Hebrew Institute o f Riverdale ~ ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳

May 15 - 22, 2015 26 Iyar - 4 Sivan 5775

Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit

3700 Henry Hudson Parkway

Bronx, NY 10463

www.thebayit.org

E-mail: office@thebayit.org

Phone: 718-796-4730

Fax: 718-884-3206

R’ Avi Weiss: ravavi@thebayit.org/ x102

R’ Sara Hurwitz: rabbasara@thebayit.org/ x107

R’ Steven Exler: ravsteven@thebayit.org/ x108

R’ Ari Hart: ravari@thebayit.org/ x124

May Celebration/Green Kiddush Thank you to our sponsors! See List.

To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact

Seth Aronson - kiddush@hir.org.

The Bayit BULLETIN Mazal Tov To:

Susan & Jonathan Dzik on the birth of a granddaughter to Avi & Karen in Gibraltar, sister to Netanel.

Former Bayit Members Efrat & Tomer Grossman (former Jewish Agency & Bnei Akiva Shlichim) on

the birth of a son. Mazal tov to sisters Ayala and Hallel Hanna.

This Week Parshat Behar-Bechukotai

Shabbat Mevarchim Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm

Candle Lighting: 7:48pm

Shalom Bayit: 7:00am

Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am

Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7)

Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:15am

Listening Room: 6:20pm (LL BM)

Parsha Shiur: 6:50pm

Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:35pm

Shabbat Ends/Maariv: 8:52pm

Weekday Times

Shacharit:

Sun: 8:00am

Mon/Thur: 6:40, 8:15am

Tues/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am

Wed (Rosh Chodesh): 6:30, 8:15am

Mincha/Maariv:

Sun-Thur: 7:55pm

Next Week

Parshat Bamidbar

Erev Shavuot

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm

Candle Lighting: 7:55pm

Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am

Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:40pm

Candle Lighting: 8:56pm

Maariv: 8:59pm

This Shabbat is Green Shabbat @ The Bayit

9:00AM - CARLEBACH TEFILLAH: Join us for raucous davening, singing & dancing with Noah

Solomon in the Lower Level Beit Midrash. Kiddush to follow. Questions? Email hbroder@gmail.com.

THANK YOU TO OUR MAY CELEBRATION/GREEN KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Barbara Gochberg & Steven Pretsfelder. Rebecca & Brad Hirschfield. Becca Linden

& Ari Hart in honor of the Green Kiddush Committee (Alisa Eilenberg, Ann Rauch, Shira Gordon, Jack

Gorman). Kathy Goldstein & Ahron Rosenfeld in honor of the birthday and graduation of Andy Goldstein-

Rosenfeld and Modi Goldstein-Rosenfeld. Lauren & Jack Gorman. Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum. Karin

Fleisch & Daniel Silverstein. MJ & Barry Kanner. The Cheese Guy. The Zackon Family in honor of the birthday

of David Zackon. Rhonda & Bill Stock in honor of the birthday of Benjamin Stock. Eve & Chanan Kessler.

Marc & Lauren Cohen in honor of the 60th birthday & 2nd anniversary of Danny Cohen's kidney transplant..

BETWEEN MINCHA/MAARIV: “Jewish Tradition and Recycling/Composting”

Rav Ari Hart will give us a Torah perspective on using our resources wisely. Ann Rauch and Alisa

Eilenberg will update us on options for reducing waste, recycling, and composting in our

neighborhood. Questions and discussion to follow.

Next Shabbat @ The Bayit

SHAVUOT WITH SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE RABBI DR. DOV WEISS:

For information about youth and teen programming see pg. 5.

Stay tuned for a comprehensive Shavuot Schedule.

YOM IYUN: DAY OF COMMUNAL STUDY This Sunday, May 17th - Yom Yerushalayim: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us for a full day of immersive study in honor of Yom Yerushalayim. The Bayit is partnering with a

range of communal institutions, welcoming experts in the field to facilitate learning in the following

areas: Torat Yerushalayim, Historical/Modern Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim in the Arts, Yerushalayim as Shivat Tzion (return to Zion), Yerushalayim as a Golden Crown: For all Denominations and nations, and American

Zionism.

OPENING PANEL - ZIONISM IN AMERICA, INCLUDING:

Rabbi Asher Lopatin - YCT

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer - SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE

Introductory Remarks by Rabbi Avi Weiss

FEATURING PRESENTATIONS BY: Ms. Orly Dabush Nitzan - UJA; Ms. Yaffa Epstein - Yeshivat

Maharat; Rav Shaul Feldman - Bnei Akiva; Dr. Sharon Goldman - AIPAC; Dr. Shalom Holtz - HIR;

Rabbi Jon Kelson - Drisha; Rabbi Adam Mintz - Yeshivat Maharat; Rabbi Ethan Tucker; Dr. Wendy

Zierler. For a full schedule see page 4.

Cost: $45/person (Limited number of scholarships available. Email Menachem@thebayit.org)

Sponsorships needed and greatly appreciated.

To learn more and to register visit www.thebayit.org/yomiyun.

CLASSICAL CONCERT Sunday, May 31st: 5:00pm - 6:30pm: Social Hall Join us for a classical concert in honor of Rav Avi & Toby Weiss. Featuring an 18 piece orchestra, the

concert will be conducted by Maestro Samuel Marder. All are welcome.

Program will include:

MENDELSSOHN - Youth Symphony #1

MOZART - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

BARBER - Adagio for Strings

TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings

To learn more and to register visit www.thebayit.org/sm.

THE BAYIT BULLETIN

This Week’s Classes @ the Bayit

* Sara Kinberg is an experienced Hebrew teacher. For info and guidance on

placement, please call Sara at 718-548-2461. Payment made directly to the

teacher.

Joe Hoch z"l Memorial Daf Yomi Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer meets

7:30am - 8:30am Sun. - Fri. and Shabbat after Mincha in Room 3-7. Open and accessible to all. You are invited to join at any time!

Do you know someone who needs any of the following?

Would you like to volunteer for any of these

committees?

Meals For Ill Members:

Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, jacalyn.binstock@gmail.com.

Shiva: Beth Braunstein, braunsteinbeth@gmail.com

Bikur Cholim:

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

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, beccalinden@gmail.com

Hospitality and Welcome: hirwelcome@gmail.com

Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, ravari@thebayit.org

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.

Shabbat

8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary).

6:20pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM)

6:50pm - Parsha Shiur with Rav Steven

Between Mincha/Maariv - Green Shabbat Presentations

After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: Understanding a word

in our parsha. This week: ”דב ש דם “ What do we know about the

name and how many more names does it have? Basic (and love of)

Hebrew is sufficient.

Monday

7:30pm - Advanced Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (at the ATRIA)

7:30pm - Book of Jeremiah with Rav Avi (at his home) - NOT TAKING

PLACE THIS WEEK.

8:30pm - Advanced Talmud with Rabbi Yisrael Hollender (Room 3-7)

Tuesday

10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi (Lobby)

11:00am - Meeting the Tannaim: The Heroes of the Talmud with Rav

Ari (Lobby)

7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Jewish Life Cycle: Transitions with

Rav Ari (Room 3-7)

Wednesday 7:30pm - Intermediate Hebrew Ulpan with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby)

Thursday

10:00am - Book of Shmuel with Rav Steven (LL BM)

7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study with Sara Kinberg* (Lobby)

HIR CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Interested in making healthier and fresher food choices?

Join HIR CSA and receive your fruit, vegetables and/or eggs directly from local

farms for 22 weeks this coming summer. Each CSA

member can sign up for a weekly or every-other-week share of

seasonal produce that is sustainably grown and freshly picked. The produce is

conveniently delivered to the HIR and available for

pick-up on Wednesday evenings. Sign up today! csaathir.wordpress.com.

41st Annual Journal Dinner Please join us on June 7th, 2015 at 5:00pm

at the Hebrew Institute.

This year’s honorees: Toby & Rav Avi Weiss for over 40 years of

service to the HIR and the larger community.

To purchase tickets or place an ad in the journal please visit

www.thebayit.org/journal.

40+ years of Leadership

40+ years of Torah

40+ years of Community

40+ years of Song

40+ years of Inspiration

40+ years of Spirituality

40+ years of Engagement

40+ years of Growth

40+ years of Family

HACHNASAT SEFER TORAH CELEBRATION

Save the Date for Shabbat, June 6th as we escort our

new Torah, honoring Rav Avi & Toby, into the Bayit! To

learn more about this program or to donate towards the

project, please visit www.thebayit.org/torah.

BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN THE BAYIT BULLETIN:

Promote your business to Bayit Bulletin readers in the first bulletin of

every month. Contact the office at 718-796-4730 or office@thebayit.org

for more information.

Want to get outside, meet new people, and have

fun! Join the Riverdale Stay Active Club to play

softball, frisbee, bike, run, and more! Fill out the

form at http://goo.gl/forms/ysVa3ssZRv or

contact Ben Shefter at Bshefter@gmail.com for

more information. We will be organizing soon

to figure out dates and times for all of us to

meet.

We are excited to announce that Rav Avi’s Memoir of

the Soviet Jewry Movement: Open up the Iron Door has

recently been released by Toby Press.

Order your copy on Amazon.com

or

Buy one at 25% off at the Yom Iyun

Thank you to all the supporters of our 41st Annual Journal Dinner in honor of Toby & Rav Avi Weiss. Join us on Sunday, June 7th,

at 5:00pm. Sign up online today @ www.thebayit.org/journal. This list was updated effective Thursday, May 14th at 5:00pm.

Apple Bank, Kirk Warner

Eden & Jeff Aronoff

Seth Aronson

Bais Abraham Congregation

Lorna & Mark Baker

Shari Rosenfeld & Yoni Barnhard

Etty & Tzvi Bar-Shai

Edith Baumann

Edith & Steven Bayme

Ronnie & Michael Becher

Jayne & Harvey Beker, The Beker Foundation

Lisa Javitch & Louis Benjamin

Matthew Binstock

Judy & Lanny Binstock

Gail & Randy Blaustein

Barbara & David Blumenthal

Zelda & Marty Braun

Beth & David Braunstein

Linda & Eugene Brody

Esther Altmann & Richard Cantor

Michal & David Chamudot

Ellen Cherrick

Cheryl & Nicholas Chiovetta

Nava & Adam Cohen

Lynn & Bob Cohen

Sharon Koren Cohen & Matthew Cohen

Daniel Cohen

Corner Café

Leah Davidson

Gillian Steinberg & Mark Davis

Andrea & Steve Davis

DJ Drugs

Susan & Jonathan Dzik

Moshe Edelman

Alisa & Adam Eilenberg

Zahava Federman & Robert Nadrich

Wendy Zierler & Daniel Feit

Bernice Pohl Feldman

Rella Feldman

Shirley & Don Feldstein

Sharon & Michael Feldstein

Beverly & Ted Fettman

Rosemary Fisch

Marion Fishman

Laura Shaw Frank & Aaron Frank

Sally & Danny Frankel

Michelle Friedman & Benjamin Belfer

Judy Yudin & Charles Friedman

Estelle Friedman

Tamar & Todd Genger

Gloria Golbert

Rochelle & Leo Goldberg

Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum

Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw

Lauren & Jack Gorman

Abbie & Moshe Greenberg

Amy Fox & Martin Griffel

Dasha & Vitaly Gutman

Inge Gutmann

Josef Guttman

David Haas

Beth & Ari Hait

Paula Sinclair & Charles Hall

Osna Haller

Joanna & Elliot Halperin

Nancy & Milton Honig

Sherry & Robert House

Robin & Mark Jacobson

Michelle Jasper-Brody

Jewish Holocaust Survivors

David Kanowitz

Susan Kantar and Nina Mora

Sharon & Michael Kaplowitz

Sara & Seymour Kessler

Hadassah & Daniel Kestenbaum

Carol Kierman

Kinneret Day School, Rachelle & Asher Abramovitz

Lorraine Coyle & Oliver Koppel

Esther & Simcha Krauss

Seryl & Charles Kushner

Bryna & Josh Landes

Barbara Estrin & Berel Lang

Ruby Langer

Ann & James Lapin

Chani & Steven Laufer

Susan & Alan Leavitt

Rose Levine

Ruth Licht

Sharon & Steve Lieberman

Sharon Rubin & Stephen Lief

Devorah Zlochower & Dov Linzer

Alessandra & Richard Lipkin

Larry The Locksmith

Elaine Machleder

Niva & Mark Marmer

Sharon & Jay Marson

Gladys & Matthew Maryles

Elena & Stan Maydan

Emily Blum & Leon Metzger

Stuart Olsen

Valerie Altmann & Daniel Perla

Ken Perry

Pizza Plus

Abigail Pogrebin

Judith Kaplan & Lawrence Polsky

Potter-Feldman Inc.

Nina Bruder & Gary Pretsfelder

Ina & Otto Pretsfelder

Lisa & David Pulver

Lore Rasch

Judy & Nathan Rephan

Rona Rice

Sonia & Norman Riegel

Riverside Memorial Chapel

Sheryl Haut & David Rosenberg

Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein

Arnold Rotter

SAR Academy

Yosepha & Jonathan Sarlin

Samuel Schacher

Jane Flechner & Ron Schechter

Ellen Scheinbach

Sima & Richard Schleifer

Florence Schneider and Mitchell Schneider

Jean & Phillip Schneider

Ilana Aisen & Eli Schneider

Theodore Schneider

Nancy Stern Scholem

Micky & Eric Schon

Susan Schutz

Shani & David Schwartz

Chaya & Joseph Schwartz

Mali & Steven Schwartz

Bat Sheva Marcus & Elliot Schwartz

Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw

Tehilla Siegel

Karin Fleisch & Daniel Silverstein

Raine & Stanley Silverstein

Ruthie & Joel Simon

Janet Smith

Toby & Howard Stahl

Joan & Arnold Stark

Marlene Schanzer & Elliott Stendig

Naava Frank & Gregg Stern

Rhonda & William Stock

Luba & David Teten

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center

Georgia Thomas

Carol Kozak Ward & Seth Ward

Elana & Mark Weinberger

Ariel & Josh Weiner

Ellen & Alan Weiner

Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock

Sarah Hurand & Elie Weiss

Julie & Michael Weiss

Michael Weissbrot, SJ International

Samantha & Daniel Wiener

Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener

Miriam & Jeremiah Wohlberg

Yeshivat Maharat Board of Directors

Deborah & Dov Zakheim

Susan & Robert Zeif

Esther Zimet

Alexandra & Jonathan Zizmor

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Tefillah Chagigit (optional)

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Registration, Light Breakfast, and Introductory Remarks by Rabbi Avi Weiss

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Panel: Zionism in America, including Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, Liz Berney

Moderated by Rabbi Steven Exler

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Rabbi Adam Mintz

"How Has Modern Day

Jerusalem Impacted

Our Tefillot"

Rav Shaul Feldman

"It's All About Love:

Rabbi Akiva's View on

Redemption"

Rabbi Jon Kelsen

"Heavenly and Earthly Jerusalem: Holiness,

Ownership, and Opportunity"

Orly Dabush Nitzan

"Yerushalayim Ir SheChubra

La Yechdav"

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Dr. Shalom Holtz

“God's Mountain: An

Entry Point”

Rabbinic Intern

Dr. Anat Sharbat

Changes in Halakhah:

The Relevance of the

Temple-Destruction Fast

Days

(In Hebrew)

Dr. Wendy Zierler

"Literary Portraits of Jerusalem: Agnon,

Amichai, Raab"

Yaffa Epstein

"Between the Tekifei (Strong

ones) of Eretz Yisrael and the

Hassidei (Righteous ones) of

Bavel: How is the Torah of

Jerusalem unique?"

12:20 PM - 1:40 PM Israeli falafel lunch with Dr. Sharon Goldman of AIPAC

“Zionist Activism: How To Be An Effective Voice on Behalf of Israel”

1:40 PM - 2:30 PM

Rabbi Steven Exler

"Synagogue of a

Millennium:

The Story of Beit

Kenesset HaRamban"

Rabbi Ethan Tucker

"Purifying the Mikdash

After the Hagim"

Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg

"Torat Nechama Leibowitz"

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Closing words and Mincha

THE BAYIT BULLETIN

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!

Room 3-6: Kindergarden

Room 3-1: Grades 3-6

Room 3-2: Grades 1-2

To sponsor snacks for future Shabbatot please contact

Menachem or Gillian Steinberg

or go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor.

PARSHA & DRAMA with Adena Blickstein 10:30am - 11:30am, Ages 6 and up!

Come experience the Parsha through inclusive

drama, dance & song with new creative arts specialist.

SHABBAT MORNING GROUPS SNACKS 2014-2015 Help us reach our goal of having sponsorship every single Shabbat of the year.

Please see new sponsorship options on the right.

To sponsor go to www.thebayit.org/youthsponsor!

Snacks Sponsorship

$100 – sponsor all snacks

$150 – sponsor all snacks +

birthday party

New Options:

$36 - Tot Shabbat

$36 - Nursery-K

$36 - Grades 1-6

FRIDAY NIGHT

GROUPS

with Shayna & Raphi

Will not meet this

week. We look

forward to seeing you

next week!

For assistance, please contact: Menachem Menchel,

Director of Programming & Youth Education

Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 Cell - 516-233-8285 menachem@thebayit.org

POTS Teens Chesed Opportunity Attention Riverdale Teens…

Volunteers needed at a local community dining room one Sunday a month. We leave from HIR at 11:45am and return at approximately 4:15pm

Contact Samantha Verrone: sverrone@mac.com to sign up. Upcoming dates are: 5/31, 6/21

Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:40am - Ages 6+, 3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am

This Shabbat Youth will participate in Green Shabbat through educational

activity and learning. We'll discuss what it means to recycle & protect the world around us, and we'll be playing a fun game (RH SH - 10:00am: Activity. 10:30am: Yom Yerushalayim party with felafel, hummus, Israeli salad, pita, story, songs & more! )

LL BM: Tot Shabbat Room 3-4: Nursery

Room 3-5: Pre-K

Room 3-6: Kindergarden

Room 3-1: Grades 3-6

Room 3-2: Grades 1-2

Youth Shavuot

May 23rd (Shabbat): 5:00 - 6:30pm Children and families are invited to join Rav Steven and Menachem

for our Annual Torah Celebration and Siyum.

Featuring: Questions and trivia, fruit platters, cheese & crackers,

pastries, vegetables, and candy!

May 25th (Shavuot Day 2)

-Youth Cheesecake baking (Ages 5 - 11)

-Afternoon open play, cheesecake eating, and story time

4:30 - 6:00pm (All ages)

Groups Schedule May 23rd (Shabbat): Normal schedule

May 24th (Sunday - Shavuot Day 1): No Groups

May 25th (Monday - Shavuot Day 2): 9:40am - 12:00pm

Teen Shavuot

May 23rd (Shavuot 1st night): Annual Teen Dinner and teens-only all night learning.

Featuring: Ice cream bar and candy!

May 25th (Shavuot Day 2):

9:30am - Teen Tefillah followed by teens-only Barbeque.

Thank you to all those who have sponsored our

Shavuot youth programming in the past!

Sponsorships for this year’s Shavuot programming

are greatly appreciated.

Visit www.thebayit.org/youthshavuot.

Bnei Akiva - 4th Snif of the Year

This Shabbat! 7:15 - 8:30pm

Happenings @ the Bayit Chesed Opportunities:

RIVERDALE FREE LOAN GEMACH: Please be advised that a

Free Loan Gemach has been established to serve residents of the

Riverdale community. The Gemach of Riverdale is a non-profit

organization providing interest-free loans to those with cash flow

challenges, with dignity and respect. For further info contact Rabbi

Moshe Drelich at 917-408-3035 or GemachofRiverdale@gmail.com.

THE BAYIT

The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit – is an open Orthodox synagogue serving the entire Jewish community by warmly

embracing all Jews, regardless of affiliation, commitment, orientation or background. It is affectionately known as the "Bayit," which

is a home – a place of love and welcome. We are known nationally for bringing spirituality into the synagogue; activism on behalf

of the oppressed; youth and teen engagement; learning programs; and work on behalf of the elderly, the homebound, and the

developmentally and physically challenged.

If these words resonate with you, if our Bayit has touched your life, then please join our growing membership.

ABRAHAM & SARAH’S TENT: 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

contact James Lapin at tent@hir.org.

Learning Service with Rav Ari! Shabbat, weekly in Room 3-7, 9:30-11:00am An intimate service with explanations and discussions focusing on

prayer and the weekly Torah portion. Questions: contact Rav Ari at

718-796-4730 x124 or email ravari@thebayit.org.

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

akirshblum@jbfcs.org. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS).

Jewish Caregiver Support Group Share experiences, benefit from mutual support and gain practical advice.

Group meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at the Beatman Center.

Dementia Care Coaches through ReServe

Experienced Dementia Care Coaches are available to provide support in the

home to persons with dementia, and to their family members and caregivers.

Services include education, guidance and information on managing

challenging behaviors and creating a safe home environment. Please call

212-871-5301 to arrange a coaching session. Rates are $18 an hour.

BAYIT SEFARIM FUND: Donations to the Sefarim fund will be

used to purchase the books we need as determined by the rabbinic

team and gabbaim. Donors will be recognized with a thank

you in the 2nd bulletin of every month and a dedication label

in the book when it is purchased.

To donate visit our website at www.thebayit.org/sefarim.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

The Bayit is pleased to partner with UJA-Federation to offer our members the

opportunity to invest in a charitable gift annuity. When you do so, you

receive guaranteed income for life, a potential immediate tax deduction, and

possible future tax savings. Ultimately, the Bayit will receive 90% of the

remainder value, while 10% will go to UJA-Federation to support its efforts

for the entire Jewish community and to help cover the administrative costs of

the program. For more information, including sample annuity rates, please

contact the Bayit office.

UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES

8th Annual Jewish Community Pre-Memorial Day

Event (Co-Sponsored by HIR) Wednesday, 5/20/2015

Join over 50 Marines and the New York Jewish community for an evening honoring the lives of service members who were killed in

defense of our country and paying tribute to the continued dedication

of our active and retired service members in the US Armed Forces.

To learn more, pick up a flyer from the boxes in the lobby or visit

www.jewishcenter.org.

BAT MELECH FOLLOWUP INFORMATION

This past weekend, Rav Avi and Toby Weiss opened their home to

Amy Oppenheimer-Abitbol to present about the critical work of Bat

Melech on healthy relationships and abuse prevention.

Take action today! For those who could not attend the program,

here are four ways to get involved:

- Contribute! Bat Melech is a 501C3 organization with extremely low

overhead and all donations are tax-deductible and make a difference.

- Bike! Bike for a cause this summer with a gourmet kosher, 4-star

accommodation 7-day trip to Slovenia from August 12-19.

- Share! Visit the Bat Melech Facebook page and assist in sharing the

mission and work via social media.

- Organize! Do you enjoy planning events? Would you like to be a

Bat Melech ambassador or join a committee? Volunteers are needed

and appreciated.

To learn more and to participate in any of these programs visit

www.batmelech.org

JobKatif Follow Up Information

Last Shabbat Judy Lowy, Director of JobKatif, spoke in shul after Mussaf

about the wonderful work being done to help the former residents of

Gush Katif rebuild their lives by helping them find

employment. So far they have helped 2600, and hope to complete

their mission by end 2015, helping the remaining 380 who are still

struggling to earn a living. They also plan to help other weak

populations in Israel, and have already started training young

impoverished Ethiopian women to become hospital nurses – greatly

needed in Israel. If you would like to learn more about or make a tax-

deductible donation to this exemplary

Organization visit https://secured.israelgives.org/donate/jobkatif

Thank you!

Shavuot Luncheon with Beth Aharon

Join Beth Aharon for Shavuot Luncheon on Yom Tov 1,

Sunday, 6 Sivan, May 24, after T'filat Hag - 12:00pm.

Reservations required for this event.

$25 per adult (12+) and $15 per child (3-11).

Must RSVP by Tuesday, May 19, through Evite or send an

email to bethaharon@gmail.com to get Evite and payment

information.

Hag Sameyah!

RIVERDALE Y THEATER: Urinetown will be performed at the Riverdale Y on the following dates:

5/16/2015 (9:15pm), 5/17/2015 (2pm and 6pm). Please attend and support your local theater and HIR teens.

To learn more and purchase tickets visit www.riverdalerisingstars.com/2014-2015-season/.

BRAND NEW 6-WEEK COURSE FROM CHABAD OF RIVERDALE - Question the Unquestionable. Join us on

Sunday mornings, 9:45-11:15 am, for a six-week course entitled Judaism Decoded. This course sheds light on the mysteries

surrounding biblical interpretation. How do we know our interpretation is true? Enjoy the razor-sharp reasoning, intelligent

debate and compelling arguments of the Talmudic dialect. Taught by Rabbi Yanky Raskin. Location: Chabad of Riverdale 535 West

246th Street, Riverdale. Register online atwww.ChabadRiverdale.org. 2nd class: Sunday, 5/17/2015.

YIDDISH FARM: Want to learn Yiddish but can't take off for the summer? Join our 1-week or 2-week program at Yiddish Farm in Goshen, NY. Beginner, intermediate and advanced programs available. Space is limited - Register today.

Beginner: 5/17-22/2015 and 6/1-11/2015. Intermediate/Advanced: 7/13-24/2015 and 7/27/2015 - 8/7/2105.

For more info: https://yiddishfarm.org/programs.html

CELEBRATE YOM YERUSHALAYIM WITH FRIENDS OF ITAMAR: Enjoy Israeli food, Dessert, and Music. Meet an

Israeli Combat Soldier that fought in the recent Gaza Operation Protective Edge. Hear about the community of Itamar, a

community located in the heart of Israel. The Jewish Center, 131 West 86th St. Sunday, 5/17/2015 6:00pm – 9:30pm. Admis-

sion: $36 Additional Donations are encouraged! All Proceeds go to the community of Itamar. Learn more at

www.jewishcenter.org.

YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL is honoring Sharon & Steven Lieberman for their extraordinary

support on Monday evening, 5/18/2015, at Chelsea Piers in New York City. For more information please call 212-666-0036 or

visit www.yctorah.org. We hope that you will join us on what promises to be a memorable evening!

MA'AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS invites women of the community to our student-directed

performance "Heartbeats: A Night of Song, Dance, and Connection." The evening, which features student created song and dance

routines, will take place on Tuesday, 5/19/2015 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road,

Teaneck. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to The Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levine. For more

information contact Maayanotheartbeats2015@gmail.com or Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.

REFA’ENU'S peer-led mood disorder support groups will meet Tuesday, 5/19/2015, at 7:30pm in the Ben Porat Yosef Building

at E. 243 Frisch Ct. in Paramus, NJ. Groups are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month. Please check our website for more

information about the groups: www.refaenu.org.

FROM MEMORY TO POETRY: Poetry can be a powerful way to capture memories and tell a personal narrative. Join the

Bayit's own Pinny Bulman for this free workshop sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts. Pinny will do a selected reading of

poems from his “old shul” series which incorporate memories, experiences, and imagery from his childhood in pre-gentrified

Washington Heights, NYC. Participants will also have an opportunity to create and share memory-based poetry in a supportive

atmosphere, following the reading. Pinny has been the recipient of several poetry awards (BRIO 2014, ADR Poetry Award 2013,

Raynes Award finalist 2015) and his poems have appeared in a variety of literary publications. Wednesday, 5/20/2015, 6:30 - 8:30,

Bronx Library Center (Kingsbridge Road just north of Fordham Rd). To learn more email pinnybulman@gmail.com.

TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS: 12pm every other Tuesday beginning 5/19/2015 at the

YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, 54 Nagle Ave. Do you care for an aging parent, spouse, relative or friend? Are

you looking for an opportunity to share experiences, resource information, or productive strategies for handling your needs? Join

the brand new telephone support group for caregivers in NYC: facilitated by Chevi Marks and Rina Hennes. Topics will include

communication, self care, dealing with stress, coping with loss, burn out, and more. To learn more and to register, contact Chevi

at 212-569-6200 x251 or Rina at ext. 233.

THE MA'AYANOT CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE is pleased to present a shiur series presented jointly by

Mrs. Rivka Kahan, Principal, and Dr. Rayzel Yaish, Director of Guidance, on the topic: Bekhol Levavkha Uvekhol Nafshekha:

The Interplay of Torah and Psychology. The series will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Ma’ayanot Library on the following

Thursdays: 5/21/2015, 5/28/2015, 6/4/2015, and 6/11/2015. Ma’ayanot is located at 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck.

For information please contact Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265. Men and women welcome.

Beyond the bayit - May 15 - 22, 2015

JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST 69 invites everyone to their annual Memorial Day Program being held this year on

5/29/2015 at 1pm. It will be held at the Flagpole of the Bronx Historical Society, 3309 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467. For

more information visit www.jwv.org.

CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE: Sunday, 5/31/2015, 11:00am-4:00pm. Marching up 57th-74th St. on Fifth Ave., NYC.

Join us at the 51st Annual CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE, the world’s largest public gathering in celebration of Israel. Featuring:

GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, Golem, SOULFARM, Derrick Sharp from Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball, Peri

Smilow, SHI 360 and championship marching bands, along with many other special guests. Learn more at

www.celebrateisraelny.org.

SKATERS AND BLADERS: Do you have plans for the Celebrate Israel Parade on 5/31/2015? Please join our group of singles,

couples, and families as we bring joy to onlookers, salute Israel, and honor the memory of JJ Greenberg. Visit the Skaters and

Bladers Facebook event page and join the Skaters and Bladers Facebook group to start interacting with other participants. We'll

be ordering the t-shirts very soon. If you haven't let us know your t-shirt size yet, email SkatersandBladers@gmail.com ASAP with

your name (and include whether you'll be walking or which wheels you'll be rolling on). T-shirts are free to participants (and

participation is free, too). Please help spread the words and grow our great group!

CAMP GAN ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE: Give your children a summer they won't forget at Camp Gan Israel of Riverdale -

6/30 - 8/4/2015. For Jewish children ages 3-10. Two divisions: Mini Gan-ages 3-5, Junior Gan ages 5-10. Don't miss out.

Register at www.ChabadRiverdale.org/Camp or call 718-549-1100 x10.

CAMP GAN ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE has the following camp positions still available: Junior Counselor (age 13-19) and

Assistant Teacher (age 19 +). We are also seeking a qualified swimming director. Camp is in session from 6/30/2015 - 8/4/2015.

Interested candidates should email Camp@ChabadRiverdale.org.

LANGUAGE TREATMENT STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE, CUNY: Do you or does someone you know have

aphasia and know more than one language? The Lehman College, CUNY, department of Speech-Language Pathology is running

two different language treatment studies and they are looking for Spanish-English, Hebrew-English, and Russian-English bilinguals

with aphasia. To learn more contact Mira Goral at 718-960-8460 or mira.goral@lehman.cuny.edu.

ALDERBROOK POOL: Summer memberships are available at the Alderbrook Pool, a community gem in a bucolic setting in

central Riverdale. Swim outdoors in our clear, cool water, and relax on our deck. See www.alderbrookpool.com for information.

Beyond the bayit - May 15 - 22, 2015