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For the week of April 12 – 18, 2019 / תשע"טי"ג ניסן -ז׳ ,

Sponsorships

• The Rabbi’s שבת הגדול Drasha is being sponsored by Judy and Howie Hahn to commemorate the following yahrzeits:

Howie’s uncle, בנימין בן יעקב, on ד ניסן Howie’s grandfather, אברהם בן שלמה, on ו ניסן Judy's grandparents and uncle who perished in the Shoa; their yahrzeits are commemorated on ח׳ ניסן, ,רבקה בת יצחק ,החבר ישראל בן דוד and .יהודה בן החבר ישראל

• Daf Yomi between March 31st and April 13th ( ח׳ ניסן -כ"ד אדר ) is being sponsored by Mindy and Jerry Gluck to commemorate the yahrzeit, on כ״ח אדר ב, of Mindy's father, Rabbi Ephraim Rubin, .רב מרדכי אפרים פישל יהודה בן הרב נפתלי הרץ ע״ה

• Daf Yomi for the month of ניסן is sponsored by Eve and Harry Weiser to commemorate the yahrzeit on כ"א ניסן of Eve's father Joseph Katz, and to commemorate ,יוסף בן אורי צבי הכהן ע"הthe yahrzeit on ל׳ ניסן of Harry's mother Betty Weiser, ה“בריינדל בת אברהם אליעזר ע and also by Ann and Andrew Singer to commemorate the yahrzeit on ג׳ ניסן of Ann's father,

רב שלמה יהודה אריה בן רב בניומין דוד ע״ה.

• Daf Yomi for the week of April 13th - 19th ( י"ד ניסן -ח׳ ) is being sponsored by Rena and Allan Mosak to commemorate the yahrzeit on ,of Allan’s mother, Pearl Mosak A”H י׳ ניסן .פנינה בת ר׳יעקב ע"ה

• Daf Yomi for the week beginning ערב פסח is being sponsored by Deenie and Yonie Zinberg in memory of Yonie’s father z”l,

אברהם לייב ז"ל שלמה בן .

• With gratitude to HaShem Yisborach - on this Shabbos Kodesh, Rhoda & Gil Shuter are honored to give a "Heartzingin" Mazal Tov to the Daf Yomi chabura on the occasion of their completion of Mesechta Chullin, which has 142 daf, on Thursday, April 18th,י"ג ניסן. We send a special Mazal Tov to the Magid Shiur, R' Ephraim Edelstein, for his special erudition and "lumdis" in the way he gives over the daf. To those of you who have as yet not attended his shiur, I suggest you do so and be welcomed into the chabura.

This Shabbat פרשת מצורע

April 13, 2019

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שבת הגדול

Erev Shabbat: Candle Lighting .................................. 7:12 pm Mincha................................................ 7:17 pm Repeat Shma after .............................. 8:13 pm

Shabbat: Hashkama ........................................... 7:10 am Shacharit ............................................. 9:00 am Teen Minyan ...................................... 9:15 am am 9:38 ................................. סוף זמן קריאת שמעEarly Mincha ...................................... 1:45 pm Daf Yomi ............................................ 6:05 pm Mincha B’Zman ................................. 6:50 pm Rabbi’s שבת הגדול Drasha ................... 7:10 pm

Maariv ................................................ 8:15 pm Havdalah ............................................ 8:14 pm

Sunday Earliest Tallit ...................................... 5:22 am Shacharit ................................. 7:30 & 8:30 am Daf Yomi ............................................ 8:00 am Mincha/Maariv ................................... 7:20 pm

Monday - Thursday Shacharit ................................. 6:20 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv .................................. 7:20 pm Late Maariv ........................................ 8:50 pm Daf Yomi: Mon, Tue, Wed ................................. 8:00 pm Thursday ........................................... 7:00 pm

Thursday Evening בדיקת חמץ

Shiurim

• Rabbi Polakoff’s 8:30 am Parshas Hashavuah shiur is on hiatus this week.

• The Sunday morning Halacha breakfast shiur is on hiatus until the second Sunday in אייר, May 12th.

• Rabbi Polakoff’s Monday night Shoftim shiur is on hiatus until after Pesach.

• Rabbi Etengoff’s Tuesday evening shiur is on hiatus until after Pesach when it will resume,

, on Tuesday, April 30th.

• Rabbi Cinamon’s shiur is on hiatus this week.

Rabbi Edelstein gives the Daf Yomi shiur. Please see the Z’manim for the times

Next Shabbat חג הפסח

April 19, 2019

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Friday (Erev Shabbat Pesach): ערב שבת פסח Fast Starts (תענית בכורות) ................. 4:58 am Shacharit ............................. 6:20 & 7:15 am

Siyum after 6:20 am Shacharit approximately 6:50am

am 10:39 ............................ סוף זמן אכילת חמץסוף זמן ביעור חמץ ........................... 11:47 am

Candle Lighting .............................. 7:20 pm Mincha ............................................ 7:25 pm Maariv ............................................ 7:55 pm Kiddush ......................... not before 8:21 pm am 12:54 ............................................... חצות

Shabbat/Pesach: ראשֹון של פסח Hashkama ....................................... 7:10 am Shacharit ......................................... 9:00 am am 9:32 ............................. סוף זמן קריאת שמעEarly Mincha .................................. 1:45 pm Seudah Shlishit .................... eat by 4:15 pm Daf Yomi ........................................ 6:30 pm Mincha ............................................ 7:15 pm Candle Lighting .............................. 8:21 pm Maariv ............................................ 8:20 pm am 12:54 ............................................... חצות

Youth Department Groups Begin…………………..….9:00 am

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Rabbi Ephraim Polakoff Rabbi Emeritus Shaya Richmond

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Mechiras Chametz Rabbi Polakoff will be available to arrange for the sale of chametz at the following times (please note the location):

Motzai Shabbos, April 13th - 9:30-10:30 pm (HOME) Sunday, April 14th - 9:30-10:30 am (HOME) Tuesday, April 16th - 6:50-7:15 am (SHUL)

The Polakoff's home address is 29 Park Circle in Cedarhurst. If these times do not work for you, please contact Rabbi Polakoff at 516-317-5134 or rabbipolakoff@gmail.com to arrange an alternate time.

Maos Chittim Throughout this Yom Tov season please remember those who are less fortunate and are struggling to make Pesach. Please donate generously to our Maos Chittim campaign either online or by check. Checks should be made payable to Congregation Bais Tefilah; write Maos Chittim in the memo, and then

give it to Rabbi Polakoff or David Greenbaum.

Mazal Tov to Alice and Michael Marks on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Moshe on Chol Hamoed Pesach in Israel. Mazel tov to Moshe’s parents Rachel and Jonathan Marks, to Rachel’s parents, Helen and Dave Taubenfeld and to Moshe’s great-grandparents, Roberta Siegel and Seymour and Lily Marks and Peral and Aaron Taubenfeld. Mazel tov to the entire family

• With gladness to the Ribbono Shel Olam, Rhoda and Gil Shuter take this opportunity to wish all Yidden, especially the Bais Tefilah family, a "KUSHERIN", "FRELICHEN", and Healthy Pesach. We wish to acknowledge and offer HaKoras HaTov to the following: HaRav Ephraim Polakoff - Moreh D'Asra Rav Ephraim Edelstein - Daf Yomi, Magid Shiur Rav David Etengoff - Malamed Dr. Marvin Wertentheil - Avoda Jay and Michelle Fuchs - Avoda Howard and Judy Hahn - Avoda Benson Casden - Avoda The Gabbaim, Baalei Korei and Baalei Tefilah Also the Officials.of our shul.

• Welcome Alex Fuchs, Sarah Fuchs, Dubi Fischman, Sean Marek, and Jeffrey Feder back from Israel.

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• To reach the Rabbi for any questions or concerns: Email- Rabbipolakoff@gmail.com, Cell Phone- 317-5134 • To reach the President, please email Josh Mallin at jmallin358@aol.com • To put items in this newsletter, contact— Franklin Berke at franklin.berke@gmail.com, AND Marvin Stein at mstein@optonline.net. • To check the eruv, please call 295-4242 • To sponsor Kiddush in shul please contact Jay Fuchs at 374-1268 (home), 313-6196 (cell) or JayFuchs1@MSN.com

To sponsor Daf Yomi please contact Jay Fuchs.• To sponsor Seudah Shlishit please contact Marvin Wertentheil at 295-2593 or mweyemd2@msn.com • To Layn in shul, contact Gary Weiss at (718) 551-8981 • To sponsor the Sunday Morning Breakfast Shiur on Contemporary Issues in Halacha, contact Howie Hahn at capt9873@aol.com or 917-402-4004 • To register your kids for the youth program, please contact Lisa Fishbein at lmfishbein@hotmail.com. • To be added to the Bais Tefilah e-mail list, please visit our website at www.btwoodmere.org and subscribe to our email.. • To rent the Simcha Hall, please contact Michelle Fuchs, 516-313-6872 or Ann Singer, 516-647-6851 • For Chevra Kadisha: Funerals (24 hrs), Howard Hahn 917-402-4004 / Shiva House, Marvin Wertentheil 295-2593

Tour the Metropolitan

“The Age of Empires”

Noted historian, museum guide and limmudei kodesh rebbe, Nachliel Selavan will be leading a guided tour of the Met for Bais Tefilah on Sun., May 19th from 12-2:00 pm.

Artifacts and archeological finds from ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Assyria, and Babylon will be seen and explained in order to deepen our understanding of the political intrigues and battles described in Tanach.

Nachliel, 35, originally from Jerusalem’s Old City, is in his sixth year of teaching in the United States, developing his unique and engaging method of learning Torah through tour, travel and archaeology. You can check out his webpage at torahintermedia.com

A van will be leaving from Bais Tefilah at 10:45 am. The fee is $50 a person, which includes Museum admission fee ($22/person for group tours) and round trip van transportation. Space is limited, so if you’re interested in going, please contact Andrew Singer as soon as possible at 516-524-0014.

Chairs for the Taking We are anticipating the arrival of the new chairs within the next several weeks. The shul is making the old chairs available to its membership for their personal use. If you are interested in taking any of the chairs, please contact Joe Rozenbaum, jrozenbaum4@gmail.com, and inform of the number of chairs you would like to take. It will then be your responsibility to make arrangements to pick up the chairs that you will be taking.

Cubbies - Notices 1. Please remember to clean out cubbies and

tallis bags from chametz. Any chametz that remains in the shul as of Thursday 4/17 will be disposed of.

2. The shul will be adding additional cubbies so as to allow more members to store their belongings in shul. The cost for each cubbie is $200 with an annual renewal fee of $70. Cubbies will be reserved on a first come first served basis and can only by reserved by contacting Dr .Joe Rozenbaum (Jrozenbaum4@gmail.com) and paying the $200 fee.

Allan M. Support For Israel Source: Jonathan S. Tobin in The Jewish Star

Please email NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio at https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/mayor-contact.page to complain about the double standard by which Kalman Yeger has been judged, compared to Ilhan Omar