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Bayit BULLETIN 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.
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