Weekly Newsletter

Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of June 9, 2017 / Sivan 15, 5777

Parashat Beha'alotcha

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Announcements & Upcoming Events 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   Women's Tefilah / Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Fahn: All women are invited to our next Women's Tefilah & Torah Reading, where we'll celebrate Sydney Fahn's bat mitzvah. Mazal tov! - Shabbat, June 17 9:30am-12:00pm Community Shabbat Dinner with Dr. Sam Fleischacker: Friday, June 23 8:00pm-10:00pm Tour of Jewish Harlem: Sunday, June 25 11:00am-1:00pm Erev Shabbat, June 9 (Sivan 15) 7:15p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv 8:08p Candle Lighting Shabbat, June 10: Beha'alotcha (Sivan 16) 9:30a Shacharit 10:30a StantonKIDS (Ends at 12:00p) 12:00p Kiddush is sponsored by the house. To sponsor a kiddush email kiddush@stantonstshul.com.   9:16p Havdalah Sunday, June 11 (Sivan 17) 10:00a StantonTOTS (Ends at 11:00a) Monday, June 12 (Sivan 18) 7:00p Book of Shmuel 8:00p Advanced Gemara

Community News Mazal tov to Avi Sosa and Jennifer Hudes on their recent engagement!   Baruch Dayan Emet: Gustave Wander, z"l. Our condolences to David Wander and family on the recent passing of his father, Gustave Wander, z"l. May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Shiva has ended.

Our New Board and Annual Membership Meeting Recap Thank you to all who attended our Annual Membership Meeting last week. We heard about some of the highlights from this past year and some plans for the coming year, including our urgent repairs, on which work will take place this summer.   Our 2017-18 board includes (new members and officers are bolded): Peretz Berk (Vice-President), Rivky Friedman, Alvin Goldstein, Michael Gordon, Jeff Katz (Treasurer), George Kleiner, Malka Percal (Financial Sec.), Paul Ruffer (President), Margie Segal, Mayer Sinensky, Jessica Spector, Laura Weisblatt, Sam Weisblatt (Recording Sec.).   Stay tuned for a full report about the membership meeting and voting results.

StantonKIDS and StantonTOTS, June 10-11 Our next FREE StantonKIDS program will be this Shabbat morning, June 10, at 10:30am. Bring kids of all ages for prayers, games, snacks, and fun with our talented StantonKIDS teachers.   On Sunday, June 11, babies and tots aged 0-24 months are invited to our next StantonTOTS program with songs, arts & crafts, and other activities for little ones. Snacks for parents and kids will be served. The cost is $15/child.   For more info and for sponsorship opportunities, email kids@stantonstshul.com. For the complete StantonKIDS and StantonTOTS schedule, click here.

Women's Tefilla & Bat Mitzvah on June 17 Our next women's tefilah will be for Parashat Shlach on Shabbat morning, June 17, beginning at 9:30am (same time as the regular minyan).   We are very excited to be celebrating the bat mitzvah of Sydney Fahn, who will be reading Torah and leading part of the services in honor of this milestone. All women are invited to join us!   If you have questions or would like to get involved in Women's Tefilah at Stanton, please email women@stantonstshul.com.

Community Shabbat Dinner with Guest Speaker Dr. Sam Fleischacker Our community dinners are always a great time, with good food and even better company.   Join us for a Shabbat dinner on Friday, June 23, after Kabbalat Shabbat services, featuring a talk by Dr. Sam Fleischacker, a professor of Philosophy.   Registration is now open. More details coming soon.

Tour of Jewish Harlem, Sunday, June 25 Register now for a walking tour of Jewish Harlem on Sunday morning, June 25, at 11:00am.   In 1900, 177,000 Jews lived in Harlem. There are few physical vestiges remaining of that vibrant period of Jewish American settlement, but careful observation, a willing imagination and accompanying narrative will evoke this past community. Former synagogues, such as Ohab Zedek - pulpit of Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt - and the Commandment Keepers, a black congregation, will be visited as well as residences of famous Jewish personalities. Additionally, tour educator Barry Feldman will discuss general Harlem history, architecture and recent developments in the area.   This is a moderate walking tour, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. We suggest comfortable shoes and a bottle of water. Suggested donation per person: $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Registration closes on June 20th.  For more information and registration, please click here.

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