CONGREGATION BETH AARON ANNOUNCEMENTS Shabbat Parshat Nitzavim September 11-12, 2015 27 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 are ongoing, and fall class begin after . See details on page 4. To sign up, go to lamdeinu.org. Study in depth; be inspired! SHABBAT TIMES SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13 Friday, September 11 Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:40 p.m. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Earliest Candles: 5:54 p.m. 13 14 15 16 17 18 Latest Candles: 6:54 p.m. Earliest Tallit 5:35 5:36 5:37 5:38 5:39 5:40 Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00 p.m. Shacharit 5:55 LL 5:55 LL 7:15 BM 7:15 BM Shabbat, September 12 8:00 MS 8:00 MS Hashkama Minyan: 7:30 a.m. 8:00 SH 8:00 SH Tefillah Shiur: 8:20 a.m. Main Minyan: 8:45 a.m. 5:30 BM 5:05 SH 5:05 SH 5:20 SH Youth Minyan: 9:15 a.m. and 6:00 SH 5:35 BM 5:30 BM 5:45 BM Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:42 a.m. Shacharit 7:00 MS 6:40 SH 6:40 SH 6:40 SH Early Mincha: 1:45 p.m. 8:00 BM 7:40 BM 7:40 BM 7:40 BM Daf Yomi: 5:30 p.m. Women’s Learning: 5:35 p.m., at the Slower-paced 6:20 LL 6:20 LL 6:20 LL Greenberg home, 291 Schley Place, Selichot Sefer Yonah, review of Yonah, from the Rabbi Fohrman perspective Mincha 4:35 BM 6:35 MS 6:35 BM Mitchell First’s shiur: 5:45 p.m. -- “Aleinu: 6:35 MS Its Authorship and Transformation from Mincha/ 6:55 MS 6:45 BM 5:30 BM a Rosh Hashana Prayer to a Daily Prayer” Maariv 6:45 MS Meir Hirsch’s shiur: 5:45 p.m. Mincha: 6:45 p.m., followed by a shiur by Maariv 7:37 MS 7:50 BM 7:18 BM 9:30 BM Rabbinic Intern Daniel Goldberg 9:30 BM Maariv: 7:54 p.m. Selichot 12:51 SH 12:51 SH Havdalah: 8:03 p.m. Selichot: 12:52 a.m. KEY: MS = Main Shul BM = Beit Midrash SH = Social Hall LL = Lower Level Rosh Hashana and Tzom Gedalia Schedule Earliest Candles on Friday, September 18: 5:44 p.m. Sunday, September 13: Erev Rosh Hashana Tuesday, September 15: Latest Candles on Friday, September 18: Mikvah Hours: 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Second Day Rosh Hashana 6:42 p.m. Latest Candle Lighting: 6:50 p.m. Vatikin: 5:55 a.m. Mincha/Maariv: 6:55 p.m. Beit Midrash: 7:15 a.m. Main Shul/Social Hall: 8:00 a.m. SEPTEMBER Monday, September 14: Additional blowing of the shofar: 6:20 p.m. Calendar First Day Rosh Hashana Mincha: 6:35 p.m. Vatikin: 5:55 a.m. Shiur by Rabbi Nosson Rich: 7:00 p.m. THIS WEEK’S PARSHA QUESTIONS Beit Midrash: 7:15 a.m. Maariv: 7:50 p.m. Printed copies are available in the lobby. Main Shul/Social Hall: 8:00 a.m. Havdalah: 7:59 p.m. Mincha: 4:35 and 6:35 p.m. Selichot: 12:51 p.m. The shul elevator will operate Tashlich: 5:30 p.m. in Shabbat mode as follows: Additional blowing of the shofar: 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, Tzom Gedaliah Friday: Rabbi Rothwachs’ shiur: 7:00 p.m. Fast begins: 5:23 a.m. 6:30-8:15 p.m. Maariv: 7:37 p.m. Fast ends: 7:33 p.m. Shabbat: Earliest Candles: 7:59 p.m. 8:15 a.m.-Noon; 1:30-2:15 p.m.; 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday: THE APPEAL 6:55 p.m.–8:30 p.m. The Yomim Noraim are here, and soon it will be time for our belovedshul ’s most important Monday campaign - the Yom Kippur Appeal. This year’s campaign represents 15% of our annual budget, 5:55 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and its success is critical to our shul’s ability to provide for and support our most basic services 4:30 p.m.– 8:15 p.m. and programs. Aside from reaching our financial and operational goals, the campaign also focuses Tuesday on reaching our communal goal, which is 100% participation. Please make your donation at www. 5:55 a.m.–2:30 p.m. bethaaron.org/yomkippur or send your check to the office, noting in the memo line that it is for the 6:30 p.m.–8:15 p.m. Yom Kippur Appeal. WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Robin & Tzion Elbaz, who live on Cherry Lane. Thank you to Lenny Presby and Micah Kaufman for devoting • Risa & David Krohn, who live on Sussex Road. innumerable hours to the task of seating and reservations for the Yamim Noraim. And thank you also to Mo-b Singer for his work on WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY the tech side.

• Dina & Daniel Goldberg, who live on West Terrace Circle. Please remember to park all strollers and wheelchairs on the back • Tova & Yehuda Miller, who live on Merrison Street. patio on Rosh Hashana.

MAZAL TOV TO If you know anyone who is unable to get to shul to hear shofar on Rosh Hashana, contact Rabbi Rothwachs, [email protected], • Talya Horne and Ben Borodach, on their engagement. Mazal Tov as soon as possible. We will arrange for someone to come to their also to Tayla’s parents. Sandy & Bernie Horne, and to Ben’s parents, home on Rosh Hashana to blow shofar, so that they may fulfill this Patty & Sam Borodach. important mitzvah. • Naomi & Aaron Mandelbaum, on the birth of their granddaughter Bar-Tzion Shirya, born to their children Michal & Avi Mandelbaum This Sunday, September 13, Erev Rosh Hashana, is the deadline for in . updating information for the new Beth Aaron Directory. For details • Dr. Moshe Schiffmiller, on his engagement to Jacklyn Ramras of on how to make changes, please see the flyer in the lobby or go to Woodmere. Mazal Tov also to Moshe’s parents, Shari & Richard http://bit.ly/1fXM1q4. Schiffmiller, and to Jacklyn’s parents, Diane & Dr. Harry Ramras. This Wednesday, September 16, is the deadline to order a lulav and MEN’S CLUB KIDDUSH etrog. For details, go to bethaaron.org/event/lulav-and-etrog-5776. html. If you are unable to order online, please complete the form in Become a sponsor for the Men’s Club gala Simchat Torah Kiddush the lobby and return it to the shul office, with full payment. Pickup of on Tuesday, October 6. View the sponsorship levels, make your the sets will take place at the shul, only on Motzaei Shabbat, donation, and indicate any dedication online at September 26, at 9:30 p.m. For additional information, contact Rich www.bethaaron.org/event/STkiddush no later than September Feldman, [email protected], 201-738-7966. 28. Checks, made payable to “Cong. Beth Aaron Men’s Club,” and dedications can be sent to theshul office and marked “Simchat Torah Rabbi Yosef Lasdun will check tefillinand mezuzot on Thursday, Kiddush.” All donations received after September 28 will be included September 17, and Monday, September 21. There will be a box in in a complete list of donors in the November Kol Beth Aaron. Sealed the shul lobby where tefillin and mezuzot can be left, and another bottles of scotch or bourbon should be delivered to Ari Gononsky, box where Rabbi Lasdun will place those items that he has checked. 522 Sagamore Avenue. Bottles may be left in a box marked “kiddush” Every effort will be made to provide same-day service. The cost is by the front door if no one is home. For more information, contact $60 per pair of tefillin and $7 per mezuzah (checks should be made Ari Gononsky, [email protected]. out to Congregation Beth Aaron).

Rabbi Baruch Simon, Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, will give a Teshuva PARNAS HAYOM Drasha, “Mankind’s Greatness and the Teshuva Process,” in the shul at 8:15 p.m., on Thursday, September 17. All are invited and Dedicate a day of learning at Beth Aaron on the occasion of a encouraged to attend. Sponsorships at all levels are available. To yahrtzeit, in the zechut of a refuah shelaima, or in honor of a sponsor, contact Paul Lustiger,[email protected] . simcha, a birthday or any other occasion. Each week’s dedications are prominently displayed in the shul lobby and sent out to the Individual Kel Malehs will not be recited on Shabbat Shuva, membership via email. For more information, or to sign up, please September 19, at the Zman Mincha minyan at 6:10 p.m. The Kel go to www.bethaaron.org/parnashayom. Maleh will be recited by Rabbi Rothwachs, with the inclusion of This week’s sponsors are: any names provided by members of the congregation for yahrtzeits • 4 Tishrei: The Schuss & Staiman Families, in honor of the yahrtzeit from Yom Kippur until afterSukkot . Attendees will have the option of of Shalom Tzvi ben Aharon. reciting their own Kel Maleh at the early Mincha minyan at 1:45 p.m. Please send names to be included to Judi Resnick at the Beth Aaron WEEKLY SHIURIM office,[email protected] , 201-836-6210. In addition, those who would prefer to recite their own Kel Maleh may do so on Monday • Daf Yomi: For Daf Yomi shiurim and resources in Teaneck, go to morning, September 21, the Monday following Shabbat Shuva. www.teaneckshuls.org/daf/. • Daf Yomi shiur by Rabbi Rothwachs / Rabbi Daniel Feldman / Rabbi Help build the Men’s Club Sukkah on Sunday, September 20, Mark Staum: Monday-Thursday evenings, at 9:45 p.m. beginning at 9:00 a.m. Hundreds of people use the Sukkah each year, • Tanya shiur by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg: Tuesday evenings at so please give an hour or two to help us build it. The more people 9:00 p.m. who come help, the faster it gets up! • Cancelled: Rabbi Rothwachs’ Sanhedrin shiur will not be held this Wednesday, September 16. As part of the Bergen County Shabbos Project, the Great Big • Morning Mishna Chabura: On hiatus until afterSelichot 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 BETH AARON JR. HIGH

Detective Frank and Ruth Ferrara once again will oversee the For more information about events for 6th to 8th graders, please babysitting for the Yamim Noraim. As always, there will be contact Batsheva & Zev Weisinger, [email protected]. babysittingavailable (for children in Nursery - 5th Grade) from 9:00 a.m. until the end of shul each afternoon, as well as during Kol Nidrei COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 CareOne needs volunteers for a minyan. On Friday evening, Mincha room. Snacks and drinks will be provided throughout the day. If you will be at 7:05 p.m. On Shabbat, Shacharit will be at 9:00 a.m., feel that you want to send your child with additional snacks, please Mincha at 7:00 p.m., and Maariv at 8:04 p.m. On both days of Rosh remember to send nut-free snacks only. Hashana, Shacharit will be at 8:00 a.m. On Monday, September 14, the first day of Rosh Hashana, Mincha/Maariv will be at 6:50 p.m. In the past, we have offered a “Tefillah& Torah” program for On Tuesday, September 15, the second day of Rosh Hashana, Mincha children during the Yamim Noraim. In order to continue this will be at 6:50 p.m. and Maariv at 7:46 p.m. program, we need parent volunteers for all age groups. If you would like to run a “Tefillah & Torah” group, please contact Erica and Jason This Shabbat, September 12, at 5:35 p.m., at Congregation Rinat David, [email protected]. Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue, Dr. Aaron Segal, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Yeshiva University, will speak on “Keeping For the fifth year in a row, the Men’s Club will be providing a light the Faith in the Face of Unanswered Challenges: Three lunch for young children on Yom Kippur afternoon, thus permitting Approaches.” 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 On Erev Rosh Hashana, September 13, and on Erev Yom Kippur, www.bethaaron.org/event/yom-kippur-childrens-lunch1.html. To September 22, the Teaneck Mikvah will be open for men’s use, volunteer, e-mail Moishe B. Singer, [email protected]. with access to 12 preparation rooms, 2 express changing areas, and 3 mikvaot. Mikvah hours are as follows: Erev Rosh Hashana, from Once again, we ask that your children not bring balls to shul, as that 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Erev Yom Kippur, from 4:30 a.m. to 4:00 does not set the proper tone for these holy days. We encourage p.m. One of the three mikvaot will close at 1:00 p.m. on Erev Rosh them to come with books, cards and games from home that they Hashana in order to prepare it for immediate post-Rosh Hashana would enjoy playing with during shul. As always, we remind you that use. Please enter through the main entrance of the Mikvah. Fees are loitering outside of the building or in the halls by any children will $25 per person or $54 per family. Please shower at home and bring not be allowed. We ask you to clearly communicate to your children a towel. For more information, please contact theMikvah , 201-837- that they are expected to be in shul with you or in a group. We 8220, [email protected]. appreciate your cooperation and participation. This Monday, September 14, and this Tuesday, September 15, The Family Sukkah Hop for all children in Nursey-2nd grade and beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Maayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, their families will take place on the first day of Sukkot, Monday, the Jewish Learning Experience (JLE) will offer explanatory September 28. The Junior CongregationSukkah Hop for all children Rosh Hashana services. Services will be followed by Kiddush and in 3rd-5th grades will be held on the second day of Sukkot, Tuesday, refreshments. On Tuesday, September 22, at 6:30 p.m., the JLE September 29. If you would like to host a stop on either of the will offerKol Nidrei and Yom Kippur Maariv, and on Wednesday, Sukkah Hops, go to http://tinyurl.com/sukkahhop5776 or email September 23, at 10:00 a.m., there will be Shacharit and Yizkor. A [email protected]. voluntary donation of $30, with checks payable to JLE, is requested. To attend any or all of the services, please contact Rabbi David NCSY Pietruszka, 201-966-4498, [email protected], or visit http://jle.org/ high-holidays-program/ for seats. All high school teens are invited to join Teaneck NCSY this Friday night, September 11, from 9:30 to 11:00 p.m., at the Lebovitz home, On Sunday, September 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 441 West Englewood Avenue, for a Shabbat Oneg. Come to hang out Ma’ayanot, 1650 Palisade Avenue, the school will hold its annual with friends, shmooze with awesome advisors, and enhance your Yom Iyun. The program will begin with a keynote shiur by Rabbi Shabbat experience! Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS, on “Avot Akhlu Boser ve- Shinei Banim Tiq`henah: Vicarious Punishment and Communal All high school girls are invited to join Teaneck NCSY this Saturday Responsibility in Judaism.” It will be followed by additional shiurim night, September 12, from 9:30 to 11:00 p.m., at the Lebovitz by members of the Ma’ayanot faculty. Men and women are home, 441 West Englewood Avenue for an All-Girls Melave Malka welcome. For more information, please contact Pam Ennis, Chesed Project. We will be making gift baskets to be distributed to [email protected], 201-833-4307, ext. 265. various Bikur Cholim rooms in Bergen County. Pizza will be served. Come help wish a happy and healthy New Year to cholim in our On Sunday, September 20, at 11:00 a.m., at Votee Park, the neighborhood. This free program is in conjunction with Bikur Cholim Friendship Circle of Bergen County will hold a one-mile fundraising of Bergen County. 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 Come join Teaneck NCSY for Latte and Learn this Thursday night, take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Register at September 17, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Lazy Bean Cafe, 1404 www.njfriendshipwalk.com/Account/Register. Queen Anne Road. Come grab a drink and chill and learn together with friends and advisors in a relaxed environment. See you there! On Sunday, September 20, at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Rav Mayer Twersky will speak on “Aspiration & For questions, comments, or ideas, email Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, Ascent In Avodat Hashem” at 8:00 p.m., and Rav Hershel Schachter [email protected]. Join us on Facebook or email us, teens@ will speak on “The Future of Modern Orthodoxy” at 8:45 p.m. bethaaron.org. (continued on page 4) COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS On Thursdays, Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, (continued from page 3) presents Torah in the AM: 9:00-9:45 a.m., Chavura on close reading of Sefer Bereishit; 9:45-10:45 a.m., Gemara Sanhedrin with Rabbi On Motzaei Shabbat, October 10, at 9:00 p.m., at Congregation Menahem Meier; 10:45 -11:45 a.m., Rambam with Rabbi Meier. Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, Project Yechi, which helps cancer On Thursday nights, at the Jewish Center of Teaneck, 70 Sterling patients undergoing treatments pay their rent or mortgage, will hold Place, Heichal HaTorah offers an open Thursday Night Seder a barbecue. For more information, please go to ProjectYechi.org. Program. At 8:15 p.m., men may learn Chassidut with Rav Moshe Tzvi Weinberg or Minchat Chinuch with Rav Aryeh Westreich. At The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s Hebrew Ulpan 9:15 p.m., they may learn Iyun in Shulchan Aurch with Rav Pesach classes begin this year on Monday, October 19, with classes Skulnick or Iyun on the Parsha with Rav Jason Finkelstein. Maariv scheduled during both day and evening hours at locations will be held at 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 p.m. Chulent and kugel will be throughout Bergen County. The cost is $410 until September 21 and served. For more information, contact Rav Aryeh Stechler, 201-335- $480 after that date. For more information or to register, go to 0633, [email protected]. www.jfnnj.org/ulpan or contact Joyce, 201-820-3907. On Sunday, September 20, Yeshiva University’s Kollel Yom Rishon, On Tuesday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Museum of Jewish weekly free learning for men, and its Midreshet Yom Rishon, Heritage, 36 Battery Place, New York City,Leket Israel will hold a Fine weekly free learning for women, will hold a joint program for men Whisky Tasting to support food rescue for needy Israelis. The cost is and women in Weissberg Commons, Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam $225. For details and tickets, go to http://whisky.leket.org. 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 COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit www.kollelyomrishon.org or www.midreshetyomrishon.org. 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]. 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 The Difficulty of Asking for Forgiveness Wednesday, September 16, from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Thursday, September 17, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Part 1: Understanding the Prayer of Aleinu LeShabe’ach given by R. Dr. Aaron Segal cost: $25 Part 2: The Special Role of Aleinu on and Yom Kippur given by Rachel Friedman cost: $40 for both shiurim or $25 each

Fall 2015 Semester, Begining October 8 Parshanut haMikra: Bereishit Sefer Shofetim: Creating a Moral Society Mondays, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Rachel Friedman, for women: $220 Rachel Friedman,for men and women: $220

Women’s Worlds Sefer Yeshayahu Tuesdays, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Dr. Julie Goldstein, for men and women: $100 Dr. Michelle Levine, for women: $200

Talmud: Masekhet Berakhot Chapter 1 Parashah and Haftarah Pointers Tuesdays, from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. R. Daniel Fridman, for women: $220 R. Daniel Fridman, for men and women: $200

Parashat HaShavua Tuesday evenings, from 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. R. Nati Helfgot, for men and women: $200

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