General KJ Announcements SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS א‘ שבת תשע”ז January 27-28 ראש חדש שבט TEEN ONEG HOSTED BY THE DOFT FAMILY, next friday night, february 3 Rosh Chodesh Shevat Calling all teens in grades 8-12 to the action at Doft next Friday night, 18 East 82 פרשת וארא KEHILATH Parshat Vaera Street, featuring a world renowned hypnotist and mentalist and a night of great food. JESHURUN Enjoy a chill atmosphere in the company of friends. If we can help fi nd a host home to welcome your child, contact Steven Ritholtz, KJ Teen Coordinator, at 516-317- 8:30 AM SHABBAT MORNING CLASS WITH Shabbat Morning Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz COMMUNITY FAMILY FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER Services At-A-Glance Facing the Aron vs. Facing Jerusalem: a Join Tot Shabbat and UJA@KJ for a CommUnity family Friday night dinner, with Synagogue Dilemma special programming for kids of all ages. February 10, at 125 East 85 Street, starting • 7:15 AM Hashkama Minyan with Tot Shabbat at 5:30 p.m. followed by 6:30 dinner. $40/adult and $20/child, with Rohr Chapel services led by guest chazan simcha leiner children 3 and under attending for free. Register at www.ckj.org/FORM/UJA@KJ Book Reception with Rabbi Hayyim Angel, Wednesday, February 15 @ 7:00 pm • 9:00 AM Main Service Main Synagogue dvar torah by rabbi chaim steinmetz The KJ Community is invited to a double book reception for Rabbi Angel’s two newly published books. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty and • 9:00 AM Sephardic kiddush discussion program with Increasing Peace Through Balanced Torah Study: Conversations Issue 27 for Jewish Ideas and Ideals. Minyan dr. adena berkowitz Copies of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi will be available for purchase and everyone Rohr Chapel who attends will receive a complementary copy of Conversations Issue 27. Co-Sponsored Am I My Body? What Does Jewish Tradition Say About Autonomy and the by KJ and the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals. At 125 East 85 Street. • 9:15 AM Kesher Minyan Right to Privacy? books are here: $15 AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF “THE WEAPON WIZARDS: Nakash Gymnasium HOW ISRAEL BECAME A HIGH TECH MILITARY SUPERPOWER” 4:20 pm pre-mincha shiur by Co-authored by Yaakov Katz, the Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, the book is a • 9:30 AM Learners rabbi chaim steinmetz quick, dramatic read noteworthy for its lack of jargon and easy access to readers of all Service backgrounds. Makes a great gift for anyone rooting for tiny Israel! Katz’s book may Major-Ward Beit Midrash “This is the Finger of God:” become the next Start-Up Nation. Purchase copies at www.CKJ.org/bookpurchase a Lesson in Leadership • 9:30 AM Intermediate kj at aipac march 26-28, 2017 Service Riklis Social Hall 4:40 pm mincha followed by Join the KJ delegation to the AIPAC Policy Conference. We have a limited number of seudah shlishit with a Daf Yomi Society registrations at the discounted rate of $399 per person. Visit www.ckj.org/pay and select “AIPAC, March 26-28, 2017” If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Elie • 10:00 AM Teen Minyan siyum led by Dr. David Landerer MS Room 301 Weinstock at [email protected]. This year it is particularly important to attend. Celebrating the completion of the Babylonian Talmud’s tractate Join Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz on a mission to Berlin and Prague from July 18-26 Today’s Daf Yomi Baba Metzia. Visit sites that tell the story of Modern Jewish History including the Berlin Wall, is Bava Basra 6 Libeskind’s Museum of German Jewish History, Sachsanhausen, the Wannsee 5:47 PM Shabbat Concludes Conference Villa, the Max Lieberman House, the Altneushul, Prague Castle and many more sites. Visits with inspiring local leaders, including German members of kj/ramaz ice skating and malave malka tonight from 7:30 - 9:30 pm Parliament, local Rabbinic leadership, and Israeli diplomats. Dr. David Bernstein, The KJ/Ramaz Family is invited to a special Motzei Shabbat with singing, skating, and Dean of the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, will be our traveling scholar. He holds a snacking at Central Park’s Wollman Rink near 59 Street and Central Park South. With a Ph.D. from New York University, and he has inspired hundreds of people in the short performance by Lower and Middle School choirs. Price includes skate rentals, KJ/Ramaz community on previous missions. We are certain that this mission will be hot chocolate, and snacks. Walk-ins are Welcome. an absolute inspiration, a trip unlike any other. For details and registration please contact KJ Executive Director Leonard Silverman at [email protected]. CONGREGATION KEHILATH JESHURUN 4 125 East 85th Street | New York, NY 10028 | 212.774.5600 | www.ckj.org kiddush sponsors study with kj • Dr. William Major Memorial Advanced Shiur in Talmud Congregational Kiddush in the Heyman Auditorium is co-sponsored by the Moffson Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder, Sunday mornings following 8:30 am services. family in commemoration of the fi rst yahrzeit of Daniella and in appreciation for the • Women’s Learning: Jewish Law and Jewish Philosophy love and support of the KJ community; and by Ruth and Gerald Kestenbaum in Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Mondays at 8:30 am. commemoration of the yahrzeit of Ruth’s father, Irwin Peyser. • Parsha Foundations - Rabbi Elie Weinstock, resumes February 14 • From Generation to Generation: Snapshots in Jewish History beginners kiddush in the Riklis Social Hall is sponsored by Shira and Michael Rabbi Daniel Kraus, Tuesday January 31 and February 7 at 7:00 pm. Shambon in celebration of their recent marriage. • Exploring the Guide - Martin Kaufman, Tuesdays at 8:00 pm. seudah shlishit in the Heyman Auditorium is co-sponsored by Sandy and Dr. Robert • Women’s Parshat Hashavua - Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, Wednesdays at 8:30 am. April in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Bob’s father, Allan April; by Fran and • Studies in the Weekly Portion - Rabbi Yossi Weiser, Thursdays at 7:00 pm Benjamin Brown in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Benjy’s father, A. Milton Brown; by the Cleeman and Edelman families in commemoration of the completion of “navigating nach” with rabbi hayyim angel resumes this wednesday at 7:00 pm shloshim for Paul Cleeman; by Goldie and I. David Gordon in commemoration of the Enjoy the best of traditional and contemporary scholarship as we survey the 12 yahrzeit of Goldie’s parents, Sima and Bernard Lacher; and by Dr. Jennifer and Michael prophets and the books of Ketuvim. The course will be taught at a high scholarly level Kaplan in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Jennifer’s mother, Joan Brisman. but is accessible to people of all levels of Jewish learning. JLI’s “The Dilemma” starts Monday freuary 6 at 7:00 pm Modern Dilemmas. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutons. Apply mind-bending, brain-twisting, hair-splitting Talmudic reasoning to real-life modern dilemmas. Taught by Rabbi Elie Weinstock. See myjli.com for more details. kj mourns the passing of shabbat inclusion at kj Leon Korngold, father of KJ Members Vivian Falk and Lauren Merkin. Shiva is at the Komgold residence, 700 Park Avenue (corner 69 Street), Apt. 5C, NYC 10021 kj sisterhood and kesher project: let’s build a warm and welcoming kj community where 7:00 pm Maariv services will be held on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Are you new to the community? Do you still feel like you’re new to the The family welcomes visitors Saturday night from 7:00 - 10:00 pm and Sunday-Tues- community or not suffi ciently connected? If you’re interested in meeting new people, day from 10:00 am - 10:00 pm. The phone number there is 212-794-3575. Notes of hosting members, or being hosted, please contact [email protected]. condolence may be sent to: Vivian and Bernard Falk, 257 Central Park West, Apt. 12A, New York, NY 10024. WELCOME BABIES AND NEW MOMS Lauren and J. Ezra Merkin, 740 Park Avenue, Apt. 6B, New York, NY 10021. Be sure to call us at 212-774-5670 when you have good news to share, so we can plan celebrations, activate our Meals-for-New-Moms program, and arrange for the proud daddy to receive an Aliyah. For baby, our facility offers 5 “Koala” brand Baby Schedule of Weekday Services at CKJ *Sephardic Minyan Changing Stations in select Lower Level, Lobby, and Second Floor restrooms. Sunday (Followed by R. Wieder’s shiur) 8:30 a.m. 8:15* a.m. Nursing mothers will enjoy a dedicated Nursing Mother’s Lounge, located in the Monday and Thursday 7:15 a.m. 7:00* a.m. spacious anteroom of the Lower Level Women’s Room. Boasting comfortable Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30 a.m. 7:00* a.m. amenities and furniture, the lounge offers nursing mothers privacy and dignity, and is Evenings 5:05 p.m. reachable by riding the little elevator to the “C” level and following signs. FRIDAY EVENING SERVICES FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 KJ warmly welcomes all newcomers, visitors, and guests joining us for shabbat. Candle lighting 4:50 p.m. Candle lighting 4:59 p.m. If the Rabbis don’t get a chance to greet you, please introduce yourself. Main Service 5:05 p.m. Main Service 5:10 p.m. 2 3