Keter Torah Shabbat Notes

Rabbi Shalom Baum        rabbibaum@ketertorah.org     

600 Roemer Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666               P: 201-907-0180 / F: 201-907-0924      www.ketertorah.org  

Parshat Bo               January 27 - 28, 2012 / 4 Shevat 

Shabbat Schedule

v  Friday       Candles – 4:48pm      Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 4:55pm

v  Shabbat                 Shacharit – 7:15am           

9:00am – Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Rothenberg      

Teen Minyan – 9:15am    Junior Congregation – 9:15am      No Post Hashkama Shiur

Latest Shma – 9:39am     Torah Tots – 10:30am            Salsa Shiur – 3:40pm

Al haPerek – 3:55pm         Daf Yomi – 3:55pm                     Mincha – 4:40pm

Shabbat Ends – 5:52pm

Shabbat Shiurim at Keter Torah

v  Rabbi Baum’s Parsha shiur studying Ibn Ezra, sponsored by Marge & Dan Fried –  8:30am in the Beit Knesset

v  No Post-Hashkama shiur

v  Salsa shiur studying Masechet Avodah Zarah – 3:40pm at the home of

Rochelle & Phil Goldschmiedt, 686 Downing Street, Teaneck

v  Matan Keter Torah Al haPerek chavurah, starting the study of Sefer Shoftim – 3:55pm in the right rear youth room

v  Daf Yomi – 3:55pm

v  Rabbi Dov Halperin, author of a recent sefer on the 13 Ikarim of the Rambam, will speak at Seuda Shlishit, sponsored by Elana & Marc Rothenberg

v  Parent and Child Learning with pizza – 6:55pm

v  Rabbi Yisroel Reisman’s Navi shiur via satellite – 7:30pm

Mazal Tov

v  To Elana & Marc Rothenberg on the bar mitzvah of their son, Zachary. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Barbara & Allen Rothenberg and Toby & Azriel Feiner.

v  To Helene & Norman Stark on the bar mitzvah of their grandson, Eliyahu Stark. Mazal Tov also to the parents, Sarah & Yehuda Stark.

Hashkama Kiddush Sponsored by

v  Chava & Ephraim Casper to commemorate the yartzeit of Ephraim’s mother, Chanah Sarah bat Yisrael Yehuda, z”l.

Nichum Aveilim

v  To Karen Shawn on the passing of her beloved mother, Rosalie Shawn, z”l.

Thank You to the Following Sponsors of a Day’s Learning at Keter Torah

v  Chava & Ephraim Casper to commemorate the yartzeit of Ephraim’s mother, Chanah Sarah bat Yisrael Yehuda, z”l.

v  Rita & Donald Cutler to commemorate the yartzeit of Donald’s father, Zisa ben Yitzchak, Sidney Cutler, z”l.

v  Marsha & Myron Iteld to commemorate the yartzeit of Myron’s father, Yitzchak ben Moshe HaLevi, Isadore Iteld, z”l.

v  Gila Leiter & James Lavin to commemorate the yartzeit of James’s father, Yitzchak ben Avraham, Isaac Lavin, z”l.

Keter Torah Youth Shiurim

v  There will be no Breakfast & Learn this Sunday; class will resume next Sunday, February 5, following the 8:00am minyan.

This Week’s Shiurim at Keter Torah

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

v  No Sunday morning shiur by Rabbi Weiss this week.

v  Tuesday at 11:00am- Navi shiur with Rabbi Baum, studying Sefer Yonah

v  Wednesday for 20 minutes following the 7:15am minyan – Shiur on Tefilla. Shiur and coffee sponsored by Lazy Bean Café.

v  Wednesday at 7:00pm – Matan bat mitzvah class with Debbie Baum

v  Thursday at 9:00pm – Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s parsha shiur via satellite

Torah in the AM

v  Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00-9:45am – Chavura studying Sefer Divrei HaYamin

v  Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:45-10:45am – Study of chapter 1 of Baba Metzia with Rabbi Menahem Meier

v  Thursdays, 10:50-11:45am – Shir HaShirim with Rabbi Meier; a study on the complexities of a love relationship

Upcoming at Keter Torah

v  Rabbi Meier Goldwicht, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University’s Mazer School of Talmudic Studies, will be our guest on Shabbat Parshat Yitro, February 10-11. To sponsor, e-mail howard@ketertorah.org.

Keter Torah News

v  On Motzei Shabbat, February 4, Tammy & Ken Secemski will be honored at The Frisch School Dinner. For information, visit www.frischdinner.com.

v  Audio and source material from Rabbi Baum’s recently-concluded shiurim on “Modern Family: A Present-Day Look at Sefer Bereshit” are now available. For information, e-mail Sabrina@ketertorah.org.

v  Anyone wishing to participate in the Keter Torah Yizkor Reader should e-mail Debbie Gottlieb at dsg128@gmail.com or Ari Weisbrot at aweisbrot@phillipsnizer.com.

v  In connection with Siyum HaShas in August 2012, we are compiling a list of Keter Torah members who are involved in any way with Daf Yomi. Interested parties should e-mail Jerry Milch at sabbamilch@aol.com with names and e-mail addresses.

ATARA News

Presidium: Zeeva Sklar (zeevasklar@aol.com) & Francine Weisbrot (francineweisbrot@gmail.com)

v  Zumba classes will be given at KT on Mondays, beginning this week, January 30, from 5:45-6:45pm for girls in fourth grade, and from 6:45-7:45pm for girls in grades 5-8. E-mail francineweisbrot@gmail.com for registration and price information.

v  On Sunday, February 12, at 7:30pm at Keter Torah, ATARA will screen “The Race to Nowhere,” a film about the stresses facing our youth due to pressures in school. For information, contact Sharon Herenstein at sherenstein@yahoo.com.

v  Plan to join us for a Ladies Night Out challah baking and braiding class on Wednesday, February 29, at the Shul. Details to follow.

v  Thank you to the Keter Torah congregants who purchased or sponsored the publication of our cookbook, “Temptations: Kosher Recipes for Every Occasion.” To date, over 1,200 cookbooks have been sold. All sponsors are entitled to a cookbook, which is available for pick-up at the Shul office. If you are not sure whether you are a sponsor, please contact Judy Hochsztein at jchavelh@gmail.com.

Youth News

Youth Director: Rivki Rosenthal (rivki19@yahoo.com

v  Junior Congregation for children in grades 5 & 6 and pre-bar/bat mitzvah seventh graders will meet this Shabbat at 9:15am in the big ballroom.

v  Torah Tots will meet this Shabbat at 10:30am in the room opposite the coat room.

v  Teen minyan will continue the study of Mishna Ta’anit following davening this Shabbat; this will be followed by a Kiddush.

v  Children in Pre-K through second grade are invited to make Havdalah candles on Sunday, February 12, from 2:00-3:30pm. E-mail Rivki for cost information and reservations.

Community News

v  This Tuesday, January 31, at 8:30pm at Bnai Yeshurun, Rebetzin Karlinsky will give a shiur for women on “The Meaningfulness of our Shabbat Davening.”

v  The Sinai School Dinner will take place on Sunday, February 12. For information, visit www.sinaischools.org.

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, 7:15am & 8:10am

Mincha / Ma’ariv         

v Sunday  through Thursday               4:55pm

Ma’ariv

v Monday through Thursday               9:35pm

Next Friday, February 3, Parshat Beshallach, Shabbat Shirah

Candle lighting – 4:57pm                        Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:00pm

Please include missing IDF soldiers in your Tefilot

Norman Stark Chairman, Nahum Twersky Honorary President          

Jonathan Gellis, President (jgellis@hotmail.com)

Yossi Katz, Genene Kaye, Marvin Waltuch Vice Presidents

Howard Gruenspecht Executive Director (howard@ketertorah.org)