Newslink for Shabbat Parshat Lech L'cha (October 27 - October 29)
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Kiddush is sponsored by Heshy and Aliza Chaitoff in honor of Harvey and Sharon Chaitoff's 36th wedding anniversary.
Seudah Shlishit & Teen Seudah Shlishit are sponsored by Duke McCarthy. Birthdays in the Park:Saturday, October 28 3:30pm-4:30pm. Come join your friends to celebrate October, November, and December birthdays. Signup to have your child's birthday announced or to be a sponsor. Click here to sign up.
Shamos Burial: Sunday, October 29th at 9:00am at SOI to help load the truck and 10:30am at New Camden Cemetery to help unload the truck and assist with the burial.Click here to donate/sponsor. Gemara Shiur with Jeff Schwartz:Sunday evening, October 29th at 7:30pm in the SOI Chapel. Come join for an in depth study of Talmud.
A Deep Look at Sefer Bereishit - Beginning a New Chapter: Re-Creation and Noach: Monday evening October 30th at 8:00pm in the SOI Kiddush Room or on Zoom ID 88211049415. Click Here to Join the Zoom
Women's Parsha Discussion: Wednesday evening, November 1st from 8:30-8:45pm. Join us on Zoom for a brief peer led discussion on the weekly parsha. Click Here to Join the Zoom. Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: JUST BEGINNING A NEW TOPIC. Wednesday evening, November 1st at 8pm. For more information or to sign up please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org
Clothing Drive For Israel: Sunday, November 5th 9:30am-12:30pm at SOI. Drop off new and gently used adult and children's clothing, shoes, and linens. All clothing goes directly to Israel to support soldiers and families affected by the war. Registration Required - Register today at yadleah.org/GPSJ
Challah Bake: Save the date for the evening of November 9th. For more information, to volunteer, or to sponsor, contact Alisa Fox at alisabv.fox@gmail.com.
Women's Paint Morning: Sunday, November 12th 10:00-11:00am. Details to follow.
Vintage Melava Malka: Saturday, November 11th at 7:30pm at the home of Malka & Moshe Moskowitz, 20 Coach Lane. Enjoy great company, have some good food and participate in the singing. RSVP 856-482-0785 or marmil71@gmail.com.
Shabbat, October 28: Lech Lecha (Cheshvan 13) 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 10:00am Youth Groups 10:04am Latest Shema 10:30am Tot Shabbat 11:00am Kiddush is sponsored by Heshy & Aliza Chaitoff 3:30pm Birthdays in the Park 5:25pm Mincha 5:25pm Teen Minyan & Seudah Shlishit, sponsored by Duke McCarthy 5:55pm Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Duke McCarthy 6:40pm Maariv 6:45pm Havdalah
Sunday, October 29 (Cheshvan 14) 7:00am Shacharit 8:00am Shacharit 9:00am Shamos Burial 5:40pm 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 Dr. Abraham Twerski Z"L entitled "Maximizing Faith" giving us a fascinating approach to understanding Avraham's faith in HaShem.
And he trusted in God, and God reckoned (it to him as righteousness 15:6) The Torah tells us that God considered the patriarch Abraham’s faith to be meritorious. But let us reflect a moment. If God spoke to any of us, would we not have an unshakeable faith? In what way is Abraham praiseworthy for believing in God with Whom he communicated directly? [...]
The answer was given by Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitz, who cited the Talmud that at the end of a person’s life when he stands before God, he will be asked, “Did you transact in faith?” (Shabbos 31a). This is usually understood as asking whether one transacted business honestly. Rabbi Mordechai said that it has an additional meaning. When a person transacts in business, he negotiates and tries in every way to maximize his profit. He does not settle for a meager gain. [T]his is what one will be asked at the end of his life: “Did you transact in faith?” i.e., did you do everything possible to maximize your faith, or did you just accept whatever you were given?
Abraham [...] transacted in faith. [He], of course, knew there was a God. [He] did not have to have faith in His existence. But [he] tried to strengthen [his] faith by coming to an ever greater knowledge of God, and believing even that which [he] could not see about God.
Some people take their faith in God for granted. Of course they believe that there is a God. But they may not have gone beyond that to try to know more and more about God. We have great works available to us to increase our faith and broaden our concept of God. If we fail to do so, we will have no answer when we are asked, “Did you seek to improve the quality of your faith? Did you transact in faith?”
I believe that, in addition to our general experience and the opportunities we have through study to enhance our faith, the moments we are living through right now present us with a new appreciation for this question: "Did you transact with faith?" Personally, this is something that I have been thinking about a great deal. We must strengthen our Emunah in this time as we realize that there is no one to depend on other than HaShem - אין לנו על מי להישען אלא על אבינו שבשמים!
Hoping and praying for a Shabbat Shalom in every sense of the term, Rabbi Davies Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org
We are excited to be partnering with Mizrachi World Movement to provide their publication of HaMizrachi Parasha Weekly.
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 Emily Bender, Emily Gevins, & Baila Silverman for helping with kiddush last week. Thank you to Jeffrey Weiss, Malka Moskowitz, Yaakov & Aaron Zeffren, Yaakov & Yael Linder, Sandy Crass, Matti & Netanel Rosenberg, & Eric & Yair Klein for helping with seudah shlishit last week.
Thank you to The Fellowship (Avi Rynderman, Baila Silverman and Andy Rauer), Debbie Fineberg, Chani Wiesman Berliant, Jeff Liss, JFeds guards Bill and Paul and Sam Tilonsky for providing security this Shabbos.
Security Incidents There were two security incidents that occurred this past week. A young man was sitting outside the building one morning. He was approached by a member and one of our guards. It was determined this young man was no threat to our congregation. He moved along without any trouble. While trying to cross Cooper Landing Road one of our members had the unfortunate occasion to have anti-semitic epithets yelled at them from a passing car. Of course they were shaken up by the incident. Please report any and all incidents to Sam Tilonsky (drsamod@gmail.com) and John Moyer, JFeds Deputy Director of Intelligence (jmeyer@jfedsnj.org). Thanks!
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CHOLIM:
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 Debbie Friedner - Devorah Tzlotka bas Sarah Leah Robbie Friedner - Eliezer Ruvan ben Tzvika Herschel
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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Below is a listing of the names of Israeli Soldiers connected to our community that we have collected thus far:
Avigdor Yosef ben Aviva Rachel-Leah Tzvi Yehuda ben Aviva Rachel-Leah Chaim yehoshu Ben shifra cherna Avraham Yehuda Ben shifra cherna Alter Ben-Zion Ben Shifra Cherna Mordichai yisroel ben Yocheved Mina Esther Dovid Yaakov ben Etya Chaim Baruch ben Etya Tamir Chaim Shmuel ben Haizel Rut עזרא גבריאל בן לאה אביה בן עינת Gal ben orit Alon ben orit Adi bat orit matan Ben irit aryeh yisroel Ben sarah miriam
טל בן דרורה נועה בת דרורה אורי בן דרורה Asher Raphael Ben Devorah Bracha Yisrael Yitzchak ben Shafrira Ninah Simcha Mayer ben Perel Yair Eitan ben Orit Piri Ariel Zev ben Rina Chaya Tal Bat Nomi Nitsan Bat Nomi Uri Ben Bilha Pinchas ben Rivkah Itta Daniel Yair ben Mina Mirrel Tzvi Matityahu ben Mina Mirrel Shmuel ben Sara Raisel Ephraim ben Sara Raisel אורן חנן בן מלכה מנדל
Yaakov Yonatan Ben Chana Gideon ben Tamar Avichai ben Hila Elana Noa bat Rachel Chana Dovid ben Malka Yonatan Asher Dov Ben Chana Bracha Eran ben shoshana Ohad ben Orna Lior ben Sarah Yiftach ben Malka Boruch ben Miri שחר הושמנד בן דבורית אשר שרגא בן לאה אסתר Yosef Ben Elisheva Meir Yisrael ben Devorah Kayla
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