Weekly Newsletter

Join us this Shabbat as we welcome guest scholar, Rachel Frazer, who will deliver a talk following Women's Tefilah and Torah Reading (downstairs) and regular minyan services (upstairs). 

The entire congregation is invited to a sit-down kiddush lunch where Rachel Frazer will deliver a talk on the topic “Don't Change, Change: An Exploration of Tanach Leaders Facing New Challenges.”

Rachel Frazer lives in Teaneck, NJ where she is a member of the Judaic Studies faculty at Yavneh Academy. Rachel is also a presenter of adult courses including currently  "Exploring Reflections of Tanach in Secular Literature". Rachel is known for her intelligent, thoughtful and provocative insights.

Sponsorships are available (Patron- $100, Sponsor- $54, Friend- $18). Donate here or email women@stantonstshul.com.

Thank you to Margie Segal for organizing the guest scholar and kiddush lunch.

All women are invited to participate in the Women's Tefilah and Torah Reading for Parashat Chayei Sarah on Shabbat morning, November 23rd, 2019. Services will begin at 9:30am downstairs in the Beit Midrash.
 
For more information on all Women's Tefilah programming, visit www.stantonstshul.com/womens-tefilah
Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StantonStWomensTefilah/
and Instagram @stantonwomenstefilahgroup.

The Pen and The Knife: Jewish Papercuts, the exhibit currently on view in the Stanton Balcony gallery, will close this Sunday.

If you have not yet viewed this special exhibit, featuring seven renowned artists, including several shul members, now is the time!

All are invited to the closing open house this Sunday, November 24, from 1-3 pm.

For more information about this and other exhibits at the Stanton Street Balcony gallery, visit our website: stantonstshul.com/arts.

On December 3rd, the Stanton Street Shul will participate in #GivingTuesday, a global day to celebrate philanthropy and giving back. Join the movement by making a donation to our Shul.

This year, we are asking our friends and members to contribute to three critical components that are vital for our thriving Jewish community:

1. Support of the StantonKIDS program
2. Installation of a security system
3. Maintenance of the Downtown Eruv

Visit stantonstshul.com/stantongivingtuesday and help us meet our fundraising goal. Give between now and December 3rd to double your donation's impact! Generous donors Peretz Berk & Erik Leung, Elissa Sampson, and April & Paul Klausner have agreed to match your contributions dollar for dollar up to $3000, when you give before #GivingTuesday. All donations are greatly appreciated. 

Our 106-year-old facade is getting a facelift. When we power washed the facade we discovered that the stone work was painted decades ago, and the old paint had chipped away. We are now putting a fresh coat on the stone and highlighting the Hebrew incised in the pediment above the 2nd floor stained glass window. 

All the window frames will be scraped, primed and painted anew.  The chicken wire protecting the stained glass window will be replaced with shatterproof tempered glass. The two decorative metal ornaments that were damaged over the years are being repaired and painted. 

Soon the Stanton Street Shul will have an improved facade, pleasing to the eye and ready to greet another century of Jewish worshipers.

Thank you to Jeff Katz, Chair of the Building Committee, Vincenzo Aiosa, and the labor crew. To join the Building Committee, email board@stantonstshul.com. To support this work, donate to the Building Fund.

Our rabbinic intern, Jason Goldstein, rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, will return to Stanton for Shabbat Toldot, November 29-30. Please make every effort to attend minyanim if you will be in the neighborhood for Shabbat post-Thanksgiving.

If you are able to provide hospitality or meals during one of Rabbi Jason's Shabbatot at Stanton, please email  board@stantonstshul.com.  

We are excited to welcome our new Rabbinic Intern this Shabbat! Rabbi Jason Goldstein, a student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, will join us for services and learning throughout Shabbat.

Rabbi Goldstein will speak at our community dinner Friday night, on Shabbat morning at Shacharit, and at a special kiddush lunch after services. Please make an effort to attend and get to know our new rabbinic intern.

All women are invited to our first Women's Tefillah Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv service this Friday night, November 8, at 5:30pm. 

And save the date for our next Women's Tefillah & Torah Reading on Shabbat morning, November 23.

Click here for the rest of this year's Women's Tefillah schedule.

If you have questions or want to get involved in the Stanton Women's Tefillah Group, email women@stantonstshul.com.

Our youngest shul members and friends are invited to two fun and educational StantonKIDS programs in November.

Join us this Shabbat, November 9, 10:30am to noon, for lively play, prayers, songs and a snack. Then come back again next Shabbat, November 16, for more. Spread the word!

And save the date for StantonKIDS on December 9. Click here for the complete StantonKIDS schedule for 2019-2020.

Questions? Want to get involved? Email kids@stantonstshul.com

The Stanton Street Shul facade is in the middle of being renovated.

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When we power washed the facade we discovered that the stone work was painted decades ago, and the old paint had chipped away. We are now putting a fresh coat on the stone and highlighting the Hebrew incised in the pediment above the 2nd floor stained glass window. 

Next week all the window frames will be scraped, primed and painted anew.  The chicken wire protecting the stained glass window will be replaced with shatterproof tempered glass. 

The two decorative metal ornaments that were damaged over the years are being repaired and painted. 

Soon we will have an improved facade, pleasing to the eye and ready to greet another century of Jewish worshipers.

Our newest art exhibit is The Pen and The Knife: Jewish Papercuts, featuring seven renowned artists, including several shul members. Check it out next time you are in shul or make an appointment for a private viewing. 

Papercutting has been a common Jewish art form since the Middle Ages, connected with various customs and ceremonies, and associated with holidays and family life.  Our artists practice traditional papercutting as well as more modern interpretations of this longstanding art form. 

Featured artists include Rachel Asarnow, Dory Bergman, David Friedman, Dena Levie, Diane Reich, Deborah Ugoretz, and David Wander. 

For more information, contact Jill Slater at slater.jslater@gmail.com.

As a community we are beginning to be more mindful of ecological concerns. For a long time we have been attentive to recycling our waste materials.  Now we are beginning the battle of removing plastic utensils from our kitchen and kiddushim.

A set of stainless steel silverware has been purchased, toyveled, [ritually prepared], and is ready for use.  In the coming weeks we will replace plastic cups with dish washable alternatives.  Please see Jeff Katz or Jill Slater to discuss these improvements. 

Sponsoring a kiddush is a great way to celebrate milestones, commemorate a yahrzeit, or show your appreciation for someone in your life. It's about coming together with your community. And with kugel. 

We have sponsorships available through the summer. Please email kiddush@stantonstshul.com for more information.

This Shabbat marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific murder of eleven Jews who were praying at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

In solidarity with the Tree of Life community, we support the American Jewish Committee's #ShowUpForShabbat initiative. We encourage all of our members and friends to come pray with us this Shabbat in fellowship with all Jews around the world and in remembrance of those who died so tragically in Pittsburgh.

For more information about #ShowUpForShabbat, click here.

Our youngest shul members and friends are invited to a fun and educational StantonKIDS program this Shabbat, October 26, from 10:30am to 12pm.

Our kids programs always feature lively play, prayers, songs and a snack. Spread the word!

Save the date for upcoming StantonKIDS Shabbat programs on November 9 and November 16, and click here for the complete StantonKIDS schedule for 2019-2020.

Questions? Want to get involved? Email kids@stantonstshul.com

We are pleased to announce that we are resuming our monthly  Shabbat dinners, beginning on Friday night, November 8!

The dinner coincides with the inaugural Shabbat of our new Stanton Street Shul Rabbinic Intern, Rabbi Jason Goldstein, who will be speaking and teaching throughout that Shabbat. 

Let’s give Rabbi Goldstein a warm Stanton welcome by joining him for Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv services at 5:55PM and enjoying a delicious, hot meal and his divrei Torah. 

Click here to sign up on our website and reserve your seats now!

Checks can be sent to PO Box 1008, New York, NY 10002.

Member’s price: $35/person. Non-member’s price: $50/person.

Sponsorships are available.

This year, Stanton Women's Tefillah Group held its first annual Sukkot Dinner during Chol Hamoed.

We had a lovely, windy evening in the Village View sukkah. Our well attended event included dinner, song and friendship.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Malka Percal, Joan Lieberman, Wendy Linderman, Elaine Teitcher, Cheryl Palgon Rachel Mincer and Margie Segal.

Save the date for our next Women's Tefillah on Shabbat morning, November 23.

Click here for the rest of this year's Women's Tefillah schedule.

If you have questions or want to get involved in the Stanton Women's Tefillah Group, email women@stantonstshul.com.

Our newest art exhibit is The Pen and The Knife: Jewish Papercuts, featuring seven renowned artists, including several shul members. Check it out next time you are in shul or make an appointment for a private viewing. 

Papercutting has been a common Jewish art form since the Middle Ages, connected with various customs and ceremonies, and associated with holidays and family life.  Our artists practice traditional papercutting as well as more modern interpretations of this longstanding art form. 

Featured artists include Rachel Asarnow, Dory Bergman, David Friedman, Dena Levie, Diane Reich, Deborah Ugoretz, and David Wander. 

For more information, contact Jill Slater at slater.jslater@gmail.com.

As a community we are beginning to be more mindful of ecological concerns. For a long time we have been attentive to recycling our waste materials.  Now we are beginning the battle of removing plastic utensils from our kitchen and kiddushim.

A set of stainless steel silverware has been purchased, toyveled, [ritually prepared], and is ready for use.  In the coming weeks we will replace plastic cups with dish washable alternatives.  Please see Jeff Katz or Jill Slater to discuss these improvements. 

Sponsoring a kiddush is a great way to celebrate milestones, commemorate a yahrzeit, or show your appreciation for someone in your life. It's about coming together with your community. And with kugel. 

We have sponsorships available through the summer. Please email kiddush@stantonstshul.com for more information.

This Shabbat we will celebrate the bat mitzvah of Rylee Fahn at our Parashat Ha'azinu Women's Tefillah! We are honored that Rylee and her family have come all the way from Colorado to make her bat mitzvah at Stanton. Mazal tov!

All women are invited to join us for a lively davening and Torah reading with Rylee. Services will begin at 9:30am in the beit midrash downstairs.

After services, kiddush for the whole congregation will be sponsored by the Fahn family in honor of Rylee's bat mitzvah.

To get involved in the Stanton Women's Tefillah Group, email women@stantonstshul.com

Please join us for a StantonKIDS Sukkah Decorating Party this Sunday, October 13, from 10am to 12pm. We'll be in the Siempre Verded garden across the street from our shul, which is where our sukkah will be built. 

Come one come all, with kids or without, ready to be creative.

Then save the date for a StantonKIDS Shabbat on October 26, 10:30am to 12pm. Spread the word!

Click here for the complete StantonKIDS schedule for 2019-2020.

Questions? Want to get involved? Email kids@stantonstshul.com

The Shoshani Family has been selling lulavim and etrogim for the past 40 years. This year is no exception.

Thursday, October 10 from 9 AM - 8 PM

Friday, October 11 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday night, Oct 12 from 8:30 PM - 1 AM

Sunday, October 13 (Erev Sukkot) from 9AM - 3:30 PM

Location: 28 Canal St (Corner Essex St, by Ming's cafe)

F train to East Broadway

Look for a large red van and a sign that says Ezra's Estrog

Stanton Women’s Tefillah Group is hosting Dinner in the Viilage View Sukkah on Thursday, October 17 @ 6:30 pm. There's no charge, but sponsorships are available. 

Contact Margie Segal at margie.segal@gmail.com for more information

Join us for Seudah Shelishit and learning with Mordecai Silver this Shabbat, after mincha, which begins at 6:15pm. Mordecai will be learning Pirkei Avot this week.

Our newest art exhibit is The Pen and The Knife: Jewish Papercuts, featuring six renowned artists, including several shul members. Check it out next time you are in shul or make an appointment for a private viewing. 

Papercutting has been a common Jewish art form since the Middle Ages, connected with various customs and ceremonies, and associated with holidays and family life.  Our artists practice traditional papercutting as well as more modern interpretations of this longstanding art form. 

Featured artists include Rachel Arsenow, Dory Bergman, David Friedman, Dena Levie, Deborah Ugoretz, and David Wander. 

For more information, contact Jill Slater at slater.jslater@gmail.com.

We are delighted to announce that, in cooperation with Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, the Stanton Street Shul will soon welcome a rabbinic intern for the 2019-2020 year. 

Rabbi Jason Goldstein is a fourth year student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. He has interned at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal and has served as a scholar in residence at various congregations throughout the country. He was a Leffell AIPAC Fellow and a Shalom Hartman Institute of North America Rabbinic Student Fellow. A graduate of Brandeis University, Rabbi Goldstein has previously learned at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Yeshivat Hamivtar. He lives on the Upper West Side, and enjoys hosting Shabbat meals and discovering new recipes.

Rabbi Goldstein will be with us once every month beginning on November 8-9, Parashat Lech Lecha. He will join us for community Shabbat dinners, deliver drashot, and will be teaching classes at various times throughout the year.

We all look forward to extending a warm Stanton welcome to our rabbinic intern.

As a community we are beginning to be more mindful of ecological concerns. For a long time we have been attentive to recycling our waste materials.  Now we are beginning the battle of removing plastic utensils from our kitchen and kiddushim.

A set of stainless steel silverware has been purchased, toyveled, [ritually prepared], and is ready for use.  In the coming weeks we will replace plastic cups with dish washable alternatives.  Please see Jeff Katz or Jill Slater to discuss these improvements. 

Sponsoring a kiddush is a great way to celebrate milestones, commemorate a yahrzeit, or show your appreciation for someone in your life. It's about coming together with your community. And with kugel. 

We have sponsorships available through the summer. Please email kiddush@stantonstshul.com for more information.

Join us for Seudah Shelishit and learning with Mordecai Silver this Shabbat, after mincha, which begins at 6:15pm. Mordecai will be learning Pirkei Avot this week.

Register as a donor and make a difference at the Downtown Community Blood Drive on Monday, October 7. The drive will be held at Magen David Synagogue, 177 Sullivan St., from 3:00 to 9:00pm. Click here for more info.

You know we have free high holiday seating at Stanton but did you also know we have free, professionally staffed StantonKIDS programming?

Our High Holidays kids programs will be held from 10am to 1pm both days of Rosh Hashana and on Yom Kippur from 10am to 2pm (registration is requested to ensure we have enough supplies, and lunch is available). 

We also have a StantonKIDS Sukkah Decorating Party on Sunday, October 13, from 10am to 12pm, and a StantonKIDS Shabbat on October 26, 10:30am to 12pm. Please save the dates and spread the word!

Click here for the complete StantonKIDS schedule for 2019-2020 and to register for High Holidays programs.

Questions? Want to get involved? Email kids@stantonstshul.com

All women are invited to a Women's Tefillah for Parashat Ha'azinu, where we will be celebrating the bat mitzvah of Rylee Fahn. Mazal tov!

Services will begin at 9:30am in the beit midrash downstairs. After services, kiddush for the whole congregation will be sponsored by the Fahn family in honor of Rylee's bat mitzvah.

To get involved in the Stanton Women's Tefillah Group, email women@stantonstshul.com

Stanton Women’s Tefillah Group is hosting Dinner in the Viilage View Sukkah on Thursday, October 17 @ 6:30 pm. There's no charge, but sponsorships are available. 

Contact Margie Segal at margie.segal@gmail.com for more information

Our newest art exhibit is The Pen and The Knife: Jewish Papercuts, featuring six renowned artists, including several shul members. Check it out next time you are in shul or make an appointment for a private viewing. 

Papercutting has been a common Jewish art form since the Middle Ages, connected with various customs and ceremonies, and associated with holidays and family life.  Our artists practice traditional papercutting as well as more modern interpretations of this longstanding art form. 

Featured artists include Rachel Arsenow, Dory Bergman, David Friedman, Dena Levie, Deborah Ugoretz, and David Wander. 

For more information, contact Jill Slater at slater.jslater@gmail.com.

We are delighted to announce that, in cooperation with Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, the Stanton Street Shul will soon welcome a rabbinic intern for the 2019-2020 year. 

Rabbi Jason Goldstein is a fourth year student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. He has interned at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal and has served as a scholar in residence at various congregations throughout the country. He was a Leffell AIPAC Fellow and a Shalom Hartman Institute of North America Rabbinic Student Fellow. A graduate of Brandeis University, Rabbi Goldstein has previously learned at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Yeshivat Hamivtar. He lives on the Upper West Side, and enjoys hosting Shabbat meals and discovering new recipes.

Rabbi Goldstein will be with us once every month beginning on November 8-9, Parashat Lech Lecha. He will join us for community Shabbat dinners, deliver drashot, and will be teaching classes at various times throughout the year.

We all look forward to extending a warm Stanton welcome to our rabbinic intern.

As a community we are beginning to be more mindful of ecological concerns. For a long time we have been attentive to recycling our waste materials.  Now we are beginning the battle of removing plastic utensils from our kitchen and kiddushim.

A set of stainless steel silverware has been purchased, toyveled, [ritually prepared], and is ready for use.  In the coming weeks we will replace plastic cups with dish washable alternatives.  Please see Jeff Katz or Jill Slater to discuss these improvements. 

Sponsoring a kiddush is a great way to celebrate milestones, commemorate a yahrzeit, or show your appreciation for someone in your life. It's about coming together with your community. And with kugel. 

We have sponsorships available through the summer. Please email kiddush@stantonstshul.com for more information.