Parashat Matot / Masei July 13 - 14 / Tamuz 28
Shabbat Mevarchim
Shabbat Schedule
v Friday Candles – 8:09pm (7:20pm for early Shabbat)
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat – 7:00pm & 8:15pm
v Shabbat Shacharit – 7:25am & 9:00am Hashkama Shiur Latest Shma – 9:18am Torah Tots – 10:45am Daf Yomi – 7:00pm Mincha/Shiur 8:00pm Shabbat ends – 9:17pm
Weekday Minyanim
Shacharit
v Sunday 6:40am, 8:00am & 9:00am
v Monday Rosh Chodesh Av 5:40am & 7:00 am
v Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 6:00am & 7:15am
v Thursday 5:50am & 7:15am
Mincha / Ma’ariv
v Sunday through Thursday 8:05pm
Daf Yomi
v Sunday - 7:15am Monday through Friday – 6:30am
Next Shabbat
v Friday, July 20, Candles – 8:05pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat – 7:00pm & 8:10pm
Missing Soldiers
It has been over a year since Gilad Shalit (Gilad ben Aviva), Ehud Goldwasser (Ehud ben Malka) and Eldad Regev (Eldad ben Tova) were kidnapped! Please keep them in mind.
Kiddush
{ Sponsored by Julia & Andrew Linder, commemorating the 18th yartzeit of Andrew’s grandfather, Louis Linder, z”l.
Mazal Tov
{ To Shulamit & Jon Lofstock on the birth of a daughter, Daniella Netta.
Keter Torah Shiurim
{ Rabbi Duvie Weiss will deliver the shiur between Mincha & Ma’ariv.
– Rav Duvie Weiss’ Gmara shiur will not take place this week.
Yamim Noraim
{ Please send in your Yamim Noraim seat reservations to guarantee a seat at the minyan of your choice. The children’s discount expires on August 1.
Keter Torah News
{ Rabbi Baum will be away through next Sunday, July 22. For any questions, please contact Rabbi Duvie Weiss at 201-407-0784 or at dweiss@corp.idt.net.
{ There will be a “Free Them Now” rally, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the three IDF soldiers who were kidnapped one year ago, this Monday, July 16, at 12:00 noon at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. UJA/NNJ buses to the rally will leave from their office, 111 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge, at 10:00am promptly. To secure a spot on the bus or for more information, call Ruth Siev at 201-488-6800, ext 221, or Alice Blass at ext 209, or email Ruths@ujannj.org, or AliceB@ujannj.org.
{ Registration has started for the Keter Torah/Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, for girls turning 12 from November 2007 through October 2008. For more information, please contact Debbie Baum at ydembaum@aol.com.
Note from Rabbi Baum
I recently received a letter from the OU, informing me that the generous contributions from Keter Torah, combined with other funds, will enable 70-80 families from Sderot to go on a “retreat” during the first week in August. Let us hope that this experience will provide these families with the strength and clarity necessary to thrive in Sderot.
ATARA News
{ Save the Date for ATARA’s class for women, given by Debbie Baum, on Shabbat Nachamu, July 28, at 5:30pm.
{ The YU Keter Torah Summer Kollel is back! Elementary, junior high and high school boys are invited to come to Keter Torah through August 3 to learn with members of the Yeshiva University Keter Torah Summer Kollel. One-on-one learning opportunities with YU Kollel members are available Monday through Thursday from 4:00pm-5:00 pm, 5:00pm-6:00 pm, and 8:00 pm-9:00pm. On Thursdays, there will be Pizza and Parasha from 5:15pm-6:15pm. For more information and to register, contact Yoni Fox at Ketertorahkollel@gmail.com or 201-563-7591.
Youth News
{ KTYD is looking for group leaders for the coming year. To find out the requirements and to interview, contact Rivki at 201-923-7622 or rivki19@yahoo.com.
Torah Tots
{ Parents of small children are invited to join our Mommy and Me program on Shabbat mornings from 10:30am-11:15am in the Shul apartment. We are also looking for volunteers to help run this program.
Community News
{ The Yeshiva Gedolah of Teaneck Annual Dinner will take place this Sunday at 6:00pm at Bnai Yeshurun. For information, go to http://tinyurl.com/2ctjko.
{ There will be a showing of the movie “With All of Your Soul – the Story of Roi Klein”, with guest speaker Yechiel Leiter, this Sunday at 8:40pm at Beth Aaron. Major Klein was killed in a battle in the second Lebanon war, sacrificing himself to save his soldiers by leaping onto a hand grenade, and crying out “Shma Israel”.
{ This Tuesday, Rebbetzin Tehila Jaeger will give a women’s shiur on “The Torah Perspective of Beauty: Restoring the Beauty of Yerushalayim, Ir Hakodesh” at 8:00pm in the old main Shul of Bnai Yeshurun.
Mrs. Laura Hoenig Silbermann will give a lecture on "The Loss of a Great Love- the Destruction of the Beit Hamikdash", next Shabbat, July 21, at 5:00pm, at the home of Lois and Avi Blumenfeld, 1358 Sussex Road, Bergenfield.
TISHA Be’Av SCHEDULE 5767
Erev Tisha Be’Av – Monday, July 23
Mincha – 1:40pm, 6:25pm & 8:05pm
Fast begins – 8:21pm
Ma’ariv, Eicha & Kinot – 8:30pm
Following Kinot, Rabbi Baum will give a shiur on Megillat Eicha
Tuesday, July 24
Shacharit & Kinot – 5:30am, 7:15am
(with brief explanation of various Kinot by Rabbi Baum)
Shacharit & Kinot Explained by Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
Shacharit – 8:30am
Shiur – 9:15am
Kinot Explained – 11:00am to 5:00pm
Chatzot – 1:02pm
Mincha – 1:45pm, 5:00pm, 6:30 & 7:55pm
Film – 5:30pm
Following the 7:55pm Mincha, Rabbi Baum will deliver a shiur on Responsa from the Holocaust
Ma’ariv – 8:50pm
Fast ends – 8:59pm
Shacharit & Kinot Explained by Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
Keter Torah will again host Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter, University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought at Yeshiva University and Senior Scholar at YU’s Center for the Jewish Future, who will explain the Kinot in accordance with the teachings of Rabbi Soloveitchik, zt”l. This program will be broadcast live on YUTORAH.org
Please contact Rabbi Baum to co-sponsor the program
Film – Michael Levin (z”l) A Hero in Heaven.
Born and raised in the U.S., Michael Levin made Aliyah at 16. He was killed in combat last year in the Second Lebanon War and was buried on Tisha Be’Av.
