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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 and Ateret

Rabbi Block can be reached at rabbiblock@keshernj.com

Fri, January 18 2019
12 Shevat 5779

This Week at Kesher

January 18, 2019

Shabbat Parashat B'Shalach

Shabbat Shirah

Friday, January 18

4:37pm Candle lighting

4:45pm Mincha

Shabbat, January 19

9:15am Shacharit followed by a cookie Kiddush.

This Week in Groups

9:15-10 AM - Supervision by Geeta & Aarti
Ages 2-5 in Classroom C,
Grades 1 & up in Classroom B

10 AM - Youth Groups Begin

Nursery Through 4th grade - Lower level, see signs on classroom doors

for exact age groups' locations

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Toddler-Parent Playgroup

Downstairs, Classroom E

Junior Congregation (grades 5-7)

begins @ 10:00am in the study. Email youth@keshernj.com
to give a Dvar Torah

4:35pm Mincha followed by Seudat Shelishit.

5:42pm Maariv/Shabbat ends.

Sunday, January 20

8:30am Shacharit

4:45pm Mincha/Maariv

Monday - Friday
6:30am Shacharit

Monday - Thursday
New nightly 9:00pm Maariv

Tuesday, January 22

Happy Tu B'Shevat

8:30am Shacharit

8:15pm Rabbi Block's shiur

KESHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

KAYAMA COOKING DEMO WITH BUSY IN BROOKLYN'S CHANIE APFELBAUM

Wednesday January 30

$54 PP

$118 Sponsorship includes signed copy of her cookbook Millenial Kosher

DIRECTORY
Revisions on the 2019/5779 printed Kesher membership directory is underway. Update your ShulCloud account here.

Thank you for your cooperation on this project.

MINYAN

We're looking for more people to commit to at least once a week for the morning and/or evening weekday minyan. Please contact Don to sign up.

Yahrtzeit Plaques

To order a memorial plaque in the new building click here.

Kesher Lockers

Members can sign up to rent a locker here.

If you shop on Amazon

Please start each session by clicking on this link.

You will be directed to to Amazon and Kesher will automatically be credited with a commission for each purchase.

GOOD & WELFARE

Yasher Koachen to the Kayama Auction Committee members on a very successful fundraiser! All funds raised go toward supporting Kayama activities.
Thank you to Daniella Cohn, Yiska Danziger Furman, Emily Rehaut, Tammy Levy Rotati, Rena Rubin, and Rebecca Weinberg for their time and efforts.
Thank you to the business donors and member supporters.

Mazal Tov to Natie Fox on his upcoming honor at the Frisch School Annual Dinner on February 9, 2019.

Mazal tov to Cheryl Weiner Rosenberg on her upcoming honor by Ben Porat Yosef on February 23, 2019.

Mazal Tov to Dr. Tamar Appel on her upcoming Faculty Recognition Award from Maayanot on March 2, 2019.

Fri, January 18 2019 12 Shevat 5779