Newsletter - Bais Tefilah

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Of Woodmere
Rabbi Shaya Richmond
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For the week of January 16 - 22, 2015 / ‫תשע"ה‬, ‫ ב׳ שבט‬- ‫כ״ה טבת‬
This Shabbat
‫פרשת וארא‬
January 17, 2015
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‫ תשע"ה‬,‫כ"ו טבת‬
‫שבת מברכים‬
Erev Shabbat:
Candle Lighting .................... 4:35 pm
Mincha ................................. 4:40 pm
Followed by Seudah Shlishit
Maariv .................................. 5:35 pm
Shabbat Ends ........................ 5:36 pm
Sunday
Earliest Tallit ........................ 6:20 am
Shacharit .................. 7:30 & 8:30 am
Daf Yomi ............................. 8:00 am
Mincha/Maariv ..................... 4:40 pm
Monday - Friday
Shacharit:
Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri 6:20 & 7:15 am
Wed (‫)ראש חודש‬....... 6:10 & 7:05 am
Daf Yomi:
Mon, Tue, Wed ................... 8:00 pm
Thursday............................. 7:00 pm
Maariv .................................. 8:50 pm
We would like to thank all our youth
that participated in last week’s youth
Shabbos: Jonathan Bakshi, Moshe
Berke, Nery Braver, Hillel Golubtchik,
Evan and Josh Kratka, Nate
Rosenberg, Jack Ross, Aaron Singer,
Jeremy Solomon, and Jonathan Wiesel
There will be another youth Shabbos,
Parshas
Vayikrah.
Any
youth
interested in helping with davening,
laining etc. should contact Gordon Rich.
Shabbat:
Hashkama ............................. 7:10 am
Shacharit .............................. 9:00 am
‫ סֹוף זמן קריאת שמע‬................... 9:40 am
Daf Yomi ............................. 3:50 pm
Mincha ................................. 4:35 pm
Shiurim
Youth Department
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No youth groups or teen minyan this
week the 17th or next week the 24th
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See the back of the newsletter for
upcoming youth events.
Sponsorships
 Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by
Rifky and Marvin Wertentheil to
commemorate the Yahrtzeit of Rifky's
father, Mr. Joseph Levine,
‫יוסף מאיר בן אברהם זעליג ע״ה‬.
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minyan sponsored by Miriam and
Howie Fruchter to commemorate the
yahrzeits of Miriam's mother,
‫ מלכה בת יחיאל יונה‬and Howie's mother,
‫רבקה בת אלעזר אלימלך‬
Minyanim
This week being intercession many people
are away; Some minyanim struggle to
have a minyan. Please attend when you
can! Thank you.
Next Shabbat
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January 24, 2015
‫ תשע"ה‬,‫ד׳ שבט‬
Erev Shabbat:
Candle Lighting.................... 4:43 pm
Mincha ................................. 4:48 pm
Shabbat:
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Rabbinic Search Commitee
The Rabbinic Search Committee is
announcing that a Rabbinical
candidate will be attending our shul
for Shabbos on each of the
following dates:
February 7th ................... ‫פרשת יתרו‬
March 7th .................. ‫פרשת כי תשא‬
Other date(s) to be determined …
Hashkama ............................ 7:10 am
Shacharit .............................. 9:00 am
‫ סֹוף זמן קריאת שמע‬................... 9:39 am
Daf Yomi ............................. 4:00 pm
Mincha ................................. 4:45 pm
Followed by Seudah Shlishit
Maariv ................................. 5:45 pm
Shabbat Ends........................ 5:44 pm
Sunday
Earliest Tallit........................ 6:20 am
Shacharit ................... 7:30 & 8:30 am
Daf Yomi ............................. 8:00 am
Mincha/Maariv ..................... 4:50 pm
Bais Tefilah's 27th Annual Dinner
will take place on Sunday , March 22nd, 2015 at the White Shul.
Mazal Tov to the awardees:
Rhoda and Gil Shuter...................................... Guests of Honor
Rabbi Dovid and Arlene Etengoff ......... Keter Shem Tov Award
Alyssa Fuchs and Jack Ross................. Youth LeadershipAward
‫בס"ד‬
Of Woodmere
Support For Israel
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Allan M.
Three Israeli security guards who worked at the US consulate in Jerusalem resigned recently in the wake of a plan to hire 35 Palestinians from East
Jerusalem as armed security guards who are currently undergoing training in Yericho (Jericho). One of them has gone so far as to accuse the
consulate of creating "an armed Palestinian militia." According to a report in Y ediot Aharonot, the plan is to employ the Palestinians mainly to
escort convoys of American diplomats in Judea-Samaria.
This is a breach of an agreement between the Consulate and the Israeli government, signed in 2011, whereby only guards who served in combat
units in the IDF and who are employed by the consulate will be allowed to carry arms. The report said that the change in the consulate Israelis
began months ago, with the appointment of consulate security officer Dan Cronin. Employees say that since they started working there seven
Israeli security guards were fired, compared with one Palestinian guard.
The three Israeli guards who recently resigned in protest at his behavior, say he is training the Palestinian security guards at the American facility
in Jericho, where Palestinian security forces are training. Some of the guards were even flown to the US for training. Employees who were
employed at the consulate blame Cronin for blatantly opposing Israel and expressing pro-Palestinian statements. "The law in Israel is only a
recommendation for him," one employee fired. "Cronin does whatever he wants." According to them, some of the Palestinian security guards
employed at the consulate were arrested in the past for throwing rocks or have relatives who were convicted of hostile terrorist activities.
Tanach Shiur
Upcoming Youth Events
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"The Consulate head's behavior tends toward the Palestinians, and Cronin actually established a Palestinian armed militia for the Consulate," an
employee said. "He is training them with weapons, combat and tactical exercises. There is a lack of responsibility here - who ensures that such
weapons, once given over to Palestinian guards, won't make their way to terror groups?" The report further stated that the consulate has an armory
with machine guns, rifles and shotguns, without permission from the Israeli authorities, although Israel is aware of the issue.
Ice skating is scheduled for February
14th. 7 - 9 pm. $18 per person.
Pizza will be served. Please contact
Gordon to RSVP and advise of any
allergies.
The anti-Israeli character of the consulate today is clear, according to the report: the most senior adviser is a Palestinian Arab, Ibrahim Delalsh,
who sat in Israeli prison for belonging to Fatah-linked terror groups. Another advisor is a relative of one of the leaders of Hamas in Jerusalem,
Muhammad Hassan Abu Tir, who has been in and out of Israeli prisons many times.
Interested in snow tubing on February
22nd?
Please contact Gordon so we can book
tickets.
While diplomats at the Consulate live in Jewish areas of western Jerusalem, they consider themselves "American Ambassadors in Palestine,"
according to the report. Its armored vehicles often move to and from Judea and Samaria, its people have contacts with the Palestinian Authority
and it takes part in surveillance over construction of Jewish communities in the region.
The Consulate said in response: "The US Consulate General in Jerusalem has full confidence in the professionalism of its staff. We do not discuss
the security of our diplomatic mission but note that there are many inaccuracies here. In addition, we coordinate our work with local authorities to
the fullest."
CPR
Interested in a CPR course in the Shul?
Contact David Welcher, 295-7778, cost
approx. $50.
However, the report follows a serious breach of that coordination several weeks ago, when Consulate officials entered the Samaria community of
Adei Ad with guards armed with M-16s without permission - and nearly caused an international incident.
Please write to the US Consul General Michael Ratney at [email protected]. Remind him that forming a contingent of
armed Palestinian security guards is a breach of the 2011 agreement, and puts Israelis at risk. Tell him to rein in his security officer.
Dinner Journal Ads
If you're interested in helping the
shul get journal ads for our annual
dinner, please contact Lisa Fishbein,
Simone Greenbaum or Jay Fuchs.
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To reach the Rabbi for any questions or concerns: e-mail- [email protected] Home Phone- (516) 569-4809 Cell Phone- (516) 941-8222
To put items in this newsletter, contact Franklin Berke 569-9640 or [email protected]
To check the eruv, please call 295-4242
To sponsor Kiddush in shul please contact Jay Fuchs at 374-1268 (home), 313-6196 (cell) or [email protected]
To sponsor Daf Yomi please contact Jay Fuchs, until further notice
To sponsor Seudah Shlishit or to reserve the shul social hall for your next simcha please contact Marvin Wertentheil at 295-2593 or [email protected]
To Layn in shul, contact Gary Weiss at (718) 551-8981)
To sponsor the Sunday Morning Breakfast Shiur on Contemporary Issues in Halacha, contact Mel Grossman at [email protected] or (516) 374-1376
To register your kids for the youth program, please contact Gordon Rich
To be added to the Bais Tefilah e-mail list, send an email to Jeff Grunstein at [email protected] or contact Jay Fuchs
 To contact our Youth Director, Gordon Rich, call 284-6288 or email [email protected]