KAJ NEWSLETTER A monthly publication of K’hal Adath Jeshurun

September 1, 16

תשע"וכ"ח אב

Volume 47 Number 1

Please continue to be mispallel for Rav Gelley רב זכריה בן רבקה, for a רפואה שלמה.

Notice from the Rabbinate SHEMITTA – SEPTEMBER ’16 (FINAL NOTICE) Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers: We can assume that all these products from Eretz Yisroel sold on the American market are from after Shemitta. Terumos and Maasros must be taken. Seeds (גרעינים) and peanuts from August 2016 and earlier remain prohibited (Issur Sefichin); from September onwards they are permitted and Terumos and Maasros must be taken. Check the date on the bag. Canned Fruits and Vegetables from Eretz Yisroel: Check the hashgocha! The usual hashgocha may have been removed for the products of the shemitta year. If canned fruit which are a product of Shemitta (see label) were purchased, they may be eaten and the leftovers should be kept until completely decomposed. If canned vegetables which are a product of Shemitta (i.e. they were cut in Shemitta) were purchased they are prohibited (Issur Sefichin) and should be kept until completely decomposed. Israeli Wines: There are currently Shemitta wines on the U.S. market (for example Yarden-Golan Heights) that are sold באיסור even though the label says “Otzar Beis Din” (which implies that they are distributed for a minimal fee and only in Eretz Yisroel). These wines should not be purchased. For other wines, check for a good hashgocha that keeps Shemitta. A listing of some acceptable hashgochos may be found on the Kehilla’s Pesach list. WELCOME BACK The KAJ Newsletter welcomes back all its readers from what we hope was an enjoyable and restful summer. At the same time, we wish a Tzeisechem LeSholom to the children of members who have departed, or will soon be leaving, for a year of study, whether in Eretz Yisrael, America, or elsewhere. As the KAJN begins its 47th year of publication, we would like to remind you, our members and readership, that it is through your interest and participation that the Newsletter can reach its full potential as a vehicle for the communication of our Kehilla’s happenings. Submissions, ideas, and comments are most welcome, and will be reviewed. They can be emailed to newsletter@kajinc.org. Alternatively, letters and articles can be submitted to the Kehilla office. KEHILLA SPRING SEUDOS SHELISHIS The Kehilla enjoyed communal Seudos Shelishis this Spring, beginning from after Pesach and running through the end of June (Parashas Behaalosecha). Those who attended heard Divrei Torah from Rav Mantel, and, on most of the Shabbosos, an additional speaker, including Rabbi Chaim Aschkenasy, Rabbi Avraham Gordimer, Mr. Michael Gutmann, Rabbi Raphael Weis, and Rabbi Ephraim Wolpin.

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News 1 Social Register 6 Announcements 10 Contact Information 20

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Many thanks to Mr. Yehoshua Asher Mantel and his able crew of assistants for the set-up and clean-up each week. THE THREE WEEKS The Kehilla, and Klal Yisroel, once again unfortunately experienced the days of 17 Tamuz through 9 Av (both Nidche, this year) as the Bein HaMetzorim, as opposed to the Moadim Tovim which we await. The somber mood of the Three Weeks was perceptible in the davening, through the melodies of Birkas Yerushalayim, the ends of Brochos, HaShem Elokei Yisroel, Shomer Yisroel, and Keil Erech Apayim, and, on Shabbossos, in Lecho Dodi. Rav Mantel and Rav Posen devoted their daily Divrei Halacha to timely laws as well. This year’s video in the Yizkereim series was shown on Sunday, the 18th of Tamuz, the Taanis Nidche. Mr. Avram Gutmann introduced the video, which focused on an extremely inspirational topic, the She’eiris HaPleita and their efforts in rebuilding Yahadus, immediately after the War. On Monday, August 1/26 Tamuz, Rav Mantel spoke on Inyonei Tisha B’Av. The Rav, quoting the Gemara (Menachos 53:), explained how Yedidus (deep love and caring) among Klal Yisroel is inseparable from the Yedidus between us and HaKodosh Boruch Hu. This Yedidus is the essential prerequisite for, and nature of, the Beis HaMikdosh. Without it, the Beis HaMikdosh is by definition Choruv, unable to stand, and it is this very lack of Yedidus from which we suffer today in Galus. On Shabbos Chazon, the Sisterhood’s speaker was Rabbi Elchonon Stern, who also spoke about Inyonei Tisha B’Av. TISHA B’AV With an oppressive heatwave enveloping the NYC area over Shabbos Chazon (Erev the Taanis), and Tisha B’Av Nidche, davening remained in 90 Bennett until Sunday afternoon. The excessive heat also resulted in a power outage over Leil Shabbos for those in some buildings on Bennett Avenue. After veHu Rachum and Borachu on Motzo’ei Shabbos, Moller Hall was darkened, the low benches were brought out, and Chazon Ezra Lasdun led the somber Maariv. Mr. Michael Gutmann leined Megillas Eicha, and Rav Posen recited the Kinoh composed by Rav Schwab. Written at Rav Breuer’s request, this Kinoh commemorates the Kedoshim of the Churban HoAcharon, the Holocaust, and has not only become a part of our Kehilla’s Tisha B’Av service, but that of many other communities as well. Chazon Lasdun led the davening of Tisha B’Av morning, and Chazon Ezra Hes joined him in the saying of the first seventeen of the morning Kinos. In the afternoon, our Kehilla hosted the local presentation of the annual Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation video. Our thanks go to Rabbi and Mrs. Raphael and Julia Weis who were, as usual, behind this effort. A video for children was also screened in Moller Hall, earlier in the afternoon; we thank Mr. and Mrs. Yosef Levi for the arrangements. CHANGES IN TIMES OF DAVENING Please note that the times for Mincha-Maariv for the period Sunday, September 4 through Thursday September 29 are being adjusted as follows:

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Mincha/Maariv 2nd Maariv Sun Sept 4-Thu Sept 8 7:10 8:05 Sun Sept 11-Thu Sept 15 7:00 8:00 Sun Sept 18 -Thu Sept 22 6:45 8:00 Sun Sept 25-Thu Sept 29 6:35 8:00 SENIOR SOCIAL CLUBS TRIP On a blisteringly hot July Sunday, close to 50 members and friends of the Senior Social Clubs of KAJ visited Sagamore Hill, the “Summer White House” of President Theodore Roosevelt. Located in Oyster Bay, the 23-room home was built in 1885, shortly after Roosevelt’s mother and first wife passed away. Roosevelt and his second wife, Edith, lived in Sagamore Hill (named after the chief of an Indian tribe) until their passing – in 1919 and 1948, respectively. The group also visited the Theodore Roosevelt Museum, located on the same 83-acre property, in the former home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Lechayim’s delicious boxed lunch for the group included tuna sandwiches, potato chips, some much-needed water, and other goodies and was enjoyably eaten under a tent, shading the group from the sun. Following lunch, the itinerary called for a stroll around Oyster Bay Village, but on this scorching Sunday the place looked like a ghost town with no shops open, so the trip was cut short.

All in all, the outing was a success with the group learning much about our 26th president. Many thanks to Dov, the Monsey Tours’ driver, and to the Senior Social Club’s director Mrs. Molly Resnick for her untiring efforts. SUMMER AT MORIAH SENIOR CENTER It has been a fun and informative summer at Moriah! We not only continued and expanded our existing music program, but we had several cooking/nutrition demos and aromatherapy sessions as well. Our beading class extended into the realm of wire wrapping and made the most unique, one-of-a-kind wire wrapped silver bracelets. Our craft class decorated lovely, beachy photo frames with sand and seashells, to complement our summer mood. Our red, white and blue July 4th party was a rousing, patriotic success.

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Moriah offers so much more than just delicious food, warm company and fun activities. We have a vibrant Wellness Program featuring a full range of exercises (Zumba, Tai Chi, Pilates, Fit ‘n Fun, Walking Club and Yoga), and health management activities (Feldenkrais, Therapeutic Massage and Blood Pressure Screenings). We hired a new Tai Chi instructor with very impressive credentials, who quickly established a great rapport with our members. The class size exploded as a result! Our annual summer Health Fair had a record attendance and featured not only valuable information and fun giveaways, but also free blood pressure, glaucoma and dental screenings by qualified professionals. We also ran an eight week evidence-based fall prevention series called A Matter of Balance. (Evidence based programming is programming that has been scientifically proven to work)} Interest was so great that we had to start a waiting list for a second series in the fall. In the first of what we hope will be a series of educational alternative medicine workshops, Ari Rieser, from Elite Physical Therapy, presented a lecture titled Acupuncture After 60 to a full house.

Stay tuned for our upcoming events, including a Labor Day Concert by Diverse Concert Artists, featuring both classical and popular music, and our annual Free Flu Shot Clinic on September 27th. AMUD HA’AVODA The Kehilla has established the Amud Ha’Avoda program which enables individuals to sponsor – be the Amud Ha’Avodah – for the Kehilla’s expenses for specific days. This program provides a tangible means of joining in the מי שמיחדים בתי כנסיות לתפלה who are included in the misheberach said on most Shabbosos. We have been very gratified by the response of members using this opportunity to commemorate yahrzeits and other occasions, as well as generally supporting the Kehilla.

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DAF YOMI SCHEDULE

ו"תשע אלול יומי דף זמני Evening Shiur

מעריב מנחה יומי דף approx בזמנו מעריב

Mon Aug 29- Thu Sept 1

6:25 pm 6:50 pm 8:15 pm

Tues Sept. 6-Thurs Sept 8

7:10 pm 7:25 pm** 8:05 pm

Mon Sept. 12-Thurs Sept 15

7:00 pm 7:15 pm** 8:00 pm

Mon Sept. 19-Thurs Sept 22

6:45 pm 7:10 pm 8:00 pm

Mon Sept. 26-Thurs Sept 29

6:35 pm 7:10 pm 8:00 pm

Please Note: There will be no Evening דף יומי Shiur on Monday September 5, a legal holiday. ** During these two weeks, the Daf Yomi Shiur will be directly after Mincha SHIURIM NOTICES Rav Mantel’s Tuesday evening Minchas Chinuch shiur takes place in Shul following the 2nd Maariv. Nach Shiur for Ladies Rebbetzin Mantel’s weekly Tuesday morning Nach shiur will resume after Sukkos. Sisterhood Shabbos Shiurim The following shiurim will take place in Dr. Moller Hall at 5:00 PM. Sept. 10 שפטים Mr. Albert Blank Sept. 17 כי תצא Mr. Joseph Gutmann Sept. 24 כי תבוא Dr. Paul Breuer Oct. 1 נצבים Dr. Rivkah Blau

Fort Tryon Ladies Shiur (in memory of Mr. Marc Breuer ז"ל) Sept. 10 6:10 שפטים Mr. Albert Blank Sept. 17 6:00 כי תצא Miss Chana Tzirel Zaks Sept. 24 5:45 כי תבוא Mr. Gerald Lanzkron Oct. 1 5:35 נצבים Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer Oct. 8 5:25 קדשים Dr. Paul Breuer

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SOCIAL REGISTER

It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Dovie and Miri Lomnitz on the birth of

their son. Heartiest mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ettlinger and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Lomnitz.

It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Dr. and Mrs. Johny Hellmann on the birth

of their granddaughter. Best wishes to the parents, Yosef and Nechama Hellmann, the grandparents, Gamliel and Yaffee Danziger of Passaic and the great-grandparents, Mr. Norbert Hellmann, Rabbi Shelomoh Danziger and Mrs. Thekla Horowitz.

Our heartiest mazel tov wishes to Mrs. Edith Erlbach on the birth of two great-

granddaughters and a great-grandson. Mazel tov to the parents of the first little girl, Mr. and Mrs. Yosef Willig, the grandparents, Rabbi Dovid and Mrs. Baila Willig and Mrs. Lynne Gordon, the parents of the second little girl, Yossi and Basya Zimmerman, the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Uri Mayerfeld and Rabbi and Mrs. Zimmerman, and the parents of the little boy, Yosef Chaim and Shani Mayerfeld, the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Uri Mayefeld and Rabbi and Mrs. Akiva Kaplan.

It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Hillel Kirschner on the

marriage of their daughter, Tali to Motti Kleiner. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Michael F. Kirschner and Mr. and Mrs. Shmulik Kleiner of Brooklyn.

Heartiest mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Nesanel Stefansky on the birth of their

grandson. Best wishes to the parents, Moshe Yonah and Miriam Elka Winkler and the great-grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Edwin Katzenstein and Rabbi and Mrs. Akiva Stefansky.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mansbach happily announce the birth of a granddaughter. Mazel tov to

the parents, Shlomo and Miriam Mansbach and the grandparents, Bernie and Chani Steinharter.

All our good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Aschkenasy on the birth of their first great-

grandchild, a son born to their grandchildren, Yehuda and Chayala Aschkenasy. It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Yoel Stern on the

marriage of their son, Shimshon to Hadassa Mael. All our good wishes to the parents, Dr. and Mrs. David Mael and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Litwin.

Mr. Leon and Dr. Shiela Strauss happily announce the marriage of their granddaughter,

Miriam Strauss to Chaim Zvi Moller. Mazel tov to the parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Avraham Strauss of Ramat Beit Shemesh, Mr. and Mrs. Mayer Moller of Hendon and grandparents Rabbi and Mrs. Nechemia Zabrowsky of Ramat Beit Shemesh, Rabbi and Mrs. Berel Cohen of Manchester and Mr. and Mrs. William Moller of Hendon.

Heartiest mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yehuda Nathan on the marriage of their son, Shaya, to

Rena Jacobi. Best wishes to the Kalloh’s parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Ben Jacobi of Far Rockaway.

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Our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Chaya Kosower (Nussbaum) on the birth of her great-granddaughter to Rus and Yeruchum Erblich. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Michael and Merla Freedman of Ramat Beit Shemesh and Rabbi and Mrs. Avraham Erblich of Yerushalayim.

It gives us much pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Yoni Bachrach on the

marriage of their daughter, Lea, to Nechemiah Gross. Our best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pesach Gross and the grandparents, Mrs. Marilyn Berkovits and Mr. and Mrs. Hillel Gross.

Mazel tov to Mrs. Ellen Isaak on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, Nesanel. All the best to

the parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzchok Isaak and the grandfather, Rabbi Reuven Kugler. All our good wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Yossi Basker on the birth of their daughter. Mazel

tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Basker and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ettlinger. Mr. and Mrs. Gunther Weiskopf happily announce the birth of their granddaughter. Our

best wishes to the parents, Rabbi Mordechai and Dr. Ophira Weiskopf and the grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Elie Krakowski of Baltimore.

Heartiest mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Chananel Herbsman on the birth of their

grandson. Best wishes to the parents, Rochel and Menachem Nudell, the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Moishe Nudell and the great-grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Herbsman and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Stroli.

All our good wishes to Mr. Jacob Goldsmith on the birth of two great-grandsons. Mazel tov

to the parents of the first baby boy, Shaya and Chana Leah Goldberg, the parents of the second little boy, Yoni and Shoshana Galet, and the grandparents of both babies, Yosef and Etti Pick.

It gives us much pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Simons on

the marriage of their son, Nesanel, to Penina Bernstein, daughter of Avi and Esther Bernstein of Wesley Hills and Ms. Adina Reichman of Toronto.

Our heartiest mazel tov wishes to Dr. Tuvia and Rivky Breuer on the birth of their

daughter. Best wishes to the grandparents, Drs. Paul and Bracha Breuer, Mr. and Mrs. Yisroel Meir Kushner and the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loebenstein.

Dena and Irwin Lenefsky happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel

Levenson to Binyomin Rohr of Brooklyn. All our good wishes to Mrs. Judith Levi on the birth of her new great-granddaughter. Mazel

tov to the parents, Eliezer and Chana Brocho Altmann of Zurich, the grandparents, Shimon and Yael Altmann, Avrohom and Shani Adler and the great-grandmother, Mrs. Helen Altmann.

Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hes are happy to announce the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Yehuda

Bausk. Mazel tov to the parents, Rabbi Dovid Meier and Hadassah Bausk, and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Bausk.

Mazel tov to Rabbi and Mrs. L. Leslie Weis on the birth of their grandson. Mazel tov to the parents, Yehuda and Chavi Weis and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Ziet.

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Mrs. Agnes Goldsmith happily announces the birth of her great-granddaughter. Mazel tov to the parents, Hadassah and Shlomo Linden of Lakewood, the grandparents, Pinchas and Rivky Goldsmith and Meir and Leah Linden and the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tzvi Silverman, Mr. and Mrs. Shimon Neiburg and Mrs. Bess Linden.

All our good wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Solomon Jacobovits on the engagement of their

granddaughter, Gitty Jacobovits to Mendy Kaplan. Mazel tov to the parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Uziel Jacobovits, Rabbi and Mrs. Shmuel Aryeh Kaplan of Brooklyn and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel Weichbrod.

Our heartiest mazel tov Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helmreich on the engagement of their

granddaughter, Michal to Shmuli Bergman. Best wishes to the parents, David and Estee Helmreich and Mr. and Mrs. Ari Bergman.

Mrs. Rivka Moeller is happy to announce the marriage of her great-granddaughter, Deena

Rennert to Yaakov Yisachar Maizes. Mazel tov to the parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Gershon Rennert and Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Maizes and the grandparents, Yitzchok and Naomi Steinberg.

Double mazel tov wishes to Hon. and Mrs. Herman Cahn on the birth of two great-

granddaughters. Mazel tov to the parents of the first baby girl, Ovadiah and Rochel Leah Luwish and the parents of the second little girl, Yoni and Miriam Allswang.

Heartiest mazel tov to Mr. Milton and Mrs. Arlene Stern on the Bar Mitzvah of their

grandson, Yoav Shmuel. Best wishes to his parents, Yoni and Shlomit Stern of Givat Shmuel. Mrs. Bertha Trepp happily announces the birth of her great-granddaughter. Mazel tov to the

parents, Yaakov and Baila Strauss of California, the grandparents, Allen and Ellen Strauss and Rabbi and Mrs. Ginzberg of California.

Our good wishes to Mr. Leon and Dr. Shiela Strauss on the marriage of their grandson,

Yosef Dov Strauss to Miriam Arenias in Jerusalem. Mazel tov to the parents, Rabbi Avraham and Elisheva Strauss and Rabbi and Mrs. Shimon Arenias, and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Nechemia Zabrowsky, Mrs. Margaret Arenias and Rabbi and Mrs. David Marshall.

All our good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rosenstock on the marriage of two of their

sons, Meir Amram to Rachel Gildin, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel Gildin, and Yehuda Yeeshai to Esther Menucha Weiman, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Menachem Weiman of St. Louis. Mazel tov the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David H. Rosenstock and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sommer.

It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Chanoch Katzenstein on

the engagement of their son Avi, to Menucha Katz. Mazel tov to the parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Katz and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Katzenstein.

We are pleased to extend mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Edwin Katzenstein on the

marriage their grandson, Yonason Tesser to Toby Glenner of Baltimore. Mazel tov to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shaya Tesser. Heartiest mazel tov also on the marriage of their grandson, Yechezkel Munk to Yocheved Babad and best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pinchos Munk.

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Mazel tov to Naftoli and Ruthie Hirsch and Naftoli and Miriam Lehmann on the birth of their granddaughter, Devorah Esther Lehmann to Moshe and Tova Lehmann of Passaic, New Jersey.

Our heartiest mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosenberg on the birth of their

great-grandson. Mazel tov to the parents, Menachem and Adina Reiser and the grandparents, Binyomin and Esther Reiser.

Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Goldberg are happy to announce the engagement of their son,

Yehoshua Leib to Shaindy Fenster. Mazel tov to the Kalloh’s parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Pinchas Fenster of Brooklyn.

All our good wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. David Kenner, Rabbi and Mrs. Jacob Schwab and

Mrs. Rita Slomovits on the marriage of their grandchildren, Yissochor Dov Schwab and Rochel Slomovits. Mazel tov to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yehoshua Schwab, Rabbi and Mrs. Mendel Slomovits and Mrs. Ilse May.

It gives us much pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Binyomin

Klugmann on the marriage of their daughter, Ahuva, to Yosef Kaplan. Best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yaakov Kaplan and grandparents, Mrs. Clara Klugmann and Mr. and Mrs. Hillel Gross.

Our heartiest mazel tov wishes to Elyu and Deena Levi on the marriage of their son, Dovid,

to Esti Retter. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Levi and Mr. and Mrs. Moishe Spreiregen.

Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yitzy Dyckman on the marriage of their son, Yisroel Aryeh to

Esther Jakobovitz. Mazel tov to Mr. Norby Wartelsky on the marriage of his granddaughter, Leah Keilson to

Eli Hoffnung. Mazel tov to the parents, Avi and Ilana Keilson and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hoffnung, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Keilson and the great-grandparents, Mrs. Bodner, Mrs. Hoffnung and Mrs. Pfeiffer.

Dr. and Mrs. Yosef Fink happily announce the marriage of their son, Eli Fink to Avigail

Karasick. Heartiest mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Marx. Our heartiest mazel tov wishes to Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Bechhofer on the birth of their

granddaughter. Best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yechiel Schulman and the great-grandmothers, Mrs. Meta Bechhofer and Mrs. Chaya Schild.

Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Raphael N. Wertheim upon the birth of their new great-

grandson. Mazel tov to the parents, Yitzchok Aryeh and Rivkah Hofmann. Special mazel tov to the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Sholom Smith, Rabbi and Mrs. Yakov Hofmann and the great-grandparents, Mr. Joseph Jacob and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith.

Our good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rosenstock on the birth of their granddaughter.

Mazel tov to the parents, Avromi and Soro Dina Rosenstock and the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David H. Rosenstock.

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It gives us much pleasure to extend our mazel tov wishes to Mrs. Rachel Haller and Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Lasdun on the birth of their granddaughter. Mazel tov to the parents, Eliezer and Yocheved Haller and the great-grandmother, Mrs. Margot Lasdun.

Mrs. Eva Bree is happy to announce the birth of her granddaughter. Best wishes to the

parents, Moshe and Brocha Bree and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Matis Abraham. Heartiest mazel tov wishes to Mr. Manny Meyer on the birth of his great-grandson. Best

wishes to the parents, Yoel and Miriam Lenefsky and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Irwin Lenefsky, Mr. and Mrs. Marc Meyer and Mrs. Karen Lenefsky.

NEW KAJ iPHONE AND ANDROID APP For those who have a Smart Phone, we are pleased to announce the release of a new KAJ App designed for iPhone and Android devices. The app includes our daily calendar, the weekly Good Shabbos Email, Zemanim, as well as the complete suite of account management tools, allowing you to view your account on the go and manage your balance. Contact information for the office as well as a Map & Directions are available as well. The free App can be downloaded from the App Store on your smart phone. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Whenever Maariv is recited before nightfall, as it is in Shul on Friday evenings and the weekday first

Maariv, one is obligated to repeat the three Parashiyos of Shema after night.

• Mincha Gedola in Shul –1:30 PM through September 8 1:25 PM September 12 – 15 1:20 PM September 19 – 29 1:15 PM October 5 – March 9, 2017

• Produce from Eretz Yisroel which requires terumos and maasros to be taken is currently available in the stores. If you have shaalos about this procedure, please call the Rabbinate.

• The second Sunday Shacharis minyan resumes on Sunday, September 11. • Davening in 90 Bennett: 1st Minyan during Selichos, Monday-Friday

1st Minyan Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah 1st Minyan from Thursday, Oct. 27 through Friday, Nov.4. Semi-Annual Luach – The luach for Rosh HaShana through Purim 5777 will soon be emailed to our members. Please email or call the Kehilla office if you wish to receive a hard copy.

• Auctioning of Mitzvos and Aliyos: o For Rosh Hashana: Motzoei Shabbos Netzovim, October 1, after Maariv.

Submit bids for the first day at http://members.kajinc.org/rosh-hashana-first-day-mitzvos-and-aliyos. Submit bids for the second day at http://members.kajinc.org/rosh-hashana-second-day-mitzvos-and-aliyos.

o For Yom Kippur and Yayin L’Kiddush Ul’Havdalah: Motzoei Rosh Hashana, Tuesday October 4, after Maariv Submit bids for Yom Kippur at http://members.kajinc.org/yom-kippur-mitzvos-and-aliyos. Participate in Yayin L’Kiddush at http://members.kajinc.org/yayin-lekiddush.

o For Succos, Shabbos Chol Hamoed, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah: Motzoei Shabbos Vayelech, October 8, after Maariv. Submit bids for the first day of Succos at http://members.kajinc.org/sukkos-first-day-mitzvos-and-aliyos

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Submit bids for the second day of Succos at http://members.kajinc.org/sukkos-second-day-mitzvos-and-aliyos Submit bids for Shemini Atzeres at http://members.kajinc.org/shmini-atzeres-mitzvos-and-aliyos Submit bids for Simchas Torah at http://members.kajinc.org/simchas-torah-mitzvos-and-aliyos

• The annual communal visit to the Beis Olam will take place on the first day of Selichos, Sunday, September 25th at 9:30 AM. Please register with the Kehilla office.

• The Mikveh will be open for men on Erev Rosh Hashana and Erev Yom Kippur from after davening until 1:30 PM and on Erev Sukkos from 8:15 until 10:00 AM. The fee for using the Mikveh is $10 for men and $8 for students.

• Shofar will be blown again on the afternoon of both days, before Tehillim and before Mincha; the first day at 4:05 and 4:55 PM and on the second day at 5:35 & 6:25 PM.

• Tehillim will be said on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashana at 4:10 PM and on the second day at 5:40 PM.

• Drosho on Shabbos Shuva will take place between Mincha and Maariv (Mincha at 5:40)

• On Erev Yom Kippur the lighting of the candles takes place no later than 6:05 PM. If women want to light the candles earlier so that they can still carry their Machzorim to Shul, they should make a silent provision that for them the lighting of the candles does not mean the beginning of Yom Kippur, otherwise they may no longer carry after they have lit the candles. In this case, should not be said at the time of lighting the candles, but should be said later with the Shliach Tzibbur in Shul. Beginning of fast 6:05 PM.

• Kol Nidrei begins at 6:15 PM

• Women who leave Shul immediately after Neila should say if they wish to carry or do any melacha before they hear Havdalah.

• We will again provide catered meals in the Kehilla Sukko for our members and friends provided there is sufficient demand. Please make your reservations early (see attached letter).

• The community Sukko will be open every day from after the first minyan until 11 PM.

• Security will be provided at the two Kehilla Sukkos from 11 PM through the night. Donations to help defray the cost are appreciated.

• The Kehilla Sukkah is available for rent for private affairs upon prior reservation only with the Kehilla office.

• The Yom Tov Lecture will take place on the second day of Sukkos in Moller Hall between Mincha and Maariv (Mincha in Shul at 5:45).

• Shabbos Chol Hamoed Seudo Shelishis will take place in the Kehilla Sukko following Mincha at 5:25 PM.

• Simchas Beis HaShoeva will take place Thursday evening, October 20 with Divrei Torah in the Kehilla Sukkoh followed by music and dancing in Moller Hall. Sponsorship(s) for this year’s Simchas Beis HaShoeva are available. Please call Ben Ettlinger at 212 927 1267 for more information.

• Hoshana Rabbo learning on Motzoei Shabbos, October 22, will begin at 9:00 PM and the Rav will speak at 10:00 PM.

• The Matnas Yad Reception will take place on Shemini Atzeres at the Sukko of Rav and Rebbetzin Mantel from 4:30 – 5:45 PM.

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• The Simchas Torah Party will take place in 90 Bennett Avenue after Mincha on Simchas Torah (Mincha at 5:00 in Shul).

• Rabbi Reisman’s Navi Shiur will resume on Motzoei Shabbos Bereishis, October 29 at 9:00 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room.

• Eastern Standard Time begins Sunday, November 6th.

Forthcoming Events:

• Monday, September 19 – Sr. Social Clubs Lecture by Dr. David Luchins – 8:00 PM – Dr. Moller Hall

• Wednesday, September 21 – Sisterhood Yomim Noroim Shiur by Rav Mantel – 8:15 PM –Moller Hall

• Sunday, September 25 – Annual Visit to Beis Olam – Please contact Kehilla Office for reservations.

• Shabbos Parashas Lech Lecha, November 12 – Shabbos Project ____________

DONATIONS Set of ArtScroll Shas, and ArtScroll Siddurim for use in Moller Hall, by Mr. Boruch Ben-Attar L’ilui Nishmas his parents and sister.

Set of ArtScroll Tanach in memory of Herbert and Irma Stern ע"ה, donated by their children, Victor and Gloria Weiss and Leslie and Peggy Weis.

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FROM THE KEHILLA

Mrs. Ruth Lehmann (5 Ruth Court, Monsey) mourns the passing of her sister, Mrs. Mady Kra Rabbi Naftoli Straus (27 Dover Terrace, Monsey) and family mourns the passing of his wife, their mother

and sister, our member, Mrs. Rochel Straus We mourn the passing of our member, Mrs. Johanna Michels (3718 Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale) Mr. Ezra Hes (160 Bennett Avenue) and Mr. David Hes mourn the passing of their father, our member,

Mr. Walter Hes (10 Overlook Terrace) Mr. Norbert Hellmann (100 Bennett Avenue), Mrs. Rachel Bondi (82-12 Grenfell Street, Kew Gardens),

Rabbi Dr. Johny Hellmann (24 Bennett Avenue) and Mr. Nathan Hellmann (10 Tokay Lane, Monsey) mourn the passing of his wife and their mother, our member, Mrs. Helen Hellmann

ZICHRONOM LIVROCHO

GEMILLUS CHASSODIM & FREE LOAN FUND Zum Andenken an Frau Rabbiner Rika Breuer, o.h. (Tamuz-Av) ................................................... 173.40 Mrs. Eva Bree and family for Yahrzeit of Mr. Manfred Plaut and Mrs. Blanca Plaut, a.h. ........... 108.00 Mrs. Millie Gottesman for Yahrzeit of her dear mother, Charlotte Gross, o.h. (6 Tamuz) ...... 18.00 Mrs. Ruth Grunwald in loving memory of her mother, Dorothy Victor, o.h. (10 Av) ................ 36.00 Mrs. Lucy Hess in loving memory of her husband, Joseph Hess, z.l. (20 Sivan) ............................ 50.00 Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Perlstein in loving memory of Arnold and Else Haas, a.h. ...................... 500.00 Rabbi and Mrs. Elchonon Stern for Yahrzeit of R’ Yitzchok ben Rav Moshe, z.l. ......................... 25.00

בס"דWe are very grateful to the Rabbonim, as well as to all members and friends for their expressions of of our dear father פטירה for their meaningful reminiscences, and for their graciousness upon the ,נחמה

החבר בנימין בן מרדכי ז"לOur sincere thanks, as well, to all who participated in the Minyanim during the Shivo. May we be zoche to simchos in the future…. והפכתי אבלם לששון

Ezra & Debbie Hes David & Shulamis Hes

Photo credits for this issue: We thank Mrs. Shuli Gutmann and Mrs. Molly Resnick for providing the photos featured in this issue

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CATERED SUKKAH MEALS

We are pleased to advise you that we are planning to have complete full course meals served during Sukkos. However, in order to be able to make arrangements with the caterer, we must have a minimum of 25 reservations for each meal.

MEAL # 1: Sunday night, October 16, after davening MEAL # 2: Monday lunch, October 17, 12 noon MEAL # 3: Monday night, October 17, after davening MEAL # 4: Tuesday lunch, October 18, 12 noon MEAL # 5: Friday night, October 21, after davening MEAL # 6: Shabbos lunch, October 22, 12 noon MEAL # 7 Sunday night, October 23, after davening MEAL # 8 Monday lunch, October 24, 12 noon

The cost per meal is $35.00 per person ($30 for children under the age of 13) and must be paid in advance. In order to avail yourself of this service we ask you to indicate your choice on the slip below and return it with your check payable to K'hal Adath Jeshurun or submit your order online at http://members.kajinc.org/sukkah-reservations.html. The menu appears on that page. Please send in your reservations by September 26 in order that we may ascertain that we will have sufficient reservations to provide catered meals

Sincerely yours,

SUKKAH COMMITTEE K'HAL ADATH JESHURUN

(sgd) Sidney Gutman

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I/We reserve the following Sukkah meals:

Meal # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No. of Adults: No. of Children: Total Reservations: ____@ $35.00 ____@ $30.00 Total Amount: $_____ (Make checks payable to K’hal Adath Jeshurun) Name: __________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________

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From the Memorbook of our Kehilla

Elul 1 Lily Moses-NY 2 Jonas Eschwege-NY 3 Alice Ansbacher-NY 4 Jenny Katzenstein-NY 4 Gertrude Katzenstein-NY 4 Margarete Weglein-Stone-

NY

6 A. Gruenebaum-Bad Kissingen

6 Bernard Falk-NY 6 Ida Rosenstock-Eiterfeld 7 Sara Klein-Berlin 7 Isidor Halberstadt-Ffm 8 Eva Stern-NY 10 Paul Stern-NY 11 Michael Kahn-Ffm 11 Ida Goldschmidt-

Gelnhausen

11 Arthur Morris-NY 12 Sara Berlowitz-Nuernberg 13 Walter (Wolfgang)

Gonzwa-London-Ffm

13 Jacques Schlanger-Strasbourg

13 Samuel Katz-NY 15 Dr. Joshua Breuer-NY

15 Max Ehrmann-NY 15 Emma Guggenheim-

Amsterdam

15 Heinrich Guggenheim-Amsterdam

16 Arthur Moses-NY 16 Max Nussbaum-NY 16 Jack Oppenheim-NY 16 Bernard Stone-NY 17 Meir Liebster-NY 17 Felix Strauss-Jerusalem 18 Chajim Plaut-NY-Israel 18 Fanny S. Berlowitz-NY 18 Selma Philipps-Ffm 18 Hugo Kugelman-NY 19 Moritz Levi-NY 19 Pinkus Klibansky-Ffm 20 Adolf Neufeld-Nuernberg 20 Jacob Ehrenfeld-Antwerp 20 Shlomo Ehrenfeld-Antwerp 20 Meir Ehrenfeld-Antwerp 20 Adolf Goldschmiedt-

Zehlem (Ungarn)

20 Herm. Dingfelder-Fuerth 21 Max Distelburger-Ffm 21 Bertha Hamburger-NY 21 Max Hackenbroch-NY

22 Salli Plaut-Schenklengsfeld 22 Baruch Zimmer-Fuerth-Tel

Aviv

23 Minna Ansbacher-Cohn-Kopenhagen-Ffm

23 Abe Wertheim-NY 23 Edith Gruenebaum-NY 24 Burkhardt Froelich-Bad

Mergentheim

25 Rosa Weil-Ffm 25 Simon Bodenheimer-

Darmstadt

25 Salomon Pfeifer-Braunsbach

25 Anna Pfeifer-Braunsbach 25 Julia Pfeifer-Braunsbach 26 Bertha Stein-Ffm 26 Jul. Ries-Ffm 27 Jul. Gruenebaum-Ffm 27 William Katzenstein-NY 27 Ricke Fromm-Muenchen 28 Salomon Nussbaum-NY 28 Ilse Lehmann-NY 29 Rabbi Dr. Leo Hirschfeld-

Giessen

29 Werner Blank-NY

EVAN MONUMENTS אבן מצבות

MONUMENTS AND GRAVE BEDS

GARY EICHHORN Showroom

1898 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210

Telephone: 718-375-5333 Fax: 718-252-9300

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From the Memorbook of our Kehilla

TISHREI 1 Joshua Goldberger-NY 1 Max Gutmann-

Burgpreppach 1 Clara Weil-Ffm 2 Rosette Kruskal-Ffm 2 Bertha Goldman-Leipzig 2 Jacobine Wohlfarth-Ffm 2 Amalie Kugelman-NY 2 Rosy Bondi-Baltimore 3 Helene Offenbacher-NY 3 Sophie Baumann-Karlsruhe 3 David Strauss-Ffm 3 Henny Strauss-Ffm 3 Max Blattner-Schwanfeld 3 Sara Blattner-Schwanfeld 3 Luise Blattner-Schwanfeld 3 Fritz Nussbaum, Herta

Nussbaum and children 3 Gustav Hoechster-Fuerth 3 Paula Hoechster-Fuerth 3 Hermann Schornstein-

Mainstockheim 3 Emilie Schornstein-

Mainstockheim 3 Louis Grebenau-Ffm 4 Rebecca Levisohn-NY 4 Bjorn Bamberger-NY 5 Babette Bamberger-NY 6 Regina Adler-Burghaun 7 Meta Mariam-Ffm-

Theresienstadt 7 Levi Oppenheim-NY 8 Moses Stern-Fulda 9 Ferdinand Ehrmann-Ffm 9 Valentine Kaufmann-Irlich

(Neuwied) 9 Rose Stone-Long Beach-NY 9 Ilse Katzenstein-Jerusalem 10 Adolf Oberndoerfer-

Creglingen 10 Moritz Adler-Niedenstein

10 Selma Raphael Mariam-Blackpool (England)

10 Max G. Schlessinger-Mainz-Auschwitz

10 Benno Levita-Ffm-Holland 10 Karl Baumann-Zuerich 10 Eva Neufeld-Nurnberg 10 David Freund-NY 10 Bertha Katz-Guxhagen-

Kassel 10 Gertrude Heckscher-

Hamburg 10 Ludwig Katzenstein-

Baltimore 11 Eli Ascher-NY 11 Josef Birk-Sterbfritz 11 David Ginsberger-Ffm 11 Gerda Bamberger-NY 11 Sigmund Hammelburger-NY 11 Else Lehmann-Hamburg-

London-Melbourne 12 Gertrud Warburg-NY 12 Salomon Andorn-NY 12 Emma Morris-NY 13 Levy Wallheimer-NY 13 Max Strauss-NY 14 Dir. Dr. Gerson Lange-Ffm 14 Jakob From-Muenchen 14 Jeannette Loewy-Kuestrin-

NY 15 Bertha Ehrmann-Ffm-NY 15 N.Homburger-Ffm 15 Moritz Fuld-NY 15 Simon Ullman-Gelnhausen-

NY 17 Joseph Goldman-NY 18 Max Klein & Family-Berlin 18 Markus Goldschmidt-Fulda 19 Bernhard Bechhofer-NY 19 Max and Blanka Stern and

daughters-Voelkersleier 19 Herman Eschwege-Fulda 19 Fannie Saenger-NY

19 Sender Ehrman-NY 20 William Moeller-Hamburg 20 Dina Bamberger-NY 21 Jettchen Apt-Angerod 21 Selma Loewenstein-NY 21 Claire Wiesenfelder-

Bamberg-NY 21 Josef Marx-NY 21 Alice Neufeld-NY 22 Ruben Suessfeld-

Hengstfeld 22 Selma Siegel-NY 22 Max Herz-Reichelsheim 22 Dora Stern-NY 23 Rosie Halberstadt-

Hamburg 24 S. L. Bodenheimer-

Biblis 24 Samuel Cahn-NY 24 Max Rosenthal-Ffm 24 Harry Katzenstein-NY 24 Selma Jonas-NY 25 Leo Stern-NY 25 Siegfried Max Bier-NY 25 Clothilde Weglein-

Nuernberg-Theresienstadt 26 Ida Goldschmiedt-Fulda 26 Therese Singer-Ffm-

Theresienstadt 27 Walter M. Strauss-NY 27 Frieda Neu-NY 28 Isidor Goldschmiedt-NY 28 Isidor Kaiser-Ffm 28 Bertha Kaiser-Ffm 28 Siegfried Salomon-Ffm 28 Erika Goldsmith-NY 29 Ruth Fulda-Loewenthal-

Mainz 29 Martin Bondi-Berlin 29 Gutta Freudenberger-

Darmstadt 30 Gustl Goldman-NY 30 Meta Schwartz-Ffm

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SHAATNEZ Shaatnez (wool and linen) is often found in garments bought even from a reliable Jewish clothing store. Therefore, it is forbidden to wear any man’s, woman’s or child’s garment that contains wool or linen until it has been determined not to contain shaatnez. To determine whether your garment is shaatnez-free, garments may be dropped off at the Kehilla office, 714 W. 186th Street at the following times:

Weekdays 9:30 – 4:30 Fridays 9:30 – 12:00

If you are not available at these times, please make an appointment by emailing shaatnez@kajinc.org. If you do not have email, call 917-359-2873 and leave a message.

Rabbi Kalman Strauss will test the garments on our premises.

Please note that it is important to leave on tags with information where garment is manufactured and list of materials contained in it.

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Chevra Kadisha When the services of the Chevra Kadisha are required - Bar Minon - kindly contact

any of the following immediately:

OFFICE OF THE CONGREGATION 1-212-923-3582

EUGENE GOLDMAN-714 W. 181st Street Residence: 1-212-568-3277

Cell: 1-646-724-4423 RABBI EDWIN KATZENSTEIN-730 Ft. Washington Avenue

201-579-0483 LEON GERSTLE – 100 Bennett Avenue

Cell: 917-733-3639

All levaya arrangements must be made verbally with the Chevra Kadisha or the Kehilla office. Family members should not contact the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel. To avoid mix-ups, the Chevra Kadisha will communicate with the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel regarding levaya arrangements.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Synagogue, 85-93 Bennett Avenue, New York, NY 10033

HATZOLOH: 1-212-230-1000 or 1-212-387-1750

Office: 700 W. 186 Street 212-923-3582 212-923-5936

Rav Zachariah Gelley (Study) 347-640-0264 Rav Yisroel Mantel (Study) 212-781-1345

E-mail office@kajinc.org Rav Jacob Posen 212-740-0020 90 Bennett Ave (Social Hall) 212-923-8984 Rabbi Moses Edelstein 845-425-9089 Phone in Shul 212-923-3614 Fax 845-356-2938 Mikve - 4351 Broadway 212-923-1100 Email: kashrus@kajinc.org Yeshiva Executive Office 212-568-6250 Mr. Victor Sussman 212-568-2867 Beth Hamedrash Payphone 212-928-9981 Kehilla Maintenance maintenance@kajinc.org Yeshiva Office 212-568-6200 Moriah Senior Center 212-923-5715

www.moriahseniorcenter.org Mesivta Office 212-781-3399 Jewish Community Council 212-568-5450