Mazal tov!

Amanda and Isaac Benishai on the birth of a baby boy. Debbie and Rabbi Dr. Moshe Drelich on the forthcoming marriage of their son, Dovie, to Daniella Mael, daughter of Lynn and Joel Mael. Mazal Tov to siblings Aaron, Sara Dena, Ami Vick and family, Eytan and Shani Drelich, and Dovie’s grandmother Mrs. Judy Rosen. Mazal Tov to the Drelich and Mael families who are visiting for Shabbat. Jen and Elie Schmuckler on the birth of a baby girl. Mazal Tov to big sister Ayelet. Kiddush Korner This week’s Kiddush is being sponsored by Debbie and Rabbi Dr. Moshe Drelich in honor of Dovie’s aufruf. Seudah Shlishit Seudah Shlishit is being sponsored by Rabbi Brian Thau in commemoration of the 31st yahrzeit of his father, Dr. Edwin C. Thau, z”l. Mikvah Hours *Fri night: 40 min after candle lighting for half an hour. No appointment needed, but please be on time.

Sun-Thurs: 5:00-10:00 PM

Saturday night hours will be 6:00 - 10:00 PM. For further information, call 718-549-8336. Keilim Mikvah The Keilim Mikvah is still closed for renovations. Message from Mikvah Committee It is with a sense of pride and ha’karot ha’tov to Hashem and our generous community that we report to you that our beautiful, new Mikvah is nearing completion. We sincerely hope that the new facility will serve as a hidur mitzvah and provide a physically comfortable and aesthetically pleasing environment for the women of our community. Our Keilim Mikvah, pending rain, and beautiful en-suite bridal mikvah is also complete and ready for use. Our work as a community, however, is not done. In order to sustain this Mikvah, to keep it fully functional, clean and on solid financial footing, we need your support. As the year comes to a close, let us aim for 100% community participation in our membership drive. We have restructured our membership opportunities and hope you will consider becoming a member. There are also dedication opportunities available through our website or upon request. Keilim Mikvah Membership $72, Mikvah Friend $180, Mikvah Membership $360*, Mikvah Donor $500*, Mikvah Pillar: $720*, Mikvah Benefactor $1800* (includes Wall of Water Droplet) *mikvah visits included. Click here to pay membership online https://www.riverdalemikvah.com/mikvah-dues or payable via check to The Riverdale Mikvah, 3708 Henry Hudson Parkway Bronx NY 10463. Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group Women who have experienced pregnancy or infancy loss are invited to attend a confidential and supportive meeting to connect with other women. Next meeting will take place on December 18th from 8:00 PM — 10:00 PM in the RJC Board Room. Please see flyer for more details.

Fund For The Needy The Fund for the Needy wants to thank the RJC community for its support this past year. Your generosity enabled the FFN to help almost 60 households — families, individuals, the elderly, the very young — in Riverdale and across the Bronx with basic needs such as food, rent, clothing, and medicine, as well as the unexpected emergency. The start of a new calendar year does not stop the need. As we celebrate Chanukah we ask you to continue to remember and donate to the FFN. Your less fortunate neighbors are counting on you and your entire donation will be used to help them. Consider a tax deductible donation before the end of the year! Donate at www.rjconline.org/payment.php.

Shabbat Chanukah Friday Night Oneg! This Friday night, Dec 15th, starting at 8:00 PM there will be an Oneg for all Riverdale teenagers sponsored by the RJC at the house of Tzvi and Tamar Bar-David, 4655 Grosvenor Avenue. Looking forward to seeing all teenagers there!

Bootcamp For Women Save the Date! Motzei Shabbat January 6th, there will be a 45 minute bootcamp for women, followed by healthy refreshments. Get the new calendar year off to a healthy start! Registration information to follow Thank You — Blood Drive Thank you to all the people who came out to give blood in the snow. A special thanks to Wally, Edgar, Luis and the entire maintenance team. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Graphic Designer For Bulletin The RJC is interested in revamping the weekly bulletin. If you are a graphic designer and interested in helping, please contact bulletin@rjconline.org

Friday Early Mincha Please note that there will be a 3 PM early mincha this Friday in the Beit Midrash for those who would like to daven before candle lighting.

Chanukah Candle Lighting Please note that Chanukah candle lighting will take place five minutes before mincha (4:15 PM) this Friday afternoon in the main sanctuary.

Thank you to our CSS Security Team! To inquire about volunteering, contact rjc@thecss.org.

Thank you for Your Generosity As we rapidly approach the end of the year, we kindly ask all of our mitpallelim to settle their accounts and redeem pledges made during this year. If your company or em-ployer has a charitable donation matching program, remember to use it when making donations to the RJC (RJC is tax-exempt under section 501(c)3 of the IRS Code). Thank you for your continued support as our Shul works diligently to meet its fiscal demands.

Miketz (Shabbat Mivorchim)

Havdala

December 15 - 22, 2017 -- ד׳ בטבת  - כ״ח בכסלו  5778 December 16, 2017

28 Kislev - 4 Tevet 5:10 PM 4:10 PM

December 15, 2017

PARSHAT

Candle LightingRJC BULLETIN

Bulletin Communication If you have a mazal tov announcement, infor-mation for the community news section, or any other queries for the bulletin, please reach out by emailing bulletin@rjconline.org.

Friday - Mincha 3:00 / 4:20 PM

Shacharit 7:00 / 8:00 / 8:45 / 9:00 AM

Latest Shema 9:32 AM

Daf Yomi (Shevuot 18): 3:00 PM

Shiur Masechet Berachot 3:15 PM

Mincha 12:15 / 4:00 PM

Seudah Shlishit 4:20 PM

Ma'ariv 5:05 PM

Sunday (Chanukah) 6:30 / 7:30 / 8:30 / 9:15 AM

Monday (Rosh Chodesh Tevet ) 5:50 / 6:35 / 7:35 AM

Tuesday (Rosh Chodesh Tevet ) 5:50 / 6:35 / 7:35 AM

Wednesday (Chanukah) 5:50 / 6:40 / 7:45 AM

Thursday 6:00 / 6:45 / 7:45 AM

Friday 6:00 / 6:55 / 7:45 AM

Sunday Mincha Gedolah 12:15 PM

Mincha/Ma'ariv S-Th: 4:10 PM

Late Maariv Sun-Th 9:30 PM

Candle Lighting 4:13 PM

Friday - Mincha 4:23 PM

Shacharit 7:00 / 8:00 / 8:45 / 9:00 AM

Latest Shema 9:36 AM

Daf Yomi (Shevuot 25): 3:05 PM

Shiur 3:20 PM

Mincha 12:18 / 4:05 PMSeudah Shlishit 4:25 PM

Ma'ariv 5:09 PM

Havdala 5:14 PM*subject to change

This Shabbat: Parshat Miketz (Shabbat Mivorchim)

Services

December 22 - 23, 2017 -  ה׳ בטבת

December 15 - 16, 2017 -  כ״ח בכסלו

Next Shabbat*: Parshat  ויגש

Weekday Schedule

CONTACT US :Yout h D ir ec t or sChaya and Ad in Raymanr j c yout hd ir ec t or s@gmail.com

Teen Minya n Lea d er Sammy Mar cus samuelezr amar cus@gmail.com

L ike our RJ C Yout h Dep a r t ment Fa c ebook p a ge!

December 15 t h- 16t h Shabbat Par shat Miket z

RJ C YOUT HBULLET I N

S HABBAT G ROUPS

G r oup s a nd w ill be he ld t his Shabba t a t 9 :45 a m on t he sec ond f loor f or t he f o llow ing a ges:

Pr e- K

K- 1

2 nd - 3 r d G r a d e

J un ior Cong.

Please p ick up your child p r omp t ly a f t er t he end

of t he Ma in Minyan.

Tot Shabba t w ill meet t his week a t 10 :30 a m in t he bla c k- t iled r oom.

T ORAH TAKEAWAY: I f not me, t hen Who?

I n t his week?s par sha , Yosef int er p r et s his f ina l d r eams. Af t er cor r ec t ly exp la ining t he d r eams of t he Sar HaMashkim and t he Sar HaOf im, Par o himself ca lls on Yosef t o int er p r et his d r eams. When Yosef is ca lled t o Par o, he has been in ja il f or over 20 year s! And not only was he in ja il, he was put t her e unf a ir ly , t hr ough no f ault of his own! We could under st and if Yosef was a lit t le upset a t HaShem f or having lef t him in ja il f or so long. But when Par o asks Yosef if he is able t o int er p r et d r eams, Yosef r esponds: ?I t is not I who can int er p r et d r eams, it is HaShem who will answer your quest ion.? Even a f t er 20 year s in ja il, Yosef is st ill able t o t r ust in HaShem?s power t o help him under st and d r eams! We lear n t hat even in t imes when it seems like t hings haven?t been so f a ir f or us, we a lways need t o cont inue t o t r ust and believe in HaShem and r emember t hat our t a lent s come f r om Him.

T E E N MI NYAN WI LL ME E T T HI S W E E K

T hank you t o t he Heisler and Ha ller f amilies f or sponsor ing

t his week's kiddush!

To sponsor a f ut ur e kiddush, p lease cont ac t Sammy Mar cus or vis it www.r jconline.or g/ yout hdonat ion.

SAT URD AY NI G HT LEARNI NG

J oin us f or par ent - child lear ning in t he Beit Mid r ash wit h p izza ,

snacks and p r izes!

Mot zei Shabbat , December 16t h

SNL will begin at 6 :0 0 pmT hank you t o t his week's sponsor :

Lisa and Richie Heisler

T hank you t o t he Heisler s f or our spec ia l suf ganiyot in honor

of Chanukah!

FAMI LY PAI NT NI G HT

Dat e: Tuesday , December 26t h

T ime: 6 :0 0 - 8 :0 0 PM

Pr ice: $ 30 / per son

Pizza will be ser ved !

S ign up at www.r jconline.or g/ pa int _ night

G ROUPS E VACUAT I ON D RI LL

PLEASE NOT E T HE DRI LL HAS BEEN POST PONED: T HI S

Shabbat , December 16t h, we will be r unning an evacuat ion d r ill dur ing gr oups. Please p r epar e

your child r en accor d ingly .

G YM NI G HTE ver y Wed nesd ay n ight

6 :0 0 p m- 7 :0 0 p m

G r a d es 2 - 5

Fr ee f or Yout h Club Member s

$ 5 f or non- Yout h Club Member s

G ROUPS T OY D RI VEWe ar e looking f or donat ions of gent ly used t oys, books, puzzles, and games f or Shabbat gr oups f or child r en ages 3 t hr ough 11.

Please cont ac t us at r j c yout hd ir ec t or s@gmail.com t o

coor d inat e p ick- up .

G ROUPS T I CKE T SBe sur e t o br ing in your t ic ket s f r om gr oups t his

Shabbat f or our Pr ize Fa ir t o t r ade in f or f ant ast ic p r izes!

Monthly Supportive Space For Women Who Have

Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss

If you are a woman who has experienced pregnancy or infant

loss, you are invited to attend a confidential and supportive

meeting to connect with other women.

This group is open to newcomers and is facilitated by

Aimee Baron.

The next meeting will take place on

Monday, December 18, 2017 8:00-10:00 pm

Riverdale Jewish Center - Board Room 3700 Independence Ave., Bronx, NY 10463

To RSVP or for more information, please contact

Aimee Baron at aimeebaron1818@gmail.com, nechamacomfort@gmail.com, or rabbaanat@thebayit.org.

Cosponsored by:

RJC Yoetzet Committee HIR- The Bayit

NechamaComfort

Riverdale Jewish Center for Learning

Shabbat Hashkamah Shiur

Hashkama Shiur will be given by Rabbi Charles Sheer at 10:30 AM this Shabbat in the Hashkama Room. Title is “The Many Interpretations of the Chanukah Festival — Including One You May Have Never Heard Before.”

Refuah Shelaima: Elka bat Chana, Nechemya Baruch ben Rivka, Fayga bas Rochel, Anthony ben Janet, Meryl Liba bas Alta, Aryeh Menachem Ben Shlomo Eliezer HaLevi, Binyamin Ben Freidel, Yosef Bezalel Ben Rut, Nechama Bat Emunah, Michael Obed Ben Nechama, Leah Gittel Bat Leeba Esther, Besha Chaya Bat Rachel, Malka Bat Braina, Shoshana bas Zeesil, Edith bas Zeesil, Pinchas ben Raizel, Golda bat Hinda, Leora Miriam bat Chana Elisheva, Chaya Dena Chaviva bas Shoshana, Yocheved Sarah Bas Fruma Faiga, Malka Bat Chana, Miriam Leah Bat Bracha Sheindel, Hinda bat Rivka, Yaakov Ben Ruth, Shalom Yitzchak ben Pesha, Devora bat Shayna Beyla, Nechama Yehudit Tzviya bat Chaya, Shalom Yechezkel ben Kayla Chana, Peretz Yisroel ben Batya Kayla,Yechezkel Chaim ben Masha Zissel, Toba bat Esther Faiga, Tesha Chana bat Chasuna Miriam, Zippa Chana bat Rachel Reya, Shneur Yechezkel ben Chaya Feiga, Yosef ben Genia, Gila bat Francis, Tziporah bat Gila, Yisroel ben Yonah, Beila Ruchel bat Miriam, Elisheva Malka bas Sarah Miriam, Simcha Chaim ben Ben Ariella Tamar, Shifra bat Bayla Perel, Shoshana Malka bat Chaya Zelda, Chaya Zelda bat Masha, Yehoshua Tzvi ben Hinda, Meir Yitzchak ha Cohen ben Pesil, Iliana bat Gitel, Gitel bat Miriam, Haddassah Hinda bas Baila, David Zalman haKohen ben Dina, Ronen Paz ben Rafa'ela Penina, Chaya Malka Esther bat Tzipporah, Shlomo Eliezer ben Yisroel Halevi, Moshe ben Nachmo, Miryam Beruriah bat Etta Raizel, Amichai Meir ben Rotem, Etty bat Machlya, Shoshana Elka bas Etel Dina.

Classes at the RJC Daf Yomi: Mon - Fri: Following the 6 AM

minyan. Shabbat: 1 hour before mincha. Sunday: After the 6:45 AM minyan.

Mishna Brachot: Mon - Fri: from 7:30AM to 7:45 AM in the Beit Midrash.

Sunday: 7:15 AM - Rabbi Eliezer Sher– in-depth Halacha based on the parsha, meets in social hall.

Sunday: 9:15 AM - Shiur with Rabbi Simcha Krauss in the Hashkama Room will continue this Sunday .

Tuesday: 1:00 PM - Ladies learning Touch of Class– meets in the Social Hall.

Tuesday: 2:15 PM - Gentlemen’s Kollel in the Beit Midrash

Tuesday: 8:30 PM - Parsha class is on hia-tus for Chanukah and will meet again on 12/26 in the Beit Midrash..

Thursday: 8:30 PM - Masechet Sukkot chaburah by Rabbi Noah Gardenswartz is back on in the Beit Midrash.

Shabbat: Post 7:00 AM minyan - Chabura in the Board Room given by Rabbi Drelich.

Shabbat: 45 minutes before mincha – Gemara Brachot in the Board Room

Gemach of Riverdale — Interest Free Loans Gemach of Riverdale provides interest free loans to members of the Riverdale community. * Granted loans of over $525,000 to ~40 borrowers. *Borrower “Use of Proceeds” included: Credit Card Consolidation, Unex-pected Tax Bills, Student Loan Payments, Starting a New Business, Medi-cal Procedures, Home Repairs, Planning a Simcha, New Home Expenses, Tuition Payments. * Gemach is flexible – Providing interest free loans from $2,000 to $100,000, with repayment terms from 6 months to 5 Years. P l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e G e m a c h c o n f i d e n t i a l l y at Gemachofriverdale@gmail.com or 917-408-3035 Kidney Donation A former member of our congregation is in desperate need of a kidney transplant, blood type A or O. He is working with Renewal, a charitable organization that helps members of the community find kidney donors. If you or anyone you know may be interested in helping save this life please have them call Renewal at 718-431-9831 ext. 209, and tell them your inquiry is about patient R23350, or email them at R23350@renewal.org. All inquiries to Renewal are strictly confidential and are without any obliga-tion. Thank you for your help. Safe at Home — The Hudson Community Project Now easier access to services for adults. Services include: Case Manage-ment, Housing Advocacy, Kosher meals, In-home support, Health Mainte-nance, Benefits/Entitlements, supportive counseling, legal referrals, Trans-portation to and from the Y and more. If you or someone you know can benefit from some of these services please contact Mitchell Harris, MSW at 646-738-6092 or mharris@ywashhts.org SAR Anniversary Dinner Save the date for SAR’s 49th Anniversary Dinner in support of the Scholarship Fund; guests of honor are Lauren & David Lieberman. Dinner will be Saturday night, January 13, 2018. Visit www.sardinner.org for more details. The website is now open for advertisements and reser-vations. Shul Walkers Needed Can you help some of our older members walk to shul Shabbat morning? There are members of our community who need help walking to shul or to be pushed in a wheel chair. This is an opportunity to merge chesed with tefillah. If you can help, even once in a while, please contact Rabbi Genack. Thank you to everybody who has volunteered so far.

Riverdale Y Join us for Family Fun Day, December 25. Come watch Moana, Lego Bat-man and Princess Bride in our theater, jump in our bounce-house, work out in the gym, or go for a swim (don't forget your swim cap). The Y will be open from 8 am to 4 pm, with activities from 10 am to 2 pm. A sug-gested donation of $20 per family helps provide scholarships to families in need. Please contact Matt Gerber at 347-913-4386 or mabramsger-ber@riverdaley.org for further information. Amazon Smile As we gear up for the holidays, we want to send a reminder to shop at smile.amazon.com, and select the Riverdale Jewish Center as the charity of your choice. Carlos & Gabby’s Carlos & Gabby’s is under new ownership and is looking for full and part time workers. Please call Ralph Haber at 646-361-0119 or email Ralphssd@aol.com to inquire.

Welcome to the Community! If you are new to the community, please let the welcoming committee know at RJCWelcome@gmail.com or through the RJC website. To sign up for emails

from the young couples minyan, email emilyhanau@gmail.com. Elianna Mitnick & Sheri Rotenberg, Co-Chairs RJC Welcoming Committee.

Supporting Jews Across the Bronx! By the Numbers, in 2017, the FFN:

Distributed over $300,000 Supported 57 individuals, often elderly, or families Provided allocations for rent, food, clothing & medicine Provided additional holiday disbursements 2 times a year Applied 100% of contributions to recipients Supported recipients recommended by Rabbis of all Bronx congregations Give generously to this community-wide effort to support the most vulnerable among us!

Send donations to: https://www.rjconline.org/payment.php

Connect with us! The Fund for the Needy Rabbi Yitzi Genack, Rabbi genack@gmail.com, 718.548.1850 ext.131 Emergencies: 201.220.8865

Tova Warburg Sinensky, Yoetzet Halacha riverdaleyoetzet@gmail.com, 646.598.9226

Shimon Craimer, Chazzan shimcraimer@gmail.com Phone: 646.326.8256 Adin and Chaya Rayman, Youth Directors rjcyouthdirectors@gmail.com

Wally Greene, Executive Director execdir@rjconline.org, 718.548.1850 x113

Phone: 718.548.1850 info@rjconline.org www.rjconline.org

Riverdale Jewish Center 3700 Independence Avenue,

Bronx, NY 10463

Career advisement? Job Networking? Please contact Howard Millendorf 718-796-5850

Howmill@corp.idt.net. Following job opportunity is available: immediately:

Looking for experienced secretary to do basic bookkeeping in fast growing internet based fashion

company. Growth opportunities available. Job is locat-ed in Yonkers. Please email resume to

sls373@gmail.com.