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Hebrew Institute o f Riverdale ~ ה׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ ׳ א׳ד׳ט׳ט׳ת׳ד׳ת׳ ׳ ׳ ד׳ר׳ב׳ד׳ ׳ב׳ד׳ ׳
May 22 - 29, 2015 4 -11 Sivan 5775
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale ~ The Bayit
3700 Henry Hudson Parkway
Bronx, NY 10463
www.thebayit.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 718-796-4730
Fax: 718-884-3206
R’ Avi Weiss: [email protected]/ x102
R’ Sara Hurwitz: [email protected]/ x107
R’ Steven Exler: [email protected]/ x108
R’ Ari Hart: [email protected]/ x124
Kiddush Sponsored by David & Shani Schwartz in
honor of Mike's upcoming Bar Mitzvah.
To sponsor a future Kiddush, please contact
Seth Aronson - [email protected].
The Bayit BULLETIN Mazal Tov To:
Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener on the engagement of their daughter, Dayna, to Michael Fleisch of
Larchmont, NY
Welcome New Members: Sherry Marcus & Neil Cohen. Ruth Loebmann.
This Week
Parshat Bamidbar
Erev Shavuot Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Candle Lighting: 7:55pm
Shalom Bayit: 7:00am
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Learning Service: 9:30am (Rm 3-7)
Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:12am
Listening Room: 6:25pm (LL BM)
Parsha Shiur: Not Taking Place
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:40pm
Candle Lighting: 8:56pm
Maariv: 8:59pm
Weekday Times
Shacharit:
Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:15am
Thur: 6:40, 8:15am
Mincha/Maariv:
Sun-Thur: 8:00pm
Next Week
Parshat Nasso Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
Candle Lighting: 8:01pm
Shacharit Main Tefillah: 8:30am
Mincha (Main/Sephardic): 7:45pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:04pm
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 visit www.thebayit.org/journal. Deadline June 1st.
To share a personal story about Rav Avi and Toby to be
included in a tribute book visit www.thebayit.org/tribute. Deadline June 1st
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
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.
This Shabbat @ The Bayit
6:50pm: Pre-Shavuot Yiddish Song Chabura (Final one this year!) with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek
8:10-8:55pm - “Did R. Akiva and R. Yishmael Receive the Same Torah?” with Rav Steven
SHAVUOT WITH SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE RABBI DR. DOV WEISS:
For a comprehensive Shavuot Schedule see pg. 2.
For information about youth and teen programming see pg. 5.
For a comprehensive Shavuot
Schedule, see page 2.
SHAVUOT GRADUATION CELEBRATION
Mazal tov to this year’s graduates and to their families.
Join us on the second day of Shavuot, May 25 at 8:15pm in the Social Hall,
as we celebrate your milestone accomplishments. All are welcome!
This year’s graduates include:
Ateret Frank, Dini Hirschfield, Shayna Langer, Emuna Langer, Modi Goldstein-Rosenfeld,
Hadassah Kestenbaum, Hanna Kestenbaum, Raffaella Kestenbaum, Avigail Hirschfield,
Avidan Grossman, Aminadav Grossman, Ethan B. Schorr, Jake Wax, Josh Shaw.
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!
New Masechet (Nedarim) begins on Tuesday, 5/26
Do you know someone who needs any of the following?
Would you like to volunteer for any of these
committees?
Meals For Ill Members:
Jackie Binstock - 718-543-9135, [email protected].
Shiva: Beth Braunstein, [email protected]
Bikur Cholim:
Ruth Licht: 718-796-3491, [email protected]
We have many ways to become meaningfully involved.
Please pick up a flyer, consider becoming a Bikur Cholim
Volunteer.
Meals for New Parents:
Becca Linden: 434-962-7899, [email protected]
Hospitality and Welcome: [email protected]
Bayit Band: Rav Ari Hart, [email protected]
Green Committee: Alisa Eilenberg and Ann Rauch
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.
Shabbat
8:05am - Midrash Hashavua with Rav Steven (Main Sanctuary).
6:25pm - Listening Room with Myra Estelle (LL BM)
6:50pm - Pre-Shavuot Yiddish Song Chabura
After Mincha - Mila baParasha at Beth Aharon: Understanding
a word in our parsha. This week: ”דם ִ֛ ְ עִׁ “ ְ שִׁ why is it so special,
what's the connection to swearing הדש ע and what other
numbers have to say about it? Basic (and love of) Hebrew is
sufficient.
8:10-8:55pm - “Did R. Akiva and R. Yishmael Receive the Same
Torah?” with Rav Steven
Shavuot
See column to right.
Tuesday
10:00am - Book of Exodus with Rav Avi (Lobby)
11:00am - Meeting the Tannaim: The Heroes of the Talmud with Rav
Ari (Lobby) - NOT TAKING PLACE 5/26 OR 6/2.
7:30pm - Foundations of Judaism: Jewish History 1 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)
Shavuot Schedule
Saturday Night Learning, May 23 Classes in Lower Level Beit Midrash unless otherwise noted
(Fresh Sushi Available All Night Long)
11:00pm - "Receiving the Torah: Teachings of the Netivot
Shalom” Around the Tisch with Dr. Elli Kranzler (RHSH)
11:30pm-1:15am - Tikun Leil Shavuot at Beth Aharon (2nd
Floor BM)
12:15-1:00am - “God in the Bible and Rabbinic
Literature” with Rabbi Dr. Dov Weiss
1:15-2:00am - "Between the 'Betweens’: The Interface of Bein
Adam LaMakom & Bein Adam LaChaveiro" with Rav Avi
2:15-3:00am - “Six Days or 13.7 Billion years? Yes. Ramban and
Einstein" - with Daniel Langer
3:10-4:00am - “Rape, Incest and the Unlikely Roots of
Redemption" with Rabbinic Intern Daniel Silverstein
4:10-4:50am - “What is the Torah? Exploring the Torah
Before the Torah” with Rabbinic Intern Avram Mlotek
5:05am - Shacharit
Sunday, May 24 - Shavuot Day 1 8:30am - Shacharit
11:30am-12:15pm - “God in Jewish Philosophy” with
Rabbi Dr. Dov Weiss
6:40pm: “Shabbat For Us or Shabbat For God? An Analysis of
the Talmudic Literature” with Rabbinic Intern Dr. Anat Sharbat
7:25pm - Mincha
7:45pm - “God in Jewish Mysticism” with Rabbi Dr. Dov
Weiss
7:45pm - Daf Yomi with Michael Wachsman
8:30pm - Maariv
8:56pm - Candle Lighting After This Time
Monday, May 25 - Shavuot Day 2 7:00am - Shalom Bayit
8:30am - Shacharit with Megillat Ruth (Male Readers)
9:30am - Teen Tefillah followed by teens-only BBQ
9:40am-12:00pm - Youth Groups (cheesecake baking)
10:30am (approx.) - Yizkor
After Musaf - Megillat Ruth (Male & Female Readers)
4:30-6:00pm - Youth open play, cheesecake eating, story time
6:55pm - Daf Yomi with Charles Hall
7:00pm - “Reflections on the Rabbinate Between
Father and Son” with Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabbi Dr. Dov
Weiss
7:55pm - Mincha
8:15pm - Graduation/Siyum Program including siyum on
Masechet Ketubot with Michael Wachsman, and words from
our graduates
9:00pm - Maariv/Yom Tov Ends
CHAG SAMEACH FROM
THE ENTIRE BAYIT STAFF!
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 21st at 5:00pm.
Sandy Adelsberg
Esther Altmann & Richard Cantor
Susan & Saul Andron
Apple Bank, Kirk Warner
Freda Appleman Aranoff
Eden & Jeff Aronoff
Seth Aronson
Bais Abraham Congregation
Lorna & Mark Baker
Devorah & Meir BarDavid
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
Jennifer Pepper & Jed Bergman
Michelle & Yigal Bergman
Gaya & Lewis Aranoff
Matthew Binstock
Judy & Lanny Binstock
Jackie & Marvin Binstock
Gail & Randy Blaustein
Barbara & David Blumenthal
Miriam & Irving Borenstein
Zelda & Marty Braun
Beth & David Braunstein
Edie & Joseph Brender
Linda & Eugene Brody
Ruth Bromberg
Michal & David Chamudot
Ellen Cherrick
Cheryl & Nicholas Chiovetta
Lynn & Bob Cohen
Nava & Adam Cohen
Sharon Koren Cohen & Matthew Cohen
Daniel Cohen
Councilmember Andrew Cohen
Jana & Steven Cohn, Goldberg & Cohn LLP
Corner Café
D.J. Drugs
Leah Davidson
Gillian Steinberg & Mark Davis
Andrea & Steve Davis
DJ Drugs
Susan & Jonathan Dzik
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Zahava Federman & Robert Nadrich
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Wendy Zierler & Daniel Feit
Bernice Pohl Feldman
Barbara & Joseph Feldschuh
Shirley & Don Feldstein
Sharon & Michael Feldstein
Beverly & Ted Fettman
Aviva Braun & Gary Finkler
Rosemary Fisch
Marion Fishman
Carlos & Batcheva Flombaum
Harry Follick
Robert Fox - Alan Party Rentals
Laura Shaw Frank & Aaron Frank
Sally & Danny Frankel
Anat Sharbat & Ariel Freidenberg
Mary & Yuri Fridman
Michelle Friedman & Benjamin Belfer
Judy Yudin & Charles Friedman
Estelle Friedman
Mati & Aaron Friedman
Bonnie & Isaac Geld
Tamar & Todd Genger
Estelle & Lenny Glass
Shirley Glickman & Lara Mayouhas
Marilyn & Larry Gochberg
Gloria Golbert
Rochelle & Leo Goldberg
Ann Rauch & Michael Goldblum
Melissa Braverman Goldstein & David Goldstein
Lauren & Jack Gorman
Carolyn & Howard Graybow
Abbie & Moshe Greenberg
Blu & Yitz Greenberg
Shani & Yaakov Greenman
Amy Fox & Martin Griffel
Judy Silver & Jerry Grosser
Pamela & Jeffrey Gurock
Dasha & Vitaly Gutman
Inge Gutmann
Josef Guttman
David Haas
Beth & Ari Hait
Paula Sinclair & Charlie Hall
Osna Haller
Joanna & Elliot Halperin
Aviva & Jonathan Halpert
Navah & Jules Harlow
Stefa & Aaron Hasson
Felice Helfgott
Ira Herschaft
Annie & Ari Hoffnung
Nancy & Milton Honig
Sherry & Robert House
Robin & Mark Jacobson
Bracha Jaffe
Madeline & Hillel Jaffe
Michelle Jasper-Brody
Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Karen Jordan
Deborah Yasinsky & David Kalb
David Kanowitz
Susan Kantar and Nina Mora
Sharon & Michael Kaplowitz
Sara & Seymour Kessler
Eve & Chanan Kessler
Hadassah & Daniel Kestenbaum
Carol Kierman
Kinneret Day School, Rachelle & Asher Abramovitz
Michael Klapper and Benjamin Klapper
Amy Koplow
Hebrew Free Burial Association
Lorraine Coyle & Oliver Koppel
Ravital & Avi Korn
Adinah & Elli Kranzler
Esther & Simcha Krauss
Seryl & Charles Kushner
Ilana & Simmy Kustanowitz
Bryna & Josh Landes
Barbara Estrin & Berel Lang
Ruby Langer
Ann & James Lapin
Chani & Steven Laufer
Susan & Alan Leavitt
Vida & Oscar Lebwohl
Morlie & Norman Levin
Rose Levine
Moshe Levison
Ruth Licht
Sharon & Steve Lieberman
Sharon Rubin & Stephen Lief
Devorah Zlochower & Dov Linzer
Alessandra & Richard Lipkin
Yocheved & Donald Liss
Larry The Locksmith
Rachel Tessler & Asher Lopatin
Sally Mendelsohn & David Lowenfeld
Elaine Machleder
Edyth & Jerome Margolin
Selma Margulies
Niva & Mark Marmer
Sharon & Jay Marson
Gladys & Matthew Maryles
Elena & Stan Maydan
Emily Blum & Leon Metzger
Randi Carrey Mintz & Erik Mintz
Bernice Morgenlander
Stuart Olsen
Stephen Oppenheimer
Valerie Altmann & Dan Perla
Ken Perry
Pizza Plus
Abigail Pogrebin
Judy Kaplan & Larry Polsky
Menchies
Jeannie & Ken Prager
Nina Bruder & Gary Pretsfelder
Ina & Otto Pretsfelder
Barbara Gochberg & Steven Pretsfelder
Rella Feldman & Curtiss Pulitzer
Lisa & David Pulver
Adele & Elliott Rabin
Lore Rasch
Judy & Nathan Rephan
Rona Rice
Glenn Richter
Sonia & Norman Riegel
Jamie Bineau & Toby Ring
Riverside Memorial Chapel
Sheryl Haut & David Rosenberg
Barie-Lynne & Ezra Rosensaft
Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein
Arnold Rotter
Eva & Richard Rubel
Susan & Murray Rudnick
SAR Academy
Yosepha & Jonathan Sarlin
Samuel Schacher
Yocheved & Jacob Schachter
Rena & Murray Schaum
Jane Flechner & Ron Schechter
Ellen Scheinbach
Tao & Jeffery Schifman
Sima & Richard Schleifer
Florence Schneider and Iris Schneider
Jean & Phil Schneider
Theodor Schneider
Ilana Eisen & Eli Schneider
Nancy Stern Scholem
Micky & Eric Schon
Yael & David Hillel Schuster
Susan Schutz
Bat Sheva Marcus & Elliot Schwartz
Shani & David Schwartz
Chaya & Joseph Schwartz
Mali & Steven Schwartz
Margo & Jack Schwartz
Tammy & Richard Shatz
Shira Gordon & Phil Shaw
Tehilla Siegel
Claire Siegel
Karin Fleisch & Daniel Silverstein
Raine & Stanley Silverstein
Ruthie & Joel Simon
Susan & Daniel Sklarin
Janet Smith
Bobbe Gaims-Spiegel & Robert Spiegel
Holly & Howard Sragow
Toby & Howard Stahl
Joan & Arnold Stark
Marlene Schanzer & Elliott Stendig
Naava Frank & Gregg Stern
Jessica Stern
Rhonda & William Stock
Adele & Ronald Tauber
Luba & David Teten
The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center
Georgia Thomas
Jeanie & Andrew Upton
Lidia Lidagoster-Villegas & Pablo Villegas
Carol Kozak Ward & Seth Ward
Elana & Mark Weinberger
Ariel & Josh Weiner
Ellen & Alan Weiner
Susan Gross & Dov Weinstock
Julie & Michael Weiss
Sarah Hurand & Elie Weiss
Toby & Rav Avi Weiss
Michael Weissbrot, SJ International
Florence Weitzner
Samantha & Daniel Wiener
Ayelet & Jonathan Wiener
Jolan Winkler
Miriam & Jeremiah Wohlberg
Edith & Ward Wolff
Yeshivat Maharat Board of Directors
Deborah & Dov Zakheim
Susan & Bob Zeif
Esther Zimet
Alexandra & Jonathan Zizmor
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
For assistance, please contact: Menachem Menchel,
Director of Programming & Youth Education
Office - 718-796-4730 ext. 119 Cell - 516-233-8285 [email protected]
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: [email protected] to sign up. Upcoming dates are: 5/31, 6/21
Youth Shavuot
May 23rd (Shabbat): 5:00 - 6:30pm Children and families are invited to join Rav Steven, Menachem, and
David Fain 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 - 9:40am-12:00pm (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
Shabbat Morning Groups: Room 3-7: 9:10am - 9:40am - Ages 6+, Enjoy a doughnut and learn this week’s parsha with David Fain
3rd Floor Youth Wing 9:40am - 11:40am
Shavuot Groups Schedule: See Youth Shavuot box above.
RH SH: 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
Teen Shavuot
May 23rd (Shavuot 1st night): Annual Teen Dinner and teens-only all night learning.
9:30pm: Teen Sushi Dinner (6th grade and up)
10:15pm: Session 1
- “Receiving the Torah - Force or Choice - Issues in a Teenager's Life" Rabbinic
Intern Dr. Anat Sharbat
- Poetry and Rap (aka spoken word artist and MC Danny Raphael)
with Rabbinic Intern Daniel Silverstein
11:30pm – Session 2 with Ice Cream Bar
- Panel conversation about choosing professions in the rabbinate with Rabbinic
Interns Dr. Anat Sharbat, Avram Mlotek, Daniel Silverstein, moderated by
Menachem Menchel
12:20am – Session 3 with Candy Bar
- Annual Closed-Door, Open Forum with Rav Steven (teens-only)
1:15am – Session 4
- "Between the 'Between's: The Interface of Bein Adam LaMakom and Bein
Adam LaChaveiro" with Rav Avi
2:30am – Session 5
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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
GROUPS
with Shayna & Raphi
Groups begin 15
minutes after Mincha
begins and last for 1
hour.
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.
HACHNASAT SEFER TORAH CELEBRATION Please join us on Shabbat, June 6th as we welcome
our new Torah and Megillat Esther, dedicated to Rav
Avi & Toby, into the Bayit!
8:30am - Shabbat Morning Tefillah
9:15am - Hachnasat Sefer Torah and Megillat Esther
11:00am - Words of thanks by Rav Avi & Toby
11:30am - Lavish Kiddush for the entire community
To learn more about this program or to donate
towards the project, please visit
www.thebayit.org/torah.
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 [email protected].
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.
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 [email protected]
for more information.
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 [email protected].
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 [email protected].
SOCIAL WORKER @ THE BAYIT:
Questions about an aging loved one, financial pressures,
concerns about children? Contact HIR social worker Anna
Kirshblum for guidance, information, referrals and a sympathetic ear.
There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential.
Anna can be reached on Mon. 8:00am - 7:30pm, Tues. 8:00am - 7:30pm
and Thurs. 8:00am - 4:00pm at 718-601-9714 or e-mail her at
[email protected]. (In partnership with UJA & JBFCS).
Jewish 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
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 [email protected] for
more information. We will be organizing soon
to figure out dates and times for all of us to
meet.
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 today!
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. 3rd class: Sunday, 5/24/2015.
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: 5/28/2015, 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.
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.
TRIUMPH THROUGH CHALLENGE: Join us for a special women’s event of hope, inspiration, and connection as three
women from the Riverdale community will be sharing their personal journeys in dealing with personal difficulties including
infertility, difficult pregnancy, losing a spouse, dating 2nd time around, and having a child born with a medical condition. They will
share their moving experiences as well as suggestions on how to be helpful and supportive. Shabbat afternoon, 5/30/2015, at
5:00pm. Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Ave.
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 [email protected] 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!
SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER: Please join us for our lecture “Yiddish Literature After the Holocaust” pre-
sented in Yiddish by Professor Jan Schwarz (Lund University, Sweded). Featuring singer Phyllis Berk. Sunday, 5/31/2015 at
1:30pm. Contribution: $3.50. Members free. 3301 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx. 917-930-0295.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT: Our very own Anina and Raphy Jasper-Brody and
Yiskah Freidenberg-Sharbat, along with many other children from the Riverdale and Bronx communities, are performing in the
spectacular production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, by the Riverdale Children’s Theater. Retelling the
Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including
Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door. All performances are at the Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy located at 660 West
237th Street. Tickets are available to purchase at www.riverdaletheatre.org. Show times are: Sunday, 5/31/2015 (2:00pm and
6:00pm), Monday, 6/1/2015 (7:00pm), Thursday, 6/4/2015 (7:00pm), Sunday, 6/7/2015 (2:00pm and 6:00pm). When purchasing
tickets, please note that there are 2 casts and our very own Anina, Raphy and Yiskah are in the Technicolor cast and are
performing in 3 out of the 6 performances.
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: 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
BRONX JEWISH HISTORICAL INITIATIVE AND BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. invite you
to the launch of the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative Website and Celebration of Induction of the Inaugural Class of the Bronx
Jewish Hall of Fame. Tuesday, 6/2/2015, 5:30-7:00pm. The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.) RSVP
required. Email name, e-mail, phone #, and number of reservations to [email protected].
Beyond the bayit - May 15 - 22, 2015
SAR PACT COMMITTEE & COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTER present “An Evening With Frank Bruni,” New York
Times Op-Ed Columnist and Author. Please join us for a presentation, Q&A, and Book signing. Introduction by Rabbi Tully
Harcsztark. Wednesday, 6/3/2015, at 7:15pm at SAR High School, 503 W 259th St, Bronx, NY 10471. Tickets: $10/person,
Books: $25/copy. To learn more visit www.sarhighschool.org/frankbruni.
RIVERDALE HATZALAH VOLUNTEER EMS will be offering a free American Heart Association CPR course for the
community-at-large (no prior knowledge required). This class will cover CPR skills, choking relief and use of a defibrillator. The
course will be held on Thursday, 6/4/2015 at 7pm at the Riverdale Jewish Center. Registration is required and space is limited.
To register, please go to www.RiverdaleHatzalah.org/cpr. For more information, please contact Charlie Wohlberg
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 [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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.
CAMP YOMAWHA, the premier day camp of the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, is currently hiring skilled
and energetic camp staff. We're looking for the best of the best, counselors who are ready to deliver the WOW to over 300
campers daily. Counselor and Specialist positions are available for those who are currently high school juniors or older.
Contact senior summer staff member, Noah Aronin for more information - [email protected] or visit www.ywashhts.org.
Beyond the bayit - May 15 - 22, 2015