Kiddush is sponsored by Tovah and Rafi Kurlansik in honor of the celebration of Judah's Bar Mitzvah. Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Moshe Weiner in memory of his father, Shimon ben Moshe, and by Ron Zanger in commemoration of the first yahrzeit of his mother Miriam bat Chaim. In Depth Talmud with Jeff Schwartz: Sunday evenings at 8pm in the SOI Chapel. Contact Jeff Schwartz for more information.
A Deep Look at Sefer Bereishit with Rabbi Michael Davies: Mondays at 8:00pm, class is on break and beginning a new unit January 9.
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Next session will be Wednesday, January 4 at 8:00pm. For more information please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org.
Donuts & Discussion: Next Shabbat, January 7 at 10:30am for middle school students with Rabbi Dovi Friedman.
Self Care Sunday: Featuring a yoga class with Batsheva Leshed followed by inspiration with Rebbetzin Gevura Davis. Sunday, January 8 9:30-11:00am at SOI. Please remember to bring a yoga mat.
Parent Child Learning: Saturday, January 14 6:30-7:15pm at SOI. The program is open to boys and girls, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or any adult bringing a child is welcome. E-mail Eric Klein to RSVP or for more information Ice Skating: Motzai Shabbat January 14 7:30-9:00pmfor6th-8thgraders atWinterfest at Cooper River -Register here.
Tuesday, January 3 (Tevet 10) Fast of Asarah B'Tevet 5:55am Fast begins 6:30am Shacharit 4:15pm Mincha/Maariv 5:24pm Fast ends
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 Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis entitled ‘How Many Days Old are You?’ about the importance and significance of each and every day.
How many days old are you? This sounds like an odd thing to ask, but it was actually the question that was posed by King Pharaoh of Egypt to our ancestor Jacob.
Jacob had just arrived in Egypt. Joseph arranged for an audience between his father and King Pharaoh. Jacob came in, he blessed Pharaoh. Pharaoh then saw how this old man looked young and appeared to be so vibrant in spirit. So he posed the question - "Kama yemei shnei chayecha?" - "how many are the days of the years of your life?" And Jacob replied - "Yemei shnei meguray" - "the numbers of the days of the years of my sojourn on earth" - "shloshim umeat shana" - add up to "one hundred and thirty years".
It is in this spirit that we read in the Psalms - "Limnot yameinu cain hoda ve navi l'vav chochma" - "teach us Hashem to number our days, so that we should be wise-hearted". The term 'wise-hearted' is a fascinating one; you don't find it in any other language or tradition. Usually we refer to somebody who is wise or somebody who has a good heart. But in our tradition, we find the fusion of the two: somebody who is clever, who is wise and yet, that is accompanied by compassion, by empathy and sympathy. Similarly, it is not good enough just to feel for a person or for a situation. Our emotions need to be accompanied by clear and logical thought. If we find the capacity to be wise-hearted, then we can number our days just like the patriarch Jacob.
[...] We have no clue how many years we are going to live for - please God there will be many - but what we do have control over is how we spend our days. Let them always be - 'Arichut yamim' - long and productive days. Let us be a blessing for our surroundings, making a great impact for the benefit of our society, walking in the footsteps of Jacob our forebear. Therefore, we'll be able to enthusiastically exclaim, "Baruch Hashem, yom yom" -"Blessed is Hashem on every single day".
Welcome to Aaron and Marnie Rubenstein and their daughter who moved to Cherry Hill this week.
Mazal tov to Tovah & Rafi Kurlansik on the celebration of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Judah. Mazal Tov to Devorah Linetsky upon completing learning all of Tanach. Mazal tov to Tamar Wiener for winning the 2nd annual Chulent Cookoff.
Thank you to Tamar Wiener, Aliza Sadiky, Shimon Chaitoff & Heshy Chaitoff for helping with kiddush last week. Thank you to Yair Klein, Yaakov Linder, Matti Rosenberg & Yaakov Zeffren for preparing Seudah Shlishit last week. Thank you to Aliza Sadiky for coordinating the Sisterhood Women's Gift Exchange.
Thank you to Debbie Fineberg, Shari Solomon, Jeff Liss, Steve Herzberg, Shlomo Aronoff, Chemmie Sokolic, Hector from OPS and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos.
VOLUNTEERS More volunteers are desperately needed to help with security on Shabbos and Yom Tov. All it takes is 30 minutes each time you participate. Please see Sam Tilonsky for more information and to volunteer.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Julie Lavine, Yitta bat Yehuda HaLevi, the mother of David (Anat) Lackner and Nancy (Marvin) Bleiberg and grandmother of Dana (Nimi) Gal.
David will be returning from California on Sunday morning and will be sitting shivah at the home of Dana and Nimi Gal - 2108 Aqueduct Lane Minyan Times: Sunday Shacharit 9AM, Monday-Wednesday Shacharit 7AM, Sunday-Monday Mincha/Maariv 4:30PM Tuesday Mincha/Maariv 4:10PM David requests no visitors between 12-2PM
Nancy will be sitting shivah in California and can be reached at 201-638-7752 (please note the three hour time difference)
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion & Jerusalem
A silver metal razor scooter went missing from outside the entrance to the Shul this past Shabbat. The scooter had one red handle bar cushion on one handle and one missing so the other handle bar was exposed metal. If you know of it’s whereabouts, please contact the Shul office. Thank you for assisting in performing the Mitzvah of Hashavat Aveidah.
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 Gaela bas Pinina Jackie Nussbaum - Eta Ruchmam bas Chaya Golda Chayim Gedalya haLevi ben Henya Joan Solomon Weinberg - Yehudit Sarah bat Esther Chaim Leib HaLevi ben Batya Gittel Tobie Cohen, Tova Lieba bas Esther Chaya Alan Friedman - Avraham Pinchas ben Hudda Kayla Chaya bat Bayla Simcha Avraham Ben Datya Leba Karen Cohen - Esther Chaya bas Sara Chana Inga bat Bella
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