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Announcements & Upcoming Events
Pre-Simchat Torah Auction Sukkah Parties: Wednesday, October 12 7:30pm at various Sukkahs and on Zoom
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Session will be Leil Hoshanah Rabbah, Motzai Shabbat, October 15 ::note change of date:: If you are interested in joining the Chaburah for the new Zman/Semester, please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org.
Youth Hakafot & Spaghetti Dinner: Monday, October 17 at SOI 5:00 - 6:30pm
Simchat Torah Gala Luncheon: Tuesday, October 18 following Davening and Hakafot Busy in Brooklyn Cooking Demo: In Honor of our Renovated Kitchen Dedication Sons of Israel Presemts Millenial Kosher with Chanie Apfelbaum, insta-famous food blogger, writer, recipe developer and food photographer. - Sunday, October 30 7:00pm-10:00pm click here to register
I am very excited for the opportunity to share words of Torah with you. Each week, in this spot, I 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 an article by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks entitled ‘Emotional Intelligence’, which gives insight into the unique nature of this week's Parsha. [...] In Ha'azinu, Moses does the unexpected but necessary thing. He teaches the Israelites a song. He moves from prose to poetry, from speech to music, from law to literature, from plain speech to vivid metaphor:
Listen, heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. May my teaching fall like rain, my speech flow down like dew; like gentle rain on tender plants, like showers on the grass. (Deut. 32:1-2)
Why? Because at the very end of his life, the greatest of all the prophets turned to emotional intelligence, knowing that unless he did so, his teachings might enter the minds of the Israelites but not their hearts, their passions, their emotive DNA. It is feelings that move us to act, give us the energy to aspire, and fuel our ability to hand on our commitments to those who come after us.
Without the prophetic passion of an Amos, a Hosea, an Isaiah, a Jeremiah, without the music of the Psalms and the songs of the Levites in the Temple, Judaism would have been a plant without water or sunlight; it would have withered and died. Intellect alone does not inspire in us the passion to change the world. To do that you have to take thought and turn it into song. That is Ha'azinu, Moses' great hymn to God's love for His people and his role in ensuring, as Martin Luther King put it, that "the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice." In Ha'azinu, the man of intellect and moral courage becomes the figure of emotional intelligence, allowing himself to be, in Judah Halevi's lovely image, the harp for God's song.
This is a life-changing idea: If you want to change lives, speak to people's feelings, not just to their minds. Enter their fears and calm them. Understand their anxieties and allay them. Kindle their hopes and instruct them. Raise their sights and enlarge them. Humans are more than algorithms. We are emotion-driven beings.
Speak from the heart to the heart, and mind and deed will follow.
Contact Information for Co-Presidents Ilana Weiss: president@soicherryhill.org Rabbi Heshy Chaitoff: copresident@soicherryhill.org
What Do You Love To Do? Congregation Sons of Israel thrives on the efforts put forth by our volunteers. We would love to connect you with committees that can use your help in ways that utilize your unique skills, talents, and interests. Click here to let us know what you love to do so you can get involved!
Welcome to Carrie and Meir Miskin and Aaron and Malka Feibush as new members at SOI.
Thank you to Alisa Fox, Yakira Fox, Amalia Fox, Liana Weinberg, Tamar Wiener, Jeff Liss, Sandy Crass, and Suzie Mindel for helping with kiddush last week.
Thank you to Sid Goldberg, Aaron Greenberg, and Andy Rauer for producing the 5783 Yizkor Books and to David Barg for printing them.
A tremendous thank you to Bill Jungreis (doors and early minyan), Debbie Fineberg (doors and main minyan), Harvey Chaitoff (cameras), Jeff Liss (cameras), Donna Moskowitz (cameras), Chemmie Sokolic (cameras), Hector from OPS and Sam Tilonsky for helping on Shabbos.
A huge thank you to the following people who provided security on,
Kol Nidre, Jeff Liss, Seth Cohen, Avi Sadiky, Jack Fuchs, Debbie Fineberg, Bill Jungreis, Hector from OPS and Sam Tilonsky provided security. A special thanks shout out to Jeff Liss fo making sure everyone was safe crossing Cooper Landing Road on the way to Kol Nidre.
Yom Kippur, Avi Sadiky, Avi Rynderman, Jeff Liss, Baila Silverman, Sam Oshlag, Robbie Friedner, Dan Eisenstein, Steve Herzberg, Debbie Fineberg, Bill Jungreis, Hector from OPS and Sam Tilonsky.
Neilah, Debbie Fineberg and Sam Tilonsky. A very special thank you to Jill Henig (Oze’s mom) for helping.
To all those people who came up to me over Yom Tov asking if I wanted or needed a break, THANK YOU for caring! You are the best.
Please, when walking to and from shul in the dark wear your reflective belt!
Condolences to Rabbi Michael Davies and Family on the passing of his maternal grandmother Goldie Gross - Golda bat Yisroel HaKohen
Condolences to Estelle Lerner and Family on the untimely passing of her son-in-law, Rabbi Shalom Miller, Shalom Tzvi ben Moshe
We are pleased to inform the congregation that much of the work on the front of the building has been completed which allows for more consistent access through the front doors. As you arrive at the front of the building you can see the beautiful new face of the building, smooth new concrete, and the awning being assembled. The front of the building may be used to enter the building. The fob and doorbell system have been restored as well. Should you be unable to enter the building for weekday davening, please knock on the sanctuary door at the back of the building. If you need to access the building during office hours, please call the office at (856) 667-9700. Thank you for your patience as we beautify our campus! SOI Co-Presidents
Bikur Cholim along with Boscov's department store is sponsoring, "Friends helping Friends" on October 19, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. 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 and you will get your discount shopping pass. You then present it when checking out your purchase and receive your discount price. So get your discount shopping pass now!!! Call the shul office or Janet Miller at 856 667-0860 to receive you pass.
New Fiscal Year - Locker Rental Renewals - New Rentals Available
Mr. Finkelstein L'Chaim Bottle Club
The Bottle Club is seeking to replenish its cart for the upcoming year. Please consider donating a bottle of your favorite alcoholic beverage or making a donation at www.soicherryhill.org/sponsor to sponsor a bottle to be served at kiddush. Contact Donna Moskowitz for more information at donnamoskowitz1@gmail.com.
Florence Axelrod – Fruma bas Sarah Gavriel Yehuda ben Chaya Sarah David Partnow - David Avram ben Tilla Razel Robert Shapiro - Doniel-Avraham ben Hannah Aaron Moshe ben Ruth Yosef Simcha Chaim Ben Sarah Chana Gaela bas Pinina Jackie Nussbaum - Eta Ruchmam bas Chaya Golda Chayim Gedalya haLevi ben Henya Joan Solomon Weinberg - Yehudit Sarah bat Esther Yisroel Chanan ben Riva Alta Chaim Leib HaLevi ben Batya Gittel
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
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Shoprite Scrip Now Available SOI Office Monday-Friday 10-2 Yaeli Sokolic at ycsgraphix@gmail.com Flo Shulman at florence.shulman@gmail.com
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