Parashas Eikev – August 4 – 5, 2023
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Young Israel Shomrai Emunah – Shabbos Shorts
August 4 – 5, 2023 – 18 Av 5783 – Parashas Eikev
Light Candles by 7:58, not before 6:48 – Havdalah 9:00
The Shabbos Shorts is sponsored by Joey Franco -Mortgage Banker – 301-529-5387.
The YISE Communications Committee hopes you are enjoying the shorter Shabbos Shorts! Have a comment or suggestion? Please send us your feedback at communications@yise.org
Shabbos Schedule
Minyan locations:
B = Belonofsky Sanctuary, S = Social Hall, LBM = Large Beis Medrash, SBM = Small Beis Medrash, H = The House
Friday Night:
* Mincha: 6:30 (Plag, S), 7:00 (B), 8:00 (B), 7:15 (Sephardi, LBM)
Shabbos Day:
* Shacharis: 7:00 (B), 8:45 (B), 9:15 (S), 8:30 (Sephardi, LBM/SBM)
* Mincha: 2:30 (B), 5:00 (B), 7:40 (B), 7:50 (Sephardi, LBM)
* Shalosh Seudos: 8:05 (S)
* Shabbos ends/Maariv: 9:00
Divrei Torah/Shiurim
* 8:45 Main Minyan (B) Rabbi Rosenbaum
* 9:15 Minyan (S) Rabbi Yehuda Shinensky
* Hashkamah Minyan Gemara Shiur (The House) Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman
* Kedushas Levi Chabura – 8:55 (S) Rabbi Yehuda Shinensky
* Shiur before Mincha – 6:55 (B) Rabbi Rosenbaum
Mazal Tov
* Cheryl & Richie Broth on the marriage of their son Binyamin to Kayla Goldstein from Bergenfield, NJ. Mazal Tov to the entire Broth and Goldstein families.
* Cheryl & Michael Gabai on the birth of a granddaughter, Roselyn Natalie (Roz Nechama), to Devorah & Eliyahu Neiman of Skokie, IL. Mazal Tov to siblings Rakefet and Avinoam and the entire extended Gabai and Neiman families.
* Amy & Albert Hall on the engagement of their son Chancellor to Hannah, daughter of Leah & Shlomo Lengler of Tzfat.
* Susan & Rabbi Saul Koss on the birth of a great-granddaughter, Aliza Miriam, to Shoshana & Shlomo Gallor of Dallas,TX. Mazal Tov to grandparents Rivka & R' Evan Bart of Charleston, SC, and to Frieda Bart and Great Uncle Jonathan!
* Miriam Weiss & Avi Roffe on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Leon Roffe. Mazal Tov to siblings Leticia and Lev and to grandparents Paloma Bibas Roffe & Leon Roffe.
Kiddush/Shalosh Seudos Sponsors
* The Hashkamah Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by the Hashkamah Minyan Kiddush Group.
* The Shul Kiddush is sponsored by Miriam Weiss & Avi Roffe in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Leon Roffe.
* The Shalosh Seudos is sponsored by the Shul.
YISE Youth Announcements
Shabbos Groups this Shabbos, August 5, from 10:00 AM until Shul ends.
* Toddler Group (under 3 with a parent) – in the Toddler Room in the Lower Lobby
* Kinder Group (3 to 5) – upstairs in the room behind the balcony
* Boys ages 6 – 9 & Girls ages 6 – 9 – in The House.
* 5th and 6th grade girls – In The House
* Jr. Congregation for 4th to 6th grade boys – in The House
Looking forward to seeing your children on Shabbos! For more information, contact Sharon Shimoff at sshimoff@yise.org
Popsicles in the Park – Shabbos afternoons, August 5, 19 and 26. Meet at 4:30 PM at the Kemp Mill Urban Park to hear a Dvar Torah geared towards our youngest members, socialize and enjoy a refreshing popsicle! See flyer for details.
Teen Minyan – The Teen Minyan, led by Rabbi Moshe Holzer, will resume in the fall.
Boys Shiur – Rabbi Rosenbaum's Shabbos afternoon shiur for 5th and 6th grade boys, will resume in the fall.
Shul Announcements
* The Laws of Lashon Hara in the Modern World – A series given by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rabbi Postelnek. Recordings online at https://wp.yise.org/lashon-hara
* Limud On Our Lawn – a YISE monthly summer learning project on front lawns and backyards in our community. The next program will take place on August 12, at 6:00 PM at the home of Rabbi Alex and Blima Maged, 812 Kersey Road. Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman will speak on "Rav Shmuel Ben Hofni Gaon: An Early Rationalist Talmudist." See flyer for details.
* High Holiday Information – Information and forms for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at YISE, including seats, Yizkor Guide and more, are online at https://wp.yise.org/high-holidays-5784 Packets are also available at Shul.
* Elul – A Journey to Love – Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, August 16, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM at YISE with Rabbi Shmuel Leigh. RSVP by August 11 to director@goldennetwork.org or 301-732-1773. Donations appreciated. Seeflyer for details.
* The YISE Membership Directory is being updated. An email was sent to all members for whom we have an email address. If you have misplaced it, please send an email to directory@yise.org and a copy will be sent to you shortly. Thank you for your cooperation.
* Come Join Rabbi Koss's Monthly Jewish History class on Zoom! Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington and the YISE Chesed Committee. Rabbi Koss will be speaking on a topic in Jewish history, Monday, September 4, from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM on Zoom A.
* Ask the Rabbi – Come join our virtual, interactive monthly program featuring different Halachic topics! This month's topic, Building and "Living" in a Sukkah, will take place on Tuesday, September 5, from 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM on Zoom A. For more information, contact Miriam Friedman at mfriedman2@yahoo.com or 301-754-1517. To sponsor the program, contact the YISE office. See flyer for details.
* Mazal Tov on the Birth of Your Son or Daughter! YISE can help organize meals. Contact Miriam Levson at 901- 481-7133 or miriamlevson@gmail.com or Rose Blynn at 410-522-8624 or rab411@gmail.com Send announcement details to announce@yise.org
* Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! Want to celebrate a Birthday or Anniversary? Please email office@yise.org for details. Thank you for your support.
* Seeking Shalosh Seudos Sponsors – The YISE Shalosh Seudos Committee is looking for sponsors for the next few months, including August, September, and October. Sponsorships start at $375. To sponsor, please contact Simi Franco at 301-593-4465, ext. 103, or office@yise.org or Ethan Cohen at ecohen@yise.org Volunteers are needed to set up and clean up. Please contact Ethan Cohen to be part of the rotation. Please keep in mind that the following dates are not available for sponsorship due to the fall holidays: 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, and 10/7.
* Online YISE Cholim List – Go to https://wp.yise.org/cholim to add a name to the list. The list is used at the 8:45 Minyan on Monday, Thursday, and Shabbos. For questions about Mi Sheberach guidelines, contact Rabbi Rosenbaum. For other questions, contact Seth Katz at sethkatz@yise.org
* Helping Hands Across Kemp Mill, a part of YISE's Chesed Committee, provides assistance to families undergoing medical crises. If you do not have a Helping Hands account, or if you have any questions, please contact: Melanie Karlin, 301-681-4740, mskarlin@gmail.com or Miriam Friedman, 301-754-1517, mfriedman2@yahoo.com
* Shiurim from Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer, ZT"L, are available at https://audio.yise.org
Thank you to the Shabbos Shiurim Sponsors for this Past Week:
Hashkamah Minyan Gemara Shiur – David Jaray in honor of Rabbi Grossman and all those who attend his Shiur. 8:45 Minyan Drasha – Fay Kasser to commemorate the Yahrzeit of her father, Avraham Ben Yitzchok Tvi Hakohain, Abram Mincer.
Want to sponsor a Shabbos or weekday Shiur? Please email office@yise.org for details. Thank you for your support.
The Week Ahead
Halachic Times: Latest Alos Hashachar 4:49 AM, Earliest Talis and Tefilin: 5:21 AM, Latest Netz: 6:19 AM, Latest Krias Shema: 9:43 AM, Earliest Mincha: 1:49 PM, Earliest Shkia: 8:07 PM, Latest Tzeis Hacochavim 8:59 PM
Next Shabbos
August 11 – 12, 2023 – 25 Av 5783
Parashas Re'eh/Mevorchim Hachodesh
Light Candles by 7:50, not before 6:41 – Havdalah 8:51
Friday Night:
* Mincha: 6:25 (Plag, S), 6:50 (B), 7:50 (B), 7:15 (Sephardi, LBM)
Shabbos Day:
* Shacharis: 7:00 (B), 8:45 (B), 9:15 (S), 8:00 (Sephardi, LBM)
* Mincha: 2:30 (B), 5:00 (B), 7:45 (B), 7:40 (Sephardi, LBM)
* Shabbos ends/Maariv: 8:51
Next Shabbos Shorts Deadline:
Wednesday, August 9, at 12 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 Email: office@yise.org
Website: www.yise.org
Rabbi Dovid Rosenbaum
Rabbi Yosef Postelnek – Assistant Rabbi
Josh Seidemann – President
Simi Franco – Office Manager
Josh Breitstein – Facility Manage
Weekday and Community Announcements
Upcoming Community Programs & Listings
The Good Book is the annual local Orthodox Jewish directory published since 1995 by Dr. Bert & Rachelle Miller. They mail the book for free to all interested Orthodox-affiliated households. Interested households should email their new or updated listing info to goodbook3@gmail.com Thank you in advance for your participation. The deadline for providing information to the Good Book is August 23.
Active Threat Security Training for the Community – Join Federation for one of two opportunities to learn how to manage active security threats, featuring our community's Interim Regional Security Advisor, Eddy Azcarate, with an introduction by Federation CEO, Gil Preuss. This important webinar will enhance your situational awareness, empower you to help during a medical emergency, and leave you feeling more confident about your options in the event of an active security threat. Monday, August 28 – 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM and Tuesday, August 29 – 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM. Register at: https://www.shalomdc.org/event/active-threat-security-training-for-the-community
Yad Yehuda's Annual School Supplies Drive is under way. Items needed include scotch tape, pencil sharpeners, mechanical pencils, markers, colored pencils, glue, paper, spiral notebooks, binders, rulers, scissors, highlighters and insulated lunch boxes. Donation boxes at 1212 North Belgrade Road and 9601 Colesville Road. Financial donations online at https://yadyehuda.org/donate
Kemp Mill Toastmasters – Special "gniteeM sdrawkcaB" Wednesday, August 9, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM, in person in the YISE Social Hall. See what Toastmasters is all about and find out how you can become a more confident communicator. Contact Manasseh Katz at vpe@kempmilltoastmasters.com for more information.
Dirshu – Join Kollel Dirshu of Silver Spring as we begin Maseches Bava Basra on Monday, August 7, at YGW. Daily morning shiur by Rabbi Eli Reingold at 5:45 AM and evening shiur by Ranon Cortell and Pinchas Werner at 9:00 PM. Chavrusas also available during these times. For more info. and to join our program, contact Hirsh Komarow 301-633-6262 or komarowh@gmail.com
Lisa Landy Memorial Fund – Lisa devoted the better part of the last three decades teaching pre-schoolers in Jewish schools in the Washington, DC area. Lisa was a staunch advocate of the Reggio Emilia teaching approach, which encourages students to direct their own learning and fosters their independent thinking and self-confidence. The Lisa Landy Memorial Fund was established to train teachers in local Jewish schools in the Reggio method. To make a taxdeductible donation or for more information, contact Eli Landy at 301-401-9475 or eli_landy@hotmail.com
Please help our community complete these Siyumim:
* Mishnayos for the 1st Yahrzeit of Natalie Gabai, Nechama Naomi Bat Leib, December 21, 9 Tevet – https://www.lzechernishmas.com/signup.php?id=11044
* Mishnayos for the 1st Yahrzeit of Jerry Snyder, Yehoshua Ben Binyamin, December 21, 9 Tevet – https://hadranalach.com/2612
* Tanach for the 1st Yahrzeit of Marion Baras, Miriam Bas Menachem, January 1, 20 Tevet – https://hadranalach.com/2626
Recurring Community Programs & Listings
Join the Buddy Network – Do you live alone and want a buddy? Do you want to volunteer to be a buddy? Have a buddy check in during extreme weather or power outages. Make sure you have the basic necessities when you can't get out. Register at https://goldennetwork.org/buddynetwork For more information: call 301-732-1773 or email director@goldennetwork.org
Rays of Wisdom – Life Lessons From Pirkei Avos – Greater Washington Community Kollel invites women of the community to a weekday morning text-based Chaburah led by Mrs. Channah Cohen. Mondays at 10:00 AM at the home of Mrs. Aviva Werner, 815 Lamberton Drive. For more information, email channahandjeff@gmail.com or call 773-219-5397.
Pirkei Avos: Ethics for Everyday Living – presented by Rabbi Hillel Shaps on Zoom. Wednesdays, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM. For Zoom info and registration go to https://linksgw.org/classes
Zoom Shiurim with Rabbi Levy – Monday through Friday on Zoom, Meeting ID: 636 563 5989. Alshich – 9:20 AM – 10:15 AM. Gemara Ribit 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM. Hilchot Lashon Hara 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM.
YGW Kollel Zichron Amram Machshava – Probing Jewish Thought Through the Works of Rav Yitzchak Hutner, ZT"L, with Rabbi Eliyahu Reingold, Rosh Kollel, Sundays at 8:00 PM on Zoom, Meeting ID: 825 0731 6850, Passcode: 1216613. For more information, contact Rabbi Moshe Chaim Blate at mblate@yeshiva.edu
TGN Program: Siddur Class – In-Depth Analysis of the Siddur with Mrs. Esther Dziadek, Wednesday mornings, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, on Zoom B. For more information, call 301-732-1773 or email director@goldennetwork.org
Newly married? Growing family? Just need a budget check-up? IZUN is a community resource that provides free and confidential coaching to help you examine your budget and achieve financial stability. Go to https://getizun.org or email us at barbara@getizun.org
Daf Yomi Shiur currently meets at the YGW Boys' Campus. Weekdays also online via a WebEx video conference. Anyone interested may email Judd Lifschitz at lifschitz@slslaw.com to be added to the invite list. Sunday 8:30 AM, Monday – Thursday 8:45 PM. Shabbos 1-1/2 hours before the latest YISE Mincha.
Daily Halacha Program from Rabbi Eliyahu Reingold – Receive one every day in your inbox. Visit dvarhalacha.com and click "Sign Up."
Silver Spring Gemachim – For a complete list: www.gemachexchange.com
Weekday Shiurim
Options for in-person and remote learning are listed below. For the latest list and times, go to: https://wp.yise.org/remote-learning-schedule/
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Mussar Study Group for Women (spiritual self-improvement), Sundays at 9:30 AM, Zoom A.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum – Daily – one chapter of Tehillim, followed by a 15-minute Halacha Shiur. Sunday through Thursday, 6:30 PM, Zoom A, will not meet on Wednesday, August 9, or on Thursday, August 10.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum – Daily – one chapter of Tehillim followed by a 15-minute Shiur on the Parsha. Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM, Zoom A, will not take place on Thursday, August 10.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Gemara Shiur for Men, Tuesdays and Fridays, 6:00 AM, Zoom A.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Nach Shiur, Wednesdays at 11:00 AM, now learning Sefer Iyov, Zoom A, will resume on Wednesday, August 23.
* Rabbi Rosenbaum's Women's Navi Shiur, now learning Sefer Shmuel, Wednesdays at 8:00 PM, Zoom A, will resume on Wednesday, August 16.
* GWCK Sunday Kollel Brunch and Learn for Men – Sunday mornings, 9:30 AM breakfast, 9:45 AM. Shiurim, will resume in the fall.
* Rabbi Tuvia Grauman – Rabbi Hyatt's Gemara Shiur, Sundays at 10:00 AM, Zoom C.
* GWCK presents CLAS (Community Learning at Shomrai) – 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM. For more info., contact Rabbi Hillel Shaps, hshaps@gwckollel.org 347-869-9361. CLAS will resume in the fall.
* SCP (Semichas Chaver Program) – Tuesdays at 8:45 PM at YISE. Presented by Rabbi Hillel Shaps. New Semester began Tuesday, May 2. Register at https://thegreaterwashingtoncommunitykollel.com/scp For more information please contact Rabbi Hillel Shaps: hshaps@gwckollel.org
* Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, Sunday 7:35 AM – 8:22 AM, Monday through Friday, 6:35 AM – 7:22 AM, in the Franco Beit Midrash.
* Chavrusa Learning – Monday nights in the Social Hall, 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM. For more information, contact Rabbi Levy at 240-423-8810.
* The Golden Network Presents: Rabbi Barry Greengart's Shiurim for men & women, Mondays at 8:45 AM, studying Parashas Hashavua, Zoom B, will not take place on Monday, August 7.
* Rabbi Yitzchak Scher's Shiur for Men and Women, Tuesdays, 1:30 PM, "A Second Look – Stories in the Torah from a Deeper Perspective", in-person in the Small Beis Medrash and on Zoom G. This Shiur is on hiatus.
* Rabbi Moshe Arzouan's Advanced Gemara Shiur for Men, learning the 7th Perek of Maseches Bava Metzia. Wednesday evenings, summer schedule to be determined, on Zoom H.
Connection Details: Go to https://zoom.us/join/ and enter the meeting ID, or call 301-715-8592 or 929-205-6099 and enter the meeting ID & password:
Zoom A: ID: 416 963 9000, password 492019
Zoom B: ID: 970 1398 4837, password 613
Zoom C: ID: 833 3477 1595, password RabbiHyatt
Zoom G: ID: 713 7408 5130, password 045079
Zoom H: ID: 849 3898 4989, passcode 161699
Thank you to the Weekday Shiurim Sponsors for this Past Week:
Rabbi Hyatt's Gemara Shiur – David Jaray in memory of Rabbi Hyatt, Z"L, and in honor of Rabbi Grauman and all those who attend his Shiur and in memory of parents, Avraham Ben Tzvi HaLevi & Ada Bas Menachem Aryeh, Z"L, and Rabbi Hillel & Mrs. Myrna Klavan, Z"L.
Rabbi Rosenbaum's Tehillim/Halacha Shiur Eli Landy to commemorate the Yahrzeit of Harvey Paretzky, Refael Yisroel Chaim Ben HaRav Mordechai Aryeh, Z"L.
Want to sponsor a Shabbos or weekday Shiur? Please email office@yise.org for details. Thank you for your support.