Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN May 5 - 12, 2017 9 - 16 Iyar, 5777 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Mazal tov to: [email protected]/ x108 Michelle & Josh Younger on the birth of a girl. Mazal tov to big brother Aiden and big sister Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: Hannah as well as the entire extended Herman and Younger families. [email protected]/ x124 Anat Sharbat, Associate Rabba: Nancy & Dov Lerea on the engagement of their son, Nisan, to Becky Rubin. Mazal tov to [email protected]/ x106 siblings Hoovie & Yehuda, Tuvia, and Elie. Mazal tov also to Becky's parents, Ramie Smith, Prog. Dir., Asst. Rabba: Debbie & Shimon Rubin. [email protected]/ x119 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: Condolences to: [email protected]/ x107 Daniel Padwa on the loss of his father, Stephen Lawrence “Larry” Padwa. Shiva will be Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: observed through Sunday morning, May 7, at the Padwa home, 5605 Mosholu Avenue, [email protected]/ x102 Bronx, NY 10471. Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected]/ x104 Ilya Spektor on the loss of his mother, Sofiya Spektor. Shiva will be observed through David Fain, Youth Director: Sunday morning, May 7, at the Spektor home, 3125 Tibbett Ave, Apt. 8B, Bronx, NY 10463. [email protected]/ x240 This Shabbat @ The Bayit Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: [email protected]/ x121 AFTER TEFILLAH - GUEST SPEAKER: The Bayit is honored to host Cheryl Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: Mandel, mother of fallen IDF soldier Daniel Mandel z''l. "Many Waters [email protected]/ x101 Cannot Quench The Love: A Mother's Love of Her Son, Tzahal and Medinat Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: [email protected]/ x103 Yisrael"
Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: [email protected]/ x116 THANK YOU TO OUR CELEBRATION KIDDUSH SPONSORS: See list on page 6.
Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV: Rivka Weill. "Terrorist Kidnapping: Strategies for Dealing with [email protected]/ x102 the Devil" April & May Kavvanah Tefillah: This Sunday, May 7th at 9:00am: An hour of Slower Celebration Kiddush: Tefillah with Rav Steven including meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Thank you to our sponsors! Halakhic Shacharit requirements met. (Room 3-2) See list on page 6. Guest Speaker - Rabbi David Jaffe This Shabbat: This Sunday, May 7th at 7:00pm Parshat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm The Bayit welcomes author Rabbi David Jaffe this Sunday. Candle Lighting: 7:38pm “Approaching Shavuot from the Inside Out: The Middot for Receiving Torah”
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am This shiur will explore the connection between Chesed and receiving Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Torah. We will look at the key middot for creating a community of Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:20am chesed and the middot that enable individuals and a community to Learning Service: 10:00am receive Torah. Listening Room: 6:00pm Parsha Shiur: 6:40pm Column Repair This Week There will be construction starting Monday to replace the damaged column by Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:25pm the Main Entrance. This will limit access to the ramp and may necessitate Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:42pm closing off the front entrance at times. Please use the driveway as an accessible Weekday Times entrance ss and whenever the main entrance is closed. Shacharit: Next Shabbat @ The Bayit Sun: 8:30, 9:00am (Kavvanah) Mon/Thurs: 6:40am, 8:00am Drasha: Rav Ari
Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am Guest Speaker Between Mincha/Maariv: Elad Nehorai Mincha/Maariv: Sun-Thur: 7:45pm Yom Yerushalayim
Next Shabbat: Wednesday, May 24th: 6:30pm Parshat Emor On May 24th we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reunification Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm of Jerusalem! Please join us for a "Jerusalem at 50" themed choir Candle Lighting: 7:45pm performance, and bid farewell to our beloved choir director Dr. Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Jonathan Dzik after 15 years of dedication and leadership. Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:30pm Featuring the SAR Academy Choir directed by Chazzan Shimon Craimer and Adiella Shem Tov. Register at www.thebayit.org/jerusalem. Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:49pm THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit Message from Bayit Social Worker Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets Anna Kirshblum 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! Dear Bayit Community,
Shabbat Classes While it's been a while since I have been in contact please know that I have thought of all of you frequently. I have been focusing hard on my 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua w/ Rav Steven recovery from an ankle injury that left me abruptly sidelined for several 6:00pm - Listening Room w/ Myra Estelle months. Luckily, I have made significant progress and am assured I will 6:40pm - Parsha Shiur w/ Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) make a full recovery but it will take additional time and effort. So, I "seva - שֵׂיבָה" .After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon have made the difficult decision that the time has come for me to Weekday Classes officially "step" back and resign in order to focus on my physical
Monday recovery.
Rabba Anat’s classes are not meeting this week. Working at the Hebrew Institute for the past ten years has been a Rav Avi’s “Book of Joshua” class will NOT meet this week. labor of love for me. Your stories, your struggles and successes have 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) touched my heart deeply. You and the very talented staff at HIR have Tuesday taught me much about life's challenges and joys and the need for 10:00am - The Story of the Golden Calf w/Amir Zinkow (Lobby) community. 10:30am - Torah Lishma: Biblical Issues and Contemporary Responses w/ Guest Rabbi Joel Schwab (LLBM) - Until 5/23 The Hebrew Institute was a part of my life back when it really was just Rabba Ramie’s class is not meeting this week. a bayit. That I had the opportunity to give back to a place that has 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Niddah and Sexuality w/ Rabba given me so much means a great deal to me. With my roots being in Ramie (Room 3-7) Riverdale I look forward to a different but continued connection with all of you. Wednesday 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (LLBM) With much appreciation for all you have given me, Thursday 10:00am - Book of Kings w/ Rav Steven (Lobby) Anna Kirshblum 10:30am - Torah Lishma: Parshat Hashavua w/ R’ Lerea - Until 5/25 Bayit Social Worker 11:00am - The Torah of Music: Exploring Jewish Musical Traditions, From the Tanach to Today w/ Rav Ari (Lobby) 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Riverdale Community Infertility & Pregnancy Loss Support Groups
Friday 7:30am - Talmud Tractate Sukkah w/ Dan Margulies (2nd Floor BM) Pregnancy Loss Group For Women (co-sponsored by NechamaComfort): 3rd Monday of the month. 8:00 -10:00pm in the RJC board room. For details contact Aimee Baron, MD. at Happenings @ the Bayit [email protected] or [email protected] or Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman z"l [email protected].
Abraham & Sarah's Tent, Sponsored by Joe Guttman RSVP is not necessary, but is appreciated. We will always meet, (co-sponsors welcome): Join us this Shabbat for our open regardless of the size. All meetings will take place at the Riverdale communal dinner. To see which Shabbatot are available for Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Avenue, Riverdale NY 10463. sponsorship and to choose your week, go to www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at [email protected]. Coping with Conception: A Men's Group for Dealing with
Learning Service with Rav Ari: Shabbat, weekly in Room 3-7, Infertility Issues: Monthly group at the Beatman Center, 521 W. 10:00-11:00am: An intimate service with explanations and dis- 239th St. Group is re-forming - for more information, please contact cussions focusing on prayer and the weekly Torah portion. Rav Steven ([email protected]) or Dr. Altman Questions: contact Rav Ari at 718-796-4730 x124 or email ([email protected]). [email protected]. Riverdale Mikvah Hours: 718-549-8336 Do you know someone who needs any of the following? Saturday Night: 9:30pm - 11:00pm. Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Sunday - Thursday: 8:00pm - 10:45pm.
Meals For Ill Members: Friday night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected] necessary but please be on time. Mikvah attendant will be there for 15 min.
Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] Keilim Mikvah: Open during daylight hours.
Bikur Cholim: The Riverdale community is seeking a warm and welcoming woman to Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] serve as part time mikvah attendant in the newly renovated Riverdale
Meals for New Parents: Mikvah. Contact Rena Karol: 917 751 5426 or [email protected] Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] or Sari Willig - 917 562 3534 or [email protected].
Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] Aliyot at the Bayit Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit Gabbai,
Green Committee: Ann Rauch, [email protected] Hillel Jaffe to arrange for aliyot and other kibbudim. [email protected]. THE BAYIT BULLETIN
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]
SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2016-2017 Snacks Sponsorship
Groups Snacks this Shabbat are sponsored by the Bayit. $100 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Tot Shabbat
$150 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Nursery-K To sponsor snacks for youth groups go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor! + birthday party $36 - Grades 1-6
RH SH: Midrash & Muffins: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:30am - Ages 6+, Room 3-6: Kindergarden Tot Shabbat Enjoy a muffin and learn this week’s Parsha with David Fain Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Room 3-4: Nursery Room 3-3: Grades 1-2 Groups: 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am
This week in Groups, join us for a special activity and snack related to Sefirat Ha’Omer in pre-k and kindergarten!
Learning with Rav Steven SAVE THE DATE: Lag Ba'Omer Celebration, Sun. May 14th, 5:00PM
& Ice Cream Kiddush This year's HIR and Beth Aharon Annual Lag Upcoming Dates: Ba'Omer celebration will include sports 5th-8th Grade Boys: This Shabbat activities, arts & crafts, face painting, dinner, Shira Be'Tizibur (sing-along) and more! 5th-8th Grade Girls: May 13th 11:00am– 11:30am - LLBM Learn more at www.thebayit.org/lb.
Shabbat Chill - This Shabbat | 4:30-6:30pm Shabbat Afternoon Torah Celebration Ages 4+ with Parent Supervision. and Siyum Come hang out with friends in the Left Hand Social Hall! May 27th | 5:00pm-6:30pm
4:30-5:00pm - Torah study 5:00-6:30pm - Free play and snacks! Children and families are invited to join Rav Steven, David, and Michael for our annual Torah celebration and Pre-Shavuot Celebration for Pre-K and siyum featuring questions and trivia, cheese and crackers, pastries, fruit Kindergarten at the Atria platters, and candy. May 27th | 10:40am-11:30am
Shabbat morning groups will walk over to the Atria to sing some songs and have Kiddush with our neighbors at the Atria. Children will be supervised Looking for Teen Volunteers by their group leaders and David. Please email The Riverdale Inclusion committee which aims to David permission for your child to participate. promote inclusion for all those with special needs across all aspects of the Jewish Riverdale community is looking for Register Your Child teen volunteers. We have 3 Jewish children with special Thank you to the 80 families who have registered over 135 needs who want Shabbat play dates. We need 6-12 high children for the Bayit Youth Dep’t. If you have not yet school volunteers who will work in pairs. Buddies will registered please do so today and partner with us in maintaining receive training and support from a speech language the safest, healthiest possible environment for all children to pathologist and behavioral therapist who live in the have a great time in groups. Register at Riverdale area. For more information contact Gemma White www.thebayit.org/youth2016. at [email protected] or [email protected]. THE BAYIT BULLETIN Playground Update BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN* Promote your business to Bayit Bulletin readers in the first bulletin of Thank you to everyone who every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 contributed to last week’s appeal! or [email protected] for more information.
We are less than $1,000 *HIR's posting of any advertisement shall not be considered an away from our match! endorsement of the advertiser, or of the product or service involved.
Make your contribution at www.thebayit.org/playground.
Passover Yizkor Appeal
Thank you to everyone who paid their pledges from the Passover Yizkor Appeal.
If you have not sent in payment yet, please visit www.thebayit.org/donate.php.
Sheimot Collection
The burial fees for papers and sefarim collected during the recent sheimot collection was almost $300 while we only collected about $180. Please consider a small donation whenever bringing sheimot to the Bayit to ensure that we are able to cover the cost.
CSA @ The Bayit Community Supported Agriculture
We hope you'll join us in supporting local farmers and enjoying fresh produce throughout the summer and into the fall! Fruit deliveries begin in 2 weeks. Vegetables & eggs start arriving in early June.
Visit www.thebayit.org/csa to sign up or email [email protected] for more information.
To learn more about the Community Supported Agriculture movement visit www.justfood.org/csa.
To learn about our farmers visit www.greigfarm.com (fruits) and www.heartyroots.com (vegetables and eggs).
Signup for full or half shares of fruits, veggies or eggs. Pickups are Wednesday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm and run from mid- May until mid-November.
Gemach of Riverdale Celebrates 3rd Year of Operation!
Granted interest free loans of over $325,000 to 30 local Riverdale borrowers. Borrower “Use of Proceeds” included: Join The Bayit Team in The Riverdale Run Credit Card Consolidation, Unexpected Tax Bills, Student
Loan Payments, Starting a New Business, Medical This year, the Riverdale Run is taking place on Lag Ba'omer, Procedures, Home Repairs, Planning a Simcha, New Home May 14th. The day includes a 5k, 10k, half marathon, and kids Expenses, Tuition Payments fun run, followed by a wonderful celebration at the Riverdale Gemach is flexible – Providing interest free loans up to Y. Please join The Bayit team and register online at $100,000, with repayment terms from 6 months to 5 Years. i www.riverdalerun.com. For more info please contact our team Please contact the Gemach confidentially at: captain Laurence Hasson at [email protected]. [email protected] or (917) 408-3035 THE BAYIT BULLETIN Shavuot Scholars in Residence Avivah Zornberg Guest Lecture Shabbat, May 27, 2017 at 7:30pm The Bayit is delighted to welcome Rabbi Heshie & Rebbetzin
Rookie Billet as our Shavuot 2017 Scholars in Residence. Topic: “What if Joseph Hates Us”: Closing the Book
"Tanakh, Jewish History and Modern Orthodoxy Today" Dr. Avivah Zornberg, contemporary
Torah scholar, world-renowned Stay tuned for shiur titles and schedule! teacher, lecturer and author, will give
a shiur between Mincha and Shavuot is May 30th - June 1st. Maariv titled "What if Joseph Hates Us": Closing the Book." "The emBODYment of Jewish Femininity" A Photographic Exhibit by Aviva Braun Finkler Join us in the Lower Level Beit Sunday | May 21st | 7:00 PM Midrash for Mincha at 7:05pm followed by the shiur at 7:30pm. The Bayit will host Aviva Braun Finkler's exhibit (first shown at the JOFA conference this past January) on Sunday, May 21st at 7:00pm. This photographic exhibition taken by psychotherapist Thank you for giving back to the Bayit!
and photographer Aviva Braun Finkler, explores the complex Thank you to the volunteers who helped out this relationship Jewish women have with their bodies. Many of the past Tuesday at the Bronx Israel Independence Day Festival! subjects showcased in this exhibit are Bayit members. Volunteers: Learn more @ www.thebayit.org/embody. Bonnie Geld, Wendy Levinson, Rina Mahg, and Rona Rice.
The Bayit Receives the 2016 Hazon Seal! CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our Mazal tov to the Bayit on being awarded with the members the opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. When 2016 HAZON SEAL OF SUSTAINABILITY. you do so, you receive guaranteed income for life, a potential The Bayit is honored to receive this award. Thanks to the Bayit immediate tax deduction, and possible future tax savings. Green Team and to the entire community for helping us to Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the remainder value, while implement our sustainability projects. 10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its efforts for the entire Jewish community and to help cover the administrative costs of the program. For more information, including sample annuity rates, please contact the Bayit office.
HIR requires a written contract for the rental of its facilities. If you would like to rent space in the shul, or if you believe that you have reserved the Bayit for your simcha but have not been contacted regarding the new contract, please contact Richard at [email protected]. Only reservations that accompany a signed contract and the required deposit will be maintained.
Kiddush Sponsorship Opportunities
Have a family simcha or milestone coming up? Share your moment with the community by sponsoring a kiddush.
The Kiddush Committee has negotiated pricing on several preset menus to help make it easier for you.
To view the menu options, pick up a flyer from the boxes in the lobby or visit www.thebayit.org/kiddush.
To sponsor a kiddush please email [email protected] or call the office at 718-796-4730 ext. 104 to confirm the availability of your preferred date. THE BAYIT BULLETIN 43rd Annual Journal Dinner THANK YOU TO OUR CELEBRATION KIDDUSH SPONSORS! June 11 at 5:00pm Linda & Alan Schreck in honor of Matthew Sheinberg’s Join us on Sunday, June 11th as we honor: birthday. David Levine in honor of Russell Levine’s birthday. Beth & David Braunstein Kathy Goldstein & Ahron Rosenfeld in honor of the birthdays Guests of Honor of Modi, Laila and Andy Goldstein-Rosenfeld and Ahron
Rosenfeld. Rabba Anat Sharbat, Ariel Freidenberg, Yiskah,
Tzruyah and Na'ama Rachel Freidenberg-Sharbat in honor of
Shira Freidenberg-Sharbat’s birthday. Jacob Sassoon in honor
of his & Kara’s 8th anniversary and in honor of Kara’s birthday.
Joseph Hirsch in memory of his parents' yahrtzeits, Max &
Paula Hirsch. Chaya Marks in honor of her birthday. Beverly
Fettman in honor of Ted Fettman’s birthday. Stuart Olsen in
honor of his birthday and his mother's birthday, Ruth Olsen. Josef Guttman Yonah, Lev, and Ilan Berman in honor of Rachel Berman’s Lifetime Achievement Award birthday. Gillian Steinberg, Mark Davis, and Akiva Davis in honor of Gavri Davis’s birthday. Michal Kohane in honor of her children, family & friends in Israel. Jessica & Stuart Loeser in honor of Boaz Moshe Lavi Loeser’s birthday. Shani & David Schwartz in honor of Sam and Mikey Schwartz’s birthdays. Ilene & Zvi Paikin in honor of the birthdays of Ilene Paikin, and Maayan and Shirel Arieli. Roberta Horowitz in honor of Bernard Horowitz’s birthday. Summer and Star Horowitz in honor of Deborah Horowitz’s birthday. Daniel Cohen in honor Becca Linden & Rabbi Ari Hart of the birthday of Marc Cohen, the 4th Anniversary of his Community Service Award Kidney Transplant, the 4th Birthday of Aryeh Cohen and his own Birthday.
YOUNG HIR (YHIR) FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
MAY 12th
Young HIR invites you to another awesome Shabbat
dinner! Enjoy a relaxed social setting with tasty food and great company!
Cost: $25/adult; $15/child; $80/family. Place your ads and make reservations at Event Committee: Sasha & Chaim Kesler www.thebayit.org/dinner. Questions? Email [email protected]. Register at www.thebayit.org/yhir. BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE - YIZKOR BOOK: 2017-2018
Our Book of Remembrance - Yizkor Book is now in formation.
Forms are available in the boxes in the lobby and online at www.thebayit.org/bor.
Please fill out the form and return it with an optional contribution to the shul office by Thursday, 5/18.
You must submit this form each year to have a listing in the book.
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 - May 5 - 12, 2017 THE AMERICAN VETERAN'S OF ISRAEL LEGACY CORPORATION in conjunction with the Consulate General of Israel in New York invites the public to attend the 51St Annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at The U.S. Military Academy - West Point Jewish Chapel on Sunday, 5/7/2017. The event will start at 10:00am and conclude at 1:15pm. There will be a coffee hour, followed by a Memorial Service in the USMA Jewish Chapel including a TRIBUTE TO THE EXODUS 1947. Immediately after the service a special commemorative ceremony with full military honors as well as Mourners Kaddish and a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the grave site of Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus. (West Point Security requires a government issued photo ID.) For more information, please contact Rick Feldman at [email protected] or 646-431-7734. Thanks.
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON REFUGEES: The Christian Education Committee and Mission Committee together with Love Beyond Belief will present a screening of the film, Refugee Kids: One Small School takes on the World, and a community discussion of the current plight of refugees and immigrants, and how our community can respond. Renee Silverman, one of the directors, will participate in the post-viewing discussion. The screening and discussion will take place on 5/7/2017 at 2:00 pm in the RPC Auditorium 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted for the Riverdale Bronx Interfaith Refugee Resettlement Coalition.
ISRAELI FILM “MIKVEH”: Please join us for a screening of Israeli film "Mikveh" on Wednesday, 5/10/2017, 8pm at the home of Shana & Rabbi Bini Krauss, 9 Amberson Ave. Yonkers, NY 10705. The film, based on a play, is in Hebrew (and a touch of Yiddish) with English subtitles. It brings to light the beauty and challenges of the mikveh as well as some issues in the orthodox community, raising critical questions and allowing for a deeper discussion about sensitive matters. RSVP/email questions to Michal Kohane [email protected]. See a trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49qT3buzs_Q.
JASA VAN CORTLANDT SENIOR CENTER: Friday, 5/12/2017, Ellen Tenenbaum, pianist, will perform classical favorites in celebration of Mother's Day. Ellen Tenenbaum, is an Advanced Piano Performance student, at the Levine School in Washington DC. She performs in area churches, libraries, senior living settings, community centers and embassies. Ellen will perform beloved classic Latin, classical and ragtime selections. Lunch of roast chicken or gefilte fish served at 12:15pm. Recommended senior meal contribution: $2.00 and $1.00 for this special event. Please call in your meal reservation by Tues. May 9th. 718-549-4700.
JASA VAN CORTLANDT SENIOR CENTER: Celebrate fifty years of the reunification of Jerusalem on Sunday 5/21/2017 with a special concert by the Hebrew Institute Community Choir at 2pm. Begun in 2002, the HIR Community Choir has 50 members who sing soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The choir performs both secular and liturgical choral music. Their extensive repertoire includes works in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and Italian. HIR Community Choir performs several Hanukkah concerts at the end of every fall season and Israel Independence Day concerts at the end of every spring season. The choir has performed at The Riverdale Y, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and various local senior centers and synagogues. A delectable lunch will be served at 1:00pm. Menu: Shake & Bake Chicken or sole fillet, barley w/mushrooms, Italian blend vegetables, bread, fruit, juice and refreshments. Recommended senior meal contribution: $2.00 and $1.00 for this special event. Please call in your meal reservation by Tues. May 9th. 718-549-4700.
THE RJC YOETZET COMMITTEE will be hosting a Women's Health and Halacha Day on Sunday morning 5/21/2017, featuring a fantastic line-up of speakers and topics. Breakfast and registration opens at 8:15am and the keynote speaker, Professor and Yoetzet Halacha Nechama Price, will begin at 9am. Various breakout sessions following keynote address. Cost is $25 in ad- vance / $36 at the door. Jscreen will be offering genetic carrier screening for only $36 with pre-registration. For more information and to register, go to www.rjconline.org/whhd2017
ALDERBROOK POOL: Summer lifeguarding positions available at the Alderbrook Pool in central Riverdale. 8 hour days, open Memorial Day to Labor Day. Please contact Dov Weinstock 917-848-8914 or [email protected]. See www.alderbrookpool.com for facility details.
Beyond the bayit - May 5 - 12, 2017 MANHATTAN CHAPTER OF WOMEN SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST: Please help to fill in the empty chairs at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Manhattan Chapter of Women Survivors of the Holocaust. The meetings will take place at the Park Avenue Synagogue, on the corner of 86th Street and Madison Avenue from 11:30am - 2:00pm on the following dates: Tuesday, 5/23/2017, and Tuesday, 6/20/2017. There is a $5.00 donation at the door. For more information please con- tact: Rick Feldman at [email protected]. Thank you.
RIVERDALE MIKVAH BAKE SALE: Join us in supporting the Riverdale Mikvah by volunteering to bake, and buying delicious home-baked cookies, cakes, and Challahs for Shabbos. Bake sale will be held on Thursday, 5/25/2017 at 8:15pm at the home of Liora Rosenblum located at 4710 Fieldston Road. All volunteers are welcome.
UJA FEDERATION OF NY: WARRIORS AND VETERANS SOCIETY: Join UJA and Jewish communal organizations for a pre-Memorial Day program to honor those who fell in service to our country. Hear from Jewish military leaders and help create care packages for those serving abroad, sponsored by Major Stuart Adam Wolfer Institute (MSAWI). Wednesday, 5/24/2017, at The Jewish Center, 131 West 86th Street, New York City. Doors open at 6:30pm. Ceremony starts at 7:00pm. Hands-on volunteer project opens at 8:00pm. Register at: ujafedny.org/memorialday-event. If you have any questions, please contact Julianna Dwyer at [email protected] or 212-836-1258.
RIVERDALE JEWISH CENTER’S 63RD ANNUAL JOURNAL DINNER: Registration for the RJC Dinner, on 6/4/2017, is now open! Visit www.rjconline.org/dinner2017 to Register! This year, we honor: Lisa & Richie Heisler, Tali & Rafi Green and Bella Khabinsky. RSVP Deadline: May 24th, 2017.
OLAM ROKED - THE WORLD DANCES: Olam Roked invites you to a Gala Performance on Sunday, 6/11/2017, at 3:00pm at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY (Colden Auditorium). With over 100 dancers, singers, and musicians, Olam Roked will bring diverse communities to a joyous and uplifting stage extravaganza. Admission: $25 / $18 for students and seniors. To learn more visit www.israeldanceinstitute.org or email [email protected].
"YIDDISH AND BRITISH ON BROADWAY," a choral concert including Yiddish versions of Gilbert & Sullivan selections as well as 2nd Avenue favorites, will be presented by the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus on Sunday, 6/11/2017 at 4:30pm at Symphony Space (Broadway & 95th St.). For tickets call Alisa Eilenberg at 718-796-2318.
BOLD CANCER WELLNESS PROGRAM SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: Are you a Bronx Cancer Survivor? Have you been thinking about what you might want to do to enrich your life or another's this year? If so, you may want to consider becoming a BOLD Buddy. Our BOLD Buddies are cancer survivors who provide treatment companionship, clinic visits, and phone support to newly diagnosed cancer patients who are isolated, scared, or just want to connect with someone whose been through it. We also have BOLD Screening Buddies (these buddies are for anyone interested in promoting breast health, regardless if they have had cancer) who accompany women to mammograms, as well as reach out to women with abnormal breast findings to support them in coming back for life-saving mammograms. If you are interested to learn more, please contact us at: (718) 430-4044, or send us an email at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! You can learn more about the BOLD Buddy Program in these links: http://www.einstein.yu.edu/features/stories/1133/b-o-l-d--buddy-program-expands-to-include-breast- screening-companions/, www.einstein.yu.edu/cancercenter/support, www.Facebook.com/BOLDProgram.
RIVERDALE Y SUNDAY MARKET: The Riverdale Y Sunday Market is back at the Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy until December 3rd! The market promotes local vendors and fresh produce. There will be Toddler Dance Jam once a month. More information at www.riverdaley.org/sundaymarket.