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Bulletin March/April 2018 אדר–ניסן–אייר from the RABBI RABBI ETHAN H Pesah 5778 Pesah at PAS March/April DOUBLE ISSUE Bulletin March/April 2018 אדר–ניסן–אייר FROM THE RABBI RABBI ETHAN H. WITKOVSKY pull us outside of our normal lives to feel and learn something new about ourselves and the world around us. The holidays of this season explicitly create “as if” worlds. Purim asks us to imagine ourselves as something or someone else. We put on a costume and, in encountering the world as if As if . we were someone else, we find out about aspects of ourselves that are buried below the surface. On Pesah, Park Avenue Synagogue s much as our tradition is we are commanded to feel “as if we grounded in history and came out of Egypt ourselves.” As we Bulletin focused on the present consider what it might have been like VOLUME 70 · NO. 6 A MARCH/APRIL 2018 moment, it also challenges us to to be a slave and to escape, we hope to imagine “what if?’ gain renewed awareness of suffering אדר–ניסן–אייר · ADAR/NISAN/IYYAR 5778 and gratitude for our freedom. We In one of her comments in The are commanded time and time again From the Rabbi ................................................2 New American Haggadah, Rebecca to be kind to the stranger for we were Focus on Israel .................................................3 Schedule of Religious Services & Newberger Goldstein tells us: strangers in the land of Egypt. Our Shabbat at PAS ................................................4 time spent in the world of “as if” will Purim 5778 at PAS ........................................... 5 Haggadah means narration, and hopefully grow our empathy for others Pesah 5778 at PAS ........................................... 5 tonight’s celebration insists on the and lead us to care for the oppressed. Gala 2018 ......................................................... 7 Synagogue Family ............................................8 moral seriousness of the stories Transition at PAS ........................................... 10 that we tell about ourselves. Here at PAS we are about to enter Adult Classes & Events ...................................11 Stories are easily dismissible as our own experience of “as if,” as we Gallery, Rothschild Library, distractions, the make-believe we leave our offices, classrooms, and Shapiro Audio Archive................................... 14 craved as children, losing ourselves meeting rooms at 87th and Madison Youth Education & Events .............................15 Young Family Education .............................15 in the sweet enchantment of “as if.” (but not the Sanctuary) to inhabit PASECC ...................................................... 16 “As if” belongs to the imagination, temporary quarters on 90th Street. Congregational School (CS) ...................... 16 that wild terrain governed by no (See p. 10.) The move at the end of Postcard from Camp....................................17 obvious rules. April asks us not only to imagine but Youth/RJNHS .............................................17 also to experience our community in College Connections ................................... 18 20s & 30s .................................................... 19 I have always loved this idea that a different space. As our community Contributions ................................................. 19 stories bring us into a world of wears the “costume” of the temporary Caring Network ............................................. 21 “as if,” where we imagine what it building, we will reveal hidden Calendars .......................................................22 would be like to be something or aspects of PAS and discover unknown A Look Ahead ................................... Back cover somewhere else. Recently there have potential. As at Pesah, we will Cover: Painting by Hayim Ron from The been interesting studies on the role experience a glimmer of what it is like Passover Haggadah: Legends and Customs that reading fiction plays in creating to be displaced, and hopefully this (Ben Shemen, Israel: Modan Publishing the capacity for empathy. The same small taste will help us find empathy House, 1987). Used by permission of the question can be applied to our for others. I look forward to entering editor, Rabbi Menachem Hacohen. holidays and rituals. this “as if” world together. In their book Ritual and Its Consequences, four professors suggest that the point of most rituals is to stimulate the “as if,” to foster the ability to imagine a different world. Shabbat invites us to imagine a world without work. In such a world what would we do? How would we spend our time? On Sukkot I imagine what it would be like if I lived in a sukkah and not in a weatherproof apartment. The “as if” worlds created by our rituals 2 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Focus on Israel Shabbat Speaker Series: Francine Klagsbrun • Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel National Jewish Book Award Everett Family Foundation Book of the Year · Fri | Mar 23 | 7:30 pm | Shabbat Dinner | $ RSVP · Sat | Mar 24 | 9:00 am | Window on Israel Yom Haatzma’ut • Israel at 70 Mon–Sun | Apr 16–22 | Weeklong celebration! Watch pasyn.org and email for additional information. In partnership with AIPAC, on the occasion of Yom HaZikaron • An Evening with Yossi Klein Halevi The Price of Powerlessness, The Price of Power Tue | Apr 17 | 7:00 pm RSVP Yossi Klein Halevi is an American-born Israeli author and journalist who is active in Middle East reconciliation work. Three Jewish Movements, Three Famed Cantors, One Voice • Cosponsored by PAS, Temple Emanu-El and The Jewish Center Wed | Apr 18 | 8:00 pm | at Temple Emanu-El, 1 E 65th St To celebrate the unifying occasion of Israel’s 70th birthday, three of NYC’s best- loved cantors will perform together in a historic concert. Featuring Cantor Azi Schwartz, Cantor Chaim Dovid Berson of The Jewish Center, and Cantor Mo Glazman of Temple Emanu-El. $ RSVP The Other as a Mirror • Fri | Apr 20 | 9:15 am | Rachel Korazim RSVP Window on Israel • Sat | Apr 21 | 9:00 am | Rabbi Zuckerman Broadway Excursion: The Band’s Visit • Sun | Apr 22 | 3:00 pm | The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W 47th St) $ RSVP There is much to love about Israel, a country that is constantly changing as vigorously as it honors its storied past. Did you know? Israel has more museums per capita than any other country in the world! www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 March/April 2018 Adar/Nisan/Iyyar 5778 3 Shabbat at PAS Every 7th day. 52 weeks a year. Since Creation. Schedule of Religious Services • Shabbat programming takes place at 87th Street unless indicated otherwise. • For Young Family Education (YFE) programs, see p. 15. • For Congregational School (CS) Shabbat programs, see p. 16. • For Youth and Teens, see p. 17. • Visit pasyn.org for all worship information. From Friday evening through Saturday RAMAH MINYAN | MAR 2, APR 13 evening, Shabbat at PAS includes lively A spirit-filled service for any and all young adults, followed by communal worship in the Sanctuary, drinks, snacks, and oneg Shabbat. alternative services, parashah study, HAVURAH | MAR 10, APR 14 music, dinners, and other programs to A lay-led, child-friendly, intimate, and informal Torah reading, refresh your spirit. See below what is discussion, and musaf service open to individuals and families of happening each Shabbat. Look throughout all ages. People of all skill levels are encouraged to participate. Contact Rabbi Witkovsky at [email protected] or x123. the Bulletin to find Shabbat programming in each department, and check pasyn.org/ PAS YOUTH CHOIR | EVERY SHABBAT THAT CS IS IN SESSION shabbat and the “This Week at PAS” email | 10:00 am for each week’s programs. MILESTONE MEMBERSHIP RECOGNITION | MAR 23 DAILY MINYAN Honoring members who have joined PAS since May 2017, 5-year Shaharit Monday–Friday at 7:15 am. March 30 and April 2–5 members, and 25-year members. Milestone members will receive (Erev Pesah and the intermediate days of Pesah) at 7:00 am. personal invitations. Everyone is invited to come say mazal tov! Sundays at 9:00 am. Minha/Ma’ariv Sunday–Thursday at 5:45 pm. Shabbat and festival minha 20 minutes after the end of morning ALL ARE WELCOME | ALWAYS services. PAS is an inclusive community. Please note that listening devices are available for use at the sanctuary entrance. To discuss KABBALAT SHABBAT AND SANCTUARY SHABBAT MORNING any accommodations you might need to make your visits and SERVICE | EVERY SHABBAT EXCEPT WHEN A FESTIVAL FALLS involvement more comfortable, please contact Rachel Benichak, ON SHABBAT Membership Manager, at [email protected] or x195. Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Rabbi Neil Zuckerman, and Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky preach and conduct the service together with Cantor Azi Schwartz, Cantor Shira Lissek, and Cantor Rachel Brook, with Music Director Colin Fowler and the Synagogue Ensemble: Elisa Singer Strom, soprano; Yonah Gershator, alto; Alex Guerrero, tenor; Tim Krol, bass; Gil Smuskowitz, double bass; Mike Cohen, woodwinds; Ronen Itzik, percussion. Cantor Eric Wasser is our ritual director and Torah reader. HASHKAMAH (EARLY RISERS) MINYAN | EVERY SHABBAT AND FESTIVAL A service with repetition of the Amidah and annual cycle Torah reading, all in Hebrew, at a pace that is comfortable for experienced daveners, and a Kiddush afterwards. SHAHARIT & PARASHAT HASHAVUA | EVERY SHABBAT P’sukei d’Zimrah and Shaharit, a light Kiddush, and an engaging study of the morning’s Torah portion, ending in time to join the community in the Sanctuary for the Torah service. When there is a Havurah, this service merges with that one. Can’t make it
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