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‫בס‘‘ד‬
Shaarey Zedek
Newsletter
Office Hours: Mon - Thurs 9 AM - 4 PM;
Fri. 9 AM-12:00 PM (818) 763-0560
[email protected] www.valleyshul.com
12800 Chandler Boulevard
Valley Village, California 91607
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Rabbi
(818) 763-6269 [email protected]
October 15 - October 24, 2014
21 Tishrei - 30 Tishrei 5775
Parshas Bereishis
Mazel Tov ‫מזל טוב‬
To David and Jamie Wiesenberg on the birth of a grandson, Tuvia Emanuel to Tehila and Micha Wiesenberg of Henderson, Nevada. Mazel tov to Uncle Elisha and Aunt Efrat
Wiesenberg and to Uncle Ari and Aunt Mirie Mahpour.
To Shiffy and Hudi Ehrenberg on the birth of a baby girl. Mazel tov to grandparents, Tzvi and Jennifer Niman and Alan and Ettie Ehrenberg who are joining us for Yom Tov.
To Elie and Minda Mafouda on the engagement of their daughter, Leyat to Judd Jacubowicz. Mazel tov to Judd’s parents Philip and Rivka Jacubowicz and to the entire Mafouda and
Jacubowicz families.
Thank You ‫תודה רבה‬
To Mel and Sally Kass for sponsoring kiddush following the 8 AM minyan on Shemini Atzeret in honor of their children Dr. Syd and Bonnie Kass visiting from Minnesota. Mazel tov to
their grandsons, Josh Kass for graduating medical school and to Adam Kass for graduating business school.
To Dr. Josh and Doris Levy for sponsoring kiddush after the 8 AM minyan on Shemini Atzeret in memory of Dr. Levy’s mother, Malka bas R’ Eliezer, z”l.
To Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Altman for sponsoring kiddush after the 6 AM minyan on Simchas Torah in memory of Dr. Altman’s mother, Pesel bas Shalom, z”l.
To Gabe and Eva Rosenberg for sponsoring kiddush after the 8:45 AM minyan on Shabbos in gratitude to Hashem for their newest granddaughter, Hadassah and their greatgranddaughter, Esther. Happy Birthday and Mazel Tov to Eva, Liron, Mordechai, Yitzchok and Eliezer. Happy 14th Anniversary to Ephraim and Liron. May they continue to celebrate
many more simchas together.
Sonia Loffman Simchas Torah Dinner
Hosted by Dr. Morris Loffman & Family
Reserved guests, please join Shaarey Zedek for an
evening of lively hakafos followed by a sit-down Yom
Tov dinner buffet on the patio.
Schedule
KidKafos immediately following mincha
Maariv at 7 PM followed immediately by all
7 Hakafos and laining.
. Yom Tov meal to begin promptly on the patio at 8:50
PM. Did we say promptly? We mean promptly!
Yom Tov Schedule
Hoshana Rabbah, Wednesday, October 15th
Shacharis
5:45, 6:30 & 8 AM
Candlelighting preceded by
6:01 PM
Eiruv Tavshilin
Mincha
6:05 PM
Maariv
6:57 PM
Kiddush not before
7:01 PM
Shmini Atzeret, Thursday, October 16th
Shacharis
8, 8:40 & 8:45 AM
Yizkor
9, 9:30 & 10 AM
Mincha followed by
6:05 PM
Kidkafos
Candle Lighting, prep, maariv
& hakafos not before
7 PM
Simchas Torah, Friday, October 17th
Shacharis
6:30 & 8 AM
Hakafos
9:15 AM
Aliyas multiple minyanim
10:15 AM
Kol Ha’Nearim
11 AM
Maftir
11:15 AM
Mussaf
11:30 AM
Shabbos Candle Lighting
5:59 PM
Mincha
6:05 PM
Shabbos Day, Parshas Breishis, October 18th
Mincha
5:50 PM
Maariv/End of Shabbos
6:58 PM
Sunday-Friday
Shacharis Sunday
6:45, 8 & 8:40 AM
Shacharis Monday & Thursday
5:49 & 6:45 AM
Shacharis Tuesday & Wednesday
5:59 & 6:45 AM
Shacharis Friday Rosh Chodesh
5:45 & 6:30 AM
Mincha
6 PM
New Maariv Minyan (Mon.-Thur.)
8 PM
Next Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, October 24th
Candle Lighting
5:51 PM
Mincha
5:55 PM
Sonia Loffman Simchas Torah Dinner Sponsors
Thank you to the following for sponsoring this year’s Simchas Torah dinner:
Dr. Morris Loffman and Family in memory of Sonia Loffman, z”l;
Jacob & Inessa Barnes in memory of Jacob’s parents R’ Shaul ben Zuri Barnes and Rachel bat Yaakov Barnes , z”l; Jeremy
& Susan Frend in memory of Jeremy’s father, Asher Menachem ben Reuven, z”l; Michael & Marci Halpern in memory of
Michael’s grandmother, Elka bas R’ Meir Shlomo,z”l; Agnes Hofstadter; Mel & Sally Kass in honor of Sally’s birthday;
Kenny & Ethne Katz; Frank & Leah Moritz; Sol and Sara Pearlman in memory of Sonia Loffman, z”l; Ben &
Debbie Schuraytz; Victor and Irine Schweitzer in honor of a refuah shleima for Rachel bat Hasya.
Shabbos Project 2014 - October 24-25
The Shabbos Project is coming to Valley Village the weekend of October 23rd-25th.
♦Over Shabbos, each shul member is encouraged to invite 1 unaffiliated Jew (a neighbor, co-worker or
friend) to their home for Shabbos or for a Shabbos meal. Please sign up and be a part of the global
movement at www.theshabbosproject.org.
♦Thursday Night October 23rd - 7:30 PM Sugarman Social Hall
The Great Challah Bake - Women & Girls 14+, $5 per person for materials and ingredients. To sign up for the event
go to https://www.eventbrite.com/directory?q=Great+Challah+Bake&loc=North+Hollywood,+CA and sign up for the
Luisa Latham class at Shaarey Zedek. For more info contact Luisa Latham at [email protected]
♦Motzei Shabbos Havdalah service in the works - please invite unaffiliated Jews to join us for a moving musical
Havdalah led by Daniel Jankovic and other local musicians! For more info, or if you play an instrument and want to
join in, please contact Daniel at [email protected].
Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood Luncheon & Boutique
We would be honored for you to attend the SZ Sisterhood
Luncheon on Sunday, November 16th. The honorees are
Aida Forman, Hedy Harris and Helen Perlmutter. The
event will include a children’s fashion show with our own
little models and a Chanukah Boutique. Please make your
reservations by November 4th.
For Men
Young Adult - Musar/Hashkafa/Parsha Shmooze for young
men, 25-30 years old, delivered by Rabbi Avrohom
Mendelsohn of Yeshivas Ner Aryeh. Class held every
Thursday at 8:30 PM in the Ratner Beis Midrash followed by
Maariv. Cholent and refreshments
will be served.
Sponsorships are available.
Morning Kollel Mon-Fri 6-6:45 AM with Shmooze from Rabbi
Jonathan Rosenberg on Friday at 6:30 AM
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s Gemara Shiur - Mesechta
Sanhedrin. Wednesdays at 8:30 PM in the Beis Midrash.
Rabbi Gradon’s Weekly Kollel Learning: Wednesdays
evenings at 8:30 in the Beis Midrash. Parsha D’var Torah at
9:35; Maariv at 9:45.
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s Gemara Brachos shiur: Thurs.
at 8:30 PM in the Beis Midrash. See Yosef Traube for info.
Steak and Scotch Dinner
The Men’s Club is proud to announce their next
Steak and Scotch Dinner. It will be held, Sunday,
October 26th at 6:30 PM in the SZ downstairs
courtyard. This event has sold out every time so
RSVP to Tzvi Forman at [email protected] or
David Eskenazi at [email protected]. Also,
we request that you walk to this event if you plan
on drinking. Reservations are a must. Cost $75.
Rabbi Maza’s Parsha Shiur on hiatus till Parshas Noach.
.Rabbi Lintz’s Halacha Shiur: Shabbos, 10:15 AM downstairs.
Rabbi Shlomo Rosenberg’s Daf Yomi: Mon-Fri 6-6:45 AM;
Sat. and Sun. 7:15-8:00 AM in the Ratner Chapel.
Rabbi Rauch’s intermediate level shiur in Maseches Bava
Kama: Monday through Thursday, from 8 - 9:15 PM.
For Women
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s Navi Shiur for Women:
Mondays at 8:00 PM in the Beis Midrash.
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s weekly Parsha Shiur for
women, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM in the Beis Midrash.
Mrs. Grossman’s Chumash class: Thursdays - noon at the
Moritz’s home, 12923 Chandler Blvd.
Announcements for the newsletter must be given to the office by Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 PM. Items will be listed on a first come, first served basis, based on available space.
IDF Campaign
Proudly, we would like to inform the community about two
young men from our shul who are now serving in the IDF in
Gaza. Shimon Packer is serving in Sayeret Golani and
Yarom Packer is serving in Duv Duvan. We are raising funds
for these two units and the money will be delivered by their
father, Yehuda Packer, in the near future. The funds would
be used at the discretion of the commanding officers for day
to day operations. Checks should be made payable to
Shaarey Zedek Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund and on the
memo line please indicate “IDF funds campaign.”
Help Shaarey Zedek by logging in at:
www.smile.amazon.com. The first time you log on, it
will request the charity you would like to support. Enter
Shaarey Zedek Congregation and then a portion of
every amazon purchase made on amazon smile will
go to the shul. Shaarey Zedek will automatically stay
as your charity of choice every time you sign in.
SZ Jewish Book Club
Shaarey Zedek Book club is open to men and women.
Please join us by reading LOVESONG;Becoming a
Jew by Julius Lester. We will meet after the holidays time and place to be announced. For more info,
contact Anne Greenfield at [email protected] or
(818) 398-0018.
Lost and Found
Found - Woman’s beaded bracelet; a “gold” bracelet;
a boys blue tie; a tallis clip, striped baby blanket, tie
found on Bellaire between Magnolia & Chandler;
sunglasses; an interlinear Rosh Hashana machzor;
woman’s glasses; an earring, one unopened contact,
and a watch.
Toiveling Mikvah
Please advise your children not to play with the lock on the
toiveling mikvah door. We have repaired and replaced it several
times and the cost is prohibitive. As a reminder, the new code is
5432.
CONTACTS
(800) 613-1911
(323) 903-7613
valleymishmar.com (818) 584-1987
(818) 623-0300
www.valleyeruv.org (818) 759-7593
(818) 760-4567
Gary Bregman (818) 259-0449;
Joey Conzevoy (323) 268-1783
Shul President
Jonathan Istrin [email protected]
VP Religion
Mark Hurwitz [email protected]
Office
(818) 763-0560 [email protected]
VP of Education
Steve Stone [email protected]
VP Membership
Herman Muhlstein
[email protected]
Sisterhood
[email protected]
Hachnasat Orchim Rochelle Shapiro (818) 388-2903
[email protected]
Tomchei Shabbos Ruth Dimant (818) 517-4902
Shatnez Testing
(707) 494-7096
Welcoming
Angeli Holzman (805) 452-3352
Committee
Hatzolah
Chaverim
Valley Mishmar
Aleinu Family Help
Valley Eruv
Teichman Mikvah
Shiva Committee
catering
Chumie Vann - Culinary Creations by Chumie
(818) 300-5687 [email protected]
Nir Weinblut - La Gondola
(310) 247-1239 [email protected]
Moshe Hayempour - New York Glatt Kosher
(310) 365-8002 [email protected]
Rachel Celnik or David Eskenazi - Platinum Catering
(818) 800-2267 [email protected]
YOUTH PROGRAMS
SZ Shabbos Teen Minyan starts at 8:45 am in the
Ratner Chapel.
SZ Cub Scouts Pack 613
CubScouts Pack 613 is Shaarey Zedek’s Cub Scout
Pack, with activities such as skits, hiking, biking,
camping, badges, family activities, sports, middos
and fun with a “frum” purpose. Contact Cubmaster
Brian Leyton for details at (818) 640-4136 or
[email protected].
Shomer Shabbos Boy Scout Troop 613
Troop 613 (ages 11-18) meets the first and third
Sunday of each month. Contact Scoutmaster Stan
Friedman (818) 985-2623 for more information.
Girl Scout Troop 613 is LA's first frum Girl Scout
troop featuring hiking, camping and other scouting
related activities. We welcome girls in 1st – 12th
grades who live in the valley or surrounding areas. Meetings
are held twice a month on Sunday afternoons from 4:30-6:00
PM at Emek nursery. Contact: Edie Green at (818) 299-0064 or
[email protected]
Bnei Akiva
Snif - See you this fall.
Manhigut Fellowship Program begins in November. All 9th
graders apply today!
Moshava Malibu– Registration opens soon! Boys and girls in
Grades 3-10. Session dates: July 13 through August 10, 2015.
www.moshavamalibu.org or call (855)Moshava.
For more BALA info call: Eyal (310) 220-1459 or Avi (818) 4428608.
NCSY
DNL Monday Night 7:30p-8:30p Brami’s N. Hwd.,
12911 Victory Blvd. Sarah "Fro Fro" (714) 293-7100.
LNL STUDIO CITY - Coffee Bean, 12501 Ventura Blvd.
Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 pm Derek (949) 677-1313.
LNL CALABASAS - Coffee Bean, 23635 Calabasas
Rd, Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 pm Yisrael (818) 277-0727.
LNL TARZANA - Coffee Bean, 18505 Ventura Blvd,
Thursdays 7:30-8:30 pm Yisrael (818) 277-0727.
Contact Sarah Leah "Fro Fro" (714) 293-7100 or
[email protected] for more info on upcoming events.
Tehillim Circle
Contact Debbie Striks (818)752-9666 or Mona Riss (818)761-5077 to add or delete a name.
May our tefilos bring them a refuah shelaimah!
Women
Leah Chana bas Sarah Leah
Tova Rivka bas Esther Rachel
Ruchama bas Miriam Yehudis
Chaya Malka bas Esther
Chaya Bracha bas Shifra
Helena Sarah bas Rachel
Sarah Bryna bas Gitel
Yardena Elisheva bas Chana
Kalo bat Sarah
Margalit Chaviva bas Shulamit
Bracha Henna bas Sarah Rivka
Leah bas Penina
Bracha bas Chaya Rochel
Adina bas Chana
Tali bas Nechama
Esther Sara bas Elka
Golda Raizel bas Riva Chaya
Maya bas Batya
Chaya bas Leah
Tzirel bas Malka Bryna
Seema bat Miriam
Sara Rayza Bryndil Bracha bas
Gila Esther
Matah bat Perel
Chaya Tori bas Sarah
Batya bat Bracha
Chernyah bat Rivkah
Ruth bat Yulia
Pesha bat Henna
Rachamim bat Balfour
Chaya Revital bat Rachel
Shamsi Sarah bat Malek
Rus Shoshana bas Chana
Tzivia Basya bas Chaya Sarah
Gilya Pahya bas Taube Chaya
Pesel bas Yita
Chana bas Golda Seema
Rochel bas Shoshana Chaya
Zahava bas Juliette
Rivka Noima bas Devorah
Sarah Rachel bas Elka
Devorah Miriam bas Sarah Leah
Chaya Sura bas Sima Batya
Penina bas Kayla
Chana bas Elka
Miriam bas Rivka
Rachel bas Leah
Chaya bas Malka
Osnas bas Chaya Bayla
Blima bas Esther Hentcha
Yisraela Chana bas Sarah Feiga
Gitel Faiga bas Rachel Leah
Menucha Rachel bas Mazal
Miriam Chana bas Florence
Feiga bas Ella
Chana bas Rosa
Rochel Leah bas Tzippa
Chana bas Claire
Roiza Devora bas Hindel Leah
Hadassa bat Leah
Elianna Miriam bat Chava
Men
Felix ben Anna
Uri Shraga ben Serach
Nootah ben Eta
Yisachar Dov ben Shoshana
Roiza
Shraga Feivel ben Rachel
Malkiel ben Dobi Baila
Shelaim Tzvi ben Chaya Gitel
Kasriel Hertzig ben Fayga
Ari Daniel ben Rut Sarah
Yitzchak ben Keshvar
Adam ben Miriam
Yitchak Peretz ben Tzippa
Yaakov ben Inbal
Binyamin Chaim ben Feiga Sara
Zev Yosef ben Tova Gitel
Elimelech ben Basya
Hershel ben Sara
Melech Shlomo ben Rachel
Shlomo Yehonatan ben Miriam
Baruch Yisrael haKohen ben
Sara
Dovid ben Suri
Yonah ben Chaya Bayla
Refael Noam Meir ben Chana
Moshe Ziskin ben Etel
Aaron Leib ben Leah
Reuven Moshe ben Devorah
Yitzchak ben Bracha
Tzvi Hirsch ben Mindel
Yitzchak ben Tziporah
Shmuel ben Leah
Yehuda Eliezer ben Roiza Devora
Shlomo ben Goltaj
Nissim Daniel ben Chana
Chayim Yakov ben Iran
Yigal ben Sarah Yitel
Baruch Reuven ben Sara
Yaakov ben Gutel Bunya
Bijan ben Helen
Shmuel Meir ben Chava Rus
Yisrael Shlomo ben Fraida
Yishayahu ben Zissel
Velvel ben Bella Rivka
Aryeh ben Rochel Devorah
Yosef Daniel ben Miriam
Moshe David ben Sarah
Yisroel Yehuda HaKohen ben Ida
Yocheved
Zev Yosef ben Tova Gittel
Barak ben Idit
Yehuda Baruch ben Miriam
Reuven ben Shoshana