Young Israel of St. Louis
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 2009
SHABBAT VAYERA
ANNOUNCEMENT SPONSORS
Candle lighting 4:38 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:35 pm
Hashkama 7:30 am
Shacharit 9:00 am
Sof Zman Kriat Shema 9:10 am
Bnei Akiva 3:25 pm
Pre-Mincha Shiur – Rabbi Shulman 3:40 pm
Mincha 4:25 pm
Shabbat Ends 5:37 pm
The Eruv is UP
Kiddush: Sponsors invited
Seudah Shlishit: Sponsored by Judy and Bob Hellman & Adinah & Heschel Raskas and families on the occasion of the yahrtzeits of their parents, Ralph Raskas & Annette Raskas, and to mark the end of shloshim this Shabbos for Erna Waltuch.
Weekly Shacharit
Sunday 8:00 am
Monday, Thursday 6:30 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:40 am
Mincha/Maariv 4:35 pm
Mazel Tov to Drs Maurice & Brooke Sonnenwirth on the Bar Mitzvah last week of their son, Ari. Mazel Tov to Ari’s grandmother, Rosaline Sonnenwirth, and his aunt and uncle, Drs. Betty and Stuart Ozar and family.
Mazel Tov to Mark & Barbara Drazen on the recent birth of a granddaughter to Ruth & David Wertentheil.
Rabbi Sholom Rivkin הרב שלום בן נעכא פייגא
Rebbetzin Paula Rivkin פעסיא בת הינדא ברכה
Gershon Yitzchak גרשון יצחק בן מאטל צירל
Rafael Dovid Grunberger רפאל דוד בן ברכה
Ruven Kirshner ראובן בן טובה חיה
Zev Eliezer זאבאליעזר בן חיה שיינדל
Zivi Pearl זהבה אורטל בת צפורה
Vita Naiman וויטא בת גיטל
Irv Diamant יצחק בן רבקה
Herbert Baron יעקב שמואל בן אסתר מרים
Ellen Pinnas חוה בת פייגא
Gene Koshner יהודה בן לאה מאשא
Noa Buchman נעָה מלכה בת טובה רבקה
Sender Axelbaum אלכסנדר בן שרה רבקה
Chaya Basya Herber חיה בתיה בת אלטא נחמה
Diane Fredman דבורה פריידא בת יענטא
Diane Kauders דבורה קעניא בת פייגא לאה
Bess Pearl בתיה רחל בת חיה ציביה
נאכא אסתר בת שרה
יוכבד עליזה בת חנה
יצחק שלום בן חנה בתיה
רחל בת שרה
רייזל בת רחל
מרדכי בן געניא
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
SAT NOV 14TH – FILM SCREENING:
“Lonely Man Of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik”
· Co-Sponsored by Young Israel (see flyer!)
· Saturday night, November 14th, 7:00 pm
· Steinberg Auditorium – Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Wash U (enter off Forsyth just west of Skinker).
· $5 suggested donation.
SUN NOV 15th – SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:
DR. RELA MINTZ GEFFEN
"At the Center or at the Periphery - The New American Jewish Grandparent"
· Young Israel, Nov 15th, 10:30am
· Light brunch to follow
· Co-Sponsors: Raskas family & Young Israel Women’s Division, to commemorate the shloshim for Erna Waltuch, a”h.
· Open to both men and women.
NOV 21 - SHABBAT CHINUCH: Any parent / grandparent of a child in kindergarten or 1st grade who wishes to help sponsor the Kiddush should please contact Judy in the office.
SUN NOV 22 - MAKE YOUR OWN MEZUZAH CASE:
Workshop by Batya Rich, making glass mezuzah cases or chamsas
Nov 22nd, 12:00 noon, Young Israel
$30/mezuzah case & $20/chamsa.
Registration required. $10 registration fee to be applied to your project. RSVP to Natalie at 314-566-0874 or the office.
THURS JAN 14TH 2010 – YI ANNUAL DINNER: This year’s Young Israel Annual Dinner will feature world renowned music artist, Shlomo Simcha. Hold the date!
LOST & FOUND: It’s cleanup time again. If you have left ANYTHING at shul, (coats, shoes, toys, etc) it has moved to the downstairs coat rack. Any possessions not claimed by Nov. 16th will be donated.
TODAH RABBAH: For the past month, a volunteer cooking crew has been baking the yummy cakes and cookies for our standard kiddushes. Their efforts save the shul a lot of money, and they hope everyone enjoys their homemade confections.
WOMENS’ DIVISION CALENDAR: It's time to get your submissions in for the very useful Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2011 Young Israel calendar. The forms were sent out in the mail and the submission deadline is December 1st. We hope you will all participate in this wonderful fundraiser, chaired by Barbara Strashun.
CHILI COOKOFF: Sunday, Nov 15th, Fifth Annual Kosher Chili Cookoff, at the JCC. Food prep begins at 2:00 pm, judging and community tasting at 5:30 pm. To register, call NHBZ at 991-2100x2.
AISH GALA: Sunday, November 29th, Airport Marriott, 5:00pm. Tickets: $38/adult, $18/child. For tickets or ad / sponsorship call the Aish office: 862-AISH (2474).
LIGHTFEST: Sunday, December 6th, at the Jewish Community Millstone Campus, 11am-6pm. www.LightFest.org.
TRIVIA NIGHT: Sunday, December 6th, Ohr Atid's 3rd Annual Trivia Night! @ "The Heights", 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the games begin at 7:00 pm. Pull together teams/tables of 8-10 players at $25 per person (or $250 per table). If you don't have a team, we will assign you to a table. For more information, or to register, contact Rachel Shapiro at 314-862-3745 or ohratid@gmail.com.
WOMENS’ TEHILLIM GROUP: Meets at Bobbi Gibli’s condo on Delcrest Court-Bldg #2, Condo #204, Sundays @ 9:30 am. If you cannot participate in person, call (314) 504-5593. The Tehillim hotline for names and updates is (314) 995-7119.
NCSY NEWS
· “A LIGHT to Remember” – Come enjoy an evening of fine dining and entertainment at the Jewish Student Union’s First Annual Gala, including a special tribute to Judy Haber for her tireless efforts on behalf of the youth of our community for over two decades. The evening will feature an elegant kosher dinner followed by entertainment with Hypnotist/Mentalist, Ron Baras, who has played in Vegas and around the world. Saturday night, December 12th, beginning at 7:30 pm at the Staenberg Family Complex JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Drive Covert $180/couple. Seating limited.
For information / reservations, contact Bonnie Goldmeier, 314-863-1881 (bonitaellen@yahoo.com), or Daniel Lefton 314 989-0363 (dzlefton@aol.com).
TMK NEWS
Mishnat Pinchas: Mishnat Pinchas continues on Shabbat starting 5 minutes after Kiddush.
Beit Midrash for Women: TMK Beit Midrash for Women is at the home of Faye Newman (7916 Stanford), on Wednesdays at 9 am.
Ruth FredmanMother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program. The program will resumes this week on November 8th.
SHUL OFFICE & CONTACT INFO
Shul Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
Deadline for announcements: Noon on Thursday & for Mazel Tovs 10 AM on Friday
Rabbi Shulman’s personal contact info: shulman@milah.net, 314‑725‑6130 (home study)
Young Israel Web-site: www.youngisrael-stl.org
To sponsor a weekly Shul Announcement, for $36, email Judy (info@youngisrael-stl.org) or call (727-1880).