Weekly Newsletter

Shul members will receive an online survey this week about the evolving Master Plan for our building. Please complete the survey ASAP; we are eager to have your input.

As for Shul friends who are not yet members: If you have thoughts about the building renovations, please share. Send an email to info@stantonstshul.com.

Want to become a member? We would love for you to join our community.

Membership dues are a key part of our budget, and your annual commitment makes you an integral part of the community. Our members are Stanton’s lifeblood, backbone, and future. Please help keep Stanton alive, vibrant, and growing. To become a member,  please click here. For questions, email office@stantonstshul.com.

Men and women are welcome to join a new learning program every other Shabbat afternoon, following Mincha (5:15 pm). We will studying a relevant Jewish topic related to the weekly Parasha and discuss. This week's Topic - What is the Mission of the People of Israel?

This week's learning is sponsored by Mayer and Malki Sinensky in memory of Mayer's grandmother, Necha bat Meir, whose yahrzeit is on the 21st of Cheshvan.

To sponsor the learning program or Seuda Shlishit, please email office@stantonstshul.com.

This new Community Learning Program and the source sheets are supported and provided by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah.

Join us on Monday night for Rabbi Aviad Bodner's weekly Torah classes. 

7:00 pm - The Book of Shmuel

8:00 pm - Advanced Gemara Class - Sanhedrin

Men and Women of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to attend. To sponsor a class click here.

All women are invited to participate in our next Women's Tefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Chayei Sarah, on Shabbat morning, November 11.

Services will begin at 9:30am and will take place downstairs in the beit midrash.

If you would like to layn, lead services, or give a d'var Torah, or if you have questions, send an email to women@stantonstshul.com.

We are excited to welcome a special Veterans Day Scholar-in-Residence on Shabbat morning, November 11.

Rabbi Melinda Zalma will be speaking after kiddush on the topic "Walking the Path of Honoring our Tradition: Halakhah and Mission in the Military."  All are welcome to attend!

Rabbi Melinda Zalma is the Program Director of the Women in Faith Fellowship at the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY.  She is also a chaplain (Commander) in the Reserve Component of the U.S. Navy. She served as the rabbi and spiritual leader at Congregation Beth Mordecai in Perth Amboy, NJ and Congregation B’nai Israel in Fleischmanns, NY. She received her rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, where she also received her Masters in Midrash (rabbinic commentary). Before turning to her rabbinical studies, she obtained her B.A. in electrical engineering from Northwestern University. She and her husband, Adam, have two children.

We are thrilled to launch our Mommy or Daddy and Me class for its second year on Sunday morning, November 12th! The class, led by our own StantonKIDS early childhood professionals, will meet from 10-11am and will be open to infants and toddlers up to 24 months and their caregivers. The cost of the class is $20/class per child, and we will provide fun activities, music, crafts, and a snack. Help us kick off this exciting venture! You can pay for the class on our Donate page, by selecting "StantonKIDS" in the dropdown menu, or by bringing cash or check to the class. Please RSVP to kids@stantonstshul.com.

Kids ages 2-7 are welcome to join us for our StantonKIDS program on Shabbat morning, November 18 at 10:30 am.

For more info and for sponsorship opportunities, email kids@stantonstshul.com. For the complete StantonKIDS and StantonTOTS schedule, click here.

Save the Date for our next community dinner on November 24, with our very special guest scholar-in-residence, Rabbi Joshua Yuter. Registration will open on November 10th. 

We will be celebrating the Festival of Lights with a musical concert and a Chanukat HaBayit (House Warming) in appreciation of all who donated to our Building Fund. Save the date! More details comimg soon. 

The Stanton Street Shul is pleased be a partner in Yiddish New York. The nation’s largest workshop/festival of Yiddish culture, is returning December 23-28, 2017 to the 14th Street Y in Manhattan. The only festival of it’s kind on American soil, YNY is a six-day gathering of klezmer music, Yiddish culture, song & folk dance, theater, lectures, language, workshops, performances, visual arts, and film, with affordable programs for adults, kids and teens! To receive a 10% discount on 6-day registrations,

To access the discount, enter discount code “YNY10” when registering online.

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, Paul Ruffer, or another member of the board, and let's think about how we can help make Stanton flourish together.

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 member Michael Gordon 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 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.