Sept. 5 & 6 Shabbos Parshas Shoftim

B"H
Congregation Anshei Sfard of Wesley Hills
      42 Powder Horn Drive
              Mount Carmel
 Rav Pincus Schwarz: Tel. 354-2660       fax 354-0261
Community News below. 
 Sisterhood – Rebetizen: Tel. 354-2660
  Hatzolah- 425-1600                Eruv:  888-805-ERUV(3788) Rocklanderuv.org,
Shul Information:
Shul Schedule: http://www.godaven.com/searchzip.asp?zip=10901
Old and current email  available from:
Www.Yahoo.com/groups/WesleyHillShuls.
http://ansheisfard.blogspot.com/
Zmanim:
MyZmanim.com
http://wwwtichnut.de/david/php-calendar/kalender2.php   
Kashrut Alerts: http://www.Kashrut.com/
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Call 9-1-1 in case of Fire.


 May you live to be 120,

Shabbat  Schedule:
Erev Shabbat:  
Mincha 7P The Summer Schedule.
Candle lighting for Erev Shabbat, is at 7:03P (18 minutes before the Ski”a)
For those who follow 20 minutes before the Sk’ia- Candle Lighting is 7:01P.
These times are for:  Suffern, NY 10901   GMT -05:00 (U.S. Eastern)
Do not depend on Zmanim at the final moment.
Repeat the Sh’ma after 8:12P

Shabbat-
Schacharit: 8:50A
Men’s Class: 5:55P  
E T H I C S   O F   O U R   F A T H E R S
 Chapter 6 of Pirkei Avos.
Mincha: 7P   (Sunset): 7:20P

Mariv not before 8:11P (50 minutes after the Ski”a).
If no rain, Kiddish Levannah.

Nightfall: 8:02P  
For those who follow 72 minutes:
R’Taam’s Nightfall:  8:33P.

Sunday & Weekday:  
Schacharit Sunday  7:45A
Schacharit: Tuesday to Friday- 6:30A
Mincha/Mariv Monday to Thursday : 7:P
Mariv right after the daily Ski”a.
Please help out the daily Minyan especially Monday, September 8.

Simcha:
Weg Family- Help the Weg family celebrate a beautiful Simcha.
The Weg family invites the entire Congregation
to the Weg Home on Sunday, September 7 at  6P.
Please pass the information to others in the Congregation.  

Fleischer Family – On the ocassion of the wedding of a daughter.

 Shabbos Parshas Shoftim
September 6,   6 Elul
The Haftorah is read from Isaiah 51:12-52:12

Sof Zman Kriat Shema  
9:41A  (Gra"h)
9:05A  (Magen Avraham)
Say the Sh'ma prior to coming to Shul.
Kiddish and Shalosh Seudas  Sponsor: S. Markowitz and family.

Tehillim
 The following chapters of Tehillim are recited
 for our brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael:  
Psalms 20, 83,121,130 and 142

Advice on Thoughts
If a negative thought should arise in your mind,
be still until you have chased it away. Do not allow it to pass your lips.
If that thought should continue pestering you, speak about it in
confidence with someone who can empathize
 and provide encouragement and strength.
A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman

Seats for the Yamim  Nor’aim
See the Gabbai, S. Golumb.

Eruv and Weather
 
Eruv Status: ERUV HOTLINE 888-805-ERUV (3788) or
http://www.rocklanderuv.org/pages/home.php
To support the Eruv please give checks to the Rabbi, or contact Rockland Eruv.
1    S. Monsey/Airmont    2 Monsey/Spring Valley    Call 646-222-0503 for status.
The following are UP   
3 Forshay/W Wesley Hills    4 E Wesley Hills/New Hempstead   5 Pomona
6  Good Sam Hospital     7  Helen Hayes Hospital

Weather and Pollen:
Friday: Mostly  Cloudy      High 85°F
                                  Low  65°F
Shabbat :
Rain    High  78°F
 Showers        Overnight Low  62°F

Sunday:  Sunny  High  82°F
Overnight Low Clear   56°F
Pollen      
Tree-Low
Grass-Low by Friday.
Weeds- High (Friday)

Creating a Need for Wisdom
By Tzvi Freeman
If G–d had made a perfect world, what need would there be for wisdom?
So He left shattered vessels for us to repair. And in doing so, we engage a wisdom deeper
than that which fashioned the earth, the sun and the stars.



Local Mikvah List:
Carlton Mikvah Congregation
89 Carlton Rd
Suffern, United States
Rabbi Leifer
(845) 425-6101
Affiliation: Mikvah association of Rockland
Mrs. Yehudis Levi
Separate women's and keilim mikvot.
Open Shabbas and Yom Tov only, by appointment.

Kehillas Bais Avraham
20 South Parker Drive
Monsey, NY
Rabbi Mordechai Shain
(845) 362-2132
(845) 642-9501 Rabbi Shain
Affiliation: Mikvah Association of Rockland/Kehillas Bais Avraham
Women only.
By appointment only.

Mikvah of Rockland County
236 Viola Road
Monsey, NY
Rav Leifer
(845) 371-0211
(845) 352-3299 Mrs. Hershkowitz
Affiliation: Mikvah Association of Rockland
Mrs. Hershkowitz
Women only.
Open daily.
Handicap accessible.

Growing Each Day: (Excerpts):
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
If you return, O Israel ... you shall return unto Me (Jeremiah 4:1).
Elul, a period of time which is particularly propitious for teshuvah,
for it precedes Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Judgment.
The Sages say that the Hebrew letters of the word Elul, form an acrostic
for the verse in Song of Songs: I am devoted to my Lover and He is devoted
to me (6:3). Song of Songs utilizes the relationship between a bridegroom and
his betrothed to depict the relationship between God and Israel. Any separation
between the two causes an intense longing for one another, an actual "lovesickness" (ibid. 2:5).
The love between God and Israel is unconditional. Even when Israel behaves in a manner
 that results in estrangement, that love is not diminished. Israel does not have to restore God's love,
because it is eternal, and His longing for Israel to return to Him is so intense that at the first sign
that Israel is ready to abandon its errant ways that led to the estrangement, God will promptly embrace it.
Song of Songs depicts the suffering Israel as sustained at the hands of its enemies,
and we can conclude that the Divine distress at this suffering of His beloved Israel is great.
 Teshuvah is a long process, but all that is needed for the restoration of the ultimate relationship
 is a beginning: a sincere regret for having deviated from His will, and a resolve to return.
Today I shall ...
.. seek to restore my personal relationship with G-d by dedicating myself to teshuvah.

Websites:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/
http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?PageIndex=2&ClipID=237