CONGREGATION BETH SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS Parshat Beha’alotcha June 6-7, 2014 9 Sivan 5774

SHABBAT TIMES SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 8 Friday, June 6: Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:40 p.m. Earliest Candles: 6:52 p.m. 8 9 10 11 12 13 Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00 p.m. Earliest Tallit 4:25 4:25 4:24 4:24 4:24 4:24 Latest Candles: 8:08 p.m. Shacharit 6:30 MS 5:40 SH 5:55 SH 5:55 SH 5:40 SH 5:55 SH Zman Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 8:10 p.m. 7:15 MS 6:20 BM 6:30 BM 6:30 BM 6:20 BM 6:30 BM 8:00 MS 7:10 BM 7:15 BM 7:15 BM 7:10 BM 7:15 BM Shabbat, June 7: 8:45 MS 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM 8:00 BM Hashkama Minyan: 7:30 a.m. Richie Schiffmiller’s shiur on Chozer Mincha 1:45 BM ve-Ne’or on Pesach follows the Mincha/Maariv 8:10 MS 8:10 BM 8:10 BM 8:10 BM 8:10 BM 6:45 BM Hashkama Minyan 7:00 MS Tefillah Shiur: 8:20 a.m. 8:15 SH Main Minyan: 8:45 a.m. Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:09 a.m. Maariv 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM 9:30 BM Youth Minyan: 9:15 a.m. Early Mincha: 1:45 p.m. KEY: MS = Main Shul BM = Beit SH = Social Hall Women’s Learning: 5:50 p.m., at the Greenberg home, 291 Schley Place, Pirkei Avot Daf Yomi: 6:50 p.m. MAZAL TOV TO Mincha: 8:00 p.m., followed by shiur by Rabbi Moshe Genack Marilyn & Itch Zeidel, on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Yehudit & Avi Gelbein of Maariv: 9:08 p.m. Wesley Hills, NY. Havdalah: 9:17 p.m. WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS Earliest Candles on Friday, June 13: 6:55 p.m. Megan & Gadi Wolicki, who live on Teaneck Road. We are excited that you have joined the Beth Aaron Latest Candles on Friday, June 13: community. 8:12 p.m.

PARNAS HAYOM

Dedicate a day of learning at Beth Aaron on the occasion of a yahrtzeit, in the zechut of a refuah JUNE CALENDAR shelaima, or in honor of a simcha, a birthday or any other occasion. Each week’s dedications are prominently displayed in the shul lobby. For more information, or to sign up, go to www.bethaaron.org/ THIS WEEK’S PARSHA QUESTIONS parnashayom. Printed copies are available in the lobby.

On Shabbat, the shul elevator will This week’s sponsors are: operate in Shabbat mode as follows: 9 Sivan: Chaya & Daniel Hager and family, in memory of Yisroel ben Mordechai Avraham Friday: 7:00-9:10 p.m.; Saturday: 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m., MEN’S CLUB KIDDUSH 1:30-2:30 p.m., 6:00-9:20 p.m. The annual GraduationKiddush will be held next Shabbat, June 14 (Parshat Shelach). Honor your graduate (from nursery school to doctoral level and everything in between) with a $72 (per graduate) Is the Eruv Up? Call the Eruv Hotline sponsorship. As this will also be a Multi-Sponsored Kiddush, standard sponsorships also ($200) are before Shabbat: 201-530-0222 available. Sponsorships for the Graduation Kiddush can be made online. DO CHESED! Fill out our online chesed form. Kiddushim cannot be successful without the support of the kehilla. Sponsorships for the weekly Kiddushim are $72 (L’Chaim Sponsor) and $54 (Mezonot Sponsor). If you are celebrating a simcha, Having a simcha? Email commemorating a yahrtzeit, or simply want to say “thank you,” consider sponsoring a kiddush. Visit the [email protected] kiddush website to sponsor. For questions, contact Ari Gononsky at [email protected]. by noon Wednesday for inclusion in the announcements. The inaugural year of the Hashkama Minyan “Society” is drawing to a close. Thank you to everyone Shop Amazon who contributed and helped make the monthly Hashkama Minyan Kiddush a success. Now is the time & Support Beth Aaron to renew your membership in the “Society” by contributing $54 to help keep the monthly hot kiddush Go to on Shabbat Mevorchim going for second year. Contributions can be made online; please note in the www.bethaaron.org/amazon “Comments” section that the contribution is for the Hashkama Minyan Kiddush. contact Ari Gononsky, and click on the Amazon link to start [email protected], with any questions. your online shopping. SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS THE MEN’S CLUB NEEDS YOU! The Beth Aaron Sisterhood invites all women to a Café Night, this As the shul starts its new organizational year, the Men’s Club is Wednesday evening, June 11, at 7:30 p.m., at Mocha Bleu, 1399 looking for ideas for events as well as volunteers to join our crew. Queen Anne Road. Be inspired by Shera Dubitsky, noted lecturer Please e-mail [email protected] or speak to Moishe B. and Director of Clinical Support at Sharsheret, whose topic will be Singer about suggestions or if you would like to get involved! “The Value of an Everyday Moment.” A dairy buffet dinner will be served. The cost is $40 per person. Register and pay online. For more information, contact Felicia Hoenig, [email protected], or NEED A PASSWORD FOR THE BETH AARON WEBSITE? Sari Samuel, 201-927-9218. Do you need a password to log-in to BethAaron.org? Just visit The Beth Aaron annual Siyum Mishnayot Seudah Shlishit is bethaaron.org/password and type in your e-mail address for a link scheduled for Shabbat afternoon, June 14,Parshat Shelach. Thank to be sent to you. If the email you entered isn’t registered with the you to all the volunteers who have participated in the learning in website, it won’t recognize you. Contact [email protected] with memory of Pearl and Morris Weissman. The learning and seudah the e-mail address you would like in your profile so we can update it. are generously sponsored by Dr. Barry Weissman, and additional sponsorships are being accepted through Sunday, June 8. Visit www.bethaaron.org to sponsor or send your check and sponsorship PAYMENTS TO BETH AARON information to the shul office. For any questions, contact Alden Leifer, 201-907-0309, [email protected]. In order to properly post payments made by check to Congregation Beth Aaron, please be sure to include a note on the memo line of all On Sunday, June 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the Social Hall, checks that clearly indicates how the funds should be applied (i.e., Beth Aaron will host the second annual New Jersey NCSY blood membership, building fund, , yahrtzeit donation, etc.). This drive. Donors must be at least 16 years old to be able to donate will ensure that payments are processed correctly and in a timely blood, and any donor under the age of 18 must bring a signed waiver manner. from a parent or legal guardian, which can be accessed at http:// njncsyblooddrive.weebly.com. Payments also can be made online at www.bethaaron.org. Please log into your account to ensure that payments are applied appropriately. A Young Members Seudah Shlishit will be held at 5:00 p.m., on If you do not know your password, please contact the office at Shabbat afternoon, June 28, at the home of Felicia & Steven Hoenig, [email protected] to have your password sent to you. Thank 166 Carlton Terrace. All young members and their families are you for your cooperation. encouraged to attend to meet and greet both new and current young members in our community. LAMDEINU, A New Center for Jewish Learning in Teaneck The next Sisterhood Book Club selection will be An Officer and a Study in depth. Be inspired. Spy, by Robert Harris. We will meet to discuss this book at 5:00 p.m. on Shabbat Parshat , June 28, at the home of Esther Lamdeinu, which is being housed at Congregation Beth Aaron, is Schnaidman, 315 Frances Street. Our July Book Club choice will be offering a unique learning experience this summer. The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker. We will meet to discuss this book on Shabbat Parshat Masei, July 26. For questions, contact Three different classes will be held: Diane Fogel, [email protected], 201-837-0651. • Advanced for Women, with Rabbi David Nachbar For women with advanced skills Yoga classes, given by Shifra Shafier, will be held on the lower level Meets June 30-July 31, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays of the shul at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings through the end of from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July, except for July 15 (Fast of the 17th of Tammuz). The cost of Cost: $200 for five weeks each class is $8, with all proceeds going to the Rabbi’s Discretionary • Parshat HaShavua, with Rachel Friedman Fund. Please bring your own mat. If you require a mat, or for more The entire community is invited to attend. information, please contact Shifra,[email protected] . Meets July 2-30, on Wednesdays, from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. Cost: $75 for 5 classes. The Beth Aaron fiscal year ends on June 30. Full payment of • Haftarot of the Season, with Rabbi Hayyim Angel balances by June 30, the end of the current fiscal year, is appreciated. The entire community is invited to attend. Payment can be made online or by sending a check to the shul. If you Meets July 2-30, on Wednesdays, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. require financial consideration, please contact [email protected]. Cost: $75 for 5 classes. For questions, please contact Judi in the shul office, 201-836-6210, [email protected]. To register or for more information, visit lamdeinu.org or email WEEKLY SHIURIM [email protected].

• Daf Yomi: For Daf Yomi shiurim and resources in Teaneck, go to Our own Rachel Friedman is Dean of Lamdeinu, and Shira Schiowitz, www.teaneckshuls.org/daf/. Rebbetzin of Congregation Shaare Tefillah, is Assistant Dean. • Daf Yomi shiur by Rabbi Rothwachs/ Rabbi Daniel Feldman/ Rabbi Lamdeinu’s fall schedule will be available soon. Mark Staum/ Rabbi Daniel Herrmann: Monday-Thursday evenings, at 9:45 p.m. • Rabbi Rothwachs’ Bava Kama shiur: Wednesday evenings at 8:30 p.m. • Morning Mishna Chabura: Monday, Thursday: 6:55 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m. BETH AARON YOUTH COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you would like to host an Oneg for 3rd to 5th grade girls or boys, CareOne needs volunteers for a minyan. On Friday evening, contact Erica & Jason David, [email protected]. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:15 p.m. On Shabbat, Shacharit will be at 9:00 a.m, Mincha at 7:55 p.m., and Maariv at 9:00 p.m. For more information about youth programs, contact Beth Aaron Youth Directors Erica and Jason David, 732-618-9473, This Shabbat, June 7, at 6:50 p.m., at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 [email protected]. West Englewood Avenue, Professor Jonathan Dauber, Associate Professor of Jewish Mysticism at Yeshiva University, will speak about “ and the Emergence of Kabbalah.” NCSY This Sunday, June 8, at 8:50 a.m., at Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 These Teaneck NCSY programs are open to all high school students: West Englewood Avenue, Rav Daniel Wolf of Yeshivat Har Etzion will • Wednesday Night Senior Schmooze, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Aliza & speak on “Can Hazal be Right Even when Wrong? Psak Halacha and Rael (432 Maitland Avenue) Scientific Error: Several Case Studies with Alternative Solutions.” • Thursday Night Latte and Learning, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Lazy Bean • NCSY summer programs are open for registration! You can also This Sunday, June 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., NJ Yachad’s explore the amazing opportunities at www.ncsysummer.com. SHAKE IT UP group for adults ages 18+ is going to Madame Tussaud’s • Increased Number of Nursing Home Shabbatonim: For information, Wax Museum in . Transportation is provided and will sign up for the Teaneck NCSY texts by sending TNCSY to 41411. depart from the NJ Yachad Office, 1345 Queen Anne Road. Lunch will be served. The cost for the trip is $18. RSVP by June 1 to For more information on the above events, or if you have questions, [email protected], 201-833-1349. comments, and ideas, please email Rabbi Rael Blumenthal, [email protected]. Join us on Facebook or email us, This Sunday, June 8, at 10:15 a.m., at Congregation Ahavath , [email protected]. 240 Broad Avenue, Englewood, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag will speak on “Biblical Roots of our Siddur - How and Why We Daven.”

LOST AND FOUND CANCELLED: The Yeshiva University Scrolls Seminar scheduled for this Sunday, June 8, at the Yeshiva University Museum • Casio watch at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan has been canceled. It • Women at Prayer, by Rabbi Avraham Weiss. will be rescheduled for a date in the fall.

For further information, contact the office at [email protected], This Sunday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 201-836-6210. 641 West Englewood Avenue, Heichal HaTorah will hold its Inaugural Dinner celebrating its first year of learning. Honorees are Anya & Avi Giloni and Betti & Ari Jacobson, as well as the school’s students who are completing Masechet Kiddushin and Masechet STUDENT AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR DATA ENTRY Megillah. For more details, email [email protected].

Beth Aaron needs volunteers on a short-term basis to enter This Monday, June 9, at 8:00 p.m., at Congregation Arzei Darom, 725 information into our database. Hours are very flexible, and much Queen Anne Road, the Sisterhood of Arzei Darom invites all women of the work could be done from home. Students will receive a in the community to a book launch, “Hidden Things Revealed” letter for chesed/community service hours. Adults will receive - Torah Learning, Readings and Personal Reflections.” - our thanks. To volunteer, please contact Judi in the Beth Aaron based poet, author, and actress Yael Unterman will discuss her new office,[email protected] , 201-836-6210. book, The Hidden Things: Twelve Stories of Love & Longing. The cost is $15 with paid reservation by June 6 and $20 at the door; the price includes a copy of the book. A dairy dessert reception will follow. REFLECTOR BELTS The evening is sponsored by Confetti Event Planning. To RSVP and for questions, email [email protected]. Safety reflector belts safeguard you when walking to and from shul and any other night activity. Comfortable and lightweight, they are This Monday, June 9, at 8:00 p.m., at the home of Sarah and Kenny adjustable for men, women, and children. Wagner, 475 Engle Street, Englewood, the Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School Adult Education Committee will present a shiur by Ma’ayanot The belts are available at no cost to members, but a donation to Tanakh teacher Leah Herzog, on the topic “Family Systems in offset costs is appreciated. If you would like one, please stop by the Bereishit.” Both men and women are welcome. For additional shul office or contact Judi, [email protected], 201-836-6210. information, or to sponsor this shiur, please contact Pam Ennis, 201- 833-4307, ext. 265.

This Tuesday, June 10, at 8:30 p.m., at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Gedaliah Borvick of www.myisraelhome.com will offer a workshop entitled “Considering Buying a Home in Israel? Top 10 Things to Know.” The program will focus on legal and practical issues to consider when buying a home in Israel. For more information, contact Gedaliah, [email protected]. (continued on page 4) Community Announcements (cont.) COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

On Sunday, June 15, at 9:30 a.m., at Torah Academy of Bergen The Amud Yomi shiur meets weeknights at 9:30 p.m. at County, 1600 Queen Anne Road, the school will host its 9th Annual Congregation Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue. For more Scholarship Breakfast, honoring Rachel Friedman and Suzy Schwartz. information, contact Mordechai Ungar, 201-741-3920. For reservations and more information, please visit tabc.org/scholarshipbreakfast or contact Executive Director, Teri On Mondays through June, from 9:45 to 11:00 a.m., at 1510 Normand, [email protected], 201-837-7696. Jefferson Street,Rebbetzin Leah Kohn will speak on the topics “12 Months - 12 Tribes - 12 Constellations” and “Lessons from King On Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the World of David.” For more information, contact Sharon Lynn, 201-385-2575, Wings Butterfly Museum (WOW), 1775 Windsor Road, the Teaneck 646-456-0205. Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC) will celebrate its 75th anniversary. The evening program, which will include food, music, On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Keter Torah presents Torah in the and a raffle, will honor the residents of Five Star Premier Residences AM: 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. - Chavura on Personalities in Chumash: Sefer of Teaneck for their continued support. To donate an item for the Bereishit; 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. - Rabbi Menachem Meier’s Talmud shiur raffle, purchase your tickets, or any other information, please contact on Masechet Ketubot; 10:45 to 11:40 a.m. (Thursday only) - Rabbi Angelae Wilkerson, 201-926-9833, [email protected]. Menachem Meier’s shiur on Sefer Yeshayahu.

On Sunday morning, June 29, at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, at 6:20 a.m., Rabbi Zvi West Englewood Avenue, Yeshivat Hakotel and Israeli yeshivot Sobolofsky, a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University and Mora de-Atra and seminaries, in conjunction with Teaneck/Bergenfield shuls of Congregation Ohr HaTorah in Bergenfield, presents a Kollel Boker and schools, will present the “Teaneck Community Collaborative program on Masechet Shabbat at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 Conference” on the topic of “Educating and Inspiring our Children West Englewood Avenue. For more information or to sponsor this Together.” The program will feature multiple presentations program, contact Jack Feigenbaum, [email protected]; Daniel Saks, and shiurim from local rabbanim, principals, and teachers, [email protected]; or Henry Orlinsky, [email protected]. as well as educators from yeshivot and seminaries in Israel. Keynote addresses will be given by Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik On Thursday nights, at the Beis Medrash of Bergenfield (BMOB), and Shani Taragin. The event, open to men and women, is free 371 South Prospect Avenue, Bergenfield, Yeshivat Heichal HaTorah is of charge. To learn more, visit https://www.facebook.com/ offering aChaburah given by Senior Ram Rabbi Pesach Skulnick. A TeaneckCommunityEducationProgram. Hachana Seder will take place from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m., Maariv will be held at 9:15 p.m., and the Chaburah will be from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Rinat Chaim Gemach, established by the family of Renee For questions or to receive themar’ei mekomot in advance, contact Chaya Levy, a”h, beloved wife of Yehiel Levy, accepts donations of Yehuda Jacoby, [email protected]. medical supplies that can be used by members of our community. They welcome donations of all types of medical supplies (e.g., motorized wheel chairs, conventional wheel chairs, walkers, portable commodes, canes, etc.) in good condition that are no longer being used. For more information, or to donate to the Gemach, please contact Yehiel Levy, [email protected], 201-357-5495.

For help with Hebrew, please contact Yehiel Levy, 201-357-5495, [email protected]. He will coach any shul member for free.

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