ה י ב ר ו א י נ ס ט י ט ו ת ד ׳ ר י ב ר ד ל ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale THE BAYIT BULLETIN May 30, 2014 Weekly Edition 2 Sivan, 5774 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Wishing Mazal Tov to: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Cecily & Eli Oberstein on the birth of a daughter. To big sisters Lily, Nava, Rosa, and Yosefa. Bronx, NY 10463 Lidia Lidagoster-Villegas & Pablo Villegas on the birth of a son. To siblings Ilana, Aviva, Sarah www.thebayit.org and Yaakov, and to grandmother Veronica Villegas and to the entire Lidagoster and Villegas families. E-mail: [email protected] Wishing Condolences to: Phone: 718-796-4730 Roslyn Rubin and Janet (& Benji) Steinberg on the passing of Judge Israel Rubin. Shiva will be Fax: 718-884-3206 observed through Fri., May 30th at 2:00pm at the Rubin home, 3530 Henry Hudson Parkway, #3E. R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 This Shabbat @ The Bayit R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 DRASHA with Rabba Sara R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 BETWEEN MINCHA AND MAARIV - Shiur with Avivah Zornberg - 7:30pm R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 "‘Sing – now! – to God:’ Miriam and Moses" The history of Miriam, the prophetess who speaks enviously of her brother Moses, offers Kiddush an intimate glimpse of the tensions between brother and sister, both leaders, both Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by prophets. Midrashic material will illuminate this mysterious relationship. Mincha 7:00pm. Cecily & Eli Oberstein in honor of the birth of a daughter. This Sunday, June, 1st @ The Bayit To sponsor a Kiddush, please contact Memorial Service for Shlomit Brock z”l - 6:00pm: The Brock family will be holding a memorial Seth Aronson - [email protected]. service in honor of the shloshim of their dear wife and beloved mother Shlomit Chaya. The memorial This Week will take place at the Bayit together with Beth Aharon Congregation. The entire community is invited. Please bring memories and wishes to share, and please contact Rav Steven [email protected] if Shabbat Parshat Nasso you'd like to learn mishnayot in her memory. • Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm • Candle Lighting: 8:01pm This Monday, June, 2nd @ The Bayit • Tefillat Shalom Bayit: 7:00am (LL BM) THE BAYIT’S CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI POETRY GROUP - 7:00pm: Under the guidance of poet and translator Atara Fobar. Poems will be read in Hebrew with English translation and discussion. • Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am All are invited! 3rd FL, Room 3-3. Upcoming dates: 7/1 and 8/5. • Sephardic Tefillah: 8:30am (2nd FL BM) • Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:10am Next Shabbat @ The Bayit • Learning Service: 9:45am (Room 3-7) JUNE BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH: The June birthday Kiddush will take place next Shabbat, June 7th. If you would like to make a donation to the Kiddush fund in honor of a May • Listening Room: 5:45pm (LL BM) birthday, please fill out the form at www.thebayit.org/birthday. • Mincha (Main & Sephardic): 7:00pm GUEST DRASHA WITH RABBI JEREMIAH WOHLBERG - Shabbat, June 7th • Shabbat Ends: 9:05pm Our annual inspirational words of Torah from Rabbi Wohlberg: Weekday Times "Learning From Past Experience: Rav V'Lo Lokchu Musar" ”חברים מדברים על לבנון“ - Shacharit: Friends Sharing about Lebanon • Sun: 8:30am The Third Annual Lebanon War Veterans and Friends Gathering Mon: 6:40, 8:15am A gathering for all those whose lives have been touched by IDF experience in Lebanon Tues/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am Sunday, June 8th, 4:00pm This event is open to all veterans, families and friends and Wed/Thurs: 8:30am (Shavuot) all those interested in this part of Israel's history. • Mincha/Maariv Sun-Mon: 8:10pm Tues: Mincha: 8:05pm Maariv: 9:07pm GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & ELECTIONS The general membership meeting and elections will take place on Thurs., June 26th at 7:15pm. Wed: Mincha: 7:35pm Maariv: 8:35pm The two main agenda items are the election of officers and trustees (list of nominees online @ Thurs: Mincha: 8:00pm Maariv: 9:09pm www.thebayit.org) and the adoption of a budget for next year. Please join us. Next Week Full Agenda to follow. Please contact Richard ([email protected]) for Shabbat Parshat Behaalotecha information on the procedure for additional nominations by petition. • Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm 40th Annual Dinner - Sunday, June 15th, 2014. • Candle Lighting: 8:06pm • Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am Sign up today @ www.thebayit.org/dinner • Mincha (Main & Sephardic): 7:55pm Shani & David Susan & Jonathan Carmiya & Michael • Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 9:10pm Schwartz Dzik Weinraub Guests Community Young Leadership of Honor Service Award Award THE BAYIT BULLETIN We’re delighted to be learning with Bayit scholar Professor Shalom Holtz, Associate Professor of Bible at Yeshiva University. The theme of our learning will be "Renewing Torah: Appreciating the Bible in its Ancient Context." Please note: Schedule is subject to change. Please check final schedule on Erev Shavuot. Tuesday, June 3 - Erev/Leil Shavuot 8:04pm - Candle lighting 8:05pm - Mincha 8:25pm - 9:05pm - Opening Shiur with Rabba Sara 9:07pm - Maariv Prof. Shalom E. Holtz ALL OVERNIGHT CLASSES TAKING PLACE IN LOWER LEVEL BEIT MIDRASH UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Shalom E. Holtz is associate professor of Bible and chair of 11:15pm - 12:00am - "The Ox that Gored and the Meaning of the Robert M. Beren Department of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. He is the author of two monographs on Biblical Laws" with Professor Shalom Holtz ancient Near Eastern law: Neo-Babylonian Court Procedure 11:15pm -1:15am - Tikkun Leil Shavuot with Beth Aharon 12:30 - 1:15pm - Sermon Slam share your 5 minutes of cool (Brill, 2009) and Neo-Babylonian Trial Records (Society of Torah! Biblical Literature, 2014), as well as a number of articles on biblical law and related themes. His current research 12:30am - 5:00am - All-night learning. Titles and teachers to follow. focuses on courtroom imagery in biblical and post-biblical 5:00am - Shacharit prayer. He and his wife, Leebie Mallin, live in Riverdale, with their three children. Wednesday, June 4 - Shavuot Day 1 Congratulations to this year’s graduates: 8:30am - Shacharit Following Mussaf - "Reciting Shema as a Biblical Israelite" Name Graduating From Grade/Degree with Professor Shalom Holtz Sara Leah Ellison Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln Elementary School 7:35pm - Mincha Park 7:50pm - Shiur Yaakov Fishman SAR High School High School 7:50pm - Daf Yomi with Rabbi Dov Linzer Avidan Grossman SAR High School High School 8:35pm - Maariv Aminadav Grossman BA/History and Jewish 9:05pm - Candle Lighting After This Time Columbia College studies Avigail Hirschfield SAR High School High School Thursday, June 5 - Shavuot Day 2 Yakira Langer Westchester Hebrew High Valedictorian 8:30am - Shacharit with Megillat Ruth (Male Readers) School 10:30am (approx.) - Yizkor Raphael Langer Manhattan Day School After Musaf - Megillat Ruth (Male & Female Readers) 7:15pm - Graduation/Siyum Program including siyum on Ethan B. Schorr SAR High School High School Diploma Yerushalmi Dmai with Charlie Hall, and words from our Gershon Strauchler Podiatry Residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical graduates Center 8:00pm - Mincha 8:15pm - "Floods and Fertility: Bereshit 1-11 in Context" Jake Wax SAR High School High School with Professor Shalom Holtz Josh Shaw High School SAR High School 8:15pm - Daf Yomi with Rabbi Dov Linzer To add your name to the list go to www.thebayit.org/graduation 9:09pm - Maariv/Yom Tov Ends Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 Ph: 718-796-4730; Fax: 718-884-3206 Website: www.thebayit.org; E-mail: [email protected] THE BAYIT BULLETIN Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! Be a part of it! Please register your child and become a youth member today! FRIDAY NIGHT GROUPS Youth Department Closing Event Shavuot Festivities! Thursday, June 12 4:00-6:20pm with Shayna & Yakira Interactive Show with June 3-5 7:15pm - 8:15pm, Social Hall TEENS (grades 7-12) Pick up @ 8:15 in lobby NED • Teen-only sushi dinner with pizza GELFARS! bar followed by all night learning As well as: including annual teen sessions, This Shabbat, May 31 (4:00-6:30pm) including closed-door open-forum • Make Your own Pizza Pre-Shavuot with Rav Steven & more. Child-Parent Torah • End of Year Slideshow • Day 2 Teen Tefillah followed by Extravaganza with • Dance, Dance Revolution teen exclusive BBQ on the Rav Steven & Menachem! • Ice Cream Party Trivia and Chavruta Terrace - friends welcome • Last Trivia of the Year! Fruit, Crackers, Cheese, Candy, CHILDREN (Day 2) Pastries & More! $15/child; $25/2 children • Youth cheesecake baking with Ayelet Spira & friends and Brian Next Shabbat: TEENS & PRE-TEENS The Next Spira @ Groups (9:30am) The Youth Department Wants YOU! AFTER SCHOOL • Youth afternoon free play with Join your friends and become a part of our team TUESDAYS cheesecakes, snacks & story of teen leaders. Welcoming applicants now. TORAH & (4:30-6:00pm) including special Tot Puppet Show & social for Learn more about this exciting opportunity LOUNGE adults with children. at an exclusive luncheon on June 7. with MENACHEM, MORE DETAILS @ Register here: www.thebayit.org/leader will Meet June 10 www.thebayit.org/youthshavuot Nursery-Kindergarten We are still searching for snacks sponsorship Tefillah, Shabbat Story & Snacks for this Shabbat. CAN YOU HELP? with Abby & Melissa Please contact Menachem about sponsoring At 10:30am this week or a future snacks sponsorship. Room 3-4: Nursery Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-3: Grades 1-2 Room 3-5: Pre-K Room 3-1: Grades 3-5 Room 3-6 : Kindergarten 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:30am - 11:30am TOT SHABBAT Shavuot YOUTH SHABBAT ‐ JUNE 14 (Parashat Sh’lach): Teen Lounge Tot Shabbat meets @ Please note Mark your calendars for this annual highlight, as we celebrate Teen Lounge is open for our community youth and the year of growth and learning that 10:30am, and is led by that there will teens from 11:00am- nationally acclaimed be groups on they have accomplished.