ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN June 12 - 19, 2015 25 Sivan - 2 Tamuz 5775 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit Mazal Tov To: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Anna & Steve Kirshblum on the engagement of their son Aryeh, to Yosepha Sheinbein.

Bronx, NY 10463 Seth Herstic on his aufruf this Shabbat. Mazal tov to his fiancé, Amira Mandelbaum, to his parents www.thebayit.org Frimet & Bryan Herstic, and to his uncle Mitchel Herstic.

E-mail: [email protected] This year’s Rabbinic Interns Dr. Anat Sharbat, Daniel Silverstein and Avram Mlotek on their Phone: 718-796-4730 graduation from Yeshivat and . To learn more about the graduation ceremonies, see pg. 4. Fax: 718-884-3206 R’ : [email protected]/ x102 Adina East & Howard Davis on the birth of a girl.

R’ : [email protected]/ x107 Braverman & Hillel Grossman on the marriage of their son, Aminadav, to Rachel Friedman. R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 Mazal tov to Rachel’s parents Mati & Aaron Friedman.

R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 Ilene & Zvi Paikin on the birth of a granddaughter. Mazal tov to the parents, Laura & Marty Ariaei, to big sisters Maayan, Shirel and Orly and to Marty’s parents Shirin & Asher Ariaei. Kiddush

Sponsored by Frimet & Bryan Herstic. Condolences To: Rav Avi & Toby Weiss on the loss of Rav Avi’s father, Rabbi Dr. Moshe Weiss. Rav Avi will be sitting The Summer Celebration Kiddush Shiva at his home, 3725 Henry Hudson Parkway #5A, all day Sunday (Shacharit 9:00am, Mincha/Maariv will be held on 6/20/2015. 8:15pm, visitors welcome until 10:00pm) and Monday morning (Shacharit at 7:30am). Additional To sponsor visit www.thebayit.org/celebration visiting hours will take place on Monday and Tuesday from 7:00pm to 10:00pm with Maariv at

To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact 10:00pm. Please plan a brief visit to accommodate the overwhelming number of visitors Seth Aronson - [email protected]. expected. There may be a wait to see Rav Avi. Please comply with the requests of those helping to manage the flow of visitors.

This Week Welcome New Members: Parshat Shlach - Shabbat Mevarchim Yali & Benjamin Weiss  Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:54pm Journal Dinner  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10pm THANK YOU TO THE OVER 600 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED OUR  Candle Lighting: 8:10pm 41ST ANNUAL JOURNAL DINNER LAST SUNDAY!

 Shalom Bayit: 7:00am To read the journal visit www.thebayit.org/journal.  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am This Shabbat @ The Bayit  Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7) WELCOME TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE YCT SHABBATON!

 Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:09am During Torah Reading - Insights from YCT students Dan Epstein and Ben Shefter.

 Listening Room: 6:40pm (LL BM) Drasha - “The Torah, Our Autobiography” by Rabbinic Intern Daniel Silverstein.

 Parsha Shiur: 7:10pm Kiddush this week is sponsored by Frimet & Bryan Herstic in honor of Seth’s aufruf.

 Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:55pm 7:10pm - “Wearing Shaatnez Everyday - Override or Competing Values?” Parsha Shiur with YCT Student Dan Margulies.  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:13pm

Weekday Times  Shacharit:

Sun: 8:30am Between Mincha/Maariv - "Bringing Goliath Down to Earth: A Revised Spy Story" with David Mon: 6:40, 8:15am Lev Bannister, British Israeli media personality and security advocate. Tues/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am This Thursday, June 18th Wed/Thur (Rosh Chodesh): 6:30, 8:15am Rosh Chodesh Kumsitz with Rav Ari and the Bayit Band - 8:30pm At the home of Danny and Dassah Kestenbaum,  Mincha/Maariv: 3536 Cambridge Ave., (corner of 236th Street) Apt 7-F Sun-Thur: 8:15pm Please RSVP to [email protected]. Next Week - Parshat Korach  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10pm Next Shabbat @ The Bayit

 Candle Lighting: 8:12pm SUMMER CELEBRATION KIDDUSH: Join us on Shabbat, June 20th, for a Summer  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Celebration Kiddush! To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a June-July-August birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other special occasion, visit www.thebayit.org/celebration.

 Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 8:00pm YOUTH SHABBAT: Join us as we celebrate another incredible year of growth among our precious  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:16pm youth. Turn to the youth page to learn more about our end of year celebration. THE BAYIT BULLETIN BAYIT SEFARIM FUND: Donations to the Sefarim fund will be This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit used to purchase the books we need as determined by the rabbinic Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets team and gabbaim. Donors will be recognized with a thank you in the 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. 2nd bulletin of every month and a dedication label in the book when it Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! is purchased. To donate visit our website at www.thebayit.org/sefarim.

Shabbat SEFARIM FUND 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary).

Thank you to this month’s donors: 6:40pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM)  Ruth Licht in honor of Bella Rudoy’s Bat Mitzvah 7:10pm - Parsha Shiur with YCT Student Dan Margulies and in honor of Michael Schwartz’s Bar Mitzvah. After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: “arisotekhem” ,Bnei Yisrael shall bring the first of their dough, flour, To make a donation, pick up a flyer in the lobby ”עֲבִ טֹ ֵכֶם“- baby cradle or else? Basic (and love of) Hebrew is sufficient. visit our website www.thebayit.org/sefarim,

Monday BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN: 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) Promote your business to Bayit Bulletin readers in the first bulletin of 7:30pm - Book of Jeremiah with Rav Avi (on hiatus until further notice) every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 or [email protected] for more information. Tuesday 10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi (on hiatus until further notice) SAFE Disposal Event 10:00am - Modern Jewish Questions with Rav Ari (Lobby)- Final week. Sunday, June 28th from 9:00am to 12:00pm 7:30pm - Foundations of : Wrap Up and Graduation with all At the Bayit teachers (Room 3-7) The Green Committee will be collecting items for Disposal. Wednesday 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Accepted items:  Automotive products Thursday  Personal care items Rav Steven’s Thursday morning class has concluded for the summer.  Thermometers  Syringes 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby)  Household Products  Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and  Electronics guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. For information on how to package the items for disposal: See the flyers in the boxes, Do you know someone who needs any of the following? Visit www.nyc.gov/safedisposal, Would you like to volunteer for any of these Or email [email protected] committees? Meals For Ill Members: HIR CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. Interested in making healthier and fresher food choices? Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] Join HIR CSA and receive your fruit, vegetables and/or eggs directly Bikur Cholim: from local farms. Each CSA member can sign up for a weekly or eve- Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] ry-other-week share of seasonal produce that is sustainably grown We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. and freshly picked. The produce is conveniently delivered to the HIR Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim and available for pick-up on Wednesday evenings. Sign up today! Volunteer. csaathir.wordpress.com. Meals for New Parents: Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] LEBANON WAR VETERANS GATHERING: SUNDAY, JUNE 14: Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] Join the Riverdale Lebanon Veterans Community Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] for the 4th Annual Lebanon War Veterans and

Green Committee: Alisa Eilenberg and Ann Rauch Friends Gathering. The Lebanon Wars were a prolonged era in Israel's history that presented soldiers with complex [email protected] and challenging realities. Each year we gather for a meaningful afternoon to honor the fallen and hear the veterans. This gathering is

Rav Avi’s Memoir of the Soviet Jewry Movement: for all those whose lives have been touched by the IDF experience in Lebanon - veterans, families, and friends. The 4th LVG will take place Open up the Iron Door has recently been released by this Sunday, June 14th, 4:30pm @ the Bayit. Lebanon veterans, Toby Press. families and friends are all invited to join us in this time of Order your copy on Amazon.com today! togetherness.

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 NEXT SHABBAT, JUNE 20TH: YOUTH SHABBAT GROUPS Please join us for this annual highlight, as we celebrate our community youth and the year of with Shayna & Raphi growth and learning that they have accomplished! Groups begin 15  Groups will be entering the main sanctuary to lead tefillah minutes after Mincha  Tot Shabbat Torah Parade with Donna and our tot families in Main Sanctuary. begins and last for 1  Youth and teens will be leading prayers hour.  End of Year Parsha Improv Play following Kiddush in the Social Hall. (Parents - there will be a rehearsal this Friday from 2:30 - 4pm).  Drasha delivered by Menachem Menchel Bnei Akiva To sponsor in honor of your child's youth leader or a contributing member of the Final Snif of the Year youth community, visit www.thebayit.org/seton.

This Shabbat! 6:00 - 7:30pm Public Service Next Shabbat, June 20th at 4:30pm For more information email Announcement: Join us at Seton Park for end of the year celebrations

Including Torah and activities with Menachem and David Rachel Rabinowitz Please be advised the terrace is not available for Fain, and many yummy treats for all. [email protected], unsupervised youth play. Sponsorship opportunities available at the following levels: Moriya Chazan $18, $36, $50, $100 [email protected] The doors leading to the Thank you for your generosity

terrace are now alarmed and www.thebayit.org/seton will sound if accessed.

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+, LL BM: Tot Shabbat Room 3-6: Kindergarden Room 3-4: Nursery Enjoy a doughnut and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Room 3-5: Pre-K Room 3-2: Grades 1-2 Groups Active Free Play in the Right Hand Social Hall

PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein To sponsor snacks for future Shabbatot please contact 10:30am - 11:30am, Ages 6 and up! Come experience the Parsha through inclusive Menachem or Gillian Steinberg drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist. or go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.

TEENS & PRE-TEENS For assistance, please contact: BECOME A SUMMER YOUTH GROUPS Menachem Menchel, LEADER Director of Programming The Youth Department Wants YOU! Join your friends and become a part of our team of & Youth Education summer teen leaders. Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 Welcoming applicants now. Cell - 516-233-8285 For more information contact Menachem Menchel at [email protected] [email protected]! Happenings @ the Bayit Chesed Opportunities: ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for our open RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a Free communal dinner sponsored anonymously l'eiluy nishmot 23,320 Israeli Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the Riverdale fallen soldiers & terror victims. To see which Shabbatot are available community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit organization providing for sponsorship and to choose your week, go to interest-free loans to those with cash flow challenges, with dignity and www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at [email protected]. respect. For further info contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or [email protected]. LEARNING SERVICE WITH RAV ARI: An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on prayer and the weekly Torah FUNDING BOMB SHELTER FOR ASHDOD: portion. Meets every Shabbat in Room 3-7, 9:30am-11:00am. Riverdale Lifeline to Israel is raising funds to purchase a mobile bomb shel- Questions: contact Rav Ari at 718-796-4730 x124 or email ter for Ashdod, targeted by 200 Hamas rockets. Cost is $18,000. Credit [email protected]. card donations can be made online at www.IsraelLifeLine.org. Checks payable to PEF Israel Endowment Funds with “Riverdale Lifeline/Ashdod” on memo line should be sent to Riverdale Lifeline to Israel, P.O. Box 630211,

Want to get outside, meet new people, and have fun? Bronx, NY 10463. Email [email protected] for more information. Join the Riverdale Stay Active Club to play softball, frisbee, bike, run, and more! Fill out the form at POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity http://goo.gl/forms/ysVa3ssZRv or contact Ben Attention Riverdale Teens… Volunteers needed at a local Shefter at [email protected] for more information. community dining room one Sunday a month. We leave from HIR at We will soon be finalizing dates and times for all of us 11:45am and return at approximately 4:15pm. Contact to meet. Samantha Verrone: [email protected] to sign up. Upcoming date is: 6/21

YM GRADUATION CEREMONY SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, Yeshivat Maharat’s graduation ceremony, celebrating the concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna ordination as clergy of our graduates, will take place on Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear. Sunday, June 14th, at 10:30am at the Ramaz Middle School with a There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential. reception to follow. While there is no charge for attendance, reservations are required. Please consider acknowledging the Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm outstanding achievements of our graduates and the innovative and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at work of Yeshivat Maharat in our Tribute Scroll. [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS).

To RSVP or contribute to our Tribute Scroll visit Jewish Caregiver Support Group: Share experiences, benefit www.yeshivatmaharat.org/graduation-2015. For more from mutual support and gain practical advice. Group meetings are held information contact [email protected]. once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center. This year’s graduates are: Miriam Gonczarska, , Avital Engelberg, Yaffa Epstein, Dementia Care Coaches through ReServe: Experienced Dr. Melanie Landau, and this year’s Bayit Rabbinic Intern, Dementia Care Coaches are available to provide support in the home to Dr. Anat Sharbat. persons with dementia, and to their family members and caregivers. Services include education, guidance and information on managing

challenging behaviors and creating a safe home environment. Please call YCT CHAG HASEMIKHA 212-871-5301 to arrange a coaching session. Rates are $18 an hour. Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School invites you to our annual Chag HaSemikha on Preserving Memories: The Jewish Board and HIR are partnering Sunday, June 14th. Join us as we celebrate our 2015 with StorpCorps Legacy to offer people of all ages coping with illness or graduating class at The Eldridge Street Synagogue. Ceremony will loss the opportunity to record, preserve and share their stories. begin promptly at 3:00 PM and the reception at 4:30 PM. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share and is preserved in the For more information or to RSVP visit www.yctorah.org or contact Library of Congress. You can talk about whatever you like and choose [email protected]. This year’s graduates whomever you would like to interview you. Bayit social worker, Anna are: Joel Dinin, Benjamin Elton, Raif Melhado, Kirshblum will help prepare you and provide a list of questions as a Andrew Scheer, Aaron Shub, Ari Weber, and this suggested guide. If you or a loved one is experiencing a serious physical year’s Bayit Rabbinic Interns, Avram Mlotek and illness, a cognitive impairment or you have lost someone this is your Daniel Silverstein. opportunity to honor and cherish their lives for posterity. Please contact Anna Kirshblum to sign up or to learn more.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY HIR has begun using a written contract for the The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our members rental of its facilities. If you would like to rent space the opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. When you do so, you in the shul, or if you believe that you have reserved receive guaranteed income for life, a potential immediate tax deduction, the Bayit for your simcha but have not been and possible future tax savings. Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of contacted regarding the new contract, please the remainder value, while 10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its contact Richard at [email protected]. Only efforts for the entire Jewish community and to help cover the administrative reservations that accompany a signed contract and the required costs of the program. For more information, including sample annuity deposit will be maintained. rates, please contact the Bayit office. THE BAYIT The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit – is an open Orthodox synagogue serving the entire Jewish community by warmly embracing all , 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 - June 12 - 19, 2015 THE BOYS PROMENADE IN GUSH ETZION: On June 12, 2014, Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrah, three teenage boys awaiting a ride home from their yeshivas at a Gush Etzion bus stop, were kidnapped and murdered by terrorists. Eighteen days later, their bodies were found in the Hebron Hills. Amidst a nation of shattered hopes and despair, their funeral was held the next day in Modiin. In an effort to enhance the quality of life and make the area safe and secure, JNF is collaborating with the Gush Etzion Regional Council and the Gush Etzion Foundation to build a local promenade in memory of the three boys who lost their lives. The promenade will serve as a memorial, while connecting the Gush Etzion junction, the local bus stop (which was the site of the kidnapping), Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, the “Lone Oak Tree,” and Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim. By connecting these areas, JNF is helping to bring security to the region and provide a safe way to travel on foot between these communities. To donate or to learn more visit www.jnf.org.

RIVERDALE-FUNDED BOMB SHELTERS PROTECT ISRAELIS: The three concrete bomb shelters funded by last sum- mer’s Riverdale Lifeline to Israel campaign on behalf of Ashdod in Israel were put to real-time use for the first time in late May and early June when missiles fired from Gaza landed near the port city. “Residents responding to the siren alerts were able to reach the safety of these shelters within 40 seconds and feel more secure,” reports Aryella Rosenthal, head of Ashdod’s International Relations Department, in an e-mail thanking all who contributed to last year’s grassroots campaign. The drive raised over $25,000 as hundreds of rocket barrages targeted Ashdod. Email queries: [email protected]. To learn more about this and other Riverdale Lifeline To Israel projects visit www.israellifeline.org

RIVERDALE RIVERFEST: This year’s Riverdale Riverfest will take place on Sunday, 6/14/2015 from 12:00pm-6:00pm on the riverfront campus of the College of Mount Saint Vincent - Join thousands for an Annual Celebration of the River in Riverdale featuring more than one hundred exhibits & attractions including boat rides, live music, pony rides, bounce castles, professional entertainers & much more! *FREE Admission.* To learn more and/or to volunteer visit www.RiverdaleRiverFest.org.

JEWISH ACTIVISM: CREATING A SPACE FOR THE FEMALE VOICE: The JCC Manhattan will screen the film Righteous Rebel: Rabbi Avi Weiss, directed by Dr. Phil Schneider (USA, 2014, 49 min) and A Tale of a Woman and a Robe, directed by Nurit Jacobs-Yinon: Aluma-Films (Israel 2015, 27 min) on Monday, 6/15/2015, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Film screenings will be followed by a discussion. Opening remarks: Dr. Anat Sharbat. Panel: Maharat Ruth Balinsky-Friedman, Chava Evans, Nurit Jacobs Yinon, and Dr. Phil Schneider. Moderator: Rabbi Ysoscher Katz. JCC Manhattan is located at 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St. For more information please call 646-505-4444 or email [email protected]. Get your tickets here.

THE RETURN OF RULE OF LAW TO ISRAEL: Riverdale welcomes Ari Briggs from Israel. Ari is the international Director of Regavim (www.Regavim.org), an Israeli NGO dedicated to ensuring responsible, legal and environmentally friendly use of Israel's national lands. Ari will be speaking on the topic “The Return of Rule of Law to Israel” Tuesday, 6/16/2015 at 7:00pm at the home of Stan & Ethel Scher. Please call 718-884-9778 to RSVP.

THE THREE JAZZY TENORS: You won't believe your ears when you hear these Lincoln Center Jazz level performers right here in the Riverdale Y theater on 6/16/2015, at 7:30pm. Don't miss this show featuring Lew Tabackin, Houston Person, and Adam Larson alongside Ted Rosenthal, Noriko Ueda, and Quincy Davis. Get your tickets here or learn more at www.riverdaley.org.

REFA’ENU's peer-led mood disorder support groups will meet Tuesday, 6/16/2015, at 7:30pm in the Ben Porat Yosef Building at E. 243 Frisch Ct. in Paramus, NJ. Groups are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month. Please check our website for more information about the groups: www.refaenu.org.

RUN WITH YACHAD IN THE BRONX: Challenge yourself and run with Team Yachad in the Generosity Series Bronx 5K in Bronx’s Van Cortland Park! Sunday, 6/21/2015, 7:30am. Enter the park at the Tortoise & Hare sculpture on Broadway. Kid friendly, family friendly, strollers welcome! For more information contact Naftali Herrmann at 212-613-8373 or [email protected]. To register please visit www.teamyachad.com.

FREE FAMILY CONCERT: 6/21/2015 at 11:00am - 3-time Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Tom Chapin will perform at The Riverdale Y Sunday Market, Riverdale’s source of fresh, green, organic, kosher, local produce. The Riverdale Y Sunday Market is open Sundays through November from 9:00am-2:00pm at MS/HS 141 on Independence Avenue and W. 237 St. Learn more at www.riverdaley.org. Beyond the bayit - June 12 - 19, 2015

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].

2015 SIZZLING SUMMER SERIES IN STAMFORD: Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University will lead a four -part Wednesday night series in July, 8:00pm, at the Young Israel of Stamford, 69 Oaklawn Avenue, Stamford, CT. Topics include: WHAT DOES JUDAISM HAVE TO SAY ABOUT…Saving the Life of a Non-Jew - July 8; Gender Roles - July 15; Abortion - July 22; and Vigilante Justice - July 29. Free and open to the entire community. Only 35 minutes from Riverdale. For more information, please contact Michael Feldstein 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. Beginner, intermediate and advanced programs available. Space is limited - Register today. Intermediate/Advanced: 7/13-24/2015 and 7/27/2015 - 8/7/2105. For more info: https://yiddishfarm.org/programs.html

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].

ALDERBROOK POOL: Summer memberships are available at the Alderbrook Pool, a community gem in a bucolic setting in central Riverdale. Swim outdoors in our clear, cool water, and relax on our deck. See www.alderbrookpool.com for information.

CAMP YOMAWHA, the premier day camp of the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, is currently hiring skilled and energetic camp staff. We're looking for the best of the best, counselors who are ready to deliver the WOW to over 300 campers daily. Counselor and Specialist positions are available for those who are currently high school juniors or older. Contact senior summer staff member, Noah Aronin for more information - [email protected] or visit www.ywashhts.org.

AIPAC’S POLICY CONFERENCE 2016: Those who attended the Bayit's first Yom Yerushalayim Yom Iyun on Sunday, May 17 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 this March 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.