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December 25th December 19, 2014 December 20, 2014 5775 כ״ח בכסלו - ד׳ בטבת -- December 19 - 26, 2014 28 Kislev - 4 Tevet 4:11 PM 5:12 PM

Membership and Arrears By now, everyone should have received the Shabbat Chanukah—Chag Sameach!!! RIVERDALE JEWISH CENTER RJC 2015 Membership letter and application in the mail. These reflect the Rabbi Rothstein 2014 AMUDIM recently approved 2015 budget and we have RJC welcomes Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein as our provided them in December 2014 to new Community Scholar. His inaugural shiur to We thank the following who have made facilitate your end-of-year giving. As we the community will take place this Shabbat, after special commitments this year to ensure rapidly approach the end of the year, we tefillah in the Main Sanctuary, and is entitled: "A the continued sustenance and growth of kindly ask all of our mitpallelim to settle Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Chanukah as a the Riverdale Jewish Center: Model for How to React to Communal Suffering”. their accounts and redeem pledges made during this year (Annual Dinner, Family Brenda and Steven Arenson Aimee and Jonathan Baron membership, seats, Kol Nidrei, etc.) and any Come together in the Social Hall after tefillah in Faith and Harry Feder outstanding arrears. If your company or the Main Sanctuary for kiddush with lots of new Miriam and Alan Goldberg employer has a charitable donation and old friends. The Family Kiddush is a great Debbie and Howard Jonas matching program, remember to use it when opportunity to socialize at shul, but not in shul! Bryna and Joshua Landes making donations to the RJC (RJC is tax- This week’s kiddush is sponsored by Mark & Teena and Larry Lerner exempt under section 501(c)3 of the IRS Miriam Filer, Seth & Allison Lyons, Ilan & Yocheved and Donald Liss Code). Thank you for your continued Stephanie Rosenrauch, and Sarah & Michael Lauren and David Lieberman support as our Shul works diligently to meet Smith. Thank you to Yair and Brenda Ben-Zaken Sheelah and Marc Moller its fiscal demands. for donating cheesecakes. We are in need of Maura and Leonard Shaykin To donate, please click here: sponsors for future weeks, so please contact Lillie and Milton Steinberg http://www.rjconline.org/Donations.php or Michelle Shteingart at [email protected] if you Alicia and Victor Teglasi contact the Shul office at 718-548-1850. would like to sponsor a future Family Kiddush.

Seudah Shlishit If you are interested in learning more At , Rabbi Rosenblatt will discuss about the AMUDIM initiative, please Thank You – Eitan Katz Concert contact Rabbi Rosenblatt or Samson Fine Thanks to our Youth Directors, Chaya, his academic area of interest, specifically his plans Adin and Abby and the RJC Youth to study the work of the great liturgical paytan Committee: Russi Bohm, Ruthie Rabbi Eliezer Ha’Kalir, during his fellowship at Craimer, Tami Horowitz, Michelle Harvard. Please join us to wish Rabbi Rosenblatt Services מקץ Humi, Marcella Marcus, Jeff Morris, success as he prepares to embark on this This Shabbat: Parshat כ״ח בכסלו - incredible course of study. December 19 - 20, 2014 Nomi Roseman and Alex Teichman Friday - Mincha 3:15 / 4:21 PM for their efforts in putting on a Seudah Shlishit is sponsored this week by Shacharit 7:00 / 8:00 / 8:45 / 9:00 AM wonderful and lively concert this past sponsored by Maxine Thau in memory of her Latest Shema 9:34 AM Sunday night! Special thank you to husband Dr. Edwin C. Thau. Seudah Shlishit is (Yevamot 77): 2:50 PM RJC Women, Seryl Ritter/Buddy cosponsored by Tzipporah and Rabbi Jonathan Shiur Avoda Zara 3:15 PM Skydell and the Brody, Eisenstat, Rosenblatt in gratitude to the RJC for the special Mincha 12:16 / 3:50 PM Landes, Liss, Molinas-Sigal, opportunity to accept the Silver Fellowship at Seudah Shlishit 4:10 PM Ma'ariv 5:07 PM Rothstein, Sandel and Weisz families Harvard's Center for Jewish Studies. for graciously sponsoring the event. Weekday Schedule M&Ms and Poppers Sunday (Chanukah: 6 Candles ) 6:45 / 7:30 / 8:30 / 9:00 AM M&Ms and Poppers will not meet this week, but Mincha Gedola 12:16 PM will join Rabbi Rosenblatt for Seudah Shlishit. Monday (Rosh Chodesh Tevet ) 6:00 / 6:35 / 7:35 AM Tuesday (Rosh Chodesh Tevet ) 6:00 / 6:35 / 7:35 AM Join the Security Team Wednesday (Chanukah: 8th Day ) 6:00 / 6:40 / 7:35 AM In light of recent attacks on shuls (e.g. Har Nof and Chabad HQ), we need your help to secure the RJC. Thursday 6:00 / 6:45 / 7:45 AM Even just this week, the incident in Australia showed us that without a counter-surveillance program we Friday 6:00 / 6:55 / 7:45 AM are at greater risk. We are looking for members, both male and female, to join the CSS team. There are Mincha/Ma'ariv S-Th: 4:20 PM no major physical requirements. Please contact Seth Lyons or Allon Franklin at [email protected] for info. Late Ma'ariv Sun - Thur: 9:30 PM ויגש Next Shabbat*: Parshat ה׳ בטבת - Thank You December 26 - 27, 2014 Tobie Brandriss Goodman thanks Rabbi Rosenblatt, Rabbi Genack, the Rabbinic Interns and the entire Candle Lighting 4:15 PM RJC community for their support during the for her mom. She so much appreciates that a shiva Friday - Mincha 4:25 PM was held at her home, the kind thoughts, and the acts of chesed that were extended to her and her Shacharit 7:00 / 8:00 / 8:45 / 9:00 AM family. Latest Shema 9:37 AM Daf Yomi (Yevamot 84): 3:05 PM RJC Needs You!!! Shiur Avoda Zara 3:20 PM Mincha 12:20 / 4:05 PM Are you a member of the RJC community working as a social media professional and willing to share Seudah Shlishit 4:25 PM some time and insight as we craft our Shul’s social media strategy? Please contact our VP Chaim Haas: Ma'ariv 5:11 PM [email protected]. Havdala 5:16 PM Green *subject to change Tip of the Week

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If you know of anyone in our Service Award; Marjorie Jacobs, Audrey Schurgin Memorial Faculty Award, community who needs help, or if you need help yourself, the Gemach of and Marcia Jacobowitz, Special Tribute. For further information, contact Riverdale is here. Please contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich for a confidential Rachel Spinner, [email protected] OR 718.548.1717 x1275. consultation 917-408-3035 or [email protected]. SAR Academy Additional Information Session French Language Tutor New Information Session scheduled at SAR Academy for Thursday, January I have been speaking French for 25+ years. I have experience with teaching in 15, 2015, 9:30-10:45. Visit www.saracademy.org/informationsession to and out of the classroom on all age levels. I would be delighted to help you register. Please call Etty Cymet MeorJai with any questions at 718.548.1717 grasp the beauty of the French language. Flexible hours, reasonable rates with x1206. 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Gan Miriam Collecting for New York Cares Coat Drive Support Chai Lifeline Half-Marathon Runner Gan Miriam is collecting gently used and new hats, jackets, mittens, scarves, On Sunday, January 25th Gan Teacher Talia Michaeli, will be running a half and gloves as part of this year’s New York Cares Coat Drive. Visit https:// marathon, in support of Chai Lifeline who were amazing during her son’s battle www.newyorkcares.org/coat-drive for more details. with cancer. If you would like to sponsor her run, please go to CHAI LIFELINE TOY DRIVE @ THE BAYIT www.teamlifeline.org and click on the sponsor link. Enter Talia Michaeli to 11/28 - 12/26: Send a gift for a sick boy or girl, infants through teens, in any find her special page. Please be in touch with Tali at price range. Toys can be dropped-off in the Bayit coat room, 3700 Henry [email protected]. Hudson Parkway. Drop-off times: M-T 9:00am - 5:00pm & F 9:00am - 1:00pm. Seeking Receptionist Please send unwrapped gifts only. Please do not purchase guns and other toys Mid-sized shomer shabbat accounting firm in mid-town seeks personable, that encourage violence, including violent electronic games. Gifts for children energetic receptionist with intermediate level Word and Excel skills plus three ages 13+ are especially appreciated. For questions please email Toy Drive years’ experience. Please contact [email protected] coordinators Tali Michaeli at [email protected] or Yael Manor- Mt Sinai Presents: Ladies' Got Talent: Oshinsky at [email protected]. An all female talent show, by women, for women, helping women. This female OU Biennial Convention initiative gives women artists the opportunity to perform in front of an all The ’s biennial convention will take place the weekend of female audience while raising awareness for organizations that focus on women December 26-28th at the Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. The helping women. Ladies' Got Talent provides safe spaces for women both on and theme of the weekend is “Global Jewish Unity”. Sunday there will be sessions off the stage. Auditions 1/11/2015 9AM - 5PM at Mount Sinai 135 Bennett on issues facing the Orthodox Jewish community, including tuition affordability Ave, Washington Heights corner of 187th Street in the Gym, lower level. Event and bringing women to the Orthodox leadership table. For more info and to 3/22/2015 7PM at Mount Sinai 135 Bennett Ave, Washington Heights corner register please go to www.ou.org/convention. of 187th Street in the Auditorium. You can email us back at Shiurim by Yisroel M. Kenner [email protected] for any questions/details. Friday Nights: Chumash: 3708 HH Pkwy; 2 Hours After Candle Lighting. Sunday Mornings: Halacha: Young Israel of Riverdale, 4502 HH Pkwy; 9 - 10. Tuesday Nights: Mishnayos: Riverdale Kolel, 4041 HH Pkwy (In Back); 9 - 10. 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Israel Action—Thank Representative Engel Please call Congressman Eliot Engel (718-796-9700) to thank him for his help in passing the Omnibus Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015. This bill includes numerous pro-Israel provisions that will bolster America’s support for the Jewish state: $3.1 billion was appropriated toward Israeli security assistance, as well as an additional $619.8 million to fund other vital critical US- Israel missile defense programs. Additionally, the bill expands congressional oversight of US policy toward Iran. Moving forward, the administration is required to issue monthly reports to Congress on the state of Iran’s nuclear program and its compliance with the interim Joint Plan of Action. Finally, the legislation continues important restrictions on funding to the Palestinian Authority and urges the Secretary of State to oppose boycotts, divestments and sanctions against Israel. Learning @ RJC RJC Contact Information After 1st minyan, Sun-Fri. Wednesday 8:30 pm Dr. Jonathan I Rosenblatt, Senior Rabbi (x115) Shimon Craimer, Chazzan Daf Yomi Shiur in Moreh Nevuchim [email protected] [email protected] Given by Dr. Isaac Chavel Mon-Fri, 6:00 am Pager: 914-5-RJC-RAV (914-575-2728) Phone: 646-326-8256 Sun at 7:30 am Shabbat Study: 718-548-1884 Bracha Rutner, Yoetzet Halacha Rabbi Rosenblatt’s daily shiur After Hashkama Minyan Rabbi Yitzi Genack, Assistant Rabbi [email protected] Monday, 1:00 pm Post Hashkama Shiur [email protected] Phone: 718-614-2677 The Gentlemen’s Taught by Rabbi Gidon Rothstein

Phone: 201-220-8865 Adin and Chaya Rayman, Youth Directors Tuesday, 12:00 pm Shabbat 1 hour before Rabbi Oran Zweiter, Rabbinic Associate [email protected] A Touch of Class Mincha Led by the Rabbinical Team in the [email protected] Samson Fine, President Gemara Av. Zara Social Hall Lecture given by Rabbi Rosenblatt Phone: 917-544-7522 [email protected] Tuesday 8:30 pm Sunday, 9:15 am Rabbi Gidon Rothstein, Community Scholar Rabbi’s Shiur Parsha by Rabbi Rosenblatt Gemara Shiur [email protected] With Rabbi Avrumy Fein Navigating the & Riverdale Jewish Center is located at: 3700 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463 ***Classes are open to all and will meet in Chumash the Beit unless otherwise noted.*** Phone: 718-548-1850 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rjconline.org Michal (Marilyn) Selber; contact for details: Call out Service: 877-698-3261 Follow directions and input your phone # to hear messages from last 7 days. [email protected] / 347-275-8801