The Bayit BULLETIN
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ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN Dec 5 – Dec 12, 2014 14 - 20 Kislev 5775 Wishing Mazal Tov to: Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit Mazal Tov To: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Wishing Condolences to: Tiferet Grossman on her Bat Mitzvah. Mazal tov to parents Debbie Braverman & Hillel Grossman and Bronx, NY 10463 to siblings Aminadav, Eliav, Avidan and Temima and to the entire family. www.thebayit.org Matan Rosenthal on his Bar Mitzvah. Mazal Tov to parents Janet & Alan Rosenthal, sisters Elana and E-mail: [email protected] Chana and grandparents Veronika & Sandor Schwartz. Phone: 718-796-4730 Welcome New Members: Fax: 718-884-3206 Nina Black & Avery Hart, Beth Levine & Adam Jacobson, Nicole & Joel Warshowsky, Michelle & Josh R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 Younger. R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 This Shabbat @ The Bayit KULANU CHAVERIM - Friday Night, 5:30pm: Kulanu Chaverim: Our special friends from Munson Kiddush this Shabbat sponsored House will be visiting Abraham and Sarah’s Tent! Join us! by the Rosenthal family in honor of Matan’s Bar Mitzvah. SUNDAY DECEMBER 14th To sponsor a Kiddush, please contact NIGHT OF LEARNING AND Q & A WITH RAV AVI & RAV STEVEN Seth Aronson - [email protected]. On Thursday, Nov. 20th the Board of Trustees approved a resolution to recommend that the membership of the Bayit appoint Rav Steven to the position of Senior Rabbi effective This Week July 1, 2015. Prior to a membership meeting in January, we hope you will join us for an Parshat Vayishlach evening of Torah and a Question and Answer session with Rav Avi and Rav Steven about the mission and vision of our Bayit. 7:45pm Lower Level Bet Midrash Candle Lighting: 4:10pm Thank you to our Thanksgiving Dinner Volunteers Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:15pm Josh, Yonah, Zacharya and Davidi Abraham & Sara Hurwitz, Rosalind Bellin, Jacquelyn Berman, Eytan Shalom Bayit: 6:50am Chen, Beverly Davidoff, Marilyn Wolff Diamond, Ariel Freidenberg & Anat Sharbat, Kathy Goldstein Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am & Ahron Rosenfeld, Shani & Yaakov Greenman, Lisa Licht Hirsch, Deborah Kalb, Hope and Raphi Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7) Langer, Elliot Lasky, Hadar Lev-Tov, Stephen Lief, Stuart Olsen, Diana & Ronald Raphael, Shira Machleder Schatz, Gloria & Greg Schneider, Elana Weinstein, Sharon, Jared and Steve Weintraub, Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:26am Hillary & Corey Wolfe. Special thank you to Volunteer Coordinators Hal & Ellie Weinstein! Parsha Shiur: 3:25pm Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 3:55pm Listening Room: 4:20pm (LL BM) Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 5:13pm Weekday Times KAVVANAH TEFILLAH - Sun. Dec 7th - 9:00am An hour of slower tefillah with Rav Steven including Shacharit: meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Halakhic Shacharit requirements met. Located in Room 3-2. Sun: 8:30am THANKSGIVING SUPPLY DRIVE - We collected over 120 lbs of groceries. Thank Mon/Thurs: 6:40, 8:15am you to everyone who participated. Tue/Wed/Friday: 6:45, 8:15am Mincha/Maariv: Next Shabbat @ The Bayit Sun-Thu: 4:15pm YOUNG HIR (YHIR) & TOT FAMILIES FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER: Mincha 4:15pm, Tot Kabbalat 4:45pm, Dinner 5:30pm. $25/adult; $15/child; $75/family. Register at www.thebayit.org/yhir. Next Week BETWEEN MINCHA AND MAARIV: Shiur with Rabbi Jeff Fox, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivat Maharat: Parshat Vayeshev "Mikvah and Modesty: the Role of the Male Beit Din in the Final Immersion of a Female Convert". In the Candle Lighting: 4:10pm wake of recent events and a revisiting of conversion procedures, a new teshuvah (halakhic responsum) has been published by our own Rabbi Jeff Fox. (originally scheduled for 12/6) Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:15pm Chanukah is Coming! Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 3:55pm Chai Lifeline Toy Drive (page 4) Shabbat Chanukah after Mincha: Yiddish Songs with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 5:13pm Youth Activities (page 3) Public Menorah Lightings and Celebrations (page 3) Save the Date - Chanukah Dinner and HIR Community Choir Performance - Sunday evening December 21st @ 5:00pm. Details to follow THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit Support the Bayit in 2015 ! Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! Tomchei HaBayit - Bayit Sustainers Shabbat What is the Tomchei HaBayit program? The Tomchei 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rabbinic Intern Daniel Silverstein HaBayit program is an approach that changes our financial (Main Sanctuary) relationship with supporters from a fee per program every 3:25pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) month or two, to a holistic approach that allows each member 4:20pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM) to make an ongoing commitment to the Bayit at a level of support that matches our actual annual operating expenses Monday per adult member for the year. As such, Tomchei HaBayit 6:30pm - Hebrew Reading Crash Course with Sara Kinberg participants will not be asked to make additional contributions (Lobby) for certain specific Bayit events and programs. 7:30pm - Book of Jeremiah with Rav Avi (at his home) 8:00pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the How much does it cost to join Tomchei HaBayit ? We ATRIA) ask each adult member to commit to $200 per month ($400 8:30pm - Advanced Talmud with Rabbi Yisrael Hollender per couple) for a total of $2400 per adult for the year. (Room 3-7) OK – so which Bayit fees, events and programs are Tuesday covered? Those who make the Tomchei HaBayit 10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi (Lobby) commitment will not be asked to pay for Membership Dues, 11:00am - Meeting the Tannaim: The heroes of the Talmud with High Holiday Seats for immediate family members, Journal Rav Ari (Lobby) Dinner Reservations, Purim Greetings and the Book of Remembrance. 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Sacred Eating: Kashrut 1 What is not covered by my Tomchei HaBayit Wednesday commitment? Program fees for meals or trips and High 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Holiday seats for your guests. Room rental fees for private Thursday events are also not covered. 10:00am - Book of Shmuel with Rav Steven (LL BM) When is the Tomchei HaBayit commitment due? It’s 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* flexible. We can arrange for monthly, quarterly or annual (Lobby) payments – or any other plan that works for you. * Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on Can I just commit to membership dues and see how placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. the year goes? Of course. Your account will be charged for Do you know someone who needs any of the following? 2015 dues in early December and you will have the Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? opportunity to participate in each fundraiser at the appropriate point during the year. Meals For Ill Members: Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. What other giving opportunities exist at the Bayit? The bulk of our fundraising is focused on covering our Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] annual operating expenses and debt service (which the Bikur Cholim: Tomchei HaBayit commitment is meant to address). Our long Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] -term funding needs include reducing our outstanding We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. mortgage and building our endowment fund. Your additional Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim Volunteer. support ensures the long-term stability of our Bayit. Meals for New Mothers: Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] Throughout the year there are sponsorship opportunities for special programs or to mark a special occasion; birthday, Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] anniversary, yahrtzeit, marriage etc. Kiddush, Seudah Shlishit, Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] Youth Programs, Abraham & Sarah’s Tent, Selichot Concert, LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS, A CHANUKAH PROGRAM Scholars-in Residence and the new Sefer Torah- all these FOR BEREAVED JEWS - Sun., Dec 14th @ 6:30pm: Please join programs need your support. with Rabbi Steven Exler and our JBFCS social worker Anna Kirshblum, Were you one of the members who participated in our inaugural for Chanukah candle-lighting and an opportunity to honor your loved year of the Tomchei HaBayit initiative? We hope you will both ones. Come together during this Chanukah season to share stories and wisdom from our tradition. RSVP by Dec 10th to Anna renew and encourage fellow members to participate. Call the office Kirshblum, LCSW at 718-601-9714 or email [email protected]. or visit www.thebayit.org/tomchei to join. 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 FAREWELL TO CARMIYA AT TOT SHABBAT: Carmiya & Michael Weinraub are moving to GROUPS Maryland! Carmiya will lead Tot Shabbat on Dec. 13 Wednesday, Dec. 17 (night 2) with & Dec. 20th. Come say goodbye to them at Seuda Shayna & Raphi Join rabbinic staff as we head around town Shlishit on Dec.