ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit BULLETIN May 8 - 15, 2015 19 Iyar - 26 Iyar 5775 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit Mazal Tov To: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Adele & Elliott Rabin on Batia’s Bat and to Batia’s younger brother Bram. Bronx, NY 10463 www.thebayit.org This Shabbat @ The Bayit

E-mail: [email protected] WOMEN’S TEFILLAH: 9:00am - In honor of Batia Rabin’s Bat Mitzvah. (LLBM) Phone: 718-796-4730 POST-TEFILLAH PRESENTATION with Judy Lowy, Executive Director of JobKatif. Fax: 718-884-3206 “Gush Katif, Shemita and Ethiopian nurses – what’s the common thread?" R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 YIDDISH SONG CHABURA: 5:45PM - with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek.

R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 AVIVAH ZORNBERG GUEST LECTURE: 7:00pm (LLBM) - Mincha at 6:30pm R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 Topic: “Let me see that good land: The Story of a Human Life”

LAG BA’OMER KUMZITZ: 9:00pm Join the Bayit Band for a Kumzitz this Saturday Kiddush night, May 9th. Bring your musical instruments and melodies, stories and Divrei . There is no Kiddush this Shabbat. To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact KAVVANAH TEFILLAH - Sun. May 10th - 9:00am An hour of slower tefillah with Rav Steven including Seth Aronson - [email protected]. meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Halakhic Shacharit requirements met. Located in Room 3-1. Next Shabbat is Green Shabbat@ The Bayit This Parshat 9:00AM - CARLEBACH TEFILLAH: Join us for raucous davening, singing & dancing with Solomon in the Lower Level Beit . Kiddush to follow. Questions? Email [email protected].  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm CELEBRATION/GREEN KIDDUSH: Join us next Shabbat for our monthly Celebration Kiddush!  Candle Lighting: 7:41pm In the spirit of our Green Shabbat, the May Celebration Kiddush will be a green (sustainable) kiddush.  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of Mother Earth, a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other special occasion, visit www.thebayit.org/GK.  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am To learn more about our Green Shabbat see page 6.

 Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7) YOM IYUN: DAY OF COMMUNAL STUDY  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:18am Sunday, May 17th - Yom Yerushalayim: 9:30am - 3:00pm  Listening Room: 5:15pm (LL BM) Join us for a full day of immersive study in honor of Yom Yerushalayim. The Bayit is partnering with a range of communal institutions, welcoming experts in the field to facilitate learning in the following  Parsha Shiur: Not Taking Place areas: Torat Yerushalayim, Historical/Modern Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim in the Arts, Yerushalayim as Shivat  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:30pm Tzion (return to ), Yerushalayim as a Golden Crown: For all Denominations and nations, and American Zionism.  Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:45pm OPENING PANEL - ZIONISM IN AMERICA, INCLUDING: Asher Lopatin - YCT Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer - SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE Weekday Times Introductory Remarks by Rabbi Avi Weiss

 Shacharit: FEATURING PRESENTATIONS BY: Ms. Orly Dabush Nitzan - UJA; Ms. Yaffa Epstein - Yeshivat Sun: 8:30, 9:00am (Kavvanah) Maharat; Rav Shaul Feldman - Bnei Akiva; Dr. Sharon Goldman - AIPAC; Dr. Shalom Holtz - HIR; Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:15am Rabbi Jon Kelson - Drisha; Rabbi Mintz - Yeshivat Maharat; Rabbi Tucker; Dr. Wendy Zierler. For a full schedule see page 4. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am Early Bird Rate (Extended to Monday, May 11th, 5:00pm) : $30/person  Mincha/Maariv: Regular Rate (After May 11th, 5:00pm): $45/person Sun-Thur: 7:50pm Sponsorships needed and greatly appreciated. To learn more and to register visit www.thebayit.org/yomiyun.

CLASSICAL CONCERT Next Week Sunday, May 31st: 5:00pm - 6:30pm: Social Hall Parshat / Join us for a classical concert in honor of Rav Avi & Toby Weiss. Featuring an 18 piece orchestra, the Shabbat Mevarchim concert will be conducted by Maestro Samuel Marder. All are welcome.

 Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm Program will include:  Candle Lighting: 7:48pm MENDELSSOHN - Youth Symphony #1 MOZART - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am BARBER - Adagio for Strings TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:35pm

 Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:52pm To learn more and to register visit www.thebayit.org/sm. THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE - YIZKOR BOOK Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets 2015-2016 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Our Book of Remembrance - Yizkor Book is now in formation.

Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! Forms are available in the boxes in the lobby and online at www.thebayit.org/bor. Shabbat Please fill out the form and return it with an optional contribution to 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek (Main the shul office by Friday, May 15th. Sanctuary).

Parsha Shiur - NOT TAKING PLACE THIS SHABBAT You must submit this form each year in order to have a listing in the

book. 5:45pm - Yiddish Song Chabura with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek 5:15pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM)

7:00pm - Guest Speaker Avivah Zornberg (LL BM)

After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: Understanding a word if it means "to take" then why ” ּולְקַחְתֶּ֨ ם“ :in our parsha. This week HACHNASAT CELEBRATION ׳ ”?are we "notlim" lulav, and could it also mean the opposite, "to give Basic (and love of) Hebrew is sufficient. Save the Date for Shabbat, June 6th as we escort our new Torah, honoring Rav Avi & Toby, into the Bayit! To Monday learn more about this program or to donate towards the 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the ATRIA) project, please visit www.thebayit.org/torah. 7:30pm - Book of with Rav Avi (at his home) - NOT TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK. 8:30pm - Advanced with Rabbi Yisrael Hollender (Room 3-7) 41st Annual Journal Dinner

Tuesday Please join us on June 7th, 2015 at 5:00pm 10:00am - with Rav Avi (Lobby) - NOT TAKING PLACE at the Hebrew Institute. THIS WEEK.

11:00am - Meeting the : The Heroes of the Talmud with Rav This year’s honorees: Ari (Lobby) Toby & Rav Avi Weiss for over 40 years of 7:30pm - Foundations of : Jewish Life Cycle: Beginnings with Rav service to the HIR and the larger community. Ari (Room 3-7)

Wednesday To purchase tickets or place an ad in 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) the journal please visit Thursday www.thebayit.org/journal. 10:00am - Book of Shmuel with Rav Steven (LL BM)

7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) 40+ years of Leadership * Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on 40+ years of Torah placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the 40+ years of Community teacher. 40+ years of Song

40+ years of Inspiration Do you know someone who needs any of the following? 40+ years of Spirituality

Would you like to volunteer for any of these 40+ years of Engagement committees? 40+ years of Growth 40+ years of Family Meals For Ill Members: Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected].

We are gauging interest in a discounted ($12) Mets tickets Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] package for Bayit members at Celebrate Night @ Citi Field Tuesday, May 26th at 7:10pm. If you are interested in Bikur Cholim: tickets for the game, please visit www.thebayit.org/mets. For more Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] information email Goldstein [email protected]. If we We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. do not reach a minimum of 15 reservations for our group we will refund your Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim money and you will need to purchase tickets on your own. Volunteer.

Want to get outside, meet new people, and have fun! Join the Meals for New Parents: Riverdale Stay Active Club to play softball, frisbee, bike, run, and more! Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] Fill out the form at http://goo.gl/forms/ysVa3ssZRv or contact Ben Shefter at [email protected] for more Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] information. We will be organizing soon to figure out

Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] dates and times for all of us to meet.

HIR GIFT CARDS - Support our Bayit by purchasing Gift Cards - Buy it for the Bayit! For more information on volunteering or to place an order, email [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra. Thank you to all the supporters of our 41st Annual Journal Dinner in honor of Toby & Rav Avi Weiss. Join us on Sunday, June 7th, at 5:00pm. Sign up online today @ www.thebayit.org/journal. This list was updated effective Thursday, May 7th at 5:00pm.

Lorna & Mark Baker Rose Levine Shari Rosenfeld & Yoni Barnhard Sharon & Steve Lieberman & Tzvi Bar-Shai Sharon Rubin & Stephen Lief Edith & Steven Bayme Devorah Zlochower & Dov Linzer Ronnie & Becher Alessandra & Richard Lipkin Matthew Binstock Elaine Machleder Gail & Randy Blaustein Niva & Mark Marmer Beth & David Braunstein Sharon & Jay Marson Ellen Cherrick Emily Blum & Leon Metzger Cheryl & Nicholas Chiovetta Stuart Olsen Lynn & Stephen R. Cohen Valerie Altmann & Perla Nava & Adam Cohen Abigail Pogrebin Lynn & Bob Cohen Judith Kapklan & Lawrence Polsky Sharon Koren Cohen & Matthew Cohen Potter-Feldman Inc. Gillian Steinberg & Mark Davis Nina Bruder & Gary Pretsfelder Susan & Jonathan Dzik Lisa & David Pulver Zahava Federman Lore Rasch Wendy Zierler & Daniel Feit Judy & Nathan Rephan Bernice Pohl Feldman Rona Rice Shirley & Don Feldstein Sheryl Haut & David Rosenberg Beverly & Ted Fettman & Barry Rosenstein Marion Fishman Sima & Richard Schleifer Karin Fleisch & Daniel Silverstein Florence Schneider and Mitchell Schneider Laura Shaw Frank & Frank Jean & Phillip Schneider Sally & Danny Frankel Ilana Aisen & Eli Schneider Michelle Friedman & Belfer Susan Schutz Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw Shani & David Schwartz Lauren & Jack Gorman Bat Sheva Marcus & Elliot Schwartz Abbie & Moshe Greenberg Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw Josef Guttman Karin Fleisch & Daniel Silverstein Beth & Ari Hait Janet Smith Paula Sinclair & Charles Hall Joan & Arnold Stark Joanna & Elliot Halperin Rhonda & William Stock Nancy & Milton Honig Luba & David Teten Sherry & Robert House Elana & Mark Weinberger Robin & Mark Jacobson Ariel & Josh Weiner David Kanowitz Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock Sara & Seymour Kessler Hurand & Elie Weiss Hadassah & Daniel Kestenbaum Julie & Michael Weiss Carol Kierman Michael Weissbrot, SJ International Seryl & Charles Kushner Miriam & Jeremiah Wohlberg Bryna & Josh Landes Deborah & Dov Zakheim Barbara Estrin & Berel Lang Susan & Robert Zeif Ruby Langer Esther Zimet Alexandra & Jonathan Zizmor

We are excited to announce that Rav Avi’s Memoir of the Soviet Jewry Movement: Open up the Iron Door has recently been released by Toby Press. Order your copy on Amazon.com. 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Tefillah Chagigit (optional)

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Registration, Light Breakfast, and Introductory Remarks by Rabbi Avi Weiss

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Panel: Zionism in America, including Rabbi Asher Lopatin and Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

Rabbi Adam Mintz Rabbi Jon Kelsen Rabbinic Intern Orly Dabush Nitzan "Heavenly and Earthly 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM "How Has Modern Day Dr. Anat Sharbat : Holiness, Jerusalem Impacted (In Hebrew) Ownership, and "Yerushalayim Ir SheChubra Our Tefillot" Opportunity" La Yechdal"

Yaffa Epstein Rav Shaul Feldman Dr. Shalom Holtz Dr. Wendy Zierler "Between the Tekifei (Strong 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM “God's Mountain: An "It's All About Love: "Jerusalem Poems of Ye- ones) of Eretz Yisrael and the Entry Point” huda Amichai" 's View on Hassidei (Righteous ones) of Redemption" Bavel: How is the Torah of Jerusalem unique?"

12:20 PM - 1:40 PM Israeli falafel lunch with Dr. Sharon Goldman of AIPAC

Rabbi Steven Exler Dr. Sharon Weiss- Greenberg Rabbi Ethan Tucker 1:40 PM - 2:30 PM "Synagogue of a TBA Millennium: "Torat Nechama "Purifying the Mikdash The Story of Beit Leibowitz" After the Hagim" Kenesset HaRamban"

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Closing words and Mincha 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 Thank you to all those who have sponsored our GROUPS youth programming in the past!

with Shayna & Raphi Sponsorships for this year’s Shavuot programming Groups begin 15 are greatly appreciated. minutes after Mincha begins and last for 1 Visit www.thebayit.org/youthshavuot. hour. Youth Shavuot Teen Shavuot

 May 23rd (Shabbat): 5:00 - 6:30pm  May 23rd (Shavuot 1st night): Children and families are invited to join Rav Steven and Menachem Annual Teen Dinner and teens-only all night learning. for our Annual Torah Celebration and Siyum. Featuring: Ice cream bar and candy! Featuring: Questions and trivia, platters, cheese & crackers, pastries, vegetables, and candy!  May 25th (Shavuot Day 2): 9:30am - Teen Tefillah followed by teens-only Barbeque.

 May 25th (Shavuot Day 2) -Youth Cheesecake baking (Ages 5 - 11) -Afternoon open play, cheesecake eating, and story time 4:30 - 6:00pm (All ages)

Groups Schedule May 23rd (Shabbat): Normal schedule May 24th (Sunday - Shavuot Day 1): No Groups

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2014-2015 Snacks Sponsorship New Options:

Help us reach our goal of having 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 To sponsor go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor! birthday party $36 - Grades 1-6

RH SH: Tot Shabbat Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:40am - Ages 6+, Room 3-6: Kindergarden Room 3-4: Nursery Room 3-1: Grades 3 -6 Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am Room 3-6: Kindergarden Room 3-5: Pre-K 3rd Room 3-2: Grades 1-2 Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Room 3-2: Grades 1-2

PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein Snacks for preschool groups are sponsored this week by Kathy 10:30am - 11:30am, Ages 6 and up! Goldstein & Ahron Rosenfeld in honor of Andy Goldstein-Rosenfeld.

Come experience the Parsha through inclusive To sponsor snacks for future Shabbatot please contact drama, dance & song with new creative arts Menachem or Gillian Steinberg or go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor. specialist.

POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity For assistance, please contact: Attention Riverdale Teens… Menachem Menchel, Volunteers needed at a local community dining room one Sunday a month. Director of Programming We leave from HIR at 11:45am and return at approximately 4:15pm & Youth Education Contact Samantha Verrone: Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 [email protected] to sign up. Cell - 516-233-8285 Upcoming date are: 5/31, 6/21 [email protected] Happenings @ the Bayit Chesed Opportunities: & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for our RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a open communal dinner. To see which Shabbatot are available for spon- Free Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the sorship and to choose your week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or Riverdale community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit contact James Lapin at [email protected]. organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow

Learning Service with Rav Ari! challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info contact Rabbi Shabbat, weekly in Room 3-7, 9:30-11:00am Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or [email protected]. An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on ALUT FOLLOWUP: Thanks to all those who heard the two prayer and the . Questions: contact Rav Ari at presentations last Shabbat by our speakers from ALUT, the Israeli 718-796-4730 x124 or email [email protected]. Society for Children and Adults with Autism. To learn more about the organization and support its work, please contact Milton UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES Sussman at [email protected] or 718-219-1607. You can also visit their website at http://www.alutfriends.org/. If we at the Bayit can

Join Bat Melech on This Shabbat, May 9th at 9:30pm for an offer resources to you or learn from you about supporting our evening of inspiration, education and discussion about the chal- children with autism and their families, please contact a member of lenge of domestic violence in the Orthodox Jewish communi- our rabbinic or programming team. ty. Bat Melech North American director Amy Oppenheimer BAYIT SEFARIM FUND: Donations to the Sefarim fund will be will be speaking at the event, which is being graciously hosted used to purchase the books we need as determined by the rabbinic by Rebbetzin Toby Weiss at her home, team and gabbaim. Donors will be recognized with a thank 3725 Henry Hudson Parkway #5A. you in the 2nd bulletin of every month and a dedication label in the book when it is purchased. Green Shabbat - 5/16/2015 To donate visit our website at www.thebayit.org/sefarim. Throughout the day on May 16 the Bayit will highlight the importance of climate change. Rav Steven's Drasha will focus on the SEFARIM FUND Torah's mandate to protect our environment and how we can Thank you to this month’s donors: incorporate that teaching into daily living at home and at the  Joseph Cohen in memory of Daniel B. Cohen and shul. Between Mincha and Maariv, Ann Rauch and Alisa Eilenberg will Jack "Yankel" Erlichson be giving a presentation about a range of recycling and composting opportunities. During our first ever Green Kiddush, your HIR Green  Karen Jordan in memory of Mollie Leder-Nogue and Team will share simple steps and take-home materials that can guide Isidore Leder you toward creating healthier homes that protect our  Harriet Hendler in memory of Max & Sylvia Hendler environment. To sponsor the Bayit’s first ever Green Kiddush please  Sandy & Kenny Lerner in memory of David

visit www.thebayit.org/GK. Absgarten

8th Annual Jewish Community Pre-Memorial Day  Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein in memory of Jonathan Aranoff Event (Co-Sponsored by HIR)

Wednesday, 5/20/2015 To make a donation, pick up a flyer in the lobby, Join over 50 Marines and the New York Jewish community for an visit our website www.thebayit.org/sefarim, evening honoring the lives of service members who were killed in or call the office. defense of our country and paying tribute to the continued dedication of our active and retired service members in the US Armed Forces. To learn more, pick up a flyer from the boxes in the lobby or visit SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT:

www.jewishcenter.org. Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna Golden Age Program Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear. Join us at our next meeting. There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential.

Thursday, May 14th, 1:00pm Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm Learn and Light Lunch. and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Golden Age Adult Bat Mitzvah class. [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS).

For questions please call Rav Steven at 718-796-4730 x108. Jewish Caregiver Support Group Cost: $5 (pay at the door) Share experiences, benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice. To RSVP, call Yael at 718-796-4730 x116. Group meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center.

Dementia Care Coaches through ReServe Kulanu Chaverim Program Experienced Dementia Care Coaches are available to provide support in the Thursday, May 14th, 6:00pm home to persons with dementia, and to their family members and caregivers. Join your friends for dinner and a fun activity. Services include education, guidance and information on managing To RSVP, call Yael at 718-796-4730 x116. challenging behaviors and creating a safe home environment. Please call 212-871-5301 to arrange a coaching session. Rates are $18 an hour. THE BAYIT The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit – is an open Orthodox synagogue serving the entire Jewish community by warmly embracing all , regardless of affiliation, commitment, orientation 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 - May 8 - 15, 2015 CSAIR: This Shabbat, at 12:30 p.m. following kiddush, CSAIR is hosting a program titled Grappling with Parashat : LGBT Experiences in the Jewish Community. A panel of accomplished LGBT Jews who have struggled with verses in Acharei Mot (:22) will discuss their experiences living in the Jewish community. The program is free and open to the entire community. CSAIR is located at 475 West 250th Street.

RIVERDALE Y THEATER: Urinetown will be performed at the Riverdale Y on the following dates: 5/9/2015 (9:15pm) 5/10/2015 (2pm), 5/14/2015 (7:30), 5/16/2015 (9:15pm), 5/17/2015 (2pm and 6pm) Please attend and support your local theater and HIR teens. To learn more and purchase tickets visit www.riverdalerisingstars.com/2014-2015-season/.

IHOUSE: Join us on Sunday, 5/10/2015, for an Israeli style Lag Ba’Omer party. Featuring a real bonfire, Israeli food, activities for kids, and music by Mix Entertainment. Cost: $10/person, $40/family. Location: Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Ave., Bronx NY 10471. For more information contact Hadas Oded at [email protected] or 718-548-8200.

BRAND NEW 6-WEEK COURSE FROM CHABAD OF RIVERDALE - Question the Unquestionable. Join us on Sunday mornings, 9:45-11:15 am, for a six-week course entitled Judaism Decoded. This course sheds light on the mysteries surrounding biblical interpretation. How do we know our interpretation is true? Enjoy the razor-sharp reasoning, intelligent debate and compelling arguments of the Talmudic dialect. Taught by Rabbi Yanky Raskin. Location: Chabad of Riverdale 535 West 246th Street, Riverdale. Register online atwww.ChabadRiverdale.org. 1st class: Sunday, 5/10/2015.

WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR JEWISH STUDIES (WIJS): Join us on Tuesday, 5/12/2015 @ 7:45pm for a presentation by Dr. Dana Fishkin, Assistant Professor of History at Touro’s Lander College for Women and Graduate School of Jewish Studies, on the topic “Mikvah Stalkers and Shul Talkers: Critiques of Jewish Communities from Medieval Italy.” Young Israel of New Rochelle, 1149 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. For more information, email [email protected].

NORPAC MISSION TO WASHINGTON: Sold out.

THE RIVERDALE BAKE SALE: BENEFITING THE RIVERDALE MIKVAH MAINTENANCE FUND: Thursday, 5/14/2015 at 8:15pm. At the home of Liora Rosenblum, 4710 Fieldston Rd. To bake or to volunteer contact Liora Rosenblum at [email protected] or Orital Weinroth at [email protected].

THE MA'AYANOT CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE is pleased to present a shiur series presented jointly by Mrs. Rivka Kahan, Principal, and Dr. Rayzel Yaish, Director of Guidance, on the topic: Bekhol Levavkha Uvekhol Nafshekha: The Interplay of Torah and Psychology. The series will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Ma’ayanot Library on the following Thursdays: 5/14/2015, 5/21/2015, 5/28/2015, 6/4/2015, and 6/11/2015. Ma’ayanot is located at 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck. For information please contact Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265. Men and women welcome.

YIDDISH FARM: Want to learn Yiddish but can't take off for the summer? Join our 1-week or 2-week program at Yiddish Farm in Goshen, NY. Beginner, intermediate and advanced programs available. Space is limited - Register today. Beginners: 5/17-22/2015 and 6/1-11/2015. Intermediate/Advanced: 7/13-24/2015 and 7/27/2015 - 8/7/2105. For more info: https://yiddishfarm.org/programs.html

CELEBRATE YOM YERUSHALAYIM WITH FRIENDS OF ITAMAR: Enjoy Israeli food, Dessert, and Music. Meet an Israeli Combat Soldier that fought in the recent Gaza Operation Protective Edge. Hear about the community of Itamar, a commu- nity located in the heart of Israel. The Jewish Center, 131 West 86th St. Sunday, 5/17/2015 6:00pm – 9:30pm. Admission: $36 Additional Donations are encouraged! All Proceeds go to the community of Itamar. Learn more at www.jewishcenter.org.

YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL is honoring Sharon & Steven Lieberman for their extraordinary support on Monday evening, 5/18/2015, at Chelsea Piers in . For more information please call 212-666-0036 or visit www.yctorah.org. We hope that you will join us on what promises to be a memorable evening!

MA'AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS invites women of the community to our student-directed performance "Heartbeats: A Night of Song, Dance, and Connection." The evening, which features student created song and dance routines, will take place on Tuesday, 5/19/2015 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to The Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levine. For more information contact [email protected] or Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.

Beyond the bayit - May 8 - 15, 2015 CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE: Sunday, 5/31/2015, 11:00am-4:00pm. Marching up 57th-74th St. on Fifth Ave., NYC. Join us at the 51st Annual CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE, the world’s largest public gathering in celebration of Israel. Featuring: GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, Golem, SOULFARM, Derrick Sharp from Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball, Peri Smilow, SHI 360 and championship marching bands, along with many other special guests. Learn more at www.celebrateisraelny.org.

CAMP GAN ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE: Give your children a summer they won't forget at Camp Gan Israel of Riverdale - 6/30 - 8/4/2015. For Jewish children ages 3-10. Two divisions: Mini Gan-ages 3-5, Junior Gan ages 5-10. Don't miss out. Register at www.ChabadRiverdale.org/Camp or call 718-549-1100 x10.

CAMP GAN ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE has the following camp positions still available: Junior Counselor (age 13-19) and Assistant Teacher (age 19 +). We are also seeking a qualified swimming director. Camp is in session from 6/30/2015 - 8/4/2015. Interested candidates should email [email protected].

LANGUAGE TREATMENT STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE, CUNY: Do you or does someone you know have aphasia and know more than one language? The Lehman College, CUNY, department of Speech-Language Pathology is running two different language treatment studies and they are looking for Spanish-English, Hebrew-English, and Russian-English bilinguals with aphasia. To learn more contact Mira Goral at 718-960-8460 or [email protected].

HEBREW INSTITUTE OF RIVERDALE - THE BAYIT 3700 HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY, BRONX, NY 10463 Phone: 718-796-4730 Fax: 718-884-3206 www.thebayit.org/bor

2015-2016 BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Now in Preparation

The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale will once again publish a BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE in which the names of departed dear ones are recorded by their living relatives who recite Yizkor for them four times a year. At the Yizkor service there is a prayer which says that an offering has been made in memory of those for whom Yizkor was recited.

Members of the Bayit and the community at large may authorize us to publish the names of their departed relatives and are asked for a token contribution of $18 or more for each name to be memorialized. Please use the form below if you wish us to record names for you. The book will be printed in time for Shavuot.

YOU MUST SUBMIT THIS FORM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO HAVE A LISTING IN THE BOOK.

Enclosed please find my Yizkor offerings* for the entire year in memory of those listed below who are to be recorded in the BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE published by the Bayit.

Check here to duplicate last year's listing(s). A new offering is still appropriate. (If you would like to see last year’s listing, please contact the shul office.)

Check here if you did not have a listing last year.

PLEASE LIST THE FOLLOWING NAMES: CONTRIBUTION:

Name: ______$ ______

Name: ______$ ______

Name: ______$ ______

Your Name:______Phone:______E-mail:______

Total Contribution: $______for _____ names.

*This offering is a voluntary token of reverence and is designed to be within the reach of all. We suggest a contribution of $18 or more for each name listed.

This form should be returned to the office by Friday, May 15, 2015. Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit, 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463.