Chol Hamoed September 25, 2010 17 Tishri, 5771

Times Rabbi Yochanan Zweig on Parshas V’zot Habracha/Sukkot

Friday Mincha 6:35 pm
The Midrash relates good deeds. The Succah as soon as
See page 2 for Sukkot schedule that bringing “hadas” - myrtle branch Yom Kippur
together the possesses a fragrance concludes, thereby
Candle Lighting 6:31 pm
“arba’ah minim” - but lacks a taste, moving immediately
Haskhama 8:00 am four species on reflecting those Jews from the fulfillment
Succos, represents who practice good of one mitzva to the
Youth 8:30 am
the notion that all of deeds but do not fulfillment of
Main Minyan 8:45 am Bnei Yisroel are engage in the study of another. Why must
one and should be Torah. The “aravah” - we move
Beit Midrash 9:00 am viewed as such willow branch has immediately to the
regardless of their neither a taste nor a mitzva of Succah
Gemorah Shiur 5:25 pm
level of commitment fragrance, representing rather than charity,
Mincha 6:25 pm to Judaism. The those amongst Bnei Torah study, or any
“esrog” - citron has Yisroel who have no other mitzva?
Shabbat Ends 7:37 pm both a taste and a Torah knowledge and The Talmud derives
Sunday 7:30/8:30 am fragrance, thus do not engage in good the laws pertaining
representing those deeds. to the construct of
Mon, Tues. 6:30/7:45 am amongst Bnei the Succah from the
Yisroel who We do not use the clouds which arose
Wed. 6:00/7:45 am
possess Torah dates produced by the from the Garden of
Thursday Shmini Atzeret knowledge and palm in the performance Eden. What is the
(see page 2 for full schedule) good deeds. The of the mitzva, rather the connection between
“lulav” – palm branch of the tree, the Garden of Eden
Friday Simchat Torah branch, which lacks which is tasteless. and the Succah?
( see page 2 for full schedule)
fragrance but has a Therefore, why is the The Talmud relates
Mincha 6:25 pm taste contained in lulav branch considered that when Bnei
Sun./Fri. the dates produced to have a taste? Yisroel received the
by the palm tree, Torah on Shavuos,
Latest times for
Shema/Shmoneh Esrei depicts those Jews Citing the Maharil, the they reached the
who possess Torah Ramah teaches that we level of Adam prior
September 25 9:45/10:45 am knowledge but lack should begin building a to the sin in the
October 2 8:29/9:28 am
Kiddush for 1st Day of Sukkot Bima Flowers
Next Shabbat in the Helene M. Fink Sukkah are sponsored by
Beraishit the Notovitz & Frumkin families
is sponsored by in memory of their mother
Candle lighting 6:20 pm Diane & David Rein Miriam Frumkin, z”l.
in memory of her mother,
Mincha 6:20 pm Helene M. Fink, z”l.
26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 (516) 487-6100 Shabbat Announcements Chol Homeod 5771

existence in the Garden of Eden. This is the

Garden of Eden. However, when they
reason for the custom to bless the lulav in a
committed the sin of the Golden Calf, Bnei
Sukkah. The lulav in the Garden of Eden has
Yisroel returned to the level of Adam after
the required symbolism.
he was banished from the Garden for
having eaten from the Tree of Knowledge. SUKKOT
On Yom Kippur Bnei Yisroel received Wednesday, September 22
atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf, An eruv tavshilin should be prepared
Candle Lighting 6:35 pm
and they should have gone into Eretz Mincha 6:35 pm
Yisroel, built the Beis Hamikdash, and Kiddush after 7:33 pm
once again attained that special closeness Thursday, September 23, Sukkot 1
Main Shul 9:00 am
with Hashem. However, instead they Beit Midrash 9:15 am
committed the sin of the spies which Mincha 6:35 pm
resulted in the death of that entire Candle Lighting after 7:41 pm
Friday, September 24, Sukkot 2
generation. Main Shul 9:00 am
Beit Midrash 9:15 am
Succos represents the time period when, SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED
after having received atonement on Yom Friday, September 24
Kippur, we enter the Garden of Eden, i.e. Mincha 6:35 pm
Candle Lighting 6:31 pm
the Succah. This is the reason why the Saturday, September 25
construct and decor of the Succah, as well Main Shul 8:45 am
as the four species which we are Beit Midrash 9:00 am
Kohelet is read this morning
commanded to take in it are made to Shiur 5:25 pm
resemble a garden. Immediately after Yom Mincha 6:25 pm
Shabbat Ends 7:37 pm
Kippur we are preoccupied with building Sunday, September 26
the Succah, displaying our desire to attain 1st Minyan 7:30 am
this elevated level of closeness with 2nd Minyan 8:30 am
Mincha 6:25 pm
Hashem by joining him in the Garden of Monday, Tuesday, September 27, 28
Eden. 1st Minyan 6:30 am
2nd Minyan 7:45 pm
Mincha 6:25 pm
The Midrash teaches that one of the HOSHANA RABBAH
characteristics of the Garden of Eden was Wednesday, September 29
that the bark of the fruit trees tasted of the 1st Minyan 6:00 am
2nd Minyan 7:45 am
fruit. Taking the branch of the palm tree to SHMINI ATZERET
represent the taste of the dates is reflective Wednesday, September 29
An Eruv tahsilin should be prepared
of the notion that we are recreating our Candle Lighting 6:23 pm
Mincha 6:25 pm
Thursday, September 30
Great Neck Synagogue Main Shul 9:00 am
Shabbat Activities Program
Beit Midrash 9:15 am
Mincha 6:25 pm
Dale Polakoff, Rabbi Maariv 7:20 pm
Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi Candle Lighting after 7:29 pm
Dr. Ephraim Wolf ,z”l, Rabbi Emeritus SIMCHAT TORAH
Michael Bleicher, Rabbinic Intern Friday, October 1
Zeev Kron, Cantor
Main Shul 9:00 am
Eleazer Schulman, z”l, Cantor Emeritus
Mark Twersky, Executive Director
Joseph Hecht, President
Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board
The Pass it Forward Committee would like to thank all of its participants this year for enabling us to provide an
unprecedented 1000 plus Rosh Hashanah meals to Jewish families who would otherwise not been able to celebrate with a
Yom Tov meal.
Special thanks to this years committee members:
Felicia Morris , Susan Mandelbaum and Celia Lemonick .
Thanks to the boys in the Beit Midrash who once again provided challah, apples, honey, grape juice, dates and flowers to
each recipient.
As for the hundreds of people both in our Shul and members of the Great Neck community who purchased meals through
GNGlatt and Mazurs, and those of you who cooked for us enabling another family to enjoy a home cooked meal, may you
each enjoy your Yom Tov meal with the knowledge that you have given the highest level of
tzedakah, and enabled another family to properly celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
The Committee would like to give a special thank you to Everfresh, Mazurs and Great Neck Glatt who generously provided
whatever assistance was requested at the height of their busy season; and a very special thank you to Whole Foods, which
for the first time, generously participated in our program.
The monetary donations enabled us to fill in the gaps and provide extras for our recipients...the generosity of our members
is incredible!!
And a final personal thank you to the children of our community that made New Year Cards and visited with the
elderly while assisting in the delivery of meals. Kol hakavod to all of our volunteers, adults,
children and high school students, who worked tirelessly and without a break, giving a new meaning to "Labor Day" ...and
finally to our delivery volunteers, who joyfully showed up at my door to deliver despite holiday traffic,
some fringe neighborhoods, exceptionally long routes and far distances, we could not do it without you.
This project is a true example of Achdus, the entire GN Jewish Community participated in this, our 3rd year of Pass it For-
ward. Thank you and wishing everyone a Shanna Tova,
Cindy Hodkin, Chair Pass it Forward, Nechama Liss Levinson and Margery Libin Co-Chairs of the Hunger Initiative
 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.
HASHKAMA MINYAN
Hashkama Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by
Marilyn & Jeff Freedman in memory of his father George
Freedman z”l
SISTERHOOD
Thursday, Oct 7- Sisterhood meeting at 8pm in Braun Youth Center.
Please join us and help plan our events for the coming year.
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 scholars, including Dean Chana Henkin, will teach through
With Soul." Thank you to co-chairs Judy Lillien and Anne Sandler for the night. Free of charge. For more info, con-
organizing this event. Please help them obtain raffle prizes in the tact: irit@nishmat.net / 052-534-6506 in Israel
stores and businesses that you patronize! Thank you! This year there or rose@afnishmat.org / 212-983-983-6975 in NY.
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.
YOUTH SHABBAT
We are proud to be installing our first ever Great Neck Synagogue
Youth Shabbat for November 5th – 6th. The GNSY staff, with the help
of all the children, will be conducting the services in both the Main
minyan as well as the Beit Midrash minyan. We are asking all Great
Neck Synagogue parents to encourage their high school aged children
to participate in this wonderful Shabbat. We need Gabbaim, Shluchei
Tzibur, Torah Lainers, presenters of Divrei Torah and more. If you are
interested in having your child take part in this exciting Shabbat,
please sign up at GNS Youth website, YPolakoff@gnsyouth.org. The
deadline to sign up is Oct. 7th. We are looking forward to having our
Youth lead the way!
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.
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.
Tues, 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.
In The Family
Mazal Tov to Paula & Arnold Minsky on the birth of a
granddaughter Taylor Bree born to their children
Jason & Valerie Fink
Another Thank You for Pass It Forward
Happy Healthy New Year to everyone!
To all the people of Great Neck Temple:
I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all the wonderful
food, flowers and cards that you have been sending to my son and I.
We are so lucky! Thank you, Love.
(These recipients live in Great Neck)
NISHMAT IN ISRAEL
In Jerusalem for Succot? Nishmat, the Jeanie Schottenstein Cen-
ter for Advanced Torah Study for Women, invites you to a dedication
honoring Harriet Schimel, Founding President of American Friends
of Nishmat, on Leil Hoshana Rabba, Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 6
p.m. Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post will speak and Nishmat
WHEELS OF LOVE
Once again, GNS will have members who will participate in the Alyn
Hospital, Wheels of Love 5 day, 300 mile bike ride in Israel. ALYN
Hospital is one of the world’s leading specialists in the active and
intensive rehabilitation of children who have physical challenges and
disabilities as a result of congenital muscular, neuromuscular and
skeletal disorders, invasive cancer surgery, fires, accidents and ter-
rorist attacks. GNS members Cori and Nathan Franco, and Laura and
Scott Danoff will participate. They have seen the hospital and were
very impressed with how well the money is invested in these kids
and their rehabilitation. Donations can be made online at
www.wolusa/greatneckteam . Checks can also be submitted and
made out to “American Friends of ALYN Hospital”. Please write
Team Great Neck in the memo section. Checks will be collected by
Dr. Scott Danoff at 49-33 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, NY 11362.
Saturday, 17 Tishri
William & Farla Frumkin for Miriam Frumkin
Philip Lanzkowsky for Abraham Lanzkowsky
Gail Notoviz for Miriam Frumkin
Sunday, 18 Tishri
Sydney Halitzer for Francis Trosterman
Rita Litvin for Elya Maryanovsky
Monday, 19 Tishri
Y Victor Ancelson for Lviu Galateanu
Steve Blumner for Henry Blumner
A Nettie Halitzer for Hyman Cohen
H Helaine & William Helmreich for Alan Helmreich
Roselin Wagner for Louis Seider
R Tuesday, 20 Tishri
Z Jeffrey Freedman for George Feedman
Gladys Moslin for Morris Kimmel
E Mitchell Siegel for David Siegel
I Wednesday, 21 Tishri
T Jack Lipsky for Bill Lipsky
Thursday, 22 Tishri
Henry Katz for Maurice Fischer
Henry Katz for Rebecca Fischer
Friday, 23 Tishri
Robin Bours for Bernard Siegel
Drora Brody for Nissim Yeffet
Sharon Goldwyn for Morris Goldwyn
Meyer Singer for Celia Singer
Florence Spira for Sydney Samson