The Park Page - Young Israel of New Hyde Park
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The Park Page - Young Israel of New Hyde Park
This week’s issue of The Park Page is dedicated by Larry and Maurine Sobin, commemorating the Yahrzeit (24 Kislev) of Larry’s mother Rasha Denka bas Gershon a”h, and Rabbi Lawrence and Nehama Teitelman, commemorating the Yahrzeits of grandparents Millicent Kutliroff – Mina bas Yerucham ha-Kohen a”h (24 Kislev) and Samuel Teitelman – Shmuel ben Nachum z”l (28 Kislev). . The Weekly Bulletin of Young Israel of New Hyde Park December 19-26, 2014 27 Kislev – 4 Tevet 5775 Miketz ▪ Chanuka ▪ Mevarkhim Issue #422 Parasha Page Numbers Parasha Maftir Haftara Artscroll 222, Soncino 155 Artscroll 768, Soncino 598 Artscroll 1210, Soncino 987 Schedule of Services and Classes Yevamot 76 Friday, December 19 / 27 Kislev - Chanuka Shacharit 6:15 am Candle-lighting before 4:12 pm Mincha / Dvar Torah / Maariv 4:15 pm Yevamot 77 Saturday, December 20 / 28 Kislev - Chanuka Parasha Shiur – Commentary of Rabbi S.R. Hirsch 8:15 am Shacharit 8:45 am Latest time for Shema MA 8:58, GRA 9:34 am Sermon: “Food for Thought” 10:30 am Shiur: “A Chanuka Chicken-and-the-Egg Scenario” 3:30 pm Mincha, followed by Seuda Shelishit and Maariv 4:05 pm Shabbat ends, light Chanuka candles 5:15 pm Yevamot 78 Sunday, December 21 / 29 Kislev - Chanuka Shacharit 8:10 am Gemara Shiur (Sota 12b) 8:50 am Mincha / Mishna / Maariv 4:15 pm Yevamot 79 Monday, Dec. 22 / 30 Kislev – Chanuka / R. Ch. Shacharit 6:05 am Mincha / Mishna / Maariv 4:15 pm Yevamot 80 Tuesday, Dec. 23 / 1 Tevet – Chanuka / R. Ch. Shacharit 6:05 am Mincha / Mishna / Maariv 4:15 pm Yevamot 81 Wednesday, December 24 / 2 Tevet - Chanuka Shacharit 6:10 am Mincha / Mishna / Maariv 4:15 pm Yevamot 82 Thursday, December 25 / 3 Tevet Shacharit note time 8:10 am Mincha / Mishna / Maariv 4:15 pm Yevamot 83 Friday, December 26 / 4 Tevet Shacharit 6:15 am Candle-lighting, before 4:15 pm Mincha / Dvar Torah / Maariv 4:15 pm ▪ Daf Yomi meets Monday through Friday at 5:30 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ▪ Women wishing to use the Mikvah should contact Nehama Teitelman at 518-222-3874 to schedule an appointment. ▪ The Molad for the month of Tevet will be Sunday, December 21 at 10:31 p.m. Jerusalem time. Drash v'DaSh: A Shabbat-Chanuka Message and Greeting “Taking It Home With Us” After confiscating several pounds of an illegal substance of the cannabis variety during a police investigation, California officer Joe Shmoe (the last name has been changed to protect this innocent author from getting sued) decided to take his “work” home with him instead of booking it into evidence. There he apparently used it only to “train his dog” (for the canine Olympics in Woodstock?) and is unlikely to face criminal charges for the unauthorized possession. Lehavdil be-elef alfei havdalot – with thousands upon thousands of degrees of separation – on Chanuka we are bidden to “take our work home with us”. Ordinarily, our Avoda - literally “work”, but also refers to ritual “worship” – is optimally performed in the Beit Knesset, in the sanctuary of the synagogue. Though a “menora” is a common year-round fixture in our temples, on Chanuka, we have a mandate of ner ish u-beto, to light the menora specifically at our homes. (The notion of mehadrin min ha-mehadrin – that the number of lights corresponds in some measure to the number of people in the household – further underscores the connection to our family.) Indeed, after Rabbi Yosef Karo records in his Shulchan Arukh the practice to kindle the Chanuka lights in shul, Rabbi Moshe Isserles (Rema) observes that notwithstanding the recitation of the blessing, no one fulfills his/her obligation with the lighting in the synagogue. This is all the more surprising when one considers that the primary miracles of Chanuka – the reclamation of the Beit Hamikdash from the hands of the Greco-Syrians, the purification and rededication of the facility, and the supernatural lasting of a one-day supply of olive oil for seven days all took place in the confines of the Holy Temple, whose modern-day mirror is our Mikdash Me’at – the contemporary synagogue. Truth be told, there was another miracle that was even more miraculous than any of the aforementioned ones, and a victory even more victorious than the military triumph of the Hasmoneans. At risk was the religious essence of the Jewish people, their spiritual substance. Hellenistic ideologies threatened to supplant Jewish identity. The ultimate test of filial fidelity was the transmission of tradition in the Jewish family, and so we keep that flame alive with the “Torah Or” illuminating our homes. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Lawrence Teitelman Nach Yomi Study for December 20-26, per Rabbi Abramowitz’s Nach Yomi Companion. For more info, visit www.ou.org/torah/nachyomi. Psalms 1: No Standing Psalms 2: Psalm 1 (continued) Psalms 3: On The Run Psalms 4: A Note for the Conductor Psalms 5: Flight of the Bumblebee Psalms 6: Tachanun Psalms 7: David’s Mistaken Psalm YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW HYDE PARK National Council of Young Israel 264-15 77th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 ∙ Tel: 718-343-0496 ∙ Fax: 718-343-6509 ∙ www.yinhp.org ∙ office@yinhp.org Announcements Yasher koach to Dovid Gottesman for his laining this week. Seuda Shelishit is sponsored by Dovid Gottesman in honor of Dani’s birthday. Mazal tov to Ilusha Langer (Eliyahu Yitzchak ben Chaim), and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Felix Langer, who will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at YINHP this Sunday. Thank you to Nehama Teitelman for giving the Ladies Shiur on Tehillim, and to Ellen and Larry Barth for hosting it. Food Certificates for A&A Gourmet, Fairway, Pathmark, Stop & Shop, and Waldbaum’s, and Chesed Dollars for many Jewish businesses, can be purchased from Art Feldman 516-227-0707, Paige Finkelstein 718-343-4821, Rena Gombo 718-343-3855, and Ilene Horowitz 718470-9474. Proceeds finance capital improvement projects at the shul. The Clothing Gemach (www.BeautifulMemoriesGemach.org) is looking for volunteers to work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm and Monday through Thursday in the evenings. For more information, please contact Mark Krieger at 917-703-4694. Office Hours this week are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10-2. Young Israel of New Hyde Park in partnership with the National Jewish Outreach Program is pleased to present a Crash Course in Jewish History Unit 1: Biblical Times Unit 2: From a United Kingdom, to Exile and Diaspora Unit 3: The Jewish Epicenter Moves West Unit 4: The Modern Era, Enlightenment to World War I Unit 5: Holocaust and Renewal “From soup to nuts… with a course in between” The Park Page Puzzle “Yesh kan Kohen…” This week’s Puzzle: In which two places in Sefer Bereshit is “Kohen” mentioned? Where in the Torah does a “regular” Kohen (in the sense of Aaron’s family) first appear? Solution to last week’s Puzzle: Vayma’en (=”he refused”) appears three times in Sefer Bereshit: Jacob refused to be comforted for the presumed death of Joseph (37:35), Joseph refused the advances of Potiphar's wife (39:8), and Jacob refused to accept Joseph's correction when blessing his two sons (48:19) Free “Crash Course Companion Guide” for the first ten people to register and attend First lecture: Tuesday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to register, please contact Rabbi Teitelman at 718-347-5819 or rabbi@yinhp.org Yasher koach to Joe Bettelheim, Susan Isler, Karen Klein, Rita Lenefsky, and Kal Talansky, for their solutions. Simcha Kiddush Sponsors Return of the Mega-Myriads Raffle Ellen and Larry Barth, celebrating the 64th anniversary of Larry’s parents Vita and Stanley Barth Nurit and Yehuda Biniamin Arlene and Art Feldman, celebrating Art’s birthday Rena and Jerry Gombo, celebrating miracles and liberation at Rena’s school Ilene and Marc Horowitz, celebrating Chanuka Linda and Chaim Israeli, celebrating Dov’s birthday Karen and Jeff Klein, celebrating their 25th anniversary and Daniel’s acceptance to Columbia Law School Tickets for $100,000 raffle and other prizes $100 for 1, $180 for 2, $250 for 3, $375 for 5 $500 for 7, $1000 for 15; $36 for entry into smaller raffle Proceeds to support our community development efforts Gemach Grand Opening Dr. Beth and Mark Krieger, in appreciation to the Gemachateers (volunteers at the Beautiful Memories Gemach) Rita and Selig Lenefsky, celebrating the anniversaries of Irwin and Dena and Mimi and Steve and the birthdays of grandsons Eric and Jack Eta and Moshe Mordkovich, celebrating the birthdays of Eta, Ella, David and Elkie Rashel and David Rouhani Maurine and Larry Sobin, celebrating the 22nd birthday of their granddaughter Leora Dan, Cheryl, and Ilana Stevelman, celebrating Marcia’s birthday Irene and Kalman Talansky, in honor of all celebrating simchas Founder Mark Krieger addresses the audience at the dedication ceremony of the “Beautiful Memories Gemach” (clothing pantry) earlier this month. Based at YINHP, the Gemach services families from Queens and Nassau Counties in need of clothing, with a specialty in providing for life’s special occasions. For more information or to volunteer, contact Mark at 917-7034694 or visit www.BeautifulMemoriesGemach.org Nehama and Rabbi Lawrence Teitelman celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of their nephew Yair Lew, son of Elana and Rabbi Zvi Lew Jessica and Stanley Weinberger Yafa and Hamid Verdi, celebrating Yafa and Parisa’s birthdays Dr. Danny Zaghi Next month’s Simcha Kiddush will be January 17th - Shabbat Mevarkhim Please send simcha details and sponsorships ($18) to office