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Ed Rosenfeld, President
Shabbat Shalom | | Our Sponsor |  | | | | Regular Minyan | | | | Shacharit Sunday 8:15 am
Monday-Friday 6:20 am Mincha & Maariv Throughout the week 8:05 pm | | Sponsor a Kiddush | | | Kiddush this week is sponsored by the Felstein Family in honor of Tova's birthday. To reserve a date for sponsorship, please contact Karen Feder: kfed16@optonline.net or 203- 329-2613
| | Refuah Sheleima | | Nofie Rosovsky - "Nofia Miriam Bat Rivka Chana"
Richey Seligson -
"Rafael Ephraim Ben Sima" Miriam Silverman's mother -
Tzirel Bluma Bat Chaya Nathan Warmflash - "Natan Eliyahu Ben Devorah Keyla"
| |  | | We pray for the safe return of
Gilat Shalit | | TAKE A SEAT - CHAIR CAMPAIGN |  | | 92 chairs have now been sponsored! We are just a short way away from being able to place our order. We hope that everyone will contribute to our Chair Campaign. The sanctuary needs a total of 154 chairs. | | Contributing |  | | Yahrzeit and Eitz Chaim Plaques
Contact Stan Berger 322-8334 Yahrzeit Plaques - $250
Etz Chaim Leaves - $180
Etz Chaim Rocks - $360
Etz Chaim Flowers - $540 DONOR CARDS Send your best wishes or condolences to your friends or family with our cards illustrated with a drawing of the beautiful stained window of our sanctuary - $18 Contact Sharon Feldstein at 327-1672 or sharonfeld@aol.com
| | Jewish Heritage Day at Shea | | |  Sunday, August 24thMets vs. Houston Astros
at Shea Stadium
Pregame festivities - 12 noon ... Game time - 1:05PM
Tickets - $25 each
Limited quantities available.
| | 10th Annual Kiddush Cup |  | | Mark your calendars: Labor Day, September 1st, 4:30pm @ the JCC for the 10th Annual Kiddush Cup Watch the promotional video by Ellen Linzer | | SHUL SECURITY |  | | Please lock the doors upon exiting the building - thank you. | | | | Parashat Matot | July 25-26 | Mattot deals with mitzvot concerning women's oaths, the war against the Midianites, and the request of the tribes of Reuben and Gad to receive lands on the eastern side of the Jordan river.
| | | Rabbi Naftali Wolfe |  We welcome our new rabbi - Rabbi Naftali Wolfe and his wife Navah will be joining us this week, Shabbat of July 25th. | | Shabbat Schedule |
Blessing of Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av Candle Lighting 7:57 PM Mincha 7:00PM Kaballat Shabbat : Zach Smart Shabbat morning:
Shacharit 9:00AM
Latest Shema 9:19AM
Thanks to our Torah Reader: Elie Fishman & members of the Kosowsky family. Mincha 7:50 PM Shkiah 8:18PM Speaking at Seudah Shlishit this week: Zak Pishnov on "Bereshit and the Big Bang" Shabbat Concludes: 9:03 PM | | Coat Room |  Please take home all items located in the coat room. Anything remaining at the end of the summer will be donated to charity. | | Halachic Corner | Objects Left Behind In The Synagogue
If a person arrives in the synagogue coatroom and discovers that his coat or galoshes is missing, and he sees another coat or pair of galoshes, may he use the coat or galoshes on the assumption that the individual who left it behind had mistakenly taken his?
The Poskim (Halachic authorities) write that according to the laws outlined in the Choshen Mishpat section of Shulchan Aruch in siman136, it would be forbidden to take somebody else's belongings even in such a case. However, the Aruch Ha'shulchan (ibid) (work of Halacha by Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein, Byelorussia, 1829-1908) writes that the communities of his time had the policy of allowing the use of other people's belongings left behind in the synagogue.
There is thus an implicit, presumed Mechila (waiving of rights) regarding articles left behind in the coatroom, and one may therefore take a coat or other raingear and wear it home in such a case.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (Russia-New York, 1895-1986) in O"H, Helek6, 9:7, rules that this practice may be followed in modern-day American synagogues, as well. However, he advises that an announcement be made in the synagogue once a year or so reminding the congregants of this policy, allowing people to use other people's belongings left behind in the coatroom. Furthermore, Rabbi Feinstein stresses that the individual must return the item to the owner as soon as he determines the owner's identity, regardless of whether or not the owner had taken his coat or galoshes. In addition, the one who borrowed the item should pay the owner for the benefit he derived from the coat or galoshes.
- Based on article from dailyhalacha.com
| | 10th Annual Young Israel Family Camp Overnight |  Sunday, August 24 - Tuesday, August 26 Place: Kettletown State Park
(near Southbury, CT) Arrive Sunday 3:00 pm Depart Tuesday 11:00 am Cost: $36 per family Prepaid check payable to Young Israel of Stamford (does not include cost of food) For sign up & any questions, call Elie Fishman (203) 329-1361 or Avi Greif (203) 329-1213 New 2-night trip by popular demand (1 night trip also available) A complete list of needed camping gear, supplies and food requests will be provided upon reservation. First come, first served - limited space available. Last day for prepaid reservations August 8. Trip not recommended for children under 5. Story of Cropsey to be continued around the campfire. Rocky Mountain Toast available for breakfast. | | Shabbat, September 13 - save the date | Rabbi Ari Weiss Executive Director, Uri l'Tzedek 
ETHICAL ISSUES AND KASHRUT IN JEWISH LAW
Shabbos, September 12, at a special extended shalosh seudot following mincha at the Young Israel
Mincha: 5:30PM
Shalosh Seudot: 5:50PM
Maariv: 7:50PM
ABOUT URI L'TZEDEK
The mission of Uri L'Tzedek is to serve and inspire the American Orthodox Jewish community towards enacting social justice in our communities. To do so, it aims to develop the new, growing discourse among traditional Jewish communities -- making the connection between God, Torah, and social issues in America, and to help translate that discourse into action. Through these efforts, the organization hopes to develop a Jewish community of learners and leaders seeking to improve the world and our religious and ethical lives through the cultivation of positive character traits, leadership skills, and a realization of our moral responsibility.
| | Family Beit Midrash Program | Save the date...
RABBI MICHAEL TAUBES
"How to Bring Meaning to Your High Holiday Davening
Through the Teachings of the Rav"
Sunday night, September 14 at the Young Israel of Stamford 6-8PM
A light dinner will be served before the program
Maariv services after the program is completed
Please join us as we launch another year of the popular Family Beit Midrash Program.
Rabbi Taubes
Rabbi Taubes has been involved in chinuch, both formally and informally, as a rebbe, teacher, and administrator for over twenty five years. He is the former principal at MTA. He is the author of The Practical Torah, a collection of presentations on halacha based on the weekly parsha, and various scholarly essays in Hebrew and English that have been published in Torah journals. Most recently, Rabbi Taubes co-edited a Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur Machzor, with notes and commentary based on the teachings of Harav Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik, zt"l .
In addition to teaching Gemara at TABC High School in Teaneck, NJ, he teaches at Yeshiva University's Mechinah Program and is involved in writing and editing for Art Scroll/Mesorah Publications. Rabbi Taubes is a musmach of RIETS, having studied for several years under HaRav Soloveitchik, and holds a master's degree in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School. He is presently the Rav of Kehillas Zichron Mordechai in Teaneck.
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