ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN April 24 - May 1, 2015 5 Iyar - 12 Iyar 5775 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit Mazal Tov To: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Daniella Kevelson & Ari Goldman on the birth of a son. To brothers Jonathan, Eli & Noah. To Bronx, NY 10463 grandparents, Steven & Tineke Kevelson, Lila Goldman & Steve Schwartz, Barry & Sandy Goldman. www.thebayit.org Hadassah & Danny Kestenbaum on Massye’s engagement to Emily Katzenstein.

E-mail: [email protected] Rav Ari Hart on being selected as a Schusterman Fellow in the inaugural class of fellows. Phone: 718-796-4730 The Schusterman Fellowship is a global executive leadership development program for individuals who see Fax: 718-884-3206 Jewish organizational leadership as an important way to create transformational change in the world. R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 This Shabbat @ The Bayit

R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 SPECIAL DRASHA FROM RAV AVI - “On Loving Israel” R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 CSS MEETING: There will be an informational meeting for all interested volunteers in the Lower R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 Level Beit Midrash immediately after the conclusion of tefillah in the Main Sanctuary.

April Celebration Kiddush THANK YOU TO OUR APRIL CELEBRATION KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Maya Rudoy in honor of the birthdays of Bella and George Rudoy. Nava & Adam Cohen in honor of the birthdays of Thank you to our sponsors! See List. Galya, Erez, and Adam Cohen. Danny Cohen in honor of the birthday of Marc Cohen. Ruthie Simon To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact in honor of the birthday of Joel Simon. Luba & David Teten in honor the birthday of Leona Teten. Seth Aronson - [email protected]. Anat & Ariel Sharbat in honor of the birthday of Shira Freidenberg-Sharbat. Lynn & Bob Cohen in honor of the birthday of Lynn Cohen. Elyorah Lieberman in honor of the birthdays of Ilene Paikin, This Week Maayan Arieli, and Shirel Arieli. Susan Rudnik in honor of the birthday of Murray Rudnik. Zvi Paikin in honor of the birthdays of Ilene Paikin, Maayan Arieli, and Shirel Arieli. Kathy Goldstein in honor of Parshat Tazria-Metzora the birthdays of Ahron Rosenfeld, Laila and Modi Goldstein-Rosenfeld. Joan & Arnold Stark in  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm memory of Anne K. Stark. Daniella & Ari Goldman in honor of the birthday of Eli Goldman. Shani &  Candle Lighting: 7:27pm David, Becky and Michael Schwartz in honor of the birthday of Sam Schwartz. Stuart Olsen in honor of his birthday and the birthday of his mother Ruth Olsen of blessed memory. Susan Kantar in honor  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am of the birthday of Nina Mora.

 Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV: "Reflections of the Legacy of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein" with Rav Steven. As we mourn the loss of this Torah giant and leader of our generation, we will hear Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7)  remembrances from some of his students and study a few of his powerful teachings.  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:28am Born in France in 1933, Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein served as the co-Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut, Israel. The son-in-law of Rav Yoseif Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik, Rav Lichtenstein  Listening Room: 6:00pm (LL BM) assumed the mantle as his generation's eminent Torah U'Madda personality. He held a doctoral degree is English from Harvard University, and served on the faculty of Yeshiva University in New York  Parsha Shiur: 6:30pm before making aliya in 1971. His many students are eminent figures in Jewish education in Israel and abroad.  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:15pm Next Shabbat @ The Bayit  Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:31pm Autism Awareness Month Shabbat morning, 5/2/2015 at 11:00am Weekday Times Two special guest speakers from ALUT, the Israeli Society for Autistic Children:

 Shacharit:  Rachel Rosenman, International Director of Resources Sun: 8:30am  Lt. Colonel Dov Ofer of the IDF For more information, see the flyers in the boxes. Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:15am

Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am THE BAYIT FILM SERIES

 Mincha/Maariv: May 3rd at 5pm - Screening of Body and Soul - The State of the Jewish Nation: Sun-Thur: 7:35pm Introduction and Q&A with producer/director Gloria Greenfield.

Cost: $10 online/advance registration; $15 at the door. To view trailers, learn more, and to register visit www.thebayit.org/filmseries.

Next Week YOM IYUN: DAY OF COMMUNAL STUDY Sunday, May 17th - Yom Yerushalayim: 9:30am - 4:00pm Parshat Achrei Mot- Join us for a full day of immersive study in honor of Yom Yerushalayim. The Bayit is Kedoshim partnering with a range of communal institutions, welcoming experts in the field to  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm facilitate learning in the following areas: Torat Yerushalayim, Historical/Modern Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim in the Arts, Yerushalayim as Shivat Tzion (return to Zion),  Candle Lighting: 7:34pm Yerushalayim as a Golden Crown: For all Denominations and nations, and American Zionism.

 Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Early Bird Rate (Ends Monday, May 4th, 5:00pm) : $30/person Regular Rate (After May 4th): $45/person  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:20pm Sponsorships needed and greatly appreciated.  Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:38pm To learn more and to register visit www.thebayit.org/yomiyun. THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE - YIZKOR BOOK Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets 2015-2016 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and Our Book of Remembrance - Yizkor Book is now in formation.

accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! Forms are available in the boxes in the lobby and online at This Shabbat there will be a second shiur before Mincha. www.thebayit.org/bor.

Shabbat Please fill out the form and return it with an optional contribution to the shul office by Friday, May 15th. 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary).

Special Drasha - On Loving Israel with Rav Avi. You must submit this form each year in order to have a listing in the

6:30pm - Parsha Shiur with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek. book.

6:00pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM)

Between Mincha/Maariv - "Reflections of the Legacy of R Aharon Lichtenstein." With Rav Steven.

After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: Understanding a word What is the t'nukh and why put ”תְּנּוְך“ :in our parsha. This week Basic (and love of) Hebrew is sufficient. 41st Annual Journal Dinner׳ ?blood on it and on the thumbs

Monday Please join us on June 7th, 2015 at 5:00pm 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the ATRIA) at the Hebrew Institute. 7:30pm - Book of Jeremiah with Rav Avi (at his home) - NOT TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK. This year’s honorees: 8:30pm - Advanced Talmud with Rabbi Yisrael Hollender (Room 3-7) Toby & Rav Avi Weiss for over 40 years of Tuesday service to the HIR and the larger community. 10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi (Lobby) - NOT TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK To purchase tickets or place an ad in 11:00am - Meeting the Tannaim: The Heroes of the Talmud with Rav the journal please visit Ari (Lobby) www.thebayit.org/journal. 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Niddah and Sexuality with Rabba Sara (Room 3-7) 40+ years of Leadership Wednesday 40+ years of Torah 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) 40+ years of Community Thursday 40+ years of Song 10:00am - Book of Shmuel with Rav Steven (LL BM) 40+ years of Inspiration 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) 40+ years of Spirituality * Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on 40+ years of Engagement placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the 40+ years of Growth teacher. 40+ years of Family

Do you know someone who needs any of the following? HIR CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Would you like to volunteer for any of these Interested in making healthier and fresher food choices? committees?

Join HIR CSA and receive your fruit, vegetables and/or eggs directly Meals For Ill Members: from local farms for 22 weeks this coming summer. Each CSA Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. member can sign up for a weekly or every-other-week share of seasonal produce that is sustainably grown and freshly picked. The Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected]

produce is conveniently delivered to the HIR and available for Bikur Cholim: pick-up on Wednesday evenings. Sign up today! Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] csaathir.wordpress.com. We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our members the Volunteer. opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. When you do so, you

Meals for New Parents: receive guaranteed income for life, a potential immediate tax deduction, and Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] possible future tax savings. Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the remainder value, while 10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its efforts Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] for the entire Jewish community and to help cover the administrative costs of

Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] the program. For more information, including sample annuity rates, please contact the Bayit office.

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. 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 THURSDAY MISHMAR GROUPS Thursday, May 7th - 4:00pm-6:00pm with Shayna & Raphi Groups begin 15 Active free play, hotdog dinner, minutes after Mincha d'var Torah (4:45PM), arts & crafts.

begins and last for 1 Ages 5-11; $10/child; $18/2 children. hour. Lag Ba’Omer Shavuot Bnei Akiva Bonfire and Program  May 23rd (Shabbat): 4th Snif of the Year Annual Torah Celebration for families. Thursday, May 7th. This Shabbat! 7:00 - 8:30pm  May 23rd (Shavuot night): For more information email Details to follow. Annual Teen Dinner and all night learning.

Rachel Rabinowitz  May 25th [email protected], - Youth Cheesecake baking and afternoon

open play, cheesecake eating, and story time. Moriya Chazan - Teen Tefillah followed by Barbeque. [email protected]

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 Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 3rd Room 3-5: Pre-K RoomRoom 3-6: 3Kindergarden-2: Grades 1 -2 THIS SHABBAT: Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 10:45am - Puppet show with Shayna about Israel for Nursery through Kindergarten Room 3-2: Grades 1-2 10:30am - Israel Trivia with Menachem for 1st-5th grades

PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein Snacks for grades 1-4 are sponsored this week by Kathy 10:30am - 11:30am, Ages 6 and up! Goldstein & Ahron Rosenfeld in honor of Modi Goldstein-Rosenfeld. Come experience the Parsha through inclusive To sponsor snacks for future Shabbatot please contact Menachem or drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist. Gillian Steinberg 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 date are: 4/19, 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 sponsored anonymously in honor of Stuart Free Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the Olsen’s birthday last week. To see which Shabbatot are available for Riverdale community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit sponsorship and to choose your week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow contact James Lapin at [email protected]. Next Shabbat: Tent challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info contact Rabbi Connections with Kulanu Chaveirim. Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or [email protected].

Learning Service with Rav Ari! CAN YOU HELP SAVE A LIFE? Joshua Levin is 39 years old and in desperate need of a kidney (blood type A Shabbat, weekly in Room 3-7, 9:30-11:00am or O). He is working with Renewal, a nonprofit organization dedicated to An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on assisting people suffering from various forms of kidney disease. prayer and the weekly Torah portion. Questions: contact Rav Ari at To learn how you can save his life, or for more information about kidney 718-796-4730 x124 or email [email protected]. donation please call Josh Sturm at 718-431-9831 ext. 206 or email [email protected] reference number 889. Renewal’s website UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES is www.renewal.org. All inquiries to Renewal are strictly confidential and are

without any obligation. They can also put you in touch with others who have Aviva Zornberg Guest Lecture donated a kidney and are willing to share their experience. Shabbat Afternoon, 5/9/2015 All costs are covered. 7:00pm (LLBM) - Mincha at 6:30pm Topic: “Let me see that good land: The Story of a Run for a Cause: Riverdale’s First Barrier-Free Playground Join TEAM HIR on May 3rd at the annual Riverdale Y ½ Marathon, 10k Human Life”

run/walk to exercise, have fun and raise money to create Riverdale’s first Green Shabbat - 5/16/2015 playground where all children can play together, regardless of physical Throughout the day on May 16 the Bayit will highlight the challenges. Featuring a Kid's Dash, an interactive Health Fair (sponsored by importance of climate change. Rav Steven's Drasha will focus Montefiore Hospital), an NYPD Rock Wall, Sports Authority Bouncy Sports Bubble, face painting, a free breakfast, and full access to the Riverdale Y for on the Torah's mandate to protect our environment and how the day. All runners will receive a dry fit shirt and other great giveaways; we can incorporate that teaching into daily living at home and trophies for the top three winners, medals for top three male/female in each at the shul. Between Mincha and Maariv, Ann Rauch and Alisa age category (10 year), and medals for all 1/2 marathon finishers and kids Eilenberg will be giving a presentation about a range of dash finishers, and prizes from our sponsors. Fairway Kosher Catering will recycling and composting opportunities. During our first ever provide a free meat Kiddush to the synagogue team that raises the most Green Kiddush, your HIR Green Team will share simple steps money. and take-home materials that can guide you toward creating What time: 8am to noon (registration before 7:30am) healthier homes that protect our environment. To sponsor Where: Riverdale Y (5625 Arlington Avenue, Riverdale 10471) the Bayit’s first ever Green Kiddush please visit For more information or to register visit www.riverdaley.org/race2015. www.thebayit.org/GK. SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT:

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna WHO HELPED AT LAST WEEK’S EVENTS! Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear.  Film Screening: Leslie Tugetman and Rhonda Stock who There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential.

greeted and signed people in. Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm

 Clothing Drive: Tova Berman, Jackie & Zack Berman, and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS). Akiva Davis, Gavriel Davis, Gillian Steinberg, Levi Langer, and Raphi Langer. Jewish Caregiver Support Group Special thank you to Barbara Gochberg and Steven Share experiences, benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice. —-Pretsfelder for organizing the drive. Group meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center.

 Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut: Peleg Bar-On, Dementia Care Coaches through ReServe Tzachi Posner, Ben Greenfield, Ruthie Simon, Beth Hait, Experienced Dementia Care Coaches are available to provide support in the Maya Rudoy, and Asaf Bar-Shai. home to persons with dementia, and to their family members and caregivers. Services include education, guidance and information on managing BAYIT SEFARIM FUND: Donations to the Sefarim fund will be challenging behaviors and creating a safe home environment. Please call used to purchase the books we need as determined by the rabbinic 212-871-5301 to arrange a coaching session. Rates are $18 an hour. team and gabbaim. Donors will be recognized with a thank BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN: you in the 2nd bulletin of every month and a dedication label Promote your business to Bayit Bulletin readers in the first bulletin of in the book when it is purchased. To donate visit our website every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 or [email protected] at www.thebayit.org/sefarim. for more information. 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 - April 24 - May 1, 2015 YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL is excited to host a Family Friendly Open Beit Midrash on Sunday, 4/26/2015 at 4:15 PM. The topic will be “Matan Torah: Then and Now ” The program will be held from 4:15 PM to 5:30 PM and will include guided learning and reflection in small groups. Childcare provided.

AMERICAN VETERANS OF ISRAEL LEGACY CORPORATION invites the public to attend the 49th Annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at U.S. Military Academy - West Point Jewish Chapel this Sunday, 4/26/2015 at 10:00am. Featuring guest speakers Ambassador Ido Aharoni and MG Meir Klifi-Amir and musical renditions by the West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir and the SAR High School Choir. You must present a valid photo ID at the gate. Minors will be vouched for by supervising adults. For more information contact Rafi Marom at [email protected] or Donna Parker at [email protected].

SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER: Please join us for our annual Holocaust program featuring Yiddish singer, actress, and director Eleanor Reissa. Sunday, 4/26/2015 at 1:30pm. Contribution: $3.50. Members free. 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx. 917-930-0295.

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH THE Y! Sunday, 4/26/2015, 1:30 - 3:30pm. AT the YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood (54 Nagle Ave). West of Broadway (A to 191st, 1 to Dyckman, BX7, M100). Price: Free. Activities for children include crafts, cooking demonstrations, book distribution, gardening activities, face painting, and more! Clothing re-cycling, Equip- ment Exchange (Bring in children's equipment no longer used and exchange it for another item). Performance for children at 3:00 pm by Main Stages. For more information contact Ari Lewis at [email protected].

ZUMBA GOLD for Women at the RJC Social Hall, Monday 4/27/2015 at 7:30 PM: Please join us for our second season of Zumba with our certified instructor, Patti. 1st class special introductory rate: $10. Questions? Please contact [email protected].

RELIGIOUS ZIONIST SLATE: From now until 4/30/2015, you will have the opportunity to vote for your representatives in the World Zionist Congress. The Religious Zionist Slate is a party comprised of delegates from America’s foundational religious Zionist organizations who seek to strengthen Israel’s “Jewish soul.” For more information, visit www.votetorah.org. or email [email protected].

THE POWER OF MONEY: A FINANCIAL WORKSHOP FOR THE SHMITA YEAR: Thursday, 4/30/2015 at 10:30am at the Riverdale Y. Featuring guest speakers Rav Ari Hart, Cindy Golub, and Dr. Jack Gorman. Lunch will be served. To learn more and to register contact Sandy Ehrlich at sehrlich@ riverdaley.org or 718-548-8200 x204.

LEMA’AN ACHAI EVENTS IN RIVERDALE: Sunday, 5/3/2015, 7:30pm. Please join us for Executive Director of Lema'an Achai, Rabbi Avraham Leventhal's talk “It's Good to do Good: The Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Benefits of Helping Others” at the home of Rena and Jonathan Boniuk, 2717 Arlington Ave, Riverdale. Shabbos, 5/2/15, Rabbi Leventhal will be speaking at the RJC Seuda Shlishit on 'Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones And Names DO Hurt Me'. Lema'an Achai promotes Smart Chesed which offers a hand up - not a hand out - to people in poverty and crisis. RSVP to [email protected].

RELIGION, INTIMACY & SEXUALITY: An Overdue Conversation for Modern Orthodox Single Adults Mt Sinai Jewish Center, 135 Bennett Avenue , Washington Heights in upper Manhattan, will be running an important program for modern orthodox single adults about religion, intimacy, and sexuality Sunday, 5/3/2015, 10:00am-2:00pm. This event will include presentations from Dr. Koby Frances, Dr. Sara Barris, and Dr. Rivkah Schwartz. Cost: Free.

BRONX SCIENCE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM: “Children Without a Shadow:” Special Screening and Museum Tour. Sunday, 5/3/2015, 12:00pm - 5:00pm at The Bronx High School of Science (75 West 205th Street Bronx, NY 10468). To learn more and to register email [email protected] or call 718-817-7700.

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: 5/7/2015, 5/14/2015, 5/21/2015, 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.

RIVERDALE Y THEATER: Urinetown will be performed at the Riverdale Y on the following dates: 5/9/2015 (9:15pm), 5/10/2015 (2pm), 5/14/2015 (7:30), 5/16/2015 (9:15pm), 5/17/2015 (2pm and 6pm) Please attend and support your local theater and HIR teens. To learn more and purchase tickets visit www.riverdalerisingstars.com/2014-2015-season/.

Beyond the bayit - April 24 - May 1, 2015 WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR JEWISH STUDIES (WIJS): Join us on Tuesday, 5/12/2015 @ 7:45pm for a presentation by Dr. Dana Fishkin, Assistant professor of History at Touro’s lander College for women and Graduate School of Jewish Studies, on the topic “Mikvah Stalkers and Shul Talkers: Critiques of Jewish Communities from Medieval Italy.” Young Israel of New Rochelle, 1149 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. For more information, email [email protected].

NORPAC MISSION TO WASHINGTON: On 5/13/15 you can take advantage of a rare opportunity to have private small group meetings and educate Members of Congress about the importance of a strong US-Israel relationship by advocating for Israel's security. Sign up now at www.norpac.net and take advantage of the $50 early bird discount. Email David Frankel at [email protected] if you have any questions.

THE RIVERDALE BAKE SALE: BENEFITING THE RIVERDALE MIKVAH MAINTENANCE FUND: Thursday, 5/14/2015 at 8:15pm. At the home of Liora Rosenblum, 4710 Fieldston Rd. To bake or to volunteer contact Liora Rosenblum at lzrosenblum@ gmail.com or Orital Weinroth at [email protected].

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. Beginners, intermediate and advanced programs available. Space is limited - Register today. Beginners: 5/17-22/2015 and 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

YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL’S 2015 Annual Tribute Dinner will take place on Monday evening, 5/18/2015, at Chelsea Piers. Honoring Sharon and Steven Lieberman for their extraordinary support, this year’s dinner promises to be a memorable event. Rella Feldman and Daniel Perla are serving as Dinner Chairs, and planned highlights of the evening include the dedication of the Norman and Tova Bulow Rosh HaYeshiva Chair and a Modern Orthodox Charge delivered by Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Esq. For more information please call 212-666-0036 or visit www.yctorah.org.

MA'AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS invites women of the community to our student-directed performance "Heartbeats: A Night of Song, Dance, and Connection." The evening, which features student created song and dance routines, will take place on Tuesday, 5/19/2015 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to The Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levine. For more information contact [email protected] or Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.

CAMP GAN ISRAEL: 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].

HEBREW INSTITUTE OF RIVERDALE - THE BAYIT 3700 HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY, BRONX, NY 10463 Phone: 718-796-4730 Fax: 718-884-3206 www.thebayit.org/bor

2015-2016 BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Now in Preparation

The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale will once again publish a BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE in which the names of departed dear ones are recorded by their living relatives who recite Yizkor for them four times a year. At the Yizkor service there is a prayer which says that an offering has been made in memory of those for whom Yizkor was recited.

Members of the Bayit and the community at large may authorize us to publish the names of their departed relatives and are asked for a token contribution of $18 or more for each name to be memorialized. Please use the form below if you wish us to record names for you. The book will be printed in time for Shavuot.

YOU MUST SUBMIT THIS FORM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO HAVE A LISTING IN THE BOOK.

Enclosed please find my Yizkor offerings* for the entire year in memory of those listed below who are to be recorded in the BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE published by the Bayit.

Check here to duplicate last year's listing(s). A new offering is still appropriate. (If you would like to see last year’s listing, please contact the shul office.)

Check here if you did not have a listing last year.

PLEASE LIST THE FOLLOWING NAMES: CONTRIBUTION:

Name: ______$ ______

Name: ______$ ______

Name: ______$ ______

Your Name:______Phone:______E-mail:______

Total Contribution: $______for _____ names.

*This offering is a voluntary token of reverence and is designed to be within the reach of all. We suggest a contribution of $18 or more for each name listed.

This form should be returned to the office by Friday, May 15, 2015. Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit, 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463.