Rabbi Block
Rabbi Block
Rabbi Akiva Blo
ck 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
Sun, April 5 2020
11 Nisan 5780
This Week at Kesher
5:30pm Virtual Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom with a special Shalom Zachar/Shalom Bat celebration for our new community babies, Lipsky Schainker, Merkin and Reidler
7:05pm Candle Lighting
SHABBAT, APRIL 4
Chumash Page Numbers
Stone Steinsaltz
Torah 568 566
Haftarah 1220 1212
for Shabbat Hagadol
DIVREI TORAH
Click here for a dvar torah from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on this week's Parsha.
Click here for a dvar Torah from Rabbi Shai Held of Mechon Hadar
Click here for a dvar torah from Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Click here for a dvar Torah from Rabbi Dov Linzer on "What's So Bad About Chametz"
Click here to see Sam Weingard's parsha cartoon on Tzav
8:07pm Shabbat Ends
8:15pm Virtual Havdalah on Zoom
Monday April 6, 8:30pm
Mindful Kesher: A Conversation and Meditation on Spiritual Eating on Pesach and in Times of Stress
https://zoom.us/j/6818593549
Tuesday, April 7- Bedikat Chametz after 8:10pm (Mechirat Chametz form can be submitted to Rabbi Block here.)
Wednesday, April 8- Taanit Bechorot
No Chametz after 10:47am
Biur Chametz by 11:53am
Candle Lighting at 7:10pm
Seder not before 8:10pm
Thursday, April 9- Candle lighting at 8:12pm
Friday, April 10- Candle lighting at 7:13pm
Monday- Thursday
Mishnah at 7pm on Zoom
Daf Yomi at 8:30pm on Zoom
KESHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
PPE DONATIONS
Several members of our shul are in touch with manufacturing suppliers of PPE for hospitals and medical personnel, including: masks, shields, gloves, and suits. These are much needed to keep our medical professionals safe while they are on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic. Please click on the link below to donate and select PPE.
https://www.keshernj.com/payment.php
PESACH GUIDE
Rabbi Block's Pesach Guide with instructions on preparing your home for Pesach can be found here.
MECHIRAT CHAMETZ
This year's Mechirat Chametz form can be submitted to Rabbi Block here.
You're invited to sign up as a storyteller for
Kesher@Home's Story Time with Zoom nightly at 6:15pm.
SAVE THE DATE
2020 Annual Kehilat Kesher Dinner
Honoring Marla & Jonathan Baum and
Amanda & Hillel Parness
Thursday, June 18, 2020, 7:00pm at
Kehilat Kesher
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
Misheberach List
We are reconstituting our misheberach list, to be used at our daily minyan each and every Monday and Thursday. Please click here to add the name of a friend or family member who is in need of healing. Even if it is a name you've added already, we are starting the list anew, so please add it again.
If you wish, include in the last column the description of the individual, so we know for whom we are davening (eg, "Rabbi Block's aunt Sarah").