Newslink for Shabbat Parashat Matot-Masei (August 2nd - August 4th)
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Kiddush is sponsored by Yaakov Ha-Levi and Sephardic Minyan in yearly memorial of Jevne Barak, son of Lawrence and Joyce Hougah, and Lawrence's brother Avi (Avner).
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Sephardic Minyan in loving memory of Jevne Barak (son) and Avi-Avner (brother) of Lawrence and Joyce Hougah.
*Hougah family will be visiting the gravesite on August 8th (4th of Av) at 6:15pm followed by mincha and arvit at SOI. Following prayers, brachot and refreshments will be provided.
Teen Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Duke McCarthy. Summer Women's Shiur Series: This Shabbat afternoon, August 3rd at 4:30pm at the home of Shainy Rosin - 316 Belmont Drive with speaker Sarah Zanger.
Semichas Chaver Program with Rabbi Davies: Wednesday, August 7th following Maariv (Approximately 8:45pm). Contact Rabbi Davies to participate or for more information. Women's Weekly Parsha Discussion: Wednesday evening, August 7th from 8:30-8:45pm. Join us on Zoom for a brief peer led discussion on the weekly parsha. Click Hereto Join the Zoom.
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 Stephen Baars entitled "The Uncertainty Principle" dealing with the deeper meaning behind the consequences for accidental murder. The full article can be found here -https://aish.com/487636271/.
[…] This week we learn that the punishment for an accidental murder (manslaughter) is that the perpetrator is to be exiled to what the Torah calls a refuge city. He is to live there until he dies, or until the Cohen Godol (High Priest) dies (Bamidbar 35:25). Whichever comes first.
What if he attempts to leave? […] Then the victim's next of kin is entitled to kill him.
Interestingly, our sages tell us, that the mother of the Cohen Godol would visit these inmates and bring them food parcels so they would not pray for the death of her son.
Let us think how strange this is. Two man-slaughterers, separately kill two people within a month of each other. But in-between them the Cohen Godol dies. One goes free after just a few days and the other spends the rest of his life in isolation. Is that fair?
[…] What should the punishment be for someone who accidentally killed another? It depends on who you think the victim is. Yes, for sure, the one who died. But there is another victim - our sense of security and well-being was killed. Therefore, the rest of society is a victim.
[…] On a deeper level, there is no such thing as an accidental murderer. When it's your children in the driveway, you make sure to check your mirrors three times. When life is precious, you make sure you are focused. People may drop vases, they may drop camera's. But they dont drop babies. You can only "accidentally" kill someone if you have lost the sense of how valuable life truly is.
Life is precious, and this manslaughter didn't get that. And so he made us all nervous. Because we just don't know if it's safe. And so his punishment is that he too lives a life of uncertainty.
And who's fault is that? The Cohen Godol - because it's his job to teach the ultimate Jewish value - that life is precious. And so beautifully, the Torah comes full circle, he too has to live with a sense of insecurity, that someone might be praying for his demise. […]
Hoping and praying for a Shabbat Shalom from the Holy Land,
Website Update: We are pleased to share that thanks to a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern New Jersey, SOI will be redesigning our website. As a ShulCloud-based site, updates take place in real time. This means that users will see updates to the design, navigation, and pages as they take place in all phases of the project, rather than only once the project is completed. It may take a few months for the website to display in its final form. We look forward to our site being easier to navigate for our members and better communicate what we offer to those seeking information about SOI. We appreciate your patience throughout this process!
Chulent Fund Chulent at our weekly kiddish has become a valued and appreciated aspect of kiddish for our community. Aside from a treat after davening, it helps create an environment of community and achdut.
In an effort to replenish the chulent fund, we are asking for your help. Please consider donating $36 or more to the "Chulent Fund". At full community participation, we will be able to have chulent at kiddush throughout the year. The success of this project will determine our ability to have chulent featured weekly at Kiddush. Click the link below to Donate! https://www.soicherryhill.org/form/Donate_CholentFund
There will be cholent at Kiddush this week thanks to the Kiddush sponsorship. We anticipate that chulent will begin again regularly in September or earlier if we meet our fundraising goal.
Kiddush Sponsors Needed We are grateful to all of our kiddush sponsors! We do not have any kiddush sponsors signed up for the next upcoming weeks. Please consider sharing your celebrations with the community and signing up to sponsor kiddush so we can continue to have weekly kiddush for the community to share together.
Our sincere condolences to Mr. Chanan Avraham Baratz and family on the loss of his sister, Stacey Shapiro, of blessed memory.
Shiva information is as follows: Shiva and Minyanim will take place at the home of Chanan Avraham Baratz 20 Eddy Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ
Thursday, August 1st, Sunday August 4th, and Monday August 5th 8:00am Shacharit and visiting until 10:00am 3:00-5:00pm Visiting Hours 7:00pm-9:15pm Visiting Hours and Mincha/Maariv Services at 7:55pm
Friday, August 2nd 8:00am Shacharit and Visiting Hours until 10am
Tuesday, August 6th 8:00am Shacharit
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion & Jerusalem
Thank you to, Rachael Shuster, Sarah Zanger, and Alise Panitch for helping prepare last week's kiddush, and for Oze Henig for Shopping.
Thank you to Eric Klein, Jonathan Delman, Jeffrey Weiss, Matti Rosenberg, Aaron Yeres, Yaakov Linder, and Yaakov Zeffren for helping for helping with last weeks Seudah Shlishit.
Thank you to Team 3, (The Bagel Bandits - Yaakov Levinson, Yaakov Linder, Matti Rosenberg, Michael Morgenstern, Dan Eisenstein), Jeff Liss, Debbie Fineberg, Chani Wiesman Berliant, JFed Security Officer Aaron Dowdy and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos.
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