ANNOUNCEMENT SPONSOR
Bryna & Alan Kandel in honor of their anniversary.
Eldad Bialecki to wish Danielle a very happy birthday, which is today.
Young
SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST - FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH 2009 – SHABBAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI
PARSHAT HACHODESH, SHABBAT MEVORCHIM
Friday, March 20th
Candle lighting 6:56 pm
Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:55 pm
Saturday, March 21st
Hashkama 7:30 am
Chumash Shiur 8:00 am
Shacharit 9:00 am
Sof Zman Kri’at Shema 10:06 am
Pre-Mincha Shiur* 5:50 pm
Mincha 6:50 pm
Shabbat Ends 7:56 pm
*Topic
To be announced
The Eruv – Please check the eruv hotline at
863-1811
Kiddush: Sponsored by Joel Garbow, Joe Feder, Larry Gornish, Charles Lefton, Barry Needle, and Mitch Wolf in memory of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein, author of the Aruch HaShulchan, on the occasion of his yahrtzeit.
Seudah Shlishit: Sponsors invited
Weekly Shacharit
Sunday 8:00 am
Monday, Thursday 6:30 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:40 am
Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:00 pm
Rosh Chodesh Nisan Thursday, March 26th
MAZEL TOV
Mazel tov to Al Adelman on the birth of a great-granddaughter, Freda, in Yerushalayim. Mazel Tov to Freda’s parents, Sholom & Dena Adelman.
Mazel Tov
to Bob & Judy Hellman on the engagement of their son, Jeremy, to
Maggie Schnall of
Mazel Tov to Jerry & Marcia Esrig on the recent marriage of their daughter, Tova, to Meshulam Twersky.
REFUAH SHELAIMAH
· Rabbi Sholom Rivkin (הרב שלום בן נאכא פייגא)
· Amalya Shoshana (עמליה שושנה בת רחל אסתר)
· Gershon Yitzchak (גרשון יצחק בן מאטל צירל)
· Rafael Dovid Grunberger (רפאל דוד בן ברכה)
· Ruven Kirshner (ראובן בן טובה חיה)
· Zev Eliezer (זאב בן חיה שיינדל)
· Erna Waltuch (אסתר בת רחל לאה)
· Alan Green (הרב אברהם מנחם מענדל בן צביה)
· Zivi Pearl (זהבה אורטל בת צפורה)
· Michael Harris (משה בן רבקה)
KIDNAPPED CHAYAL ZAHAL
· Gilad (ben Aviva) Shallit
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THANKS: Thank you to the Women's Division for their hard work on
Esther's Express Mishloach Manot. The fundraiser was a big success and everyone
in the shul received beautiful mishloach manot, including the homebound. Thank
you to all the volunteers and all of the sponsors. We hope you will all
participate in this wonderful fundraiser next year! Thanks to Tanya Fredman for
her beautifully designed Purim cards and the effort she put into delivering
them to us all the way from
SHABBAT HaGADOL: In two weeks, Rabbi Shulman will be giving his annual Shabbat HaGadol drasha at 5:30 pm, before Mincha.
SAVE THE DATE: The Pre-Pesach class with Rabbi Shulman will be held Monday, March 30th, in the Beit Midrash at 7:30 pm. Come and learn what’s new on the market and how to “get through” the preparations for Pesach.
COMMUNITY NEWS
MEMORIAL DONATIONS FOR SHERI RASKAS: Sheri Raskas was a passionate reader, devoted to
children, and committed to EHA. We wish to memorialize Sheri’s vitality,
gracious spirit, and the years she and Stanley raised their family in
AIPAC LECTURE: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee invites you to attend the second lecture of the St. Louis Lecture Series, “The Challenges Facing Israel in 2009,” with featured speaker Bini Zomer, AIPAC Deputy Director for Policy and Government Affairs, Thursday, March 26, 2009 @ 8:00 pm, Young Israel of St. Louis, 8101 Delmar Blvd. Admission is $10 to the general community and no charge to Young Israel congregants. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP at www.aipac.org/STLSeries or by contacting St. Louis Area Director Melody Mokhtarian at (312) 253-8986 or via email at mmokhtarian@aipac.org You can also contact Judy in the office by phone, 727-1880 or email info@youngisrael-stl.org.
ISRAEL TRIP: St. Louis philanthropists Ron and Pam Rubin are offering a FREE 10-day trip to Israel for those who have never been to Israel before, on the 2009 Rubin Israel Experience, departing October 22nd and returning November 1st. Download the application at www.jewishinstlouis.org/rubin. Deadline: March 31, 2009. For details or more information contact Margo Schwartz at 314-442-3865 or mschwartz@jfedstl.org.
MOAS CHITIM: Pesach is approaching fast and there are families that need our help.
Please give generously to Moas Chitim fund this year from the Vaad to help others
enjoy Pesach. Send checks to: Vaad Hoeir of
OHR
ATID’S FAMILY WALK & BBQ: Supporting
the "Include Me" program that benefits children with special needs in
our Day Schools. Sunday, March 29, 2009,
JEWISH
UNITY LIVE: The St Louis Kollel
presents its 18th Anniversary Celebration on March 22nd
at the Roberts Orpheum Theater,
TOVELING: Buying something new for your Pesach kitchen??? Let
the Block Girls take it to the mikvah to tovel for you. It’s just $18 per trip
and all of the money goes to tzedakah. For pickup and drop off, call Sheera
Hirschhorn at 314-610-4248 for U City, and Gabi Mankowitz at 314-495-6931 for
TMK NEWS
Mishnat Pinchas, the TMK parent/child learning begins 5 minutes after the start of Kiddush.We are studying Perek 5 of Pirkei Avot.
Beit Midrash for Women, with Merav Possick, at the home of Faye Newman, 7916 Stanford, Wednesdays at 9:00 am.
The Ruth Fredman Bat Mitzvah Program is every Sunday, from 7 pm - 8:30 pm. For more info, contact Merav Possick at 420-3696.
Bnei Akiva. Bnei Akiva groups will be held downstairs in Young Israel Synagogue. The "start time" each Shabbat afternoon is 1 hour before Mincha. Contact Chaim (420-8080) or Merav (420-3696) for details.
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, email Judy (info@youngisrael-stl.org) or call the Shul office (727-1880). Minimum suggested donation is $36.