SCHEDULE Saturday, January 17 Shabbat Mevorchim U.N. INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION SHABBAT 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz Services 8:30 AM (Remembrance 11:00 AM) His Excellency JAN ELIASSON Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations RABBI ARTHUR SCHNEIER "Lesson I have Learned" CHIEF CANTOR YITZCHAK MEIR HELFGOT Park East Synagogue Choir Maestro Yossi Schwartz, Conductor ~~~~~ Members with reservations, luncheon in the Charles Brooks Ballroom sponsored by Harry Krakowski and Lili Stawski in memory of their parents, Israel and Elli Krakowski, Congregational Kiddush in the Wilf Gymnasium *** Appreciation to our Trustee Dr. Michael Reich and Laurence and Laura Rabinowitz for sponsoring the Park East Synagogue Choir this Shabbat • • • • *** Chumash class: Rabbi Harold Einsidler, 3:45 pm Mincha 4:25 pm, followed by Seudah Shlishit Dvar Torah: Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt Shabbat ends 5:38 pm SATURDAY MORNING CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS • Junior Congregation, 2nd floor, Donny & Heidi Wechsler, 10:30 am • Children Services, 2 – 5, Goldberg Ballroom, Toby Einsidler & Staff, 11:00 am • Shabbat Game Room with Donny, Gymnasium 1:00-2:00 pm. EVENTS Monday, January 19 • Martin Luther King Day Morning Services, 7:45 am Wednesday, January 21 • Rosh Chodesh Shevat, Services, 7:30 am & 4:50 pm • Day School Performance of “Fiddler on the Roof”, 6:00 pm Sunday, January 25 • Early Childhood Admissions Day, by appointment only, 9:00 am Friday, January 30 • Early Childhood Shabbaton, 4’s and Kindergarten 6:00 pm Shabbat, January 31 • Early Childhood Shabbaton, 3’s, 12:30 pm SAVE THE DATE Sunday, February 1, 11:00 am “The Maccabeats” live in concert presented by the Park East Day School Grandparents Circle includes Super Bowl Sunday Tailgate Lunch Purchase tickets at www.parkeastdayschool.org $18 in advance/$25 at the door /8 Wednesday, February 4 • Defiant Requiem, Award winning documentary co-sponsored by Park East Synagogue and UJA-Federation of New York. Conversation after the film with Maestro Murray Sidlin, creator and conductor of the Concert Defiant Requiem, RSVP: parkeastsynagogue.org, $25 Members/$30 Non-Members, Light dinner included, 7:00 pm, Film, 7:45 pm Friday, February 6 • Youth Enrichment Center Shabbaton, 6:00 pm PARK EAST SYNAGOGUE WELCOMES Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia on his inaugural visit to the United States as Chief Rabbi of France Friday, February 20 Dinner and lecture Chief Rabbi in dialogue with Rabbi Arthur Schneier “The Aftermath of the Terror Attacks in Paris” Members $50, Non Members $60 **** Shabbat, February 21 Chief Rabbi’s Sermon at 10:45 am **** Mincha 5:30 pm followed by Seudah Shlishit Round Table Discussion with the Chief Rabbi “The Future of French and European Jewry” Memorial Kaddish is dedicated in memory of Paul Guskin, beloved brother-in-law of our devoted members and Head Gabbai, Dina (Abraham) Goldner, husband of Ilana, father of Jeremy Guskin and Matthew (Lauren) Guskin, grandfather of Lena Rose, brother of Mary; Zenek Podolsky, beloved father of our devoted members Howard (Mindy) Podolsky, Abe (Linda) Podolsky, Arlene (Jeff) Peldman, Stuart (Shirley) Podolsky, Jay (Sharon) Podolsky, Helene (Bobby) Beda, Jackie (Stuart) Miller. The following members of the congregation will be observing Yahrzeit this week. Mr. Hugh Greenberg – mother Mrs. Linda Schapiro – sister Ms. Monica Zierler – father Ms. Vivian Goodstein – uncle Mrs. Libby Kahn – father Mr. Hoffer Kaback – mother Mr. Alexander Mitchell – brother Mr. Zoltan Lefkovits – father Mrs. Claire Dienstag – husband Mrs. Eva Weinberger – father Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wilf – son Mrs. Eileen Schrott – brother Mr. Jeffrey Wilf – father Mr. Morton Gross – mother Mrs. Marjorie Schein – brother Mr. Stanley Gross – mother Mr. Herman Kroshinsky – mother Parshat Va’era "I established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojourning"(Exodus 6:4). Mahatma Gandhi once said about his struggle for freedom and independence in India, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you—and then you win!” That same process first occurred in this week’s Torah portion. Moses is starting his struggle against Pharaoh, who ignored him first by saying, “I do not know this God. Who is He that I should listen to His voice?” The second time Moses shows up, he turns his staff into a snake. Yet Pharaoh is not impressed and calls in his own sorcerers to do the same, dismissing the miracle with a laugh. After the Jews leave Egypt, Pharaoh takes his mighty army and chases the Jews down to the Red Sea, leaving them nowhere to go and challenging them to fight. And then we win! God miraculously splits the sea for the Jews, and all of Pharaoh’s mighty army drowns so we could prevail. ADULT EDUCATION Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt Daf Yomi, 25 Minutes before morning services Rabbi Harold Einsidler BOOK OF SAMUEL II, Tuesday, 12:30 pm TORAH TALKS, Fridays, 8:30 am CHUMASH CLASS, Shabbat, one hour before Mincha UN INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY January 17, 2015 26 Tevet 5775 Shabbat Mevorchim Blessing of The New Month of Shevat PARSHAT VA’ERA Shemot 6:2-9:35 Hertz Chumash pp. 232-244 Artscroll pp. 318-338 Haftorah Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 Hertz Chumash p. 244 Artscroll p. 1149 DAILY SERVICES Sunday, 9:00 am Mon. – Tues. 7:45 am Wed. – Rosh Chodesh 7:30 am Thurs. – Fri. 7:45 am followed by breakfast Evenings – 4:50 p.m. Daf Yomi 25 Minutes before morning services