YAHRZEITS

January 17, 2015 Tevet 26, 5775 Moshe Assa, Harry Bilker, Louis Fowler Cohn, Harvey A. Eisen, Harold I. Emeson,

Rose Gelbman, Roman Glasser, Anna Goldberg, Agnes Mandel Grosby, Marjorie H. Hartman, Emerich Kasztl, Steven Kirshenbaum, Yetta Peimer Lampert, Ed Levitas, Sam Markin, David Miller, Abe Milstein, Charles Rich, Ruchel Richman,

Herman Stone, Sarah Susman, Oscar Sussman, Dorothy Weinberg Butler January 18, 2015 Tevet 27, 5775

Ruth Abramson, Harold Bender, Blanche Berman, Joseph Berman, Ida Chappell, Louis Coffee, Thelma Fischer, Barney Frank, Rivka Glasser, Yehuda Halfon,

Jerry Hein, Martin Kamine, Zlota Pesha Kapin, Tevel Katz, Jennie Mastrofsky, Harry Methner, Meyer Millenson, Marvin I. Pepper, Bruce Perch, Jacob Nathan Phillips,

Esther Rabinoff, Henry K. Silver, Moses Turetzky, Louis Witkin January 19, 2015 Tevet 28, 5775

Harry Bobrick, Louise S. Cohen, Joseph Cooper, Aliza Eilon, Samuel Eisen, Rebecca Ellensweig, Gizella Farkas, Paul Fischer, Izak Fisherowitz,

Richard Friedman, Elaine Glickman, Isaac Goodman, M. Ray Gottesfeld, Lillian Kagan, Louis Keller, Ida Lampert, Louis Landow, Hyman Litvin Levin,

Harry Lightstone, Esther Lonstein, Leo Lubliner, Evelyn Mervis, Bessie Miller, Kurt Philipp, Anna Reed, Ann Reinstein, Harry Rogers, Bertha Rosenberg,

David E. Schaefer, Frances Slatken, Yetta Sommer January 20, 2015 Tevet 29, 5775

Bessie Berkow, Sanford A. Berkowitz, Helen Buchwald, Oscar Geisler, Morris Griss, Sophia Hersh, Marilyn Huttner, Muriel Huttner, Goldie Koscove, Bernard Liebman,

Eva Mozes, Mollie Radetsky, Maria Rozycki, Loren Schottenstein January 21, 2015 Shevat 1, 5775

Peter Austin, Edith Backstein, Walter Black, Mary Bodow, Bernard Cohen, Stanley Cook, Joseph Fowler, Anne Brownie Goldberg, Sol J. Grazi, Leslie Grey,

Maxine Hailpern, Benjamin David Katchen, Murray Kopilow, Fannie Kornfeld, Jennie Lazarus, Lazaro Medina, Jennie Melnick, Fannie Menkofsky, Mano Newman, Paul Numerof, Lena Solomon Oppenheim, Esther Prezant, Eva Rogell, Sarah Safer,

Ada Soltz, Harry Stepsay, Libby (Lillian) Tanger, Jacob Tepper, Mary Waldman, Cantor Herman Wanger, Harry Weiss, Joseph Witkin, Rose Zall, Samson Zwiebel

January 22, 2015 Shevat 2, 5775 Arnold Averch, Daniel Bilker, Aaron Bronstein, Bernadine Bronstine, Jerry Feld,

Joe Frank, Samson Geltser, Marjorie Goldberg, Nathan Goldstein, Richard Gould, Albert Cohen Hemsi, Charlotte Herold, Sheldon Hank Hyatt, Rosa Kats,

Polina Kleyman, Benjamin Ledder, Benjamin Levin, Devid Mayo, Laura Mermelstein, Hyman L. Meyer, Rose Wolkow Miller, Hilda Pavell, Annette Preece,

Josie Rosenweig, Sylvia Sara Ruda, Phil Saffil, Abraham Schneider, Henry W. Shur, Irwin Simon, Harry Slatkin, Sol Stern, Morris Susman, Michael Tarlie,

Stanley Wolfgang, Morris Wolin January 23, 2015 Shevat 3, 5775

Dora Alex, Florence Bilett, Nathan Block, Tevya Boxer, Tillie Boxer, Jack Cohan, Anna Cohen, Celia Coopersmith, Sidney Cornfield, Ann Lynn Cytron,

Fannie Gluckstern, Isadore Goldbloom, Dennis Gorkin, Shalom Heller, Gisa Klinger, Howard Kominsky, Morris Kurchick, Tillie LeNoble, Anna Levy,

Samuel Benjamin Miller, Fannie Milstein, Abe Nadler, Ida Pailet, Keva L. Perotin, Sam Primock, Rose Rosen, Sam L. Segal, Bayla Shapiro, Martha Stein, Sarah Stein,

Jack Strauss, Minnie Toltz, Nathan Urofsky

560 S. Monaco Parkway Denver CO 80224 303-388-4203 www.thedenversynagogue.org

Friday - January 16 4:40 pm Mincha 4:41 pm Candle Lighting

Saturday - January 17 9:00 am Shacharit, Sanctuary 9:15 am Shacharit, Chapel 4:40 pm Mincha/Seudah Shlishit 5:44 pm Havdalah

Sunday - January 18 7:30 am Shacharit 4:45 pm Mincha/Maariv

Monday - January 19 8:30 am Shacharit 4:45 pm Mincha/Maariv

Tuesday - January 20 6:45 am Shacharit 4:45 pm Mincha/Maariv

Wednesday - January 21 Rosh Chodesh Shevat

6:30 am Shacharit 4:45 pm Mincha/Maariv

Thursday - January 22 6:30 am Shacharit 4:45 pm Mincha/Maariv

Friday - January 16 6:45 am Shacharit 4:45 pm Mincha 4:49 pm Candle Lighting

SHABBAT Va’eira/Mevarchim January 17-23, 2015

26 Tevet-3 Shevat 5775

Torah

Exodus 6.2-9.35 — page 318 Haftarah

Ezekiel 28.25-29.21 — page 1149

Ba’al Koreiy—Jerry Rotenberg Haftarah—August Holstein

D’var Torah—Cantor Joel Lichterman

K’eil Adon—Shacharit—Josh Rosen

Cantor Joel Lichterman, Senior Clergy 303-951-8231

jlichterman@thedenversynagogue.org

Debra Lazer, Executive Administrator 303-951-8232

director@thedenversynagogue.org

H. Michael Miller, President 303-881-6330

hmmiller@bw-legal.com

Our Kiddush is sponsored by BMH-BJ Congregation and co-sponsored by Lisa and Ralph Holstein in honor of their son August’s Bar Mitzvah.

Please respect the sanctity of our services by refraining from entering or leaving while the ark is open, during the Torah Service, Kedusha and Sermon.

Please note our Sanctuary and Chapel are cell free zones.

We invite all those celebrating anniversaries and birthdays to attend Shabbat morning services to receive a special blessing.

Consider co-sponsoring the Shabbat morning kiddush at the special price of $100 in honor of your family life cycle events or the memory of your loved ones on

their Yahrzeit. Please call Sheila at 303-951-8221.

REFUAH SHELEIMA: SPEEDY RECOVERY TO

Mary Altman Brenda Banker Deborah Dunn

Steve Friedman

Anne Gilbert Miriam Goldberg Elaine Greenberg

Arnold Hayutin

Enta Kushnir Steve Levey

Karen Pasternack Marcia Rubinowitz

Dana Ryder Mark Saliman

Rowanne Spector Doris Tuteur

Roselyn Ash Romi Bean

Steve Chotin Robin Engleberg

Deborah Friedman

Alexis Hailpern Stuary Heller Jon Madison

Morey Melnick Raisa Nikolayevsky

Bettina Plattner

Hydee Pringle Jan Rosen Emily Ruda Fanny Starr

Sharon Waldman

BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES

Felix & Jenny Banker—17 Manuel & LouAnn Nash—58 Scott & Chaya Sara Tene—6

MAZEL TOV TO

Lisa & Ralph Holstein, Aaron, Lara and Theodore on the Bar Mitzvah of their son and brother August.

VISITORS

During Kiddush please visit our “Welcome” Table in Fisher Hall identified with a blue tablecloth.

We particularly keep in mind Daniel Hailpern and baby Andrew Levy (Avraham ben Esther) for a complete and

speedy recovery as they continue their treatment regime.

EDUCATION

The Art of Parenting - Monday morning, January 19–February 23 9:00-10:30 am sponsored by Chabad

613 Mitzvot - Monday evening 8:00 pm with Rabbi Akiva Stern

Torah Class - Wednesday mornings after Shacharit 7:30 am with Cantor Joel Lichterman

Torah Class for Women - Thursday morning 11:00 am with Ellyn Hutt

Taste of Torah - Saturday morning 10:00 am with Essie Fleischmann

“Daily” Daf-Yomi one hour before Shacharit with Rabbi Michoel Fleischmann

Reflections on the Parsha - Saturday afternoon during Seudah Shlishit 4:50 pm with Cantor Joel Lichterman

We are looking for a few volunteer Bubbies and Zadies

to share their love of books with our Preschoolers.

Please call Bobbie 303-388-7543 for information.

VIP Breakfast, Wednesday, January 21 at 8:00 am. We invite our preschool students to bring dad or another

VIP to Breakfast.

Exciting One-Night

Opportunity

Monday January 19

7:00 pm

$12.50 per ticket (tickets can be

purchased at the door or on fandango with an

additional fee)

Regal Greenwood Plaza 12 Theaters 8141 E. Arapahoe Road Englewood CO 80112

PARSHA SUMMARY First Torah Reading - Exodus 6.2-9.35

The Sidrah is the second in a series of three Shabbat Torah portions that tell of the encounters between Moses and Pharaoh. The Israelites have been a slave people in Egypt for four hundred years. At the end of this period of slavery, G-d instructs Moses to go down from Midian to negotiate with Pharaoh for the freeing of the Israelites. Moses, joined by his brother Aaron, follows G-d’s instructions. They come before Pharaoh to propose a three-day holiday for the Israelites. Pharaoh angrily rejects their proposal. He makes the Israelites work harder than ever. Moses and Aaron are deeply disappointed.

In the Sidrah, Moses is instructed to go with Aaron once again. At this second appearance to plead for the Israelites, Pharaoh demands evidence of Moses and Aaron that they are truly G-d’s messengers. They perform a remarkable act with a magical rod but Pharaoh is not impressed. His magicians can match the performance. They leave the palace once again disappointed with their mission.

The time for talking with Pharaoh is now at an end and a period of action begins. A series of terrible plagues come upon Egypt. But Pharaoh remains stubborn and he will not release the Israelite slaves.

Haftarah Reading - Ezekiel 28.25-29.21 The Haftarah is from the Book of Ezekiel. The Prophet Ezekiel was

among the exiles who were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylonia in 598 B.C.E. Along with some of his fellow-exiles, Ezekiel settled in Tel Aviv on the Chebar Canal. It was a difficult period for his people. Ezekiel keeps his faith in G-d strong and he shares that faith with the exiles. Ezekiel assures them that G-d will yet bring about their return to Jerusalem.

In the meanwhile, in addition to helping the exiled Israelites in Babylonia, Ezekiel also sends messages to those Hebrews who have remained in the Holy Land. They have made a political alliance with Egypt because they think that Egypt will save them from Babylonian conquest. But Ezekiel warns them strongly to stay away from Egyptian connections. Egypt is not a dependable ally, Ezekiel predicts, too, that Egypt will eventually be conquered by Babylonia as well.

The theme link between the Sidrah and the Haftarah is that of Egypt, an undependable land in its dealings with the Hebrews in Moses’ time and again in Ezekiel’s day.

South Africa trip

We are meeting on Monday, January 19th at 7:30 p.m.

at the home of Sharlene Baum.

This is the final opportunity to join us on our 3rd Congregational South Africa Trip.

For more information contact Della at

303-951-8231/ djultak@thedenversynagogue.org

ONLY 2 PLACES REMAINING

Through music, Shabbat Shira helps create,

sustain and solidify community.

The Jewish collective voice is most powerful and

expressive when joined as one in synagogue

prayer and music.

WOMEN’S LEAGUE NEEDS YOU

If you are interested in volunteering with the Women’s League contact the Women’s League office at 303-951-8226/womensleague@thedenversynagogue.org.

Calling all bakers and those who want to learn! Women's League will be baking each Sunday

(except 1/25) starting at 9:30 am. Men are welcome. Join the crew from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm.

Individuals with disabilities or their families needing special accommodations to attend and/or participate meaningfully in worship services, synagogue events and/or study groups should contact the

Inclusion Initiative Chairperson, Bernice Dinner at mbdinner@comcast.net or 720-328-9072.

Please visit our website for updated information covering our congregational meeting held on December 10th.

The Joe Miller Family Library You are always invited to browse through our

Jewish Cultural Heritage Library.

Comfortable chairs are available for nursing mothers.

Dear Congregants,

Congratulations to A Gezint Cho-lint team of Chaya Sara and Scott Tene who were judged by our outstanding judicial team of Essie Fleischmann and special Guest Sam Glaser. The People’s choice for Best Cholent went to A Gezint Cho-lint as well, Best Team name went to the Big Machers sponsored by the Board of Trustees and Best Decorated Table went to the Cholentmeisters sponsored by our Bingo volunteers. Look

forward to our Chili Cook Off in late April.

Jewish Colorado invites you to attend the CHOICES event on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

at the Sheraton Denver, Downtown. If you would like to get a BMH-BJ table together

call Debra at 303-951-8232.