www.yistamford.org Rabbi Naftali Wolfe (203) 274-7545 | | Weather for Stamford | | | Fri Sat 36°F | 18°F 36°F | 25°F
| | Minyan | | | | Shacharit Sunday 8:15 am
Monday - Friday 6:20 am Maariv Only Monday - Thursday 8:15 pm Sunday 7:30 pm after FBM | | Our Sponsor |  | | | | Sponsor a Kiddush | Kiddush this week is sponsored by the Rosovsky family:
Please join us... Shabbat, December 13th Kiddush (following services) at the Young Israel of Stamford will be sponsored by the Rosovsky family to thank the entire Stamford community for their prayers, well wishes, help and support over the last eight months and in celebration of Roni's 2nd birthday! To reserve a date for sponsorship, please first contact Karen Feder to reserve the date: kfed16@optonline.net or 329-2613 After securing a date with Karen, to place an order for a hot kiddush contact Seth Young seth.young@wfha.org | | Refuah Sheleima | | | | Lester Kosowsky "Eliezer Chayim Ben Shoshana" 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 | | Winter Book Fair & Chanukah Boutique @ Bi-Cultural | | | Sunday, December 14 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Expanded selection of judaica, jewlery, stationary and complimentary gift wrapping! For more information, contact Allison Greenbaum 595-0485 | | Young Israel Board of Directors | | | | | Stamford Kosher | | Order on-line every week from a variety of restaurants (all under the RCBC supervision) before Wednesday 10 pm at www.stamfordkosher.com Pick up your order Thursday after 5 pm at Young Israel or arrange for delivery.
Questions? | | Shalom Stamford | |  UJF Greater Stamford has published a new guide to the Jewish community. | | 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
CHAIR CAMPAIGN
Consider dedicating a chair in honor or memory of a loved one - $250
| | Shul Rules |  We ask that everyone refrains from bringing any food in the sanctuary, whether during services or at any other time. Thank you for addressing this policy with your children.
Please lock all doors upon leaving the building. | | | | | | Dec 12-13, 2008 15-16 Kilslev 5769 Vayishlach Kibbud Torah Weekend | | Shabbat Schedule | | Candle Lighting 4:08PM Mincha 4:05PM Kaballat Shabbat: Charlie Thau
Shabbat morning Shacharit 9:00 AM Thanks to our Torah Reader: Gil Orbach Yeshaya class - 3:10 PM
Mincha Shabbat - 4 PM
Speaking at Seudah Shlishit: Rabbi Wolfe
Shabbat concludes 5:08 PM
| | Kibbud Torah weekend - in Honor of the Torah | RABBI JEREMY WIEDER
Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University
December 12-13, 2008 at the Young Israel Stamford
Kibbud Torah Weekend (leading up to our sefer torah Mitzvah Day on Sunday, December 14)
Friday night, at a community dinner at 5:15PM: "The Halakhic Response to Dealing with Textual Variants in Writing a Sefer Torah" Shabbat morning sermon, after services: "Titen Emet le-Yaakov: The Metamorphasis of a Patriarch"
Mincha: 3:30PM
Shabbat Afternoon at an extended Shalosh Seudot, 3:50PM: "How Our Biblical Text Came to Be: The Tiberian Masoretes and Their Work"
Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University, is the Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Professor of Talmud in the University's Mazer Yeshiva Program and an Adjunct Professor of Bible at Yeshiva College. He was ordained by RIETS and holds a PhD in Judaic Studies from New York University. He is the voice behind the kriyat haTorah on the YUTorah.org website. | | YOM KIBBUD HATORAH | | Chabad of Stamford and the Young Israel of Stamford proudly present... Yom Kibbud HaTorah Sunday, December 14, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm At the Young Israel Have your Tefillin checked by a Sofer (please make a reservation by Monday 12/08 with Eliezer Silverman at 353-8557)  - Presentation by Rav Heshy Pincus
Children's Craft Program - Hebrew calligraphy, quilt making, mitzvah & crafts 
- Children's stories by Rabbi Yehoshua Belsky of Yeshivas Beis Binyomin
And much more...including an opportunity to learn how to participate in our Sefer Torah Campaign
| | Weekly Classes - by Rabbi Wolfe | | Sunday morning: "Ten Tal U'Matar - Unity in a Diverse 'Climate'"
Wednesday night: Mitzvah 11 - The prohibition of owning chametz
| | Family Beit Midrash Program this Sunday 12/14 | | FBM Sunday 12/07 from 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM The third of three adult classes on "the Hassidic Revolution in Jewish Philosophy and Practice" taught by Rabbi Shmotkin. One on one learning with chavrutas from the Stamford Kollel affiliated with Yeshivat Beis Binyamin
o Boys and Girls ages 10-12:
6:15-6:50 - Class with Rabbi Wolfe
6:50-7:30 - Shabbat Tefillot with Nat Samberg
o Boys and Girls ages 7-9
6:15-6:50 - Shabbat Tefillot with Nat Samberg
6:50-7:30 - Class with Rabbi Daniel Newman
o Boys and Girls ages 4-5
Parsha and Holiday themed games and projects Maariv after the FBM is over at 7:30PM
| | Teen Book Club | | Our second book club meeting was held last Shabbat, where we discussed the "Shadow Thieves", by Anne Ursa. Thank you to Navah Wolfe for a wonderful job leading the group. After the discussion, Nava raffled off a signed copy of our next book, "Chains," which is published by her place of work, Simon and Schuster. Congratulations to Jackie Bein, our winner!
Let's start reading our next book - "Chains" by Lauri Halse Anderson to be able to participate in the discussion at our next meeting in January!(more details forthcoming)
The library in Stamford has not received the book yet, however, some copies have been ordered and will be put on hold at Borders under Sharon Shavrick's name. Barnes and Noble has about 6 copies. You can also order on Amazon for $11.55, or used for as low as $4.95.
Thank you and look forward to seeing you at the next meeting!
Please call Sharon with any questions, 569-7588.
| | Dedication of the Keravtanu Chaim Roitman
Children's Library - December 15, 8:00-9:15pm |  | | | 
Annual YI Chanukah Party DATE: December 20th TIME: 7:30 to 10pm with raffle drawing at 9:30pm WHERE: the Israel's 50 Toilsome Brook Road $10/person - $18/couple MORE: Get your raffle tickets for a chance to win awesome prizes: -
HD flat screen tv - Wii console
- GPS
$18 per raffle ticket - $180 for a book of 12 tickets
Rsvps/questions to Shara or Danielle | | Fourth Annual Challenges in Jewish Education Panel | Save the date...
DATE: Shabbat weekend, January 9-10, 2009.
PANELISTS:
Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman, Rosh haYeshiva, Machon Hatorah
Amy Katz, Associate Director, Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE)
Rabbi Jonathan Kroll, Assistant Principal, SAR High School
MODERATOR: Rabbi David Israel
Friday night, January 9 (at a community dinner following ma'ariv services) -"Teaching Through the Heart vs. Teaching Through the Mind." Details on how to make a reservation for the Shabbat dinner will be forthcoming.
Shabbat morning, January 10, 10:45AM (immediately following morning services, which will begin at 8:30AM) - "Coeducational Classes: Advantages and Disadvantages" | | | |
