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STOP THE PRESSES!!! CYIR'S 18TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19/19 ELUL!!!
SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: FORMER FINANCE MINISTER PROFESSOR YAAKOV NEEMAN
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In this Issue:
Torah Related Items and Rabbinic Resources
Over 270 Attend CYIR Gush Katif Commemoration Program; Presentations Now Available Online
Back to School with the Children of SDEROT and GUSH KATIF
CYIR to Co-Sponsor AFMDA Blood Drive and YESHA Fair Monday, August 25 at Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem
Young Israel and AIAC Call on All Eligible One Year Students to Register to Vote in US Presidential Elections
Focus on CYIR Founders Awardees: Rabbi James Gordon; DATE OF BRUNCH CHANGED TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19/19 ELUL!!!
Good and Welfare
Current and Upcoming Events
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 Ekev written by Rabbi Ari Jacobson, Young Israel of Monsey and Wesley Hills, NY 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) Our chaver Rabbi Mordechai Friedfertig – former Rabbi of Kehillat Ohr Tzion in Buffalo and now working for Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim - informs us that he has authored a book entitled "Kum Hithalekh Ba-Aretz" – a guide in Hebrew to the halachot of traveling in the Land of Israel. It contains a short guide with all of the rulings followed by longer Teshuvot explaining these positions. Many of halachot are based upon the teachings of Ha-Rav Shlomo Aviner Shilt"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Yerushalayim. There are also comments by Rav Neventzal Shilt"a – Rav of the Old City of Jerusalem. The book includes a booklet "Oleh Chadash" which is a guide for anyone making aliyah. The cost of the book is NIS 60 in Israel and $20 outside of Israel including shipping. To order please e-mail: mororly@bezeqint.net
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Over 270 Attend CYIR Gush Katif Commemoration Program; Presentations Now Available Online
 While it is no coincidence the the expulsion from Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron took place immediately after Tisha B'Av 3 years ago, it seemed very appropriate to hold a commemoration of the disengagement during the 9 days, a time of retrospection, increased mourning and thoughts of all of the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people. So it came as no surprise that over 270 people attended the CYIR Gush Katif Commemoration program, held as and in conjunction with the Jerusalem Great Synagogue.
Presenters included Rabbi Jeffrey Bienenfeld, Rabbi Sholom Gold, Anita Tucker, Aviva Pinchuk, Rabbi Yossef Elnekave and Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon. Each speaker brought to the forefront their unique perspective of what life in Gush Katif used to be, the horrors of the expulsion, and where the refugees stand today.
All of the presentations are available free of charge to listen to/download by clicking this link.
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Back to School with the Children of SDEROT and GUSH KATIF
As summer vacation comes to a close, 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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CYIR to Sponsor Blood Drive and YESHA Fair Monday, August 25 at Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem
CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel and the Worldwide Young Israel Movement are proud to present 2 unique events on 1 great afternoon/evening in an exclusive Jerusalem location:
 AFMDA Blood Drive: Young Israel will once again be co-sponsoring a blood drive in conjunction with American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA). Summer is a season marked by increased demand and decreased supply of blood and every pint of blood can save up to three lives. Young Israel is playing a key role in helping AFMDA reach its goal of total units donated in 2008. For information as to who is eligible, please contact Jonathan Feldstein: 057-761-4220; jfeldstein@afmda.org
 MEGA YESHA FAIR: The YESHA Fair was created to enable the farmers, artisans and businesses of YESHA to have free access to larger Israeli cities to bring their wares to the public. The YESHA Fair allows vendors to sell their products and make an honest, decent living. It also enables customers to show their support by buying their products (rather than merely giving tzedaka).Young Israel is proud to underwrite the costs for this event.
Monday, August 25, 2008/24 Menachem Av 5768,
4-9 PM
Heichal Shlomo, 58 King George Street, Jerusalem
For more information, contact CYIR:
(02)625-4983; office@youngisraelrabbis.org.il
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Young Israel and AIAC Call on All Eligible One Year Students to Register to Vote in US Presidential Elections
 The American Israeli Action Coalition (AIAC), an Israeli non-profit organization founded to activate the 250,000 US citizens in Israel to speak out on joint American/Israeli concerns, joined the Worldwide Young Israel Movement in calling on all US students who plan to be in Israel during the upcoming US Presidential Election to register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot.
“Over 7,000 young men and women from the United States will spend this coming academic year in Israel” said Shlomo Z. Mostofsky, President of the National Council of Young Israel. “It is incumbent upon them to exercise their rights as US citizens to play an active role in the US election by registering to vote and receiving an absentee ballot.”
Harvey Schwartz, Chairman of the Israeli-based AIAC, added that “We would like our visiting American students to serve as an example to the more than 100,000 eligible American-Israeli voters to play a significant role in an election that will have a considerable impact on the future of Israel, the United States, and the world..." Click here for the full article.
Click here to join the Coalition.
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Focus on CYIR Founders Awardees: Rabbi James Gordon; DATE OF BRUNCH CHANGED TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19/19 ELUL!!!
Hailing from Gloucster, MA, Rabbi James Gordon’s history with the Young Israel movement dates back to 1962 when he assumed the position of spiritual leader of Young Israel of Oak Woods, a section of Detroit, MI. His impact on the Detroit community stretched even further as he was a co-founder of the Akiva Hebrew Day School, vice president of the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit, and president of Religious Zionists of Detroit. On the college campus level, Rabbi Gordon initiated the first kosher dining program at the University of Michigan, which continues until this day.
Having made Aliyah in 1985, Rabbi Gordon was a guiding force behind Shalshelet – an innovative pre-marital counseling service for young couples of all backgrounds. As supervisor of the RCA in Israel’s Instruction Program for Conversion, Rabbi Gordon’s model was adopted by the Government of Israel for Russian immigrants.
It is precisely for his dedication and decades of service to the Young Israel movement that CYIR will honor Rabbi Gordon with the presentation of a Founders Award at its 18th Anniversary Celebration.
 THIS JUST IN: PROFESSOR YAAKOV NEEMAN, FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE, WILL BE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE CELEBRATION - WHICH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008.
Rabbi Gordon will be honored with other awardees at CYIR's 18th Anniversary Celebration on Friday morning, September 19, 2008 (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) at the Ramada Hotel (formerly the Renaissance) in Jerusalem.
Click here for more information.
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MAZAL TOV
Toby Willig on the engagement of her granddaughter Tiferet Konigsberg.
Rabbi Macy Gordon, CYIR Founding Director, on the marriage of his first grandson, Betzalel Friedman, to Nitzana Greenbloom of Hashmonaim. Also to the great-uncle and -aunt, Rabbi James and Malka Gordon.
Rabbi Marvin Pachino on his Aliyah last week.
Rabbi Jason Demant, Member of the Eye Squad, on becoming Rav of the Late Late Minyan, Jerusalem.
BRUCHAH HABA'AH
Ariella Perry - BAYIT Program Coordinator, The Eye Squad.
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Current and Upcoming Events
SAVE THESE DATES:
Monday evening, August 25, 2008/24 Menachem Av 5768 - CYIR Presents: AFMDA Blood Drive/MEGA YESHA FAIR: to take place at Heichal Shlomo, 58 King George Street, Jerusalem (4-9 PM). Details regarding both the blood drive and the YESHA Fair can be found above.
CHANGE OF DATE!!!! Friday, September 19/19 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 Shoam Ltd., an investment firm which picks companies that conform to halacha to serve as their investment base. Keynote speaker: Professor Yaakov Neeman, Former Finanace Minister. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
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