Young Israel of St. Louis

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND – FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH 2010

SHABBAT VAYECHI


ANNOUNCEMENT SPONSORS

Alan & Jackie Gerson to commemorate the 5th yahrtzeit of Alan’s father, Bernard Gerson

Suzanne, Batsheva, Michal, Avigail, and Yishai in honor of Rael’s 30th anniversary of his bar mitzvah



Friday January 1st  

Candle lighting                                                  4:33 pm

Mincha/Maariv                                                 4:30 pm

Saturday January 2nd  

Hashkama                                                        7:30 am

Shacharit                                                          9:00 am

Sof Zman Kriat Shema                                   9:42 am

Pre-Mincha Shiur                                             No Shiur This Week

Bnei Akiva                                                       No Bnei Akiva This Week

Mincha                                                             4:20 pm

Shabbat Ends                                                   5:34 pm

 

Kiddush: Sponsors invited

Seudah Shlishit: Sponsors invited

Weekly Shacharit

Sunday                                                             8:00 am

Monday, Thursday                                           6:30 am

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday                            6:40 am

 

Mincha/Maariv                                                 4:35 pm

 

The Eruv - UP

 

 




MAZEL TOV

Mazel Tov to Dan & Melanie Winograd on the recent birth of a boy. The shalom zachor will be at the Yaroslawitz’s home, 8160 Balson, at 8:00 pm. The bris will be Shabbat morning at Shaare Chesed after davening there.

REFUAH SHELAIMAH

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 Wolff                                              זאבאליעזר בן חיה שיינדל

Vita Naiman                                                     וויטא בת גיטל

Herbert Baron                                                  יעקב שמואל בן אסתר מרים

Ellen Pinnas                                                      חוה בת פייגא

Noa Buchman                                                  נעָה מלכה בת טובה רבקה

Chaya Basya Herber                                        חיה בתיה בת אלטא נחמה

Bess Pearl                                                        בתיה רחל בת חיה ציביה

Diane Fredman                                                 דבורה פריידא בת יענטא

Laura Sagerman                                               אהובה בת חוה

Betty Resnick                                                   בשי בת חיה ביילא

                                                                        ציונה רייזל בת מלכה פערל

KIDNAPPED CHAYAL ZAHAL

Gilad (ben Aviva) Shallit


SHUL PROGRAMS

CLASSES:

All classes except for the Monday morning Yehoshua class and the Wednesday evening 13 Principles class will resume this week.

The Book of Judges: begins Monday, Jan 11th at 9:15am or Wednesday, Jan 13th at 8:15pm – your choice. See attached flyer.

SUN JAN 3RD - BOOK CLUB-“HAVERIM”:

At the home of Natalie and Jacob Sukhodolsky, 8127 Amherst Ave, at 6:30 pm. Please bring the title and the author of the book(s) you would like to suggest for book club reading. It can be either a book you have already read and highly recommend or one that was recommended to you. The book should be one written by either a Jewish or non-Jewish author and on a Jewish theme.

SUN JAN 17TH 2010 – 3RD ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE:

The drive will take place at Young Israel from 10am – 4pm. In conjunction with the blood drive there will be a Harvey Kornblum Food Pantry Drive. Please bring non-perishable items. To schedule your appointment to give blood, go to: givelife.org (sponsor code YIJS) or call 800-GIVE-LIFE. Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments take priority. We need volunteers to break down and reset the shul, register donors and run the canteen. To schedule your volunteer time, contact Bob & Judy Hellman at jrhellman@sbcglobal.net or call 862-8432.

SUN JAN 24TH 2010 – YI ANNUAL DINNER:

5:30 – Social Hour, 6:30 – Dinner

Honores: Drs. Stan Biel and Leila Redlich

Distinguished Service Award – Jackie Gerson

Entertainment: LISTEN UP! a cappella


COMMUNITY NEWS

CANDLES: BYHS is selling Shabbat candles – A box of 72 costs $5. Call Debbie or Orli at 314-872-8701.

NOBULL NIGHT: Monday, January 11th,at Kohns, 5:30-815pm for dining in. Take-out is available and must be ordered in advance and picked up from 3:30-5:00pm. For more info, call Hillel Anton at 997-4416.

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.

THE ST LOUIS WEDDING DRESSES G’MACH: A free loan society serving the Jewish community. Dresses for the bride, mother of the bride or groom, and bridesmaids. Specializing in modest dresses. Please contact Faye Newman (ernewman1@aol.com 862-7537) or Phyllis Shapiro (phyllis.shapiro1@gmail.com 725-4876) for an appointment.  We would like to expand our inventory, so let us know if you have dresses to donate or loan, including dresses for flower girls, or if you would like to make a cash donation to be used for purchasing new dresses. We have lovely tribute cards available.

TOVELING: Girls at Block Yeshiva will tovel your items for you. Suggested donation: $18 per session. Proceeds will fund further chesed programming. For questions and pick-up, please call Davita Wachsstock (314) 791-6588 or Tova Kay (314) 660-8896.

TMK NEWS

Annual Donor Event: Tu B’Shevat, Saturday night, January 30th, at the Cedars at the JCA, at 8:00pm.

Bnei Aviva: No snif until January 9th

Mishnat Pinchas: Mishnat Pinchas continues on Shabbat starting 5 minutes after Kiddush.

Ulpan Ivrit Registration is open for the 2nd session, beginning January 4th. Contact Jackie Gerson at 314-997-7257 or Gilat at 314-570-3052

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. Will not meet this week – January 3rd.


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).