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The Jewish Center - The Modern Orthodox Center for Jewish Life and Learning 131 W. 86th Street, New York, NY 10024 • www.jewishcenter.org • 212-724-2700
MAY 20, 2017 • PARSHIOT BEHAR-BEHUKOTAI• 24 IYAR 5777
The Jewish Center S H A B B A T B U L L E T I N
Mazel Tov to the Zeltser-Berman family on the occasion of Alex’s Bar Mitzvah
UJA-Federation of New York Jewish Community Memorial Service Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 pm
Hosted by The Jewish Center Featuring Colonel Jonathan de Sola Mendes, USMCR (Ret)
We invite our youth to meet the Marines!
Pizza with our Soldiers in honor of Memorial Day Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00PM
Prior to The JC Memorial Day lecture, we invite our youth to join the US Color Guard and Marines for dinner and a short Q&A. To register contact Jenn & Gaby at jen-
Monday, May 22 at 7:15PM Contact Joyce Weitz for more info. at 212-877-1176
WOMEN’S TEHILLIM GROUP
EREV SHABBAT 7:00PM Minchah (8:00PM Minchah will resume on June 3) 7:51PM Candle lighting SHABBAT 7:45AM Hashkama Minyan (The Max and Marion Grill Beit Midrash) 8:30AM Rabbi Israel Silverstein Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Levine 9:00AM Shacharit (3rd floor) 9:15AM Hashkama Shiur with Rabbi Avi Feder, The Original Yom Yerushalayim 9:30AM Young Leadership Minyan (1st floor) 9:13AM Sof Zman Kriat Shema 10:00AM Youth Groups: Under age 3 (drop off optional, babies must be able to independently sit upright), 3-6-year-olds: Geller Youth Center, 2nd-6th graders: 7th floor Hot Kiddush (1st floor) WITH THANKS TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Hashkama Kiddush, Vivian & Daniel Chill, Shelley & Jonathan Helfand, Hanno Mott, Marlene Pressner, Renee & Avram Schreiber, Harriet Wagman and Miriam & Irving Wietschner Hashkama Kiddush, Joyce & Aaron Weitz in celebration of the anni-versaries of the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron and of Elliott Scheinberg Community Kiddush, Lori Zeltser & Len Berman in honor of Alex's Bar Mitzvah Community Kiddush, Gilda & Irving Chodosh, in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Gilda's father, Abraham Tennenbaum Community Kiddush, Nancy & Joseph Sklarin in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Nancy’s father, Abraham Tennenbaum Community Kiddush, Lindenbaum, Stern and Grobman grandchildren in commemoration of the yahrzeits of their grandpar-ents, Ghitty Stern and Max Stern 4:00PM Bikkur Cholim/Bikkur in the Home (meet at 730 Columbus Ave.) 6:30PM Parent-Child Learning with Rabbi Avi Feder 6:40PM Daf Yomi 7:25PM Minchah WITH THANKS TO OUR SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSORS: Tova Friedman in memory of her Parents Rav Yisrael and Rivka Fried-man and her grandparents Yitzchak ben Tuvia Halevi & Liba Bas Ben-yamin Friedman. Aryeh ben Yaakov & Freda bat Moshe Hershman Carol & Ira Morrow in memory of Carol's mother, Libby Klaperman; Carol's sister, Judy Goldman; and Carol's grand mother, Sara Golda Mindlin Seudah Shlishit Speaker: Rabbi Jeremy Rosen, When the Wall Came Down: Jerusalem 1967 8:52PM Shabbat Concludes
Sunday May 21 Daf Yomi 7:45AM Shacharit 8:30AM Minchah 8:00PM
Mon. May 22– Thur. May 25 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Minchah 8:00PM
Friday, May 26 Rosh Chodesh Shacharit 6:45/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Minchah 7:00PM Candle Lighting 7:58PM
DAILY SERVICES
The Jewish Center Salutes our Veterans Please join us for a Kiddush in honor of our Veterans
Shabbat, May 27 If you would like to submit names and sponsor this kiddush please email Aaron at
In the spirit of Shavuot, which celebrates two great Jewish heroines, Naomi and Ruth, the Keter Torah Award ceremony will immediately follow Shavuot. We look forward to recognizing two women in our community this year: Naomi Goldman and Ruby Gottlieb If you would like to acknowledge the women of our synagogue, and our honorees, please visit jewishcenter.org. Your donation will contribute towards honoring these women, as well as to supporting the work of The Jewish Center. Your name will be published in the program which will be distributed at the presentation. Thank you to our Committee, Penina Blazer, Dina Burcat, Elana Kaminetsky and Rona Steinerman Keter Torah Sponsor - $180 Rimon Sponsor - $72
Herb Lauer Tikkun Leil Shavuot Tuesday Night May 30th Loyalty and Betrayal
Join us for a special Tikkun Leil Shavuot as we explore these themes from Biblical, Talmudic, medieval and contemporary perspectives. Topics will include the Book of Ruth; conversion; the Jewish ethics of hiring and firing; and stories of treachery and
apostasy in Jewish history. The program begins at 11:45PM in the Max Stern Auditorium and concludes with a
Neitz minyan at 4:55AM. To sponsor please visit our website or contact Aaron Strum at [email protected]
6TH ANNUAL KETER TORAH AWARDS HONORING NAOMI GOLDMAN AND RUBY GOTTLIEB SHABBAT, JUNE 3
FOLLOWING 9:00AM SERVICES
The Jewish Center Celebrates Jerusalem at 50 Seudah Shlishit with Rabbi Jeremy Rosen
When the Wall Came Down: Jerusalem 1967 Rabbi Jeremy Rosen is an English born rabbi, graduate of Mir Yeshivah
(where he studied in 1967) and Cambridge University. He was a lec-turer at WUJS Arad, and former headmaster of Carmel College,
Professor and Chairman of the faculty for Comparative Religion in Antwerp and Rabbi in Scotland London. He currently serves as Rabbi
of The Persian Jewish Center of Manhattan.
Shabbat Morning, June 10 Special Sermon by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman
President, Yeshiva University On June 5, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, the sixth rabbi of The Jewish Center, will become the fifth president of Yeshiva University. In
celebration of his first Shabbat in his new office, please join us as Rabbi Berman returns to The Jewish Center. To sponsor Kiddush in
honor of Rabbi Berman, please contact Aaron Strum at [email protected]
To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at [email protected]
Dear Members,
As you know, planning for our Centennial Year is well underway. As
we begin to fill in the calendar, we're looking to find exciting and
dynamic speakers/personalities who will be especially fitting for this
monumental year. If you or someone you know has access to any
such people, please be in touch with us or with Rabbi Zirkind.
Thank you.
Andy Kaplan, Andrew Steinerman and Rachel Wolf
Centennial Year Co-Chairs
CENTENNIAL PLANNING UPDATE
ABOUT THE JC Did you know?
At the end of services, congregants remain in their seats until the con-clusion of Adon Olam. As the rabbi and cantor process down the
aisles, the congregation rises. The rabbi and cantor look forward to greeting you on the
receiving line on your way to Kiddush.
Meet the Marines! Pizza with our Soldiers in honor of Memorial Day Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00PM Prior to The JC Memorial Day lecture, we invite our youth to join US Color Guards and Soldiers for dinner and a short Q&A. To register, sponsor and for more information please contact Jenn & Gaby at [email protected]. End of the Year Seudah Shlishit Saturday, June 3 Sail into Summer with special Family Comedian Guest. See below for more details! Women and Girls’ Megillah Reading Wednesday, May 31 at 12:45PM A unique opportunity to get your feet wet! Megillah is read from a book with the nekudim and taamim. Family Shavuot Lunch Thursday, June 1 at 1:15PM Following Women and Girls’ Megillah Reading, families are invited to cele-brate Shavuot together. Please visit our website for pricing and sponsorship opportunities.
YOUTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES
MJE & JC Young Couples and Families Shabbat Lunch with NY Times Best Selling Author Beth Kobliner May 20th at1PM "Make Your Kid A Money Genius (even if you're not)" To register please visit YoungCouplesLunch-BethKobliner.eventbrite.com Sisterhood Annual Brunch Sunday, May 21 at 10:30AM At the home of Nancy Sklarin What is it like to work for the most cutting edge company, Google? How do technolo-gy and humanity meet, and how did a former student of anthropology find herself amidst all of it?" Meet Jewish Center member and Sisterhood brunch’s featured speak-er, Abigail Posner, Head of The ZOO, Google’s creative think tank. For more information email [email protected]. Book Club Meeting: Sunday, May 21 at 7:30PM Little Failure: A Memoir by Gary Shteyngart Discussant: Rachel Lurie At the home of Maureen & Laszlo Marcus 645 West End Avenue. All are welcome to join for our final book club meeting of the year. If you have questions, please email Dinah at [email protected]. Digital Lunch & Learn with Dr. Erica Brown Tuesday, May 23rd at 12:30PM The Art & Text of Megillat Ruth Powered by ZOOM, join our interactive learning session., from the com-fort of home or from the office. 30 minutes of inspiration and infor-mation in preparation for Shavuot. Registration and login information to follow. Graduation Kiddush Shabbat, June 17 Join us as we celebrate the academic achievements of our community graduates. From preschool to PhD, if you, a family member or a friend flipped a tassel this spring, please let us know by completing the form on our website or emailing [email protected]. If you would like to sponsor the Graduation Kiddush, please contact Aaron Strum at [email protected] or Jenn & Gaby at [email protected]. Annual Membership Meeting June 19 at 8:30PM Our Annual Meeting is a time to hold our annual election, learn more about the way we operate our Center, review our finances and honor our outgoing Board members. This meeting is an important part of synagogue governance and I hope you will be able to attend so you can listen to our reports, ask questions and grab a little nosh.
UPCOMING EVENTS
To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at [email protected]
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAZAL TOV Lori Zeltser & Len Berman on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Alex
Jeremy Berman on his engagement to Danielle Goss Debbie and Elliot Gibber on the birth of a grandson born to
Eliza & David Gibber Tammy & Johnny Glaser on the birth of a baby boy
Ruth Kastner on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter Tamar Lehon, daughter of Tal Kastner and Ivan Lehon
Susan & Avery Neumark on the birth of twin grandchildren - a girl and a boy to their children Alyse and Joshua Rozenberg.
Mazal Tov to great grandfather Melvin Neumark
THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS Robert Grauman Barbara Reiss Rimma Bitman
THANK YOU TO CSS
We would like to once again thank CSS and our dedicated CSS members for providing the security for our synagogue this week.
FEMALE RESIDENT SCHOLAR SEARCH
DAILY (except Shabbat) Israel Friedman Daf Yomi with rotating JCU Faculty, 7:45AM TUESDAY Advanced Gemara Chaburah with Rabbi Noach Goldstein 7:45-8:30AM
Nosh and Drash with Dr. Adena Berkowitz, 10:15-11:30AM WEDNESDAY Women of the Bible with Rabbi Yosie Levine at 11:00AM
SHABBAT Rabbi Israel Silverstein Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Yosie Levine Hashkama Shiur with rotating JCU Faculty, 9:15AM Israel Friedman Daf Yomi with rotating JCU Faculty, 1 hour before Minchah * Stay tuned for more information of our up-coming classes.
COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES For more information visit our website or contact Rabbi Dovid Zirkind at [email protected]
The Jewish Center is currently searching for a Resident Scholar. This leadership position is designed to engage with and connect to our entire community with a special focus on the many women in the community. The primary responsibilities of this role include teaching Torah and forming deep relationships with community members. A complete job description may be found at www.jewishcenter.org. To recommend a candidate or for questions, please contact Rabbi Levine or any member of our search committee: Andrew Borodach, Aliza Herzberg, Mark Segall or Adina Wagman or email [email protected].
Thinking of running the New York City Marathon?
Join The Jewish Center Centennial Team! Space is limited.
For more information, please email [email protected]
If you would like to support the Jewish Center Centennial Team please visit the JC website.
This past Monday evening Rabbi Donniel Hartman led the latest installment of our Young Leadership Lecture Series, discussing his most recent book, "Putting God Second." The evening featured an impassioned presentation by Rabbi Hartman about the crucial role of morality in religious life and was followed by a vibrant question and answer session. Thank you to Rabbi Hartman and the Hartman insti-tute for making this event possible.
YOUNG LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES
From Sinai to Jerusalem Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, Associate Rabbi
The first of two parshiyot that we read this
week, describes the sabbatical schedule of
Shemitta and Yovel. Every seven years the land
lays fallow and after seven cycles of seven
years the fiftieth year is a Jubilee, a year of
extensive freedom and a year of return. By way
of introduction, our Parsha opens this chapter
with: “Hashem spoke to Moshe at Sinai, say-
ing…” Rashi raises a well-known question. Con-
sidering that the majority of our commandments
were given at Sinai, why does only this com-
mandment reference its point of origin? Alterna-
tively, why is this Parsha called “Be’har” and not
any other?
Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, the 16th century Rab-
bi of Prague, suggests in his Kli Yakar, that the
memory of Sinai is absolutely essential to under-
standing the purpose of Shemitta and Yovel.
Yes, the economic and spiritual implications of
Shemitta are self-evident, but the paradigm on
which it was patterned is often forgotten. The
cycle of seven Shemitta years followed by a
Yovel, is meant to mirror the original Sefirat Ha-
Omer, the seven weeks that preceded the
50th day, namely Shavuot. Just seven weeks
after the Exodus, when the Torah was given,
Sinai become a restricted area; the people
could not approach, the animals were forbidden
to graze. Yovel and all its restrictions, recalls
that holiest of moments, as every fiftieth year is
meant to remind us of the day we received the
Torah. Thus, argues the Kli Yakar, no mitzvah is
more deserving of a reference to Har Sinai than
Yovel, the mitzvah that weaves the memory of
Shavuot into daily life in the land of Israel.
In the course of daily life it is easy to forget the
historical context of our existence. We may find
ourselves frustrated at work, struggling socially,
or content with the success we’ve achieved. But
how often do we zoom out to appreciate the
remarkable story of which we are but one small
chapter? The mitzvot of Shemitta and Yovel are
more than strategic agricultural initiatives or
creative approach to national economic equali-
ty, they are designed to inspire reflection and
self-awareness about the great fortune we have
to share in a national destiny with our fellow
Jews. A farmer whose Yovel year is only for rest
but not for context, has missed the deeper mes-
sage to which Yovel’s shofar harkens.
As we prepare to celebrate Jerusalem’s
50th this week, let us remember more than fifty
years of growth, but thousands. Let Jerusalem
remind us of Yovel, and Yovel remind us of Si-
nai. So that when we approach Shavuot this
year we can celebrate the holiday of harvest
with the realization that generations of toil have
produced the beautiful fruits which we are so
fortunate to reap today.
Yosie Levine Rabbi
Dovid Zirkind Associate Rabbi
Chaim David Berson
Cantor
Erica Brown Community Scholar
Noach Goldstein Resident Scholar
Avi Feder
William Fischman Rabbinic Intern
Aaron Strum
Executive Director
Jenn & Gaby Minsky Youth Directors
OFFICERS Avi Schwartz President
Andrew Borodach First Vice President
Michael Jacobs Vice President
Deena Blanchard Vice President
Mark Segall Assistant Vice President
Yaron Kinar Treasurer
Len Berman Assistant Treasurer
Andrew Kaplan Assistant Treasurer
Miri Lipsky Secretary
PHONE NUMBERS
Yoetzet Halacha
Ilana Gadish [email protected]
646-598-1080
Jewish Center Chevra Kadisha
212-724-2700 x555
UWS Mikvah 212-579-2011
Hatzoloh 212-230-1000
Eruv Status 212-724-2700 x4
SAVE THE DATE THE JC ANNUAL DINNER Monday, June 12, 2017
at Museum of Jewish Heritage HONORING
Guests of Honor
Barbara & Guy Reiss
Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung
Memorial Award Deena
Blanchard & Akiva
Novetsky
Community Service Award
Ben Cooper
