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Congregation Schomre Israel
7 Ellul 5778
Shabbos Shofetim 5778 
August 17-18, 2018
 שבת פרשת ראה  
   ז אלול תשע״ח  
 


  • Schomre Israel Sisterhood will again be offering-
    "Flower Centerpieces"
    for the Holidays.
    We will be ordering centerpieces from Hudson Valley Gardens and Florist for Rosh HaShanah for all members and non-members in the community who wish to have a beautiful floral centerpiece to enhance their table during the High Holidays.
  • The cost per centerpiece will be $25.00.
    The centerpieces may be ordered by contacting the Shul office (845.454.2890 / schomre1@aol.com) or Cassia Brown at 845.452.8317.Please make checks payable to "SCHOMRE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD."
  • Orders must be placed and prepaid by September 3, 2018. Pickup will be Sunday, September 9, from 9 AM to 10 AM at Schomre Israel, 18 Park Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY.
  • Order form 
 
 
 
From the Rabbi's Desk
 

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One of the few safe topics of discussion at the barber shop these daysn is the weather. As they say, everybody talks about the weather.  
 
A news item that might have slipped by many caught my eye a while ago. During the hot, humid summer, there was a haze that hung low and prevented the sun from shining through, creating an artificial "low" for a few days. The meteorologist reported that this was caused by a sandstorm in Africa.  
 
In a prior incident occurred there was the report of poor air quality due to airborne contaminants from the far-off continent. This relates to the discussion of global warming, but it highlights for us so clearly the concept of the global village, how that which takes place in one end of the world, in fact effects the entire globe. The dust storm in Africa has an influence on whether the sensitive person, living  10,000 miles away, with compromised breathing can leave their home safely.
 
What we do in our own back yard is in a sense not really private and solely our business; it has implications for human beings on the other side of the planet.
 
On Yom Kippur when the Kohen Gadol entered the Kodesh Hakodoshim - Holy of Holies and prayed for the entire people, he asked that G-d not listen to the prayers of the travelers. The traveler prays for no rain, just as the vacationer asks that there will be nothing to put a damper on his holiday. But at the same time, the gardener IS praying for rain. He needs the moisture to water his crops, to assure that there will be a harvest that not only gives him his needs, but provides sustenance for the nation.
 
And if this is true in terms of weather, how we all have an effect on others, not only our neighbors next door, but our neighbors 15,000 miles away, how much more so does this apply in spiritual matters. When we live with Torah and mitzvot, not only does it make us into better people, but the spirituality, the kedusha, flows to and affects positively the entire world.
 
As we approach Rosh Hashana may we resolve to do our part to make sure that G-d's blessings rain on the entire world.
   
Shabbat Shalom. 
Rabbi Eliezer Langer
 
 
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Chair Yoga -11:30- 12:30  Monday 
 
   taught by Toni Farkas
 
Please mark your calendars for NO yoga on the following dates due to vacation and holidays.
8/20.   8/27.  9/3.  9/10.  9/24.  10/1
   
 
 
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AUGUST 2018  BIRTHDAYS

17 Rivkah Lipman
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 Yeshaya Fox
29 Laila Sophia Ritz
30 David Bernstein
31 Sarah Mere
 
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:
   
 
AUGUST 2018
 
 
19   Benjamin Goldberg 8 Elul
20   Morris Weisfelner 9 Elul
24    Efroim Kessler           13 Elul
27   Jesse Effron           16 Elul
29   Marvin Skolnik           18 Elul
29   Roslyn Ehrenzweig           18 Elul
30    Clara Messinger           19 Elul
31   William Levine           20 Elul
 

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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Schedule of Services 

Mincha /Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 PM
Shacharit Shabbat Day 9:00 AM
 
Shema before 9:32 AM
Mincha after 1:33 PM 
Shabbat Ends 8:35 PM

Sunday Morning 8:30 Shacharit   
Weekday Services 
Sunday and legal holidays 8:30 AM 
Shacharit Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM 
Mincha 7:00PM  at the Levines'

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 Back to School with the Morse School
 
The Jewish Social Action Coalition is once again supporting the students at the Morse School.  We are currently collecting backpacks and school supplies for the children. Black and white notebooks with wide lines are very much appreciated as well as other typical school supplies.
 
Additionally once school is in session in early September, we will be collecting non-perishable food supplies for the food pantry at the school. During the last academic year our congregation was most generous. Please continue this effort this year.  You may also choose to contribute gift cards to various local grocery stores. If you do so, the gift card will be used to shop for needed supplies.   
 
Any questions or concerns please contact
Sandy Corwin at 845-452- 2436 or Debby  Sullum at 845-705-3656.
 

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Kosher Korner
 
Is Barkan Wine Kosher?
Published · Updated
 
 
by Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman
The allegations of racism at Barkan winery have been put to rest, but one question remains: Was there actually a problem with the kashrut of Barkan products?
The answer depends on the reasoning of Badatz Ha-Eidah Ha-Hareidit for requesting that Barkan bar its Ethiopian employees from contact with wine. If these employees...
 
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