BMOB to Host Leil Selichos With Rabbi Meir Goldwicht
The Beis Midrash of Bergenfield will host a Leil Selichos program this Motzaei Shabbos. Rav Meir Goldwicht, Rosh Yeshiva at YU, will deliver a shiur at 10:30 p.m. on the topic of “The Power of Prayer: In Times of Crisis and in Times of Happiness.” The shiur is being presented l’zecher nishmas Sander Bak z”l. The shiur will be followed by a kumzits with live music by Binyamin Ginzberg and refreshments, which will continue until the beginning of selichos at 12:55 a.m. Men and women are encouraged to attend.
UW Customers Asked to Conserve Water During Dry Spell
United Water New Jersey customers are urged to conserve water during the current wave of very dry weather and refrain from outdoor water usage for the next several days. “This extended dry weather pattern is testing the limits of our supply,” said senior operations director, Tom Neilan. “With barely over 1 1/2 inches of rain in August, this is one of the driest summer months in northern New Jersey in over 90 years.” He noted that forecasts call for continued hot weather with very little rain, while the demand for water remains very high. “The New Jersey reservoirs that serve approximately 800,000 people in Bergen and Hudson counties are now at less than 50 percent capacity. We continue, however, to distribute water at a very high rate with over 3.9 billion gallons delivered this month. That is nearly 400 million gallons more than in August last year.”
Customers should restrict their water usage outdoors and conserve where possible indoors, while the unusually dry weather pattern passes. Voluntary conservation now should help reduce the potential for greater, mandatory restrictions.
Kapparos Hosted by Tomchei Shabbos
Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County will be holding its annual Kapparos event on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Kapparos will be held in two convenient locations: 13 Foster Street in Bergenfield, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Ahavath Torah in Englewood, 240 Broad Ave (back of parking lot near ballroom entrance), 9:45 a.m. to 12 noon. All proceeds benefit Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County.
