Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah/Parshat Bereishit

24 Tishrei 5777 • October 13-14 Shaul Robinson Senior Rabbi

Josh Rosenfeld Assistant Rabbi

Sherwood Goffin Senior Cantor

Yanky Lemmer Cantor

Alan Samuels President

Tamar Fix Executive Director

*** Don’t forget to make an Eruv Tavshilin***

Wednesday Morning (Hoshana Rabah)

6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am Shacharit

Wednesday Night (Erev Shmini Atzeret)

6:04pm Candle Lighting

6:05pm Mincha/Maariv led by Chazzan Yanky Lemmer

Thursday Morning (Shmini Atzeret)

8:00am, 9:00am Shacharit led by Chazzan Yanky Lemmer in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary. Sermon given by Rabbi Robinson

10:30am Yizkor

Thursday Evening (Erev Simchat Torah)

6:45pm Youth Department: Ice Cream Party, Hakafot, Simchat Torah Fleishig Buffet, and Raffle

6:10pm Mincha

7:03pm Candle Lighting

7:03pm Maariv and Hakafot in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary

7:15pm Women’s Tefillah Group: Hakafot in the Belfer Beit Midrash

Friday (Simchat Torah)

7:00am, 8:30am Shacharit led by Chazzan Yanky Lemmer

9:00am Women’s Tefillah Group Shacharit in Rm 206/207

10:00am Women’s Hakofot followed by Torah Reading in the Belfer Beit Midrash

10:45am Shiur given by Community Intern, Zissy Turner on "Is It a Mitzvah to be

Constantly Happy?" Shiur located on the third floor.

11:00am Youth Torah Cookie Decorating in the Pre-Function Room

11:45am Kol Ha’Nearim followed by Chatanim, Atarot & Musaf

12:45pm Simchat Torah Luncheon

6:01pm Candle Lighting

6:05pm Mincha/Maariv

Shabbat Morning

7:45am Hashkama Minyan in the Belfer Beit Midrash followed by shiur given by Dr. Moshe Sokolow

9:00am Services in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary led by Chazzan Yanky Lemmer. Sermon given by Rabbi Robinson

9:15am Beginners Service led by Bill Greenbaum in Rm LL201

9:52am Latest Shema

9:45am Rabbi Herschel Cohen Memorial Minyan in the Belfer Beit Midrash.

10:00am Youth Groups for children ages 2-12

Shabbat Afternoon

4:00pm Herb Weiss Bikur Cholim Society: Meet in the lobby to visit patients at Mount Sinai West

4:15pm Beginners Mishna Chavura with Moshe Sheinwexler in the Belfer Beit

Midrash

4:45pm Samson Raphael Hirsch Bible Class with Bill Greenbaum in Rm 211

4:45pm Louis & Rhoda Lazar Memorial Shiur in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen

Sanctuary given by Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld on “Reading Genesis in the Large Collider?”

5:45pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit

7:00pm Ma’ariv/ Shabbat Ends

ECHOD

Hashkama Kiddush: Sponsored by the generous contributions to the Fund

Main Kiddush: Rachel Ginsburg and Noam Schaap in commemoration of the 2nd yahrtzeit of Rachel’s father, Elliott Ginsburg z”l.

Rabbi Herschel Cohen Memorial Minyan Kiddush: Bernard Broome and Janet and Stanley Broome in commemoration of the yarhtzeit of their parents Sidney Broome z”l and Evelyn Broome a”h. Audrey Kallman in memory of the 15th yahrtzeit of her dearly loved son, Jonathan Kallman z"l.

Beginners Kiddush: Golda Hudes in commemoration of the yahrtzeits of her sister, Simcha bat Aaron Yochanan Chaim a”h, her father Aaron Yochanan Chaim ben Menashe z”l, and her husband Daniel Baruch ben Avraham Yitzchak z”l.

Seudah Shlishit: Jay and Trudy Zimmern in commemoration of the yarhtzeit of their mother Helen Klein, Hinda bat Eliezer Yaakov a”h.

THANK YOU TO OUR SHABBAT KIDDUSH SPONSORS

WEEKLY PRAYER SCHEDULE FOR:

October 15-20 MINCHA/ MA’ARIV: 6:00pm (Sunday– Thursday)

SUNDAY MONDAY and THURSDAY TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY FRIDAY ( ROSH CHODESH)

Daf Yomi: 7:45am Daf Yomi: 6:15am Daf Yomi: 6:20am Daf Yomi: 6:15am

Shacharit: 7:10am, 8:30am Shacharit: 7:00am, 7:50am Shacharit: 7:10am, 7:50am Shacharit: 7:10am, 7:40am

Lisa and Alan Oirich David Backmen

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Rabbi Shaul and Sarah Robinson on the engagement of their son Avromi to Elana Laskin of Monsey, NY.

Mazal Tov to the participants in the Bar Mitzvah Project who have chosen this Simchat Torah to re-energize their connection to To-rah: Mordechai Beilis, Joe Blank, Alan Cabelly, Eddie Elkin, Samuel Flaks, Marvin Goldman, Bill Greenbaum, Moshe Jennings, Bernie Kabak, Laurent Levy, Brad Nash, Moshe Sheinwexler, Ian Silver, Steve Snyder and Angelo Verga.

Much thanks to Cantor Goffin and other mentors Bill Caplow, Mark Hus, Ari Klapholz, Michael Laufer, Jeff Schwartz.

Dr. Renee Nossel on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah of her grand-son Lionel Greenberg

MAZAL TOV

The molad for Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan will be on Friday October 20th at 12 minutes and 17 Chalakim after 12 noon. Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan will be on Friday and Shabbat.

ROSH CHODESH

Chag Sameach!

Thursday October 19 • 8:00pm • October Board Meeting. Trustees & Governors please mark your calendar and be sure to attend. Board Meeting will take place in the Belfer Beit Midrash.

Sunday, October 22 • 1:00pm-4:00pm • The Chesed Committee presents a visit to the Chihuly Exhibit at the New York Botanical Gardens. Dale Chihuly in his first major garden exhibition in New York in over ten years. On exhibit are more than 20 installations that reveal the evolution and development of Chihuly’s artistic process. Buses will leave from LSS promptly at 1:00pm. Members: $55, Non-members $60 (price includes docent-led tour and round trip transportation) Register online at www.lss.org/botanicalgardens

Sunday October 22 • Approximately 9:15am (following 8:30am Minyan) • Dedication of the Bruce Ritholtz z’l Commemorative Shas, coupled with a siyum on Masechte Megillah.

Friday Night Oct 27 • Be a part of the World Wide Shabbat Project. Join us together with Kol HaNeshamah for a Carlebach Style Kabbalat Shabbat with Mo Kiss and the Kol HaNeshamah A Cappella group followed by a festive dinner. Special seating for Young Professionals and separate Kids program! Pricing and registration details to follow

Shabbat October 28 • Scholar in Residence. Please join LSS as we welcome Rabbi Eddie Abramson. Rabbi Eddie Abramson will be speaking during the Shabbat Sermon slot, before Mincha and again during Seudat Shlishit.

Shabbat, October 28 • 4:45pm Breast Cancer Awareness Month at LSS Melissa Rosen, the Director of National Outreach at Sharsheret, and Dr. Caryn Gamss, a breast imager in Manhattan will discuss changes in mammogram recommendations, answer questions about breast density, ultrasound and MRI. Women -please bring your girls and get educated on this important topic. Room location to follow.

Shabbat October 28 •1:00pm• Young Professionals Autumn Shabbat Lunch . Join us for our YP Kick Off event discussing ways to give back to the community and how to get more involved with LSS. Register at: www.lss.org/yp. Cost: $36 per person. Deadline: October 23

Sunday October 29 • 10:00am –1:00pm • Annual Fall Clothing Drive • This year we are donating winter coats/ clothing to the shelter for homeless elderly and to the Belarus – Ukraine Jewish Community. Additionally, we will be collecting some summer clothing for hurricane relief. Volunteers needed. If you can volunteer, please notify the office being sure to include your email and phone number. Children 8 and older are welcome to volunteer.

Saturday Evening, November 4 • 8:00pm • Lincoln Square Synagogue Film Committee invites you to opening night of the 2017-18 film season with a special screening of Ben Gurion, Epilogue. The screening will be followed by a Q & A with Alon Ben Gurion, grandson of David Ben Gurion. Tickets are $15 in advance/ $20 at the door. Sign up at www.lss.org/film or call the shul office at 212 874-6100. Shabbat, November 4 • Annual LSS Hospitality Shabbaton This is one of our shul's most anticipated events, and we hope that every member will participate -- just sign up to share a meal, as a guest or as a host, with at least one co- member with whom you haven't broken bread before. More information to follow in the coming weeks. Tuesday, November 7 • 5:00pm-7:00pm• Mount Sinai will be coming to administer flu shots. This will take place right outside the Main Sanctuary.

Upcoming Events

There are times when, for various reasons, classes may be canceled. If you would like to confirm that any particular class is indeed taking place please call the shul office at 212-874-6100

Sunday

(Canceled) Sunday Morning Responsa 3.2 with Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld; 9:15am-10:00am - Beit Midrash

Monday

The Jewish Living Workshop led by Dassa and Bill Greenbaum. The Jewish Living Workshop is a “hands-on” experience. We learn by doing. The workshop is free, a few sessions will require a modest fee for materials; register at JLworkshop@yahoo.com or www.lss.org. Remaining classes: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, and 11/20.

Chug Ivrit given by Hai Piazesky . 7:00pm-8:15pm. In the class, we read articles from the Israeli press, watch videos of news stories, docu-mentaries and comedy clips, listen to (and sing along!) Israeli songs and chat in Ivrit. Room 207

Tuesday:

Beit Midrash Night, The Book of Samuel II led by Ron Platzer will meet Oct 17; 7:30pm -8:30pm. Room 211

The Marilyn & Sam Isler, “Studies in the weekly Parsha” led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson; 10:30am– 11:30am – Beit midrash

(Canceled) Talmud b’Shana in Memory of Bruce Ritholtz led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson; 7:45pm—Beit Midrash

Introduction to Bible with Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald. This course provides a general overview of the content and style of the Bible. We will review basic literary and theological approaches to Bible study, traditional and modern, through the analysis of the Biblical text. To register, please call 212-874-6100 or register online at www.lss.org/beginners. Cost: $90, Free to LSS Members.

Thursday:

The Jacob Adler Parsha Class: Explorations in the Weekly Parsha with Rabbi Shaul Robinson; 7:15pm - Beit Midrsah

Save the Date:

New sessions of the Hebrew Reading Crash Course Level I and Level II will begin Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:30pm. The 5 classes last 1 1/2 hours, and are free and open to all. Register at www.lss.org/beginners.

Weekly Learning Opportunities

Introduction to Bible,a general overview of the content and style of the Bible. We will review basic literary and theological approaches to Bible study, traditional and modern, through the analysis of the Biblical text. To register, please call 212at

Biblical mention of Shmini Atzeret can be found in Parshat Emor 23:36: “On the eighth day...you shall not do any laborious work.” Here in New York City and anywhere outside of Israel, we call the second day of Shmini Atzeret, ‘Simchat Torah,’ because our ancestors had a sofek, ‘a doubt’ of the correct date. So what’s the meaning behind gathering on the eighth day? The Medrish gives an example of a king who made the best party for his closest friends and relatives for seven days and seven nights but as it drew towards the end, eve-ryone got sad because it was ending. The King then gathered everyone and extended the party for one more day, the eighth day. Similarly, after celebrating Sukkot for seven days, our King, Hashem, cannot bear to see us so sad to separate and gave us the eighth day, Shmini Atzeret.

Join the Youth Club for an action-packed Shmini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, and Shabbat Parshat Bereishit!

Thursday, October 12 Morning 10:00 am - Davening 10:45 am - Which day is Shemini Atzeret? 11:00 am - Raffle Ticket Trivia Challenge - Questions for all Ages! 11:30 am - Hakafot

Evening 6:45 pm – 7:15pm - Ice Cream Party, in the pre-function room 7:20pm - Children will be led into the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary for Hakafot A special thank you to Jackie and Jonathan Kotler for donating the youth plush Sefer Torah’s in memory of Jackie’s father, Jerry Bello z”l and Jonathan’s uncle, Lenny Kotler z”l. 8:00pm - Simchat Torah Fleishig Dinner Buffet in the Ballroom

Ice Cream Party and Simchat Torah Buffet generously sponsored by Steven and Susan Mero in memory of Herbert Mero, Ruth Tabak Ungar, and Norbert Ungar z"l Friday, Oct 13 10:15 am - Davening 10:45 am - How do we ensure our calculations are correct? 11:00 am - Torah Cookie Design in the Pre-Function Room 11:45 am - Kol Ha’Nearim in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary Shabbat, Oct 14 10:00 am - Davening 10:30 am - New Beginnings “Parshat Bereishit” 11:00 am - Soccer Shoot-out Is your child interested in giving a Dvar Torah? Have them write an email to Youth@lss.org

Youth Department

For more information on exciting teen events or to join the teen email list please email Youth Directors, Ariel & Danielle Sterman at teens@lss.org. Please include your child's name, email address, and birth date. Then sit back and wait for exciting things to come!

Teen Department

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LSS is proud to partner with Sharsheret to offer toys and makeup to family’s affected with breast cancer. Best Face Forward: The best face forward kit provides resources that address the cosmetic side effects of radiation and chemo therapy treatments including hair loss, thinning eyebrows and eyelashes, dry skin, and changes in skin tone. Also included in the kit are easy to follow makeup application instructions and a sampling of cosmetics and skin care products. The kit is free of charge and mailed to women’s homes. Busy Box for Young Parents Facing Breast Cancer: The busy box provides resources to help educate parents on how to guide young children through their mother’s cancer journey and address the needs of their young children during the diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. The busy box, which is free of charge, and amiled directly to the family’s home, includes age and gender appropriate games and activities to occupy children during doctor appoint-ments or while mom is resting after treatment. Please pick up flyers in the shul lobby which details items for donation. Collection boxes are located in the shul office. Collection ends Tuesday, October 31.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month at LSS

Please note that Manhattan Star Academy occupies our second and third floor. Following morning minyan and until 4:00pm members are no longer permitted to enter the second floor as the school occupies the space exclusively. We ask that you respect these time parameters and we thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Manhattan Star Academy

Be a Thought Leader. Not a Follower. Have Your Say. Oct 19. www.lss.org/haveyoursay

Have Your Say

Chag Sameach

to all!

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