Newslink for Shabbat Parashat Shmini/Hachodesh (April 5th-6th)
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Kiddush is sponsored by Matti & Rachel Rosenberg in honor of their daughter's birth, Emma Pearl. Seudah Shlishit and Teen Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Duke McCarthy.
Ruach Filled Kabbalat Shabbat: We invite everyone of all ages to bring in Shabbat together this Friday night, April 6th at SOI. Gemara Shiur with Jeff Schwartz: Saturday afternoon, April 7th at 5:30 pm in the SOI Chapel. Come join for an in depth study of Talmud Getting Ready for Pesach with Rabbi Davies: Special Mini-Series as we get ready to celebrate Pesach. Monday evenings, April 1st, April 8th & April 15th at 8pm in the SOI Kiddush Room. Classes can be accessed via Zoom or in-person. Click here to Join the Zoom. You can see the full schedule of classes here. Please visitourPesach webpage for all your Pesach related Information.
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Wednesday evening, April 10th at 8:00pm. For more information or to sign up please contact rabbi@soicherryhill.org
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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 Yehuda Appel entitled "Kosher Ideas" suggesting some deeper meaning behind what we do and don't eat.
[...] Jewish tradition found the entire enterprise of eating to be filled with obstacles and opportunities. Meal time is termed in Jewish literature as "the hour of war"; the Hebrew word for war - milchama - has the same root as lechem - bread. Eating is supposed to be an act of elevating oneself through the medium of thought, speech and action. In the realm of thought, we should view eating as an act of fulfilling the Almighty's will. In the realm of speech, we say a blessing over the food. And in the realm of action, we eat the food with care and appreciation of the Almighty's beneficence.
In this week's Torah portion, Shmini, the delineation is made between kosher and non-kosher animals. The Torah states that for an animal to be kosher it must chew its cud and have split hooves. Chewing the cud ("rumination") involves the regurgitation and then redigestion of food. Jewish tradition sees this as an allusion for the need to review and reexamine one's actions, a procedure that is at the very heart of righteousness. The split hoof, coming as it does at the foot, emphasizes the need for a person to be complete from head to toe.
In contradistinction to the wholeness of a kosher animal, there are four animals - the camel, pig, shafan and arnevet (the last two animals' identities are not known today) - who are singled out in this week's Parsha because they possessed only one of two kosher signs.The camel represents pride, the pig - hypocrisy, the shafan - idolatry, and the arnevet - narrowness.
On the other hand, fish are seen as the most holy of species. Unlike other species who, even in their kosher manifestations need some tikkun (rectification), the fish needs none. Fish do not need to be ritually slaughtered or have its blood removed as its land cousins did. Moreover, the fish were unaffected by Noah's flood. [...] The Torah also makes distinctions between kosher and non-kosher fish. To be kosher, a fish has to possess both fins and scales. The sources explain that these elements can be likened to crowns atop the fish, attesting to the kosher fish's higher spiritual status. Furthermore, such fish tend to swim in the upper expanses of the ocean where the water is more pure.
It is clear that Jewish tradition sees the act of eating as an opportunity to elevate one's behavior to a higher level. Why not make dining - and dieting - a truly holy act?!
Hoping and praying for a Shabbat Shalom and a Chodesh Tov, Rabbi Davies Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org
We are excited to be partnering with Mizrachi World Movement to provide their publication of HaMizrachi Parasha Weekly.
Pesach Preparation Information Visit ourPesach Webpage For Complete Information! Click here to download the Sale of Chametz form or pick up a copy at the Shul Rabbi Davies will be available before and after Mincha/Maariv (7:20) for sale of Chametz. If you are not available at that time, please reach out to the rabbi to schedule another time to meet. (all forms must be given to Rabbi Davies no later than 9:00am on Monday, April 22nd) *Important Pesach Cleaning Information* In the weeks leading up to Pesach, the synagogue will undergo a thorough cleaning. Please remove any belongings from the coat room and other areas in the building by April 15th. Anything left behind will be disposed of. While you may keep personal items inside the shtenders in the sanctuary, please remove any chametz and be aware that the compartments will be gone through during the cleaning process.
Refreshing the Cholim and Chayalim Lists Please note that the list of cholim and chayalim will be refreshed for Pesach. Please email memberhotline@soicherryhill.org by April 15th with any names that should continue to be included on the new list. It is our hope that having a refreshed list of cholim and chayalim will allow our community members to be more mindful of those who currently need our tefillot.
QUESTIONS? Feel free to email Rabbi Davies – Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org or text or call 609-301-0131.
The SOI Gala is only 8 weeks away! Why wait til the last minute to purchase tickets and place ads?? THE FIRST 75 PEOPLE TO EITHER PURCHASE TICKETS OR PLACE AN AD WILL BE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE TO WIN A $100 HOUSE OF KOSHER GIFT CARD!!! Please note: only one entry per family. All tickets/ads already purchased WILL be included in the raffle. Tickets/ads must be paid for to be eligible to win. One random winner will be chosen by April 14th.
Thank you to Debbie Friedner, Gail Belfer, Maetal, Neta, Aviv and Gal Henig for helping prepare last week's kiddush, and to Suzie Mindel for shopping.
Thank you to Eric Klein, Jeffrey Weiss, and Daniel Malamud for preparing last week's seudah shlishit.
Thank you to Yaakov Bagley for arranging the Vintage Planning for Your Future event with Victor Levy of Levy Wealth Management Group, to Charles Weg for preparing the food, and to all the helping hands for a quick cleanup.
Mazal Tov to Maetal and Oze Henig, their kids Neta, Aviv, and Gal on the birth of a baby boy! Please join us this Friday night at 8:30 pm in the Miltz home for the Shalom Zachor for baby boy Henig! (Adults-only). Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jeffrey Weiss (Rav Yaakov) on being honored with the Distinguished Faculty Award at the Kohelet Yeshiva Gala
Thank you to Team 6 (Seal Team 6-Rachael Shuster, Mordecai Krumbein, Rachel Yeres, Mayer Miltz), Debbie Fineberg, JFed Security Officer Bill DiCola and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos.
Volunteers Pesach is coming! We are in desperate need of volunteers to help with security at the front doors during davening. Each shift will be approximately 30 minutes. Please contact Debbie Fineberg or Sam Tilonsky to help protect our shul.
Parking Please do not park at the front entrance of the shul, even for “two minutes". It is a Fire Lane and needs to be kept clear at all times for emergency vehicles. Remember, if you See Something, Say Something!
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 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 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 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 Chaim Gershon Ben Yehudit
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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