Shabbos Youth Programs• ShmirashHaLashonfor girls, 5:10pm, Main Shul• SKIP,ages 18 months - grade 5, ECD Wing, 9:00 - 11:30am • Mommy&Mefor Moms with children 2 years old and younger, ECD Wing, Ruach Rainbows Classroom, 9:00 - 11:30am • B’neiBJfor Boys in Grades 2 – 5, led by Lawrence Stroll, Board Room, 10:30am• Ninefif-TEENMinyanfor boys and girls in grades 5 - 12, led by Rabbi Shalom Yosef Horowitz, Conference Room, 9:15am• NCSYShaloshSeudosfor High Schoolers, led by Rabbi Chaim Neiditch, between Mincha & Maariv, Carson Room• ShaloshSeudosforGrades6-8,between Mincha & Maariv, Youth Lounge• AvosU’Banim/FatherSonLearning, 7:00pm, Kollel.

Shabbos Classes• DafYomi,Rabbi Reuven Stein, one hour before Mincha, K• DafYomi, Rabbi Dovid Kapenstein, one hour before Mincha, K• ShabbosMorningChumashShiur, Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich, 8:30am, MS, for men & women • ShabbosShiurforMen, Rabbi Doniel Pransky, 10:45am, K • 12MinuteHalachah, following 9am Minyan, DM

Erev ShabbosFRIDAY,DECEMBER18Mincha, MS...........................5:10pm Candlelighting......................5:13pm

ShabbosDECEMBER20ShacharisEarly Minyan, K....................8:00am Main Minyan, MS ................9:00am 9am Minyan, DM.................9:00amNine fif-TEEN Minyan, CR....9:15amAdult Beginners, CS...........10:00amMinchaEarly Mincha, DM ................4:00pmMincha, MS .........................5:00pm MS Boys Mincha, DM..........5:00pmMaarivShabbos ends/Maariv, MS...6:07pmLate Maariv, K.......................6:17pm

Weekday WEEKOFDECEMBER20-26Shacharis Sunday........................6:50/8:00/9:00am Sunday Learners Minyan, K........7:55am Mon & Thurs, DM...............6:50/8:00am Tues (Asarah B’Teves).................6:40am Wed, Fri, DM.......................7:00/8:00am Mon - Fri, K..................................7:30am MinchaSun, K/DM ..................1:00/5:15pm Mon - Thurs, K.....................2:30pmMon, Wed, Thurs, DM.........5:15pm Tues, DM (Asarah B’Teves)..4:55pm

MaarivSun - Thurs, DM.........following MinchaSun - Thurs, DM ..................9:00pmSun - Thurs, K .............7:40/9:45pm

Next ShabbosFRIDAY,DECEMBER25Mincha, MS..............................5:15pm Candlelighting.........................5:17pm

(CS) Carson Room, (CR) Conference Room, (BR) Board Room, (DM) Daily Minyan, (K) Kollel, (MS) Main Shul, (FR) Franco Room

Ongoing Weekday Classes SUNDAY• YesodeiHaTorah, 9:15 - 11am, K, for men • ShiraSmiles, 10 - 11am, Preschool Office, for women• Redemption with Rabbi Pransky, 7pm, FR, for men and womenMONDAY• TanachwithRabbi Stein, noon, FR, men and women.TUESDAY• Iyovwith Rabbi Goldberger, 7:30 - 8:30pm, CS, for menWEDNESDAY• JewishPotpourriwith Rabbi Tendler, noon, FR, for men and women• AdvancedNavi with Rabbi Pransky 8 - 9pm, for women• Parshawith Rabbi Freundlich, 9 - 9:45pm, CS, for womenThursday• InchbyInchTeleconference with Mrs. Pransky, 8-9pm, for womenMON-FRIMussarTeleconference with Rabbi or Mrs. Pransky, 1:20 - 1:30pm, for womenSUN-THURS ASK Night Kollel, 8 - 9:45pm, K, for menMON&WED ASK Yeshiva Learning, 8 - 9:45pm, K, for men

Ilan D. Feldman, Rabbi • Yechezkel Freundlich, Associate Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Feldman, Rabbi Emeritus

Binyomin Sloviter & Yitzchok Tendler, Rabbinic FellowsLarry Beck, President • Harvey Steele, Executive Director

Mindy Tanenbaum, Preschool DirectorJodi Wittenberg & Tzippy Teller, Co-Presidents, Sisterhood

1855 LaVista Road Atlanta, GA 30329 • (404) 633-0551 • Fax (404) 320-7912www.bethjacobatlanta.org

This Shabbos flyer is brought to you in loving memory of Marlene Mendel, z”l.Her light does not go out at night. - Prov. 31

Good Shabbos and Welcome!PARSHASVAYIGASH

DECEMBER19,2015•7TEVES5776TorahReading: page 250 Haftarah: page 1144

Latest time to recite Shema on Shabbos morning: 10:05am

Full schedule of lectures inside Shabbos Flyer

Asarah B’Teves is this Tuesday, December 22. See schedule for changes in davening times. Fast begins 6:26am, ends 6:08pm.

Mazal Tov to:

• Natan&LeahStarkmanon the bris and naming of their son, Pesach Zalman.

• RabbiIlan&MiriamFeldmanon the birth of a grandson, born to Josh & Chaya Menucha Wohlfarth of Baltimore, MD, and to great-grandparents RabbiEmanuel&EstelleFeldman.• Yosef&SoniaHoffmanon the birth of twins, a boy and girl.

• Dr.Albert&FlorenceRabin on the engagement of their daughter Sarah to Dr. Mashiach Benson of Teaneck, NJ.

• RabbiPransky’sRedemptionclassandShmuelclasson their multi-year study and completion of Sefer Shemos and Sefer Shmuel! They will be celebrating with a Siyum this week and beginning Vayikra and Melochim in January.

Thank You to Our Donors!NORMANRAABKIDDUSHFUNDWe hope you have enjoyed the cholent at Kiddush the past two months. It has been made possible through the generosity of Andy & Sydney Lewis, and reflects their desire to further enhance Kiddush for our community. We are looking for others to follow their lead by enhancing Kiddush to commemorate special people and occasions in their life. To participate in this warm weekly gathering of our community, please contact Harvey Steele. • Andy&SydneyLewis sponsored cholent this week in honor of Rabbi & Mrs. Pransky coming to Atlanta a decade ago, and for all the ways they have enriched our community.

• AnAnonymousDonor has sponsored extra salads for the Shul Kiddush this week.

• David&HalleGarfunkel in memory of David’s father, Baruch Mordechai Garfunkel, z”l

• Dr.Albert&FlorenceRabin in honor of the engagement of their daughter Sarah to Dr. Mashiach Benson of Teaneck, NJ.

• GayleCarus in memory of her father Albert Irving Gilman, Avraham Yitzhak ben Yaakov, z”l.

SPECIALDEDICATIONS

News & Updates & Around Town

• Mommy&MeandSKIP will now end 11:30am to match the approximate end time of Shacharis.

• SKIP will not meet over winter break, Shabbos December 26 and January 2. SKIP groups will resume Shabbos, January 9.

Thank You to Our Volunteers!The shul can only function with your assistance. If you can help out on a one-time or consistent basis, please call the shul office, or speak to one of our staff or Board of Trustee members. Thank you!• DanAppelrouth,LucyCarson,CaroleFeinberg,VickiKayser,NancyLevyandGailRoginfor

helping with the BJ Directory/Tribute Journal mailing.

• YaakovDaniels for playing guitar, and TzviBerkowitz for playing keyboard at the Feldman’s Open House Chanukah Party, adding beautiful musical accompaniment to the singing and dancing.

Upcoming Classes & Events

• HeadlinesinHalacha, Monday, December 21. Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich will speak on, “Virtual Theft: Downloading Files or Programs without Permission.”

• BuildingBlocksofEmunahwithMrs.MiriamFeldman,PartII, January 5, 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 2016, 8:15pm, Conference Room, for women. This interactive workshop is based on the Foundations curriculum and the Five Neshama Principles. Each class is an actual building block which will stand on the class before it. Consistent attendance will maximize your experience. Register with ASK.

• SavetheDate!SisterhoodTuB’ShvatEvent:Trees&Treats, Motzei Shabbos January 16, 8pm. Get crafty by making your own terrarium, mingle with friends and enjoy traditional Tu B’Shvat refreshments. For women only, Conference Room. There is a fee. Please contact Raizel Kahn for more information, or sign up via the link in Sunday’s e-mail.

• AnnualDinnerHonoringRabbiDaniel&BlumaEstreicher,Sunday February 28, 5pm, Heritage Hall. Please join us in honoring the Estreichers by placing an ad in our Tribute Journal. Extra forms are in the flyer racks, or you can follow the link in the Sunday e-mail.

Shloimie Newmark, Brian Spaner, Yaakov Daniels (on guitar) and Josh Joel at the Open House Chanukah Party on Zos Chanukah.