Skate for Hope: Raising Funds for New Jersey’s Center for Hope and Safety

Dalia Rivkin is producing—and skating in—her first charity ice show. The Skate for Hope: Raising Funds for New Jersey’s Center for Hope and Safety (formerly, Shelter our Sisters).

Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 1:15 pm: Floyd Hall Arena, One Hall Drive, Little Falls, NJ
To book Tickets and Sponsorships: https://shltros.ejoinme.org/skate.
Public skating will be available after the show so you can skate with the performers.
Sponsorships feature tickets with reserved VIP seating, signed photos of the cast, and more. Please help me make this a success for the Center. Sponsorships from your business are welcomed! We need raffle items too. .
Floyd Hall has generously donated use of the facility for this show and will be stocking Kosher snacks for purchase so families can spend the afternoon with us.

Sephardic Teaneck Events
This Shabbat, May 19-20, Breslev Israel invites everyone to a Teaneck/Bergenfield Shabbaton with Rabbi Lazer Brody. R' Brody is best known as the English translator of The Garden of Emuna and many other books by Rabbi Shalom Arush. Events open to the public include:
9:45pm Friday night Tisch at the home of Avi and Ramona Elishis, 68 Westminster Ave, Bergenfield
10:45am (approx) Musaf D'rash at Shaarei Orah, The Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck
6-7pm Pre-Mincha shiur at Shaarei Orah
7:30pm Mincha and Shaleshudos at Congregation Beth Abraham, Bergenfield

Beth Aaron Events
This Shabbat, May 20, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin, Director of Education for NCSY, will be the Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Beth Aaron. On Shabbat morning, following the Main Minyan, he will speak on "The Hassidic Revolution against the Grand Hassidic Rebbe: The Story and Relevance of Polish Hassidut." On Shabbat afternoon at 6:45 p.m., his topic will be "Right vs. Left: A Jewish Approach to Our Economic and Political Cycles," and, following the 7:45 p.m. Mincha, he will address "Rabbi's Son Syndrome: Why Religion Makes Some Leave Religion."

On Sunday, May 21, at 6:15 p.m., at Congregation Beth Aaron, there will be a multi-media Yom Yerushalayim Torah exploration, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem and offering a unique perspective on the religious importance of Judaism's holiest city. Via video presentations made available by the OU, Rabbanit Shani Taragin, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller, and Rabbi Michael Rosenzweig will offer their insights and unique perspectives. Sources will be provided. The theme of each presentation is "Why Yerushalayim Is Important to Us as Religious Jews."
Rabbanit Shani Taragin is a noted author, teacher at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Midreshet Torah V'Avodah, MaTaN, Migdal Oz, Sha'alvim for Women, Lander's College, and the Women's Beit Midrash in Efrat and Ramat Shilo, Israel.
Rabbi Michael Rosenzweig is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and the Rosh Kollel of the Beren Kollel Elyon
Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller is a Noted author, gifted lecturer and teacher at Neve Yerushalayim College, Jerusalem.
Congregation Beth Aaron is located at 950 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck.

Yom Yerushalayim Shiurim at Rinat Yisrael
Please join us on Sunday morning, May 21 for the Yom Yerushalayim Torah exploration presented by the Orthodox Union as we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the reunification of Yerushalayim. We will be showing video presentations by leading Rabbonim and teachers Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller, Rabbi Michael Rosensweig and Rabbanit Shani Taragin, each approximately 30 minutes long, on the religious importance of Yerushalayim. Please come by between 9:00am and 1:00pm to view all or some of these insightful presentations.

Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at 8:00pm in the Rinat Yisrael Main Sanctuary The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael Presents: A Gala Celebration Marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem, the Holy City, featuring Ambassador Danny Ayalon, former Ambassador of Israel to the United States, addressing "The Truth About Jerusalem".

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial @ TABC
Thursday, May 25th 8:00 pm
The TABC Theater department and Envision theater present The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Directed by Rebecca Lopkin, and featuing Yitzchak Tollinsky, Aharon Nissel, Daniel Rothstein, Rami Levin, Moshe Dergel, Ariel Gross, Adam Gluck, Netzach Schuman, and Ben Basseches, written by Herman Wouk
Tickets: $10 at the door Location: TABC Beit Knesset When: Thursday, May 25th, 8:00 pm

Lamdeinu Class Listings
R. Hayyim Angel will be teaching at Lamdeinu on Monday May 22 at 1:00pm: The Righteous Shall Live By His Faith: The Message of Haftarat Habakkuk and Shavuot. $25 session. Men and women are welcome to attend.
Dean Rachel Friedman will be teaching on Wednesday May 24 at 10:15am: Returning to Israel: Insights on Megillat Ruth. $25 session. Men and women are welcome to attend.
950 Queen Anne Rd Teaneck. Contact us at lamdeinu@aol.com.

Kehunah Lecture Series
Rabbi Ozer Glickman will be delivering a lecture series on "Bikdushato Shel Aharon: The Practice of Birkat Kohanim", covering many concepts concerning Kehuna, with a focus on modern-day Avodah. The series will run at 8:00pm each Tuesday between Pesach and Shavuot (4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/23). The first four sessions will be source-based, yeshiva-level style study, examining the Talmludic and halachic process that led to the BIrkat Kohanim we know today; the fifth session will be a summary and include practical halachic applications. The series is open to all, men and women, kohanim and non-kohanim, alike. While the series will build from one session to the next, each session can also be understood and appreciated as a self-contained unit; so anyone interested is welcome to attend one, some or all of the shiurim.

Ma'ayanot AEC Shiur Series
The Ma'ayanot Adult Education Committee invites the community to a shiur series given by Rabbi Jay Goldmintz, on: "Praying with Meaning: Shemoneh Esrei part I." The shiur will take place on Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on the following dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18. Men and women welcome. For more information or to sponsor a shiur contact Pam Ennis at ennisp@maayanot.org.

Rav Schachter at Cong. Beth Aaron
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, at Congregation Beth Aaron, at 9:00 a.m., Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), Yeshiva University, will offer a shiur on “Shavuot and Practical Hilchot Yom Tov.” Light refreshments will precede the shiur, which is offered by Daf a Week.

Drivers Needed for Tomchei Shabbos
Urgent need, Chesed opportunity: Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County has an urgent need for drivers. Deliveries take place Wednesday night between 4-8 pm. If available please email Lkornwasser1@gmail.com.

Yeshivat Noam Spring Lecture Series - Thursdays @ 9:30 am
Rabbi Dr. Alex Mondrow, middle school psychologist and teacher, will deliver a five week series of classes on Thursday mornings covering topics at the intersection of Torah and psychology, including the history of modern psychology and the Jewish world, how to frame psychological growth in Torah and parenting language, and a discussion of different experiences like anger, forgiveness, and happiness through a psychological and Torah lens.
This shiur is free of charge and is open to the entire community.Email psp@yeshivatnoam.org

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.