www.ahavatachim.org
Uri Goldstein, Rabbi
Arnie Spier, President
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Parshat Emor |
May 10, 2008
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Friday 5/9 |
Shabbat 5/10 |
Friday 5/16 |
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Shacharit |
6:25
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8:45
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6:25
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Shiur |
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6:35
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Mincha |
7:00
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7:35
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7:00
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Candles |
7:43
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7:50
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Ma’Ariv/Havdalah |
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8:47
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Please be respectful. Do not enter or leave
the shul sanctuary during the d’var torah.
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Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored
by Sarah and Larry Bernstein in
memory of Sara's father - Richard Silberman and Larry’s maternal grandfather -
Yosef Aron ben Leah.
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Thanks to Michele and Andy Solomon for your hard work in
making Sunday’s Yom Ha’atzmaut BBQ a tremendous success. Thanks as well go to the Rabbi, Randi &
Arnie Spier, Greg Riskin and Leron Weinraub for their assistance.
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This year marks the 5th
anniversary of the yahrzeit of Cheryl Wigod.
On the Shabbat of July 18th – 19th.
Andrew Wigod will dedicate
the Cheryl Wigod a”h Scholar in Residence weekend when we will once again
welcome Rav Binny Friedman. Please watch
for further details to follow.
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Do you enjoy reading this weekly bulletin? Please volunteer 30 minutes a week to be our
new editor. Please see Arnie.
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We have a family looking to move here
with 3 children ages 1, 5 and 9. They are seeking to purchase preferably
a Colonial with 4 or 5 bedrooms. If you know of a house on or going on
the market please see Arnie. The family wishes to spend Shabbat of May 16th
- 17th with us, if you could house or host the family for a meal
please see Jonathan Schachter.
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Please keep Yosef Goldgur’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, Beit Midrash or youth lounge.
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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
David Garfunkel.
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Kiddush setup this week are the following families:
Latkin, K. Levine and Lewis
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Next week’s Kiddush setup are the following
families: Lewissohn, Neiger, Oppenheim
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Kiddush
cleanup for the month of May are the following families: Brenenson, Brown,
Buchman, Chass, Delle Chaiaie, Dubin, Dworkis, Eis, Farbstein, Feigenbaum,
Fineman and Freund.
PLEASE MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO ATTEND MINYANIM.
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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Shacharit |
8:15 am |
6:15 am |
6:25 am |
6:25 am |
6:15 am |
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Mincha/Ma’ariv |
7:45 pm |
7:45 pm |
7:45 pm |
7:45 pm |
7:45 pm |
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 gives a shiur
every Shabbat morning from 8:00 – 8:45 am. Men and women are invited to
attend. We are studying Toldos.
HISTORY
CLUB History Club will meet on Sunday
June 1 at 8pm at the Kustanowitz home. We will see a film on the
Shanghai Ghetto and discuss Farewell Shanghai by Angel Wagenstein, a
novel about the experience. There are a few interesting memoirs about the
period - the most fact-filled is by Ernst Heppner, the most entertaining is by
Ursula Bacon. Many alumni of that experience went on to significant
success in the
A Glimpse Into Our Future
Monday, May 12 Shul Board Meeting at the Shul,
following Ma’Ariv
Sunday, June 1 Salute to
Monday, June 2 Shul Board meeting at the Shul,
following Maariv
Shabbat June 7 Seudah
Shlishit is sponsored by Eli Zezon in memory of his father, Shlomo Ben Simcha
V’ Eliyahu
Monday, June 16 Sisterhood Annual Spring Dinner,
honoring Gail Plotnick.
Monday, June 23 Shul General Membership Meeting,
following Maariv
July 18th – 19th Cheryl Wigod a”h Scholar in Residence weekend with Rav Binny Friedman.
The Gita Cooperwasser Youth
Program appreciates your ideas and suggestions. The committee is focuses
on creating a meaningful Shabbos in the Shul for our kids. Please contact
someone on the committee: Ilana Schwitzer at ilanatree@aol.com, Renee Freund,
Eli Greenbaum, Sara Bernstein, Arnie Spier and/or the Rabbi.
PRE-K MINYAN
Julie Goldstein leads our Junior Congregation for those children in pre-K through 2nd
grade. Younger children are welcome when accompanied by a parent.
Please email
rjsafier@optonline.net the name(s) of those members either going to, or
returning from,
SPRING
DINNER The sisterhood annual Spring
Dinner honoring Gail Plotnick will take place on Monday, June 16th. Did you get your invite? If not, please contact Gloria Lewissohn. If yes, please RSVP.
Please contact Steve
Winchester at
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 after maariv to approximately 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. Please note that the
Rabbi's e-mails are forwarded to his home PC and to his blackberry.
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.
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.
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
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. Please note that as of July 1, 2008 the price will increase to $300 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.
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Name |
Hebrew Date |
Shul Member |
Relationship |
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Harry Latkin |
2 |
Richard Latkin |
Father |
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Jack Schwartz |
2 |
Naomi Levine |
Father |
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Jack Schwartz |
2 |
Kenny Levine |
Grandfather |
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Zimel Wigod |
3 |
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Grandfather |
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Rosalind Dorshay |
16 |
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Aunt |
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Gital Klein |
26 |
David Garfunkel |
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.
RIDE WITH
Yeshivat Noam
presents: 'Troubling Texts in Tanakh' with Shira Schiowitz. Series' topics include Jephte’s Daughter,
David and Batsheva and Megillat Ruth Thursday mornings 9:15-10:30. May 1- June 12, 2008 (come for all or some
sessions). Yeshivat Noam, 70 W Century Road,
ERUV UPDATE – 797-0502
MIKVAH – 796-0350 located at Congregation Shomrei Torah in
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Shirley Vann has donated this week’s d’var Torah in memory of her beloved mother, Necha bas Yitzchok. |