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Announcements: Shabbat Mevarchim- Parsahat Bamidbar, Rosh Chodesh Sivan: May 22 - May 24 (Iyar 28 - Sivan 1)

SCHEDULE 

Friday (AABJ&D Zoom Room)
6:30PM:  Mincha
6:40PM:  Words from Rabbi Zwickler
6:50PM: Kabbalat Shabbat led by Adam Caplan
7:56PM Candle Lighting
Sefirah Count Is: היום ארבעה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות ושני ימים לעמר

A Parent's Prayer: All parents want the best for their children– that they should be good and upright, that they have everything they need for a fruitful, joyous life. The classic work, Shelah HaKadosh, contains a prayer that parents should recite for their children at any time of the year– but especially before Rosh Chodesh Sivan, for that is the month when Hashem gave us the Torah, and when the Jewish people began to be called His Children. Since Rosh Chodesh Sivan falls out on Shabbat this year, we should recite it on Friday. Click here for Parent's Prayer. 

Shabbat
The molad for Sivan  was  Friday Morning  42 minutes and 13 chalakim after 11 Jerusalem Solar Time.
Rosh cho-desh si-von yih-yeh be-yom ri-shon hab-bo 'o-lei-nu ve-'al kol yis-ro-'eil le-to-voh
רֹאשׁ חֹדֶש סִיוָן יִהְיֶה בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן הַבָּא עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְטוֹבָה
The Haftorah is read from " מחר חדש", the special Haftorah for a Shabbos preceding  Rosh Chodesh on Sunday. (Samuel I 20:18- 42).
9:04PM: Havdalah
Sefirah Count Is: היום חמשה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות ושלשה ימים לעמר


Sunday (AABJ&D Zoom Room)
8:00AM: Shacharit
10:00AM: Join Joel Rich to study the first book of The Rambam’s Mishna Torah, 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].
Click here for source sheets. 
4:00PM: Youth Shavuot Ice Cream Event
8:05PM: Mincha 
8:15PM:
Women's Rosh Chodesh Shiur (Please note different Zoom link) Hear insights and inspiration on the book of Tehillim given by Rabbi Sharbat.
Sefirah Count Is: היום ששה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות וארבעה ימים לעמר

 

RABBI'S MESSAGE

As we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, we try to think of that special feeling we all feel when visiting Hashem’s holy city.  There remains much mystery about Yerushalayim.  That is in essence part of the city’s holiness. The Torah itself never mentions Yerushalayim by name, it is alluded to, almost as if Hashem is revealing to us that there is something secretive about this city.  Dovid Hamelech says in Tehillim that it is a city which is "chubra la yachdav”.  

Chazal explain these words to mean that a heavenly Yerushalayim exists which corresponds to the earthly Yerushalayim.

Another explanation that Chazal offer is that Yerushalayim has the incredible power to unite us as a people.  We strive to cling to this holy city because there is something that it represents which we as individuals truly want.  We spend our lives searching for a sense of authenticity and peace with others as well as with ourselves.  Perhaps Yerushalayim's name is not mentioned but only alluded to in the Torah because this characteristic of Yerushalayim is not simply found.  We seek it at times on a very deep level because at the core of our existence is the desire to live lives free of fear, pain, worry, strife, and sadness.  We seek courage and hope, inner peace, and an ability to engage with a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood with others.  That is what Yerushalayim represents to all of us.  We are a blessed generation as Hashem has brought us closer to the pursuit of that ideal life by returning the Jewish people with its own sovereignty back to His holy city, back to the heart of the nation and the home of Hashem’s presence.  Rashi explains that Hashem formed Adam from the earth of the place where the mikdash resides, which means that each of us has our roots in Yerushalayim. When we converse with people there are many times in which we wonder what they really feel in their heart.  Even in our closest of relationships it is sometimes difficult to know what a person truly feels in their heart.  The heart is a difficult place to find.  The Jewish people have returned to its heart with Hashem’s incredible kindness.  As we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, let us commemorate the deep meaning of Yerushalayim that lies within us.  May our eyes merit to see its complete restoration speedily in our times.
 

MAZEL TOVS

  • Mazel Tov to Davida & Gary Stadtmauer on the birth of twin granddaughters Madison and Rayna Pianko. Mazel Tov to parents Lindsay & Joshua Pianko and big sister Haley Pianko. Mazel Tov to great grandmothers Margaret Block and Marilyn Stadtmauer and grand uncle and aunt Ira & Ora Bloom.
  • Mazel Tov to Davida & Gary Stadtmauer on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Shlomo Stadtmauer of Beit Shemesh Israel. Mazel Tov to parents Jamie & Daniella Stadtmauer and to brothers Akiva and Azarya and sister Eliana. Mazel Tov to great grandmothers Margaret Block and  Marilyn Stadtmauer and to grand uncle and aunt Ira & Ora  Bloom.

  • Mazel Tov to Rabbi Chaim & Toby Block on the birth of a grandson. Mazel tov to the parents Avi and Rachelle Wisotsky.
     

UPCOMING EVENTS

IMPORTANT UPDATES

  • Sisterhood Shavuot Flower Fundraiser: NEW DEADLINE TO ORDER IS TODAY (FRIDAY) AT 5:00PM- Brighten your home for Shavuot with flowers by Midtown Florist. Brighten the day of the staff and residents at local nursing homes by donating funds for us to send them flowers! Click here for more info. To order click here
  • AABJ&D Presents...Front Steps Portraits: Together with Zush Photography, AABJ&D is excited to offer Front Steps Portraits.  Step outside and professional photographer Zush Heinrich will be waiting approximately 20 feet away to capture this moment in time for you and your family. Once you fill out the form Zush will be in touch with you to schedule your time slot.  After your session, we will email you the digital file of your portraits.  Click here for more info. To sign up click here
  • 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. DEADLINE EXTENDED...Please submit all Divrei Torah to office@aabjd.org by Sunday, 5/24. 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.
  • 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.
     

YOUTH

  • For this week's Parsha sheets click here
  • Join us in writing cards/letters EVERY FRIDAY to send to residents of Daughters of Israel. Click here for more information.
     

SHAVUOT 5780

  • Sunday, May 24 from 10:00AM– 3:00PM- Vayichan Achdut Program -Yeshivat HaKotel will be presenting a day-long program of inspiring learning featuring eight Chief Rabbis, Roshei Yeshiva, Rabbis, Teachers, and other amazing speakers from around the world. Click here for more info. 
  • Monday, May 25  at 8:15PM- Rabbi Paysach Krohn :  "Preparing For A Shavuos Like We Have Never Experienced"
  • Wednesday, May 27 from 8:00PM – 1:15AM- Yeshiva University’s Virtual Erev Shavuot Yarchei Kallah. Click here for more info. 
  • NCSY NJ Shavuot in a Box: NCSY created a package with all of your Shavuos night needs, including coffee, a mug, snacks, and of self-guided Torah study guide, complete with 10 texts about Torah for 5 hours of learning through the night.  This package is sold out but the shul has secured a number of boxes for members. Details to follow soon. ​​​​​​​Click here for more info. 

 

EVENT REPLAYS

  • To enjoy Rabbi Zwickler's Weekly WebDvar click here.
  • If you missed the Yom Yerushalayim Celebration presented by the AABJ&D IAAC, click here to watch it now. 
  • 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.
  • 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.comwith 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.

 

PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS

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