UPDATED Newslink for Parshat Vayehi (January 10th - January 11th)
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Announcements & Upcoming Events
Kiddush is sponsored by Avi and Daniela Ziskind in honor of their son Yehuda's bar mitzvah.
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Duke McCarthy
Special Notes for Asarah B'Tevet(This year on January 10th) SheChal LiHiyot B'Erev Shabbat (When the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet occurs on a Friday): Fast begins at 5:56am and ends at nightfall, once Shabbat already begins, at 5:30pm. Early Shacharit is moved up to 6:30am and Mincha will be moved up to 4:20pm to allow for Torah and Haftarah reading. For those who have the practice of tasting food they are preparing for Shabbat, they may do so, although it is recommended not to say a Brachah or swallow the food. For those who are very hungry at the end of the fast, it is permissable to truncate the various prayers before the Friday night meal, some suggest including them later in the meal once everyone has had the opportunity to eat something. For any further questions on these items or anything else pertaining to the fast, please contact Rabbi Davies.
Rabbi Kelemen's Inner Circle: Motzai Shabbat, January 11th at 7:30pm and Monday, January 13th at 8:00pm. You can attend one, the other, or both. Missed the first sessions? Click here to receive Rabbi Kelemen's first few presentations. Please note that, starting with the January sessions, Rabbi Kelemen presentations will only be available at the Motzai Shabbat screening for free or through paid subscription. Monday evening sessions with Rabbi Davies remain free of charge. Gemara Shiur with Jeff Schwartz:Sunday evening at 7:30 pm in the SOI Chapel. Come join for an in depth study of Talmud.
Semichas Chaver Program: Topic: Business Law, Wednesday, January 15th at 8:00pm. Contact Rabbi Davies to participate or for more information.
Women's Weekly Parsha Discussion: Wednesday evening, January 15th 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. Join the Shnayim Mikra Initiative! Become part of our expanding group dedicated to daily study of the weekly Parsha. Choose between in-person morning sessions or follow along with recordings on WhatsApp. Click here to join the WhatsApp group. For more information contact Rabbi Davies.
Women's Halacha Shiur: Thursday, January 16th at 8:00pm in the SOI Chapel. Studying the Laws of Shabbat with Rabbi Davies.
Save the Date - Women's Open Mic Night at SOI: Sunday, February 23rd at 7:30pm.Share your talents or just come to watch and have a fun night out! Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $5 in advance by February 20th at 6pm or $10 at the door subject to availability. Performers must be at least bat mitzvah age and register by February 9th. Click Here to sign up. For more information contact Michelle Goldstein at michellegoldstein6@gmail.com.
Schedule for the Weekend
Erev Shabbat, January 10: Fast of Tevet (Tevet 10) 5:56am Fast begins 6:30am Shacharit 8:15am Shacharit 4:20pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv 4:36pm Candle Lighting 5:30pm Fast ends
Shabbat, January 11: Vayechi (Tevet 11) 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 9:45am Latest Shema 10:00am Youth Groups 10:30am Tot Shabbat 4:15pm Mincha 4:15pm Teen Minyan 4:45pm Seudah Shlishit 5:35pm Maariv 5:40pm Havdalah 7:30pm Rabbi Kelemen's Inner Circle
Sunday, January 12 (Tevet 12) 7:00am Shacharit 8:00am Shacharit 4:45pm 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 from an article by Rabbi Stephen Baars entitled "A Brief History of History" that speaks about why history so often repeats itself and how we can break the cycle.
[...] The book of Genesis is really the history of the world. It is the pained and, unfortunately, consistent story of brothers not getting along. It starts with Cain's famous question: "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Genesis 4:9) and only ends when two brothers finally figure it out, "Yes." Of everything there is to learn from this story, maybe the most important thing to learn, is why is it so hard to learn? To paraphrase Santayana, people who don't learn from history have little to look forward to. [...]
So, why is it so difficult to learn from history? Simply put, the first step to learning from history is not to blame the other guy. If we aren't willing to accept responsibility for what happened, then we will surely repeat it. [...] And that is basically the story of Genesis. Instead of what should have been, according to the flow of history, another battle of brothers, Ephraim and Menashe, figured it out.
The story goes like this, Jacob, before he dies, blesses his grandsons, Ephraim and Menashe (Genesis 48:12-20). In the process, he deliberately gives the younger son the greater honor. This is something that in every previous time started another sibling battle. This time, however, it ends, as we are finding in our own time, with a greater blessing to mankind. [...]
Remember this message as you educate your children and push them to "be all they can be." It was not for a lack of very clever and well accomplished people that mankind continually fought with each other. Not genius, but the spirit of peace has achieved much more than anyone could ever imagine.
Being great is good, living to your potential is wonderful, but living together in peace is better. In other words, it doesn't matter how smart you are, living together in love and friendship will achieve much more. Or, put another way, if you want your children to succeed in life, teach them how to get along. [...]
Volunteer Opportunity Community Mitzvah Day will be at the Jewish Federation of South Jersey on Sunday, February 2nd from 1:00-3:00pm. We are looking for a volunteer or group of volunteers to spearhead SOI's project and run it at the event. Please reach out to Chani or Heshy for more information or to volunteer.
Purim is on its way! We are looking for volunteers to help with the annual Mishloach Manot campaign. Please reach out to Chani or Heshy for more information or to volunteer.
The Cherry Hill West Eruv Organization thanks the community and donors from our 2024 campaign. Additionally, we are excited to share that the eruv now has a website and offers, in addition to email communications, text messages and a admin-only Whatsapp group to hear about the status of the eruv each week and eruv-related communications. To sign up for text messages (or emails), sign up at https://eruvstat.us/cherryhillwest To join the admin-only whatsapp group, join using this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IKW7FwKQ3mO9f9m1thQ80X
For any questions, please speak with Rabbi Baruch Gore, Moshe Moskowitz or email chwest@eruvinitiative.org
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!
Mazal tov to Yaakov & Susan Bagley on the birth of a granddaughter, and to parents Dani and Rivka Bagley!
Mazal Tov to Avi and Daniela Ziskind on their son Yehuda's bar mitzvah.
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with last week's Kiddush.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped with last week's Seudah Shlishit.
Thank you to Aharon Yeres, Diane Irwin, Jeff Liss, Avi Sadiky, Nate Wiener, Shlomo Aronoff, Debbie Fineberg, JFed Security Officer Bill Di Cola and Sam Tilonsky for providing security on Shabbos. Speed Bumps Removed The speed bumps have been removed for the winter allowing easier plowing of the roadway and paring lot areas. They will be installed again in the spring. Without the speed bumps to slow car traffic down on campus, please drive slowly and be mindful of kids and adults walking around the campus.
Thank you to Debbie Fineberg and Sam Tilonsky for removing the speed bumps.
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