Kiddush sponsored by Eita & Richard Latkin in honor of the anniversary of Jed s Bar Mitzvah

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1 בס ד שבת פרשת שלח SHABBAT PARSHAT SHLACH 26 SIVAN/JULY 2 Haftorah is Joshua 2:1-24. We bless the אב הרחמים month of Tamuz. We do not say or מלא.א-ל We say צדק.צדקתך Chapter 3 of Pirkei Avot. FRIDAY NIGHT EARLIEST CANDLES - 6:58 PM MINCHA - 7:05 PM CANDLE LIGHTING - 8:14 PM TZAIT - 9:17 PM SATURDAY CHUMASH SHIUR - 8:00 AM SHACHARIT YOUTH - 8:20 AM SHACHARIT MAIN - 8:45 AM LAST KRIAT SHEMA - 9:15 AM MINCHA - 8:00 PM SHKIA - 8:32 PM MAARIV/HAVDALAH - 9:17 PM BULLETIN INFORMATION TO REQUEST A BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT (BY 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY) OR DEDICATE A BULLETIN FOR $36 ($54 W/PHOTO), SEPLOTNICK@GMAIL.COM. CONGREGATION AHAVAT ACHIM SADDLE RIVER ROAD FAIR LAWN, NJ The Molad for Tammuz is Tuesday, July 5, 12:28 AM & 1 Chelek. נא לא לדבר בשעת התפילה PLEASE NO CONVERSATION DURING SERVICES WEEKDAY DAVENING INFORMATION Sunday (7/3) Monday (7/4) Tuesday (7/5) Wednesday (7/6) Thursday (7/7) Friday (7/8) Earliest Talit 4:22 AM 4:23 AM 4:23 AM 4:24 AM 4:25 AM 4:26 AM Shacharit 8:15 AM 8:00 AM 6:25 AM 6:00 AM 6:00 AM 6:25 AM Gedolah 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM 1:39 PM Mincha - Maariv 8:15 PM 8:15 PM 8:15 PM 8:15 PM 8:15 PM 7:05 PM Shkia 8:32 PM 8:32 PM 8:32 PM 8:31 PM 8:31 PM Tzait 9:17 PM 9:17 PM 9:17 PM 9:16 PM 9:16 PM Kiddush sponsored by Eita & Richard Latkin in honor of the anniversary of Jed s Bar Mitzvah We regret to inform you of the passing of one of our founding members Howie Komet. Irene will be sitting shiva at Henrietta Ct. through Tuesday morning, Shacharit at 7:45 AM & Mincha/Maariv at 8:15 P.M..Contact Sophie Infield to participate in Chesed. המקום ינחם אתכם עם שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים ולא תדעו לדאבה עוד Welcome to the Installation Shabbat! Thank you to our former Executive Officers and Board Members: Stephen Agress, Jonathan Schachter, Elliot Greene, Renee Freund, Jack Bickel, Greg Riskin, Ilana Schwitzer, Steve Wechsler & Steven Plotnick. Yasher Koach to all those who have agreed to serve during the upcoming year: President - Aryeh Brenenson, Vice President - Ben Lang, Treasurer - Steven Winchester, Gabbai - Marty Sonnenblick, Corresponding Secretary - Larry Bernstein, Financial Secretary - Lori Garfunkel, Recording Secretary - Andrea Riskin, Board of Trustees: Sara Levine, Ron Dworkis, Natasha Borsuk, Betsy Sonnenblick, Elfie Eisman, Aaron Lewis, Michael Stock, Yehuda Goldgur, Jeffrey Safier, Avi Vann, Robert Lewissohn, Deborah Solomon We regret to inform you of the passing of Marcel Teitelbaum, beloved brother of Joyce Sperling. Joyce will be sitting shiva at Fair Lawn Ave. through Monday morning. If you would like to participate in Chesed please contact Sophie Infield. המקום ינחם אתכם עם שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים ולא תדעו לדאבה עוד President Aryeh Brenenson "1

2 Kiddush Information Kiddush cleanup for the month of July is Sonnenblick, Spier, Stock, Strich, Vann, Wechselr, Weinraub, Wigod, Winchester, Wolfson, Zarabi, Zezon, Agress, Banner, Baron Kiddush setup for this Shabbat is Brenenson, Riskin, Wolfson Kiddush setup for next Shabbat is Farajun, Zezon, Chessin Carpe To sponsor a Kiddush ($1000/$613/$318 plus scotch) send an to gplotnick@aol.com. Adult Education ע ה Gita Cooperwasser Youth Program No Youth Groups! Have a great summer! Sisterhood Book Club Next Sisterhood Book Club will be July 23, 4:00 PM, at the home of Shelly Winchester (19-18 Angelo Ter.), discussing Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. Want to read ahead, the book thereafter is Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand Upcoming Events July 24 - Rabbi Moshe Tzvi. Weinberg shiur between Mincha & Maariv in ע ה memory of Cheryl Wigod Aug. 6 - Kiddush sponsored by the Weinraubs in honor of Leron s Auf Ruf and upcoming wedding to Allison Montal Sept New Rebetzin Tea Feb Yachad Shabbaton March 11 - Michael Riskin Bar Mitzvah CHUMASH CLASS - Shabbat morning before Shacharit. Numbers & Info ERUV UPDATE By Only. To subscribe, fairlawneruvsubscribe@yahoogroups.com. MIKVAH At Shomrei Torah, weekdays 9:00 PM 10:30 PM, Motzei Shabbat from 11/4 hours after Shabbat ends for 1.5 hours. Kaylim Mikvah: Sunday 10 AM-3 PM FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ groups/ahavat.achim/ Mah Jong No Mah Jong this Shabbat. You can help Ahavat Achim's finances and it won't cost you a cent! Just make your regular Amazon purchases via this link: After a onetime set up designating Congregation Ahavat Achim of Fair Lawn as your preferred charity, nothing more for you to do except make your regular Amazon purchases. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Ahavat Achim. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Shirley Vann has dedicated this week s Covenant & Conversation (used with permission of. ע ה the Office of Rabbi Sacks) in memory of her beloved mother Necha bat Yitzchok "2

3 IN TAMMUZ WE REMEMBER... NAME HEBREW DATE CANDLE EVENING OF DEDICATOR RELATIONSHIP Harry Kirchenbaum 1 July 6 Hyman Kirchenbaum Father Sophie Stanger 3 July 8 Sarah Stanger Mother-In-Law Ida Wigod 7 July 12 Seymour Wigod Grandmother Jacob Epstein 7 July 12 Martin Epstein Father Sima Zuckerberg 16 July 21 Sophie Infield Grandmother Leib Zuckerberg 16 July 21 Sophie Infield Grandfather Harry Shimoff 17 July 22 Melanie Kwestel Father Gladys Kustanowitz 18 July 23 Al Kustanowitz Mother Cheryl Wigod 19 July 24 Seymour Wigod Wife Cheryl Wigod 19 July 24 Ron Sokoloff Sister Kandi Brown 24 July 29 Harold Brown Wife Kiva Wigodsky 25 July 30 Seymour Wigod Uncle Sylvia Latkin 27 August 1 Richard Latkin Mother Jacob Kustanowitz 28 August 2 Al Kustanowitz Father Betty Lee Schechter 28 August 2 Joyce Heller Sister Max Bickel 28 August 2 Jack Bickel Grandfather Jason H. Schechter 29 August 3 Joyce Heller Nephew SUPPORT YOUR SHUL Donate a Sefer, etc. The shul has Siddurim & Machzorim ($36) and Chumashim ($54) available to be donated. Please contact Jeff Safier at rjsafier@optonline.net for details. Yahrzeit Plaques Memorialize a loved one and receive written notice of upcoming yahrzeit every year. In addition, your loved one s name will be mentioned during the public Yizkor we recite on Yom Kippur and in the Bulletin. Plaques are $300 for members and $350 for non-members. For more information, contact Sophie Infield at Scrip Scrip is available from Men s Club. David at dmgarfunkel@gmail.com. Pay using Paypal (treasurer@ahavatachim.org) or use Discover, MasterCard or Visa - treasurer@ahavatachim.org for details. Mishebayrach If you ve made a Mishebayrach you ve pledged to give Tzedakah on behalf of those for whom you asked Hashem's blessing. Contributions to the shul are appropriate and can be made via Paypal to treasurer@ahavatachim.org, or via MasterCard, Visa or Discover by sending info to Steve Winchester (contact him at treasurer@ahavatachim.org). If by check indicate on its face Aliyah Donation. David Schwitzer ע ה Social Hall Please contact Ben Lang at bmmnpl@aol.com to book the David Schwitzer ע ה Social Hall for an event or special occasion. $250 per simcha (members) / $500 paid in advance for nonmembers, plus the cost of any additional clean up (plus a $150 security deposit refunded when the social hall is returned in the condition it started in). Private caterers must be approved in advance by the Rabbi. "3 Sisterhood & Men s Club Please contact Elliot Greene at egreene@acm.org to join the Men s Club. To join Sisterhood, please contact Shelly Winchester at sewinchester58@gmail.com. Honoraria Contributions to acquire honoraria in memory or honor of a loved one are welcome. The available Honoraria list will be provided upon request by contacting Steven Plotnick at seplotnick@gmail.com. Mitzvah Cards Want mitzvah cards, contact Eita Latkin at or parentsof3@aol.com. Cost is $3 per card. Also can be ordered in bulk - ten cards for $25, which you send out yourself privately. SUPPORT YOUR SHUL

4 MISCELLANEOUS Rabbi s Office Hours Coming soon! Become a Member of Ahavat Achim Please contact President Aryeh at abrenenson@gmail.com for details on membership. Bikkur Cholim/Chesed If anyone could use a visit/ assistance from the Bikkur Cholim/Chesed Committee, contact Sara Levine at saralevine06@gmail.com or (201) Contact Sara to join the committee and offer assistance in the manner that s most conducive to your schedule. RABBI MOSHE TZVI WEINBERG Sunday, July 24 (17 Tammuz) Between Mincha (7:50 PM) & Maariv (Fast Ends - 9:06 PM) In Memory of Cheryl Wigod )ע ה Rebuilding Hashem's Home with Love and Jewish Unity, a discussion on Ahavat Yisrael, Achdut and Jewish solidarity! Ahavat Achim Saddle River Rd. Fair Lawn, NJ Rabbi Weinberg teaches at Yeshiva University s Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program (SBMP), where he serves as Mashgiach Ruchani. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University, receiving his semicha from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg of Jerusalem, and is certified by the Center for Integrated Teacher Education. He taught at the Torah Academy of Bergen County and the Moriah School before joining the YU faculty four years ago, and has been a scholar in residence in Jewish communities and college campuses across the country. He offers a variety of inspirational shiurim in the Teaneck and Bergenfield area, where he lives with his family. More than 850 of his recorded shiurim appear on yutorah.org. Personal Announcements Various life cycle events related to members are announced in the shul s weekly bulletin (e.g., births, bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings and deaths), and the bulletin acknowledges travel to/from Israel for study. We also welcome new members and those who ve moved into the community and express interest in our shul. Other personal announcements generally are not appropriate for inclusion in the bulletin, except as part of the bulletin s dedication (a $36 cost - $54 with photo). Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Shirley Vann has dedicated this week s Covenant & Conversation (used with permission of the Office of Rabbi Sacks) in memory of her beloved mother Necha bat Yitzchok ע ה. "4

5 Two Kinds of Fear Shelach Lecha 2016 / 5776 One of the most powerful addresses I ever heard was given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, on this week s parsha: the story of the spies. For me, it was nothing less than life-changing. He asked the obvious questions. How could ten of the spies have come back with a demoralising, defeatist report? How could they say, we cannot win, the people are stronger than us, their cities are well fortified, they are giants and we are grasshoppers? They had seen with their own eyes how God had sent a series of plagues that brought Egypt, the strongest and longest-lived of all the empires of the ancient world, to its knees. They had seen the Egyptian army with its cutting-edge military technology, the horse-drawn chariot, drown in the Reed Sea while the Israelites passed through it on dry land. Egypt was far stronger than the Canaanites, Perrizites, Jebusites and other minor kingdoms that they would have to confront in conquering the land. Nor was this an ancient memory. It had happened not much more than a year before. What is more, they already knew that, far from being giants confronting grasshoppers, the people of the land were terrified of the Israelites. They had said so themselves in the course of singing the Song at the Sea: Two Kinds of Fear 1! Shelach Lecha 5776

6 The peoples have heard; they tremble; Pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; Trembling seizes the leaders of Moab; All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. Terror and dread fall upon them; Because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone (Ex. 15:14-16) The people of the land were afraid of the Israelites. Why then were the spies afraid of them? What is more, continued the Rebbe, the spies were not people plucked at random from among the population. The Torah states that they were all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. They were leaders. They were not people given lightly to fear. The questions are straightforward, but the answer the Rebbe gave was utterly unexpected. The spies were not afraid of failure, he said. They were afraid of success. What was their situation now? They were eating manna from heaven. They were drinking water from a miraculous well. They were surrounded by Clouds of Glory. They were camped around the Sanctuary. They were in continuous contact with the Shekhinah. Never had a people lived so close to God. What would be their situation if they entered the land? They would have to fight battles, maintain an army, create an economy, farm the land, worry about whether there would be enough rain to produce a crop, and all the other thousand distractions that come from living in the world. What would happen to their closeness to God? They would be preoccupied with mundane and material pursuits. Here they could spend their entire lives learning Torah, lit by the radiance of the Divine. There they would be no more than one more nation in a world of nations, with the same kind of economic, social and political problems that every nation has to deal with. The spies were not afraid of failure. They were afraid of success. Their mistake was the mistake of very holy men. They wanted to spend their lives in the closest possible proximity to God. What they did not understand was that God seeks, in the Hasidic phrase, a dwelling in the lower worlds. One of the great differences between Judaism and other religions is that while others seek to lift people to heaven, Judaism seeks to bring heaven down to earth. One of the great differences between Judaism and other religions is that while others seek to lift people to heaven, Judaism seeks to bring heaven down to earth. Two Kinds of Fear 2! Shelach Lecha 5776

7 Much of Torah is about things not conventionally seen as religious at all: labour relations, agriculture, welfare provisions, loans and debts, land ownership and so on. It is not difficult to have an intense religious experience in the desert, or in a monastic retreat, or in an ashram. Most religions have holy places and holy people who live far removed from the stresses and strains of everyday life. There was one such Jewish sect in Qumran, known to us through the Dead Sea Scrolls, and there were certainly others. About this there is nothing unusual at all. But that is not the Jewish project, the Jewish mission. God wanted the Israelites to create a model society where human beings were not treated as slaves, where rulers were not worshipped as demigods, where human dignity was respected, where law was impartially administered to rich and poor alike, where no one was destitute, no one was abandoned to isolation, no one was above the law and no realm of life was a morality-free zone. That requires a society, and a society needs a land. It requires an economy, an army, fields and flocks, labour and enterprise. All these, in Judaism, become ways of bringing the Shekhinah into the shared spaces of our collective life. The spies feared success, not failure. It was the mistake of deeply religious men. But it was a mistake. That is the spiritual challenge of the greatest event in two thousand years of Jewish history: the return of Jews to the land and state of Israel. Perhaps never before and never since has there been a political movement accompanied by so many dreams as Zionism. For some it was the fulfilment of prophetic visions, for others the secular achievement of people who had decided to take history into their own hands. Some saw it as a Tolstoy-like reconnection with land and soil, others a Nietzschean assertion of will and power. Some saw it as a refuge from European antisemitism, others as the first flowering of messianic redemption. Every Zionist thinker had his or her version of utopia, and to a remarkable degree they all came to pass. Perhaps never before and never since has there been a political movement accompanied by so many dreams as Zionism. But Israel always was something simpler and more basic. Jews have known virtually every fate and circumstance between tragedy and triumph in the almost four thousand years of their history, and they have lived in almost every land on earth. But in all that time there only ever was one place where they could do what they were called on to do from the dawn of their history: to build their own society in accord with their highest ideals, a society that would be different from their neighbours and become a role model of how a society, an economy, an educational system and the administration of welfare could become vehicles for bringing the Divine presence down to earth. Two Kinds of Fear 3! Shelach Lecha 5776

8 It is not difficult to find God in the wilderness, if you do not eat from the labour of your hands and if you rely on God to fight your battles for you. Ten of the spies, according to the Rebbe, sought to live that way forever. But that, suggested the Rebbe, is not what God wants from us. He wants us to engage with the world. He wants us to heal the sick, feed the hungry, fight injustice with all the power of law, and combat ignorance with universal education. He wants us to show what it is to love the neighbour and the stranger, and say, with Rabbi Akiva, Beloved is humanity because we are each created in God s image. Jewish spirituality lives in the midst of life itself, the life of society and its institutions. To create it we have to battle with two kinds of fear: fear of failure, and fear of success. Fear of failure is common; fear of success is rarer but no less debilitating. Both come from the reluctance to take risks. Faith is the courage to take risks. It is not certainty; it is the ability to live with uncertainty. It is the ability to hear God saying to us as He said to Abraham, Walk on ahead of Me (Gen. 17:1). Jewish spirituality lives in the midst of life itself, the life of society and its institutions. To create it we have to battle with two kinds of fear: fear of failure, and fear of success. The Rebbe lived what he taught. He sent emissaries out to virtually every place on earth where there were Jews. In so doing, he transformed Jewish life. He knew he was asking his followers to take risks, by going to places where the whole environment would be challenging in many ways, but he had faith in them and in God and in the Jewish mission whose place is in the public square where we share our faith with others and do so in deeply practical ways. It is challenging to leave the desert and go out into the world with all its trials and temptations, but that is where God wants us to be, bringing His spirit to the way we run an economy, a welfare system, a judiciary, a health service and an army, healing some of the wounds of the world and bringing, to places often shrouded in darkness, fragments of Divine light. Two Kinds of Fear 4! Shelach Lecha 5776