Weekly Newsletter

All women are invited to participate in our Women's Tefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Emor, on Shabbat morning, May 18.

Services will begin at 9:30 am 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.

On Sunday, May 19th, from 10:00am-12pm, join us for some outdoor family fun with the StantonKIDS and Sixth Street Community Kinderlach!  We'll celebrate nature with activities at the Siempre Verde Garden right across the street from the Shul!  Bad weather? We'll be indoors at the Shul, and bring nature in with us. Click here for more info.

The next women's discussion group will be on Sunday, March 10th (11:00 am) @ the Shul. The topic of discussion - Humor & Health: Exploring both entities and the interaction between the two. The discussion will be facilitated by Brina Chu. Contact brinachu3@gmail.com for more details.

The NYPD Shield is countering terrorism through information sharing. This program is designed to provide the public with an awareness on how to respond in an active shooter situation. Monday, May 20th at 6:30 pm, Orenstein Pavillion, 15 Willett Street. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Join us for our next StantonKIDS Shabbat! The class will be on Shabbat morning (Saturday, May 25th) from 10:30am-12pm. To sponsor a future kids program, contact us at kids@stantonstshul.com

The The Victorian Society New York has granted the Stanton Street Shul $750 from its Margot Gayle Fund to help underwrite the repair/restoration of our Torah ark.

The monetary award will be presented on Monday, May 20, 2019, but must be matched by our members and friends.  Please respond generously so we can continue to improve the beauty and safety of our historic shul. Donate here.

The Stanton Street Shul is pleased to host "Through a Spiritual Lens", an photography exhibit curated by David Wander. The show will be on view from May 16 until August 18.  More info here.

Join us for our StantonKIDS Shabbat! The class will be on Shabbat morning (Saturday, May 4th) from 10:30am-12pm. This program is sponsored by Rebecca and David Friedman in honor of Sonya's 3rd birthday. To sponsor a future kids program, contact us at kids@stantonstshul.com

Join on Wednesday night (May 8th) as the Stanton Street Shul and the Sixth Street Community Synagogue communities will come together for a celebratory Tefillah for Israel's Independence Day at 7:30 pm, led by Rabbi Gavriel Bellino and Meir Shapiro. A light Israeli dinner to follow services (sponsors welcomed!)

Join us again on Thursday morning (May 9th, 7:00 am) for tefillat Shacharit with Hallel, followed by a light breakfast sponsored by Lindsey and Rabbi Aviad Bodner in honor of Aviad's birthday.

The Stanton Street Shul is pleased to host Through a spiritual lens, an photography exhibit curated by David Wander. The show will be on view from May 16 until August 18.  All are invited to attend the show’s opening on Thursday, May 16, from 7:00 until 9:00 pm.

All women are invited to participate in our Women's Tefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Emor, on Shabbat morning, May 18.

Services will begin at 9:30 am 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.

On Sunday, May 19th, from 10:00am-12pm, join us for some outdoor family fun with the StantonKIDS and Sixth Street Community Kinderlach!  We'll celebrate nature with activities at the Siempre Verde Garden right across the street from the Shul!  Bad weather? We'll be indoors at the Shul, and bring nature in with us. Click here for more info.

The next women's discussion group will be on Sunday, March 10th (11:00 am) @ the Shul. The topic of discussion - Humor & Health: Exploring both entities and the interaction between the two. The discussion will be facilitated by Brina Chu. Contact brinachu3@gmail.com for more details.

The NYPD Shield is countering terrorism through information sharing. This program is designed to provide the public with an awareness on how to respond in an active shooter situation. Monday, May 20th at 6:30 pm, Orenstein Pavillion, 15 Willett Street. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The The Victorian Society New York has granted the Stanton Street Shul $750 from its Margot Gayle Fund to help underwrite the repair/restoration of our Torah ark.

The monetary award will be presented on Monday, May 20, 2019, but must be matched by our members and friends.  Please respond generously so we can continue to improve the beauty and safety of our historic shul. Donate here.

Artscroll is out, Koren is in!

You might have noticed that our shul purchased new siddurim: The Koren Sacks Siddur! Thank you to Phyllis Ruffer and Margie Segal for their generosity.

You can dedicate one of the 80 new siddurim in memory or in honor of your loved ones for $50 each. Dedicate a siddur here.

Join us for a night of acoustic music by a few members of the synagogue and a few of their friends on the new balcony of our shul. This evening will feature original songs written and sung by the artists listed.  The format will include stories of the creative process and songs in the works. Come by to support the songwriters and the synagogue. 

For More details and registration: Click here.

Do you really want to cook for the weekend before Pesach? We didn't think so. Join us for this dinner with all the Chametz foods you can imagine. Register here. 

Join us for our next StantonKIDS Shabbat! The class will be on Shabbat morning (Saturday, April 13th) from 10:30am-12pm. 

Join us for a meaningful and uplifting Passover seder in the Lower East side with the Stanton Street Shul community, where we will experience the exodus together and regard ourselves "as if we had come out of Egypt." All are welcome and all will feel welcome.

Rabbi Bodner will be leading a community seder on the second night of Passover, Saturday night, April 20, at 8:20 pm, at the Stanton Street Shul. The cost is $50 person for Stanton members, $60/person for non-members, and sponsorships ($150 includes two seats at the seder) are available. Registration will close on April 10th.

Financial assistance is available. For more information, please contact  office@stantonstshul.com. Register here.

You need wine for Pesach! Buy your wine for the holiday from The River Wine! Order any of The River Wine's selection of delicious wines and spirits and Stanton will receive 10% of the sale. Free home delivery for orders of a dozen bottles or more.

See the list of wines here. For more information contact: ami.nahari@theriverwine.com

We invite you to remember with us all those who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and honor their memory in the Lower East Side with a traditional kiddush to mark the anniversary of their passing (sponsored by Dr. Elissa Sampson and Prof. Jonathan Boyarin.) Their ongoing struggle to earn a living as poor immigrants reminds us of the necessity of defending immigrant rights, and the rights of poor people today.

Pesach is around the corner and we are here to help you prepare for it. Join us for this mini-series of two classes on the subject of the four sons of the Haggadah.

April 1 - How is the Wise Son different from the Wicked Son?

April 8 - The Four Sons in Art - Reviewing tens of pictures from various haggadot from the last 400 years and can be learned from them. 

To sponsor a class, click here.

Join us for a night of acoustic music by a few members of the synagogue and a few of their friends on the new balcony of our shul. This evening will feature original songs written and sung by the artists listed.  The format will include stories of the creative process and songs in the works. Come by to support the songwriters and the synagogue. More details coming soon.

Do you really want to cook for the weekend before Pesach? We didn't think so. Join us for this dinner with all the Chametz foods you can imagine. More details coming soon.

Join us for our next StantonKIDS Shabbat! The class will be on Shabbat morning (Saturday, April th) from 10:30am-12pm. 

For the past couple of years, Jeff Katz has tirelessly worked his magic on our formerly tired 106 year old building, bringing it back to shining life. On March 17, Stanton members and friends will gather, in costume, at the Shul to honor Jeff. The funds we raise will finance current and future work on the Shul's sanctuary and balcony space.

If you cannot make it to the gala, please consider making a donation in Jeff's honor or placing an add in the journal (as low as $36,) every amount and donation counts. Click here for more information.

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 MishloachManot 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 with your personal log-in code and instructions for how to participate in the project. If you do not receive an email and want to participate, please contact us at office@stantonstshul.com ASAP.

Dinner hosts: Jonathan Zylberberg, Camilla de Sanna, Simon Chafetz, Jennifer Volmer, Serena Ella Morena, Valentin Cohen, Zack Cohen, Daniela Ratner, Eli Szus, Natan Wise and Adam Chetrit.

Dinner sponsors: Daniela Ratner, Ari Sklar and Jennie Cohen

Join us for our next StantonKIDS Shabbat! The class will be on Shabbat morning (Saturday, March 8th) from 10:30am-12pm. 

The next women's discussion group will be on Sunday, March 10th (11:00 am) @ the Shul. The topic of discussion - "Power and Authority" The discussion will be facilitated by Brina Chu. Contact brinachu3@gmail.com for more details.

Once again, we will be holding our annual Women's Reading of Megillat Esther on Purim Night, March 20 (Wednesday Night). All women are invited to attend, in costume, with noisemakers in hand!

If you want to get involved with our Women's Tefillah group, please email us at women@stantonstshul.com.

We invite you to remember with us all those who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and honor their memory in the Lower East Side with a traditional kiddush to mark the anniversary of their passing (sponsored by Dr. Elissa Sampson and Prof. Jonathan Boyarin.) Their ongoing struggle to earn a living as poor immigrants reminds us of the necessity of defending immigrant rights, and the rights of poor people today.

Join us for a night of acoustic music by a few members of the synagogue and a few of their friends on the new balcony of our shul. This evening will feature original songs written and sung by the artists listed.  The format will include stories of the creative process and songs in the works. Come by to support the songwriters and the synagogue. More details coming soon.

Do you really want to cook for the weekend before Pesach? We didn't think so. Join us for this dinner with all the Chametz foods you can imagine. More details coming soon.

For the past couple of years, Jeff Katz has tirelessly worked his magic on our formerly tired 106 year old building, bringing it back to shining life. On March 17, Stanton members and friends will gather, in costume, at the Shul to honor Jeff. The funds we raise will finance current and future work on the Shul's sanctuary and balcony space. Click here for more information.

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 MishloachManot 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 will receive an email this week with your personal log-in code and instructions for how to participate in the project. If you do not receive an email and want to participate, please contact us at office@stantonstshul.com ASAP.

Join us for an exciting new series of classes at our shul with our rabbinic intern Hody Nemes and prepare yourself for the upcoming Purim holiday!

Feb 25 - The Answer is Bowing in The Wind: Why did Mordechai Refuse to Kneel? Sponsored by Martin and Karen Wolfson

March 4 - Getting to the “Art” of the Matter: Discovering Esther on the Painter’s Canvas - Co-taught with David Wander

March 11 - “G-d Weeps in Secret”: A Rabbinic Answer to A Topsy-Turvy World 

Join us for our next community dinner on March 1, for a special Shabbat dinner at the Stanton Street Shul.
Due to the high demand, registration will close on February 25th at 7:00 pm unless we sell out earlier. Please register for the dinner ($30 members, $38 non-members, $100 on our website.
Questions? Want to help us with set-up or another volunteer role? Email us at office@stantonstshul.com.

Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Hilda and Reuben Epstein, Dana Friedman, Alan Schwartz, Jeff Katz, George Kleiner and Barry Feldman. More sponsors are welcome!

If you are in your 20s or 30s and want to meet more friends in downtown Manhattan, join us for this Shabbat dinner in the LES, we'd love to have you. For more details and to register, Click here.

Dinner hosts: Jonathan Zylberberg, Camilla de Sanna, Simon Chafetz, Jennifer Volmer, Serena Ella Morena, Valentin Cohen, Zack Cohen, Daniela Ratner, Eli Szus, Natan Wise and Adam Chetrit.

Join us for our next StantonKIDS Shabbat! The class will be on Shabbat morning (Saturday, March 8th) from 10:30am-12pm. 

The next women's discussion group will be on Sunday, March 10th (11:00 am) @ the Shul. The topic of discussion - "Power and Authority" The discussion will be facilitated by Brina Chu. Contact brinachu3@gmail.com for more details.

The Shulman & Ambrose Families invite you to "2 Sides of a Kidney; Honoring Kidney Donors."

Come & learn about kidney donation. Breakfast buffet at 10:30 am. Program starts at 11:00 am. 

The event will take place at the Orenstein building 15-17 Bialystoker Place.