Parashat Parah As We Welcome Oded Revivi, Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: Mayor of Efrat

Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN March 29 - April 5, 2019 22 Adar II - 29 Adar II, 5779 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Mazal Tov to: [email protected]/ x108 Anat Sharbat, Ph.D., Associate Rabba: Aimee & Jonathan Baron on the bar mitzvah of their son, Doniel. To siblings Leah, Yael, [email protected]/ x106 Avital and Netanel, honored grandparents Elliott & Sabina Friedman and Joan & Reuben Ezra Seligsohn, Associate Rabbi: Baron. [email protected]/ x219 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: Alisa & Michael Brown on the birth of a grandchild. [email protected]/ x107 Michellle Biller-Levy & Orrie Levy on the birth of a boy. To siblings Noam & Amalia as well. Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected]/ x102 Steven Katchen and Shira Zeif on their engagement. To Shira’s parents Susan & Bob Zeif and Richard Langer, Executive Director: Steven’s parents Alice & Hazzan David Katchen and Steven’s children Rafi and Micah.. [email protected]/ x104 Eitan Cooper, Co-Youth Director: Welcome to new members: Beth & Yashi Kraus [email protected]/ x240 Emily Hausman, Co-Youth Director: THIS SHABBAT @ THE BAYIT [email protected]/ x120 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: SPECIAL GUEST: ODED REVIVI - SHABBAT, MARCH 30TH [email protected]/ x121 Please join us on Shabbat Parashat Parah as we welcome Oded Revivi, Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: Mayor of Efrat. [email protected]/ x103 Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: Oded Revivi, Mayor of Efrat and Chief Foreign Envoy – YESHA Council [email protected]/ x116 (Council of Jewish Settlements in Judea and Samaria), is a statesman, orator, lawyer, mayor Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: and prominent advocate for the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. [email protected]/ x102 Shabbat Morning Drasha after Mussaf: Nadav, Avihu, and Israeli Politics KIDDUSH: There will be no Kiddush this week. Shiur Between Mincha/Ma’ariv at 7:00pm: Building Bridges, Not Fences - Efrat: To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact A Co-Existence Case Study Seth Aronson - [email protected].

HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSSOCIATION This Shabbat: RIVERDALE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST - THIS SUNDAY Parshiot Shemini/Parah Sunday, March 31st at 9:30am at the Riverdale Jewish Center (3700 Independence Avenue). Shabbat Mevarchim The honorees are Jennie Goldress & Andrew Eisenberger, Alicia Solan-Teglasi & Victor  Candle Lighting: 6:59pm Teglasi, and Deborah & Steven Berkowitz. For more information or to make a reservation  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm please call the Hebrew Free Burial Association at 212-239-1662.  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am PESACH PRACTICUM WITH THE BAYIT RABBINIC TEAM  Teen Tefillah: 9:15am SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH FROM 8:00 - 9:45PM  Learning Service: 9:15am To ensure that it is a Chag Kasher Ve’Sameach, we’ll study the laws and details of what  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:51am foods or products can be bought and used for Pesach, and how to clean and Kasher our  Parasha Shiur: 5:50pm homes in a Halakhic way.  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:35pm  Listening Room: not meeting  OU Passover Guides are available in the coatroom and the office.  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:03pm  Mechirat (Sale of) Chametz forms are in the boxes in the lobby or online at www.thebayit.org/chametz. WEEKDAY TIMES:  Full Pesach schedule and review of laws and customs at www.thebayit.org/pesach. Shacharit:  Sun: 8:30am Rav Steven’s Shabbat HaGadol Drasha Shabbat, April 13th at 7:05pm  Mon/Thurs: 6:40, 7:50am Why is this Night the Same as Last Night?  Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 7:50am Lessons From Yom Tov Sheni for Israel-Diaspora Relations Mincha/Maariv: FREE SEDERS  Sun-Thurs: 7:05pm Each year the Bayit hosts over 400 people for the Passover Seders. Next Shabbat: Tazria/Hachodesh Join us to eat, drink, celebrate and relive the story of our Exodus at Rosh Chodesh HIR’s Free Passover Seders for either of our two Seders on Friday,  Candle Lighting: 7:07pm April 19th and Saturday, April 20th at 8:15pm. In the spirit of the  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm words of the Haggadah: “Let anyone who is hungry enter and eat: let anyone who is needy enter and join us in our Passover feast.” There is no charge to attend a  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Seder at the Bayit but we do rely on your generosity to cover the substantial cost of this  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:55pm program. To sponsor the Seder or to make a reservation please visit  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:11pm www.thebayit.org/seder or call the office at 718-796-4730 x101. THE BAYIT BULLETIN THIS WEEK’S CLASSES @ THE BAYIT: CHESSED OPPORTUNITIES: CELL PHONE & LAPTOP DRIVE JOE HOCH Z"L MEMORIAL DAF YOMI SHIUR The Bayit is participating in a drive to collect cell phones and with Dov Weinstock (M-Fr) and Eli Oberstein (Sat/Sun) in room 3.4 laptops for recent refugees and asylum seekers in the NY/NJ area. Please clean devices of all data before donating. For more Sunday - Friday 7:30am Shabbat - After Mincha Open to all. You are invited to join at any time. information, please contact Michael Goldblum at [email protected]. We are looking for occasional substitutes. Please email [email protected]. RIVERDALE MEDICAL GEMACH When someone in the Riverdale community has a temporary SHABBAT CLASSES need of medical equipment, it is often difficult to find. The 8:05am: Midrash Hashavua w/Rav Steven Riverdale Minyan (TRM) has established a medical equipment Immediately After Mussaf: Torah To Go, A weekly brief Gemach that is open to the Riverdale Community. If you should Torah learning w/Ariel Freidenberg have a temporary need for a wheelchair, light-weight wheel- 5:50 pm: Parasha Shiur w/Livya Tinestit chair, rollator, walker, knee scooter or the like, please send an 5:15pm: Listening Room w/Myra Estelle - not taking place email to [email protected] or call Rochel this week Cheifetz at 917-748-2052 or Ilana Gordon at 917-623-8873.

WEEKDAY CLASSES: Similarly, if you have such equipment in good condition that you Monday, 9:30am - Midreshei Nashim in Hebrew w/Rabba would to donate, please use the same contact information and Anat we will be happy to coordinate the donation. Monday, 10:30am -Talmud w/Rav Ezra SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT Monday, 7:30pm - Weekly Torah Portion w/Rav Avi (at his home Arona Berow, LMSW, is a licensed social worker who is Tuesday, 10:00am - Topics in Genesis w/Rav Avi (Lobby) available to the HIR community through the Partners in Caring (PIC) program facilitated by Jewish Board and funded Tuesday, 11:00am - Weekly Torah Portion w/Rav Ezra by the UJA‐Federation of New York. Arona will be working in Riverdale at the (Lobby) Beatman Center on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be reached by email Tuesday, 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism (3.7) at [email protected] or by phone at 212-632-4735. Wednesday, 11:30am - Midreshei Nashim w/Rabba Anat (Lobby) NEW BEREAVEMENT GROUP Thursday, 10:00am - Book of Isaiah w/Rav Steven (Lobby) A new bereavement group will be led by Bayit social worker, HEBREW CLASSES WITH SARA KINBERG* Arona Berow, LMSW. The group is open to individuals of all Monday - 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan (at the Atria) backgrounds who are struggling with the loss of a relative. The Wednesday - 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan (Lobby) group will provide a safe space for participants to offer support, Thursday - 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur study combat isolation, share common experiences and helpful (Lobby). *Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and resources, and build a network with others who are going guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. through a similar process. The group will take place weekly on Payment made directly to the teacher. Mondays, at 10:00am, for 8 weeks, at the Beatman Center (521 West 239th Street, 3rd floor). For more information or any ABRAHAM & SARAH'S TENT: DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF HENRY AND GOLDIE questions, please call Arona at 212-632-4735. GUTTMAN Z"L AND SPONSORED BY JOE GUTTMAN Z”L (CO-SPONSORS WELCOME): ALIYOT AT THE BAYIT Join us this Shabbat for our open communal dinner. To see Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit which Shabbatot are available for sponsorship, please visit Gabbai, Hillel Jaffe to arrange for Aliyot and other Kibbudim. www.thebayit.org/tent or email James Lapin at [email protected]. [email protected]. LEARNING SERVICE WITH YESHIVAT MAHARAT STUDENT, LIVYA TINESTIT Finding one's way around a prayer book is a learned skill. Using Do you know someone who needs any of the following? a transliterated Siddur, we will gradually build a repertoire of Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Meals For Ill Members: prayers starting with the better-known melodies and liturgies. Jackie Binstock: 718-543-9135, [email protected] The learning service begins at 9:15am in the 2nd-floor office Shiva: Beth Braunstein: [email protected] past the kitchen and ends at 11:00am. You may arrive as late Bikur Cholim: Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, and leave as early as your schedule allows. [email protected] Meals for New Parents: Shira Billet: [email protected] RIVERDALE MIKVAH HOURS - EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 Meals after Pregnancy Loss: Shira Billet: [email protected] Friday Night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] Bayit Band: [email protected] necessary but please be on time. Green Committee: Ann Rauch, [email protected] Saturday Night: 9:30pm -11:00pm. Child Protection Committee: Rahel Bayar, Sunday-Thursday Night: 7:30pm-10:30pm [email protected] Keilim Mikvah: Open during daylight hours only. Shelter: James Lapin, [email protected] 718-549-8336 www.riverdalemikvah.com To reach Bayit president Daniel Feit please email [email protected]. THE BAYIT BULLETIN

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2019: Snacks Sponsorship: $36 - Tot Shabbat

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

Teen Tefillah: 9:15am-11:30am: room 3-2 Facilitated by Rabbi Joseph Robinson, all 7th-12th graders are welcome. Contact Rabbi Joseph at [email protected] to read Torah, lead Tefillah, recite Mi Sheberakhs or share a Dvar Torah.

PLAYGROUND UPDATE SHABBAT CHILL - THIS SHABBAT, MARCH 30TH, 4:00-5:30PM Our playground is nearing completion, a little delayed, but Bring some cards and join us to chill in the Lower Level Beit under budget. Our original goal was to raise $100,000 of Midrash. We will provide snacks and ice pops. All families are which we have already raised $75,000. The final expense is welcome. $88,000 - $12,000 under budget, but still more than we raised so far. YOUTH COMMITTEE UPDATE Visit www.thebayit.org/playground to help close the gap! Thank you to Anat Barber for her two years of service as Youth Committee Chair.

We are pleased to announce that Cecily Marbach Oberstein Aerial rendering of new will be assuming the role as of April 1st. playground IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Reminder that the Riverdale Mikvah is not affiliated with the Bayit. Please be respectful of the Mikvah’s private property.

PRE-TOT SHABBAT The Bayit Youth Department is currently gauging interest in a "pre-tot" shabbat program, to take place at 9:30am on Shabbat mornings. The program would be a catered to infants whose nap schedules do not accommodate the later tot Shabbat at 10:30am. If you have thoughts about this idea, please reach out to Emily or Eitan.

YOM HASHOAH SEDER

Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00pm - Calling all teens: We are The Youth Department is on Facebook! Search for “The Bayit looking for four responsible and creative teens to interview Youth Department” and “like” our page to receive updates and help tell the story of a Shoah survivor. Contact Rav Ezra about upcoming events! at [email protected].

Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! For assistance, please contact Co-Youth Directors: Eitan Cooper—[email protected] x240 Emily Hausman—[email protected] x120

SAVE THE DATES - SPRING HOLIDAYS & EVENTS REMEMBERING BAYIT SURVIVORS WHO AT THE BAYIT - STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS! ARE NO LONGER WITH US

 Shabbat, April 13th after Mincha: Shabbat HaGadol Drasha As has become our tradition, we will be remembering loved  Wednesday, May 1st, 7:00pm: Yom Hashoah Seder ones who were survivors at this year's Yom HaShoah Seder. Their name and picture will be displayed during our program.  Tuesday, May 7th, 8:00pm: Community Yom Hazikaron If you have loved ones in your family who were survivors and Program @ SAR High School who have passed away and you would like us to share their  Wednesday, May 8th, 7:45pm: Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration memory with others in our community, please bring a photo details TBA. of them to Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate. Question? Email  Thursday, May 9th, 4:00pm: Yom Ha’atzmaut BBQ & Fair [email protected] or call 718.796.4730 x116. with Bronx Borough President’s Office  Wednesday, May 22nd, 5:30pm: Beth Aharon and Bayit Lag “RECALCULATING: RESILIENCE ON THE ROAD BaOmer program TO PARENTHOOD” FEATURING  June 8th -10th: Shavuot Weekend ALIZA ABRAMS KONIG  Sunday, June 16th, 5:00pm: Annual Dinner  Tuesday, June 25th, 7:00pm: Membership Meeting and Elections Please join us on Parashat Tazria as we welcome Aliza Abrams Konig to the Riverdale Jewish community. Aliza will be speaking on Shabbat, GREEN TEAM CLIMATE CORNER: April 6th at 4:30pm at The Riverdale Minyan GET UGLY! (4545 Independence Avenue). Both men and Food transportation uses 10 percent of the total U.S. energy women are welcome to join. budget; agriculture occupies 50 percent of U.S. land; irrigation Aliza Abrams Konig is Assistant Principal at Central, Yeshiva Uni- swallows 80 percent of all freshwater consumed in the United versity High School for Girls. Aliza holds a BA in Judaic Studies States. Yet 40 percent of food in the United States today goes from Stern College, and a Masters in Social Work from the YU uneaten. Help lessen this waste by purchasing "ugly" food--food Wurzweiler School of Social Work. needlessly discarded--from organization like HungryHarvest.net Sponsored in partnership with Yesh Tikvah by: The Hebrew Institute and misfitsmarket.com, which deliver to your home and give of Riverdale - the Bayit, The Kehilah, The Riverdale Minyan, food to pantry shelters. Just as effective is to cut down the Riverdale Jewish Center and Young Israel of North Riverdale. purchase of excess food to begin with. When that's not possible, consider donating unopened leftovers to City Harvest or sharing with elderly neighbors. Waste not--help others want SECURING OUR BAYIT not. We are asking the community to support the increased costs of Check www.thebayit.org/green for more info. For questions or securing our Bayit. Most of the work these past few years has comments contact the Green Team at [email protected]. been funded by grants from the Department of Homeland Security and staffed with countless volunteer hours from members of our Community Security Service (CSS) team with BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN limited use of general Shul funds. However, grants and Promote your business to Bayit bulletin readers in the first volunteers cannot do everything. We need your support, bulletin of every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 or mostly for paid security on Friday night and to supplement the [email protected] for more information. CSS team on Shabbat morning, but also for supplies and HIR's posting of any advertisement is not an endorsement of the equipment that are not covered by the grant programs. We advertiser, or of the product or service offered. estimate that our increased costs relating to security will be COMING UP @ JSPACE: approximately $36,000. As the Bayit has not historically Project Hope! Join us on April 7th when we deliver Pesach imposed assessments on its members, we are hoping to raise packages and companionship to our wonderful homebound the needed amount through voluntary contributions. Thank you neighbors. Thank you to the Bronx Jewish Community Council in advance for your support. Visit www.thebayit.org/security to for organizing this event. make your pledge today. WHAT IS JSPACE? Jspace is a Sunday morning family education program at the Bayit. HIR KNITTING CLUB Our mission is to create a community for kids and adults with a wide range of backgrounds to explore their Jewish identity. To learn more Monthly meetings take place on the 4th Monday of about Jspace, contact Yael Smooha at [email protected]. Check out each month at 7:00pm.

all the footage on our new Facebook page: Jspace at the Bayit! The club continues to knit squares that Warm Up America! sews together to make Afghan blankets for BAYIT SEFARIM FUND the needy, and they have initiated a new project, knitting Donations to the Sefarim fund will be used to beautiful scarves for victims of domestic violence and sexual purchase the books we need as determined by the abuse who are residing in women’s shelters. Yarn and supplies Rabbinic team and Gabbaim. Donors will be made possible by a grant from the Gutenstein recognized with a thank you in the 2nd bulletin of Family Foundation. every month and a dedication label in the book when Next meeting: Monday, March 25th at 7:00pm it is purchased. To donate visit our website at www.thebayit.org/ sefarim. Questions? Please call Joan Salomon at 845-653-1290. PREPARE FOR PESACH AT THE ANNUAL MONDAY, APRIL 22ND - PESACH DAY 3 PESACH PRACTICUM - review the practical laws (CHOL HAMOED) and customs of Passover cleaning and preparation. Shacharit 6:20 & 7:50am SUNDAY APRIL 7th at 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm

SHABBAT, APRIL 13TH – TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD – PESACH DAY 4 SHABBAT HAGADOL (CHOL HAMOED) Shacharit 7:00 & 8:30am Shacharit 6:20 & 7:50am Mincha 6:40pm Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm Shabbat Hagadol Drasha 7:05pm Maariv/Shabbat Ends 8:18pm WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH – PESACH DAY 5

THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH- (CHOL HAMOED) Search for Chametz After 8:20pm Shacharit 6:20 & 7:50am (If you are traveling or unable to do the search on Thursday Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm night, search without a bracha on the last night you will be present.) THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH – PESACH DAY 6 (CHOL HAMOED) FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH– FAST OF THE Shacharit 6:20 & 7:50am FIRSTBORN & EREV PESACH Candle Lighting 7:28pm Fast Begins 4:59am Mincha/Maariv 7:38pm Shacharit 6:45 & 7:50am

Siyum Bechorim 7:20 & 8:20am FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH – PESACH DAY 7 (1st Siyum led by TBA) (YOM TOV) (2nd Siyum led by Rabbi Linzer and the Daf Yomi Class) Shacharit 7:00 & 8:30am Chametz May Not Be Eaten After 10:40am Candle Lighting 7:29pm Burn and Annul Chametz before 11:48am Mincha/Abbr. Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv 7:30pm Candle Lighting 7:21pm

Mincha/ Maariv 7:31pm SHABBAT, APRIL 27TH – PESACH DAY 8 Community Free Seder 8:00pm (YOM TOV) Start Seder (Kiddush) After 7:59pm Shacharit 7:00 & 8:30am

Yizkor Approx. 10:30am SHABBAT, APRIL 20TH– PESACH DAY 1 Shir Hashirim (Men & Women Readers) After Services (YOM TOV) Mincha 7:15pm Shacharit 9:00am Seudat Mashiach 7:45pm Mincha 6:50pm Maariv/Pesach Ends 8:33pm Shiur 7:15pm Maariv 7:55pm Chametz sold through HIR may be eaten after Candle lighting and seder after 8:22pm Community Free Seder 8:00pm 9:00pm on Saturday Night, April 27th.

Special Pesach hours at the Riverdale Mikveh on the

SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST – PESACH DAY 2 following nights: (YOM TOV)  Saturday night April 20th (2nd night) 8:00 - 8:20pm Shacharit 9:00am  Sunday night April 21: 9:30 - 11:00pm Mincha 7:25pm  Thursday night April 25 (Erev Yom Tov): 8:10 - 8:30pm Shiur 7:45pm Maariv/Yom Tov Ends 8:26pm

CSA @ THE BAYIT COMMUNITY BREATH, BODY, MIND WORKSHOP SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE W/SHIRA GORDON - SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH We hope you'll join us in supporting local farmers and enjoying 9:30-10:30AM fresh produce throughout the summer and into the fall! Fruit A gentle,effecting breathing practice to manage stress, anxiety, deliveries begin in early May. Vegetables & eggs start arriving in and depression and improve general health and well being. early June. Visit www.thebayit.org/csa to sign up or email Faciliated by Shira Gordon, RN, MS, MPH. Certified teach of the [email protected] for more information. To learn more about BBM technique as taught by Dr.Richard Brown and Dr.Pat the Community Supported Agriculture movement visit Gerbarg. To sign up please visit www.thebayit.org/breath. www.justfood.org/csa. To learn about our farmers visit www.greigfarm.com (fruits) and www.heartyroots.com CLOTHING SWAP: (vegetables and eggs). Signup for full or half shares of fruits, SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 13TH 9:00-10:30PM veggies or eggs. Pickups are Wednesday evenings from Bring your gently worn, clean, outgrown or unused clothes, 5:30-8:30pm and run from early May until late October. shoes, and spring wear and trade them for “something new.” Sizes newborn & up. Maternity, nursing and baby wearing items CITY HARVEST PASSOVER are welcome. No toys, gear or furniture please. Children are FOOD DRIVE welcome and must be supervised. Stroller parking available. For Help us feed hungry New Yorkers this more information, please contact Kathy Goldstein at Pesach. We will be collecting Kosher for [email protected]. NEW: MEN’S CLOTHING Passover and Chametz non-perishable, canned and packaged food (sealed) in the coat room until Tuesday, April 9th. CLOTHING DRIVE: SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH FROM 9:30AM-12:30PM FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (FIDF) PRESENTS COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION Where: There will be a truck WITH ARI SACHER, IRON DOME PROJECT stationed outside HIR.

MANAGER Please sort and separately bag men’s, women’s, and children’s In support of the brave soldiers of Nahal Haredi clothing in sturdy garbage bags. We are also collecting blankets and Tuesday, April 2nd 6:30pm quilts. Please bag those separately. Volunteers needed. To volunteer RSVP: [email protected]. Address/location given upon or to learn more please contact Steve Pretsfelder or Barbara RSVP. Event graciously hosted by Liora & Michael Stein in Gochberg at 718-601-3586 or [email protected]. Riverdale. Co-sponsored by the Bayit. AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE– 2019 COPING WITH THE EMPTY CHAIR Thank you Bayit lay coordinator, David Schwartz, and all the SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH 6:00-7:00PM Bayit community member (more than pictured here!) who Join Rav Steven for readings, reflections and an opportunity to attended this week. Stay tuned for sign up information for Policy honor your recently passed loved one in the context of Pesach. Conference 2019! Please RSVP by contacting Rav Steven at [email protected].

HAGALAT KEYLIM (KOSHERING UTENSILS) MONDAY APRIL 15TH, 10:00AM-NOON Organized by Yeshivat Maharat

What to bring: Metal cutlery, platters, plates, cups, etc that are thoroughly clean and have not been used for 24 hours. Pots, pans, and knives that do not have separately screwed on handles, thoroughly clean and which have not been used for 24 hours. Hard rubber and hard plastic items that can withstand HIR GIFT CARDS - being immersed in boiling water, that are also thoroughly clean Support our Bayit by purchasing gift cards - Buy it for the Bayit! and have not been used for 24 hours. For more information on volunteering or to place an order, email [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. Questions? Please contact Rav Jeff at NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra. [email protected] or Rabba Wendy at Moss Cafe is now participating in the HIR Scrip program and is [email protected] offering the Bayit a 10% rebate on the gift cards. 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. Beyond the bayit - March 29th - April 5th, 2019

1ST & 2ND GRADE SOFTBALL LEAGUE PLAYED AT SAR ACADEMY - Register Now! Enjoy a season of fun, team oriented, and non-competitive introductory softball. $90 Registration fee. Games Begin on 4/7/2019 Contact Jon Martin at [email protected] for more information

HAND IN HAND INFORMATION SESSION: An Israeli educational organization, Hand in Hand, will hold an information session/open house at the Riverdale home of Kathy and Greg Solomon on Sunday, March 31st, from 4:00-6:00pm. Hand in Hand runs a network of 6 integrated, bi-lingual Hebrew/Arabic schools that are part of the Israeli Ministry of Education school system and that teach almost 2,000 children in grades K-12. Two parent/administrators will be joining us, Rebecca Bardach and Mohamad Marzouk. The Hand in Hand website is www.handinhandk12.org. Hand in Hand will not be soliciting donations. The purpose of the event is to increase our community's awareness and knowledge about the organization. Please RSVP to [email protected].

NEFESH B’NEFESH: Nefesh B’Nefesh and the FIDF invites parents of current and future lone soldiers to an evening of sharing, bonding, and information. The event will take place on Sunday, March 31st at 11:00am in Stamford, CT. The program will be divided into 3 parts: 1. Meet & Greet: a chance to meet parents of current and future chayalim 2. Presentation: Rights and Benefits of Lone Soldiers and What to Expect as a Lone Soldier Parent 3. Discussion: Future Chayalim, the process, new vocabulary, and tips for and from parents. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Leo Loeffler at [email protected].

THE RIVERDALE RISING STARS PRESENT: GREASE: The Riverdale Rising Stars are presenting "Grease" at the Riverdale Y. Dates and times: Sunday, March 31st at 2:00, Saturday, April 6th at 9:00pm, Sunday, April 7th at 2:00pm and 6:00pm, Saturday, April 13th at 9:00pm and Sunday, April 14th at 2:00pm.

KINNERET'S ANNUAL STUDENT AND ALUMNI-LED ZUMBATHON AND CHESED DAY, Sunday, April 7. Kin- neret invites the entire community to join in a Zumbathon and Chesed Day on Sunday, April 7 from 10:00-11:30 AM. Children of all ages with their parents can participate in assembling food packages for the needy, writing letters to US soldiers and participate in a student-led Zumbathon with proceeds going to tsdeakah. Walk-ins welcome, Zumbathon registration is discounted in advance at [email protected]

THE JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE PASSOVER HAGGADAH: For over 88 years, the Jewish Braille Institute Library has enabled visually impaired people all over the world to participate in the most treasured of Jewish rituals, the Passover Seder, by providing FREE Large Print Haggadot. If you or someone you know needs a Large Print Haggadah this year, please call JBI toll-free 1-800-999-6476 before April 12 and they will be happy to send you a Large Print Haggadah, completely free of charge. Enjoy the Seder! JBI is the largest library of Jewish interest in the world for visually impaired individuals with over 13,000 Talking Book titles. All JBI services are free to the user and are delivered to the individual at his/her home. JBI, established in 1931. is a non-profit agency serving people of all ages and backgrounds.

REFA’ENU's peer-led mood disorder support groups will meet Tuesday, 4/2/2019, 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]

SENSORY/AUTISM-FRIENDLY INTIMATE VOICES FAMILY PROGRAM - FREE! Sunday, April 7th, 2:00 - 3:00 pm in the Taub Room of CSAIR (475 West 250th street). Handicapped accessible and easy street parking. An interactive, informal, and lively exploration of selections of great chamber music, Beethoven and more with experienced musicians who love working with kids. Designed for ages 5 and up and will also be enjoyed by younger children who are particularly drawn to music. We welcome all families! For more information, got to www.intimatevoices.org or call Sheila at 917-620-0276

TWO INCLUSION PROGRAMS STARTING APRIL 7 AT THE RIVERDALE Y: The Riverdale Y and Yachad are excited to offer a new Art Class for 6-12 year olds at 2pm and continue our Inclusion Basketball Clinic for 7-16 year olds starting at 3:15pm, starting this Sunday April 7. For more information, please contact [email protected].

SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL PROGRAM: Sunday, April 14th, 2019 at 1:30pm. Annual Holocaust memorial program in Yiddish “Miriam Hoffman’s D.P. Camp Song Journal” with Miriam & Avi Hoffman and Zisl Slepovitch. Admission free. Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx. 917-930-0295.

SAR HIGH SCHOOL'S SPRING BLOOD DRIVE: Tuesday, April 9th from 9:00am - 8:30pm in the SAR gym, 503 West 259th St., Riverdale. The Blood Drive is open to the entire community: students (16 and older), faculty, and parents. Without a doubt, your blood donation will be used to save someone's life. WE NEED YOU! For more information, contact Ora Meir, [email protected] Beyond the bayit - March 29th - April 5th, 2019

JASA BRONX MODEL SEDER AT JASA VAN CORTLANDT SENIOR CENTER: Join us for a meaningful Model Seder on Thursday, April 11th with holiday songs performed by the JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Choral group conducted by Cheryl Warfield at 11:20AM. More information re: Cheryl Warfield and the choral group on reverse side of flyer. Festive lunch of traditional appetizers, honey lemon chicken leg or sole fillet, roasted red potatoes, broccoli w/garlic, fruit and egg matzah served at 12:30 PM. Karen Waltuch, violist, and her trio will provide klezmer and international musical entertainment at 1:15PM. Refreshments will be served. Recommended Senior meal contribution: $5.00 Non-senior meal fee: $8.00 RSVP for lunch to the center office 718-549-4700 by Thursday, April 4th.

KINNERET DAY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: For over 70 years, Kinneret has been providing students from across the spectrum of Jewish practice with a cutting-edge N-8 education in a warm, nurturing environment right here in Riverdale. Our loving early childhood program encourages students’ transitions to greater independence and emphasizes school readiness through play with half-day and extended day options available. High acceptance rate into NYC specialized High-schools and Jewish Day Schools, Ivrit B’Ivrit classroom and culture, affordable tuition. To learn more about Kinneret Day School, please visit our website at www.kinneretdayschool.org. Please call 718-548-0900 to schedule an appointment.

L’DOR V’DOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is now accepting applications for their L’Dor V’Dor Summer Internship, an innovative, fun and meaningful four-week program for Jewish teenagers. Interns volunteer at the Hebrew Home, connect with residents, and attend educational seminars & workshops. Dates: July 1st– July 26nd, 2019, Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm. Participants are selected on the basis of their application, interview, and references, Those who complete all program requirements will receive a $500 stipend. For more information, please call 718-581-1416 or email [email protected].

STEIN YESHIVA IN YONKERS: Come visit and experience Stein Yeshiva's unique program that is imbued with the Kedushah of Torah in every class from the youngest to the oldest. At Stein Yeshiva, a Jewish education begins at birth! Registration for the 2019-2020 academic year is now open for daycare (6 weeks) through 8th grade at affordable rates. Before and aftercare is available to accommodate working parents. Every day is an open house where parents are welcome. Come experience the Yeshiva in action! Please call 914-965-7082 to schedule an appointment or email Davida Fried, Early Childhood Director at [email protected].

DRISHA BEIT MIDRASH FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND CLERGY: Register today for Drisha's sixth Beit Midrash for Mental Health Professionals and Clergy. The Spring 2019 workshop will be in partnership with the Center for Pastoral Education. Thursdays, May 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2019, 7-9 pm. This beit midrash is designed to help mental health profes- sionals and clergy explore Jewish perspectives on issues they likely encounter in their day-to-day work. Focusing during each meet- ing on a different topic of importance to mental health and well-being, participants will bring their own clinical and personal per- spectives into conversation with a range of classical and modern Jewish texts. Topics will include grief, the wounded healer, aspects of listening, and more. https://drisha.org/mentalhealth/

THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM - THE ROTHBERG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: Spend your summer in Jerusalem at The Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School! We offer intensive language courses in Modern Hebrew, courses taught in English and special programs including; trauma & resilience programs, The Jerusalem Project journalism program, the InnovNation program, economic education programs, transdisciplinary innovation programs, and science internship programs. Certain programs offer the possibility of housing for an additional fee. Please note all applicants are required to pay an $80 application fee for all summer course in addition to the tuition. For more information please email overseas.huji.ac.il/summer or [email protected] or call +1(800) 404 8622.