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Mazal tov to Ben Borodach on his upcoming marriage to Talya Horne of Teaneck. Mazal tov to Ben’s parents, Patty & Sam, to Ben’s siblings, Sarah, Simmy and Yosef, and to Ben’s grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Borodach. Mazal tov as well to Talya’s parents Bernie & Sandy Horne, and to the entire Borodach and Horne families. Kiddush is sponsored by Patty and Sam Borodach in honor of Ben's Aufruf. Mazel tov to Cantor Ira and Francine Greenberg on the birth of a grandson born to their children Lauren and Dov of Israel. May they be zoche to raise him for Torah, Chuppah and Maasim tovim
We will once again will have our all night learning series on the first night of Shavuot. If you are interested in speaking, please contact BrunoSegal@verizon.net.
As we announced by email, the Nominating Committee for this year has been appointed, consisting of David Tyler, Moshe Blech, Rocky Cohen, Emma Horowitz, Adriane Mittan. David Tyler will serve as the chairperson of this committee. Three members of the Board of Directors are completing their terms this year: Patty Borodach, Emma Horowitz and Rebecca Segal. All terms for nominees will be for two years. In addition all officers are completing their two year terms and these positions are open as well. Officer positions are President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary. In order to be considered for a Board position, a candidate: 1. shall be a Full Member for at least one year prior to nomination; be in good standing as of May 31, 2016, and 2. shall have served for at least one year on a committee listed in Article 16 of the Arzei Darom Constitution In addition, in order to be considered for an officer position, a candidate must have served as a Director for at least one year prior to nomination. We strongly encourage anyone wishing to submit a candidate for consideration to approach a member of the Nominating Committee by May 29, 2016. After that time, the committee may be too far into deliberations to change its course. Contact information is provided below. Please offer a brief explanation of which shul committees/activities the candidate has been involved with and why you think the candidate should be considered for a board position. You may submit your own name for consideration. If you have any questions or would like to submit a candidate, please call or email any of the following committee members: David Tyler, Chair davidwilliamtyler@yahoo.com Moshe Blech mblech@deloitte.com Rocky Cohen mrrocks@gmail.com Emma Horowitz emmagottlieb@gmail.com Adriane Mittan agemittan@gmail.com
On May 28th at 5PM, all women are invited to hear Rabbi Aharon Ciment speak about Perki Avot - Raising Ourselves and Our Children as we Prepare for Shavuot. This program is sponsored and hosted by Valerie and Avrami Rubinstein at 3 Grange Court. Our learning shall be an Aliyah for the Neshama of Valerie's mother, Susan Solomon, Gittel bas Klonimus a"h.
Mommy and Me 10:30 am in the left side classroom PoKiZman Club meets every Shabbat at 10:15 am. Please remind your children to be prepared to participate in davening. For all Kindergarteners and First Graders Shabbos Afternoon Groups 4-5:15 at the Distenfeld home, 313 Vandelinda Avenue.
The Sisterhood of Arzei Darom is proud to announce a Shavuot Cheesecake Sale featuring decadent desserts by Ashley Farms. Please click on this link to order from the shul website http://www.arzeidarom.org>/shavuot-cheesecake-sale.html. Please contact Nancy Rose at nancy@caterose.com or Elana Rosenbluth at elana.rosenbluth@gmail.com
In honor of Shavuot, we are now kicking off the start of a 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 the Second Day of Shavuot. 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! If possible, we hope to have a community wide luncheon to celebrate the siyum, and hope to keep the cost as low as possible to allow everyone to participate.
We will be having our Simcha Kiddush on June 4th to celebrate our graduates and those celebrating a birthday and/or anniversary in April, May and June. To participate, please e-mail all names with the date(s) of the birthday and/or anniversary to Holly Weiss at holly.ohrenweiss1@gmail.com. For our graduates, please e-mail the graduate and school attended so that we can list the names in our roster. Whether it be from nursery school or college, your child will be thrilled to be included in an elite group. The cost to participate is $25 per name and all participants will be recognized in the weekly announcements.
Arzei Darom is excited to have Rabbi Reuven Taragin as a scholar in residence on June 25. Rabbi Taragin, is the Dean of Overseas Students at Yeshivat Hakotel, is a Wexner Fellow and Musmach of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, and completed a B.A. in Science and Philosophy at Yeshiva University and an M.A. in Jewish History and Education at Touro College (Israel). He is well known for his shiurim in Gemara, Tanach and Machshava, his inspiring talks, signature tisches, and the personal advice he offers to talmidim. Rav Taragin is also the Rosh Beit Midrash at Camp Moshava (I.O.), and Rav of Kehillat Eretz Chemdah in Katamon and has also taught at Yeshivat Har Etzion and Nishmat and Be'er Miriam. He is the founder and director of the Yeshivat Hakotel Community (Five Towns, Teaneck...) Education Conferences which bring together community educators who work with thousands of parents to help them best educate their children. We are looking for additional sponsors for this scholar-in-residence. If you are interested, please contact Yosef Rothstein (yorothstein@gmail.com).
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. May:Mizrahi, Polinsky, Rabitz, Rivkin 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. Please join Rabbi Ciment as he leads Arzei Darom in a new year of learning, Shabbat mornings starting at 8:15 am. We will be learning Masechet Sanhedrin. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. Rabbi Ciment is continuing his Sunday morning shiur on the Rambam at 7:50 am (please check the schedule above for confirmation on a given week). 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.
Ma'ayanot Shiur Series The Ma'ayanot Continuing Education Committee is pleased to invite the community to a shiur series by Mrs. Rivka Kahan, Ma'ayanot Principal, on the topic: Insights into the Avraham Narrative. Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dates: June 2, 9 Location: Ma'ayanot Library Ma'ayanot is located at 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck. Men and women welcome. For more information or to sponsor a shiur in this series, please contact Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265. Rebbetzin Kohn Shiur Rebbetzin Leah Kohn gives her weekly shiur for women on Mondays from 9:45am-11am at 1510 Jefferson Street, Teaneck. The current series is "Vayikara: The Guide to Developing a Deep Connection with Hashem". Seminar in Nusach Hatefilla The Belz School of Jewish Music at Yeshiva University is pleased to announce the tuition-free Second Annual Bayrish Schreiber Memorial Seminar in Nusach Hatefilla to be held at Cong. Bnai Yeshurun on Thursday evening June 2nd from 8 - 9:30 PM. The topic to be studied this year is Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv L'Shabbat. The instructors will be Cantors Bernard Beer, Eric Freeman and Sherwood Goffin of the Belz School. Although not required, registration in advance is recommended at efreeman@yu.edu or office@bnaiyeshurun.org. Belz Certificates Of Completion will be granted to those who complete the course. Legal Holiday Shiur at Shaare Tefillah - May 30 The Shaare Tefillah Adult Education Committee’s Legal Holiday Shiur Series continues on Memorial Day, May 30 at 9:20 AM, following an 8:30 AM Shacharis. Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg will be speaking on the topic “My Experience with Lymphoma, Halakhic Man’s Famous Footnote and the Question No One Asked at Har Sinai.” A light breakfast will be served. Rabbi Weinberg’s shiur is sponsored by Camp Shalom. Rabbi Daniel Fridman - May 30 Congregation Rinat Yisrael presents Rabbi Daniel Fridman, Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2016 after 8:00 am Shacharit. "Zachor, Lo Tishkach: The Dual Nature of Halakhic Memory". Rabbi Daniel Fridman teaches Talmud and Chumash at the Torah Academy of Bergen County. He has served as Resident Scholar at The Jewish Center on the Upper West Side since 2009 and is a member of the faculty at Lamdeinu. FJB Food & Wine Event - May 31 An Exclusive Food and Wine Event to benefit the Foundation for Jewish Broadcasting Tuesday, May 31st 6:30 reception, 7:00 dinner and program Nobo Wine & Grill, Teaneck, NJ 10 Course Dinner prepared by Chef Joshua Massin with select wines unavailable to the public. The event is fully tax deductible. For more information email info@fjbunity.org or call 516-984-0500. Yeshivat Noam Pre-Shavuot Learning Series Yeshivat Noam is pleased to invite the community to a two-shiur pre-Shavuot mini-series for adults on Tuesday May 31 and Tuesday June 7 at 9:30 am in the Yeshivat Noam Middle School Beit Knesset. Rabbi Dr. Alex Mondrow, Middle School psychologist and teacher, will deliver a class on "לא תחמד: You Shall Not Covet: An Analysis of the Tenth Commandment, Its Relevance, and Its Impact on the Modern Jew." The ten commandments are central to our lives as Jews. At first glance, the tenth commandment, "You shall not covet,'" seems not be on the same level as the commandments to believe in one God and not to murder, for example. Come learn about this important and most relevant conclusion of the ten commandments, its placement in the structure of the ten commandments and its unique relationship with other mitzvot. This shiur series is free of charge and is open to the entire community, so bring your friends! Brought to you by the Yeshivat Noam Parent Education Committee. For questions or more information, please email psp@yeshivatnoam.org. Rebbetzin Neuburger Shiur - Jun 1 The sisterhoods of Beth Abraham and Ohr HaTorah proudly present Rebbetzin Peshi Neuburger who will speak on "The Top Ten Questions of Hilchos Niddah" on June 1 at 8:00PM at Ohr HaTorah. To submit an anonymous question please email ohtsisterhood@gmail.com. Bergen County Siyum - Jun 2 Bergen County Siyum on Seder Nashim Thurs June 2 at Cong. Beth Abraham - Mincha at 8:05pm R' Neuburger, R' Schachter, R Sobolofsky, R Rothwachs, R. Feldman. To sponsor or register daf group email shur@yu.edu. Flier at http://tinyurl.com/Siyum-6-2-16. Heichel HaTorah Annual Dinner - Jun 15 Please join Heichal HaTorah at our 3rd Annual Dinner as we Dedicate Our New Building. Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7:30 PM at Heichal HaTorah - 70 Sterling Place, Teaneck NJ. Honoring: Corey and Sarah Tarzik - Guests of Honor, Dr. Benjamin and Suri Fogelman - Parents of the Year, The Heichal Building Committee - Moshe Insel, Rabbi Jackie Feigenbaum, Rabbi Simcha Katz, Rabbi Mark Karasick, Yitzy Karasick and Gail Stechler - Bonei HaHeichal Award, Isaac and Nechama Student - Dor L'Dor Award. To RSVP or make a donation, please go to http://www.heichalhatorah.org/dinner. Summer Programs at Lamdeinu Lamdeinu's exciting summer learning program will take place in June and July. Our June classes include Vying for Leadership: Reuven, Yehudah & Yosef taught by Prof. Nechama Price, Talmud Masekhet Berakhot: Birkot Shevach Ve-Hoda’ah taught by R. Daniel Fridman, Shimshon: A Story of 4 Women taught by Rachel Friedman, Dean and Parashah & Haftarah Pointers taught by R. Daniel Fridman. Our July classes include Advanced Talmud for Women taught by R. David Nachbar, Eichah Rabbah: Midrash as a Response to Destruction taught by Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz, Four Aggaditot in the Talmud taught by R. Daniel Fridman, Parashat HaShavua taught by Rachel Friedman, Dean and Unsung Heroes in the Bible taught by R. Hayyim Angel. You may register for classes on our website at http://lamdeinu.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. 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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