Ki Tavo
CONGREGATION BETH AARON ANNOUNCEMENTS Shabbat Parshat Ki Tavo SHABBAT TIMES Friday, September 4 Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:50 p.m. Earliest Candles: 6:03 p.m. Latest Candles: 7:06 p.m. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10 p.m. Shabbat, September 5 Hashkama Minyan: 7:30 a.m. Tefillah Shiur: 8:20 a.m. Main Minyan: 8:45 a.m. Youth Minyan: 9:15 a.m. Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:40 a.m. Early Mincha: 1:45 p.m. Daf Yomi: 5:50 p.m. Women’s Learning: 6:00 p.m., at the Greenberg home, 291 Schley Place, Sefer Yonah, chapter 4, with insights gained from a course given by Lamdeinu Meir Hirsch’s shiur: 6:00 p.m. Mincha: 7:00 p.m., followed by Rabbi Rothwachs’ shiur, “An Overview of the Laws of Proper Placement, Shape, and Color of Tefillin” Maariv: 8:06 p.m. Havdalah: 8:15 p.m. Mussar Schmooze: 12:15 a.m. Selichot: 12:55 a.m. Earliest Candles on Friday, September 11: 5:54 p.m. Latest Candles on Friday, September 11: 6:54 p.m.
SEPTEMBER Calendar THIS WEEK’S PARSHA QUESTIONS
September 4-5, 2015
21 Elul 5775
This week’s announcements are sponsored by Gloria & Harold Gellis, for a refuah shleimah for their son Benjamin, Yisrael Natan Nata ben Gitel Leah, following his liver transplant. This week’s announcements are sponsored by Lamdeinu. High Holiday classes begin this Wednesday, September 9. See details on page 3. To sign up, go to lamdeinu.org. Study in depth; be inspired!
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6 Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
6
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5:28
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:33
Selichot and Shacharit
6:15 MS 7:00 SH 7:45 MS 8:30 SH
5:30 SH 6:00 BM 6:50 SH 7:50 BM
5:30 SH 6:00 BM 6:50 SH 7:50 BM
5:15 SH 5:50 BM 6:45 SH 7:50 BM
5:30 SH 6:00 BM 6:50 SH 7:50 BM
Slower-paced Selichot
7:20 LL
6:30 LL
6:30 LL
6:30 LL
5:40 BM 7:00 MS
Earliest Tallit Shacharit
6:30 MS 7:15 MS 8:00 MS 8:45 MS
6:30 LL
Mincha
1:45 BM
1:45 BM
Mincha/ Maariv
7:00 BM
7:00 MS
7:00 BM
7:00 BM
7:00BM
Maariv
9:30 MS
9:30 BM
9:30 BM
9:30 BM
9:30 BM
Selichot
12:55 SH
12:54 SH
12:54 SH
12:54 SH
12:53 SH
KEY: MS = Main Shul BM = Beit Midrash SH = Social Hall LL = Lower Level SELICHOT/SHACHARIT START TIMES: The times listed for Selichot/Shacharit indicate the scheduled start times of the Selichot. These times are based on the expectation that Selichot will conclude about the time that the corresponding Shacharit minyan is scheduled to begin. However, depending on various factors, Selichot may end earlier than anticipated (by as much as 15 minutes), and they will be immediately followed by Shacharit. Thus, those planning to attend only Shacharit and not the Selichot that precede it may wish to arrive earlier than the normal start time for Shacharit to ensure that they will be present for the entire Shacharit.
Printed copies are available in the lobby.
On Shabbat, the shul elevator will operate in Shabbat mode as follows: Friday: 6:30-8:15 p.m. Shabbat: 8:15 a.m.-Noon; 1:30-2:15 p.m.; 5:30-8:30 p.m. Shop Amazon - Support Beth Aaron Go to www.bethaaron.org/amazon Is the Eruv Up? Call the Eruv Hotline before Shabbat: 201-530-0222 Contact Beth Aaron at [email protected]
SLOWER-PACED SELICHOT: The slower-paced Selichot minyan is designed to finish in time for the start of a Shacharit minyan. All who are able to do so are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, please contact David Hes, [email protected]. SELICHOT COURTESY REMINDER: With late night and early morning Selichot beginning, please be considerate of our neighbors. We ask that you not slam car doors, not use a remote locking device that beeps, and not speak loudly near the building. Please do not block a driveway at any time. We are certain that those living close to the Beth Aaron building will appreciate our courtesy and our thoughtfulness as we recognize that our ruchniyut is not elevated if it is at the expense of our neighbors.
THE YOM KIPPUR APPEAL The Yomim Noraim are almost upon us, and it will soon be the time again for our beloved shul’s most important campaign - the Yom Kippur Appeal. This year’s campaign represents 15% of our annual budget, and its success is critical to our shul’s ability to provide for and support our most basic services and programs. Aside from reaching our financial and operational goals, the campaign also focuses on reaching our communal goal, which is 100% participation. Please make your donation at www.bethaaron.org/yomkippur or send your check to the office, noting in the memo line that it is for the Yom Kippur Appeal.
MAZAL TOV TO
SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Menucha & Hillel Hyman, on the birth of their granddaughter Ayelet, born to their children Reva & Yechiel Stern of Philadelphia. • Yocheved & Nathan Lindenbaum, on the birth of a granddaughter, born to their children Atara & Jeremy Bressman of Riverdale. • Tova & Phil Meyer, on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Zlati & Marcel Cohen of Windsor, Ontario. • Margot Reinstein, on her engagement to Josh Botwinick of Riverdale. Mazal Tov also to Margot’s parents, Esther Lauber & Alvin Reinstein; to her brother and sister-in-law, Hannah & Rabbi Sam Reinstein; and to Josh’s parents, Linda & Jeff Botwinick. • Avi Schwartz, on his engagement to Emily Kutin of Fair Lawn. Mazal Tov also to Avi’s parents, Bonnie & Ronnie Schwartz; to Emily’s parents, Neshama & Ed Kutin; and to all the siblings and family.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME: The last in this summer’s Annual Sisterhood Potluck Seudah Shlishit Series will be held this Shabbat, September 5, at 5:00 p.m., at the home of Chaviva Rothwachs, 288 Schley Place. The Teaneck-area PeniNote Women’s Choir will perform at the Seudah Shlishit. To sign up, please go to www.perfectpotluck. com/meals.php?t=PTVL4740&v=26f5bb38bd or visit PerfectPotluck. com and locate the schedule by coordinator last name (Weisinger) and password (sisterhood). Please RSVP even if you are not bringing food so they know how many people to expect. Also, please pay attention to which items women have indicated they will be bringing so that repeat dishes are minimized. For more information, contact L’via Weisinger, [email protected].
MEN’S CLUB KIDDUSH This week’s Kiddush following the Hashkama Minyan is sponsored by: • Barbara & Neal Yaros, in honor of the marriage of Atara to Avi Kaye and the birth of their granddaughter Tamar Leah, born to their children Aliza & Tuvie Salomon. This week’s Men’s Club Kiddush following the Main Minyan is sponsored by: Mezonot Sponsors: • Shannon & Ari Gononsky, in honor of their anniversary. • Miriam & Izzy Salomon, in honor of the birth of their granddaughter Tamar Leah, daughter of Aliza & Tuvie Salomon. • Yacha, mo-b and Eli-l Singer, in honor of Kayla-Rachel’s birthday. Kiddushim cannot be successful without the support of the kehilla. Sponsorships for the weekly Kiddushim are $72 (L’Chaim Sponsor) and $54 (Mezonot Sponsor). If you are celebrating a simcha, commemorating a yahrtzeit, or simply want to say “thank you,” consider sponsoring a Kiddush. Visit the Kiddush website to sponsor. For questions, contact Ari Gononsky at [email protected]. We are in the third year of the Hashkama Minyan Kiddush “Society.” The Men’s Club would like to thank our past supporters who enabled us to have more than 20 Kiddushim at the Hashkama Minyan. Your Year 3 donation of $54 will help us continue this great tradition. You can become a sponsor online at www.bethaaron.org/kiddush. Please contact Ari Gononsky, [email protected], with any questions.
PARNAS HAYOM Dedicate a day of learning at Beth Aaron on the occasion of a yahrtzeit, in the zechut of a refuah shelaima, or in honor of a simcha, a birthday or any other occasion. Each week’s dedications are prominently displayed in the shul lobby and sent out to the membership via email. For more information, or to sign up, please go to www.bethaaron.org/parnashayom. Sponsors this past week were: • 13 Elul: Tova Resnick & Philip Meyer and Chumi & Yossi Auerbach, in memory of their father, Herschel Resnick.
WEEKLY SHIURIM • Daf Yomi: For Daf Yomi shiurim and resources in Teaneck, go to www.teaneckshuls.org/daf/. • Daf Yomi shiur by Rabbi Rothwachs / Rabbi Daniel Feldman / Rabbi Mark Staum: Monday-Thursday evenings, at 9:45 p.m. • Tanya shiur by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg: Tuesday evenings at 9:00 p.m. • Rabbi Rothwachs’ Sanhedrin shiur: Wednesday evenings at 8:30 p.m. • Morning Mishna Chabura: On hiatus until after Selichot
This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, several sofrim from Hanacha K’Halacha (Tefillin Awareness Project) will be at the shul between 7:00 and 10:15 a.m. to check tefillin externally and correct various issues. There will be no charge for this external examination. For more details, go to http://bit.ly/1IN9PUE. This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, a beit din will be available in shul from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. and from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m to facilitate the issuing of a Pruzbul. If you cannot make it during those times, you also can sign a Pruzbul in front of two witnesses and submit it to the Beit Din of America. For more information, go to http://bit.ly/1Q4n4GE. Thank you to the Sisterhood and Men’s Club for their generosity, which will enable us to eliminate the use of folding chairs in our Yomim Noraim minyanim this year. A list of High Holiday seats will be posted in shul by Saturday night, September 5. Please check for discrepancies with your seat requests and contact Lenny Presby, 201-836-4827, [email protected], with any questions. If anyone will not be using seats he or she has purchased (or if you intend to use your seats only for Rosh Hashanah or only for Yom Kippur), please notify Lenny Presby, so that these seats may be made available to others. Sunday, September 13, Erev Rosh Hashana, is the deadline for updating information for the new Beth Aaron Directory. For details on how to make changes, please see the flyer in the lobby or go to http://bit.ly/1fXM1q4. Rabbi Yosef Lasdun will check tefillin and mezuzot on Thursday, September 17, and Monday, September 21. There will be a box in the shul lobby where tefillin and mezuzot can be left, and another box where Rabbi Lasdun will place those items that he has checked. Every effort will be made to provide same-day service. The cost is $60 per pair of tefillin and $7 per mezuzah (checks should be made out to Congregation Beth Aaron). Rabbi Baruch Simon, Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, will give a Teshuva Drasha in the shul at 8:15 p.m., on Thursday, September 17. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Sponsorships at all levels are available. To sponsor, contact Paul Lustiger, [email protected]. As part of the Bergen County Shabbos Project, the Great Big Challah Bake will be held on Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m., at the Rockleigh Country Club, 26 Paris Avenue, Rockleigh. For more information and to register, go to http://bit.ly/1hrEyk7.
BETH AARON YOUTH Detective Frank and Ruth Ferrara once again will oversee the babysitting for the Yamim Noraim. As always, there will be babysitting available (for children in Nursery - 5th Grade) from 9:00 a.m. until the end of shul each afternoon, as well as during Kol Nidrei and Ne’ilah. Additionally, there will be a room set aside for children under the age of 3. Parents MUST remain with their children in this room. Snacks and drinks will be provided throughout the day. If you feel that you want to send your child with additional snacks, please remember to send nut-free snacks only. In the past, we have offered a “Tefillah & Torah” program for children during the Yamim Noraim. In order to continue this program, we need parent volunteers for all age groups. If you would like to run a “Tefillah & Torah” group, please contact Erica and Jason David, [email protected]. For the fifth year in a row, the Men’s Club will be providing a light lunch for young children on Yom Kippur afternoon, thus permitting parents to remain in shul. Volunteers are needed to set up and clean up lunch, as well as sponsors at $36 each. Sponsor the lunch at www.bethaaron.org/event/yom-kippur-childrens-lunch1.html. To volunteer, e-mail Moishe B. Singer, [email protected]. Once again, we ask that your children not bring balls to shul, as that does not set the proper tone for these holy days. We encourage them to come with books, cards and games from home that they would enjoy playing with during shul. As always, we remind you that loitering outside of the building or in the halls by any children will not be allowed. We ask you to clearly communicate to your children that they are expected to be in shul with you or in a group. We appreciate your cooperation and participation. “Banim Mitpalelim” is an initiative enabling broader participation of our boys between the ages of 7-12 in leading the conclusion of davening on Shabbat mornings. Sign up using the online form or contact Mark or Shimon Staum, or Jason David, directly. For more information about youth programs, please contact Beth Aaron Youth Directors Erica and Jason David, 732-618-9473, [email protected].
BETH AARON JR. HIGH For more information about events for 6th to 8th graders, please contact Batsheva & Zev Weisinger, [email protected].
NCSY Teaneck NCSY is kicking off the year with two exciting programs this week! All high school teens are invited to join us this Friday night, September 4, from 9:30 to 11:00 p.m., at the Lebovitz home, 441 West Englewood Avenue, for our first Shabbat Oneg of the year. Come to hang out with friends, shmooze with awesome advisors, and welcome our new city director, Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, to the neighborhood! Additionally, please join us for our first Latte and Learn of the year. It will be held this Thursday, September 10, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Lazy Bean Cafe, 1404 Queen Anne Road. Come grab a drink and chill and learn together with friends and advisors in a relaxed environment. See you there! For questions, comments, or ideas, email Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, [email protected]. Join us on Facebook or email us, teens@ bethaaron.org.
HIGH HOLIDAY SEATS If you have not yet made your reservations for High Holiday seats, please do so as soon as possible. You can make seat reservations and pay any outstanding obligations online with a credit card by visiting bethaaron.org/seats. You also may contact the office, [email protected], 201-836-6210. No shul member will be turned away due to a lack of funds.
ORDERING YOUR LULAV AND ETROG The categories and prices for Arba’ah Minim (Deri lulav, etrog, three Chazon Ish hadassim, and two aravot) are: Highest quality: $61.00 Good quality: $51.00 Order online at bethaaron.org/event/lulav-and-etrog-5776.html. If you are unable to order online, please complete the form in the lobby and return it to the shul office, with full payment. All orders must be received no later than Friday, September 11. Any order submitted after this date will not be filled. Pickup of the sets will take place at the shul, only on Motzaei Shabbat, September 26, at 9:30 p.m. Home deliveries will likely be on Friday, September 25. If you have any questions or need your Arba’ah Minim by a specific time, contact Rich Feldman, [email protected], 201-738-7966.
BUILDING THE MEN’S CLUB SUKKAH Help build the Men’s Club Sukkah on Sunday, September 20, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Hundreds of people use the Sukkah each year, so please give an hour or two to help us build it. The more people who come help, the faster it gets up!
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS CareOne needs volunteers for a minyan. On Friday evening, Mincha will be at 7:15 p.m. On Shabbat, Shacharit will be at 9:00 a.m., Mincha at 7:00 p.m., and Maariv at 8:04 p.m. This Sunday, September 6, at 10:00 a.m., at Congregation B’nai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, trumpeter Howard Birnbaum will give a master class in shofar blowing to benefit Project Ezrah. Class size will be limited, and pre-registration is required. Registrants will need to bring a shofar. A $36 donation to Project Ezrah is suggested. To register, please contact [email protected]. This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, at 8:45 a.m., at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue, Rabbi Elie Berman will speak on “A Fascinating Eighteenth Century Responsum on Kavod ha-Briyot, Family Strife, and Teshuvah.” This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, at 9:20 a.m., following the 8:15 a.m. Selichot and Shacharit, at Congregation Shaare Tefillah, 510 Claremont Avenue, Rabbi Mordechai Willig will provide an overview of the laws of Shmitat Kesafim (cancellation of debts) and Pruzbul. He will then convene a Beit Din to enable everyone in attendance to sign a Pruzbul. A light breakfast will be served. This Tuesday, Septermber 8, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., at Ma’ayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the school will begin an intermediate level Ulpan taught by Tamar Appel, Ma’ayanot Assistant Principal for Academic Life. The cost for the class is $210 for 15 sessions. To register, please contact Pam Ennis, 201-833-4307, ext. 265, or go to www.maayanot.org/Ulpan_Registration.php. (continued on page 4)
take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Register at www.njfriendshipwalk.com/Account/Register.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued from page 3) On Erev Rosh Hashana, September 13, and on Erev Yom Kippur, September 22, the Teaneck Mikvah will be open for men’s use, with access to 12 preparation rooms, 2 express changing areas, and 3 mikvaot. Mikvah hours are as follows: Erev Rosh Hashanah, from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Erev Yom Kippur, from 4:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. One of the three mikvaot will close at 1:00 p.m. on Erev Rosh Hashana in order to prepare it for immediate post-Rosh Hashana use. Please enter through the main entrance of the Mikvah. Fees are $25 per person or $54 per family. Please shower at home and bring a towel. For more information, please contact the Mikvah, 201-8378220, [email protected].
On Sunday, September 20, at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Rav Mayer Twersky will speak on “Aspiration & Ascent In Avodat Hashem” at 8:00 p.m., and Rav Hershel Schachter will speak on “The Future of Modern Orthodoxy” at 8:45 p.m. The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s Hebrew Ulpan classes begin this year on Monday, October 19, with classes scheduled during both day and evening hours at locations throughout Bergen County. The cost is $410 until September 21 and $480 after that date. For more information or to register, go to www.jfnnj.org/ulpan or contact Joyce, 201-820-3907.
On Monday, September 14, and Tuesday, September 15, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Maayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the Jewish Learning Experience (JLE) will offer explanatory Rosh Hashana services. Services will be followed by Kiddush and refreshments. On Tuesday, September 22, at 6:30 p.m., the JLE will offer Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur Maariv, and on Wednesday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m., there will be Shacharit and Yizkor. A voluntary donation of $30, with checks payable to JLE, is requested. To attend any or all of the services, please contact Rabbi David Pietruszka, 201-966-4498, [email protected], or visit http://jle.org/high-holidays-program/ before September 6 to ensure seats.
COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES The Amud Yomi shiur meets weeknights at 9:30 p.m. at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue. For more information, please contact Mordechai Ungar, 201-741-3920, [email protected]. This Tuesday evening, September 8, at 8:30 p.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Rav Meir Goldvicht will offer a shiur in Hebrew on the Yamim Noraim. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, presents Torah in the AM: 9:00-9:45 a.m., Chavura on personalities in Chumash - Sefer Bereishit; 9:45-10:45 a.m., Gemara Sanhedrin with Rabbi Menahem Meier.
On Sunday, September 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Ma’ayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the school will hold its annual Yom Iyun. The program will begin with a keynote shiur by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS, on “Avot Akhlu Boser veShinei Banim Tiq`henah: Vicarious Punishment and Communal Responsibility in Judaism.” It will be followed by additional shiurim by members of the Ma’ayanot faculty. Men and women are welcome. For more information, please contact Pam Ennis, [email protected], 201-833-4307, ext. 265.
On Sunday, September 20, Yeshiva University’s Kollel Yom Rishon, weekly free learning for men, and its Midreshet Yom Rishon, weekly free learning for women, will hold a joint program for men and women in Weissberg Commons, Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam Avenue, at the corner of West 184th Street. The program is open to participants of all ages, backgrounds, and learning levels, and no registration is required. Nechama Price will speak at 9:30 a.m., and Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit www.kollelyomrishon.org or www.midreshetyomrishon.org.
On Sunday, September 20, at 11:00 a.m., at Votee Park, the Friendship Circle of Bergen County will hold a one-mile fundraising walk. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. An end-of-walk celebration with rides, face painting, a kosher ice cream truck, and more will
LAMDEINU: Study in depth. Be inspired. High Holiday Lectures for Men and Women From High Holidays to Every Day: Aleinu as a Lens into our Prayers Wednesdays, September 9 and 16, from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Part 1: Understanding the Prayer of Aleinu LeShabe’ach Part 2: The Special Role of Aleinu on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur given by Rachel Friedman cost: $40 for both shiurim or $25 each
Teshuva for the Sins We Don’t Commit Thursday, September 10, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. given by Dr. Julie Goldstein cost: $25 The Difficulty of Asking for Forgiveness Thursday, September 17, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. given by R. Dr. Aaron Segal cost: $25
For class details or to register, go to lamdeinu.org. Rachel Friedman, Dean Lamdeinu at Congregation Beth Aaron
CONGREGATION BETH AARON 950 Queen Anne Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: 201-836-6210 www.bethaaron.org [email protected] Laurence Rothwachs, Rabbi
Yair Mayerfeld, President
SEPTEMBER Calendar THIS WEEK’S PARSHA QUESTIONS
September 4-5, 2015
21 Elul 5775
This week’s announcements are sponsored by Gloria & Harold Gellis, for a refuah shleimah for their son Benjamin, Yisrael Natan Nata ben Gitel Leah, following his liver transplant. This week’s announcements are sponsored by Lamdeinu. High Holiday classes begin this Wednesday, September 9. See details on page 3. To sign up, go to lamdeinu.org. Study in depth; be inspired!
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6 Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
6
7
8
9
10
11
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:33
Selichot and Shacharit
6:15 MS 7:00 SH 7:45 MS 8:30 SH
5:30 SH 6:00 BM 6:50 SH 7:50 BM
5:30 SH 6:00 BM 6:50 SH 7:50 BM
5:15 SH 5:50 BM 6:45 SH 7:50 BM
5:30 SH 6:00 BM 6:50 SH 7:50 BM
Slower-paced Selichot
7:20 LL
6:30 LL
6:30 LL
6:30 LL
5:40 BM 7:00 MS
Earliest Tallit Shacharit
6:30 MS 7:15 MS 8:00 MS 8:45 MS
6:30 LL
Mincha
1:45 BM
1:45 BM
Mincha/ Maariv
7:00 BM
7:00 MS
7:00 BM
7:00 BM
7:00BM
Maariv
9:30 MS
9:30 BM
9:30 BM
9:30 BM
9:30 BM
Selichot
12:55 SH
12:54 SH
12:54 SH
12:54 SH
12:53 SH
KEY: MS = Main Shul BM = Beit Midrash SH = Social Hall LL = Lower Level SELICHOT/SHACHARIT START TIMES: The times listed for Selichot/Shacharit indicate the scheduled start times of the Selichot. These times are based on the expectation that Selichot will conclude about the time that the corresponding Shacharit minyan is scheduled to begin. However, depending on various factors, Selichot may end earlier than anticipated (by as much as 15 minutes), and they will be immediately followed by Shacharit. Thus, those planning to attend only Shacharit and not the Selichot that precede it may wish to arrive earlier than the normal start time for Shacharit to ensure that they will be present for the entire Shacharit.
Printed copies are available in the lobby.
On Shabbat, the shul elevator will operate in Shabbat mode as follows: Friday: 6:30-8:15 p.m. Shabbat: 8:15 a.m.-Noon; 1:30-2:15 p.m.; 5:30-8:30 p.m. Shop Amazon - Support Beth Aaron Go to www.bethaaron.org/amazon Is the Eruv Up? Call the Eruv Hotline before Shabbat: 201-530-0222 Contact Beth Aaron at [email protected]
SLOWER-PACED SELICHOT: The slower-paced Selichot minyan is designed to finish in time for the start of a Shacharit minyan. All who are able to do so are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, please contact David Hes, [email protected]. SELICHOT COURTESY REMINDER: With late night and early morning Selichot beginning, please be considerate of our neighbors. We ask that you not slam car doors, not use a remote locking device that beeps, and not speak loudly near the building. Please do not block a driveway at any time. We are certain that those living close to the Beth Aaron building will appreciate our courtesy and our thoughtfulness as we recognize that our ruchniyut is not elevated if it is at the expense of our neighbors.
THE YOM KIPPUR APPEAL The Yomim Noraim are almost upon us, and it will soon be the time again for our beloved shul’s most important campaign - the Yom Kippur Appeal. This year’s campaign represents 15% of our annual budget, and its success is critical to our shul’s ability to provide for and support our most basic services and programs. Aside from reaching our financial and operational goals, the campaign also focuses on reaching our communal goal, which is 100% participation. Please make your donation at www.bethaaron.org/yomkippur or send your check to the office, noting in the memo line that it is for the Yom Kippur Appeal.
MAZAL TOV TO
SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Menucha & Hillel Hyman, on the birth of their granddaughter Ayelet, born to their children Reva & Yechiel Stern of Philadelphia. • Yocheved & Nathan Lindenbaum, on the birth of a granddaughter, born to their children Atara & Jeremy Bressman of Riverdale. • Tova & Phil Meyer, on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Zlati & Marcel Cohen of Windsor, Ontario. • Margot Reinstein, on her engagement to Josh Botwinick of Riverdale. Mazal Tov also to Margot’s parents, Esther Lauber & Alvin Reinstein; to her brother and sister-in-law, Hannah & Rabbi Sam Reinstein; and to Josh’s parents, Linda & Jeff Botwinick. • Avi Schwartz, on his engagement to Emily Kutin of Fair Lawn. Mazal Tov also to Avi’s parents, Bonnie & Ronnie Schwartz; to Emily’s parents, Neshama & Ed Kutin; and to all the siblings and family.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME: The last in this summer’s Annual Sisterhood Potluck Seudah Shlishit Series will be held this Shabbat, September 5, at 5:00 p.m., at the home of Chaviva Rothwachs, 288 Schley Place. The Teaneck-area PeniNote Women’s Choir will perform at the Seudah Shlishit. To sign up, please go to www.perfectpotluck. com/meals.php?t=PTVL4740&v=26f5bb38bd or visit PerfectPotluck. com and locate the schedule by coordinator last name (Weisinger) and password (sisterhood). Please RSVP even if you are not bringing food so they know how many people to expect. Also, please pay attention to which items women have indicated they will be bringing so that repeat dishes are minimized. For more information, contact L’via Weisinger, [email protected].
MEN’S CLUB KIDDUSH This week’s Kiddush following the Hashkama Minyan is sponsored by: • Barbara & Neal Yaros, in honor of the marriage of Atara to Avi Kaye and the birth of their granddaughter Tamar Leah, born to their children Aliza & Tuvie Salomon. This week’s Men’s Club Kiddush following the Main Minyan is sponsored by: Mezonot Sponsors: • Shannon & Ari Gononsky, in honor of their anniversary. • Miriam & Izzy Salomon, in honor of the birth of their granddaughter Tamar Leah, daughter of Aliza & Tuvie Salomon. • Yacha, mo-b and Eli-l Singer, in honor of Kayla-Rachel’s birthday. Kiddushim cannot be successful without the support of the kehilla. Sponsorships for the weekly Kiddushim are $72 (L’Chaim Sponsor) and $54 (Mezonot Sponsor). If you are celebrating a simcha, commemorating a yahrtzeit, or simply want to say “thank you,” consider sponsoring a Kiddush. Visit the Kiddush website to sponsor. For questions, contact Ari Gononsky at [email protected]. We are in the third year of the Hashkama Minyan Kiddush “Society.” The Men’s Club would like to thank our past supporters who enabled us to have more than 20 Kiddushim at the Hashkama Minyan. Your Year 3 donation of $54 will help us continue this great tradition. You can become a sponsor online at www.bethaaron.org/kiddush. Please contact Ari Gononsky, [email protected], with any questions.
PARNAS HAYOM Dedicate a day of learning at Beth Aaron on the occasion of a yahrtzeit, in the zechut of a refuah shelaima, or in honor of a simcha, a birthday or any other occasion. Each week’s dedications are prominently displayed in the shul lobby and sent out to the membership via email. For more information, or to sign up, please go to www.bethaaron.org/parnashayom. Sponsors this past week were: • 13 Elul: Tova Resnick & Philip Meyer and Chumi & Yossi Auerbach, in memory of their father, Herschel Resnick.
WEEKLY SHIURIM • Daf Yomi: For Daf Yomi shiurim and resources in Teaneck, go to www.teaneckshuls.org/daf/. • Daf Yomi shiur by Rabbi Rothwachs / Rabbi Daniel Feldman / Rabbi Mark Staum: Monday-Thursday evenings, at 9:45 p.m. • Tanya shiur by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg: Tuesday evenings at 9:00 p.m. • Rabbi Rothwachs’ Sanhedrin shiur: Wednesday evenings at 8:30 p.m. • Morning Mishna Chabura: On hiatus until after Selichot
This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, several sofrim from Hanacha K’Halacha (Tefillin Awareness Project) will be at the shul between 7:00 and 10:15 a.m. to check tefillin externally and correct various issues. There will be no charge for this external examination. For more details, go to http://bit.ly/1IN9PUE. This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, a beit din will be available in shul from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. and from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m to facilitate the issuing of a Pruzbul. If you cannot make it during those times, you also can sign a Pruzbul in front of two witnesses and submit it to the Beit Din of America. For more information, go to http://bit.ly/1Q4n4GE. Thank you to the Sisterhood and Men’s Club for their generosity, which will enable us to eliminate the use of folding chairs in our Yomim Noraim minyanim this year. A list of High Holiday seats will be posted in shul by Saturday night, September 5. Please check for discrepancies with your seat requests and contact Lenny Presby, 201-836-4827, [email protected], with any questions. If anyone will not be using seats he or she has purchased (or if you intend to use your seats only for Rosh Hashanah or only for Yom Kippur), please notify Lenny Presby, so that these seats may be made available to others. Sunday, September 13, Erev Rosh Hashana, is the deadline for updating information for the new Beth Aaron Directory. For details on how to make changes, please see the flyer in the lobby or go to http://bit.ly/1fXM1q4. Rabbi Yosef Lasdun will check tefillin and mezuzot on Thursday, September 17, and Monday, September 21. There will be a box in the shul lobby where tefillin and mezuzot can be left, and another box where Rabbi Lasdun will place those items that he has checked. Every effort will be made to provide same-day service. The cost is $60 per pair of tefillin and $7 per mezuzah (checks should be made out to Congregation Beth Aaron). Rabbi Baruch Simon, Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, will give a Teshuva Drasha in the shul at 8:15 p.m., on Thursday, September 17. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Sponsorships at all levels are available. To sponsor, contact Paul Lustiger, [email protected]. As part of the Bergen County Shabbos Project, the Great Big Challah Bake will be held on Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m., at the Rockleigh Country Club, 26 Paris Avenue, Rockleigh. For more information and to register, go to http://bit.ly/1hrEyk7.
BETH AARON YOUTH Detective Frank and Ruth Ferrara once again will oversee the babysitting for the Yamim Noraim. As always, there will be babysitting available (for children in Nursery - 5th Grade) from 9:00 a.m. until the end of shul each afternoon, as well as during Kol Nidrei and Ne’ilah. Additionally, there will be a room set aside for children under the age of 3. Parents MUST remain with their children in this room. Snacks and drinks will be provided throughout the day. If you feel that you want to send your child with additional snacks, please remember to send nut-free snacks only. In the past, we have offered a “Tefillah & Torah” program for children during the Yamim Noraim. In order to continue this program, we need parent volunteers for all age groups. If you would like to run a “Tefillah & Torah” group, please contact Erica and Jason David, [email protected]. For the fifth year in a row, the Men’s Club will be providing a light lunch for young children on Yom Kippur afternoon, thus permitting parents to remain in shul. Volunteers are needed to set up and clean up lunch, as well as sponsors at $36 each. Sponsor the lunch at www.bethaaron.org/event/yom-kippur-childrens-lunch1.html. To volunteer, e-mail Moishe B. Singer, [email protected]. Once again, we ask that your children not bring balls to shul, as that does not set the proper tone for these holy days. We encourage them to come with books, cards and games from home that they would enjoy playing with during shul. As always, we remind you that loitering outside of the building or in the halls by any children will not be allowed. We ask you to clearly communicate to your children that they are expected to be in shul with you or in a group. We appreciate your cooperation and participation. “Banim Mitpalelim” is an initiative enabling broader participation of our boys between the ages of 7-12 in leading the conclusion of davening on Shabbat mornings. Sign up using the online form or contact Mark or Shimon Staum, or Jason David, directly. For more information about youth programs, please contact Beth Aaron Youth Directors Erica and Jason David, 732-618-9473, [email protected].
BETH AARON JR. HIGH For more information about events for 6th to 8th graders, please contact Batsheva & Zev Weisinger, [email protected].
NCSY Teaneck NCSY is kicking off the year with two exciting programs this week! All high school teens are invited to join us this Friday night, September 4, from 9:30 to 11:00 p.m., at the Lebovitz home, 441 West Englewood Avenue, for our first Shabbat Oneg of the year. Come to hang out with friends, shmooze with awesome advisors, and welcome our new city director, Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, to the neighborhood! Additionally, please join us for our first Latte and Learn of the year. It will be held this Thursday, September 10, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Lazy Bean Cafe, 1404 Queen Anne Road. Come grab a drink and chill and learn together with friends and advisors in a relaxed environment. See you there! For questions, comments, or ideas, email Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, [email protected]. Join us on Facebook or email us, teens@ bethaaron.org.
HIGH HOLIDAY SEATS If you have not yet made your reservations for High Holiday seats, please do so as soon as possible. You can make seat reservations and pay any outstanding obligations online with a credit card by visiting bethaaron.org/seats. You also may contact the office, [email protected], 201-836-6210. No shul member will be turned away due to a lack of funds.
ORDERING YOUR LULAV AND ETROG The categories and prices for Arba’ah Minim (Deri lulav, etrog, three Chazon Ish hadassim, and two aravot) are: Highest quality: $61.00 Good quality: $51.00 Order online at bethaaron.org/event/lulav-and-etrog-5776.html. If you are unable to order online, please complete the form in the lobby and return it to the shul office, with full payment. All orders must be received no later than Friday, September 11. Any order submitted after this date will not be filled. Pickup of the sets will take place at the shul, only on Motzaei Shabbat, September 26, at 9:30 p.m. Home deliveries will likely be on Friday, September 25. If you have any questions or need your Arba’ah Minim by a specific time, contact Rich Feldman, [email protected], 201-738-7966.
BUILDING THE MEN’S CLUB SUKKAH Help build the Men’s Club Sukkah on Sunday, September 20, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Hundreds of people use the Sukkah each year, so please give an hour or two to help us build it. The more people who come help, the faster it gets up!
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS CareOne needs volunteers for a minyan. On Friday evening, Mincha will be at 7:15 p.m. On Shabbat, Shacharit will be at 9:00 a.m., Mincha at 7:00 p.m., and Maariv at 8:04 p.m. This Sunday, September 6, at 10:00 a.m., at Congregation B’nai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, trumpeter Howard Birnbaum will give a master class in shofar blowing to benefit Project Ezrah. Class size will be limited, and pre-registration is required. Registrants will need to bring a shofar. A $36 donation to Project Ezrah is suggested. To register, please contact [email protected]. This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, at 8:45 a.m., at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue, Rabbi Elie Berman will speak on “A Fascinating Eighteenth Century Responsum on Kavod ha-Briyot, Family Strife, and Teshuvah.” This Monday, September 7, Labor Day, at 9:20 a.m., following the 8:15 a.m. Selichot and Shacharit, at Congregation Shaare Tefillah, 510 Claremont Avenue, Rabbi Mordechai Willig will provide an overview of the laws of Shmitat Kesafim (cancellation of debts) and Pruzbul. He will then convene a Beit Din to enable everyone in attendance to sign a Pruzbul. A light breakfast will be served. This Tuesday, Septermber 8, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., at Ma’ayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the school will begin an intermediate level Ulpan taught by Tamar Appel, Ma’ayanot Assistant Principal for Academic Life. The cost for the class is $210 for 15 sessions. To register, please contact Pam Ennis, 201-833-4307, ext. 265, or go to www.maayanot.org/Ulpan_Registration.php. (continued on page 4)
take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Register at www.njfriendshipwalk.com/Account/Register.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued from page 3) On Erev Rosh Hashana, September 13, and on Erev Yom Kippur, September 22, the Teaneck Mikvah will be open for men’s use, with access to 12 preparation rooms, 2 express changing areas, and 3 mikvaot. Mikvah hours are as follows: Erev Rosh Hashanah, from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Erev Yom Kippur, from 4:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. One of the three mikvaot will close at 1:00 p.m. on Erev Rosh Hashana in order to prepare it for immediate post-Rosh Hashana use. Please enter through the main entrance of the Mikvah. Fees are $25 per person or $54 per family. Please shower at home and bring a towel. For more information, please contact the Mikvah, 201-8378220, [email protected].
On Sunday, September 20, at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Rav Mayer Twersky will speak on “Aspiration & Ascent In Avodat Hashem” at 8:00 p.m., and Rav Hershel Schachter will speak on “The Future of Modern Orthodoxy” at 8:45 p.m. The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s Hebrew Ulpan classes begin this year on Monday, October 19, with classes scheduled during both day and evening hours at locations throughout Bergen County. The cost is $410 until September 21 and $480 after that date. For more information or to register, go to www.jfnnj.org/ulpan or contact Joyce, 201-820-3907.
On Monday, September 14, and Tuesday, September 15, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Maayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the Jewish Learning Experience (JLE) will offer explanatory Rosh Hashana services. Services will be followed by Kiddush and refreshments. On Tuesday, September 22, at 6:30 p.m., the JLE will offer Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur Maariv, and on Wednesday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m., there will be Shacharit and Yizkor. A voluntary donation of $30, with checks payable to JLE, is requested. To attend any or all of the services, please contact Rabbi David Pietruszka, 201-966-4498, [email protected], or visit http://jle.org/high-holidays-program/ before September 6 to ensure seats.
COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES The Amud Yomi shiur meets weeknights at 9:30 p.m. at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue. For more information, please contact Mordechai Ungar, 201-741-3920, [email protected]. This Tuesday evening, September 8, at 8:30 p.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Rav Meir Goldvicht will offer a shiur in Hebrew on the Yamim Noraim. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, presents Torah in the AM: 9:00-9:45 a.m., Chavura on personalities in Chumash - Sefer Bereishit; 9:45-10:45 a.m., Gemara Sanhedrin with Rabbi Menahem Meier.
On Sunday, September 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Ma’ayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the school will hold its annual Yom Iyun. The program will begin with a keynote shiur by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS, on “Avot Akhlu Boser veShinei Banim Tiq`henah: Vicarious Punishment and Communal Responsibility in Judaism.” It will be followed by additional shiurim by members of the Ma’ayanot faculty. Men and women are welcome. For more information, please contact Pam Ennis, [email protected], 201-833-4307, ext. 265.
On Sunday, September 20, Yeshiva University’s Kollel Yom Rishon, weekly free learning for men, and its Midreshet Yom Rishon, weekly free learning for women, will hold a joint program for men and women in Weissberg Commons, Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam Avenue, at the corner of West 184th Street. The program is open to participants of all ages, backgrounds, and learning levels, and no registration is required. Nechama Price will speak at 9:30 a.m., and Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit www.kollelyomrishon.org or www.midreshetyomrishon.org.
On Sunday, September 20, at 11:00 a.m., at Votee Park, the Friendship Circle of Bergen County will hold a one-mile fundraising walk. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. An end-of-walk celebration with rides, face painting, a kosher ice cream truck, and more will
LAMDEINU: Study in depth. Be inspired. High Holiday Lectures for Men and Women From High Holidays to Every Day: Aleinu as a Lens into our Prayers Wednesdays, September 9 and 16, from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Part 1: Understanding the Prayer of Aleinu LeShabe’ach Part 2: The Special Role of Aleinu on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur given by Rachel Friedman cost: $40 for both shiurim or $25 each
Teshuva for the Sins We Don’t Commit Thursday, September 10, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. given by Dr. Julie Goldstein cost: $25 The Difficulty of Asking for Forgiveness Thursday, September 17, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. given by R. Dr. Aaron Segal cost: $25
For class details or to register, go to lamdeinu.org. Rachel Friedman, Dean Lamdeinu at Congregation Beth Aaron
CONGREGATION BETH AARON 950 Queen Anne Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: 201-836-6210 www.bethaaron.org [email protected] Laurence Rothwachs, Rabbi
Yair Mayerfeld, President
