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“HAPPY JANUARY BIRTHDAYS”
JANUARY 9 & 10, 2015
SHABBAT SHALOM
19 TEVET 5775
GUT SHABBOS
SHABBAT NEWSLETTER
CANDLE LIGHTING 4:37 p.m.
KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE 6:00 P.M. - BERLIN CHAPEL
OFFICIATING
FRIDAY NIGHT
Rabbi Steven Saks
Mel Zussman
SHABBAT SERVICE 9:00 A.M. - BERLIN CHAPEL
SATURDAY MORNING
Rabbi Steven Saks
Lou Brown
Neil Lattin
Jonathan Lattin
SERMON - Rabbi Steven Saks
- Shacharit
- Kriat Hatorah
- Haftorah
“Can We Balance the Need for Justice and Peace?”
Joel Panitz
Mel Zussman & Neil Lattin
GREETINGS &
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SIDRAH OF THE WEEK
Shemot
Exodus 1:1 - 6:1
Stone - p. 292
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
No Torah Study
Mincha
4:30 p.m.
Havdalah
5:38 p.m.
- Musaf
- Gabbaim
Jonathan Jaffe
HAFTORAH
Isaiah 27:6 - 28:13; 29:22 - 23
Stone - p. 1146
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday Morning
8:00 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Morning
7:00 a.m.
Wednesday Morning Community Minyan at CBS
7:30 a.m.
Friday Morning Community Minyan at AKSE
7:30 a.m.
Monday - Thursday Evening
5:30 p.m.
Perform a Mitzvah - Come to a Daily Service - Help to Make a Minyan
YAHRTZEIT OBSERVANCES
This week we observe the Yahrtzeit of the following individuals.
January 9 - Ilya Lande, Blanche Sitkoff, Harvey Spiller
January 11 - Max Brandt, Zelda Closic Davis, Hyman Dicken, Louis Sitkoff
January 12 - Lola Ashkanasi, Gilbert Kozak, Sarah Reichlin
January 13 - David W. Spiller
January 14 - Minnie Director
January 15 - Benjamin Chanin, Patricia Jaffe, Alan Schoenberg
May their memory be for a blessing!
AKSE ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
WELCOME - NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS: We are glad you are with us and look forward to greeting
you with a warm AKSE welcome at our Kiddush following services.
BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH: Happy January Birthday!!! All mitpallelim are invited to share in the friendship and
ruach of the Sabbath at our January Birthday Kiddush sponsored by the Kiddush fund. Thank you to Judy
Berlin, Betty Slomowitz and committee for preparing the Kiddush.
LEARN TO READ HEBREW: Learn to read Hebrew, to read from the Siddur, and to understand what you are
saying. Classes meet on Shabbat morning from 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (advanced) and 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(beginners). For information, please call Eleanor Weinglass at (302) 478-3378.
CDs FROM CANTOR REDFERN’S CONCERT: Cantor Redfern’s recent concert at the University of
Maryland is now available on a CD. “Yehoshua Live - Live recording from “Dee Yiddishe Lieder: Jewish
Music and More.” Cantor Redfern is accompanied by Cantor Daniel Gildar. The CDs are available for
purchase in the AKSE office for $15.00 each. Checks may be made payable to Elwin Redfern.
THE 21ST ANNUAL WOMEN’S GATHERING - SUNDAY, JANUARY 11TH: The 21st Annual Women's
Gathering will take place on Sunday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Siegel JCC. Topic: Are You My
Jewish Mother? Featuring Deborah Kolben, founding editor of Kveller.com. Cost: $25.00. $36.00 Patron.
For more info or to register contact katieglazier@siegeljcc.org.
CHUG IVRI - TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH: Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 13th at
7:30 p.m. in the AKSE Library with our Shlicha, Lior Ron.
THE SIXTH ANNUAL AKSE ACADEMY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH: Participate in an evening of
Jewish learning and light refreshments, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Choose one class from each of three
sessions. Guest instructors will teach classes on a variety of engaging subjects, including Growing Up Jewish in
Egypt (Huguette Piha), the Netherlands (Lex Vega), and South Africa (Cyril Milunsky); The Beatles’ Jewish
Connections (Joel Glazier); Intellectual Property in Jewish Law (Scott Slomowitz); Tzniut (Modesty) - What is
it really? (Karen Moss); Women’s Bodies, Jewish Laws (Rosalyn Plotzker); and Israel: Behind the Scenes
(Lior Ron). Fee for the evening is $10.00 paid in advance by January 15th, $12.00 at the door. Please contact
the AKSE office at (302) 762-2705 to register in advance.
FEDERATION SHABBAT - FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD: Join the community at Federation Shabbat on
Friday evening, January 23rd at Temple Beth El. A PJ Library program will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by a
community dinner at 6:00 p.m. and services beginning at 7:30 p.m. The cost for dinner is $20.00 per adult,
$10.00 per child ages 6-12, with a family maximum of $60.00. For dinner reservations, please contact Temple
Beth El at (302) 366-8330 or mail your check to Temple Beth El, c/o Federation Shabbat, 301 Possum Park
Rd., Newark, DE 19711. Checks must be received by January 20th.
COMMUNITY CLASSIC ROCK PARTY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH: Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth,
Congregation Beth Emeth, Congregation Beth Shalom, and Temple Beth El invite you to come and dance
the night away at our Classic Rock Party on Saturday, January 24th from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at AKSE.
Great music, trivia, and games will be provided by DJ Joey Z / Wired up Entertainment. Take a break from
dancing and enjoy pizza, snacks, and soft drinks. A cash bar will be available. Admission is just $20.00 per
person paid in advance ($22.00 at the door). Tickets can be purchased at any of the sponsoring synagogues or at
the door. Need child care? The JCC will be having a KidsKlub event that evening.
SUPER SUNDAY - JANUARY 25TH: Please answer the call on Super Sunday and contribute generously to
fund the local beneficiary agencies as well as Israel and other international programs supported by the Jewish
Federation of Delaware. Please consider volunteering for one of three phoning sessions: 1) Sunday, January
25th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 2) Sunday, January 25th, 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 3) Monday, January 26th, 6:30
p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Register at www.shalomdelaware.org or (302) 427-2100.
THE AKSE FILM SERIES: This three part series, led by Ken Kamm, will be held at 1:00 PM on the
following Sunday afternoons: February 15th, March 8th, and April 19th. The format will include approx. 45
minutes of film clips, studio history and participative discussion, snack, and then the screening of one of the films
in its entirety.
February 15th - Comedy: Film clips and discussion from Blazing Saddles, Annie Hall, History of the World
Part 1. Watch all of Annie Hall.
March 8th - Women’s Issues: Independence, Empowerment, Tradition. Film clips and discussion from Hester
Street, Crossing Delancey, and Yentl. Watch all of Hester Street.
April 19th - Anti-Semitism: Film clips and discussion from Crossfire, A Gentlemen’s Agreement, The Young
Lions. Watch all of Crossfire.
SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, MAY 17TH: Minyanaires 70th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion.
Please call the office with names and contact information for former minyanaires.
BUY GIFT CARDS
AND
SUPPORT AKSE
AN EASY WAY TO SUPPORT AKSE
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING (ZIP, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA)
YOU GET A GIFT CARD IN THE EXACT AMOUNT … AKSE GETS 5%
NO SERVICE CHARGES … NO FEE … NO EXCUSES!!!
Three (3) ways to purchase:
one way: Come to the synagogue during normal business hours and purchase
them directly from our friendly office staff and on
Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
another way: Call AKSE Members:
MARTY ZUKOFF - (302) 478-4734 (CHALFONTE) OR
DIANNE SEIDEL - (302) 479-0490 (GREEN ACRES)
and yet another: Call the AKSE office (302) 762-2705.
Tell them what you want.
They will mail them to you that day.
You pay for them (by check) within seven (7) days.
CARDS AVAILABLE:
Shop Rite, Super Fresh, Acme, Super G ($50, $100 cards)
Walgreens ($100 cards)