Friday, March 24 Shacharit 7/8AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Candle Lighting 6:54PM Minchah 7:00PM

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1 The Jewish Center S H A B B A T B U L L E T I N MARCH 18, 2017 PARSHAT KI TISSA PARSHAT PARAH 20 ADAR 5777 EREV SHABBAT 6:46PM Candle lighting 6:55PM Minchah 8:OOPM Masquerade Murder Mystery Dinner (For those who preregistered) 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 by Rabbi Noach Goldstein, Sinning to Save Others from Sin: Spiritual Self-Sacrifice and its Limits 9:30AM Young Leadership Minyan (5th Floor) 9:30AM Teen Minyan (1st floor) 10:03AM 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 11:00AM Sermon by Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh, The Four Things I Teach Tomorrow's Rabbis Hot Kiddush (5th floor) WITH THANKS TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS: Hashkama Kiddush, Alexis Goldstein in honor of Noach's celebration of his ordination at the YU Chag HaSemikhah Hashkama Kiddush, Shelley & Rabbi Jonathan Helfand in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Jonathan's father, Victor M. Helfand Community Kiddush, Rabbi Robert & Virginia Bayer Hirt in memory of Virginia's parents, Merwin and Molly Bayer Teen Minyan Kiddush, Elisheva Rothstein & Ira Kalfus Teen Minyan Kiddush, Amanda Nussbaum & Daniel Laifer, in honor of the one year anniversary of Charlie Laifer s bar mitzvah Teen Minyan Kiddush, Nina and Ari Priven Early Minchah will resume in November 4:00PM Bikkur Cholim/Bikkur in the Home (meet at 730 Columbus Ave.) 5:30PM Shiur by Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh, Chumra: How frum is too frum and how frum is not frum enough 5:45PM Parent Child Learning with Rabbi Noach Goldstein 5:45PM Daf Yomi 6:30PM Minchah Afternoon Groups (will resume next week) WITH THANKS TO OUR SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSORS: Laszlo & Maureen Marcus in memory of Stephanie Schlesinger Nechi Shudofsky and Family in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Dr. Noam shudofsky Seudah Shlishit Speaker: Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh, Living in The Shadow of Terrorism - the Religious Zionist Response 7:47PM Shabbat Concludes Sun. March 19 Shacharit 8:30AM Minchah 6:55PM DAILY SERVICES Mon, March 20-Thur. March 23 Shacharit 7/8AM Minchah 6:55PM Friday, March 24 Shacharit 7/8AM Candle Lighting 6:54PM Minchah 7:00PM WELCOME SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE RABBI ASSAF BEDNARSH JOIN US THIS SHABBAT AS THE JEWISH CENTER AND YESHIVA UNIVERSITY CELEBRATE A CENTURY-LONG RELATIONSHIP Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh received his semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.A. in Jewish History from Yeshiva University. Prior to his aliyah in 2004, he served as a Maggid Shiur and Assistant Director of Yeshiva University's Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies, and as a Rebbe in TMSTA - Yeshiva University High School. He 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. PUBLIC LECTURE WITH RABBI ARI LAMM SHABBAT MORNING, MARCH 25 Heretics and Subversives: From Ancient Israel to Eastern Europe to the Upper West Side FAREWELL KIDDUSH IN HONOR OF RABBI ARI LAMM SHABBAT MARCH 25 If you would like to sponsor this kiddush please Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.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. BOOK LAUNCH WITH RABBI AND AUTHOR RABBI BENJAMIN BLECH Wednesday March 29 at 8:00PM Join The Jewish Center in celebrating the publication of Rabbi Blech s new Haggadah! The evening will feature a presentation full of Haggadah insights as well as a book signing with Rabbi Blech. Please visit to register. SHABBAT HAGADOL (OBSERVED) WITH RABBI YOSIE LEVINE SHABBAT APRIL 1 AT 11:00AM When the Cup of Wrath Doth Overflow: Violence, Vengeance, Vitriol and the New Anti-Semitism WOMEN S TEHILLIM GROUP Monday, March 27 at 7:15PM Contact Joyce Weitz for more info. at 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 UPCOMING EVENTS WEST SIDE HATZOLOH 32ND LEV ANNIVERSARY DINNER EVENT MARCH 20TH, 2017 AT 7:00PM LIGHTHOUSE AT CHELSEA PIERS RSVP at WestSideHatzoloh.org YOUNG LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES THE AGUNAH CRISIS: A CONVERSATION WITH RABBI JEREMY STERN WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH FLOOR, BEIT MIDRASH Join The Young Leadership community for a conversation with Rabbi Jeremy Stern, director of ORA, The Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, as Rabbi Stern offers an inside account of the Agunah Crisis, the halachic pre-nuptial agreement and community activism. This event is free and geared towards Young Professionals in their 20's and early 30's FAREWELL KIDDUSH IN HONOR OF RABBI ARI LAMM MARCH 25 If you would like to sponsor this kiddush please Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.org BOOK LAUNCH WITH RABBI AND AUTHOR RABBI BENJAMIN BLECH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 AT 8:00PM Join The Jewish Center in celebrating the publication of Rabbi Blech s new Haggadah! The evening will feature a presentation full of Haggadah insights as well as a book signing with Rabbi Blech. Please visit to register. Thank you to Jordana & Avi Moche for sponsoring Snow Day at the Jewish Center. TEEN MINYAN MARCH 18 Contact Jenn and Gaby if you would like to sponsor the Teen Minyan Kiddush. BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH MARCH 25, 2017 Celebrate your child's January, February or March Birthday by sponsoring kiddush on March 18th. Contact Jenn YOUTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES and Gaby if you would like to sponsor in honor of your child s birthday. SAVE THE DATE YOM HAATZMAUT FAMILY BBQ May 2 on the JC roof. PURIM DAY AT THE JEWISH CENTER Thank you to our Purim Day Sponsors Miri & Josh Schainker Jennifer & Mark Smith 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. WOMEN S MEGILLAH READING An overflow crowd joined together for the joint Jewish Center/MJE/Kol HaNeshamah Women's Megillah reading on Purim day. A sumptuous brunch followed, sponsored by Amy Tarshish, which added to the simcha of the day! CHILDREN'S ANNUAL HAMENTASCHEN SALE AT THE JEWISH CENTER This year, they raised $613 to be divided between West Side Hatzoloh and United Hatzoloh of Jerusalem. To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.org

3 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Thinking of running the New York City Marathon? Join The Jewish Center Centennial Team! Space is limited. For more information, please If you would like to support the Jewish Center Centennial Team please visit the JC website. MAZAL TOV Tiki & Simcha Lyons on the birth & Bris of a great-grandson Chaim Yisroel son of their grandchildren Yael & Moshe Jungreis Rachel & Daniel Solomons on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Tova Kira Batist & Andrew Wigod on the birth of a baby boy Dorothy & Jacques Van Amerongen on the engagement of their granddaughter Gabrielle Segal, daughter of Suzanne & Robert Segal to Daniel Niess, son of Rabbi Moshe & Vivian Neiss of Riverdale THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS Dana Markow and Scott Black 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. COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mazal tov to Rabbis Ari Lamm and Noach Goldstein who will celebrate their ordination at Yeshiva University's upcoming Chag hasemikah this week. Pesach Food Drive March 6 March 31 Drop off sealed Kosher-for-Passover or chametz items in The JC lobby. Collected food benefits the Kosher Division of City Harvest. For more information contact saba@jewishcenter.org Nosh and Drash Pre-Pesach Spiritual Prep Tuesday March 28th at 12:00PM My Most Favorite Food 247 West 72nd Street (Between Broadway and West End Ave) This annual event will be an opportunity to learn new ways to enhance your Seder and Pesach holiday. Please think about your own unique family customs that you would like to share with us! RSVP Adenaberkowitz@gmail.com PESACH AT THE JEWISH CENTER Pre-Peseach Meals Shabbat April 7-8 Don t want to prepare meals the Shabbat before Pesach? Let The JC help you! Sign up for Shabbat dinner and lunch with the JC community. Pricing and registration available soon. Visit our website for more information. Community Seder with Rabbi Dovid and Ariella Zirkind Tuesday April 11 at 8:30PM Rabbi Dovid and Ariella Zirkind invite the community to join them for a family-friendly Seder on the 2 nd night of Pesach. Volunteers are welcome to help in planning and personalizing the Seder as well as participating in Divrei Torah throughout the night. Pricing and details available on our website soon. Questions or ideas please contact Rabbi Zirkind at dzirkind@jewishcenter.org Seudah Shlishit with Rabbi David Silber Shabbat April 1 at 7:15PM Themes from Exodus Narrative Rabbi Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. He received the Covenant Award in 2000, and is the author of A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn, published by JPS in Pesach Kashering at The JC Sunday, April 2 from 9:30AM - 12:30PM Clergy Pearls for Your Pesach Seder Tuesday April 4 at 7:45PM Join our Clergy for a night of insights and inspirations for your Seder conversation. A full array of Torah thoughts to spark conversation from our clergy and music from our Chazzan all in one hour or less. A night of learning not to be missed. Special Shabbat HaGadol Afternoon Shiur with Dr. Erica Brown Shabbat April 8 at 5:45PM The Moral Dilemma of Rechush Gadol: Wealth, Nation Building and Today s Consumer Culture MAOT CHITTIM Help us help others enjoy and find meaning in the Passover holiday. Help our needy Jewish brothers and sisters observe Passover with dignity in their homes by fulfilling the mitzvah of Ma ot Chittim, money for wheat, by sending a generous donation. Make your check payable to the Rabbi Leo Jung Memorial Fund and mail it to The Jewish Center office or make a donation online. ONEG SHABBAT Please help provide Pesach meals for the less fortunate families in our community by sending your donation to Oneg Shabbat at 650 West End Ave., New York, NY or visit Cards are PREPARING FOR PESACH always available for donations to remember loved ones or to honor special occasions. HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE If you are available to host guests for Pesach meals or if you would like to be hosted, please contact Rabbi Zirkind at dzirkind@jewishcenter.org. SALE OF CHAMETZ One way to avoid the prohibition of owning chametz on Pesach is to sell it to a non-jew. It is customary to appoint the Rabbi as one s agent to transact this sale. You may collect a Sale of Chametz form online or in the lobby of The JC in order to appoint Rabbi Levine as your agent. 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 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 Hilchot Shabbat With Rabbi Dovid Zirkind (will resume next week) To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at astrum@jewishcenter.org

4 I was in denial. As a proud fan of Team Israel, the Cinderella story of the World Baseball Classic competition, I quickly fell in love with their success and eagerly followed the notifications, updates on their games streaming into my phone. And so it was, during both of their games this week, as they twice slowly succumbed to their rivals, I refused to believe they could lose. A notification headline arrived, reading Oy Vey #TeamIsrael - yet I reasoned Maybe they just gave up a big hit but the runs won t score. Another notification popped up It was nice while it lasted, #IsraelBaseball yet I desperately reasoned that perhaps we still had an inning or two left to hit a few miracle home runs. Any objective observer would ve surely been right that the team was obviously done for, but for the passionate fans of Team Israel, there was still hope they could win. The inevitable truth was that we lost both games, but for us adoring lovers of Israel, we couldn t believe we would lose, so we held remained in our denial, holding out for just a bit longer. Improbable? Perhaps. Praying for a miracle? For sure! Like dreamers? Most Definitely! But there was a distinct closeness, a special connection we all felt to that ragtag team of second tier Jewish ball players. They wore a kippah not unlike mine. They had read the Megillah in the dugout just before the game, just like I had done at the Jewish Center the night before. Above all else, we shared a love for the State of Israel, our national Home. And, well, I refused to believe that they would lose. So I held out on hope for just a bit longer. Dramatic in a wholly different way, the Midrashim describe how immediately preceding the sin of the Golden Calf, the Satan showed the Jews a forged image of Moshe lying dead in the skies. Falling for his ruse, they accepted Moshe s death and immediately set out to anoint a new leader, thus the forging the idolatrous Golden Calf. Framed in such a perspective, the Jews of that time appear ennobled and righteous. Reading the text, however, we are left to ponder why the tribe of A Healthy Denial Rabbi Avi Feder, William Fischman Rabbinic Intern Levi refused to join in this national initiative to appoint Moshe s rightful successor. The Daas Zikanim mibaali Tosfos posit that upon seeing the image of Moshe s coffin in the clouds, much like fans of Team Israel seeing another ominous notification pop up on our phones, the people of Levi entered a stage of denial. They simply could not believe Moshe, a fellow member of their tribe, had so suddenly passed away. The people of Levi related to Moshe as a karov, one with whom they shared a closeness, in the familial sense, and even more so in the colloquial sense of the word. This special closeness is ultimately what saved their tribe from sin, and what was lacking among the rest of their Jewish brethren of the time. Understood in this perspective, the root of the sin was a deficiency in emotional connection and closeness. The story of the Golden Calf is complex and multifaceted for sure, but this approach argues that fundamentally, more than a rebellion against G-d, the sin was an outgrowth from a simple shortcoming of any depth in their relationship with Moshe. As a whole, the people wrongly gave up on Moshe without any hesitation. Only those who held Moshe near and dear persisted. Those closest to Moshe felt a hesitation to accept the fake news provided to them, giving them a healthy pause. That time proved just long enough to allow Moshe the time to remerge from Mt Sinai a mere few hours later. Bringing with him the gift of our Luchos and the Torah, Moshe rightly affirmed that closeness, rewarding those deepest invested with him. Let us ask ourselves; who ought we to be truly close with? Do we give up on people at during hurtles and hardship? Can we invest deeper in our relationships to such an extent that we breed a healthy sense of denial? Hope in players on a baseball team I never met is a truly beautiful thing, but investment in the key players in our lives will bring about a richness that will endure beyond the greatest obstacles. 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

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