Every day, from the first day of Chol HaMo’ed Sukkot, including Shemini Atzeret, the Torah reading is from Parshat Pinchas. We read a short portion which lists the special korbanot that were offered that day, and so too throughout the Chag. As a matter of fact on the first day of Chol HaMo’ed, which is the second day of Sukkot, we read three pesukim that list the Temple sacrifices for the second day of Yom Tov. Now these three same pesukim we read for the Kohen, the Levi and two Yisraelim. Four times we read the same three Pesukim, and we do this every day until Shemini Atzeret. What is most interesting and strange about this daily Torah reading is that nothing about Sukkot as a unique holiday is mentioned; not its name, not the mitzvah of Sukkah, and not the mitzvah of Etrog and Lulav. The Abarbanel notices this and simply says that these Mitzvot were already mentioned in

Parshat Emor. However, that answer is not that simple. Because throughout Pesach the Keri’at HaTorah does mention eating Matzah, and Bikurim is mentioned for Shavu’ot, as well as Shofar blowing for Rosh HaShana and fasting for Yom Kippur, even though all of these Mitzvot were mentioned in Emor. Leaving Sukkot to be the only Chag in which the Torah reading is devoid of any mention about the theme or Mitzvot of the Chag.

A suggested answer is that every Yom Tov is focused exclusively on us, the Jewish people. Pesach WE were liberated from Mitzrayim and on Shavu’ot WE received the Torah. But Sukkot is different. True, the Sukkah certainly reflects our acknowledgement to HaShem for our forty year survival in the desert and our eternal survival throughout the exile; while the 4 Species represent our gratefulness for Eretz Yisrael. But the korbanot, namely the seventy parim (bulls) that we read about on Sukkot correspond to the seventy nations of the world. (Mesechta Sukkah 55b). The Torah readings therefore remind us that we have an obligation to pray for the welfare

Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot of all nations of the world. We are deeply concerned when nations suffer from floods, fires, earthquakes and blood-shed. We are descendants of Avraham Avinu, who declared at the purchase of land to the people of Chet, I am a GER – VETOSHAV, a foreigner and a resident in your land (Bereishit 23:4). I am different by keeping my own way of life, yet at the same time I am a resident of your community. My uniqueness does not prevent me from fulfilling all obligations of being a productive and useful citizen. So too on Sukkot, the Torah reminds us that although we are an AM LEVADAD YISHKON, a nation that lives in solitude (Bamidbar 23:9) and not even counted together with them. It is not written that there are 71 nations of the world, but rather, 70 plus 1- we are not counted together with them. But, we are also citizens of the world, we are members in the society of nations and it is our obligation to be mitpallel for all mankind. That is the message of Sukkot.

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Times Hashkama 8:00 am

Youth Minyan 8:30 am

Main 8:45 am

Beit Midrash

Kohelet is read this morning

9:15 am

Gemara Shiur 4:45 pm

Mincha 5:45 pm

Shabbat Ends 6:58 pm

Sun. Oct. 20 Hoshana Rabbah

Yom Tov Schedule

Wed. & Fri. Thurs. Mincha

7:00/8:30 am

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6:45/7:45 am 6:35/7:45 am

5:45 pm

Latest Times for Shema/Shemoneh Esrei

Oct. 19 9:54/10:49 am

Oct. 26 9:58/10:51 am

Next Shabbat Bereishit

Candle Lighting 5:43 pm

Mincha 5:45 pm

Kiddush and Bima Flowers are sponsored by

Emma & Bart Baum

in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jakob

Bar Mitzvah

of

Jacob Baum

Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by

Steven & Robyn Blumner

in memory of his father, Henry Blumner z”l, Tzvi Yehoshua ben Chaim on his 10th yahrtzeit

Bima Flowers in the Beit Midrash are sponsored by

Hindi & Ben Lunzer

in honor of the engagement of their daughter Rachel

to Mordy Weinstein son of Chaim and Rachel Weinstein

26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 (516) 487-6100 Shabbat Announcements Sukkot 5780

Great Neck Synagogue 26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck , NY 11023

516-487-6100

Rabbi Dale Polakoff, Rabbi Rabbi Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi Rabbi Aron White, Intern Rabbi

Dr. Ephraim Wolf, z”l, Rabbi Emeritus Yitzy Spinner, Cantor

Eleazer Schulman, z”l, Cantor Emeritus Rabbi Sholom Jensen, Youth Director

Zehava & Dr. Michael Atlas, Youth Directors Mark Twersky, Executive Director

Dr. James Frisch, Assistant Director Erran Kagan, President

Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board

Kiddush on Simchat Torah is sponsored by the Aryeh Family

Mazal Tov to our Simchat Torah Honorees:

Chatan Torah: Aryeh Family Chatan Maftir: Norman Rutta

Chatan Bereishit: Marc Yehaskel

Shmini Atzeret - Simchat Torah Schedule

Sunday, Oct. 20 - Erev Shmini Atzeret Candle Lighting: 5:50 pm

Mincha: 5:55 pm

Monday, Oct. 21 - Shmini Atzeret Shacharit: 8:00/9:00/9:15 am

Yizkor is said today Mincha: 5:55 pm

Shiur by Rabbi Aron White Maariv: 6:45 pm

Candle Lighting after: 6:47 pm “Atah Hareita” & Hakafot following Maariv

Tuesday, Oct. 22 - Simchat Torah 8:00 am: Hashkama Minyan 8:45 am: Women’s Tefilah (Beit Midrash) 9:00 am: Main Minyan 10:05 am: “Atah Hareitah” 10:45 am: Hakafot (Main Sanctuary) Laining (all in ballroom) Kiddush (Braun Youth Center) Women’s Shiur by Miriam White (Chalfin Room) 11:30 am: “Kol Ha Na’arim 11:45 am: Chatanim Aliyot 12:30 pm: Musaf (Main & Beit Midrash) 1:00 pm: Tent opens for Kiddush 5:45 pm: Mincha 6:54 pm: Yom Tov ends

Come join us tonight for an uplifting Leil Hoshana Rabbah shiur with

Rabbi Peysach Krohn

GNS YOUTH SIMCHAT TORAH SCHEDULE & WOMEN’S TEFILAH

Simchat Torah GNS Youth Program

Monday, Oct. 21 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm: Preschool Hakafot with Morah Zehava (Braun Youth Center)

6:30 pm: Maariv for youth leaders only

6:45 pm: Child-Only Hakafot: A) Grades 1-4 with Dr. Mike (Right Side of Braun Youth Center) B) Grades 5 & Up with Rabbi Jensen (Beit Midrash)

7:45 pm: Join the Adult Hakafot in the Main Sanctuary

Tuesday, Oct. 22 10:00 am - 11:45 am: Groups for Preschool - 4th grade and Lunch in the Sukkah 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Room 110 Mommy & Me Room 112 Nursery & Toddler Room 113 Kindergarten

Grades 1-4: 10:00 am - 10:30 am: Upstairs classrooms 10:30 - 11:00 am: Gym (games & sports) 11:00 - 11:30 am: Kiddush Lunch in Sukkah 11:30 am: Kol Ha Na’arim Aliyah Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - 1:30 pm: Coach Chris in the Gym

PLEASE JOIN WOMEN'S TEFILAH SIMCHAT TORAH

Tuesday October 22nd at 8:45 am

IN THE BET MIDRASH

Hakafot, Torah Readings, Great Ruach

Kiddush following davening

SUKKOT & UPCOMING EVENTS

GNS CLASSES & TRIPS

Scholars’ Kollel Schedule: Monday - Friday : 8:30 - 10:00 am

MONDAYS Rabbi Ian Lichter - Tanach 8:00 – 9:00 pm

(Beit Midrash) Begins 10/28 This class will learn Sefer Yishayahu (Isaiah), a book of

consolation that carries the message that G-d will redeem Israel from exile.

Rabbi Dale Polakoff - Talmud 9:00 – 10:00 pm (Swartz home) Begins 10/28

Discover the deeper teachings of Masechet Sotah.

TUESDAYS Rabbi Ian Lichter - Parsha 7:00 – 7:30 pm

(Chalfin Room) Begins 10/23 1st-5th graders learn the Parsha with an opportunity to share

a dvar Torah at the Shabbat table.

Chazzan Yitzy Spinner - Tefillah (Beit Midrash) The dates and topics of Chazzan Spinner’s class will be

forthcoming after Yom Tov. Please stay tuned!

WEDNESDAYS Rabbi Yossi Singer - Talmud 8:00 - 9:00 pm

(Weinstein Room) Continues on 10/23 Join a class that has been going strong for over 30 years.

Learning Masechet Sanhedrin.

Rabbi Ian Lichter - Halacha 9:00 – 10:30 pm (rotating homes) Begins 11/6

Join this growing shiur focused on exploring the world of halacha and hashkafa.

THURSDAYS Rabbi Dale Polakoff - Chumash 9:15 – 10:30 am

(Chalfin Room) Continues on 10/24 This Women’s Chumash Class takes an in-depth look at Sefer Bamidbar and relates the mitzvot and narratives of the Torah

to our daily lives.

Rabbi Ian Lichter - Hashkafa 6:45 - 7:30 pm (Weinstein Technology Rm.) Begins 10/24

A class for High School teenagers with pizza and schmoozing.

Rabbi Dale Polakoff - Chumash 8:00 – 9:00 pm (Chalfin Room) Begins 10/24

This Power Chumash class utilizes the breadth of Torah commentaries in dissecting passages in the Torah to provide

a broad picture into isolated mitzvot: Sefer Shemot.

OPERATION PEACE OF MIND IN GREAT NECK

MEN’S CLUB & SISTERHOOD NIGHT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Y A H R Z E I T

MAZAL TOVS & COMMUNITY NEWS Rabbi Polakoff’s shabbos drasha through 5780 is dedicated in memory of DOVID BEN NISSAN v’LEAH

For other such opportunities please contact

Howard Wolf 516-643-3344

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS MOVING INTO THE GREAT NECK AREA PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.

Mazal Tov to Emma & Bart Baum on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jakob.

Mazal Tov to Hindi & Ben Lunzer on the engagement of their daughter Rachel to Mordy Weinsten, son of Chaim & Rachel Weinstein.

BAR AND BAT MITZVAH PROJECT WITH THE JDC If you are interested in a bar or bat mitzvah project with the JDC, the leading Jewish humanitarian organization, then consider My JDC Mitzvah Project. For more information, please contact Sophia Rein at reins@ramaz.org.

Guests of Honor: Lorraine & Harold Domnitch and Erica & Eliot Heisler

HOLOCAUST WALL We are asking people who donated pictures for the Holocaust Wall to call the office and identify their photo and who is in it.

MIKVAH HOURS FOR OCTOBER The North Shore Mikvah hours for the month of October are 6:30 - 10:30 pm.

MEN’S CLUB EVENTS Sun. Oct. 27th at 10:00 am: Rabbi Evan Hoffman will be speaking on a topic entitled “Deadly Betrayal.”

ANNUAL DINNER Please join us on Saturday night, Nov. 9th at 7:00 pm for a “Night of Laughs & Intrigue.” Cost is $75/pp for MC members and $90/pp for non-MC members. New location is Temple Beth EL of Great Neck with a great new dinner menu. RSVP with Mark Friedman or the GNS office.

CHANUKAH SCOPE DEADLINE AND SPONSORSHIP Please submit all SCOPE magazine articles, recipes, photos, ads, sponsorships and any other material by Monday, October 28th to Diane Rein at drein@verizon.net. Thank you very much to our SCOPE sponsors for their strong support by sponsoring 3 issues for a total cost of $100 for the year. We strongly encourage others who are not currently SCOPE sponsors to have their names added. You can dedicate the sponsorship in honor or in memory of a loved one. Thank you so much!

SHED THE MEDS The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District invites its residents to SHED THE MEDS on Sunday, October 20th from 10:30 am-1:30 pm. Residents can drop off pharmaceutical waste at the district’s drive-thru located at 236 East Shore Road in Great Neck.

NSHA OPEN HOUSE Save the NEW Date - Open Campus Day and BBQ at NSHA - Sunday, November 10th, 16 Cherry Lane, Great Neck, NY Prospective AND Current NSHA Families - join us for a Sunday Funday NSHA experience including Early Childhood programming, simulated classrooms, science lab live, ed-tech pop up, music, sports, NSHA Mercaz After School Activities and much more! 10:00-11:00: Prospective family breakfast with NSHA administration and faculty 11:00-1:00: Open campus events and BBQ for prospective and current NSHA families. Activities for parents and children of all ages! Register and read on about NSHA Open Campus Day at www.nsha.org/campusday. The best way to experience our exceptional academic programming is to visit us during a school day and see our talented and passionate faculty in action. Schedule a private tour at www.nsha.org/admissions/tour. Questions about admissions? Contact Abigail Weiss aweiss@nsha.org/ (516) 487-8687 Ext. 167

YESHIVA HAR TORAH OPEN HOUSE Please join us at Yeshiva Har Torah's Open House on Monday, November 4th at 7:15PM. Experience firsthand what makes our school, award-winning faculty, parent body, and administration so unique. Nursery transportation options are available. To find out more about the admissions process, call us at (718) 343-2533 or register for the Open House at www.hartorah.org. We look forward to seeing you on Nov 4th!

GNS BIKUR CHOLIM THANKS YOU VERY MUCH The GNS Bikur Cholim is grateful for the tremendous outpouring of support from so many members who sponsored beautiful Rosh Hashanah flowers, CD players and delivered delicious Yom Tov challah/dessert to approximately thirty ill/homebound members. Thank you to our generous sponsors (in ABC order): GNS Sisterhood; Devorah & Phil Hanfling; Helaine & William Helmreich; Debbie & Robert Hollander; Lisa & Erran Kagan; Dahlia & Mervin Klein; Tina Machnikoff; Annie & Robert Mendelson; Rivka & Carl Rosenberg; Michelle & Norman Rutta; Rachel & Chazzan Yitzy Spinner; Jill & Ron Swartz. Thank you to our amazing volunteers who delivered challah/dessert (in ABC order): Sharon Ahdut and Sarah Ahdut; Lida Esrail; Sara Feldschreiber and Molly Feldschreiber; Rebbetzin Katie Lichter; Rebbetzin Ellen Polakoff; Rachel Spinner; Marci Rabinowitz.

CHAVERIM CENTER The next time Chaverim will meet will be on Wednesday, November 6th.

HOSHANA RABBAH LECTURE Join us this Motzai Shabbat, Oct. 19th at 9:30 pm for a shiur by Rabbi Peysach Krohn in honor of Hoshana Rabbah. There will be a dairy Melava Malka served.

Saturday, 20 Tishrei Jeffrey Freedman for George Freedman

Mitchell Siegel for David Siegel Gail Setton for Morton Sorkin

Sunday, 21 Tishrei Jack Lipsky for Bill Lipsky

Elaine Schneider for Otto Mayer Monday, 22 Tishrei

Henry Katz for Maurice Fischer Henry Katz for Rebecca Fischer Paul Brody for Nathan Weiner

Tuesday, 23 Tishrei Irene Dicker for Norman Dicker

Sharon Goldwyn for Morris Goldwyn Florence Spira for Sydney Samson

Robin Bours for Bernard Siegel Jerry Siegelman for Morris Siegelman Robert Sperber for Abraham Sperber

Drora Brody for Nissim Yeffet Wednesday, 24 Tishrei

Howard Lorber for Benjamin Lorber Michael Maller for Rose Maller

Ivor Schneider for Joseph Schneider Drora Brody for Zecharia Yeffet

Thursday, 25 Tishrei Barbara Shaw for Hyman Schwartz

Leon Schwechter for Rachelle Schwechter Friday, 26 Tishrei

Karen Ben-Sorek for Clarisse Perez Phyllis Safdieh for Jack Shampan

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