Parshat Eikev 22 Av 5781 July 30-31 2021 Shaul Robinson Mindy Yoni Zolty Sherwood Goffin z”l Yanky Lemmer Tamar Fix Morey Wildes Schwartz Zolty ECHOD Senior Rabbi Community Scholar Assistant Rabbi Founding Chazzan Cantor Executive Director President MINYAN INFORMATION SHABBAT SCHEDULE Welcome back to LSS! Although we are no longer operating under Friday night: capacity limits or requiring pre-registration for Shabbat or weekday Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:45pm services, we request that attendees be sensitive to the comfort and Mincha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm safety concerns of others at shul by respecting any social distancing Location: Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary desires of others. In addition, while mask-wearing is now optional in all Shabbat Candle Lighting: 7:56pm areas of LSS for anyone who is fully vaccinated, anyone who is not Sunset: daven Mincha by: 8:13pm fully-vaccinated MUST wear a face mask, covering the wearer’s mouth Repeat Shema: after 8:44pm and nose, in all areas indoors, and during services anyone not Shabbat: fully-vaccinated or accompanying a child who is not fully-vaccinated Hashkama Minyan: 7:45am Location: Beit Midrash. Followed by must sit in a designated seating area. We thank you in advance for Hashkama Kiddush Location: Room 208/210 (for fully-vaccinated continuing to keep each other safe and healthy! individuals only) Shiur to follow by Evan Sehgal *please note, location Shacharit: change* Location: 2nd Floor Sunday, August 1 @ 8:30am Shabbat Morning Services: 9:00am Location: Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary. Drasha following Musaf by Monday, August 2 — Friday, August 6 @ 7:30am Rabbanit Mindy Schwartz Zolty. Prayer services followed by a hot kiddush on The Spira terrace. Mincha/Maariv: Rabbi Herschel Cohen Memorial Minyan: 9:20am Location: Sunday, August 1 — Wednesday, August 4 @ 8:00pm The Spira Terrace Thursday, August 5 @ 7:55pm Latest Shema: 9:25am Beginners Service: 9:30am, Service led by Bill Greenbaum Location: Pre-function room MAZAL TOV Shabbat Groups: 10:00am Location: second floor classrooms Latest Shacharit: 10:38am Grandparents Anna and Mark Freilich on the birth of a baby girl, Beginners Mishna Chavura with Moshe Sheinwexler in the Belfer Beit Masha Kayla, to their children Ethan and Ally Freilich. Midrash: 5:55pm Mazal tov to Ethan's sister Erin and to Rachelle and Steven Margulies Louis and Rhoda Lazar Shabbat afternoon shiur with Assistant Rabbi Yoni of Teaneck, NJ. Zolty: 6:55pm Location: Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary Mincha: 7:40pm Location: Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary Drs. Lu and Michael Schulder on the upcoming marriage of their followed by seudah shlishit Location: The Spira Terrace daughter Ilana Hadas to Daniel Shane Ross of London. Mazal tov to Sunset, daven Mincha by, 8:12pm Ilana's sister Talia, and to Daniel's mother Susana Ross and brothers Ma’ariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:56pm Joshua and Gabriel. Zoom Havdalah: 9:10pm (link in electronic echod). Grandparents Marcie and Ken Cappell on the birth of a baby boy and a THIS SHABBAT @ LSS baby girl (twins), to their children Sam and Leora Cappell. Mazal Tov to big sister Ava, Leora’s parents Elana and Jonathan Silber, and Great The Sharaka delegation is on its first ever US speaking tour. Sharaka is an Grandparents Joyce and Ted Besdine. Emirati/Israeli NGO formed after the signing of the Abraham Accords. They are comprised of social leaders from both countries (and Bahrain) Grandparents Blima and Joel Abramson on the birth of a baby boy, committed to peace, normalization, and building warm, Maor Lev, to their children in Jerusalem, Shayna Sarah (Abramson) and people-to-people ties in the Middle East. They are the first organization Arieh Zvi Kovler. Mazal Tov to the Kovler family in England. of of its kind and are making terrific progress in changing hearts and minds in the Arab world and in Israel, including through organizing the Arab world's first ever Holocaust remembrance ceremony. The delegation is comprised of Israelis (Arabs and Jews), Emiratis and a THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Saudi, and discuss the Abraham Accords and the new Middle East that is forming. Delegation members Omar Al Busaidy and Dr. Najat Al Said as Hashkama Kiddush: Sponsored by Joel Tenenholtz in respect of all well Sharaka's Director of Communications and Global Affairs Dan those whose Yahrtzeits he could not properly commemorate in the past Feferman will be in attendance at LSS for Shabbos morning prayer year and a half. services and will at the kiddush after services to talk with anyone who is interested in their work. Main Hot Kiddush: Sponsored by Drs. Lu and Michael Schulder on the upcoming marriage of their daughter Ilana to Daniel Ross in London. Seudah-Shlishit: Sponsored by Linda sterling in memory of her father, Leonard Rosen, Eliazer ben Seporah va Abraham z”l. We are pleased to inform you that the Beginners Kiddush will be resuming. The kiddush will be for vaccinated individuals only. To sign up as a sponsor email email [email protected]. In case of a bereavement, please call our LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE OFFICERS Clergy at 646-543-7485 (day or night) Morey Wildes, President ([email protected]) Jamie Nussbaum, Yitzy Rubin, Paris Wald Stulbach, Vice Presidents If you would like to receive the Shabbat Michael Roxland, Treasurer Rande Price, Secretary Echod by e-mail, sign up at www.lss.org or Michael Doppelt, Tanya Gershon, Adam Herbst, Sara Nash, Julie Walpert, Jay Ziffer YOUTH AND MAGEN AVRAHAM TEEN DEPARTMENT WEEKLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Shabbat Youth Groups: 10:00am (Location: second floor classrooms) For access to Zoom links and class explanations, please visit We will be offering supervised play this week. The following counselors www.lss.org/learningopportunities.To dial into a class please call will be supervising: Matthew Blitzer, Charlie Eden, Isabelle Kish, and 646-876-9923 and enter the Meeting ID and password. Orly Stulbach. (masks required for 2+) Monday: Chug Ivrit led by Harel Fenigstein Chadashot (News from Israel): Dvar Torah: 7:00pm-8:15pm. You now have two ways to participate in the class, one is by Zoom Meeting ID: 853 8744 3723 Password: 180613, or - The name of this week's Parsha, Eikev, lliterally means the 'heel' of a in person (fully vaccinated only) class 206 foot but in this context Rashi says it actually means "because." The Beginners: The next session of the Hebrew Reading Crash Course Parsha starts by saying “Vehaya Eikev Tishma’un" -- because you will Level I, taught in person by Sharona Spivack will meet on Monday, keep the Mitzvot, G-d will provide you with blessings. Rashi asks, why August 2nd at 6:00pm, and continue for 3 more weeks. The classes use the expression Eikev, which normally means “heel” to mean meet for 1 1/2 hours, and are free and open to all. Register at www.lss.org/beginners. ”because” in this context? There are many other words that also translate to 'beecause' (ex: Ki) that are used more commonly and would Tuesday: be seemingly more appropriate. *This week led by Rabbanit Mindy Schwartz Zolty and Assistant Rabbi Yoni Zolty * The Marilyn & Sam Isler, “Studies in the weekly Rashi answers that if you keep the mitzvot "She’Adam Dash B’Eikev,” Parsha” led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 10:30am– 11:30am Meeting that a person steps on with his heel, meaning those Mitzvot that are not ID: 241022510. treated as seriously, then you will benefit from all of Hashem's blessings. Beit Midrash night, The M'lachim (Kings) Study Group led by Ron The lesson for us is not to minimize any single one of the mitzvot. We Platzer: 8:00pm. Meeting ID: 850 0937 1460 Password:560 900 shouldn't decide which mitzvot are important and which mitzvot are unimportant. Keeping kosher and keeping Shabbat can seem like Wednesday: Join Rabbi Tzvi Benoff for a new advanced Talmud Class fundamental mitzvot, but others such as making Brachot (blessings) (Tractate Arachin) on the sugya (topic) of proper speech 10:30am right before we eat food, or washing hands before bread, can seem Topic: Say It to My Face: Subjectivity of Lashon Hara. In person trivial and slip through the cracks since they're every day. Rashi teaches location: Sanctuary & zoom Meeting ID: 4652681403 Password: us that the word Eikev is used to teach the importance of every mitzvah Shiur and because you keep all of the mitzvot, even those that might seem Chug Ivrit - Safa Ivrit (Hebrew Language) led by Harel Fenigstein: less significant, then you will benefit from all of Hashem's blessings. 7:00pm-8:15pm. You now have two ways to participate in the class: one is by Zoom: Meeting ID: 854 6157 2450 (Password: Questions: chug2), or - in person (fully vaccinated only) class 206 1. What does the word Eikev literally mean? 2. How is Eikev translated in the context of this week's Parsha? Thursday: Women’s Talk Time: led by School Psychologist Ruth Moser 3. How does Rashi explain using Eikev to mean ”because”' in this context? Riemer: 11:30am-12:30pm. Meeting ID: 972 4054 8238 Password: 142533 for us is not to minimize any mitzvot. any minimize to not is us for *This week led by Rabbanit Mindy Schwartz Zolty and Assistant seriously, you will benefit from all of Hashem's blessings. The lesson lesson The blessings. Hashem's of all from benefit will you seriously, Rabbi Yoni Zolty * Jacob Adler Parsha Class Explorations in the that a person steps on with his heel or that are not treated as as treated not are that or heel his with on steps person a that ” ev, Weekly Parsha led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 7:00-8:00pm.