ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ו׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ו׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN August 22, 2014 Summer Edition 26 Av, 5774 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Mazal Tov to: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Elan Weinstock on his aufruf this Shabbat and wedding this Sunday, and to his parents Bronx, NY 10463 Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock and the entire family. The Weinstock family invites everyone to a celebratory kiddush after tefillah. www.thebayit.org E-mail: [email protected] Condolences: We mourn the loss of our friend Bea Hollander. The community is invited to share stories Phone: 718-796-4730 and memories of Bea at the Atria on Tuesday 12-2:30pm and 6-9pm in The Art Studio. Fax: 718-884-3206 R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 This Shabbat @ The Bayit

R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 9:00AM - CARLEBACH TEFILLAH: Join us for raucous davening, singing & dancing with Noah R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 Solomon in the Lower Level Beit Midrash. Kiddush to follow. Questions? Email [email protected].

R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 WELCOME NEW RABBINIC INTERN AVRAM MLOTEK

Kiddush The Bayit is excited to welcome Avram Mlotek to the rabbinic team. Avram Kiddush this week is sponsored by Susan will be leading tefillot this Shabbat and sharing a few words toward the end of Gross and Dov Weinstock in honor of their Torah reading. He will be with us on monthly Shabbatot and for chagim and son Elan‟s Aufruf. events throughout the year. Please welcome him! To sponsor a Kiddush, please contact Seth Aronson - [email protected]. Avram Mlotek is in his final year at YCT Rabbinical School. He grew up speaking and singing in the home, performing since he was three on This Week the Yiddish stage. A graduate of Brandeis University, Avram has written and traveled Shabbat Parshat Re’eh widely. He currently serves as the rabbinic intern at the Hunter College Hillel and is deeply honored Shabbat Mevarchim and excited to be working at the Bayit. He and his wife, Yael, a geriatric social worker, live on the Upper West Side with their amazing daughter Revaya.  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm  Candle Lighting: 7:26pm BETWEEN MINCHA AND MAARIV: Shiur with Rav Steven  Tefillat Shalom Bayit: 7:00am (LL BM)  Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am HIR Youth Department  Sephardic Tefillah: 8:30am (2nd FL BM) Please see page 3 for Youth Department announcements  Carlebach Teffilah: 9:00am (LL BM) High Holidays @ The Bayit  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:36am Visit www.thebayit.org/holidays for High Holiday schedule, seat reservations, childcare  Listening Room: 5:55pm (LL BM) signup, laws, customs and more.  Parsha Shiur: 6:25pm NEW FOR THIS YEAR, children in grades 3+ who are enrolled in childcare are eligible for a  Mincha (Main & Sephardic): 7:10pm free seat next to a parent/guardian in either the Social Hall or Learning Service at no additional  Shabbat Ends: 8:28pm charge. Visit www.thebayit.org/childcare for details and to register.

Weekday Times  Shacharit: Rav Avi kept a diary of his recent visit to Israel during Operation Protective Edge. To read the complete diary, please visit www.thebayit.org Sun: 8:30am Mon/Thu: 6:40, 8:15am Tue/Wed: 6:30, 8:15am (Rosh Israel Speaker and Breakfast to Support Israel Bonds Chodesh) This Sunday, August 24th, 9:30am Fri: 6:45, 8:15am The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and Israel Bonds are pleased to invite the  Mincha/Maariv: 7:30pm Riverdale community to a program in support of the State of Israel featuring Next Week Middle East analyst Asaf Romirowsky. Shabbat Parshat Shoftim Dr. Romirowsky will discuss “Operation Protective Edge and the Future of Israeli-Palestinian Relations.” The program will take place on Sunday, August 24 at 9:30am. A light buffet breakfast will follow the  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm presentation. There is no fee to attend. An Israel Bonds investment is encouraged. To RSVP or for  Candle Lighting: 7:15pm investment information on Israel Bonds, please contact Cynthia Blustein, Development Corporation  Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am for Israel/Israel Bonds, at 914-713-9003, [email protected].  Mincha (Main & Sephardic): 7:00pm  Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:17pm The Wandering Que Ari White/Gemstone catering returns to the Bayit as a “pop-up restaurant” featuring a Kosher Texas BBQ Tues, Wed, Thurs Aug 26-28 from 4 – 9pm. www.thebayit.org/que THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit Happenings @ the Bayit Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Dov Linzer meets 7:30am - ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for our open communal 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and accessible to all. dinner sponsored by Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock in honor of Elan's aufruf. You are invited to join at any time! To see which Shabbatot are available for sponsorship and to choose your week Shabbat go to www.thebayit.org/tent or contact James Lapin at [email protected]. 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) 5:55pm- Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM) 6:25pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) Chesed Opportunities: After Minha @ Beth Aharon: Mila baMilhama - This week: "B‟nei B‟li- SUPPORTING THE BROCK FAMILY: We are working together with other local Deuteronomy 13:14). What does “B‟liya‟al” mean) בני-בליעל - ya‟al shuls to provide continued support to the Brock family following Shlomit Chaya's and if “b‟li” means “without” then what does “ya‟al” mean? Basic (and passing. If you'd like to contribute towards this effort, donate to the Rabbinic love of) Hebrew is sufficient. Discretionary Fund with "Brock Family" in the memo. We can still use your help!

Monday RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a Free Loan Gemach 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg (at the ATRIA) has been established to serve residents of the Riverdale community. The Gemach

Wednesday of Riverdale is a non-profit organization providing interest-free loans to those with 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg (Lobby)* cash flow challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info please contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or [email protected]. Thursday 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg (Lobby)* CITY HARVEST * Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on HIGH HOLY DAYS FOOD DRIVE! placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. Sunday, September 7 – Wednesday, October 15 Do you know someone who needs any of the following? Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Help City Harvest make sure no one in our city goes hungry during the High Holy Days this year. City Harvest will pick up Meals For Ill Members: and deliver the food we collect to kosher food pantries across Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. the city. Shiva: We are looking to grow this committee. Please contact Food Needed: [email protected].  All types of kosher canned or nonperishable, sealed or Home or Nursing Home Visits or Telephone Calls: packaged food are acceptable for collection. Non-kosher Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] food will not be accepted for this food drive. We have many ways to become meaningfully involved.  PERISHABLE FOOD OR OPENED PACKAGES ARE NOT Please pick up a flyer consider becoming a Bikur Cholim Volunteer. ACCEPTED.This will keep our collection site pest-free and Meals for New Mothers: ensure the safety of the food collected. Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected]  All food donated must have one of the following

Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] Hashgachot: O-U, O-K, Chof-K, Star-K

Bayit Band: [email protected] Collection boxes will be in the coat room.

2014/2015 Calendars are available in the main office. The H.I.R Community Choir begins its 13th season on Wed. night Sept. 10th at 7:30 P.M. in the Social Hall. Current, past and new members are SAVE THE DATE FOR THE COMMUNAL ICE BUCKET invited to attend. Chanukah concerts are planned. For further CHALLENGE @ information, contact director Jonathan Dzik at [email protected] or The BAYIT RETREAT @ EDEN VILLAGE at (718)-549-8520. Sunday, September 14 9:00-3:30pm Social Worker @ The Bayit: Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna Join the Rabbinic Staff for a day of: Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear. There is Communal Prayer, Children‟s Programming, Orchard Planting, Text & no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential. Experiential Learning, And MORE! NOTE NEW HOURS: Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - To see your Rabbinic team’s challenge, visit the Bayit’s FaceBook page! 7:30pm and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS) MK Dov Lipman Comes to the Bayit! Monday, September 8 CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY:

We are proud to welcome American-born Knesset The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our members the Member Dov Lipman, an engaging and charismatic force in opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. Israeli politics, for a conversation on modern day Israel. When you do so, you receive guaranteed income for life, a potential Sponsored by Nefesh b‟Nefesh. immediate tax deduction, and possible future tax savings. For more info, including sample annuity rates, please contact the Bayit office. Please join us in dedicating a Sefer Torah and Megillat Esther for the Bayit in honor of Rav Avi and Toby! HIR GIFT CARDS - Support our Bayit by purchasing Gift Cards - Buy it for the Bayit! For more information The Bayit is acquiring a new Sefer Torah and Megillat Esther. on volunteering or to place an order, email We invite everyone in the extended Bayit family to participate in this [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. project to recognize and thank Rav Avi and Toby for their more than 40 NOTE: Purchases do not cost years of service to the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and Jews everywhere. you anything extra. Sign up online to pick your choice of Perek or Parsha and to see what is still available THE BAYIT BULLETIN

Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! Be a part of it! Please register your child and become a youth member today!

FRIDAY NIGHT GROUPS SAVE THE DATE FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAY COMMUNAL ICE BUCKET CHILDCARE with Shayna & Yakira CHALLENGE @ 7:15pm - 8:15pm, Social Hall HAVE YOU SIGNED UP The BAYIT RETREAT Pick up @ 8:15 in lobby YET? @ EDEN VILLAGE Sunday, September 14 Make sure to reserve your spot today! SAVE THE DATE 9:00-3:30pm YOUTH DEPARTMENT Join the Rabbinic Staff for a day of: Special offer: FREE SEAT IN Communal Prayer SOCIAL HALL for 3rd KICKOFF EVENT! Children’s Programming graders and up who register for Menchies-Movie-Smoothies-Popcorn- Orchard Planting child care! Activities-Wheel Spin-Bouncy House Text & Experiential Learning SEPTEMBER 21st, 2:00-5:00pm And MORE! http://www.thebayit.org/childcare Learn more @ www.thebayit.org/youth

EREV ROSH HASHANA, SEPT 23 YOUTH COMMITTEE UPDATE Drop off your child Our Youth Committee led by Ruthie Simon is a passionate group of parents serving as ambassadors. We are looking for people to for a day of fun & learning! join the following subcomittees: Pasta Lunch, Holiday Arts & Crafts, Movie, Free Tots Subcomittee Play, Popcorn, Chesed Program YHIR Luncheon Subcomittee YD Fundraising Subcommittee Visit www.thebayit.org/dropoff for more For more information, please contact Ruthie Simon at information and to sign up! [email protected]

Snacks Sponsorship New Options: SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2014-2015 This year, we are aiming for sponsorship every single Shabbat of the year. $100 – sponsor all snacks $36 – Tot Shabbat

Please see new sponsorship options on the right. $150 – sponsor all snacks + $36 - Nursery-K

Please help us reach our goal of 100% participation. birthday party $36 - Grades 1-6 Together, we can do this!

Room 3-4: Nursery Summer Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-5 & 3-6: Pre-K & K 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:45am - 11:30am Room 3-1: Grades 1-5

The Youth Department is looking to hire engaging and personable staff for the following positions for the 2014-2015 year: TEENS & PRE-TEENS P/T Choir instructor and assistants (Shabbat) BECOME A YOUTH GROUPS LEADER P/T Drama instructor, P/T Israeli dance instructor P/T Special education Judaic instructor The Youth Department Wants YOU! To learn more about any of the above opportunities, or to refer someone for a position, please contact Menachem at [email protected]. Contact Menachem to apply!

WHAT DO YOU WANT? For Assistance, Please Contact: The Youth Department would like to hear from you. Menachem Menchel, What kinds of programs are you and your children looking for? What Director of Programming & Youth Education programs do your children enjoy and want to experience more frequently? Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 We are currently assessing our educational and programmatic offering and Cell - 516-233-8285 would love your feedback. Please contact Menachem at [email protected] [email protected] to share your thoughts. Sunday, Sept. 7th Chesed Day @ The Bayit SWAB A CHEEK, SAVE A LIFE Gift of Life Bone Marrow Drive - Sunday, Sept. 7th, 9:00am - 2:00pm Have your cheek swabbed and be registered in the Gift of Life Bone Marrow registry. For questions or to volunteer you can contact James Lapin at [email protected]. Please note, if you have had your cheek previously swabbed, do NOT reswab. Suggested donation of $60 to cover the cost of processing

SUNDAY, September 7th, 2014 9:30AM - 12:30PM Please sort and bag separately men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and linens in sturdy garbage bags. Deposit clothing and linens in the truck that will be stationed outside the HIR.

Volunteers are needed. If you are able to help for even a short time please call Steve Pretsfelder or Barbara Gochberg at 718-601-3586 or [email protected]. Please note: we cannot accept donations in advance Give Blood - The Gift of Life HIR’s 9/11 Thirteenth Anniversary Commemorative Blood Drive Sunday, September 7, 2014 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Social Hall Our area blood supply is in life-threatening crisis! Please honor 9/11 on this 13th anniversary as a national day of service, charity and compassion by donating blood. The NY Blood Center is a proud partner of Magen David Adom so your blood donation is a double mitzvah! Be healthy, aged 17-75 (16 with NYBC parental consent form) & have photo or signature ID. For questions, to reserve a time or to volunteer please call Seryl @ (718) 549-8152 or email [email protected]. Walk-ins heartily welcome but appointments will take precedence.

HIR GIFT CARDS - Sunday, Sept. 7th, 10:00AM - 12:00PM Thank you to everyone who enabled the Bayit to earn over $21,000 in commissions during the last year! If you have not joined our gift card program yet please join today! Start your shopping at www.thebayit.org/gift where you can: • Click through to www.Amazon.com and earn the Bayit a commission on all your purchases. • Purchase our most popular gift cards from LOCAL and NATIONAL merchants instantly. • Open an account at www.shopwithscrip.com to browse & order from the full list of participating merchants.

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, 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 the developmentally and physically challenged. If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership. Beyond the bayit - August 22-29, 2014

MIRIAM PERETZ VISIT TO RIVERDALE - Miriam Peretz, mother of two fallen IDF Golani officers, Ariel and Eliraz, will be visiting our community to speak about the IDF, the Golani brigade, bereavement, and hope. Miriam, who has affectionately become known as the „mother of the chayalim,‟ travels all over Israel to offer encouragement to soldiers in training and to comfort families who‟ve lost their loved ones defending the country. This inspiring event will be hosted by Debbie and Howard Jonas and Rabbi Michael and Liora Stein at the Jonas‟ home 3020 Palisade Ave. Sunday, September 14th at 7:30 PM. The event is free of charge and the entire community is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Contact [email protected] for more information. (Visit this link to see Miriam‟s visit to the parents of fallen lone soldier Max Steinberg: http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/280766)

THE RIVERDALE YM-YWHA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has received an award from the NYC Department of Education for a free FULL DAY Universal Prekindergarten class (UPK). Students born in 2010 that reside in City are eligible to apply. SPACES ARE LIMITED. Registration is now open. Optional early and late day programs are also available. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in a quality early childhood program. Interested families should contact Jacob Rosenberg, [email protected].

WOMEN’S BEIT MIDRASH SEMESTER AT YU - This 6-week program will take place at the Museum (15 West 16thStreet) on Wednesdays, October 29 - December 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sessions will feature Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, Yeshiva University and Dr. Jacob Wisse, Director of Yeshiva University Museum and Associate Professor of Art History, Stern College for Women who will co-present on the topic of: “The Image and the Idea: An Interdisciplinary Seminar on Art History and Jewish Thought.” For more information and to register for the courses, please visit www.yu.edu/sternlearn.

YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH: Now accepting applications for the 2014 Meorot Fellowship. This fellowship is for college Juniors, Seniors and recent graduates interested in exploring and grappling with the opportunities and challenges of Orthodox identity and Jewish communal leadership. 8 Thursday sessions, October 23-December 18, from 6:30-9:00pm on the Upper West Side. For more informations, visit yctorah.org.

SAFE AT HOME: The YM&YWHA of Washington Heights/Inwood, Riverdale YM-YWHA, the JCC of Washington Heights/Inwood, and the Hebrew Home at Riverdale bring The Hudson Community Project: Safe at Home. Combining agency resources, expanding geographic scope, and a streamlined process result in seniors receiving more selection of services helping maintain independence. Case Management - Housing Advocacy - Kosher pantry - Kosher meals - Social Adult Day care - In-home support - Health Maintenance - Rehabilitation – Transportation. Please contact Sarah at 212•569•6200 x233.

SHOEBOX RECYCLING PROJECT AT CSAIR: The Sisterhood of the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale is continuing the ShoeBox Recycling project. We accept all paired men‟s, women‟s and kids shoes that are still usable. This means no holes in the soles and no wet or mildewed pairs. Includes athletic shoes, dress shoes, work boots, sandals, heels, flats. The collection box is located in the CSAIR low- er lobby, 475 W. 250th St. Questions? Email project chairs Faye Lieman [email protected] or Phyllis Schulberg [email protected].

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