NHBZ Shabbos Bulletin Welcome to Nusach Hari B nai Zion

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1 Shabbos NHBZ Shabbos Bulletin Welcome to Nusach Hari B nai Zion March 1, 2014 Affiliated with Union of Orthodox Congregations of America 29 Adar I 5774 Shabbos January 9, Teves 5776 Torah Portion: Vaera: Genesis 6:2 9:35 Stone Chumash: pages Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25 29:21 Stone Chumash: pages Candle Lighting ~4:28 pm. Shabbos Concludes ~ 5:42 pm Our Generous Sponsors This Shabbos... ~ Thank you to Dr. Susan Feigenbaum for sponsoring the brownies and strawberry shortcake for the kiddush in honor of the birthday of Dr. Jay Pepose. ~ Happy Birthday Jay! ~ Thank you to Reuven and Margo Tzadok for their sponsoring of Shalosh Seudos on the first yahrzeit of Ely Langfeld z l. ~ Thank you to Alan and Vivian Zarkowsky for their special enhancement of the kiddush today! ~ We welcome our out of town guests this Shabbos: Dr. Chai Wilensky, Asher, Zev, and Matan Zarkowsky, Dr. Vita Land, Dr. Harold Zarkowsky, Dr. Yankee and Chellie Wilensky all from Chicago. Bruce and Martha Zarkowsky from Long Boat Key, FL. Shabbat Shalom! Erev Shabbos, Friday Night, January 8, 2016 Mincha & Ma ariv (4:35 pm) Shabbos, Saturday, January 9, 2016 Shachris & Musaf (9:00 am) ~ Thank You for Leading Davening - Pesukei D Zimra: Howard Sandler - Haftorah: Kenny Bressler - Shacharis: Ed Lyss - Drasha (Sermon): Rabbi Ze ev Smason - Leyning: Max Gornish - Musaf: David Rubin Tefillah/Prayer Learners Service ~ (9:30 am) Led by Rabbi Yosef David in the Rivkin Chapel. Junior Congregation ~ (10:00 12:00) Youth Lounge Learners Service ~ (10:15 am) Led by Rabbi Ze ev Smason in the Rivkin Chapel. Mincha, Shalosh Seudos, Maariv ~ (4:25 pm) SIMCHAS! MAZEL TOV ON YOUR SIMCHAS! Happy Birthday to: Sidney Weisberg, Dr. Jay Pepose, and Dr. Mordecai Magencey. Anniversaries- None Show your friends you care ~ send a tribute. Shul: Jeff Miller , ext. 2; Sisterhood: Phyllis Silverman, ; Libby Needle Fund: Sally Needle, ; Chesed Fund: Drop by the office for a Pack of Cards. Shul News... Please be sure to read Rabbi Smason s Beyond Twelve Gates in this Bulletin: The $2 Million Sacrifice"

2 SHUL NEWS... The Power of Tehillim ~ A new Facebook group has formed, led by Rabbi Smason. Thoughtful recitation of Tehillim (Psalms) has the power to change the world -- and to change us. This new group is for sharing thoughts or raising questions about anything related to Tehillim that is important and meaningful to you. To join, or for further information, contact Rabbi Smason in person, or at Pepshort613@gmail.com, or x1. Sunday, January 10th ~ Mazel Tov to Alan and Vivian Zarkowsky and Julie Eisenberg our honorees for the 110th Annual Dinner this Sunday. Monday, January 11th is Rosh Chodesh Shevat. Next Shabbos ~ Board Installation Shabbat and Tot Shabbat! See flyer in this bulletin! Sunday, January 17 ~ Sushi Night at NHBZ Check the flyer in this bulletin! January 19 ~ Tuesday at 1:30 P.M. Celebrate "Jewish Arbor Day" at Crown Center with a Tu B'Shevat Seder led by our own Rabbi Ze'ev Smason. All are invited. Shabbos, January 23 ~ Synaplex Shabbat & Lunch and Learn! Speaker line up for the Synaplex: Want To Live Forever? Five Secrets To Immortality by Rabbi Smason Crisis on Campus: Anti-Semitic Rhetoric at U.S. Colleges moderated by Richard Woolf with panelists: Chantelle Moghadam, President of the Students Supporting Israel at the University of Missouri, Daniel Swindell, Independent Journalist, and Stuart Klamen, Pro-Israel Community Activist, and "Tu Bishvat - Jewish Trees" Led by Menachem Szus. Also, Junior Congregation at 10 am! The NHBZ Women s Emergency Tehillim Circle ~ The following women have made the commitment to be on call to say Tehillim for individuals whenever an emergency situation occurs at Nusach Hari B nai Zion: Julie Eisenberg, Chairperson, Debbie Barash, Shirley Bluestein, Marcie Brook, Linda Carton, Teree Farbstein, Dr. Susan Feigenbaum, Mimi Fiszel, Rhonnie Goldfader, Rebecca Goldman, Joyce Hochberg, Sandy Kahn, Joni Kaiser, Sandy Klarfeld, Sarah Klein, Svetlana Kogan, Lori Laird, Cindy Looney, Phyllis Loiterstein, Beverly Magencey, Marcela Morgensztern, Laura Rader, Nancy Rush, Mimi Sabol, Terri Schnitzer, Dr. Shayna Scribner, Debbie Sher, Phyllis Silverman, Margo Tzadok, Peggy Umansky, and Mindy Woolf. We say the prayers at home. Please call Julie Eisenberg, , or Jeff Miller, , ext. 2., if you would like to participate. We will ask you to provide your phone number(s) and address so we can get word to you as soon as an emergency arises. January 15th, Friday ~ Deadline to Order Cash Cards for January!!! Thank you to the following members and friends who ordered Cash Cards last month: Lenny & Fran Alper, Alan & Marcie Brook, Dr. Faye Cohen McCary, June Cohen, Don & Julie Eisenberg, Mimi Fiszel, Stan & Rhonda Goldfader, Robert & Joni Kaiser, Dr. Eliot & Sally Katz, Kerry & Sandy Klarfeld, Dr. Susan Scribner, Richard & Mindy Woolf, Mary Friedman, Dr. Susan Feigenbaum, Dr. Jay Pepose, and Lana Weinbach. Please help raise money for NHBZ and place your order for January! The order form is attached to this week s bulletin. Every order makes a difference to our shul. IMPORTANT NOTE: This NHBZ EMERGENCY Tehillim Circle is separate from the ongoing Tehillim we are saying for some dear friends. Although some of the women listed above are part of both groups, the Emergency Circle truly stands on call and ready to act immediately, within the special circumstances of the Emergency element of this group. As soon as Rabbi Smason learns of a critical, emergency situation in our shul, he will alert Julie Eisenberg, give her the name of the person in crisis, and s will go out immediately so we can begin saying Tehillim. In The Community... The Jewish Federation of St. Louis Inclusion Initiative invites individuals with disabilities and/or their families to participate in an online community survey. This survey will help collect data in order to prioritize the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families in the St. Louis Jewish community. The

3 online survey is available at and is open through February, 29, 2016 January 10 ~ The 9th Annual St. Louis Jewish Community Blood Drive will be held at Congregation Young Israel from 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Each unit of blood can help save three lives!!! In conjunction with the blood drive, there will be a Harvey Kornblum Food Pantry Drive. Babysitting will be available. Women s Community Tehillim Group ~ the group meets at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings, at the home of Jan Adelman, 8032 Amherst Ave, (314) / The Women s Tehillim Group meets each Sunday to say Tehillim in the zchus (merit) of a refuah shelayma (full & speedy recovery) for the cholim (the ill people) in our community. The Tehillim hotline for names and updates: If you have questions please call Julie Eisenberg at Adult Sunday School with Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald Sundays from 10 AM Noon. Second Semester begins January 10th Location: Aish Firehouse, 457 N. Woods Mill Rd., Chesterfield For more info: Call or cwolff@aish.com Tomchei Shabbos On-Going FOOD DRIVE!! Tomchei Shabbos (Supporters of the Sabbath) is maintained through contributions of food and money, and was established by the Vaad Hoeir, which discreetly provides families in our community with Shabbos & Yom Tov meals. For information on how you can help, please call Jackie Oppenheimer at , or Angela at Bring your non-perishables to our office or, for home pick-up, please call Sally Needle, Welcome to Beyond Twelve Gates by Rabbi Ze ev Smason Parshas Vaera January 9, 2016 "The $2 Million Sacrifice" This year s NFL playoffs once again bring a high level of intrigue and excitement. Lost in the shuffle, however, was Dallas Cowboy linebacker Sean Lee's absence from the season finale this past Sunday. Lee, slightly incapacitated with a "tweaked hamstring", told the media after the game that the decision to not play was his. And what an expensive absence it was: Lee's decision to sit out Sunday's game cost him a $2 million bonus. Entering Sunday s contest, Lee had been part of just over 82 percent of the team s defensive plays. His contract included a $2 million incentive if he played 80 percent of the Cowboys defensive snaps. However, with Lee missing Sunday's game, he just barely dropped below the 80 percent threshold -- missing a bump in salary from $2.5 million to $4.5 million. With only a light injury and so much money to be gained, why didn't Sean Lee tell his coaches he was OK, take the field for several plays, and collect an extra $2 million? In making the decision to not play, Sean Lee said he didn't want to "disrespect" his teammates and coaches by playing at less than 100%. The linebacker said, "It was me who decided to not play. It didn't feel like I was going to be effective enough to help the football team... If I had a couple extra days I probably could've played, but it was completely my decision. I'm not going to disrespect my teammates and my coaches and be out there not playing the right way." Remarkably, Lee didn't seem concerned with losing out on a huge sum of money, saying that he has a "fantastic contract" and noting that owner Jerry Jones has been "very patient" with him during the season. Warren Buffet once said, "In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you." All of us regularly face situations when we're forced to choose between doing the right thing, or to make ethical compromises with promises of great gain. How do we decide what is right, and more importantly, what is right for us in our unique situation? Living with integrity means keeping in the forefront of our mind the following Torah teaching: "The signature of the Holy One, blessed be He, is truth." Let us strive to become individuals of outstanding honesty and integrity.

4 Parshas Vaeira Exodus 6:2 -- 9:35 G-d assures Moses that He will indeed redeem the Jewish people from slavery and bring them into the land of Israel. After the Torah presents a detailed genealogy of the tribe of Levi (Moses' family), Moses and Aaron go before Pharaoh to request a three-day hiatus from work so that the Jewish people can worship G-d in the desert. Moses' staff is miraculously turned into a snake as a sign of their Divine mission. When the Egyptian sorcerers counter by transforming their staffs into snakes as well, Moses' staff swallows up theirs. Even so, Pharaoh adamantly refuses to free the Jewish people, and the series of ten gruesome plagues begins. The first seven plagues are described in this week's Torah portion; blood, frogs, lice, a swarm of wild beasts, pestilence, boils and hail. Moses goes down to the river to speak to the Egyptian king -- however, Pharaoh remains in denial ('in d'nile' -- get it?) continuing to refuse to free the Jewish people as his heart is hardened. The portion comes to a close in the middle of these momentous events. Rabbinic Ruminations Did you hear the one about the Republican and Democrat who calmly discussed politics? In most cases that could be the opening line to a joke. It might seem impossible in today's political climate to offer effective messages that reach across the aisle on hot-button issues like same-sex marriage, national health insurance and military spending. But, based on new research, there may be a way to craft messages that -- gasp! -- could lead to politicians finding common ground. In a study published this month in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, it is suggested that political advocates frequently make arguments grounded in their own morality, not the values of those they want to persuade. This moral empathy gap is often too wide to span. Researchers hypothesized, however, that arguments appealing to the moral values of those targeted for persuasion have the potential to be effective in creating common ground and consensus. To test these assumptions study participants were asked to write essays that try to persuade the other side. In one scenario, both liberals and conservatives tended to write from their own moral foundations without, apparently, considering the morality of their opponents. However, other participants were asked to re-frame political arguments in the moral terms of the other side. For example, some were presented with arguments in favor of universal health care that invoked either the value of fairness (i.e., health care is a right for all) or the value of purity (i.e., preventable illness is unacceptable and therefore we need to reduce sickness). This and similar studies did indeed confirm that arguing from moral foundations made a difference: Conservatives who heard the purity argument for Obamacare became friendlier toward it. Will moral arguments be effective to convince Bernie Sanders that a flat tax is a fair, sound fiscal policy, or persuade Donald Trump to liberalize his views on immigration? Probably not. But this approach, the study suggests, may influence enough voters to change the tone of political discourse in this country. Judaism says that a successful discussion is built around the maxim: "People of goodwill who reason together will reach a common conclusion." But why are good discussions, free of argumentative behavior, hard to find? Perhaps it occurs because we don't know the difference between a discussion and an argument. The schools of Hillel and Shammai are famous for their disputes in Jewish law. Jewish law today almost always agrees with the school of Hillel. The Talmud explains why:... Hillel humbly mentioned the words of the other school before their own. If you want to create common ground and consensus, discuss, don't argue. Quote of the Day Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I m going to be happy in it. Groucho Marx

5 Joke of the Day The manager of a large city zoo was drafting a letter to order a pair of animals. He sat at his computer and typed the following sentence: "I would like to place an order for two mongooses, to be delivered at your earliest convenience." He stared at the screen, focusing on that odd word mongooses. Then he deleted the word and added another, so that the sentence now read: "I would like to place an order for two mongeese, to be delivered at your earliest convenience." Again he stared at the screen, this time focusing on the new word, which seemed just as odd as the original one. Finally, he deleted the whole sentence and started all over. "Everyone knows no full-stocked zoo should be without a mongoose," he typed. "Please send us two of them." When You Need Rabbi Smason ~ When you or a loved one becomes ill, and is hospitalized, please have a family member or friend contact Rabbi Smason on his cell phone as soon as possible Mi Shebarach List ~ Prayers said for a Refuah Shelayma (Speedy Recovery) for your loved ones and friends. Please call , ext. 2, by 10 a.m. Friday mornings to include the names on our list to be read on Shabbos. The Deadline to submit new information to appear in our Shabbos Bulletin is Wednesday each week, NO LATER THAN 12:00 noon, please. That will allow the time needed to make changes. The bulletin is printed first thing every Thursday morning.

6 SYNAPLEX January 23, 2016 Regular services begin at 8:30 a.m. Tefilla/Prayer Learners Service at 9:15 am in the Chapel (led by Rabbi Yosef David of Aish HaTorah) Learners Service at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel (led by Rabbi Smason) Junior Congregation (for kids 7-11) begin at 10 a.m. (Babysitting also provided for younger kids) Break-out sessions beginning at 11:15 a.m. Five Secrets of Immortality (Led by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason) "Crisis on Campus: Anti-Israel Activity and anti- Semitic Rhetoric at U.S. Colleges" A Panel Discussion led by Richard Woolf featuring: Chantelle Moghadam -- Co-Founder and President of Students Supporting Israel at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Daniel Swindell -- Independent Journalist and graduate of the University of Missouri, and Stuart Klamen -- Pro-Israel community activist "Tu Bishvat - Jewish Trees" (Led by Menachem Szus) Following those sessions, at approximately 12:15 pm, all attendees will then re-gather together for a Kiddush lunch.

7 From Our Families to Yours Junior Congregation and Tot Shabbat Programs of the NHBZ Children & Young Families Committee Calling ALL Kids (& Friends)! for ALL 7 11 year olds! Join us on JANUARY 9 AND 23, 2016: Learn and recite the main Shabbat prayers and tunes Review the weekly Torah portion Discuss Israel and learn cool facts about the Holy Land Hang out with old friends and make new ones! Led by Sammy Chervitz and Yonatan Hirschhorn of Kadimah High Schoo Time: 10:00 a.m. Noon Tot Shabbat (age 5 and under, siblings welcome!) January Dates: JANUARY 16 AND 30, 2016 Parents and Grandparents come with the kids to participate in a fun, interactive, educational Tot Shabbat family service. Learn about Shabbat, Judaism, and how to pray with your children in a way they will appreciate and look forward to! Enjoy our songs, prayers, tiny Torahs, stories, special games and so much more! Time: 10:00 a.m. 11:30 am Where: Both take place in NHBZ Youth Lounge (NHBZ membership NOT required All levels of observance welcome!!!)

8 THE FIRST EVER NUSACH HARI B NAI ZION SUSHI NIGHT SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 Sushi Chef Aaron Edelstein Tuna Roll ($12: Tuna, cucumber, avocado) Salmon Roll ($11: Salmon, cucumber, avocado) California Roll ($10: Imitation "Crab", cucumber, avocado) Rainbow Roll ($13: A California roll layered with Tuna and Salmon) Veggie Roll ($7: Carrots, cucumber, avocado) Nusach Super Roll ($14: Tuna-Salmon-"Crab", cucumber & avocado) Nigiri ($3 each: Rice Ball Layered with Tuna OR Salmon) Egg Rolls (Price per order to be determined) PLUS: Drinks & Desserts: (3 Tickets: $2.00; Use tickets for 3 different items OR a combination of 3 items. Dessert Choices: Fruit, Big Chocolate Chip Cookie, 2 Almond Cookies) To Place a Carry-Out Order OR to make Reservations to Dine-In: to sushi.aaron@yahoo.com ~ Carry-Out Pick-Up Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m. ~ Dine-In FIRST Seating: 4:45 p.m. ~ Dine-In SECOND Seating: 6:15 p.m. SEATING IS LIMITED... Please make your Dine-In Reservations Early!!! RESERVATIONS for Dine-In Seating are MUST!!! ALL ORDERS MUST BE PRE-ORDERED BY NOON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 th. For CARRY-OUT: Include your Name, your Phone Number, AND your Order. For DINE-IN: Include your Name, your Phone Number, Number of People in your Party, if you want 1 st OR 2 nd Seating, AND your Order. ***DINE-IN reservations may also be made by calling by Noon on Mon., Jan. 11 th.

9 This Week At a Glance MINYAN! IT S GOOD FOR US & GOOD FOR YOU, TOO!!! Shabbos Jan. 9 Sunday Jan. 10 Monday Jan. 11 Tuesday Jan. 12 Wed. Jan. 13 Thurs. Jan. 14 Friday Jan. 15 Shabbos Jan. 16 Shacharis 9:00 am 8:00 am 6:45 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 9:00 am Mincha/Ma ariv 4:25 pm 4:45 pm 4:45 pm 4:45 pm 4:35 pm Ma ariv Only 6:45 pm 6:45 pm 6:45 pm NHBZ Event Planner (Check Shul News... for time, date or location changes.) Call the office, , ext. 2, to confirm the date and time of any event. All events will be at NHBZ unless otherwise noted. WEEKLY at NHBZ SHABBOS - Tefillah Class (9:30 am) led by Rabbi Yosef David - in the Rivkin Chapel. - Child Care (10:15 am Noon) for kids 3 & under in the Children s Room. - Learners Service (10:15 am) led by Rabbi Ze ev Smason in the Rivkin Chapel. - Shabbos Tanach (Bible) (One hour before Mincha) SUNDAY - Mishna Learning (after Shacharis) with Rabbi Chanan Swidler. - Mystical Moments with Rabbi Max Weiman. (between Mincha & Maariv.) - Tanya (8:00 pm) with Rabbi Shaya Mintz, of the St. Louis Kollel. MONDAY - Mah Jongg (Mondays, 4-6:00 pm) NHBZ Lower Level. Proceeds benefit The NHBZ Chesed Fund. WEDNESDAY - Rabbi Smason's Lunch & Learn (12:15-1:00 pm) Studying Pirkei Avos. BI-MONTHLY at NHBZ - JUNIOR CONGREGATION & TOT SHABBAT ~ Dates to be announced each month. - MONTHLY at NHBZ - Irvin Alper Social Club (First Sunday) 5:00 pm. - Mussar Mondays (First Monday) 7:00-7:45 pm. at the home of Richard & Mindy Woolf. - Women's Home Study Group (First Tuesday) 2:30 pm with Rabbi Shaya Mintz, of the St. Louis Kollel, at the home of Jackie Berkin. - Morris Lenga Yiddish Club (First Thursday) 7:30 pm at NHBZ. - Sisterhood (Third Tuesday) - Dine-In Pizza Night (Last Sunday) 5:00 7:00 pm Place Carry-Out Pizza orders by 10:00 am, , ext 2. Pick up time 4:30 4:45 pm. NHBZ Signature Events - Synaplex Shabbos - Shabbos Lunch & Learn

10 Cash Cards Do you SHOP? Do you TRAVEL? Do you give GIFTS? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you may be able to help NHBZ at NO ADDITIONAL COST to you! NHBZ participates in a nationwide program in which we sell CASH CARDS at face value, and the participating store or business allows us to keep a percentage (see below) of the proceeds at NO cost to you. The amounts that NHBZ gets varies from business to business, but definitely add up over time. We appreciate your support in this painless but potentially significant effort. A complete list of participating businesses can be found on our website at but a list of the more common cards requested are included on this order form. If you do not have access to a computer or the internet, please contact our office. We will be happy to mail the list to you. Cash Card orders are usually placed on or around the 15th and 30th days of each month, and the cards are usually availabl for pickup within 5 business days -- or we can make arrangements to mail or deliver your cards directly to you at your home Once you have your Cash Cards, you spend them just as if you have CASH IN HAND!!! Retailer Denomination % Quantity Total $ Retailer Denomination % Quantity Total (in Dollars) Amount (in Dollars) Amount Amazon.com $ % Jewel-Osco $ % AMC Theatres $ % $ % AMC Single Admit $ % Kohl's $ % American Airlines $ % $ % Barnes & Noble $ % Lowe's $ % $ % $ % Bath & Body $ % Macy's $ % Works $ % $ % Bed, Bath $ % Marshall's $ % and Beyond $ % Best Buy $ % Men's Warehouse $ % $ % Shell Gas Card $ % Build A Bear $ % Sinclair Gas Card $ % CVS $ % BP Gas Card $ % $ % Mobil Gas Card $ % Dillards $ % Office Max $ % The Gap/Old Navy/ $ % PetSmart $ % Banana Republic Sam's Club/ $ % Hallmark $ % Walmart $ % Home Depot $ % $ % $ % Starbucks $ % itunes $ % $ % $ % T.J. Maxx $ % JC Penney $ % Talbots $ % $ % Walgreens $ % Please specify: $ % Other (From List)** Whole Foods $ % Other (From List)** $ % TOTAL OF THIS ORDER: $ Orders & payments to NHBZ may be made by check or cash only, and MUST accompany your order form. Payments received after the 15th or 30th of the month will automatically be placed on the next order date. ** A complete list of more participating businessess can be found on our website at If you do not have access to a computer or the internet, please contact our office. We will be happy to mail the list to you. Once you have your Cash Cards, you spend them just as if you have CASH IN HAND!!! NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE Please mail my order to the above address. I will save NHBZ the postage by picking up my order at NHBZ. And please remember to use your Schnuck's Card for NHBZ credit!!!