Young Israel of St. Louis
SHABBAT OCTOBER 12TH, 2013 – FRIDAY OCTOBER 18TH, 2013
8 CHESHVAN 5774 – 14 CHESHVAN 5774
PARSHAT LECH LECHA
ANNOUNCEMENT SPONSORS
Friday October 11th
Candle Lighting 6:10 pm
Mincha/Maariv 6:10 pm
Saturday October 12th
Hashkama 7:30 am
Chumash Shiur 8:15 am
Shacharit 9:00 am
Sof Zman Kri’at Shema 9:58 am
Pre-Mincha Shiur – Rabbi Daniel Freund 5:00 pm
"The Middah (Attribute) of Avraham"
Bnei Akiva 5:00 pm
Mincha 6:00 pm
Shabbat Ends 7:09 pm
Kiddush: Sponsors invited.
Seudah Shlishit: Sponsors invited.
Weekday Shacharit
Sunday – in the beit midrash 8:00 am
Monday, Thursday 6:30 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:40 am
Mincha/Maariv 6:05 pm
THE ERUV – IS UP!
Yehoshua Sommer יהושע בן זהבה
Dr. Lester Zeffren יואל אליעזר בן יוספה לאה
Steven Zweig שלמה תודרוס בן אסתר רבקה
James Kauders Jane יעקב טוביה בן
Joseph Winkleman יוסף בן שיינדל
משה בן דאליש רבקה
יהודה ארי בן פרומה
שמואל חיים שמחה בן דברה רייזל
דורון דניאל בן יפה
יואל שמחה בן אליענה רבקה
נעמי בת מרים
צביה בת בריינה
רחל לאה בת ייטיל
הילה בת פייגא חנה
חיה הדסה זהבה בת לאה רייזא
Jane Carol בתיה בת
Rachel Adler רחל בת אסתר
Sarah Leah Carman שרה לאה בת חנה גיטל
Shira Starr שירה פייגא בת מאירה ליבא
Chana Tova Poupko חנה טובה בת אסתר שושנה
MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Alan & Jackie Gerson on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Gavriel Kaplan, son of Rabbi Jonathan & Elana Kaplan of Teaneck.
CONDOLENCES
Our condolences to Ed & Jan Adelman and Jan’s extended family on the passing of her uncle, Phil Rich, in Chicago.
STONE DEDICATION: For Al Adelman will take place on Sunday, October 20th, 11:00 am, at the Chevra Kadisha Cemetery at North & South and Page.
SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
NCSY ONEG SHABBAT: for Sr NCSY’ers at the home of Moshe & Aviva Adler, 7921 Cornell, at 9:15 pm
LOST ITEM: Rachel Zimand has lost her Yom Kippur Machzor. It is a small, hardcover Artscroll with a blue cover and has her name inside. Please check your machzorim at home to see if it was taken accidently.
YOUNG ISRAEL KOL NIDRE RECOGNITION PLAQUE: Will be updated soon. If you would like your pledge to remain anonymous, please contact the office by October 15th.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE WELCOME DINNER: Our annual dinner to welcome the new people in our Young Israel community is being planned for November 22nd and is being chaired by Suzanne Sundy. We are looking for volunteers to assist with all the details. Please contact Rachel Lubchansky at 314-726-2163 or rachel.lubchansky@gmail.com.
SAVE YOUR BLOOD: The 7th Annual St. Louis Jewish Community Blood Drive will be on January 12, 2014.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
ART MUSEUM TOUR: ”What is New at the Art Museum?” led by our own Betsy Zimbalist on Sunday, October 20th, 1:30 pm. Meet at Taylor Hall (entrance to the new building). This tour has reached capacity and we hope to have another one soon.
SCHOOL NEWS
BLOCK YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL: Congratulations to Block Yeshiva High School on the re-instatement of its 501c3 status.
YESHIVAT KADIMAH HIGH SCHOOL: Mazal Tov to Yeshivat Kadimah High School on its successful launch, and for the recent approval of its 501c3 application.
EHA: Mazal Tov to EHA on the launch of its successful new strategic vision initiative.
May all our schools continue to grow from strength to strength.
Community News
TOMCHEI SHABBOS ANNUAL BRUNCH: Our annual event will be held this Sunday, Oct. 13th, 9:30 am, at Young Israel. Children’s activities will include decorating chef’s hats and sugar cookies. Our new project is a Tomchei Shabbos Cookbook. Take part in our cookbook naming contest and if yours is the chosen name, you will receive a free copy of the Tomchei Shabbos cookbook upon its release. Sponsors for the event are welcome.
AISH SPEAKER: Rabbi Gavriel Friedman will present a class on “Effective Communication: How to Connect with Anyone, Immediately” on Wednesday, Oct 16, 7:30 pm, at the JCC – Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus. For more info, contact Aish at 314-862-2474.
WOMENS’ TEHILLIM GROUP: At the home of Jan Adelman, 8032 Amherst, Sundays at 9:15 am. If you cannot participate in person, call 314-863-5438. The Tehillim hotline (names and updates) is: 314-995-7119.
NCSY NEWS
· Latte and Learning – Wednesday night at Starbucks on Hanley and Wydown, 7:30 pm.
· SR Oneg @ Bella Adler’s home @ 9:15.
· JR Laser Tag & Arcade: @ Brunswick Zone, Sunday, October 20th, 1:00pm (Sharp) - 2:45pm, 8070 Veterans Memorial Parkway St. Peters, MO 63376. Limited rides available.
· SR NCSY Fall Shabbaton: Registration is open for SR Fall Shabbaton in Skokie, IL. October 25-27. Register @ www.midwestncsy.org. Arrangements have been made for all St. Louis teens to take the ACTs on Sunday morning in Chicago.
· JR Fall Shabbaton: Registration is open for JR Fall which will take place in Minneapolis, November 8-10. Due to an AWESOME airfare (thanks Murray) we are looking into flying. We must book our flights BY THIS COMING TUESDAY. If you are planning on coming, PLEASE have your parents contact Rabbi Mike or Sam ASAP to reserve a spot for you.
JSU NEWS
JSU Senator John Danforth Israel Scholars will NOT meet this Monday night. Classes will resume the following Monday
TORAH MITZION KOLLEL NEWS
Mishnat Pinchas V’Sarah: 5 minutes after Kiddush.
Mishmar learning: No Mishmar next week.
Bnei Akiva: Same time as the Rabbi’s pre-mincha shiur.
Meals: To arrange to host the Bnot Sherut for a Shabbat lunch, please contact Debby Schuman at 727-3123.
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)