Newslink for Shabbat Bereshit (October 13 - October 15)
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Announcement & Upcoming Events
Kiddush is sponsored anonymously in honor of the IDF soldiers defending Israel.
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Ron & Sarah Zanger in honor of the 4th Yahrzeit of Yehoshua Zanger z"l.
We pray for all of those in need, and especially at this harrowing time. That said, it is often helpful to put a face to a name and find personal connections in order to connect more deeply. Therefore, we are collecting names of those related to our Cherry Hill community for (a) soldiers who have been called up to serve in the IDF (b) others who are injured in need of prayer (c) those who have tragically lost their lives during this terrible conflict. We will incorporate these names into our Tefillot and make them available for those who want to pray or study on their behalf/in their memory. Please input names here: https://forms.gle/TGQtbMSZJ6CgXTf17
We are planning to convene small group discussions for those interested on this Shabbat afternoon from 5-5:40pm. We will be providing facilitators for each discussion group with the assistance of JFCS as well as babysitting for those with young children who would be interested in joining. We hope that you will avail yourselves of this helpful opportunity to share your personal experiences in this difficult time for all of us in order to help process the many feelings we are all having right now. B'nei Akiva Snif: Saturday, October 14th at 4:30pm for 1st-8th graders at Sons of Israel.
Gemara Shiur with Jeff Schwartz: Sunday evenings at 7:30pm, beginning October 15th in the SOI Chapel. Come join in an in depth study of Talmud.
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Wednesday evenings at 8pm. NEW ZMAN STARTING THIS COMING WEEK. For more information or to sign up please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org.
Boscov's Department Store is sponsoring Friends Helping Friends: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 8:00am - 11:00pm. 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! Get your discount shopping pass now. Call the shul office or Janet Miller at 856-667-0860 to receive your pass. Why buy a pass? For early Hanukkah presents, birthday presents, fall and winter clothes and any household needs. Happy Shopping!
Congregational Meeting: Thursday, October 19th at 7:30pm at SOI. See details in announcement below.
Shamos Burial: Sunday, October 29th at 9:00am at SOI to help load truck & 10:30am at New Camden Cemetery to unload truck & assist in the burial.
Shabbat, October 14: Shabbat Mevarchim, Bereshit (Tishrei 29) 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 9:57am Latest Shema 10:00am Youth Groups 10:30am Tot Shabbat 11:00am Kiddush sponsored anonymously 4:30pm B'nei Akiva Snif 5:00pm Small Group Gatherings: Coming Together 5:40pm Mincha 5:40pm Teen Minyan 6:10pm Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Ron & Sarah Zanger 7:00pm Maariv 7:03pm Havdalah
Sunday, October 15: Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan (Tishrei 30) 7:00am Shacharit 8:00am Shacharit 6:00pm Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm 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 with you an excerpt of an article by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg entitled "The Meaning of Am Yisrael Chai" an important message for us to hear at anytime, but especially in the current moment.
[...] As a slogan, Am Yisrael Chai affirms that despite the systematic attempts to exterminate and annihilate the Jewish people, thanks to God’s guiding hand and the tenacity and resilience of the Jewish People, we stubbornly persevere. God has made an eternal covenant with the Jewish People; He has their back. Am Yisrael Chai is also a prayer, a longing for a united Jewish people living together in safety, security and with unity and harmony.
Explaining the words “I will take you to Me as a people [in Hebrew ‘l’am’] (Exodus 6:7), Rabbi Soloveitchik writes: The political-historical unity as a nation is based on the conclusion of the covenant in Egypt, which occurred even prior to the giving of the Torah at Sinai. This covenant forced upon us all one uniform historical fate. The Hebrew word עם Am, nation, is identical to the Hebrew word עם Im, with. Our fate of unity manifests itself through a historical indispensable union…No Jew can renounce his part of the unity…Religious Jews or irreligious Jews, all are included in one nation, which stands lonesome and in misery in a large and often antagonistic world…
In the [...] crematoria, the ashes of the Hasidim and pious Jews were put together with the ashes of the radicals and the atheists. And we all must fight the enemy, who does not differentiate between those who believe in God and those who reject Him. The secret to a strong Am Yisrael is a sense of Im Yisrael, being in it together, united, loyal, giving one another the benefit of the doubt and judging each other favorably. Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, standing in Auschwitz-Birkenau at the March of the Living several years ago said, “We always knew how to die together. The time has come for us to know also how to live together.” During this most difficult time, may the people of Israel learn to live with one another in harmony and unity. Am Yisrael Chai!
Congregational Meeting Notice There will be a congregational meeting on Thursday, October 19th at 7:30pm at SOI regarding the vote on Rabbi Davies' contract renewal. Please be aware that only members in good standing for both the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 years are eligible to vote. Voting will take place for 72 hours following the meeting and will be done online. You do not need to be present at the meeting to vote. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the above criteria and that Sons of Israel has the proper method for sending you your ballot.
To confirm your member in good standing status, you may contact Financial Secretaries Yaeli Sokolic at financialsecretary@soicherryhill.org or Michael Partnow at 609-760-9083. The email address for your ballot is the email address that is on file in your ShulCloud account. To verify or update this, log in to your account or contact the synagogue office by October 12th. If you have an extenuating circumstance precluding you from accessing an electronic ballot through a personal email account, you must notify Rabbi Heshy Chaitoff by October 12th to make alternate arrangements.
Update on Bridge Between Knollwood & Baseball Field The Cherry Hill Township Engineering Department has been notified regarding the section of the bridge linking Knollwood Drive and the baseball field. They visited the site to assess the situation. The township is addressing the issue, and we will be kept informed of the progress. A special thank you goes out to Helen Baker for her dedicated efforts in managing this process.
Israel Trip Scholarship Opportunity Do you have a teen going on an organized trip to Israel between now and September 2024? If so, they may be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship from the Jewish Federation. If you are interested in this opportunity, email Iris Snyder at isnyder@jfedsnj.org by November 1st to learn more. Please note in your email that you are affiliated with Sons of Israel.
Thank you to Aaron Greenberg for setting up the sound system for this week's Atzeres Tefilah gathering and to Sam Tilonsky for arranging security for the event.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered and contributed to make the Chagim at SOI meaningful and enjoyable. A full listing of thank you's will be sent out separately.
Thank you to The Mod Squad, Team 2 and all of those individuals who helped provide security on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Please see the email from the shul listing those individuals who helped provide security on Shabbos and the Chagim.
Police Thank you to the CHPD for providing enhanced patrols during Shabbos and Yom Tov. A special thanks goes to Captain Jason Salvatore, CHPD Operations Division Commander for arranging the enhanced patrols.
Security Update Currently there are no known credible threats to the Jewish communities in New Jersey and Delaware according to the latest information provided to us from JFeds Security. The security committee and volunteers are following the security guidance provided by the JFeds Security team and are staying up to date on the latest information through them.
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 Yehudit Sarah bat Esther
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.
Click below for 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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