Shabbat Parshat Behaalotcha/June 14, 2008 |
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GUEST SPEAKER - SHABBAT (June 14th) |
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Dr.
Beni Gesundheit will deliver the lecture on the topic of "Alenu
Le-Shabeach." An expert in medical ethics, Dr. Gesundheit is a
physician in the bone marrow transplant unit at Hadassah Hospital.
The KRA Fourth Anniversary Celebration will follow services. Rabbi
Mintz will deliver comments in honor of the anniversary and we will
have a special festive Kiddush/lunch. |
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SHABBAT SCHEDULE |
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Candle Lighting: 8:10 pm |
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Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00 pm |
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Parsha Class with Rabbi Mintz: 8:45 am |
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Morning Services: 9:15 am |
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Guest speaker: Dr. Beni Gesundheit |
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Kiddush/lunch following the speaker sponsored in honor of the 4th Anniversary of KRA |
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Gemara Class with Rabbi Mintz: 7:00 pm |
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Mincha: 8:00 pm |
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Seudah Shlishit: 8:20 pm |
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Maariv: 9:00 pm |
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Shabbat Ends: 9:10 pm |
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Kiddush honoring our graduates will follow services. Please send the names of your graduates to if you have not already done so. |
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The
Yahrzeit Program to commemorate the 26th Yahrzeit of Jamie Lehmann,
z"l, and the 11th Yahrzeit of Dr. Manfred R. Lehmann, z"l, will be held
this year on Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, 6:45
pm mincha ( 7 pm program) The topic for this year's lecture is "Man of
the People: The Americanization of Moses." It is presented by Jenna
Weissman Joselit, Professor of Modern Judaic and American Studies,
Princeton University. Collation will follow the program. |
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Move Over Pops, Here Comes A Real Chacham!
Upcoming Speakers |
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June 21st: Noam Mintz, a graduate of the SAR High School Class of 2008, will deliver the lecture following services. |
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June 28th: Rabbi David Polsky will deliver the lecture following services. |
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| This Week In Jewish History - Rabbi Escapes Crusaders (1147) |
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Rabbi Yaakov ben Meir Tam, known as the "Rabbenu Tam," was one of 's illustrious grandsons. During the Second Crusade, on the second day of the holiday of , the Crusaders entered his hometown of Rameru, and pillaged and massacred many Jews.
They broke into Rabbenu Tam's house, plundered all his wealth, and
seriously wounded Rabbenu Tam. On the next day, the 8th of Sivan,
Rabbenu Tam escaped Rameru and the clutches of the Crusaders.
Two years later he completed his famous treatise on Jewish ritual and ethics, Sefer Hayashar. |
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| Jewish Riddle of the Week |
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Q: How can you tell a Jewish baby boy in a nursery?
A: He’s the one with the heartburn. |
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