SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT, NOVEMBER 5 PARSHAT LECH LECHA Friday Candle Lighting - 5:31PM Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat - 5:30PM Hashkama Minyan - 7:30AM Regular Minyan - 9:00AM Kiddush is sponsored by Gayle and Stewart Ashkenazy in honor of the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Rebecca. The flowers are sponsored by Frieda and Eddie Sitt in honor of the marriage of their son David to Ayla Golombeck. Teen Minyan - 9:15PM Sof Zman Kriat Shemah -10:05AM Berger Daf Yomi - 4:10PM (Chullin 132) Shealot U'Teshuvot - 4:40PM Mincha - 5:10PM followed by a gala and enhanced Seudah Shlishit and Sheva Brachot sponsored by Tara and Irv Golombeck in honor of the marriage of their daughter Ayla and David Sitt. Maariv will follow. Shabbat Ends - 6:38PM REMEMBER TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR! Weekday Schedule Schacharit Sunday - 7:00AM & 8:30AM Child/Parent Minyan- 9:15AM Monday and Thursday - 6:35AM & 7:40AM Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - 6:45AM & 7:45AM Mincha - 4:25PM Late Maariv - 9:00PM (Monday - Thursday)
ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZEL TOV Mazel tov to Udi and Jules Winokur and the extended family on the birth of their son. Mazel tov to Shaindy and Mayer Rydzinski and Yaacov and Adina Rydzinski on the birth of their grandson and son, Yonatan Eliezer. Mazel tov to Myra and Alon Mogilner on the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Shoshana to Yehuda Fein. Mazel tov to Gayle and Stewart Ashkenazy on the bat mitzvah of their daughter Rebecca. Mazel tov to Fran and Bernie Mermelstein and Ariella and Ari Spodek on the birth of their grandson and son. Mazel tov to Cherie Davis and Michal and Avrum Savitsky on the birth of their grandson and son. CONDOLENCES Condolences to Susan Raven on the loss of her father, Benjamin Lubell. OUR SHUL A family with 4 young children is looking to rent a house near the shul. Please forward any leads to Shoshana at the shul office. CHESED MORDECHAI Chesed Mordechai began its ninth year on November 1st. Thank God the committee works like clockwork. This year through the generosity of some donors we have acquired four very comfortable shiva chairs which were very much needed. We would like to thank all those many women and men who have helped out over the past years for their selflessness and devotion and sensitivity. If anyone is interested in signing up, now is the time. Contact Sue Talansky or Shoshana Agus. We especially need more strong, able-bodied men to do the heavy lifting. THE YOUNG ISRAEL OF GREAT NECK MEN'S GLEE CLUB Back by Popular Demand -- The Young Israel of Great Neck Men's Glee Club under the superb direction of our own musical impresario, Mr. Ira Newborn, will begin meeting in November. Please contact Arthur Talansky if you are interested in joining.
SHABBAT WITH RABBI FOHRMAN Come join us on November 12, Parhsat Vayeira and learn with Rabbi David Fohrman.. His Shabbat morning drasha topic will be "The Mystery of Shabbat". His 3:00PM Chumash shiur topic will be "Is Tefillah a One Way Street or Does G- d Talk Back? What the Yosef Story Tells Us About Divine Communication." He will speak during Seudah Shlishit on "A Closer Look at the Akeidah." YOUTH Kriat hatorah for Teen Minyan has been prepared by Jonah Spielman, Jonathan Silverman and Ilan Wolff. Kol HaKavod! Thanks to an anonymous donor for the candy bags distributed on Simchat Torah. Thank you to Rabbi Norman and Ruth Seif for sponsoring the stuffed Torahs given to the children during hakafot. Both sponsorships brought true simchat yom tov to the yign kids!!! Thanks go to Rachelle and Michael Brandsdorfer for sponsoring the snacks for the 2-3year old children in honor of the birthday of their son, Amichai. PROJECT IDENTITY FROM DRAMA QUEEN TO SHABBAT QUEEN Kaila Lasky was a former actress and Manhattan luxury real estate broker raised in a secular unaffiliated home. Come and hear the amazing story of Kaila's journey to Judaism which has inspired countless Jews to explore their heritage. Sunday morning, November 6 - Breakfast 9:30AM Lecture 10:00AM "HELP, MY SPOUSE IS BECOMING MORE RELIGIOUS THAN ME!" DEALING WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OBSERVANCE WITHIN A MARRIAGE Rabbi Yaacov and Abby Lerner will conduct a hands-on workshop focusing on ways and techniques to bring couples closer together and, hopefully, allow their Judaism to be the glue that unites them rather than driving a wedge between them. Thursday evening, November 10 from 8:00-9:00PM TUTOR AVAILABLE Michal (Jacob) Abittan is available to tutor Junior High and High School Math and Science. She is also available to learn with girls for their Bat Mitzvah. Her phone number is 516-319-9000 and email address is MichalAbittan@gmail.com. COMMUNITY SHIDDUCH GROUP November 10th will be the first meeting of the joint Great Neck Synagogue and Young Israel Shidduch Group. The purpose of the group is to help connect our members' single relatives and friends. Those interested in being part of the group should come to the meeting with a profile sheet filled out for each single
person they wish to present to the group. The group will then review the candidates and try to make sensible matches between the singles presented. All discussions during the group meetings will be considered confidential. Please email Katie Lichter or Malka Ismach at katielichter@gmail.com or malkaismach@gmail.com for more information, to get a copy of the profile sheet and to let them know if you will be attending. The meeting will take place November 10th at 8:30, at the Feldschreiber home, 34 Gateway Drive. SAVE THE DATE!!! The NSHA Early Childhood Parlor Meeting will be held on Saturday Evening, November 12th at 8:00PM at the home of Jessica and Evan Shusterman. Details to follow. NYC MARATHON - THE BLUE CARD Arnie Breitbart will be running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, to benefit The Blue Card, a vital organization providing critical support to elderly Holocaust survivors living in poverty. Checks can be made out to The Blue Card and sent to Arnie Breitbart, 10 Imperial Court, Great Neck, NY 11023, or donations can be made online at http://www.imathlete.com/donate/arnoldbreitbart?z=1310146958938 DONATIONS The following donations have been made to the Young Israel of Great Neck: Beverly and Henry Schachar in memory of Abraham Langer Rabbi Eric Goldstein in honor of Frieda and William Kufeld z.l. receiving (posthumously) the Centennial Shofar Award at the National Council Young Israel Dinner Mazie and Steve Foss in honor of the engagement of Bash Libby and Roni Magendzo In memory of Estelle Brilliant Rina and Yossi Weisberg in honor of the engagement of Steven Mermelstein and Nava Dworetsky Lani and David Pelcovitz in memory of Estelle Brilliant In memory of Herbert Tarnor In honor of the marriage of Katie Danoff and Nadav Geft In honor of the birth of Ariel Binyamin Schiffman In honor of the birth of Vita and Stanley Barth's twin great granddaughters For Stanley Barth's refuah shelemah In honor of Aaron Silverman's bar mitzvah Lisa and Eli Schilowitz in memory of Herbert Tarnor
Bonnie and Michael Orbach in memory of Abraham Langer Zelda and Sol Berger in memory of Abraham Langer In honor of the birth of Paula and Mark Lev's grandson In honor of the bar mitzvah of Benjamin Katz Myra Honig in memory of Abraham Langer Sandy and Mark Gold in memory of Abraham Langer Penny and Jerry Koss in memory of Abraham Langer Debbie and Alan Kestenbaum in memory of Abraham Langer Rona and Ed Jutkowitz in honor of Cindy and Cory Gold Janet and Sol Solomon in honor of Rabbi Lerner's birthday Rabbi Meir Mitelman on the marriage of Ayla Golombeck and David Sitt