Newslink for Shabbat Parshat Shoftim (August 18 - August 20)
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The Newslink is sponsored this week by Sharon & Harvey Chaitoff in honor of Moshe Dov's (Maish) last Shabbos in Cherry Hill before he heads off for his Gap Year in Israel. Tzaitzchem L'Shalom!
Announcement & Upcoming Events
Kiddush is sponsored anonymously in honor of the start of Chodesh Elul.
Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Daniel and Sheryl Malamud in loving memory of Dr. Oscar Malamud, Asher Samuel ben Itzhak z”l, commemorating his 3rd yahrzeit on daled Elul.
Shabbat Morning Groups: Through August 19th there will be no Shabbat morning groups for children in 3rd - 5th Grade. Parsha sheets will be available for those grades to follow during services. Tot Shabbat and groups for children in Kindergarten - 2nd grade will continue as usual. Full groups for all ages will return on August 26th with children attending groups for their incoming grade.
Summer Women's Shiur Series: This Shabbat, August 19th at 4:30pm. The topic is Lessons from Pirkei Avot given by Yehudeet Gore and hosted by Chana Jacobs, 415 Narragansett Drive. Email Chani Wiesman chaniwiesman@gmail.com or Yehudeet Gore yehudeet@gmail.com for more information.
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Wednesday evenings after Maariv. Next class will be on August 23rd. For more information or to sign up please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org.
Bonfires with Sons of Israel: Thursday, August 17th and Sunday, August 27th. The next bonfire is for Men only at 8:30pm at the home of Matti Rosenberg, 307 Washington Avenue. Join us for a casual get-together and connect with members of our community. For more information contact aliza.sadiky@gmail.com.
Vintage Movie Night: Sunday, August 20th at 8:30pm in Audrey and Joel Dahan's backyard, 306 Wilson Road. The cost is $5. Register here. Mezuzos and Tefillin Checking with Rabbi Long: Monday, August 21st - Friday, August 25th at SOI. Space is limited and appointments are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. For more information, or to reserve your appointment with the Sofer, text/call 856-870-3333 or email CHSoferSignup@gmail.com.
Women's Halacha Shiur with Rabbi Davies: Next class is Thursday, August 24th at 8:30pm in the SOI chapel. (Note SPECIAL DATE)
Chodesh Elul Book Club - Preparing For The Yamim Noraim: Reading Mind Your Mindset: The Science That Shows Success Starts with Your Thinking by Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller. Start reading now and join a book club discussion with Rabbi Davies on Thursday, August 31st at 8:30pm in the SOI Kiddush Room. Purchase the book or borrow it from the library. This book is available on Hoopla hrough CHPL.
Prep and Rally Is Coming to Cherry Hill: Thursday, September 7th at 7:30pm at SOI. There will be a cooking demonstration, tastings and tips on how to plan, prep and rally for the holidays! The early bird deadline is August 24th. Click Here to Register.
Vintage Presents the Philadelphia Orchestra: Thursday, February 29th, 7:00pm at the Kimmel Center. The program will feature all Beethoven. Seats are limited so register soon. The deadline has been extended to August 30th to reserve your ticket. Register here.
Pre-Rosh Hashana Learning & Inspiration For Women with Lori Palatnik: "Rosh: Hashana - Landing In The Book of Life". Shabbat, September 9th, 4:30pm at Young Israel of Cherry Hill.
Shabbat, August 19: Shoftim (Elul 2) 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 9:39am Latest Shema 10:00am Youth Groups 10:30am Tot Shabbat 11:00am Kiddush is sponsored anonomously 5:50pm Gemara Shiur 7:10pm Mincha 7:40pm Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Daniel & Sheryl Malamud 8:30pm Maariv 8:35pm Havdalah
Sunday, August 20 (Elul 3) 7:00am Shacharit 7:00am Sephardi Selichot @ YI 8:00am Shacharit 7:25pm Mincha/Maariv
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 with you an excerpt from an article by Rabbi Stephen Baars entitled "How to Have an Argument" speaking of the negative effects of bribery. [...] Our Sun is 400 times bigger than the Moon, so in order to effect an eclipse, the moon has to be placed 400 times closer to you and me. "G-d placed them (the planets) in the heavens." (Genesis 1:14) No other planet in our solar system has a moon that appears as the same size as the sun. I remember as a child thinking that the sun and the moon were the same size, it certainly appears that way. It's shocking to realize that how we see things is not how they really are. We think the color red we see, is what everyone else sees too. Try to convince a grandparent their grandchild is not that smart (actually, don't try). A person has to stretch themselves to see how others imagine the world. Or that reality is really different to how we perceive it.
[...] In this week's parsha, the Torah tells us: "Do not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous." (Deuteronomy 16:19) Rashi (11th century French Rabbi) comments on this verse by saying: When a judge accepts a bribe from one of the claimants, it is impossible that he will not be inclined to turn the judgment in his favor. Note, Rashi says "impossible." Not likely or more often, no, impossible! No matter who you are, no matter how wise you may be, a bribe affects your decisions.
[...] When you take a bribe, you stop thinking objectively. It's not that you now think, how you see reality is how it really is - because we all do that. It's that you stop caring if you are right. Bribes make you think the world revolves around you. And in truth, it does revolve around you. Every human being is really sitting at the top of the world, their world. But it also revolves around everyone else too.
We will have the opportunity to delve deeper into this idea of perception and reality through our Elul Book Club discussion on the book Mind Your Mindset - pick up the book and start reading today! Click here for more details.
Kol HaNearim Tallit Honor your children, grandchildren, nieces, or nephews by embroidering their names on the Congregation Sons of Israel Kol HaNe’arim Tallit. This beautiful Tallit is embroidered with children’s names in gold. It is used on Simchat Torah when the children are called up to the Torah for a special Aliyah. Deadline to be included is extended to August 28, 2023 and each line is $25. The Tallit can be viewed in the shul's vestibule over the next two weeks. See examples and submit your entry at https://www.soicherryhill.org/form/Tallit.
Thank you to Yaffa & Jack Fuchs, Marilyn Mindel, Estelle Lerner, Diane Irwin, Tamar Wiener, Gila Davis, Helene Raush, Sylvia Levine & Gail Belfer for helping with kiddush last week.
Thank you to Jeffrey Weiss, Malka Moskowitz, Yaakov Zeffren, Yaakov Linder, Sandy Crass, Matti Rosenberg, Jonathan Delman & Adam Galil for helping with seudah shlishit last week.
Thank you to Debbie Fineberg, Debbie Pester, Diane Irwin, Chani Wiesman Berliant, Paul from JFeds and Red Squadron (Yaakov Zeffren, David Medelovitz, Nate Wiener, Shlomo Aronoff, Elon Elisha and Andy Rauer) for providing security on Shabbos.
Volunteers We are urgently looking for several men and women volunteers to help with security in the main sanctuary during services. In the event of an emergency these individuals will be responsible for directing the congregation to safety. These important positions are vital to the success of keeping everyone safe and secure. Training will be provided. Contact Sam Tilonsky (drsamod@gmail.com) for more information and to help.
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