Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN February 5 - 12, 2016 26 Shevat - 3 Adar I 5776 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Condolences To: Sima, Josh, and Shira Schleifer on the loss of their husband and father, [email protected]/ x108 Richard Schleifer. The funeral will take place this Sunday, February 7 at 9:30am at HIR.

Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected]/ x107 This @ The Bayit Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: Annual Yachad Shabbaton: [email protected]/ x124 Welcome to all of our friends from Yachad! Anat Sharbat, Assistant Rabba: [email protected]/ x106 The entire community is invited to join the shabbaton Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: at a communal hot kiddush and seudah shlishit. [email protected]/ x102 Thank you to the many hosts who have opened their homes to our guests! Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected]/ x104 Thank you to our sponsors! Menachem Menchel, Director of Partners: Beth & David Braunstein, Ken Perry, Frances Radin, Shifra Landowne & Matthew Education & Youth Programming: Schneider, Ruthie & Joel Simon. [email protected]/ x119 Sponsors: Harry Follick, Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein, Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw. Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: Friends: Ruth Bromberg, Sharon & Michael Kaplowitz, Ruth Loebmann. [email protected]/ x121 David Fain, Assistant Youth Director: Sponsorship opportunities still available: www.thebayit.org/yachad. [email protected] Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: “Meet the Makuya: 's Most Unwavering Supporters” [email protected]/ x101 This Saturday Night, February 6th - 7:30pm (Lower Level Beit )

Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: Iyov Jindo will speak about the “New-Zionist Movement” - better known as [email protected]/ x103 Makuya - founded in in May 1948. Come and learn about the true friends Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: [email protected]/ x116 of Israel from the Far East. Iyov and his family have been a part of the Bayit Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: community for the last several months. [email protected]/ x102 To see a short video about the Makuya visit www.thebayit.org/makuya.

Kiddush Kavannah Tefillah will not be meeting this Sunday. Communal kiddush this Shabbat HIR Super Bowl Party 2016 sponsored by HIR in honor of our This Sunday, February 7, 2016 | 5:30 PM | Room 3-5 & 3-6 friends from Yachad. This will be a family friendly atmosphere and fun for all.

This Shabbat: Mevarchim Cost: $10/person; $36/family Parshat Mishpatim Bring another person or family and you each save a dollar on a raffle ticket!!  Candle Lighting: 5:00pm Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 4 for $18. Place your tickets in either our AFC or NFC pool.  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:05pm The winner will be picked from whichever team’s pool wins the game.  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am Each ticket may be placed in either pool. You don’t need to be present to win.  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Bring another person or family and you each save a dollar on a raffle ticket!!

 Learning Service: 9:30am (2nd Flr) Prizes include:  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:36am I Free Winter Class & Silver Membership compliments of Kidville Riverdale valued at $526;  Parsha Shiur: 4:15pm $75 Riverdale K Grill House Gift Card; $50 Kai Fan Gift Card; $36 Moss Cafe Gift Card;  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 4:45pm $25 Bronx Ale House Gift Card; $25 Carlos & Gabby's Gift Card; Assorted cheeses compliments of The Cheese Guy.  Listening Room: 5:10pm

 Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:04pm E-mail [email protected] for more information. Weekday Times Register online at www.thebayit.org/superbowl  Shacharit: Sun: 8:30am

Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am Next Shabbat @ The Bayit

Tue/Wed (Rosh Chodesh): 6:30, 8:00am CELEBRATION KIDDUSH: Join us next Shabbat, February 13th for our monthly Celebration Fri: 6:45, 8:00am Kiddush! To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a celebration visit www.thebayit.org/celebration.

 Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 5:10pm HIR/Beth Aharon Shabbat Lunch - 12:00pm Next Shabbat: With Guest Speaker Joseph Levy Parshat Terumah Native of Cairo, Egypt; Brooklyn Law School Graduate; Middle East Scholar

 Candle Lighting: 5:08pm "The Farhud In Iraq: Spread of Nazism Outside of Europe"

 Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:10pm Cost: $25/adult (12 and up), $15/child ages 4-11), $90/family.

 Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am RSVP at www.bethaharon.blogspot.com or email [email protected].

 Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 4:55pm Between Mincha/Maariv: Shiur with Joseph Levy.  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:13pm “ in Arab Lands - Two Millenniums: Compared with the Experience of European Jewry.” THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit CHESED OPPORTUNITIES Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a Free 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri iand Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the Riverdale accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow challenges, with dignity and Shabbat respect. For further info contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven [email protected]. 4:15pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven 5:10pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle DONATE YOUR OLD TALLIT: Do you have a worn out After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of) tallit? Were you thinking of just burying it? Let your old tallit do one ,continued; what does her name last mitzvah. Drop it off in the collection box in the Bayit coatroom ”צִפֹּרָ ה - Hebrew is sufficient. “Tsipora mean; where was she from; and what’s the connection with honking? and we will donate it to the Hebrew Free Burial Association.

Weekday Classes MEALS FOR THE HOMELESS AT RIVERDALE ETHICAL Monday - Rav Avi’s class is on Hiatus until March. CULTURE: Volunteers from HIR and Congregation Tehilla provide Rabba Anat’s class will not take place this week. home cooked meals for the homeless guests at the Society for Ethical 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) Culture on Monday evenings. If you would like to cook a meal, please check out the calendar on www.takethemameal.com/meals.php. Tuesday - Rav Avi’s class is on Hiatus until March. The Last Name: Society for Ethical Culture. The Password is HIR. 10:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rabbi Fox (RHSH) For more information call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism w/ Rabba Anat: Shabbat and Holiday Prayer (Room 3-7) FEEDING OUR NEIGHBORS: Thank you to all those who donated to Wednesday the "Feeding Our Neighbors-An Interfaith Rabba Anat’s class will not take place this week. Response" food drive. We have donated over 120 pounds of food to our local 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Bronx Jewish Community Council Food Pantry.

Thursday Rabba Anat’s class will not take place this week. SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: 10:00am - Book of Shmuel 2 w/ Rav Steven (Lobby) Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, 10:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rabbi Lerea (LHSH) concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna 11:00am - Torat Eretz Yisrael - Exploring the State of Israel Through Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympa- Torah Perspectives w/ Rav Ari (Lobby) thetic ear. There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confiden- 11:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rav Steven (LHSH) tial.

7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm *Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS). placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. Jewish Caregivers Support Group: Share experiences, benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice. Group Happenings @ the Bayit meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center.

Bereavement Groups at the Jewish Board: Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman z"l 35 West 50th Street, 6th Floor. Loss of a Parent: (for 20’s & 30’s) Abraham & 's Tent, Sponsored by Joe Guttman Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00pm: Now - March 1. (co-sponsors welcome): Join us this Shabbat for our open Loss of a Spouse/Partner: Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00pm: communal Dinner. To see which Shabbatot are available for Now – March 17. To Register contact Amy Warren at sponsorship and to choose your week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at [email protected].

Learning Service: This Shabbat in the 2nd Floor Beit Midrash A Message From The Riverdale Mikvah 9:30-11:00am. An intimate service with explanations and discussions For the duration of the construction project, only two shower preparation focusing on prayer and the weekly Torah portion led by Rav Ari, rooms at the Mikvah will be accessible. While we hope that there will be no Rabbinic Intern Bracha Jaffe, and other members of the rabbinic team. change in the current hours of operation, we recommend that you call Questions? Contact Rav Ari at 718-796-4730 x124 or email ahead to the Mikvah (718-549-8336) to see if there is any wait time for a [email protected]. room. We would also like to remind you that parking is now limited. Thank you for your patience while we are under construction. Do you know someone who needs any of the following? Mikvah Construction Update Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? The renovation of the Riverdale Mikvah is underway. Please keep in mind Meals For Ill Members: that construction sites are potentially hazardous and that the safety fences Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected] around the property are there for our safety and the safety of our

Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] children. The Bayit's driveway access will be impacted. Please use care when visiting the Bayit by car. Most importantly, please ensure that Bikur Cholim: children do not attempt to climb the fences or otherwise attempt to Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] access the construction area. We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim Volunteer. Riverdale Mikvah Hours:

Meals for New Parents: Saturday - Thursday: 7:00 - 9:30pm. Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] Friday night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is necessary but please be on time. Mikvah attendant will be there for 15 min. Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] Keilim Mikvah: Open during daylight hours.

Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] For up-to-date information, including photos from the construction

Green Committee: Alisa Eilenberg and Ann Rauch, [email protected] site, check out our website at www.RiverdaleMikvah.com. 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!

THURSDAY MISHMAR Movie - Smoothies Thursday, February 18 Free Play - Drop-Off 4:00pm-6:00pm Active free play, hot dog dinner, Sunday, March 13 d'var Torah (4:45PM) 1:00-3:30pm, followed by arts & crafts. Ages 5-11 Ages 5-11; Movie: TBA $10/child; $18/two children. $10/child $18/2 children SUNDAY TOTS WITH DONNA Sunday, February 21 HIR LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 10:30am-12:00pm 2016 - Girls softball teams forming now!

Parents and children, We are returning for another great season in 2016! Join Donna Rudolph for Open to all girls in grades 3-8. arts & crafts, edible projects, and No previous playing experience needed. more!

$10/online; New player evaluations $12/at the door; March 13th at 9:30am $40/5 sessions. At SAR Academy

Register @ For more information, email us at [email protected]. www.thebayit.org/totswithdonna To register, visit www.thebayit.org/softball.

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2015-2016 Snacks Sponsorship

Have you sponsored snacks for Shabbat morning groups yet? Please see $100 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Tot Shabbat

sponsorship options on the right. Please help us reach our goal of 100% $150 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Nursery-K participation. To sponsor go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor! + birthday party $36 - Grades 1-6

Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Donuts and Drash: Room 3-7: 9:00am - 9:30am - Ages 6+: Room 3-4: Nursery Room 3-2: Grades 3-6 Enjoy a donut and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain Room 3-5: Pre-K Room 3-2: Girls Grades 3-5 Room 3-6: Kindergarden Room 3-3: Grades 1-2 Shabbat Morning Groups: 3rd Floor Youth Wing: 9:40-11:40am Room 3-7: Parsha Play RHSH: Tot Shabbat

PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein To sponsor snacks for future 10:40am-11:40am, Room 3-7, Ages 6 and up! Shabbatot please contact Menachem

Come experience the Parsha through inclusive or Gillian Steinberg or go to drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist. www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.

POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity For assistance, please contact: Attention Riverdale Teens! Volunteers needed at a Director of Programming & Youth Education local community dining room one Sunday a month. Menachem Menchel, Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119, Cell- 516-233-8285 [email protected] We leave from HIR at 12:00pm and return at approximately 4:00pm. 4 spots left. David Fain, Assistant Youth Director Contact Samantha Verrone: [email protected]. [email protected] Dates: 2/14, 3/20, 4/3, 5/8, 6/5 THE BAYIT BULLETIN Golden Age Program Saturday Night Melave Malka Thursday, February 11th. This Saturday Night, February 6 at 8:30pm

1:00pm - 2:00pm Learn and Light Lunch. Rabbi Raz Hartman, a noted Rav and musician from 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Golden Age Adult Bat Mitzvah class. Jerusalem, will be teaching and performing at the For questions or to RSVP, contact Yael Oshinsky, Program home of Adinah & Elli Kranzler (4640 Delafield Associate at [email protected] or 718-796-4730 x116. Ave.) this Motzei Shabbat at 8:30 pm.

Kulanu Chaverim Program $20 donation per person Thursday, February 11th, 6:30pm Join your friends for dinner and a fun activity. To RSVP, call Yael at 718-796-4730 x116. 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 “Got Some Time to Study?!” - Torah Lishma or [email protected] for more information.

We are delighted that the new “twice a week” program of Jewish *HIR's posting of any advertisement shall not be considered an text study (using English and Hebrew material) for all ages and all endorsement of the advertiser, or of the product or service involved. backgrounds got off to a great start.

Rabbi Jeffrey Fox of Yeshiva taught a stimulating shiur from two Gemarahs (Kritoot and Yevamot) on the requirements of conversion from the discussion in the .

Rabbi Steven Exler of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale continues to explore teshuvot on the topic of Transgender in Judaism.

Rabbi Dov Lerea offers incredible insights into the weekly Torah Reading.

Tuesdays 10:30am -12:00pm Talmud w/ Rabbi Fox Thursdays 10:30am -11:25am Parshat HaShavua w/ Rabbi Lerea Thursdays 11:30am -12:30pm Modern Responsa w/Rabbi Exler

Men and Women welcome. Come one or both days.

Classes meet in the Social Hall.

For more info. Rabbi Jeffrey Fox [email protected]. Or Moshe Edelman [email protected]. Save The Dates:

1) Guest Speaker David Stromberg: Shabbat, February 20. Shiur Between Mincha and Maariv. "Der Bal Chokhme: The Intellectual and Mystical Isaac Bashevis Singer." David Stromberg is a writer, translator, and journalist based in Israel. He has a PhD from Professional Office Space for Rent Hebrew University. North Riverdale Ave. & W 261 St. Two rooms with Pvt toilet. 2) Bayit Film Series: Video intercom system / AC Sunday, February 21. Starting at $ 1,150 a month, negotiable The screening of the first film in our Call: 646.423.1345 to arrange to view series will take place on Sunday, February 21. More details to follow.

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. New: Moss Cafe is now participating in the HIR Scrip program and is offering the Bayit a 10% rebate on the gift cards. 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 those with developmental and physical challenges. If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership. Beyond the bayit - January 29 - February 5, 2016 ONE ISRAEL FUND: This Saturday, 2/6/2016 7:30pm. Marc Prowisor, Director of Security in Judea & Samaria, is a foremost security and counter-terror expert. He will discuss his firsthand experience & give a behind-the-scenes assessment of the security challenges of Israel. One Israel Fund provides security prevention, medical, educational, and recreations services to the communities in Judea & Samaria. Hosted by Josh Landes and Herb Hirsch. At the home of Sharon & Herb Hirsch, 3725 Henry Hudson Parkway. RSVP by calling 516-239-9202. No Cover.

SUPPORT OUR HIR YOUTH ACTORS: Come support our HIR youth in the following theater production: Riverdale Children’s Theater Production of Thoroughly Modern Millie: 2/6-7/2016: Shayna Lopatin and Maddie Schumacher. Tickets available at http://www.riverdaletheatre.org/Riverdale_Theatre/Welcome.html.

FLEETWOOD SYNAGOGUE, in conjunction with the Orthodox Union, presents the 13th annual Charles Sidlow Memorial Scholar-in-Residence. The Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman, Former Senator from Connecticut and 2000 Democratic nominee for Vice President. Topic: “American Support for Israel – Fading, Firm, or Flourishing?” Saturday night, 2/6/2016 at 7:30pm. 11 East Broad Street, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. RSVP strongly preferred – [email protected]. For directions and parking information, or to RSVP online, please visit www.fleetwoodsynagogue.org.

JEWISH COURSE OF WHY: Explore Judaism's biggest, most controversial questions. Six Sundays, beginning Sunday, 2/7/2016, 9:45-11:15 am at Chabad of Riverdale. To register, email [email protected].

JASA VAN CORTLANDT SENIOR CENTER: On Thursday, 2/11/16, join conductor Cesare Civetta for a “Tribute to Jack Benny,” a multimedia presentation on the life of one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th century. Civetta will share rare footage and little known details about the great entertainer. Lunch of lemon salmon or turkey salad, zucchini rice pilaf, winter blend vegetables will be seved at 12:15 PM followed by the presentation at 1:00 PM. Recommended senior meal contribution is $2.50 and event contribution: $2.00; Non-senior Meal Fee: $5.00; and Event Fee: $3.00. Refreshments will be served. Contact JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center office at 718-549-4700 for meal reservations by Tuesday, 2/9/2016.

THE PROJECT PRESENTS: SHABBATON ROYALE!!! We are excited to invite you! Come join us @ The Newly Transformed, State of the Art, Million $ Renovation ... Rinat Yisrael in the heart of Beautiful Teaneck NJ. 2/12-13/2016. For Modern Orthodox /Machmir Singles ages 24-42. $130... all meals included. Great Food! Great Company! Great Fun! *Featured guests and speakers: Renowned RABBI ADLER of Congregation Rinat, and the fabulous DR. SHANI RATZKER, author of "Finding Your Bashert " and "The Survival Guide to Shidduchim." The amazing Gila and Carl Guzman lead a fun Friday night Oneg with dating Mentors and speed dating!!! UNBELIEVABLE Ruach at 3 Interactive meals. Magical Davening Friday night and Melavah Malkah Kumzits led by the Incredibly talented Elisha Beyman. Hosted by Rachel Z Ruchlamer and DR. SHANI Ratzker. For more info and to apply Contact us at [email protected] or call RZ at: 201-522-4776 to RSVP. Space is limited!

REGISTER NOW FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: RIVERDALE Y: Registration is now open for the 2016- 2017 school year. Register your 2 and 3 year olds by 2/15/2016 to save up to $300. You can register for FREE Pre K for All (UPK) for your 4 year olds until 3/4/2016. We'd love to show you around our Early Childhood Center and introduce you to our teachers. For a personal tour, please contact Milissa Finkel at 347-913-4445 or [email protected].

RECESS AT POWERHOUSE STUDIOS: RIVERDALE Y: Mid-Winter Recess Camp: 2/15-19/2016. Make your child’s Mid-Winter Recess an action packed experience! On Wednesday 2/17/2016 we visit Powerhouse Studios in Paramus, NJ for the Wild ‘N Wacky Challenge gameshow, video games, and dance party! Register for 1 to 5 days of camp. Specialty classes include Sports, Music, Swimming, Lego Robotics, Baking and more! Contact Joe Smith at [email protected] or 347-913-4440.

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 adult and pediatric CPR skills, choking relief and use of a defibrillator. The course will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3pm at The Riverdale Minyan (TRM) located at 4545 Independence Avenue. *Registration is required and space is limited* To register, please go to www.RiverdaleHatzalah.org/cpr.

WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR JEWISH STUDIES (WIJS) is a program with the mission of introducing outstanding women Jewish studies scholars to the Westchester community. Now in its second year, this well attended program features speakers from both the United States and Israel through a series of lectures held throughout the year at Young Israel of New Rochelle, 1149 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. All lectures are free of charge and open to both women and men. Please SAVE THE DATE of Tuesday, 2/23/2016 @ 7:45pm for a presentation by Professor Rebecca A. Kobrin, Russell and Bettina Knapp Associate Professor of American History, Columbia University, on the topic “A Credit to the Nation? Jewish Immigrant Banking and the Reshaping of American Finance, 1870-1914.” Beyond the bayit - January 29 - February 5, 2016 WESTCHESTER TORAH ACADEMY: BLACK & WHITE EVENT: Please join us for a Black & White Event featuring The Dueling Pianos, a musical experience and fundraiser to benefit the Westchester Torah Academy Shomrei Torah Scholarship Fund. Saturday, 3/5/2016 at 8:30pm. 1000 Pinebrook Boulevard, New Rochelle, New York 10804. Cost: $180/person. RSVP at www.westchesterta.org.

MA’AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS invites the community to join us in celebrating Ma'ayanot's 20th anniversary at our Annual Dinner, which will take place on Saturday night, 3/5/2016 at 8:30pm at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck. This year's dinner is dedicated to the memory of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt"l, Ma'ayanot's posek from the school's inception. In addition, please join us in honoring Ria and Tim Levart with our Keter Shem Tov Award, Chumi and Rabbi Mark Gottlieb as our Amudei Ma’ayanot Honorees, Shera and Doug Dubitsky as Parents of the Year, and Dr. Julie Goldstein as Teacher of the Year. For more information or to make a reservation, please call Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.

AIPAC’S POLICY CONFERENCE 2016: Those who attended the Bayit's first Yom Yerushalayim Yom Iyun on Sunday, May 17, 2015 were privileged to hear from AIPAC’s Northeast Political Director, Dr. Sharon Goldman. We hope you were inspired by her words – Dr. Goldman spoke passionately about the importance of being actively involved in reaching out to your members of Congress about the US-Israel relationship. Each March, HIR members join the pro-Israel community at AIPAC’s Policy Conference in Washington, DC to show our support of the US-Israel alliance. Policy Conference is arguably the most important conference in the Jewish world; over 16,000 activists come together in Washington to lobby for a safe and secure Israel. The conference includes exhibitions of groundbreaking Israeli innovations that are saving American lives; keynote speeches by top leaders from both the United States and Israel; emotional and inspiring moments; and smaller educational sessions. Please join us on 3/20-22/2016 in what will be the largest HIR delegation to Policy Conference to date. You can register at www.policyconference.org or contact Sarah Walsh at [email protected] or 917-210-6329 for more information.

NORPAC MISSION: Please join over 1,000 Pro-Israel advocates on 5/18/2016 to advocate for a stronger US-Israel relationship. The NORPAC Mission to Washington offers all participants a unique opportunity to positively impact the US-Israel relationship during small private group meetings with members of Congress and key staff people. To register, please go to www.norpac.net. If you have any questions, contact David Frankel at [email protected].

AJC GLOBAL FORUM: 6/5-7/2016, Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C. The AJC Global Forum is a three-day conference that attracts world leaders who have the power and the vision to shape the future. It is also your opportunity to join together with Jews from more than 70 countries to advance the well-being of the Jewish people and the security of the State of Israel. Register at www.ajc.org/globalforum and take advantage of the “first-timers” discount, using code: “AJCfirst.” For more information, please contact Alex Bronzo, AJC New York Associate Director at 212-891-1442 or [email protected].

THE JEWISH AGENCY’S PROJECT TEN is an international development program that operates volunteer centers in developing areas. We bring together young Jewish adults from all over the world, to a program that combines volunteer work with local communities, alongside service-learning in the fields of international development, culture, identity and Jewish activism. Project TEN currently operates five volunteer centers in: Gondar, Ethiopia; Winneba, Ghana; Oaxaca, ; Kibbutz Harduf, Israel; Arad, Israel. Programs are geared towards volunteers in the 20-35 age group. We offer tracks of 1 month, 3 months and 5 months, as well as summer programs and tailor-made cohorts. For more information visit www.tenprogram.org or email Daniel Aschheim at [email protected].

MISHLOACH MANOT/MATANOT L'EVYONIM FOR JERUSALEM’S ELDERLY: Torat Reva Yerushalayim is preparing Mishloach Manot/Matanot L’Evyonim to be delivered to the neglected elderly of Jerusalem. The packages that were delivered over the past ten years were the ONLY gift packages that these individuals received! $18 covers one package. $180 covers packages for an entire floor of a nursing home. You can donate on line via PayPal at www.toratreva.org or mail a check payable to Torat Reva Yerushalayim to: 75 Berkeley Avenue, Yonkers NY 10705.

VACATION VILLAGE DAY CAMP IS HIRING! Are you age 16 and up and want to gain valuable paid work experience while spending the summer in the Catskills? Vacation Village Day Camp is a Modern Orthodox camp serving Vacation Village and the surrounding communities. Counselors will lead fun and exciting activities for their kids during the day and then to participate in fun activities with their coworkers and friends in the evenings. Interested or know someone who might be? Email Daniel Hoffman at [email protected] for details.