Announcements 5/26/2012

REFUAH SHELAIMAH

Joe Miller יוסף בער בן אסתר חיה

Yehoshua Sommer יהושע בן זהבה

Dr. Lester Zeffren יואל אליעזר בן יוספה לאה

Dr Maurice Sonnenwirth משה יוסף בן רייזא

Sanford Gubernik שמעיה בן פייגא

Albert Glassman אברהם בן שרה

Steven Zweig שלמה תודרוס בן אסתר רבקה

יהודה זאב בן אסתר

ישראל יחיאל צבי הכהן בן חיה

יהודה ארי בן פרומה

דוד הלל בן יוכבד

יוסף ליפא בן פרידא

מלך זושא בן שרה

שרה רחל בת חנה

חיה רבקה בת דבורה

לאה בת רחל

רחל בת שרה

Avigayil Raul אביגיל בת שרה

Rachel Adler רחל בת אסתר

Sarah Leah Carman שרה לאה בת חנה גיטל

Shira Starr שירה פייגא בת מאירה ליבא

MAZAL TOV

Mazal Tov to Heschel & Adinah Raskas on the brit milah of their grandson, Aaron Adir, son of Dr. Mordechai and Jen Raskas. Mazal Tov to all the aunts, uncles, and cousins of the new baby.

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Moshe & Baila Shulman on the engagement of their daughter, Dassi, to Mordy Tiefenbrunn, son of Dr. Levi & Mina Tiefenbrunn of Edison, NJ. Mazal Tov to grandparents Rabbi Nisson & Rywka Shulman, Dr. Lyon Robinson, and Deborah Tiefenbrunn. The community is invited to a (dry) L'Chaim to celebrate the engagement of Dassi & Mordy as part of the Annual Shavuot Ice Cream Party hosted by the Shulmans. (See Shavuot Activities below)

CONDOLENCES

Our condolences to Jerry & Marcia Esrig on the passing of their mother and mother-in-law, Judy Esrig. May the family be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion & Jerusalem.

GUEST SPEAKER: Next week, June 2^nd, Dr Jeffrey Lichtman will be visitng Young Israel. He is the National Director of Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD), Dean of IVDU Schools, Director of the NJ Association of Jewish Day Schools, and Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College. Dr Lichtman will be give the pre-mincha shiur: "Making All Kids Feel Special" and at Seudah Shlishit: " Strengthening Your Family".

SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS

THANK YOU: Thank you to the ushers for the youth groups: Aryeh & Lizzy Kline for Shabbat, and Avi & Sara Greene for the 2nd day of Yom Tov. THERE WILL BE NO SUPERVISED GROUPS ON THE 1ST DAY OF YOM TOV.

SPECIAL MEETING FOR MEMBERS: June 3^rd, 9 am, at Young Israel.

L'HITRAOT POT LUCK SEUDAH SHLISHIT: To say goodbye to the Lev-Tzion, Zaidel, and Juroviesky families. June 2^nd, Kaufman Park, 4:30-6:00 pm. Please contact Suzanne Sundy at sundyfamily@msn.com to let her know what you will be bringing.

GRAD KIDDUSH: We want to honor ALL of our graduates, grades 8 and above, at a Kiddush, Shabbat June 9th. In order to do this, we need sponsors. We also need your graduate's names if they attend a school other that EHA or BYHS. This also includes grads from universities. Please contact Sara Greene at 726-6255 or sargreene@yahoo.com.

GROUP LEADERS NEEDED: We are looking for new group leaders for our Shabbat morning groups, for the summer and for next year. If you are interested, please contact Shira Lev-Tzion at 314-726-6148 or shiraffi@gmail.com.

Summer Social Series: Join your Young Israel friends for the following events throughout the summer and see flyer for further details: June 13 ~ Shakespeare in the Park: OTHELLO, June 28 ~ Lantern Festival at the Botanical Gardens, August 7 ~ Cardinals game, September 9 ~ End-of-summer picnic with TMK.

SUMMER CHESS CLASS: Taught by Aleksey Kazakevich for grades K-5. Session I: June 13-July 5, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5:00 - 5:45 pm. Session II, July 11-August 2, Wednesdays and Thursday, 5:00 - 5:45 pm. Cost: $40 per session. Contact: akazakev@slu.edu.

SHAVUOT ACTIVITIES

ICE CREAM PARTY/L'CHAIM The Annual Shavuot Ice Cream Party at the Shulman home, 8055 Amherst, will be on the first day of Yom Tov, Sunday, May 27^th, 4:30-6:30 pm, which will also be a celebration of the engagement of Dassi to Mordy Tiefenbrunn.

TMK SHAVUOT LEANING: Will take place on second day of Yom Tov, Monday May 28^th, from 4:30 pm-5:15pm. The learning is for both boys and girls according to their grade.

· Nursery-Kindergarten at the Barnetts (please make sure parents come to supervise their children) 7923 Delmar Blvd.

· 1st-2nd grade at the Fendelmans 8158 Amherst.

· 3rd-5th grade girls at the Chervitzs 7816 Cornell.

· 3rd-5th grade boys at the Shachaks 7925 Delmar.

HEBREW SHIUR: The community is invited to a joint learning session in Hebrew for Shavuot on Monday, May 28^th, the second day of Yom Tov, at 5:30 pm at the Lev-Tzion house at 7700 Cornell Ave.

WOMEN'S DIVISION

SHAVUOT TAKE-OUT: This has been another successful year for the Take-Out. We want to thank all of our chefs and the committee that put it all together: Jackie Gerson, Kathy Machefsky, Bonnie Goldmeier, Ruth Adler, Barbara Ast, Debby Schuman, and Danny Wachsstock.

NCSY NEWS

WELCOME: We welcome Chaya Leiba Berger from New York, who is here with NCSY for a month to learn with the youth of our community.

COMMUNITY NEWS

FAREWELL PARTY FOR THE GASTFRAINDS: The farewell BBQ for the Gastfrainds, co-sponsored by TMK and Bais Abraham Congregation, will be on Wednesday, May 30^th, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Bais Abraham. Please RSVP to Alayne at office@baisabe.com or 314-721-3030.

FHA ONGOING FUNDRAISER: As a way to target the problem of lost belongings, Friends of the Hebrew Academy (FHA) is fundraising with Mabel's Labels, a company with all types of labels. Visit www.epstein.mabelslabels.com to place your order while helping our fundraiser! Questions? Contact Vicki Isakow at isakow@sbcglobal.net.

St. Louis Kollel’s “Jewish Unity Live”: Will take place on Sunday, June 17^th, at the Sheldon Concert Hall, featuring Jewish singing sensation Shloime Gertner. The event begins at 7 pm. Contact St. Louis Kollel at 314-726-6047 or office@stlkollel.com for reservations and further information.

TOMCHEI SHABBOS: The collection bin is downstairs near the office door.

TORAH MiTZION KOLLEL NEWS,

Camp Derech Eretz: Register now. Call Suzanne at 420-7880

Mishnat Pinchas: Starting 5 minutes after Kiddush.

Beit Midrash Learning: Mon. @ Young Israel 8 - 9:30pm

Beit Midrash for Women: Mondays and Wednesdays at the home of Faye Newman, 7916 Stanford at 12:45 pm.

Mishmar learning: Thursdays at Young Israel at 8:30 pm.

Bnei Akiva: For children in grades 2-8, beginning the same time as the pre-Mincha shiur. For more info, contact Yaara at 570-3052 or Efrat at 825-9836.

SHUL OFFICE & CONTACT INFO

Shul Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM.

Deadline for announcements: Noon on Thursday

Deadline for Mazal Tovs 10 AM on Friday

Rabbi Shulman’s personal contact info: shulman@milah.net

314-725-6130 (home study), 314-313-3120 (cell)

Young Israel Web-site: www.youngisrael-stl.org

To sponsor a weekly Shul Announcement, for $36, email Judy (info@youngisrael-stl.org) or call (314-727-1880)