LCM Alumni Newsletter

Lander College for Men Alumni Newsletter Kew Garden Hills Shabbos Zmanim Parshas Vayechi Candle Lighting 4:28 PM Shkiah 4:46 PM Tzeis (3 Stars) 5:33 PM Tzeis (Rabeinu Tam) 6:15 PM LCM Shabbos Davening Mincha (Friday) - 4:31 PM Shabbos Shachris - 8:30 AM Shabbos Mincha - 4:08 PM Maariv - 5:35 PM The following stores are currently participating in the Lander College for Men Community Discount Card program (valid through 12/31/09). If you have not received your card, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs. Barber Men's Famous Barber Shop (10% discount on all haircuts) 72-60 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-263-2171 Bakery Mendy's Bakery (10% discount on minimum purchases of $10) 72-22 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-7836 Candy Main Sweet (5% discount on purchases under $36, 10% discount on purchases above $36) 72-54 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-261-3917 Clothing J & Z Couture Fine Men and Kid's Clothing (10% discount on all purchases) 72-56 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-261-2452 Dentistry Gentle Dental - Dr. Maybruch (15% discount) 144-32 68th Rd. Flushing, NY 11367 718-263-8300 Dry Cleaning David's Cleaners (10% discount on all service) 71-42 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-7500 U.N. Cleaners (20% discount on all service) 79-27 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-969-0207 S. Kohan French Cleaners (15% discount on all service) 73-17 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-8866 Florist Lilac's Florist (10% discount on all in-store purchases - this does not include discounts on events, parties etc.) 72-12 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 1-800-35-LILAC Food Ramat Gan Fruit and Vegetables (5% discount on minimum purchases of $10) 71-30 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-2774 Wasserman's Supermarket (10% discount on purchases except select items) 72-68 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-7413 Judaica (Seforim) Gift World (5% discount on all cash purchases $36 or more. No discounts on CD's.) 72-20 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-261-0233 Optometry Schrier Optometric (15% discount) 72-63 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-263-6754 Pharmaceutical Products Shalom Pharmacy (10% discount on all cash purchases; 5% discount on all credit card purchases above $10. No discounts on sales or discounted items. Please present the discount card to the cashier before checking out.) 72-22 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-7836 Pizza Benjy's Pizza (10% discount on all purchases) 72-72 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-268-0791 Pizza Professor (5% discount on all credit card purchases; 10% discount on all cash purchases) 141-25 Jewel Ave Flushing, NY 11367 718-261-6666 Shimon's Pizza (5% discount on all purchases) 71-24 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 Restaurants Dougie's (10% discount on all cash purchases) 73-27 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-793-4600 Grill Express (10% discount on all purchases) 72-28 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-793-2266 Kosher Korner (15% discount on purchases above $50; 10% discount on purchases below $50) 73-01 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-263-1177 Subway (10% discount on all purchases) 141-24 Jewel Ave Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-SUBS Shatnez Hat to Toe (10% discount on shatnez-checking only) Two doors down from Wasserman's Wine HaKerem (10% discount on all purchases) 141-22 Jewel Ave. Flushing, NY 11367 718-261-9463 Variety Store Towne Variety (5% discount on all purchases) 72-34 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367 718-263-9090 Note: Gift World will no longer be giving discounts on any credit card purchases. LCM ALUMNI WEBSITE COME CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR UP-TO-DATE JOB POSTINGS, MAZEL TOV'S, AND OTHER IMPORTANT LCM NEWS AND EVENTS. THE SITE IS UPDATED REGULARLY AND IS QUICKLY BECOMING A GREAT NETWORKING SERVICE FOR THE LANDER COMMUNITY. SO, PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK US OUT AT LCMalumni.blogspot.com. IF YOU KNOW ANY LCM ALUMNI PERSONAL NEWS, JOB OPENINGS, OR WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT SOMETHING, PLEASE EMAIL THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR, EZZIE GOLDISH, AND HE WILL BE HAPPY TO POST THE INFORMATION ON YOUR BEHALF. LCM Alumni Council LCM Alumni Affairs Aryeh Young Faculty Member Dean Dr. Moshe Sokol Chair Moshe Ornstein Vice Chair - Programming Suchi Hornung Vice Chair - Communications Ezzie Goldish Secretary David Manheim Assistant Secretary Yosef Lerhman Council Members Michoel Bodenheimer Jon Burg Yehuda Hammer Evan Honigsfeld Ariel Kopitnikoff Ari Lasker Ari Lustig Elie Mendelson Elie Norowitz Dovid Rubin Ari Shore Gabi Shull Dovid Zigun Quick Link... We would like to encourage all of our alumni to check out the new Lander Shiurim Website, where you can access audio shiurim from your former Rebbeim and Roshei Yeshiva. Enjoy! Lander Shiurim Good Shabbos! Aryeh Young Director of Alumni Affairs aryeh.young@touro.edu 718-820-4883 (work) 516-512-4494 (cell) A BLAST FROM THE PAST - SHABBATON REUNION SIX WEEKS AWAY!!! 60 Alumni plus Families, Rebbeim, and Faculty Already Signed-Up Save the Date Feb. 20-21 The LCM Alumni Council is currently preparing to host its first ever alumni Shabbaton. The Shabbaton will be a terrific opportunity to reunite with former friends, rebbeim, and faculty members. It will be taking place at Lander College for Men in Kew Garden Hills, and housing will be arranged for all alumni and families coming from outside the neighborhood. We are anticipating approximately eight participating alumni, and we are very excited for our kick-off event featuring An AWESOME FAMILY-ORIENTED REUNION with old chaveirim, rebbeim, and faculty members Three terrific, CATERED SHABBOS SEUDOS A FRIDAY NIGHT ONEG with a thought-provoking Q and A session with former Rebbeim BABYSITTING (included in shabbaton price) A WOMEN'S-ONLY SHALOSH SEUDOS And of course... our first ever, Alumni Melave Malka, to get you into the Purim spirit, featuring a video presentation of the BEST MOMENTS IN LANDER PURIM SHPIEL HISTORY! If you would like to know which of your former chaveirim are already signed up, or would like to discuss anything that we can do to improve your shabbaton experience, please do not hesitate to contact the Director of Alumni Affairs, Aryeh Young (516-512-4494), or the Chairman of the Alumni Council, Moshe Orenstein (917-587-3359). This year's Shabbaton Committee includeds Suchi Hornung, Ariel Kapitnikoff, David Manheim, and Moshe Ornstein. Please RSVP to aryeh.young@touro.edu and indicate if you will need housing accommodations. As a reminder, the Shabbaton is $30 for single alumni, $60 for a couple, and $65 for a family. The registration deadline will be Tuesday, February 3rd. Please make all checks payable to Lander College for Men, and specify "alumni shabbaton" in the memo line. The checks can be sent to: Attn: Aryeh Young Lander College for Men 7531 150th St. Flushing, NY 11367 Chanukah Mesibah Smashing Success This year's LCM Chanukah Mesibah was a truly lively and exciting event featuring LCM alumnus soloist, Elie Norowitz, and the newly-formed LCM band. Following an inspirational shiur from the internationally renowned HaRav Noach Oelbaum shlit"a, over 150 students, alumni, and Rebbeim headed to the fourth floor for leibidik dancing and celebration. Everyone danced together in large circles and eventually smaller circles formed, as Talmidim had the privilege of dancing with their shiur Rebbe. Approximately twenty alumni attended the mesibah and enjoyed the opportunity to witness the exponential growth that LCM has experienced over the past few years. The evening concluded with a delicious seudas chanukah (Dougie's) hosted by the student council. N'shei Melave Malka Postponed Due to Snow This week's women's melave malka, scheduled to take place at the home of Daniella Dvash, has been postponed due to expected snow. It will be rescheduled after the winter intersession. Please stay tuned and we apologize for any inconvenience. Kollel/Alumni Team Wins LCM Intramural Basketball Championships Led by league MVP, Yonasan Meyers, the LCM Kollel/Alumni Team won its first championship this past semester. In a nail-biting 51-50 victory, the team proved that the veterans still have what it takes to win. Due to increased interest, there might be a new alumni team -separate from the kollel team - participating in the LCM intramurals next semester. Please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs if you are interested. The league plays on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and is free for all LCM students and alumni. Come on down and play! Mazel Tov... Yonah Zimmerman on his engagement to Esther Schwartz of Kew Gardens Hills Shalom Hopkovitz on his engagement to Rachel Marshel of Brooklyn Meir Nemetsky on his engagement to Perla Barocas of Los Angeles THOUGHTS ON THE PARSHA By HaRav Moshe Crystal shlit"a In Parshas Vayechi, Yaakov Avinu gave most of his sons brachos before his death, but for Shimon and Levi, he issued a warning. He explained that they were too hasty in taking revenge against from the city of Sh'chem, and he criticized them for letting weapons of violence become the tools of their trade. When Rashi explains this criticism, he says Yaakov means to convey that they were using tools that did not belong to them. Rather, they have lifted violence from the domain of Eisav. The Mirrer Mashgiach, Rav Yerucham Levovitz zt"l (in Daas Torah) explains that this was a separate criticism. Besides taking issue with their deeds themselves, he wants them to look at where they are coming from. They are doing actions which wereare not really their own, but imitating the ways of others. Rav Yerucham says that he once met a man whose body language immediately reminded him of another man. As it turned out, that other man was his best friend. We often do not realize the extent to which we are influenced by others. We may have good friends who help us grow and influence us for good, but other acquaintances and societal influences can have the opposite effect. Yaakov Avinu's words warn us that we should be more cognizant of why we do what we do. Just like each of the shevatim was given a brachah to make him aware of his unique potential, so too, we should think more about being ourselves and bringing out the good qualities which we were blessed with and not let them unknowingly be lost by subconsciously imitating others and living a superficial existence. Rav Wolbe (cf. Avnei Shlomo, v.2, p.77) related a story about many Chassidim who went to Kotzk to be with the Kotzker Rebbe for the Yamim Noraim. However, to their great chagrin, the rebbe did not come out from his hisbod'dus throughout the whole period. Finally, during the hakafos on Simchas Torah, the Kotzker Rebbe emerged from his seclusion. He saw the many visitors involved in the hakafos and shouted "what are you doing here?" Everyone turned white with fear and trepidation. The Rebbe asked the same question again, "what are you doing here?" Before the older chassidim could restrain him, one young chassid bravely offered the following explanation: "My mother gave me my tzitzis when I was three. My father got me my tefillin when I was 13. My father got me a gemara so I could learn. Now I want something of my own!" The Kotzker Rebbe listened and responded, "If so, it's good that you came!" Good Shabbos, Moshe Crystal Alumni Hashkafa Shiur Continues Note: The shiur will not be taking place this week, because the Mashgiach is in Israel on a recruiting visit. Come enjoy a shiur on the parsha and its timeless lessons and reunite with the Mashgiach and former chaveirim. The shiur is held every Wednesday at 9:15 PM (culminating with Maariv at 10:00) and will continue every Wednesday evening unless otherwise notified by email. The location will be on the 4th floor in the President's conference room of Lander College for Men, 75-31 150th St., Kew Gardens Hills, NY. If possible, please RSVP if you plan on attending.

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N'Shei Event M"otzsh January 10th

UPDATE: POSTPONED

SAVE THE DATE!

What: The Neshei Melave Malka

Where: Home of Daniella Dvash

When: Motzei Shabbos January 10th

If you would like to help out please contact Alana at bnotsharut@yahoo.com

Shabbaton Update

The planning for the Lander Alumni Shabbaton is well underway, and we'll be putting up more details about what exactly will be happening that weekend in the near future. This Monday, a number of Council members got together in Aryeh Young's luxurious office at Lander and made dozens of phone calls to alumni to tell them about the Shabbaton. The calls were very successful, and close to 60 alumni and their families have already committed to attending the Shabbaton; please pass the word along to all your friends as we'd like to get as many alumni as possible to kick off the first major event of the Lander Alumni! We need to know as soon as possible who will be coming so we can determine housing and meals for everyone, and to keep costs low.

As a reminder, the Shabbaton is $30 for single alumni, $60 for a couple, and $65 for a family.

For more details or to reserve, please contact Aryeh Young at aryeh.young@touro.edu (or LCMAlumni@gmail.com) or any members of the Shabbaton committee: Suchi Hornung, Ariel Kapitnikoff, David Manheim, and Moshe Ornstein.