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SHABBAT KIDDUSH AND SEUDAH SH’LISHIT: Kiddush is sponsored by the Shul. Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Susan and Robert Grosberg in memory of Gabriel-la Grosberg, Ruchama Rivka bat Moshe, A"H. At Seudah Shlishit, Rabbi Grosberg will present a Dvar Torah entitled, "The Meaning of Counting".
To sponsor a Shabbat Kiddush or Seudah Sh’lishit at the Shul, please contact Anna Chosak at [email protected].
TEEN MINYAN AND KIDDUSH this Shabbat is sponsored by Marc Shapiro, 9:00am in the Beit Midrash, Kiddush follows upon completion of service.
SHAVUOT KIDDUSH DAY 1: Kiddush is sponsored by Judith Moskovitz, in memory of her husband Irving's family members who perished in the Holocaust.
SHAVUOT KIDDUSH DAY 2: Kiddush is sponsored by Jacki and Alan Routhenstein in memory of Jacki’s mother, Miriam Wagner, Miriam bat Yisroel. It is also spon-sored in memory of Alan’s great grandmother Pessie. May their neshamas have an aliyah.
MISHNA B’RURA CLASS with Rabbi Grosberg will meet this Shabbat.
ALL NIGHT LEARNING on the first evening of Shavout starts 11:30pm, Saturday night. Rabbi Spivak will be giving Shiurim at 1:00am on “An Introduction to Sefer Daniel”, and following the 2nd Shacharit on “The Controversies Surrounding Adon Olam, Yigdal and Anim Zemirot.” Rabbi Grosberg will give a Shiur entitled, “What Really Happened at Sinai” at 2:00am and he will lead the Beit Midrash learning from 3:15-5:00am on “Hilchot Shavuot and Yom Tov”. Joel Rich will speak at 11:45am on “When Yom Tov Occurs on Motzei Shabbat.”
Schedule 05/19 – 05/25
Friday (5/18)
Mincha/Maariv 7:00pm Light Candles 7:10pm B’zman 7:52pm Shkia 8:10pm
Shabbat (5/19) Shacharit 9:00am Latest Shema 9:15am Mincha/Maariv 7:50pm Light Candles after* 8:45pm Learning Program 11:30pm
Shavuot 1st Day (5/20)
Shacharit 5:00am / 9:00am Latest Shema 9:14am Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm Shkia 8:12pm Light Candles after* 9:01pm
Shavuot 2nd Day (5/21) Shacharit 9:00am Latest Shema 9:14am Yizkor at approximately 10:30am Mincha 8:00pm Maariv 8:55pm Shavuot ends 9:02pm
Tuesday - Friday (5/22-25)
Shacharit Tue/Wed/Fri 6:10am Shacharit Thu 6:00am Mincha/Maariv Tue -Thu 8:00pm
Erev Shabbat - Friday (5/25)
Mincha 7:00pm Light Candles 7:10pm B’Zman 7:58pm Shkia 8:16pm
* Light from existing flame
Sisterhood Events and Donations
Honor Your Grad: The Sisterhood Graduation Kiddush is coming on Saturday, June 9th. See the attached flyer to sign-up.
The Ohr Torah Sisterhood invites women and girls to the Annual Cindy Turkeltaub
Grosberg Pirkei Avot Study Group: This Shabbat - May 19 - Perek Vav, 6 led by Reb-bitzin Debra Spivak, Ohr Torah @ 5-6pm.
Sisterhood Tribute Fund: Please consider making a donation to honor or in memory of someone in any of the following categories. Tributes—$5; Sefer Fund—$10; Youth Fund—$18; Siddur or Machzor—$40; Chu-mash—$60. For more information, please contact Debbie Druce [email protected]
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5 - 11 Sivan 5778, May 19 - 25, 2018
Rabbi Marc Spivak, President Elia Weixelbaum,
Rabbinic Intern Aviyam Levinson
Eruv Hotline: (973) 736-1407 x6
Yahrzeits May 19 - May 25
5 SIVAN: Shmuel Kasher for his Aunt, Matilda bat Shmuel, Matilda Pinku, on Shabbat, May 19. 6 SIVAN: Elaine Scherman for Herman's Father, Avroham Dov ben Shmuel Nata, Abraham Scherman, on Sunday, May 20. 7 SIVAN: Robert Grosberg for his Grandmother, Henye Basha bat Kadesh, Annie Grosberg, on Monday, May 21. 9 SIVAN: Alan Routhenstein for his Great-Grandmother, Pessie bat Yitzchak, Bessie Goldstein, on Wednesday, May 23. 9 SIVAN: Raphael Sharret for his Uncle, Eliahu Abba ben Tzvi, Abel Weinstein, on Wednesday, May 23. 10 SIVAN: Edward Shapiro for his Father, Tuvia ben Noach, Thomas Shapiro, on Thursday, May 24. 11 SIVAN: Robert Grosberg for his Mother, Ruchama Rivka bat Moshe, Gabriella Grosberg, on Friday, May 25.
For changes/corrections to this list, please contact Elia Weixelbaum or send an e-mail to : [email protected]
TORAH THOUGHT: On the first day of Shavuot we intro-duce the Torah reading by reciting Akdamut, which was written by Rabbi Meir bar Yitzchak (Nehorai) of Orléans, who was a Chazan in Worms, Germany, (died ca.
1095) during the Cru-sades. This is the beauty of this song, as summa-rized by Rabbi Edward Davis.
“If the firmament were parchment and the trees
were the quills of the scribes and all the waters of the sea were ink and human beings could write the praise of Hashem, it would still not be sufficient to describe the greatness of the Almighty and His splendor. And yet Ha-shem chose us, the Jewish people, to be His nation.
“We are the ones who can say Kedushah every morning and evening. Even the angels do not have the freedom to sing the praises to Hashem as frequently as we do. We yearn for Yerushalayim to be rebuilt and the ingath-ering of the exiled and the gates of Heaven to be opened and all of Hashem’s splendor to be revealed. Then, Ha-shem will make a great banquet for the righteous.
Fortunate is he who is strong in his belief of Hashem.”
Rabbi Marc Spivak
SPECIAL SHAVUOT AFTERNOON SHIUR: On the Afternoon of the first day of Shavuot, Sunday, May 20th, at 6:45pm, Rabbi Robert Grosberg will deliver a special shiur entitled "The Magic of 50", commemorating the 50th yahrzeit of his beloved mother's passing. Men and Women are cordi-ally invited to attend.
RABBI SPIVAK’S WEEKLY CLASS, Wednesday night at 7:00pm, before Minchah.
KABBALISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE TORAH class given by Ed Croman, Thursday, May 24, 7:30 - 9:00pm at the Shul.
A GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING for Ohr Torah will take place on Wednesday, May 23 following Maariv. See List of candidates listed on Page ג.
The WEST ORANGE MIKVEH will be holding its annual gen-eral membership meeting on Sunday, June 10 at 8:30 pm at Congregation AABJ&D. (Note new time). All members are welcome to attend. The slate for the 2018-19 Board of Directors will be available on the West Orange Mikvah website one week prior to the meeting.
TECH HELP NEEDED: The Technology Committee is looking for volunteers to help with the website and related pro-jects, including setting up online registration for events, adding content and general website maintenance. If inter-ested, please contact either Marc Goldberg, [email protected], or David Goldstein, [email protected].
DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWING: The Joseph Kushner He-brew Academy will be screening the excellent student pro-duced Holocaust documentary "Names, Not Num-bers©“ on Wednesday, May 30 at 7pm at the school - 110 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ. The JKHA eighth-graders interviewed Holocaust survivors, preserving their stories for posterity. The students researched, filmed, and edited the survivors' stories. Their finished product will be screened along with a documentary following the students throughout the year-long process. Admission is free and open to the community.
RABBI KIRSCH HONORED: On May 24, The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy / The Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School will hold their annual dinner and honoring our own Rabbi Richard Kirsch. Rabbi Kirsch was the driving force in cre-ating a weekly Teen Minyan at Ohr Torah. We are very honored to have one of our own being recognized by our local Yeshiva. Anyone who has gone to either JKHA or RKYHS knows how much Rabbi Kirsch does for the school. Ohr Torah is submitting an ad to the dinner which will be at Factory 220, Passaic, New Jersey. Donations to support the ad should be addressed to Elia Weixelbaum at [email protected]. The final deadline for contrib-uting to the Shul ad is Tuesday morning.
SAVE THE DATE: Open House BBQ at JSDD - Tuesday even-ing, June 26 - All are welcome! Dinner, arts and crafts, and a tour of the WAE center. Program in conjunction with our local synagogue congregations. For sponsorship op-portunities, please contact Eta Levenson, 973-207-7700.
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SHAVUOT LEARNING SCHEDULE
1145pm - 12:45am Joel Rich Shiur 1:00am - 1:45am Rabbi Spivak Shiur 2:00am - 3:00am Rabbi Grosberg Shiur 3:15am - 4:45am Open Beit Midrash Learning 5:00 am 1st Shacharit 9:00am 2nd Shacharit After 2nd Shacharit Rabbi Spivak Shiur
REACH HUNDREDS OF JEWISH FAMILIES IN
WEST ORANGE AND LIVINGSTON ADVERTISE IN THE OHR TORAH
NEWSLETTER for rates and information email:
General Membership Meeting following Maariv on May 23rd
The Nominating Committee has chosen the following slate which has been endorsed by the Board: Executive Board President – David Goldstein 1st VP – Michael Diamond 2nd VP – Jeff Raskin VP of Real Estate – Ed Croman Treasurer – Bruce Bukiet Secretary – Roberta Schwartz Financial Secretary – Tuvia Kimmel Board Arnie Barton Jay Goldberg Ari Tarzik
On Shavuot, we read the story of Ruth, the Moabite woman, and ancestor of King David, and the Mosiach for whom we await. She is Judaism’s most famous convert and she showed her loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi and to Juda-ism with the words, “for wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you sleep, I will sleep. Your nation is my nation, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and
there I will be buried. “ The Holiday is also the anniversary of the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai and many Jews will stay up all night studying Torah in commemoration of the event.
Dairy meals are the order of the day, although some people have the custom of eating meat on the second day of Shavuot.
In shul, we read the Ten Com-mandments, and on Shavuot, we recite Yizcor (on the second day in the diaspora).
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NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS: Items for the Newsletter must be sub-mitted before 4pm on the Wednesday preceding publication. Any-thing submitted after that time will be considered for the following issue. Email to: [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Marc Spivak [email protected]
Office: Anna Chosak [email protected]
Board: [email protected]
Men’s Club President: Ari Katz, [email protected]
Sisterhood President: Bertha Sharret, [email protected]
Chesed: Rabbi Spivak, Anna Chosak
Shiva Assistance: Rabbi Robert Grosberg, Judy Carmeli,
Stuart Rosenblum
Building Committee: Arnold Barton
Subscription Requests: [email protected]
Monthly Calendar: Elia Weixelbaum
Newsletter: all submissions must be emailed by Wed., 4:00PM to:
Reading Torah: Avi Klein, [email protected]
Scheduling Calendar: Anna Chosak, e-mail to
Tributes/Siddurim/Chumashim/Machzorim Donations: Debbie Druce, Karen Miller
Bookplate Design-Bar, Bat Mitzvah Inscriptions: Karen Miller
Yahrtzeit/Tree of Life Plaques: Jack Rosen
Youth Committee: Leron Thumim and Chavi Trenk (co-chairs)
[email protected] and [email protected]
Newsletter Advertising: Howard Charish
Cholim: Mark Grebenau [email protected]
SMILE TIME: Mortimer H. Stein, having absconded with $500,000, stepped into a time machine, went seven years into the future, and stepped out again, feeling that the statute of limitations now protected him from trial. He was arrested anyway, and the
prosecution claimed that in order to avoid trial, the criminal ought to have lived through seven years in constant appre-hension of arrest -- that being considered the adequate pun-ishment that made sense out of a statute of limitations. The defense contended that the law said nothing about living through seven years. It only said that seven years had to pass. The defendant had hidden in time, so to speak, and that was no different from hiding in space, unless the law was amended to make it so. The judge finally handed down his decision in favor of the defendant. It was in six words only, for he said, "A niche in time saves Stein."
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