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ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN Feb 27 - Mar 6, 2015 8 - 15 Adar 5775 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit Condolences To: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Sandy Weiner and Nathan Rosenblatt on the passing of their father Cantor Philip Rosenblatt. Shiva Bronx, NY 10463 will be observed at the Rosenblatt home, 8 Pin Oak Lane, White Plains, NY 10606 and at the Weiner home 91 Apple Tree Drive, Stamford, CT 06906 until Monday morning Shacharit. www.thebayit.org E-mail: [email protected] The family of Jack (Yankel) Erlichson on his passing. Phone: 718-796-4730 This Shabbat @ The Bayit Fax: 718-884-3206 PARSHAT ZACHOR: There will be two additional readings of Parshat Zachor - one at R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 the end of tefillah, and one immediately before Mincha. R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV- Pre-Purim Yiddish Song Learning and Sing-along with Rabbinic R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 Intern Avram Mlotek. R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 PAINT NIGHT: AN EVENING TO BENEFIT YACHAD: Admission: $36. To register, visit yachad.org/paintnight. For more information, contact Naftali Herrman at [email protected] or Kiddush 212-613-8373. Refreshments will be served. There is no Kiddush this Shabbat. To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact KAVVANAH TEFILLAH - Sun. Mar 1st - 9:00am An hour of slower tefillah with Rav Steven including Seth Aronson - [email protected]. meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Halakhic Shacharit requirements met. Located in Room 3-1. This Week Shiur with Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Lau Sunday, March 1st at 7:00pm. Lower Level Beit Midrash Parshat Tetzaveh Parshat Zachor Topic: “Whose Torah Is It? Torah in the Hands of Nonbelievers from Ezra Until Today” Candle Lighting: 5:26pm Introductory remarks by Rav Steven. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:30pm Rabbi Dr. Benjamin “Benny” Lau, is the Rabbi of Jerusalem’s modern Orthodox Ramban Shalom Bayit: 7:00am Synagogue, senior lecturer at Beit Morasha of Jerusalem’s Beit Midrash for Women and Advanced Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Halakha Program, founder of the Beit Midrash for Social Justice, and head of the Human Rights and Judaism in Action project of the Israeli Democracy Institute. “Rav Benny,” as he is known by Learning Service: 9:30am students, recently launched an initiative called "929: Tanakh B’Yachad" where (Rm 3-7) Israelis study one chapter of Tanakh a day. His prolific writings focus on Jewish Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:20am philosophy, issues of Halakhah and society, and the connection between Biblical, Mishnaic, and Talmudic sources and contemporary social and political realities. Parsha Shiur: 4:45pm Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:15pm Register at www.thebayit.org/rabbilau. Listening Room: 5:40pm (LL BM) Halakhic Post-Nup Agreement Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 6:30pm We continue to work towards our goal of having 100% of married couples at the Bayit have a pre-nup or post-nup Get agreement. Do your part to stand by Agunot (chained women) and declare that the halakhic requirement to give and receive a Get should never be abused. Weekday Times If you have not already signed an agreement, we will have a notary and witnesses available at Shacharit: the following programs: Sun: 8:30, 9:00am (Kavvanah) Sunday night, 3/1: Talk with Rabbi Benny Lau Thursday, 3/5: Purim Carnival Mon: 6:40, 8:15am Couples must present photo IDs. Learn more @ www.thebayit.org/pn. Tues/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am For questions or to schedule a different time to sign the agreement, email: Wed (Fast of Esther): 6:25, 8:15am Rabbi Steven Exler [email protected] or Rabbinic Intern Anat Sharbat [email protected] Thur (Purim): 6:00, 8:15am Next Shabbat @ The Bayit Mincha/Maariv: BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV - Guest speaker Shalom Holtz. “Once the Jews were exiled from Sun-Tues, Thur: 5:35pm Jerusalem, what happened to them? What were their lives in exile like? We'll read some newly published texts that give us a first-hand glimpse.” Wed (Fast of Esther): 5:20pm Shalom E. Holtz is associate professor of Bible and chair of the Robert M. Beren Department of Next Week Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. He is the author of two monographs on ancient Near Eastern Parshat Ki Tisa law as well as a number of articles on biblical law and related themes. His current research focuses on courtroom imagery in biblical and post-biblical prayer. He and his wife, Leebie Mallin, Candle Lighting: 5:34pm live in Riverdale, with their three children. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:35pm 9:00AM - CARLEBACH TEFILLAH: Join us for raucous davening, singing & dancing with Noah Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Solomon in the Lower Level Beit Midrash. Kiddush to follow. Questions? Email [email protected]. Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:20pm CELEBRATION KIDDUSH: Join us next Shabbat for our monthly Celebration Kiddush! To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other special occasion, visit Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 6:38pm www.thebayit.org/celebration. THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit INFORMATION REGARDING Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE (CSS) 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! Dear friends and members of the Bayit, Shabbat For several weeks we have been calling for volunteers to 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek step forward for the Bayit’s CSS team. If you are interested (Main Sanctuary) in participating please email our chairperson, Artie Bloom at 4:45pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) [email protected]. We plan to hold 1 or 2 information sessions in 5:40pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM) the next few weeks to review the practical aspects of the Between Mincha and Maariv: Pre-Purim Yiddish Song Learning and Sing-along with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek. training and the weekly rotation. After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: Understanding a word in our parsha. Basic (and love of) Hebrew is sufficient. The more participants we have, the fewer times each month any one volunteer will be asked to serve. Monday 7:30pm - Book of Jeremiah with Rav Avi ON HIATUS UNTIL MARCH 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the ATRIA) Thank you. 8:30pm - Advanced Talmud with Rabbi Yisrael Hollender (Room 3-7) Tuesday Membership Dues 10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi Resumes March 10th Thank you to all our members who have paid their dues either 10:00am - Meeting the Tannaim: The Heroes of the Talmud with Rav in full or by setting up a payment plan. Your support is greatly Ari (Lobby) appreciated. For members who have not yet paid their dues, 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Holidays: Chanukah and Purim with please keep in mind that income from membership dues Rav Steven represents about 30% of our annual operating expenses. We are Wednesday committed to actively fundraising for the additional 70% of our 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) financial needs, but we absolutely depend on your dues (Not Taking Place this week) contribution to maintain our Bayit. Partial payments and Thursday payment plans are gratefully accepted. You can make a payment 10:00am - Book of Shmuel with Rav Steven (LL BM) - Not Taking Place or set up a payment plan online at www.thebayit.org, set up a 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) - payment or repeating payment through online banking, mail or Not Taking Place drop off a check in the office, or call the office to set up a credit card payment or payment plan. If full dues are beyond your * Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. financial means, please reach out to our Executive Director, Richard Langer by phone or email to discuss a commitment AMCHA Prayer vigil and protest to be held on the that you are comfortable with. rd 23 anniversary of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in ([email protected], 718-796-4730 x 104). Argentina. March 17, 2015, 5:00pm @ the Argentinian Consulate: 12 West 56th Street. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details. PURIM AIPAC Conference Matanot L’evyonim: The deadline for paper form submissions If you are a delegate at next week's AIPAC Conference and for Project Matanot L’evyonim has passed. Online registration ends have not picked up your Hebrew Institute button, please Monday at 9am. Members can submit their online forms by connect with Dan Perla this Shabbat morning to receive one. responding to the email invitations that were sent out. Thank you for your support! Do you know someone who needs any of the following? Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Pack it up for Purim: Help us reach our goal of collecting 3,000 packages of non-perishable, nutritious items to be distributed to Meals For Ill Members: hungry New Yorkers on Purim day. We will be collecting packages Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. until March 5th (Purim day) in the coat room. For more information, or to learn about other ways to help, contact Program Associate, Yael Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] Manor-Oshinsky at yael@the bayit.org or 718-796-4730 ext.116.
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