Young Israel of St. Louis

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9th – FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH 2010

PARSHAT SHEMOT                                               SHABBAT MEVORCHIM

ANNOUNCEMENT SPONSORS

Friday January 8th  

Candle lighting                                                  4:39 pm

Mincha/Maariv                                                 4:40 pm

Saturday January 9th  

Hashkama                                                        7:30 am

Shacharit                                                          9:00 am

Sof Zman Kriat Shema                                   9:44 am

Pre-Mincha Shiur*                                           3:45 pm

Bnei Akiva                                                       4:20 pm

Mincha                                                             4:30 pm

Shabbat Ends                                                   5:40 pm

 

*Topic: Authority & Insubordination

Kiddush: Sponsors invited

Seudah Shlishit: Sponsored by Robert & Sheryl Greenstein of Skokie in honor of Murray Bresler, for all that he does.

Weekly Shacharit

Sunday                                                             8:00 am

Monday, Thursday                                           6:30 am

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday                            6:40 am

 

Mincha/Maariv                                                 4:45 pm

 

The Eruv - UP

 

MAZEL TOV

Mazel Tov to Hilton & Rene Price on the birth of a granddaughter, Ariella Ahuva, to Jonathan & Nechama Price of Bergenfield, NJ.

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

JR NCSY: Oneg Shabbat has been cancelled because of the severe cold.

CALENDARS: The Women’s Division Calendars have arrived. Those who participated or ordered calendars may pick them up doing office hours.

SHUL PROGRAMS

NEW CLASS:

The Book of Judges: begins Monday, Jan 11th at 9:15am or Wednesday, Jan 13th at 8:15pm – your choice. See flyer in lobby. Note: this Wednesday only, class will start at 8:30pm

Wednesday evening Gemara class is cancelled -  THIS WEEK ONLY

DEADLINES: THIS WEEK:

Ad journal deadline is Friday January 15th. PLEASE get your ads into the office ASAP!

First deadline for dinner reservations is January 14th.

ST LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE IS COMING:

Sunday, January 17th, 2010, 10 am-4 pm.

Your gift saves lives.

Please bring non-perishable items for the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry Drive.

Volunteers are needed to help break down the shul on Motzei Shabbat and to reset it Sunday afternoon, after the drive.

Volunteers are also needed to work on the day of the drive.

To volunteer, email Judy or Bob Hellman at jrhellman@sbcglobal.net or call 862-8432.

To schedule your appointment to donate blood, go to: givelife.org (sponsor code YIJS) or call 800-GIVE-LIFE. Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments take priority.

http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/Section.aspx?ID=1001 to see us in print.

SUN JAN 24TH 2010 – YI ANNUAL DINNER:

5:30 – Social Hour, 6:30 – Dinner

Honorees: Drs. Stan Biel and Leila Redlich

Distinguished Service Award: Jackie Gerson

Entertainment: LISTEN UP! a cappella

SAT NIGHT, FEB 6TH - “HAVERIM” BOOK CLUB

At the home of Natalie and Jacob Sukhodolsky, 8127 Amherst Ave, at 7:30 pm. The book to be discussed is: “Black” Becomes a Rainbow, by Agi L Bauer

MEMBER NEWS

NEW MEMBER: We welcome Eli & Adi Feen and their family to the Young Israel family. Their address is 7850 Stanford, 63130, and the phone is 314-862-2740.

MEMBER UPDATE: We have new contact information for Howard & Sally Goldstein: 7300 Wallis Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21208, 443-352-8600.

COMMUNITY NEWS

HaRAV AKIVA GRUNBLATT: Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Queens will speak at Beth HaMedrosh HaGodol Sha’arei Chesed, 700 North & South, January 9th. Buffet at 8:15 pm, Program at 9:10pm. Presented by MTI. Suggested donation: Raffle ticket purchase or $18.

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

DEDICATION: Please join Bais Yaakov and the Miller and Klein families in the dedication and naming of the Bais Yaakov school; The Esther Miller Bais Yaakov  in memory of Esther Miller on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. 8:00 pm, at HaMedrosh HaGodol Sha’arei Chesed Shul.

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.

TOMCHEI SHABBOS: The Barbara Mendelson Tomchei Shabbos Fund is presently helping many families in our community and needs your help. Food donations can be dropped off in the REAR of the Hartstein’s Shabbos house, 8115 Delmar, in the bins located there. For information regarding assistance from and about the Barbara Mendelson Tomchei Shabbos Fund, please call Merle Hartstein at 469-7142. Cash donations may be sent to Rachel Lubchansky at 7337 Stanford, 63130. For tribute cards please call Jackie Gerson at 997-7257.

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.

NCSY NEWS

Jr Shabbaton: January 15th – 17th, here in St Louis at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Contact Rabbi Rovinsky at 498-6279 for more info.

TMK NEWS

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

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

Ulpan Ivrit Registration is still open for the 2nd session, which began 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. Continues this week – January 10th at 6:45pm.

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).