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Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of April 21, 2017 / Nisan 25, 5777

Shabbat Mevarchim / Parashat Shmini

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Announcements & Upcoming Events StantonTOTS: Join us for a morning of learning, for children up to 24 months old! - Sunday, April 23 10:00am-11:00am Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service with 3GNY: Monday, April 24 7:00pm-9:00pm StantonKIDS Shabbat Program: Join us for a Shabbat morning learning program for children ages 2-6! - Saturday, April 29 10:30am-12:00pm Young Professionals Shabbat Dinner at Stanton: Friday, May 5 7:15pm-10:30pm   This Week's Schedule Erev Shabbat, April 21: 10th Day Omer (Nisan 25) 7:15p Kabbalat Shabbat / Ma'ariv 7:23p Candle Lighting Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום אחד עשר יום שהם שבוע אחד וארבעה ימים לעמר Shabbat, April 22: Shabbat Mevarchim, 11th Day Omer, Shmini (Nisan 26)   9:30a Shacharit   12:00p Kiddush is sponsored by the house. To sponsor a kiddush email kiddush@stantonstshul.com.   8:32p Havdalah Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שנים עשר יום שהם שבוע אחד וחמשה ימים לעמר Sunday, April 23: 12th Day Omer (Nisan 27) 10:00a StantonTOTS (ends at 11:00a) Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שלשה עשר יום שהם שבוע אחד וששה ימים לעמר Monday, April 24: Yom HaShoah, 13th Day Omer (Nisan 28) 7:00p Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service with 3GNY (Ends at 9:00p) Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום ארבעה עשר יום שהם שני שבועות לעמר

StantonTOTS: Mommy or Daddy and Me THIS Sunday We are thrilled to launch our third Mommy or Daddy and Me class on Sunday morning, April 23rd! The class, led by our own Morah Laura and Morah Aliza, will meet from 10am-11am and will be open to infants and toddlers up to 24 months and their caregivers. Our prior classes have gone so well, and we are excited to offer this wonderful class to our community this month!   We charge $20 per class, per child, and will provide fun activities, music, crafts, and a snack. Help us kick off this exciting new venture! You can pay for the class on our Donate page, by selecting "StantonKIDS" in the dropdown menu, or by bringing cash or check to the class. Please RSVP to kids@stantonstshul.com.   We know that everyone loves a bargain, so here are our spring special deals: get $5 off if you bring a newbie. And if you came to our March class, it is only $65 if you sign up for all four of our StantonTOTS spring semester dates, a $15 savings. So plan now for our other upcoming dates: April 23, May 21, and June 11.   And save the date for our next free StantonKIDS program to prepare for Yom Ha'atzmaut, on Shabbat morning, April 29th!

Holocaust Remembrance Day Service with 3GNY on Monday, April 24, 7pm The Stanton Street Shul and 3GNY invite you to join our second annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service to remember the 6 million Jews who perished during the Holocaust. The service will take place on Monday, April 24, from 7:00-9:00 pm, and will feature multiple 3G speakers, candle lighting, and recitation of names of those lost in the Holocaust. The program is free. RSVP here.   3GNY is an organization founded by grandchildren of Holocaust survivors to preserve the legacies and the lessons of the Holocaust, educate diverse communities about the perils of intolerance and to provide a forum for the descendants of survivors. For more about 3GNY, please visit their website. We ask that you please send photos of your family members that you would like to commemorate to 3gstories@3gnewyork.org. Photo submissions will be featured on a rotating loop throughout the service. Don't forget to join the Facebook event and invite your friends. Please contact events@3gnewyork.org with any questions.

Young Professionals Shabbat Dinner on May 5 If you are in your 20's or 30's and want to meet more friends Downtown, join us for a Young Professionals Shabbat dinner on Friday, May 5. We'll have good food and wine, and a great crowd.   Kabbalat Shabbat will begin at 7:15 pm, dinner will start at approximately 7:45 pm. Dinner is $35 for Stanton members and $40 for non-members. Sponsorships are available for $100 and come with dinner for two. Please click here to sign up (select the "Event" item that matches you).  Questions? Want to help us with set-up or another volunteer role? Email us at office@stantonstshul.com Dinner hosts: Natan Wise, Simon Chafetz, Sarah Lazaros, Elan Kugott, Laura Bertilotti, Gabriel Merkin, Andrew Marcus, Matt Ross, Jacob Miller-Sobol and Sam Pulitzer

Women's Tefillah & Torah Reading For Parshat Emor on May 13 Our next women's tefilah, with Torah reading, is on Shabbat morning, May 13, for Parashat Emor. Join us for a warm and spirited davening led by and for women only!   Services will be held in the beit midrash and begin at 9:30am (same time as the traditional minyan).   If you'd like to layn, lead prayers, say a d'var Torah, be a gabbait, or otherwise get involved, or if you have questions, please email women@stantonstshul.com.

How Are We Doing?: Take Our Membership Survey We are conducting a brief, anonymous survey of our members in preparation for our Annual Membership Meeting, which will be on Sunday morning, June 4, 2017. Please save the date and click here to take the survey.   We appreciate you taking a few moments to fill it out to let us know how well Stanton is meeting your needs. Your honest answers will help to frame our priorities and direction for the coming year. Once again, you can take the survey by clicking here or by copying and pasting the following url: https://goo.gl/forms/vSuxe9qUKtFqISJ13

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

Planned Giving at Stanton Looking for a way to give back to Stanton, not right now, but maybe at some point in the future? Consider planning a long-term gift to the shul. We encourage anyone interested in discussing various ways to plan a gift now that will be given in the future to contact Board members Michael Gordon or Rivky Friedman, or Rabbi Bodner. There are many ways to go about planned giving and we are happy to discuss the various options that might work for you.

The Stanton Street Shul is 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