Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel March 1-2, 2019/25 Adar I, 5779
Schedule
Erev Shabbat, March 1 (Adar I 24) 5:29p Candle Lighting 5:35p Mincha & Family Kabbalat Shabbat
Shabbat, March 2: Vayakhel (Adar I 25) Bat Mitzvah of Keira Cohen 9:00a Shacharit 1:00p Women Only Mincha 5:25p Mincha Seudah Shlishit and the Rabbi's Gemara Shiur 6:23p Maariv 6:31p Havdalah
Sunday, March 3 (Adar I 26) 8:00a Shacharit at 740 Palmer Ave
Rabbi Helfgot will not be giving his Neveim Shiur this week.
Kiddush
This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Galit and Jeff Cohen in honor of Keira’s Bat Mitzvah.
Parents: you are responsible for making sure your children respect the shul and clean up after themselves.
This Week @ Netivot
Welcome
Welcome to Nina and Avi Muller visting the shul this Shabbat.
Welcome New Members
Welcome new members Roz and Ira Friedman.
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Galit and Jeff Cohen on Keira's Bat Mitzvah.
Condolences
Condolences to Nelson Brenner (Rachel Brenner's father and the rabbi's father in law) on the passing of his brother, Fred Brenner z"l,
Nelson will be sitting shiva at 740 Palmer Ave, Teaneck, NJ beginning Thursday morning, Feb 28 from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Friday, March 1 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.
He will be sitting shiva on Sunday, March 3-Monday-March 4th- from 9:00 AM 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM.
Minyanim: Shaharit on Friday, March 1: 7:00 AM Minha at 2:30 PM
Shaharit on Sunday, March 3 at 8:00 AM Minha and Maariv at 5:35 PM
Shaharit on Monday, March 4 at 7:00 AM Minha and Maariv at 5:35 PM
Shaharit on Tuesday, March 5- 7:00 AM
May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Thank You
Thank you to Justin Straus for repairing the mechitzah.
Please Note - Coat Room and Front Door
Families with young children – please help us maintain order in the coatroom by hanging children’s coats on the same hanger with your coat. This will ensure that we have sufficient space in the coat room.
If you are in the building on a weekday, please make sure not to touch the bar on the front door unless you are authorized to do so. Also, please make sure all lights are turned off before you leave.
Nominating Committee
There will be a general board meeting and election of board members in June. Nominations are open for the following board positions: President, VP Operations,VP Programming, Treasurer, and two general board positions. If you are interested in serving on the board or wish to nominate someone, please contact any member of the Nominations Committee by April 30: Pam Scheininger, Katie Katz and Barry Herzog.
Netivot Shalom invites you to participate in our annual Purim Mishloach Manot fundraiser . Your participation in this effort enables us to raise necessary funds for Netivot Shalom. All of our members will receive mishloach manot and we look forward to reaching 100% participation in sponsorships this year. We are once again offering two levels of sponsorship: Be a Court Jester for $50 per family or Humorous Harlequin for $75 per family. Sign up HERE .
Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich - Scholar in Residence March 16th
Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich will be joining Netivot Shalom as Scholar in Residence on Shabbat, March 16th. Among her accomplishments, Dr. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, as well as a Core Faculty member of Drisha Institute.
She will be speaking on the following topics:
1. Pre-musaf Dvar Torah - The Emerging Interest of Orthodox Leadership in Jewish-Christian Dialogue 2. Following kiddush - Messianism and the Apocalypse: What Did Jews Write About After The Babylonian Exile? 3. Between mincha and maariv - Sectarian Judaism and Common Judaism: What Made You a Jew in Second Temple Times? The program is being sponsored by the Abraham and Sheila Schlussel Adult Education Institute.
Support Netivot Shalom Through Amazon Smile
You can now support Netivot Shalom when shopping on Amazon though the Amazon Smile charity donation program.
When shopping on Amazon use THIS LINK and the shul will receive a percentage of your purchases from the AmazonSmile program at no cost to you!
Yoetzet Halacha
Tova Warburg Sinensky, our Yoetzet Halacha, can be reached at 201-655-2180 or at teaneckyoetzet@gmail.com.
You can "like" and follow the Teaneck Yoetzet initiative Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TeaneckYoetzet for resources from Tova and information on events.
CSS
Thank you to Richard Langer, Noah Bernstein, Alex Moskovits, Ronen Assayag and Avi Mandel on the CSS team for providing security over Shabbat.
Youth
Family Kabbalat Shabbat
This Friday night, March 1st, please join us for a family-friendly Friday night tefilla. Bring your children and join us for a musical tefilla and program for the children during Maariv. Mincha begins at 5:35pm.
Purim Carnival and Mad Science
Register HERE for the Purim Carnival Mad Science Show
Youth Kiddush
Sponsorships for a youth department Kiddush with special snacks are available for $36! Kiddush sponsorships are for children's birthday and special events (like a sports victory or school award) only. We continue to count on our adults to celebrate their accomplishments through sponsorship of shul-wide kiddush. Click here to Sponsor .
We welcome any family member with a loved one suffering from addiction and substance abuse issues to our local support group, which meets every other Wednesday evening in Teaneck. The group is free of charge and is facilitated by clinicians specializing in addiction. For more information and the time/location of the meeting, please email: Time2TalkAddiction@gmail.com. In addition, for information about vaping, marijuana, opioids, resources for treatment and education, and other important topics, please visit our website: www.Time2TalkAddiction.org.
