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Hebrew Inst i tute of Riverdale
Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: [email protected] / x108 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected] / x107 Ari Hart, Associate Rabbi: [email protected] / x124 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected] / x102 Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected] / x104 Menachem Menchel, Director of Programming & Youth Education: [email protected] / x119 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
Patricia & Brent Delman in honor of
their son Ari completing his training (sof
maslul) in the IDF commando unit.
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Mazal Tov To: Past Bayit Rabbinic Intern Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman & Yoni Friedman on the birth of a son.
Welcome New Members: Shlomit and Adam Sandler, Linda & Bernard Weiner, Erica Kimmel & Alexander Jefferson,
Mayer Aschheim.
This Week
Parshat Ki Teitzei
Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:12pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Candle Lighting: 7:17pm
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Learning Service: Will resume in the Fall
Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:38am
Listening Room: 5:45pm
Parsha Shiur: 6:15pm
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:00pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:18pm
Weekday Times Shacharit: Sun: 8:30am
Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am
Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am
Mincha/Maariv: Sun-Thur: 7:15pm
Next Shabbat
Parshat Ki Tavo
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Candle Lighting: 7:06pm
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:50pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:07pm
KAVVANAH TEFILLAH: This Sunday, August 30th at 9:00am: An hour of
Slower tefillah with Rav Steven including meditation & song. Light breakfast follows.
Halakhic Shacharit requirements met. This Kavvanah Tefillah will meet at Eden Village.
Last Chance! HIR Community Retreat @ Eden Village: This Sunday, August 30th
Join friends for the 2nd annual full day Bayit community retreat to the beautiful campgrounds of
Eden Village. This unforgettable day includes: COOKING, FARMING, SPORTS! Fun for all ages!
$40/adult; $35/child; $120/family
To register or sponsor visit www.thebayit.org/eden.
To learn more, please email [email protected] .
High Holidays 2015/5776
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.
3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
August 28 - September 4, 2015
13 - 20 Elul 5775
www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730
Riverdale Mikveh Hours through August 31, 2015: Monday - Thursday: 8:00 - 10:15pm. Friday night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is
necessary but please be on time. Motzei Shabbos:15 minutes after Shabbos until 10:15pm.
Keilim Mikveh: Open during daylight hours.
Next Shabbat @ The Bayit
CELEBRATION KIDDUSH: Join us next Shabbat for our monthly Celebration Kiddush!
To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other special occasion,
visit www.thebayit.org/celebration.
This Shabbat @ The Bayit
Bayit Shabbat Iyun Tefillah - Part 2: Come explore Jewish prayer with a
Leading Torah scholar. We will conclude services before 11:00am, learning will follow
immediately. “All the World will Come to Serve Thee: Liturgical and Literary Reflections on
Universalism, Particularism and the High Holidays” with Dr. Wendy Zierler.
SELICHOT CONCERT: Everyone is welcome to join us next Saturday
night 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 and/or sponsor at www.thebayit.org/selichot. © Bonnie Geller-Geld
Rav Steven’s Shabbat Shuva Drasha Shabbat, September 19th at 6:30pm
"Receiving the Yoke and Giving Permission: The Interpersonal Realm in Tefillah and Teshuvah"
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This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit
*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.
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]
Shabbat 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary).
5:45pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM).
6:15pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven.
Between Mincha/Maariv - No Shiur this week.
After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of)
Hebrew is sufficient. This week: “Lo-Tit’amer ר -לא -תתעמ ” what does
it mean; and what’s the connection to “omer” and “‘Om'ri”?
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)
ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: Join us this Shabbat for
our open communal dinner sponsored this week by Joe
Guttman in memory of Goldie and Henry Guttman . 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).
The Cries of the Shofar - Tuesday, September 1: A pre-High Holi-
day Program for Bereaved Jews with Rav Steven and Bayit & JBFCS Social
Worker Anna Kirshblum. Come together with others who understand the
difficulties of the High Holiday Season as we share stories and wisdom
from our tradition. 8:00pm in Room 3-2. Please RSVP to Anna or Rav
Steven.
Jewish Caregiver 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.
BAYIT CHESED DAY - SUNDAY, SEP. 20TH
The 10 days of repentance (Aseret Yemei Teshuva) are a great time to do a
Mitzvah: donate blood; donate clothing; take a bone marrow swab,
or volunteer at one of the three drives.
9:00am-3:00pm: Give Blood the Gift of Life: HIR's 9/11 Fourteenth 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
14th anniversary as a national day of service, charity & compassion by
donating blood. The New York Blood Center is a proud partner of the
Magen David Adom so your donation is a double mitzvah.
To donate you must be healthy, aged 17-75 (16 with NYBC parental
consent form) & have photo or signature ID.
Walk-ins welcome! Appointments take precedence.
Questions/reserve a time?
Call Blood Drive Coordinator, Seryl Ritter
at (718)549-8152 or email [email protected] .
Please join us and save a life.
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 [email protected] .
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.
CITY HARVEST FOOD DRIVE Tuesday September 1st - Wednesday September 30th
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.
CHESED OPPORTUNITIES
RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that 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] .
HASHAVAT AVEIDA: Missing: A set of tefillin and a siddur with
the name Murray Rudnick in it. If found, please bring in to the HIR
office.
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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!
FRIDAY NIGHT
GROUPS with Shayna & Raphi
Groups begin 15 minutes
after Mincha starts and last for 1 hr.
No Friday Night Groups this Shabbat.
HIGH HOLIDAY CHILDCARE
HAVE YOU SIGNED UP YET? Make sure to reserve your spot today!
Special offer: FREE SEAT IN SOCIAL HALL for 3rd graders and up who register for child care!
www.thebayit.org/childcare
RETREAT TO EDEN VILLAGE
This Sunday Aug 30, 9:00am
Join the Rabbinic Staff for a fun day of
children’s programming,
orchard planting, hiking, musical jams,
and MORE!
Register @ www.thebayit.org/eden
To sponsor snacks for future
Shabbatot please contact
Menachem or Gillian Steinberg
or go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.
SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2015-2016
This year, we are aiming for sponsorship every single Shabbat. Please see sponsorship options on the right. Please help us reach our goal of 100%
participation. To sponsor 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
Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:40am - Ages 6+, Enjoy a doughnut and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain
3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am Summer Groups end next week: 10:00am - 11:30am
LL BM: Tot Shabbat Room 3-4: Nursery
Room 3-5: Pre-K
Room 3-6: Kindergarden
Room 3-1: Grades 3-6
Room 3-2: Grades 1-2
PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein 10:30am-11:30am, Ages 6 and up!
Come experience the Parsha through inclusive
drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist.
10:30am-2:30pm: Drop off your child for a day of fun & learning! Learn more and register at www.thebayit.org/dropoff!
10:30am-12:00pm: Sukkot themed arts & crafts, edible
project and more! $10/online; $12/at the door; $40/5 sessions
Sign up at www.thebayit.org/totswithdonna
Groups Kick Off Shabbat Shabbat, September 12
Come meet your leaders on Shabbat!
Enjoy special activities and programming.
Big party at snack time!
THURSDAY MISHMAR
Tuesday, Sept 3rd
4:00pm-6:00pm
Active free play, hot dog dinner, d'var
Torah (4:45PM)
followed by Torah and arts & crafts.
Ages 5-11;
$10/child; $18/two children.
For assistance, please contact: Menachem Menchel,
Director of Programming & Youth Education Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119, Cell - 516-233-8285
[email protected]
EREV ROSH HASHANA DROP-OFF | 9/13
SUNDAY TOTS WITH DONNA | 9/27
TEENS & PRE-TEENS: Become a Youth Group
Leader! The Youth Department is now welcoming applicants for the year. For more information contact Menachem Menchel.
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BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN*
Promote your business to Bayit Bulletin readers in the first bulletin of
every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730
or [email protected] for more information.
*HIR's posting of any advertisement shall not be considered an
endorsement of the advertiser, or of the product or service involved.
BAYIT SEFARIM FUND:
Donations to the Sefarim fund will be
used to purchase the books we need as
determined by the rabbinic team and
gabbaim. Donors will be recognized with
a thank you in the 2nd bulletin of every
month and a dedication label in the book when it is
purchased
To donate visit our website at
www.thebayit.org/sefarim.
HIR has begun using a written contract for the rental of its facilities. If you would like to rent space in the shul, or if you believe that you have reserved the Bayit for your simcha but have not been contacted regarding the new contract, please contact Richard at
[email protected] . Only reservations that accompany a signed contract and the required deposit will be maintained.
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our
members the opportunity to invest in a charitable gift
annuity. When you do so, you receive guaranteed income for life, a
potential immediate tax deduction, and possible future tax savings.
Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the remainder value, while
10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its efforts for the entire
Jewish community and to help cover the administrative costs of the
program. For more information, including sample annuity rates,
please contact the Bayit office.
Kiddush Sponsorship Opportunities
Have a family simcha or milestone coming up?
Share your moment with the community by sponsoring a kiddush.
The Kiddush Committee has negotiated pricing on several pre set menus to help make it easier for you.
To view the menu options, pick up a flyer from the boxes in the lobby or visit www.thebayit.org/kiddush.
To sponsor a kiddush please email [email protected] or call the office at
718-796-4730 ext. 104 to confirm the availability of your preferred date.
HACHNASAT SEFER TORAH CELEBRATION Shabbat, September 12th
Join a communal celebration
at Shabbat morning services
as we welcome into our
sanctuary a brand new Sefer
Torah and Megillat Esther
dedicated to Rav Avi & Toby
for their 40+ years of service
to our community.
A communal kiddush will follow.
H.I.R. Community Choir The HIR Community Choir is beginning its 14th
season this fall. All are invited to attend the first
rehearsal on Wed. evening Sept. 9th from 7:30 to
9:30 P.M. in the social hall. For further information,
contact music director Jonathan Dzik at
[email protected] or at (718) 549-8520.
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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.
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 the developmentally and physically challenged.
If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership.
New Calendars: The new Jewish calendars for 5776 have arrived.
Pick up your copy in the HIR office.
The Family of Ruth Metzger, a”h, thanks the k’lei qodesh and members of the Congregation for their support during her
illness and visits, correspondence, and acts of hesed shel emeth,
from the time of her p’tirah through the conclusion of
the shivah period, and wishes k’thivah va-ḥathimah tovah to all.
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YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL is now accepting applications for the 2015 Meorot Modern
Orthodox Leaders’ Fellowship. The Fellowship is for college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates interested in exploring and
grappling with the opportunities and challenges of Orthodox identity and Jewish communal leadership. The program runs for 8
sessions on Wednesdays from 10/14/2015 to 12/9/2015, 6:30-9:00pm. Download the application online at www.yctorah.org.
Application Deadline 9/18/15. For more information contact Rabbi Yonah Berman at [email protected] or 212-666-0036.
BAKE SALE AND ICED DRINKS: In honor of Matt Fenster’s 4th yahrtzeit. Sunday, 8/30/2015, 11am - 3pm at 6214 Spencer
Avenue, Riverdale. Healthy options will be available. All proceeds will be donated to the Matthew S. Fenster Jewish Education Fund
(a fund to help families better afford a day school education) and to Friends of the IDF. If you have any questions, please contact
Jennifer Fenster: [email protected] .
YIDDISH FARM VOLUNTEER DAY: Sunday, 8/30/2015, 11am - 7pm. Come spend a beautiful afternoon on our 225-acre
farm! Bring friends and family for a fun day of gardening, bonfires, hayrides, BBQ and Yiddish music. Cost: $15/person or
$50/family. Address: 71 Dzierzek Lane New Hampton, NY 10958. Website: www.yiddishfarm.org/openhouse.html.
Email: [email protected] . Phone: 845-360-5023.
REFA’ENU's peer-led mood disorder support groups meet Tuesday, 9/1/2015, in Paramus. Groups meet regularly on the 1st
and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 7:30pm in the Ben Porat Yosef Building at E. 243 Frisch Ct. in Paramus, NJ. Doors open at
7:10pm.
RIVERDALE Y SUNDAY MARKET offers fresh, high-quality food grown or produced locally to within 100 miles. This
family-friendly seasonal market offers yummie fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats, cheese, bread, pastries, fresh coffee and
many more edibles. It also provides activities for families as well as music and fun! Every Sunday 9am to 2pm at RKA- Riverdale
Kingsbridge Academy (MS/HS 141) on Independence Ave. & W 237th St.
MA’AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS is pleased to invite the community to their annual Yom Iyun
on 9/20/2015, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Ma’ayanot (1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck). The Yom Iyun will begin with a keynote
shiur by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, on the topic Avot
Akhlu Boser veShinei Banim Tiq`henah: Vicarious Punishment and Communal Responsibility in Judaism, followed by additional
shiurim by members of the Ma’ayanot faculty. Men and women are welcome. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more
information, please contact Pam Ennis at [email protected] or 201-833-4307, ext. 265
LIGHT THE WAY FOR A GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENT - PEOPLE OF FAITH EVENT
This summer Pope Francis spoke out courageously for the protection of people from deadly climate change. Now he's coming to
the UN in New York to encourage world leaders as they set global goals that will be finalized at the upcoming climate summit in
Paris. Join people of all faiths at Light the Way on 9/24/2015 to let every world leader know that we'll be watching every step of
the way to ensure these goals are met. We will light the way. For more information: http://ourvoices.net/lighttheway.
ALL RIVERDALE CELEBRATES YACHAD: Please join us on 10/10/2015 at 8:30pm for a delicious and inspiring evening
featuring renowned speaker Judge Daniel Butler. This event will take place at the home of Giti & Jack Bendheim. Please RSVP by
10/1/2015 at www.yachad.org/riverdale. To learn more, contact Elaine Salvit Grossman at 212-613-8350 or [email protected] .
AIPAC’S POLICY CONFERENCE 2016: Those who attended the Bayit's first Yom Yerushalayim Yom Iyun on Sunday, May
17 were privileged to hear from AIPAC’s Northeast Political Director, Dr. Sharon Goldman. We hope you were inspired by her
words – Dr. Goldman spoke passionately about the importance of being actively involved in reaching out to your members of
Congress about the US-Israel relationship. Each March, HIR members join the pro-Israel community at AIPAC’s Policy Conference
in Washington, DC to show our support of the US-Israel alliance. Policy Conference is arguably the most important conference in
the Jewish world; over 16,000 activists come together in Washington to lobby for a safe and secure Israel. The conference includes
exhibitions of groundbreaking Israeli innovations that are saving American lives; keynote speeches by top leaders from both the
United States and Israel; emotional and inspiring moments; and smaller educational sessions. Please join us on March 20-22, 2016
in what will be the largest HIR delegation to Policy Conference to date. You can register at www.policyconference.org or
contact Sarah Walsh at [email protected] or 917-210-6329 for more information.
Beyond the bayit - August 28 - September 4, 2015
