Kiddush sponsored by Marina & Jacob Levy in honor of their son Daniel's Bar Mitzvah Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Yaacov Levy in memory of his mother-in-law Miriam bat Yona
A Deep Look at Sefer Bereishit with Rabbi Michael Davies: Mondays at 8:00pm. Next class is January 30 Zoom link Meeting ID: 88211049415
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Next session will be Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00pm. For more information please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org.
Adult Arcade Night: Saturday, January 28 at 8:00pm. Adults only. Registration is closed. For more information contact Suzie Mindel
Musical Havdallah & Craft: Special Tu BShvat Edition - February 4th from 6:30-7:30pm. Geared towards ages 0-10, but all are welcome. Kids invited to come in their PJs. Contact oradavies@gmail.com for more information.
Mikvah Ohel Leah Shovavim Event: Wisdom to Enhance Your Marriage with Mrs. Yael Kaisman.Tuesday, February 7 at 7:45pm in SOI Kiddush Room. Event is Free, but please RSVP.
Red Cross Blood Drive: Sunday, February 19 from 9:00am-2:00pm at SOI. All donors will receive a $10 amazon gift card & a chance to win a trip to Florida. To sign up click here. For more information contact Jeff Lubin at lubin.jeffrey@yahoo.com
Shabbat, January 28: Bo (Shevat 6) 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 9:43am Latest Shema 10:00am Youth Groups 10:30am Tot Shabbat 11:00am Kiddush sponsored by Marina & Jacob Levy 4:35pm Mincha 5:05pm Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Yaacov Levy 5:50pm Maariv 5:57pm Havdalah 8:00pm Adult Arcade Night
Sunday, January 29 (Shevat 7) 7:00am Shacharit 8:00am Shacharit 5:05pm Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm In Depth Gemara Shiur
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 Dr. Mordechai Schiffman entitled ‘The Protégé Effect: Learn by Teaching’ about the great power of sharing knowledge with others.
[...] Learning by teaching, or what is sometimes termed “The Protégé Effect” is an effective strategy to enhance learning. When learners take on the role of teacher, experience and research shows that the learner becomes more motivated and understands the material better. In a foundational paper on the topic in the Journal of Educational Psychology, John Bargh and Yaacov Schul outline the mechanisms that can account for these cognitive benefits. One important factor is that when someone learns something in order to teach it, the way they experience the material is deepened. Their thinking becomes more organized, they look for relationships between ideas, and actively think about the best way to communicate it to others.
The time had finally come for the Children of Israel to be freed from slavery. In this pivotal moment, Moshe gathers the people to deliver important instructions related to the rituals they will perform before they are redeemed and the rituals for commemorating this momentous occasion in the future. In framing his teaching, [...] Moshe spoke about children and education. [...] Education is an essential pillar of Jewish life. Teaching our children is foundational to freedom. [I]n Rabbi Sacks’ profound words, Moshe “realized that a people achieves immortality not by building temples or mausoleums, but by engraving their values on the hearts of their children, and they on theirs, and so on until the end of time.”
[...] What’s striking is not just that Moshe tells the Children of Israel to think about how they will communicate and explain the experience to future generations, but just as remarkable is the timing of when he tells them. This was not done as a reflective debrief after the performance of the mitzvot. Rather, this was conveyed before they even performed the original rituals themselves. Moshe was intimating that the initial experience of each person should be infused with the knowledge that they will eventually communicate this experience to their children. Everything should be learned with an eye for how it will be taught in the future. While in the moment they were merely learners, Moshe helped transform the Children of Israel’s own learning experience, by charging them from the outset with being teachers.
Even if you are not a formal educator, try to become a teacher. The next time you learn something, think about how you could communicate the idea effectively to someone else. Not only because we are a nation of educators, but because by teaching, you will learn better. Have a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Davies Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org
We are excited to be partnering with Mizrachi World Movement to provide their publication of HaMizrachi Parasha Weekly.
2023 Congregational Survey In the coming weeks we will be sending out our congregational survey to all members in good standing. This survey is an important way for members to recognize our strengths, provide feedback where we could do better and help us plan strategically for the future. To ensure your ability to participate please login to ShulCloudto check that we have the appropriate email address for you and to see that you do not have any outstanding membership payments to be made. If you have any questions about your account please contact SOI Financial Secretaries Yaeli Sokolic and Michael Partnow at financialsecretary@soicherryhill.org.
Automatic Defibrillator Campaign An AED, or automated external defibrillator, is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. SOI is planning to upgrade our current AED, which is more than 20 years old. The cost of a new one is approximately $1,800. Please partner with us by donating towards this goal by February 10th. While we hope to never use it, having an AED on hand could be what saves the life of someone you know and care about. If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Ron Zanger.
Mazel Tov to Jacob and Marina Levy and family on the celebration of Daniel's Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat. Mazel Tov as well to aunt and uncle Aliza and Eyal Levy and family.
Mazel Tov to Rabbi Avraham and Chava Friedler and family on the birth of a baby boy. Shalom Zachar will be in conjunction with the community wide men's Oneg Shabbos - 22 Liberty Lane beginning at 8:15pm.
Mazel Tov to Dovid and Leba Sheri Shatz on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Leba Sheri's daughter Adina and husband Jason. May Hodaya Simcha be a source of Nachas to the entire family!
Thank you to Suzie Mindel, Sabrina Spector & Sabra Hess for helping with kiddush last week.
Thank you to Moshe & Malka Moskowitz, Yair Klein, Yaakov & Aaron Zeffren, Yaakov Linder, Sandy Crass, Gabi Gindoff, Jonathan Delman & Matti Rosenberg for helping with seudah shlishit last week.
Thank you to Debbie Fineberg, Harvey Chaitoff, Jeff Liss, Chani Wiesman Berliant, Shlomo Aronoff, Hector from OPS and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos. A huge thank you to Andy Rauer for doing a double shift on Shabbos.
Please consider volunteering for a 30 minute shift every month or two to give our regular volunteers a well deserved break. Contact Sam Tilonsky to help. The shul belongs to everyone, let’s protect it, together!
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