Those are the winds of change — the kind that carry excitement, new beginnings, and a hint of adventure.
Our community is growing, our programs are blossoming, and camp enrollments are opening on Nov 10!
Early discounts are in the air too, so don’t miss the chance to save on your child’s best summer yet. Come feel the energy at our upcoming Camp Open House, and remember — our referral program continues!
Families receive a $100 rebate for every new family they refer. You can almost feel it — something special is coming this summer — It's you at Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp! Sincerely, Rabbi Mendel & Elke Zaltzman
Shabbos Times
Friday, October 31
Candle Lighting: 5:35pm Evening Service: 5:40pm
Saturday, November 1
Morning Service: 10:00am
Kiddush Lunch: 12:15pm Mincha Service: 5:35pm
Shabbat ends: 6:35pm
Kiddush sponsored by
The Kiddush Fund
A Bissele Humor
Harry gets stopped by a police car. When the police officer gets to his car, Harry says, "What's the problem officer?" Officer: You were going at least 65 in a 50mph zone. Harry: No sir, I was going 50. Wife: Oh Harry, You were going 70. Harry gives his wife a dirty look. Officer: I will also give you a ticket for your broken brake light. Harry: Broken brake light? I didn't know about a broken brake light! Wife: Oh Harry, you've known about that brake light for months. Harry gives his wife a really dirty look. Officer: I am also going to book you for not wearing your seat belt. Harry: Oh, I just took it off when you were walking up to the car. Wife: Oh Harry, you never wear your seat belt. Harry turns to his wife and yells, "Shut your mouth!" The officer turns to the woman and says, "Madam, does your husband talk to you this way all the time?" Wife: "No, only when he's drunk…"
WEEKLY eTORAH
This week's Torah portion begins with G‑d's command to Abraham: "Go forth from your land…to the land that I will show you." This is the first communication between G‑d and Abraham, the first Jew, which is related in the Torah. With this instruction G‑d also transmitted to Abraham an important foundation of Judaism, lesson number one which every Jew must study and implement. G‑d instructed Abraham, and indeed every one of his Jewish descendants, to embark on a journey. Interestingly, G‑d did not inform Abraham of his final destination. He merely instructed Abraham to keep on traveling until he would receive an indication from Above that he had reached the "Promised Land" and his journey had ended. Having a defined goal is beneficial in other areas of life, but only serves as a handicap in a person's spiritual life-journey. It is certainly wise to carefully plan the next segment of the journey, but the destination itself must remain open-ended. G‑d is infinite; the divine essence of every Jewish soul is infinite; so why place limitations on the heights one wishes to achieve? At the outset of his divinely ordained voyage, seventy-five year old Abraham had no clue what lay in store for him when he arrived at his eventual destination. It is safe to assume that he never dreamt of arriving in a land "flowing with milk and honey," a land which would be bequeathed to the descendants of a child who would be miraculously born to his barren wife Sarah. He had no idea that as a result of this journey his descendants would be chosen by G‑d to be His ambassadors to this world, chosen to have the privilege of illuminating the globe with the light of Torah and mitzvot. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." We too have the ability to accomplish far more than we can imagine in our wildest dreams. But the first step is embarking on an open-ended journey.
