18-25 Saddle River Road Fair
Lawn, New Jersey 07410 201-797-0502
www.ahavatachim.org
Uri Goldstein, Rabbi
Arnie Spier, President
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Parshat Vayetzei
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November 17, 2007
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Friday 11/16
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Shabbat 11/17
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Friday 11/23
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Shiur
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8:00 am
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Shacharit
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6:25 am
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8:45 am
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6:25 am
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Shiur
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3:15 pm
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Candles
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4:20 pm
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4:15 pm
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Mincha
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4:25 pm
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4:15 pm
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4:20 pm
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Ma’Ariv/Havdalah
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5:22 pm
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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
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Seudah
Shlishit is being sponsored by Seymour Wigod in memory of the Yahrzeits of his
parents, Edith Wigod, Eta bas Moshe and Abraham Wigod, Avraham ben Zimmel.
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Refuah Shelamah to Margo Greenstein who
underwent surgery last week.
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Come to the Shul on
Sunday November 18th for a lecture given by Rabbi Mordechai Becher “Triumphs
and Tragedies: How Judaism Deals with Life's Ups and Downs” at 8:15pm sponsored in memory of Julius Ellman, a”h, by Shirley E. Vann
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Thank
you to Debbie and Ben Lang for cleaning out the Rabbi’s office in the shul
which allows Rabbi Goldstein to have official office hours.
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The Journal Committee is
proud to announce that to commemorate our 30th Anniversary the shul
will be honoring our Founding Members: Hilda z”l & Richard Aarenau, Edith
& Paul Cooper, Margo & Norman Greenstein, Irene & Howie Komet, Eita
& Richard Latkin, Hanna & Jacob z”l Lewinson, Esther & Nathan z”l
Miller, Sandy & Jay Rothschild and Sarah & Henry Stanger, 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.
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Mazal Tov to Esther Miller, one of our
founding families, on the engagement of her granddaughter.
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If you need to
add/revise/delete your birthday/anniversary listings, please check the notice
in the mail and notify Robyn at rjsafier@optonline.net
as soon as is possible. The next Kiddush
will be on December 15th.
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If you are
interested in giving gift certificates as Chanukah gifts to family, friends, or
co-workers, contact Lori Garfunkel to receive the 4 page listing of available
stores for whom we can offer gift certificates. Orders must be placed by
Monday, November 19th. For your convenience, there is also a
copy of the vendors list in the shul lobby.”
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Please remember to their redeem your Kol Nidrei pledges and
yizkor Tzedakah pledges.
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Volunteers
are needed to help update our web site with new designs and
content. If you can assist Leslie Gabor please contact him.
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Please
keep Gil Adler's safety in the Israeli army in mind when you light your Shabbat
candles.
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Please
daven for the soldiers: Gilad (ben Aviva) Shalit, Ehud (ben Malka) Goldwasser
and Eldad (ben Tova) Regev.
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The
shul has Siddurim & Machzorim ($36) and Chumashim ($54) available to be
donated. Please contact Eli Greenbaum for details
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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
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Please
remember that no food or drinks are permitted in the classrooms or
Beit Midrash.
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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.
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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.
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Kiddush setup this week are the following families:
Greenbaum/Goldman, Goldstein, Graber
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Next week’s kiddush setup are the following
families: G. Greenberg, M. Greenberg, Halpern
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Kiddush cleanup for the month of November are the
following families: Farbstein, Feigenbaum, Fineman, Finkelstein, Freund, Gabor,
Garfunkel, Goldgur, Goldstein, Graber, and Greenbaum/Goldman.
Weekday Davening Schedule
PLEASE MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO ATTEND MINYANIM.
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
Thanksgiving
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Shacharit
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8:15 am
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6:15 am
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6:25 am
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6:25 am
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8:00 am
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Mincha/Ma’ariv
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4:20 pm
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8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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4:20 pm
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This Week at Ahavat Achim
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 30th
Anniversary. Please look for further details to follow shortly.
Monday, December 10 Shul Board Meeting, after Ma’ariv at the Shul
Shabbat, December 15 Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush
Fri-Shabbat, Feb 15-16 Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey
Woolf, Professor at Bar Illan University
Monday, January 14 Shul Board Meeting, after Ma’ariv at the
Shul
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, Sara Bernstein, Arnie Spier and the Rabbi. Be a part of this program’s success!
Tzeitchem L’Shalom/Boachem B’Shalom
Boachem B’Shalom to Margo and
Norman Greenstein who have returned from their yearly visit to Israel.
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.
RABBI
GOLDSTEIN’S OFFICE HOURS Although
Rabbi Goldstein is always available to the membership; he will be 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 201-703-2458.
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.
15TH 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 16th. 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 Kislev
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Hebrew Date
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Shul Member
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Relationship
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Benjamin Mittelpunkt
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1
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Eita Latkin
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Grandfather
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Abraham
Wigod
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7
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Seymour Wigod
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Father
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Seymour Martin Farbstein
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10
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Bill Farbstein
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Father
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Clara Shimoff
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17
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Melanie Kwestel
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Mother
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Selma Cohen
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19
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Irene Komet
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Mother
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Zvi Noah Gershon
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21
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Seymour Strausberg
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Father in Law
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Moses Garfunkel
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25
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David Garfunkel
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Grandfather
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Jacob Lewinson
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27
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Hanna Lewinson
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Husband
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Fair Lawn Jewish Community Events and Highlights
NEW MINCHA MINYAN Yeshivat Noam is trying to
start a Mincha Minyan daily at 3:15. Since we do not offer
Mincha at this time of the year - can you put this out on our email to
our membership please? There may be some members who are home at this time and
would find it helpful, as would we to have them help make the Minyan.
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.
YESHIVAT NOAM CHANUKAH FAIR The Yeshivat Noam Parents Association is
proud to present our community wide Chanukah craft fair on Sunday December 2nd
from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Congregation Rinat
Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck, NJ Crafts for Children!! Nursery-6th grade $8 per child includes 2 crafts. For more
information, please contact Michelle H. Eis 201-385-6146 or Amy Birman
201-836-0817.
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.
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Shirley Vann has
donated this week’s d’var Torah in memory of her beloved mother,
Necha bas Yitzchok.
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