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OZ Weekly: Vaera 5781, Dessert, Tu B'Shvat, More...

01/15/2021 09:37:14 AM

Jan15

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Students must follow their school quarantine guidelines
  • Those coming from out of state should follow New York guidelines
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Upcoming Events

www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Discussion & Dessert-To-Go
    • Friday Night, Jan. 22 @ 8pm
    • "VaYakam Melech Chadash: The Pharoahs who enslaved us"
    • Dr. Jill Katz - Professor of Archeology at Yeshiva University
    • RSVP and Sponsorships at www.OZNY.org/Event/Dessert0122
  • Tu B'Shevat Seder
    • Wednesday, January 27 @ 8:00pm
    • "In the Footsteps of Tsfat"
    • Micah D. Halpern - Noted Commentator, Speaker, Author
    • RSVP to pick-up you 'Tu-Go' Pack and Zoom Link at www.OZNY.org/Event/Tu2021
  • SuperBowl BBQ
    • Sunday, February 8
    • Food in Sukkah, Game in Social Hall
    • Space limited, Social Distancing
    • Details to follow...

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)
  • Sun. Jan. 17 @ 11am - Capture the Flag in Central Park
  • Sun. Feb. 7 @ 1pm - Teen Touchdowns and Tailgating

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

Kitchen2Kitchen, a collaborative project by the Manhattan synagogues to promote patronage of our neighborhoods’ kosher restaurants and support them and their employees during the Covid Pandemic. 

Since opening nearly 18 years ago, Talia’s Steakhouse has been known for its wonderful blend of American and Middle Eastern cuisine, with live music several nights each week. 

This week, enjoy Talia’s Steakhouse from your own home by ordering from: 

SPECIAL OFFER FROM TALIA’S STEAKHOUSE

  • SPECIAL OFFER. - 10% of all orders. Please insert coupon code “Kitchen2Kitchen” when ordering online to activate this special offer.   
  • SHARE THE LOVE - Consider purchasing a Talia’ Steakhouse gift card for your family or friends, to extend your dining enjoyment. 

BULLETIN BOARD

Mazel Tov

  • Gila & Jeremy Levinson, on the birth of a baby boy

Condolences

  • Jeff & Milayna Schwartz, on the passing of Jeff’s father Harvey Schwartz z’l

Kiddush To Go

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth; Nava@OZNY.org 
  • Jan. 17 @ 11am - Capture the Flag Central Park
  • Feb. 7 @ 1pm - Teen Touchdown & Tailgaiting

Volunteers Needed

  • Contact RAS@ozny.org to help the homebound

Join the 'Click'!

SCHEDULE

Friday, January 15, 2021 — 16 Teves 5781

  • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:35p
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:45p

Shabbos Parshas Vaera 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:25pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries
    • Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
  • 5:35pm - Maariv
  • 5:44pm - Havdala

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Parsha — R’ Blanchard: 6:15pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:45pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Haftorah — Rabbi Schwartz: 8:00pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:45pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • TNLP — 7:30pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:45pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Discover Judaism Classes start at 6:45pm
  • Minchas Chinuch — Rabbi Schwartz: 8:00pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:45pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:45pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:43pm
  • Mincha / Maariv: 4:55pm
  • Discussion & Dessert To Go: 8:00pm

Hashkama Minyan - Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

A simple truth: We sometimes have something important to say, a message that will make a difference in the lives of those we care about. Actually saying it, however, is not always easy. Although we seek fluency, we stammer. We seek  eloquence, but we just can't find exactly the right words. Which is more important elegance and grace in speech  or the meaning of the message that we send? Or, in the end, perhaps it is simply our reaching out that is most important. What we must never do is deny our message - however hard it is to speak it. 

 
Reflections on the speech of Moses

OZ Weekly: Shemos 5781, Kitchen2Kitchen, More...

01/08/2021 11:16:18 AM

Jan8

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This week, we are launching Kitchen2Kitchen, a collaborative project by the Manhattan synagogues to promote patronage of our neighborhoods’ kosher restaurants and support them and their employees during the Covid Pandemic. 

Our inaugural restaurant is MY MOST FAVORITE FOOD. MMF opened in 1980, and relocated to the Upper West Side in 2010. Beyond their delicious salads, pastas and fish, MMF is best known for their time-honored desserts, which literally put them on the map. 

  • SPECIAL OFFER FROM MY MOST FAVORITE FOOD... Free delivery throughout Manhattan for the month of January.   Mention “Kitchen2Kitchen” to activate this special offer.   
  • SHARE THE LOVE - Consider purchasing a MMF gift certificate! 
  • Bakery Orders – order online at www.mymostfavorite.com
  • Restaurant/Food Orders – order at 212.580.5130

 

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Students must follow their school quarantine guidelines
  • Those coming from out of state should follow New York guidelines
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

OZ Virtual Challah Bake & Shiur with Yoetzet Halacha Shiffy Friedman

  • Separating Challah: Bringing Spirituality to the Mundane
  • Thursday, January 14 @ 7:30pm on ZOOM
  • Proceeds support Sisterhood Mitzvah Meals
  • RSVP for Ingredients list and zoom link
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/Bake2021

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD 

Welcome New Members

  • Talia Moss & Raymond Habbaz
  • Ari Tepler


Mazel Tov

  • Esther Zucker, on the engagement of her daughter, Lily to Michael Field. Lily is the granddaughter of Veronica (she should be well) and Murray (z”l) Zucker
  • Bertha Trepp, who served as OZ’s bookkeeper for over 40 years, on the marriage of her grandson, Moshe Strauss to Bracha Berman
  • Alan & Florence Siegelberg, on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Hannah Siegelberg & Warren Wertheim


Kiddush-To-Go

www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781

  • Dr. Leonard Schwarzbaum & Lauren Goldman, commemorating the Yarhzeit of Len's mother Bella Schwarzbaum - Baila bas Chaim z'l
  • Jake & Helen Guz in memory of Jake's father Meyer ben Reb Shmuel HaCohen, z'l
  • Daniel & Ayala Ehrlich, in honor and appreciation of Rabbi Schwartz for all that he does for the community

SCHEDULE

PARSHAT SHEMOS 5781

Friday, January 8, 2020 | 24 Teves 5781

  • Candles: 4:27pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:40pm

Shabbos Mevorchim, Jan 9, 2020 | 25 Teves 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:30am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:20pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries
  • Men's Daf Yomi in the Social Hall
  • 5:30pm - Maariv
  • 5:36pm - Havdala

___________________________________________
This Week’s Zman Krias Shema: 9:41am - 9:41am

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm
  • Parsha w/Rabbi Blanchard: 6:15pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm
  • Haftarah w/Rabbi Schwartz: 8:00pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm
  • TNLP starts at: 7:30pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm
  • Discover Judaism starts at: 6:45pm
  • Minchas Chinuch w/Rabbi Schwartz: 8:00pm

Thursday — Rosh Chodesh Shevat

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:45pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:35pm


Weekly Schedule at www.OZNY.org/Happening 

 

Hashkama Minyan - Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

 

Creating something new in our lives may mean that we  have to leave where, and even, who we are. In a sense, we need to become "strangers" to who we are and where we were. Sometimes we have to strike out in new directions, never to return; we leave childhood behind and never go back. Or, sometimes it is if we have been pushed out, exiled,  from our home in but having hopes of returning renewed and rebuilt. We may leave our childhood family but we hope to be "reunited" with them later at a higher level.  Paradoxically, there may even be projects which require us to leave our existing home--a kind of exile-- in order to seek a life that is or could become more truly and profoundly our home.  We accept exile from the comfort of the present moral limits of our character, seeking to "jump to a new a level"--- to a space in which we hope to find that we are more deeply at home ethically. Or, we may leave our home seeking or accepting a mission to better our world, hoping that this better world will be our new home. Why do we do this? Why accept the loss and the exile? Are we sometimes in pursuit of the fulfillment of deeper dreams, promises and possibilities? Or, do we sometimes feel that if we stay any longer, we will be forever trapped or lost? Or both? One thing is for sure: In life, long term treading water is a mistake. 
 
reflections on the Moses at the opening of the book of Exodus/Shemot

OZ Weekly: VaYechi 5781 + More...

12/31/2020 02:43:30 PM

Dec31

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

 

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Students must follow their school quarantine guidelines
  • Those coming from out of state should follow New York guidelines
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

OZ Virtual Challah Bake & Shiur with Yoetzet Halacha Shiffy Friedman

  • Separating Challah: Bringing Spirituality to the Mundane
  • Thursday, January 14 @ 7:30pm on ZOOM
  • Proceeds support Sisterhood Mitzvah Meals
  • RSVP for Ingredients list and zoom link
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/Bake2021

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

Condolences

  • David & Elizabeth Schoen, on the passing of David’s mother Joan Schoen Bortnick z’l


Kiddush To Go


Save The Date!

  • www.OZNY.org/Online
  • Friday Jan. 8 @ 8pm, Discussion & Dessert-To-Go
  • Thurs, Jan. 14 @ 7:30pm, Challah Bake & Shiur
  • January 28 — ‘Que B’Shevat, details TBA


Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth; Nava@OZNY.org
  • Jan. 3 @ 10:30am — Cartoon Drawing Workshop
  • Jan. 10 @ 10:30am — Women/Girls Zoom-Ba


Volunteers Needed

  • Contact RAS@ozny.org to help the homebound


Weekly Learning Opportunities

  • Sundays @ 6:15pm — Parsha with R’ Tzvi Blanchard
  • Mondays @ 8pm — Hafotrah with Rabbi Schwartz
  • TNLP — Tuesday Night Learning Program
    • Info at www.OZNY.org/TNLP
  • Wednes. @ 8pm — Mitzvah with Rabbi Schwartz
  • Discover Judaism on Wednesdays Nights
    • 6:45pm - Calendar & Kosher w/Adam Resnick
    • 8:00pm - Jewish Philosophy w/Joel Goldman
  • Shabbos after Mincha: Text & Context


Join the 'Click'!

 

SCHEDULE

Friday, January 1, 2021 — 17 Teves 5781
Office Closed

  • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:21p
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:30p


Shabbos Parshas VaYechi 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:10pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries
  • Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
  • 5:20pm - Maariv
  • 5:30pm - Havdala

__________________________________________

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:27pm
  • Mincha / Maariv: 4:35pm

 

 

OZ Weekly: VaYigash 5781 + 10 Teves, More...

12/24/2020 04:48:16 PM

Dec24

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  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

 

 

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Fast of Teves Zoom Shiur with Rabbi Allen Schwartz

  • The Five Stages of Tehillim: How We Talk To G-d In Our Time Of Need
  • Friday, December 25 @ 10:00am on ZOOM
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/Teves5781: Zoom Link, Sponsorship, Source Sheet

RZA Mizrachi Fast of Teves Program

  • Special Virtual Programs Available Online 
  • Viewing Starts Thursday, December 24 @ 7:30pm
  • www.Mizrachi.Tv/OZNY

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

 

10 Teves Programs
· OZ partners with RZA Mizrachi for Virtual Special Presentations starting at 7:30pm on Thursday at www.Mizrachi.Tv/Ozny
· Rabbi Allen Schwartz presents ‘The 5 Stages of Tehillim’ this Friday on Zoom at 10:00am at www.OZNY.org/Event/Teves5781
 

Kiddush To Go

www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781
· Tammy & Johnny Glaser, commemorating the 1st yahrzeit of Tammy’s father, Dr. Isaac Fried z’l - Yitzchak ben Yisroel Moshe v’Gittel, on behalf of Tammy and her mother, Sheila, and sisters, Cheryl and Lisa
· Rikki & Mendy Gross, commemorating the Yarzheit of Mendy’s father Alter Yitzchak ben Shlomo Elimelech z’l
· Shira Silton & David Wildman, commemorating the Yarzheit of David’s father Tzvi Yisroel ben David z’l
· Rebecca Davis & Percy Deift, in honor of the Rabbis, staff, and volunteers who have worked so hard to keep OZ going this year!
 

Learned Len's Links
· Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - The Unexpected Leader
· Rabbi Norman Lamm - Joseph's Gifts to his Brothers
 

Join the 'Click'!
· OZ Virtual Pushke at www.OZNY.org/Monthly
· OZ WhatsApp at www.OZNY.org/WhatsApp
· Download OZ App at www.OZNY.org/GetApp
 

Youth Events
· www.OZNY.org/Youth
· Nava@OZNY.org
· Jan. 3 @ 10:30am — Cartoon Drawing Workshop
· Jan. 10 @ 10:30am — Women/Girls Zoom-Ba
 

Volunteers Needed
· Contact RAS@ozny.org to help the homebound
 


SCHEDULE
 

Friday, December 25, 2020 — 10 Teves Fast Day
· Fast Starts 6:07a
· Shacharis: 6:15a, 6:45a, 7:45a
· Mincha/Maariv: 4:10p
· Candles: 4:16p
· Fast End: 5:19p (eat after Kiddush)
 

Shabbos Parshas VaYigash 5781
· 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
· 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
· 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
· 10:00am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
· Kiddush To Go
· 4:05pm - Mincha in Main Shul
        Text & Context: Classic Commentaries
        Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
· 5:15pm - Maariv
· 5:25pm - Havdala

Sunday
· Shacharis: 8:00am
· Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm
 

Monday
· Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
· Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm
 

Tuesday
· Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
· Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm
 

Wednesday
· Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
· Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm
 

Thursday
· Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
· Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm
 

Friday
· Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
· Candles: 4:21pmMincha / Maariv: 4:30pm

 

 

Updated - OZ Weekly: Miketz 5781 + 10 Teves, More...

12/18/2020 11:52:34 AM

Dec18

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

 

 

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Fast of Teves Zoom Shiur with Rabbi Allen Schwartz

  • The Five Stages of Tehillim: How We Talk To G-d In Our Time Of Need
  • Friday, December 25 @ 10:00am on ZOOM
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/Teves5781: Zoom Link, Sponsorship, Source Sheet

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

 
Mazel Tov:

  • Jay & Zohara Taragin, on Barak’s upcoming Aufruf and wedding to Zahava Milstein
  • Yoni & Chloe Jaroslawicz, on the birth of Mindel Rochel - and to the grandparents, David and Rena. 
  • Rikki & Zachary Hepner, who had a baby boy on Shabbos Chanukah
  • Moshe & Emily Arfe on the birth and bris of their son, Eliezer Chaim

Condolences:

  • Rabbi Perry & Ilana Schafler, on the passing of Rabbi Schafler's brother, Daniel Schafler z'l. 

 Kiddush-To-Go:

Shop ‘till your Drop!

  • Support our local Kosher stores and Judaica
  • OZ is a participating charity on Amazon Smile!

Join the 'Click'!

SCHEDULE — PARSHAT MIKETZ 5781

Friday, December 18, 3030 | 3 Teves 5781

  • Candles: 4:12pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:25pm

Shabbos, December 19, 2020  | 4 Teves 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan (Not Meeting)
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:30am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
    • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:00pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries
    • Men's Daf Yomi in the Bet Medrash
  • 5:10pm - Maariv
  • 5:21pm - Havdala

This Week’s Zman Krias Shema: 9:34am - 9:37am

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Friday — Fast of Tevet

  • Fast Starts: 6:07am
  • Shacharis: 6:15am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • 10:00am: Zoom Shiur: www.OZNY.org/Event/Teves5781
  • Candles: 4:16pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm
  • Fast Ends: 5:19pm

 

Hashkama Minyan - Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

Our mistakes, especially our moral errors, need to be rectified.  We remove our guilt by correcting our misdeeds. If we think of moral error as a form of sickness,  then we need to be cured of our disease, to be healed. Or, if we see our misdeeds as a breaking or shattering of our integrity, then we need to be fixed, repaired, even re-formed. Finally, when we focus on the damage done to others or to our environment, then we talk about making things good or right, even making others whole. 
 
Where does "punishment for immoral acts" fit into all this? Does chastisement as punishment heal or cure us? Is it a price we pay to make things right? Is it a kind  of re-formation?  Or, perhaps, our pain is connected to the visible signs of remorse that we need to show to others in order to be forgiven by them? 
 
These are not easy questions to answer. What we do know, however, is that "saying sorry"  can not be a free ride. The true remorse necessary for rectifying our immoral actions expects that there will be a price to be paid. Given the way that the world is, moral error and its rectification calls forth purgatorial suffering,  We really don't like it, but, in all honesty, anything less is superficial and pathetically self-exculpatory.  And, of course, once we finish the process, we are liberated; we are reconnected with others. We become free to live better lives. 
 
[Thoughts occasioned by reflection on the Biblical story of Joesph and his brothers.]

 

 

Updated - OZ Weekly: VaYeshev 5781 + CSS, Chanukah, More...

12/11/2020 10:55:24 AM

Dec11

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

 

 

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Chanukah Safety from West Side Hatzoloh

Dear Neighbor,

Here are some quick reminders to keep you and your family safe over Chanukah!

Lighting the Menorah:

  • Never leave Chanukah candles unattended!
  • Place the Menorah on a sturdy heat resistant surface away from anything that can catch fire including walls, curtains, cabinets, wooden and plastic tables, tablecloths, etc.
  • Light candles where they can’t be reached by children and where they won’t be knocked over
  • Keep surfaces and surrounding areas clear from burned matches, wick trimmings, oil residue, and other debris
  • Do not light “school project” Menorahs made from materials that can burn (wood, plastic, etc.)

Cooking Latkes:

  • Keep small children away from hot oil and cooking areas
  • Keep hands, hair and sleeves away from open flame
  • Use extra caution when carrying hot food around children
  • Designate ovens, stoves, and heat containing appliances as a “NO GO ZONE” for children
  • Never put water on a grease fire, use a fire extinguisher and call the Fire Department

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy Chanukah!

West Side Hatzoloh

www.WestSideHatzoloh.org

 

 

OZ Youth Presents Sing, Spin, Savor

  • Sunday, December 13, 2020
  • 11:30am in the OZ Sukkah
  • Space is limited
  • Social Distancing 

www.OZNY.org/Youth

 

OZ Presents Chanukah Party on the Patio

  • Sunday, December 13, 2020
  • 2 Times Slots: 6:00pm & 7:00pm
  • Space is limited
  • Social Distancing 
  • RSVP (Free) Required
  • Sponsors Welcome

www.OZNY.org/Chanukah2020

 

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD
 

Welcome — CSS Shabbos Volunteer Appreciation


Chanukah Sunday Spectacular

  • www.OZNY.org/Events
  • 11:30am: Youth Dept: Sing, Spin, Savor
  • 6pm & 7pm: Chanukah Party on the Patio


OZ joins RZA Mizrachi


Kiddush-To -Go

  • Sponsors welcome at all levels - donate online: www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781
  • Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz, on the birth and bris of their grandson Tzvi Mechanem, born to their children Chani & Joel Bloom
  • Johnny & Tammy Glaser, express their deep gratitude to the OZ community for its out-pouring of love and support while Tammy was ill and their newborn son Max Isaac was in the NICU, and during their subsequent recoveries — They feel blessed to be members of a community that truly cares and reaches out to each other in both good and challenging times!
  • Beth Moritz & Leonard Brauner
  • Chad, Yael, Lily, and Aliza Hopkovitz - Happy Birthday to Talia!
  • CSS, wishing the OZ family a safe Chanukah season


Join the 'Click'!


Local Shopping

  • All your Chanukah needs at West Side Judaica
  • Welcome to the new EmberSTK in Riverdale - http://emberstk.com/. 

 

New Outdoor Davening Options!

  • Shabbos Sukkah Minyan continues at 8:30am (RSVP Here) 
  • Contact Rabbi Varon about Park West Minyan, Shacharis: Weekday 7:30am, Shabbos 9:30am

 

SCHEDULE

Friday, December 11, 2020 — 2nd Night

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Chanukah Candles before | Candles 4:10pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Shabbos Parshas VaYeshev 5781 | Mervorchim

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups at Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go — Shabbos Chanukah!
  • 4:00pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Text & Context in the Main Shul
    • Men's Daf Yomi in the Social Hall
  • 5:10pm - Maariv
  • 5:19pm - Havdala | Chanukah Candles after

Sunday, December 13 —4th Night

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • 11:30am: Youth Event
  • 6pm/7pm: Patio Party
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Monday — 5th Night

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Tuesday — 6th Night 

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Wednesday - Rosh Chodesh Teves - 7th Night

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Thursday — 8th Night

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Friday — 8th Day

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:12pm; Mincha / Maariv: 4:25pm

 

Hashkama Minyan - Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

Where do we find a certain depth of meaning in our lives? Most of the time,  we find it in the concrete experiences and possibilities of our daily lives. But, sometimes, for a moment, we aspire to dream big dreams--to dare, if just for an instant, to do something exceptional. However, as we act, we need to pay careful attention to the why of our imagined "great" possibility. If we seek to do something extraordinary out of our of own vanity-because it is we who will be great--then we are actually contracting our focus. lessening who we are. But if we seek what is substantial  for others, or significant for "all of us", then, if only for a moment,  we are indeed changing the world-- making a kind of mini-renewal of creation.  
 
[Occasioned by Genesis [Bereishit 37:2ff])
 
May you and yours have a time of joy and light, freedom and rededication to all that you hold dear

 

 

Updated - OZ Weekly: VaYishlach 5781

12/04/2020 02:45:41 PM

Dec4

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Notice:

  • Rabbi Schwartz's Monday Night Haftorah Class will now meet exclusively on Zoom until further notice.

  • Remember on Saturday Night to start inserting V’Ten Tal U’Matar  in weekday Shemoneh Esrei

  • This week’s Zman Krias Shema:  9:26am - 9:30am

  • Please Note that Early Weekday Shacharis will now meet at 6:05am / 6:10am

 

OZ Presents Friday Night Discussion & Dessert To Go

  • "Saving one life is like saving the entire world"
  • Friday, December 4 @ 7:45pm
  • Space is limited
  • Social Distancing 
  • RSVP Required
  • Sponsors Welcome

https://www.OZNY.org/Event/Dessert1204

 

Join OZ for a Virtual Cooking Demo with the 'Aussie Gourmet' Naomi Nachman!

  • Sunday, December 6 @ 6:00pm
  • Ingredients List & Zoom Link upon registration
  • RSVP: www.OZNY.org/Event/Cook2020
  • $12 Members | $18 Guests & Friends
  • Sponsors Welcome!

 

OZ Youth Presents Sing, Spin, Savor

  • Sunday, December 13, 2020
  • 11:30am in the OZ Sukkah
  • Space is limited
  • Social Distancing 

www.OZNY.org/Youth

 

OZ Presents Chanukah Party on the Patio

  • Sunday, December 13, 2020
  • 2 Times Slots: 6:00pm & 7:00pm
  • Space is limited
  • Social Distancing 
  • RSVP (Free) Required
  • Sponsors Welcome

www.OZNY.org/Chanukah2020

 

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD
 

Mazel Tov

  • Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz, on the birth of a grandson - a son born to Chani & Rabbi Joel Bloom

Condolences

  • Esti & Jason Buskin, on the passing of Jason's father Stephen Buskin z'l

Kiddush-To-Go

  • Sarah Stambler & Shlomo Bar-Ayal, in memory of Shlomo's mother, Nanette Hirschkowitz z'l - נכה בת משה
  • Lori, in memory of her grandmother Vera bas Avraham z'l
  • Sponsors welcome at all levels - donate online: www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781

Check the Calendar

Join the 'Click'!

New ‘Take 5’ for Tehillim

  • Every Tuesday on the OZ West Side WhatsApp

Smile with OZ!

  • Find First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek on Amazon Smile and shop ‘till you drop!

Support our Local Vendors!

  • Café Roma open for delivery & limited in-dining
  • West Side Judaica starts their Chanukah Sale
  • Kodesh Press offers discounts to members
  • Krispy Krème Donuts now open on the UWS 
  • Ember Steak House in Riverdale is now open, http://emberstk.com/. 

New Outdoor Davening Options!

  • Contact Rabbi Varon about Park West Minyan, Shacharis: Weekday 7:30am, Shabbos 9:30am
  • Shabbos Sukkah Minyan continues at 8:30am (RSVP Here) 

 

SCHEDULE

Friday, December 4, 2020

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:10pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Shabbos Parshas VaYishlach 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Central Park
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:00pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the  Parsha  in the Main Shul
  • Men's Daf Yomi in the Social Hall
  • 5:10pm - Maariv
  • 5:18pm - Havdala - VaTen Tal U'Matar

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Thursday - First Night Chanukah

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Friday - Second Night Chanukah

  • Shacharis: 6:05am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Candles: 4:10pm; Mincha / Maariv: 4:20pm

 

Hashkama Minyan - Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

When it comes to hurting others, we can't seem to help ourselves.  We make mistakes and our mistakes sometimes leave unfinished business behind us. We know  that we must take responsibility for what we have done to wrong others, even when it was unintentional or even necessary as the lesser of two evils.   Facing those we have wronged is difficult and sometimes frightening, especially when they are family or close friends,  A part of us wants to forget, to just pull the covers up over our heads. 
 
Sometimes  "forgetting" is possible, although difficult. But not always. Then we must live through the awful moment of returning to face the ones we have hurt and own the  consequences of our offenses, misdeeds and mistakes. When we do have to look our "victims"  in the eye, we may first try and "buy off"their pain and anger with gifts and even flattery.  When this fails, we pray for the courage  to stand up to their rebuke and condemnation and, if, no matter what we do, they seek revenge, we hope for the courage to confront and endure it successfully. After all, we cannot allow our life to collapse under the weight of our mistakes. In the end, if we are very fortunate, we may find reconciliation. And, if not, a bearable and safe way to part ways.
 
Reflections occasioned by Genesis 32:4-33:20 and the accompanying rabbinic exposition and commentary.  

 

 

#GivingTuesday - Monthly Pushke

12/01/2020 11:38:19 AM

Dec1

OZ Weekly: VaYetzei 5781 + Cooking Demo

11/27/2020 10:31:16 AM

Nov27

Logo for Congregation Ohab Zedek

  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

  • Wear a mask at all times on shul premises (including over the nose)
  • Wash your hands and use our hand-sanitizing stations
  • Watch your space as you enter and exit, and sit in marked seats (blue tape)
  • Remember to check your symptoms at home
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Shabbos Shacharis in the Sukkah/Patio, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Join OZ for a Virtual Cooking Demo with the 'Aussie Gourmet' Naomi Nachman!

  • Sunday, December 6 @ 6:00pm
  • Ingredients List & Zoom Link upon registration
  • RSVP: www.OZNY.org/Event/Cook2020
  • $12 Members | $18 Guests & Friends
  • Sponsors Welcome!

 

Support Local Stores

 

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD
 

Mazel Tov

  • Moshe & Emily Arfe, on the birth of a baby boy

Condolences

  • Joe Rich, on the passing of his mother Ellen Rich z’l

Kiddush To Go

Check the Calendar

Join the 'Click'!

New ‘Take 5’ for Tehillim

  • Every Tuesday on the OZ West Side WhatsApp

Smile with OZ!

  • Find First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek on Amazon Smile and shop ‘till you drop!

Support our Local Vendors!

  • Café Roma open for delivery & limited in-dining
  • West Side Judaica starts their Chanukah Sale
  • Kodesh Press offers discounts to members
  • Krispy Krème Donuts now open on the UWS

New Outdoor Davening Options!

  • Contact Rabbi Varon about Park West Minyan, Shacharis: Weekday 7:30am, Shabbos 9:30am
  • Shabbos Sukkah Minyan continues at 8:30am (RSVP Here) 

 

SCHEDULE

Friday, November 27, 2020

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:12pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Shabbos Parshas VaYetzei 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Central Park
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:00pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the  Parsha  in the Main Shul
  • Men's Daf Yomi in the Social Hall
  • 5:10pm - Maariv
  • 5:20pm - Havdala

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:20pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:10pm; Mincha / Maariv: 4:20pm

 

Hashkama Minyan - Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

To every thing there is a season and time for every purpose under heaven. There are times when we leave and know that we are never to return. There are times when we know we must not leave, we must stay. And there are times when we leave, knowing that we will return after the purpose of our journey has been fulfilled. On these  journeys we have a purpose in mind but we often find that we have in fact been assigned a more profound task . We were quite unaware of this task when we set out and then, along the way, we are "interrupted" by a  much greater possibility.And we pause, take in that a new vista has been opened to us and think: This is truly the place where heaven meets earth and I did not know it. I vow to keep the promise of this special experience with me as I continue on my journey, knowing that it will be with me until I return home. 

 
Thoughts occasioned by Genesis 28:10-22

 

 

OZ Weekly: Toldos 5781 + Zoo Tour...

11/20/2020 11:21:54 AM

Nov20

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
  • Scroll Down for the Weekly Schedule

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

Schedule Notice

  • Please note Thursday Thanksgiving Shacharis @ 8a

Mazel Tov

  • Men’s Daf Yomi Chaburah, on completing Eiruvin
  • Jeff Feder & Michaela Greenbaum on their wedding
  • Anat & Gabe Levi, on the upcoming wedding of their daughter Talia & Zev Marcus
  • Robert & Pam Lunzer, on the upcoming wedding of their daughter Rena to Eliyahu Kitay

Condolences

  • Tamara Balaban Erenberg and Alana Balaban Fisher on the passing of their father, Vern Balaban — Zev Yitzchak HaLevi z’l
  • Karen & Meyer Muschel, on the passing of Karen’s father Dr. Norbert Berger z’l

Kiddush To Go

www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781 

  • Jill & Aaron Katz and family , in memory of Jill's father Harry Citron -- Tzvi Hirsch ben Yishai haKohen

Shop ‘till your Drop!

  • Remember that OZ is a participating charity on Amazon Smile!

Join the 'Click'!

Save the Date…

 

SCHEDULE — PARSHAT TOLDOS 5781

Friday, November 20, 2020 | 4 Kislev 5781

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:16pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:25pm

Shabbos, Mevorchim Nov. 21, 2020 | 5 Kislev 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - Starts at NISHMAS
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:30am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:05pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the Parsha with Rabbi Schwartz
    • Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
  • 5:15pm - Maariv
  • 5:23pm - Havdala

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:20pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:20pm, Late Maariv: 9:00p

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:20pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:20pm

Thursday — Thanksgiving

  • Shacharis: 8:00a
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:20pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00a, 8:00a
  • Candles: 4:12pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:20pm

 

Hashkama Minyan | Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

Most of us see that there is evil in the world. Evil is a moral category and we moderns and postmoderns are fairly comfortable with moral categories. But we are far less at home with the idea that some actions or objects spiritually befoul, contaminate and pollute our world. That there are somehow  "impure forces" --different from the powers that corrupt us morally--at work around us blocking our way to what we might call " our sacred centers", that is, the places where we encounter or commune with " the transcendent".  Awareness of such  impure realities---taboo/tumah-- are all over  pre-modern cultures. We moderns seem to be tone deaf or color blind when it comes to perceiving them. The best we might be able to say is that, to the extent that the fullness of life is associated with what is sacred to us, there are also actions, objects and situations linked to death---decay, corpses, diseases, weapons. And,  there are realities and illusions that join these " impure forces" with moral corruption and , in the end, kill us, keep us from being who we are when we are profoundly in touch with what connects us to the transcendent. They are the lies, the deceits, the abuses of power, the moments of indifference to the suffering of others that yield the deepest evils--exploitation, oppression even genocide--that are somehow more that morally evil or corrupt--that are "impure and polluting". 
 
Thoughts occasioned by the rabbinic and mystical commentaries on Genesis 25: 22.23, and Malachi 1 and 2. 

 

 

OZ Weekly: Chayei Sarah 5781 + So Much More...

11/13/2020 12:10:08 PM

Nov13

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  • Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly
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Please note, the Oneg is sold-out and by RSVP only. If you haven't pre-registered you will not be allowed entry. Please stay tuned for more events!

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

 

 

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

Schedule Notice

  • Zman / Mincha Maariv this coming week at 4:30pm
  • Rabbi Schwartz’s Monday Night 8:00pm Zoom Haftorah Class will also meet live in Bet Medrash, followed by 9:00pm Late Maariv
  • Weekday Earliest Shacharis now meets 6:00a/6:10a

Mazel Tov

  • Miriam & Dan Kimchi, on the engagement of their son Ron to Rebecca Friedman

Kiddush To Go
www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781

  • Joey Lifschitz, in honor of Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz and all they do for the community
  • Anonymous, in honor of Brad Hames’ Birthday!

Discussion & Dessert-To-Go Sponsors

  • Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz
  • Shlomo Bar-Ayal & Sarah Stambler
  • Eleanor Selling
  • Bradley Hames
  • Heather Conn
  • Jenny Kraut
  • Chani Kanarek
  • Joey Lifschitz

Join the 'Click'!

Save the Date…

  • Sunday, Nov. 15 @ 11:00am, Youth Dept. Track & Field - www.OZNY.org/Event/Track-Field
  • Tues. Nov. 17 @ 7:30pm, ZOOM YU Library Book Talk with Rabbi Schwartz: Conflict & Resolution, RSVP www.OZNY.org/Event/YUBookSchwartz
  • Wednes, Nov. 18 @ 7:30pm - Virtual Challah Bake, rsvp: www.OZNY.org/Event/MetBake2020
  • Thanksgiving Thursday @ 11:00am - “Torah Tour” of Central Park Zoo with Rabbi Mordechai Becher - RSVP at www.OZNY.org/Event/ZooTour2020

SCHEDULE

PARSHAT CHAYEI SARAH 5781

Friday, November 13, 2020 | 26 Cheshvan 5781

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:21pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:30pm

Shabbos, Mevorchim Nov. 14, 2020 

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:30am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:10pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the  Parsha with Rabbi Schwartz
    • Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
  • 5:20pm - Maariv
  • 5:28pm - Havdala

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm, Late Maariv: 9:00p

Tuesday — Rosh Chodesh Kislev

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:16pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:25pm

Hashkama Minyan | Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

Most of us want to leave a moral and, even a spiritual, legacy, We want the values and ideals that we lived for to continue after us. I suppose that for many of us this is also true in the short run. When one stage or step in our life is finishing we want what we have worked for to be continued by the people who come after us, even though we have moved on.   Leaving a legacy means finding "an heir"--one or more people who replace us. It's more than the issue of succession in organizational leadership.  We are looking for people who will "keep the promise". 
 
How are we to select those who will inherit our moral and spiritual legacy?  Some chose their immediate or extended family. They try and  keep leadership within their "clan".  Others trust their legacy to the people of a particular place--their city, their region, their country.  Finally, many believe that having good character is the most important factor in selecting who will continue their moral and spiritual legacy. Most of us would like to have all three--family members of good character who will continue to live where we did.
 
In our changing and mobile world, however, family, place and character do not always go together.  So we have to decide:  What is the most important ? Not an easy task, but if we want to make a lasting difference, in the short and in the long run, we have to try.  And what happens if , as so often is the case, we don't choose those who will come after us or we want those to whom we expect to leave our legacy to make their own choices, have their own ideals?  My own experience has been that, looking back, those who followed built on what I had done,  Whether it is what I would have done, or even what I would  have wanted them to do, has not turned our to be all that important. What has been most significant is that they made something good out of what I left to them.

 

 

OZ Weekly: Vayera 5781 + Torah Tour: Central Park Zoo

11/06/2020 12:21:03 PM

Nov6

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REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

 

  • Thank you to our members, participants, gabbaim, staff, and Rabbis who made the High Holidays Services as safe and seamless as possible!
  • It's not too late to contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal at www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays.

 

Torah Tour: Central Park Zoo

  • Thursday, Nov. 26 at 11:00am
  • Led by renowned speaker Rabbi Mordechai Becher
  • RSVP Required - Social Distancing - Space Limited
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/ZooTour2020

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

 

Schedule Notice

  • Remember to change to clocks this weekend
  • Zman / Mincha Maariv this week at 4:40pm
  • Rabbi Schwartz’s Monday Night 8:00pm Zoom Haftorah Class will also meet live in Bet Medrash, followed by 9:00pm Late Maariv (followed by a Mussar Moment)
  • Weekday Earliest Shacharis now meets 6:00a/6:10a
  • Starting on Sunday, Nov. 1 we are adding a 9:00am Shacharis
  • Join the OZ Minyan Matters WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D16zNwSy44r6vBIuxzao0p

 
Mazel Tov

  • Debra & Marvin Sternberg and family, on the marriage of Jacob to Nechama Kurland

 
Condolences

  • Jane & Richard Stanger on the passing of Richard's mother, Claire Stanger z'l

 
Kiddush To Go
www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781 

  •  Jeffrey Feder, in honor of his upcoming marriage to Michaela Greenbaum

 

 

 
Join the 'Click'!

 
Save the Date…

  • Friday Night Oneg, Nov. 13 @ 7:30pm - Dessert & Discussion with Dr. Nava Silton Brandwein - RSVP required, Details to follow, Space limited

 
Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

 

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

 

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

 

Len's Links

 

SCHEDULE — PARSHAT VAYERA 5781

Friday, November 6, 2020 | 19 Cheshvan 5781

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:28pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 4:40pm

Shabbos, Nov. 7, 2020 | 20 Cheshvan 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:30am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 4:15pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the  Parsha with Rabbi Schwartz
  • Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
  • 5:25pm - Maariv
  • 5:34pm - Havdala

Sunday, November 8, 2020

  • Shacharis: 8:00am, 9:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm, Late Maariv: 9:00p

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Veterans Day

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:21pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:30pm
  • Oneg: Dessert & Discussion with Dr. Nava Silton Brandwein - RSVP Required

 

Hashkama Minyan | Rabbi Blanchard's Blurb

Life is not just staying put. Sometimes we are in motion. And when we are on the road, we are most often looking for something--a moment of beauty, an interesting encounter, an unexpected insight. Finding what we seek takes a lot of patience. We have to learn to wait, to be open to the unexpected appearance of a intellectual-emotional-spiritual moment when things fall into place. Even then there is always an imperfection in our vision, an anomaly or a craziness in our world which reminds us that we need to continue our journey, that we can not just settle down with "our truth". For in that moment, and just for that moment, we must surrender the past, we must refuse to look back toward where we have been and only look forward toward where this present encounter or vision is taking us. If we don't, we fix and harden. But if we do push on forward into what is yet unknown, then despite even grave errors, we will create  new realities---imperfect realities to be sure, but--please excuse the cliche-- they will be steps toward a better world.  

 

Check the Minyan Schedule at www.ozny.org/calendar

  • Self-check symptoms at home
  • Social Distancing maintained
  • Masks required

 

Kiddush-To-Go

Every Shabbat - Sponsors Welcome

Distanced & Delicious!

www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781

 

Miss the 'Clank' of the coins?

Join the OZ Monthly Pushke

Make a Big Impact with a Small Contribution!

www.OZNY.org/Monthly

  

Parsha: Text & Context in the Main Sanctuary

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Shabbat Afternoon between Mincha/Maariv

Take a journey with the Classic Commentaries!

www.OZNY.org/Event/Text2020

 

Hashkama Shiur is now on Zoom

Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard - Sundays @ 6:15pm

Peppered with Psychological Insights

www.OZNY.org/Event/Blanchard2020

 

The Weekly Haftorah on Zoom

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Mondays @ 8:00pm

Explores different themes in Nevi'im and the Torah

www.OZNY.org/Event/Haftorah2020

 

TNLP | Tuesday Night Learning Program on ZOOM

Different Classes | Different classes start at 7:30pm

Joel Goldman, David Israel, Nava Silton, and Rabbi Shlomo Gottesman

www.OZNY.org/TNLP

 

Discover Judaism Presents - Open to All

Shabbos Review: 39 Melachot - on Zoom

Adam Resnick - Wednesdays @ 6:45pm

www.OZNY.org/Event/Melachot2020

 

The Weekly Mitzvah on Zoom

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Wednesdays @ 8:00pm

Analyzes the Sefer HaChinuch with the Minchas Chinuch Commentary

www.OZNY.org/Event/Mitzvah2020

 

Discover Judaism Presents - Open to All

Exploring Jewish Philosophy & Prayer in the Torah

Joel Goldman - Wednesdays @ 8:00pm

www.OZNY.org/Event/Discover2020

 

Men's Daf Yomi Chaburah

Schedule, Conference Call & WhatsApp

No Better Day Than Today to Join!

www.OZNY.org/Event/Daf

 

Join the 'Click'

The OZ App & OZ on WhatsApp

Check us out online

www.OZNY.org/Online

OZ Weekly: Lech Lecha 5781 + Minyan Update

10/30/2020 10:00:04 AM

Oct30

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Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly

REMINDER

SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

 

  • Thank you to our members, participants, gabbaim, staff, and Rabbis who made the High Holidays Services as safe and seamless as possible!
  • It's not too late to contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal at www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays.

 

YOUTH CORNER

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods)

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

www.OZNY.org/Events

 

BULLETIN BOARD

 

Schedule Notice

  • Remember to change to clocks this weekend
  • Zman / Mincha Maariv this week at 4:40pm
  • Rabbi Schwartz’s Monday Night 8:00pm Zoom Haftorah Class will also meet live in Bet Medrash, followed by 9:00pm Late Maariv (followed by a Mussar Moment)
  • Weekday Earliest Shacharis now meets 6:00a/6:10a
  • Starting on Sunday, Nov. 1 we are adding a 9:00am Shacharis
  • Join the OZ Minyan Matters WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D16zNwSy44r6vBIuxzao0p

 
Mazel Tov

  • Danielle & Yoram Stone, on the bris of their son Yehuda Aryeh
  • Leslie and Ari Hirsch, on the birth of their daughter Charlotte

 
Condolences

  • Helen Gross & Family, on the passing of our long time member Harry Gross z’l

 
Kiddush To Go
www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781 

  • David Atik & Riva Atlas and family, and by Tzivia Atik, in memory of Avraham Atik z"l 
  • Leslie and Ari Hirsch, celebrating the birth of their daughter Charlotte

 
Join the 'Click'!

 
Save the Date…

  • Thanksgiving Thursday @ 11:00am - “Torah Tour” of Central Park Zoo with Rabbi Mordechai Becher - RSVP & Details to follow

 
Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

 

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

 

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

 

Len's Links

SCHEDULE
 

PARSHAT LECH LECHA 5781
 
Friday, October 30, 2020

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 5:38pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 5:45pm

Shabbos, Oct. 31, 2020

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:30am – Youth Groups in Park West Village
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 5:35pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the  Parsha with Rabbi Schwartz
  • Men's Daf Yomi in the bet Medrash
  • 6:35pm - Maariv
  • 6:42pm - Havdala

 CHANGE THE CLOCK
 
Sunday, November 1, 2020

  • Shacharis: 8:00am, 9:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm, Late Maariv: 9:00p

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 4:28pm
  • Mincha Maariv: 4:40pm

 

 

Check the Minyan Schedule at www.ozny.org/calendar

  • Self-check symptoms at home
  • Social Distancing maintained
  • Masks required

 

Kiddush-To-Go

Every Shabbat - Sponsors Welcome

Distanced & Delicious!

www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781

 

Miss the 'Clank' of the coins?

Join the OZ Monthly Pushke

Make a Big Impact with a Small Contribution!

www.OZNY.org/Monthly

  

Parsha: Text & Context in the Main Sanctuary

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Shabbat Afternoon between Mincha/Maariv

Take a journey with the Classic Commentaries!

www.OZNY.org/Event/Text2020

 

Hashkama Shiur is now on Zoom

Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard - Sundays @ 6:15pm

Peppered with Psychological Insights

www.OZNY.org/Event/Blanchard2020

 

The Weekly Haftorah on Zoom

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Mondays @ 8:00pm

Explores different themes in Nevi'im and the Torah

www.OZNY.org/Event/Haftorah2020

 

TNLP | Tuesday Night Learning Program on ZOOM

Different Classes | Different classes start at 7:30pm

Joel Goldman, David Israel, Nava Silton, and Rabbi Shlomo Gottesman

www.OZNY.org/TNLP

 

Discover Judaism Presents - Open to All

Shabbos Review: 39 Melachot - on Zoom

Adam Resnick - Wednesdays @ 6:45pm

www.OZNY.org/Event/Melachot2020

 

The Weekly Mitzvah on Zoom

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Wednesdays @ 8:00pm

Analyzes the Sefer HaChinuch with the Minchas Chinuch Commentary

www.OZNY.org/Event/Mitzvah2020

 

Discover Judaism Presents - Open to All

Exploring Jewish Philosophy & Prayer in the Torah

Joel Goldman - Wednesdays @ 8:00pm

www.OZNY.org/Event/Discover2020

 

Men's Daf Yomi Chaburah

Schedule, Conference Call & WhatsApp

No Better Day Than Today to Join!

www.OZNY.org/Event/Daf

 

Join the 'Click'

The OZ App & OZ on WhatsApp

Check us out online

www.OZNY.org/Online

OZ Weekly: Noach 5781 + Great Things Are Happening Here!

10/23/2020 11:07:14 AM

Oct23

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Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly

Reminder: SoShul Distancing Guidelines- The 3 W's

 

  • Thank you to our members, participants, gabbaim, staff, and Rabbis who made the High Holidays Services as safe and seamless as possible!
  • It's not too late to contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal at www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays.

 

UPDATED Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • UPDATED: Shabbat Youth Groups are now at Park West Village (off Columbus, behind Whole Foods) at 10:30am
  • UPDATED: Chalk the Walk - Rainbow Activity for Parshas Noach - due to inclement weather, this event has been moved to Sunday, Oct. 25 @ 10:00am

 

Learning Opportunities - www.OZNY.org/Events

 

Bulletin Board

Condolences

  • Dr. Marvin Blumenfrucht & Marc Blumenfrucht and their families, on the passing of their mother and grandmother, Helen Blumenfrucht, z'l
  • Yoram Stone & family, on the loss of his mother, Frances Stone z'l

Kiddush To Go
www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781 

  • Len Schwarzbaum & Lauren Goldman, commemorating the Yarzheit of his father Sam Schwarzbaum z'l

Simchas Torah 5781 Chassanim

  • Kol Nearim - David Ascher
  • Chassan Bereisis - Zachary Prensky
  • Chassan Torah - Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • Chassan Maftir - Dr. Ariel Brandwein

 

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

Join the 'Click'!

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Len's Links

SCHEDULE

Friday, October 23, 2020

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 5:45pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 5:55pm

Shabbos Parshas Noach 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Central Park
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 5:45pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the Parsha with Rabbi Schwartz
  • Men's Daf Yomi with Rabbi Shlomo Gottesman in the bet Medrash
  • 6:45pm - Maariv
  • 6:51pm - Havdala

Sunday

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:45pm

Monday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:45pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:45pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:45pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:45pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 5:36pm
  • Mincha / Maariv: 5:45pm

 

Parsha Thought by Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard

Sometimes things feel so thoroughly bad, even wasted, that we wish we could start all over again. These are the days when we dream of turning our world over completely. At these moments, we hope, even aspire,  to profoundly recreate our whole lives. While I do not wish to discourage anyone who can, in fact, become a saint through a radical act of sheer will, I have to say that, in general, most of us can't become a different person or have a completely new life. And , truth be told, we shouldn't seek this. Real change, genuine moral and spiritual growth, is gradual and necessarily connected to the good that we have already achieved. For me and my friends, the moral and spiritual life is made up  of ongoing little acts of self re-creation that renew, expand and increase the good we have done.

 

Stay tuned for:

  • OZ Paint Night
  • Zoom Book Club
  • Walking Tours & Well-being
  • Professional Development & Networking
  • Monthly 'Sukkah' Schmoozes w/Dr. Nava Silton-Brandwein
  • and more...!

 

Check the Minyan Schedule at www.ozny.org/calendar

  • Self-check symptoms at home
  • Social Distancing maintained
  • Masks required

 

Kiddush-To-Go

Every Shabbat - Sponsors Welcome

Distanced & Delicious!

www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781

 

Miss the 'Clank' of the coins?

Join the OZ Monthly Pushke

Make a Big Impact with a Small Contribution!

www.OZNY.org/Monthly

 

OZ Youth Groups in Central Park

Shabbat @ 10:00am (West 93rd Street Entrance)

Contact Youth@OZNY.org for all Youth Programs & Procedures

 

Parsha: Text & Context in the Main Sanctuary

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Shabbat Afternoon between Mincha/Maariv

Take a journey with the Classic Commentaries!

www.OZNY.org/Event/Text2020

 

Hashkama Shiur is now on Zoom

Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard - Sundays @ 6:15pm

Peppered with Psychological Insights

www.OZNY.org/Event/Blanchard2020

 

The Weekly Haftorah on Zoom

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Mondays @ 8:00pm

Explores different themes in Nevi'im and the Torah

www.OZNY.org/Event/Haftorah2020

 

TNLP | Tuesday Night Learning Program on ZOOM

Different Classes | Different classes start at 7:30pm

Joel Goldman, David Israel, Nava Silton, and Rabbi Shlomo Gottesman

www.OZNY.org/TNLP

 

Discover Judaism Presents - Open to All

Shabbos Review: 39 Melachot - on Zoom

Adam Resnick - Wednesdays @ 6:45pm

www.OZNY.org/Event/Melachot2020

 

The Weekly Mitzvah on Zoom

Rabbi Allen Schwartz - Wednesdays @ 8:00pm

Analyzes the Sefer HaChinuch with the Minchas Chinuch Commentary

www.OZNY.org/Event/Mitzvah2020

 

Discover Judaism Presents - Open to All

Exploring Jewish Philosophy & Prayer in the Torah

Joel Goldman - Wednesdays @ 8:00pm

www.OZNY.org/Event/Discover2020

 

Men's Daf Yomi Chaburah

Schedule, Conference Call & WhatsApp

No Better Day Than Today to Join!

www.OZNY.org/Event/Daf

 

Join the 'Click'

The OZ App & OZ on WhatsApp

Check us out online

www.OZNY.org/Online

OZ Weekly: Bereishis 5781 + Welcome New Members

10/16/2020 11:55:31 AM

Oct16

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Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly

Reminder - Shul Procedures:

  • Self-check of symptoms and temperature at home
  • Stay home if not feeling well
  • Stay home if awaiting test result, even for non-sick reasons like work or travel requirements
  • Maintain social distance when exiting the building
  • Masks worn at all times
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • To sign-up for Sukkah Shabbos Shacharis, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FL_NW6SjdES_gmdlbcBRvyPlA0hApBvjIsgF07iAqUA/edit?usp=sharing

  • Thank you to our members, participants, gabbaim, staff, and Rabbis who made the High Holidays Services as safe and seamless as possible!
  • It's not too late to contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal at www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays.

Join the 'Click'!

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

Len's Links

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call
  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm
  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm
  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Learning Opportunities

Welcome New Members - Who've joined since our last paper publishing
www.OZNY.org/New 

  • Brett & Nicole Gartenberg
  • Michael & Shira Baror
  • Gerald & Vivian Adler
  • Frederic Goulipan
  • Ari & Leslie Hirsch
  • David Forman
  • Ira & Marsha Kevelson
  • Lisa Rockman
  • Anshel Arfe
  • Rebecca Kabat
  • Yoram & Danielle Stone
  • Yisroel & Annie Goldberg

Mazel Tov

  • Helen & Jake Guz, on the birth of a granddaughter , Devorah Elka - Eva Daniella,  a daughter born to Stephanie & Jake Rimberg
  • Sarah Stambler & Shlomo Bar-Ayal, celebrating their 30th Anniversary

Condolences

  • Rabbi Avrohom & Sara Marmorstein, on the passing of Rabbi Marmorstein’s mother Jenny Marmorstein z’l of London

Kiddush To Go
www.OZNY.org/Form/Kiddush5781 

  • Sarah Stambler & Shlomo Bar-Ayal, celebrating 30 years together!
  • Helen & Jake Guz, on the birth of a granddaughter , Devorah Elka - Eva Daniella,  a daughter born to Stephanie & Jake Rimberg

Simchas Torah 5781 Chassanim

  • Kol Nearim - David Ascher
  • Chassan Bereisis - Zachary Prensky
  • Chassan Torah - Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • Chassan Maftir - Dr. Ariel Brandwein

SCHEDULE

Friday, October 16, 2020

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 5:55pm
  • Mincha/Maariv: 6:05pm

Shabbos Mevorchim Bereshis 5781

  • 7:30am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:30am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Central Park
  • Kiddush To Go
  • 5:15pm - Daf Yomi in Main Shul
  • 5:55pm - Mincha in Main Shul
  • Text & Context: Classic Commentaries on the Parsha with Rabbi Schwartz
  • 6:55pm - Maariv
  • 7:01pm - Havdala

Sunday - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

  • Shacharis: 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:55pm

Monday - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

  • Shacharis: 6:10am (Main Shul), 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:55pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:55pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:55pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 5:55pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Candles: 5:45pm
  • Mincha / Maariv: 5:55pm

Reminder - Shul Procedures:

  • Self-check symptoms & temperature at home
  • Stay home if not feeling well
  • Stay home if awaiting test result, even for non-sick reasons like work or travel requirements
  • Masks worn at all times on Shul premises
  • Maintain social distancing when exiting building
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate indoors at this point.

 

UPDATED OZ Weekly: Holiday Weekend - Hoshana, Shemini, Simchas, More...

10/09/2020 10:33:26 AM

Oct9

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Reminder - Entry to Shul requires:

  • Self-check of symptoms and temperature at home
  • Stay home if not feeling well
  • Stay home if awaiting test result, even for non-sick reasons like work or travel requirements
  • Masks worn at all times
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.

  • Thank you to our members, participants, gabbaim, staff, and Rabbis who made the High Holidays Services as safe and seamless as possible!
  • It's not too late to contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal at www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays.

Weekend Notes

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Join the 'Click'!

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

Len's Links

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call
  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm
  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm
  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

RABBI'S NOTES

  • Social Distancing guidelines are still enforced at all minyanim. Please self check symptoms at home. Masks must be worn at all times on premises. If you do not feel well, or are awaiting test results - stay home.
  • Community Leining: We will discharge the 'Tzibbur's' obligation to hear the Parshios that were missed in the Spring by distributing the leining throughout the final days of Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah. 
  • Aravos: Have been generously donated this year. Contributions are still welcome - please deposit them in the drop boxes in the Bet Medrash lobby or Office Door, or make an online payment at www.OZNY.org/Payment.php. 
  • Hoshanos: 7 Circuits will be conducted around the Bima in each minyan. They will be limited to 5 (Beis Medrash) to 18 (Main Shul) men depending on the location of the minyan. Those comfortable participating should take turns at each circuit. Only 1 Torah will be taken out. 
  • Hakafos: Like Hoshanos, Hakafos will be limited to the number of participants. We will sing one song, and have 1 Short Dvar Torah at each Hakafa from members of the community.
  • Kol Nearim: Parents are asked to keep their children with them at their side
  • Simchas Torah Aliyos: Both the Hashkama and the Main Minyanim will conduct only 5 Aliyas, plus the Chasan Maftir, Chasan Torah, and Chasan Bereishis. The Main Shul will host Aliyas as well for the additional missed Parshios to be read throughout Yom Tov.

COMMUNITY

Upcoming Series

Mazel Tov

  • Steve Erenberg & Tamara Balaban, on the birth of a baby boy

Simchas Torah 5781 Chassanim

  • Kol Nearim - David Ascher
  • Chassan Bereisis - Zachary Prensky
  • Chassan Torah - Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • Chassan Maftir - Dr. Ariel Brandwein

Hoshanos Sponsor

  • Anonymous, in honor of Beverly, Chad, and Ignacio & his team, and their hard work on behalf of our community

Simchas Torah Kiddush-to-Go Sponsor

  • Yehuda Weinstock, commemorating the second Yartzeit of his father, Menachem Zalman ben Pinchas z'l.

Parsha Patron: Community Leining

  • Ki Tissa - Jeremy Cooper, in honor of his Bar Mitzvah parsha
  • VaYakhel - Michael & Alison Novich: in honor of Jonah Glassberg's bar mitzvah that was one of the first to fall to Covid-19
  • VaYikra - Camelia Serghie: in honor of Rabbi Allen & Rebbetzin Alisa Schwartz
  • Tzav - Joey Lifschitz - In commemoration of the first yahrzeit of his cousin Rabbi Yosef (Joey) Azar - Yosef Zvi Ben Yaakov v' Rachel Pesel z'l
  • Shemini - Paul & Pia Rubin, in honor of David Ascher & Family
  • Tazria - Blayne Ross & Scott Mathias, in honor of the OZ Community
  • Metzora - Sheldon Newman, in memory of his brother Joseph Newman - Yosef Binyamin ben Menachem Mendel z'l
  • Achrei Mot & Kedoshim - Lori, in gratitude to Hashem on a continued Refuah Shlemah to my beautiful mother Esther bat Vera
  • Emor - Zack Prensky: in honor of Daniel & Yoni
  • Behar - Rabbi Allen &Alisa Schwartz: in memory of Tzvi Menachem Mendel ben Michoel
  • Bechukosai - Andy & Ronnie Schonzeit: in memory of Andy's mother Rhea - Rivka Freya bas Yaakov z'l
  • Bamidbar - Sheldon Newman, in memory of his brother Joseph Newman - Yosef Binyamin ben Menachem Mendel z'l

SCHEDULE

Friday - Hoshana Rabbah

  • 6:30am - Main Shul
  • 7:15am - Beis Medrash
  • 8:15am - Main Shul
  • 4:00pm - Kol Ne'arim on Shul Steps & via Zoom
  • 6:06pm - Candles
  • 6:15pm - Mincha/Maariv
    • Dvar Torah by Rabbi Schwartz: "A Time for every Purpose under the Sun: Koheles in Modern Thought"
  • Upstairs Sukkah by reservation

 Shabbos - Shemini Atzeres / Koheles

  • 7:00am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:20am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
    • 10:30am - Yizkor
    • Community Leining: Ki Tissa, VaYakhel, Pekudei
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Central Park
  • Upstairs Sukkah by reservation
  • 5:30pm - Daf Yomi in Main Shul
  • 5:30pm - Sukkah Schmooze with Dr. Nava Silton Brandwein - RSVP Required
  • 6:05pm - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 6:05pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Siyum by Rabbi Schwartz
    • Community Leining: VaYikra, Tzav, Shemini
  • 7:00pm - Maariv
  • 7:12pm - Candles
    • Hakafos
    • Community Leining: Tazria, Metzora

 Sunday - Simchas Torah

  • 7:00am - Hashkama in Main Shul
  • 8:00am - Sukkah Minyan - RSVP Required
  • 9:15am - Shacharit in Main Shul
    • Hakafos
    • Community Leining: Achrei Mos, Kedoshim, Emor, Behar
  • 10:00am – Youth Groups in Central Park
  • Kiddush-to-Go
  • 5:30pm - Daf Yomi in Main Shul
  • 6:00pm - Mincha in Main Shul
    • Siyum Tanach & Siyum Mishnayos by Rabbi Schwartz, in memory of his father Milton Schwartz z'l
    • Community Leining: Bechukosai, Bamidbar
  • 7:00pm - Maariv
  • 7:11pm - Havdalah

Monday, Columbus Day

  • Shacharis: 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 6:05pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 6:05pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 6:05pm

Thursday

  • Shacharis: 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Mincha Maariv: 6:05pm

Friday

  • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Mincha Maariv: 6:05pm
  • Candles: 5:55pm

 

OZ Weekly: Sukkos is Here!

10/02/2020 11:34:05 AM

Oct2

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Reminder - Entry to Shul Requires:

  • Self-check of symptoms and temperature at home
  • Stay home if not feeling well
  • Stay home if awaiting Test result, even for non-sick reasons like work or travel requirements
  • Masks worn at all times
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.

  • Thank you to our members, participants, gabbaim, staff, and Rabbis who made the High Holidays Services as safe and seamless as possible!
  • It's not too late to contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal at www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays.

Reserve Your Sukkah Spot!

  • https://www.ozny.org/form/Sukkah2020
  • Lower Sukkah - "Leshev Not Linger" Quick Kiddush - Grape Juice and Challah Rolls will be available to 'chap' a bracha and finish meal at home - consider a Chai contribution
  • Upper Sukkah - Reserve by Table and bring your own food for 45 minute slots for Dinner and Lunch - $18 required donation per reservation
  • Limited spots left in the Sukkah Shacharit (Bet Medrash if Rain)- RSVP Required at https://www.ozny.org/form/OutdoorShacharit
  • Limited spots left for the Sukkah Schmooze with Dr. Nava Silton Brandwein - Sukkos & The Pursuit of Happiness - RSVP required: https://www.ozny.org/event/Schmooze
  • 10:30am Sukkos Tot Tefillah in Central Park (93rd St) - Parents required to stay with children
  • Monday at 7:00pm - Sukkah Shiur: The Sukkah of Mashiach, with Rabbi Allen Schwartz following Mincha/Maariv - RSVP https://www.ozny.org/event/shiur2020

Become a Parsha Patron!

  • https://www.ozny.org/form/Parsha2020
  • Throughout Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah, we hope to read the 12 parshios that the Tzibbur missed during the Spring
  • Become a Parsha Patron and support this worthy endeavor!

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Join the 'Click'!

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Sponsor Kiddush To-Go (https://www.ozny.org/form/kiddush5781)

  • Resumes for Simchas Torah

Mazel Tov

  • Andy & Ronnie Schonzeit, on the birth of a baby girl, Rivka Freya, to their children, Jacob and Rachel in Israel

Baruch Dayan Emet

  • Rebecca & Stu Benson on the loss of Rebecca's mother Jean Staiman, Chana Raizel bas Binyamin v’Rivka z'l
  • Arielle & Jack Berlin and family, on the passing of Arielle's father Dr. Alan Gradman z'

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

Len's Links

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call
  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm
  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm
  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season has started with a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh
  • https://www.ozny.org/event/Melachot2020

Sukkah 5781 Schedule

  • Friday Night
    • 6:17pm - Candles
    • 6:25pm - Mincha/Maariv
  • Shabbos Day
    • 8:20am - Sukkah Minyan (RSVP Required, Click HERE) [Bet Medrash if Rain]
    • 9:15am - Main Minyan
    • 10:30am - Tot Tefillah in Central Park (93rd St)
    • 5:30pm - Sukkah Schmooze with Dr. Nava Silton-Brandwein (RSVP HERE) [Bet Medrash if Rain] 
    • 5:30pm - Daf Yomi in the Main Shul
    • 6:15pm - Mincha
    • 7:23pm - Candles
  • Sunday 
    • 8:20am - Sukkah Minyan (RSVP Required, Click HERE) [Bet Medrash if Rain]
    • 9:15am - Main Minyan
    • 10:30am - Tot Tefillah in Central Park (93rd St)
    • 5:30pm - Daf Yomi in the Main Shul
    • 6:15pm - Mincha
    • 7:15pm - Maariv
    • 7:22pm - Havdala
  • Monday - Thursday Chol HaMoed
    • Shacharis: 6:30am & 7:40am
    • Mincha/Maariv: 6:15pm
    • Monday @ 7:00pm - Sukkah Shiur: The Sukkah of Mashiach with Rabbi Allen Schwartz, RSVP HERE [Bet Medrash if Rain)
    • Sukkah opened until 9pm for Personal eating, first come first serve

Parsha Points by Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard

Traditionally, spirituality, especially "spiritual action", clears our thoughts and "cleanses" our character. Of course, this "purification" is limited by the scope of our action. Performing rituals only affects the objects, people, ideas  and feelings that are connected to the ritual. A "ritualized |" breakfast may improve the morning, the day, the participants and , to a limited extent, their co=workers and friends.  But it does not go beyond the limits. If the focus of the spirituality/spiritual action. is expanded to " how we are living" as a whole--meals, rest and recreation, etc.---it offers the possibility of clearing purifying our lives in general--our thoughts, our imagination , our character. Sometimes, we need a week of "spiritual living". "Purity of heart" is not easy to come by, but the wider the scope of our spiritual vision and practice, the more we can move toward this ideal. We ask ourselves: How does what are we doing, how are we living, clear away what does not belong--the alibis and excuses, the soothing falsehoods, the confusing fantasies and temptations, the compromising urges, and the self-seeking orientation?

 

OZ Weekly: Shabbat Shuva & Yom Kippur - IMPORTANT INFO

09/25/2020 10:56:14 AM

Sep25

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Celebrate the High Holidays at OZ

  • Thank you for your patience and understanding as we arrange seating according to distancing guidelines - we hope iyH next year to resume preferred seating
  • Yom Kippur Seating List, Schedule, and Seating Maps:
    • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H2nm9SWN-8B_WUIgWgM3fMlBUXhxXHHoNR6-l_uB7XI/edit?usp=sharing
    • Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow for spaced entry
    • Please bring your own machzor if you can
    • Please note that names appear under the account registered - and if you rsvp'd for more than one minyan your name may appear 2 times (Eg Sukkah Kol Nidrei & Early Shacharit)
    • Please sit only in your assigned seat. The Main Minyan & Sukkah Minyan are closed out. 8:15pm Late Maariv, 6:30am Shacharit & 8:00am Sephardic Minyan still have seats available.
  • Davening Guides:
    • Machzor Page Guide (ArtScroll, Koren, Birbuam): Click HERE
    • Ohr Torah Stone Condensed Printable Machzor: Click HERE
    • Steinsaltz Printable Torah Reading & Commentary (Shacharit, Mincha, Yonah): Click HERE

Order your Lulav!

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Sponsor Kiddush To-Go (https://www.ozny.org/form/kiddush5781)

  • Roz Singer & Robby Bindiger, in commemoration of the first yahrzeit of Rhoda Bindiger, Rivkah Kraindel bat Eliezer Moshe v' Chanah z'l

Mazel Tov

  • Robert & Pam Lunzer, on the engagement of their daughter Rena and Eli Kittay
  • Jenny Michael, on the engagement of her daughter, Shira Moffson to Kenneth Eckstein
  • Andy & Ronnie Schonzeit, on Jacob receiving Semicha in Israel
  • Jay & Zohara Taragin, on the engagement of Barak to Zahava Milstein

Baruch Dayan Emet

  • Vivian & Gerald Adler, on the passing of Vivian's mother Grace Kahn z'l
  • Edith Nathan, on the loss of her sister Devorah Lepkifker z'l

Have a Blast! - UPDATED

  • High Holiday ZOOM Classes with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/High2020 (Zoom, Schedule, Sponsor)
    • Wednesday @ 8:00pm - Minchas Chinuch: The Holiday Mitzvot, meets on Wednesday Sept. 30

Minyan Update

  • UPDATED SCHEDULE BELOW
  • MUST RSVP FOR HIGH HOLIDAY MINYAN TO ATTEND
  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Weekday 6:00am Shacharit is temporarily suspended until after Sukkot
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday & Legal Holiday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • Youth Corner below

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season has started with a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh
  • https://www.ozny.org/event/Melachot2020

 

 

 

Weekend Schedule

  • Shabbat Shuva 5781
    • Friday Night
      • 6:29pm - Candles
      • 6:40pm - Mincha/Maariv
    • Shabbat Day
      • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan
      • 9:00am - Sukkah Minyan (RSVP Required, Click HERE)
      • 9:15am - Main Minyan
      • 6:25pm - Mincha, followed by Shabbat Shuva Shiur with Rabbi Allen Schwartz: "How To Bribe G-d In The Season of Repentance"
      • 7:25pm - Maariv
      • 7:35pm - Havdala
      • No Late Selichot
  • Sunday, Erev Yom Kippur
    • 7:50am - Selichot followed by Shacharit in Main Shul
    • 8:50am - Selichot followed by Shacharit in Main Shul
    • 1:16pm - Mincha (Gedola) in Main Shul
    • 4:15pm - Mincha (Ketana) in Main Shul
    • 5:30pm - Zoom Kol Nidrei & Selichot
    • 6:25pm - Candles
    • 6:35pm - Kol Nidrei & Maariv
      • Main Minyan (Closed Out)
      • Sephardic Minyan
      • Sukkah Minyan (Closed Out)
    • 8:15pm - Late Maariv in Main Shul
  • Monday, Yom Kippur (Yizkor)
    • Shacharit 
      • 6:30am - Early Minyan in Main Shul (starts at haMelech)
      • 8:00am - Sephardic Minyan in Bet Medrash
      • 8:00am - Sukkah Minyan (Sold-Out) - Social Hall if Rain (starts at Nishmas)
      • 9:30am - Main Minyan in Main Sanctuary - followed by Mincha (Sold-Out)
    • 9:47am - Zman Kriat Shema
    • 3:30pm - Community Yizkor on Front Steps
    • Early Minyan
      • 4:15pm - Early Mincha in Main Sanctuary
      • 5:15pm - Early Neilah in Main Sanctuary
    • Sukkah Minyan (Sold-Out)
      • 5:20pm - Mincha
      • 6:25pm - Neilah & Maariv
    • Sephardic Minyan in Bet Medrash
      • 5:30pm - Mincha
      • 6:30pm - Neilah & Maariv
    • Main Minyan
      • 6:30pm - Neilah & Maariv
    • 7:32pm - Havdalah
  • Tuesday & Wednesday
    • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
    • Zman Mincha Maariv: 6:30pm
  • Thursday
    • Shacharis: 6:50am, 7:50am
    • Zman Mincha Maariv: 6:30pm
  • Friday, Erev Sukkos
    • Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am
    • Zman Mincha Maariv: 6:25pm
    • Candles: 6:17pm

Parsha Points by Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard: Thoughts at this Time of Self-examination

As human beings, we are responsible for ourselves and our actions. This means, among other things, that we need to make up for the damage we have done to others--their person, their feelings, their dignity, and their property. Here are just some of the thoughts I had that are taken from the first chapter of the Talmud Tractate Bava Kamma that deals with damages and damagers.  I have found it helpful. I hope that you will too. 

On the whole, we need to repair / compensate others who have been damaged by anything for which we are responsible and over which we have control--typically this means property/animals/our body. I think that we should also think about the damage we have done through hurtful language and behavior.  This includes:

a. damage we have done by creating in our world/society realities that constitute physical, emotional, intellectual, moral  or spiritual "dangers" .. potentially harmful ideas, situations, experiences. 

b. we need to pay careful attention to damage that we did by initiating something which, joined with other forces around us, took on a life of its own and hurt others--snide comments, mockery of others, , gossip, etc.

c. We need to be careful about those to whom we entrust the things and powers for which we are responsible. Are they people who are worthy of our trust? Do they have the necessary capabilities? 

d. We need to be aware of the damage we cause simply by using our natural powers in the world in a commonly accepted fashion.. Just because ti is the custom/nature of humanity to act in these ways does not mean that we shouldn't look for alternatives that do not cause. Self seeking behavior is natural to humans, and we can't be taken to court for the damage that sometimes happens to others just from our doing so, but we still need to think carefully about how being " human only too human" can hurt others.

e.  We need to be aware of some motives for damage: 

Sometimes we simply intend to cause  damage.. hurting people just to show our power.   

Sometimes we are caught up in seeking our own pleasure , although this ends up hurting  others 

Sometimes we are "just following our nature" and the pain of others is  "collateral damage". 

Sometimes we are just too busy, self-involved or distracted to notice if others are being hurt. 

May we all work to merit a good life. 

In this season of the Jewish New Year may we all be written and sealed in the book of life. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATED: OZ Rosh Hashana 5781!

09/18/2020 11:13:03 AM

Sep18

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Celebrate the High Holidays at OZ

  • Yom Kippur Seating will resume after Rosh Hashana
  • Thank you for your patience and understanding as we arrange seating according the distancing guidelines - we hope iyH next year to resume preferred seating
  • Rosh Hashana Seating List, Schedule, and Seating Maps:
    • https://images.shulcloud.com/731/uploads/RH2020Master.pdf
    • Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow for spaced entry
    • Please bring your own machzor if you can
    • Note names appear under the account registered - and if you rsvp'd for moee than one minyan you name may appear 2 times (Eg Sukkah Mincha & Early Shacharit)
    • Please sit only in your assined seat. The Main Shul Morning & Evening services, Sukkah Minyan are closed out. 6:30am Shacharit & 8:00am Sephardic Minyan still have seats available.

Order your Lulav!

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

 

Have a Blast! - UPDATED

  • High Holiday ZOOM Classes with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/High2020 (Zoom, Schedule, Sponsor)
    • Sept. 21 @ 8:00pm — Haftorah of Yom Kippur
    • Sept. 24 @ 8:00pm — Shabbat Shuva — How Our Prayers Help Us Repent: Liturgies of Atonement & Forgiveness
    • Wednesdays @ 8:00pm - Minchas Chinuch: The Holiday Mitzvot, meets on Tuesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30

Minyan Update

  • UPDATED SCHEDULE BELOW
  • MUST RSVP FOR HIGH HOLIDAY MINYAN TO ATTEND
  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday & Legal Holiday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar
  • Selichot Schedule
    • Times posted for Shacharit Minyan start with Selichot
    • Late Night Maariv & Selichot at 10:00pm Monday - Thursday

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • Youth Corner below

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season has started with a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh
  • https://www.ozny.org/event/Melachot2020

Friday September 18 Erev Rosh Hashana
6:41 PM Candles  
6:50 PM Mincha & Maariv Main Shul
6:50 PM Mincha & Maariv Sukkah
     
Shabbat September 19 Rosh Hashana 1
6:30 AM Shacharit (HaMelech) Main Shul
8:00 AM Shacharit (Nishmat) Sukkah / Social Hall
8:00 AM Shacharit (Sephardic) Bet Medrash
9:15 AM Shacharit (Brachot) Main Shul
6:30 PM Mincha Main Shul
6:30 PM Mincha Sukkah / Social Hall
6:57 PM Shkiah  
7:47 PM Candles  
     
Sunday September 20 Rosh Hashana 2
6:30 AM Shacharit (HaMelech) Main Shul
8:00 AM Shacharit (Nishmat) Sukkah / Social Hall
8:00 AM Shacharit (Sephardic) Bet Medrash
9:15 AM Shacharit (Brachot) Main Shul
1:30 PM Shofar Shul Front
2:00 PM Shofar 89th & Riverside
3:30 PM Shofar Shul Front
4:00 PM Youth Shofar & Tashlich Central Park
6:35 PM Mincha Main Shul
6:35 PM Mincha Sukkah / Social Hall
6:55 PM Shkiah  
7:45 PM Havdala  

Weekday Minyanim  * Selichot Start - Please Note Times

  • Selichot will not meet Sunday Motzei Rosh Hashana
  • Weekday Mincha/Maariv: 6:40pm
  • Late Maariv & Selichot: 10:00pm
  • Monday - Tzom Gedalia
    • Fast Starts 5:31am
    • Fast Ends: 7:33pm
  • Monday - Friday Aseret Yemei Teshuva
    • 6:30am Selichot followed by Shacharit in Main Shul (6:20 on Mon & Thu)
    • 7:30am Selichot followed by Shacharit in Bet Medrash (7:20 on Mon & Thu)
    • 7:30am Zoom Selichot (7:20 on Mon & Thu)
      • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83346809523
      • Meeting ID: 833 4680 9523
  • Sunday, Erev Yom Kippur
    • 7:50am Selichot followed by Shacharit in Main Shul
    • 1:16pm Mincha in Main Shul
    • 4:15pm Mincha in Main Shul

 

 

UPDATED: OZ Weekly - Nitzavim / VaYelech + Selichot Start

09/11/2020 12:38:50 PM

Sep11

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SELICHOT SCHEDULE BELOW - PLEASE NOTE TIMES

Celebrate the High Holidays at OZ

  • www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays
    • Rosh Hashana Seatings Assignments will be emailed next week.
    • Seats are going quickly, and you must register to attend.
    • Financial assistance is available. 
    • Social Distancing guidelines will be enforced. 
    • Please contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal.

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Sponsorships

Kiddush-To-Go (following Main Minyan)

  • Steven Antosofsky, in loving memory of his father David Antosofsky (Dovid Yosef ben Menachem Meir z'l)
  • Joel & Devorah Goldman
  • Baruch & Bracha Katz

Mazel Tov

  • Debra and Marvin Sternberg on the engagement of their son, Jacob to Nechama Kurland
  • OZ shidduch group for their latest match, Elisha Lucks & Melanie Jacobs

Have a Blast! - UPDATED

  • High Holiday ZOOM Classes with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/High2020 (Zoom, Schedule, Sponsor)
    • Sept. 14 @ 8:00pm — Haftorahs of Rosh Hashana
    • Sept. 21 @ 8:00pm — Haftorah of Yom Kippur
    • Sept. 24 @ 8:00pm — Shabbat Shuva — How Our Prayers Help Us Repent: Liturgies of Atonement & Forgiveness
    • Wednesdays @ 8:00pm - Minchas Chinuch: The Holiday Mitzvot, meets on Tuesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30

Len's Links

Minyan Update

  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday & Legal Holiday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar
  • Selichot Schedule
    • Saturday Night: 10:30pm
    • 20 minutes before each posted Shacharit Minyan
    • Late Night Maariv & Selichot at 10:00pm Sunday - Thursday

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • Youth Corner below

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season has started with a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh
  • https://www.ozny.org/event/Melachot2020

Parshat Netzavim VaYelech 5780

  • www.OZNY.org/Zmanim

Friday Night

  • 6:52pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:05pm - Zman Minyan

Shabbat

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 6:50pm - Minyan & Shiur

  • 7:50pm - Maariv

  • 7:59pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

  • 10:30pm - Selichot

Weekday Minyanim  * Selichot Start - Please Note Times

  • Mincha/Maariv: 6:50pm
  • Late Maariv & Selichot: 10:00pm
  • Shacharit & Selichot
    • Sunday: 7:40am
    • Monday & Thursday: 5:40am, 6:30am, 7:30am
    • Tues., Wednes., Fri.: 5:40am, 6:40am, 7:40am

YOUTH CORNER

 

OZ Weekly - Nitzavim / VaYelech + Selichot Start

09/11/2020 12:20:05 PM

Sep11

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SELICHOT SCHEDULE BELOW - PLEASE NOTE TIMES

Celebrate the High Holidays at OZ

  • www.OZNY.org/HighHolidays
    • Rosh Hashana Seatings Assignments will be emailed next week.
    • Seats are going quickly, and you must register to attend.
    • Financial assistance is available. 
    • Social Distancing guidelines will be enforced. 
    • Please contribute to the Kol Nidrei Appeal.

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Sponsorships

Kiddush-To-Go (following Main Minyan)

  • Joel & Devorah Goldman
  • Baruch & Bracha Katz

Mazel Tov

  • Debra and Marvin Sternberg on the engagement of their son, Jacob to Nechama Kurland
  • OZ shidduch group for their latest match, Elisha Lucks & Melanie Jacobs

Have a Blast! - UPDATED

  • High Holiday ZOOM Classes with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
  • www.OZNY.org/Event/High2020 (Zoom, Schedule, Sponsor)
    • Sept. 14 @ 8:00pm — Haftorahs of Rosh Hashana
    • Sept. 21 @ 8:00pm — Haftorah of Yom Kippur
    • Sept. 24 @ 8:00pm — Shabbat Shuva — How Our Prayers Help Us Repent: Liturgies of Atonement & Forgiveness
    • Wednesdays @ 8:00pm - Minchas Chinuch: The Holiday Mitzvot, meets on Tuesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30

Len's Links

Minyan Update

  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday & Legal Holiday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar
  • Selichot Schedule
    • Saturday Night: 10:30pm
    • 20 minutes before each posted Shacharit Minyan
    • Late Night Maariv & Selichot at 10:00pm Sunday - Thursday

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • Youth Corner below

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season has started with a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh
  • https://www.ozny.org/event/Melachot2020

Parshat Netzavim VaYelech 5780

  • www.OZNY.org/Zmanim

Friday Night

  • 6:52pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:05pm - Zman Minyan

Shabbat

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 6:50pm - Minyan & Shiur

  • 7:50pm - Maariv

  • 7:59pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

  • 10:30pm - Selichot

Weekday Minyanim  * Selichot Start - Please Note Times

  • Mincha/Maariv: 6:50pm
  • Late Maariv & Selichot: 10:00pm
  • Shacharit & Selichot
    • Sunday: 7:40am
    • Monday & Thursday: 5:40am, 6:30am, 7:30am
    • Tues., Wednes., Fri.: 5:40am, 6:40am, 7:40am

YOUTH CORNER

 

OZ Weekly - Ki Tavo 5780 + More!

09/04/2020 08:04:13 AM

Sep4

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Please note: Monday Labor Day Shacharit at 8:00am

Celebrate the High Holidays at OZ

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Touro Teshuva Lecture

  • Tuesday, September 8 at 8:00pm

  • Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike: Tekiat Shofar - Linking the Individual to the Community

  • Zoom Info @ www.OZNY.org/Event/Touro2020

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Sponsorships

Kiddush-To-Go (following Main Minyan)

  • Len Schwarzbaum & Lauren Goldman, in honor of the birth a grandson - a baby boy to Josh and Eyenadis Schwarzbaum
  • Saul Weiner, in memory of his grandparents, and in thanks to Hashem for surviving, with his taste and smell intact
  • Ariel Jerushalmy, in honor of the OZ Community
  • Anonymous, in honor of the Apple Bank Calendars - Pick Yours Up at the Office!

Mazel Tov

  • Len Schwarzbaum & Lauren Goldman, on the birth a grandson - a baby boy to Josh and Eyenadis Schwarzbaum
  • Andy & Ronnie Schonzeit on the marriage of their son Jeremy to Lauren Shapiro.

High Holidays Catering - Order & Delivery direct from Caterer to your home:

Len's Links

Minyan Update

  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday & Legal Holiday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth
  • Youth Corner below

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season has started with a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh
  • https://www.ozny.org/event/Melachot2020

Parshat Ki Tavo 5780

  • www.OZNY.org/Zmanim

Friday Night

  • 7:04pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:15pm - Zman Minyan

Shabbat

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 7:00pm - Minyan & Shiur

  • 8:00pm - Maariv

  • 8:10pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Please note: Monday Labor Day Shacharit at 8:00am

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Mincha/Maariv: 7:15pm
  • Sunday & Legal Holiday: 8:00am
  • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Tues., Wednes., Fri.: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am

YOUTH CORNER

 

OZ Weekly - Ki Teitzei 5780 + Kiddush-To-Go!

08/28/2020 12:05:47 PM

Aug28

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Celebrate the High Holidays at OZ

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Sponsorships

Kiddush-To-Go (following Main Minyan)

  • Ari & Chaya Weitzner for the Yarzheit of Ari's father Zev Dov ben Avraham z'l
  • Allen Katz & Sheryl Galler for the Yarzheit of Allen's father Moshe ben Avraham HaKohein z'l

Mazel Tov

 

  • Lisa & Alistair Gatoff, on the upcoming wedding of their daughter Dina to Michael Pisem
  • Dan & Randi Hefter, on the birth of their daughter, Sara Shoshana

 

Len's Links & Parsha Picks

  • Does Love Conquer All - click HERE
  • The First Jewish Family - click HERE

Minyan Update

  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities

www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Shabbat Refresher Course with Adam Resnick

  • The Fall Season starts next week and will commence a review of the 39 Melachot: 
  • Topics to be covered: Reheating Food, Food preparation, Housework, Personal grooming, Appliances, Carrying, Eruvin, Muktzeh

Parshat Ki Teitzei 5780

  • www.OZNY.org/Zmanim

Friday Night

  • 7:15pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:25pm - Zman Minyan

Shabbat

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 7:15pm - Minyan

  • 8:15pm - Maariv

  • 8:22pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Mincha/Maariv: 7:15pm
  • Sunday: 8:00am
  • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Tues., Wednes., Fri.: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am

Rabbi Blanchard's Parsha Reflection

Isaiah 54:1-10, uses the barren woman as a symbol.  A  pregnant woman suggests fecundity,  one or many new generations, and even the restoration and renewal of life. Typically, a barren woman symbolized the opposite. It reminds us that the transformation from barren to fruitful is not really limited to actual pregnancy and birth. Women do not actually to give birth to children in order to be generative. The symbol ,then, gestures toward  personal, national and spiritual rebirth.
 
In our own lives, we have periods where we are blocked, uncreative and uninspired. Our work life  or our relationships seem to be stalled, going nowhere. We lack imagination.  Realizing that alienation/exile from opportunities, possibilities, and hopes is never permanent , we ask: " What are we to do? " Then we begin our answer by recalling the resources that have worked in the past but are now eclipsed.  We assume that these resources are still present.....work on trusting in the personal/spiritual power still within us....imagine a world of expanding experience.....picture making space for new ways of renewing the times and spaces of our lives.  We talk with friends....reread the books that inspired us......listen to the music that has always lifted us up. Sometimes we just sing. Opening ourselves to regeneration and rediscovery, we renew our faith in ourselves and trust in the meaning of our lives. Barrenness and Exile are not permanent. Love is permanent. 
 
Isaiah 54:  10 
Though the mountains may depart
and the hills be removed
My love [loving kindness] shall never depart from you 
and My covenant of peace [wholeness]
shall not be removed--
says the One who [ in generosity and com[passion] loves you, the Eternal  

 

 

OZ Weekly - Shoftim 5780 + High Holidays Update

08/21/2020 10:51:32 AM

Aug21

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High Holidays at OZ

  • Thank you for your patience as we finalize our High Holiday plans to ensure a safe, secure, and special experience for all of our members. Once the Rabbi and Gabbaim release the final schedule, seats will be announced available for purchase online. Please note that for this year reservations will need to be made for each service and location scheduled.

Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Mazel Tov

  • Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz, on the wedding of their daughter Esti to Aaron Feldman
  • Gabe & Anat Levi, on the engagement of their daughter Tali to Zev Marcus
  • Andy & Ronnie Schonzeit, on the aufruf of their son Jeremy, and upcoming wedding to Lauren Shapiro
  • Tsivia Hochman & Tal Fishman on the birth of their daughter Ronit Lea
  • Rafi Murphy, on his aufruf and upcoming wedding to Shira Klein
  • Benji Fink, on his aufruf and upcoming wedding to Shaina Bedziner
  • Dr. Fred Hirsch, on being named the "Lung Cancer Hero of 2020" in recognition of his award winning Pulmonary research
  • The OZ Daf Yomi Chevra, on putting Massechet Shabbat to rest and getting rewired for Massechet Eiruvin

Minyan Update

  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities - www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Parshat Shoftim 5780

Friday Night

  • 7:26pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:35pm - Zman Minyan

  • 7:44pm - Shkiah

  • 8:34pm - Tzeit Hakochavim

Shabbat

  • 6:14am - Netz HaChama

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 9:35am - Latest Shema

  • 12:58pm - Chatzot

  • 7:25pm - Minyan

  • 7:43pm - Shkiah

  • 8:25pm - Maariv

  • 8:33pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Mincha/Maariv: 7:25pm
  • Sunday: 8:00am
  • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Tues., Wednes., Fri.: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am

Rabbi Blanchard's Parsha Reflection

The pursuit of justice is at the heart of Judaism. O.K. It's a cliche but we need to note that it's an important cliche.  Justice and fairness are central ideals of the Bible and the rabbinic tradition. [Torah]. The Bible showcases both legal rules and principles of just law. Justice is in the law. But justice is also in the application of the law to specific cases, both in the correctness of the application---the just judgement that learned and expert judges make.. and also in the manner in which the correct ruling is reached-- the fairness. of the legal process which is impartial, treating all involved equally and with dignity, not letting either power or wealth determine how participants are treated. And, of course, the entire proceeding must also not only be, but also be seen to be fair and just. All told, in the Bible and its traditional commentaries, anything besides justice and fairness is crooked and perverse. 
 
Although we are not all judges, we spend a good deal of our lives making assessments and judgements of ourselves and of the people around us--our immediate family, our extended family [relatives], our friends and acquaintances, the leaders and members of the communities to which we belong.  Here too we need to be careful to seek justice and fairness. But life is not a court of law and so we need to do more. We also need to seek to love these people, to care about them and when possible even to help  them.  
 
Much of the complexity and difficulty of our lives derives in part from the fact that the pursuit of justice and fairness is a central ideal of our lives. But it results just as much from our hope that we can find and also sometimes go to a realm beyond judgement and justice to a place of love, forgiveness, acceptance and reconciliation.   The Hebrew Bible and rabbinic tradition teaches, urges, even demands that we pursue both of these ideals. But we find no clear statement of how to do both at once. Again we find that we need courage, faith and persistence. There is the transcendent  spirituality of our lives.
 
These thoughts are the result of my reflections on Deuteronomy 16:18ff. and the traditional rabbinic commentary on them. 

 

 

OZ Weekly - Re'eh 5780 + MINYAN UPDATE

08/14/2020 11:22:24 AM

Aug14

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Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Mazel Tov

  • Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz, on the upcoming wedding of their daughter Esti to Aaron Feldman

Minyan Update

  • Participants in Minyanim must follow all Shul & Social Distancing Guidelines, including wearing masks, sitting in marked seats, and following New York's self-quarantine rules
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.
  • Current Tefillah Times:
    • Shacharit
      • Shabbat: 7:30am, 9:15am
      • Sunday: 8:00am
      • Monday & Thursday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
      • Rosh Chodesh: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
    • Mincha/Maariv
      • Zman - Please check Calendar
      • Friday, August 14 will be the last Plag Minyan of the Season

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

Israel Bonds Special Event

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities - www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Parshat Re'eh 5780

Friday Night

  • 6:20pm - Plag Minyan

  • 6:28pm - Zman Plag HaMincha

  • 7:36pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:45pm - Zman Minyan

  • 7:54pm - Shkiah

  • 8:44pm - Tzeit Hakochavim

Shabbat Mevorchim

  • 6:07am - Netz HaChama

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 9:33am - Latest Shema

  • 1:00pm - Chatzot

  • 7:35pm - Minyan

  • 7:53pm - Shkiah

  • 8:35pm - Maariv

  • 8:43pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Weekday Minyanim 

Rosh Chodesh Elul is observed on Thursday and Friday

  • Mincha/Maariv: 7:35pm
  • Sunday: 8:00am
  • Monday: 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
  • Tuesday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Wednesday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 8:00am
  • Thursday: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am
  • Friday: 6:00am, 6:45am, 7:45am

Rabbi's Blanchard's Parsha Reflection

There are transitional moments in life . Moments that we anticipate, prepare for, worry about and look forward to, for example, graduating from HighSchool or University, beginning our professional life, starting a business, marrying or becoming a parent. Life is "bigger" after them; they bring more possibilities as well as more demands. Rules, obligations, opportunities, pleasures, etc. are one way before them and another, hopefully more expanded, way after them. If we make the transition well, our lives are blessed; if we make the change wrongly, life can sometimes feel hard to accept, even cursed. 
 
One issue that doing well or poorly often depends on is how we engage moral reasoning and desire in the transition. When desire comes first, the best that we can hope for is that what we desire is good and reason will help us to acquire it. But our seeking it. desiring it , even "lusting" after it, does not make it good. It just makes it what we want badly. When we use desire to steer our way through these transitional moments , they may very well end up  cleverly done but "cursed". 
 
When moral reasoning comes first, we have  a decent chance of knowing what is good. Then we may engage desire to motivate us to persist in our search for it.   We want what is good badly enough to work hard for it. When we navigate the change by reasoned moral ideals, we have a good chance of ending up "blessed"  
 
But neither approach is a guarantee. We can have the good luck [ or good upbringing] to desire what is good. We can do a poor job of thinking our ideals through and end up chasing illusions, windmills or worse. Perhaps we should use both approaches--create a dialectic that moves back and forth between them, tempering our desires with moral reasoning and seeking only the good that is also part of our deepest dreams. That may work better but it too is not guaranteed to lead directly to a blessing instead of a curse. Hence, facing these great moments of "opening" in our lives also takes courage, faith and persistence. 
 
These reflections were based on Deuteronomy 11:26ff, 12:20ff and the classical rabbinic interpreters of these sections. 

 

 

OZ Weekly - Eikev 5780 + More

08/07/2020 10:13:35 AM

Aug7

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Help us close the Fiscal Year!

  • Check Your Account Balance & Support our Shul by Clicking HERE.

Submit your "Views from the Pews" to Office@OZNY.org

Mazel Tov

  • Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz, on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Rivkah - Mazel tov to Rivkah’s parents, Chani & Joel, and to Shira, Meira, Ahuva, Sara, Shiffy and Chaim
  • Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard & Naomi Mark on the birth of a granddaughter, born to their children Elana & Yaakov Goldsmith
  • Pia & Paul Rubin, on the wedding of their son Elie to Allison Gold

Baruch Dayan Emet

  • Richard & Jane Stanger, on the passing of Richard's brother Jordan Stanger - Yisroel Ben Tzion ben Avraham Manis z'l

Rabbi Schwartz Class Update

  • Monday Night Course has concluded for the season

Minyan Update

  • Minyanim have resumed under the guidelines of the CDC, DOH, and OU/RCA. Limited minyanim are operating at partial capacity.
  • Visitors to the building must wear a mask on premises and sanitize hands. Violators will be asked to leave or temporarily forfeit the ability to participate.
  • Weekday Minyanim currently meet in the Bet Medrash and max out at 30 men and 5 women.
  • Shabbat Minyanim meet in the Main Sanctuary with 1 Person / Family per row alternating between window and aisle seat designations.
  • In the Main Sanctuary, Individuals and Families should sit in the BLUE marked seats
  • Shacharit will now start at Brachot
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.

Make a BIG Difference...

Psychological Insights into Parshat HaShavua

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

ISRAEL BONDS SPECIAL EVENT

Volunteers Needed

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  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Parshat Eikev 5780

Friday Night

  • 6:30pm - Plag Minyan

  • 6:36pm - Zman Plag HaMincha

  • 7:46pm - Candle Lighting

  • 7:55pm - Zman Minyan

  • 8:04pm - Shkiah

  • 8:54pm - Tzeit Hakochavim

Shabbat 

  • 6:00am - Netz HaChama

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 9:30am - Latest Shema

  • 1:01pm - Chatzot

  • 7:45pm - Minyan

  • 8:02pm - Shkiah

  • 8:45pm - Maariv

  • 8:52pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Sunday: 8:00am & 7:45pm
  • Monday - Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am & 8:00am, 7:45pm Zman Mincha Maariv
  • Next Friday's Plag Minyan is at 6:20pm
  • Shacharit now starts at Brachot

Rabbi's Blanchard's Parsha Reflection

How do we live a good life in order to be worthy of the love and blessing that comes our way? It surely is not enough that we do what is good simply in order to protect ourselves from suffering, or merely to benefit ourselves. It does not seem to me enough that we do what is right and good so that others will think well of us, or even so that we act according to what our society sees as appropriate. This kind of action rarely gets past self interest. Even when it does benefit others it is primarily rooted in our search for payoff or for our own personal success.  In fact, it is mostly about "me". 

To my way of thinking, to actually be worthy of the love and blessing that comes our way we have to start living beyond "I. me. mine"---even sophisticated versions of this , in which my "I-me-mine" also benefits your "I-me-mine". We need to reach for the common good that binds us beyond even the mutual agreement of self interested "social contracts". We need to seek the principles and purposes of our common good.  We seek what is rooted in realities that transcend the limits of our own given natural desires, perceptions, purposes and interests.  To be worthy of love and blessing, we need to seek what transcends us, whether this is philosophical, religious, mystical or spiritual.

These remarks are reflections on Deuteronomy 7:12ff. 

 

 

OZ Weekly - VaEtchanon 5780 - Nachamu

07/31/2020 11:19:52 AM

Jul31

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Rabbi Schwartz Class Update

  • Monday Night Course has concluded for the season
  • Take 5 for Tefillah will continue on Tuesdays on WhatsApp

Minyan Update

  • Minyanim have resumed under the guidelines of the CDC, DOH, and OU/RCA. Limited minyanim are operating at partial capacity.
  • Visitors to the building must wear a mask on premises and sanitize hands. Violators will be asked to leave or temporarily forfeit the ability to participate.
  • Weekday Minyanim currently meet in the Bet Medrash and max out at 30 men and 5 women.
  • Shabbat & Sunday Minyanim meet in the Main Sanctuary with 1 Person / Family per row alternating between window and aisle seat designations.
  • In the Main Sanctuary, Individuals and Families should sit in the BLUE marked seats
  • Shacharit will now start at Brachot
  • 6:40pm Plag Minyan has concluded for the Summer, now that Zman Mincha/Maariv will be starting earlier than 8pm. 
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.

Make a BIG Difference...

Psychological Insights into Parshat HaShavua

Youth Events

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  • Proceeds from the sale of Israel bonds have played a decisive role in Israel’s rapid evolution into a groundbreaking, global leader in high-tech, green-tech and biotech.
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  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

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Parshat Va'Etchanan 5780

Friday Night

  • 6:40pm - Plag Minyan

  • 6:43pm - Plag HaMincha

  • 7:54pm - Candle Lighting

  • 8:05pm - Zman Minyan

  • 8:12pm - Shkiah (Sunset)

  • 9:02pm - Tzeit HaKochavim (Night Fall)

Shabbat Nachamu

  • 5:53am - Netz HaChama

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 9:27am - Latest Shema

  • 1:02pm - Chatzot

  • 7:50pm - Minyan

  • 8:11pm - Shkiah

  • 8:50pm - Maariv

  • 9:01pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Sunday: 8:00am & 7:55pm
  • Monday - Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am & 8:00am, 7:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
  • 6:40pm Plag Early Mincha/Maariv has concluded for the season
  • Shacharit now starts at Brachot

 

Rabbi's Blanchard's Parsha Reflection

“Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."

Sometimes, as we experience the cosmos, we are awestruck. For moderns, it is often the above classic quote from Immanuel Kant that expresses the source of this feeling. I think we have somewhat the same dichotomy in some traditional Jewish sources. On the one hand, the created order of nature and the miracles that reveal a God who is greater than nature. On the other, the moral order and the God who institutes and, at the limit, enforces it.  Although we are not very clear on the relationship between the moral and natural orders, our experience  of their compelling power is often the source of a spiritual consciousness.  As I study these sources, I too find my mind filled with ever new and increasing admiration and awe. 

 

 

OZ Tisha B'Av Schedule Reminder + Links

07/29/2020 11:47:37 AM

Jul29

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Ohab Zedek Zoom Links

  • Wed. 9:30pm - Zoom Eichah with Ohab Zedek: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88237608283
  • Thu. 4:00pm - Zoom Shiur with R' Yoni Zolty: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82195816202 

Rabbi Allen Schwartz's 2 Part Shiur on Jeremiah

  • On Thursday will be both live in the Bet Medrash and via Zoom
  • 12:30pm - Jeremiah Part 1 - Destruction for the Sake of Rebuilding (Source Sheet, Click HERE)
  • 2:30pm - Jeremiah Part 2 - Plans for the Future (Source Sheet, Click HERE)
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Tisha B'Av 5780

Notes:

  • Unless otherwise noted, all Davening is in the Main Sanctuary.
  • Pew cushions will be removed.
  • If overflow is required, will meet in the Bet Medrash.
  • Rabbi's Classes on Thursday will meet in the Bet Medrash.
  • Masks and social distancing will be enforced at all times.

Schedule:

  • Wednesday, July 29
  • Thursday, July 30
    • 6:45am - Early Shacharit & Kinnot
    • 9:00am - Shacharit & Kinnot with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
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    • 12:30pm - Learning with Rabbi Allen Schwartz: Yirmiyahu Part 1: Destruction for the Sake of Rebuilding
    • 1:02pm - Chatzot
    • 1:45pm - Early Mincha
    • 2:30pm - Learning with Rabbi Schwartz: Yirmiyahu Part 2: Plans for the Future
    • 4:00pm - ZOOM Shiur with R' Yoni Zolty: Modern Manifestations of the Mikdash - https://www.ozny.org/event/9AvShiur
    • 7:50pm - Zman Mincha
    • 8:30pm - Maariv
    • 9:03pm - Fast Ends

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OZ Weekly - Devarim 5780 + 9 Av Schedule

07/24/2020 11:36:07 AM

Jul24

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Minyan Update

  • Minyanim have resumed under the guidelines of the CDC, DOH, and OU/RCA. Limited minyanim are operating at partial capacity.
  • Visitors to the building must wear a mask on premises and sanitize hands. Violators will be asked to leave or temporarily forfeit the ability to participate.
  • Weekday Minyanim currently meet in the Bet Medrash and max out at 30 men and 5 women. Shabbat Minyanim meet in the Main Sanctuary with 1 Person / Family per row alternating between window and aisle seat designations.
  • In the Main Sanctuary, Individuals and Families should sit in the BLUE marked seats 
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.

Tisha B'Av 5780 Schedule

www.OZNY.org/9Av

  • Tuesday, July 28
    • 7:20pm - Rabbi's Annual Siyum & Take-Home BBQ - RSVP at www.OZNY.org/9Av
  • Wednesday, July 29
    • 6:15pm - Early Mincha
    • 8:05pm - Zman Mincha
    • 8:14pm - Fast Starts
    • 8:20pm - Maariv & Eichah
    • 9:30pm - ZOOM Eichah
  • Thursday, July 30
    • 6:45am - Early Shacharit & Kinnot
    • 9:00am - Shacharit & Kinnot with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
    • 12:30pm - Learning with Rabbi Allen Schwartz: Yirmiyahu Part 1
    • 1:02pm - Chatzot
    • 1:45pm - Early Mincha
    • 2:30pm - Learning with Rabbi Schwartz: Yirmiyahu Part 2
    • 4:00pm - ZOOM Shiur with R' Yoni Zolty
    • 7:50pm - Zman Mincha
    • 8:30pm - Maariv
    • 9:03pm - Fast Ends

Make a BIG Difference...

Rabbi Schwartz's New Zoom Summer Series:

Calamity & Consolation - The Haftorahs of Jeremiah & Isaiah

Psychological Insights into Parshat HaShavua

Youth Events

  • www.OZNY.org/Youth

ISRAEL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

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  • Proceeds from the sale of Israel bonds have played a decisive role in Israel’s rapid evolution into a groundbreaking, global leader in high-tech, green-tech and biotech.
  • Member FINRA
  • Contact our synagogue representative, Robert Lunzer at 646-523-1939 or robert.lunzer@israelbonds.com or visit Israelbonds.com for current offerings.

Volunteers Needed

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OZ Online Opportunities - www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Parshat Devarim 5780

Friday Night

  • 6:40pm - Plag Minyan

  • 6:48pm - Plag HaMincha

  • 8:01pm - Candle Lighting

  • 8:10pm - Zman Minyan

  • 8:19pm - Shkiah (Sunset)

  • 9:09pm - Tzeit HaKochavim (Night Fall)

Shabbat Chazon

  • 5:46am - Netz HaChama

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan

  • 9:15am - Minyan

  • 9:24am - Latest Shema

  • 1:02pm - Chatzot

  • 8:00pm - Minyan

  • 8:18pm - Shkiah

  • 9:08pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Sunday: 8:00am & 8:05pm
  • Monday - Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am & 8:00am, 6:40pm & 8:05pm

Tisha B'Av 5780 Schedule / www.OZNY.org/9Av

  • Tuesday, July 28
    • 7:20pm - Rabbi's Annual Siyum & Take-Home BBQ - RSVP at www.OZNY.org/9Av
  • Wednesday, July 29
    • 6:15pm - Early Mincha
    • 8:05pm - Zman Mincha
    • 8:14pm - Fast Starts
    • 8:20pm - Maariv & Eichah
    • 9:30pm - ZOOM Eichah
  • Thursday, July 30
    • 6:45am - Early Shacharit & Kinnot
    • 9:00am - Shacharit & Kinnot with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
    • 12:30pm - Learning with Rabbi Allen Schwartz: Yirmiyahu Part 1
    • 1:02pm - Chatzot
    • 1:45pm - Early Mincha
    • 2:30pm - Learning with Rabbi Schwartz: Yirmiyahu Part 2
    • 4:00pm - ZOOM Shiur with R' Yoni Zolty
    • 7:50pm - Zman Mincha
    • 8:30pm - Maariv
    • 9:03pm - Fast Ends

Rabbi's Blanchard's Parsha Reflection: Devarim

For most people, life is good, but it is also  dotted with difficult, trying, painful moments. We don't want them to happen, but they do and we do our best to navigate them. If possible, we don't do this alone but,  as the Beatles put it, we "get by with a little help from our friends". 

Some of those moments are the result of our own,  often moral,  mistakes. Here is a thought for those of us who want to be one of the "friends" that helps others sweeten or soften the demanding moments in life  that are due to their own moral errors : 

First, assume that even an immoral or unrighteous act originates in a good place that ends up distorted.  We know from research, for example, that in intimate relationships, painful, brutal  arguments are most often actually about preserving the relationship. That is,   such arguing  "begins" in a belief--often unstated or even below the level of awareness-- the relationship would be intolerable if things are not done as they ask, or if they are not in control. They might have to leave. They are arguing so that they can stay and not leave. The origin is good --preserving the relationship--but it gets distorted into a search for dominance or control rather than for greater understanding and creative compromise. 

Second, use the emotional or cognitive power of the original goal  to overcome the negative forces producing the problem and find better ways to achieve the goal. . In our example, if they can get in touch with how important preserving their relationship is to them, perhaps they [ or you with them ] can find better alternatives to the endless painful arguments. The more power you, as a friend, have to reorient them toward the "original" [good] source, the more likely it is that they will " get by with a little help from their friends".    Granted, this approach is  not perfect, not easy to do and doesn't always make things better,  but , in a difficult world, it offers one more possibility for fixing things and bringing people together.  

***The above thought is based on my understanding and adaptation  of the Hasidic commentary of the Noam Elimelech on Parashat Devarim and the related doctrine of "sweetening" judgement found in the Keter Shem Tov. 

 

 

OZ Weekly - Matos Masei 5780

07/17/2020 05:10:07 PM

Jul17

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Minyan Update

  • Click HERE to access the RSVP form.
  • Minyanim have resumed under the guidelines of the CDC, DOH, and OU/RCA. Limited minyanim are operating and filling at capacity.
  • Visitors to the building must wear a mask on premises. Violators will be asked to leave or temporarily forfeit the ability to participate.
  • You must be pre-registered for a minyan. Currently Members observing Kaddish or Yarzheit will have priority. If you are NOT pre-registered, you will NOT be allowed to enter.
  • Rabbi Schwartz is emphatic that absolutely no one should feel any pressure to participate at this point.

Make a BIG Difference...

Rabbi Schwartz's New Zoom Summer Series:

Calamity & Consolation - The Haftorahs of Jeremiah & Isaiah

Psychological Insights into Parshat HaShavua

Youth Events

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ISRAEL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

  • Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds ranks among Israel’s most valued economic and strategic resources, with a record of proven success spanning nearly 70 years. Praised for its dependability, the Bonds organization has helped build every sector of Israel’s economy. Partnering in Israel’s success story through investment in Israel bonds is global in scope.  
  • Proceeds from the sale of Israel bonds have played a decisive role in Israel’s rapid evolution into a groundbreaking, global leader in high-tech, green-tech and biotech.
  • Member FINRA
  • Contact our synagogue representative, Robert Lunzer at 646-523-1939 or robert.lunzer@israelbonds.com or visit Israelbonds.com for current offerings.

Volunteers Needed

  • Please contact RAS@ozny.org to help shop for the homebound

OZ Online Opportunities - www.OZNY.org/Online, www.OZNY.org/Events

  • Daf Yomi Daily Conference Call

  • Zoom TNLP on Tuesdays starts at 7:30pm

  • Zoom Discover Judaism (Wednesdays) starts of 6:45pm

  • Stay Tuned for More... Events!

Parshat Matos Masei 5780

Shabbat Chazak - Shabbat Mevorchim

Friday Night

  • 6:40pm - Plag Minyan (RSVP Required)

  • 6:52pm - Plag HaMincha

  • 8:06pm - Candle Lighting

  • 8:15pm - Zman Minyan (RSVP Required)

  • 8:24pm - Shkiah (Sunset)

  • 9:14pm - Tzeit HaKochavim (Night Fall)

Shabbat Day

  • 5:40am - Netz HaChama

  • 7:30am - Hashkama Minyan (RSVP Required)

  • 9:15am - Minyan (RSVP Required)

  • 9:21am - Latest Shema

  • 1:02pm - Chatzot

  • 8:15pm - Minyan (RSVP Required)

  • 8:24pm - Shkiah

  • 9:14pm - Havdalah / Tzeit HaKochavim

Rosh Chodesh Av

  • Tuesday Night & Wednesday
  • Ya'aleh v'Yavoh recited

Weekday Minyanim 

  • Sunday: 8:00am & 8:15pm
  • Monday - Friday: 6:00am, 7:00am & 8:00am, 6:40pm & 8:15pm

Rabbi's Blanchard's Parsha Reflection

Let's think about the power of human speech.  We can start with Numbers 30:2ff which presents laws of vows.  In traditional sources, making a "vow"  means that we take something that was permitted for our use and deliberately use language to make it forbidden for our use--- "this cake, until now I could eat it, from now on,  it is forbidden to me."  From our point of view, we alter the nature or meaning of the object. It was "neutral", we could do with it what we wanted, Now, it has become something we can not use. 

Why would we make a material object forbidden to us?  Maybe we are on a diet and want to strengthen our resolve to do without it. We speak  a vow that makes fattening foods out of bounds. Or, we want to sanctify something, give it a special holiness. We speak a vow that turns it into something that can be used solely for sacred purposes.  Perhaps, we want these particular rings to serve as a symbol of our marriage and so we "vow" that they are our wedding ring. Or, if we are less noble or more angry, we want to create a distance between ourselves and others, so we "vow" that their property is off limits to us--- so that we can never visit with them or eat a meal with them again. It was these negative kinds of vows, as well as the possibility that we might fail to keep our word, that brought Jewish tradition to discourage the making of vows. 

Speech can also be a mistake. Can we correct a " speech" mistake?  Can we, for example, correct having made a vow for the wrong reasons or a vow that has unforeseen  negative consequences? If we regret that we made the commitment, we often turn to people whose wisdom we trust. We talk it through with them, and sometimes even give them the power to "annul" our vow--  for example, we give them the power to make us feel that, since we would never have made the vow if we had known the  the damage that keeping it would bring about, we no longer required to keep that vow. 

Notice: Human speech is a social reality; we do not vow in our own private language.  This is the power of human speech: it creates personal and social realities and in doing so it can support the best in us or amplify the worst. Clearly, we need to be careful about what we "vow". Even more, we need to be careful about how we use speech to construct our world, its limits and its possibilities.  

 

 

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