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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
Kiddush: Kiddush this Shabbat is in
honor of the Hebrew naming of Mia Julia
Carvalho in loving memory of her
great-grandmother Joli Winkler, a long-time
member of our Bayit. Mia Julia is the
daughter of Sarah Leshner Carvalho &
Rodrigo Carvalho, and granddaughter of
Agnes & Alan Leshner.
Bayit BULLETIN
This Shabbat: Parshat Ki Tisa
Candle Lighting: 5:25pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:30pm
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Learning Service: 9:30am
Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:21am
Parsha Shiur: 4:40pm
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:10pm
Listening Room: 5:35pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:29pm
Next Shabbat: Mevarchim
Parshat Vayakhel / Shekalim Candle Lighting: 5:33pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:35pm
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:20pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 6:37pm
3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
February 26 - March 4, 2016
17 - 24 Adar I 5776
www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730
Weekday Times
Shacharit: Sun: 8:30am (MS)
Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am
Tue/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am
Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 5:35pm
Mazal Tov To: Atara Lindenbaum & Jeremy Bressman on the upcoming Simchat Bat of their
daughter, Molly. The community is invited to a ceremony in the Main Sanctuary and celebratory light
breakfast in the Lower Level Beit Midrash following Shacharit this Sunday.
Rabba Sara Hurwitz on being selected to receive the Trailblazer Award at the UJA Federation’s Heart
Matters Luncheon on Tuesday, March 29th.
Welcome New Members: Amanda & Jonathan Klatt, Sasha & Chaim Kesler.
Next Shabbat @ The Bayit
Shabbat Across America: Friday, March 4th, 2016 On Friday night, March 4th, tens of thousands of Jews across America will come together
to eat, drink, relax, enjoy, and celebrate what unifies all Jews - Shabbat!
Everyone is invited....Singles, Couples, Families, You!
Cost: $15/adult; $10/child (ages 4-12); $50/family
5:30pm - Candle Lighting 5:45pm - Services in Lower Level Beit Midrash
6:50pm - Dinner in Left Hand Social Hall
Co-sponsored by the
National Jewish Outreach Program
Register online at www.thebayit.org/saa.
This Shabbat @ The Bayit
Shabbat Limmud: Come learn with incredible teachers from our community.
Session A: 11:00-11:30am Session B: 11:35am-12:05pm
For more information, see page 3.
BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV: Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Susan & Jonathan Dzik in honor of the
yahrtzeits of their fathers, Moshe Wincelberg and David Dzik. During the Seudah Shlishit, Jonathan will
be speaking on the topic: "I Have... I Own... What Do We Really Have; What Do We Really Own?"
This Sunday - Friday @ The Bayit
USED Sefarim/Book Sale: Sunday, Feb 28th at 5:00pm - Friday, Mar 4th at 9:00am. HIR Lobby. Re-stock your library
with a wide assortment of fiction, non-fiction and Sefarim. Items will be on display in the Main Lobby
for the week of February 28thstarting at 5:00pm until Friday morning after Shacharit. All proceeds will
go to the HIR Sefarim Fund. Note: We will not be accepting book donations at this sale.
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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 iand 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 Dan Margulies
4:40pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven
5:35pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle
After Mincha - Mila Ba’Parasha at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of)
Hebrew is sufficient. This week: “M’mulaḥ - ח ”ממלWeekday Classes
Monday - Rav Avi’s class will resume in the coming weeks.
12:00pm - Rav Kook’s Vision of Vegetarianism and Peace w/ Rabba
Anat in Hebrew (Left Hand Social Hall - note location change)
7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan w/ Sara Kinberg* (at the Atria)
Tuesday - Rav Avi’s class will resume in the coming weeks. 10:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rabbi Fox (RHSH)
7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism w/ Rabba Anat: Blessings (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* (LL Lobby)
Thursday 9:00am - Masechet Ta’anit for beginners (in Hebrew) w/ Rabba Anat
(LHSH)
10:00am - Book of Shmuel 2 w/ Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary)
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 (Main Sanctuary)
11:30am - Torah Lishma: Community Learning w/ Rav Steven (LHSH)
7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study w/ Sara Kinberg* (LL 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 co-sponsored this week by Ayesha & Nat
Schuster in honor of everyone who hosted and blessed them with beautiful sheva brachot. 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 at 718-796-4730 x124 or email
[email protected] . Riverdale Mikvah Hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 7:00 - 9:30pm.
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: 7:30pm
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.
Dorot Caregiver Connections: Telephone based educational
and support network for caregivers. All support groups and
workshops are conducted over the phone via conference calls. Please
see website – www.Dorotusa.org for details or call 212-769-2850.
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 organi-
zation 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
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.
Shloshim Siyum Program in memory of Richard Schleifer. Sunday, March 6th at 6:30pm. Details to follow.
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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: 9:40-12:05pm (Note later end time)
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.
To sponsor snacks for future
Shabbatot please contact Menachem
or Gillian Steinberg or go to
www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.
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
HIR LEAGUE OF OUR OWN 2016 - Girls softball teams forming now! We are returning for another great season in 2016!
Open to all girls in grades 3-8. No previous playing experience needed.
New player evaluations: March 13th at 9:30am At SAR Academy
For more information, email us at [email protected] .
To register, visit www.thebayit.org/softball.
Young HIR (YHIR) Shabbat Lunch: March 12th Join young friends and families for our next Young HIR Shabbat luncheon.
Enjoy a relaxed social setting with tasty food and great company. Supervised Children’s space provided.
Early Bird Rate (Ends Monday, 3/7 at 5pm): $22/adult; $12/child; $70/family
Regular Rate: $25/adult; $15/child; $80/family
This meal will be parve and catered by Shoshi’s HaMakolet
Sponsorship needed and appreciated. Register online at www.thebayit.org/yhir.
Mark your calendars! Purim in Persia is Coming to the Bayit! Wednesday Night, March 23rd - Thursday, March 24th
Come experience Megillah in our Main Sanctuary: 3/23 @ 7:45pm Teen Shacharit & Megillah: 3/24 @ 9:30am Family Megillah reading at the Atria (Purim Day): 3/24 @ 10:30am Teen breakfast and Carnival: 3/24 @ 11:30am Children’s Carnival 12:30pm
Decorate the Bayit for Purim:
Help get our Bayit into the
“Purim in Persia” spirit!
Contact Yael at
[email protected] .
Wacky Socks Shabbat In Honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar (Bet)!
Shabbat, March 12, 9:40-11:40am Kids and leaders (and parents) are welcome to wear
their wackiest socks to groups. During the flag ceremony, we'll be showing off our socks to each
other and will even highlight the wackiest of them all!
THURSDAY MISHMAR Thursday, March 3
4:00pm-6:00pm Active free play, hot dog dinner, d'var Torah (4:10PM), arts & crafts.
Ages 5-11; $10/child; $18/two children.
Save the date! Special Groups Programming!
Shabbat , March 19
10:45am - Special Parshat Zachor Program 11:20am - Special Parasha Plays Purim Performance
To learn more contact Menachem: [email protected]
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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.
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.
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] .
YCT Annual Dinner
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!
“Got Some Time to Study?!” - Torah Lishma We are delighted with the new “twice a week” program of Jewish
text study (using English and Hebrew material)
for all ages and all backgrounds.
Rabbi Jeffrey Fox is offering a stimulating shiur on the requirements
of conversion from the discussion in the Talmud.
Rabbi Steven Exler continues to explore teshuvot on the topic of
Transgender in Judaism.
Rabbi Dov Lerea offers incredible insights into the weekly
Torah Reading.
Tuesdays 11:00am -12:30pm (new time)Talmud w/ Rabbi Fox
Thursdays 10:30am -11:25am Parshat HaShavua w/ Rabbi Lerea
Thursdays 11:30am -12:30pm Modern Responsa w/Rabbi Exler
Men and Women welcome.
Come one or both days.
For more info. Rabbi Jeffrey Fox [email protected] .
Or Moshe Edelman [email protected] .
Save The Date: HIR Chevra Kadisha Dinner
Wednesday evening, March 16/Adar 7. Guest speaker will be
Rabbi Dov Linzer. All are welcome. For further information
please contact Jonny Scheiner at [email protected] .
PURIM IS ON ITS WAY!
MARCH 23RD-24TH
Matanot L’evyonim: Online registration for Project Matanot
L’evyonim has begun. Members, help us save paper and postage
by responding to the email invitations that were sent out.
Thank you for your support!
Shake It Up for Purim: In the spirit of Purim, please bring a
small (but noisy!) box of pasta or rice (boxes only, no bags) to
use as a grogger, and after megillah reading they will be
donated to the Food Pantry of the Bronx Jewish Community
Council. We will also collect additional food items in the coat
room. Please drop off items in the boxes located in the coat
room between Feb. 24th - Mar. 24th. For a list of items
being collected, see the flyers in the lobby. To make donations
contact Niti Minkove at 917-693-3084 or
[email protected] .
Decorate the Bayit for Purim: Help get our Bayit into the
Purim in Persia spirit! Join the decorating! Contact Yael to sign
up. [email protected] .
Megillah Reading for the Homebound: Do you know
someone who may need the Megillah read for them at home?
Can you offer to read the Megillah for someone in need?
Please let Rav Ari know. [email protected] .
Handing Out Baskets: Tuesday March 22 - 1:30-2:30pm
Spread Purim cheer with the HIR rabbinic staff! They will be in
costume on Johnson Avenue handing out mishloach manot to
Riverdale residents. Interested in volunteering with your
children? Let us know. [email protected] .
For more information on Purim including
Laws and Customs and Tefillah Schedule,
visit www.thebayit.org/purim.
Forum For Us
A New Space for Women at HIR
Where do we gather, when we need to be heard? Forum For Us
hopes to be a new monthly space where women in the
community can come together and share - about their lives, their
hopes, their dreams, their fears, their worries, ideas for the community, their views on the world...anything. At each meeting,
we will share on subjects close to our hearts and relevant to our
lives. As we grow, each woman is invited to share her expertise
and her passions. Interested? Email Yali Szulanski Weiss
at [email protected] to find out more!
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SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER: Please attend our upcoming program in Yiddish by Reb Vovke, a heymisher
expert on Hasidic music. Sunday, 2/28/2016 at 1:30pm. Contribution: $5.00. Members free. 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx.
917-930-0295.
REFA’ENU's peer-led mood disorder support groups will meet Tuesday, 3/1/2016, in Paramus. Groups meet regularly on the
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month. Groups meet at 7:30pm in the Ben Porat Yosef Building at E. 243 Frisch Ct. in Paramus, NJ.
Doors open at 7:10pm. Groups are divided between a group for those with a disorder (depression, bipolar) as well as a group for
their loved ones. Please check website to confirm meetings: http://www.refaenu.org. No reservations are required. For more
information contact: [email protected] .
THE JEWISH WOMEN'S CIRCLE invites all women to attend a pre-Purim Kumsitz with Perl Wolfe, lead singer of the
Bulletproof Stockings! Tuesday evening, 3/1/2016, 7:45 pm, at the home of Sarah Kranz, 636 West 256th Street (adjacent to the
parking lot of the Riverdale Y). Register online at www.chabadbronx.org.
REGISTER NOW FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: RIVERDALE Y: Registration is now open for the 2016-
2017 school year. You can register for FREE Pre K for All (UPK) for your 4 year olds until 3/4/2016. We'd love to show you
around our Early Childhood Center and introduce you to our teachers. For a personal tour, please contact Milissa Finkel at 347-
913-4445 or [email protected] .
WESTCHESTER TORAH ACADEMY: BLACK & WHITE EVENT: Please join us for a Black & White Event featuring
The Dueling Pianos, a musical experience and fundraiser to benefit the Westchester Torah Academy Shomrei Torah Scholarship
Fund. Saturday, 3/5/2016 at 8:30pm. 1000 Pinebrook Boulevard, New Rochelle, New York 10804. Cost: $180/person. RSVP at
www.westchesterta.org.
MA’AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS invites the community to join us in celebrating Ma'ayanot's 20th
anniversary at our Annual Dinner, which will take place on Saturday night, 3/5/2016 at 8:30pm at Congregation Keter Torah in
Teaneck. This year's dinner is dedicated to the memory of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt"l, Ma'ayanot's posek from the school's
inception. In addition, please join us in honoring Ria and Tim Levart with our Keter Shem Tov Award, Chumi and Rabbi Mark
Gottlieb as our Amudei Ma’ayanot Honorees, Shera and Doug Dubitsky as Parents of the Year, and Dr. Julie Goldstein as Teacher
of the Year. For more information or to make a reservation, please call Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.
CSAIR - KALEIDOSCOPE MONOLOGUE SHOWCASE: Please join us Saturday night, 3/5/2016 at 8:30pm for an evening
of extensively crafter, deeply personal dramatic monologues delving into the question “What does Jewish Look Like to You?”
Tickets are $18 each. To learn more and to buy tickets visit www.csair.org/kaleidoscope.
LADIES' GOT TALENT: An all female talent show, by women, for women, helping women. This female initiative gives women
artists the opportunity to perform in front of an all female audience. Ladies' Got Talent provides safe spaces for women both on
and off the stage. Event: Sunday, 3/6/2016, 7:00pm at The Jewish Center. Doors open at 6:30pm. 131 West 86th Street, New
York, NY 10024. Cost: $15 for Jewish Center members $20 for non-members. Show will be followed by an all female dance
party. For more information email [email protected] . Tickets at www.jewishcenter.org/event/ladies-got-talent.html.
SHEFA SCHOOL IN RIVERDALE: Please join us for a parlor meeting on Wednesday, 3/9/2016, at 7:30pm to learn more
about the Shefa School (www.shefaschool.org), a Jewish day school in Manhattan for children with language-based learning
disabilities. Prospective parents, family members, professionals, and community members are welcome. Please RSVP
to [email protected] . Your attendance confirmation will indicate the exact address of this meeting.
INTIMATE VOICES: Saturday evening, 3/12/2016: Intimate Voices, 3rd and final concert of season, with annual pre-Passover
wine-tasting donated by Skyview. World-class chamber music here in Riverdale at CSAIR, 475 West 250th St at HHPkwy East.
String quartets by Beethoven and Arriaga, and string trio by Gideon Klein, who persihed in the Shoah. Doors open at 7:30pm,
music at 8:00pm, All wine and refreshments included in ticket price. For more info and to order tickets go to
www.intimatevoices.org or call the CSAIR office, 718-543-8400.
FREE INTIMATE VOICES FAMILY PROGRAM: Sunday afternoon, 3/13/2016, 2:00-3:00pm: FREE Intimate Voices Family
Program at CSAIR, 475 West 250th St. Informal, interactive exploration of selections of great music live and close-up with
musicians who love working with kids. Designed for ages 5 and up, this lively one-hour program will also be enjoyed by younger
children who especially love music, and by adults of all ages. Free admission. Info at www.intimatevoices.org or CSAIR office,
718-543-8400.
Beyond the bayit - February 26 - March 4, 2016
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MAGEN DAVID ADOM RIVERDALE PARLOR MEETING: Please join American Friends of Magen David Adom for
dessert and an exclusive parlor meeting on Tuesday, 3/15/2016 at 8:00pm (address provided upon response). Featuring guest
speaker Tal Rabin, an MDA paramedic and instructor who assisted in setting up a field hospital in Kathmandu when an earthquake
devastated Nepal last year. Space is limited. To RSVP or learn more, please contact Karen Stein at [email protected] or at
212-757-1627 or Nicole & Michael Strongin at [email protected] .
AIPAC’S POLICY CONFERENCE 2016: Those who attended the Bayit's first Yom Yerushalayim Yom Iyun on Sunday, May
17, 2015 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 3/20-22/2016 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.
UJA FEDERATION OF NY invites you to their 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.
RIVERDALE HATZALAH MISHLOACH MANOT CARDS: Purim is coming. Order your Riverdale Hatzalah Mishloach
Manot Cards today. Please contact: Charlotte Hammerman at 718-548-0599. Specialized cards are also available for all occasions.
MISHLOACH MANOT/MATANOT L'EVYONIM FOR JERUSALEM’S ELDERLY: Torat Reva Yerushalayim is preparing
Mishloach Manot/Matanot L’Evyonim to be delivered to the neglected elderly of Jerusalem. The packages that were delivered over
the past ten years were the ONLY gift packages that these individuals received! $18 covers one package. $180 covers packages for
an entire floor of a nursing home. You can donate on line via PayPal at www.toratreva.org or mail a check payable to Torat Reva
Yerushalayim to: 75 Berkeley Avenue, Yonkers NY 10705.
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] .
THE JEWISH AGENCY’S PROJECT TEN is an international development program that operates volunteer centers in
developing areas. We bring together young Jewish adults from all over the world, to a program that combines volunteer work with
local communities, alongside service-learning in the fields of international development, culture, identity and Jewish activism.
Project TEN currently operates five volunteer centers in: Gondar, Ethiopia; Winneba, Ghana; Oaxaca, Mexico; Kibbutz Harduf,
Israel; Arad, Israel. Programs are geared towards volunteers in the 20-35 age group. We offer tracks of 1 month, 3 months and 5
months, as well as summer programs and tailor-made cohorts. For more information visit www.tenprogram.org or email Daniel
Aschheim at [email protected] .
VACATION VILLAGE DAY CAMP IS HIRING! Are you age 16 and up and want to gain valuable paid work experience
while spending the summer in the Catskills? Vacation Village Day Camp is a Modern Orthodox camp serving Vacation Village and
the surrounding communities. Counselors will lead fun and exciting activities for their kids during the day and then get to
participate in fun activities with their coworkers and friends in the evenings. Interested or know someone who might be? Email
Daniel Hoffman at [email protected] for details.
Beyond the bayit - February 26 - March 4, 2016
