Rabbi’s Message Kiddush is sponsored today by the Kiddush Society. Congregation AABJ&D Eliezer Zwickler, Rabbi Alvin M. Marcus, Rabbi Emeritus Yosef Sharbat, Assistant Rabbi Bryan Bier, President Rabbi Zwickler can be reached via email at [email protected] REFUAH SHELEIMAH Please keep these names in your tefillah: Anina Malca bas Hila Blima Liba bas Fredyl Chana bat Devorah דבורה בת מירלFruma bat Chaya Gittel bat Esther Reena Sarah bas Netanya Shoshana Malka bas Chaya Zelda שושנה לאה בת דניאלה חנהAkiva ben Leah Avraham Zev ben Rut David Mayer ben Chana Dovid Meir ben Rochel Leiba Eliezer Baruch ben Bina Eliezer ben Mildred Meir ben Chana רפאל בן לאה יהודה בערל בן רחלYisroel Meir ben Hyla Shabbat Matot-Masei: 28 Tamuz 5777–July 22, 2017 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 Tel: (973) 736-1407 Fax: (973) 736-8006 Visit our website: www.aabjd.org Esther Schultz: Esther is on maternity leave; please email [email protected] SHABBAT SCHEDULE Early Mincha: 5:00PM Candles/Mincha 7PM / 7PM 8:04 PM / 8:10 PM Hashkomah 8:00 AM Rabbi’s Parsha Shiur 8:30 AM Sephardim 8:40 AM Main Shul 9:15 AM Beit Midrash Under construction K’Shema 9:23 AM Torah in 20 after Kiddush: “A Credit Card Glitch” Lessons of the Three Weeks with R’Zwickler, Part 2: 7:05 PM Chevra Shas 7:00 PM Mincha 7:50 PM Maariv 9:00 PM Havdalah 9:10 PM Shalosh Seudot Speaker: Joel Rich will be speaking on Av Harachamim. Pirkei Avot study for this week: Perek 2 CONDOLENCES We extend our condolences on the passing of Harold Kestenbaum, beloved husband of Cynthia and beloved father of Howie Kestenbaum and Erica Rosenfeld. The funeral was this past Sunday and shiva concluded Friday afternoon. We extend our condolences on the passing of David Hassan, beloved father of Naomi Goldman. Naomi will be sitting shiva at 34 Hilltop Place, Monsey NY Sunday and Monday, returning to West Orange Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am–10pm. The family requests no visitors after 10pm. When it came to the Simchas Torah honors in my Yeshiva in Israel, students would commit to a certain amount of learning throughout the year as their bids. At times the auction was bid up to the point where the commitment of certain students seemed almost impossible. Only a few months later, some of those students regretted their pledges as they struggled to fulfill their obligation. In Parshas Matos the Torah tells us that if a person takes a vow they must be certain not to violate their pledge and to fulfill the commitment which emanates from their mouth. Rav Tzvi Hersh MiVidislav zt”l questions the language of the pasuk. It seems redundant: if one fulfills his commitment, he is not violating his pledge. Why then would the Torah express that the individual should not violate the pledge? Rav Tzvi Hersh answers that the Torah is encouraging people to fulfill their commitments with the same exuberance they expressed at the time they uttered the pledge from their mouths. If we take too much upon ourselves, we may ultimately come to resent our pledge in the first place. The Torah is teaching us that when we make a commitment, we should make certain that we will be able to fulfill it wholeheartedly so that the experience remains a positive one. “The Rav in Thought and Deed” takes place in the Main Shul 5 minutes after the 9:15 AM minyan concludes. We use the Koren/Rabbi Soloveitchik edition siddur to gain insight into the specifics of our regular prayers based on the insights of Rabbi Soloveitchik. The session lasts approximately 5-7 minutes. WEB DVAR with Rabbi Zwickler—CHECK IT OUT! MAZEL TOV Mazel Tov to Karen Miller on the engagement of her nephew Dovi Miller, son of Leon & Judy Miller of Teaneck, to Dafna Fine of Livingston. Mazel Tov to the entire Miller & Fine families. Mazel Tov to Rabbi Shmuel and Chana Tokayer on the engagement of their granddaughter Bracha Esther Jachter to Yisrael Perton of Montreal. The Torah handouts for the month of July are sponsored by Beatrice Kallus in commemoration of the 12th yahrzeit of Lou Kallus (Chaim Yehuda ben Avraham), beloved father, grandfather, and husband. WEEKLY SCHEDULE S 7/23 Shacharit 7, 7:30, 8 & 9 AM Sephardim 8:00 AM Begin Nine Days Minchah 8:05 PM Late Maariv 10:00 PM M 7/24: Rosh Chodesh Shacharit 6:25, 7:15 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Minchah 8:05 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM T 7/25 Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Minchah 8:05 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM W 7/26 Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Minchah 8:05 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM Th 7/27 Shacharit 6:35 & 7:25 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Minchah 8:05 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM F 7/28 Shacharit 6:50 & 7:30 AM Sephardim 6:15 AM Early Mincha: 5:00 PM Candles/Mincha 7:00 PM/ 7:00 PM 7:58 PM/ 8:05 PM Rabbi Zwickler’s Office Hours: Have a quick question? Want to say hi? Stop in on Tuesday mornings from 9-10am, or call for an appointment for any time. Tisha b’Av Guest Speaker Rabbi Yaacov Feit will be speaking between Mincha and Ma’ariv. Topic: We Will Not Forget You Yerushalayim: Turning the Tears of Tisha B'Av into Year-long Inspired Tefillah Rabbi Yaacov Feit is the Director of Judaic Studies at JKHA and the Rabbinic Administrator of the Bet Din of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. Rabbi Feit received Yoreh Yoreh and Yadin Yadin semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and has a Masters in education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Education. Rabbi Feit’s lecture is generously sponsored by: Patron Donors: Linda and Murray Laulicht in honor of their parents Sam Pepper l’zecher nishmat Sarah Devorah bat Yitzchak v’Rachel Yitz and Roberta Strauchler in memory of Yitz’s father, Yonah ben Tzvi Hersh Strauchler, who died on Tisha b’Av Sponsor: Seth and Anna Chosak in memory of Seth’s father Melech ben Mordechai You are cordially invited to a Breakfast Reception in support of The National Association of Chevra Kadisha Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 9:00 AM at the home of Linda & Avi Laub 25 Swayze Street, West Orange, New Jersey Featuring Guest Speaker Rabbi Elchonon Zohn Director of the Chevra Kadisha of the Vaad HaRabonim of Queens, Founder and President of National Association of Chevra Kadisha (NASCK) Created In the Image of Hashem: Me. You. Them. The Power and the Responsibility of that Message Breakfast Reception at 9:00 AM (Program to Conclude by 10:15 AM) RSVP to avilaub@yahoo.com (RSVP helpful but not required) The Nine Days begins Sunday night, 7/23. Check your email for a guide to the laws of the Nine Days and Tisha b’Av, or pick up a copy in the front lobby (limited number). The complete schedule of our Tisha b’Av programming will be coming out soon.