19-10 Morlot Avenue Andrew Markowitz, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Benjamin Yudin, Rabbi Emeritus 201.791.7910/shomrei-torah.org

T HE WEEKLY BRIEF: PARSHAT MATOT-MASEI / SHABBAT MEVARCHIM Tammuz 26, 5780 / July 17-8, 2020

Parsha/Haftorah: Artscroll: 900/1193; Hertz: 702/725; Living Torah: 822/1217 Pirkei Avot: Chapter 1

From the Desk of the new President of Shomrei Torah, Danny Pickett

Dear Shomrei Torah Member,

I am honored and humbled to be chosen to serve as the next president of Shomrei Torah.

As this is my first opportunity to address the general membership, I would first like to share a little about myself and then briefly discuss some thoughts regarding the present and future of Shomrei Torah.

About Me Many of you know me well, some not so well and others may not know me at all (but have probably heard my booming voice).

I was born in Haifa in December 1976. In 1980, my parents, who were olim for 12 years, moved back to the United States. I grew up the youngest of four boys in Passaic, where we davened at the Young . My parents gave their time and energy to the synagogue and we were expected to help as well.

I attended Hillel Academy until fifth grade when I switched into Yavneh. I attended Frisch for high school and then spent a year studying at the Israeli Machon Meir. Following my year in Israel I went to the University of

Maryland, College Park where I majored in Government and Politics and was active in the Hillel. Lisa and I actually met at the Hillel and got married shortly after graduation.

We first lived in Silver Spring and then in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. After living there for three years, we knew we were not city folks and were looking to move. We came to check out Fair Lawn and stopped in front of Shomrei Torah. The building was closed, but Deena Jarshow saw us outside. She stopped, spoke with us and gave our contact information to Renee Zimbalist. We soon spent a Shabbat at the Fogelmans, never checked out another town and moved to Fair Lawn in May 2005.

We have three children – Micah (16), Atara (13) and Jonah (9). Lisa is a clinical social worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs. I work in Basking Ridge as an attorney for a law firm that almost exclusively serves the insurance industry.

Coming Back Together These last few months have been difficult for the entire Shomrei Torah community. Unfortunately, our community, like Jewish communities the world over, was not spared suffering. More generally, the distance we felt as a community was palpable.

However, with the start of “pod” minyanim and now larger outdoor services and, most recently, the resumption of in person group learning, we can see the return to some form of normalcy on the horizon.

Therefore, the first task for the leadership team will be prepare our Shul for reopening when the state and local health authorities grant permission to do so and when our rabbinic and lay leadership determine it is appropriate. Towards that end, we have formed a reopening task force made up of medical professionals, HVAC specialists, and management professionals. The task force has already met to discuss some of the basic issues that will need to be addressed including capacity, ventilation and cleaning with the foremost priority being the safety of our congregants.

Additionally, there is a team preparing for the High Holidays services, which we hope we will be able to hold in our building, but which will no doubt look different then they have in previous years (more information about this will be forthcoming in the next month). There remains much work to be done, but rest assured that the planning for reopening the synagogue and High Holidays has begun.

Preparing for the future Looking forward, we are also preparing for the future of our Shul. As president, one of my goals is to expand our membership and the many important roles the Shul has in the lives of our members. To effectively achieve these objectives, I will be working with our leadership team and with Rabbi and Sara Markowitz to examine all aspects of our Shul operations and generate strategic plans for our anticipated growth over the next three to five years. I will also be working with Rabbi and Shevi Yudin to get their input and direction to ensure that the Shul continues to embody the mesorah and values they worked so diligently to instill into the Shul. We are excited about our opportunities to meaningfully grow Shomrei Torah.

With this bold objective, we know we can not do this alone and we need the full engagement of every member of our Kehilah.

So, I am personally asking all members to volunteer your talents and join us in the enriching experience of building the bright future of Shomrei Torah.

Please feel free to reach out to me regarding any comments, questions, volunteer opportunities or ideas for our Shul at [email protected].

With warmest regards, Danny Pickett

President: Daniel Pickett Executive Board: Oren Hiller, Larry Bravman, Yehuda Brum, Dori Zofan, David Heiser, Jeff Schultz, Deena Jarashow, Esther Herskowitz, Rebecca Ashkenas MAZAL TOV SHABBAT ZEMANIM Friday, July 17, 2020 • Melissa and Josh Blachman on the birth of a daughter. Early Mincha 6:40 pm (ST & DN) • Doris and Lenny Eis on the birth of a grandson, born to their children, Rafi and Earliest Candle Lighting 6:58 pm Atara Eis in Israel. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 8:05 pm (ST) • Cary Sprung on the Bar Mitzvah of his grandson, Meir, son of Elisheva and Daniel Candle Lighting 8:07 pm Sprung, in , Israel. • Joan Sprung on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, Meir, son of Elisheva and Daniel Shabbat, July 18, 2020 Sprung, in Beitar Illit, Israel. Earliest Tallit 4:28 am Sunrise 5:34 am Shacharit 7:15 (ST), 7:50 (DN) 8:15 (YB) LEARNING SPONSORSHIPS

9:05 (ST), 9:10 am (DN) • July 16: A Day of Learning - Sponsored for a Refuah Shleimah for Rachel Lana Sof Z’man Kriat Sh’ma 9:21 am bas Shprintzah Early Mincha 6:20 pm (ST) • July 19: A Day of Learning - Sponsored by Irv Gerber to commemorate the Yahrzeit of Early Ma’ariv 8:25 pm (ST & DN) his father Nathan Gerber, Nuta ben Yitzchak Zman Mincha 8:05 pm (ST & DN) • July 19: A Day of Learning - Sponsored by Robert Isler to commemorate the Yahrzeit of Zman Ma’ariv 9:20 pm (YB) his brother, Arthur Isler, Avraham Chaim ben Yehoshua and his father Joshua Isler, Havdalah 9:15 pm Yehoshua ben Yichiel Eliezer. • July 17: A Day of Learning - Sponsored by Zehava and Norman Baron to WEEKDAY ZEMANIM commemorate the Yahrzeit of, Yetta Abramowitz Bas Mote Leib Cousin of Norman Baron. July 19 - July 23, 2020 • July 23: A Day of Learning - Sponsored by Zehava and Norman Baron to commemorate the Yahrzeit of, William {Velvel) Abramowitz Ben Yitzchock, Cousins of Shacharit – Norman Baron. Sunday: 7:30 (ST), 8:00 (DN), 8:30 am (ST) on Zoom THREE WEEKS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Mon-Fri: 7:15 (DN), 8:00 am (ST) • Lecture Series Sunday Evenings for the Three Weeks @ 8:45PM: Destruction and Destiny: Mincha 8:05 pm (ST & DN) Three Perspectives on the Three Weeks. We will be cosponsoring a three-week series with Maariv 8:24 pm (ST & DN) the Young Israel of Fort Lee and Young Israel of Teaneck. Rabbi Markowitz’s shiur will take

place this Sunday, July 19, and Rabbi Goldberg of YIFL will give the concluding lecture on NEXT SHABBAT Sunday, July 26. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/98443893906.

Friday, July 24, 2020 • Mizrachi has a series of shiurim for Shivah Asar b’Tammuz that can be found here . There Early Mincha 6:39 pm will be an all-day Achdus event of shiurim from internationally renowned speakers Earliest Candle Lighting 6:54 pm organized by Mizrachi and cosponsored by our Shul on July 26 http://www.vayichan.com/ Candle Lighting 8:02 pm Yeshiva University is offering shiurim in preparation for Tisha b’Av and Daily Shiurim Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 8:07 pm throughout the summer • Vayichan – Ahavat Yisrael Program - We join with Yeshivat HaKotel for their Vayichan Ahavat Yisrael Program. Click here for more info. DAVENING NOTES

1) We do not say Av Harachamim on Shabbat. 2) The molad for the month of Av is Monday SAVE THE DATE afternoon, 15 minutes and 10 chalokim after 1 in SHOMREI TORAH VIRTUAL INSTALLATION DINNER OF RABBI ANDREW AND DR. SARA

Yerushalayim Ir HaKodesh. MARKOWITZ: Sunday evening, August 30th - This special event (in lieu of our Annual 3) The nine days begin on Rosh Chodesh Av which Dinner) will be held via Zoom and will feature a delicious pick-up multi-course boxed dinner is on Wednesday, July 22. from Petaks. Stay tuned for more details as the event gets closer. If you would like to participate

in the fundraising or planning effort, please contact Dori Zofan at [email protected] or

Michael Zimbalist. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS STATEMENTS

Please note that annual statements were mailed this past week. Accounts can also be reviewed at DVAR TORAH FROM RABBI MARKOWITZ shomrei-torah.org. Please review your statements The Jewish people made 42 stops on their way to Eretz Yisrael. The Torah describes this by writing for accuracy and email shomreitorahofffice@ “that Moshe wrote down the travels of the Jewish people.” Why does the Torah need to tell us that gmail.com with any questions. Your prompt Moshe wrote it all down, after all didn’t Moshe write does the entire Torah? Rav Chaim ben Attar, attention to the statement is greatly the Ohr HaChaim writes that we learn from here that Moshe kept a journal of all of their travels and appreciated. The leadership team is currently when he summarizes their travels, he looked back at this journal. Why did Moshe keep a specific developing a financial plan for the new fiscal year journal for this? We can relate to different stopping points in our lives simply as places that we have and prompt payment, or the initiation of been or we can look at them as transformative experiences. Moshe was trying to teach the Jewish installment plans, will be extremely helpful as we people that in each place where we find ourselves, we should strive to internalize and reflect upon endeavor to generate the annual budget. the lessons and values learnt there.

VIRTUAL MINYANIM, SHIURIM AND PROGRAMS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS TEEN MINYAN/SHIUR: Sunday, at 9:00am, virtual davening followed ▪ Chessed/Grocery Shopping/Medicine Pickups: If you need by a Shiur from Rabbi Markowitz - zoom.us/j/3184235650 help with grocery shopping, medicine pickup, or anything else, please reach out to Barbie Topiol at

NATEP: Sunday - Friday at 9:15am [email protected]. If you can help with deliveries,

pickups, etc,, please consider joining the Corona Chessed - Rabbi Yudin (s) & (t): zoom.us/j/3184235650 Dial in-1646-558- WhatsApp group - click here to join. 8656 Meeting ID 3184235650, password 24531 ▪ The Fair Lawn Mikvah will be open by appointment only. - Rabbi Markowitz (m) & (th): zoom.us/j/3184235650 Dial in- Please call or text 201-468-0098 to schedule an appointment. 1646 -558-8656 Meeting ID 3184235650, password 24531 For more information, please see shomrei-torah.org/mikvah. - Rabbi Greene (w) & (f): zoom.us/j/3184235650 Dial in-1646- ▪ Bereavement Support Group for those who have lost a spouse 558 -8656 Meeting ID 3184235650, password 24531 or partner to Covid-19. Group will meet via Zoom on Thursdays from 11am-12:30pm beginning May 14th. This is FREE. MEGILLAH CHABURAH- Tuesday Evening, at 9:20 pm, join Rabbi Registration required by calling 201-837-9090 or emailing Markowitz for learning halachos of krias haTorah in the 3rd perek of [email protected]. Megillah - https://us 02web.zoom.us/j/3184235650 ▪ Thank you to the Naftali Aron Learning Group sponsors for the

month of learning commemorating the Shloshim of Yaakov DAF YOMI: Sunday at 7:45am, Monday and Tuesday at 6:45 am, Meir ben Baruch, our beloved husband and father, Michael Wednesday at 6:00 am, Thursday at 6:45 am. Dial-in - 646-417-9965, Friedman. – Marya and Ora Friedman prompt 18183636

WOMEN’S TEHILLIM WITH SHEVI YUDIN: Monday at 7:30 pm - YOUTH DEPARTMENT zoom.us/j/9322571856, Meeting ID: 9322571856, Password 123. Dial-in: - We are excited to join together with shuls from all over the world in 929-205-6099 the Pay It Forward Challenge! Do small or large acts of chesed and fill out this super short form: Bit.ly/AJYPAOK - Fair Lawn Girl’s Club will be taking a summer break and we will let WOMEN’S SHIUR WITH RABBI YUDIN: Wednesday at 1:00pm - you know when it returns! zoom.us/j/5728062407, Dial-in: 929-205-6099, Meeting ID: 5728062407 - Please stay alert in our WhatsApp group to see updates on all the fun activities we are planning! If you are not in the WhatsApp group, join GEMARA SHIUR WITH RABBI YUDIN: Wednesday at 8:15pm - at chat.whatsapp.com/JUhk9CfyNXMBMuJPyhUMRv zoom.us/j/5728062407, Dial-in: 929-205-6099, Meeting ID: 5728062407 REFUAH SHLEIMA

Please keep in mind everyone in need of refuah shleima, including the CHABURAH WITH RABBI MANDELSTAM: Wednesday at 9:00 pm, following: Eliyahu ben Batsheva; Ruvain Ephraim ben Chaya Leah; “Halacha from the Parsha” - zoom.us/j/3184235650 Mordechai ben Chaya Malka; Shimon Simcha ben Penina Yehudit; Shlomo Eliyahu ben Fayala; Tzvia Rivka bat Naomi Chedva; Zehavah Aranka Goldie THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH RABBI MARKOWITZ: Join us for bat Pessya; Yosef Daveed ben Raizel; Malka Ziesel bat Penina; Rachamim Rabbi Markowitz’s Shabbos morning drasha live! @ 9:00PM. We will ben Shoshana; Meir ben Altah Sheindel; Menachem Mendel ben Perl; begin with Tehillim and the drasha will be followed by the opportunity to Yerachmial Yosef ben Rivka Hada; Esther Frima bat Pesha; Batsheva bat greet each other Good Shabbos – zoom.us/j/3184235650, Meeting ID Sarah; Shira Devora bat Sarah Aden Gisha Ruchel, Eliezer Yitzchak ben 3184235650, password 24531 Shifra, Yisrael ben Miriam, Yonatan Leib ben Perel Aviva, Eliemelech Shmuel ben Frimma, Tzivia Bas Rochel Leah, Yehuda Yosef ben Rivka Weekday Shacharit at 8AM and Mincha/Maariv at 8:10PM followed Esther, Rafael David ben Etta Riva, Yosef ben Malka. Please also see our Tehillim list at shomreitogether.com/cholim. (NOTICE: We will refresh the immediately by Maariv. Zoom info is as refuah shleimah list the first week of each secular month. If you would like follows zoom.us/j/3184235650 a name to be placed on the list or kept on the list for longer, email [email protected]). BREAKING THE DISTANCE – LAWN SHIURIM: This Shabbat, Boys 5th- 12th grade will meet at 5pm in the Zimbalist backyard (11-08 Fairhaven Place). Girls 5th-12th grade will meet at 5:30pm in the Yudin backyard. SCRIP AND LEARNING SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES rd th Shabbat afternoon groups at 5pm, for 3 - 5 grade boys and girls, in the NATEP Learning at Home - Sunday thru Friday: Sponsor a day, week, Markowitz backyard. Adults shiur with Rabbi Markowitz at 6pm in the or month of learning in the Zechus of a parent or family member when you Rubin backyard (31-06 Hillside Terrace). Adult shiur with Rabbi are unable to say Kaddish. By Learning and contributing money to charity, Mandelstam at 5:30pm in the Shul backyard. Open to all who have pre- a child glorifies a parent’s teachings and memory. To sponsor, please visit registered for this Shabbat. All participants must wear masks and must www.shomrei-torah.org/learning or contact Michael Glass at pre-register each week by visiting www.shomrei-torah.org/lawnshiur. [email protected] m or Mendy Aron at [email protected].

Scrip can now be purchased online at shomrei-torah.org/scrip and ROSH CHODESH LUNCH AND LEARN – Rabbi Noam Weinberg (son in delivered to your home. For more information contact Milty Frank: 201- law of Rabbi Sonny Gershon) will be giving the shiur for Rosh Chodesh 916-9721/[email protected] or David Heiser, 201-978-5347/ Av on Wednesday, July 22 at 12pm. Bring your own lunch. [email protected]. zoom.us/j/3184235650 We know how the current guidelines of the CDC and RCBC are disruptive to our everyday lives. It is particularly difficult for our local kosher food establishments that we benefit from on a daily basis. The loss of income from various commercial restrictions is great. We encourage everyone to please patronize our local kosher food establishments during this challenging time.

Fair Lawn – Kosher Restaurants, Supermarkets and Caterers Benjy's Kosher Pizza 12-46 River Road (201) 773-6195 Pizza

Food Showcase 24-28 Fair Lawn Avenue (201) 475-0077 food-showcase.com Supermarket Hot Bagels Fair Lawn 6-07 Saddle River Road (201) 796-9625 Bagels (uncut bagels only)

Java Nut (coming soon) 22-18 Morlot Avenue (347) 234-1655 Bakery & Coffee

Kosher Express 22-16 Morlot Avenue (201) 791-8818 flkexp.com Meat Restaurant Ma’adan (Stuart or Yossi) (201) 692-0192 maadan.com Catering Madison Caterers/ (201)-787-9333 Catering Kosher Experience (Avi)

Mashu Mashu 20-20 Morlot Avenue (201) 254-9522 mashumashusushi.com Sushi

Perfect Pita 13-22 River Road (201) 794-8700 perfectpitanj.com Meat Restaurant

Petak's Deli 19-05 Fair Lawn Avenue (201) 797-5010 petaksglattkosher.com Takeout Petaks/Five Star (Gary or (201) 797 -8522 [email protected] Catering Amir)

Zadies Bake Shop 19-09 Fair Lawn Avenue (201) 796-6565 zadiesbakeshop.com Bakery

Zevy's Pizza 10-16 River Road, Store A (201) 300-6113 zevysnj.com Pizza 8th Day Caterers (201) 214-0803 8thdaycaterers.com Catering

Zevy's Pizza 10-16 River Rd. 201-300-6113 Zevysnj.com Monday night special (from 4–7:30pm) - Regular pies are $13.95

Tuesday special (all day) - Buy any large pie, get a free quart of soup and homemade dinner roll for free (one soup per order).