Rosh Chodesh Tevet Netz Minyan Preview on JM in the AM

With us live via telephone is our good friend Nader Balor. Nader has been known to this audience as the person who encourages everybody to uh Davin Vatikin to Davin to pray to participate in Shakra services that well this time of year it's not as big of a challenge but sometimes it's really early where uh the Shimona estray the main part of our main part of our davening coincides with sunrise. Simple as that. That's how it works. He's explained to us multiple times how extra special it is. And there are many, many special Roshesh Kanuka Vatican celebrations going on. One of them happening at the Hirschman home on Braen Street in Englewood. Minan will start this coming Sunday morning at 6:50. And they have not only guaranteed an amazing minan and breakfast and everything you would imagine, but they've also guaranteed that Eton Cat is going to be there to lead the services. Nadar Balor, happy Kanuka. Welcome back to JM in the AM. [snorts] >> Thank you very much. As always, a pleasure to hear you and to be with you. >> I appreciate that. You've expressed to us multiple times about how special it is to in fact Davin, to in fact pray Vatican as we described. I'm wondering about this morning. How incredible is it not only to participate in a regular Vatican service but it being Kanuka, it being error was today even more uplifting than usual. >> Yes. But uh the highlight is really Shabbat Kanuka because we bring out three different Toras and uh I don't know about your minions but somehow in our minions safaric minion everybody gets very excited. So when we see three hagbas uh and we do the hagbas all simultaneously not one after every day all three hagbas go up it's like your heart starts pumping even harder and gets you more excited. >> Oh so cuz cuz your hagba this is interesting to me obviously being from an Ashkanazic background where we generally don't surround the Torah. I know that sometimes that's a criticism of the Ashkanazi community and sometimes they say about the Sparta community that they do crowd the Torah and [clears throat] of course we have different traditions and different inclinations but but you're saying to us unlike the Ashkanazim and you're familiar with this who after each one of the readings will then do hagba that Torah you're telling me now that all three will be lifted at the same time before the Torah reading tomorrow. >> Exactly. Exactly. Unbelievable. you know, there's a, of course, I respect everyone's traditions, but the the idea of doing it before the laning is is really very powerful because as you look into the letters of the Torah, as you look at the letters popping out, the black out of a white parchment, it's supposed to really start getting you excited about the fact that you are going to be listening to the Torah hearing. So, that that's an extra boost. It's like in a it's like in a way when uh you know there's another tradition that's a little different between us when we every day we give uh or in shak we give the before amida so we we do it do it during >> right >> so the difference is you know when you want of explains it very beautifully he says when you want to go to battle when you are about to beseech Hashem to give you something you want to do something in advance of that tequila, not post it. >> Yeah. >> So, do the pregame before. >> Yep. I get it. I get it. A lot of interesting customs and uh and all of them beautiful. Barashem good to give to give charity no matter what point in fa you're up to. Nad Balor is with us. So, you've told us that you're not just promoting what's going on in Englewood, New Jersey. You're proud of the fact that in the state of New Jersey and in New York and in so many areas around the world, there are many many uh kanuka rodesh celebrations going on vatikin at sunrise um this coming Sunday. So I know that uh you're familiar with a lot of them in a lot of communities and feel free to mention whichever you wish, but I assume you'll be at the one in Englewood. >> Yes, I have to stay uh local to keep everybody happy. [laughter] Uh but it's uh you know I I feel the energy of all of them you know when they start sharing the videos you get very excited and you you feel it's contagious you know it's not about just our the fact that we have one but they're all the same and they're all kind of preparing preparing for the day to start for others to pray. >> Ah it's a good perspective to say the least. You've told us about uh uh the old main shul at the base medish of Bergenfield. They're going to have a special shakarit not at Vatican, but they'll be doing it this Sunday uh in honor of Kanuka and Roshesh. You've told us that there'll be a musical hal going on with down in Long Branch, New Jersey uh on Roesh and that's going to be also shakras at 8:00. And then you've also told us about what's happening Rabbi Bodner Shul uh in Farakaway that's also taking place this Sunday and that will coordinate with Vatican. They are starting at 6:45. And then of course we get to yours which is in Englewood, New Jersey where there'll be a minion and breakfast and plenty of Torah being shared. Uh Anroesh Tavves with Eton Cats this Sunday uh with the Vatican in mind. You've decided to start the minan at 6:50 in the morning. It's 10 minutes before 7, 6:50 in the morning on Kanuk Roesh and it's happening at 199 Braen Street in Englewood, New Jersey. And we are told that we have to thank the Hirschman's for their hospitality. >> That's right. >> Uh, and what do you anticipate by the way? Because I mean, we've discussed this in the past. Uh, you've had crowds that have been, you know, relatively large. What are you expecting Sunday? You expecting a lot of people to come? So you know we try to always do it in different places and just for the simple fact that we try to uh get different crowds even though we've done it in Anglewood many times uh the majority of people in Anglewood don't even know about it. Uh the Hershman's are much more mainstream family rather than uh myself that's a lot more colorful and uh they have a very beautiful house. Uh, it's actually a famous house. It used to be the Eddie Murphy Alicia Keys house. So, uh, so there's a I'm sure people are going to be excited just to come to, you know, to see that, but uh, we'll see. We hopefully we'll try to attract more uh, more newer crowd, younger crowd. And exciting. >> A big yes to the Hershman's Nad Balor reminds everybody and invites everybody to be there. Women are invited. Everybody's invited this coming Sunday starting at 6:50 for the nets minan breakfast and more in celebration of Kanuka and Roesh. And as Nad said before, Vatican is always special, but imagine what it's like when Roesh and Kanuka are together. Um Nadagim, a very happy Kanuka. Enjoy this very special Shabbat as you described and I hope Sunday morning is a great success. >> Thank you very much. Thank you for always helping. Thank you. A pleasure. Shabbat shalom to and kanuka. More coming up. It's Friday. Hey, it's Arab Shabas Khan Roes at JM in the A.M.