CONGREGATION BETH AARON ANNOUNCEMENTS Parshat Chukat July 15-16, 2016 10 Tammuz 5776

SHABBAT TIMES This week’s announcements are sponsored by Lamdeinu. For information on their schedule of classes, see page 4 and go to lamdeinu.org. Friday, July 15 Study in depth; be inspired! Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:40 p.m. Earliest Candles: 6:57 p.m. Mincha/Early Shabbat: 7:00 p.m. SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 17 Latest Candles: 8:08 p.m. Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 8:10 p.m. 17 18 19 20 21 22

Shabbat, July 16 Earliest Tallit 4:40 4:41 4:41 4:42 4:43 4:44 Hashkama Minyan: 7:30 a.m. Shacharit 6:30 MS 5:40 SH 5:55 SH 5:55 SH 5:40 SH 5:55 SH Main Minyan: 8:45 a.m. 7:15 MS 6:20 BM 6:30 BM 6:30 BM 6:20 BM 6:30 BM Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:20 a.m. 8:00 MS 7:15 BM 7:15 BM 7:15 BM 7:15 BM 7:15 BM Early Mincha: 1:45 p.m. 8:45 MS 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM Daf Yomi: 6:50 p.m. Mincha 1:45 BM Women’s Learning: 6:50 p.m., at the Greenberg home, 291 Schley Place, Mincha/ 8:05 MS 8:05 MS 8:05 BM 8:05 BM 8:05 BM 6:35 BM an overview to Shoftim Maariv 7:00 MS Meir Hirsch’s shiur: 7:00 p.m. 8:05 SH Mincha: 8:00 p.m., followed by a shiur by Pesach Wolicki, “The Rambam’s Maariv 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM View of Christianity and its Relevance to Our Times” KEY: MS = Main Shul BM = Beit Midrash SH = Social Hall Maariv: 9:08 p.m. MAZAL TOV TO Havdalah: 9:17 p.m. • Yosef Bauman, on his upcoming marriage to Nechama Hoffman of Washington Heights. Mazal Tov Earliest Candles on Friday, July 22: also to Yosef’s parents, Esther & Mark Bauman, and to Nechama’s parents, Miriam & Rabbi Avraham 6:50 p.m. Hoffman. Latest Candles on Friday, July 22: • Gavriel Cooper, on his upcoming marriage to Shevi Daar of Woodmere. Mazal Tov also to Gavriel’s 8:02 p.m. parents, Carrie & Stanley Cooper, and to Shevi’s parents, Robin & Howie Daar. • Noah Isaacs, on his engagement to Ayelet Prero of Chicago. Mazal Tov also to Noah’s parents, Reshi & Yosef Isaacs, and to Ayelet’s parents, Miriam & Rabbi Elisha Prero. • Sara Kinstlinger, on her making this coming Monday. • Nechama & Steve Pudell, on the birth of their grandson Dovid Eliyahu, born to their children Shoshanna & Ben Gabbai in . • Gitl Viswanath, on being featured on the cover of the Jewish Standard, upon the publication of The Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary.

HIGH HOLIDAY SEATING Requests may now be submitted for High Holiday seats. Please note that after Friday, July 29, we will no longer hold seats for their “prior year” occupants. Please be sure to submit your reservations, with payment in full, on a timely basis. No shul member will be turned away due to a July lack of funds. Calendar

THIS WEEK’S PARSHA QUESTIONS For details and to request seats, please go to www.bethaaron.org/seats. Please note that you must Printed copies are available in the lobby. sign into your account or you will be charged non-member prices. For those wishing to pay by check, please mail your completed reservation form along with any necessary payments to the shul. On Shabbat, the shul elevator will operate DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF NAMES FOR Kol ha-Ne’arim Tallit in Shabbat mode as follows: The deadline to submit names for children, grandchildren and Friday: great-grandchildren for the new tallit for the Kol ha-Nearim 7:00-9:15 p.m. aliyah on Simchat Torah has been extended to Friday, July 22. Shabbat: After that date, you may still submit names, but there is no 8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 1:30-2:30 p.m.; guarantee that your names will be on the tallit this year. I”H, 6:00-9:00 p.m. new names will be added each year.

You can participate in this project by going to www.bethaaron.org/kolhanearim and submitting the Is the Eruv Up? Call the Eruv Hotline names of your children and/or grandchildren for a nominal cost of $1.50 per letter. before Shabbat: 201-530-0222 Contact Beth Aaron at Other dedication opportunities, including valances and support poles, are still available, too. Please [email protected] note that these “bigger ticket” dedications will be listed on the Donor Wall in the shul lobby and may be paid off over a two-to-three-year period. For more information, go to www.bethaaron.org/ kolhanearim or contact Myron Chaitovsky, 201-833-8776, [email protected]. SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS PARNAS HAYOM

The Tefillah shiur will not be held this Shabbat, July 16. Dedicate a day of learning at Beth Aaron on the occasion of a yahrtzeit, in the zechut of a refuah shelaima, or in honor of a Please note that the Shabbat morning Youth Minyan will not be simcha, a birthday or any other occasion. Each week’s dedications held during the remainder of the month of July. are prominently displayed in the shul lobby and sent out to the membership via email. For more information, or to sign up, please Thank you to Rabbi Pesach Wolicki for delivering the shiur following go to www.bethaaron.org/parnashayom. Mincha this Shabbat, July 16, in Rabbi Rothwachs’ absence. The topic of the shiur will be “The Rambam’s View of Christianity and its This week’s sponsors are: Relevance to Our Times.” Rabbi Wolicki is Associate Director and • 15 Tammuz: Phyllis & Sandy Zlotnick, in honor of the yahrtzeit of Senior Lecturer at the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Sandy’s father, Chaim Zlotnick, ha-Rav Chaim ben ha-Rav Alexander Cooperation in Efrat, Israel. He spent the previous 11 years as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah, He is a widely respected in the MEN’S CLUB KIDDUSH world of Jewish education as an innovator and is known for his This week’s Men’s Club Kiddush following the Main Minyan is engaging, welcoming, and interactive teaching style. Previously, sponsored by: Rabbi Wolicki served as a communal rabbi in Fairfield, CT and Mezonot Sponsors: Newport News, VA. Rabbi Wolicki and his wife Kate live in Bet • Heather & Isaac Hagler, in honor of the yahrtzeit of Isaac’s mother, Shemesh with their eight children. Lieba bat Isser • Sharon & Gary Kinstlinger, in honor of their daughter Sara making Thank you to Rivka Herzfeld for providing an overview to the book of aliyah Shoftim, the next book of Nach that will be studied at the Women’s • Sandra & Edward Steinberg Learning sessions on Shabbat afternoons. If you are celebrating a simcha, commemorating a yahrtzeit, or The first event in this summer’s Annual Sisterhood Potluck Seudah simply want to say “thank you,” consider sponsoring an upcoming Shlishit Series will be held this Shabbat, July 16, at 5:30 p.m., at the Kiddush. To become a sponsor, go to www.bethaaron.org/kiddush. home of Rachelle Mandelbaum, 695 Palmer Avenue. To sign up, please go to http://bit.ly/29mITV1 or visit PerfectPotluck.com and locate the schedule by coordinator last name (Weisinger) and HASHKAMA MINYAN KIDDUSH “Society” password (sisterhood). Please contact L’via Weisinger if you are NOT It is hard to believe that the Hashkama Minyan Kiddush “Society” bringing food (that’s OK!), so we know how many women to expect will be starting its fourth year. This true partnership between in addition to those who sign up online on the Potluck website. Also, the mitpalilim of the Hashkama Minyan and the Men’s Club has please pay attention to which items women have indicated they will allowed approximately 36 Kiddushim to be held following Hashka- be bringing so that repeat dishes are minimized and there is less ma. As interest increases in holding Hashkama Kiddushim, please waste. This is an event for women only, so please make other note this updated information: arrangements for your children. The next event in this series is • Hashkama Minyan Kiddush “Society” annual membership is August 20. For questions, to RSVP, or if you have trouble signing up, $54. This fund allows us to ensure there is at least one monthly contact L’via Weisinger, [email protected]. hot Kiddush following the Hashkama minyan. • Members of the “Society” who would like to enhance an On Shabbat, July 30, the Sisterhood Book Club will discuss “A already scheduled Kiddush can do so for an additional donation Marriage of Opposites,” by Alice Hoffman. For more information, of $72. Enhancements can include salads, noodles, herring, etc. contact Diane Fogel, [email protected]. Contact [email protected] at least one week prior to the Kiddush. The Tuesday evening Tanya shiur led by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg • The cost of sponsoring a standard hot Hashkama Kiddush on will not meet on July 19 and 26. It will resume on August 2. a week that is not a “Society” Kiddush is $360. There also is an enhanced option for $500. On Sunday, August 7, at 10:00 a.m., in the shul, Rabbi Shalom Hammer will discuss “A Time to Unite with Tzahal: The Challenges Thank you again to everyone who has joined this partnership; of Ideology in the IDF Today -- Purification and Preservation.” The we truly appreciate it. For more information, please contact Ari proceeds of books and CDs available for sale following the lecture Gononsky or Moishe B. Singer, [email protected]. will go to Tzahal. Rabbi Hammer, a contributing editor to the WEEKLY SHIURIM Post and the author of four books, serves as a lecturer for the IDF. He is the founder of Makom Meshutaf, • Daf Yomi: For Daf Yomi shiurim and resources in Teaneck, go to www.makommeshutaf.com, which offers lectures on to www.teaneckshuls.org/daf/. secular kibbutzim throughout Israel. • Daf Yomi shiur: Monday-Thursday evenings, at 9:45 p.m. • Tanya shiur by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg: ON HIATUS until August 3 “Siyum and Sausage: A Nine Days Event” will be held on • Rabbi Rothwachs’ Sanhedrin shiur: ON HIATUS Wednesday, August 10, 6 Av, at 7:00 p.m., at the shul. The cost is • Morning Mishna Chabura: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m.; $36. To register, go to www.bethaaron.org/event/siyumsausage. Monday, Thursday: 6:55 a.m.

We thank the kehillah for responding to the recent programming survey. Your feedback provided valuable information that we hope, Rabbi Rothwachs will be away until Thursday, July 28. In case of IY”H, will result in a wider variety of programming over the coming an emergency, please call him on his cell phone, 201-747-8740. year and help the kehillah continue to grow in many ways. For non-urgent matters, please contact Rabbi Michael Taubes, 201-787-1813. the Sisterhoods of Congregation Beth Abraham and Congregation Lockers are Now In – Check Them Out Bnai Yeshurun. • Worried about your tallit and tefilin being moved or lost? • Lockers are worth the investment to protect your very valuable On Monday, July 25, at White Beeches Golf Club, 70 Haworth Drive, property. Haworth, Yeshivat Noam will hold its annual Golf and Tennis outing. • Lockers are located in a very convenient area. The program also includes women’s activities such as a “Chopped” • Lockers have a built-in combination lock and are easy to open. cooking competition, an exercise class, swimming, and tennis. For • Lockers are spacious. more information, go to www.yeshivatnoamgolf.com or email Amy Vogel, [email protected]. To reserve a locker, please contact the shul office, [email protected]. Feel free to contact Isaac Hagler, On Tuesday, July 26, at 6:30 p.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, [email protected], with any further questions. 641 West Englewood Avenue, Yeshivas Bais Mordechai of Teaneck will hold its Annual Dinner. For more information, go to BETH AARON YOUTH and JUNIOR HIGH www.tinyurl.com/YeshivaDinner2016. Groups for nursery-2nd grade begin Shabbat mornings at 9:30 a.m. On Tuesday, August 2, at 7:30 p.m., at 1638 Buckingham Road, Eve and continue until the end of the davening in the Main Minyan. Cantor of Shop Your Closet will discuss reinventing your wardrobe, using the clothes you already own. The program is presented by Davening for 3rd-5th graders (Jr. Congregation) begins at 9:30 a.m. Nechamacomfort. For more information and to register, go to At 10:10 a.m., all 3rd-5th graders are invited for parsha, Kiddush, and http://bit.ly/29McI1K. games until the end of davening in the Main Minyan. On Thursday, August 4, at 7:00 p.m., at CareOne at Teaneck, 544 Those interesting in taking part in “Banim Mitpalelim,” enabling Teaneck Road, attorney Benjamin Eckman will discuss “Important broader participation of boys between the ages of 7-12 in leading Legal Topics for Seniors.” For more information, please call the conclusion of davening on Shabbat mornings, may sign up using 201-862-3300. the online form or by contacting Mark Staum, Menachem Kravetz or Jason David, directly. On Tuesday, August 9, at 6:00 p.m., at CareOne at Teaneck, 544 Teaneck Road, Vivian Green Korner, a certified Dementia Practitioner, For more information about youth programs, please contact Beth will lead a Dementia Caregiver Education Group. To reserve a space Aaron Youth Directors Erica and Jason David, 732-618-9473, in the group, please call 201-287-8505. [email protected]. COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SUMMER YOUTH GROUP LEADERS NEEDED The Beth Aaron Youth Department needs you! Boys and girls From August 7 to 27, at Congregation Beth Abraham, 396 New going into 7th grade through post-high school are needed to lead Bridge Road, Bergenfield, there will be a Summer Kollel program, Shabbat morning youth groups during the summer. Make extra jointly sponsored by the shul and Yeshivat Sha’alvim. Rosh Kollel will money over the summer, gain experience working with children, be Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz, Ra”m at Yeshivat Sha’alvim. There is no and have a great time. If you are interested, complete the form charge for the program, and breakfast and lunch will be provided at http://goo.gl/forms/HsTqAwb6XKpUHRZS2 or email bethaar- to all participants. There are options to join for one, two, or three [email protected] for more information. Please note that we weeks. The registration deadline is July 25. To register for the kollel, can operate safe and effective youth groups over the summer or for more information, contact [email protected]. only if we have enough qualified group leaders. if we do not have enough group leaders, we will have to modify the structure of our The Amud Yomi shiur meets weeknights at 9:30 p.m. at current Shabbat morning youth groups. Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue. For more information, please contact Mordechai Ungar, 201-741-3920, COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS [email protected].

CareOne needs volunteers for a minyan. On Friday evening, Mincha Each Motzaei Shabbat, at 10:30 p.m., Rabbi Yisroel Reisman offers will be at 7:15 p.m. On Shabbat, Shacharit will be at 9:00 a.m., a weekly Navi shiur, via satellite, at Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Mincha at 8:05 p.m., and Maariv at 9:14 p.m. Roemer Avenue.

This Tuesday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m., at Ben Porat Yosef, East 243 On Thursdays at 7:15 p.m., at the NCSY Office, 1345 Queen Anne Frisch Court, Paramus, Refa’enu will hold its peer-led mood disorder Road, the Summer Girls Learning Initiative offers high school support groups. Groups are divided between a group for those with girls time with other girls their age and exciting Torah learning a disorder (depression, bipolar) and a group for their loved ones. For experiences. Classes will be offered by dynamic presenters from our more information, go to www.refaenu.org. local yeshivot. The speaker on Thursday, July 21, is Yael Weil. SGLI is sponsored by NCSY and supported by Bruriah, Maayanot, and This Wednesday, July 20, at 7:00 p.m., at the Young Israel of Fort Frisch. Food will be served. For more information on the program, Lee, 1610 Parker Avenue, Fort Lee, Dr. Jeffrey Gurock will discuss which continues through August 18, please contact Dr. Aliza Frohlich, “American Judaism in the 20th Century.” The program, with Mincha [email protected]. followed by the lecture, is sponsored by the shul and Yeshiva University. For more information, contact 201-952-1518, Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, presents Torah in [email protected]. the AM: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00-9:45 a.m. – Chavura on close reading of Sefer Shemot; 9:45-10:45 a.m. – Gemara Sanhedrin with This Wednesday, July 20, at 8:30 p.m., at Congregation Beth Rabbi Menahem Meier. Abraham, 396 New Bridge Road, Chani Juravel will speak on “Tolerating Yourself, Tolerating Others” in a program sponsored by HOW TO SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN

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