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Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford,

Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford

YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD

2240 ALBANY AVENUE WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117

www.YoungIsraelWH.org

Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah

& Shabbat Bereshit

October 11-14, 2017 22-24 Tishrei 5778

Simchat Torah Kiddush Luncheon is sponsored by

Rena & Eli Aroesty, Ilana & Steven Bernstein, Miriam &

Rabbi Tuvia Brander, Hannah & Rabbi Daniel Braune –

Friedman, Aviva & Matthew Braunshweiger, Jo & Rabbi

Jeremy Bruce, Elisheva & Zev Davidovics, Deena Grant

& Chaim Davis, Sarah & Harry Elbaum, Brooke &

Ronen Elefant, Susan & Gil Fried, Amy & Lawrence

Gallant, Carolyn & Andrew Ganeles, Esther & David

Glahn, Efrat and Zvi Goldfischer, Cynthia & Lee

Goldman, Donna & Barry Gordon, Jennifer & Brian

Grosberg, Evelyn & Bob Harris, Judith & Bruce Hessing,

Racheli & Raffi Jesin, Patti and Lou Kornreich, Dalia &

Rabbi Yossi Kulek, Leslie & Mitchell Lake, Audrey &

Leon Laufer, Judith & Rabbi Harold Liebowitz, Debbie

& Steven Luger, Jackie & Rabbi Marc Mandel, Becca &

Eric Maurer, Laura & Stuart Miller, Juanita & Yitz

Moss, Ann & Jeremy Pava, Judie & Lal Patel, Susan &

Elliot Pollack, Tali & Oren Porat, Jane Wadler & Marc

Resnick, Leslie & Marc Rifkin, Daniella & Rabbi Avi

Robinson, Barbara & Michael Snyder, Sherri & Ephraim

Trakhtenberg, Edyce Winokur, Jennifer & David

Wolpaw, Ruth Alcabes & Michael Young, Vivian & Ted

Zablotsky, Lorie & Mark Zackin

Rabbi Tuvia Brander Rabbi@youngisraelwh.org To submit something for the bulletin,

please send it to bulletin@youngisraelwh.org

MANY THANKS

We would like to thank everyone who participated in helping make such a beautiful and uplifting Yamin Noraim and Sukkot. We are truly grateful to all those who pitched in with all the different parts, pieces and programs. May it only be the beginning of a uplifting and sweet new year together.

We also would like to invite you to share your thoughts with us about the High Holidays in our community wide survey. Please kindly take a moment to complete the questionnaire.

Thank you to Tsion Cohen and his Sukkah Buidling Team for putting up our Sukkah this year and to Vivian Zablotsky for directing the beautiful decorating of our Sukkah.

Thank you to Eric Maurer and Eli Aroesty for coordinating our Simchat Torah Kiddush Luncheon and all to the volunteers for helping Friday morning.

Thank you to the Brander, Braune Friedman, Bernstein, Elefant, Ganeles, Glahn and Klein families for opening their sukkot for our Sukkah Hop. Thank you to the many Shomrim who have taken the many shifts over this entire holiday season.

Welcome to Sherri & Ephraim Trakhtenberg

who just moved into the neighborhood &

to the Yeshiva University Torah Tours Group Elianna Sharvit, Nechama Feuerstein, Yaakov

Hawk & Aryeh Helfgott Please take a moment to introduce yourself to someone new over Yom Tov & Shabbat!

As many of the new families are not yet on our directory, if you would like to reach out and invite them but need their contact information, please contact Esther Glahn and she would be happy to connect you.

MAZEL TOV

To Harriet & Mark Rosenblit on the birth of a grandson born to Michal & Michael Rosenblit in Israel.

Upcoming Events

Scholar in Residence

NEXT SHABBAT Shabbat Noach, October 20-21 Dr. Michael Avi Helfand, JD

Dr. Helfand is an expert on religious law and religious liberty as well as its interface with Halakha.

Friday Night Tisch Religious Liberty & Recycled Tires:

The Future of Religious Discrimination in Government Funding

Shabbat Morning Sermon What Can Judaism Teach U.S. Law?

Shabbat Afternoon Female Testimony: Contemporary Application in

Today’s Jewish Courts

BOOKKEEPER’S CORNER

With many different honors and checks coming into the office, please be sure to indicate in the memo in Eng-lish what payments are for. As always, Maria can be reached by email at Bookkeeper@youngisraelwh.org for any questions.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Please send all acknowledgements to Young Israel so that they may be processed, cards may be sent out, and notic-es may be placed in the weekly bulletin.

SCRIP UPDATE

Crown Market cards are now reloadable. In order for us to account for these purchases, the initial card must be bought through the shul; however, it can then be reload-ed at the store and will automatically connect to us.

BUY SCRIP Buy Young Israel of West Hartford Scrip! Scrip can even be used for online purchases! Please contact Daniella Robinson by phone at 516-286-0185 (cell) or 860-578-9515 (home).

Shop online with smile.amazon.com, select Young Israel of West Hartford as the charitable organization of your choice, and Amazon will donate a percentage of eligible purchases to the Young Israel!

YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD YOUTH DEPARTMENT

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS will be resuming shortly

Groups meet weekly on Shabbat from 10:15 AM-11:15 AM. Children ages 5 and under are invited to Junior Groups on the carpet downstairs. Children Grades 1-5 are invited to partake in our Junior Congregation, also downstairs.

Kiddie Hakafot

Come Dance with your Children Every child will get candy!

Shmini Atzeret, Thursday Oct. 12th @ 4:20 PM

NCSY Simchat Torah Simchaton

Are You Ready? Dancing...Games...Food...Spreading Joy

1:00 PM Light Lunch at Young Israel of West Hartford followed by dancing and dessert at the Hebrew Center

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford presents

VISIONS Tuesday, October 17th ● 5:30-9:00 PM

with special guest, David Benedict Director of Athletics at UCONN for the men of our community

For more information and to RSVP, please visit JewishHartford.org, call 860.727.6119

AIPAC

presents Connecticut Annual Event

Monday October 23 7:00 PM at University of Hartford (200 Bloomfield Ave)

Free and open to the public For more information or to RSVP, email Rick at

rredmond@aipac.org or call 617.399.2562

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Helen Weisel In honor of Esti Elbaum’s engagement to Aaron King In appreciation for Sharon & David Goldfarb

Lauren & Judy Daman In honor of Fran & Gene Wittenberg on the birth of a new grandson In honor of Edie & Sid Perew on the birth of a new grandson

In honor of Shayne & Stu Kesler on Elijah’s Bar Mitzvah

In honor of Juanita & Yitz Moss on Aliya’s Bat Mitzvah

In honor of Sarah & Zvi Elbaum Esti’s Engagement In honor of Naomi & David Rosen on Ilana’s En-gagement

In appreciation of Rabbi Brander and the Young Israel community.

Ann & Rabbi Eliot Feldman In thanks to Helen & Les Lowe In honor of Juanita & Yitz Moss on Aliya’s Bat Mitz-vah

Teen Leadership & Philanthropy Institute (TLPI) TLPI is a weekly interactive course for teens to explore philanthropy, social responsibility and community leadership. Meeting on Mon-day evenings at Beth El Temple in West Hart-ford from 7:00-8:40pm (dinner included), teens will learn about giving from a Jewish perspec-

tive, visit community agencies and learn about their work, solicit and evaluate grant proposals, allocate money to com-munity agencies, while adding substance to their resumes. TLPI starts on Nov. 6, is open to teens in 10th-12th grade and is limited to 12 students.

With much gratitude to Hashem You are formally invited to join in the festivities

as the Young Israel of West Hartford gives away (to the highest bidder) the following honors:

Atah Hare'eta Lead the Atah Hare’eta, both evening and morning.

A winning bid is a commitment to study an additional “x minutes per week” until the end of Hanukah. Any study material of Jewish content is valid.

H atan Torah

The Groom of the Torah; the final aliyah of the Torah-reading cycle. Hatan Bereshit

The Groom of New Beginnings; the first aliyah of the new Torah-reading cycle.

Kol ha-Ne'arim Collective aliyah on behalf of all the children.

Maftir Aliyah for the coda, and reading of the Haftarah.

~~~~ Win these honors and not only will you get your name in the bulletin every week for a year,

but the chazan will chant the Mi Sheberakh before the Musaf Service in your honor

each and every week!

Simchat Torah Kibud Auction 5778

Ner le-Ma’or Light bulbs for light in the shul

($250 minimum bid)

Yayin le-Kiddush ule-Havdalah

Wine & grape juice for Kiddush & Havdalah ($100 minimum bid)

Pat le-’Orh im Rolls for the weekly

Seudah Shlishit ($360 minimum bid)

Plus! Don’t miss out on the following exciting honors!

Candy (Wo)Man Pass out the lollypops in shul. All the kids (and some adults)

will know who you are.

Handy (Wo)Man Enhance the sanctity of our shul.

Supplement the day-to-day maintenance of our building.

Good Humor (Wo)Man Enhance the Kiddush during

summer months. The winner will buy and bring the ice cream to make the Kiddush a cool one.

Kiddush Supplement those shul-sponsored

Kiddushim. ($360 minimum bid)

Se’udah Shlishit Enrich the food and thus the spirit of YIWH Happy Hour

($200 minimum bid)

You-dah (Wo)Man A reserved parking spot right next to the rabbi’s

for one whole year. Sign included!

Bidding by consortium is welcome and encouraged!

Wednesday, October 11th - HOSHANAH RABBA Shacharit & Hoshanot 6:00 am

DO NOT FORGET TO MAKE AN ERUV TAVSHILIN Candle Lighting 5:57 pm Mincha & Maariv 6:02 pm Thursday, October 12th– SHEMINI ATZERET Shacharit 9:00 am Rabbi’s Speech & Yizkor (Approx.) 10:30 am

Children’s Hakafot 4:30 pm

Mincha Followed by bidding 6:00 pm Candle Lighting AFTER... 6:55 pm

Candles will be available at downstairs for lighting Maariv 6:55 pm Hakafot (approx.) 7:10 pm Friday, October 13th - SIMCHAT TORAH Shacharit note earlier times 8:00 am Hakafot (approx.) 8:50 am Women’s Shiur (approx.) 9:50 am Aliyot (Upstairs) (approx.) 9:50 am Simchat Torah Kiddush Luncheon 10:50 am Kol HaNearim & Chatanim (approx.) 11:45 am Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 5:55 pm Candle Lighting* BEFORE 5:54 pm *from an existing flame Shabbat, October 14th– Shabbat Bereshit Shabbat morning Chayei Adam Class 8:15 am Shacharit 9:00 am Sof Zman Kriat Shma 9:49 am Shabbat Afternoon Class 5:00 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit 5:40 pm Maariv & Havdalah 6:53 pm

Sunday, October 15th Earliest Tallit & Tefillin 6:12 am Shacharit 8:15 am Mincha & Maariv 5:50 pm Monday, October 16th - Thursday, October 19th Shacharit...Monday & Thursday 6:40 am Shacharit...Tuesday & Wednesday 6:45 am

Mincha & Maariv 5:50 pm Friday, October 20th - Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan Shacharit 6:30 am Candle Lighting 5:43 am Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 5:48 pm

Eruv Tavshilin

In order to prepare for Shabbat on Friday of Yom Tov, one must designate an Eruv Tavshilin before Yom Tov. Therefore, on Wednesday, 10/11, the head of the household, or designee, should set aside a baked item (ie challah roll or matza) and a cooked item (ie. eggs, fish or meat). S/he should then recite the both blessing of "Baruch...Al Mitzvas Eruv" and the Eruv Tavshilin declaration, both found in the Artscroll Siddur (p. 654) or on our handout from Shabbat. The foods set aside for the eruv must remain in uneaten until Shabbat and should be eaten on Shabbat. An Eruv Tavshilin must be made even if one does not intend to cook on Yom Tov for Shabbat so that Shabbat Candles can be light.

Don’t Have A Sukkah?

Our Young Israel Sukkah will be open throughout the Sukkot for communal use. Lights will be set for Yom Tov as well. Please remember to throw away your trash after eating. If you have any questions, please speak to Rabbi Brander.

In the hopes of keeping Hakafot from getting too late, we will be shifting how we do things Simchat Torah night a little. We will be begin-ning the auction immediately after Mincha instead of having a shiur, and we will be moving directly to Maariv at 6:55 pm as the second day of Yom Tov starts. Candle lighting still cannot be before 6:55 PM which will coincide with the bidding, hakafot and maariv. As such, candle lighting will be availa-ble downstairs or one may light candles after 6:55 pm and come over or one my light after hakafot at the conclusion of the evening.