ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUNE 18 - 19 , 2021 / PARSHAT CHUKKAT / 9 TAMMUZ 5781

SERVICES AT A GLANCE WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS:

FRIDAY NIGHT Hot Congregational is sponsored by Shoshana & KJ Gabbai Warren Graham, in honor of the engagement of their daughter, Donna, to Eric Smith, the son of Arlene & Steven Smith 6:45 PM EVENING SERVICES of Scarsdale; by Alexandra & Sol Hedaya, in honor of the birth and of their son, 6:45 PM SEPHARDIC MINCHA Ezra Sol (Ezra Shaul), baby brother of Sophia and Lucy; and in honor of all the Class of 2021 8:11 PM CANDLE LIGHTING Ramaz graduates and advancees by the families of Nicole Chalme, Yael and Nathaniel Chetrit, Maximilian Cohen, Avigail Dupont, Lily Freilich, Micole Friedman, Charles Gribetz, Kira Jacobs, SHABBAT DAY Massel, Michael Olenick, Jesse Rubenstein, Leila Sakhai, Mor Schwartz, Emily Sinensky, Samantha Sinensky and Charles Spielfogel. Mazal Tov to all! 7:10 AM HASHKAMA May all our graduates go m’chayil l’chayil. Main is sponsored by Mark Lewis Brecker commemorating the yahrzeit of his 9:00 AM MAIN SERVICE grandfather, Chaim Supnick; and by Andrea and Dr. Robert Meislin commemorating the Main Synagogue yahrzeit of Robert’s father, Dr. Grayzel Meislin. 9:00 AM SEPHARDIC Sponsor Kiddush, Seudah Shlishit, a class or lecture! Good for any occasion! Rohr Chapel To inquire, please contact KJ Administrator Riva Alper at [email protected] or 212-774-5670. 8:00 PM SEPHARDIC SHABBAT MINCHA 8:15 PM SHABBAT MINCHA 9:14 PM SHABBAT CONCLUDES I KJ WELCOME HOME WEEKEND LOCATION KEY Main Synagogue, Sephardic Minyan, KJB, Kesher, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Teen Minyan, KJ Youth Department, whichever KJ YOU ARE — Come Home for an IN-PERSON Weekend of CommUNITY, Togetherness and Achdut! 125 EAST 85 Main Synagogue Rohr Chapel Gala Hot Kiddush Nakash Gymnasium Heyman Auditorium The entire KJ family is invited to join together in the Rooftop Tent for a special hot kiddush welcoming the community back to the pre-Covid "KJ Experience" we all missed. 114 EAST 85 Ramaz Middle School Falk Auditorium Family Ice Cream Party | THIS Shabbat at 4:30 pm Lindenbaum Gymnasium Please join the KJ Youth Department for a delicious ice cream party and an entertaining circus magic show on the Ramaz Lower School Roof! WEEKDAY SERVICES

Main Morning Services I CELEBRATING KJ YOUTH DIRECTOR ARYANA RITHOLTZ'S 8 YEAR 8:30 AM SUN 7:15 AM MON & THURS TENURE | MONDAY, JUNE 21 AT 7:30 PM 7:30 AM TUES, WED & FRI Aryana Ritholtz came to KJ 8 years ago, and is today one of the longest serving and most Sephardic Morning Services successful Youth Directors in our 150-year history. Aryana arrived to KJ as a single adult, and 8:3O AM SUN she is ending her KJ tenure as a proud wife (Dr. Steven) and mother of 3 adorable children; 7:00 AM MON - FRI Amalya (7), Yosef (5), and Eliyahu (3). Join us for a celebratory tribute from Steinmetz, a presentation of a gift on behalf of the KJ family, a message of “Adieu” from Aryana, and an Main & Sephardic Evening Services open mic for everyone to say “Thank you!” 6:50 PM MON - FRI Register: zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsduCrpj8qHtXEP0SQ5lcXR4YLClsBEiyG

I YOUTH GROUPS For registered participants only. 10:15 - 11:30 AM / Groups for Grades 1-3 RAMAZ LOWER SCHOOL - NAKASH GYMNASIUM Join Sara from “Grow ” and learn about the Parsha and the exciting things that happen in nature! This is a drop-off event. 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM / Tefillah Group For Grades 4-6 RAMAZ LOWER SCHOOL - MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM Join Roni Tessler and all your friends for weekly Shabbat groups. This is a drop-off event. The KJ Youth Department is seriously considering having programming over the summer. We Yoma 69 would love to know how we can best plan our summer with you. Please answer a quick survey at www.ckj.org/form/KJYDSummerSurvey. I STUDY WITH KJ I GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Vietnam anti-war years and the beginnings of the environmental justice movement. VOTE IN THIS YEAR'S NEW YORK CITY Register: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ Zoom IDs listed with each class. MUNICIPAL ELECTION | TUES. 6/22 BA3vqHVvSaS_6xeqObZsSA. Voting is a civic duty and communal SUN 9:15 AM | RESUMES 7/4 responsibility. Our votes can determine the BAR/BAT future of our city, and ensure that the voice Dr. William Major Memorial of our community will be heard. This year, If you are making a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at KJ the primary elections are taking place THIS between September 2022 and Advanced in Tuesday, June 22. However, you can cast June 2023, please contact Riva Alper in the your ballot at early voting as well. This year's Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder election is also different in that ranked voting synagogue office [email protected] to is possible for the first time in New York City. reserve specific rooms for your services, 915 2649 6228 Voting is a mitzvah. Please make sure to vote. celebratory meals/, and other Fully vaccinated individuals are DONATE TO KJ BENEVOLENT FUND AND HELP functions. We are booking synagogue SUPPORT OUR BROTHERS IN programming, and do not want you to be invited to join in person. This is a Torah mitzvah that we in KJ have closed-out from your preferred venues. TUES 9:00 AM honored faithfully. We must help whose KJ SUMMER BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS lives and property have been damaged from ARE DUE THIS MONDAY, JUNE 21 Ripped from the Headlines: the rocket barrages and from the violent riots. Donations are welcome at ckj.org/ As we prepare the next issue of the KJ Contemporary Issues Explored pay, by selecting "Benevolent Fund – Israel Emergency" from the pulldown menu of Bulletin, we would like to share with the Through a Jewish Lens options, or mail your check to 125 East 85 community meaningful announcements Street, New York, NY 10028 to our attention. in your family, including: Academic Rabbi Elie Weinstock ASK THE RABBI ANYTHING IN-PERSON Achievements, Births, Bnai Mitzvah, Last Class June 25 THURSDAY, JUNE 24 AT 7:00 PM Engagements/Weddings, Professional Join us in person for our season finale of Accomplishments, Communal Honors and 950 3711 2788 our Meaningful Jewish Living class, with Condolences. Please send your notices, Rabbi Daniel & Kraus, Rabbi Chaim exactly the way you would want them printed, 6:45 PM Steinmetz, and Rabbi Elie Weinstock for an to [email protected] They will then be edited for end of year celebration featuring sushi, wine, size and formatting. and Jews Through inspiration and a little Torah! Register: ckj.org/form/arajune24. ORDER MAIN SYNAGOGUE MEMORIAL PLAQUES Documents Then and Now THE MEN'S CLUB - BOOK PRESENTATION WITH AND CEMETERY PLOTS ON THE KJ GROUNDS IN Rabbi Yossie Weiser ROBERT ABRAMS AND DR. MARK MEIROWITZ PARAMUS, NJ MONDAY, JUNE 28 AT 7:00 PM 920 2539 7472 To order plaques for deceased loved ones Please join us for a special program with (or to reserve for yourself after 120 years of KJ member Robert Abrams, who served health and blessing), visit ckj.org/plaques. 8:00 PM with distinction as New York State Attorney General. He will discuss his memoir, The Plaques ordered will be ready by Rosh Kitzur Luckiest Guy in the World with Men's Club Hashanah. To purchase burial plots at Beth Morris Massel | 343 546 4150 President Dr. Mark Meirowitz. Through lively El cemetery in NJ, visit ckj.org/burialplots. anecdotes, Bob captures the Bronx of his If you would like to speak with someone childhood, his early insurgent grassroots about either opportunity, please contact Sy WEDS 6:30 PM campaigns taking on the powerful Democratic Party machine, the urban challenges of being Yanofsky in the Synagogue Office at (212) Crash Course in Hebrew Reading Bronx Borough President, the turbulent 774-5620 or [email protected] Sara Rosen | 239 045 6801

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