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CONGREGATION EITZ CHAYIM OF DOGWOOD PARK
661 Dogwood Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552
www.ecdp.info
November 15-22, 2019, Cheshvan 17-24 5780
Parshat Vayera
SCHEDULE OF DAVENING/SHIURIM
Friday, November 15, 2019
Shacharit 6:45 & 8:20 am
Candle Lighting 4:18 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm
Shabbat, November 16, 2019
Shacharit 7:30 & 9:00 am
Parsha Shiur Cancelled
Latest Shema 9:11 am
Early Groups 9:15 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Mincha 2:00 pm
Daf Yomi 3:15 pm
Mincha 4:05 pm
Rabbi’s Shiur................. 4:30 pm Topic: “Makom Kavua – What to Do if Someone is in Your Seat in Shul”
Maariv 5:18 pm
Shabbat Ends 5:26 pm
New Season of PCL 6:40 pm
- November 17, 2019
Earliest Talit/Tefil. 5:51 am
Shacharit 7:50 am
Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm
Weekdays –November 18-22, 2019
Daf Yomi 45 minutes before Shacharit - by Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow
Shacharit 6:35 am Mon & Thu
Shacharit 6:45 am Tue, Wed & Fri
Women’s Parsha Shiur 8:00 pm Tue by Beaty Menchel
Parsha Shiur 8:15 pm Wed by Rabbi Alpert
Cholent & Torah Following 9:30 pm Maariv Thu by Rabbi Schwalb
Maariv 9:30 pm Mon-Thu
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAZAL TOV to Beaty & Rabbi Gary Menchel on the birth of a granddaughter, Shifra, born to their children, Sara & Eric Pollak. We thank the Menchel family for their generous donation to the ECDP Simcha Fund in honor of this occasion.
CARLEBACH MINYAN: Join us tonight, November 15 as we kick off our Monthly Carlebach Friday Night Davening season (in addition to the regular Friday night minyan which will take place in the Schneider Beit Medrash). The schedule to be circulated shortly. Join us for an evening of uplifting niggunim and dancing with inspiring chassidut and dveykut. We hope to see you there! All are invited!
SAFETY & SECURITY OF OUR CHILDREN: It is very important that if your children are in groups, that you are present at the Shul. Should, chas v’shalom, something happen with your child, the leaders need to able to find you quickly. Please also note that group supervision ends when davening ends in the Main Shul. Please find your children immediately after davening. Thank you for your cooperation.
HASHKAMA MINYAN KIDDUSH: The Hashkama Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Miraim & Sam Meyer in honor of Sam’s 49th bar-mitzvah anniversary and Gabi & Sully Diamond to commemorate the yarhtzeit of Sully’s father in law Yitzchok ben Aaron, A’H, a survivor and a very special human being.
MONTHLY Kiddush: Our next monthly Shabbat Kiddush will take place Shabbat, Parshat Chayei Sara, November 23, 2019. If you are interested in being a sponsor, please email webmaster@ecdp.info and let us know the occasion for inclusion in the announcements.
THANKSGIVING LEARNING PROGRAM: Thursday, November 28, 2019. Shacharit 7:50 am, Breakfast 8:35 am. More details to follow.
YOUTH DEPARTMENT NOTICES
SHABBAT MORNING YOUTH GROUPS: Early groups run from 9:15-10:00 am, at which point "Regular" Shabbat Youth Groups begin and conclude at the end of davening. We can’t wait to see you there! Earn tickets towards our next prize redemption raffle! Davening, Parsha Activities, games, sports, snacks, & MORE!
WEEKLY TICKET CONTEST: Give the correct answer to Rafi at groups, and you will win 10 extra tickets! This week's question is: “What’s the fastest land animal in the world?”
YOUTH BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH: NOVEMBER: This Shabbat, November 16th we will be having our monthly "Youth Birthday Kiddush" at Shabbat Youth Groups, celebrating all children at groups who have their birthdays in November! All kids are invited! Special thanks to this months sponsors:
Meredith & David Akerman in honor of Mo and Esthers birthdays!
Daena & Joe Greene in honor of Hannah’s birthday on Nov 10!
Rebecca & Robert Kornecki in honor of Emma’s 3rd birthday!
Jessica & Kobi Leifer in honor of Molly’s birthday on Nov 10!
BOYS MISHNA CLASS: Join us Shabbat afternoons for a Mishna class for boys in grades 3-8 led by Rabbi Hochbaum between Mincha & Maariv at the home of Channie & Mike Sosnay, 737 Evergreen Drive. Snacks, prizes, fun, learning. Don’t miss out, join your friends, be a part of the excitement!
PCL KICKS OFF THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT: Our famous "Parent Child Learning" program is here! The program will kick off the season tomorrow night Motzei Shabbat, November 16 at 6:40 pm. Join us for learning, pizza, and prizes! Interested in being one of our sponsors for this amazing program? Contact Rafi at youth@ecdp.info!
TEEN MINYAN: Our next monthly teen minyan takes place Shabbat Parshat Chayei Sara, November 23, 2019, 9:30 am at the Wachtell Room of Congregation Shaaray Shalom followed by a Hot Kiddush. Please enter through the front entrance of Shaaray Shalom. We look forward to seeing you there!
SISTERHOOD NOTICES
ECDP WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB: The next book club featuring “The Winter Garden” by Kristin Hannah, will be meeting Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8:30 pm at the home of Leah Fish, 632 Jefferson Street. The books will be available at the West Hempstead library under Nancy’s book club.
BABYSITTERS LIST: ECDP Sisterhood continues to update its list of babysitters in the community. The list is distributed to our members and others in the community upon request. If you would like to be included on the list, send your name, age, and home telephone number to Rachel Hanuka at myska43@yahoo.com.
COOKBOOKS: The Sisterhood is selling our own cookbooks, 1 for $20 and 2 for $36. Don't miss out on being a part of the ECDP Community. Please contact Sharon Tuckman at stuckman923@gmail.com or Rachel Hanuka at myska43@yahoo.com to get one today!
THE CHESSED COMMITTEE is seeking volunteers to join our Chessed teams for occasional cooking, etc. If you are able to participate in this special mitzvah, and for more information, please contact Ahava Feldman: 516-538-1917 or havalee619@gmail.com Tizku L’Mitzvot!
SHUL NOTICES
SECURITY: For security and safety purposes the Shul has one main entrance located at 661 Dogwood Avenue. While you can enter and exit from the Sprague side of the Shul, at no time can any of the emergency exits be used as a means of egress or entering the Shul. Doors cannot be propped open. This poses a security risk. We ask that you be considerate and that you close any doors that you notice are propped open. We thank you for your attention to this matter, and ask that you let a shul officer know if you notice a door propped open.
REFLECTIVE SAFETY BELTS: The Orthodox Union has provided reflective safety belts to shuls at no cost. ECDP has been able to obtain these belts for members to borrow, as needed, for example, when walking home from Shul on Motzei Shabbat. They will be located in a bin in the closet on the Sprague side entrance. We ask that you please return them at your earliest convenience so that the next member in need can make use of them. Thank you.
SECURITY: The Shul has arranged for armed security on Shabbat & Yom Tov mornings. The guards are all either off-duty or retired law enforcement. Please do not distract them as they are here to focus on our safety.
SHUL DIRECTORY: The Shul’s membership directory is available. If you are a member/supporter and do not have an updated one please email webmaster@ecdp.info. Updates to your information can be forwarded to webmaster@ecdp.info.
SIMCHA/EVENT SCHEDULING. AS A REMINDER: To avoid any simcha/event scheduling conflicts, please make sure when planning a simcha or an event that you notify and check with the Shul and West Hempstead community calendars. The Shul calendar is maintained by Heather Rutner hwrutner@yahoo.com. Simply email Heather with your information. The WH Community Calendar is maintained by Wendy Pusateri, in the office of the Young Israel of West Hempstead. In order to submit a calendar/simcha reservation on the WH Community Calendar please click on the following link https://www.yiwh.org/calendar-reservation. You can follow up by contacting Wendy at 516-481-7429 (ext 2) or by email at calendar@yiwh.org
NEW MANC HOURS: Effective Sunday night, November 3, 2019, the Mikvah weekend hours are: Sunday: 5:30 pm–10:30 pm, Saturday night: 6 pm–10:30 pm **, Motzei Shabbat & Sunday: a community member is on duty till 7:30. At 7:30 pm our regular attendant will come on duty. **Check the MANC message for any changes in the time. Effective Monday, November 4, 2019, the Mikvah will be open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday nights, 5:30 pm–10:30 pm.
MANC - KEILIM MIKVAH: Keilim mikvah hours are 9 am - 5 pm.
SHUL REMINDERS: Please do not bring any Strollers into the Shul. Strollers must remain outside all buildings. Please do not bring food into the new sanctuary. Please remember to make sure the lights are off and the doors are locked when you are the last or next to last person to leave the Shul. Thank you for your cooperation.
MEMO FROM THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE: The Welcoming Committee welcomes new families to West Hempstead. Additionally, they arrange a Friday night dinner to be delivered to new families for their first Shabbat. We are looking for more volunteers that would be interested in offering to bring Shabbat food for a new family when they move in. If you would be interested in being asked to cook one or two dishes every 3-6 months (depending on how frequently people move in) please email Jessica Leifer (Jleifer1@gmail.com) or Leah Fish (lshanfel@yahoo.com) and we would be happy to add you to our pool of volunteers. Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped so far and the welcoming committee: Shira Greenberger, Yael Greenberger, Shifra Levy, Deena Shapiro & Nancy Smith. Additionally, if you know of anyone moving in please email the Welcoming Committee with information on the new family so we can make sure to give all new families a nice welcome to our community.
MEMO FROM THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: If you know of someone who wants to find out more information about joining our Shul, please email their name, address, phone number and/or email address to kobi.leifer@gmail.com, juappel@optonline.net or hwrutner@yahoo.com so they can be contacted by a membership committee member.
YAHRTZEIT PLAQUES AND SHUL CLOUD UPDATE: We are currently in the process of updating the ECDP Yahrtzeit calendar. If you have loved ones that you wish to include in the shul's Yahrzeit calendar, please take a moment to update or fill out this form, by clicking on this link bit.ly/20SejoX By doing so, you will be helping us maintain the most updated and accurate information, and allowing us to accommodate your needs, as the Yahrtzeit approaches. Also, if you would like to order yahrtzeit plaques in our Shul, please contact Gail Hay at 516-414-1626 or gailhay555@aol.com. We thank you in advance for your assistance. May the neshamot have an aliyah and may we share in smachot.
YAHRZEIT/SIMCHA REMINDER: If you have an upcoming yahrzeit or simcha on Shabbat, please send an email or contact our Gabbai, Shragi Feldman, at msnsaf@gmail.com during the week prior to Shabbat so that the appropriate kibbud can be prepared in advance.
ECDP FACEBOOK: Calling all Facebookers! ECDP's Facebook page is full of pictures, news, announcements and updates! Be sure to like ECDP and stay current on what's going on! Click here for ECDP's Facebook page!
SEFORIM DONATION: If you would like to donate seforim in honor of a loved one, in honor of a Simcha or in memory of a loved one, please contact Michael Sojcher at soulsticks@gmail.com or 917-846-2271.
ECDP SIMCHA FUND: It is the practice in many shuls to mark special occasions by donating to a shul charity fund. By giving to charity in connection with a simcha, we recognize that our simchas are dependent on Hashem’s abundant kindness. ECDP is pleased to announce the formation of a Simcha Fund. We look forward to celebrating many happy occasions with all of you over the coming years. To donate to the ECDP Simcha Fund, simply notify webmaster@ecdp.info information about your simcha for listing in the weekly announcements and the amount of your donation.
WEST HEMPSTEAD SHIVA MINYAN WHATSAPP GROUP: As our West Hempstead Community grows, so does the need for minyanim at shiva homes throughout the community. Using technology to help us with this chesed opportunity, we have provided a link for a West Hempstead Shiva Minyan What’s App group. It will be used strictly limited for those homes that need extra help. https://chat.whatsapp.com/1lda8wPadn9854DEgAujNz
AMAZON SMILE PURCHASES: Help raise money for our Shul at no extra cost to you. Just follow a few easy steps: When making purchases please do so using the URL: https://smile.amazon.com/. Sign in using your email address and amazon password. Click on the drop down box to select Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park Inc. Proceed to make your purchase, as you would normally do. You have just generated a donation of 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchase to our shul.
COURTESY TO OUR NEIGHBORS: Please make sure not to park your cars in any way that blocks our neighbors' driveways. Additionally, please do not walk through neighbors’ backyards on your way to and from the Shul unless you know that the family does not mind.
BRUCE WENGER WEST HEMPSTEAD FOOD BANK: For information, please contact Rabbi Schwalb or call 917-656-1173. The food bank is not interested in knowing who you are, only that we can provide food to you and your family. For more information go to www.whfoodbank.org. The West Hempstead Food Bank is now making available cards, which can be given to your Shabbat hosts and/or used for any other occasion. All proceeds from the sales of the cards, which indicate that a donation has been made to the Food Bank, will be used to purchase food. Cards are being sold in packages of five for a minimum $25 donation. To obtain the cards or for more information, please contact Amy Zehnwirth at amyzehn@gmail.com.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
NCSY GIVE WEST: NSCY invites all 9th-11th grade girls and their parents to join us at a parlor meeting for NCSY GIVE West this coming Sunday, November 17th at the Rothbort Home, 730 Berry Court. Come meet director Mrs. Yona Kimche and learn how you can spend an incredibly fun and meaningful summer giving back to communities across the West Coast of the USA. Visit givewest.ncsy.org for more info.
SHALOM TASK FORCE ANNUAL BRUNCH will take place on Sun. Nov. 17, 9:30 am at Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst. Come and learn about the important and inspiring work the Task Force provides to the Jewish community. Proceeds from the event will underwrite services to victims of domestic violence, including confidential Hotline and free legal services. The Task Force also offers professional guidance to community leaders, and offers preventative education and community programming. Awardees include Mrs. Miriam Ellenberg, Rabbi Yehudah & Lisa Septimus, and survivor Shaindy Urman. Public Service Awards will be presented to NYC and NYS legislators, Rory Lancman, Andrew Hevesi and Todd Kaminsky. For reservations and/or donations go to www.shalomtaskforce.org/brunch. For more Info: 516-773-3399 or stfbrunch@gmail.com.
Shiur in Memory of Leeor Devora A"H: Aliza and Shlomo Perl are hosting Rav Gav Friedman at Anshei Shalom, Sunday evening, November 17,, 2019 at 7 pm, where he will be speaking about "Life Is Beautiful, seeing the Beauty in Ourselves and others" in memory and in merit of their daughter, Leeor Devora bat Shlomo A"H, in honor of her 5th yahrtzeit. The entire community is invited to attend. Followed by Mincha/Maariv and light refreshments.
TOURO LAW JEWISH LAW INSTITUTE: Presents Best Practices & Special Education, Wednesday, November 20 at 12:50 pm. 225 Eastview Drive, Central Islip, NY 11722. Guest Speaker Solange Captan. The goal of this presentation is to educate the attendees on obtaining private school placement at public expense as well as providing tips for navigating he special education process from making a referral to a local school district, participating in IEP meetings and visiting proposed placements by the District. to register, please contact events@tourolaw.edu
NechamaComfort 3rd Annual Dinner: Join us in raising community awareness of the tragedy of infant and pregnancy loss and in supporting the families who have been touched by this grief. Honoring digital influencer Elizabeth Savetsky. Guest speaker Kiley Hanish, author and co-creator of the film Return to Zero. Saturday night December 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM at the New York Hall of Science. For reservations or to make a donation and for more information about our services and programs visit nechamacomfort.org.
HELP SAVE A LIFE: A member of the Five Towns community is in dire need of a kidney. There will be a swabbing and typing event in conjunction with Renewal at the Young Israel of Woodmere on 11/24/19 from 7 AM to 7 PM. 859 Peninsula Blvd. If you can't make the event, and are interested in donating, e-mail Renewal at R23908@renewal.org.
HATZALAH'S emergency responders are available in West Hempstead. If you need immediate assistance, do not hesitate to call Hatzalah at 516-387-1750 or 212-230-1000, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If you have questions for West Hempstead Hatzalah, they can be reached via email at WHHATZOLAH@gmail.com.
THE SIMCHA CONNECTION sponsored by YIWH Sisterhood, invites all singles to register on our database at www.yiwh.org/simchaconnection. It takes five to ten minutes to complete the form. The database can only be viewed by the committee and allows them to search for potential matches based on specific criteria such as age, hashkafa, etc. If you have any questions, please email simchaconnection@yiwh.org.
CLOTHNG G'MACH OF WEST HEMPSTEAD: As you begin planning your smachot, please consider patronizing our gemach for your simcha gowns. Come see our beautiful assortment of Mother of the Bride, Grandmother, Bridesmaid and even Bat Mitzvah Gowns. Don’t forget about the youngest members of the bridal party. We have girls’ simcha dresses and even toddler boys’ tuxedos. Thank you for your past support. All proceeds benefit YI Rabbis Fund. For further information or to arrange an appointment, call Michal Talit at 516-385-2830 or email her at Mrstalit@gmail.com
"JUST A SECOND" MATERNITY OF WEST HEMPSTEAD has all sizes - dresses, skirts, pants, long/short sleeve shirts, sweaters, etc. All brands including Motherhood, Pea in a Pod, Olian, Mimi, Old Navy, Gap and more! For appointments or donations (which are greatly appreciated!), please contact Annie at 917-656-6370 or Sarah at 516-567-0132 100% of sales go to the YIWH Rabbi's Fund.
SKIRT G’MACH OF WEST HEMPSTEAD: There are many skirts and some suits in great condition in women's sizes 0-18+ and girls' sizes also. Please e-mail skirt.gemach@gmail.com or call 516-292-1550 to schedule an appointment. There is NO cost for any items at the gemach. If you have skirts or dresses in excellent condition which you want to donate, please e-mail skirt.gemach@gmail.com.
To place an announcement or advertise to our e-mail list, contact webmaster@ecdp.info. Deadline for submission of announcements is Wednesday 6 pm.