Parshat Yizkor Yom Kippur September 18, 2010 10 Tishri, 5770

Times
Rabbi Berel Wein on Yom Kippur
The "one day in the character, Rabbi Levi with it so many lost
Candle Lighting 6:43 pm
year" has arrived Yitzchak of Berditechev jobs, shrunken
and is upon us. The and the Chafetz Chayim, assets and portfolios,
Friday Mincha 3:00 pm day to "afflict our two of many for has perhaps
souls" and pause example, who would concentrated our
and contemplate our discuss the day's events minds wonderfully to
All Minyans 8:30 am humanity and and their behavior that attempt to answer
mortality is the day day with themselves these existential
Yom Kippur Ends 7:40 pm of Yom Kippur. before retiring for the questions. Many of
(see page 2 for Afflicting our souls night. If such behavior isthe certainties in our
full schedule) applies not just to beyond the usual norm lives that were rock
Sunday 8:30 am the fasting and for most of us, at least hard just a few short
other deprivations of on Yom Kippur we can months ago now
normal comforts afford the luxury of such wobble in the winds
Monday 6:35/7:45 am
that the Torah a conversation. More that suddenly buffet
prescribes for us on than that, the holiness ofus. A good friend of
Tues, Wed. 6:45/7:45 am
this holiest of days. the day demands of us mine made a certain
The true affliction of that we conduct such a commitment to a
our souls occurs in conversation with our very worthwhile
Thurs, Friday Sukkot our own self souls and selves. Torah educational
(see page 2 for full schedule)
contemplation, in Because we are not in institution last year.
our thoughts, the habit of creating He delayed payment
Mincha Sun. 6:40 pm regrets and hopes. such conversations on a of his pledge because
through Wed. People very rarely regular basis, we he wished to pay it
have an opportunity oftentimes find such a to the institution in
to talk to conversation to be shares of stock that
Latest times for
Shema/Shmoneh Esrei themselves. In fact painful, awkward, he was holding. He
people that do so on troubling and difficult. wanted to wait till
a regular basis are No wonder the Torah the stock traded at a
thought to be calls it a method of certain high price
September 18 9:43/10:45 am
disturbed. A wag "afflicting one's soul." before transferring
once remarked that the stock to the
September 25 9:45/10:45 am he enjoyed talking The main topics of the institution. As the
to himself since it conversation are to stock approached
was probably the determine what we that high trading
Next Shabbat most intelligent really want out of life price the institution
Chol Hameod
conversation that he and what we are willing pressed him to pay
would have all day. to demand of ourselves the pledge even if
Candle lighting 6:31 pm
Jewish tradition is to achieve our goals. The the stock was still a
replete with great current worldwide point or two below
Mincha 6:25 pm men of saintly economic crisis, bringing his target goal. His
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to ask ourselves "What does G-d think of me,

business acumen betrayed him and he was
my behavior, my goals and my relations with
determined to hold on till the last possible
others?" Yom Kippur strips us of all pretenses
dollar could be wrung out from the
and slick answers. It forces us to look at
transaction. The stock since then has
ourselves honestly, deeply into our
declined by seventy percent. He moaned to
personality, and to the very recesses of our
me that he not only lost the money but he is
soul. That is why Yom Kippur is in reality "the
now unable to redeem his pledge and attain
one and only day of the year."
the reward of the mitzvah potentially
involved. I think that the problem was that
he never had that conversation with himself
three months ago. Had he done so, things
might have turned out differently for him.
Rabbi Moshe Chayim Luzatto in his immortal
work, Mesilat Yesharim, begins the book
with the question "What is the obligation
and purpose of a person in his life in this YOM KIPPUR
Friday, September 17, Yom Kippur Eve
world?" This deceptively appearing simple
1st Minyan 6:30 am
question begs no easy answer. In Jewish
2nd Minyan 7:30 am
tradition, the general answer has always
Mincha 3:00 pm
been service to G-d and to man, to Jewish Candle Lighting 6:43 pm
tradition and continuity, and to creating a Kol Nidrei 6:45 pm
personal and national sense of holiness and Fast begins 7:00 pm
morality. The details to this answer lie in Saturday, September 18
observance of Torah commandments and in Morning (all minyanim) 8:30 am
a sense of spiritual soulfulness in our Yizkor (approximately) noon
everyday mundane activities. But the Yom Kippur ends 7:40 pm
answer only comes alive and becomes
meaningful to us if we are able to internalize SUKKOT
its message and make it a part of our being Wednesday, September 22
and personality. A great mentor of mine An eruv tavshilin should be prepared
would always comment regarding certain Candle Lighting 6:35 pm
situations and problematic decisions that Mincha 6:35 pm
one should always ask one's self "What does Kiddush after 7:33 pm
G-d think about this matter?" Having the Thursday, September 23, Sukkot 1
Main Shul 9:00 am
conversation with one's self before acting or
Beit Midrash 9:15 am
implementing one's thoughts many times
Mincha 6:35 pm
avoids having to have the conversation with Candle Lighting after 7:41 pm
others when it will be more embarrassing Friday, September 24, Sukkot 2
and painful to do so. Yom Kippur allows us Main Shul 9:00 am
Beit Midrash 9:15 am
CHOL HAMEOD
Great Neck Synagogue
Shabbat Activities Program
Friday, September 24
Mincha 6:35 pm
Dale Polakoff, Rabbi Candle Lighting 6:31 pm
Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi Saturday, September 25
Dr. Ephraim Wolf ,z”l, Rabbi Emeritus Main Shul 8:45 am
Michael Bleicher, Rabbinic Intern Beit Midrash 9:00 am
Zeev Kron, Cantor
Eleazer Schulman, z”l, Cantor Emeritus
Kohelet is read this morning
Mark Twersky, Executive Director Shiur 5:25 pm
Joseph Hecht, President Mincha 6:25 pm
Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board
 LULAVIM and ETROGIM
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 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rabbi Dale & Ellen Polakoff Open Sukkah
It is with great pleasure that we invite the congregation to join us
for our Annual Open Sukkah, to be held this year on Shabbat Chol
HaMoed Sukkot, September 25th. Our address is 25 Wooleys Lane
and the Open Sukkah is from 3:30 – 6:00 pm. Come and join us
for the food and the company to enjoy simchat Yom Tov together.
SAVE THE DATE
Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00pm there will be a Sisterhood
Meeting in the Braun Youth Center to discuss and plan events for the
upcoming year. Please join us - we welcome your ideas! Looking
forward to seeing you all there!
Tuesday, October 26th will be the Annual Sisterhood Dinner at
Chatanooga Restaurant with guest speaker Slovie Jungreiss Wolff,
daughter of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis and author of "Raising a Child
With Soul." Thank you to co-chairs Judy Lillien and Anne Sandler for
organizing this event. Please help them obtain raffle prizes in the
stores and businesses that you patronize! Thank you! This year there
will be a charge of $18/person (includes 1 raffle ticket) for all
annual and lifetime members in order to offset our costs for
this event. We also welcome event sponsorship - bronze $18,
silver $36 or gold $72. We appreciate your generosity!
Tuesday evening, November 9th from 5:00pm to 9:00pm will be
the Sisterhood Chanukah Boutique in the Braun Youth Center. Thank
you to Lisa Kagan for organizing this event.
Saturday evening, November 20th will be the Sisterhood Dinner-
Go-Round organized by Susan Mayer. Details to follow.
HMART RECEIPTS
We encourage all our members who shop at HMart to put their store
receipt in the Sisterhood of Great Neck Synagogue box outside the
store. HMart has already donated two generous gift certificates to
Sisterhood and we look forward to continuing to benefit from them in
the future. Thank you for your help!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
The Sisterhood of Great Neck Synagogue would like to thank Sigalit
Katz and Sharon Kohler for co-chairing the New Baby Committee for
the last 3 years and helping to deliver a gift and arrange a Shabbat
meal for new moms. We greatly appreciate all the time, energy and
effort they spent on behalf of Sisterhood! We are excited to annouce
that Esther Pinsky will be the new chair of this committee and we look
forward to all her help with these responsibilties.
MENS CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS
Sun, October 17: A bus trip to the city, together with Dos Yiddish
Vort, to see FYVUSH FINKLE LIVE at the Yiddish Theater. $65 pp,
which includes a light supper. Call Ros Wagner at 487-9795.
Tue, October 19: An "End of Life" Symposium, which once again
brings together Rabbi Polakoff, a Trusts and Estates Attorney and
representatives from Sinai Chapels and Sprung Monuments, to discuss
the important subject of proper planning for the inevitable.
Wed, October 27: A talk by Ambassador (ret.) YORAM ETTINGER,
a highly respected and in-demand speaker, and an insider on US-
Israel relations and Mideast politics.
Sun, October 31: The semi-annual BLOOD DRIVE. The demand for
blood is great and we look forward to a large participation in this
important and life-saving duty.
Great Neck Synagogue Talmud Torah is now taking registration
for the 2010-2011 school year.
This program is open to members of Great Neck Synagogue-please
contact Mark Twersky for membership details at
mtwersky@gns.org.
The Talmud Torah curriculum has been redesigned by Rabbi Polakoff.
Classes will meet for two-hour sessions twice a week
(Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday depending on grade.)
Please register now online at
http://www.gnstt.org/registration
WITHIN OUR FAMILY
Mazal Tov to Karen & Robert Spitalnick on the birth of a
granddaughter, Jolie Claire, born to their children Leslie Spitalnick and
Josh Kaplan. Also Mazal Tov to Great Grandmother Gisella Steigman.
Mazal Tov to Alice & Brian Boczko on the birth of a granddaughter
Rachel Kayla, born to their children Jeremy & Arielle Boczko and to
big brother Moshe Yosef.
SENIOR SCHOLARS KOLLEL
The Senior Scholars Kollel in conjunction with Great Neck Synagogue is
happy to present this years Tshuvah Drasha by Rabbi Frand, Thursday
evening, September 16, 2010, at 8:00 pm.
The evening is being sponsored by Judy & Jerry Weinstein in memory of
Raoul Kloogman, Aharon Dahvid ben Dov, z”l.
SUKKAH DECORATION
We need volunteers to help decorate our Sukkah. Please call the office
and let us know when you are available the week of Sept.19th.
SAVE THE DATE
The North Shore Mikvah Association Melava Malka in recognition of
Sharon Goldwyn, Mindy Hercman, Trudy Justin, Hindi Lunzer, and Rama
Seltzer will take place Motzei Shabbat, October 16th 2010 8:30 pm at the
Great Neck Synagogue. More details to follow.
YOM KIPPUR APPEAL
Great Neck Synagogue reaches out to its members every year to
contribute generously to our Kol Nidre Appeal. Volunteers will be
approaching you soon to obtain your pledge. Please respond to them with
the generosity you have exhibited in the past. This is our most important
fundraiser of the year. Please help us make it successful.
FOOD DRIVE
Please pick up a shopping bag from the synagogue and fill it with food for
the less fortunate and bring it on Kol Nidre Night. This food goes a long
way in helping fill food pantries on Long Island as well as feeding many
families. We thank you in advance.
MIKVAH NEWS
The GN Mikvah will be open for men, only on erev YK, Fri. Sept. 17,
from 5AM-3PM. Men must bring their own towels to the mikvah. The cost
is $30.00. Please contact Lisa Stein at 646 251 6409.
Sunday, 11 Tishri
Andrew Allen for Louis Allen
Faye Berke for Jason Berke
Monday, 12 Tishri
Danny Arbusman for Moishe Arbusman
Y Hal Beretz for Greta Beretz
A Morris Hodkin for Louis Hodkin
Murray Honig for Max Honig
H George Miner for Ruth Miner
R Sydelle Slochowsky for Zelda Olshin
Z Tuesday, 13 Tishri
Reuel Shinnar for Rosa Bardfeld
E Wednesday, 14 Tishri
I Yaacov Mizrahi for Ezra Mizrahi
T Phyllis L. Ringel for Charles Gitter
Thursday, 15 Tishri
Harold Domnitch for Goldie Domnitch
Friday, 16 Tishri
Paul Brody for Rabbi Jacob Brown