Congregation Poale Zedeck

Announcements

Friday, November 6 / 19th Cheshvan

4:55 p.m. Mincha.
4:53 p.m. Candle lighting

Shabbos, November 7/ 20th Cheshvan

8:00 a.m. Rabbi Goldberg’s Mishna Class will meet this Shabbos.

8:45 a.m. Shacharis.

10:00 a.m. Nursery (crawling-3yrs) and Torah Tots (3 yrs-K) in the
Playroom (downstairs) in the Rabbi Shapiro Educational Building.

10:15-11:15 a.m. Junior Congregation (grades 1-6).

Sermon will be given by Rabbi Goldberg following Torah reading.

Kiddush following services is sponsored by Yosef and Adina Shayowitz with
gratitude to Hashem on the birth of their new baby girl Chana Clara.  Also
being sponsored by the proud grandparents Richard and Marsha Walters and
great grand-mother Irene Berkowitz.  Everyone is warmly invited.

3:15-4:15 p.m. Dr. Tuchman’s class for men and women. This week’s topic,
“Shedding Light on Shul Windows”.

3:15-4:15 p.m.  Girls Oneg

3:50 p.m. Chevra Shas with Rabbi Rodkin.

4:50 p.m. Mincha, followed by Shalosh Seudos in the Social Hall. Shalosh
Seudos is sponsored by Morry and Ruth Hecht in memory of Morry’s beloved
mother and beloved brother.  Rabbi Goldberg will speak about Major League
Baseball and Divine Intervention.   All invited.

6:00 p.m. Shabbos ends.

Candle lighting, November 13th is 4:46 p.m.

Rabbi Hanoch Teller will be at PZ next Shabbos as our scholar in residence.

Rabbi Teller is a noted scholar, lecturer, author, producer and story
teller extraordinaire, whose lectures inform and enthrall audiences of all
ages.  Come, Enjoy, Learn, & Be Inspired.
Please email reservations for the Melaveh Malkah,  to
glenn.foxson@gmail.com.   $15 per person with RSVP, $18 at door.  Dairy
dinner will be served.

Rabbi Hanoch Teller will be speaking on The Mussar Mystique: What Went Wrong.

Youth Department

Shabbos Programming:

Torah Tots (Preschool - Age 5): 10 am - end of davening in the Educational Building
Led by Karen Glazer, Daniele Greathouse, Allison Smith, and Rena Harmon. Karen and Daniele are both experienced childcare professionals and teach at Hillel Academy. Allison is a student at the University of Pittsburgh and Rena is entering high school at Hillel Academy.

Remodeling of the playroom will be completed on August 25th.

Junior Congregation (Grade 1 - Grade 6): 10:15 am - 11:15 am in the Library
Led by Rebecca Fuhrman and assisted by Hadar Glazer and Shimmy Harmon. Program includes davening, parsha questions, games, snacks, and prizes! We hope to be moving into a PSYC Lounge by mid-September!

Upcoming Events: (e-mail Rebecca for upcoming fliers rsfuhrman@gmail.com)

August 30: Youth Department Open House - 10:00 am - 11:30pm - FREE (Child must be accompanied by an adult)
September 13: Annual Sukkah Decorating - 10 am - 12 noon - $5/child
October 4: Annual Sukkah Hop - 3:30 - 5:30 pm - pick-up and drop off at Poale Zedeck
October 11: Simchat Torah - Kids Kiddush!
October 18: Steelers Party! - 1pm - 3pm - $5/child (large snack will be served)
November 8 - Activity Scavenger Hunt - 10 am - 12 noon - $8/child
November 22 - Color me Mine - 11am - 1pm - $15/child (lunch will be served)
December 6 - Bowling at Forward Lanes TBA
January 9 - Shul Sleepover!! $10/child
January 31 - Ice Skating - TBA
February 27 - PURIM! - Kids' Megillah Reading and Purim Party!
March 14 - MYSTERY EVENT - 10 am - 12noon - $5/child
April 11 - Pirates Game - TBA (Family Event)
April 25 - Chesed Day - 10 am - 12noon - FREE
May 2 - Annual Lag B'omer Bonfire
May 18 - Shavuot All-Night-Learning
June 6 - A Day in the Park! - Frick Park - 11am - 1pm (includes a picnic lunch)
June 13 - Closing Event - BBQ, GAMES, ARTS N' CRAFTS

Stay tuned for developments about:                                                                                                 

1. Bat Mitzvah Club geared towards girls in grades 6 and 7! This club will meet once a month during the school year - attendees will enjoy a torah workshop and an activity or trip!  

2. The Teen Team this group is being developed through a collaboration between local Jewish organizations; it will be led by PZ! We plan on engaging and empowering local teenagers to make a difference in the greater Pittsburgh area. Details will be posted at a later date.

To contribute to the youth department please contacts Rebecca Fuhrman at 412.421.9786 or via e-mail rsfuhrman@gmail.com

Community News

Disclaimer: Congregation Poale Zedeck does not endorse and neither are we responsible for anything listed in this section as they are not directly associated with the synagogue. Thank you for your understanding.

As of September 29, 2009

Lost & Found !!!!!

·    A very nice raincoat…probably men’s. It was picked up by mistake by another member.

·    A baby blanket

·    A nice gold bracelet …maybe men’s.

·    Watch

·    A sterling link bracelet…with diamond type settings

·    Various keys…one with a remote

·    Costume jewelry

·    Sunglasses

·    Nice pair of prescription glasses in a case…probably a student’s.

·    Etc…

• Note: Pictures are not descriptive of item.

Please, please check in with us at office…9-5 pm, M-Thurs, Friday 9-2 pm. Describe the item in more detail and it’s probably yours

 

Scroll down for more news

 

 

On Tuesday, September 29, the day after Yom Kippur, Dunkin Donuts at the corner of Forbes and Shady Avenues will be open to the public. This Dunkin Donuts store will be certified kosher under the supervision of the Vaad - Cholov Stam. All products in the store are kosher and should be treated as dairy - cholov stam with the following exceptions.

 

The Vaad has set up procedures to allow the regular and decaf, unflavored coffee and the regular and decaf , unflavored SOY lattee remain parve. There is also parve non-dairy creamer available. Consumers should not assume that coffee or espresso drinks in all establishments are parve. Without supervision and without knowledge of the production procedures and the procedures for washing the equipment and carafes there could be issues with the status of such drinks.

The Vaad Harabanim of Pittsburgh

 

 

 

View this photo

The Vaad Harabanim of Greater Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that the bakery in the Giant Eagle supermarket at the corner of Murray Avenue and Bartlett Street in Squirrel Hill is now certified kosher by the Vaad. All the baked goods sold at the bakery counter are kosher, parve and pas Yisroel, including cakes, cookies, pastries and bagels. Many of the packaged baked goods and breads sold in the aisles near the bakery counter are also fresh baked by Giant Eagle and certified by the Vaad. Any packaged bread or baked goods that bear the Vaad's kosher certification symbol are kosher, parve and pas yisroel.  However, one must check each package of bread or baked goods in the aisles in front of or near the bakery counter for the Vaad's symbol of certification (or other certifications) as one would check any other item purchased in a supermarket. 

The Vaad symbols of kosher certification include:  VHP and  

The Murray and Bartlett Giant Eagle bakery plant and bakery counter will, of course, be closed on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Be aware that you may see the one of the community's Rabbis or the Vaad's mashgiach enter the supermarket on Shabbos and Yom Tov. This is to regularly check the that the bakery plant and counter remains closed on those days. We welcome the Giant Eagle bakery to the group of institutions that are certified by the Vaad including: Aaron and Ari's, Creative Kosher Catering, Milky Way, Murray Avenue Kosher, Sweet Tammy's, Stagno's,  Rita's Ices, Weinberg Village and Weinberg Terrace.  

Craigslist for Jewish Communities:

There is a website called http://luach.com/ which you may have heard of. Its like a Craigslist for jewish communities all over the world for things like chessed opportunities, minyanim, rides, carpools, job opportunities, houses/apts for rent/sale it can be quite useful.

 Also visit Sweet Tammys at  www.sweet-tammys.com

Store OPEN!

2119 Murray Avenue,
Pittsburgh PA 15217
Between Douglas and Hobart Streets

Tel: (412) 224-2306
Fax: (412) 202-4243

info@sweet-tammys.com

Sweet Tammy's
Hours

Sunday: 8am to 5pm

Monday: Closed

Tuesday-Thursday: 7am to 7pm

Friday: 7am to 2:30pm

Cemetery Committee

A very nice website showing pictures of some of the headstones and the Memorial Park entry signage. Links to other cemetery archives for PA. Right click with your mouse and copy, then paste into your address line in your browser. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/tsphotos/poalezedeckmemorial-richland.htm Poale Zedeck Cemetery - Sheraden Faust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15204 Turn right onto Centre Avenue to second light. Turn right onto Liberty Avenue to the first light. Turn left onto Baum Blvd. and continue to North Craig Street, which will become Bigelow Blvd. Continue on Bigelow Blvd. towards downtown Pittsburgh. Follow the signs to the 6th Street exit bearing right onto 6th Street traveling in the left lane to the traffic light. Turn left at the traffic light onto Grant Street. Follow Grant Street to Fort Pitt Blvd. Make a right turn onto Fort Pitt Blvd. staying in the left lane. Make a left turn onto the Smithfield Street Bridge. Cross the Smithfield Street Bridge in the right hand lane. At the traffic light make a right turn onto Carson Street (Route 837 North). Continue for approximately 2 miles. Bear right at McKees Rocks Exit to West Carson Street. Stay in left lane to traffic light. Turn left and continue through the Corliss Tunnel to Chartiers Avenue. Bear right at light, continuing on Chartiers Avenue. Pass Greenway Middle School. At stop sign, turn right and cross over a small bridge. Turn left off of the bridge (still on Chartiers Avenue). Pass fire station to stop sign. For lower gate: Continue forward on Chartiers Avenue, down hill approximately 1/2 mile. Cemetery is on right side. For the upper gate: At stop sign past fire station, turn right onto Allendale Street and continue to Faust Street. Turn left onto Faust Street and follow to end. Cemetery is on right side. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poale Zedeck Memorial Park Cemetery 5744 Meridian Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044 Richland Twp. Turn Left onto Centre Avenue to first light. Turn left onto South Negley Avenue and continue to Stanton Avenue. Turn left onto Stanton Avenue and continue to Morningside Avenue. Turn right onto Morningside Avenue and continue to the end. Turn left onto Baker Street and continue down the hill to Butler Street. Turn left onto Butler Street and continue to first light. Turn right and cross the 62nd Street (Robert D. Fleming) Bridge. *. Follow signs to Route 8 north and continue approximately 10.4 miles to Gibsonia Road (Orange belt, Route 910 West). Turn left onto Route 910 West and continue approximately 7/10 of a mile to Meridian Road. Turn right onto Meridian Road and continue for approximately one mile. The cemetery is on the right side. *Alternate Route Follow Route 279 North to Route 79 North, exit #20, to Route 910 East, exit #73 (old exit #22). Continue on Route 910 East for approximately 8.2 miles to Meridian Road. Turn left onto Meridian Road and continue for approximately one mile. The cemetery is on the right side.

Calendar

Holidays

Services

Minyan Times Sunday, November 8 -Friday, November 13

Sunday:

Shacharis 7:30 & 8:30 a.m.  - Mincha 5:00 p.m.

Monday: 

Shacharis: 6:00, 6:45 & 8:00 a.m.
Mincha: 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday
Shacharis: 6:00, 6:55 & 8:00 a.m.
Mincha: 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday
Shacharis: 6:00, 6:55 & 8:00 a.m.
Mincha: 5:00 p.m.

Thursday
Shacharis: 6:00, 6:45 & 8:00 a.m.
Mincha: 5:00 p.m.

Friday
Shacharis: 6:00, 6:55 & 8:00 a.m.
Mincha: 4:45 p.m.

Opportunities for Giving

 

Dedication Opportunities

 

a) Weinberg Memorial Donor Board

$3,600 & $7,200

Small and large bricks are available to honor or memorialize loved ones.

b)  Yahrzeit Plaques

$500.00

Memorialize your loved ones by dedicating a plaque in the main sanctuary.

C)  Wills and Bequests - By including Congregation Poale Zedeck in your will or earmarking a specific donation you will be able to continue your support and your name in perpetuity.  Please see Glenn Foxson in the Office for additional information.

d)  Insurance Assignments - What a wonderful way to make a donation to the synagogue.  By executing an irrevocable assignment of beneficiary status to the congregation.  Have your gift recognized now but only payable after 120 years.  Please see Glenn Foxson in the Office for additional information.

e)  Legacy Fund of Poale Zedeck

The purpose of this fund is to secure long-term funding for the
maintenance of the shul that will enable Poale Zedeck to continue to
function as a vibrant contributor to Jewish life in Pittsburgh for
many years to come.  Earmarked funds donated to the shul will go
directly to the Legacy Fund. The money in this account can be used for
special purposes and ideally the principal funds are to remain intact.
The Legacy Fund operates under the watchful eye of a board made up of
past presidents. Donations made to this fund can be from estates,
endowments, life insurance policies, etc.  For more information please
call Glenn Foxson in the office at 412-421-9786.

f)  Rabbi’s Study - $25,000

g)   Main Sanctuary Glass Panels – $2,000

h)  Member’s Seat – $1,000

i)  Tree Dedications

$180.00 and up

Buy a leaf on our Poale Zedeck tree in the main lobby of the shul to commemorate a birth, a bris, a bar/bat mitzvah, a graduation, an engagement, a wedding an anniversary, to honor a friend, or in loving memory of a loved one. Please note that a Premium Membership includes a free leaf.

j) Donations of Sifrei Kodesh (sacred texts)

$25.00 to $60.00

We have an ongoing need for more and/or different books and sefarim for davening and study. These would include siddurim, chumashim, machzorim, and megillot. Please contact the shul office so that we can work with you and the book distributors to accommodate your request. Of course, we are happy to include bookplates to honor or memorialize loved ones.  A special fund is earmarked for the maintenance and repair of our Torah scrolls as needed.  This includes the purchase of Torah ornament covers and gartels (ties).

 

 

 

Shiurim

Rabbi Ari Goldberg

Laws of Prayer Aruch HaShulchan: (Audio recording of daily dvar torah between Mincha and Marriv)

Download Teffilah_ Jewish Prayer

Derech Hashem Series: (Audio recording of daily dvar torah between Mincha and Marriv)

Download Derech Hashem Part 1

Download Derech Hashem Part 2

Download Derech Hashem Part 3

Download Derech Hashem Part 4

Download Derech Hashem Part 5

Sermons: (Sermons will be posted in PDF format after a one week delay)

Shabbos Parshar Ki Tetze 8/29/09 Download Sermon Parshas Ki Tezei 2009

Shabbos Parshas ViEschanan 8/1/09 "Hashem Wants Our Hearts" Download Sermon Parshas ViEschanan 2009

Shabbis Parshas Devarim 7/25/09 "Commitment to Torah is the Key to a Smooth Transition" Download Sermon Parshas Devarim 2009

Shabbos Parshas Matos-Masei 7/18/09 "The Power of Words" Download Sermon Parsha Matos 2009

Shabbos Parshas Pinchas 7/11/09 "Foundations for Jewish Protest" Download Sermon Parshas Pinchas

Shabbos Parshas Chukkas-Balak 7/4/09 "A Nation Set Apart From The Rest" Download Parshas Chukas-Balak

Shabbos Parshas Korach 6/27/09- D'var Torah "Mezuzah and Ticheles, Foundations for Jewish Leadership" Download Sermon Parshas Korach

Assorted Audio Shiurim:

Practical Insights and Laws about Rosh Hashanah: Download Rosh Hashanah Thoughts and Halacha

Practical Insights and Laws of the Nine Days and Tisha Bi Av: Download Halachos of the Nine Days and Tisha Bi Av

Brief Perspective on The Fast of the Seventeenth of Tamuz Download Shiva Assa Bi Tamuz

Thoughts on Megilas Rus (The Book of Ruth): Download Megilas Ruth

Passover Thoughts: Download Passover Hagadah Audio

Parsha Class for Parshas Tzav: Download Parsha Class_ Parshas Tzav

Dr. Yehuda Tuchman  

Talmud A'liba D'Hilchasa - Tracing Halacha from the Talmud and Rishonim to Modern Day Poskim

10/25/08 - Hadlakas Neros 1: Intro and Oneg, Kavod and Role of Women Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

11/01/08 - Hadlakas Neros 2: Timing and Acceptance of Shabbos  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

11/15/08 - Hadlakas Neros 3: Blessing on Electric Lights   Audio MP3    PDF Sourcesheets

11/22/08 - Kiddush 1: Prayer, Wine and Friday Evening Text   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

11/29/08 - Kiddush 2: Shul, Kugel and Nursing Homes   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets  

12/06/08 - Kiddush 3: Plastic Cups and Shot Glasses   Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

12/13/08 - Lechem Mishneh 1: Sliced Bread and Chocolate Cake  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

12/20/08 - Lechem Mishneh 2: Designer Covers and Entenmann's Cakes  Audio MP3 PDF Sourcesheets

12/27/08 - Chanukah: Menorah Lighting in Public Places  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

01/03/09 - Shalosh Seudos 1: Timing During the Winter Months  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

01/10/09 - Shalosh Seudos 2: Fruit, Fish and Words of Torah  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

01/17/09 - Shalosh Seudos 3: Kiddush, Lechem Mishneh, Gog UMagog Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

01/31/09 - Mayim Acharonim 1: Are They Still Applicable Today? Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

02/07/09 - Mayim Acharonim 2: Silver Receptacles and Finger Washing Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

02/14/09 - Mayim Acharonim 3: Festivals, Blessings and Hot Water Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

02/21/09 - Havdalah 1: Men, Women and the Tree of Knowledge Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

02/28/09 - Havdalah 2: To Eat and To Work, a Dual Approach  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

03/07/09 - Havdalah 3: Positioning, Spilling Wine and Elijah  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets  

03/14/09 - Havdalah 4: Timing, Early and Late  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

03/28/09 - Havdalah 5: Tea, Coffee, Milk and Fruit Juices  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

04/04/09 - Pesach: Grape Juice for the Four Cups of Wine  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets 

04/25/09 - Havdalah 6:  Hadasim, Hot Bread and Neshama Yeseira  Audio MP3  PDF Sourcesheets

05/02/09 - Havdalah 7:  Fire, Fingernails and Flashlights  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

05/09/09 - Melava Malka: Primordial Sin and Resurrection of the Dead  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

05/16/09 - Kiddush Levanah 1: Do I Need to See the Moon?  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets 

05/23/09 - Kiddush Levanah 2: A Time to Dance  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

06/06/09 - Kiddush Levanah 3: When is the Optimal Time?  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

06/13/09 - Kiddush Levanah 4: Women and the Glory of the King   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

06/20/09 - Summer Topics 1: Suntanning on Shabbos   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

06/27/09 - Summer Topics 2: Bathing and Swimming on Shabbos  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

07/11/09 - Summer Topics 3: Playing Ball on Shabbos  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

07/18/09 - Summer Topics 4: Cruises and Air-Travel on Shabbos  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

07/25/09 - Tisha b'Av: Nine Days Construction and the PZ Social Hall  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

08/01/09 - Nachamu: Messianic Menu: Leviathan, Manna and Pork?  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

08/29/09 - Shul 1: Does Bottom of the Hill = Bottom of the Barrel?  Audio MP3  PDFSourcesheets

09/05/09 - Shul 2: Shtiebels: Basement Shuls or Baseless?  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

09/12/09 - Rosh Hashanah: "Kol" Mining: Source of 100 Shofar Blasts  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

09/26/09 - Erev Yom Kippur: Fress and Confess  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

10/10/09 - Simchas Torah: Rabbi, May I Sit During Hakafos?  Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

10/17/09 - Shul 3: Kotel Conundrum: Prayer Status at Western Wall   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

10/24/09 - Shul 4: Bimah Position and Reform Movement   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

10/31/09 - Shul 5: Community Coercion for Sake of Shul   Audio MP3   PDF Sourcesheets

 

Rabbi Benny Hutman

01/24/09 - The Laws of Family Purity: Part 1: The Six Conditions of the Biblical Niddah - Audio MP3

01/31/09 - The Laws of Family Purity: Part 2: Kesamim and other Rabbinic Niddahs - Audio MP3

02/07/09 - The Laws of Family Purity: Part 3: Childbirth and Harchokos (Part 1) - Audio MP3

02/14/09 - The Laws of Family Purity: Part 4: Childbirth and Harchokos (Part 2) - Audio MP3

02/21/09 - The Laws of Family Purity: Part 5: Vestos - Audio MP3

02/27/09 - The Laws of Family Purity: Part 6: The Tahara Process - Audio MP3

Hospitality

The Poale Zedeck Hospitality Committee is made up of members of our Poale Zedeck community.  It is our wish to make you feel welcome and at home. Arrangements for any of the services our hospitality committee provides can be made by calling our chairman, Jay Angel, at 412-897-6888 or through e-mail at jay@pzonline.org

The Poale Zedeck Hospitality Committee arranges:

 § Shabbat lunch for visitors. Guests meet with a host family in the Poale Zedeck lobby after Shabbat services. Reservations are not required.

 § Shabbat housing for visitors from out of town.

 §     Meals for new parents.

 § Meals for families in mourning.

 §     Visits to the sick.

About Us

Poale Zedeck is a modern Orthodox synagogue serving Jews of all ages, background and religious orientations. Over 300 families are members of Poale Zedeck. On an ordinary Shabbat there are over 200 adults in the main sanctuary for services. Hospitality is available for Shabbat and holidays. The full-time spiritual leader is Rabbi Ari Goldberg.

Poale Zedeck youth groups include NCSY for teens, Junior NCSY for pre-teens and the PSYC (Pittsburgh Synagogue Youth Club) for younger children. Free childcare is provided for infants and preschoolers every Shabbat morning. There is a Junior Congregation for school-age children. An experienced, professional Youth Director, Rebecca Fuhrman, leads all youth activities. Poale Zedeck offers a Special Education Program Sunday School directed by Mr. Harold Goldwasser.

Poale Zedeck offers a full range of adult education courses for men and women on beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Classes include Bible, Talmud, Practical Observance, Rabbinic Responsa, Jewish mysticism, Hebrew language and contemporary Jewish issues.

The Congregation also has affiliate organizations—an active Sisterhood and Men’s Club. The Sisterhood has a catering service for weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and other affairs held in the Congregation’s Social Hall. Each affiliated organization sponsors educational activities geared to the needs of their membership. Lectures, picnics, debates, parties, Torah-talks are all part of the bonding process which help create the “Poale Zedeck Family”.