Newslink for Shabbat Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech (September 27th - September 28th)
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Announcements & Upcoming Events
Seudah Shlishit & Teen Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Duke McCarthy.
Pre-Rosh HaShana Women's Shiur: Saturday, September 28 at 4:30pm. A shiur given by Ora Davies - Connecting and Feeling Inspired When Our Souls Feel Depleted - at the home of Gail Belfer, 16 Isaac Lane. First Night of Selichot: Motzai Shabbat, Saturday, September 28th at 12:50AM at SOI. Click here for full Ashkenaz and Sephardi Selichot schedule.
Vintage Event - Sukkot Dinner! Enjoy an evening with fellow Vintages on Sunday, October 20th. Cocktail hour and Appetizers at 5pm, followed by a delicious dinner at 6pm. Click here to register. Boscov's Department Store is sponsoring Friends Helping Friends: Tuesday, October 22nd 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!
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 Sarah Maddali entitled "Standing Still" which encourages us to sometimes slow down and listen.
This week’s Torah portion starts off telling us that the Jews were all standing before God. What is significant about the Jews standing together?
When someone is standing, they are still. Most of our life we are running from this place to that place, from here to there. We want to accomplish, conquer, acquire, achieve and all that requires running. God wants us to do all these things – it is a huge gift from God that He allows us to partake in the creation of our own lives and beings and the world. And we enjoy it as God programed us as humans with a natural desire to want succeed in various pursuits.
However, there are certain things that cannot be accomplished by running; they can only be achieved by standing still. Self-reflection, which is the premise of teshuvah, (repentance) and growth, requires us to stand still, take an assessment of where we are headed, who we are, and who we want to become. Stop. Reflect. Self-assess. And make the appropriate changes.
A farmer saved up to buy an expensive watch for himself. One day he looked at his wrist and to his dismay saw his watch was gone! He retraced his steps and could not find his watch anywhere. He realized that his watch must have fallen into the barn and got completely covered in hay. He tried overturning as much hay as he could, but with no success. He saw some young boys and hired them to try to look through the hay in the barn to find his watch. The boys enthusiastically agreed and in no time were throwing the hay in this direction and that direction to try to find the farmer’s watch. A while later, the boys, with their heads down, told the farmer they could not find the watch. The farmer realized that it was like finding a needle in a haystack and was hoping that he would find it the following year when the barn would be cleaned out. One boy went back to the barn and after a few minutes emerged with the watch held high, “I found it!” he exclaimed. “That’s amazing!” said the farmer! “How did you find it?” The boy replied, “I went back to the barn when it was quiet and just listened. I heard the ticking of the watch and was able to find it.”
Often, we hear better when we are quiet and still. We need to block out distractions, focus on hearing God’s messages and change accordingly. Change is hard but that is what we are here to do. Become better people, closer to God and those around us [...].
Mikvah Ohel Leah's annual Elul fundraiser is underway. Through the generous contributions of the members of our community we are able to maintain a beautiful mikvah and strenghten the observance of Taharat Hamishpacha in our community. We are so grateful for your continued support. Thank you and tizku lmitzvot
Volunteers Needed for Sukkah Building on September 29th! Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated as we come together to create a beautiful space for our community. Please contact Avi Rynderman to volunteer at (617) 515-8285.
In search of drivers to deliver Honey. Please reach out to Oze Henig oze.henig@gmail.com if you are able to help.
Sons of Israel will be participating in a meaningful community event to mark the one-year of October 7th. We will be crafting personalized messages of prayers and acts of kindness messages on keychains and jewelry. Help us bring beauty to the world as we commemorate this day of pain. We continue to pray for the hostages and pay tribute to the heroes who inspire us. Please inquire about volunteer opportunities to help man this important booth.To Volunteer, please emailsimon.shayna4@gmail.com
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!
Welcome to Stuart Reiter and Shari Liss who are new members of SOI.
Thank you to Sylvia Levine, Flo Shulman, Vicki Miltz, Debbie Friedner for helping prepare last week's kiddush.
Thank you to Eric Klein, Jeffrey Weiss, Jonathan Delman, Yaakov Linder, Matti Rosenberg, and Aaron Yeres, for helping with last weeks Seudah Shlishit.
A big thank you to Sylvia Levine for repairing all the books. Please continue to place any books that need repairs into the designated box located in the Sanctuary.
Thank you to The Fellowship (Team 4: Aharon Yeres, Avi Rynderman, Andy Rauer, Noah Botwinick, Shlomo Aronoff), Debbie Fineberg, Donna Moskowitz, JFed Security Officer Bill DiCola and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos.
It’s Reflective Belt Time, Again! Time to dig out the reflective belts we traditionally wear walking home on Kol Nidre night. For those who need a belt we will have a limited number of reflective belts available to give out after services.
In the interest of safety all year long, if you’re out walking at night please wear your reflective belt!
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House of Kosher Donation Program SOI will automatically earn 2% of your total purchase when you use our code when checking out! SOI's code is 0720
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