the beauty of youth

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Congregation Bnai Yeshurun Weekly Shabbat Announcements

October 29-November 5, 2021 תשפ"ב א' כסלו-חשון כ"ג

Shabbat Chayei Sarah Mevarchim HaChodesh

חיי שרהשבת

מברכים החודש

The Beauty of Youth A Message from Rabbi Schrier

100. 20. 7. Our Parsha famously opens with a staccato description of Sarah’s age. Instead of simply telling us that Sarah Imeinu passed at 127 years, the Torah gives us a numeric breakdown – 100

years, and 20 years, and 7 years – that reads like a mysterious numeric progression. (Or, alternatively, like one of the first-grade arithmetic exercises that I’ve been listening to all week over Zoom…) Our mefarshim rush to interpret the Torah’s strange formulation, and perhaps the most well-known approach is that of Rashi (Bereishis 23:1). Referencing a Medrash Bereishit Rabba, Rashi suggests that the Torah seeks to create a breakdown of Sarah’s life that gives us a better appreciation of the stature of our remarkable first matriarch. At one hundred years, she was as clean from sin as she was at twenty. (The medrash here works under the assumption that twenty is when one is first

held truly accountable for sin and punishment. By that assumption, Sarah Imeinu was, by necessity, clean from all sin at the age of twenty. And so, she was at the age of one hundred.) And at the age of twenty she was just as beautiful as she was at the age of seven. Many dispute Rashi’s assertion that this medrash represents the peshat, the plain and straightforward reading, of the passuk for a variety of textual reasons. (See, for example, the comments of the Ramban on the verse, critiquing Rashi’s read of both the passuk and the medrash.) But one question that has bothered me – and, indeed, bothers several of the supercommentaries on Rashi, including the Bartenura, and Re’em – pertains not to the relationship between the medrash and the passuk, but rather to the internal dynamics of the medrash itself. I can understand the medrash’s assertion that Sarah Imeinu lived her whole life as clean from sin as she was at twenty years old; it is a powerful statement about the spiritual character of Sarah. But the assertion that “at twenty she was as

beautiful as a seven-year-old” always struck me as strange. If we were asked to identify the pinnacle of man / woman’s physical beauty, most of us would sooner identify the twenty-year-old, living at the height of mankind’s physical maturity and prowess, as the exemplar of human beauty, not the seven-year-old child. Yet, the medrash chooses seven as the height of human beauty, telling us that Sarah had the beauty of seven even at an advanced age. In explaining the unique beauty of the seven-year-old child, perhaps we can suggest that when the medrash describes beauty, “yofi,” it refers not to physical attractiveness in the narrowest sense; indeed, the Gur Aryeh wonders why the medrash deems Sarah’s physical beauty at an advanced age so important in the first place. It rather refers to what our mefarshim describe as “chen,” a kind of natural grace and charm that most of us possess in childhood and childhood only, but Sara Imeinu possessed throughout her life.

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Weekly Shabbat Announcements October 29-November 5, 2021

Shabbat Times זמני שבת

Wishes for the YU Chag מזל טוב 150 HaSemikhah This Sunday

Candle Lighting 5:35 pm ת הדלקת נרותב

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This Sunday, October 31, will be the convocation ceremony for the latest מוסמכים from Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), from the 2018 – 2021 classes. The last triennial ceremony was held in 2017 and was supposed to be held again last year but was postponed due to COVID-related logistical challenges.

CBY will be hosting a Shabbaton this week in honor of the occasion, with four distinguished guest speakers from YU (including two familiar CBY faces):

• RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Miller will give the .at the 9:00 minyan in the New Main sanctuary דרשה

• Rabbi Mordy Dubin will speak on the Life and Times of .at the 9:15 minyan in the Old Main Shul שרה אמינו

• Rabbi Avi Hirt will speak on Give and Take: Rethinking the Beneficiary of חסד at the 8:30 Nusach Sefard minyan in the Beis Medrash.

• Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, Abraham Arbesfeld Chair of the Director of the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikhah Program will speak after the 5:30 pm Mincha in the New Main on From the Rabbi's Desk: " חסד When - "רב Kindness Gets Complicated.

This year’s 150 newly ordained rabbis come from all over the US (and internationally), and will be moving on to positions in education, shul pulpits, non-profits and other rabbinic leadership positions around the world. Hundreds of guests are expected, with many more joining online. As has become customary, Congregation Bnai Yeshurun has eight of its sons (and sons-in-law) among this class of מוסמכים, including Rabbis Shai Berman, Mordy Dubin, Yisrael Feld, Avi Hirt, Yehoshua Katz, Dovid Nadel, Yoni Pollok, and Mayer Simcha Stromer. As they go on to start their careers, YU’s new מוסמכים will build on their unique education. Besides intense learning under luminaries of the American rabbinate, RIETS offers its students an enhanced rabbinic professional education program to address the rapidly evolving communal and spiritual needs of today’s Jewish communities.

RIETS students receive training – by both lay and rabbinic experts - in subjects essential to successful public leadership, such as pastoral psychology and public speaking. They’re also exposed to complex contemporary halakhic issues in fields as diverse as bioethics, technology and business in order to prepare them for the real-world challenges and dilemmas they may face from their congregants. As Rabbi Menachem Penner - Max and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS and the Men’s Undergraduate Torah Studies programs at Yeshiva University - noted, “Events of the recent year have made clear the need for rabbinic leadership in times of crisis. RIETS is there to meet that, and other new challenges.” Founded in 1896, RIETS (named for Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spektor לזצ" who had passed away earlier that year) formally merged with what began (according to official New York State records) as Chebra Machsika Ishiwas Etz Chaim (founded in 1886) in 1915, Yeshiva College opened 14 years later on 186th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Since then, RIETS has ordained over 3,500 rabbis, and many of its מוסמכים have gone on to some of the most distinguished rabbinic careers all over the world.

The convocation ceremony is scheduled for 1:00 pm this Sunday and will be live streamed at yu.edu/chag

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat – NM & Ogden Tent 5:40 pm מנחה וקבלת שבת

Sephardic Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 5:40 pm עדות מזרח מנין

Younger Teens shiur-back of BM 8:30 pm שעור לנוער

Latest Shema 10:01 am סוף זמן ק"ש

Hashkama–NM & Ogden Tent 7:00 am השכמה

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Ashkenaz–Ogden Tent 8:30 am נוסח אשכנז

Sefard–Beis Medrash-Drasha by R’ Avi Hirt 8:30 am נוסח ספרד

Ashkenaz–New Main-Drasha by R’ Dovid Miller

9:00 am נוסח אשכנז

Teen Minyan-1/3 Social Hall 9:00 am מנין נוער

Sephardic Shacharit 9:00 am עדות מזרח מנין

Ashkenaz-Old Main-Drasha by R’ Mordy Dubin

9:15 am נוסח אשכנז

Youth Groups Nursery-4th grade at 9:15 am in the Youth Classrooms & Nursery Wing

Jr. Congregation (grades 5-6) - 2/3 SH & Stage

Mommy & Me led by Randi Wartelsky in WE Tent

10:00 am אמא ואני

Minchas Chinuch- George Silfen after Sefard minyan

10:30 am שעור מנחת חינוך

Mincha-New Main 1:45 pm מנחה

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Daf Yomi-WE Tent 4:30 pm דף היומי

Manny Freed z”l Parent Child Learning –Ogden Tent 4:45 pm הורים וילדים

Teen learning w/R’ Schachter in the Triple Classroom 4:45 pm שעור לנוער

Sephardic Mincha 5:30 pm עדות מזרח מנין

Mincha-NM & WE Tent 5:30 pm מנחה

R’ Aryeh Lebowitz will give a shiur following Mincha in the New Main

Maariv & Shabbat Ends- New Main & WE Tent 6:39 pm מעריב

Next Shabbat Candle Lighting

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

5:27 pm 5:30 pm

הדלקת נרות

מנחה

Congregation Bnai Yeshurun’s Officers and Board of Directors

are delighted to invite you to attend the Installation of Rabbi Elliot Schrier

as our Mara D’Atra Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 10:00 am

in the New Main Shul. Divrei Bracha : Rabbi Steven Pruzansky

Keynote: Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Charge: Rabbi Menachem Penner

Address: Rabbi Elliot Schrier Collation to follow in the Social Hall

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Special Events אירועים מיוחדים

This Shabbat we welcome the YU Roshei Yeshiva and the new Musmachim who have joined us to celebrate the Chag HaSemikhah. Mazal tov to all our CBY Musmachim.

Mazal Tov מזל טוב

Amy Citron on the bat mitzvah of her daughter, Eden. Yoav & Ayala Citron on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Eden. Suzan & Shlomo Fried on the bat mitzvah of their

granddaughter, Talia, daughter of Chavie & Michael Fried. Rebekah Langer on the birth of a great-grandson, a son to

Miriam & Avi Stiefel in Israel, and on the marriage of her grandson, Yehuda Stiefel to Sharon Siri, in Israel. Shirley & Steven Rudolph on the birth of a granddaughter, a

daughter to Elisheva & Hillel Rudolph in Israel. Yetta & Charles Selengut on the engagement of their

granddaughter, Shaindy Marchuck, of Lawrence, NY to Yakov Weissberg of Jerusalem. Elana & Jonathan Silber and Lillian & William Silber on

the birth of a grandson and great-grandson, a son to Talia & Ben Strulowitz. CBY Notes

November 2nd at 7:45 pm: Adult Ed presents Rabbi Mordechai Kuber, “Crossing the Dateline”. See page 4 for more information. The first Men’s Club Kiddush of the season will take place on

November 20th. Sign up to become an Amudei sponsor for $360. Go to: www.bnaiyeshurun.org/mens-club.html#. Save the date: Sunday, November 28th, first night of Chanukah,

Join CBY for Menorah Ice Carving, candle lighting & musical entertainment on Jefferson Street. Details to follow. To join as a sponsor, contact [email protected]. CBY Shabbat Chanukah Celebration with Simcha Leiner & the

Yedidim Choir, Dec. 3-4. Friday night tisch, uplifting davening, and seudah shelisheet. More details to follow. To join as a sponsor, contact [email protected].

David Frohlich z”l Youth Department The incredible CBY

youth educators had a blast at last week’s “Laser Tag and Pizza” event in the CBY social hall!!! Thank you to our unbelievable youth educators for inspiring the youth directors, as well as the youth of our kehillah! Ashreinu! Save the date for Movie Night Mishmar, Wednesday, November

24th in the CBY Social Hall. Details to follow.

Rabbi Steven Pruzansky will continue his Zoom series on Monday, November 8th at 8:00 pm. The American Jewish Experience, Part 2: American Jews and the Law. All invited! To join the Zoom, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81002015388 Passcode: 224190 Sponsored by Becky and Avi Katz לע״נ Yonah ben Harav Aryeh Leib a”h.

Sarah lived a difficult life. She was orphaned at a young age. She, like her husband Avraham, was willing to give up everything, the entire life she knew in Ur Kasdim, to venture into a new, unknown future upon Hashem’s command of Lech Lecha. She was seized several times by local kings, struggled with infertility and the mockery of her maidservant Hagar, and she dies, according to the medrash, with the realization that her only son, the son she had prayed for for so many years, was to be sacrificed to Hashem.

And, through it all, Sarah Imeinu leads a life of not only the deepest faith and service to Hashem, serving as Avraham’s partner on their joint life mission of spreading monotheistic belief and lovingkindness, but also a childlike innocence and grace that transcended all her life struggles. The chen of a seven-year-old child often stems from simple naivete. They have not yet felt life’s hardships and life’s harsher edges that usually come with age and lived experience. Safe in their sheltered world, they easily adopt an optimistic attitude towards all, providing that natural charm that brightens the world around them. But, for most of us, once the walls of that shelter come down, once we enter adulthood and are exposed to the elements in all their relentless force, we lose that innocence and naivete, and we lose the natural grace and charm that come along with it.

But Sarah indeed managed to transcend. For all the hardship she experienced in life, she still had the natural optimism of youth. She insisted that, even when life is challenging, there is always reason for positivity and hope. After all she had been through in her many years on this earth, she still possessed the chen of her childhood, persisting in the belief that life is essentially good.

And, if Sarah Imenu was able to maintain that child-like chen throughout her life, despite all she experienced, then her example offers room for positivity and hope in our lives as well. Maintaining that chen certainly isn’t easy in life’s darker moments. And few of us can claim, like Sarah, to maintain it for 127 years without fail. But, if we try hard enough, perhaps we can find moments to draw inspiration from our ancient matriarch and rediscover the yofi, chen, and charming optimism of youth.

CBY Chesed The CBY Chesed Committee presents the Meal Squad! Join the

wonderful group of volunteers who prepare meals to help our fellow CBY community members during lifecycle events. Meal train sign up links will be posted periodically with opportunities. To join the group via WhatsApp, go to: https://bit.ly/3CNIJl9 To join via email, contact [email protected] Tizku L'mitzvot!

CBY Teens Teen learning with Rabbi Schachter, at 4:45 pm this week in

the Triple Classroom. Zev Halstuch will be learning Masechet Megillah with younger

teens in the back of the Beis Medrash at 8:30 pm on Friday nights. Beis Medrash Committee

Manny Freed z”l Parent Child Learning will take place on Shabbat at 4:45 pm in the Odgen Tent. Mishna Yomit is learning Masechet Machshirin. They will

begin the study of Masechet Zavim on Monday, November 1.

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Mark your calendars for an informative and intriguing lecture. 7:45 pm in the CBY Social Hall. Tuesday, November 2, יום הרביעי, כ"ח מרחשון

though marking your calendars might not be that straightforward if you were in the vicinity of the International Dateline. The Adult Education Committee has arranged for Rabbi Mordechai Kuber to speak on Crossing the Dateline: A Concise Analysis of the Halachic Dateline.

What day is Shabbat in Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, and Australia? At what point do I cross from one day to the next? May one fly from Asia to the US on Friday or

Sunday? When crossing into “yesterday,” does one pray again? What about tefillin and sefiras ha’omer? What about crossing into “tomorrow”? Rabbi Kuber addresses these and many other fascinating questions in his recently published, three volume set Crossing the Dateline.

Rabbi Kuber studied in Yeshivas Ner Yisrael in Baltimore, where he received semicha from the Rosh Hayeshivah, Rav Yaakov Yitzchak Halevi Ruderman zt"l. He served as Rav of Khal Adath Yeshurun of Paramus, NJ, and then made aliyah with his family in the summer of 5759 and settled in Telz-

Stone. Rabbi Kuber currently serves as Rav of Kehilas Nachalas Tzvi Ohel Avraham in Telz-Stone, studies in the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, teaches, fields questions about kashrus, and frequently travels to the Far East. He enjoys investigating the technical and scientific aspects of contemporary halachic issues. Thank you to our co-sponsor Anne and Jerry Samet, in memory of Rabbi Kuber and Anne Samet’s father and grandfather, ז״ל אברהם, בן מנדל מנחם

and ז״ל מנדל, מנחם בן To join as .אברהם sponsor please contact the shul office at [email protected].

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^The CBY Internet Minyan can be accessed by clicking HERE. It is sponsored by Bibi, Dov, Kelly, Liz & Abby Pavel in memory of Bibi's mother Miriam bat Betzalel Yehuda. All minyanim scheduled to take place in the Beis Medrash, as listed above, will be broadcast.

Weekly Davening Schedule

Sun. Oct. 31 Mon. Nov. 1 Tues. Nov. 2 Wed. Nov. 3 Thu. Nov. 4 Fri. Nov. 5

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ראש חודש

כ"ב ראש השנה דף היומי כ"ג ראש השנה כ"ד ראש השנה כ"ה ראש השנה כ"ו ראש השנה "ז כראש השנה

Shacharit–Ogden Tent 6:25 am 6:20 am 6:21 am 6:22 am 6:23 am 6:24 am

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Shacharit-New Main 6:20am 6:21 am 6:22 am 6:23 am Shacharit-Beis Medrash^ 6:25 am 6:30 am 6:30 am 6:24 am Shacharit-New Main 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 6:50 am Shacharit-Beis Medrash^ Slow Paced Minyan

8:00 am SH 7:15 am 7:15 am 7:15 am 7:15 am 7:10 am

Shacharit-Old Main 7:30 am 7:20 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:20 am 7:15 am Shacharit-Ogden Tent 8:00 am 7:20 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:20 am 7:20 am Shacharit–New Main 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am Shacharit-Old Main 8:50 am Shacharit-New Main 9:15 am 8:50 am 8:50 am 8:50 am 8:50 am 8:50 am OM

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Mincha only - New Main 1:45 pm & 4:30 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm 1:45 pm

Zman Mincha-NM & Ogden# 5:40 pm 5:40 pm 5:40 pm 5:40 pm 5:40 pm

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Maariv only – Old Main 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm Maariv only – Beis Medrash^ 10:01 pm 10:01 pm 10:01 pm 10:01 pm 10:01 pm Maariv only – Beis Medrash^ 11:00 pm 11:00 pm 11:00 pm 11:00 pm 11:00 pm


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WEEKLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 5, 2021 Sunday at 7:00 am, M-F at 5:30 am

Daf Yomi with rotating magidei shiur

Beis Medrash Live online at www.bnaiyeshurun.org/internet-minyan.html Recording available at link for 1-week post-shiur

Sunday 9:00-9:30 am Gemara shiur w/R’ Frank Breslau & Dr. Joseph Bench

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Sunday–Thursday at 8:15 pm Mishna B'rurah Chavurah w/ Ari Wartelsky

Old Main & https://zoom.us/j/611771378 Password: cby

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:20 am

Yitzchak Yaakov Kollel Boker with Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky

In person in the Social Hall and on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658958942

Tuesday at 8:30 pm Parsha shiur with Rav Meir Goldwicht

1/3 Social Hall

Tuesday at 9:15 pm Mesilat Yesharim with Rabbi Elliot Schrier

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Wednesday at 1:30 pm Senior "Lunch" & Learn with Rabbi Michael Taubes

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Wednesday at 9:15 pm Halacha Shiur with Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky

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Thursday at 9:15-9:45 am Women’s shiur on Shmuel Bet with Rabbi Ari Zahtz

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Thursday at 8:15 pm Mussar Vaad: Orchos Tzadikim with Rabbi Yosef Weinberger

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Thursday at 9:35 pm Parsha & Halacha with Rabbi Michael Taubes

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Friday at 8:30 am Minchas Chinuch w/Eli Weber https://zoom.us/j/156897284 Password: cby

Shiurim WhatsApp Group from Rabbi Elliot Schrier

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Chizzuk WhatsApp Group from Rabbi Ari Zahtz

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WhatsApp Group – Myth-busters in Halacha with Rabbi Yosef Weinberger

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Short Vort WhatsApp Group - Inyanei D'Yoma from Rabbi Steven Pruzansky

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Chayei Sarah in “Hashtag” Form

• Parshat Chayei Sarah begins with the unfortunate passing of Sarah Imeinu, #TheOG #EishetChayilMiYimtza #Tanchuma4. She lived 127 years, the same number of provinces that Queen Esther ruled over. #Hmmmm #Coincidence? #IThinkNot! #EstherRabbah1:8

• Avraham found a burial plot in Chevron -מערת המכפלה- which belonged to the #stingy Efron HaChiti. Efron originally offered it to Avraham as a gift, yet Avraham really wanted to pay for it. When Efron heard this, he offered it to Avraham for an #exorbitant amount of #moola. #AreYouKiddingMe #NotCool #EfronDaGreedy #PencilMan.

• Avraham buried Sarah, then sent his #ChiefOfStaff, Eliezer, on a mission to find Yitzchak a #KallahNaehVChasuda. • Eliezer left Canaan, traveled to Aram, Avraham’s #HomeTown, and sat down near the town well. He asked a girl, Rivka,

for some water, who then offered to draw water for him and for #AllDemCamels. #ASignFromAbove #WhatAGal #SuperWoman #PerfectMatch.

• When everyone found out that #MisterMoneyBags Eliezer was in town, Lavan, Rivka’s #EvilBrotherFromTheSameMother, ran out to greet him, #SmellsLikeABusinessVenture. The families #schmoozed and agreed to make a #shidduch between Yitzchak and Rivka. #ItBeBashert. Eliezer and Rivka immediately returned to Eretz Canaan, #pumped for the upcoming chatuna. #MawwiageIsWhatBwingsUsTogetha

• Avraham remarried, had some more kids, and passed away at 175. #FullHouse #FullLife. Yitzchak and Yishmael buried him next to Sarah. #Achdus #BrotherlyLove. We then hear about Yishmael’s kids, Yishmael passed away at 137. #NeverTooLate #HeDidTeshuva

A Mini-Vort from the Szafranski Table to Yours!

At the end of the parsha which relates the death and burial of Sarah Imeinu, the Ramban (23:19) seems to write two contradictory things. On the one hand, he says that the story of her death was written: "להודיע חסדי השם עם אברהם שהיה נשיא

"ם היו קוראין לו "אדונילהים... וכל הע-א ... “To inform us of HaShem’s kindnesses to Avraham… Avraham was regarded as a prince of HaShem, and each individual as well as all the people called him “my lord”...” On the other hand, Ramban writes that the story was written because:

"שגם זה מן הנסיונות של אברהם שבקש מקום לקבור את שרה ולא מצא

"עד שקנה אותו ... “This was also one of the tests of Avraham: he desired a place to bury Sarah but did not find it until he purchased it…” Which one was it? Was HaShem being kind to Avraham or was HaShem testing him? Make up your mind! Rav Simcha Zissel Broide z”l, the famed Rosh Yeshiva of Chevron, teaches that there is no real contradiction here. The test itself was for Avraham to see the kindness of HaShem, even during the hardest moments of his life. “The greatness of Avraham was that he passed this test by only seeing HaShem’s kindness before his eyes…” (Sam Derech, Chayei Sarah, pg. 125-126). This is our test as well! See HaShem’s kindness in your life: count your blessings and make your blessings count!

Congratulations to the past weeks’ winners!

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Tuesday, November 9 11:00 am "Not the Time to be Silent: How to Advocate for Your Loved One or Yourself” Hear the story of how one family’s advocacy saved a wife, Mom and Bubby after a stroke, and how to advocate for your loved ones or yourself. Presented by: Mimi Jankovits and Maya Joyandeh. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Contact Us Rabbi Elliot Schrier, Rabbi

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[email protected] Rabbi Jonathan Schachter, Teen Programming [email protected] Executive Committee [email protected] Steven Becker, President [email protected] Ronnie Stern, First Vice President Doron Katz, Second Vice President Chaya Schwartz, Third Vice President Avram Holzer, Treasurer Neil Friedman, Assistant Treasurer Sari Sheinfeld, Secretary Chaim Kiss, Gabbai Rishon [email protected]


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October 29-November 5, 2021 א' כסלו תשפ"ב-כ"ג חשון

Shabbat Chayei Sarah Mevarchim HaChodesh

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Teaneck Mikvah usage by appointment only. Please click here to book your appointment. The appointment system closes daily 1.5 hours before opening.

The Teaneck Keylim Mikvah is open for self-service for the hours of 7:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday through Thursday & 7:00 am-4:00 pm on Friday.

The final day of early voting is Sunday and Election day is Tuesday. Take advantage of early voting at the Rodda Center in Teaneck and join the community-wide Great Big Vote event at Votee Park on Sunday, 10/31 from 1-6pm. Enjoy a live DJ, entertainment for all ages, a photo booth and incredible food trucks. It’s an event you won’t want to miss! Sign up online today for your food truck coupon! Contact Teach NJ with your voting questions or to get involved at (201) 613-2447 or [email protected].

Message from the Teaneck Police: Attention Residents: Lock your car doors, keep your keys and key fobs safe in your pocket, not in your car. If you keep valuables in your car, keep them out of sight. Over the past few weeks several cars were either stolen or burglarized in the areas of Warwick, Winthrop and Churchill. If you see anything suspicious, please call our Detective Bureau at 201-837-2565.

The Teaneck Bat Mitzvah Dress Gemach is in desperate need of dress donations. We serve hundreds of girls in the Metro NY/NJ area. Please consider donating your daughters dress (in good condition, stain free) to the Gemach. We are affiliated with project Ezrah. Dresses can be left on the porch at 741 Winthrop Rd, Teaneck. Questions? email: [email protected]

Begin a new season of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons taught by Joyce Bendavid OTR GCFP, for improving posture, coordination and general wellness. The 1 hour zoom class takes place while lying on the floor or sitting in a chair. Classes take place at 11:30 am -12:30 pm Monday-Friday. The guided lesson is easy to follow and open to all. There is no charge. Questions? Best to check in to confirm the schedule [email protected] 201-759-4222. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5864270795 Meeting ID: 586 427 0795 Passcode: 337785.

My Extended Family provides programs & support to children (1st-8th grade) from single-parent homes including Weekly Club Meetings with Big Brother/Big Sisters, Delicious Dinners, Homework Help, Hands-On Activities/Special Programs, Seasonal Trips, Family Events, Yom Tov Assistance, Parenting Workshops. The new Teaneck branch is led by R’ Ephraim & Nechamy Simon. Avi Rosalimsky-Boy's Program Director & Elisha Markovitz- Boy's Coordinator. Avigayil Kaminetsky-Girl's Program Director & Rivka Lynn-Girl's Coordinator. Enroll at: www.myef.org.

A new chesed initiative has recently started called FreeDialysisRides, they offer rides to dialysis patients and they need more drivers. For those interested in signing up, email; [email protected] or sign up HERE.

Cong. Rinat Yisrael presents, on Shabbat, October 29th-30th- Chag Hasemikhah 5782- A Teaneck Community Shabbaton. Speakers include Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh at the 7:00 am and 9:00 am Minyanim (“Dating Advice from Avraham Avinu”), Rabbi Shai Berman at the 8:30 am Beit Midrash Minyan, Rabbi Shua Katz at the 8:30am Outdoor Minyan (“Thinking & Thanking: Reconsidering the Meaning of Gratitude”) and Rabbi Menachem Penner after the 5:20 pm Mincha (“The Structure of the Daily Amidah: A Korban from Teaneck?”).

Shabbat, October 30th, 4:20 pm-Rinat Yisrael presents Aliza Adler Pre-Mincha Shiur. “The Holiness of the Home- Parshat Chayei Sarah.” Located in the Main Shul.

Sunday October 31 Nechamacomfort will be hosting their biannual cloths and accessories sale to benefit the important work of Nechamacomfort-helping families who experience pregnancy or infant loss The Big Bow Shop will be selling cloths of all sizes Headwear and shoes The home of Reva Judas 642 Maitland Ave., Teaneck 11:30 am -1:30 pm. For more info or questions please reach out to Reva 201-724-4093. A percentage of the sales will be given to Nechamamacomfort.

Sunday, October 31st, 2:00 pm- Mitzvah Snack Packing. Rinat Social Action Committee invites all ages to a Snack Packing Event to benefit the Center for Food Action in Englewood. Come and help assemble healthy weekend snack packs for local children who depend on school lunches and are left without adequate nutrition on weekends and holiday breaks. With many local families devastated by Storm Ida, the snack packs are more important than ever. Cost to participate is $10 a person/ $36 family max. To register or sponsor, go to https://www.rinat.org/form/snackpacking. Located in the Rinat Tent.

Sunday, October 31st, 8:00 pm-Rinat Yisrael presents Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter Shiur, “The Mother’s Role in Educating Children.” This Shiur is in memory of Mrs. Pnina Schacter, z”l, לע"נ פנינה פעריל עטיל בת לאה פעשע ור' חנוך העניך. Located in the Main Shul or via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/4653630025?pwd=Z2p4bWM2YVFYbmNkaThEbWpYb09qZz09.

RYNJ welcomes your family to join our family at our Open House on Sunday evening, October 31st at 7:00 pm. Experience the warm environment created by our dynamic administration, dedicated faculty & involved parent body. Please register at rynj.org. For more information, contact Mrs. Tamar Kahn, Director of Admissions, at [email protected] or (201) 986-1414 ext. 338. Naaleh High School for Girls invites all 8th grade girls & their

parents to our Open House on Sunday, October 31 at 1:00 pm at our school- 10-10 Norma Ave Fair Lawn, NJ. Come hear about how our students Aim Higher, Reach Higher, & Rise Higher. For more information or to register, check out our website- www.naalehhighschool.org/admissions or reach


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Community Announcements

Community Announcements October 29-November 5, 2021

out to Mrs. Shana Leben, Admissions Coordinator at [email protected]. Yeshivat He’Atid invites all prospective parents to our Open

House, Wednesday, November 3rd at 7:30 pm. We would like to share what makes our school a warm and inviting place. Please join us to hear about our innovative academic programming in both Secular and Judaic studies. To pre-register visit www.yeshivatheatid.org/openhouse or contact [email protected]. Project Ezrah will be hosting the next The Aisle Workshop on

Nov 3 at 7 p.m. The Aisle helps engaged and recently married couples build a strong financial future. Registration required: www.ezrah.org/aisle-registration Reach out to [email protected] with any questions. Torah Academy of Bergen County invites prospective

students and parents to experience TABC at its annual Open House on Sunday, November 7th at 9:30 am. Register at tabc.org/openhouse. Lubavitch on the Palisades Preschool (Daycare-

Kindergarten), Springboard School, a special program for bright children with learning challenges (Ages 3-6) and Tenafly Chabad Academy (Grades 1-8) invite you to an open house on the evening of Wednesday, November 10th at our spacious facility (11 Harold Street, Tenafly, NJ). Please RSVP to [email protected]. Congregation Ohr HaTorah is hosting a Musical Night with

Ishay Ribo on November 15th in Teaneck. Seating is limited! Please visit ribo.ohrhatorah.com for more information. Ben Porat Yosef invites you to schedule a tour in order

to experience firsthand the benefits of a BPY education where students are inspired, challenged, and engaged in a rigorous academic setting. Through hands-on learning, our curriculum fosters a growth mindset, instills confidence, and teaches critical thinking skills in an academically excellent setting. Our students develop a lifelong love of Torah and Judaism, learning, Middot, Eretz Yisrael, and a fluency in Hebrew, all while in a nurturing, family-like environment that embraces the richness of our Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jewish heritages. Come see why your family should join our BPY family! Click here to schedule your visit, or please contact Renee Klyman, Director of Admissions at [email protected] or 201-845-5007 ext 16. Preparations have begun for the 29th Annual Bergen

County Chanukah Toy Drive! As Chanukah is early this year, the Drive will officially start on Monday, November 1st and the official end date will be November 15th. CBY drop off at Friedman home, 693 Northumberland Road. Central drop-off location at 95 Norfolk St., Bergenfield, NJ 07621 (side of the house/garage entrance) and the phone contact when dropping off is Joy Sklar, 551-404-0227 (Please let Joy know when you are dropping off, especially if rain is predicted). JLE Annual dinner will take place on Motzei Shabbat,

November 13th at 7:45 pm at Congregation Beth Aaron, co-honoring Basil Edelstein, Joy & Rob Sperber and Chaya & Daniel Hager.

Please note the Township of Teaneck has reinstated a No Parking zone along the western side of Jefferson Street from Maitland Avenue through Ogden Avenue. We recognize there is a great challenge in finding parking near shul. We implore everyone coming to CBY to be cognizant of where you are parking; obey all parking regulations & be courteous of the

shul's neighbors & never block their driveways. Additionally, please remember to wear reflective materials & walk on the correct side of the street when walking to shul when it is dark.



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