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4412 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD  WILMINGTON, DE 19802 www.akse.org
“MAZAL TOV JEFF SEIDEL”
DECEMBER 26 & 27, 2014
SHABBAT SHALOM
5 TEVET 5775
GUT SHABBOS
SHABBAT NEWSLETTER
CANDLE LIGHTING 4:25 p.m.
KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE 6:00 P.M. - BERLIN CHAPEL
OFFICIATING
FRIDAY NIGHT
Cantor Yehoshua Redfern
SHABBAT SERVICE 9:00 A.M. - BERLIN CHAPEL
SATURDAY MORNING
Cantor Yehoshua Redfern
Richard Plotzker
Cantor Yehoshua Redfern
Jeff Seidel
D’VAR TORAH - Joel Chodos
- Shacharit
- Kriat Hatorah
- Haftorah
“Joseph’s Test of his Brothers: The True Measure of Teshuvah.”
Cantor Yehoshua Redfern
Mel Zussman & Neil Lattin
GREETINGS &
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SIDRAH OF THE WEEK
Vayigash
Genesis 44:18 - 47:27
Stone - p. 250
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
NO Torah Study
Mincha
4:25 p.m.
Havdalah
5:26 p.m.
- Musaf
- Gabbaim
Jeff Seidel
HAFTORAH
Ezekiel 37:15 - 28
Stone - p. 1144
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday and Thursday Morning
8:00 a.m.
Monday and Tuesday Morning
7:00 a.m.
Wednesday Morning Community Minyan at CBS
7:30 a.m.
Friday Morning Community Minyan at AKSE
7:30 a.m.
Monday - Thursday Evening
5:30 p.m.
Perform a Mitzvah - Come to a Daily Service - Help to Make a Minyan
YAHRTZEIT OBSERVANCES
This week we observe the Yahrtzeit of the following individuals
December 27 - Rose Elizabeth Baker, Milton Elzufon, Solomon Goldberg
December 28 - Grina Cheitlin, Barbra Sue Marshall, Imrich Schwarcz, Abraham Shapiro
December 29 - Jacob Coonin
December 30 - Charles Schendowich
December 31 - Morris Schultz
January 1 - Max I. Ackerman, Alex Klein, Judy Kimmel Spiller, Paul H. Spiller, Jaime Waserstein,
Jacob Wellikson
January 2 - Irving A. Rutstein, Stanford Sirkin, Eva Teder, Jacob Zimmerman,
May their memory be for a blessing!
AKSE ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
WELCOME - NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS: We are glad you are with us and look forward to greeting
you with a warm AKSE welcome at our Kiddush following services.
KIDDUSH LUNCHEON: All mitpallelim are invited to share in the friendship and ruach of the Sabbath at our
Kiddush Luncheon sponsored by Dianne & Jeff Seidel in honor of the anniversary of Jeff’s Bar Mitzvah 52
years ago. Thank you to Judy Berlin, Betty Slomowitz and committee for preparing the Kiddush.
LEARN TO READ HEBREW: Learn to read Hebrew, to read from the Siddur, and to understand what you are
saying. Classes meet on Shabbat morning from 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (advanced) and 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(beginners). For information, please call Eleanor Weinglass at (302) 478-3378.
EMMANUEL DINING ROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH: We will
prepare and serve lunch for some of the neediest people in Wilmington at Emmanuel Dining Room on
Wednesday, January 7th. We can use kitchen help, as well as bakers. For those who don’t cook or bake, but
wish to help, we also need one or two people willing to donate cash and/or shop for ingredients. If you can help,
call Wendy Shlossman at (302) 479-5599 or email her at [email protected] or call Rhonda Shulman
at (302) 479-9789 or email her at [email protected]. Thanks for taking part in this important mitzvah.
THE 21ST ANNUAL WOMEN’S GATHERING - SUNDAY, JANUARY 11TH: The 21st Annual Women's
Gathering will take place on Sunday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Siegel JCC. Topic: Are You My
Jewish Mother? Featuring Deborah Kolben, founding editor of Kveller.com. Cost: $20.00 before December
29th, $25.00 after. $36.00 Patron. For more info or to register contact [email protected].
CHUG IVRI - TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH: Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 13th at
7:30 p.m. in the AKSE Library with our Shlicha, Lior Ron.
THE SIXTH ANNUAL AKSE ACADEMY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH: Participate in an evening of
Jewish learning and light refreshments, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Choose one class from each of three
sessions. Guest instructors will teach classes on a variety of engaging subjects, including Growing Up Jewish in
Egypt (Huguette Piha), the Netherlands (Lex Vega), and South Africa (Cyril Milunsky); The Beatles’ Jewish
Connections (Joel Glazier); Intellectual Property in Jewish Law (Scott Slomowitz); Tzniut (Modesty) - What is
it really? (Karen Moss); Women’s Bodies, Jewish Laws (Rosalyn Plotzker); and Israel: Behind the Scenes
(Lior Ron). Fee for the evening is $10.00 paid in advance by January 15th, $12.00 at the door. Please contact
the AKSE office at (302) 762-2705 to register in advance.
COMMUNITY CLASSIC ROCK PARTY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH: Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth,
Congregation Beth Emeth, Congregation Beth Shalom, and Temple Beth El invite you to come and dance
the night away at our Classic Rock Party on Saturday, January 24th from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at AKSE.
Great music, trivia, and games will be provided by DJ Joey Z / Wired up Entertainment. Take a break from
dancing and enjoy pizza, snacks, and soft drinks. A cash bar will be available. Admission is just $20.00 per
person paid in advance ($22.00 at the door). Tickets can be purchased at any of the sponsoring synagogues or at
the door. Need child care? The JCC will be having a KidsKlub event that evening.
AKSE FILM SERIES: Watch for details on the AKSE film series, “JEWS IN FILM”, led by Ken Kamm,
February 15, 2015, March 8, 2015 and April 19, 2015.
SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015: Minyanaires 70th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion.
Please call the office with names and contact information for former minyanaires.
BUY GIFT CARDS!!!
BUY GIFT CARDS!!!
BUY GIFT CARDS!!!
AN EASY WAY TO SUPPORT AKSE
IT COSTS YOU NOTHNG -- YOU GET A GIFT CARD IN THE EXACT AMOUNT -- AKSE GETS 5%
NO SERVICE CHARGES --- NO FEES --- NO EXCUSES!!!
Three (3) ways to purchase:
one way: Come to the synagogue during normal business hours and purchase
them directly from our friendly office staff and on
Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
another way: Call AKSE Members:
MARTY ZUKOFF - (302) 478-4734 (CHALFONTE) OR
DIANNE SEIDEL - (302) 479-0490 (GREEN ACRES)
and yet another: Call the AKSE office (302) 762-2705. Tell them what you want.
They will mail them to you that day.
You pay for them (by check) within seven (7) days.
GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE: Shop Rite, Super Fresh, Acme, Super G ($50, $100 denominations)
Walgreens ($100 denomination)