Saranac email for Shabbos Parshas Noach (October 27-28, 2006/Cheshvan 5-6 , 5767)
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, October 28
Candle lighting: 5:56 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:14 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, October 29
Say Shema before 10:21 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 11:13 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Noach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:16 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:58 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:38 PM
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin, President
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Due to Daylight Savings, z'man tefila (the time for the Amida prayer) is very early: about 10:15 AM. Please arrive early to help us make a minyan on time.
Friday, November 3
Candle lighting: 4:48 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:06 PM
Services end approximately 6:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in Shul.
Saturday, November 4
Say Shema before 9:26 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:17 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Lech Lecha
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:06 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:48 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:18 PM
Regards,
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, December 8
Candle lighting: 4.22 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:40 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the KUNKELS in Shul.
Saturday, December 9
Services begin 9:30 AM
Say Shema before 9:51 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:37 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayishlach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:43 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:25 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:55 PM
8PM – ??? Melava Malka with our friends from Monroe at The Inn on the River, Grand Island
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, October 28
Candle lighting: 5:56 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:14 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, October 29
Say Shema before 10:21 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 11:13 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Noach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:16 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:58 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:38 PM {30 min past YI time}
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, December 22
Light Chanukah candles at home before lighting Shabbos candles.
Candle lighting: 4:26 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:44 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
We wish the Alts a safe trip to Baltimore! Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Kunkels in Shul.
Saturday, December 23
Say Shema before 9:55 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:44 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Miketz
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:47 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:29 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:59 PM
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin, President
Bob
Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, December 29
Candle lighting: 4:31 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:49 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, December 30
Say Shema before 10:02 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:47 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayigash
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:52 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:34 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:04 PM
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin, President
Bob
Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, January 5
Candle lighting: 4:37 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:55 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, January 6
Say Shema before 10:04 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:50 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayechi
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:59 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:41 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:11 PM
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin, President
Bob
Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, January 5
Candle lighting: 5:01 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:19 PM
Services end approximately 6:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, January 6
Say Shema before 10:02 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Bo
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:24 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:06 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:36 PM
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin, President
Bob
Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
Versamail
Fixed a minor error: Dates were wrong; corrected below. Times are unchanged and still correct.
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, January 26
Candle lighting: 5:01 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:19 PM
Services end approximately 6:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, January 27
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, February 9
Candle lighting: 5:20 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:38 PM
Services end approximately 6:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, February 10
Say Shema before 9:55 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Yitro
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:42 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:24 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:54 PM
David Kunkel
This is
this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul.
This Shabbos we join the Brothman family in celebrating Bernie's 50th birthday.
Also, this is Shabbos Parshas Shekalim, one of the special Shabbosim prior to Pesach. Hope to see you there!
Friday, February 16
Candle lighting: 5:29 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:47 PM
Services end approximately 6:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in Shul sponsored by the Brothman family.
Saturday, February 17
Say Shema before 9:50 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Mishpatim/Parshas Shekalim
Haftorah for Parshas Shekalim
Blessing of the new month: Adar
Kiddush luncheon sponsored by the Brothman family: 1:00 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:52 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:34 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:04 PM {30 min past YI time}
David Kunkel
The connection between the haftarah and Parshat Shekalim is an obvious one. Whereas Parshat Shekalim deals with the donations of Bnei Yisrael to the Mishkan during the time of Moshe, the haftarah recounts the donation of the Jews to the Bedek Habayit. But why it was necessary to refurbish the Beit Hamikdash during the time of Yehoash? After all, it was only 155 years old, and was built during the time of Shlomo as an extremely solid building. The answer lies in a second account of the Bedek HaBayit which is found in Divrei Hayamim. The sons of the wicked Atalyia, queen of Yehudah, who later kills her progeny to ensure her own rule, destroyed and ravaged the Beit Hamikdash and used its vessels for idol worship. Thus, explains Radak, improvements were necessary and King Yoash, who was the grandson of Atalyia and who escaped from her massacre, established the Bedek HaBayit and instituted the collection of shekalim and donations as was previously performed to establish the Mishkan during the time of Moshe.
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Happy anniversary, Reuven and Elisheva (Beth) Alt! 31 years...Mazal Tov!
Happy birthday, Elisheva!
Happy birthday, Shmuel Rashkin!
This week, Kiddush is sponsored jointly by the Tobias and Sull families for family Yarzeits.
Friday, February 23
Candle lighting: 5:38 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:56 PM
Services end approximately 7:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, February 24
Say Shema before 9:44 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Terumah
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:01 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:43 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:13 PM
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Purim falls on Motzei Shabbos (Saturday night) and Sunday, and is included in this schedule. Hope to see you there!
We welcome Rabbi Krautwirth to Saranac as our Megillah reader again this year!
This week, Kiddush is sponsored by the Sull family.
Friday, March 2
Candle lighting: 5:47 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:05 PM
Services end approximately 7:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, March 3
Say Shema before 9:38 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Tetzaveh and Maftir/Haftorah for Parshas Zachor
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 6:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:10 PM*,
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:52 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:22 PM
Megillah Reading: 7:30 PM by Rabbi Krautwirth
Sunday, March 4
Shacharit: 9:30 AM
Megillah Reading: 10:00 AM by Rabbi Krautwirth
Mincha: 4:15 PM
Purim Seudah at Shul: 5:00 PM
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
This week, Kiddush is sponsored by the Kunkel family in honor of their children, Dana and Daniel.
Friday, March 9
Candle lighting: 5:56 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:14 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, March 10
Say Shema before 9:30 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Ki Tisa and Maftir/Haftorah of Parshas Parah
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:18 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:00 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:30 PM {30 min past YI time}
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, March 16
Candle lighting: 7:04 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:22 PM
Services end approximately 8:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, March 17
Say Shema before 10:24 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Parshas Vayak'hel-Pekudei & Hachodesh
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 1:00 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 6:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:26 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:08 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:38 PM
Starting this Shabbos I'm adding a summary of the Parsha. Let me know if you think it's worth the trouble. --DK
Moses assembles the people of Israel and reiterates to them the commandment to observe the Shabbat. He then conveys G-d's instructions regarding the making of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The people donate the required materials in abundance, bringing gold, silver, copper, blue, purple and red-dyed wool, goat hair, spun linen, animal skins, wood, olive oil, herbs and precious stones. Moses has to tell them to stop giving.
A team of wise-hearted artisans make the Mishkan and its furnishings (as detailed in the previous Torah readings of Terumah, Tetzaveh and Ki Tisa): three layers of roof coverings; 48 gold-plated wall panels, and 100 silver foundation sockets; the Parochet (Veil) that separates between the Sanctuary's two chambers and the Masach (Screen) that fronts it; the Ark and its cover with the Cherubim; the Table and its Showbread; the seven-branched Menorah with its specially-prepared oil; and the Golden Altar and the incense burned on it; the Anointing Oil; the outdoor Altar for Burnt Offerings and all its implements; the hangings, posts and foundation sockets for the Courtyard; and the Basin and its pedestal, made out of copper mirrors .
An accounting is made of the gold, silver and copper donated by the people for the making of the Mishkan. Betzalel, Ahaliav and their assistants make the Eight Priestly Garments -- the Efod, Breastplate, Cloak, Crown, Turban, Tunic, Sash and Breeches -- according to the specifications communicated to Moses in the Parshah of Tetzaveh.
The Mishkan is completed and all its components are brought to Moses, who erects it and anoints it with the holy Anointing Oil, and initiates Aaron and his four sons into the priesthood. A cloud appears over the Mishkan, signifying the Divine Presence that has come to dwell within it.
This being the Shabbat that falls on or before the 1st of Nissan, we also read the section of Hachodesh (Exodus 12:1-20) which relates G-d's words to Moses in Egypt two weeks before the Exodus, instructing us to set the Jewish calendar by the monthly new moon and to regard Nissan as the "head of months." G-d also instructs to bring the Passover offering, to eat it with matzah and bitter herbs, and to abstain from leaven for seven days.
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, March 23
Candle lighting: 7:13 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:31 PM
Services end approximately 8:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, March 24
Say Shema before 10:17 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayikra
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:35 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:17 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:47 PM
G-d calls to Moses
from the Tent of Meeting, and communicates to him the laws of
the korbanot, the animal and meal offerings brought in the Sanctuary.
These include: The "ascending offering" (olah) that is wholly raised to G-d by
the fire atop the Altar; Five varieties of "meal offering" (minchah) prepared with fine flour, olive oil and
frankincense; The "peace offering" (shelamim), whose meat was eaten
by the one bringing the offering, after parts are burned on the Altar and
parts are given to the Kohanim (priests); The different types of "sin offering" (chatat) brought to atone
for transgressions committed erroneously by the High
Priest, the entire community, the king, or the ordinary Jew; The "guilt offering" (asham) brought by one who has
appropriated property of the Sanctuary, who is in doubt
as to whether he transgressed a divine prohibition, or who has committed a
"betrayal against G-d" by swearing falsely to defraud a fellow
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Vayikra
Leviticus
1:1-5:26
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, March 23
Candle lighting: 7:21 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:39 PM
Services end approximately 8:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, March 24
Say Shema before 10:10 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Tzav
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:43 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:25 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:55 PM {30 min past YI time}
Leviticus 6:1-8:36
G-d instructs Moses to command Aaron and his sons regarding their duties and rights as Kohanim ("priests") who offer the korbanot (animal and meal offerings) in the Sanctuary.
This content is copyrighted by Chabad.org, and is produced by Chabad.org. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with the copyright policy
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 27
Candle lighting: 7:52 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:10 PM
Services end approximately 9:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in Shul.
Saturday, April 28
Say Shema before 9:43 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Acharei Mot/Kedoshim
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:14 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:56 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:26 PM
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 4
Candle lighting: 8:00 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:18 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in Shul.
Saturday, May 5
Say Shema before 9:38 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:49 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Emor
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seuda Shelishit with Parsha review at Shul, 6:00 PM
Pirkei Avos class at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:22 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:04 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:34 PM
The Parsha in a
Nutshell
The Torah section of Emor ("Speak") begins with the special laws pertaining to the
Kohanim ("priests"), the Kohen
Gadol ("High Priest"), and the Temple
service: A Kohen may not become ritually impure through contact
with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close
relative. A Kohen may not marry a divorcee or a woman with a
promiscuous past; a Kohen Gadol can marry only a virgin. A Kohen with a
physical deformity cannot serve in the Holy Temple, nor can a
deformed animal be brought as an offering. A newborn calf, lamb, or kid
must be left with its mother for seven days; one may not slaughter an
animal and its offspring on the same day. The second part of Emor lists the annual Callings of
Holiness -- the festivals of the Jewish calendar: the weekly Shabbat; the bringing of the Passover offering on 14
Nissan; the seven-day Passover festival beginning on 15 Nissan; the bringing
of the Omer offering from the first barley harvest on the 2nd day of Passover, and the
commencement, on that day, of the 49-day Counting of
the Omer, culminating in the festival of Shavuot
on the 50th day; a "remembrance of shofar blowing" on 1 Tishrei; a solemn fast
day on 10 Tishrei; the Sukkot festival -- during which we are to
dwell in huts for seven days and take the "Four Kinds" -- beginning on
15
Tishrei; and the immediately following holiday of the "8th day" of
Sukkot (Shemini Atzeret. Next the Torah discusses the lighting of the
Menorah in the Temple, and the showbread
(Lechem Hapanim) placed weekly on the table there. Emor concludes with the incident of a man executed for blasphemy, and the penalties for murder (death) and for
injuring one's fellow or destroying his property (monetary compensation).
Emor
Leviticus
21:1-24:23
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Welcome back, Reuven Alt!
Friday, May 18, Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Candle lighting: 8:15 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:33 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, May 19
Say Shema before 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:43 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Bamidbar
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit with Parsha review at Shul, 8:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:37 PM*
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:19 PM, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:49 PM
The Parsha in a Nutshell
In the Sinai Desert, G-d says to conduct a census of the twelve
tribes of Israel. Moses counts 603,550 men of draftable age (20 to 60 years); the
tribe of Levi, numbering 22,300 males age one month and older, is counted
separately. The Levites are to serve in the Sanctuary, replacing the
firstborn, whose number they approximated, who were
disqualified when they participated in the worshipping of the Golden Calf.
The 273 firstborn who lacked a Levite to replace them had to pay a
five-shekel "ransom" to redeem themselves. When the people broke camp, the three Levite clans dismantled and transported the Sanctuary, and reassembled it at the
center of the next encampment. They then erected their own tents around
it: the Kehatites, who carried the Sanctuary's vessels (the ark, menorah,
etc.) in their specially designed coverings on their shoulders, camped to its south; the
Gershonites, in charge of its tapestries and roof coverings, to its west;
and the families of Merrari, who transported its wall panels and pillars,
to its north. Before the Sanctuary's entranceway to its east were the tents of Moses, Aaron
and Aaron's sons. Beyond the Levite circle, the twelve
tribes camped in four groups of three tribes each. To the east
were Judah (pop. 74,600), Issachar (54,400) and Zebulun (57,400); to the
south, Reuben (46,500), Simeon (59,300) and Gad (45,650); to the west,
Ephraim (40,500), Menasseh (32,200) and Benjamin (35,400); and to the
north, Dan (62,700), Asher (41,500) and Naphtali (53,400). This formation
was kept also while traveling. Each tribe had its own nassi (prince
or leader), and its own flag
with its tribal color and emblem.
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 25
Candle lighting: 8:23 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:41 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, May 26
Say Shema before 9:27 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:42 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Naso
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit with Parsha review at Shul, 8:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:44 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:26 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:56 PM {30 min past YI time}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Completing the head-count of the Children of Israel taken in the Sinai
Desert, a total of 8,580 Levite men between the ages of 30
and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing
the actual work of transporting the Tabernacle. G-d communicates to Moses the law of the "Sotah", the wayward wife
suspected of unfaithfulness to her husband. Also given is the law of the
Nazir who forswears wine,
lets his or her hair grow long, and is forbidden to become contaminated
through contact with a dead body. Aaron and his descendents the
Kohanim are instructed on how to bless the people of Israel. The leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel each bring their offerings
for the inauguration of the altar. Although their gifts are
identical, each is brought on a different
day and is individually described by the
Torah.
Naso
Numbers 4:21 -
7:89
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, June 1
Candle lighting: 8:28 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:46 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, June 2
Say Shema before 9:26 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:42 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Beha'aloscha
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit with Parsha review at Shul, 8:40 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:48 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:30 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:00 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
BehaalotechaNumbers 8:1-12:16 |
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Aaron is commanded to raise light in the lamps of the menorah, and the tribe of Levi is initiated into the service in the Sanctuary. A "Second Passover" is instituted in response to the petition "Why should we be deprived?" by a group of Jews who were unable to bring the Passover offering in its appointed time because they were ritually impure. G-d instructs Moses on the procedures for Israel's journeys and encampments in the desert, and the people journey in formation from Mount Sinai, where they had been camped for nearly a year. The people are dissatisfied with their "bread from heaven" (the manna) and demand that Moses supply them with meat. Moses appoints 70 elders, to whom he emanates of his spirit, to assist him in the burden of governing the people. Miriam speaks negatively of Moses and is punished with leprosy; Moses prays for her healing and the entire community waits seven days for her recovery. |
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Mazal Tov, Aaron Tzvi and Adena, on your upcoming wedding! Celebrate with us at the Ufruf and Kallah parties this Shabbos!
Mazal Tov, David and Dorian Kunkel, on your upcoming 24th wedding anniversary!
Bruchim Ha-ba'im, Rachel Alt! Welcome back to Buffalo!
Friday, June 8
Candle lighting: 8:34 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:52 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, June 9
Say Shema before 9:26 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:41 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Shelach
Aaron Tzvi's
Ufruf: During services (duck!!) and at Kiddush
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 1:00 PM
Kallah Party (Sorry, gents, this is ladies only!) at the Rashkin's, 6:00 PM
Pirkei Avos class and Seuda Shelishit with Parsha review at Shul, 8:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:53 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:35 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:05 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
ShelachNumbers 13:1-15:41 |
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Moses sends twelve spies to the Land of Canaan. Forty days later they return, carrying a huge cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig, to report on a lush and bountiful land. But ten of the spies warn that the inhabitants of the land are giants and warriors "more powerful than we"; only Caleb and Joshua insist that the land can be conquered, as G-d has commanded. The people weep that they'd rather return to Egypt. G-d decrees that Israel's entry into the Land shall be delayed forty years, during which time that entire generation will die out in the desert. A group of remorseful Jews storm the mountain on the border of Land and are routed by the Amalekites and Canaanites. The laws of the menachot (meal, wine and oil offerings) are given, as well as the mitzvah to consecrate a portion of the dough (challah) to G-d when making bread. A man violates the Shabbat by gathering sticks and is put to death. G-d instructs to place fringes (tzitzit) on the four corners of our garments so that we should remember to fulfill the mitzvot (Divine commandments). |
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Mazal Tov, Aaron Tzvi and Adena, on your wedding! Celebrate with us with Sheva Brochos this Shabbos!
Friday night's dinner is sponsored by the Kalfas in honor of the newlyweds.
Shabbos Kiddush is sponsored by the Rashkins in honor of Lori's mother Miriam Bas Dov.
Friday, June 15
Candle lighting: 8:37 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:55 PM
Services end approximately 10:00 PM
Saranac congregants, friends, and guests are invited to stay for a Sheva Brochos meal with the Kalfas in Shul.
Saturday, June 16
Say Shema before 9:25 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:42 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Shelach
Maftir and
Haftorah: Selections for
Rosh Chodesh
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 1:00 PM
Pirkei Avos class at the Rashkin's, 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit with Parsha review at Shul, 8:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:56 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:38 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:08 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
KorachNumbers 16:1-18:32 |
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Korach incites a mutiny challenging Moses' leadership and the granting of the kehunah ("priesthood") to Aaron, accompanied by Moses' erstwhile foes, Dathan and Aviram. Joining them are 250 distinguished members of the community, who offer the sacrosanct ketoret (incense) to prove their worthiness for the priesthood. The earth opens up and swallows the mutineers, and a fire consumes the ketoret-offerers. A subsequent plague is stopped by Aaron's offering of ketoret. Aaron's staff miraculously blossoms and brings forth almonds to prove that his designation as High Priest is Divinely ordained. G-d commands that a terumah ("uplifting") from each crop of grain, wine and oil, all firstborn sheep and cattle, and other specified gifts be given to the Kohanim.
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David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
We are saddened by the news that Rabbi Spero's grandmother has passed away. Baruch Dayan Ha'Emes.
This week the Saranac Shul welcomes guests:
The Fishbane family and Rabbi Landau with a number of his Hasidim.
Welcome back to Buffalo! Baruchim HaBa'im!
Friday, June 22
Candle lighting: 8:40 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:58 PM
Services end approximately 10:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, June 23
Say Shema before 9:27 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:44 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Chukas
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shlishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Parsha review/Seuda Shelishit conclusion at Shul, approximately 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:58 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:40 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:10 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
ChukatNumbers 19:1-22:1 |
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Moses is taught the laws of the Red Heifer, whose ashes purify a person who has been contaminated by contact with a dead body. After 40 years of journeying through the desert, the people of Israel arrive in the wilderness of Zin. Miriam dies and the people thirst for water. G-d tells Moses to speak to a rock and command it to give water. Moses gets angry at the rebellious Israelites and strikes the stone. Water issues forth, but Moses is told by G-d that neither he nor Aaron will enter the Promised Land. Aaron dies at Har Hahar and is succeeded in the High Priesthood by his son Elazar. Venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp after yet another eruption of discontent in which the people "speak against G-d and Moses"; G-d tells Moses to place a brass serpent upon a high pole, and all who will gaze heavenward will be healed. The people sing a song in honor of the miraculous well that provided the water in the desert. Moses leads the people in battles against the Emorite kings Sichon and Og (who seek to prevent Israel's passage through their territory) and conquers their lands, which lie east of the Jordan. |
David Kunkel
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Our condolences go out to the Moskowitz family (Passaic, NJ) on the passing of their eldest son, Yoseph Alta Tzvi. Baruch Dayan Ha'Emes.
Mazel Tov to Shira and Isaiah Schwartz on their first wedding anniversary!
Mazel Tov to Shmuel and Yael Kalfa on their wedding!
The first Tuesday Mincha minyan was a resounding success. Looking forward to seeing you all again next week!
Friday, June 28
Candle lighting: 8:40 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:58 PM
Services end approximately 10:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, June 29
Say Shema before 9:29 AM
Z'man Tefillah 10:46 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Balak
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 12:30
PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:58 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:40 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:10 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
BalakNumbers 22:2-25:9 |
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Balak, the King of Moab, summons the prophet Balaam to curse the people of Israel. On the way, Balaam is berated by his ass, who sees the angel that G-d sends to block their way before Balaam does. Three times, from three different vantage points, Balaam attempts to pronounce his curses; each time, blessings issue instead. Balaam also prophecies on the end of the days and the coming of Moshiach. The people fall prey to the charms of the daughters of Moab and are enticed to worship the idol Peor. When a high-ranking Israelite official publicly takes a Midianite princess into a tent, Pinchas kills them both, stopping the plague raging among the people. |
David Kunkel
This is this the schedule for Fast observances at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, July 3
Fast begins at 3:40 AM.
Shacharit
Services will be held at the Saranac Shul at 8:00 AM.
The Torah will be read if a minyan is in attendance.
Selichos for the fast day are read.
Mincha: 8:30 PM
Torah reading: Parsha for fast days
Fast ends at 9:48 PM (50 minutes past Shekiah)
For those who hold 42 minutes, 9:40 PM (42 minutes past Shekiah)
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Once again, Tuesday Mincha minyan was a resounding success. We closed out the fast of the 17th of Tammuz with the Torah reading and broke the fast after Maariv. Ya'asher koach to all who attended and looking forward to seeing you all again next Tuesday!
We are glad to hear that Mrs Sarah Joseph has returned to Buffalo as her recovery from illness has progressed well so far. We hope to see her in Shul again soon!
Friday, July 6
Candle lighting: 8:39 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:57 PM
Services end approximately 10:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, July 7
Say Shema before 9:32 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Pinchas
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 1:00
PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:57 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:39 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:09 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
PinchasNumbers 25:10-30:1 |
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Aaron's grandson, Pinchas, is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Shimonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess: G-d grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood. A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of 20 and 60. Moses is instructed on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The five daughters of Zelophehad petition Moses that they be granted the portion of the land belonging to their father, who died without sons; G-d accepts their claim and incorporates it into the Torah's laws of inheritance. Moses empowers Joshua to succeed him and lead the people into the Land of Israel. The Parshah concludes with a detailed list of the daily offerings, and the additional offerings brought on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (first of the month), and the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. |
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
The Kunkels will be visiting NYC the next two Shabbosim, so on behalf of the Gabbai:
SHHHHH!
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Have a lovely Shabbos, everyone.
Friday, July 6
Candle lighting: 8:36 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:54 PM
Services end approximately 10:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, July 7
Say Shema before 9:34 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Matot-Massei
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 1:00
PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:53 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:35 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:05 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Matot-MasseiNumbers 30:2--36:13 |
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Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of Israel. War is waged against Midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of Israel, and the Torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the Levites and the High Priest. The tribes of Reuben and Gad (later joined by half of the tribe of Menasseh) ask for the lands east of the Jordan as their portion in the Promised Land, these being prime pastureland for their cattle. Moses is initially angered by the request, but subsequently agrees on the condition that they first join, and lead, in Israel's conquest of the lands west of the Jordan.
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David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Members of the Saranac Synagogue mourn the passing of Avraham Dovid (Allan) Lewis. Baruch Dayan Ha'Emes.
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Friday, July 27
Candle lighting: 8:25 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:43 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, July 28
Say Shema before 9:41 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Va'Etchanan
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 12:30
PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:42 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:24 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:54 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Va'etchananDeuteronomy 3:23-7:11 |
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Moses tells the people of Israel how he implored G-d to allow him to enter the land of Israel, but G-d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land. Continuing his "review of the Torah," Moses describes the Exodus from Egypt and the Giving of the Torah, declaring them unprecedented events in human history. "Has there ever occurred this great thing, or has the likes of it ever been heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of G-d speaking out of the midst of the fire... and live? ... You were shown, to know, that the L-rd is G-d... there is none else beside Him." Moses predicts that, in future generations, the people will turn away from G-d, worship idols, and be exiled from their land and scattered amongst the nations; but from there they will seek G-d, and return to obey His commandments. Our Parshah also includes a repetition of the Ten Commandments, and the verses of the Shema which declare the fundamentals of the Jewish faith: the unity of G-d ("Hear O Israel: the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is one"); the mitzvot to love G-d, study His Torah, and bind "these words" as tefillin on our arms and heads, and inscribe them in the mezuzot affixed on the doorposts of our homes. |
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Friday, August 3
Candle lighting: 8:17 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:35 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, August 4
Say Shema before 9:46 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Eikev
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 12:30
PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:34 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:16 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:46 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
EikevDeuteronomy 7:12-11:25 |
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In the Parshah of Eikev ("Because"), Moses continues his closing address to the Children of Israel, promising them that if they will fulfill the commandments (Mitzvot) of the Torah, they will prosper in the Land they are about to conquer and settle in keeping with G-d's promise to their forefathers. Moses also rebukes them for their failings in their first generation as a people, recalling their worship of the Golden Calf, the rebellion of Korach, the sin of the Spies, their angering of G-d at Taveirah, Massah and Kivrot Hataavah ("The Graves of Lust"); "You have been rebellious against G-d," he says to them, "since the day I knew you." But he also speaks of G-d's forgiveness of their sins, and the Second Tablets which G-d inscribed and gave to them following their repentance. Their 40 years in the desert, says Moses to the people, during which G-d sustained them with daily manna from heaven, was to teach them "that man does not live on bread alone, but by the utterance of G-d's mouth does man live." Moses describes the land they are about to enter as "flowing with milk and honey", blessed with the "Seven Kinds" (wheat and barley, grapevines, figs, pomegranates, olive oil and dates), and the place that is the focus of G-d's providence of His world. He commands them to destroy the idols of the land's former masters, and to beware lest they become haughty and begin to believe that "my power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth." A key passage in our Parshah is the second chapter of the Sh'ma, which repeats the fundamental mitzvot enumerated in the Sh'ma's first chapter and describes the rewards of fulfilling G-d's commandments and the adverse results (famine and exile) of their neglect. It is also the source of the precept of prayer and includes a reference to the resurrection of the dead in the Messianic Age. |
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Friday, August 10
Candle lighting: 8:08 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:26 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, August 11
Say Shema before 9:49 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading:
Parshas Re'eh
Kiddush luncheon in
Shul: 12:30
PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 7:00 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:25 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:07 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:37 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Re'ehDeuteronomy 11:26-16:17 |
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"See," says Moses to the people of Israel, "I place before you today a blessing and a curse" -- the blessing that will come when they fulfill G-d's commandments, and the curse if they abandon them. These should be proclaimed on Mount Gerizim and Mount Eibal when the people cross over into the Holy Land. A Temple should be established in "the place that G-d will choose to make dwell His name there" where the people should bring their sacrifices to Him; it is forbidden to make offerings to G-d in any other place. It is permitted to slaughter animals elsewhere not as a sacrifice but to eat their meat; the blood, however (which in the Temple is poured upon the Altar) may not be eaten. A false prophet, or one who entices others to worship idols, should be put to death; an idolatrous city must be destroyed. The identifying signs for kosher animals and fishes, and the list of non-kosher birds (first given in Leviticus 11) are repeated. A tenth of all produce is to be eaten in Jerusalem, or else exchanged for money with which food is purchased and eaten there. On certain years this tithe is given to the poor instead. Firstborn cattle and sheep are to be offered in the Temple and their meat eaten by the Kohen (priest). The mitzvah of charity obligates a Jew to aid a needy fellow with a gift or loan. On the Sabbatical year (occurring every seventh year) all loans are to be forgiven. All indentured servants are to be set free after six years of service. Our Parshah concludes with the laws of the three pilgrimage festivals -- Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot -- when all should go to "see and be seen" before G-d in the Holy Temple. |
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
NOTE: The Pirkei Avos class starts earlier as the days get shorter. Check the new time.
Happy (secular) Birthday, Dovid Yehuda!
Friday, August 17
Candle lighting: 7:58 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:16 PM
Services end approximately 9:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, August 18
Say Shema before 9:52 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Shoftim
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 6:30 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:15 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:57 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:27 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Moses instructs the people of Israel to appoint judges and law-enforcement officers in every city;
"Justice, justice shall you pursue," he commands them, and you
must administer it without corruption or favoritism. Crimes must be
meticulously investigated and evidence thoroughly examined -- a
minimum of two credible witnesses is required for conviction and
punishment. In every generation, says Moses, there will be those entrusted with the
task of interpreting and applying the laws of the Torah.
"According to the law that they will teach you, and the judgement they
will instruct you, you shall do; you shall not turn away from the thing
that they say to you, to the right nor to
the left." Shoftim also includes the prohibitions against idolatry and sorcery; laws governing the appointment and
behavior of a king; and guidelines for the creation of "cities of
refuge" for the inadvertent murderer. Also set forth are many
of the rules of war: the exemption from battle for one who has just
married, built a home,
planted
a vineyard or is "afraid and soft-hearted"; the requirement to offer
terms
of peace before attacking a city; the prohibition against wanton
destruction of something of value, exemplified by the
law that forbids to cut down a fruit
tree when laying siege (in this context the Torah makes the famous
statement "For man is a tree of the field"). The Parshah concludes with the law of Eglah Arufah - the special procedure to
be followed when a person is killed by an unknown murderer and his body is
found in a field - which underscores the responsibility of the community and its leaders not
only for what they do but also for what they might have prevented from
being done.
Shoftim
Deuteronomy
16:18-21:9
Regards,
The Saranac
Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin,
President
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Friday, August 23
Candle lighting: 7:47 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:05 PM
Services end approximately 9:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, August 24
Say Shema before 9:54 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Ki Teitzei
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 6:30 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:03 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:45 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:15 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Ki TeitzeiDeuteronomy 21:10-25:19 |
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Seventy-four of the Torah's 613 commandments (mitzvot) are in the Parshah of Ki Teitzei. These include the laws of the beautiful captive, the inheritance rights of the first-born, the wayward and rebellious son, burial and dignity of the dead, the returning of a lost object, sending away the mother bird before taking her young, the duty to erect a safety fence around the roof of one's home, and the various forms of kilayim (forbidden plant and animal hybrids). Also recounted are the judicial procedures and penalties for adultery, for the rape or seduction of an unmarried girl, and for a husband who falsely accuses his wife of infidelity. The following cannot marry a person of Jewish lineage: a bastard, a male of Moabite or Ammonite descent, a first- or second-generation Edomite or Egyptian. Our Parshah also includes laws governing the purity of the military camp; the prohibition to turn in an escaped slave; the duty to pay a worker on time and to allow anyone working for you - man or animal - to "eat on the job"; the proper treatment of a debtor and the prohibition against charging interest on a loan; the laws of divorce (from which are also derived many of the laws of marriage); the penalty of 39 lashes for transgression of a Torah prohibition; and the procedures for yibbum ("levirate marriage") of the wife of a deceased childless brother or chalitzah ("removing of the shoe") in the case that the brother-in-law does not wish to marry her. Ki Teitzei concludes with the obligation to remember "what Amalek did to you on the road, on your way out of Egypt." |
Regards,
The Saranac
Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin,
President
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Happy Birthday, Rachel Dina Alt!!
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Friday, August 31
Candle lighting: 7:35 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:53 PM
Services end approximately 9:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, September 1
Say Shema before 9:57 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Ki Tavo
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 6:30 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:51 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:33 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:03 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Ki TavoDeuteronomy 26:1-29:8 |
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Moses instructs the people of Israel: When you enter the land that G-d is giving to you as your eternal heritage, and you settle it and cultivate it, bring the first-ripened fruits (bikkurim) of your orchard to the Holy Temple, and declare your gratitude for all that G-d has done for you. Our Parshah also includes the laws of the tithes given to the Levites and to the poor, and detailed instructions on how to proclaim the blessings and the curses on Mount Grizzim and Mount Ebal -- as discussed in the beginning of the Parshah of Re'ei. Moses reminds the people that they are G-d's chosen people, and that they, in turn, have chosen G-d. The latter part of Ki Tavo consists of the Tochachah ("Rebuke"). After listing the blessings with which G-d will reward the people when they follow the laws of the Torah, Moses gives a long, harsh account of the bad things -- illness, famine, poverty and exile -- that shall befall them if they abandon G-d's commandments. Moses concludes by telling the people that only today, forty years after their birth as a people, have they attained "a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear." |
Regards,
The Saranac
Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin,
President
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
We begin saying Selichos Sunday night at Midnight, and continue each morning at Shacharit until Rosh Hashanah.
NOTE: Sunset is getting earlier, be careful with the zmanim!
Friday, September 7
Candle lighting: 7:23 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:41 PM
Services end approximately 8:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, September 8
Say Shema before 10 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Nitzavim-Vayelech
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Pirkei Avos class/Seuda Shelishit at the Rashkin's: 6:30 PM
Seuda Shelishit continues with Parsha review at Shul, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:39 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:21 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:09 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
Sunday, September 9
Selichot: 12:01 AM
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Nitzavim-VayelechDeut. 29:9-31:30 |
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The Parshah of Nitzavim includes some of the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith: The unity of Israel: "You stand today, all of you, before the L-rd your G-d: your heads, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and every Israelite man; your young ones, your wives, the stranger in your gate; from your wood hewer to your water drawer." The future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G-d's laws, but then he prophesies that, in the end, "You will return to the L-rd your G-d... If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the L-rd your G-d gather you... and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed." The practicality of Torah: "For the Mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you nor is it remote from you. It is not in heaven... It is not across the sea.... Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth, in your heart, that you may do it." Freedom of choice: "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil; in that I command you this day to love G-d, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose life."
The mitzvah of Hak'hel ("Gather") is given: every seven years, during the festival of Sukkot of the first year of the shemittah cycle, the entire people of Israel -- men, women and children -- should gather at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, where the king should read to them from the Torah. Vayelech concludes with the prediction that the people of Israel will turn away from their covenant with G-d causing Him to hide His face from them, but also with the promise that the words of the Torah "shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants." |
Regards,
The Saranac
Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Shmuel Rashkin,
President
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel,
Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Mini-Shabbaton! This Shabbos we will be hosting Rabbi Landau and a group of his chassidim. Therefore the schedule is subject to change and additions. Come and enjoy the Chassidisher ruach!
Friday, October 12
Shacharit: 8:00 AM. A minyan is guaranteed. Come and represent Saranac!
Candle lighting: 6:20 PM
Mincha/Shabbos begins: 6:38 PM
Services end approximately 7:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a community meal in Shul, courtesy of our guests. With all the chassidim in attendance, it's sure to be a rockin' evening, black-hat style!
Saturday, October 13
Say Shema before 10:13 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Noach, Maftir, Haftorah, and Mussaf for Rosh Chodesh
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:45 PM
Mincha and Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:37 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:19 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:49 PM {72 minutes past Shekiah}
Other events to be announced (Melava Malka, perhaps?)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
G-d instructs Noah -- the only righteous man in a world consumed by
violence and corruption -- to build a large wooden teivah ("ark"), coated within and without with pitch. A great
deluge, says G-d, will wipe out all life from the face of the earth; but
the ark will float upon the water, sheltering Noah and his family, and two members
(male and female) of each animal species. Rain falls for 40 days and nights, and the waters churn for 150 days
more before calming and beginning to recede. The ark settles on Mount
Ararat, and from its window Noah dispatches a raven, and then a series of
doves, "to see if the waters were abated from the face
of the earth." When the ground dries completely--exactly one solar year
(365 days) after the onset of the Flood--G-d commands Noah to exit the
teivah and repopulate the earth. Noah builds an altar and offers sacrifices to G-d. G-d swears never
again to destroy all of mankind because of their deeds, and sets the rainbow as a testimony of His new covenant with man.
G-d also commands Noah on the sacredness of life: murder is deemed a capital offense, and while man is
permitted to eat the meat
of animals, he is forbidden to eat flesh or blood taken from a living
animal. Noah plants a vineyard and becomes drunk
on its produce. Two of Noah's sons, Shem
and Japeth, are blessed for covering up their father's
nakedness, while his third son, Ham,
is cursed for taking advantage of his debasement. The descendents of Noah remain a single people, with a single language
and culture, for ten generations. Then they defy their Creator by building
a great tower to symbolize their own invincibility; G-d
confuses their language so that "one does not comprehend the tongue of
the other," causing them to abandon their project and disperse across the
face of the earth, splitting into seventy
nations. The Parshah of Noach concludes with a chronology of the ten generations
from Noah to Abram (later Abraham), and the latter's journey from his birthplace
of Ur Casdim to Charan, on the way to the Land of
Canaan.
Noach
Genesis 6:9-11:32
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: New program item: Halacha class after Mincha! Details below.
Friday, October 19
Candle lighting: 6:10 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:28 PM
Services end approximately 7:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, October 20
Say Shema before 10:17 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Noach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class follows immediately after Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:26 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:08 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:38 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
G-d speaks to Abram, commanding him to "Go
from your land, from your birthplace and from your father's house, to the
land which I will show you." There, G-d says, he will be made into a great
nation. Abram and his wife Sarai, accompanied by his nephew Lot,
journey to the Land of Canaan, where Abram builds an altar and continues
to spread the message of a One
G-d. A famine forces the first Jew to depart for Egypt, where beautiful Sarai is taken to Pharaoh's
palace; Abram escapes death because they present themselves as brother and
sister. A plague prevents the Egyptian king from touching her and
convinces him to return her to Abram and compensate the
brother-revealed-as-husband with gold, silver and cattle. Back in the Land of Canaan, Lot separates from Abram and settles in the
evil city of Sodom, where he falls captive when the mighty armies of
Chedorlaomer and his three allies conquer the five
cities of the Sodom Valley. Abram sets out with a small band to rescue his
nephew, defeats the four kings, and is blessed by Malki-Zedek the king of Salem (Jerusalem). G-d seals the Covenant Between the Parts with Abram, in which the
exile and persecution (Galut) of the people of Israel is foretold and the
Holy
Land is bequeathed to them as their eternal heritage Still childless ten years after their arrival in the Land, Sarai tells
Abram to marry her maidservant Hagar. Hagar conceives, becomes insolent toward her
mistress, and then flees when Sarai treats her harshly; an angel
convinces her to return and tells her that her son will father a populous
nation. Ishmael is born in Abram's 86th year. Thirteen years later, G-d changes Abram's name to Abraham ("father of multitudes") and Sarai's to Sarah
("princess"), and promises that a son will be born to them; from this
child, whom they should call Isaac
("will laugh"), will stem the great nation with which G-d will establish
His special bond. Abraham is commanded to circumcise himself and his descendents as a "sign of
the covenant between Me and
you."
Lech-Lecha
Genesis
12:1-17:27
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, October 26
Candle lighting: 5:58 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:16 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, October 27
Say Shema before 10:22 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayeira
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class follows immediately after Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:14 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:56 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:26 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
G-d reveals Himself to Abraham three days after the first
Jew's circumcision at age
99; but Abraham rushes off to prepare a meal for three guests who appear in the desert heat. One of the three
-- who are angels
disguised as men -- announces that, in exactly one
year, the barren Sarah will give birth to a son. Sarah laughs. Abraham pleads with G-d to spare the wicked city of Sodom. Two of the three disguised angels arrive in the
doomed city, where Abraham's nephew, Lot,
extends his hospitality to them and protects them from the evil intentions
of a Sodomite mob. The two guests reveal that they have come to overturn the place, and to save Lot and his family.
Lot's wife turns into a pillar of
salt when she disobeys the command not to look
back at the burning city as they flee. While taking shelter in a cave, Lot's two daughters (believing that they and
their father are the only ones left alive in the world) get their father
drunk, lie with him, and become pregnant. The two sons
born from this incident father the nations of Moab
and Amon. Abraham moves to Gerar, where the Philistine king Avimelech takes Sarah -- who is presented as Abraham's
sister -- to his palace. In a dream, G-d warns Avimelech that he will die unless he
returns the woman to her husband. Abraham explains that he feared he would
be killed over the beautiful Sarah. G-d remembers His promise to Sarah and gives her and
Abraham a son, who is named Isaac
(Yitzchak, meaning "will laugh"). Isaac is circumcised at the age
of eight days; Abraham is 100 years old, and Sarah 90,
at their child's birth. Hagar and Ishmael are banished from Abraham's home and
wander in the desert; G-d hears the cry
of the dying lad and saves his life by showing his mother a well. Avimelech makes a treaty with Abraham at Be'er
Sheva, where Abraham gives him seven
sheep as a sign of their truce. G-d tests Abraham's devotion by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah (the Temple
Mount) in Jerusalem. Isaac is bound
and placed on the altar, and Abraham raises the knife to slaughter his
son. A voice from heaven calls to stop him; a ram, caught in the
undergrowth by its horns, is offered in Isaac's place. Abraham receives
the news of the birth of a daughter, Rebecca, to his nephew
Bethuel.
Vayeira
Genesis
18:1-22:24
Regards,
The Saranac Synagogue
sar...@googlegroups.com
Bob Alt, Vice President
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, November 2
Candle lighting: 5:48 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:06 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, November 3
Say Shema before 10:25 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Chayei Sarah
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class following Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:06 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:48 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:18 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpeilah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the
Hittite for 400 shekels of silver. Abraham's servant, Eliezer, is sent laden with gifts to Charan to find a wife for Isaac. At the village well, Eliezer asks G-d for a
sign: when the maidens come to the well, he will ask
for some water to drink; the woman who will offer to give his
camels to drink as well, shall be the one destined for his master's
son. Rebecca, the daughter of Abraham's nephew Bethuel, appears at the well and passes the "test".
Eliezer is invited to their home, where he repeats the story
of the day's events. Rebecca returns with Eliezer to the land of Canaan,
where they encounter Isaac praying in the field. Isaac marries Rebecca, loves her, and is comforted over the
loss of his mother. Abraham takes a new wife, Keturah (Hagar) and fathers six additional sons, but Isaac is
designated as his only heir. Abraham dies at age 175 and is buried beside
Sarah by his two eldest sons, Isaac and
Ishmael.
Chayei Sarah
Genesis
23:1-25:18
Regards,
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, November 9
Candle lighting: 4:40 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:58 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, November 10
Say Shema before 9:31 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Toldos
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class following Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:58 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:40 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:10 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
ToldotGenesis 25:19-28:9 |
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Isaac marries Rebecca. After twenty childless years their prayers are answered and Rebecca conceives. She experiences a difficult pregnancy as the "children struggle inside her"; G-d tells her that "there are two nations in your womb", and that the younger will prevail over the elder. Esau emerges first; Jacob is born clutching Esau's heel. Esau grows up to be "a cunning hunter, a man of the field"; Jacob is "a wholesome man", a dweller in the tents of learning. Isaac favors Esau; Rebecca loves Jacob. Returning exhausted and hungry from the hunt one day, Esau sells his birthright (his rights as the firstborn) to Jacob for a pot of red lentil stew. In Gerar, in the land of the Philistines, Isaac presents Rebecca as his sister, out of fear that he will be killed by someone coveting her beauty. He farms the land, reopens the wells dug by his father Abraham, and bores a series of his own wells: over the first two there is strife with the Philistines, but the waters of the third well are enjoyed in tranquility. Esau marries two Hittite women. Isaac grows old and blind, and expresses his desire to bless Esau before he dies. While Esau goes off to hunt for his father's favorite food, Rebecca dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes, covers his arms and neck with goatskins to simulate the feel of his hairier brother, prepares a similar dish, and sends Jacob to his father. Jacob receives his fathers' blessings for "the dew of the heaven and the fat of the land" and mastery over his brother. When Esau returns and the deception is revealed, all Isaac can do for his weeping son is to predict that he will live by his sword, and that when Jacob falters, the younger brother will forfeit his supremacy over the elder. Jacob leaves home for Charan to flee Esau's wrath and to find a wife in the family of his mother's brother, Laban. Esau marries a third wife -- Machlat, the daughter of Ishmael. |
Regards,
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, November 16
Candle lighting: 4:33 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:51 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Kunkels, (courtesy of the Alts) in Shul.
Saturday, November 17
Say Shema before 9:35 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayeitzei
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class following Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:50 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:32 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:02 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
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Happy birthday, Dorian Kunkel (November 12 and 8 Kislev)!
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Mazel tov to the Danzigers on the wedding of their son Joel!
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Mazel tov to Sholom Mendelson (David Kunkel's nephew) on his upcoming marriage!
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Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
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Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
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The Parsha in a Nutshell
VayeitzeiGenesis 28:10-32:3 |
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Jacob leaves his hometown Be'er Sheva and journeys to Charan. On the way, he encounters "the place" and sleeps there, dreaming of a ladder connecting heaven and earth, with angels climbing and descending on it; G-d appears and promises that the land upon which he lies will be given to his descendents. In the morning, Jacob raises the stone on which he laid his head as an altar and monument, pledging that it will be made the house of G-d. In Charan, Jacob stays with and works for his uncle Laban, tending Laban's sheep. Laban agrees to give him his younger daughter Rachel -- whom Jacob loves -- in marriage, in return for seven years' labor. But on the wedding night, Laban gives him his elder daughter, Leah, instead -- a deception Jacob discovers only in the morning. Jacob marries Rachel, too, a week later, after agreeing to work another seven years for Laban. Leah gives birth to six sons -- Reuben, Shimon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun -- and a daughter, Dinah, while Rachel remains barren. Rachel gives Jacob her handmaid, Bilhah, as a wife to bear children in her stead, and two more sons, Dan and Naphtali, are born. Leah does the same with her handmaid, Zilpah, who gives birth to Gad and Asher. Finally, Rachel's prayers are answered and she gives birth to Joseph. Jacob has now been in Charan for fourteen years and wishes to return home, but Laban persuades him to remain, now offering him sheep in return for his labor. Jacob prospers, despite Laban's repeated attempts to swindle him. After six years, Jacob leaves Charan in stealth, fearing that Laban would prevent him from leaving with the family and property for which he labored. Laban pursues Jacob, but is warned by G-d in a dream not to harm him. Laban and Jacob make a pact on Mount Gal-Ed, attested to by a pile of stones, and Jacob proceeds to the Holy Land, where he is met by angels. |
Regards
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, November 30
Candle lighting: 4:24 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:42 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Kunkels, (courtesy of the Alts) in Shul.
Saturday, December 1
Say Shema before 9:45 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman tefilah: 10:32 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayeishev
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class following Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:47 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:29 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:59 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
- Mazel Tov to the Alts on the occasion of the engagement of their son Michael!
- Rabbi Krautwirth will be appearing at Young Israel for a practicum on the art of the sofer. He will be available on December 23 for checking tefillin, mezuzos, etc.
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Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
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Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
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The Parsha in a Nutshell
VayeishevGenesis 37:1–40:23 |
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Jacob settles in Hebron with his twelve sons. His favorite is 17-year-old Joseph, whose brothers are jealous of the preferential treatment he receives from his father, such as a precious many-colored coat that Jacob makes for Joseph. Joseph relates to his brothers two dreams he has which foretell that he is destined to rule over them, increasing their envy and hatred towards him. Shimon and Levi plot to kill him, but Reuben suggests that they throw him into a pit instead, intending to come back later and save him. While Joseph is in the pit, Judah has him sold to a band of passing Ishmaelites. The brothers dip Joseph's special coat in the blood of a goat and show it to their father, leading him to believe that his most beloved son was devoured by a wild beast. Judah marries and has three children. The eldest, Er, dies young and childless, and his wife Tamar is given in levirate marriage to the second son, Onan. Onan sins by spilling his seed and he, too, meets an early death. Judah is reluctant to have his third son marry her. Determined to have a child from Judah's family, Tamar disguises herself as a prostitute and seduces Judah himself. Judah hears that his daughter-in-law has become pregnant and orders her executed for harlotry, but when Tamar produces some personal effects he left with her as a pledge for payment, he publicly admits that he is the father. Tamar gives birth to twin sons, Peretz (an ancestor of King David) and Zerach. Joseph is taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, the minister in charge of Pharaoh's slaughterhouses. G-d blesses everything he does, and soon he is made overseer of all his master's property. Potiphar's wife desires the handsome and charismatic lad; when Joseph rejects her advances, she tells her husband that the Hebrew slave tried to force himself on her and has him thrown in prison. Joseph gains the trust and admiration of his jailers, who appoint him to a position of authority in the prison administration. In prison, Joseph meets Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker, both incarcerated for offending their royal master. Both have disturbing dreams, which Joseph interprets; in three days, he tells them, the butler will be released and the baker hanged. Joseph asks the butler to intercede on his behalf with Pharaoh. Joseph's predictions are fulfilled, but the butler forgets all about Joseph and does nothing for him. |
Regards,
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, December 7
Candle lighting: 4:23 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:41 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, December 1
Say Shema before 9:49 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman tefilah: 10:36 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Mikeitz
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha Gedolah following Kiddush
Halacha class following Mincha
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:42 PM* {60 minutes past Shekiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:24 PM {42 minutes past Shekiah}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:54 PM {72 min past Shekiah}
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Announcements:
- Chanukah party! will be Motzei Shabbos Chanukah, December 8, at 7:30 PM
- Welcome to Michoel Avigdor’s fiancée, Shirah! And, Happy Birthday, Michoel!
- Welcome home to Yosef Lev Alt, Ari Lev Simcha Rashkin, and Rivka Kalfa. (hope I didn’t leave anyone out!)
- Reminder: Rabbi Krautwirth will be available on December 23 for checking tefillin, mezuzos, etc.
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Regards,
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, December 14
Candle lighting: 4:25 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:43 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, December 15
Say Shema before 9:54 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefilah: 10:40 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayigash
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:43 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:25 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:55 PM {30 min past YI time}
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Announcements:
- Mazel Tov to Hersh Seibert (AKA Heath)! He’s the proud father of a baby girl, Avigayl Miriam, born on Rosh Chodesh Tevet!
- Reminder: Rabbi Krautwirth will be available on December 23 for checking tefillin, mezuzos, etc.
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Vayigash Genesis 44:18-47:27
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Judah approaches Joseph to plead for the release of Benjamin, offering himself as a slave to the Egyptian ruler in Benjamin's stead. Upon witnessing his brothers' loyalty to one another, Joseph reveals his identity to them. "I am Joseph," he declares. "Is my father still alive?" The brothers are overcome by shame and remorse, but Joseph comforts them. "It was not you who sent me here," he says to them, "but G-d. It has all been ordained from Above to save us, and the entire region, from famine." The brothers rush back to Canaan with the news. Jacob comes to Egypt with his sons and their families -- seventy souls in all -- and is reunited with his beloved son after 22 years. On his way to Egypt he receives the Divine promise: "Fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation. I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again." Joseph gathers the wealth of Egypt by selling food and seed during the famine. Pharaoh gives Jacob's family the fertile county of Goshen to settle, and the children of Israel prosper in their Egyptian exile. |
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David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, December 21
Candle lighting: 4:27 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:45 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, December 22
Say Shema before 9:58 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:44 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayechi
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:59 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:41 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:11 PM {30 min past YI time}
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Announcements:
- Congratulations to the whole Shteibel for making the Chanukah party a great success again this year!
- Welcome home, Dana Kunkel and Bernie Brothman!
- Melavah Malka game night, coming soon! (“Apples to Apples”, anyone??)
- Reminder: Rabbi Krautwirth will be available on December 23 for checking tefillin, mezuzos, etc.
- Monday, January 7, 2008: “A Night with Noa”—Ladies only—Laurie has details
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zisel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Jacob lives the final 17 years of his life in Egypt. Before his passing, he asks Joseph to take an oath that he will bury him in the Holy Land. He blesses Joseph's two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, elevating them to the status of his own sons as progenitors of tribes within the nation of Israel. The patriarch desires to reveal the end of days to his children, but is prevented from doing so. Jacob blesses his sons, assigning to each his role as a tribe: Judah will produce leaders, legislators and kings; priests will come from Levi, scholars from Issachar, seafarers from Zebulun, schoolteachers from Shimon, soldiers from Gad, judges from Dan, olive growers from Asher, and so on. Reuben is rebuked for "confusing his father's marriage"; Shimon and Levi for the massacre of Shechem and the plot against Joseph. Naphtali is granted the swiftness of a deer, Benjamin the ferociousness of a wolf, and Joseph is blessed with beauty and fertility. A large funeral procession consisting of Jacob's descendants, Pharaoh's ministers, the leading citizens of Egypt and the Egyptian cavalry accompanies Jacob on his final journey to the Holy Land, where he is buried in the Machpeilah Cave in Hebron. Joseph, too, dies in Egypt, at the age of 110. He, too, instructs that his bones be taken out of Egypt and buried in the Holy Land, but this would come to pass only with the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt many years later. Before his passing, Joseph conveys to the Children of Israel the testament from which they will draw their hope and faith in the difficult years to come: "G-d will surely remember you, and bring you up out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." |
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, December 28
Candle lighting: 4:31 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:49 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Kunkels in Shul (sponsored by the Alts and prepared by Gideon).
Saturday, December 29
Say Shema before 10:01 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefilah: 10:47 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Shemot
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:50 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:32 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:02 PM {30 min past YI time}
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Announcements:
- Melavah Malka game night, coming soon! (“Apples to Apples”, anyone??)
- Monday, January 7, 2008: “A Night with Noa”—Ladies only—Laurie has details
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, December 28
Candle lighting: 4:37 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:55 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Kunkels in Shul (sponsored by the Alts and prepared by Gideon).
Saturday, December 29
Say Shema before 10:02 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefilah: 10:49 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Va’eira
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:56 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:38 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:08 PM {30 min past YI time}
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Announcements:
- Melavah Malka game night, coming soon! (“Apples to Apples”, anyone??)
- Monday, January 7, 2008: “A Night with Noa”—Ladies only—Laurie has details
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Yaldah Bracha Mashah bas Esther Sarah Faigah
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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G-d reveals Himself to Moses. Employing the "four expressions of redemption," He promises to take out the Children of Israel from Egypt, deliver them from their enslavement, redeem them and acquire them as His own chosen people at Mount Sinai; He will then bring them to the Land He promised to the Patriarchs as their eternal heritage. Moses and Aaron repeatedly come before Pharaoh to demand in the name of G-d, "Let My people go, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness." Pharaoh repeatedly refuses. Aaron's staff turns into a snake and swallows the magic sticks of the Egyptian sorcerers. G-d then sends a series of plagues upon the Egyptians. The waters of the Nile turn to blood; swarms of frogs overrun the land; lice infest all men and beasts. Hordes of wild animals invade the cities, a pestilence kills the domestic animals, painful boils afflict the Egyptians. For the seventh plague, fire and ice combine to descend from the skies as a devastating hail. Still, "the heart of Pharaoh was hardened and he would not let the children of Israel go; as G-d had said to Moses." |
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This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, January 11
Candle lighting: 4:45 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:03 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Kunkels in Shul (sponsored by the Alts and prepared by Gideon).
Saturday, January 12
Say Shema before 10:03 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefilah: 10:50 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Va’eira
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:04 PM* {18 minutes past YI time}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:46 PM {YI Time}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:16 PM {30 min past YI time}
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Announcements:
- Melavah Malka game night, coming soon! (“Apples to Apples”, anyone??)
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Yaldah Bracha Mashah bas Esther Sarah Faigah
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please join us as we welcome the Alt family and the Levine family in celebration of Michael’s Ufruf!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, January 18
Candle lighting: 4:53 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:11 PM
Services end approximately 6:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, January 19
Say Shema before 10:03 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:51 AM
Ufruf and Torah Reading: Parshas Beshalach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, sponsored by the Alts in honor of Michael’s Ufruf: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:12 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:54 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:24 PM {72 minutes}
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Announcements:
- Melavah Malka/bridal shower for ladies, at Café Allegro, at 7pm
- Bowling night for gentlemen, location TBD, at 7 PM
- Join us in the Shul social hall for an informal get-together/game night after both events conclude.
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Yaldah Bracha Mashah bas Esther Sarah Faigah
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, January 25
Candle lighting: 5:02 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:20 PM
Services end approximately 6:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, January 26
Say Shema before 10:03 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:50 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Yitro
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 4:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:21 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:03 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:33 PM {72 minutes}
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Announcements:
- Melava Malka with Rabbi Taub and Congregation Young Israel at 8:00 PM, in the Community Room of Boulevard Towers, 120 Meyer Road (behind Tops International)
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Yaldah Bracha Mashah bas Esther Sarah Faigah
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, hears of the great miracles which G-d performed for the people of Israel, and comes from Midian to the Israelite camp, bringing with him Moses' wife and two sons. Jethro advises Moses to appoint a hierarchy of magistrates and judges to assist him in the task of governing and administrating justice to the people. The Children of Israel camp opposite Mount Sinai, where they are told that G-d has chosen them to be His "kingdom of priests" and "holy nation." The people respond by proclaiming, "All that G-d has spoken, we shall do." On the sixth day of the third month (Sivan), seven weeks after the Exodus, the entire nation of Israel assembles at the foot of Mount Sinai. G-d descends on the mountain amidst thunder, lightning, billows of smoke and the blast of the shofar, and summons Moses to ascend. G-d proclaims the Ten Commandments, commanding the people of Israel to believe in G-d, not to worship idols or take G-d's name in vain, to keep the Shabbat, honor their parents, and not to murder, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness or covet another's property. The people cry out to Moses that the revelation is too intense for them to bear, begging him to receive the Torah from G-d and convey it to them. |
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, February 1
Candle lighting: 5:11 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:29 PM
Services end approximately 6:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, February 2
Say Shema before 9:58 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:48 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Mishpatim
Chatzos is 12:29 PM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:30 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:12 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:42 PM {72 minutes}
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Announcements:
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Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Yaldah Bracha Mashah bas Esther Sarah Faigah
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Following the revelation at Sinai, G-d legislates a series of laws for the people of Israel. These include the laws of the indentured servant; the penalties for murder, kidnapping, assault, and theft; civil laws pertaining to redress of damages, the granting of loans, and the responsibilities of the "Four Guardians"; and the rules governing the conduct of justice by courts of law. Also included are laws warning against mistreatment of foreigners; the observance of the seasonal festivals, and the agricultural gifts that are to be brought to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem; the prohibition against cooking meat with milk; and the mitzvah of prayer. Altogether, the Parshah of Mishpatim contains fifty-three mitzvot -- 23 imperative commandments and 30 prohibitions. G-d promises to bring the people of Israel to the Holy Land, and warns them against assuming the pagan ways of its current inhabitants. The people of Israel proclaim, "We will do and we will hear all that G-d commands us." Leaving Aaron and Hur in charge in the Israelite camp, Moses ascends Mount Sinai and remains there for forty days and forty nights to receive the Torah from G-d. |
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This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Also, this is Shabbos Parshas Shekalim, one of the special Shabbosim prior to Pesach. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Please eat or drink something in the morning before davening. Earlier times mean we will likely run past Halachic Noon ("Chatzos”) on Shabbos. You don't want to inadvertently fast on Shabbos!
Friday, March 7
Candle lighting: 5:56 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:14 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, March 8
Say Shema before 9:32 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:30 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Pekudei
Maftir and Haftarah: Shabbat Shekalim
Chatzos is 12:26 PM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 5:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:15 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:57 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:27 PM {72 minutes}
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Announcements:
- Saranac Game Night: Sunday, March 8 at 8:00 PM.
- Daylight savings begins on Sunday
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson), who is recovering from a vehicle/pedestrian accident
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
On Shabbos Zachor we read about the treachery of Amalek, in recognition of the upcoming holiday of Purim. All Jews are required to hear this portion read.
Purim starts next Thursday evening and continues Friday, and is included in this schedule. We welcome Rabbi Krautwirth to Saranac as our Megillah reader again this year!
Friday, March 14
Candle lighting: 7:05 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:23 PM
Services end approximately 8:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, March 15
Say Shema before 10:24 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:34 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayikra
Maftir: Parshas Zachor, Haftarah for Parshas Zachor
Chatzos is 1:24 PM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:24 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:06 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:36 PM {72 minutes}
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Announcements:
- Class at Nachum Sull’s, 32 Sterling, on Tuesday 3/18. Disregard printouts around Shul.
- Fast of Esther is Thursday, March 20 (Young Israel published fasting times 6:04 AM to 8:12 PM)
- First Megillah reading of Purim is Thursday, after Maariv, 8:15 PM, at Saranac
- Friday morning minyan 8:00 AM with Megillah reading, followed by a breakfast seudah, and again at 6:15 PM.
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Purim starts Thursday evening and continues Friday, and is included in this schedule. We welcome Rabbi Krautwirth to Saranac as our Megillah reader again this year!
Purim: Thursday and Friday
- Fast of Esther is Thursday, March 20 (6:04 AM to 8:12 PM)
- Bring $1.50 for giving the Half-Shekel, before Mincha, Thursday.
- Mincha with Torah reading for the Fast of Esther, Thursday March 20 at 7 PM
- Megillah reading of Purim is Thursday, after Maariv, 8:15 PM, at Saranac
- Friday morning minyan 8:00 AM with Megillah reading, followed by a breakfast seudah,
- Purim Seudah: Friday, 12 PM (we must finish before 1:30 PM due to Shabbos!)
- Megillah reading again for any who need to hear it at 6:15 PM.
Friday, March 14
Candle lighting: 7:13 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:31 PM
Services end approximately 8:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, March 15
Say Shema before 10:17 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:18 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Tzav
Maftir: Parshas Zachor, Haftarah for Parshas Zachor
Chatzos is 1:24 PM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:32 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:14 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:44 PM {72 minutes}
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Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
- This week we read Parshas Parah, which relates the laws of the Red Heifer. According to some opinions, hearing this Parshah is a Torah obligation. Please be on time to hear this Parshah.
Friday, March 28
Candle lighting: 7:21 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:39 PM
Services end approximately 8:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, March 29
Say Shema before 10:10 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:13 AM
Torah Reading: Parshas Shemini
Maftir: Parshas Parah, Haftarah for Parshas Parah
Chatzos is 1:20 PM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:20 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:40 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:22 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:52 PM {72 minutes}
Want your news to appear here? Send me an email: david....@ctg.com (preferred over phone calls, please)
Yartzeit/Refuah Sheleimah:
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson)
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Miriam Alta bas Matla
- Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
News:
Shmuel Rashkin will be teaching the Laws of Passover at various times throughout Shabbos.
Alt Fine Foods has begun to completely renovate the Saranac Kitchen, installing a new floor, stove and refrigerator and painting, for a completely updated workspace. Construction/installation is estimated to take a week. Erev Shabbos dinner and Shabbos Kiddush will be held as scheduled, though Friday dinner’s venue may change.
·
This
week we read Parshas Hachodesh, which relates the laws of the New Moon and of the
Passover offering.
Friday, April 4
Candle lighting: 7:29PM
Shabbos begins: 7:47M
Services end approximately 8:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, April 5
Say Shema before 10:02M
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:07 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Tazria
Maftir: Parshas Hachodesh, Haftarah for Parshas Hachodesh
Chatzos is 1:17 PM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:20 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:48 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:30 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:00 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
· Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
· Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
· Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
· Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
· Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
· Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson)
· Miriam Alta bas Matla
· Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
News:
· After a setback with the rain that impacted the floor installation, the kitchen renovations proceed apace. The new stove and refrigerator are in place, and the plumbing is almost complete.
· Mazel Tov to Rachel Rashkin on her engagement to Dr. Eliyahu Shoot!
· Mazel Tov to Zipporah and Feivel Schafer on the birth of a son! The bris will take place M-H in Jerusalem next week.
· Watch this space for upcoming ‘blessed events’ that we are unable to discuss at this juncture!
· There will be a Shabbos Hagadol drosh given this week, a week early due to Pesach timing.
· Welcome to the returning bochurim
Friday, April 11
Candle lighting: 7:37PM
Shabbos begins: 7:55M
Services end approximately 9:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, April 12
Say Shema before 9:56 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:03 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Metzorah
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:16 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:57 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:39 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:09 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson)
• Miriam Alta bas Matla
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
Thursday morning, 8 AM: Shacharit followed by a Siyyum Seuda (Ari Rashkin)
Firstborn men are required to fast today unless they attend a Siyyum or certain other Simchas.
Friday, April 18:
Chametz can be
burned at home or at Shul, preferably by
11:53 AM.
Candle lighting: 7:44
PM
Shabbos begins: 8:02 PM
Services end approximately 9:00 PM
Saranac
congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in
shul.
Saturday, April 19
Services begin 7:00
AM!
Say Shema before 9:49
PM
Torah
Reading:
Parshas Acharei Mot
Services end by 9:45 AM
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 9:50 AM
Some may wish to
bentsch, take a short break, and then eat Shalosh Seudos so as to have bread at
all Shabbos meals
Bentsch, stop eating Chometz, and rinse mouth by
10:45 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:57 PM
Nullify Chometz before 11:52 AM
Chatzos is 1:16 PM
Parshah Review at Shul (some eat Shalosh Seudos at this time, without bread): 7:45 PM
Light candles after Shabbos ends/Holiday begins 9:03 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:45 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:15 PM {72 minutes}
Maariv for Erev Pesach: 9:05
PM
Start Seder no sooner than 9:15
PM
{72 minutes after sunset}
Eat Afikomen no later than 1:14 AM
Sunday, April 20: Passover Day 1
Services begin 9:30 AM
Say Shema before 9:48 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:57 AM
We begin saying
“Morid HaTal” in the Amida prayer at Musaf.
Mincha
7:30 PM
Maariv: 9:05
PM
We begin counting the Omer
Light candles after 9:05 PM
{60 minutes after
sunset}
Start Seder no
sooner than 9:05 PM
{60 minutes after
sunset}
Eat Afikomen no
later than 1:13
AM
Monday, April 21: Passover Day 2, Omer Day 1
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man
Tefilah: 10:56
AM
Mincha: 7:30 PM
Maariv:
9:05 PM
We continue counting the Omer:
Yesterday was Day 1
Yom Tov ends/Chol
HaMoed begins: 9:06 PM
{60
minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:48 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:18 PM {72 minutes}
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We will be having Shacharit, Mincha (7:30 PM) and Maariv (9:00 PM) services throughout Chol HaMoed.
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Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha (Moriah Yochelson)
• Miriam Alta bas Matla
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Acharei MotLeviticus 16:1-18:30 |
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Following the deaths of Nadav and Avihu, G-d warns against unauthorized entry "into the holy." Only one person, the Kohen Gadol ("high priest"), may, but once a year, on Yom Kippur, enter the innermost chamber in the Sanctuary to offer the sacred ketoret to G-d. Another feature of the Day of Atonement service is the casting of lots over two goats to determine which should be offered to G-d and which should be dispatched to carry off the sins of Israel to the wilderness. The Parshah of Acharei also warns against bringing korbanot (animal or meal offerings) anywhere but in the Holy Temple, forbids the consumption of blood, and details the laws prohibiting incest and other deviant sexual relations. |
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is a special email with scheduled events for the final days of Pesach 5768/2008, and Shabbos Kedoshim /Pesach.
News:
· Moriah Yochelson/Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha has returned to school and is recovering well from her traffic injury.
Friday, April 25
Shabbos/Yom Tov candle lighting: 7:52 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:10 PM
Services end approximately 9:15 PM
NOTE: Due to the Shul kitchen being closed and the Alts out of town, there is no meal in Shul this Shabbos.
Saturday, April 26
Say Shema before 9:43 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:53 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Kedoshim
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:13 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 7:45 PM
Shabbos ends/Yom Tov Begins: 9:12 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
Maariv and counting the omer: 9:15 PM
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:54 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:24 PM {72 minutes}
Light Yom Tov Candles after 9:24 PM
Sunday, April 27
Say Shema before 9:42 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:52 PM
Torah Reading and Haftorah: Pesach
Yizkor: Approximately 11:45 AM
Chatzos is 1:13 PM
Yom Tov Ends: 9:13 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
Maariv and counting the omer: 9:15 PM
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:55 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:25 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Miriam Alta bas Matla
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
KedoshimLeviticus 19:1-20:27 |
|
The Parshah of Kedoshim begins with the statement: "You shall be holy, for I, the L-rd your G-d, am holy"; this is followed by dozens of mitzvot (Divine commandments) through which the Jew sanctifies him or herself and relates to the holiness of G-d. These include: the prohibition against idolatry, the mitzvah of charity, the principle of equality before the law, Shabbat, sexual morality, honesty in business, honor and awe of one's parents, the sacredness of life. Also in Kedoshim is the dictum which the great sage Rabbi Akiva called a cardinal principle of Torah and of which Hillel said, "This is the entire Torah, the rest is commentary" -- Love your fellow as yourself. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is a REVISED email with scheduled events for the final days of Pesach 5768/2008, and Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach.
Thank you, Rabbi Spero, for catching the errors!
News:
· Moriah Yochelson/Moriah Aliza Raisa bas Redasha has returned to school and is recovering well from her traffic injury.
Friday, April 25
Shabbos/Yom Tov candle lighting: 7:52 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:10 PM
Services end approximately 9:15 PM
NOTE: Due to the Shul kitchen being closed and the Alts out of town, there is no meal in Shul this Shabbos.
Saturday, April 26
Say Shema before 9:43 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:53 PM
Hallel, followed by Shir HaShirim (The Song of Songs)
Torah Reading for Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach ("Az Yashir")
Regards,
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 2
Candle lighting: 8:00 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:18 PM
Services end approximately 9:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in shul.
Saturday, May 3
Say Shema before 9:38 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:49 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Kedoshim
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:12 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parshah Review at Shul: 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:20 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:02 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:32 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham
ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Miriam Alta bas Matla
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
KedoshimLeviticus 19:1-20:27 |
|
The Parshah of Kedoshim begins with the statement: "You shall be holy, for I, the L-rd your G-d, am holy"; this is followed by dozens of mitzvot (Divine commandments) through which the Jew sanctifies him or herself and relates to the holiness of G-d. These include: the prohibition against idolatry, the mitzvah of charity, the principle of equality before the law, Shabbat, sexual morality, honesty in business, honor and awe of one's parents, the sacredness of life. Also in Kedoshim is the dictum which the great sage Rabbi Akiva called a cardinal principle of Torah and of which Hillel said, "This is the entire Torah, the rest is commentary" -- Love your fellow as yourself. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 9
Candle lighting: 8:08 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:26 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Note: Due to absence, the Alts will not be hosting a meal for Saranac congregants and guests in shul this week.
Saturday, May 10
Say Shema before 9:33 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:46 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Emor
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:11 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:27 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:09 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:39 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Miriam Alta bas Matla
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
EmorLeviticus 21:1-24:23 |
|
The Torah section of Emor ("Speak") begins with the special laws pertaining to the Kohanim ("priests"), the Kohen Gadol ("High Priest"), and the Temple service: A Kohen may not become ritually impure through contact with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close relative. A Kohen may not marry a divorcee or a woman with a promiscuous past; a Kohen Gadol can marry only a virgin. A Kohen with a physical deformity cannot serve in the Holy Temple, nor can a deformed animal be brought as an offering. A newborn calf, lamb, or kid must be left with its mother for seven days; one may not slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day. The second part of Emor lists the annual Callings of Holiness -- the festivals of the Jewish calendar: the weekly Shabbat; the bringing of the Passover offering on 14 Nissan; the seven-day Passover festival beginning on 15 Nissan; the bringing of the Omer offering from the first barley harvest on the 2nd day of Passover, and the commencement, on that day, of the 49-day Counting of the Omer, culminating in the festival of Shavuot on the 50th day; a "remembrance of shofar blowing" on 1 Tishrei; a solemn fast day on 10 Tishrei; the Sukkot festival -- during which we are to dwell in huts for seven days and take the "Four Kinds" -- beginning on 15 Tishrei; and the immediately following holiday of the "8th day" of Sukkot (Shemini Atzeret. Next the Torah discusses the lighting of the Menorah in the Temple, and the showbread (Lechem Hapanim) placed weekly on the table there. Emor concludes with the incident of a man executed for blasphemy, and the penalties for murder (death) and for injuring one's fellow or destroying his property (monetary compensation). |
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The Saranac
Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
News:
We regret to inform you that Miriam (Mira) Alta bas Matla has passed away. Baruch Dayan HaEmes. For Shiva information, please contact Mesnekoff Funeral Home.
Friday, May 9
Candle lighting: 8:08 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:26 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Note: Due to absence, the Alts will not be hosting a meal for Saranac congregants and guests in shul this week.
Saturday, May 10
Say Shema before 9:33 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:46 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Emor
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:11 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:27 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:09 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:39 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
EmorLeviticus 21:1-24:23 |
|
The Torah section of Emor ("Speak") begins with the special laws pertaining to the Kohanim ("priests"), the Kohen Gadol ("High Priest"), and the Temple service: A Kohen may not become ritually impure through contact with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close relative. A Kohen may not marry a divorcee or a woman with a promiscuous past; a Kohen Gadol can marry only a virgin. A Kohen with a physical deformity cannot serve in the Holy Temple, nor can a deformed animal be brought as an offering. A newborn calf, lamb, or kid must be left with its mother for seven days; one may not slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day. The second part of Emor lists the annual Callings of Holiness -- the festivals of the Jewish calendar: the weekly Shabbat; the bringing of the Passover offering on 14 Nissan; the seven-day Passover festival beginning on 15 Nissan; the bringing of the Omer offering from the first barley harvest on the 2nd day of Passover, and the commencement, on that day, of the 49-day Counting of the Omer, culminating in the festival of Shavuot on the 50th day; a "remembrance of shofar blowing" on 1 Tishrei; a solemn fast day on 10 Tishrei; the Sukkot festival -- during which we are to dwell in huts for seven days and take the "Four Kinds" -- beginning on 15 Tishrei; and the immediately following holiday of the "8th day" of Sukkot (Shemini Atzeret. Next the Torah discusses the lighting of the Menorah in the Temple, and the showbread (Lechem Hapanim) placed weekly on the table there. Emor concludes with the incident of a man executed for blasphemy, and the penalties for murder (death) and for injuring one's fellow or destroying his property (monetary compensation). |
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The Saranac
Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 23, 33 l'Omer till sundown
Candle lighting: 8:23 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:41 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul, provided by the Alts, cooked by Gideon, hosted by Gideon and the Kunkels.
Saturday, May 24, 34 l'Omer till sundown
Say Shema before 9:27 PM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:42 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Bechukotai
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:11 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos and Parshah Review: Location/time TBD
Shabbos ends: 9:42 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:24 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:54 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
BechukotaiLeviticus 26:3-27:34 |
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G-d promises that if the people of Israel will keep His commandments, they will enjoy material prosperity and dwell secure in their homeland. But He also delivers a harsh "rebuke" warning of the exile, persecution and other evils that will befall them if they abandon their covenant with Him. Nevertheless, "Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away; nor will I ever abhor them, to destroy them and to break My covenant with them; for I am the L-rd their G-d." The Parshah concludes with the rules on how to calculate the value of different types of pledges made to G-d. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
This Shabbos we welcome Rabbi Landau and his students for an Oneg Shabbos!
Events to be announced.
Friday, May 30, 40 l'Omer till sundown
Candle lighting: 8:29 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:47 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, May 31, 41 l'Omer till sundown: Very likely that we will have a minyan EARLY. Congregants are advised to make every effort to be on time.
Say Shema before 9:25 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:41 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Bamidbar
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, with Rabbi Landau and his students: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:13 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos and Parshah Review: Time, location TBD
Shabbos ends: 9:48 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:30 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:00 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
BamidbarNumbers 1:1 - 4:20 |
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In the Sinai Desert, G-d says to conduct a census of the twelve tribes of Israel. Moses counts 603,550 men of draftable age (20 to 60 years); the tribe of Levi, numbering 22,300 males age one month and older, is counted separately. The Levites are to serve in the Sanctuary, replacing the firstborn, whose number they approximated, who were disqualified when they participated in the worshipping of the Golden Calf. The 273 firstborn who lacked a Levite to replace them had to pay a five-shekel "ransom" to redeem themselves. When the people broke camp, the three Levite clans dismantled and transported the Sanctuary, and reassembled it at the center of the next encampment. They then erected their own tents around it: the Kehatites, who carried the Sanctuary's vessels (the ark, menorah, etc.) in their specially designed coverings on their shoulders, camped to its south; the Gershonites, in charge of its tapestries and roof coverings, to its west; and the families of Merrari, who transported its wall panels and pillars, to its north. Before the Sanctuary's entranceway to its east were the tents of Moses, Aaron and Aaron's sons. Beyond the Levite circle, the twelve tribes camped in four groups of three tribes each. To the east were Judah (pop. 74,600), Issachar (54,400) and Zebulun (57,400); to the south, Reuben (46,500), Simeon (59,300) and Gad (45,650); to the west, Ephraim (40,500), Menasseh (32,200) and Benjamin (35,400); and to the north, Dan (62,700), Asher (41,500) and Naphtali (53,400). This formation was kept also while traveling. Each tribe had its own nassi (prince or leader), and its own flag with its tribal color and emblem. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to the Kunkels on the event of their 25th wedding anniversary!
Congratulations to the Rashkins on their upcoming 21st wedding anniversary!
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
See Shavuot notes below.
Friday, June 6, 47 l'Omer till sundown
Candle lighting: 8:35 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:53 PM
Services end approximately 10 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, June 7, 48 l'Omer till sundown
Say Shema before 9:24 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:42 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Naso
Kiddush luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:14 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos and Parshah Review: Time, location TBD
Shabbos ends: 9:53 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:35 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:05 PM {72 minutes}
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Shavuot begins Sunday night.
Sunday, June 8
Candle lighting: 8:36 PM
Holiday begins 8:54 PM
Minchah service begins 8:45 PM, Maariv at 10:00 PM {Maariv not concluded before 72 minutes after sundown}
Congregants and guests are invited to stay for a festive meal in Shul with the Alts
All-night Torah Study Marathon begins at midnight! Refreshments will be available.
Monday, June 9
Morning
Earliest Tallit: 4:24 AM
Netz Hachamah (davening at sunrise): 5:36 AM
(We will be davening very early at Shul, but for reference:
Say Shema before 9:25 AM
Z’man Tefilah: 10:41 AM)
Torah readings from Parshas Yisro and Parshas Pinchas, and Haftorah from Yechezkel (Ezekiel)
Breakfast in Shul with the Alts, 9 AM at the earliest
Evening
Mincha: 8:45 PM
Second holiday day begins: 8:54 PM
Candle lighting: 9:38 PM {60 minutes past Sunset}
Maariv: 9:45 PM {a few minutes after candle lighting}
Services end approximately 10:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a festive meal with the Alts in Shul.
Tuesday, June 10
Say Shema before 9:25 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Z'man Tefilah: 10:42 AM
Megillas Rus (the Book of Ruth)
Torah Readings from Parshas R'ei and Parshas Pinchas; and Haftorah from Habakkuk
Yizkor followed by Musaf, approximately 11:45 AM
Kiddush and luncheon in Shul: 12:30 PM
Mincha: 8:30 PM
Holiday ends: 9:55 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:37 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:07 PM {72 minutes}
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Naso Numbers 4:21 - 7:89 |
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Completing the head-count of the Children of Israel taken in the Sinai Desert, a total of 8,580 Levite men between the ages of 30 and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing the actual work of transporting the Tabernacle. G-d communicates to Moses the law of the "Sotah", the wayward wife suspected of unfaithfulness to her husband. Also given is the law of the Nazir who forswears wine, lets his or her hair grow long, and is forbidden to become contaminated through contact with a dead body. Aaron and his descendents the Kohanim are instructed on how to bless the people of Israel. The leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel each bring their offerings for the inauguration of the altar. Although their gifts are identical, each is brought on a different day and is individually described by the Torah. |
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, June 13
Candle lighting: 8:39 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:57 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, June 14
Say Shema before 9:24 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:42 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Behaaloscha
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:16 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:57 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:39 PM {42 minutes}, for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:09 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah: Thanks be to G-d! Avraham ben Chana (Saranac’s Shammes) has recovered his health and may be taken off the list. Yaasher koach!
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Behaalotecha Numbers 8:1-12:16
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Aaron is commanded to raise light in the lamps of the menorah, and the tribe of Levi is initiated into the service in the Sanctuary. A "Second Passover" is instituted in response to the petition "Why should we be deprived?" by a group of Jews who were unable to bring the Passover offering in its appointed time because they were ritually impure. G-d instructs Moses on the procedures for Israel's journeys and encampments in the desert, and the people journey in formation from Mount Sinai, where they had been camped for nearly a year. The people are dissatisfied with their "bread from heaven" (the manna) and demand that Moses supply them with meat. Moses appoints 70 elders, to whom he emanates of his spirit, to assist him in the burden of governing the people. Miriam speaks negatively of Moses and is punished with leprosy; Moses prays for her healing and the entire community waits seven days for her recovery. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, June 13
Candle lighting: 8:41 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:59 PM
Services end approximately 10 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, June 14
Say Shema before 9:26 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:44 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Shelach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:17 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:59 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:41 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:11 PM {72 minutes}
News:
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Shelach Numbers 13:1-15:41 |
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Moses sends twelve spies to the Land of Canaan. Forty days later they return, carrying a huge cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig, to report on a lush and bountiful land. But ten of the spies warn that the inhabitants of the land are giants and warriors "more powerful than we"; only Caleb and Joshua insist that the land can be conquered, as G-d has commanded. The people weep that they'd rather return to Egypt. G-d decrees that Israel's entry into the Land shall be delayed forty years, during which time that entire generation will die out in the desert. A group of remorseful Jews storm the mountain on the border of Land and are routed by the Amalekites and Canaanites. The laws of the menachot (meal, wine and oil offerings) are given, as well as the mitzvah to consecrate a portion of the dough (challah) to G-d when making bread. A man violates the Shabbat by gathering sticks and is put to death. G-d instructs to place fringes (tzitzit) on the four corners of our garments so that we should remember to fulfill the mitzvot (Divine commandments). |
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, June 27
Candle lighting: 8:42 PM
Shabbos begins: 9 PM
Services end approximately 10 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, June 28
Say Shema before 9:28 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:45 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Korach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:18 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 10 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:42 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:12 PM {72 minutes}
News:
Happy birthday, Chaim Yehonasan! (24 Sivan, Thu nite- Friday nite)
Welcome, Michael and Shira Alt, and Yosef Alt!
Mazel Tov to Naomi Alt on her graduation and receiving the Principal’s Award!
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Yitro ben Sarah (Shaya's grandfather)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
Friday, July 4
Candle lighting: 8:41 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:59 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, July 5
Say Shema before 9:30 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:47 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Chukas
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:20 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:57 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:39 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:09 PM {72 minutes}
News:
With regret we inform you that Shiah Dovid's grandfather, Yisro ben Avraham, was niftar on Wednesday. Baruch Dayan Ha'Emes.
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Thanks to all who helped make Rachel Rashkin's shower a success: Dorian, Shoshana Laub, and others.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
ChukatNumbers 19:1-22:1 |
| Moses is taught the laws of the Red Heifer, whose ashes purify a person who has been contaminated by contact with a dead body.
After 40 years of journeying through the desert, the people of Israel arrive in the wilderness of Zin. Miriam dies and the people thirst for water. G-d tells Moses to speak to a rock and command it to give water. Moses gets angry at the rebellious Israelites and strikes the stone. Water issues forth, but Moses is told by G-d that neither he nor Aaron will enter the Promised Land. Aaron dies at Har Hahar and is succeeded in the High Priesthood by his son Elazar. Venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp after yet another eruption of discontent in which the people "speak against G-d and Moses"; G-d tells Moses to place a brass serpent upon a high pole, and all who will gaze heavenward will be healed. The people sing a song in honor of the miraculous well that provided the water in the desert. Moses leads the people in battles against the Emorite kings Sichon and Og (who seek to prevent Israel's passage through their territory) and conquers their lands, which lie east of the Jordan. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
Friday, July 11
Candle lighting: 8:39 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:57 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, July 12
Say Shema before 9:33 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:50 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Balak
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:21 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:51 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:56 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:38 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:08 PM {72 minutes}
News:
We regret to announce the passing of Mary Abrams, a former Shul member. Baruch Dayan haEmes.
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
BalakNumbers 22:2-25:9 |
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Balak, the King of Moab, summons the prophet Balaam to curse the people of Israel. On the way, Balaam is berated by his ass, who sees the angel that G-d sends to block their way before Balaam does. Three times, from three different vantage points, Balaam attempts to pronounce his curses; each time, blessings issue instead. Balaam also prophecies on the end of the days and the coming of Moshiach. The people fall prey to the charms of the daughters of Moab and are enticed to worship the idol Peor. When a high-ranking Israelite official publicly takes a Midianite princess into a tent, Pinchas kills them both, stopping the plague raging among the people |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
Friday, July 18
Candle lighting: 8:34 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:52 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, July 19
Say Shema before 9:37 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:53 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Pinchas
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:22 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:52 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:51 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:33 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 10:03 PM {72 minutes}
News:
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz begins at dawn on Sunday. Fast begins
4:41 AM, ends 9:51 PM {60
minutes past sunset}. For those who
hold 42 minutes: 9:33 PM {42 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Aaron's grandson, Pinchas, is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Shimonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess: G-d grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood. A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of 20 and 60. Moses is instructed on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The five daughters of Zelophehad petition Moses that they be granted the portion of the land belonging to their father, who died without sons; G-d accepts their claim and incorporates it into the Torah's laws of inheritance. Moses empowers Joshua to succeed him and lead the people into the Land of Israel. The Parshah concludes with a detailed list of the daily offerings, and the additional offerings brought on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (first of the month), and the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
Friday, July 18
Candle lighting: 8:28 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:46 PM
Services end approximately 9:45 PM
Sorry, the Alts will not be hosting a Friday night meal this week.
Saturday, July 19
Say Shema before 9:40 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:55 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Mattos
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:22 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:52 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:45 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:27 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:57 PM {72 minutes}
News:
Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Yael Kalfa! The bris for their baby boy is scheduled
for this Shabbos in Passaic,
NJ.
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
Friday, August 1
Candle lighting: 8:21 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:39 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, August 2
Say Shema before 9:44 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:57 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Masei
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:22 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:52 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:37 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:19 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:49 PM {72 minutes}
News:
Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Yael Kalfa on the Bris and naming of their baby boy,
Ezra Nechemia!
We are saddened to report the passing of Harav Moshe ben Boruch Mordechai HaLevi, father of Yosef Selevan. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
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The Saranac Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
The fast of Tisha b’Av begins DURING SHABBOS (starting at sundown). Mourning the destruction of the Temple and the exile of Israel, we abstain from eating and drinking, bathing, the wearing of leather footwear, and marital relations for the night and day of Av 9 (this year, from sundown Moza’ei Shabbos, August 9 to nightfall Sunday, August 10.
See details below.
Friday, August 8
Candle lighting: 8:12 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:30 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, August 9
Say Shema before 9:47 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:59 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Devarim
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:20 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:50 PM
News:
Happy birthday to Simcha ben Kalman (Jordan Sull)!
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
Seudah Shlishis at Shul or in your homes, must finish before 8:26 PM
Due to the festive nature of Shabbos, there is no seuda hamafseket and wine or meat is permitted.
Fast begins 8:26 PM.
Shabbos ends: 9:29 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:11 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:41 PM {72 minutes}
Havdalah is made over candles only.
Tisha B’Av Services will start after Havdalah. Eichah (Lamentations) is read, followed by the recital of Kinot.
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Thursday, August 3
When rising, and after using the bathroom, wash your hands only to the knuckles. One should not greet a friend and ask how he is on the Ninth of Av, and one should not even say "good morning." If one is greeted by a friend, however, he should respond so as not to cause bad feelings, but in a lowered tone of voice.
Shacharit Services begin 8:30 AM – NO Tallis or Tefillin. We sit on low stools.
Reading: Eicha (Lamentations)
Torah Reading: Va’Etchanan
Reading: Kinot
Chatzos: 1:20 PM. At this time you may sit on regular chairs/pews. If you must work this is the preferred time of day to start.
Mincha Services: 8:00 PM. Tallis and Tefillin are worn.
Torah Reading and Haftorah for fast days is read.
Viewing: 6:00 PM. Chofetz Chaim video presentation on Shmiras haLoshon (guarding the tongue). All are invited to attend.
Fast ends: 10:00 PM*
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:30 PM (some hold as early as 9:09 PM.)
One should refrain from eating meat, drinking wine, bathing, or cutting one's hair until midday on Friday, the tenth of Av
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
This Shabbos is TU b’Av, one of the happiest days of the Jewish calendar. It’s also the first Shabbos of Consolation.
Friday, July 18
Candle lighting: 8:02 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:20 PM
Services end approximately 9:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, July 19
Say Shema before 9:50 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:01 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Va'etchanan
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:19 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:49 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:18 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 9:00 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:30 PM {72 minutes}
News:
Mazal Tov to Shiah and Shira Tobias! They are the proud parents of twin boys!
Details TBA.
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
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Regards,
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening are now moving EARLIER.
Please come early this Shabbos as many of our regulars are out of town. Amidah is at 11:00 AM. Thanks!
This Shabbos is the second Shabbos of Consolation.
Since the Alts are out of town, the status of their usual Friday night Shul meal is undecided at present. Other regular Shul programs are tentatively on schedule, stay tuned.
Friday, August 22
Candle lighting: 7:51 PM
Shabbos begins: 8:09 PM
Services end approximately 9:15 PM
Saturday, August 23
Say Shema before 9:53 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:02 PM
Torah Reading: Parshas Eikev
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:17 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:47 PM
Shabbos ends: 9:08 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:50 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:20 PM {72 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother).
• Chana Ettel bas Shayna
• Dorit bas Masha (Dorian Kunkel), recovering from minor surgery.
The Parsha in a Nutshell
EikevDeuteronomy 7:12-11:25 |
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In the Parshah of Eikev ("Because"), Moses continues his closing address to the Children of Israel, promising them that if they will fulfill the commandments (Mitzvot) of the Torah, they will prosper in the Land they are about to conquer and settle in keeping with G-d's promise to their forefathers. Moses also rebukes them for their failings in their first generation as a people, recalling their worship of the Golden Calf, the rebellion of Korach, the sin of the Spies, their angering of G-d at Taveirah, Massah and Kivrot Hataavah ("The Graves of Lust"); "You have been rebellious against G-d," he says to them, "since the day I knew you." But he also speaks of G-d's forgiveness of their sins, and the Second Tablets which G-d inscribed and gave to them following their repentance. Their 40 years in the desert, says Moses to the people, during which G-d sustained them with daily manna from heaven, was to teach them "that man does not live on bread alone, but by the utterance of G-d's mouth does man live." Moses describes the land they are about to enter as "flowing with milk and honey," blessed with the "Seven Kinds" (wheat and barley, grapevines, figs, pomegranates, olive oil and dates), and the place that is the focus of G-d's providence of His world. He commands them to destroy the idols of the land's former masters, and to beware lest they become haughty and begin to believe that "my power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth." A key passage in our Parshah is the second chapter of the Sh'ma, which repeats the fundamental mitzvot enumerated in the Sh'ma's first chapter and describes the rewards of fulfilling G-d's commandments and the adverse results (famine and exile) of their neglect. It is also the source of the precept of prayer and includes a reference to the resurrection of the dead in the Messianic Age. |
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The Saranac Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening continue to move EARLIER, forcing schedule changes:
We have moved Pirkei Avos class up a half hour.
Happy Birthday, Rachel Esther Alt (August 31)!
Thank all of you who stepped up to help make last Shabbos so special! Baruch HaShem, we saw many old friends, people made great efforts on behalf of the minyan, and we had guests, to boot. We made all the minyanim and had a great time. Ya’asher Koach to Aaron Sull, who lained all seven, Gideon Kellick, who put out a feast, and Dorian Kunkel, who made it in despite recovering from surgery! We welcomed guest Mark Hauss, (a Cohen!), from Flatbush, and witnessed the first Aliyah received by our friend Mr. Noriani (Hasom ben Abos). Kalman Sull recited the Haftorah in memory of his father, Avraham. All in all, a remarkable Shabbos in the Little Shul.
Friday, August 29
Candle lighting: 7:38 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:56 PM
Services end approximately 9:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, August 30
Say Shema before 9:56 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:03 PM
Heaven dictates
that the Shul gets the resources it deserves! It’s vital that we have a
minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Re’eh
Haftorah: Haftorah of the third Shabbos of Consolation.
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:16 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:46 PM
New time! Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 7:30 PM
Outside Israel, we read the 6th chapter of Pirkei Avos.
Shabbos ends: 8:54 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:36 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:06 PM {72 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
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Re'eh Deuteronomy
11:26-16:17 |
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"See," says Moses to the people of Israel, "I place before you today a blessing and a curse" -- the blessing that will come when they fulfill G-d's commandments, and the curse if they abandon them. These should be proclaimed on Mount Gerizim and Mount Eibal when the people cross over into the Holy Land. A Temple should be established in "the place that G-d will choose to make dwell His name there" where the people should bring their sacrifices to Him; it is forbidden to make offerings to G-d in any other place. It is permitted to slaughter animals elsewhere not as a sacrifice but to eat their meat; the blood, however (which in the Temple is poured upon the Altar) may not be eaten. A false prophet, or one who entices others to worship idols, should be put to death; an idolatrous city must be destroyed. The identifying signs for kosher animals and fishes, and the list of non-kosher birds (first given in Leviticus 11) are repeated. A tenth of all produce is to be eaten in Jerusalem, or else exchanged for money with which food is purchased and eaten there. On certain years this tithe is given to the poor instead. Firstborn cattle and sheep are to be offered in the Temple and their meat eaten by the Kohen (priest). The mitzvah of charity obligates a Jew to aid a needy fellow with a gift or loan. On the Sabbatical year (occurring every seventh year) all loans are to be forgiven. All indentured servants are to be set free after six years of service. Our Parshah concludes with the laws of the three pilgrimage festivals -- Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot -- when all should go to "see and be seen" before G-d in the Holy Temple. |
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The Saranac Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Hi, all,
The Gabbai who can’t keep names straight has struck again! Please use this revised version.
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening continue to move earlier, forcing schedule changes:
We have moved Pirkei Avos class up a half hour. See below.
Happy Birthday, Rachel Esther Alt (August 31)!
Thank all of you who stepped up to help make last Shabbos so special! Baruch HaShem, we saw many old friends, people made great efforts on behalf of the minyan, and we had guests to boot. We made all the minyanim and had a great time. Ya’asher Koach to Aaron Sull, who lained all seven, Gideon Kellick, who put out a feast, and Dorian Kunkel, who made it in despite recovering from surgery! We welcomed guest Mark Hauss, (a Cohen!), from Flatbush, and witnessed the first Aliyah received by our friend Mr. Noriani (Hasom ben Abos). Kalman Sull recited the Haftorah in memory of his father, Chaim. All in all, a remarkable Shabbos in the Little Shul.
Friday, August 29
Candle lighting: 7:38 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:56 PM
Services end approximately 9:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, August 30
Say Shema before 9:56 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:03 PM
Heaven dictates
that the Shul gets the resources it deserves! It’s vital that we have a
minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Re’eh
Haftorah: Haftorah of the third Shabbos of Consolation.
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:16 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:46 PM
New time! Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos at the Rashkins, 7:30 PM
Outside Israel, we read the 6th chapter of Pirkei Avos.
Shabbos ends: 8:54 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:36 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:06 PM {72 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Israel ben Shulamit (Kalman’s son)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Re'eh Deuteronomy
11:26-16:17 |
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"See," says Moses to the people of Israel, "I place before you today a blessing and a curse" -- the blessing that will come when they fulfill G-d's commandments, and the curse if they abandon them. These should be proclaimed on Mount Gerizim and Mount Eibal when the people cross over into the Holy Land. A Temple should be established in "the place that G-d will choose to make dwell His name there" where the people should bring their sacrifices to Him; it is forbidden to make offerings to G-d in any other place. It is permitted to slaughter animals elsewhere not as a sacrifice but to eat their meat; the blood, however (which in the Temple is poured upon the Altar) may not be eaten. A false prophet, or one who entices others to worship idols, should be put to death; an idolatrous city must be destroyed. The identifying signs for kosher animals and fishes, and the list of non-kosher birds (first given in Leviticus 11) are repeated. A tenth of all produce is to be eaten in Jerusalem, or else exchanged for money with which food is purchased and eaten there. On certain years this tithe is given to the poor instead. Firstborn cattle and sheep are to be offered in the Temple and their meat eaten by the Kohen (priest). The mitzvah of charity obligates a Jew to aid a needy fellow with a gift or loan. On the Sabbatical year (occurring every seventh year) all loans are to be forgiven. All indentured servants are to be set free after six years of service. Our Parshah concludes with the laws of the three pilgrimage festivals -- Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot -- when all should go to "see and be seen" before G-d in the Holy Temple. |
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The Saranac Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening continue to move earlier, forcing schedule changes:
We have moved Pirkei Avos class up an hour, to 7 PM.
Well, the bris was a truly joyous occasion for the congregation, and, we hope, the first of many to come. Rabbi Adler had a little drama on the QEW, but arrived in time to get it all done before sunset. The little men took it like troupers. I hear a few tears were shed amongst the adults as well! And it’s so great to see the place packed to the walls, and the new Mechitza looks lovely (thank you, Sisterhood!). Afterwards Alt Fine Foods put out a lovely spread and we all sat down and toasted the newest members of the Shul.
Happy Birthday, Laurie Rashkin!
Paul Bussell is in Kenmore Mercy hospital, recovering from pneumonia. He’s a fighter! He’d love to have visitors. Call the hospital or ask Sharon Piatek for visiting hours.
Friday, September 5
Candle lighting: 7:26 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:44 PM
Services end approximately 8:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal in shul with the Alts.
Saturday, September 6
Say Shema before 9:58 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:05 PM
Heaven dictates
that the Shul gets the resources it deserves! It’s vital to have a minyan
by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Shoftim
Haftorah: Haftorah of the Fourth Shabbos of Consolation.
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:14 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:44 PM
New time! Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos, Location TBD, 7:00 PM
Outside Israel, we read the 6th chapter of Pirkei Avos.
Shabbos ends: 8:42 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:36 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:06 PM {72 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s son)
• Pinchas ben Yosef (Paul Bussell
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
ShoftimDeuteronomy 16:18-21:9 |
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Moses instructs the people of Israel to appoint judges and law-enforcement officers in every city; "Justice, justice shall you pursue," he commands them, and you must administer it without corruption or favoritism. Crimes must be meticulously investigated and evidence thoroughly examined -- a minimum of two credible witnesses is required for conviction and punishment. In every generation, says Moses, there will be those entrusted with the task of interpreting and applying the laws of the Torah. "According to the law that they will teach you, and the judgement they will instruct you, you shall do; you shall not turn away from the thing that they say to you, to the right nor to the left." Shoftim also includes the prohibitions against idolatry and sorcery; laws governing the appointment and behavior of a king; and guidelines for the creation of "cities of refuge" for the inadvertent murderer. Also set forth are many of the rules of war: the exemption from battle for one who has just married, built a home, planted a vineyard or is "afraid and soft-hearted"; the requirement to offer terms of peace before attacking a city; the prohibition against wanton destruction of something of value, exemplified by the law that forbids to cut down a fruit tree when laying siege (in this context the Torah makes the famous statement "For man is a tree of the field"). The Parshah concludes with the law of Eglah Arufah - the special procedure to be followed when a person is killed by an unknown murderer and his body is found in a field - which underscores the responsibility of the community and its leaders not only for what they do but also for what they might have prevented from being done. |
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The Saranac Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening continue to move earlier, forcing schedule changes:
We have moved Pirkei Avos class up an hour, to 7 PM.
This week we are expecting a substantial Rabbi Landau contingent, bringing their Chassidic ruach and ta’am. Come for a lively Shabbos!
Happy Birthday, David Kunkel (11 Elul) and Isiah Schwartz (12 Elul)!
Paul Bussell is still in Kenmore Mercy hospital, fighting a difficult pneumonia. Please come visit him, He’d love to have visitors, and needs the ‘morale’ support. Visiting hours are 1-3 PM and 7:30 –9PM, but I’ve been able to visit him at other times with no difficulty. Please daven for his speedy and full recovery.
Friday, September 12
Candle lighting: 7:13 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:31 PM
Services end approximately 8:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul.
Saturday, September 13
Say Shema before 10:01 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:05 PM
G-d works in obvious ways! The Shul gets the resources it deserves. It’s vital to have a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Ki Tetzei
Haftorah: Haftorah of the Fifth Shabbos of Consolation.
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:11 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:41 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos, at Shul, 7:00 PM
Outside Israel, we read the 1st chapter of Pirkei Avos.
Shabbos ends: 8:30 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 8:12 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 9:42 PM {72 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s son)
• Pinchas ben Basha Leah (Paul Bussell)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
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Seventy-four of the Torah's 613 commandments (mitzvot) are in the Parshah of Ki Teitzei. These include the laws of the beautiful captive, the inheritance rights of the first-born, the wayward and rebellious son, burial and dignity of the dead, returning a lost object, sending away the mother bird before taking her young, the duty to erect a safety fence around the roof of one's home, and the various forms of kilayim (forbidden plant and animal hybrids). Also recounted are the judicial procedures and penalties for adultery, for the rape or seduction of an unmarried girl, and for a husband who falsely accuses his wife of infidelity. The following cannot marry a person of Jewish lineage: a bastard; a male of Moabite or Ammonite descent; a first- or second-generation Edomite or Egyptian. Our Parshah also includes laws governing the purity of the military camp; the prohibition against turning in an escaped slave; the duty to pay a worker on time and to allow anyone working for you - man or animal - to "eat on the job"; the proper treatment of a debtor and the prohibition against charging interest on a loan; the laws of divorce (from which are also derived many of the laws of marriage); the penalty of 39 lashes for transgression of a Torah prohibition; and the procedures for yibbum ("levirate marriage") of the wife of a deceased childless brother or chalitzah ("removing of the shoe") in the case that the brother-in-law does not wish to marry her. Ki Teitzei concludes with the obligation to remember "what Amalek did to you on the road, on your way out of Egypt." |
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The Saranac Synagogue
www.saranacsynagogue.org
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening continue to move earlier, forcing schedule changes:
We have moved Pirkei Avos class/Shalosh Seudos up to 6:30 PM.
Saturday Night/Motzei Shabbos at 12:30 AM we kick off the High Holiday observances by reciting Selichos, and we continue the recitation of Selichos on every subsequent weekday morning through Erev Yom Kippur.
Friday, September 19
Candle lighting: 7:01 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:19 PM
Services end approximately 8:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal after services.
Saturday, September 20
Say Shema before 10:03 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:06 PM
Voices in Shul are
recorded in Heaven! The Shul gets the resources it deserves. It’s vital
to have a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank
you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Ki Savo
Haftorah: Haftorah of the Sixth Shabbos of Consolation.
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:09 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:39 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos, at Shul, 6:00 PM
Outside Israel, we read the 2nd chapter of Pirkei Avos.
Shabbos ends: 8:17 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:59 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:29 PM {72 minutes}
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s sons)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Ki TavoDeuteronomy 26:1-29:8 |
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Moses instructs the people of Israel: When you enter the land that G-d is giving to you as your eternal heritage, and you settle it and cultivate it, bring the first-ripened fruits (bikkurim) of your orchard to the Holy Temple, and declare your gratitude for all that G-d has done for you. Our Parshah also includes the laws of the tithes given to the Levites and to the poor, and detailed instructions on how to proclaim the blessings and the curses on Mount Grizzim and Mount Ebal -- as discussed in the beginning of the Parshah of Re'ei. Moses reminds the people that they are G-d's chosen people, and that they, in turn, have chosen G-d. The latter part of Ki Tavo consists of the Tochachah ("Rebuke"). After listing the blessings with which G-d will reward the people when they follow the laws of the Torah, Moses gives a long, harsh account of the bad things -- illness, famine, poverty and exile -- that shall befall them if they abandon G-d's commandments. Moses concludes by telling the people that only today, forty years after their birth as a people, have they attained "a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear." |
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The Saranac Synagogue
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
NOTE: Times for Shabbos and davening continue to move earlier, forcing schedule changes:
We have moved Pirkei Avos class/Shalosh Seudos up to 6:00 PM.
We continue the recitation of Selichos every subsequent weekday morning through Erev Yom Kippur.
The Rosh Hashanah services schedule will be sent separately.
Friday, September 26
Candle lighting: 6:48 PM
Shabbos begins: 7:06 PM
Services end approximately 8:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal after services.
Saturday, September 27
Services begin 9:30 AM
Say Shema before 10:06 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:07
PM
Especially at this
time of year, when our future is being determined, it’s vital to have a
minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Nitzavim
Haftorah: Haftorah of the Seventh Shabbos of Consolation.
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:06 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:36 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos, at Shul, 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 8:04 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:46 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:16 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s sons)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
The Parsha in a Nutshell
NitzavimDeuteronomy 29:9-30:20 |
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The Parshah of Nitzavim includes some of the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith: The unity of Israel: "You stand today, all of you, before G‑d your G‑d: your heads, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and every Israelite man; your young ones, your wives, the stranger in your gate; from your wood hewer to your water drawer." The future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G‑d's laws, but then he prophesies that, in the end, "You will return to G‑d your G‑d... If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will G‑d your G‑d gather you... and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed." The practicality of Torah: "For the Mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you nor is it remote from you. It is not in heaven... It is not across the sea.... Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth, in your heart, that you may do it." Freedom of choice: "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil; in that I command you this day to love G‑d, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose life." |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
We continue the recitation of Selichos every weekday morning through Erev Yom Kippur.
The Yom Kippur services schedule will be sent separately.
Friday, October 3
Candle lighting: 6:36 PM
Shabbos begins: 6: 54 PM
Services end approximately 8:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal after services.
Saturday, October 4
Services begin 9:30 AM
Say Shema before 10:09 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:08
PM
Our future is being
inscribed and sealed! It’s vital to have a minyan by this time, so we can say
the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayelech
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:03 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:33 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Pirkei Avos, at Shul, 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:52 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:34 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 8:04 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s sons)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dovid Yehuda (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
The Parsha in a Nutshell
VayelechDeuteronomy 31:1-30 |
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The Parshah of Vayelech ("And He Went") recounts the events on Moses' last day of earthly life. "I am one hundred and twenty years old today," he says to the people, "and I can no longer go forth and come in." He transfers the leadership to Joshua, and writes (or concludes writing) the Torah in a scroll which he entrusts to the Levites for safekeeping in the Ark of the Covenant. The mitzvah of Hak'hel ("Gather") is given: every seven years, during the festival of Sukkot of the first year of the shemittah cycle, the entire people of Israel -- men, women and children -- should gather at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, where the king should read to them from the Torah. Vayelech concludes with the prediction that the people of Israel will turn away from their covenant with G-d causing Him to hide His face from them, but also with the promise that the words of the Torah "shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants." |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos and Sukkot conclusion schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
We continue making Shacharit minyan every weekday morning through Simchat Torah, starting at 7:15 AM, finishing by 8:40. Join us!
Holiday schedule follows the “Parsha in a Nutshell” feature, below.
Friday, October 17
Candle lighting: 6:12 PM
Shabbos begins: 6: 30 PM
Services end approximately 7:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal after services.
Saturday, October 18
Services begin 9:30 AM
Say Shema before 10:15 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:12
PM
Hashem embraces us
with love this holiday season! It’s vital to have a minyan by this time,
so we can say the Amidah as a kehilah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshiot for Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 1:01 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:31 PM
Seudah Shlishis with Parsha review, at Shul, 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:29 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:11 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:41 PM {72 minutes}
Sunday evening, October 19
Siyyum Tzibbor (Sukkah Torah Program), 8:15 PM. Come for refreshments and seminars by our distinguished Torah scholars.
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s sons)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dovid Yehuda (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
• Malka Bas Batya (Malka Kalfa)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
The Parsha in a Nutshell
V'Zot HaBerachah (Deut. 33:1-34:12)
and the Sukkot Torah readings
The Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret Torah readings are from Leviticus 22-23, Numbers 29, and Deuteronomy 14-16. These readings detail the laws of the moadim or "appointed times" on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d; including the mitzvot of dwelling in the sukkah (branch-covered hut) and taking the "Four Kinds" on the festival of Sukkot; the offerings brought in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem on Sukkot, and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to "to see and be seen before the face of G-d" on the three annual pilgrimage festivals -- Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot.
On Simchat Torah ("Rejoicing of the Torah") we conclude, and begin anew, the annual Torah-reading cycle. First we read the Torah section of Vezot Haberachah, which recounts the blessings that Moses gave to each of the twelve tribes of Israel before his death. Echoing Jacob's blessings to his twelve sons five generations earlier, Moses assigns and empowers each tribe with its individual role within the community of Israel.
Vezot Haberachah then relates how Moses ascended Mount Nebo from whose summit he saw the Promised Land. "And Moses the servant of G-d died there in the Land of Moab by the mouth of G-d... and no man knows his burial place to this day." The Torah concludes by attesting that "There arose not a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom G-d knew face to face... and in all the mighty hand and the great awesome things which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel."
Immediately after concluding the Torah, we begin it anew by reading the first chapter of Genesis (the beginning of next Shabbat's Torah reading) describing G-d's creation of the world in six days and His ceasing work on the seventh--which He sanctified and blessed as a day of rest.
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Monday, October 20: Hoshana Rabbah (a Chol HaMoed day)
On the first six days of the Festival, the bimah is circled once. On Hoshana Rabbah, the last day of the Festival, seven circles are made. The Hoshana service includes prayers that G-d grant us a year of abundant rain and dew. There is a custom to take a bundle of aravah (willow branches), recite a special prayer, and then beat it on the ground.
Services begin 6:45 AM
Say Shema before 10:15 AM
Monday evening, October 20: Erev Shemini Hag Ha'Atzeret (Holiday begins)
Holiday Candle lighting 6:08 PM (Shel Yom Tov, Shehecheyanu)
Holiday begins 6:26 PM
Services end approximately 7:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in the Shul Sukkah. Dress warmly, if the weather requires it.
Tuesday, October 21: Shemini Hag Ha'Atzeret
Say Shema before 10:19 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Torah Reading: Holiday Parshiyot
Yizkor: approximately 12:00 PM
Holiday Kiddush luncheon in the Shul Sukkah: 1:00 PM. Dress warmly, if weather requires!
Mincha: Time TBA
Farewell to the Sukkah: TBA, Before sundown. A light snack is eaten and a special blessing is recited after this last act of dwelling in the sukkah.
Tuesday evening, October 21: Erev Simchas Torah
Second Holiday day begins: 6:24 PM
Holiday candle lighting, and cooking for the second day: After 7:29 PM {65 minutes past Shekiah}
Services end approximately 9:00 PM, then the fun begins!
Festive meal! Dancing with the Torahs around the Bimah! Singing! Refreshments and libations! Saranac members and guests are invited to rejoice responsibly.
Wednesday, October 5: Simchas Torah
Say Shema before 10:19 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM sharp!!
Torah Reading: Holiday Parshiyot
Festive holiday Kiddush luncheon!
Mincha: Time TBA
Holiday ends: 7:23 PM* {60 minutes past Shkiah}
*(For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:05 PM {42 minutes past Shkiah}
for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:35 PM {72 minutes past Shkiah}
David Kunkel
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Shalom Aleichem!
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Bernice Bussell is in ECMC, room 1076. Her condition is very serious. She’s suffering from pneumonia and a bowel obstruction. She'd welcome visitors.
Friday, October 24
Candle lighting: 6:02 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:20 PM
Services end approximately 7:30 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, October 25
Say Shema before 10:19 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:14 AM
Let’s begin
the new Torah cycle with a full Shul! It’s vital to have a minyan by this
time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Bereishis
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:59 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:29 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 6:00 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:18 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 7:00 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:30 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Ken Sull’s sons)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dovid Yehuda (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
• Malka Bas Batya (Malka Kalfa)
• Basha Liba bas Chasha (Bernice)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
The Parsha in a Nutshell
BereishitGenesis 1:1-6:8 |
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G-d creates the world in six days. On the first day He makes darkness and light. On the second day He forms the heavens, dividing the "upper waters" from the "lower waters." On the third day He sets the boundaries of land and sea and calls forth trees and greenery from the earth. On the fourth day He fixes the position of the sun, moon and stars as timekeepers and illuminators of the earth. Fish, birds and reptiles are created on the fifth day; land-animals, and then the human being, on the sixth. G-d ceases work on the seventh day, and sanctifies it as a day of rest. G-d forms the human body from the dust of the earth and blows into his nostrils a "living soul." Originally Man is a single person, but deciding that "it is not good that man be alone," G-d takes a "side" from the man, forms it into a woman, and marries them to each other. Adam and Eve are placed in the Garden of Eden and commanded not to eat from the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil." The serpent persuades Eve to violate the command, and she shares the forbidden fruit with her husband. Because of their sin, it is decreed that man will experience death, returning to the soil from which he was formed, and that all gain will come only through struggle and hardship. Man is banished from the Garden. Eve gives birth to two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain quarrels with Abel and murders him, and becomes a rootless wanderer. A third son is born to Adam, Seth, whose tenth-generation descendant, Noah, is the only righteous man in a corrupt world. |
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Regards,
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Friday, October
31
Candle lighting: 5:52 PM
Shabbos begins: 6:10 PM
Services end approximately 7:15 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, November 1
Say Shema before 10:23 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 11:16 AM
Let’s be
great in our generation! It’s vital to have a minyan by this time, so we
can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Noach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:58 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 1:28 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 5:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 7:08 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 6:50 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 7:20 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dovid Yehuda (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
• Malka Bas Batya
• Basha Liba bas Chasha (Bernice Bussell)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Remember to set your clocks back one hour at 2 AM Sunday morning.
We will be disassembling the Sukkah on Sunday, please come and help!
The Parsha in a Nutshell
NoachGenesis 6:9-11:32 |
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G-d instructs Noah -- the only righteous man in a world consumed by violence and corruption -- to build a large wooden teivah ("ark"), coated within and without with pitch. A great deluge, says G-d, will wipe out all life from the face of the earth; but the ark will float upon the water, sheltering Noah and his family, and two members (male and female) of each animal species. Rain falls for 40 days and nights, and the waters churn for 150 days more before calming and beginning to recede. The ark settles on Mount Ararat, and from its window Noah dispatches a raven, and then a series of doves, "to see if the waters were abated from the face of the earth." When the ground dries completely -- exactly one solar year (365 days) after the onset of the Flood -- G-d commands Noah to exit the teivah and repopulate the earth. Noah builds an altar and offers sacrifices to G-d. G-d swears never again to destroy all of mankind because of their deeds, and sets the rainbow as a testimony of His new covenant with man. G-d also commands Noah regarding the sacredness of life: murder is deemed a capital offense, and while man is permitted to eat the meat of animals, he is forbidden to eat flesh or blood taken from a living animal. Noah plants a vineyard and becomes drunk on its produce. Two of Noah's sons, Shem and Japeth, are blessed for covering up their father's nakedness, while his third son, Ham, is cursed for taking advantage of his debasement. The descendents of Noah remain a single people, with a single language and culture, for ten generations. Then they defy their Creator by building a great tower to symbolize their own invincibility; G-d confuses their language so that "one does not comprehend the tongue of the other," causing them to abandon their project and disperse across the face of the earth, splitting into seventy nations. The Parshah of Noach concludes with a chronology of the ten generations from Noah to Abram (later Abraham), and the latter's journey from his birthplace of Ur Casdim to Charan, on the way to the Land of Canaan. |
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Regards,
David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please note that the times for Shema and the Amidah are an hour earlier than last week.
Please eat or drink something before davening, since we will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, November
7
Candle lighting: 4:43 PM
Shabbos begins: 5:01 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, November 8
Say Shema before 9:28 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:19 AM
It’s vital to have a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Lech Lecha
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 11:59 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:29 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 6:00 PM* {60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:42 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:12 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dovid Yehuda (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Zizel bas Esther, (Eli Bokobza's mother)
• Malka Bas Batya
• Basha Liba bas Chasha (Bernice Bussell)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
The Parsha in a Nutshell
Lech-LechaGenesis 12:1-17:27 |
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G-d speaks to Abram, commanding him to "Go from your land, from your birthplace and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you." There, G-d says, he will be made into a great nation. Abram and his wife Sarai, accompanied by his nephew Lot, journey to the Land of Canaan, where Abram builds an altar and continues to spread the message of a One G-d. A famine forces the first Jew to depart for Egypt, where beautiful Sarai is taken to Pharaoh's palace; Abram escapes death because they present themselves as brother and sister. A plague prevents the Egyptian king from touching her and convinces him to return her to Abram and compensate the brother-revealed-as-husband with gold, silver and cattle. Back in the Land of Canaan, Lot separates from Abram and settles in the evil city of Sodom, where he falls captive when the mighty armies of Chedorlaomer and his three allies conquer the five cities of the Sodom Valley. Abram sets out with a small band to rescue his nephew, defeats the four kings, and is blessed by Malki-Zedek the king of Salem (Jerusalem). G-d seals the Covenant Between the Parts with Abram, in which the exile and persecution (Galut) of the people of Israel is foretold and the Holy Land is bequeathed to them as their eternal heritage Still childless ten years after their arrival in the Land, Sarai tells Abram to marry her maidservant Hagar. Hagar conceives, becomes insolent toward her mistress, and then flees when Sarai treats her harshly; an angel convinces her to return and tells her that her son will father a populous nation. Ishmael is born in Abram's 86th year. Thirteen years later, G-d changes Abram's name to Abraham ("father of multitudes") and Sarai's to Sarah ("princess"), and promises that a son will be born to them; from this child, whom they should call Isaac ("will laugh"), will stem the great nation with which G-d will establish His special bond. Abraham is commanded to circumcise himself and his descendents as a "sign of the covenant between Me and you." |
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Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, November
14
Candle lighting: 4:36 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:54 PM
Services end approximately 6:00 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, November 15
Say Shema before 9:33 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:23 AM
It’s vital to have a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayeira
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:30 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:45 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:53 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:35 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:05 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Malka Bas Batya
• Basha Liba bas
Chasha (Bernice Bussell)
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
In Memoriam:
Gideon’s great-uncle
Ely Bokobza’s mother
The Parsha in a Nutshell
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G-d reveals Himself to Abraham three days after the first Jew's circumcision at age 99; but Abraham rushes off to prepare a meal for three guests who appear in the desert heat. One of the three -- who are angels disguised as men -- announces that, in exactly one year, the barren Sarah will give birth to a son. Sarah laughs. Abraham pleads with G-d to spare the wicked city of Sodom. Two of the three disguised angels arrive in the doomed city, where Abraham's nephew, Lot, extends his hospitality to them and protects them from the evil intentions of a Sodomite mob. The two guests reveal that they have come to overturn the place, and to save Lot and his family. Lot's wife turns into a pillar of salt when she disobeys the command not to look back at the burning city as they flee. While taking shelter in a cave, Lot's two daughters (believing that they and their father are the only ones left alive in the world) get their father drunk, lie with him, and become pregnant. The two sons born from this incident father the nations of Moab and Amon. Abraham moves to Gerar, where the Philistine king Avimelech takes Sarah -- who is presented as Abraham's sister -- to his palace. In a dream, G-d warns Avimelech that he will die unless he returns the woman to her husband. Abraham explains that he feared he would be killed over the beautiful Sarah. G-d remembers His promise to Sarah and gives her and Abraham a son, who is named Isaac (Yitzchak, meaning "will laugh"). Isaac is circumcised at the age of eight days; Abraham is 100 years old, and Sarah 90, at their child's birth. Hagar and Ishmael are banished from Abraham's home and wander in the desert; G-d hears the cry of the dying lad and saves his life by showing his mother a well. Avimelech makes a treaty with Abraham at Be'er Sheva, where Abraham gives him seven sheep as a sign of their truce. G-d tests Abraham's devotion by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount) in Jerusalem. Isaac is bound and placed on the altar, and Abraham raises the knife to slaughter his son. A voice from heaven calls to stop him; a ram, caught in the undergrowth by its horns, is offered in Isaac's place. Abraham receives the news of the birth of a daughter, Rebecca, to his nephew Bethuel. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, November
21
Candle lighting: 4:30 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:48 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, November 22
Say Shema before 9:38 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:27 AM
It’s vital to have a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Chayei Sarah
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:01 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:31 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:48 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:30 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 6:00 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka, (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe).
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Malka Bas Batya
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
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Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpeilah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for 400 shekels of silver. Abraham's servant, Eliezer, is sent laden with gifts to Charan to find a wife for Isaac. At the village well, Eliezer asks G-d for a sign: when the maidens come to the well, he will ask for some water to drink; the woman who will offer to give his camels to drink as well, shall be the one destined for his master's son. Rebecca, the daughter of Abraham's nephew Bethuel, appears at the well and passes the "test". Eliezer is invited to their home, where he repeats the story of the day's events. Rebecca returns with Eliezer to the land of Canaan, where they encounter Isaac praying in the field. Isaac marries Rebecca, loves her, and is comforted over the loss of his mother. Abraham takes a new wife, Keturah (Hagar) and fathers six additional sons, but Isaac is designated as his only heir. Abraham dies at age 175 and is buried beside Sarah by his two eldest sons, Isaac and Ishmael. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, November
28
Candle lighting: 4:26 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:44 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, November 29
Say Shema before 9:43 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:31 AM
HaShem ‘Toldos’ to have a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Toldos
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:04 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:34 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:44 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:26 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:56 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe)
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
• Malka Bas Batya
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
In Memoriam: Basha Liba bas Natan (Bernice Bussell) was niftar this past Sunday. Baruch Dayan ha’emes.
The Parshah in a NutshellToldotGenesis 25:19-28:9 |
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Isaac marries Rebecca. After twenty childless years their prayers are answered and Rebecca conceives. She experiences a difficult pregnancy as the "children struggle inside her"; G-d tells her that "there are two nations in your womb," and that the younger will prevail over the elder. Esau emerges first; Jacob is born clutching Esau's heel. Esau grows up to be "a cunning hunter, a man of the field"; Jacob is "a wholesome man," a dweller in the tents of learning. Isaac favors Esau; Rebecca loves Jacob. Returning exhausted and hungry from the hunt one day, Esau sells his birthright (his rights as the firstborn) to Jacob for a pot of red lentil stew. In Gerar, in the land of the Philistines, Isaac presents Rebecca as his sister, out of fear that he will be killed by someone coveting her beauty. He farms the land, reopens the wells dug by his father Abraham, and bores a series of his own wells: over the first two there is strife with the Philistines, but the waters of the third well are enjoyed in tranquility. Esau marries two Hittite women. Isaac grows old and blind, and expresses his desire to bless Esau before he dies. While Esau goes off to hunt for his father's favorite food, Rebecca dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes, covers his arms and neck with goatskins to simulate the feel of his hairier brother, prepares a similar dish, and sends Jacob to his father. Jacob receives his fathers' blessings for "the dew of the heaven and the fat of the land" and mastery over his brother. When Esau returns and the deception is revealed, all Isaac can do for his weeping son is to predict that he will live by his sword, and that when Jacob falters, the younger brother will forfeit his supremacy over the elder. Jacob leaves home for Charan to flee Esau's wrath and to find a wife in the family of his mother's brother, Laban. Esau marries a third wife -- Machlat, the daughter of Ishmael. |
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, November
28
Candle lighting: 4:24 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:42 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, November 29
Say Shema before 9:48 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:35 AM
Please help us make a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayetze
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:07 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:37 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:42 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:24 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:54 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe)
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
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Malka
Bas Batya
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
· The Bokobza family is commemorating the Sheloshim of Ely’s mother, Zisel bas David, at the Knesset Center on Starin, 8 PM Motzei Shabbos. We hope you all can attend.
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David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, December
5
Candle lighting: 4:24 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:42 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, December 6
Say Shema before 9:48 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:35 AM
Please help us make a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayetze
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:07 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:37 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:30 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:42 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:24 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:54 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe)
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
•
Malka
Bas Batya
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
1. · The Bokobza family is commemorating the Sheloshim of Ely’s mother, Zisel bas David, at the Knesset Center on Starin, 8 PM Motzei Shabbos. We hope you all can attend.
The Parshah in a Nutshell |
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David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Welcome back, Grandpa and Grandma Alt, and Aunt Rachel, Aunt Naomi, and Aunt Sarah!
Friday, December
12
Candle lighting: 4:25 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:43 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, December 13
Say Shema before 9:53 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:38 AM
Please help us make a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayishlach
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:08 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:38 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:41 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:23 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:53 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe)
• Anshul ben Davita (Rabbi Arnold Weiss)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
•
Malka
Bas Batya
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
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David Kunkel, Gabbai
David Kunkel
Shalom Aleichem!
This is this week's Shabbos schedule at the Saranac Shul. Hope to see you there!
Please eat or drink something before davening Shabbos morning.
We will not likely finish before Halachic Noon, and one should eat before midday on Shabbos.
Friday, December 19
Candle lighting: 4:27 PM (look! It’s later!)
Shabbos begins: 4:45 PM
Services end approximately 5:45 PM
Saranac congregants and guests are invited to stay for a meal with the Alts in Shul after services.
Saturday, December 20
Say Shema before 9:57 AM
Services begin 9:30 AM
Zeman Tefillah: 10:43 AM
Please help us make a minyan by this time, so we can say the Amidah as a kehillah! Thank you.
Torah Reading: Parshas Vayeshev
Kiddush luncheon in Shul, 12:30 PM
Chatzos is 12:13 PM, earliest Mincha Gedolah at 12:43 PM
Seudah Shlishis with parshah review, at Shul, 4:15 PM
Shabbos ends: 5:45 PM* {Saranac Shul tradition, 60 minutes past sunset}
*For those who hold 42 minutes: 5:27 PM {42 minutes},
for those who hold 72 minutes, 5:57 PM {72 minutes}
Refuah Sheleimah:
• Mordechai Zvi haLevi ben Feige Malka (Yehoshua Kunkel's rebbe)
• Chayim Tzvi ben Rochel (Tali Sull’s Father)
• Isroel ben Shulamit (Kalman Sull’s son)
• Chaim Yehonatan ben Dorit (Daniel Kunkel)
• Shoshana Tova bas Gila (Sharon Piatek)
•
Malka
Bas Batya
Please daven for the safety of Deana bas Yehudis, she is being deployed in Dubai.
Our condolences to the Weiss family; Rabbi Arnold Weiss was niftar this past week. The funeral was in NYC and he is being buried in Israel. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
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