AABJ&D Weekly

Friday: 
4:21PM: Candle Lighting
4:25PM: Mincha/Maariv in the Shul

Shabbat:
7:30 & 9:30 AM: Shacharit in the Shul 
8:30AM: In the Shul parking lot
9:00AM: Sephardic Shacharit 
9:12AM: Krias Shema
4:15PM: Sephardic Mincha
4:20PM: Mincha
5:13PM: Maariv
5:23PM: Havdalah
6:00PM: Parent- Child Learning (MishMash)

Sunday:
8:00AM: Shacharit
8:00AM: Sephardic Shacharit 
10:00AM: Sefer Madda with Joel Rich
4:25PM: Mincha/Maariv
8:00PM: SIR: Rabbi Zev Eleff Lecture

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

RABBI'S MESSAGE

The Jewish people lost two giant Torah personalities this past week ; Rabbi Dovid Feinstein zt”l and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks zt”l.  It is an honor to share a Torah thought by Rabbi Sacks on this week's Parsha where the deaths of Sora and Avraham are recorded.

“Abraham acquired only a single field, and had just one son who would continue the covenant. Yet he did not complain, and he died serene and satisfied. Because he had begun. Because he had left future generations something on which to build. All great change is the work of more than one generation, and none of us will live to see the full fruit of our endeavors.

Leaders see the destination, begin the journey, and leave behind them those who will continue it. That is enough to endow a life with immortality.”

May we build upon what has been left with us by the generation of venerated leaders who left us this year.

MAZEL TOV

• Mazel Tov to Shari & David Cherna on the engagement of their son Zachary to Rachel Lesnik of Boca Raton, Florida. Mazel Tov to Rachel’s parents Hope & Gary Lesnik. Mazel Tov to Zach’s grandmothers, Sylvia Cherna and Natalie Schonfeld and Rachel’s grandparents, Carol & Jerry Lesnik and to siblings Rebecca and Ami, Sammy, and Ashleigh and nephew Dylan.
• Mazel Tov to Daryl & Edward Shapiro on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Jonah Shapiro. Mazel Tov to dad Alan Shapiro and brother Zachary.  Mazel Tov to Aunt Lauren and Uncle Marc Shapiro and the entire Shapiro family.

YOUTH

• Parsha Sheets: Click here. 
• Looking forward to seeing everyone Motzei Shabbat for Mishmash! Learn over Shabbat then join us at 6:00PM over Zoom, answer questions, give a dvar Torah, and receive prizes!  Mishmash will take place the first 3 Saturday nights of the winter months! Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83008781288, Meeting ID: 830 0878 1288. Click here for source sheets for young learners. Click here for source sheets for mature learners.  
• Thank you to the Rosenrauch family for sponsoring Mishmash this week! If you would like to sponsor Mishmash please email youth@aabj.org 
• Save the date: Sunday Nov 22: Pre- Thanksgiving PRIZE ROOM! Click here for more info. Click here to sign up now. Only 1 family per time slot. Children must wear masks and will be provided with gloves while picking out their prizes.
• Save the date: Nov 21st- 4th grade boys oneg
• Save the date: Nov 22nd- Mishmash
• Join us in writing cards/letters EVERY FRIDAY to send to residents of Daughters of Israel. Click here for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• This Motzei Shabbat, November 14 at 8:00PM:  "Getting to know you" Melava Malka via Zoom for new families, hosted by The Zwickler's and The Sharbat's. 
• This Sunday, November 15: Sisterhood presents....Fall photos with Zush. For more info click here. To sign up click here. 
• This Sunday, November 15 at 10:00AM: Join Joel Rich as we continue our Zoom series of shiurim and continue with the first book of The Rambam’s Mishna Torah, Sefer Madda.  No prior background is required for this series and each session can be attended independently.  Click here to find an online version of Sefer Madda with English translation.
• This Sunday, November 15 at 8:00PM: Scholar In Residence: Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff  "Gedolim, Da’as Torah and the Modern Orthodox Jew". Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff’s bio: Chief Academic Officer of Hebrew Theological College and Associate Professor of Jewish History at Touro College, Rabbi Dr. Eleff is the author of nine books and more than forty articles in the field of American Jewish History. His most recent book is Authentically Orthodox: A Tradition-Bound Faith in American Life (Wayne State, 2020) This shiur is sponsored by Marilyn Smilowitz.  For more info click here. 
• Monday, November 16: Women's Rosh Chodesh Shiur given by Rabbi Sharbat. Click here for more info. This Shiur is sponsored by: Barbara Rich  in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her beloved father Reuven Ben Eliezer Yonasan (Reuben Hecht) and by Nurith Shellim in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her brother, Jonathan Mordechai ben Tamara v. Yitzack on the 7thh of Kislev. 
• Tuesday, November 17 at 10:00AM: All women are invited to join Rabbi Zwickler for a text based Parshat Hashavuah Shiur. Click here for more info. 
• Tuesday, November 17 at 8:00PM: All men and women are invited to an interactive text-based shiur via Zoom on Sefer Amos and Hoshea led Rabbi Yosef Sharbat. Click here for more info. 
• Wednesday, November 18 at 8:15PM: Women's Beit Midrash Program featuring Tova Warburg Sinensky  "Watercolors & Family Relationships: Can We Craft Our Own Religious Responsibilities?"  Tova Warburg Sinensky is a graduate of Nishmat’s first U.S. Yoatzot Halacha cohort and has worked as a Yoetzet since 2013, currently serving as the Yoetzet Halacha for Teaneck, Atlanta and Greater Philadelphia. She has been involved in the field of Jewish education for over fifteen years teaching Gemara, Halacha, Jewish Philosophy, coaching beginning teachers and creating curricula, educating kallot, and consulting on intimacy education for high school students. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Stern College Honors Program with a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, holds a Master’s Degree in Education from the Azrieli Graduate School and holds a certificate from Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program for Advanced Talmudic Studies. This Shiur is sponsored by  Rivkie & Yaakov Moradi in memory of Yaakov’s mother Chana bat Miriam and Yaakov.  Click here for more info. 
• Thursday, November 19 at 7:30PM: Join us for a Gemara Shiur on Mesechet Kiddushin led by Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler. Click here for more info.
• Every year, the ATID SOCIETY event kicks off the JKHA/RKYHS Annual Campaign. We look forward to an exciting virtual event this year featuring master mentalist Lior Suchard. Please visit www.jkha.org/atid for more information on the virtual event and to join the ATID SOCIETY.  For questions or more information, please contact Sarah Levinson at slevinson@jkha.org or 862-437-8001.    
• Save the date: December 9 for the Women's Beit Midrash program featuring Rachel Besser who will address: "The Earliest Chanukah." Mrs. Besser is a teacher and department chair at Yeshivat Frisch where she teaches Tanach and Jewish philosophy. A graduate of Stern college, she received her Masters from Hunter College in English Literature. She lives with her husband and children in Clifton NJ. The shiur is sponsored by Shari and Herb Faleck in memory of Avraham Chaim Ben Zvi z”l,  beloved father; and by Barbara and Joel Rich in commemoration of the first yahrtzeit of Barbara’s brother, Shmuel Yosef Ben Reuven z”l.
   

EVENT REPLAYS

• To enjoy Rabbi Zwickler's Weekly WebDvar click here. 

UPDATES & REMINDERS

• OHEL Chanukah Gift Drive: This year include an OHEL individuall on your gift list. Drop of toys at the Shul and leave in the box outside marked OHEL Toy Drive by November 19. Click here for more info. 
• Coat Drive from Thursday, November 19 through Sunday, November 29: Donate your unwanted and clean coats to help others stay warm.  All coats will be donated to NJ Cares. Click here for more info. 
• Check out all of the virtual happenings, including davening and online learning, at https://aajbd.org/virtual.
• 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.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.​​​​​​
• If you would like to sponsor a shiur, day of learning or week of learning please click here and include dedication information.
• Join our WhatsApp groups!  Click here for a list of available groups.

CHESED OPPORTUNITIES

• The WO/Livingston Chesed Group is launching a project that will try to ease the financial burden on those community members who are unemployed/ underemployed. We are compiling a list of individuals who would be willing to donate their services (e.g. medical, legal, financial, IT, therapy, etc). 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. 
• 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), including guidance in resume writing, interviewing, career counseling, networking, 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.  If you have any questions on the above, please reach out to Fernand Schoppig - schoppig@fsassociates.com.  
   

SAFETY REMINDERS

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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