Rabbi Shalom Baum
Rabbi
Norman Stark
Chairman
Nahum Twersky
President
Genene Kaye
Laurence Schreiber
Marvin Waltuch
Vice Presidents
Howard Gruenspecht
Executive Director
Allison Adler
Gila Elbaum
ATARA Presidium
Rivki Savetsky
Youth Director |
Parashat Acharei Mot April 18 - 19 / Nisan 14
Shabbat Erev Pesach
Pesach Schedule 5768
Friday, April 18
Candles – 7:21pm
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 7:00pm & 7:25pm
Shabbat, April 19
Shacharit – 6:45am & 7:20am
Last Shma – 9:32am
No Eating Chametz – after 10:40am
Kol Chamira – before 11:48am
Daf Yomi – 6:00pm
Mincha – 7:15pm
Ma’ariv – approx. 8:05pm
Candle lighting / Seder I – after 8:24pm
Chatzot – 12:55am
Sunday, April 20
Shacharit – 7:30 & 9:00am
Hashkama Shiur by Rabbi Baum
Tefilat Tal
Daf Yomi – 6:30pm
Mincha/Shiur by Rabbi Baum – 7:20pm
Ma’ariv – approx 7:55pm
Candle lighting / Seder II – after 8:25pm
Monday April 21
Shacharit – 7:30am & 9:00am
Hashkama Shiur by Rabbi Duvie Weiss
Daf Yomi – 6:30pm
Mincha/Shiur by Rav Benny Eisner of Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav – 7:20pm
Yom Tov ends – 8:26pm
Tuesday, April 22, through Friday April 25 – Chol Hamoed
Shacharit – 5:40am, 7:00am & 9:00am
Daf Yomi – 6:30am
Mincha / Ma’ariv – 7:25pm
Last Days of Yom Tov
Friday, April 25
Candles – 7:28pm
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 7:00pm & 7:30pm
Shabbat, April 26
Shacharit / Shir Hashirim – 7:05am & 9:00am
Teen Minyan – 9:15am
Last Shma – 9:27am
Daf Yomi – 6:30pm
Mincha / Shiur – 7:20pm
Candle lighting – after 8:32pm
Sunday, April 27
Shacharit / Yizkor – 7:05am & 9:00am
Teen Minyan – 9:15am
Daf Yomi – 6:40pm
Mincha / Seudat Preida – 7:30pm
Yom Tov Ends – 8:34pm
Chametz – after 9:30pm
Second day of Pesach Kiddush sponsored by:
{ Becky & Avi Katz celebrating their enjoying Pesach with Becky’s family.
{ Julie & David Papier in appreciation of Julie’s parents and family who are joining them for Pesach.
Condolences
{ To Isser Rosenberg on the passing of his mother, Sarah Rosenberg, z”l.
Thank You
{ To Marc & Elana Rothenberg for hosting Rabbi Baum’s shiur this past Monday night.
{ To Jerry Weinreich and Yehoshua Lindenbaum for giving siyumim this past week.
{ To Gavi Dov Hochsztein, Eli Putterman and Avi Seidman, who will lain at the 9:00am minyan on Chol Hamoed.
{ To all those families who graciously offered to host our SPARK participants for the Sedarim.
{ To the Metzman family for their recent donation of sefarim in memory of Yael Azogui, z”l; Anne Blavat, z”l; Beatrice Erenstoft, z”l; Eliane Saraga, z”l and Simcha Toedano, z”l.
Upcoming Events at Keter Torah
{ Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University, will speak on Minhagei Sefirah this Wednesday, April 23, at 8:15pm.
{ The next Carlebach style minyan will be on Friday, May 2, at 6:45pm.
{ The Manhattan Jewish Experience Shabbaton will take place on May 2-3.
{ On Shabbat, May 3, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow will be our Scholar in Residence. See flier for details.
{ The community-wide Yom Hazikaron observance and Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 7, at 7:15pm.
{ On Sunday, May 11, at 7:30pm, there will be a screening of the film “Lonely Man of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik” as well as a panel discussion featuring Rabbi Yosef Adler, Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and Rabbi Michael Taubes, distinguished students of The Rav.
ATARA News
{ Ronit is back with her 8-week “Mommy and Me” program for children ages 6 months to 3 years. It will meet at Keter Torah on Wednesdays, beginning April 30, at 9:30am. To register or for more information, contact Ronit Wenger at 201-244-6090 or arwenger@verizon.net.
{ ATARA’s annual Membership Event, featuring a cookie decorating class with Ann Holler, will take place on Sunday, May 18, from 8:00pm-9:30pm at the home of Heidi Kuperman, 1106 Allessandrini Avenue, New Milford.
{ The Spring Tea, acknowledging the contributions of Dassi Silverman and Naomi Rosen to ATARA, will be held on Shabbat, May 31. To join the committee, e-mail Shari Katz at shari_katz@yahoo.com or Rachel Schneider at rkschneider@mindspring.com.
Youth News
{ There will be no youth groups this Shabbat or Sunday, but there will be groups for children 3 years old through kindergarten on Monday, the second day Yom Tov. Regular groups will meet on the last days of Yom Tov.
Community News
{ This Tuesday at 7:20pm at Congregation Shomrei Emunah, 89 Huguenot Avenue, Englewood, Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbi Doniel Lander and Rabbi Herschel Reichman, will give memorial shiurim commemorating the 15th yahrzeit of HaRav HaGaon Joseph B. Soloveitchik, z”l.
{ The annual community-wide Yom Hashoah Holocaust commemoration, featuring Henry Fenichel, child survivor of Bergen-Belzen, will take place on Thursday, May 1, at 7:30pm at Teaneck High School.
{ The NORPAC mission to Washington will take place on Wednesday, May 21. Register at www.norpac.net or call Joel at 201-788-5133.
Please have in mind the kidnapped Israeli soldiers:
Gilad Shalit (Gilad ben Aviva), Ehud Goldwasser (Ehud ben Malka) and Eldad Regev (Eldad ben Tova)
