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This Week  
May 2-8,  2015   
13- 19 Iyar , 5775  
Parshas Achrei-Kedoshim
Parshas Achrei-Kedoshim
 
Parshas Achrei-Kedoshim
 
   

8:15am Daf Yomi Class

9:00am Shacharis   

9:00am Sephardic Minyan in the Mirkis Chapel
10:03am Latest Shema

 

Following services everyone is invited to kiddush in the social hall sponsored by Dr. Ed & Caroline Lee  

in memory of Dr. Cecil Lee, Ed's father.    

   

Shabbos Afternoon:

 

6:45pm Pirkei Avos Class with Rabbi Fisch 

7:30pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis

8:47pm Maariv & Havdallah

 

     

We respectfully request that everyone refrain from conversation during the Torah reading, Kaddish, Repetition and Kedushah. Thank you for helping maintain appropriate decorum during services and respecting the Tefilah.

Daf Yomi

Weekdays- 6:00am 

Shabbos- 8:15am   

Sundays & legal holidays -7:15am  

 

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 Counting Omer.   

Mishna Yomi:

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



Candle Lighting Times

 

Friday, May 1  

 Mincha 6:30pm  

Candle lighting 7:45pm (6:37pm earliest time to light)   

 

Friday, May 8

Mincha 6:30pm  

Candle lighting 7:50pm  

(6:44pm earliest time to light)  

  

Services this Week

Shacharis

Sunday  8:15am

 

Monday- 

Friday 6:45am

 

   Mincha  

Sunday-Thursday 7:45pm

   


Shabbos Morning Youth Programs

 9:00am Supervised free play for all ages. 

Youth Groups

 10:30am 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. 

6:45pm Youth Oneg with Rabbi Hamaoui.  
























Itamar Ohayon
Herschel Rabinowitz
Ariel Levine Kahn
Marilyn Wolfson
Moses Jaffa
Bonnie Hardy
Nathan Rosenthal



Refuah Sheleimah
Murray Husney
Irene Jaffa
Susan Goldman
Sandi Roth
Ken Jacobson
Florence Berman
  Bertica Hubsch
 Susie Ehrlich
Lilo Frisch

Nathan Weiss

Robert Feldman

Kathy Osterer

DiDi Jarchower    


Yahrzeit
Rena Bernard
Cecil Lee
Myrna Margolis
Fannie Ozer
Esther Pearlman
Ruth Stein
Yakov Vayman




Weekest Link
April 30 at 7:00pm

with Rabbi Schochet  

 

Do you find yourself sitting in shul wondering what relevance the weekly portion has in your daily life?  

...READ MORE 

 

 
Unlock the Closed Book  May 2
10:30am- 11:15am  (every other Shabbos)
  Unlocking the Closed Book is a bi-weekly class on the power of prayer.
...READ MORE



 Talmud Class
May 5 at 8:30pm
   with Rabbi Rabinowitz

 

Learn the Talmud as you never have before!   

...READ MORE  





Wifi with Rabbi Feigenbaum May 6 at 9:15am
...READ MORE 

New mini series Through the Prism of Zionism with Rabbi Fisch  May 11 at 7:00pm 

For thousands of years the Jewish 

...Read More



Save the Date
June 5-6
Spring Shabbaton with
Special Guest Speaker
 Lisa Aiken
 
Lisa Aiken will deliver presentations on the topics of
"Journeys of the Soul"
" Dear G-d: Is Anybody Listening? "
 "Mystical Secrets of Eating: Why Jews Love to Eat "
 
youth
April 30
Latte & Learning  
May 4 Mishna Monday

 May 5 B'nei/Tues 4:15-5:45pm   

  May 6 Torah High / Wed 5:15-6:45
May 15-17 Spring Regional Convention
May 23 Shavous All Night Learning-classes and activities beginning at 12am- sunrise ages 10 grade 12, special guest Ben Labovitz
May 29 Big Sister TGiF
June 7 End of Year Banquet

S H A B B O S E X P E R I E N C E
M a y 1-2, 2 01 5

 NCSY Jax is very excited to host a special Shabbos Experience with Jax' favorite advisor, Ben Labovitz! 

In addition to the exciting Shabbos meals at the Hauptman home, we're stepping it up a few notches with a full-fledged onsite fun house. The program will be open to both Jr & Sr NCSY and will feature onsite laser tag, XBox & PlayStation gaming carts, bungee pull, refreshments and more.
 
Meals and Oneg will be held at the Hauptman home-9941 Haley Road, 32257 
Saturday
night fun house will be held in the synagogue's social hall-10167 San Jose Blvd

Schedule:
Friday Night Dinner - Girls, Grades 5-8
Meet @ the Hauptman home 8pm
Pick up @ approx. 10pm
 
Shabbos Lunch - Boys, Grade 5-8
Meet @ Etz Chaim Kiddush 12pm
Pick up @ Hauptman home approx. 2pm
 
Shabbos Afternoon Oneg - Teens, Grades 8-12
Meet @ Hauptman home at 6pm
 
Saturday Night Fun House - Boys & Girls, Grades 4-12
Meet in the Social Hall 9:15pm
Pick up at 11:30pm.
Sisterhood Event
Skate Station
Throwback Night Roller Skating Event
Tuesday, May 12,
meet at the shul 7:30pm
Skate station in Orange Park. Fun ladies night out,
adults only with music from the 70's and 80's.
Snacks will be provided. Cost $5.50 per person
Please RSVP Chai Gross [email protected]

Honorable Menschen
Special thanks to Rabbi Fisch, Ed Feldman and Rachel Shillingford for leading the Jacksonville delegation at the OU Community Fair in New York City.
Todah Rabah to the OU committee members Irene Attali, Barry Chefer, Rabbi Fisch, Steven Shapiro and Terri Velazquez for investing many hours in preparing our community presentation at the fair.
Announcements

 JWRP Walks

We are walking to Israel this spring. Will you join us?

May 18-June 14

JWRP Walks is our global challenge to walk 100 miles in 28 days, in support of the JWRP and our partner organizations. Any questions contact Henny Fisch                   [email protected].

JWRP WALKS

 


Hachnassas Orchim Project  

We are starting a project with the goal of having all members of our community having a place to be for dinner and/or lunch every Shabbos & Yom Tov.

We are in the process of putting together a list of people that can host and a list of people that may need an invitation.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for this project, please contact Rabbi Fisch or Tzippi Zaguri, the coordinator for this project.  

 


Please help us conserve energy by turning off lights when you leave a room.
C A M P S H E V E S A C H I M S U M M E R 2 0 1 5

 June 15- July 31 for children ages 3-10. Monday-Friday, 9:00 am -3:00 pm at Etz Chaim Synagogue. $139 a week (plus $25 registration fee). We are also accepting applications for camp counselors. Please contact the office for an application. For registration information please contact Devora Feigenbaum at [email protected]. or the shul office at 262-3565 ext. 7.

  

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

10167 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32257

Rabbi Fisch-ext. 8 (616-8955) [email protected]

Rabbi Hauptman-ext. 5 (598-4324) [email protected]

Rabbi Feigenbaum- ext. 12  (913)-230-6448 [email protected]

Terri Velazquez- ext. 7 [email protected]  

Jeannie Wright-ext. 7 [email protected]

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

 www.etzchaim.org