Parashas Shemos – January 17 – 18, 2025 – Young Israel Shomrai Emunah of Greater Washington

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JANUARY 17-18, 2025 | 18 TEVES 5785 | PARASHAS SHEMOS

YOUNG ISRAEL SHOMRAI EMUNAH

SHABBOS SHORTS

Candle Lighting 4:54 | Havdalah 5:57

Shabbos Shorts is sponsored by Esther Edeson, Rabbi Nathan Edeson & Family, Raizel & Tommy Stern, and Dovid Levy Stern on the 6th Yahrzeit of their beloved husband, father, grandfather & great-grandfather, Jacob S. Edeson, Yaakov Shlomo ben Yosef Nosson, on the 19th of Teves,
and Joan & Don Walter in memory of Don's mother, Vichna bat Lev Hersh, A"H, and in memory of Joan's father, Hersh Melech ben Anshel, A"H.

SAVE THE DATE: YISE Annual Banquet! Sunday, May 4, honoring: Sahra & Yale Ginsburg and Rabbi Yosef & Aliza Postelnek. Stay tuned for more details and registration.

Mazal Tovs

Valerie & Dan Kugler on the birth of a grandson, to their children Tara & Shai Kornblau. Mazal Tov to sister Nechama Tova, grandparents Devorah & Yitzchak Kornblau, and great-grandmother Shonny Kugler. The Shalom Zachor will take place Friday night at 8 PM at the home of Valerie & Dan Kugler,11602 Fillmore Drive.

Abby & Chaim Tor and Debbie & Clark Rogers on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Eliana, her parents Adina & Dani Tor, brother Joey, all of the cousins and the entire family.

Delia Weiss, and Miriam, Steve, Edan, and Merav Friedman on the recent marriage of Matan Friedman to Rakhel Finkelstein of Memphis, TN. Mazal Tov to Rakhel's parents Rabbi & Mrs. Joel and Bluma Finkelstein and all of the aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Condolences

Shira Shmunis on the passing of her father, Mendel Alenick. Shira will observe Shiva at 1122 Kersey Road Motzei Shabbos through Tuesday.

Kiddush & Shalosh Seudos Sponsors

Hashkamah Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by the Hashkamah Minyan Group.

Shul Kiddush is sponsored by Esther Edeson, Rabbi Nathan Edeson & Family, Raizel & Tommy Stern, and Dovid Levy Stern, on the 6th Yahrzeit of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jacob S. Edeson, Yaakov Shlomo ben Yosef Nosson on the 19th of Teves.

Sephardic Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Aviva & Yonatan Hendry in honor of Rabbi Yehoshua Levy.

Shalosh Seudos is sponsored in memory of Shlomo Dovid ben Tuvia, A"H, and Yehoshua ben Shlomo Dovid, A"H.

Drasha & Shiurim Sponsors

Hashkamah Minyan Shiur is sponsored by Esther & David Hornestay to commemorate the Yahrzeit of David's father, Avraham Aryeh ben Chaim Shlomo HaKohen, A"H, and David Jaray in appreciation of Rabbi Grossman and in memory of all those who have lost their lives in Israel. May their Neshamas have an Aliyah.

Rabbi Hyatt's Gemara Shiur is sponsored by Esther & David Hornestay to commemorate the Yahrzeit of David's father, Avraham Aryeh ben Chaim Shlomo HaKohen, A"H and David Jaray in appreciation of Rabbi Grauman and in memory of Rabbi Hyatt, A"H. Refuah Shlema to all those that are wounded in Israel during these times and Brachos for the Israeli soldiers, hostages, and students.

Rabbi Rosenbaum's Tehillim and Parsha Shiur is sponsored by Judy & DavidMarwick in honor of Shirley Sperling's 94th birthday on January 10.

Rabbi Rosenbaum will be on vacation Friday, January 17 – Friday, January 24. Individuals with Halachic questions can contact Rabbi Postelnek at 571- 340-0227 or rypostelnek@yise.org. Those wanting to contact Rabbi Rosenbaum about pressing matters should contact the Shul office and a staff member will notify Rabbi Rosenbaum.

WANT TO SPONSOR A SHABBOS OR WEEKDAY SHIUR? PLEASE EMAIL OFFICE@YISE.ORG

Shabbos Schedule

Minyan Locations: B – Belonofsky Sanctuary, S – Social Hall, LBM – Large Beis Medrash, SBM – Small Beis Medrash, H – The House

FRIDAY NIGHT:

Mincha/Maariv: 4:55 (B,SBM), 4:45 (Sephardi, LBM)

SHABBOS DAY:

Shacharis:7:00 (B), 8:45 (B), 9:15 (S), 9:15 (Teen,H) 8:00 (Sephardi, LBM)

Mincha:2:30 (B), 4:35 (B), 4:45 (Sephardi, LBM)

Shalosh Seudos: Approximately 5:00

Maariv: 5:57 (B)

DIVREI TORAH:

8:45 Minyan: Rabbi Yehuda Shinensky

9:15 Minyan: Rabbi Postelnek

Hashkamah Minyan Gemara Shiur: (SBM) R' Pinchas Werner

Sfas Emes Chabura: 8:55 (S) Rabbi Postelnek

Alsheich between Mincha/Maariv: (LBM)Rabbi Levy

Youth Announcements

Teen Minyan – 9:15 AM in The House, followed by Kiddush

Shabbos Groups – New format!

* Toddler Group, under 2 with parent, Toddler Room starting at 10 AM

* Kinder Group, 2-PreK, upstairs behind the balcony now beginning at 9:30 AM until the end of shul

Boys K-4th & Girls K-Middle School meet in lower lobby at 10am. K-3rd girls and the boys groups at YGW, 4th and up girls in The House. Pick-up 11:15 AM in the Lower Lobby.

Boys Shabbos Chaburah – 4th-6th grade boys between Mincha/Maariv with Rabbi Hillel Shaps in the Social Hall.

Dor L'Dor – This Motzei Shabbos, January 18 at 7:15 PM. Sponsored by the Kaplan and MandelbaumFamilies in honor of the Yahrzeit of their grandfather, Rabbi Joseph Hirsch, Harav Yosef ben Hachaver David.

New Members

Welcome to new members voted in this week: Dr. Michal & Mr. Chuck Boyars, Billie & Jack Cooper, Dr. Zoe Lang, Sarah & Yaakov Levine, Yael & Jacob Meisler, and Henry Wagner.

YISE Supports Israel

Our thoughts and prayers are focused on Israel.

Event at the National Mall – This Sunday, January 19 at noon, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum will be holding an event at the National Mall (14th St and Jefferson Dr.) in support of the return home of all the hostages.

YISE invites members with family on active IDF duty to share their profiles at announce@yise.org.

YISE maintains a community-wide Tehillim WhatsApp group. To join, visit chat.whatsapp.com/GdkM5n3uJx44h8xFbwBEl0. To submit names of soldiers serving in the IDF for tefilot, please send the soldier's Hebrew name and his/her mother's Hebrew name to csimon@yise.org.

We pray that our soldiers will return soon to their peacetime roles, and in the interim ask our members to daven and undertake other zechuyos on behalf of these and other IDF personnel defending Israel and our people.

Tefilah We gather in the Belonofsky Sanctuary on Sunday evenings after Mincha/Maariv for 15 minutes of communal Tehillim. Additionally, Tehillim are recited at each daily and Shabbos minyan.

Shiur for Israel: Rabbi Rosenbaum leads a daily 15-minute Zoom of Tehillim recital and study of Sefer Hachinuch, Sunday through Friday at 12:30 PM on Zoom A.

Tzedaka A list of charitable organizations is available at: https://www.yise.org/israel-charities

As we engage our efforts through tefilah, tzedakah and political action, let us also beseech Hashem daily to bring safety to the citizens of Israel, success to its military, and clarity to its leadership.

Upcoming YISE Events

Voice Notes of Inspiration – Join Rabbi Rosenbaum's Voice Notes of Inspiration Whatsapp group for daily thoughts on Torah. yise.org/vnoi.

Sfas Emes Chabura – A 20-minute Chabura on the Parsha. Find deeper meaning in the Parsha and Chagim by learning the Sfas Emes's weekly insights. 8:55 AM Shabbos morning in the Social Hall.

Men's Night Seder Program – Learn with a Chavrusa, Chabura or on your own. Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Small Beis Medrash, 8:30 – 9:15 PM, Maariv to follow. Chabura option with Rabbi Postelnek, "From Iyun to Halacha: Real questions learned real well." Includes light snacks and Thursday night cholent! To sponsor, visit yise.org/nightseder.

Mikvah Emunah Society Banquet Dinner – Sunday, February 2, 6 PM at KMS, honoring Gila Wakschlag and Richie Broth. RSVP by January 19 at mikvahemunah.com.

Camp Shomrai Registration is Open! Register for Camp Shomrai summer 2025, for ages 2-15, June 23 – August 1. Early bird discount deadline, Sunday, January 26. For more information or to register, go to campshomrai.org.

YISE Family Shabbos Dinner – February 7 in the Social Hall. More details and registration coming next week.

YISE and KMS Welcome Rav Meir Goldwicht – Shabbat, February 7-8. Programming includes: Friday Night Oneg, Shiur following the YISE Hashkamah Minyan, YISE Sephardi Minyan Drasha, Drasha following the 8:45/9:15 YISE Minyanim, Women's Shiur, and Shiur between Mincha/Maariv at KMS. see flyer

Zoom Connection details in the SHMA and at https://wp.yise.org/zoom. Flyers are available at https://wp.yise.org/flyers

The Week Ahead

Monday, January 20, 20 Teves – Federal Holiday

Halachic Times: Latest Alos Hashachar 6:00 AM, Earliest Talis and Tefilin: 6:28 AM, Latest Netz: 7:24 AM, Latest Krias Shema: 9:50 AM, Earliest Mincha: 12:51 PM, Earliest Shkia: 5:14 PM, Latest Tzeis Hacochavim 6:04 PM

Next Shabbos

January 24-25, 2025

25 Teves 5785

Vaera

Mevorchim Hachodesh

Candle lighting: 5:02

Havdalah: 6:04

Friday Night:

Mincha/Maariv: 5:05 (B, SBM), 5:00

(Sephardi, LBM)

Shabbos Day:

Shacharis: 7:00 (B), 8:45 (B), 9:15 (S) 8:00 (Sephardi, LBM), 9:15 (Teen, H)

Mincha: 2:30 (B), 5:00 (B), 4:55 (Sephardi, LBM)

Maariv: 6:04