ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN May 22 - 29, 2015 4 -11 Sivan 5775 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit Mazal Tov To: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener on the engagement of their daughter, Dayna, to Michael Fleisch of Bronx, NY 10463 Larchmont, NY

www.thebayit.org Welcome New Members: Sherry Marcus & Neil Cohen. Ruth Loebmann. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 718-796-4730 This Shabbat @ The Bayit

Fax: 718-884-3206 6:50pm: Pre-Shavuot Yiddish Song Chabura (Final one this year!) with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 8:10-8:55pm - “Did R. Akiva and R. Yishmael Receive the Same Torah?” with Rav Steven R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 SHAVUOT WITH SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE RABBI DR. DOV WEISS: R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 For a comprehensive Shavuot Schedule see pg. 2. For information about youth and teen programming see pg. 5. Kiddush Sponsored by David & Shani Schwartz in SHAVUOT GRADUATION CELEBRATION honor of Mike's upcoming Bar Mitzvah. To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact Mazal tov to this year’s graduates and to their families. Seth Aronson - [email protected]. Join us on the second day of Shavuot, May 25 at 8:15pm in the Social Hall, as we celebrate your milestone accomplishments. All are welcome! This Week Parshat Bamidbar This year’s graduates include: Erev Shavuot Ateret Frank, Dini Hirschfield, Shayna Langer, Emuna Langer, Modi Goldstein-Rosenfeld,  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm Hadassah Kestenbaum, Hanna Kestenbaum, Raffaella Kestenbaum, Avigail Hirschfield, Avidan Grossman, Aminadav Grossman, Ethan B. Schorr, Jake Wax, Josh Shaw.  Candle Lighting: 7:55pm  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am CLASSICAL CONCERT Sunday, May 31st: 5:00pm - 6:30pm: Social Hall  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Join us for a classical concert in honor of Rav Avi & Toby Weiss. Featuring an 18 piece orchestra, the  Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7) concert will be conducted by Maestro Samuel Marder. All are welcome.

Program will include:  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:12am MENDELSSOHN - Youth Symphony #1  Listening Room: 6:25pm (LL BM) MOZART - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik BARBER - Adagio for Strings  Parsha Shiur: Not Taking Place TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings

 Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:40pm To learn more and to register visit www.thebayit.org/sm.  Candle Lighting: 8:56pm  Maariv: 8:59pm 41st Annual Journal Dinner

For a comprehensive Shavuot Please join us on June 7th, 2015 at 5:00pm Schedule, see page 2. at the Hebrew Institute.

This year’s honorees: Weekday Times Toby & Rav Avi Weiss for over 40 years of  Shacharit: service to the HIR and the larger community. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am Thur: 6:40, 8:15am To purchase tickets or place an ad in the journal visit  Mincha/Maariv: www.thebayit.org/journal. Deadline June 1st. Sun-Thur: 8:00pm To share a personal story about Rav Avi and Toby to be Next Week included in a tribute book visit Parshat Nasso www.thebayit.org/tribute. Deadline June 1st  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm 40+ years of Leadership 40+ years of Torah  Candle Lighting: 8:01pm 40+ years of Community 40+ years of Song  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am 40+ years of Inspiration 40+ years of Spirituality  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:45pm 40+ years of Engagement 40+ years of Growth 40+ years of Family  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:04pm THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit Shavuot Schedule Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Saturday Night Learning, May 23 Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! Classes in Lower Level Beit Midrash unless otherwise noted New Masechet (Nedarim) begins on Tuesday, 5/26 (Fresh Sushi Available All Night Long)

Shabbat 11:00pm - "Receiving the Torah: Teachings of the Netivot 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary). Shalom” Around the Tisch with Dr. Elli Kranzler (RHSH) 6:25pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM) 11:30pm-1:15am - Tikun Leil Shavuot at Beth Aharon (2nd 6:50pm - Pre-Shavuot Yiddish Song Chabura Floor BM) 12:15-1:00am - “God in the Bible and Rabbinic After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: Understanding Literature” with Rabbi Dr. Dov Weiss “ ” why is it so special, 1:15-2:00am - "Between the 'Betweens’: The Interface of Bein ְ ִׁש ְ ִִׁ֛עדם :a word in our parsha. This week and what other Adam LaMakom & Bein Adam LaChaveiro" with Rav Avi הדש ע what's the connection to swearing numbers have to say about it? Basic (and love of) Hebrew is 2:15-3:00am - “Six Days or 13.7 Billion years? Yes. Ramban and sufficient. Einstein" - with Daniel Langer 8:10-8:55pm - “Did R. Akiva and R. Yishmael Receive the Same 3:10-4:00am - “Rape, Incest and the Unlikely Roots of Torah?” with Rav Steven Redemption" with Rabbinic Intern Daniel Silverstein Shavuot 4:10-4:50am - “What is the Torah? Exploring the Torah See column to right. Before the Torah” with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek 5:05am - Shacharit Tuesday

10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi (Lobby) Sunday, May 24 - Shavuot Day 1 11:00am - Meeting the Tannaim: The Heroes of the Talmud with Rav 8:30am - Shacharit Ari (Lobby) - NOT TAKING PLACE 5/26 OR 6/2.

7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Jewish History 1 with Rav Ari 11:30am-12:15pm - “God in Jewish Philosophy” with (Room 3-7) Rabbi Dr. Dov Weiss 6:40pm: “Shabbat For Us or Shabbat For God? An Analysis of Wednesday the Talmudic Literature” with Rabbinic Intern Dr. Anat Sharbat 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) 7:25pm - Mincha

Thursday 7:45pm - “God in Jewish Mysticism” with Rabbi Dr. Dov 10:00am - Book of Shmuel with Rav Steven (LL BM) Weiss

7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) 7:45pm - Daf Yomi with Michael Wachsman

8:30pm - Maariv

 Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and 8:56pm - Candle Lighting After This Time guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. Monday, May 25 - Shavuot Day 2 7:00am - Shalom Bayit Do you know someone who needs any of the following? 8:30am - Shacharit with Megillat Ruth (Male Readers) Would you like to volunteer for any of these 9:30am - Teen Tefillah followed by teens-only BBQ committees? 9:40am-12:00pm - Youth Groups (cheesecake baking) Meals For Ill Members: 10:30am (approx.) - Yizkor After Musaf - Megillat Ruth (Male & Female Readers) Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. 4:30-6:00pm - Youth open play, cheesecake eating, story time Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] 6:55pm - Daf Yomi with Charles Hall Bikur Cholim: 7:00pm - “Reflections on the Rabbinate Between Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] Father and Son” with Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabbi Dr. Dov We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. Weiss Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim 7:55pm - Mincha Volunteer. 8:15pm - Graduation/Siyum Program including siyum on Meals for New Parents: Masechet Ketubot with Michael Wachsman, and words from Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] our graduates

Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] 9:00pm - Maariv/Yom Tov Ends

Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] CHAG SAMEACH FROM

Green Committee: Alisa Eilenberg and Ann Rauch THE ENTIRE BAYIT STAFF! [email protected]

HIR GIFT CARDS - Support our Bayit by purchasing Gift Cards - Buy it for the Bayit! For more information on volunteering or to place an order, email [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra. Thank you to all the supporters of our 41st Annual Journal Dinner in honor of Toby & Rav Avi Weiss. Join us on Sunday, June 7th, at 5:00pm. Sign up online today @ www.thebayit.org/journal. This list was updated effective Thursday, May 21st at 5:00pm.

Sandy Adelsberg Rose Feigenbaum Esther Altmann & Richard Cantor Sam Feinsmith Susan & Saul Andron Wendy Zierler & Daniel Feit Apple Bank, Kirk Warner Bernice Pohl Feldman Freda Appleman Aranoff Barbara & Joseph Feldschuh Eden & Jeff Aronoff Shirley & Don Feldstein Seth Aronson Sharon & Michael Feldstein Bais Abraham Congregation Beverly & Ted Fettman Lorna & Mark Baker Aviva Braun & Gary Finkler Devorah & Meir BarDavid Rosemary Fisch Shari Rosenfeld & Yoni Barnhard Marion Fishman Etty & Tzvi Bar-Shai Carlos & Batcheva Flombaum Edith Baumann Harry Follick Edith & Steven Bayme Robert Fox - Alan Party Rentals Ronnie & Michael Becher Laura Shaw Frank & Aaron Frank Jayne & Harvey Beker, The Beker Foundation Sally & Danny Frankel Lisa Javitch & Louis Benjamin Anat Sharbat & Ariel Freidenberg Jennifer Pepper & Jed Bergman Mary & Yuri Fridman Michelle & Yigal Bergman Michelle Friedman & Benjamin Belfer Gaya & Lewis Aranoff Judy Yudin & Charles Friedman Matthew Binstock Estelle Friedman Judy & Lanny Binstock Mati & Aaron Friedman Jackie & Marvin Binstock Bonnie & Isaac Geld Gail & Randy Blaustein Tamar & Todd Genger Barbara & David Blumenthal Estelle & Lenny Glass Miriam & Irving Borenstein Shirley Glickman & Lara Mayouhas Zelda & Marty Braun Marilyn & Larry Gochberg Beth & David Braunstein Gloria Golbert Edie & Joseph Brender Rochelle & Leo Goldberg Linda & Eugene Brody Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum Ruth Bromberg Melissa Braverman Goldstein & David Goldstein Michal & David Chamudot Lauren & Jack Gorman Ellen Cherrick Carolyn & Howard Graybow Cheryl & Nicholas Chiovetta Abbie & Moshe Greenberg Lynn & Bob Cohen Blu & Yitz Greenberg Nava & Adam Cohen Shani & Yaakov Greenman Sharon Koren Cohen & Matthew Cohen Amy Fox & Martin Griffel Daniel Cohen Judy Silver & Jerry Grosser Councilmember Andrew Cohen Pamela & Jeffrey Gurock Jana & Steven Cohn, Goldberg & Cohn LLP Dasha & Vitaly Gutman Corner Café Inge Gutmann D.J. Drugs Josef Guttman Leah Davidson David Haas Gillian Steinberg & Mark Davis Beth & Ari Hait Andrea & Steve Davis Paula Sinclair & Charlie Hall DJ Drugs Osna Haller Susan & Jonathan Dzik Joanna & Elliot Halperin Moshe Edelman Aviva & Jonathan Halpert Alisa & Adam Eilenberg Navah & Jules Harlow Gloria & David Eiseman Stefa & Aaron Hasson Sonia Erlich Felice Helfgott Emma & Jacob Exler Ira Herschaft Zahava Federman & Robert Nadrich Annie & Ari Hoffnung Nancy & Milton Honig Randi Carrey Mintz & Erik Mintz Margo & Jack Schwartz Sherry & Robert House Bernice Morgenlander Tammy & Richard Shatz Robin & Mark Jacobson Stuart Olsen Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw Bracha Jaffe Stephen Oppenheimer Tehilla Siegel Madeline & Hillel Jaffe Valerie Altmann & Dan Perla Claire Siegel Michelle Jasper-Brody Ken Perry Karin Fleisch & Daniel Silverstein Jewish Holocaust Survivors Pizza Plus Raine & Stanley Silverstein Karen Jordan Abigail Pogrebin Ruthie & Joel Simon Deborah Yasinsky & David Kalb Judy Kaplan & Larry Polsky Susan & Daniel Sklarin David Kanowitz Menchies Janet Smith Susan Kantar and Nina Mora Jeannie & Ken Prager Bobbe Gaims-Spiegel & Robert Spiegel Sharon & Michael Kaplowitz Nina Bruder & Gary Pretsfelder Holly & Howard Sragow Sara & Seymour Kessler Ina & Otto Pretsfelder Toby & Howard Stahl Eve & Chanan Kessler Barbara Gochberg & Steven Pretsfelder Joan & Arnold Stark Hadassah & Daniel Kestenbaum Rella Feldman & Curtiss Pulitzer Marlene Schanzer & Elliott Stendig Carol Kierman Lisa & David Pulver Naava Frank & Gregg Stern Kinneret Day School, Rachelle & Asher Abramovitz Adele & Elliott Rabin Jessica Stern Michael Klapper and Benjamin Klapper Lore Rasch Rhonda & William Stock Amy Koplow Judy & Nathan Rephan Adele & Ronald Tauber Hebrew Free Burial Association Rona Rice Luba & David Teten Lorraine Coyle & Oliver Koppel Glenn Richter The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center Ravital & Avi Korn Sonia & Norman Riegel Georgia Thomas Adinah & Elli Kranzler Jamie Bineau & Toby Ring Jeanie & Andrew Upton Esther & Simcha Krauss Riverside Memorial Chapel Lidia Lidagoster-Villegas & Pablo Villegas Seryl & Charles Kushner Sheryl Haut & David Rosenberg Carol Kozak Ward & Seth Ward Ilana & Simmy Kustanowitz Barie-Lynne & Ezra Rosensaft Elana & Mark Weinberger Bryna & Josh Landes Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein Ariel & Josh Weiner Barbara Estrin & Berel Lang Arnold Rotter Ellen & Alan Weiner Ruby Langer Eva & Richard Rubel Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock Ann & James Lapin Susan & Murray Rudnick Julie & Michael Weiss Chani & Steven Laufer SAR Academy Sarah Hurand & Elie Weiss Susan & Alan Leavitt Yosepha & Jonathan Sarlin Toby & Rav Avi Weiss Vida & Oscar Lebwohl Samuel Schacher Michael Weissbrot, SJ International Morlie & Norman Levin Yocheved & Jacob Schachter Florence Weitzner Rose Levine Rena & Murray Schaum Samantha & Daniel Wiener Moshe Levison Jane Flechner & Ron Schechter Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener Ruth Licht Ellen Scheinbach Jolan Winkler Sharon & Steve Lieberman Tao & Jeffery Schifman Miriam & Jeremiah Wohlberg Sharon Rubin & Stephen Lief Sima & Richard Schleifer Edith & Ward Wolff Devorah Zlochower & Dov Linzer Florence Schneider and Iris Schneider Yeshivat Maharat Board of Directors Alessandra & Richard Lipkin Jean & Phil Schneider Deborah & Dov Zakheim Yocheved & Donald Liss Theodor Schneider Susan & Bob Zeif Larry The Locksmith Ilana Eisen & Eli Schneider Esther Zimet Rachel Tessler & Asher Lopatin Nancy Stern Scholem Alexandra & Jonathan Zizmor Sally Mendelsohn & David Lowenfeld Micky & Eric Schon Elaine Machleder Yael & David Hillel Schuster Edyth & Jerome Margolin Susan Schutz Selma Margulies Bat Sheva Marcus & Elliot Schwartz Niva & Mark Marmer Shani & David Schwartz Sharon & Jay Marson Chaya & Joseph Schwartz Gladys & Matthew Maryles Mali & Steven Schwartz Elena & Stan Maydan Emily Blum & Leon Metzger THE BAYIT BULLETIN

Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! Be a part of it! Please register your child and become a youth member today!

FRIDAY NIGHT Thank you to all those who have sponsored our Shavuot youth GROUPS programming in the past! Sponsorships for this year’s Shavuot with Shayna & Raphi Programming are greatly appreciated. Visit www.thebayit.org/youthshavuot. Groups begin 15 minutes after Mincha Teen Shavuot begins and last for 1 hour.  May 23rd (Shavuot 1st night): Annual Teen Dinner and teens-only all night learning. 9:30pm: Teen Sushi Dinner (6th grade and up) Youth Shavuot 10:15pm: Session 1 - “Receiving the Torah - Force or Choice - Issues in a Teenager's Life" Rabbinic  May 23rd (Shabbat): 5:00 - 6:30pm Intern Dr. Anat Sharbat Children and families are invited to join Rav Steven, Menachem, and - Poetry and Rap (aka spoken word artist and MC Danny Raphael) David Fain for our Annual Torah Celebration and Siyum. with Rabbinic Intern Daniel Silverstein Featuring: Questions and trivia, fruit platters, cheese & crackers, 11:30pm – Session 2 with Ice Cream Bar pastries, vegetables, and candy! - Panel conversation about choosing professions in the rabbinate with Rabbinic Interns Dr. Anat Sharbat, Avram Mlotek, Daniel Silverstein, moderated by

 May 25th (Shavuot Day 2) Menachem Menchel -Youth Cheesecake baking - 9:40am-12:00pm (Ages 5 - 11) 12:20am – Session 3 with Candy Bar - Annual Closed-Door, Open Forum with Rav Steven (teens-only) -Afternoon open play, cheesecake eating, and story time 1:15am – Session 4 4:30 - 6:00pm (All ages) - "Between the 'Between's: The Interface of Bein Adam LaMakom and Bein

Adam LaChaveiro" with Rav Avi Groups Schedule 2:30am – Session 5 May 23rd (Shabbat): Normal schedule May 24th (Sunday - Shavuot Day 1): No Groups  May 25th (Shavuot Day 2): May 25th (Monday - Shavuot Day 2): 9:40am - 12:00pm 9:30am - Teen Tefillah followed by teens-only Barbeque.

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2014-2015 Snacks Sponsorship New Options:

Help us reach our goal of having sponsorship every single Shabbat of the year. $100 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Tot Shabbat

Please see new sponsorship options on the right. $150 – sponsor all snacks + $36 - Nursery-K To sponsor go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor! birthday party $36 - Grades 1-6

Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:40am - Ages 6+, RH SH: Tot Shabbat Enjoy a doughnut and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain Room 3-6: Kindergarden Room 3-4: Nursery Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am Room 3-5: Pre-K Room 3-2: Grades 1-2 Room 3-6: Kindergarden Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Shavuot Groups Schedule: See Youth Shavuot box above. Room 3-2: Grades 1-2

PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein 10:30am - 11:30am, Ages 6 and up! To sponsor snacks for future Shabbatot please contact Come experience the Parsha through inclusive Menachem or Gillian Steinberg drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist. or go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.

POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity For assistance, please contact: Attention Riverdale Teens… Menachem Menchel, Volunteers needed at a local community dining room one Sunday a month. Director of Programming We leave from HIR at 11:45am and return at approximately 4:15pm & Youth Education Contact Samantha Verrone: Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 [email protected] to sign up. Cell - 516-233-8285 Upcoming dates are: 5/31, 6/21 [email protected] Happenings @ the Bayit Chesed Opportunities: ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for our RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a open communal dinner. To see which Shabbatot are available for Free Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the sponsorship and to choose your week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or Riverdale community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit contact James Lapin at [email protected]. organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow

Learning Service with Rav Ari! challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info contact Rabbi Shabbat, weekly in Room 3-7, 9:30-11:00am Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or [email protected].

An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on prayer and the weekly Torah portion. Questions: contact Rav Ari at 718-796-4730 x124 or email [email protected]. Rav Avi’s Memoir of the Soviet Jewry Movement: Open up the Iron Door has recently been released by UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES Toby Press. Order your copy on Amazon.com today! HACHNASAT SEFER TORAH CELEBRATION Please join us on Shabbat, June 6th as we welcome HIR CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) our new Torah and Megillat Esther, dedicated to Rav Interested in making healthier and fresher food choices? Avi & Toby, into the Bayit! Join HIR CSA and receive your fruit, vegetables and/or eggs directly 8:30am - Shabbat Morning Tefillah from local farms for 22 weeks this coming summer. Each CSA 9:15am - Hachnasat Sefer Torah and Megillat Esther member can sign up for a weekly or every-other-week share of 11:00am - Words of thanks by Rav Avi & Toby seasonal produce that is sustainably grown and freshly picked. The 11:30am - Lavish Kiddush for the entire community produce is conveniently delivered to the HIR and available for pick-up on Wednesday evenings. Sign up today! To learn more about this program or to donate csaathir.wordpress.com. towards the project, please visit www.thebayit.org/torah. BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN: Promote your business to Bayit Bulletin readers in the first bulletin of every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 or [email protected] for more information.

BAYIT SEFARIM FUND: Donations to the Sefarim fund will be used to purchase the books we need as determined by the rabbinic team and gabbaim. Donors will be recognized with a thank you in the 2nd bulletin of every month and a dedication label in the book when it is purchased. To donate visit our website at www.thebayit.org/sefarim.

Want to get outside, meet new people, and have SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: fun! Join the Riverdale Stay Active Club to play Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, softball, frisbee, bike, run, and more! Fill out the concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna form at http://goo.gl/forms/ysVa3ssZRv or Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear. contact Ben Shefter at [email protected] for There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential. more information. We will be organizing soon Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm to figure out dates and times for all of us to and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at meet. [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS).

Jewish Caregiver Support Group CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY Share experiences, benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice. The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our members the Group meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center. opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. When you do so, you receive guaranteed income for life, a potential immediate tax deduction, and Dementia Care Coaches through ReServe possible future tax savings. Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the Experienced Dementia Care Coaches are available to provide support in the remainder value, while 10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its efforts home to persons with dementia, and to their family members and caregivers. for the entire Jewish community and to help cover the administrative costs of Services include education, guidance and information on managing the program. For more information, including sample annuity rates, please challenging behaviors and creating a safe home environment. Please call contact the Bayit office. 212-871-5301 to arrange a coaching session. Rates are $18 an hour. THE BAYIT The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit – is an open Orthodox synagogue serving the entire Jewish community by warmly embracing all Jews, regardless of affiliation, commitment, orientation or background. It is affectionately known as the "Bayit," which is a home – a place of love and welcome. We are known nationally for bringing spirituality into the synagogue; activism on behalf of the oppressed; youth and teen engagement; learning programs; and work on behalf of the elderly, the homebound, and the developmentally and physically challenged. If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership. Beyond the bayit - May 15 - 22, 2015 BRAND NEW 6-WEEK COURSE FROM CHABAD OF RIVERDALE - Question the Unquestionable. Join us on Sunday mornings, 9:45-11:15 am, for a six-week course entitled Judaism Decoded. This course sheds light on the mysteries surrounding biblical interpretation. How do we know our interpretation is true? Enjoy the razor-sharp reasoning, intelligent debate and compelling arguments of the Talmudic dialect. Taught by Rabbi Yanky Raskin. Location: Chabad of Riverdale 535 West 246th Street, Riverdale. Register online atwww.ChabadRiverdale.org. 3rd class: Sunday, 5/24/2015.

THE MA'AYANOT CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE is pleased to present a shiur series presented jointly by Mrs. Rivka Kahan, Principal, and Dr. Rayzel Yaish, Director of Guidance, on the topic: Bekhol Levavkha Uvekhol Nafshekha: The Interplay of Torah and Psychology. The series will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Ma’ayanot Library on the following Thursdays: 5/28/2015, 6/4/2015, and 6/11/2015. Ma’ayanot is located at 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck. For information please contact Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265. Men and women welcome.

JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST 69 invites everyone to their annual Memorial Day Program being held this year on 5/29/2015 at 1pm. It will be held at the Flagpole of the Bronx Historical Society, 3309 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467. For more information visit www.jwv.org.

TRIUMPH THROUGH CHALLENGE: Join us for a special women’s event of hope, inspiration, and connection as three women from the Riverdale community will be sharing their personal journeys in dealing with personal difficulties including infertility, difficult pregnancy, losing a spouse, dating 2nd time around, and having a child born with a medical condition. They will share their moving experiences as well as suggestions on how to be helpful and supportive. Shabbat afternoon, 5/30/2015, at 5:00pm. Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Ave.

CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE: Sunday, 5/31/2015, 11:00am-4:00pm. Marching up 57th-74th St. on Fifth Ave., NYC. Join us at the 51st Annual CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE, the world’s largest public gathering in celebration of Israel. Featuring: GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, Golem, SOULFARM, Derrick Sharp from Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball, Peri Smilow, SHI 360 and championship marching bands, along with many other special guests. Learn more at www.celebrateisraelny.org.

SKATERS AND BLADERS: Do you have plans for the Celebrate Israel Parade on 5/31/2015? Please join our group of singles, couples, and families as we bring joy to onlookers, salute Israel, and honor the memory of JJ Greenberg. Visit the Skaters and Bladers Facebook event page and join the Skaters and Bladers Facebook group to start interacting with other participants. We'll be ordering the t-shirts very soon. If you haven't let us know your t-shirt size yet, email [email protected] ASAP with your name (and include whether you'll be walking or which wheels you'll be rolling on). T-shirts are free to participants (and participation is free, too). Please help spread the words and grow our great group!

SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER: Please join us for our lecture “Yiddish Literature After the Holocaust” pre- sented in Yiddish by Professor Jan Schwarz (Lund University, Sweded). Featuring singer Phyllis Berk. Sunday, 5/31/2015 at 1:30pm. Contribution: $3.50. Members free. 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx. 917-930-0295.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT: Our very own Anina and Raphy Jasper-Brody and Yiskah Freidenberg-Sharbat, along with many other children from the Riverdale and Bronx communities, are performing in the spectacular production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, by the Riverdale Children’s Theater. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door. All performances are at the Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy located at 660 West 237th Street. Tickets are available to purchase at www.riverdaletheatre.org. Show times are: Sunday, 5/31/2015 (2:00pm and 6:00pm), Monday, 6/1/2015 (7:00pm), Thursday, 6/4/2015 (7:00pm), Sunday, 6/7/2015 (2:00pm and 6:00pm). When purchasing tickets, please note that there are 2 casts and our very own Anina, Raphy and Yiskah are in the Technicolor cast and are performing in 3 out of the 6 performances.

YIDDISH FARM: Want to learn Yiddish but can't take off for the summer? Join our 1-week or 2-week program at Yiddish Farm in Goshen, NY. Beginner, intermediate and advanced programs available. Space is limited - Register today. Beginner: 6/1-11/2015. Intermediate/Advanced: 7/13-24/2015 and 7/27/2015 - 8/7/2105. For more info: https://yiddishfarm.org/programs.html

BRONX JEWISH HISTORICAL INITIATIVE AND BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. invite you to the launch of the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative Website and Celebration of Induction of the Inaugural Class of the Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame. Tuesday, 6/2/2015, 5:30-7:00pm. The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.) RSVP required. Email name, e-mail, phone #, and number of reservations to [email protected].

Beyond the bayit - May 15 - 22, 2015 SAR PACT COMMITTEE & COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTER present “An Evening With Frank Bruni,” New York Times Op-Ed Columnist and Author. Please join us for a presentation, Q&A, and Book signing. Introduction by Rabbi Tully Harcsztark. Wednesday, 6/3/2015, at 7:15pm at SAR High School, 503 W 259th St, Bronx, NY 10471. Tickets: $10/person, Books: $25/copy. To learn more visit www.sarhighschool.org/frankbruni.

RIVERDALE HATZALAH VOLUNTEER EMS will be offering a free American Heart Association CPR course for the community-at-large (no prior knowledge required). This class will cover CPR skills, choking relief and use of a defibrillator. The course will be held on Thursday, 6/4/2015 at 7pm at the Riverdale Jewish Center. Registration is required and space is limited. To register, please go to www.RiverdaleHatzalah.org/cpr. For more information, please contact Charlie Wohlberg at [email protected].

CAMP GAN ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE: Give your children a summer they won't forget at Camp Gan Israel of Riverdale - 6/30 - 8/4/2015. For Jewish children ages 3-10. Two divisions: Mini Gan-ages 3-5, Junior Gan ages 5-10. Don't miss out. Register at www.ChabadRiverdale.org/Camp or call 718-549-1100 x10.

CAMP GAN ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE has the following camp positions still available: Junior Counselor (age 13-19) and Assistant Teacher (age 19 +). We are also seeking a qualified swimming director. Camp is in session from 6/30/2015 - 8/4/2015. Interested candidates should email [email protected].

LANGUAGE TREATMENT STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE, CUNY: Do you or does someone you know have aphasia and know more than one language? The Lehman College, CUNY, department of Speech-Language Pathology is running two different language treatment studies and they are looking for Spanish-English, Hebrew-English, and Russian-English bilinguals with aphasia. To learn more contact Mira Goral at 718-960-8460 or [email protected].

ALDERBROOK POOL: Summer memberships are available at the Alderbrook Pool, a community gem in a bucolic setting in central Riverdale. Swim outdoors in our clear, cool water, and relax on our deck. See www.alderbrookpool.com for information.

CAMP YOMAWHA, the premier day camp of the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, is currently hiring skilled and energetic camp staff. We're looking for the best of the best, counselors who are ready to deliver the WOW to over 300 campers daily. Counselor and Specialist positions are available for those who are currently high school juniors or older. Contact senior summer staff member, Noah Aronin for more information - [email protected] or visit www.ywashhts.org.