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Young Beth Jacob! Morning

Afternoon

Groups Begin @ 10:30am, Parents please attend to your children beforehand. Youth Morning Groups Tots: Below 1st Grade with Morahs Faye & Shayna Group 2: Active and Educational Programs with our High School Helpers Junior Cong: The Classic— Reborn To be announced

Blumberry Pancakes Every Sunday M orning, 9:00am

Groups with the Weisers begin @ 4:45pm. Look forward to seeing you! Teen Morning Groups Pre-Teen Girls: Torah Learning w/ Mrs. Reitman Teen Girls: Tefillah Workshop with Chava Simon Teens: Parsha, Chulent! With Rabbi Simon Don’t Forget Mussaf!

Shabbaton/ NonbaettSoimnons for

Se October 23rd Details

Get Excited! Latte and Learning is Back! - Wed. Night and Tue. Night Contact [email protected] for details on Teens Blumberry Pancakes - Sundays at 9am Girls and Boys Mishmar - Mishmar (boys, 10-14 6:15- 7:30pm) Contact Mr. Weiser for details on Youth 619.933.6740

Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah October 10th/11th, 2009 • ‫כ״ג תשרי תש״ע‬/‫שמחת תורה • כ״ב‬/‫שמיני עצרת‬

Torah Reading: Siddur P.964, Chumash P.1012 Maftir/Haftorah: P.974, P.1245

Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading.

Jews live in calendar dialectics, oscillating between two Jewish New Years (Tishrei/Nissan) and two Judgment Days (Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur). Perhaps the greatest Jewish storyteller of all time, the Dubner Maggid, (Rabbi Yaakov Krantz, d. 1804) was once asked: Why do we celebrate both Simchat Torah (the completion of the annual Torah cycle) and Shavuos (commemorating the Sinai revelation of the Torah)? Why not condense them into one grand Holiday? Characteristically – he responded with a story. A King and Queen were childless for many years. Desperate, they visited a sage - who conveyed a potent blessing with a cautionary clause. Shortly, the Queen would successfully bear a baby girl. No man outside the family however, must see her until her wedding day, lest she die. And so it was. When the Queen gave birth to a baby girl, a secluded island was prepared for the Princess to live on. There she was raised in regal style with the finest female educators.

As the Princess came of age, the King encountered a serious technical difficulty in marrying off his daughter. Each nobleman in the King’s court was thrilled to accept the princess’s hand in marriage - until it was explained that the first date and the wedding would coincide. On the verge of despair, the King approached the final nobleman, who remarkably assented to marry without as much as a peek. As the wedding date approached - the nobleman’s repressed bridal fears shook him profoundly. He was for better, but probably for worse, stuck. On the wedding day, the whole world came to dance, except for the anxiety stricken groom. As he peered underneath the veil, he braced for disaster – but inexplicably the princess was incredibly beautiful. A nagging nervousness persisted: “What’s the catch?” But none was coming. Everyday he unveiled yet another wondrous aspect of her personality. Not only was she stunning, she was also spunky, spirited, charming and deep. Months later, the nobleman

approached his new father in law to admit his delight in his new bride and confide his disappointment - that he had essentially missed out on the wedding. The King decided that a new party would be arranged. All

the guests would be invited back but this time only one person, the Prince himself, would dance to express his absolute delight. And so it was.

Thank You!

Mazal Tov!

To our wonderful staff in putting together an incredible Yom Tov experience.

Happy Birthday Rachel Nissim, Yehudis and Aryeh-Leib Bogopulsky

Welcome! To all our guests and visitors here for Sukkos, please feel free to ask us if you need anything! Special Welcome to Rabbi Shechter Alex and Jennifer Altberg, who are visiting our community Eugene Vorobeychik

This Week! Community Safety Meeting: This week, Tuesday or Wednesday at the shul call the office for details

Shabbos/Shemini Atzeret

Mincha……………………………6:05pm Candle Lighting……………………6:04pm Shachris…………………………8:45am Latest Shema………………………9:42am Mincha………………………………5:45pm Daf Yomi……………………………4:45pm Candle Lighting After…………7:03pm

Coming Soon Beth Jacob’s 70th Anniversary Celebration: Join us for an evening of Great Food, Fun and Intrigue... Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre; November 15th at 5:30pm Clippers vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv: To Benefit Migdal Ohr October 20, 2009 7:30pm at the Staples Center in Los Angeles! Rabbi Simon For Details, BethJacobSanDiego.org/clippers

Refuah Shleimah Irving Bernhardt | Rose Kraft | Goldie Masliah | Doni Lepor | Ralph Carson | Rand Levin | Shimon Frenkel | Rob Adatto

Simchat Torah

Shachris…………………………8:45am Latest Shema………………………9:42am Mincha………………………………5:40pm Daf Yomi……………………………5:00pm Yom Tov End…………………………7:01pm Please Note: No Shalosh Seudos In Shul, Shalos Seudos MUST Be Eaten By 5:15pm

Got Cholent?

Weekday Schedule

Mon-Fri Shachris……6:20 & 7:15am Mon-Thu Mincha…………………6:00pm Mon-Thu Maariv…………………9:15pm

Cholent Cook-Off Parshas Noach, October 24th Details To Follow Don’t Miss it!

Learning In Your Community...

Our community offers a wide range of learning opportunities, from Classes, to One-on-One Learning, to Guided Learning. Every night from 7:45pm-9:15pm there are programs followed by Maariv.

YOMI

Daf Yomi: Mon-Fri at 6:15 am, Sunday at 7:00 am, Shabbos at 7:45 am

CLASSES

Monday 6:45pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 7:45pm-8:30pm

Prophets OFF THIS WEEK

Basic Judaism Sign Up!

8:00pm-9:00pm

8:30pm-9:15pm

Ladies Chumash OFF Until after Succot

Wednesday

Talmud w/ The Rabbi

Thursday 7:45pm-8:30pm

8:00pm-9:00pm

Tastes of Talmud w/ Rabbi Adatto

Parsha w/ The Rabbi 8:30pm-9:15pm

Talmud W/ The Rabbi

ONE-ON-ONE LEARNING

Mr. Weiser What’s on Weiser’s mind? call him to find out: 619.550.5954 Rabbi Simon is available to learn, call him to schedule 310.867.6328

Beth Jacob House for Rent

4920 Rockford. Speak to Rand Levin for details.

All Classes Resume This Week. Please check with the individual teachers for details.