DAT High School Taste of High School Shabbaton this Shabbat, Nov. 13-14 at DAT Minyan for prospective 9th grade students and all current DAT HS students. Share a taste of our welcoming community. For more infor- mation, to RSVP, or to request housing, email Aliza, Shabbaton Coordinator, at ali- [email protected]. Yeshiva Toras Chaim Shabbaton this Shab- bat, Nov. 13-14, featuring Rabbi Tzvi Mor- dechai Feldheim Friday night and Shabbat af- ternoon and Rabbi Shraga Freedman before Hashkama Mussaf and after Hashkama. See box at right. Oneg Shabbat for men and women this Fri- day night beginning at 7:30 pm at the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Friedman, 438 S. Pontiac Way. Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim will speak, as well as Rabbi Friedman. Mish Mosh returns this Saturday night, Nov. 14, at 6:15 pm, featuring family learning, prizes, a special season-opening ice cream par- ty, the announcement of our first grand prize, and Rabbi Sunshine! Don’t miss it! See Page 4. The Rabbi’s “100 Questions” class will NOT meet this Wednesday evening, November 18, due to the Men’s Event. The class resumes Wed., Nov. 25. Catch the audio from the first two weeks at DATMin- yan.org/audio. Community Kumsitz—DAT Minyan joins the Denver Community Kollel and other local organizations in spon- soring a community Kumsitz next Motzei Shabbat, Nov. 21, at the home of the Frieds . See Page 3. Rabbi Leibtag Returns! One night only—Sunday, De- cember 6, the first night of Chanukah, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag returns to DAT Minyan to speak on the topic “The Prophet Who Stole Chanukah: The Biblical Roots of the First Rabbinic Holiday.” Thank you to Dr. Terry Samuel for coordinating this special evening. Trivia Night—Save the date for a Trivia Night featuring cash prizes and food! Motzei Shabbat Chanukah, Dec. 12, 7:30 pm at DAT Minyan. The Rabbi will be using Monday as his designated weekly day off. The community is asked to contact the rabbi on Mondays only in cases of urgent need. DATMinyan.org/audio—Nearly 70 classes from local speakers. More than 1,100 listens, over 100 downloads— it’s your perfect Shabbat cooking companion! DAT MINYAN NEWS AND EVENTS DAT Minyan Rabbi Joseph Friedman 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 www.datminyan.org LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES DAY TIME TOPIC TEACHER PLACE Fri. Before Maariv D’var Torah Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim MPR שבת8:30 am Tefillah Ellyn Hutt MPR During Hashkama D’var Torah Rabbi Shraga Freedman After Hashkama Shiur Rabbi Shraga Freedman 112 Haftarah/Mussaf Parsha Class Rabbi Gitler 111 After Mussaf Derasha Rabbi Friedman MPR 3:15 pm HS Boys Talmud Dr. N. Rabinovitch Rabinovitch 151 S. Olive 3:30 pm Shiur (men and women) Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim MPR After Mincha Seudah Shelishit Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim MPR Sun. 8:00 pm Advanced Halacha Rabbi Eli Mozes MPR Tevillat Keilim—Part 2 Tue 7:30 pm Netivot Shalom on Tefillah (women only) Shelly Ciner Ciner Wed. Not Meeting Essential Judaism Rabbi Friedman N/A Please help make our Tefillot meaningful by refraining from talking during Davening. KIDDUSH sponsored by the Prostak family in honor of all November babies of the DAT Minyan, including but not limited to Melissa Friedman , Doug Thorner, Ari Thorner, Amy Finkelstein, Elissa Harcstzark, David and Jessica Zalkin, Noomi Hirsch, Yona Zalesch, Eliana Fishman, Howie Shapiro, Marcia Busse, and Sarah Prostak. SEUDAH SHELISHIT sponsored by the Shul. Welcome to the DAT Minyan Shabbat Parshat Toldot Nov. 14, 2015 2 Kislev 5776 Fri. Nov. 13 Rosh Chodesh שבתNov. 14 Sun. Nov. 15 Mon. Nov. 16 Tue. Nov. 17 Wed. Nov. 18 Thu. Nov. 19 Fri. Nov. 20 Shacharit Latest Shema 9:12 6:25 7:30, 9:00 8:00 6:35 6:45 6:45 6:35 6:45 Mincha/Maariv Earliest Shema 5:28 4:30 4:15/5:26 4:25 4:25 4:25 4:25 4:25 4:25 Candles: 3:42-4:27 Havdalah: 5:27 Parsha: p. 124 Haftarah: p. 1137 WELCOME to Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim and Rabbi Shraga Freedman of Yeshiva Toras Chaim, who are with us as part of the Yeshiva’s Denver-wide Shabbaton. WELCOME to the students and teachers of DAT High School, who are here with us for Shabbat for their Taste of High School Shabbaton.
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DAT High School Taste of High School Shabbaton this Shabbat, Nov. 13-14 at DAT Minyan for prospective 9th grade students and all current DAT HS students. Share a taste of our welcoming community. For more infor-mation, to RSVP, or to request housing, email Aliza, Shabbaton Coordinator, at [email protected].
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Shabbaton this Shab-bat, Nov. 13-14, featuring Rabbi Tzvi Mor-dechai Feldheim Friday night and Shabbat af-ternoon and Rabbi Shraga Freedman before Hashkama Mussaf and after Hashkama. See box at right.
Oneg Shabbat for men and women this Fr i-day night beginning at 7:30 pm at the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Friedman, 438 S. Pontiac Way. Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim will speak, as well as Rabbi Friedman.
Mish Mosh returns this Saturday night, Nov. 14, at 6:15 pm, featuring family learning, prizes, a special season-opening ice cream par-ty, the announcement of our first grand prize, and Rabbi Sunshine! Don’t miss it! See Page 4.
The Rabbi’s “100 Questions” class will NOT meet this Wednesday evening, November 18, due to the Men’s Event. The class resumes Wed., Nov. 25. Catch the audio from the first two weeks at DATMin-yan.org/audio.
Community Kumsitz—DAT Minyan joins the Denver Community Kollel and other local organizations in spon-soring a community Kumsitz next Motzei Shabbat, Nov. 21, at the home of the Frieds . See Page 3.
Rabbi Leibtag Returns! One night only—Sunday, De-cember 6, the first night of Chanukah, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag returns to DAT Minyan to speak on the topic “The Prophet Who Stole Chanukah: The Biblical Roots of the
First Rabbinic Holiday.” Thank you to Dr. Terry Samuel for coordinating this special evening.
Trivia Night—Save the date for a Trivia Night featuring cash prizes and food! Motzei Shabbat Chanukah, Dec. 12, 7:30 pm at DAT Minyan.
The Rabbi will be using Monday as his designated weekly day off. The community is asked to contact the rabbi on Mondays only in cases of urgent need.
DATMinyan.org/audio—Nearly 70 classes from local speakers. More than 1,100 listens, over 100 downloads—it’s your perfect Shabbat cooking companion!
DAT MINYAN NEWS AND EVENTS
DAT Minyan Rabbi Joseph Friedman 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 www.datminyan.org
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
DAY TIME TOPIC TEACHER PLACE
Fri. Before Maariv D’var Torah Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim
MPR
שבת
8:30 am Tefillah Ellyn Hutt MPR
During Hashkama D’var Torah Rabbi Shraga Freedman
After Hashkama Shiur Rabbi Shraga Freedman 112
Haftarah/Mussaf Parsha Class Rabbi Gitler 111
After Mussaf Derasha Rabbi Friedman MPR
3:15 pm HS Boys Talmud Dr. N. Rabinovitch Rabinovitch 151 S. Olive
3:30 pm Shiur (men and women) Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim
MPR
After Mincha Seudah Shelishit Rabbi Tzvi Mordechai Feldheim
MPR
Sun. 8:00 pm Advanced Halacha Rabbi Eli Mozes MPR
Tevillat Keilim—Part 2
Tue 7:30 pm Netivot Shalom on
Tefillah (women only) Shelly Ciner Ciner
Wed. Not Meeting Essential Judaism Rabbi Friedman N/A
Please help make our Tefillot meaningful by refraining from talking during Davening.
KIDDUSH sponsored by the Prostak family in honor of all November babies of the DAT Minyan, including but not limited to Melissa Friedman, Doug Thorner, Ari Thorner, Amy Finkelstein, Elissa Harcstzark,
David and Jessica Zalkin, Noomi Hirsch, Yona Zalesch, Eliana Fishman, Howie Shapiro, Marcia Busse, and Sarah Prostak. SEUDAH SHELISHIT sponsored by the Shul.
Please include the following names in your prayers. May each be granted a Refuah Shleima. Names are kept on the list until the next Rosh Chodesh. Help us keep the list accurate by verifying the necessary details each month on the Cholim GoogleDoc.
Menachem Yitzchak ben Yisraela Rut bat Perle Avraham Shalom ben Henna Barak Mordechai ben Edit Chana Peshy bat Chaya Sara Chaya Chanah Elisheva Rivka bat Sarah Chaya Rut bat Shayna Sara David ben Ita Sheva Dina bat Hyla and Shayla Golda Vichma bat Malka Kayla Leah bat Sarah Leah Devora Kivitiya bat Chaya Leah Dinah Bat Soro Miriam Tova Chaya bat Chanah Nechama bat Chana Noa Shani bat Chaya Bracha Devorah Leah bat Chanah Rabbi Ephraim Ben Henna Raphael Yotam ben Efrat Ida bat Esa Sandra Miriam Shoshana bat Chanah Sarah Esther bat Faiyge Sarah Shoshanna bat Sarah Shashi bat Batya Baila Shirley Hasia bat Devorah Yael Meira bas Yisraela Yosef Yishai ben Sarah Imanu (Rabbi) Tzvi Gershon ben Shaindel Shaina Raizel
Torah from Rabbi Berel Wein RabbiWein.com
This week's Torah reading continually raises for us the unbelievable fact that two such divergent personalities and worldviews could have been raised in the house of Yitzhak and Rivkah. We can understand how a person such as Yaakov could have come from their home. After all, he is studious, serious and obedient to the wishes of his parents, especially to those of his mother. He is not an outdoorsman and prefers the study hall to that of the sports field and the hunt. Later on in life he will ac-quire the traits of a warrior, an entrepreneur, and a strong leader who will endure much but remain steadfast in his beliefs and way of life. However, it is very difficult for us to fathom how a murderer, rapist, idolater and feared hunter and tyrant could grow up and be raised in this very same household and by the very same parents that raised Yaakov. All of the commentators to the Torah have questioned this and every generation of scholars have attempted to address it and give it relevant meaning. Yet, as is often the case regarding the human condition, the questions and problems involved defy logical answers and human understanding. The entire field of psychiatry and psychology is devoted to attempting to unravel behavior patterns and the mysteries of the human personality. In my experience, psychology can, in the main, help identify the problem. But in most cases the true cause that trig-gers aberrant behavior remains hidden even from the most knowledgeable of us. Human beings are very complicated, have ultimate freedom of choice and behavior and only God in heaven can read the secrets of one's soul and personality. And yet, we are all held responsible for our behavior and actions. Whatever it was that made Eisav the person he be-came, is solely his responsibility…..his deeds in life and the havoc that he created. Generally speaking, Judaism does not allow for excuses. Unforeseen circumstances can acquit someone in specific instances from performing a mitzvah. But Judaism nev-er grants carte blanche excuses and forgiveness because of natural dysfunction and problems of life, especially of family life. In our current society there are many who believe that parents and home atmosphere are responsible for wayward children. This may be true in particular instances, but it is certainly not the case in every instance or even in most instances. From the moment we are born, we are granted the power to do what we wish to do. Those are our choices. We are taught that the rebellion of David's children against him came from the lack of discipline that David enforced upon them in their youth. Nevertheless, the blame and punishment visited upon those children was of their own doing and a result of their choices and behavior in life. Eisav will weep at his father's feet and beg for his eternal blessing. He will be given a blessing but not the one that he wishes for. That other blessing had to be earned through his behavior and the choices he made. Ultimately that was up to Eisav alone. And that perhaps is the main message that we can glean from this otherwise mysterious person and situation.
DAT Minyan Rabbi Joseph Friedman 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 facebook.com/datminyan
Happy Birthday:
Adira Bielsky Ari Thorner
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DAT MINYAN YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
YOUTH SNACKS Sponsorship Fruit snacks sponsored by Isadora, Alan, and
Solomon Bielsky in honor of Adira’s 5th Birthday!
Isadora and Alan sponsored at DATMinyan.org/Youth!
* B’nei Akiva: Shabbat Hadracha (Teen Leadership Shabbaton)—Weekend of November 20! Grades 8-12. Join us, and a great staff flying in from NY, for an inspiring and fun-filled Shabbat ending with a surprise activity on Motzei Shabbat! More info. coming soon. More info: Miriam Schottenstein, Amanda Kasztl, Noam Horowitz, Steve Feldman
Camp Stone Open House for parents and children enter ing Grades 3-11—Monday evening, Nov. 16, 7:30 pm at the home of Noah and Arinn Makovsky, 112 S. Olive St. Come meet Director Yehuda Rothner and incoming Director Yakov Fleischmann. Call (216) 382-8062 or email Randi Mashmoor at [email protected] for more about the open house or the camp in general. Camp Stone is an overnight Bnei Akiva Moshava summer camp.
*** REVISED DATES! - Bais Yaakov for Mothers and Others—A six session program of Chumash (Devarim) study-ing the same Parsha as Bais Yaakov girls. Taught by Miss Dasi Indich. 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Aish Denver. Wednesdays October 21, 28, and November 4, Sunday nights November 8, 15, and 22. For more information please call Mrs. Leah Schiermeyer at 303-771-0591 or email [email protected]
* The Men’s Event—Wed., Nov. 18, 6:00-9:00 pm, featuring Bret Stephens, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and deputy editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal. At Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd in Denver. Join 1,000+ men for kosher food and good conversation. Register at: JEWISHcolorado.org/MensEvent or email [email protected] for assistance in joining a DAT Minyan table.
* Speaker at Chabad—Bais Menachem invites the community to a full course Israeli-Moroccan dinner and special talk on her near-death experience by special guest speaker Stephanie Arnold, author of “37 Seconds.” Stephanie will discuss her story of dying for 37 seconds after giving birth and what she saw for those 37 seconds. The dinner and talk will take place on Thursday, Nov. 19 beginning 6:30 pm at Bais Menachem Social Hall, 400 S. Holly St. Cost $25. RSVP by Nov. 17 at 303-329-0213 or chabadcolorado.com. Copies of her book will be sold. More information—stephaniearnold.net.
* Denver Kollel East Side Kumzitz—The Denver Community Kollel will hold its annual East Side kumzitz on Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Vayetze, November 21, in partnership with DAT Minyan, EDOS, and Kehillas Bais Yisroel. The kumzitz will take place at the home of Shlomo & Raacheli Fried, 311 S. Magnolia St., at 7:30 pm, and will feature music, spirited singing, food and divrei Torah. For more info, please contact [email protected].
* Yeshiva Toras Chaim’s 49th Annual Tribute Dinner—With much gratitude, Yeshiva Toras Chaim will be celebrating its 49th annual tribute dinner on Wed., Dec. 2, 5:45 pm, at BMH-BJ, 560 Monaco Pkwy, Featuring Gary Torgow, Chairman of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. Honoring Dr. Effie and Mrs. Simmy Sonstein, The Abrams Family, Mr. Lewis and Dr. Jeanne Abrams, R’ Yehudah and Mrs. Esti Abrams; R’ Chaim and Mrs. Chaya Abrams, and R’ Avraham and Mrs. Chaya Malka Abrams. To place an ad or dinner reservation, or for more information, please visit www.ytcdenver.org, email [email protected] or call 303-629-8200. The deadline to submit ads for the Keepsake Dedication Book is Friday, November 13.
Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi Video—The Women’s Division of the Denver Community Kollel and AISH Denver present an inspiring video for women featuring Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi. The video, entitled Internalizing the Flame, was re-cently recorded and focuses on current events. The event will take place at Aish Denver on Wednesday, December 2. Doors open at 7:45 pm, program at 8:00. No charge.
* EDOS Annual Dinner—EDOS is pleased to invite you to its annual event Dec. 10, 7:00 PM at EDOS. This year's hon-orees are EDOS Past Presidents. These individuals have kept the shul going for the past 53 years. We will also bestow the Hakarat Hatov award to Lottie Soble, acknowledging our gratitude to her years of service in the Shul front office and many other roles. Our special guest speaker for the event is Rabbi Ari Sytner, Musical entertainment by the Oy Vey Trio enhancing the event with Chanukah music, Jewish music and jazz! You can download an Ad Journal form by clicking here. You can also make your reservation immediately by going to our Donate page. Attached are the invite and President page as well. For further questions please speak to Dinner Chairs Shlomo and Raacheli Fried.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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DAT Minyan: A dynamic and friendly Modern Orthodox synagogue for all ages dedicated to meaningful prayer, personal spiritual development, community growth, youth involvement, Torah education and Religious Zionism.
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. שבת
11/15 Mincha 4:25p Mozes Class 8p
11/16 11/17 Ciner Class 7p
11/18 Men’s Event— No Rabbi Class
11/19 11/20 11/21 Fishman Bat Mitzvah Mish Mosh 6:15p
11/22 Mincha 4:20p Mozes Class 8p
11/23 11/24 Ciner Class 7p
11/25 100 Questions 7p
11/26 Thanksgiving
Shacharit 8a
11/27
11/28 Cohen Bat Mitzvah Mish Mosh 6:15p
11/29 Mincha 4:15p Mozes Class 8p
11/30 12/1 Ciner Class 7p
12/2 100 Questions 7p
12/3 12/4 12/5 Sponsored Kiddush Mish Mosh 6:15p
12/6 Mincha 4:15p Leibtag Class 7p Mozes Class 8p Chanukah Light 1
12/7 Chanukah Light 2
12/8 Ciner Class 7p Chanukah Light 3
12/9 100 Questions 7p Chanukah Light 4
12/10 Chanukah Light 5
12/11 Chanukah Light 6
12/12 Rosh Chodesh I Mish Mosh 6:15p Trivia Night 7:30p Chanukah Light 7
