Ways to Give and Support Park East Synagogue and the Yahrzeits Rabbi Arthur Schneier Mr. Morris Hocherman - Father Park East Day School Tax-Wise Strategies to Easily Mr. David Leinwand - Father Maximize Your Year-End Gifts Mrs. Alexandra Hocherman - Mother For information and help Mr. Gideon Etra - Mother regarding any of these strategies, please contact [email protected]. Dr. Mark Wilner - Father Steven Berman, Chair of Mrs. Laura Rabinowitz - Father Development Advisory Committee Mr. Rick Shatz - Mother Sponsoring a Shabbat Mr. Aaroa Benchimol - Mother Kiddush Luncheon at Park East Mr. Ira Rennert - Father Synagogue is a wonderful way to Ms. Eleanor Wagner - Father honor a loved one’s memory or Mr. Barry Winet - Mother acknowledge a special occasion. To discuss a sponsorship, please Mrs. Miriam Knobloch - Father contact Toby Einsidler at the Mr. Richard Hochman - Mother Office (212) 737-6900. Dr. Zev Rosenwaks - Mother PARSHAT MIKEITZ Ms. Barbara Levy - Mother The Talmud and many other Mr. Allan Kornblau - Grandmother Jewish sources note that the December 27-28, 2019 u 29-30 Kislev, 5780 Menorah and its light symbolize Mrs. Janie Fisher - Father wisdom. The seven branches of Dr. Richard Mautner - Father the Menorah that stood in the Rosh Chodesh Tevet Temple were created from a single Mrs. Rita Weinick - Father Shabbat Chanukah piece of gold; symbolizing the Dr. Theodore Feder - Father belief that ultimately all wisdom Parshat Mikeitz comes from He who is the source Mr. Charles Maurer - Grandfather of all wisdom. The extreme Mr. Jean Putzer - Mother Hellenism decreed by Antiochus First Torah: Third Torah: was intended to abolish this Mr. Alan Jacobs - Mother Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 Numbers 7:42-47 uniquely Jewish perspective. The Ms. Sheila Blank - Mother defeat of the Greeks is thus the Artscroll p. 222 Artscroll 768 victory of the Menorah, the notion Mrs. Judith Lefkovits - Mother that our wisdom, the Torah, allows Mrs. Ann Newmark - Mother us to incorporate other modes of Second Torah: Haftarah thought, but that they must Numbers 28:9-15 Zachariah 2:14 - 4:7 ultimately be directed toward He Artscroll p. 890 Artscroll p. 1210 who is the source of wisdom. FRIDAY | December 27 4:25 pm • Evening Services SATURDAY | January 18 SAVE THE DATE 2020-2021 Registration “Insight in the Parsha” with United Nations International FRIDAY | March 13 Rabbi Arthur Schneier Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt Holocaust Commemoration Park East Day School following evening services. Friday Night Dinner 75th Anniversary Early Childhood The Liberation of Auschwitz Members $80 | Non-Members $100 Elementary School: Grades 1-5 SATURDAY | December 28 Middle School: Grades 6-8 Shabbat Chanukah & Rosh Chodesh Shabbat Service Special Celebration Shabbat in Ask about our incentive program! 8:45 am • Morning Services 8:30 am • Services Honor of Rabbi Arthur Schneier Rabbi Arthur Schneier 10:45 am • Remembrance Mommy & Me Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky Marking Six Decades of Leadership. TASTE OF SCHOOL 12:00 pm • Congregational Kiddush, His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations Brooks Ballroom Honored Scholar In Residence Tuesday and Thursday 3:45 pm • Chumash Class 9:00 am - 10:30 am or Rabbi Arthur Schneier Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau 10:45 am - 12:15 pm Rabbi Harold Einsidler Chief Rabbi of Israel (1993-2003) 4:20 pm • Mincha Chief Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot Providing children 14-23 months with Park East Synagogue Choir Chairman of Yad Vashem Seudah Shlishit, a wonderful introduction to a more Maestro Russell Ger, Conductor formal learning environment. Through D’var Torah: SATURDAY | March 14 play, music, art, movement, and Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt “Remembrance of the Victims of 8:45 am • Services the Holocaust and the Allied Shabbat and holiday programming, 5:19 pm • Shabbat ends 10:45 am • Sermon liberators of concentration camps” children learn to love school and CHILDREN and YOUTH PROGRAMS prepare to separate from their With the participation of Diplomatic Corps SUNDAY | February 2 • Toby’s Children parents/caregivers. 11:00 am and Military Attaches from France, Russia, 11:00 am • Rabbi Arthur Schneier Register online at ParkEastDaySchool.org Service, Chanukah Party, Goldberg United Kingdom and the United States Park East Day School or email [email protected] Co-Chairs: Harry Krakowski, Lili Stawski, Grandparents Circle Leon & Gina Fromer Harry & Melissa Lis 7th Annual Super Bowl Concert Youth Enrichment Center Luncheon for members The Maccabeats Hebrew School and diplomats. $25 in advance | $40 at the door Pre-K (Age 4) Kindergarten (Age 5) Due to high demand, reservations Tickets: bit.ly/2020maccabeats Elementary School (Ages 6-12) will not be accepted after Sponsor Opportunities Available Daily Services Thursday, January, 8th. For details, contact: 8:45 am | Sunday, Chanukah, Please RSVP via Toby Rabbi Harold Einsidler or [email protected] ADULT EDUCATION Cantor Laivi Freundlich Rosh Chodesh Tevet Monday | December 30 212-737-6900 x 1907 [email protected] 7:30 am | Monday, Chanukah MONDAY | January 6 Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt 5:00 pm • The Path of the Just Sunday Shkola 7:45 am | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:45 am • Sisterhood Book Club 5:20 pm • Highlights from the Talmud 2-13 Years Old featuring performance by Janet For details, contact: 9:00 am | Wednesday, New Year’s Day Rodgers, on the life of Irene Gut, Tuesday | December 31 Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt Catholic Polish Girl, who saved the 212-737-6900 x 1103 Evenings: 7:15-7:45 am • Torah Tuesdays lives of twelve Jewish professionals [email protected] 4:30 pm | Sunday - Friday Highlights of the Weekly Parsha with during WWII. Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky