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Candle 7:25 Welcome to the DAT Minyan! Lighting pm Shabbat Shemini April 22, 2017 - 26 Nisan, 5777 Havdalah 8:27 Joseph Friedman, Rabbi | David Fishman, President pm Shabbat Schedule D’var Torah with Rabbi Wein Please help make our prayer service more meaningful This week’s Torah reading contains both narrative history and dogmatic Jewish by refraining from talking during the service. halacha. It relates to us the tragic story of the deaths of the two older sons of FRIDAY Aharon, when they apparently willfully mishandled the obligatory incense offering in the Mishkan/Tabernacle. The Torah reading also details for us the list of animals, 6:05 pm: Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv birds and fish that may be consumed by Jews in accordance with the laws of dietary (Shema should be recited after 8:26 pm) kashrut. At first glance, there seems to be no connection between these two disparate SHABBAT subjects. Yet, we are certainly aware that Torah has to be understood and studied Parasha: Page 588 / Haftarah: Page 1168 on many different levels and that the Torah is not subject to a completely haphazard arrangement of its prose and content. So, at some deeper, below the Kiddush this week sponsored by the shul. surface level, there may be a connection between these two matters that find 7:15 am: Hashkama Minyan themselves lumped together in one section of the Torah. (new start time, new location-MPR) Without stretching our curiosity too far, I think that such a connection can be made 8:30 am: Tefilla Warm-up with Ellyn Hutt regarding the death of the two sons of Aharon and the laws of kashrut, to justify (new location—Room 112) their proximity in this week’s Torah reading. And that connection is that obeying or disobeying God’s instructions in matters of Jewish ritual holiness carries unforeseen 9:00 am: Shacharit consequences. 5:10 pm: SHAWL (for women only) with guest Just as is the case in the physical world, touching a live electric wire no matter how presenter Ellyn Hutt on the topic: “Nissan Can noble one’s intentions may be for so doing will produce injury and even death, so Blossom All Year Round” too in the spiritual world of holiness and sanctification, there are lethal consequences to behavior that deviates from the express statements of the Torah. 6:00 pm: HS Boys Gemara w/ Dr. Nathan And all of Jewish history bears out the truth of this simple statement. Rabinovitch at the Rabinovitch home The Talmud states that consuming nonkosher food stops up the hearts of 6:15 pm: Shabbat Afternoon Study with Rabbi otherwise good Jews. Nonkosher food apparently is a spiritual form of bad Friedman, discussing Pirkei Avot, Chapter 1 cholesterol. It hardens one’s heart and makes one less charitable or forgiving. This is a consequence of disobeying God’s commandment to Israel to be a holy nation, 7:15 pm: Mincha separate from all others. Seudah Shlisheet this week sponsored by the Just as there were terrible consequences for the sons of Aharon for substituting shul. (Continued on page 4) 8:27 pm: Maariv / Havdalah Learning Opportunities @ the DAT Minyan ————————————————————— • Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Daily, after Shacharit Weekday Schedule SHACHARIT • Mishna Berurah: Daily, between Mincha and Maariv Sunday: 8:00 am Monday—Tuesday: 6:35 am • Nefesh HaChaim: Sat & Sun, after Maariv Wednesday—Thursday: 6:25 am (Rosh Chodesh Iyar Friday: 6:35 am • Women’s Parsha Class: on hiatus until after Pesach MINCHA/MAARIV Sunday-Thursday: 7:30 pm • Wed Evening Class: on hiatus until after Pesach Friday: 6:10pm DAT Minyan is a dynamic and friendly Modern Orthodox synagogue for all ages and dedicated to meaningful personal spiritual development, community growth, youth involvement, Torah education, and Religious Zionism. DAT Minyan - 6825 E. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80224 - 720-941-0479 - www.datminyan.org DAT MINYAN NEWS, EVENTS AND LEARNING This month’s Golden Tassel Club is sponsored by Brian Perry and Amy Benjamin in memory of Amy’s father, Dr. Steven Benjamin, Shmuel Nachum ben Yitzchak. Our thanks to Dr. Fred and Pia Hirsch and Robert and Gillian Hyde for their generous donations of new siddurim to the DAT Minyan. With the addition of these siddurim, we have been able to remove books that were missing pages or were in other states of disrepair. Our goal over the next months is to continue to add new siddurim to add to our somewhat limited supply of them. Donations of siddurim are always a great way to honor someone or mark a special occasion. If you would like to arrange for purchase of new siddurim for the shul, please contact the shul office at 720-941-0479, or visit our website, https://www.datminyan.org/form/siddur. Thank-you to all of those who contribute to our Shabbat services by signing up to help with our weekly laining. We remain in need of continued help with this and all able-lainers are encouraged to please volunteer! In addition, with a goal of expanding our roster of Haftarah readers, we have now opened up the weekly Haftarah portions for sign-up as well. The sign-up website is www.datminyan.org/laining. Please contact Steve Hutt for questions and additional information. Our Adult Education Program has shifted its emphasis for the next several weeks to provide many learning opportunities in conjunction with Shavuot and our other special spring days of remembrance and celebration. Please see the attached flyer for complete details. Save-the-Date of Monday, May 1st for our first Yom HaZikaron/Yom HaAtzmaut Ceremony, and Tuesday, May 2nd for our Annual Yom Ha’atzmaut Barbecue. The DAT Minyan and the Denver Academy of Torah are proud sponsors of this year’s Jewish Colorado Walk for Israel and the JCC Denver’s Celebrate Family Festival on Sunday, May 7th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at South High School. Please visit the Jewish Colorado website, http://www.israelcelebratefest.org/ for free registration. We are also looking for volunteers who can help staff our DAT information table at this event. Please contact Rob Allen in the shul office if you can assist. Looking for a way to make your donation to the shul really go the distance? We can use your Frequent Flyer miles to fly in our Scholars in Residence, saving the shul a great deal of money! Please contact the synagogue office to make a mileage donation. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS This year’s Holocaust Survivors Memorial, “Passing the Torch,” takes place Sunday, April 23rd at 4:00 pm at the JCC/ Elaine Wolf Theatre. The program honors Colorado Survivors, and representatives of second and third generations who will share their experiences in story and song. We are proud to have our own Dr. Noah Makovksy as the Chair of this year’s memorial service, as well as Rabbi Michael Sunshine who is the keynote speaker. If you (or someone you know) are looking to improve your Hebrew skills, join Hebrew Nights at The Jewish Experience. The new 6-week series starts after Pesach and runs Mondays evenings from 7:00-8:15 PM, April 24-May 29. Three tracks are offered: Hebrew Reading for Beginners, Hebrew Reading Comprehension, and Conversational Hebrew – Ulpan. Register now at TheJE.com/Hebrew or call 303-316-6412. ADL’s 36th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program will be held on Tuesday, April 25 at 6 pm at Temple Emanuel. The keynote speaker is Dr. Hana Berger Moran, a pharmacologist who, along with her mother, survived the Shoah as an infant. Hana is a subject of the book “Born Survivors” by Wendy Holden. The program will include a memorial service, and the winners of ADL’s A Tribute to Moral Courage student essay contest will also be recognized. Free tickets: https://2017ghrp.eventbrite.com. Information: 303-830-7177. The Berman family extends an invitation to the community to join them in a dessert reception on Thursday, April 27th, from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm at Aish Denver, in honor of the marriage of their daughter Aliza to Tuvia Harbater. The wedding takes place in New York this Sunday. The AIPAC Colorado Annual Event takes place Sunday, April 30th, at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at 11:30 am. Join us for lunch and a presentation by Ambassador Ron Prosor, former Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Yasher Koach to our own Jonathan and Lisa Perlmutter for chairing this event. Please register on line at https:// aipac.secure.force.com/event/EV156331. The Participants of the “Kinyan Masechta Shiur” of Merkaz, cordially invite the community to attend our Siyum upon completing Masechtas Sukkah. The Siyum will take place at 5:15 pm, Sunday, April 30th at The JE Center, 399 S. Monaco. We will be joined by R’ Sheftel Neuberger, Menahel of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Baltimore, MD. Avivah Zornberg will be speaking at 7:00 pm on Sunday April 30th at Rodef Shalom Congregation. The lecture is free and open to the public. Krav Maga classes - back by popular demand! Empower yourself with professionally trained Krav Maga instructors. Separate classes for men and women ages 13+. The separate classes will be held simultaneously at Bais Menachem on April 23rd, 30th, May 7th, 21st, 28th and June 4th from 4-5pm. $65 for all six classes. Must reserve and prepay by April 20th. For more information and to reserve, please email [email protected] or call 720-838-4093. Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during the service.