Friday, Nov. 11 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Candle Lighting 4:24PM Minchah 4:30PM

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1 The Jewish Center S H A B B A T B U L L E T I N EREV SHABBAT 5:31PM Candle lighting 5:35PM Minchah NOVEMBER 5, 2016 PARSHAT NOACH 4 CHESHVAN 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: The Rainbow - Maybe not so pretty after all. 9:30AM Young Leadership (The Max Stern Auditorium) 9:23AM Sof Zman Kriat Shema 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 NOVEMBER 7TH AT 8:00PM LIKE DREAMERS: AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, AN ISRAELI STORY AND THE INTERNATIONAL BACKDROP OF MOD- ERN ISRAEL, A CONVERSATION WITH NOTED SCHOLAR YOSSI KLEIN HALEVI 7:15PM Pizza and Discussion for high school students. 8:00PM Community Lecture and Q&A. To register, visit events/ This event is free and open to the public WITH THANKS TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Hashkamah Kiddush, Hashkama Kiddush Members in honor of our own long time Mitpalel, Aaron Weitz, this year s Chatan Torah Community Kiddush, Joseph & Nancy Sklarin in honor of the birth of a grandson to their children Lesley and Josh Herbert Community Kiddush, Sandra & Jeffrey Smith in commemoration of the 2nd Yahrtzeit of Jeffrey's father Myron Smith, Meir Rephael ben Shalom Moshe z"l (Early Minchah will begin next week). 3:30PM Bikkur Cholim/Bikkur in the Home (meet at 730 Columbus Ave.) 4:35PM Daf Yomi 4:45PM Parent Child Learning with Rabbi Avi Feder (Grades 1-5) 5:20PM Minchah Seudah Shlishit Speaker: Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, Bavel and The Brave New World Seudah Shlishit Sponsors: Lily Kaplan in memory of her husband, Joseph Solte Kaplan's 8th yahrzeit Veronica & Erwin Muth in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his father, George Muth Deborah de Winter & Philip Sussman in commemoration of the first yahrzeit of Philip's mother, Alma (Tenzer) Sussman 6:30PM Shabbat concludes *Please remember to move clocks back one hour. Sunday, Nov. 6 Daf Yomi 7:45AM Shacharit 8:30AM Minchah 4:30PM DAILY SERVICES Monday, Nov. 7- Thursday, Nov. 10 Shachart 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Minchah 4:30PM WOMEN S TEHILLIM GROUP Friday, Nov. 11 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Candle Lighting 4:24PM Minchah 4:30PM Monday, November 14 at 7:15PM Contact Joyce Weitz for more info. at MAY & SAMUEL RUDIN LECTURE SHABBAT NOVEMBER 12 THE STATE OF OUR UNION: A POST ELECTION BRIEFING WITH BRET STEPHENS Bret Stephens is the deputy editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in A CHEF S MASTER CLASS WITH THE OWNERS OF LE MARAIS Monday November 8:00PM Sponsored by The Jewish Center Sisterhood Registration is now open. This event is open to men and women. Please visit our website for more information and to register. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE AT THE JC NOVEMBER IS MEMBERSHIP MONTH AT THE JC THE JEWISH CENTER IT S WHERE YOU BELONG Become a member by November 30 th and save 20% on the annual membership fee. Apply for membership online at or pick up an application in the lobby. The Jewish Center - The Modern Orthodox Center for Jewish Life and Learning 131 W. 86 th Street, New York, NY

2 UPCOMING EVENTS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Join by November 30 th and save 20% on dues Discount includes a 14-month membership, through the end of next December. To apply for membership, visit our website or pick up a form in the lobby. Questions? our Membership Committee co-chairs Naomi Goldman and Ron Shapiro at memberhip@jewishcenter.org. SHABBAT NOVEMBER 12TH AT 11:00AM THE STATE OF OUR UNION: A POST ELECTION BRIEFING WITH BRET STEPHENS Bret Stephens is the deputy editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and holds a Masters from the London School of Economics. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. Stephens served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post. In addition to the Journal, he is a respected commentator on American and Israeli foreign affairs, a regular panelist on the Journal Editorial Report, a weekly political talk show broadcast on Fox News Channel and the author of "America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder," (2014). He lives here in New York City with his wife and three children. THE JEWISH CENTER BOOK CLUB FALL 2016 First Session: November 20, 2016 at 7:30PM The Puttermesser Papers: by Cynthia Ozick, Discussant: Dr. Jerome Chanes Host: Dinah and Andy Mendes Central Park West Our theme this year at the Jewish Center Book Club --now in its 16 th year -- is the intersection of Jewish and American life in New York City. The three selections are works of recognized literary merit that cover different time periods. We begin with Cynthia Ozick s The Puttermesser Papers (1997) -- a collection of five stories woven around one protagonist, Ruth Puttermesser, an aging civil servant with a rich and fertile inner life, who creates her own Golem. THANKSGIVING PACK-A-THON Hosted by Congregation Shearith Israel Thursday, November 24, 10:00 am We are pleased to announce that throughout this year we will be joining forces with Congregation Shearith Israel for a number of exciting and powerful programs. The first program is an inter-faith Pack-A-Thon on Thanksgiving morning. Together with UJA s Tov B Yachad and West End Collegiate Church the community will come together for this meaningful and impactful event and will ensure that our packages of nutritious and kosher food get delivered to people in need. The Pack-a-thon will have a youth track as well. If you d like to join the event committee and help ensure the success of this important activity, please contact Sarah Sue at slandau@shearithisrael.org. *Stay tuned for information about our winter ski trip and spring barbecue. To get involved in our joint synagogue events please Rabbi Zirkind at dzirkind@jewishcenter.org or achdutinaction@gmail.com SHABBAT DINNER DECEMBER 9TH Friday Night Dinner with the Israeli soldiers from Peace of Mind. For more information contact rsteinerman@gmail.com To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.org

3 YOUTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES HIGH SCHOOL ONLY ONEG WITH RABBI NOACH GOLDSTEIN BRING A FRIEND! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11AT 7:30PM-10PM For more details or to RSVP bethschwartz18@gmail.com THANKSGIVING DAY FIREHOUSE VISIT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT 11:00AM We will meet in The JC lobby and walk to our local firehouse. Bring a thank you card and some homebaked goods to our brave firefighters. TEEN MINYAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 For more details or to sponsor the kiddush, contact Gaby: jennandgaby@jewishcenter.org MOVIE NIGHT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT 6:45PM 9:00PM Enjoy a classic film while enjoying pizza and popcorn with your friends! Ages 7 and up. Please visit the Jewish Center website to register. YOUTH FAMILY DINNER SHABBAT DECEMBER 2 DETAILS TO FOLLOW 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 atjennandgaby@jewishcenter.org. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS RUNNING THE NYC MARATHON If you are running, please let us know. ABOUT THE JC Did you know? At the end of services, congregants remain in their seats until the conclusion of Adon Olam. As the rabbi and cantor process down the aisles, the congregation rises. The rabbi and cantor look forward to greeting you on the receiving line on your way to Kiddush. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS MAZAL TOV Rabbi Robert & Virginia Bayer Hirt on the birth of a great granddaughter, Marlee Amanda Rotenstreich Judith & Rafi Rosenbaum on the birth of twins, a boy and a girl. Nancy & Joseph Sklarin honor of the birth of a grandson to their children Lesley and Josh Herbert THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS Scott Black and Beth Schwartz 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. 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 MONDAY Heretic with Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, 8:00PM 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 Genesis 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 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 The Rainbow Connection: Thoughts on Parshat Noah Dr. Erica Brown, Community Scholar Zokher ha-brit, ne-eman be-brito, ve-kayam be-maamaro. This is the text of the blessing we make upon seeing a rainbow: who remembers the covenant, and is faithful to His covenant, and keeps His promise. Strangely, we remind God, in this blessing of a promise God made long ago. We make a blessing when we see a rainbow not only because it s a spectacular natural occurrence but also because it takes us back to an earlier time. It situates us near the end of our parsha when, as a sign of God s covenant not to destroy us again, He makes a rainbow. This rainbow is not only about its magnificent blend of colors, representing the many stripes of diversity on Noah s ark. It is also about its shape as an expansive bridge that connects one part of the earth to another as it cuts across the sky. This bridge connects us once again, in an act of beauty, with a God we had been estranged from because of collective wrongdoing. To remedy the hamas or thievery to which the Torah attributed the flood, Noah s first act out of the ark was building an altar, a place of giving rather than taking. But a careful study of the text is confounding because God s promise does not quite have a rainbow quality to it: Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease (Genesis 8:20-23). God promised never to destroy all living creatures again. That s a huge relief. But tucked within this promise and the good smells that surround it, is this strange and disturbing clause even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Let s face it. That s a downer. We will never amount to much because our evil inclination from the time we are young will continually overpower us. Suddenly, as Kermit might say, we re not feeling the rainbow connection. The German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm ( ) has a redeeming reading of this story. Fromm was the only child of Orthodox parents who had a strong Jewish education before he left traditional practice. These were texts with which he was intimately familiar. In The Art of Loving, Fromm reads the Hebrew word me-neurav as during one s childhood. This renders the promise as an understanding that God has of humans. During one s youth, human beings are self-absorbed. A baby crying cares little, he says, for what his parents are doing. The world orbits around the child. This normal course of events can change as the child grows into adulthood and comes out of his or her narcissistic shell. God s promise is predicated on our not staying the way we are. We have to grow out of taking and grow into giving. Some adults are just big children when it comes to taking. God expects more of us after the flood. Sure, we re selfish but that selfishness must peel away as we evolve and become responsible for humanity. That s when we can really appreciate God s promise and His rainbow. 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 Hatzalah Eruv Status x4

5 JEWISH CENTER S SHABBAT MORNING YOUTH GROUP LEADERS Isabel Tsesarsky 2 year olds (Tots) My name is Isabel Tsesarsky and I grew up here on the Upper West Side. I spent two years at Emory University before transferring to Stern College. I very much enjoy working with young children and was fortunate to have been a Morah at the Chabad of the Upper West Side pre-school. I hope to continue with childhood education upon my graduation from Stern. I live with my husband on the Upper West Side and look forward to this year with the Tots! Shana Tovah and may everyone have a happy, healthy, and sweet new year! Zoe Ogden 3-4 year olds I'm from Atlanta, GA and, after a year in Israel, am studying pre-medical studies at Barnard College. I love exploring the city in my free time. I'm so excited to be joining The Jewish Center community leading 3-4 year old Shabbat groups! In groups, I hope to share my love and excitement for Shabbat with your children, introducing them to Davening, Parsha, and fun Shabbat games! Rachel Karpf 5-6 year olds Rachel is excited for her third year teaching the 5- and 6- year old group at the Jewish Center. During tefilah we focus on the many different ways we can connect to Hashem. We also look at the parshat hashuvah for models on how we can be kinder and braver kids. During the week Rachel teaches first grade at the Manhattan School for children. Molly Goldmeier 2nd 3rd Grade Molly is excited to be working with the youth programming at the Jewish Center! Previously, Molly worked as Head of Camp at Camp Stone and was a student volunteer at the New York University's Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life on Campus. Molly is looking forward to meeting more people at the Jewish Center and is grateful for the opportunity to be involved in the vibrant youth department. Todd Carney Tween Minyan 4 th - 6 th grade Todd is originally from the Chicago land area and went to college in DC before moving to NYC last year. Todd lives on the Upper West Side and currently works in digital advertising. Outside of work, Todd enjoys cooking, trying new restaurants and going to Broadway shows.

6 Peace of Mind (POM), developed by the Israel Center for Psychotrauma/Herzog Hospital, provides a bridge back to civilian life through a 9-month psychotrauma therapy program which includes one week in our community. POM helps Israeli veterans who served in high-risk combat units, under extremely difficult circumstances, make a smooth transition back to civilian life. This workshop will enable the veterans to process their service experiences and let go of the burden they have been carrying around. PEACE OF MIND AT THE JC WINTER 2016 The JC is honored to welcome our second group of former IDF soldiers from an elite high-risk combat unit during their therapeutic workshop. The entire JC family, from the Youth Department through Advanced Leadership, is invited to be involved in this amazing week. Please join us in showing our hakarat hatov and creating a life-changing experience for these soldiers who have given so much. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Host the participants Sponsor lunch boxes, transportation or evening events for the group Chaperones activities Help drive participants to events Whether you have a little time or a lot to give to this project (during the day or in the evening), we look forward to hearing from you. For more information, and to get involved please contact pom@jewishcenter.org. POM COMMITTEE Tehillah Harris Blech, Susan & Arthur Degen, Naomi Goldman, Mindy & Ami Horowitz, Eve & Marc Karstaedt, Bosi & Yaron Kinar, Rebecca Pine Lubetski & Saul Lubetski, Barbara & David Messer, Pamela & David Neikrug, Sabrina & Guy Salomon, Miri Lipsky & Josh Schainker, Beth & Josh Schwartz, Rona & Andrew Steinerman, Rachel & David Vorchheimer and Adina & Phil Wagman FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER DECEMBER 9TH WITH THE ISRAELI SOLDIERS FROM PEACE OF MIND For more info contact rsteinerman@gmail.com The Jewish Center 131 West 86th Street New York, NY