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havIng my CheeSeCake and eatIng It tooMelody Coven

ziy`xaBERESHITH "IN THE BEGINNING" A Newsletter for Beginners, by BeginnersVol. XXX No. 4Sivan 5777/May 2017

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I hate the term Ba’al Teshuva. I’ll start by saying that. You know, the term often used to describe someone who didn’t grow up traditionally observant butnow identifies as such? I know that some people connect to it, and I’m so gladfor the people who find beauty in it. It means Master of Return- plenty of roomto find beauty in that. All that I find in it, though, is a fear that I might insultmy parents. After all, if I’m a Ba’alat Teshuva (the feminine form), then why doall of the home videos of my childhood feature Chanukah song sessions,Shabbat candle lighting and Passover seders? Well, I guess if they filmed theseder, there’s your answer, huh? While I did not grow up traditionally observant,both my husband and I were proudly raised with the Yiddishkeit that ourparents knew and connected to, and for that, I will be forever grateful. One holiday I barely knew about growing up, aside from the occasional

festive salmon dinner, was Shavuot. It makes sense. As if my mother wasgoing to drag her children at 10 o’clock at night to the rabbi’s (cont. on p. 3)

Since we commemorate the historic event of receiving theTorah on Shavuot, one of the customs of the holiday is readingthe dramatic events of the Children of Israel receiving the TenCommandments. In many synagogues it is customary to standup for the reading of the Ten Commandments. However, noteveryone agrees with this custom. In fact, the Rambam (RabbiMoses ben Maimon/Maimonides) vociferously opposed standingup for the Ten Commandments because he felt it gave too muchprominence to one part of the Torah over other parts for whichwe do not stand up. For us in Rhode Island, at the Touro Synagogue, the oldest

synagogue building in the United States, the TenCommandments have a special significance. In the summer of1852, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882), thefamous American poet, brought his family from Cambridge,Massachusetts, down to Newport for a vacation. While walkingthe local streets, he became interested in the old Jewishcemetery. He later wrote a poem, “The Jewish Cemetery atNewport.” Here are some excerpts from that poem.

(cont. on p. 2)

Why did the Israelites have to leave Egypt to receive theTorah and then wander for 40 years in the wilderness?Wouldn’t it have been enough just to leave Egypt, receive theTorah, and then go straight to the land of Israel? The Children of Israel were crippled by the mental

enslavement that comes with physical slavery. It wasn’t enoughthat they were released from Egypt and received the Torah, the“slave mentality” had to be lifted first. Hence the 40 years inthe wilderness and the need for all of those who were borninto slavery to pass away before Israel as a nation would beable to conquer the land of Israel.The best comparison I have for the process the Israelites

went through is the example of an addict, of someone whostruggles with their addiction every day of their life. They mayfinally be able to get clean, but the mentality, the “addictedlifestyle,” and all that comes along with it is still ingrained intheir personality. In order to break free from the shackles ofthe emotional-mental attachment, addicts must fundamentallychange their way of thinking. One way is by using a 12 StepsProgram. The 12 steps are designed to help create a physiological, emotional, and mental change (cont. on p. 2)

Freedom alone ISn’t FreeIngE.B.

Shavuot and the top tenRabbi Marc Mandel

FREEDOM ALONE ISN’T FREEING (cont. from p. 1)...within a person so that they are able to truly be free from thecrippling chains and enslavement of addiction. As someone who has gone through the 12 Steps, I can

assure you that they are not easy. Creating a mental paradigmshift takes a lot of hard work, but that shift can occur within asplit second. The hard work and time before that split secondis vital to the change occurring. We as the Nation of Israelwere faced with the need for a paradigm shift. We needed toremove the slave-like mentality and create a state of mentalfreedom. Physical bondage can end, but the mentality ofslavery continues. Seeing the makot (plagues), leaving Pharoah,Kriat Yam Suf (splitting of the Sea), manna (unendingheavenly food source), receiving the Torah, etc., all broughtthe Israelites as a nation to a place of acceptance necessary toremove their slave-like mentality. So was accepting that theirold way of life was not going to help get to their desireddestination: The Holy Land of Israel. To get there, the peopleneeded to go through a special “12 Steps.” They needed tostruggle, to work, to examine their every thought, emotion,and mental process and thus to ensure that they would be“free.” Without that freedom from the inside, they would nothave been able to face the nations of the world, fight thebattles that needed to be fought, or establish a land for ourpeople.Every generation must face its own Mitzrayim, its own

form of enslavement. Today we fight another internal battle.The fear of others. This is the mentality of “What will othersthink? What will happen should they xyz…?” This is ourMitzrayim. This is our enslavement. Fear separates us fromHashem (G-d). The Lubavitcher Rebbe was once asked by someone about

how to achieve the feeling of fear and awe of G-d in prayers,and how to carry that within themselves. The Rebberesponded: The main thing is to delve into the love of G-d,not so much in the fear of G-d. Fear is paralyzing. It was onlywhen Moses overcame his fear of Pharoah that he was able tocome and help free the Children of Israel. It (cont. on p. 4)

SHAVUOT AND THE TOP TEN (cont. from p. 1)...How strange it seems! These Hebrews in their graves,

Close by the street of this fair seaport town,Silent beside the never-silent waves,At rest in all this moving up and down!The very names recorded here are strange,

Of foreign accent, and of different climes;Alvares and Rivera interchangeWith Abraham and Jacob of old times.Closed are the portals of their Synagogue,

No Psalms of David now the silence break,No Rabbi reads the ancient DecalogueIn the grand dialect the Prophets spake.How came they here? What burst of Christian hate,

What persecution, merciless and blind,Drove o’er the sea -- that desert desolate --These Ishmaels and Hagars of mankind?But ah! what once has been shall be no more!

The groaning earth in travail and in painBrings forth its races, but does not restore,And the dead nations never rise again.

Longfellow’s view of Jewish life in Newport was very dim. Hecould not see a possibility of a living Jewish community inNewport. As far as Longfellow was concerned, the Jewishcommunity was gone forever. But another famous poet alsowrote a poem about that Jewish community in Newport. EmmaLazarus (1849 – 1887), who is famous for the words which areinscribed on the Statue of Liberty, was familiar with the TouroSynagogue because her family spent their summers in Newport,as did many other Jewish New Yorkers. Even though, at thattime, the synagogue was closed, it was well maintained and usedon special occasions. Lazarus’ poem “The Jewish Synagogue atNewport” was written as a response to Longfellow’s poem “TheJewish Cemetery at Newport.” Lazarus used the same title formatand the same meter as “The Jewish Cemetery at Newport.” Hereare a few lines from the Lazarus poem.

Here, where the noises of the busy town,The ocean’s plunge and roar can enter not,We stand and gaze around with tearful awe,And muse upon the consecrated spot.What prayers were in this temple offered up,

Wrung from sad hearts that knew no joy on earth,By these lone exiles of a thousand years,From the fair sunrise land that gave them birth!How as we gaze, in this new world of light,Upon this relic of the days of old,The present vanishes, and tropics bloomAnd Eastern towns and temples we behold.The weary ones, the sad, the suffering,

All found their comfort in the holy place,And children’s gladness and men’s gratitudeTook voice and mingled in the chant of praise.The funeral and the marriage, now, alas!We know not which is sadder to recall;

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cotton balls, and everyone was happy, more or less. As I approached the age of Bat Mitzvah, though, I started

learning that many of the people I knew didn’t actually believethat G-d had literally given us this book. I learned about theconcept that some men wrote it down and that it was up to eachof us to decide how much we believed G- d was involved. I wasonly twelve-years-old when I got into a heated debate with myrabbi. What do you mean? This was all a sham? If the Torah isn’tfrom G-d, why are we following it? Why won’t my mom let mehave cheeseburgers, and why do we have the longest services everevery Saturday morning? The hypocrisy felt paralyzing. I had many Bat Mitzvah class debates with my rabbi. At one

point, I picked a real fight over the concept of “Chosen People.”“It’s elitist,” I quarreled. “How can we think that we’re betterthan everyone else? I don’t believe in this. It’s wrong.” My rabbi turned to me and told me something that has

stuck with me since that day. “Melody, you’re going to be themost religious one here.” “What?? What do you mean? I’m telling you that I don’t

believe in this! I’m not one of the Chosen People!” He hadincredible insight, though. He wisely realized that to engagewith religion is exactly that, to engage. My B’nai Mitzvah classmates haven’t exactly ended up

purchasing sheitels (I still can’t really believe I’m a full-on wig-wearer). They have ended up, as the statistics show as statistics.But here I am, celebrating the greatest present of all time.Why? It came to make sense to me that G-d created us andgave us His precious Torah. Torah MiSinai was my startingpoint, my constant, my foundation. Orthodoxy and keepinghalacha (Jewish law) eventually followed, in their own time. I am very cerebral, so the notion that I should be following

mitzvot as a traditionally observant Jew came from apainstaking, intellectual game of tennis with my beloved rabbiand rebbetzin in college. I already kept kosher, more or less. Istarted keeping Shabbat of my own volition way back in highschool…I was so many steps of the way there, but I hadn’treceived my present yet. I didn’t have that big shiny ribbon-covered box that was life as a traditional Jew. And every day, Igot closer. The first time I wore a modest skirt when it wasn’tShabbat was terrifying. I felt like everyone was going to look atme like I had spaghetti sauce all over my face. That’s how Ifelt. But each day, there was a little less sauce. I felt a littlemore normal. Now, I have my cheesecake and eat it too. I live my life as an

unapologetic, thoroughly-enthusiastic, deeply-committed, buttotally-tolerant-traditional Jew. Last year, I had the profoundprivilege of leading a class during Shavuot. I related the Deliveryfrom Egypt to real delivery - childbirth, while I held my perfect,tiny, 10-month-old daughter. G-d had given me another big,shiny, incredible gift: the opportunity to teach my children Torah.

Melody (Mostow) Coven, originally from Pittsburgh, PA, holds a BA fromIndiana University and an MA from IDC Herzliya. She is the proud wifeof Avi, even prouder mother of Dita, and founder of the websiteQuestionsForMyJewishFriend.com

HAVING MY CHEESECAKE (cont. from p. 1)... house to do a little textual learning. I don’t think so, pal. Now, though, Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays. For

surface level stuff, I love Simchat Torah and Purim. When itcomes to the deeper meaning, though, I love Shavuot as muchas I love the cheesecake I get to eat at our Shavuot dinner. Let me explain. When I was growing up, I loved getting

presents. It was the best, right? For my family, that meantChanukah. It meant unwrapping gifts, getting a little pile of giftsthat said “Melody” on it, and anxiously awaiting another nightwhen I could open one more. Birthdays weren’t bad either. Now,imagine the literal best gift of all time. That is what Shavuot isabout. Getting THE best gift of all time. G-d gave His peoplethe Torah. It was a gift so epic that, thousands of years later, wehave a whole holiday celebrating it. Oh, and did I mention, agift so consequential that I can’t eat at Wendy’s anymore?I always believed in Torah MiSinai, that the Torah came

directly from G-d. When I went to Hebrew School growingup, it just made sense to me. They taught us about G-d, andthey taught us about creation. We decorated little clouds with

For youth and happiness have followed age,And green grass lieth gently over all.Nathless the sacred shrine is holy yet,With its lone floors where reverent feet once trod.Take off your shoes as by the burning bush,Before the mystery of death and God.

The last stanza of the Longfellow poem included the phrase“dead nations never rise again.” Lazarus concentrated on the“living power” of the synagogue: “The sacred shrine is holy yet.”Lazarus had hope for the future of the Jewish community inNewport, and each time we read the Ten Commandments at theTouro Synagogue we prove that Longfellow’s vision was incorrect.On a larger scale, all the successful work that NJOP does

with smaller Jewish communities across America and Canadademonstrates that we are not a dead nation. Quite thecontrary, we are alive and well. This Shavuot, when you hear the Ten Commandments

being read, think of our community in Newport and think ofall the smaller Jewish communities across this great land,where Lazarus’ wordsring true as Shavuot iscelebrated with greatlearning and joy. ChagSamayach.

Rabbi Marc Mandel is therabbi at Touro Synagoguein Newport, Rhode Island.Rabbi Mandel and themembers of TouroSynagogue are grateful toNJOP for all theirleadership and assistance.

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with time and action, they were able to break that chain, andHashem, in His intimate love, still took His people to the landof Israel. He said: “I get it. You’re not there yet, but you’researching. So let Me show you that you are worth it.”

We are not our ancestors, and our Mitzrayim is moremetaphoric, but no less entrapping. Each year, Shavuot is anopportunity for each person, no matter if they are justdiscovering their interest in Judaism or grew up in a homesurrounded by Torah and mitzvot, to shift their paradigm andshake off the shackles of the current Mitzrayim to connectthrough love with Hashem.

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FREEDOM ALONE ISN’T FREEING (cont. from p. 2)...was only through Israel’s trials and wanderings in thewilderness that they were able, as a nation, to develop a relationship with G-d.

We are also taught that Hashem loves us unconditionally.However, unless we love ourselves, this concept is lost. Manyaddicts do not know how to love because, often, they are filledwith self-loathing, while harboring a deep need to “just feelnormal.” If a person doesn’t love him/herself how can theyexpect or accept that someone else will?

This is the challenge of the modern Mitzrayim -- ofneeding other people’s approval. Every community placesexpectations on its members. In order to connect with G-d we need to break out of our fear of not meeting those expectations and, in this way, discover our own path todeveloping a loving relationship with G-d. Breaking from ourMitzrayim leads us to Mount Sinai, where we can truly receivethe Torah.

On Shavuot we celebrate this special love relationshipbetween the Children of Israel and Hashem. Mitzrayim was leftbehind. We accepted the Torah. But we weren’t yet free of theslavery, of the emotional dependency of our previous life,which is why the Israelites worshiped the Golden Calf. But

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At the inception of my career, I was employed by theiconic New York-based brokerage firm, Bear Stearns.Truth be told, it was a firm that defined itself by itsfinancial prowess. While most firms endured monetaryvicissitudes on occasion, Bear Stearns never had a losingyear. A nagging question, however, always loomed in theback of my mind. Why does this firm, as opposed toothers, have such a stellar track record? What is theultimate secret to their astonishing success?I was soon to learn that Bear Stearns had an iron-clad

requirement that all of its employees donate money tocharity. I was excited to have the opportunity to discussthis unique concept with the late “Ace” Greenberg, theChairman of the Executive Committee of Bear Stearns. Itold him that I thought this was amazing because theTorah says the more you give, the more you earn. Acereplied that he did not know about the Torah’s mandateabout giving charity, but he did say that the more he gaveto the UJA, the more he received in earnings, so it is certainly true. I recall one instance in which a partners meeting was scheduled on

Shavuot. I immediately told the partner who had arranged it that Iwould be unable to attend due to my observance of Orthodox Jewishlaw. Genuinely surprised, the partner looked at me and asked, “What’sthat?” I told him that for the Jewish people, this day that falls out onthe 6th day in the month of Sivan represented the spiritual July 4th forour people.What makes Shavuot unique is that unlike other Jewish holidays, it

does not include any physical rituals or reminders. On Sukkot, we dwellin a sukkah, on Purim we read the Megillah, on Passover we eat matzah,but on Shavuot, we do not create a manifestation from Sinai. We were enjoined by Hashem as we accepted his Torah to constantly

strive to change this world for the better; to respect the Divine sanctityof life. Let’s take a look at the remarkable accomplishments of the Jew.

Retail Outlets: Sears • ShopRite • Stop N Go • Waldbaum’s • Costco •Banana Republic • Saks Fifth Avenue • Bloomingdale’s • Macy*s • LeviStrauss • Haagen Dazs • Ben & Jerry’s

Hollywood Movie Studios:Warner Bros • MGM • ParamountPictures • 20th Century Fox • Columbia Pictures

Media Companies: The New York Times • TheWashington Post • CBS • NBC • Time Warner •Bloomberg, Inc • Simon & Schuster

Broadway Theatres: Shubert Theatre • GershwinTheatre • Minskoff Theatre • Broadhurst Theatre •Neil Simon Theatre • Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre •Stephen Sondheim Theatre • Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Cosmetic & Clothing Manufacturers andDesigners: Helena Rubinstein • Estee Lauder • MaxFactor • Donna Karan • Calvin Klein • Ralph Lauren• Marc Ecko • Isaac Mizrahi • Kenneth Cole •Michael Kors

Social Media & Technology: Craigslist • Yahoo •Facebook • Google • WhatsApp • WAZE

Feminist leaders: Betty Friedan • Bella Abzug •Gloria Steinem

Medicine & Science: Doctors Without Borders • Albert Sabin •Henry Heimlich • Magnus Hirschfeld • Sigmund Freud • AlbertEinstein • Carl Jung • Abraham Maslow

and on and on ... Where did all of this brilliance come from? After all, the Jewish

people comprise only 1/4 of one percent of the world’s population. Itall began 3,300 years ago on Mount Sinai when we Jews were chargedto change the world through our holy Torah. Good Yom Tov!!

Steve Eisenberg is a risk arbitrage specialist who juggles a demanding Wall Streetcareer with a passionate commitment to Jewish outreach programming. Inaddition to delivering JICNY’s flagship weekly Torah class on Monday evenings inManhattan, he also manages JICNY’s Job Assistance website and coordinates theorganization’s networking events. A gifted speaker and a celebrated educator, Steveis frequently invited to speak at events around the world and develops programsfor outreach organizations across the United States.

CongratulatIonS and maZal tov

DOUG LEBLANGDoug Leblang was a big man, both physically and spiritually. His charming“teddy bear” personality endeared him to all. An accomplished graphic artistand musician, Doug devoted the last decade of his life volunteering for theelderly and the infirm: singing, performing on the keyboard and telling jokesin nursing homes and hospitals throughout the Metropolitan New York area.Doug also delivered impressive Divrei Torah and presented memorable

performances at the Beginners Purim and Chanukah parties. The untimelypassing of this sweet man leaves a big hole in our hearts.

DR. RICHARD BENNETTDr. Richard Bennett, PhD, was an accomplished psychotherapist who washighly regarded in his field. Richard was also among the most accomplished“graduates” of the LSS Beginners Service. He took his commitment to

Judaism very seriously and enjoyed much nachas from the accomplishmentsof his wife, Dr. Janice, and his children, who are all committed to a lifestyle

of observance and Torah learning. He was a true exemplar of theconsummate Baal Teshuva. He will be deeply missed.

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Morning Services . . . . 7:00 & 8:30 AMtue may 30, 2017 - 5th of Sivan erev Shavuot

Morning Services. . . . . 7:10 & 7:50 AMCandle Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . 8:02 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:10 PM Beginners Shavuot Learn-In. . 11:30 PM

wed may 31, 2017 - 6th of Sivan 1st day Shavuot

Morning Services. . . . . . 5:01 & 9:00 AMBook of Ruth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:10 PMLight Candles . . . . . . . . .after 9:02 PMMaariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:03 PM

thu June 1, 2017 - 7th of Sivan 2nd day Shavuot yizkor

Morning Services. . . . . . 8:00 & 9:00 AMBook of Ruth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:10 PMMa'ariv/Yom Tov ends. . . . . . . 9:04 PM

Fri June 2, 2017 - 8th of SivanMorning Services. . . . 7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:49 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:04 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:10 PM

Sat June 3, 2017 - 9th of Sivan NassoMorning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 6:20 PMTalmud & Bible Class . . . . . . . . . 6:50 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:50 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 9:05 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 8:10 PM

Fri June 9, 2017 - 15th of SivanMorning Services. . . . 7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:53 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:09 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:15 PM

Sat June 10, 2017 - 16th of SivanBeha’alotcha

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 6:25 PMTalmud & Bible Class . . . . . . . . . 6:55 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:55 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 9:10 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 8:15 PM

Fri June 16, 2017 - 22nd of SivanMorning Services. . . . 7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:56 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:12 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:15 PM

Sat June 17, 2017 - 23rd of SivanSh'lach

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 6:30 PMTalmud & Bible Class . . . . . . . . 7:00 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 9:13 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 8:20 PM

Fri June 23, 2017 - 29th of SivanMorning Services. . . . . 7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:57 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:14 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:20 PM

Sat June 24, 2017 - 30th of SivanKorach roSh ChodeSh

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 6:30 PMTalmud & Bible Class 7:05 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 9:14 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 8:20 PM

Sun June 25, 2017 - 1st of tammuzroSh ChodeSh

Morning Services. . . . .7:00 & 8:30 AM

Fri June 30, 2017 - 6th of tammuzMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:58 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:14 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:20 PM

Sat July 1, 2017 - 7th of tammuzChukat


tue July 4, 2017 - 10th of tammuzIndependenCe day

Morning Services. . . . 7:10 & 8:30 AMFri July 7, 2017 - 13th of tammuz

Morning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:57 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:12 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:15 PM

Sat July 8, 2017 - 14th of tammuzBalak

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot. . . . . 6:30 PMTalmud & Bible Class . . . . . . . . 7:00 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 9:12 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 8:10 PM

tue July 11, 2017 - 17th of tammuzShIva aSSar B’tammuZ

Fast Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:22 AMMorning Services . . . . .6:50 & 7:30 AMMincha/Maariv. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 PMFast Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 PM

Fri July 14, 2017 - 20th of tammuzMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:55 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:09 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:15 PM

Sat July 15, 2017 - 21st of tammuzPinchas


Fri July 21, 2017 - 27th of tammuzMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:49 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:04 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 & 8:10 PM

Sat July 22, 2017 - 28th of tammuzMatot-Masei


mon July 24, 2017 - 1st of avroSh ChodeSh

Morning Services. . . . .7:00 & 7:40 AMFri July 28, 2017 - 5th of av


Sat July 29, 2017 - 6th of avDevarim ShaBBat haZon

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 6:15 PMTalmud & Bible Class . . . . . . . . 6:45 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:45 PMMaaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . 8:58 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 8:00 PM

mon July 31, 2017 - 8th of averev tISha B'av

Mincha/Maariv . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 AMFast Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:14 PMMaariv/Kinnot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:45 AM

tue august 1, 2017 - 9th of avtISha B'av

Morning Services. . . . .6:30 & 8:30 AMChatzot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:02 PMEarly Mincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:40 PMMincha/Maariv. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:40 PMFast Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:44 PM

Fri august 4, 2017 - 12th of av tu B’av


Sat august 5, 2017 - 13th of avVa’etchanan ShaBBat naChamu


Fri august 11, 2017 - 19th of avMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:33 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:42 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 & 7:45 PM

Sat august 12, 2017 - 20th of av Eikev


Fri august 18, 2017 - 26th of avMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:25 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:32 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 & 7:35 PM

Sat august 19, 2017 - 27th of av Re'eh

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 5:45 PMTalmud & Bible Classes 6:15 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:15 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 8:32 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 7:30 PM

tue august 22, 2017 - 30th of avroSh ChodeSh

Morning Services. . . . .7:00 & 7:40 AMwed august 23, 2017 - 1st of elulroSh ChodeSh

Morning Services. . . . .7:00 & 7:40 AMFri august 25, 2017 - 3rd of elul


Sat august 26, 2017 - 4th of elulShoftim

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 5:35 PMTalmud & Bible Classes 6:05 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 8:21 PMDaily Mincha & Maariv . . . . . . 7:20 PM

Fri September 1, 2017 - 10th of elulMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMEarliest Candle Lighting . . . . . 6:07 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:11 PMMincha. . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 & 7:15 PM

Sat September 2, 2017 - 11th of elulKi Teitzei


mon September 4, 2017 - 13th of elullaBor day

Morning Services. . . . .7:00 & 8:30 AMFri September 8, 2017 - 17th of elul

Morning Services. . . . .7:10 & 7:50 AMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:59 PMMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat . . . 7:05 PM

Sat September 9, 2017 - 18th of elulKi Tavo


Fri September 15, 2017 - 24th of elulMorning Services. . . . . 7:10 & 7:50 AMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:48 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:50 PM

Sat September 16, 2017 - 25th of elulNitzavim-Vayeilich

Morning Services . . 7:45, 9:00 & 9:45 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AMBeginners Mishnayot . . . . . . . 5:00 PMTalmud & Bible Class . . . . . . . . 5:30 PMMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 PMMaariv/Shabbat Ends . . . . . . . 7:47 PMEarly Selichot. . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00 PM

Sun September 17, 2017 - 26th of elulSelichot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:55 AMMorning Services. . . . .7:10 & 8:30 AM

mon September 18, 2017 - 27th of elulSelichot & Morning Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:40 & 7:30 AM

tue September 19, 2017 - 28th of elulSelichot & Morning Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:40 & 7:30 AM

wed September 20, 2017 - 29th of elulerev roSh haShana

Selichot/Morning Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 & 6:45 AM Light Candles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:39 PM Mincha/Maariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 PM

SAVE THE DATEAll Night Shavuot Learn-A-Thon

Tue, May 3011:30 PM - 7:00 AM

First Beginners ShabbatLuncheon of the SeasonSat, Sept 9 - $25

Rosh HashanahWed - Fri, Sept 20 - 22

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