ה י ב ר ו א י נ ס ט י ט ו ת ד ׳ ר י ב ר ד ל ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale THE BAYIT BULLETIN May 30, 2014 Weekly Edition 2 Sivan, 5774 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Wishing Mazal Tov to: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Cecily & Eli Oberstein on the birth of a daughter. To big sisters Lily, Nava, Rosa, and Yosefa.
Bronx, NY 10463 Lidia Lidagoster-Villegas & Pablo Villegas on the birth of a son. To siblings Ilana, Aviva, Sarah www.thebayit.org and Yaakov, and to grandmother Veronica Villegas and to the entire Lidagoster and Villegas families. E-mail: [email protected] Wishing Condolences to: Phone: 718-796-4730 Roslyn Rubin and Janet (& Benji) Steinberg on the passing of Judge Israel Rubin. Shiva will be Fax: 718-884-3206 observed through Fri., May 30th at 2:00pm at the Rubin home, 3530 Henry Hudson Parkway, #3E. R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 This Shabbat @ The Bayit R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 DRASHA with Rabba Sara
R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 BETWEEN MINCHA AND MAARIV - Shiur with Avivah Zornberg - 7:30pm R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 "‘Sing – now! – to God:’ Miriam and Moses" The history of Miriam, the prophetess who speaks enviously of her brother Moses, offers Kiddush an intimate glimpse of the tensions between brother and sister, both leaders, both Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by prophets. Midrashic material will illuminate this mysterious relationship. Mincha 7:00pm. Cecily & Eli Oberstein in honor of the birth of a daughter. This Sunday, June, 1st @ The Bayit
To sponsor a Kiddush, please contact Memorial Service for Shlomit Brock z”l - 6:00pm: The Brock family will be holding a memorial Seth Aronson - [email protected]. service in honor of the shloshim of their dear wife and beloved mother Shlomit Chaya. The memorial This Week will take place at the Bayit together with Beth Aharon Congregation. The entire community is invited. Please bring memories and wishes to share, and please contact Rav Steven [email protected] if Shabbat Parshat Nasso you'd like to learn mishnayot in her memory. • Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm • Candle Lighting: 8:01pm This Monday, June, 2nd @ The Bayit
• Tefillat Shalom Bayit: 7:00am (LL BM) THE BAYIT’S CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI POETRY GROUP - 7:00pm: Under the guidance of poet and translator Atara Fobar. Poems will be read in Hebrew with English translation and discussion. • Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am All are invited! 3rd FL, Room 3-3. Upcoming dates: 7/1 and 8/5. • Sephardic Tefillah: 8:30am (2nd FL BM) • Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:10am Next Shabbat @ The Bayit
• Learning Service: 9:45am (Room 3-7) JUNE BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH: The June birthday Kiddush will take place next Shabbat, June 7th. If you would like to make a donation to the Kiddush fund in honor of a May • Listening Room: 5:45pm (LL BM) birthday, please fill out the form at www.thebayit.org/birthday. • Mincha (Main & Sephardic): 7:00pm GUEST DRASHA WITH RABBI JEREMIAH WOHLBERG - Shabbat, June 7th • Shabbat Ends: 9:05pm Our annual inspirational words of Torah from Rabbi Wohlberg: Weekday Times "Learning From Past Experience: Rav V'Lo Lokchu Musar" ”חברים מדברים על לבנון“ - Shacharit: Friends Sharing about Lebanon • Sun: 8:30am The Third Annual Lebanon War Veterans and Friends Gathering
Mon: 6:40, 8:15am A gathering for all those whose lives have been touched by IDF experience in Lebanon Tues/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am Sunday, June 8th, 4:00pm This event is open to all veterans, families and friends and Wed/Thurs: 8:30am (Shavuot) all those interested in this part of Israel's history. • Mincha/Maariv Sun-Mon: 8:10pm Tues: Mincha: 8:05pm Maariv: 9:07pm GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & ELECTIONS The general membership meeting and elections will take place on Thurs., June 26th at 7:15pm. Wed: Mincha: 7:35pm Maariv: 8:35pm The two main agenda items are the election of officers and trustees (list of nominees online @ Thurs: Mincha: 8:00pm Maariv: 9:09pm www.thebayit.org) and the adoption of a budget for next year. Please join us. Next Week Full Agenda to follow. Please contact Richard ([email protected]) for Shabbat Parshat Behaalotecha information on the procedure for additional nominations by petition. • Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm 40th Annual Dinner - Sunday, June 15th, 2014. • Candle Lighting: 8:06pm • Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am Sign up today @ www.thebayit.org/dinner • Mincha (Main & Sephardic): 7:55pm Shani & David Susan & Jonathan Carmiya & Michael • Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 9:10pm Schwartz Dzik Weinraub
Guests Community Young Leadership of Honor Service Award Award THE BAYIT BULLETIN
We’re delighted to be learning with Bayit scholar Professor Shalom Holtz, Associate Professor of Bible at Yeshiva University. The theme of our learning will be "Renewing Torah: Appreciating the Bible in its Ancient Context."
Please note: Schedule is subject to change. Please check final schedule on Erev Shavuot.
Tuesday, June 3 - Erev/Leil Shavuot
8:04pm - Candle lighting 8:05pm - Mincha
8:25pm - 9:05pm - Opening Shiur with Rabba Sara
9:07pm - Maariv Prof. Shalom E. Holtz ALL OVERNIGHT CLASSES TAKING PLACE IN LOWER LEVEL BEIT MIDRASH UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Shalom E. Holtz is associate professor of Bible and chair of 11:15pm - 12:00am - "The Ox that Gored and the Meaning of the Robert M. Beren Department of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. He is the author of two monographs on Biblical Laws" with Professor Shalom Holtz ancient Near Eastern law: Neo-Babylonian Court Procedure 11:15pm -1:15am - Tikkun Leil Shavuot with Beth Aharon 12:30 - 1:15pm - Sermon Slam share your 5 minutes of cool (Brill, 2009) and Neo-Babylonian Trial Records (Society of Torah! Biblical Literature, 2014), as well as a number of articles on biblical law and related themes. His current research 12:30am - 5:00am - All-night learning. Titles and teachers to follow. focuses on courtroom imagery in biblical and post-biblical 5:00am - Shacharit prayer. He and his wife, Leebie Mallin, live in Riverdale, with their three children. Wednesday, June 4 - Shavuot Day 1
Congratulations to this year’s graduates: 8:30am - Shacharit Following Mussaf - "Reciting Shema as a Biblical Israelite" Name Graduating From Grade/Degree with Professor Shalom Holtz Sara Leah Ellison Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln Elementary School 7:35pm - Mincha Park 7:50pm - Shiur Yaakov Fishman SAR High School High School 7:50pm - Daf Yomi with Rabbi Dov Linzer Avidan Grossman SAR High School High School 8:35pm - Maariv Aminadav Grossman BA/History and Jewish 9:05pm - Candle Lighting After This Time Columbia College studies Avigail Hirschfield SAR High School High School Thursday, June 5 - Shavuot Day 2 Yakira Langer Westchester Hebrew High Valedictorian 8:30am - Shacharit with Megillat Ruth (Male Readers) School 10:30am (approx.) - Yizkor Raphael Langer Manhattan Day School After Musaf - Megillat Ruth (Male & Female Readers) 7:15pm - Graduation/Siyum Program including siyum on Ethan B. Schorr SAR High School High School Diploma Yerushalmi Dmai with Charlie Hall, and words from our Gershon Strauchler Podiatry Residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical graduates Center 8:00pm - Mincha 8:15pm - "Floods and Fertility: Bereshit 1-11 in Context" Jake Wax SAR High School High School with Professor Shalom Holtz Josh Shaw High School SAR High School 8:15pm - Daf Yomi with Rabbi Dov Linzer To add your name to the list go to www.thebayit.org/graduation 9:09pm - Maariv/Yom Tov Ends
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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 GROUPS Youth Department Closing Event Shavuot Festivities! Thursday, June 12 4:00-6:20pm with Shayna & Yakira Interactive Show with June 3-5 7:15pm - 8:15pm, Social Hall TEENS (grades 7-12) Pick up @ 8:15 in lobby NED • Teen-only sushi dinner with pizza GELFARS! bar followed by all night learning As well as: including annual teen sessions, This Shabbat, May 31 (4:00-6:30pm) including closed-door open-forum • Make Your own Pizza Pre-Shavuot with Rav Steven & more. Child-Parent Torah • End of Year Slideshow • Day 2 Teen Tefillah followed by Extravaganza with • Dance, Dance Revolution teen exclusive BBQ on the Rav Steven & Menachem! • Ice Cream Party Trivia and Chavruta Terrace - friends welcome • Last Trivia of the Year! Fruit, Crackers, Cheese, Candy, CHILDREN (Day 2) Pastries & More! $15/child; $25/2 children • Youth cheesecake baking with Ayelet Spira & friends and Brian Next Shabbat: TEENS & PRE-TEENS The Next Spira @ Groups (9:30am) The Youth Department Wants YOU! AFTER SCHOOL • Youth afternoon free play with Join your friends and become a part of our team TUESDAYS cheesecakes, snacks & story of teen leaders. Welcoming applicants now. TORAH & (4:30-6:00pm) including special Tot Puppet Show & social for Learn more about this exciting opportunity LOUNGE adults with children. at an exclusive luncheon on June 7. with MENACHEM, will Meet June 10 MORE DETAILS @ Register here: www.thebayit.org/leader www.thebayit.org/youthshavuot
Nursery-Kindergarten We are still searching for snacks sponsorship Tefillah, Shabbat Story & Snacks for this Shabbat. CAN YOU HELP? with Abby & Melissa Please contact Menachem about sponsoring At 10:30am this week or a future snacks sponsorship.
Room 3-4: Nursery Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-3: Grades 1-2 Room 3-5: Pre-K Room 3-1: Grades 3-5 Room 3-6 : Kindergarten 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:30am - 11:30am
TOT SHABBAT Shavuot YOUTH SHABBAT ‐ JUNE 14 (Parashat Sh’lach): Teen Lounge Tot Shabbat meets @ Please note Mark your calendars for this annual highlight, as we celebrate Teen Lounge is open for our community youth and the year of growth and learning that 10:30am, and is led by that there will teens from 11:00am- nationally acclaimed be groups on they have accomplished. Carmiya Weinraub Shavuot Day 2 • Groups will be entering the main sanctuary to lead a tefillah 1:00pm this Shabbat. Right Hand Social Hall but not Day 1. • Teens will be leading prayers, leining, and speaking Enjoy Kiddush with friends! (open play @ 9:30am) See you then! • Tot Shabbat Torah Parade in the main sanctuary
WHAT DO YOU WANT? For Assistance, Please Contact: The Youth Department would like to hear from you. Menachem Menchel, What kinds of programs are you and your children looking for? What Director of Youth Education & Programming programs do your children enjoy and want to experience more frequently? Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 We are currently assessing our educational and programmatic offering and Cell - 516-233-8285 would love your feedback. Please contact Menachem at [email protected] to share your thoughts. [email protected] THE BAYIT BULLETIN Chessed Opportunities: This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit DONATE TO ZEV KAPLOWITZ’S BIKE RIDE FOR THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets Zev Kaplowitz is doing a cross country bike ride from San Diego to New York this 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. & this Shabbat 6:15pm in Room 3-7. Open and summer to raise funds for The Friendship Circle. The Friendship Circle is a accessible to all. Join us and experience Tractate Rosh Hashanah and beyond! Jewish international organization that pairs up teens with special needs children in over 80 communities around the world. He could really use your support Rav Avi’s classes this week are canceled. towards this amazing cause, and donations can be made online at his page http://www.bike4friendship.org/zevkaplowitz or you can contact him at Shabbat [email protected] for more information. The ride starts July 3rd so please 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) 5:45pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (Room 3-3) help out as soon as possible!
SUPPORTING THE BROCK FAMILY: The Bayit is working together with other Monday Riverdale shuls to provide continued support to the Brock family following Shlomit 8:00pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg (Lobby)* Chaya's passing. If you'd like to contribute towards this effort, please donate to 8:30pm - Advanced Talmud: Topics in the Laws of Mourning with Rabbi Jeff Fox (at David Mann’s Home. Email [email protected] to attend) the Rabbinic Discretionary Fund with "Brock Family" in the memo.
RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a new Free Loan Tuesday - Erev Shavuot Gemach has been established to serve residents of the Riverdale community. 10:00am - Sefer Devarim: Power, Courage and Faith with Rabba Sara (Lobby) The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info Wednesday - Thursday - Shavuot please contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or For our Shavuot class schedule, see page 2. [email protected]. * Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on Social Worker @ The Bayit: Questions about an aging loved one, placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. financial pressures, concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna Kirshblum for guidance, information, Happenings @ the Bayit referrals and a sympathetic ear. There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential. Anna can be reached on ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for our open communal Mon. 8:00am - 4:00pm, Tues. 8:00am - 8:00pm and Thurs. 8:00am - dinner. To see which Shabbatot are available for sponsorship and to choose 8:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at [email protected]. your week go to www.thebayit.org/tent or contact James Lapin at [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS) NEW BOOKS IN TIME FOR SHAVUOT: As we celebrate the receiving of the HIR GIFT CARDS - Support our Bayit by purchasing Torah, the Bayit has added wonderful new books for Torah study to our Gift Cards - Buy it for the Bayit! For more information library! Come down to the Lower Level Beit Midrash and avail yourselves of a on volunteering or to place an order, email new Artscroll Rashi set and new Hebrew and English books on Contemporary [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. Halachah. Thank you to our many Sefarim Fund donors and to those who NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra. suggested titles to purchase. Please let Rav Steven know what other books you'd like in the Bayit's library.
Thank You for Giving Back to SHAVUOT TORAH: Pick up a copy of the Benjamin and Rose Berger Shavuot To-Go® 5774 from Yeshiva University, available on the table in the the Bayit coatroom. You can download it as well at http://www.yutorah.org/togo/shavuot. Thank you to Nancy & Rabbi Dov Lerea for sponsoring the Do you know someone who needs any of the following? repainting of the front wall in the Main Sanctuary and to Jerome Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Thomas for going above and beyond to make sure the work Meals For Ill Members: matched the distinctive style of the wall. Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. Shiva: We are looking to grow this committee. Please contact [email protected]. Home or Nursing Home Visits or Telephone Calls: Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. Please consider becoming a Bikur Cholim Volunteer. Meals for New Mothers: Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected]
Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected]
Bayit Band: [email protected]
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, 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. Yasher Koach to all the supporters of our 40th Annual Journal Dinner. Join us on Sunday June 15th, at 5:00pm. Sign up online today @ www.thebayit.org/dinner This list is up-to-date effective Friday, May 30th at 11:00am. Michael Abelson Uri Gordon Elena & Stan Maydan Apple Bank, Kirk Warner Lauren & Jack Gorman Ruth & Nachman Mazurek Seth Aronson Rachel Graf Menchies, Jane Potter and Gabriel Feldman Marc Aruty and Lori Aruty Carolyn & Howard Graybow Laura & Dan Michaeli Laura & Nathaniel Asker Abbie & Moshe Greenberg Nava & Gideon Miller Lorna & Mark Baker Nina Greenberg Allison & Jeffrey Miller Devorah & Meir BarDavid Judith Silver & Jerry Grosser Tzvia & Gabe Moreen Tzvi & Etty Bar-Shai Nelson Grumer Robin & Jeffrey Morris Rose & Meir Beer Judy Gurland Sonya Morris Jayne & Harvey Beker, David Haas David Newman The Beker Foundation Beth & Ari Hait Stuart Olsen Hadassah & Harvey Bennett Paula Sinclair & Charles Hall Jeannette & Gerald Ornstein Helene Bergman & Edward Neuburger Lisa & Eric Halpern Carole & Sy Oshinsky Kyra Bernstein & Dov Sebrow Arielle Berger & Daniel Held Ilene & Zvi Paikin Gaya & Lewis Bernstein Nancy & Milton Honig Riverdale Pediatrics, PC Beth Aharon Congregation Roberta & Bernard Horowitz Ken Perry Judith & Lanny Binstock Sherry & Robert House Andrea & Tal Plotkin Hannah & Daniel Braune Friedman Esther Ibisch Judy Kaplan & Larry Polsky Beth & David Braunstein Rivka & Eli Ivri Nina Bruder & Gary Pretsfelder Eva & Hillel Broder Bracha Jaffe Barbara Gochberg & Steve Pretsfelder Ruth & Howard Bromberg Madeline & Hillel Jaffe Nancy Samotin Price Adina & Lawrence Burian Michelle Jasper-Brody Lisa & David Pulver Riverside Memorial Chapel Sura Jeselsohn Adele & Elliott Rabin Joseph Cohen Karen Jordan Mindy & Yona Reiss Lynn & Bob Cohen Michal & David Kahan Rona Rice Ruthie & Shimon Craimer David Kanowitz Madeline Ritter Gillian Steinberg & Mark Davis Sharon & Michael Kaplowitz Andrea & Craig Robins Kinneret Day School Rimma & David Kasse Sheryl Haut & David Rosenberg Esther Dukovny Eryca Kasse Jessica & Jeremy Rosenblum Susan & Jonathan Dzik Elana & Yaakov Kermaier Kathy Goldstein & Ahron Rosenfeld Moshe Edelman Sara & Seymour Kessler Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein Alisa & Adam Eilenberg Tilde Klein Lori & Robert Rosner Gloria & David Eiseman Ruth Kramer Steven Rothkin Hennie & Moshe Eisen Adinah & Elli Kranzler Linda Salomon Chavi & Daniel Eisenberg Bryna & Josh Landes Melanie & Robert Santoriello Sonia Erlich Ruby Langer Deborah & Jerry Scheinberg Rose Feigenbaum Ann & James Lapin Ethel & Stanley Scher Toby & Azriel Feiner Chani & Steven Laufer Florence Schneider and Mitchell Schneider Wendy Zierler & Daniel Feit Anna Lebowitz Paulette Schneider Bernice P. Feldman Sandra & Kenneth Lerner Jean & Phillip Schneider Gabriel Feldman Shulamit Lerner Nancy Stern Scholem Ann & Richard Feldman Devorah & Phil Levin Micky & Eric Schon Beverly & Ted Fettman David Levine Gail & Judah Schorr Aviva & Gary Finkler Jordana Levine-Ross & Glenn Ross Lauren Schreiber Ari Fishkind Rose Levine Hadassah Schultz Beth Pepper & Jeff Fox Elena Blount & Barry Levinson Susan Schutz Laura Shaw Frank & Aaron Frank Moshe Levison Bernice & William Schwartz Sally & Danny Frankel Ruth Licht Shira & Daniel Schwartz Leah Frohlich Devorah Zlochower & Dov Linzer Shani & David Schwartz Bonnie & Isaac Geld Alessandra & Richard Lipkin Marilyn & Don Schwartz Sharon Glass Louise Lipman & Paul Pizem Bat Sheva Marcus & Elliot Schwartz Ruth & Charles Gold Ruth & Elliot Litsky Ruth Schwartz Rochelle & Leo Goldberg Naomi & Carl Lopkin Paul Seitelman Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum Chabad of Riverdale Chana Sommer & Jeremy Senderowicz Daniella Kevelson & Aryeh Goldman Maze Laboratories Ellen & Stuart Shaffren Harriet & Stanford Goldman Mark & Niva Marmer Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw Shoshana Shinnar Frederic Silverman Ruthie & Joel Simon Susan Simmons Bobbe Gaims-Spiegel & Robert Spiegel Holly & Howard Sragow Joan & Arnold Stark Chanah Brenenson & Hannes Stein Jessica Stern Goldie & Marvin Stiglitz Malka & Samuel Susswein Luba & David Teten Leslie & Michael Tugetman Molly Weingrod Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock Vivian & Charles Weintraub Toby & Rav Avi Weiss Rachel Wetstein & Daniel Tunkel Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener Jeremiah Wohlberg Edith & Ward Wolff Miriam Young Esther Zimet Alexandra & Jonathan Zizmor HIR CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Interested in making healthier and fresher
food choices this summer? CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY Join HIR CSA and receive your fruit, vegetables and/or eggs directly from local farms for 22 weeks this coming summer. The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our Each CSA member can sign up for a weekly or members the opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. every-other-week share of seasonal produce that is organically When you do so, you receive guaranteed income for life, a grown and freshly picked. The produce is conveniently delivered to the potential immediate tax deduction, and possible future tax HIR and available for pick-up on Wednesday evenings. Sign up today! savings. Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the remainder For more information contact [email protected]. value, while 10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its efforts for the entire Jewish community and to help cover the administrative costs of the program. For more information, POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity - JUNE 8TH including sample annuity rates, please contact the Bayit office. Attention Riverdale Teens… Volunteers needed at POTS (Part of the Solution) dinning room one Sunday a month. We leave from HIR at 11:45am and return at approximately 4:00pm. Contact Samantha Verrone: RESERVE THE BAYIT FOR YOUR SIMCHA [email protected], 917-885-4542 to sign up. To book your room reservation go to www.thebayit.org/ simcha or contact Richard at [email protected]. Some of our Bayit staff still have computers SHEYIHIYE BE’MAZAL TOV!
Only reservations that accompany a signed running Windows XP. If you or your contract and the required deposit will be maintained. employer have any surplus computers and/or laptops that are 3-4 years old and can run Windows 7, please consider donating them to the Bayit. Please contact Richard or Yael if you can assist. BEYOND THE BAYIT - May 30 - June 6, 2014 GET TOGETHER FOR HIGH-SCHOOL GIRLS: Meet Rachel & Kobi Bargad of “Midreshet Neve Michael.” Learn about summer and gap year programs combining Torah learning, volunteering, experiencing life in Israel, and touring. Special GADNA (IDF training) option. Shabbat (Saturday) May 31st, 5:00pm - 7:00pm, at the home of Dina & David Klapper, 3755 Henry Hudson Parkway, #11H. Parents welcome! For information and to RSVP, please e-mail [email protected].
ART KIBBUTZ: Need to entertain your kids before going to the Israel Parade this Sunday? Join Art Kibbutz’s Creative Family Circle, a new monthly program and community for artistic parents and their children (0 years old and up). Sessions include quality cultural programs, parent-baby hands-on art-making, meaningful Jewish connections, open play and tons of fun. 1st session this Sun., June 1st, 10:30am. RSVP to [email protected] for the exact location. Cost: $15/family per session, includes all fees for materials, facilitators, performers, and snacks.
JOIN THE SKATERS & BLADERS GROUP AT THE ISRAEL DAY PARADE: Join your friends and future friends at the Celebrate Israel Parade (f/k/a "Israel Day Parade") on Sun., June 1st. Skate, blade, board, cycle, roll, or even WALK with the fun-loving Skaters & Bladers group in memory of JJ Greenberg. To register, email your name & t-shirt size to [email protected] (shirts are compliments of the Greenberg family). Invite your friends, and send this to any relevant lists you're on! This year's theme is "50 Reasons to Celebrate Israel," so send us your reasons! https://www.facebook.com/groups/406678132778910/
SALUTE TO ISRAEL PARADE - Sun., June 1st, 11:00am - 4:30pm: (Fifth Ave. from 57th St. to 74th St.) This single largest gathering in the world in support of Israel, will celebrate the 66th anniversary of the State of Israel on Fifth Ave. Join the larger Jewish Community for this fun and important day.
YIDDISH CHORAL CONCERT: Yiddish Blues. Yiddish Jazz. Yiddish Pop. Yiddish Spirituals. Yiddish Standards. A concert unlike any heard before, anywhere, ever! The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus presents "Amerike di Prekhtike" in their annual spring concert on Sunday, June 1st at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. For all who enjoy choral music - Yiddish not required, English translations provided. More info at SymphonySpace.org and TheJPPC.org, or speak to Dov Weinstock (bass).
RIVERDALE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION’S 55TH ANNUAL GALA: Mon., June 2nd at the Stone Mill, New York Botanical Garden. The RMHA is honoring past and current members of its Endowment Committee, including Bayit member Hillel Jaffe. For reservations, more information or to contribute, visit www.rmha.org.
HMTC PRESENTS GENERATIONS - AN UNPRECEDENTED HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE - Sun., June 8th: A multigenerational, day to honor Holocaust Survivors, WWII Liberators, Rescuers, and the Second and Third Generations. The event is open to the public and will include renowned speakers, workshops, and films. Featured speakers are: Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, the son of an officer in Nazi Germany’s Army, and a convert to Judaism; Major General Sidney Shachnow (ret. U.S. Special Forces), the only Holocaust Survivor to reach the rank of General in the U.S. military; H.E. Ferit Hoxha, Albanian Ambassador to the United Nations and Holocaust scholar. (Albania rescued 100% of its Jewish population and over 2,000 Jews from nearby regions.) To rsvp go to www.hmtcli.org .
COME SEE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF AND SUPPORT OUR VERY OWN RONNIE BECHER AS YENTA THE MATCHMAKER AND SHIRA SCHLEIFER AS CHAVA: Performed at the Riverdale Y located at 5625 Arlington Ave. Show times are as follows: Sun., June 8th - 2:00pm & 7:00pm; Tues., June 10th - 7:30pm; Thurs., June 12th - 7:30pm; Sun., June 15th - 2:00pm & 7:00pm. For tickets and information visit RiverdaleRisingStars.com or RiverdaleY.org or call 718-548-8200.
YESHIVAT MAHARAT’S GRADUATION - Sun., June 15th: Yeshivat Maharat Graduation Ceremony: Yeshivat Maharat will be celebrating the ordination as clergy of our graduates, Victoria Sutton and Rori Picker Neiss on Sun., June 15th at 12 pm at the Kraft Center with a reception to follow. While there is no charge for attendance, reservations are required. Please consider acknowledging the outstanding achievements of our graduates and the innovative work of Yeshivat Maharat in our Tribute Scroll. Please visit www.yeshivatmaharat.org or email [email protected] with questions, to RSVP or contribute to our Tribute Scroll.
BJCC 5TH ANNUAL BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS: This event will take place on Fri., June 20th, 8:00am at the Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Ave. RSVP by June 9th at [email protected].
VCJC ANNUAL JOURNAL DINNER: Van Cortlandt Jewish Center located at 3880 Sedgwick Ave. will be honoring Rabbi David Borenstein on Sun., June 22nd at noon. Deadline for ad submission is Fri., May 23rd. For more info or to sign up go to www.vcjewishcenter.org or call 718-884-6105. BEYOND THE BAYIT - May 30 - June 6, 2014 CPR COURSE BY RIVERDALE HATZALAH: 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 Sun., June 22nd at 9:00am at Hudson Pointe at Riverdale Center for Nursing and Rehab. *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].
SAVE THE DATE: Riverdale Mikvah fundraising event. Tuesday, July 8th. Details to follow.
THE BEACON PROGRAM AT THE HENRY KAUFMANN CAMPGROUNDS: This program essentially offers a "country vacation" for older adults, is organized and supervised by the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood. Located in Pearl River, NY, the setting provides shaded areas for card playing and enjoying the sun, as well as activity space for discussion groups, dancing, and crafts programs. For more info call to Debbie Katznelson, the Program Director, at 212 569-6200 x219.
CAMP ZEKE - A JEWISH CAMP WITH A HEALTHY TWIST: Camp Zeke is a Jewish camp where kids celebrate healthy, active living. Campers can put on an apron and cook local, organic dishes in a professional teaching kitchen. They can also become fitter, faster, and stronger while choosing from sports, dance, yoga, strength training, running, Krav Maga, and countless other activities. The just-renovated, air-conditioned facility is located in beautiful Lakewood, Pennsylvania, just a short drive from New York City. To learn more, email the director at [email protected] or visit www.campzeke.org.
SHOEBOX RECYCLING PROJECT AT CSAIR: The Sisterhood of the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale is continuing the ShoeBox Recycling project. We accept all paired men’s, women’s and kids shoes that are still usable. This means no holes in the soles and no wet or mildewed pairs. Includes athletic shoes, dress shoes, work boots, sandals, heels, flats. The collection box is located in the CSAIR lower lobby, 475 W. 250th St. Questions? Email project chairs Faye Lieman [email protected] or Phyllis Schulberg [email protected].
FUN IN THE SUN AT CAMP SHEMESH, DAYCARE- AGE 6, BOYS & GIRLS: Bright, fully-equipped air-conditioned facilities, enclosed playground, swimming, gym, special themes and activities, integrated Judaica program, science, music, and more! Lunch included. June 23th - August 8th. Early drop-off and aftercare. Partial or full summer. Con- tact: [email protected], or 914-965-7082.
SUMMER SHMITA FELLOWSHIP @ YCT: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School is excited to offer a Summer Shmita Fellowship! Limited Stipends available to men and women for self-guided study in a Beit Midrash setting on an approved topic related to shmita. The program will be from August 4 – 28 and will take place in the YCT Beit Midrash. For more information, or to apply, contact Allison at [email protected] or call 212-666-0036.