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Kiddush is sponsored by Gail and Bob Belfer in honor of Bob's 50th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Women's Halacha Shiur: Thursday, March 21st at 8:30pm in the SOI Chapel. Studying the Laws of Shabbat. Come join and learn. Shabbat Parshat Zachor: We add a brief additional Torah portion relaying the Mitzvah of Mechiyas Amalek - Remembering to wipe out Amalek. This is considered one of the only biblically mandated Torah readings of the year, and so we encourage all to make special effort to attend. There will be an additional reading at the conclusion of the 9am davening (approximately 11:30AM) for those who miss it earlier.
Matanot L'Evyonim Campaign 5784: Donate today and support those in need in our own community and beyond! Send donations to SOI and indicate "Matanot L'Evyonim" or submit donations through our websiteby March 23rd. If you are in need of help, reach out toRabbi Davies or Michal Drabkin. Requests are kept in strictest confidence.
PURIM AT SOI: For the full Purim schedule, see below or go to our designated Purim page on the SOI website - www.SOICherryHill.org/Purim.
Two important additional notes for Motzei Shabbat/Purim night:
(1) Maariv is scheduled for about 30 minutes after Shabbat ends to allow for Purim preparations between Shabbat and Megillah reading. Megillot, costumes, and anything else being used specifically for Purim should not be handled while it is still Shabbat. When Shabbat is over (after 7:57PM), everyone should make their own Havdallah at home to end Shabbat and then prepare to come to Shul for Maariv and Megillah reading.
(2) To assist everyone in fulfilling the Mitzvah of hearing the Megillah, SOI will provide babysitting during the first nighttime Megillah reading for children ages 2 and up. If you would like to be at the first Megillah reading and require childcare to do so or if your child finds it difficult to remain quiet for the entire reading, please consider utilizing this service. Purim Seudah at SOI: March 24th at 5:30pm at SOI. Contact Madi Botwinick for more information. Registration for this event is now closed.
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Wednesday evening, March 27th at 8:00pm. For more information or to sign up please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org Women's Parsha Discussion: Wednesday evening, March 27th 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. Naaleh Girls High School Visits SOI: Next weekend, March 29-30, we welcome the 11th Grade Class who will be visiting our community and celebrating Shabbat with us. There will be a number of opportunities for us to get to know the girls and for them to get to know us including a special women's Kabbalat Shabbat, youth programming throughout Shabbat, and a women's Oneg Shabbat afternoon. You can see the full schedule here.
Planning For Your Future: A Vintage event about estate planning and looking towards a healthy retirement. Sunday, March 31st at 12pm at SOI. Registration for this event is now closed. Contact Yaakov Bagley for more information. Join us at the SOI Annual Gala! Wednesday, May 29th at 6:30pm at SOI. Click here to purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or place an ad. See more details below!
Shabbat, March 23: Shabbat, Parashat Vayikra, Parashat Zachor (Adar 13) Erev Purim 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 10:00am Youth Groups 10:02am Latest Shema 10:30am Tot Shabbat 6:00pm Mincha 6:00pm Teen Minyan * No Seudah Shlishit at SOI * 7:57pm Havdalah 8:30pm Maariv & Megillah Reading 10:00pm Late Megillah Reading
Sunday, March 24: Purim (Adar 14) 8:30am Shacharit & Megillah Reading 10:45am Late Morning Megillah Reading 2:00pm Early Mincha 2:30pm Davies Open House 4:45pm Afternoon Megillah Reading 5:30pm Purim Seudah at SOI 7:00pm 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 article by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski entitled "Purim Will Never Cease" which speaks of the significance and relevance of the celebration of Purim today.
Commenting on the verse, “And these days of Purim should never cease among the Jews” (Esther 9:28), the Midrash states that even when all the other festivals are discontinued, Purim will always remain. The commentaries give various interpretations on what this Midrash may mean but it is evident from this Midrash that Purim has extraordinary significance, and surpasses in importance even the Scriptural festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. What is it that gives Purim such great significance?
R' Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev explains that supernatural miracles, great as they may be, are of only a temporary duration. The salvation of the Israelites by the dividing of the waters of the Reed Sea was indeed an exceptional occurrence, but it was witnessed only by that generation, and for us it is a historical incident. We do not expect miracles of that type to occur.
The salvation of Purim, however, did not consist of any supernatural miracle. Every event could be seen as a perfectly natural happening. [...] It is only when the entire sequence of events is put together that one sees the guiding Hand of God saving His people. In all likelihood, during the Purim episode, someone in shul related, “Did you hear what happened yesterday? The king was drunk and flew into a rage and had the queen executed!” A listener probably said, “I couldn't care less about what the king does. Politics is not my thing.” At no point did anyone realize that a miracle was in the making.
Miracles such as these are with us today. No laws of nature are suspended, but the guiding Hand of God causes “natural” events to occur in such a way that results in our salvation. The realization that everything in the world is orchestrated by God is a fundamental principle of Judaism. This teaching of Purim should be with us 354 days of every year. As we say in the Amidah, “for Your miracles are with us every day.” This belief enables us to entrust our lives to the care of God, and should stimulate us to live our lives according to His commandments.
Hoping and praying for a Shabbat Shalom and a Purim Sameach, Rabbi Davies Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org
We are excited to be partnering with Mizrachi World Movement to provide their publication of HaMizrachi Parasha Weekly.
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Mazal tov to Chani Wiesman and Yaakov Zeffren upon graduating from the Federation Leadership Institute (FLI) of the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ.
Thank you to Suzie Lubin, Ilana Weiss, Anne Schwartz, and Gerald Mindel for helping prepare last week's kiddush, to Joyce Joseph for shopping, and to Avrumi Adler for making and sponsoring the cholent.
Thank you to Yaakov Zeffren, Aaron Zeffren, Eric Klein, Jonathan Delman, Yaakov Linder, Jeffrey Weiss, Ezra Newfeld, and Yair Klein for preparing last week's seudah shlishit.
Thank you to The Fellowship (Team 4 - Aharon Yeres, Avi Rynderman, Andie Rauer, Noah Botwinick, Shlomo Aronoff), Yaakov Linder, Debbie Fineberg, Chani Wiesman Berliant, Ken Panitch, JFed Security Officer Bill DiCola and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos. New Door Code The front door combination was changed on March 11th. Please use the link that was sent to you and log in to ShulCloud for the new code. The combination will be changed periodically to help increase the security of the shul.
CHOLIM:
Esther Shayna bat
Nechama Mintza Chaya Daniela bas Meira Chana Gavriel Yehuda ben Chaya Sarah David Partnow - David Avram ben Tilla Razel Aaron Moshe ben Ruth Chayim Gedalya haLevi ben Henya 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
Mordechai Avrohom ben
Malka Yocheved
Yitzhak Dovid ben Gruna Leah
Reizel bas Yentel 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 Akiva Noam ben Yael Chana Sara Elisha bat Chaya Chaya Batsheva bat Esther Zlota David Shatz - Chaim Dovid Yechezkel Reuven ben Dovrish Devorah Lee Winderman, Yisrael ben Chaim Meir
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:
Tzvi Yehuda ben
Aviva Rachel-Leah עזרא גבריאל בן לאה אביה בן עינת Gal ben Orit Alon ben Orit Adi bat Orit Matan ben Irit Aryeh Yisroel ben Sarah Miriam עודד בן חוה אבישי בן בת שבע Gil ben Alice Nitzan bat Tovale Hallel bat Tovale Yedidyah Yisroel ben Nissa Yehudit Simcha Mayer ben Perel טל בן דרורה נועה בת דרורה אורי בן דרורה אורי בן רפאל הלוי Yair Eitan ben Orit Piri Uri Ben Bilha Asher Raphael Ben Devorah Bracha Yisrael Yitzchak ben Shafrira Ninah
Pinchas ben Rivkah Itta Ariel Zev ben
Rina Chaya
Tal Bat Nomi Nitsan Bat Nomi Daniel Yair ben
Mina Mirrel Tzvi Matityahu ben Mina Mirrel Shmuel ben
Sara Raisel Ephraim benSara Raisel אורן בן יהודית אלידן בן חוה אורן חנן בן מלכה מנדל Daniel ben Chava Elad ben Anat Pe'er bat Carmit Finn ben Rachel Porat ben Gelilah Daniel ben Ahuva Clil Or bat Shlomit רבקה פניה בת ציפורה Yaakov Yonatan
ben Chana Elana Noa bat
Rachel Chana
Gideon ben Tamar Yonatan Asher Dov Ben Chana BrachaDovid ben Malka Ohad ben Orna Yiftach ben Malka Boruch ben Miri Yosef Ben Elisheva Gilad ben Sarit Ariel ben Sarit Yair ben Iris Sroya ben Chana Oriel ben Chana אליאסף בן אורנה Tov ben Maya Ram Yosef ben Rivka Maayan ben Gaya Yonadav ben Chana Uriah Shmuel
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