Congregation AABJ&D

700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 Eliezer Zwickler, Tel: (973) 736-1407 Fax: (973) 736-8006 Alvin M. Marcus, Rabbi Emeritus Eruv Hotline: 973-736-1407 x 234 Yosef Sharbat, Assistant Rabbi Visit our website: www.aabjd.org Larry Liebman, President Esther Schultz: [email protected] Naomi Yablon: [email protected] Rabbi Zwickler can be reached via email at [email protected] Shabbat Mikeitz- 30 Kislev 5776– December 12, 2015

SHABBAT SCHEDULE The December Announcements are sponsored by Lee & Stanley Saal in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Candles / Mincha their son Sam Saal, Shmuel Meir ben Shlomo v'Ahuva.

4:11 PM/ 4:15 PM Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored in commemoration of the Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan and Kislev Yahrzeits. Hashkomah 7:45 AM For complete lists of sponsors please see below. Rabbi’s Parsha Class 8:30 AM Sephardim 8:40 AM Rabbi’s Message: WEB DVAR with Rabbi Zwickler—CHECK IT OUT! Main Shul 9:00 AM At the end of each Parsha the because the number contains represents the “ner”, we arrive at Beit 9:15 AM Chumash documents the number of within it an allusion to Chanukah the number of 2025; the amount K’Shema 9:36 AM total pesukim found in the Parsha. which is usually celebrated on the of words found in Parshat Mikeitz In 20 given by Rabbi At the end of Parshat Miketz we are Shabbat that we read Parshat which is usually read on Zwickler, “A Chanukah Salad” given an additional piece of Miketz. The Gematria, numerical Chanukah. Good Shabbos and information. The Chumash tells us value of “ner” is 250. If one adds Chanukah Sameach! Chevra Shas 3:05 PM that there are 2025 words in this 250 eight times corresponding to - I will be out of the office this Mincha 4:00 PM Parsha. It seems strange that we the eight nights of Chanukah, the week from Monday and Maariv 5:05 PM are given this statistic only at the total is 2000. The name Chanukah returning on Thursday. If the matter is urgent or time sensitive .חנו כה ;Havdalah 5:15 PM conclusion of this Parsha. Rabbi is derived from two words on the please contact Rabbi Sharbat at (חנו) Baruch Epstein zt”l, author of the The Maccabim rested of Kislev. If we add the [email protected] or at 646- (כ”ה) Candles after Havdalah Torah Temima explains that the 25th 7 Rabbi Sharbat will be speaking at reason this number is listed is number 25 to the 2000 which 670-6663. Seudah Shlishit on his trip to Paris. “The Rav in Thought and Deed” takes place in the upstairs Beit Medrash 5 minutes after the 9:15 AM minyan concludes. We utilize the Koren/Rabbi Soloveitchik edition to gain insight into the specifics of our regular REFUAH SHELEIMAH: Please keep prayers based on the insights of Rabbi Soloveitchik. The session lasts approximately 5-7 minutes. these names in your tefillah: Malka bas Chana Yahrzeit Kiddush: This Shabbat, December 12, 2015 Klara bas Fraadel In commemoration of the Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan and Kislev Yahrzeits. Gittel bat Esther Devorah Chana bat Sara Rochel Daniel & Robin Amster in memory of Chaim ben Dovid, z”l; Aaron & Debra Bassan in memory of Leah bat Dovid Chai Shoshana Malka bas Chaya Zelda HaCohen, z”l; Ira & Ora Bloom in memory of Milton Bloom/Meir ben Eliyahu HaCohen, z”l; David & Michelle Glazer in Devorah Baila bas Basya Chana bat Devorah memory of Ralph Glazer, z”l, Tillie Glazer, z”l, Ruth Hahn, z”l; Moshe & Renee Glick in memory of Bernard Glickman/ Avi Noach Yitzchak HaCohen ben Pesha Dov ben Elchanan HaCohen, z”l; Doni & Judy Israeli in memory of Julius Dolinsky, z”l, Yehuda Menashe ben Yeshaya Itka Yitzchak hacohen, z”l; Melvyn & Joan Kassenoff in memory of Charles Kassenoff, z”l, Abraham Arthur Borowick, z”l, Eliezer Baruch ben Bina Naomi Kassenoff, z”l; Harold & Cynthia Kestenbaum in memory of Ruth Gelfand, z”l; Chaim & Phyllis Lauer in memory Shlomo Yitzchak ben Elka of Rose Lauer/Reizel bat Yosef Yitzchak, z”l, Moshe Farkas/Moshe ben Yisroel, z”l; Mark & Eta Levenson in memory of Natan ben Malka Marvin Levenson, z”l; Ari & Judy Levitan in memory of Gladys Koppelman/Gittel Devorah bas Dov Ber, z”l; Lawrence & Dovid Yehuda ben Etel Dovid Nissim ben Esther Libby Levitt in memory of Leo Levison, z”l, Samuel Levitt, z”l; Mitchell & Gail Novick in memory of Rutie Peikes, z”l, Daniel Bentzion ben Sarah Henna Gilbert Edelcreek, z”l; Robert & Lynda Novick in memory of Sylvan Novick, z”l, Roslyn Novick, z”l, Lillian Sigel, z”l; Yaakov Tzvi ben Toby Esther Joseph & Paula Peikes in memory of Rutie Peikes, z”l; Rubin & Judith Pizem in memory of Chaim Wiederkehr-Pizem, Aryeh ben Hudessah z”l, Chaim Lichtztral, z”l; Theodore & Ahava Podhorcer in memory of Deborah Goldman, z”l, Raskin and Luxenberg Families in memory of Irving Raskin, z”l; Moshe & Phyllis Roth in memory of Menachem Roth, z”l, Dorothy Klein, z”l; WEEKLY SCHEDULE Murray & Eileen Rothman in memory of Rose Roth, z”l; Stanley & Lee Saal in memory of Sam Saal, z”l; William & S/ Rosh Chodesh/ Esther Schulder in memory of Paul Schulder, z”l, Joseph Kushner, z”l; Bruce & Robyn Shoulson in memory of Chanukah Day 7 Shoshana bas Harav Yosef, z”l, Harav Yitzchak Zvi ben Harav Yosef Chaim, z”l; Dov & Anina Slonim in memory of Shacharit 7, 7:30, 8 & 9 AM Elana Slonim, z”l, Chaim Slonim, z”l, Abe (Abraham) Slonim, z”l, Szeina Slonim, z”l, Isadore “Nick” Mirwis, z”l; Ronald Sephardim 8:00 AM & Andrea Sultan in memory of Dr. Irving Shulman/Yitzchak Isaac, z”l; Abba & Susan Warshaw in memory of Florence Minchah 12:30 & 4:20 PM Lamb, z”l, Hermia Warshaw, z”l; Stuart & Sharon Yedwab in memory of Seymour Yedwab/Shlomo ben Chaim, z”l. 8 Candles after 5:15 PM Late Maariv 10:00 PM MAZEL TOV CONDOLENCES M/ Chanukah Day 8 Shacharit 6:30 & 7:25 AM Mazel Tov to Helen and Bernie Neustadt on the We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Jack Sephardim 6:15 AM birth of a grandson to parents Dr. Tova and Shmuel Block beloved father of Davida Stadtmauer. Shiva will Minchah 4:20 PM Schachter, Mazel Tov to siblings Rochel, Sara be observed from Saturday night until Thursday 2 Candles after 5:15 PM Baila, Mordechai, and Hadassah, and the entire morning at the Stadtmauer home, 6 Moran Road. Maariv 7:45 & 9:45 PM Neustadt and Schachter families EXCEPT FOR MONDAY. Shiva hours are from 10 AM T until 10PM and dinner will be from 6-7 PM. Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Sephardic Chanukah Party, This Motzei Shabbat, December 12 at 7:30 PM Minchah 4:20 PM Join us for food, music and friends. $36 per family Late Maariv 7:45 & 9:45 PM W Sisterhood Café Night STAR WARS VII: Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM December 19, 2015 THE FORCE AWAKENS Sephardim 6:15 AM $50 /person (Early Bird Bonus: RSVP by 12/15 December 27, 2015 at 10 AM Minchah 4:20 PM for $5/person toward raffle tickets) Join the Youth Department for a private showing Late Maariv 7:45 & 9:45 PM Walk-ins welcome, but seating is not guaranteed. at Bow Tie Cinemas in Millburn, NJ. Seats are limited, Th so please RSVP to [email protected]. In order to Shacharit 6:35 & 7:25 AM Jubilee Sponsorship levels: reserve your spot please send/drop off cash or a Sephardim 6:15 AM The Monkees—$150 (includes two glasses of wine + check, made out to AABJ&D to the YOUTH HOUSE, Minchah 4:20 PM $10 towards raffles) 710 Pleasant Valley Way. First come, first served! Late Maariv 7:45 & 9:45 PM The Zombies—$250 (includes two glasses of wine + Tickets are $9 per person. F $20 towards raffles) Shacharit 6:50 & 7:35 AM The Rolling Stones—$350 (includes a bottle of wine + Sephardim 6:15 AM $30 towards raffles) The Main Shul and Beit Midrash will be Early Mincha 2:00 PM The Beatles—$500 (includes a bottle of wine + $40 Candles 4:13 PM towards raffles + preferred seating) combining minyanim for the following weeks Mincha 4:20 PM RSVP to [email protected] now! in January: 1/2, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23. PAGE 2 UPCOMING EVENTS Shabbat Mikeitz- 30 Kislev 5776– December 12, 2015 This Sunday, 12/13 - Jewish Relief Agency (JRA) Torah Tuesdays @ AABJ&D- Beit Midrash Night comes to AABJ&D. Volunteers are needed to set up Torah Tuesday from 7:45-10 PM. Come spend the night learning starting at 9:00AM. Packing of food boxes begins at in our Beit Midrash together with Rabbi Zwickler and Rabbi Sharbat. 10AM. This is a hands-on mitzvah opportunity for Bring your chavrusa or we will help you find one. families. We will assemble packages of food and then deliver to homes in Essex, Union and  Young professional Chaburah Shiur given by Rabbi Sharbat at 9 PM Morris Counties. For more info contact Shira Vickar- Dear Congregants, We previously notified you that Jewish Federations across the Fox, [email protected] or go to country are now partnering with CSS, because they feel this is important and so should jewishrelief.org/metrowest-nj. each of you In order to sign up and participate in the program, you must fill out an Wednesday, 12/16 at 8:15PM- All women are application at the following link. http://css.memberlodge.org/ and click on “cadet invited to the second lecture in a four-part series by application.” For more info or for questions, please email Yoetzet Nechama Price, “Intimacy: Is Everything [email protected], [email protected] or the Federation. AABJ&D Security Committee. Permitted?” at Congregation Etz Chaim, Livingston. Sunday, 12/20- Sunday Morning Kickoff: Everyone Help our community continue to grow...spread the word about our AABJ&D New Family is invited after the 8 AM Minyan to join Rabbi Incentive program, offering discounts to new, eligible families now totaling over $50,000 Zwickler for breakfast and shiur/ discussion on from our shul and nursery school, JKHA and the JCC of Greater Metrowest. Share Business & Contemporary Halacha. This Shiur is our [email protected] email address with interested families. sponsored by Eta & Mark Levenson in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Meir Binyamin Nechama Price now serves as a consultant to women in the West Orange/Livingston ben Moshe and Yehudit. communities to answer questions related to niddah and family purity. She can be reached at [email protected] or 201-888-6999. Healthy Cooking Class For Kids Anybody that finds Siddurim that are missing pages, please place on shelf which Sisterhood in conjunction with the Youth Department is marked “Siddurim with pages missing”. is running a series of classes led by Rhonda Klepper. Classes: 1/3, 1/10- Looking for College Volunteers K-3rd Grade: 9:30-10:30 AM/ 4th-8th for our Friday Night, January 8th Leil Limud Program Grade: 11:15-1:15 PM. $25 per class Please let us know if you are on college break or have a child on college break that would be interested in giving a Shiur and leading a Tisch on January 8th. If so please RSVP to the shul office at [email protected]. Please go onto Congregation AABJ&D's Facebook account to watch Jubilee Video Interviews. This week It's December! Maximize your charitable contributions for 2015. Larry Levitt shared his thoughts about the early years, Pay your outstanding shul balance, contribute to the annual dinner, or simply make a the first Building Expansion, the Essex County donation! Did you know that you you can forgo capital gains taxes. Pay online -remember Ritualarium and his volunteer service of over 40 years. to indicate what you are paying for in the "notes" section. ADULT EDUCATION Together on Tuesday  AABJ&D Beit Midrash available daily from 6  Joel Rich will be leading a class on the Sefer Tuesday, December 15 at 11:15 AM- AM to 11 PM as a place to learn Torah. Hachinuch/ Minchat Chinuch on Wednesdays “Broadway Musical; A Jewish Legacy”  Monday at 7:00 PM – Women’s Tehillim after the first Minyan in the Sephardic Minyan. presented by Lloyd Kishinsky, music group - Contact Ora Bloom for info. This class is on hiatus for a few weeks. aficionado, creative photographer.  Mon-Wed 8:15–9:45 PM and Thurs 8:15-  Wednesday nights at 8PM in the Sephardic Wing. 10PM. Teenage boys and male adults are Navi Shiur led by Rabbi Sharbat. For more information please contact, invited to learn with the West Orange Kollel  Wednesday from 8:30-9:30 PM, Rabbi Ari Elbaz Debbie Druce, Seniors Coordinator, at . Contact Steve Malech at of the West Orange Kollel. 973-736-1407 x240 or email: [email protected] or Rabbi Stone at  Wednesday at 8:45 PM – Havruta learning- [email protected]. [email protected]. Library. The Group is learning Sanhedrin.  Tuesday 10AM—Women’s Parshat  Thursday at 8 PM- Sephardic Shul, "Thoughts on DAF YOMI Hashavuah class/ R’ Zwickler. the Parsha" by R’ Sharbat .  Tuesday 1PM, Class by Rabbi Yonah Lazar Thursday at 8:30 PM—Gemara Class, Masechet Shabbat Morning Shiur at 8:15 AM in the at the Datalife offices, 500 Bloomfield Ave. Beitzah /Beit Midrash/ Rabbi Zwickler. Library. Verona. Everyone is welcome. Join our expanding Sunday morning Gemara Daf Yomi shiur on Monday & Wednesday  Tuesday 9PM– Young professional Chaburah Chabura after the 8 AM minyan. We meet each evenings at 8pm in the library. Class given by R’ Z and R’ S week for 1 hour and cover about half an amud Daf Yomi shiur every weekday morning in (page) per week. For beginners to advanced. the library after the first minyan. YOUTH DEPARTMENT JR. TEENS

 There will be no Cocoa and Learn this showing of STAR WARS VII: THE FORCE  Friday Night, 12/18– Friday Night Shabbat morning as David and Rachel will AWAKENS at Bow Tie Cinemas in Oneg!! Join us at the home of the be out of town this Shabbat. L We Millburn, NJ. Seats are limited, so please Klugmanns, 22 Curtis Avenue apologize, but pleases keep learning!!! We RSVP to [email protected] ASAP. In order from 7:45 - 9:00 PM. will resume Shabbat December 19th. to reserve your spot please send/drop off  Shabbat afternoon, 12/19- Seudah  All 6th – 12th graders are invited to the shul cash or a check, made out to AABJ&D to Shlishit! Stay tuned for exact timing and every Tuesday night. Anytime between the YOUTH HOUSE. 710 Pleasant Valley location! 7:30– 9PM to learn Torah! We will be there Way. First come, first served! Tickets are  Saturday Night, 12/26- Junior Teens to help with any Judaic Studies homework, $9 per person. takes SkyZone in Pinebrook from 8- as well as to study any topic you desire. All  Have a bar/bat mitzvah celebration or 9:30PM! Limited space is available, you learning will be B’Zchut Am Yisrael and anniversary coming up? Show your must RSVP to [email protected] Medinat Yisrael and all the Cholim and appreciation to the youth department and  Do you want to our emails? if so Cholot. become a sponsor of learning! We are email us at [email protected] to get on  Shabbat, 12/19 at 4 PM- Onegs at the shul. looking for either game or money donations our emailing list!!  Sunday, 12/20 at 7:15 PM- The next Bat to bring big, exciting, and interactive games Mitzvah Program at the Sharbat house. for groups and onegs that’ll get the children Hope to see all of you there! excited. Play and learn with us! Contact  Shabbat, 12/26- Join us for our next Ice David Schenkler for more details! Cream Kiddush. Celebrate all of our December birthdays! If you or your children For safety concerns, please make sure that your children are either with you or has birthdays in December, please help are in groups at all times. Please remember that if you have a child in 1st grade sponsor the Kiddush. $10 per child. or below, you are required to pick them up from groups. They cannot leave  12/27 at 10 AM– Join us for a private groups on their own.