. In this seminar, various translations for "Pidyon Shevuyim" -- to "ransom", "redeem", "free", or "release" capti ves -- will be used interchangeably, depending upon the context. The purpose of this seminar is to place the mitzvah of "Pidyon Shevuyim" in historical perspective, to explore the various facets of this mitzvah by studying classical Jewish texts related to its observance, and to relate these texts to the modern-day i mperative to free endangered Jews • The preparatory materials for this seminar include several background articles which describe the origins and development of the concept of "Pidyon Shevuyim" and how it was applied in • various historical situations, particularly during medieval times.
    [Show full text]
  • Hanukkah and Purim: Similar Yet Different
    Mon 7, 14, 21, 28 Nov 2016 / 6, 13, 20, 27 Heshvan 5777 B”H Dr Maurice M. Mizrahi Course for Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Hanukkah and Purim: Similar yet Different Introduction -Hanukkah and Purim, the next two holidays, are not in Torah: Both are rabbinic. -Torah only has Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the three pilgrimage festivals – Pessah, Shavuot and Sukkot. -Both colorful – stay in mind of kids. -Both celebrate Jewish victory over persecution. -Both miraculous: We recite Al HaNissim on both. -Both so important rabbis turned their observance into post-Torah (rabbinic) commandments. YET: -The story of Purim has a book in the Bible (Esther), a tractate in the Talmud (Megillah) and a volume in the Midrash (Esther Rabbah). Hanukkah has none of them. It rates only a few mentions in Talmud [Shabbat 21a-24a], as an appendage to a discussion of what wicks and oils one can use for Shabbat lights. -The Book of Esther does not mention God, yet is in the Bible; the Books of Maccabees do, yet are not in the Bible. -The story of Purim is not known outside the Bible, yet is in the Bible. The events of Hanukkah are known outside the Bible, yet are not in the Bible. -Hallel (psalms of praise for God) recited on Hanukkah, but not Purim. -Hanukkah began with the physical (armed rebellion) and ended with the spiritual (rededication of the Temple). Purim began with the spiritual (prayer and fasting) and ended with the physical (armed resistance to killers). -On Purim, persecutors wanted to kill ALL the Jews.
    [Show full text]
  • Chanukah Is the Festival of Lights Instead of One Day Of
    Epistemology of Tefila(Class 34) - 12/10/2020 —— TOPIC: Chanukah - is The Festival of lights, instead of one day of presents we have 8 crazy nights —Part 2 Recap 1. PRAYERS FOR CHANUKAH PAGE NUMBERS IN SIDDUR RCA ARTSCROLL THE KOREN Ma’ariv/Evening Service Al HaNissim/For the miracles 274 - 276 273 Had’lakat Ner Chanukah/Candle Lighting Brachot/Blessings 782 897 Hanerot Halalu/These lights 782 899 Maoz Tzur/Oh mighty Rock 782 - 784 899 - 901 Shacharit/Morning Service Al HaNissim/For the miracles 112 - 114 131 Hallel 632 - 642 733 - 743 Kriyat HaTorah/Torah Reading 948 - 952 1116 - 1121 Lam’natzeach/For the conductor 152 - OMIT 173 - OMIT Mincha/Afternoon Service Al HaNissim/For the miracles 244 - 246 227 Birkat Hamazon/Grace After Meals Al HaNissim/For the miracles 186 981 Page 1 of 5 2. Main addition is Al HaNissim/For the miracles in our Amidah for Ma’ariv, Shacharit, Mincha, and Birkat Hamazon. 3. We light candles every night, from left to right with a bracha starting with one and adding one additional candle each night until we have 8. 4. We sing the hymn Haneirot halalu while we light the candles and remember that the candles remind us of the miracle and are holy. 5. During the time of lighting canldles we take the time to off from our work, to rest, sing songs, play dreidel, and educate our children about the miracle. Class Strategy 1. Maoz Tzur/O mighty Rock — (RCA Artscroll page 782 -784, The Koren page 899 - 901) Rav Munk(page 409) after all the lights are burning it is customary to sing Maoz Tzur/O mighty Rock which was written Mordechai Ben Yitchak before 1250 but mor than that no exact details of the author are known.
    [Show full text]