 YOUNG ISRAEL OF STATEN ISLAND  January 9, 2015 / 18 Tevet Rav Yaakov Marcus, Rabbi Emeritus Zavel Pearlman, President Rav Yaakov Lehrfield, Rabbi Rav Ephraim Polakoff, Assistant Rabbi www.yisi.org SHABBOS LUACH MAZEL TOV  Elkie & Harry Bram and Rebecca & Frank Hershkowitz on the birth of a granddaughter, Baila Devorah (Bella) to their children and grandchildren, Ettel & Shlomo Bram Bonnie & Shmuel Winzelberg on the birth of a granddaughter to their children Devora & Daniel Stok Eileen & Kenny Horowitz on the birth of a grandson, Jackson Eli (Yechezkel Girshon) to their children, Dr. Heather & Dr.Steven Horowitz Judy & Jay Sturm on the engagement of their daughter Tamar to Zachary Burack of Staten Island  Rachel & Allen Burack on the engagement of their son Zachary to Tamar Sturm of Staten Island.  Bella & Seymour Burack on the engagement of their grandson Zachary Burack, son of Rachel & Allen Burack, to Tamar Sturm, daughter of Judy & Jay Sturm of Staten Island. Hedy & Moishe Berkower on the birth of a grandson to their children Estee & Ari Wolf  Sara & Shimon Klein on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Usher, son of Chavi & Avi Klein  Dr. Agnes & Daniel Zucker on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Lizzy  Yaffa & Miklos Farkas on the wedding of their grandson Dovid Tepfer  Marilyn & Jonathan Kaiman on the wedding of their granddaughter Jennifer Lifshutz  Naomi Cikk on the engagement of her grandson, Ezra, son of Rifky & Moishe Moskowitz to Rivka Roberts Hedy & Norman Sternberg on the birth of a grandson to their children Suri & Daniel Rozner Shabbos Z’man Krias Sh’ma Candle Lighting Friday Mincha Chumash Shiur Rabbi Lehrfield Daf Yomi Review / Daf Yomi Rabbi Polakoff Pre-mincha Shiur on the topic: "The Meaning of Birchos Hashachar: Part II." Mishna Yomis Shabbos Mincha/Ends NYPD Appreciation Shalosh Seudos together with Rabbi Katzman. The entire community is invited to join a lively, spiritually uplifting Shalosh Seudos. CONTACT INFO Rav Yaakov Lehrfield Rav Ephraim Polakoff Zavel Pearlman Alan Zachter Office Rebecca Silberman Josh Sturm [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 6:18 4:45 / 5:05 If the end of Z'man Krias Shema in the morning is near, one should not delay saying Krias Shema until one has put on tallis and/or Tefillin. Rather, one should say Shema first to be sure to complete it timely, and put on tallis and/or Tefillin afterwards. On the other hand, if one has enough time to put on one's Tefillin and still recite Shema before the end of z'man Krias Shema, one should preferably do so. Rabbi Reisman’s Navi shiur 7:30 PM in the MPR Family Learning Program 9:45 AM in the Beis Medrash Motzei Shabbos Sunday Sunday Rabbi Lehrfield Bagel & Coffee Shiur: Legends of The Gemara 9:45 AM Rabbi Lehrfield Shiur 10 AM Rabbi Polakoff at 8:00 pm Beis Midrash: "Lechem Mishneh." Baba Basra Shiur Brachot 8:00 PM, Pirkei Avos 8:45 PM & Parsha 9:15 PM, Rabbi Y.A.Weiss. Adult evening classes in Aleph Bais, Siddur & Basic Judaism 8 PM. For information call Jerry at 646-645-0226. Tuesday Wednesday Contact the following for requests to utilize shul facilities: Minyanim for Smachot Building use, other than catering Catering Alan Zachter 347-922-1586 Norman Koller 718-983-0255 [email protected] -718-698-5564 CHARITY FUND: We would like to thank the following for their contribution:  Sara & Phil Altmark in memory of the Yahrzeit of Phil's beloved father Ziskind Noach ben Yerucham Fishel  Goldie Schwartz in memory of her brothers Yarzheit Moshe Yaakov ben Yitzchak Hirsh on 18 Tevet  Janet & Jay Goldstein in memory of his mother, Rachel bat Yisrael Isser A"H, and his brother, Yisrael Isser ben Yonah Leib A"H  Hanna & Zvi Fein in memory of Hanna's father, Chaim Ben Nissan HaKohen A”H If you would like to include an announcement for the Simcha or Charity fund, please note the suggested amount for such listings is a $50 contribution which can be submitted by dropping it off at the YI office or mailing it to our P.O Box 3:50 4:00/5:33 Between Mincha/Maariv WEEKDAY LUACH Earliest T&T Mincha / Maariv Halacha of the week If you wish to have your Simcha listed on the monthly calendar (e.g. aufruf, wedding, bar/bat mitzvah) please notify the office by mid-month prior to the event. To be listed in the weekly announcements, notify the office before 1 PM Thursday at 718-4946700 ext. 0 or email [email protected] . Please leave detailed messages with the wording and spelling of names that you want placed in the announcements. Please speak slowly and leave a call back number or email address. Eruv is Up 9:42 4:29 4:40 8:30 2:10 / 3:00 3:10     We welcome Harav Reuven Feinstein to our community Early Mincha on Sunday at 1:45 in the Main shul Early Mincha M-Thu 12:40 in the Sefard minyan Late Maariv Sun-Thu 9:30 in the Main Shul SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS Thank you to Mendy Wiater, Richard Frohlich and all those who helped ensure the amazing turnout and success of our 8th Comedy Café night. A NEW YEAR, A NEW LOOK!! We are excited to introduce the launch of Digizman in our shul! You can now list all your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Mazal Tov’s etc., on our digital Luach located in the lobby of the main shul. We will also have a special section that allows for you to post your announcement accompanied by a photo! Please contact the YISI office or Zavel Pearlman for further information on related pricing. SAVE THE DATE FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAM NYPD APPRECIATION SHALOSH SEUDOS January 10th, 2015 Join us for a lively and invigorating Shalosh Seudos as the Young Israel together with Chabad welcome members of the NYPD to our shul. Stay tuned for more information. Please see Alan Gomberg for sponsorship opportunities Start your week in a most productive and enjoyable way. All parents, grandparents are invited to learn and study with their children and grandchildren. Please join us this Sunday morning at 9:45am in the upstairs Beit Medrash. Young men from Rabbi Katzman’s yeshivah will join us to answer questions or to be your chavruta, study partner. Refreshments will be served. Please contact the main office or Dr. Emmer for sponsorship opportunities. BAR MITZVAH BOOKINGS January 11th, 2015 8:45-9:45 AM we will be taking bookings in the Rabbi’s office for bar mitzvahs that will be taking place through December 31, 2017. DAVENING AND SHIURIM In honor of Shabbat Mevorchim Shvat, there will be a Carlebach minyan next Friday evening, January 16, in the Beit Midrash following mincha. All are invited for joyous, enthusiastic singing and dancing with much kavanah. Rabbi Lehrfield is giving a Gemara Shiur every other Sunday at 9:45 AM or after the 9 o’clock minyan in the gym. We are looking for $72 sponsors for these classes. There is a Mishna Brurah learning group every night at 9:15pm for 15 minutes prior to Maariv. Please come and join. If you have any questions, please contact Louis Emmer at [email protected] A Course on “Tefillah”, based on the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, will be given by Norman Linzer on alternate Tuesday mornings at 10:00 AM in the main shul. It will alternate with Tuesday class given by Rabbi Lehrfield. Women and men are welcome ROSH CHODESH SHIUR FOR WOMEN The next Shiur will take place on Monday night January 19th at 8 PM on the topic of "Tu b'Shevat: Lessons From a Tree." You can sponsor this class in honor or in memory of someone. For more info please contact the office. BECAUSE YOU MATTER In order to show that everyone has a voice in our beautiful Shul, we have created a new email, [email protected] specifically for ideas to be heard. Emails will personally be read by our President. Only emails that are signed with a name and phone number will be considered. All emails signed will get a quick response. Our President can be reached at 917-567-7383 YOUNG ISRAEL WANTS TO WELCOME YOU! For those of you who have not yet joined our Shul, we encourage you to show your support by becoming a member of our family. With your help we will continue to be a bastion of Jewish life and learning here in Willowbrook. Please see a member of the Board for more information. YISI MAILING ADDRESS: Young Israel of Staten Island PO BOX 140100, Staten Island, NY 10314   YOUNG ISRAEL OF STATEN ISLAND  January 9, 2015 / 18 Tevet Rav Yaakov Marcus, Rabbi Emeritus Zavel Pearlman, President Rav Yaakov Lehrfield, Rabbi Rav Ephraim Polakoff, Assistant Rabbi www.yisi.org COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS SIBSHOPS We are excited to have our first ever follow up Sibshops support group for siblings, ages 712 of individuals with special needs. Join us for dinner on Sunday, January 11th from 46:30 PM at the Young Israel for a fun and dynamic time. Fee is $10 with a family discount available. For more information or to register, contact Chayale at 718-686-3491 or [email protected] LET’S BAKE A DIFFERENCE Unite with women from all over SI and learn the ancient art of Challah making while we each pray for blessings for our loved ones and friends in need. Join us for an evening with light refreshments, music and inspiration all for a good cause. For more information, please contact Chabad at 718-370-8953 or [email protected]. Don’t forget to register for this spectacular event as space is limited! www.megachallahbake.chabadsi.org Looking forward to seeing you on January 14th at 7:30 PM in the JCC FIRE SAFETY CLASS Join us at the JCC on February 3rd at 7 PM and learn how your family can be prepared in case of a fire at home. All ages are welcome. For more information, contact Debbie Burack 646-261-6576 or [email protected] YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS There will be regular morning and afternoon groups this week. For those families who participate in house groups after Shabbos afternoon groups, please submit a house groups schedule along with a list of children involved in your house groups and the names of the group leaders to Rebecca as soon as possible. ALL HOUSE GROUPS MUST BE PICKED UP FROM THE YOUNG ISRAEL BY 4:00 PM. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD ASSUMING THEY ARE GOING TO HOUSE GROUPS IF YOU HAVE NOT DOUBLE CHECKED WITH THE PARENTS HOSTING GROUPS FOR THAT WEEK. Please note there will be no afternoon groups Shabbos, January 17th and Shabbos, January 24th due to Yeshiva winter vacation. There will be regular morning groups on those weeks. In lieu of our regular weekly shalishudos, the YISI Youth Department is proud to join the Young Israel of Staten Island and Chabad in showing appreciation for our New York City Police Department. Please join us for this exciting shalishudos. Please note that the LAST Preschool Clinics Session with Ari Reich will be this Sunday, January 11, 2015. The Youth Department would like to thank Ari for providing the youth of this community with such wonderful programming! YESHIVAS ZICHRON PALTIEL CHOFETZ CHAIM MELAVE MALKA Please join the yeshivah as they honor Fran & Joe Harris- one of the original founders of this community and Cheryl & Irwin Keller who have dedicated 32 years of service to our community. The Melave Malka will be at the Young Israel on February 7th at 8:30 PM. Call 718-477-7720 We are looking for sponsors for our weekly Shalosh Seudot. Your sponsorship allows close to 60 of our youth to have a meaningful Shalosh Seudot experience every Shabbos afternoon, complete with great nosh, Divrei Torah and singing. Please see Wayne Greenberg or Rebecca or Effie Silberman if you wish to sponsor in honor or in memory of a loved one. DRIVER EDUCUATION CLASS The first lecture class meeting for the Spring Driver Education course will take place Monday, February 9th, 2015 at 7 PM in the Teen Lounge. If you are interested in signing up for this course, please contact Dave Bodner at 718-698-3401 to register as soon as possible. Please keep your eyes and ears open for news about more upcoming events! Check out our youth bulletin board for pictures, event info, and more! If you have any questions regarding the youth department please feel free to contact Rebecca Silberman at [email protected]. HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE Yeled V’Yalda’s Insurance Navigator is ready to assist you with enrolling in Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act/ Obamacare and Child Health Plus. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE. Call 718-514-8863. Open Enrollment for Obamacare closes on February 15, 2015. Enrollment for Medicaid and Child Health Plus is year long. CHAVERIM We are here to assist with Emergency Roadside Assistance (changing tires, boosts, car lockouts, and emergency gasoline). Phone number: 718-761-2428 TAKE NOTICE All teachers- please pay attention to your students and take note whether they are in need of any clothing, a warm winter coat or snacks for school. All the clothes are distributed very discretely and privately without anyone’s knowledge including the parents. Just contact Rachelit after 4:30 pm at 718-983-9664 YOUNG MARRIEDS EVENTS This week's Young Married's Men's Chaburah will be with Rav Polakoff on Wednesday, January 14th. The Chaburah will take place at the home of Malky & Yechiel Lehrfield (911 Willowbrook Rd.) at 8:30. The next Young Married's Minyan will be on Shabbos, January 31st, Parshas Beshalach at 9:30 in the teen lounge. Following davening, there will be a hot Kiddush. COMMUNITY GEMACHS      Furniture - Email a photo of the furniture to [email protected] or call 718 983 8136. Centerpieces - Rachelit 718-983-9664 after 4:30PM Gowns- Debbie Berkovits call 718 494-1905 Food Pantry - Noga Kugel 718-494-8451 Clothing - Rachelit 718-983-9664 after 4:30PM. Drop off at the FRONT DOOR of 1097 Willowbrook Road, Sunday thru Thursday between the hours of 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM only CHESED OPPORTUNITES Chevra Kadisha of Staten Island is looking for additional individuals, both men and women, who are able to assist on a regular basis. If you are available or would like additional information, contact Larry Cohen at 718-612-3474. Tizku L'Mitzvos AMIT News: Assorted greeting cards for all occasions are always available. Call Aviva Brum. Now, more than ever, our 30,000 children in Israel need your support Nachas Unlimited has successfully raised funds to ease the lives of sick children in our community. If you or anyone you know has a child in need of assistance directly related to the illness, please call Rachelit at 718-983-9664. All calls are confidential. Bikur Cholim is looking for volunteers to visit Jewish residents in Staten Island nursing homes. Hours are flexible. For more information, please call Barbara Grossberg at 718-983-1849. Bikur Cholim provides those in need with food. If you have food to donate (or return) PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF ANY FOOD BY THE PANTRY DOOR as it gets wet and ruined and invites rodents. Please call for pickup Beverly Israel 718-761-4472/ 646-530-1495 Coat Donation: We are accepting coats in excellent condition. Men, Women’s & Children clothing of all sizes needed. All Clothing may be dropped off at the FRONT DOOR of 1097 Willowbrook Road, Sun-Thu between 5:00-7:00 PM only. Anything left at the side door will be thrown out with sanitation. All clothes are distributed very discreetly. If you are in need of clothing in any size or for any further information, please contact Rachelit after 4:30 PM at 718-983-9664 AVAILABLE JOBS  TEHILLIM CIRCLE Please say Tehillim for our children seeking refuah:           Bracha Rivkah bas Miriam Leba Kayla Rus bas Chaya Rochel Refael Avrohom Gershom Tzvi ben Emunah Refael Pisachya Yaakov HaLevi ben Aviva Sarah Yisroel Alter ben Chava Chana Shayna Golda bas Chaya Gitel Gitl bas Chaya Rachel Nison Liebish ben Shayna Layah Yaakov Yitschak ben Shayndel Eilite bas Miryam   Brooklyn Decorative showroom looking for a full time inside sales person. Will provide training. Sales and design experience is an asset. An outgoing personality is a must. Send resume to [email protected] HASC Center is opening a new residential home in SI and is looking for Direct Care Staff & weekend counselors. Please call 718-5351937 or email [email protected] The Jewish Foundation School of SI is seeking a substitute Judaic Studies teacher for the months of February and March, 2015. The position is part-time: 1:00 - 4:30pm - Mon-Thurs and 12:00 - 1:30pm on Friday. Please email resumes to [email protected], or call 718983-6042 x104. If you would like to add a name to our list of people needing a refuah, please email the office at [email protected] or call 718-494-6700 ext. 0 