Anshei Sfard of Wesley Hills

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Sept. 12 & 13 Shabbos ParshasKi Seitzei

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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/
heading: www.microsoft.com/mac (heading for Entourage)
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

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

August 29 & 30 Shabbos Parshas R'Ei Erev Rosh Chodesh August 31 Rosh Chodesh Sept. 1 Labor Day

Thursday, August 21, 2008

August 22 & 23 Shabbos Parshas Eikev

Ethics of the Fathers, 4:10
1. Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise?
One who learns from every man.
As is stated: ``From all my teachers
I have grown wise,
for Your testimonials are my meditation.''

Mincha: 7:20P
Mariv not before 8:32P (Ski”a 7:42P)

Sunday & Weekday:
Schacharit Sunday: 7:45A
Schacharit: Monday to Friday- 6:30A
Mincha/Mariv Monday to Thursday : 7:20P (Thursday Ski”a: 7:34P).
Mariv right after the daily Ski”a.
Thursday, August 28, 27 Av
(Those who observe Yom Kippur Koton do so today.
We say Tachanun at Mincha.)

Shabbos Parshas Eikev
August 23, 22 Av
The Haftorah is read from Isaiah 49:14-51:3

Sof Zman Kriat Shema
9:36A (Gra"h)
9A (Magen Avraham)
Say the Sh'ma prior to coming to Shul.
Kiddish and Shalosh Seudas Sponsor:

Eruv Status: ERUV HOTLINE 888-805-ERUV (3788) or
http://www.rocklanderuv.org/pages/home.php
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: Partly Sunny      High 84°F
                                  Low 61°F
Shabbat :
Mostly Sunny    High 84°F
         Overnight Low 62°F
Sunday: Partly Cloudy. High 84°F
Overnight Low   63°F

Pollen
Grasses Medium to Low
Tree No activity.
Weed   High.

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

DAILY DOSE:
Wasting Life on Purpose
Once you have found the meaning of life,
will there be enough life left to live meaningfully?
Better to live life as meaningfully as you know how,
and find more meaning as you go along.
You will gain and so will those you influence.
A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman

GROWING EACH DAY:
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
Because God is in Heaven and you are on the earth,
therefore let your words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:1).

I remember reading that every person is born with an allotted number of words
that one may speak during one's lifetime. When this allotment is exhausted,
one's life comes to an end. This idea would explain the above verse: God is infinite,
but people live in a finite world where everything has its limitations.
Some things may be greater, other things may be less, but nothing on earth is infinite.
Since the number of words a person may speak must also be finite,
we should speak as little as possible simply to extend our lives.
Even if one does not accept this concept as factual, it is an excellent guideline.
People on a fixed income will budget themselves carefully, since any unwise
expenditures may deprive them of the means to obtain necessities.
If we think of our words as being limited, then those squandered in non-essential
conversation have become unavailable to us for more important things.
When we discover that we have wasted money, we are likely to become
very upset with ourselves. We usually then resolve to be more cautious
and discriminating in our future purchases. Let us now think back on how many words
we have wasted, and even if they were not outright lies or slander, nevertheless,
they were simply useless. We would be wise to make a reckoning of our words as well
as our money and similarly resolve not to be wasteful of them in the future.
Today I shall ...
.. consider my words as valuable assets which, while in sufficient supply,
are nonetheless limited; I will therefore try to act accordingly.

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

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

August 15 & 16 Shabbos Parshas Vaeschanan (Nachamu) 15th of Av

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/
heading: www.microsoft.com/mac (heading for Entourage)
IN CASE OF FIRE CALL 9-1-1. If using a cell phone do not leave the area.

May you live to be 120,
Shabbat Schedule:
Erev Shabbat:
Mincha 7P The Summer Schedule.
Candle lighting for Erev Shabbat, is at 7:36P
Do not depend on Zmanim at the final moment.
Repeat the Sh’ma after 8:53P

Shabbat-
Schacharit: 8:50A
Women’s Class TBA
Men’s Class: 6:25P
E T H I C S   O F   O U R   F A T H E R S
Chapter 3 of Pirkei Avos.
15th of AV:
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/53680/jewish/15th-of-Av.htm
Beginning on the 15th of Av, one should increase one’s study of Torah,
since at this time of the year the nights begin to grow longer
and "the night was created for study."
http://www.ou.org/chagim/roshchodesh/av/tubav.htm
The last Mishnah in Masechet Taanit says,
"There were no holidays so joyous for the Jewish People as the Fifteenth of Av
and Yom HaKippurim, for on those days, daughters of Yerushalayim would go out
  dressed in borrowed white clothing (so that they would all look the same).

Mincha: 7:30P

Mariv not before 8:54P (Ski”a 7:53P)

Sunday & Weekday:
Schacharit Sunday: 7:50A
Schacharit: Monday to Friday- 6:30A
Mincha/Mariv Monday to Thursday : 7:30P
(Thursday Ski”a: 7:45P).
Mariv right after the daily Ski”a.

The final time for the sanctification of the
New Moon of Av is the entire night of Thursday, (14 Av).
(If necessary, one may sanctify the New Moon of Av
on Shabbos - Friday night. Aug. 15, (15 Av)

Shabbos Parshas Vaeschanan
Shabbat Nachmu
15th of Av
August 16,
The Haftorah is read from Isaiah 40:1-26
(this is the first of seven Haftoros,
[ - the Seven Haftoros of Consolation] that precede Rosh HaShanah).

Sof Zman Kriat Shema
9:33A (Gra"h)
8:57A (Magen Avraham)
Say the Sh'ma prior to coming to Shul.
Kiddish and Shalosh Seudas Sponsor: To sponsor this Shabbat see the Gabbi.

WEBCASTS:
OU Radio WEBCAST:
http://www.ouradio.org/ouradio/channel/C1319/
Memorializing the Murdered through the Teachings of their Master
The eight young men murdered on March 6, 2008 in
Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav in Jerusalem were all
fourth or fifth generation students of the revered
founder of that Yeshiva, more than eighty years ago,
Rav Abraham Isaac Kook. The teachings of Rav Kook
emphasize love of the Land of Israel and the People of Israel.
It would be especially appropriate to memorialize
these boys by perpetuating his teachings. To that end,
The OU plan to deliver a brief weekly lesson, based on his teachings,
for the duration of the year of mourning, concluding Rosh Chodesh Adar, 5769.
DAF YOMI is also available at the same URL.

ERUV, WEATHER, & POLLEN:
Eruv Status: ERUV HOTLINE 888-805-ERUV (3788) or
http://www.rocklanderuv.org/pages/home.php
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: Isolated T-Storms      High 79°F
Night Showers            Low 60°F
Shabbat :
Isolated T-Storms    High 80°F
Mostly Clear    Overnight Low 60°F
Sunday: Partly Cloudy. High 83°F
Overnight Low   63°F

Pollen
Grasses Medium to Low
Tree No activity.
Weed   High.

TEHILLIM
Free Downloads for printing:
http://www.artscroll.com/itehillim.html
Includes also downloads for
TEHILLIM DOWNLOAD for Psalms 20, 83,121,130 and 142
Can be stapled into a monograph.
PARENTS PRAYER
SELICHOS FOR CHILDREN'S ILLNESSES (Selichos Letachlu'ei Yeladim)
PRAYER FOR PARNASSAH / LIVELIHOOD
The following chapters of Tehillim are recited
for our brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael:
Psalms 20, 83,121,130 and 142

DAILY DOSE:
A Quiet Heart
The human heart is beautiful.
The human heart can know secrets deeper than any mind could know.
The mind cannot contain G-d, but deep inside the heart there is a place that can.
Yet there is nothing more dysfunctional than a brain controlled by emotions
In fact, the finest mind is capable of the most horrid crimes when under the heart's management.
Let the heart be quiet and hear out the mind. In that quiet listening,
she will discover her true beauty and her deepest secrets will awaken.
A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman

KASHRUT AGENCIES: (WORLDWIDE)-
http://www.kashrut.com/agencies/
WEBSITES:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/
http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?PageIndex=2&ClipID=237

Thursday, August 7, 2008

August 10, 2008 Tisha B' Av Schedule for Sunday

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/
heading: www.microsoft.com/mac (heading for Entourage)
In case of Fire: Call 911.

May you live to be 120,

Weather and Pollen: Revised for Shabbat & Tisha B’ Av:
Friday: Isolated T-Storms    High 80°F Low 60°F
Shabbat : Scattered T Sorms.       High 79°F
Tisha B’ Av (Evening): Mostly Clear Low 68°F
Tisha B’ Av :Partly Cloudy     High 81 °F
End of Holiday   Low 62°F
Pollen     Weeds HIGH.

THE SCHEDULE FOR TISHA B’ AV SUNDAY:
Tisha B’Av Morning:
Schacharit: 7:30A or TBA.
Afternoon & Mariv:
Mincha: 7:25P (Ski”a 8:01:27)
With time for Tefillin
Mariv: TBA
Kiddish Levannah.
The fast ends in the Shul.

Zmanim for Tish be’ Av:
Midday : 1:01:26P
Earliest Mincha: 1:36:26
Plag Mincha: 6:33:56P
Nightfall 3 Stars: 8:46:19
Do not depend on Zmanim at the final moment.

OU WEBCAST –Tisha B’ Av
http://www.ou.org/holidays/tishabav
Forgotten Souls
Tisha b'Av webcast
with Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 9:00 am – 1:00 pm EDT.
Please pre-register and the OU will
send you an email with instructions for Tisha B'Av day.
Rabbi Weinreb will redeem from anonymity heroes and victims of a variety of
Jewish catastrophes including the Temple destructions, Pogroms of 1648-49,
French Revolution and Napoleonic wars, and the Shoah. Focusing on
various aspects of the soul with song, poetry and explanations of the Kinot,
he will also tell stories of very "soulful" men and women from Biblical times to the present,
who have all but been forgotten, as well as reflections on forgotten facets of
our own souls and how we can reclaim them.

       The World Wide Tisha B’av Event
      Leaving Envy Behind
HaRav Mattisyahu Salomon Rabbi Paysach Krohn
Rabbi Mordechai Becher Rabbi Zev Leff
24 Countries, 600 sites

Monsey:
Khal Zichron Mordechai
9 Fosse Court
Women: 3:30P   Men: 5:15P

Ohr Somayach
Men 3P & 6P

The Atrium Plaza
Women 1:15P, 3:30P & 6P

Cong. Shar Hashomayim
1:45P 3:45P

The Tragedies that occurred on Tisha B’ Av.
Ezras Torah:
Our Sages have emphasized that the essence of a fast day
is the process of Teshuva Repentance. This is particularly so
for those sins that were responsible for the destruction of
the Beis HaMikdash, and yet, which we remain guilty of today.
Here is a partial listing of those transgressions:
Jerusalem was destroyed because:
the Jews profaned Shabbos.
they did not provide for the Torah education of their small children.
they did not recite the Shema morning and night.
they showed contempt for Torah scholars.
they had unwarranted hatred for each other.
they hardened their hearts to any fear of Divine retribution (see Gittin 55b).


                         Tisha B’ Av 5702 (1942)
http://www.aish.com/tishaBavAntisemitism/tishaBavAntisemitismDefault/The_Final_Solution_on_Tisha_Bav.asp
The Holocaust is rooted in the destruction of the Temple --
which caused a loss of moral clarity in humanity.
Deportations from Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka
concentration camp begin.
"We Jews of Warsaw, sons of those exiles, sit on
the ground to mourn our own personal churban,
the destruction of a major community --
the largest and most vigorous in Europe...
We weep at our fate, a nation without a land,
within the grasp of our fiercest enemy
and condemned to death. We grieve both for
the loss of the Holy Temple and the extinction of our lives.
(Warsaw Ghetto Diaries, pgs. 55-6)

The beginning of the end of the
Warsaw Ghetto coincided with Tisha B'Av.
Tisha B'Av July 23, 1943,
The first trainload of Jews arrived at their destination, Treblinka, and sent to the gas chambers.

                          History of Events on Tisha B'Av
                         http://ohr.edu/yhiy/article.php/1088
2448     (1312)     Spies return from 40 days in Israel with evil reports of the Land of Israel.
Jewish people cry in despair, give up hope of entering the Land of Israel.
3340     (421)     Destruction of First Temple by the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezar.
About 100,000 Jews killed during invasion. Exile of remaining tribes in southern kingdom to Babylon and Persia.
3830     70     Destruction of Second Temple by Romans, under Titus.
Over 2,500,000 Jews die as a result of war, famine and disease.
Over 1,000,000 Jews exiled to all parts of the Roman Empire. Over 100,000 Jews sold as slaves by Romans.
Jews killed and tortured in gladiatorial "games" and pagan celebrations.
3892     132     Bar Kochba revolt crushed. Betar destroyed - over 100,00 killed.
3893     133     Turnus Rufus ploughs site of Temple. Romans build pagan city of Aelia Capitolina on site of Jerusalem.
4855     1095     First Crusade declared by Pope Urban II. 10,000 Jews killed in first month of Crusade.
Crusades bring death and destruction to thousands of Jews, totally obliterate many communities in Rhineland and France.
5050     1290     Expulsion of Jews from England, accompanied by pogroms and confiscation of books and property
5252     1492     Inquisition in Spain and Portugal culminates in the expulsion of the
Jews from the Iberian Peninsula. Families separated, many die by drowning, massive loss of property.
Columbus left for the New World.
http://www.aish.com/literacy/jewishhistory/Crash_Course_in_Jewish_History_Part_48_-_The_Inquisition.asp
See the history of at:
http://www.aish.com/tishaBavAntiSemitism/tishaBavAntiSemitismDefault/Expulsion_of_the_Jews_from_Spain_in_1492.asp
5674     1914     Britain and Russia declare war on Germany. First World War begins.
First World War issues unresolved, ultimately causing Second World War and Holocaust. 75% of all Jews in war zones.
Jews in armies of all sides - 120,000 Jewish casualties in armies.
Over 400 pogroms immediately following war in Hungary, Ukraine, Poland and Russia.
5702     1942     See above.
5703     1943    See above. (added to the original).
5749     1989     Iraq walks out of talks with Kuwait.
5754     1994     The deadly bombing the building of the AMIA
(the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina) which killed 86 people and wounded some 300 others.

The Convenient Mind
The mind will always find the answer most convenient for itself.
Even when searching for spirituality, for enlightenment, the mind
will only rest where there is enough room to remain a mind.
Therefore, on its own, it can never come to know the Infinite.
To reach the Infinite takes a sense that is beyond the need to exist,
the essential knowledge of the inner soul. Only once the mind has
drunken from that fountain can it be trusted to see beyond itself.
A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman