Parashat Mishpatim   February 1 - 2 / Shevat 26

Shabbat Mevarchim

Shabbat Schedule

v      Friday       Candles – 4:54pm       Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:00pm   

Carlebach style minyan – 5:00pm in the Beit Midrash

v      Shabbat     Shacharit – 7:15am & 9:00am    Teen Minyan – 9:15am   Last Shma –  9:37am     Torah Tots – 10:45am     Daf Yomi – 4:00pm  Mincha / Shiur – 4:45pm     Shabbat ends – 5:57pm   

Weekday Minyanim

Shacharit

v      Sunday                                                               6:40am, 8:00am & 9:00am

v      Monday                                                                 5:50am & 7:15am

v      Tuesday & Friday                                                 6:00am & 7:15am

v      Wednesday & Thursday Rosh Chodesh Adar 1          5:40am & 7:00am

Mincha / Ma’ariv

v      Sunday through Thursday          5:00pm

Next Shabbat

v      Friday, February 8         Candles – 5:03pm     Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:10pm

Please keep in mind the kidnapped Israeli soldiers:

Gilad Shalit (Gilad ben Aviva), Ehud Goldwasser (Ehud ben Malka) and Eldad Regev (Eldad ben Tova)

Hashkama Kiddush

{     Sponsored by Karin & Warren Slaten in honor of Warren’s birthday.

Kiddush

{     Sponsored by Sarah & Chaim Leffel in honor of Debbie & Rabbi Baum for all they do for the Shul.

Mazal Tov

{     To Robyn & Shukie Grossman on the birth of their son. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Rabbi & Mrs. Rafael Grossman and Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Horowitz. The Shalom Zachar will take place tonight at 8:30pm at the Grossman residence, 1340 Mercedes Street, Teaneck.

{     To Suzanne & Scott Mankowitz on the birth of their son. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents Naomi & Ira Mankowitz and Edith Wattenmaker. The Shalom Zachar will take place tonight at 7:30pm at the Mankowitz residence, 813 Downing Street, Teaneck.

{     To Rella & Dr. Charles Feldman on the birth of a grandson, to parents Nira & Michael Feldman. Mazal Tov also to grandparents Faye & Sheldon Darack and to great grandmother Betty Feldman.

Thank you

{     To Hila & Adam Berner for sponsoring last week’s Pizza & Parasha Shiur in honor of the birthday of their son, Yonatan.

{     To Gila & Matias Davidovsky for sponsoring the raffle prizes for this week’s Parent & Child Learning.

Welcome

{     To the five-time champion Frisch wrestling team, who are our guests this Shabbat.

Shabbat & Motzei Shabbat Shiurim at Keter Torah

{     Hashkama shiur by Rabbi Duvie Weiss.

{     Parasha shiur by Rabbi Baum – 8:30am.

{     Shiur between Mincha & Ma’ariv by Rabbi Duvie Weiss.

{     Rabbi Baum will speak at our monthly Shabbat Mevarchim Seuda between Mincha & Ma’ariv for children in grades 4-8. Sushi will be served.

{     Parent and Child Learning – 7:00pm, sponsored by the Leffel family in memory of Pesachia Aryeh ben Dovid, z”l.

{     Rabbi Reisman’s shiur via satellite – 8:30pm.

Keter Torah Shiurim

{     Daf Yomi –  Sunday at 7:15am; Monday through Friday at 6:30am

{     Tuesday at 11:00am – Rabbi Baum’s Navi shiur on Sefer Melachim

{     Tuesday at 9:00pm – Rabbi Baum’s Ezra shiur

{     Wednesday at 7:00pm – Matan Bat Mitzvah class with Debbie Baum

Keter Torah Shiurim (continued…)

{     Wednesday at 8:00pm – Rabbi Duvie Weiss’ Gmara 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.

{     Sunday 8:30am – Breakfast & Learn, sponsored this week by Sarina & Mitchell Gross in memory of Kaden bat Mordechai, z”l.

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

{     Next Friday at 8:30pm, there will be an oneg/lecture by Dr. Isaiah M. Gafni, Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who will speak on “Was Adam Jewish? Were the Avot Rabbis? Did Hazal ‘Rabbinize’ the Past? Rabbinic Attitudes Toward What Really Happened.” We thank our sponsors for this presentation: Alisa & Jonathan Gellis, Enid & Alan Goldberg, in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Rose K. Goldberg, Tamar & Dov Kahane, Becky & Avi Katz, and Daniela & Laurence Schreiber. To sponsor, contact Dov Kahane at beardate@aol.com .

{     Next Shabbat, at Seuda Shlishit following Mincha at 4:50pm, Arie Lipnick, Northeast Political Director of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, will speak about the results of the Super Tuesday primaries, the upcoming presidential election, and its implication for the U.S.-Israel relationship.

{     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. Presenters will include Cantors Bernard Beer, Sherwood Goffin, Joseph Malovany, Yaakov Motzen & Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb; Rabbi Baum will give a Dvar Torah. For 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.

ATARA News           

{     “Kindermusik with Ms. K,” an 8-week “Mommy and Me” program for babies up to 18 months old, begins this Thursday at 9:45am, at Keter Torah. To register or for more information, please contact Jennifer Saal at 201-837-8712 or fef39@aol.com.

Youth News           

{     The trip to Campgaw Mountain for children in grades 3-6 is this Motzei Shabbat. Drop off is at 7:00pm and pick-up is at 10:30pm, both at Bnai Yeshurun.

{     Next 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.

{     KTYD invites all those who attend the teen minyan and their friends next Friday night for dinner, singing and an Oneg Shabbat at Keter Torah. For reservations e-mail rivki19@yahoo.com .

Community News

{     YU Connects invites singles to a lecture by Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky on "The Jewish Traveler: When Do I Daven? When is Shabbat? Time and the International Date Line” this Motzei Shabbat at 8:00pm at Ohr HaTorah, 36 Rector Court, Bergenfield.

{     This Wednesday 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.”

{     SINAI's annual benefit dinner will take place next Sunday, February 10. SINAI serves children with special needs throughout the community. For reservations or donations, go to www.sinaidinner.org.

{     The annual Chevra Kadisha Zayin Adar observance will take place on Wednesday, February 13, at Beth Aaron. A special Mincha and vayechal laining for those fasting will begin at 5:00pm, with the seuda beginning at approximately 6:00pm. Rabbi Zvi Romm, Rabbi of the Bialystoker Synagogue will speak. For reservations, contact Shelly Mermelstein at 201-692-1261 or franshel@optonline.net .

{     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.