August September 2012 Av - Elul 5772 No. 295

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1 August September 2012 Av - Elul 5772 No. 295 Lawrence Teitelman, Rabbi Meir Bilitzky, Founding Rabbi David Rouhani, President Young Israel of New Hyde Park th Avenue New Hyde Park, NY Office/Eruv update: (718) Alternate/Fax: (718) Website:

2 2 Masekhet Mikvaot (Sun. 8:50 AM) - Rabbi Teitelman Tanakh Shiur (Sat. 8:15 AM) - Rabbi Teitelman Shiur (Sat. 40 minutes before Mincha) - Rabbi Teitelman Ladies Shiur (dates/times TBA) - Nehama Teitelman Sefer Shmuel (Wed. 10:00 AM) - Rabbi Bilitzky Gemara Sanhedrin (Wed. 11:00 AM) - Rabbi Bilitzky Regular Classes: Daf Yomi (Mon.-Fri. 5:30 AM, Sat-Sun 7:30 AM) - Rabbi Teitelman Sept Su 8:10, MTh 6:10, W 8:00, TuF 6:15 AM 6:25 PM Haazinu 6:25 PM 6:23 PM 8:45 AM 9:11 / 9:47 AM 6:15 PM 7:25 PM Selichot: Sun 7:30 AM, Mon. 5:45, Tue. 6:00 AM Yom Kippur: Wed. Sept Su 8:10, MTu 8:00, WTh 6:10, F 6:15 AM 6:40 PM (W 6:30) Vayelekh Shuva 6:35 PM 6:35 PM 8:45 AM 9:09 / 9:45 AM 6:25 PM 7:36 PM Selichot: Sun 7:30 AM, Wed.-Fri. 5:45 AM Rosh Hashana: Mon.-Tues., Tzom Gedalya: Wed. Fast begins 5:28 AM, ends 7:41 PM Sept Su 8:10, MTh 6:10, TuWF 6:15 AM 6:50 PM Nitzavim 6:50 PM 6:47 PM 8:45 AM 9:07 / 9:43 AM 6:35 PM 7:48 PM Selichot: Sun 12:52 AM, Mon.-Fri. 5:45 AM TuWF 6:15 AM Sept. 2-8 SuM 8:10, Th 6:10, 7:00 PM Ki Tavo 7:00 PM 6:58 PM 8:45 AM 9:05 / 9:41 AM 6:50 PM 8:00 PM Legal Holiday: Mon. Aug Sept. 1 TuWF 6:15 AM Su 8:10, MTh 6:10, 7:10 PM Ki Tetze 7:00 PM 7:10 PM 8:45 AM 9:02 / 9:38 AM 7:00 PM 8:12 PM Aug Su 8:10, MTh 6:10, TuWF 6:15 AM 7:25 PM Shoftim 7:00 PM 7:21 PM 8:45 AM 9:00 / 9:36 AM 7:10 PM 8:23 PM Rosh Chodesh Elul: Sun. Aug Su 8:10, MTh 6:10, TuWF 6:15 AM 7:35 PM Re'eh 7:00 PM 7:32 PM 8:45 AM 8:57 / 9:33 AM 7:20 PM 8:33 PM Rosh Chodesh Elul: Sat. Week Of Weekday Mornings Weekday Evenings Shabbat Friday Candle- Shabbat Lastest Shema Shabbat Shabbat Mincha Lighting Morning (MA/GRA) Mincha Ends Notes

3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS and COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS President: David Rouhani COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS (CONTINUED) Membership: Anne Jasse 1st Vice President: 2nd Vice President: Treasurer: Selig Lenefsky Arthur Feldman Bill Isler North East Queens Jewish Community Council: Newsletter: Debbie Waxman Paige and Eric Finkelstein Trustees: Anne Jasse and Eta Mordkovich Publicity: Religious: Chuck Waxman Lawrence Barth Financial Secretary: Chairman of the Board: Yochanan Donath Lawrence Sobin Shalach Manot: Rashel Rouhani and Betsy Mandel Recording Secretary: Advertising: Maurine Sobin Marc Horowitz Seuda Shelishit: Simchat Torah Luncheon: Dovid Gottesman Ellen Barth and Lisa Lerner Bikur Cholim: Adrienne Wolf Yom HaShoah Committee: Chuck Waxman Calendar: Certificates: Education/Programming Fundraising: High Holiday Seats: Insurance: Journal Dinner Kiddush: Maintenance: Mikveh: Lisa and Howard Lerner Ilene Horowitz Anne Jasse Marc Horowitz Chuck Waxman Lawrence Barth Rena Gombo and Myra Grunfeld Lisa and Howard Lerner Joe Bettelheim and Marty Glick Lawrence Barth KIDDUSH RATES If you are interested in sponsoring a Kiddush, here are some of the prices: Bakery Cakes(pareve) $ Tuna & Egg Salad $ (separate from cake) Fruit Platters $75.00 (each) Cholent & Kugel $ Sapienza Bakery(dairy)$ Please note: A deposit is required at time of order. Sponsors are asked to pay in full prior to the Kiddush or Seuda Shelishit date. Payments can be dropped off in our shul office or given to the Lerners or Dovid Gottesman. ****Prices are subject to change**** 3

4 RABBI'S MESSAGE The Talmud (Taanit 29a) states ke-shem she-mishe-nikhnas Av mema atin be-simcha, kakh mi-shenikhnas Adar marbim be-simcha Just as the Hebrew month of Av unleashes a reduction of happiness, Adar commences an increase of it. Yet whereas in the case of Adar, with the anticipated succession of Pesach, that cheer continues unabated into Nissan, with regard to Av, the cheerlessness does a reverse-face midway through the month. Only six days after we observe Tisha B Av the saddest day on the Jewish calendar do we also celebrate Tu B Av what the Talmud (ibid 30b) considers the year s happiest. While the Talmud does not directly take note of this irony, it does further contribute to it with its explanation of the respective occasions. The Talmud identifies, among some other possible causes, two decidedly striking factors for the calamities of Tisha B Av: Sinat Chinam gratuitous hatred (Yoma 9b) and Shelo Berkhu ba-torah Techila, that Jews did not recite the proper blessing before Torah-study, generally understood to reflect some underlying deficiency in their attitude toward Talmud Torah (Nedarim 81a). Tu B Av, on the other hand, is a festival of Jewish love and unity, when marriage between tribes first became permitted and women tried to recruit husbands in a leveled playing field, and marked an opportunity to devote more time to Talmud Torah. Thus, Tu B Av not only projects a diametrically opposite mood, but in a sense is aimed to correct precisely that which we mourn on Tisha B Av. This year in particular highlights the chiastic relationship between Tisha B Av and Tu B Av with the Siyum Hashas of Daf Yomi taking place just between these two dates. Over 90,000 Jews assembled at MetLife stadium in New Jersey, along with satellite connections to cities across the worldwide Jewish community, to celebrate the completed study of the Babylonian Talmud one double-sided page a day for 2,711 consecutive days. Ashrei ayin raatah kol eleh how beautiful it was to witness the convergence of often-distinct and disparate groups, uniting in person and spirit, to share our common heritage the study of Torah. PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Dear Congregants, On behalf of the Executive Board, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer weather with your families. Here at Young Israel of New Hyde Park, there have been some wonderful events in the past few months. After having an exciting Journal Dinner honoring our dear members back in March, we had a very memorable Yom HaShoah program at our Shul in April. Our guest speaker for the evening was Mr. Leo Zisman, a Holocaust survivor who, through his warm words, planted the seed of Emunah in each one of us. Mr. Zisman with his tale of survival, showed us that we should never give up hope, no matter how gloomy the situation. The second Shabbos in May, we had the pleasure of hosting the Yachad Rayim group in our community. The Shul was buzzing! With their presence, these young people brought words of Torah and Nachas to our community. With great pride and joy, I am happy to announce our Mikvah project, which I believe is one of the most beautiful Mikvaot built in our area, is going through the process of obtaining the Certificate of Occupancy by our professional expediter. After completing this step, all we need is rain! At this tremendous milestone, on behalf of our Mikvah committee, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our members, friends and families, and also the organization Mikvah USA for endless support and generosity toward this Mitzvah of Taharat Mishpacha. I am also pleased to inform our friends that we shall start the Elevator project that our late beloved member, Mrs. Louella Glick a h, initiated. This project shall be named after her, as she worked hard to make it happen for our Shul. You may show your support for this cause by sending in your donations and have it ear-marked as The Elevator Fund. I look forward to seeing you all in our Shul and at our future events. David Rouhani President Message continued top of page 5 4

5 FOOD CERTIFICATES Food certificates are a wonderful and simple way to help raise funds for the shul's capital improvements. Each member family has an annual obligation to purchase certificates in the following amounts: Single: $600 Family: $1,200 Single Senior: $500 Couple Senior: $1,000 Those who don't meet their obligation will be charged 5% of that amount. Gift cards are available for our area's three major supermarkets, Pathmark, Waldbaum s, and Stop & Shop. We also have Mazur s and A & A Gourmet. Lastly there are Chessed Dollars that are accepted by many kosher establishments. RABBI'S MESSAGE continued This simcha of international proportions was made even more special bracketed by two siyumim that we celebrated back home at YINHP, the completion of Yershalmi Berakhot by the Sunday-morning shiur and Moed Katan by the pre-shacharit study group. We hope that the excitement generated by these events will inspire even greater aspirations for and accomplishments in Talmud Torah both on the global and local levels. May we merit the blessings of the concluding passage of several of the tractates in the Talmud that Torah scholars and scholarship lead to increased peace in the world. Bivrakha, Lawrence Teitelman YINHP Clothing Pantry ( Gemach ) To donate new or gently-used clothes, women s hats, or plastic or wooden hangers to benefit needy families in Queens and Nassau Counties, please contact please contact Clothing Gemach Coordinator Mark Krieger at LIKE US ON FACEBOOK They can be purchased from: Ilene Horowitz , Paige Finkelstein , Art Feldman , Rena Gombo , or the shul office. Everybody shops (and eats) so there really is little excuse but to participate in the program, not just to fulfill your obligation, but to make it a habit year round. 5

6 ISRAEL ADVOCACY PROGRAM Yom Hashoah program for the community, co-sponsored by National Council of Young Israel, Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council, Queens Jewish Community Council, and Bell Park Jewish Center Leibel (Leo) Zisman gives the keynote address, recounting the many miracles of his survival of the Holocaust and his faith in G-d that facilitated his courage during these most trying times. Participants recite a Psalm and Kaddish, in memory of the 6,000,000 Jews who died during the Holocaust. Holocaust survivor Alex Hershenbaum lights a memorial candle. YINHP Siyum of Yerushalmi Masekhet Berakhot Jerry Gombo, Rabbi Teitelman, Al Dresner, Sid Fine, and (via cellphone) Jeff Grunfeld recite the Hadran and concluding prayers upon completion of Tractate Berakhot of the Jerusalem Talmud. Some seventy people celebrate this milestone at the Seudat Mitzvah dinner, where Rabbi Tzvi Kramer was the guest speaker. 6

7 ISRAEL BONDS YINHP Shlomi Kaufman, Deputy Consul General of Israel in New York, delivers the keynote address at the Israel Bonds Breakfast. (Photo: Stanley Barth) Rabbi Teitelman presents the Israel Bonds award to breakfast honorees Chuck and Debbie Waxman. (Photo: Stanley Barth) AMERICAN RED CROSS AWARD Rabbi Teitelman with breakfast honorees Chuck and Debbie Waxman. (Photo: Stanley Barth) Yerushalayim YINHP members studying at Yeshivot/Seminaries in Israel - Mark Lerner (Netiv Aryeh), Chaim Mandel (Lev Hatorah), and Ilana Stevelman (Scharfman s) - join Rabbi Teitelman, Yael, Sara, and Atara for dinner in Jerusalem during the Teitelman s recent trip to Israel. (Photo by Ilana Stevelman) 7

8 THANK YOU NOTES: YACHAD AND YINHP: YINHP members Emily Feldman and Allison Horowitz both appeared in the inaugural issue of Belong, the magazine of The National Jewish Council for Disabilities (Yachad). Emily is shown at the National Family Shabbaton, while Allison appears among the Team-Yachad participants in the Miami Marathon. (A free Park Page dedication to the first non-horowitz who finds her in the picture.) Allison and Emily also organized the Yachad Shabbaton held in May at YINHP. 8

9 MAZAL TOV TO: Sabrina and Max Gornish on the birth of their daughter Hannah Sophia (Sara Chaya) in St. Louis, and to grandparents Myra and Jeff Grunfeld and Roberta and Larry Gornish, and great-grandfather Mr. Seymour Rubin. Rabbi Ilan and Alana Schwartz upon Ilan's receipt of rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva Madreigas Haadam, and to Ilan s father Stan Schwartz and the entire family. David and Lillian Nelson on the birth of their first grandchild, a son Yaakov Mordechai ha-kohen to Aliza and Dr. Kenneth Weiss of Berkley, CA. Dr. and Mrs. Jahan Aghalar on the birth of daughter Yael. Abby and Daniel Basalely on the birth of a baby girl Ellie Phyllis (Rachel Elisheva), named in memory of Phyllis Kazlow a h. Mazal tov also to big brother Menashe Mordechai, grandparents Arlene and Art Feldman and Rozita and Aziz Basalely, aunt Emily Feldman, Uncle Michael and Aunt Rebecca Feldman, and great-grandparents Joseph Kazlow and Regina Feldman. Stefan and Tal Coleman on the birth of a daughter Tamar, and to big siblings Avigayil and Ezra. The Rakovsky family on the birth of a baby girl, Eliana Masha. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Kramer on the birth of a grandson, first son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Meir Kramer. Irene and Kal Talansky on the birth of their greatgranddaughter Dina Sara, and to parents Heidi and Jonathan Talansky. Dave Dayan and Laura Schwartz on their engagement. Happy 100th birthday to YINHP alumna Bess Klepper of Glen Oaks. Larry and Ruth Shifman on their 70th wedding anniversary. MAZAL TOV TO continued: Jamie Herskovits and Josh Gombo on their wedding, and to Rena and Jerry Gombo, Jen and Eric Gombo, Irene Dicker, Marilyn and Israel Gombo, as well as the entire Gombo, Dicker, and Herskovits families. Nate Jaret-grandson of Shirley Jaret, son of Dr. Alec and Mazal Jaret upon his graduation from Yeshiva University Summa Cum Laude and making aliyah to Israel. He is now serving in the Israeli military and will be married in August to Rachelli Kenner of Israel. Rachel Efrat Jaret who made aliyah last fall and is in college in Jerusalem. CONDOLENCES TO: Martin Glick; brother Sheldon (and Arlene) Palmer; daughters Debbie (and Joseph) Gul, Joyce (and Niki) Ashkenazy, and Ellen (and Larry) Barth; and grandchildren - Alaina, Jason, Risa; Aaron, Jonathan; Aron, Jordan, and Jeremy on the passing of Louella Glick a h. Irene Dicker, Martin (and Anne) Mermelstein, Dr. Jay Mermelstein; grandchildren Rena (and Jerry) Gombo, Mordy (and Wendy) Dicker, Karen (and Jeffrey) Weinberg, Shira (and Randall) Rothschild; and great-grandchildren Josh (and Jamie), Eric (and Jen); Corey and Zach; Ethan, Samantha, Linsey; Alex, Max, and Isabel on the passing of Dotty Mermelstein a h. Charlie and Shirley Blaut on the passing of Charlie s sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Arthur Meyer z l. Sidney and Helaine Bendrihem on the passing of his mother, former YINHP member Alegria Bendrihem. We mourn the passing of longtime community member and our shul s senior Cohen Mr. Leonard Goodman z l. Mr. and Mrs. Zia Azizian on the passing of Mr. Azizian s sister Leah Khosrabi a h. Chaim and Linda Israeli, Dov and Elaad, on the passing of Chaim s brother Mr. Ken (Chanoch) Israeli z l, and also to Ken s wife Ziva and their children Ron, Orlee, and Gil. 9

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