Sisterhood Purim Cards 5773

18 Shevat 5773 January 29, 2013 • Holiday

It is that time of year again…Purim is just around the corner!

Thank you to all who participated in and donated to last year’s Mishloach Manot program!

This year we are again offering you our Purim Card program. Purim Cards can be sent to friends and family anywhere within the Continental USA, at a cost of $4 per card.

Once again, we have set up an online order form that you can fill out and submit without the hassle of having to mail it in. For your convenience, the names found on this form are of schul and sisterhood members, and affiliates in the Malden area, and there is space at the end of the form to fill in new names and addresses for other cards within the USA. If you placed Purim orders with us last year, we will contact you shortly with the information from your order to offer you ease of reordering this year.

If you prefer to mail in an order form, please feel free to print off the order form and return it with a check made payable to “Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood”.

Please submit your list promptly by February 13th so that we will have ample time to prepare your cards for you and ensure that your friends and family receive them in time for Purim.

Please help us spread the word by passing this information on to others who may be interested in sending Purim cards to friends and family.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to help with this project, please feel free to contact Leah Garland either by phone (781-397-8357) or e-mail.

Thank you in advance for your participation. We look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday!

– Sisterhood Congregation Beth Israel

Bet Midrash Night – Can You Light an Electric Menorah for Chanukah?

7 Tevet 5773 December 20, 2012 • Announcements, Holiday

One Wednesday, December 12, Rabbi Akiva Posy’s Bet Midrash night was on the subject of whether or not you can fulfill your obligation of lighting Chanukah candles with an electric menorah.

Rabbi Posy’s class on lighting an electric menorah.

Enjoy! Questions? Comments? Please post them as a comment!

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Chanukah Bash 2012

21 Kislev 5773 December 5, 2012 • Announcements, Events, Holiday

Join us for a miraculous night filled with sufganiyot, latkes, and a falafel bar!

… and a Dreidel Pinata loaded with all the Chanuka gelt you can shake a stick at!

COST
$10/adult;
$5/ages 3-12;
$35 Family max

DATE/TIME
Saturday, December 15th
6:30 pm

10 Dexter Street
Malden, MA 02148

Shabbat Chol HaMoed/Shemini Atzeret Schedule

18 Tishri 5773 October 4, 2012 • Bulletin, Holiday

Shabbat Schedule

Friday, October 5 Chol HaMoed

  • 06:40 am – Shacharit
  • 06:00 pm – Mincha
  • 06:0 pm – Candle lighting

Saturday, October 6 Shabbat Chol HaMoed

  • 07:45 am – Shacharit at Salem Towers
  • 08:45 am – Shacharit
  • 09:38 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
  • 10:30 am – Jr. Congregation
  • 11:15 am – Kiddush
  • 04:00 pm – Sukkah Hop, Weather Permitting, beginning at the Garland Sukkah, 226 Clifton Street, proceeding to the Davidoff Sukkah, 194 Clifton Street.
  • 05:00 pm – Men’s Derech Hashem class
  • 05:30 pm – Mincha and Se’udah Shlishit
  • 06:55 pm – Ma’ariv
  • 07:06 pm – Shabbat Ends

Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Schedule

Sunday, October 7 Hoshana Rabbah

  • 06:30 am – Shacharit
  • 05:55 pm – Mincha
  • 05:56 pm – Candle Lighting
  • 06:35 pm – Ma’ariv

Monday, October 8 Shemini Atzeret

  • 07:45 am – Shacharit at Salem Towers
  • 08:45 am – Shacharit
  • 09:40 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
  • 10:45 am – Yizkor
  • 05:30 pm – Mincha
  • 06:45 pm – Ma’ariv followed by Kiddush and Hakafot

Candle lighting and preparations for Simchat Torah may be done after 7:03 pm. Light candles from an existing flame.

Tuesday, October 9 Simchat Torah

  • 08:00 am – Shacharit
  • 09:15 am – Kiddush following shacharit
  • 09:35 am – Auction of honors followed by Hakafot
  • 09:40 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema

Simchat Torah Luncheon following Hakafot and musaf.

  • 05:50 pm – Mincha
  • 06:50 pm – Ma’ariv
  • 07:01 pm – Yom Tov Ends

Weekday Schedule

October 10 – 12

Shacharit

  • 06:40 am – Thursday
  • 06:50 am – Wednesday and Friday

Mincha

  • 05:50 pm – Wednesday and Thursday
  • 05:45 pm – Friday

Ma’ariv

  • 06:20 pm – Wednesday and Thursday

To print this schedule, click here to go directly to the post, and then press ctrl-P (Windows) or cmd-P (Mac) to print it.

Weekly Words of Torah

Clash or Elevate?

Insights into Sukkot by Rav Re’uven Ungar of Yeshivat Sha’alvim.

Is the goal of the Torah to escape the confines of the physical world, to combat it, or rather to improve it and work towards spiritual elevation within the natural framework?

The Meshech Chochma opines that the mitzvot of dwelling in a sukkah and grasping the lulav refer respectively to the above aims. Leaving a permanent dwelling to reside in the temporary domain of a sukkah represents a clash with the physical realm. Spiritual aspirations lie in contrast, and are to be preferred.

However, the grasping of the lulav and the etrog, hadasim and aravot symbolizes serving Hashem within the physical framework. We take the material world and subjugate it- elevate it- in Divine Worship.

These two approaches do not necessarily contradict each other; they complement each other. At times we confront the material world; at other times the Torah instructs us to elevate it. May we merit to serve Hashem in all realms as directed by the Torah.

Updated Sukkot Schedule 5773

14 Tishri 5773 September 30, 2012 • Bulletin, Holiday

Sukkot Schedule

Sunday, September 30 Erev Sukkot

  • 06:05 pm – Mincha
  • 06:08 pm – Candle Lighting
  • 06:45 pm – Ma’ariv
  • 07:17 pm – Earliest Kiddush in the Sukkah

Monday, October 1 First Day of Sukkot

  • 07:45 am – Shacharit at Salem Towers
  • 08:45 am – Shacharit
  • 09:37 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
  • 04:00 pm – Sukkah Hop – Beginning at the Lamport Sukkah, 314 Clifton Street, proceeding to the Goldberg Sukkah, 19 Vista Street.
  • 06:05 pm – Mincha
  • 06:45 pm – Ma’ariv

Candle lighting and preparations for the second night of Sukkot may not be done before 7:15 pm. Candles must be lit from an existing flame.

Tuesday, October 2 Second Day of Sukkot

  • 07:45 am – Shacharit at Salem Towers
  • 08:45 am – Shacharit
  • 09:38 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
  • Following Services – Community Kiddush at Rabbi & Rebbetzin Rabinowitz’s Sukkah, 265 Fellsway East
  • 06:05 pm – Mincha
  • 07:00 pm – Ma’ariv
  • 07:13 pm – Yom Tov Ends

Chol HaMoed Sukkot Schedule

Shacharit

  • 06:40 am – Wednesday – Friday

Mincha/Ma’ariv

  • 06:00 pm / 06:30 pm – Wednesday – Thursday

To print this schedule, click here to go directly to the post, and then press ctrl-P (Windows) or cmd-P (Mac) to print it.