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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
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