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Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter
Week of May 26, 2017 / Sivan 1, 5777

Parashat Shemot

Support the Stanton St. Shul

We rely on your generosity to keep us going with weekly prayer services, kiddushes, classes, kids programming, women's tefilah, cultural programs and other events. Click here to make a donation to the Stanton Street Shul! (We need your moral support, too: Click here to "Like" us on Facebook!)

Upcoming Events

Shavuot Community Dinner: Tuesday, May 30 8:30pm-10:00pm

Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Memory of Phil Gold Z"l: Tuesday, May 30 10:00pm-11:55pm

StantonKIDS: Join us for a morning learning program on Shavuot for children ages 2-6! - Wednesday, May 31 10:30am-12:00pm

Annual Membership Meeting: All shul members are invited to our annual meeting for a state of the shul address, electing new board members and, of course, breakfast. - Sunday, June 4 9:00am-11:00am

StantonKIDS: Join us for morning learning programs on Shabbat and holidays for children ages 2-6! - Saturday, June 10 10:30am-12:00pm

StantonTOTS: Join us for a morning of learning, for children up to 24 months old! - Sunday, June 11 10:00am-11:00am

Tour of Jewish Harlem: Sunday, June 25 11:00am-1:00pm

This Week's Schedule

Erev Shabbat, May 26: Rosh Chodesh Sivan (Sivan 1)
7:15p Kabbalat Shabbat / Ma'ariv
7:58p Candle Lighting
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום ששה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות וארבעה ימים לעמר

Shabbat, May 27: Bamidbar (Sivan 2)
9:30a Shacharit
12:00p Kiddush is sponsored by the house.

To sponsor a kiddush email kiddush@stantonstshul.com.
9:07p Havdalah
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שבעה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות וחמשה ימים לעמר

Sunday, May 28 (Sivan 3)
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שמונה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות וששה ימים לעמר

Monday, May 29 (Sivan 4)
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום תשעה וארבעים יום שהם שבעה שבועות לעמר

Tuesday, May 30: Erev Shavuot (Sivan 5)
8:01p Candle Lighting

8:30p Shavuot Community Dinner (Ends at 10:00p)

Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Lou and Barbara Arfe, Peretz Berk and Erik Leung, Alvin Goldstein, Steve Nacache and Sharon Itkoff Nacache (who are excited to eat dairy and fish with everyone), and Jonathan and Jacqueline Shahrabani.

10:00p Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Memory of Phil Gold Z"l (Ends at 11:55p)

Wednesday, May 31: Shavuot - 1st Day (Sivan 6)

9:30a Shacharit
10:30a StantonKIDS (Ends at 12:00p)
9:02p Candle Lighting

Thursday, June 1: Shavuot, Yizkor (Sivan 7)

9:30a Shacharit

10:00a Megillat Ruth

10:30 Yizkor
9:11p Havdalah

Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Memory of Phil Gold, z"l, on Tuesday, May 30

This Shavuot, after our SOLD OUT community dinner, we honor the memory of longtime Stanton member and benefactor Phil Gold, z"l, with a community learning program, on Erev Shavuot - Tuesday, May 30.

The Tikkun Leil Shavuot (evening of learning), will feature a tribute to Phil and talks by Rabbi Bodner and by Stanton member and historian David Deutsch. The schedule is as follows:

10:00p - Dr. Elissa Sampson - Words in Memory of Phil Gold, Z"l

10:30p - David Deutsch - "The Journey to Moab--Jewish Encounters with Hellenism, Christendom, and the Modern World"

11:30p - Rabbi Aviad Bodner - "Conversion and Intermarriage Through the Prism of Megilat Ruth"

StantonKIDS on Shavuot, Wednesday, May 31

Kids of all ages will get a special Shavuot treat at our next FREE StantonKIDS program on Wednesday morning, May 31, at 10:30am.

For more info and for sponsorship opportunities, email kids@stantonstshul.com. For the complete StantonKIDS and StantonTOTS schedule, click here.

Annual Membership Meeting and Meeting to Elect Shul Trustees on Sunday, June 4

The Stanton Street Shul's Annual Membership Meeting is your chance to hear about all that is going on in the shul, ask questions, elect shul board members and vote on other shul-related matters.

This year's meeting will take place on Sunday morning, June 4. Join us for Shacharit services at 9am, followed by breakfast and the meeting at 9:30am.

The membership meeting is open only to shul members in good standing. See below for more about membership dues. This year we will be electing up to five board members -- increasing the total number of trustees to 13 -- and voting on four proposed amendments to our bylaws.

Click here for more information about the meeting, including proxy forms (in case you cannot make it to the meeting) and nominating forms (in case you want to nominate yourself or someone else to the board.)

If you are not sure if you are a member, or have other questions about membership, email board@stantonstshul.com.

RENEW YOUR SHUL MEMBERSHIP BY JUNE 1
Membership Rates for 2017-18

Membership in the Stanton Street Shul is the best way to support our synagogue and community. We rely on your membership dues to enable our prayer services, classes, kids programming, women's services, and other programs. Membership also gives you access to all the shul has to offer, including discounted rates for community events and more.

If you are not yet a shul member, now's the time to become one! Our new membership cycle begins on June 1. Click here to sign up!

If you are a current shul member, now is the time to renew your membership by paying your annual dues! Click here to pay your membership dues online, or send a check to Stanton Street Shul, P.O. Box 1008, New York, NY 10002.

In order to offset increased operating costs, the board has voted to implement a small, stagggered increase in dues over the next two membership cycles.

The rates for the coming membership year, 2017-18, which begins on June 1, will be:

Patron Membership: $1800

Family Membership: $600

Individual Membership: $300

Out-of-Town Membership (does not include voting rights): $180

The rates for the 2018-19 Membership Year will be:

Patron Membership: $2000

Family Membership: $700

Individual Membership: $350

Out-of-Town Membership (does not include voting rights): $180

The increase in dues is meant to maintain the fiscal health of the shul and not to be a barrier to membership. If these rates present a financial hardship to you, please speak to Rabbi Bodner or to a member of the board to work out an individual arrangement.

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.