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Rjc Bulletin RJC BULLETIN Shabbat Mevarchim | Parshat Bereshit October 16 - October 23, 2020 Candle Lighting October 16, 2020 - 5:54 PM 29 Tishrei - 5 Cheshvan 5781 Havdalah October 17, 2020 - 6:53 PM Shabbat Schedule MAZAL TOV Please note that minyanim this weekend are only for those who pre-registered. Those who are davening at Mazal Tov to Samson and Chaya Fine on the marriage of their son, Azriel, to Elie. home are still encouraged to daven at the same time as Mazal Tov to Anne Littwin on the Bar Mitzvah of her son, Ezra Epstein. Special Mazal Tov to when the community minyanim take place. grandparents, Florence and Steve Littwin. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 PM Mazal Tov to Ethel and Stan Scher on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Shia Gus, son of Cindy and Elliott Forgash. Mazal Tov to siblings, Shifra, Isaac, and Rivky, and to the entire Forgash and Vatikin 7:10 AM Scher family. Shacharit 7:00/8:30/10:00 AM Mazal Tov to Rikah and Shlomo Weissberg on the birth of their daughter. Mazal Tov to great grandparents, Tobi and Ann Schapiro. Latest Shema 9:55 AM Mazal Tov to our 5781 Chattanim: Mincha/Maariv 5:50 PM Chattan Torah - Yitzchak Halberstam, Jeff Kronisch, Eliezer Gevirtz, and Jay Bar-David Shkiah 6:11 PM Chattan Bereshit - R’ Moshe Drelich, Yudi Lefkowitz, David Sondheim, and Marty Ross Chattan Maftir - Michael Strongin, Josh Blaustein, Ziggy Spindler, and Michael Courtney Weekday Schedule Sunday Shacharit 6:30/8:30/9:00 AM SPONSORSHIP Monday Shacharit 6:15/7:30 AM A Day of Learning: Sponsored by Renah and Herbert Ausubel in memory of his grandmother, Tuesday-Friday Shacharit 6:30/7:45 AM Anna Ausubel, Chana bas Tzvi, z”l, murdered by the Nazis in Theresienstadt. Mincha/Maariv 4:45/5:55 PM October 20: Sponsored by the Gellens Family in memory of Sam Isaac Gellens, Shmuel Zalman Itzak ben Gershon v’Esther, z”l. View all Zmanim for Riverdale: https://www.rjconline.org/zmanim.php CONDOLENCES RJC MINYANIM REGISTRATION Thank you to everyone who registered for this upcoming To Susan (and David) Tessel on the passing of her mother, Irma Shulman Weiner, z”l. week’s minyanim. We will open registration for the May the family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim. following week’s minyanim on Wednesday, October 21. VIRTUAL SHIURIM & CLASSES THIS WEEK RJC BULLETIN WHATSAPP GROUP Zoom Morning Seder with Rabbi Zirkind Sunday-Friday, 8:30 AM The RJC has created a new WhatsApp group for the weekly bulletin Start your day with Torah from the RJC. Rabbi Zirkind and program highlights. Join the group using this link: leads a brief 20-minute study of Mesillat Yesharim, https://chat.whatsapp.com/JZXGLN7AxHrICzDDEW1SfZ available to everyone from wherever you are. E-mail You can also join by scanning this QR code: Rabbi Zirkind to receive daily reminders at [email protected], or simply join the zoom session at the following link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8986443629? A WIRE IN THE SKY: A THREE-PART LECTURE SERIES pwd=bUpqcTJJc3A3UXQwREQ0S00wYzlQUT09 Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 PM: The RJC is partnering with Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, Meeting ID: 898 644 3629 | Password: 61318 of Albany, for a three-part lecture series on “The Eruv: Law, History, and Practice.” In this first Rabbi Sheer’s “Hashkama” Shiur session, Rabbi Howard Jachter will teach the basic legal concepts of the Eruv and how it is Thursdays, 7:45 PM planned and built. Rabbi Jachter is a rabbinic judge, worldwide expert on Eruvs, and rabbinic https://zoom.us/j/345277425 consultant for over 60 Eruvs around the United States. More details coming soon. Semichat Chaver with Rabbi Genack Thursdays, 8:30 PM Semichat Chaver is an international study program run by OUTDOOR MINYANIM UPDATE the OU and overseen by Rav Herschel Schachter. In the fall/winter semester, study the halachot of muktzah. As we prepare for colder weather, new protocols will be in place to ensure minyan success. Daily Contact Rabbi Genack at [email protected] for details. check-ins will be requested via a dedicated WhatsApp group. Once the quorum is reached, a confirmation will be posted to the group. If a minyan location fails to have 10 confirmed men, Daf Yomi that minyan will be canceled for the day. Everyone who registers via the RJC website will be 6:30 AM, Monday-Friday | 7:15 AM, Sunday entered into the WhatsApp group. If you do not have WhatsApp, minyan leaders will contact you Zoom: tinyurl.com/davidsdaf directly. Meeting ID: 860 346 568 | Password: quint https://chat.whatsapp.com/AE94Ey9hIFlLwpAchjP8d7 Outdoor Minyan location: Shacharit on Sunday will take place on the RJC roof. Shacharit on Monday through Friday will take place on the front porch. Mincha/Maariv on Sunday through Additional Zoom Information Zoom links can also be found on the RJC website. Thursday will take place on the front porch. Dial into any Zoom session by calling 646-558-8656, Thank you to everyone for your cooperation as we provide as many minyanim for our community entering the Meeting ID & Password and pressing the as possible. Please contact the office with any questions. pound button. REFUAH SHELAIMAH THANK YOU TO OUR KOL NIDREI APPEAL PARTICIPANTS Asher Chanun ben Basin Tzivia, Peretz Yisroel ben Batya Our annual Kol Nidrei appeal has been very successful. We raised approximately $125,000. Kayla, Geula Liba Yehudis bat Gitel Tzip’ra, Shifra bat Yasher koach to all those that participated. See page 2 for a full list of names. We thank you for Bayla Peryl, Elka bat Chana, Shalom Yitzchak ben Pesha, Dovid Yaakov ben Yehudis, Abraham Ben Basha Chai, Gil your generosity. May our charity, combined with our prayers, learning ,and chessed lead to a bat Rut, Pessel bas Elka, Zachava bas Lea, Ephraim Zvi healthy and sweet year for each of us and the entire community. Tizku L’mitzvos! Moshe ben Shulamit Tzvia, Itai Yaacov ben Tzipora, Hinda bat Taiba, Tamar Leah bat Sarah Yisraelit, Rivka Mindel bat Sarah Yisraelit, Sarah Yisraelit bat Rachel, RJC MASKS Chaim ben Sara, Hadassah Channah Hillah bat Simcha Ariza Yael, Rachel bat Pesia, Tuvia ben Chavah, Chana We hope you are enjoying your new RJC mask. If you would like additional complimentary RJC Esther bat Ayallah Hadar, Sarah bas Rut masks, please contact the office and we will arrange to deliver them to you. Thank you to all of our Kol Nidrei Appeal Participants: Anonymous Isidore Halberstam Shira & Benjy Ritholtz Nettie Apfel Adina & Tod Haller Natan & Gila Rosenbaum Steven & Brenda Arenson Adam Hammerman Jonathan & Tzipporah Rosenblatt Jamie & Melissa Arnold Bella Hochberg Samuel & Edith Rosenbloom Roberta & Alan Aronoff Paula Hochman Hiedi & Martin Ross Tzivia Atik Milton & Nancy Honig Gidon Rothstein & Elizabeth Holland Herbert & Renah Ausubel Marta & David Horowitz Sara Rubenstein Stephen & Annette Back Sima & Zachary Horowitz Ronald & Miriam Rubin Lisa Baer Frieda Kabak Irving Ruderman Zack & Shira Baratz Deborah & Jonathan Kahan Yitzchak & Esther Sabban Jacob & Sharon Bar-David Robert Kaplan Sasha Salama Weingard & Craig Weingard Tzvi & Tamar Bar-David Michael Kaplowitz David & Donna Salamon Jonathan & Aimee Baron Val & Annette Karan Sharon & Oskar Salamon Paul & Ardra Belitz Mitchell & Tali Karp Sima Sambol Matthew & Jennifer Beller Elan & Shoshana Kattan David & Shira Sandel Yair & Brenda Ben-Zaken Alan Katz Linda & Tommy Sandel Jack C. & Giti Bendheim Richard & Gila Katz Tobias & Ann Schapiro Caroline & Josh Berman Uri & Judy Kaufthal Margo Scheiner Joshua & Malki Bernstein Eli Kleinman Ethel & Stanley Scher Eli & Esther Bierig Evan & Cynthia Kollander Ariela & Izzy Schiller Josh Blaustein Jonathan & Doris Konovitch Yaniv and Michal Schiller Benjamin Blumenthal Hillel & Sarah Kramer Josh & Yael Schlenger Russi & Joseph Bohm Daniel & Hudi Krasna Daniel Schloss & Aviva Taubenfeld Jonathan & Rena Boniuk Sheldon & Ilene Kupferman Lore Schloss Yehuda & Ilana Borg Joshua & Bryna Landes Daniel & Sharon Schlusselberg Leah Botnick Lucy Lang Eliyahu & Jennifer Schmukler Rebecca Brafman Sidney & Yonina Langer Matthew Schneider & Shifra Landowne Harold & Tzvia Brand Erwin & Eva Lefkowitz Stanley & Eliane Schoenbach Benjamin & Polina Brandler Martin & Naomi Leib Shirley & Martin Schuster Tobie Brandriss Renee & Allan Leicht Elliot Schwartz & Bat Sheva Marcus Ludwig Bravmann Philip Lerner Bryant & Pearl Shapiro Joseph & Erica Brodie Esther & Joseph Lewittes Jonathan & Hannah Shapiro Todd & Shari Brody Tatiana & Chaim Lichtenstein Samuel & Monica Shapiro Michal & David Chamedes David & Lauren Lieberman Eva Shaw Elana & Geoffrey Cutler Joseph & Hadassah Lieberman Leonard & Maura Shaykin Harris & Janice Cutler Yaakov & Danielle Liss Charles & Judy Sheer Maxwell & Liat Cutler Donald & Yocheved Liss Jonathan & Cindy Sherman Michael & Aliza Davis Sandra & Norman Liss Sophia Sigal Tzvi & Jacquelyn Berman Maggie & Jason Listhaus Andor & Georgina Simon Herbert & Dina Dobrinsky Darrin & Deborah Litsky Bernard Skydell & Seryl Ritter Naomi & Hal Dorfman Steve & Florence Littwin Harriet Smith Sally & Mauricio Dorfzaun Lewis & Marion Manheimer Carole & David Sondheim Yale & Miriam Drazin Margot & John Mann Samuel & Shelly Sondheim Dovie & Daniella Drelich Abby Marcus Liraz & Marc Spear Moshe & Debbie Drelich Marcella & Robert Marcus Naomi & Yoni Spiewak Evelyn Drooks Sabina & Moshe Margalit Deena & Zelig Spindler Shelly Dubin Jason & Sara Mazurek Avram & Lillian Stein Ruth Dunner Jesse Mechanick Melanie & Dani Steinberg Tamar & Andy Eagle Kenneth & Dorothy Mercer Deborah Stepelman Adam & Alisa Eilenberg Debbie & Menachem Merel Adam & Laurie Stern Abe & Tamar Eisenstat Harold & Rhena Mermelstein Alan Stern Rabbi & Mrs. Jody Erdfarb Lisa Messinger Jessica Stern Elliot & Rivka Falk Doris Mestel Richard & Judy Stieglitz Louis & Alice Falkenstein Leon Metzger & Emily Blum Jonathan & Rachel Strauss Harry & Faith Feder Howard & Mina Millendorf Michael & Nicole Strongin Paula Feinstein Chaim & Elianna Mitnick Mark & Sharon Sturm Samson & Chaya Fine Marc & Shelah Moller Frederic & Betty Sugarman Barbara Finkelstein Barry & Pamela Moskowitz Victor S. & Alicia Teglasi Lee First Sharon Movsas Saul & Dana Teplitsky Allon Franklin & Cheryl Provorny Sonia Movsas Susan & David Tessel William Frenkel Esther Muller David M.
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