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    Jan-Feb Update Schedule

    Filed under: Schedules

    Rabbi Herzel Kranz

    Volume 14, Number 1a

    ו טבת תשעב
    – Jan-Feb 2012

    בס”ד

    Months of January-February – Davening Times

    Shacharis

     

    Mincha

    Mon, Thur:

    Tue, Wed, Fri:

    Shabbos, Yom Tov:

    Sundays and

    Holidays:

     

    Weekdays and Sundays:

    6:20 AM

    6:30 AM

    9:00 AM

    8:00 AM

     

    Jan 1 – Jan 19

    4:45 PM

       

    Jan 20 – Feb 2

    5:00 PM

       

    Feb 3 – Feb 16

    5:15 PM

       

    Feb 17 – Mar 1

    5:30 PM

       

    Mar 2 – Mar 10

    5:45 PM

     

    Schedule for Shabbos, Holidays, and Special Events

     

    Date:

     

    Sedra or Event:

    Light

    Candles:

    Fri., Sat., or

    Yom Tov Mincha:

    Shabbos or

    Yom Tov Ends:

    Shabbos, Jan 13, 14

    Shemos

    Before 4:49 PM

    4:45 PM

    5:51 PM

    Monday, Jan 16

    Federal holiday; Shacharis at 8:00 AM.

    Shabbos, Jan 20, 21

    Vaeira

    Before 4:56 PM

    5:00 PM

    5:58 PM

     

    Monthly Kabalas Shabbos Carlbach-style Sing-Along (Maariv ends 15 minutes later).

    Wednesday, Jan 25

    Rosh Chodesh; Shacharis at 6:15 AM

    Shabbos, Jan 27, 28

    Bo

    Before 5:04 PM

    5:00 PM

    6:07 PM

    Shabbos, Feb 3, 4

    Beshalach

    Before 5:13 PM

    5:15 PM

    6:15 PM

    Wednesday, Feb 8

    Tu b’Shvat

    Shabbos, Feb 10, 11

    Yisro

    Before 5:21 PM

    5:15 PM

    6:23 PM

    Shabbos, Feb 17, 18

    Mishpatim; Parshas Shekalim

    Before 5:29 PM

    5:30 PM

    6:31 PM

     

    Monthly Kabalas Shabbos Carlbach-style Sing-Along (Maariv ends 15 minutes later).

    Monday, Feb 20

    Federal holiday; Shacharis at 8:00 AM.

    Thurs Feb 23, Fri Feb 24

    Rosh Chodesh; Shacharis both days at 6:15 AM.

    Shabbos, Feb 24, 25

    Terumah

    Before 5:36 PM

    5:30 PM

    6:38 PM

    Shabbos, Mar 2, 3

    Tetzaveh; Parshas Zachor

    Before 5:44 PM

    5:45 PM

    6:46 PM

     

    Daily Classes on Halachah and Parshah 25 minutes before Mincha, with Rabbi Yaakov Greiniman. All are invited to attend.

    Shabbos Afternoon Classes
    for both men and women; all are invited to attend:

    • Rabbi Yaakov Greiniman offers a Jewish studies class between Mincha and Maariv.
    • Mr. Ken Horowitz offers a Jewish studies class January 14, and January 28, February 11, and February 25, 45 minutes before Mincha.

     

    Prayers for the sick (mi sheberach l’cholim) are offered each morning that the Torah is read. Call the Shul office to have a name added to the list for one week only. If a prayer is necessary for the following week, it will be necessary to call again. Please provide the person’s, (and his or her mother’s) Hebrew name, or English name if the Hebrew name is not available.

     

    Join the Shul email list.
    Get the Shul Bulletin and up to the minute news by simply sending a blank email to:

    ssjc-subscribe@ssjc.info. You will receive a return email confirmation, with instructions for using the mailing list.

     

    The Franco Foundation
    provides financial assistance for food, clothing, and shelter to families and individuals facing crisis within the Greater Washington & Maryland Jewish communities. We assist these families until they can finally support themselves once again. The Franco Foundation depends on the community for support. Feel free to contact Allan Franco with any questions or referrals at childrensmart@aol.com and send your tax-deductible donation to Franco Foundation, 613 Bromley Street, Silver Spring, MD 20902.

     

    LET MY PEOPLE KNOW…
    That the Palestinian Authority is less than moderate.

    Funds needed to film Palestinian schools and Palestinian army bases so that no one can deny the message of the PA to their own people… To liberate Palestine, all of Palestine.                    http://israelbehindthenews.com/donations.html

     

    Donations to the Yehuda Mond Foundation, and the Tomchei Shabbos of Greater Washington help a growing number of individuals and families in need, year round, and are a meaningful way to both honor friends and relatives and to celebrate simchas.  The Tomchei Shabbos will send beautifully designed cards to the family or individual that you select in order to acknowledge donations made by you honoring someone’s Bar or Bas mitzvah, yarhzeit or any other notable occasion. Please contact the Yehuda Mond Foundation at cards@YehudaMond.org or send your donations to 812 Hyde Court, Silver Spring.

     

    Kemp Mill Employment Assistance Initiative

    Kemp Mill has been successfully managing a website that links jobseekers to important resources in the search for employment. In addition to listing dozens of openings (from accounting to transportation), http://www.jobassist.org/ allows you to post jobs and your own availability, request help with resumes and interview skills, and access useful tips on the internet, or receive job or career change mentoring. Obtain info on jobs ranging from part-time software programmer and summer babysitter to numerous private and government legal, accounting, and regulatory openings You may contact the following person if you have questions about the Kemp Mill Employment Initiative and JobAssist.org:

    Elliot Jacob 301-649-7494 ejacob@jobassist.org

     

    Mazal Tov        Grandparents Ken and Tasha Solomon, and parents Jeff and Rachel Teles on Mayan Teles’ Bat Mitzvah, and parents Rabbi  Yitz and Leah Greenman, on the engagement of Goldie Greenman to Jacob Herzberg of Monsey NY, and on the bas mitzvah of Rochel Greenman.

            Grandparents Rabbi Tuvia and Feigy Grauman, and parents David and Shulamith Lesnoy, on the birth of a daughter, Ariella Zisi.

            Jack Mehlman, on the engagement of his grandson, Shlomo Mehlman.

            Bernie and Marion Muller on the marriage of their son Rafi to Tova Sackett, daughter of Rhonda and Shmuel Sackett of Herzliya, Israel.

            Bill and Jennifer Nathanson on the birth of a boy.

            New parents Rabbi Shimmy and Esther Rosenblum, and grandparents Vic and Marcia Rosenblum, on the addition of soon-to-be adopted daughter Shilat, and son Yaakov Yisrael, to their family.

            Rami and Rene Isser on the bar mitzvah of their son Eitan.

     

    Baruch Habah    SSJC is very pleased to welcome our new Executive Director, Mr. Samuel Liebowitz. Please feel free to drop into the office at your convenience, and introduce yourself to him.

     

    Tanchumim    Norman Korb and family, on the loss of his mother, Minnie Korb, ז”ל.

        Bernard Muller and family, on the loss of his mother, Elizabeth Muller, ז”ל.

        Janis Silbiger on the loss of her mother, Shirley Abrams, ז”ל.

     

    Shabbat Children’s Minyan for children under Bar/Bat Mitzvah age is held on Shabbat at 10:15 AM in a separate room for prayers and play. Please ensure that your children, if not participating in a supervised group, remain quietly with you in shul. It is dangerous and disruptive for your children to run around the building without supervision.

    First-Grade and Kindergarten Enrollment.
    The Leo Bernstein Jewish Academy is accepting registrations for prospective first-graders and kindergartners. For more information, please contact Henia Gruner at morahenia@yahoo.com or the Shul office at 301-649-4425.

    For Nursery School
    information or registration, please contact the Director Debbie Unger at the pre-school office, telephone (301) 649-1373, or office@silverspringlearningcenter.org.

    Please call the shul office
    to have events announced after services or published in subsequent newsletters.

    Shalos Seuda.We appreciate those who might wish to sponsor a Seudat Shlishit for occasions such as yahrzeits, commemorations, dedications, and honors. Contact Chaya Kranz if you wish to do so. Chaya Kranz is also the Point of Contact for the Kiddush Committee. Please call her at the Shul office for information and suggestions on catering, scheduling, and prices for your Kiddush.

    Shabbos Kiddush Club. We welcome you to join the Weekly Kiddush Club with your annual contribution of $100 to further enhance our weekly kiddush.

    Personal lockers located in the back of the shul are available for annual rental. Call the shul office for information.