Candle 8:04 Welcome to the DAT Minyan! Lighting pm Shabbat Nasso June 3, 2017 - 9 Sivan, 5777 Havdalah 9:11 Joseph Friedman, Rabbi | David Fishman, President pm Shabbat Schedule D’var Torah with Rabbi Wein Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during The human drive to be unique and special, to stand out in a crowd, to identify one's the service. self in terms of being of a different status than others, is common to all of us. Many times in life we measure ourselves not by our own lives but rather how we differ FRIDAY from all of the people that surround us. This is true in the usual and mundane 6:35 pm: Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv events of life that occur to us daily. But it is also true in the holy drive for eternity (Shema should be recited after 9:10 pm) and meaningfulness that is manifested by the soul that exists within each of us. SHABBAT Because of this, we look for exceptionalism in areas of life that we deem to be the Parasha: Page 748 / Haftarah: Page 1181 realm of the soul and of potential holiness. The Torah provides such an example of this inner drive for exceptional and more meaningful feelings of holiness in this Kiddush this week is sponsored by Nathan and week's Torah reading. The entire topic of a person becoming a nazir, a person of Rachel Rabinovitch in honor of the engagement of their son Avi to Beth Gindi, special holiness, with additional restrictions on one's personal life and behavior, is daughter of Alan Gindi and Barbara Goldstein an example of this yearning. This is the drive to have ones soul achieve an Gindi of Los Angeles exceptional holiness that will differentiate this person from his surroundings and 7:30 am: Hashkama Minyan from other human beings. 8:30 am: Tefillah Warm-up with Ellyn Hutt In the view of the Torah here, as in many other instances in religious life, motive is the key. What are the true forces and motives that drive this decision? Are these 9:00 am: Shacharit motives holy and noble, driven by pure altruism and religious fervor or are they 5:25 pm: SHAWL, for women only, presents merely an expression of ego, arrogance and one­upmanship being played out the first session of its Book Club, led by Jenna against the background of religious ritual? Wilkins. Today’s discussion is on the book “One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and Because of this question and the almost impossibility of answering it, the rabbis of an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That the Talmud took a negative view of the entire concept of declaring one's self as Divide Them,” by Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch. being a nazir. There is something intrinsically dangerous and wrong in using 6:40 pm: HS Boys Gemara w/ Nathan religious ritual as a means of self– aggrandizement. In the tome of uses, as an Rabinovitch at the Rabinovitch home example, only one case, where according to one of its opinions, the creation of the status of a nazir washeld to have been completely justified. 6:55 pm: Shabbat Afternoon Class with Rabbi Friedman, with this week’s topic “I AM My The drive for personal holiness and for raising oneself spiritually higher, especially Brother’s (and Sister’s) Keeper!” in an age of decadence and moral depravity, is a positive one. However, to express 7:55 pm: Mincha that drive in a sincere, unobtrusive manner is a very challenging task and it is one Seudah Shlisheet this week is sponsored by the (Continued on page 4) shul 9:11 pm: Maariv / Havdalah Learning Opportunities @ the DAT Minyan ————————————————————— • Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Daily, after Shacharit Weekday Schedule • Mishna Berurah: Daily, between Mincha and Maariv SHACHARIT Sunday: 8:00 am Monday—Friday: 6:35 am • Nefesh HaChaim: Sat & Sun, after Maariv MINCHA/MAARIV Sunday—Thursday: 8:05 pm • Women’s Tuesday Parsha Class: 10:00 am at the DAT Minyan offices at BMH-BJ (call for directions) Friday: 6:40 pm 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 MEMBER MILESTONES The DAT Minyan wishes to acknowledge the following milestones* of our members in the coming week: Lena Fishman, Mahayon Freedman, Leila Friedman, Ami Gitler, Tirzah Gordon-Bennett, Emmy Horowitz, Sari Horowitz, Don Jacobson, Yael Mezer, Karen Rubin, Shimmy Zalesch Mark Brooks and Terry Samuel Mervyn and Ann Lifschitz — 46 years Daniel Bulow — Sun., 6/4/17 (10 Sivan) *These details were obtained from the DAT Minyan database, which contains information provided by the members when they joined. We apologize for any omissions or mistakes. For corrections or additions, please log on to your account and provide the information, or contact the synagogue office at 720-941-0479. This Day In Jewish History - Jun 3 / 9 Sivan 1939 — Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer, author of the 8-volume work of Jewish law, Kaf HaChaim, dies at the age of 69 in Jerusalem. Born in Baghdad, he studied under some of the greatest sages of his day, such as Ben Ish Chai. In 1904, he made the difficult move from Iraq to Israel, becoming one of the leading kabbalists of the 20th century. He is buried on the Mount of Olives. 1941 — The Republic of Croatia issues an order depriving all Jews of their property and forcing them to wear a yellow badge with the letter “Z.” Nazi forces, together with their Moslem allies, occupy Croatia killing 700,000 Serbs and 75,00 Jews and Gypsies, for a combined casualty toll of one-in-six of Croatia’s prewar population. 1944 — The Jewish community of Chania, Crete, dating from Roman times, comes to an end when the cargo ship Danai, into which all the Jews were herded en route to Piraeus, is towed out to sea and is sunk. While it was originally thought the ship was sunk by a German bomb on board, it is now believed it was sunk by the British who were trying to stop German shipping in the Mediterranean. 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DAT MINYAN NEWS, EVENTS AND LEARNING Mazal Tov to Fred and Pia Hirsch on their daughter Nathalie’ s completion of her studies and becoming a doctor. Mazel Tov to Sara and Harley Rotbart on the engagement of their daughter, Emily, to Eitan Danon, son of Arleen and Bentzi Danon. Emily's grandparents are Helen and Max (z"l) Rotbart, and Ruth and Gene Schorsch. Emily and Eitan both live and work in Washington, D.C. Mazal Tov to Jayne and Ted Brandt on the engagement of their daughter Yael to Max Miller, son of Dr. Howard Miller and Amy Tolz-Miller. Yael and Emily Rotbart (above) were classmates at RMHA. Welcome to DAT Minyan’s newest members, Dr. Paul and Susie Fishman. This month’s Golden Tassel Club is sponsored by Seth and Chaya Parkoff in honor of the engagement of their daughter, Yael, to Yakov Deutscher of Brooklyn. Thank-you to all of those who contribute to our Shabbat services by signing up to help with our weekly leining. 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. SHAWL, our women’s study group, is starting a Book Club, led by Jenna Wilkins.