Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN June 16 - 23, 2017 22 - 29 Sivan, 5777 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Mazal Tov To: [email protected]/ x108 Daniella Fuchs & Jeffrey Wechselblatt on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Benjamin. Mazal tov Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: to siblings Yair, Lev, and Hannah. [email protected]/ x124 Anat Sharbat, Associate Rabba: Jessica & Eytan Zadoff on the birth a son. Mazal tov to grandparents Lynn & Jeffrey Zadoff, [email protected]/ x106 Ann & Charles Bartel, great grandfather Paul Zadoff, big sister Olivia and Tanta Aviva. Ramie Smith, Prog. Dir., Asst. Rabba: [email protected]/ x119 Hannah & Ilan Lastoff on the birth of a son, Saul Elliott. Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: Rabba Sara Hurwitz on her upcoming installation as President of Yeshivat Maharat. [email protected]/ x107 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: Current and former Bayit Rabbinic Interns on receiving their rabbinic ordination this week. [email protected]/ x102 Bracha Jaffe, Chava Evans, Ezra Seligsohn, Dan Margulies, Amir Zinkow, Ben Greenfield. Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected]/ x104 This Shabbat @ The Bayit David Fain, Youth Director: Drasha: Rav Ari “Becoming What We Are” [email protected]/ x240 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: Farewell Seudah Shlishit in Honor of [email protected]/ x121 Rav Ari, Becca, and Hodi Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: 5:30pm - 7:00pm [email protected]/ x101 Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: The Bayit invites the whole community to say farewell to [email protected]/ x103 Rav Ari, Becca, and Hodi on Shabbat, Parshat Sh'lach, June Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: 17th, 5:30pm. This will be a family friendly Seudah Shlishit [email protected]/ x116 with an additional play space set up in the Right Hand Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: Social Hall. [email protected]/ x102 Thank you to our Seudah Shlishit Sponsors: Shira Billet & Rav Steven Exler, Rabba Kiddush: Sara Hurwitz & Josh Abraham, Rabba Anat Sharbat & Ariel Freidenberg, Rabba Ramie Smith, Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Toby & Rav Avi Weiss, Shifra Landowne & Matt Schneider, Marsha & Curt Weinstein, Daniella Fuchs & Jeffrey Wechselblatt Ruthie & Joel Simon, Gillian Steinberg & Mark Davis, Faye Fischman, Wendy & Edward in honor of Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah. Leyman, Seryl Ritter & Buddy Skydell, Shani & David Schwartz, Beth Levine & Adam This Shabbat: Jacobson, Evelyn & Stanley Weiss, Toby Director, Sofia & Maksim Shapiro, Carole & Sy Parshat Shelach Oshinsky, Kenneth Perry, Elena & Stan Maydan, Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum, Stephanie Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:55pm Hartman & Ilan Rosenrauch, Victoria Chernyak & Stas Krasinski, Gaby Schoenfeld & Avi Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10pm Mermelstein, Yonit & Dale Nordenberg, Luba & David Teten, Donna & Aryeh Rudolph, Tao Candle Lighting: 8:11pm & Jeffrey Schifman, Anat Barber & Avi Bloom, Ann & Richard Feldman, Roberta & Bernard Shalom Bayit: 7:00am Horowitz, Shoshana & David Fain, Adele & Elliott Rabin, Yali & Benjamin Weiss, Madeline & Hillel Jaffe, Daniel Cohen, Eva & Richard Rubel, Beth & Yashi Kraus, Jessica & Stuart Loeser, Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Ruth Licht, Debbie Braverman & Hillel Grossman, Anna Santiago & Mayer Aschheim, Randi Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:10am Carrey & Erik Mintz, Paula Sinclair & Charles Hall. Learning Service: Has concluded To sponsor visit www.thebayit.org/shlishi. Listening Room: 6:30pm Parsha Shiur: 7:10pm Between Mincha/Maariv: Musical Seudah Shlishit” Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:55pm Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:15pm General Membership Meeting and Elections June 27th @ 7:15pm Weekday Times Shacharit: Our Annual Membership Meeting and the Election of Officers and Trustees will take place Sun: 8:30am on Tuesday, June 27th @ 7:15pm in the Lower Level Beit Midrash and will conclude with Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am Mincha/Maariv at 8:20pm. The full report of the nominating committee is online Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am at www.thebayit.org/bulletin. The deadline to submit petitions has passed. Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 8:20pm Next Shabbat @ The Bayit Next Shabbat: Drasha: Rabba Sara Parshat Korach Between Mincha/Maariv: Shiur with Ariel Freidenberg Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10pm Candle Lighting: 8:13pm 43rd Annual Journal Dinner - Thank You! Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Thank you to the 500 people who attended our 43rd Annual Journal Dinner on Sunday, June Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 8:00pm 11th in honor of Beth & David Braunstein, Josef Guttman, and Becca Linden & Rabbi Ari Hart. To view the Journal visit www.thebayit.org/dinner. Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:16pm THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit Gemach of Riverdale Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets Celebrates 3rd Year of Operation! 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Granted interest free loans of over $325,000 to 30 local Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! Riverdale borrowers. Shabbat Classes Borrower “Use of Proceeds” included: 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua w/ Rav Steven Credit Card Consolidation, Unexpected Tax Bills, Student 6:30pm - Listening Room w/ Myra Estelle Loan Payments, Starting a New Business, Medical 7:10pm - Parsha Shiur w/ Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary) Procedures, Home Repairs, Planning a Simcha, New Home After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon. Expenses, Tuition Payments. Gemach is flexible – Providing interest free loans up to Weekday Classes $100,000, with repayment terms from 6 months to 5 Years. i Monday Please contact the Gemach confidentially at: Rabba Anat’s Classes not taking place this week. Final classes [email protected] or (917) 408-3035 on Monday, June 26th. 7:30pm - The Book of Joshua w/ Rav Avi (at his home) 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) Riverdale Community Foundations of Judaism not meeting this week. Final Class Infertility & Pregnancy Loss Support Groups on Monday, June 26th at 8:00pm w/ Rav Steven. Pregnancy Loss Group For Women (co-sponsored by Tuesday NechamaComfort): 3rd Monday of the month. 8:00 -10:00pm 10:00am - The Story of the Golden Calf w/ Rav Avi (Lobby) in the RJC board room. For details contact Aimee Baron, MD at Rabba Ramie’s class has concluded. [email protected] or [email protected] or Torah Lishma classes have concluded for the summer. Rabba Anat at [email protected]. Wednesday RSVP is not necessary, but is appreciated. We will always meet, 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (LLBM) regardless of the size. All meetings will take place at the Riverdale Thursday Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Avenue, Riverdale NY 10463. Rav Steven’s class has concluded for the summer. Rav Ari’s class has concluded. Coping with Conception: A Men's Group for Dealing with Torah Lishma classes have concluded for the summer. Infertility Issues: Monthly group at the Beatman Center, 521 W. 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) 239th St. Group is re-forming - for more information, please contact Friday Rav Steven ([email protected]) or Dr. Altman Dan Margulies’s Talmud class has concluded for the summer. ([email protected]). *Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Riverdale Mikvah Hours: 718-549-8336 Payment made directly to the teacher. Friday Night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is necessary but please be on time. Happenings @ the Bayit Saturday Night: 10:00pm - 11:15pm. Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman z"l Sunday - Thursday Night: 8:30pm - 10:45pm. Keilim Mikvah: Open from 7:00am to 7:00pm only. Abraham & Sarah's Tent, Sponsored by Joe Guttman (co-sponsors welcome): Join us this Shabbat for our open The Riverdale community is seeking a warm and welcoming woman to communal dinner. To see which Shabbatot are available for serve as part time mikvah attendant in the newly renovated Riverdale sponsorship and to choose your week, go to Mikvah. Contact Rena Karol: 917 751 5426 or [email protected] www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at [email protected]. or Sari Willig - 917 562 3534 or [email protected]. Learning Service has concluded for the summer. Aliyot at the Bayit Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit Gabbai, Hillel Jaffe to arrange for aliyot and other kibbudim. [email protected]. Do you know someone who needs any of the following? Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Meals For Ill Members: CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY Jackie Binstock: 718-543-9135, [email protected] The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our members the opportunity to invest in a charitable gift Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] annuity. When you do so, you receive guaranteed income for Bikur Cholim: life, a potential immediate tax deduction, and possible future Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] tax savings. Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the Meals for New Parents: remainder value, while 10% will go to UJA-Federation to Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] support its efforts for the entire Jewish community and to help Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] cover the administrative costs of the program. For more Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] information, including sample annuity rates, please contact the Green Committee: Ann Rauch, [email protected] Bayit office. THE BAYIT BULLETIN Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! For assistance, please contact: David Fain, Youth Director Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 240 Cell - 203-901-0937 Email - [email protected] SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2016-2017 Snacks Sponsorship $100 – sponsor all snacks $36 - Tot Shabbat Snacks this Shabbat are sponsored by the Bayit.