Beth David Synagogue
E-Bulletin for week of Parshat Ki Tavo 5774
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Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9 am - 2 pm

SHUL BUSINESS
Board Meeting
September 16
7:30 pm
Basket of Blessing
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Please remember to bring dry groceries to shul when you come. We have a collection container in the lobby, and all donations will be sent to a local food bank. 
HHNE Hat Show
Women's Fashions 
Monday
September 15
6:30pm
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Calendar of Services for the Coming Week

September 12 (Friday, Erev Shabbat)

Minchah / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv     6:30pm

Candles     6:47pm

 

September 13 (Shabbat Parshat Ki Tavo)

Chevra Mishnayot / Beit Medrash     9:00am

Shabbat Tefilot     9:30am

Class - Prophets of The Persian Period    5:35pm

Minchah     6:35pm 

Havdallah     7:47pm 

  

Week of September 14

Sunday Morning    8:30am  

Weekday Mornings (M-F)     6:30am

Weekday Evenings (S-Th)    6:45pm

 

September 19 (Friday, Erev Shabbat)
Minchah / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv     6:30pm

Candles     6:35pm

 

September 20 (Shabbat Parshat Netzavim/Vayelech)

Chevra Mishnayot / Beit Medrash     9:00am

Shabbat Tefilot     9:30am

Minchah     6:25pm 

Havdallah     7:35pm 

Selichot Program (hosted by Agudas Achim)     10:00pm

Tot Shabbat News
New Program begins THIS WEEK!
Beth David is proud to announce an enhancement to our Shabbat morning program for children. Yeshiva Cohen has joined our staff as the director of a revitalized Tot Shabbat program for pre-school age children. We welcome Yeshiva and encourage our families with young children to enjoy Shabbat mornings at Beth David.
 

Yeshiva Cohen Bio

Hi.  My name is Yeshiva Cohen.  Many of you may know my parents Larry and Serenie Cohen.  I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I was born in Hartford and I graduated from Solomon Schechter in West Hartford.  I have my BA in modern languages from Union College and my MA in Early Childhood Education from University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford.  I have been teaching young children for the past ten years, seven of which teaching kindergarten at Solomon Schechter. I live in Hartford with my amazing husband Nery, and my two little boys.  Noah is four and Caleb is 16 months.  They are my little loves and they make me smile every day.  When I am not chasing them around I love to read, draw and appreciate nature.  I am a happy person and I am so excited to begin this journey with the youngest members of the Beth David family. 


Tot Shabbat summary

We will be getting together for half an hour on Shabbat to pray together, sing songs, dance with the Torah, hear stories that relate to the holidays or parsha.  This will be a time for parents and children ages 2 to 5 to be together in a program specifically geared for the youngest members of the Beth David Family. 

  

Supervised child care begins every Shabbat morning at 10:00am in the first upstairs classroom. Tot Shabbat will begin at 11:00am.

Community Shabbat Study For Women
As we enter the second half of Elul, the momentum for spiritual growth increases. To build upon this special opportunity, we will gather for a Women's Learning Group this Shabbat, September 13th  at 5 PM at the home of Vera Schwarz 42 Seneca Rd. Please spread the word, bring friends--let's strengthen the unity we all experienced during Tzuk Eitan (Operation Protective Edge) and the 18 days while we waited for words about the three boys.

 

BETH DAVID VISITS AUER FARM IN BLOOMFIELD
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 3:30 - 5:00 pm
RSVP HERE SO WE CAN PLAN IN ADVANCE

Taste of Mussar : 

Part 2: Preparing for the New Year

Please join us for the next stage of our journey on the path of Mussar, Sunday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Beth David Synagogue, as we begin to explore and practice Mussar in our everyday lives.

 

The introductory session is purposely designed to coincide with the period preceding Rosh Hashanah known as Selichot and during the month of Elul when soul-searching begins in earnest. The hour-long session is intended to better prepare us not only for the upcoming High Holidays, but also to declare our intentions to make real change or teshuvah in our lives in the new year.
 

The evening program is envisioned as the kickoff of a nine-month period of study and exploration, using both classic Mussar texts and contemporary interpretations of that body of literature. Over the upcoming year, we will examine key middot (soul or character traits), how they show up in our lives and how we can become better versions of the men and women we have the potential to be.

 

For more information contact Rabbi Adler at 860-236-1241 or click here or Len Felson at [email protected].

 

Honorable Mention
Thank you to Natan Cohen for polishing the silver Torah ornaments in preparation for the coming holidays.
 
Halachah Highlight
The Proper Time for Shabbat and Yom Candle Lighting
The posted times for lighting candles on Friday evenings and the eve of holidays is eighteen minutes before sunset. While the religious laws applicable to these holy days do not become operative until sunset, tradition offers at least two reasons why candles are lit earlier than the actual onset of the holiness. 1) The sanctity of Shabbat and holy days is so important that we try to avoid any chance of erring. A custom to accept the holiness of the day eighteen minutes before sunset functions as a buffer to the 'kedushah' of the day. 2) There is a Torah-based encouragement to add to the holiness of the creation. Shabbat is a natural spring of holiness; in fact, it is the essential source of all holiness. Adding minutes to the advent of Shabbat is a meaningful way of adding to the holiness in our homes and community. 

On Saturday night, and at the end of holidays, we add a few minutes after nightfall before reciting Havdallah for the same two reasons. 

Many years ago, during one of the previous Middle East military conflicts, the Shabbat-observant community of Jerusalem voluntarily accepted upon itself to light candles as much as 40 minutes before sunset on Fridays. The hope was that the additional minutes of holiness would function as seeds of peace and tranquility.

An essential Shabbat value is the spirit of tranquility. The pure and gentle light of candles can help foster this type of spirit. 
Shemini Atzeret Dinner
October 15, 2014
Candle Lighting at 6:20 pm 
Minchah at 6:25 pm
   
Adults, $19, Children $14, Family $85 
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For the status of the eruv this Shabbat, CLICK HERE.
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