January - March Shevat – Nisan 5773

No. 297

Lawrence Teitelman, Rabbi Meir Bilitzky, Founding Rabbi David Rouhani, President

Young Israel of New Hyde Park 264-15 77th Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Office/Eruv update: (718) 343-0496 Alternate/Fax: (718) 343-6509

Website: www.yinhp.org

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS and COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

President: David Rouhani 1st Vice President: Selig Lenefsky 2nd Vice President: Arthur Feldman Treasurer: Bill Isler Trustees: Anne Jasse and Eta Mordkovich Financial Secretary: Yochanan Donath Chairman of the Board: Lawrence Sobin Recording Secretary: Maurine Sobin Advertising: Marc Horowitz Bikur Cholim: Adrienne Wolf Calendar: Lisa and Howard Lerner Certificates: Ilene Horowitz Education/Programming Anne Jasse Fundraising: Marc Horowitz High Holiday Seats: Chuck Waxman Insurance: Lawrence Barth Journal Dinner Rena Gombo and Myra Grunfeld Kiddush: Lisa and Howard Lerner Maintenance: Joe Bettelheim and Marty Glick Mikveh: Lawrence Barth

KIDDUSH RATES

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS (CONTINUED)

Membership: Anne Jasse North East Queens Jewish Community Council: Debbie Waxman Newsletter: Paige and Eric Finkelstein Publicity: Chuck Waxman Religious: Lawrence Barth Shalach Manot: Rashel Rouhani and Betsy Mandel Seuda Shelishit: Dovid Gottesman Simchat Torah Ellen Barth and Luncheon: Lisa Lerner Yom HaShoah Committee: Chuck Waxman If you are interested in sponsoring a Kiddush, here are some of the prices: Bakery Cakes(pareve) $150.00 Tuna & Egg Salad $165.00 (separate from cake) Fruit Platters $75.00 (each) Cholent & Kugel $340.00 Sapienza Bakery(dairy)$165.00

Please note: A deposit is required at time of order. Sponsors are asked to pay in full prior to the Kiddush or Seuda Shelishit date. Payments can be dropped off in our shul office or given to the Lerners or Dovid Gottesman.

****Prices are subject to change****

RABBI'S MESSAGE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Congregants, On behalf of the Exectuive Board, I would like to wish everyone a joyous Tu B’Shvat filled with health and happiness. Let me start by giving thanks and Hodaah to Hashem for the way our Shul and community escaped the horrors of Hurricane Sandy, coming out almost unscathed. I would like to thank all of our members who gave a helping hand in the difficult times. Your good deeds are greatly appreciated. This past year, we have had the pleasure of hosting Rabbi Dov Pianko, from Yeshiva University who is spending his internship year with us at Young Israel of New Hyde Park. He has been a very active part of our Shul and particularly with our young college crowd; he has led many successful nights of learning with food and fun. May he and we enjoy continued success in all of our endeavors. On another front, as we speak, we are in process of accumulating the rain water for our most prized project, The Mikvah Yisrael of New Hyde Park. The construction has been completed. It is truly a beautiful Mikvah, and with the help of Hashem, we hope to announce the Chanukat Habayit very soon. As far as our elevator project, we needed to have the architect amend the plans, to comply with the city’s regulations. This has also been completed. We are now hoping to move on to the next phase of this amazing project. I would like to take this opportunity to give my thanks and appreciation for your continued support. It gives me a great Nachas to see how united we are in everything we do for our Shul and the community. As always, I look forward to seeing you all in our Shul and at our future events. David Rouhani President

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On a recent morning commute to my “day job”, I saw a bumper sticker with this statement attributed to Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi:

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

Applying a kal va-chomer (a fortiori) argument, one may conclude that even further grandeur can be discerned from a society’s consideration of the plant kingdom. In that regard, this month – on the Fifteenth of Shevat – we will celebrate Tu Bishvat, a “birthday” for the trees; plants and vegetables, for their part, mark their own “New Year” on the First of Tishrei that coincides with when we humans observe Rosh Hashana. A blessing is recited upon simply seeing flowering trees in the spring, not to mention partaking of their fruit or enjoying their fragrance, and wanton destruction of trees is strictly prohibited. Each Shabbat, the land gets a day off and is not to be worked, and at least in Israel, is entitled to a year-long Sabbatical vacation every seven years, with a bonus “Jubilee” holiday every fifty. Each species of vegetation gets its own space – no need to share “rooms” – lest one violate the prohibition of Kilayim. “Children” are a carefully protected class, with fruit being off-limits (Orlah) for the first three years of the tree. Yet perhaps even more significant than this pattern of respectful treatment is the high esteem with which trees are regarded, serving as a metaphor for both humanity and Torah: “ki ha-adam etz ha-sadeh - man is the tree of the field” (Deut. 20:19) and “etz chayim hi la-machazikim bah – [the Torah] is a tree of life for those who grasp it” (Proverbs 3:18). The common denominator is the model for sustained growth, an inspiration for aspiration.

FOOD CERTIFICATES

YINHP Clothing Pantry (“Gemach”)

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RABBI'S MESSAGE (continued):

The few months since our last newsletter have been trying times, the devastation of a natural double-disaster – “Hurricane Sandy” followed shortly by a freak fall snowstorm – and then, among other outbursts of violence nationally, the horrific massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Our ongoing response must be one of prayer for the victims of these tragedies and their families, and wherever possible to lend a helping hand of physical, financial, or moral support – the so-called protective “shade” offered by a tree. At the same, we must be resilient, continue to build upward, strengthening our roots but also our outward reach.

Chag la-Ilanot ve-Lanu Same’ach, Lawrence Teitelman

To donate new or gently-used clothes, women’s hats, or plastic or wooden hangers to benefit needy families in Queens and Nassau Counties, please contact please contact Clothing Gemach Coordinator Mark Krieger at 917-703-4694.

Food certificates are a wonderful and simple way to help raise funds for the shul's capital improvements. Each member family has an annual obligation to purchase certificates in the following amounts: Single: $600 Family: $1,200 Single Senior: $500 Couple Senior: $1,000 Those who don't meet their obligation will be charged 5% of that amount. Gift cards are available for our area's three major supermarkets, Pathmark, Waldbaum’s, and Stop & Shop. We also have Mazur’s and A & A Gourmet. Lastly there are Chessed Dollars that are accepted by many kosher establishments. They can be purchased from: Ilene Horowitz 718-470-9474, Paige Finkelstein 718-343-4821, Art Feldman 516-227-0707, Rena Gombo 718-343-3855, or the shul office. Everybody shops (and eats) so there really is little excuse but to participate in the program, not just to fulfill your obligation, but to make it a habit year round.

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NCYI’S WOMEN’S DIVISION FALL FESTIVAL “AISHES CHAYIL”

Tribute that appeared in the Fall Festival Brochure Nehama Teitelman was born in Providence (RI) and raised in Los Angeles (CA), Tucson (AZ), Memphis (TN), Miami (FL) and Las Vegas (NV) where her parents Dr. Jerome and Rochelle Kutliroff were involved in Jewish education and administration. After two years at Michlalah Jerusalem College for Women, she attended Queens College where she majored in History and minored in Biology. Following graduation, she held various research positions in the field of Public Health before becoming Administrator of the Preventive Intervention Research Center for Child Health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also currently enrolled in Einstein’s Masters of Public Health program focusing on Community-Based Participatory Research. Rebbetzin Teitelman has been active in the Young Israel movement for fifteen years, first as an educator at Young Israel of Las Vegas, and then as Rebbetzin of Young Israel of Jackson Heights. Since 2006, she has been Rebbetzin of Young Israel of New Hyde Park, where she gives shiurim and arranges other educational programming for the women and youth of the community. She is a contributing editor of the Holiday Torah Journal Bikurei Torah and helps coordinate the operational planning of the recently-constructed Mikveh Yisrael of New Hyde Park. She was a member of the first graduating class of National Council of Young Israel’s Kallah-Teacher Training Program and has contributed to the NCYI’s monthly publication of “Thoughts on the Month by Rebbetzins of the Young Israel Movement.”

NCYI’S WOMEN’S DIVISION FALL FESTIVAL “AISHES CHAYIL”

Rebbetzin Teitelman is married to Rabbi Lawrence Teitelman, Mara D'asra of the Young Israel of New Hyde Park. They are the parents of six children, Sara, Yael, Atara, Yedida, Temima, and Binyamin, who range in age from 13 to 4 year old twins. Young Israel of New Hyde Park appreciates the leadership and role model of Rebbetzin Nehama Teitelman and is pleased to honor her as an Aishes Chayil.

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THE MIKVAH

LOST-AND-FOUND FUND$

TALMUD AND MISHNAH DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES

Here are some photos take of a recent inspection of the water levels in the Mikvah . We are very close to being at the right levels.

Visit NYS’s “Office of Unclaimed Funds” on-line to see if NYS is holding any of your money: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf It’s free. It’s easy. It works. (Similar sites exist for another states.)

To accommodate the increased interest in Daf Yomi and other Torah study at YINHP, our Beit Midrash recently acquired the 73-volume Artscroll Daf Yomi Edition of the Talmud as well as the remaining volumes of the Artscroll Mishnah. Dedications of the Talmud and Mishnah are available at $36 per volume. Sponsors of The Park Page #300 Commemorative Edition are entitled to a complimentary dedication as part of their original donation. To arrange a dedication, please contact Rabbi Teitelman at 718-347-5819 or rabbi@yinhp.org.

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ORTHODOX UNION’S PULPIT-EXCHANGE AND KINUS TESHUVA AT YI NEW HYDE PARK AND YI HOLLIS

HILLS-WINDSOR PARK:

DR. NAFTALI MOSES AT YINHP:

Rabbi Barry Kornblau of Young Israel of Hollis Hills - Windsor Park speaks at YINHP, while Rabbi Teitelman speaks at YIHHWP. Above – a view of attendees at Rabbi Kornblau’s Dvar Torah. Dr. Naftali Moses, father of Avraham David Moses HY”D who was murdered at the age of 16 by a terrorist, speaks about his experience dealing with the tragedy in a lecture, “A Son’s Murder: Memory & Memorial”. Following the talk, a book-signing with Dr. Moses and collation was held in the social hall. Special thanks to Chuck Waxman and the Adult Education Committee for organizing the event.

BANIM VE-“AVOT”

CONDOLENCES TO:

Rita Alpert and family on the passing of her husband Bernard Alpert z”l. Mindy and Bob Franklin and family on the passing of Mindy’s mother Betty Leon. Gloria Boms and Adele Shapiro on the passing of their mother and long-time member Sally Sachs. [Mrs. Sachs was a Holocaust survivor and a video of an interview with her about her experiences appears at http://tinyurl.com/sally-sachs.] Marcia Brandt, on the passing of her husband and long-time member Bernard Brandt, and also to daughters Marlene (and Howard) Fidel and Amy (and Warren) Greher, the children and great-grandchildren. Rabbi and Mrs. Jerome Dattelkramer on the loss of his mother Ceil Dattelkramer

May the Almighty comfort the families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Rabbinic Intern Rabbi Dov Pianko leads our young men in Sunday-evening learning program. The group studies Avot De-Rabbi Nathan, an amplified version of Pirkei Avot that dates back to the Geonic era. For more information about the program, please contact Rabbi Dov at 516-238-6868 or dbpianko@gmail.com.

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SHALACH MANOS

MAZAL TOV TO continued:

Kalman and Irene Talansky on the birth of a great-grandson William Nathan (Ilan Zev), son of Emily and Eli Isaks of Englewood. Kalman and Irene Talansky on their granddaughter Ruthie Talansky, daughter of Dr. Arthur and Sue Talansky of Great Neck, graduating from Fordham Law School and being admitted to the NYS Bar Bill and Susan Isler on the birth of a grandson, son of Charles and Malka Isler. Mr. Zia Azizian on his 90th birthday Yael and Natan Schottenstein on the recent “Upsherin” of their son Eliezer ha-Kohen, and to grandparents Sharon and Moshe Zucker. Roy and Marilyn Barth on the forthcoming marriage or their daughter Samantha to Dovid Ambinder of Monsey. Mazel Tov also to grandparents Stanley and Vita Barth, uncle Larry and aunt Ellen Barth, and thee entire family. Shalach Manos baskets can be ordered from The Shul Office at (718) 343-0496 or by contacting Rashel Rouhani by E-mail ROUHA@Verizon.Net or by phone (516)-482-7482 for $75.00. Purim Tzedaka cards can be sent for $2.00 by contacting the Shul Office at (718) 343-0496

MAZAL TOV TO:

Yael Schottenstein, daughter of Sharon and Moshe Zucker, on passing her nursing board examinations in Israel . Rebecca Meyer on the recent Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, and to Yehuda’s parents Annette and Josh Turner. Mazal tov to Nehama Teitelman on receiving the “Aishes Chayil Award” at the Fall Festival of the Women’s Division of National Council of Young Israel. Mazal tov to David Dayan and Laura Schwartz on their wedding. Mazal tov to Roz and Chuck Weissman on their granddaughter Megan Rose Weissman becoming a Bat Mitzvah. Mazal tov to Marilyn and Israel Gombo on their grandson Chanan Borstein becoming a Bar Mitzvah, and to aunt and uncle Rena and Jerry Gombo. Mazal tov to Drs. Annie and Ari Steiner on the birth of their son Aharon Simcha. David and Rashel Rouhani and family on the celebration of their daughters Liora Sarah and Ilana Leah becoming Bnot Mitzvah, and also to grandparents Nejatollah and Soraya Rouhani, Dr. Fred Nouranifar and Shahin Sabet. Rabbi Dr. Irwin and Dena Lenefsky on the engagement of their son Yoel to Miriam Meyer of Brooklyn, and to grandparents Selig and Rita Lenefsky. Stuart and Lisa Appel on the engagement of their son Dovie to Brachi Goldman of Telz Stone, Israel. Rabbi Meir and Mrs. Chaviva Bilitzky on the engagement of their granddaughter Bracha Feldman, daughter of Rabbi Avrohom and Leah Feldman of Brooklyn, to Naftoli Levovitz of Lakewood, and on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Nosson, son of Rabbi Yitzchok and Serach Leah Bilitzky of Kew Gardens.

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FOOD CERTIFICATES

Food certificates can be purchased from the following:

YINHP office: (718) 343-0496 Ilene Horowitz: (718) 470-9474 (ilenemarc@earthlink.com) Art Feldman: (516) 227-0707 (afeldman@farrellfritz.com) Rena Gombo: (718) 343-3855 (renajoyce@aol.com) Paige Finkelstein: (718) 343-4821 (PaigeECake@aol.com) Food Certificates can be delivered to you upon request.

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