Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN February 9 - 16, 2018 24 Shevat - 1 Adar, 5778 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Mazal Tov To: [email protected]/ x108 Rose Feigenbaum on the birth of a great-granddaughter. Mazal tov to parents Megan & Josh Feigen- Anat Sharbat, Associate Rabba: baum, grandparents Jody & Joel Feigenbaum, and to the entire Feigenbaum and Ragovin family. [email protected]/ x106 Sharon Marson on the birth of a grandson. To parents Tamar & Andy Eagle and big sister Ella. Ezra Seligsohn, Associate Rabbi: [email protected]/ x219 Condolences To: Dan Margulies, Assistant Rabbi: Eliene Augenbraun on the passing of her mother Loretta Augenbraun. Shiva will take place in [email protected]/ x270 Wilmington, DE. Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected]/ x107 This Shabbat @ The Bayit Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected]/ x102 Drasha: Rabba Anat

Richard Langer, Executive Director: Joseph Couch z"l Memorial Gathering - Postponed until further notice [email protected]/ x104 David Fain, Youth Director: Between Mincha/Maariv: Shiur with Rabbi Amir Zinkow. [email protected]/ x240 “Exploring the Eved Nirtze (Slave by Choice)” Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: [email protected]/ x121 Kavvanah Tefillah: This Sunday, February 11th at 9:00am: An hour of slower Tefillah Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: with Rav Steven including meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Halakhic Shacharit [email protected]/ x101 requirements met. (Room 3-2) Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: [email protected]/ x103 JOFA Panel: Protecting Our Children of New York Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: Thursday, February 15th at 7:00pm at the Bayit [email protected]/ x116 Please join us for an informative panel about how we can improve protections in New York State for Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: child victims of sex crimes. Currently, New York law only allows most child victims a five year [email protected]/ x102 window from the time they turn 18 to prosecute. The panel includes survivors, advocates and

Kiddush: legislators who will discuss proposed new legislation and ways to change the status quo to better No Kiddush this Shabbat. protect New York children.

To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact Panelists: Seth Aronson - [email protected]. Asher Lovy, Director of Community Organizing, ZAAKAH Rachel Ferrari, Chief of the Child Abuse/Sex Crimes Bureau, Bronx District Attorney’s Office This Shabbat: Mevarchim Bridie Farrell, Co-founder, NY Loves Kids Parashat Shekalim Parshat Mishpatim Moderator: Jessica Schafroth, Safe Horizons  Candle Lighting: 5:05pm  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:15pm Next Shabbat @ The Bayit  Shalom Bayit: 7:00am  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Rabba Sara Hurwitz & Josh Abraham invite the community to celebrate Yonah and Zacharya Abrahams' b'nei mitzvah, next Shabbat, February 17th. Please join us for a  Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:33am kiddush luncheon at the conclusion of services.  Learning Service: 9:45am Drasha: Rabba Sara  Parsha Shiur: 4:20pm  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 4:50pm HIR Chevra Kadisha Dinner  Listening Room: 5:15pm Tuesday evening, February 20th at 7:00pm

 Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:09pm Maariv followed by dinner and a shiur by Rabbi Dov Lerea. All are welcome. For further information Weekday Times and to RSVP please contact Jonny Scheiner at [email protected] or David Braunstein at [email protected].  Shacharit: Sun: 8:30, 9:00am Mon: 6:40, 7:50am Beth Aharon & the Bayit Present: Shabbat Lunch with Rabbi Dr. Marc D. Angel Tues/Wed: 6:45, 7:50am Shabbat Zachor, February 24th at 12:00pm Thur/Fri (Rosh Chodesh): 6:30, 7:50am  Religion and Superstition: A Maimonidean Approach Mincha/Maariv: Sun-Thur: 5:15pm Rabbi Marc D. Angel is Founder and Director of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals Next Shabbat: (jewishideas.org), fostering an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism. Parshat Terumah  Candle Lighting: 5:13pm Cost: $25/adult (12 and up), $15/child (ages 4-11). For financial assistance email [email protected].  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:23pm  Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Register at www.thebayit.org/angel by February 20th.  Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:00pm An Olympic Purim is coming to the Bayit! See page 4 for details.  Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:17pm THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit REMINDER ABOUT SAFETY AND BALL-PLAYING IN THE BAYIT: Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets Please remember our current no-ball-playing policy: 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! "Please do not bring balls or other sports Visiting students, please email [email protected] for access code. equipment into the Bayit. If you or your children must do so, please make sure to leave Shabbat Classes the sports equipment in the coatroom." 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua w/ Rav Dan Parents, please ensure your children adhere to this Immediately After Mussaf - Torah To Go, A weekly brief 15 minute policy - it can pose a safety issue and impact the Torah learning w/ Ariel Freidenberg welfare of our building. 4:20pm - Parsha Shiur w/ Rav Dan (Sanctuary) 5:15pm - Listening Room w/ Myra Estelle (Lower Level Beit Midrash) After Mincha at Beth Aharon - Mila baParasha. Basic (and love of) Gemach of Riverdale

Hebrew is sufficient. (2nd Floor Beit Midrash). Weekday Classes  Granted interest free loans of over $325,000 to 30 local Riverdale borrowers. Monday  Borrower “Use of Proceeds” included: 9:00am - Halacha V'Aggada of H.N. Bialik w/ Rabba Anat in Hebrew Credit Card Consolidation, Unexpected Tax Bills, Student Loan (Lobby) Payments, Starting a New Business, Medical 10:00am - Gemara Shiur: Pesachim (Torah Lishma) w/ Rav Dan (Lobby) Procedures, Home Repairs, Planning a Simcha, New Home 11:00am - Midrash on the Weekly Parsha (Torah Lishma) w/ Rav Ezra Expenses, Tuition Payments (Lobby)  Gemach is flexible – Providing interest free loans up to $100,000, Rav Avi’s class on hiatus until late February with repayment terms from 6 months to 5 Years. i 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) Please contact the Gemach confidentially at: Tuesday [email protected] or (917) 408-3035 Rav Avi’s class on hiatus until late February 10:00am - Exploring the Jewish Calendar w/ Rav Yonah Berman & YCT Students (Lobby) SEFARIM FUND

7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Shabbat III w/ Rabbinc Intern Eitan Thank you to this month’s donors: Cooper (Room 3-7) For building access for this class email  Michelle & Elie Haber in memory of Michael Kehyaian. [email protected].

Wednesday To make a donation, pick up a flyer in the lobby, call the 9:30am - Contemporary Responsa (Torah Lishma) w/ Rabba Anat office, or visit our website www.thebayit.org/sefarim. (Lobby) 10:30am - Machshava of the Month (Torah Lishma) w/ Community CHESED OPPORTUNITIES Scholars (Lobby) 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Laptop Lending Library: The Bayit is looking for used but functional laptops to form a small laptop lending library to be Thursday 10:10am - Book of Kings II w/ Rav Steven (Lobby) able to share with those in need. If you have a laptop to donate 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) to the lending library, please email Ariel at [email protected] to coordinate a drop off at the office. Friday - Beginning February 16th 10:30am - Survey of Jewish History w/ Rabbi Joseph Hirsch (Lobby)

*Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and Do you know someone who needs any of the following? guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees?

Payment made directly to the teacher. Meals For Ill Members: Jackie Binstock: 718-543-9135, [email protected]

Shiva: Beth Braunstein: [email protected] Happenings @ the Bayit Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman z"l Bikur Cholim: Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected]

Abraham & Sarah's Tent, Sponsored by Joe Guttman Meals for New Parents: Shira Billet: [email protected]

(co-sponsors welcome): Join us for our open communal Meals after Pregnancy Loss: Shira Billet: [email protected]

dinner co-sponsored anonymously this week. To see Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected]

which Shabbatot are available for sponsorship and to choose Bayit Band: [email protected] your week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin Green Committee: Ann Rauch, [email protected] at [email protected]. TENT THIS WEEK IN THE SOCIAL HALL.

Weekly Learning Service with Rav Dan. Shabbat, weekly in Riverdale Mikvah Hours: 718-549-8336 Room 3-7, 9:45am -10:45am: An intimate service with www.riverdalemikvah.com

explanations and discussions focusing on prayer and the weekly Torah portion. Questions? Email [email protected]. Friday Night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is necessary but please be on time. Saturday Night: 6:30pm - 10:00pm Aliyot at the Bayit Sunday - Thursday Night: 5:30pm - 10:00pm.

Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit Gabbai, Keilim Mikvah: The Keilim Mikvah is now open Hillel Jaffe to arrange for aliyot and other kibbudim. [email protected]. Sunday - Friday from 7:00am until 4:00pm. THE BAYIT BULLETIN

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2017-2018 Snacks Sponsorship $36 - Tot Shabbat Shabbat group snacks are sponsored this week by the Bayit. $100 – sponsor all snacks

$36 - Nursery-K $150 – sponsor all snacks + To sponsor snacks for youth groups go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor. $36 - Grades 1-6

Shabbat Groups Schedule Room 3-6: Kindergarten RH SH: Tot Shabbat Regular Groups: 9:40 - 11:40am Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Boys Room 3-4: Nursery Tot Shabbat: 10:30am Room 3-2: Grades 3-6 Girls Room 3-5: Pre-K Room 3-3: Grades 1-2

Shabbat Mishpacha: 4:45pm (Lower Level Beit Midrash)

What is Shabbat Mishpacha? Family-friendly Friday night tefillah (just Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv). Enjoy a streamlined Kabbalat Service followed by a short story, Maariv, and Kiddush! Bring your children and the entire family!

Post Tot Shabbat Mussaf

There will be a family-friendly mussaf-only Tefillah following Tot Shabbat at approximately 11:20am.

Shabbat Chill - Feb. 17th | 4:00-5:30pm Wacky Socks Shabbat - Feb. 17th

Bring a ball, a frisbee, or some cards and join us Come celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar on February 17th with Wacky Socks to chill in Seton park. We will provide snacks Shabbat. Wear your craziest socks to groups and we will show them off and ice pops. Meeting by the picnic benches during Kiddush! across from the tennis courts. Rain Location: Left Hand Social Hall. All families are welcome. An Olympic Purim is coming to the Bayit! Wednesday Night, February 28th - Thursday, March 1st

HIR LEAGUE OF OUR OWN Come experience Megillah in our Main Sanctuary. 2018 - Girls softball teams forming now! * Family Megillah reading at the Atria (Purim Day). We are returning for another great season in 2018! * Decorate the Bayit for Purim: Help get our Bayit into the Open to all girls in grades 3-8. “Olympic” spirit! Sign up at www.thebayit.org/purim. No previous playing experience needed. * Purim Carnival - March 1st!!! Further Details to follow. New player evaluations: March 11th at 10:00am At SAR Academy, 655 West 254th St. Bronx, NY 10471.

For more information, email us at [email protected]. To register, visit www.thebayit.org/softball.

Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! For assistance, please contact: David Fain, Youth Director

Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 240 Cell - 203-901-0937 Email - [email protected] THE BAYIT BULLETIN CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF CSS @ THE BAYIT

Mark your calendars for Shabbat, February 24th, Parshat Zachor, as we celebrate the two year anniversary of Community Security Service (CSS) volunteers protecting our Bayit on Shabbat mornings. In snow, rain, extreme heat and freezing cold our dedicated team stand outside our Bayit, carrying out the CSS mission of protecting both Jewish life and the Jewish way of life. Learn more about the Community Security Service’s work around the country and hear from a few members of our team about how CSS membership has impacted their lives. We will conclude with a special Kiddush to thank these special men and women for their service. To learn more about the Community Security Service and to co-sponsor Kiddush visit www.thebayit.org/css.

KNITTING CLUB: AN OLYMPIC PURIM IS ON ITS WAY! WARM UP AMERICA KNITTING PROJECT FEBRUARY 28TH - MARCH 1ST The HIR Knitting Club has taken off in a new direction. We are Matanot L’Evyonim: Online registration for Project Matanot launching the HIR Knitting Club Warms Up America L’Evyonim has begun. Members, help us save paper and postage by Project. In partnership with Lion Brand Yarn Company responding to the email invitations that were recently sent out. we will be knitting and/or crocheting small squares to be Thank you for your support! made up into afghans by the volunteer group Warm Up Shake it up for Purim: In the spirit of Purim, please bring a small America. The blankets are then given to recipients such (but noisy!) box of pasta or rice (boxes only, no bags) to use as a as women’s shelters, nursing homes, children’s hospitals grogger, and after megillah reading they will be donated to the Food and shelters, veterans’ homes and homeless shelters. Pantry of the Bronx Jewish Community Council. Donations accepted The need for these beautiful, warm, lovingly handmade until March 2nd. blankets is great. Please join us in this important and meaningful work. Decorate the Bayit for Purim: Help get our Bayit into the Olympic Purim spirit! Join the decorating! Contact Yael to sign up. Meetings are on the 4th Monday of every month [email protected].

at 7:00pm. We ask only that you know how to knit or Megillah Reading for the Homebound: Do you know crochet. Yarn, needles and hooks will be provided someone who may need the Megillah read for them at home? Can you courtesy of Lion Brand Yarn Company. Our next offer to read the Megillah for someone in need? Please let Rabba Anat meeting is the 26th of February at HIR. know. [email protected]. Questions? Please call Joan Salomon at 845-653-1290. Handing Out Goodies: Tuesday, February 27th, late morning/early afternoon (exact time TBA). Spread Purim Thank You! cheer with the HIR rabbinic staff! They will be in costume on Johnson

Chulent Cook Off: Thank you to this year's competitors: Avenue handing out mishloach manot to Riverdale residents. Interested in volunteering with your children? Let us know. Akiva Davis, Shira Gordon, MJ Kanner, Rabba Sara Hurwitz, [email protected]. Roberta Kraus, Kenneth Levin, Rina Mahg, Rav Dan Margulies, Nava Oberstein, Rav Ezra Seligsohn, Pearl Sussman, and Yali For more information on Purim including Laws and Szulanski. Customs and the Tefillah Schedule, visit www.thebayit.org/purim. Thank you to our judges! Meat Chulents: Cochava Dubin, Steven Katchen, Dr. Elli Kranzler, and Amnon Michaeli Vegetarian Chulents: Rabbi Steven Exler, Tsuri Gadasi, Emily Weisberg. Jspace at the Bayit

Congratulations to this year's winners: Rabba Sara Hurwitz This week at Jspace: The Great Big Mitzva Hunt! (meat) and Shira Gordon (vegetarian). We'll be exploring the thick jungle of the 613 mitzvot, and reporting on our rare findings. Super Bowl: Thank you to Super Bowl Party and Raffle coordinator James Lapin! Jspace is a Sunday morning family education program at the Bayit. Our mission is to create a community Purim Costume SWAP: Thank you to the Purim Costume for kids and adults with a wide range of backgrounds SWAP volunteers: Laurie Chameides, Shira Walker, Michelle to explore their Jewish identity. To learn more Cass, MJ Kanner, Andrew Kramer, and Marilyn Wolff. Thank about Jspace, contact Yael Smooha at you to Purim Costume SWAP coordinator Kathy Goldstein! [email protected].

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. Moss Cafe is now participating in the HIR Scrip program and is offering the Bayit a 10% rebate on the gift cards. THE BAYIT The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit – is an open Orthodox synagogue serving the entire Jewish community by warmly embracing all Jews, 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 those with developmental and physical challenges. If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership. Beyond the bayit - February 9 - 16, 2018 MA’AYANOT ADULT EDUCATION: For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Pam Ennis at [email protected].

TWO-PART NUTRITION SERIES: Session 1: Intuitive Eating & Healthy Habits vs. Willpower & Dieting. Monday, 2/12/2018, at 8 PM. Relaxing on Shabbos while remaining diligent with your food choices. Smoothie Demo: Perfect for breakfast, lunch or snack on busy Fridays! Session 2: Transforming Your Shabbat Table From Sweet to Savory. Monday, 4/23/2018, at 8 PM. An examination of your relationship with food: the banishment of guilt and shame. Cooking demo: Cauliflower rice with toppings bar Both sessions will take place at the home of: Adeena and Yaakov Pultman, 172 Bennett Avenue, Teaneck NJ 07666.

BEN PORAT YOSEF: You are cordially invited to a gala book signing and reception in honor of Rabbi Hayyim Angel and his latest book: Keys to the Palace: Essays Exploring the Religious Value of Reading the Bible. Wednesday, 2/14/2018 at 7:30pm. The event will be co-hosted by Ben Porat Yosef and the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, and will be held at Ben Porat Yosef (E. 243 Frisch Court, Paramus, NJ). Reception with light refreshments at 7:30 PM and a mini-shiur given by Rabbi Angel on the topic “Building Bridges in Scholarship and Jewish Community.” Books will be available for purchase and signing.

KINNERET DAY SCHOOL: Kinneret invites the entire community to join in a Zumbathon and Chesed Day on Sunday, 2/11/2018 from 10:00-11:30am at KDS, 2600 Netherland Ave, Bronx, NY 10463. Children of all ages with their parents can participate in assembling food packages for the needy, organizing books for hospital patients, write letters to US veterans and participate in a student-led Zumbathon with proceeds going to tsedakah. For more information, see the Kinneret Facebook page or email [email protected].

RIVERDALE JEWISH CENTER YOUTH DEPARTMENT: Registration for KLL 2018 is open! Sign up for either the Junior League (Grades 3-5) or the Senior League (Grades 6-8) and enjoy a season of meeting new friends, building baseball skills, and enjoying fun competition with children from all across the NYC area. Register and learn more at www.rjconline.org/form/kll2018. Email [email protected] for more info. Registration closes on 2/15/2018.

LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE YJS Committee presents Pre-Purim in the City. Saturday night, 2/24/2018, at 8:15pm at 180 Amsterdam Ave., NYC. This singles’ event for young professionals ages 22-32 will feature live music, comedy show, open sushi bar, and desserts. Doors open at 8:15pm, comedian at 9:15pm. Registration requires approval. To receive the registration link email Steve Eisenberg at [email protected].

WESTCHESTER TORAH ACADEMY: Please join Westchester Torah Academy on Sunday, 2/25/2018 at 7pm for an Evening of Appreciation, honoring Rabbi Rami & Deb Strosberg, as well as past Presidents Kevin Shacknofsky, David Bessler and Shlomo Ressler, and the incredible WTA Faculty. The event will also feature comedian Joel Chasnoff. Bring your friends and enjoy dinner and entertainment to benefit the Westchester Torah Academy Shomrei Torah Annual Campaign. We look forward to seeing you there! If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation or submitting a bracha. To make a reservation or donation visit: westchesterta.org/shomreitorah2018.

RIVERDALE HATZALAH:  Purim is coming! Mishloach manot cards are available. Please contact Charlotte Hammerman at 718-548-0599. Specialized cards are also available for all occasions.  Learn to Save a Life! Riverdale Hatzalah Volunteer EMS will be offering a free American Heart Association CPR course for the community-at-large (no prior knowledge required). This class will cover adult and pediatric CPR skills, choking relief and use of a defibrillator. The course will be held on Sunday, 2/25/2018 at 5:30pm at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. Registration is required and space is limited To register, please go to www.RiverdaleHatzalah.org/cpr. For more information, please contact Charlie Wohlberg at [email protected].

TORAT REVA YERUSHALAYIM will once again be preparing Mishloach Manot/Matanot L’Evyonim packages which we will hand deliver to the neglected elderly of Jerusalem. The packages will include healthy snacks, gifts and Purim treats. The packages that Torat Reva Yerushalayim delivered over the past thirteen years to Jerusalem's elderly were the ONLY gift packages that these individuals received! *A donation of $18 covers one package, $180 covers packages for an entire floor of a nursing home. To donate online: www.toratreva.org or mail a check made payable to Torat Reva Yerushalayim, Inc. to: 110 Chestnut Ridge Road, suite 228, Montvale, NJ 07645.

NEFESH B’NEFESH & FRIENDS OF THE IDF: Please join us for a special opportunity for parents of current and future Lone Soldiers to get together and hear from Nefesh B’Nefesh and FIDF- Lone Soldiers Program. (Please note this is NOT a fund raiser. This is not about Aliyah or about recruiting potential soldiers). Looking forward to seeing you on 3/12/2018, at 8pm, in Bergenfield, NJ. For more information, to RSVP and to learn the address please email Dassah Kestenbaum, parent of a past lone soldier (Golani ) and current lone soldier ( Bardelas ) at [email protected]. Beyond the bayit - February 9 - 16, 2018 DRISHA: Apply to join a community of engaged and inquisitive young women in high school for an immersive learning and urban living experience like no other. Our Beit Midrash environment provides a vibrant atmosphere for students to explore the vast world of Jewish texts, focusing on havruta study, skill acquisition, and commitment to growth in Torah learning. Students experi- ence the pulse of New York City through engagement with the broader lansdscape of arts, culture and urban living. The program will be housed at the Bronfman Center at New York University. Dates for the program are June 26 - July 26, 2018. Visit www.drisha.org/highschool for more information and to apply. Admitted applicants will receive a full fellowship.

MA’AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS invites the community to our Annual Scholarship Dinner, Saturday night, 3/10/2018, 8:30pm at Congregation Keter Torah, Teaneck, NJ. Please join us in expressing hakarat hatov to our honorees: Mr. Saul & Mrs. Deena Kaszovitz (Keter Shem Tov Award), Rabbi Elie & Dr. Miriam Berman (Amudei Ma’ayanot Honorees), Dr. Neer & Mrs. Lynn Even-Hen (Parents of the Year), Ms. Samantha Kur (Teacher of the Year). To make a pledge and reservation, please visit: https://www.maayanot.org/annual-dinner/ or contact Pam Ennis, Director of Development at 201-833-4307 ext. 265 or [email protected].

NORPAC: The NORPAC Mission to Washington is on Wednesday, 4/25/2018. This is a unique opportunity to have private small group meetings with members of Congress and key members of their staff to advocate for issues that are crucial to a strong US-Israel relationship. If you sign up by March 4th, the cost is only $75 for Students and $125 for all others. For more information, please contact David Frankel at [email protected].

L'DOR V'DOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP: The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is accepting applications for their L’Dor V’Dor Summer Internship, an innovative, fun and meaningful four week program for Jewish teenagers. Interns volunteer at the Hebrew Home, connect with residents, and attend educational seminars & workshops. L’Dor V’Dor will be held from July 2 - July 27, Monday - Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Participants are selected on the basis of their application, interview, and references. Those who complete all program requirements will receive a $500 stipend. For more information, please call 718-581-1416 or email [email protected].

RIVERDALE Y:

SARAH LILY ADOPTION FUND: As part of its mission to strengthen families, and promote Jewish identity and continuity, The Riverdale Y has established the Sarah Lily Fund for Adoption that provides two $5,000 grants annually to help Jewish families in Metropolitan New York being formed by adoption. Applications are considered in May and November. For more information please visit www.RiverdaleY.org/SarahLilyFund.

FREE TRIAL CLASSES AND REGISTRATION AT THE RIVERDALE Y: Some of our winter/spring classes have already begun, there are a few spots remaining. STEM classes, Dance, Afterschool Sports, Photography and more. For pro-rated registration or to sample a class please contact Emily Begin at [email protected] or 347-913-4454.