בס"ד DEVARIM | JULY 16 - JULY 23, 2021 | 7 AV - 14 AV | CANDLE LIGHTING 8:08 PM | HAVDALAH 9:11 PM SHABBAT THIS SHABBAT young adults! Please email ki- [email protected] to learn more. FRIDAY, JULY 16 This Shabbat is Shabbat Chazon (erev Tisha B’Av). UPCOMING EVENTS SHACHARIT 6:30 AM The Hashkama minyan will be located in We are hard at work planning our 2nd MINCHA 6:40 PM the main sanctuary starting at 8:15 am. annual Billiards Tournament; stay tuned Until the air conditioning is repaired, for more information! EARLIEST CANDLE LIGHTING 6:54 PM the main minyan will take place in the ע”ה CANDLE LIGHTING 8:08 PM David Schwitzer Social Hall. Join your friends for the Ahavat Achim Summer Olympics on Sunday, July 25 SATURDAY, JULY 17 Children ages 0-5 are invited to join at 11 AM! RSVP by emailing ki- their friends for outdoor groups on [email protected] by 7/20. HASHKAMA 8:15 AM Shabbat mornings from 10:15-11:15 in the parking lot. Children under 3 must Join the fun at the Ahavat Achim Sum- SHACHARIT 9:00 AM be accompanied by a designated adult. mer Tie Dye Party on August 15 @ 11 LAST KRIAT SHMA 9:21 AM Please inform Kira if you will be drop- AM featuring a visit from an ice cream ping off: [email protected]. truck! RSVP by emailing ki- MINCHA 6:15 PM [email protected] by 8/8 Perek on the Lawn will kick off this MAARIV 9:30 PM Shabbat at 5pm at the Bernstein home! TISHA B’AV SCHEDULE is recited at Mussaf אב הרחמים is not recited at Mincha צדקתך צדק There will be no Seudah Shlishit in shul Saturday: this week. In preparation for the fast, IN OUR SHUL Finish Eating by: 8:26pm you must finish eating by 8:26pm. Maariv followed by Eicha*: 9:30pm Have something to add to the bulletin? Sunday: Maariv followed by Eicha will be at the Check out our new form submission pro- Shacharit followed by Kinot:* 8:00am shul at 9:30pm on Saturday, July 17th. cess on the website! Chatzot: 1:02pm Kumzitz*: 7:15pm Please contact David Garfunkel if you IN OUR SHUL Mincha: 8pm wish to sponsor a kiddush or seudat Fast ends: 9:05pm shlishit. The next board of trustees meeting is Tuesday, July 20 at 8:45 pm. *These events will be broadcast on To sponsor a celebration for your zoom. child's birthday at Shabbat groups email The youth committee is seeking youth https://zoom.us/j/7291311899 [email protected]! $25 per fami- leaders to help run groups in the fall. Password: 112233 ly. Join a dynamic group of teens and ZEMANIM SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7/18 7/19 7/20 7/21 7/22 7/23 Shacharit 8:00 AM 6:20 AM 6:30 AM 6:30 AM 6:20 AM 6:30 AM Mincha/Maariv 8:00 PM 8:12 PM 8:11 PM 8:11 PM 8:10 PM 6:40 PM Earliest Talit 4:34 AM 4:35 AM 4:36 AM 4:37 AM 4:38 AM 4:39 AM Gedolah 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM Shkia 8:25 PM 8:24 PM 8:23 PM 8:23 PM 8:22 PM Tzait 9:05 PM 9:04 PM 9:03 PM 9:03 PM 9:02 PM 9:01 PM בס"ד DEVARIM JULY 16, 2021 gghgh SPECIAL HALACHOT REGARDING TISHA B’AV ON MOTZEI SHABBAT One may conduct themselves as on a normal Shabbat, i.e., all meals are eaten, including Seudah Shlishit. No prepara- tions for the fast may be made [e.g., changing shoes, bringing kinnot books on Shabbat to shul, etc.] until Shabbat is completely over. The fast18 begins-25 Saddle at Riversunset Road, (8:26 Fair Lawn,PM), NJeven 07410 though 201.797.0502 Shabbat WWW.AHAVATACHIM.ORG is not yet over at that time. Havdalah is not recited over wine on Saturday night, and the Bracha over Besamim is not recited. When Shabbat ends you must recite "Baruch Hamavdil Bein Kodesh Lechol" before driving to Shul, doing any work, or changing for Tisha B’Av. We will recite the Bracha over the candle in Shul. If you cannot make it to Shul, please recite the Bracha "Borei Meorei HaEish" as you would during Havdalah. Sunday night, before breaking your fast, recite Havdalah over wine/grape juice as usual. Brachot over Besamim and a candle are not recited. The restrictions of the 9-Days continue until midday (1:03 PM) on Monday. For those who must eat on Tisha B’Av, recite Havdalah before you eat. It is preferable that this be done over a drink other than wine/grape juice [i.e. fruit juice, beer, or sweetened tea]. Brachot over the Besamim and a candle are not recited. TISHA B’AV We are prohibited to eat and drink, to wash ourselves (even in cold water), to apply oils to ourselves for pleasurable purposes, to have marital relations, and to wear leather shoes. Anyone who eats or drinks on Tisha B'Av will not partici- pate in the rejoicing over the rebuilt Jerusalem. And all who mourn for Jerusalem will earn the right to take part in the rejoicing over the rebuilt Jerusalem. Even women who are pregnant or nursing, or people of weak constitution, for whom fasting is very difficult must fast on Tisha B'Av (this does not apply to someone who is truly ill), for the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash is worth suffering for at least one day a year. At Maariv we remove the curtain from the Aron HaKodesh, dim the lights, and sit on the floor or on a low stool. We do not sit on regular chairs or benches until after midday on Sunday (1:03 PM). We have a public recitation of Eichah, fol- lowed by several Kinot on the night of Tisha B'Av. Sunday, on awakening, we wash our fingers only until the knuckles (as one is drying his fingers while still moist he may rub them across his eyes to remove the sediment). We do not wear our Tallit or Tefillin until midday, but do wear Tallit Koton, but without making a Bracha over it. The Haftorah is read in the melodyכי תוליד בנים"; " (At Shacharit three Aliyahs from Parshat Vaeschanan (Deut. 4:25-40 We say the lengthy collection of Kinot until their completionאסוף אסיפם". " :of Eichah from Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 (preferably around noon). At Mincha we put on Tallit and Tefillin, making the appropriate Brachot. From the Sefer Torah we have three Aliyahs in In Shemonah Esreiאקבץ עליו לנקבציו"(. " Isaiah 55:6–56:8 (untilדרשו" " the third Aliyah is the Maftir. The Haftorah isויחל"; " he may say it beforeבונה ירושלים" " inנחם" " If one forgotשומע תפלה". " inעננו" " andבונה ירושלים " inנחם" " include The essence of a Fast Day isותחזינה". " concluding only withברוך מנחם ציון", " omitting the ending blessingותחזינה עינינו" " Teshuva - Repentance. This is particularly so for those sins that were responsible for the destruction of the Beit HaMik- dash, and yet, which we remain guilty of today, such as: 1) profaning Shabbat, 2) not providing for the Torah educa- tion of one’s small children, 3) not recite the Shema morning and night, 4) showing contempt for Torah scholars, 5) un- warranted hatred for each other, and 6) hardening their hearts to any fear of Divine retribution (see Gittin 55b). Keep in mind that the major reason for the destruction of the Holy Temples was senseless hatred and Lashon Horah. ע״ה Shirley Vann has dedicated the attached Covenant & Conversation (used with permission of the Office of Rabbi Sacks) in memory of her beloved mother Necha Bat Yitzchok Outdoor Tot Shabbat & Groups @ Congregation Ahavat Achim Parents & children ages 0-5 are invited to Daven and play together! Shabbat mornings from 10:15-11:15 AM To learn more about drop off options, please email [email protected] Masking required for children 2 and older. Ahavat Achim Youth Department Summer Olympics Sunday, July 25 at 2 PM Shul Parking Lot Younger Divisions: Children ages 3-6 Older Division: Children ages 7 + $5 per child, $8 max per family RSVP to [email protected] by July 20th To sponsor a celebration for your child's birthday at Shabbat groups email [email protected]! $25 per family Join The Ahavat Achim Youth Department Summer Tie Dye Party & Ice Cream Truck Extravaganza Shul Parking Lot Sunday, August 15 @ 11 AM RSVP to [email protected] by 8/8 $5 per child, $8 max per family Rabbi Sacks zt”l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. Te Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust will continue to distribute these weekly essays, so that people all around the world can keep on learning and fnding inspiration in his Torah. The Leader as Teacher Devarim 5781 It was one of the great moments of personal transformation, and it changed not only Moses but our very conception of leadership itself. By the end of the book of Bamidbar, Moses’ career as a leader would seem to be ending. He had appointed his successor, Joshua, and it would be Joshua, not Moses, who would lead the people across the Jordan into the Promised Land.