MAZAL TOV to Janie and David z"l Chefitz on the birth of a grandson to daughter and son-in-law Ann Rose & Max Greenberg, and mazal tov to big sister Mellie! The bris will be Monday morning in Rockville, MD.
MAZAL TOV on the engagement of Adam, son of Jodi & David Ephraim, to Rian Hander, daughter of Wendy & Howard Handler of Irvington NY. Thrilled siblings are Josh and fiancé Emily Gordon and sister Hannah, as well as Eli Handler. At this joyous occasion we also think about Adam’s grandfather Harry Sklar z’l, who must be smiling in shomayim. May Adam and Rian merit your build a Bayit Neman bYisrael, a home love, loyalty and joy.
Notice of Special Membership Meeting Thu, Jan 30th @ 8pm at Young Israel, 100 Ames Street, Sharon Please join your community and the YI Board of Directors next Thursday night for a special update on security. At this meeting we will discuss: 1. Hiring of SCI Global, a security firm recommended by the Security Committee and Board, to provide armed security protection. 2. Vote on a proposed $75 security assessment to cover the cost of security services for the remainder of this fiscal year (through June). 3. Update and instructions on the new door access policy and protocols.
Rabbi Cheses will be in Israel through January 29th celebrating his brother's wedding. Please contact Sandy at sandy@yisharon.org with any urgent questions and she can reach Rabbi Cheses. Rabbi Klapper will be on call for Halachic questions. He may be reached by email at moderntorahleadership@gmail.com or phone 781-784-0295.
Shabbat, January 25, Shabbat Parshat Va’era and Mevarchim Chodesh 7:30 a.m. Hashkama followed by Shiur with Rabbi Saltzman 9:00 a.m. Shacharit followed by Drasha with Rabbi Mordechai Rackover 9:31 a.m. Sof Zman Kriyat Shema 10:00 a.m. Tween Tefillah/ Shabbat Morning Groups for Children 12:22 p.m. Mincha Gedola 4:31 p.m. Mincha followed by Shiur with Rabbi Jordan Soffer 5:35 p.m. Maariv, Havdalah
Sunday, January 26 7:15 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. Shacharit at shul 4:31 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv at shul
KIDDUSH Kiddush this week is sponsored by the shul.
B'nei Akiva is this Shabbat between Mincha & Ma'ariv at 4:40 p.m.
Announcing the Young Israel Annual Dinner & Celebration Change of Date: Sunday, March 29, 2020 At this year’s annual dinner, we celebrate our entire Shemirah organization, and everyone who has devoted countless hours to keeping us safe and secure. Thank you for your volunteer efforts, and we look forward to an exciting evening together. Stay tuned for more details.
ONGOING LEARNING Women's Tuesday Morning Torah Circle and Tzurba M'Rabanan will return on Tuesday, February 4th.
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Chug Ivrit Come join our bnot for an hour of conversational Hebrew! The next chug ivrit will be Wednesday, February 5th, 8-9 p.m. at the home of Roy and Lisa Schreiber, 8 Lothrup Way.
Israeli cooking class is back. Grades 5-8 Tuesday January 28th, 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the shul kitchen. $5/child; Future date 2/11.
Oneg Shabbat for 11-12th Graders on 1/31 has been cancelled.
Social Action Committee
~ Join our YI B’nei Mitzvah/Teens when they participate in the 4th annual Winter Walk in Boston on Feb. 9, 2020, 8:30-11 am. Winter Walk is a campaign to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in Boston. Join the effort by walking the 2 miles with our teens and/or sponsoring a student at: https://www.classy.org/team/270128 - click the "Join Team" button to register for the Walk. The Walk ends at Copley Plaza for breakfast and personal stories about homelessness.
Portraits of Resilience, by Dr. Daniel Jackson Saturday February 1st at 7:30PM ~ Admission is FREE! Professor of Computer Science at MIT / Award-Winning Photographer Presented by Young Israel of Sharon and Congregation Etz Chaim at Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames St, Sharon, MA 02067
Jewish Women's Yoga "Yoga is not just about flexibility or strength but is also about stability and wellbeing." Teachers Elise Cohen and Holly Broniatowski ~ jewishpoweryoga@gmail.com For beginners to experienced. This class is not recommended for pregnant women or those within 3 months post partum. Please bring a yoga mat (extras can be provided upon request). Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning again for an 8 week session in January at YIOS. Remaining dates are: Jan 29th, Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 4th. Space is limited to 25 people. $5 per class. All proceeds will be donated to YIOS for a special Kiddush. Sign up HERE!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
NCSY Winter Regional January 31-February 2, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza Danbury Early Bird Pricing of $219 through 1/8/20; after is $259 Register now at northeast.ncsy.org. For more information, contact Hannah Goldring, goldringh@ncsy.org or 646.459.5196
University of Massachusetts Amherst, OU-JLIC, Open-House Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 14 Shevat 5780 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMThe Adams Street Shul, 168 Adams Street, Newton, MA. Come learn about Jewish life on campus at UMass Amherst from current UMass students and OU-JLIC educators Rabbi Raffi and Ariella Leicht! Pizza from Veggie Crust will be served.
CALLING ALL KNITTERS & CROCHETERS! My name is Becca Gold, and my Bat Mitzvah is in three months. For my Bat Mitzvah project I am knitting hats for people who have cancer and have to go through chemotherapy, so they lose their hair. I would like to ask anyone who can knit or crochet, if they would like, to make hats for my project (we need hats for both children and adults). There will be a basket in the shul outside of the rabbi's office to put your finished hats in. I will be donating all of the hats at the end of February to a local cancer center. The guidelines for these hats can be found here: http://www.headhuggers.org/guidelines.htm Thanks in advance, Becca (Questions? Please contact me at rebeccajgold@gmail.com)
HOW DO I.... WHO DO I... Amazon Smile: Be Generous for FREE! Click through our link on whatever you order on Amazon, and the shul will receive a percentage. SHOP HERE. Cubbies:We have many available for adoption. Please contact Sandy: sandy@yisharon.org to choose one for your very own. Donation Cards:Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org. Include: purpose, message to recipient, and is it directed to a specific fund? Hot Water Urns/Hot Plates/Shabbos Lamps: Amy Fistel at 781-784-0085. 40-cup hot water urns--$100; 20x24" electric hot plates--$120; Shabbos Lamps - $50 Checks payable to Young Israel of Sharon. Please put urn/hot plate/lamp in the memo! Memorial Plaques:Dan Shimshak at daniel.shimshak@umb.edu. Purchase a plaque to memorialize an individual who has passed away. $360 to be paid to Young Israel of Sharon. Mikvah Mei Ezra Membership:Show your support for our mikvah by becoming a member. Become a member or friend of the mikvah here! New Opportunity - Siddur and Chumash Donations: Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org and specify nameplate information. $54/siddur; $72/chumash. YI's Social Action Committee: Our motivation is a shared sense of responsibility to help those in need, and a shared commitment to make the world a better place. Committee members: Hana Berman, Cheryl Harris, Rachel Levine, Devorah Kosowsky, Emily Rapalino, and YOU??? Our focus for now will be on homelessness and poverty. We will transport your gently used household items to New Life Furniture Bank in Walpole. Clean Items Needed: gently used linen & blankets, towels, microwaveable dishes & cutlery in sets of 4 or more, and pots & pans. Contact any committee member for pick up or drop off. YI's Tree of Life:Marcia at mshimshak@gmail.com. Purchase an engraved brass leaf in honor of a special person or event. Each leaf is $100.
REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Kaila bat Gitel v'Moshe Aaron Yankel ben Rosa Riva Lazar Aharon HaLevi ben Hadassah Chasha Sarah bat Chana Leah Leiba Golda bat Ettel Leba Bat Krindle Rifael Ephraim Ben Sima Frayda Risha Yoshepha bas Chaya Sarah Nachum ben Mindl, halevi Chana bat Devorah
Harry Weinstein, Tzvi Elimelech ben Rivka Channah Liba bat Chaya Sarah Shlomo Yaakov ben Chasha Sarah Chana Esther bat Hinda Tsivya Miryam Ayelet bat Shoshana Ahuva Leah bas Shifra Malka Gavriel Ephraim ben Yaffa Shira Rachamim ben Rena Seth ben Tzivia Esther bat Chaya
Baruch Mordechai ben Esther Chaya Yonatan Ezra ben Leah Devorah Leah bat Bluma Elan Moshe Shmuel bat Yitzchaka Fruma Mordechai Yitzchak ben Freidel Sussel Chana bas Batya Yaheda Rochel Esther bas Hinda Michla Minnia bas Deena Chaim ben Leah
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Sharon Eruv Status
The Young Israel of Sharon is a vibrant shul with a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our ideology is inclusiveness. Young Israel exemplifies the ideals of Modern Orthodoxy: serious Torah study and practice, with an embrace of diversity; and a participatory openness to the best of contemporary culture and community.
Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames Street, Sharon, MA 02067 Office Phone: (781) 784-6112; Rabbi Cheses' Phone: (781) 784-6110 Questions? Please contact our Synagogue Administrator, Sandy Spector at sandy@yisharon.org.
CONDOLENCES With great sadness, I share the news of the passing of Rebbitzen Sima Kilav, Sima bat Chaim Meir v’Bruriah z’l, beloved wife of Rav Dayan Avraham Kilav; beloved mother of Yakov, Rivkah, Chanan, Mordechai, Rina; beloved sister and sister in law of Aaron and Sharon Weinberg. The burial happened to day in Israel. Aaron will be sitting shiva here in Sharon together with his brother Moshe, starting today at his home, 198 South Main St. Please park either in the driveway or on the street near the house. Aaron may be reached at: aswplusx@gmail.com. May Hashem comfort the Weinberg and Kilav families among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim. Minyan and Visiting Hours Schedule:
Kol Hakavod to Allison Lapin for studying the entire Talmud over the last seven and a half years! As we celebrated the milestone Hadran, the first public women’s siyum on all of Shas recently, the YI Sharon community is proud to have one of our own women making the Siyum Ha’Shas. Thank-you, Allison, for being an inspiration for Talmud Torah!
YI Runs On Volunteers and Now Also Solar! We're now the first Orthodox shul in New England to run on solar power. Our solar panels will generate about 75% of our electricity. Thanks to everyone who helped with this joint ASR-SHAS-YI project: Josh Beiser, Josh Vogel, Rabbi Cheses, Rabbi Soffer, Sandy Spector, Harel Della Torre, Susan Lagos, and Zach Kogan (and apologies to anyone we may have accidentally missed).
Rabbi Cheses will be in Israel from January 20-29th celebrating his brother's wedding.
Friday, January 17 6:10 a.m. Shacharit at the shul 6:50 a.m. Shacharit at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.) 4:22 p.m. Candle lighting, Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv
Shabbat, January 18, Shabbat Parshat Shemot 7:30 a.m. Hashkama followed by Shiur with Rabbi Reisman 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 9:30 a.m. Teen Minyan in the Beit Midrash 9:33 a.m. Sof Zman Kriyat Shema 10:00 a.m. Tween Tefillah/ Shabbat Morning Groups for Children 12:19 p.m. Mincha Gedola 4:22 p.m. Mincha followed by Shiur with Rabbi Cheses on the Halachic History of the Life Cycle: Bar Mitzva 5:27 p.m. Maariv, Havdalah 6:10 p.m. Mishmash
Sunday, January 19 7:15 a.m. Shacharit at shul 8:00 a.m. Shacharit at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.) 4:22 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.)
Weekday Schedule for January 20-23 Shacharit: Monday: 6:00 a.m. at the shul 6:50 a.m. Shacharit at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.) Tuesday: 6:10 a.m. at the shul 6:50 a.m. Shacharit at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.) Wednesday: 6:10 a.m. at the shul 6:50 a.m. Shacharit at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.) Thursday: 6:00 a.m & 6:50 a.m. at the shul
Community Mincha/Ma'ariv: Monday-Tuesday: 4:30 p.m. at Weinberg Shiva (198 South Main St.) Wednesday-Thursday: 4:30 p.m. AT ETZ CHAIM
Late Ma’ariv Monday-Thursday: 9:00 p.m. at Young Israel
KIDDUSH It's the Cholent Cook-Off! And, kiddush is also sponsored this week by Adrea and Michael Gerber in honor of their wedding anniversary and a fleishig kiddush. B'hatzlachah to our cholent chefs: Elana Arroyo and Kim Stein; Randy Bergel; Kayla Brody and Yoni Halpern; Rabbi Cheses; Rachel Klausner, Yoni Levy, and Matt Slater; Sara Pultman; Efraim Shapiro; Erik Winton.
B'nei Akiva is this Shabbat between Mincha & Ma'ariv at 4:30 p.m. Mishmash will meet at 6:10 p.m. Mishmash this week is having hot pretzels, sponsored by the Cheses Family in honor of Adina finishing the Mishnayot for the 3rd chapter of Rosh Hashana.
Announcing the Young Israel Annual Dinner & Celebration Change of Date: Sunday, March 29, 2020 At this year’s annual dinner, we celebrate our entire Shemirah organization, and everyone who has devoted countless hours to keeping us safe and secure. Thank you for your volunteer efforts, and we look forward to an exciting evening together. Stay tuned for more details.
ONGOING LEARNING Women's Tuesday Morning Torah Circle and Tzurba M'Rabanan will return on Tuesday, February 4th.
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Chug Ivrit Come join our bnot for an hour of conversational Hebrew! The next chug ivrit will be Wednesday, January 22nd, 8-9 p.m. at the home of Roy and Lisa Schreiber, 8 Lothrup Way. The next one will be held on February 5th.
Israeli cooking class is back. Grades 5-8 Tuesday January 28th, 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the shul kitchen. $5/child; Future date 2/11.
Oneg Shabbat for 11-12th Graders on 1/31 January 31st, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the home of Sara and Daniel Epstein. 44 Bradford Ave. Come join Adi and Hodaya for songs, games and snacks.
Social Action Committee
~ Please join our first event: an afternoon of community service in Cambridge on MLK Day, Monday, January 20th at 2 pm. Activity options include decorating fleece blankets for homeless adults and children and sorting goods for distribution. Details here. This is appropriate for all ages! Email Cheryl Harris at cheryl.harris56@gmail.com by January 8th so we can arrange carpools and reserve space for you. Admission is free, but please bring one or more of the following to donate: Canned good for food pantry/Gently used winter clothing/Children’s books
~ Join our YI B’nei Mitzvah/Teens when they participate in the 4th annual Winter Walk in Boston on Feb. 9, 2020, 8:30-11 am. Winter Walk is a campaign to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in Boston. Join the effort by walking the 2 miles with our teens and/or sponsoring a student at: https://www.classy.org/team/270128 - click the "Join Team" button to register for the Walk. The Walk ends at Copley Plaza for breakfast and personal stories about homelessness.
Portraits of Resilience, by Dr. Daniel Jackson Saturday February 1st at 7:30PM ~ Admission is FREE! Professor of Computer Science at MIT / Award-Winning Photographer Presented by Young Israel of Sharon and Congregation Etz Chaim at Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames St, Sharon, MA 02067
Jewish Women's Yoga - 8 week session starting Jan. 15th! "Yoga is not just about flexibility or strength but is also about stability and wellbeing." Teachers Elise Cohen and Holly Broniatowski ~ jewishpoweryoga@gmail.com For beginners to experienced. This class is not recommended for pregnant women or those within 3 months post partum. Please bring a yoga mat (extras can be provided upon request). Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning again for an 8 week session in January at YIOS. Dates are: Jan 15th, 22nd,29th, Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 4th. Space is limited to 25 people. $5 per class. All proceeds will be donated to YIOS for a special Kiddush. Sign up HERE!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
NCSY Winter Regional January 31-February 2, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza Danbury Early Bird Pricing of $219 through 1/8/20; after is $259 Register now at northeast.ncsy.org. For more information, contact Hannah Goldring, goldringh@ncsy.org or 646.459.5196
University of Massachusetts Amherst, OU-JLIC, Open-House Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 14 Shevat 5780 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMThe Adams Street Shul, 168 Adams Street, Newton, MA. Come learn about Jewish life on campus at UMass Amherst from current UMass students and OU-JLIC educators Rabbi Raffi and Ariella Leicht! Pizza from Veggie Crust will be served.
CALLING ALL KNITTERS & CROCHETERS! My name is Becca Gold, and my Bat Mitzvah is in three months. For my Bat Mitzvah project I am knitting hats for people who have cancer and have to go through chemotherapy, so they lose their hair. I would like to ask anyone who can knit or crochet, if they would like, to make hats for my project (we need hats for both children and adults). There will be a basket in the shul outside of the rabbi's office to put your finished hats in. I will be donating all of the hats at the end of February to a local cancer center. The guidelines for these hats can be found here: http://www.headhuggers.org/guidelines.htm Thanks in advance, Becca (Questions? Please contact me at rebeccajgold@gmail.com)
HOW DO I.... WHO DO I... Amazon Smile: Be Generous for FREE! Click through our link on whatever you order on Amazon, and the shul will receive a percentage. SHOP HERE. Cubbies:We have many available for adoption. Please contact Sandy: sandy@yisharon.org to choose one for your very own. Donation Cards:Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org. Include: purpose, message to recipient, and is it directed to a specific fund? Hot Water Urns/Hot Plates/Shabbos Lamps: Amy Fistel at 781-784-0085. 40-cup hot water urns--$100; 20x24" electric hot plates--$120; Shabbos Lamps - $50 Checks payable to Young Israel of Sharon. Please put urn/hot plate/lamp in the memo! Memorial Plaques:Dan Shimshak at daniel.shimshak@umb.edu. Purchase a plaque to memorialize an individual who has passed away. $360 to be paid to Young Israel of Sharon. Mikvah Mei Ezra Membership:Show your support for our mikvah by becoming a member. Become a member or friend of the mikvah here! New Opportunity - Siddur and Chumash Donations: Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org and specify nameplate information. $54/siddur; $72/chumash. YI's Social Action Committee: Our motivation is a shared sense of responsibility to help those in need, and a shared commitment to make the world a better place. Committee members: Hana Berman, Cheryl Harris, Rachel Levine, Devorah Kosowsky, Emily Rapalino, and YOU??? Our focus for now will be on homelessness and poverty. We will transport your gently used household items to New Life Furniture Bank in Walpole. Clean Items Needed: gently used linen & blankets, towels, microwaveable dishes & cutlery in sets of 4 or more, and pots & pans. Contact any committee member for pick up or drop off. YI's Tree of Life:Marcia at mshimshak@gmail.com. Purchase an engraved brass leaf in honor of a special person or event. Each leaf is $100.
REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Kaila bat Gitel v'Moshe Aaron Yankel ben Rosa Riva Lazar Aharon HaLevi ben Hadassah Chasha Sarah bat Chana Leah Leiba Golda bat Ettel Leba Bat Krindle Rifael Ephraim Ben Sima Frayda Risha Yoshepha bas Chaya Sarah Nachum ben Mindl, halevi
Harry Weinstein, Tzvi Elimelech ben Rivka Channah Liba bat Chaya Sarah Shlomo Yaakov ben Chasha Sarah Chana Esther bat Hinda Tsivya Miryam Ayelet bat Shoshana Ahuva Leah bas Shifra Malka Gavriel Ephraim ben Yaffa Shira Rachamim ben Rena Seth ben Tzivia Esther bat Chaya
Baruch Mordechai ben Esther Chaya Yonatan Ezra ben Leah Devorah Leah bat Bluma Elan Moshe Shmuel bat Yitzchaka Fruma Mordechai Yitzchak ben Freidel Sussel Chana bas Batya Yaheda Rochel Esther bas Hinda Michla Minnia bas Deena Chaim ben Leah
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Sharon Eruv Status
The Young Israel of Sharon is a vibrant shul with a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our ideology is inclusiveness. Young Israel exemplifies the ideals of Modern Orthodoxy: serious Torah study and practice, with an embrace of diversity; and a participatory openness to the best of contemporary culture and community.
Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames Street, Sharon, MA 02067 Office Phone: (781) 784-6112; Rabbi Cheses' Phone: (781) 784-6110 Questions? Please contact our Synagogue Administrator, Sandy Spector at sandy@yisharon.org.
Shabbat, January 11, Parshat Vayechi 7:30 a.m. Hashkama followed by Shiur with Rabbi Saltzman “Discover Kever Rachel” 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 9:30 a.m. Teen Minyan in the Beit Midrash 9:33 a.m. Sof Zman Kriyat Shema 10:00 a.m. Tween Tefillah/ Shabbat Morning Groups for Children 12:17 p.m. Mincha Gedola 4:14 p.m. Mincha followed by Shiur with Rabbi Cheses on the Halachic History of the Life Cycle: Bar Mitzva 5:19 p.m. Maariv, Havdalah
Sunday, January 12 7:15 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. Shacharit at shul 4:14 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv at shul
KIDDUSH With gratitude to HaShem, Kiddush is in honor and Simcha of Hillel becoming Bar Mitzvah! Special thanks to Bubby and Zayde Epstein for coming to celebrate with us! HaKaras Hatov appreciation to our beautiful kehillah of Young Israel.
B'nei Akiva is this Shabbat between Mincha & Ma'ariv at 4:25 p.m.
Announcing the Young Israel Annual Dinner & Celebration Save the Date: Sunday, March 22, 2020 As we celebrated Hannukah each night, we recall the spiritual and physical strength of our ancestors in rededicating themselves to Jewish values and beliefs. At this year’s annual dinner, we celebrate this tradition in honoring the entire Shemirah organization, and everyone who has devoted countless hours to keeping us safe and secure. Thank you for your volunteer efforts, and we look forward to an exciting evening together. Stay tuned for more details.
ONGOING LEARNING Women's Tuesday Morning Torah Circle Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m, studying Rabbi Avraham Isaac Kook's commentary on the weekly parshah at Stephanie Kaplan's home, 9 Circle Way, Sharon. Contact Stephanie with questions at stephkap.sk@gmail.com.
Tzurba M'Rabanan Meets every Tuesday night in the Beit Midrash from 8:00-9:00 p.m. The hour consists of 30 minutes of preparation time and 30 minutes of shiur and discussion with Rabbi Cheses. All communication about the classes--schedule and content--happen through a whatsapp group. Click here to join.
Sharon Teen Learning Initiative Join Upper and Underclassmen for high level learning and a delicious meat dinner! Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. @ YIOS. Contact: Miryam Shwartz, cohenm@ncsy.org.
Mishnah Learning In Memory of Dr. Herschfus You are invited to participate in the learning of the entire Six Orders of the Mishnah in memory of Dr. Jechiel Aaron Herschfus, Yechiel Ahron ben HaRav Elchanan Yitzchak z”l Sign up to learn a masechta of Mishna in his memory here: https://tinyurl.com/SIYUMHERSCHFUS
MEETINGS & EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE!!! THE WANDERING QUE - Pop Up Texas BBQ Monday, January 20th from 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in the Young Israel of Sharon Social Hall https://www.facebook.com/HakadoshBbq/ You do NOT want to miss this!
NCSY Fundraiser - 1st Annual Multimedia Trivia Competition - Q!!! 1/11/2020 at 8:00 p.m. at Beth El, 561 Ward Street, Newton Register at greaterboston.ncsy.org . Questions? Rabbi Yudi Riesel, yudi@ncsy.org.
THIS Saturday Night at the Movies: SUSTAINABLE NATION Saturday, January 11, 2020, 8:00 p.m. ABOUT THE FILM: Sustainable Nation, the new hour-long documentary from Imagination Productions, follows three individuals who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using solutions developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to change the status quo of a world where one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water. But water is just the beginning. The work of this visionary trio highlights the nexus between food, energy and water and underscores how solving these enormous challenges can help free women, and the world, from life threatening poverty, illness, and lack of opportunity. From the creators of Netflix-featured Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front, and PBS-featured Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, Sustainable Nation shows how fixing global water issues is not only a matter of life and death, it’s the start of healing the world.
“Just Between Us: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy” The New England Yoetzet Halacha Initiative invites all women to a discussion entitled “Just Between Us: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy,” with Sarah Cheses. Please join us for a text-based shiur on what Judaism teaches us about how to foster a healthy, fulfilling, intimate relationship with our spouse. Sunday, January 12th at 8:00 p.m. at the home of Cheri Sternberg, 6 Ridge Rd (entrance by driveway on Edgewood off of Walnut St.). Please email NE.yoetzet@gmail.com with any questions.
Israeli cooking class is back. Grades 5-8 Tuesday January 14th, 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the shul kitchen. $5/child; Future dates - 1/28, 2/11
4TH ANNUAL YIOS CHULLENT COOKOFF We are still looking for a several more contestants for the annual YI Chulent Cook-off. What makes this event a success? Lots of yummy chulent to try. Without chefs, we have nothing to taste. Thus, we'd like to invite YOU to enter. The event is January 18th (with chulent prep on the 16th or 17th). Throw your ladle in the ring, and may the best chulent win! Can’t cook? Co-sponsor Kiddush or a team for just $36! Contact Michael Gerber at drmgerber@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Chug Ivrit Come join our bnot for an hour of conversational Hebrew! The next chug ivrit will be Wednesday, January 22nd, 8-9 p.m. at the home of Roy and Lisa Schreiber, 8 Lothrup Way. The next one will be held on February 5th.
Oneg Shabbat for 11-12th Graders January 24th, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the home of Sara and Daniel Epstein. 44 Bradford Ave. Come join Adi and Hodaya for songs, games and snacks.
Social Action Committee
We have started a social action committee at YI Sharon. Our motivation is a shared sense of responsibility to help those in need, and a shared commitment to make the world a better place. If you are interested in joining our committee, please contact one of our committee members: Hana Berman, Cheryl Harris, Rachel Levine, Devorah Kosowsky, Emily Rapalino. Our focus for now will be on homelessness and poverty.
~ Please join our first event: an afternoon of community service in Cambridge on MLK Day, Monday, January 20th at 2 pm. Activity options include decorating fleece blankets for homeless adults and children and sorting goods for distribution. Details here. This is appropriate for all ages! Email Cheryl Harris at cheryl.harris56@gmail.com by January 8th so we can arrange carpools and reserve space for you. Admission is free, but please bring one or more of the following to donate: Canned good for food pantry/Gently used winter clothing/Children’s book
~ The YI Social Action Committee will transport your gently used household items to New Life Furniture Bank, in Walpole. Needed are gently used linen and blankets, towels, dishes and cutlery in sets of 4 or more, and pots and pans. Dishes must be microwaveable. All items must be clean and ready to give to a family. Contact any member of the committee for pick up or drop off.
~ Join our YI B’nei Mitzvah/Teens when they participate in the 4th annual Winter Walk in Boston on Feb. 9, 2020, 8:30-11 am. Winter Walk is a campaign to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in Boston. Join the effort by walking the 2 miles with our teens and/or sponsoring a student at: https://www.classy.org/team/270128 - click the "Join Team" button to register for the Walk. The Walk ends at Copley Plaza for breakfast and personal stories about homelessness.
Portraits of Resilience, by Dr. Daniel Jackson Professor of Computer Science at MIT / Award-Winning Photographer Presented by Young Israel of Sharon and Congregation Etz Chaim at Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames St, Sharon, MA 02067 Saturday February 1st at 7:30PM Admission is FREE!
Jewish Women's Yoga - 8 week session starting Jan. 15th! "Yoga is not just about flexibility or strength but is also about stability and wellbeing." Teachers Elise Cohen and Holly Broniatowski ~ jewishpoweryoga@gmail.com For beginners to experienced. This class is not recommended for pregnant women or those within 3 months post partum. Please bring a yoga mat (extras can be provided upon request). Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning again for an 8 week session in January at YIOS. Dates are: Jan 15th, 22nd,29th, Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 4th. Space is limited to 25 people. $5 per class. All proceeds will be donated to YIOS for a special Kiddush. Sign up HERE!
COMMUNITY PROJECTS & EVENTS
Lost in Connection: How the Tech Effect Puts Children's Development at Risk Monday, January 13. 2020 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presented by Maimonides School, Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair shares how to raise confident, healthy, and savvy children in the digital age; how to push the pause button, and what the psychological fallout is from our fast-paced adaptation to tech. At the S. Joseph Solomont Synagogue, Saval Campus, Maimonides School, 34 Philbrick Road, Brookline, MA
NCSY Winter Regional January 31-February 2, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza Danbury Early Bird Pricing of $219 through 1/8/20; after is $259 Register now at northeast.ncsy.org. For more information, contact Hannah Goldring, goldringh@ncsy.org or 646.459.5196
CALLING ALL KNITTERS & CROCHETERS! My name is Becca Gold, and my Bat Mitzvah is in three months. For my Bat Mitzvah project I am knitting hats for people who have cancer and have to go through chemotherapy, so they lose their hair. I would like to ask anyone who can knit or crochet, if they would like, to make hats for my project (we need hats for both children and adults). There will be a basket in the shul outside of the rabbi's office to put your finished hats in. I will be donating all of the hats at the end of February to a local cancer center. The guidelines for these hats can be found here: http://www.headhuggers.org/guidelines.htm Thanks in advance, Becca (Questions? Please contact me at rebeccajgold@gmail.com)
HOW DO I.... WHO DO I... Amazon Smile: Be Generous for FREE! Click through our link on whatever you order on Amazon, and the shul will receive a percentage. SHOP HERE. Cubbies:We have many available for adoption. Please contact Sandy: sandy@yisharon.org to choose one for your very own. Donation Cards:Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org. Include: purpose, message to recipient, and is it directed to a specific fund? Hot Water Urns/Hot Plates/Shabbos Lamps: Amy Fistel at 781-784-0085. 40-cup hot water urns--$100; 20x24" electric hot plates--$120; Shabbos Lamps - $50 Checks payable to Young Israel of Sharon. Please put urn/hot plate/lamp in the memo! Memorial Plaques:Dan Shimshak at daniel.shimshak@umb.edu. Purchase a plaque to memorialize an individual who has passed away. $360 to be paid to Young Israel of Sharon. Mikvah Mei Ezra Membership:Show your support for our mikvah by becoming a member. Become a member or friend of the mikvah here! New Opportunity - Siddur and Chumash Donations: Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org and specify nameplate information. $54/siddur; $72/chumash. YI's Tree of Life:Marcia at mshimshak@gmail.com. Purchase an engraved brass leaf in honor of a special person or event. Each leaf is $100.
REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Kaila bat Gitel v'Moshe Aaron Yankel ben Rosa Riva Lazar Aharon HaLevi ben Hadassah Chasha Sarah bat Chana Leah Leiba Golda bat Ettel Leba Bat Krindle Rifael Ephraim Ben Sima Frayda Risha Yoshepha bas Chaya Sarah Nachum ben Mindl, halevi
Harry Weinstein, Tzvi Elimelech ben Rivka Channah Liba bat Chaya Sarah Shlomo Yaakov ben Chasha Sarah Chana Esther bat Hinda Tsivya Miryam Ayelet bat Shoshana Ahuva Leah bas Shifra Malka Gavriel Ephraim ben Yaffa Shira Rachamim ben Rena Seth ben Tzivia Esther bat Chaya
Baruch Mordechai ben Esther Chaya Yonatan Ezra ben Leah Devorah Leah bat Bluma Elan Moshe Shmuel bat Yitzchaka Fruma Mordechai Yitzchak ben Freidel Sussel Chana bas Batya Yaheda Rochel Esther bas Hinda Michla Minnia bas Deena Chaim ben Leah
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Sharon Eruv Status
The Young Israel of Sharon is a vibrant shul with a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our ideology is inclusiveness. Young Israel exemplifies the ideals of Modern Orthodoxy: serious Torah study and practice, with an embrace of diversity; and a participatory openness to the best of contemporary culture and community.
Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames Street, Sharon, MA 02067 Office Phone: (781) 784-6112; Rabbi Cheses' Phone: (781) 784-6110 Questions? Please contact our Synagogue Administrator, Sandy Spector at sandy@yisharon.org.
Mazal tov to Gilbert and Jill Schiffer on the engagement of their granddaughter, Shayna Peromsik, daughter of Adina and Tuvya Peromsik, to Eli Meiselman from Baltimore.
Shabbat, January 4, Shabbat Parshat Vayigash 7:30 a.m. Hashkama followed by Shiur with Rabbi Goldfeder 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 9:30 a.m. Teen Minyan in the Beit Midrash 9:32 a.m. Sof Zman Kriyat Shema 10:00 a.m. Tween Tefillah/ Shabbat Morning Groups for Children 12:13 p.m. Mincha Gedola 4:07 p.m. Mincha followed by Shiur with Rabbi Cheses on the Halachic History of the Life Cycle: Bar Mitzva 5:13 p.m. Maariv, Havdalah 6:00 p.m. Mishmash
Sunday, January 5 7:15 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. Shacharit at shul 4:07 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv at shul
Weekday Schedule for January 6 - 9 Shacharit: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 6:00 a.m & 6:50 a.m. Wednesday: 6:10 a.m & 6:50 a.m.
Community Mincha/Ma'ariv: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 4:15 p.m. AT CHABAD OF SHARON Late Ma’ariv Monday-Thursday: 9:00 p.m. at Young Israel
Tuesday, January 7 Tzom Asara b'Tevet 5:44 a.m. Fast begins 6:00, 6:50 a.m. Shacharit 4:00 p.m. Mincha/Ma'ariv at Young Israel 5:07 p.m. Fast ends
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by the shul.
B'nei Akiva is this Shabbat between Mincha & Ma'ariv at 4:20 p.m. Mishmash is at 6:00 p.m.
Announcing the Young Israel Annual Dinner & Celebration Save the Date: Sunday, March 22, 2020 As we celebrated Hannukah each night, we recall the spiritual and physical strength of our ancestors in rededicating themselves to Jewish values and beliefs. At this year’s annual dinner, we celebrate this tradition in honoring the entire Shemirah organization, and everyone who has devoted countless hours to keeping us safe and secure. Thank you for your volunteer efforts, and we look forward to an exciting evening together. Stay tuned for more details.
ONGOING LEARNING Women's Tuesday Morning Torah Circle Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m, studying Rabbi Avraham Isaac Kook's commentary on the weekly parshah at Stephanie Kaplan's home, 9 Circle Way, Sharon. Contact Stephanie with questions at stephkap.sk@gmail.com.
Tzurba M'Rabanan Meets every Tuesday night in the Beit Midrash from 8:00-9:00 p.m. The hour consists of 30 minutes of preparation time and 30 minutes of shiur and discussion with Rabbi Cheses. All communication about the classes--schedule and content--happen through a whatsapp group. Click here to join.
Sharon Teen Learning Initiative Join Upper and Underclassmen for high level learning and a delicious meat dinner! Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. @ YIOS. Contact: Miryam Shwartz, cohenm@ncsy.org.
Mishnah Learning In Memory of Dr. Herschfus You are invited to participate in the learning of the entire Six Orders of the Mishnah in memory of Dr. Jechiel Aaron Herschfus, Yechiel Ahron ben HaRav Elchanan Yitzchak z”l Sign up to learn a masechta of Mishna in his memory here: https://tinyurl.com/SIYUMHERSCHFUS
MEETINGS & EVENTS
LECTURE SERIES IN MEMORY OF ZAMIR KLINGER'S FATHER Avraham Shmuel ben Kalonomous HaKohen z’l Please join us at 8:30 p.m. motzei shabbat for a lecture given by Rabbi Naftoly Bier of the Boston Kollel. Rabbi Bier's topic will be Yosef Hatzadik, Shabbat, and learning how to react to the rise of antisemitism. at the home of Zamir and Lisa Klinger, 14 Robin Road, Sharon.
NCSY Fundraiser - 1st Annual Multimedia Trivia Competition - Q!!! 1/11/2020 at 8:00 p.m. at Beth El, 561 Ward Street, Newton Register at greaterboston.ncsy.org . Questions? Rabbi Yudi Riesel, yudi@ncsy.org.
Saturday Night at the Movies: SUSTAINABLE NATION Saturday, January 11, 2020, 8:00 p.m. ABOUT THE FILM: Sustainable Nation, the new hour-long documentary from Imagination Productions, follows three individuals who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using solutions developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to change the status quo of a world where one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water. But water is just the beginning. The work of this visionary trio highlights the nexus between food, energy and water and underscores how solving these enormous challenges can help free women, and the world, from life threatening poverty, illness, and lack of opportunity.
From the creators of Netflix-featured Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front, and PBS-featured Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, Sustainable Nation shows how fixing global water issues is not only a matter of life and death, it’s the start of healing the world.
Our Responsibility – Permanent American Support for Israel Featuring delicious Israeli wine, cheese and dessert A Conversation with Elon Stricker, AIPAC Boston Director Wednesday night, January 8, 2020, 8:00 to 9:15 p.m. Generously hosted by Amy and Adam Goldman, 57 S Pleasant St, Sharon, MA 02067. RSVP to Jack Podolsky at jpodolsky@aipac.org or 617.399.2556.
4TH ANNUAL YIOS CHULLENT COOKOFF We are still looking for a several more contestants for the annual YI Chulent Cook-off. What makes this event a success? Lots of yummy chulent to try. Without chefs, we have nothing to taste. Thus, we'd like to invite YOU to enter. The event is Jan 18th (with chulent prep on the 16th or 17th). Throw your ladle in the ring, and may the best chulent win! Can’t cook? Co-sponsor Kiddush or a team for just $36! Contact Michael Gerber at drmgerber@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Social Action Committee
We have started a social action committee at YI Sharon. Our motivation is a shared sense of responsibility to help those in need, and a shared commitment to make the world a better place. If you are interested in joining our committee, please contact one of our committee members: Hana Berman, Cheryl Harris, Rachel Levine, Devorah Kosowsky, Emily Rapalino. Our focus for now will be on homelessness and poverty.
~ Please join our first event: an afternoon of community service in Cambridge on MLK Day, Monday, January 20th at 2 pm. Activity options include decorating fleece blankets for homeless adults and children and sorting goods for distribution. Details here. This is appropriate for all ages! Email Cheryl Harris at cheryl.harris56@gmail.com by January 8th so we can arrange carpools and reserve space for you. Admission is free, but please bring one or more of the following to donate: Canned good for food pantry/Gently used winter clothing/Children’s book
~ The YI Social Action Committee will transport your gently used household items to New Life Furniture Bank, in Walpole. Needed are gently used linen and blankets, towels, dishes and cutlery in sets of 4 or more, and pots and pans. Dishes must be microwaveable. All items must be clean and ready to give to a family. Contact any member of the committee for pick up or drop off.
~ Join our YI B’nei Mitzvah/Teens when they participate in the 4th annual Winter Walk in Boston on Feb. 9, 2020, 8:30-11 am. Winter Walk is a campaign to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in Boston. Join the effort by walking the 2 miles with our teens and/or sponsoring a student at: https://www.classy.org/team/270128 - click the "Join Team" button to register for the Walk. The Walk ends at Copley Plaza for breakfast and personal stories about homelessness.
“Just Between Us: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy” The New England Yoetzet Halacha Initiative invites all women to a discussion entitled “Just Between Us: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy,” with Sarah Cheses. Please join us for a text-based shiur on what Judaism teaches us about how to foster a healthy, fulfilling, intimate relationship with our spouse. Sunday, January 12th at 8:00 p.m. at the home of Cheri Sternberg, 6 Ridge Rd (entrance by driveway on Edgewood off of Walnut St.). Please email NE.yoetzet@gmail.com with any questions.
Jewish Women's Yoga "Yoga is not just about flexibility or strength but is also about stability and wellbeing." Teachers Elise Cohen and Holly Broniatowski ~ jewishpoweryoga@gmail.com For beginners to experienced. This class is not recommended for pregnant women or those within 3 months post partum. Please bring a yoga mat (extras can be provided upon request). Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning again for an 8 week session in January at YIOS. Dates are: Jan 15th, 22nd,29th, Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 4th. Space is limited to 25 people. $5 per class. All proceeds will be donated to YIOS for a special Kiddush. Sign up HERE!
COMMUNITY PROJECTS & EVENTS
Ma'ayan's Women's Siyum HaShas Sunday, January 5: Women’s Siyum HaShas @ Maimonides School. Doors open at 10:30 am. Join Ma'ayan for an exciting day of learning with Rabbanit Gilla Rosen. Her keynote address will give an overview of Masechet Rosh Hashana. Together we will watch the livestream of Hadran's Siyum HaShas from Jerusalem, and we will be inspired by Ma'ayan's siyum of Masechet Rosh Hashana and our starting anew with Masechet Brachot. Each registration includes a delicious lunch. Men and women are invited to be part of the celebration. There will also be a chance to learn a daf with Rabbanit Gilla Rosen on Motzei Shabbat, January 4th, at Young Israel of Brookline. Visit www.maayan.org for more information and to register.
NCSY Winter Regional January 31-February 2, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza Danbury Early Bird Pricing of $219 through 1/8/20; after is $259 Register now at northeast.ncsy.org. For more information, contact Hannah Goldring, goldringh@ncsy.org or 646.459.5196
CALLING ALL KNITTERS & CROCHETERS! My name is Becca Gold, and my Bat Mitzvah is in three months. For my Bat Mitzvah project I am knitting hats for people who have cancer and have to go through chemotherapy, so they lose their hair. I would like to ask anyone who can knit or crochet, if they would like, to make hats for my project (we need hats for both children and adults). There will be a basket in the shul outside of the rabbi's office to put your finished hats in. I will be donating all of the hats at the end of February to a local cancer center. The guidelines for these hats can be found here: http://www.headhuggers.org/guidelines.htm Thanks in advance, Becca (Questions? Please contact me at rebeccajgold@gmail.com)
HOW DO I.... WHO DO I... Amazon Smile: Be Generous for FREE! Click through our link on whatever you order on Amazon, and the shul will receive a percentage. SHOP HERE. Cubbies:We have many available for adoption. Please contact Sandy: sandy@yisharon.org to choose one for your very own. Donation Cards:Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org. Include: purpose, message to recipient, and is it directed to a specific fund? Hot Water Urns/Hot Plates/Shabbos Lamps: Amy Fistel at 781-784-0085. 40-cup hot water urns--$100; 20x24" electric hot plates--$120; Shabbos Lamps - $50 Checks payable to Young Israel of Sharon. Please put urn/hot plate/lamp in the memo! Memorial Plaques:Dan Shimshak at daniel.shimshak@umb.edu. Purchase a plaque to memorialize an individual who has passed away. $360 to be paid to Young Israel of Sharon. Mikvah Mei Ezra Membership:Show your support for our mikvah by becoming a member. Become a member or friend of the mikvah here! New Opportunity - Siddur and Chumash Donations: Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org and specify nameplate information. $54/siddur; $72/chumash. YI's Tree of Life:Marcia at mshimshak@gmail.com. Purchase an engraved brass leaf in honor of a special person or event. Each leaf is $100.
REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Kaila bat Gitel v'Moshe Aaron Yankel ben Rosa Riva Lazar Aharon HaLevi ben Hadassah Chasha Sarah bat Chana Leah Leiba Golda bat Ettel Leba Bat Krindle Rifael Ephraim Ben Sima Frayda Risha Yoshepha bas Chaya Sarah Nachum ben Mindl, halevi
Harry Weinstein, Tzvi Elimelech ben Rivka Channah Liba bat Chaya Sarah Shlomo Yaakov ben Chasha Sarah Chana Esther bat Hinda Tsivya Miryam Ayelet bat Shoshana Ahuva Leah bas Shifra Malka Gavriel Ephraim ben Yaffa Shira Rachamim ben Rena Seth ben Tzivia Esther bat Chaya
Baruch Mordechai ben Esther Chaya Yonatan Ezra ben Leah Devorah Leah bat Bluma Elan Moshe Shmuel bat Yitzchaka Fruma Mordechai Yitzchak ben Freidel Sussel Chana bas Batya Yaheda Rochel Esther bas Hinda Michla Minnia bas Deena Chaim ben Leah
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Sharon Eruv Status
The Young Israel of Sharon is a vibrant shul with a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our ideology is inclusiveness. Young Israel exemplifies the ideals of Modern Orthodoxy: serious Torah study and practice, with an embrace of diversity; and a participatory openness to the best of contemporary culture and community.
Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames Street, Sharon, MA 02067 Office Phone: (781) 784-6112; Rabbi Cheses' Phone: (781) 784-6110 Questions? Please contact our Synagogue Administrator, Sandy Spector at sandy@yisharon.org.
CONDOLENCES Deepest condolences on the passing of Harry Sklar, Aaron ben Reuven v'Chava z’l, beloved husband of Hyla Sklar, beloved father and father in law of Jodi & David Ephraim and grandfather to their children Josh and fiancé Emily Gordon, Adam & Hannah; beloved father of Susan Sklar; beloved father and father in law of Marjorie & Jeff Levine; beloved father of Betsy Sklar and grandfather to Robert Lloyd.
The funeral with be at 12:00 noon on Sunday December 29th at the Emanuel Synagogue at 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford, Connecticut. Burial following the service will be at Hartford Mutual Society Memorial Park in East Granby, Connecticut.
Jodi will be sitting Shiva at the home of nephew and niece Alan and Barbara Rosenberg beginning after burial service at 87 Blue Ridge Drive, Simsbury, Connecticut.
Jodi will return to Sharon to sit shiva at the Ephraim home at 14 Massapoag Ave on Tuesday December 31. She will receive visitors on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 pm and then 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and on Friday from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. Maariv will be at 7:30 pm at the Ephraim home from Tuesday December 31- Thursday January 2. Shacharit and mincha will be at Shul.
May the Sklar and Ephraim be comforted among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim. Donations in Harry’s memory can be made to the shul at: https://www.yisharon.org/payment.php
Shabbat, December 28, Shabbat Parshat Miketz/Rosh Chodesh/Chanukah 7:30 a.m. Hashkama followed by Shiur with Rabbi Klapper 9:00 a.m. Shacharit followed by Dvar Torah by Shlomo Lerner 9:30 a.m. Sof Zman Kriyat Shema 10:00 a.m. Tween Tefillah/ Shabbat Morning Groups for Children 12:09 p.m. Mincha Gedola 4:01 p.m. Mincha followed by Shiur with Rabbi Saltzman אֲשֵׁמִים אֲנַחְנוּ - We Are Ashamed! 5:07 p.m. Maariv, Havdalah
Sunday, December 29/ Rosh Chodesh 7:15 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. Shacharit at shul 4:01 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv at shul
Tween T'filah Opportunity For Parents During the month of December, parents have the opportunity to visit the Tween T'filah group in the 4-5 grade classroom anytime between 10:00am and 11:00am. Drop by and see what it is like for some of our younger students who come on a weekly basis for an engaging Shabbat t'filah experience. We need more parent participation to help keep this group going so please make some time in December to visit us. For more information, contact Mark Leibowitz.
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by the shul.
B'nei Akiva will return on January 4th.
Please support the Holly Mindick Fund (Shiva Fund) Over the last few months we have experienced too many losses as a community and as a result our Shiva Fund (which was established by Sonny and Judy Mindick in memory of their daughter Holly) is currently at $0. This fund is used to provide either a catered Shabbat meal for the mourner and their family and/or the Seudat Havara, the meal of recovery upon returning from the cemetery. Please help us help people who need our help. You can donate online with this link. Please put "Shiva Fund" in the payment notes. https://www.yisharon.org/payment.php , or you can drop off a check made out to "Young Israel of Sharon" with "Shiva Fund" in the memo line. Thanks in advance for your generosity. ~ Rabbi Cheses and the YI Chessed Committee
Announcing the Young Israel Annual Dinner & Celebration Save the Date: Sunday March 22, 2020 As we celebrate Hannukah each night, we recall the spiritual and physical strength of our ancestors in rededicating themselves to Jewish values and beliefs. At this year’s annual dinner, we celebrate this tradition in honoring the entire Shemirah organization, and everyone who has devoted countless hours to keeping us safe and secure. Thank you for your volunteer efforts, and we look forward to an exciting evening together. Stay tuned for more details.
ONGOING LEARNING Women's Torah Circle, Tzurba M'Rabanan, and the Sharon Teen Learning Initiative will resume on January 7th.
Mishnah Learning In Memory of Dr. Herschfus You are invited to participate in the learning of the entire Six Orders of the Mishnah in memory of Dr. Jechiel Aaron Herschfus, Yechiel Ahron ben HaRav Elchanan Yitzchak z”l Sign up to learn a masechta of Mishna in his memory here: https://tinyurl.com/SIYUMHERSCHFUS
MEETINGS & EVENTS
NCSY Fundraiser - 1st Annual Multimedia Trivia Competition - Q!!! 1/11/2020 at 8:00 p.m. at Beth El, 561 Ward Street, Newton Register at greaterboston.ncsy.org . Questions? Rabbi Yudi Riesel, yudi@ncsy.org.
Saturday Night at the Movies: SUSTAINABLE NATION Saturday, January 11, 2020, 8:00 p.m. ABOUT THE FILM: Sustainable Nation, the new hour-long documentary from Imagination Productions, follows three individuals who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using solutions developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to change the status quo of a world where one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water. But water is just the beginning. The work of this visionary trio highlights the nexus between food, energy and water and underscores how solving these enormous challenges can help free women, and the world, from life threatening poverty, illness, and lack of opportunity.
From the creators of Netflix-featured Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front, and PBS-featured Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, Sustainable Nation shows how fixing global water issues is not only a matter of life and death, it’s the start of healing the world.
Our Responsibility – Permanent American Support for Israel Featuring delicious Israeli wine, cheese and dessert A Conversation with Elon Stricker, AIPAC Boston Director Wednesday night, January 8, 2020, 8:00 to 9:15 p.m. Generously hosted by Amy and Adam Goldman, 57 S Pleasant St, Sharon, MA 02067 RSVP to Jack Podolsky at jpodolsky@aipac.org or 617.399.2556 Elon Stricker has been a member of the AIPAC professional staff for eight years and actively involved in the national pro-Israel political movement for over a decade. As the AIPAC Boston Director, Elon is responsible for guiding, educating and mobilizing AIPAC’s lay leadership in their pro-Israel activism. Elon is also responsible for development in the Boston area, maintaining and growing the current member base and cultivating new members and activists.
4TH ANNUAL YIOS CHULLENT COOKOFF - START PLANNING! WHEN: At Kiddush on January 18th WHO: All chefs welcome – spots are limited so reserve today HOW: Teams must provide their own ingredients All prep work must be done in the YI-Sharon kitchen (Meat is optional, but you want to win, don’t you?) Can’t cook? Co-sponsor Kiddush or a team for just $36! Contact Michael Gerber at drmgerber@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Social Action Committee
We have started a social action committee at YI Sharon. Our motivation is a shared sense of responsibility to help those in need, and a shared commitment to make the world a better place. If you are interested in joining our committee, please contact one of our committee members: Hana Berman, Cheryl Harris, Rachel Levine, Devorah Kosowsky, Emily Rapalino. Our focus for now will be on homelessness and poverty.
~ Please join our first event: an afternoon of community service in Cambridge on MLK Day, Monday, January 20th at 2 pm. Activity options include decorating fleece blankets for homeless adults and children and sorting goods for distribution. Details here. This is appropriate for all ages! Email Cheryl Harris at cheryl.harris56@gmail.com by January 8th so we can arrange carpools and reserve space for you. Admission is free, but please bring one or more of the following to donate: Canned good for food pantry/Gently used winter clothing/Children’s book
~ The YI Social Action Committee will transport your gently used household items to New Life Furniture Bank, in Walpole. Needed are gently used linen and blankets, towels, dishes and cutlery in sets of 4 or more, and pots and pans. Dishes must be microwaveable. All items must be clean and ready to give to a family. Contact any member of the committee for pick up or drop off.
~ Join our YI B’nei Mitzvah/Teens when they participate in the 4th annual Winter Walk in Boston on Feb. 9, 2020, 8:30-11 am. Winter Walk is a campaign to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in Boston. Join the effort by walking the 2 miles with our teens and/or sponsoring a student at: https://www.classy.org/team/270128 - click the "Join Team" button to register for the Walk. The Walk ends at Copley Plaza for breakfast and personal stories about homelessness.
“Just Between Us: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy” The New England Yoetzet Halacha Initiative invites all women to a discussion entitled “Just Between Us: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy,” with Sarah Cheses. Please join us for a text-based shiur on what Judaism teaches us about how to foster a healthy, fulfilling, intimate relationship with our spouse. Sunday, January 12th at 8:00 p.m. at the home of Cheri Sternberg, 6 Ridge Rd (entrance by driveway on Edgewood off of Walnut St.). Please email NE.yoetzet@gmail.com with any questions.
Jewish Women's Yoga "Yoga is not just about flexibility or strength but is also about stability and wellbeing." Teachers Elise Cohen and Holly Broniatowski ~ jewishpoweryoga@gmail.com For beginners to experienced. This class is not recommended for pregnant women or those within 3 months post partum. Please bring a yoga mat (extras can be provided upon request). Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning again for an 8 week session in January at YIOS. Dates are: Jan 15th, 22nd,29th, Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 4th. Space is limited to 25 people. $5 per class. All proceeds will be donated to YIOS for a special Kiddush. Sign up HERE!
COMMUNITY PROJECTS & EVENTS
CALLING ALL KNITTERS & CROCHETERS! My name is Becca Gold, and my Bat Mitzvah is in three months. For my Bat Mitzvah project I am knitting hats for people who have cancer and have to go through chemotherapy, so they lose their hair. I would like to ask anyone who can knit or crochet, if they would like, to make hats for my project (we need hats for both children and adults). There will be a basket in the shul outside of the rabbi's office to put your finished hats in. I will be donating all of the hats at the end of February to a local cancer center. The guidelines for these hats can be found here: http://www.headhuggers.org/guidelines.htm Thanks in advance, Becca (P.S. If you have any questions, please contact me at rebeccajgold@gmail.com)
Ma'ayan's Women's Siyum HaShas Sunday, January 5: Women’s Siyum HaShas @ Maimonides School. Doors open at 10:30 am. Join Ma'ayan for an exciting day of learning with Rabbanit Gilla Rosen. Her keynote address will give an overview of Masechet Rosh Hashana. Together we will watch the livestream of Hadran's Siyum HaShas from Jerusalem, and we will be inspired by Ma'ayan's siyum of Masechet Rosh Hashana and our starting anew with Masechet Brachot. Each registration includes a delicious lunch. Men and women are invited to be part of the celebration. There will also be a chance to learn a daf with Rabbanit Gilla Rosen on Motzei Shabbat, January 4th, at Young Israel of Brookline. Visit www.maayan.org for more information and to register.
HOW DO I.... WHO DO I... Amazon Smile: Be Generous for FREE! Click through our link on whatever you order on Amazon, and the shul will receive a percentage. SHOP HERE. Cubbies:We have many available for adoption. Please contact Sandy: sandy@yisharon.org to choose one for your very own. Donation Cards:Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org. Include: purpose, message to recipient, and is it directed to a specific fund? Hot Water Urns/Hot Plates/Shabbos Lamps: Amy Fistel at 781-784-0085. 40-cup hot water urns--$100; 20x24" electric hot plates--$120; Shabbos Lamps - $50 Checks payable to Young Israel of Sharon. Please put urn/hot plate/lamp in the memo! Memorial Plaques:Dan Shimshak at daniel.shimshak@umb.edu. Purchase a plaque to memorialize an individual who has passed away. $360 to be paid to Young Israel of Sharon. Mikvah Mei Ezra Membership:Show your support for our mikvah by becoming a member. Become a member or friend of the mikvah here! New Opportunity - Siddur and Chumash Donations: Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org and specify nameplate information. $54/siddur; $72/chumash. YI's Tree of Life:Marcia at mshimshak@gmail.com. Purchase an engraved brass leaf in honor of a special person or event. Each leaf is $100.
REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Kaila bat Gitel v'Moshe Aaron Yankel ben Rosa Riva Lazar Aharon HaLevi ben Hadassah Chasha Sarah bat Chana Leah Leiba Golda bat Ettel Leba Bat Krindle Rifael Ephraim Ben Sima Frayda Risha Yoshepha bas Chaya Sarah Nachum ben Mindl, halevi Seth ben Tzivia
Harry Weinstein, Tzvi Elimelech ben Rivka Channah Liba bat Chaya Sarah Shlomo Yaakov ben Chasha Sarah Chana Esther bat Hinda Tsivya Miryam Ayelet bat Shoshana Ahuva Leah bas Shifra Malka Michael DeNapoli Gavriel Ephraim ben Yaffa Shira Rachamim ben Rena
Baruch Mordechai ben Esther Chaya Yonatan Ezra ben Leah Devorah Leah bat Bluma Elan Moshe Shmuel bat Yitzchaka Fruma Mordechai Yitzchak ben Freidel Sussel Chana bas Batya Yaheda Rochel Esther bas Hinda Michla Minnia bas Deena Chaim ben Leah
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The Young Israel of Sharon is a vibrant shul with a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our ideology is inclusiveness. Young Israel exemplifies the ideals of Modern Orthodoxy: serious Torah study and practice, with an embrace of diversity; and a participatory openness to the best of contemporary culture and community.
Young Israel of Sharon, 100 Ames Street, Sharon, MA 02067 Office Phone: (781) 784-6112; Rabbi Cheses' Phone: (781) 784-6110 Questions? Please contact our Synagogue Administrator, Sandy Spector at sandy@yisharon.org.
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