Weekly Newsletter

Stanton Street Shul Weekly Newsletter Week of September 21, 2018 / Tishrei 12, 5779

Parashat Ha'Azinu

This Week's Schedule: Erev Shabbat, September 21 (Tishrei 12) 6:37p Candle Lighting 6:45p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Shabbat, September 22: Ha'Azinu (Tishrei 13) 9:30a Shacharit 12:00p Kiddush/Brunch   Kiddush/Brunch this week is sponsored by the Fahn Family in honor of Sydney's dvar torah and in memory of Robert's father, Leo Fahn.  7:34p Shabbat Ends Sunday, September 23: Erev Sukkot (Tishrei 14) 8:00a Sukkah Building! 10:00a StantonKids Sukkah Decorating Party (Ends at 12:00p) 6:34p Candle Lighting 6:45p First Night of Sukkot Community Dinner (At Chasam Sofer Synagogue) Monday, September 24: Sukkot (Tishrei 15) 9:30a Shacharit 12:00p Kiddush in Sukkah 7:32p Candle Lighting Tuesday, September 25: Sukkot (Tishrei 16) 9:30a Shacharit 12:00p Kiddush in Sukkah 7:29p Chag Ends

Community News  Mazal tov to Rabbi Aviad and Lindsey Bodner, and big brother Jonah, on the birth of a baby boy Natan Chaim!

High Holiday Thank Yous! Thank you for another wonderful and inspiring High Holiday season at the Stanton Street Shul. We couldn't have done it without all of you. We wish to extend a special thanks to the many who made it happen: Our Ba'alei Tefilah: Nahum Kitainik, Rabbi Bodner, Mordecai Silver, Marc Bodner, Zack Pyzer and David Friedman. Special thanks to Jeff Katz for shofar blowing. Paul Ruffer, Jessica Spector, Jeff Katz and Julie Wolfe for speaking so passionately about our shul and encouraging financial support.  To our Rosh Hashana dinner sponsors: Jeff Katz, Alan Schwartz, Malka Percal, Alvin Goldstein, Bonnie and Tony Dimun, Dana Friedman, Rabbi Robert Jacobs Rabbi Bodner for auctioning the Aliyot on Yom Kippur. Our StantonKids team: Aliza Deutsch, Liz Miller, Zipporah Nagel, Elissa Sampson, Julia Pinnock, Iana Hadjiyska and Sam Deutsch for an amazing children's program throughout the holidays.  Our Gabbaim: Max and David Deutsch for ensuring that the services ran smoothly. Moshe Bloxenheim, Paul Ruffer, Risa Gerstein and Jeff Katz for setting up the main sanctuary before the holidays. Anonymous for sponsoring the break-fast, and Risa Gerstein, Judith Hinkle, Judy Josephs and Paul Newell for cleaning up. Our Greeters: Jessica Spector, Steve Nacache, Brina Chu, Alvin Goldstein, Margie Segal, Judy Josephs, Peretz Berk, David Wander and David Friedman for making everyone feel welcome. Margie Segal for the beautiful flowers Malka Percal for the High Holiday mailing. David Friedman and David Wander for designing the beautiful High Holiday Postcards. Please remember to fulfill your High Holiday pledges. If you did not do so yet, please consider making a donation to our shul on our website, or send a check to The Stanton Street Shul, P.O. box 1008, New York, NY 10002.

Check out the Shul's New Promotional Video! For several months, Stanton regular Michael Ben Levi has been filming community events and made a beautiful video clip about Stanton, who we are and what we stand for. Check out the video here and share it with your friends!

This Sunday - StantonKids - Sukkah Decorating Party, Sep 23rd, 10:00 am Get ready for Sukkot (a week-long harvest holiday) in the Siempre Verde Garden (accross the street from the shul.) On Sunday, September 23rd, help us create decorations for the Stanton Street Shul Sukkah. We'll have crafts, songs, and snacks in the garden from 10 AM to noon.

First Night of Sukkot Community Dinner - Sep 23 Don't have a Sukkah? Don't feel like fighting for a seat at the community sukkah of your building? Just want to be with good friends on the first night of Sukkot? Our neighbors around the corner at the Chasam Sopher have graciously allowed us to use their sukkah for the first night of this wonderful holiday! Register for the dinner here.   Thank you to our dinner sponsors: Michael Gordon and Julie Wolfe, Alan Schwartz, Dana Friedman and Steve and Sharon Nacache

Women's Torah Reading for Simchat Torah, October 2 Please join us on Simchat Torah, October 2nd, to dance with the Torah and to participate in a women's reading of the Torah where all women can get an aliyah. Hakafot (dancing and singing with the Torah) will begin at around 10:20am in the main sanctuary, where women and men will dance in separate circles with the Torah. Immediately following hakafot, all women are invited to take part in our women's only Torah reading. We will repeat the reading of V'zot Habracha until every woman who wants one has received an aliyah. If you've never had an aliyah before and are uncertain how it works, don't worry, we will walk you through it! Questions? Email women@stantonstshul.com.

Upcoming Sponsorship Opportunities: Friday Night Kiddush: Oct 5, 12 Kiddush: All days of Sukkot Rabbi's Classes: October 15   To sponsor a kiddush email us at kiddush@stantonstshul.com To sponsor a class, click here.   Support Us! We rely on your generosity to keep us going with weekly prayer services, kiddushim, 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!)

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