Arzei Darom - eNnouncements - Rosh Chodesh Tammuz & Parashat Korach

Events
Ask The President, Part II - June 24 after Davening
As I keep telling people, these are exciting times at Arzei Darom, with many, many projects underway. In the last week or so, I have received a couple of emails about and had a couple of people ask me about the chair fund and the ad hoc house committee.

As I said previously, from the Board's perspective, it is important that everyone, and we mean everyone - full members, associate members, or those families who are not yet member (but will be someday) - feel a part of this process and know and understand what decisions are being made by the Board and how. The recent communications, however, suggest that we still have a ways to go in terms of making sure everyone understands exactly what we are doing, and how we reached those decisions.

So, once again, this Shabbat, I am going to hold an open question and answer session in the main sanctuary, starting fifteen minutes after the Kiddush begins. No question about the shul OR what happened at any Board meeting is off limits, and I will try to provide as much information as I can. And whether it is 1 person or 100 people, I will stay as long as it takes to respond to everyone's questions.

Graduation Simcha Kiddush
This Shabbat is our Graduation Simcha Kiddush honoring our 2017 graduates and families celebrating special simchas. Mazel Tov to all of our participants.

Sarah Borodach Hammer - Baruch College
Shoshana Borgen - Yavneh Academy
Sam and Patty Borodach - Anniversary on 6/25
Talya Cohen - Bar Ilan University
Joshua Dukas - Frisch School
Dr. Rebecca Eis - Rutger’s School of Dental Medicine
Rebecca Goldgewert - Kindergarten (Yeshivat Noam)
Rowan Goldstein - Kindergarten (Ben Porat Yosef)
Chantal Polinsky - Frisch School
Liat Polinsky - Yavneh Academy
Alison Root - Case Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Stephen Root - Sage Day High School
Frieda Rosenbluth - Nursery School
Karen Segal - University Honors and College Honors from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems with an addition major in Human- Computer Interaction.
Joshua Tyler - Kindergarten (Yavneh Academy)
Mackenzie Silverberg Wagh - Kindergarten (Yeshiva He'Atid)
Josh Weisel - Frisch School
Tziona Weiss - Yavneh Academy

New Chair Fund
As you hopefully know by now, the Board has selected a new chair for the main sanctuary to replace the existing metal folding chairs. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be reaching out to each family in our community, and asking them to contribute to the shul to help cover the cost of the new chairs.

Each chair will cost us approximately $180, and we are hoping to raise approximately $40,000 to cover the cost for all of the chairs.

Therefore, we are asking each family to contribute $360, to cover the cost of two chairs. We realize that for some families, this amount will be too much, and we will gladly accept whatever you can afford to contribute. We are equally hopeful, and strongly encourage, those families that are able to contribute more than $360, to do so.

We are not going to be placing any names on the donated chairs, but we will find a way to acknowledge all those families who contribute to the effort.

A picture of the proposed new chair can be found here: http://www.sauderworship.com/images/products/chairs-tables/vantage/Vantage-chair-partial-padded-back.jpg. Please note, there are three differences between the chair in the picture, and the chair we will be purchasing: (a) the wood stain is likely to be different; (b) the color of the fabric will be different; and (c) our chairs will have a metal rack, where you can place siddurim, chumashim, etc.

The Board is also in the process of exploring potentially purchasing the house next door. If the Board approves (and the Congregation approves at a Special Meeting) the purchase of the house, we will be asking each member of our community to financially support that effort as well.

If you have any questions, or if you wish to contribute to the chair fund, please use this form.

Parsha & Popsicles
It's back - starting this week children (and adults) of all ages can join us every Shabbat as Rabbi Ciment teaches us about the weekly parsha for a few moments and we enjoy a cold Popsicle (or two)! Come for the Torah, enjoy the popsicles and then stay and play in the park with friends.

Time: June 24 at 4:30 p.m.
Place: Herrick Park

This year we are looking for families to sponsor Parsha and Popsicles, at a cost of $18 for a one week sponsorship. Sponsor in honor of a birthday, an anniversary, or just because it is sunny day today. If you have questions about the program or would like to sponsor a shabbat please contact Daniel Essrog at dsessrog@gmail.com or Elianna Essrog elianna.essrog@gmail.com.

Morning Seder Chabura

Crock Pot Kiddushes - Looking for Volunteers
We are underway planning the calendar for hot kiddushes. The Crock Pot Kiddush has been a very enjoyable experience over the years. Our shul has been fortunate over the years to have members volunteer their time to make delicious cholent for kiddush on Shabbos. We are looking to expand our group of volunteers so that we can have the Crock Pot Kiddush monthly, usually around Rosh Chodesh. Volunteers can be reimbursed up to $80 for ingredients. If you are interested in making cholent for the shul please contact Holly Weiss at holly.ohrenweiss1@gmail.com.

Youth Department News

New Davening and Parsha Program
New Davening and Parsha Program at 10:45am in the social hall. Featured prizes: sports tickets, Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty and more.

Want to host a playgroup in your home? Send an email to youthdirector@arzeidarom.org.

New Parent-Child Learning Postponed
Brand new Parent-Child Learning has been postponed for a future date.

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.

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 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.

June: Tepper, Tracer, Tyler, Vega, Wagh

For more information on anything Kiddush-related, please contact Holly Weiss at kiddush@arzeidarom.org.

Community Events

Rav Zvi Grumet at Beth Aaron - Shabbat, June 24
On Shabbat, June 24, Rabbi Zvi Grumet, Director of the Tanakh program at Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi, will be the Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Beth Aaron. He will speak following the Kiddush after the Main Minyan on “Winning the Battle but Losing the War.” At 7:15 p.m., his topic will be “Moshe’s Finest Moment,” while following the 8:05 p.m. Mincha, he will discuss “Israeli and American Orthodoxy: Continents Adrift.”

Israeli Rocket Scientist on Iron Dome - June 24 at Rinat
Ari Sacher is a Rocket Scientist who has worked in the design and development of missiles for over twenty years, and served as the project manager for Iron Dome.
Shabbat morning at both the 8:30 and 9:00 minyanim: “The Best Offense is a Good Defense - Why only Yaakov Avinu could have designed the Patriot Missile System”. Shabbos before mincha: “The Miracle of Iron Dome”.
Shabbos after mincha: “Living on Autopilot -Why the crash of a jetliner should make us reconsider the way we live”.

Insights from the Cairo Genizah - Sunday, June 25, 8:45 am at Rinat Tova Sacher graduated from Bar Ilan Law School and worked as a city prosecutor for ten years. She is completing her doctorate on Midrash Tanhuma from the Cairo Genizah and coordinates the Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Genizah at the Univ. of Haifa.

Come out to support Yad Leah and Magen David Adom - June 25, 9:45 am @ Jewish Center
Please come out to support Yad Leah, Magen David Adom and our brothers and sisters in Israel by attending a breakfast scheduled for this Sunday, June 25 at 9:45am at the Teaneck Jewish Center. Ambassador Dani Dayan and Lieutenant Governor Of NJ will be speaking. We will also pay tribute to the students at five local yeshivas (Frisch, Yeshivat Noam, Yavneh Academy, Yeshivat Atid and Moriah) who have made outstanding contributions to both Yad Leah and MDA. One can enter a raffle for a free dinner for two at Nobo by pre-registering atwww.israelbreakfast.org.

Revisit, appreciate and sing together popular songs associated with The Six Day War and all of Israel’s wars - Sunday, June 25, 8 pm at Rinat
This program is entirely in Hebrew. Dr. Yosef Priel, our guide in this historical journey through music, is a Parshanut scholar, a Lecturer in Tanach at Bar Ilan, who also teaches Tanach in a number of colleges in Israel. He is intensely interested in popular Israeli culture, and in Israeli music in particular. His programs on musical, biblical and historical themes are immensely popular across communities in Israel.

Community-wide TVAC/BVAC Shabbos - July 1
Shabbos Parshas Chukas, July 1, will be a community-wide “TVAC/BVAC Shabbos” to raise awareness and support of our local volunteer ambulance squads. The Teaneck and Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps collectively respond to over 6,000 calls annually, provide a completely free service, and rely on donations to operate. Please join us in showing the Jewish community’s support for their efforts. For more info, to donate, or to find out how you can join, please visit www.teaneckambulance.org or www.bergenfieldambulance.org.

Rabbi Jacob Steinmetz at Beth Aaron - July 4
On Tuesday, July 4, following the 8:00 a.m. minyan at Congregation Beth Aaron, Rabbi Jacob Steinmetz will offer a shiur, “No Artscroll Necessary: Who Says We Have to Understand What We Learn?” A light breakfast will be offered before the shiur. The program is sponsored by Yeshiva University’s Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon Program. Congregation Beth Aaron is located at 950 Queen Anne Road in Teaneck.

Adult Trip to Poland - Aug 6-15 with R. Michael Taubes
The Names, Not Numbers organization, sponsors of a one of a kind Holocaust education program run in many yeshiva day schools and high schools locally and across the country, is offering an adult trip to Poland this summer from August 6-15, 2017. The trip includes visits to the important sites in and around Warsaw, Lublin, and Krakow, and will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dov and Tovah Rosenberg of Names, Not Numbers, and by Rabbi and Mrs. Michael and Bassie Taubes of Teaneck.
All inclusive cost: $2500; for information, please contact Rabbi Taubes or Mr. Rosenberg at: 646-522-2689 or dov.rosenberg@gmail.com.

Areyvut Chesed Camp
Areyvut's summer chesed camp for middle school students, 5 Days/5 Ways, comes to Teaneck from July 31 to August 4. Every day there will be craft projects, activities, and trips as participants learn about different Jewish values and then use those values to make the world a better place. For more information about the camp, please see http://www.areyvut.org/whats_new/?id=253 or contact Daniel Rothner at daniel@areyvut.org or 201-244-6702.

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.

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.

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