ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ ~ Hebrew Institute of Riverdale The Bayit Bulletin May 3, 2013 Weekly Edition 24 Iyar, 5773 Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Wishing Mazal Tov to: 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway Eva & Hillel Broder on the birth of a son. To grandparents Fran & Alan Broder (Silver Spring, MD) and Anne Bronx, NY 10463 Fenton & Bob Light (Lexington, MA). To big siblings Moshe and Rebecca. The Shalom Zachar will take place www.thebayit.org this Friday night, 9:00pm - 11:00pm at the Broder home, 3243 Riverdale Ave., (#2/rear apartment). Enter from Cambridge Ave. (behind 3233 Cambridge Ave.) E-mail: [email protected] Tamara Beliak & Zeev Neumeier on the birth of a daughter. To grandparents Rabbi Haim Dov & Lynn Phone: 718-796-4730 Beliak and Galina & Yedidia Neumeier. To older brothers Dror, Menahem-Tuvia, and Yakir. Fax: 718-884-3206 Yehudit & Noam Pollack on the birth of a son and to siblings Talia, Gavi, and Aliza. The Shalom Zachar will R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 take place this Friday night, 9:30pm - 11:00pm at the Pollack home, 2735B Henry Hudson Parkway, Apt. #1. R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107 Wishing Condolences to: R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108 Miriam Pfifferling on the passing of her daughter Ilana Pfifferling. Shiva will be observed on Wednesday R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124 May 8 and Thursday May 9 from 5:00pm - 9:00pm at 30 West 18th Street, #14D. Welcome to New Member: Kiddush Sponsored by the Beliak Neumeier family Jenny Gordon. in honor of the birth of their daughter. This Shabbat @ The Bayit To sponsor a Kiddush, please contact YCT SHABBATON: Welcome to YCT Rabbinical School students and families joining us for Arielle Berger - [email protected]. Shabbat. Thank you to YCT students Samuel Klein for leading tefillah Friday night and Daniel Epstein for the Friday night kavvanah before Barchu. This Week Shabbat Parshiot CARLEBACH TEFILLAH: Come celebrate the approach of Sivan with the Carlebach Minyan. Behar-Bechukotai Singing, dance and torah insights this Shabbat, May 4, at 9:00am. Light Kiddush to follow. For more Shabbat Mevarchim information contact David Knapp, [email protected] or 347-993-5330. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm BETWEEN MINCHA AND MAARIV - Shiur with Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Candle Lighting: 7:36pm Zornberg - This Shabbat, May 4: Join us for a lecture titled “Letter from an Unknown Woman: Joseph's Dream” with world renowned Torah Scholar and teacher Dr. Avivah Tefillat Shalom Bayit: 6:50am (LL BM) Zornberg on May 4 at 7:00pm in the Lower Level Beit Midrash. Mincha at 6:30pm. This Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am annual event inspires us and deepens our understanding of Torah. Thank you to the many sponsors for this shiur. Sephardic Tefillah: 8:30am (2nd FL BM) Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:22am KAVVANAH TEFILLAH - This Sunday, May 5, 9:00am: An hour of slower tefillah with Rav Steven Parsha Shiur: 6:00pm including meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Halakhic Shacharit requirements met. Room 3-1. Mincha: 6:30pm Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:40pm BAYIT & YCT USED SEFARIM SALE: Looking for Talmud, Torah Commentaries, Siddurim, and many other Hebrew and English books for your library? Weekday Times The Bayit & YCT are selling used extras and leftovers from Shacharit: our collections. Every book $1.00-$5.00 each. In the Bayit Lobby. Sun: 8:30, 9:00am (Kavvanah) Sun., May 5, 9:00am-9:00pm Mon.-Tues., May 6-7, 9:00am-8:00pm Mon/Thurs: 6:40, 8:15am Volunteers needed. For more info, please contact [email protected]. Tues: 6:45, 8:15am Wed: 6:30, 8:15am EREV YOM YERUSHALAYIM FILM & CELEBRATION - Tues., May 7, 6:00pm - 8:30pm: Celebrate our connection to Jerusalem with film and festive prayer. We’ll be (Yom Yerushalayim) screening “Follow Me - the Yoni Netanyahu story”, a very moving and inspiring Fri: 6:30, 8:15am documentary film at 6:00pm, followed at 7:45pm by Mincha and a festive Maariv with (Rosh Chodesh Sivan) Jerusalem melodies. Mincha/Maariv All Week: 7:45pm Next Shabbat @ The Bayit Next Week TEFILLAT ESTHER: Join us next Shabbat, May 11, at 9:00am for Women’s Tefillah. We will be Shabbat Parshat Bamidbar celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Leora Santoriello. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm BETWEEN MINCHA AND MAARIV: Seuda Shlishit sponsored by Charlie Hall on the 10th Candle Lighting: 7:43pm anniversary of his conversion. Shacharit - Main Tefillah: 8:30am Mincha: 7:30pm Our Book of Remembrance - Yizkor Book is now in formation. Please fill out the form and return it with an optional contribution to the shul office by this Mon., May 6. Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:47pm You must submit this form each year in order to have a listing in the book. The form is available online (www.thebayit.org/yizkor), in the shul office or in the lobby. THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit Happenings @ the Bayit Daf Yomi with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us for this open communal dinner. To this Shabbat at 5:30pm in Room 3-7. Open and accessible to all. Join this sponsor future tents contact James Lapin at [email protected]. group and experience Tractate Shabbat and beyond! JEWISH CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP - Tues., May 7, 5:00pm - 6:30pm: Draw from emotional and spiritual wisdom within a Jewish context for people Shabbat providing care to a loved one. Share experiences, benefit from mutual support 8:10am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) and gain practical advice. This group is led by Anna Kirshblum, LCSW, the 5:30pm - Daf Yomi with Rav Dov (Room 3-7) NOTE CHANGE IN TIME Bayit’s social worker. At the Beatman Center of JBFCS, 521 W. 239th St., 2nd Fl. 6:00pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) To RSVP contact Anna at 718-601-9714 or [email protected]. NOTE: The Listening Room will not take place this Shabbat due to Dr. Avivah Zornberg’s Lecture MAY BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH - May 18: Celebrating a birthday in May? Help sponsor our Birthday Kiddush. All donations $18 and up will be Monday listed in the bulletin. Go to www.thebayit.org/birthday to sign up. 6:30pm - Hebrew Reading Crash Course, Level I (Room 3-3)* 7:15pm - Hebrew Reading Crash Course, Level II (Room 3-3)* LEARN @ THE BAYIT: We’d love to help you learn Torah! Visit 7:30pm - The Fall of The Commonwealth - Book of Kings with Rav Avi www.thebayit.org/hevruta to put in your details about what kind of hevruta (study (Lobby) partner) you’re looking for and what you want to learn, and find a study partner! 8:00pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan (Room 3-3)* Feel free to learn at the Bayit anytime, and especially Monday and Wednesday nights, 6:00pm - 9:00pm, when the YCT 2nd Floor Beit Midrash is open for Tuesday nighttime learning and you can join the Torah study happening there! 10:00am - Book of Genesis with Rav Avi (Lobby) 11:00am - The Unique and the Sublime: Biblical Characters with Rabba BAYIT SEFARIM FUND: Over the years our supply of prayer books, chumashim Sara (Lobby) (Pentateuch) and other Jewish books tend to wear out. Help us replace them by donating to the Sefarim Fund. Donations to this fund will be used to purchase the Wednesday books we need as determined by the Rabbinical staff and Gabbaim. Donors will 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan (Lobby)* be recognized with a thank you in the 2nd bulletin of every month and a Thursday dedication label in the book that is purchased. To donate visit our website at 10:00am - Book of Shoftim with Rav Steven (LL BM) www.thebayit.org/sefarim. 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg (Room 3-3)* BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN: Promote your business Friday to Bayit Bulletin readers. E-mail [email protected] an insertion order form. Ads 7:20am - Talmud Moed Katan with Rav Steven (Lobby) are printed 1x/first bulletin of every month. * Hebrew classes are taught by our experienced teacher Sara Kinberg. For more info. and guidance on placement, please contact Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. Thank You for Giving Back to the Bayit Thank you to Anat Barber Bloom & Avi Bloom, Ruthie & Joel Simon, and Rabba Sara Hurwitz & Josh Abraham for organizing and co-sponsoring last week’s YHIR Seuda Shlishit. Thanks for helping to create a wonderful gathering! If you would like to donate your time, talent or expertise to the Bayit please contact Rabbi Steven Exler at [email protected]. THANK YOU: We wish the thank the Bayit Community for their concern and assistance in helping locate our daughter last Shabbat. B”H she is doing better! Michelle & Alan Cutler. Bayit Katan is Back! Calling all toddlers and siblings through age 3 with parent or caregiver! The program is hands-on, child-centered, experiential and developmentally appropriate for busy toddlers exploring their world. Our nurturing Jewish environment will include free play (fine and gross motor skills), sensory art, circle time with music and movement, and a healthy snack. Program time: Mondays 10:00 am -11:30 am Spring Session: May 6, 13, 20 (no 27), June 3, 10, 17. Fees: $18 for a trial class, $150 for a 8-week Session Program time: Thursdays 10:00 am -11:30 am Spring Session: May 9, (no 16), 23, 30, June 6, 13.