Young Israel of St. Louis
SHABBAT, JANUARY 7TH, 2012 – FRIDAY JANUARY 13TH, 2012
PARSHAT VAYECHI
ANNOUNCEMENT SPONSORS:
Judy Haber to wish happy birthday to her daughter, Aliza.
Friday, January 6th
Candle Lighting 4:36 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:35 pm
Saturday, January 7th
Hashkama 7:30 am
Chumash Shiur 8:00 am
Shacharit 8:45 am
Teen Minyan (in Beit Midrash) 9:30 am
Sof Zman Kri’at Shema 9:43 pm
Pre-Mincha Shiur no shiur this week
Bnei Akiva 4:25 pm
Mincha 4:25 pm
Shabbat Ends 5:37 pm
Kiddush: Sponsors invited.
Seudah Shlishit: Sponsored by Amy & Joshua Brickel and family to commemorate the yahrtzeit of Shoshana Tikva Cohen.
Weekly Shacharit
Sunday 8:00 am
Monday, Thursday 6:30 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:40 am
Mincha/Maariv 4:40 pm
THE ERUV –UP
WEEKLY TORAH LEARNING AT YOUNG ISRAEL
Sundays
8:45 am - TMK Tanach for Teens - Rabbi Assi Gastfraind
9:00 am - Tanach: Kings & Prophets - Dr. Mitch Wolf
8:45 am - Shiur for grades 6-8 - Rabbi M. Rovinsky
Mondays
9:15 am - Tanach (Shoftim) - Rabbi Shulman
12:45 pm - TMK Women’s Beith Midrash (@ Newman’s) – Yael Shachak
7:30 pm - Talmud (Rosh Hashanah) - Rabbi Shulman
8:00 pm - Beit Midrash (TMK & St. Louis Kollel)
Tuesdays
11:30 am - Parsha (Women) - Rabbis Shulman/Mintz
7:15 pm - Talmud (Sotah) (Men) - Rabbi Rosenbloom
Wednesdays
12:00 pm - Sifrei Halacha - Dr. Joe Feder
12:45 pm - TMK Women’s Beith Midrash (@ Newman’s) – Yael Shachak
8:00 pm - Tanach (Shoftim) - Rabbi Shulman
Thursdays
7:15 pm - Parsha - Dr. Dov Zeffren
7:15 pm - Talmud (Brachot) - Dr. Norman Katz
8:30 pm – Mishmar - TMK
Shabbat
8:00 am - Parsha –Rabbi Boaz Shachak
5 min into Kiddush - Mishnat Pinchas Parent/Child Learning
Pre-Mincha - Parsha / Topical - Rabbi Shulman
After Mincha - Girls grades 8-12, Rabbi Rovinsky
Rabbi Gershon Zeffren רפאל גרשון יצחק בן מאטל צירל
Joe Miller יוסף בער בן אסתר חיה
Yehoshua Sommer יהושע בן זהבה
Teddy Zeffren תנחום טוביה בן פייגעל
Dr. Noah Susman נח בן אסתר רייזל
Dr. Lester Zeffren יואל אליעזר בן יוספה לאה
Avraham Chalamish(Gilat Gastfraind's father) אברהם אלטער בן לאה
ישראל יחיאל צבי הכהן בן חיה
דוד הלל בן יוכבד
מלך זושא בן שרה
מרים זעלדא בת חנה
יהודית דבורה נעכא אסתר בת שרה
Rachel Adler רחל בת אסתר
Sarah Leah Carman שרה לאה בת חנה גיטל
Julie Iken יהודית בת לאה
Shira Starr שירה פייגא בת מאירה ליבא
Sonja Robinson שיינדל בת גיטל
MAZAL TOV
L'CHAIM: Judy Haber, Alan & Janet Haber, and Rabbi Mordechai & Susan Miller invite you to come and celebrate the engagement of their children, Aliza & Micha, on Sunday, January 8th, 1 - 5 pm at the home of Alan & Janet Haber, 35 Pricewoods. Remember to donate blood before you come.
Mazal Tov to Diane Fredman on the birth of a granddaughter, born to
Mic & Ayla Osband in
Mazal Tov to Shirley & Teddy Zeffren on the engagement of their grandson, Zev Polsky, son of Shana & Simcha Polsky of Chicago, to Adeena Yudkowsky of Baltimore.
CONDOLENCES
Our condolences
to Jack & Merle
Hartstein on the passing of their brother and brother-in-law, Alan Hartstein. May
the family be comforted amongst the mourners of
SHIURIM/CLASS INFORMATION
WINTER PARENT/CHILD LEARNING: Our Motzei Shabbat parent/child learning for children grades K-5 continues this week at 6:40 pm. Sponsorships $36 are available.
SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK YOU: Thank you to Michelle & Amir Wolfe who are the ushers for the youth groups.
5th ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE, SUN JAN 8th, 2012, 10:00am-4:00pm: The annual St Louis Jewish Community Blood Drive will once again be combined with the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry Drive. Please bring non-perishable items. To schedule your appointment to donate blood, go to www.redcrossblood.org (sponsor code YIJS) or call 800-RED-CROSS. Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments take priority. Blood supplies are traditional low in the winter. We need to help replenish it.
Volunteers are needed to help set up the shul on Motzei Shabbat and to reset it Sunday afternoon.
DESSERT AND DIALOGUE SERIES: Save the dates for the rest of the series! Saturday, January 28th; Saturday, February 25th; Sunday, March 25th.
ANNUAL YOUNG
COMMUNITY NEWS
BYHS
TRIVIA NIGHT:
Saturday night, January 14th, 7:30 pm, at BYHS,
SHECHITA CLASS: A new series of classes for men will be offered in the laws of Shechita -- ritual slaughter according to Jewish dietary law. The classes, held at NHBZ, will be led by Rabbi Chaim Loike, a Rabbinic Coordinator with Orthodox Union (OU) Kashruth Division. Rabbi Loike is widely-recognized for his vast expertise in the kashruth of animals. The class goal is to learn and possibly qualify as a shochet! For more information call Dr. Ethan Schuman at 314 791-2951.
JSU NEWS
A LIGHT TO REMEMBER: We are pleased to announce that the Annual JSU Gala, A Light to Remember, will take place on January 21st at the newly renovated Peabody Opera House (formally Kiel Opera House).This will be the first kosher event at this venue. The evening will include an elegant dinner along with special entertainment. This year's honorees are David & Lynnsie Balk Kantor. Special tribute will be paid to JSU faculty advisors, Vince DeBlasi and Ellen Summa of Lafayette and Ladue high schools, respectively. Please help JSU take advantage of an anonymous benefactor's generous offer to match any increase you make over last year's gift. For more information, contact Danielle Bialecki 314-265-6415 Rabbi Mike at 314-498-6279 or visit www.jsustl.org.
NCSY NEWS
JR NCSY ONEG: Friday night at the Meisel home, 898 Alanson Dr, 7:45 pm.
SR NCSY ICE SKATING: for grades 9-12, Saturday night, January 7th, 7:30 pm, at the St Louis Mills ice skating rink. Cost: $5/person.
JR NCSY SHABBATON for grades 5-8, will be January 13-15 in Milwaukee, WI. For more info or to register, contact Rabbi Mike at 314-498-6279 or go to midwestncsy.org. Scholarships are available.
TORAH MiTZION KOLLEL NEWS
Mishnat Pinchas: Starting 5 minutes after Kiddush.
Beit Midrash for Women: Mondays and Wednesdays at the home of Faye Newman, 7916 Stanford at 12:45 pm.
Beit Midrash Learning: Mon. @ Young Israel 8 - 9:30pm
Mishmar learning: Thursdays at Young Israel at 8:30 pm.
Bnei Akiva: For children in grades 2-8, beginning the same time as Mincha. For more info, contact Yaara at 570-3052 or Efrat at 825-9836.
Ruth Fredman Mother and Daughter Bat Mitzvah Progam: At Young Israel, 6:45-8:15 pm. Contact Suzanne Sundy for more info and to register at 727-6083.
SHUL OFFICE & CONTACT INFO
Shul Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
Deadline for announcements: Noon on Thursday
Deadline for Mazal Tovs 10 AM on Friday
Rabbi Shulman’s personal contact info: shulman@milah.net, 314-725-6130 (home study)
314-313-3120 (cell)
Young Israel Web-site: www.youngisrael-stl.org
To sponsor a weekly Shul Announcement, for $36, email Judy (info@youngisrael-stl.org) or call (314-727-1880)