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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: The next Celebration Kiddush will be 3/26.
Sponsor at www.thebayit.org/celebration.
To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact
Seth Aronson - [email protected] .
Bayit BULLETIN
This Shabbat:
Parshat Vayikra / Zachor
Candle Lighting: 6:48pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:50pm
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Learning Service: 9:30am
Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 10:02am
Listening Room: 5:20pm
Parsha Shiur: 5:50pm
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:35pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 7:53pm
Next Shabbat: Parshat Tzav Candle Lighting: 6:56pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 6:45pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:00pm
3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
March 18 - 25, 2016
8 - 15 Adar II, 5776
www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730
Weekday Times
Shacharit: Sun: 8:30am
Mon: 6:40, 8:00am
Tue/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am
Wed (Fast of Esther): 6:25, 8:00am
Thur (Purim): 6:00, 8:00am
Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 6:55pm
Mazal Tov To:
Leslie & Dr. Michael Tugetman on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jessica, to
Noah Kinstlinger, son of Sharon & Dr. Gary Kinstlinger of Teaneck.
Welcome New Member: Fran Radin
Next Shabbat @ The Bayit
WOMEN’S TEFILLAH: 9:00am - A tefillah led by and coordinated by women. (LLBM).
CELEBRATION KIDDUSH: Join us next Shabbat, March 26th for our monthly Celebration
Kiddush! To sponsor the Kiddush in honor of a celebration visit www.thebayit.org/celebration.
Purim Is This Week! This Year’s Theme: Purim in Persia! To learn more about all of our programming, see pages 5 - 7
and visit www.thebayit.org/purim.
Mazal Tov to the entire Bayit community
on the successful sale of 3641 Johnson Ave.
Please be advised that we no longer have access to the property at 3641 Johnson Ave for
parking or as a pass through to HIR. Please be respectful of the new owner’s property and
privacy. Please see the flyers in the lobby regarding our new parking policies.
This Shabbat @ The Bayit
PARSHAT ZACHOR: There will be two additional readings of Parshat Zachor - one at
the end of tefillah, and one immediately before Mincha.
SHABBAT WITH RABBA ANAT As was emailed out this week, the Bayit is significantly expanding the 2015-2016 half-time
role Rabba Anat has been assuming and is hiring for a new full-time female clergy position to
begin this summer. A search committee has worked on this process in recent weeks.
Finalists will each be invited to join us for a tryout Shabbat consisting of the drasha on
Shabbat morning and a shiur between Mincha and Maariv. The community will have a chance
to offer feedback to the Committee following each Shabbat and over the coming few weeks
in general. Feel free to reach out to Rav Steven, David Braunstein or Search Committee
members (Gillian Steinberg (Chairperson), Lisa Licht Hirsch, Bernie Horowitz, Hillel Jaffe,
Ann Lapin, Chaya Marks, David Schwartz, and Wendy Zierler) to share feedback or with
any questions.
The first tryout Shabbat is this Shabbat, March 19, with Rabba Anat Sharbat.
DRASHA: “Reframing Amalek” with Rabba Anat Sharbat.
BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV: “Commandedness and Community: A Halakhic
Case Study in Inclusiveness in Mitzvat Megillah” with Rabba Anat Sharbat.
CSS UPDATE: Thank you to all our CSS (Community Security Service) volunteers for their commitment to
improving the safety of everyone who comes to the Bayit on Shabbat and Yom Tov. Start-
ing this weekend, the CSS team will be maintaining a security watch over our building each
Shabbat and Yom Tov morning. Please cooperate with our volunteers.
5:20PM - LISTENING ROOM: Listening Room now meets an hour and 15 minutes
before Mincha due to daylight savings time.
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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 Rav Steven
5:20pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle
5:50pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven
After Mincha - Shiur with Rabba Anat Sharbat (Main Sanctuary)
After Mincha - Mila Ba’Megilla at Beth Aharon: Basic (and love of)
Hebrew is sufficient. This week: “Vashti - י ת What’s the meaning of ”וש
her name; feminist or opportunist; good or not?
Weekday Classes
Monday
12:00pm - Rav Kook’s Vision of Vegetarianism and Peace w/ Rabba
Anat in Hebrew (Lobby)
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 Sharbat: Holidays (3-7)
Wednesday (Taanit Esther) & Thursday (Purim) No Classes meeting this week.
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: This week in the 2nd Floor 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.
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
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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 Thursday, March 17th at 5:00pm.
Abraham, Sara Hurwitz & Josh
Abramowitz, Sharonna Bloom & Jonah
Adler, Pauline Umylny & Michael
Altman, Rina & Joshua
Aronin, Tovah & Noah
Aronson, Seth
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
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
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
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
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
Kanner, MJ & Barry
Kanowitz, David
Kaplowitz, Sharon & Michael
Karan, Annette & Val
Katchen, Steven
Katz, Anat Katz-Lichtenstein & Giora
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
Kranzler, Adinah & Elli
Kress, Stephanie Nussbaum Kress & Michael
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the week. Questions about membership or pricing? Email Executive Director Richard Langer ([email protected] ) or 718-796-4730 x 104.
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
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
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
Spear, Liraz & Marc
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
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
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Tuesday, March 22 - Handing out Mishloach Manot - 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] .
Wednesday, March 23 - Taanit Esther (Fast of Esther)
Fast Starts - 5:41am Shacharit - 6:25am and 8:00am Mincha 6:45pm
Maariv - 7:45pm Fast Ends - 7:54pm
Wednesday, March 23 - Purim Night
Maariv & Megillah Readings - Main Sanctuary - 7:45pm
During the reading, we’ll project the text of the megillah onto a screen enabling those with
hearing impairments to follow along with the megillah reading and participate in the Purim
celebration.
Maariv & Megillah Reading with Minyan Shachar - LL Beit Midrash - 7:40pm
Join Minyan Shachar for a lively Megillah reading: every character will be read by a different
reader - men and women readers. Reading followed by light refreshments.
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.
Beth Aharon Megillah Reading - 2nd FL Beit Midrash - 7:30pm
Additional Megillah Reading - LL Beit Midrash - 9:30pm
Thursday, March 24 - Purim Day
Shacharit Followed by Megillah Reading - Main Sanctuary - 6:00am
Shacharit Followed by Megillah Reading - Main Sanctuary - 8:00am
Beth Aharon Shacharit Followed by Megillah Reading - LL BM - 6:00am
Teens and Teens’ Parents Shacharit Followed by Megillah Reading - 9:30am
Family Megillah Reading at the ATRIA - 10:30am
Come spread Purim cheer to the residents before and after the reading.
Additional Megillah Reading - LL Beit Midrash - 11:00am
Teen Purim Carnival - 11:30am - 12:30pm
Youth Purim Carnival - 12:30pm - 2:30pm Register at www.thebayit.org/purimcarnival.
Early Mincha - LL Beit Midrash - 2:30pm
Mincha/Maariv - LL Beit Midrash - 6:55pm
Visit www.thebayit.org/purim to register for events and volunteer for programs.
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Chesed Programs
Volunteers Needed at the Bayit:
Volunteer opportunities are available. To help decorate, sell or serve food on Purim Night or to
volunteer at the Purim Carnival sign up at www.thebayit.org/purim.
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] ).
Mishloach Manot for the Homebound:
Purim Night, Wednesday, 3/24, after Megillah until 10:30pm.
Fun for all ages! Join us in the Main Lobby to pack and decorate mishloach manot
packages for the homebound in Riverdale. Take one home to bring to a neighbor or a
friend or join us on Purim day and bring one to our friends at the ATRIA.
To learn more contact David Fain, Assistant Youth Director, [email protected] .
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 until March 24th.
To make donations contact Niti Minkove at 917-693-3084 or [email protected] .
Items needed:
Breakfast cereal Boxed Milk Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Canned Meat and Fish Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate Coffee Creamer
Cookies, Crackers Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo Pasta, Rice
Soup Tomato Sauce Vinegar, Oil, Salad Dressing
Raisins, Prunes, Dried Fruit
For safety concerns, please do not include glass containers. Pop-top cans are a plus.
Mishloach Manot Matching Program:
Sign up to be matched with a Bayit community member who would enjoy your company, bring
them Mishloach Manot, and pay a short visit to enjoy the true essence of this holiday.
Feel encouraged to share your visit with a friend or a family member. :)
To learn more and sign up, please contact Chaya Gorsetman at [email protected] .
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit * 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
Ph: 718-796-4730 * Website: www.thebayit.org; * E-mail: [email protected]
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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 10:45am - Special Parshat Zachor Program 11:20am - Special Parasha Plays Purim Performance
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
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 - Visit www.thebayit.org/purimcarnival
Mishloach Manot for the Homebound:
Purim Night, Wednesday, 3/24. After Megillah until 10:30 PM
Fun for all ages! Join us in the Main Lobby to pack and decorate mishloach manot packages for the homebound in
Riverdale. Take one home to bring to a neighbor or a friend or join us on Purim day and bring one to our friends at the
ATRIA. To learn more contact David Fain, Assistant Youth Director, at [email protected] .
Wacky Socks Shabbat! This Shabbat, March 19, 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!
Movie - Smoothies - Free Play - Drop-Off Sunday, March 20
1:00-3:30pm
Ages 5-11
Movie: Minions
$10/child $18/2 children
SUNDAY TOTS WITH DONNA Sunday, March 20 - Purim Theme 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; $40/5 sessions.
Register @ www.thebayit.org/totswithdonna
Purim Youth Carnival: Thursday, March 24 | 12:30 - 2:30pm
Come show off your costume and celebrate Purim at our PURIM IN PERSIA CARNIVAL!
Exhilarating Rides! Exciting Games! Exquisite Food! Carnival Rides: Moon-Walk, Obstacle Course, Intergalactic Slide, Bungee Run!
Carnival Games: Skee Ball, Ring Toss, Ball Throw, Metal Can Throw, Arcade Basketball, XBox with Kinect & More!
Food Court: Pancake & Omelet Bar, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Drinks & More! Plus: Prize Station, Magic, Face Art, Balloon Maker!
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER!
Register at www.thebayit.org/purimcarnival.
Cost: $18/child = UNLIMITED Games/Rides, 1 Raffle Ticket
$50/family = UNLIMITED Games/Rides, 3 Raffle Tickets $10/Children 3 and younger
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 experience needed.
There is still time to sign up!
For more information, email us at [email protected] .
To register, visit www.thebayit.org/softball
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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.
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!
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] .
Forum For Us: Starting March 20 at 10:30am We will meet the third Sunday of each month in room 3-6 at HIR!
Join us and bring your friends. The space will be baby friendly!
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.
Email Yali Szulanski Weiss at [email protected] to learn more.
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.
Seder L’Neshama: Sunday, April 3rd at 8:00pm
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
Elga Stulman Women's Institute of Jewish Studies at HaMidrasha
Learn more and register at www.thebayit.org/sn.
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.
April 2nd - 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 begin a
conversation on how our Bayit can respond. From 5:30 PM-7:00 PM there
will be a community forum with the Child Protection lay committee. The
committee will present some of its work to date and hear questions and suggestions from the community. Child care will be provided.
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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.
THE RIVERDALE RISING STARS GALA: Next Sunday, 3/20/2016, longtime community activists, Miriam Westheimer and
Joel Einleger, will be honored at the Annual Broadway Stars Gala presented by the Award Winning Riverdale Rising Stars. The
event will take place at the Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Avenue. The evening will begin at 5:00pm with a Cocktail Hour/Buffet &
Silent Auction then followed at 6:45pm by a performance of The Drowsy Chaperone with performers from many current
Broadway productions. Come for the food and entertainment. Bid on some terrific auction prizes including: theater tickets
to Kinky Boots, sports tickets for NY Rangers, NY Nets, NY Yankees, a Timeshare in Mexico, and memberships to Wave Hill,
The Botanical Gardens and Jewish Heritage Museum. Tickets for this fabulous and fun evening are $50.00 and can be purchased at
www.riverdaley.org/gala or www.riverdalerisingstars.com with some of the proceeds going to support the scholarship fund.
WELCOME BACK YIDDISH TO THE BRONX: On Sunday, 3/20/2016 from 2:00-4:00pm, the Bronx Jewish Historical
Initiative (BxJHI) will host the first in a series of “Welcome Back Yiddish to the Bronx” events — a showing of the film Overture to
Glory at the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale (475 W. 250th St.) Actress Marilyn Michaels, the niece of the film's
star, Cantor Moishe Oyster, will answer questions after the film, which is in Yiddish with English subtitles. There is no charge and
no tickets are required. A $5 donation is suggested.
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.
PURIM DIVREI TORAH ONLINE: YU's Torah articles collection for Purim is available online only this year. Download the
Benjamin and Rose Berger Purim To-Go® 5776 from Yeshiva University – http://www.yutorah.org/togo/purim. Download and
enjoy!
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!
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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.
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, April 3, 1-4pm at Cong. Ramath
Orah, 550 West 110th St. NYC, http://www.msawi.org/troops.php or [email protected] .
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] .
ORGANICS COLLECTION INFO SESSION: Hear how apartment buildings in Riverdale, North Riverdale, Fieldston and
parts of Spuyten Duyvil can register for the NYC Department of Sanitation’s Organics Collection Program. This program will allow
your building to get curbside collection of food scraps. Wednesday, 3/30/2016 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Bon Secours Schervier
Nursing Care Center, Community Hall. For more info about the program, go to www.nyc.gov/organics.
RSVP by completing this form. Seating space is limited.
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.
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