PLEASE JOIN US THIS SHABBAT FOR OUR ANNUAL YOUTH SHABBAT. Friday, March 3 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Candle Lighting 5:31PM Minchah 5:35PM

Transcription

1 The Jewish Center S H A B B A T B U L L E T I N EREV SHABBAT 5:23PM Candle lighting 5:30PM Minchah FEBRUARY 25, 2017 SHABBAT SHEKALIM PARSHAT MISHPATIM 29 SHEVAT 5777 SHABBAT 7:45AM Hashkama Minyan (The Max and Marion Grill Beit Midrash) 8:30AM Rabbi Israel Silverstein Mishnayot Class with Rabbi Yosie Levine 9:00AM Shacharit (3 rd floor) 9:15AM Hashkama Shiur with Rabbi Avi Feder, Maaser, the Torah's Ten Percent Tax Code. 10:00AM Youth Groups: Under age 3 (drop off optional, babies must be able to independently sit upright), 3-6-year-olds: Geller Youth Center, 2nd-6th graders: 7th floor Hot Kiddush (1st & 5th floor) WITH THANKS TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Hashkama Kiddush, Abby & Dr. Yitzchak Kanarek in memory of Abby's father, Moshe Aryeh Goldstein and in honor of the birth of their great grandson, Michael Chaim, son of Dr. Dovid & Tamar Halpern Community Kiddush, Brauna and Marvin Fortgang in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Brauna's father, Joseph Eisenberg Community Kiddush, Paulette & David Meyer in commemoration of the Yahrzeits of Paulette's father, Hal Stein and David's mother, Eva Meyer Community Kiddush, Deena Blanchard & Akiva Novetsky in honor of the entire Jewish Center Community Community Kiddush, Sabrina Rosen & Guy Salomon in memory of 25th Yahrzeits of Sabrina's Father, Nathan Nechemia Ben Levy Yitzchak Rosenflanz Community Kiddush, Chani & Mark Segall in commemoration of the first Yahrzeit of Chani's mother Betty Singer Community Kiddush, Emmy & Elan Zanger on the birth of a daughter, Adina Chaya (Andie Sophia) 12:40PM Early Minchah (3rd floor) 3:30PM Bikkur Cholim/Bikkur in the Home (meet at 730 Columbus Ave.) 4:30PM Parent Child Learning with Rabbi Avi Feder 4:30PM Daf Yomi 4:30PM Hilchot Shabbat with Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, Better Late Than Never: Havdallah on Tuesday 5:15PM Minchah 5:15PM Afternoon Groups (5th floor) Seudah Shlishit Speaker: Yoetzet Halacha Ilana Gadish: Truth, Peace, and Everything in Between: The Origins of Shalom Bayit 6:24PM Shabbat concludes Musical Havdalah PLEASE JOIN US THIS SHABBAT FOR OUR ANNUAL YOUTH SHABBAT Youth Shabbat is an annual event that enables our children to lead davening and layning and deliver divrei Torah in the main sanctuary of The Jewish Center. Please see insert for youth roles. WEBINAR WITH DR. ERICA BROWN ART & TEXT: A PREVIEW OF MEGILLAT ESTHER ROSH CHODESH ADAR WEBINAR WITH DR. ERICA BROWN FEBRUARY 27TH AT 12:30PM-1:00PM Join our Community Scholar live from Washington, DC for a special Rosh Chodesh Adar lunch break full of inspiration. The webinar will be hosted on zoom. Free download is available at zoom.us PRE-PRUIM DNNER MARCH 2, 2017 Join us for a festive Pre-Purim Shabbat Dinner catered by 8th Day Caterers featuring Divrei Torah from our Community Scholar, Dr. Erica Brown. If you would like to join our growing event committee please Aaron Strum at astrum@jewishcenter.org Registration Deadline: Tuesday, February 28th. $50 for Members $55 for Non-Members $25 for Children (under 10) $180 Sponsorship (includes dinner for two and mention in the Shabbat bulletin) THE JEWISH CENTER AND YESHIVA UNIVERSITY: CELEBRATING A CENTURY-LONG RELATIONSHIP SHABBAT MARCH 18, 2017 FEATURING SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE RABBI ASSAF BEDNARSH For 100 years, The Jewish Center and Yeshiva University have enjoyed a very special relationship. Our rabbis and members have been and continue to be instrumental in the development and success of YU. Sun. Feb. 26 Rosh Chodesh Shacharit 8:30AM Minchah 5:30PM Mon, Feb. 27 Rosh Chodesh Shacharit 6:45/8AM Minchah 5:30PM DAILY SERVICES Tues. Feb. 28 Thur. March 2 Shacharit 7/8AM Minchah 5:30PM WOMEN S TEHILLIM GROUP Monday, February 27 at 7:15PM Contact Joyce Weitz for more info. at Friday, March 3 Shacharit 7/8AM Candle Lighting 5:31PM Minchah 5:35PM Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh currently holds the Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in Talmud and Jewish Law at Yeshiva University s RIETS Kollel in Jerusalem, and teaches at Yeshivat Har Etzion Please join us for a leadership luncheon on Shabbat afternoon open to current students, alumni, faculty and friends of Yeshiva. Details and Registration to follow shortly. SHABBAT AFTERNOON, MARCH 25 SEUDAH SHLISHIT FEATURING DANIEL LEVIN Daniel Levin is the author of the New York Times best-seller, The Last Ember, and the executive producer of Lion, which has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture. The Jewish Center - The Modern Orthodox Center for Jewish Life and Learning 131 W. 86 th Street, New York, NY

2 JOIN THE JC AIPAC DELEGATION AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE 2017 SUNDAY MARCH 26-28, 2017 IN WASHINGTON, DC Dahlia Bellows Moshe Bellows George Blank Harriet Blank Jonathan Blank Steven Bram Lisa Buksbaum Jonathan Buksbaum Joshua Buksbaum Jacob Buksbaum Susan Canter Michelle Chrein Hillel Cohen Arthur Degen Susan Degen Daniel Faizakoff Rabbi Avi Feder Lauren Geller Martin Geller Talia Gerber Hanna Gerber Estee Gerber Sander Gerber Tracy Gerber Andrew Haberman Rebecca Hanus Avi Heller Steven Hirsch Janice Honig Ira Kellman Rona Kellman Eitan Kimelman Jonah Kupietzky Fran Kupietzky Charlie Laifer Daniel Laifer Jill Lavitsky Eric Lavitsky Rabbi Yosie Levine Susan Lobel Daniel Mael Linda Moed David Pfeffermann Daniel Posner Leyla Posner Rachel Ringler Pinny Rosenthal Andrew Schonzeit Beth Schwartz Joshua Schwartz Shimon Shkury Yossi Siegel Lionel Slama Philip Wagman Daniel Wagman Rabbi Mark Wildes Registration for the conference costs $599 Please visit to register. UPCOMING EVENTS SISTERHOOD EVENING AT THE THEATER FEBRUARY 25TH, 2017 The New York Times called the new Broadway musical, Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 rapturous and a witty, inventive enchantment. On February 25 th, decide for yourself if this is the next Hamilton. Join the Sisterhood for this season s must-see musical followed by dessert. A limited number of tickets at $150 per person are available so reserve early by calling the Jewish Center at or visit our website at WEDNESDAY MARCH 1ST AT 8PM THE YOUNG LEADERSHIP LEARNING SERIES BEGINS WITH A CONVERSATION WITH JAY LEFKOVITZ ENTITLED: "The Rise of Social Orthodoxy" Hosted at The JC. 4th Floor Beit Midrash For more information , yl@jewishcenter.org WEST SIDE HATZOLOH 32ND LEV ANNIVERSARY DINNER EVENT MARCH 20TH, 2017 AT 7:00PM LIGHTHOUSE AT CHELSEA PIERS RSVP at WestSideHatzoloh.org SHABBAT AFTERNOON, MARCH 25 SEUDAH SHLISHIT FEATURING DANIEL LEVIN Daniel Levin is the author of the New York Times best-seller, The Last Ember, and the executive producer of Lion, which has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture. PURIM PROGRAMS MISHLOACH MANOT PACKAGING- SUNDAY MARCH 5, :00AM-12:00PM Join us in a simple and meaningful mitzvah! Every Purim, families of the Jewish Center deliver mishloach manot to elderly/homebound members of our community. We invite kids and parents to help us package the mishloach manot on and there will be a light breakfast. Contact Jenn and Gaby at jennandgaby@jewishcenter.org if you would like to participate. PURIM NIGHT Join us for the Family Megillah Reading and Tots & Family Megillah. See page 3 for more details. PURIM DAY Drop off Childcare and Entertainment during the 10:00 am Megillah Reading for babies and kids up to age 11. Magic Show, Animal Show, Face Painting, Music Games and More! WOMEN S MEGILLAH READING- SUNDAY MARCH 12 AT 12:00 PM Co-sponsored by MJE and Kol Ha-Neshama For more info contact Adena Berkowitz (AdenaBerkowitz@gmail.com) or Beth Schwartz (bethschwartz18@gmail.com ) YOUTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH MARCH 18, 2017 Celebrate your child's January, February or March Birthday by sponsoring kiddush on March 18th. Contact Jenn and Gaby if you would like to sponsor in honor of your child s birthday. TEEN MINYAN MARCH 25 Contact Jenn and Gaby if you would like to sponsor the teen minyan kiddush. ADD A BIRTHDAY SPONSORSHIP TO ONE OF OUR FUN-FILLED YOUTH EVENTS! Party Choices this year Include Arts & Crafts, Movie Nights, Zumba, Krav Maga, Laser Tag, Bubble Soccer. Jenn and Gaby for more details and dates at jennandgaby@jewishcenter.org. MATANOT L EVYONIM Please remember to send Matanot L'evyonim, gifts to the poor, before Purim. The amount given should be sufficient to assist at least two different people with their Purim meal. Checks made out to the Rabbi Leo Jung Memorial Fund earmarked "Matanot L'evyonim" that are received before Purim March 7, 2017 will be distributed to the poor on Purim day to fulfill your obligation. MISHLOACH MANOT TO IDF SOLDIERS Send baskets filled with Israeli products and bakery goods to IDF soldiers in Israel. Packages will bear a card noting your name with a Purim greeting. Please place your order by Tuesday February 21. The cost is $15 per package, $450 for a platoon, and $2000 to a company. Make your check payable to The Jewish Center and earmark it "Mishloach Manot to IDF" or donate online at and write in the notes field "Mishloach Manot to IDF". PREPARING FOR PURIM MEGILLAH READING We would like to provide everyone with the opportunity to hear the Megillah on Purim. If someone you know will not be able to leave home on Purim, or if you would like to volunteer to read Megillah for the homebound, please contact R a b b i Z i r k i n d a t dzirkind@jewishcenter.org or ONEG SHABBAT Make the holiday a festive time for the needy or homebound in our community. Help provide mishloach manot packages in addition to their regular Shabbat meals. Colorful Purim cards are also available. For more information and to donate, visit To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.org

3 CENTENNIAL PLANNING UPDATE Dear Members, As you know, planning for our Centennial Year is well underway. As we begin to fill in the calendar, we're looking to find exciting and dynamic speakers/personalities who will be especially fitting for this monumental year. If you or someone you know has access to any such people, please be in touch with us or with Rabbi Zirkind. Thank you. Andy Kaplan, Andrew Steinerman and Rachel Wolf Centennial Year Co-Chairs COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Congratulations to Rabbi Benjamin Blech on the publication of his book: Redemption, Then and Now: Pesah Haggada with Essays and Commentary. Available now for pre-order on Amazon COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZAL TOV Dr. Henry & Joan Papier Lieberman on marriage of their granddaughter, Shira Pamensky to Yehuda Blaustein in Toronto Emmy & Elan Zanger on the birth of a daughter, Adina Chaya (Andie Sophia). Mazal tov to the great-grandparents, Judy Fessel Golzman & Cecile & Irving Skydell and to the grandparents, Sherry & Mark Fessel THANK YOU TO OUR YOUTH USHERS Brodie Latkin, Claire Latkin, Jeremy Ciment, Elizabeth Ciment, Sophia Leibowitz, Ava Leibowitz, Emmeline Laifer, Benjamin Salomon Emma Salomon THANK YOU TO CSS We would like to once again thank CSS and our dedicated CSS members for providing the security for our synagogue this week. CONDOLENCES Angela Himsel Sacks on the passing of her brother, John Himsel Francine Salsberg on the passing of her brother, Isidore Dresdner YOUTH MEGILLAH READING UPDATE Purim at The Jewish Center is always an exciting time. In response to feedback we have received and in an effort to enhance the experience of Purim for our families, our Youth Department is piloting a new program. In addition to Maariv/Megillah in the main sanctuary, two additional Megillah services will run concurrently. The Family Megillah reading will take place, as in years past, on the 5th floor. This service is geared toward children ages 6 and up and their families. Following Maariv, the program will feature a family-friendly atmosphere, stop light, groggers and coloring books as well as raffle tickets to redeem for prizes after the Megillah. In addition, we will be host our first Tots & Family Megillah reading on the 1st floor. Following Maariv, this space will feature a full megillah, coloring books for kids as well as a silent Purim story video to capture the attention of the children while their parents are listening to the megillah. Both programs will conclude with ice cream and treats. We ask that all children in attendance be accompanied by an adult. We encourage your questions and feedback. If you're not sure which Megillah service is best for your family, please feel free to us at jennandgaby@jewishcenter.org COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES For more information visit our website or contact Rabbi Dovid Zirkind at dzirkind@jewishcenter.org DAILY (except Shabbat) Israel Friedman Daf Yomi with rotating JCU Faculty, 7:45AM TUESDAY Advanced Gemara Chaburah with Rabbi Noach Goldstein 7:45-8:30AM Nosh and Drash with Dr. Adena Berkowitz, 10:15-11:30AM Jewish History: Judaism in a Christian Empire with Rabbi Ari Lamm, 7:00PM Special Purim Class From Shushan to Jerusalem Sadye and Henry Bayer Chumash Class with Rabbi Yosie Levine, 8:00PM WEDNESDAY Women of the Bible with Rabbi Yosie Levine, at 11:00AM SHABBAT Rabbi Israel Silverstein Mishnayot Class (will resume next week) with Rabbi Yosie Levine, 8:30AM Hashkama Shiur with rotating JCU Faculty, 9:15AM Israel Friedman Daf Yomi with rotating JCU Faculty, 1 hour before Minchah 39 Melachot With Rabbi Dovid Zirkind To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.org

4 On a number of occasions the Torah highlights an obvious parallel between the observance of Shabbat and Shemitta. After six days of work we rest on the seventh, after six years of harvest the farmer rests on the seventh. In fact, the Torah often refers to Shemitta as a year of Shabbat further highlighting the shared theme of these two concepts. Generally speaking the lesson of these two Jewish experiences are understood as highly personal or self-reflective opportunities. After a hard week of work, each of us needs a day to rest, recharge and reconnect with our more spiritual self. Shabbat offers us the respite we so desperately need and deserve. The same can be said for Shemitta. The sabbatical year imposes on each farmer the gift of rejuvenation and the opportunity therein for spiritual rebirth. In Parshat Mishpatim the Torah again links Shabbat and Shemitta but in offering and alternative to one s function, it challenges us to revisit both. Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but in the seventh you shall let it rest and lie fallow. Let the needy among your people eat of it, and what they leave let the wild beasts eat. You shall do the same with your vineyards and your olive groves. Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor, in order that your ox and your donkey may rest, and that your bondman and the stranger may be refreshed. JEWISH BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED Recapture the Joy of Reading through The JBI Library for visually impaired, blind and reading disabled individuals. JBI is the world s largest library of Jewish interest for people of all ages and backgrounds who cannot read standard print, offering fiction, history, biographies, periodicals, a concert and lecture series and much more, in Audio, Large Print and Braille, all provided free of charge and delivered to your doorstep. JBI Talking Books are available in English, Russian, Yiddish and other languages. Liturgical materials are available in all formats. Call A librarian will be happy to help. Or visit JBI s website at JBI, since 1931, connecting the blind and visually impaired to the Jewish world. Shabbat Revisited Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, Associate Rabbi While the connection between Shabbat and Shemitta holds true in our Parsha, in a very blatant way, the Torah redefines their join purpose. When a store owner closes his business on Shabbat it not only affects him, but it affects his employees. When a client chooses to observe Shabbat and not check in on his investments, it is not only he or she that has the day off but his or her financial advisor as well. Here the Torah says we observe Shabbat not for ourselves, but for our servants, for our animals, for our employees. The same is true for Shemitta. During that seventh year, it s not only the owner of the field that returns to prayer and Torah study, but it also means he demands less of his animals and farmers. He leaves the fields open which makes life easier for the poor that come to collect. Just as Shabbat forces us to create rest for others, Shemitta demands a less imposing dynamic on the people we interact with as well. Apparently then, we have two differing models of Shabbat and its objective. Throughout most of the Torah, Shabbat is about me and my relationship with Hashem, but in Parshat Mishpatim, in which we shift our focus to thinking about our relationship with others, the Torah posits that Shabbat is the greatest gift we can give to our colleagues, co-workers and employees. How remarkable a notion that the very day designed in our best interest is simultaneously a day in which we can give so generously to others. Each of us relies on and demands so much from the people around us, maybe we can use the time on Shabbat to rejuvenate not only ourselves but our sense of appreciation for just how hard others are working to help us achieve the success we pursue. Yosie Levine Rabbi Dovid Zirkind Associate Rabbi Chaim David Berson Cantor Ari Lamm Resident Scholar Erica Brown Community Scholar Noach Goldstein Resident Scholar Avi Feder William Fischman Rabbinic Intern Aaron Strum Executive Director Jenn & Gaby Minsky Youth Directors OFFICERS Avi Schwartz President Andrew Borodach First Vice President Michael Jacobs Vice President Deena Blanchard Vice President Mark Segall Assistant Vice President Yaron Kinar Treasurer Len Berman Assistant Treasurer Andrew Kaplan Assistant Treasurer Miri Lipsky Secretary PHONE NUMBERS Yoetzet Halacha Ilana Gadish nycyoezet@gmail.com Jewish Center Chevra Kadisha x555 UWS Mikvah Hatzoloh Eruv Status x4

5 Youth Shabbat 5777 Brachot Gavriel Harmetz, son of Alessandra Rovati & Lloyd Harmetz, SAR, 4th Grade Avi Solomons Aaron Priven Psukei D'Zimra Ethan Vorchheimer, son of Rachel & David Vorchheimer, Ramaz, 5th Grade Shacharit Josh Milstein, son of Sarah & Stuart Milstein, SAR, 9th Grade Kriat HaTorah Max Marcus, son of Deborah & Robert Marcus, WHHS, 12th Grade Sam Berman, son of Lori Zeltser & Len Berman, Ramaz, 12th Grade Avi Solomons, son of Rachel & Daniel Solomons, Ramaz, 11th Grade Jonathan Schnipper, son of Barbara & Steve Schnipper, Ramaz, 8th Grade Charlie Laifer, son of Amanda Nussbaum & Daniel Laifer, MDS, 8th Grade Jonah Berman, son of Lori Zeltser & Len Berman, Ramaz, 10th Grade Emma Salomon Sam Berman Akiva Levine Gelilah Jack Meyer, son of Paulette & David Meyer, SAR, 9th Grade Josh Vorchheimer, son of Rachel & David Vorchheimer, Heschel, 7th Grade Benjamin Salomon Haftarah Aaron Priven, son of Nina & Ari Priven, Heschel, 12th Grade Elizabeth Ciment Mussaf Avi Solomons, son of Rachel & Daniel Solomons, Ramaz, 11th Grade Jonah Berman Gabbaim Gideon Marcus, son of Deborah & Robert Marcus, Heichal Hatorah, 9th Grade Josh Milstein, son of Sarah & Stuart Milstein, SAR, 9th Grade Ava Leibowitz Ein Kelokainu Akiva Levine, son of Rabbi Yosie & Rachel Levine, Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan, 4th Grade Yehoshua Levine, son of Rabbi Yosie & Rachel Levine, MDS, 2nd Grade Bianca Harmetz Ushers Brodie Latkin, son of Amy & Jed Latkin, MDS, 3rd Grade Claire Latkin, daughter of Amy & Jed Latkin, MDS, 3rd Grade Jeremy Ciment, son of Karen & Ivan Ciment, West End Day School, 4th Grade Elizabeth Ciment, daughter of Karen & Ivan Ciment, Heschel, 5th Grade Sophia Leibowitz, daughter of Dana & Neil Leibowitz, SAR, 5th Grade Ava Leibowitz, daughter of Dana & Neil Leibowitz, SAR, 3rd Grade Emmeline Laifer, daughter of Amanda Nussbaum & Daniel Laifer, MDS, 4th Grade Benjamin Salomon, son of Sabrina Rosen & Guy Salomon, Ramaz, 2nd Grade Emma Salomon, daughter of Sabrina Rosen & Guy Salomon, MDS, 5th Grade Sophia Leibowitz Daniella Symonds Brodie Latkin Dvar Torah in the Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning Daniella Symonds, daughter of Esther & Garth Symonds, Ramaz, 8th Grade Bianca Harmetz, daughter of Alessandra Rovati & Lloyd Harmetz, SAR, 3rd Grade Please direct all questions or concerns to our Youth Directors Jenn & Gaby Minsky at Claire Latkin Emmeline Laifer Yehoshua Levine Josh Milstein Josh Vorchheimer Jonathan Schnipper Jack Meyer Charlie Laifer Gavriel Harmetz Jeremy Ciment Ethan Vorchheimer

6 Purim Chesed Opportunity Join us in a simple and meaningful mitzvah! Every Purim, families of the Jewish Center deliver mishloach manot to elderly/ homebound members of our community. We invite kids and parents to help us package the mishloach manot on Sunday, March 5th from 10:00 a.m - 12:00 a.m Light breakfast will be served. Jennandgaby@jewishcenter.org to register. We are also looking for volunteers to deliver the packages on Purim. They will be available for pickup at the shul the night of Purim (Motzei Shabbat, March 11th). If you are interested in volunteering to deliver a package, please dahlia@youramazingspace.com by March 6th and include your address so that we can try to arrange convenient matches in a timely fashion. Committee Chairs: Dahlia Bellows, Jeannie Fisher and Rona Steinerman Family Megillah Reading Update Purim at The Jewish Center is always an exciting time. In response to feedback we have received and in an effort to enhance the experience of Purim for our families, our Youth Department is piloting a new program. In addition to Maariv/Megillah in the main sanctuary, two additional Megillah services will run concurrently. The Family Megillah reading will take place, as in years past, on the 5th floor. This service is geared toward children ages 6 and up and their families. Following Maariv, the program will feature a family-friendly atmosphere, stop light, groggers and coloring books as well as raffle tickets to redeem for prizes after the Megillah. In addition, we will be host our first Tots & Family Megillah reading on the 1st floor. Following Maariv, this space will feature a full megillah, coloring books for kids as well as a silent Purim story video to capture the attention of the children while their parents are listening to the megillah. Both programs will conclude with ice cream and treats. We ask that all children in attendance be accompanied by an adult. We encourage your questions and feedback. If you're not sure which Megillah service is best for your family, please feel free to us at jennandgaby@jewishcenter.org Purim Day Drop off Childcare and Entertainment during the 10:00 am Megillah Reading for babies and kids up to age 11. Magic Show, Animal Show, Face Painting, Music Games and More!