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In this Issue:
Torah Related Items and Rabbinic Resources
Back to School with the Children of SDEROT and GUSH KATIF
Sign Up for Young Israel's Shloshim Mishnayot Campaign in Memory of Israeli MIA's Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev
Focus on CYIR Founders Awardees: Rabbi Sholom Gold
An Evening of Commemoration, Inspiration and Solidarity: CYIR Marks Third Anniversary of Gush Katif Disengagement - August 7
CYIR is Now on Facebook!!!! (What's Facebook???)
Current and Upcoming Events
Good and Welfare
Pomeranz Bookseller's Weekly Selection
Torah Related Items and Rabbinic Resources
 a) Divrei Torah Bulletin for this Shabbat: Please find NCYI’s Divrei Torah Bulletin for Masei written by Rabbi Moshe Brody, Young Israel of Mapelton Park by clicking this link.
b) Our chaver Rabbi David Mescheloff informs us that he has created an online biography on the life and times of his father, Rabbi Dr. Moses Mescheloff OB"M. The story of his 75 years of active rabbanut, the generations that he spanned and his meeting the challenges he faced, can inspire any rabbi. "My father z"l left a deep spiritual imprint on the souls of tens of thousands whom he taught and served over the years" Rabbi Mescheloff said. Click here to access Rabbi Dr. Mescheloff's biography.
 c) The National Council of Young Israel's Department of Rabbinic Services, in conjunction with CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, is proud to present Chomer L’Drush on the Three Weeks and Tisha B’Av. Summer is a time of renewal, when many rabbanim take a much-needed and  well-deserved vacation with their families. There is not always an opportunity for preparing shiruim to engage the congregation during the challenging time of Bein Hametzarim. Click here to access the materials.
d) NEW!!! The Chomer L'Drush for Tisha B'Av from Rabbi Zev Leff (left) and Rabbi Chaim Wasserman are now available by clicking this link.
e) TWO NEW FEATURES COMING TO "TORAH RELATED ITEMS..." - in the near future, we will presenting weekly book reviews and CYIR audio/visual Divrei Torah available on the internet. Contact CYIR for more information: info@youngisraelrabbis.org.il
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Back to School with the Children of SDEROT and GUSH KATIF
As summer vacation gets into full swing, the furthest thing from anyone's mind is the start of the next school year.
However, for the some 3000 elementary school students from the city of Sderot and the ex-Gush Katif communities, going back to school can be a source of major financial stress.
CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel invites you to join us in its "Back to School with the Children of Sderot and Gush Katif" campaign. It’s very simple: we want to place a fully stocked pencil case filled with writing implements and other “goodies” on each child’s desk as a “welcome back” message of solidarity. Our aim is that when these students arrive in their classrooms for the first day of school on September 1, there will be a pencil case waiting for them on their desk.
Help put a smile on the faces of these students that have gone through so much. The cost of each pencil case is $10 (or NIS 35) and we need to reach a total of 3000 pencil cases to ensure that every student receives this small but significant token of the oneness of our people.
Donations can be made in US Dollars via PayPal for $10 USD by clicking this link.
Donations can be made in Israeli Shekels via PayPal for NIS 35 by clicking this link.
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Sign Up for Young Israel's Shloshim Mishnayot Campaign in Memory of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev
 The National Council of Young Israel, in conjunction with CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, announced today that it will conduct a siyum on Mishnayot (a codified collection of the first written recording of the Oral Law) at the conclusion of the Shloshim (30-day mourning period) for Israeli MIA's Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. The learning of Mishnayot is customary during the mourning period.
"The Worldwide Young Israel Movement believes that a global effort to remember the MIA's through learning Mishnayot is a fitting way to show solidarity with the Goldwasser and Regev families," said NCYI President Shlomo Z. Mostofsky, "By responding to the tragedy in a spiritual and meaningful fashion in accordance with Jewish tradition, we can pay proper tribute to these two young men who lost their lives defending the Jewish nation and safeguarding the State of Israel."
Although the Shloshim will take place on Erev Shabbat Kodesh, Shabbat Nachamu, which is on Friday, August 15, the siyum (a ceremony marking the completion of Mishnayot) will be held on Monday, August 18, 2008, 17 Menachem Av 5768. The siyum will be broadcast live on the Internet from the international offices of the National Council of Young Israel in New York. Mincha will take place at 1:45 pm (which will be 8:45 pm in Israel) with the siyum to follow. The siyum will be led by Rabbi Chaim Wasserman, Co-President of CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, Rabbi Emeritus of the Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton, and Editor of The Rabbi's Letter.
To sign up to learn Mishnayot in memory of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, click here.
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Focus on CYIR Founders Awardees: Rabbi Sholom Gold
 Rabbi Sholom Gold’s association with the Young Israel movement has continued long since he made Aliyah with his wife, Bayla. As founding rabbi of Young Israel Kehilat Zichron Yosef of Har Nof, Jerusalem and as a founding board member of CYIR, Rabbi Gold put Young Israel on the map in the Holy Land. To this day, he actively serves on the CYIR executive board and is often called upon by Diaspora rabbis and leaders for his unique “take” on current Israel Issues. Rabbi Gold also serves as dean of the Avrom Silver Jerusalem College for Adults of the Orthodox Union’s Israel Center.
It is precisely for his dedication to teaching Torah and decades of service to the Young Israel movement that CYIR will honor Rabbi Gold with the presentation of a Founders Award at its 18th Anniversary Celebration.
Rabbi Gold will be honored with other awardees at CYIR's 18th Anniversary Celebration on Friday morning, September 5, 2008 at the Ramada Hotel (formerly the Renaissance) in Jerusalem. Click here for more information.
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An Evening of Commemoration, Inspiration and Solidarity: CYIR Marks Third Anniversary of Gush Katif Disengagement - August 7
 On the 3rd Anniversary of the Disengagement from Gush Katif and Northern Shomron, CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel in conjunction with The Jerusalem Great Synagogue, invite you to a special evening of Commemoration, Inspiration and Solidarity: Thursday evening, August 7, 2008/7 Menachem Av 5768 at the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, 56 King George Street. Doors will open at 7:15 pm; the program will start promptly at 8:00 pm.
Speakers include: HaRav Yosef Tzvi Rimon - Founder and Chairman, JobKatif; recipient of the Presidents Award for Volunteerism – 2008; Mrs. Anita Tucker - “The Celery Lady” – 30 year resident of Netzer Hazani; HaRav Sholom Gold - Rabbi Emeritus, Young Israel of Har Nof; founder and dean of Avrom Silver College; Mrs. Aviva Pinchuk - Volunteering to answer the needs of Gush Katif Evacuees.
The evening will also feature the international launch of “Tefila L’Ani –the Poor Man’s Prayer” written by HaRav Yossef Elnekave - Former Head of the Religious Council of Gush Katif.
The entrance fee for this program is NIS 20; the entire program will be presented in English. We urge you to attend this important and meaningful event.
For further information please contact Daniel Meyer, CYIR Director of Programming: 02.625.4983 ext. 111; mush@youngisraelrabbis.org.il
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CYIR is Now on Facebook!!!! (What's Facebook???)
 Facebook is a social networking website launched in 2004. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends (and organizations) and send them messages, and update their personal profile to notify friends about themselves. The website's name refers to the paper facebooks depicting members of a campus community that some American colleges and preparatory schools give to incoming students, faculty, and staff as a way to get to know other people on campus.
As Facebook becomes even more popular with teens and those in their 20's-40's CYIR decided to enter the cutting edge of presence on the Internet. Special thanks to Alan Friedlander of National Council of Young Israel for setting us up on Facebook. Click here to access CYIR's Facebook Page.
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Current and Upcoming Events
SAVE THESE DATES:
Thursday evening, August 7/Evening of 7 Menachem Av - CYIR Presents "An Evening of Commemoration, Inspiration and Solidarity: CYIR Marks Third Anniversary of Gush Katif Disengagement." SEE DETAILS ABOVE.
Monday, August 25, 2008/24 Menachem Av 5768 - CYIR Day Trip - JERUSALEM TODAY - CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, in conjunction with AIAC: American Israeli Action Coalition cordially invites you to join us for a Day Trip: JERUSALEM TODAY. Visit and view the sites of strategic interest in today’s “battle” for Yerushalayim: Ma’ale Adumim, E1 , Abu Dis, Mount Scopus, Ramat Rachel, Bethlehem, Gush Etzion, Har Homa, Gilo and more! Price: NIS 120 per person - includes light lunch. RSVP and for more information: mush@youngisraelrabbis.org.il / 02-625-4983 Ext.111
Monday evening, August 25, 2008/24 Menachem Av 5768 - CYIR Presents: AFMDA Blood Drive/YESHA Fair: to take place at Heichal Shlomo, 58 King George Street, Jerusalem. Details regarding both the blood drive and the YESHA Fair to be posted shortly. Check www.youngisraelrabbis.org.il periodically for updates.
Friday, September 5/5 Elul – CYIR Celebrates 18 Years of Service to Israel by honoring its Founders, Leaders and Builders at a Friday morning brunch at the Ramada Hotel (formerly the Renaissance) in Jerusalem. Founders being honored include Rabbis Meyer Fendel, Macy Gordon, James Gordon, Sholom Gold, Yeshaya Heisler, and Nachman Kahana. In addition to the founders, Rabbi Simcha Krauss, Rabbi Chanoch Yeres, and Dr. Lorell Blass will be honored for their leadership of CYIR programs that have become the hallmark of its activities. Our guest of honor will be Mr. Yaacov Moreshet, head of Hilat Shoham Ltd., an investment firm which picks companies that conform to halacha to serve as their investment base. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
Monday - Tuesday, September 15-16/15-16 Elul - CYIR Yarchei Kallah Program in Jerusalem - DETAILS AND TOPICS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
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MAZAL TOV
Rabbi Jason Demant, Member, The EYE SQUAD, on his Aliyah!
Rabbi Pesach Lerner, NCYI Executive Vice President, and his wife Ora on the birth of a grandson.
Rabbi Reuven Spolter and his family (formerly of Young Israel of Oak Park, MI) on their Aliyah!
BRUCHIM HABAIM
CYIR welcomes the following Young Israel rabbis who are spending part of their summer in Israel: Rabbi Shlomo Hochberg (YI Jamaica Estates, NY), Rabbi Elazar Muskin (YI Century City, CA), Rabbi Neil Winkler (YI Fort Lee, NJ) , Rabbi Hershel Billet (YI Woodmere, NY).
Zev Berman, Advisory Committee Member, The EYE SQUAD
REFUAH SHLEIMAH
Rabbi Chaim Wasserman, CYIR President
Asher Schapiro, president, The Jerusalem Great Synagogue
NICHUM AVEILIM
Talya Levin, Program Coordinator of the EYE SQUAD, on the loss of her grandmother.
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Pomeranz Booksellers of Jerusalem - Weekly Selection
 "The Lord is Righteous in All His Ways: Reflections on the Tish‘ah be-Av Kinot" is Rabbi Joseph’s B. Soloveitchik’s answers to many questions relating to this most important day in the Jewish calendar. What is the role of Tish‘ah be-Av at the beginning of the twenty-first century, close to two thousand years after the destruction of the second Beit ha-Mikdash? What is the halakhic character of Tish‘ah be-Av? What themes in the Kinot (liturgical poetry) recited on that day resonate in modern times? How should the Jew respond to personal and national catastrophe? What is the relationship between the Holocaust and Tish‘ah be-Av?
For more than a decade Rabbi Soloveitchik spent virtually the entire day of Tish‘ah be-Av expounding upon its major themes and reading and closely analyzing the Kinot, drawing upon on a whole range of sources including the Bible, rabbinic literature (Talmud and Midrash), medieval halakhic and philosophical works, Hebrew poetry, and Jewish history. He would begin with a shiur or lecture on general issues relevant to Tish‘a be-Av for about an hour and, after a short break, would begin the recital of the Kinot. After reading a few words or phrases, he would stop and comment, sometimes for a moment or two and sometimes for a more extended period of time. Also, those assembled would regularly interrupt with questions and insights and Rabbi Soloveitchik would stop and address their points. This mixture of reciting and learning, the traditional plaintive sweet sing-song of the Kinot and the traditional robust sounds of Torah teaching, analyzing the words of Rabbi El‘azar ha-Kalir and the concepts of the Rambam (Maimonides), would continue for many hours. Very often this mixture of a religious and intellectual experience would last until the end of the day.
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