PARASHAT VA-YIGGASH

January 4, 2020 • 7 Tevet, 5780

CLERGY
Rabbi Aaron L. Starr
Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen
Hazzan David Propis, D.M.
Assistant Cantor Leonard S. Gutman
Cantor Emeritus Chaim Najman, D.M.
SERVICES
TORAH AND HAFTARAH READINGS
Torah Readings: Haftarah:
Genesis 44:18-45:27, page 274 Ezekiel 37:15-28, page 291
Torah Reader: Haftarah Reader:
Sam Arnold Sam Arnold
Maftir Reading:
Genesis 47:25-27, page 288

SERMON Rabbi Aaron Starr

SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS WEEK’S GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS:

Congregational Lunch: Murray Levin, commemorating the Yahrzeit of his wife,
Shirley;
Jain Lauter, in honor of her husband, Carl, on his special birthday.
Congregational Kiddush: Patrons of the Shabbat Lunch Fund.
Bimah Flowers: Elizabeth Tam, commemorating the Yahrzeit of her loving husband,
Dr. Robert Tam.

Mark a Special Occasion and Become a Contributor

Are you marking a special occasion or
want to celebrate? Every Contributor helps
defray Shabbat Lunch costs. To become
a Contributor to Shabbat Lunch,
Kiddush or Bimah Flowers, please
contact Beverly Frank at bevmakfrank@
yahoo.com or 248.646.8594.
Do you want to join our group of
Shabbat Lunch Patrons with a
tax-deductible 501(c)(3) donation?
Please contact Janice Stoneman
for details at 248.770.3454.
(It’s easier than you think).

To sponsor a Morning Minyan Breakfast and/or S’udah Sh’lishit, contact

Assistant Cantor Leonard Gutman at lgutman@shaareyzedek.org or 248.357.5544.
 SERVICES

Y.E.S.!
Youth Experiences on Shabbat
Ruach Activities Me & My Preschooler Kehillah Kids
• Tikvah Chapel • Room 5 • Tikvah Chapel
• 10:00 AM • 10:45 AM • 10:45 AM
• Children ages 3-7 • Children ages 2-4 • Children ages 4-7
A lively Shabbat Joyful adult and child Spirited singing, active
babysitting experience for class with music, snacks, games, and an interactive,
children whose parents Shabbat-oriented games kid-friendly Shabbat
wish to attend services. and small group activities. service.

Minchah Today: 5:00 PM

Followed by
S’udah Sh’lishit, Ma’ariv and Havdalah
Shabbat Ends: 6:00 PM

HELP MAKE A
minyan
Daily Minyan Times, January 5 - January 10, 2020
Morning Evening
Sunday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM
Monday 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Tuesday ASARAH B’TEVET 6:50 AM - 6:03 PM 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM 5:00 PM
Candle Lighting 5:01 PM
PROGRAMMING
SERVICES & LEARNING
Shaarey Zedek Shabbat
Fridays,
January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020
The CSZ clergy welcomes you for
Minchah and uplifting Friday night
Shabbat services. Check the previous
page, or our website home page, for the
latest Minyan times.
LUNCH AND LEARN
Hartman Torah
Saturday, January 25, 2020
12:45 PM following Shabbat Lunch
Join Rabbi Aaron Starr for a discussion
of his January learning in Israel with the
Shalom Hartman Institute.
MEMBERS
One in a Minyan
Each day, CSZ’s Minyan connects you
to a meaningful and beautiful Jewish
experience that extends through the
generations. Enrich your soul and connect
with fellow congregants, some of whom
may be in need of help to say kaddish for
a loved one.
We particularly need your help to
make a minyan during the winter.
If you can join us at least once in
the next few weeks, for morning
or evening services - or both - we
would be grateful.
Go to www.shaareyzedek.org/pray/
daily-minyan and click the link to let us
know you’re coming.
Nursing Your Baby at CSZ
If you are looking for a private space, our
Bride’s Room/Nursing Room is available,
with a private bathroom. Find it in the
Blumberg Hallway, off the Weisberg Lobby,
up the ramp to the right of the chapel.
MEMBERS
Congregational Security Briefing
Sunday, January 12, 2020
10:00 AM
You are invited to a briefing by the CSZ
Security Task Force, to learn procedures
that our members should know in the event
of an emergency. Join us in the Sanctuary
to review security protocols and safety
information.
Inclusion Committee Meeting
Sunday, January 12, 2020
11:00 AM
The Inclusion Committee works to ensure
that individuals and groups are embraced
by our synagogue. This year, we are
focusing on inclusion efforts for people of
different abilities. Join us!
YOUTH, FAMILY & TEEN
Youth & Family: Thrilling Thursdays
January 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2020
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Please note that Thrilling Thursdays will not
meet during the Winter holidays.
The community is welcome to our drop-in
playgroup for children ages 0-5 and their
favorite adults. Lindsay Mall and our clergy
welcome you for play, games, stories,
songs, kosher snacks and more!
Donations are gratefully accepted to
continue the fun!
Dinosaur Tot Shabbat
Friday, January 24, 2020
5:45 p.m.
A fun Shabbat experience for families with
children ages 0-5 years! Join us for a joyful,
musical, kid-friendly service with the CSZ
clergy, a “prehistoric” bufffet dinner, and
cool after-dinner activities. Cost: $18 per
adult ages 13 and older. No charge for
children ages 0-12. Register by Tuesday,
January 21, 2020 at www.shaareyzedek.
org or call 248.357.5544.

ADULT EDUCATION
BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING
Insights from Ladino Songs: Advice
from the Women of Jewish Spain
with Leahliza Lee
Thursday, January 16, 2020
7:00 PM
Leahliza Lee devotes herself to songs from
the Sephardic world. Through Judeo-
Spanish traditional song, Leahliza Lee
brings to life moments from the lives of
women silenced in the nearly-forgotten
history of Spain’s once-vibrant and long-
gone Jewish communities. Leahliza will
provide background from historic sources
that will help listeners understand the world
from which the songs emerged, and the
advice they still provide today.
Drum Circle
with Sundance DiDomencio
Thursday, January 23, 2020
7:00 PM
A professional drum lesson and drum circle,
which will explore the dynamics of playing
rhythm with others. It’s not just banging
on drums, but rather a conversation in the
oldest form of communication.
Join us regularly at Berman Night of
Learning for sips, sweets, schmoozing and
engaging Jewish Learning experiences.
Open to the community at no charge.
Berman Night
PROGRAMMING
ADULT EVENTS
CSZ SISTERHOOD
Game Day
Thursday, January 9, 2020
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Bring your games and your players to CSZ
Sisterhood’s day of tabletop play - delicious
lunch included! Reserve your place no later
than 12:00 Noon on Monday, January 6,
2020 to pay $6.00 per player. After 12:00
Noon, or at the door, the cost is $8.00 per
player. RSVP online to www.shaareyzedek.
org/events/game-day-january-2020 or
248.357.5544.
CSZ SENIORS
Tuesdays with Janet:
The DIA Essentials
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
1:30 PM
A presentation with Detroit Institute of Arts
docents that will outline highlights of the
museum’s collection.
London Travelogue
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
1:30 PM
Photos and stories with Jeri Fishman, as she
shares with us the charm of London, England.
Light refreshments will be served. For more
information, contact Janet Pont at jpont@
shaareyzedek.org or 248.357.5544.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD
CONCERT SERIES AT CSZ:
CARMEN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020
7:30 PM
Bizet: Suite No. 1 from Carmen
Lalo: Cello Concerto
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor
Sterling Elliot, Cellist
Subscribe or reserve your tickets at dso.org or
call 313.576.5111.
PROGRAMMING
 IN REMEMBRANCE

May God bring comfort to our families,

together with all the other mourners
of Zion and Jerusalem.
Richard Bleznak
Marilyn Freedman

WE CONTINUE TO OBSERVE THE

SH’LOSHIM PERIOD OF THE
FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR
CONGREGATIONAL FAMILY:

Harriet Berlin
Mel Lester
Bell Storchan
Rosalie Disner
Sarah Deitch

The road of righteousness leads to life.

By way of its path there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
YAHRZEITS

JANUARY 4, 2020 – JANUARY 10, 2020

January 4, 2020 • 7 Tevet, 5780
William Alkon Robert A. Eisenshtadt Edna Kraft
Sonia Altman Edna Frank Esther Kramer
Steven Beale Max Frank Elaine Esther Levin
Marian Belber Nancy Goldstein Mark Lieberman
Freddie Berkowitz Mordecai Grossman Sol Podolsky
Toni Borger Samuel Hamburger Jules G. Solomon
Mel Borock Betsy Imber Ann Stober
Corinne Bucksbaum Joel L. Kapetansky Lola Taubman
Chlavno Cantor Simon Karbal Sam Wyman
Charles Deitch Moshe Tzvi Kershenbaum

January 5, 2020 • 8 Tevet, 5780

Fannie Becher Benjamin David Jaffe Diane “Dee Dee” Perlman
Kenny Birnholtz Herbert Joshowitz Ethel Roth
Irving “Sonny” Blatt Anne Katzen Anna Salzberg
Ira Brawer David Kaufman Etta Solway
Miriam Cantor Martin Koby Leonard Sonenshein
William Ehrlich Anna Sarah Levenson Neil Tabor
Ethel Greenberg Edith Lewis Marx Louis Tron
Harry Harelick Ida Nurko Sheime Waldman
A. Aubrey Jacob Mabel Daniels Onkin

January 6, 2020 • 9 Tevet, 5780

Harry Borkin Philip Kaplan Norman Robert
Morris Bornstein Reva Hertz Krause Schakne
Frank Brodsky Jennie Levenson David Schrage
Albert Cohen Abraham Marcus Harry Sheinfeld
Morris Lazarus Fineberg Samuel Milan Rose Siegan
Sol D. Forman Corrinne Nayer Sidney Warnick
Jennie Frosh Nellie Dunn Newman Harry A. Weiner
Tillie Ginis Rubin B. Newman William Wetsman
Theresa Goodfriend Nathan Rosenberg

January 7, 2020 • 10 Tevet, 5780

Max Altman Szymonek Charlupski Gertrude K. Levin
Rachel Brown Frances Chernick Stephen Murawski
Genya Charlupski Benjamin Daitch Harry H. Newman
Henyek Charlupski Maximilian Grinbaum Victor Pultman
Monyek Charlupski Ethel Jacobson Samuel Weingarden
Natek Charlupski Anna W. Kresch Seymour Weissman
 YAHRZEITS

7 TEVET, 5780 – 13 TEVET, 5780

January 8, 2020 • 11 Tevet, 5780
Sidney A. Barnet Elaine Green Sam Mandelbaum
Ruth Blumenthal Roslyn Green Anne Parzen
Rose Jacobs Byron Rose Moyer Helper Norman Sandweiss
Marion Cavaler Morton M. Hochman Dora Silets
Sarah Wetsman Davidson Leslye Indenbaum Jacob Warren
Betty Garber Abraham J. Kapetansky Nathan C. Zack
Henry D. Goldberg Kenneth Levine
James E. Goodfriend Carl Jay Lippitt

January 9, 2020 • 12 Tevet, 5780

Moses Alvin David Albert Hazan Simon Sachman
Betty Hyson Ellias Henry Kaplan Esther Sapiro
Manuel Faxstein Simon Lachman Robert Warren Siegel
Frieda Friedlander Jacob Levinson Goldie Slakter
Morris Ginis Joseph Manishevitz Harvey G. Snider
Ralph Goodman Esther Mintz Dorothy Wetsman
Josef Grosman Rachel Rosenberg Bertha Friedman Zeff

January 10, 2020 • 13 Tevet, 5780

Bernard Adelson Woulf Kaufman Ethel Schatz
Maria Miriam Blank Philip Kramer Ruth Oppenheim Simons
Muriel Casselman Delphine Landau Benjamin Joseph Wallach
Howard Feigelson Morris Leider Helen Weiner
Eva Friedgood Sara Lila Manson Kate Weiner
Sidonia Goldberg Evelyn Noveck Louis Wisotsky
Leon Kabiljo Alex Samuels Oscar Wolf
LEADERSHIP

Executive Officers and Board of Trustees

Jeri Fishman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President

Karen A. Katz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice-President

Susan Kozik Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice-President

Jon Dwoskin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Member of the Executive Board

Jay Inwald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Member of the Executive Board

Leigh Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Member of the Executive Board

Robert Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director

Board of Trustees
Wendy Arnold David Moses
Firooz Banooni Susan Oleinick
Karen Couf Cohen Sara Rothenberg
Nicole Eisenberg Michael Rowe
Barbra Giles David Salama
Barbara Heller Alice Silbergleit
Steven Hurvitz Michael Tobin (Men’s Club)
Paul Ingber Mitchell Wagner
Betsy Kellman Brooke Weingarden
Harold Kusnetz (Seniors) Leah Yair
Kim Levin (Sisterhood) Ira Zaltz
Morry Levin Neil Zechman
Jodi Michaelson Emma Zerkel

Shabbat Gabbaim
Judie Blumeno Sheldon Larky
Rick Cohen Michael Rowe
Bill Glogower Neil Zechman
Richard Jacobs
 MISSION & HISTORY

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK Mission

C ongregation Shaarey Zedek is a warm, welcoming, inclusive and egalitarian

Conservative Jewish community. We provide to all generations innovative,
stimulating and diverse spiritual, educational, leadership and social opportunities
that nurture our love and commitment to Jewish life, our Synagogue, our country and
the State of Israel.

Our spiritual direction is led by committed, knowledgeable and caring clergy

available to all.

Together, all participate in celebrating our history, enriching our community and
planning our future.

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK History

In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, seventeen followers of Traditional

Judaism withdrew from the Beth El Society in Detroit to found the “Shaarey
Zedek Society.” In 1877 the membership constructed the first building in Detroit
to be erected specifically as a synagogue at Congress and St. Antoine. Over the
years, Congregation Shaarey Zedek has been located in a number of beautiful and
picturesque buildings. These include Winder between St. Antoine and Beaubien
Streets, Willis Street E and Brush, and Chicago Boulevard and Lawton which is still
standing. At the 100th annual meeting of the Congregation on April 12, 1961,
more than 700 members approved the recommendation from the Board of Directors
that a new synagogue be built on a forty acre site in the city of Southfield.

Since the 19th century, members of our congregation have proudly played leading
roles in Michigan, the nation and throughout the world Jewry. For more than
150 years Congregation Shaarey Zedek has been a house of prayer, a house
of learning and a community gathering place, transmitting Conservative Jewish
teaching, dor l’dor, from generation to generation.
Synagogue Office
27375 Bell Road
Southfield, MI 48034-2079
248.357.5544
Fax 248.357.0227
www.shaareyzedek.org

Clover Hill Park Cemetery

2425 East Fourteen Mile Road
Birmingham, MI 48009-7257
248.723.8884
Fax 248.723.8886
www.cloverhillpark.org