Shabbat, September 18: Ha'Azinu (Tishrei 12) 8:00am Main Minyan - Outdoors (weather permitting) 8:30am Main Minyan - Indoors 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:49am Latest Shema 10:00am groups for K-3rd grade 10:00am Tot Shabbat 5:05pm Gemara Shiur 6:35pm Mincha 7:00pm Rabbi's Parsha Shiur 7:30pm Maariv 7:45pm Havdalah
Sunday, September 19 (Tishrei 13) 7:00am Shacharit 6:40pm Mincha/Maariv
There are 2 Lulav/etrog sets for sale at $50 each. Contact the office at 856-667-9700.
DROP AND GO HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE THROUGH JCFS Drop off canned goods at SOI on Kol Nidre Food will be donated to Betsy & Peter Fisher Food Pantries
I am very excited for the opportunity to share words of Torah with you. Each week, in this spot, I will look to share an idea I've found that speaks to me and that I think will resonate with you as well. This week, I share an excerpt from anarticle from Debbie Gutfreund entitled 'The Five Ways We Mess Up an Apology', which speaks to how we ask for Mechilah/forgiveness and how we should. The week before Yom Kippur can become full of rushed, half-sincere apologies and obligatory, automatic requests for vague forgiveness. The essential, inner work that we’re supposed to be engaged in before Yom Kippur requires us to examine our actions in the past year and when we find specific instances in which we hurt someone, ask them for forgiveness with an apology that is both meaningful and sincere.
Dr. Harriet Lerner explains in her book, Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts, the five ways we typically mess up an apology and how to avoid them:
1. Making vague apologies. 2. Using an apology to reverse the blame. 3. Avoiding a difficult conversation with a quick apology. 4. Being defensive while apologizing. 5. Seeking first to be understood instead of to understand.
[...] Dr. Harriet Lerner explains. “The courage to apologize and the wisdom to do it wisely and well is at the heart of friendship, leadership, marriage, parenting and being grounded in maturity, integrity and self-worth.”
As Rav Nachman of Breslov once said: “If you believe breaking is possible, then believe fixing is possible.” If we have the power to hurt, we also have the power to heal. Apologizing sincerely, to others and to God, is the first step to healing the brokenness within ourselves and in the world around us.
Have an Easy and Meaningful Fast, Gmar Chatimah Tovah, and Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Davies Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org
"A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure." Henry Kissinger Pressure we have; let’s sparkle knowing we are part of a gem of a team
As usual we opened our monthly meeting with an informative, short and interesting d’var torah from Heshy Chaitoff, equating a person’s birthday as their own personal Rosh Hashanah – reflecting on our year and ourselves.
Following is a synopsis of the meeting: Advertising/Marketing– There will be opportunities to advertise on our Newslink and/or web page. This will generate additional income for the shul and offer opportunities for businesses/services to reach our members. There is a new WhatsApp group specifically for SOI announcements only. Please sign up https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2uWWdEVNogLTdyHvoYEJ4 Building – Due to permit delays and shortages, the front renovation is taking a little longer than expected. Brushed steel adornments will be used on the doors and canopy Chesed Committee - Due to some generous donations, the Chesed Committee was able to purchase Shoprite gift cards for families in need in our community. COVID Committee –masks are required during chagim in all indoor spaces. We will have the protective shields up for davening, please step down after you Aliyah. Kiddush may have things served if not individually wrapped or portioned. Continuing to reevaluate how we put out kiddush and open to feedback from those who attend. Next discussion is Simchat Torah adaptations. Fundraising –Our Virtual Simchat Torah auction, Emcee’d by Chemmie Sokolic & Dan Drabkin, on September 26th, will be an interesting way to bid on honors and donated services/products while socializing with friends new and old at several block parties or in the privacy of your own home. Thank you to Eytan for running the Sweet honey gifts for the community. The lulav & etrog sale was a great service for the community. Historical Society- We are working on preserving the history of Sons of Israel with a cooperative project between young and old by creating a visual history and virtual one. We are looking into purchasing a camera for interviewing members of the shul, new and not so new, and a new TV screen to preserve many of the artifacts we have uncovered. Scanning many of the objects has also been discussed. Portraits of our past Rabbis and Chazzan are on display in the hallway. Membership – We have had several new families join SOI this month along with a new Legacy Member. POLITZ - 3-4 days of dry weather are needed to fill the trench around the building. As soon as they finish the work in the blacktop basketball area they will repave that and add a fire hydrant. Still waiting on PSEG and NJ Water to schedule connections. Lights were put up on the side of the building. Programming – MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!!!! There are many great events in the works: New Members Kiddush, Scholar in Residence, Memoirs Course, Crash Course in Hebrew Reading, and Yoetzet Initiative event. On October 3 is the March of Remembrance – please join us, wear your Jubilee shirt or you can order one. GET INVOLVED!!!! Also on October 3 is the Red Cross Blood Drive. Please see the flyer to sign up. Ritual – There was great attendance at all the minyanim for Rosh Hashanah and Rabbi Davies made it to all 4 to deliver his sermon on both days. The highlight of the holiday was Rabbi Davies Shabbat Shuva Drasha outdoors. His source sheets are still available in the lobby. There will be four minyanim for Yom Kippur: indoors, outdoors, vasikin and Sephardic. If there is inclement weather, the outdoor minyanim will be able to move inside in the banquet room. All speeches will be given both indoor and out. Security - There is a delay with the doors to the succah due to the bullet resistant glass. The front doors have been ordered. More volunteer security greeters are needed for every Shabbat and Yom Tov. Please speak to Sam Tilonsky at drsamod@gmail.com to volunteer Youth – A survey went out to determine teen engagement with very few responses. NCSY will be offering programs to the teens such as a Latte & Learning and a BBQ to name a few. Camp Shofar was not as well attended as last year. B’Nai Akiva had their first SNIF event with approximately 50 children in attendance. We are looking into having more inclusive Shabbos Groups/davenings. There will be a Succah decorating party, Succah Candy Decorating Contest on Succah Shabbat and a Birthdays in the Park in October. Keep your eyes out for more updates. New Business – Rabbi Kramer, from the Chevra Kadishah, informed us that they will be purchasing more comfortable shiva chairs and an Ahron Kodesh to be used by the community.
Thanks to a grant from Federation, we have new folding chairs and a rack to store them on, and two new canopies to extend our tenting.
I would like to thank Avital Zeffren & Karen Cohen for their service on the Board. They have both resigned, with promises to stay active on their committees. . Volunteer to be “in the room where it happens”
Have an easy and meaningful fast & Shabbat Shalom Donna Moskowitz
A new way to spread the Simchat Torah JOY!
Sign Up to participate in a special Zoom auction event on Sunday evening, September 26, 2021, Chol Ha’Moed Sukkot. Join us on your laptop or smartphone, or sign up to experience the auction at one of several intimate outdoor “block parties” happening around the community. A wonderful opportunity to support SOI and have lots of fun with food, drink, and good friends. Come with your device, ready to bid on some amazing auction items!
Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium dedicated Super Bowl V - Colts beat Dallas Cowboys, 16-13; MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB
WAYS TO HELP SOI PAINLESSLY
Just go to smile.amazon.com, search for Congregation Sons of Israel Synagogue. Every qualifying purchase will send 0.5% of the total to our Shul. Over time, this will add up.
SOI members and affiliates can click the link to go to the JCommerce websites and purchase their products. You can support SOI through the commission we earn.
KEY RECALL If you have a master key, please return it to the office. We will be re-keying all of the locks. If, as a member, you would like a fob to gain access to the building during minyan times, we would be glad to activate one for you. Please contact Jean Klein at officeadmin@soicherryhill.org.
Hashkama Minyan Update Postponed starting until after the High Holy Days For questions please contact Bill Jungreis at soiprez2014@gmail.com.
______________________________________________________ SOI Committees 2021-2022 Advertising Chemmie Sokolic chemsok@aol.com Chesed Karen Cohen karen.e.cohen@gmail.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
Volunteers are needed. You do not need to be a Board member to be involved.
Welcome new members Marvin & Nancy Bleiberg
Mazel tov to Eytan & Diane Irwin on the engagement of their daughter Tali to Josh Lieman of New Rochelle, NY
Let's wish Donna, our fearless leader, Mazel Tov as she was nominated as part of JOFA's 2021 Ushpizot "Notable women who paved the way in Orthodox synagogues in 5781."https://www.jofa.org/ushpizot-2021
Thank you to Eytan Irwin, Avi Rynderman, Gavriel Sokolic, Bob Moskowitz, Leah Spector, Chemmie Sokolic, Nevo Anaki, Dan Malamud for helping to put up schach in the sukkah. Thank yo to Judy Herzberg, Heshy Chaitoff, Chani Wiesman, BZ Sokolic, Gavriel Sokolic, Helene Raush, Sam Tilonsky, Sybil Bernstein, Jeffrey Weiss & Hildy Berlin for helping with the lulav/etrog sale. Thank you to Debbie Fineberg, Baila Silverman, Seth Cohen, Avi Rynderman, Bill Jungreis, Adam Shulman, Harvey Chaitoff, Jeff Liss and Sam Tilonsky, for being greeters on Shabbos A very special thank you to Bob Moskowitz for helping to build tents, mechitzas, and chair racks and for all his support always, at all hours
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.
Condolences to Rabbi Ephraim Epstein on the death of his beloved mother, Gittel Dina Epstein
Florence Axelrod – Fruma bas Sarah Estelle Lerner- Esther Ethel bas Rochel Andy Rauer – Avigayal bas Peshe Ella Sheryl Malamud Amy Goldwasser Gavriel Yehuda ben Chaya Sarah Raphael Shraga Ben Dina Sarah
David Partnow - David Avram Ben Tilla Razel Machla Leah bat Chava Marvin Korff - Moshe ben Bessie Devora Tehilah bas Leah
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
ERUV UPDATE As a part of creating a new organization for the community eruv, we are making a new email server for the eruv status and other eruv related information.
After Sukkos the official announcement of the weekly status of the Eruv will come from the new email server.
Boscov Department Store is sponsoring Friends Helping Friends 25th Anniversary on October 20,2021 from 8AM to 11 PM! Amazingly you will get a 25% discount on most items in the store! All you have to do is donate $5.00 to SOI’s Bikur Cholim organization! Get your discount shopping pass now. Call the shul office or Janet Miller at 856-667-0860 to receive your pass!
COVID UPDATE - Mask Recommendation In accordance with the CDC guidlines, which recommend universal mask wearing in public indoor settings in areas with substantial Covid transmission, we strongly recommend wearing masks at all heavily attended indoor shabbat services, regardless of vaccination status. Masks must continue to be worn by all unvaccinated individuals (including those with prior Covid infection) inside the SOI campus. We are looking forward to a joyful holiday season and welcoming many congregants and guests alike into our synagogue. As the reality of High Holy Day tefillot will result in many people, including those traveling from out of town, being together for long periods of time, masks will be required at all indoor services during the chagim. Vaccinated baalei tefillah will be permitted to lead services without a mask. We will continue to seek guidance from the CDC, the NJ Department of Health, and the rabbinic and medical leadership of the OU to help keep our synagogue safe and we expect that our policies and recommendations may change as the pandemic continues to unfold. Thank you all for helping to keep our synagogue and our community safe.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Reminder: If your mailing information has been changed, please update it on our website by logging on at soicherryhill.org If you know someone who is not receving our weekly email, please let the office know The office will be open from 10-2 Monday, Thursday & Friday this week
Congregation Sons of Israel 720 Cooper Landing Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
