Bulletin co-sponsored by Carol Weissmann– Re/Max Properties Select: direct 201-390-6600 or [email protected] Shomrei Torah Shabbat Balak Benjamin Yudin, Rabbi 17 Tammuz, 5776 / July 22 - 23, 2016 Andrew Markowitz, Associate Rabbi Shabbat Schedule Erev Shabbat - July 22nd Parsha/Haftorah: Artscroll: 856/1189 The Living Torah: 778/1207 Hertz: 668/682 Early Mincha 6:40pm Pirkei Avot - Perek 6 Early Candle Lighting 6:55pm Candle Lighting 8:03pm Mincha 8:08pm Shabbat - July 23rd HAKARAT HaTOV Morning Ba’alei Kriah Upstairs - Akiva Berger Sof Z’man Kriyat Sh’ma 9:24am Ba’al Kriah Young Couples Minyan - Gideon Bannett Daf Yomi - Bava Kama 53 8:00am Last week's security volunteers: Allen Bloom, Jerome Gans, Boruch Hersh, Yair Oppenheim. Shacharit The Eruv is sponsored by Kena and Arnon Hiller in honor of the Yudins and Shevi’s recent birthday. Beit Medrash 8:00am - Shiur by Rabbi Greene “Ma’aris Ayin” Main Shul 8:45am ברוכים הבאים Young Couples 9:00am Shabbat Afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Nuchem Fried and Family who are joining us for Shabbos, and welcoming Mr. Fried as guest speaker. Perek in the Park Juniors 5:05pm Perek in the Park Adults 5:50pm Mazal Tov and Welcome to Ron Friedman and parents who are visiting our community this Shabbat from Israel and are celebrating Ron’s Bar Mitzvah with us. Pre-Mincha Shiur 7:05pm with Rabbi Yudin Mincha 7:52pm PROJECT RENEWAL Dvar Torah at Seudah Shelishit Project Renewal comes to Shomrei Torah THIS Shabbat, Parshat Balak. Learn about what this life-saving with Jay Hirschhorn organization does on a daily basis and how you or someone you know could save a person's life. Kidney donor Shabbat Ends 9:16pm Nuchem Fried will share his inspiring story after Mussaf and the Pre-Mincha shiur will highlight Organ Donation in Halacha. Weekly Schedule July 24th - 28th Sun. 17th of Tammuz Fast begins : 4:34am Fast Ends: 9:02pm SHOMREI TORAH GARAGE SALE ON JULY 31st Shacharit 6:30,7:00,8:00am It's that time of year again! Shomrei Torah will be hosting our Annual Garage Sale on Sunday, July 31st, from Mincha 2:00,7:40pm 10am-4pm. Have unwanted items? Drop them off at the garage next door to the shul at any time be- tween now and the sale!! All proceeds go to the shul. If you have any questions, please contact Stu Mentzel Ma’ariv 8:40pm at 551-574-1868. *There will be no 9:30pm Ma’ariv on Sunday Shacharit Mon. , Thurs. 5:45,6:30,7:45am Tue., Wed., Fri. 5:55,6:30,7:45am Mincha REFUAH SHELAIMAH Mon. - Thurs. 8:00pm Batsheva bat Sara, Faiga bat Yita Rivka, Tzivia Rivka bat Naomi Chedvah, Jeff Packard (Chayim Zelig ben Maariv Sarah Rivkah), Stuart Schochet (Shimon Yaakov HaKohen ben Chava Sheindel), Zvi Yerachmel ben Shain- Mon. - Thurs. 8:22pm, 9:30pm del, Chana Tova bat Shoshana, Avichai ben Rivka, Henia bat Chaya Toba, Shlomo Eliyahu ben Fayala, Lea Rachel bat Leah, Miriam Perel bat Rochel, Aryeh Peretz ben Elke Gittel, Moshe Menachem ben Dvora, Erev Shabbat, July 29nd Amatzia Chaim ben Chedva Malka, Yittel bat Shaina, Dovid Shimon ben Shayna Yenta, Yehuda Leib ben Rachel, Nachum ben Esther Fayga, Gittel bat Baila, Zahava Aranka Golda bat Pessya, Orly bat Shaina, Parshat Pinchas - Shabbat Mevarchim Shmuel Lippa ben Charna Leah, Yekutiel Aharon Hakohen ben Sara Gittel, Binyamin Moshe ben Netanella Early Mincha 6:35pm Rachel, Ezra Chuna ben Fayella, Malka bat Sara, Yisrael Yakov ben Devorah, Tzipora bat Chana and Talia Early Candle Lighting 6:50pm Rachel bat Tamar Sarah, Chaim Yaakov Shmuel ben Tova Esther. Candle Lighting 7:57pm Mincha 8:02pm PACHIM KETANIM IN HONOR OF PARSHAT BALAK Shabbat, July 30th The three weeks start this Sunday, no weddings, no haircuts. The Mishnah at the end of Taanis teaches that Shacharit 8:00,8:45,9:00am five tragedies occurred on this day, therefore when we connect fasts on that day, this Sunday, the eight- Sof Z’man Kriyat Sh’ma 9:27am eenth is a nidche. Therefore, there are certain leniencies. (1) Pregnant and nursing women do not have to fast Mincha 7:45pm (2) Do a chosson and kallah who are married this past week, have to fast? On the seventeenth all agree yes, as the mitzvah - derabim, the communal observance of morning, trumps their personal celebration (just as an individual in shiva stops their mourning when a yom tov arrives). The Aznei Nazer and Rav Ovadia Yosef OBM THE ANNUAL ruled that you fast until chatzos, then mincha, then eat. The Shevet HaLevi is machmir and they have to fast GENERAL MEMBERSHIP all day. Children under Bar and Bat mitzvah don’t fast even on the actual day, but should be taught why they MEETING are not getting treats and ice cream. From the letter of the law, one can shower this Sunday (as on all fast WILL BE HELD IN THE SOCIAL HALL days except on Tisha B’av and Yom Kippur), one can do all activities (including laundry), except that one should try to focus on this day as a reminder of our terrible state of galus and yearn for our speedy redemp- WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3RD, tion. AT 8:30 P.M. MS WALK - IT'S NOT TOO LATE! The MS Walk was Sunday, April 19, 2015! There is still time to support Sam Heller in the MS WALK! The NMSS helps people with multiple sclero- sis on a day to day basis. Please send your tax deductible checks to Sam Heller. SHIURIM SCHEDULE TORAH TUESDAY Fogelman Memorial Beit Medrash Learning - Mon - Thurs.: 8:00-10:00pm. Torah Tuesday on Sunday, August 21, will feature Rabbi Ely Shestack Chavrusas, plus: Monday with Rabbi Ely Shestack at 8:15pm, discussing the speaking about “Celebrating One’s Birthday in Judaism.” A special Break- thoughts of Rav Soloveitchik; Tuesday with Dovid Ambinder at fast will be served following the 8:00am Minyan. No charge for the event 9:15pm, discussing Gemara Sanhedrin; and Wednesday with Shimon Kronen- with a reservation. berg at 8:15pm, discussing Hilchos Shabbos. Torah Tuesday on Monday, July 25, is sponsored by Barbara and Mi- Torah Tuesday - Rabbi Yudin - Mon. and Thurs. at 9am, Tue. at 8:45am; Dr. chael Epstein in celebration of Deena's and Yaffa's birthdays. Howard Nuer - Mon. at 9:20am; Rabbi Markowitz - Tue. and Thurs. at 9:20am. Torah Tuesday on Thursday, July 28, is sponsored by the Rockoff and ז'' ל Monday 8:10pm - Shiur with Rabbi Yudin: Concepts from the Weekly Parsha. Reinheimer Families in memory of the first Yahrzeit of Seymour Rockoff Tuesday 8:45pm– Summer Chaburah with Shimon Kronenberg, on Mishna- Last 2 tickets available for the Yankees vs Dodgers, being played yot Sukkah. No learning experience required! Free illustrated Mishnayot for all on September 12. To purchase tickets, contact Mendy Aron those who join! at [email protected] Topic on Tuesdays– Will resume in September (details to follow) Wednesday 12:45pm - Women’s shiur with Rabbi Yudin: on Sefer Hachinuch Wednesday 8:45pm (note change in time) - shiur with Rabbi Markowitz SUPER SCRIP SALE Thursday, immediately following Maariv - Fogelman Memorial Beit *Due to popular demand we are extending the sale until Sunday af- Medrash Parsha Shmooze will be given by Rabbi Yosef Weinberger, Rab- ternoon. Purchase at least $100 in either ShopRite or Shomrei Torah binic Intern at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun of Teaneck, and Rebbe at Frisch SCRIP (can be used for Cedar Market, Zadies, Petaks, Perfect Pita, Best High School. Cholent will be served. To sponsor this week or future weeks, Glatt, Benjy's Pizza) and get the following deals: $100 of GAP, Old please contact [email protected]. Navy, Banana Republic for $90; $100 of Staples for $95; $100 of iTunes Daf Yomi: Sun. after the 7am minyan; Mon. at 7:30pm; Tue. at 9:00pm. for $95; $100 of Bed Bath and Beyond for $95; $100 of CVS for $95. Must pay via cash or check. Contact Milty Frank [email protected] or Additional Shiurim in our Community: call 201-916-9721. Discover a tangible, comprehensive and inspirational approach to Avodas Hashem. Study the Tanya by the Alter Rebbe: Six Tuesday nights, begin- ning July 19th, 8:30 - 9:10pm with Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein at Anshei Lub- avitch, 10-10 Plaza Road, Fair Lawn. Buy your copy of the Tanya for $20 YOUTH DEPARTMENT NEWS when you arrive. Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg will be speaking at Ahavat Achim this Sun- Youth Minyan will not meet during the summer. day, July 24th between Mincha (7:50pm) and Ma'ariv, in memory of Cheryl Groups for 3-5 year olds and groups for 5-7 year olds will meet at Wigod A"H. He will be speaking on the topic of "Rebuilding Hashem's Home 9:30am. with Love and Jewish Unity." Ahavat Achim, 18-25 Saddle River Rd., Fair Jr. Congregation for 8-10 year olds will start at 9:30am in the small classroom. Lawn. Tot Shabbat will meet in the Youth Minyan Room at 10:30am. FOGELMAN MEMORIAL BEIT MEDRASH SUMMER PROGRAMMING EVENING WITH CHAMAH As part of the Fogelman Memorial Beit Medrash Program, we are excited to Thursday evening, July 28th, 8:15pm, at the home of Brian and Etty Sher, announce a new summer initiative of learning! 5-14 Bryant Place– There will be an evening on behalf of CHAMAH, an Shiur, Beer and BBQ starting Monday 8/1/16 from 7:30-9pm at the organization sponsoring humanitarian and educational programming in Rus- home of Jeff and Carol Cohen, 21 Chittenden Road.