2020 camp enrollment is opening on Nov 21, with super early discount valid through Dec 4. Save the date to enroll early and save!!
Join for the upcoming events this month!
Fridays for Families - Friday, November 22, at 7pm
Join us for a delightful Family Shabbos Services followed by Dinner.
Jteen Wrap and Breakfast- Friday, November 29 at 10:00am
Join an exclusive Jteen Tefillin wrap, prayers and delicious buffet breakfast!
No cost. Come and bring your friends!
Shabbos Times Friday, November 15
Candle Lighting 4:20pm
Evening Service Mincha 4:20pm Saturday, November 16
Morning Service 9:30am
Kiddush Brunch 12:00pm
Evening Service Mincha 4:20pm
Shabbos Ends 5:21pm
Benefits of enrolling early:
1. Reserve your spot in camp.
2. Save up to $300 per child.
3. Spread your payments for 7 months with no installment fees.
Don’t delay, enroll today!
Friday, November 22 at 7pm
Join us for a delightful Family Shabbos Services followed by Dinner.
A time to have fun, get inspired, enjoy community spirit, song and laughter!
Family friendly, beginner's service for parents and children, followed by sit down Shabbat dinner.
Jteens at Bris Avrohom of Fair Lawn invite children ages 6-11 to participate in an exciting bi-weekly workshop.
Drop off your kids and they will have a chance to choose from many activities and classes.
Girls and boys ages 11-13 meet at the Maple Glen Center for an hour of volunteering.
The young teens bring joy, song, music, and enjoy crafts with the senior residents there.
A warm environment for our community of teens.
The perfect blend of social interaction with a dynamic Jewish twist offering opportunities for volunteering and social time.
Hang out, and get connected with other Jewish teens in the area for casual, social meet and discussions.
A Jewish man is speeding along the highway at 1 a.m. A policeman stops him and asks, "Where are you racing at this hour?"
"To a lecture," the man responds.
"Who will give you a lecture at this hour?" the policeman wonders.
"My wife," he replies.
Weekly E-Torah
Is it a sin to argue with G‑d? Is it sacrilegious to question the Divine? Well, Abraham did it. Not for himself, but on behalf of the people of Sodom, whom G‑d had decided to destroy because of their wickedness. Abraham was the paragon of chesed, the personification of kindness and compassion. He grappled with the Almighty, attempting to negotiate a stay of execution for the inhabitants of the notorious cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
"Will you destroy the righteous with the wicked?" he asks G‑d. "Will the judge of all the earth not do justice?" "If there are 50 righteous men, will you spare them? 45? 40... 30... 20... 10?" In the end, Abraham cannot find even a minyan of righteous men in the cities and he gives up. And then the verse reads, V'Avraham shov l'mkomo — "And Abraham went back to his place." Having failed in his valiant attempt, he acknowledges defeat and retreats to his corner.
But there is also an alternative interpretation to those last words. And Abraham went back to his place can also be understood to mean that he went back to his ways, to his custom. And what custom is that? To defend the underdog, to look out for the needy and to help those in trouble, even if they are not the most righteous of people. Abraham refused to become disillusioned in defeat. He went right back to his ways, even though this particular attempt did not meet with success.
What happens when we lose? We hurt, we sulk, and we give up. It didn't work, it's no use. It's futile, why bother? Just throw in the towel.
Not Abraham. Abraham stuck to his principles. He may have experienced a setback, but he would still champion the cause of justice. He would still speak out for those in peril. And he would still take his case to the highest authority in the universe, G‑d Almighty Himself.
Abraham teaches us not to lose faith, not to deviate from our chosen path or our sincerely held convictions. If we believe it is the right thing to do, then it is right even if there is no reward in sight. If it is right, then stick to it, no matter the outcome.
Do we believe in our principles of faith because of expediency? Are we virtuous because we believe it is the way to the good life? Are we waiting for the big payoff for our good behavior? What happens when we don't see it? Do we become frustrated, disillusioned and angry at G‑d?
Virtue is its own reward. Or, in the words of the Sages, "the reward for a mitzvah is the mitzvah."
Our founding father reminds us that a Jew's gotta do what a Jew's gotta do, regardless of the outcome. Whether we see the fruits of our labors or not, if it's the right thing to do, then carry on doing it.
May we all be true children of Abraham.
