YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD 2240 ALBANY AVENUE WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117 860-233-3084

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SUKKOT October 13, 2011 15 Tishrei 5772

ANNUAL SUKKAH HOP This year the Sukkah Hop will take place on Shabbat afternoon, October 15th. The groups will be split up by grades Nursery - 1/2 and 4/5 - 8 We should meet at YIWH at 4:30 PM and the Children should be returning around 6:00

YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD

Rabbis Corner

The importance of hakarat hatov of recognizing the good that people have done - cannot be emphasized enough. Although I thanked people before Neilah I would like to do so again because they deserve it again and again and they deserve it in a more official written way. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur meaningful for our shul. It was so special to be all together during this important time of the year. MANY THANKS We missed those of you who were gone and look forward to Many thanks to Tsion Cohen for all his work seeing you back. On a personal note: Thank you to those who on the Sukkah! bought me my aliya it was very much appreciated and so kind Thanks also to Tsion Cohen, Steve Luger & of you. David Shamash for chipping in to sponsor the Thank you to Yitzie Weiss, Rabbi Weiss, Akiva Weiss, Zvi Goldsukka extension and the new stones in the fischer, Jeremy Pava, and Stan Rutstein for leading the parking lot! davening. Thank you to Rabbi Loew and Yitzie Weiss for their various Many thanks to Carolyn Ganeles & leinings. Esther Glahn & the children and teens Thank you to the gabbaim, David Goldfarb, Zvi Goldfischer, who decorated the Sukkah! Tom Freund, and Steve Stein Thank you to David Cohen for doing a super job with tekiat MDC Household Hazardous shofar. Waste Collection Thank you to Steve and Debbie Luger for doing seating, YK On Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 appeal, and Shul Bay. from 8:00 AM 1:00 PM Thank you to the Eliza Katz, the Goldfischer family, and all at the Hartford WPCF those of you who stayed after minyanim for switching 240 Brainard Road back and forth the machzorim and siddurim. 860-278-3809 Thank you to Barry Gordon, Sam Leichtberg, and Tsion Cohen http://www.themdc.com/ for making sure the shul was set up and in working order haz10infopack.pdf and thanks to those who polished the brass and silver. Thank you to Rabbi Mordechai and Dvora Weiss for sponsoring the lovely break-fast after Yom Kippur in memory of R PIZZA in the HUT Weisss mother Its a pizza party in the YIWH Sukkah Thank you to Sandy Trencher for putting together the Rosh Sunday, October 16, 2011, 5:00pm Hashanna Card. At the Door Thank you to Carolyn Ganeles for arranging babysitting for the $2.50/slice $1.00/Can of Soda kids. Available Toppings Last but certainly not leastThank you to Judie Patel for Broccoli, Falafel, Fried Onions, always doing the bulletin. It is also a VERY tedious job that Mushrooms, Onions, Peppers, takes much longer than you think and can be a frustrating Spinach, Tomato process of trying to gather info from all kinds of people and Kids! Join us for a special Drive-In places. Style Movie projected on the I wish you all a Chag Sameach and Shabbat shalom! Sukkah walls! May this truly be a zman simchatenu for all of us!
Editor: Judie Patel E-mail: bulletin @youngisraelwh.org Editors Emeritus: Sam Leichtberg & Moish Trencher Rabbi Brahm Weinberg 860-233-3084 or [email protected] Judith Hessing, Coordinator 860-233-6042 or [email protected]

Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford, Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford

YIWH Schedule of Services October 12th - 19, 2011 Sukkot - Shabbat Chol HaMoed - Hoshanah Rabba Wednesday, October 12th - Erev Sukkot Shacharit Make an Eruv Tavshilin Before Candle Lighting Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv Thursday, October 13th - 1st Sukkot Shacharit Mincha/Maariv Candle Lighting After Friday, October 14th - 2nd Sukkot Shacharit Candle Lighting After Mincha/Maariv Shabbat, October 15th - 1st Chol HaMoed Rabbi Sheinkopfs Mishna Brurah Class Shacharit (with Reading Kohelet) Sof Zman Kriat Shma Shabbat Morning Youth Groups Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv Shabbat Ends Sunday, October 16th - Tuesday, October 18th 2nd, 3rd & 4th Chol HaMoed Sukkot Earliest Tallit & Tefillin Shacharit... Sunday ShacharitMonday - Tuesday Mincha/Maariv Wednesday, October 19th - Hoshanah Rabba Shacharit Make an Eruv Tavshilin Before Candle Lighting Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv Ner LaMaor Lights Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva Goldfischer in memory of their parents and grandparents, Israel Weiss Frida Weiss Abraham Leichtberg Yayin l Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah Betty & Irving Wizenfeld in memory of Bettys Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira
Irv s father, Sam Wizenfeld

It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush Or Seudah Shlishit! 6:30 a.m. 5:58 p.m. 6:03 p.m. 8:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:57 p.m. 8:45 a.m. 5:55 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:49 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 5:40 p.m. 6:54 p.m.
Making an Eruv Tavshilin On Erev Yom Tov, the head of the household, or his designee, should set aside a baked item such as bread or matzoh, and a cooked item such as meat, fish, or eggs (i.e. food that is eaten along with bread). He or she should then recite the blessing of Baruch ...Al Mitvas Eruv and the proclamation, both found in the Artscroll Siddur p. 654. Once done, the eruv covers all household members and guests. The food set aside for the eruv should be saved and eaten on Shabbat. Shul handles set up & Clean up! Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178 or [email protected] to check the availability of the date you need & call Fran Wittenberg 860-232-2320 to make the arrangements for the type of Kiddush you want to sponsor. Checks need to be received the Sunday prior to your Kiddush date. Send to David Cohen at 19 Mansfield Avenue. There are three types of Kiddushim: Standard for $150, Semi-Deluxe for $250 & Deluxe for $350 With supplements available. For Seudah Shlishit contact Stan Rutstein at 232-3369

6:12 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 5:55 p.m. 6:00 a.m. 5:47 p.m. 5:51 p.m.

Pat LaOrchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit Fran & Gene Wittenberg in memory of Frans father, Tzvi ben Yitzchak Meir HaCohen

& Genes father, Binyamin ben Moshe

Seudah Shlishit Supplement In Memory of Al Weisel 5771 Candy Man: Gil Fried

YIWH Schedule of Services October 19 - 28th, 2011 Hoshanah Rabba, Shmini Atzeret, Simchat Torah & Shabbat Mevorchim Bereishit Wednesday, October 19th - Hoshanah Rabba Shacharit Make an Eruv Tavshilin Before Candle Lighting Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv Thursday, October 20th - Shmini Atzeret Shacharit Yizkor (approx.) Mincha/Maariv Candle Lighting After Bidding & Hakafot Friday, October 21st - Simchat Torah Shacharit Hakafot, Torah Reading, Kiddush, and Shiur for those not dancing, and Mussaf Candle Lighting After Mincha/Maariv Shabbat, October 22nd - Mevorchim Parshat Bereishit Rabbi Sheinkopfs Mishna Brurah Class Shacharit Sof Zman Kriat Shma Shabbat Morning Youth Groups Rabbi Weinbergs Shabbat Afternoon Shiur Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv Shabbat Ends Sunday, October 23rd - Thursday, October 27th Earliest Tallit & Tefillin Shacharit... Sunday ShacharitMonday - Thursday Mincha/Maariv Friday, October 28th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv 6:00 a.m. 5:47 p.m. 5:51 p.m. 8:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 5:50 p.m. 6:47 p.m. Approx. 7:00 p.m. 8:45 a.m.

It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush Or Seudah Shlishit!

Making an Eruv Tavshilin On Erev Yom Tov, the head of the household, or his designee, should set aside a baked item such as bread or matzoh, and a cooked item such as meat, fish, or eggs (i.e. food that is eaten along with bread). He or she should then recite the blessing of Baruch ...Al Mitvas Eruv and the proclamation, both found in the Artscroll Siddur p. 654. Once done, the eruv covers all household members and guests. The food set aside for the eruv should be saved and eaten on Shabbat.

5:44 p.m. 5:50 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:52 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 4:45 p.m. 5 :30 p.m. 6:43 p.m. 6:20 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 6:45 a.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:30 a.m. 5:34 p.m. 5:39 p.m.

Shul handles set up & Clean up! Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178 or [email protected] to check the availability of the date you need & call Fran Wittenberg 860-232-2320 to make the arrangements for the type of Kiddush you want to sponsor. Checks need to be received the Sunday prior to your Kiddush date. Send to David Cohen at 19 Mansfield Avenue. There are three types of Kiddushim: Standard for $150, Semi-Deluxe for $250 & Deluxe for $350 With supplements available. For Seudah Shlishit contact Stan Rutstein at 232-3369

Ner LaMaor Lights Pat LaOrchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit Yayin l Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah Seudah Shlishit Supplement 5772 Candy Man:

YIWH Schedule of Services October 28th - November 4th, 2011 Shabbat Parshat Noach Friday, October 28th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv Shabbat, October 29th - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rabbi Sheinkopfs Mishna Brurah Class Shacharit Sof Zman Kriat Shma Shabbat Morning Youth Groups Rabbi Weinbergs Shabbat Afternoon Class on Melachim I Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv Shabbat Ends Sunday, October 30th - Thursday, November 3rd Earliest Tallit & Tefillin Shacharit... Sunday Followed by Rabbi Weinbergs Gemara Shiur on Masechet Makot ShacharitMonday - Thursday Mincha/Maariv Friday, November 4th Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv 6:30 a.m. 5:34 p.m. 5:39 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:56 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:33 p.m. 6:27 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 6:45 a.m. 5:35 p.m. 6:30 a.m. 5:25 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush Or Seudah Shlishit! Shul handles set up & Clean up! Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178 or [email protected] to check the availability of the date you need & call Fran Wittenberg 860-232-2320 to make the arrangements for the type of Kiddush you want to sponsor. Checks need to be received the Sunday prior to your Kiddush date. Send to David Cohen at 19 Mansfield Avenue. There are three types of Kiddushim: Standard for $150, Semi-Deluxe for $250 & Deluxe for $350 With supplements available. For Seudah Shlishit contact Stan Rutstein at 232-3369 KIDDUSH SCHEDULE

Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website http://go.youngisraelwh.org/timesTimes from: www.ou.org/holidays/calendar For Eruv Information: http://twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or http://youngisraelwh.org/index.php/en/home/the-eruv
(Hotline - 860-232-6417)

Ner LaMaor Lights Pat LaOrchim Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit Yayin l Kiddush Ve'Havdalah Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah Seudah Shlishit Supplement 5772 Candy Man:

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