Welcome to HTAA Parashat Vayera
18 Cheshvan, 5776
Torah Teaser (Answer) Lot became drunk after the destruction of Sodom (Genesis 19:33). Also, Noach became drunk after the Flood, and the brothers became drunk after bringing Benjamin to see the ruler Joseph, eating and drinking with Joseph at the royal table (Genesis 43:34).
Welcome to HTAA Parashat Vayera Torah reading: Genesis 18:1 -‐ 22:24 (p. 99)
Hi-‐Lites is the weekly publication of Har Tzeon-‐Agudath Achim. To publish announcements, contact the editor no later than Thursday at 10:00 am. If you have a special occasion such as yahrtzeit, birthday, or anniversary, please consider sponsoring the Hi Lites. HTAA: 301-‐649-‐3800 * www.htaa.org 1840 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Hi-Lites
Yahrtzeits for the Week of October 31 -‐ November 6 Yarhzeit of Relationship Observed By Date Annette Brody Rose Ludwick Saturday mother-‐in-‐law 18 Cheshvan Ludwick Marc Albert Saturday son Bernice Albert 18 Cheshvan Solomon Molly Freishtat Saturday mother 18 Cheshvan Freishtat Ansel Sarah Weinberg Sunday mother 19 Cheshvan Morganstein Martin Libby Novit Sunday aunt 19 Cheshvan Borenstein June Ruth Lamb Monday sister 20 Cheshvan Morgenstern Hannah Krantz Tuesday mother Shirley Deutsch 21 Cheshvan Edmund Lipiner Tuesday father-‐in-‐law Elsie Lipiner 21 Cheshvan Anna Siegle Tuesday mother Kathleen Simms 21 Cheshvan Elsie Bernstein Wednesday mother Thelma Finkel 22 Cheshvan Gertrude Gans Wednesday mother Thelma Shuster 22 Cheshvan Morris Shom Thursday brother-‐in-‐law Lillian Schoem 23 Cheshvan Harry Ressin Thursday father Charles Ressin 23 Cheshvan Joseph Papp Thursday father Susan Lippman 23 Cheshvan Belle Reich Thursday mother Norma Mordfin 23 Cheshvan Robert Coblitz Thursday father Anita Brenner 23 Cheshvan Sadie Jeanne Friday grandmother 24 Cheshvan Walkenberg Josephson Helen Levine Friday grandmother Barbara Cronin 24 Cheshvan
October 31, 2015
Haftarah: KINGS II 4:1-‐37 (p. 124)
HELP OUR DAILY MINYAN! All we need are 10. We need YOUR help to make a minyan. Please join us whenever you can so that those who are saying kaddish can do so. Come to shul in the morning, stay for a bagel breakfast, and schmooze with our minyannaires who solve the world’s problems. After a long day, come in the evening, and unwind spiritually with a short and meaningful service.
See you in shul!
ZEMANIM -‐ DAVENING TIMES:
Candle lighting..............................................................5:52 pm Shabbat & Sunday Morning..........................................9:00 am Mini-‐Minyan……………………....................……...……………10:30 am Shabbat Mincha, Seudah Shelishit ...............................5:30 pm Shabbat Ends, Maariv, Havdalah …….…..........…..……....6:51 pm Monday – Friday Morning ………………...........…….….…...8:00 am Sunday – Friday Evening ………………..............……..……...4:30 pm
Steven Suson Rabbi
A Lil’ Note….From Lil Goldberg
Chanukah is right around the corner! Now is a good time to
Ben Bazian accumulate and bring toiletries and other small gifts to the Cantor office to be used for our annual Chanukah bags for our Reuben Landman Nursing Home Project. Please drop by the office and I will Rabbi Emeritus come pick items up, or stop by my home. Thank you!
Monthly Book Club Sunday, November 1st, 10:15 am
Torah Teaser
In this sedra, who became drunk? Which 2 other people in the Book of Genesis became drunk?
Please come if you've read parts or the entire book! Even if you haven't heard of the book, join us. We will be choosing books for the rest of the year as well. For more information, contact Carolyn Teich at 301-‐946-‐591 or [email protected]
Jewish Film Festival Sunday, November 1st, 2:00 pm
Come relax with FREE POPCORN (thanks to Costco) and watch a “Woman of Gold” (adults) and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (children) as a community. $4/adults $2/child at the door. Contact Regina Berthold for more information. [email protected]
Monthly Strategic Planning Meeting Wednesday, November 4th, 5:00 pm Have a pr ogr ammi ng id e a? Want t o he lp wit h b ud ge tin g? Mar ke ti ng?
Jo in our mon thly plannin g me et ings t o he lp our shul gr ow!
Senior Lunch and Learn Thursday, November 5th, 11:00 am
Join in the fun for a delicious lunch and exciting entertainment. $5 donation for lunch is greatly appreciated.
Shabbat Shal-‐OM… November 14th & 21st, 4:30 pm
Adrienne Suson invites you for a family afternoon of Yoga and Meditation. “Nama-‐stay” for Seudat Shelishit and an uplifting Havdalah service. Register at www.htaa.org or email [email protected]
Mazel Tov – מזל טוב Birthdays This Week -‐ יום הולדת שמח
Anniversaries This Week -‐ נישואין שמח יום Dale & Janice Kaye, and Ronald & Galina Bloch
Get Well Soon -‐ Refuah Shelemah -‐ רפואה שלימה
Ages 8 weeks – 5 years are invited to join “Auntie A” for arts and crafts! This month, located in Rachel’s Playhouse at HTAA! Register online or email [email protected]
Call the office for more information. 301-649-3800
Rachel Schaperow, Carole Perlin, Judith Waldman, and Marjorie Auerbach
Sharsheret PINK Shabbat Featuring Sharsheret Volunteer and Survivor, Amy Albalah Friday Night Dinner – November 6th, 6:00 pm Shabbat Morning, Sharsheret Presentation – 9:00 am “What’s Jewish About Breast Cancer?” Mommy & Me Class Wednesday, November 11th, 10:30 am
Help our community help Israel by donating to HTAA’s Save a Soldiers Life Program
Alexander Stolzberg, Jerrold Miller, Harvey Goldfarb, Erica Edelman, Sam Slonin, Gregory Miller, Annette Brody Ludwick, Alfred & Josie Traum, Stanley Friedman, Barbara Proger Bernstein and Loretta Weber
Mitzvah on Wheels - You Can Help! This program will assist shul participants who cannot drive to get to medical appointments, or to come to shul for services and programs. So, if you have a driver’s license and auto insurance, please sign up, and let us know your volunteer preferences. Call the Mitzvah on Wheels Hotline 301-339-4680
Torah Teaser (Answer) Lot became drunk after the destruction of Sodom (Genesis 19:33). Also, Noach became drunk after the Flood, and the brothers became drunk after bringing Benjamin to see the ruler Joseph, eating and drinking with Joseph at the royal table (Genesis 43:34).
Welcome to HTAA Parashat Vayera Torah reading: Genesis 18:1 -‐ 22:24 (p. 99)
Hi-‐Lites is the weekly publication of Har Tzeon-‐Agudath Achim. To publish announcements, contact the editor no later than Thursday at 10:00 am. If you have a special occasion such as yahrtzeit, birthday, or anniversary, please consider sponsoring the Hi Lites. HTAA: 301-‐649-‐3800 * www.htaa.org 1840 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Hi-Lites
Yahrtzeits for the Week of October 31 -‐ November 6 Yarhzeit of Relationship Observed By Date Annette Brody Rose Ludwick Saturday mother-‐in-‐law 18 Cheshvan Ludwick Marc Albert Saturday son Bernice Albert 18 Cheshvan Solomon Molly Freishtat Saturday mother 18 Cheshvan Freishtat Ansel Sarah Weinberg Sunday mother 19 Cheshvan Morganstein Martin Libby Novit Sunday aunt 19 Cheshvan Borenstein June Ruth Lamb Monday sister 20 Cheshvan Morgenstern Hannah Krantz Tuesday mother Shirley Deutsch 21 Cheshvan Edmund Lipiner Tuesday father-‐in-‐law Elsie Lipiner 21 Cheshvan Anna Siegle Tuesday mother Kathleen Simms 21 Cheshvan Elsie Bernstein Wednesday mother Thelma Finkel 22 Cheshvan Gertrude Gans Wednesday mother Thelma Shuster 22 Cheshvan Morris Shom Thursday brother-‐in-‐law Lillian Schoem 23 Cheshvan Harry Ressin Thursday father Charles Ressin 23 Cheshvan Joseph Papp Thursday father Susan Lippman 23 Cheshvan Belle Reich Thursday mother Norma Mordfin 23 Cheshvan Robert Coblitz Thursday father Anita Brenner 23 Cheshvan Sadie Jeanne Friday grandmother 24 Cheshvan Walkenberg Josephson Helen Levine Friday grandmother Barbara Cronin 24 Cheshvan
October 31, 2015
Haftarah: KINGS II 4:1-‐37 (p. 124)
HELP OUR DAILY MINYAN! All we need are 10. We need YOUR help to make a minyan. Please join us whenever you can so that those who are saying kaddish can do so. Come to shul in the morning, stay for a bagel breakfast, and schmooze with our minyannaires who solve the world’s problems. After a long day, come in the evening, and unwind spiritually with a short and meaningful service.
See you in shul!
ZEMANIM -‐ DAVENING TIMES:
Candle lighting..............................................................5:52 pm Shabbat & Sunday Morning..........................................9:00 am Mini-‐Minyan……………………....................……...……………10:30 am Shabbat Mincha, Seudah Shelishit ...............................5:30 pm Shabbat Ends, Maariv, Havdalah …….…..........…..……....6:51 pm Monday – Friday Morning ………………...........…….….…...8:00 am Sunday – Friday Evening ………………..............……..……...4:30 pm
Steven Suson Rabbi
A Lil’ Note….From Lil Goldberg
Chanukah is right around the corner! Now is a good time to
Ben Bazian accumulate and bring toiletries and other small gifts to the Cantor office to be used for our annual Chanukah bags for our Reuben Landman Nursing Home Project. Please drop by the office and I will Rabbi Emeritus come pick items up, or stop by my home. Thank you!
Monthly Book Club Sunday, November 1st, 10:15 am
Torah Teaser
In this sedra, who became drunk? Which 2 other people in the Book of Genesis became drunk?
Please come if you've read parts or the entire book! Even if you haven't heard of the book, join us. We will be choosing books for the rest of the year as well. For more information, contact Carolyn Teich at 301-‐946-‐591 or [email protected]
Jewish Film Festival Sunday, November 1st, 2:00 pm
Come relax with FREE POPCORN (thanks to Costco) and watch a “Woman of Gold” (adults) and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (children) as a community. $4/adults $2/child at the door. Contact Regina Berthold for more information. [email protected]
Monthly Strategic Planning Meeting Wednesday, November 4th, 5:00 pm Have a pr ogr ammi ng id e a? Want t o he lp wit h b ud ge tin g? Mar ke ti ng?
Jo in our mon thly plannin g me et ings t o he lp our shul gr ow!
Senior Lunch and Learn Thursday, November 5th, 11:00 am
Join in the fun for a delicious lunch and exciting entertainment. $5 donation for lunch is greatly appreciated.
Shabbat Shal-‐OM… November 14th & 21st, 4:30 pm
Adrienne Suson invites you for a family afternoon of Yoga and Meditation. “Nama-‐stay” for Seudat Shelishit and an uplifting Havdalah service. Register at www.htaa.org or email [email protected]
Mazel Tov – מזל טוב Birthdays This Week -‐ יום הולדת שמח
Anniversaries This Week -‐ נישואין שמח יום Dale & Janice Kaye, and Ronald & Galina Bloch
Get Well Soon -‐ Refuah Shelemah -‐ רפואה שלימה
Ages 8 weeks – 5 years are invited to join “Auntie A” for arts and crafts! This month, located in Rachel’s Playhouse at HTAA! Register online or email [email protected]
Call the office for more information. 301-649-3800
Rachel Schaperow, Carole Perlin, Judith Waldman, and Marjorie Auerbach
Sharsheret PINK Shabbat Featuring Sharsheret Volunteer and Survivor, Amy Albalah Friday Night Dinner – November 6th, 6:00 pm Shabbat Morning, Sharsheret Presentation – 9:00 am “What’s Jewish About Breast Cancer?” Mommy & Me Class Wednesday, November 11th, 10:30 am
Help our community help Israel by donating to HTAA’s Save a Soldiers Life Program
Alexander Stolzberg, Jerrold Miller, Harvey Goldfarb, Erica Edelman, Sam Slonin, Gregory Miller, Annette Brody Ludwick, Alfred & Josie Traum, Stanley Friedman, Barbara Proger Bernstein and Loretta Weber
Mitzvah on Wheels - You Can Help! This program will assist shul participants who cannot drive to get to medical appointments, or to come to shul for services and programs. So, if you have a driver’s license and auto insurance, please sign up, and let us know your volunteer preferences. Call the Mitzvah on Wheels Hotline 301-339-4680
