to dwell and to visit

Congregation Bnai Yeshurun 641 West Englewood Ave. Teaneck, NJ 07666

Phone (201) 836 – 8916 www.bnaiyeshurun.org

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Congregation Bnai Yeshurun Weekly Shabbat Announcements

August 27-September 3, 2021 אלול תשפ"א כ"ו-י"ט

Shabbat Ki Tavo תבואשבת כי

To Dwell and To Visit A Message from Rabbi Schrier

This coming week, Rena and I will become official residents of Teaneck, New Jersey. No, I do not refer to

Tuesday’s appointment at the

DMV to officially hand over my New York license and exchange it for one from New Jersey. (Yes, that is happening. And yes, it will be traumatic for me.) I refer instead to a Gemara in Masechet Bava Batra 8B that tells us that true residence in a township, village or community occurs after thirty days of habitation. The Gemara tells us that it is only after thirty days that new arrivals attain the status of Yoshvei Ha-Ir – dwellers of the city – complete with a set of communal responsibilities that come with that special distinction and title. From the Gemara’s standpoint, it will be this

coming Monday that the Schrier family officially joins the ranks. In my mind, the status of Yoshev Ha-Ir has significant theological ramifications in addition to the narrow Halakhic expectations described by the Gemara. The term implies a sense of membership and belonging. A sense of fraternity and communal brotherhood. And the sense of having settled in a true home. Being a Yoshev Ha-Ir is simultaneously a privilege and responsibility. A Yoshev Ha-Ir has a community that cares for and looks after them, and that they, in turn, care for and look after. But there is also a danger that comes with being a Yoshev Ha-Ir, a danger that is highlighted by a passage in our daily davening during the month of Elul. In Tehillim Mizmor 27 – the “Le-Dovid” we recite after Shofar blowing – we read the following:

י בת ש ש י מאת יקוק אותה אבק אלת אחת ש

בית יקו ר ב נעם יקוק ולבק ל ימי חיי לחזות ב ק כ

היכלו בOne thing I asked of Hashem, that is what I seek: to dwell in the House of Hashem all the days of my life, to see the pleasantness of Hashem, and to visit in His Sanctuary. Rav Asher Weiss notes an inherent tension in the verse. On the one hand, we ask to dwell in the House of Hashem for the entirety of our lives – Shivti Be-veit Hashem Kol Yemei Chayay. Yet, on the other hand, we also ask to visit His Sanctuary – le-vaker be-heichalo. The two seem mutually exclusive. The desire to dwell in Hashem’s Sanctuary for perpetuity seems appropriate, but how can we then visit a place that is our eternal home? Can you be a visitor in the very home in which you dwell?

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Weekly Shabbat Announcements August 27-September 3, 2021

Shabbat Times זמני שבת

New Mesilat Yesharim Chavura

Candle Lighting 7:05, & 7:15 pm

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Join Rabbi Schrier for a new series on מסילת

the Path of the Upright. Rav Moshe ,ישרים

Chaim Luzzato (the 1707-1746 ,רמח"ל) endures as one of the most influential and prolific Rabbinic thinkers and writers of the past 300 years. With both classical Jewish and Italian educational foundations, he went on to produce landmark works of Jewish thought and philosophy, tools for study, literature of different genres, and Kabbalah.

One of his best-known and influential

works is ישרים published when he ,מסילת lived in Amsterdam in the 1730s. It has been one of the most central works of the mussar canon and was enthusiastically endorsed by the Vilna Gaon shortly after its publication and enshrined by Rav Yisroel Salanter the following century as a cornerstone of mussar. Beginning this past Thursday night and continuing each subsequent Tuesday and

Thursday night after the 9:00 Ma’ariv, Rabbi Schrier will focus on the main thought from each chapter. It will be a brief summary followed by a more detailed exposition on these central ideas. All are invited to attend in the back of the Beis Medrash. No special educational background is expected and no advanced Hebrew proficiency is needed. The timeless messages of the Ramchal will speak to audiences of all backgrounds and education levels. “In

advance of the approaching נוראים when we should be ימים

focusing on תשובה (repentance), self-improvement and character refinement, it is a natural choice,” Rabbi Schrier said.

Join Rabbi Schrier’s Torah WhatsApp Group

For daily recordings of Rabbi Schrier’s shiurim

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat – NM & Ogden Tent 6:45 pm מנחה וקבלת שבת

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat–OM 7:20 pm מנחה וקבלת שבת

Sephardic Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 pm עדות מזרח מנין

Latest Shema 9:37am סוף זמן ק"ש

Hashkama–NM & Ogden Tent 7:00 am השכמה

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Ashkenaz–W. Englewood Tent 8:30 am נוסח אשכנז

Sefard–Beis Medrash 8:30 am נוסח ספרד

Ashkenaz–New Main 9:00 am נוסח אשכנז

Teen Minyan-1/3 Social Hall 9:00 am מנין נוער

Sephardic Shacharit 9:00 am עדות מזרח מנין

Ashkenaz-Old Main 9:15 am נוסח אשכנז

Youth Groups K-4 at 9:15 am Drop off & pick up in the Youth Classrooms

Mommy & Me led by Randi Wartelsky in 2/3 Social Hall

10:00 am אמא ואני

Daf Yomi following the 7:00 am Shacharit in the 2/3 Social Hall

Minchas Chinuch after Sefard minyan

10:30 am שעור מנחת חינוך

Mincha-New Main 1:45 pm מנחה

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Manny Freed z”l Parent Child Learning –Ogden Tent 4:45 pm הורים וילדים

Mincha-New Main 5:30 pm מנחה

Sephardic Mincha 6:50 pm עדות מזרח מנין

Mincha-NM & Ogden Tent 7:10 pm מנחה

Rabbi Schrier’s shiur following Mincha in the New Main- “Walking in the Ways of Hashem : What Does It Mean and How Do We Achieve It?”

Maariv & Shabbat Ends- New Main & Ogden Tent 8:19 pm מעריב

Divrei Hitorerut at 12:40 am given by our Rabbi Emeritus, R’ Steven Pruzansky, in the New Main only.

Selichot-New Main & Ogden Tent 12:55 am סליחות

Next Shabbat Candle Lighting

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

7:04 6:45, & 7:10 pm

הדלקת נרות

מנחה

This week’s bulletin is sponsored by Suzanne and Harold Tepler

in honor of the engagement of their son, Ari, to Shira Halpern.




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Special Events אירועים מיוחדים

Bar mitzvah of Zachary Friedman in the Old Main at 9:15 am. Selichot at 12:55 am in the NM & Ogden tent, preceded by

Divrei Hitorerut at 12:40 am given by our Rabbi Emeritus, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, in the New Main only.

Mazal Tov מזל טוב

Rena & Lance Friedman and Janis & Danny Klein on the bar mitzvah of their son and grandson, Zachary. Shelly & Henry Frisch on the birth of a great granddaughter,

a daughter to Huvi & Yaakov Weinstein. Evelyn & Bob Meyer on the bat mitzvah of their

granddaughter, Atara, daughter of Yael & Michael Zimerman. Leon & Judy Miller on the birth of a grandson, a son to

Rachel & Uri Miller of Woodmere NY. Fred Nagler on the bat mitzvah of his granddaughter, Atara,

daughter of Yael & Michael Zimerman. Ruthie & Yoseph Siev on the bat mitzvah of their

granddaughter, Nava, daughter of Elissa & Noam Siev of Teaneck. Suzanne & Harold Tepler on the engagement of their son,

Ari, to Shira Halpern. Naomi & Eric Zauderer on the bar mitzvah of their

grandson, Yosef Mordechai Zauderer, in Toronto, and on the engagement of their granddaughter, Penina Zauderer, to Dovi Spero, in Toronto. Harriet & Rabbi Yosef Zitter upon the engagement of

their grandson Dovid, to Gitty Gross of Yerushalayim. Condolences נחומים

Pamela Falik on the loss of her beloved father, Irving Goldstein, a”h.

CBY Notes

Kol Nidrei Appeal 5782 is underway. Please give generously to support CBY. Donations may be made online at https://www.bnaiyeshurun.org/kn5782. Mark your calendar! Michal Zahtz will give a shiur for women,

“Going Out to Greet the King,” next Shabbat in the W. Englewood tent at 5:45 pm.

David Frohlich z”l Youth Department Youth Educators Training shabbaton on Sept. 3-4. Register at

www.bnaiyeshurun.org/youth.

Join us on Sunday, Sept. 5th, for the Coronation Ceremony, $8/person. See flyer on page 9 for more information. Sign up at www.bnaiyeshurun.org/youth.

Sukkot Flower Sale – Order by September 6th.To order go to www.bnaiyeshurun.org/dfyd-sukkot-flower-sale

Beis Medrash Committee Manny Freed z”l Parent Child Learning will take place on

Shabbat at 4:45 pm in the Ogden Tent. This Monday, August 30th we welcome back the return of the

Yitzchak Yaakov Kollel Boker with Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky at 6:20 am, Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays in the CBY Social Hall. Mishna Yomit is learning Masechet Niddah.

Rabbi Schrier continued from page 1 Rav Asher suggests that the tension is deliberate and intends

to convey a valuable message about “dwelling” in the House of Hashem. One of the hazards of “dwelling” is that, over time, what was once new turns old, what was once fresh turns stale, and what was once exhilarating turns routine. Far too often, the passage of time leaves us jaded and cynical, capable of seeing flaws and shortcomings, but incapable of seeing greatness and grandeur. We lose the positivity and optimism of the “visitor,” and we are left bitter and uninspired.

By way of simple analogy, take the tourist visiting a new site for the very first time. They come to a place like Midtown Manhattan and they are awestruck. With eyes (and often jaws) wide open, they eagerly look around them, trying to absorb all the sights and sounds that come with the new experience. They see the lights, the buildings, even the signs and billboards with a sense of wonder and amazement. But when a lifelong New Yorker – soon-to-be former lifelong New Yorker – like myself enters the very same space, we see things through an entirely different lens. We see the traffic, the dirt on the streets and sidewalks, and a hundred other problems invisible to the foreign eye. Where they see marvel and beauty, we see filth and disappointment.

And so, in the month of Elul we ask Hashem to maintain the fresh excitement of the visitor, even as we dwell in His Sanctuary permanently. We ask Hashem to indeed make us a permanent place near and close to Him, but to always provide us the clarity of mind to see things with the joy and excitement of the visitor for whom it is all new.

And, if I may humbly add, it is critical that we all take moments to do so in our Torah communities as well. For the last few weeks, Rena and I have been the fresh visitors. And there is so much beauty and grandeur in what we have seen. The warm welcomes, the passion of our shul’s members, the excitement for shiurim, the investment in chessed initiatives, the enthusiasm for tefillah, the list goes on and on. But, with time, many of these things will undoubtedly become routine and expected; we all reach a point when we take for granted what was once exciting and new.

My hope is that, in the spirit of the month of Elul, we can all find moments to take a step back and rediscover that excitement of the visitor. To rediscover the many amazing features of our communal home and dwelling. To recognize, appreciate and cherish the special character and accomplishments of our shul, that so many outsiders indeed recognize, appreciate and cherish. To reap the benefits of dwelling while never relinquishing the enthusiasm of the visitor.

CBY Meal Squad: Join the WhatsApp group of wonderful volunteers interested in making meals to help our fellow CBY community members during lifecycle events. Meal train sign up links will be posted periodically with opportunities. Tizku

L’mitzvot! Join the group at https://bit.ly/3CNIJl9

Please note the CBY Beis Medrash will be closed on Monday, August 30th from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm for electrical work. During this time tables will be set up in the Old Main Shul for those wishing to learn.


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The summer draws to a close and, on cue, CBY’s popular Teen Minyan will resume this Shabbat. Serving the needs of our young men and woman from the 8th grade through high school, the minyan begins at 9 am in our Social Hall. Rabbi Jonathan Schachter and Rav Ben Krinsky, a rebbe at TABC, provide inspiration, instruction, and supervision for the next generation of Jewish leaders and בעלי בתים.

The minyan, in every aspect, caters to the needs of our teens. The content of the תורה the leibidig ,דברי (lively and musical) character of the tefillah, and the length of the service (finish by 11 am) appeal to the

youngsters. The minyan provides a comfortable and inviting environment in which the teens can daven with old

friends and make new ones. It provides an opportunity for them to gain experience and confidence and develop their skills to daven for the

amud and read from the Torah. The youngsters also serve as gabbaim, learning to assign responsibilities and

allocate kibbudim. Where appropriate,

Rabbis Schachter and Krinsky devise incentives to encourage the youngsters’ participation. For example, pre-Covid, any teen who volunteered to leyn at least fifteen times, was invited to attend a Yankee game. (See photo.) Parents often attend the Teen Minyan when their child leyns or davens and they

shep Yiddische nachas (not accurately translatable into English).

Ok. We’ve gotten your attention; now keep reading. On Thursday, Bnai Yeshurun’s Daf Yomi Chavura will begin its study of the tractate of Beitzah, which literally means “Egg.” Historically, the tractate was once more commonly called Masechet Yom Tov, because it deals almost exclusively with the laws and customs of Yom Tov. Perhaps, Rabbi Schrier will touch on the subject of this strange name when he teaches the first folio at 5:15 am, this Thursday, in our Beis Medrash.

Bnai Yeshurun’s Daf Yomi Chavura has studied over 14,000 blatt together, since its founding on Thanksgiving Day in 5742 (1982). To the uninitiated, it’s hard to explain the attraction of Daf Yomi. What motivates the members of

our morning Daf group to get out of bed between 4:30 and 5 am every day? For decades!

Thursday morning is a great opportunity to taste the Daf Yomi experience and Masechet Beitzah (only

39 blatt long) is less daunting than most tractates. As we head into our Yom Tov season, you can get a daily dose of interesting and applicable halachot and gain insight into the historical origin of the ways we celebrate Yom Tov. One of the unusual features of Bnai Yeshurun’s

Daf study is that there is not a single maggid shiur who teaches every day. Rather, there is a roster of teachers who rotate on a regular basis. The participants, including the teachers, have different educational backgrounds

and different personalities.

This variety adds interest and contributes to the group’s cohesion and sense of community.

Those who attend Rabbi

Schrier’s launch on Thursday and persist for a few

additional weeks can

look forward to Sunday, October 10th (the 4th day of Cheshvan, a month devoid of Jewish holidays), when they’ll have cause to celebrate their completion of the study of Beitzah. Their kids will be proud of them!

Teen Minyan Returns This Shabbat

Rabbi Schrier to Launch Egg This Thursday Morning

Surrounding Rabbi Schachter, Teen Minyan “Frequent Leyners” enjoy the camaraderie and celebrate their accomplishments at a pre-Covid Yankee game.

Rabbi Schrier, back to camera, leads Daf Yomi siyyum of Yoma on July 8th.




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.should be repeated after 8:30 pm קריאת שמע#

^The CBY Internet Minyan can be accessed by clicking HERE. It is sponsored by Bibi, Dov, Kelly, Liz & Abby Pavel in memory of Bibi's mother Miriam bat Betzalel Yehuda. All minyanim scheduled to take place in the Beis Medrash, as listed above, will be broadcast.

Please note the Township of Teaneck has reinstated a No Parking zone along the western side of Jefferson Street from Maitland Avenue through Ogden Avenue. We recognize there is a great challenge in finding parking near shul. We implore everyone coming to CBY to be cognizant of where you are parking; obey all parking regulations & be courteous of the shul's neighbors & never block their driveways.

Additionally, please remember to wear reflective materials & walk on the correct side of the street when walking to shul when it is dark.

Weekly Davening Schedule

Earliest tefillin – 5:16 am Latest Shema –9:38 am

Mincha Gedola – 1:30 pm

Sun. Aug 29 Mon. Aug. 30 Tues. Aug. 31 Wed. Sept. 1 Thu. Sept. 2 Fri. Sept. 3 אלול כ"א אלול כ"ב

אלול כ"ג אלול כ"ד

אלול כ"ה

אלול כ"ו

נ"ג סוכה דף היומי נ"ד סוכה נ"ה סוכה נ"ו סוכה ב' ביצה ג' ביצה

Sephardic Selichot / Shacharit 5:05/5:45 am 5:05/5:45 am 5:05/5:45 am 5:05/5:45 am 5:05/5:45 am 5:05/5:45 am

Selichot – BM & Ogden 6:00 am All times below are for Selichot followed by Shacharit

Shacharit–Ogden Tent 6:25 am 5:40 am 5:40 am 5:40 am 5:40 am 5:40 am

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Shacharit-OLD Main 5:45 am 5:55 am 5:55 am 5:45 am 5:55 am Shacharit-Beis Medrash^ 6:25 am 6:00 am 6:10 am 6:10 am 6:00 am 6:00 am Shacharit-New Main 7:00 am 6:40 am 6:40 am 6:40 am 6:40 am 6:40 am Shacharit-Beis Medrash^ Slow Paced Minyan

8:00 am SH 7:15 am SH 7:15 am 7:15 am 7:15 am 7:15 am

Shacharit-Old Main 7:30 am 7:00 am 7:10 am 7:10 am 7:00 am 7:10 am Shacharit-Ogden Tent 8:00 am 6:55 am 7:05 am 7:05 am 6:55 am 7:05 am Shacharit–New Main 8:00 am 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am 7:45 am Shacharit-Old Main 8:50 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am Shacharit-New Main 9:15 am Shacharit-Ogden Tent 8:55 am 8:55 am

Mincha only- Ogden Tent 1:45 pm

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Mincha only - New Main 1:45 pm & 4:30 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm

Mincha only-Beis Medrash^ 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

Zman Mincha-NM & Ogden# 7:15 pm 7:15 pm 7:15 pm 7:15 pm 7:15 pm

Maariv only – Old Main 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm בערי

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Don’t Forget to Smile– A Message from Rabbi Jonathan Schachter

As the moon of Elul begins to wane, and as we prepare for the recitation of selichos on

motza’ei Shabbat, we

should already feel traces of the Yamim Nora’im in the air, as well as inside of us. This awareness is certainly stress inducing, as our high stakes court date looms large, and The Judge has plenty of incriminating evidence. When we combine this with the impact of the Tochacha from this week’s Torah laining, which vividly details the many punishments HaShem has in store for those who disobey Him, it becomes very difficult for a thoughtful Jew to enjoy a peaceful Shabbat, a “menuchas shalom v’shalvah v’hashkeit va’vetach!” How can we combine the intensity of the Yamim Nora’im with the tranquility of Shabbat? The question goes much deeper though. On Rosh Hashana itself, there is a mitzvah of simcha (according to most rishonim)! We are obligated to synthesize the pachad of the Yom Ha’din with the simcha that is an integral part of each Yom Tov! How can we feel such conflicting feelings? In Sefer Nechemya (Chapter 8), we find Ezra HaSofer discussing this very contradiction with his audience, the Jews

who lived during the beginning of Bayis Sheini, who had gathered outside the Beis Hamikdash on Rosh Hashana to learn about the essence of the day. Ezra began his teaching by laining from the Torah (8:6-9). The Ralbag (France, 1300’s) suggests that the portion he chose was the Tochacha from our parasha, while the Malbim (Ukraine 1800’s) maintains that he lained about Rosh Hashana itself. Either way, the audience broke out in tears when he finished (8:9) because they were so nervous about the awe of the day. But then Ezra commands them to go home and enjoy a festive meal on this day “for this day is holy unto HaShem; you may not be sad, for the joy of HaShem is your greatest strength” (Nechemya 8:10). Clearly, happiness is an essential part of our observance of the Rosh Hashana, the Yom Ha’din! How are we to understand this? Rosh Hashana has two aspects to the day. On the one hand, it is the Yom Ha’din, which induces trembling and fear. On the other hand, it is the day of Malchus, on which we coronate HaShem as the Creator and the Ruler of the entire universe. This second aspect must be accompanied by great simcha, as we joyously celebrate the perfection and benevolence of our King. Imagine how we would feel if we received a personal invitation to attend the president’s inauguration at the White House

(assuming we truly supported and looked up to the president) and were even asked to offer words of blessing! As Jews, we each received an invitation (in the Torah) to celebrate HaShem’s annual day of coronation, and even offer words of blessing! We should feel gracious and overjoyed that we can take part in such an event, and anything less would be a deficient coronation. Our parasha teaches us that one of the primary causes of the curses of the Tochacha is a lack of joy when we serve Hashem. “Tachas asher lo avadeta es Hashem Elokecha b’simcha u’v’tuv leivav mei’rov kol” (Devarim 28:47). The Yalkut Shimoni on this passuk cites this as the source that there must be singing as part our avodas HaShem, so we can better demonstrate our joy in our service. The Vilna Gaon (1700’s) would make sure that the ba’al mussaf on Rosh Hashana would sing the closing kaddish so that the tefilos would end with a feeling of joy (Ma’aseh Rav 207). This Shabbat, and throughout the period of teshuva, we must balance our personal fears of the Yom Ha’din with the joy that accompanies the privilege of serving and coronating HaShem. With this in mind, we can have a “menuchas shalom v’shalvah v’hashkeit va’vetach” on Shabbat, and a Rosh Hashana on which the “joy of Hashem is our greatest strength.”




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WEEKLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 Sunday at 7:00 am, M-F at 5:00 am

Daf Yomi with rotating magidei shiur

Beis Medrash Live online at www.bnaiyeshurun.org/internet-minyan.html Recording available at link about for 1-week post-shiur

Sunday 9:30-10:00 am Gemara shiur w/R’ Frank Breslau & Dr. Joseph Bench

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Sunday–Thursday at 8:15 pm Mishna B'rurah Chavurah w/ Ari Wartelsky

Old Main & https://zoom.us/j/611771378 Password: cby

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:20 am

Yitzchak Yaakov Kollel Boker with Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky

In person in the Social Hall and on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658958942

Tuesday at 8:15 pm Parsha shiur with Rav Meir Goldwicht

1/3 Social Hall

Tuesday & Thursday at 9:15 pm

Mesilat Yesharim with Rabbi Elliot Schrier

Back of Beis Medrash and recordings available on whats app https://chat.whatsapp.com/GCs53u19FRfDwRCKt6UiXb




Wednesday at 1:30 pm Senior "Lunch" & Learn with Rabbi Michael Taubes

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Thursday at 9:15-9:45 am Women’s shiur on Shmuel Aleph with Rabbi Ari Zahtz

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Tuesday & Thursday at 9:15 pm

Mesilat Yesharim with Rabbi Elliot Schrier

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Thursday at 9:35 pm Parsha & Halacha with Rabbi Michael Taubes

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Friday at 8:30 am Minchas Chinuch w/Eli Weber https://zoom.us/j/156897284 Password: cby

Shiurim WhatsApp Group from Rabbi Elliot Schrier

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Chizzuk WhatsApp Group from Rabbi Ari Zahtz

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WhatsApp Group – Myth-busters in Halacha with Rabbi Yosef Weinberger

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Short Vort WhatsApp Group - Inyanei D'Yoma from Rabbi Steven Pruzansky

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Ki Tavo in “Hashtag” Form

• The Jews are told to perform the mitzvah of Bikkurim. We bring our first blooms of the shivas haminim, which were #GrownInIsrael, and dance them all the way to Yerushalayim in a beautiful procession. #Pomp #Glam #Fab #MusicGalore #NaNaNaNaNaNaThankYouHaShem

• Give your Maaserot! Some go to the poor, some go to the Kohanim, some go to the Leviim, some must be eaten by the owner in Yerushalayim. #CoughEmUp #LiveToGive #GiveToLive #TzedakaTatzilMiMaves

• Moshe tells us to keep the mitzvot. We have chosen HaShem to be our God, and He has chosen us to be His treasured people. #Besties #WeBeLikeTHIS #FeelTheLove #UnburiedTreasure

• The Torah is written on large stones, sealed with plaster, and then placed on Har Eival. #CheckTheseOut #StonehengeTorahRocketship

• The blessings and the “not so cool” statements are proclaimed #NotCoolRobertFrost. The older Leviim and the Aron stood in the valley between Har Grizim and Har Eival. The rest of the shevatim are divided up onto the two mountain tops #YodelAdleEedleIdleOo. They listen to the berachos and kelalos and respond “amen.” #CanIHearAnAmen #Amen #Preach

• The rest of the parsha records the blessings which will occur if we stay close to HaShem, and the wakeup calls which will ensue if we occasionally “fall asleep” instead of staying close to HaShem. #WakeUpCall #YallBeBlessed #HaShemBePullingThoseStrings

A Mini-Vort from the Szafranski Table to Yours!

The Torah tells us that unfortunate callaminites will fall upon the Jewish people if we don’t serve HaShem לבב“ ובטוב ה מח ש with joy and good/בheart” (28:47). Serving HaShem with happiness is essential to who we are!

In fact, the Arizal used to say that he only achieved his tremendous level of Ruach HaKodesh because of his joyous avodas HaShem (Toldos Yaakov Yosef, Naso). Or, in the words of the Orchos Tzadikim in Sha’ar HaSimcha (70): “The prophets didn’t attain prophecy whenever they wanted, rather, they would prepare their minds and sit with joyousness and be glad of heart, and then prophesize. For prophecy [...] is only where joy is (Shabbos, 30b).”

For additional mar’eih mekomot, please reach out to Rivka and Yehoshua Szafranski at [email protected].

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Community Announcements Mikvah usage by appointment only. Please click here to book

your appointment. The appointment system closes daily 1.5 hours before opening. All preparations must be done at home.

The Teaneck Keylim Mikvah is open for self-service for the hours of 7:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday through Thursday & 7:00 am-4:00 pm on Friday.

Teach NJ is pleased to announce Gov. Murphy approved NJ’s new budget with the largest funding allocation to nonpublic schools ever! These expansions are critical to our yeshivot & day schools as we transition out of COVID. Please thank our elected officials who increased funding for our schools. To get more involved in this effort, please join the movement at www.teachcoalition.org.

Come join Teach NJ for a free Back to School celebration for the family, Tuesday, August 31 from 3-5 PM at the Votee Park Band Stand in Teaneck. Face painting, ice cream, live science show, voter registration drive and more! Sign up at teachcoalition.org/back-to-school

We are delighted to welcome back Rabbi Baruch Simon to Congregation Beth Aaron, 950 Queen Anne Road, on Monday, September 13, at 8:15 p.m. who will speak in the Main Shul on the "The Dual Nature of Kappara on Yom Kippur."

The family & friends of Yosef (Joe) Pincus, son of Helen & Emile a"h Pincus, are coming together to write a Sefer Torah to carry on his legacy & as a zchus for his neshama. To donate visit: thechesedfund.com/friendsofyosefyoelpincusjoe. For more information call or text 718-581-6564.

Harry Blum needs a kidney transplant as soon as possible. Project Renewal is holding a very important Zoom webinar on August 17th at 7:00 pm that will serve as an educational tool on kidney donation generally including the process, but we also need to spread the word that Harry needs a kidney. Access the webinar here- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83285754949?pwd=NDd4VGNXbDdjdzd6b3Q3T2RxMmdhUT09. Please spread the word about the webinar within your own networks. To be clear, this event will be informational and—hopefully—inspirational (some of us have attended prior webinars with Renewal and they are beyond inspirational). We will not be soliciting any money or asking for any donations or that any of you become kidney donors. The purpose of this is simply to join and learn about kidney donation. Thank you for helping us spread the word.

Areyvut Summer internship and volunteer opportunities available at https://bit.ly/2T7urJN.

August 31 at 11:00 am Eating Well in a Stressful World-

Participants will learn: How stress effects your health, and what foods to eat to build your immune system. Simple food swaps to eat healthier without sacrificing taste. How to eat healthy while working from home. Presented by: Bonnie R. Giller, MS, RDN, CDN, CDE, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. New Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons

begin on Tuesday June 29. During each lesson different aspects of posture are explored for enhancing balance, walking & general well-being. Classes meet on Zoom 11:30 am-12:30 pm M-F. To join the Zoom meeting click here. Meeting ID: 586 427 0795 Passcode: 337785. Teaneck/Bergenfield צדקה Committee Our website

www.tbtzedakah.org continues to be the best way to look up individual approvals. TBTzedakah has now reintroduced physical Teudot; each will have a tamper-proof raised seal with a unique barcode. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our office at 201-343-5190 or via email at [email protected].


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