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Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: [email protected] / x108 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected] / x107 Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: [email protected] / x124 Anat Sharbat, Assistant Rabba: [email protected] / x106 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected] / x102 Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected] / x104 Menachem Menchel, Director of Education & Youth Programming: [email protected] / x119 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: [email protected] / x121 David Fain, Assistant Youth Director: [email protected] 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
March Celebration Kiddush: Thank you to our sponsors.
See list on right.
To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact
Seth Aronson - [email protected] .
Bayit BULLETIN
This Shabbat:
Parshat Tzav
Candle Lighting: 6:56pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Learning Service: 9:30am
Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:55am
Listening Room: 5:30pm
Parsha Shiur: 6:00pm
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:45pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:00pm
Next Shabbat: Parshat Shmini
Parshat Parah / Mevarchim
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Candle Lighting: 7:03pm
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:50pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:07pm
3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
March 25 - April 1, 2016
15 - 22 Adar II, 5776
www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730
Weekday Times
Shacharit: Sun: 8:30am
Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am
Tue/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am
Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 7:05pm
Mazal Tov To: Maya Bernstein & Noam Silverman on the birth of a son, brother to Ananya, Shefa,
Erez and Niva, and Mazal tov to grandparents Gaya (Aranoff) & Lewis Bernstein.
Lena & Alan Haber on the engagement of their son, Nicholas, to Tanya Dresner, daughter of Judith &
Stephen Dresner of London. Mazal Tov also to Elie & Michelle and Simon Haber.
Next Shabbat @ The Bayit
Child Protection Shabbat: On April 2nd, we will have the opportunity to gather at the conclusion of tefillah to learn about child
abuse in the Jewish community and to hear how our rabbinic and lay leadership have been proactively
working to create policies and procedures to make our Bayit as safe a place as possible for our
children. Note: The afternoon presentation from the lay committee will be held later this year.
This Shabbat @ The Bayit
TEFILLAT ESTHER: 9:00am - A tefillah led by and coordinated by women. (LLBM).
THANK YOU TO OUR CELEBRATION KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Rachel Kirschbaum
in honor of Akiva Bezalel Kirschbaum’s 5th birthday. Ariel & Josh Weiner in honor of the birthdays of Ilan
Weiner and Meirav Weiner. Harriet & Joseph Sassoon in honor of Harriet’s birthday. Adele & Elliott Rabin in
honor of Batia Rabin’s birthday. Jack Gorman in honor of Lauren Gorman’s birthday. Elana & Mark
Weinberger and big sister Lily in honor of Jake Weinberger’s 5th birthday. Ruth Bromberg in honor of the
birthday of Simon Bromberg. Devorah Levin in honor of Phil Levin’s birthday. Hannah & Aiden Younger in
honor of the anniversary of Michelle & Josh Younger. Frances Radin in honor of Mike Silver’s publication of his
book "Stars in the Ring." Rahel Bayar & Tuvia Lwowski in honor of the birth of Adin Yonatan. Marlene
Schanzer & Elliott Stending in honor of their anniversary. Daniel Cohen in honor of the milestone birthdays of
Chava Koster and Sandy Cohen. Rochelle & Leo Goldberg in honor of Beverly Fettman’s birthday.
BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV: Shiur with YCT student Eitan Cooper.
"My two favorite verses in Tanakh and what they teach me about optimism."
Thank You: PURIM VOLUNTEERS: Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who helped decorate,
post flyers, sell tickets, staff the carnival, and read Megillah: Allison Batalion; Libby Berger-Pesin; Tani
Berko; Ariella Bullman; Victoria Chernyak; David Fain; Kayla Friedman; Tamar Geller; Kathy Goldstein, Modi
Goldstein-Rosenfeld, and Laila Goldstein-Rosenfeld; Atara Gorsetman and Ayelet Spira; Beth Hait; Bernie
Horowitz; Rabba Sara Hurwitz; Anna Jonas; Carmel Langer; Rafi Langer; Richard Langer; Ann, James, Gavriella, and Sarit Lapin; Orit Lax; Devorah & Phil Levin; Rina Mahg; Yael Manor-Oshinsky; Menachem Menchel; Shira
Michaeli; Tali Michaeli; Yonit Nordenberg; Cecily & Eli Oberstein and family; Sara Pultman; Batya Rabin; Shir El
Rouemy; Bella Rudoy; Garth Silberstein; Ruthie, Joel, Hattie, and Avery Simon; Ari Spiro; Gillian Steinberg;
Michael Wachsman; Dov Weinstock; Alan Wiener.
MAINTENANCE STAFF: Thank you to all of our maintenance staff who worked tirelessly this
week to prepare for Purim.
SHAKE IT UP FOR PURIM: Thank you to everyone who donated to the BJCC as part of our
Shake It Up For Purim drive. We collected approximately 320 pounds of food.
KAVVANAH TEFILLAH: Sunday, April 3rd at 9:00am: An hour of slower
tefillah with Rav Steven including meditation & song. Light breakfast follows. Halakhic
Shacharit requirements met. (Room 3-2)
Seder L’Neshama: Sunday, April 3rd at 7:30pm (Note new time)
Explore the richness of content and thought that can be integrated into your
Passover Seder. Please join us for a pre-Passover Seder which will inspire you
to include new gender balanced traditions into your Passover Seder.
Led by Rabba Devorah Evron. For women and men.
Co-sponsored by: Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit, Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance,
and Elga Stulman Women's Institute of Jewish Studies at HaMidrasha
Learn more and register at www.thebayit.org/sn.
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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!
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]
*Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on place-
ment, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher.
Shabbat 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rabbinic Intern Garth Silberstein
5:30pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle
6:00pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven
After Mincha - Shiur with YCT Student Eitan Cooper
After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of)
Hebrew is sufficient. This week: “Milueim מילואים- ”
Weekday Classes
Monday Rabba Anat’s class not taking place this week.
7:30pm - The Story of David & Jonathan with Rav Avi (at his home)
7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria)
Tuesday 10:00am - The Story of Joseph with Rav Avi (Lobby)
11:00am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rabbi Fox (RHSH)
7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism w/ Rabba Anat: Holidays (Room 3-7)
Wednesday 9:00am - Walk Humbly With Thy God w/ Rabba Anat in English
(Moss Café)
7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby)
Thursday 9:15am - Masechet Ta’anit for beginners (in Hebrew) w/ Rabba Anat
(LHSH)
10:00am - Book of Shmuel 2 w/ Rav Steven (Lobby)
10:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rabbi Lerea (LHSH)
11:00am - Torat Eretz Yisrael - Exploring the State of Israel Through
Torah Perspectives w/ Rav Ari (Lobby)
11:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rav Steven (LHSH)
7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (Lobby)
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] .
Learning Service: Shabbat, weekly in the Lower Level Beit Midrash
9:30-11:00am. An intimate service with explanations and discussions
focusing on prayer and the weekly Torah portion led by Rav Ari,
Rabbinic Intern Bracha Jaffe, and other members of the rabbinic team.
Questions? Contact Rav Ari: 718-796-4730 x124, [email protected] .
Riverdale Mikvah Hours: Sunday - Thursday: 8:00pm - 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: 8:45pm - 10:15pm
Keilim Mikvah: Open during daylight hours.
For the duration of the construction project, only two shower
preparation rooms at the Mikvah will be accessible. While we hope that
there will be no change in the current hours of operation, we recommend
that you call ahead (718-549-8336) to see if there is any wait time for a
room. For up-to-date information, including photos from the
construction site, check out our website at www.RiverdaleMikvah.com.
Mikvah Construction Update The renovation of the Riverdale Mikvah is underway. Please keep in mind
that construction sites are potentially hazardous and that the safety fences
around the property are there for our safety and the safety of our
children. The Bayit's driveway access will be impacted. Please use care
when visiting the Bayit by car. Most importantly, please ensure that
children do not attempt to climb the fences or otherwise attempt to
access the construction area.
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).
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.
Coping With The Empty Chair At The Seder: Please join
Rav Steven and Anna Kirshblum for a pre-Pesach workshop for
bereaved Jews. Sunday, April 10 at 5:30pm at HIR. Please RSVP by
April 3rd to Rav Steven at [email protected] or 718-796-4730
x.108, or to Anna at [email protected] or 718-601-9714.
CHESED OPPORTUNITIES
RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: A Free Loan Gemach has
been established to serve residents of the Riverdale community. 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 at 917-408-3035 or
[email protected] .
DONATE YOUR OLD TALLIT: Do you have a worn out tallit?
Were you thinking of just burying it? Let your old tallit do one last
mitzvah. Drop it off in the collection box in the Bayit coatroom, and
we will donate it to the Hebrew Free Burial Association.
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. Contact Samantha Verrone:
[email protected] . Dates: 3/20, 4/3, 5/8, 6/5
PROJECT HOPE PASSOVER DELIVERY: Sunday, April 10 from
9:00am - 11:30am. Volunteer with your friends and family this
Passover and deliver food packages to lonely home-bound seniors.
RSVP to: Niti Minkove, at [email protected] or 917-693-3084.
Riverdale Mikvah Benefit: March 31st Join the Riverdale community on March 31st, to celebrate and support the
Mikvah. It’s sure to be a fun evening with a compilation of local musical
talent headed by Chazzan Shim Craimer and David Glazer, delicious food,
some interesting auction items you won't want to miss, and good friends!
To purchase tickets and learn more, visit www.riverdalemikvah.com.
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Membership Dues: Thank you to all our members who have committed to supporting our Bayit for 2016 and who have paid their dues either in full or by setting up a payment plan. Your
support is greatly appreciated. For members who have not yet paid their dues, please keep in mind that income from membership dues represents about 30% of our
annual operating expenses. We are committed to actively fundraising for the additional 70% of our financial needs, but we absolutely depend on your dues contribution
to maintain our Bayit. Partial payments and payment plans are gratefully accepted. You can make a payment or set up a payment plan online at www.thebayit.org, set
up a payment or repeating payment through online banking, mail or drop off a check in the office, or call the office to set up a credit card payment or payment plan. If full dues are beyond your financial means, please reach out to our Executive Director, Richard Langer to discuss a commitment that you are comfortable with.
[email protected] , 718-796-4730 x 104). If you feel that your name was mistakenly left off this list, please let us know.
This list was updated effective Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:00pm.
Abraham, Sara Hurwitz & Josh
Abramowitz, Sharonna Bloom & Jonah
Adler, Pauline Umylny & Michael
Altman, Rina & Joshua
Aronin, Tovah & Noah
Aronson, Seth
Aschheim, Mayer
Back, Judy
Bader, Jennifer & Joel
Baker, Lorna & Mark
Bakst, Amy Eisen & Harrie
Bar-David, Devorah Braunstein & Meir
Barnhard, Shari Rosenfeld & Yoni
Baron, Aimee & Jonathan
Bar-Shai, Esther & Tzvi
Bayme, Edith & Steven
Becher, Ronnie & Michael
Benjamin, Louis
Bellin, Allison & Jonathan
Benovitz, Helene & Harvey
Berg, Shana Bloom & Benjamin
Bergier, Ariella Garofalo-Bergier & Alex
Bergman, Jennifer Pepper & Jed
Berko, Esther & Netanel
Berkowsky, Elisheva Weiss & Daniel
Berman, Jacquelyn & Zachary
Berman, Rachel & Yonah
Bernstein, Gaya & Lewis
Binstock, Judy & Lanny
Bloom, Anat Barber & Avi
Blumenthal Hoffman, Eliezah & Daniel
Blumenthal, Barbara & David
Borenstein, Amy Heller & Noah
Botnick, Leah
Brafman, Ariela Rosenberg & Yonatan
Braunstein, Beth & David
Brender, Edie & Joseph
Bressman, Atara Lindenbaum & Jeremy
Broder, Eva Miriam & Hillel
Brodie, Erica Goldman-Brodie & Joseph
Bromberg, Ruth
Bronstein, Eleanor
Bulman, Melissa & Pinny
Cheney, David
Christner, Fleur Levitz & Ian
Cohen, Charlotte
Cohen, Daniel
Cohen, Joseph
Cohen, Lynn & Bob
Cohen, Nava & Adam
Cohen, Sharon Koren & Matthew
Cohen, Sherry & Neil
Cooper, Dita & Eitan
Daube, Stacey & Michael
Davidson, Leah
Davis, Adinah East & Howard
Davis, Gillian Steinberg & Mark
de Beer, Gabriella
de Beer, Rebecca
Director, Toby
Drelich, Debra & Moshe
Dzik, Susan & Jonathan
Edelman, Moshe
Eigenfeld, Natalie
Eilenberg, Alisa & Adam
Eiseman, Gloria & David
Eisenberger, Jennie Goldress & Andrew
Erlich, Sonia
Exler, Shira Billet & Steven
Ezrapour, Debbie & Robert
Federman, Zahava
Feigenbaum, Rose
Feit, Wendy Zierler & Daniel
Feldman, Ann & Richard
Feldstein, Shirley & Don
Fensterheim, Alvin
Fine, Leah & Steven
Finkler, Aviva Braun & Gary
Firstman, Chantal & Kenneth
Follick, Harry
Frank, Laura Shaw Frank & Aaron
Frankel, Sally L & Danny
Freidenberg, Anat Sharbat & Ariel
Friedman, Judy Yudin & Charles
Gampel, Miriam Schacter & Benjamin
Garber, Adiva & Yoni
Geld, Bonnie & Isaac
Geller, Francine & Larry
Glass, Sharon & Scott
Glucksman, Florence
Goldberg, Rhoda & Lee D
Goldberg, Rochelle & Leo
Goldblum, Ann Rauch & Michael
Goldfischer, Charles
Goldman, Daniella Kevelson Goldman & Ari
Goldstein, Helena Deutsch & Marvin
Goldstein, Melissa Braverman & David
Gorman, Lauren & Jack
Gorsetman, Chaya & Fred
Gotel, Chana & Jeff
Graybow, Carolyn & Howard
Greenberg, Abbie & Moshe
Greenberg, Blu & Irving
Greene, Rachel Federman & Hillel
Greenfield, Penina & Benjamin
Greenfield, Larry
Greenman, Shoshana & Yaakov
Gribetz, Sarit Kattan & Jonathan
Groner, Rachel & Samuel
Gross, Helen
Grosser, Judy Silver & Jerry
Grossman, Debbie Braverman & Hillel
Grossman, William S
Gruber, Vera
Gurland, Judith
Gurock, Pamela & Jeff
Gutman, Dasha & Vitaly
Gutmann, Inge
Guttman, Josef
Haar, Raphael
Haas, David
Haber, Lena & Alan
Haber, Michelle & Elie
Hack, Keren Gordon & Jonathan
Hait, Beth & Ari
Hall, Paula Sinclair & Charles
Haller, Jessica & Chad
Halperin, Joanna & Elliot
Hart, Nina Black & Avery
Hart, Rebecca Linden & Ari
Hasson, Sara & Laurence
Helfgott, Felice R
Herstic, Mitchel
Hirsch, Lisa Licht Hirch & Daniel
Hirschfield, Rebecca & Bradley
Hoff, Jeanette
Honig, Nancy & Milton
Horowitz, Roberta & Bernard
Jaffe, Bracha & David
Jaffe, Madeline & Hillel
Jasper-Brody, Michelle
Jefferson, Erica Kimmel & Alexander
Jenkelowitz, Rebecca Jaffe & Jacob
Jonas, Amy Jennifer
Jordan, Karen
Kahen, Karen Grushka & Keivan
Kahn, Sandy & Nathan
Kalb, Deborah Yasinsky & David
Kalfus, Frieda & Jonas
Kamensky, Victor
Kanig, Vivian
Kanner, MJ & Barry
Kanowitz, David
Kaplowitz, Sharon & Michael
Karan, Annette & Val
Katchen, Steven
Katz, Anat Katz-Lichtenstein & Giora
Keller, Yael & Will
Kesler, Sasha & Chaim
Kessler, Eve & Chanan
Kestenbaum, Hadassah & Daniel
Killip, Avi & Robert
Klatt, Amanda & Jonathan
Klein, Tilde
Kochavi, Danielle Salzberg & Danny
Kolevzon, Beth & Peter
Konovitch, Doris & Jonathan W.
Koplow, Amy
Kramer, Deborah & Arnold
Kramer, Dina & Andrew
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the week. Questions about membership or pricing? Email Executive Director Richard Langer ([email protected] ) or 718-796-4730 x 104.
Spiegel, Barbara Gaims-Spiegel & Robert
Spier, Shira & Jeremy
Spira, Atara Gorsetman & Brian
Spiro, Shira Berkovits & Ari
Stahl, Toby & Howard
Stark, Joan & Arnold
Stein, Francine & Aaron
Stempel, Laura Twersky Stempel & Ben
Stendig, Marlene Schanzer & Elliott
Stern, Jessica
Stern, Naava Frank & Gregg
Sussman, Sue & Milton
Suvall, Harriet Kaplan & Marc
Tamplin, Antonia
Teller, Avraham
Teten, Luba & David
Torkin, Risa & Jeff
Tugetman, Leslie & Michael
Turok, Adrienne Goldfeder & Michael
Ungar, Elizabeth
Wachsman, Michael
Wallerich, Jessie
Wechselblatt, Daniella Fuchs & Jeffrey
Weinberger, Beate
Weinberger, Elana & Mark
Weiner, Ariel & Josh
Weiner, Ellen & Alan
Weiner, Linda & Bernie
Weinstock, Susan Gross & Dov
Weiss, Charlotte
Weiss, Julie & Michael
Weiss, Toby & Avi
Weiss, Yali & Benjamin
Weissman, Heidi & Joseph
Wiener, Samantha & Daniel
Wildman, Aliza Boim-Wildman & David
Wohlberg, Miriam & Jeremiah
Wolf, Ronit & Gavi
Wolff, Edith & Ward
Wolfsohn, Deborah
Younger, Michelle & Joshua
Zackon, Leora & David
Zeif, Susan & Robert
Zimet, Esther
Zimet, Michael
Kranzler, Adinah & Elli
Kress, Stephanie Nussbaum Kress & Michael
Kustanowitz, Ilana & Simmy
Lande, Robert
Landes, Bryna & Joshua
Lang, Barbara Estrin & Berel
Langer, Eileen & Daniel
Langer, Ruby
Lannik, Elizabeth Shayne & Josh
Lapin, Ann & James
Lastoff, Hannah & Ilan
Laufer, Chani & Steven
Lerea, Hoovie & Yehuda
Lerea, Nancy & Dov
Lerner, Shulamit
Lerner, Teena & Larry
Lesser, Florence
Levin, Devorah & Phil
Levin, Kenneth
Levine, David E
Levine, Rose
Levison, Moshe
Lev-Tov, Sarit & Hadar
Levy, Michelle Biller-Levy & Orrie
Lew, Ruth Schwartz & Jack
Leyman, Wendy & Edward
Licht, Ruth
Lieberman, Elyorah
Lieberman, Hadassah & Joseph
Lieberman, Lauren & David
Lief, Sharon Rubin & Stephen
Linzer, Devorah Zlochower & Dov
Liss, Sandra & Norman
Liss, Yocheved & Donald
Litman, Sarah Leah & Leib
Loeser, Jessica & Stuart
Lopatin, Rachel Tessler & Asher
Lowenfeld, Sally Mendelsohn & David
Lwowski, Rahel Bayar & Tuvia
Machleder, Elaine
Mahler, Clara
Mahler, Marisa & Joshua
Mandell, Wendy & Arnold
Marcus, Joyce
Marder, Sonia & Samuel
Marks, Chaya & Chaim
Marson, Sharon & Jay
Max, Rebecca Brafman & David
Maydan, Elena & Stan
Messenger, Selene & Marc
Metzger, Emily Blum & Leon
Michaeli, Laura & Dan
Millendorf, Mina & Howard
Mintz, Randi Carrey & Erik
Moster, Rachel & David
Muhlbauer, Helen
Nadis, Becky & Joe
Narotsky, Miryam Rabner & Jay
Nordenberg, Yonit & Dale
Noto, Jerilynn Brown Noto & John
Nulman, Rochelle & Efrem
Oppenheimer, Stephen
Oxman, Carol & Howard
Padwa, Mia Diamond Padwa & Daniel
Paikin, Ilene & Zvi
Palefski, Molly & Nahum
Palka, Daphne & Gabriel
Perla, Valerie Altmann & Daniel
Perry, Kenneth
Plaschkes, David
Plotkin, Andrea & Tal
Poler, Shana & Jon
Poliak, Fay & Jose
Pollack, Jessica & Jacob
Polsky, Judith Kaplan & Larry
Posner, Gabriel
Potek, Emma Stein & Nate
Pretsfelder, Barbara Gochberg & Steven
Pretsfelder, Nina Bruder & Gary
Pulver, Lisa & David
Putterman, Judith & Isaac
Quint, Rachel & David
Rabin, Adele & Elliott
Rabin, Rita
Radin, Frances
Rasch, Lore
Rashkovich, Donna Bergman & Vlad
Raskas, Rachel & Jonah
Rice, Rona
Ring, Jamie Bineau & Toby
Rodney, Karen Rotter-Rodney & Burton
Rodriguez, Shira & Jorge
Rosen, Alice
Rosenbaum, Rachelle Baker & Joseph
Rosenberg, Miriam Weiler & Harvey
Rosenberg, Sheryl Haut & David
Rosenfeld, Kathy Goldstein & Ahron
Rosensaft, Barie-Lynne & Ezra
Rosenstein, Bertha
Rosenstein, Rebecca & Barry
Rothschild, Rachel & Mitchel
Rubel, Eva & Richard
Rudnick, Susan & Murray
Rudoler-Klar, Anne & Dave
Rudolph, Donna & Aryeh
Ryman, Lamelle & Rob
Saltzman, Bertha
Sandler, Shlomit & Adam
Sassoon, Harriet & Joseph
Saul, Helene & Steven
Schacher, Rivka & Samuel
Scheinbach, Ellen
Scheiner, Vicki & Jonathan
Scher, Ethel & Stanley
Schleifer, Sima
Schmuckler, Shimrit & JJ
Schneider, Florence Schneider and Mitchell
Schneider, Gloria & Greg
Schneider, Jean & Phillip
Schneider, Shifra Landowne & Matt
Schneider, Theodor
Scholem, Nancy Stern
Schon, Micky & Eric
Schorr, Gail & Judah
Schramm, Lisa Glass & Chaim
Schutz, Susan
Schwartz, Bat Sheva Marcus & Elliot
Schwartz, Shani & David
Sebrow, Kyra Bernstein & Dov
Shapiro, Pearl Sussman & Bryant
Shaw, Shira Gordon & Phil
Shefter, Laura & Ben
Siedenberg, Jeffrey
Siegel, Tehilla
Sigal, Sandra Molinas & Samuel
Silverstein, Caryn Keller & Isaac
Simon, Ruthie & Joel
Sinayuk, Natalia Hochbaum & Vladimir
Singer, Paula & Peter
Smith, Lisa Cohen & Bernard
Sopher, Marilyn
Spear, Liraz & Marc
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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!
Donuts and Drash: Room 3-7: 9:00am - 9:30am - Ages 6+: Enjoy a donut and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain
Shabbat Morning Groups: 3rd Floor Youth Wing: 9:40-11:40pm Groups this Shabbat will be supervised by David Fain.
Room 3-4: Nursery Room 3-5: Pre-K
Room 3-6: Kindergarden
Room 3-7: Parsha Play
RHSH: Tot Shabbat
Room 3-1: Grades 3-6
Room 3-2: Grades 3-6
Room 3-2: Girls Grades 3-5
Room 3-3: Grades 1-2
PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein 10:40am-11:40am, Room 3-7, Ages 6 and up!
Come experience the Parsha through inclusive
drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist.
For assistance, please contact:
Menachem Menchel, Director of Programming & Youth Education Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119, Cell- 516-233-8285 [email protected]
David Fain, Assistant Youth Director [email protected]
SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2015-2016
Have you sponsored snacks for Shabbat morning groups yet? Please see sponsorship options on the right. Please help us reach our goal of 100%
participation. To sponsor go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor!
$100 – sponsor all snacks
$150 – sponsor all snacks + birthday party
$36 - Tot Shabbat
$36 - Nursery-K
$36 - Grades 1-6
Snacks Sponsorship
Parsha Players Performing at the Atria! This Shabbat, March 26
SUNDAY TOTS WITH DONNA Sunday, April 17
10:30am-12:00pm | Ages 2-4
Parents and children, Join Donna Rudolph for arts & crafts,
edible projects, and more!
$10/online $12/at the door
Register @ www.thebayit.org/totswithdonna
HIR LEAGUE OF OUR OWN 2016 - Girls softball teams forming now!
The draft has already taken place.
For last minute registration,
email us at [email protected] ,
or visit www.thebayit.org/softball
SUNDAY FUNDAY
DROP-OFF @ THE BAYIT!
April 17th - Save the date!
Drop the kids off for a day of fun @ The Bayit
while you prepare for Passover!
More details to follow.
PRE-PESACH COMMUNITY SHABBAT LUNCHEON - APRIL 16th
Join us for a communal Shabbat lunch before Pesach. Open to the entire community - ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN!
Space is limited. Details to follow.
V’shinantam: Reflecting on Our Educational Charge
“Forecasting Jewish Education: How to Stay Relevant for the Next 20 Years” - April 5 at 7:30pm (Main Sanctuary)
Sponsorship opportunities available. Register online at www.thebayit.org/je.
Ms. Lisa Exler: Panelist
Director of Jewish Studies, Beit Rabban Day
Dr. David Bryfman: Panelist
Chief Innovation Officer, Jewish Education Project
Ms. Nina Bruder: Moderator
Director, The Jewish New Teacher Project
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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.
Golden Age Program Thursday, April 14th.
1:00pm - 2:00pm Learn and Light Lunch.
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Golden Age Adult Bat Mitzvah class.
For questions or to RSVP, contact Yael Oshinsky, Program
Associate at [email protected] or 718-796-4730 x116.
Kulanu Chaverim Program Thursday, April 14th, 6:30pm
Join your friends for dinner and a fun activity.
To RSVP, call Yael at 718-796-4730 x116.
YCT Annual Dinner - This Sunday Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School’s 2016 Annual Tribute
Dinner will take place on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Edison Ballroom
in NYC. Honoring HIR members Alexandra & Dr. Jonathan Zizmor and
former HIR Associate Rabbi Rabbi Uri & Dr. Dahlia Topolosky. Ronnie &
Michael Becher, Alison & Stephen Bodurtha, Carey & Behnam Dayanim, and Beth & Ari Hait are dinner chairs. For more information 212-666-0036;
[email protected] ; www.yctorah.org. We hope that you will join us!
Bumps in the Road: Struggles on the Journey to Parenthood
We each have our own story when it comes to becoming parents. Infertility,
miscarriage, complex pregnancies, surrogacy, adoption and other
circumstances can send us on a physical and emotional roller coaster. The
journey can be a lonely one fraught with unknowns. Let's gather as a
community to learn more about how to be sensitive and support fellow
congregants through these struggles.
1. April 9th between Mincha and Maariv - “Our stories”
with Rabba Sara, Ann Lapin, and Tally Palefski.
2. May 22nd - Panel discussion with Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, Dasi
Fruchter and Dr. Aimee Baron. Moderated by Rabba Sara Hurwitz.
3. A support group at the home of Tally Palefski. Date TBA.
To learn more email Rabba Anat at [email protected] .
Israel Scholarships: UJA-Federation of New York's Israel Experience
Center continues to help New York Jewish teens entering 10th to 12th
grades fulfill their dreams of traveling to Israel by providing both need-based
and merit scholarships. Each synagogue can nominate up to two candidates
for merit award consideration. Please contact Rav Steven by March 28th if
you'd like your child to be considered. For questions, please contact the Israel Experience Center at [email protected] .
Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA) Breakfast The HFBA will hold its annual Riverdale community breakfast on Sunday,
3/27/2016, at 9:30am at the Bayit. The featured guest speaker will be
Rabbi Paysach Krohn. For more information or to make a reservation please
visit www.hebrewfreeburial.org/riverdale or call 212-239-1662.
Save the date - June 19th at 5:00pm - Journal Dinner
Join us on Sunday, June 19th as we honor:
Debbie Braverman & Hillel Grossman - Guests of Honor
Ken Perry - Community Service Award
Anat Barber & Avi Bloom - Young Leadership Award
Details to follow.
V’shinantam: Reflecting on Our Educational Charge
“Forecasting Jewish Education: How to Stay Relevant for the
Next 20 Years” - April 5 at 7:30pm (Main Sanctuary)
Panelists:
Dr. David Bryfman:
Chief Innovation Officer, Jewish Education Project
Ms. Lisa Exler
Director of Jewish Studies, Beit Rabban Day School
Moderator
Ms. Nina Bruder
Director, The Jewish New Teacher Project
Sponsorship opportunities available.
Register online at www.thebayit.org/je.
CLOTHING DRIVE When: Sunday, April 10th. 9:30am - 12:30pm
Where: There will be a truck stationed outside HIR.
Please sort and separately bag men’s, women’s, and children’s
clothing in sturdy garbage bags. We are also collecting blankets
and quilts. Please bag those separately. Volunteers needed! To volunteer or to learn more contact Steve Pretsfelder
or Barbara Gochberg at 718-601-3586 or [email protected] .
Remembering Bayit Survivors Who Are No Longer with Us:
In continuation with the last few year's tradition, we will be remembering
loved one who were survivors at this year's Yom HaShoah Seder. Their
name and picture will be displayed during our program. If you have loved
ones in your family who were survivors and who have passed away and you
would like us to share their memory with others in our community, please
bring a photo of them to Yael Oshinsky, Bayit Program Associate.
Question? Email Yael at [email protected] or call 718.796.4730 x116.
HIR CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Interested in making healthier and fresher food choices?
Join the HIR Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for a delicious
season of local fresh and organic, fruit and veggies with truly cage free
eggs. It's simple, pay the farmers now and collect the seasonal
produce at HIR when it's ready weekly or biweekly.
Sign up at http://www.thebayit.org/csa
Purim is over, Pesach is coming!
Purim has come and gone which means that
Pesach is right around the corner.
OU Passover Guides are available on the table in
the coatroom and in the HIR office.
Visit www.thebayit.org/pesach to learn more about the
schedule, sale of chametz, the free Pesach Sedarim, and more.
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SAR ACADEMY: Please join us at SAR Academy this Motzaei Shabbat, 3/26/2016 at 9pm for a screening & discussion of "Most
Likely to Succeed," the I.D.E.A. Network's film about cutting edge education at High Tech Schools in San Diego. Tickets are
available for $11.54 at the door or online at http://bit.ly/1UhIFAN.
WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL invites the community to join us for “Body Image/Godly Image: Jewish approaches to
speaking to our children about bodies, fashion and clothing,” an evening of moderated discussion for women led by Tehilah
Eisenstadt, Community Director, Luria Academy of Brooklyn. Sunday, 3/27/2016, 7:30-9:30pm, WDS Castle Shul, 856 Orienta
Avenue, Mamaroneck. This informative evening will delve into topics such as: What do we as a community know, wonder and
understand about these topics? What have we accidentally been teaching our children about their bodies through texts, language
and expectations? Does our "hidden curriculum" around dress and bodies lead to unintentional consequences?
Visit www.westchesterday.org/wdl2016 to register and for more information about Tehilah.
THE HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION will hold its annual Riverdale community breakfast on Sunday, 3/27/2016,
at 9:30am at the Bayit. The featured guest speaker will be Rabbi Paysach Krohn. For more information or to make a reservation
please visit www.hebrewfreeburial.org/riverdale or call 212-239-1662.
YCT ANNUAL DINNER: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School’s 2016 Annual Tribute Dinner will take place on Sunday,
3/27/2016, at the Edison Ballroom in NYC. Honoring HIR members Alexandra & Dr. Jonathan Zizmor and former HIR
Associate Rabbi Rabbi Uri & Dr. Dahlia Topolosky. Ronnie & Michael Becher, Alison & Stephen Bodurtha, Carey & Behnam
Dayanim, and Beth & Ari Hait are dinner chairs. For more information 212-666-0036; [email protected] ;
www.yctorah.org. We hope that you will join us!
PURIM ADLOYADA PALOOZA: Go wild at the Riverdale Y’s Israeli-style Purim party on Sunday, 3/27/2016
3:00pm – 6:00pm featuring Haman’s Banana Beach, Vashti’s MachneYuda Café serving light kosher dinner, arts and crafts, Queen
Esther’s masquerade, Groovy Greg royal musician, and much much more for the whole family hosted by IHouse, Riverdale Israeli
community (The Y at 5625 Arlington Avenue).
UJA FEDERATION OF NY invites you to its Heart Matters Luncheon: “Crisis on Campus: How Do We Respond?” on
3/29/2016. This year’s honorees are Rachel Epstein (Heart Matters Award), Chloé Simone Valdary (Champion of Israel Award),
and Rabba Sara Hurwitz (Trailblazer Award). Couvert: $136/person. Registration at 11:30am. Luncheon and Program at 12:00pm.
Park Avenue Synagogue, 50 East 87th Street, New York City. To learn more contact Adrienne Rubin-Prince at 212-836-1674 or
[email protected] . Register online at www.ujafedny.org.
PRE-PESACH PROGRAMS @ LAMDEINU: Lamdeinu's pre-Pesach learning begins on Tuesday, 3/29/2016. "Insights into
Shir HaShirim" with R. Nati Helfgot will take place on Tuesday evenings from 8:15pm - 9:30pm on 3/29/2016, 4/5/2016,
4/12/216, and 4/19/2016. Dr. Julie Goldstein will speak and give a slide show on Tuesday morning 4/12/2016 from 10:15 -
11:30am on "Rescue Me: Redemption in the Art of Haggadot." See www.lamdeinu.org for details.
ORGANICS COLLECTION INFO SESSION: Hear how apartment buildings in Riverdale, North Riverdale, Fieldston
and parts of Spuyten Duyvil can register for, and participate in, the NYC Department of Sanitation’s Organics Collection Program.
This program will allow your building to get curbside collection of food scraps, provide training, and answer questions on all
aspects of the program. Wed. 3/30/2016 from 7:00pm –8:30pm. Bon Secours Schervier Nursing Care Center, 2975 Independence
Ave, Community Hall. For more info go to www.nyc.gov/organics. RSVP at http://bit.ly/1OXXkZi or email [email protected] .
CROSSROADS JERUSALEM: Please join us for an exciting and unique evening with Rabbi Robbie Sassoon, MSW director of
Crossroads Jerusalem - an amazing grassroots organization that helps at-risk teens turn their lives around. This special evening will
feature "Coloring the Streets" - an inspiring exhibit of the art created by teens on the streets of Jerusalem. Robbie will also share
his expertise on what it takes to help our youth lead confident, happy, and successful lives, no matter the odds. The evening will
be taking place on Saturday night, 4/2/2016, at 9:15pm at the home of: Rachel & Josh Wald, 475 West 246th Street in Riverdale.
CARE BAGS FOR AMERICAN TROOPS & VETERANS: Help make 2,000 care bags for American Troops & Veterans and
125 kosher-for-Passover care packages for American Jewish Troops serving in harm's way. Sunday, 4/3/2016, 1-4pm at
Congregation Ramath Orah, 550 West 110th St. NYC, http://www.msawi.org/troops.php or [email protected] .
Beyond the bayit - March 25 - April 1, 2016
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BOOK LAUNCH: STARS IN THE RING WITH MIKE SILVER: Relive an era when fabulous boxers named “Slapsie Max-
ie” Rosenbloom, Ruby Goldstein (“The Jewel of the Ghetto”), and Leach Cross (“The Fighting Dentist”), literally fought their way
out of poverty to become instant heroes to a generation struggling to enter the social and economic mainstream at this reception,
lecture, and book signing celebrating the publication of historian Mike Silver’s “Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age
of Boxing” (Lyons Press). Tuesday, 4/5/2016 from 6:30 to 8pm. Pay what you wish. The Museum at Eldridge Street. 12 Eldridge
St. New York, NY 10002. To learn more and to RSVP visit www.eldridgestreet.org/events.
NORPAC MISSION: Please join over 1,000 Pro-Israel advocates on 5/18/2016 to advocate for a stronger US-Israel
relationship. The NORPAC Mission to Washington offers all participants a unique opportunity to positively impact the US-Israel
relationship during small private group meetings with members of Congress and key staff people. To register, please go
to www.norpac.net. If you have any questions, contact David Frankel at [email protected] .
AJC GLOBAL FORUM: 6/5-7/2016, Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C. The AJC Global Forum is a three-day conference
that attracts world leaders who have the power and the vision to shape the future. It is also your opportunity to join together with
Jews from more than 70 countries to advance the well-being of the Jewish people and the security of the State of Israel. Register
at www.ajc.org/globalforum and take advantage of the “first-timers” discount, using code: “AJCfirst.” For more information, please
contact Alex Bronzo, AJC New York Associate Director at 212-891-1442 or [email protected] .
WOMEN-ONLY / MEN-ONLY SWIM AT THE RIVERDALE Y: Women-Only Swim is now offered Sundays 5-6pm,
Mondays 7-8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-2pm. Men-Only Swim is now offered Sundays 6-7pm, Wednesdays 7-8pm and
Thursdays 8:30-9:45pm.
Beyond the bayit - March 25 - April 1, 2016
