Parashat Terumah          February 8 - 9 / Adar à' 3

Youth Shabbat

Shabbat Schedule

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

v      Shabbat     Shacharit – 7:15am & 9:00am    Last Shma –  9:34am     

v      Torah Tots – 10:45am   Daf Yomi – 4:00pm 

     Mincha / Seuda – 4:50pm    

v      Shabbat ends – 6:05pm   

Weekday Minyanim

Shacharit

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

v      Monday & Thursday                           5:50am & 7:15am

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

Mincha / Ma’ariv

v      Sunday through Thursday                      5:10pm

Next Shabbat

v      Friday, February 15         

     Candles – 5:11pm     Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:15pm

Please keep in mind the kidnapped Israeli soldiers:

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

Keter Torah Annual Dinner

We are pleased to announce that Congregation Keter Torah’s Eighth Annual Dinner, saluting our Guests of Honor, Renee & Daniel Seidman, and the William B. Manischewitz Community Service Award Honoree, Myron Iteld, will be held on Sunday, April 6, 2008.

Oneg / Lecture

{     Dr. Isaiah M. Gafni, Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will speak tonight, at 8:30pm, on “Was Adam Jewish? Were the Avot Rabbis? Did Hazal ‘Rabbinize’ the Past? Rabbinic Attitudes Toward What Really Happened.” We thank our sponsors: Alisa & Jonathan Gellis; Enid & Alan Goldberg, in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Rose K. Goldberg; Tamar & Dov Kahane; Becky & Avi Katz; Evelyn Morris; Daniela & Laurence Schreiber and Karin & Warren Slaten.

Youth Shabbat

{     This Shabbat is Youth Shabbat. Join us as our children daven, lain and share Divrei Torah. The Kiddush is sponsored by:

Seuda Shlishit

{     Arie Lipnick, Northeast Political Director of AIPAC, will speak about the results of the Super Tuesday primaries, the upcoming presidential election, and their implications for the U.S.-Israel relationship. The Seuda is sponsored by Sharon & Daniel Goldman.

Mazal Tov

{     To Sara & Chaim Leffel on the birth of their son. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Aviva Leffel and Frieda & Yossie Kahan. The Shalom Zachar will take place tonight at 8:00pm at Keter Torah.

{     To Barbara & Alan Sohn on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Shira Rachel.

{     To Minette Salzman on receiving the Avram Ruditzky Gemilat Chesed Award at the Bnai Yeshurun dinner this Motzei Shabbat.

{     To Ruth & Samuel Stern on the birth of their twin granddaughters, born to Debby & Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, of Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Thank you

{     To Bracha Einhorn for her help in the office this week.

{     To Dina & Judah Miller for sponsoring the raffle prizes for this week’s Parent & Child Learning, in honor of their son, Eli’s, birthday.

Shabbat & Motzei Shabbat Shiurim at Keter Torah

{     Hashkama shiur by Rabbi Duvie Weiss

{     Parasha shiur by Rabbi Baum – 8:30am

{     Parent and Child Learning – 7:05pm, sponsored by the Leffel family in memory of Pesachia Aryeh ben Dovid, z”l

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

 Parking is not available for this week’s shiur.

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

{     Wednesday following the 7:15am minyan – Halacha Shiur with Rabbi Baum

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

{     Wednesday at 7:30pm-Rabbi Baum’s Ezra shiur.

{     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 Talia & Michael Farbowitz, in memory of Aryeh ben Zanvel, 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

{     This Sunday 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, and Yaakov Motzen & Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb; Rabbi Baum will give a Dvar Torah. Sessions are free and open to all. To reserve lunch, e-mail howardg816@yahoo.com .

{     Rabbi Baum will be visiting students in Israel at the end of February. If you have not already done so, please e-mail him at rabbibaum@ketertorah.org with school and contact information.

{     The annual Chevra Kadisha Zayin Adar observancewill take place this Wednesday 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 .

{     On Friday night, March 7, Keter Torah and SPARK are proud to host Shabbat Across America. This National Jewish Outreach program will begin with a prayer workshop at 5:45pm and continue with dinner at 6:30pm. Please tell your friends, family, and colleagues about this wonderful opportunity. For more information, e-mail spark@ketertorah.org.

{     We are planning to publish a Keter Torah Youth Haggadah. Open to all, please submit a Dvar Torah on the Haggadah to aleibtag@gmai.com by March 31.

ATARA News            

{     “Kindermusik with Ms. K,” a “Mommy and Me” program for babies up to 18 months old, continues this Thursday at 9:45am at Keter Torah. For information, contact Jennifer Saal at 201-837-8712.

{     ATARA is sponsoring a visit to the Yeshiva University Museum and will participate in a Purim mask workshop on Sunday, March 2, from 10:00am-11:00am, or from 11:00am-12:00noon. Details to follow.

{     ATARA Annual Membership Event will be held on Sunday, March 16, from 8:00pm-9:30pm.

Community News

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