SHMA – May 2024
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MAY 2024 | 23 NISSAN – 23 IYAR 5784
SHMA
YOUNG ISRAEL SHOMRAI EMUNAH
SHOMRAI MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Shul Announcements
Tehillim Insights WhatsApp Group – Deepen your connection to Tehillim with short, meaningful messages from Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rabbi Postelnek. One Perek a day! Recordings and signup link at: https://wp.yise.org/tehillim see flyer
Welcoming Committee! If you would like to welcome a new person or family to your Shabbos table and the YISE community, email welcome@yise.org with the subject "happy to welcome" and we will contact you 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 details to announce@yise.org
Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! Want to celebrate a birthday or anniversary? Email office@yise.org for details.
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
Upcoming Community Programs & Listings
A Time for Unity – Special speaker series at Chabad of Silver Spring, 519 Lamberton Drive, Shabbos afternoon at 6:15 PM. This year's theme: From Struggle to Strength: Shavuot's message for us and Eretz Yisroel. May 4 – Rabbi Berel Wolvovsky, May 11 – Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky, May 18 – Rabbi Yankel Greiniman, May 25 – Rabbi Dovid Rosenbaum, June 1 – Rabbi Michoel Frank, June 8 – Rabbi Brahm Weinberg.
Names, Not Numbers: Community Viewing – Sunday, May 5 at 9:30 AM at Berman Auditorium. This year, the Berman Hebrew Academy 8th grade class interviewed six Holocaust Survivors in order to share their stories. see flyer
Taharas Hamishpacha Refresher Course – The Mikvah Emunah Society is offering a free online Taharas Hamishpacha refresher course for women, beginning Monday, May 6. For details, FAQ, and the registration form, click here: https://bit.ly/TH-Refresher.
Kemp Mill Toastmasters – Wednesday nights, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM. May 15, 29 in person in the YISE Social Hall. May 8, 22 on Zoom. Meeting ID: 986 546 841, Passcode: 3671. 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 info.
The Golden Network: Lunch and Learn – Wednesday, May 15 at 11:45 AM at KMS. Chassidus in a Nutshell with Mr. Avrohom Siegel. RSVP by Sunday, May 12 director@goldennetwork.org or 301-732-1773. see flyer
Recurring Community Programs and Listings
Friday Night Learning – As a Zechus for Acheinu Kol Beis Yisroel, there will be a 30 minute learning Seder in the Yeshiva before Mincha on Leil Shabbos, Friday nights. All the Bnei HaYeshiva and men of the community are encouraged to attend. No matter where you daven, come to the Yeshiva Beis Medrash before Mincha and increase the merits of Klal Yisroel.
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 info. 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 9:30am at the home of Michelle Penn 816 Lamberton Dr.. For more information, email channahandjeff@gmail.com or call 773-219-5397.
Zoom Shiurim with Rabbi Levy – Monday through Friday on Zoom, Meeting ID: 636 563 5989. Alshich – 9:20 AM – 10:30 AM. Gemara Ribit 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM. Hilchot Lashon Hara 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Sunday Alshich 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM.
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
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
Dirshu – Join Kollel Dirshu of Silver Spring, now studying Maseches Bava Basra, 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
Women's Weekly Unity Gathering. Tehillim, divrei chizuk, and learning at the KMS Beit Midrash, Sundays, 8:00-9:15 PM Women all around the Silver Spring community (and beyond) are called together to unite in Torah learning and tefillah. Every week, we will recite Tehillim and then a fabulous community leader will give us words of chizuk. Afterwards, everyone is invited to learn on their own or in a group. Open to girls and women of all ages. Contact Rachel Tor at rachelctor@gmail.com for more information.
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. Email us at barbara@getizun.org or leave a phone message at 240-433-3944.
Daf Yomi Shiur currently meets at the YGW Boys' Campus. Weekdays also online via a WebEx video conference. Sunday 8:30 AM, Monday – Thursday 8:45 PM. Shabbos, 7:30 AM. Contact Judd Lifschitz at lifschitz@slslaw.com for more info.
Daily Halacha Program from Rabbi Eliyahu Reingold Receive one every day in your inbox. Sign up at dvarhalacha.com.
Silver Spring Gemachim – For a complete list: www.gemachexchange.com
RABBI DOVID ROSENBAUM
RABBI YOSEF POSTELNEK – ASST RABBI
JOSH SEIDEMANN – PRESIDENT
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* May class updates for Rabbi Rosenbaum's shiurim:
Sunday: 9:30 AM Women's class will ONLY meet May 19 and May 26
Wednesday: 8 PM Women's Navi Shiur will not meet May 8 and May 29
Friday: Morning Gemara Shiur and Parsha shiur will not meet May 10
Daily Tehillim/Mesilas Yesharim: will not meet May 9, 10, 12 and 16
Sundays
7:05 AM – 7:50 AM – Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, in the Franco Beit Midrash
9:30 AM – GWCK Sunday Kollel Brunch & Learn Four great Shiurim to choose from, in the Social Hall
*9:30 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's Mussar Study Group for Women (spiritual self-improvement), on Zoom A
10:00 AM – Rabbi Tuvia Grauman – Rabbi Hyatt's Gemara Shiur, on Zoom C
*12:30 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum Tehillim followed by a 15- min Shiur on the Sefer Mesilas Yesharim as a merit for Israel, on Zoom A
Mondays
6:35 AM – 7:22 AM – Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, in the Franco Beit Midrash
8:45 AM – The Golden Network Presents: Rabbi Barry Greengart's Shiur for men & women studying Parashas Hashavua, on Zoom B
9:30 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's one chapter of Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Parsha, on Zoom A
12:30 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Sefer Mesilas Yesharim as a merit for Israel, on Zoom A
8:00 – 9:00 PM Chavrusa Learning, in the Social Hall. For more info contact Rabbi Levy at 240-423-8810
8:45 PM SCP (Semichas Chaver Program) for more information contact Rabbi Hillel Shaps: hshaps@gwckollel.org
Tuesdays
5:55 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's Gemara Shiur for Men, on Zoom A
6:35 AM – 7:22 AM – Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, in the Franco Beit Midrash
9:30 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's one chapter of Tehillimfollowed by a 15-min Shiur on the Parsha, on Zoom A
12:30 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Sefer Mesilas Yesharim as a merit for Israel, on Zoom A
1:30 PM – Rabbi Yitzchak Scher's Shiur for Men and Women "Profits from the Prophets" now studying Sefer Yehoshua, inperson, in the Small Beis Medrash and on Zoom G
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM – CLAS Mrs. Sara Malka Winter "Visions of the Prophets, Lessons & Insights from the Weekly Haftorah" for Women, on Zoom D
Wednesdays
6:35 AM – 7:22 AM – Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, in the Franco Beit Midrash
9:00 AM – The Golden Network Presents: Mrs. Esther Dziadek's Siddur Class, on Zoom B
9:30 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's one chapter of Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Parsha, on Zoom A
11:00 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's Nach Shiur
12:30 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Sefer Mesilas Yesharim as a merit for Israel, on Zoom A
*8:00 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's Women's Navi Shiur, now learning Sefer Melachim, on Zoom A
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM – CLAS Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman – Reading Responsa for Men, on Zoom E
8:35 PM – Rabbi Moshe Arzouan's Advanced Gemara Shiur for Men, learning the third Perek of Maseches Bava Basrah, in the Social Hall and on Zoom H
Thursdays
6:35 AM – 7:22 AM – Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, in the Franco Beit Midrash
9:30 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's one chapter of Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Parsha, on Zoom A
*12:30 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Sefer Mesilas Yesharim as a merit for Israel, on Zoom A
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM – CLAS Rabbi Avraham Sussman Yesodei Hatorah Gemara Skills Building for Men, on Zoom F
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM – CLAS Rabbi Hillel Shaps On the Same Page Gemara for Men, in the Social Hall
Fridays
*5:55 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's Gemara Shiur for Men, on Zoom A
6:35 AM – 7:22 AM – Rabbi Yehoshua Levy's Gemara Shiur, Masechet Chulin, in the Franco Beit Midrash
*9:30 AM – Rabbi Rosenbaum's one chapter of Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Parsha, on Zoom A
*12:30 PM – Rabbi Rosenbaum Tehillim followed by a 15-min Shiur on the Sefer Mesilas Yesharim as a merit for Israel, on Zoom A
Class times and locations as of May 2. Please check https://wp.yise.org/about/classes/ for updated info
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 D: ID: 601 853 4021, password Winter (phone 667362)
Zoom E: ID: 746 455 2195, password Learn
Zoom F: ID: 803 356 4156, password Learn
Zoom G: ID: 713 7408 5130, password 045079
Zoom H: ID: 849 3898 4989, password 161699