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WEEKLY BRIEF 7 Tammuz 5777/July 1, 2017–Shabbat Parshat Chukat WEEKLY BRIEF 7 Tammuz 5777/July 1, 2017–Shabbat Parshat Chukat SHABBAT SCHEDULE MAZAL TOV Candle Lighting 7:15/8:14pm Nechama and Danny Klapper on the aufruf and upcoming marriage of Shlomo to Mincha—Main shul 7:00pm Amalia Weinberg of Kew Garden Hills. Mazal tov to Amalia’s parents, Gail and Stewart Main Shul 8:20pm Weinberg, and to the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs Shulman, Mrs. Erika Klapper, Mr. and Mrs. Kheen, Mr. and Mrs. Weinberg. Mazal tov to Shlomo's siblings, Rachel and Moshe Shabbat Morning Freedman, Michal and Mark Ghermezian, and Chanan Klapper. Sof Zman Kriyat Shma 9:13am Linda and Rabbi Michael Shmidman on their son Dr. Avi Shmidman’s election to the Rambam shiur 8:15am Academy of the Hebrew Language (the official institution of the State of Israel governing Shacharit— the Hebrew language). Dr. Avi Shmidman lives in Alon Shvut. Hashkama 7:00am Beit Midrash 8:30am Lorraine and Sam Vogel on the marriage of their grandson Yehuda Katz, son of Main Shul 9:00am Sharona and Shlomo, to Elisheva Goldenberg of Baltimore Maryland and Chicago. Tot Shabbat Music 10:30am Resa and Ronnie Warburg and Shaindy and Alan Hammer upon the birth of a daughter Lower lobby coat room to Meira and Yehudah Hammer. Daf Yomi 10:30am Shailot UTshuvot shiur cancelled CONDOLENCES TO Bernice Gilbert on the loss of her beloved father, Mr. Erich Metzger. Bernice will sit shiva at her home, 1285 Princeton Road starting today, Friday, from 3:30- Shabbat Afternoon 5:30pm and on Motzaei Shabbat. She will then continue shiva at the home of the niftar, First Mincha 2:00pm 3777 Independence Avenue, Riverdale, NY Apt 4L through Thursday morning. She can be Early Mincha 6:35pm reached on her cell at 201-803-6194. Minyanim are as follows: Shacharit: Sunday and Shiur—Pre Mincha 7:00pm Tuesday: 7:30am, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 6:45am ; Mincha/Maariv:Sunday- Rabbi Wiener Wednesday: 8:10pm. To condolence card through Nerot, please contact Carrie Cooper at Amud Yomi—Beit Midrash 7:00pm 201-801-9028. May the Gilbert family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion and Children’s Mishna shiur 7:15pm Yerushalayim. Zman Mincha 8:00pm Shiur—Rabbi Adler NEROT ANNUAL DESSERT Jr High School shiur— on hiatus for the summer Shabbat, Parshat Balak |July 8 | 4:30pm in the Rinat Social High School shiur—on hiatus for Hall. Please join us as we offer Hakarat HaTov to Mrs. Ruth the summer Hartstein for her contributions to Rinat. Shabbat Ends 9:14pm Guest speaker: Mrs. Orly Nadler. Dessert and a light Seudah Shelishit will be served. To contribute dessert and pay WEEKDAY SCHEDULE: JULY 2-7 tribute to Ruth, please go to www.rinat.org/ WB SPONSOR nerotdessert. Shacharit Sun 7, 8, 9:00am Nechama and Danny Klapper and family in honor of Shlomo’s Aufruf and upcoming Mon, Thurs 6:20, 7:20, 9:00am wedding to Amalia Weinberg. Tue (Legal Holiday) 7, 8, 9:00am Wed, Fri 6:30, 7:30, 9:00am SAVE THE DATE! 5TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE YOETZET HALACHA EVENT Mincha/Maariv Sun, Tue (early mincha) 1:45pm Wednesday, July 26 | 8:00pm | Rinat Social hall Sun-Thur 8:15pm This year's Jewish Women's Journey Through Life focuses on mind, body & soul with Late Maariv panelists Shera Dubitsky, healthy mindfulness lecturer and Director of Navigation and Sun-Thur 9:15pm Support Services at Sharsheret, Rebbetzin Bassie Taubes, long-time nurse and owner and director of Wellness Motivations, and Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels. After Next Friday Night, Jul7 7e 30 each panelist explores perspectives and tools from her years of experience of service Candle Lighting 7:15/8:13pm with our community on mind, body & soul respectively, Dr. Rayzel Yaish, Director of Mincha 7:00/8:20pm Guidance at Ma'ayanot will moderate Q&A. Women of all ages and stages are welcome! WEEKLY BRIEF DEADLINE For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.rinat.org/yoetzetevent2017 Please email your announcement to [email protected] by Thursday at 12pm. YOUTH NEWS NEROT NEWS Allergy Notice: Rinat youth department is not nut-free, we are nut- Feldenkrais awareness through movement class on hiatus until aware and allergy-aware. Please do not send your children to groups July 26. with snacks and candy from home. The youth department provides plenty of snacks and treats every Shabbat. ADULT EDUCATION To sponsor an Adult Ed event, please email [email protected]. CHILD SAFETY/SUPERVISION Rabbi Adler’s weekday shiurim are on hiatus for the summer. Please help us ensure the safety and security of our children. Pre-Mincha shiur | Shabbat, July 1 | 7:00pm | Rabbi Ezra Please make sure your children are either in groups or davening at Wiener will speak on: Business Ethics: Compensation due for the teen minyan, sitting with you in shul or under your direct super- Cancelling an Appointment vision outside. Thank you. Sunday morning July 2 | 8:45am | Rabbi Jesse Horn will be HATS SALE speaking. Title: Teflilat Ma’ariv Reshut. Rinat is selling its “house across the street” (HATS), 396 West Tuesday morning July 4 | 8:45am | Rabbi Murray Sragow will Rabbis Respond to—רב שבענו בוז" :Englewood Avenue, owned by the shul. It's a charming, freshly be speaking. Title painted three bedroom, three bathroom house, with a finished third Prohibition.” floor, finished basement and a detached two-car garage, located Parsha shiur |Thursday, July 6 | Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg across the street from Rinat. If you know someone who may be interested or for more information, please contact Shirley Sosland The Adult Education Committee of Rinat Yisrael is pleased to of Russo Real Estate at (201) 394-5614. Cost: $429,900. present a Distinguished Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Dr. Binyamin Lau, Author, Activist, Teacher, RABBI WIENER ON VACATION Rabbi of Ramban Synagogue, Jerusalem Rabbi Wiener will be on vacation from Sunday, July 2 through Next Shabbat, July 8, Parshat Balak Sunday July 9. Schedule of Presentations: Premincha Shabbat afternoon at 6:55 PM (English): "Turning RABBI WIENER TEFILLAH SHIUR FOR WOMEN the Tanakh into a national conversation: How the 929 project has turned many thousands of Israelis toward Torah." (for more Mondays July 10, 17, and 24 | 8:00pm |Classroom D-E information, see http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and- Rabbi Wiener will give a 3 part series for women on "Insights into religion/188150/israeli-bible-study-929) Tefila and the Structure of the Siddur". Shabbat after mincha (Hebrew): דא עקא" – חובת מחאה או זכות השתיקה כנגד עוברי עבירה)" OFFICE CLOSED ON JULY 4 Protest or Silence in the Face of“ )עיון בסיפור תלמודי The Rinat office will be closed on Tuesday July 4, in observance of Transgressors; An Analysis of a Talmudic Tale". the Legal Holiday. Thank you to our sponsors of the Scholar in Residence: Jere and Mitchell Esral in memory of Mitchell's daughter, Aliza in commemoration of עליזה חיה בת נחום ליב ונעמי ,RENEWAL KIDNEY DONATION AWARENESS EVENT Esral a"h her 9th yahrzeit. Thursday, July 13 | 8:15pm | Cong. Beth Sholom Fay and David Landes in memory of David's father, Dr. I.J. Featuring Rabbi Josh Sturm, Director of Outreach, Renewal Landes, z"l. Everything you always wanted to know about living kidney donation but were afraid to ask. For details, email [email protected] or call Rabbi Dr. Binyamin (Benny) Lau is an internationally known 718-431-9831 or go to www.renewal.org leader and activist who heads the Modern Orthodox Ramban Synagogue in Jerusalem and serves as chair of the Human Rights and Judaism in Action project of the Israel Democracy Institute. 9:00AM WEEKDAY MINYAN HAS BEGUN A charismatic Rabbi, social entrepreneur, and media figure, he The 9:00am daily weekday minyan has begun. This minyan takes speaks out clearly on current issues, focusing on the humanistic place in the Beit Midrash throughout the summer months. Please values of Judaism and insisting that tradition face the challenges see Manny Landau for any Gabbai related needs at this minyan. of contemporary society. Rabbi Dr. Lau's doctorate dissertation analyzes the halakhic theories of R. Ovadia Yosef, z"l, one of this generation's most outstanding rabbinic scholars. A noted WEEKLY BRIEF SPONSORS author, he has published scores of books and research articles on the Jewish heritage. Under his leadership, the Ramban Jere and Mitchell Esral in memory of Aliza Esral a"h in commemo- synagogue has become a hub of religious, cultural, and ration of her 9th yahrzeit on 13 Tammuz, Friday, July 7, 2017. benevolent activity serving the entire Jerusalem community and Nechama and Danny Klapper and family in honor of Shlomo’s beyond. aufruf and upcoming marriage to Amalia Weinberg. .
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