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YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD Shabbat Parashat Yitro 2240 ALBANY AVENUE WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117 February 7th, 2015 18 Shevat 5775 860-233-3084 Kiddush this Shabbat Web Site: www.youngisraelwh.org Is Sponsored by SEUDAH SHLISHIT Fran & Gene Wittenberg is jointly sponsored by Rabbi Feldman Kiddush Hoda'ah

on the Yahrzeit of his father two years since the fire, Dovid Ben Mordechai & Donna and Barry Gordon in honor of the and the birth of Scholars-in-Residence Yehuda Gavriel

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE AT YIWH 2/6-7 Scholars-in-Residence Shabbat This Shabbat, February 6th & 7th, 2015 Ari Gordon & Shuli Taubes Ari Gordon & Shuli Taubes 2/7 Dor L’Dor at HHNE Shabbat Dinner 2/8 Full Membership Meeting followed by a lecture given by 2/14 Movie Night - FOOTNOTE ARI GORDON 2/18 Women’s Rosh Chodesh Tehillim “Muslim-Jewish Relations: Lenses for Understanding History” 2/21 Mikveh Movie Night

HARTFORD BLESSED Shabbat Morning: 3/22 YIWH at the Israel Film Festival Talk After Davening (Approx 11:00am) THE PRIME MINISTERS “Standing Under Sinai: Canopy or Coercion?” By Shuli Taubes SEE BULLETIN FOR MORE DETAILS Extended Seudah Shlishit: FULL MEMBERSHIP MEETING “Orthodox Judaism Navigating a WEST Sunday, February 8th, Multireligious World” By Ari Gordon AND Shuli Taubes a full membership meeting to discuss the 6 month Board Report, an update from Ari Gordon is currently a PhD candidate at the University of the search committee and the details of Pennsylvania in Islamic studies, where he researches the history of Muslim-Jewish relations. He also serves as American this year's major fundraiser. Jewish Committee's (AJC) special advisor for Interreligious -and Intergroup Relations and, from 2005-2008, was the de מזל טוב to Helen Weisel on the birth of a partment's assistant director. He lectures for international מזל טוב great grandson! and American groups about Judaism and other religions and serves as a member of the research council of the Internation- to Judy Levy on the birth of a al Conference of Christians and Jews. Ari received his Master מזל טוב to of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in מזל טוב .great grandson Motzei Shabbat 2010, during which time he was also a Wexner Foundation the Rabinovich and Rosenberg families - Graduate Fellow. He completed his bachelor's degree in phi- the proud grandparents and siblings. losophy at Yeshiva University in 2005.

Shuli Taubes is a native of Teaneck, NJ, and received her ברוך דין האמת We regret to inform you of the passing of Masters in Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and her our long-time member Esther Sima BA in history from Barnard College. She currently serves as a faculty member at SAR High School in Riverdale, New York, Cohen. If you would like to share a where she teaches Tanakh, Jewish Identity, and chairs the memory or thought about her, the family Jewish Philosophy department. She has also developed and has asked for you to please send them to teaches a curriculum for educating modern orthodox high Rabbi Weinberg. May Esther's extended school students in comparative religion. Shuli recently repre- family be comforted among the mourners sented the American Jewish Committee at interreligious con- YOUNGISRAEL OF of Zion and Yerushalayim. ferences in Berlin and Jerusalem. This year Shuli is serving as a Community Scholar at the Young Israel of North Riverdale where she gives shiurim and serves in a pastoral role. Shuli has lectured in synagogues throughout the country as well as at The Drisha Institute and Yeshiva University's Rabbi Brahm Weinberg 860-233-3084 or [email protected] Midreshet Yom Rishon. Debra Luger 860-233-0300 or [email protected] Editor: Judie Patel [email protected] Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford, Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford WINTER CLASSES AT YIWH Page 2 MISHNA BRURAH CLASS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With Rabbi Sheinkopf NEW GUIDELINES FOR DONATIONS Shabbat Mornings at 8:15AM & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARDS NO CLASS THIS WEEK The YIWH has beautiful, new printed cards to RABBI WEINBERG’S SUNDAY MORNING be used for acknowledgements and to thank GEMARA CLASS - Masechet Beitzah individuals for donations. Please send your check with the detailed acknowledgement infor- WEEKLY AUDIO CLASS mation (including addresses as needed) DIRECTLY “10 Minutes on Tefilla” TO THE SHUL OFFICE OR DONATE ON THE WEB This class will be emailed every week SITE. Cards will be sent out and We will be studying Shearim B’Tefilla” a posting will go in the Bulletin unless you of Rabbi Shimshon Dovid Pincus z”l. direct us otherwise.

NEW WOMEN’S LEARNING GROUP TOT SHABBAT CIRCLE Wednesday morning at 11:15 AM In Classroom 1 at the JCC It's the first Shabbat of the month, please join us for Tot Shabbat circle, our new parent and child New Tuesday Night Class program aimed for children birth to five, along Will resume shortly with their parents. Please bring your little ones to join us for shabbat games, songs and treats NEW SHABBAT PROGRAM called Shabbat Tot Circle between 10-11. It will be a parent led Shabbat group for children ages five and under. The program SHABBAT YOUTH GROUPS will be the first Shabbat of every month. We are excited to announce that this Shabbat Parents are invited to stay with their children youth groups for children 6 and older will be lead during this program to partake in davening, by a special guest, Devorah Lustig, a teacher songs and games. from Hebrew Academy. Please keep in mind that A special Shabbat treat will be served. groups start at 10 and continue to 11.

DOR L’DOR Women’s Rosh Chodesh Tehillim Group Parent Child Learning at HHNE Wednesday, February 18th at 7:30 Saturday Nights Between 7:00 -8:00 PM At the home of Helga Allweiss February 7th February 21st 52 Arnold Way

YIWH Movie Night Saturday Night, February 14th SCRIP PROGRAM at 7:30 PM Thank you to our shul members who have either Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and recently started to participate in the Scrip pro- son as well as rival professors in Talmudic gram or who have Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer continued their involvement. I am happy to re- will be lauded for his work, their compli- port that from July 1st our shul has raised cated relationship reaches a new peak. $4900. We now also have gift cards from Whole

Foods to sell to the shul members MIKVEH MOVIE NIGHT directly. Daniella (Cell) 516-286-0815 Next Mikveh Movie Night BLESSED BOOKKEEPER Saturday night, February 21st We have a new bookkeeper, Kim Danek. She will At 8:15 PM at the home of Jo Bruce be working part time at the Shul office in the 116 Brewster Road same capacity as Martha. In general, her hours See flier for further details will be Mondays & Thursdays YIWH PROJECT 5775 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The Concise Book of Mitzvot Kim is not in the office Thursday 2/5 & Monday 2/9 by The Chafetz Chaim You can call during those hours, or email her at [email protected] SHABBAT MITZVOT TO STUDY and she will get back to you when she is 2/7 Negative 25 - 30 in the office. Page 3 Parshat Yitro Rabbi David Silverberg - www.vbm-torah.org

The first section of Parashat Yitro describes the arrival of Moshe's father-in-law after whom the parasha is named, Yitro. The Torah tells that "on the next day," Yitro ob- serves Moshe spending the entire day adjudicating the court cases brought before him by the people. Yitro recommends that Moshe establish a judicial network so that he need not personally preside over every case, and Moshe accepts and implements his father-in- law's advice (18:13-26).

According to Rashi (18:13), this section appears out of chronological sequence. Whereas it appears to have taken place before Matan Torah, in truth it occurred much later. Specifically, Rashi claims, these court cases take place on the day following Yom Kippur, after Moshe had made his final descent from Mount Sinai informing the nation that God had forgiven the sin of the golden calf. Why on specifically this day are there so many monetary disputes that required Moshe's arbitration? Why only now must Moshe sit "from morning to evening" resolving Benei Yisrael's conflicts?

Rav Yehonatan Eibshitz (in his "Nefesh Yehonatan") suggests that the construction of the mishkan, the orders for which are given that day, necessitate the resolution of all conflicts among the people. As Rashi explains in his opening comments to Parashat Vayakhel, on the day following Yom Kippur Moshe assembles the nation and issues God's instructions concerning the building of the mishkan. Reb Yehonatan explains that the mishkan could not tolerate disunity and strife. Before Benei Yisrael could begin work on the mishkan, the vehicle through which the Shekhina resides among the nation, they must resolve all disputes and settle all arguments. Moshe was therefore called upon to serve as arbiter to bring about peaceful resolutions to all conflicts.

In contemporary Jewish life, religious institutions such as synagogues and schools often become the source of controversy and contention. The ever present claim of sacred motivation when dealing with religious institutions gives rise to bitter disputes and "justified" hostility. This comment by Reb Yehonatan Eibshitz teaches us that precisely the opposite should occur. In order for a religious institution to successfully fill its role in Jewish life, it must be characterized by a sense of harmony and goodwill among all those involved. A sanctuary cannot be built amidst discord and friction; the Shekhina will re- side only in a building constructed with genuine love and mutual respect among its build- ers.  YIWH Schedule of Services  February 6th - 13th, 2015 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Parashat Yitro Or Seudah Shlishit! Friday, February 6th - Erev Shabbat Shul handles set up & Clean up! Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at 860-761-3818, Candle Lighting 4:53 p.m. or [email protected] Mincha/Maariv 4:59 p.m. to check the availability of the date Scholar-in-Residence Dinner 6:30 p.m. you need & call Fran Wittenberg at 860-983-4837 Shabbat, February 7th to make the arrangements for the Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:00 a.m. type of Kiddush you want. Shacharit 8:45 a.m. Checks need to be received the Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:31 a.m. Sunday prior to your Kiddush date. Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. There are three types Tot Shabbat CIrcle 10:00 a.m. of Kiddushim: Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 4:25 p.m. Standard for $150, Shabbat Ends 5:56 p.m. Semi-Deluxe for $250 & Deluxe for $350 Sunday, February 8th- Thursday, February 12th With supplements available. Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:11 a.m. Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE and Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur 2/7 Wittenberg Shacharit…Monday & Thursday 6:40 a.m. 3/7 Silberman Shacharit…Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. 3/14 Weinstein Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:55 p.m. Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:55 p.m. SEUDAH SHLISHIT The cost to sponsor is $90.00 Friday, February 13th - Erev Shabbat To set up Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Steve Luger [email protected] Candle Lighting 5:02 p.m. 2/7 Feldman & Gordon Mincha/Maariv 5:08 p.m. Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website youngisraelwh.org/times ~ Times from: ou.org/holidays/calendar For Eruv Information: twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or youngisraelwh.org/eruv or (Hotline - 860-232-6417)

Ner La’Maor - Lights Pat La’Orchim Daniella & Avi Robinson Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit Juanita & Yitz Moss Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah In memory of Yitz’s grandfather Judy & Lauren Daman Albert Sheiner אברהם בן עמנואל In memory of their daughter Michelle Daman Wasserman טובה רנה גיטל פרידה בת אברהם Kiddush Supplement 5775 Candy Man You -Dah -Man Rachel & David Cohen Elisheva & Zev Davidovics Ann & Jeremy Pava Seudah Shlishit Supplement Handy Man Good Humor Man Ilana & Steve Bernstein Patty & Lou Kornreich In honor of their parents Debbie & Steve Luger In honor of Tsion Cohen Victor & Lieba Bernstein Rabbi Richard & Lisa Plavin

WANT TO JOIN THE LISTSERV: To receive emails from the synagogue about classes, events, and times of services consider subscribing to our public listserv by emailing [email protected]. Members of the listserv can email each other about events and other needs by addressing email to [email protected]. Visit our website www.youngisraelwh.org or contact [email protected] for more information.  YIWH Schedule of Services  February 13th - 20th, 2015 It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush Shabbat Mevorchim Parashat Shekalim/Mishpatim Or Seudah Shlishit! Friday, February 13th - Erev Shabbat Shul handles set up & Clean up! Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at 860-761-3818, Candle Lighting 5:02 p.m. or [email protected] Mincha/Maariv 5:08 p.m. to check the availability of the date you need & call Fran Wittenberg Shabbat, February 14th at 860-983-4837 Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:00 a.m. to make the arrangements for the Shacharit 8:45 a.m. type of Kiddush you want. Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:37 a.m. Checks need to be received the Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. Sunday prior to your Kiddush date. Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 4:50 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 6:05 p.m. of Kiddushim: Standard for $150, Sunday, February 15th- Thursday, February 19th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:23 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. With supplements available. and Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur

Shacharit…Monday 6:40 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit…Tuesday & Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Steve Luger [email protected] Shacharit…Thursday Rosh Chodesh Adar 6:30 a.m. Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 5:05 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 5:05 p.m. 3/14 Weinstein

Friday, February 20th - Erev Shabbat Shacharit Rosh Chodesh Adar 6:30 a.m.

Candle Lighting 5:11 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 5:16 p.m. Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website youngisraelwh.org/times ~ Times from: ou.org/holidays/calendar For Eruv Information: twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or youngisraelwh.org/eruv or (Hotline - 860-232-6417)

Elisheva & Zev Davidovics Ann & Jeremy Pava Seudah Shlishit Supplement Handy Man Good Humor Man Ilana & Steve Bernstein In honor of their parents Patty & Lou Kornreich Debbie & Steve Luger In honor of Tsion Cohen Victor & Lieba Bernstein Rabbi Richard & Lisa Plavin