AABJ&D Weekly

SCHEDULE

Friday
7:05PM: Candle Lighting
7:10PM: Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat in the Shul and in the Shul parking lot

Shabbat
7:30 & 9:30 AM: Shacharit in the Shul 
8:30AM: Shacharit in the Shul parking lot
9:00AM: Sephardic Shacharit 
9:41AM: Krias Shema
6:00PM: Mincha in the Shul and Shul Parking Lot
6:55PM: Sephardic Mincha
7:54PM: Maariv 
8:04PM: Havdalah

Sunday 
7:00AM: Sephardic Selichot followed by Shacharit 
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.
7:00PM: Mincha/Maariv

Visit www.aabjd.org to join a minyan in shul, at the parking lot, or in a backyard. 

RABBI'S MESSAGE

We have all seen a race where a runner who is trailing attempts to outrun and thereby overpower the lead runner at some point in order to win the race.  We are told in our Parsha that if we follow the path of the Torah, the blessings that Hashem bestows upon us will overtake us.  Rav Mordechai Yosef of Ishbitz zt”l comments that there are times when  a person may be blessed with fortune or fame, and as a result becomes changed at their essence in a negative way.  The true bracha that we beseech Hashem for is that when he blesses us, we remain the people who we truly are at the core and only change for the better.  In doing so, we can outrun the Yetzer Hara who often attempts to trip us as we run the marathon of life.

MAZEL TOV

• Mazel Tov to Pnina & Mayer Popack on the birth of a grandson. Mazel Tov to parents Yehuda and Leba Popack and siblings Zevi, Rivky and Tzvi Elazar. Mazel Tov to Aunt Jennifer Uncle Avi and Aunt Adina.
   

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00AM: Women's Parshat Hashavuah with Rabbi Zwickler. Click here for more info. 
• Tuesday, September 8 at 8:00PM: The Elul Journey- Class 2 “Reclaiming Our Souls”: Join Rabbi Zwickler  for the second of a three week Elul series as we prepare for the Yamim Noraim.  
• Save the date: The Women's Beit Midrash program is back. Our first lecture of the year will be Sept. 30 at 8:15 p.m. featuring Michal Horowitz. co-sponsored by Juliet and Torin Rutner in honor of their children: Jared & Atara, Elana & Evan, Chana, Jacob & Rachel and for a Refuah Shelaima for Yom Tov Lipa ben Tzvya; and by Dori and Rich Sobin in memory of Dori's father, Yakov Pesach Chizkyahu Ben Kallman Zev on the occasion of his 12th Yahrtzeit. Zoom details to follow.
   

Important Holiday Updates

• High Holidays 2020- Your Response Is Requested: Please complete the seats request form at this link and submit payment. Due to high demand  your reservation will now be added to a waiting list.  All seats will be sold at one price of $165 per seat.  Reminder: if you intend to daven in a Shul-organized minyan and have not yet purchased seats, you need to do so with the seat request form, indicating your location preference in the notes. 
• Deadline is Sunday, September 6. Now that the Chagim are approaching, the Men's Club is back to take care of all your Wine & Liquor needs. Order from the comfort of your home, and enjoy contactless pick up in West Orange. Please click here for the order form, and as always, contact Jaicky Tammam at  jaickytammam@gmail.com  for any questions and to place your order.
• This year send your Rosh Hashana Cards in style: Sign up for this great and new opportunity!  Send your Rosh Hashana cards and greetings to your friends and see them published in the AABJ&D Chronicle. For more info click here. To sign up click here. 
• Sisterhood Rosh Hashana Gift Basket Fundraiser: Sweeten Rosh Hashana this year with a bottle of beautiful red wine, fruit, honey, and snacks basket! Send this basket to family or friends you can't spend the holiday with, or treat yourself!  Click here to order now. 
• Sisterhood Challah Baking Event: Start emptying your freezers!  Join the Sisterhood for a Rosh Hashana virtual Challah Bake on Sunday, 9/13 with our very own Michal Strauss! We will be making round shaped challahs as well as a special fun apple shaped design. Please RSVP in the link below by this Wednesday. Zoom info and ingredients needed will be sent after you RSVP. For more information click here. To sign up click here. 
• Order your Lulav and Etrog now! Congregation AABJ&D is pleased  once again to  offer you beautiful Lulav and Etrogs straight from Israel.  Please take a look at the flyer and note the different pick up options. All order must be paid for in advance via ShulCloud.   Click here for more info.  To place your order click here. 

IMPORTANT UPDATES

• Important safety reminder: All members, guests, and faculty must wear masks that fully cover the nose and mouth at all times while on shul property—both during and after davening.  Masks may not be removed, even to cough, sneeze or blow your nose. This is absolutely mandatory both inside and outside the building, including the parking lot and common areas.
• Now You Can Order Scrip Online – A Simple Way You Can Contribute To The Shul!  Order today - it’s quick and user-friendly, with all of your favorite stores included. Click here to see for yourself   https://www.aabjd.org/scrip. Click here for more info.
• The Lauren Elise Bier Nursery School started their new school year this week in person.  All the children were so excited to be able to see their friends again and play together.  We have a new instagram account for the nursery school @laurenelisebierns.  Please follow us on instagram or check out our updates on the AABJD Facebook page.  We look forward to sharing our learning and explorations with you throughout the year.
• Sisterhood Flower Fundraiser- 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. Now Offering! Buy 12 arrangements (counting retroactively from Shavuot and going forward), and receive a $36 bouquet for free! 
• By popular demand, the monthly Women's Beit Midrash lecture series is expected to return this fall. Feel free to send speaker suggestions. In addition, women interested in Chavruta- style learning should contact Cheryl Munk at  cherylmunk2@gmail.com  to be connected with other women interested in this type of learning.
• If you would like to make an appointment, please call or text him at 973 568-4469. Dr. Torin Rutner is conducting COVID testing and COVID antibody testing locally.
• If you would like to sponsor a shiur, day of learning or week of learning please click here and include dedication information.

YOUTH

• For parsha sheets click here.  
• Rosh Hashana with the youth Department:
• Join us Sunday Sept 13th 9:30 am for a Family Apple picking at Wightman farms! There is no RSVP required, just show up! Let Shifra know if you'll be there so she can welcome you at the farm! $7 pp (under 3 = free) + pay per pound. Please consider donating 1-2 apples for RH packages that go toward the elderly of our community- Email Shifra for more details. Save your ticket and go again as many times as you want for the month, just pay per pound! Click here for more info. 
• AABJD & Ohr Torah youth department present zoom apple carving with Sheina Herrera. Join us on Erev Rosh Hashana Sept 18th at 2:30 pm. Zoom info:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89228213170. Meeting ID: 892 2821 3170. Click here for more info. 
• Join us in writing cards/letters EVERY FRIDAY to send to residents of Daughters of Israel. Click here for more information.

EVENT REPLAYS

• Did you miss Rabbi Zwickler's Elul Series class one, click here to hear it now. 
• To enjoy Rabbi Zwickler's Weekly WebDvar click here. 
   

CHESED OPPORTUNITIES

• 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, 27, 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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