The following message was sent on 03 March
2008:
[1] upcoming Youth
events (07-21 Mar 2008)
The following message was sent on 04 March 2008:
[2] return of the YBY/AI
Chulent Chaburah!
The following messages were sent on 06 March 2008:
[3] thank you to our
Shul-beautification sponsors!
[4] support America
Eats for Israel (11 Mar 2008)!
[5] Kiddush, Kiddush!
The following messages were sent on 07 March 2008:
[6] funeral/l'vaya
and shiv'a for Asher Z. Schachter a'h' (father of t'lch't'
Jodie Lochak)
[7] funeral/l'vaya
for Dr. Manfred Prager a'h'
The following message was sent on 09 March 2008:
[8] shiv'a for
Dr. Manfred Prager a'h'
The following message was sent on 10 March 2008:
[9] Tehillim-list
auto-dialer not in operation over the coming fortnight
The following message was sent on 13 March 2008:
[10] some thoughts in
memory of the recently-murdered Mercaz haRav students H'y'd'
The following message was sent on 14 March 2008:
[11] JEC Pesach Wine
Tasting & Sale (15 Mar 2008)
The following message was sent on 17 March 2008:
[12] funeral/l'vaya
and shiv'a for Barbara Ricklis a'h' [combination of two separate
messages]
The following message was sent on 18 March 2008:
[13] community siyum
haTaNaCH
The following message was sent on 20 March 2008:
[14] learning for
boys and fathers on Purim (21 Mar 2008)
The following message was sent on 22 March 2008:
[15] funeral/l'vaya
and shiv'a for Paul Raport a'h' (updated 23 Mar)
The following messages were sent on 25 March 2008:
[16] Skybook
going-out-of-business pre-Pesach sale (06 Apr 2008)
[17] Re: community siyum haTaNaCH
The following messages were sent on 26 March 2008:
[18] pre-Pesach shiurim
(26 Mar & 02 Apr 2008)
[19] pre-Pesach
Luncheon (12 Apr 2008)
[20] YBY Dinner (30
Mar 2008)
The following messages were sent on 27 March 2008:
[21] now online:
last night's pre-Pesach shiur by Rabbi Herman
[22] deadline for
JEC Matza orders this year: April 1st
[23] shiv'a
for Abba Rothblatt a'h' (brother of t'lch't' Rochelle Brodsky)
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Our Youth Department has more exciting events planned for the near future -- here is a quick summary:
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After a hiatus, the "Chulent Chaburah" for men, scheduled to take place weekly in the Kollel Beis Medrash at Adath Israel, will i'y'H' resume this coming Thursday, March 6th, after the first AI Ma'ariv at 7:50PM. The magid shiur this week is Rabbi Jonathan Schwartz, and the topic is "Mechiyas Amaleik." Thank you, and enjoy both the spiritual and the culinary refreshments!
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A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors (baruch H', a very long list, available online on our members-information page). If you would like to sponsor window treatments ($500 each, including a commemorative plaque) or ArtScroll chumashim (the Jaffa Edition is $20 each and the Stone Edition is $50 each), please contact David Hornung at 908-353-3075 or Rachie Niren in the JEC Business Office at 908-355-4850 x115. Thank you for your continued support!
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This coming Tuesday, March 11th, please patronize at least one of our four Elmora Avenue kosher eateries (Dunkin' Donuts, Glatt Star, Jerusalem Restaurant, or New Kosher Special) in support of the America Eats for Israel campaign. 10% of that day's earnings will be donated to Meir Panim for distribution to the needy in Israel. If you have any questions, please e-mail Debra Strashun or call her at 908-353-8727. Thank you, and enjoy your culinary efforts on behalf of our fellow Jews!
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This coming Shabbos, please join us (and our Yachad Shabbaton guests) after the Main-Shul Mussaf for this year's Shabbos Shekalim/Rosh Chodesh Adar Beis Kiddush in the JEC Levy Auditorium.
If you would like to sponsor/upgrade any future Kiddush (sponsorship details can be found in an earlier issue of HaMagid, our newsletter) in honor of someone, to commemorate someone, or for any other excellent reason, please contact Sarah Karp at 908-352-2679 or Vivi Singfer at 908-558-0878. Thank you, and a guten Shabbos and Chodesh!
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The funeral and l'vaya for Mr. Schachter a'h' will take place today, Friday, March 7th, at the Zichron Moshe building of Bais Medrash l'Torah, 181 Lafayette Ave, Passaic, NJ, beginning at 12PM. Daughter Jodie Lochak and close family will sit shiv'a through Thursday morning across the street at 180 Lafayette Avenue, Apt. 3G in Passaic, NJ (tel#: 973-470-8884; ZIP: 07055-4719).
Sincerest condolences to the entire mishpachah, including the Lochak and Schachter families. May we have the opportunity to share better news in the future and witness the era of "bila hamaves lanetzach."
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The funeral and l'vaya for Dr. Prager a'h' will take place Sunday, March 9th, at the JEC Main Shul, beginning at 2PM EDT. Beis-aveil/shiv'a details will be announced at the l'vaya.
Sincerest condolences to the entire mishpachah, including the Prager, Levy, and Sarasohn families. May we have the opportunity to share better news in the future and witness the era of "bila hamaves lanetzach."
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The funeral and l'vaya for Dr. Prager a'h' took place earlier today (Sunday). Daughters Susan Levy and Debbie Sarasohn and son Steven will sit shiv'a through Friday morning -- all will sit at Debbie's residence, 141 Summit Road in Elizabeth, NJ (tel#: 908-353-5357; ZIP: 07208-1150), through at least Thursday morning, and Steven will complete shiv'a at his residence, 7 Spring Rock Place in Monsey, NY (tel#: 845-362-0803; ZIP: 10977-1715). Davening times at the Elizabeth beis aveil are as follows:
Davening times at the Monsey beis aveil are as follows:
Once again, sincerest condolences to the entire mishpachah, including the Prager, Levy, and Sarasohn families. May we have the opportunity to share better news in the future and witness the era of "bila hamaves lanetzach."
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The auto-dialer for the Tehillim list will not be in operation over the next two or so weeks. If you wish to make a modification to the list or want to subscribe to receive e-mail updates, please reply to this message or to the list moderator. Thank you.
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The following thoughts of Rav Pinchas Breuer, quoted in today's (the 13Mar2008) Hakhel message, are worthy of your consideration. May any actions we undertake in memory of the recently-murdered Mercaz haRav students H'y'd' find merit with haKadosh baruch Hu. Thank you.
At the special Kinus held last Thursday night in the Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin in Flatbush, HaRav Pinchos Breuer, Shlita, urged the overflowing crowd to take some time to reflect upon the tragedy that occurred in Yeshiva Mercaz HaRav--in a “Mikdash Hashem”. The young men were “clearly karbanos”--and it was our duty and responsibility to take a lesson from what occurred so that their blood was not spilled in vain. HaRav Breuer specifically suggested that the terrorist entering into the Mikdash was a lesson to each and every one of us that we must demonstrate greater reverence and respect while in the Mikdash Hashem.
How does one show an increased level of awe and appreciation for our Holy Places? HaRav Breuer suggested by not talking idly or chattering there even while not davening, by not playing with phones and other portable electronic devices in the Bais HaMedrash whether or not you were in open view or earshot of others, by not looking around while davening, and by having Kavanah based upon the Kedushas HaMakom (the Holiness of the place), and what you can accomplish there. Men and women, young and old, were asked to take part in thinking about--and bringing to actuality on an ongoing basis--how they could improve their appreciation of holiness. HaRav Breuer noted that throughout the day we are in places which are not sanctuaries--on the bus, in the store, at the office, etc. We rely on the spiritual infusions that we receive while in Shul (or at home, if one is davening there) in order to inculcate the remainder of the day with the ruchinyus it so desperately needs in the world and environment which surrounds us.
HaRav Breuer’s words should emanate far beyond the boundaries of Brooklyn and even the United States, and should have a profound impact upon each and every one of us as we search to respond to Hashem’s message--which, we must understand, was directed to each and every one of us--just one week ago today. May our individual responses find favor in the eyes of Hashem, and may joy and happiness pervade our lives, as they emanate from our most Holy Places.
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The annual JEC wine tasting & sale will i'y'H' take place this coming motzoei Shabbos, March 15th, in the JEC Levy Auditorium, beginning at 8:45PM. If you can, please come! but in any case, please support the JEC by ordering your wine from them. The wine list is online (individual list pages are available here, here, and here [the wine-list link wasn't displaying the pages when we last checked]), and paid orders for Pesach can be handed into the JEC Business Office by March 27th. Thank you.
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The funeral and l'vaya for Mrs. Barbara Ricklis a'h' will take place this (Monday, March 17th) afternoon at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, 44 Wilson Avenue, Manalapan, NJ, beginning at 2PM. Son Mark will sit shiv'a through Sunday morning at his residence, 741 Cleveland Avenue in Elizabeth, NJ (tel#: 908-352-8507; ZIP: 07208-1580). Davening times are as follows:
Sincerest condolences to the entire mishpachah, including the Ricklis family. May we have the opportunity to share better news in the future and witness the era of "bila hamaves lanetzach."
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As Rabbi Herman announced in his d'rashah this past Shabbos (P' Zachor), the entire community is invited to participate in and then, at the n'ilas Chag haShavuos (10 Jun 2008), celebrate the completion of the entire TaNaCH. The learning will be dedicated to the memory of the murdered Mercaz haRav students H'y'd':
Segev P'niel Avichail
Yonatan Yitzchak Eldar
Yonadav Chaim Hirschfeld
Neria Cohen
Yochai Lifshitz
Doron Mahareta
Avraham David Moses
Ro'i Aharon Roth
Please look for the sign-up sheet in the Shul lobby -- we hope to have it ready by Thursday night, in time for Purim (after Purim, it likely will be relocated to the JEC hallway near the Reibel Beis Medrash). A blank version of the sheet is online so that you can consider now which section(s) of TaNaCH you would like to learn l'zeicher nishmasam (please note that you certainly may sign up for more than one section) and so that you can contact the siyum organizer, Akiva Miller, with post-Purim sign-up requests (please provide alternate choices in case your first choice is no longer available). Thank you.
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Thanks to Amy and Rabbi Matt Tropp, the JEC will once again be hosting Yeshivas Mordechai haTzadik (including breakfast and prizes! as noted in the online flyer) for boys in Grades 3-8 and their fathers on the morning of Purim (Friday, March 21st) in the JEC Halpern Cafeteria (a/k/a/ the "lunchroom") after the 8AM Shacharis & M'gilah reading. The Tropps are sponsoring the learning as a z'chus for the r'fuah shleimah b'karov of Ze'ev Eliezer ben Devorah. Thank you, and Gut Purim!
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The funeral and l'vaya for Mr. Paul Raport a'h' will take place on Sunday, March 23rd in the JEC Main Shul, beginning at 12PM. His wife, Dr. Rose, and children, David and Miriam, will sit shiv'a through Friday at 835 Wyoming Avenue in Elizabeth, NJ (tel#: 908-352-5206 or 908-351-2433; ZIP: 07208-1441). Davening times at the beis aveil are as follows:
The family asks that visitors refrain from coming to the beis
aveil between 5:30PM and 6:30PM.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerest condolences to the entire mishpachah, including the Raport family. May we have the opportunity to share better news in the future and witness the era of "bila hamaves lanetzach."
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Fiegie Sky will shortly be closing family business Skybook (located at 1923 Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, NJ, tel# 973-763-4244) and, in honor of the decades-long relationship with the JEC community, will once again be holding a special sale for all JEC shul/school members on Sunday, April 6th, between 10:30AM-3PM: significant discounts on everything in the store (e.g. 50% off ArtScroll books and 60% off all other books), with 10% of the gross proceeds to be donated to the JEC Elmora Shul in memory of her late husband, David Sky a'h'. Store stock includes s'farim, Haggados, Seder plates, m'gillos, shof'ros, chanukiyos, silver and gold Judaica, games/software for kids, and so much more -- you are sure to find something you need! To say the least, we wish her well and thank her for all that Dave and t'lch't' she did on our behalf for so many years. Thank you.
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A tremendous THANK YOU (and y'yasheir kochacha!) to all those who have committed thus far to learn various sections of TaNaCH in memory of the murdered Mercaz haRav students H'y'd'. The sign-up sheet is currently on an easel outside the JEC Reibel Beis Medrash. If you wish to electronically consult the list of TaNaCH sections and/or commit to learning one or more available sections (as noted before, please list alternate choices in case your first choice(s) is/are no longer available), please click on the "Community Siyum!" image on our Shul's homepage (or click on this link) and follow the listed instructions. Thank you!
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Tonight, March 26th, beginning at 8:15PM (most likely in the JEC Board Room), Rabbi Avrohom Herman will i'y'H' review various issues relevant to Pesach 5768 (including but not limited to home preparations; updates on food, medicines, etc. which can or cannot be eaten or used; and erev Pesach occurring on Shabbos). Next Wednesday night, April 2nd, at the same time (and possibly the same location), Rabbi Herman plans to review Seder-related halachos and speak a bit about certain sections of the Haggadah. (Please note that these and many other shiurim are noted in a list on our Shul's shiurim page.) We look forward to seeing you at either or both events! Thank you.
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Our Shul will be hosting a pre-Pesach luncheon for the community on Shabbos P'Metzora, April 12th, at the JEC. The menu features deli cuts, fried chicken, and chulent, with the customary appetizers (such as gefilte fish), side dishes (including potato kugel, sweet noodle kugel, and pasta salad), and desserts, and you're sure to enjoy the company! Prices (detailed in the attached flyer) are quite reasonable, and please note no charge for children under five years of age and a family cap of $75 for Shul members ($85 for non-members). Please place your paid reservation with the JEC Business Office before April 8th. Thank you.
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The Yeshivah and Kollel Be'er Yitzchok Annual Dinner will i'y'H' take place this coming Sunday night, March 30th, at the Newark Airport Hotel (formerly the Double Tree), and it's not too late to make reservations! (Please note that among the special and deserving group of honorees are Shul members Roz and Fred Katz; further details can be found in the online scan of the Dinner ad blank.) To reserve, please call Rabbi D. Zweig or Mrs. C. Miller at 908-354-6057 or use this link to e-mail YBY. Thank you!
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> ...March 26th...Rabbi Avrohom Herman will i'y'H' review various issues relevant to Pesach 5768 (including but not limited to home preparations; updates on food, medicines, etc. which can or cannot be eaten or used; and erev Pesach occurring on Shabbos). <
This 70-minute shiur (enjoyed by many participants) is now available via the Torah audio/video section of the Shul's Website. Thank you, and enjoy!
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Please place your Matza orders (cost: $20 per pound) in person or by telephone with Mary (908-355-4850 x110) of the JEC Business Office by this coming Tuesday, April 1st. Thank you.
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Mrs. Rochelle Brodsky will sit shiv'a for her brother, Abba/Arthur Rothblatt a'h', through Wednesday morning at her residence, 50 Princeton Road in Elizabeth, NJ (tel#: 908-469-7907; ZIP: 07208-1339).
Sincerest condolences to the entire mishpachah, including the Brodsky and Rothblatt families. May we have the opportunity to share better news in the future and witness the era of "bila hamaves lanetzach."
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