August 11, 2011 Thursday hillygram

CLICK 2C RELAXED PARKING PESACH/SHAVOUS 2011

On Thursday, Rabbi Yakov Horowitz will be sitting Shiva only in his home in Monsey, 56 Briarcliff Drive, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

(He will not be sitting in Flatbush on Thursday.)

Mincha on Thursday in Monsey will be at 7:45 p.m. followed by Maariv.

He will return to his parents' home on Friday morning for Shachris,

1423 East 13th Street in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn until 1:00 p.m.

Friday afternoon.

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CLICK 2 C ACTIVE SHIVAH

The Amerstam family has requested no visitors

between 12pm and 3pm, and 6:00 to 7:30pm

and no visitors past 9:30pm.

PLEASE HELP WITH THE SHIVA MINYANIM

Ohr Naava presents a Day to Disconnect. October 2, 2011
Create the Revolution

A Day to Disconnect is a worldwide movement, spearheaded by Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein of Ohr Naava, which will take place on October 2, 2011. On that day thousands of people will voluntarily unplug their gadgets for some time - an hour, two or even all day. During this time, those who chose to disconnect will take pleasure in cherished relationships be it spouses, children, family, self or Gd.

Our goal is accumulate a total of one million hours. Can you imagine the impact of thousands of people choosing to disconnect their phones for an hour?

Can you visualize the amount of good accomplished during this time? Can you feel the impact of couples taking a walk together basking in nature and fully focused on one another? Can you see the glee in the hearts of the children who share their dreams, hopes and fears with honestly attentive parents? Can you see the intensity of the laugh lines on grandparents' faces as they passionately share stories of yesteryear uninterrupted by texting? Can you imagine an hour without obsessively checking your cell for messages?

An hour where you feel present in the moment, an hour to close your eyes and be transported by the intricacies in a piece of music, an hour to communicate with our hearts, an hour of peace? Can you visualize the creativity and power that will be unleashed?

The possibilities are truly awesome.

Life is Great. Disconnect and Enjoy.

How it Works

By signing up you are choosing to make a commitment to disconnect from all technology in an effort to synchronize a meaningful hour or hours with yourself, your friends, your family and/or with Gd.

Simply complete the registration form on the website and you have now joined the revolution. To be an active participant and create an impact on the world, recommend this website to friends and family.

The more hours you commit and get others to commit the greater your ultimate reward. You are restoring relationships, fostering inner peace, closing chasms and offering nature its due.

Upon registering you will receive a follow-up email confirming your inclusion in Day to Disconnect. Keep checking your personal page to see how many of your family and friends signed up as a result of your suggestion. Keep checking in with us to see the tally of hours we accumulated.
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Dear Friends,

We are forwarding the information below to our membership because we feel this is an important initiative in voicing our opposition to a unilaterally declared Palestinian State at the upcoming UN General Assembly. Please take a few moments to read the letter and sign the petition described therein.

Rabbi Topp Rabbi Mandel Rabbi Posy

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This coming September, the United Nations General Assembly may hold a vote on whether or not to endorse a unilaterally declared Palestinian state and it is important that we be prepared to oppose this initiative. In an effort to raise our collective voice against a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, the Jewish Federations of North America has co-sponsored an

online petition

with the Israel Action Network to reject UDI. We invite you to do the following:

Click here to sign the petition.
Circulate the petition to your social and organizational networks via E-mail, Facebook, and Twitter. When posting to Twitter, please use the hashtag #Sign4Peace.

Beth Jacob Congregation

9030 W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Tel. (310) 278-1911 Fax (310) 278-9186 www.bethjacob.org