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OZ: Tzav & Pesach 5783 / 2023 - 3040 Dinner, Benefit Luncheon, Mitzvah Morning + More!
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OZ Weekly: Vayikra 5783 - Scholar in Residence, Sephardic Minyan, Rabbi's Message, and More...
03/24/2023 11:41:38 AM
Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly: Vayikra 5783 / 2023
LEN'S LINKS
- ArtScroll Shabbos Table - click HERE
- RZA HaMizrachi Parsha - click HERE
- Rabbi Dr. Lamm z'l - click HERE
- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z'l - click HERE
- YUTorah in Print - click HERE
RABBI'S MESSAGE
Dear OZ family,
Rav Yaacov Emden comments on the invitation that opens the Maggid section of the Haggadah. We invite all who are hungry to come and eat, and all who need, to eat the Korban Pesach with us. Rav Emden considers that the second invitation is disingenuous. Surely by the time we are singing “Ha Lachma Anya”, it is too late to invite someone to eat the Korban Pesach. That invitation must already be tendered before the Korban Pesach is offered in the afternoon. Therefore, Rav Emden explains, we must say that we are repeating an invitation that was made earlier in the day. This dovetails very well with his explanation of the earlier invitation, for all who are hungry to come and eat.
Rav Emden explains that the invitation for all who are hungry to come and eat was also made earlier in the day and was specifically made to Gentiles. Erev Pesach is the perfect day to make a Kiddush Hashem by giving food to the Non-Jews among us. We have all this food that we need to dispossess. Wouldn’t it be better to give it to those who are hungry who are not commanded to refrain from eating Chametz on Pesach? So both invitations are made before the holiday starts.
To that end, we will have boxes in the shul lobby for food distribution before Pesach starting next week. You can leave all your Chametz in these boxes, and take part in the fulfillment of the first invitation. Regarding the second invitation, please indicate if you are will be on the West Side for Pesach and you’d like to have a guest for any of the 6 meals (2 Seders, 1 Friday night dinner and 3 lunches). Indicate also if you’d like to be hosted for any of these meals, and we’ll try to set everyone up for Yom Tov. You can contact Beverly at the office to get started.
It is a pleasure to welcome Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman for Shabbos, as our Scholar in Residence. The program is dedicated by the Weitzner family in memory of Ari’s father, Dr. Walter Weitzner, z”l. I welcome everyone to take part in all of Rabbi Berman’s lectures throughout Shabbos. The entire schedule is listed below.
Have a wonderful Shabbos. Stay well and healthy.
Rabbi Allen Schwartz
CLICK THE PIC: SHABBAT HAGADOL BENEFIT LUNCHEON
SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE
- The Scholar in Residence Weekend is dedicated by the Weitzner Family, in memory of Ari's father Dr. Walter Weitzner z'l
- Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman is a professor of Tanakh at Bar-Ilan University. A graduate of Princeton University, Rabbi Berman received his semikhah from the Rabbanut HaRashit Le-Yisrael, after learning for eight years at Yeshivat Har-Etzion. He is the author of The Temple: Its Symbolism and Meaning Then and Now (Jason Arnonson, 1995), Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought (Oxford, 2008), a National Jewish Book Award Finalist in Scholarship, and most recently, Inconsistency in the Torah: Ancient Literary Convention and the Limits of Source Criticism (Oxford, 2017). His articles and essays have appeared in Mosaic Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. He is currently at work on his next book, Orthodoxy and the Challenge of Biblical Criticism. He, his wife and their four children reside in Bet Shemesh.
BULLETIN BOARD
- Prepare for Pesach with OZ - Chametz Sale forms, Maot Chittm, Supplemental Reading, the OU Guide, the more is available in the lobby & online at www.OZNY.org/Pesach
Mazel Tov
- Helen Gross, on the birth of a great-granddaughter, born to her grandchildren Noah and Tali Kolatch
- Todd & Anna Schwartz, on the birth of a baby girl
- Richard & Jane Stanger, on the birth of grandson, a son born to Dovid Shlmo & Avital Berman
- Zahava Wapner & Eiran Gordon, on their upcoming wedding
Main Kiddush
- The Weitzner Family, in memory of Ari's father Dr. Walter Weitzner z'l
- Eli & Malka Spiro in honor of our OZ family for welcoming us during our time on the Upper West Side - we will miss you all!
- Pnina Arbesfeld and David Arbesfeld, commemorating the Yarzheit of their father Rabbi Hyman Arbesfeld - HaRav Chaim ben Avraham z'l
Shalosh Seudos
- Debora Family, in commemoration of David's mother, Leah bas Dovid Shlomo z'l
Hashkama Kiddush
- Illana & George Lloyd and family, and by Shachar David, in memory of their fathers and grandfather Raphael David - Rafael Chaim Ben Saadya, Henry Lloyd -Yechiel Ben Yosef, and great grandparents Judah & Fruma Bacharach z"l
Sephardic Minyan & Mezzeh Sponsors
- Ephraim Gittler
- David Honig
- Joseph Offenbacher
- Esther Rimokh
- Ilya Starobinets
Shabbat HaGadol Benefit Luncheon
- Give your kitchen a break before Pesach! Join the OZ Shabbat HaGadol Benefit Luncheon supporting the Kiddush Fund - $65 Adults / $36 Child— RSVP at www.OZNY.org/Luncheon
Upcoming Events: www.OZNY.org/Events
- Monday 8:00pm Mishmar: Tehillim of Pesach Library & Zoom
- Tuesday 7:30pm Tuesday Night Learning Exclusively on Zoom
- Wednesday 2:00pm Tzurba: Bedikas Chametz Library & Zoom
- Thursday 7:00pm Bible Behind the Scenes Library
- Friday 7:00am Men’s Daf Yomi starts Sotah Library & Conference Call
- Friday 8:00pm 30&40 Wine & Dine Bet Medrash
- Shabbat 11:15am Shabbat HaGadol Drasha Main Sanctuary
- Shabbat 12:00pm Benefit Luncheon Bet Medrash
- Sunday 10:00am R’ Schwartz’s Mitzvah Morning Kitchen & Classroom
- Sunday 10:30am Youth Dept: Kids Crafts Bet Medrash
- Sunday 6:00pm Annual Hagaddah Highlights Bet Medrash
Please Note
- Pardon our appearance while lighting work is being completed in the Main Lobby, School Passageway, Stairwells, and in the Main Sanctuary
- The 'Early' Plag Minyan will commence after Pesach, and will meet Mondays to Fridays throughout the summer (in addition to the 'Late' Zman Minyan)
- The Rabbi’s Haggadah & other books are available for discount purchase - contact office
SCHEDULE
- Parshat Vayikra 5783 / 2023
Friday, March 24 (Nisan 2)
- 6:10am Shacharit
- 7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
- 7:00am Shacharit
- 8:00am Shacharit
- 6:54pm Candle Lighting
- 7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 7:05pm Sephardic Minyan (Social Hall)
- 7:55pm Friday Night Chai Dinner (RSVP): It takes a 'Start-Up Nation' to Build the Bet HaMikdash
Shabbat, March 25 (Nisan 3)
- 7:30am Hashkama Minyan in Main Shul
- 8:45am Haftorah Class in Social Hall
- 9:15am Main Sanctuary Minyan
- 9:30am Youth Groups in School Building
- 11:15am Drasha: Rabbi Dr. Berman: Is it ‘History’? The Historical Accuracy of the Tanakh
- 5:30pm Afternoon Groups in Social Hall
- 5:35pm Shiur - Rabbi Dr. Berman: The Archeology of the Exodus & the Meaning of Shirat Hayam
- 6:35pm Mincha
- 6:55pm Men's Daf Yomi in the Library
- 6:55pm Shalosh Seudos w/R’ Berman: Anti-Semitism and what our response should be
- 7:55pm Maariv
- 8:03pm Havdalah
Sunday, March 26 (Nisan 4)
- 7:00am Shacharit
- 8:00am Shacharit
- 8:45am Men's Daf Yomi
- 7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Monday, March 27 (Nisan 5)
- 6:00am Shacharit
- 6:50am Shacharit
- 7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
- 7:50am Shacharit
- 7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 8:00pm Mishmar: Tehillim of Pesach
Tuesday, March 28 (Nisan 6)
- 6:10am Shacharit
- 7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
- 7:00am Shacharit
- 8:00am Shacharit
- 7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 7:30pm TNLP on Zoom
Wednesday, March 29 (Nisan 7)
- 6:10am Shacharit
- 7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
- 7:00am Shacharit
- 8:00am Shacharit
- 2:00pm Tzurba: Bedikas Chametz
- 7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Thursday, March 30 (Nisan 8)
- 6:00am Shacharit
- 6:50am Shacharit
- 7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
- 7:50am Shacharit
- 7:00pm Bible Behind The Scenes
- 7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Friday, March 31 (Nisan 9)
- 6:10am Shacharit
- 7:00am Men's Daf Yomi: Starts Sotah
- 7:00am Shacharit
- 8:00am Shacharit
- 7:01pm Candle Lighting
- 7:10pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 8:00pm 30&40 Wine & Dine (RSVP)
STAY TUNED FOR THE O.Z. ANNUAL DINNER & COMMUNITY CELEBRATION…
OZ Weekly: Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783
03/17/2023 12:58:52 PM
Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly: Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783 / 2023
LEN'S LINKS
- ArtScroll Shabbos Table - click HERE
- RZA HaMizrachi Parsha - click HERE
- Rabbi Dr. Lamm z'l - click HERE
- Anshe Divrei Torah - click HERE
- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z'l - click HERE
- YUTorah in Print - click HERE
CLICK THE PIC: SHABBAT HAGADOL BENEFIT LUNCHEON
VIEWS FROM THE PEWS
Recipe for Freedom: Our tradition teaches that Matzah is the bread of affliction baked hastily on the run, but there is reason to believe this is crumby Interpretation. Together we learn how Matzah became the bread of freedom.
Rabbi Charles E. Savenor serves as the Executive Director of Civic Spirit. Founded in 2017, Civic Spirit provides training in civic education to Jewish, Catholic, Christian, and Islamic day schools.
The organization's mission is to educate, inspire, and empower faculty and students towards civic belonging, knowledge, and responsibility. In addition to his work at Civic Spirit, Rabbi Savenor was the co-Executive Producer of "We Are Here - The Songs of the Holocaust" that sold out Carnegie Hall this past January in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
He currently sits on the international boards of Leket Israel (the National Food Bank of Israel) and Gesher. Charlie and his wife, Julie Walpert, are the parents of two sons, Joseph and Benjamin, both of whom were Rabbi Schwartz's students. Raving fans of the Red Sox and Celtics, they live in New York City.
BULLETIN BOARD
- PARDON OUR APPEARANCE WHILE WORK IS COMPLETED IN LOBBY & STAIRWELL AREAS
Welcome New Members
- Andrew Chernela
- Chaya Horowitz
- Jacob Weinger
Welcome to OZ!
- Rabbi Charles Savenor, who will deliver this week’s Views from Pews on the “Recipe for Freedom”
- Yoetzet Halacha Ellin Cooper, who will be visiting for Shabbat morning and Kiddush
Thank You!
- Gitty Flamenbaum & Alma Birnboim, for coordinating the Yad Leah clothing drive — over $3000 was raised, and 280 bags of clothing was donated on the Upper West Side!
Mazel Tov
- Nathan Cepelinski & Mazel Sorscher on their upcoming wedding
- Rabbi Allen Schwartz, on being honored with the ‘Bendheim Award’ at the MDS Dinner
- Dr. Jeremy Simon & Allie Alperovich, on being honored as the ‘Parents of the Year’ at the Gush Etzion Foundation Annual Dinner
Kiddush Sponsors
- Mildred Goldczer, commemorating the Yarzheit of her mother Yocheved bat Matisyahu z’l
- Jake & Helen Guz, commemorating the Yarzheit of Jake’s mother Esther Devorah bat R’ Yaakov HaKohen z’l
- Ervin & Clara Rosenfeld, commemorating the Yarzheit of Ervin’s mother Sylvia Rosenfeld - Devorah bat Sara z’l
Poetry Slam at this week’s Seudah Shlishit
- Dedicated by Joe Helmreich, in honor of his upcoming win!
Shabbat HaGadol Gala Luncheon on April 1
- While your kitchen is being prepared for Pesach, let ours serve you!
- Registration & sponsorships support the Kiddush Fund: www.OZNY.org/Luncheon
Rabbi’s Books for Sale
- The Rabbi’s Haggadah & other books are available for discount purchase - contact office
Upcoming Events: www.OZNY.org/Events
- Monday, March 29, 8:00p, Mishmar: Tehillim of Pesach, www.OZNY.org/Mishmar
- Wednesday, March 22, 6:30p, WIN: Chodesh Nissan, www.OZNY.org/WIN
- Wednesday, March 22, 8:00p, Women’s Wellness, www.OZNY.org/Wellness
- Thursday March 23, 7:00p, Bible Behind the Scenes, www.OZNY.org/Live
- Friday, March 24, 7:05p, Sephardic Minyan & Mezzeh, www.OZNY.org/Sephardic
- Friday, March 24, 8:00p, Friday Night Chai Dinner, www.OZNY.org/Berman
- Friday, March 31, 8:00p, OZ 30 & 40 Wine & Dine, www.OZNY.org/3040
- Sunday, April 2nd, 10:00a, Pre-Pesach Mitzvah Morning & Kids’ Crafts
SCHEDULE
Friday, March 17 (Adar 24)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
6:47pm Candle Lighting
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Shabbos, March 18 (Adar 25)
Shabbos Mevarchim - Parshas HaChodesh
7:30am Hashkama Minyan
8:45am Hafotrah Class with Rabbi Allen Schwartz
9:15am Main Sanctuary Minyan
11:15a Views from the Pews: R’ Charles Savenor
5:45pm Afternoon Class with Rabbi Jack Varon
6:25pm Mincha
6:45pm Men's Daf Yomi
6:45pm Seudah Shlishit: Poetry Slam
7:45pm Maariv
7:56pm Havdalah
Sunday, March 19 (Adar 26)
7:00am Shacharis in Main Shul
8:00am Shacharis in Main Shul
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Monday, March 20 (Adar 27)
6:00am Shacharis
6:50am Shacharis
7:50am Shacharis
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
8:00pm Monday Night Mishmar: Tehillim of Pesach
Tuesday, March 21 (Adar 28)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
7:30pm TNLP on Zoom
Wednesday, March 22 (Adar 29)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
6:30pm Discover Judaism Classes in Library
6:30pm WiN: Women In Network: Sarah Vorhand
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv in Main Shul
8:00pm Sisterhood Wellness Series: Ellin Cooper
9:00pm Women’s Emunah Group on Zoom
Thursday, March 23 (Nisan 1)
Rosh Chodesh Nisan
6:00am Shacharis
6:45am Shacharis
7:45am Shacharis
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
7:00pm Bible Behind The Scenes: The Temple
Friday, March 24 (Nisan 2)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
6:54pm Candle Lighting
7:05pm Zman Mincha Maariv
7:05pm Sephardic Minyan in Social Hall
7:55pm Friday Night Chai Dinner
Men’s Daf Yomi Schedule:
Sunday: 8:45am, Monday - Friday: 7:00am in Library
Shabbos: After Mincha, Yom Tov: Before Mincha
RABBI BLANCHARD'S BLURB
- In life, we have successes and we have setbacks. When we seem to be moving along a straight path, that is, when we live in linear time, a setback is a " step back." That's ok since sometimes it's "one step forward and two steps back"; other times, it's straight on through to success. When, however, the patterns of our life keep repeating themselves, when, that is, we live in "cyclical" time, we experience a built-in, unavoidable waxing and waning of possibilities in our lives. As a result, we expect and need both failure and success. What's it like for you--linear, cyclical, or both? How do you deal with "the dark times"?
- Reflections on Exodus 12:1-20
OZ Weekly: Ki Tissa 5783 / Parah
03/10/2023 12:44:12 PM
Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly: Ki Tissa - Parah 5783 / 2023
LEN'S LINKS
- ArtScroll Shabbos Table - click HERE
- RZA HaMizrachi Parsha - click HERE
- Rabbi Dr. Lamm z'l - click HERE
- Anshe Divrei Torah - click HERE
- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z'l - click HERE
- YUTorah in Print - click HERE
YAD LEAH CLOTHING DRIVE - CLICK THE PIC
BULLETIN BOARD
- PARDON OUR APPEARANCE WHILE WORK IS COMPLETED IN LOBBY & STAIRWELL AREAS
Mazel Tov
- Johanna & Robbie Herskowitz, on the wedding of their daughter Daniella and Isaac Inkeles
- Rabbi Daniel & Chaviva Wolff, on the engagement of their daughter Tali & Yonadav Rimbert
- Pesia Miller, on the engagement of her grand daughter Gitty Miller to Michael Hartman
Condolences
- Moshe & Dahlia Bellows and family, on the passing of Moshe’s father Shael Bellows z’l
Delicious Kiddush
- The community is invited to join a Gala Kiddush by Robbie & Johanna Herskowitz celebrating the Sheva Brachot of their daughter Daniella and Isaac Inkeles
Hashkama Kiddush
- Ariel Hoffman, in honor of the OZ Community
Youth Groups Notice
- This weekend, the downstairs classroom will be closed this weekend, all groups will meet on the second & third floors
Save the Date — Scholar in Residence Weekend on March 24-25 with Rabbi Josh Berman
- Featuring Friday Night Chai Dinner — RSVP at www.OZNY.org/Berman
Upcoming Events — www.OZNY.org/Events
- Sunday March 12 9:00a Yad Leah Clothing Drive RSVP : www.YadLeah.org/UWS
- Shabbat March 18 11:15a Views from the Pews Featuring Charles Savenor
- Shabbat March 18 6:45p OZ Annual Poetry Slam Sponsor: www.OZNY.org/Slam
- Wedne. March 22 6:30p WIN: Chodesh Nissan RSVP: www.OZNY.org/WIN
- Wedne. March 22 8:00p Women’s Wellness RSVP: www.OZNY.org/Wellness
- Friday March 31 8:00p OZ 30 & 40 Wine & Dine RSVP: www.OZNY.org/3040
- Sunday April 2 10:00a Pre-Pesach Mitzvah Morning & Kids’ Crafts - Details TBA
- Wedne. May 10 RSVP for NORPAC Mission to D.C. Sign-up at www.NORPAC.net
SCHEDULE
Friday, March 10 (Adar 17)
5:39pm Candle Lighting
5:50pm Zman Minyan w/Chazan Ari Mandelbaum
7:00pm Teen "Meat & Greet" Dinner @ Nava & Ariel
Shabbos, March 11 (Adar 18)
7:30am Hashkama in Main Shul
8:45am Haftorah Class in Social Hall
9:15am Main Minyan w/Chazan Ari Mandelbaum
9:30am Youth Groups in School Building
4:40pm Text & Context: Parsha
4:40pm Afternoon Groups
5:20pm Mincha
5:40pm Men's Daf Yomi
5:40pm Shalosh Seudos w/Charles Gross: NORPAC
6:40pm Maariv
6:48pm Havdalah
CHANGE THE CLOCK: SPRING FORWARD
Sunday, March 12 (Adar 19)
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
8:45am Men's Daf Yomi
9:00am Yad Leah Clothing Drive in Library
6:50pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Monday, March 13 (Adar 20)
6:05am Shacharis
6:50am Shacharis
7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
7:50am Shacharis
6:50pm Zman Mincha Maariv
8:00pm Monday Night Mishmar: Tanach on ZOOM
Tuesday, March 14 (Adar 21)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
6:50pm Zman Mincha Maariv
7:30pm TNLP on Zoom
Wednesday, March 15 (Adar 22)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
2:00pm Tzurba: Kosher
6:50pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Thursday, March 16 (Adar 23)
6:05am Shacharis
6:50am Shacharis
7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
7:50am Shacharis
6:50pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Friday, March 17 (Adar 24)
6:10am Shacharis
7:00am Men's Daf Yomi
7:00am Shacharis
8:00am Shacharis
6:47pm Candle Lighting
6:55pm Zman Mincha Maariv
RABBI BLANCHARD'S BLURB
- In the Walt Disney film Dumbo, the main character is an elephant who can fly with his enormous ears. He is convinced, however, that he can do so only by means of a magic feather. Once while flying, Dumbo drops the feather, panics, and starts to fall. His friend, a mouse, saves them both by insisting to Dumbo that he could fly by himself without the feather. Dumbo makes a successful effort to fly on his own because he loves his friend. On one Rabbinic interpretation, the Israelites mistakenly feared that Moses's failure to return from the mountain at the expected time meant he was dead or had abandoned them and they began substituting and even worshiping a Golden Calf. Why did they lack confidence in their own relationship with God? Was there a love that might have saved them?
- We, too, have moments when we fear that we have lost the people or beliefs that have led us successfully in our lives. What love might drive us to take risks necessary to rediscover our confidence and ability?
- Reflections on Exodus 32ff
OZ Weekly: Tetzaveh / Zachor 5783 - Views from Pews, Persian Kiddush, + More
03/03/2023 12:03:20 PM
Click HERE for Printable OZ Weekly: Tetzaveh 5783 / 2023
LEN'S LINKS
- ArtScroll Shabbos Table - click HERE
- RZA HaMizrachi Parsha - click HERE
- Rabbi Dr. Lamm z'l - click HERE
- Anshe Divrei Torah - click HERE
- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z'l - click HERE
- YUTorah in Print - click HERE
THANK YOU TO OUR PURIM FUNDRAISER SUPPORTERS!
- Anonymous
- Susan Baranker
- Shana & Nachshon Block
- Naftali Bodoff
- Nava Silton & Ariel Brandwein and Family
- Paul Casowitz
- Rebbeca Davis & Percy Deift
- Dr. Leon Eisen
- Aviva & Matthew Engel
- Etra Family
- Julie Feldman & Joshua Rosenfeld
- Elana Flaumenhaft
- Rachel and Hindy Gidali
- Johnny Glaser & Tammy Fried Glaser
- Steven Gross
- Moshe Grunhaus
- Regina, Brook, William and Rebecca Haberman
- Bradley S. Hames
- Leslie & Ari Hirsch
- Tsivia & Tal Fishman
- The Honig Family
- Yael, Chad, Lily, Talia, Aliza, and Alana Hopkovitz
- Nicky, Dovid, Hilly and Lambchop Debora
- Sheryl Galler & Allen Katz
- Marsha & Ira Kevelson
- Bezalel Kosofsky
- Kramer Family
- Jennie Kraut
- Yocheved Lauwick & Tali Truzman
- Sarah & Michael Lefkovits
- Norman Letow
- Gabe & Anat Levi
- Sarah & Eric London
- Sarah & Stuart Milstein
- Leonard Brauner & Beth Moritz
- Blair & Eddie Izso
- Steven Nathan
- Rachel and Joseph Offenbacher
- David Pfeffermann
- Tina & Doron Zollman
- Zachary, Daniel & Yonah Prensky
- Beverly & Evan Markowitz
- Nechama Rosenberg
- Ari & Merav Samuel
- Jessica Schechter, Charlie, Judy Lily, anD Ahron Herring
- Rabbi Allen & Alisa Schwartz
- Anna & Todd Schwartz
- Mara Stulberger
- Sally Sultan
- Jay & Zohara Taragin
- Carol & Joe Tuchman
- Avi Truzman
- Esther & Rabbi Jack Varon
- Yoni & Karyn Vega
- Yehuda Weinstock
- Shira Silton & David Wildman
- Matanot Le’Evyonim — support those in need in our local community and in Israel
- Singles Chesed Event — Bikur Cholim Purim Packing: www.OZNY.org/Bikur
- Purim Shanghai Seudah — Join our festive Chinese Buffet: www.OZNY.org/Seudah
- Youth Events — Join us for a Grager Make, Hamantash Bake, and Purim Chagigah!
Bulletin Board
- PARDON OUR APPEARANCE WHILE WORK IS COMPLETED IN LOBBY & STAIRWELL AREAS
- GREAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING HERE - CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.OZNY.ORG/EVENTS
Welcome New Members!
- Jay & Stacey Barth
- Mimi Margolit
- Gregory & Tobi Parnes
Mazel Tov
- Johanna & Robbie Herskowitz, on the upcoming wedding of their daughter Daniella and Isaac Inkeles
- Leah & Ari Feldman, on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Aliza
Views from the Pews with Gerry Adler
- “The Challenge of Fixed Texts: Have we lost the original understanding on ‘Begin with Disgrace and End with Glory’?“
- Gerry Adler, a practicing lawyer, was a partner in various major law firms and currently serves as interim general counsel to Sky Harbour Group. Gerry, a lifelong student, is a graduate of Yeshiva College and Columbia University School of Law.
Pre-Purim Persian Kiddush
- Ben & Michele Cooper, thank you to the OZ Community for your hospitality to Shabbat visitors!
- Percy Deift & Rebecca Davis, in memory of Shoshana bat Zelkind and Hannah bat Moshe Leib z’l
- Allen Katz & Sheryl Galler, in Memory of Sheryl's Grandfather Moshe Eliezer ben Dovid z’l, whose Yarzheit is on Purim
- Eddie & Blair Izso, In honor of Rabbi & Rebetzin Schwartz - Chag Purim Sameach!
- Marsha & Ira Kevelson to commemorate the Yahrzeits of Marsha's parents Harriet Lifshitz, Chana bat Mordechai Zalman z'l and Norman Lifshitz, Nachum ben Shimon z'l and of Ira's mother Ray Kevelson, Raitza bat Menachem z'l
- Prensky family in memory of Max & Mildred Chessin z’l
- Steven Sieratzki, in memory of his father, Moshe Aharon ben Shlomo z’l
- Shai Canaan & Sarah Slatky, In honor of the birth of our son Ori Joshua Canaan
- Sarah Stambler, in honor of my husband Shlomo - a model Mason & Jew
- Jay & Zohara Taragin, who are fortunate to celebrate family birthdays at OZ!
- Naftali Bodoff
- David & Nicky Debora
- Matthew & Aviva Engel
- Etra Family
- Johnny Glaser & Tammy Fried Glase
- Moshe Grunhaus
- Chad & Yael Hopkovitz
- Ari & Leslie Hirsch
- Steven Nathan
- Yossi Shraibman
- Anonymous
Hashkama Kiddush
- Yehuda & Annette Fishman, in memory of Yehuda’s mother Shoshanna bat Yaakov z’l & sister Tova bat Yosef z’
Sunday Morning Daf Yomi Breakfast
- Joseph Scutts, in honor of his Grandfather’s 5th Yarzeit - The breakfast is in Blessed memory of Rabbi Ephraim Tita (Ephraim Chaim Ben Yosef) z’l
Yad Leah Clothing Drive
- Sunday Morning, March 12 in the OZ Lobby | RSVP for Drop-Off: www.yadleah.org/uws
SCHEDULE
Friday , March 3 , 2023 (Adar 10)
- Shacharis 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
- 5:31pm Candle Lighting
- 5:40pm Zman Minyan w/Chazan Mandelbaum
Shabbat, March 4 (Adar 11)
- 7:30am Hashkama Minyan in Bet Medrash
- 8:45am Haftorah Class w/Rabbi Schwartz
- 9:15am Main Minyan, w/Chazan Mandelbaum,
- Views from the Pews with Gerry Adler
- Extra Zachor reading
- Purim in Persia Kiddush
- 4:30pm Parsha Class
- 5:00pm Afternoon Zachor Reading
- 5:10pm Mincha
- 5:30pm Seudah Shlishit w/Chazan Mandelbaum
- 6:30pm Maariv
- 6:40pm Havdalah
- 7:30pm Parent Child Learning + Siyum!
Sunday, March 5 (Adar 12)
- Shacharis 7:00am, 8:00am in Main Shul
- 9:00am Daf Yomi & Breakfast in Library
- 11:00am Youth Event in Social Hall
- 12:00pm Bikur Cholim Event in Bet Medrash
- 5:40pm Zman Mincha Maariv
Monday, March 6 (Adar 13) - Taanis Esther
- 5:11am Fast Starts
- Shacharis 6:00am (MS), 6:45am, 7:45am
- 5:25pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 6:25pm Maariv & Megillah in Main Shul
- 6:33pm Fast Ends
- Followed by: Break-fast in Lobby
- Youth: Epic Chagiga in the Bet Medrash
- 9:00pm Late Megillah
Tuesday, March 7 (Adar 14) - Purim
- Shacharis 5:45 [MS] , 6:30 [BM], 7:30 [MS], 9:00 [MS]
- 11:00am Late Megillah in Main Shul
- 1:30pm Early Mincha
- 4:00pm Shanghai Seudah (RSVP Required)
- 5:40pm Zman Mincha Maariv in Main Shul
- 8:00pm Late Maariv
Wednesday, March 8 (Adar 15) - Shushan Purim
- Shacharis 6:10am, 7:00am, 8:00am
- 2:00pm Tzurba: Kosher
- 5:40pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 6:30pm Discover Judaism
- 8:00pm Late Maariv
- 9:00pm Women’s Emunah on Zoom
Thursday, March 9 (Adar 16)
- Shacharis 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
- 5:40pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 7:00pm Bible Behind the Scenes
- 8:00pm Late Maariv + Cholent
Friday, March 10 (Adar 17)
- Shacharis 6:00am, 6:50am, 7:50am
- 5:39pm Candle Lighting
- 5:50pm Zman Mincha Maariv
- 7:00pm Teen Parshas Parah “Meat & Greet”
Stay Up-To-Date
Men’s Daf Yomi - www.OZNY.org/Event/Daf2023
- Sunday: 8:45am, Monday-Friday: 7:00am
- Shabbat: after Mincha, Yom Tov: before Mincha
RABBI BLANCHARD'S BLURB
- For much of our early history, humans believed that communication with, or at least from, the supernatural was possible. The messages received in such ways could teach us, individually and collectively, how to live wisely, morally, politically, and militarily. Few of us believe we have direct access to such transcendent sources today. We tend to use our understanding of logic, mathematics, natural experience, human or even artificial, scientific research, and reasoned argument to decide how to live as persons and as societies. But there are exceptions: the appreciation of beauty in art and nature as well as love in romance and friendship. Hence, clarity and certitude in these areas sometimes seem to come from something, someplace, or even someone beyond us.
- THE URIM AND THE THUMMIM — This was an inscription of the Proper Name of God which was placed between the folds (i. e. the two pieces forming the front and back) of the breast-plate through which it (the breast-plate) made its statements clear (lit., illuminated its words; מאיר from אור, light, this being an allusion to the אורים) and its promises true (מתמם from the root תמם, an allusion to תמים) (Yoma 73b). In the second Temple, there was certainly the breastplate (although other objects employed in the Temple Service were missing), for it was impossible that the High Priest should have lacked a garment, but that Divine Name was not within it. It was on account of the inscription which constituted the Urim and Thummim and which enabled it to give decisions that it was called “judgment”, as it is said (Numbers 27:21) “And he shall enquire for him by the judgment of the Urim” (Numbers 27:21).
- [AND AARON SHALL BEAR] THE JUDGMENT OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL — the object by means of which they are judged and admonished whether they should do a particular thing or whether they should not do it. But according to the Midrashic statement (Zevachim 88b) that the breastplate atoned for those who pervert judgment, it was called “judgment” in allusion to the pardon thus given for perverse judgment.
- “Aaron will bear the judgment of the Children of Israel on his heart;” i.e., he will inform G-d of the needs of the Jewish people so that he can give them guidance; we have encountered the term משפט in this sense Deuteronomy 18,3, as well as in Kings I 8,59 in Solomon’s blessing of the people after the consecration of the Temple he had built in Jerusalem.
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