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.

Keter Torah Events
This Shabbat, at 6:45pm at Keter Torah, Professor Nechama Price will speak on "The Man who Cursed G-d: The Silent Majority can Overcome the Vocal Minority." Following Mincha at 7:40pm,
Rabbi Avrohom Leventhal of Lema’an Achai will speak at Seuda Shlishit on “MOAC – The Mother of All Chesed.”

Rinat Events
Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, May 13 at 6:30pm at Rinat Yisrael, Rabbi Michael Chernick will speak on: Do Jewish Values Generate Halakhah or Does Halakhah Generate Jewish Values?

Sunday, May 14: 8:45am - Rav Ammon Bazak at Rinat Yisrael Rav Bazak is well known for his shiurim and expertise in Tanach. Topic: מדוע לא בנה דוד את בית המקדש? The shiur will be in Hebrew.
Israel Film Festival - this Sunday! Film festival featuring the hilarious, heartwarming, prize winning film "The Women's Balcony" prior to its general release in NJ theaters. Join us at the NJ premier of this prizewinning Israeli Film on Sunday, May 14, 2017, 8:00pm at Cong. Rinat Yisrael. For tickets ($7) click this link: https://www.rinat.org/event/israel-film-festival.html Tickets at the door will be $10. Come early - there will be a full house! Watch the trailer at: https://www.menemshafilms.com/womens-balcony.

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".

JEC of Elizabeth 75th Annual Gala - May 15
The Jewish Educational Center of Elizabeth, NJ will be holding its 76th Annual Gala and Yom Yerushalayim celebration on Monday evening, May 15th at the exciting new event space Factory 220!
This year's gala will honor: Dr. Aryeh and Myra Pirak, Grandparents of the Year; David and Sarah Goldstein, Parents of the Year; and David and Debra Schiff, who will be recognized with a special Family Legacy Award. The dinner will also feature a special celebration of close to 100 alumni couples including Dr. David and Naomi Graber of Fairlawn, NJ, both graduates of the 1967 JEC and Bruriah classes, who represent the school's very first alumni marriage.
Please see the dinner website at https://www.wizadjournal.com/thejecdinner2017/, where you may find out more information about our honorees and the dinner program as well as place journals ads and make seating reservations.

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.