Weekly Highlights. Parshat Lech Lecha. First Carlebach and Sushi of the season! November 25th. Shabbos Honors:

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1 N E R T A M I D G R E E N S P R I N G V A L L E Y S Y N A G O G U E Weekly Highlights November 12, , 5777 Parshat Lech Lecha Shabbos Honors: Pesukei Dezimra: Peter Sterba Shacharis: Rabbi Moshe Shur Gabboim: Abe Kaplansky, Peter Sterba Torah Reading: Parshat Lech Lecha P. 54 Ba al Kriyah: Dr. Todd Burstyn Haftorah P.1133: Martin Sussman Mussaf: R Nossi Gross Sermon: Rabbi Yisrael Motzen Kiddush Sponsors Martin Sussman in memory of his beloved father Hank Sussman Shalosh Seudos Sponsors The Shalosh Seudos Fund First Carlebach and Sushi of the season! November 25th Please consider becoming a sponsor for $300 YAF Dinner: November 25th $15 per adult, $5 per child, $40 family max. RSVP by November 22 Call the Shul office for details (410)

2 Schedule of Services: November 11 - November 18 S U N MON T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T 11 Candle Lighting 4:36 PM 12 Shacharis 9:00 AM Krias Shema: 9:19AM Navi Class: 3:30 PM Mincha 4:20 PM Maariv/Havdalah 5:36 PM Shacharis 8:30AM Mincha/Maariv Shacharis 6:30 AM Mincha/Maariv Shacharis 6:45 AM Mincha/Maariv: Shacharis 6:45 AM Mincha/Maariv: Shacharis 6:30 AM Mincha/Maariv Shacharis 6:45 AM Mincha Candle Lighting 4:31 PM Page 2 November 12 / 11 Ruth Akman Betty Belman Harry Fenster Belle Goldberg Myrtle Rubenstein Morris Steinberg November 13 / 12 Ida Berman Jack I. Cohen Elsa Gold Herman Mandelstan Ruth Meyers Abraham Rosenblum Yahrtzeits Arthur Young November 14 / 13 Rosa Glaser Daniel May Mary Smith November 15 / 14 Ilona Kanner Baruch Kozlovsky Chaya Leah Kozlovsky Jerry Kruger Beatrice F. Levin Herman Sussman November 16 / 15 Miriam Caplan Benjamin Gamerman November 17 / 16 Yaakov Kimelfarb Mary Milner Fred Sterba November 18 / 17 Arnold Besser David Alan Glassband Laurence Katz Doris Stark

3 Contributions The Synagogue Fund: Stuart Renbaum in memory of Herman Mandelstan Irma Pretsfelder in memory of her father Isidor Wertheim David and Ruthie Eisenberg in memory of Dr. Irvin Kidorf Florine Rosenberg in memory of her mother Mildred Rudick Philip Kershner in memory of his mother Sylvia Kershner Bernard Siegel in memory of his father Herman Siegel Capital Improvement Fund: Cerrill Meister to the family of Liza Zlotak, on the loss of their mother and grandmother Max and Irene Jacob Fund: Cerrill Meister: - to Max and Irene Jacob on the birth of a new great granddaughter - to Lyn and Chaim Bendicoff on the birth of a new grandchild The Youth Fund: Sybil Barer: - to Irwin Hochberg, best wishes and speedy recovery - Happy birthday to Roberta Kaplan - Mazel Tov to Fran and Henry Reitberger on the wedding of their granddaughter - Welcome home to Ruth Leibowitz Mazal Tov to Dr. Scott and Roberta Steppa on the engagement of their son Aaron(Andrew) to Ilanna Newman Mazal Tov to Dr. Todd Burstyn on his Bar Mitzvah Anniversary! We are updating our cholim list. If you have someone you would like to add to the list, please rabbi@nertamid.net. All names that had been previously placed have been removed.

4 Community Announcements Baltimore Shabbat Project 2016 News Update: The South Africa Shabbat Project has requested that Baltimore solicit national coverage, possibly international coverage for what we are creating! For general information about the Shabbat project and how to get more involved check out: Close Shabbat with the Community-wide One Day Havdalah concert featuring Matisyahu! Saturday night, November 12 th at 7pm at Ram s Head Live! An event you don t want to miss! There will be activities focused on lights, awesome giveaways and a Havdalah ceremony and concert led by Matisyahu himself! Tickets are $15.00 in advance! Saturday Night Family Learning For families with children of all ages November 19, 2016, 6:45 pm The first Family learning evening will be in the chapel Saturday night It is a great way for families and individuals to spend an hour of Saturday night meaningfully. We hope to have music for this opening event. Join us for a fabulous Ladies Night Out on Motzei Shabbat, November 19th at 8 PM, there will be music, dancing,zumba and Bootcamp demonstrations, shopping, nosh and refreshments! Meet your friends and hopefully make a few new ones. Vendors include The Mimi Boutique, Babybandini, Jamberry Nail Art, Judaica by Silvia Schmelzer, Deborah Varon Jewelry, Arbonne with Gabby Burger, and more. Please RSVP by 11/15 to janetpax57@gmail.com or you can call Estelle at Admission is $10 for Ner Tamid Sisterhood members and $15 for non-members. Payments can be made at nertamid.net or at the door. Any questions feel free to call Janet Birman Tuesday Evenings 7:30-8:30: Beginner Women s Dance Class (Israeli Folk Dancing) 8:30-9:30: Intermediate 9:30-10:30: Advanced Come join in at any time Come with a friend! Contact Lyn Bendicoff (410) or bendicoff@gmail.com for more information. NEXT LIL SISTERHOOD is Nov. 13Th at 10:00 AM. We are making fleece blankets for a mitzvah project. We need a few volunteers to precut fringes on the fleece BEFORE the event. Please RSVP to Janet vintagerose2@comcast.net or if you can help with preparations NOVEM BE R 12, Page 4

5 Ongoing Programs Adult Education Weekly Classes Shabbos Malkeisah: 15 minutes before Shabbos Services To Reach Rabbi Motzen: Office: Cell: Navi Class: 50 Minutes before Mincha Gemara Class: Sunday morning after Shacharis Three Part Series on SIN: Sunday 8PM Jewish Philosophy Class: Tuesday 8:15PM, 6008 Pimlico Road Parsha Class: Thursdays at 9 PM at the Motzen Residence, 6008 Pimlico Road Rabbi's Blog: You can find the Rabbi s blog on our website, NEW! The Daily Halacha Blog has expanded! In addition to the daily Halacha, I will be adding a short snippet from Pirkei Avot. As a shul, we will be studying Pirkei Avot between Mincha and Mariv this year and I wanted to share it with our virtual attendees as well. Be sure to sign up for the blog s daily . From the Rabbi s Inbox: To all the ladies of Ner Tamid & their friends: Please come together to recite the Book of Psalms (Tehilim) On Tuesdays at 8 PM Reciting Tehilim is a beautiful mitzvah! During Shalosh Seudos, Rabbi Motzen will discuss Halachic questions that he received over the course of the week. NOVEM BE R 12, Page 5

6 Ongoing Programs All you ever wanted to know about The Afterlife but didn't know who to ask A series by Rabbi Motzen Thursday, November 17 at 11 AM Join Rabbi Motzen for a Three-Part Series on [SIN] The Garden of Eden Revisited Original Sin: Christianity and Judaism The Inevitability of Sin in Chassidus Sundays November 13, 20 at 8 PM NOVEM BE R 12, Page 6

7 Youth Events Saturday Night Family Learning For families with children of all ages November 19, 2016, 6:45 pm December 10, 2016, 6:45 pm January 7, 2017, 6:50 pm February 4, 2017, 7:30 pm February 25, 2017, 7:45 pm Pizza sponsored by the Ohr Chadash PTA. For Sponsorships please contact It s Girl Scout Cookie Time Shmuz and Snack, Shabbos morning 10:15 am in the Youth Lounge! Grades 5 12 November 12, 19, 26 November 26 led by Max Shapiro Kid Chefs, Students ages Registration is closed. Cooking classes for children in a safe learning environment that encourages discovery and creativity. $24 for 4 classes, $8 for individual classes. Sunday mornings 9:30 11 am. November 20, Lasagna Roll Ups / Popcorn Turkey Ball Turkey December 4, Arctic Finger Food Contact our leaders to buy cookies and support the troops. Girl Scout Troops Daisy troop 5763 (K - 1 grades) gstroop5763daisy@gmail.com Brownie Troop 1949 (2-3 grades) yheistand@gmail.com Junior Troop 1670 (4-5 grades) gstroop613junior@gmail.com Cadette Troop 3613 (6-8 grades) gstroop3613cadettes@gmail.com All groups begin at 10:15 am. Group Age/Grade Room Leader Tiny Tots 2-3 years 1 Laura Larson Gan 4-5 years 11 Rachel Shar Junior Minyan 1-2 grades 6 Orit Gnatt Tween Minyan 3-6 grades 9 Chaim Wolfish Girl Scout Troop 613 For info contact Daisy troop 5763 (K - 1 grades) gstroop5763daisy@gmail.com Brownie Troop 1949 (2-3 grades) yheistand@gmail.com Junior Troop 1670 (4-5 grades) gstroop613junior@gmail.com Cadette Troop 3613 (6-8 grades) gstroop3613cadettes@gmail.com Cub and Boy Scout (443) Troop1299@NerTamid.net and BaltimorePack1299@gmail.com

8 Thank you to everybody who helped with the Ner Tamid / YACHAD shabbaton last Shabbos. It was a great event. December 2-3, 2016, Senior YACHAD Shabbaton. Details to be announced. Weekly Quotation: Don t tell G-d how big your problems are, tell your problems how big G-d is.