Benjamin Yudin, Rabbi Andrew Markowitz, Associate Rabbi

Shomrei Torah Noach - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

1 Cheshvan, 5778/ October 20-21, 2017

PACHIM KETANIM FROM RABBI YUDIN: In Honor of Shabbat Noach & Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rashi at the end of Bereshit (6:7) explains why the animals had to be destroyed. 1: They too were influenced by the immorality of man. 2: Since everything and all creatures were created for man there was no longer any need for them. At the beginning of Parshat Noach, Hashem tells Noach He will destroy “es ha’aretz” (6:13). Rashi teaches that es lerabos – comes to include 3 tefachim (about 11 inches) of the ground itself was also washed away. Why? I heard in the name of Rav Eliyahu Mishkovsky zt”l that the Talmud Pesachim (31b) teaches that monies and valuables were saved and preserved by their being buries in the ground. The primary sin of the generation of the flood was that of gezel – thievery. Since 3 tefachim of the ground became acces-sories to their crime they too were washed away. Hashem gave mankind a new, clean, fresh start, the rest is up to us.

Shabbat Schedule Erev Shabbat - October 20th

Candle Lighting 5:51pm

Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat 5:56pm Inspirational Kabbalat Shabbat led by Zvi Goldstein

Shabbat - October 21st

Morning

Sof Z’man Kriyat sh’ma 9:58am

Daf Yomi - Sanhedrin 97 8:00am Shacharit

Beit Medrash 8:00am Shiur by Rabbi Menashe Mazurek: “Abortion in Halacha.” Main Shul 8:45am

Downstairs 9:00am

Shabbat Afternoon

Pre-Mincha shiur 4:50pm

Mincha 5:38pm

Dvar Torah at Seudah Shlishit

with Roy Barth

Shabbat Ends 6:57pm

HAKARAT HaTOV Ba’al Kriah Upstairs - Elli Bloom Ba’al Kriah Downstairs - Maury Heller

Youth Miinyan Kiddush is sponsored anonymously. Laurie and Stephen Kern would like to thank Rabbi Yudin, Shevi, Rabbi Markowitz and Sara for all of their help and best wishes for Bris of our grandchildren, Zackary and Aaron.

Weekly Schedule October 22-27 Sun.

Shacharit 6:30,7:00,8:00am

Mincha 2:00,5:45pm

Ma’ariv 6:07,9:00pm

Shacharit

Mon., Thurs. 5:50,6:30,7:45am

Tues., Wed., Fri. 6:00,6:30,7:45am

Mincha

Mon. - Fri.. 5:45pm

Ma’ariv Mon. - Fri. 6:07,9:00pm

Erev Shabbat - October 27

Parshat Lech Lecha

Candle Lighting 5:41pm

Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 5:46pm

Shabbat, October 28

Shacharit 8:00,8:45,9:00am

Sof Z’man Kriyat Sh’ma 10:01am

Mincha 5:29pm LEARNING SPONSORSHIPS

A Day of Learning (10/25) & Naftali Aron T.E.P. Breakfast (10/24)

Sponsored by Sharon and Michael Glass to commemorate the Yahrzeit of Michael's father Yitzchak Zvi Ben Yechiel Michel , Howard Glass ז''ל.

SHUL MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST EVENT THIS SUNDAY Thanks to your efforts, 140 survey responses were submitted. Sign up at https://www.shomrei-torah.org/event/memberbreakfast to attend our free membership breakfast to hear the results live! The event will be held this Sunday, October 22nd, from 9:00-10:30am. Breakfast will be served and a magician will be en-tertaining the kids (so both parents of young kids can attend). Come hear how your collective voice is shaping our leadership team agenda.

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BULLETIN ALSO SPONSORED BY

LAURIE AND STEPHEN KERN

WITH THANKS AND GRATITUDE

TO OUR SHOMREI TORAH FAMILY

MAZAL TOV Marilyn and Roy Barth on the birth of a granddaughter, Tzipora Golda, born to their children Jennifer and Kevin Lipstein. Mazal tov also to aunt and uncle Dorya and David Barth and to aunt Dana Scharf.

Sonia Kravetz on the birth of a grandson, Shlomo, born to her children Yehuda and Chana Kravetz.

Coming Up: Scholars in Residence November 17-18 - Shabbat, Parshat Toldot: Rav Tzvi Hirsch Weinreb

December 1-2 - Shabbat, Parshat Vayishlach: Rabbi Dov Lipman (former Member of Knesset)

WELCOME A very warm welcome to the following new members of Shomrei Torah: Faigy and Daniel Abraham; Merav and Elli Bloom; Estee and Avi Brick; Rena and Marc Liebman; Rachelle and Bennett Schwarz; Ilana and Ronen Tzur; Naomi and Avishay Yarimi; Mary and Emmett Zuger.

FLU SHOTS AT SHOMREI TORAH THIS WEDNESDAY Need to get your Flu Shot? We are making it easier than ever to take care of your health this year! A flu shot clinic will be at SHOMREI TORAH, sponsored by CVS HEALTH. Wednesday, October 25 from 5pm till 9pm. No appointment necessary. Free with your medical card or if you are 65 and older with Medicare part B. All flu shots are preservative free. Kids 12 years of age and older are welcome. Kids age 8-11 by prescrip-tion only. Everyone welcome! For more information please call Sofiya at 347- 400-5986.

ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION

The 9th Annual Susan Nelson Glasser Memorial Kristallnacht Commemoration, sponsored by the Kovacs Family, will take place at Shomrei Torah on Motzei Shabbat, November 4. Doors will be open at 7:45pm and the program will begin promptly at 8:00pm. The evening's featured speaker is Natalia Indrimi, Executive Di-rector, Centro Primo Levi, New York. Oro Macht Frei, Winner, Best International Documentary, 2015 Garden State Film Festival, will be screened, followed by a Q&A session with Ms. Indrimi.

SISTERHOOD KICKOFF EVENT All women of the community are invited to sign up now at https://www.shomrei-torah.org/event/sisterhoodkickoff for the Sisterhood of Shomrei Torah Kickoff Event! Join us on Sunday, October 29, at 9:45am in the Shomrei Torah social hall for a morning of Sisterhood fun with Pilates, Zumba, food, friends and fun! Please reach out to Brittany Ricklis (Mrsricklis@gmail.com) and Miki Gottlieb (mikigottlieb@gmail.com)

Bulletin sponsored by Carol Weissmann-Re/Max Properties Select: direct 201-390-6600 or Carolwrealtor@gmail.com

NCSY FNL (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT Please join us at our first FNL of the season next Friday night, October 27. Mincha/Kabalat Shabbat will be at Shomrei Torah starting at 5:45pm followed by a Shabbat meal at the Kronenberg home located at 2-44 26th st. We will be welcoming our new Fair Lawn NCSY directors, Yaakov & Arielle Teles. For more information, email telesy@ncsy.org. See you there!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

To sponsor Youth Minyan Kiddush, please contact Neil Paris at neiljparis@gmail.com or 917.626.5468.

To sponsor Seudah Shelishit, please contact Esther Silvestri: 201-741-5341 or zeesysilvestri@gmail.com

MIKVAH SCHEDULE Please note the new schedule for our fall hours:

The current weekday mikva hours are 8:00pm - 9:30pm.

The Mikvah opens on Motzei Shabbat and Motzei Yom Tov approximately one hour after Shabbat and Yom Tov ends, and stays open for 1-1/2 hours. Please note that any arrival after 1/2 hour before closing time will incur a $25.00 late fee. To obtain a current detailed schedule for the Mikvah, please check the Mikvah webpage on Shomrei-Torah.org, under Services, or call the Mikvah tape for updates and important information: 201-796-0350. Please call Dossy Brandstatter with any questions or concerns: 201-796-5839. Friday night and Yom Tov Mikvah use is by appointment only. Please call Dossy Brandstatter at the dedicated phone line, 201-401-2386, at least two days in advance. Leave a message at any time and you will receive a return call in the evening.

YOUTH DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE

Youth Minyan will meet at 9:00am in the Youth Minyan Room. Teen Minyan MVP Program (Boys ages 9-11/ Grades 4, 5, and 6) will meet in the jr cong room at 9:30am. Cocoa and Conversation (Girls ages 9-11/ Grades 4, 5, and 6) will meet in the Jr Cong room at 9:30am. Junior Congregation (ages 7-8/ Grades 2 and 3) will meet at 9:30am in the jr congregation room Super Siddur Program (ages 5-6/ Kindergarten and 1st grade) will meet at 9:30am in the first classroom on the left Busy Beginners Program (ages 2.5-4) will meet at 9:30am in the middle classroom

REFUAH SHELEIMAH Yehuda Leib ben Rochel; Blimah bat Sarah; Shalva Gavriella bat Shani Aliza; Hinda bat Ruth Leah; Rick Feiner; Muttrah Fleshler, Chaim Yitzchak Yaakov ben Chava Faiga; Rav Yitzchak Itamar ben Shaindel; Baruch Shai ben Gila Maita; Tzivia Rivka bat Naomi Chedva; Yitil bat Elsha; Penina bat Devorah Laya; Rav Rachamim ben Shoshanna; Blima Shoshana bat Faiga Miriam; Esther Sheva bat Priva; Laizer Mendel ben Basha and Dovid Shimon ben Shayna Yenta.

SHOMREI TORAH LEARNING SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM To sponsor a day, month, or year of learning visit Shomrei Torah Learning Sponsorship Program or contact Mendy Aron, Mike Glass, Milty Frank or Neil Gordon.

COMMUNITY NEWS October 25th, 7:30pm, at Factory 220- Jewish Journeys Great BIG Challah Bake. Register at: https://www.showclix.com/event/NNJGreatBigChallahBake. If you would like to help pre-sort ingredients, set up the tables/room, work registration and/or be a table coach please sign up at bit.ly/VolunteerNNJGreatBigChallahBake. We look forward to sharing in a special evening of inspiration, unity and fun! For more information email nnjgreatbigchallahbake2017@gmail.com.

October 26, 7:30—9:30 at Keter Torah in Teaneck. NCSY Summmer Pro-gram Expo for parents and teens grades 9-12.. Register at sum-mer.ncsy.org. Contact Elliot Tanzman for further information at 212-613-8185.

November 2-9– Israel Film Festival. For details: www.jfnnj.org/filmfestival/

November 5– Sunday. Jewish Federation Mitzvah Day. To participate, contact Beth Figman at 201-820-3947 or bethf@jjfnnj.org

November 11 – Saturday night, 8:00pm at Ahavat Achim. Comedy Night w/Dessert, featuring Jessica Schechter (Producer and Actor in “Soon By You”) and Ronn Blitzer, award-winning comedian & journalist), ($10 per person), For more info click here: Comedy Night.

SHOMREI TORAH ANNUAL DINNER Save the date: Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Congregation Keter Torah.

VETERANS TRIBUTE On November 11, at 8pm, the Naftali Aron T.E.P will be featuring a Vet-erans Tribute on behalf of the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Tribute is being held on behalf of all Veterans.There will be a special tribute honoring WW-II Veterans. Rabbi David Lapp will be the featured speaker of the evening. Rabbi Lapp will be speaking about, "Italy to Vietnam to the U.S.A., the experiences of a Jewish Army Chaplain "A special documentary film, "A November to Remember," directed by Maury Heller, will be shown, The film tells the story of Abe Peck, a Holocaust survivor and Harry Feinberg, a WW-II veteran who liberated a concentration camp. A dairy meal will be served. The cost for the evening is $18 per person. To make a reservation please visit http://www.shomrei-torah.org/event/-veterans-tribute.html or contact Michael Glass at mglass1015@yahoo.com or Mendy Aron at tuesdaysto-rah@yahoo.com. Sponsorship information is available in the rack in the shul Lobby.

SHIURIM SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 15 Fogelman Memorial Beit Medrash Learning - Mon - Thurs.: 8:00-10:00pm, Chavrusas. Wednesday with Shimon Kronenberg.

Naftali Aron Torah Enrichment Program: Rabbi Yudin- Mon., Tue. and Thurs. at 9:00am; Rabbi Markowitz- Tue. and Thurs. at 9:35am.

Wednesday 12:45pm - Women’s shiur with Rabbi Yudin..

Wednesday 8:00pm- Fogelman Memorial BMP Hungry for Halacha Pro-gram - Sponsored by Tamara and Nick Soyfer in commemoration of Tamara's father, Abram Shenderovich zt"l. Shloshim. "Personal use of office supplies". Bring some friends and join us for great learning and amazing food. Ma’ariv will follow at 9:00pm. There will be Marei Mekomot to learn in chavrutot and a review shiur at 8:40pm given by Benji Kreitman. Bring your own chavrusa or we will find one for you! If anyone would like a chavrusa please contact Nate Hardy at zevvy2@gmail.com. To sponsor a BMP learning night, please email billh55@gmail.com Wednesday 9:15pm– Men’s shiur in Gemarah Beitzah by Rabbi Yudin.

Daf Yomi: Sunday after the 7am minyan, with either Rabbi Yudin, Rabbi Markowitz or Rabbi Leifer; Mon., Tues. and Thurs. at 8pm, with Dr. Zvi Loewy.

SCRIP NOTICE

Scrip is an excellent way to support the Shul at no additional cost to you. Scrip can now be purchased online: shomrei-torah.org/scrip, and delivered to your home. For more information contact Milty Frank: 201-916-9721 or miltonius@aol.com; or David Heiser, 201-978-5347 or DBH454@gmail.com. Topics on Tuesdays at 8PM will be hosted at rotating homes in the

community. We will learn about the personalities and the Torah thoughts of many of our Chassidic masters through the Parsha. The shiur will be given by Rabbi Markowitz and will be recorded and/or on Facebook live as well. The first shiur this past week and the shiurim for the next two weeks are hosted by Dr Jo-Ann Ashkanazy at her home, 13-02 Ivy Lane.

DAUGHTERS OF MIRIAM VISIT This Sunday, October 22nd, we visit the Daughters of Miriam! Minyan starts at 9am; then breakfast and visiting the residents. Earn Chesed hours!! Bring the whole family! Contact Sam Heller at samapprais@gmaii.com for information.

NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS This week both classes are using Parshat Bereishit as springboards for learning across the Early Childhood curriculum. The Early Learners focused on the properties of light and dark. They closed the lights in the classroom and turned them back on to show the difference between light and dark. They also used a flashlight to illustrate the concept. They separated lego blocks into two piles, one blue and one green, just as Hashem separated the earth and sky. The Young Explorers learned that before Hashem creat-ed the world it was "tohu vavohu." To illustrate this idea the children splat-tered different colored paints all over a white oak tag and observed how "tohu vavohu" must have looked before Hashem organized and created the world. To reinforce Math concepts, the children played Musical Chairs with 7 chairs corresponding to the 7 days of creation. They also played and counted with black and white Othello discs. The children also enjoyed learn-ing about clouds and had fun making a shadow box and shining a flashlight on the hidden items. We enjoyed yummy Bereishit treats including Oreos(dark and light) cookies and blue jello(sky) with whipped cream (clouds) on top! Shabbat Shalom!

Save the date: Monday, November 13th at 8:00 p.m.The Leah Sokol-off Nursery School invites parents of pre-schoolers to an informative evening of discussion with our Educational Consultant, Esther Feil. For more information or to RSVP please e-mail lsns-preschool@gmail.com. Please watch for more details about this important

ANNUAL CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE Shomrei Torah is once again participating in The 25th Annual Bergen County Chanukah Toy Drive. We are collecting new and unwrapped toys and gifts for children and young adults going through trying times. Please drop off your donations at The Felner Residence, 13-03 Morlot Ave., Fair Lawn, from now until December 5th. The Bergen County Toy Drive is a great collaborative effort across many Bergen County Jewish Schools, Syna-gogues and Temples and donates to 18 different charity organizations. Your donations will help us share the excitement of Chanukah with thousands of children and young adults.