WEST SIDE INSTITUTIONAL SYNAGOGUE Shabbat Bulletin

October 18-19, 2013 Parshat Vayera 15 Cheshvan 5774

ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS High Holiday Appeal Scroll of Honor Thank you to all those who participated in this year's High Holiday Appeal! Your generous donations help us to continue to provide the myriad of WSIS offerings. We're finalizing our Scroll of Honor plaque - if you have not yet fulfilled your pledge, or if you would still like to make a donation to the Appeal and join the Scroll of Honor, please do so on our website at http://www.wsisny.org/payment.php. Meals for families with new babies If you would like to be included on the emails regarding making meals for families with new babies, please contact Rebbetzin Strulowitz at bethanystrulowitz@gmail.com and she will include you on future mailings. Shloshim Mishnayot in Memory of Esther Ohayon Please join WSIS and the Ohayon family on Wednesday, October 23, 7:30pm, for a Shloshim Siyum and Commemoration in memory of Esther Ohayon. Dinner will be served. Please RSVP to office@wsisny.org

SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Thank you to our WSIS members who volunteered to provide security this week. We take our security very seriously, and we need additional volunteers to help protect our WSIS

family on Shabbos and holidays. Please do your part as security is a joint responsibility of the entire congregation. Speak to any volunteer or email security@wsisny.org for more information.

SHABBAT SCHEDULESHABBAT SCHEDULESHABBAT SCHEDULE Friday Night, October 18 5:52pm - Candlelighting 6:00pm - Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Day, October 19 8:30am - Daf Yomi 9:00am - Shacharit 10:45am - Sermon: "When You Should Enjoy Being Mocked" Kiddush in the ballroom following davening 5:00pm - Pre-Mincha Shiur: "Scandal in Our Time: How Far Can We Go to Procure a GET?" 5:45pm - Mincha 6:10pm - Seudah Shlishit: "Donald Trump's Grandson's Bris" 6:45pm - Ma'ariv 6:50pm - Shabbat ends

KIDDUSHKIDDUSHKIDDUSH This week's Kiddush is not sponsored. If you would like to help sponsor this week's Kiddush, please contact the Shul office after Shabbat. Upcoming Kiddush Sponsorships October 26: Sponsorships Available November 2: Sponsorships Available Kiddush is an important component of our WSIS experience. We need your help and participation to continue our tradition of cholent and kugel! Celebrating a happy occasion in your family? Consider a full, partial or joint Kiddush sponsorship to share the good news!

DAILY MINYAN TIMESDAILY MINYAN TIMESDAILY MINYAN TIMES Daily Shacharit Sunday - 8:30am Monday & Thursday - 7:10am Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday - 7:20am Ma'ariv Sunday Mincha/Ma’ariv - 5:50pm Monday-Thursday - 8:00pm Ma’ariv *Please note the time change*

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Come for the davening, stay for the Daf! Led by our Rabbi and a few of our out-standing members, the WSIS Daf Yomi group meets every weekday after shacharit, and before shacharit on Shabbat and Sundays.

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Shabbat Afternoon Series: "Scandals in Tanach!" Everyone loves a good scandal! Over the next three months, Rabbi Strulowitz's pre-Mincha Shiur will analyze some of the seediest scandals in Tanach. The class will cover Lot and his daughters, Yehuda and Tamar, David and Batsheva, Amnon and Tamar and much more. Upcoming Monthly Classes We know the busy lives everyone leads. In order to help create a learning program that fits the needs of our community, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Strulowitz will be teaching a series of monthly classes for different groups. Please contact Rabbi Strulowitz at Rabbi@wsisny.org if you would like to participate in one of the following groups: Which Monthly Shiur is Right For You? 1. Men's Controversial Halacha Topics Monday, October 28, 8:30pm "Ma'aris Ayin: When and Why Should I Care What Others Think?" Followed by Poker Night! Hosted by Mitch and Vanessa Moss, 711 West End Ave #2MN (between 94th and 95th) 2. Young Couples' Jewish MythBusters Monday, November 4, 8:30pm "Misunderstood Gender Myths" Host Address TBA 3. Monthly Mussar For Women Monday, November 11, 8:30pm Host and Topic TBA 4. Parenting Workshop with Rebbetzin Strulowitz Monday, November 18, 8:30pm "Common Mistakes in the Parenting Mindset" Location TBA Tuesday Parsha Class for Women October 22, 10:30am Rabbi Struowitz's Parsha class for women helps you take a step back and see the hidden elements that are woven throughout the Parsha. By using a wide array of sources and original thoughts, this class will help you see the Chumash in a whole new light. Wednesday Talmud Shiur: Uncovering the Halachic Process October 23, 8:30pm "Is Nolad a Form of Muktzah?" The Iyun Talmud Shiur has a brand new twist! The Shiur, currently learning Masechet Beitzah, comprises an in-depth Gemara Shiur as well as a study of the development of Halacha. Join Rabbi Strulowitz and the Shiur as we learn the Gemaras and Rishonim b'Iyun and then explore how the halacha stems from the disputes among the Rishonim. Beitzah has a number of interesting and far-reaching topics such as Nolad, Muktzah, Yom Tov Sheni, Eruv Tavshilin, Hilchos Yom Tov and much more.

Shir Fun at WSIS! Fridays, October 18 - December 13, 10:00am Join us for this celebrated Hebrew music program, which was voted #1 music class in NYC by 212baby and has been written about in magazines all over the U.S. and Israel. Shir Fun uses both traditional and original Hebrew music in a very interactive and special way focusing on each child's individuality. Enjoyed and celebrated by thousands of families, Shir Fun infuses musical and developmental enrichment with cultural pride. Cost: Full 8-week semester: $160 WSIS Members * $200 Non-members Drop in: $25 Members * $30 Non-members If you would like to try the class out this upcoming Friday, please join us as a drop-in. If you decide to sign up for the full semester, we'll put your drop-in payment towards the full semester payment! Sunday Morning Art Class Beginning October 27, for students grades 4 & 5 Join WSIS for this amazing new art program! Taught by instructors from NYC's #1 rated art studio, The Art Studio in NY, this eight-week course is the only one of its kind on the Upper West Side. Children will nurture their creative spirit, learn a variety of techniques including shading, texture, and perspective, all through the lens of Judaism at West Side Institutional Synagogue in a small, tailor-made instruction environment. Class is limited, so sign up today at the WSIS website!

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