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Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of June 30, 2017 / Tammuz 6, 5777

Parashat Chukat

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This Week's Schedule Erev Shabbat, June 30 (Tammuz 6) 7:15p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv 8:13p Candle Lighting Shabbat, July 1: Chukat (Tammuz 7) 9:30a Shacharit 12:00p Kiddush is sponssored by the house. To sponsor a kiddush, email kiddush@stantonstshul.com. 9:21p Havdalah

Urgent Repairs Construction Beginning on July 5 After several years of talking about it, several fundraising campaigns, and a lot of generosity on the part of our members, friends, and the NY Landmarks Conservancy, we are finally going to be doing the most urgent repairs to our building. Thank you to all who donated to make this possible!   Construction is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, July 5, and will continue for about 10-12 weeks. We expect to maintain regular shul operations and Shabbat services throughout.   A meeting was held this past Tuesday to share information about the project, including the timeline, and what to expect during and after the construction is complete. The Urgent Repairs Committee is preparing a report from that meeting, which will be sent by email to Shul members in the next few days.   Thank you to Elissa Sampson, Raffi Abelson, Jessica Spector, Jeff Katz and Rivky Friedman for their efforts in moving this project forward.

Report from the Annual Membership Meeting Now Available to Members At our Annual Membership Meeting, which was held in early June, we heard from Rabbi Bodner and members of the Board about all that has been going on in the shul this past year, and all that is planned for the coming year. We also elected new board members and officers and voted for changes to several of our Shul Bylaws.   The Board has prepared a report from the meeting for Shul members who were not able to attend. If you are interested in reading the report, please email Sam Weisblatt at samweisblatt@gmail.com.

Volunteering at Stanton One of the many strengths of our shul is the variety and multiple talents and abilities of our congregants. It takes a lot to run our shul and our programming, and we can probably use your help. Are you a tech guru, web design aficionado, or social media wiz? A master event planner, fundraiser, or program coordinator? An accountant, lawyer, or investment professional? A trained carpenter, electrician, or contractor? If you have any of these or other skills, professional or amateur, that you'd like to contribute to Stanton, speak to Rabbi Bodner, Rivky Friedman, or another member of the board and let's think about how we can help make Stanton flourish together.

Planned Giving at Stanton Looking for a way to give back to Stanton, not right now, but maybe at some point in the future? Consider planning a long-term gift to the shul. We encourage anyone interested in discussing various ways to plan a gift now that will be given in the future to contact Board members Michael Gordon or Rivky Friedman, or Rabbi Bodner. There are many ways to go about planned giving and we are happy to discuss the various options that might work for you.

The Stanton Street Shul is proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad! The Downtown Va'ad is an Orthodox rabbinic network, intended to advance the welfare and flourishing of the Downtown community. Check out the Va'ad on Facebook for more information.

Get in Touch! The Stanton Street Shul is located at 180 Stanton St., New York, NY 10002   Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 1008, New York, NY 10002   Visit our website: www.StantonStShul.com Send us an email: info@stantonstshul.com   To submit an announcement for our newsletter email announcements@stantonstshul.com