Bayit BULLETIN October 16 - 23, 2015 3 - 10 Cheshvan 5776 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730
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Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN October 16 - 23, 2015 3 - 10 Cheshvan 5776 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Mazal Tov To: [email protected]/ x108 Madeline & Hillel Jaffe on the birth of a granddaughter. Mazal tov to the parents Michelle & Ben-Zion Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: Jaffe, to big brother Phineas Bruno (Barak Yisrael), to grandparents Marlene & Gamy Frankel, to aunts [email protected]/ x107 and uncles Nicole & Joseph Jaffe, Rebecca Jaffe & Jacob Jenkelowitz, and to cousins Sophie and Hart. Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: [email protected]/ x124 Welcome New Members: Caryn Keller & Isaac Silverstein, Edith & Steven Bayme. Anat Sharbat, Assistant Rabba: This Shabbat @ The Bayit [email protected]/ x106 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: Welcome Lunch 2015: Welcome to the 126 people who are joining us for our 11th Annual [email protected]/ x102 Welcome Lunch. We look forward to getting to know everyone who is new to the Bayit and the Richard Langer, Executive Director: larger Riverdale community. [email protected]/ x104 Between Mincha/Maariv: Shiur with Jerusalem City Councilman Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz, founder of Menachem Menchel, Director of Hashgacha Pratit, an alternative, community-based model of Kosher supervision and Dean of Sulam Programming & Youth Education: Yaakov, the Beit Midrash for Community Leadership Development in Jerusalem. [email protected]/ x119 Topic: “Can I Trust You? Kashrut, Social Dynamics, and Jewish Unity.” Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: [email protected]/ x121 Upcoming Kiddushes David Fain, Assistant Youth Director: CELEBRATION KIDDUSH: Join us next Shabbat, October 24th for our monthly Celebration [email protected] Kiddush! To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a celebration visit www.thebayit.org/celebration. Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: [email protected]/ x101 GREEN KIDDUSH: Please join us on November 7th for our second Seasonal Green Kiddush in Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: honor of our partnership with UJA and in celebration of all the birthdays and anniversaries in the [email protected]/ x103 month of November. Our first Green Kiddush was received with great acclaim, and we ask your Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: financial support to purchase the healthy, organic, seasonal foods that made the kiddush such a [email protected]/ x116 success. To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a celebration or in support of Mother Earth, visit Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: www.thebayit.org/gk. [email protected]/ x102 This Sunday - 10/18 at 7:00pm Kiddush Guest Speaker: Ambassador Yoram Ettinger: The Bayit & Israel Bonds No Kiddush this Shabbat. are honored to present a conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact titled "Israel's Unique Contributions to Vital US Interests (the two-way US-Israel Seth Aronson - [email protected]. Street)." Ambassador Ettinger is a Middle East Strategic and Economic Expert. This Shabbat Register online at www.thebayit.org/ettinger. Parshat Noach Upcoming Events Candle Lighting: 5:56pm 11/3: K’vod HaBriot Series: 1st Session - Homosexuality Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:00pm Please join us for a panel discussion on the topic of Orthodox Judaism and homosexuality. Shalom Bayit: 7:00am Panelists include: Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Dr. Michelle Friedman, and Rabbi Shmuel Goldin. Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am To learn more about the K’vod HaBriot Series, see page 4. Learning Service: 9:30am 11/6-7: Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton: UJA-Federation CEO Eric Goldstein Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:55am The Bayit & UJA-Federation of New York present a Shabbaton not to be missed! Listening Room: 4:25pm 11/6 - Friday Night Oneg Shabbat and Panel Discussion: Parsha Shiur: 4:55pm Panelists include: Rabbi Steven Exler, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:40pm Eric Goldstein, Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn. Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:58pm Moderated by Dr. Giti Bendheim. There will be a Children's Oneg (childcare) during the panel. Weekday Times 11/7 - Shabbat Morning Lecture and Communal Kiddush Shacharit: UJA President Eric Goldstein will speak after Tefillah, followed by a Green and Celebration Kiddush. Sun: 8:30am Sponsorship needed. Learn more at www.thebayit.org/uja Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am Tue/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am Please Join Us: November 14th at 7:00pm Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 5:55pm RAV STEVEN'S INSTALLATION Next Shabbat The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit Joyously invites you to celebrate with us as we install Parshat Lech Lecha Rabbi Steven Exler Candle Lighting: 5:46pm as our Senior Rabbi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:50pm Saturday Night, November 14, 2015, at seven o’clock in the evening Program to begin promptly at half past seven. Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Dessert reception to follow. Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:30pm RSVP by November 1st at www.thebayit.org/install Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:47pm THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a Free Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the Riverdale Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit organization providing 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. interest-free loans to those with cash flow challenges, with dignity and Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! respect. For further info contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or Shabbat [email protected]. 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven 4:25pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM) SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, 4:45pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna Between Mincha/Maariv - Shiur with Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear. After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of) There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential. what does the name ”כנען - Hebrew is sufficient. This week: “K’na’an Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm mean and did he do, if he did? and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at Weekday Classes [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS). Monday 7:30pm - The story of David & Jonathan with Rav Avi (at his home) Jewish Caregivers Support Group: Share experiences, benefit 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) from mutual support and gain practical advice. Group meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center. Tuesday 10:00am - The story of Joseph with Rav Avi (Lobby) Understanding the Affordable Care Act: 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism with Rav Ari: Walking w/ God II (3-7) Wednesday, October 21, 1:00-2:00 at the Jewish Board, th th Wednesday 135 West 50 Street, 6 floor. Sarah Rosenthal, staff attorney from NYLAG will discuss the requirement to obtain 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) health insurance (including tax penalties for uncovered) and private Thursday insurance available through the N.Y. Health Insurance Exchange. She 10:00am - Book of Shmuel 2 with Rav Steven (LHSH) - New Location. will also review important changes to Medicaid. 11:00am - Torat Eretz Yisrael - Exploring the State of Israel through Please register at http://bit.ly/c2cregistration or call 212-632-4742. Torah perspectives with Rav Ari (LHSH) - New Day. 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Remembering Our Babies, An Evening of Tribute: Thursday, October 22 , 6:30 Welcome 7:00 program at The Lishma - YCT Community Learning Pregnancy Loss Support Program, 241 West 72nd Street, Tuesdays: 10:30am - 12:30pm (LHSH) 2nd floor. Featuring Perry-Lynn Moffitt co-author of A Thursdays: 9:30am - 12:30pm (2nd Floor Beit Midrash) Silent Sorrow – Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for *Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on place- You and Your Family. Sponsored by NCJW. RSVP at ment, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. ncjwny.org/event/tribute. There is no charge for this program. 28th Annual Bikur Cholim Conference: Happenings @ the Bayit Sunday, November 8, 9:30-3:30, UJA 130 East th ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for our open 59 Street, Keynote speakers Norman Blumenthal, communal dinner sponsored this week by Joe Guttman in memory of Ph.D, director of OHEL Miriam Center for Trauma, Goldie z"l, and Henry z"l whose yahrtzeit was last week. To see Bereavement and Crisis Response and Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, LCSW, which Shabbatot are available for sponsorship and to choose your specialist in trauma and loss. Special Presentation: “Illness is a week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at Family Affair: Practical Spiritual Tools that Can Make a [email protected]. Difference”, Fee - $36 (includes Kosher light breakfast and lunch), For more information or to register please email [email protected] or Learning Service with Rav Ari: call 212-632-4742. Shabbat, weekly in Room 3-7, 9:30-11:00am An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on JACS invites you to a Spiritual Retreat Weekend for prayer and the weekly Torah portion. Questions: contact Rav Ari at recovering Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependent persons and significant others. Friday, November 20 – Sunday, Do you know someone who needs any of the following? November 22, 2015 at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? NJ.For more information please call 212-632-4600 or email us at [email protected].