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Kiddush Sponsor :
Mr. Michael and Ella Pesin in honor of their son's third birthday.
Mazel Tov!
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Shabbat Candle lighting Times:
Candle lighting time for Fair Lawn N.J.
Friday, March 16th, 2012
6:47 pm
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Greetings!
Come join us for Passover! The first Seder will be for adults, on Friday night, April 6th at 7:45pm.
The second Seder which will be geared to children will be on Saturday night, April 7th at 8:00pm.
See info below. Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp is having a Facebook promotion to save up to $175 off camp tuition. visit www.facebook.com/fairlawncamp for more details. This promotion is valid until March 30th. |
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Passover at Bris Avrohom of Fair Lawn
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SEDER FOR ADULTS IN RUSSIAN  Friday, April 6th at 7:45pm
Join Rabbi Berel and Leah for a Seder for adults, led in Russian. Traditional Passover foods, Matzah, wine, inspiration and song.
SEDER FOR CHILDREN IN  ENGLISHSaturday, April 7th at 8pm-9:30pmJoin Rabbi Mendel and Elke Zaltzman for a family Seder in English. Relive the Passover story through interactive games, story telling, props and tricks. At this Seder, your children will not fall asleep! Delicious catered Passover dinner, Matzah, wine (for the parents) and kids menu.
Seder of your choice included in partnership.
Make your reservations now by emailing rabbimendel@jewishfairlawn.org, or calling 201- 791-7200.  Jteen Chocolate Seder, Sunday, March 25th at 7pm.
Join the Jteens for a Passover Seder all in chocolate. Chocolate Matzah, strawberries dipped in chocolate, 4 cups of chocolate. For more info Friend 'Rabbi Mendel' on Facebook and ask for info on the Jteens. |
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Upcoming at Bris Avrohom of Fair Lawn
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 Coffee and KabbalahJoin Elke Zaltzman every Wednesday morning @11am for a dose of Kabbalah.
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 Torah Studies ClassJoin Rabbi Mendel, every Tuesday evening at 8pm, for a fascinating discussion on the weekly Torah portion.
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A Biselleh Humor
| Hetty, an elderly lady, has been driving around the shopping center parking lot for some time looking for a place to park when at last she finds one and stops to pull into it. Suddenly, a youngster drives his car around her and parks his smart silver Audi in her space.
Hetty is so upset that she gets out of her car and says to the young driver, "I was going to park there!"
As he walks away, the young man just laughs and says, "That's what you can do when you're young and quick."
Well, this really infuriates Hetty. She gets back into her car, backs it up and then drives it at top speed straight into his Audi. The youngster runs back to his damaged car and asks, "What did you do that for?"
Hetty smiles and replies, "That's what you can do when you're old and rich. |
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Weekly e-Torah
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On a number of occasions the Torah correlates the keeping of Shabbat with the building of the mishkan (the portable sanctuary that was the forerunner of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem). During last week's reading and again this week, we interrupt detailing the construction of the mishkan to reference the commandment to observe Shabbat. There were 39 broad categories of labor involved during the construction and functioning of the mishkan, and these self same categories are representative of the actions one is forbidden to undertake on Shabbat.
Thus, nowhere is the prohibition of performing "melacha" on Shabbat limited to employment, toil, or making use of technology.
Rather,melachah is defined as any forbidden labor on Shabbat, as performed during the construction and functioning of the mishkan.
When we are engaged on important business there is often the temptation to cut corners on the road to success. "Let me devote myself to my vision", says the visionary, "even at the cost of a trail of physical and spiritual wreckage I might leave behind me. Family life can suffer, I allow myself to be tempted into some less than salubrious financial decisions, and my interpersonal skills are deplorable, all in the name of the higher purpose."
Building the mishkan was the most holy and intricate task that the Jews were assigned during their sojourn in the desert. Every one of the men and women chosen to participate in the mission was an exceptional artisan and morally righteous individual. This was to be the temporal home for G-d, the place where Divine inspiration would descend and minister to the masses. There could be no more noble or fulfilling purpose than to contribute to its construction.
Nonetheless, every Friday night all work on this magnificent edifice would come to a grinding halt. No matter how lofty a goal one is engaged in, there still needs to be a true sense of priorities, a recognition that, admirable as one's aspirations may be, they are not superseded by one's responsibilities. Suspending construction in honor of the Shabbat was a weekly reminder for the builders and craftsmen that even the most noble of goals must be accompanied by a sense of self-control, and a willingness to sacrifice one's own short term objectives to comply with one's duty.
-adapted from Rabbi Yossi Goldman
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