Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Bayit BULLETIN 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463 October 5 - 12, 2018 26 Tishrei - 3 Cheshvan, 5779 www.thebayit.org 718-796-4730 Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi: [email protected]/ x108 Anat Sharbat, Associate Rabba: [email protected]/ x106 Ezra Seligsohn, Associate Rabbi: [email protected]/ x219 Sara Hurwitz, Rabba: [email protected]/ x107 Avi Weiss, Rabbi in Residence: [email protected]/ x102 Richard Langer, Executive Director: [email protected]/ x104 Eitan Cooper, Co-Youth Director: [email protected]/ Phone TBA Emily Hausman, Co-Youth Director: [email protected]/ Phone TBA Bryan Cordova, Facilities Manager: [email protected]/ x121 Ariel Meiri, Synagogue Administrator: [email protected]/ x101 Phyllis Newsome, Bookkeeper: [email protected]/ x103 Yael Oshinsky, Program Associate: [email protected]/ x116 Shuli Boxer Rieser, Assistant to R’ Weiss: [email protected]/ x102 Kiddush: No kiddush this Shabbat. To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact Seth Aronson - [email protected]. This Shabbat: Mevarchim Parshat Bereshit Candle Lighting: 6:13pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:23pm Shalom Bayit: 7:00am Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Teen Tefillah: 9:15am Learning Service: 9:15am Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:50am Listening Room: 4:30pm Parsha Shiur: 5:10pm Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:55pm Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 7:15pm Next Shabbat: Parshat Noach Candle Lighting: 6:02pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:12pm Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 5:45pm Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 7:04pm Shacharit: Sun: 8:30am Mon/Thur: 6:40, 7:50am Tue/Wed (Rosh Chodesh): 6:30, 7:50am Fri: 6:45, 7:50am Mincha/Maariv: Sun - Thur: 6:10pm Mazal Tov To: Jeffrey Richard & Marc Kramer on the B'not Mitzvah of their daughters, Merav and Rinat. Mazal tov to Merav and Rinat, to big brother Matan, and to the entire family. Hillary & Guy Tuvia on the birth of a boy. Mazal tov to siblings Ariel and Elijah and grandparents Cindy & Alan Lewin and Jane & Yosi Tuvia. Condolences To: Danny Hirsch on the loss of his mother, Ann Jacobson Hirsch. Shiva will be observed from Saturday night, October 6th until Tuesday Shacharit, October 9th, at the Hirsch home at 2745 Netherland Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10463. Jane Flechner and Sharon Sasson on the loss of their husband/father, Ron Schechter. Shiva will be observed at the Sasson home, 17 West 71st St. Apt. 2A, New York, NY 10023, until Monday Shacharit, October 8th. This Shabbat @ The Bayit Views from the Pews with Bayit members: For this Shabbat's drasha, we are honored to hear reflections from Racheli Abboudi Barris, Bonnie Geller Geld, and Gavi Wolf on their connection to Parashat Bereshit. Racheli and her family moved to Riverdale in the summer of 2017 and were very excited to become Bayit members right away. Racheli teaches Tanakh at SAR High school and her husband, Dovi, is a pediatric resident at Columbia. They have two little children, Kiki (4) and Noah (1) who also thoroughly enjoy the youth programing at the Bayit. Bonnie is a photographer, and a retired high school English and photography teacher. Presently, she is working on going through her black and white negatives and digital files with an eye towards future exhibits. Bonnie & her husband, Isaac Geld, have been in Riverdale for 15 years. They previously lived on the Upper West Side. Gavi has been living in Riverdale for five years with his wife, Ronit, and two children, Nahum and Ittiel. He is also one of the founders of Indiewalls, an art match making company that helps companies like Hilton and Google buy artwork from independent artists around the world. Between Mincha/Maariv: Shiur with Daniel Langer. “The first days of Creation, a Scientific and Rabbinic Perspective” Chesed Day - Sunday October 14th. Learn more on page 3. Memorial Gathering for Ari Fuld: Wednesday, October 17th at 12:30pm At the Israeli Consul General’s Office, 800 2nd Avenue (& 42nd St.), NYC Next Shabbat @ The Bayit SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE: RAV BENNY LAU Friday Night Dinner: (sign up now: www.thebayit.org/lau. RSVP by Monday, October 8th at 9PM) followed by 9PM talk: “Bringing Together Israeli Society Through the 929 Initiative. ” Shabbat Morning Post Musaf: “What is the Difference Between Noach and Avraham? Exploring ‘Darkah Shel Torah’.” Between Mincha/Ma'ariv: Armchair conversation: Rav Benny Lau with Rav Steven and Rabba Anat: “Challenges of the Modern Israeli Rabbi - What Have We Achieved and What Remains?” Newcomer’s Lunch: Following morning tefillah Recently moved to the community or joined the Shul? Learn more and sign up now at www.thebayit.org/newcomers. RSVP by 9:00pm this Monday, October 8th.
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Hebrew Inst i tute of Riverdale
Bayit BULLETIN 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463
Thursday - 7:30pm - Biblical Hebrew and Siddur Study (Lobby) *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.
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]
Learning Service resumes this Shabbat with Yeshivat
Maharat Student, Livya Tinestit. Finding one's way around a
prayer book is a learned skill. Using a transliterated siddur, we will
gradually build a repertoire of prayers starting with the better-known
melodies and liturgies. The Learning Service commences at 9:15am
in the 2nd floor office past the kitchen and ends at 10:45am. You
may arrive as late and leave as early as your schedule allows.
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: 9:00pm - 10:30pm.
Sunday-Thursday Night: 8:00pm-10:30pm
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 [email protected] or by phone
at 212-632-4735.
Amazon Smile Program
Go to smile.amazon.com, pick your own
Charitable organization and put in
“Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.”
HIR Connect: HIR Connect is a new initiative to connect people in our
shul community. With the long summer Shabbat afternoons as well as up-
coming Yom Tov afternoons, HIR Connect is looking to connect people who
would appreciate the company of others. If you would like to visit people or
you would enjoy a Shabbat/Yom Tov visit, please email [email protected] (or
call the Shul office, 718-796-4730). Please include your name, phone number and whether you would like to visit people or have people visit you.
KNITTING CLUB:
WARM UP AMERICA KNITTING PROJECT Monthly meetings 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
Yarn, needles and hooks will be provided courtesy of
Lion Brand Yarn Company. Questions? Please call
Joan Salomon at 845-653-1290.
Meetings resume this Tuesday, 10/9 at 1:00pm.
Aliyot at the Bayit Have a guest or special occasion coming up? Contact Bayit Gabbai,
Hillel Jaffe to arrange for aliyot and other kibbudim. [email protected].
Have an upcoming simcha? No more printing and scanning! Now you can rent a room through our online form! Visit www.thebayit.org/rental to learn more. Questions? please contact Richard at [email protected]. Only reservations that accompany a signed
contract and the required deposit will be maintained.
New Loss Group in Riverdale Coping with loss of a loved one can be difficult, challenging, and
Often isolating and lonely. If you, or someone you know, is
interested in joining a loss group, please contact Arona Berow,
9:00AM-3:00PM: BLOOD DRIVE: IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 AND IN
MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED GOLDIE & JOE GUTTMAN, AND HENRY GUTTMAN Z"L. New York is suffering
an Emergency Blood Shortage! New York Blood Center is a proud partner of Magen David Adom so your donation is a double mitzvah. To donate you must be healthy, aged 17-75 (16 with NYBC parental consent form) & have NYBC Donor Card or photo or
signature ID. Walk-ins welcome! Appointments take precedence. Questions/reserve a time? Call Blood Drive Coordinator, Seryl
Ritter at (718)549-8152 or email [email protected]. You can also use this link to register:
Volunteers Needed!! Please call or email Seryl to volunteer. Give Blood - The Gift of Life!
9:30AM-12:30PM: CLOTHING DRIVE: Please sort and separately bag men's, women's and children's clothing in sturdy
garbage bags. We are also collecting gently used sheets, blankets, quilts, and towels. Please bag those separately. Deposit
donations at the truck that will be stationed outside the HIR. Volunteers are needed. To volunteer or learn more, contact
Clothing Drive Coordinators: Steven Pretsfelder or Barbara Gochberg at [email protected] or 718-601-3586.
9:00AM-3:00PM: HALACHIC ORGAN DONOR SOCIETY (HODS) REGISTRATION DRIVE: In memory of Michelle Krauss z”l, Jeffrey (& Lynn) Zadoff’s sister, the Zadoff family will be running a booth to inform the public
about organ donation and register potential donors. To learn more about HODS visit www.hods.org. To learn more about the
Your support enables us to maintain the full slate of youth and family programs that make our Bayit a community center seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year. Thank you for investing in our community.
Did you know that just this holiday...
Dozens of children and their families participated in our Sukkah Hop!
There were more than 350 children at our Live Wax Museum of Biblical Characters, Tot Simchat and Magic Show! More than 40 teens participated in our teen Simchat Torah Bash!
To donate visit www.thebayit.org/youthappeal.
HIR Youth Department: A Mission of Engagement: Tot Shabbat - Shabbat Morning Groups - Teen Lounge - Teen Empowerment - Intergenerational Programming - Holiday Programming - Educational & Recreational Activities
Thank you to everyone who pledged during services on Shemini Atzeret. Even if you were away for the holidays, we ask for & appreciate your participation.
Learn more about our Youth Department by visiting www.thebayit.org/youth.
Youth Groups Kick Off This Shabbat: 9:30am
Come meet your group leaders, enjoy activities and a special
Kiddush for all children in groups and their parents on the third
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.
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.
Kiddush Sponsorship Opportunities
Have a family simcha or milestone coming up?
Share your moment with the community
by sponsoring a kiddush.
The Kiddush Committee has negotiated pricing
on several preset menus to help make it easier
for you.
To view the menu options, pick up a flyer from the boxes in