משפטים )שקלים( PARSHAT RJC BULLETIN Candle Lighting Havdala February 24, 2017 February 25, 2017 5777 כ״ט בשבט - ה׳ באדר -- February 24 - March 3, 2017 29 Sh'vat - 5 Adar 5:23 PM 6:24 PM
Comedy Café Night to Mazal Tov! Purim Corner Benefit RJC Youth Dept
Jay & Sharon Bar-David on being honored Featuring Chicago City Limits Improv Comedy! Open bar and delicious food! Purim is just around the corner! Please by the Hebrew Free Burial Association at the see page 6 for information regarding the annual breakfast (Breakfast details can be Join us this Saturday night, Feb 25th at 8:30 PM for a fun filled evening at the RJC. We will new, updated mishloach manot cam- found on page 8). also be hosting a Gift of Life swab drive! Don’t paign, or visit www.rjconline.org/ Kiddush Korner: miss this event! It’s not too late to register! Purim2017. Sign up online, Today! Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Marcella & The Mishloach Manot Committee is Robbie Marcus in commemoration of the yahrzeit seeking volunteers to assist in pack- of Marcella’s father, Bernardo Altmann, a”h. Seudah Friday Night Dinner/Cholent Cook-Off aging on Sunday, March 5th (8-10 PM) Shlishit will take place in the gym. Please join us on Friday night, March 3rd, for and Tuesday, March 7th (7:30-9:30 PM). Want to sponsor a Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit? For rates a community dinner and cholent cook-off Please contact Adina Wizenfeld & other details, contact the office or visit: competition. Pricing and reservation ([email protected]) or the www.rjconline.org/sponsor_kiddush information can be found on page 5. office if you are available to help. Tizku L’Mitzvot! Mikvah Hours: Rabbinic Search Update Keilim Mikvah is open during daylight hours. If you or someone you know would like We are pleased to announce those a megillah reading at home, or if you *Fri night: 40 min after candle lighting. No members who will comprise the would like to be a reader, please contact appointment needed, but please be on time. Transition Committee: Debbie Drelich, Kenny Friedman, Ari Rabbi Genack at [email protected], or *Saturday-Thursday: 7:30-10:00pm Gontownik (co-chair), Daniel call the office. For further information, call 718-549-8336. Gordon, Alyssa Herman - Kronisch (co-chair), Bert Kabak, Dr. Jonathan Konovitch, Bryna Thank you to our CSS Security Team! The RJC is excited to welcome our Landes, Allison Steinmetz, To inquire about volunteering, contact Scholar-in-Residence: Adam Stern & Betty Sugarman. [email protected]. Rabbi David Brofsky The Transition Committee will work closely with Rabbi Schwarzberg to Services Rabbi Brofsky will be speaking 4 times create the communal survey. We שקלים משפטים throughout Shabbat: hope the survey will be ready to This Shabbat: Parshat ( ) בשבט כ״ט - February 24 - 25, 2017 Friday night between Mincha & Maariv launch by Shavuot. Stay tuned for more updates! Friday - Mincha 5:33 PM Friday Night Oneg at 8 PM (Board Shacharit 7:00 / 8:00 / 8:45 / 9:00 AM Room) Latest Shema 9:22 AM Shabbat Morning after Mussaf in the Chevra Kadisha Breakfast Daf Yomi (Baba Batra 34): 4:10 PM Main Sanctuary Please join us for the Annual Chevra Kadisha Shiur Masechet Berachot 4:25 PM Seudah Shlishit (Gym) Breakfast, taking place on Sunday, March 5th Mincha 12:36 / 5:10 PM at 9:00 AM. Cost - $36/person. Sign up today Seudah Shlishit 5:30 PM Please see page 4 for more details! at https://www.rjconline.org/chevra2017. Ma'ariv 6:19 PM Weekday Schedule Thank you to the following families for Adult Ed Opportunities & Sunday (Rosh Chodesh Adar ) 6:30 / 7:30 / 8:30 / 9:00 AM sponsoring this opportunity: Programming Monday (Rosh Chodesh Adar ) 5:45 / 6:35 / 7:35 AM Russi & Joey Bohm ● Chaya & Samson Fine Melaveh Malka with Rabbi Tani Cohen Tuesday 6:00 / 6:55 / 7:45 AM ● Chani Radinsky & Daniel Friedman ● Joyce - Please join us on Saturday Night, March Wednesday 6:00 / 6:55 / 7:45 AM Thursday 6:00 / 6:45 / 7:45 AM & Nachi Friedman ● Shira & Ari Gontownik ● 4th at 8 PM for a melaveh malka and shiur Friday 6:00 / 6:55 / 7:45 AM Elianna & Chaim Mitnick ● Yael & Josh on Esther as Text, Subtext & Context: To- wards a Philosophy of Halacha. Sunday Mincha Gedolah 12:45 PM Schlenger ● Nicole & Michael Strongin Mincha/Ma'ariv M-Th: 5:30 PM Movie Night - Please save the date of Late Ma'ariv Sun - Thur: 9:30 PM Planning the “Yoms” March 25th for our next Movie Night! Details תרומה to follow soon. Next Shabbat*: Parshat באדר ו׳ - Seeking volunteers to help plan community- March 3 - 4, 2017 wide Yom HaZikaron/Yom Ha’Atzmaut and Upcoming Scholar-in-Residence Week- Candle Lighting 5:31 PM Yom Yerushalayim celebrations. If you can ends - Save the dates of May 6th and May Friday - Mincha 5:41 PM help, please email [email protected]. 13th as we host General Howard Bromberg Shacharit 7:00 / 8:00 / 8:45 / 9:00 AM and Melanie Phillips, respectively. Stay Latest Shema 9:16 AM tuned for more details! Daf Yomi (Baba Batra 41): 4:20 PM
Please Note: On Sunday, February 26th, all Shiur 4:35 PM There are lots of wonderful learning oppor- Mincha 12:36 / 5:20 PM morning minyanim that normally meet in the tunities on a weekly and daily basis. Please Seudah Shlishit 5:40 PM Hashkama Room will meet, instead, in the see page 2 for all the learning opportuni- Ma'ariv 6:27 PM ties . Main Sanctuary. Havdala 6:32 PM *subject to change
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Refuah Shelaima: Aryeh Menachem Ben Shlomo Eliezer HaLevi, Yosef Bezalel Ben Rut, Nechama Bat Emunah, Michael Obed Ben Nechama, Leah Gittel Bat Leeba Esther, Besha Chaya Bat Rachel, Malka Bat Braina, Shoshana bas Zeesil, Edith bas Zeesil, Pinchas ben Raizel, Golda bat Hinda, Leora Miriam bat Chana Elisheva, Chaya Dena Chaviva bas Shoshana, Yocheved Sarah Bas Fruma Faiga, Malka Bat Chana, Miriam Leah Bat Bracha Sheindel, Hinda bat Rivka, Yaakov Ben Ruth, Shalom Yitzchak ben Pesha, Devora bat Shayna Beyla, Nechama Yehudit Tzviya bat Chaya, Shalom Yechezkel ben Kayla Chana, Peretz Yisroel ben Batya Kayla,Yechezkel Chaim ben Masha Zissel, Avraham Daniel ben Devora Tova, Toba bat Esther Faiga, Tesha Chana bat Chasuna Miriam, Zippa Chana bat Rachel Reya, Shneur Yechezkel ben Chaya Feiga, Yosef ben Genia, Gila bat Francis, Tziporah bat Gila, Miriam Golda bat Ruchel, Yisroel ben Yonah, Beila Ruchel bat Miriam, Elisheva Malka bas Sarah Miriam, Simcha Chaim ben Ben Ariella Tamar, Shifra bat Bayla Perel, Shoshana Malka bat Chaya Zelda, Chaya Zelda bat Masha, Yehoshua Tzvi ben Hinda, Meir Yitzchak ha Cohen ben Pesil, Iliana bat Gitel, Gitel bat Miriam, Haddassah Hinda bas Baila, David Zalman haKohen ben Dina, Ronen Paz ben Rafa'ela Penina, Chaya Malka Esther bat Tzipporah, Shlomo Eliezer ben Yisroel Halevi, Chana Rachel bat Rivka Alya, Moshe ben Nachmo, Miryam Beruriah bat Etta Raizel, Amichai Meir ben Rotem, Etty bat Machlya.
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Dirshu: Everyday Halacha Every Day Classes at the RJC Join us at our 9PM class Sunday to Thursday. Men and women are welcome to Daf Yomi - Mon - Fri: Following the 6 AM join any time. If you cannot make it in-person email [email protected] to minyan. Shabbat: 1 hour before mincha. receive the MP3 of the class. Please put Dirshu in the subject line. To sign up Sunday: After the 6:45 AM minyan. for daily summaries http://bit.ly/dirshuRJC. FAQ: What is Dirshu? Literally it Mishna Brachot - Mon - Fri from 7:30AM to means to seek. Dirshu is an organization that encourages learning of the 745AM in the Beit Midrash. Chafetz Chayim’s halacha work Mishna Breruah. One page a day Sunday to Thursday and review on Friday and Shabbat. The word has come to mean the Dirshu - Sun - Thurs at 9 PM. One page of Mishna Brurah per day in the Beit Midrash. actual study not just the organization as income to (or listen to or download) the Dirshu shiur. Or you may hear people ask: are you doing Dirshu? Any Classes that meet once a week questions: Rabbi Genack and Rabbi Hoberman look forward to talking to you. Sunday: 7:30 AM - Rabbi Eliezer Sher– In Our Sages (Chazal) teach us that one who studies law (Halachos) daily is as- depth Halacha shiur in the board room. sured a portion in the world to come (Olam Haba). Talmud Niddah 73A Refreshments will be served. Tuesday: 1:00 PM—Ladies learning Shabbat Hashkamah Shiur - 10:30 AM Touch of Class– meets in the Social Hall. This week, we welcome Professor Baruch J. Schwartz, of the Hebrew University Tuesday: 2:15 PM: Gentlemen’s Kollel in of Jerusalem, who will be discussing, “Shekalim: The Mitzvah, the Parashah and the Beit Midrash the Shabbat”. Please join us in the Hashkama Room at 10:30 AM. Tuesday: 8:00 PM: Parsha class in the Beit Midrash. Shabbat: Post 7:00 AM Chabura in the Board Room given by Rabbi Drelich. Shabbat: 10:30 AM– Post Hashkamah shiur by Rabbi Sheer in the Hashkamah room. Shabbat: 45 minutes before mincha– Gemara Brachot in the Board Room
“...Make the words of Your Torah sweet in our mouths and in the mouths of Your people...so that we, our children and grandchil- dren...may know Your name and study your Torah…” - Blessing over the Torah
The Riverdale Jewish Center invites you and your family to Friday Night Dinner and a
Please Note BYOB
Cholent is not a recipe; it’s an argument between friends
We carry on that competitive friendly tradition with our 1st annual Cholent Cook-Off at the RJC. On Friday night, MARCH 3RD, join us as our competitors battle for cholent supremacy! Come to eat, mingle & choose your favorite cholent! We need YOU to vote for the winner! Bring your appetite! Dinner, followed by the competition, will begin after Ma’ariv.
Cost $25/person Open Seating $15/child (12 and under) $125 family max Sponsorship Opportunities Available. Please see the RSVP form or call the office for details! RSVP at www.rjconline.org/cholent or call the office at718 -548-1850
Interested in entering your cholent in the competition? Please contact the office by2 PM on Friday, February 24th to register! Debbie & Rabbi Dr. Moish Adina & Tod Haller Nomi & Akiva Roseman Drelich Host Committee: Barbara Sopher & Dan Hannah & Jonathan Shapiro Tamar & Abe Eisenstat Harelick Liraz & Marc Spear Tamar & Tzvi Bar-David Rivka & Elliot Falk Alyssa Herman & Jeff Kronisch Rhonda & Harvey Stober Aimee & Jonathan Baron Faith & Harry Feder Ilene & Sheldon Kupferman Dana & Saul Teplitsky Brenda & Yair Ben-Zaken Chaya & Samson Fine Marcella & Robbie Marcus Susan & David Tessel Caroline & Josh Berman Shoshana & Rabbi Yitzi Sandra Molinas & Samuel Naomi & Hal Dorfman Genack Sigal Lilly & David Weisz
Dear Members,
We are excited to once again enhance our community’s Purim celebration by distributing creative mishloach manot packages to all shul members. In the spirit of community and
Yitzi Genack togetherness, the entire RJC membership will be receiving mishloach manot. Rather than Acting Rabbi select individual members to receive mishloach manot, every congregant will have the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Shimon Craimer opportunity to participate in sending mishloach manot to the entire congregation! Fran Appelbaum Chazzan Steve Arenson Jonathan Baron Julia Baruch If you would like to participate in this campaign, please review and select one of the Harvey Benovitz* Yoetzet Halacha Rena Boniuk following mishloach manot participation levels. If you are an Amud, please note that your Sanford Bruckner* Tzvi Bar-David commitment includes complimentary participation at the “Whole Megillah” level. Hal Dorfman President Abe Eisenstat Mordechai Participant - $100 Harry Feder Russi Bohm Victor Fein Vice President Queen Esther Participant - $250 Mark Friedlander “The Whole Megillah” Participant - $360 Bob Furman* Chaim Haas
Hector Goldman* Vice President In addition to building achdut within our community, this project raises funds for our shul’s Avrum Hyman* Rena Karol Allison Steinmetz operations. We are also pleased to offer opportunities to make a special Purim Jeff Kronisch Vice President Lucy Lang* contribution to the RJC Fund for the Needy, the RJC Chesed Fund and/or the RJC Israel Joshua Landes Jonathan Wiener Hadassah Lieberman Emergency Fund. You can participate by filling out and sending back this form to the RJC Vice President Marcella Marcus Office, or by going to www.rjconline.org/Purim2017 and filling out the online form. Howard Millendorf Ari Gontownik Sandra Molinas Treasurer Marc Moller* th DEADLINE: Please submit your form by Thursday, March 9 . Donny Rosenberg Michael Davis Sam Rosenbloom Financial Secretary Ezra Rosensaft Tobias Schapiro* All participants will be listed on the scroll that accompanies the mishloach manot. David Salamon Marc Spear David Sandel Corresponding Secretary Josh Schlenger Significant volunteer time and effort is put in to the success of our Mishloach Manot Buddy Skydell Nir Gadon Ziggy Spindler Recording Secretary Campaign. If you are able to assist the committee in packaging or delivering mishloach Michael Stein manot, please indicate so in the form below. Thank you. Milton Steinberg* Hezzy Jesin Debbie Stepelman Executive Director Arthur Stern* Tizku L’Mitzvot and Chag Purim Same’ach! Mollie Super, a”h* Dana Teplitsky Susan Tessel Lawrence Turkel Fred Vorcheimer* Name:______Email:______Felix Wimpfheimer* Michael Wimpfheimer Address:______Phone:______Abraham Zion, a”h* *HONORARY MEMBER I would like to participate in RJC’s Mishloach Manot Campaign at the Following Level:
□ Mordechai ($100) □ Queen Esther ($250) □ The “Whole Megillah” ($360) Optional Contribution to RJC Fund for the Needy: $______Optional Contribution to RJC Israel Emergency Fund: $______Optional Contribution to the RJC Chesed Fund: $______Total: $______I would like to volunteer and help by: □ Packaging Mishloach Manot □ Delivering Mishloach Manot □ Both Please enclose a check payable to the RJC or provide your credit card information below: Circle one: VISA Master Card AMEX Card Number:______Expiration Date: ____/____Security Code:______Signature: ______
Note: Mourners may send mishloach manot, but they cannot receive. Please let us know if you do not wish to receive a package.
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Coping with Conception: A Men’s Group for Dealing with RJC Connections Infertility Issues Coping with Conception: A Men’s RJC Connections is dedicated to bringing people together in Group for Dealing with Infertility our community. Whether it’s making a visit or helping with a trip to the grocery store, our Volunteer Connectors are eager Issues: Monthly group at the to brighten the day and lighten the load for fellow community Beatman Center, 521 W. 239th members. RJC Connections seeks to facilitate opportunities that link those in our community who need an extra pair of Street. Group is re-forming — for hands or a friendly face with those who are looking to provide that assistance. If you are interested in getting involved, or if more information, please contact Rav you are looking for Connector assistance, please contact Joyce Steven ([email protected]) or Friedman at [email protected]. Dr. Altman ([email protected]).
Welcome to the Community! If you are new to the community, please let the welcoming committee know at [email protected] or through the RJC website. To sign up for emails from the young couples minyan, email [email protected]. Aviva Cohen & Sheri Rotenberg, Co-Chairs RJC Welcoming Committee. Gan Miriam Early Learning Center 2016-2017 Registration Intimate Voices Gan Miriam is a wonderful early education program for ages 2-5. We will begin our Mar 4th, 7:30 PM - CSAIR (475 W 250th St) observation and registration period on Monday, November 14th. Please call 718-543 Final evening concert of season 8. World class chamber music here in Riverdale at -2553 or email [email protected] to set up an appointment now! Space is limited! CSAIR. Doors open 7:30, music at 8. Pre-Pesach wine tasting by Skyview Wine & Check out our website at www.ganmiriam.com. Spirits. Wine tasting & refreshments included in ticket price. For more info & to order tickets, go to www.intimatevoices.org or call the CSAIR office (718-543-8400). The Riverdale Mikvah Seeking a full-time mikvah attendant for newly renovated Riverdale Mikvah. Salary is Pre-Purim Drum Tales negotiable. Contact Rena Karol (917-751-5426 or [email protected]) or Sari March 5th, 10:00 AM at the Riverdale Temple Willig (917-562-3534 or [email protected]). Join Westchester Day School for a Pre-Purim Dram Tales in Riverdale! Free and open to children ages 3-8. Space limited; Register at www.westchesterday.org/ Memorial Concert in Memory of Erez Orbach drumtales. Questions? Contact Allison Lyons at [email protected]. Feb 25th, 7:15 PM Join us on Saturday night at the Northeast Jewish Center, Yonkers, for a memorial Bayit V’Tikvah Evening of Support concert in memory of Erez Orbach, a fallen soldier. All non taxable donations will March 5th, 7:30 PM at the Landes Home (740 W 232nd Street) benefit Ulpanat Dolev, a residential school for at-risk teenage girls. Contact Please join us for a special evening to support the critical work of Bayit V’Tikvah/ [email protected]. House of Hope in Netanya. For more info, contact Marcella Marcus at 917-370-1788 or at [email protected]. Taharas HaMishpacha Review Class for Women with Rabbi Willig Feb 26th, 8:00 PM Purim Cards from Riverdale Hatzalah Women are invited to the second half of a 2-part Taharas HaMishpacha class re- Purim is coming and Mishloach Manot cards are available from Riverdale Hatzalah. fresher at the Young Israel of Riverdale, 4502 Henry Hudson, presented by Rabbi Specialized cards are also available for all occasions. Please contact Charlotte Ham- Mordechai Willig. merman, 718-548-0599. Please Support Hatzalah in its life-saving work
Hebrew Free Burial Association Breakfast iMentor Feb 26th March 14th, 7:30 PM Please join Hebrew Free Burial Association in honoring Jay and Sharon Bar- You can give a high school student a better chance of succeeding in college. The David, Jonathan & Victoria Scheiner, and Ben & Joy Wilson at its annual Riverdale commitment is easy: communicate online once a week and meet in-person once a breakfast, Feb 26th, 9:30 AM at the RJC. For more information visit month. iMentor will be visiting the Riverdale Jewish Center on March 14th to host an informational session about their innovative and flexible mentoring program. Join us www.hebrewfreeburial.org/riverdale or call 212-239-1662. to learn more about the opportunity to become a mentor. As a mentor, you can gain communication, project management, and leadership skills in a rewarding and Westchester Day School—Shema Under the Stars meaningful way. And it's fun. To learn more, join us at the info session by RSVPing Feb 26th, 4:00 - 5:30 PM at http://bit.ly/2m8p4sd. Early childhood and Kindergarten students are invited to join us for Shema Under Riverdale Hatzalah Volunteer EMS Free CPR Course the Stars, Rosh Chodesh edition! Musical “Blast Off Into Space” show with per- March 19th, 6:30 PM at the RJC formers Beth & Scott and Friends, crafts, and snacks. In the Castle Shul at Learn to Save a Life! Riverdale Hatzalah Volunteer EMS will be offering a free Ameri- Westchester Day School, 856 Orienta Ave, Mamaroneck. To register and sponsor can Heart Association CPR course for the community-at-large (no prior knowledge visit www.westchesterday.org/shemaunderthestars. Questions? Contact Allison Ly- required). This class will cover adult and pediatric CPR skills, choking relief and use ons, Director of Admissions, at [email protected] of a defibrillator. The course will be held on Sunday, March 19, MTA Annual Dinner of Tribute 2017 at 6:30pm at the Riverdale Jewish Center. *Registration is required and Feb 28th space is limited* To register, please go to www.RiverdaleHatzalah.org/cpr. For The MTA Annual Dinner of Tribute will take place on February 28th. Please join MTA more information, please contact Charlie Wohlberg at [email protected]. as they pay tribute to Legacy Awardees Alan, David & Alex Goldberg, Parents of the year, Silvia & Avraham Borenstein, Jacqueline & Dov Borgen, Centennial Leader- NORPAC MISSION ship Award, Nathan Lewin, Ethel Dworetsky Morrow Faculty Award, Rabbi Shlomo May 17th Tiechtel, Faculty Award, Rabbi Shimon Shenker. For more information and to do- Please join us on the NORPAC mission to Washington in May 17th. R’ Genack sup- nate, please click here. ports the mission and has given it his blessing. Make your voices heard & be an advocate for Israel. Questions? Contact Ethel or Stan Scher, 718-884-9778, [email protected].
The Fund for the Needy Connect with us! Rabbi Yitzi Genack, Acting Rabbi Supporting Jews Across the Bronx! [email protected], 718.548.1850 ext.131 By the Numbers, in 2016, the FFN: Emergencies: 201.220.8865 Phone: 718.548.1850 Distributed over $300,000 Julia Baruch, Yoetzet Halacha [email protected] Supported 57 individuals, often elderly, or families [email protected], 646.598.9226 www.rjconline.org Provided allocations for rent, food, clothing & medicine Shimon Craimer, Chazzan Provided additional holiday disbursements 2 times a year [email protected] Phone: 646.326.8256 Applied 100% of contributions to recipients Supported recipients recommended by Rabbis of all Bronx congregations Adin and Chaya Rayman, Riverdale Jewish Center Give generously to this community-wide effort to support the most vulnerable among us! Youth Directors [email protected] 3700 Independence Avenue, Send donations to: https://www.rjconline.org/payment.php Hezzy Jesin, Executive Director Bronx, NY 10463 Tizku L’Mitzvot! [email protected], 718.548.1850 x113