Parshat Noach               October 31 - November 1 / 3 Cheshvan

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Shabbat Schedule                         

v      Friday      Candles – 5:34 pm    Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:40pm       

v      Shabbat    Shacharit – 7:15am & 9:00am          Teen Minyan – 9:15am        

      Latest Shma – 10:03am    Torah Tots – 10:45am        Daf Yomi – 4:35pm 

      Mincha / Shiur – 5:25pm            Shabbat ends – 6:34pm        

Weekday Minyanim

Shacharit

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

v      Monday & Thursday                              5:50am, 7:15am & 8:10am

v      Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday            6:00am, 7:00am & 8:10am

Mincha/Ma’ariv

v      Sunday through Thursday                                4:35pm

Next Shabbat

v      Friday, November 7, Parshat Lech Lecha

Candles – 4:26pm           Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 4:30pm        

Please keep in mind kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (Gilad ben Aviva) and other missing IDF soldiers.

Hashkama Kiddush Sponsored by:

{     Sharon & Danny Goldman, to commemorate the yartzeit of Danny’s father, Rabbi Dr. Martin Goldman, z”l.                                                 

Kiddush Sponsored by:

{     Yaelle & David Metzman, in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son, Daniel.

Mazal Tov

{     To Yaelle & David Metzman on the bar mitzvah of their son, Daniel. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. David Toledano and Dr. & Mrs. Robert Metzman.

Thank you

{     Keter Torah thanks Allison Adler, Buzzy Green, Dov Kahane and Stanley Stone for their dedication and leadership as Advisory Council members for the last three years. We also welcome the new Advisory Council members: Becky Katz, Chaim Leffel, Daniel Turk and Yossi Katz.

{     To Sara & Chaim Leffel for donating a new Sefer Haftorah in memory of Chaim’s father, Sheldon Leffel, Pesachia Aryeh ben Dovid, z”l.

Shabbat & Motzei Shabbat Shiurim at Keter Torah

{     Rabbi Baum’s Parsha Shiur at 8:30am, studying Rashi and his super-commentaries

{     Hashkama shiur by Rabbi Duvie Weiss

{     Daf Yomi – 4:35pm

{     Shiur between Mincha/Ma’ariv by Rabbi Elli Ausubel on “A Jewish Perspective on Martyrdom”

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

Keter Torah Shiurim

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

{     Tuesday & Wednesday between the 7:15am & 8:10am minyanim – Halacha shiur with Rabbi Baum

{     Wednesday at 8:15pm – Rabbi Duvie Weiss’ Gmara shiur, studying Masechet Shabbat

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

{     New Shiurim will be offered in the next few weeks. Watch for details

Torah in the AM

{     Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00-9:30am – Navi Chavura, led by participants

{     Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30-10:30am – Talmud shiur with Rabbi Menahem Meier, studying Chapter 7 of Baba Metzia. Strong Talmudic knowledge not necessary

{     Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:00pm – Navi Melachim Bet with Rabbi Baum, analyzing the text and classic commentaries, with an emphasis on moral teachings

{     Thursdays, 10:40-11:30am – Study of Ezekiel with Rabbi Meier

Keter Torah Youth Shiurim

{     Sundays following the 8:00am minyan and concluding at 9:30am – Breakfast & Learn with Rabbi Baum, for children in grades 5-8, sponsored this week by Deborah & Michael Rapoport. To sponsor future shiurim, contact the Shul office at howard@ketertorah.org

Keter Torah News

{     We thank all who participated in the Kol Nidrei appeal. If you have not yet redeemed your pledge, please do so by contacting Yossi Katz at Josefkatz@gmail.com or the Shul office as soon as possible.

{     Keter Torah is hosting an event this Sunday. Parking spaces will be available for Mincha/Ma’ariv, but if possible, please walk to Shul.

{     To volunteer as a Ba’al Kriah for the 8:10am weekday Shacharit minyanim, see Akiva Sausen or Stan Potash.

{     There will be a Carlebach style minyan next Friday, November 7, at 4:30pm in the Beit Midrash.

ATARA News

{     This Sunday is Mitzvah Day, from 11:00am-1:45pm at the JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly and from 1:00-4:00pm at Solomon Schechter Day School in New Milford. JCC participants will play games and sing songs with seniors in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia; Schechter participants will work on projects for local institutions & communities in Israel. Please register at the UJA website, www.ujannj.org/mitzvahday. For more information, call Chana Besterman at 201-385-6666.

Youth News

{     This Shabbat between Mincha and Ma’ariv, Ari Weisbrot will speak at the monthly Seuda for children in grades 4-8. Sushi will be served.

{     Children in kindergarten through fourth grade are invited to the KTYD PJ movie night on Motzei Shabbat, November 15, at 6:15pm. No reservations are needed and pizza will be served. For more information, e-mail rivki19@yahoo.com.

{     Children in grades 5-8 are invited for miniature golf, basketball and batting cages on Motzei Shabbat, November 15, from 7:00-9:00pm. Drop off and pick up at Bogotá Golf Course, 30 Cross Street, Bogotá. No reservations are needed and pizza will be served. For more information, contact Eliezer at leiser144@aol.com or Yocheved at ysavetsky@hotmail.com.

Community News

{     This year, the Teaneck Shuls fundraiser is raising money for Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County, an organization dedicated to providing Shabbat meals to needy Jewish families in Bergen County. To donate, contact Shari Lindenbaum at 201-833-1950.

{     This Sunday, after the 8:00am Shacharit at Rinat, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag will speak on “The ‘Reishit Tzmichat Geulateinu’ that led to ‘Churban Bayit Rishon’: The Early Years of Yoshiyahu in Light of Sefer Yirmiyau.”

{     The Yavneh Academy Open House will take place this Wednesday at 8:00pm. For more informarion, contact Judy Katz at  jkatz@yavnehacademy.org.

{     Next Sunday, November 9, at 7:30pm at Bnai Yeshurun, Rabbi Paysach Krohn will speak on “Chessed: How Can We Show That We Really Care?”

{     The Yeshivat Noam Open House will take place next Sunday, November 9, at 7:30pm. For more information, visit www.yeshivatnoam.org.

{     Aish HaTorah’s four part Project Inspire Kiruv Training Seminar begins Sunday, November 9, from 8:00-10:00pm at Beth Abraham. For information & registration, contact Julie Farkas at 201-280-9437 or juliemf@aol.com.

{     Next Sunday, November 9, at 8:00pm, the Annual Yartzeit of Rachel Imenu Worldwide Video event for women, featuring Shiurim by Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller and Rebbetzin Tehila Jaeger on “The Lifegiving Power of Prayer,” will take place at Keter Torah.

{     The Ben Porat Yosef Open House will take place on Tuesday, November 11, at 8:00pm. For more information, contact Ruth Roth at ruthr@benporatyosef.org.

{     The Moriah School Open House will be held on Wednesday, November 12, at 8:00pm. For more information, contact Erik Kessler at ekessler@moriahschool.org.

{     Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski will speak at Yavneh Academy on Monday, November 24, at 8:00pm, on “Instilling Spirituality in our Children.”

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