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YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD
2240 ALBANY AVENUE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
860-233-3084
Web Site: www.youngisraelwh.org
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Rabbi Brahm Weinberg 860-233-3084 or
[email protected] Judith Hessing, Coordinator 860-233-6042 or
Shabbat Shira Parashat Beshalach
Tu B’Shvat
January 26th, 2013 15 Shvat 5773 Kiddush is Sponsored by
The Shul
Editor: Judie Patel E-mail: bulletin @youngisraelwh.org
Editors Emeritus: Sam Leichtberg & Moish Trencher
Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford,
Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford
Rabbi’s Corner It is always wonderful to welcome guests in to our shul whether they are coming to speak, to vis-it friends or family, or to celebrate a simcha. It is wonderful to welcome all of our guests this week and especially Akiva Berger and Dave Chameides. Akiva, as many of you know, was here to lead us in our davening this past Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur. We not only enjoyed his davening, but had the opportunity to get to know him as a won-derful person as well. He has been interested in coming back to visit us here for a few months be-cause he really enjoyed spending time in Wes Hart-ford. We thought this would be a perfect Shabbat: After all, it is “Shabbat Shira” the Shabbat of song on which we read the “Shirat Hayam,” the song that the Jewish people sang after they crossed the Red Sea as well as the “Shirat Devorah” the song that Devorah the prophetess sang after the victory of the Jewish people over Sisera. We look forward to hearing Aki-va daven Mussaf and to re-acquainting ourselves with him this Shabbat. We are also honored to have Dave Chameides with us this Shabbat to speak about environmental awareness and the responsibility we have to our fel-low human beings who inhabit this world. Dave is no stranger to any of you as he grew up in this com-munity and moved back here from California a few years ago with Aliza and their girls Maya and Tamar. Aside from being an Emmy Award winning TV Di-rector and Camera Operator, Dave has done some great research, led some great initiatives, and en-gaged in many public lectures about the environ-ment and sustainability. He was written up in Time Magazine a few years ago (you can find copies out in the shul lobby). I have wanted to invite Dave for a while to come and speak to us ever since I met with him and heard some of the great stuff he has to say. I have been looking for the right kind of opportunity and I thought that on the Shabbat of Tu Bishvat when we are thinking about tress, environment, and the relationship we are meant to have with it we would all benefit from hearing what Dave has to say. Enjoy! Thank you Dave and Akiva for joining us.
GUESTS THIS SHABBAT
In honor of Shabbat Shira we will be joined by two special guests. Akiva Berger (who was our chazzan on Rosh Hashana) will lead us in Mussaf, followed
by a lecture by Dave Chameides about environmental awareness.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT
Sponsored by Inna Stein & Arie Shteyntsayg in honor of Sara who was born 5 years ago
on Motzaei Tu B'Shvat.
מזל טוב to Sharon & David Goldfarb on the birth of מזל טוב a granddaughter! מזל טוב to parents Joseph & Yafit
and her brothers Eitan & Amichi!
to Juanita & Yitz Moss on the birth of their מזל טוב son Gavin Marcus! מזל טוב to siblings Aliya,
Neve & Cole!
to Edna & David Shamash on the birth of a מזל טוב grandson Zachary Joseph! מזל טוב to Dana & Adam Weiner and big sister Sasha! מזל טוב to Steven &
Rachel & Family, and Naomi Shamash!
NEED YOUR MEZUZOT CHECKED?
We will be joined by Sofer Rabbi Chaim Tabasky from Israel
January28th -29th You may drop your Mezuzot off
on Sunday evening, January 27th, or at minyan Monday morning January 28th
Cost $ 8.00 per mezuzah. If you want Rabbi Tabasky to come to your home to re-
move the Mezuzot & check then on site it is an Additional $ 25.00.
Please see flier for further details.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN HHNE STUDENT
Please join us at HHNE on Sunday, January 27th at 4:00 p.m. for a unique interactive program to bring you into a day in the life of an HHNE student. There
will be delicious food as well. At 5:00 PM we will have a special plaque
dedication ceremony, a unique way of thanking our supporters.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acknowledgment or Kid’s Corner donations should be
sent to: Debbie Luger at 37 Miamis Road, WH, CT
Rachel Lis To Lorie Zackin in memory of her father Aaron Cheerman; to her mother Sylvia; and to his sis-ters Ruth Zuckerman and Rosilyn (Jack) Becker.
David & Karen Silver : Mazal Tov to the Moss, Wittenberg and Shamash families on the births of baby boys!! Condolences to Lorie Zackin on the loss of her fa-ther.
Lauren & Judy Daman: In honor of new grandson to Fran & Gene Witten-berg In honor of Nachi Loew's Bar Mitzvah In memory of Lorie Zackin's father
Debbie & Leonard Stahl In honor of Rabbi Weinberg
Ron & Barbara Ashkenas Refuah Sh'lamah to Jason Wolfe
Debbie & Steve Luger Mazal Tov to Lee & Cindi Goldman on the mar-riage of their son.
KIDS CORNER
Debbie & Steve Luger In honor of the Moss's baby boy Gavin Marcus
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RABBI WEINBERG’S MELACHIM CLASS
Tuesday nights At 8:00 PM
RABBI WEINBERG’S SUNDAY MORNING GEMARA SHIUR Gemara Shiur Sunday mornings after davening
HAGH DOR LI DOR At Beth David at 7:00 PM
February 2nd * February 16th
On Line AUCTION to support the Hebrew Academy's 8th Israel trip.
Dates: Wednesday, January 23rd thru Sunday, February 3rd.
Have fun bidding! Get great deals! and do a mitzvah in the process.
Visit the auction site:HAGHauction.com
THE MANY HABITS OF HIGHLY
EFFECTIVE JEWISH COUPLES
Join Rabbi & Elana Weinberg for an open discussion on the role of Mikveh in a
successful marriage. Saturday, February 2nd at 8:00 PM
At HHNE Cost $5.00 per person
RSVP: [email protected]
YIWH Gala Fundraising Dinner
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Honoring
Rabbi Brahm and Elana Weinberg
For their Excellence in Leadership
and
Gene and Fran Wittenberg
For their Excellence in Volunteerism
The dinner will be held at the Lincoln Education Center, formerly known as the Hastings Ho-
tel. Last week you received your informational letter regarding the YIWH Gala Dinner and short-
ly you will be receiving your formal invitation, which includes Scroll of Honor giving opportuni-ties. If you have any questions, please call either
Shayne Kesler or Harriet Rosenblit.
BOOK CLUB We will be reading with
One Book One Jewish Hartford Tuesday, February 26, 2013
7:30 pm The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff.
Join us with your synagogue, sisterhood or book club as we hear from Pam Jenoff speak about her inspira-
tion. $10 per person
youngisraelwh Website
This week we began to work with a new design (and a new backend host) for the youngisraelwh.org website. The switch to the new host resolves the issue of AT&T users being unable to access the site. The switch to a new design en-sures compatibility with the latest emerging web technologies and strengthens the site's securi-ty. Look specifically for the following improvements:
Faster loading of the page in your browser. Special custom appearance for mobile phones. Increased integration with social media ser-
vices. An interactive "Shabbat Info Center" with times
and eruv status. New cleanly designed donation options.
Please be patient with us during this transition. Some previous functionality is temporarily absent during this redesign process. Your suggestions and feedback are valued and encouraged at this time. Please send your thoughts to Elie Wolfe at [email protected]. Special thanks to Steven Bernstein who has put in many long days into this project, and to Stephen Mendelsohn, Shimmy Trencher, and Zev Davidovics for their help as well.
Page 3 Jewish Ecology- Rabbi Naftali Silberberg (www.chabad.org) This past summer, my family spent a few days in the picturesque town of Petoskey in northern Michigan. While there, we were
advised to visit a certain nature reserve just a short drive out of town, which had a path leading to a secluded beach on Lake Michigan. We
weren’t disappointed by the spectacular view which awaited us, but it was the large sand dunes which really caught my eye.
We stood on a large wooden platform which overlooked the beach, and were surrounded by large windswept dunes. A posted sign asked
visitors to refrain from leaving the platform to climb the dunes. The sign explained in detail how disturbing the dunes leads to their erosion
and eventual collapse. The Creator, in His infinite wisdom, causes plant life to grow on the dunes, which trap the sand, keeping it in place.
Treading on these plants can uproot them, and will eventually doom the entire dune.
I noted with interest that the “undisturbed” dunes were actually full of footprints. While it seems that the human tourists were en-
vironmentally sensitive and refrained from walking on the dunes, the deer and other assorted native wildlife apparently had trouble reading
the informative sign. This phenomenon doesn’t seem to bother the ecologists. After all, the deer tracks are as much part of nature as the
sand dunes themselves. It would be illogical to preserve one aspect of nature by repressing another.
But what about human nature? Deer will naturally walk to a watering hole (no matter how many dune plants will be uprooted),
cats naturally chase and kill mice, and humans naturally like to climb dunes—or any other large body which exists. As George Leigh Mal-
lory famously responded when he was asked why he wished to climb Mount Everest: “Because it’s there!” Why repress human nature to
preserve sand dunes?
The answer lies in the intrinsic difference between humans and all other forms of life which inhabit our planet. We are not just
another species of mammals; we are fundamentally different. All of G‑d’s creations were created with a specific nature and character,
above which they cannot rise. The human, on the other hand, has the ability and the obligation to transcend his nature. Indeed, this is the
very purpose of Man; to use his intellect to control, and eventually transform, his egotistical and harmful tendencies, addic tions and per-
sonality.
Thus, we are the guardians of our planet, because only we have the ability to curb our personal natures for the sake of a greater
good.
This is true in the ecological sense, and it is certainly true in the spiritual sense as well. There is a haunting Chabad song
with Yiddish lyrics: “Eating is natural, drinking is natural; what shall we do—praying isn’t! Eating is natural, sleeping is natural; what
shall we do—studying isn’t!” (Click here to listen.) The lament expressed in this song is one we can all relate to: why is it that our physical
needs come so much more naturally than our not-any-less-vital spiritual essentials?
But this is the purpose of our creation. When we refrain from treading on sand dunes, or when we recycle, we transcend our an i-
mal natures and we earn the title of human. When we do a mitzvah, we transcend our human nature and reveal our divine core.
BUY SCRIP!!! Did you know that you could purchase almost anything while making a donation to YIWH? Did you know that you can purchase gas from almost all of the local gas stations while making a donation to YIWH? Did you know that you can make all your purchases using a credit card payment on our website (youngisraelwh.org/scrip/cc),
as well as via check or PrestoPay? ( This will be back up soon!) Did you know that every dollar you spend using this program is the same dollar you would have normally spent, AND a portion
of it is donated to YIWH? The purchases bv only 21 families have raised $1,888.00 for the YIWH. Did you know that every purchase you make lessens the likelihood that someone will be calling you for a donation to support a
YIWH program? Many thanks to those who buy Big Y and Crown scrip – keep doing what you are doing This, however, is a chance to expand upon
that, and help even more! This program is too important to YIWH to be ignored. For assistance in setting up your family's account please call: Harriet Rosenblit 860-236-4421, or Shayne Kesler 860-231-7519
Dear Members: We would like to update you on some of the exciting changes that are in store for our shul building. As you know, a commit-tee headed by Gene Wittenberg has been working tirelessly over the last many months to try to get the shul renovations off the ground. First let us tell you what is being planned and then where we are at. We hope to install new carpets and paint the walls of the upstairs sanctuary and lobby. This will be made possible by a gen-erous donation from one of our member families. While preparing for these renovations we discovered that the wall behind the Aron Hakodesh as well as the floor underneath it were completely rotted. The Aron was in danger of falling and the floor in danger of cav-ing in. We had a contractor come and remove the Aron, rebuild the wall, ceiling, and floor, and repaint it so that no one can even tell anything was done. This happened a few weeks ago. In the basement, we will be installing a beautiful new floor that is modern looking, durable, and easy to clean. Funding has already been secured for this project. In addition, we will painting the walls a new bright color to match the floor and adorning it with crown molding to make the room look more elegant. New chairs and tables are in the process of being ordered. We know that many of you have been wondering why these were not ordered earlier since the successful chair campaign headed by Barry Gordon was completed over a year ago. The reason we have waited is because the chairs and tables need to both complement the rest of the new de cor and also have the right base that will work well with the new floor. The orders have been placed and now it is just a mat-ter of waiting for the suppliers to receive the materials before we start the work. After all this is done, we will be installing new bookcases, space for storage of the children’s toys, and a more inviting mechitza. We look forward to the continued beautification of our shul and appreciate your continued patience as we work to get this done. If you have any questions please speak to Gene Wittenberg who is the House Chairman. Sincerely, Judith Hessing, On Behalf of the Board of Directors
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YIWH Schedule of Services
January 25th - February 1st, 2013
Shabbat Shira Parashat Beshalach
It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, January 25th
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
Shabbat, January 26th - Tu B’Shvat
Shacharit
Sof Zman Kriat Shma
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv
Shabbat Ends
Sunday, January 27th - Thursday, January 31st
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin
Shacharit...Sunday
Followed by Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur
Shacharit…Monday & Thursday
Shacharit…Tuesday & Wednesday
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH
Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE
Friday, February 1st
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
6:45 a.m.
4:38 p.m.
4:43 p.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:37 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
4:25 p.m.
5:39 p.m.
6:15 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
6:40 a.m.
6:45 a.m.
4:45 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
6:45 a.m.
4:47 p.m.
4:52 p.m.
Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178
or [email protected] to
check the availability of the
date you need & call Fran
Wittenberg at 860-232-2320 to
make the arrangements for the
type of Kiddush you want.
Checks need to be received
the Sunday prior to your
Kiddush date.
There are three types
of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Semi-Deluxe for $250
& Deluxe for $350
With supplements available.
For Seudah Shlishit contact
Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
2/16 Wittenberg
Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website youngisraelwh.org/times ~ Times from: ou.org/holidays/calendar
For Eruv Information: twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or youngisraelwh.org/eruv or (Hotline - 860-232-6417)
Ner La’Maor
Lights
Betty & Irving Wizenfeld
in memory of
Betty’s Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן
Irv ‘s Parents, Sam & Dina Wizenfeld
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah
Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva & Zvi Goldfischer
in memory of their parents and grandparents,
Israel & Frida Weiss
שראל בן דוד טויבה פרידה בת עזראי Abraham & Miriam Leichtberg
אברהם בן שמואל מרים בת יעקב אריה
Pat La’Orchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit
Fran & Gene Wittenberg
in memory of
Fran’s father, Tzvi ben Yitzchak Meir HaCohen
צבי בן יצחק מאיר הכהן
& Gene’s father, Binyamin ben Moshe בנימין בן משה
Kiddush Supplement
Shayne & Stuart Kesler
Seudah Shlishit Supplement
Susan & Gil Fried
Man-Dah-You 5773 Candy Man
Rabbi Mordechai & Dvorah Weiss Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Fran & Gene Wittenberg Debbie & Steven Luger
WANT TO JOIN THE LISTSERV: To sign up for our official or unofficial listserv visit
go.youngisraelwh.org/listserv or contact [email protected] for further assistance. If you
are a member of the group, you can send an e-mail to the entire group by addressing your e-mail to
YIWH Schedule of Services
February 1st - 8th, 2013
Shabbat Parashat Yitro
It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, February 1st
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
Shabbat, February 2nd
Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class
Shacharit
Sof Zman Kriat Shma
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv
Shabbat Ends
Sunday, February 3rd - Thursday, February 7th
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin
Shacharit...Sunday
Followed by Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur
Shacharit…Monday & Thursday
Shacharit…Tuesday & Wednesday
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH
Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE
Friday, February 8th
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
6:45 a.m.
4:47 p.m.
4:52 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:34 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
4:35 p.m.
5:48p.m.
6:10 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
6:40 a.m.
6:45 a.m.
4:55 p.m.
4:55 p.m.
6:45 a.m.
4:56 p.m.
5:01 p.m.
Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178
or [email protected] to
check the availability of the
date you need & call Fran
Wittenberg at 860-232-2320 to
make the arrangements for the
type of Kiddush you want.
Checks need to be received
the Sunday prior to your
Kiddush date.
There are three types
of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Semi-Deluxe for $250
& Deluxe for $350
With supplements available.
For Seudah Shlishit contact
Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
2/16 Wittenberg
Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website youngisraelwh.org/times ~ Times from: ou.org/holidays/calendar
For Eruv Information: twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or youngisraelwh.org/eruv or (Hotline - 860-232-6417)
Ner La’Maor
Lights
Betty & Irving Wizenfeld
in memory of
Betty’s Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן
Irv ‘s Parents, Sam & Dina Wizenfeld
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah
Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva & Zvi Goldfischer
in memory of their parents and grandparents,
Israel & Frida Weiss
שראל בן דוד טויבה פרידה בת עזראי Abraham & Miriam Leichtberg
אברהם בן שמואל מרים בת יעקב אריה
Pat La’Orchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit
Fran & Gene Wittenberg
in memory of
Fran’s father, Tzvi ben Yitzchak Meir HaCohen
צבי בן יצחק מאיר הכהן
& Gene’s father, Binyamin ben Moshe בנימין בן משה
Kiddush Supplement
Shayne & Stuart Kesler
Seudah Shlishit Supplement
Susan & Gil Fried
Man-Dah-You 5773 Candy Man
Rabbi Mordechai & Dvorah Weiss Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Fran & Gene Wittenberg Debbie & Steven Luger
WANT TO JOIN THE LISTSERV: To sign up for our official or unofficial listserv visit
go.youngisraelwh.org/listserv or contact [email protected] for further assistance. If you
are a member of the group, you can send an e-mail to the entire group by addressing your e-mail to
YIWH Schedule of Services
February 8th - 15th , 2013
Shabbat Mevorchim Parashiot Mishpatim - Shekalim
It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, February 8th
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
Shabbat, February 9th
Rabbi Sheinkopf’s Mishna Brurah Class
Shacharit
Sof Zman Kriat Shma
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv
Shabbat Ends
Sunday, February 10th - Thursday, February 14th
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin
Shacharit...Sunday
Followed by Rabbi Weinberg’s Gemara Shiur
Shacharit…Monday & Thursday
Shacharit…Tuesday & Wednesday
Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH
Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE
Friday, February 15th
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
6:45 a.m.
4:56 p.m.
5:01 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:34 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
4:40 p.m.
5:57p.m.
6:02 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
6:40 a.m.
6:45 a.m.
5:05 p.m.
5:05 p.m.
6:45 a.m.
5:05 p.m.
5:10 p.m.
Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178
or [email protected] to
check the availability of the
date you need & call Fran
Wittenberg at 860-232-2320 to
make the arrangements for the
type of Kiddush you want.
Checks need to be received
the Sunday prior to your
Kiddush date.
There are three types
of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Semi-Deluxe for $250
& Deluxe for $350
With supplements available.
For Seudah Shlishit contact
Jason Dulberg at 860-523-1568
KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
2/16 Wittenberg
Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website youngisraelwh.org/times ~ Times from: ou.org/holidays/calendar
For Eruv Information: twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or youngisraelwh.org/eruv or (Hotline - 860-232-6417)
Ner La’Maor
Lights
Betty & Irving Wizenfeld
in memory of
Betty’s Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira
טוביה בן צבי אלימלך אסתר בת דוד הכהן
Irv ‘s Parents, Sam & Dina Wizenfeld
שמואל מאיר בן יצחק הכהן דינה אתל בת נחמן
Yayin l’ Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah
Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva & Zvi Goldfischer
in memory of their parents and grandparents,
Israel & Frida Weiss
שראל בן דוד טויבה פרידה בת עזראי Abraham & Miriam Leichtberg
אברהם בן שמואל מרים בת יעקב אריה
Pat La’Orchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit
Fran & Gene Wittenberg
in memory of
Fran’s father, Tzvi ben Yitzchak Meir HaCohen
צבי בן יצחק מאיר הכהן
& Gene’s father, Binyamin ben Moshe בנימין בן משה
Kiddush Supplement
Shayne & Stuart Kesler
Seudah Shlishit Supplement
Susan & Gil Fried
Man-Dah-You 5773 Candy Man
Rabbi Mordechai & Dvorah Weiss Ann & Jeremy Pava
Handy Man Good Humor Man
Fran & Gene Wittenberg Debbie & Steven Luger
