YINR Shabbat Newsletter

Parshat B'shalach                 11 Sh'vat 5772                   February 3-4, 2012

Times Shabbat Schedule Candle Lighting: 4:56pm Mincha: 5:05pm Daf Yomi: 6:55am Hashkama: 7:45am Teen Minyan: 8:45am Main: 9:00am Mincha: 4:35pm Shiur given by Rabbi Bloom: 5:00pm  Shabbat Ends: 6:05pm Daily Davening Schedule Sun: 7:30/8:30/9:00am Mon & Thu: 6:20/7:30am Tue, Wed & Fri: 6:30/7:30am Mon-Fri (MP1): 7:00am Mincha/Maariv (Sun-Thu): 5:10pm Maariv: (Mon-Thu): 9:00pm   Monthly Calendars February calendar March calendar Schedule of Classes Sunday 8:00am Minchat Chinuch - Rabbi Reuven Fink Talmud Class - Rabbi Abish Zelishovsky of Bais Medrash Gavoha of Lakewood Monday 1:30pm Parshat Hashavua - Rabbi Reuven Fink 8:00pm Jewish Philosophy - Rabbi Reuven Fink Tuesday 8:00pm "Sefer Pachad Yitzchak" - Rabbi Reuven Fink Thursday 8:30am Women's Tehillim Group at the home of Anne Wasserman 8:00pm Talmud (for men) Ta'anit - Rabbi Reuven Fink Friday 9:30am Beginner's Class - Rabbi Reuven Fink Shabbat Between Mincha and Maariv: Talmud Class Moed Kattan - Rabbi Reuven Fink Daily Daf Yomi Shiurim Mon & Thu: 5:30am and 9:00pm Tue & Wed: 5:40am and 8:10pm Friday: 5:40am Shabbat: 50 minutes before Mincha Sunday: 6:40am Schedule of On-going Programs Monday Women's Line Dancing from 8:00 to 9:00pm in Social Hall Tuesday Women's Zumba Class from 8:15 to 9:15pm in Social Hall Wednesday Women's Yoga Class from 9:20am to 10:20am in Social Hall Our Sponsors This weeks newsletter is sponsored by: Please email office@yinr.org if you are interested in sponsoring a future edition Helpful Hints Please do not send emails to newsletter@yinr.org. This is an UNATTENDED MAILBOX. Please direct your emails to: office@yinr.org executivedirector@yinr.org gabbaimain@yinrorg gabbaihashkama@yinr.org youth@yinr.org womensleague@yinr.org Email us your news All information that you want included in the weekly email must be sent into the shul office office@yinr.org VIA EMAIL ONLY by 10am Thursday morning to ensure inclusion in that week's email announcement. Thanks for your cooperation. Quick Links Credit Card Payments Tribute Cards 5772 Candle Lighting & Davening Times Eruv Map Frequently Asked Questions Mikvah Website New Rochelle Jewish Coalition

Mazel Tov Mazel tov to Judy and Ivan Marcus on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Nathaniel Marcus, this Shabbat at the Hebrew Institute in White Plains. To send a tribute card from YINR in honor of this simcha or any other reason, please, click here. Tomchei Shabbos Thank you to Joan and Leon Meyers for sponsoring this week's Tomchei Shabbos in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Silverstein and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Meyers. Announcements This Sunday, the 9:00am minyan will meet in the Beit Midrash instead of MP1 due to the Mikvah Breakfast.  Building Fund Dedication Board.  The proof of the new dedication board was emailed last week.  Please check to make sure that your name and dedication appear as they should.  Any corrections or changes should be submitted to Barbara Bolshon   by Monday, February 6th.  If you have not yet made a dedication, several opportunities are still available.  Please contact Joey Bernstein for the current list of available donations.   Events YINR's Third Annual Cholent Throwdown.  Join us this Friday evening, February 3rd at 8:00pm for a special Oneg Shabbat -- taste the finest cholents in town and to enjoy a good d'var Torah and a l'chaim!  For the first time, everyone who attends will take part in selecting the YINR Cholent Top Chef.  Please contact Mark Semer for further information.  Mikvah Breakfast and Concert.  This Sunday, February 5th, the Mikvah of New Rochelle presents The Maccabeats in Concert.  Doors open at 10:00am.  Concert begins promptly at 10:30am.  $25/ticket in advance or $36 at door. Refreshments will be available for purchase.  You are invited to a pre-concert breakfast from 9:00 to 10:00am featuring a meet and greet with The Maccabeats!  To  reserve concert and breakfast tickets please click here. Women's Line Dancing will meet on Mondays at 8:00pm.  This is a new day and time and hopefully will be more convenient for more people.  We hope you will join the fun. Defensive Driving Class.  On Sunday, February 12th YINR will be having a Defensive Driving Class.  Class begins at 10:00am.  To reserve your seat, please call the office at 914-636-2215.  The cost is $65 and you pay at the class. Save the Date.  YINR's 45th Annual Dinner will take place on Sunday, March 25th.  The guests of honor are Judy and Bob Friedman.  Sandra and Uri Weinstein will receive the Young Leadership Award.  Details to follow. Women's League Save the date... The Annual YINR Women's League Pre-Pesach boutique will be held on March 11th, from 5:00 to 9:00pm.  More information to follow. Youth YINR Youth Tu B'Sh'vat Challah Baking.  All 5th and 6th grade girls are invited to make their own challah with Shayna Bekritsky on Wednesday night, February 8th from 6:45pm to 8:30pm in the Shul's kitchen.  This program is FREE!!  Please RSVP by Tuesday February 8th by clicking here. Final V'Shinantam L'Vanecha of the season! Join us for the last V'shinantam L'vanecha of the season taking place Motzei Shabbat, February 11th at 7:00 pm in the Beit Midrash. Parent/Child learning will be followed by a raffle, pizza, and the prize store! We are looking for sponsors for this event. Please email YINRYouth@gmail.com for details. Chag HaSiddur/Chumush.  This event has been rescheduled for Parshat T'tzaveh, March 3rd when we will be having the annual YINR Presentation and Kiddush in honor of first and second graders who have recently received their first siddurim and chumashim.  If you would like to co-sponsor the kiddush, please contact the office. YINR Youth is looking to collect new or gently used Jewish or secular children's books for our nursery and kindergarten groups. Please contact YINRYouth@gmail.com for more details. Community Events AIPAC Annual Northeast Regional Dinner.  On Monday, February 6th, AIPAC will be having its Annual Northeast Regional Dinner at Hilton New York.  Cocktail Reception at 6:00pm and Gala Dinner at 7:30pm.  Featured Speakers will be Governor Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and Ambassador Michael Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the United States.  For additional information, please contact the AIPAC Office. YIS Sisterhood Lecture.  YIS Sisterhood is having a free lecture by Dr. Zvi Zohar of Bar Ilan University on "Women, Torah and Mitzvot: Surprising views by Sephardic Rabbis" on Monday, February 6th at 8:00pm.  Men and women are welcome.  Westchester Day School Dinner.  WDS is proud to honor Laurie Lebowitz and Hal Klestzick for their dedicated service to our school.  They will be the recipients of the Hakarat Hatov Award at our 64th Anniversary Dinner, February 11, at the Doubletree Tarrytown.  We also recognize Alisa and Barry Mannis, Ilana and Joseph Englander, Mr. Sandy Shmuely and the Class of 1987.  For more information, access www.westchesterday.org/dinner.  Matisyahu in Concert.  On February 16th at 6:00pm there will be An Acoustic Evening with Matisyahu to Benefit Homeless and At-Risk Youth at the Tarrytown Music Hall.  Tickets are $35 - Buy now at http://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org. JCC Academic Center.  The JCC Academic Center offers top quality SAT, SAT Subject Test, ACT Prep course, Speed Reading and AP courses.  For additional information, please visit www.jccmw.org/academic.htm UJA Israel Experience Teen Merit Scholarships.  Merit scholarships for teen leaders are available for Israel summer programs.  All merit scholarships have a set award amount of $1,250, and the shul can nominate up to two candidates.  Nominated teens must participate in an approved summer program and develop a Jewish community service project.  For more information, please contact Barbara Bolshon.  Applications are due by March 7th.  NORPAC Annual Mission to Washington.  Early registration is now open for participants in this year's NORPAC Mission to Washington, May 9th.  Participants will meet in small groups with members of Congress from many parts of the country to personally advocate on behalf of the US-Israel relationship.  On-line registration and additional details are available at www.norpac.net or by contacting Judy and Marc Berger.  A dedicated New Rochelle bus may be assigned if we have sufficient local participation.