AABJ&D Weekly

Friday (AABJ&D Zoom Room)
6:40PM:  Words from Rabbi Zwickler
7:00PM:  Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat live from the Curtis Backyard Minyan (weather permitting)
7:00PM/ 8:20PM:  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv for backyard minyanim that are davening b'zman (please check the time with your specific minyan)
8:13PM:  Candle Lighting

Shabbat

The molad for Tamuz will be Sunday Morning  26 minutes and 14 chalakim after 12 Jerusalem Solar Time.
Rosh cho-desh tam-muz yih-yeh be-yom shei-ni u-v-vm ho-she-li-shi hab-bo 'o-lei-nu ve-'al kol yis-ro-'eil le-to-voh.
                                                                           .רֹאשׁ חֹדֶש תַמּוּז יִהְיֶה בְּיוֹם שֵׁנִי וּביום השְׁלִישִׁי הַבָּא עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְטוֹבָה

9:12AM: Krias Shema
6:00PM: Mincha
9:13PM: Maariv
9:23PM: Havdalah

Sunday (AABJ&D Zoom Room)
8:00AM: Shacharit
10:00AM: Join Joel Rich as we continue our series of Zoom shiurim in which we study the first book of The Rambam’s Mishna Torah, Sefer Madda, click here for more info. Click here for source sheet.
8:20PM:   Mincha/Maariv
 

RABBI'S MESSAGE

Rabbeinu Bachya finds it noteworthy that when Moshe begged forgiveness from Hashem for the sin of the spies, he did not use the same formula as he did when asking forgiveness for the sin of the golden calf.  When it came to the Chet Haegel Moshe invoked the names of our forefathers in his plea, whereas in our Parsha their names are not mentioned in his request at all.  Rabbeinu Bachya suggests that when the people sinned by speaking badly about the land of Israel, which was beloved to each of our forefathers, Moshe concluded that the merit of the forefathers in that regard would not have been successful. He therefore refrained from invoking the name of the avos in his plea for forgiveness.  We can glean from this idea that when we are in a situation in which we have hurt someone and are trying to appease them, it is important to carefully calculate what we say before approaching the conversation.  Words are powerful, and have the ability to de-escalate and unite, or escalate and cause greater division to a stressful situation.

MAZEL TOVS

• Mazel Tov to Abbie & Larry Cohen on the birth of a granddaughter to Danit & Josh Cohen.  Mazel Tov to Grandma Toby, Aunt Anita, and Dr. Shira and Rabbi Arthur Weiner.
   

CONDOLENCES

• We extend our condolences on the passing of Edward Druce, beloved father of  Howard Druce. Shiva was observed. 
   

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Monday, June 22 at 8:15 PM: Women's Rosh Chodesh Shiur  given by Rabbi Sharbat. The shuir is sponsored by Lydia Eckstein in commemoration of the 22nd Yahrzeit of Lydia's beloved father, Abraham Marson, Yosef Chaim Avraham Lazar ben David.  
• Tuesday,  June 23 at 7:30PM: New Navi Shiur with Rabbi Sharbat. Click here for more info.  Please note the new time. 
• Thursday, June 25 at 7:30PM: Gemara Shiur, Kiddushin with Rabbi Zwickler. Click here for more info.  Please note the new time. 
   

IMPORTANT UPDATES

• 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 more details.  Click here to place an ad in the Gratitude Journal, which will be distributed at the end of June. SAVE THE DATE: Join us for an Evening of Gratitude on June 30 at 8:15 PM. 
• Attention All Graduates!!! Join us in celebrating all of our graduates and their accomplishments. Sign up your graduate to receive a special delivery. Deadline is Wednesday, 6/24. Click here for more information.  Click here to sign up now.  
•  ​​While still 3 months away, we know the Yamim Noraim are already on all of our minds. While we do not know what the health situation and state guidelines will be in September, we have already begun to plan for different scenarios that will allow us to conduct davening on the Yamim Noraim while maintaining safety and adherence to guidelines. The typical set-up for minyanim that we have grown accustomed to is likely to change, but we are working hard to ensure a safe and meaningful experience. To help us plan the best we can, please complete this very short survey by June 26th. Your answers are not a commitment to attend a given minyan or purchase seats in any way - your responses will only be used for planning purposes.  Click here to fill out the survey and please fill out only one per family.    
• Sisterhood Flower Fundraiser: Back By Popular Demand- AABJ&D presents BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETS by Barry Geiger of Midtown Florist. Purchase for yourself, as a gift, for Shabbos, a simcha, or refuah. Donate any amount (on the bottom of the form) towards bouquets to be delivered to our local nursing homes. Order deadline for Shabbat delivery is Wednesday at 8:00PM. For more info click here. To sign up click here. 
• Don’t forget to sign up for FREE weekly meals through the Kosher Meal program for children ages 1-18, available to ALL families in the entire Greater MetroWest community!!
  Many families are already taking advantage of this great program.
  Please sign up - the more families that take part in this program will enable it to keep going.
  Families can pair up and pick up for up to 2-3 families at a time.
  Please sign up today! https://teachcoalition.org/nj/koshermeals/
• Israel experience contest- DEADLINE IS JUNE 28th!
  Send in a picture of a place in Yerushalayim, that was most meaningful for you, and your family, with a short paragraph on why you chose that picture and what the place meant to you. Maximum 2 entries per person. 
  There are 2 categories: 1. contestants 5-16 years old (children; teens) 2. contestants 16 -99 years old. 
  The panel of judges will decide on the winner in each category.  Please send all entries to:  
  jerusalemexperience@aabjd.org. There is still sufficient time for you to sort through your trip pictures, your family pictures, and pick one or two. Don't miss out. Great prizes.
• 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 parsha sheets click here. 
• AABJ&D Youth Department & Sisterhood Present Bob's Ice Cream Truck! Registration for the ice cream truck is now closed, we look forward to seeing all registered participants of the ice cream truck on Sunday! Happy fathers day to all the dad's!
• Join us in writing cards/letters EVERY FRIDAY to send to residents of Daughters of Israel. Click here for more information.
   

EVENT REPLAYS

• To enjoy Rabbi Zwickler's Weekly WebDvar click here. 
• Replay now available! If you missed an Armchair Conversation- Healing Together: Moving Forward In A Broken World featuring Mayor Robert Parisi, Pastor Doug Adams and Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler click here to listen now. 

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.com, with your name, contact information and the service you could provide pro-bono. 
• In an effort to assist individuals who are in need of job search support during this economic downturn, the Livingston and West Orange communities have revived the Jewish Job Network (JJN).  JJN is an informal volunteer organization serving the Jewish community in our local area.  The support includes guidance in resume writing, interviewing, career counseling, networking (including LinkedIn), starting a new business, learning how to consult and job retraining.  If you are in need of assistance or if you are interested in volunteering, please go to JJN's website http://jewishjobnetwork.com. The volunteers we seek are people with knowledge/experience in the above areas, including those with contacts in their respective fields who will be able to connect job seekers for industry or position specific advice and potential job placement. We look forward to working with you. If you have any questions on the above, please reach out to Fernand Schoppig  - schoppig@fsassociates.com.  We hope we can help those in need.
   

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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