Dear Member,

It seems like such a long time since Shavuos, even though it has only been a few weeks.

Shavuos in shul was very inspiring and meaningful. The all night learning program run by our Kollel

was very well attended and enjoyed. Our Medical Ethics (Halacha) Program, which grows in

attendance each year, was very well received by everyone who attended. Soon we will start

working on the Yomim Noraim, as they are almost around the corner.

In the meantime, enjoy your summer and rest up for the coming year.

Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein

Young Israel of Greater Cleveland July 2017 Newsletter-Tammuz/Av 5777

From the Rabbi’s Shtender

July Time Table/Shacharis Times 2

Shiurim Schedule 3

Shiva Asar B’Tammuz/Three Weeks/Nine Days/Tisha B’Av 4-5

Power of Prayer/Clilei HaChodesh/Kollel Corner/YI Notables 6

Mazel Tovs 7

Tributes/Sponsors of Shiurim 8

MISHNA YOMI PROGRAM

The Mishna Yomi Program

continues Maseches Pesachem

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Stone Setting for Mike (Meyer) Haas

Sunday, July 9 at 10:00 am

Zion Memorial Park

TRIBUTE DINNER

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JULY TIME TABLE

Chukas

June 30-

July1

6/7 Tammuz

Balak

July 7-8

13/14 Tammuz

Pinchas

July 14-15

20/21 Tammuz

Matos-Masei

Mevorchim

HaChodesh

July 21-22

27/28 Tammuz

Devarim

Shabbos Chazon

July 28-29

5/6 Av

Candlelighting

Earliest 7:29 pm 7:28 pm 7:25 pm 7:21 pm 7:16 pm

Candlelighting

Latest 8:45 pm 8:44 pm 8:40 pm 8:35 pm 8:29 pm

Mincha Erev

Shabbos

Stone Synagogue

7:10 pm

8:50 pm 7:10 pm

8:50 pm 7:05 pm

8:45 pm 7:00 pm

8:40 pm 7:00 pm

8:35 pm

Mincha Erev

Shabbos

HAC

7:10 pm 7:10 pm 7:05 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Hashkoma Stone 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am

Shacharis 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am

Mincha HAC 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

Mincha Stone Syn 6:15 pm

8:25 pm

6:15 pm

8:25 pm

6:15 pm

8:20 pm

6:15 pm

8:15 pm

6:15 pm

8:10 pm

Ma’ariv 9:45 pm 9:43 pm 9:40 pm 9:35 pm 9:28 pm

Motzei Shabbos 9:53 pm 9:51 pm 9:48 pm 9:43 pm 9:36 pm

Latest time for krias

shema (am) 9:43 am 9:45 am 9:48 am 9:52 am 9:55 am

Latest time for

Shacharis (am) 10:58 am 11:00 am 11:03 am 11:05 am 11:07 am

Weekday Mincha

(week of…) 7/2-7/6

8:50 pm 7/9-10,12-13

8:45 pm 7/16-7/20

8:40 pm 7/23-7/27

8:35 pm 7/30, 8/2-3

8:30 pm

Shacharis Schedule:

HAC:

S 7:20 am

M & Th 6:40 / 7:10 am

T-W-F 6:45 / 7:20 am

Stone Syn:

S 7:15/8:00/ 8:30 am

M & Th 6:40 / 7:50 am

T-W-F 6:45 am/ 7:50 am

Rosh Chodesh Av Monday, July 24

Stone: 6:30/7:40 am

HAC: 6:30/7:00 am

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Shiurim Schedule

WEEKDAYS WEEKDAYS CONT’D

M-F 7:30 am Mishna Brura (Rabbi

Burnstein-Stone)

Th 8:15 pm Rabbi Soloveitchik’s

Yahrzeit Shiurim (Rabbi Berger-Stone)

S-Th 9:00 pm Mishna Brura (Rabbi

Burnstein-Stone)

Rabbi Berger’s classes held at Siegel

College:

S-F 8:50 am Daf Yomi (Rabbi Burnstein-

Stone)

S 9:00-10:30 am Bagels, Lox & Torah

Class on Parshas HaShavua

S After 7:15 am Shacharis Minyan

Mussar (Rabbi Dovid Gross-Stone)

M 6:30-8:30 pm The Book of Ruth as a

Gateway to Biblical Narrative

S After 8:30 am Shacharis Minyan

Maimonides: Guide for the Perplexed (Hillel

Chiel-Stone Bais Medrash)

Th 10:00 am -12:00 pm Talmud

Berachos

S-Th Shiur 20 min. before Mincha, & Shiur

after Maariv (Rabbi Lebovics-HAC)

SHABBOS

M8:15 pm Halacha for women (Rabbi

Burnstein-home of Deena Israeli)

8:30 am Parsha (Rabbi Lebovics-HAC)

T 2:15 pm Mesilas Yesharim for women

(Rabbi Baum-Stone)

8:30 am Parsha (Stone)

T 7:30 pm Parshas HaShavua for women

(Rabbi Berger-Stone)

10:15 am Aspects of Prayer and

Liturgy (Rabbi Berger following Stone

Hashkoma)

T 8:30 pm Chumash for high school boys

(Rabbi Borchardt-Stone)

10:15 am Sefer Melachim (Dr. Jeff

Lautman following Stone Hashkoma)

W 12:15 pm Sefer Shemos for women (Rabbi

Berger-Stone)

90 Minutes before Mincha Gemara

Avodah Zora at home of Dr. Jeff

Lautman

W 45 minutes before Mincha Gemara for

men (Rabbi Burnstein-Stone)

5:30 pm class (Rabbi Burnstein-Stone)

5:30 pm Pirkei Avos (Rabbi Stern-HAC)

W 9:25 pm Yorah De’ah for men (Rabbi

Burnstein-Stone)

Class 1/2 hr. before Maariv (Rabbi

Berger-Stone)

W. 8:15 pm Dramatic Narratives in the

Talmud (Rabbi Berger-Stone)

Between 2nd Mincha & Maariv Open

Bais Medrash (YI Kollel-Stone)

TRIBUTE DINNER

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Shiva Asar B’Tammuz Schedule 2017/5777

Tuesday, July 11—Shiva Asar B'Tammuz

Fast Begins at 4:51 am

Shacharis: Stone Syn 6:30/7:40 am

HAC 6:30/7:00 am

Mincha: 8:35 pm

Ma’ariv: 9:25 pm

Fast ends: 9:42 pm

LAWS PERTAINING TO THE THREE WEEKS

During the summer months we observe the "Three Weeks," the season when we mourn many

tragedies which befell the Jewish people. The 17th of Tammuz, which is observed this year on

Tuesday, July 11, is a fast day, which commemorates several tragic events in Jewish history.

These include the destruction of the first set of Tablets of the Ten Commandments, and the

breaching of the walls of Jerusalem immediately prior to the destruction of the Second Temple.

Men and women over the age of Bar and Bat Mitzvah are required to fast by refraining from

eating, drinking or rinsing out one's mouth from daybreak until nightfall, at 9:42 pm. Although

the fast does not technically begin until morning, 4:51 am, a person should have in mind before

retiring for the night the possibility of awakening before daybreak to eat. We read the Torah

twice that day, both times reading about the forgiveness Moshe achieved for the Jews after they

had worshipped the golden calf. This is read twice on all fast days except for Yom Kippur and

Tisha B'Av mornings when different portions of the Torah are read. The 17th of Tammuz begins

the Three Weeks, a period of gradually increasing mourning culminating with Tisha B'Av, the

9th of Av. During these three weeks we refrain from haircuts, weddings, dancing and playing

music. A musician whose livelihood is earned by playing music may perform for non-Jews

during the Three Weeks, but not during the "Nine Days."

The Nine Days

During the "Nine Days," which begin this year on Sunday night, July 23, the mourning

intensifies. We avoid joyous activities such as home decorating and even forego many comforts

such as wearing freshly laundered clothing. We also refrain from eating meat or poultry and

drinking wine, except for Shabbos. One is permitted to eat foods which were made in a meat

pot, but contain no meat ingredients. A person who is ill or weak is allowed to eat meat but

should preferably eat poultry. A person should not launder or wear freshly laundered outer

garments (e.g., shirts, slacks, dresses, skirts) during the Nine Days, but should arrange in

advance to have a sufficient supply of clean, although not freshly laundered, clothes by wearing

these items for a brief period of time. Little children's clothing can be laundered during the

Nine Days. Swimming and bathing for pleasure are also not permitted during the Nine Days. All

the restrictions of the nine days extend until 1:32 pm (chatzos) on the 10th of Av, August 2.

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Monday, July 31, Erev Tisha B'Av

Mincha: 7:30 pm

Fast begins: 8:44 pm

Ma’ariv: 9:00 pm (followed by Eichah)

Krias Shema is repeated before going

to sleep

Tuesday, August 1, Tisha B'Av

Shacharis: Stone Syn 6:00/8:00/9:00* am

*includes Kinos explanation

Shacharis: HAC 8:30 am—Main Floor Auditorium,

followed by Kinos with explanations and stories by

Rabbi Lebovics

Chatzos: 1:32 pm

Mincha: 8:15 pm (Talis & Tefillin are worn at Mincha)

Ma’ariv: 9:10 pm

Fast ends: 9:25 pm

Erev Tisha B’Av

Right before the fast, we eat the last meal (Seudah Hamafsekes). This traditionally consists of bread

& a hard-boiled egg. It is customary to first eat a regular dinner, daven Mincha & then eat the last

meal. Shoes need not be changed until sunset.

The Ninth of Av

On Tisha B'Av, when we mourn the loss of the First & Second Temples, we also mourn the many devastating events which occurred on this day, including the destruction of Betar (which included the massacre of tens of thousands of Jews) and the Spanish expulsion of 1492. In addition, the First World War, which was both the source of horrors for Jewish communities worldwide and the source and cause of the atrocities of the Second World War, began on Tisha B'Av. As a national day of mourning, the Kinos (Lamentations), which we read on Tisha B’Av, include memorials to many other Jewish tragedies, including the Crusades. There are also Kinos to commemorate the Holocaust, which are read and studied on Tisha B'Av in many congregations around the world.

The laws of Tisha B'Av and the atmosphere of the day differ from any other experience in the Jewish calendar. Whereas the Torah normally requires us to celebrate and be friendly, on Tisha B'Av we are discouraged from being joyous. We are not even to greet one another, but if one is greeted by someone unaware of the Halacha, one should respond so as not to offend the other person. An atmosphere of extreme sadness should prevail. We only study works that are saddening, such as descriptions of the destruction of the Temple or the laws of mourning.

From sunset, 8:44 pm, Monday, July 31 until 9:25 pm on Tuesday, August 1, we refrain from eating, drinking, washing, wearing leather shoes, and marital relations. Commerce and working are discouraged. Washing in the morning (negel vasser) is permitted only until the knuckles (even though one should wash until the wrist the rest of the year). Any time one washes for a halachic reason this day, one should wash only until the knuckle. Washing to remove some dirt is permitted, but any other washing should be delayed until after nightfall.

Even the important mitzvah of wearing Tefillin is delayed until the afternoon of Tisha B'Av,

when we put on Tefillin during Mincha.

Let us hope that in the merit of our observance of the commandments of mourning the

Temple during the Three Weeks, we will be blessed with the coming of the Moshiach and the

rebuilding of our Temple very soon.

Tisha B’Av Schedule

2017/5777

TRIBUTE DINNER

Condolences to:

Our member, Elene Feigenbaum, on the loss of

her mother, Helene Gutman

Our member, Julie Belkin, on the loss of her

father, Dr. Layton Kest

The family of our member, Naomi Herskovic,

on her passing

Sid & Phyllis Reisman on the loss of their

granddaughter, Kayla Nicole Schwartz

KOLLEL CORNER

For those interested in a chavrusa at night,

please contact the Rosh Kollel, Rabbi Baum

(248-860-9102).

Kollel Minyanim Sunday through Thursday:

Mincha: 6:00 pm——Maariv: 9:30 pm

Regular Kollel classes:

(Sunday) Rabbi Gross’s class after the 7:15 am

minyan

(Tuesday) Rabbi Baum’s class in Mesilas

Yeshorim for women at 2:15 pm.

(Tuesday) Rabbi Borchardt’s Chumash class for

high school boys 8:30 pm.

(Shabbos) Open Bais Medrash between 2nd

Mincha & Maariv

Each morning after we recite Birchas HaTorah, we recite a Mishna from

the beginning of Maseches Peah. The reason this portion is recited is in order that a person begin the

day with a portion of Torah She-bal-peh, the Oral Law. Of the many passages of the Talmud, why was

this one selected?

This passage lists five items that have no prescribed measure. The implication is that other

than these five, everything has a limit. With this important concept, we should begin our day.

As we begin each day, we should be aware that I may be exceeding limits in some aspects of

my behavior, and seek a competent outside evaluation of myself.

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Clilei HaChodesh—-Torah Thoughts from the YIGC Community Write On!

We encourage every member to share a Dvar Torah in our monthly Clilei HaChodesh or our annual Clilei Torah

journal, scheduled to come out in time for Rosh Hashana. Retell something that inspired you or compose

something original. Contact Rabbi Berger, Sarah Rudolph or Leslie Seiger to get on the

schedule. Contact Ronnie Shulman for sponsorship information.

Welcome New Members:

Andrew & Isa Lefkowitz

Yonatan & Hadassah Weiser

Refuah Shelaima to:

Sarah Rothner (Sora bas Roiza)

Lynda Steiner (Leah Chana bas Chaya)

Irv Silber (Yitzchak Isaac ben Rivka)

Rabbi & Mrs. Naphtali Burnstein on the engagement of their son, Moshe, to Devorah Gunzberg of New York

Rabbi & Mrs. Naphtali Burnstein on the marriage of their daughter, Elisheva, to Yudi Goldfein of Detroit

Rabbi Yankel Cohen on being honored by Telshe Yeshiva

Rabbi & Mrs. Herman Roszler on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Jacob Evan Michelow. Parents are Raizel & Bryan

Michelow.

Herb & Retha Schabes on the marriage of their grandson, Shlomo Miller, to Tally Rozorsky of Lawrence, N.Y. Parents

are Albert & Chaya Miller of Minneapolis.

Gavriella Jacobs, Avi Soclof and Shira Roth on being honored at Fuchs Mizrachi School Awards Ceremony

Hannah Levitin on being Salutatorian of Fuchs Mizrachi School graduating class

Yonatan & Hadassah Weiser, parents, and Herschel & Amy Weiser, grandparents, on the birth of a girl

Moshe & Hindy Goldfinger on the marriage of their daughter, Aliza, to Elchanan Kushner

Anatoly & Yelena Lidsky on the birth of a granddaughter. Parents are Moe & Naomi Lidsky of Toronto.

Agnes Greenfeld on the birth of a great granddaughter. Parents are Darren & Amanda Bryk. Grandmother is Audrey Greenfeld.

Louis & Chanie Malcmacher on the birth of a grandson. Parents are Shlomo & Avigail Malcmacher.

Gary & Hildee Weiss, parents, and Morry & Judy Weiss, grandparents, on the marriage of Yaffa to Yoni Gorman of Los

Angeles

Eta Pollak on the marriage of her grandson, Issamar Pollak, to Chani Gutman of N.Y. Parents are Shloime & Mariam

Pollak.

Josh & Tally Rush on the marriage of their daughter, Maya, to Shuki Lipsky of Chicago

Joseph & Rochelle Edelstein on the marriage of their daughter, CZ, to David Shapiro of St. Louis

Rabbi & Mrs. Yehuda Appel on the marriage of their son, Elazar Simcha, to Esther Brocha Fink of Cleveland

Kenny & Chaya Fixler on their 50th wedding anniversary

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TRIBUTE DINNER

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TRIBUTES

In Honor of:

Rabbi & Mrs. Naphtali Burnstein from Aron & Harriet

Bloch

Rabbi & Mrs. Naphtali Burnstein from Dovid & Leah

Rosenberg

Jacob Evan Michelow on his Bar Mitzvah from Morris &

Tova Mandel

Moish & Hindy Goldfinger on Aliza’s wedding from

Morris & Tova Mandel

Jeff Soclof for all his work for the Tribute Dinner from

Morris & Tova Mandel

Yakov Schlesinger on his Bar Mitzvah from Morris &

Tova Mandel

Gilad Mosenkis on his Bar Mitzvah from Morris & Tova

Mandel

David & Leslie Seiger from Jay & Dina Bernstein

Rabbi & Mrs. Yoel Schwartz on birth of a

granddaughter from Alan & Lisa Schabes

Zelig & Judy Schur on the birth of 2 grandchildren from

Alan & Lisa Schabes

Michael Brenis’ graduation from Alan & Lisa Schabes

Josh Wild’s graduation from Alan & Lisa Schabes

Hannah Levitin’s graduation from Alan & Lisa Schabes

Stuart & Marilyn Cole from Ronald & Rena Greenfeld

Refuah Shelaima to:

Sarah Rothner from Morris & Tova Mandel

Chassie Brog from Larry & Sandi Gold

In Memory of:

Cyndi Roller from Steve & Beth Baker

Ruth Steingroot from Jonathan & Bonnie Klarfeld

Helene Gutman from Isaac & Francine Flaks/Ken &

Ruth Wieder/Alan & Lisa Schabes

Dr. Layton Kest from Alan & Lisa Schabes

Daughter of Rabbi & Mrs. Sholom Storch from Alan &

Lisa Schabes

Kayla Nicole Schwartz from Joel & Sharon Peerless

Daniel Haas Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:

Ruth Steingroot from Hannah Porath

Thank you to the following sponsors of our Shiurim

Summer Shabbos Shiur Series Month of Tammuz

Mervyn and Joyce Fried and families Mitchell & Judy Spero

Meshullam and Elene Feigenbaum

Rabbi Burnstein’s Weekly Shiurim

Week of June 25-July 1: N.Y. Branch of the Milch family in honor of our dear cousins and role models, Rabbi

Naphtali & Rebbetzin Rochel Burnstein

Week of July 2-8: Zvi & Ahuva Miriam Belsky in honor of the Rav

Week of July 9-15: Esther & Jackie Schlanger and the Teaneck/Tannersville fan club with admiration and

appreciation of Rabbi & Rebbetzin Burnstein

Week of July 16-22: Daf Yomi Chevra in honor of the completion of Maseches Bava Basra

Week of July 23-29: Marcelo and Michele Weiss in memory of Robert and Barbara Pinkis (Baruch Gamliel ben Chaim Yehuda and Esther Chana bas Avigdor)