Kehilath Jeshurun Bulletin Volume LXIX Number 4 January 7, 2000 29 Tevet 5960 KJ WINTER SCHOLARS ISRAEL ISRAEL: BOND THEOCRACY SHABBAT OR DEMOCRACY? AMBASSADOR RABBI YEHUDA LANCRY SAUL J. BERMAN January 8 February 4-5 THE SPIRITUAL ROSH CHODESH: LEGACY OF A WOMAN’S THE RAV HOLIDAY? RABBI AARON RABBI RAKEFFET ROTHKOFF ADAM MINTZ January 14-15 February 6 (Sunday) PERSONAL POSITIVE REFLECTIONS ON JEWISH JEWISH VALUES PARENTING AND PUBLIC SERVICE RABBI SENATOR ABRAHAM J. TWERSKI JOSEPH LIEBERMAN January 16 (Sunday) February 13 (Sunday) (Watch for Details) Page 2 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN ORTHODOX UNION TO PRESENT FRIDAY N IGHT RABBI ABRAHAM J. TWERSKI, M.D. SHABBAT AND SEMINAR ON EXPERIENCE AT KJ POSITIVE JEWISH PARENTING AT KJ January 21 Sunday, January 16 & “Giving the most to our children conference will include interactive February 18 — Getting the most out of being a workshops on strengthening parent 7:00 PM parent” is the theme of skills. a one day conference on Positive Note the list of workshops below. $20 per person Jewish Parenting to be presented Registration begins at 9 AM. The by the Orthodox Union cost of $18 per person includes a light All Are W elcome at Kehilath Jeshurun on Sunday, lunch. Child care is available at a January 16. The program will begin at nominal charge, but requires advance 9:45 AM. reservations through the OU. For The keynote speaker will be the additional information, contact Next noted rabbi, psychiatrist, and author, the conference coordinator, Frank Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD. The Buchweitz at 613-8188. YOUNG PEOPLE’S MINYAN CHOOSE WORKSHOPS ON SUCH PRACTICAL TOPICS AS: January 22 ¡ Effective Parenting: ¡ Effective Homework Strategies & Expectations and Realizations ¡ Disciplining Your Children February 5 ¡ Mothers and Fathers: ¡ Remarriage: His, Hers and Ours Traditional Roles, Current Needs 9:15 AM ¡ Parenting the Gifted Child ¡ Imparting Meaningful Values in ¡ Children with Special Needs in the new a Materialistic Society ¡ ¡ Dealing with Sibling Rivalry Gottesman Center Helping Your Children Realize ¡ Their Potential Single Parenting at ¡ ¡ Managing Difficult and The Impact of TV and the Internet 114 East 85th Street ¡ Oppositional Behavior Enhancing Self-Esteem SISTERHOOD EVENING KJ KESHER At The Philharmonic Concert COUPLES CLUB & BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO #4 YOUNG PEOPLE S TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY #2 MINYA N Kurt Massour Conducting A NNUAL SHABBATON Wednesday, March 1 Saturday, 8:00 pm February 12, 2000 $80 per Ticket Limited Availability KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 3 MISHLOACH MANOT ORDER FORMS SPOTLIGHT MAILED TO ALL MEMBERS ON YOUTH Kehilath Jeshurun urges all families who selected them as a The Youth Department is members to participate in our recipient. continuing to offer many fun and Mishloach Manot program. Mishloach 2. Complete the order form. Don’t exciting opportunities for our Manot (“Shalach Mones”) is one of forget to check off “Reciprocal” children. the four mitzvot of Purim. The if you wish to be assured that This past month we had the sending of Mishloach Manot is the you will have reciprocated to annual Chanukah party. The night giving of good treats to friends and anyone who has chosen to send was filled with games, prizes and neighbors, expressing joy in Esther Mishloach Manot to you. You races. All who attended had a and Mordechai’s victory over Haman will be billed for “reciprocals” wonderful time. Additionally, the in his plot to destroy the Jewish people later also at $5.00 per name. children in the synagogue helped to of Persia. “Reciprocal Only” orders cannot prepare Chanukah packages which Virtually all members of the be accepted. were delivered to Mt. Sinai Hospital congregation participated last year. 3. Return the order form and entire during Chanukah. Your participation will help complete list WITH payment in the This January and February we your celebration of Purim, demonstrate envelope provided. No order will have a few Open Gym/Video a generosity of spirit and good will to form will be processed without Nights. These are always successful your friends and assist KJ in an payment. The deadline for and are an excellent opportunity for important fundraising event. receipt of your order is Monday, children to “hang out” on a Saturday It is easy to participate. Use the February 14, 2000 at 12:00 night. Two of the four open gyms order form sent to all members of the Noon. PHONE ORDERS will be “Ladies Only.” This is a new congregation. WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. pattern at KJ and it has, thus far, 1. Place a check next to the names We are excited about the prospect worked beautifully. Check our youth of those families to whom you of approximately 1000 packages being calendar for dates and times. wish to send Mishloach Manot. delivered throughout the community The “Hello Yellow” arts and The cost is $5.00 for each name. on Purim Day, Tuesday, March 21st. crafts programs, including Challah On Purim, every family We hope you will participate with us Baking and Tzizit Making” have selected by one or more in helping to make this project a great been overbooked. It is a great way congregants will receive a success. for your child to get hands on Jewish beautiful gourmet package with The Mishloach Manot Committee education through arts and crafts. a card listing the names of those wishes you a joyous Purim. The next “Hello Yellow” will take place February 6th. Please take the SENIORS LUNCH AND LEARN time to make a reservation through the synagogue office. RABBI YOSSI WEISER JOINS ROTATION The Kehilath Jeshurun Basketball JENNIFER ROTH TO BE SPECIAL GUEST League (KJBL) is getting rave reviews from both children and WEDNESDAYS AT 12:00 - 1:30 PM parents. If your child is interested in signing up, please contact our One of the most exciting and best coordinated by Donna Silverman. Youth Director, Ari Segal, at the loved members of the Ramaz Upper Each Wednesday at noon, synagogue office. School faculty, Rabbi Yossi Weiser, following a lunch provided by has joined the rotation of synagogue the Ramaz dining service, KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN scholars who teach and lead our the participants enjoy a Published: Aug, Sept, Nov, Dec., weekly LUNCH AND LEARN. mentally stimulating presentation. Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun The program, geared toward senior This always develops into a lively $15.00 Membership Dues of members of the congregation, is discussion. Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun covers subscription cost. 125 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028 JENNIFER ROTH Phone (212 ) 427-1000, Ext. 5500 USPS-292-0600-Periodicals Postage On January 26, former Couple’s Collecting Judaica at Auction should paid at New York, New York Club president, Jennifer Roth, a Vice be quite informative and most and additional mailing offices. President of Sotheby’s, will be our fascinating. All seniors of the POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun special guest speaker. Her topic: congregation are invited. 125 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028 Page 6 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN WINTER SCHOLARS AT KJ JANUARY 14 -15 FEBRUARY 6 - SUNDAY AM RABBI DR. AARON RAKEFFET-ROTHKOFF RABBI ADAM MINTZ Rabbi Adam Mintz is the Senior Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff of and thinker of the 20th century, and Rabbi of Lincoln Square Synagogue. Yeshiva University’s Caroline and known in the Orthodox world as the He assumed his position in September Joseph S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem, “Rav,” mastered the disparate worlds of 1996 after serving four years as is a noted scholar, author, and teacher. Brisk (in Poland), Berlin, and Boston Associate Rabbi in Congregation Born in New York City, Rabbi with a profound intellect and a brilliant Kehilath Jeshurun. During that period Rakeffet moved to Israel in 1969. A command of language. The Rav taught he was also a Talmud teacher in the 1959 summa cum laude graduate of thousands of students (including Rabbi Ramaz Upper School. Yeshiva College, he earned three Haskel Lookstein) to appreciate the Rabbi Mintz received his Semicha degrees from Yeshiva University’s learning of the Torah giants of the and Advanced Yadin Yadin Semicha Bernard Revel Graduate School, centuries during his 44 years as the at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan including his doctorate. Rabbi Rakeffet Rosh Yeshiva and senior lecturer at Theological Seminary of Yeshiva was ordained by the University’s Rabbi YU’s Rabbinical Seminary (RIETS). University. He received a B.A. from Isaac Elchanan Theological seminary In addition to serving as professor Yeshiva College and an M.A. in (RIETS) in 1961. of Responsa Literature at the Gruss Medieval Jewish History from the Rabbi Rakeffet has written many Institute, Rabbi Rakeffet is a founding Bernard Revel Graduate School of entries for the Encyclopedia Judaica, faculty member at Midreshet Moriah, Yeshiva University. Rabbi Mintz is including the entry on the “Rav,” an advanced Torah study program for currently a doctoral candidate in Early Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik. women. He also taught at Jerusalem’s Modern Jewish History at New York He recently published The Rav: Torah College for Men (BMT), University. We welcome him back to The World of Rabbi Joseph B. Machon Gold, and Michlalah (the KJ and look forward to Soloveitchik, a two volume Jerusalem College for Women), his presentation at our first biographical and scholarly work. schools where many of our members Rosh Chodesh Breakfast. Rabbi Soloveitchik, recognized by and children have had him many as the pre-eminent Torah scholar as a teacher. JANUARY 8 FEBRUARY 4-5 AMBASSADOR RABBI SAUL J. BERMAN YEHUDA LANCRY A veteran diplomat and Rabbi Saul J. Berman is a leading Women of Yeshiva University. distinguished representative of the Orthodox teacher and thinker. As a In 1984, Rabbi Berman accepted Jewish people, Israel’s new rabbi and an educator he has made the position as Senior Rabbi of Ambassador to the United Nations, extensive contributions to the Lincoln Square Synagogue.