YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD 2240 ALBANY AVENUE SUKKOT WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117 October 13, 2011 15 Tishrei 5772 860-233-3084 Web Site: www.youngisraelwh.org ANNUAL SUKKAH HOP Rabbi’s Corner This year the Sukkah Hop will take place on The importance of hakarat hatov – of recognizing the afternoon, October 15th. good that people have done - cannot be emphasized enough. Although I thanked people before Neilah I would like to do so The groups will be split up by grades again because they deserve it again and again and they de- Nursery - 1/2 and 4/5 - 8 serve it in a more official written way. We should meet at YIWH at 4:30 PM and the Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make Rosh Ha- Children should be returning around 6:00 shanna and meaningful for our shul . It was so spe- cial to be all together during this important time of the year. MANY THANKS We missed those of you who were gone and look forward to Many thanks to Tsion Cohen for all his work seeing you back. On a personal note: Thank you to those who on the Sukkah! bought me my aliya – it was very much appreciated and so kind Thanks also to Tsion Cohen, Steve Luger & of you. Thank you to Yitzie Weiss, Rabbi Weiss, Akiva Weiss, Zvi Gold- David Shamash for chipping in to sponsor the fischer, Jeremy Pava, and Stan Rutstein for leading the sukka extension and the new stones in the davening . parking lot!

Thank you to Rabbi Loew and Yitzie Weiss for their various Many thanks to Carolyn Ganeles & leinings . Esther Glahn & the children and teens Thank you to the gabbaim , David Goldfarb, Zvi Goldfischer, Tom Freund, and Steve Stein who decorated the Sukkah! Thank you to David Cohen for doing a super job with tekiat shofar . MDC Household Hazardous Thank you to Steve and Debbie Luger for doing seating, YK Waste Collection appeal, and Shul Bay. On Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 Thank you to the Eliza Katz, the Goldfischer family, and all from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM those of you who stayed after minyanim for switching at the Hartford WPCF back and forth the machzorim and siddurim . 240 Brainard Road Thank you to Barry Gordon, Sam Leichtberg, and Tsion Cohen 860-278-3809 for making sure the shul was set up and in working order http://www.themdc.com/ and thanks to those who polished the brass and silver. haz10infopack.pdf Thank you to Rabbi Mordechai and Dvora Weiss for sponsoring the lovely break-fast after Yom Kippur in memory of R PIZZA in the HUT Weiss’s mother It’s a pizza party in the YIWH Sukkah Thank you to Sandy Trencher for putting together the Rosh Sunday, October 16, 2011, 5:00pm Hashanna Card. At the Door Thank you to Carolyn Ganeles for arranging babysitting for the $2.50/slice $1.00/Can of Soda kids. Available Toppings Last but certainly not least…Thank you to Judie Patel for Broccoli, Falafel, Fried Onions, always doing the bulletin. It is also a VERY tedious job that Mushrooms, Onions, Peppers, takes much longer than you think and can be a frustrating Spinach, Tomato process of trying to gather info from all kinds of people and Kids! Join us for a special “Drive-In” places. Style Movie projected on the YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD I wish you all a Chag Sameach and Shabbat shalom! Sukkah walls! May this truly be a zman simchatenu for all of us!

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YIWH Schedule of Services It is easy to sponsor a October 12th - 19, 2011 Or ! Sukkot - Shabbat Chol HaMoed - Hoshanah Rabba

Wednesday, October 12th - Erev Sukkot Making an Eruv Tavshilin Shacharit 6:30 a.m. On Erev Yom Tov , the head of the Make an Eruv Tavshilin Before Candle Lighting household, or his designee, should Candle Lighting 5:58 p.m. set aside a baked item such as bread Mincha/Maariv 6:03 p.m. or matzoh , and a cooked item such as meat, fish, or eggs (i.e. food that is Thursday, October 13th - 1st Sukkot eaten along with bread). He or she Shacharit 8:45 a.m. should then recite the blessing of Mincha/Maariv 6:00 p.m. “Baruch ...Al Mitvas Eruv ” and the Candle Lighting After… 6:57 p.m. proclamation, both found in the Artscroll Siddur p. 654. Once done, Friday, October 14th - 2nd Sukkot the eruv covers all household mem- Shacharit 8:45 a.m. bers and guests. The food set aside Candle Lighting After… 5:55 p.m. for the eruv should be saved and Mincha/Maariv 6:00 p.m. eaten on Shabbat.

Shabbat, October 15th - 1st Chol HaMoed Shul handles set up & Clean up! Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:00 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178 Shacharit (with Reading Kohelet) 8:45 a.m. or [email protected] to Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:49 a.m. check the availability of the date Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. you need & call Fran Wittenberg Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:40 p.m. 860-232-2320 to make the Shabbat Ends 6:54 p.m. arrangements for the type of Kiddush you want to sponsor. Sunday, October 16th - Tuesday, October 18th Checks need to be received 2nd, 3rd & 4th Chol HaMoed Sukkot the Sunday prior to your Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:12 a.m. Kiddush date. Shacharit... Sunday 8:00 a.m. Send to David Cohen at Shacharit …Monday - Tuesday 6:30 a.m. 19 Mansfield Avenue. Mincha/Maariv 5:55 p.m. There are three types of Kiddushim : Wednesday, October 19th - Hoshanah Rabba Standard for $150, Shacharit 6:00 a.m. Semi-Deluxe for $250 Make an Eruv Tavshilin Before Candle Lighting & Deluxe for $350 Candle Lighting 5:47 p.m. With supplements available.

Mincha/Maariv 5:51 p.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Stan Rutstein at 232-3369 Ner La’Maor Lights Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva Goldfischer Pat La’Orchim in memory of rolls for Seudah Shlishit their parents and grandparents, Fran & Gene Wittenberg in memory of ישראל ב דוד Israel Weiss Fran’s father, Tzvi ben Yitzchak Meir HaCohen טויבא פרידה בת עזרא Frida Weiss צבי ב יצחק מאיר הכה אברה ב שמואל Abraham Leichtberg & Gene’s father, Binyamin ben Moshe בנימי ב משה Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve' Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah Betty & Irving Wizenfeld in memory of Seudah Shlishit Supplement Betty’s Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira In Memory of Al Weisel

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YIWH Schedule of Services It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush October 19 - 28th, 2011 Or Seudah Shlishit! Hoshanah Rabba, Shmini Atzeret, Simchat Torah & Shabbat Mevorchim Bereishit

Wednesday, October 19th - Hoshanah Rabba Making an Eruv Tavshilin Shacharit 6:00 a.m. On Erev Yom Tov , the head of the Make an Eruv Tavshilin Before Candle Lighting household, or his designee, should set Candle Lighting 5:47 p.m. aside a baked item such as bread or Mincha/Maariv 5:51 p.m. matzoh , and a cooked item such as meat, fish, or eggs (i.e. food that is Thursday, October 20th - Shmini Atzeret eaten along with bread). He or she Shacharit 8:45 a.m. should then recite the blessing of Yizkor (approx.) 10:30 a.m. “Baruch ...Al Mitvas Eruv ” and the proc- Mincha/Maariv 5:50 p.m. lamation, both found in the Artscroll Candle Lighting After … 6:47 p.m. Siddur p. 654. Once done, the eruv cov- ers all household members and guests. Bidding & Hakafot Approx. 7:00 p.m. The food set aside for the eruv should Friday, October 21st - Simchat Torah be saved and eaten on Shabbat. Shacharit 8:45 a.m. Hakafot, , Kiddush, and Shiur for those not dancing, and Mussaf Shul handles set up & Clean up! Candle Lighting After… 5:44 p.m. Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178 Mincha/Maariv 5:50 p.m. or [email protected] to check the availability of the date Shabbat, October 22nd - Mevorchim Parshat Bereishit you need & call Fran Wittenberg Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:00 a.m. 860-232-2320 to make the Shacharit 8:45 a.m. arrangements for the type of Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:52 a.m. Kiddush you want to sponsor. Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. Checks need to be received the Sunday prior to your Rabbi Weinberg’s Shabbat Afternoon Shiur 4:45 p.m. Kiddush date. Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5 :30 p.m. Send to David Cohen at Shabbat Ends 6:43 p.m. 19 Mansfield Avenue.

Sunday, October 23rd - Thursday, October 27th There are three types Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:20 a.m. of Kiddushim : Standard for $150, Shacharit... Sunday 8:15 a.m. Semi-Deluxe for $250 Shacharit …Monday - Thursday 6:45 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Mincha/Maariv 5:45 p.m. With supplements available.

Friday, October 28th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan For Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit 6:30 a.m. Stan Rutstein at 232-3369 Candle Lighting 5:34 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 5:39 p.m.

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YIWH Schedule of Services It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush October 28th - November 4th, 2011 Or Seudah Shlishit! Shabbat Parshat Noach

Friday, October 28th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Shul handles set up & Clean up! Shacharit 6:30 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178 Candle Lighting 5:34 p.m. or [email protected] to Mincha/Maariv 5:39 p.m. check the availability of the date

Shabbat, October 29th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan you need & call Fran Wittenberg Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class 8:00 a.m. 860-232-2320 to make the Shacharit 8:45 a.m. arrangements for the type of Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:56 a.m. Kiddush you want to sponsor. Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 10:00 a.m. Checks need to be received Rabbi Weinberg’s Shabbat Afternoon Class on Melachim I 4:30 p.m. the Sunday prior to your Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:15 p.m. Kiddush date. Shabbat Ends 6:33 p.m. Send to David Cohen at 19 Mansfield Avenue. Sunday, October 30th - Thursday, November 3rd There are three types Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:27 a.m. of Kiddushim : Shacharit... Sunday 8:15 a.m. Standard for $150, Followed by Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur on 9:00 a.m. Semi-Deluxe for $250 Masechet Makot & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit …Monday - Thursday 6:45 a.m. With supplements available. Mincha/Maariv 5:35 p.m.

Friday, November 4th For Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit 6:30 a.m. Stan Rutstein at 232-3369 Candle Lighting 5:25 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 5:30 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE

Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website http://go.youngisraelwh.org/times Times from: www.ou.org/holidays/calendar For Eruv Information: http:// twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or http://youngisraelwh.org/index.php/en/home/the-eruv (Hotline 8602326417)

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