Young Israel Of Chomedey: Frank's Page-R.S.V.P #45- August 29, 2010

August 29, 2010

R. S. V. P. #45

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MEMBERS OF THE WEEK:

GERSH and SHEILA MADAN have been regular supporters and contributors to the welfare of our synagogue for many years. GERSH attends just about every SABBATH service and is only a hop, skip and jump away from joining us for an evening MINYAN whenever we in need of assistance. His friendly, outgoing personality is contagious and people are genuinely happy to see him each week at shul. He has helped out at our semi-annual BAZAARS for years and his “customers” come back often because he treats them all with respect. GERSH has also served as a member of our EXECUTIVE and his wise counsel and suggestions have been very useful.

SHEILA MADAN has worked on our bulletins in the past and her expertise in finding advertising revenue has certainly come in handy. She has also been a valued assistant at our BAZAARS and always keeps her cool there no matter how hectic things may get. Her lovely smile and words of encouragement are always appreciated and she is a welcome addition to our simchas and celebrations. The MADANS continue to be regular participants at almost every synagogue event and holiday celebration.

Whenever they talk about their children and grandchildren, their eyes sparkle with excitement and pride. As is the case with all of us, nothing can be of greater value or importance than the love for our families and GERSH and SHEILA MADAN certainly realize how very blessed they are to have such a wonderful family, not that far away in TORONTO. A close connection with their terrific family, a respected couple and steady, dependable members of our community, GERSH and SHEILA MADAN certainly merit the honour of being named MEMBERS OF THE WEEK.

DAVENING SCHEDULE:

Sunday morning : Shacharis, 8:00 am.

Monday- Friday mornings : Shacharis, 6:30 am.

Sunday – Thursday evenings , 7:30 pm

Friday, September 3 rd , Mincha, 7:00 pm

Shabbat, September 4th: Bible Class, 8:30 am, Shabbat Services, 9:00 am.

The Parshah of Nitzavim includes some of the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith :

The unity of Israel : "You stand today, all of you, before the L-rd your G-d: your heads , your tribes , your elders , your officers , and every Israelite man ; your young ones , your wives , the stranger in your gate; from your wood hewer to your water drawer ."

The future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G-d's laws, but then he prophesies that, in the end, "You will return to the L-rd your G-d... If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the L-rd your G-d gather you... and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed."

The practicality of Torah : "For the Mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you nor is it remote from you. It is not in heaven ... It is not across the sea.... Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth , in your heart , that you may do it ."

Freedom of choice : "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil; in that I command you this day to love G-d, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose life ."

The Parshah of Vayelech (" And He Went ") recounts the events on Moses' last day of earthly life. "I am one hundred and twenty years old today ," he says to the people, "and I can no longer go forth and come in." He transfers the leadership to Joshua, and writes (or concludes writing) the Torah in a scroll which he entrusts to the Levites for safekeeping in the Ark of the Covenant.

The mitzvah of Hak'hel (" Gather ") is given: every seven years, during the festival of Sukkot of the first year of the shemittah cycle , the entire people of Israel -- men, women and children -- should gather at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, where the king should read to them from the Torah.

Vayelech concludes with the prediction that the people of Israel will turn away from their covenant with G-d causing Him to hide His face from them, but also with the promise that the words of the Torah " shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants ."

Shabbat, September 4th, Talmud Class, 6:30 pm, Mincha, 7:15, Shabbat ends, 8:14 pm

KIDDUSH:

Sponsored by Dov and Reesa Midlash, commemorating a yahrzeit for Dov's Father.

COMING EVENTS:

Sunday, August 29 th , Rabbi Stiefel speaks on REACHING UPWARD, INWARD and OUTWARD at Chabad Queen Mary, 6:00 PM

Thursday, September 2 nd , EXECUTIVE MEETING to discuss HIGH HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS, 8:00 PM.

Thursday, September 2 nd , Montreal Jewish Music Fest features Klezmer and Roma music at the OUTREMONT THEATRE, 7:30 PM, Tickets, 25$ and 15$.

Shabbat, September 4 th : sit down Kiddush sponsored by Vice President Norman and Gina Fogel, in honour of the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Cindy, to Olland Palatz. All congregants are welcome.

SEPTEMBER 9 th , 10 th and 18 th , HIGH HOLY DAYS. Our Seating Committee is available from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Mondays through Thursdays, and from 9:00 am – 11:00 am, on Sunday Mornings. BRING CHEQUE BOOKS AND YOUR STATEMENTS.

CONDOLENCES:

To Meir Weiss and Family on the recent loss of ROSE ROTH, z'l, the aunt of the late Jimmy Weiss, z'l.

To the Family of long time member, MANNY WHITZMAN, z'l, who passed away on Thursday, August 19 th .

May they all be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

UNVEILING: (IMPORTANT CORRECTION FROM SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENT)

Sunday, August 29 th , ESTHER SILVERSTONE, z'l, the Mother and Mother-in-law of Sheila and Gersh Madan, BARON DE HIRSCH CEMETERY, MONTEFIORE SECTION, DE LA SAVANE, 10:00 AM.

SHALOM ALEICHEM:

Rabbi and Rebbetzin Stiefel and Family from their camping trip in the GASPE.

Norman and Gina Fogel and Jacques and Eleanor Tylbor from NEW YORK.

Frank and Ida Cwilich from NEW YORK and the BERKSHIRE area.

Gabriel and Mrs. Schwimmer from ISRAEL, where they celebrated the Bar Mitsvah of their grandson.

YASHIR KOACH:

Ben Rubin, for leading services during our Rabbi's vacation.

Rabbi Ernie Yisroel Roll for another outstanding lecture on Monday, August 23 rd and to those who attended his stimulating presentation.

David Blobstein for helping with the shofar blowing on Wednesday, August 25 th .

MAZEL TOV:

George and Rose Finkelstein, on the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer.

Gina Fogel, who celebrated her Birthday on Tuesday, August 24 th .

LOBLAWS, MAXI'S, PROVIGO, IGA CARDS:

See Irving Zwirek, Rose Gontovnick or Esther Rosen.

MINYANIM:

Please help us, if you can.

On This Date, August 29 th :

Events

2005

2005 Hurri Hurricane Katrina One of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast. The cities of Mobile, Alabama, Waveland and Biloxi, Mississippi, and Slidell, Louisiana were devastated by the storm. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached by the surge, flooding 80% of the city. At least 1,836 people were killed. With the damage estimated at $81.2 billion, it was the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

1972 Mark Spitz wins the third of his seven 1972 Olympic gold medals.

1967 The Fugitive The "one-armed man" is killed by Lt. Gerard on the final episode of the TV series.

1966 The Beatles The Fab Four give their last U.S. public performance. It was held in San Francisco's Candlestick Park.

1949

1949 Atomic B Atomic Bomb The USSR makes their first atomic bomb test. The development was aided by blue prints of the original American Trinity bomb design given to the Russians by the spy Klaus Fuchs, a Los Alamos physicist.

1937 Legless Swimmer 46-year-old Charles Zimmy (also known as the human fish) arrives in New York City. He had swam from Albany, NY, a distance of 150 miles, taking six days. His legless body provided enough buoyancy to float while sleeping. He had lost his legs at the age of nine.

1896 Chop Suey is invented by Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-Chang's chef. He wanted to serve a meal that would appeal to both American and Chinese tastes.

Births

1961 Rebecca De Mornay American actress. Film: Risky Business (1983).

1958 Michael Jackson d. 2009 American Grammy-winning singer, "King of Pop." one of the Jackson Five. His Thriller album sold 38,000,000 copies in 1984 and is the best-selling solo album of all time.

1941 Robin Leach English reporter. TV: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (host).

1940 James Brady Pres. Reagan's White House press secretary (1981-86). In 1981, he was shot by John Hinckley, Jr. who was trying to assassinate Reagan to impress Jodie Foster.

1939 Dave Nicholson American baseball player. He set the record for the longest major-league home run hit during a regular-season game (573 feet in 1964).

1938 Elliott Gould (Elliott Goldstein), American actor. Film: M*A*S*H (1970).

1923 Sir Richard Attenborough English Oscar-winning director. Film: Gandhi (1982).

1915 Ingrid Bergman d. 1982 Swedish Oscar-Emmy-winning actress. Film: Casablanca (1943, Ilsa Laszlo), Gaslight (1944, Oscar), and Murder on the Orient Express (1974, Oscar).

1891 Joyce Clyde Hall d. 1982 American businessman, founder of the Hallmark Greeting Card Company (1910). "When you care enough to send the very best."

1811 Henry Bergh d. 1888 founder and first president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA, 1866) and helped found the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (1875).

1780 Jean Laffite d. 1825 French pirate, leader of a band of adventurers off the coast of Louisiana. He served with the U.S. in the War of 1812.

Deaths

1987 Lee Marvin b. 1924 American Oscar-winning actor. Film: Cat Ballou (1965, Oscar) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). TV: M Squad (Lt. Frank Ballinger).

1982 Ingrid Bergman b. 1915 Swedish Oscar-Emmy-winning actress. Film: Casablanca (1943, Ilsa Laszlo), Gaslight (1944, Oscar), and Murder on the Orient Express (1974, Oscar).

1973 Michael Dunn b. 1934 American dwarf (3 ft. 10 in.) actor. Film: Ship of Fools (1964). TV: The Wild Wild West (the evil Dr. Loveless).

1967 Charles B. Darrow b. 1889 American inventor, creator of the game Monopoly (1933). He created his game by copying the rules of a game played by Quakers at the time. Parker Brothers originally rejected the game, citing 52 fundamental errors. Now published in 23 languages and a Braille version, more than 200,000,000 games have been sold.

How to Keep Kosher: The Laws of Kashrut

The following table summarizes the classification of foods under the laws of kashrut .

Kosher (permitted)	Trayf (forbidden)
Ritually slaughtered beef, sheep, goats and deer with no flaws or diseases	Pork, camel, rabbit, rodents, reptiles, and any animal that died of natural causes
Chicken, turkey, quail, geese	Eagle, hawk, vulture
Salmon, tuna, carp, herring, cod	Crab, lobster, octopus, clam, swordfish, sturgeon
Meat eaten separately from dairy	Meat with dairy (e.g., cheeseburger, burger with milkshake, chicken cordon bleu, wiener schnitzel, etc.)
Wine or grape juice made under Jewish supervision	Any other wine and grape juice
Soft cheese and kosher hard cheese	Most hard cheese

CHOMEDY COMEDY BREAK:

A Jewish couple in London won twenty-million pounds in the lottery.
They immediately set out to begin a life of luxury. They
bought a magnificent mansion in Knightsbridge and surrounded themselves with all the material wealth imaginable.
They decided to hire a butler. They found the perfect butler through an agency, very proper and very British, and brought him back to their home.
The day after his arrival, he was instructed to set up the dining table for four, as they were inviting the Cohens to lunch. The couple then left the house to do some shopping.
When they returned, they found the table set for six.
Perplexed, they asked the butler why it was set for six when they had expressly asked him to set it for four.
The butler replied,
"The Cohens telephoned and said they were bringing the Blintzes.

Just in case the subject comes up about who really should be in the land of Israel, this provides a good point of view

An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in the United Nations Assembly which made the world community smile.

A representative from Israel began, "Before beginning my talk, I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, 'What a good opportunity to have a bath! He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Palestinian had stolen them."

The Palestinian representative jumped up furiously and shouted, "What are you talking about? The Palestinians weren't there then!" The Israeli representative smiled and said, "And now that we have made that clear, I will begin my speech."

A Jewish mother walks her son to the school bus corner on his first day of kindergarten.

"Behave, my Bubaleh. Take good care of yourself and think about your mother, Tataleh! Come right back home, Schein Kindaleh. Your Mommy loves you, my Ketsaleh!"

At the end of the day she runs to her son and hugs him. "So what did my Pupaleh learn on his first day of school?"

The boy answers, "I learned that my name is Jerry."

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK.

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