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Welcome to the NEW Cheder My Grandfather Was Born in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, We Offer Modern Jewish and Raised in a Tight-Knit World of Jewish Tradition CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Volume 90 | Number 3 January/February 2018 WElComE To THE NEW Cheder My grandfather was born in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, We offer modern Jewish and raised in a tight-knit world of Jewish tradition. experiences—for those who His friends were other students in his cheder. love the music of Broadway His music was the chants of his shul, his food, and those who prefer Israeli kubbeh selek and tebit. At his bar mitzvah, he folk songs; for those who became a full member of the community, which follow every political tweet and remained his world until his death. those trying to turn down the noise; and for those who love My father, who arrived in Israel at the age of 14, tradition but also crave shrimp. Dr. Gady Levy, Executive Director, never had a bar mitzvah. He went to the occasional The Temple Emanu-El seder but never attended shul or found any meaningful So, our curriculum isn’t that Streicker Center connection to Judaism. I might have wound up like of my grandfather’s cheder, my dad if I hadn’t found myself one summer at Camp which was limited to Hebrew and Torah (although we Ramah. Over many successive years in the hills of proudly offer that as well). Our new cheder is designed Ojai, California, surrounded by my camp community, as an educational, cultural and social community— I discovered the richness of Judaism. a destination for all things Jewish. This richness inspires the Temple Emanu-El Streicker After all, Judaism is about more than religious practice. Center, as we strive to create a vibrant community in It’s about music and ideas, lectures, trips and plays. which my grandfather would have felt comfortable, It’s how familiar it feels when Mel Brooks quips about that would have given my father an entry point into the Catskills. It’s that extra sense of interest piqued Judaism, and that enables all of us to explore when Colin Powell shares his view on the Middle East. the fullness of our tradition. It’s a celebration of Jewish books with dozens of your continued on next page… In This Issue 4 Save the Date for 5 Harris Diamond Nominated 15 Volunteer Event Recap: Shabbat Shira on to Serve as next President Chess Challenge and January 26 of Temple Emanu-El Thanksgiving 2017 Welcome to the neW Cheder continued... favorite authors, a program about New Wave Gefilte the people who made both the film and the Fish, or a museum exhibition about the interaction Broadway hit musical The Band’s Visit—and watch between Jewish life and chocolate. And, yes, it’s both productions; to enjoy the soundtrack of our also delving into Torah, exploring the Talmud and people performed by Broadway stars, or by three of experiencing the vibrancy of Israel. the city’s finest cantors; and to participate in critical conversations about anti-Semitism, Israel and the This semester, Torah will come to life in our six-part Ten Commandments; and even sample some series All in the Family, each session devoted to a of New York’s finest cheesecake. different biblical story and taught by a pair of rabbis who are related. And Torah will take on new meaning Over the past four years, the number of participants when the superstar of biblical commentary— at our Streicker Center events and Skirball Academy Dr. Avivah Zornberg—weaves literature, philosophy classes has grown to more than 40,000 annually. and psychoanalysis together with midrash in a But numbers cannot be our only measure. While we pop-up class about Moses. are committed to increasing and widening our reach, our mission is to continue building programs that touch We will host three of the leading political figures of the lives of both members of our shul and members our day—President Barack Obama, Vice President of the wider community. Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Colin Powell— because we believe that our community deserves, Connecting Jews to Judaism…and to one another. and needs, to hear directly from the people who That is our mission and honor: to build a vibrant 21st have shaped our world. century cheder for the shtetl we call New York. We will offer you a chance to meet an extraordinary - - - French couple who devoted their lives to hunting Dr. Gady Levy Nazis and tracked down Klaus Barbie; to listen to Executive Director, Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center CoNTENTS SERVICE NoTES Shabbat Services Daily Sunset Services Friday Evening Sunday—Thursday at 5:30 PM 3 — Worship Calendar Organ Recital at 5:45 PM • Marvin and Elisabeth Cassel 4 — Shabbat Shira Service begins at 6:00 PM Community House, • Fifth Avenue Sanctuary One East 65th Street 5 — Annual Meeting Announcement 7 — Lifelong Learning Calendar Saturday Morning Weekly Torah Study Organ Recital at 10:15 AM Our Sabbath morning group 9 — Streicker Center Calendar Service Begins at 10:30 AM meets each Saturday, before our 13 — Winter/Spring 2018 Parent Child Progams • Fifth Avenue Sanctuary worship service, from 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM. 14 — Volunteering Calendar Broadcast of Services 15 — Fall 2017 Volunteer Event Recap All Sabbath and most holiday For the hearing impaired services are broadcast on our A hearing loop is installed in the 16 — Community Calendar livestream channels: Fifth Avenue Sanctuary and the 19 — Life-Cycle Events • www.emanuelnyc.org/broadcast Beth-El Chapel; switch aid to • www.facebook.com/emanuelnyc T-coil. Headsets or neck loops also are available. 2 WORSHIP CALENDAR Remembering Dr. King We also encourage you to save the date of Sunday, Friday, January 12 | 6:00 Pm | Fifth Avenue Sanctuary April 22. Temple members are invited to attend worship and Sunday, January 14 | 9:00 Am | 132 West 138th Street at FAPC at 11:00 AM, followed by lunch and conversation. To commemorate the life and legacy of the rev. dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Temple emanu-el hosts a special worship Shabbat Kodesh Family Worship Service service on the Sabbath of dr. King’s birthday. Our guests Friday, February 9 | 7:00 Pm | Beth-el chapel are the rev. dr. Calvin O. Butts III and the Abyssinian All are welcome at this inspirational and uplifting prayer Baptist Church Choir. A special oneg Shabbat reception service, which is led by our clergy, Lifelong Learning will follow. Then on Sunday, temple members are director Saul Kaiserman and members of our religious encouraged to attend morning services at Abyssinian. School faculty and builds upon the curriculum and Family and friends are welcome, too. The service at community of the religious School. A family dinner Abyssinian will start at 9:00 AM. A courtesy shuttle bus precedes the service, and a dessert oneg follows. will be provided for members who wish to attend, reservations and payment are required before departing from 10 east 66th Street at 8:15 AM. rSVP for the dinner. Learn more on page 8. bussing: [email protected] or 212-507-9513. Congregational Megillah Reading and Scotch Tasting Interfaith Dialogue with Wednesday, February 28 | 5:30 Pm | one east 65th Street Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Grab your gragger and get ready to cheer on Bible Study: Wednesday, January 17 | Queen esther and boo wicked haman! All are invited 8:00 Am to 9:30 Am | 7 West 55th Street to our annual reading of the Megillah, led by our clergy. Worship Service, Dinner and Conversation: Our celebration will include a festive scotch tasting Friday, February 9 | 6:00 Pm | Fifth Avenue Sanctuary and hamantaschen. (Learn more about our As part of our ongoing interfaith dialogue with Family Purim Celebration on page 6.) Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (FAPC), we will host a second joint Bible study with rabbi Joshua davidson and the rev. dr. Scott Black Johnston. (The first was in November at Temple emanu-el.) The January morning TOT SHABBAT session will look at themes and stories from both the Saturday, January 6 | 9:30 Am to 11:00 Am Jewish and Christian perspectives. Interested temple Friday, February 9 | 4:30 Pm to 6:00 Pm members should meet at FAPC. one east 65th Street For our preschool and Nursery School families, Then, in February, members of the church will join us we offer a creative and age-appropriate service that for Friday evening services, followed by dinner and incorporates singing, movement and storytelling. conversation; dr. Black Johnston will speak from the Grandparents and guests are welcome, too. pulpit. Temple members interested in attending should rSVP to [email protected]. contact Jill Weiner at [email protected] or 212-507-9609. (continued at top) 3 SHABBAT 5778 An Invitation from Cantor Mo GlazmanShira Friday, January 26, 6:00 PM Fifth Avenue Sanctuary In Psalm 150, we are taught the poetic lyrics sung improvisational skills are second to collectively by thousands of Israelites as they prepared none. They also are deeply spiritual to offer sacrifices to God. Accompanied by string people who express their prayer instruments such as the lute and harp, wind instruments through their instruments. such as the flute and trumpet, and percussion instruments such as the timbrel and drums, the On January 26, we will gather all the Israelites danced as they ascended to the members of our community, including Temple with their offerings in hand. our young professionals, religious Cantor Mo Glazman School families, and new and With the passing of time, the Jewish people replaced prospective members, to celebrate Shabbat Shira— sacrificial offerings with liturgical prayers. depending on the Sabbath of Song. In this musically saturated service, the stream of Judaism, musical accompaniment either we will offer our new instrumentalists and solo vocalists remained and flourished or became ritualistically the opportunity to elevate our prayers through their forbidden.
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