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HAVURAT YISRAEL WEEKLY NEWS
23 Adar 5775
Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekudei / Parah
Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to Shabbat Across America!!
6:42 pm Candle Lighting
6:40 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
Parsha: p. 516, Maftir: p. 838, Haftorah: p. 1216
8:45 am Mishnayot
9:00 am Shacharit
10:05 am Latest time for Shema
11:00 am Drasha
11:45 am Kiddush
5:30 pm Gemara Shiur
6:35 pm Mincha & Seudah Shlisheet
7:43 pm Maariv & Havdalah
March 13—14, 2015
Wine Tasting & Sale!
 Enjoy tasting the best wines and liqueur s
 Save by buying at a discount for Passover and beyond
 Support the shul thr ough your pur chases
Saturday March 21 at 8:30pm — Free Admission!!!!!!
Kiddush is sponsored by Ivonne & Jonathan Weisglass celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Leah and the birthdays of
their kids Leah, Matthew and David. Mazal Tov!
Seudah Shlisheet is sponsored by HY members.
Join Rabbi Algaze, Rabbi Levy and other guests
Elegant Passover Seders at Havurat
Fine cuisine (VHQ)
Warm Atmosphere
Explanations
Stories
Singing
We Welcome noted journalist and author Melanie Philips, who
is with us this Shabbat.
Congratulations to Judy Rosen on her being honored at the UJA
this week!
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Upcoming Kiddushim
Friday April 3rd 8:00 pm &
Saturday April 4th 8:30 pm
March 21: Renee Feit & David Hirsch
March 28: Merkin Family & Paikin Family
BUILDING COMMITTEE
(donors of $50,000 or more)
David & Debbie Sosnowik
Louis & Rachel Ordentlich
Refael Katz
Marc & Karen Rose
Mark & Gail Silverman
Edward Finfer
Jane Stiefel
Stu & Judy Rosen
Fanny Seinuk
Daniel and Carol Yaghoubian
SUPPLIES COMMITTEE
(donors of $5,000 or more)
Jay Waitzman
Gabriela Linder
Eileen Alter
$65— One Seder / $120 Both Seders
DESIGN COMMITTEE
(donors of $20,000 or more)
Arlene Ross
Maddy & Bernardo Drucker
Ken Lewon
Rachelle & David Alkalay
Rabbi Joel & Chana Hochman
Miriam & Bruce Jacobs
FURNISHINGS COMMITTEE
(donors of $10,000 or more)
Anne Biener
Renee & David Hirsch
Seymour Kaplan
Helen & William Kober
Gary & Yael Emmanuel
Refuah Shlema to: Yoseph ben Chava (Fred Isaac), Shoshana bat
Chana , Micha ben Devorah, Miriam bat Tziporah, Leya bat Mina, Eliyahu
ben Chanena, Danit Esther bat Yaira Shoshana, Binyamin ben Ruth, Frida
Chanah bat Sarah Leah, Ahava Emunah bat Chava Ehta, Yaakov David
Halevi Ben Sarah , Leah Tirtza bat Serel, Yehuda Yehoshua ben Rivka Ita,
Havah bat Lilian, Esther Reva bat Devorah Shifra (Eileen Alter), Mordechai
ben Itta, Lifsha bat Shulamit (Elona Lazaroff), Roiza bat Yita Feiga (Rosalie
Tenzer), Chaya D'vora Disha bat Doba Rivkah (mother of Sara Lefkowitz).
SUNDAY
March 15 / 24 Adar
7:30 am Amud Yomi
8:00 am Shacharit
MONDAY
March 16 / 25 Adar
6:20 am Amud Yomi
6:50 am Shacharit
8:00 pm Halakha class
with Rabbi Algaze at the
Ordentlich home
TUESDAY
March 17 / 26 Adar
6:20 am Amud Yomi
6:50 am Shacharit
Space is Limited!
Reservation Deadline: Monday March 30th
KIDDUSH IS FOR ALL OF US—BE A SPONSOR!!!
Please note that in the absence of Kiddush sponsors we may not
have the funds to have Kiddushim. Sponsor a Kiddush for special
recognition of your birthday, anniversary, graduation or other
celebration or commemoration of a Yahrzheit. Other contributions to
the Kiddush Fund are appreciated and will be acknowledged.
New Dues for The New Year (first increase since 1981)
Family: $425 / Individual: $250 / Associate: $75
Building assessment :$500 (for those who have not yet made a
pledge to the Building Fund — We need your help!)
Cemetery Privileges: All members in good standing can have
the right to a cemetery plot in our section for themselves and any
children residing at home, provided that they pay $20 per person and
register at the beginning of the year. If you wish to exercise this right,
please add these amounts when paying for membership dues at the
beginning of each calendar year.
WEDNESDAY
March 18 / 27 Adar
6:20 am Amud Yomi
6:50 am Shacharit
8:30 pm Rabbi Kraft’s
Class
THURSDAY
March 19 / 28 Adar
6:20 am Amud Yomi
6:50 am Shacharit
FRIDAY
March 20 / 29 Adar
6:20 am Amud Yomi
6:50 am Shacharit
6:50 pm Candle Lighting
7:00 pm Mincha, Kabbalat
Shabbat
HAVURAT YISRAEL
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or perfect but that his contribution helps the entire community. He performs according to the best of his abilities
On community and involvement
and the entire community benefits. Each person may do
only a part of the task but their cooperation with each
By Rabbi David Algaze
other and their assisting one another aids in the comple“Every man whose heart inspired him came; and everyone
tion of the collective task. No one person is able or obliwhose spirit motivated him brought the portion of Hagated to fulfill all the 613 commandments. Some apply
shem for the work of the Tent of the Meeting…The men
just to a Cohen or a Levite; some apply only to men and
came with the women, everyone whose heart was motiothers to women only. Yet when we speak of the 613
vated brought bracelets, rings…Every wise-hearted womcommandments we refer to the fact that it is the intean spun with her hands…the children of Israel brought a
grated performance of the Torah by the different memfree-willed offering to G-d.” (Shemot 35:21, 22, 25, 29)
bers of the people. The individual contributions interact
The Tabernacle is the creation of the entire people of Is- with each other in a spirit of cooperation and mutual rerael. G-d creates the world but Israel builds the Tabernac- sponsibility that provides each a very different experience
le on earth. For this task it was necessary that every son than the individual accomplishment would do.
and daughter of Israel participate in this project and they
This integration of efforts generates a sense of goodwill
did it with great enthusiasm as the Torah records it here.
and friendliness among all members. The Talmudic exThe popular participation in this holy project is essential
pression, “Kol Israel arevim ze baze” (var.”laze”) may be
to the meaning of the Tabernacle itself. In its concluding
translated as “All Israelites are mingled with one another”
day the Torah writes, “And the Children of Israel had
and “All Israelites are responsible to one another.” This
done everything that G-d commanded Moses, so did they
twofold meaning of this expression is indeed two sides of
so” (Shemot 39:32). The Ohr Hachayim (R. Hayim ben
the same coin. When a Jew feels that he is not an island,
Attar, 1696-1743) has a profound insight on this verse
that his destiny is tied with other Jews, he experiences
and its lesson is applicable to all the commandments of
that his own self does not end with himself but rather it
the Torah. He writes that the Torah emphasizes the coopextends into the other Jew as well; he is not wholly sepaeration of all Israel in building the Tabernacle as if they
rate; he is part of a mixture of efforts, feelings and achad done all the tasks together. Yet there were different
complishments. This in turn makes him feel that he has a
crafts and differing abilities. Some brought monetary conresponsibility to the other person as he experiences the
tributions, some did the work and yet the Torah lists
benefit that he accrues from the other. This also explains
them all together as a corporation. That means that alta variant translation of this expression, “All Israel is sweet
hough the work may have been done by some individuals
towards one another. “
the Torah regards it as if they had been done by all of
them. Thus every single person brought all the materials, In our own synagogue we had this profound experience
just this week. As we called on our members to come to
performed all the work and built the entire Tabernacle.
This full integration of all the individual efforts was made the aid of the shul people of varying income levels came
to the fore. All contributed with an enthusiasm and a
possible by the cooperation and team spirit with which
they collaborated. What one could not do alone, the oth- generosity that was overwhelming. From the highest coner was able to help and complement. It is for this reason tributions to the donations by children (one of whom
gave up his entire portfolio of $30.79) the assistance givthat the Torah speaks of all the children of Israel doing
en to Havurat may be seen as if each person gave the
the work.
whole backing. This was a beautiful display of the concept
The Ohr Hachayim continues his comment by adding that
that “All Israel are bound together”—something that was
the verse, “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Vayikra
not new to Havurat and that will continue into the build19:18) can be interpreted as, “Love the part of the other
ing of our new synagogue and beyond. You all deserve
that is like yourself” because it is through him that you
the blessing that Moshe Rabbenu gave the people of Israachieve your wholeness and therefore he is not an
el on a similar occasion. May all of you share in this bless“other” but rather a part of you and one of your own
ing!
parts. Thus, we find consolation in the fact that although
G-d commanded us to observe 613 commandments no
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one individual is able to observe all of them in his lifetime. The action of any individual may not be complete
NO MAN IS ALONE
HAVURAT YISRAEL/CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE
Dedication Opportunities
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BUIIDING COMMITTEE…(Builders) …………………………For donors of $50,000+
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INTERIOR DESIGN COMMITTEE…(Patrons) ……………..For donors of $20,000+
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FURNISHING COMMITTEE (Supporters) …………………..For Donors of $10,000+
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SUPPLIES COMMITTEE (Contributors) …………………… For Donor of $5,000 +
Names will be listed on a special plaque at the entrance of the synagogue
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY—DO NOT MISS IT
“They shall make a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.” (Shemot 25:8) At this time and in this place we
have the special privilege to participate in the building of our “small sanctuary”(miqdash me’at)—the new
building of Havurat Yisrael.
Some have opened their hearts already with great generosity to enable us to reach this day and we thank them.
Many have wanted to memorialize special people in their lives with a dedication that will last long in our new
building. Below is a list of items and areas that are still open for dedication, some as low as $3,000 and higher so
that everyone can be a part of the building of the new Havurat. Please note that although the main building is
near completion, there are still many things that are needed, such a appliances for the kitchen, furniture for the
classrooms and synagogue, ner tamid, bookcases and so on. Please peruse through this list and select something
we still need and do not have. The names of all contributors will be inscribed in the walls of the synagogue so
that those names that you wish to memorialize will always be there with us. The Rabbis tell us, “When a mitzvah
comes your way, do not let it pass by.” Don’t say the building is done and they don’t need my help. We do. The
time is now.
Wall of Honor will be designed for the main lobby listing all gifts
Main Components
Center for Jewish Life Name Dedication
The Sanctuary
Social Hall
Library
Beit Midrash
1,000,000
Dedicated
150,000
100,000
150,000
The Center for Jewish Life Building
Main Entrance Lobby
100,000
Shoah Memorial
50,000
Tree of Life
50,000
Administrative Office
50,000
Rabbi’s Study
50,000
Outdoor Garden/ Sukkah area
Dedicated
Main Mezuzah
20,000
Inner Mezuzot (each)
3,000
The Sanctuary
Aron Kodesh
Dedicated
Bimah
150,000
Women's Section
100,000
Ner Tamid
50,000
Mechitza
75,000
Torah Reading Table
Dedicated
Parochet
50,000
Memorial Plaque (2)
36,000
Rabbi's Chair
18,000
Speaker’s Podium
18,000
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Kitchen
50,000
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Beit Midrash
Bet Hamidrash Aron Kodesh
100,000
Ner Tamid
18,000
Learning Tables--each
2,000
Bookshelves-each
10,000
Sulchan
18,000
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Children’s area
100,000