Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN February 14 - 21, 2020 19 - 26 Shevat 5780 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org This Shabbat: Yitro Mazal Tov to: Sheryl Haut on the engagement of her son Ariel Rosenberg to Cayley  Candle Lighting: 5:11pm Kasten. Mazal Tov to siblings Ayelet and Aaron, grandparents Stanley & Judy  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:21pm Rosenberg and Carol Rothschild and Cayley’s parents Mitch and Tammy Kasten. With loving memory of David Rosenberg z’l.  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am THIS SHABBAT @ THE BAYIT  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:30am SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE - MARK TRENCHER  Teen Tefillah: 9:15am American Modern Orthodoxy: Where It Stands and Where It Is Going  Learning Service: 9:45am  6:30pm: Shabbat Dinner (by reservation only)  Parasha Shiur: on hiatus  8:00pm Friday Night: Comings and Goings… Who Becomes Orthodox,  Niggun Circle: 4:20pm Who Leaves, Why and How.  Shabbat Morning after Mussaf: What is Modern Orthodoxy and Who  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 4:50pm Owns It?  Listening Room: on hiatus  Between Mincha & Maariv: 10 Surprising Findings about Modern  Shabbat Ends: 6:15pm Orthodoxy (Mincha 4:50pm, talk approx. 5:15pm) Kiddush No Kiddush this Shabbat NEXT SHABBAT @ THE BAYIT

To sponsor a future Kiddush please SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE - RABBI MOSHE TESSONE email Seth Aronson at [email protected] Sponsored by Beth Aharon  Before Mussaf: Shabbat Morning Derasha @ Beth Aharon on Weekday Times: Parashat Mishpatim-Shekalim Shacharit:  Noon: Shabbat Lunch (registration required).  Sun/Mon: 8:30am  12:45pm: Sephardim and Ashkenazim: How Similar Are We? History,  Tue/Wed/Fri: 6:45am, 7:50am Halacha and Minhag  Thu: 6:40am, 7:50am  Seudah Shlishit: Maqam BaParasha: The Connection between Mincha/Maariv: Maqam, the Eastern Melodic Mode and Torah Reading (Mincha Sun - Thu: 5:20pm 5:05pm, Seudah Shlishit approx. 5:30pm)

Make your lunch reservations and learn more about Rabbi Tessone Next Shabbat: Mishpatim at www.thebayit.org/tessone. Shabbat Mevarchim Parashat Shekalim Guest Derasha in Main Sanctuary with Rav Ilay Ofran: "Eved Ivri - Is  Candle Lighting: 5:19pm there such a thing as religious freedom?"  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:29pm Rav Ilay Ofran is the rabbi of Kvutzat Yavneh, Israel’s largest religious kibbutz.  Shacharit: 7:00am, 8:30am He is the founder and head of "Mechinat Ruach Hassadeh" - a pre-military  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:05pm Jewish academy for boys, located in Kibbutz Be’erot Yitzhak.  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:23pm

♫ ♫ Niggun Circle ♫ ♫ Join us every Shabbat afternoon in the Main Sanctuary 30 minutes before Mincha every Shabbat afternoon. Come to our Niggun Circle as we join together in wordless melody. We will learn & sing niggunim from Modzitz, Eitan Katz, Joey Weisenberg and others. The Niggun Circle is facilitated by Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, thirty minutes before Mincha every Shabbat. You'll find us singing in the Main Sanctuary on the Women's side. THE BAYIT BULLETIN THIS WEEK’S CLASSES @ THE BAYIT: ABRAHAM & SARAH'S TENT: DEDICATED IN JOE HOCH Z"L MEMORIAL DAF YOMI SHIUR MEMORY OF HENRY & GOLDIE GUTTMAN z"l & SPONSORED BY JOE GUTTMAN z”l with Dov Weinstock (M-Fr) and Eli Oberstein (Sat/Sun) (CO-SPONSORS WELCOME): Sunday - Friday 7:30am Shabbat - After Mincha Join us every Shabbat for our open communal dinner. To see We are looking for occasional substitutes. Please email which Shabbatot are available for sponsorship, please visit [email protected]. Room 3.4 www.thebayit.org/tent or email James Lapin at [email protected].

SHABBAT CLASSES LEARNING SERVICE WITH LIVYA TINESTIT 8:05am: Midrash Hashavua w/Gloria Nusbacher Finding one's way around a prayer book is a learned skill. Using Torah To Go w/Ariel Freidenberg a transliterated Siddur, we will gradually build a repertoire of Parasha Shiur on hiatus prayers starting with the better-known melodies and liturgies. 4:20pm: Niggun Circle w/Rabbanit Bracha The learning service begins at 9:45am in the 2nd-floor office Listening Room w/Myra Estelle on hiatus past the kitchen and ends at 11:00am. WEEKDAY CLASSES RIVERDALE MIKVAH HOURS Monday - PRESIDENTS DAY NO CLASSES Friday Night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. Please be on time. 9:30am: Conversational Talmudic Tales With a Twist in Saturday Night: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Hebrew w/Rabbanit Bracha Weeknights: 7:00pm - 10:00pm 10:30am: Talmud Avodah Zarah w/Rav Ezra www.riverdalemikvah.com | 718-549-8336 11:30am: Halacha Chavurah w/Burt Nusbacher 7:30pm: The Non-Literary Prophets: w/Rav Avi (on hiatus Thank you to the Bayit Community: until March) Thank you to everyone who supported our family after Bob’s 8:30pm: Advanced Gemara Shiur w/Rav Jeff Fox passing. We felt so supported during the funeral, burial and Tuesday shiva. All the food deliveries, visits, calls and notes were greatly 10:00am: Midrash on the Parasha w/Rav Ezra appreciated. Thank you, 7:30pm: Foundations of Judaism (Room 3.7) - Lynn Cohen & Family 7:30pm: iEngage Series (Lower Level Beit Midrash) Wednesday 11:30am: Talmudic Tales With a Twist w/Rabbanit Bracha (in Do you know someone who needs any of the English) following? Would you like to volunteer for any of Thursday these committees? 10:00am: Book of Isaiah w/Rav Steven Shiva: Beth Braunstein: [email protected] 11:15am: Intro to Talmud w/Gloria Nusbacher Bikur Cholim: Ruth Licht: 718-796-349, All classes in the Main Lobby unless otherwise noted. [email protected]

Our Hebrew teacher, Sara Kinberg, will resume teaching after Meals for New Parents, After Pregnancy Loss or Passover. For more information, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. During Illness: Shira Billet: [email protected] Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] ALIYOT AT THE BAYIT Bayit Band: [email protected] Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit Green Committee: Ann Rauch, [email protected] Gabbai, Hillel Jaffe to arrange for Aliyot and other Kibbudim. Child Protection Committee: Rahel Bayar, [email protected]. [email protected] SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: Shelter: James Lapin, [email protected] Arona Berow, LMSW, is a licensed social worker who is Social Action: Michael Goldblum, available to the HIR community through the Partners in [email protected]

Caring (PIC) program facilitated by Jewish Board and Israel Action: Bonnie Geller-Geld, funded by UJA‐Federation of New York. Arona will be [email protected] working in Riverdale at the Beatman Center on To reach Bayit president Daniel Feit please email Mondays & Wednesdays and can be reached by email at [email protected]. [email protected] or by phone at 212-632-4735.

Contact Us: Phone: 718-796-4730 Email: [email protected]

Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: [email protected]/ x108 Richard Langer, Executive Director: Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: Ezra Seligsohn, Associate Rabbi: [email protected]/ x104 [email protected]/ x103 [email protected]/ x219 Emily Hausman, Co-Youth Director: Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: Bracha Jaffe, Associate Rabba: [email protected]/ x120 [email protected]/ x116 [email protected]/ x106 Joseph Robinson, Co-Youth Director: Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected]/ x120 [email protected]/ x102 [email protected]/ x107 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected]/ x121 [email protected]/ x102

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS : Snacks Sponsorship: $36 - Tot Shabbat

To sponsor snacks for youth groups go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor. $100 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Nursery-K

$150 – sponsor all snacks + $36 - Grades 1-6 REMINDER: Groups conclude at 11:40am. Please make every effort to pick up your children birthday party on time. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Groups Schedule: Room 3-6: Kindergarten RH SH: Tot Shabbat Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Boys Room 3-4: Nursery Regular groups: 9:40am - 11:40am Room 3-2: Grades 3-6 Girls Room 3-5: Pre-K Tot Shabbat: 10:30am Room 3-3: Grades 1-2

Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit Shabbat Mishpacha February 21st at 6:15pm is the place to be! For assistance, What is Shabbat Mishpacha? It is a Family-friendly please contact our Co-Youth Friday night tefillah. Enjoy a streamlined Kabbalat Directors, Emily Hausman Service followed by a short story, Maariv, and [email protected]) or Joseph Kiddush! Robinson ([email protected]) 718-796-4730 x 120 We look forward to seeing you there!

PLAYGROUND GROUPS SCHEDULE! HIR LEAGUE OF OUR OWN 2020 Groups will be outside at the following times. If you arrive at shul with your children, please check to see if their group is outside at Girls softball registration is now open! that time as per the schedule below. Thanks! We are returning for another great season in 2020! Open to all girls in grades 3-8. No previous playing  10:00 - 10:30: Nursery and pre-K experience needed.  10:30 - 11:00: Kindergarten, Grades 1 - 2 Parents: We need more help coaching  11:00 - 11:30: Grades 3 - 6 and managing the league. Please email [email protected] to get involved! TEEN TEFILLAH Facilitated by Joseph Robinson, all 7th-12th graders are To register, visit www.thebayit.org/softball welcome. Contact R. Joseph at [email protected] for info. Pajama Youth Shabbat | February 29th PURIM PAJAMA PARTY IS COMING TO THE BAYIT! Come celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar at Pajama Shabbat Youth Monday Night, March 9th – Tuesday, March 10th Groups. Wear your CRAZIEST PJ items to groups and we will show them off during Kiddush! We would like to collect bedtime Visit thebayit.org/purim for the full schedule from the start of the story books for our collection for immigrants. The Bayit’s Social Fast of Esther until the end of Purim: Tefillot, Megillah readings, Action Committee is asking anyone who can help donate a book, Carnival, Chesed opportunities and more! to drop off English & Spanish bedtime books in new/good Purim Carnival - Tuesday, March 10th, 12:30-2:30pm. Register at condition in the coat room. thebayit.org/carnival RIVERDALE YACHAD SHABBATON MARCH 13 - 14 Will you bring the PURIM PAJAMA PARTY TO THE BAYIT? Sunday, March 8th 11:00am - 4:00pm We look forward to our annual Yachad Shabbaton taking place this year on March 13th and 14th. If you are able to host any of Help get our Bayit into a "Pajama Party" spirit! We need parents and our guests please visit www.thebayit.org/yachad. children who can help us decorate the shul for Purim!

We will start at 11:00am and wrap up with a Breath, Body, Mind Calling all Bayit tweens & teens, we are planning a th workshop for children with Shira Gordon at 4:00pm. Pizza and community Melave Malka on Motzaei Shabbat, March 14 . Join us snacks will be served. for a fun evening of music with DJ #RED, S’mores, hot cocoa, and more! We are looking for a few tweens (ages 12 and older) Visit https://tinyurl.com/wl6rddu to sign up. Please try to commit to volunteer at the program. If you are interested please email to at least 2 hours during the day. If you and your children will stay for the Breath, Body Mind program, please bring a small blanket. Youth Committee Chair [email protected]. Beyond the bayit - February 14 - 21, 2020 PARSHA COMICS AT THE BAYIT: Please pick up Sam Weingard’s weekly parsha comic from the coatroom table

KLL 2020 Registration is Open! KLL is a Shabbat-friendly little league in Riverdale, NY. Games are played on Sunday afternoons and Tuesday evenings on fields in the Riverdale area. The Junior League is for players in grades 3-5, Senior league for grades 6-8. Deadline Registration is February 14th. Visit https://www.rjconline.org/kll2020 for more information and to register.

RIVERDALE JEWISH CENTER: You are cordially invited to celebrate the installation of Rabbi Dovid and Ariella Zirkind at a Melavah Malka with guest speakers Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter and Dr. Michelle Levine. The ceremony will take place at Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Avenue, on February 22, beginning promptly at 7:30 PM. Please RSVP online at www.rjconline.org/installation or by calling 718-548-1850.

Upcoming at the Riverdale Y:

All In: Inclusion Program All In is an inclusion program open to participants of all abilities for ages 6 - 16. This allows participants to engage with other peers as they learn to improve their social and communication skills through activities. The programming can include Sports, STEAM, Dance, Music, Arts, and Social Skills. This 10-session program runs from February 23 - May 3. To register, please vis- it www.RiverdaleY.org/allin.

Housing for Israeli Shlicha The Riverdale Y is excited to bring in an Israeli shlicha starting in mid-March. She needs a one-bedroom apartment for no more than $1,500. If you have one available, please contact Matt Abrams Gerber at [email protected].

Dance Trial Week From Sunday, February 16 through Thursday, February 20, the Y will be offering FREE dance trial classes. You'll be able to try any of our classes, as long as it isn't filled up, so make sure to sign up as soon as possible. For a schedule of classes and registration, please visit www.RiverdaleY.org/dance.

Mid-Winter Recess School Vacation Program We're offering Vacation Day programming from Monday, February 17 through Friday, February 21. Our vacation days are action- packed with amazing activities. Specialty classes can include sports, arts, gymnastics, karate, drama, and more! In addition to these exciting activities, swim will be offered. To register, please visit www.RiverdaleY.org/vacation.

REFA’ENU's peer-led mood disorder support groups will meet Tuesday, 2/18/2020, in Paramus. Groups meet regularly on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month. Groups meet at 7:30pm in the Ben Porat Yosef Building at E. 243 Frisch Ct. in Paramus, NJ. Doors open at 7:10pm. Please make an effort to be on time (by 7:30pm) so as not to disrupt the flow of the groups. Groups are divided between a group for those with a disorder (depression, bipolar) as well as a group for their loved ones. Please check website to confirm meetings: http://www.refaenu.org. No reservations are required. For more information contact: [email protected].

CHABAD EARLY LEARNING CENTER: Registration for the 2020-2021 school year at Chabad Early Learning Center in Riverdale is now open. Now in its nineteenth year, Chabad ELC offers an integrated Judaic and Secular curriculum in a warm, nurturing and stimulating environment. If you would like to schedule a tour or are interested please contact our preschool director, Chana Korn at [email protected]

BOOK PARTY WITH JUDGE LEE FURST: Motzaei Shabbat, February 15th at the Riverdale Jewish Center 3700 Independence Ave. at 7:30pm. “Life Can be Fragile: Handle With Prayer.”

THE NORPAC MISSION TO WASHINGTON IS ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH. This is a unique opportunity for private meetings in groups of six to eight people with members of Congress and key members of their staff to advocate for issues that are crucial to a strong US-Israel relationship. The enemies of Israel are growing bolder. We can't afford to be silent in 2020. For more information, please contact David Frankel at [email protected] or go to www.norpac.net. Register now for the early bird discount.

KINGSBRIDGE CENTER OF ISRAEL (KCI) OPENS THE FIRST KOSHER FOOD PANTRY IN THE BRONX: The KCI Kosher pantry is at 3115 Corlear Ave. We provide to those in need basic non-perishable and limited perishable food items. The food has been made available to the Pantry at no-cost by NYS & NYC with the help of Met Council and is available for anyone and everyone who thinks that a little extra help will benefit you and/or your family. Pantry hours: Wednesdays Open Drop -in hours from 10am-1pm and Thursdays- 6-9pm by private appointment only. Questions? Please contact 646-647-1380 or [email protected].

RIVERDALE FUND FOR THE NEEDY PRESENTS: BREATH, BODY, MIND WORKSHOP A BUSY EVENING W/ BUSY IN BROOKLYN w/Shira Gordon: A gentle, effective breathing TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH 7:30PM practice to manage stress, anxiety, and Join popular food blogger Chanie Apfelbaum for an evening of depression and improve general health and light bites, a cooking demo and book signing. well being. Facilitated by Shira Gordon, RN, RSVP by February 14th. MS, MPH. Certified teacher of the BBM All proceeds benefit the Riverdale Fund for the Needy. technique as taught by Dr. Richard Brown and Dr. Pat www.rjconline.org/event/FFNcooking Gerbarg. Mondays, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Contact Shira Gordon at [email protected] for more AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE info. CLASS IS MEETING ON PRESIDENT’S DAY! MARCH 1 - 3 | WASHINGTON, DC Join Rav Steven and fellow members of the HIR community in BUILDING RELIGIOUS PEACE: A NEW PARADIGM our nation’s capital March 1-3, 2020, for the largest annual A conversation with Rabbi Michael Melchior & Sheikh Raed Bader about their groundbreaking initiative. gathering of America’s pro-Israel movement. $100 off registration with discount code: PC20HIR. Discount ends MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH @ 8:00PM

TODAY, Friday, February 14, 2020. Register at Come hear how religious diplomacy and commitment to www.aipacpolicyconference.org. Torah and Judaism by Jews and to Shari’a and Islam by Muslims is paving the way for true and lasting peace in the Middle East. GREEN KIDDUSH THANK YOU’S Rabbi Melchior is a former MK, a Rabbi & Av Beit Din in We hope everyone enjoyed the Green Kiddush. In addition to Jerusalem, & President of the Mosaica Center; Sheikh Bader the delicious and healthy food we hope everyone was able to is a Senior decisor of Sharia Law in the Muslim world & the appreciate that everything you ate with and on will wind up as Director of the Adam Center in Kfar Kasem. the rich compost you may have spotted at the Big Reuse table. Thank you to the Bayit Green Team (Jack Gorman, Jessica WHAT IS …...? Haller, Elliott Rabin, Ann Rauch, Laura Twersky, Wendy Levinson, Melissa Goodman Meshulam, and Ilana Weinstein) for TALMUDIC TALES WITH A TWIST In English making this event possible. We can all make a difference by w/Rabbanit Bracha being more mindful of ways we can reduce waste. Speaking of The Talmud is full of stories about our Sages and their which, the Bayit is still seeking volunteers to help with our lives. Come and learn about prostitutes and captives, witches plastic film recycling effort. Interested in getting involved or help and demons, heretics and believers. With each class we will out? Please email [email protected] look for an added dimension to the story through the lens of classic commentaries or by finding relevance in modern life. iENGAGE HARTMAN SERIES W/ RAV STEVEN Wednesdays at 11:30am Israel’s Milestones and Their Meanings: The Legacy of the Past and the Challenge of the Future CONVERSATIONAL HALACHA CHABURA Tuesday Evenings 7:30PM | • February 18, 25, • March 3 TALMUDIC TALES Mondays, 11:30am: Discuss www.thebayit.org/iengage WITH A TWIST in and learn contemporary The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America developed a Hebrew w/Rabbanit Bracha. halachic issues. No prior curriculum to help facilitate learning and conversation about the Mondays at 9:30am background or knowledge of State of Israel. Join us to learn, study original source material, Are you looking for a way to Hebrew necessary. Sample discuss, and explore the history, controversies, and realities that preserve or enhance your topics include laws touch at the intellectual and emotional core of our Zionism. conversational Hebrew? regarding conversion, Recommended donation: $10 per session Come join us - to refresh and tzedaka and honoring one's renew your conversational parents. For more CALLING ALL MEGILLAT ESTHER READERS! Hebrew skills. We are using information, contact Burt If you can read the Megillah or parts of the Megillah for those Talmudic Tales (aggadata) as Nusbacher at 516-524- who are homebound, please contact Rabbanit Bracha jumping off points for lively 3571. @ [email protected] and engaging discussion.

HIR GIFT CARDS SCENTS AND SENSITIVITY Support our Bayit by purchasing gift cards - Buy it for the As we dress up and accessorize for Shabbat and Yom Tov, we know Bayit! For more information on volunteering or to place an that many members use personal fragrances (perfume, cologne, order, email [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at deodorants) to enhance their Shabbat experience. Please be aware 718-549-5280. that fragrances can be harmful to the health of our Bayit family, and NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra. in recent times, a number of congregants have shared with our staff that they often experience respiratory or allergic reactions to the Online Room Rental Forms fragrances. Please consider reducing or eliminating your fragrance use Have an upcoming simcha? No more printing and scanning! when you are in the Bayit. Now you can rent a room through our online form! Visit www.thebayit.org/rental to learn more. BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN - SEFARIM FUND Promote your business to Bayit bulletin readers in the first Thank you to this month’s donors: bulletin of every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 or [email protected] for more information.  Bonnie Geller-Geld & Isaac Geld in memory of Marion HIR's posting of any advertisement is not an endorsement of the Zierler and Bob Cohen. advertiser, or of the product or service offered.  Carolyn & Howard Graybow in memory of Marion Zierler and Bob Cohen Social Action at the Bayit This Week’s Social Action Opportunity: To make a donation, pick up a flyer in the lobby, call the Crossing Borders: A Catholic Response to Migration: office, or visit our website www.thebayit.org/sefarim. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7pm Rm. 5b, Kelly Commons, 3900 Waldo Avenue, Manhattan College CLIMATE CORNER There is Hope As the Bayit gets more involved in helping refugees and asylum seekers, you might want to hear Sister Norma According to a report by the Washington D.C. based World Pimentel, who works with people coming to McAllen and Resources Institute, federal funding of a wide range of carbon Brownsville, Texas. removal strategies, costing about $6 billion, could help the

The Bayit hosts a regular roster of social action opportunities United States achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. About two- around the calendar year, including food, clothes, and toy thirds of that money would go to support tree restoration drives; US Veteran visits at the VA Medical Center; a weekly projects. Other money would support the development of Homeless Shelter; refugee and asylee support; BJCC packages technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the earth’s for the needy events, and the KRMH Food & Hunger Project. atmosphere so that the amount we release is completely To learn more, visit www.thebayit.org/sao. We encourage balanced by the amount absorbed. Some of these technologies your participation and suggestions. are still in the research stage, and this approach cannot work if we do not drastically cut down on our use of fossil fuels (coal, AMAZON SMILE PROGRAM oil, and natural gas). But the report gives us good reason to Go to smile.amazon.com, pick your own charitable believe that if we pressure our elected officials to apply funds to organization and put in “Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.” addressing the climate crisis, progress can be made. You can read more about the report at https://tinyurl.com/wo2fgj2 You can now support the Bayit while using Amazon’s Android App too! (Update “settings” from the For more info contact the Green Team at main menu in the app to turn on Amazon Smile) [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, 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.