Mazel Tov to Howard and Mindy Podolsky on the Bar... Saturday, November 15 

Mazel Tov to Howard and Mindy Podolsky on the Bar Mitzvah of
their son, Joseph; to Joseph Sebeo and Alisa Shamrow on their
forthcoming marriage.
Welcome Mr. Joel Mergui, President of the
Central Consistoire of France
SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 8
Kristallnacht Commemoration
 Morning Services, 8:45 am
 Sermon: Rabbi Arthur Schneier, “ Lessons of Kristallnacht”
 Greetings: Rabbi Marc Schneier
 Chief Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Park East Synagogue
Choir, Maestro Russell Ger
 Invited guests of the Podolsky Family should proceed to the
Charles Brooks Ballroom for their luncheon.
 Congregational Kiddush in the Goldberg Ballroom sponsored by
Howard and Mindy Podolsky.
 Community Innovation Award – Mr. Yuri Kokush
 Chumash class: Rabbi Harold Einsidler, 3:45 pm
 Mincha 4:15 pm, followed by Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Herman
Glaswand, in memory of his father.
 Dvar Torah: Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt
 Shabbat ends 5:30 pm
Saturday, November 15
 Young Couples Shabbat Service, 10:00 am
 Private Luncheon, 11:45 am
 Babysitting provided
 To join the Steering Committee, and to RSVP, RBG@pesyn.org
Sunday, November 16
Sisterhood Membership Brunch
 Guest Speaker: Joseph Berger, Author of “The Pious Ones, the
World of Hasidism and their Battles with America”. Free for
Sisterhood Members, $20 Non-Members, Men invited, 11:00 am
Wednesday, November 19
Lecture Series
 Dr. Daniel Roses, Synagogue Trustee, Jules Leonard Whitehill
Professor of Surgery and Oncology of NYU School of Medicine and
Senior Attending Surgeon of the NYU Langone Medical Center, “A
Nation of Healers”. Light dinner will be served, RSVP:
parkeastsynagogue.org,7:00 pm
3.
Friday, December 5
Dialogue Series with Rabbi Arthur Schneier
Dr. Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations, author
and eminent authority on American foreign policy and
international affairs,
Services followed by dinner and lecture,
Members $50, Non-Members $60, 6:00 pm
SATURDAY MORNING CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS
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Junior Congregation, Second floor, Devora Reichman, 10:30 am
Children Services, Ages 2 – 5, Third floor, Toby Einsidler &
Staff, 11:00 am
Shabbat Game Room with Donny, Second floor, 1:00-3:00 pm.
EVENTS
Sunday, November 9
 Special Gathering for Bereaved Families, sponsored by the
Israeli Ministry of Defense, hosted by Rabbi Arthur Schneier.
Guest speaker Mr. Amir Sagie, Deputy Consul General of Israel
in New York; Mr. Arieh Mualem – Deputy Director General,
Ministry of Defense, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 12
 Film Society: The Prime Ministers, based on the best- selling
book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, chief aid to Levi Eshkol,
Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon
Peres. RSVP: parkeastsynagogue.org, $25 Members/$30 NonMembers, Light dinner included, 7:00 pm
Saturday Evening, December 13, 8:00 pm
Park East Synagogue 10th Annual Concert
in support of Education
in tribute to
Chief Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot
on his 10th Anniversary at Park East Synagogue
Cantor Yaakov Motzen
Park East Synagogue Choir, Maestro Yossi Schwartz
Daniel Gildar, piano
Chairman: Dr. Michael Reich, Co-Chairman: Zoltan Lefkovits,
Dr. Daniel Roses, Dr. Miklos Weinberger
RABBI ARTHUR SCHNEIER PARK EAST DAY SCHOOL
REGISTRATION 2014/2015
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Taste of School – Kindergarten
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grades 1 – 5
MIDDLE SCHOOL Grades 6 – 8
Check out our website – www.parkeastdayschool.org
Memorial Kaddish is dedicated in memory of our former Executive
Director, Joel Baum, beloved husband of Zehava, father of Dr. Aliza
Solomon, Daniel Baum, Batsheva Klein, and Aviva Brukner; Martin
Meirowitz, beloved husband of Harriet, father of Suzanne (Robert)
Nederlander, Clifford (Alexandra) Meirowitz, Spencer (Lauren)
Meirowitz, Lewis (Natalie) Meirowitz, grandfather of Richard, William,
Ava, Jacob, Jordan, Justin, Isabel, Lucas, Deborah, Harry and Dylan.
The following members of the congregation will be observing Yahrzeit
this week.
Dr. Peter Wilson – mother
Dr. Morris Shorofsky – father
Dr. Susan Nachamie – mother
Mr. Arnold Braunstein – mother
Mr. Herman Glaswand – father
Mr. Larry Marco – mother
Mr. Jean Putzer – father
Mr. Roman Knobloch – father
Mrs. Wilma Siegel – mother
Mrs. Audrey Feuerstein – father
Mr. Louis Taic – mother
Ms. Susan Wexner – mother
Mr. Ronald Wurtzburger – father
Mrs. Cheryl Gluck – mother
Mrs. Frances Kroshinsky – father
Mr. Henry Jacobs – brother
Mrs. Myra Mitzner – husband
Mrs. Julia Shepps Rubin – mother
Dr. Zechariah Rivietz – uncle
Parshat Vayera
Kristallnacht
Commemoration
November 8, 2014
15 Cheshvan 5775
PARSHAT VAYERA
Breishit 18:1 – 22:4
Hertz Chumash,
pp. 63-76
Artscroll, pp. 78-104
Haftorah Melachim
Bet 4:1-37
Hertz Chumash, p.76
Artscroll, p. 1134
Avraham and the Etrog
The Talmud (Sotah 35b) compares Avraham to an etrog (citron). This
comparison is based on the Biblical reference to an etrog as a “pri etz
hadar”. Literally this phrase means “fruit of a beautiful tree”.
Alternatively, it can be read “fruit of a tree that dwells year-round”. The
etrog is remarkable because it does not fall off the tree when ripe. It can
dwell on the tree the whole year. It remains consistent. Avraham shares
the characteristic of consistency with the etrog. He was able to perform
God’s commandments in a consistent manner. Despite the discomfort of
his circumcision, he was able to provide hospitality for his guests.
ADULT EDUCATION
Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt
Daf Yomi, 25 Minutes before morning services
Rabbi Harold Einsidler
BOOK OF SAMUEL II, Tuesday, 12:30 pm
TORAH TALKS, Fridays, 8:30 am
CHUMASH CLASS, Shabbat, one hour before Mincha
LEON AND GINA FROMER YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTER
REGISTRATION 2014/2015
Kindergarten – Grade 6
Check out our new website – www.peyec.com
DAILY SERVICES
Sunday - 9:00 am
Mornings - 7:45 am
followed by breakfast
Evenings – 4:35 p.m.
Daf Yomi
25 Minutes before
Morning Services