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June 13-20, 2014 15-22 Sivan, 5774
RabbiS: J. Rolando Matalon • Marcelo R. Bronstein • Felicia L. Sol
HaZZaN & MuSic DiRectoR: Ari Priven
bJ RabbiNic FellowS: Alex Braver • Sarit Horwitz
bJ StuDeNt HaZZaN: Shoshi Rosenbaum
KOL JESHURUNiurah kue
SHelaH-leKHatoRaH: aNNual Numbers 13:1 - 15:41tRieNNial Numbers 13:1 - 14:7 1: 13:1 - 13:3 2: 13:4 - 13:16 3: 13:17 - 13:20 4: 13:21 - 13:24 5: 13:25 - 13:30 6: 13:31 - 13:33 7: 14:1 - 14:7 Maftir: 14:5 - 14:7 HaFtaRaH Joshua 2:1 - 2:24
NEXT WEEK: KoRaHtoRaH: aNNual Numbers 16:1 - 18:32tRieNNial Numbers 16:1 - 17:15HaFtaRaH I Samuel 11:14 - 12:22
Social actioN/Social JuStice oppoRtuNitY oF tHe weeK!
• Relationships: community building and community organizingTuesday, June 17, 6:30-8:45PM, 89th Street Middle Room: Join us for the second skills training ses-sion hosted by Panim el Panim and led by Michael Stanley, lead organizer of Manhattan Together. This session will be focused on effective ways to build connections with other people with whom you share common interests, in order to take action together. Specifically we will discuss the relational meeting, a technique used to help find new lead-ers or potential leaders with whom you can work. Register at www.bj.org. Contact Larissa at x272 to learn more.
FRiDaY, JuNe 13Mindfulness Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:45 PM – 89th St. Reception Room (SEE P.2) and Dinnerpreparing for Shabbat with Song 6:45 PM – 88th St. SanctuaryKabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 PM – 88th St. Sanctuary
SatuRDaY, JuNe 14 Hakhanah latefillah—preparing for prayer 8:45 AM – 86th St. Chapel (SEE P.2)Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 AM – 86th St. Sanctuary
bat Mitzvah Sophia Reifbar Mitzvah Guy Bennevat Haninovich
Shabbat Discovery and children’s Services 10:30 AM – 86th St. Parlor, Chapel, 2nd Floorcommunity Kiddush Following Services – 86th St. Social Hall
Minha Service 6:00 PM – 88th St.bar Mitzvah Ossian Heller
SuNDaY, JuNe 15 Morning Minyan 9:30 AM – 88th St.
MoNDaY, JuNe 16 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM – 88th St. Shira with Shira 4:00 PM – 89th St. 3rd Floor (SEE P.2)
tueSDaY, JuNe 17 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM – 88th St.
Relationships: community building 6:30 PM – 89th St. Middle Room and community organizing (SEE SIDEBAR)
weDNeSDaY, JuNe 18 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM – 88th St.
tHuRSDaY, JuNe 19 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM – 88th St. Judith bernstein lunch program 12:00 PM – 88th St. Frankel Hall
FRiDaY, JuNe 20 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM – 88th St. bim bam 9:15 and 10:15 – 88th St. Frankel Hall
SaNctuaRY: 257 West 88th Street • oFFice: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024-1705 • tel: 212.787.7600 • Fax: 212.496.7600 • webSite: www.bj.org
BJ’s Ner Tamid at 88th St. is powered by the light of the sun.
to register for classes and events, please visit www.bj.org.
• Make Your Voice Heard. take the bJ community Survey.Please remember to take the BJ Community Survey that was emailed to you this week. Your input is very important to us and will be used to inform our Strategic Plan. All responses must be received by June 20 and will be anonymous.
SuMMeR SeRVice ScHeDule!Shabbat Morning Service: pleaSe Note cHaNGe oF locatioN! Beginning Saturday, June 21, Shabbat morning services will start at 9:30AM at 88th Street. Children’s services will start at 10:45AM at 88th Street Frankel Hall.
• Membership and High Holy Days informationThe summer is around the corner and BJ Membership Season is here! The 2014-2015 membership renewal and High Holy Days materials are now available on the BJ website, www.bj.org/about-bj/membership and will be arriving in the mail soon. New members are always invited to join our community! High Holy Days locations are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis so remember to submit your application as soon as possible. Contact Amy Greenstein at [email protected] for more information.
coMMuNitY actiVitieS
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To the following members and their families: • Sophia Reif and her mother Robin Reif on Sophia becoming a Bat Mitzvah.• Guy Bennevat Haninovich, his parents Roni Bennevat and Modi Haninovich, his brother Lear Bennevat Haninovich, and his sisters Noa and Lily Bennevat Haninovich on Guy becoming a Bar Mitzvah. • Ossian Heller, his parents Lora and Ian Heller, and his brother, Zeke Heller on Ossian becoming a Bar Mitzvah.• John Ruskay, on his fifteen years of service as executive vice president and CEO of UJA-Federation.• Rachel Brook and Matt Holman on the birth of their daughter, Lila Ezri Brook-Holman.
• To Guy Felixbrodt, BJ Director of Events, for his six years of dedicated service to the BJ community.• To Emily Walsh, Assistant Director of Education, for her five years of dedicated service working with the BJ children and their families.• This week’s Community Kiddush is supported by Modi Haninovich and Roni Bennevat in honor of their son, Guy, becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
• David Saul and Confirmation Class, Congregation Ahavath Sholom, Fort Worth, Texas.
b’RuKHiM Haba’iM
toDaH RabbaH MaZal toV
• Mindfulness Kabbalat Shabbat and DinnerFriday, June 13, 6:45PM, 89th Street Reception Room: Led by Rabbis Bronstein and Cowan and Student Hazzan Shoshi Rosenbaum, this service involves meditation, reflection and personal engagement with the parashah. The service will be followed by dinner in the 89th Street Middle Room. Register online for the dinner or contact Sandra at [email protected] with questions.
• Hakhanah latefillah: preparing for prayerEvery other Saturday (last session June 14), 8:45-9:25AM, 86th Street Chapel: Please join Rabbi Roly Matalon to prepare the soul and open the heart for Shabbat morning prayers through the singing of piyutim and reflections on kavannah.
• Mindfulness Minha and MovementSaturday, June 21, 6:30-9:30PM, 88th St. Sanctuary: BJ members who participated in the Costa Rica retreat have formed a Mindfulness Havurah and would like to invite the BJ community to gather for an evening of mind-
ful practice and movement. The event will be facilitated by Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein, Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Sol Gonzalez, our movement facilitator from Costa Rica. Light refreshments will be served. Please wear comfort-able clothing. Register online, space is limited. If you need additional infor-mation, please contact Sandra at [email protected].
• women choosing to parent on their ownTuesday, July 1, 6:30-8:00PM, 89th Street Community House Roof: There are many incredible women in our community that have become moms on their own or are thinking about it. Join Rabbi Felicia Sol for a wine and cheese gathering at the 89th Street Community House to meet one another and offer ways of supporting one another. Share with friends, BJ and non-BJ members, who might be interested in joining. R.S.V.P. to [email protected].
• play Softball with bJThursdays through August 28, Central Park: Join us for friendly co-ed softball. Contact Craig Rosenberg at [email protected] for further information.Larissa at [email protected] or call x272 to learn more and sign up.
2 SaNctuaRY: 257 West 88th Street • oFFice: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024-1705 • tel: 212.787.7600 • Fax: 212.496.7600 • webSite: www.bj.org
• Volunteer with the bJ/SpSa Homeless Shelter this SummerMonday and Tuesday, 88th Street Frankel Hall and Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, 86th Street Social Hall: Many of our regular volunteers are away for the summer, which means we need you! You can get involved by joining our set up shift (7:00-9:00PM), sleepover shift (9:00PM-7:00AM), or becom-ing a food donor. We are especially in need of additional sleepover volun-teers for Tuesday nights. If you are interested in signing up for a shift or learning more, please contact Larissa at [email protected] or call x272.
• Get involved: city council District 6 introduces participatory budgetingTuesday, June 17, 6:00-8:00PM, Goddard Riverside Community Center, 593 Columbus Avenue: This year, Council Member Helen Rosenthal’s office will be allocating one million dollars of the city’s budget through a process called Participatory Budgeting. In the fall residents will start brainstorming ideas for our community. Volunteers will then develop these ideas into pro-posals and, in the spring, residents will decide which projects get the fund-ing. Attend the introductory meeting to learn more and find out how you can get involved. R.S.V.P. to [email protected] or call (212) 873-0282.
• Join the Justice for Farmworkers campaign with the economic Justice HevraMonday, June 23, 6:30-8:45PM, location given upon R.S.V.P.: Hidden from our view are 80,000 farmworkers who make New York’s multi-billion dollar
agricultural economy possible. The Economic Justice Hevra, part of Panim el Panim, BJ’s Community Organizing and Advocacy Initiative, is working on the Justice for Farmworkers Campaign. We traveled to Albany on Cinco de Mayo to lobby for Farmworker labor rights and are continuing to work on the passage of the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. Our work continues after our lobby day up in Albany on Cinco de Mayo. For more information and to R.S.V.P. for the meeting, contact Larissa at [email protected] or call x272.
• Shira with Shira: Hebrew Song Session for children 6 Years and YoungerMondays through June 16, 4:00-4:45PM, 89th Street Community House, 3rd Floor: Join us for a new Hebrew immersion class welcoming both English and Hebrew speakers. At the center of every session will be a classic Israeli children’s book. Sign up at www.bj.org/israelevents. Cost: $10 members, $15 non-members.
• the israel Film center FestivalThursday, June 12 –Thursday, June 19, JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Avenue and other locations around the city: A unique opportunity to view new top quality current Israeli cinema. Meet producers and directors for discussions before and after screenings. More information is available online at www.israelfilmcenter.org/festival. Special price for BJ members, enter code: IFCFBJ.
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SaNctuaRY: 257 West 88th Street • oFFice: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024-1705 • tel: 212.787.7600 • Fax: 212.496.7600 • webSite: www.bj.org
