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SHABBAT SCHEDULE WEEKDAY MINYAN SCHEDULE

Friday Day Shacharit Candle Lighting: 6:52 pm Shacharit: 9:00 am Sun: 8:30 am Thurs: 6:10 am Mincha: 6:50 pm Explanatory Minyan: 10 am Mon: 6:10 am Fri: 6:15 am Mincha: 6:40 pm Tues: 6:15 am Mincha Wed: 6:15 am 6:45 pm Please see flyer on the next page for Shabbat Ends: 7:53 pm our guest speaker schedule. Selichot: Midnight Next Week Candle Lighting: 6:41 pm

Mazel Tov to Dr. Craig and Bonnie Pinsker on the birth of a granddaughter.

THIS WEEK’S THANK YOUs SHABBAT DINNER Friday Sept. 20 SERIES KICKOFF 8pm Thank you to Dr. Craig and Bonnie Pinsker We look forward to coming together to share in a for sponsoring in honor of a new beautiful Shabbat dinner this Friday evening, kicking granddaughter, Hannah Pinsker of Richmond. off our Shabbat Shalom Dinner Series. Our Scholar in Residence, Jonathan Rosenblum, a renowned author KBI is sponsoring Kiddush in honor of Yonoson and speaker, will address the important topic of Jewish Rosenblum. Unity. For all those with reserved seats, we will sit down for dinner following , at approximately 8 pm. Thank you to the following sponsors for enabling our Selichot Scholar-in Residence Candle lighting will be available in the social hall at 6:52pm. program this year: Graham, Heller, Ariel & Yali Klestzick, Akiva & Ilana Lessin, Chuck & Judy Lessin, Jeff & Havah Lessin, Sheets, Judy Levine Maizels, and Sonenklar families.

Thank you to Chava Maimon for all her work on the weekly KBI newsletter these past years. Havah Lessin will now be creating the weekly newsletter. Thank you Havah for taking over.

Thank you to Helen Griffin for all her work LULAV & ETROG Deluxe - $70 on cleaning and organizing the tallitot. Absolute Deadline Medium - $60 If you would like to sponsor a Kiddush or Seudah Shelishit, Wed. Sept. 25th Standard - $50 please contact Rivka Bart: [email protected]. Childrens -$35 Following kiddush, families are reminded to please clean Hoshanot - $7 up after their children. Thank you so much! KBI Weekly Newsletter • Fri. Sept. 20, 2019 • Parshat Ki Tavo

AIPAC UPDATE: SEPT. 20, 2019

Nearly 70% of Israelis Vote in Unprecedented Election On Sept. 17, Israeli voters returned to the polls across the country to decide the newest members of ’s parliament, the Knesset. These unprecedented follow-up elections, the EVERYTHING YOU Tues., Sept. 24th first in the country’s history, were triggered WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT 8pm by the Knesset’s dissolution vote in May after Weger Chapel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable THE MACHZOR, BUT WERE to form a new government. To encourage AFRAID TO ASK voter participation, Israel’s election day is a national holiday. President Reuven Rivlin called Interested in exploring the structure of the Machzor in it the “festival of Democracy.” Parents were preparation for Rosh HaShana? encouraged to bring their children to the polls and public transportation was free. Turnout Women are invited to join Ilana Gimpelevich as in the race was 69.4 percent, higher than the she uncovers the meaning behind the text and gives an previous election and notably higher than that overview of the Rosh Hashana davening. of U.S. elections. Arab turnout was also up from the previous election. The President of Israel The learning will be held on Tuesday evening, at 8pm, in must now choose a member of Knesset to form the Weger Chapel. Machzorim will be available for use. the next coalition. The strength of the U.S.- Israel relationship is rooted in both countries’ shared values and common interests. Regardless of the composition of the new government, which has yet to be determined, the U.S.-Israel Scholar-in-Residence relationship must remain strong and continue Shabbat with to transcend partisan politics, for the benefit of Jonathan Rosenblum both nations. Our partners with AIPAC, America’s Mr. Rosenblum is a Yale-educated lawyer who pro-Israel lobby, in educating our community writes for the Post, Mishpacha on issues affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship. Magazine, and other publications. He has written ten books, including a forthcoming Learn more by contacting AIPAC at (202) 639- biography of Rav Noach Weinberg. He is a 5200 or by visiting www.aipac.org. spokesman for, and constructive critic of, the Chareidi community, addressing relevant and controversial issues MALE MIKVAH VOLUNTEERS affecting the broader Jewish community. NEEDED Shabbat September 20-21, 2019 Male volunteers are needed to 6300 Patterson Ave supervise the Mikvah on Erev Rosh Hashana and . Please contact Ettie Klestzick 8:00 PM KBI Shabbat Shalom Dinnner at 214-732-0371 or [email protected]. Is Jewish Unity Possible?

Approximately 11:00 AM Shabbat Morning Drasha "...and the pursuit of happiness" : An Exercise in Futility?

5:40 PM Shabbat Afternoon Raising Enthusiastic Jewish Children

Approximately 7:00 PM Seudat Shlishit What Gadol Biographies Do and Don't Teach Us BEIT TZITZIT Shabbat Morning 10:45 in the KBI Library 11:15 PM Motzei Shabbat - Pre Selichot How to Identify Our Mission in Life Every week, Winston leads a lively discussion of this week’s Parsha. If you’ve been curious, join us! Kiddush and snacks included! KBI Weekly Newsletter • Fri. Sept. 20, 2019 • Parshat Ki Tavo

WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Shabbat Morning Gemara Class Led by: Rabbi Asher When: Shabbat 8:30 am Where: Social Hall Beit Tzitzit Beit Midrash Led by: Rabbi Winston When: Shabbat 10:45 am Where: Library Sunday Men’s Class Please join us Sunday mornings for a Men’s Open Beit Midrash in the Weger chapel after Shacharit. For any questions, please contact Rabbi Bart at rabbibart@rudlin. com. If you would like assistance in setting up a chavruta, please reach out to Rabbi Asher at [email protected]. Men’s Halacha Class Led by: Rabbi Francis When: M-Th from 9:30-9:45 PM Where: Join from your home via WhatsApp group, Halacha REFUAH SHELEMAH Online. Classes are recorded to enable material review. Contact Rabbi Francis for more information: 347-247-2250. [email protected] to update

Hebrew Language Classes Avrummie Klestzick - Led by: Rich Goldberg Avrahom Moshe ben Noa Yocheved When: Tuesday/Wednesday evenings, depending on level Where: Classroom #3 at KBI (across from the Library) Ilene Paley - Itka bat Sheindel Shlomo Sherman - Shlomo Zalman ben Perel Learn to Read Hebrew! Led by: Rich Goldberg Avi Slavin - Avraham ben Yehudit When: Wednesday evenings from 6:45-7:45 PM Beverley Soble - Batshevah bat Gettel Yenah Where: Classroom #3 at KBI (across from the Library) Anne Woods - Chana Elka bat Menucha Git’l Chassidic Class Led by: Rabbi Winston When: Next class - Thursday, 09/26/19, 8pm: HAPPY with the Baal Shem Tov Naftali Rubin - 9/20 Where: Weger Chapel Karen Wharton - 9/21 Men’s Learning Chaburah Clifford Altschull - 9/23 When: Thursdays, 9:30 pm Where: Weger Chapel. All levels of learning are welcome. Donni Plotnick - 9/24 This will be a chavruta program. Hot and bourbon Daniella Weprin - 9/25 will be served. Jacob Louis Rakofsky - 9/26

AMAZON SMILE Shop AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) and a portion will be donated to Keneseth Beth Israel. Thank you for your support! APPLES N HONEY Apples n Honey Volunteers Needed CONTACT INFO REQUEST Packing Saturday night Sept 21 and delivering Sunday Does your birthday, address, phone number, Sept 22. Please contact Rich ([email protected]) or or email need updating? Contact Rivka Bart: Diane Goldberg (804-929-7951) if you can help. [email protected] or 288-7953.

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