Shabbat Parashat Lech Lecha November 1st, Cheshvan 5775 Kiddush on Shabbat Is Sponsored by

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1 YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD 2240 ALBANY AVENUE WEST HARTFORD, CT Web Site: צאתכם לשלום Inna, to Arie Shteyntsayg and צאתכם לשלום Sarah, Rivkah & Benya Stein who are moving this weekend! Rabbi Weinberg will be away this weekend Please note that from this week forward the YIWH Mincha, Monday - Thursday, will take place at HHNE - Please make every effort to attend to ensure we have a minyan. MANY THANKS As our sukkah's are being unassembled" (thank you again Tsion for seeing that the shul sukkah goes up and down at its appointed time!!) and this yom tov season comes to an end I'd like to once again thank all of the dedicated shul members who's efforts really enabled the shul as a whole to have a beautiful and spirited last days of yom tov. Rabbi Weinberg and the gabbaim (Zvi and David) who spend a huge amount of time and effort to ensure a meaningful and seamless yom tov. Thank you to both guests and members who read torah and davened so beautifully! Having a flowing supply of sustenance for kids and adults came to us all, through the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers led by Juanita Moss, Judith Hessing, Shayne Kesler, and Judie Patel. Thank you so much for your thoughtful and thorough execution of the refreshments that we all enjoyed and of course those families who generously contributed the funds to make it possible. (and to Steve Luger for the constant supply of chocolate!!) Thank you to the Braunshweiger family for our mega tallit hoisted over an ever-growing group of youngsters!! And finally, a thank you to my board (along with Vivian Zablotsky & Ilana Bernstein)-who each stepped up to contribute to the ruach and successful completion of a beautiful holiday season! Rabbi Brahm Weinberg or rabbi@youngisraelwh.org Debra Luger or deluge613@sbcglobal.net Shabbat Parashat Lech Lecha November 1st, Cheshvan 5775 Kiddush on Shabbat Is Sponsored by Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Rabbi Gary Lavit on the occasion of the yahrzeit of his father Eliezer Khayim ben Simkha ha-levi u Malka מזל טוב to Arielle (Blum) and Binyamin מזל טוב מזל טוב boy. Zomberg on the birth of a baby to Grandparents Shoshana & Rick Blum; Arielle's siblings Alana, Daniel & Adam, and step-siblings Seth, Evan, Hanna, Naomi & Micah & the entire Blum and Zomberg families! to Eli Gelb on the birth of a מזל טוב מזל Miriam. granddaughter to his daughter to great-grandparents Sally & Bumi Gelb טוב and the entire Gelb family! to Akiva Berger on his engagement to מזל טוב Gabrielle Hiller from Fairlawn, NJ. to Shira (Solonche) & Philip Pokras מזל טוב on the birth of twin baby girls! ברוך דין האמת We regret to inform you of the passing of Ari (Helene) Bousbib's father, Moshe Bousbib. The burial was in Yerushalyim. He sat shiva in Yerushalyim until Wednesday and is sitting now in Monsey, at 5 Jay Court, from Thursday until Monday morning. May Ari & the entire Bousbib family be comforted among the mourners for Zion and Yerushalayim. We are sorry to inform you of the passing of Goldie Lichter, beloved mother of Arlen (Audrey) Lichter & grandmother of Jenny & Eliad Shmuel, Shari & Sam Raymond, and Simon; and great grandmother of Doni & Shmuel. May Arlen & the entire Lichter family be comforted among the mourners for Zion and Yerushalayim. We are sorry to inform you of the passing of Anna Kesler, Chaja bat Yaakov, beloved mother of Bernard (Linda) Kesler; and grandmother of Shayne & Stu Kesler & family, and Lauren & Jason Tuvel & family. May the entire Kesler family be comforted among the mourners for Zion & Yerushalayim Editor: Judie Patel bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford, Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford

2 FALL/WINTER CLASSES AT YIWH MISHNA BRURAH CLASS With Rabbi Sheinkopf Shabbat Mornings at 8:15AM TUESDAY NIGHT CLASS Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18 Rabbi S.R. Hirsch Torah Im Derech Eretz Are we the Inheritors of this Tradition?? Tuesdays, November 25th, December 2,& 9 Analysis of the Shmitta Year in Israel & Diaspora WEEKLY AUDIO CLASS 10 Minutes on Tefilla This class will be ed every week We will be studying Shearim B Tefilla of Rabbi Shimshon Dovid Pincus z l. RABBI WEINBERG S SUNDAY MORNING GEMARA CLASS - Masechet Beitzah Playful Pals at the Sigel Hebrew Academy FREE playgroup for all children birth - 5 years-old (with caregiver) Tuesdays, October 21 - November 25 from 10am - 11am New Theme every week - including art, gym, music, & library classes, Circle time, snacks, crafts led by one of our own Pre-school teachers RSVP to office@sigelacademy.org or MIKVEH BESS ISRAEL MOVIE NIGHT Saturday night, November 22nd at 8:00 PM at YIWH SINGING THROUGH TEARS Join Mikveh Bess Israel and watch an original, thought provoking short film followed by lively discussion Women Only A short documentary about women & their love of Musical Theatre in the midst of death & Tragedy SAVE THE DATE SHABBAT ACHIM - COMMUNITY SHABBAT Parshat Vayishlach December 5 th - 6th Details to Follow HHNE ANNUAL GALA Sunday, December 7th This event celebrates community leaders who have been instrumental in the creation, growth and support of Hebrew High School of New England and the Jewish community. Honoring Ann Pava and Diane Troderman President's Award Recipient David R. Miller At the Emanuel Synagogue RSVP by Monday, November 24th ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Page 2 Acknowledgment or Kid s Corner donations should be sent to: Debbie Luger at 37 Miamis Road, WH, CT Vera Schwarcz & Jason Wolfe: In memory of Goldie Lichter In honor of David Shamash's Birthday: Jeanette & Bob Coven Maurice & Ann Shamash Judie & Lal Patel Harriet & Mark Rosenblit on the marriage of Alyssa & David Laura & Stu Miller on the marriage of Tova & Cam on the Bar Mitzvah of their Grandson David ADOPTING IDF UNITS WITH YIWH S 3 SOLDIERS We have received a request for warm winter jackets. Why the IDF does not supply them is beyond me but we have collected over $ and I have contacted the organization which is going to look into buying at least some jackets for our adopted units. But we still could use more funds to buy more jackets and other necessities for our soldiers. Contributions may be made out to : US address: Friends of Yashar Lachayal 49 Meadow Lane Lawrence, NY Web site - Thanks, Bob YIWH YEAR-LONG TORAH LEARNING PROJECT 5775 THIS YEAR WE WILL BE STUDYING: The Concise Book of Mitzvot by The Chafetz Chaim SHABBAT MITZVOT TO STUDY 11/1 Positive SCRIP PROGRAM Thank you to our shul members who have either recently started to participate in the Scrip program or who have continued their involvement. I am happy to report that from July 1st our shul has raised $3152. Twelve new families have started to buy supermarket gift cards since July, and two new families enrolled to make purchases from their favorite retailers. I am happy to announce that we just bought a limited number of $100 gift cards from Whole Foods to sell to the shul members directly. They are on a first come first serve basis so come while supplies last. Daniella (Cell)

3 Parshat Lech Lecha - Rabbi David Silverberg ( Page 3 Parashat Lekh-Lekha tells of the separation between Avraham and his nephew, Lot. Unable to manage together given the vast wealth they accumulated, they decide to part ways, with Lot choosing to relocate in the corrupt city of Sedom, while Avraham remains in the region west of Sedom, in the Judean Hills. (See 13:5-13.) After Lot's departure, God appears to Avraham and reiterates His promise to give the Land of Canaan to Avraham's offspring: "The Lord said to Avraham after Lot had parted from him: Raise your eyes and look out from the place where you are for I give all the land that you see to you and your offspring forever " (13:14-15). The Torah's introduction to this promise, "The Lord said to Avraham after Lot had parted from him," suggests a connection between this promise and Lot's recent departure. Wherein lies this connection? Why did Lot's separation from Avraham warrant a repetition of God's promise to Avraham? Rashi, based on the Midrash Tanchuma, explains that in truth, Lot's separation did not necessitate God's reiteration of His promise, but rather allowed it, it made it possible. Meaning, God wanted to remind Avraham of His promise, but the presence of Lot, whom Rashi describes here as a "rasha" (wicked person), precluded the possibility of a divine revelation to Avraham. Only once Lot left Avraham's side could God once again reveal Himself to Avraham and repeat His promise. Radak suggests a different explanation, claiming that God here informs Avraham that he alone will inherit the land. Lot himself no longer enjoys any rights to Eretz Canaan, and no one else will take Lot's place alongside Avraham. Rather, Avraham alone with receive rights to the land and bequeath it to his offspring. An interesting variation of this approach appears in the work "Tishbi," by Rav Shraga Pollak. He suggests that after Lot's departure, Avraham felt uneasy about his sudden solitude, he was intimidated by the prospect of having to embark on his mission alone, without anyone at his side. How can he hope to spread the teachings of ethical monotheism in a pagan world without any assistance? God therefore reassures him, "Look out from the place where you are " From this very situation, from the solitude and isolation Avraham currently experiences, he will inherit Canaan and build a nation that will represent his values. God here informs Avraham that throughout his descendants' history, they will be subjected to loneliness and seclusion, they must engage in a bitter struggle against the entire world, with little if any support or assistance from without. Many years later, the sorcerer Bilam describes Am Yisrael as, "a people that dwells apart, not reckoned among the nations" (Bamidbar 23:9). This is the destiny of the Jewish people a destiny of distinction and aloneness. Parashat Lekh-Lekha describes Avraham as "Avram ha-ivri" "Avram the Hebrew" (14:13). Chazal explain this expression to mean, "He stands on one side ['ever echad'], and the entire world stands on the other." Whereas Avraham may have thought that he will accomplish his mission together with the assistance of Lot, he is now informed that he must go about this struggle on his own a symbol of the isolation with which his progeny will have to contend for millennia to come. Tuesday Night Class Tuesdays November 4, 11, 18 Rabbi S.R. Hirsch Torah Im Derech Eretz Are we the Inheritors of this tradition?? These classes will round out our discussion of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch that we studied this summer. This will be a brand new unit and therefore even if you did not attend the summer you will be able to follow just fine. Tuesdays November 25, December 2, 9 Analysis of the Shemitta Year in Israel and Diaspora DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP SATURDAY NIGHT. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is this weekend, which means we gain an hour of sleep Sunday morning. Clocks will turn back an hour at 2 a.m., marking the beginning of Standard Time. What this means is the days will have one less hour of daylight in the evening for the next four months. Standard Time is used through March 8, when we'll make the transition back to Daylight Saving Time.

4 October 31st - November 7th, 2014 Shabbat Parashat Lech Lecha Friday, October 31st - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:30 a.m Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 5:28 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 5:33 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, November 1st at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:59 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 5:15 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 6:27 p.m. of Kiddushim: DON T FORGET TO MOVE YOUR CLOCKS BACK FOR STANDARD TIME Semi-Deluxe for $250 Sunday, November 2nd - Thursday, November 6th & Deluxe for $350 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 5:32 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. Shacharit Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Jason Dulberg at Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:20 p.m. Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:20 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE 11/15 Anonymous Friday, November 7th - Erev Shabbat 11/22 Wolpaw Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 11/29 Rosen Candle Lighting 4:20 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 4:25 p.m.

5 November 7th - 14th, 2014 Shabbat Parashat Vayera Friday, November 7th - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:30 a.m Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 5:20 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 5:25 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, November 8th at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:03 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 4:05 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:19 p.m. of Kiddushim: Sunday, November 9th - Thursday, November 13th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 5:32 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:15 p.m. Jason Dulberg at Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:15 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Friday, November 14th - Erev Shabbat 11/15 Anonymous Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 11/22 Wolpaw Candle Lighting 4:13 p.m. 11/29 Rosen Mincha/Maariv 4:18 p.m. 12/13 Glahn

6 November 14th - 21st, 2014 Shabbat Parashat Chayei Sarah Friday, November 14th - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 4:13 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 4:18 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, November 15th at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:08 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 3:55 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:12 p.m. of Kiddushim: Sunday, November 16th - Thursday, November 20th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 5:48 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday - Followed by Breakfast 8:15 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:10 p.m. Jason Dulberg at Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:10 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Friday, November 21st - Erev Shabbat 11/15 Anonymous Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 11/22 Wolpaw Candle Lighting 4:07 p.m. 11/29 Rosen Mincha/Maariv 4:12 p.m. 12/13 Glahn

7 November 21st - 28th, 2014 Shabbat Mevorchim Parashat Toldot Friday, November 21st - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 4:07 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 4:12 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, November 22nd at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:13 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 3:50 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:07 p.m. of Kiddushim: Sunday, November 23rd - Thursday, November 27th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 5:55 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday - Rosh Chodesh Kislev 8:00 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit Monday 6:40 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Jason Dulberg at Shacharit Thursday - Thanksgiving 8:15 a.m. Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:05 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:05 p.m. 11/22 Wolpaw 11/29 Rosen Friday, November 28th - Erev Shabbat 12/13 Glahn Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv 8:15 a.m. 4:04 p.m. 4:09 p.m.

8 November 28th - December 5th, 2014 Shabbat Parashat Vayetzei Friday, November 28th - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 4:04 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 4:09 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, November 29th at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:18 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 3:50 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:04 p.m. of Kiddushim: Sunday, November 30th - Thursday, December 4th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:02 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday - Rosh Chodesh Kislev 8:00 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:05 p.m. Jason Dulberg at Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:05 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Friday, December 5th - Erev Shabbat 11/29 Rosen Shacharit 6:45 a.m. 12/13 Glahn Candle Lighting 4:02 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 4:07 p.m.

9 December 5th - 12th, 2014 Shabbat Parashat Vayishlach Friday, December 5th - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 4:02 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 4:07 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, December 6th at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:18 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 3:50 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:02 p.m. of Kiddushim: Sunday, December 7th - Thursday, December 11th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:09 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday 8:15 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit Monday - Thursday 6:40 a.m. Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:05 p.m. Jason Dulberg at Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:05 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Friday, December 12th - Erev Shabbat 12/13 Glahn Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Candle Lighting 4:02 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 4:07 p.m.

10 December 12th - 19th, 2014 Shabbat Parashat Vayeishev Friday, December 12th - Erev Shabbat Shacharit 6:45 a.m. Contact Judie Patel at , or Candle Lighting 4:02 p.m. bulletin@youngisraelwh.org Mincha/Maariv 4:07 p.m. to check the availability of the date Shabbat, December 13th at Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:28 a.m. Checks need to be received the Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv 3:50 p.m. There are three types Shabbat Ends 5:03 p.m. of Kiddushim: Sunday, December 14th - Thursday, December 18th Semi-Deluxe for $250 Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:14 a.m. & Deluxe for $350 Shacharit...Sunday 8:15 a.m. With supplements available. Shacharit Monday 6:40 a.m. Shacharit Tuesday - Wednesday 6:45 a.m. For Seudah Shlishit contact Shacharit Wednesday - Thursday - Chanukah 6:30 a.m. Jason Dulberg at Mincha/Maariv...Sunday at YIWH 4:05 p.m. Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday at HHNE 4:05 p.m. KIDDUSH SCHEDULE Friday, December 19th - Chanukah Erev Shabbat Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv 6:30 a.m. 4:04 p.m. 4:09 p.m. 12/13 Glahn