Parashat Yitro           January 25 – 26 / Shevat 19

Shabbat Schedule

• Friday       Candles – 4:46pm       Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 4:50pm
• Shabbat     Shacharit – 7:15am & 9:00am    Teen Minyan – 9:15am  
• Last Shma –  9:40am     Torah Tots – 10:45am     Daf Yomi – 3:45pm 
• Mincha / Seuda – 4:35pm     Shabbat ends – 5:49pm   

Weekday Minyanim

Shacharit

• Sunday       8:00am & 9:00am No 6:40am minyan
• Monday & Thursday        5:50am & 7:15am
• Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday    6:00am & 7:15am

Mincha / Ma’ariv

• Sunday through Thursday          4:50pm

Next Shabbat, Shabbat Mevarchim

• Friday, February 1         Candles – 4:54 pm    
• Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:00pm

Hashkama Kiddush

• Sponsored by Esther & Warren Levie to commemorate the Yartzeit of Esther’s mother, Chana bat Ariey Lev, z”l.

Kiddush

• Sponsored by the Futter family in honor of Saba Menachem Futter’s 75th birthday and in honor of Savta Aviva Futter for keeping him young. 

Seuda Shlishit

• Sponsored by Debbie & Rabbi Baum to commemorate the yartzeit of Menachem Dov ben HaRav Eliyahu Tzvi Halevi, z”l. 

Mazal Tov

• To Yocheved & Nathan Lindenbaum on the engagement of their son Yehoshua to Yocheved Schwartz.

SHABBAT & MOTZEI SHABBAT SHIURIM AT KETER TORAH

• Hashkama Shiur by Rabbi Duvie Weiss.
• Parasha shiur by Rabbi Baum – 8:30am.
• Seuda Shlishit- Rabbi Baum will give a short shiur on “The Fourth Commandment in 13th Century (?) Chassidic Thought
• Rabbi Reisman’s shiur via satellite – 8:00pm.
• No Parent and Child Learning – class will resume February 2.

KETER TORAH SHIURIM

• Daf Yomi: Sunday – 7:15am; Monday – Friday – 6:30am
• Tuesday & Wednesday following the 7:15am minyan – Rabbi Baum’s Halacha shiur
• Tuesday at 11:00am – Rabbi Baum’s Navi shiur on Sefer Melachim
• Wednesday at 7:00pm – Matan Bat Mitzvah class with Debbie Baum
• Wednesday at 8:00pm – Rabbi Duvie Weiss’ Gmara shiur
• Wednesday at 9:00pm – Rabbi Baum’s Ezra shiur
• Thursday at 9:00pm – Rabbi Frand’s shiur via satellite

KETER TORAH YOUTH SHIURIM

• Tuesday 5:45-6:45pm – Pizza & Parasha with Rabbi Noah Baron, for children in grades 2-5.
• No Breakfast & Learn this week- will resume Sunday February 3.

TORAH IN THE AM

• Meeting Tuesday & Thursday, from 8:50am to noon, Torah in the AM provides an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in shiurim and Chavruta study.

Keter Torah News

• There will be a Carlebach style minyan next Friday, February 1, at 5:00pm in the Beit Midrash.
• On Friday, February 8, at 8:30pm, there will be an oneg/lecture featuring Dr. Isaiah M. Gafni, Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His topic will be “Was Adam Jewish? Were the Avot Rabbis? Did Hazal ‘Rabbinize’ the Past? Rabbinic Attitudes Toward What Really Happened.”

       To sponsor, contact Dov Kahane at beardate@aol.com .

• On Sunday, February 10, from 10:00am to 3:30pm, Keter Torah will host the Belz School of Jewish Music for a day dedicated to upgrading the quality of davening of young adults, laymen, and professionals. Presenters will include Cantors Bernard Beer, Sherwood Goffin, Joseph Malovany, Yaakov Motzen & Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb; Rabbi Baum will give a Dvar Torah. For program information, call 212-960-5353 or e-mail howardg816@yahoo.com.
• Any family wishing to sponsor the Parent and Child Learning, the Breakfast & Learn raffle prizes or the weekly Pizza and Parasha class should contact Rabbi Baum at rabbibaum@ketertorah.org.
• Anyone who would like to join the welcoming committee or be one of the “greeters” in the shul, helping to identify new people in our community, should contact Rabbi Baum.

ATARA News      

• “Kindermusik with Ms. K,” an 8-week “Mommy and Me” program for babies up to 18 months old, will meet at Keter Torah on Thursdays, beginning February 7, at 9:45am. To register or for more information, please contact Jennifer Saal at 201-837-8712 or fef39@aol.com.

Youth News           

• Next Shabbat, February 2, between Mincha and Ma’ariv, Rabbi Baum will speak at the monthly Shabbat Mevarchim Seuda for children in grades 4-8.
• There will be a trip to Campgaw Mountain for children in grades 3-6, next Motzei Shabbat, February 2. Drop off is at 7:00pm and pickup is at 10:30pm, both at Bnai Yeshurun. The cost includes busing, tubing, and a light snack. To make a reservation, e-mail rivki19@yahoo.com. Payment must be made to the Shul office at the time of registration.
• Shabbat, February 9, is Youth Shabbat. Join us as our children daven, lain and share Divrei Torah. To co-sponsor the Youth Shabbat kiddush, please contact the shul office.

Community News

• The UJA Federation of Northern NJ annual community phonathon will be held this Sunday from 9:00am to 9:00pm at the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey. To volunteer, contact Jonah Halper at 201-488-6800, ext. 249, or jonahh@ujannj.org.
• This Sunday, after the 8:00am Shacharit at Rinat Yisrael, Rabbi Michael Rosensweig, a Rosh Yeshiva at YU, will speak on the topic "Shemitta-The Heter Mechira."
• This Monday at 8:15pm at Beth Aaron, Rav Baruch Simon, a Rosh Yeshiva at YU, will continue his weekly shiur on contemporary halachic issues.
• Ruchie Axelrod will give a presentation about “Bitachon – Having Trust in Hashem,” this Wednesday, January 30, at 8:30pm at Beth Abraham.
• On Wednesday, February 6 at 8.30pm, at Beth Aaron, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive VP of the OU, will speak at the RCBC community-wide gathering for Jerusalem on “Yerushalayim: Its Impact on Our Inner Life and Outer Actions.”
• Several families have expressed interest in a new social skills group for boys 12-16 years old who have Aspergers, PDD, LD or other special needs that affect their social skills development. Ideally, the group would start in March, so please respond as soon as possible to 201-833-1349 or herrmann@ou.org.