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Announcements: Pashat Behar-Bechukotai, May 15 - May 17 (Iyar 21 - Iyar 23)

SCHEDULE 

Friday (AABJ&D Zoom Room)
6:30PM:  Mincha
6:40PM:  Words from Rabbi Zwickler
6:50PM:  Kabbalat Shabbat led by Rabbi Chaim Block using tunes from Shelsheles.
Kabbalat Shabbat is sponsored by Larry Rein in honor of the 3rd yahrzeit (and would have been 100th Birthday) of his beloved father, Julius Rein.
7:50PM:  Candle Lighting
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שבעה ושלשים יום שהם חמשה שבועות ושני ימים לעמר

Shabbat
8:57PM:  Havdalah
9:00PM: Musical Havdallah led by Etan Hindin 
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שמונה ושלשים יום שהם חמשה שבועות ושלשה ימים לעמר

Sunday (AABJ&D Zoom Room)
8:00AM: Shacharit
10:00AM: Join Joel Rich to study Sefer Madda  including the following chapters which lay out the  basis of our belief system:
Yesodei hatorah [Foundations Of The Torah], De'ot [Personal Development], Talmud Torah [Torah Study], Avodat Kochavim [The Worship Of Stars And Their Statutes], Teshuvah [Repentance]. 
7:55PM: Mincha (Sunday-Thursday)
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום תשעה ושלשים יום שהם חמשה שבועות וארבעה ימים לעמר

 

RABBI'S MESSAGE

The jokes are abundant but as the saying goes “there is a little truth in every joke”. People are joking and talking about the amount of pounds many of us are putting these days due to the quarantine.  One of the blessings that is bestowed upon us if we keep Hashem’s mitzvos, as is mentioned in the beginning of Parshas Bechukosai, is that we will be able to eat until we are satiated.  Rashi explains that this means a person will become full after only eating a small amount.One of the great Chasidic masters of Kotzk, Rebbi Moshe Michel MiBiala zt”l wondered why the Torah would make such a stipulation.  If we are blessed with an abundance of food by keeping the mitzvos faithfully, why would there be a need to be satiated with only a small amount?He explains that Torah is teaching us that even if one has the means to eat an abundance, one should be measured and do so in healthy fashion. It is important during this challenging time that we focus on elements of our physical and mental health.  The other day someone told me that when they leave their house they only do so in the car and have had no exercise in months. As long as we adhere to social distancing, we are all encouraged to walk outside for the sake of our physical and mental health.  Please remember that strict adherence to social distancing rules has literally saved lives in our community and beyond.  This applies to our children just as it does to adults. Good Shabbos!

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Dear Friends,

We hope that you and your family are doing well.  As you’ve noticed, the State of New Jersey has begun to relax some of the Covid-19 restrictions and yesterday Governor Murphy opened the beaches of New Jersey.  Like you, my family and I are anxious to get outside and I am certainly looking forward to joining together as a minyan once again.  With that in mind, I want to share the following update:

1)    Please understand that although quarantine is affecting us socially, many medical questions remain unanswered. This week, we saw new issues arising about the spread of the disease particularly when it comes to children.  During last week’s OU conference call with Rabbis and lay leaders, Dr. Fauci stressed that the medical community is uncertain if people with antibodies can get the virus again. We are ALL still in danger and need to continue with our communal precautions. I have seen members of the community relaxing social distancing particularly when it comes to children.  We must not put our guard down.  
2)    Our Shul will be following the OU guidelines released last week, which require at minimum a 14-day waiting period from when government and health officials allow us to congregate for religious services and to begin any form of davening.  In the interim, I implore you not to congregate for any type of organized davening. 
3)    This guidance includes outdoor minyanim. 
4)    The Shul has assembled a task force charged with a safe and healthy reopening of the building.  The group met this week and we will be providing further updates next week, at the Shul membership meeting on May 26, and in the upcoming issue of The Chronicle.

May we all continue to stay safe and thereby rid our community of any potential danger from COVID 19 and its after effects.

 

MAZEL TOVS

  • Mazel Tov to Susan and Shuli Moskowitz on the birth of a new grandson.
  • Mazel Tov to Larry Rein who was honored on Wednesday night by the JCC MetroWest Mensches Inaugural Event. 
     

CONDOLENCES

  • We extend our condolences on the passing of Gertrude Podhorcer beloved mother of Ted Podhorcer. Shiva will take place until Wednesday morning. Ted can be reached at 973-464-3842. 
  • We extend our condolences on the passing of Michael Cohen, beloved husband of Elaine Cohen and father of Chanan, Seth, Mark and longtime AABJ&D member. Shiva Schedule: Friday: 10AM-12PM, 2PM - 4PM/ Saturday Night: 9:30PM - 11:30PM/ Sunday Morning: 10AM-11AM. Zoom Info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87176887193. Meeting ID: 871 7688 7193. To call in with regular calling, call this number: (+1) 6465588656 and enter the meeting ID and press "#".
  • We extend our condolences on the passing of Joseph Mendelow beloved father of Robert Mendelow. Shiva will take place through Friday from 9am-12pm and 2pm-5pm. Robert can be reached on his cell phone at 973-666-1634. Zoom shiva will be available from 5pm-6pm Wednesday and Thursday at  https://zoom.us/j/85184843664.
     

UPCOMING EVENTS

IMPORTANT UPDATES

  • Dr Torin Rutner is conducting COVID testing and COVID antibody testing locally. If you would like to make an appointment, please call or text him at 973 568-4469.

  • Counting Up, a compilation of Divrei Torah by AABJ&D members, is back! Once again, we are creating a community effort of compiling a booklet of Divrei Torah featuring articles from adults, teenagers and children from our Shul. Please submit all Divrei Torah to office@aabjd.org by Wednesday, May 20th. For more information on submitting an article or sponsoring, click here.  

  • 2020 AABJ&D Gratitude Campaign & Journal- In lieu of the annual dinner, the Shul launched a Gratitude Campaign. Please take this opportunity to support the shul while showing Hakarat Hatov. Click here for details and to place an ad in the Gratitude Journal, which will be distributed at the end of June.

  • The Men's Club has a limited supply of refreshing white and rose wines, including the famous blue bottle Moscato in cans.  We also have adult popsicles, which are perfect for the upcoming warm weather.  Please contact Jaicky Tammam at jaickytammam@gmail.com to place your order.
     

YOUTH

EVENT REPLAYS

  • To enjoy Rabbi Zwickler's Weekly WebDvar click here.
  • Replay now available! If you missed "Parenting In A Pandemic" presented by AABJ&D and JKHA, click here to watch Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler, Rabbi Eliezer Rubin, and members of the JKHA guidance team in an armchair conversation that addressed questions and concerns about parenting during these unprecedented times.
     

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

  • If you would like to sponsor a shiur, day of learning or week of learning please click here and include dedication information.
  • Don't forget to make your Yizkor Donation: There is a tradition to donate to a charity following the holiday in honor of the deceased. By giving charity, we are performing a positive physical deed in this world, something that the departed can no longer do. Click here to donate now..
  • As the financial crisis deepens, the WO/Livingston Chesed Group is in the preliminary stages of launching an ambitious project that will try to ease the financial burden on those community members who are unemployed/underemployed. As we are blessed with many talented professionals in our community, we are compiling a list of individuals who would be willing to donate their services (e.g. medical, legal, financial, IT, therapy, etc). There will be a coordinator for each service, who will act as a liaison for the service and the individual requesting it. If you are interested in joining this initiative, please fill out this form  https://forms.gle/gkMCuxWwSmwnNQsr7 or reach out to any of us at WOLivGives@gmail.com, with your name, contact information and the service you could provide pro-bono. 
     

REMINDERS

  • Check out all of the virtual happenings, including davening and online learning, at https://aajbd.org/virtual.
  • Social Distancing: In order to help ensure the health and safety of our community, we want to remind everyone of the critical importance of adhering to the calls for social distancing, including play dates or any innocuous get togethers.
  • Please join the Orthodox Union community for the recitation of Tehillim (chapters 20, 26, and 130) and divrei chizuk each afternoon at 1:00PM.  The dial-in number is (773) 377-9170.
  • Join our WhatsApp groups!  Click here for a list of available groups.

 

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