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Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of Jan. 26, 2018 / Shevat 10, 5778

Parashat Beshalach

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This Week's Schedule: Erev Shabbat, January 26 (Shevat 10) 4:48p Candle Lighting 4:56p Hilchot Shabbat Class with Rabbi Aviad Bodner 5:30p Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv 6:10p Community Shabbat Dinner with Guest Speaker Rabbi Gavriel Bellino   Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Peretz Berk and Erik Leung, Jeff Katz, Alvin Goldstein, Paul and Phyllis Ruffer, Alan Schwartz and Dana Friedman Shabbat, January 27: Beshalach (Shevat 11) 9:30a Shacharit 10:30a StantonKids Shabbat (Ends at 12:00p) 12:00p Kiddush   Kiddush this week is sponsored by Aliza and David Deutsch in memory of David's father: Zvi Deutsch, Israel Zvi ben Simcha Bunim Halevi z"l To sponsor a kiddush, please email kiddush@stantonstshul.com.   12:30p Mincha Gedola   5:10p Seudah Shlishit and a community learning program on the parasha. This week's learning is lead by Marc Bodner. To sponsor a Seuda Shlishit, please email office@stantonstshul.com. 5:40p Ma'ariv 5:57p Havdalah Monday, January 29 (Shevat 13)- Rabbi Aviad Bodner's Weekly Classes 7:00p The Book of Shmuel - Chapter 19 8:00p Advanced Gemara Class - Sanhedrin 26A   Men and Women of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to attend. To sponsor a class click here.   Announcements & Upcoming Events

THIS WEEK - Shabbat Community Dinner with Guest Speaker: Rabbi Gavriel Bellino - Jan 26 Rabbi Gavriel Bellino, of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue will be joining us at our community Shabbat dinner this weekend and sharing words of Torah. Registration for this dinner is closed.   Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Peretz Berk and Erik Leung, Jeff Katz, Alvin Goldstein, Paul and Phyllis Ruffer, Alan Schwartz and Dana Friedman

THIS WEEK -  StantonKIDS Program - January 27 Join us for our next StantonKIDS class with our own Stanton Street Shul member and educator, Leslie Levinson! The class will be Saturday, January 27th from 10:30am-12pm. For a complete schedule of our StantonKids program, please click here.

NEXT WEEK -  StantonKIDS Program - Feb 3 We will be having a StantonKIDS class NEXT Shabbat, Saturday February 3rd from 10:30am-12pm with Morah Laura and Morah Aliza to celebrate Tu B'Shevat! The class is sponsored by members Liz and Jon Miller in memory of Rochelle Miller Z"l, who dedicated her life to educating children.

Guest Lecture: Rabbanit Jennifer Geretz - "The Original Meaning of Jewish Time", Feb 7 We encourage you to come to meet Rabbanit Jennifer Geretz, Stanton's Rabbinic Advisor in person and give her a warm Stanton welcome when she comes to teach on Wednesday evening, Feb 7 at 7:00pm. Rabbanit Jennifer will be speaking on the topic of "The Original Meaning of Jewish Time." for more information and to RSVP, please click here.

Special Class - Women's Megilah Reading: Thursday Evening, February 15 Only recently has the question of women reading megillah for groups of women (or men) on Purim become a practical one. In this class, we will explore the halachic sources of the issue. Join us for this special class taught by the rabbi of the Stanton Street Shul, Rabbi Aviad Bodner. Click here for more information.

Started This Week - Stanton's Mishloach Manot Project Mishloach Manot, sending food gifts to friends and family, is one of the four Mitzvot performed on Purim. It is a heartfelt way to emphasize the Jewish unity that lies at the core of the Purim holiday, and to create meaningful connections within our own community at the same time. Through Stanton's Mishloach Manot project, you can participate in giving a beautiful gift basket to your friends and family at Stanton, which they will receive on Purim when they come to shul.   If you are a shul member, you received an email this week with your personal log-in code and instructions for how to participate in the project. If you did not receive an email and want to participate, please contact us at office@stantonstshul.com ASAP.

Join the Stanton Street Shul - The Fastest Growing Community on the Lower East Side 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.

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

We are 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