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Upcoming Etz Chaim Events
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June 7
General Planning Sisterhood Meeting
7:30 pm
June 10
Scholar-in Residence Shabbat
with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Lerner
June 14
20th Annual Dinner & BBQ
June 17th
Graduation Kiddush
June 29th
Etz Chaim Annual
Men's Club
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Mazal Tov
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Mazal Tov to Michelle and Bruce Berger
on the Aufruf of
Jared Berger.
Mazal Tov and welcome to Joanne Kassan and to all the family & guests who are joining us for the Simcha.
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Mazal Tov
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Mazal Tov to Elisa and Alan Pines on the upcoming wedding of their son Elliot to Michelle Berman.
Mazal Tov to Grandmother Lucy Pantirer and to the entire extended Pines, Pantirer and
Schwartz families.
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Mazal Tov
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Mazal Tov to Frema & Ivan Sobel on the birth of a granddaughter, Lena Tausha, born to their children,
Eric & Melissa Sobel.
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Kiddush Sponsor
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Kiddush this Shabbat
is being sponsored by
Michelle and Bruce Berger in honor of the Aufruf of
Jared Berger
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Shavuot 5777 Schedule
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Tuesday, May 30th
Candles - 8:03 pm
Mincha - 8:05 pm
Shiur
Maariv - 9:10 pm
Followed by Kiddush & Light Meal
Tikkun Leil Shavuot:
10:15-11:00 pm -
A Shiur You Absolutely Cannot Afford to Miss:
The Rabbi Is Actually Going to Speak About Kabbalah! (AGAIN!)
11:15-12 midnight - Shiur given by Rabbi Kapustin
*Followed by all night learning where
FRESH pizza and loads of snacks
(and caffeine) will be served.
Wednesday, May 31st
Early Shacharit - 5:10 am
Shacharit - 9:00 am
Lecture after Kiddush given by Melissa Kapustin on
"Ethical Wills throughout Jewish History"
Mincha - 8:10 pm
Settlers of Cataan Tournament at the Shul - 4:45 pm:
Grades 3 & Up
Candles - from pre-existing flame after 9:11 pm
Thursday, June 1st
Shacharit - 9:00am
Megillat Ruth
Yizkor - 10:45 am
Special Kiddush & Presentation in Honor of our
Siddur & Chumash Recipients
Youth Department EPIC Shavuot BBQ at the Youth House- 1:15pm -
All ages welcome!
Mincha - 8:10 pm
Shiur - given by Yoni Gold
Yom Tov Ends - 9:12 pm
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Scholar-in-Residence
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Lerner
June 10
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Please join us on June 10th as we welcome
Scholar-in Residence
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Lerner.
A passionate educator and dynamic orator, Rabbi Lerner's unique blend of wit, wisdom, spirit, and high energy has endeared him to audiences all over the world.
Rabbi Lerner has served as a regional director for N.C.S.Y., a high school teacher, and congregational rabbi. He is currently on the faculty of Yeshiva University and the Campus Rabbi for YU's Beren Campus.
He received semicha from Ner Israel Rabbinical College, an M.S. in Education from Johns Hopkins University and his M.A. and Doctorate in Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology in Washington, DC. He is the founder of Strategic Family Solution, LLC.
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Etz Chaim 20th Annual Dinner & BBQ
Wednesday, June 14
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COME CELEBRATE OUR
20th ANNIVERSARY!
Congregation Etz Chaim's
Annual Family BBQ
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Honoring
the
Founders of
Etz Chaim:
Miles Berger
Mark Fisch
David Halpern
Alan Pines
Brian Stolar
Please join us for a great time at the BBQ, & help support Etz Chaim through the
ad journal!
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Men's Club Annual Golf Outing
Thursday, June 29
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Etz Chaim Men's Club Golf Outing
THURSDAY, JUNE 29th, 2017
Event Schedule:
11:30 - Registration
12:00 pm - Lunch/Brunch
1:00 pm - Shotgun Start
Cocktail Reception from 5:30-7:00 pm
Questions please contact:
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Message from the Rabbi
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
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I am really excited.
We have had a wonderful string of continuous Smachot in the Shul since Pesach ended. Our Shul has been a place of such joy over the last few weeks, and we are, Baruch Hashem, still going strong.
If that were not enough, I will have the privilege of spending a few days this coming week in Jerusalem. While every trip to Israel is special, this one in particular will have a unique significance. I will be able to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Yom Yerushalayim in Jerusalem! It has been a while since I was in Israel for this special day.
We all must appreciate the centrality of Yerushalayim Ir HaKodesh in our personal and communal lives. We speak of her constantly in our Tefillot and we yearn for Jerusalem at every Simcha. We dance and sing to the words "Leshana Haba'ah Beerushalayim."
I feel like this year, it is a dream come true.
I cannot wait to report back next Shabbat on what I am sure will be a most eventful week ahead.
Shabbat Shalom
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Pirkei Avot is Back!
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Now that Shabbat afternoons are longer, come join us for our very popular series on
Pirkei Avot.
Each Shabbat afternoon from now until the early summer, we will meet at different homes in the community for enlightening study and discussion.
This Shabbat we will hold the shiur at the home of Maggie and Cliff Newman at 6:30pm
*If you would like to host a class, please let Rabbi Klibanoff know soon, as spots are filling up!
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TONIGHT!
Eli Rosenbaum:
Pursuing Nazi Criminals -
May 18
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Please join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on
Thursday, May 18th
Pursuing Nazi Criminals: The New Jersey Files
Federal prosecutor Eli M. Rosenbaum will discuss his three decades of work at the United States Department of Justice. He will provide a unique behind-the-scenes look at the investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals - a law enforcement effort that continues to this day - and will highlight several cases that his unit has prosecuted against Holocaust perpetrators who were tracked down in New Jersey.
This program is co-hosted by Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun.
Event details
Thursday, May 18th
6:15-7 pm: Reception
7-8 pm: Program
Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun
1025 S Orange Ave, Short Hills, NJ 07078
Event Chairs:
Betty and Julie Schwartz
Karen, Lianne,
Talia and Kip Mandelbaum
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JKHA Documentary:
Names Not Numbers -
May 22
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Yom Yerushalayim Celebration
May 23
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"Destination Unknown"
Movie Screening with Q & A
Tuesday, June 6th
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JNF Annual Community Breakfast
for Israel -
June 21
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Please join us at the
Jewish National Fund
Annual Breakfast for Israel
held at
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
1025 South Orange Ave, Short Hills, NJ
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
featuring
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin &
JNF's CEO
Russell Robinson
It will be a truly inspiring morning!
Co-Chaired by Rabbi Klibanoff
JNF will be planting trees in honor of the synagogue that brings the most congregants from their community to the breakfast.
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The History and Meaning of Prayer
Tuesdays, 10:30 am
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When was the siddur compiled?
Who chose what
to include?
Why were certain prayers chosen?
What do they mean?
Join us to answer these questions and more
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Updating
Cholim List
Prayer for the Ill
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