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Letter From the Chairman of the Board
Dear Friends,
This is your final opportunity to pre-order from Toby Press (a division of
Koren Publishing Company) a signed copy of Ambassador Yehuda Avner's
fascinating new book " The Prime Ministers An Intimate Narrative of
Israeli Leadership" which will be waiting for you on the Entrance Floor
of The Jerusalem Great Synagogue this Saturday evening prior to the start of
our concluding Motzaei Shabbat Social Evening and Lecture Program for 5770.
The cost is 100 NIS per book (instead of the regular 129 NIS price). You may
order your copy by calling the Koren office at (02) 633-0517, by e-mailing
them at ayelet@korenpub.com
or by faxing them at 02-633-0534. Ambassador Avner will speak on
"Israel's Prime Ministers Past and Present" and will be available
after the conclusion of the Program to sign copies of his book that were not
pre-ordered. The Program begins at 8:30 P.M.Admission is free. We are
delighted that our friend Mr. Fred S. Worms OBE will introduce Ambassador
Avner. If you are in our area, this is one program you won't want to
miss. We thank those organizations in cooperation with which The Jerusalem
Great Synagogue sponsors this series: The Association of Americans and
Canadians in Israel (AACI), The Orthodox Union-Israel (OU), Nefesh B'Nefesh,
American Israeli Action Coalition (AIAC), Young Israel of Rehavia (Hanassi),
Yeshurun Central Synagogue, International Young Israel Movement – Israel
Region (IYIM), Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel and the Rabbinical
Council of America-Israel.
This Friday Evening (March 12), we are once again proud to invite Lone
Soldiers to a beautifully catered Shabbat Dinner following our Leil Shabbat
services. These Dinners are sponsored by our Synagogue and The Leo V. Berger
Fund – Harvey Schwartz, President and Sigmund Kassap, Vice President, our
Benefactors. We thank our partners in these Shabbat programs: The Center for
Lone Soldiers, Nefesh b'Nefesh, the Yeshurun Central Synagogue and The
American Jewish War Veterans Post 180- Jerusalem. We also thank those
who support these efforts by their donations, helping to show our
appreciation to these young men and women who have become Olim and
volunteered to serve in the IDF. Our cost per soldier is $30. We
welcome your contributions to assist us in covering the expenses for this
very special project. If you are a Lone Soldier and would like to attend the
Dinner, please contact Daniel Charter at the Center for Lone Soldiers at
054-206-3321 by Thursday evening.
Have you already sent or brought in your contribution to our Maot Chittim
Fund? If yes, please accept our thanks. If no, we would
appreciate your taking care of this by the end of this week. We are
distributing our assistance on Wednesday, March 17th and thus, time is of the
essence. Your Israeli tax deductible contribution checks should be written to
"The Jerusalem Great Synagogue" or, if you want to make a USA Tax
Deductible contribution of $100 or above, to "The American Friends of
The Jerusalem Great Synagogue". At the bottom of the check, please
note that it is for Maot Chittim. All contributions should be mailed to
The Jerusalem Great Synagogue, POB 7924, Jerusalem 91078, Israel. Thank
you for enabling others to have a more joyous Pesach Holiday.
Each year, through the generosity of one of our Officers, a Seder is
conducted on Pesach evening (Monday, March 29) in our Beit Midrash Be'er
Miriam (Monday, March 29) for any Jewish man, woman or child who would like
to participate. There is no charge, the meal is Mehadrin (no kitniyot)
and the Haggadah is read in its entirety. The only requirement is that you
come to our office during office hours (Sunday-Thursday 9AM to 1 PM) and get
an admission ticket from Rabbi Finkelstein which you must have that
evening. There is limited space available and we suggest that you make
your reservations while space still permits.
Congratulations to The Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel
(AACI) on their relocation this week to new quarters at 37 Pierre Koenig
Street in Talpiot. In conjunction with their opening weeks' programs,
there will be an evening of Chazzanut in their new quarters on Wednesday,
March 17th at 7:30 PM with Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler and Maestro Elli
Jaffe. Admission is free.
There are many wonderful educational programs in the Jerusalem area for
English speakers. One such program, as we prepare for Pesach, will take
place on Sunday Evening, March 14, at the neighboring OU Israel Center.
Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel will speak about his new book "Making Seder of
the Seder." For Hebrew speakers, the program will be held on
Motzaei Shabbat, March 20 at 8:00 PM in the Neve Orot Synagogue of Ramot
Aleph. The book will be available for purchase.
Mazal Tov to our Supporting Members Mechi and Sharon Apfeldorf on the birth
of their granddaughter born to their children Sandi and Victor Sack of New
York. May the newborn go to Torah, chupah l'ben Torah and maasim tovim
and be a constant source of nachat to her family and to all Am Yisrael.
We continue to pray for the good health and immediate release of Gilad ben
Aviva Schalit and the other members of the IDF still in captivity.
Please add prayers for refua sheleima for those who were injured in terrorist
attacks and in the War in Gaza and for Aryeh ben Sarah Leah (Chazzan Aryeh
Goldberg), Amiram ben Reina (Amiram Benshimol), Zahava bat Rachel (Zahava
Meczes), Channa bat Chaya Devorah (Anna Schlesinger), Bracha Miriam bat
Rachel (Miriam Sheinberg), Chaim Ariel ben Vera Devora (Ariel Sharon),
Shoshana bat Miriam (Susan Shapiro), Amit Yehuda ben Malka (Dr.Amit
Schwartz), Shimon Elimelech ben Sima Rivka (Marc Weinberg), Avraham Yeshayahu
ben Aviva (Avraham Yeshayahu Feiner), Shai ben Rachel (Shai Peltz),
Miriam Rivkah bat Adina Leah (Miriam Strasberg), Yissachar Dov ben Peshe (Bud
Silver), Moshe Avigdor ben Rivkah (Martin Herzog), Penina Rivka Yoela bat
Mirel (Penny Bowman), Avichai Avraham ben Sarah Miriam, Gitel Rivka bat Chaya
Risa and Chaya Aviva Sarah bat Adel Nechama (Alexandra Morgan Talbot). May
they all be blessed with a speedy and complete recovery and enjoy good health
for many more years.
Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate this Friday evening (5:30 PM) and
Shabbat morning, Parshiot Vayakhel-Pikuday, Shabbat Parashat HaChodesh and
Shabbat Mevorchim (7:55 AM) accompanied by The Jerusalem Great Synagogue
Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe. There will be a Kiddush following the Shabbat
morning service. If you are in our area, we look forward to greeting you on
Shabbat for our Services and on Saturday evening for our Social Evening and
Lecture Program.
Shabbat shalom and Chodesh tov.
Asher Schapiro
UPCOMING
EVENTS
March 12-13 – Shabbat Parashat
Vayakhayl-Pekudei – Shabbat Parashat HaChodesh – Shabbat Mevorchim – Chief
Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate on Friday evening (5:20 PM) and Shabbat
morning (7:55 AM) accompanied by our Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe
March 12 – Leil Shabbat Lone Soldiers Dinner following Friday Evening
service.
March 13 – 8:30 PM - Motzaei Shabbat Social Evening and Lecture Program
– Book Launch and Lecture by Yehuda Avner Topic:
"Israel's Prime Ministers – Past and Present" Program in
English. Admission Free.
March 15 – 1:00 PM – Tefilot Mincha and Yom Kippur Katan in Beit Midrash
Be'er Miriam. Guest Chazzan: Yosef Schwartz
March 17 – 7:30 PM – At AACI – 37 Pierre Koenig Street (4th Floor) – An
Evening of Chazzanut with Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler and Maestro Elli
Jaffe. Admission is free.
March 19-20 – Shabbat Parashat Vayikra – Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler will
officiate on Friday evening (5:35 PM) and Shabbat morning (7:55 AM) accompanied
by guest Zimrat Yah Choir conducted by Uri Aharon.
March 27 - 11:00 AM Shabbat Hagadol Drasha
in English by Rabbi Ari Berman sponsored by The Jerusalem Great Synagogue and
Yeshurun Central Synagogue. The Drasha will take place at the Yeshurun Central
Synagogue, 44 King George Street..
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