Week of December 20, 2019 / 22 Kislev 5780 Shabbat Parashat Vayeshev
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Erev Shabbat, December 20 (Kislev 22) 4:13p Candle Lighting 5:17p Kabbalat Shabbat / Ma'ariv (Friday night Kiddush sponsorship available!)
Shabbat, December 21: Shabbat Mevarchim / Vayeshev (Kislev 23) 9:30a Shacharit w/drasha by Mordecai Silver 9:30a Women's Tefilah (beit midrash) w/drasha by Chavie Sharfman Sosa 12:00p Kiddush sponsored by Yiddish New York. 12:30p Mincha immediately following kiddush 1:00p Historical Talk by Elissa Sampson (see below for details) 1:30p Lower East Side Walking Tour 5:15p Havdalah
ALERT: Volunteers needed to be in the Shul on Sundays, December 22, 29, January 5, 12, 19, from 12-6pm (or even part of the day), to welcome visitors viewing the YiddishNY UTOPIA: Visions and Traditions exhibit
Women's Tefilah Group: Shabbat Parashat Vayeshev Next Shabbat, December 21 (Kislev 23)
All women are invited to participate in the next Women's Tefilah and Torah Reading. Services will begin at 9:30am downstairs in the Beit Midrash. Dvar Torah by Chavie Sharfman Sosa.
Shabbat Chanukah Friday, December 27 (29 Kislev) 4:15 pm - Candlelighting 4:15-5:15 pm - Class on Laws of Chanukah 5:15 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat followed by Community Dinner with Rabbinic Intern Jason Goldstein Register here for dinner.
Shabbat, December 28 (30 Kislev) 9:30 am - One Minyan, 3 Torahs for Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, & Parashat Miketz 11:00 am (approximate) - Drasha by Rabbinic Intern Jason Goldstein 10:30 am-12:00 pm - StantonKIDS Chanukah program 12:00 pm (approximate) - Festive Kiddush honoring the #GivingTuesday Patrons (co-sponsored by Rachel and Nethanel Ribco)
Freilich Chanukah Party Motzei Shabbat, December 28 at 7:30 pm
Live music with David Wander, Victor Gazal and friends Menorah lighting Latkes, jelly donuts, and more...
Admission is free but RSVP is required. Register here. $100 Sponsorships are appreciated
The Stanton Street Shul is partnering with Yiddish New York, the nation's largest Yiddish cultural festival, to host the 2019 YNY Visual Arts Exhibition (Utopia: Visions and Traditions) and a number of special events. All are invited to attend!
Historical LES Talk and Neighborhood Walking Tour: Shabbat, December 21, 1:00-2:30 pm. After Kiddush, join us for a talk followed by a walking tour led by acclaimed scholar (and Stanton member) Elissa Sampson. You’ll learn about the neighborhood’s historic synagogues, old tenements, landsmanshaftn, and secret community gardens that tell a tale of the LES’s evolution. Bring your walking shoes! The talk will run from 1:00-1:30 pm, with the walking tour from 1:30-2:30 pm. (If it rains, we’ll spend more time inside.)
UTOPIA Art Exhibition:Check out Yiddish NY’s 2019 Visual Arts Exhibition, UTOPIA: Visions and Traditions. Free.
Running through January 21st, the exhibition explores humankind’s longing for an ideal society, where all people are treated with respect, all of their needs are met and there is no war and fear. UTOPIA will provide a space for participating artists to explore what such a world would look like and how to create such an existence, drawing from traditional constructions of utopias and creating their own. The YNY Visual Arts Exhibition is curated by Deborah Ugoretz and Tine Kindermann.
Packed House for Jewtopia Pre-Chanukah Concert
On Wednesday evening, the Shul was filled to capacity with fans of YiddishNY who came to enjoy a pre-Chanukah concert with the amazing musical talent of Michael Alpert and Peter Rushefsky.
Jewtopia was presented by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Stanton Street Shul, in conjunction with the 2019 YiddishNY Visual Arts Exhibition UTOPIA: Visions and Traditios (on view in the Shul's upper gallery until January 19th). Songs in Yiddish, Russian, Scottish and English were presented.
Michael Alpert is a pioneering Yiddish singer, multi-instrumentalist and scholar who has been a key figure in the renaissance of Eastern European Jewish music and culture. Peter Rushefsky is a leading performer, composer, and researcher of the Jewish tsimbl (cimbalom or hammered dulcimer).
Responding to the insecure environment we live in, the rise in anti-Semitic incidents, and the concerns of our congregants, the Board recently undertook the installation of a security system including security cameras and monitors. We need a committee chair(s) to oversee monitoring the cameras, developing an evacuation plan, and planning a fire drill. You will have the full support of the Board. Please speak with Jeff Katz or any Board member or email board@stantonstshul.com
Can We Count on You for Minyanim?
At its core, the Stanton Street Shul is a place for prayer. Despite our spirited tefillot, we've had trouble getting a minyan in recent weeks. Please help by attending Friday night minyan at 5:15 pm and Shabbat morning minyan at 9:30 am, so that our community members saying kaddish can say kaddish with the kehillah.
While being a small, intimate community is our strength, it is also our challenge when it comes to things like making a minyan. You matter and we need you, so please come and bring friends!
Kiddushes are a joyous way to celebrate Shabbat and bring together our members and friends-- with good food and drink. Celebrate a birthday, anniversary or other event, commemorate a yahrzeit, or show appreciation for the extraordinary work being done in this Shul. We would love to share your special occasions.
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