Shomrei Torah

Shomrei Torah Vayeishev 21 Kislev, 5778/ December 8-9, 2017 Benjamin Yudin, Rabbi Andrew Markowitz, Associate Rabbi Parsha/Haftorah: Artscroll: 198/1142 Hertz: 141/152 The Living Torah: 182/1083 Daf Hashavuah - Beitzah 58 MAZAL TOV Shabbat Schedule Dossy and Leo Brandstatter on being honored at the Project Ezrah Dinner this Motzei Shabbat. Erev Shabbat - December 8th HAKARAT HaTOV Candle Lighting 4:10pm Ba’al Kriah Upstairs - Avraham Meyers Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat 4:15pm Ba’al Kriah Downstairs - Daniel Krich Shabbat - December 9th Kiddush Upstairs– Sponsored by Wolina and Morris Shapiro in honor of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, Wolina's birthday, the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Ben, the birthdays of their grandchildren Laila, Sadie, Morning Daniel and Aaron, and in thanks to the Congregation for their prayers one year ago. Sof Z’man Kriyat sh’ma 9:29am Kiddush Downstairs- Sponsored by Moshe and Avital Osherovitz to celebrate the birth of Lielle. Daf Yomi - Shevuot 11 8:00am The Heiser family would like to thank the Shomrei Torah family for their love and support during our very difficult time. We so appreciate your calls and visits and feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful communi- Shacharit ty. ברוכים הבאים Beit Medrash 8:00am Main Shul 8:45am Mouchka and Dov Heller, who are visiting Fair Lawn this Shabbat. Downstairs 9:00am Beth and Hillel Max, who are visiting Fair Lawn this Shabbat. Shabbat Afternoon Lea Epstein and Ben Sanders, who are visiting Fair Lawn this Shabbat. Rivka and Aaron Tropper, who are visiting Fair Lawn this Shabbat. Pre-Mincha shiur 3:15pm With Rabbi Levinson YESHIVA UNIVERSITY KOLLEL ELYON—SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE THIS SHABBAT Mincha 4:00pm Please welcome Rabbi Eliron Levinson, our Scholar in Residence this Shabbat. Rabbi Levinson’s speaking Dvar Torah at Seudah Shelishit schedule is as follows: With Rabbi Levinson Following Beit Medrash morning minyan: “Kohen Gadol Makriv Onein” Shabbat Ends 5:18pm Pre-Mincha shiur at 3:15pm: “The Miracles of Chanukah” Seudah Shelishit D’var Torah following 4:00pm Mincha: ”Media K’neged Media—Chofetz Chaimesque Lessons from Social Media” SISTERHOOD FAMILY CHANUKAH PARTY ON MONDAY Weekly Schedule December 10-15 Join us at the Sisterhood Family Chanukah party this coming Monday, Dec. 11, from 5-7:30pm for dinner, crafts and an amazing “light-up” music and dance party! Details, prices, and registration available at Sun. www.shomrei-torah.org/event/chanukah. Please note that Sisterhood members get discounted rates at all Shacharit 6:30,7:00,8:00am Sisterhood events including this one! Sign up for Sisterhood membership now at www.shomrei-torah.org/ sisterhood For any questions, contact Rachel Krich at [email protected]. Mincha 2:00,4:15pm Ma’ariv 4:37,9:00pm CHANUKAH SIMCHA KIDDUSH Join us next week on Shabbat Chanukah, Dec. 16, Parshat Miketz, for a celebratory Kiddush. Sponsor in Shacharit honor of the Miracle of the oil lasting 8 nights, or in honor of the brave Maccabees, or in honor of a birthday, Mon., Wed - Fri. 5:45,6:30,7:45am anniversary, engagement, or birth. To sponsor please visit www.shomrei-torah.org/simchakiddush. Tues. 5:55,6:30,7:45am THIRD ANNUAL SHOMREI TORAH TRIVIA DINNER Mincha Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Trivia Dinner, Saturday Night Dec. 23 at 7:30pm. Great Food, Great Fun. Come as a team, or we'll put you on one. Visit https://www.shomrei-torah.org. Registration will Mon. - Thurs. 4:15pm close when capacity is reached. Ma’ariv Mon. - Thurs. 4:37,9:00pm TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT- 2018 Win money for YBH, Yeshiva Katana of Passaic, Sinai, BPY, Moriah, Yeshivat Noam, RYNJ, Yavneh, Erev Shabbat - December 15 and He'atid and have a fun time while you play in the Shomrei Torah Table Tennis Tournament. This year's Parshat Miketz - Shabbat Chanukah tournament will take place on January 6th, 2018 and will feature double's matches! The tournament is open to men, women, and children. One of the featured matches of the evening will have Rabbi Markowitz team Shabbat Mevarchim with Rabbi Donath playing against Rabbi Belizon teamed with Rabbi Shestack. Early Mincha 3:00pm In our Talmud-Rebbe Division we are attempting to enroll a child (13 and under) from each of the schools listed above, to play with a Rebbe/Teacher from that school, (limited space available.) Candle Lighting 4:11pm To register please visit www.shomrei-torah.org/event/tep/tournament The Deadline to register to play Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 4:16pm is December 17.Check the rack in the lobby for additional teams that have enrolled and for more details. Shabbat, December 16 Shacharit 8:00,8:45,9:00am LEARNING SPONSORSHIPS A Month of Learning Sof Z’man Kriyat Sh’ma 9:33am November 26- December 25 -Sponsored by the Markowitz and Kris families for a Refuah Shleimah for Mincha 4:01pm Tinok ben Basha Bracha. A Day of Learning December 13-Sponsored by Liesel Schloss to commemorate the Yahrzeit of Liesel's brother, Moshe ben .ז''ל and Norbert's sister Resel bat Moshe, Rose Manasse ז''ל Moshe, Moshe Levy

Bulletin sponsored by: PACHIM KETANIM FROM RABBI YUDIN: In Honor of Parshat Vayeishev We all know the two meanings of Chanukah. 1. They rested, i.e., stopped fighting the Greeks on the 25th of Carol Weissmann Kislev. 2. They rededicated the mizbe’ach - altar - in the B.H.M.K. What does this mean? I believe they expe- rienced a burst of Shechinah - a Divine Presence. On Chanukah, annually, we too can/should experience a Re/Max Properties Select. burst of Shechinah. Ask yourself what you can do to experience and join the Divine in a special way. Av- raham Avinu showed this by giving honor and dignity to man; that is honoring the Shechinah. Go to Daugh- Direct phone 201-390-6600 ter's of Miriam with a child or grandchild and extend warmth, smiles and dignity to elderly shut-ins - that's Chanukah. Come to Shul a little earlier this Shabbos, or during the week; go online (yutorah.org or any other [email protected] Torah site) and enjoy a shiur during Chanukah- that's Chanukah. Or surprise yourself! It's not enough to light the Menorah, you have to become ignited. SHIURIM SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 10 REFUAH SHELEIMAH Fogelman Memorial Beit Medrash Learning - Mon - Thurs.: 8:00-10:00pm, Yehuda Leib ben Rochel; Blimah bat Sarah; Shalva Gavriella bat Shani Chavrusas. Wednesday with Shimon Kronenberg. Aliza; Hinda bat Ruth Leah; Rick Feiner; Muttrah Fleshler, Chaim Yitzchak Naftali Aron Torah Enrichment Program: Rabbi Yudin- Mon., Tue. and Thurs. at Yaakov ben Chava Faiga; Rav Yitzchak Itamar ben Shaindel; Baruch Shai 9:00am; Rabbi Markowitz- Mon. and Tue. at 9:30am; Rabbi Shmuel Goldstein- ben Gila Maita; Tzivia Rivka bat Naomi Chedva; Yitil bat Elsha; Penina bat Thurs. at 9:30am Devorah Laya; Rav Rachamim ben Shoshanna; Blima Shoshana bat Faiga Tuesday 8:00pm – Topics on Tuesdays with Rabbi Markowitz. Learn about the Miriam; Esther Sheva bat Priva; Laizer Mendel ben Basha; Dovid Shimon personalities and the Torah thoughts of many of our Chassidic masters ben Shayna Yenta; Yaakov ben Sara, Devorah Esther bat Miriam Rut; Ba- through the Parsha. Recorded on Facebook Live. Hosted this week by Dr. sha Bracha bat Shprintza Raizel and Tinok ben Basha Bracha. Patrice Schoenbrun at her home. Wednesday 12:45pm - Women’s shiur with Rabbi Yudin.. Thursday 8:00pm - Fogelman Memorial BMP Shiur & YU Rosh Yeshiva Series- Join us for a special Chanukah shiur & celebration. The shiur will be SHOMREI TORAH LEARNING SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM given by Rabbi Hershel Reichman, YU Rosh Yeshiva. The BMP Chanukah To sponsor a day, month, or year of learning visit Shomrei Torah Learning Chagigah will follow at 8:40pm with Rabbis Markowitz, Reichman and Yudin. Sponsorship Program or contact Mendy Aron, Mike Glass, Milty Frank or Ma’ariv will follow at 9pm. Join us for singing, Divrei Torah, latkes, and donuts. Neil Gordon. To sponsor this week or future weeks for $36.00, please email [email protected] Daf Yomi: Sunday after the 7am minyan, with either Rabbi Yudin, Rabbi Marko- witz or Rabbi Leifer; Mon., Tues. and Thurs. at 8pm, with Dr. Zvi Loewy. SCRIP NOTICE Scrip is an excellent way to support the Shul at no additional cost to you. Scrip can now be purchased online: shomrei-torah.org/scrip, and deliv- YOUTH DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE ered to your home. For more information contact Milty Frank: 201-916-9721 or [email protected]; or David Heiser, 201-978-5347 or Youth Minyan will not meet this Shabbat [email protected]. Teen Minyan MVP Program (Boys ages 9-11/ Grades 4, 5, and 6) will meet in the jr cong room at 9:30am. Cocoa and Conversation (Girls ages 9-11/ Grades 4, 5, and 6) will meet in the Jr Cong room at 9:30am. Junior Congregation (ages 7-8/ Grades 2 and 3) will meet at 9:30am in the Jr SAVE THE DATE Congregation room Sunday, March 18, 2018: Shomrei Torah Annual Dinner Super Siddur Program (ages 5-6/ Kindergarten and 1st grade) will meet at 9:30am in the first classroom on the left. Busy Beginners Program (ages 2.5-4) will meet at 9:30am in the middle classroom. Tot Shabbat (ages 0-3) will meet at 10:30am in the Upper Beit Medrash. MINDFUL MIDDOT: WHAT'S APP SHIUR WITH DR SARA MARKOWITZ Beginning this week, Dr Sara Markowitz will post a short Shiur over What's App based on the Sefer Alei Shur by Rav Shlomo Wolbe zt"l. The shiur PARENT-CHILD LEARNING will be growth oriented with a psychological twist. Please contact Leah Ros- Parent Child Learning will take place this Motzei Shabbat in the downstairs enberg to join [email protected] Beit Medrash, fifteen minutes after the conclusion of Shabbat, for one hour! Enjoy Learning and Food and Monthly Raffles! PCL is sponsored this week by the Yeshiva of North Jersey (YNJ). BERGEN COUNTY CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE - GIFTS STILL NEEDED If you haven’t already participated in the 25th Annual Bergen County Cha- nukah Toy Drive, it’s not too late! We are still in need of more toys and are still accepting gifts until Chanukah! Please drop them off at the home of Joy Attention all 2nd-6th graders: Get ready for the next Bnei Akiva Snif on Sklar– at 95 Norfolk St., Bergenfield, garage entrance. All donations are December 16, Shabbat Chanukah. appreciated!

PROJECT EZRAH ANNUAL DINNER THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS The children are immersing themselves in the Chanukah experience. Both This Motzei Shabbat, December 9, at 8:00pm, Project Ezrah will have its An- classes are working on their chanukiot. The Young Explorers sanded long nual Dinner at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood. Our own Dossy wooden blocks to make the base of their menorot. The children painted the and Leo Brandstatter will be among the honorees. For reservations: din- wood with gold or silver metallic paint and sprinkled in a lot of glitter. They [email protected]. For more information: www.ezrah.org. chose different colored and shaped jewels and studs and all kinds of confetti with dreidels, magen davids, and chanukiot. The menorot reflect light and glitter in keeping with the Chanukah theme of a holiday of lights! The Early Learners made chanukiot which reflect each child’s personal style. They used a reflective base and primary colored wooden blocks. They also painted and decorated wooden pieces to add to their menorahs. Their festive dreidel suncatchers are magnificent and the COMMUNITY NEWS children are very proud of their creations. The Young Explorers participated Dec. 8th, 7:30pm- The Anshei Lubavitch Chassidic Shabbos Tisch, Timely in a science activity by “drawing” with Shabbat and Chanukah candles on Torah insights, great food and stirring melodies., at the home of Rabbi and paper chanukiot and then painting over the candle marks. They discovered Rebbetzin Bergstein, 18-01 Scialla Ct. (off of Boyd Ave).Men and women are that wax and water do not mix when their “invisible” drawings popped out at welcome. them! The children worked together to make a 3-dimensional chanukiah Dec. 9, 6:00 – 8:00pm: PJ Party & Movie Night, watching Disney's "Zootopia", which you can see on the hallway bulletin board. All of the children are Saturday night, , DARCHEI NOAM. $3/child (children 2 & up are welcome). Ice learning the brachot we say when lighting the candles and many He- cream & snacks will be served. To RSVP or for more info click here: PJ Party brew Chanukah words. We can't wait for Chanukah! Shabbat Shalom! Dec. 14, 21, 28, and Jan. 4.- 11am-1:45pm: Ma'ayanot adult education shiur series by Ms. Sarah Gordon, Ma'ayanot Talmud teacher, on the topic: Trou- bling Texts of the Torah: From Sotah to Slavery. Shiurim at Ma'ayanot (1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck); Men and women are welcome. MIKVAH SCHEDULE The current weekday mikva hours are 8:00pm - 9:30pm. The Mikvah opens on Motzei Shabbat and Motzei Yom Tov approximately one hour after Shabbat and Yom Tov ends, and stays open for 1-1/2 hours. Please note that any arrival after 1/2 hour before closing time will incur a $25.00 late fee. To obtain a current detailed schedule for the Mikvah, please check SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES the Mikvah webpage on Shomrei-Torah.org, under Services, or call the Mikvah tape for updates and important information: 201-796-0350. Please call Dossy Brandstatter with any questions or concerns: 201-796- 5839. To sponsor Youth Minyan Kiddush, please contact Neil Paris at Friday night and Yom Tov Mikvah use is by appointment only. Please [email protected] or 917.626.5468. call Dossy Brandstatter at the dedicated phone line, 201-401-2386, at least To sponsor Seudah Shelishit, please contact Esther Silvestri: 201-741-5341 or two days in advance. Leave a message at any time and you will receive a [email protected] return call in the evening.