Hoshanna Rabba, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah

Parshat V'Zot HaBerachah

October 15-18, 2014
Tishrei 22-24, 5775

Please use street parking over the chag. Thank you.

Yom Tov & Shabbat Times

Young Israel of Stamford is pleased to welcome

Rabbi Avi Block

Scholar-In-Residence for Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

Thank you to our sponsors Donald and Shirley Feldstein

Wednesday, October 15, Hoshanna Rabba

5:50am Shacharit

6:16am Earliest Tallit & Tefillin

Remember your Eruv Tavshilin!

5:55pm Candle Lighting

6:00pm Mincha, followed by Maariv

Thursday, October 16, Shemini Atzeret

9:00am Shacharit

9:53am Latest Shema

Drasha by Rabbi Avi Block: Positivity & Promise: Transitioning from the Holidays of Tishrei

Kiddush is sponsored by the Board in honor of our new members!

6:00pm Mincha

Drasha by Rabbi Avi Block: Hakafot as a Test-Case for the Development of Jewish Law and Practice

6:53pm Candle Lighting after this time

6:55pm Maariv and Hakafot

Community dinner at shul after Maariv

Friday, October 17, Simchat Torah

9:00am Shacharit

9:53am Latest Shema

Ice Cream Party Kiddush!

5:52pm Candle Lighting before this time

5:55pm Mincha

Shabbat, October 18

9:00am Shacharit

9:54am Latest Shema

Drasha by Rabbi Avi Block

Kiddush is sponsored by the Moreens!

4:30pm

Drasha by Dena Block:

He Said, She Said: The Double Ring Ceremony in Halacha

5:40pm Mincha

6:51pm Shabbat Ends

Community Events

The following programs will be taking place in the Stamford Jewish Community and are presented for the benefit of our readers. The Young Israel of Stamford does not necessarily endorse any of the individual events or programs listed below.

Speak up for Israel for Adults

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, September 29-May 18

JCC Stamford, Free

Click here for more information

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Jewish Arts & Film Festival

October 25-November 9

www.jewishartsandfilm.org

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Bi-Cultural Day School Open House

Sunday, October 26 at 10am

2186 High Ridge Road, Stamford

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CAMOS Shabbaton

Shabbat, October 31-November 1

The Committee to Advance Modern Orthodoxy in Stamford (CAMOS) announces its very first Shabbaton for families interested in exploring a move to the Stamford community.

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Carmel Academy Open House

Sunday, November 2, 10:00-Noon,

270 Lake Avenue, Greenwich

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Annual Dr. Louis & Edith Scheinberg Memorial Lecture

Sunday, November 2 at 8PM

Congregation Agudath Sholom

RABBI DR. EDDIE REICHMAN

Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Genetic Testing: Ethical and Halachic Issues

Free and open to the entire community

Refreshments will be served after the program.

Graciously sponsored by the Scheinberg family.

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Gan Yeladim Early Childhood Center Open House

Sunday, November 9, 9:30am-11:00am

770 High Ridge Road, Stamford

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Shabbat Across Stamford

March 13, 2015

Details to follow; To volunteer contact Linda Spilka

Ways of Giving

Please note that payments eligible for tax-deductibility are those for which no goods or services were provided

To learn more about ways to give to the Young Israel of Stamford, visit our website

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www.yistamford.org

Thank You

*Thank you to our Torah readers: Avidan Pell, Ryan Meiteles and Marc Wagshul

*Thank you to our Shabbat Youth Leaders: Eliana Koehler, Jensen Greif, Jonah Smart, David Nachman, Adira Orbach and Sarah Smart

Kiddush Sponsorships

*Sneak Peak*

October 25:

OPEN!

November 1, 8, 15, 22:

OPEN!

Novemeber 29:

Sponsored by Rosovsky

If you would like to sponsor kiddush, please contact Gina or Shani

Speaker Schedule

*Sneak Peak*

Sermons

October 25:

Jerry Falbel

November 1:

Eliezer Silverman

November 8:

Tzachi Shalev

November 15:

Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein

November 22:

Rabbi Mitch Rocklin

November 29:

Rosovsky Bat Mitzvah

Seudah Shlishit

October 25-November 15: Rabbi Naftali Wolfe: Insights into the Laws of Shemita

November 22-December 6:

Nat Samberg: Trup Tales: Confessions of an Unrepentant Ba'al Koreh

If you would like to deliver the Dvar Torah on a Shabbat morning or at Seudah Shlishit, please contact Michael Feldstein

Board of Directors

President:

Greg Teitel

[email protected]

First Vice President

Sharon Feldstein

[email protected]

Second Vice President

Barry Chavkin

[email protected]

Treasurer:

Isaac Shalev

[email protected]

Secretary:

Jen Rosenfeld

[email protected]

Member-at-Large:

Gideon Pell

[email protected]

Member-at-Large:

Gina Braun

[email protected]

Gabbaim

Lester Kosowsky

[email protected]

Gideon Pell

[email protected]

Thank You to Our Sponsors

L&S Realty

Stamford Toys

Seasons

Gallagher

Navaratna

Prestige Cleaners

Beldotti Bakery

The Center for Advanced Pediatrics

Join the Young Israel of Stamford

The most striking attributes of our congregation have always been our warmth and our mutually supportive efforts at growing ever closer to Hashem. We hold regular daily and Shabbos services, as well as a full range of religious, educational, and social activities throughout the year. Our membership spans a wide demographic spectrum and includes Jews of all backgrounds. Our individual views, experiences, and knowledge combine to enrich every gathering.

If you have financial concerns about membership, please email our Treasurer, Isaac Shalev.

Nobody will be turned away for financial reasons.

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