For the schedule of Winter davening times, click here. Parashat Yitro

For the schedule of Winter davening times, click here.
Events
Kiddush
Parashat Yitro
Friday, Feb 6
Shacharit 6:45 am
Candles 5:01 pm
Mincha 5:05 pm
Shabbat, Feb 7
Shacharit 9:00 am
Kriat Shma 9:35 am
Mommy & Me 10:30 am
Mincha 4:50 pm
Ma'ariv 6:05 pm
Havdalah 6:11 pm
Parent Child Learning 7:00 pm
This Shabbat is our first Kiddush Cooperative of the 2015 cycle. Thank you to the following
families who have joined the cooperative: Adams, Alt, Barber, Barta, Blass, Borodach,
Distenfeld, Einhorn, Eisenman, Levin, Mittan, Rabitz, Rivkin, Rothstein, Rose and Anonymous.
Special Seudat Shilishit This Week
Everyone in the community, men, women and children, are invited to join us this week for
Seudat Shilishit, to celebrate the recent marriage of Esther and Yitzy Frankel. Mazal Tov to the
Frankel, and we hope everyone will come out to celebrate. Mincha this week is at 4:50 p.m.
and Seudat Shilishit will follow.
Thank you to the Alt, Barber, Blass, Borodack, Darack, Horowitz, Levin, Mittan, Rothstein &
Tyler families for their sponsorship. Everyone is invited to attend.
Shabbos Afternoon Program for 5th Grade Boys
Sunday, Feb 8
Rabbi's Shiur 7:50 am
Shacharit 8:30 am
Mincha/Ma'ariv 5:10 pm
The Youth Department of Arzei Darom would like to invite all 5th grade boys this Shabbos
afternoon February 7th to jump in the. . . .
S.P.A. (Shabbos Pirchei in the Afternoon)
Monday, Feb 9
Shacharit 6:35 am
Ma'ariv 8:30 pm
Tuesday, Feb 10
Shacharit 6:45 am
Ma'ariv 8:30 pm
Board Meeting 8:45 pm
Wednesday, Feb 11
Shacharit 6:45 am
Rabbi's Shiur 7:50 pm
Ma'ariv 8:30 pm
Thursday, Feb 12
Shacharit 6:35 am
Ma'ariv 8:30 pm
Contact Us
CONGREGATION
ARZEI DAROM
725 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Rabbi Aharon Ciment
[email protected]
Study: 201-530-0043
President: Yosef Rothstein
[email protected]
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SPA is a new Shabbos afternoon program that will consist of the expected nosh and games, as
well as an appropriate and interesting Torah component. There will, of course, be Nosh, (With
healthy options!) drinks, and prizes to be raffled off!
Afterwards we will walk as a group with the Youth Director to Arzei Darom for Mincha which
starts at 4:50 PM.
So in short:
Who: 5th grade boys.
What: Torah, treats and tons of fun!
Where: 820 Prince St. Apt. #3B (Just off Cedar Lane. Across the street from the Teaneck
Jewish Center)
Why: Because, reasons.
When: 3:30 PM Shabbos February 7th, 2015
We would like to thank the Borgen family for generously sponsoring this inaugural program!!!!
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please do not hesitate to email me or call
me on my cell (323) 896-3383
Thank you,
Yitzy
Board Meeting - Feb 10
The next Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10th at 8:45 p.m. in the social
hall.
All are invited and welcome to attend.
Shiva Chair Donation Opportunity - Deadline Feb 16
Arzei Darom is looking to purchase some additional Shiva chairs. The cost of the chairs is $190
each. If you are interested in donating the cost of a chair, please contact David Blass at
[email protected]. Pictures of the chair below:
Sisterhood Murder Mystery Dinner - Feb 14
The Sisterhood Presents:
At the home of Ellie and Yosef Rothstein, 360 Vandelinda Avenue.
Cost is $30. Please follow this convenient PayPal link to pay: https://www.paypal.com/cgibin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XAPSYQ49E6CG4.
If you prefer to pay by check, please drop it off at the home of Ellie Rothstein.
Prizes for figuring out the killer, best costume, best actor, and more!
Thank you to Ora's Amazing Herbal (http://www.orasamazingherbal.com) and to Carly'z Craze
(http://www.carlyzcrave.com) for the gift certificates and to Howard Alt for his prize donation.
There will be other great prizes available, so RSVP today.
Please send questions and/or RSVP's to [email protected].
We hope you join us for a totally memorable night!
Yachad Shabbaton - Feb 20-21
Save The Date! 3rd Annual Yachad Shabbaton in the South of Cedar Community!
February 20th-21st
We are looking for gracious hosts and sponsors to make this a special shabbos for all!
To sign up online please go to http://www.yachadshabbaton.com For more information please
contact your shul representative:
Chani Herrmann
Kathy Birn
Yvette Braunstein
Rachel Brenner-Helfgot
Galit Cohen
Rachel Cyrulnik
Winter Onegs
Please join us for our third Oneg of the season which will take place next Friday night,
February 13th, location to be determined at 8 p.m. Everyone - men, women and children (of
appropriate age) - are invited to join us for this Oneg.
We are looking for sponsors for this season's Onegs. We have two levels of sponsorship:
Single Oneg Sponsor - $45
Season Sponsor - $150
Thank you to the Alt, Blech, Borodach, Carman, Eisenman, Levin, Polinsky, Rose, and
Anonymous families for your season sponsorship. If you would like to become a sponsor of
this terrific mix of Torah and social activity, or if you would like to help organize the Onegs,
please contact or speak to David Tyler at [email protected].
Mishloach Manot Project
Purim is coming, sooner than you think.
March 4th and 5th will be here in a wink.
Let Arzei Darom Sisterhood take care of the stress
Creative packages with finesse.
All members are invited to participate in this year's Mishloach Manot Project. Send
greetings to the entire Arzei Community for only $120. Don't miss out on this wonderful way
to send beautiful Purim greetings to your friends and neighbors. Now it's even simpler...
complete the online form at https://arzeidarom.formstack.com/forms/purim2015 indicating
payment by either paypal or check or complete the attached form and return it to the
shul with your payment by February 13th.
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
Youth Programing At Arzei Darom
Upcoming Youth Events
February 7th: Inagural 5th Grade boys Shabbos Afternoon Pirchei
February 13th: Middle School Oneg. Location TBA
February 21st: 3rd and 4th grade boys and girls Shaloshuedes. 3:30-5:00pm. Location TBA
February 28th: 2nd ever "Transformative" 1st and 2nd grade Shaloshuedes. 3:30-5:00pm.
Location TBA
Youth Groups
Children are welcome to join our youth groups every shabbat morning from 9:45 until the end
of shul. Please see our youth director, Yitzy Frankel if you have any questions.
PARENT CHILD LEARNING
Parent Child Learning offers a relaxed, fun atmosphere to learn. Children of all ages are
encouraged to attend as long as they are able to learn with a parent for a 30-45 minute
period.
Followed by pizza and raffle prizes. Family learning topics varies from gemara, mishnayot,
parsha, navi, and chumash. Help your child(ren) prepare for a Judaic test, review homework,
or study hebrew reading with your kindergartners.
Opportunities are available for sponsorship. Please email [email protected].
Upcoming Dates: 2/7/2015 starting 7:00PM, 2/21/2015 starting 7:15PM, 3/7/2015 starting
7:30PM
This week's Parent Child Learning is sponsored by The Darack family in honor of Adam and
Jacob's birthdays.
Mommy and Me Times
We are also back to our regular every other week Mommy and Me. This year, we are looking
for Moms to help out with this event. We provide lots of assistance and guidance - no previous
Mommy and Me experience needed!
If you are interested in taking a turn, please email [email protected].
Mommy and Me takes place in the left side classroom at 10:30 AM on the following dates. All
kids ages 0-3 with a parent are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Feb 14, Mar 14
Kiddush Cooperative 2015
We have finished our second cycle of the Kiddush Cooperative and based on feedback from
members, it continues to be a nice addition to our kiddush calendar allowing a group of
families to sponsor at least seven to eight times a year a hot and delicious kiddush. Thus, we
would like to start our third cycle following the yeshiva break. In order to do that we need at
least twenty four families to participate at a cost of $200 per family. This is an excellent way
to sponsor kiddush at a very reasonable price. While we typically order from our local vendors,
we welcome feedback from Kiddush Cooperative members on what types of menus they would
like to see.
Thank you to the following families who have joined this year's Kiddush Cooperative: Adams,
Alt, Barber, Barta, Blass, Blech, Borodach, Carman, Distenfeld, Einhorn, Eisenman, Levin,
Polinsky, Rabitz, Rivkin, Rose and Anonymous families for your season sponsorship. If
We still welcome families to join the Kiddush Cooperative. The more families we have, the
more hot kiddushes we can enjoy throughout the year. It is not too late to join! Please email
Holly Weiss at [email protected] to add your name to the Kiddush Cooperative.
Kiddush Committee News
Families interested in sponsoring a kiddush and/or seudat shlishit should contact Holly so that
she can reserve the date on the shul calendar. Please also let Holly know if you would like to
participate in an upcoming Crock Pot Challenge which generally takes place around Rosh
Chodesh. We've been doing these for a year and are always seeking new families to take the
challenge.
Kiddush clean up is on a rotating basis, based on your last name. While we recognize that
everyone in your group may not be available each Shabbat, we ask that you pitch in if you are
assigned in that month so that the same people are not doing the clean-up each week. We all
like kiddushes and we all make plans for lunch after shul so please be respectful of your fellow
congregants by helping out during your assigned month if you are in shul. We also ask that
you please watch your children during Kiddush to the extent possible, and to place their
finished items in the garbage cans provided.
Feb: Brodsky, Darack, Furer, Fried, Goldgewert
For more information on anything Kiddush related, please contact Holly Weiss at
[email protected].
Learning Opportunities
We are always looking for opportunities to strengthen our connection to Torah. The more
Torah in the shul, the better, so let us know if you have any other suggestions.
Rabbi Ciment's new Sunday morning shiur at 7:50 am & weekly shiur on Wednesdays at 7:50
pm before ma'ariv.
A number of Hebrew and English seforim are missing from our library. If you have any of
them, please return them so that other members will have the ability to use them as well. If
you are currently using one of the seforim, and need to continue to use it, please contact
Rebecca Segal so that we can keep track of where our seforim are. Thank you.
Meals for Community Member
As a community, we offer assistance with meals to families with new babies, families sitting
shiva, and families who need a little help for various reasons, such as a medical emergency. If
you are interested in volunteering to help make meals in the future, please contact Adrianne
Mittan at [email protected]. And if you are in need of our assistance, whether it is for
good news or less fortunate news, you can contact Adrianne directly, or speak to Rabbi and
Rabbanit Ciment, or Yosef Rothstein.
Chesed Opportunities
Bikur Cholim List
If you know of someone who would like to be put on the bikur cholim list, please email the
name of the person (English and Hebrew w/ Mother's name), and whether or not they are
accepting visitors (if so, please include location) or phone calls (if so, please include phone #)
and any other details which the person is interested in sharing with the community. The email
address is [email protected].
Bikur Cholim Volunteers
Arzei Darom is looking for bikur cholim volunteers to visit the patients at CareOne on Shabbat.
For those who have volunteered in the past, the visits are gratefully appreciated. Please
volunteer and encourage your children to join you for this great mitzvah. Please e-mail Susan
Taubes at [email protected], so she can add your name to the rotation list and we
can have an organized schedule each Shabbat.
Social Hall Rentals
Having a party? Need space for a simcha? Know someone who is? Arzei Darom's social hall is
available for rent at reasonable prices. Please send an email to [email protected] for
further information.
Important Safety Notice
PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK the doorways or the walkway leading to the doors to the shul with
your baby carriage. We understand that if it is raining or snowing you do not want your
carriage to get wet, but this is a safety issue. The doorways MUST NOT BE BLOCKED AT ANY
TIME.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Sefer dedication and Yahrzeit memorial plaques
A Sefer Or A Volume Of Shas
A wonderful way to commemorate an anniversary, honor a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, a significant
birthday, marriage, or birth, or in memory of a loved one, is to dedicate a sefer. In addition to
the label that is placed in the volume, an acknowledgement card is mailed out.
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Artscroll Hebrew/English Siddurim - $30
Artscroll Hebrew only Siddurim - $18
Stone Chumashim - $45
Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur Machzor - $30
Set of 2 Machzorim - $55
Artscroll Hebrew/English Selichot - $25
Dedicate a volume of Gemara - $36
Dedicate a volume in the Shul Library - various amounts
Dedicate a volume in the Moises ben Rafael Sarue Library - $20 each
Artscroll Children's Siddur, or other children's book - $20 each
If you would like to dedicate a sefer, please contact [email protected]. The form is also
available on our web site.
Or click this link to be taken to the form: http://www.arzeidarom.org/pdf/seforim.pdf.
Community Events
Rebbetzin Leah Kohn - Feb 9
Rebbetzin Leah Kohn is is scheduled to speak on "The Difference Between Jews and Non-Jews
in Essence and Role" on Feb. 9 from 9:45am - 11am at 1510 Jefferson Street, in Teaneck.
Sinai Dinner - Feb 8
SINAI Dinner - Please help change the life of a child with special needs!
SINAI Schools cordially invites you to our 2015 Annual Benefit Dinner. Funds raised at the
Benefit Dinner enable us to continue to say "yes" to the children who need a special education,
regardless of financial circumstances. Your compassion and generosity allows SINAI Schools to
continue to provide an outstanding special education to our community's Jewish children with
special needs.
Please join us on Sunday Evening, February 8, 2015 at the Marriott Glenpointe Hotel, Teaneck
NJ
Buffet Dinner 4:45PM Program Promptly at 6:30PM
To make reservations or a donation, please visit http://www.sinaidinner.org or call 201-8331134 x105.
Purim Costume Gemach - Feb 15, Feb 22
Looking for a Purim costume, but don't want to waste the money on something you wont use
again? Visit our costume gmach to view the costumes at http://www.njcostumegmach.com, all
costumes are free to borrow. Small donation requested but not required. The Gmach will be
open at Keter Torah (600 Roemer Ave) on February 15 and 22 from 10am-12pm. Feel free to
stop in. The gmach is in memory of Farvish Hirsch Ben Shmuel Lev. Feel free to donate used
costumes by emailing [email protected] or call 201-923-7622.
MTJ Breakfast - Feb 22
MTJ Breakfast - Speaker Harav Reuven Feinstein Shlit"a. Alumnus Award Fred Koss. Chairman
Harvey Wrubel. Sunday morning, February 22, at 9:00 am at Bnai Yeshurun. For more info
call 201-862-0699.
Mrs. Chani Juravel - Feb 23
Mrs. Chani Juravel is scheduled to speak on "Finding the Balance Between Hishtadlus and
Bitachon" on Monday, Feb. 23 from 9:45 am - 11am at 1510 Jefferson Street, in Teaneck.
Mrs. Juravel also speaks Mondays at 1pm at Ohr HaTorah, 36 Rector Court, Bergenfield on the
"13 Principles of Faith".
Holocaust Memorial Committee Petition Deadline - Feb 24
The Teaneck Holocaust Memorial Committee has been working to get a Holocaust Memorial
created in Teaneck. We believe that it is important to create a Holocaust Memorial in the
Township of Teaneck to memorialize those who perished in the Holocaust and establish a place
for the community to use for reflection and education about the tragedy of genocide and the
lessons of tolerance. We believe that Brett Park (River Road at the intersection of Winthrop
Road) is the best choice to establish the Holocaust Memorial due to its accessibility to the
community, available parking and visibility from River Road. We urge the Teaneck Township
Council to take the necessary steps to make this a reality. That's why we created a petition to
Teaneck Town Council.
To review the petition, and decide whether to sign it follow this link:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/say-yes-to-holocaust-1?source=c.em.cp&r_by=12390061
Ma'ayanot Annual Dinner - Mar 7
The Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls Annual Scholarship Fund Dinner will take place on
Saturday night, March 7, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck. Please
join us in honoring Rena and Menachem Schnaidman with our Keter Shem Tov Award, Chani
and David Moss as our Amudei Ma'ayanot Honorees, Sharon and Ari Wieder as Parents of the
Year, and Rabbi Donny Besser as Teacher of the Year. For more information or to make a
reservation, please call Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.
Project SARAH Breakfast - Mar 15
SAVE THE DATE: Project SARAH 9th Annual Breakfast
Sunday March 15th 2015 9:30-11:30
at Congregation Keter Torah
Honorees: Rabbi Shmuel Goldin - Rabbinical Support Award, Rabbi Jonathan Knapp and
Yavneh Academy - Aleinu Her Award, Rivka Zauderer, Aliza Schachter and Rachel Wertenteil Volunteer Recognition Awards
Keynote Speaker: Jill Starishevsky - New York City Prosecuter of Child Abuse/Sex Crimes and
Author, My Body Belongs To Me.
Reservations: http://www.projectsarah.org
Yeshivat Noam 6 part learning series beginning January 28
Yeshivat Noam is pleased to invite the community to a new shiur series for adults on
Wednesdays, beginning January 28 and continuing for 6 weeks. The series, which explores
Relationships in Tanach, will be given by Rachel Besser, Chair of Bible at the Frisch School.
Using close readings of the psukim, meforshim, and midrashim, we will attempt to better
understand some of these relationships as well as our own. Shiur takes place on Wednesdays
at 9:45 in the Yeshivat Noam Middle School Beit Knesset and is open to the community. For
questions, email [email protected].
Lamdeinu - Spring Semester beginning Jan 27
Join Lamdeinu for our exciting new Spring semester beginning on January 27th. Register for
Parshanut HaMikra, Talmud, Parashat HaShavua, Megillat Esther, Yirmiyahu, and Great
Thinkers of the Twentieth Century. We are also offering an evening class in Megillat Esther and
a morning yoga class. All classes will cover new topics and new students are welcome to join
any class. Please see our website for exact dates, holiday programming and special events.
Lamdeinu is a new center for Jewish learning located in Teaneck, New Jersey. For more
information and registration, please visit us at http://lamdeinu.org.
Mikvah appointments now available online!
Appointments may now be booked online for the Teaneck Mikvah
(http://www.teaneckmikvah.com). You must make an online appointment to use the Mikvah
on Friday night or Yom Tov, other times walk-ins are welcomed. If you have a special
circumstance, please call Miriam Feman at the Mikvah, 201-837-8220, and she will do her best
to accommodate your needs. The Keylim Mikvah is open from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Please call the Mikvah, 201-837-8220, with any questions.
Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County
Tomchei Shabbos is desperately seeking drivers for Wednesday night deliveries. Please
contact Chani Schmutter 201-833-2320 or email [email protected], if you are able to help
out.
We have many opportunities for volunteers to help out, with anything from deliveries to
administrative assistance. For more information, click here.
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