Shabbat Parshat Pekudei March 8-9, 2019/2 Adar II, 5779
Schedule
Erev Shabbat, March 8: Rosh Chodesh Adar II (Adar II 1) 5:37p Candle Lighting 5:40p Mincha
Shabbat, March 9: Pekudei (Adar II 2) 9:00a Shacharit 5:35p Mincha Seudah Shlishit and the Rabbi's Gemara Shiur 6:31p Maariv 6:39p Havdalah 8:00p Netivot Shalom Annual Dinner (Please remember to adjust clocks for Daylight Savings Time)
Sunday, March 10 (Adar II 3) 8:00a Shacharit
Rabbi Helfgot's Neveim Shiur - Following Shacharit (The shiur is repeated on Wednesday nights at Rabbi Helfgot's home.)
Kiddush
This week's Kiddush is co-sponsored by Jill & Jake Shisha in honor of the yahrzeit of Jake's brother, Shimone ben Shloma Achia and Raizy & Naftali Goldsmith in honor of their son Akiva making aliyah and drafting into the IDF next month.
Parents: you are responsible for making sure your children respect the shul and clean up after themselves.
This Week @ Netivot
Condolences
Condolences to Rebecca (and Benjy) Lopkin on the untimely passing of her brother-in-law Ari Kahn.
2019 Annual Dinner Raffle
We are now selling tickets for our Annual Raffle that will be held at the shul dinner March 9th!
The cost is $36 per ticket, 3 for $100, 6 for $180, 15 for $360, You can purchase raffle tickets through THIS LINK .
If you will not be able to attend the dinner, please email Meg Rosenberg and let her know which package drawings you would like to enter. See all eight prize packages and buy your tickets online now!
Blood Drive
Netivot Shalom will be hosting a Blood Drive on Monday, March 11th from 5pm to 9pm. Sign up HERE for an appointment. For more information please contact Jesse Leon .
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.
15th Annual Netivot Shalom Wine and Cheese Tasting Party
Come and join all your friends and fellow shul-goers on Saturday, March 16th at 9:00pm for an evening of revelry, libations, fermented grapes, and cheese. Good friends, great music, and a chance to learn about, taste, and even buy a phenomenal selection of kosher wines from Israel and all over the globe, just in time for Pesach. We are fortunate to have Mendy Mark from FillerUp on hand to help everyone with their selection of wines at the lowest prices of the year.
This wonderful evening is also a fundraiser for the shul and all orders over $100 include free delivery.Only $10 per person, $18 per couple. PleaseRSVP before noon on Friday, March 15th.
If you are unable to attend the program and wish to order wine, you will be able to do so. Details to follow at a later date.
Note wine orders must be paid in advance when the order is placed and only checks and cash are accepted.
Mishloach Manot
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.
The Sinless - A play by Judah Skoff
Please join Netivot Shalom for a NYC screening of The Sinless, a play by Judah Skoff.
Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:30pm - followed by a talk back with Judah.
Tickets and information on the play can be found at www.thesinlessplay.com Use the discount code Teaneck19 for 20% off tickets.
Let us know if you are attending! The shul will help facilitate carpools if possible. Email us after you purchase your tickets.
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 Jesse Leon, Benjy Gottesman, Benny Reiner, and Daniel Schlosberg to on the CSS team for providing security over Shabbat.
Youth
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 .
Thank You Youth Group Leaders
Nursery: Rachel Rubinstein, Becky Montag, Aviva Goldsmith PreK-K: Dafna Schlosberg, Sophie Yurowitz, Jack Lopkin Girls Grades 1-6: Tamar Spraragen, Amaliah Labinsky Fleischer, Reyna Perelis Boys Grades 1-2: Nemi Helgot, Will Montag, Judah LopkinBoys Grades 3-6: Netzach Shuman, Abie Goldberger
In Our Community
L'Dor V'Dor Internship
Project Ometz Support Group
Time2Talk Substance Abuse Groups
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.
