Events
Shalosh Seuda
Shalosh Seuda is being sponsored by Oleg Rivkin
in honor and with deep veneration of Howard (“Nostradamus”) Alt.
First Oneg - Dec 9
We are excited to have our first Friday night Oneg at the house of Rabbi and Rabbanit Ciment, Dec 9 at 7:30 PM. Men, women and children of appropriate age are invited to join in. We are in the process of setting times for our remaining onegs during the fall and winter. This year we hope to have four onegs and are again looking for sponsors.
We have two levels of sponsorship:
Single Oneg Sponsor - $45
Season Sponsor - $150
Thank you to the following families who are sponsoring this year's Onegs: Alt, Barber, Barta, Blass, Borgen, Borodach, Cohen, Einhorn, Eisenman, Grunstein, Haberman, Levin, Nolan, Polinsky, Rabitz, Ramirez, Rivkin, Rose, Rosenbluth, Rudman, Segal, Anonymous, and Anonymous.
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 Howard Alt at howard.m.alt@gmail.com.
Board Meeting - Dec 12
The next Board Meeting will be held on Monday, December 12 at 8:45 p.m. in the Social Hall. All are welcome to attend.
Year-end Eruv and Mikvah Fund Donations
Thank you to the families that have already contributed to the Eruv
($18) and Mikvah ($36) Funds. Just as a reminder, Arzei Darom (as did
all of the shuls in Teaneck) agreed to collect on behalf of and pass
along to the Eruv and the Mikvah donations from our members. Below is
a brief description of each effort:
ERUV - The Eruv Committee incurs costs in inspecting and maintaining
the eruv, which serves the entire Teaneck community. As a result,
every family has been asked to contribute a minimum of $18 towards the
Eruv fund to help cover these costs. We do hope that 100% of the
membership will participate, at least minimally, and that those
families who can afford to will consider giving more. Please make
your checks out to the shul, and mark them clearly that they are for
the Eruv. The shul will then transfer those funds to the Eruv
Corporation.
MIKVAH - Similar to the Eruv fund, the Mikvah has asked that members
voluntarily donate $36, through Arzei Darom, to the Mikvah. The
donations are intended to cover the Mikvah to continue to operate both
the main Mikvah and the Friday night Mikvah, which benefits the entire
Teaneck Community. Please make your checks out to the shul, and mark
them clearly that they are for the Mikvah. The shul will then transfer
those funds to the Mikvah.
Chopped Kitchen Challenge - December 10
Sisterhood Planning Meeting - Dec 11
Cholent Cook Off - Dec 30
Arzei Darom will be hosting its 10th Annual Cholent Cookoff on December 30, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Vote for your favorite cholent!
Interested in competing? Please contact Yosef Rothstein at yorothstein@gmail.com or Debbie Tyler at debbietyler@yahoo.com.
Please see the attached flyer.
Arzei Darom Dinner Honoree
We are pleased to announce this year's annual dinner honoree. We will be honoring Carlos Sarue for all of his contributions to the shul since its founding. Please be on the lookout for more information coming out soon.
Youth Department News
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.
Chanukah Magic Show - Dec 28
Arzei Darom Youth Department presents a Chanukah Magic Show:
December 28th at 5 pm in the social hall.
Pizza will be served. $10 per child, $20 family max.
RSVP to: youthdirector@arzeidarom.org.
Kiddush Committee News
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 weeåk.
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.
December: Kreitman, Leifer, Lichtenstein, Levin, Margolin, Max
For more information on anything Kiddush related, please contact Holly Weiss at kiddush@arzeidarom.org.
Community Events
Netivot Shalom Shiur - Dec 10
Dr.
Alan Gersh will be speaking at Netivot this Shabbat, Dec. 10.
Dr. Gersh will be speaking on the topic of " The Rabbis of the Talmud:
Creationists or Cosmologists" following Kiddush.
He will also be speaking on the topic of
"Creating the World, Again..." following Mincha
(4:05 pm).
Dr. Alan Gersch earned a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Maryland and a Master’s in Computer Science from Columbia University. He studied Judaics at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and Yeshivat Har Etzion, and has taught Bible and Talmud in his community for over two decades, and has taught astronomy as a Visiting Professor at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. His blog AstroRav explores the confluence of astronomy and Torah.
This program is co-sponsored by Sam & Shonnie Heller in memory of Sema Heller, and Len & Susan Thaler in memory of Isaac Thaler.
Holocaust Memorial & Education Center Capital Campaign - Dec 10
The community is invited to a special evening of music, information, and inspiration, to benefit the capital campaign for the Northern NJ
Holocaust Memorial & Education Center to be located on the Municipal Green in Teaneck.
Saturday Evening, December 10, 2016 at 8:00 PM. Congregation Keter Torah – 600 Roemer Ave, Teaneck
Music composed during the Holocaust will be performed and discussed by Dr. Tamara Freeman, renowned scholar & musicologist for the Association of Holocaust Organizations.
Special Guests:
Alan Hantman, FAIA, 10th Architect for the Capitol, will discuss the Memorial's features and goals.
Introductory remarks by Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin
Dessert reception to follow program. RSVP required- Sponsorships available. To donate or for more information visit http://www.nnjholocaustmemorial.org.
Rinat Shiurim
This Shabbat afternoon, December 10, between mincha and maariv, Rinat Yisrael Adult Education presents a special shiur by Rabbi Dr. Meir Sendor of Tal Orot who will address "Shabbat of the Holy Quantum Field." He will examine sources from the Gemara, Kabbalah, Jewish philosophy and Hassidut, as well as quantum physics and neuroscience.
This Sunday morning, December 11, 2016,8:50am, Rabbi Alex Israel of Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi will speak at Rinat Yisrael on: "Jewish Violence: Empowerment or Endangerment -
the story of Dinah - A massacre or a justified retribution?" Comparisons will be drawn to events in Israel, including the empowerment of the modern Zionist movement and Prime Minister Rabin's assassination.
Tuesday, December 13 | 7:30pm | Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
Cong Rinat Yisrael and Mizrachi-Religious Zionists of America presents Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter who will speak on the topic: “The Contemporary Significance of the State of Israel: Reshit Zemichat Geulatenu?” (The shiur will take place at Rinat Yisrael).
Shabbat, December 16-17,
Rinat Yisrael Adult Education presents a Scholar in Residence - Rabbi Dr. Michael Berger of Emory University. Schedule:
After Kabbalat Shabbat - dvar halacha. At the Friday night Oneg Shabbat (at 8pm) he will address: “Haredi in the Coal Mine: What the Ultra-Orthodox Teach Us About Being Religious in America”. At the 9:00am Shabbat morning service he will deliver the Derasha. After mincha on Shabbat afternoon he will address: "Mai Chanukah? Rav Yitzchak Hutner on the Revolution of Chanukah".
Sunday, December 18, 8:00pm, Rabbi Daniel Fridman of Jewish Center of Teaneck will be speaking at Rinat Yisrael on the topic: "The Beauty of Yefet in the Tents of Shem:
The Challenge of the Torah-Chochmah Synthesis in Light of Chanukah".
Beth Aaron Shiur - Dec 11
Allison Josephs, Founder/Director of "Jew in the City," which works to break down stereotypes about religious Jews, will speak at Congregation Beth Aaron on Sunday, December 11, at 8:15 p.m. She will discuss Project Makom, an initiative of JITC; Project Makom helps former and questioning charedi Jews find their place in Orthodoxy. Congregation Beth Aaron is located at 950 Queen Anne Road in Teaneck.
Keter Torah Shiur - Dec 11
Sunday, Dec. 11, 8pm at Cong. Keter Torah: Breslev Israel Presents: R' Lazer Brody speaking on: "Starting over: If you believe you can damage, believe you can fix." R' Brody is the prime English-speaking disciple of R' Shalom Arush (best-selling author of The Garden of Emuna & The Garden of Peace) and founder of the popular Lazer Beams blog (lazerbrody.typepad.com). Opening remarks by R' Yonatan Galed, another disciple of R' Arush. Books and CDs will be available for purchase. For private appointments, call 718.577.2975.
Ashira Girls High School Open House - Dec 11
Ashira Girl's High School Open House will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 5pm at the Sheraton Crossroads of Mahwah, 1 International Blvd. Mahwah, NJ 07495.
YOUR DAUGHTER CAN and WILL SUCCEED.
individualized instruction - small class size - integration opportunities.
HEAD OF PROGRAM: Ms.Sarah Levy
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT: Mrs. Bracha Cohen
Please contact us at
ASHIRA - 845.368.2200 ext.300 or email ashiraprogram@gmail.com or visit us at
http://www.ashiraprogram.com
.
The Ashira Program hosted by Ateres Bais Yaakov of Monsey, NY provides individual instruction for
high school girls who can benefit from an academic supportive environment.
MTA Events
MTA Invites Prospective Parents and Students to join us this Tuesday night, December 13th at 8PM for a Parlor Meeting at the Kornwasser Residence, 393 Edgewood Avenue, Teaneck, NJ. Hear from Head of School Rabbi Joshua Kahn, rebbeim, teachers and current parents and students about all of the wonderful opportunities that MTA has to offer! For more information, visit http://www.yuhsb.org/parlor or call 212-960-5337.
MTA Invites 7th and 8th graders to join us at our Middle School Mishmar Program at Congregation Arzei Darom, 725 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, NJ on Thursday nights December 15th, January 5th and January 12th from 7:30 - 8:30 PM. Come learn with our amazing MTA students and enjoy a shiur from MTA rebbe Rabbi Aharon Ciment. Fleishig food will be served. RSVP to Avi Matanky at amatanky@yuhsb.org
Sunday Night High School Girls Learning - Dec 18
All high school girls are invited to "Sunday Night Learning - Empowered by GPATS" (Yeshiva University's Graduate Program of Advanced Talmudic Studies) on Sunday December 18th 7-9 pm at BMOB. The evening will feature a shiur by Professor Nechama Price titled "These Are A Few of Their Favorite Things: Favoritism in Tanach".
The evening will also feature an opportunity to learn b'chavruta with GPATS women.
The event is free of charge and will include a dairy dinner. For more info email GPATS@YU.edu.
Ma'ayanot Musical - Dec 18/19
Ma’a’yanot Theater Club invites the community to attend a musical production of
"You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown", Director: Joyce Heller; Musical Director: Beth Selter,
Sunday, December 18th, 2016,
3pm & Monday, December 19th, 2016, 5:30pm at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School, 1650 Palisade Ave, Teaneck, NJ 07666.
Open to the Community. General Admission Seating (with separate seating for men in our media room).
$10 in advance; $12 at the door
To reserve tickets, contact: mailto:hellerj@maayanot.org.
All profits go to Chai Lifeline’s Camp Simcha.
Based on The Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz; Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue by Michael Mayer; additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa; Original Direction for this version of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” by Michael Mayer.
TABC Blood Drive - Dec 21
TABC invites all ages sixteen and up to our blood drive which will take place on Wednesday, Dec 21st at TABC (1600 Queen Anne Rd Teaneck NJ). The blood drive will be from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Those 16 years old need to fill out the Parental Consent Form.Appointments preferred, walk ins welcome; to schedule an appointment or to get the Parental Consent Form contact Nurse Linda: (201)-837-7696 X106. Remember to eat beforehand and bring your ID. We look forward to seeing you there.
Lamdeinu Fall Schedule
School is back in session and so is Lamdeinu!
Dean Rachel Friedman will be teaching Parshanut HaMikra Bereishit: Avot ve-Imahot on Mondays. Tuesday mornings: What is Kabbalah Really About?
taught by Dr. Jonahthan Dauber. R. Daniel Fridman is teaching Masekhet Kiddushin on Tuesday afternoon as well as Parashah and Haftarah Pointers on Thursday afternoons. Wednesday mornings: How Bible Becomes Prayer taught by Dean Rachel Friedman. Thursday mornings: Hilchot Shabbat by R. Gedalyah Berger.
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.
Book of Bamidbar series
Rebbetzin Leah Kohn's series on the "Book of Bamidbar" is on Monday mornings, 10-11:15am, at 1510 Jefferson Street in Teaneck.
Class is free.
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.
Teaneck Area Chevrutah Finder
www.teaneckchavrusa.com
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.
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