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Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of Oct. 10, 2017 / Tishrei 20, 5778

Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Shabbat Bereshit

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Schedule for Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, and Shabbat Bereshit   Wednesday, October 11 – Hoshana Rabbah/Erev Shemini Atzeret 7:00 am: Shacharit Join us for Hoshana  Rabbah Tefilat  Shacharit on last day of Sukkot (ends at 8:30am). Please remember to make an Eruv Tavshilin (click here for more details) 6:04 pm: Candle Lighting 6:10 pm: Mincha and Maariv  Shemini Atzeret Community Dinner following services (Registration Closed) Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Phyllis and Paul Ruffer, Peretz Berk and Erik Leung, Robert and Jackie Brown, Alvin Goldstein, and Adie Koby.   Thursday, October 12 – Shemini Atzeret 9:30 am: Shacharit 10:45 am: Yizkor 6:10 pm: Mincha, Maariv, and Hakafot for Men and Women After 7:03 pm: Candle Lighting (from pre-lit candle)   Friday, October 13 – Simchat Torah 9:30 am: Shacharit 10:20 am: Hakafot 10:20 am: Hakafot and Torah Reading for Women 10:35 am: Kiddush Following services, Mayer and Malki Sinensky invite the entire community to celebrate Simchat Torah together at the annual Pot-Luck Kiddush/Lunch at Seward Park Community Room, 264 East Broadway. Please bring a food item for all to share and enjoy. Before 6:01 pm: Candle Lighting (from pre-lit candle) 6:10 pm: Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv   Shabbat, October 14 – Shabbat Bereshit 9:30 am: Shacharit 10:30 am: StantonKIDS 11:50 am: Kiddush/Lunch sponsored by Peretz Berk in honor of his Bar Mitzvah Parasha. 7:07 pm: Havdalah

Simchat Torah Women's Torah Reading Please join us on Friday morning, Oct. 13, 10:20 am, to dance with the Torah and to participate in a Simchat Torah women's reading where all women can get an aliyah.   Hakafot will begin in the main sanctuary, with women and men dancing and singing in separate circles with the Torah. Immediately following hakafot, all women are invited to take part in our women's- only Torah reading. We will repeat the reading of V'zot Habracha until every woman who wants an aliyah has received one. (If you've never had an aliyah before and are uncertain how it works, don't worry, we will walk you through it! (Questions? email women@stantonstshul.com.)

StantonKIDS: Dance and Sing this Shabbat Join StantonKIDS this Saturday, October 14, from  10:30am-12pm for some post-Simchat Torah fun!    Our inspiring StantonKIDS programming, run by early-childhood professionals, offers inclusive, innovative activities that engage children to learn about holidays through prayer, song and interactive, experiential activities. Join us this Saturday to celebrate the end of Sukkot and the start of a new Torah reading cycle. We'll be singing, waving flags, and tasting holiday-themed snacks to start off this New Year (5778). Kids of all ages are invited to participate in learning about hakafot (dancing with the Torah).    What could be better than learning about the Torah in a festive atmosphere, where kids get to move around while rejoicing? So bring yourselves, and your friends with children, and spread the word!

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