Letter From the Chairman of the Board

Dear Friends,

With the month of Sivan coming to a close, we are beginning our preparations for the Yamim Noraim – Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.  As is our custom each year, those who have dedicated seats in our Synagogue and would like to use them for the holidays have an advanced registration opportunity.  If you are a dedicated-seat holder, please advise us by Sunday, August 2 that your seats should be reserved for you on Rosh Hashana and/or Yom Kippur.  If we have not heard from you by that date, we will assume that you are not using your seats and we will be able to assign them to others.  We thank you for your cooperation in helping us to better serve our congregants.

On erev Rosh Chodesh each month in many communities, there are special tefilot recited for Yom Kippur Katan.  Beginning with this month, on Sunday, June 21 (29 Sivan) at 1:15 PM in Beit Midrash Be'er Miriam, our Synagogue will now be hosting those tefilot. This month, our Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate.  We invite you to join us.

Mazal Tov to our Vice President Sir Ian and Lady Gainsford on their twin grandsons, Joseph and Daniel Clements, becoming bnei Mitzvah this past Shabbat in Birmingham, England.  Mazal Tov as well to the parents, Geoffrey and Deborah Clements.  May Joseph and Daniel continue to be sources of great nachat to their family and to all Am Yisrael.

Mazal Tov to our Board Member Ze'ev and Debbie Jaffe on the marriage this week of their son Ariel to Efrat Ariel, daughter of Aviad and Ayala Ariel.  Special Mazal Tov to the grandparents of the Chattan, our esteemed congregants Mrs. Ella Jaffe and Sol and Barbara Liebgott.  May the newlyweds share a long, healthy and happy life together as they build their bayit ne'eman b'Yisrael.  We are delighted that they will join us this Shabbat at The Jerusalem Great Synagogue for their Shabbat sheva brachot.

We continue to pray for the good health and immediate release of Gilad ben Aviva Schalit.  Please add prayers for refua sheleima for those who were injured in terrorist attacks and in the War in Gaza and for Ratza bat Reesa (Roslyn Lowy), Aryeh ben Sarah Leah (Chazzan Aryeh Goldberg), Amiram ben Reina (Amiram Benshimol), Zahava bat Rachel (Zahava Meczes), Channa bas Chaya Devorah (Anna Schlesinger), Bracha Miriam bat Rachel (Miriam Sheinberg), Chaim Ariel ben Vera Devora (Ariel Sharon), Shoshana Bat Miriam (Susan Shapiro), Chaya bat Chava (Chaya Herstik), Chaim Eliezer ben Chaya (Chaim Eliezer Herstik), 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), Yehudah Leib ben Tziporah Rachel (Yehudah Rosenblatt), Miriam Rivkah bat Adina Leah (Miriam Strasberg), Yissachar Dov ben Peshe (Bud Silver), Moshe Avigdor ben Rivkah (Martin Herzog) and Aviva bat Shulamit Charna (Aviva Lazarus).  May they all be blessed with a speedy and complete recovery and enjoy good health for many more years.

Guest Chazzan Eric Wolheim will officiate this Friday evening (7:30 PM) accompanied by our Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe.  On Shabbat morning Parashat Sh'lach (7:55 AM), Elli Jaffe will officiate accompanied by our Choir conducted by Raymond Goldstein.  During the service, we will celebrate the Shabbat Chattan of Ariel Jaffe. If you are in our area, I hope you will join us.

Shabbat shalom.

Asher Schapiro


                UPCOMING EVENTS

June 19-20, Shabbat Parashat Korach, Shabbat Mevorchim – Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate on Friday evening and Shabbat morning accompanied by the Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe.  Chattan: Ofir Reuven

June 21, Sunday, erev Rosh Chodesh -Yom Kippur Katan – Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate for Mincha and the special tefilot for Yom Kippur Katan at 1:15 PM in Beit Midrash Be'er Miriam.

June 26-27, Shabbat Parashat Chukat – Guest Chazzan Yaakov Motzen will officiate on Friday evening and Shabbat morning accompanied by the Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe.           

July 3-4, Shabbat Parashat Balak - Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate on Friday evening and Shabbat morning accompanied by the Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe