Farbrengen for Chof Tes Elul

There will be a farbrengen at Tzemach Tzedek following the 9:30 PM Maariv minyan this Tuesday, 29 Elul, September 28, in honor of the birthday of the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek, in 1789.

Tzemach Tzedek Selichos & Rosh Hoshana Schedule

Motzai Shabbos Nitzavim Vayelech, 25 Ellul (September 24):

Farbrengen: 12:00 AM

Selichos: 1:00 AM

Monday and Tuesday, 27 & 28 Ellul (September 26 & 27):

Selichos 1: 6:30 AM

Shacharis 1: 7:00 AM

Selichos 2: 7:30 AM

Shacharis 2: 8:00 AM

Mincha: 6:30 PM

Maariv 1: 8:30 PM

Maariv 2: 9:30 PM

Please note that only the younger children’s program will take place on the two days of Rosh Hashana. 

Wednesday, Erev Rosh Hashana, 29 Ellul, (September 28):

Selichos 1: 6:00 AM

Shacharis 1: 7:00 AM

Selichos 2: 7:00 AM

Shacharis 2: 8:00 AM

Selichos 3: 8:45 AM

Shacharis 3: 9:30 AM

Hataras Nedarim

Eruv Tavshilin

Licht Bentching and Mincha: 6:27 PM

Tehillim and Maariv

Thursday, First Day of Rosh Hashana, 1 Tishrei  (September  29):

Shacharis: 9:00 AM

Tekias Shofar: Approximately 11:45 AM

Mincha: 6:15 PM

Tashlich at Kearsing Parkway

Licht Bentching: Not before 7:24 PM

Tehillim and Maariv

Friday, Second Day of Rosh Hashana, 2 Tishrei (September 30):                               

Shacharis: 9:00 AM

Tekias Shofar: Approximately 11:45 AM

Licht Benching: 6:23 PM

Mincha: 6:30 PM

Maamer

Maariv

Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Haazinu, Shabbos Shuva, 3 Tishrei (October 1):

Shacharis: 9:30 AM

Shabbos Shuva Derasha (for men and women): 5:15 PM

Mincha: 6:15 PM

Seder Nigunim & Maamer

Maariv - End of Shabbos: 7:20 PM

Best wishes to you for a

!כתיבה וחתימה טובה לשנה טובה ומתוקה

Kesser Rosh Hoshana Specials

The following are Kesser Distributor's specials for Rosh Hoshana:

• Cut up fryer 1/8: $1.99 per pound 
• French Roast: $8.99 per pound 

To order, please contact Chaim Holtzberg at yourkesser@gmail.com or 914-729-0838.

Esrogim for Anash

Good news for the Monsey community!

Rabbi Zalmen Leib Markowitz, who has been providing Monsey Anash with Esrogim for the past 25 years, and Rabbi Efrayim Keller, who has been selling Esrogim for many years in Crown Heights, have joined together to service the growing local Anash community.

The main Esrogim sale will be take place at the home of Rabbi Markowitz, 24 Briarcliff Drive (downstairs entrance), during the following times:

• Sunday, Tzom Gedelaya, October 2: From 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM 
• Monday through Thursday, October 3 through 6: From 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM 
• Sunday, October 9: From 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM 
• Monday and Tuesday, October 10 & 11: From 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM 

To purchase directly from R' Efrayim Keller, you can go to his house, 7 Earl Court, on Motzai Shabbos before Selichos from 9:00 PM to 12:15 AM and on Motzai Shabbos Shuvah from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Lulavim and Hadasim will be available Motzai Yom Kippur from 8:45  PM until 1:15 AM.

Esrogim will be sold on a first come first serve basis.

For special appointments please call Rabbi Keller at 917-345-1912 or Rabbi Markowitz at 914-906-6878.

Less Expensive Route to City

As of this past Sunday, the cost of the tolls for crossing bridges and tunnels into Manhattan jumped $4 to a new total of $12.

For EZPass users, tolls spiked $1.50 to $9.50. The tolls are scheduled to rise even further with Hudson River tolls going to $12.50 by 2015.

As a public service, we are providing an alternate route to the city that has less expensive toll costs.

• Palisades Interstate Parkway South 
• Take exit 9E to merge onto 87 South 
• Cross Tappan Zee Bridge* (see toll info below)
• Merge left onto I-287 E 
• Take exit 3 toward New York City/Sprain Parkway South 
• Merge onto Sprain Brook Parkway 
• Exit onto NY-100 S/Central Park Ave toward Central Ave 
• Merge onto I-87 S via the ramp on the left to New York 
• Take exit 3 toward E 138 St/Madison Ave Bridge (or exit 2 - Third Avenue Bridge) 
• Turn right onto Harlem River Drive South / FDR South 

For this route in Google Maps, please click here.

*On EZPass's website, sign up for one of the following Tappan Zee Bridge Commuter Plans for significant savings:

Thruway Tappan Zee Bridge Commuter Plan: 
Receive a $2.00 discount per trip ($3.00 versus $5.00 cash rate) on the Tappan Zee Bridge. A minimum of 20 trips per month is required. If fewer than 20 trips are taken per month, you will be charged $3.00 for each trip not taken. Plan Code: (TZC) - Required Prepayment ($60.00).

Thruway Tappan Zee Bridge Carpool Commuter Plan: 
Receive a $4.50 discount ($0.50 versus $5.00 cash rate) on the Tappan Zee Bridge. Three (3) or more occupants must be in the vehicle. The $0.50 toll applies only at staffed lanes; $3.00 per trip is charged in unstaffed lanes. A minimum of 20 trips per month is required. If fewer than 20 trips are taken per month, you will be charged $0.50 for each trip not taken. Plan Code: (TZPL) - Required Prepayment ($25.00).

If you have any other routes or tips that would benefit our community, please email news@monseychabad.com.

Free AC Units

UPDATE - AC units have been taken. Window and wall air conditioning units available for free. If you would like to pick them up, please email news@monseychabad.com.

Free Sukkah

UPDATE - Sukkah has been taken.

Free 6"x8" metal frame canvas wrap sukkah with schach mat, very good condition, includes instructions. Free to first person who picks it up.

 Call Shmuel at 845-364-6745.

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