Weekly Newsletter

Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of Mar. 9, 2018 / Adar 22, 5778

Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei/Parah

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This Week's Schedule: Erev Shabbat, March 9 (Adar 22) 5:38p Candle Lighting 6:00p Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv 6:40p Young Professionals Shabbat Dinner - SOLD OUT   Thank you to our dinner hosts: Natan Wise, Jonathan Zylberberg, Camilla de Sanna, Gabe Regus, Alexandra Lebovits, Ian & Jessica Sobel, Corey Dicker, Hannah Rosenwein, Simon Chafetz and Serena Ella Morena. Shabbat, March 10: Shabbat Mevarchim, Parshat Parah, Vayakhel-Pekudei (Adar 23) 9:30a Shacharit 12:00p Kiddush   Kiddush is sponsored by Paul and Phyllis Ruffer in honor of the LES teens who are joining us this Shabbat in the hope that among them will be a future President of the Stanton Street Shul, and in celebration of Paul's 70th Birthday! To sponsor a kiddush, please email kiddush@stantonstshul.com.   6:47p Havdalah Sunday, March 11 (Adar 24) 10:00a StantonTots Daddy or Mommy and Me (Ends at 11:00a) Monday, March 12 (Adar 25) - Rabbi Bodner Weekly Classes 7:00p Haggadah Series - New Class, see below for more details The Class this week is sponsored by Lindy Kaiser in honor of her daughter, Jill, her son-in-law, and her grandchildren Ron and Alexa. Tuesday, March 13 (Adar 26) 7:30p Introduction to Practical Judaism Class - Kashrut Part II   Announcements & Upcoming Events

THIS SHABBAT - Teen Shabbat - March 10th Join us for Shabbat morning tefillah followed by a new and exciting teen youth program that will run till 1:30pm at the Stanton Street Shul.  If you’d like to be contacted directly about this upcoming Tefillah & Teen Shabbat Program, please click here.  For details, questions, updates, or to recommend a teen who might be interested, email lesteenshabbat@gmail.com.

THIS SUNDAY - StantonTOTS - March 11th Join us on March 11th at 10am-11am for our next StantonTOTS class! We will be learning all about Pesach, and celebrating together in advance of the holiday. This class is for children birth- three years old, and is a Mommy or Daddy and Me class full of songs, movement, crafts, and of course, food! The cost for the class is $20/family. We look forward to seeing you there! For a complete schedule of our StantonKids program, please click here.

NEW CLASS - The Passover Haggadah - Monday Nights @ 7:00 pm Join us on Monday nights at 7:00 pm for an in-depth study of the Haggadah of Pesach with Rabbi Aviad Bodner.  In this class, we will learn about the evolution of the Haggadah and the reasons behind some of the unique customs of the Seder night. The class is appropriate for all levels of learners, and all are welcome to join and participate. No books or materials needed (though we strongly encourage participants to bring their own copy of the Haggadah). Looking forward to seeing you there!

NEXT SHABBAT - Women's Tefillah for Parashat Vayikra: Shabbat Morning, March 17 All women are invited to participate in our next Women's Tefilah and Torah reading for Parashat Vayikra, on Shabbat morning, March 17. Services will begin at 9:30 am and will take place downstairs in the beit midrash. If you would like to layn, lead services, or give a d'var Torah, or if you have questions, send an email to women@stantonstshul.com.

Scholar in Residence: Eve Jochnowitz: Seasoned with Song: Sacred Music of the Ashkenazic Sabbath Meals - Shabbat, March 17, 12:15pm On Saturday, Mar. 17, following Kiddish the Stanton Street Shul, welcomes Yiddishist and cultural scholar Eve Jochnowitz, for a talk entitled “Seasoned with Song: Sacred Music of the Ashkenazic Sabbath Meals.” All are invited to attend regular services or a special women’s tefillah, beginning at 9:30 am, Kiddush, and the talk, at around 12:15 pm. This lecture is sponsored by Julie Wolfe and Michael Gordon in memory of Michael's Mother Miriam bat Shmuel Z"l a lover of knowledge and life-long learner. This talk coincides with her Yahrzeit.

REGISTER SOON - Shabbat HaGadol Community Shabbat Dinner - March 23 Do you really want to cook for the weekend before Pesach? We didn't think so.  Join us for this dairy/pescatarian dinner with all the chametz foods you can imagine. Please register for the dinner ($30 members, $38 non-members, $100 very appreciated sponsors, includes dinner for two) on our website.

Yahrtzeit Kiddush for Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Shabbat, March 24 The Stanton Street Shul invites the public to remember with us all those who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Please join us to honor their memory with a traditional Lower East Side Yahrtzeit kiddush sponsored by Dr. Elissa Sampson and Prof. Jonathan Boyarin. Most of those who perished were young women and girls who lived in the Lower East Side and Little Italy in close proximity to our historic Lower East Side immigrant Shul built in 1913. Their ongoing struggle to earn a living as poor immigrants reminds us of the necessity of defending immigrant rights, and the rights of poor people today. May their memory be a blessing for all of us.

Communal Seder with Rabbi Aviad Bodner - Saturday Night, March 31 Join us for a meaningful and uplifting Passover seder in the Lower East side with the Stanton Street Shul community, where we will experience the exodus together and regard ourselves "as if we had come out of Egypt." All are welcome and all will feel welcome. The cost is $45/person for Stanton members, $60/person for non-members, and sponsorships ($150 includes two seats at the seder) are available. Registration will close on Friday, March 16th. Financial assistance is available. Register here.   Thank you to our seder sponsors: NJOP, Anonymous, Alvin Goldstein, Rabbi Robert Jacobs, Steve Reich and Beryl Korot, Paul and Phyllis Ruffer, Jeff Katz and Margie Segal.   ONLY 5 SEATS LEFT - Don't wait for the last minute!

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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