Weekly Newsletter

Rabbi Ben Keil, is one of the impressive candidates we discovered through our search and has been invited to meet the Stanton community. This is an opportunity for our community to gain a sense of his personal, spiritual and leadership skills.   

Rabbi Ben Keil has been learning at at the RIETS Israel Kollel for three years, and teaches Gemara at Yeshivat Orayta in the evenings.  He grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, and attended Boston University, where he and his wife Dana met.  Rabbi Keil spent two years teaching at the Breuer's Mesivta High School, a year running the youth department at Lincoln Square Synagogue, and two years as Executive Director of LSS before their family moved to Jerusalem to spend time learning.  The Keils, and their children Meir (5) Ashira (3) and Livia (1) are excited to return to New York City this summer, at which time Rabbi Keil will be fulfilling his residency requirements for semicha at RIETS. Rabbi Keil also holds private semicha from Rabbi Joseph Polak, the Av Beit Din of the Rabbinical Council of New England.

The next women's discussion group will be on Sunday, July 14th the Shul. The topic of discussion - Sexuality and Family Purity  The discussion will be facilitated by Brina Chu. Contact brinachu3@gmail. for more details.

Please join us at shul on Shabbat, July 27th as we prepare to say good-bye to the Bodner family. All are welcome to attend a special dairy kiddush following davening and share words of farewell.

Join us on Tuesday, July 30th at 7pm for a Shloshim to commemorate the life of Moshe Maurice Wilkominsky z"l – Moshe Sholmo ben Yitzchak.

We are requesting, if you can, to study some Torah in his memory that we can discuss when we’re together. May his memory be for a blessing. For more information, please contact Judy at jbjosephs@gmail.com

The Stanton Street Shul Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. 

Now is a great time to renew your membership or join the Stanton Street Shul.

• Current members, please renew your membership on our website, using your Shulcloud account here, or bring a check to the meeting on Sunday morning.

• If you are not yet a member, please join by filling out the form on our website.

We rely on our lay leaders, committee members, and volunteers. If you are interested in taking on a more active role at Stanton, please email board@stantonstshul.com.

All women are invited to participate in our Women'sTefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Shlach, on Shabbat morning, June 29 where we will be celebrating the Shabbat Kallah of Chavie Sharfman! 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.

Rabbi Ben Keil, is one of the impressive candidates we discovered through our search and has been invited to meet the Stanton community. This is an opportunity for our community to gain a sense of his personal, spiritual and leadership skills.   

Shabbat Schedule:

7:00 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat with Dvar Torah 

7:30 pm - Shabbat Community Dinner with meet and greet with the Rabbi (Register here)

9:30 am - Shachrit with Dvar Torah with the rabbi

12:00 pm - Kiddush

7:15 pm - Shiur with with rabbi

8:00 pm - Mincha

8:20 pm - Seudah Shlishit with Q&A session with the rabbi

9:10 pm - Maariv and Havdalah

Rabbi Ben Keil has been learning at at the RIETS Israel Kollel for three years, and teaches Gemara at Yeshivat Orayta in the evenings.  He grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, and attended Boston University, where he and his wife Dana met.  Rabbi Keil spent two years teaching at the Breuer's Mesivta High School, a year running the youth department at Lincoln Square Synagogue, and two years as Executive Director of LSS before their family moved to Jerusalem to spend time learning.  The Keils, and their children Meir (5) Ashira (3) and Livia (1) are excited to return to New York City this summer, at which time Rabbi Keil will be fulfilling his residency requirements for semicha at RIETS. Rabbi Keil also holds private semicha from Rabbi Joseph Polak, the Av Beit Din of the Rabbinical Council of New England.

The next women's discussion group will be on Sunday, July 14th the Shul. The topic of discussion - Sexuality and Family Purity  The discussion will be facilitated by Brina Chu. Contact brinachu3@gmail. for more details.

This four-part class examines Jewish practice, customs, and beliefs through the lens of Jewish law. Rabbi Bodner will introduce students to Jewish legal frameworks and the texts that support them, and the laws related to customs including diet, life cycle events, and other inter-personal affairs. Classes will take place at 12 Eldridge Street. $20 per session, $65 for four-session bundle. Discounted rate for Stanton Street Shul members. Contact hcoopersmith@eldridgestreet.org.

Rabbi Shmuel Rosenberg, is one of the impressive candidates we discovered through our search and has been invited to meet the Stanton community. This is an opportunity for our community to gain a sense of his personal, spiritual and leadership skills.   

Shabbat Schedule:

7:00 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat with Dvar Torah 

7:30 pm - Shabbat Community Dinner with meet and greet with the Rabbi (Registration closed)

9:30 am - Shachrit with Dvar Torah with the rabbi

12:00 pm - Kiddush

7:15 pm - Shiur with with rabbi

8:00 pm - Mincha

8:20 pm - Seudah Shlishit with Q&A session with the rabbi

9:10 pm - Maariv and Havdalah

Rabbi Shmuel Rosenberg was raised Hasidic and educated in Yeshiva Or Shraga Itzhak (Borush-Ruzhyn.)  He received his semicha from Beit Menachem, a Chabad yeshiva, in Bnei Brak.  Rounding out his education he received a B.A in Jewish Thought, Talmud & Halacha, from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.  Rabbi Rosenberg served as rabbi of the Orthodox community in Wroclaw (Breslau), Poland and of Kehilat Tiferet Shalom, in Ramat AvivIsrael. He is attracted to the Stanton Street Shul because it is orthodox, open, welcoming and progressive.  He believes that combination defines him very well.

The Stanton Street Shul Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Detailed information will be sent out to members later this month.

Now is a great time to renew your membership or join the Stanton Street Shul.

• Current members, please renew your membership on our website, using your Shulcloud account here.

• If you are not yet a member, please join by filling out the form on our website.

We rely on our lay leaders, committee members, and volunteers. If you are interested in taking on a more active role at Stanton, please email board@stantonstshul.com.

Join us for our StantonKIDS program! The class will be on Shabbat morning (June 15th) from 10:30am-12pm. To sponsor a future kids program, contact us at kids@stantonstshul.com

All women are invited to participate in our Women'sTefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Shlach, on Shabbat morning, June 29 where we will be celebrating the Shabbat Kallah of Chavie Sharfman! 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.

This four-part class examines Jewish practice, customs, and beliefs through the lens of Jewish law. Rabbi Bodner will introduce students to Jewish legal frameworks and the texts that support them, and the laws related to customs including diet, life cycle events, and other inter-personal affairs. Classes will take place at 12 Eldridge Street. $20 per session, $65 for four-session bundle. Discounted rate for Stanton Street Shul members. Contact hcoopersmith@eldridgestreet.org.

Preparing meals for a 3-day holiday can be exhausting, let us help you out with one of them. Our community dinners are always a great time, with good food and even better company. Join us for this dairy/pescatarian dinner on the Friday night before Shavuot, we'd love to have you.  Due to the high demand, registration will close on June 4 at 7:00 pm unless we sell out earlier. For more information and registration, click here.

Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Jeff Katz, Alan Schwartz, David Silverman and Barry Feldman. More sponsors welcome!

On Motzei Shabbat, Erev Shavuot, we will have a Tikkun Leil Shavuot (evening of learning) with a community dinner. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Schedule of the evening:

7:55 pm - Mincha

Followed by Seuda Shishit with class taught by David Deutsch

8:45 pm - Maariv followed by dinner for the entire community (sponsors welcome!)

9:30 pm - Talk by Avraham Sosa: "Community and Converts: a Shared Responsibility" 

10:30 pm - Talk by Rabbi Aviad Bodner: "David HaMelech or David the Politician?" - An in-depth study of King David's rise to power 

Join us for our StantonKIDS program! The class will be on Sunday morning (June 9th) from 10:30am-12pm. To sponsor a future kids program, contact us at kids@stantonstshul.com

All women are invited to participate in our Women'sTefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Shlach, on Shabbat morning, June 29 where we will be celebrating the Shabbat Kallah of Chavie Sharfman! 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.

The Stanton Street Shul Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Detailed information will be sent out to members later this month.

Now is a great time to renew your membership or join the Stanton Street Shul.

• Current members, please renew your membership on our website, using your Shulcloud account here.

• If you are not yet a member, please join by filling out the form on our website.

We rely on our lay leaders, committee members, and volunteers. If you are interested in taking on a more active role at Stanton, please email board@stantonstshul.com.

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.

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.