Shabbat, July 31: Eikev (Av 22) 9:00am Main Minyan - Outdoors- Registration required (weather permitting) 8:30am Main Minyan - Indoors - Registration required 8:30 Sephardic Minyan 10am Groups for k-3rd grade 10:15am Tot Shabbat outside by the shade of the gym 11 - Kiddush 4:30 Women's Summer Learning Series - Frimie Fromowitz - 415 Hialeah 7:54pm Mincha 8:45pm Maariv 9:04pm Havdalah 9:45pm Campfire Schmooze (Ends at 11:00pm) 422 Jamaica DR.
Sunday, August 1 (Av 23) 7:00am Shacharit 5:00pm Rabbi Davies and Family Welcome (Ends at 7:00pm) 5:00pm Jubilee Kick-Off (Ends at 7:00pm) 7:55pm Mincha
CDC Recommendation Following the announcement by the CDC regarding masking, New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Persichilli and Dr. Fauci strongly recommend that both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents wear masks in indoor settings when there is increased risk. Please be mindful and respectful.
In preparation for the High Holy Days, if you have anything in the coatroom/and or lockers - please collect it. All things left there after August 8th will be donated to Goodwill.
Rabbi Rothman I am very appreciative of your kind invitation to me to write a Dvar Torah for this Shabbos. This Shabbos marks the conclusion of two decades of devoted leadership by Rabbi Epstein of our congregation. We extend to Rabbi Epstein our grateful thanks for everything he did for us and wish him and Debi and their family good health and bracha v’hatzlacha. This Shabbos also marks the beginning of the rabbinic leadership of Rabbi Davies. We warmly welcome Rabbi Davies and his family to Sons of Israel. We wish you, Rabbi Davies, great success as our Rabbi. We look forward to writing with you a new and glorious chapter in our shul’s 127-year history. This Shabbos we will read, in the sedra of Eikev, that the Torah asks a fascinating question. “Maw Hashem Shoel Meyimoch”? “What does G-d ask of us”? The answer given here (Devarim Chapter 10, Verse 12) is “ONLY TO FEAR Hashem, your G-d”. The Gemara in Brochos 33 asks a striking question. “Is fearing G-d such as simple matter?” To which it answers “Yes, for Moshe, it was a simple matter”. However, for me and you it isn’t so easy. We have to work at it. Like so many goals that we strive to accomplish, it asks effort to succeed. Many challenges need consistent effort to reach our goal. The Torah Temima comments that there is an amazing concept that “Haba Letahayr Misayim Oso” – “When a person strives to purify himself, G-d helps him”. Our sincere and conscientious efforts are rewarded by G-d, and He helps us to succeed. The unique role that G-d plays in each of our lives is invisible. It is certainly difficult to comprehend what G-d does and why He does it. If we could always see and understand what G-d is doing for us, G-d would not be able to reward us. Instead, G-d chose to give us Free Will and left it up to us to choose between Good and Evil- right or wrong. But fortunately, He gave us the Torah, which spelled it all out for us. If we believe, if we have faith, then we will choose wisely and Hashem will reward us. Rarely will we be able to discern the reason why G-d does certain things, but sometimes, after the passage of time, we may be able to understand. May Hashem bless each of us and our families. May the New Year be a year of blessing, good health and safety for all of us.
"We’re All In This Together"…High School Musical
A fitting title for a new start for Sons of Israel. The Jewish people have routinely been broken up into groups. As an example, in ancient times we had the twelve tribes. Each was an independent entity with their own banner and attributes. As a collective, they came together as one people. We have Ashkenazi and Sephardic groups, male and female, Hashkama, Outdoor and Indoor minyan people, young and not so young, SOI or YI, Black Hat and Modern Orthodox. I could go on forever, but I think you get the idea. We are all different. Accepting that, while embracing our differences and individualism, and realizing that we all have a central goal – doing mitzvot in the honor of Hashem and being the best we can be as individuals, as a Congregation, as a community, will make our community a more cohesive place. This Sunday we welcome Rabbi Davies and his family to Cherry Hill – To Sons of Israel. Rabbi Davies has spent 8 years in Charleston translating a vision of a new synagogue into a reality. His d’var torahs during probahs were inspiring and thought provoking. The creative, Solomon style technique he used in creating a mechitzah for Dor Tikvah, keeping everyone happy without compromising its integrity, was a tremendous and unique accomplishment. Originally from the more northern Jersey area, Rabbi Davies remembers fondly Cherry Hill and our infamous Simchaton and looks forward to working with the youth and NCSY. We look forward to experiencing his innovative and creative programming and embracing him and his family into the tapestry of Sons of Israel. Welcome aboard Rabbi Davies, Ora and family. We are also kicking-off our Jubilee year – 50 years in Cherry Hill, this Sunday. We will have cotton candy, Tasty Twisters soft pretzels, Primo Water ice, Kosher.com wine tasting, Nothing Bundt Cake samples, and fresh popcorn. Sisterhood will be selling Judaica from the gift shop, Helen Baker has her Incredible hats, Machla Shaffer will have her sewn Judaica. Bikur Cholim, Membership, Advertising, Eruv, Security and Sisterhood, to name a few, will have representatives you can talk to about being a part of SOI. The T-shirts are here and look great. Show your SOI spirit and order your shirt online. There will be raffles for a Trader Joe’s Basket, a Hats Incredible cap, and a special Bundt Cake. Come early to help set-up and stay late. Make new friends, while catching up with old. It will be a tremendous start to an exciting year of learning, mitzvot, great programming and gathering together as friends, as a community. May we grow from strength to strength under our new leadership and learn to embrace and accept our differences, not as a weakness, but as the beauty of our kehillah. "Everyone is special in their own way. We make each other strong. We're not the same; We're different in a good way. Together's where we belong." - High School Musical
Shabbat Shalom Donna Moskowitz
*********ANNOUNCEMENT********* Rabbi Serebrowski has graciously agreed to be on call or available for in-person issues until Rabbi Davies' start date of August 1. His cell phone number is 908-770-8248 and his email is yserebrowski@torahlinks.org.
Rabbi Rothman and Rabbi Shaffer will be glad to answer halachic questions by phone or email. Rabbi Rothman 856-495-6757 evyk1savta1@gmail.com Rabbi Shaffer 201 394-7447 rebshaff@aol.com
We greatly appreciate the support and help of our community Rabbis through this transition and moving forward. **********************************************************************************************
With the High Holidays quickly approaching, there is extensive planning involved:
There will be various additional minyanim, Vasikin (Weather permitting - outside) Sephardic and Indoors and exploring the possibility of reinstituting Camp Shofar.
We have several volunteer opportunities for interested people.
LOCKER RENTALS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS.
Please Note: Highlighted section reserved for social distancing and unvaccinated people
______________________________________________________ SOI Committees 2021-2022 Advertising Chemmie Sokolic chemsok@aol.com Bikur Cholim Larry Miller twinks-3043@msn.com Fundraising Historical Society president@soicherryhill.org Jubilee Helene Raush raushfamily@comcast.net Sabrina Spector sabrinaspector@gmail.com Helen Baker bakera412@comcast.net Membership Heshy Chaitoff heshychaitoff@gmail.com Michael Partnow mrpmjp@aol.com Programming Sabrina Spector sabrinaspector@gmail.com Suzie Mindel suziepm@yahoo.com Ritual Heshy Chaitoff heshychaitoff@gmail.com Chani Wiesman chaniwiesman@gmail.com Security Sam Tilonsky drsamod@gmail.com Sisterhood Karen Cohen karen.e.cohen@gmail.com Youth Sabrina Spector sabrinaspector@gmail.com Caryn Hurlock cmhurlock@gmail.com Welcome Aliza Chaitoff alizachaitoff@gmail.com
HELP NEEDED To get ready fo the upcoming holidays, we have a lot of work to do. Please volunteer for one or more of these in-person activities: August 10 - 10:30 am - repair siddurim and chumashim Coffee Klatch August 16 - 7pm - organize Book Closet (NEED MUSCLES) August 17 - 10:30 am - oganize storage room
Thank you to Jon Bender for taking charge of the Red Cross food drive. It is over as of July 31. The Red Cross was very appreciative of our efforts.
Thank you to everyone who gave donations for the food drive.
Thank you to Rabbi Shaffer for his inspiring 6 week Learning Series. I hope there will be more opportunites to learn together.
Thank you to Sisterhood for purchasing a new freezer for the synagogue. Thank you to Aliza Sadiky, Gali Brody and Shmulik Linetsky for running groups
Thank you to Debbie Fineberg, Harvey Chaitoff, Avi Rynderman, Baila Silverman, Adam Shulman, Seth Cohen, Donna Moskowitz, and Sam Tilonsky for volunteering for Security on Shabbat.
Thank you to Rabbi Serebrowski, Rabbi Shaffer and Rabbi Rothman for being there for us during a two week transition period Thank you to our Jubilee Sponsors: Hats Incredible Trader Joes Mia's Meals Nothing Bundt Cakes Primo Water Ice Scott Soffen kosherwine.com Kiwi Yogurt Cherry Grill Sew Judaically Yours
Mazel Tov to the SOI Softball Team for winning the championship of The Jewish Athletic Goup B Division.
Stay tuned for a special feature next week of "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 see past submissions.
The blue tablecloth from the security table is missing. If you borrowed it or know where it is please let us know as soon as possible.
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 Raphael Shraga Ben Dina Sarah
David Partnow - David Avram Ben Tilla Razel
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 ($36) Siddur for the sanctuary ($50) Welcome Basket ($18) Bottle Club ($36) https://www.soicherryhill.org/sponsor
Looking for a new way to get involved in our community? Volunteering with JFCS can offer you the opportunity to enrich the lives of vulnerable individuals and gain a feeling of personal accomplishment while receiving love, warmth, and appreciation from those you assist. Ongoing JFCS volunteer opportunities include delivering kosher food to clients of our Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantries, assisting with our Special Needs programs, medical transportation, Shabbat Shalom and Jewish Hospice visits, Patient Partners medical advocates, and more. For those who cannot commit to volunteering on a regular basis, JFCS “bite-size” opportunities can be done in small increments, or even once a year. To learn more, visit https://jfcssnj.org/volunteer-opportunities.
*********************************************************** Our Jubilee Year is Starting 50 Years in Cherry Hill/Established 1894 We are asking you to submit statements, stories, anecdotes about what you love about SOI. They will all be featured in the newslink and other celebrations throughout the year. See flyer below. ****************************************************************************************
The title of this week's workshop is: A Taste of Mussar Vaad: Compassion Workshop
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Office Hours Next Week for Jean Klein: Monday to Thursday 9:00am - 2:00pm
Congregation Sons of Israel 720 Cooper Landing Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
