This Week at Beth David - Parshat Vaera 2016

The Greater Hartford Gemach provides temporary loans of select durable medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and canes to those in need in the Greater Hartford area. The Gemach is located at Beth David Synagogue.

Please contact Jerry Benjamin at 860.729.5277 to arrange for a loan. Monetary donations should be made out to "Beth David Synagogue" for the "Greater Hartford Gemach". A $20 deposit is required to borrow wheelchairs.

All equipment donations must be be arranged through Jerry Benjamin.

Calendar of Services for the Coming Week

Friday, January 8 (Erev Shabbat)

4:19pm Candle lighting

4:20pm Minchah / Kaballat Shabbat / Maariv

Shabbat, January 9 (Shabbat Vaera)

9:00am Shabbat Morning Tefilot

Dvar Torah by Rachel Jacobson

4:10pm Minchah / Seudah Shelishit / Maariv

5:19pm Havdallah

Schedule for Week of January 10

8:30am Sunday Morning Tefilot

6:30am Morning Tefilot (M - F)

4:25pm Evening Tefilot (Su-Th)

Friday, January 15 (Erev Shabbat)

4:26pm Candle lighting

4:30pm Minchah / Kaballat Shabbat / Maariv

Shabbat, January 16 (Shabbat Bo)

9:00am Shabbat Morning Tefilot

4:15pm Minchah / Seudah Shelishit / Maariv

5:26pm Havdallah

Kiddush Fund Contributors

Rebecca Cutler and Robert Kalmar in honor of
Nisim's 7th Birthday

Adult Education @ Beth David

Exploring the Siddur with Mrs. Galya Greenberg - Tuesday Nights @ 7:00pm. At our first meeting together, we will look closely at the Ashrei prayer: How, when, and why is it said? What are the different tunes and when should they be used? In what ways does Ashrei exemplify Biblical poetry? What does Ashrei reveal about what the author thinks about God? (and how does that compare with our own conceptions of HaShem?) Subsequent classes will be determined by the needs and interests of the participants in understanding the siddur. A knowledge of basic phonetic reading of Hebrew will be helpful but not a mandatory prerequisite! Please RSVP to Kim in the BDS office so that we will have enough materials for everyone. If you have a favorite siddur at home, feel free to bring it with you.

The Theology of Judaism - Tuesday Nights @ 7:00pm, in the library at Beth David. Resurrection? Messiah? Redemption? What does classical Judaism have to say about these concepts? Traditional sources will be used to explore these and other theological ideas that are associated with Jewish faith and thought.

The Weekly Parsha Wednesdays @ 12:00-1:00pm This class is a "lunch-n-learn", and no previous text study is required. This group convenes in the library of Beth David Synagogue.

Talmud Sanhedrin, Thursdays @ 12:00-1:00pm This class studies a passage from the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin addresses matters pertaining to the Jewish legal system. The group is hosted by Mr. Harry Weller and meets at the Rocky Hill offices of the Connecticut States Attorney, 300 Corporate Place.

Did You Know ...

Rabbi Adler teaches three classes every week. The schedule is on the back side of this sheet. Even if you are not able to physically be at the class, you can attend through the technology now being tested by the shul. Simply let Rabbi Adler know which class(es) you would like to try, and you can log in from any computer or smart phone using Google Hangouts. You can e-mail your interest to rabbi@bethdavidwh.org.

Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton,
January 29-30

welcoming

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger divides his time between Israel and the USA. He serves as the Executive Director and Community Rabbinic Scholar for the Jewish Studies initiative of North Texas, which he founded in 2010. In this capacity he teaches adult education classes on Judaism and spearheads interfaith projects throughout the greater Dallas area. The vast majority of his time is spent in Israel, where Rav Hanan serves as the director of international relations for the Palestinian Israeli Grassroots Initiative for Understanding, Nonviolence and Reconciliation, which he helped found at the beginning of 2014. Although born in the United States, he has spent most of his life in Israel, having immigrated at the age of 20. Following his B.A., he spent over 10 years in advanced Jewish study, primarily at the Har Etzion College of Jewish Studies and the Hebrew University. The first part of his professional career was devoted to teaching Jewish studies to young adults, primarily in various colleges of Jewish studies and seminaries in the Jerusalem area. In 2005 Rabbi Schlesinger came to Dallas to serve as the head of the Community Kollel, and he spent eight years serving the Dallas Jewish community. He returned to Israel in 2013. Rabbi Schlesinger is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America and the International Rabbinic Fellowship, as well as Beit Hillel, an Israeli rabbinical association. He is a Rabbis Without Borders fellow. He and his Israeli-born wife Ayala reside in Alon Shvut, Israel, and have four grown children and seven grandchildren.

Friday, January 29

4:43pm - Candles; 4:45pm - Minchah / Kaballat Shabbat / Maariv

6:00pm - Dinner

7:00pm - "Personal Transformation in the Heart of Conflict"

Shabbat, January 30

9:00am - Shabbat Tefilot
11:30am - Kiddush
12:00pm - "Passionate Pluralism"

Reservations (by January 25 deadline)

Adults - $25.00; Students (5-12) - $15.00

Please call the Shul office (860-236-1241, x10) or CLICK HERE to confirm your reservations.

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