Parashas Bamidbar/Shavuos/Parashas Nasso – May 26-June 3, 2017
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May 26-27, 2017 – 2 Sivan 5777 – Parshas Bamidbar
May 31 – June 1, 2017 – 6-7 Sivan 5777 – Shavuos
June 2-3, 2017 – 9 Sivan 5777 – Parshas Nasso
The Shabbos Shorts is sponsored this week by Vivian & Dr. Arnie Kirshenbaum in commemoration of the seventh Yahrzeit of her father, Rabbi Avraham Binyomin Ben Menachem Mendel.
Mazal Tov
* Tzivia & Rabbi Sam Bramson on the birth of a great-granddaughter, Soroh Rus Ryp, born to their grandchildren Devorah & Yaakov Ryp of Lakewood, NJ.
* Leah & Yoni Bresler and Ariella & Yossi Gold on the birth of a granddaughter, Shvut Rachel, born to their children Devorah & Azriel Gold of Alon Shvut. Mazal Tov to Super Safta and Super Sabba Donna & Morty Taragin and Great Aunt and Great Uncle Elaine & Jerry Taragin. Mazal Tov to the entire Bresler, Gold and Taragin families!
* Judith & Rabbi Marvin Goldman on their daughter Naomi Goldman receiving the Keter Torah Award from The Jewish Center in New York.
* Arlene Groner and Jonathan Groner on the marriage of their daughter, Sarah, to Lior Benisty, son of Lilian & Yosef Benisty of Hadera, Israel.
* Shira & Nathaniel Herzfeld on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov to the grandparents and great-grandparents. The Shalom Zachor will be at 1704 Ladd Street, at 8:30 PM.
* Karen & Howie Schulman on the Bas Mitzvah of their granddaughter Tzipora Moses, daughter of Adina & Rabbi Daniel Moses. Mazal Tov to grandparents Jan & Don Moses and great-grandmothers Florence Binstock Avigan and Judith Wald. Mazal Tov to Tzipora's siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Shabbos Bamidbar Schedule
May 26-27, 2017 – 2 Sivan 5777
Light Candles by 8:05 – Havdalah 9:12
Friday Night:
* Light Candles by 8:05, and not before 6:53
* Mincha:
Arcola: 6:40, 7:05, 8:05 Sephardi: 7:00 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
Shabbos Day:
* Shacharis:
Arcola: 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15 Sephardi: 7:45 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
The 9:15 Minyan will Daven at the Yeshiva.
* Mincha:
Arcola: 2:30, 5:00, 8:00 Sephardi: 7:40 Nusach Sefard: 8:00
* Maariv/Havdalah: 9:12
Divrei Torah:
* 8:45 Main Minyan Rabbi Rosenbaum
* 8:00 and 9:15 Minyanim Rabbi Silver
Kiddush Sponsors:
* Hashkamah/Nusach Sefard – "The Group"
* Sephardi Minyan – David Mordechai in memory of his mother Chanina Bat Farcha; and by Shula & Popi Elul in memory of Meir Ben Simi, Chasibah Bat Gratzia and Yaakov Ben Chasiba.
* 8:45 Main Minyan – Debbie & Jeff Weinstein in honor of Lily Weinstein's 9th birthday, and the 11th Yahrzeit of Hannelore Weinstein, Z"L.
* 9:15 Minyan – Rena & Yoni Schwarz on the birth of their daughter Hadassah; and in honor of Jessica Hilfer finishing her learning of Parshas Bo.
Shabbos Shiurim:
* Mrs. Yocheved Arzouan – Shiur at 9:00 AM, behind the balcony.
* Rabbi David Hyatt – Shiur after Hashkamah Minyan, Small Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Moshe Arzouan – Shiur after Sephardi Shacharit.
* Rabbi Levy – Shiur at 6:55 PM, Large Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum – Shiur after Mincha at Arcola.
Shabbos Nasso Schedule
June 2-3, 2017 – 9 Sivan 5777
Light Candles by 8:10 – Havdalah 9:18
Friday Night:
* Light Candles by 8:10, and not before 6:57
* Mincha:
Arcola: 6:45, 7:10, 8:10 Sephardi: 7:00 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
Shabbos Day:
* Shacharis:
Arcola: 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15 Sephardi: 7:45 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
The 9:15 Minyan will Daven at the Yeshiva.
* Mincha:
Arcola: 2:30, 5:00, 8:05 Sephardi: 7:45
Nusach Sefard: 8:05
* Maariv/Havdalah: 9:18
Divrei Torah:
* 8:45 Main Minyan Rabbi Rosenbaum
* 8:00 and 9:15 Minyanim Rabbi Silver
Kiddush Sponsors:
* Hashkamah/Nusach Sefard – "The Group"
* Sephardi Minyan – "Sephardic Group"
* 8:45 Main Minyan – "The Haimish Kiddush Group"
* 9:15 Minyan – Anonymous
Shabbos Shiurim:
* Mrs. Yocheved Arzouan – Shiur at 9:00 AM, behind the balcony.
* Rabbi David Hyatt – Shiur after Hashkamah Minyan, Small Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Moshe Arzouan – Shiur after Sephardi Shacharit.
* Rabbi Levy – Shiur at 7:00 PM, Large Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Eliyahu Reingold – Shiur after Mincha at Arcola.
YISE Programs and Listings
YISE is focusing this Shabbos on Yad Yehuda, a vital community organization. Please consider how you can be of assistance. If you would like to find out more, please visit www.yadyehuda.org
The Spiritual Journey from Pesach to Shavuos – Shiur for women with Rabbi Silver, this Shabbos afternoon, May 27, at 5:00 PM at the Koff home, 1204 North Belgrade Road. Shiur is L'ilui Nishmas Dov Ber Ben Dovid.
New Mincha Minyan – YISE is proud to offer a number of learning opportunities with the GWCK, at 8:00 PM Monday through Thursday. To facilitate the schedule of these programs, a 7:45 Mincha Minyan will take place in the Small Beis Medrash.
Kabalas Hatorah: The Benefits of Being Commanded – Shiur for women with Rabbi Rosenbaum. Sunday, May 28, at 8:30 PM at the home of Bayla Goodman, 11527 Monticello Avenue.
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington and the YISE Chesed Committee – Rabbi Koss will be speaking on a topic in Jewish History on Monday, June 5, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM at 1111 University Blvd. West in the Penthouse. Light refreshments will be served. For information, please contact Miriam Friedman at 301-754-1517 or mfriedman2@yahoo.com
Graduation Kiddush – Want to wish a Mazal Tov and make a donation in honor of that special graduate in your life? To honor your graduate at a Kiddush on Shabbos, June 10, send a donation of $18 along with your child's name, grade and school from which he / she graduated. We will place a list on the tables at the Kiddush. Please send information to office@yise.org or 301-593-4465 x403 by Tuesday, June 6.
Shiurim from Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer, ZT"L, are available at http://audio.yise.org/s-111-rabbi-gedaliah-anemer.html
YISE Youth Announcements
The Youth Minyan will meet both Shabboses and the second day of Shavuos at 9:15 AM sharp in the Small Social Hall. There is no Youth Minyan the first day of Shavuos. There will be Kiddush on both Shabboses sponsored by the Youth Minyan.
Shabbos Groups:
* Shabbos Bamidbar: 2-5 year-olds meet in the youth room behind the balcony, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Please pick up child(ren) promptly.
* First Day of Shavuos: NO GROUPS.
* Second Day of Shavuos and Shabbos Nasso: 2-5 year-olds meet in the youth room behind the balcony; Girls 1st-4th grade gather in the main lobby and Boys 1st-4th grade gather outside the Social Hall and walk to the Yeshiva. Early care for 2-5 year-olds runs from 9:30-10:00. Groups for all ages run 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Please pick up child(ren) promptly.
The YISE Youth Committee wants YOUR help!! Check your email, Facebook or the Shul website and fill out the NEW YISE Youth Survey with your family's information!
Weekday Shiurim
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Mussar Study Group for Women (spiritual self-improvement), Sundays at 9:30 AM, in the room behind the Balcony.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Gemara Shiur for Men, Tuesdays and Fridays, 6:00 AM – 6:45 AM, in the room behind the Balcony.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Halacha Chabura for Men, Tuesday evenings at 8:00 PM, in the Small Beis Medrash. For more details, please contact HalachaChabura@yise.org
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Nach Shiur, Wednesdays at 11:00 AM, in the Small Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Chumash Shiur for Women, Wednesdays at 8:00 PM, in the room behind the Balcony.
* Rabbi Silver's Parsha Shiur for Men and Women, a mix of Halacha and Aggada. Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM. For more details, please contact rbsilver@yise.org
* GWCK Sunday Kollel Brunch and Learn for Men – Sunday mornings. Bagel brunch at 9:30 AM followed by classes from 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM. Choose from classes:
* Timeless Talmud with Rabbi Menachem Winter
* Parsha Discourses with Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman
* Unraveling the Navi with Rabbi Hillel Shaps
* Before We Begin with Rabbi Yonatan Zakem
* Rabbi Levy's Amud Yomi Shiur, Sunday 6:25 AM- 7:25 AM and Monday through Friday 6:25 AM – 7:10 AM in the Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Levy's Shiur for women on The Value of Modesty – based on text by Rav Shimshon Dovid Pincus ZT"L. Alternate Sundays, 7:00 PM in the Large Beis Medrash.
* The Golden Network Presents:
* Rabbi Barry Greengart's Shiur on Daily Halachos for Men and Women, Tuesday mornings 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM – will not meet on May 30.
* Rabbi Raphael Malka's Mishnah Class for Men, Tuesday mornings, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM – will not meet on May 30.
* For more information: 301-732-1773 or info@goldennetwork.org
* Rabbi Yitzchak Scher's Shiur for Men and Women on Megillas Rus. Tuesdays, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM, in the Small Beis Medrash.
* Rabbi Moshe Arzouan's Advanced Gemara Shiur for Men, learning Meseches Makkos, Wednesdays at 7:00 PM at University
* Rabbi Yonatan Zakem's Shiur for Men and Women, Pearls of Prayer, exploring the depth and meaning of our daily prayers. Wednesdays, 9:15 PM, Small Beis Medrash.
* GWCK presents CLAS (Community Learning at Shomrai) – 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM at YISE. For more information, please contact Rabbi Yonatan Zakem at yzakem@gwckollel.org or 513-313-4899.
* Men (classes located in the YISE Beis Medrash):
* Monday: 613 with Rabbi Hillel Shaps.
* Tuesday: In The Beginning with Rabbi Zacharia Schwartz.
* Wednesday: Torah Topics with Rabbi Menachem Winter.
* Thursday: Yesodei Hatorah with Rabbi Avraham Sussman.
* Thursday: Inspired Avodah with Rabbi Yitzchak Scher, Kollel Zichron Amram and Rebbe, YGW.
* Monday – Thursday: Shivti led by Rabbi Yonatan Zakem, under the guidance of Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman.
* Women (class located in the Small Social Hall):
* Monday: Women of Valor with Mrs. Sara Malka Winter.
Shavuos Schedule
The flowers for Shavuos are donated in memory of David Kramer, Z"L, on the occasion of his 15th Yahrzeit by Karen & Howie Schulman and family.
Erev Shavuos, Tuesday, May 30:
* Light Candles by 8:08
* Mincha: 8:10 (All locations)
* Shiur (Arcola) – Rabbi Rosenbaum
* Maariv: 9:15 (All locations)
First Day Shavuos, Wednesday, May 31:
* Shacharis:
Arcola: 5:10, 7:00, 8:00, 8:45 Sephardi: 4:16 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
* Mincha: 8:10 (All locations)
* Shiur (Arcola) – Rabbi Rosenbaum
* Maariv: 8:45
* Light Candles after 9:16
(No preparations shall be done before this time.)
Second Day Shavuos, Thursday, June 1:
* Shacharis:
Arcola: 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15 Sephardi: 8:15 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
The 9:15 Minyan will Daven at the Yeshiva.
* Yizkor – not before 10:30
* Divrei Torah:
* 8:45 Main Minyan – Rabbi Rosenbaum
* 8:00 and 9:15 Minyanim – Rabbi Silver
* Kiddush Sponsors:
* Hashkamah/Nusach Sefard – "The Group"
* 8:45 Main Minyan – Gila & Rabbi Myron Wakschlag and Judith & Rabbi Jacob Halpern in honor of the engagement of Efraim Wakschlag to Alana Gutman.
* Mincha: 8:10 (All locations)
* Shiur:
* Arcola – Rabbi Silver
* Maariv/Havdalah: 9:16
Spend Shavuos at Shomrai and Beyond
Learning program starts at midnight Tuesday, May 30 – see flyer.
Tikkun Leil Shavuos – The Pastry Oven cakes have been donated by Nissy & Eva Moskowitz in memory of loved ones.
YISE Youth Night of Shavuos Learning for 6th-8th Grade Girls –
Stuck between a rock and a hard place: Moshe's decision to hit the rock instead of talking to it. Led by Morah Aviva Ginsberg, 10:45 PM – 11:30 PM at the Fanaroff home, 508 Hermleigh Road.
All Night Learning Program for Boys in 5th and 6th Grade – Guided learning by dynamic Rebbeim, food, drink, prizes.Experience the energizing learning of Shavuos night at YGW. Begins 1:15 AM (following Rabbi Rosenbaum's 12:00 Shiur at YISE).
* 1:15 AM – 1:55 AM: Rabbi Ari Koretsky: What Really Happened at Har Sinai?
* 2:10 AM – 2:50 AM: Reb Nechemia Mond: Enhancing our Ahavas HaTorah.
* Raffle
* 3:05 AM – 3:45 AM: Rabbi Yonatan Zakem: Hilchos Sports
* 4:00 AM – 4:45 AM: Rabbi Amram Hes: Matan Torah through the Understanding of the Gemara.
Please contact Rabbi Yitzchak Scher with questions at yscher@yeshiva.edu
Kollel Zichron Amram is making available a Guided Sourcebook on the Sugya of Birchas Hatorah for learning on Shavuos night. Kollel members will be available for questions and guidance. Chavrusas can be arranged if you contact Rabbi Yitzi Labell by May 29. For more information ylabell@yeshiva.edu
YISE Youth Ice Cream Social – Thursday, June 1, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, YISE Social Hall.
Young Israel Shomrai Emunah Tikkun
Shavuos Night 5777/2017
Belonofsky Sanctuary:
12:00-12:50
Lying to your Cell Phone: Clicking Passenger When You Are The Driver
Rabbi Yehuda Shinensky
1:00-1:50
The Case of the Quail Hunters: A Halachic Analysis of Summers v. Tice
Rabbi Silver
2:00-2:50
Shavuos: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Job
Rabbi Yonatan Zakem
3:00-3:50
Megillas Rus: Lessons for Life
Rabbi Yitzchak Scher
4:00-4:50
Non-Mevushal Wine: Is It Really So Complicated to Serve?
Rabbi Rosenbaum
Social Hall: Drop-in Group Learning
1:00-2:45
Analysis of Talmudic Passages about the Giving of the Torah
Rabbi Rosenbaum
3:00-4:45
The Mussar Movement:
Highlights from the Teachings of the Great Baalei Mussar
Rabbi Silver
Chevrusa Learning: 12-4:50
Beit Midrash:
Tikkun Leil Shavuot 12-4
Sephardi Shacharit 4:15
4th-6th Grade Boys
Rabbi Rosenbaum will be speaking on the topic of:
Finders Keepers? Which lost things do we return, which can we keep?
YISE Social Hall, 12-1am
Refreshments will be available in the Social Hall throughout the night.
5:10 "Netz" Shacharis in the Social Hall
Community Programs and Listings
Daf Yomi meets in the Yeshiva Beis Medrash – Sunday at 6:30 AM, Monday through Thursday at 9:00 PM, and Shabbos 1-1/2 hours before regular Mincha.
Dirshu Daf Yomi B'Halacha on Hilchos Seuda, learn Mishna Brurah with Rabbi Eli Reingold, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 PM – 8:40 PM at the Boys Yeshiva. For information contact him at 301-996-5910 or ereingold@yeshiva.edu
Kollel Dirshu Silver Spring is learning Maseches Kesuvos. Learn in the morning (5:45 AM – 6:30 AM) or in the evening (9:00 PM – 10:00 PM) at the Boys Yeshiva. For more information, please contact Rabbi Eli Reingold at 301-996-5910 or Ranon Cortell at 240-277-2730.
Shmiras Halashon – Rabbi Levy's Shiur for men in Shmiras Halashon, weekday afternoons, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, 609 Hyde Road.
Silver Spring Gemachim – For a complete list: gemachexchange.com
Pirkei Avos Shiur at University Towers – Shabbos, May 27 at 1121 University Blvd. West, Apt. 1501 at 4:00 PM, and Shabbos, June 3 at 1121 University Blvd. West, Apt. 516, at 4:00 PM.
Kemp Mill Pirchei – For boys, first through sixth grade in the Yeshiva classrooms, Shabbos afternoons, 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM. If you're interested in sponsoring, please contact, kmpirchei@gmail.com
Bnei Akiva Snif on Shabbos, June 3 for 3rd – 6th graders at KMS 1 hour before KMS Mincha. Walking groups leave YISE 20 min prior to the start of Snif (80 minutes before KMS Mincha).
Chabad of Silver Spring invites the entire community to hear a lecture each Shabbos between Pesach and Shavuos from a different Kemp Mill Rabbi, from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Chabad. On Shabbos, May 27 the Shiur will be given by Rabbi Hirsh Chinn, Congregation Minchas Yitzchok.
Toastmasters' Meeting – Wednesday, June 7, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM in the YISE Small Social Hall. See what Toastmasters is all about and find out how you can become a more confident communicator and leader. Contact Scott Schlesinger at scott@schlesingers.com for more information.
The Cost of Medicine: A Halachic View – The Federal Holiday Learning Program for Men with Rabbi Eli Reingold. Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. Light refreshments will be served. Chavrusa Learning 9:00 AM – Members of the Kollel Zichron Amram of YGW-Tiferes Gedaliah will be available for Chavrusa learning. Shiur 10:00 AM, at the YGW Boys Campus. For more information please contact Rabbi Reingold at 301-996-5910.
Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington Breakfast – Sunday, June 4, at YISE, at 9:30 AM. To reserve a seat or to learn more about the Yad Yehuda breakfast, please visit http://yadyehuda.org/breakfast or contact the event committee at rsvp@yadyehuda.org
Celebrate! A Festival of Music and Dance – Presented by The Torah School of Greater Washington Girls' Choirs and La Zooz Dance. For Women Only, Sunday, June 4, 11:00 AM, at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Tickets are available for purchase in advance at www.lazoozdance.com General Admission: $12, Children (5-12): $6. Tickets purchased at the door: General Admission: $14, Children (5-12): $8. Questions? lazoozdance@gmail.com
Sulam Annual Gala – Please join us On Tuesday, June 13 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda. For more information and to register, check out our website at www.sulam.org/gala
Medical Trends & Health Care Costs in Retirement – Featuring Dr. Robert Pokorski, Prudential's Medical Director. Thursday June 15, at 6:30 PM at YISE. Great news! We're living longer. Advances in medical care are largely responsible for this wonderful gift. But, at what price? Join us for this informational session. For more information or to register please contact Avi Strum at 240-389-9969 or avi.strum@prudential.com Dinner provided. Kindly RSVP by Monday, June 5 as seating is limited. Co-sponsored with the JCCGW.
The Week Ahead
Sunday, May 28 Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day Tuesday, May 30 – Erev Shavuos Wednesday, May 31 – Thursday, June 1 Friday, June 2
Shacharis
Arcola 6:30, 7:30, 8:45 6:30, 7:30, 8:45 6:30, 6:55, 7:35, 8:30 See Shavuos schedule 6:30, 6:35, 7:35, 8:30
Sephardi 7:30 7:30 7:15 7:15
Mincha/Maariv
Arcola 8:15 7:45 (Mincha), 8:15 See Shavuos schedule See Shabbos schedule
Sephardi 8:10 8:10
Halachic Times: Earliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:43 AM, Latest Krias Shma: 9:25 AM, Earliest Mincha: 1:44 PM
The Week Ahead
Sunday, June 4 Monday, June 5 Tuesday, June 6 Wednesday, June 7 Thursday, June 8 Friday, June 9
Shacharis
Arcola 6:30, 7:30, 8:45 6:15, 6:45, 7:35, 8:30 6:30, 6:55, 7:35, 8:30 6:30, 6:55, 7:35, 8:30 6:15, 6:45, 7:35, 8:30 6:30, 6:35, 7:35, 8:30
Sephardi 7:30 7:10 7:15 7:15 7:10 7:15
Mincha/Maariv
Arcola 8:20 7:45 (Mincha), 8:20 7:45 (Mincha), 8:20 7:45 (Mincha), 8:20 7:45 (Mincha), 8:20 See Shabbos schedule
Sephardi 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15
Halachic Times: Earliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:39 AM, Latest Krias Shma: 9:24 AM, Earliest Mincha: 1:45 PM
Next Shabbos – after Nasso
June 9-10, 2017 – 16 Sivan 5777
Parshas Behaaloscha
Light Candles by 8:15 – Havdalah 9:22
Friday Night:
* Light Candles by 8:15, and not before 7:01
* Mincha:
Arcola: 6:50, 7:15, 8:15 Sephardi: 7:00 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
Shabbos Day:
* Shacharis:
Arcola: 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15 Sephardi: 7:45 Nusach Sefard: 7:00
* Mincha:
Arcola: 2:30, 5:00, 8:10 Sephardi: 7:50 Nusach Sefard: 8:10
* Maariv/Havdalah: 9:22
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, June 7 Senior Lunch, 12:00 Noon, Speaker: Rabbi Saul Koss
Shabbos, June 10 Graduation Kiddush
Next Shabbos Shorts Deadline: Wednesday, June 7 at 12:00 Noon.
Submit items for the Shabbos Shorts to: announce@yise.org
Office Phone: 301-593-4465 Office Fax: 301-593-2330
Eruv line: 301-593-5561 E-Mail: office@yise.org
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Office Hours:
Monday, May 29 Closed,
Tuesday, May 30 and Friday, June 2 9:00 AM-2:00 PM,
Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 8 9:00 AM-5:00 PM,
Friday, June 9 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Rabbi Dovid Rosenbaum Michael Shimoff – President
Rabbi Binyamin Silver – Asst. Rabbi Simi Franco – Office Manager