Support Schomre Israel

Sisterhood Fund Raiser
 
  Flower Centerpieces for the Holidays 

Do you wish to have a beautiful floral centerpiece to enhance your table during the High Holidays? If you do, contact the Shul office 845.454.2890, schomre1@aol.com,  or Cassia Brown 845.452.8317 
The cost of the centerpieces is $25. In order to assure an elegant centerpiece, reserve by September 25t. Pickup is Sunday, October  2,  9-11am at the shul. 






 











Congregation Schomre Israel

Week of August 20, 2016    
ט"ז מנחם אב תשע"ו
Shabbat Nachamu Parashat  Va'etchanan
  שבת נחמו פרשת ואתחנן    

 

 
From The Rabbi's Shtender
A Community and Aramaic Is For All 
                Shorter Days Are Coming 

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Va'etchanan - Week's Torah Reading

As the Jew stand on the banks of the Jordan River about to finally enter Eretz Yisrael, Moshe reviews many mitzvot with the people. In Va'etchanan, this week's parsha, we have Shema and the Aseret Hadibrot - the Ten Commandments.

It is fascinating to compare the two texts of the Ten Commandments and to analyze the differences. One famous difference, the mitzva of Shabbat, is addressed in the familiar line of L'cha Dodi, sung on Friday night welcoming Shabbat to our homes and our lives.

The text in Shemot says Zachor- remember Shabbat while in Devarim it says Shamor - guard - don't work on this day. There are two aspects to observing Shabbat, the positive and the negative. We are enjoined from working and we are told to honor Shabbat with Kiddush, etc. שמור וזכור בדבור אחד" השמיענו א-ל המיחד "Observe" and "recall" in a single utterance, we were made to hear by the unified G-d.
When Hashem gave the command he said both words at the same time, that which is impossible for a human to do. This was necessary because Shabbat requires both aspects, cessation from work and also actions to make the day unique.

Another difference is the "reason" given for Shabbat. In the first tablets it says that Shabbat is to re-experience Creation while in the second it explains it to remember the exodus from Egypt. To understand this difference, we must realize who is being addressed at each point. Shemot was told to the Jews who were slaves in Egypt while Devarim is being told to the new generation that was born in the desert. To them Egypt is history, something from the last generation and they are therefore, being told to keep Shabbat and learn to appreciate freedom.

Try your own experiment. Read and compare the two versions and try to find and explain the other differences. A side benefit will be to understand how the Torah and mitzvot are relevant to each and every generation. We just have to learn how to explain and transmit it in the language of the times.
 
 
  Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Eliezer Langer
 
 

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אַחֵינוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, הַנְּתוּנִים בְּצָרָה וּבַשִּׁבְיָה, הָעוֹמְדִים בֵּין בַּיָּם וּבֵין בַּיַּבָּשָׁה, הַמָּקוֹם יְרַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם, וְיוֹצִיאֵם מִצָּרָה לִרְוָחָה, וּמֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה, וּמִשִּׁעְבּוּד לִגְאֻלָּה, הַשְׁתָּא בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב. 
 

Acheinu kol beit yisrael, han'tunim b'tzara uvashivyah, haomdim bein bayam uvein bayabasha. Hamakom Y'racheim Aleihem v'yotziem mitzra lirvacha um'afaila l'orah umishiabud lig'ulah, hashta ba'agala uvizman kariv.V'nomar: Amen 

 

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Chair Yoga - Mondays 11:30 AM
 
  Chair Yoga, taught by Toni Farkas

 Nominal fee of $5 per class.
Vacation August 22 

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Tzedakah in Action 
Support the Morse Elementary School Pantry 

Can the Jewish Social Action Coalition provide food for approximately 30 Morse School families, at risk for hunger over weekends and holidays?

The Jewish Social Action Coalition - Morse School food pantry is dangerously low. Over 200 students will attend summer school this summer. While all these children qualify for free or reduced lunch, a number of them and their families are still in need of food. Please help assure that these children have the nutrition they need so that they can learn.

You can help - cash, a gift card, scrip or actual food items. Listed below are the food items most needed. Any kosher items may be donated through Schomre Israel.

More information - Sandy Corwin dcorwin@gmail.com 845-452-2436  or Debby Sullum dsullum@msn.com 462-1259 
 
There is a carton set up for food donations in the hallway near the office. 
Suggested List BREAKFAST: cold cereal, hot cereals, breakfast bars, complete pancake mix(add water 
LUNCH: graham crackers, goldfish, cheese­its, granola bars, fruit snacks, pretzels, juice boxes, pasta, tomato sauces, egg noodles, dried rice, or canned beans,  
 
We hope to continue to provide food to the food pantry throughout the school year,  now concentrating on the summer needs. 

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Tefillah -  Services
August 19-26 


 

 
Friday August 19  
Candle Lighting 7:30 PM
Mincha 7:00 PM
 

Shabbat Day August 20
Shacharit 9:00 AM
Shma before 9:34 AM
Mincha after 1:33 PM
Shabbat ends 8:29 PM


Sunday Shacharis 8:30 AM
Monday and Thursday 7:00 AM
Monday 7:00 PM at the Levines'

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BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST 2016
  
20   Asher Winter
20   Sharon Warren
22   Rachel Calli
23   Caroline Beatrice Kaplan
25   Eliana Sarah Ritz
26   Gary Wexler
27   Eli Chaim Bursztyn
28   Nina Bramson
29   Laila Sophia Ritz
31   Sarah Morf
 
 
 
We wish much happiness and good health on this special day. עד מאה ועשרים שנה - Biz 120!!
 
This information comes from our Shul calendar. If you would like to be listed please contact us. 
 
 
 
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Yahrtzeit


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We commemorate the yahrtzeit of:
YAHRZEITS AUGUST

20 Burton Rothbarb                      16 Av
20 Helen Rachel Goldman            17 Av
21 David Geller                             17 Av
23 Jack Zelig Goldman                 19 Av
25 Naomi S. Koffman                   21 Av
28 Yosef Zev Langenthal              24 Av
29 Benjamin Levine                      25 Av

תהה נשמתם צרורות בצרור בהחיים
May their souls be bound in the bond of eternal life.

This information comes from our Shul calendar. If you wish to add a name to this list please  contact us.

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Kashrut Korner
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http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php
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http://www.star-k.org/
http://www.kashrusmagazine.com/ 
  
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