Hebrew Inst i tute of Riverdale

Bayit BULLETIN 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463

June 15 - 22, 2018

2 - 9Tamuz, 5778

www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730

Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: ravsteven@thebayit.org/ x108 Anat Sharbat, Associate Rabba: rabbaanat@thebayit.org/ x106 Ezra Seligsohn, Associate Rabbi: ravezra@thebayit.org/ x219 Dan Margulies, Assistant Rabbi: ravdan@thebayit.org/ x270 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: rabbasara@thebayit.org/ x107 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: ravavi@thebayit.org/ x102 Richard Langer, Executive Director: richard@thebayit.org/ x104 David Fain, Youth Director: david@thebayit.org/ x240 Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: bryan@thebayit.org/ x121 Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: ariel@thebayit.org/ x101 Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: phyllis@thebayit.org/ x103 Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: yael@thebayit.org/ x116 Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: shuli@thebayit.org/ x102

June Graduation/Celebration

Kiddush:

See list of sponsors on back page.

Kiddush this Shabbat is dairy.

This Shabbat:

Parshat Korach Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10pm

Candle Lighting: 8:11pm

Shalom Bayit: 7:00am

Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am

Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:10am

Learning Service: resumes in fall

Listening Room: 6:30pm

Parsha Shiur: Not taking place

Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:55pm

Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:14pm

Next Shabbat:

Parshat Chukat Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:10pm

Candle Lighting: 8:13pm

Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am

Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 8:00pm

Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:16pm

Weekday Times

Shacharit:

Sun: 8:30am

Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:00am (New time)

Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am

Mincha/Maariv:

Sun - Thur: 8:15pm

Mazal Tov To:

Elianna & Chaim Mitnick on the birth of a baby boy. Mazal Tov to big sister Kira and to the

grandparents, Bonnie & Isaac Pollak and Myrna & Ron Mitnick.

Toby & Rav Avi Weiss on the engagement of their grandson, Eitan Fischberger, to Danielle

Angel. Mazal tov to parents Elana & Michael Fischberger, Sherianne Angel and Alan Angel

and the entire family.

This year’s Yeshivat Maharat and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah graduates.

Condolences To:

Arnie Kramer on the loss of his mother Irma Kramer. Shiva has concluded.

This Shabbat @ The Bayit

Farewell to Chaya & Fred Gorsetman

Join us this Shabbat morning, June 16th during Torah reading for a short tzeitchem leshalom

(farewell) to Chaya & Fred Gorsetman as they prepare to make Aliyah. Please email

farewell messages for Chaya & Fred to ravsteven@thebayit.org.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Elisheva Baumgarten

The inaugural Rivka & Rabbi Yitzchak Haut z"l Memorial Scholar-in-Residence, featuring

guest speaker Dr. Elisheva Baumgarten. Generously sponsored by the Haut, Rosenberg, and

Weissman families in memory of their parents. Dr. Baumgarten will speak twice on Shabbat:

Drasha After Mussaf - “Jephthah’s Daughter, Calendar, and Water”

6:15pm: Seudah Shlishit. “The Merits of Matriarchs: Collective Memory and Communal Practice”

Thank you to our dairy Graduation/Celebration Kiddush sponsors (back page).

Between Mincha/Maariv: "Reflections and Daf Yomi" with Rabbi Dov Linzer in memory of

Rivka & Rabbi Yitzchak Haut z"l.

Mishpat Ivri Series: Shabbat Between Mincha/Maariv Thank you to all those who attended the first 2 lectures in our Mishpat Ivri series exploring the

relationship between Jewish law and values ("mishpat ivri") and the Israeli legal system.

Lecture #3 | NEXT Shabbat | June 23rd @ 8:25 PM

"From the Kotel to Eurovision: Case Studies of Conflict" with journalist and author Yair Ettinger

Learn more @ www.thebayit.org/mishpativri.

Next Shabbat @ The Bayit Drasha: Rav Steven

Between Mincha/Maariv: Mishpat Ivri (see above).

"Momentary Mama" - This Sunday, June 17th, 7:00 PM

Join Ann Lapin as she reads from a compilation of her writing centering

around thoughts on love and care for someone else's family (her "foster"

babies), including the role the entire Lapin clan plays in this work. Learn more

about her volunteer work, hear favorite selections from her award winning

non-fiction piece, Momentary Mama, and participate in an open Q&A session.

General Membership Meeting and Elections

Tuesday, June 26th at 7:15pm Our Annual Membership Meeting and the Election of Officers and

Trustees will take place on Tuesday, June 26th @ 7:15pm in the

Lower Level Beit Midrash and will conclude with Mincha/Maariv

at 8:20pm.

The full report of the nominating committee is online at www.thebayit.org/bulletin.

Weekday Tefillah Time Change: While Yeshivat Maharat and Yeshivat Chovevei

Torah are not in session, the second weekday Shacharit will begin at 8:00am not 7:50am.

THE BAYIT BULLETIN

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!

Visiting students, please ail office@thebayit.org for access code.

Aliyot at the Bayit Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit Gabbai,

Hillel Jaffe to arrange for aliyot and other kibbudim. Gabbai@hir.org.

Shabbat Classes 8:05am - Midrash Hashavua w/ Rav Steven

Immediately After Mussaf - Torah To Go, A weekly brief 15 minute

Torah learning w/ Ariel Freidenberg

6:30pm - Listening Room w/ Myra Estelle (Lower Level Beit Midrash) 7:10pm - Parsha Shiur w/ Rav Dan (Sanctuary)

After Mincha at Beth Aharon - Mila baParasha. Basic (and love of)

Hebrew is sufficient. (2nd Floor Beit Midrash).

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)

Rav Avi will have one final Tuesday morning class this

week (10:00am: Sefer Bamidbar: The Trek Through the Desert).

Summer Classes at the Bayit

Our regular weekly classes have concluded for the summer, but

we will be offering a weekly summer class with our Bayit rabbinic

team members every Tuesday at 10:00am, between July 3rd and

August 7th. Questions? Contact Rabbi Ezra Seligsohn

at ravezra@thebayit.org.

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, jacalyn.binstock@gmail.com

Shiva: Beth Braunstein: braunsteinbeth@gmail.com

Bikur Cholim: Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, ruth.licht@outlook.com

Meals for New Parents: Shira Billet: sbillet@gmail.com

Meals after Pregnancy Loss: Shira Billet: sbillet@gmail.com

Hospitality and Welcome: welcome@thebayit.org

Bayit Band: Bayitband@hir.org

Green Committee: Ann Rauch, green@hir.org

*Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the teacher.

Happenings @ the Bayit

Dedicated in Memory of Henry and Goldie Guttman z"l

Abraham & Sarah's Tent, Sponsored by Joe Guttman

(co-sponsors welcome): Join us 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 tent@hir.org.

Learning Service with Rav Dan has concluded for the

summer.

KNITTING CLUB:

WARM UP AMERICA KNITTING PROJECT The HIR Knitting Club has launched the HIR Knitting Club

Warms Up America Project. In partnership with Lion Brand

Yarn Company we will be knitting and/or crocheting small

squares to be made up into afghans by the volunteer group Warm Up America. The blankets are then given to recipients

such as women’s shelters, nursing homes, children’s hospitals

and shelters, veterans’ homes and homeless shelters. We ask

only that you know how to knit or crochet. Yarn, needles and

hooks will be provided courtesy of Lion Brand Yarn Company.

Questions? Please call Joan Salomon at 845-653-1290.

Monthly meetings will take place as follows:

1) On the 1st Tuesday of each month at 1:00pm

2) On the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00pm

Riverdale Mikvah Hours: 718-549-8336

www.riverdalemikvah.com

Friday Night: 40 minutes after candle lighting. No appointment is

necessary but please be on time.

Saturday Night: 9:30pm - 11:00pm.

Sunday - Thursday Night: 8:30pm - 10:45pm.

Keilim Mikvah: 7:00am - 6:00pm.

SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT:

Arona Berow, LMSW, is a licensed social worker who is

available to the HIR community through the Partners in

Caring (PIC) program facilitated by Jewish Board and funded

by UJA‐Federation of New York. Arona will be working in

Riverdale at the Beatman Center on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be reached by email at aberow@jbfcs.org or by phone

at 212-632-4735.

New Bereavement Group in Riverdale: Coping with loss and

grief can be difficult, challenging, and often isolating and lonely. If you,

or someone you know, is interested in joining a bereavement group,

please contact Arona Berow, Bayit social worker, at 212-632-4735,

or aberow@jbfcs.org.

YESH TIKVA SUPPORT GROUPS: LIVE WITH DVORA Looking for additional support along your fertility journey? Join Yesh

Tikva for one of our specialized groups with Dvora Entin, LCSW for

an open forum to share challenges and receive encouragement.

For a list of upcoming dates, times, and locations visit

https://yeshtikva.org/live-with-dvora-support-group/

PLATELETS FOR YOSSI MAZUREK Yossi (Jason) Mazurek is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering

Cancer Center. His treatment requires regular platelet transfusions (type

O). Yossi’s family would deeply appreciate platelet donations on his behalf.

All designated donations must be made by appointment in the blood donor

room of Memorial Sloan Kettering, 1250 First Avenue, New York, NY. To

make an appointment, please call Joe Licata, 212-639-8177 or email

licataj@mskcc.org. Please visit www.mskcc.org/blooddonation for complete

information about donor eligibility & the donation process for blood/platelets.

Summer Spanish Course for Beginners (Adults) Mondays, July 2nd - August 13th at HIR

10:00am - 12:00pm

For more info, please email Rhonda Stock

at stockrhonda7@gmail.com.

THE BAYIT BULLETIN

Calling all Riverdale kids! The Bayit is the place to be! For assistance, please contact: David Fain, Youth Director

Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 240 Cell - 203-901-0937 Email - David@thebayit.org

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2017-2018

Shabbat Groups snacks sponsored this week by the Bayit.

To sponsor snacks for youth groups go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.

Snacks Sponsorship

$100 – sponsor all snacks

$150 – sponsor all snacks + birthday party

$36 - Tot Shabbat

$36 - Nursery-K

$36 - Grades 1-6

Shabbat Groups Schedule

Regular Groups: 9:40 - 11:40am

Tot Shabbat: 10:30am

RH SH: Tot Shabbat

Room 3-4: Nursery

Room 3-5: Pre-K

Room 3-6: Kindergarten

Room 3-1: Grades 3-6 Boys

Room 3-2: Grades 3-6 Girls

Room 3-3: Grades 1-2

Post Tot Shabbat Mussaf

There will be a family-friendly mussaf-only Tefillah following Tot Shabbat at approximately 11:20am.

SUMMER GROUPS BEGIN NEXT SHABBAT JUNE 23RD | 10:00-11:30AM This is the final Shabbat of regular groups. Summer groups will beginnext Shabbat, June 23rd

from 10:00am-11:30am. Shabbat morning groups will continue to be offered throughout the summer. Summer groups are friendly and relaxed and support a fun, social environment with Tefillah and Torah.

Locations Nursery: Room 3-4 Pre K/ Kindergarten: Rooms 3-5/3-6 1st/2nd grade: Room 3-3 3rd-6th: Room 3-1 Michael Billet will be supervising groups June 23 & June 30

BECOME A YOUTH GROUPS LEADER! The Youth Department wants YOU! Join your friends and become a part of our team of teen leaders. Welcoming applicants now.

Teens in 8th grade and above who are interested in becoming group leaders either over the summer or next year should reach out to David Fain at david@thebayit.org.

DONATE NEW TOYS TO CHAI LIFELINE CHILDREN Talia Michaeli will be visiting Camp Simcha on July 5th.

We are collecting new toys which Talia will bring with her to give to children of Chai Lifeline at Camp Simcha.

Toys should be new, in original packaging for children ages 7-16. There will be a collection bin in the Bayit coatroom until July 5th. This is a great opportunity to do an amazing Mitzvah and bring joy to Chai Lifeline children.

Questions? Contact Talia Michaeli at taliteamlifeline@gmail.com or call 646-408-7230.

NOTE: These toys will be given to children who are undergoing medical procedures and whose immune systems are compromised. Used/unsealed toys will not be accepted.

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 giftcard@hir.org or call Shira Gordon at 718-549-5280. NOTE: Purchases do not cost you anything extra.

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.

AIPAC Policy Conference 2019

The Bayit is exploring bringing a formal delegation to the

AIPAC 2019 Policy Conference. If you are potentially

interested in attending, please contact Ariel Meiri at

ariel@thebayit.org.

SEFARIM FUND Thank you to this month’s donors:

Eileen & Barry Blutig in honor of the entire rabbinic

team, with sincere thanks for all they did.

To make a donation, pick up a flyer in the lobby, call the office, or visit our website www.thebayit.org/sefarim.

Support For The Family of

Bayit Sofer Rabbi Lasdun ztz'l

Last Shabbat Rav Steven spoke about Rabbi Lasdun ztz'l,

our devoted and humble Bayit Sofer over past decades.

There is a community-wide collection to offer support to his

family with special attention to the care for his son with special

needs. Donations in any amount should be made to the HIR

Rabbinic Discretionary Fund by check or online at

www.thebayit.org/donate (type: Rabbinic Discretionary Fund)

with "Lasdun" in the payment notes. Thank you.

Breath, Body, Mind Workshop with Shira Gordon

Sunday, July 8th at 9:15am

A gentle, effective breathing practice to manage stress, anxiety

and depression and improve general health and well being.

Shira Gordon, RN, MS, MPH. Certified teacher of the BBM

technique as taught by Dr. Richard Brown and Dr. Pat Gerbarg.

Journal Dinner Magnets

If you attended the Bayit Journal Dinner on July 3rd, there may

be a souvenir magnet with your picture on it in the Bayit office.

Feel free to drop by the Bayit office during business hours to

pick up your magnet.

Thank you to the sponsors of this week’s

Graduation/Celebration Kiddush:

Tovah & Noah Aronin in honor of Yaakov Aronin’s graduation and in

honor of the birthdays of Eli, Tovah, Noah, and Yaakov Aronin. Amy

& Harrie Bakst in honor of Judith Malka Bakst’s birthday. Gaya &

Lewis Bernstein in honor of the graduations of Kyra Bernstein

Sebrow & Dov Sebrow. Jeremy Bressman in honor of the graduations

of Atara Lindenbaum and Gabriella Bressman. Ruth Bromberg in

honor of Nico Psihoyos’s birthday. The Cappell family in honor of

Jonathan Cappell’s graduation. Sharon Koren & Matthew Cohen in

honor of Tamar Cohen’s graduation. Adinah East in honor of the

birthdays of Howie and Leeron Davis. Gillian Steinberg and Mark

and Gavri Davis in honor of Akiva Davis’s graduation. Jenna

Englender in honor of Sam Englender’s ordination. Shosh, Yair, and

Natan Fain in honor of David Fain’s birthday and ordination. Wendy

Zierler & Daniel Feit in honor of Shara Feit’s graduation. Rabba Anat

Sharbat & Ariel Freidenberg in honor of Yiskah Freidenberg-Sharbat’s

graduation. Orah, Max, Ilan, and Ariel Frenkel in honor of Ariel’s

birthday and Ilan’s graduation. Bonnie Geller-Geld in honor of Isaac

Geld’s birthday. Daniella Kevelson Goldman in honor of Aryeh

Goldman’s birthday. Jillian & Elliot Goodman in honor of Davina

Goodman’s graduation. Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez & Nachum

Gutierrez in honor of their ordinations. Lena & Alan Haber in honor

of the Upsherin and 3rd birthday of Simon Haber. Mitchel Herstic

and Annette Herstic in honor of Efraim Herstic’s graduation. Lisa

Licht Hirsch & Danny Hirsch in honor of Elan and Malka Hirsch’s

graduations. Michelle Jasper-Brody in honor of Anina and Raphael

Jasper-Brody’s graduations. MJ & Barry Kanner in honor of Benny

Kanner’s birthday. Sharon & Michael Kaplowitz in honor of Elianna

Kaplowitz’s graduation. Jeffrey Richard & Marc Kramer in honor of

Matan Kramer-Richard’s graduation. Leora Kulak in honor of her

birthday. Devorah & Phil Levin in honor of their anniversary. David

Levine in honor of Amanda Dolber and Brandon Chatkin’s

engagement. Wendy & Ed Leyman in honor of William Leyman’s

graduation. Ruth Licht in honor of Amittai Najman-Licht & Elan

Hirsch’s graduations. Jessica & Stu Loeser in honor of Hila and

Jessica Loeser’s birthdays. Frances Oz in honor of her birthday. Mia

Diamond Padwa & Daniel Padwa in honor of Aryeh Padwa’s

graduation. Ilene & Zvi Paikin in honor of the birthdays of Laura and

Tehilla Arieli. Leah Pollacksmith in honor of Donni Pollacksmith’s

graduation. Natalie Re in honor of her birthday. Barie-Lynne & Ezra

Rosensaft in honor of Claire Rosensaft’s birthday and Rifky

Rosensaft’s graduation. Elana & Bradley Saenger in honor of Eytan

Saenger’s graduation. Linda & Alan Schreck in honor of Tovah

Sheinberg’s birthday. Shani & David Schwartz in honor of their

birthdays. Natalia Hochbaum & Vladimir Sinayuk in honor of Mica

Sinayuk’s graduation. Marlene Schanzer & Elliott Stendig in honor of

Felicia Pearl Stendig’s graduation. Rhonda Stock in honor of William

Stock’s birthday. Yali Szulanski & Benjamin Weiss in honor of the

Kinneret Day School 8th Graders.

Food Collection for Tisha B'Av Chesed Project

For this year's Tisha B'Av Chesed project we will be preparing

jars with hearty soup mix for the BJCC food pantry.

We are collecting between June 17th-July 17th donations of

different ingredients for this chesed project. Please drop-off at

the Bayit's coat room the following items: non-MSG soup mix,

lentils, split peas, barley, and small elbow pasta. Questions?

Contact Yael Oshinsky, program associate at yael@thebayit.org

or 718.796.4730 x116.

Outdoor Spaces at the Bayit - Important Reminder

Reminder that the Riverdale Mikvah is not affiliated with the

Bayit. Please be respectful of the Mikvah’s private property.

Thank you for your cooperation.

RIVERDALE Y: 5625 ARLINGTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10471:

PHOTO EXHIBIT: Bayit member Mark Davis will be showing a photography exhibit entitled: Wildlife: Near and Far at the

Riverdale Y’s Gallery 18 until June 30. The exhibit includes photographs of African elephants and giraffes on the march, soaring

eagles, a leaping leopard, radiant birds, and other exotic and local animals at rest, at play, or on the hunt.

HOSTING SHLICHIM THIS SUMMER: The Riverdale Y is excited to welcome Israeli shlichim - one male and one female - who will

be working at our Camp Twelve Trails this summer. We are looking for host families to house either of them for two to four

week periods from June 21 - August 19. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Matt Abrams Gerber

at mabramsgerber@riverdaley.org or 347-913-4386.

SARAH LILY ADOPTION FUND: As part of its mission to strengthen families, and promote Jewish identity and continuity, The

Riverdale Y has established the Sarah Lily Fund for Adoption that provides two $5,000 grants annually to help Jewish families in

Metropolitan New York being formed by adoption. Application deadlines are May 31st and November 30th of every year. For

more information please visit www.RiverdaleY.org/SarahLilyFund.

OU PRESS: Join OU Press in launching Chumash Mesoras HaRav - Sefer Devarim, the final volume of the Chumash with the

commentary of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik. Sunday, 6/17/2018 at 9:15am at the Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence

Avenue. Featured Speakers include: Rabbi Steven Weil, Senior Managing Director, Orthodox Union; Dr. Arnold Lustiger, Editor,

Chumash Mesoras HaRav. Remarks by Rabbi Yitzi Genack. Copies of the new Chumash will be available for purchase.

SUMMER OUTDOOR POOL MEMBERSHIP: Memberships are available at the Alderbrook Pool, a unique, peaceful oasis in

the heart of Riverdale, now with a newly renovated and expanded deck. Check us out today at www.alderbrookpool.com . Fea-

tured in New York Magazine (see http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2015/swimming/). For further info contact Dov Weinstock

at alderbrookpool@gmail.com or 917-848-8914.

YESHIVAT MAHARAT: Yeshivat Maharat's Sixth Annual Semikha Ceremony. Monday, 6/18/2018. 6:30pm at the Bayit. Cele-

brate seven women receiving their semikha after four years of study at Yeshivat Maharat. Tickets are complementary,

reservations are required. RSVP at www.yeshivatmaharat.org.

MIDRESHET LINDENBAUM: Midreshet Lindenbaum invites incoming high school seniors and their parents to a Meet &

Greet BBQ on Monday, 6/18/2018 at 7:00pm at the Altman residence, 727 Dearborn St., Teaneck. Meet Ohr Torah Stone's new

president and Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, talk to Midreshet Lindenbaum parents, and hear about the

Lindenbaum experience firsthand from our most recent alumnae. For more information and to RSVP, contact ml@ots.org.il.

REFA’ENU's peer-led mood disorder support groups will meet Tuesday, 6/19/2018, 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. Please make an effort to be on time (by 7:30pm) so as not to disrupt the flow of the groups. 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:

dena@refaenu.org.

PARENTS OF IDF SOLDIERS: Parents of IDF soldiers (chayalim bodedim) both presently serving or who have served, as well

as parents whose children are considering becoming IDF soldiers - please join us for a garden party (or inside if raining) at the

home of Andrea and Charles Rabinovitch. It is so important to heighten awareness in the community for our children who are

dedicating themselves to service in the IDF! Shabbat, 6/23/2018 (NEW DATE), at 5:00pm. Email or TEXT for details and to

RSVP: MJ Kanner at Mjspeech@gmail.com or Andrea Rabinovitch at abrabinovitch@gmail.com and 917-783-8739, or Tsuri Gadasi

at Tgadasi@gmail.com and 860-234-3065.

JASA VAN CORTLANDT SENIOR CENTER: The JASA Van Cortlandt Choral Group, consisting of approximately 16

senior citizens, will perform a concert in celebration of Independence Day on Tuesday, 7/3/2018 at 1:00pm at JASA Van Cortlandt

Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463 featuring songs of patriotism, folk songs, spirituals and golden oldies

combined with a narrative reflecting on the America of yesteryears. For more information, contact JASA Van Cortlandt Senior

Center at 718-549-4700.

FAMILY CAMP AT YAVNEH: Prospective campers are invited to join us on 7/8/2018 between 10am and 2pm for Yavneh

for a Day. They will discover why more families are choosing Yavneh - a Klal Yisrael summer camp where campers create lifelong

friendships, engage in top-notch activities and deepen their Jewish engagement. Campers and parents tour camp, enjoy activities

with our art and sports specialists, stop by a few of our Yavneh-unique areas and eat a delicious lunch. It is a great opportunity to

get to know Camp and get a jumpstart on registering for next year (Camp registration was full in January for Kayitz ‘18!). Email

Erin Statter at erin@campyavneh.org to learn more.

Beyond the bayit - June 15 - 22, 2018