23 - 24 Cheshvan, 5786 || Chayei Sara / Shabbat Mevarchim || November 14 - 15, 2025

Mezonos Kiddush

w/ kokosh, rugelach, coffee, and cakes

8am - 10am

Torah Reader

Alex Loren

Friday Morning Shiur

YIS

Kiddush Sponsor

Miriam Loren

and we lovingly remember Ari Loren, z"l

in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Alex

Hashkama Kiddush Sponsor

Diane and Jeffrey Marks 

in memory of Jeffrey's beloved father, 

Kalman Marks, z"l 

קלונימוס קלמן בן יעקב 

in commemoration of his 23rd Yahrzeit

Tammy and Rick Shatz

in memory of Tammy's beloved father, 

Shraga Feivel ben Benyamin, z"l

 and

in memory of Tammy's beloved mother, 

Lea bas Matisyahu Tsvi, z"l

in commemoration of their Yahrzeits 

Shalosh Seudot Sponsor

Reyna and Pierre Gentin 

in memory of Reyna's beloved mother, 

Martha Marder, z"l

Masha bat David Leib 

in commemoration of her 15th Yahrzeit 

Mazal Tov

Miriam Loren

and we lovingly remember Ari Loren, z"l

on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Alex

and to the extended Horak and Loren family

Becky and Jonathan Nachmani 

on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ava

and to aunt and uncle, Michelle and Michael Nachmani

Rachel and Daniel Goldschmidt

on the birth of their son,

and to big sister Olivia,

and to grandparents, Ellen and David Goldschmidt

and great aunt and uncle, Cheryl and Joel Goldschmidt

Lisi and Michael Mandel

on the birth of a granddaughter,

Miriam Shira,

and to parents Sydney and Sam Mandel,

and to aunts Mia and Abby Mandel

Debbie and Michael Doppelt

on the recent marriage of their daughter,

Alex to Jack Ottensoser,

and to parents Judith and Daniel Ottensoser, from Manhattan, NY

and Mazal Tov to family members, Danielle and Steven Herbst

Rosalind and Michael Mann

on the birth of a granddaughter,

Mila Scarlet,

Talya Aiden,

and to parents, Rachel and Robert Knoll,

and to Aunt and Uncles, Ariella and Philip Knoll and Robin and David Knoll

**To have your Mazal Tov added into the Weekly Bulletin,

please send in your announcement before 5:00pm on Wednesdays**

Thank You

to those who sponsored a Day/Week/Weekend of Learning & Davening

Susan Scharf Glick and Harvey Glick

Dora Hershman

Galia and Joshua Rosenbaum

Margo and Jack Schwartz

Kol Nidre 5786 - Thank You

Thank you to everyone who has participated and ensured a successful campaign. If you haven’t yet had a chance to contribute, there’s still time. Each donation, large or small, will bring us closer to our goal. To participate you can use the following link:

Sincerely,

The 5786 Kol Nidre Appeal Committee 

Sara Aeder, Danny Berger, Ali Bernstein, Danny Essner, Davida Fried, Ali Goldberger, Sam Grauer, Eitan Hoffman, David Rivkin, Bill Schrag, Tommy Weinberger, & Stu Zisholtz

An Important Message from the Rabbis: Help Us Maintain Kedusha & Kavod in Our Beit Knesset

Dear Friends,

Shul is a place where all of us come for a variety of reasons, but first and foremost, it is a place of Tefillah, Torah and spiritual striving. As many of you know, during our sermons and talks in the Main Shul, from the Rabbis and Guest Speakers, we close the middle sanctuary doors, while the side doors remain open with door monitors allowing those who need to exit and enter - to do so quietly - in an effort to maintain proper decorum. And this is the type of decorum that we strive to maintain throughout Tefillah. 

Our children are precious to us, and we are blessed to have wonderful youth programming during davening. When children are not in groups, we ask for your partnership in helping our children to understand that when they see that the partitions are up outside the main doors and women’s section, it means that there is no entry/exit for them at that time and they should remain with their youth groups, and not use the hallway as their play space. This is also a wonderful opportunity to teach our children about Kedushat Beit Knesset (the sanctity of our sacred space).

We want to express our deepest gratitude to our dedicated volunteers who help maintain decorum at the doors. Their service allows our entire congregation to fully engage in Tefillah and Torah learning.

Working together, we can ensure our Makom Tefillah remains a space where everyone can connect spiritually, grow in their Avodat Hashem and connect to Am Yisrael, Hashem and His Torah.

B’chavod U’B’Ahava,

Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Rabbi Nuriel Klinger

Ari Weinberger

Melissa Schwechter

Be a Part of Our Legacy & Join Our Exciting YIS Expansion w/ the 200+ Families Who Have Already Generously Pledged - Help Us Build the Future of Am Yisrael!

Rabbi Morgenstern and our devoted expansion committee have shared with us a compelling case for how and why our YIS Capital Campaign is so important, not just for the future of our community - for our children and grandchildren - but also for the future of an engaged, vibrant and connected Am Yisrael in this country. 

We are working on creating another exciting and inspiring year of programs and speakers that will continue to impact and elevate our community.

Please help us fulfill our ambitious goal of $15,000,000+. So far, thanks to the incredible generosity of 200+ families in our community, we have already eclipsed $14,000,000 in this exciting capital raise. However, this incredible achievement only reflects close to 50% of our congregation, and we humbly call upon ALL OF YOU to participate in this once-in-a-generation project in a way that is meaningful to you and to your family. 

Your pledge (which can be paid out over 3 - 5 years) will secure the Jewish future for years to come in our expanded facility that will serve the needs of the thousands that will continue to hear our unique message, be inspired by our Shul's dynamic energy and live our Jewish lives in a way that perpetuates a love of Torah, Am Yisrael, and Medinat Yisrael. 

Thank you, in advance, for your commitment to partner with us in

“Building the Future of Am Yisrael, One Brick at a Time”.

JOIN OUR GROWING LIST OF GENEROUS DONORS!​​

Rona & David Abish

Monica & Henry Aboodi

Rena & Michael Ackerman

Sara & Robert Aeder

Miriam & Michael Aizikovitch

Sharon & Harold Aspis

Suzanne & Stu Beretz

Sara & Danny Berger

Russie & Jeffrey Berger

Ariela Silberman & Ira Berkowitz

Naomi & Jared Bernheim

Alexandra & Jacob Bernstein

Anna & Ben Bernstein

Felicia & David Bieber

Sara & Elisha Blechner

Cynthia & Andrew Blustein

Dana & Maurice Bonime

Danielle & Benjamin Brody

Caroline & Jordan Bryk

Ellen & Barry Carron

Jackie & Rod Chay

Barbara & Ken Chorzweski

Rebecca & Josh Chubak

Hirsh Cogan

Carole Daman

Marilyn & Bob Damast

Risa & Jeffrey Davis

Debbie & Michael Doppelt

Bunny & BJ Douek

Susan Dresdner & Moish Smulevitz

Alyssa & Ari Ebrahimoff

Maggie Kagan & David Eiseman

Robin & Jonathan Eiseman

Denise & Nathan Eisler

Nicole & Nadav Erlich

Nily & Daniel Essner

Linda & Allen Essner

Hinda & Gene Farber

Shari & Andrew Fein

Caren & Steven Feldman

Paula & Charlie Fisch

Jennifer & Avery Fischer

Taryn & Dan Fiskus

Arlen Fleisher

Sharon & Michael Freudenstein

Robin & Steve Fried

Danielle & Ben Friedman

Susan & Peter Galla

Hedy & Alan Ganz

Lauren & Isaac Ganz

Rebecca & James Gelfand

Reyna & Pierre Gentin

Lori & Alon Gitig

Susan Scharf-Glick & Harvey Glick

Ellen & Michael Goldberg

Rifkie & Alex Goldberger

Labrini & Jeff Goldgrab

Pam & Eric Goldschmidt

Ellen & David Goldschmidt

Joan Goodman

Susan Goon

Jordana & Noah Gorsky

Avital & Ben Graf

Annie & Sam Grauer

Lisa & Paul Greenberg

Gail & David Guttman

Jodi & Steven Halper

Steven Halpern

Caren & Hillel Hammerman

Carol & Jonathan Hartstein

Amy & Paul Heller

Miriam & Joseph Heller

Danielle & Steven Herbst

Zeva & Larry Herman

Felisa & Daniel Hochheiser

Katie & Eitan Hoffman

Marla & Avri Horowitz

Leora & Emil Horvath

Mari Hourwitz

Lindsay & Daniel Jakubowitz

Sylvia Kahn

Phyllis & Jeff Kapelus

Mirasha Moore & Noam Katz

Molly & David Katz

Samantha & Akiva Katz

Dina & Daniel Katz

Jessica & Jonathan Katz 

Lisa & Jeff Katzen

Arielle & David Kauvar

Rena Seplowitz & Steven Keller

Amy & Ben Kellogg

Carla & Josh Klapper

Renee & Stuart Kleiman

Arlene & Michael Kleinberg

Arielle & Brian Kleinhaus

Nora Klion-Wolloch

Sara & David Knee

Robin & David Knoll 

Debbie & Barry Konner

Penny Kornstein

Karen & Daniel Kosowsky

Edna & Tom Krausz

Railey Gomolin & Steven Landau

Lily & Richard Langer

Pam & Aaron Lauchheimer

Nancy Leff

Lisa & Michael Leffell

Joan Lefkowitz & Norman Kahan

Dana & Neil Leibowitz

Danielle Lerner

Gloria & Mark Levenfus

Ruth Levine

Rebecca Miller & Josh Levine

Michelle & David Levine

Ariel & Matthew Levitan

Leah & Yale Lipschik

Miriam & Ari, z"l, Loren

Rachel & Harris Lukashok

Rachel & Matthew Luxenberg

Gail & Barry Mahler

Lisi & Michael Mandel

Margot & Joshua Marans

Liz & Jon Miller

Jillian & Daniel Miller

Frana Mills

Lynn & Eli Moore

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Ellen & Michael Muss

Michelle & Michael Nachmani

Devora & Ed Neiger 

Janet & Warren Newcorn

Aliza & Ben Niewood

Shoshana & David Noble

Fern & Louis Oppenheim

Lisa & Stephen Oppenheimer

Marilyn & Alvin Pasternak

Miriam & Samuel Pauker

Sharon & Eric Plaue

Sharon & Bruce Povman

Sharon & Scott Prince

Robyn & Ari Raskas

Shelby & Alex Reich

Natalie & Simmy Richton

Stacey & David Rivkin

Robbins & Grundwerg Families

Adeena & David Rosen

Galia & Joshua Rosenbaum

Sara & Michael Rosenberg

Emily & Alan Rosenfeld

Robyn & Steven Roth

Heather Rosenstein & Joe Sarachek

Elisa & Gary Sastow

Sheira & Steven Schacter

Julie and Adam Schair

Sherry & Leonard Schlangel

Susan & Bruce Schneider

Stephanie Minkove

Debbie & Bill Schrag

Debbie & Howie Schub

Liora & Ben Schulman

Margo & Jack Schwartz

Ruthie & David Schwartz

Diana & Daniel Schwartz

Melissa & Evan Schwechter

Sandy & Jerry Seligsohn

Betty Seplowitz

Danielle & Daniel Shamah

Robyn & Roni Shapiro

Tammy & Ricky Shatz

Rachel & Joel Sheinfeld

Jennifer & Gideon Shiffman

Barbara & Richard Simon

Sheva & Ken Smigel

Arlene & Steve Smith

Elisheva & Harris Sokoloff

Sarah & Neal Soss

Ruth & Jeffrey Steinberg

Cynthia & Daniel Teich

Irit & Jonathan Tratt

Stephanie & Jules Trump

Lizzy & Josh Trump

Elizabeth & Aaron Turkish

Phyllis Veetal

Toby & Henry Weber

Barbara & Jerry Weinberg

Eva Weinberger

Nancy & Ari Weinberger

Penina & Tommy Weinberger

Beverly & Josh Weisbrot

Mia & Sam Weiss

Shayna & Jake Weissman

Micole & Yaron Weitzman

Rebecca Zimilover & Ilan Weitzman

Jessica & Brian Wender

Lauren & Gavin Westerman

Jordana & Ian White

Laura & Yehuda Wiesen

Denise & Alan Wildes

Susan & Arnie Wilson

Elyse & Eric Winchel

Arielle & Leor Wolf

Natalie & Jason Yellin

Raquel & David Zeitz

Ruth Tessler & Stuart Zisholtz

Heidi & Scott Greenbaum

Linda & Jay Zucker

Anonymous

5786 Academy of Jewish Studies is HERE!

SPONSORING OPPORTUNITIES

Rabbi Sacks, zt"l Weekly Parsha

DAF YOMI @ YIS

Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein via livestream

7:30am Sunday

6:15am Monday-Friday

YIS PODCASTS

Please keep them in your prayers always:

Abaraham Amar

Miriam Emunah Bienenfeld

Simcha Bryks,

Yehuda Meir Bryks,

Yaakov Eyal,

Cfir Feinberg,

Eitan Feinberg,

Ori Feinberg,

Zohar Feinberg,

Ahron Finkel,

Asher Fredman,

Shlomo Fried,

Gedaliah Freund,

Yaakov Freund,

Yehuda Freund,

Yishai Freund,

Yehuda Gannon,

Ariela Guigui,

Miki Hill,

Joshua Hyman,

Michael Kesselman,

Ronen Kesselman,

Liam Lourie,

Netzach Lourie,

Daniel Mestel,

Eitan Mestel,

Gaby Mestel,

Kliel Nidam,

Nachman Nidam, 

Eitan Nidam, 

Jacob Rivkin

Zach Schwarzbaum,

Natanel Saker,

Eden Shmuel,

Liam Shmuel,

Raquel Schnall,

Palmer Schwartz,

Benjamin Sipzner,

Yitz Taragin

Upcoming @ YIS

Academy of Jewish Studies

• The Sunday Morning Halacha Shiur - w/ Rabbi Klinger 7:45am

• Women’s Tehillim - Mondays 9:30am | @ Home of Vicki Bienenfeld (15 Reyna Lane, New Rochelle)

• Torat Rav Kook: Insights on Talmudic Tales of Jewish Life and the Jewish Soul w/ Rabbi Morgenstern - Tuesdays 7:40am (following 7am Shacharit)

• Daf HaShavuah w/ Reb Ariel Schneider - Wednesdays 7:45am (following 7am Shacharit)

• "This Week's Parsha": Uncovering the Hidden Dimension of the Parsha w/ Rabbi Morgenstern - Fridays after the 7am Shacharit w/ Full Breakfast

• Daf Yomi Shiur - w/ Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein - Sunday 7:30am; Monday-Thursday 6:15am

i-Shine, a Chai Lifeline program

i-Shine, a Chai Lifeline program, designed to meet the unique needs of elementary and middle school-aged children living with loss or illness in their families, will be returning to Westchester Day School this fall. We meet once a week on Wednesdays from 3:30-6:30pm. Our first session is October 29th and we finish on May 13th. We are once again looking for drivers to transport the kids from their respective schools (SAR, WTA, Leffell School) to WDS and then back to their homes (New Rochelle, White Plains, Scarsdale, Hartsdale and Riverdale) at the end of the session. We are hoping to need you to drive only once a month. (We only need you to drive one way) 


Please email Daphne Rawson (drawson2@verizon.net) or Linda Zucker (linda.zucker@gmail.com) if you can be an i-Shine driver this year or if you have any questions.

YIS WhatsApp Groups

Stay Connected!

Click above to access timely announcements and messages from the Rabbis and Shul leadership

Click above to learn the weekly Parsha with the YIS Community!

Connects our community's teens and parents looking for babysitters. Parents post in the group with their babysitting needs, and teens can respond that they are available.

YIS Mikveh

YIS has had an operational Mikveh for more than 40 years. Please support our Mikveh which is open every evening by appointment for women. All are welcome.

To make an appointment, call: 914-472-0946.

Lisa Septimus is available to answer women's questions regarding Mikveh,

Taharat Hamishpacha, family planning and other intimacy-related matters. 

917.543.3992

YIS Shidduch Initiative:

The YIS Singles Network Live (SNL) - WhatsApp Group Forum

A resource for singles and shadchans alike to see what singles events are being offered in the Tri-State area, in particular, and in other geographic areas, as well - for those singles who may be traveling outside of the Tri-State area.

Singles can also private message us anytime:

Vicki Bienenfeld 917-405-0273 | Sharon Freudenstein 914-715-9193

Life Cycle Links

Click above to add your Mazal Tov to next week's Young Israelight!

For anyone in need of a Refuah. The names will be added to the weekly Tehillim list.

Send an email acknowledgement In Honor Of/In Memory of or Make a Dedication

To add to our records and receive notifications.

Illuminated every year on your loved ones yahrzeit. Cost $750. Contact Ken Chorzewski: 914-235-0860

YIS maintains a dedicated section @ Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, NJ for members and their families. Click above if interested in purchasing burial plots. If you wish to obtain information about Beth El Cemetery, please  click here - Beth El Cemetery.