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September 12 will mark the consecration anniversary of the 19th Street Synagogue (1860). This was the congregation’s fourth synagogue building located at 5 W. 19th Street, and at the time was the tallest building north of 14th St. 1. From the Rabbi’s Desk FROM THE RABBI’S DESK 2. A Message from Our Officers COMING OUT AHEAD 4. Executive Director’s Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik Message 6. Announcements One of the most beloved the world, is to transform a passive existence into 12. Holidays at Shearith traditions of Rosh Hashanah is an active existence, an existence of compulsion Israel the ingesting of a bit of the head into an existence replete with a powerful will, with of fish. The original Talmudic resourcefulness, daring and imagination.”

15. Special Events CONTENTS tradition, still practiced by some In his biography of Yogi Berra, author Carlo Devito Jews today, is to utilize the head 16. Shabbat Dinners describes how in 1949, at Briggs stadium, Berra was of a sheep; this version of the standing around during batting practice. A scuffle 17. Judaic Education minhag is also practiced in the Soloveichik household, broke out, and he was distracted. Just then, he was to the delight of my children. The prayer uttered at struck in the head by an errant throw by backup 20. Youth at Shearith Israel this moment in the meal, said by centuries of Jews, first baseman Jack Phillips. Berra was knocked is: yehi ratson milfanecha, shenihyeh lerosh velo 23. Women at Shearith unconscious and was eventually taken to the lezanav; may it be thy will, Lord O God, that we be Israel hospital for x-rays, prompting, Devito writes, one a head and not a tail. The prayer seems somewhat of the most comical headlines of Berra’s career: 24. In Memorium: Saul strange, and the ritual superstitious. My grandfather, “X Rays of Berra’s Head Reveals Nothing.” Laniado z”l however, interpreted the statement as follows. The head, he said, the mind, the brain, is the source of It was my grandfather who said that the name 25. Shabbat at Mikveh Israel all active stimuli in the body. The entire rest of our Rosh Hashanah should be translated literally: not 26. Culinary Corner physiology only moves because it is responding to ‘the beginning of the year,’ not the ‘new year,’ but signals that originate in our minds. It is, after all, rosh hashana, the head of the year. Because just as 28. Services the dog’s mind that wags the tail; the tail does not decisions that originate in the mind reverberate throughout our physiology, so too, decisions formed 34. Help Make It All Happen wag the dog. On Rosh Hashanah we are offered a choice. We can be a tail wagged by our environs, on Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year, have the 36. Staff continuing on the same path as last year, responding ability to reverberate, and affects the rest of our year. to the stimulus of society. Or we can be the Rosh: Soon, God’s gaze will examine our Rosh Hashanah, we can initiate actions, we can make decisions, that looking to see if we will engage in decisions and will send moral signals that reverberate throughout resolutions that will reverberate through the months our lives, as a brain’s signals reverberate throughout to come, that will make a true difference in our the body. On Rosh Hashanah we psych ourselves year, and in our lives. This year, Nihyeh lerosh, veLo up: nihyeh lerosh velo lezanav; let us be a head, not a Lezanav. May this be a Rosh Hashanah in which, in tail, reflecting on the profound capacity for change, a very real sense, we come out…ahead. for freedom, with which we have been gifted. Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik put it this way: “Man is born as an object, dies like an object, but possesses the ability to live like a subject, an innovator who can impress his own individual seal upon his life…Man’s task in 1 A MESSAGE FROM OUR OFFICERS

Louis M. Solomon, Parnas Michael Katz and Michael Lustig, Seganim

At our Hatanim luncheon last Fall, Lou which topped off the Heretics and History mentioned that all of us and the entire lecture series; major lectures commemorating congregation faced that unwelcome choice of Yom Haatzmaut, Yom Hazikaron, and the either pinching or kicking ourselves (not each Three Weeks leading up to Tisha B’Ab; and other): either pinching ourselves – for there are so our community celebration honoring Rabbi many extraordinary things happening at Shearith Rohde for his first 25 years of service. Of no Israel that it feels unbelievable – or kicking less importance, our community, across the ourselves – for having missed out on these life- generations, organized and enjoyed delightful enriching opportunities. programming of their own initiative such as the chulent-hamin-adafina-chile cookoff, a Purim This past year surpassed even the high expectations Fazuelos baking class, and a Jewish Indian spirit. From our perspective as your officers being diverse and tolerant, and we should we had for it. Under the tireless efforts and cooking demonstration. The unparalleled year and trustees, we believe that three of these exhibit that tolerance to all visitors as well as guidance of Rabbi Soloveichik, our Distinguished enabled both new and veteran members, as well deserve our particular focus and energy over members new and old, whether more observant Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Hidary, and the rest of our as the broader Jewish community, to experience the coming year: or less observant. We need to show the very Clergy and Staff, our spiritual leaders, consistent generosity of spirit that we believe we embody the best of Shearith Israel. First, over the past year, and for the second with Shearith Israel tradition, have exposed us as a community. to Torah and worldly and scholarly thinking that This past year was nothing short of breathtaking. year in a row, new membership increased by has been as intellectually enlivening as it has It enabled us to deepen our religious another 40+ family units. This staggeringly Third, and crucially, we are pleased to been spiritually uplifting. Week in, week out the commitments as well as our interpersonal marvelous result creates both great potential for have witnessed the demolition of our old cornucopia of sermons, lectures, classes, programs, relationships and feelings while as a us as a community but responsibilities as well. community house as a precursor to building events continued to overflow with unprecedented Congregation we have remained scrupulously 85-90 new members and families over the past our new one. To become a reality, we will need attendance levels. In its second year, Friday protective of our glorious minhag. two years all need to feel welcome and, soon the financial support and assistance of each Night Lights, our innovative enhancement to enough, at home. Each of them, along with and every member, each and every friend, and The coming year promises even greater rewards our beautiful Friday night services, was again a long-time congregants, some of whom have not a great many others to the maximum extent for the Shearith Israel community. We look major success. Our youth programming, including experienced the energy and new programming, our respective circumstances permit. Soon forward to a year of spiritual and communal Rabbi Hidary’s Shabbat afternoon class for teens, need to feel the best of Shearith Israel’s vitality, we will be kicking off a major fund-raising growth, with just some of what is being planned remained strong and vibrant. Attendance at excitement, comfort, and community. We will campaign, our first of this kind in over a presented in this Fall Bulletin. daily minyan improved (though still needs our be contacting you with several initiatives, but decade. Collectively we need to do for the next constant vigilance), thanks in part to Barbara As with this past year, we have high hopes nothing will be more effective than introducing several generations what prior generations did Reiss and Zachary Edinger’s efforts and ingenuity that we can continue to progress in pursuing yourself to a new member or reinitiating for us. They invested in us, and we must invest in initiating Jewry Duty. Our collective efforts at the six goals that we have identified for us as contact with an old one. Invite them to a class in our future. We owe at least this much to our caring for each other in times of need or grief also a community: guarding and transmitting our or to an event or program. Follow up with forbearers and to our future them to make sure they feel welcome. moved forward positively. history and traditions; addressing our youth We wish all of you a good end of summer and and young families; growing our membership; And all that is before considering the thrilling Second, we all must take seriously the goal of an enjoyable and meaningful New Year. With maintaining and enhancing our financial health; programs that brought full houses of people to see continuing to be, and grow in being, a warm warm wishes and hoping to see you all soon, remaining a deeply caring community; and and experience the treasure that is Shearith Israel and inclusive place. We pride ourselves on we remain faithfully yours. preserving our uniquely warm and inclusive – the retrial 350+ years later of Baruch Spinoza,

2 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE FAITH AND FRAGILITY: THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR CONTINUITY Barbara Reiss

This past July, as I was direct way to our past, I was struck by the foresight, writing this piece, we humility and faith of our congregational leaders. passed another milestone Like we are endeavoring to do today, these devoted in our Community House congregants raised the funds and surely invested construction project. On much of their own to build a new Community Friday, July 15 the demolition House that according to “The Year of Fulfillment” of our old Community would be “the educational, recreational, and House was complete with nothing left but piles social frame for congregational life. It will provide of rubble. Or so I thought. When I went out to modern light classrooms for religious instruction; inspect the site, I had an amazing encounter. One large and attractive facilities for recreation with of the workers pulled me aside and informed me rooms for exclusive use of children; comfortable, that when they took apart the building, stone by dignified working space for Rabbis and stone, they carefully extracted the cornerstone, a administrative staff; and ample place for the many stone that many of us are familiar with because meeting of synagogue groups.” etched on it was the year of the building’s While I am sure they hoped the building would dedication, 1954/5715. Not coincidentally, that have a long and useful shelf-life, they were fully year also marked our Congregation’s tercentenary. aware that a building is ephemeral. They knew In dislodging the cornerstone they discovered a that, and actually planned for the day when, the cache of objects that were buried in it as a time building would be taken down and a future capsule of sorts. The collection included: a daily generation would find their treasures. And I am and Sabbath prayer book; a 300th anniversary Israelites. They would be gratified not only that we offer promises of rededicating ourselves in confident that they predicted that these treasures, brochure; “The Year of Fulfillment”, the fundraising our community survives and thrives but that the our commitment to the Lord and to our fellow including the very same ritual objects we use brochure associated with the then new building; the unique and precious tradition that they upheld man in the hopes that God will grant us life and today, would not be discovered by strangers who front page of the New York Times; a small bag of continues to be cherished and transmitted, just as that the next year will bring us health and good would stare these odd objects in befuddlement terra santa; an invitation to the cornerstone laying they had done. fortune. Indeed, it may be the very awareness of but rather would be discovered exactly as they ceremony; tzitzith and tefilin; a bulletin dated the fragility of life, and in the case of Shearith had been, by our community as the time has I find this experience to be so resonant especially May 28, 1954; and a program of the day which Israel, also the precious nature of our tradition, come, which they knew would, to take down at this time of year. As we approach the High included the inventory I just outlined above. that elicit our very best selves to flourish. what has become an old and obsolete building to Holidays we are keenly aware of our vulnerability Aside from the obvious excitement of uncovering replace it yet again with a modern and relevant and the temporal nature of our lives. At the same Best wishes for a happy and meaningful holiday these treasured objects that connect us in a most space for today and future generations of Shearith time, we are focused on our future. In our prayers season and a blessed year. 4 5 Jamie and Elana Nussbaum on the Bar Mitzvah Ariella Lopez Julia Lustig, daughter of Rachel Brody and of their son, Max. Congratulations to the proud Daniella Roberts Michael Lustig, upon graduating from SAR grandparents, Rabbi Marc and Gilda Angel. Jenna Roberts High School. She will attend Midreshet Moriah Flora Tauber this year and then Binghamton University the Iris Sasson on the birth of a grandson, Daniel Kai Sarah Wagman following year. Sasson. He is the son of Daniel and Nurit Sasson of Gabriella Yohananoff Herzliyah, Israel. Benjamin Nathan, son of David J. Nathan Graduates: and Rebecca Chaplan, upon graduating from Judy and Joel Schreiber upon the birth of a great- Williams College. granddaughter to their grandchildren, Rachel and Elana Bengualid, daughter of Beth and Marc Yoni Fein. Bengualid, upon graduating from Barnard Jonathan Nathan, son of David J. Nathan and College with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Rebecca Chaplan, upon graduating from the Jacob Seligson on becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Latin American Studies. University of Chicago. Congratulations to his parents, Alexander and Muriel Seligson. Jacob Bengualid, son of Beth and Marc Hillel Neumark, son of Susan and Avery Bengualid, upon graduating from Ramaz Neumark, upon graduating from the University Ari and Jodie Sherizen on the birth of a baby boy, Middle School. of Pennsylvania with a degree in Science, Abe Sherizen. Technology and Society. He plans to attend Avi Friedman, son of Robert and Zoya NYU School of Law. Rev. Phil Sherman and Andrea Raab on the Friedman, upon graduating from Park East marriage of Reuven Sherman to Mollie Ray. Day School Kindergarten. He will attend Park Meiri Binyamin Ovadiah, son of Janice East Day School. Ovadiah, upon graduating from Yeshiva Rabbi Alana Shultz on her marriage to Slava Rubin. Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn. He will attend Alexander Haberman, son of Jennifer Ash and ANNOUNCEMENTS Yeshiva Tiferes Zion in Yerushalayim this year. Seth Haberman, upon graduating from SAR HAZAKIM U’BERUKHIM High School. He will go to Yeshiva this year and Isaac Schildkraut, son of Marvin and Ivy the University of Chicago the following year. Schildkraut, upon graduating from Bi-Cultural CONGRATULATIONS Special Achievements: Day School. He will attend SAR High School. Akiva Haberman, son of Jennifer Ash and Mazal Tob to: Raif Melhado, who received his ordination from Seth Haberman, upon graduating from SAR Mira Schildkraut, daughter of Marvin and Ivy Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and will lead Kahal Joseph Middle School. He will attend SAR High Schildkraut, upon graduating from The Spence Elan and Diana Ben-Avi on the birth of a Congregation, a Sephardic Baghdadi synagogue in School. School. She will attend Cornell University. daughter, Fay Magnolia. Congratulations to Los Angeles, California. We wish much happiness grandparents, Joanne and Jacob Ben-Avi. to Raif, his wife Jessica and their daughter Penny. Daniela Krausz, granddaughter of Mildred Lia Solomon, daughter of Louis Solomon and Green Shinnar, upon graduating from SAR Beth Goldman, upon graduating from Ramaz Mazal tob to Mrs. Irma Cardozo on the Rabbi Shalom Morris who was appointed rabbi High School. She will attend a Bnei Akiva Middle School. She will attend SAR High School. birth of a great grandson Avraham in of Bevis Marks, the Spanish and Portuguese Israel work/study program this year. Jerusalem. Avraham is named after the late Synagogue in London. Joshua Ness Tam, son of Susan and Robert Tam, Rev. Abraham Lopes Cardozo. He is the son Gabriel Lang, son of Leslie Cohen and Jeffrey upon graduating from MDS kindergarten. of Chana Tziporah and Yehoshua Stimmel Our Girls’ Megillat Ruth Readers: Lang, upon graduating from Heschel Middle and grandson of Deborah and Earl Smith. Elizabeth Ciment School. He will attend SAR High School. Hannah Vorchheimer, daughter of Rachel and Dr. Matea Frieber David Vorchheimer, upon graduating from Ramaz Our Segan, Michael Katz, on the birth of a Honor Greenberg Helena Lustig, daughter of Rachel Brody Middle School and receiving the Keter Shem Tov granddaughter, Lila Barbara Katz. Aimee Hidary and Michael Lustig, upon graduating from Award. She will attend SAR High School. Yaara Kaplan SAR High School. She will attend Midreshet Richard and Paola Kulp on the Bar Mitzvah Olalla Levi Lindenbaum this year and then Barnard of their grandson, Ethan Kulp. Simone Lipschutz College the following year. 6 7 Shearith Israel Toddler Program Nelly Enriquez IN APPRECIATION Kiddush Fund Contributors:

— continued — — continued Graduates: Arthur Hyman Class Sponsors: Esme and Roger Berg in honor of Louis Sia Carr Saul Laniado Alexandre Berg’s reading of the Haftarah. Yedidya Flaquer for contributing to a Shabbat Samuel Friedman Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum Esther Shear Learners’ service kiddush. Sam Gibber Girls Book of Ruth Kiddush Alfie Grunfeld Hedy Wegier Nicholas Garo for sponsoring a Shabbat Sponsors: Zeke Halevy Learners’ service kiddush. Gabriel Minkowitz Laury Frieber Abigail Pfefferman CONDOLENCES Cindy Trop for sponsoring Rabbi Soloveichik’s Tauber Family Leo Henry Siscovick We extend sincere condolences to: Tisha B’ab lecture in memory of her mother, Wagman Family Naomi Stone Yehudit Bat Beilah v’Avraham HaCohen, on Ari Lev Tam Naomi Cohen on the passing of her the occasion of her first nahalah. Supporters: brother, Dr. Eli Rosenthal. Alexander and Muriel Seligson for sponsoring Blass Family Debby and Melvin Neumark NEW MEMBERS Leon “Muk” Eisenmann on the passing of a Shabbat afternoon class in honor of their his mother, Evelyn Eisenmann. son, Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah. Contributors: We welcome the following individuals to the Shearith Israel Robert “Naftali” Friedman on the passing Dr. Morris and Linda Shamah for sponsoring Kaplan Family Family: of his father, Alexander Friedman. a Shabbat afternoon class in memory of Linda’s Daniela Weiss and Avi Yohananoff father, Yitzhak ben Moshe Dweck HaCohen. Edward Berman and Anna Titarchuk- Joel Kazis on the passing of his father, Scott Shay for sponsoring a Shabbat afternoon Rabbi Ira Rohde’s 25th Anniversary ANNOUNCEMENTS Berman and their children, Daniel and Albert Kazis. Celebration: Michelle. class in memory of his father, Gutman Ben Ruth G. Nathan on the passing of her Shmuel. Sponsors: brother, George Gottesman. Lawrence Mondschein and Alexandra Aboodi Family Corbin and their son Teodoro Mondschein. The Sion and Daar families for sponsoring the last Susan Shay on the passing of her mother, installment of Rabbi Hidary’s Three Weeks Series. Isaac and Harriet Ainetchi Francine Alfandary and Laurent Nahon Selma Rothenberg. Anonymous and their twin sons, Louis and Raphael. Kiddush Fund Sponsors: Anonymous Anonymous Susan Lobel The Board of Trustees in memory of Saul Banin Family Bequests Laniado on the occasion of the conclusion of Daniel and Leyla Posner and their children, his sheloshim. Lewis Bateman Gabrielle, Alexandra, Jonathan, Jordan, The congregation expresses its Ina Saltz and Steven Beispel sincere gratitude to Myron Habib, Julia and Yair Cohen and the Moalem Family Yakira and Joshua. Joanne and Yaacov Ben-Avi of blessed memory for a bequest in honor of their father Yehezkel Moalem. Alene Schneierson recently received from his estate. Henri Bengualid Eliot Jacobowitz, Lori Jacobowitz, Robert Bengualid-Goldstein Family Joseph Sokol The congregation expresses its Watkin, and Faith Fogelman in memory of Marc and Beth Bengualid and Family sincere gratitude to Camila Pinto, the Jacobowitz Family of Borough Park. Esme and Roger Berg of blessed memory, and to her Sara and David Berman IN MEMORIAM family for a bequest recently Alexander and Muriel Seligson in honor of received from her estate. their son, Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah. Malaika and Anthony Bregman We mourn the loss of our members: Florie Algranti Charles Alana Shultz and Slava Rubin in honor of Please consider including Shearith Ben, Aline, Jonah and Samuel Cohen Shirley Arbesfeld Israel in your estate planning. To their engagement. Gladys Benbasat discuss, please contact our executive Sylvia Gamal director, Barbara Reiss. The Tikvah Fund 8 9 David and Nicole Cohen Susan, Marlon, Jacob, Ruthie and Jerry and Susan Duci Alene Schneierson — continued — — continued Karen and Jack Daar Hannah Portes Z. Edinger Morris and Linda Shamah Roberts Family Susie, William, David and Daniel Dellal Leon and Vivien Eisenmann Alana Shultz Elizabeth Edelman Adrienne and Roberto Salama Raquel Solomon Ellie Franco Edinger Family Jonah and Carla Schein Rudy Stern Faith Fogelman Jesse and Brenda Epstein Marvin, Ivy, Eli, Mira and Isaac Gabriella Styler Schildkraut Ferguson Family Michael Goldberg Suckewer Family Maimon Schwarzschild Estelle and Dennis Freilich Rabbi Steve and Shira Golden Steven Teitelbaum (Wolf) Seligson Family Laury, Reuben, and Matea Frieber Simone, Elias and Sarah Hannema Laura Tobocman Connie, Phil and Elana Shaprio Rabbi Albert Gabbai William & Suzanne Heitin Ruth Yasky Rev. Philip L. and Mrs. Andrea R. Judith and Sidney Gerson Sherman Ruthie Israeli Daniela Weiss and Avi Yohananoff Sabra and Simon Gerson Barbara Smith Melissa Epstein and Adam Jackson Charlotte Triefus and Lloyd Zuckerberg Sharon and Michael Goldberg David, Carole, Hannah, Ben and Janet R. Kirchheimer Arthur and Carol Goldberg Emma Solis-Cohen Levi Family Graduation Kiddush: Andre and Maggie Guenoun Solomon Family Rabbi Yehuda Licht Sponsors: Jennifer Ash and Seth Haberman Rabbi Meir and Layaliza Soloveichik Andres Lopez and Ronit Cohen Beth and Marc Bengualid Simon and Eva Haberman Madelene and Stan Towne Families of Roger Mesznik and Adriel Mesznik Haberman Family Hidary Family Dr. Steven L. Valenstein Raif Melhado and Jessica Cavanagh-Melhado David J. Nathan and Rebecca Chaplan Suzanne and Sjimon Den Hollander- E. Sherry Miller ANNOUNCEMENTS Susan Wind Stern Jane Mushabac and Arthur Morgenroth Contributors: Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals Contributors: Gloria and Jeffrey Mosseri Neumark Family Matthew Kaplan Mark, Penny, Laelah, and Eli Aaron Francine Alfandary, Laurent Nahon, Louis Susan and Robert Tam Kalfus Family and Raphael Nahon Rachel and Dr. David Vorchheimer Vivette Ancona Michael Katz Neumark Family Ronen Korin William and Marian Aghassi Cory and Stacey Notrica Professor Laura Leibman Lecture Sponsors: Danielle and Philippe Lahmani Marilyn Baer Suzanne and Shlomo Offer Haberman Family Leslie Cohen and Jeffrey, Jared, Noah Deborah Bendheim Hayyim Obadyah and Gabriel Lang Karyn Braka Bogart Stephen Rappaport Marcia and David Lavipour Daisy & Albert Braverman Barbara and Guy Reiss Shearith Israel League Henry G. Rieser Rabbi Yigal and Efrat Greenstein Brayer David Lerner Gustave Rieu Viviane Bregman Henry and Liz Lipschutz Yehudit Robinson Sherri, Joel, Elizabeth and Sophie Robert and Alexandra Schein David Rohde Maxman Bruckheimer Julie Walpert and Rabbi Charlie Savenor J. De Sola Mendes Family George and Lucienne Bulow Hindy Schachter Dinah and Andy Mendes Samuel Cohen and Angela Salas David and Rebecca Nathan Yair and Julia Cohen Ninyo Family Our bulletin goes to print one month in Steve, Carolyn, Michael, Rebecca and Alexander Daar advance of delivery. Please accept our Rachel Okin Laura Daar apologies for any errors or omissions. 10 11 HIGH HOLIDAYS SISTERHOOD SUCCAH “WILDMAN” STEVE BRILL DECORATION CENTRAL PARK SUCCOT OUTING ELUL CLASS Friday, September 25 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Hol HaMoed Succot Monday, September 7 | After Evening Services Sunday, September 27 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Wednesday, September 30 | 4:00 pm Rabbi Richard Hidary Our unique open air Elias Room succah is What better way to celebrate Succot than Join us for this special class taught by Rabbi Richard considered one of the most beautiful in the to admire the beauty and tastes of Nature! Hidary to prepare us for the High Holidays on the world. Decorated lavishly and lovingly by Children and adults are welcome to join as topic of “Satan’s Yom Kippur Candid Camera Test: the Shearith Israel sisterhood which sponsors we embark on another edible tour of Central How to Avoid Overconfidence.” Succot kiddushim served on vintage Shearith Israel branded Tiffany Limoges china and Park. See page 20 for more details. elegant silver for all congregants to enjoy. Teens SHABBAT TESHUBAH DERASHA and adults, women and men, are invited to help decorate in preparation for the Succot NEW MEMBERS SUCCAH Shabbat, September 16 Festival. To participate, contact Mrs. Lisa GATHERING Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Rohde at [email protected] or sign up at shearithisrael.org/sisterhood-succah- By Invitation Come hear Rabbi Soloveichik give his Shabbat decorating-5776. Financial contributions to the Teshubah Derasha on the topic “Blessing Our Thursday, October 1 Sisterhood’s Succah Fund are also welcomed Children on the Eve of Atonement.” Elias Room Succah to help defray the costs of decorating and maintaining the Succah. To make a contribution New members are a blessing to our to the Sisterhood Succah Fund, please either community but they are also a responsibility. HIGH HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING FOR send a donation to The Sisterhood Succah Our community, especially our synagogue CHILDREN Fund at the synagogue office, make a gift leadership, is very eager to get to know each Rosh Hashana, Kippur and Succot online at shearithisrael.org/sisterhood-succah- and every new member and to make them decorating-5776 or contact Ruth Yasky. feel at home at Shearith Israel. Several times Join for special programs like a Shofar blowing throughout the year, sometimes on Shabbat, exercise and a show & tell of Rabbi Soloveichik’s sometimes mid-week, we host gatherings, exotic animal shofar collection during youth groups. sometimes at the synagogue, sometimes in For more information, see page 20. MEALS IN THE SUCCAH For Shearith Israel members and their guests private homes, where new members can who wish to eat self-catered meals in the Elias mingle with each other and our leadership. SUCCOT Room succah, we offer timed seatings on yom Our succah gathering is especially lovely tob and registration is required for all meals and because it is held in our uniquely beautiful and world acclaimed Elias Room succah. Our LULAB AND ETROG ORDERS costs $12 per person per meal. You bring the food (strictly kosher, of course) and we supply newest members will receive an invitation and HOLIDAYS AT SHEARITH ISRAEL SHEARITH AT HOLIDAYS Orders due before September 20 disposables and basic beverages. Space is highly are asked to RSVP. Purchase your Lulabim and Etrogim through the limited especially as our Courtyard Succah is synagogue at $65 per set. To place your order, visit unavailable due to our construction. To register shearithisrael.org/lulab. Payment must be made at contact Maria Caputo. time of order. Unfortunately we cannot add these charges to your member account. For questions call Zachary Edinger.

12 13 HOSH`ANA RABBA MISHMARAH-TIKKUN HATANIM LUNCHEON — continued — — continued Saturday Night, October 3 | 9:00pm Shabbat Bereshit, October 10 Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Following Morning Services Join us as we bid farewell to succot and prepare for Simhat Torah with On Shabbat Bereshit, we honor our Simhat Torah celebratory food and study in our Succah, featuring a shiur by Rabbi Hatanim with a lovely luncheon and celebration. Soloveichik centering on the reading of the last and first verses of the Torah. Hatan Torah will be Seth Haberman (on the 25th anniversary of his being Hatan Bereshit) and Hatan Bereshit will be Ari Sherizen. Registration and SIMHAT TORAH sponsorship information to follow. WOMEN’S HAKAFOT Monday night, October 5 | 7:00pm | Little Synagogue SHEARITH ISRAEL ANNUAL GALA Wednesday, October 21 On the evening of Simhat Torah, a joyous parallel Hakafot ceremony is held for women. This annual gala honors individuals who have made important contributions to our community. This year we will be celebrating our Hebrew School, SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL SIMHAT TORAH DINNER AND ICE CREAM PARTY The Polonies Talmud Torah School (PTTS), which Monday, October 5 was established in 1731 through the generosity of a $900 fund donated by Meir Polonies. We will honor Following Simhat Torah hakafot in the sanctuary, we will host a light dinner. our longtime members and PTTS family, Lloyd Pre-registration is mandatory. Zuckerberg and Charlotte Triefus. We will also use this opportunity to express our thanks to Rabbi Our annual ice cream party for children will follow. As usual, volunteer teen Shalom Morris who just recently completed his scoopers are needed. Contact [email protected] to help out- strong tenure at Shearith Israel and PTTS and assumed the arms required, lactose tolerance preferred. pulpit at the Bevis Marks Synagogue in London. Stay tuned for more information regarding this festive Sponsored again by the Haberman and Lustig families. and important event.

THANKSGIVING MONTHLY SYNAGOGUE TOURS Tours of Shearith Israel provide a unique THANKSGIVING DAY CELEBRATIONS opportunity for visitors and tourists to learn more Thursday, November 26 about America’s first Jewish Congregation—Shearith Morning services | 7:45 am Israel—and view ritual objects dating back to the HOLIDAYS AT SHEARITH ISRAEL SHEARITH AT HOLIDAYS Parade Viewing | 9:00 am Colonial period. We are pleased to lead guests through our beautiful space with enlightening facts In 1789, Shearith Israel responded to George Washington’s call for a day of about our proud history and unique traditions. national thanksgiving with a special service. Today, we observe Thanksgiving Individuals and groups are welcome to attend a with the addition of Psalms during Shahrit and the omission of tahanunim. free, guided tour once a month led by a member of Following morning services and a Thanksgiving-themed sermon by Rabbi our clergy or a trained docent. There is a suggested Soloveichik, we invite the children of the congregation for parade viewing donation of $5 per person although any amount is on the CPW Portico and hot chocolate for all in the Elias Room. appreciated. Tours generally last 45 minutes. Go to shearithisrael.org/tours for more information. 14 15 TEEN SHABBAT DINNER WEEKDAY CLASSES Friday Night, November 13 Following evening services THE BOOK OF KINGS We welcome the teens of the congregation to Sundays | 8:40 am – 9:30 am attend services, followed by a special, youth- Rabbi Richard Hidary oriented Friday Night Lights, and a Shabbat We will analyze the biblical book of Kings with dinner with the rabbis. Friends are welcome! the aid of recent archeological findings and literary Co-sponsored by our fellow UWS Synagogues. approaches that have succeeded in bringing this ancient drama to life. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DINNER Friday Night, November 20 BET MIDRASH Following evening services Mondays | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Shearith Israel has a dynamic group of young Each Monday night, we invite the community to families, couples and singles. CSI Young immerse themselves in prayer, learning, eating, and Leadership, is designed to help these members discussing together. Beginning with evening services, connect with each other and feel at home at Bet Midrash attendees are invited to enjoy a delicious SHABBAT DINNERS SHABBAT Shearith Israel. dinner, engage in a stimulating class with Rabbi Friday, November 20th, a CSI Young Leadership Hidary for the first hour, and then continue studying Shabbat dinner is planned. Save the date! a choice of varying texts in small breakout groups. For questions, contact Rabbi Richard Hidary. Sponsorship opportunities are available. To find out JUDAIC EDUCATION more, go to shearithisrael.org/sponsoraclass.

SECOND TEMPLE JEWISH HISTORY Mondays | 7:00 pm | Rabbi Richard Hidary Using primary sources, we will reconstruct the history of the Jews during the Second Temple, a period that witnessed the development of many aspects of Judaism as we know it today, such as the holidays of Purim and Hanukkah, the fast days, the canonization of Tanakh, and set the stage for the rise of Christianity and the Rabbis. But this period is also interesting for the variety of forms of Judaism and groups of Jews that did not gain hegemony: Samaritans, Hellenists, Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and the Dead Sea sect, among others. Each of these groups had to respond to and a find a way to survive

16 17 revolts and exiles, strong influences from FEASTS AND FASTS: THE PARASHAT HASHABUA THE MISUNDERSTOOD — continued — — continued foreign cultures, and internal strife while FESTIVALS IN JEWISH THOUGHT Wednesdays | 10:00 am MASTERPIECE: A NEW at the same time remaining committed to APPROACH TO PIRKEI ABOT A Class for Women Esther Hidary monotheism and the Biblical tradition. Why Shabbat Day | One Hour before Minhah were some of these groups more successful Tuesdays | 9:00 am This class, held in our historic Elias Room, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik than others? How is this period relevant for Rabbi Meir Soloveichik explores the weekly parashah through an understanding our own identities and for examination of its literary elements and themes. Pirkei Abot is often understood as a series of evaluating the current state of Judaism and Throughout the year, we meet on Tuesday Suitable for learners at all levels. Esther has unrelated ethical adages. In fact, each brief its future prospects? mornings to examine anew the rituals of the an MA in English Literature from NYU and and much-cited maxim in Pirkei Abot actually Jewish holiday or fast that is approaching, an EdM from Columbia University Teachers hints at the extraordinary, and unique, life BREAKOUT GROUPS: challenge our assumptions, and emerge College. She has taught high school English and story and worldview of its rabbinic source. Mondays | 8:00 pm with a deeper understanding of the rituals run the Honors program at Yeshiva of Flatbush What’s more, the chapters of Abot are joined that we have been performing our entire and is now leading the literacy program at in a structure that tells the story of the Phil Getz: Modern Halakhic Responsa lives. Breakfast is served! Sponsorship Barkai Yeshiva. transmission of the Oral Law. We will see how opportunities are available. To find out more, Dr. Josh Eisen: studying the history of the rabbinic figures How was the Talmud go to shearithisrael.org/sponsoraclass. created? An Academic Approach to the cited lends an entirely new understanding to Fromation of the Talmud SHABBAT LECTURES these statements, and how Abot represents the diverse response of the rabbis to an age Rabbi Ira Rhode: The thoughts of the TALMUD CLASS FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: THE of crisis and transition that was, in many late Leo Straus (September 20, 1899 – MAKING AND MEANING OF ways, not unlike our own. Sponsorship Tractate Rosh Hashana And The opportunities are available. To find out more, October 18, 1973), and his students, the Philosophy Of Jewish Time SHABBAT JUDAIC EDUCATION JUDAIC ‘Straussians,’ German-Jewish expatriate Fridays Following Evening Services go to shearithisrael.org/sponsoraclass. founder of an influential school of Tuesdays | 8:00 pm Begins Friday night, October 23 American conservative thought Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Rabbi Meir Soloveichik KETER SHEM TOB Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch reports in an Meira Wokenfeld: Stories of the As Shabbat begins earlier and the nights grow Following Minhah | Rabbi Richard Hidary Babylonian Talmud essay that he once embarked on a lengthy longer stay around for a bit after Friday evening trip only to discover that his luggage, services for an inspiring shiur delivered by Rabbi Rabbi Shemtob Gaguine (1884-1953) was containing all of his Torah tracts, had been Soloveichik. There is no better way to transition Rosh Yeshibah of Judith Montefiore College in RAMBAM’S MISHNEH TORAH misplaced. He now had nothing to read for from the workweek to the aura of Shabbat than Ramsgate and was an accomplished halakhist, Tuesdays | 7:45 am his entire journey. Reaching into his pocket, experiencing our magnificent Kabbalat Shabbat ethnographer, author and communal leader. Rabbi Richard Hidary he discovered a luach, a Jewish calendar. service followed by Friday Night Lights. His seven volume classic, Keter Shem Tob, He spent the trip pondering how the way documents and explains the customs and Start your day with minyan, breakfast, and Judaism approaches time actually tells us liturgy of the Spanish Portuguese tradition a few insights from Maimonides’ complete everything it believes about human nature, in comparison with other rites. Each week, code of Jewish law and thought. our relationship with God, and with each we explain one aspect of our own siddur and other. These weekly shiurim will engage in a minhag based on Hakham Gaguine’s insight. similar endeavor, emerging therefrom with a better understanding of the calendar that has preserved the Jews for millennia, and of the diverse sacred and secular times that create the very rhythm of our lives. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Learn more at shearithisrael.org/sponsoraclass.

18 19 HIGH HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING WEEKDAY TODDLER PROGRAM YOUTH ON SHABBAT FOR CHILDREN Begins Wednesday, September 9 Rosh Hashana, Kippur and Succot Mondays and Wednesdays TOT SHABBAT 9:30 am – 11:30 am 10:00 am – 12:30 pm | ages 0 – 4 While the adults of the congregation are For children ages 16-34 months. enjoying the beautiful tefillah of the High Holy Parent or caregiver attendance required. Our little ones enjoy Tot Shabbat all year Days in the sanctuary, we have wonderful, fun, round, led by our beloved teachers, Liz and and educational learning activities as well as Shearith Israel’s popular Toddler Program is Shanade. Independent play, snacks, and youth-led tefillah for the children. Ages 0-4 held twice a week for children aged 16-34 circle-time with songs will entertain the have babysitting, holiday story-telling and songs. monhts with an adult caregiver. The program toddlers while parents are in services. Please Children 5-12 will play fun educational games focuses on learning colors and shapes, creating note that children under the age of two must lead by our engaging educators. Join for special arts and crafts, singing songs, exploring Jewish be accompanied by an adult. programs like a shofar blowing exercise and a holidays, music and more. To enroll your show & tell of Rabbi Soloveichik’s exotic animal child, go to shearithisrael.org/toddlerprogram. shofar collection. • 1 or 2 day options YOUTH GROUPS AND JR. • Discounted rates for full-year enrollment CONGREGATION September – June “WILDMAN” STEVE BRILL CENTRAL • Full Members receive preferential pricing PARK SUCCOT OUTING 10:00 am until the end of services Hol HaMoed Succot Children ages 5 – 12 gather with our Wednesday, September 30 | 4:00 pm HEBREW SCHOOL experienced and engaging youth leaders for Polonies Talmud Torah School fun activities connected to the parashah of What better way to celebrate Succot than the week and other Jewish themes. Junior to admire the beauty and tastes of Nature! For students 3 – 16 years of age Congregation, a lively, participatory service Children and adults are welcome to join as we All ages meet on Sundays from for children, takes place at 10:30 am in the embark on another edible tour of Central Park. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Little Synagogue. Foraging for delicious mushrooms, roots, nuts Elementary school-aged children also meet and fruits that grow in our backyard! This time on Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm we will explore further north. Following the TOPICS IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHY outing, we will have a light dinner in the Succah. Starts on Sunday, October 18 Shabbat afternoons Our Hebrew School provides students with High School students YOUTH AT SHEARITH ISRAEL SHEARITH AT YOUTH THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE a substantive Jewish education in a positive Rabbi Richard Hidary and engaging environment. Students develop Thursday, November 26 | 9:00 am Hebrew language skills (reading, writing and Each Shabbat afternoon, our teens gather at the home of Rabbi Hidary to discuss relevant Watch the Thanksgiving Day parade from our comprehension), learn the major portions of the Tanakh, Jewish holiday rituals, Jewish topics of Jewish philosophy, contemporary Portico followed by hot chocolate in the Elias issues, and analysis of Torah texts. Room! It is a view and experience that is not to history and how Jewish ideas inform our be beat! values in modern times. To learn more and enroll your child for the 2015-2016 academic year today, go to shearithisrael.org/ hebrewschool.

20 21 PTTS APPRECIATION: A FAMILY TESTIMONIAL SISTERHOOD SUCCAH DECORATION — continued — — continued Friday, September 25 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm By Francine Alfandary and Laurent Nahon Sunday, September 27, | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm The Sisterhood’s decoration of the Congregation’s renowned Elias Room Succah has made it one of the most beautiful in New York City. Teens and adults, both women and men, are invited to help decorate in preparation for the Succot Festival. For more information, see Page 13.

WOMEN’S HAKAFOT YOETZET HALAKHA We are proud to be a co-sponsor Monday night, October 5 | 7:00 pm of the Manhattan Yoetzet Little Synagogue Halakha Initiative. If you have On the evening of Simhat Torah, a parallel any questions regarding Taharat Hakafot ceremony is held for women. Hamishpaha (Family Purity), laws of Niddah or sexuality and women’s health, please contact our WOMEN’S SHABBAT SERVICES new Yoetzet Halakha, Ilana Gadish in confidence at nycyoetzet@ Shabbat Mornings gmail.com. Our twin sons, Louis and Raphael (Rafi) Nahon, are entering 5th grade at PS By and for women, these services are an Ilana Gadish serves as the 87 and have just completed their first year as students of the Polonies Talmud opportunity for women to lead prayer, read Yoetzet Halacha for a number of Torah School (“PTTS”) this past spring. Before studying at Shearith Israel, they from the Torah and perform the mitzvoth synagogues in Manhattan, and is a had attended a Jewish preschool, Jewish summer camp, and a weekly Hebrew associated with the day’s services. We welcome the graduate of Nishmat’s U.S. Yoatzot School program at a Conservative synagogue. PTTS represented the next phase opportunity to celebrate momentous occasions – Halacha Fellows program. Ilana in their education: a twice weekly program of in-depth study of Jewish texts and such as a girl becoming a bat mitzvah or a bride also teaches Talmud and Tanakh the Hebrew language. before her wedding – in the context of our service. at the Ramaz Upper School. Ilana To participate and for more information, contact received her M.A. in Biblical and Unsurprisingly, the program proved to be excellent. Both boys have made Mrs. Lisa Rohde at [email protected]. tremendous progress in all areas of their Jewish education. The surprise was Talmudic Interpretation at the YOUTH AT SHEARITH ISRAEL SHEARITH AT YOUTH how much Louis and Rafi enjoyed PTTS! They loved Morah Neema and their Graduate Program in Advanced Hebrew language specialist, Yona Glass, motivated and encouraged them. The Talmudic Studies (GPATS) at boys reveled in the holiday celebrations and activities. They bonded with their ONE-ON-ONE TOUR OF THE UWS Stern College for Women, where PTTS classmates. MIKVAH ISRAEL SHEARITH AT WOMEN she also received her B.A. with If you are interested in learning more about a major in Judaic Studies and With the boys happily settled at PTTS, our family decided to join Shearith Taharat Hamishpaha, the Laws of Family Purity, a minor in Biology. She spent Israel as full members of the congregation. Many aspects of the Shearith please contact Layaliza Soloveichik at layaliza@ a year studying at Midreshet Israel service were new to us. Nonetheless, we felt at home. We are, after all, gmail.com for a private tour of the facilities at the Lindenbaum in Jerusalem, as well Sephardic. Our roots are in Turkey, Algeria and France. We have met a number local UWS Mikvah. To maximize confidentiality, as two summers at the Drisha of other congregants with backgrounds very similar to our own. We are pleased these one-on-one tours will take place at times Institute. Ilana currently lives on that our boys are studying and worshipping in a Sephardic synagogue, just as when the Mikvah is closed to the public. Tours of the Upper West Side with her their grandparents did as small children before World War II. other local mikvaot are also possible. Women only. husband Moshe Peters.

22 23 IN MEMORIUM VISITING A SISTER SYNAGOGUE SAUL LANIADO, Z”L SHABBAT AT MIKVEH ISRAEL

Reflections by Avery Neumark, Louis M. Solomon, Parnas Trustee and Chair, Ritual Committee

This summer, Shearith Israel lost a good friend, our ministers, hazanim and staff. Before any In May of last year, Rabbi Hidary and nearly 100 morning services, followed by Shabbat lunch; member and trustee. Saul was involved in almost decisions were made, we would always consult of our congregants and guests spent a Shabbat and minhah followed by Seudat Shelishit that every aspect of synagogue life. He served as a long- Saul for his significant input. When Saul joined with our sister synagogue, Mikveh Israel, in included a lively Torah session and discussion time officer of the Hebra the Board, all the trustees Philadelphia. The Shabbaton was a great success, led by Rabbi Gabbai followed by Arbit. and knew every detail of appreciated his experience but Beth and I weren’t able What was truly energizing our historic cemeteries and and advice. to attend. This past July was to observe how our sister our present Beth Olam 31-August 1, 2015, Beth At Saul’s funeral, Rabbi congregation has innovated Cemetery. From searching and I had the pleasure of Marc D. Angel summarized in various ways to adapt to for the finest silk tallitot for spending Shabbat with the Saul’s activities at Shearith the needs and demands of its the congregation to trying to Mikveh Israel community. Israel as those of “synagogue situation while at the same find the ideal sanctuary seat jew”. Whether Saul was seen What a treat! Greeting time remaining fully faithful to for each of our members, no in his formal wear or in his us were warm, friendly our common minhag. detail was too small for his seersucker suit or riding on congregants led by Rabbi careful attention. The connection and his mobility scooter, he was Albert Gabbai and Parnas commitment to our shared Most importantly, Saul was our “Mr. Shearith Israel”. Lewis Berry. (I couldn’t help past was unmistakable and ever protective of the Shearith During Saul’s last days in but think about Mikveh heart-warming. At the same Israel traditions. At the same the hospital, listening to the Israel’s support when our time, Mikveh Israel is meeting time that he was insistent on Shearith Israel liturgy brought Congregation needed a the challenges of relevance, preserving our Minhag passed a smile to his face. temporary place for services budgets, and demography in ways that appear just down from his ancestors, in 1776, when New York fell to the British). On behalf of our entire right for them. he was sensitive to the Even with a little less-than-full attendance given community, we extend our importance of cultivating the the timing of our summer visit, there was still a I hope all of us get a chance to visit Mikveh Israel deepest sympathies to Saul’s cherished wife next generations of leaders in our community. full complement of Kabbalat Shabbat services, sometime this year. Plans are also being made for Helen, and beloved daughters Renee and Suki, followed by a lovely communal dinner; Shabbat another Shabbaton, perhaps this year in New York. Saul was my mentor on the ritual committee and to his entire family and many friends. for many years. It was on this committee that I really appreciated Saul’s close relationship with Min Hashamayim Tenuhamu

24 25 Kousa Mahasha is a typical Iraqi holiday dish, beloved because of its rich colors and flavors and use of native vegetables. Your guests Mehshi means ‘stuffed’ in Arabic. Dolma, is will be impressed, but it is Tikva’s the Turkish equivalent but we use the term favorite meat recipe for the Dolma for stuffed vine leaves only. holidays because it is deceptively simple to prepare. Makes 16 portions

INGREDIENTS Wash tops and cut off the tails of the ABOUT TIKVA courgettes. Cut in half to end up with 16 pieces 8 courgettes (zucchinis) but take care to not cut right through leaving Tikva Ostrega is a devoted Shearith Israel member and was recently voted The stuffing one end closed. Using a corer, scoop out the flesh from center. in as an Elector, a privilege bestowed 1 pound of minced lamb or minced chicken to our most committed members. Set aside the cored courgettes and the scooped breast or minced beef Tikva was born in Israel, the eldest of six out flesh. 1 onion, finely chopped siblings with family ancestry that can be traced back to the early 1600s in Iraq. She emigrated 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint THE SAUCE to the US from England in 1989 and it has been our great fortune that she, together with 3 tablespoons finely chopped Italian parsley In a deep saucepan large enough to hold all the her husband Irwin, immersed themselves in stuffed courgettes in a single layer, combine the 1 tablespoon olive oil , if you are using minced our community. CULINARY CORNER CULINARY chicken breasts use 3 tablespoons of olive oil scooped out flesh with the sauce ingredients, (otherwise it will taste too dry) except for the sugar and the lemon juice. Bring We are also pleased to announce that Tikva to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes. has agreed to coordinate our quarterly Salt and pepper to taste Culinary Corner starting in our Spring 2016 Meanwhile mix the stuffing ingredients and edition. Don’t be surprised if Tikva asks you KOUSA loosely stuff the courgettes. The sauce to submit a treasured family recipe, a kosher Arrange the stuffed courgettes in the simmering restaurant review or your favorite purveyor of MAHASHA 1 small onion, finely chopped sauce, adding more hot water if necessary to specialty foods or ingredients. cover them half-way. Boil for 3 minutes, then 2 large tomatoes, finely chopped If you would like to submit a recipe, send it to reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 to 20 Sarah Sue Landau at slandau@shearithisrael. By Tikva Ostrega 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint minutes. org. In addition to the recipe, please include a 1 garlic clove, finely chopped Mix the sugar with the lemon juice and pour short back-story describing the origins of the 1 bay leaf over courgettes. dish and why it is special to you. 8 ounces of water Taste to adjust the flavor. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. 2 lemons, juiced Serve hot with rice. 1 tablespoon sugar

26 27 SHABBAT SERVICES Haftarah...... Joseph A. Solomon Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 5:45 pm November 20th-21st II Samuel 22:1-51 Zemirot, led by Joseph A. Solomon...... 8:15 am Candle Lighting...... 4:16 pm September 4th-5th Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 5:20 pm Shahrit...... 9:00 am Friday Evening Sunset...... 4:34 pm Candle Lighting...... 7:06 pm Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:20 pm Torah Reading...... Vayera Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:15 pm Friday Evening Sunset...... 7:24 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 6:47 pm Genesis 18:1-22:24 Zemirot, led by Adam Jackson...... 8:15 am Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:45 pm Habdalah...... 7:21 pm Haftarah...... Reuben A. Frieber Shahrit...... 9:00 am

SERVICES Zemirot, led by Sjimon Den Hollander...... 8:30 am II Kings 4:1 Torah Reading...... Vayetse Shahrit...... 9:10 am October 16th-17th Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 4:30 pm Genesis 28:10-32:3 Torah Reading...... Ki Tabo Candle Lighting...... 5:56 pm Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 5:30 pm Haftarah...... Bernard Turiel Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Friday Evening Sunset...... 6:14 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 5:54 pm Hosea 11:7-12:12 Haftarah...... Jack Shlomo Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:00 pm Habdalah...... 6:23 pm Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 3:15 pm Isaiah 60:1-22 Zemirot, led by Jacob Daar...... 8:15 am Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:10 pm Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 5:55 pm Shahrit...... 9:00 am November 6th-7th Saturday Evening Sunset...... 4:34 pm Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:55 pm Torah Reading...... Noah Candle Lighting...... 4:29 pm Habdalah...... 5:01 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 7:22 pm Genesis 6:9-11:32 Friday Evening Sunset...... 4:47 pm Habdalah...... 7:59 pm Haftarah...... Toby Gideon Zuckerberg Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:30 pm November 27th-28th Isaiah 54:1-10 Zemirot, led by Matthew Kaplan...... 8:15 am Candle Lighting...... 4:12 pm September 11th-12th Bar Mitzvah...... Toby Gideon Zuckerberg Shahrit...... 9:00 am Friday Evening Sunset...... 4:30 pm CONSECRATION ANNIVERSARY OF THE Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 4:45 pm Torah Reading...... Haye Sarah Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:15 pm 1860 NINETEENTH STREET SYNAGOGUE Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 5:45 pm Genesis 23:1-25:18 Zemirot, led by Jacob Daar...... 8:15 am Candle Lighting...... 6:54 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 6:13 pm Haftarah...... Jake Nussbaum Shahrit...... 9:00 am Friday Evening Sunset...... 7:12 pm Habdalah...... 6:44 pm I Kings 1:1-31 Torah Reading...... Vayishlah Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:45 pm Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 3:20 pm Genesis 32:4-36:43 Zemirot, led by Joseph A. Solomon...... 8:15 am October 23rd-24th Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:20 pm Haftarah...... Elliot Freilich Shahrit...... 9:00 am Candle Lighting...... 5:46 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 4:46 pm Book of Obadiah (Entire Book) Torah Reading...... Nitsabim Friday Evening Sunset...... 6:04 pm Habdalah...... 5:15 pm Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 3:15 pm Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 5:45 pm Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:05 pm Haftarah...... Akiva R. Haberman Zemirot, led by Sjimon Den Hollander...... 8:15 am November 13th-14th Saturday Evening Sunset...... 4:30 pm Isaiah 61:10-63:9 Shahrit...... 9:00 am Candle Lighting...... 4:22 pm Habdalah...... 4:57 pm Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 5:45 pm Torah Reading...... Lekh-Lekha Friday Evening Sunset...... 4:40 pm Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:45 pm Genesis 12:1-17:27 Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:30 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 7:10 pm MINOR HOLIDAYS Haftarah...... Harry Ezra Pomerantz Zemirot, led by Joseph A. Solomon...... 8:15 am Habdalah...... 7:46 pm Labor Day Legal Holiday Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Shahrit...... 9:00 am Monday, September 7th Bar Mitzvah...... Harry Ezra Pomerantz Torah Reading...... Toledoth Morning Service...... 8:00 am September 25th-26th Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 4:30 pm Genesis 25:19-28:9 Minhah/Arbit...... 6:30 pm Candle Lighting...... 6:30 pm Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 5:30 pm Haftarah...... Friday Evening Sunset...... 6:48 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 6:03 pm Malachi 1:1-2:7 Friday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 6:30 pm Habdalah...... 6:33 pm Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 3:15 pm Rosh Hodesh Heshvan: Two-Day Zemirot, led by Matthew Kaplan...... 8:15 am Saturday Evening Minhah & Arbit...... 4:15 pm Monday Evening, October 12th through Shahrit...... 9:00 am October 30th-31st Saturday Evening Sunset...... 4:39 pm Tuesday & Wednesday, October 13th & 14th. Torah Reading...... Haazinu Services follow regular schedule. Candle Lighting...... 5:37 pm Habdalah...... 5:07 pm Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Friday Evening Sunset...... 5:55 pm 28 29 Rosh Hodesh Kislev: Two-Day Special Prayers & Fast Day Evening Minhah & Arbit Begin Fasting before Wednesday Evening, November 11th through Thursday Taking out Sifrei Torah...... 9:35 am (men don tefillin)...... 6:15 pm Tuesday Evening Sunset,...... 6:53 pm & Friday, November 12th & 13th . Services follow Torah Reading & Haftarah...... 9:50 am Wednesday Evening Sunset...... 7:04 pm Sermon & Tuesday Evening regular schedule. Offerings...... 10:30 am Wednesday Evening End of Fast...... 7:26 pm Arbit Service...... 7:00-9:00 pm `Et Sha`arei Ratzon & Shofar Service...10:40 am YOM KIPPUR DAY Thanksgiving Day Ashrei and Returning Sifrei Torah...... 11:05 am Shabbat Teshubah Wednesday, September 23rd, Thursday, November 26th Musaf...... 11:20 am Daytime Services SERVICES EVE OF SHABBAT TESHUBAH Sermon...... 12:20 pm Shahrit...... 7:45 am Friday Evening, September 18th Zemirot...... 8:30 am Evening Service (Arbit only)...... 6:30 pm Adon `Olam & Shahrit...... 9:30 am Service Conclusion...... 12:40-12:45 pm Friday Evening Candle Lighting..before 6:42 pm Friday Evening Services Torah Service...... 11:25 am DAILY SERVICES SECOND DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:45 pm Midday Sermon...... 12:20 pm Eve of the Second Day, Musaf...... 12:40 pm Mornings (Shahrit): Friday Evening Sunset...... 7:00 pm Monday Evening, September 14th Minhah...... 3:25 pm Sunday...... 8:00 am SHABBAT TESHUBAH DAY Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:45 pm Perpetual Hashcabot & Offerings...... 5:25 pm Monday-Friday...... 7:15 am Saturday Morning, September 19th Monday Evening Sunset...... 7:07 pm Sermon before Ne`ilah...... 6:00 pm Evenings (Minhah & Arbit) Monday Evening Candle Lighting...... 7:30 pm Zemirot, led by Adam Jackson...... 8:15 am Ne`ilah...... 6:15 pm August 2nd - September 24th...... 6:30 pm Shahrit ...... 9:00 am Sunset...... 6:52 pm September 30th- October 8th...... 6:15 pm Second Day Morning, Torah Service...... 9:45-10:30 am Shofar, Arbit & Habdalah...... 7:24 pm October 11th- October 22nd...... 6:00 pm Tuesday, September 15th Parashah...... Vayelekh October 25th- October 29th...... 5:45 pm Zemirot...... 7:45 am Deuteronomy 31:1-30 Evenings (Arbit only) Shahrit...... 8:30 am Haftarah...... Rabbi Meir Y. Soloveichik FESTIVAL SERVICES November 1st, 2015-February 18th, 2016.....6:30 pm Special Prayers & Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20 Succot, The Festival of Tabernacles Taking out Sifrei Torah...... 9:30 am Saturday Evening, September 19th Torah Reading & Haftarah...... 9:45 am EVE OF THE FIRST DAY OF SUCCOT HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 5:30 pm Sunday Evening, September 27th 5776/2015 Offerings...... 10:25 am `Et Sha`arei Ratzon & Shofar Service...10:30 am Saturday Afternoon Minhah & Arbit.....6:30 pm Candle Lighting...... 6:27 pm Rosh HaShanah, New Year 5776 Ashrei and Returning Sifrei Torah...... 10:55 am Saturday Evening Sunset...... 6:59 pm Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:30 pm Habdalah...... 7:33 pm ROSH HASHANAH PREPARATION Musaf...... 11:10 am Sunset...... 6:45 pm Sunday Morning, September 13th Sermon...... 12:10 pm Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 7:15 pm Early Morning Selihot Service...... 7:15 am Adon `Olam & Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement FIRST DAY OF SUCCOT Morning Shahrit Service...... 8:00 am Service Conclusion...... 12:25-12:30 pm Eve of Yom Kippur, Monday Morning, September 28th FIRST DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH Conclusion of Second Day, Tuesday Morning, September 22nd Zemirot...... 8:15 am Eve of the First Day, Tuesday Evening, September 15th Tuesday Early Morning Selihot Service...6:30 am Shahrit & Hallel...... 9:00 am Sunday Evening, September 13th Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:45 pm Tuesday Morning Shahrit Service...... 7:15 am Torah Service...... 10:00 am Musaf & Hoshaanot...... 10:45-11:30 am Sunday Evening Candle Lighting...... 6:51 pm Tuesday Evening Sunset...... 7:05 pm Tuesday Afternoon Early Service Conclusion Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:45 pm Tuesday Evening Habdalah...... 7:28 pm Minhah Service...... 1:30 pm & Sermon...... 11:30 am-12:00 pm Sunday Evening Sunset...... 7:09 pm EVE OF YOM KIPPUR Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 12:00 pm First Day Morning, Fast of Gedaliah Eve of the Fast, Monday, September 14th Wednesday, September 16th Tuesday Evening, September 22nd Zemirot...... 7:45 am Fast Begins (Dawn)...... 5:15 am Tuesday Evening Shahrit...... 8:35 am Wednesday Morning Sunrise...... 6:37 am Candle Lighting...... at or before 6:35 pm Wednesday Morning Shahrit...... 7:15 am Tuesday Evening Kal Nidrei Service...... 6:30 pm 30 31 EVE OF THE SECOND DAY OF SUCCOT SHABBAT HOL HAMOED DAY SHEMINI HAG `ATSERET DAY Shabbat Bereshit, the First Monday Evening, September 28th Saturday Morning, October 3rd Monday Morning, October 5th Parashah Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:30 pm Zemirot...... 8:15 am Zemirot...... 8:15 am EVE OF SHABBAT BERESHIT Sunset...... 6:43 pm Shahrit & Hallel ...... 9:00 am Shahrit & Hallel...... 9:00 am Friday Evening, October 9th Candle Lighting...... after 7:05 pm Torah Service...... 10:00 am Torah Service...... 9:50 am Candle Lighting...... before 6:07 pm Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 7:30 pm Offerings, usaf,M & Musaf with Tikkun HaGeshem Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit), SECOND DAY OF SUCCOT Shabbat Hoshaana...... 10:45-11:30 am (Prayer for Rain)...... 10:40-11:20 am SERVICES with Tenu Shebahah...... 6:15 pm Service Conclusion & Service Conclusion & Sermon... 11:20-11:45 am Tuesday Morning, September 29th Friday Evening Sunset...... 6:25 pm Zemirot...... 8:15 am Sermon...... 11:30 am-12:00 pm Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 11:50 am Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 12:00 pm SHABBAT BERESHIT DAY Shahrit & Hallel...... 9:00 am Saturday Morning, October 10th Torah Service...... 10:00 am Saturday Afternoon, October 3rd Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) Zemirot...... 8:15 am Musaf & Hoshaanot...... 10:45-11:30 am Seudah Shelishit & Class, EVE OF SIMHAT TORAH Shahrit ...... 9:00 am Service Conclusion Elias Room Succah...... 5:15 pm Monday Evening, October 5th Torah Service, with & Sermon...... 11:30 am-12:00 pm Saturday Afternoon Minhah & Arbit.....6:15 pm Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit), Honors for Hatanim...... 9:45-10:40 am Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 12:00 pm Saturday Evening Sunset...... 6:35 pm with Tenu Shebahah...... 6:15 pm Parashah...... Bereshith Habdalah, end of Shabbat...... 7:08 pm Tuesday Evening, September 29th Sunset...... 6:32 pm Genesis 1:1-6:8 Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:30 pm Candle Lighting...... after 6:53 pm Haftarah...... Sunset...... 6:42 pm Hosha`ana Rabba (Grand Hosanna) Hakafot & Children’s Celebration in Isaiah 42:5-21; 61:10; 62:5 Main Synagogue...... 7:00 pm Habdalah, End of Yom Tob...... 7:03 pm EVE OF HOSHA`ANA RABBAH Saturday Evening, October 10th Parallel Women’s Hakafot in Saturday Evening, October 3rd Seudah Shelishit & Class...... 5:00 pm Little Synagogue...... 7:00 pm Hol HaMoed Succot Mishmarah-Tikkun and Saturday Afternoon Minhah & Arbit.....6:00 pm INTERMEDIATE WEEKDAYS Rabbi’s Lecture Class in Succah...... 9:00 pm SIMHAT TORAH DAY Saturday Evening Sunset...... 6:24 pm Mornings: September 30th, October 1st, & HOSHA`ANA RABBAH DAY Tuesday Morning, October 6th Habdalah, End of Shabbat...... 6:56 pm October 2nd Sunday Morning, October 4th Zemirot...... 8:15 am Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: Zemirot, led by Avery E. Neumark...... 8:00 am Shahrit & Hallel...... 9:00 am Shahrit Musaf Hoshaanot...... 7:15 am Shahrit & Hallel...... 8:45 am Torah Service, with Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: Torah Service...... 9:15 am Honors for Hatanim...... 9:50 am Breakfast in Succah...... 8:15 am Musaf, Hoshaanot, Shofar, Musaf...... 10:40-11:25 am Selihot...... 9:35-10:15 am Service Conclusion & Evenings: September 30th & October 1st Sermon...... 11:25-12:00 pm Wednesday & Thursday: Service Conclusion...... 10:15-10:30 am Minhah & Arbit Services...... 6:15 pm Breakfast in Elias Room Succah...... 10:30 am Tuesday Evening, October 6th Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:15 pm Shemini Hag `Atseret Sunset...... 6:30 pm Shabbat Hol HaMoed Succot Habdalah, End of Festival...... 6:51 pm EVE OF SHABBAT HOL HAMOED EVE OF SHEMINI HAG `ATSERET Friday Evening, October 2nd Sunday Evening, October 4th Candle Lighting...... before 6:19 pm Candle Lighting...... 6:15 pm Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:15 pm Evening Services (Minhah & Arbit)...... 6:15 pm Friday Evening Sunset...... 6:37 pm Sunset...... 6:33 pm Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 7:15 pm Kiddush in Elias Room Succah...... 7:15 pm

32 33 The generosity of our members and friends RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME AND enables us to continue to honor our past, The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund is a charitable TALENT strengthen our community and pass on our arm of our congregation. These funds are Shearith Israel belongs to its devoted members designated by our rabbis for members in need and our vitality depends on our participation traditions for the next chapter of Jewish and communities in crisis. This past year, our and involvement. Our most successful and American history. We have many funds have assisted a number of members as well programs and activities are those that are opportunities to contribute in fulfilling our as communities in Nepal recovering from the organized with the help of capable volunteers earthquake, and the Houston Jewish Community who bring creativity, good cheer and friends. mission as a synagogue. recovering from flooding. We have a variety of committees and societies, such as our Sisterhood and Young Leadership CLASS AND EVENT SPONSORSHIPS for you to contribute ideas and energy. We GENERAL DONATIONS also benefit from the talents and expertise General donations honor our past with dignity Help us strengthen educational initiatives at Shearith Israel by supporting a warm and inviting of lay leaders who can help us in important through the preservation of our historic spaces projects such as historic cemetery restoration, including our main sanctuary and small atmosphere to learn, debate, and grow together as a community. Sponsor food and refreshments for a archival upgrades, real estate projects and synagogue, three historic cemeteries in Lower facilities needs, and so much more. And Manhattan and our active cemetery in Cyprus class or semester of Bet Midrash, Tuesday morning women’s class, Tuesday evening Talmud Shiur, of course, at our core, we are a caring Hills, Queens. These donations ensure a strong community and that means that providing future through engaging educational programs Hebrew courses, Learners’ Service, or Shabbat afternoon class. Or, contribute to sponsor an emotional and logistical support to members with rigorous ritual and liturgical training for in times of need cannot depend on our clergy youth including PTTS, our Toddler Programs, event, such as academic symposiums, lectures, and discussions with Jewish scholars from around the alone but requires the care and involvement Junior Congregation, and special opportunities of many whether through our Caring for girls. And perhaps most importantly, general world and maintain our synagogue as a leader in contemporary Jewish dialogue. Connection hesed committee or our Hebra. donations uphold and celebrate our minhag and Getting involved is how you make it happen liturgical traditions through dedicated clergy CARING CONNECTION and how you forge meaningful connections at members, our sublime choir, Shabbat, and your synagogue. holiday services. Financial contributions support efforts in proactively providing organized assistance to KIDDUSH FUND members of our community through times of To give and learn more, visit The congregational Kiddush is an opportunity for need, one of Judaism’s greatest Mitzvot. Caring shearithisrael.org/giving. Thank you HELP MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN HELP MAKE congregants and visitors to socialize and mingle Connection raises the funds needed to defray the costs of all it does. Not only does this vital assistance for enabling the continuation and after services, humbly serving an important strengthening of our congregation’s congregational function. Sponsoring a kiddush greatly aid the individual, it also strengthens and is a beautiful way to pay tribute to a loved one, unifies our community and enhances our sense of mission and legacy. celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation, a responsibility for one another. personal accomplishment, or a ritual honor. It is also a great way to foster community— facilitating fellow congregants to catch up with friends, meet new members and guests, and greet synagogue leaders.

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STAFF T: 212-873-0300 | F: 815-301-3820 Michael Katz, Segan Rabbi Dr. Richard Hidary Distinguished Rabbinic Fellow [email protected] Michael P. Lustig, Segan [email protected], 212-873-0300 x239 www.shearithisrael.org David J. Nathan, Honorary Parnas Rabbi Dr. Marc D. Angel Rabbi Emeritus Peter Neustadter, Honorary Parnas Lifecycle and Pastoral Matters [email protected], 212-873-0300 x205 Harriet Ainetchi Rabbi Meir Soloveichik 212-873-0300 x206 Dr. Victoria R. Bengualid Barbara Reiss Executive Director Rabbi Richard Hidary 212-873-0300 x239 Norman S. Benzaquen [email protected], 212-873-0300 x215 Esmé E. Berg Funeral Arrangements Rabbi Ira Rohde Hazzan Karen Daar Zachary S. Edinger 212-873-0300 x216 [email protected], 212-873-0300 x217 Seth Haberman 917-584-3787 Avery E. Neumark Reverend Philip L. Sherman Associate Hazzan L. Gilles Sion Taharat Hamishpakha (Jewish Family Law) [email protected] Oliver Stanton Ilana Gadish, Yoetzet Halakha [email protected] Leon Hyman Choirmaster Ralph J. Sutton

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[email protected], 212-873-0300 x216 Interested in becoming a member or curious to learn more about our membership options? Maria Caputo Office Manager HONORARY TRUSTEES [email protected], 212-873-0300 x230 Dr. Dennis B. Freilich, Honorary Parnas Executive Director, Barbara Reiss, would be Alvin Deutsch, Honorary Parnas delighted to speak with you. Information Sarah Sue Landau Communications Associate Dr. Edgar Altchek and applications are also available online at [email protected], 212-873-0300 x225 Paul J. Beispel shearithisrael.org/membership. Diana Landau Executive Assistant Henri Bengualid [email protected], 212-873-0300 x221 Arthur A. Goldberg Eva G. Haberman John Quinones Facilities Manager Saul Laniado z”l [email protected], 212-873-0300 x223 Jonathan de Sola Mendes Ruth Yasky Financial Associate Edward Misrahi [email protected], 212-873-0300 x228 Jack Rudin Ronald P. Stanton Roy J. Zuckerberg

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