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Hebrew Inst i tute of Riverdale
Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: [email protected]/ x108 Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: [email protected]/ x124 Anat Sharbat, Associate Rabba: [email protected]/ x106 Ramie Smith, Prog. Dir., Asst. Rabba: [email protected]/ x119 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected]/ x107 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected]/ x102 Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected]/ x104 David Fain, Youth Director: [email protected]/ x240 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: [email protected]/ x121 Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: [email protected]/ x101 Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: [email protected]/ x103 Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: [email protected]/ x116 Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: [email protected]/ x102
Kiddush:
Kiddush this week is sponsored by
Tamar Cohen & Gary Holmgren
in honor of Kobi’s Bar Mitzvah.
Bayit BULLETIN 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
September 9 - 16, 2016
6 - 13 Elul, 5776
www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730
Mazal Tov To: Tamar Cohen & Gary Holmgren on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Kobi. Mazal tov to
brother Noah and to grandparents Naomi & Ben Cohen and Diane & Lou Holmgren.
Roberta & Bernie Horowitz on the birth of a granddaughter, Katherine Irene, and to the proud parents
Andrea & Yudi Horowitz.
Rachel Federman & Hillel Greene on the birth of a boy. To big brother Abe, grandparents Esther Federman
and Karen & Rabbi Kenneth Greene.
Harriet & Joseph Sassoon on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Tehila Sassoon. To parents Jenny &
Robbie and siblings Noam, Hadassa and Nechemia. Mazal tov also to grandparents Agnes & Isaac Kerber.
Shani & Yaakov Greenman on the birth of a girl. To grandparents Liz & Dov Mintz and Betty & Rabbi
Arnold Greenman and to great-grandmother Rachel Kempe and great-grandfather Rabbi Paul Greenman.
Condolences To: Roberta Kraus on the loss of her father, Wilhelm Kraus. Shiva will be observed until
Thursday Shacharit, September 15th, at the Kraus residence, 1142 E. 5th St, Brooklyn NY 11230.
Welcome New Members: Tali Schaum & Yechiel Broder
This Shabbat:
Parshat Shoftim
Candle Lighting: 6:56pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Learning Service: Resumes 10/29
Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:42am
Listening Room: 5:25pm
Parsha Shiur: 5:55pm
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:40pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 7:57pm
Next Shabbat:
Parshat Ki Teitzei
Candle Lighting: 6:44pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45pm
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:30pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 7:45pm
Weekday Times
Shacharit:
Sun: 8:30am
Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am
Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am
Mincha/Maariv:
Sun - Thur: 6:50pm
BAYIT CHESED DAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
9:00am-3:00pm: Give Blood, the Gift of Life: HIR's 9/11 Fifteenth Anniversary Commemorative Blood Drive: Our area blood supply
is in life-threatening crisis. A Blood Emergency for certain blood types has been declared. Please
honor 9/11 on this 15th anniversary by donating blood. The New York Blood Center is a proud
partner of the Magen David Adom so your donation is a double mitzvah. Donors must be
healthy, aged 17-75 (16 with NYBC parental consent form) & have photo or signature ID. If
you have a blood donor card please bring it with you. Walk-ins welcome! Appointments take
precedence. Questions/reserve a time? Call Blood Drive Coordinator, Seryl Ritter at (718)549-8152 or email
[email protected]. Volunteers Needed!! Please call or email Seryl to volunteer.
9:00am-2:00pm: Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry: Swab a Cheek, Save a Life!
Have your cheek swabbed and be registered in the Gift of Life Bone Marrow registry. To
volunteer or to learn more contact Bone Marrow Drive Coordinator: James Lapin at
9:30am-12:30pm: HIR's Semi-Annual Clothing Drive: Please sort and separately
bag men's, women's and children's clothing in sturdy garbage bags. We are also collecting gently used sheets,
blankets, quilts, and towels. Please bag those separately. Deposit donations at the truck that will
be stationed outside the HIR. Volunteers are needed. To volunteer or learn more, contact Clothing
Drive Coordinators: Steven Pretsfelder or Barbara Gochberg at
[email protected] or 718-601-3586.
10:00am-12:00pm: NEW CHESED OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR: We will be making cards and decorating cupcakes for the local firefighters and police officers.
Learn more at www.thebayit.org/chesed.
This Shabbat @ The Bayit
Guest Speaker Rav Yair Silverman.
Shabbat Morning Drasha: "A Deed Knocks: The Line Between Belief and Action”
Between Mincha Ma'ariv: "Just As the Faces Are Different So Are Their Opinions: Prioritizing the Jewish Ideal of Diversity”
Motzei Shabbat: “If You Will It, It Is Not a Dream: Dreaming Big for Israel’s Jewish Identity” at 8:30pm
at the home of Dr. Rachel Yehuda & Mitch Rothschild, 4515 Waldo Avenue, Bronx, NY.
This Sat. Night - Women and Children's Clothing Swap | 8:30pm-10:00pm | SH
In the Social Hall. Use driveway entrance. Donations and volunteers needed. All seasons. All sizes. Maternity, nursing and baby wearing items welcome. No toys, gear or furniture please. Stroller parking and nursing room
available. Children must be supervised. All leftover items will contribute to the clothing drive on Sunday.
Contact Kathy Goldstein ([email protected]) or visit www.thebayit.org/swap.
Next Shabbat @ The Bayit
Between Mincha Ma'ariv: “On Hearing and Transformation of Self in the Hebrew Bible” w/ Iyov Jindo.
Upcoming Guest Speaker @ The Bayit
SEPTEMBER 24TH: Guest Speaker Rav Brad Hirschfield.
Shabbat Morning Drasha: "Turning God's Prayer Into Our Lived Lives”
THE BAYIT BULLETIN
*Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461 Payment made directly to the teacher.
Happenings @ the Bayit
Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman
z"l Abraham & Sarah's Tent, Sponsored by Joe
Guttman (co-sponsors welcome): Join us this Shabbat for
our open communal dinner. To see which Shabbatot are
available for sponsorship and to choose your week, go to
www.thebayit.org/tent, or email James Lapin at [email protected].
SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT: Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures,
concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna
Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear.
There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential.
Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm,
Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm
at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at [email protected].
(In partnership with UJA & JBFCS).
Alternative # 718-601-2280 ext 740248.
Jewish Caregivers Support Group: Share experiences,
benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice. Group
meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center.
Jewish Bereavement Group - Spousal Loss
(for older adults): The Shira Ruskay Center of Riverdale invites
you to share the journey of loss while gaining strength from each
other. The group will meet for six sessions at the Beatman Center
from 10:00 - 11:30am. Final Session Date: 9/15.
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda: An interactive high holiday program
focusing on growth and moving forward in life. Please join us as we
explore the connection between regrets, forgiveness and redemption.
Wednesday, September 21st at 7:30pm. Lower Level BM.
RSVP to Anna or to Rav Steven (718-796-4730 x.108)
CHESED OPPORTUNITIES This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit
Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets
7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7.
Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time!
Shabbat 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven
5:25pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle.
5:55pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven
After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of)
Hebrew is sufficient. This week: ְטִרים “ ש ֹֽׁ - Shotrim"
Pre-High Holiday Class Series
Prepare for the spiritual peak of the year with 1 hour learning
sessions with the Bayit Rabbinic team throughout Sept.
Tuesdays at 10am. Main Lobby.
9/13 - Rabba Anat “Teshuvah Preceded the Creation of the World”
9/20 - Rav Ari “The History, and Mystery, of Selichot”
9/27 - Rabba Ramie “Broken Ain't Always Bad”
Classes with Rav Avi Monday: 7:30pm - “Book of Joshua”
Tuesdays in Sept.: 11:00am - “Reflections on the Yamim Noraim”
Tuesdays starting Nov.: 10:00am - "The Story of the Golden Calf"
Please note:
Rav Avi’s classes will be on hiatus for the entire month of October.
Hebrew Classes with Sara Kinberg* Monday: 7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan (at the Atria)
Wednesday: 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan (Lobby)
Thursday: 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study (Lobby)
Riverdale Mikveh Hours: 718-549-8336 Sunday - Thursday: 8:30pm - 10:00pm.
Friday night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is
necessary but please be on time. Mikvah attendant will be there for 15 min.
Saturday night: 9:00pm - 10:30pm
Keilim Mikvah: Open during daylight hours
READ HEBREW AMERICA: Once again in
conjunction with NJOP we are offering a free Crash
Course in Hebrew reading. This course will take place
on Wednesdays in the Main Lobby, 7:00pm - 7:45pm.
Upcoming dates are: 9/14, 9/21, 9/28.
Questions? Please contact the teacher Sara Kinberg at 718-548-2461.
CITY HARVEST FOOD DRIVE Sunday, September 11th - Wednesday, October 19th
Food Needed: All types of kosher canned or nonperishable, sealed
or packaged food are acceptable for collection. Non-kosher food will
not be accepted for this food drive. All food donated must have one
of the following Hashgachot: O-U, O-K, Chof-K, Star-K.
Most Needed Foods: Shelf-stable, Kosher
sources of protein, such as: tuna, salmon,
sardines, peanut butter, beans, soy products.
Collection boxes will be in the coat room.
Torah Lishma Begins a New Year on Sept. 13 and 15
Come and Learn Bible, Talmud, Parshat HaShavua and Responsa
Literature with Rav Steven Exler of HIR, The Bayit; Rabbi Jeff Fox of
Yeshivat Maharat; and Rabbi Dov Lerea of Yeshiva Chovevei Torah
(YCT). Tuesdays (beginning Sept. 13) and Thursdays (beginning Sept.
15) from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Men and Women welcome. Choose
one day or both days.
For more information contact: Moshe Edelman at
([email protected]) or Rabbi Fox ([email protected]).
RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: The Gemach of Riverdale is a
non-profit organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow
challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info contact Rabbi Moshe
Drelich (917-408-3035, [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: Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected]
Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected]
Bikur Cholim: Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected]
We have many ways to become meaningfully involved.
Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim Volunteer.
Meals for New Parents: Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected]
Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected]
Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected]
Green Committee: Alisa Eilenberg and Ann Rauch, [email protected]
EVACUATION DRILL:
On Shabbat morning, October 1st, the Bayit will be having an
evacuation drill. Please pay attention to the announcements in
shul over the next few weeks as we prepare for this important
safety exercise. Thank you for your cooperation.
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!
HIGH HOLIDAY CHILDCARE If you've reserved your High Holiday seats at shul...now is the
time to register for High Holiday childcare! Sign up for a unique opportunity which provides a safe and welcoming setting for Bayit youth to enjoy davening, hear Shofar, and participate in
Jeopardy and outdoor games. Ages 3 and up.
Sign up online www.thebayit.org/childcare
SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2016-2017
Snacks this Shabbat are sponsored by the Bayit.
To sponsor snacks for youth groups go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor!
Snacks Sponsorship
$100 – sponsor all snacks
$150 – sponsor all snacks + birthday party
$36 - Tot Shabbat
$36 - Nursery-K
$36 - Grades 1-6
Midrash & Muffins: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:30am - Ages 6+, Enjoy a muffin and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain
Groups: 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am
LL BM: Tot Shabbat
Room 3-4: Nursery
Room 3-5: Pre-K
Room 3-6: Kindergarden
Room 3-1: Grades 3-6
Room 3-3: Grades 1-2
For assistance, please contact: David Fain, Youth Director
Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 240 Cell - 203-901-0937 Email - [email protected]
Groups Kick Off Shabbat This Shabbat, September 10th
Welcome Back to Groups!!
Come to our first groups
of the year, meet your
new group leaders, and
come dressed with your
favorite summer shirt,
hat, sunglasses, sandals,
or any of your other
summer gear. We will enjoy some
watermelon, fruit, and
snacks!
THIS SHABBAT - SHABBAT "CHILL" LEFT HAND SOCIAL HALL
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Family Torah Learning
4:30pm - 6:00pm: Obstacle course/Free play/Basketball Hoop/Snack
Children ages 4 and up with adult welcome.
REGISTER YOUR CHILD AS A YOUTH DEPARTMENT MEMBER
Register your child today as a Youth Department Member. We need updated contact and safety information for all children.
Please fill out your updated information at www.thebayit.org/youth2016
EREV ROSH HASHANAH SUNDAY FUNDAY
Sunday, October 2nd | 10:30am-2:30pm Children ages 4-12
For more information visit www.thebayit.org/funday
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR IDEAS!
Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey. We are in the process of analyzing the data.
The winner of our Pizza Plus gift card is Caryn Keller!
POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity Attention Riverdale Teens! Volunteers needed at a local community
dining room one Sunday a month. We leave from HIR at 11:40am and return at approximately 4:00pm. Upcoming Date: 9/18
Contact Samantha Verrone: [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT 8:30pm - 11:30pm - For 6th-8th graders.
Registration and more information at www.thebayit.org/movienight
THE BAYIT BULLETIN
HIR GIFT CARDS - Support our Bayit by purchasing Gift Cards - Buy it for the Bayit! For more information on volunteering or to place an order, email [email protected] or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra.
New: Moss Cafe is now participating in the HIR Scrip program and is offering the Bayit a 10% rebate on the gift cards.
THE BAYIT The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit – is an open Orthodox synagogue serving the entire Jewish community by warmly embracing all
Jews, regardless of affiliation, commitment, orientation or background. It is affectionately known as the "Bayit," which is a home – a place of love
and welcome. We are known nationally for bringing spirituality into the synagogue; activism on behalf of the oppressed; youth and teen
engagement; learning programs; and work on behalf of the elderly, the homebound, and those with developmental and physical challenges.
If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership.
HIR Community Choir The H.I.R. Community Choir starts its 15th season with rehearsals
beginning Wed. Evening, Sept. 14th from 7:30 to 9:30pm in the
social hall. Current, past and potential new members are invited
to attend. The ability to read music is helpful but not necessary. Everyone
will receive a packet of music and a CD of their voice part. Chanukah
concerts are planned. For further information, contact music director
Jonathan Dzik at [email protected] or at (718) 549-8520.
SELICHOT CONCERT:
SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 24TH Everyone is welcome to join us
Saturday night, September 24th
for our annual Selichot Concert,
led by our beloved Shaliach Tzibur, Dr. Elli Kranzler.
The concert will be followed by Selichot.
Doors open: 9:30pm Concert Begins: 9:45pm
Concert is free. Suggested donation $15.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
A select number of seats will be reserved for sponsors.
Register online at www.thebayit.org/selichot.
© Bonnie
Geller-Geld
© Bonnie
Geller-Geld
High Holidays 2016/5777
Please join us as we gather together for
Prayer, Study, Chesed Projects and Celebrations.
For a full list of High Holiday services:
Seats
Childcare
Kol Nidre Appeal
Selichot Concert
Late Selichot
Laws and Customs
Sukkot at the Bayit
Visit www.thebayit.org/holidays.
Riverdale Community
Infertility & Pregnancy Loss Support Groups,
Co-Sponsored by RJC and The Bayit
New monthly support groups for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss, for
WOMEN ONLY, will be starting in August. Both groups are open to
the entire community. All groups will meet at the Riverdale Jewish
Center, 3700 Independence Avenue, Riverdale NY 10463.
The Infertility group meets in the RJC board room on the 2nd
Monday of each month from 7- 9pm.
The Pregnancy Loss group (co-sponsored by NechamaComfort)
meets in the RJC board room on the 3rd Monday of every month,
from 8-10pm.
RSVP is not necessary, but is appreciated. Groups will
always meet, regardless of the size.
For details, contact Bonnie Pollak, JD, LMSW, PhD (Infertility group)
or
Aimee Baron, MD (Pregnancy Loss group) at
or
Rabba Anat at [email protected].
Coping with Conception: A Men's Group for Dealing with Infertility Issues
“Coping with Conception” meets the first Wednesday of each month at the
Beatman Center, 521 W. 239th St., from 7:30-9:00pm. The group is
co-facilitated by Rabbi Steven Exler and Dr. Josh Altman, Ph.D., LCSW. Its
initial course will be 4 meetings, open to renewal. RSVP requested (or for
more information) - Rav Steven ([email protected]) or Dr. Altman
([email protected]). Next meeting Wed., 10/5, at 7:30pm.
The new Jewish calendars for 5777 have arrived.
Pick up your copy in the HIR office.
Driving Bayit Community Members
to Cemetery Visits Are you planning a cemetery visit before Rosh Hashanah? Drivers, are you
willing to offer a ride to other members when you go? Would you like to visit
a relative’s resting place, but don’t have a car? Please let us know which
cemetery or cemeteries you are driving to and when, or which cemeteries
you would appreciate getting a ride to and we will match up drivers and
passengers as best we can. Visit www.thebayit.org/cemetery. 718-796-4730.
Frum & Gay
Building A Jewish Future Outside The Closet Please join HIR and Porat for a panel discussion on
Sunday, September 18 at 7:30pm at the Bayit
Panelists: Dr. Kenneth Prager, Prof. of Medicine and Director of
Medical Ethics at Columbia University Medical Center
Rachael Fried, LMSW, MFA. Assistant Director of JQY
(Jewish Queer Youth)
Jina Davidovich, Student at Fordham Law School
Shamma Pepper Fox, Student at SAR HS. Orthodox
LGBTQ Activist
Learn more and register at
www.thebayit.org/porat.
SAR BACK-TO-SCHOOL MINI MALL: Find Everything you Need for Back-to-School and Yom Tov Shopping ... all under one
roof at the SAR BACK-TO-SCHOOL MINI MALL. 9/11/2016 from 11am - 8pm at SAR Academy, 655 West 254th Street.
RIVERDALE Y NFL FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE: We are gearing up for an amazing Season II of NFL Fall Flag Football
League, starting 9/11/2016, at The Fieldston School. The eleven week Sunday league offers a well-organized program, positive
coaching model, and good, friendly competition. Approximately 30 minutes of instruction and practice, followed by a game each
week. Official NFL-branded reversible jerseys included. www.riverdaley.org/flagfootball.
RIVERDALE Y OPEN HOUSE: As we kick off our exciting fall programs we invite you to enjoy our pool, gym, and fitness
center for FREE, on Sunday, 9/11/2016, from 10am to 2pm. Sample classes; moon bounce; face painter; shuttles to Sunday Market
and to NFL Flag assessments/combine at Fieldston School. Special one-day sales and promotions! $99 OFF Membership
Registration!!! The day includes a special 9/11 community mitzvah project to pay tribute to first responders.
RELIGION IN AN AGE OF EXTREMISM: The Shalom Hartman iEngage Conference in partnership with JCC Manhattan (334
AMSTERDAM AVE, NEW YORK, NY)will be commemorating the 15th Anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, 9/11/2016 from 9:30am
to 4:30pm. The morning sessions will offer learning about questions related to internal Jewish experience, and the afternoon
workshops will focus on concrete strategies to combat extremism in all forms today. We will conclude with a communal
commemoration of 9/11 victims and first responders. You can read more here: www.shalomhartman.org/NYCiEngage.
TIVNU GAP YEAR: Join the Tivnu Gap Year for an Open House in Chelsea, Manhattan. 9/11/2016, 5:00pm. Please RSVP for
address: [email protected]. Meet with Tivnu: Building Justice Founding Executive Director Steve Eisenbach-Budner and some of next
year’s Gap Year participants to learn more about our exciting program in Portland, Oregon for 17- to 20-year-olds. The Tivnu
Gap Year is 9 months of hands-on Jewish social justice engagement. Participants live together, create community, discover the
Pacific Northwest, and explore connections between Jewish life and social justice with their heads, hands, and hearts. To learn
more about the Tivnu Gap Year Program, check out www.tivnu.org.
LAMDEINU: School is back in session and so is Lamdeinu! Gear up for the Yamim Noraim with our Early Fall Schedule
beginning Monday, 9/12/2016. Dean Rachel Friedman will be teaching Parshanut HaMikra Bereishit: Avot ve-Imahot on
Mondays. Tuesday mornings will feature a special three-part High Holiday Series taught by Dr. Chaviva Levin and Dean Rachel
Friedman. R. Daniel Fridman is teaching Masekhet Kiddushin on Tuesday afternoon as well as Parashah and Haftarah Pointers on
Thursday afternoons. We are pleased to welcome R. Dr. Yitzhak Berger on Wednesday mornings teaching the timely topic of
Yonah In the Garden of Eden. Finally, R. Hayyim Angel is returning to Lamdeinu on Wednesday afternoons to teach Readings of
the High Holidays: Torah and Haftarot. And looking ahead, join us Wednesday morning 11/1/2016 for a celebration of Rosh
Chodesh Cheshvan. Check out www.lamdeinu.org for more details and to register for classes.
SHIR FUN: The popular Hebrew music program for kids ages 0-5, will be starting at HIR next week. The Shir Fun experience is a
true celebration of music, joy and Am Yisrael. No background in Hebrew necessary. Your kids will not want to miss this! To
register, email: [email protected] and for more info about the program, go to www.shirfun.com.
THE SHIDDUCH CRISIS: Is there a Shidduch crisis? Does Traditional Judaism have any new and creative solutions to the rise
in intermarriage and the increasing number of Jewish singles? Join us for a conference where Rabbinic and lay leaders will take on
these challenges with cutting-edge responses certain to stimulate and provoke. "The Shidduch Crisis and Intermarriage: Finding
Love in the Jewish Community," will be presented Sunday, 9/11/2016 and Monday, 9/12/2016 by the Union for Traditional
Judaism at Long Beach Hotel, 405. E. Broadway, Long Beach. Details and registration at www.utj.org/node/90.
YESH TIKVA: We are very excited to announce our upcoming event, the “High Holiday Recharge,” a three part phone lecture
series on Wednesday evenings, 9/14/2016 , 9/21/2016 and 9/28/2016 from 8:30-9:30pm EST. The speakers and topics
include: Shoshana Samuels, Yoetzet Halakha, “Finding New Meaning at the Mikvah,” Dvora Entin, LCSW “Strengthening Your
Relationship Through Infertility,” and Dr. Daniel Hoffman, PhD ABPP, “Facing Another Rosh Hashana with Empty Arms.”
For more infromation visit the Yesh Tikva website: www.yeshtikva.org/high-holiday-recharge or email [email protected].
MUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET: Join us for the launch of the Museum at Eldridge Street's Michael Weinstein Gallery and
our inaugural exhibition, “A Kaddish for Dąbrowa Białostocka” by artist Mark Podwal. Opening and Book Party: Sunday,
9/18/2016 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. On view through Thursday, 12/1/21016. Museum at Eldridge Street - 12 Eldridge
Street, New York, NY 10002.
Beyond the bayit - September 9 - 16, 2016
BRONX JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (BJCC): Make all the difference on Sunday, 9/18/2016. Deliver BJCC Rosh
Hashana packages to 2-3 isolated Jewish seniors. Brighten someone’s holiday with your short visit (total time commitment is 1-1.5
hours). Pick up time: 9:00am - 10:15am. Beth El, 1324 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Please register with Niti at 917-
693-3084 or [email protected].
COMMUNITY WIDE EVENING OF INSPIRATION: Please join the Riverdale community for a Pre Rosh Hashana lecture
from two outstanding Torah educators. Rabbi Jay Schachter, Rosh Beit Midrash - Young Israel of Woodmere, and Mrs. Michal
Horowitz, noted educator and lecturer. Tuesday, 9/20/2016, The Room at Riverdale K Grill House, 5693 Riverdale Avenue.
Doors open at 7:15pm. Program will start promptly at 7:30pm. Light refreshments, no solicitations. With appreciation to K Grill
House for their continued generosity.
TEXTILE RECYCLING AT THE RIVERDALE Y FARMER’S MARKET: This year, the Riverdale Y is offering a booth at
the Farmer's Market where you can drop off shoes, clothing and linens in any condition to increase awareness of textile recycling.
The Sunday Market is open from 9:00am - 2:00pm at RKA- Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy (MS/HS 141) (Independence Ave. & W
237th St.).
HEBREW CLUB: Tuesdays at 11:00am, Hebrew short stories and songs in Hebrew. Hebrew for Beginners-Wednesdays
at 11:00am, learn to read, write, and speak Hebrew. Agnon short stories -Thursdays at 11:00am, in English. All classes free at
Riverdale Y Senior Center. Teacher: Avigdor Gargy, 917-498-8013.
MA’AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: Annual Community Yom Iyun. Sunday, 9/25/2016 ‐ 22 Elul 5776.
9:30am ‐ 12:30pm. Men and women welcome. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shoshana Poupko, new Dean of Students at Ma'ayanot.
Topic: "Revisiting the Days of Awe as the Daze of Ah." The Keynote address is generously sponsored by the Staiman Family in
commemoration of the yahrzeit of Mr. Staiman's father, Shalom Tzvi ben Aharon, Sholom Staiman. Additional shiurim by
members of our distinguished faculty, include: Mrs. Rivka Kahan ‐ “Could Shaul Have Succeeded? Predestination and Human Potential
in Shaul's Life,” Mrs. Gabrielle Berger ‐ “The Strength of Impermanence: The Chanukah‐Sukkot Connection,” Rabbi Donny Besser ‐ “Why is Rosh Hashana a Yom Teshuva?,” Ms. Sarah Gordon ‐ “When Good Kings Go Bad: The Cautionary Tale of Shlomo HaMelekh,”
Mrs. Leah Herzog ‐ “What Does it Mean to Love G‐d? A Deeper Look at Shema,” Mrs. Chava Lerner ‐ “Where Hallel and Tachanun
Intersect: Insights into Avinu Malkeinu,” Rabbi Zev Prince ‐ “For the sin of a Confounded Heart: Al Chet She'Chatanu Lifanecha B'timhon
Leivav,” Mrs. Shifra Schapiro ‐ “Universal Themes in Tishrei Holidays.” For more information, please contact Pam Ennis at,
RIVERDALE JEWISH CENTER: Uncle Moishy Concert at the RJC Sunday, 9/25/2016 at 11am, doors open at 10:30am.
Please visit www.rjconline.shulcloud.com to purchase tickets.
RIVERDALE JEWISH CENTER: RJC Youth presents its second annual Health and Safety Awareness Day! Sunday, 10/30/2016
9:00am -1:00pm. Presentations by FDNY, NYPD, Aquabilities, Car Seat Safety and more! CPR course given by Hatazlah - pre
registration required. www.rjconline.shulcloud.com.
HAZON: The Jewish Intentional Communities Conference is a forum to develop a “community of practice,” where we get to
share our resources with each other. We will gain skills and knowledge from each other as we look to strengthen our own
communities. As a whole retreat group, we will engage in a facilitated exercise in mapping the many models of Jewish intentional
community as an ecosystem – examining how various styles of community each contribute to the larger, interconnected world of
intentional community. Please join us 12/1/2016 to 12/4/2016 at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. To learn more or
register visit www.hazon.org/calendar.
TEAM LIFELINE: We are getting ready for the Miami half marathon with Team lifeline, on 1/29/2017 to raise funds for the
children of Chai Lifeline . These funds help put smiles on the faces of 5,000 children and families helped by Chai Lifeline.
As Team Sean we're looking for runners to join our team to raise funds. For more info contact: Talia Michaeli at
SEFARIM GEMACH: Newly formed sefarim gemach based in Utopia Parkway Jewish Center is seeking out unused sefarim that
people would like to see put to good use. Sefarim will be sold at a discount of at least 75% off retail price and all proceeds will go
to Tomchei Shabbos of Queens. We will come to you to take the sefarim that we believe will sell. We do not take anything for
Geniza. Examples of the kinds of sefarim that people find useful are the English Hebrew translations of Tanach, Artscroll,
Gemarot, full sets of all Hebrew books, sets of Shulchan Aruch, Shas, Halachah, books on commentaries, famous personalities,
etc... If interested please call Rabbi Moskowitz at 516-220-7177 or reach him by email at [email protected]. You may
also drop any sefarim you would like to donate at SAR Academy at the front security guard desk and leave it for Rabbi Moskowitz.
However, please only bring sefarim that are in good shape. We do not take old siddurim or ripped sefarim. Tizku lemitzvot!
Beyond the bayit - September 9 - 16, 2016