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Programming & Speakers Guide 2017-2018 | 5778 Dear Friends, Our refer to the holiday of Rosh Hashana by a lesser known name: “Yom Hazikaron,” the “Day of Remembering.” Simply understood, Rosh Hashana is a time when Hashem “remembers” all of our actions and choices from this past year. And that’s certainly true. But I believe the Rabbis also meant to teach us that the beginning of a new year is a time for us to remember and reflect; thatwe too must pause from the busyness of our everyday lives to remember who we are and what we are in this world to accomplish. Every individual is brought to this world for a specific purpose; each one of us can and must bring honor to our Creator in a unique way. But it’s not only we, as individuals, who must stop and remember. Kehillot, communities, must also pause to remember their shared mission! We, as a community, must pause and reflect upon the fundamental questions that are all too easy to forget. What unique role should Suburban Torah play in the cosmic drama of Am Yisrael? How should we — with our diverse membership, dedication to Ahavat Yisrael and a desire to serve Hashem with joy — bring more of Hashem’s light to the world? This year, as we draw closer to the 50th anniversary of the founding of Suburban Torah, we will, b’ezrat Hashem, reflect on these important questions, and chart a course for our community’s future. May we merit to think big, and remember what we are here in this world to accomplish! May 5778 be a year of continued vitality and spiritual growth for our community, and filled with health, happiness and sweetness for all of Am Yisrael!

Yours Truly,

Rabbi Elie Mischel [email protected] www.suburbantorah.org/rabbisblog

About Suburban Torah Suburban Torah, the original Modern Orthodox synagogue of Livingston, NJ, is a vibrant and diverse community founded upon a commitment to Torah, Mitzvot and the State of Israel. At the same time, we are proud Americans, and are open to the best that the broader world has to offer. We are a warm and inclusive community which values every individual, wherever they might be on their Jewish journey. Together, we strive to serve God with joy, grow as , and do our part to strengthen the Jewish people! www.suburbantorah.org | 85 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue | Livingston, NJ | 973-994-2620 Sustaining the Soul Join us for musical gatherings throughout the year, and help your soul come alive!

Selichot Night: Tu B’Shvat ! Preparing to Welcome the King Tuesday, January 30, 8:00pm Motzai Shabbat, September 16, 11:30pm (for men & women @ SSTC) (for men & women @ SSTC) Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha! An Evening of Song & Soul Thursday, February 15, 8:30pm with Mel Kapustin and Rebecca Mischel (for men @ the home of Sunday, November 5, 8:00pm Dror & Shlomit Frommer) (for women @ the home of Rebecca & R’ Elie Mischel)

19 : The ‘Rosh Hashanah’ of Chassidus Thursday, December 7, 8:30pm (for men @ the home of

R’ Zalman & Toba Leah Grossbaum)

Scholars in Residence & Special Programs

Three Part Lecture Series with Melissa Rothenberg-Kapustin, Esq. Community Wide Challah Bake Join us for a three-part lecture series: Sunday morning, September 10 • October 17 – The Birth of Torah as We Know Join Challah Expert Rebbetzin It: The Revolution at Yavneh Rochie Pinson for a community • December 5 – What are We Fighting For? wide challah bake as we launch Hellenism and the Battle for Israel’s Soul Naomi’s Challah Project in • March 13 – From Akiva’s House to memory of Naomi Rosenfeld, Maxwell House: The Development of the z”l. Rebbetzin Rochie Pinson is co-founder of Haggadah through the IYYUN Center for Jewish Spirituality in downtown Brooklyn and the author of Rising! Melissa Rothenberg-Kapustin The Book of Challah. is a partner at The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP as well as a Shemini Atzeret First Night Hakafot frequent lecturer on Wednesday night, October 11 the topics of Jewish Enjoy a hot gala Kiddush and dance together History and Law. She has been a with the people of Israel as we celebrate the joy guest speaker in many communities of Torah at Suburban Torah’s annual First Night across the Northeast, as well as Hakafot! at University’s Midreshet Yom Rishon. Scholars in Residence & Special Programs continued

A Shabbat with Aish HaTorah training platform that enables its professional team Shabbat, October 21 to become accomplished and sought-after Jewish Join Chaim Sampson of Aish leaders both within the OU and in the broader Jewish HaTorah’s Project Inspire for a Shabbat community. Prior to joining the , filled with inspiration, meaning and a Rabbi Rockoff spent over a dozen years at Yeshiva deeper understanding of how to reach out to our University, where he was a founding director of the fellow Jews and share the beauty of . Center for the Jewish Future and also served as the Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement at the Guest Speaker Russell F. Robinson Azrieli Graduate School of and November 18 Bernard Revel Graduate School of . Russell F. Robinson has been the Chief Executive Officer at the Israel Chesed Chanukah Celebration Jewish National Fund since 1998. December 14-18 A Livingston resident, Russell was Join us in welcoming boys & girls recently included by the Jerusalem from Israeli music schools to Post on its international list of “50 Most Influential the Suburban Torah community Jews” and has been hailed for bringing JNF to new for a Chanukah celebration, levels, ensuring JNF’s vision is more relevant and community Shabbat dinner, meaningful today than ever before. Israel fair & concert!

REBBETZIN SHAYNDEL FEUERSTEIN Z”L MEMORIAL LECTURE Shabbat with Rabbanit Elana Stein Hain Chana Henkin Saturday night, November 18 Shabbat, January 6 Elana Stein Hain is the Director Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founder of Leadership Education at the and Dean of NISHMAT, the Jeanie Shalom Hartman Institute of North Schottenstein Center for Advanced America. A widely well-regarded for Women in Jerusalem, is one of teacher and scholar, Elana earned today’s most acclaimed Jewish educators and a her doctorate in Religion from Columbia University leader in redrawing the landscape of higher Torah with a dissertation on the topic of legal loopholes learning and leadership for women. Together with in sponsored by Professor David her husband, noted halachic authority Rabbi Yehuda Weiss Halivni. A graduate of the Yeshiva University Henkin, Rabbanit Henkin created Jewish history’s Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies first Yoatzot Halacha, experts in women’s health and the Cardozo Interdisciplinary Fellowship in and halacha, who have since addressed more than Jewish Law and Legal Theory, Elana has taught 200,000 halachic questions from across the world. across the country and in Israel, including as a member of Wexner Institute faculty. Seudas Moshiach 8th day of Pesach, April 7 Shabbat with Rabbi Ari Rockoff Join us for the powerful final moments of Pesach as we Shabbat, December 2 sing, share words of Torah, drink four (or more) cups of Rabbi Ari Rockoff serves as the wine, and yearn together for the final redemption. Director of Leadership Devel- opment at the Orthodox Union Yom Hashoah Commemoration (OU), where he has developed Tuesday evening, April 10 a comprehensive development Scholars in Residence & Special Programs continued Communal Yom HaZikaron / Shavuot with Rabbi Daniel Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration & Rivka Alter Wednesday evening, April 18 May 19 – 21 Join us for a community-wide Yom HaZikaron Rabbi Daniel observance and Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration at Alter is the Head Congregation AABJ&D, in partnership with local of School at the and the Jewish Federation of Moriah School in Greater Metrowest. Englewood. Previously he was the founding Rabbi of the DAT Minyan, Discover Suburban Torah Shabbaton! the largest Orthodox Shul in Colorado, and Head Shabbat, April 28 of School of the Denver Academy of Torah. Rivka Looking for a welcoming and dynamic Modern Alter has taught Judaic studie to elementary and Orthodox community, just a short commute from high school students for over twenty years, and NYC? Check out Livingston, and spend a Shabbat was recently certified as a Yoetzet Halacha. with the Suburban Torah community! She is currently working towards a doctorate in Jewish Education. Sponsored in Memory of Mr. Morris Stadtmauer, z”l, Moshe Rafael ben Yehoshua, z”l

Reaching Out Naomi’s Challah Project Fridays Explanatory Shabbat Services Inspired by Naomi Rosenfeld, Shabbat Mornings, 10:30am z”l, this weekly program brings Join Rabbi Elliot Mathias for Livingston Jews of every age and a welcoming “No Hebrew background together through the Necessary” Shabbat morning baking and delivery of Challah prayer service! before Shabbat. Contact Yonna Rosenberg at [email protected] for more information.

Torah Learning @ Suburban Torah TORAH TUESDAYS @ SSTC! Work & Wealth in Jewish Thought Tehillim and Torah for Women Tuesdays, 8:45 – 9:30pm Rabbi Elie Mischel Tuesdays, 9:15am Rabbi Elie Mischel SHABBAT LEARNING Beit Learning Great Thinkers in Jewish History Beginning October 17, join us on Tuesday Shabbat afternoons, 45 minutes before Mincha evenings from 8:00 – 8:45pm for hands-on Join Rabbi Elie Mischel for an historical and Torah study! Learn with a study partner or in intellectual analysis of the great thinkers small groups led by R’ Dror Frommer (the Book of who have changed the course of modern Shoftim) and Rabbi Elliot Mathias (Pirkei Avot). Jewish History! Iris Berman Early Childhood Center Join the 2’s & 3’s for an exciting year of learning and fun at IBECC! Our nursery programs are a great way for younger parents to get to know each other.

The IBECC Philosophy Mommy & Me Our Reggio Emilia inspired school welcomes Join us for our variety of wonderful Mommy children age 1 through 4 years. Our philosophy & Me options throughout the week including has encourages our students to explore Yoga, BabyBOP Shabbat, and Babyccino, all for ducational possibilities. Using exploration-based children ages 0–2 years. Our programs encourage learning, our students engage in authentic growth through play, music and movement, experiences with many opportunities to using your child’s innate creativity to stretch strengthen skills through real life activities. body and mind. Mommy & Me is a fantastic We are proud to give them the time and space way to bond with your child while both of you to explore their world in a safe place. make new friends. To learn more, email [email protected]

SSTC Youth! Public Speaking Training Suburban Torah is very excited for Bar / Bat Children! to welcome newlyweds Naama Is your child nervous about speaking in public and Josh Gurin, our new youth at their Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Our own Peter directors, to Livingston! Naama, Berkowsky offers public speaking tutorials, free from Wesley Hills, NY, studied of charge! Contact Peter at peterberkowsky@ at MMY in Israel and is working towards a gmail.com for more information. degree in nursing at Dominican college. Josh, from New Rochelle, NY, is in his final semester Metrowest NCSY at Yeshiva University and also works at a sports Hey teens! Join Jennifer media company, SportsBiz Media Group. Romanoff and Metro West NCSY / JSU for a full slate Whether it’s snowboarding, basketball, baking of exciting events. (Naama is first class!) or grilling (Josh is a For more information, Picasso with tongs), the Gurins bring an array contact Jen at [email protected]. of talents to Suburban Torah. Most importantly, they love working with youth of all ages and • September 28 – Welcoming the New Year are very excited to be a part of the community! • October 9 – Sukkot “Bond” fire & BBQ Stay tuned to find out about all the fun activities • October 19 – Challah Bake at the Romanoffs coming your way this year! • November 3-4 – JSU Shabbaton • December 27-31 – Yarchei Kallah • January 31 – Tu Bshvat Teen Seder

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Bagels • February 11 – Local Chessed Event and Learn with the Mischels! • February 21-25 – Are you becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah this Chessed Mission school year? Join Rabbi Elie and Rebecca to Nashville, TN Mischel at their home on Sunday mornings for a • March 18 – good breakfast — and even better learning! Pre-Pesach Party • October 22, 9:15am • December 24, 9:15am • February 18, 9:15am • April 22, 9:15am Women’s Programming

SISTERHOOD SIMCHAT TORAH WOMEN’S • Rosh Hashanah project LEARNING PROGRAM Enhance your Simchat Torah experience by • Clothing Drive joining together with the women of Suburban • “Supergirl” Family Event Torah for a delicious Kiddush and inspirational • Match-up Meal learning program. • Paid Up Membership Dinner SHABBAT AFTERNOON WOMEN’S • Family Trip to Thomas Edison Museum STUDY GROUP • Joint Event with the Men’s Club Join the women of Suburban Torah every Shabbat • Make your own Sushi afternoon for stimulating study of Torah texts. • Family Picnic at South MRS. NECHAMA PRICE Mountain Reservation Suburban Torah is once again excited to welcome Nechama Price, a highly regarded speaker and educator Men’s Club at Yeshiva University, to the Livingston and West Orange communities for Fall Grill & Chill BBQ the coming year as Yoetzet Halacha, to serve as Sunday in the Sukkah with George: a resource for women on issues related to niddah and family purity. Women in the community Sukkah building and breakfast are encouraged to reach out to Mrs. Price at ETC Steakhouse Couples Chanukah Dinner [email protected] or 201-888-6999. Annual Paid Up Dinner Mrs. Price will also be giving a four-part lecture series for women: Annual Mike Ramos z”l Bowling Night • My Mother’s Favorite: A Tanach Mishloach Manot Packing & Breakfast Perspective on Favoritism (for women & March Madness Ping Pong Tournament teen girls, October 25, 8:15pm, home of Shira Spring Grill & Chill BBQ Waldstreicher, 91 Carteret Street, West Orange) Dinner & Learn • Lies Your Mother Told You (December 6, Family Picnic at South 8:15pm, Congregation Ohr Torah) Mountain Reservation • Easier Than You Think: Things You Thought Were Forbidden – But Aren’t (February 21, 8:15pm private home in Dorot Suburban Torah community) Dinner with Rabbi Herb Cohen, • Ask, Eat and Schmooze: Nechama’s Kosher Movies: A Film Critic Discovers Favorite Questions and Answers Life Lessons at the Cinema (May 9, 8:15pm, private home in Etz Chaim Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Mischel community) Kick Off the Summer BBQ! Join Us!

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