EDOS Shabbat Announcements - East Denver Orthodox Synagogue

The boy was born to Rabbi Mendel and Estee Popack.Mazal Tov to the Thursday night Shiur on finishingMeschaset Avodah Zara. They are now startingMakkot. It's a great time to join!EventsFishman/Wiener Sheva Brachot—The Fishmansinvite all to celebrate Sheva Brachot with Rachel andDaniel Monday, June 17 th , at Lakeside. Sign up atLakesideDenver.ticketbud.com/RachelAndDaniel for yourfree tickets, so there will be enough Kosher Food.The Sheva Brachot are sponsored by Brenda Brodyand Rhoda Krasner.Softball League—This Sunday, the EDOS team facesthe JCC Sox, 11 AM, field #6. Go team!YU Summer Kollel—EDOS is proud to sponsor theYU Kollel from June 27 th -July 22 nd . Complementing arobust program, opportunities for additional learningare available.For Women's Learning:Mrs. Meira Federgrun and Dr. Chaya Rapp will beable to meet women individually or to learn in smallgroups, topics from Halacha to Hashkafa, M-Th, 9AM-noon.For Mens Learning:Mr. Ari Federgrun and Rabbi Dani Rapp will beavailable M-Th, 9 AM-noon to learn individually orb'chevruta.You must reserve your spot in advance. Please alsoinclude topic choice, time, and day of week to learn toHelen Horowitz at hjh1@q.com. Some night timelearning may be available upon request.NotesShabbat Kallah—Marilyn Levi, Lorraine Greenstein,Michelle Teitelbaum, Barbara Feldman, RaynaZussman, Ann Lifschitz, and Helen Horowitz inviteall ladies to a Shabbat Kallah in honor of RachelFishman's upcoming marriage to Daniel Wiener.Come celebrate at 5:30 PM, Saturday, June 15 th at theLevi home, 144 S. Jersey St. Parve Seudah Shlishit willbe served.L'Chaim—Carl Tessler, Esq., and Dr. Heidi Tesslerinvite the entire community to a L’Chaim at theirhome, 4945 E. First Ave., on Monday, June 17 th , at 7PM, to celebrate the engagement of their beloveddaughter Rebecca to Ben Pollock. May this shidduchbe oleh yafeh and may Rebecca and Ben be zoche tobuild a bayit ne’eman b’Yisrael.Upcoming EventsNext Shabbat, Rabbi Alter gives the Dvar Torah,followed by a Shiur after Kiddush.The talk is entitledForced Service For All In The IDF: Is Yair Lapid A HeroOr Devil Incarnate? A Study Of Judaic Sources On ThisTopic.KiddushThe Kiddush today is sponsored by the Tessler familyin honor of Shmuli becoming a Bar Mitzvah.Shabbat ShiurThe Shabbat Shiur, led by Rabbi Joel Tessler, is 50minutes before Mincha.Rabbi Joel Tessler has a B.A. in history from YeshivaCollege, a M.S.W. from the Wurzweiler School ofSocial Work and Ordination from the Rabbi IsaacElchanan Theological Seminary in 1982. Rabbi Tessleris a past Vice President of the Rabbinical Council ofAmerica, and a member of its Executive Board. He isthe Senior Rabbi of Beth Sholom Congregation inPotomac, Maryland and has been Beth Sholom's Rabbifor thirty years.Rabbi Tessler co–hosted, with his wife Aviva, a weeklyradio show Torah Talk With The Tesslers. Rabbi Tesslerhas done extensive work with the elderly, adolescentsand families. He is the author of The Rabbi's Role asCaregiver for the book The Rabbinate – A Calling andVocation.Community EventsThe Ladies Auxiliary of Yeshiva Toras Chaim invitesthe women of the community to the Annual RoseGarden Donor Luncheon. Thursday, June 20 th at 11:45AM at the Yeshiva Toras Chaim Social Hall. Amongthe honorees is Hinda Raphaela Buchbinder, a dearfriend whom we honor for her devotion & dedication.Please show your support by calling 303-629-8200 toRSVP.Radio Chavurah—Sunday, June 16 th , at 6:30 PM on990 KRKS AM, hosts Maxwell and Dean Rotbartreflect on last week's Boulder Jewish Festival, and airinterviews conducted live at the event with the"Adventure Rabbi," Jamie Korngold; Nigel Savage,founder of Hazon; and Josh Pierce, chief camp officerat the Boulder JCC. - www.chavura.comCommemorating a special day? Looking for an inexpensive way to help the community?It’s only $36 to sponsor a week of the East Side Eruv! Your announcement will be heard by all weekly callers. CallBarbara Schwartz, 303-394-3117, as far in advance as possible to reserve your week.The ERUV hotline is 303-836-3788: DenverEruv.org: Check each week one hour before candlelighting.EDOS can mail special cards from the Shul office for births, birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, condolences andMazel Tovs. And your support means so much to the Shul!If you wish to receive these announcements by E-mail, please visit denverjewish.com/mailman/listinfo/edos. This service is available to membersand out-of-town family.

Mazel TovFishman-Wiener Wedding, June 16, 2013Rachel Fishman – Daniel Wiener120years ago, Rachel’s greatgrandparents, Sam Felsen andLena Lebovic, left Europe, cameto America and settled in Denver; and thefamily has been here ever since.Paul and Susie are cousins, Paul’s maternalgrandmother, Lena, was the only one of hersiblings who was fortunate enough to leaveEurope. Consequently, Susie’s grandparentswere murdered in Auschwitz but her parentssurvived and immigrated to the US in 1951,where Susi was born.When Paul was in his last year of medicalschool, he was doing an externship inBrooklyn. He took time to visit his newcousins and ended up marrying Susie Lebovic.Daniel’s grandparents were relativelatecomers, arriving in the US twenty yearsafter the Felsens, settling in Detroit. Daniel’sparents met in college and moved to suburbanWashington, DC where Dan attended theBerman Hebrew Academy.Rachel and Daniel met at the University ofMaryland and obtained degrees there. Rachelalso earned a master’s degree from theRochester Institute of Technology.In 2008, Rachel represented the State ofMaryland in a painting display at the WhiteHouse, where her outstanding work is part ofthe White House permanent collection.Dan has a single brother, Ari, living inBethesda. Rachel has a sister, Lena, married toDani Benel and a brother, David and wife,Shira. Each couple has two children and theyall live in Denver. The kallah also has a singlebrother, Ben, who is a student at BostonUniversity.After the wedding, the young couple willreside in Starkville, Mississippi where Rachelwill pursue a degree in veterinary medicineand Daniel will continue in his position withhis firm, Living Social.May the chatan and kallah be blessed with along and happy life and bring naches to theirfamily, friends and Klal Yisroel.Jack Greenwald

Mazel TovShmuli TesslerBar Mitzvah CelebrationJune 15, 2013This Shabbat, we celebrate the Bar Mitzvah ofShmuel Yehuda (Shmuli) Tessler, son of Dr.Heidi and Carl Tessler, Esq., and grandson ofFreda and the late Stanley Tessler; and Audreyand the late Jacob Weiss. Shmuli’s fatherserved two terms as President of EDOS.Shmuli is the youngest of eight children andfollows in the footsteps of his older siblings,all of who grew up at EDOS and celebratedbecoming Bar and Bat Mitzvahs here. All butone of the children are present and they are:Ari, Ben (and his wife Stephanie), Rebecca, Eli,Shira and Chaya. Daughter Rachel, herhusband Rabbi Chaim Zev Grossman andtheir four children live in Yerushalayim andcouldn’t be here; but they send their love.Shmuli attends the DAT school, where he willenter the 8 th grade this fall.Although we are proud to see Shmuli assumehis adult responsibilities, we will miss hisleading of the concluding tefilot at Shabbatand Yom Tov services.Shmuli would like to congratulate brother Ariupon his graduation from D.U. Law School,sister Rebecca upon her graduation from SternCollege, sister Shira upon her graduation fromBeth Jacob High School, and brother Eli uponhis graduation from Yeshiva Lev HaTorah inIsrael. He adds a special Mazel Tov upon theengagement of his sister, Rebecca, to BenPollack.Shmuli is grateful that both of hisgrandmothers are here to share in his Simcha.Shmuli thanks all those, from near and far,who are here to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. Heextends special thanks to his parents, histeachers and Rabbeim at Herzl and DAT, toRabbi Marc Gitler, to his grandparents and tofriends who prepared him for this day.We wish Shmuli every happiness and successin his futureendeavors andextend a heartyMazel Tov tohim and to theentire Tesslerand Weissfamilies. MayHashem blessour Bar Mitzvahand may hebring naches tohis entire family.