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Congregation AABJ&D 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 Eliezer Zwickler, Rabbi Tel: (973) 736-1407 Fax: (973) 736-8006 Alvin M. Marcus, Rabbi Emeritus Visit our website: www.aabjd.org Yosef Sharbat, Assistant Rabbi Esther Schultz: Esther is on maternity leave; please email [email protected] Larry Liebman, President Naomi Yablon: [email protected] Rabbi Zwickler can be reached Shabbat Emor– 17 Iyar 5777– May 13, 2017 via email at [email protected] SHABBAT SCHEDULE Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored in honor of amazing mothers, grandmothers Early Mincha: 5:00PM and special women in our lives. For a complete list of sponsors, please see below. Candles/ Mincha 7:00 PM/ 7:00 PM Rabbi’s Message: WEB DVAR with Rabbi Zwickler—CHECK IT OUT! 7:46 PM/ 7:55 PM Hashkomah 8:00 AM The halacha states that when lesson attached to it impacts during Sefira, when we focus Rabbi’s Parsha Shiur an animal is shechted, its not only shochtim, but all of on how we should be acting with R’Sharbat 8:30 AM offspring may not be shechted us: The actions of a Jew in toward each other. Sephardim 8:40 AM on the same day. One would one part of the world can Main Shul 9:00 AM think that this halacha applies impact the actions of a Jew in —I am in Israel this week for Beit Midrash 9:15 AM to the individual shochet and another part of the world. At a family simcha, and am K’Shema 9:17 AM the animals that are available the core, this is a lesson of looking forward to seeing our Torah in 20 after Kiddush: to him. The Gemara in Chulin unity. As Jews, even though young men and women “Lag BaOmer Bus Battle” explains that the offspring of we may not all agree, we are learning there, as well as the animal becomes prohibited all part of one family. Let us members of the Shul who Pirkei Avot with R’Sharbat, Perek 4: on that day not only to the leave that which divides us have made aliyah. "Are We Running Today?” 6:45pm shochet who slaughtered the aside, and focus on that animal, but to anyone in the which connects us. This is Chevra Shas will not meet this week —Please contact Rabbi Mincha 7:30 PM world who may have access to true for Klal Yisroel in general the offspring—even if they are as well as for individual Sharbat for any matters that Maariv 8:43 PM are urgent or time-sensitive. Havdalah 8:53 PM in a faraway location. Rav communities. Let us Zalman Sorotzkin zt”l finds this especially keep this message Bob Lichtman will be speaking at halacha fascinating. The in mind at this time of year Shalosh Seudot on the topic "Off With Our Head! Finding God on the Cutting “The Rav in Thought and Deed” takes place in the Main Shul 5 minutes after the 9:15 AM minyan concludes. Room Floor." We utilize the Koren/Rabbi Soloveitchik edition siddur to gain insight into the specifics of our regular prayers This Shabbat is the 32nd day of the Omer. based on the insights of Rabbi Soloveitchik. The session lasts approximately 5-7 minutes. REFUAH SHELEIMAH: Please keep MAZEL TOV these names in your tefillah: Mazel tov to Robyn and Bruce Shoulson on the occasion of the bar mitzvah of their grandson Gabi Stern. Anina Malca Bas Hila Mazel tov to parents Adina Shoulson and Todd Stern, to siblings Sonia and Dalia, and to great-aunt and Blima Liba Bas Fredyl uncle Surri and Joe Rapaport. Chana bat Devorah Mazel tov to Tova and Cameron Berns on the birth of a daughter, Sadie Belle. Tova is the granddaughter דבורה בת מירל Fruma bat Chaya of Eva Stendig Miller z"l. Great granddaughter Sadie Belle will bear Mrs. Miller's Hebrew name Yocheved, Gittel Bat Esther to which has been added "Hodayah." Mazal tov to grandparents Stuart and Laura Miller and Michael and Shoshana Malka bas Chaya Zelda Rona Berns, to Great Aunt Karen Miller, and to the entire Miller and Berns families. HAKARAT HATOV שושנה לאה בת דניאלה חנה Avraham Zev been Rut Thank you to dinner committee Andrea & Bryan Bier, Debbie & Bruce Buechler, Elisa & Mitch Cohen, Larry Liebman, Larry David Mayer ben Chana Rein, Mindy & Kenny Saibel, and Sharon & Ed Zughaft for creating a memorable Annual Dinner for the community and the Dovid Meir Ben Rochel Leiba honorees this past Sunday. A special thank you to Mickey, David and Travis Weiss for providing our beautiful venue and Eliezer Baruch Ben Bina banquet services at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, Amir Goldstein for his video expertise, Zush Heinrich for his beautiful pho- Eliezer ben Mildred tography, the office staff for all their hard work, and Andrew Yolin for being such a wonderful, engaging emcee. Shlomo Yitzchak ben Elka Yisroel Meir ben Hyla “On behalf of myself and my brothers we would like to express our thanks to the AABJ&D community for all the chesed Yitzchak Yehuda ben Henya shown to us on the loss of our mother Eva Stendig Miller this past week.The friendship and the kavod that was always shown to mom will never be forgotten.” —Karen Miller WEEKLY SCHEDULE There were no casualties listed this week. S (Lag baOmer) Shacharit 7, 7:30, 8 & 9 AM Scholar-in-Residence program next Shabbat (5/20) Sephardim 8:00 AM Rabbi Paysach Krohn, known throughout the Jewish world for his books and lectures, will be speaking. After Kiddush: Minchah 7:55 PM "Your Siddur, Your Life”; an hour before Mincha: “Gaining Simchat HaChaim”; during Seudah Shlishit: “Rekindling Our Late Maariv 10:00 PM Inner Flame.” M Sponsorships available. Please contact the shul office ([email protected]) for more information. Shacharit 6:35 & 7:25 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Minchah 7:55 PM HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Maariv 9:45 PM T Join us for a special Kiddush as What do you get Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM we honor our amazing mothers, for the mother Sephardim 6:15 AM grandmothers and special women Minchah 7:55 PM in our lives. who has it all? Maariv 9:45 PM W Honor her by helping Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM Kiddush this week is sponsored in Sephardim 6:15 AM honor of: Susan Lando, Debra Lando, us complete our Tree of Life! Donate a Leaf Minchah 7:55 PM Hilda Mann, Selma Daner, Linda ($180), Rock ($1,800), or Pomegranate Maariv 9:45 PM Schiffman, Elisa Cohen, Joanne Ingerman, Helen ($5,000). Also a great gift for Th Ingerman, Judy Sherman, Rachel Isler, Yaffa Liebman, Father’s Day or graduation. Shacharit 6:35 & 7:25 AM Pearl Kronenberg Shafier, Clara Beckerman, Andrea Sephardim 6:15 AM Contact Sharon Zwickler at Minchah 7:55 PM Bier, Sharon Yedwab, Sylvia Levine [email protected] for more information. Maariv 9:45 PM F NOTICE OF CONTESTED ELECTION: Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM At the Shul annual general membership meeting, scheduled to be held on May 15, 2017, the election of officers of the Shul will Sephardim 6:15 AM take place. Voting will take place starting at 8:30 p.m. and conclude at 10:00 p.m. There is a contested election for the office of Early Mincha: 5PM president. Bryan Bier has been nominated by the Nominating Committee and Moshe Glick has been nominated by petition. Candles/ Mincha An eligible Shul member may vote either (i) in person at the annual meeting or (ii) obtain a proxy and form of ballot 7:00 PM/ 7:00 PM from the Shul office either during normal business hours or can request by telephone that the proxy and form of ballot be mailed to 7:53 PM/ 8:00 PM them. Proxies will be available to be picked up or mailed out starting on April 26, 2017. All executed proxies and ballots must be returned to the Shul office by no later than May 12, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. PAGE 2 UPCOMING EVENTS Shabbat Emor– 17 Iyar 5777– May 13, 2017 ISRAEL DAY PARADE Save the dates for these upcoming events! May 20: Scholar-in-Residence: R’Paysach Krohn. Sponsorships available. It’s time to get excited about the Israel Day Parade! May 23: Sisterhood donor dinner & boutique honoring Marylin Marcus, Sharon Zwickler and Batya Sharbat. This year, for the first time, all Greater Metrowest schools (GOA, May 24: Yom Yerushalayim Celebration for children and adults, starting at 6:30pm (please note time change!). Music and dancing. Gottesman, JKHA, and JEC) and May 31: Shavuot AMIT shiur given by Jessie Gindea, 4pm in the Beit Midrash, shuls will be marching as ONE “Who was the first Jew--An Exploration” community. Please join our shul, June 5: Wine and Cheese with Nechama Price, our community yoetzet. and the rest of Greater Metro- West as we march up 5th Ave- The Jewish Educational Center of nue in the 2017 Celebrate Israel Elizabeth, NJ will be holding its 76th Parade on Sunday, June 4th. If you have questions, email Annual Gala and Yom Yerushalayim Bryan Bier at [email protected]. celebration on Monday evening, May 15th at the exciting new event space Factory 220! This year's gala will NORPAC Mission to Washington, DC honor: Dr. Aryeh and Myra Pirak; Wednesday, May 17, 2017 David and Sarah Goldstein; and Da- vid and Debra Schiff; a special celebration alumni couples; and our brave grad- Adults $175, Students $125.
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    F INE JUDAICA . PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS & GRAPHIC ART K ESTENBAUM & COMPANY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 2007 K ESTENBAUM & COMPANY . Auctioneers of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art Lot 131 Catalogue of F INE JUDAICA . PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS & GRAPHIC ART Featuring: The First Edition Judenstaat. Boldly Inscribed and Signed by Theodor Herzl. An Illuminated Hagadah. Ferrara, 1767. ● An Illuminated Mohel-Book. Potsdam, 1795. A 19th-Century Jerusalem Pinkas Shadar Ledger to England. A 19th-century Hebrew Manuscript of Australian Appeal. A Custom Mohel-Book from the Island of Curacao. Three Substantial Autograph Manuscript Volumes by Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt. Autograph Letters of Signifi cant 20th-century Substance by Rabbis Feinstein, Grodzenski, Kotler, Soloveitchik, Teitelbaum, etc. Set of Twelve Watercolor Designs by Ze’ev Raban. ● An Acrylic by Zalman Kleinman. Arthur Szyk’s Statute of Kalisz, along with a further three scarce Szyk Works from the1920’s. And From a Private European Collection: A fi ne complete copy of the Sepher Ha’Ikrim, Soncino 1486. Along with important Early Printed Books from the same Collection, featuring books from the presses at: Fano, Pesaro, Rimini, Ortona, Riva di Trento, Constantinople, Salonika, Augsburg, Cracow etc. (Short-Title Index in Hebrew available upon request) ——— To be Offered for Sale by Auction, Thursday, 29th November, 2007, at 3:00 pm precisely ——— Viewing Beforehand on: Sunday 25th November - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday 26th November - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, 27th November - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday, 28th November - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday, 29th November - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm This Sale may be referred to as: “Kew” Sale Number Thirty-Eight Illustrated Catalogues: $35 (US) * $42 (Overseas) KESTENBAUM & COMPANY Auctioneers of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art .