Hunger Initiative
July 27, 2010
HUNGER INITIATIVE The Hunger Initiative Pass It Forward Committee will be having its first planning meeting for Rosh-Hashanah on Thursday July 29 at 4 pm at the home of Cindy and Morris Hodkin, 18 Birchwood Lane. The meeting is expected to last approximately 1 hour. Anyone interested in attending, please e-mail or phone Cindy at ckorman@csklaw.cc or 482 7771. New members are welcome. Drivers for deliveries are needed!!!!
Regular food drop offs continue Friday’s, at 18 Birchwood Lane. Drop off hours are between 10 am and 1pm. Kindly place your food in the cooler.
SISTERHOOD FALL CALENDER
July 27, 2010
SISTERHOOD FALL CALENDER- SAVE THE DATE
Tuesday, October 26th - Annual Sisterhood Dinner at Chatanooga with guest speaker Slovie Jungreiss Wolff, daughter of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreiss and author of ” Raising a Child With Soul.” Thank you to co-chairs Judy Lillien and Anne Sandler for organizing this event.
Saturday evening, November 20th-Sisterhood Dinner-Go-Round organized by Susan Mayer. Details to follow.
November Chanukah Boutique organized by Lisa Kagan. Details to follow.
Sponsorships: July 31, 2010
July 27, 2010
Kiddush is sponsored by Great Neck Synagogue.
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Pam & Jeff Bilfeld
in memory of his mother Florence Bilfeld, z”l.
Within Our Family: July 31, 2010
July 27, 2010
Mazal Tov to Lyda & Ben Hakimi on the engagement of their son Neal to Diana Nedra of Great Neck.
Mazal Tov to Regina & Joe Gil on the birth of a grandson born to their children Debra & Gideon Gil.
Mazal Tov to Anne & Raymond Sandler on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Shlomit & Adam Sandler.
Shiva Notice: Lawrence Sneag, z”l
July 27, 2010
Great Neck Synagogue notes with sorrow the passing of our member, Lawrence Sneag, beloved husband of Cheryl Sneag and beloved father of Anthony, Darryl and Abigail.
The funeral will take place, I”YH, today, Tuesday July 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM at Sinai Chapels in Queens.
The period of Shiva, concluding early Monday morning, August 2nd will be observed at the Sneag residence, 20 Windsor Road in Thomaston.
Morning services - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday at 6:45 AM; Sunday at 8:30 AM Evening service - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 7:50 PM.
To assist with the shiva please contact Carol Goddard at 516-456-2154 or by email c.goddard@yahoo.com or Klara Brand at 516-343-8532 or email landbarron@aol.com
May the family be comforted amongst those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.
Joseph Hecht
President
Shabbat Announcements: July 24, 2010
July 22, 2010
July 24 2010 Shabbat Announcements
Parsha Va’etchanan by Dr. Laura Danoff
July 22, 2010
Peace of Parsha
Parsha Va’etchanan (”And I beseeched”) continues Moshe’s review of the first four books of the Torah. It begins with Moshe’s plea to enter Eretz Yisrael which ends up being rejected. This Parsha is always read on Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of Comfort which gets its name from the first few words of this week’s haftorah “Nachamu Nachamu Ami,”
“Find comfort, find comfort, my people.”
Parsha Va’etchanan includes a repetition of the 10 commandments and the first paragraph of the Shema affirming the unity of Hashem. This Peace of Parsha will focus on the Shema since this is one of Judaism’s most important essential prayers.
“Hear O’ Israel the Lord our G-d the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your G-d with all your heart (”Bechol Levavcha”) and with all your soul (”Bechol Nafshecha”) and with all your might (”Bechol Meodecha”). We are commanded to read these words twice a day.
These words affirm our commitment and faith in G-d. Even today, this is the highlight of the closing service of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year. The Shema keeps us aware of our identity even when one is isolated from other Jews.
Two letters in the Shema, the ayin in the word “shemA” and the daled in the word “echaD,” are written in an extra-large font in a Torah scroll. These two letters, when written together, spell “eid- witness.” When we recite the Shema, we are witnesses to G-d’s presence. The Jewish people were created to testify to the truth of G- d’s oneness and to act as witnesses among the nations of the one G-d.
Moshe instructed the Jewish people to believe in G-d’s oneness, and further explained it is a mitzvah to love him. We incorporate mitzvot into our daily lives but is it reasonable for the Torah to command us not only to obey G-d but to love him as well? Much like love for another person, we develop love for Hashem through the performance of mitzvot and the more we learn and teach torah to others, the greater our love for Hashem will be.
A person may be encouraged to learn Torah to achieve personal status, to be given long life or to guarantee his place in the World to Come. This is why the Torah introduces this mitzvah with the command, “You shall love Hashem your G-d, for His sake, not yours.” (Sifre 11:13)
Shabbat Shalom!
Mazal Tov Jaclyn and Michael on your wedding! May you both always put your heart and soul into your marriage and may Hashem bless you with tremendous happiness and love!
Hunger Initiative
July 21, 2010
The Hunger Initiative Pass it Forward Committee will be having its first planning meeting for Rosh Hashanah on Thursday July 29 at 4 pm at the home of Cindy and Morris Hodkin 18 Birchwood lane. The meeting is expected to last approximately 1 hour.
Anyone interested in attending , please e-mail or phone Cindy at ckorman@csklaw.cc or 482-7771.
New members are welcome.
Drivers for deliveries are needed!!!!
SCOPE Deadline
July 20, 2010
Rosh Hashanah is very early this year! The deadline for all articles, advertisments and New Year Greatings for the Rosh Hashanah issue of Scope magazine is Monday, July 26th. Please e-mail all material to drein@verizon.net.
Sponsorships: July 24, 2010
July 20, 2010
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