ASK Fair Lawn
Jteens at Bris Avrohom of Fair Lawn invite children ages 6-11 to participate in an exciting bi-weekly workshop.
Free Admission!!
Drop off your kids and they will have a chance to choose from many activities and classes. Tutoring will be conducted by teens with passions in the given subjects.
A Shabbos of Learning, Laughter and L'chaim
A CommUNITY Shabbos experience Friday, January 11
6:30pm: Services
7:00pm: Four course traditional, gourmet Shabbos dinner with select wines and plenty of spirit.
Guest speaker: Internationally acclaimed guest speaker, psychotherapist, humorist and scholar
Dr. Edwin Susskind, Ph.d
Women are from Mars, Men are from Venus, Jews are From Sinai
Sensitivity to the Emotional Needs of Teens & Raising Your Child To Be a Mentsch.
Moms and Tots Shabbat
Saturday mornings, 11am-12pm
Give your child an opportunity to explore, learn and discover with songs, story time with Russian language, and kiddie play area! Bond with your little one while connecting with other moms in our area.
Moms and Kids Challah Bake
Sunday, January 13 at 5:00pm-6:30pm
Join for a fun and meaningful time together and making traditional Challah.
With guided step-by-step instructions, each participant makes their own batch of challah.
Suitable for all women, and kids ages 8 and up.
Seating and drinks: 5:00pm. Program begins 5:30pm
Jteen Shabbat 100
Friday, January 25 4:00pm-6:30pm
Connect with over 100 teens from our community, for a unique Shabbat experience exclusively for teens!
Cocktails, Photos and Candle Lighting,
followed by Kiddush ceremony, dinner and dessert buffet.
Table seating requests upon reservation.
Join us for a women's evening, celebrating the New Year for the trees.
Discuss the mystical meanings of this holiday, while enjoying a delightful buffet of exotic fruits and wines!
Every Wednesday, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Hang out, and get connected with other Jewish
teens in the area for casual, social meet and discussions.
Chats, Snacks, and Drinks
A Biselleh Humor....
Aryeh and Devora, a young religious couple, were expecting their first baby. Devora went into labor on shabbos so they had no choice but to call for a taxi to take them to the hospital. Because Aryeh wanted to minimize the shabbos violation, he told the controller that he does not want to have a Jewish driver.
The taxi quickly arrived, but when Aryeh and Devora were getting in, they overheard the controller on the two way radio ask the driver, "Have you picked up the anti-Semites yet?"
Weekly E- Torah
The words ring out again and again in the biblical account of the Exodus story, as Moses repeatedly demands of the unrelenting Pharaoh that he grant the Jewish people their freedom.
Actually, the precise words that Moses conveys to the stubborn monarch in the name of G‑d are, “Shalach ami v’yaavduni,” “Let My people go so that they may serve Me.”
It is interesting to see how some expressions and phrases become memorable and popular, while others just don’t seem to catch on. “Let My People Go” became the theme song for the story of Egypt and the Exodus way beyond the Jewish community. It has been used as a catchphrase for a variety of political causes. Unfortunately, the last Hebrew word of the phrase somehow got lost in the shuffle: v’yaavduni—“that they may serve Me”—never quite made it to the top of the charts. The drama of the Exodus captures our imagination, while the fact that that the purpose of leaving Egypt was to go to Sinai, receive G‑d’s Torah and fulfill Jewish destiny is less emphasized. The call to freedom excites the human spirit; the challenge of service and commitment, by contrast, doesn’t seem to elicit as much enthusiasm..
It is clear that political freedom minus spiritual purpose equals disillusionment. Leaving Egypt without the vision of Sinai would be getting all dressed up with nowhere to go. It is not enough to let our people go. We have to take them somewhere. “That they may serve Me” means that we need to use our political freedom to experience the freedom and fulfillment of faith, and a life of spiritual purpose dedicated to G‑d’s service.
-adapted from Rabbi Yossi Goldman
