18-25 Saddle River Road    Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410    201-797-0502

www.ahavatachim.org

Uri Goldstein, Rabbi

Arnie Spier, President

 

 

 

 

Parshat Toldot

November 10, 2007

 

 

 Please Do Not Speak During The Davening

 

Please be respectful. Do not enter or leave

the shul sanctuary during the d’var torah.

 

Things To Know This Shabbat

 

v      Our condolences to former members Avrom and Deborah Horenstein on the loss of their daughter Ariella. Shiva will be observed at the Horenstein home 44 Mariner Way, Monsey, NY 10952. May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

 

v      Oneg Shabbat at the home of Randi & Arnie Spier, Friday night at 7:30 pm

 

v      The Journal Committee is proud to announce that to commemorate our 30^th Anniversary the shul will be honoring our Founding Members at our annual Journal Dinner on Sunday March 9, 2008.  Please keep your eyes out for further information and it is never too early to get those ads in.

 

v      Come to the Shul on Sunday November 18^th for a lecture given by Rabbi Mordechai Becher “Triumphs and Tragedies: How Judaism Deals with Life's Ups and Downs” at 8:15pm given in memory of Julius Ellman, a”h, by Shirley E. Vann

 

v      Thank you to our members for an unbelievable collection day!  62 coats were delivered to the shelter. 

 

v      From Bears for Bergenfield director, Claire Ginsburg Goldstein: can't tell you what this means to have people rally to our cause and support this important project. The toys are so appreciated and valued. When I was at Meir Medical Center, two months ago, and distributing the toys to the children, the children delighted in receiving the toys. It didn't seem to matter whether they were confined to their hospital beds or were allowed into the classrooms to play with their new toys. It does so much for their spirits to see that Americans care about them and do not forget them. Thank you so much!

 

v      A volunteer is needed to help update our web site with new designs and content.  If you can assist Leslie Gabor please contact him. 

 

v       Please keep Gil Adler's safety in the Israeli army in mind when you light your Shabbat candles.

 

v      Please daven for the soldiers: Gilad (ben Aviva) Shalit, Ehud (ben Malka) Goldwasser and Eldad (ben Tova) Regev.

 

v      The shul has Siddurim & Machzorim ($36) and Chumashim ($54) available to be donated.  Please contact Eli Greenbaum for details

 

v      If you know anyone who could use a visit or assistance from the Bikkur Cholim/Chesed Committee please contact the Rabbi or Heidi Oster.

 

Kiddush/Seuda Shlishit

 

v      Please remember that no food or drinks are permitted in the classrooms or
Beit Midrash.

 

v      An anonymous sponsor has stepped forward and has offered to sponsor one Kiddush a month provided the other 3 Kiddushim in the month are sponsored.  Please don’t let us lose this generous opportunity. Thank you to our anonymous sponsor.

 

v      If you would like to sponsor a Kiddush, contact Gail Plotnick. If you would like to sponsor a Seuda Shlishit, please speak to Barry Weinraub.

 

v      Kiddush setup this week are the following families: Gabor, Garfunkel, Goldgur

 

v      Next week’s kiddush setup are the following families: Goldman/Greenbaum, Goldstein, Graber

 

v      Kiddush cleanup for the month of November are the following families: Farbstein, Feigenbaum, Fineman, Finkelstein, Freund, Gabor, Garfunkel, Goldgur, Goldstein, Graber and Goldman/Greenbaum.

 

Weekday Davening Schedule

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND MINYANIM.

 

	Sunday Rosh Chodesh	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Shacharit	8:00 am	6:15 am	6:25 am	6:25 am	6:15 am
Mincha/Ma’ariv	4:25 pm	8:00 pm	8:00 pm	8:00 pm	8:00 pm

 

 

This Week at Ahavat Achim

Monday, November 12    Shul Board Meeting, after Ma’ariv at the Shul

Friday, November 16      Deadline for participation in Bergen County Chanukah Toy Drive

 

Adult Education at Ahavat Achim

PIRKEI AVOT Join Rabbi Goldstein on Monday mornings at 9:15 am for a class on Pirkei Avot.

 

GEMARAH SHIUR Join Rabbi Goldstein every Shabbat afternoon approximately one hour before Mincha.

 

PARSHA CLASS A weekly Parsha class with the Rabbi takes place every Tuesday evening at 8:30 pm.

 

CHUMASH CLASS Jerry Halpern is giving a shiur every Shabbat morning from 8:00 – 8:45 am.  Men and women are invited to attend. We are starting Toldos.

 

A Glimpse Into Our Future

Shabbat, December 8     Chanukah Luncheon, celebrating our Shul’s 30^th Anniversary.  Please look for further details to follow shortly.

Monday, December 10   Shul Board Meeting, after Ma’ariv at the Shul

Fri-Shabbat, Feb 15-16   Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf, Professor at Bar Illan University

 

Gita Cooperwasser Youth Program

PRE-K MINYAN We are proud to announce that have a new Junior Congregation for those children in pre-K to be led by Julie Goldstein.  Younger children are welcome provided their parents participate in the program.

 

JUNIOR CONGREGATION We are also proud to announce that we have a new Junior Congregation for boys in grades 3-6 that takes place in the Beit Midrash at 10:15am.  Thank you to Stu Oppenheim for coordinating and supervising this Minyan.

The Gita Cooperwasser Youth Program appreciates your ideas and suggestions for possible events and excursions you believe would be of interest to children of all ages. The chairpersons invite all parents to become more actively involved.  Please don’t be shy.  If you would like to participate in any of the programs or join the committee, please speak with Ilana Schwitzer, Renee Freund, Eli Greenbaum, Arnie Spier and the Rabbi.  Be a part of this program’s success!

Tzeitchem L’Shalom/Boachem B’Shalom

Please email rjsafier@optonline.net the name(s) of those members either going to, or returning from, Israel so they can be included in the weekly bulletin.

 

Tehillim List

Please say Tehillim for the following people: Ariel Ben Vera (Ariel Sharon), Yaakov ben Sarah (Paul Sanemeterio), Menachem Manis ben Sarah Raizel, Yehudah Shlomo ben Yehudis Shosha, Taibi Yehudit bat Tama Gossya, Tinok ben Raizel Shoshana.

 

If you would like to add/delete a name from this list, please contact rjsafier@optonline.net

 

Sisterhood and Men’s Club

Please contact Steve Winchester at swinchman@aol.com to join the Men’s Club.  To join Sisterhood, please contact Gail Plotnick or Andrea Riskin at ajriskin@aol.com.

 

Ahavat Achim Misc.

BECOME A MEMBER OF AHAVAT ACHIM If you are not yet a member of Congregation Ahavat Achim; please speak with Eli Greenbaum (796-7081) or email eligreenbaum@yahoo.com for details on membership.

 

RABBI GOLDSTEIN’S OFFICE HOURS Rabbi Goldstein is maintaining office hours in the shul every Wednesday evening from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Those wishing to make an appointment to speak to him during this time may contact him in advance either via e-mail rabbi@ahavatachim.org or by phone 201-794-3927.

 

NOTICE TO THOSE RECEIVING ALIYOT At the conclusion of your Aliyah, you are asked whether you would like to make an optional Mishebayrach for your family.  As part of that additional Mishebayrach, you pledge to give Tzedakah in any amount of your choosing in behalf of those for whom you have asked Hashem's blessing.  Contributions to the shul can be made on-line via Paypal to treasurer@ahavatachim.org, or via MasterCard, Visa or check by sending the information to Aryeh Brenenson and indicating on the note or check "Aliyah Donation."  Thank you for your generosity and continued support of Ahavat Achim.

 

15^TH ANNUAL BERGEN COUNTY CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE Presents are distributed in our area at Chanukah parties held by organizations such as Tomorrow’s Children Institute/Hackensack Hospital, Shelter Our Sisters, Jewish Family Services of Bergen and Passaic Counties, Project Ezrah, JADD, Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County, UJC, Bikur Cholim, Bris Avrohom, and more.  What’s being collected: New and Unwrapped toys and gifts.  Electronic and board games, arts and crafts supplies, books, dolls, sports equipment, legos and toys with Jewish themes and content.  While this is called a “toy” drive, please keep in mind when selecting presents that many recipients are older children and young teenagers.  Ideas for this age group include portable cd players, radios, jewelry, watches, stationary, diaries, books, posters and sports equipment (baseball gloves, hockey sticks, footballs, etc.) Hebrew music cd’s are especially appreciated for all age groups.  Please remove all price tags and please NO USED ITEMS.  Please deliver your gifts to Lisa and Jacob Eis, 15-02 Mandon Place (201-796-9016) by November 16^th.  Zoldan’s Judaica Center, Animations, Modell’s and the Judaica House will take 10% off the price of any non-sale item bought for the Toy Drive.  Visit our website at www.bctoydrive.com for more info.

 

TEFILLIN AND SHOES FOR NEEDY KIDS IN ISRAEL There are Bar Mitzvah boys in Israel whose families don't have the resources to purchase a pair of tefillin. Many go to orthodox yeshivas. Without your help they will have the ability to fulfill an important mitzvah that is the obligation of every Jewish man. There are thousands of boys and girls in Israel who have never had a new pair of shoes. The hand-me-downs don't fit and/or are in disrepair. Wearing these poorly fit shoes can cause foot injuries. A pair of tefillin costs $160. A pair of shoes costs $36 or 3 for $100. It is our intention to donate tefillin through the scholarship fund led by Rabbi's Rivlin and our own Rabbi Yasgur. We will purchase shoes for girls at the Bayit Lepleitot Orphans Home, and for boys and girls through Mesamche Lev. Through these two organizations, 50,000 pairs of children’s shoes were given to indigent children in 2006. So far thirteen member families have donated seven pairs of tefillin and twenty-three pairs of shoes. More are needed. Please send your generous donations made payable to Cheryl Wigod z"l Cong. Ahavat Achim Tzedakah fund to Jack Bickel at 36-02 Hale Place Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410.

BAR/BAT MITZVAH The Fair Lawn Jewish Community Council gives a book as a present to all Bat and Bar Mitzvah children in each Shul.  If your child is going to be a Bar or Bat Mitzvah (or if they were recently a Bar or Bat Mitzvah), please contact Shirley Vann to receive the book. 

 

BOOK THE DAVID SCHWITZER SOCIAL HALL FOR A SHUL OR PERSONAL EVENT All bookings must be cleared through our calendar person, Steve Winchester. Please contact him at 796-1766 or swinchman@aol.com.

 

Easy Ways To Support Your Shul

SCRIP is available from Sisterhood for Food Showcase.  To purchase, please speak with Shelly Winchester at 796-1766.  Scrip is also available from the Men’s Club for Pathmark and Shop Rite.  To purchase, please speak with David Garfunkel at 791-1205.  You can pay for Scrip via Paypal to Treasurer@ahavatachim.org or MasterCard or Visa, by giving that information to Aryeh Brenenson. 

 

YAHRZEIT PLAQUES Memorialize a loved one and receive written notice of your upcoming yahrzeit every year. In addition, your loved one’s name will be mentioned during the public yizkor we recite on Yom Kippur.  Plaques are $250 for members and $350 for non-members.  For more information, contact Sophie Infield at 791-5518.

 

MITZVAH CARDS

Contact Eita Latkin at 791-8940 or via email at parentsof3@aol.com.   Mitzvah cards sent through Eita cost $3 and those sent to shul members will be acknowledged in the shul bulletin.   Mitzvah cards can also be ordered in bulk.  Ten cards will be sent to your home for $25.  These cards (which you send out yourself) cannot be acknowledged in the bulletin.

 

And We Remember…  During Cheshvan

Name	Hebrew Date	Shul Member	Relationship
Jonathan Garfunkel	6	Lori & David Garfunkel	Son
Ephraim Menashe ben Meshulem Zushe	6	Heshy Brown	Father
Alex Singer	8	Seth Bader	Grandfather
Alex Singer	8	Sheree Kor	Grandfather
Henry Garfinkel	14	Shelly Winchester	Father
Beatrice Gershon Strausberg	17	Seymour Strausberg	Wife
Paul Kwestel	19	Mendy Kwestel	Father
Edith Wigod	21	Seymour Wigod	Mother
Helen Kwestel	22	Mendy Kwestel	Mother
Velvel Ben Yechiyel	24	Arnie Sperling	Mother’s Family
Yechiel Ben Chaiim & Raizel Bat Shlomo	24	Arnie Sperling	Mother’ Family
Julius Ellman	25	Shirley Vann	Father
Lucy Heller	29	Joyce Heller	Mother in Law
Yetta Singer	29	Seth Bader	Grandmother
Yetta Singer	29	Sheree Kor	Grandmother

 

This section is published each month before Rosh Chodesh to remember the yahrzeit of those listed on memorial plaques in the shul, and to memorialize members' immediate relatives who have passed away.  If you would like the yahrzeit of a family member to be included in this section, please contact rjsafier@optonline.net.

 

Fair Lawn Jewish Community Events and Highlights

TORAH LINKS presents: A Motzai Shabbos Learning Program for boys of all ages! Learn with your parent or other adult. Raffles & refreshments each week Sat nights 7-8 PM. Nov 10- Dec. 1  at Sephardic Center of Fair Lawn 40-34 Terhune Place Fair Lawn NJ 07410, GRAND RAFFLE PRIZE: A Fantastic bicycle.

 

ART SHOW Congregation Darchei Noam is sponsoring an Art Show by two world-renowned artists from Jerusalem whose innovative works are inspired by Jewish mysticism and modern science.  It will take place this Motzai Shabbat from 7-11 PM at the home of Rachel and Nathan Bednarsh, 3-28 Kenneth Ave in Fair Lawn.  There is no admission charge.

 

CHANGE THE WORLD. ONE CHILD AT A TIME.  Do you have some free time after you drop the kids at school?  Or an hour available before you pick them up?  Are you retired and looking for something meaningful to do with your time?  Do you work part-time and want a unique opportunity to do something special on your day off?  Consider becoming a Bergen Reads literacy volunteer.  All you need is one hour per week and the desire to help a child learn to read.  We’ll take care of the rest.  Recruitment is going on now.  Don’t delay!  Contact Sharon Rifkind at the UJA/NNJ at 201-488-6800 x229 or sharonr@ujannj.org for more information or to receive an application.

 

CAN YOU DO A MITZVAH Can you do a mitzvah by taking a suitcase to Israel? Bella Ginsburg, Fair Lawn Gemach, has clothing that has to go to a Gemach in Israel to be distributed amongst needy families.   The Gemach will come and get the suitcase from you in Israel; all you do is have to take it one way only.  Please call Bella Ginsburg 201-794-7094.  She has various sized suitcases; take the one you are comfortable with.  It will contain clothing only. 

 

BEARS FOR BERGENFIELD Please take a duffle to Israel for Bears from Bergenfield. Contact Claire Ginsburg Goldstein if you are able to take a bag at 201 385-3325 or 551-804-8749 cell. If she knows when your flight arrives, you can be met by her partners, Betty and Ed Wolfe.

 

Important Phone Numbers

ERUV UPDATE – 797-0502

MIKVAH – 796-0350 located at Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn.  Weekday 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Motzai Shabbat - 1 hour 15 minutes after Shabbat, open for 2 hours. Kaylim Mikvah: Sundays only 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

 

 

Shirley Vann has donated this week’s d’var Torah in memory of her beloved mother, Necha bas Yitzchok.