DAT MINYAN NEWS AND EVENTS

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DAT Minyan Rabbi Asher Klein 6825 Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 www.datminyan.org Twitter: @datminyan

Fri. March 14

שבתMarch 15

Sun. Purim

Mon. Shushan Purim

Tue. March 18

Wed. March 19

Thu. March 20

Fri. March 21

Shacharit Shema 5:55-10:05 am

6:45, 7:30 7:30, 9:00 8:00 Megillah-8:30, 9:15

6:35, 7:30 6:45, 7:30 6:45, 7:30 6:35, 7:30 6:45, 7:30

Mincha/Maariv Earliest Shema 7:53 pm

6:45 6:35/7:47 Megillah-8:15, 9:30

6:55 6:55 6:55 6:55 6:55 6:55

Youth Groups Purim Carnival this week! Bring your children in costume. See Page 3.

Teen Program at 10:30 with Rabbi Sunshine in Room 206.

Purim—See schedule above and on Page 2. Please note that there will be two Megillah readings at night and two in the morning. Matanot L’evyonim can be given until Sat-urday night on our website, DATMinyan.org/Purim. Purim Seudah 4:00 pm on Sunday at the JCC for those who have signed up.

Special Purim Fathers and Sons this Sunday for ten minutes after the first Megillah reading.

“Let’s Do Lunch!”—Show your gratitude to the Alters and Kleins as you and your non-friends cook them Shabbat meals. Donors of $1000 and above are exempt. See Page 7.

BLT for teens and men Sun., March 23. Ba-gels, learning, football—what’s not to like?

DAT Minyan Denver Nuggets Trip Sunday, March 23. Join your friends from the DAT Minyan for a trip to see the Nuggets lose to the Wizards. Game begins at 3:00 pm. Be on time if you’d like to see the Nuggets not losing. Tickets $26 each. $5 traffic-beater discount available for those planning to jet out in the mid-

dle of the third quarter. See Page 6.

Sunday Morning Mish-Mosh begins April 6! If you miss Mish-Mosh, don’t miss this. Breakfast, learning and priz-es! More details soon.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

DAY TIME TOPIC TEACHER PLACE

Fri. After Mincha D’var Torah Rabbi Klein MPR

שבת

8:30 am Tefillah Rabbi Klein MPR

9:45 am Women’s Parsha Chavura 204

Haft/Mussaf Pirkei Avot Rabbi Klein 111

After Mussaf Derasha Rabbi Alter MPR

4:30 pm HS Boys Gemara Not Meeting MPR

4:30 pm SHAWL Bentzie Shreiber 208

“Ayelet Hashachar” (Class is for men and women)

5:55 pm Shearim B’Tefillah Rabbi Levy MPR

After Mincha Seudah Shelishit Shifra Brandt MPR

After Mincha 5-6 Boys Mishna Rabbi Alter DAT

Mon. 9:00 pm Men’s Parsha Rabbi Klein TBA

Tue. 12:00 pm Parsha Class Rabbi Klein

Lohf Shaiman Jacobs Hyman & Feiger PC—950 South Cherry St., Suite 900

Wed. 7:30 pm Using Netivot Shalom to

Elevate Shabbat women only

Shelly Ciner Ciner

Welcome to DAT-MNYN:

THE COLORADO SYNAGOGUE

Shabbat Erev Erev Shushan Purim Parshat Tzav Zachor

March 15, 2014 13 Adar II 5774

Candles: 5:51-6:47 Havdalah: 7:48

Parsha: p. 568 Haftarah: p. 1214 This Week’s Rabbi: Klein Alter Klein

KIDDUSH and SEUDAH SHELISHIT

sponsored by the Shul.

Cosponsor the April Community Kiddush!

DATMinyan.org/CommunityKiddush

HURRY!

Registration

Deadline March 29!

DAT MNYN

THE COLORADO SYNAGOGUE

This week’s Newsletter sponsored by Scott Friedman. See back cover.

DAT Minyan Annual Happening:

“A Night in Prison with the DAT Minyan”

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Registration Now Open: DATMinyan.org/NightInPrison

See Page 2 for full details!

THANK YOU to the following for making our Annual Event such a success:

Event Chair: Arinn Makovsky.

Committee Members: Julie Leiber, Eric Shafran, Dovid Friedman, Rana Kark,

Scott Friedman, Aaron Segall, Rabbi Zalesch and Noah Makovsky.

DAT Minyan Annual Happening: “A Night in Prison with the DAT Minyan”

Join the DAT Minyan community for this year’s Alternative Annual Happening,

hosted at Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Canon City, CO.

Come schmooze, eat horrific gruel, and then spend a whole night in an actual prison cell

with your friends from the DAT Minyan.

The size of your donation determines the size of your cell.

$200 donors must share a cell with Scott Friedman.

Donors of $1000 or more receive a deluxe cell

and a behind-the-scenes tour of the prison grounds

with a terrorist mastermind currently serving several consecutive life terms.

Sunday, March 30, 2014 Registration Now Open: DATMinyan.org/NightInPrison

DAT 8th Graders Disposable Sale For Passover and Year Round!

DAT's 8th grade class is selling disposable foil pans

and plastic containers at great prices.

Order deadline: Mar. 17. Available for pickup: Apr. 1.

For more information, see the school’s website—

www.datcampus.org.

Spend Purim with the DAT Minyan!

Purim Eve, March 15

7:47 pm—Maariv

7:48 pm—Havdalah

8:15 pm—Megillah Reading #1

9:30 pm—Megillah Reading #2

Purim Day, March 16

8:00 am—Shacharit

8:30 am—Megillah Reading #1

9:15 am—Megillah Reading #2 4:00 pm—Purim Seudah at the JCC

Shabbat, March 15

Parashat Tzav

DAT MINYAN YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Youth Group Guidelines:

Pick up for all groups (including 4th-6th graders) is indoors.

Please bring your child’s labeled water bottle, hat, and jacket to groups with them. Advisors and

kids will no longer be allowed to get these items from the coat rack or strollers during groups.

A parent or guardian must be on

shul premises when children are in groups.

Children not attending groups must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.

Coming up in Groups:

THIS Shabbat, March 15

DAT MINYAN YouTh’s

ANNUAL PURIM CARNIVAL!

All kids

and advisors

should come

in costume!

Happy Birthday:

Shmuel Zalkin

Shifra Brandt

Miriam Schottenstein Is your child’s birthday not listed?

Email Mor Shapiro at youth@datminyan.org.

SPONSORSHIPS

Advisor Kiddush is sponsored by Karen and Craig Schottenstein in

honor of Miriam’s birthday.

Contact Mor at youth@datminyan.org

for all sponsorship opportunities.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE RABBI’S SPEECH!

DAT Minyan Rabbi Asher Klein 6825 Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 (303) 281-8999 www.datminyan.org

Refuah Shleima Please include the following names in your prayers. May each be granted a Refuah Shleima. Names are kept on the list until the next

Rosh Chodesh. Help us keep the list accurate by verifying the necessary details each month on the Cholim GoogleDoc. Channa Rochel bat Henna Ida bat Esa Refoel Zakkai Avraham ben Yakira Avigayil

Zeesa bat Bayla Faiga Zissel bat Zlota Tziporah Simcha haKohen ben Chana

Chana Leah bat Rivka Refael Elisha Meir haKohen ben Devorah Shoshana Ressa bat Ahuva

Avraham Shalom ben Henna Baruch Dov ben Sarah Yaffa Yechiel Tzvi-Herschel Ben Zeisel Kayla

Boruch Getzel HaKohen ben Esther Chaim Benjamin ben Bracha Chaim Shmuel ben Miriam

Devorah Leah bat Chanah Eliyahu Chayim HaKohen ben Sarah Rivka Esther bat Malka

Esther Bat Margarit Sarah Ita Sheiva bas Udya Leah bat Sarah

Menachem Yitzchak ben Yisraela Miriam Tova Chaya bat Chanah Raphael Natan ben Shoshana Michal

Raphael Yotam ben Efrat Raphoel Shmuel Naftali ben Esther Liba Rochel Leah Nechama bat Esther

Sandra Miriam Shoshana bat Chanah Sarah Esther bat Faiyge Shimon ben Miriam Henna

Shoshana Michal bat Sarah Tova Leah bat Chana Yonna bat Esther

Yosefa Aliza bat Sarah Leah Menachem Moshe ben Chana Gittel Ezra ben Mazal

(Rabbi) Tzvi Gershon ben Shaindel Shaina Raizel Raizel Shayna bas Basya

D’var Halacha PLUS Rabbi Asher Klein, Flatbush ‘94

Q I was recently reading the Shul’s newsletter

and I saw that the shul was publicizing an

event called B.L.T. Firstly, how can a shul

have an event in which you are serving bacon, let-

tuce, and tomatoes? Is there some sort of bacon

that is kosher that has reached the kosher market,

and if so, where can I find it? If not, how can the

shul be associated with a non-kosher product? Is-

n’t this a violation of marit ayin, leading others

astray based upon misconceptions or misunder-

standings? Furthermore, why would the shul offer

such significant sandwiches so early in the morn-

ing, when dinner or lunch are the traditional time

to have a B.L.T.? Lastly, if one is having a B.L.T.

and already violating the halachot of kashrut,

should they then “go all the way” and add cheese

to the sandwich, adding the cooking and consump-

tion of milk and meat together to their list of viola-

tions? On the other hand, would this action negate

the acronym and cause the sandwich to be a

BLTCH with the CH standing for cheese? Another

consideration that must be dealt with is that once

you are already adding a fourth food item, a vowel

is probably necessary. Perhaps adding an egg to

the sandwich and simply calling it a

D’var Halacha Rabbi Asher Klein, Rambam ‘98

Q As I was preparing for Purim, I realized that I

have not yet begun to bake Hamentashen. I am

now extremely pressed for time. Please let me

know how many Hamentashen one must eat on Purim

in order to fulfill the minimal obligation. Further-

more, please let me know how integral the filling is to

the baking of the Hamentashen, as all I have in my

home to fill the Hamentashen is ּפumּפkin pie filling.

A Firstly, I feel terribly for you that you are so

stressed about fulfilling your obligation to have

Hamentashen on Purim. Purim is supposed to be a

joyous time, and the Gemara tells us (Bedichut 29b) that

there is no joy greater to Man then the eating of another per-

son’s hat. For that reason, I encourage you to try to remem-

ber to enjoy the preparations of Purim and not be stressed by

this age-old halachah. Below are several halachot related to

Hamentashen that should help guide you:

1 - The minimum amount of Hamentashen eaten is three per

household, irrespective of the amount of members in the

home. All members of the home, including pets, may con-

sume Hamentashen. The most important aspect of the mitz-

vah is consuming the hats of Haman in their entirety by

nightfall, fulfilling the mitzvah of destroying the memory of

Amalek. All leftover crumbs should be carefully stored and

burned prior to Pesach. אזני המן ( Hamentashen in Hebrew)

have a gematria (numerical equivalent) of 164. הקנדה ( the

Country of Canada) has the same gematria. For this reason,

Canadians have always been especially careful with the

mitzvah of Hamentashen, and prepared no less than 11

Hamentashen per household (representing Haman and his

ten sons). Some Canadians prepare 11 batches of Hamen-

tashen, while others prepare 11 bags of flour worth of

Hamentashen. Each Canadian should consult with their local

rabbi to clarify the proper manner to observe this mitzvah.

2 - The Ba’al Hashdus (chelek 3, perek 3, ha-

פסק הלכה ממרא דאתרא קדישא הדין ודי בכל אתר ואתר

Essential Rashi’s 1) Why does the Torah describe both the animal and bird offer-

ings as a "satisfying aroma?" (1:17)

2) The Torah forbids bringing honey with the mincha. What is

meant by "honey?"

1) To indicate that the size of the offering is irrelevant, provided your heart is directed toward G-d. 2) Any sweet fruit derivative.

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DAT Minyan Rabbi Asher Klein 6825 Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 (303) 281-8999 facebook.com/datminyan

DAT Minyan: A dynamic and friendly Modern Orthodox synagogue for all ages dedicated to meaningful prayer,

personal spiritual development, community growth, youth involvement, Torah education and Religious Zionism.

* DAT Minyan only certifies Kashrut of events it hosts or co-sponsors.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

B’nei Akiva: Shabbat Snif: Shabbat March 15th. One hour before Mincha. Grades 3-8. At DAT Minyan

Annual Purim Costume Karaoke Party!! Grades 7-12. Home of Sarah Senkfor! After Megilah reading! Come cel-

ebrate Purim and Shifrahs Birthday!! Come dressed as Shifra..win a special prize!!

Stay tuned for more events including the DU Shabbaton the weekend of April 4, Snif on April 12, Yom Haatzmaut

Program, Israel Day Parade in NYC June 1, and our annual raft trip on June 8!

Tomchei Shabbat Annual Purim Card Campaign—Great way to support Tomchei Shabbat. Set of 25 full-color 2014

Tomchei Shabbat Mishloach Manot Purim letters with envelopes—$36.00. Contact Susie and Nahum Swinkin at 303-333

-7523 or nswinkin@yahoo.com to arrange your order. Electronic version also available—PDF Purim Card, personalized

with your own greeting to email to friends and family. Tomchei Shabbat accepts credit card donations via PayPal.

Fathers and Sons Learning with the Denver Community Kollel at DAT Minyan! Join the Denver Community Kollel for

Torah study on Sunday mornings! Fathers and sons can study on their own or with Kollel Rabbis. For boys grades 2-8.

Shacharis at 8 am, followed by breakfast, learning, a great story and an exciting raffle. For more info con-

tact rds@denverkollel.org.

* Denver Community Kollel’s Post-Purim Celebration—When DAT Minyan’s Seudah is ending, the fun is just begin-

ning! The Denver Community Kollel is pleased to invite the entire Denver Jewish community to its annual Purim celebra-

tion for dancing and rejoicing. Program begins at 7:30 pm at the Ethel E. Beren Auditorium, 1261 Zenobia.

Areivim Taskforce of Denver Eight-Hour Mental Health First Aid Course—Sun, Mar. 23, 10:00 am-6:00 pm (RSVP

until Mar. 13), at Zera Abraham, 1560 Winona Court. $25 required donation for the eight-hour course, including course-

book. For more information and reservations, contact Areivim Taskforce Denver Administrator, Rabbi Shraga Freedman,

at AreivimTaskforce@gmail.com or 303.335.8968.

“You Only Live Once”—One-Day Jewish Conference on Aging—Sunday, April 6, 9:30 am-3:30 pm at the Robert E.

Loup Jewish Community Center. Free (donations welcomed), but RSVP required. Learn more or register at

www.youonlyliveoncedenver.org. Sarah Leah Golombek will speak on “Talking About it Doesn’t Make it Happen: Tips

for Legal and Funeral Planning.”

Radio Chavura—Be sure to listen this Sunday, March 16, at 6:30 pm, exclusively at www.chavura.com, to another edi-

tion of Radio Chavura - the weekly Jewish radio program that celebrates Colorado's vibrant Jewish community. Radio

Chavura features a diverse range of guests that includes authors, artists, students, and congregational leaders. This multi-

generational show will make you laugh, cry, and reminisce.

lacha 3) discusses whether diagonally cutting a square pastry will

leave the resulting two triangles as halachically viable Hamentashen,

or lacking the third barrier of dough around the filling nullifies their

status to triangle cookies, which cannot be used for the mitzvah. He

concludes that one should not rely upon these for the mitzvah, and

that a blessing will befall any scrupulous individual who consumes

all square and triangular cookies on Purim by nightfall on order to

ensure that no memory or potential memory (hechsher zechirah) of

Haman endures beyond the day of Purim.

3 - Proper filling is a critical aspect to the fulfillment of the mitzvah.

The Shulchan Aruch states that all fillings that are “sweet, gooey, and

sticky” are acceptable. Although most chocolate is sweet, it is only

gooey and sticky in a liquid state, leading many halachic decisors to

advise against any use of chocolate in the Hamentashen preparation.

kin pie filling is sweet, sticky, and gooey, and is therefore anּפumּפ

ideal Hamentashen filler.

RAMBAM (cont’d from Page 4)

BELTCH would simplify the sandwich and

reduce confusion. Either way, I’m not so

sure that this is the type of event that I

would like my teenage son attending, but

he does have several friends who are not

Jewish who would probably be interested

in attending. Please let me know your

thoughts on my questions and comments.

A Firstly, BLT does not involve any ba-

con. No pigs have ever been involved

in BLT, aside from the occasional teen-

ager who consumes 6 donuts in one sitting. The

next BLT is next Sunday, so feel free to join us

as we eat Bagels, Learn Torah, and score

Touchdowns. All parve Facon is welcomed.

FLATBUSH (cont’d from Page 4)

THIS SUNDAY!

NEXT SUNDAY!

Our Shul has really grown over the past couple of years! It's great that we have so many new people in our Minyan, and we have no one to thank more than the Alters and Kleins. "Let's Do Lunch" is an opportunity to give back to the Alters and Kleins by cooking them Shabbat meals together with people we have never met and would never have imag-ined spending time with for any other reason.

The Alters and Kleins would like to begin receiving their free Thank You meals as soon as possible, so expect a call in the near future. If your cooking is well regarded around town, you may be called sooner. If your guests tend to bring food with them when they visit, you may be waiting a while.

The goal isn't to prepare an elaborate meal, but rather to help relieve the guilt that is on the shoulders of a thankless community for these courageous souls who have cashed in a life of prestige and happiness to save our wayward souls. Owing to the equal importance of our special donors in securing the future of our community, sponsors of $1000 are exempt.

“Why Worry?”

“Buy a house from me!”