CONDOLENCES It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Yehudit Grun z’l, beloved wife of Jacob z'l; beloved mother and mother-in-law of Tamar and Josh Vogel, Ayelet and Yaron Hirschkorn, Yael and Yakov Kramer, Michal and Mordechai Ambrose; beloved grandmother of Simcha, Temima, Yaakov, Maayan, Meital, Adi, Yonatan, Ayala, Miri, Noa, Eden, Koby, and JJ.
Tamar and family will be sitting Shiva Wednesday morning through Sunday morning in Silver Spring, MD. Tamar can be reached at 202-230-6542 while in Israel and 201-214-4729 while in America. You may need to dial a leading "1" to call her American number in Israel. May the Omnipresent comfort the Vogel and Grun family among the mourners of Tziyon and Yerushalayim.
MAZAL TOV to Gali Udi, our previous bat sherut from 2017, on her engagement to Netanel Rokah.
Welcome to the Yachad Shabbaton participants and staff for the Yachad Shabbaton this Shabbat!
Sandy will be in Israel from Sunday, November 24th through Tuesday, December 3rd, returning to the office on Wednesday, December 4th. She will not be on email during that time.
Shabbat, November 23 Shabbat Parshat Chaye Sarah 7:30 a.m. Hashkama followed by Shiur with Rabbi Klapper 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 9:08 a.m. Sof Zman Kriyat Shema 10:00 a.m. Tween Tefillah/ Shabbat Morning Groups for Children 11:55 a.m. Mincha Gedola (Early Mincha) 4:00 p.m. Mincha followed by Shiur with Rabbi Cheses on the Halachik History of the Lifecycle: The Upsherin 4:20 p.m. Bnei Akiva 5:03 p.m. Maariv, Havdalah 5:45 p.m. Mishmash (in the beit midrash)
IMPORTANT INFO Parents, please make sure that no one props open the back door of the school wing. If you go by the door and see it propped, please close it. Please remember that children should be in shul, groups, or babysitting. To help keep everyone safe, we ask that children do NOT play outside in front of the building or in the parking lot. When they are playing on the back playground, please make sure your children put away toys when they are finished and pick up any plates/napkins/cups they use. We need to work together to keep our toys in good shape, and our campus litter free.
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by the shul in honor of the Yachad Shabbaton, and by Marti, Jordan, Maayan and Reiut Soffer are sponsoring kiddush to thank the SHAS and YI community for their incredible love and support over the past week. "We cannot describe how grateful we are to be a part of this incredible community."
Women's Torah Circle Women's Tuesday Morning Torah Circle is held on Tuesdays with a new time, 9:30-10:30 a.m. This year we will study Rabbi Avraham Isaac Kook's commentary on the weekly parshah at Stephanie Kaplan's home, 9 Circle Way, Sharon. Hope to see you there!
Tzurba M'Rabanan Tzurba M'Rabanan at Young Israel of Sharon meets on Tuesday nights 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. Even if you can't make it every week, you can still follow the schedule by learning the material on your own. Each week will be independent of the week prior. All communication about the classes--schedule and content--happen through a whatsapp group. Click here to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HyAxuKUGMXGLXkDTKDISQd
YIOS General Membership Meeting Young Israel of Sharon will hold a General Membership meeting on Sunday, December 1st at 8pm at YI Sharon, 100 Ames Street Sharon, MA. Please mark your calendars - all members are invited to join!
The Agenda will be: > Welcome & D’var Torah > Financial update > Committee Updates > Open issues - Open to general membership for discussion
Ma'ayan Class with Sarah Cheses Be part of an international learning effort as women from all over the world study the entire Talmud. Monday evenings at 8 p.m., Sarah Cheses will be covering the second perek of Masechet Rosh Hashanah in her class "Uncovering New Ideas about the New Moon." We will study together the complete perek, which discusses the process by which the new moon was determined in olden times. This perek is filled with history and stories, and we will learn it in the style of bekiut, focusing on the bigger picture and covering a lot of material in a short amount of time. To maximize our time together, it would be best to prepare the part of the gemara that we will be discussing before class, but not necessary. If there is interest, we can arrange for an optional chevruta time to take place before the shiur. Mondays, 8:00-9:15 pm: 11/25, 12/2, 9; at YIOS.
Parents of 5-8th graders: Israeli cooking class is back!! CHUG BISHUL 7:00-8:30pm in the shul kitchen. Future chug dates: 12/3, 12/17; $5 per class To sign up or ask questions, please contact Adi and Hodaya at sharonbnotsherut@gmail.com.
Sharon Teen Learning Initiative Introducing the Sharon Teen Learning Initiative: Join Upper and Underclassmen for high level learning. Each session will have a delicious meat dinner! Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. at Young Israel of Sharon. For more info: Miryam Shwartz, cohenm@ncsy.org.
An Open Forum on Inclusion at Our Shul December 16th from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Please join Rabbi Cheses and Nina Weinstock (inclusion chair) for a conversation about the unmet inclusion needs within our shul community and what projects can be initiated to address these needs. All are welcomed!
Chanukah Party for Adults! Save the date for the YI Adult Chanukah party! Saturday night, December 21st at 7:30 p.m.
4TH ANNUAL YIOS CHULLENT COOKOFF - SAVE THE DATE 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.
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. through December at YIOS. Space is limited to 25 people. $5 per class. All proceeds will be donated to YIOS for a special Kiddush. Sign up HERE!
7th Annual Rofeh International Toy Drive is Underway YI Sharon is proud to announce that it will be once again a partner with ROFEH International to put smiles on sick children as part of its 7th Annual Chanukah / Holiday Toy Drive. Boston Children's Hospital, The Jimmy Fund DFCI, Tufts Floating Hospital for Children and MGH Hospital for Children will benefit from the over 1,000 toys collected by hundreds of kind and generous individuals and over 25 Jewish organizations / partners, from all walks of life. There are 3 ways to participate: 1] You can drop off UNWRAPPED NEW toys in the big box located in our vestibule. 2] Write a check made out to ROFEH/Mike Hirsh, with toy drive in the memo line. We will shop for you and send a copy of the receipt for the items purchased. 3] Order from the wish list on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/287TDRTJR41U9 .
SHAS GALA In honor of this year's SHAS honorees - Elaine Reiman, Evelyn Stramer, Dahlia Weinberg, and Leslee Rotman - you are secretly invited to a murder mystery soirée at the Norwood Space Center Speakeasy. Code word: L'Chaim! Saturday, December 14th, 8PM. Join us for food, libations, mystery, and most importantly, fun! 1920's attire encouraged! $180/couple, $100/person; Deadline to register is November 30th. To purchase tickets, please visit www.striarhebrew.org/giving/adjournal.cfm .
LECTURE SERIES IN MEMORY OF ZAMIR KLINGER'S FATHER Please join us for a motzei shabbat 4 part series lecture given by Rabbi Naftoly Bier of the Boston Kollel. Rabbi Bier will discuss issues of importance to every jew such as "Why are we here? What does God want from me? Am I really important to Him? Is life supposed to be a struggle?" Remaining dates: Saturday November 23rd at 8:30pm; Saturday December 21st at 8:30pm; 4th date TBD at the home of Zamir and Lisa Klinger, 14 Robin Road Lecture series is being given in memory of Zamir's father, Avraham Shmuel ben Kalonomous HaKohen z’l.
Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project Annual December Workshop and Dinner Celebrating Inclusion: Opening Doors to Jewish Community Featuring Rabbi Dr. Bradley Shavit Artson Thursday, December 5 | 6:00-9:00 p.m. Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton A light dinner will be served. Dietary laws will be observed. This year, we will present four exciting concurrent workshops. Seats are limited. Click the link below to see workshop choices.Please register for this free event and select your preferred workshop by Wednesday, November 20. For more information and special accommodations, please email Carissa or call 617-457-8859.
Donation Cards Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org. Include: purpose, message to recipient, and is it directed to a specific fund?
Cubbies Are Available! We have many available for adoption. Please contact Sandy: sandy@yisharon.org to choose one for your very own.
YI's Tree of Life "The Torah is a tree of life." Please consider purchasing an engraved brass leaf in honor of a special person or event. Let's fill up our beautiful Tree of Life with happy occasions. Each leaf is $100. Contact Maricia at 781-784-8192 or mshimshak@gmail.com.
Hot Water Urns/Hot Plates/Shabbos Lamps 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! Contact: Amy Fistel at 781-784-0085.
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 $54 for a siddur; $72 for a chumash Please specify nameplate information. Email Suellen Beiser, cards@yisharon.org.
Memorial Plaques Purchase a plaque to memorialize an individual who has passed away. The plaques will be placed on one of the Yahrtzeit boards in the Young Israel Sanctuary and the memorial lights will be lit for the Yahrtzeit and for every Yizkor service. In addition, you will be sent a Yahrtzeit date reminder card each year. The cost is $360 to be paid to the Young Israel of Sharon. You can reach Dan Shimshak to order via email or at (781)784-8192.
REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Kaila bat Gitel v'Moshe Rachmeil Schlomo ben Meyer 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
Dr. J. Aaron Herschfus, Yechiel Aharon ben Sarah Traina 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
Baruch Mordechai ben Esther Chaya Yonatan Ezra ben Leah Devorah Leah bat Bluma Elan Moshe Shmuel bat Yitzchaka Fruma Dov Zeav ben Bracha Leiba Mordechai Yitzchak ben Freidel Sussel Chana bas Batya Yaheda Rochel Esther bas Hinda Michla Minnia bas Deena
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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.
