Thursday, December 31, 2020

Watch all our classes and discussions past, present and future

 If you missed any of our classes or discussions -you can watch them on my YouTube channel. You can also subscribe and be informed about all new content. It's here:

Monday, December 28, 2020

Everything for Tuesday at Bnai Torah - It's going to be a great day G-d willing!

Important: New Book for our Sunday Reading /Discussion Group -We Begin January 17, 2021


We will be reading Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik's "Halachic Man" -a foundational book for understanding Judaism as a whole and especially contemporary Orthodoxy. it is available new and used in various ways (You can start with eBay and Amazon), as well as libraries and other sources. Here is the pertinent information you can use to find the book 


Title: Halachic Man / Author: Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik / Publisher : JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY; 1st edition (December 1, 1984) / Language:  English / 164 pages ISBN-10: 0827603975 / ISBN-13 : 978-0827603974

Schedule - Tuesday 12/29

 Morning services by Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 


New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1




Chanie Yaffe's Yiddish Class and Conversation Group will meet Tuesday 12/29/2020 at 11:15 AM Note New Time
This interactive group explores the rich tradition of the Yiddish language.

Please note new Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88155349161?pwd=VElDQmlpbEV3bFN4MCttb3NudTRWQT09
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365
Dial in:
646 558 8656 US
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365


Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


Explore The Haftarot!
Haftarah -in Depth  7:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82301151219?pwd=c3lyZC94MXBmcEtFQjdyVkp2MVlaQT09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Livehttps://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1





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Friday, December 25, 2020

Bnai Torah schedule for Shabbat VaYigash and the following week

 Shabbat Vayigash  and the following week 



Friday 12/25 Shabbat VaYigash Eve 12/25
Candle Lighting: 4:04PM

Fast day Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat: 3:40 PM

Torah Reading etc. please be prompt!

Fast Ends Friday @ 4:59PM
(
Recite Kiddush for Shabbat before eating )
 
 
Shabbat  Day Vayigash 12/26
1. Morning Services 9 AM 
Please recite all prayers  (except Baruch She'amar)  until Mizmor Shir l'yom Hashabbat before arriving at Synagogue . We begin with Baruch She'amar and Mizmor Shir

 
2.  Mincha followed by ma'ariv 3:55  PM

3. Motzei Shabbat- Shabbat ends 5:14 PM 

 

Havdalah and a deeper dive into today's sermon topic on Facebook Live Saturday Night  5:39 PM and on zoom    Please NOTE NEW LINK
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89223490498?pwd=L3p5ZFErcldCRVhGVzBOQUZnQU5Kdz09
Call in Number: 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 892 2349 0498
Passcode: 248365




Sunday  12/27
1. Sunday Shacharit  -live service in Synagogue's  social hall@ 8AM.
Also on FB live and zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365


New SUNDAY CLASS  12/27/27 9:30 AM
Reading /discussion group on the works of  Rabbi Jonathan Sacks OBM.
Please read this text in advance:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JXJqubZtslmxU9rxfxI7R0Ru2nsV8sstjokuMKxI4Dw/edit?usp=sharing
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87900012312?pwd=RU41Nkt2ZHhIUFNBRm1NVVd1WlFrdz09

Meeting ID: 879 0001 2312
Passcode: 248365

By Phone:
646 558 8656 US 
Meeting ID: 879 0001 2312
Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdsLXHPTkB


Also on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday  Zoom  Maariv at 7PM (No Wednesday)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365


Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 


New! 
Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm

Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.


Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 



Tuesday 12/29
1. Morning services by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


2. New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 



3. Chanie Yaffe's Yiddish Class and Conversation Group will meet Tuesday 12/29/2020 at 11:15 AM Note New Time
This interactive group explores the rich tradition of the Yiddish language.

Please note new Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88155349161?pwd=VElDQmlpbEV3bFN4MCttb3NudTRWQT09
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365
Dial in:
646 558 8656 US
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365


Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


New Class! Explore The Haftarot!
Haftarah -in Depth  7:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82301151219?pwd=c3lyZC94MXBmcEtFQjdyVkp2MVlaQT09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Livehttps://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1


Wednesday 12/30
Morning services by Zoom 7AM:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


No Wednesday Morning Aggadah Class


Thursday 12/31
Morning services by Zoom @ 7AM 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password:


New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1


 

Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


The Big Idea: Dreams in Jewish Thought and Law
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84345969521?pwd=dUhXUTg3K05TYVNkaTNHSEJZSzQzQT09
Meeting ID: 843 4596 9521 Passcode: 248365

Dial- in 646 558 8656 US Meeting ID: 843 4596 9521 Passcode: 248365


Friday 1/1 Erev Shabbat VaYechi

Morning Services @8:00AM on Zoom  - Please note time change
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924 
Password: 248365 

 


New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365 
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password 
248365 
Also on Facebook Livehttps://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

Fast 15 -Minute  Lunch N Learn  12:30- 12:45pm

We'll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


Mincha 4:10  Candlelighting 4:11

f you are attending any live services please review this COVID form - if it's not Shabbat please sign a copy upon attending or sign it and send it to us via email
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13pTOdmXVaBrvLNaMvMQZfTIJqwKY6aLc/view?usp=sharing

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Our Calendar is Here: https://www.bnaitorahma.org/daily-minyan--shabbat.html

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Tonight and Tomorrow: Important information about services and fast

 Friday Morning services 8AM -Fast of 10th of Tevet

Thursday Evening

NO 7:30 PM Big Idea Class Tonight (Thursday 12/24)
Zoom Maariv at 7PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365


Friday Services and Classes

Fast Information:  

Friday  12/25 Fast of Asara Betevet (10 Tevet)
Fast Begins Friday @5:40AM
Fast Ends Friday @ 4:59PM
(
Recite Kiddush for Shabbat before eating )
Information on Fast Below at end of email


Live Services in Social Hall 8AM
We recite Selichot and read the torah, please be prompt.

Also on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 

 


Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 


Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30 - 12:45 PM on Zoom
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.


Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


Friday 12/25 Shabbat VaYigash Eve 12/25
Candle Lighting: 4:00PM

Fast day Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat: 3:40 PM

Torah Reading etc. please be prompt!

Asara Betevet Information:
The 10th of Tevet (known as Asarah B'Tevet) is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance. We refrain from food and drink from daybreak to nightfall, and add Selichot (penitential prayers) and other special supplements to our prayers. The fast ends at nightfall, or as soon as you see three medium-sized stars in the sky. See our calendar for exact times.
 
Jerusalem Surrounded  For years, G‑d had sent His prophets to warn Israel about the impending destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple if they didn’t mend their ways. But they derided the holy men as bearers of “false prophecies of doom,” bent on demoralizing the nation. They even went so far as to kill one of the prophets.
Then it finally happened. On the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet, in the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem.

Ever patient, G‑d delayed the destruction to give the Jews yet another chance to repent. He repeatedly sent the prophet Jeremiah to admonish His nation, but they foolishly had him imprisoned. Thus, 30 months later, on Tamuz 92 (or 17 the very date the walls would be breached when the Second Temple was destroyed), 3338, the city walls were breached, and on 9 Av of that year the Holy Temple was destroyed and the Jewish people were exiled.
Unique among Jewish fasts, 10 Tevet is observed even when it falls on a Friday, though it interferes somewhat with Shabbat preparations.

It is viewed as the beginning of the chain of events that culminated with the destruction of the Temple and the subsequent exiles, something that we have never fully recovered from, because even when the Second Temple was finally built, it never returned to its full glory.

Holocaust Yahrzeits: In recent times, 10 Tevet became the day to say kaddish for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whose day of martyrdom is unknown.

An ancient Jewish custom is to deliver words of inspiration that arouse the soul to repent on fast days such as this one.
 
How to Pray on Ten Tevet: There are a number of changes in the liturgy to be aware of.
In the morning services, during the chazzan’s repetition of the Amidah, he should add in Aneinu.
We say the "long" Avinu Malkeinu, 

The most significant addition is the Selichot, a collection of biblical verses and rabbinic dirges, which are added in the morning during the post-Amidah Tachanun.

During both morning and afternoon services, we read the Torah, from Exodus 32:11–14 and 34:1–10.
In the afternoon, the reading (which is held before the Amidah) is followed by a haftarah from Isaiah 55:6–56:8.

During the afternoon Amidah, every individual who is still fasting says Aneinu.

During the chazzan’s repetition of the afternoon Amidah, he should add in Aneinu,

The chazzan also recites the Priestly Blessing

As in the morning, say the “long” Avinu Malkeinu

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Our Calendar is Here: https://www.bnaitorahma.org/daily-minyan--shabbat.html

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

BT from BT: Boker Tov from Bnai Torah -today's happenings: Tuesday 7 Tevet 5781 - 12/22/20

 BT from BT: Boker Tov from Bnai Torah -today's happenings: Tuesday 7 Tevet 5781  - 12/22/20


Yiddish Class Time Change:
Today's Yiddish Class with Chanie Yaffe will take place at 11:30 AM. This change is for this week only:


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88155349161?pwd=VElDQmlpbEV3bFN4MCttb3NudTRWQT09
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365
Dial in:
646 558 8656 US
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365



New!  Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30 - 12:45 PM
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.


Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 


Important ChangeFriday morning 10 Tevet Fast Day 12/25 - Live and Zoom services are at 8AM: Same zoom link as for regular weekday services


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Our Calendar is Here: https://www.bnaitorahma.org/daily-minyan--shabbat.html

Monday, December 21, 2020

New! Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30 - 12:45 PM and all of today's happenings

New!  Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30 - 12:45 PM

Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.


Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 



Important ChangeFriday morning 10 Tevet Fast Day 12/25 - Live and Zoom services are at 8AM: Same zoom link as for regular weekday services


Follow our website and blog at: https://www.bnaitorahma.org/
Our Calendar is Here: https://www.bnaitorahma.org/daily-minyan--shabbat.html

Friday, December 18, 2020

Shabbat Miketz and the following week Including the Fast of 10 Tevet

 



Shabbat Miketz eve -Friday  12/18

Candle Lighting for Shabbat Miketz  12/18  No later than 4:00PM
 
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat  in Social Hall 3:55 PM
IF YOU CAN (as per health advice) - PLEASE COME WE HAVE A YAHRTZEIT AND PEOPLE SAYING KADDISH!

 
Shabbat  Day Miketz 12/19
1. Morning Services 9 AM 
Please recite all prayers  (except Baruch She'amar)  until Mizmor Shir l'yom Hashabbat before arriving at Synagogue . We begin with Baruch She'amar and Mizmor Shir

 
2.  Mincha followed by ma'ariv 3:50  PM

3. Motzei Shabbat- Shabbat ends 5:10 PM 

 

Havdalah and a deeper dive into today's sermon topic on Facebook Live Saturday Night  5:35 PM and on zoom    Please NOTE NEW LINK
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89223490498?pwd=L3p5ZFErcldCRVhGVzBOQUZnQU5Kdz09
Call in Number: 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 892 2349 0498
Passcode: 248365




Sunday  12/20
1. Sunday Shacharit  -live service in Synagogue's  social hall@ 8AM.
Also on FB live and zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365


New SUNDAY CLASS  12/20/20 9:30 AM
Reading /discussion group on the works of  Rabbi Jonathan Sacks OBM.
Please read this text in advance:

https://rabbisacks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Three-Approaches-to-Dreams-Mikketz-5781.pdf

Join Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87900012312?pwd=RU41Nkt2ZHhIUFNBRm1NVVd1WlFrdz09
Meeting ID: 458 336 444 Password: 248365 
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 458 336 444 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 Sunday - Thursday  Zoom  Maariv at 7PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365



Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 


New! 
Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm

Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.


Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 



Tuesday 12/22
1. Morning services by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


2. New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

 



3. Chanie Yaffe's Yiddish Class and Conversation Group will meet Tuesday 12/22/2020 at 10 AM
This interactive group explores the rich tradition of the Yiddish language.

Please note new Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88155349161?pwd=VElDQmlpbEV3bFN4MCttb3NudTRWQT09
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365
Dial in:
646 558 8656 US
Meeting ID: 881 5534 9161
Passcode: 248365


Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 



4. Zoom Maariv at 7PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365

New Class! Explore The Haftarot!
Haftarah -in Depth  7:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82301151219?pwd=c3lyZC94MXBmcEtFQjdyVkp2MVlaQT09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Livehttps://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

Wednesday 12/23
Morning services by Zoom 7AM:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password: 248365 
 


No Wednesday Morning Aggadah Class

Zoom Maariv at 7PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365



Thursday 12/24
Morning services by Zoom @ 7AM 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924  Password:


New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365   \
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password: 248365
Also on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1


 

Fast 15 -Minute Lunch n' Learn 12:30- 12:45pm
Grab your own (kosher) lunch and take a short Torah break.
We"ll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


No Big Idea Class this week  
(In some circles, it is customary on this particular evening (from sunset to midnight only) to play chess and in other (very rare) circles to read Leo Tolstoy or Vasily Grossman)
Zoom Maariv at 7PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654749537?pwd=Q3NxT21neFAvNzlsdjcvNExRWXJVZz09
Password: 248365
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 876 5474 9537 Password: 248365



Friday  12/25 Fast of Asara Betevet (10 Tevet)
Fast Begins Friday @5:40AM
Fast Ends Friday @ 4:59PM
(
Recite Kiddush for Shabbat before eating )
Information on Fast Below at end of email


Special Fast Day Morning Services @ 7:00AM
Live Morning services with Selichot and Torah  Reading and also on  Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83864052924?pwd=cTAyZzJDVnBJV0FrSml6NEU2RXhlUT09

Call in information: +1 646 558 8656  Meeting ID: 838 6405 2924 
Password: 248365 

 


New Jewish Ethics and Thought Class: 
Amazing Aggadah - The Non-Legends of the Talmud 
8:30 - 9AM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86957862272?pwd=Qlh3czNpZDZzTnZXbEh0VDc3ZFZ2QT09
Password: 248365 
Call in information: +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 869 5786 2272 Password 
248365 
Also on Facebook Livehttps://www.facebook.com/bnai.torah.1

Fast 15 -Minute NO Lunch YES Learn (It's a fast day - see below) 12:30- 12:45pm
Take a short Torah break and forget you are hungry ;-)
We'll look at a section of the weekly Torah portion or an upcoming holiday and grab 15 minutes of spiritual invigoration in the middle of the day. Every weekday but Wednesday.

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397482267?pwd=aWYzbWFzelNrdzZWeEg0ZXZzVnVnZz09


Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267
Passcode: 248365
Dial in 646 558 8656 US (New York)  Meeting ID: 883 9748 2267  Passcode: 248365
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khs62oLet

Also on our Facebook live 


Friday 12/25 Shabbat VaYigash Eve 12/25
Candle Lighting: 4:00PM

Fast day Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat: 3:40 PM

Torah Reading etc. please be prompt!

Asara Betevet Information:
The 10th of Tevet (known as Asarah B'Tevet) is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance. We refrain from food and drink from daybreak to nightfall, and add Selichot (penitential prayers) and other special supplements to our prayers. The fast ends at nightfall, or as soon as you see three medium-sized stars in the sky. See our calendar for exact times.
 
Jerusalem Surrounded  For years, G‑d had sent His prophets to warn Israel about the impending destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple if they didn’t mend their ways. But they derided the holy men as bearers of “false prophecies of doom,” bent on demoralizing the nation. They even went so far as to kill one of the prophets.
Then it finally happened. On the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet, in the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem.

Ever patient, G‑d delayed the destruction to give the Jews yet another chance to repent. He repeatedly sent the prophet Jeremiah to admonish His nation, but they foolishly had him imprisoned. Thus, 30 months later, on Tamuz 92 (or 17 the very date the walls would be breached when the Second Temple was destroyed), 3338, the city walls were breached, and on 9 Av of that year the Holy Temple was destroyed and the Jewish people were exiled.
Unique among Jewish fasts, 10 Tevet is observed even when it falls on a Friday, though it interferes somewhat with Shabbat preparations.

It is viewed as the beginning of the chain of events that culminated with the destruction of the Temple and the subsequent exiles, something that we have never fully recovered from, because even when the Second Temple was finally built, it never returned to its full glory.

Holocaust Yahrzeits: In recent times, 10 Tevet became the day to say kaddish for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whose day of martyrdom is unknown.

An ancient Jewish custom is to deliver words of inspiration that arouse the soul to repent on fast days such as this one.
 
How to Pray on Ten Tevet: There are a number of changes in the liturgy to be aware of.
In the morning services, during the chazzan’s repetition of the Amidah, he should add in Aneinu.
We say the "long" Avinu Malkeinu, 

The most significant addition is the Selichot, a collection of biblical verses and rabbinic dirges, which are added in the morning during the post-Amidah Tachanun.

During both morning and afternoon services, we read the Torah, from Exodus 32:11–14 and 34:1–10.
In the afternoon, the reading (which is held before the Amidah) is followed by a haftarah from Isaiah 55:6–56:8.

During the afternoon Amidah, every individual who is still fasting says Aneinu.

During the chazzan’s repetition of the afternoon Amidah, he should add in Aneinu,

The chazzan also recites the Priestly Blessing

As in the morning, say the “long” Avinu Malkeinu

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