Week of January 3, 2020 / 6 Tevet 5780 Shabbat Parashat Vayigash
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Erev Shabbat, January 3: (6 Tevet) 4:23p Candle Lighting 5:15p Kabbalat Shabbat / Ma'ariv Friday night kiddush is sponsored by Ellen Silverstein in honor of the birthday of her husband, Paul Silverstein Shalom Zachor in honor of Baby Berk-Leung
Shabbat, January 4: Vayigash (7 Tevet) 9:30a Shacharit with Drasha by David Deutsch 12:00p Kiddush is sponsored by Ellen and Paul Silverstein in memory of Ellen's father, Melvyn Gassman, z"l, משה אהרון הלוי ע״ה בן סנדר הלוי וסוניה ע״ה 12:30p Mincha immediately following kiddush 5:27p Havdalah
Sunday, January 5: (8 Tevet) 11:00a Solidarity March, meet at Foley Square - details below
Monday, January 6: (9 Tevet) 7:45a Shacharit 8:30a Bris Milah of Baby Berk-Leung 8:45a Breakfast
Tuesday, January 7: Fast of Tevet (10 Tevet) 5:53a Fast Begins 5:30p Fast Ends
Mazal tov to the Berk and Leung family on the birth of a baby boy! IY"H the bris milah will take place at the Stanton Street Shul on Monday, January 6. Shacharit at 7:45 am, bris at 8:30 am, followed by breakfast. If you would like to make or send a meal for the new parents, please email chesed@stantonstshul.com.
Welcome to renewed member Cheryl Palgon.
Yasher koach to Margie Segal and Phyllis Ruffer for organizing a joyous Chanukah party! Bravo to our resident musicians, David Wander and Victor Gazal, who played and sang and made it possible for us to sing along with them.
Thank you to all who sponsored kiddushes, dinners, and programs in December: Rivky and David Friedman, Michael Gordon, Yiddish New York, Rachel and Nethanel Ribco, Phyllis and Paul Ruffer, Jeff Katz, Margie Segal, Dana Friedman, Rebecca Betensky and Jeremy Newberger. Thank you to those who gave drashot and classes in December: Rabbinic Intern Jason Goldstein, Brina Chu, David Deutsch, Chavie Sharfman Sosa, and Mordechai Silver. Thank you to Risa Gerstein and the "Kiddush Crew," Judy Josephs, Billy Bergman, and David Wander, and to everyone who helped with set up, clean up, and didn't throw their silverware in the trash!
Volunteers needed: If you can be in the Shul on Sundays January 5, 12, 19, from 12-6pm (or part of the day) to welcome visitors viewing the YiddishNY UTOPIA: Visions and Traditions exhibit, please let Jeff, Risa, or Jill know.
When our community is threatened, we stand up and we stand together.
That's why, this Sunday, together with JCRC-NY as well as ADL-NY, AJC-NY, and the New York Board of Rabbis, we're bringing our community together. We will march through our streets - proud, united, and strong.
The 1.5 million Jews of our great city and region will not stand down. We will not be intimidated.
Join us as we say no to hate and no to fear.
Meet at Foley Square this Sunday, January 5th, at 11:00 am. We will march across the Brooklyn Bridge, followed by a rally in Columbus Park (near Cadman Plaza).
Join us for a special Shabbat with Dr. Michelle Friedman, a highly respected psychiatrist who focuses on the Jewish community and has a special interest in the rabbinate and pastoral counseling.
Friday, January 10 - Community Shabbat dinner with Dr. Michelle Friedman Click here to register by Wednesday, January 8!
Shabbaton Schedule and Speaking Topics Friday night, January 10: 4:30p - Candlelighting 5:15p - Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00p - Community Shabbat Dinner (requires registration and payment) 7:00p - Talk by Dr. Michelle Friedman: Creating a Community of Kindness (free- all are welcome) Shabbat day, January 11: 9:30a - Shacharit 10:45a - Talk by Dr. Michelle Friedman - VaYechi - It All Comes Around to the Beginning: Final Crisis in the Family - Dvar Torah and Bibliodrama
Dr. Michelle Friedman Dr. Friedman received an MD from the NYU School of Medicine and has completed advanced training at the Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research. In addition to her private practice and her role at YCT Rabbinical School, where she holds the Steven and Marilyn Lieberman Chair in Pastoral Counseling, Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She, together with Dr. Rachel Yehuda, are the authors of The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling: A Guide for All Faiths, published by Routledge in 2016. She also co-hosts the weekly podcast "Pastoral Parsha" with YCT 3rd year student Hody Nemes.
Shabbat with Rabbinic Candidate Rabbi Levi Welton January 24-25, 2020
Save the date: schedule and dinner registration link coming soon!
The Rabbinic Search Committee is delighted to welcome a new rabbinic candidate, Rabbi Levi Welton, to our community for Shabbat on January 24-25. Please make an effort to attend services and other opportunities to meet him throughout Shabbat (details to follow).
Rabbi Welton is an educator-turned-writer, passionate about sharing the values of Torah with a global audience. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was raised in a Chabad household, taught English & Gemorah in Chassidic Yeshivot in Brooklyn, and worked on a documentary film, "Crime after Crime," that won the Sundance Film Festival award. He was the spiritual leader of The Hampton Synagogue and the first Assistant Rabbi to be promoted to Senior Rabbi in that synagogue's history. Currently, he works as the spiritual leader of Lincoln Park Jewish Center and a Physician Assistant visiting low-income patients in the Bronx. Additionally, he serves as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force. When he isn't working, you'll find Rabbi Welton promoting pro-Israel activism, cultivating cultural relationships for the Charadei community, and interviewing extraordinary people for his monthly newsletter.
Restoration of the Stanton Mazalot Continues
Season by season, we have been completing a comprehensive renovation of our 107-year-old Shul. This week, two of the Mazalot wall murals were restored by our talented resident artists, David Wander, Dory Bergman and Billy Bergman. The love birds in the Chodesh Sivan Mazal were restored to their colorful brilliance, and the handful of wheat has been masterfully restored in the Chodesh Elul Mazal.
We have an abundance of gratitude for David, Dory and Billy who have donated their time and talent to the restoration of the Stanton Street Shul. Thank you to Margie Segal for sponsoring the Chodesh Sivan Mazal and to Malka Percal for sponsoring the Chodesh Elul Mazal.
Three Mazalot remain available for your sponsorship. To sponsor a Mazal, please contact Jeff Katz.
Chanukah 5780 at the Stanton Street Shul
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.
A Note from the Ritual Committee: Can We Count on You for Minyanim?
At its core, the Stanton Street Shul is a place for prayer. Please help ensure a minyan by attending services on Friday night at 5:15 pm and Shabbat morning 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 daven and bring friends!
Security Committee Chair(s) Needed!
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
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