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Mazel Tov to Ari Kapelyan on his becoming a bar mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Malka Kahn and Yitzchak Handel and to siblings David Kapelyan, Ayelet and T'chaylet Handel. Mazel Tov to grandparents Eli and Shaina Kahn and to the extended family that has come to share in the simcha. Kiddush is sponsored by Malka Kahn and Yitzchak Handel in honor of Ari's bar mitzvah.
We are pleased to announce this year's lulav and etrog sale. In working with our distributor, we are able to keep prices flat from last year. Pickup is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 16 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Prices for sets will be:
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 Please rsvp sisterhood@arzeidarom.org by Thursday, October 13th. Questions please contact Shira Grunstein jaykayelle3@gmail.com or Elana Rosenbluth elana.rosenbluth@gmail.com
Join us for a shul wide luncheon on Simchat Torah, October 25. Our team of chefs presents: BBQ delights Salads, Sides and More Ice Cream Sundae Bar Reservations will be online at http://www.arzeidarom.org/simchat-torah-luncheon.html Adults: $19 Children Under 16: $15 Kids (10 and under) option: $7 Payment with reservation required. Please submit your reservation by Ocotber 10. Please contact Sandra Knoll at Sandravknoll@gmail.com if you have any questions. Sponsors of $100 or more will get 2 complimentary adult meals. For the kids option: this is only an option offered to help keep costs down for families with children who do not eat as much. Parents can choose this option or can pay the full Children's price of $15. If you choose the Kids option please include on the reservation form: Name of child And then choose one hot dog, burger or chicken
Each year there are several families in our community who are not able to build their own Sukkah (for various reasons), and as a result, would benefit from some hospitality on Sukkot. While the Shul's sukkah is always open and available to anyone who wants to use it, we would like to help facilitate invites for these families to the homes and the Sukkahs of members of our community. So if you are a family who either would benefit from a meal invite, or you are a family that would like to host another family, please send an email to President@arzeidarom.org and we will make the appropriate matches. Include in the email the number of people you need/can host, any food allergies, or any other relevant information.
Interested in helping out at Arzei Darom? We need volunteers for several upcoming projects/events over the next month. If you are interested, you can speak to Yosef Rothstein or Miles Levin. a) Sukkah builder - We need someone to be in charge of putting up the shul's Sukkah, the Sunday morning after Yom Kippur. Responsibilities include convincing a couple of people to help out, and putting in about an hour and a half of labor. Paulie will take out all the pieces, but some assembly is needed. b) Simcaht Beit Hashoeva coordinator - We need someone to coordinate our simchat beit hashoeva celebration. Responsibilities include ordering food, setting up and cleaning up the sukkah, coordinating any entertainment/speeches. People will help with the setting up and cleaning up, but we need someone to be in charge.
My Fellow Member: A dream of a strong and vibrant community in the South of Cedar, that started to take shape in 2001, took a big step forward in 2008 when we moved into the building. Recently, we've continued to push that dream forward with the installation of the mizrach wall, the aron kodesh, the bimah, the amud, and the Rabbi's shtender. As we continue to grow as a community and to build our beautiful shul, adding piece by piece, we cannot help but recognize the significant contributions so many have made over the past decade. We must offer our thanks to everyone involved for helping to enhance such a wonderful and welcoming community. As we inch ever closer, we want to give everyone who is currently a part of our shul an opportunity to participate in the completion of our shul. Understanding that this is both a tzedakah and a commitment to our future, we hope to find opportunities for everyone to participate. In the near-term a permanent donor wall in the lobby listing the dedications is planned. The attached dedication page lists remaining opportunities for dedications. Please consider being a part of this. Be a part of creating something amazing. Be a part of building a communal home, a Mikdash Katan, for our children, our families and our friends. If you are interested in contributing to the shul's continuing construction, please contact one of our committee members, Donny Furer, Carlos Sarue, Ben Ryp, or Akiva Distenfeld. You can also join with another family to dedicate an item together. If you want help finding another family to work with, please contact any of our committee members. In addition, arrangements can be made to pay for a dedication over a period of time. Sincerely, Yosef Rothstein President, Arzei Darom
In honor of Sukkot, we are continuing our shul wide learning program of Tanach. Men, women, and children are encouraged to sign-up to choose a sefer for independent study, using the attached Google Drive. The completion date is for Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot for a siyum in the sukkah during Shalosh Seudat. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g7fvIpNE4xsT7POMUy15z45bQWlWd70ULmJgV2qoB8U/edit?usp=sharing Our hope is to have every member of the Arzei Darom community participate in this siyum. In order to allow everyone to participate, regardless of their background or skill set, we have broken the portions up in to small manageable sizes. In addition, there are many wonderful online shiurim that cover the text of each of the books of Tanach, which can help you get through a sefer. For example, the OU has a series of shiurim, both on the weekly Torah portions, and on each sefer of Nach. Links to each series is provided below and can be used to get you through a portion of Nach: https://www.ou.org/torah/parsha-series/shnayim-mikra/#? https://www.ou.org/torah/nach-series/nach-yomi/#? Please also consider sponsoring this wonderful event! Contact Miles Levin at mlevin18@gmail.com for details.
As new families move in, we would like to welcome them to our community. If you hear of a new family moving in, please let Aliza Goldgewert ( agoldgewert@verizon.net) know, so we can reach out to them. Also, if you would like to help the committee with welcoming new families to the community, please contact Aliza Goldgewert.
Kindergarten Afternoon Groups Want to host a playgroup in your home? Send an email to youthdirector@arzeidarom.org. Mommy and Me Mommy and Me typically meets every other Shabbat at 10:30 am in the right side classroom. To get involved (or serve as the occasional back up for Shira) send an email to shirasilverberg@gmail.com. Leading Mommy and Me is very easy and we have lots of enthusiastic 5th and 6th graders to help out and sing the songs. PoKiZman Club meets every Shabbat at 10:15 am. Please remind your children to be prepared to participate in davening.
Arzei Darom is grateful for the contributions toward our communal kiddushim's availability of whiskey and other mashke. Together this fund ensures that our members, guests and new South of Cedar neighbors, can share a friendly l'chaim at kiddushim and avoid having short supply from week to week. If you are interested in joining in this effort, please speak to Jay Haberman. Suggested contribution: $100 or donation of 1-2 bottles. Thank you to the many families who have already contributed: Barber, Blaiberg, Cohen, Distenfeld, Einhorn, Eisenman, Furer, Haberman, Horowitz, Kirschner, Leifer, Levin, Niazov, Polinsky, Ramirez, Rothstein, Rubinstein, and Shore families.
We are excited to start the new cycle of the Kiddush Cooperative! The Kiddush Cooperative has enabled our congregation to enjoy hot kiddushes throughout the year. We are looking for new members to join our 2016 cycle. The cost is $200 per family. If at least 24 families join we will be able to have 8 hot kiddushes! Please email Holly Weiss at holly.ohrenweiss1@gmail.com to add your name to the Kiddush Cooperative. Thank you to the following families who have renewed for this cycle: Adams, Alt, Anonymous, Barber, Barta, Blass, Borodach, Cohen, Distenfeld, Einhorn, Eisenman, Knoll, Lehrer, Levin, Mittan, Rabitz, Rivkin, Rothstein, Rose, Ryp and Silverberg/Haldorsen.
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. October:Brodsky, Carman, Darack, Furer, Goldgewert For more information on anything Kiddush related, please contact Holly Weiss at kiddush@arzeidarom.org.
Upcoming Yartzeit? Having a simcha? Do you know of a visiting Ba'al Tefilah? Please email our gabbai Dr. David Blass for all of your davening/leining related issues at rituals@arzeidarom.org.
Rabbi Ciment's Shabbat and Sunday morning shiurim. Rabbi Ciment leads a number of shiurim for the greater Arzei Darom community as follows: Masechet Kiddushin: Shabbat mornings starting at 8:15 am. Sifsei Chaim, 20 minutes before mincha on shabbos afternoons Shiur on the Rambam at 7:50 am Sunday Mornings (bring your own coffee) (Please check weekly announcements for possible cancellations. 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. 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.
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 agemittan@gmail.com. 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.
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 bikurcholim@arzeidarom.org. 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 bikurcholim@arzeidarom.org, so she can add your name to the rotation list and we can have an organized schedule each Shabbat.
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 hallrentals@arzeidarom.org 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.
RYNJ Open House - Nov 6 RYNJ welcomes your family to join our family at our Open House on Sunday evening November 6th at 7:00 PM. Experience the environment created by our dynamic administration, warm faculty and dedicated parent body. Register at RYNJ.org. For more information, please contact Mrs. Tamar Kahn, Director of Admissions, at welcome@RYNJ.org or 201.986.1414. TABC Teen Learning TABC invites all 6-8th grade boys to an exciting teen learning program Sunday morning 10/9 from 9:45-10:45am. Enjoy chavruta learning with TABC juniors and seniors and a special shiur by Rabbi Daniel Fridman at TABC, 1600 Queen Anne Road. Breakfast will be served. To RSVP visit tinyurl.com/TABCteenlearning. Please email teenlearning@tabc.org with any questions. Tomchei Shabbos Kapporos - Oct 9 Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County will run its Annual Kapparos drive on Sunday, October 9th 2016 at 2 locations (NEW) Congregation Keter Torah (Roemer) Back of parking lot from 9:30am-12:30pm Congregation Ahavath Torah Back of parking lot near ballroom entrance from 9:45am - 12:00 noon For questions contact Joy Sklar at joysklar@gmail.com. Areyvut Yom Kippur Chesed Program - Oct 11 On Tuesday, October 11, Areyvut will run their annual Erev Yom Kippur Chesed Program from 10:00 am to 12:00 at the Jewish Center of Teaneck. Children will create chesed projects to benefit local and Israeli agencies, and make projects to take home to enhance their own holiday celebrations. The program is geared for children in pre-kindergarten through 4th grade, but children of all ages are welcome! Suggested donation of $25 per child covers all project-related supplies, snacks, and a special magic show with Morley the Magician. Yavneh Open House - Nov 3 Yavneh Academy cordially invites prospective parents to a dynamic and interactive open house program on Thursday evening, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. Join us to learn about our stimulating Judaic and general studies programs, forward thinking technology initiatives, and warm and inspiring environment. Please RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/YavnehRSVP. For more information or questions, contact Judy Friedman at judy.friedman@yavnehacademy.org. Yeshivat Noam Open House - Nov 7 Please join Yeshivat Noam for a wonderful, informative Open House evening on Monday evening, November 7th at 7:30PM. Our administration, faculty and parents are excited to meet and talk with you about the excellence, innovation and inspiration that makes Yeshivat Noam a special place for children. Please register at http://yeshivatnoam.org. If you would like further information, please contact Esther Feil, our Director of Admissions at efeil@yeshivatnoam.org or 201-261-1919 ext 380. RTMA Open House - Nov 9 Please save the date for the Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (also fondly known as the RTMA boys high school division) Open House on Wednesday evening, November 9 at 7:15 PM at the main JEC Campus - 330 Elmora Avenue in Elizabeth NJ. Join us to find out why RTMA students and faculty live and learn "Above the Code" and how students are inspired and empowered to succeed in their studies and lives. There will be opportunities to meet with faculty, current students and parents, as well as experience a day in the life of an RTMA student. Delectable refreshments catering to both student and parental palates will be served. Pre-registration is appreciated at http://RTMA.TheJEC.org. Bruriah open House - Nov 13 The Bruriah High School Open House will take place on Sunday, November 13 beginning at 9:00 at the JEC's Bruriah Campus - 35 North Avenue in Elizabeth, NJ. Join us and witness firsthand how Bruriah students are inspired and empowered to "Make Their Mark" in all aspects of their studies and lives. There will be opportunities to experience the renowned Bruriah classroom as well as meet with faculty, current students and parents! A buffet lunch with a meet and greet will follow. Pre-registration is appreciated at http://Bruriah.theJEC.org. Sunday Time at Yeshivat Noam Sunday October 30th and December 4th 10:00am - 12:00pm - come with your 3 and 4 year olds and spend a fun, exciting morning together. Build, paint, create, schmooze, explore, nosh and sing!!!! Children and parents will love it!!!! 70 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ. For more information, contact Esther Feil at 201-261-1919 x 220 Lamdeinu Fall Schedule School is back in session and so is Lamdeinu! Gear up for the Yamim Noraim with our Early Fall Schedule beginning Monday September 12. Dean Rachel Friedman will be teaching Parshanut HaMikra Bereishit: Avot ve-Imahot on Mondays. Tuesday mornings will feature a special three-part High Holiday Series taught by Dr. Chaviva Levin and Dean Rachel Friedman. R. Daniel Fridman is teaching Masekhet Kiddushin on Tuesday afternoon as well as Parashah and Haftarah Pointers on Thursday afternoons. We are pleased to welcome R. Dr. Yitzhak Berger on Wednesday mornings teaching the timely topic of Yonah In the Garden of Eden. Finally, R. Hayyim Angel is returning to Lamdeinu on Wednesday afternoons to teach Readings of the High Holidays: Torah and Haftarot. And looking ahead, join us Wednesday morning November 1 for a celebration of Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan. Check out http://www.lamdeinu.org for more details and to register for classes. Ma'ayanot Education Series The Ma'ayanot Continuing Education Committee is pleased to offer TWO fall semester Ulpan classes open to the community. Advanced Beginners is for students who can read Hebrew & have rudimentary conversational skills and want to become more proficient. Advanced Intermediate is for students who have proficient Hebrew conversational skills and want to advance in vocabulary and oral expression. Classes will take place on Tuesday evenings (beginning Sept. 6th) from 7:30 - 9:00 at Ma'ayanot (1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck). For more information contact Pam Ennis at ennisp@maayanot.org or 201-833-4307, ext. 265. Bikur Cholim of Bergen County seeking volunteers Bikur Cholim of Bergen County (BCBC) provides support, facilities, and services to ease the burden of families during trying times. We partner with our families to relieve some of the stress and effects of illness, with compassion and concern. BCBC is a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization, guided by the RCBC. We are currently looking for men and women who would like to join our volunteer core of sensitive and caring individuals, so that we can expand our services to those in need. We are looking for volunteers to help with: meal preparation, driving the elderly or ill to local doctor appointments, visiting people in need, or giving respite to a caregiver. As we expand, we are also looking for people with organizational expertise to oversee new projects. Please visit our website at bikurcholimbergencounty.org and visit our VOLUNTEER PAGE or email volunteer@bikurcholimbergencounty.org to sign up to help our efforts. For any questions call us at 201-579-3066. 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 chaniruth@att.net, 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. About this messageThis message is being sent to you as a service of Congregation Arzei Darom. To add an announcement, please send the information, including the contact person, to: ennouncements@arzeidarom.org by noon on Wednesday to be included in that week's announcements. Visit http://www.arzeidarom.org/membership to Subscribe or Unsubscribe from the e-mail announcement list. Other ways to stay in touch:
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