info@yiwp.org ** 135 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY 10606 ** 914-683-YIWP

Bikur Cholim of Rockland is organizing an effort to set up apartments near the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for observant Jews who have family there on Shabbat. 3 to 5 volunteers are needed to help set up food in the apartments every erev Yom Tov and Shabbat. It takes no more than half an hour of time plus the ride there and back (approximately 15 min each way). It involves setting timers and putting food on the blech. This would be done between 2PM and candle lighting time (in the winter the food is delivered much earlier so it won't be so last minute before an early Shabbat.) Volunteers are also needed to take the food off the blech and unplug the hot water after Shabbat or Yom Tov. This takes even less time and a few volunteers are needed to do this on Saturday nights so that no one will be obligated to go over there more than once a month. For more information, please contact Judy Tretin.

Our next Family Learning Night will be on Motzei Shabbat, January 12 at 6:45 PM. Children 5 and over and their parents are invited to come and learn together on Motzei Shabbat at YIWP. Ice Cream and other refreshments will be provided to all participants and the program is free of charge. There will also be prizes for all of the children who attend.

The YIWP Sisterhood will be having its annual boutique on Sunday March 30, from 4-7 PM. For more information, please contact Jessica Ressler.

The YIWP annual dinner will take place on Sunday March 23, 2008. The honorees for the dinner are Guests of honor: Fran and Pinchas Nuchims. Keter Shem Tov: Dr. Bonnie Eilen.

The YIWP Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday night February 10, 2008 at 8:00 PM at YIWP. The meeting will include election of a new board of trustees. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend.

We have received many inquiries about ways in which we can assist Israel during the current conflict. Please consider the following:

- Support Israel by purchasing Israeli products. You may do so online through www.whiteplainsforisrael.org <http://www.whiteplainsforisrael.org> and/or buy products in local stores. We encourage everyone to sign up for the YIWP Israeli Products Pledge. For more information please contact Juli Smith Brasch;

- CNN is holding a vote online to determine if people believe that Israel's actions are just or unjust. Please take a minute, vote in the CNN poll, and show your support for Israel in this struggle for her security. The CNN poll is important because critics of Israel are always looking for any "validation" that shows Israel in a negative light. To vote, visit http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/14/mideast/index.html SCROLL DOWN WHEN YOU GET TO THE PAGE AND YOU WILL FIND A BOX THAT SAYS "QUICKVOTE". A YES VOTE SHOWS THAT YOU SUPPORT ISRAEL IN THIS STRUGGLE FOR HER SECURITY;.

- Call President Bush at the White House at 1-202-456-1111 to let him know that we appreciate his continued support of the State of Israel;

- Attend our daily Minyanim where we will be saying special Tehillim and Tefillot on behalf of Israel;

- Give to the Israeli Tzedakah of your choice (for some suggested charities, please contact the White Plains Israel Action Committee).

- Support Aipac, the most important pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington. For more information, you may contact Aipac at http://aipac.org <http://aipac.org/> .

- Support Friends of the IDF, an organization dedicated to supporting Israeli Soldiers. For more information, please contact Friends of the IDF at http://www.israelsoldiers.org/

- Support local efforts including the Mitzvah Messenger and Roses From Israel Programs. Flyers with more information are available in the Shul.

For more information, please contact Roberta Lerea [a flyer will come out shortly].

We are pleased to invite the community to the next lecture in the 2007-8 Miriam Klein Shapiro Resident Scholar Lecture Series on Shabbat Parshat Bo, 26 Shvat 5768, February 2, 2008, at Seudah Shlishit at 4:45 pm. The D'var Torah will be presented by Alice Lebowitz. Alice’s topic will be

Parental Responsibility for Children:
A Torah Perspective

The lecture series, which began in 2005, is sponsored in memory of our beloved teacher, scholar and friend Dr Miriam Klein Shapiro.

This lecture series and accompanying children’s program will occur on a monthly basis. At each Seudah Shlishit, a woman from our community will present a D'var Torah. All those interested in either speaking at or sponsoring the Seudah Shlishit, please contact Jeffrey Tretin at 914-683-5990 or Liz Wind at 914-428-7122. We look forward to seeing you all there. Please help us prepare properly by sending an RSVP to either jtretin@aol.com or s.e.a.wind@att.net.

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Miriam Klein Shapiro was a master educator, scholar and a woman of many accomplishments. A graduate of Barnard, she received a Masters in Social Work from Columbia , a Masters in Bible and a Doctorate from the Jewish Theological Seminary. She loved studying and teaching Bible and served in many key roles in the world of Jewish Education including Hebrew School teacher, Day School principal, BJE curriculum specialist, and director of Education at Camp Ramah. She was actively involved in Westchester Jewish communal life and served as president of the Union for Traditional Judaism, Jewish Educators Association and the National Board of License for Jewish Educators as well as on numerous boards including Westchester Hebrew High School and the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism. She was a frequent lecturer at the Young Israel of White Plains and Hebrew Institute of White Plains and the community always looked forward to her insightful and entertaining remarks in the Perek on the Lawn series. Perhaps her most important legacy is the five children that she and her husband Saul Shapiro raised to continue their work on behalf of the Jewish community.

10:30 AM – All age groups should assemble in the Beit Midrash, from where they will be directed to their appropriate meeting areas. There will be separate activities for ages 3 – 5, 6 – 8 and 9 - 12.

NCSY Seniors – Every Monday Evening ay 8 PM All 9^th – 12^th graders are invited.

Pay Shul Obligations via Credit Card!!
You now have the option of making payments by credit card using the secure payment link on the shul’s website. You can find this option at www.yiwp.org/membershipapp_.htm or by following the “Membership” link from the pull-down menu on the home page, www.yiwp.org. (This option is available for virtually any sort of payment you wish to make, including dues, appeal pledges, Mishloach Manot and other special programs, etc.)

FLOWERS FOR THE BIMA - The Sisterhood of the Young Israel of White Plains is accepting donations of any size toward the purchase of flowers for the Bima to enhance the beauty of our sanctuary and services on Shabbat and Yom Yov. Please consider sponsoring or co-sponsoring an arrangement to commemorate a special occasion. Your announcement of a birth, engagement, graduation, birthday, siyum, yartzeit and other life events can be accompanied by fresh flowers. Contact Devora Albelda for more information on Shabbat/Yom Tov flowers, or floral arrangements for special occasions. Tel: 422-0257, email: justdeda@verizon.net.

DONATION CARDS - Looking to commemorate a simcha? a Yarzheit? Honor someone's achievements? Do it by making a donation to the shul. Donation cards are now available through Linda Pachter. Make the donation, give her the details, and a note will be sent to the person in whose honor you're making a donation. Call Linda at 437-8180.

*THE JEWISH QUARTER has extended its program of donating 10% of your purchases to the shul. Help support this local merchant. (Please make our your checks to “Young Israel of White Plains.”)

Social Hall – If you would like to rent out the YIWP Social Hall for an
event or would like to sponsor a kiddush, please contact Susan Press at 948-4099 or slrp3@att.net .

WELCOMING PROGRAM: Please help make newcomers to the community feel welcome by hosting them for Shabbat lunch (or other meals). To volunteer as a host and meet new families, please contact Joan Goldenberg who is coordinating the welcoming effort. Joan can be reached at 993-0941.

*HOMES FOR SALE For more information on homes on the market within the eruv, please contact REAL ESTATE BROKERS:

*COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD – Check out Evan Gilder’s community bulletin board at http://www.redlig.com/cbb.shtml for “swap and shop” items, as well as for recommendations for domestic services (plumber, electrician, etc.). If you post an item on the board, please update Evan (evangilder@att.net) on its disposition (i.e., when it is no longer available).

WOMEN'S BEIT MIDRASH - learning program - is held Monday evenings in the shul at 8:15