Welcome New Members Kiddush: Special kiddush for our new members to the community - Saturday, June 26 11:01am-12:00pm
Erev Shabbat, May 28 (Sivan 17) 6:45am Shacharit 6:30pm Mincha 6:48pm Plag Mincha - Those bringing in Shabbat early must light after 6:48 until 7:15 8:01pm Candle Lighting for those bringing in Shabbat Bazman
Shabbat, May 29: Beha'alotcha (Sivan 18) 8:00am Main Minyan - Outdoors- Registration required (weather permitting) 8:00am Benedon Aufruf (Ends at 11:30am) 8:30am Main Minyan - Indoors - Registration required 8:00pm Mincha 8:25pm Rabbi's class on Shavlanut 8:50pm Maariv 9:09pm Havdalah
The Aftermath The Ceasefire has held. Baruch Hashem. Now what? Not sure…….
Although we are all breathing a sigh of relief to not see rockets, explosions and loss of life in the news, now what? Will we just wait for the next round? Diffusing the active discord is only one step on the way to a positive peace.
Additionally we now are faced with the resurgence of blatant and outright anti-Semitism the likes of which we have not seen since WWII. I believe last week was the first time ever I have seen or heard the word pogrom used to describe a current event. My friends make no mistake, we are living in very troubled times. Those that want to continue playing the markets, intramural softball and plan Jersey Shore weekends without taking into account the world around us are choosing to ignore all the signs being sent to us by heaven.
The fascinating thing is that the diehard Two State Solutionniks are now shouting it louder from the rooftops and those who understand that Hamas and the Palestinians have never and will never be partners in peace are advocating more forcefully advancing without them. And the cacophony continues….. So what can/should we do about it? We are just suburban Jews who want to raise our kids well and live in peace with our neighbors and in the Middle East. A few suggestions: * Daven sincerely for truth to emanate in Jerusalem and Israel.
* Live vigilantly and be aware that anti-Semitism is percolating in ways we have not seen before in our lifetimes.
*In my opinion – all believing Jews should plan their future in the Jewish State of Israel. All exiles end eventually; and the American exile will certainly end as well. As to when, is up to Hashem.
* Finally – make peace in your own lives. If you have wronged anyone (and chances are that you have) make peace. If we want Hashem to bring peace in our world, the best way to see it happen is by creating an energy of peace in our own lives. If we cannot achieve true peace in our own 4 cubits, then how can we expect it to happen in the Middle East which has been at war for over 70 years? Let’s do our part to bring truth and peace to G-d’s world. Otherwise the aftermath of Operation Guardian of the Walls will just be more of the same…. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Epstein
Mazel Tov At Tuesday night's Congregational Meeting, that 59 people attended, we successfully elected our new SOI Board of Directors for 2021-22: Executive Committee President Donna Moskowitz 1st VP Judy Herzberg 2nd VP Chemmie Sokolic 3rd VP Ilana Weiss Financial Secretary Heshy Chaitoff Asst Financial Secretary Michael Partnow Treasurer Mark Littwin Recording Secretary Helene Raush Member at large Ken Panitch General Board Term expiring 2022 Term expiring 2023 Term expiring 2024 Chani Weisman TL Weinberg Sam Tilonsky Karen Hess Yaeli Sokolic Shawn Baratz Ken Panitch Sabrina Spector Flo Shulman Jack Fuchs Dan Drabkin Caryn Hurlock Suzie Mindel Sybil Berrnstein Avital Zeffren Oze Henig Karen Cohen Hildy Berlin
You do not need to be on the board to be involved in the future of SOI. On Wednesday, June 2, the Jubilee Committee will be meeting to start plans for our upcoming 50th anniversary in Cherry Hill. June 7th will be the initial meeting of the SOI Historical Society. We are starting a great Learning Series with Rabbi Shaffer on Tuesday June 8th on ZOOM...."To Argue or not to Argue...That is the Question.". Please see the beautiful flyer below with all the information.
After a beautiful powerpoint presentation by Ken Panitch, the congregation approved moving forward with the renovation of our front entrance including new cement, raising and stuccoing of the rounded edifice, increased lighting, a canopy to protect from the elements and our name proudly represented on the wall between the chapel and main doors. All of this is through the generosity of Sybil Bernstein to honor her husband Ed. Security, through their grant with Homeland Security, will be replacing the front doors.
We encourage everyone to get vaccinated to keep everyone as safe as possible. As of Friday, masks will be optional, if you are fully vaccinated, inside the building. More detailed information was sent out Wednesday. We are requesting people fill out a one time form recording their vaccination status. https://forms.gle/6zwcr6fLU9LreqND7
Looking forward to a great year rich with learning, meeting new friends and growth of SOI Shabbat Shalom Donna Moskowitz SOI President
(I'm up to 18 random acts of kindness - 32 to go)
Please Note: Highlighted section reserved for social distancing and unvaccinated people
SECURITY GREETER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers needed for 1 hour shifts on Shabbat from 8:30-11 Training Provided Contact: Sam Tilonsky at drsamod@gmail.com _______________________________________________________
SOI Committees 2020-2021 Advertising Chemmie Sokolic chemsok@aol.com Bikur Cholim Larry Miller twinks-3043@msn.com Fundraising Dore Provda dore_provda@yahoo.com Historical Society president@soicherryhill.org Jubilee Helene Raush raushfamily@comcast.net Sabrina Spector sabrinaspector@gmail.com Helen Baker bakera412@comcast.net Membership Ilana Weiss weiss.ilana@gmail.com Heshy Chaitoff heshychaitoff@gmail.com Programming Chani Berliant chaniwiesman@gmail.com Sabrina Spector sabrinaspector@gmail.com Suzie Mindel suziepm@yahoo.com Ritual Heshy Chaitoff heshychaitoff@gmail.com Security Sam Tilonsky drsamod@gmail.com Shalom Bayit Ken Panitch ken.panitch@gmail.com Sisterhood sisterhood@soicherryhill.org Youth Sabrina Spector sabrinaspector@gmail.com Suzie Mindel suziepm@yahoo.com Welcome Aliza Chaitoff alizachaitoff@gmail.com
Sisterhood has been busy in the past several weeks! We have re-established kiddush on Shabbos morning (and Shavuos!) and we are looking forward to an exciting program on June 10th for Rosh Chodesh (more details to follow). We also sponsored the Shavuot boxes which were delivered to all shul members for Shavuot. Have you been enjoying our beautiful outdoor kiddushes? We are SEEKING VOLUNTEERS to help during the week with packaging individual portions and Shabbos morning to set up and clean up the kiddush. Contact Karen Cohen if you are available. No experience or long-term commitment is required. Sisterhood is currently seeking new board and committee members for all positions for our upcoming membership year. No matter what your interests or skills are, we have something for you! Please contact Karen Cohen or 301.502.8038, by May 25th if you are interested in learning more.
Mazel tov to Mitch Benedon and the entire Benedon family on the aufruf this Shabbat and upcoming wedding.
Mazel tov to Audrey and Don Becker on the birth of a grandson & Cheryl (Becker) & David Chakrin on the birth of a baby boy.
Mazel tov to Rabbi & Deena Max on the engagement of their daughter Chaya to Donny Hecht.
Mazel tov to Dr. Paul Berlin for being named Top Doctor 2021 for All Allergy & Asthma Care.
Thanks to Jeff Liss, Debbie Fineberg, Don Becker, Karen Cohen and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbat and Shavuot.
Thank you to Eytan Irwin for teaching a very informative program "Stop The Bleed". Bleeding trauma techniques were covered with demos and hands-on opportunites on how to access and controll bleeding. Another in person class will be available along with a zoom option. Thank you to everyone who attended: Diane Irwin, Debbie Fineberg, Sarah Zanger, Bernie Thau, Herb Zarge, TL Weinberg ______________________________________________________ GABOYIM NEEDED The Gaboyim supervise religious services in the Shul every morning, evening and Shabbat. They designate people to lead the services, distribute aliyot and other Shul honors and are custodians of all religious articles and books. If you are interested, please contact president@soicherryhill.org. ______________________________________________________________ HELP WANTED Children’s Group Leaders. Shabbat mornings 10-11 am. Must be good with children. Duties include davening and creative programming/learning about the parsha each week. To apply email president@soicherryhill.org _______________________________________________________________ MISSING 1 Riser used for the Outdoor Minyan. If you borrowed them, please return them to the office or in front of the sukkah doors. Thank You
We are optimistic that we will all soon be able to return to shul together, however as of yet, things are not quite back to normal. Many of us have not seen our friends from shul for months. Additionally, many new families have moved to the community, but due to the pandemic, we have not had a chance to meet and get to know each other. To help us stay connected, we are bringing a new feature called "Won't you be my neighbor". If you would like to be featured here, please contact Chani Wiesman. In this feature, you will get to meet new families as well as become reacquainted with familiar faces.
Click here to Meet the Kurlansiks and see past submissions
Florence Axelrod – Fruma bas Sarah Estelle Lerner- Esther Ethel bas Rochel Andy Rauer – Avigayal bas Peshe Ella Bruce Goldhagen - Berel Dov Ben Chia Sheryl Malamud Yoni Yares Amy Goldwasser Gavriel Yehuda ben Chaya Sarah Binyamin Yedidya Nachshon ben Shira Ruth Robbie Friedner Raphael Shraga Ben Dina Sarah Joseph Chaim Ben Dina Sarah Akiva Moshe Ben Dina Sarah Tinok Ben Chana Faygel Since the tehillim group is not meeting again until after COVID, following is a link to the prayers for good health and healing that you can recite for our ailing members
There are many ways to support our Shul: Yartzeit Plaque ($400) Shabbat Security ($180) Chumash for the sanctuary ($75) Newslink ($72) Siddur for the sanctuary ($50) Welcome Basket ($18) Bottle Club ($36) https://www.soicherryhill.org/sponsor
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