PURIM 2008 At Young Israel of Stamford

Join us at Young Israel for a fabulous Purim!

MEGILLAH READING SCHEDULE

Thursday Evening
Maariv & Megillah: 7:00PM
Late Megillah: 8:45 PM

Friday:
Shacharis & Megillah: 6:05 AM
Megillah: 7:45 AM

Megillah on the Road:
Courtland Rehab 53 Courtland Ave: 10:30AM
Long Ridge- 710 Long Ridge Rd (women): 1:00PM
Sterling Glen 77 Third Ave: 12:30 PM
Edgehill 122 Palmers Hill Rd: 2:00 PM
Brighton Gardens 59 Roxbury Rd: 2:15 PM
Tandet 146 W Broad St: 3:00 PM
Sunrise 251 Turn of River: 3:30 PM

There are additional sites that may be added. Please check our final
schedules as well as websites of YI and Chabad. Special thanks to Rabbi
Mendelow of Chabad and Gilda Simpkin of Jewish Family Services for making
this possible.

MISHLOACH MANOS

Participate in the Young Israel of Stamford's 2nd Annual Purim Youth
Fundraiser!

Support your Community's Youth while Sending Beautiful Shalach Manot Baskets
to your Family and Friends!

Only $72 to Send to the Entire Shul!

Send All Orders to JKilstein@yahoo.com no later than March 17th.

PURIM PACKING PALOOZA

Join all of your friends at the shul this Sunday (3/16) to pack up cool
Shalach Manot baskets for the shul.

Relax afterwards with an chillin' pizza party and movie.

The fun starts at 10:30 AM in the Youth House. Open to all children ages 7
and up!

MATONOT L'EVYONIM

This year, the Young Israel is choosing Keren Ezra, a Tzedaka that helps the
poor in Beit El, of Eretz Yisroel.

We are also recommending Tishkofet/Life's Door, which helps families deal
with catastrophic illnesses. Your gifts can be sent via www.lifesdoor.org.

We are also pleased to encourage contributions to Paamonim, which is
involved with helping people dig themselves out of debt. You can help by
sending via www.paamonim.com.

Special thanks to Ilan Fogel and Aviva Luden.

SEUDAH

This year, Purim on Friday gives us unique ways to do the festive meal. We
will have a Seudah in shul following Mincha at 5:00pm.

At about 6:45, we will adjourn to the sanctuary for Kabbalat Shabbat and
Maariv, (candle lighting will be provided) and afterwards,enjoy the
traditional Shabbat meal in the Simcha Hall Persian style.

The cost is $25 per adult, $5 per child with a family maximum of $60.

Guita Silverstein is coordinating the Seudah.

Checks can be made payable to YI and Paypal is available as another option.

We take this opportunity to wish you all a Freilichin Purim.

End The Madness.org Shabbaton Postponed

We are sorry to announce that the End The Madness.Org Shabboton has been
postponed for this week due to the snowstorm that has hit the tri-state
area. We would like to thank those who had prepared to house and host our
guests for their kindness and dedication. It is hoped that the Shabbaton
will be rescheduled shortly.

We are pleased that the Young Israel is still on course to host Rabbi Avi
Billet as our scholar-in-resident for this Shabbos, Parshat Ki Tisa. Please
check the weekly e-mail for schedule and topics and please be sure to make
every effort to join us starting with Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat tonight,
starting at 5:20.

Have a great Shabbat.

February 22-23 / 16-17 Adar I

This week: Scholar-in-Residence
Rabbi Avi Billet

Rabbi Billet is an educator, mohel, writer, and actor. He currently works
for the National Jewish Outreach Program, where he is in charge of writing
and implementing Jewish education initiatives. He writes a weekly Torah
column in The Jewish Star of Long Island and recently finished authoring a
practical book for new parents on the ins and outs of bris milah. Rabbi
Billet has spent summers as drama director in Camp Moshava and has a
recurring role in the play "The Quarrel" which will next be performed in
Manhattan on March 17. He and his wife Chana are the parents of Aliza,
Yehuda and Yael.

On Shabbat day, Rabbi Billet will be speaking about the following three
topics:
Sermon: Heeding the Battle Cry
Shiur/Lecture: In Gold We Trust
Seudah Shlishit: Pitfalls of Leadership

Shabbat Ki Tissa

Candle Lighting for Shabbat - 5:18 PM
Mincha 5:20 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat

Shabbat morning:
Shacharit 9:00 AM
Latest Shema 9:23 AM
Torah Readers: Members of End the Madness.org
Sermon: Heeding the Battle Cry

Shabbat groups 10:15 AM with our Youth Director Jeff Kilstein

4:15 Shiur/Lecture by Rabbi Avi Billet: In Gold We Trust
Mincha 5:15 PM

Seudah Shlishit talk:
Pitfalls of Leadership

Shabbat ends at 6:19 PM

Maariv on Sunday will be at the conclusion of Family Beit Medrash at about
7:15 PM

Minyan

Shacharit
Sunday 8:15 AM
Monday-Friday 6:20 AM

Maariv throughout the work week is at 8:00 PM except for Sunday at 7:15 PM
following Family Beit Medrash

Young Israel to Honor Fishmans - Community Award Recipient: Bob Abrams

The Young Israel of Stamford will be celebrating its Annual Dinner on March
23rd, at the Stamford Sheraton. The synagogue will honor Elie and Suzanne
Fishman for their years of devotion to the Young Israel, while Bob Abrams
will receive the Community Service Award. The evening will celebrate the
theme, "Who is wise? He who learns from every person."

For more information about the event, please contact either co-chairs:
Sharon Shavrick, Lenore Fogel or Michal Smart.

Please help us create a beautiful journal by placing meaningful ads for our
honorees. Respond in a timely maner to facilitate the work of our
volunteers!

Kiddush

March 1st Kiddush is reserved by the Yaari family, March 8th by the Land
family.
All other dates are open!

SHARE BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES AND ALL SIGNIFICANT HAPPENINGS WITH OUR SHUL
FAMILY - SPONSOR A KIDDUSH!

To reserve a date for future sponsorship, please contact Karen Feder
203-329-2613