Newslink for Parshat Shemot (January 17th - January 18th)
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Announcements & Upcoming Events
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Duke McCarthy
Women's Halacha Shiur: Thursday, January 16th at 8:00pm in the SOI Chapel. Studying the Laws of Shabbat with Rabbi Davies.
VINTAGE Book Review & Discussion: Sunday, January 19th at 7:30pm with Laine Fastmanat the Bagley home.Book review of The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt. Click here to register. 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 22nd at 8:00pm. Contact Rabbi Davies to participate or for more information.
Women's Weekly Parsha Discussion: Wednesday evening, January 22nd 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.
Rabbi Kelemen's Inner Circle: Next session will be on Motzai Shabbat, January 25th and Monday, January 27th. 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.
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. Coffee with the Rabbi: Whether you have a burning question, seek guidance, or just want to chat, this is the perfect opportunity. Secure a cup of coffee (or tea), and your 30-minute one-on-one slot for a conversation with Rabbi Davies. Click here to reserve your slot.
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.
Shabbat, January 18: Shemot (Tevet 18) 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 4:25pm Mincha 4:25pm Teen Minyan 4:55pm Seudah Shlishit 5:45pm Maariv 5:47pm Havdalah
Sunday, January 19 (Tevet 19) 7:00am Shacharit 8:00am Shacharit 4:50pm Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm In Depth Gemara Shiur 7:30pm VINTAGE: Book Review & Discussion
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 Ron Jawary entitled "She Called Him Moses" which gives us a glimpse into the source of Moshe's leadership.
[...] It is interesting that the name by which Moses is know is the name given to him by the Egyptian princess who saved his life, rather than the one given to him by his biological parents. One of the ideas given is that his whole life, Moses was aware that his survival was really a miracle and he felt an obligation to "pay it forward" and to look after others just as the princess looked after him.
That's why Moses is incapable of seeing injustice around him without attempting to put a stop to it. His first encounter is with a Jew being beaten by an Egyptian; his second is with two Jews fighting against each other; and finally, with non-Jewish girls being taken advantage of by other non-Jews. In all three cases, Moses stepped in to intervene on behalf of a stranger and pay forward the kindness that was done for him as an infant and repeatedly ingrained in him every time he heard his name.
The confidence that he gained being brought up in the palace, in conjunction with the sensitivity he possessed to maintain the knowledge that his life was a gift, enabled him to become the leader of the Jewish nation.
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 Anna Schwartz, 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 Oze and Maetal Henig, Chani or Heshy for more information or to volunteer.
SOI Gala: We are looking for volunteers to help with all aspects of the SOI Gala. Please reach out to Chani or Heshy to get involved!
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!
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 Debbie Pester, Jeff Liss, Chemmie Sokolic, Debbie Fineberg, Steve Koloski, JFed Security Officer Bill DiCola and Sam Tilonsky for providing security during Shabbos.
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