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The Weekly Brief: Parshat Matot-Masei / Shabbat 19-10 Morlot Avenue Andrew Markowitz, Rabbi 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 Israel. 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 yeshiva 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 Beitar Illit, 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 will be an all-day Achdus event of shiurim from internationally renowned speakers Early Mincha 6:39 pm 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.
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