Rabbi Block

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Rabbi Akiva Block joined the Kesher family as its rabbi in August 2010. He received his BA in Jewish Studies from Yeshiva University, and is pursuing his MA in Medieval Jewish History at Bernard Revel Graduate School of YU. Rabbi Block is a graduate of the Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon, a prestigious post-rabbinical Talmud fellowship at RIETS. In addition to serving as rabbi at Kesher, he teaches Talmud at SAR High School in Riverdale, NY. Rabbi Block and his wife Debbie reside in Englewood and are the proud parents of Micha, Ezra, Libby, Ateret and Reut.

Rabbi Block can be reached at rabbiblock@keshernj.com

Sun, December 10 2023
27 Kislev 5784

This Week at Kesher

Today's Calendar

Chanukah

Shacharit

: 8:30am

Mincha/Maariv

: 4:15pm

Tomorrow's Calendar

Chanukah

Shacharit

: 6:30am

Maariv

: 8:15pm

Friday Night

Candle Lighting

: 4:10pm

Mincha/Maariv

: 4:15pm

Shabbat Day

Shacharit

: 9:15am

Latest time for Kriat Shema

: 9:33am

Mincha/Maariv

: 4:10pm

Havdalah

: 5:15pm

This week's Torah portion is Parshat Miketz

Shabbat, Dec 16

Candle Lighting

Friday, Dec 15, 4:10pm

Havdalah

Motzei Shabbat, Dec 16, 5:15pm

Chanukah

Sunday, Dec 10

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Sun, December 10 2023 27 Kislev 5784