Sha'arei Orah Announcements

Candle Lighting - 4:25 PM

Shacharit - 9:00 AM

Latest Shema (Magen Avraham) - 8:35 AM

Latest Shema (Gra & Baal HaTanya) - 9:17 AM

Tot Shabbat (ages 0-3 with parents) - 10:45 AM, led by Aryeh Mellman

Youth Programming (ages 4+, drop-off) - 10:00 AM - End of Davening

Shabbat Ends - 5:25 PM

This week's D'var Torah will be given by Susie Ratner.

Kiddush this week is sponsored by Sarah & Ari Charlestein in honor of Eliana's Hebrew birthday!

It’s time for our Chanukah Cheese Sale featuring this time Italian Cheeses from the great Kosher Dairy restaurant, Yotvata, located in the Jewish Ghetto of Rome. Click here for the list of cheeses (including some I have never heard of) that are available. If you would like to order, please send a deposit of $20 to me, Joel Kessler, 1472 Hampstead Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096. For more information please email me at jkessler48@comcast.net

Please note:

1] Prices until “Gran Padano” are in Euros per Kilogram. The first three listings for Gran Padano are for chunks and the price is in Euros per kilogram. Afterwards, except for the 1.5 kg. size of ricotta and the Gorgonzola, all cheese prices are per package.

2] Gran Padano cheese is the equivalent of Parmigiana. In Italy you can only call it Parmigiana if it comes from a certain particular region.

3] Each package is vacuum sealed. We will not be cutting into the packages or cutting the cheese into smaller quantities. There are approximately 450 grams in a pound so please order appropriately.

4] Prices are in Euros per Kilogram. To get the approximate price in dollar per pound, divide by 2.

5] This does not include shipping. Shipping will be determined once the full order is in.

6] Deadline for ordering is November 20th.

We are excited to share with you the next phase in our Spiritual Leader search.

Sha’arei Orah will be hosting two candidates for Shabbat so that our community can meet and get to know each candidate and so the candidates can get to know us as a community. Below are the candidates and the dates they will be with our kehillah:

• Rabbi Amir Zinkow: December 1-2
  

• Rabbanit Leah Sarna: December 8-9

Activities during each candidate Shabbat will include:

• Friday night Tisch: 8 PM, location TBD

• Shabbat day D’var Torah between Torah Service and Mussaf

• Shabbat Shiur (to take place after Kiddush)

• Motzei Shabbat Q&A: 8 PM location TBD

• Note: Questions will be solicited and submitted in advance to the Search Committee. This will not be an open forum for the community to ask questions from the audience.

Prior to each candidate Shabbat, we will send out a bio of the candidate, the finalized schedule of the Shabbat activities, and an opportunity to submit questions to be asked at the Motzei Shabbat Q&A. Following each candidate Shabbat, there will be a survey sent out to the community to solicit feedback regarding each candidate.

This is an exciting time for our community and we look forward to welcoming Rabbi Zinkow and Rabbanit Sarna to Sha’arei Orah.

As we get ready for the new year, it is now time to renew your Sha'arei Orah membership for 5784. If you have already renewed, we sincerely appreciate it!

This past year, our generous members enabled us to grow and thrive - with beautiful davening, delicious kiddushes, inspiring visiting scholars, community-building social events, and joyous holiday celebrations.

To continue providing vibrant Torah, davening, programming and learning in 5784, we need your support.

Click here to renew membership.

Sha’arei Orah membership continues to be set at an affordable rate so everyone can invest in our community. To achieve our goals of financial stability, we encourage everyone to give generously. Please consider going above and beyond the $700 membership dues. Suggested donation amounts are Founder ($2,500), Pillar ($1,800), Builder ($1,000) or Guardian ($750). Of course, financial circumstances should not be an obstacle to membership for anyone. Please reach out to a member of the Board to make alternate membership arrangements.

We look forward to another year packed with opportunities for meaningful tefillot, insightful Torah learning, and wonderful community building! We hope you will continue to enhance our community with your Torah, your passion, and your action.

Hi everyone! With our growing membership, we wanted to help everyone learn about each other. The project that we are starting for this purpose is called "Meet the Sha’arei Orah Community,” which would include a short bio and a picture of everyone that participates. Note
that this document will only be accessible to members of the Shaarei-Orah-members@googlegroups.com google group. For more information, some samples, and directions on how to participate, please click here or simply send an email to Shaarei-Orah-members@googlegroups.com with your introduction.

Support Sha'arei Orah While Shopping at House of Kosher. Mention the code 7656 at Checkout and 2% of your bill will be sent back to Sha'arei Orah. Also, any first-time customers that are members of Sha'arei Orah will receive a 10% discount on a total of over $100! House of Kosher is located at 9806 Bustleton Avenue. WWW.HOUSEOFKOSHER.COM

Kiddush sponsorships are strongly encouraged!

Basic - $80

Enhanced - $125

Simcha - TBD

If you are interested in sponsoring Kiddush, please contact kiddush@shaareiorah.org.

If you are interested in sponsoring other items or events, please contact contact@shaareiorah.org.

Approved list of Kosher Agencies

The next available date for leining is 12/02/23 (Vayishlach) - Google Sheet

For questions about Leining, please contact Matt Hamermesh.

The next available date to give a D'Var Torah is 12/23/23 (Vayigash) - Google Sheet

For questions about Divrei Torah, please contact Moriah SimonHazani (divreitorah@shaareiorah.org).

If you would like the gabbai to quietly recite the name of a loved one who is ill during the misheberach l'cholim, please fill out this short form. If you have any questions, please contact gabbai@shaareiorah.org.

We are pleased to let you know that Sha'arei Orah, as a result of the efforts of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, now has a modest emergency fund to help relieve financial distress caused by COVID-19. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is leading many Emergency Response efforts for our community. They generously created a grant to our shul's Discretionary Fund to support those of us in need. Additional information about the Fund can be found here.

These funds are intended to help those in need of food, medical assistance, rent/mortgage payments and/or medical expenses. If you are in need of assistance, or have any questions, please reach out to Susie Ratner and we will work to help as much as we are able. Your conversations will remain in the strictest of confidence.

May we all have a year of health, happiness, and prosperity.

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