Parashat Terumah February 20 - 27, 2015 2

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Parashat Terumah
February 20 - 27, 2015
2 - 8 Adar 5775
Shabbat Tefilla Times:
Shabbat Candle Lighting
5:33 pm (Plag 4:42 pm)
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat
5:35 pm (Youth-Led Ruach
Minyan, Youth Beit Midrash)
5:35 pm (Sanctuary)
Shacharit
7:00 am, 8:00 am
8:45 am, 9:15 am
Shabbat Ends:
6:32 pm
Candle Lighting
Next Shabbat:
5:40 pm (Plag 4:48 pm)
Shabbat Mincha
5:20 pm (Sanctuary)
Shabbat Speakers and Shiurim:
Hashkama: Jacob Licht
8:00 am: Barbara Blaustein
8:45 am: Zanvy Lesnoy, Rabbi
Brahm Weinberg
Youth: Mrs. Elana Weinberg
Mechy Frankel's Gemara
Shiur:
9:00 am - Classroom F
David Eisenman's Gemara
Shiur Will not be held this
week
Shiur by Rabbi Brahm
Weinberg
4:15 pm "No Good Deed Goes
Unpunished . . Or Does It? The
Rule of Double Effect and the
Consequences of our Behavior"
Between Mincha/Maariv
Yitz Kasdan "Shaatnez and
Organ Donations"
Weekday Tefilla Times:
All services are held in the Beit Midrash unless otherwise noted.
Sunday
Tuesday
Shacharit: 8:00 am
Shacharit: 7:00 am
(Sanctuary)
Mincha/Maariv: 5:35 pm
Shacharit: 9:00 am
Maariv: 9:00 pm
(Youth-Led, Sanctuary)
Mincha/Maariv: 5:30 pm
Wednesday
Monday
Shacharit: 7:00 am
Shacharit: 6:45 am
Mincha/Maariv: 5:35 pm
Mincha/Maariv: 5:35 pm
Maariv: 9:00 pm
Maariv: 9:00 pm
Thursday
Shacharit: 6:45 am (Sanctuary)
Mincha/Maariv: 5:35 pm
Maariv: 9:00 pm
Friday
Shacharit: 7:00 am
Educational Programming for the Week of February 23:
Rabbi Bieler's classes will resume in March.
Monday
8:00 pm at the home of Dinah Haramati
Short Stories of Agnon
Wednesday
8:00 pm at KMS, Rabbi Haramati
Prophets and Biblical Poetics
Tuesday
8:00 pm at KMS, Rabbi Haramati
Ancient & Modern Tora Commentaries
Welcome to Rabbi Brahm and Mrs. Elana Weinberg
The schedule for Shabbat is as follows: On Friday night, Rabbi Weinberg will daven in the Youth Beit
Midrash with the Youth-Led Ruach Minyan and deliver a short D'var Torah. At 9:15 pm, Rabbi
Weinberg will give a shiur in the main sanctuary. On Shabbat morning, Rabbi Weinberg will give the
D'var Torah after Musaf. Mrs. Elana Weinberg will speak at the Youth Minyan. At 4:15 pm, Rabbi
Weinberg will give a shiur in the Main Sanctuary. Motzei Shabbat, Mrs. Weinberg will give a 30 minute
talk at 8:30 pm, and at 9:00 pm Rabbi Weinberg will participate in a Q&A session. Please click here to
get a detailed version of the weekend's schedule.
Mazal Tov:
Mazal Tov to David and Shulamith Lesnoy on the Bar Mitzva of Zanvy. Mazal tov also to siblings
Charne, Deena, Yaakov and Ariella, and to grandparents Rabbi Tuvia and Feigy Grauman and Herb
and Helen Lesnoy, and all aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Mazel Tov to Bertha and Jack Spiro on the birth of their second great-grandson, 2nd son to Yael and
Ari Horovitz and brother to Natan of Modiin. Proud grandparents are David and Tzippy Spiro Horovitz
of Beit Shemesh.
Condolences
Condolences to Joseph Cohn on the death of his father, Yaakov Eliyahu ben Chaim Mordechai (Ha
Cohen), z''l. The funeral will be in Milwaukee. Shiva information will be forthcoming.
Kiddush:
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Hashkama Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Lily and Saadia Greenberg in memory of Lily's
mother, Tzipporah Nadel, z''l and by Michael and Marti Herskowitz in commemoration of the
yahrzeit of Julius Herskowitz, z''l.
8:00 am Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Howard and Rosanne Benn in memory of their
parents, Natalie Rifas Blum, Howard Blum, and Fay Benn and in honor of the 43rd wedding
anniversary of Howard and Rosanne.
8:45 am Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by David and Shulamith Lesnoy in honor of the Bar
Mitzva of Zanvy, and by KMS in honor of Rabbi Brahm and Mrs. Elana Weinberg.
Youth Minyan Kiddush is provided by KMS.
Kiddush Committee Duty
This Shabbat: Elikan/Goldstein
Next Shabbat: Agassi
Security Duty
This Shabbat: Plotinsky
Next Shabbat: Schloss
Purim Activities
Purim is coming and one of the main mitzvot of the holiday is matanot l’evyonim (gifts to the poor).
Please donate to the KMS Tzedakah Fund and we will arrange for distributions of matanot l’evyonim to
the poor of Israel and our community on Purim to fulfill the mitzvah. Please send your checks to the
shul office made out to the KMS Tzedakah Fund with a notation that it is for Purim or donate online
through the KMS Tzedakah Fund click here. If you have any questions, please contact Karen or Jeff
Wasserstein (kjwass@msn.com; jnw@hpm.com ).
March 1, 2015: 10 am - noon: Purim Carnival! KMS and YISE are proud to join forces for a
community Purim Carnival at KMS. Join us for carnival games, Hamantaschen baking, mask making,
Purim storytime and singalong. Each person who makes a Mishloach Manot basket will be given the
name and address of someone in the community to give the basket to in the days leading up to
Purim. Cost is $6 per person (children 2 and older), family maximum $18. For more information
please contact Rabbi Moses at rdmoses@icloud.com or Gary Winters at (301) 592-1578 or
garyawinters@gmail.com.
Current Events:
February 21, 2015: Bnei Akiva Snif meets this Shabbat at 4:20 pm for all 3d-6th graders. Walking
groups leave Shomrei Emunah at 4 pm.
February 22, 2015: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm, DCJCC: 5th Annual Community Education Day on Arab
Citizens of Israel is an opportunity to learn about the daily lives and challenges of Israel’s largest
minority group, its Arab citizens. The program is presented by the Embassy of Israel, the Jewish
Federation of Greater Washington, the JCRC, and others. The afternoon begins with a keynote
address by Dr. Dalia Fadila, president of Al-Qasemi College of Engineering and Science, followed by a
panel discussion with Dr. Fadila; Dan Arbell, scholar-in-residence, Center for Israel Studies at
American University; and Safa Garb, JDC division director, Arab Society and Infrastructure; and
moderated by Rabbi Sid Schwarz, co-chair of the Greater Washington Forum on Israeli Arab Issues
(GWFIA). A highlight of the program is the D.C. premiere of "Dancing Arabs", followed by a reception
and discussion. "Dancing Arabs" is a bittersweet ‘80s coming-of-age drama about a gifted Arab
teenager who wins the opportunity to attend a prestigious Jewish boarding school. Isolated and lonely
at first, he begins to fit in and form close friendships, but heartbreak, personal tragedy, and politics
threaten to destroy his adolescent idyll. As the teen moves into manhood, he is faced with impossible
decisions about where he will stand — and who he will be. The film is suitable for adults and older
teens. RSVP online for Community Education Day and purchase tickets ($12 each) for "Dancing
Arabs": wjff.org/dayofed
70 Days for 70 Years, KMS is participating in this ongoing worldwide self-study program that has
multiple start dates in 2015. It is designed to engage and empower participants in a global project in
memory of Holocaust victims and create a positive learning experience. For further information, contact
Beth Lichy at jlichy@aol.com.
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is reaching out to Holocaust survivors, children of
survivors and their families to be recognized personally during a community-wide candle lighting
ceremony commemorating Yom HaShoah which is taking place on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2015.
To learn more information about how you or your family members can participate, please contact
www.jcouncil.org/CandleLighting
Save the Date:
February 28, 2015: Bracha Rutner, our Yoetzet Halacha, will be with us for Shabbat. She will be
speaking at the Hashkama Minyan and between Mincha and Maariv on "What's Hiding in Your Jewish
Genes: Ensuring Healthy Children in the Next Generation."
March 7, 2015: Our first Malave Malka of the year features Dr. Sylvia Barack
Fishman, professor and master teacher from Brandeis University, who will be discussing "Modern
Orthodoxy in the Spectrum of American Jewish Life." Click here to make your reservations.
March 14, 2015: 8:30 pm, A special Malave Malka with Senator Ben Cardin. Click here to make your
reservations.
March 15, 2015: 6:00 pm, KMS Annual Dinner and 25th Anniversary Celebration
March 15, 2015: Join KMS and Berman Hebrew Academy on Good Deeds Day, as we partner with
Bikur Cholim to clean and fill the local kosher pantries at Children's Hospital and Shady Grove
Adventist Hospital (children over 15 and adults). Upper School students can receive community service
hours. We will meet at KMS at 10am to distribute Good Deeds Day t-shirts and split into carpools. We
will return to KMS at 1 pm. Please contact Naomi Carmel for any questions at
naomicarmel1@gmail.com.
KMS will also be holding an ongoing Passover food drive for Bikur Cholim. Lower School Students,
send us a picture of you picking out a food item to donate, and we'll post it in the KMS lobby! There will
be a prize awarded to the child who shows the most ruach! Please contact Naomi Carmel to sign up or
for any questions at naomicarmel1@gmail.com.
March 21, 2015: The renowned Bible scholar and teacher, Judy Klitsner, from Pardes, will be Scholar
in Residence. Details will be announced soon.
Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month Activities
February 21, 2015: 7:45 pm, Reelabilities—Greater DC Special Preview Screening of "White
Balance." This is a coming-of-age story about Itamar, a boy who has a passion for ice skating, but is
slowly losing his hearing and his balance. This free screening will take place at Beth Sholom
Congregation, 11825 Seven Locks Road, Potomac, MD, and is open to the public. For more
information, contact Sara Milner at sara@sunflowerbakery.org.
February 22, 2015: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm, Strengths to Strength: Disability Inclusion Now & Next—
Individuals with disabilities, their families and the community are invited to come together to help inform
the future of disability inclusion in our local area. The event will take place at The Jewish Federation of
Greater Washington, 6101 Executive Blvd, North Bethesda, MD. For more information, contact Lisa
Handelman at Lisa.Handelman@shalomdc.org or 301-230-7278. The event is free. Please register
here: https://youngleadership.wufoo.com/forms/w1j7fzdu0u45atk/
February 25, 2015: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Jewish Disability Advocacy Day. The Jewish Disability
Network invites the community to participate in a day of learning and lobbying. The event will take
place at the Capitol Visitor's Center. For more information, contact Allison Redisch at
Allison.Redisch@JewishFederations.org. The cost is $72. Please register here: https://securefedweb.jewishfederations.org/page/contribute/jewish-disability-advocacy-day-2015
There is more information about other Jewish disability awareness programs on the Jconnect Jewish
Disability Awareness Month webpage (http://www.jconnect.org/jdam ).
Youth News:
Youth Minyan Kiddush: If you are interested in sponsoring a Kiddush, please contact Avi
Warshawsky, at aviwarshawsky@gmail.com or to sign up online, click here.
Opportunities to Get Involved and Help:
We are excited to announce the launch of a new initiative that will improve our KMS-sponsored
kiddushim. The "Kiddush Fund" is a great opportunity for members to celebrate milestones without the
full financial responsibility of a sponsored kiddush, while also lending support to the weekly kiddush
that would otherwise have been sponsored by the shul. Contributors to the Kiddush Fund will be listed
on the Shabbat sheet each week. We look forward to your support as we launch this fund and
celebrate many enjoyable Shabbatot together. For your convenience, please click here to make a
donation.
Gabbai Volunteers Needed to join the Friday night and Shabbat Mincha 4-week rotations and
weekday Mincha/Maariv and 9:00 pm Maariv-only rotations. Contact: haroldhimmelfarb@gmail.com or
speak to any of the Gabbaim.
Given the difficulties we've been experiencing making Mincha minyanim (the very early time,
regulars are away, etc), KMS is establishing a list of members who aren't necessarily always able to
attend but who are around Kemp Mill in the afternoon and would be willing to be called to come if
necessary. Please click here to volunteer.
The KMS Tzedaka Fund helps people in need in the greater Kemp Mill Community. Donations to the
Tzedaka Fund would help us meet these requests. Please give generously to the KMS Tzedaka Fund
by sending your tax-deductible donation to the KMS office. Checks should be made payable to the
KMS Tzedaka Fund. If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact Rabbi Bieler
Rabbi@kmsynagogue.org) or Karen and Jeff Wasserstein (kjwass@msn.com, jnw@hpm.com)
The Chesed Committee provides support for members in need (health, family problems, disabilities
that prevent people from attending shul, etc.). If you or anyone you know might be in need of help, or
would like to volunteer to assist others, please contact the Chesed coordinator on duty for February, Ed
Friedman. His contact information is: numbers42@juno.com or 301-384-4607.
If you are cold and wet, double check the KMS Lost and Found to see if you left coats,
sweaters, boots, hats, gloves, scarves or any other type of outerwear. We are full to overflowing with
these items left behind.
Refua Shleima:
Nechama Yenta bat Raizal, Yehoshua Dan ben Naomi, Binyamin ben Sara, Bayla Tova bat
Rivka, Rachel Blimah bat Freydel, Levi Yitzchock ben Leah HaCohen, Yechezkel Yonatan ben Chana
Masha, Baruch Yosef ben Riffel, Mana Shlomo Hakohen ben Beila, Yechiel Mechl ben Eidel.
Please keep these names in mind during recitation of the misheberach for cholim.
Please email the office at office@kmsynagogue.org if you would like to add names to this list
Community Connection
The KMS Community Connection is online! Visit www.kmsynagogue.org/community to keep us with
events and community programs. To submit a Community Connection item, please
visit: http://www.kmsynagogue.org/submit-a-community-connection.html