Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN November 27 - December 4, 2015 15 - 22 Kislev 5776 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 718-796-4730 www.thebayit.org Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: Mazal Tov To: [email protected]/ x108 Shoshana & David Fain on the birth of a boy. A shalom Zachar will be held this Friday night Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: at 8:00pm at Shoshana & David’s home, 3601 Johnson Ave. # 1D. [email protected]/ x107 Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: Dayna Wiener & Michael Fleisch on their marriage. To parents Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener [email protected]/ x124 and the entire Wiener and Fleisch families. Anat Sharbat, Assistant Rabba: [email protected]/ x106 Jackie & Marvin Binstock on the birth of a granddaughter, Moriah Shoshana (Madison Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: Sophia). Mazal tov to parents Rebecca & Mike Binstock, and big sisters Estee and Zoe. Mazal [email protected]/ x102 tov to grandparents Brona & Mendy Katz and Judy & Jeff Cahn, to great-grandparents Anne Richard Langer, Executive Director: & Dave Klar, and to the entire family. [email protected]/ x104 Menachem Menchel, Director of Condolences To: Education & Youth Programming: Leah Davidson on the loss of her husband. [email protected]/ x119 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: The family of Regina Ganger on her passing. Shiva will take place at the Riegel residence, [email protected]/ x121 654 Church Avenue, Woodmere, NY, 11598 until Sunday morning, November 29th. David Fain, Assistant Youth Director: [email protected] Welcome New Members: Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: Lauren & David Lieberman. [email protected]/ x101 This Shabbat @ The Bayit Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: [email protected]/ x103 Drasha: The drasha this Shabbat will be given by Rav Avi. Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: Between Mincha/Maariv: Shiur with Rav Avi [email protected]/ x116 Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: Next Shabbat @ The Bayit [email protected]/ x102 Ruth Ebenstein Shabbaton Kiddush An Israeli and a Palestinian Brought Together by Breast Cancer: No Kiddush this Shabbat. Come hear the story of two friends, Ruth Ebenstein and Ibtisam Eriqat, whose fight against breast To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact cancer brought them together in more ways than one! Seth Aronson - [email protected]. Shabbat, December 5 This Shabbat: 8:30am - 11:00am: Shabbat morning services Parshat Vayishlach 11:00am - 11:40am: Talk with Ruth Ebenstein titled Candle Lighting: 4:12pm "Ibtisam and I: How Breast Cancer Fostered an Unexpected Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:15pm Friendship Across the Israeli-Palestinian Divide" Shalom Bayit: 7:00am 3:55pm - 4:15pm: Mincha Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am 4:15pm-5:15pm: Armchair Conversation and Q&A with Ruth & Ibtisam Learning Service: 9:30am (LHSH) Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:20am December 15 @ The Bayit Parsha Shiur: 3:25pm K’vod HaBriyot Series: Human Dignity & Halakhah in Our Lives Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 3:55pm 3rd Session (Part 2): Conversion: Main Sanctuary: 7:30pm Listening Room: 4:20pm Please join us for a panel discussion on the topic of Orthodox Judaism and Conversion. Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 5:14pm Panelists include: Weekday Times Rabbi Adam Starr Bethany Mandel Shacharit: Moderated by Rav Steven Sun: 8:30am Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am To learn more about the K’vod HaBriot Series, Tue/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am visit www.thebayit.org/kh or see page 4. Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 4:15pm Upcoming Events: Next Shabbat: Mevarchim December 10th - Century Chanukah Chagiga Parshat Vayeshev All are invited to join Bayit staff and iHouse families at the Century Building, 2600 Netherland Ave. for a Chanukah celebration, including dreidels, chocolate gelt and more! Candle Lighting: 4:10pm December 13th - Choir Dinner Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:15pm Please join us for a festive Chanukah dinner (Social Hall) and choir performance (LL BM). Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am All are welcome. Reserve today at www.thebayit.org/choir. Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 3:55pm Details - page 3 Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 5:13pm THE BAYIT BULLETIN This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit CHESED OPPORTUNITIES Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a Free 7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the Riverdale Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time! community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit organization providing Shabbat interest-free loans to those with cash flow challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info contact Rabbi Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Sam Englender [email protected]. 3:25pm - Parsha Shiur with Jenna Englender 4:20pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM) SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of) Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures, Hebrew is sufficient. concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna Weekday Classes Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear. Monday There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential. 12:30pm - Rav Kook’s Vision of Vegetarianism and Peace w/ Rabba Anat in Hebrew (Lobby) Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm 7:30pm - The Story of David & Jonathan w/ Rav Avi (at his home) and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at [email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS). 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria) Jewish Caregivers Support Group: Share experiences, Tuesday benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice. Group 10:00am - The Story of Joseph w/ Rav Avi (Lobby) meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center. 10:30am - Lishma: YCT Community Learning (LHSH) 7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism w/ Rav Ari: Kashrut I (Room 3-7) Encore Entrepreneurs: A program for people 50+ who are looking to launch a business as a path to long-term financial stability. Develop Wednesday your business concept, learn about marketing and financial and gain 9:00am - Walk Humbly With Thy God w/ Rabba Anat in English knowledge from expert guest speakers. Sponsored by the Hebrew (Moss Café) Free Loan Society and UJA. 12 week course meeting on consecutive 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) Wednesdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm starting December 2, located at Thursday UJA-Federation, 130 East 59th Street. Cost is highly subsidized at 9:00am - Masechet Ta’anit for beginners (in Hebrew) w/ Rabba Anat $200. For more information call 212-687-0188 ext. 212 or go (LHSH) to www.hfls.org/encoreentrepreneurs. 9:30am - Lishma: YCT Community Learning (2nd Floor Beit Midrash) Lights in the Darkness: A Chanukah 10:00am - Book of Shmuel 2 w/ Rav Steven (LHSH) Program for Bereaved Jews: Please join 11:00am - Torat Eretz Yisrael - Exploring the State of Israel Through Rav Steven and Anna Kirshblum for Chanukah Torah Perspectives w/ Rav Ari (LHSH) candle lighting and an opportunity to reflect on 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby) the memory of our loved ones. Monday, *Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on place- November 30 at 7:00pm at HIR. Please RSVP to ment, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher. Rav Steven at [email protected] or 718-796-4730 x.108, or to Anna at Happenings @ the Bayit [email protected] or 718-601-9714. Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman z"l Abraham & Sarah's Tent, Sponsored by Joe Guttman: Mikvah Construction Update Join us this Shabbat for our open communal Dinner. To see which The renovation of the Riverdale Mikvah is underway. Please keep in Shabbatot are available for sponsorship and to choose your week, go mind that construction sites are potentially hazardous and that the to www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at [email protected]. safety fences around the property are there for our safety and the Learning Service: This week in Social Hall safety of our children. The Bayit’s driveway access will be impacted Shabbat, weekly in the Lower Level Beit Midrash, 9:30-11:00am for 2 months. Please use care when visiting the Bayit by car. Most importantly, please ensure that children do not attempt to climb the An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on fences or otherwise attempt to access the construction area. prayer and the weekly Torah portion led by Rav Ari, Rabbinic Intern Bracha Jaffe, and other members of the rabbinic team. Questions? Riverdale Mikvah Hours Nov 20 - 30, 2015: Contact Rav Ari at 718-796-4730 x124 or email [email protected]. Saturday - Thursday: 7:00 - 9:30pm. Friday night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is Do you know someone who needs any of the following? necessary but please be on time. Mikvah attendant will be there for 15 min. Would you like to volunteer for any of these committees? Keilim Mikvah: Open during daylight hours. Meals For Ill Members: Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]. HIR is now part of the Amazon Smile Program Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected] Help us earn money at no extra cost to you! Bikur Cholim: Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected] Go to www.smile.amazon.com, pick We have many ways to become meaningfully involved. your own charitable organization and Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim Volunteer. put in “Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.” Meals for New Parents: Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected] Elevator Update Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected] Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected] The elevator remains out of service.