Shabbos Toldos November 21st – November 22nd /29 MarCheshvan Friday November 21st Shacharis 6:28v/6:30/7:10 am Candles 4:16 pm Mincha 4:20 pm Shabbos Shacharis Vasikin Hashkama Main Shul (Poloner) Bais Medrash SZKS Repeat krias shema after 5:23 pm Chumash Rashi at the Neuburger home, 312 Briarcliffe Rd. at 7:45 pm 6:17 am 7:15 am 8:45 am 9:10 am 9:17 am Daf 7:45am/9:30am/3:10 pm Mincha 2:30/4:10 pm Maariv 5:15 pm Shabbos ends 5:23 pm Zichron Avraham Shmuel MSL 6:20 pm Weekdays/Weeknights Shacharis Sun 6:31v/6:50/8:00/8:45 am Mon 6:20/6:32v/7:10 am Tue 6:30/6:33v/7:10 am Wed 6:30/6:34v/7:10 am Thurs 6:35v/6:50/8:00/8:45 am Mincha Sun, Thurs 12:45, 4:20 pm Mon-Wed 4:20 pm Candles 4:12 pm Mincha 4:15 pm Maariv Mon-Thurs. after mincha, 9:05,10:00 pm NO SUNDAY 10 PM MAARIV FROM OUR RAV: L'chvodchem hayikarim loy"t – Shalom rav uveracha merubah. As our Friday nights get longer, please increase your vigilance in wearing the safety sashes and using the pedestrian crossings on New Bridge Road. The tragedies of the week, especially the brutal murder of Jews peacefully davening have us welcoming Shabbos with the thoughts of the injured and bereaved very much on our minds. Following mncha we will say Tehilim on their behalf praying that Hashem continues to protect the streets of Yerushalyim and the cities of Israel. We are grateful to Shimmy and Ora and our local police force that have stepped up their presence around our shul and to Shimmy and Ora for seeing to it that our grounds are safe and secure. Mazel tov to Claire Strauss and family on the upcoming marriage of Timi to Daniel Waltuch, son of Phyllis & Alan Waltuch of Brooklyn. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Lucy Lang and Norbert & Dorothy Strauss. Yaaleh hazivug yafeh veyivnu bayis ne’eman b’Yisrael. Mazel tov to Nahum & Dr. Rina Felman on the upcoming marriage of Talia to Yoni Weitz, son of Dasi and Moti Weitz of Woodmere. Yaaleh hazivug yafeh veyivnu bayis ne’eman b’Yisrael. Mazel tov to Helen & Joe Spiro on the recent marriage of Benjy to Leah Lousky, daughter of Debie & Haim Lousky of California. Yaaleh hazivug yafeh veyivnu bayis ne’eman b’Yisrael. Mazel tov to Elise & Zvi Ginsberg on the engagement of Ari to Alyssa Zaretsky, daughter of Elena Zaretsky and Aaron Zaretsky. Yaaleh hazivug yafeh veyivnu bayis ne’eman b’Yisrael. Mazel tov to Sho and Seth Poloner and family on the bar mitzvah of Dani. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Judi & Stuart Poloner and Pesh & Rabbi Simcha Katz. Mazel tov to the great grandmother, Mrs. Mina Katz. Taaleh maaloh maaloh bemaalos hatorah vehayira. Mazel tov to Pauline & Dr. Herb Schneider on the birth of a granddaughter, born to Estee and Ariel Waintraub. Tegadluha letorah lechupa ulemaasim tovim. Mazel tov to Arielle & Oran Pachter on the birth of a daughter. Tegadluha letora lechupa ulemaasim tovim. This week after Motzai Shabbos Learning, Sinai and RYNJ invite you to their Gala Chinese Auction at 8 pm at Keter Torah. As the yomim tovim ebb away and we settle into our routine, we consider when we will set time aside time for Torah study. Please consider becoming a part of our thriving bais hamedrash - both at night and in the early morning. Daf yomi, amud yomi, Monday blatt shiur, Thursday blatt shiur, chaburos in halocho. machashovo and chumash. If you have an idea for another venue please speak to me, Rav Cohen, Brian Gopin or Seth Lebowitz. If you need a chavrusa, please speak to me or Rav Elchanan Dulitz. SHABBOS SHIURIM: Please join the vibrant Bais HaMedrash as we welcome Shabbos with a half hour of Torah study following kabolas shabbos. There will be a second maariv at the conclusion of the learning. Please join us for the Chumash Rashi shiur on Friday night at our home, 312 Briarcliffe Road at 7:45 pm. {Toldos 2014-1} Next Friday November 28th Shacharis 6:30//6:36v/7:10/8:00/8:45 am High School boys tisch led by Rav Tanchum Cohen at the home of Rabbi Steven & Rachel Burg, 43 Frederick Place, Bergenfield at 8 pm [sponsored by MTA; 8th grade boys welcome.]. Following Hashkomo, everyone is invited to learn bechavruso, attend daf yomi, participate in Rabbi Ross’s Ramban shiur, or attend the new Minchas Chinuch chabura. Daf Yomi (Yevamos 49): (i) 7:45 am (ii) after Hashkama minyan; and (iii) one hour before regular Mincha. Come study Sefas Emes at 8:25 am on Shabbos morning in the main shul. The shiur between mincha and maariv will discuss: The Dual Aspect of Shmita. The high school boys seuda shlishis with Rav Tanchum Cohen will take place in 406. WEEKDAY SHIURIM: Weekday Daf Yomi: S:7:35, M, Th: 5:30, T,W,F: 5:40 Night:9:15 pm At the Monday megilah shiur (11ab) we will contintues to discuss the introductory comments to the megillah. The Tuesday chabura will use the comments of Rav Wolbe on the parsha to discuss practical areas of growth at the home of Elana & Stephen Rabinowitz, 85 Maiden Lane, Bergenfield. The Thursday chaburos will not meet this week. Thank you to the following for sponsoring the learning and shiurim in shul for the upcoming week: Anonymous l’zecher Nishmos the 3 Israeli boys who were killed: Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Shaar and Yaakov Naftali Fraenkel and by Eva & Mordy Rothberg in memory of Barbara Feintuch, Eva’s mother. For future sponsorships, please email [email protected]. SHUL NEWS: The next shalosh seudos will be Nov. 29- contact Tsachi Meyers if you are interested in sponsoring. A visitation program is forming to visit senior members of our community on Shabbos. If you would like to volunteer to visit or if you know of someone who would like to receive a visit on Shabbos , please be in touch with Renee Schneier. [email protected]. We are pleased to host the annual Yachad Shabbaton, Shabbos Dec 5-6, Parshas Vayishlach. We are looking for (1) community members to house and feed for Friday night dinner (preferably members that live within a 10-15 minute walk from shul), (2) families and high-schoolers to attend Shabbos lunch in shul and (3) sponsors to help fund the cost of the Shabbaton. In addition, there will be a Friday night Oneg at Shul, open to all, which is a wonderful opportunity to meet some Yachad members and staff in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. We encourage everyone of all ages to get involved and participate in any way they can! This is truly a unique experience in which we can demonstrate hachnasas orchim to the special members of Yachad and their staff. Families who have participated in the past have all benefitted greatly. If you are able to help out in any of these ways, please be in touch with Debby at [email protected]. The 22nd Annual Bergen County Chanukah Toy Drive is collecting new and unwrapped toys and gifts for children and young adults. Please drop off your donations at the Schild home, 21 Westminster Ave., Bergenfield, by Tuesday, Dec. 9th. This is a wonderful collaborative community-wide effort which gives to many worthy organizations located in Bergen County and beyond. This is a terrific way to get your children involved in an amazing chessed opportunity! Go to www.bctoydrive.com for more dropoff locations and info. FROM ADULT ED: We are in the process of forming a group to meet under the leadership of Rav Tanchum Cohen and study the Hakdama to the Rambam's Peirush HaMishna. This is one of the Rambam's classic and essential works of Jewish thought. Some preparation in advance of the meetings of the chabura will make for the best learning experience, but we plan to tackle the work in small bites so a large time commitment won't be required. It is hoped that the group would move onto other works of the Rambam upon completion of this one. Anyone who is, or who might be, interested in participating, please contact either me ([email protected]) or Elie Konigsberg ([email protected]). FROM THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT: The Zichron Avraham Shmuel Motzei Shabbos Learning will take place in the Social Hall, and will begin at 6:20 pm. Join us for the incredible learning, delicious pizza, fun door prizes and, of course, the exciting raffle. This week’s learning is sponsored anonymously in honor of Rav Yaakov and Rebbetzin Peshi Neuburger. To sponsor, please contact Zevi Fischer at [email protected]. The CBA Youth Minyan meets every Shabbat in the youth center at 9:15 and is designed to enhance our children’s appreciation of davening. Currently, the minyan is geared for children in 4th and 5th grade. 9:15-9:30 – Discussion on specific Tefilot, 9:30-10:10 – Davening, Dvar Torah delivered by one of the children, 10:15-10:30 – Kiddush, 10:30-11:00 – Activity/Game. We are strongly encouraging boys and girls in 4th and 5th grade to attend this minyan as an alternative to spending the entire davening in the hallways and lobby. Obviously, if a family prefers that their child daven with his or her parent we are not suggesting to change that. We have over 125 people signed up for Jewish Heritage Night at the Devils on December 17th. The price is still only $22 a ticket. Please register before all the seats are gone. We are running out of seats. You can fill it out the form online. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hpBe2d2VQf_GUX7jig72gPQMmpbH 82dgk0B-6ZMjeYg/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link. The CBA Youth Department has scheduled two nights of ice skating fun in December at Fritz Dietl in Westwood. The price per skater is $10. The boys will meet motsei shabbos December 6th from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Please register at http://bit.ly/11201rA. The girls will meet motsei shabbos December 13th from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Please register at http://bit.ly/113s5uY. Dance with Jodi Fall classes: 1st and 2nd grade: 10AM-11AM 3rd and 4th grade: 9AM-10AM. FROM THE SISTERHOOD: It's time to sign up!! Meet the Members will take place on Motzei Shabbos December 27, 2014. We look forward to everyone joining us for a fun night of games, food (Carlos and Gabbys!!) and friends. To sign up or to help sponsor the event, please click on the following link : http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=tevrwloab&oeidk=a07ea4j6 tcea06578f4. For additional information please email [email protected] or [email protected]. FROM THE TEENZONE: Teen Shalosh Seudos this Shabbos in 406 with Rav Cohen. COMMUNITY NEWS, CHESSED, EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: TeaneckShuls fundraiser beneficiary this year is Kosher Troops which supports Jewish women & men in the US armed forces. Please join in this mitzvah by supporting an American soldier. KosherTroops is run solely by volunteers and your donation will be used entirely to ship packages and buy food for our troops. Please make tax deductible checks payable to: Kosher Troops & mail to: Debby Teicher, 1317 Hudson Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666. for credit card donations($10 minimum) please go to: http://www.razoo.com/story/Kosher-Troops A comprehensive county-wide Bikur Cholim website was recently launched. Visit http://bikurcholimbergencounty.org to find listings of the Bikur Cholim services at all three major local hospitals, information on local medical gemachs, and a place to share contact information to volunteer. Full listings of community resources are also available to assist those visiting the local hospitals from out of the area. For more information, email [email protected]. One may also call 201-579-3066. This Shabbat, at 3:10 pm at Keter Torah, Rabbi Moshe Taragin, will speak on "Summer of 2014: Can a Settler be a Humanist?" Following Mincha at 4:00pm, Rabbi Taragin will speak on "Two Passwords of Zionism from Parshat Toldot." *Zumba for girls grades K-5 continues at Rinat –ON SUNDAY MORNINGS from 10:30-11:15AM. Sessions are $10, or purchase a $100 punch card for 10 sessions plus 1 free session. *Ma'ayanot is pleased to present a shiur series by Ms. Elana Flaumenhaft, on the topic: Ezra, Nechemya, Chagai & Zecharya: The Forgotten Neviim. The series will take place on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Ma'ayanot library through Thursday, November 20th. Ma'ayanot is located at 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck, NJ. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265. Men and women welcome. *Yeshivat Noam invites the community to attend a weekly shiur on Tuesdays at 9:45 AM in the Middle School Beit Knesset, 70 West Century Road in Paramus, NJ. The shiur features a number of wonderful educators presenting on varying topics throughout the year. The current series, "Torah and Psychology" is presented by Rabbi Dr. Alex Mondrow, YN Middle School psychologist, and will cover some of the areas in which Torah and psychology overlap and integrate. Topics that will be covered include parenting, anxiety, depression, faith in God, positive psychology and the mitzvah to be joyful. For more information, email [email protected]. *This Friday night, November 21st, at 8:00pm, there will be an Oneg Shabbat with Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Leibowitz, Sgan Menahel and Ra"M of Yeshivat Sha'alvim, at the home of Sandra & David Lerer, 543 Maitland Ave. in Teaneck. For more information and for sponsorship opportunities, please email Rabbi Reuven Ungar ([email protected]) or Jacob Herenstein ([email protected]). *SINAI Schools and Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey Proudly Present “Bright Futures” – A Gala Chinese Auction. Please join us for an evening of fun, food, entertainment and amazing prizes at our third biennial Chinese auction. The event will commence on Saturday evening, November 22, 2014 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck. Auction to be held at 11:00 PM. For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.sinairynjauction.com. *The Adult Education Committee of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun is pleased to announce that it will be screening the NJ premiere of Beneath the Helmet, a documentary from the producers of the acclaimed Israel Inside. The screening will take place on Saturday night, November 22, 2014 at 8pm and will be accompanied with a presentation by an IDF soldier and be followed by a collation. The community is encouraged to attend, there is no charge. *The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael presents David Landes who will speak on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27 after the 8:00 shacharit on the topic: Beyond Category: The Hybrid Character of Birkat Ha-Torah. *YU is proud to announce an exciting semester of Women’s Beit Midrash. This 6-week program will take place at the Yeshiva University Museum (15 West 16th Street) on Wednesdays, through December 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. For more information and to register for the courses, please visit www.yu.edu/sternlearn. *Save the Date: Motsai Shabbos, Dec 6 at 8PM at the Jewish Educational Center's Bruriah High School campus JEC Alumni Network presents Charlie Harary in memory of beloved former principal of Bruriah, MRS. CHAYA NEWMAN, A"H. Topic: Tapping Into Your Inner Greatness and is open to men and women! Suggested couvert $10. Program followed by Melave Malka. Info: Bruriah.theJEC.org/Alumni. *RYNJ invites you to join us at the RYNJ Preschool Preview on Sunday December 7th from 9:30-11:30 am. The morning will be a hands on, fun and educational experience for prospective preschoolers and their parents who are interested in learning more about RYNJ’s exceptional Early Childhood Program. RSVP at www.rynj.org. If you have an announcement to add to the Shabbos announcement sheet e-mail it by 10 AM Thursday to: [email protected] Important email addresses - [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Beth Abraham Office Hours Mon, Tue, Thur 1-5 PM, Wed 9AM-1PM Tel: (201) 384-0434 / Fax: (201) 384-7407 Administrator– Claire Strauss {Toldos 2014-1}