This week’s issue of The Park Page is dedicated by
Larry and Maurine Sobin, commemorating the Yahrzeit (24 Kislev) of Larry’s mother Rasha Denka bas Gershon a”h,
and Rabbi Lawrence and Nehama Teitelman, commemorating the Yahrzeits of grandparents
Millicent Kutliroff – Mina bas Yerucham ha-Kohen a”h (24 Kislev) and Samuel Teitelman – Shmuel ben Nachum z”l (28 Kislev).
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The Weekly Bulletin of Young Israel of New Hyde Park
December 19-26, 2014
27 Kislev – 4 Tevet 5775
Miketz ▪ Chanuka ▪ Mevarkhim
Issue #422
Parasha Page Numbers
Parasha
Maftir
Haftara
Artscroll 222, Soncino 155
Artscroll 768, Soncino 598
Artscroll 1210, Soncino 987
Schedule of Services and Classes
Yevamot 76
Friday, December 19 / 27 Kislev - Chanuka
Shacharit
6:15 am
Candle-lighting before
4:12 pm
Mincha / Dvar Torah / Maariv
4:15 pm
Yevamot 77
Saturday, December 20 / 28 Kislev - Chanuka
Parasha Shiur – Commentary of Rabbi S.R. Hirsch
8:15 am
Shacharit
8:45 am
Latest time for Shema
MA 8:58, GRA 9:34 am
Sermon: “Food for Thought”
10:30 am
Shiur: “A Chanuka Chicken-and-the-Egg Scenario”
3:30 pm
Mincha, followed by Seuda Shelishit and Maariv
4:05 pm
Shabbat ends, light Chanuka candles
5:15 pm
Yevamot 78
Sunday, December 21 / 29 Kislev - Chanuka
Shacharit
8:10 am
Gemara Shiur (Sota 12b)
8:50 am
Mincha / Mishna / Maariv
4:15 pm
Yevamot 79
Monday, Dec. 22 / 30 Kislev – Chanuka / R. Ch.
Shacharit
6:05 am
Mincha / Mishna / Maariv
4:15 pm
Yevamot 80
Tuesday, Dec. 23 / 1 Tevet – Chanuka / R. Ch.
Shacharit
6:05 am
Mincha / Mishna / Maariv
4:15 pm
Yevamot 81
Wednesday, December 24 / 2 Tevet - Chanuka
Shacharit
6:10 am
Mincha / Mishna / Maariv
4:15 pm
Yevamot 82
Thursday, December 25 / 3 Tevet
Shacharit
note time 
8:10 am
Mincha / Mishna / Maariv
4:15 pm
Yevamot 83
Friday, December 26 / 4 Tevet
Shacharit
6:15 am
Candle-lighting, before
4:15 pm
Mincha / Dvar Torah / Maariv
4:15 pm
▪ Daf Yomi meets Monday through Friday at 5:30 a.m., and Saturday and
Sunday at 7:30 a.m.
▪ Women wishing to use the Mikvah should contact Nehama Teitelman at
518-222-3874 to schedule an appointment.
▪ The Molad for the month of Tevet will be Sunday, December 21 at 10:31
p.m. Jerusalem time.
Drash v'DaSh: A Shabbat-Chanuka Message and Greeting
“Taking It Home With Us”
After confiscating several pounds of an illegal substance of the cannabis
variety during a police investigation, California officer Joe Shmoe (the last
name has been changed to protect this innocent author from getting sued)
decided to take his “work” home with him instead of booking it into
evidence. There he apparently used it only to “train his dog” (for the canine
Olympics in Woodstock?) and is unlikely to face criminal charges for the
unauthorized possession.
Lehavdil be-elef alfei havdalot – with thousands upon thousands of
degrees of separation – on Chanuka we are bidden to “take our work
home with us”. Ordinarily, our Avoda - literally “work”, but also refers to
ritual “worship” – is optimally performed in the Beit Knesset, in the
sanctuary of the synagogue. Though a “menora” is a common year-round
fixture in our temples, on Chanuka, we have a mandate of ner ish u-beto,
to light the menora specifically at our homes. (The notion of mehadrin min
ha-mehadrin – that the number of lights corresponds in some measure to
the number of people in the household – further underscores the
connection to our family.) Indeed, after Rabbi Yosef Karo records in his
Shulchan Arukh the practice to kindle the Chanuka lights in shul, Rabbi
Moshe Isserles (Rema) observes that notwithstanding the recitation of the
blessing, no one fulfills his/her obligation with the lighting in the
synagogue. This is all the more surprising when one considers that the
primary miracles of Chanuka – the reclamation of the Beit Hamikdash from
the hands of the Greco-Syrians, the purification and rededication of the
facility, and the supernatural lasting of a one-day supply of olive oil for
seven days all took place in the confines of the Holy Temple, whose
modern-day mirror is our Mikdash Me’at – the contemporary synagogue.
Truth be told, there was another miracle that was even more miraculous
than any of the aforementioned ones, and a victory even more victorious
than the military triumph of the Hasmoneans. At risk was the religious
essence of the Jewish people, their spiritual substance. Hellenistic
ideologies threatened to supplant Jewish identity. The ultimate test of filial
fidelity was the transmission of tradition in the Jewish family, and so we
keep that flame alive with the “Torah Or” illuminating our homes.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Lawrence Teitelman
Nach Yomi
Study for December 20-26, per Rabbi Abramowitz’s Nach Yomi
Companion. For more info, visit www.ou.org/torah/nachyomi.
Psalms 1: No Standing
Psalms 2: Psalm 1 (continued)
Psalms 3: On The Run
Psalms 4: A Note for the Conductor
Psalms 5: Flight of the Bumblebee
Psalms 6: Tachanun
Psalms 7: David’s Mistaken Psalm
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW HYDE PARK
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Announcements
Yasher koach to Dovid Gottesman for his laining this week.
Seuda Shelishit is sponsored by Dovid Gottesman in honor of Dani’s
birthday.
Mazal tov to Ilusha Langer (Eliyahu Yitzchak ben Chaim), and his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Felix Langer, who will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at
YINHP this Sunday.
Thank you to Nehama Teitelman for giving the Ladies Shiur on
Tehillim, and to Ellen and Larry Barth for hosting it.
Food Certificates for A&A Gourmet, Fairway, Pathmark, Stop & Shop,
and Waldbaum’s, and Chesed Dollars for many Jewish businesses,
can be purchased from Art Feldman 516-227-0707, Paige Finkelstein
718-343-4821, Rena Gombo 718-343-3855, and Ilene Horowitz 718470-9474. Proceeds finance capital improvement projects at the shul.
The Clothing Gemach (www.BeautifulMemoriesGemach.org) is
looking for volunteers to work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from
11:00 am until 2:00 pm and Monday through Thursday in the evenings.
For more information, please contact Mark Krieger at 917-703-4694.
Office Hours this week are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10-2.
Young Israel of New Hyde Park
in partnership with the
National Jewish Outreach Program
is pleased to present a
Crash Course in Jewish History
Unit 1: Biblical Times
Unit 2: From a United Kingdom, to Exile and Diaspora
Unit 3: The Jewish Epicenter Moves West
Unit 4: The Modern Era, Enlightenment to World War I
Unit 5: Holocaust and Renewal
“From soup to nuts… with a course in between”
The Park Page Puzzle
“Yesh kan Kohen…”
This week’s Puzzle: In which two places in Sefer Bereshit is “Kohen”
mentioned? Where in the Torah does a “regular” Kohen (in the sense
of Aaron’s family) first appear?
Solution to last week’s Puzzle: Vayma’en (=”he refused”) appears
three times in Sefer Bereshit: Jacob refused to be comforted for the
presumed death of Joseph (37:35), Joseph refused the advances of
Potiphar's wife (39:8), and Jacob refused to accept Joseph's
correction when blessing his two sons (48:19)
Free “Crash Course Companion Guide”
for the first ten people to register and attend
First lecture:
Tuesday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m.
For more information or to register, please contact
Rabbi Teitelman at 718-347-5819 or [email protected]
Yasher koach to Joe Bettelheim, Susan Isler, Karen Klein, Rita
Lenefsky, and Kal Talansky, for their solutions.
Simcha Kiddush Sponsors
Return of the Mega-Myriads Raffle
Ellen and Larry Barth, celebrating the 64th anniversary of Larry’s
parents Vita and Stanley Barth
Nurit and Yehuda Biniamin
Arlene and Art Feldman, celebrating Art’s birthday
Rena and Jerry Gombo, celebrating miracles and liberation at
Rena’s school
Ilene and Marc Horowitz, celebrating Chanuka
Linda and Chaim Israeli, celebrating Dov’s birthday
Karen and Jeff Klein, celebrating their 25th anniversary and
Daniel’s acceptance to Columbia Law School
Tickets for $100,000 raffle and other prizes
$100 for 1, $180 for 2, $250 for 3, $375 for 5
$500 for 7, $1000 for 15; $36 for entry into smaller raffle
Proceeds to support our community development efforts
Gemach Grand Opening
Dr. Beth and Mark Krieger, in appreciation to the Gemachateers
(volunteers at the Beautiful Memories Gemach)
Rita and Selig Lenefsky, celebrating the anniversaries of Irwin
and Dena and Mimi and Steve and the birthdays of grandsons
Eric and Jack
Eta and Moshe Mordkovich, celebrating the birthdays of Eta, Ella,
David and Elkie
Rashel and David Rouhani
Maurine and Larry Sobin, celebrating the 22nd birthday of their
granddaughter Leora
Dan, Cheryl, and Ilana Stevelman, celebrating Marcia’s birthday
Irene and Kalman Talansky, in honor of all celebrating simchas
Founder Mark Krieger addresses the audience at the dedication
ceremony of the “Beautiful Memories Gemach” (clothing pantry)
earlier this month. Based at YINHP, the Gemach services families
from Queens and Nassau Counties in need of clothing, with a
specialty in providing for life’s special occasions.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Mark at 917-7034694 or visit www.BeautifulMemoriesGemach.org
Nehama and Rabbi Lawrence Teitelman celebrating the Bar
Mitzvah of their nephew Yair Lew, son of Elana and Rabbi Zvi
Lew
Jessica and Stanley Weinberger
Yafa and Hamid Verdi, celebrating Yafa and Parisa’s birthdays
Dr. Danny Zaghi
Next month’s Simcha Kiddush will be
January 17th - Shabbat Mevarkhim
Please send simcha details and sponsorships ($18) to office