The Stanton Street Weekly Newsletter: Shabbat Chayei Sarah
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Week of October 29nd, 2021 23 Cheshvan 5782 Shabbat Chayei Sarah
Erev Shabbat October 29th (23 Cheshvan) 5:40p Kabbalat Shabbat IN SHUL 5:38p Candle Lighting
Shabbat Chayei Sarah October 30th (24 Cheshvan) 9:30a Shabbat Services IN SHUL with Rabbinic Intern Goldberg-Winer delivering drasha before Torah Reading 10:30a Women's Tefilah Group Services IN SHUL 6:37p Havdalah
Tuesday, November 2nd (27 Cheshvan) 7p Rabbi Staller's Parshat HaShavuah Shiur via ZOOM
Wednesday, November 3rd (28 Cheshvan) 7p Rabbi Staller's Tefillah Shiur via ZOOM
Thank you to this week's valued DONORS! We are grateful to have such a committed community.
Jordan Rosman • Freeman Lewin for Young Professional's Dinner Sponsorship Tracy Fogel for Women's Tefilah Group Phyllis & Paul Ruffer for Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Leslie Levinson for General Donation Phyllis & Paul Ruffer for Sponsorship of Rachel Frazer's Class Stuart Sprague for Aliyah Monica Lindner for Yizkor
Thank you to the WOMEN'S TEFILAH GROUP for sponsoring this week's kiddush in honor of Shabbat Chayei Sarah
FROM RABBI LEEAD
Drasha Rabbinic Intern Emily Goldberg Winer will deliver this week's drasha during Shabbat morning services before the Torah reading. Please join us and welcome Emily to our community.
You’ve all heard the old joke, “If you have two Jews, you’ll get three opinions,” but one thing we can all agree on is that during these unprecedented times, staying connected is so important! It's wonderful to see so many of you returning to shul, but we're thinking of EVERYONE!
So we thought it would be fun to have a new monthly column in Stanton's newsletter--VOS IZ NAYES? (Yiddish for What’s New?)--in which we’d love for you to let us know how you’re doing and how you're keeping busy. Have you been studying Torah? Are you taking ZOOM classes? Do you have a new pet? Have you been reading Shalom Aleichem stories? Have you been learning a new language? Have you become the balaboosta you’ve always dreamed of being? Have you taken up a new musical instrument? Have you been cooking up a storm? Have you been eating up a storm?
Whatever you are (or aren’t doing), we’d love to hear about it. We’d love to hear about you and your family; it can be just a few sentences or a few paragraphs. Feel free to send a photo if you’d like.
In the first newsletter of the month, we’ll share a different story. This will be a great way to stay connected, learn about new members, and learn more about old ones.
Please send all submissions to Mona Klaber We look forward to including your news in an upcoming Stanton news email!
Shabbat Shmooze Another way to stay connected to congregants and let people know we care!
Each Thursday, we will call a few congregants to chat, touch base, and wish them Shabbat Shalom! Send all call requests, recommendations, or interest to Rabbi Staller
Women's Tefillah Group
Shabbat Chayei Sara Saturday, October 30th In-Shul for the first time since pre-COVID With Rabbinic Intern Emily Goldberg Winer Please join us!
Rosh Chodesh Kislev Friday, November 5th 8am via ZOOM By phone: Dial: +1 929 205 6099 and enter 364421
MIX and MATCH Shabbat We are starting a new program at The Stanton Street Shul which is run at many other synagogues around the world: Mix and Match. It's a way to celebrate Shabbat, bond with fellow Stantoners, and share a meal at a Friday night dinner or Shabbat lunch.
Our first Mix and Match will be Friday November 5th/Saturday November 6th. Please fill out this form to register for one or both meals, and communicate preferences and food restrictions. The organizer will do the curating and assign you as a guest or a host by email.
All forms must be submitted by noon Thursday, November 4th. Assignments will be emailed by Thursday night at 7PM.
The Rules for Mix and Match Gatherings: 1. All participants 12 and over must be vaccinated. Please show your vaccination card to your host upon arrival. 2. As a host, you must be able to seat a total of 6-8 people (including yourselves) 3. Hosts are expected to serve kosher food using kosher dishware. 4. Guests are expected to bring a gift such as a bottle of wine, challah, or dessert. 5. Friday night dinners begin at 7:30 PM and Saturday afternoon lunches at 1PM. It is best to meet your host at the synagogue beforehand, but if this isn’t possible, please agree before Shabbat on the time when you will meet at the host’s lobby / building entrance. 6. Dinners and lunches are expected to last 1.5 hours but this is flexible 7. Be willing to go where you are assigned. The idea here is to deepen and widen friendships within the synagogue while having some social time -- we all need that! 8. Please do NOT second-guess the organizers, who will create these groups. 9. Cancellations are to be avoided, but email your host by Friday at noon if you can’t make it.
Please submit your form to participate by noon November 4th. Assignments will go out on Thursday by 7PM via email.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please participate -- this will be the season to emerge from all the isolation of COVID! Let us know if you have questions.
Do you have a lot of clothing you never wear and want to get rid of? We've got your back! Ahead of Thanksgiving and Chanukah, join The Stanton Street Shul in getting into the holiday spirit by giving back to the Lower East Side/Chinatown community. To participate and/or volunteer for our clothing drive to support The Bowery Mission, please fill out this form. We will be collecting clothing and shoes items ONLY on Sunday, November 14 from 2 - 4 PM EST at The Stanton Street Shul (180 Stanton Street). See below and on The Bowery Mission's website for a list of most-needed items and reach out to Brina Chu with any questions.
For Men's Clothing & Shoes: (clean, new/gently used, medium to XXXL sizes): Most needed items include jeans, casual and professional clothing and shoes, underwear (new only), undershirts (large sizes) and socks
For Women's Clothing & Shoes: (clean, new/gently used, medium to XXXL sizes): Most needed items include jeans, casual and professional clothing and shoes, underwear (new only), bras and socks.
Misheberach:We pray that all who are sick may have a full recovery. To add a name to our communal misheberach prayer list, email us.
Wishing Barry Feldman a speedy recovery after undergoing surgery. Happy Birthday Dominik Zakrzewski! The Stanton Street Shul COVID PROTOCOLS (as of September 1, 2021) We care deeply about the safety of our community. All attendees must wear a mask. Attendees must provide proof of vaccination. Please be considerate of the health of our community.
Security Protocols for Entering Shul: At all times as a security precaution, please use the code to enter the door on the right side of the building. If you do not know the code, knock and someone will let you in.
Parshat HaShavuah Shiur Tuesday, November 2nd, 7:00 - 8:15pm via ZOOM To join by phone, dial 1-(929) 205 6099 and enter Member ID: 847 9509 7605
and Tefillah Shiur Wednesday, November 3rd, 7:00 - 8:15pm via ZOOM To join by phone, dial 1-(929) 205 6099 and enter Member ID: 894 9535 0094
New Beginner Talmud Class: Needs Your Help! Following the conclusion of our Tefillah class in a month+ or so, we will be kicking off a new class, led by Rabbi Leead with the help of our Rabbinic Intern Emily and others! The class will be an introduction to Talmud, with the goal of giving members exposure to wide areas of Talmud and Talmudic thinking. Each week will be organized around an important idea or concept, and Rabbi Leead or Emily will present everyone with a few different Talmudic passages that address that concept. If this sounds interesting to you, and you'd like to join Rabbi Leead, Emily, and Dan Marcus to brainstorm topics/ideas and finalize a class schedule, please reach out to Rabbi Leead (leeadstaller@gmail.com). All help is appreciated!
Bible Echoes with Rachel Frazer
New ZOOM Class beginning on Monday November 8 at 7pm
We will read literature (mostly American and British) inspired by and reacting to Tanach. The selections from Milton, MacLeish, Frost, Grossman and many others are fascinating reading in themselves and offer new perspectives on familiar Biblical narratives.
For our health and that of our city, country and world -- get vaccinated! Walk-in vaccines are now available throughout the city. Or speak to your doctor. Or call the main vaccine hotline for NYC: 877-VAX-4NYC or 877-829-4692. Or visithttps://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/or https://www.turbovax.info/
ONLINE ARCHIVES Click HERE for an archive of shiurim by Rabbi Staller ClickHERE for an archive of drashot by Rabbi Staller Click HERE to go to our YouTube Channel for an archive of our ZOOM classes
