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The Jewish Center S H A B B A T B U L L E T I N
November 22, 2014 • PARSHAT TOLDOT • 29 Cheshvan 5775
The Jewish Center - The Modern Orthodox Center for Jewish Life and Learning www.jewishcenter.org • 212-724-2700
Erev Shabbat 4:16PM Candle Lighting 4:20PM Minchah Family Minyan (This minyan is designed for children ages 3-9, with all siblings welcome. Minchah in the sanctuary, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv on the 5th floor) Young Leadership Oneg Crawl
Shabbat 7:45AM Hashkama Minyan 8:30AM Rabbi Israel Silverstein Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Yosie Levine 9:00AM Shacharit and Public Lecture by Rabbi Yosie Levine, A Revolutionary Prayer: The Story Behind the First Hebrew Prayer for a Democratic Government
9:15AM Young Leadership (5th floor) 9:15AM Hashkama Shiur with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, Rambam on Divine Providence, Part II 9:16AM Sof Zman Kriat Shema 9:30AM Teen Minyan and Hot Kiddush (in partnership with Torah Academy of Bergen County) 10:00AM Youth Groups, 2-year-olds: lower level; 3-4-year-olds: lower level; 5-6-year-olds: lower level; 2nd-3rd graders: 7th floor, 4th-6th graders: 7th floor 11:15AM Youth Department Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, Sanhedrin Shabbat Mevarchim Hot Kiddush
With thanks to our Kiddush Sponsors: Please see page two for a complete list of sponsors Teen Minyan Sponsors, Anonymous
12:15PM Early Minchah 3:00PM Bikkur Cholim and Bikkur in the Home. Meet at the Westmont, 730 Columbus Avenue 4:10PM Minchah, Shabbat afternoon groups Israel Friedman Daf Yomi 39 Melachot with Rabbi Dovid Zirkind Seudah Shlishit Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Fridman, Silent Warrior: Appreciating Yitzchak's Inwardness in the Age of Celebrity Seudah Shlishit Youth Speakers: Emma Jonas, in commemora-tion of the 20th yahrzeit of Seth’s father, Eric Jonas and Hannah Vorchheimer
With Thanks to our Seudah Shlishit Sponsors: Rochelle Tarlowe & Seth Jonas in commemoration of the 20th yahrzeit of Seth’s father, Eric Jonas
5:16PM Shabbat concludes Parent-Child Learning (middle school students are welcome) with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, Rivkah: Derishat Hashem
Women's Tehillim Group - Mon., November 24 at 7:15PM. (1st floor) Contact Joyce Weitz for more info at 212-877-1176.
NOVEMBER IS MEMBERSHIP MONTH AT THE JC THE JEWISH CENTER • IT’S WHERE YOU BELONG
Become a member by November 30th and save 20% on the annual membership fee.
Apply for membership online at www.jewishcenter.org or pick up an application in the lobby.
WELCOME TORAH ACADEMY OF BERGEN COUNTY
— DAILY SERVICES —
Sun., Nov. 23 Rosh Chodesh Shacharit 8:30AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Minchah 4:20PM
Mon., Nov. 24 - Wed., Nov. 26 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Minchah 4:20PM
Thur., Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Shacharit 8:30AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Minchah 4:20PM
Fri., Nov. 21 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Candle Lighting 4:13PM Minchah 4:20PM
Israel’s Water Story: Lessons for a Water-Stressed World
PUBLIC LECTURE • SHABBAT, DECEMBER 6TH AT 11:00AM YOSSI SIEGEL
A Revolutionary Prayer: The Story Behind the First Hebrew Prayer for a Democratic Government
PUBLIC LECTURE • SHABBAT, NOVEMBER 22ND AT 11:00AM RABBI YOSIE LEVINE
This real-life thriller tells the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, who becomes a spy for Israel. The film focuses on the complex relationship with his handler. Please visit our website or see page 3 for more information.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND AT 8:00PM SCREENING OF THE GREEN PRINCE
Save the Date: Community Shabbat Dinner with Dr. Erica Brown
Shabbat Morning Public Lecture: Chanukah and Heroism: Who Are Today's Jewish Heroes?
COMMUNITY SCHOLAR • SHABBAT, DECEMBER 12-13 DR. ERICA BROWN
SOLD OUT
See page 2 or visit our website for more information and his complete bio.
MAY & SAMUEL RUDIN LECTURE • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 8:00PM MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF
We are pleased to welcome TABC students to The Jewish Center this Shabbat!
DAILY (except Shabbat) Israel Friedman Daf Yomi, 7:45AM
MONDAY A Talmudic Study of the Shema with Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, 8:00PM
TUESDAY Advanced Talmud Chabura with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, 7:45AM
Nosh and Drash with Dr. Adena Berkowitz will resume after Thanksgiving
Heroines Sadye and Henry Bayer Chu-mash Class with Rabbi Yosie Levine, 7:00PM
WEDNESDAY Advanced Talmud Chabura with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, 7:45AM
Women of the Bible with Rabbi Yosie Levine, 11:00AM
Words from the Wise - The Book of Proverbs with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, 8:00PM
The Next Level with Rabbi Mark Wildes, 8:00PM
THURSDAY Innovation & Conservation: Ancient Judaism & Christianity with Rabbi Ari Lamm will resume after Thanksgiving
SHABBAT Rabbi Israel Silverstein Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Yosie Levine, 8:30AM
Ramban on the Weekly Parsha with Rabbi Daniel Fridman, 9:15AM
Youth Department Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Daniel Fridman
Israel Friedman Daf Yomi with rotating JCU Faculty, 1 hour before Minchah
Parent-Child Learning with Rabbi Daniel Fridman
39 Melachot (through December 27) with Rabbi Dovid Zirkind
JEWISH CENTER UNIVERSITY FALL SEMESTER FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CONTACT RABBI DOVID ZIRKIND AT [email protected].
JC Online - Become a fan for the latest news and events. Facebook.com/TheJewishCenterNY
MAY & SAMUEL RUDIN LECTURE FEATURING MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 8:00PM SON OF HAMAS: FROM A TERRORIST HOME TO ISRAELI SPY
Mosab Hassan Yousef was born in Ramallah, son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, the founder and leader of the terrorist or-ganization Hamas. As his father's eldest son, he was seen as his heir apparent and became an important part of the Hamas organization. Yousef was held by Shin Bet agents in 1996. During that interrogation he accepted the offer to become an Israeli informant. From that point forward he was regarded as Israel’s most reliable source on Hamas activities; credited with the saving countless lives and as-sisting in the arrest of the region’s most dangerous terror-
ists. In 2008, Yousef left the Middle East for California. He has since written an autobiography entitled Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices. His story was brought to life in the recent documentary, The Green Prince.
The event is free and open to the public. We have sold out but have opened up a wait list. Please visit our website for more information.
BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM
Motzei Shabbat, December 6, 13, 20, January 3, 10, 24, and February 7
at 6:30PM (4th floor) A six-week course for Bnot Mitzvah, and those about to become Bnot Mitzvah, on the Torah values of Jewish womanhood. Topics covered, through the lens of Biblical Jewish heroines, will include familial leadership, prayer, kindness, personal modesty, loyalty, courage and fear-lessness. The course will conclude with presenta-tions by all the student participants at a family gathering at the shul. Co-taught by Rabbi Daniel & Chaya Fridman.
Bikkur Cholim is a great experience for people of all ages. It brings you to the home of someone who might not get out so much, and you get to learn all about their life. It is very meaningful and fun. Some-times kids put on shows for them! It is such a nice thing to do, and it brightens the elderly's day! They enjoy the visits so much. When every-one gets back to shul, we discuss what has happened and the nega-tive/ positives about our visits. It is a great opportunity and such a beautiful mitzvah. I hope everyone will come and appreciate as much as I do because we will not always have this opportunity and we have the job to pass down their stories!
WITH THANKS TO OUR SHABBAT MEVARCHIM KIDDUSH SPONSORS
Joseph Gottlieb in celebration of Ruby's birthday and in observance of the yarzheit of Florence Gottlieb Fran & Jonah Kupietzky on the occasion of Jonah’s 80th birthday, bo bayom Rachel Lurie, in memory of her mother, Klara Markovitz Marleen & Kenneth Wolf in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Marleen’s father, Isidore Zweig
YOUTH DEPARTMENT & BIKKUR CHOLIM VISITS BY JESSIE BRENNER, 6TH GRADE
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MAZAL TOV Chana & Eddie Lowenthal on Yehudah's Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Yehudah's grandmother, Randie Lowenthal
Shira Silton & David Wildman on their forthcoming wedding
THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS Thank you to Steve Hirsch and Virginia Bayer Hirt who are our ushers this Shabbat.
THANK YOU TO CSS We would like to once again thank CSS and our dedicated CSS members for providing the security for our synagogue this week.
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MITZVAH OPPORTUNITY The Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA) has called on our community for support to help Cynthia Ohana re-ceive a Get from Ephraim Ohana after more than a decade of separation. ORA, along with the Rab-binical Council of Balti-more, have pursued Mr. Ohana from city to city and he has recently moved to the Upper West Side. ORA has organized a rally against Ephraim Ohana. The rally will take place on Sunday, Novem-ber 23rd at 11:00 a.m. at 75 West End Avenue (West 63 Street between West End and Riverside) with participants gather-ing outside the entrance of the building. Community support is crucial in these situations, and we encour-age those who can attend to be a part of this im-portant Mitzvah of helping to free an agunah and receive a Get forthwith.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
YOUNG COUPLES & FAMILIES TOY DRIVE Through December 8 The JC is collecting new toys to be donated to children at Ohel. Stop by The JC lobby to drop off a toy.
SCREENING OF THE GREEN PRINCE Tuesday, December 2 at 8:00PM This real-life thriller tells the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, who becomes a spy for Israel. The film focuses on the com-plex relationship with his handler. The Green Prince is a gripping account of terror, betrayal, and unthinkable choices, along with a friendship that defies all boundaries. Cost in advance: $10 members, $15 non-members; Sponsor: $200, includes 2 tickets, sponsorship listing and 1 VIP pass to a private reception with Mosab Hassan Yousef on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00PM; Patron: $360, includes 2 tickets, sponsorship listing and 2 VIP passes to a private reception with Mosab Hassan Yousef on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00PM. Seating is limited. Please register on our website before seats are sold out.
YOUNG LEADERSHIP BOOK CLUB Sunday, December 7 at 8:30PM at 175 W. 87th Street, Apt. 21B Join us for the first meeting of the Young Leadership Book Club, featuring The Children Act by Ian McEwan. Questions? Please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
PRIVATE TOUR OF LETTERS TO AFAR: BY PÉTER FORGÁCS, MUSIC BY THE KLEZMATICS AT THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Wednesday, December 10 at 11:00AM Join Rabbi Levine for a private tour of this exhibit, which is an immersive video art installa-tion based on home movies made by New York City’s Jewish immigrants who traveled back to visit Poland during the 1920s and 30s. The films document poignant family reunions and everyday life in small towns in the years before the Second World War, capturing a culture on the brink. Tickets cost $20 members; $22 non-members. For more information and to reg-ister, contact Batsheva at [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE: SHABBAT DINNER WITH DR. ERICA BROWN Friday, December 12 For more information and to join the planning committee, email [email protected].
YOUTH DEPARTMENT
FAMILY MINYAN Friday, November 21
TEEN MINYAN Shabbat, November 22
THANKGIVING FIREHOUSE VISIT Thursday, November 27 at 11:00AM at 120 West 83rd Street Families and children are welcome to take a tour of our local firehouse. Bring a thank-you card and treats for our brave firefighters. Meet at the firehouse on 83rd Street and Am-sterdam Avenue. For more information, con-tact [email protected].
PRE-CHANUKAH FAMILY DINNER Shabbat, December 5 Enjoy dinner and spend time with old friends while making new ones. Plus: Tot Shabbat, relay races and games with Roll Joel and Super Soccer Stars! Registration is now closed.
PARSHA PALOOZA IN YOUTH GROUPS Shabbat, December 6 at 10:00AM Think you’ve got the answers? Show off your knowledge and walk away with amazing prizes! Interested in a co-sponsorhip? Contact [email protected] for more information
POST-BAT MITZVAH SHABBAT MORNING LEARNING Shabbat, December 6 All Jewish Center post-Bat Mitzvah teens and their friends are welcome to join for some fun learning with Chaya Fridman. Start davening in the main shul. After haftorah reading, head up to the 4th floor Beit Midrash for learning on subjects of interest to teens. Snacks are sponsored by Beth & Josh Schwartz.
SAVE THE DATE: 5TH ANNUAL TEEN VS. CLERGY BASKETBALL GAME Saturday night, December 13 More information to follow. With thanks to our growing list of sponsors: Rachel & Jona-than Sopher in memory of Judith Levine and Rabbi Yosie & Rachel Levine. SOLD
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Yosie Levine Rabbi
Dovid Zirkind Assistant Rabbi
Chaim David Berson Cantor
Daniel Fridman Resident Scholar
Rabbi Ari Lamm William Fischman Resident Scholar
Aaron Strum Executive Director
Eliane Glassman Director of
Programming and Communications
Yitzchak Sprung Youth Director
OFFICERS Avi Schwartz
President
Andrew Borodach First Vice President
Andrew Kaplan Vice President
Mark Segall Vice President
Rose Lynn Sherr Vice President
Michael Jacobs Assistant
Vice President
Yaron Kinar Treasurer
Len Berman Assistant Treasurer
Miri Lipsky Secretary
Lisa Septimus Yoetzet Halacha 917-382-9008
Chevra Kadisha 212-724-2700
UWS Mikvah 212-579-2011
Hatzalah 212-230-1000
Eruv Status 212-724-2700
Clergy & Staff
Phone Numbers
In Memoriam Rabbi Ari Lamm, Resident Scholar
Who has had a moment’s restful sleep this week? Who is not still haunted by the image of a talit, cruelly ripped from its wearer, lying in a pool of blood? Whose heart does not ache for the families of those pious Jews slain at prayer, R. Moshe Twerksy, R. Aryeh Kupinsky, R. Kalman Ze’ev Levine, and R. Avraham Goldberg? “For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears, for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my soul; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.” (Lamentations 1:16) Just prior to this writing, another victim suc-cumbed to his injuries: Zidan Saif, a thirty-year-old policeman who was first on the scene at the syna-gogue in Har Nof. Officer Saif’s family is no stranger to heroism on behalf of the State of Israel; his uncle gave his life as a soldier in the IDF during the Leba-non War. Officer Saif’s death struck a particular chord in me, in light of a homily on this week’s sidra featured in Genesis Rabbah: “‘And the first [Esau] came forth ruddy’ (Gen. 25:25)…When Samuel saw that David was ruddy…he was afraid. He said, ‘perhaps even this one shall be a murderer [like Esau].’ God replied…‘Esau kills indiscriminately, but this one [David] will only kill in accordance with the will of the Sanhedrin.’” (Genesis Rabbah 63:25) Amid its exegetical logic contrasting two emblematic national symbols – Esau and a young man who would one day be King David – this mid-rash constructs an argument regarding the ideal con-stitution of a Jewish polity, to wit: While in order to
protect against the threat of anarchy, the Jewish state must arrogate to itself the prerogative to em-ploy force – even deadly force – the state’s power in this respect must be subordinated to the rule of law – to the Sanhedrin. If it is not so subordinated, the state’s monopoly on violence is no better than the power that a bully like Esau possesses to torment those weaker and more vulnerable than himself. Officer Saif’s tragic death throws this con-trast between Esau and David into sharp relief. The terrorists who assaulted the synagogue in Har Nof wielded the axes and guns of Esau. In sowing indis-criminate death among the innocent, they represent humanity at its most base. But Officer Saif stood for the very opposite. While he, too, wielded weaponry capable of inflicting death, he did so in the service of a police force constituted by a liberal democracy that is governed by the rule of law. And when duty called, he heroically gave his life to defend the help-less irrespective of their being of a different ethnicity and faith. He embodied the values of King David in his acquiescence to the da’at Sanhedrin, the rule of law. Many words have been and will be said about the precious Jewish souls – among them a veri-table colossus in the realm of Torah study, R. Moshe Twersky – ripped from our midst by this unspeakably horrific act of terrorism. But let our community also shed tears for the death of Officer Zidan Saif, a loyal citizen – true to the legacy of King David – and surely one of the chasidei umot ha-‘olam.
JC TRIP: PESACH 2015 IN ISRAEL The Jewish Center is organizing an extraor-dinary journey to Israel this Spring. We will be staying at the beautiful Inbal Hotel in the heart of Jerusalem, where we have a block of rooms at a very good rate. The trip will be 10 days/nights and will include daily breakfast and six Shabbat/Yom Tov meals. There is no better way to express your solidarity with Israel than to be there. Email Eliane at [email protected] if you are interested in joining the trip. If you have questions, you can contact our tour operator: Joey Freudmann, 718-395-3755 or [email protected].
JC DELEGATION AT THE AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE MARCH 1-3, 2015
The AIPAC Policy Conference is the pro-Israel community's preeminent annual gathering. The event attracts more than 14,000 community and student activists from all 50 states, and more than half of the Senate, a third of the House of Repre-sentatives and countless Israeli and American policymakers and thought leaders. Over three jam-packed days, Policy Conference participants choose from hundreds of informative sessions and participate in the pro-Israel community's largest and most important advocacy day. The JC is proud to be sending a delegation to this conference. Tickets cost $399 per person. Register before December 31st to lock into this deal. Questions? Please visit our website to purchase your tickets.
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ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY
This real-life thriller tells the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of a found-ing leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, who becomes a spy for Israel. The film focuses on the complex relationship with his handler. The Green Prince is a gripping account of terror, betrayal, and unthinkable choices, along with a friendship that defies all boundaries.
This film is rated PG-13.
THE JEWISH CENTER
131 West 86th Street • New York, NY 10024 Www.jewishcenter.org • 212-724-2700
SCREENING OF THE GREEN PRINCE Tuesday, December 2 at 8:00PM
REGISTRATION: Please purchase your tickets on our website
COST IN ADVANCE: $10 members, $15 non-members; Sponsor: $200, includes 2 tickets, sponsor-ship listing and 1 VIP pass to a private re-ception with Mosab Hassan Yousef on Tues-day, December 9 at 7:00PM; Patron: $360, includes 2 tickets, sponsorship listing and 2 VIP passes to a private reception with Mosab Hassan Yousef on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00PM.
QUESTIONS? If you have questions, please email [email protected].
MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF WILL BE SPEAKING
AT THE JEWISH CENTER The Jewish Center is proud to host Mosab Hassan Yousef on Tuesday, December 9. For more information about the lecture and to register, please visit our website.
