This weeks newsletter. - Congregation Arzei Darom

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Events
Mazal Tov
Parashat Vayikra/
Rosh Chodesh
Nissan/
Shabbat HaChodesh
Mazel Tov to Evie and Alden Leifer on the birth of a grandson, Ezrah Dovid,
born to their children Adina and Ari Leifer of Riverdale.
Kiddush
Kiddush is sponsored this week by Uri and Emma Horowitz in honor of the
birth of their daughter, Yakira Batya.
Friday, Mar 20
Shacharit 6:45 am
Candles 6:49 pm
Mincha 6:55 pm
Shabbat, Mar 21
Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shacharit 9:00 am
Kriat Shma 10:01 am
Mommy & Me 10:30 am
5th Grade Girls Meeting 4:00
pm
Mincha 6:45 pm
Ma'ariv 7:53 pm
Havdalah 8:00 pm
Sunday, Mar 22
Shacharit 8:30 am
Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:55 pm
Monday, Mar 23
Shacharit 6:35 am
Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:55 pm
Sale of Chometz
Rabbi Ciment will be available for you to appoint him as your shaliach to sell
your chometz during the following times:
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Sunday 3/22 after Shacharit
Monday-Thursday 3/23-3/26 after Ma'ariv
Sunday 3/29 after Shacharit and Ma'ariv
Monday-Wednesday 3/30-4/1 after Ma'ariv
If you cannot make any of these times, please contact Rabbi Ciment to
make other arrangements.
Board Meeting - March 24
The next Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24th at 8:45 pm in
the social hall.
All are invited and welcome to attend.
Pesach Seder - April 3
Tuesday, Mar 24
Shacharit 6:45 am
Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:55 pm
Board Meeting 8:45 pm
Wednesday, Mar 25
Shacharit 6:45 am
Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:55 pm
Thursday, Mar 26
Shacharit 6:35 am
Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:55 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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Home for Pesach?
Looking for a meaningful Seder?
Please join Rabbi Ciment for the first Seder night (April 3rd) in the shul.
Cost will be $45 per person
($25 per child under 10 years)>
Email [email protected] with your name and how many adults and
children will be joining.
RSVP BY March 23rd
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Yosef
Rothstein at [email protected].
Mommy and Me
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.
Mar 21, Mar 28
Youth Events
Meet 'n Greet for Girls In 5th Grade - This Shabbat
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Who: Girls in 5th Grade.
What: Meet 'n Greet.
Where: The Rubinstein's: 3 Grange Court.
Why: To hear from you.
When 4:00-5:00 PM on Shabbat March 21st.
(The 5th Grade girls of our community are made up of very mature,
dedicated and positive young ladies filled with initiative. The Youth
Department is holding this meeting to hear from the young ladies
themselves and have an open discussion about how we can assist them in
making an impact on our Shul and community.)
2nd ever SPA (Shabbos Pirchei in the Afternoon) program for 5th
Grade boys on Shabbat, March 28th.
Who: 5th Grade Boys
What: SPA
Where: The home of Naphtali and Tamara Levin: 264 Vandelinda Ave.
Why: Fun doesn’t need a reason!
When: Shabbat March 28th. 5:30-7:00 PM followed by Mincha
(SPA was created to provide a fun program with a Torah component in the
afternoon for the 5th grade boys in the community. The program will
consist of the expected nosh and games, as well as an appropriate and
interesting Torah component. Afterwards everyone will walk as a group to
Arzei Darom for Mincha.)
The Youth Department would like to thank the following people for
helping make our many recent programs huge successes:
The Wagh/Silverberg family for hosting a Shalosh Seudot for 1st and 2nd
graders.
The Segal family for hosting a Shalosh Seudot for 3rd and 4th graders.
The Blech family for hosting a Teen Oneg and for lending their carnival
games for our Purim Carnival.
The Tyler family for hosting a Middle School Oneg.
The Distenfeld family for hosting a Shalosh Seudot for 1st and 2nd graders.
The Grunstein, Distenfeld, Blum/Rindner families and Bumbleberry Frozen
Yogurt for sponsoring our wildly successful Purim Carnival.
The Darack, Distenfeld, Levin, Rose, Segal and Anonymous familes for
sponsoring Parent Child Learning.
Face Painting by Ginnine Fried for donating her time and talents at our
Purim Carnival.
As always, Sharon Darack, Valerie Levin, Emma Horowitz, and Ginnine Fried
of the Youth Committee for being awesome and the time they take to make
the Youth Department awesome.
And, of course, All............ALL of our youth leader: They are awesome and
work hard every week and at all our events. If you seem them you should
give them a big High-5!!!
STAY TUNED FOR EXCITING PESACH PROGRAMMING COMING UP!!!
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, Blum, Borodach, Distenfeld,
Einhorn, Eisenman, Levin, Mittan, Rabitz, Rivkin, Rothstein, Rose and
Anonymous families for your season sponsorship.
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.
Mar: Goldstein, Grunstein, Horowitz, Katzwer
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 Sunday morning shiur at 7:50 am & weekly shiur on
Wednesdays at 7:50 pm before ma'ariv are postponed until after Pesach.
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 Members
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 & Simchas
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.
In addition, if you are having a simcha, e.g. a bar or bat mitzvah, you can
reserve a shabbat by contacting Valerie Levin or Yosef Rothstein, and
asking to have your simcha added to the Arzei Darom calendar. Questions
when planning your simcha? Speak to Yosef Rothstein, Miles Levin (Gabbai
Rishon) or Valerie Levin.
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
Beth Aaron Scholar-in-Residence - Mar 20-21
On the weekend of Shabbat, March 20-21, Jeremy Bob will be the Scholarin-Residence at Congregation Beth Aaron, 950 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck.
He will speak on Friday night at 9:15 p.m. on "Iran’s Nuclear ThreatNegotiations." On Shabbat, at 5:45 p.m., the topic will be "Post Gaza -
Israeli Security and Challenges, Including War Crimes Allegations," and,
between the 6:45 p.m. Mincha and the 7:51 p.m. Maariv, he will speak on
"The Impact of the Israeli Elections."
Alice in Wonderland at BPY - Mar 22
Ben Porat Yosef in collaboration with Envision Theater present a production
of "Disney's Alice In Wonderland, Jr" at Ben Porat Yosef E. 243 Frisch Ct.,
Paramus, NJ. Directed by Rebecca Lopkin, musical director Nathan Kruman.
Sunday Mar 22nd at 11am and 2pm. To purchase tickets contact
[email protected].
JFNNJ Israel Film Festival - Mar 7-22
The Federation's Israel Film Festival begins March 7 and runs through March
22 at venues throughout Bergen County. For more information on the films
and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.jfnnj.org.
Tomchei Shabbos Matzah Collection
Once again we are collecting matzahs for Tomchei Shabbos, now in our
10th year! Please drop off your "free" 5 pound supermarket boxes of
matzah at the side door by the driveway of 421 Churchill Rd, corner of
Sussex. Come early and often as we drive once again to collect over 1,000
pounds to distribute to the area needy.
Heichal HaTorah Siyum HaShas
Heichal HaTorah is coordinating a community-wide Siyum HaShas. Sign up
to be one of 460 people to learn six dapim. Together we will complete all of
Shas! To sign up to learn or sponsor, visit http://www.siyumhashas.net.
Join us at the Jewish Center of Teaneck on Yom HaShoah, April 15th at
8:00 PM as HaRav Mordechai Willig, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University,
begins Shas and on Yom Yerushalayim, May 17th at 6:30 as HaRav Shmuel
Kaminetsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia Talmudical Academy, completes
Shas. For more information, contact [email protected] or
201.335.0633. This year let's make Sefiras HaOmer count!
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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