Parshat Bechukotai   May 23-24/ 19 Iyar 

Shabbat Schedule    

v      Friday       Candles – 7:56 pm      Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 7:00 & 8:00pm

v      Shabbat    Shacharit – 7:15am & 9:00am    Parsha Shiur – 8:30am   

                   Teen Minyan – 9:15am  Last Shma – 9:11am     Daf Yomi – 7:00pm           Mincha / Shiur – 7:50pm   Shabbat ends – 9:05pm   

Weekday Minyanim

Shacharit

v      Sunday & Monday (Memorial Day)         6:40am, 8:00am, & 9:00am

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

v      Thursday                                                  5:50am & 7:15am      

Mincha / Ma’ariv

v      Sunday through Thursday                      8:00pm

Next Shabbat, Shabbat Mevarchim

v      Friday, May 30, Parshat Bemidbar     Candles – 8:02pm    

                                                             Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat – 7:00pm & 8:05pm

Hashkama Kiddush Sponsored by

{     Brenda & Mark Gardenswartz to commemorate the yartzeit of Brenda’s father, Zev ben Avraham Feit, z”l.

Kiddush Sponsored By

{     Tamar & David Hochstein in honor of the birth of their daughter, Dalia. Welcome to grandparents Rachel & Avi Hochstein and Mindy & Saul Feder who are joining us for Shabbat.

Mazal Tov

{     To Marla & Charlie Kleiner on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Rena. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Marilyn & Ira Rosenberg.

{     To Marsha & Myron Iteld on the birth of a grandson, to Elizabeth & Jonathan Liss.

{     To Sivya & Nahum Twersky on the upcoming marriage of their son, Reuven, to Melissa Moskowitz.

{     To Wendy & Isaac Shulman on the upcoming marriage of their daughter Elisheva to Dan Schlanger.

{     To Stephanie & Yehuda Sadek on the birth of their son. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Rachel Sadek and Sharon & Paul Karrer. The Shalom Zachar will take place tonight at 9:00pm at the home of David & Etty Sadek, 635 Norfolk St., Teaneck

{     To the Daf Yomi Chaburah on the completion of Masechet Nazir on Sunday, and their beginning Masechet Sotah on Monday morning at 7:15am. Thank you to Dalia & Ed Stelzer & family for sponsoring the siyum on Sunday b’hakorat hatov to the Keter Torah Daf Yomi Chaburah for providing chizuk in learning.

Nichum Avelim

{     To Barbara Shapiro on the passing of her beloved brother, Rabbi Chaim Flom, z”l.

Shabbat & Motzei Shabbat Shiurim at Keter Torah

{     Hashkama shiur by Rabbi Duvie Weiss

{     Parsha shiur by Rabbi Baum at 8:30am

{      Shiur between Mincha & Ma’ariv by Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Cohen, Associate Professor of Bible at Yeshiva University, on “The Literary Art of Biblical Narrative in the Book of Ruth.”

{     Rabbi Reisman’s shiur via satellite – 10:30pm

Keter Torah Shiurim

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

{     Tuesday & Wednesday following the 7:15am minyan – Halacha shiur with Rabbi Baum

{     Tuesday at 11:00am – Navi shiur with Rabbi Baum

{     Wednesday at 8:00pm – Rabbi Duvie Weiss’ Gmara shiur, studying Masechet Shabbat

{     Thursday at 9:00pm – Rabbi Frand’s shiur via satellite

Keter Torah Youth Shiurim

{     Sunday following the 8:00am minyan & ending at 9:15am – Breakfast & Learn with Rabbi Baum

{     Tuesday 5:45-6:45pm – Pizza & Parasha with Rabbi Noah Baron, for children in grades 2-5.

Torah in the AM

Meeting Tuesday & Thursday, from 9:00am to noon, Torah in the AM provides an opportunity

for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in shiurim and Chavruta study.

We thank Richie Heisler of Butterflake for providing the cookies each week.

Thank you

{     To Arturo Stern, for sponsoring this week’s shiur by Rabbi Reisman to commemorate the yartzeit of his father, Moshe ben Avrohom Shmuel Binyomin, z”l.

{     To Heidi & Eric Kuperman for hosting the ATARA membership event last Sunday night.

{     To Ann Holler for her wonderful cookie decorating demonstration at the ATARA membership event

Keter Torah News

{     Their will be a Carlebach style minyan next Friday, May 30, at 6:45pm.

{     Rabbi Elie Weinstock, Associate Rabbi and Director of Education & Outreach at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City, will be our guest speaker next Shabbat at Seuda Shlishit.

{     Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, a pioneer of Torah education via the internet, will be our Shavuot scholar-in residence. His weekly essays on Parshat Ha’shavua are read by thousands of subscribers worldwide and reflect over twenty years of experience as a student and teacher at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel. To sponsor, contact rabbibaum@ketertorah.org or Dov Kahane at beardate@aol.com .

{     On Shabbat, June 21 Keter Torah will have a Kiddush honoring our graduating students. To sponsor, contact Daniel Seidman at seidmand@questdiagnostics.com .

{     Keter Torah is pleased to join with Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future to host a summer Kollel program beginning Monday, June 30. Many youth learning options will be available. For information, contact Rabbi Leibtag at 347-463-7247 or ketertorahkollel@gmail.com .

{     Women and girls, ages 10 and up, are invited to a weekly Tehillim Chaburah on Tuesdays from 9:00-9:30pm. This week’s meeting will be at the home of Lorraine Klyman, 649 Maitland Avenue, Teaneck.

{     EZRAH’s Closet, a gemach for gently worn Shabbat & Yom Tov dresses, located at 1135 Boulevard, New Milford, is now open on Sundays from 5:00-7:00pm and on Thursdays from 12:00-2:00pm. For information contact Dawn Orlinsky at 201-836-5219 or Miriam Einhorn at 646-232-6396.

{     In an attempt to reduce mailings, we urge anyone not registered to receive Keter Torah e-mails to submit his/her address to howard@ketertorah.org.

ATARA News       

{     The Spring Tea, acknowledging the contributions of Dassi Silverman and Naomi Rosen to ATARA, will be held next Shabbat, May 31, at 4:30pm at Keter Torah. Philys Seidenfeld will speak on “At Peace With the Life I Didn’t Ask For.” For more information, e-mail Shari Katz at shari_katz@yahoo.com or Rachel Schneider at rkschneider@mindspring.com.

{     Children are encouraged to participate in birthday or bar/bat mitzvah ma’aser by donating a gift to Chai Lifeline for a less fortunate child. For more information contact Chana Besterman at 201-385-6666.

Youth News

{     All children in grades 1-4, are invited for lunch, singing and games at Keter Torah next Shabbat, May 31. Rabbi Baum will give a Dvar Torah. For reservations e-mail rivki19@yahoo.com .

{     Next Shabbat, May 31, between Mincha & Ma’ariv, Ari Weisbrot will speak at the monthly Shabbat Mevarchim Seuda for children in grades 4-8. Sushi will be served.

{     Shabbat, June 21, is Youth Shabbat. Plan to join us as our children daven, lain and share Divrei Torah.

Community News

{     Rav Hershel Schachter’s weekly shiur continues Thursday at 9:00pm at Bnai Yeshurun.

{     SINAI will hold its annual bike-a-thon to benefit its Scholarship Fund this Sunday, May 25. For information visit sinaischools.org/bikeathon.

{     This Monday, after the 8:00am Shacharit at Rinat Yisrael, Rabbi Matis Shulman, Limudei Kodesh & Physics Faculty, Maayanot High School, will speak on the topic ”Broadway Shows and Physics: Microphones in Halacha.”

Please keep in mind the kidnapped Israeli soldiers:

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