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 Beshallach                         February 3 - 4, 2012 / 11 Shevat 

Shabbat Shira

Shabbat Schedule

Candles – 4:57pm

Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:00pm

Shacharit – 7:15am & 9:00am

Teen Minyan – 9:15am

Junior Congregation – 9:15am

Post Hashkama Shiur

Latest Shma – 9:37am

Torah Tots – 10:30am

Salsa Shiur – 3:45pm

Al haPerek – 4:00pm

Daf Yomi – 4:00pm

Mincha / Shiur – 4:45pm

Shabbat Ends – 6:00pm

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 Drasha at the Hashkama minyan by Rabbi Dov Lipman, Director of the English Speakers Division of Am Shalem, on

“What Bet Shemesh Can Teach Us About the Future of Israel”

v Post-Hashkama shiur by Rabbi Weiss on

“A New look at an Old Miricale: Kriat Yam Suf”

v Salsa shiur studying Masechet Avodah Zarah – 3:45pm at the home of

Tamar & Dov Kahane, 573 Churchill Road, Teaneck

v Matan Keter Torah Al haPerek chavurah, studying Sefer Shoftim –

4:00pm in the right rear youth room

v Daf Yomi – 4:00pm

v Shiur between Mincha/Ma’ariv by Rabbi Fox on

“A Smorgasbord of Shaila’s: Bracha Quandries on Everyday Foods”

v Parent and Child Learning with pizza and a siyum sponsored by Gila & Matias Davidovsky in honor of Ari’s learning all Mishnayos in Seder Moed – 7:00pm

v Rabbi Yisroel Reisman’s Navi shiur via satellite – 8:00pm (new starting time)

Mazal Tov

v  To Shira & Steven Brandsdorfer on the birth of their daughter, Emma Rose. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Cippi & Max Brandsdorfer and Aviva & Steve Singfer.

v  To Anne & Tom Langer on the birth of their grandson, Natan Ariel, to Ellen & Gabe Winter, in Chicago, Illinois.

v  To Tammy & Ken Secemski on being the Guests of Honor at The Frisch School Dinner this Motzei Shabbat

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, Chana Sarah bat Yisroel Yehuda, z”l.

v  Debbie & David Kahn, to commemorate the yartzeit of David’s mother, Miriam bat Avraham, z”l.

v  Regina & Michael Koenig to commemorate the yartzeit of Michael’s father, Eliezer Dov ben Yitzchak HaLevi, Bernard Koenig, z”l.

v  Jessica & David Lefkowitz, to commemorate the yartzeit of Jessica’s father, Shmaya Yisrael ben Natan Zeev, Shmaya Israel Light, z”l.

v  Esther & Warren Levie, to commemorate the yartzeit of Esther’s mother, Chana bat Aryeh Leib, Chana Podolski, z”l.

Keter Torah Youth Shiurim

v  Sunday 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 Sara & Howard Gruenspecht to commemorate the yartzeit of Sara’s grandmother, Shayna Bloomah bat Menachem Mendel, Rose Cunin Liberman, z”l.

This Week’s Shiurim at Keter Torah

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

v  Sunday following the 8:00am minyan – Shiur by Rabbi Weiss on “All About Wine.” Breakfast will be served.

v  No Tuesday morning Navi shiur this week.

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 (final class of the season)

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 – Chapter 1 of Baba Metzia with Rabbi Menahem Meier

v  Thursdays, 10:50-11:45am – Shir HaShirim with Rabbi Meier

Keter Torah News

v  Rabbi Baum will be in Israel from Monday, February 13, through Thursday, February 16. Parents of children studying in Israel who would appreciate a visit from Rabbi Baum should e-mail Sabrina@ketertorah.org with the child’s name, e-mail address, and cell phone number and the name of the school.

v  On Shabbat, February 18, following Mincha at 4:55pm, Mr. Etzion Neuer, New Jersey Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, will speak at Seuda Shlishit on, “Hate in the Garden State: Observations on Anti-Semitism in New Jersey.”

v  The community-wide Chevra Kadisha Zayin Adar observance will take place on Thursday, Marrch 1, at Rinat. A special Mincha and Vayechal laining for those fasting will begin at 5:15pm, and the seuda will begin at approximately 6:30pm. For information, call Warren Levie at 201-923-1430

v  Audio from Rabbi Baum’s recently-concluded shiurim on “Modern Family: A Present-Day Look at Sefer Bereshit” is available by visiting www.ketertorah.org.

v  To participate in the Keter Torah Yizkor Reader, please visit https://ketertorah.org/yartzeit.

Rabbi Meier Goldwicht

Next Shabbat, Parshat Yitro, February 10-11

Searching for and Finding More Meaning in Our Daily Lives

Rabbi Goldwicht’s presentations:

vFriday night before Ma’ariv

vFriday night Tisch for teens at 8:00pm on “How to Have Happiness and Excitement in Our Daily Lives,” followed by a Q&A

vDrasha at Hashkama Minyan

v8:30am- Parsha shiur

vDrasha at Teen Minyan and Junior Congregation

vShiur following the 9:00am minyan on

“Preparation for Kabbalat HaTorah as the Key to Success in Our Daily Lives”

v  4:10pm- Matan Keter Torah Al haperek shiur on “Shoftim in Our Daily Lives”

vFollowing Mincha at 4:55pm, on “Kedushat Ha’aretz U’kedushat Ha’adam:

B’halacha U’ba’aggadah”

To sponsor, e-mail howard@ketertorah.org.

ATARA News

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

v    Weekly Zumba classes continue this Monday, February 6, from 5:45-6:45pm for girls in grade 4, 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 featuring the Challah Fairy on Wednesday, February 29, from 8:00-9:30pm at the Shul. Space is limited. For reservations, call Chana Schorr at 201-873-6781.

v  To purchase our cookbook, “Temptations: Kosher Recipes for Every Occasion,” please visit www.ketertorah.org

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 big ballroom.

v  Rabbi Fox will give the drasha at the Teen Minyan this Shabbat; the study of Mishna Ta’anit will continue following davening.

v  Rabbi Meier Goldwicht will speak on “How to Have Happiness and Excitement in Our Daily Lives,” followed by a Q&A, at a Friday Night Tisch for Teens, next Friday, February 10, at 8:00pm at Keter Torah. Hot food will be served.

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 Shabbat at 3:40pm at Rinat, Shoshana Samuels, Rinat Yisrael Yoetzet Halacha, will give a shiur for women on “One Passage, Two Interpretations, Divergent Customs.”

v  This Sunday, February 5, after the 8:00am minyan at Netivot Shalom, Rabbi Yehuda Gilad will speak on “The Talmudic Culture of Dispute and its Ramifications for Modern Day Israel.”

v  This Sunday at 8:00pm at Rinat, Dr. Yael Ziegler will speak on “Of Journeys, Wells and Marriages: Hidden Patterns in Biblical Stories.”

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

v  The NORPAC Mission to Washington will take place on Wednesday, May 9. Early registration discount available until March 9. Register at www.norpac.net.

Weekday Minyanim

Shacharit

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

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

v  Tuesday, Wednesday (Tu B’Shevat) & Friday               6:00am, 7:15am & 8:10am

Mincha / Ma’ariv 

v  Sunday  through Thursday                                          5:05pm

Ma’ariv

v  Monday through Thursday                                          9:35pm

Next Friday, February 10, Parshat Yitro

Candle lighting – 5:05pm                        Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:10pm

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)