Welcome to the DAT Minyan! Candle 5:28 Lighting pm Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim February 25 2017-29 Shevat, 5777 Joseph Friedman, Rabbi David Fishman, President Shabbat Schedule Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during the service. FRIDAY 5:30 pm: Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv (Shema should be recited after 6:26 pm) SHABBAT Parasha: Page 416, 484 / Haftarah: Page 1156 7:30 am: Hashkama Minyan 8:30 am: Tefilla Warm-up with Ellyn Hutt (MPR) 9:00 am: Shacharit (Shema should be recited before 9:26 am) Kiddush is sponsored this week by the shul in honor of our new members 4:00 pm: HS Boys Gemara w/ Dr. Nathan Rabinovitch at the Rabinovitch home 4:15 pm: Rabbi Friedman s Shabbat Afternoon Class: How Different REALLY is Judaism from Christianity? 5:15 pm: Mincha, followed by Seudah Shlishit D var Torah with Rabbi Wein The Talmud develops for us the complex laws that are laid out here in this week s Torah reading. In fact, a great proportion of the tractates of the Talmud are involved in explaining the words, ideas and practical implications of the verses that appear in this week s Torah reading. Judaism is a religion of behavior and practicality and not only of soaring spirituality and otherworldly utopian ideas. It presupposes that there will be physical altercations between people, that property will be damaged, that human beings will behave in a less than sanguine fashion and that monetary and physical consequences for such behavior are necessary in order to allow for society to function. Above all else, the Torah is clear eyed about human nature and behavior. It does not believe that human beings left to their own resources and ideas will behave in a good, honest and noble fashion. The Torah stated at the beginning of its message to humanity that the nature of human beings is unhealthy and evil from the onset of life. Unless it is managed, controlled and channeled into positive deeds and thought processes steered towards higher and nobler goals, human beings will be little different than the beasts of prey, which inhabit the animal world. This is the reason why the Torah and Talmud go to such lengths and detail to explain to us the laws and consequences of human behavior and of the interactions between one human being and another. This is what traditional Judaism meant when it said that Baba Kama the laws of torts and damages is the best book of Jewish ethics available. The problem that has gnawed at human society over the ages is how to create and maintain a fair, just and productive society. Humankind has yet to come up with the perfect solution to this basic problem. This is not for lack of trying and experimentation. Nevertheless the search continues. The Torah reading of this (Continued on page 4) 6:27 pm: Maariv and Havdala, followed by Nefesh HaChaim Havdalah 6:27 pm Learning Opportunities @ the DAT Minyan Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Daily, after Shacharit Mishna Berurah: Daily, between Mincha and Maariv SHACHARIT Nefesh HaChaim: Sat & Sun, after Maariv Sunday: 8:00 am Monday (Rosh Chodesh Adar): 6:25 am Tuesday-Friday: 6:35 am Ladies Parsha Class: Tue at 10:00 am This week at the home of Vera Jewish History: Wed at 7:00 pm This week: Herod the Great MINCHA/MAARIV Chaburah Program: An exciting new program, discussing timely Weekday Schedule Sunday: 4:20 pm (due to Annual Event) Monday-Thursday: 5:30 pm Friday: 5:35 pm Kark, 7760 E. Ellsworth Ave. issues. Meets monthly in different homes. If you are interested, please contact the synagogue office. DAT Minyan is a dynamic and friendly Modern Orthodox synagogue for all ages and dedicated to meaningful personal spiritual development, community growth, youth involvement, Torah education, and Religious Zionism. DAT Minyan - 6825 E. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80224-720-941-0479 - www.datminyan.org
DAT MINYAN NEWS, EVENTS AND LEARNING On this New Member s Shabbat, we welcome the following families who have joined the DAT Minyan in the past 12 months: Rob Allen, Dean Earlix, Irving and Marilyn Fox, Marsha Greenstein, Kenny and Elissa Harcsztark, James and Ramona Harris, Rabbi Seth and Amira Herstic, Yisrael and Jamie Katz, Kevin and Jacqueline Lampert, Adam and Rachel Lubchansky, Yossi and Felicia Manor, Robert and Jacquie Marks, Mark and Sarah Raphaely, Lauren and Samuel Rascoff, Mari Sartin-Tam, Lawrence and Lisa Stroll, Gershon and Chaya Urman, Robert and Jenna Wilkin, Richard and Kristen Winkel, Nachshon and Shoshana Zohari. Thank you for being a part of our growing community! Mazel Tov to Rabbi Marc Gitler and Sarah Geiger on the birth of their son last Shabbat. They are hosting a Shalom Zachor Friday evening at 8:30 pm at their home, 148 S. Ivy St. The Brit Milah is scheduled for 12:00 noon on Shabbat, also at their home. This month s Golden Tassel Club is anonymously sponsored in honor of the birth of a baby girl to Jay and Melanie Schoenberger. The DAT Minyan is excited to announce that we will once again have a Women s Megillah Reading on the morning of Purim. To get involved, please contact Julie Lieber (lieberjul@yahoo.com) or Bara Loewenthal (bara.loewenthal@gmail.com). Join us on March 12th for our Mexican Fiesta-style Purim Seudah, together with our friends at BMH-BJ. Please see the attached flyer for complete details. Looking for a way to make your donation to the shul really go the distance? We can use your Frequent Flyer miles to fly in our Scholars in Residence, saving the shul a great deal of money! Please contact the synagogue office to make a mileage donation. The DAT Minyan has FILLED it s last remaining discounted seat for the 2017 AIPAC Policy Conference. But you can still join us! For more information, please contact the synagogue office. The DAT Minyan is hosting a new class series entitled The Dilemma: Modern Dilemmas, Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions, taught by Rabbi Serebryanksi, on Monday evenings at 7:30 pm, here at DAT. Attorneys will receive 11 CLE credits for this course. DAT Minyan members will receive a 30% discount by signing up with the code DATMINYAN. Visit the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute website for registration and information. We are excited to announce that the Denver Academy of Torah (DAT School) and the DAT Minyan have started toward the goal of expanding our physical spaces. We have begun to develop a campus plan, a governance plan and a fund-raising capacity plan that will lead to a capital campaign. There is a joint DAT Campus committee (the Campus Building Committee or CBC) comprised of individuals appointed by both the DAT School Board and the DAT Minyan Board. The full report by the Building Committee can be viewed at https:// images.shulcloud.com/395/uploads/documents%2fdat-campus--expansion-update.pdf. A summary of minutes from this week s Board Meeting can be viewed at http://www.datminyan.org/boardsummary. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS The Jewish Experience invites the community to their 16th Annual Wine and Cheese Gala, An Evening in Black and White, Saturday evening, February 25th, 8:00 PM at The Studios at Overland Crossing. The Denver Community Kollel will hold its 19th Anniversary Celebration Forward on Tuesday, February 28th, at 6:30 pm at Aish Denver. Rabbi Daniel and Adina Krausz will be presented with the Betzalel Award in recognition of their vision and efforts in helping Denver's Jewish community move forward, develop, and grow. To reserve or place an ad, visit denverkollel.org, email journal@denverkollel.org, or call 303-820-2855. Save the date for the Colorado premier of the must-see film Hate Spaces, detailing the current turbulent situation faced by Jewish students and pro-israel activists on campuses across the county. The event takes place at the JCC at 7:30 pm on February 25th. A discussion with film producer Dr. Charles Jacobs and D.U. Professor Jonathan Adelman will follow the film. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance through Americans Against Terrorism Colorado at aatcolorado.com. Tomchei Shabbat of Denver has launched its annual Purim Card Campaign. Honor your friends this Purim with beautiful Tomchei Shabbat Mishloach Manot letters or cards. Electronic PDFs also are available. Go online to purimcards.org to purchase either version. The Traveling Beis Medrash Returns. Come join East Denver s Organizations on March 1 st, March 8 th, and March 14 th, for evenings of learning, and growing. Each night there will be an open Beis Medrash in a different shul. Enjoy chavrusa style learning, as well as a thought provoking lecture. Men and women are invited. Starting this Wednesday night, March 1 st, here at DAT, Rabbi Yisroel Engel will address the men, and Mrs. Aliza Bulow will address the women. The Redemption Retreat for Women is coming to Colorado from March 5-7 at The Hideaway in Colorado Springs! Led by Rivka Malka Pearlman, the retreat is a rejuvenating adventure of self-discovery for women of all backgrounds. Register by February 15th for the early bird discount. RSVP: theje.com/redemptionretreat. The Jewish Women s Circle is holding its Masks & Mocktails event in celebration of the month of Adar at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, March 7th at Bais Menachem. RSVP to 303-329-0213 or joanne.chabadcolorado@gmail.com. Join Denver Community Kollel Women s Division Director Esti Schwab for A Tail Tale: The Tail of the Snake, Purim, and Total Turnaround on Monday, March 6, 7:30 pm, at the home of Irit Bean, 184 S. Pontiac St., and celebrate the deepest Purim of your life! Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during the service.
DAT MINYAN MEMBER MILESTONES The DAT Minyan wishes to acknowledge the following milestones* of our members in the coming week: Ted Brandt, Jolie Eisen, David Fishman, Orly Horowitz, Robert Marks, Ella Mogyoros, Mark Raphaely Sandee Eisen - Thu 3/2/17 (4 Adar II) *These details were obtained from the DAT Minyan database, which contains information provided by the members when they joined. We apologize for any omissions or mistakes. For corrections or additions, please log on to your account and provide the information, or contact the synagogue office at 720-941-0479. Refuah Shelayma Please include the following names in your prayers. May each be granted a Refuah Shleima. Names are kept on the list until the next Rosh Chodesh. Help us keep the list accurate by verifying the necessary details each month on the Cholim Document Avraham Ben Mirel Avraham Shalom ben Henna Baruch Getzel hacohen ben Esther Batya Ettel bat Malka Baila Benyamin ben Bryna Blooma Chana bat Esther Malka Bryna bas Menucha Carmel ben Tirtza Chaim Shmuel ben Miriam Chaya Chanah Elisheva Rivka bat Sarah Chaya Ora bat Sarah Chaya Sarah bat Cyril David ben Leah David ben Sarah Devorah Leah bat Chanah Dinah bat Chayala Doniel Gershon ben Raisel Shoshanah Dovid ben Ita Sheva Dovid ben Laya This Day In Contemporary Jewish History - Feb 25 / 29 Shevat It is the 90th Yahrzeit of Rabbi Noson, better known as the Alter of Slobodka (a town in Lithuania). Known for his mastery in educating others, his list of disciples includes such 20th century legends as Yitzhak Hutner, Yaakov Kaminetzky, Aaron Kotler and Yechezkel Sarna. His own son, Eliezer Yehudah Finkel, eventually became the dean of the famed Mir Yeshiva, the largest yeshiva in the world with 5,000 students. In 1940, the first large Ghetto in Poland was established by the Nazis in Lodz (Jewish population 200,000). In 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven crew members including Israel s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. Ramon s dedication to his Judaism and his country truly defied gravity with his celebration of the first Shabbat in space and the many religious objects he carried with him on this space mission, including a small Torah scroll that had survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Eliyahu Chaim hacohen ben Sara Rifka at https://goo.gl/aeyjg2. Ephraim ben Henna Guy Chaim ben Rita Hadassh Bat Fruma Rahel Ita Sheiva bas Udyah Kalia bat Miriam Laizer ben Yaffa Leah bat Sarah Leah Devora Kivitiya bat Chaya Malka bat Sarah Menachem Yitzchak ben Yisraela Miriam Tova Chaya bat Chanah Moshe Feivel ben Rose Naftali Yisroel ben Yisraela Nechama bat Chaya Noa Shani bat Chaya Bracha Raanan Shimon ben Elinoar and Mordechai Raphael Moshe Nechemia ben Sarah Leora Raphael Yotam ben Efrat Rina bat Leah Sara Chana bat Shaina Sarah Shoshanna bat Sarah Shashi bat Batya Baila Shira Chana bat Sara Shirley Hasia bat Devorah Shlomo ben Penina Shoshanna bat Smadar Shoshanna Miriam bat Chanah Simcha Shaya ben Leiba Leah Tirtza Chana bat Malka Tzvi Gershon ben Shaindel Shaina Raizel Tzipora Rut bat Cissie Yaakov Mordechai ben Chana Yehudit bat Leah Yehudit bat Sara Yona Malka bat Pola Yonatan Zeev ben Neta Yosef ben Malka Zev ben Yehudis Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during the service.
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Denver NCSY Teen Minyan March 18th Details coming soon! Also, any students in grades 8 through 12 who are interested in attending the Southwest NCSY Spring Regional should contact Yisrael Katz at ykatz@ncsy.org or 818-277-0727. MEET THE ADVISORS JAKE EISEN I m in 8th grade at DAT. I am an advisor for the 1st-3rd grade boys. I like doing groups because it reminds me of when I used to be in groups. I love basketball. I have 3 younger sisters, and have lived in Denver my whole life. Shabbat, March 11 During groups Hamentaschen Thank you to: Noam and Yael Horowitz for sponsoring youth snacks in honor of Orly s 5th birthday. Estee Brooks for a job well done as advisor for the 4th-6th grade girls. Estee is stepping down from her position. Welcome to Shayna Stroll who will be working with Marisa Senkfor in the 4th-6th grade girls group. To sponsor youth snack, please contact Mor Shapiro at youth@datminyan.org or go to www.datminyan.org/ Rabbi Wein (Continued from page 1) week leaves me with the impression that the perfect society will not appear on this earth in this human cycle. The laws of the Torah, as expressed in this week s parsha, are really those of damage control. They do not envision a world of voluntary altruism on the part of all. There will be people who negligently cause damage to others. There will be people who will do so willfully. The Torah says very little about preventing such occurrences. It speaks only to legal and monetary consequences that these occurrences bring about. This is not a pessimistic view of life and humans. Rather, it is a realistic assessment of human nature and of the inevitable consequences that are always present in the interaction of human beings. By viewing the the consequences of human behavior, only then can one hope to influence this failure and to prevent strife and damage to others. The nineteenth century posited that humanity had turned the corner and the societies in the world would only become better and better. The twentieth century shattered that illusion. Therefore, we should remain realistic, drive defensively and work on ourselves to become better people who will not allow lawlessness and anarchy to rule our world. Shabbat Shalom Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during the service.