null

This Week
Nov. 14-20, 2015   
 2-8 Kislev, 5776   

Parshas Toldot
Parshas Toldos

 
Shabbos
Parshas Toldos
 
7:45am Daf Yomi Class
8:30am Shacharis
8:30am Sephardic Minyan in the Mirkis Chapel
9:30am Latest Shema  
  

 Following services everyone is invited to kiddush in the social hall.

Shabbos Afternoon:
4:10pm Prophetic Vision Class with Rabbi Fisch 
4:55pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis
6:13pm
Maariv & Havdallah


Candle Lighting Times
 
  Friday, Nov.13  
Candle lighting   5:12pm 
 Mincha 5:15pm

Friday, Nov. 20
 Candle lighting 5:09pm
Mincha 5:10pm
 
  Services this Week
 Shacharis
Sunday
8:15am

Monday-Friday
6:45am

    Mincha  
Sunday-Thursday
5:10 pm 


Shabbos Morning Youth Programs

 8:30am Supervised free play for all ages. 

 

Youth Groups 

 10:00am Gan Shabbat Infant through Pre-K in the school lunchroom. 

  

Tot Shabbat

Kindergarten through 2nd grade in the Torah Academy library

 

Jr Congregation

Grades 3 through 7 in the Stromberg Library  

 

NCSY Teen Workshop

B'nei Mitzvah through 12th grade in the youth lounge.



Daf Yomi

6:15am Weekdays   

7:45am Shabbos   

7:15am Sundays & legal

holidays    

Please join us each morning  before services in the Mirkis Chapel. Hot Coffee is served.    

Halacha Yomi:

Rabbi Fisch will teach a brief  halacha following  minyan every morning. We are studying the laws of the Kosher Kitchen.    

Mishna Yomi:

Rabbi Fisch will teach a brief mishna between mincha & maariv every evening. We are studying Tractate Yevamos.  

 





Sarita Weltman 
Bunni Flagler 
Carey Wolchock
Evan Yegelwel
Kathy Osterer
Lisa Herring
Simma Rabinowitz


Refuah Sheleimah

Rabbi Kaiser
Martin Schwartz
Bonnie Hardy
Dr. Ed Joseph
Murray Husney
Irene Jaffa
Susan Goldman
DiDi Jarchower  
  Bertica Hubsch
 Susie Ehrlich
Lilo Frisch

          Nathan Weiss       


Yahrzeit  

Doris Arinaro 
Gerald Deitsch
Fannie Gordy 
Rose Levine
Fayk Makhtin
Fannie Surasky



Nosh and Drash with Rabbi Yaakov Fisch
Nov. 12 at 7:30pm



The Torah portion is read every week in synagogues.
 
  ...READ MORE  
 
 
The Chaburah
Every Sunday Morning starting Nov. 15 after Shacharis
The Chaburah is a text-based Talmud study project, prior experience with Talmud study is recommended. We will be studying a section of the Talmud relevant to upcoming events in the Jewish calendar. We will start with   Chanukah. Materials, coffee & pastries will be provided. You are encouraged to bring an
 Artscroll Talmud Bavli if you have one (Tractate Shabbos, Vol.I). For more
information, please speak to Avi Smith or
Jonathan Gross.  
 

 


NJOP Read Hebrew America on
 Nov.  16 
with Joey Hamaoui
at 7:30pm
Every November, tens of thousands of Jewish adults gather in hundreds of locations across North America to learn Hebrew- the language of our people. READ HEBREW AMERICA ...READ MORE
 
 
Talmud Class
 November 17 at 7:30pm with
Rabbi Rabinowitz

Learn the Talmud as you never have before! 
...READ MORE 

Java for the Soul  
 
Nov. 18 at 8:45am 
Please join us every Wednesday morning for a cup of Java  ...READ MORE

   
 
The Morning Club


Weekly Study 
Nov. 18, at 11:30am
with Rabbi Schochet

Join us for a weekly dose of every day Halacha.
 This class meets on Thursdays
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM in the Mirkis Chapel with Rabbi Schochet.
 We will be beginning with Hilchos Tefilla in the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. This is an interactive class no textual knowledge required, if you have a Kitzur, please bring it along.

youth

Parent & Child Learning Program 
begins Nov. 14  from 7:30-8:30pm with Ben Labovitz
Parent & Child Logo.jpg 
Join Etz Chaim youth in reclaiming family night. Parents and grandparents are invited to bond with their children of all ages over a sefer. The evening begins with a forty-five minute one-on-one learning session with your children and continues with pizza, soft drinks, a story and prizes for everybody. 
 
Sponsored by Michael & Elisheva Shields. 

 Sponsorship opportunities are available, contact Ben for more information 
at 443-929-9326  

Torah High for all students in grades 8-12
First Semester-     
November 18
December. 2,
December 16
from 7:30-9:00pm
Classes will be taught by
Rabbi Fisch & Rabbi Feigenbaum.
To register for the class please contact the shul office.

CONDOLENCES 
With profound sorrow, we regret to inform you of the passing of  Rabbi Jack Fefer of Rechovot, Israel a former beloved member of Etz Chaim. Rabbi Fefer was a unique and special man who touched many lives here at Etz Chaim. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Ella. 
The funeral took place in Israel and shiva will be observed there as well. 
May the Al-Mighty comfort the family among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
 
HONORABLE MENSCHEN 
Yasher Koach to Jonathan Gross and Avi Smith for initiating and spearheading the Sunday morning chabura after minyan. The chabura started off with a bang this past Sunday and will continue every Sunday after shacharis.
MAZEL TOV 
Mazel Tov to Foma & Alla Izrailevich on the wedding of their grand daughter
Lily Lozovsky to Gary Stute. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Etz Chaim Bikur Cholim volunteers are available to visit the sick or homebound of the Etz Chaim community. Please contact Hilde Meyer at 904-262-5316 jayhilmey@gmail.com to arrange a visit.

There will be a reception at the home of David and Kim Robbins on November 22 at 11:00 am  for anyone that is potentially interested in the Etz Chaim Israel trip. We will review the details and itinerary of this most exciting and inspirational shul trip scheduled on May 8-16, 2016. For more information on trip, please contact the office or go to our website at goinspire.com/etzchaim.

 
Etz Chaim Mission to Israel with Rabbi Fisch
May 8-16, 2016

It will be the experience of a lifetime. A shul trip for 8 magical days to Israel. We will soak up the holiness of Eretz Yisrael with many of its rich spiritual experiences and contemporary delights  that Israel  has to offer. We will be spending a couple days in the Galilee and the majority of our time in Jerusalem. This trip will be led by Rabbi Yaakov Fisch promises to be inspirational, trans-formative and create memories for a lifetime. 

There is an early bird deadline price until December  15



 

Etz Chaim and JFCS/FANN 

The holiday season is fast approaching for people from all walks of life. For most they will be food filled joyous times. For many, food won't come easily and won't necessarily be plentiful, either. 

Things needed are bags of stuffing, veggies (corn, succotash, green beans, carrots), canned sweet potatoes/boxes of mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce. Even the little boxes of corn muffin/biscuit mix are great, too. 



Time to find your best cowboy boots, jeans and bandana and then all the bling you can muster - for the Etz Chaim Synagogue Denim and Diamonds Gala!  The annual event raises much-needed funds for the synagogues year round operations and promises to be a fun-filled evening for all.  This year's gala will be held on Saturday evening, January 9, 2016 at 8 p.m. at the synagogue located at 10167 San Jose Boulevard.  The theme Denim and Diamonds is cowboy chic - blue jeans and tennis bracelets! - country western plus bling!  The evening will be filled with food, prizes, games and fun.  Sponsorship opportunities are available.  For more information  lease contact the Etz Chaim office at (904) 262-3565 or email ecoffice@etzchaim.org.




HAPPENINGS IN THE COMMUNITY

  Sidney Friedman- Mentalist to the Stars

 
Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:00pm Dessert Reception
Congregation Ahavath Chesed- The Temple  
  Join us for an astounding night of fun to kick off the 2016 Federation Annual Campaign!
(The show is for adults and high school age teens)
R.S.V.P. 904-448-5000 ext 209 or jewishjacksonville.org/2016CampaignKickoff 
CONTACT US:

Etz Chaim Synagogue

10167 San Jose Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL  32257

 Phone: (904)262-3565/Fax: (904) 292-0524

 

Rabbi Yaakov Fisch-Rabbi  

 cell:(616-8955)/  RabbiFisch@etzchaim.org

Rabbi Avi Feigenbaum-Education Director 

cell:(913)-230-6448 / RabbiFeigenbaum@etzchaim.org

Ben Labovitz- Youth Director

cell: (443) 929-9326 / blabovitz@gmail.com

 

 

Terri Velazquez- Office Manager ext. 7 ecoffice@etzchaim.org  

Jeannie WrightAdministrative Assistant ext. 7 Jeannie@etzchaim.org

Scot Ackerman, M.D. President  (904)-571-9000

 www.etzchaim.org