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Schedule for the Weekend

Erev Shabbat, September 8 (Elul 22)
5:50am Sephardi Selichot @ Chabad
6:45am Shacharit
8:15am Shacharit
6:01pm Plag HaMincha (Earliest Candle Lighting)
7:00pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv
7:02pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat, September 9: Nitzavim-Vayeilech (Elul 23)
8:00am 8AM Minyan
8:30am Sephardic Minyan
9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan
9:46am Latest Shema
10:00am Youth Groups
10:30am Tot Shabbat
11:00am Newcomer Kiddush 
4:30pm Pre-Rosh Hashana Shiur for Women @ YI
5:10pm Gemara Shiur
6:30pm Mincha
6:30pm Teen Minyan & Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Duke McCarthy
7:00pm Seudah Shlishit sponsored by the Klein Family & the Lerner Family
7:55pm Maariv
8:00pm Havdalah

Sunday, September 10 (Elul 24)
12:15am Pre-Selichot Program
1:00am Selichot
6:15am Selichot
7:00am Shacharit
7:00am Sephardi Selichot @ YI
8:00am Shacharit
6:55pm 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 Menachem Weiman entitled "Inner Knowledge" about actively seeking wisdom in the world.

One of the most poignant and enigmatic sections in the Torah appears in this week's parsha: This commandment that I am commanding you today, is not hidden from you, and it is not distant from you. It is not in the Heavens to say, "Who will go up to Heaven for us and get it for us and then we will hear it and do it." And it is not across the sea to say, "Who will cross the sea for us to get it that we will hear it and do it." Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart to do it. (Deut. 30:11-14) We know that the Torah is not in Heaven or across the sea, because the Almighty taught us His wisdom. We have 24 books of the Bible, and we have an oral tradition with 60 sections of spiritual and moral instruction. So why would anyone say it's in Heaven or across the sea?

People have an infinite amount of excuses for not studying wisdom. Almost any rational person will tell you that they value wisdom high up on the scale of life's important commodities. But find me the people that are spending two hours or even one hour a day really pursuing wisdom. We all want it, but we don't pursue it the way we know we should. True wisdom from the storehouses of the Infinite are apportioned to people based on their honest desire for it. Someone who spends five minutes studying wisdom, because that's really all they have available, is able to acquire much more wisdom than someone who goes to three classes a week but doesn't have the same desire. [...]

God says that Torah is in your mouth and heart. How is it in my heart if I have to study to know it? Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, in the introduction to Path of the Just, a treatise on character development and spiritual enlightenment, says that his book does not tell you new things. Yet the book is filled with amazing insights into human personality and the soul's inner workings! It seems that true spiritual knowledge is somehow hidden inside us. When we study, we bring it to the surface. [...] The Talmud states that when we are in the womb, an angel comes and teaches us all of Torah. Then, when we exit the womb, the angel touches us under the nose and we forget it all. This tells us that the knowledge of all wisdom is hidden in our memory banks. Our task in learning is not to learn new things, but to awaken ourselves to the truths inside us. [...]

As we head toward the New Year, let's consider the wisdom we seek and enhance our desire to bring it out from within us. Make a plan for this coming year; to learn, to study, to grow - express your desire by making the time and making it happen.

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.

Mikvah Ohel Leah’s annual Elul fundraiser is currently underway.  Through the generous contributions of the members of our community we are able to maintain a beautiful mikvah and strengthen the observance of Taharat Hamishpacha in our community. We are so grateful for your continued support.  Thank you and tizku lmitzvot! 

As the High Holidays draw near, preparations are underway for a thorough cleaning of the shul. Please take a moment to retrieve any personal items you may have left in the coatroom. Any belongings left in the coatroom after September 7th will either be donated or or thrown away. Your assistance in keeping our shul clean for the Chagim is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Welcome to Isabella and Joseph Zummo who have become members of SOI.

Mazal tov to Karine & Steve Koloski on the birth of a granddaughter, Yakira Gabriella. The proud parents are Joshua & Meredith Koloski.

Mazal tov to Jonathan & Devora Delman and big sisters Aliza & Ahuva on the birth of a new baby boy. Shalom Zachar will be Friday evening beginning at 9:30pm at the Delman's home.

Thank you to Oze, Maetal, Neta, Aviv & Gal Henig, Vicki Miltz, Matti Rosenberg, Dan Malamud, & Debbie Friedner for helping with kiddush last week.

Thank you to Malka Moskowitz, Yaakov, Penny & Aaron Zeffren, Sandy Crass, Matti Rosenberg, Yaakov Linder, Eric Klein, Ezra Newfeld, Yochai Yares & Yair Klein for helping with seudah shlishit last week.

Thank you to The Bagel Bandits (Team 3) for providing security on Shabbos.  They are Yaakov Levinson, Yaakov Linder, Matti Rosenberg and Elon Elisha.  Also, thanks go to Debbie Fineberg, Donna Moskowitz, Jeff Liss, Chani Wiesman Berliant, Bill from JFeds and Sam Tilonsky for providing security at the doors and filing in the vacant spots in the office.

Urgent: Yom Tov Help Needed

We are looking for volunteers to help out at the front doors during Yom Tov.  Training on how to vet a stranger will be provided.  Each shift will be 30-60 minutes long.  Our JFeds guard will be here throughout morning davening.  Please contact Sam Tilonsky or Debbie Fineberg to volunteer.
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Gavriel Yehuda ben Chaya Sarah 
David Partnow - David Avram ben Tilla Razel 
Aaron Moshe ben Ruth
Gaela bas Pinina
Chayim Gedalya haLevi ben Henya
Alan Friedman - Avraham Pinchas ben Hudda
Kayla Chaya bat Bayla
Simcha Avraham ben Datya Leba
Inga bat Bella
Shaindel bas Gruna Leah
Moshe Krumbein - Moshe ben Yehudit Sarah
Shmuel ben Ita Ettle
Esther bat Yehudit Nechamah
Yitzhak Dovid ben Gruna Leah
Reizel bas Yentel
Peretz Yirmiyahu ben Elka
Moshe Simcha ben Sarah
Ester Chavah Nachamah bat Rifka Miriam
Gershon Daniel ben Malka Chaya
Terry ben Helen
​​​​​​​Cohat Sivel ben Leah

Please help us keep this list up to date.  If you have names to add or would like to have a name removed from this list, please email memberhotline@soicherryhill.org.

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Shabbat Security ($180)

Siddur for the sanctuary ($50)

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Newslink ($36)

Welcome Basket ($18)

Mr. Finklestein Bottle Club ($36)

Kiddush (starting at $180)

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As Jewish people around the world gather with loved ones this Rosh Hashana, the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ is asking you to take a moment to write a letter to Evan Gershkovich.  Evan, whose parents are local South Jersey community members, is a WSJ reporter who has been wrongfully detained by Russian authorities for over five months. To learn more about this initiative and to send a letter, click here . 
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In loving memory of Bruce Goldhagen, Berel Dov ben Zalman z'l
commemorating his 2nd yahrzeit 19 Elul

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