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1 KOL JESHURUN iurah kue The Voice of BJ This Week May 4-11, Iyar, 5778 WELCOME TO BJ! We buid our kehiah kedoshah sacred community with creativity and intention to present a compeing, energizing, and transformationa vision of Judaism in the 21st century. PLEASE JOIN US: Prayer & Spirituaity Limud / Learning Famiy Life & Learning Community Events Tzedek & Hesed / Justice & Acts of Loving-Kindness Shavuot Services & Events Israe Programming RABBIS: J. Roando Mataon Feicia L. So Marceo R. Bronstein HAZZAN: Ari Priven BJ RABBINIC FELLOWS: Sarah Krinsky Tobias Divack Moss EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Coin A. Wei SANCTUARY: 257 West 88th Street OFFICE: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY TEL: FAX: facebook.com/bnai.jeshurun

2 OUR COMMUNITY MAZAL TOV / CONGRATULATIONS To the foowing members and their famiies: Jake Nester, his parents, Anna Winderbaum and Gary Nester, his brother, Zach Nester, and his grandparents, Rae and Michae Winderbaum, on Jake becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Jami Kirk and Brandon Levy on their upcoming wedding. Susan Franke on the birth of her granddaughter, Eden Juia Franke, daughter of David Franke and Doniee Lavintman. TODAH RABBAH / THANK YOU This week s Community Kiddush is sponsored by Anna Winderbaum and Gary Nester in honor of Jake Nester becoming a Bar Mitzvah. B RUKHIM HABA IM / WELCOME Wecome to a who are visiting us for the first time! If we haven t approached you aready, come say hi to one of the rabbis, a staff member, or an usher, and we introduce you to the peope who make BJ the warm, transformative, open pace that it is. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Register for BJ Hazorim CSA 2018 Tuesdays, June 5-October 30, 4:30-7:30PM BJ Community House: Register for our CSA (Community Supported Agricuture) and pick up fresh, organic Free Bird Farm produce from BJ once a week for 22 weeks. Choose from deicious vegetabe, egg, fruit, and butter shares. Register at We are happy to share BJ s services with those unabe to attend in person through automated recording and ivestreaming, avaiabe on our website and on our YouTube channe. The camera wi be focused on the bimah and areas in front of the Ark. Your presence in those areas indicates your consent to your image appearing on the ivestream. Tune in ive and to watch previousy streamed services and programs at LOST AND FOUND Left something behind at services? Lost and Found is now ocated at reception on the 2nd foor of the Community House. Contact Adarra at adavis@bj.org or x220. Items not caimed after 30 days wi be donated to an appropriate charity. TORAH PORTION EMOR Torah: Annua Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Triennia Leviticus 22:17-23:2 1: 22:17-22:20 2: 22:21-22:25 3: 22:26-22:33 4: 23:1-23:3 5: 23:4-23:8 6: 23:9-23:14 7: 23:15-23:22 Maftir: 3:19-23:22 Haftarah Ezekie 44:15-44:31 NEXT WEEK: BEHAR-BEHUKOTAI Torah: Annua Leviticus 25:1-27:34 Triennia Leviticus 25:39-26:46 Haftarah Jeremiah 16:19-17:06, 17:07-17:14 Coffee not deivering its usua zing? Come to morning minyan and get a spiritua jot to start your day. Deveop a daiy Jewish practice, meet new peope in an intimate setting, and hep us make a minyan so our members can say kaddish for their oved ones. Visit Printed on Recyced Paper BJ RECYCLES AND COMPOSTS. Pease ook for bins throughout our spaces. BJ s Ner Tamid at the BJ Sanctuary is powered by the energy of the sun. 1 AVAILABLE AT SERVICES & PROGRAMS IN THE BJ SANCTUARY

3 THIS WEEK AT BJ FRIDAY, MAY 4 6th Grade Retreat (thorugh 5/6) Diaogue and Transformation: Photography Exhibit of Israei Setters and Paestinian Women Through Sunday, June 10, during Community House opening hours BJ Community House Over the past two summers, photographer Saskia Bory Keeey conducted photo workshops excusivey for Paestinian and Israei women from the setter communities. This exhibit presents seected works created by these women, providing insight into their word. Detais at BJ and Ramah Minyan 7:00 PM BJ Chape BJ and the Ramah Minyan are partnering for a Star Wars-themed minyan for 20s and 30s! Minyan wi be foowed by a deicious dinner, so bring your crew. More detais and registration at Kabbaat Shabbat Service 7:00 PM BJ Sanctuary n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 35 (Makhut Shebehod) SATURDAY, MAY 5 Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 AM BJ Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah Aiyat Hatan vekaah Chidren s Services Kuanu Community Kiddush Jake Nester Brandon Levy and Jami Kirk 10:45 AM BJ Midde Room 10:45 AM BJ Chape Foowing services BJ Community House 3rd Foor Haei Nafshi: Communa Singing 7:45 PM BJ Chape and Havdaah Join us for our monthy gathering as we spend the fina moments of Shabbat together, singing beautifu niggunim and zemirot as havdaah approaches. Pease bring a vegetarian snack and/or drink to share. n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 36 (Hesed Shebeyesod) SUNDAY, MAY 6 Morning Minyan 9:30 AM BJ Chape UWS Gubernatoria Forum 6:30 PM BJ Sanctuary Join us at a specia UWS forum for the Democratic nomination for governor, with candidates for governor: incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo (invited) and chaenger Cynthia Nixon (confirmed); and candidates for ieutenant governor: incumbent Lt. Governor Kathy Hochu (invited) and chaenger City Counciman Jumaane Wiiams (confirmed). Register at gubernatoriaforum. n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 37 (Gevurah Shebeyesod) MONDAY, MAY 7 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM BJ Chape Monday Morning Beit Midrash Series: And You Sha Te Your Chidren 8:30 AM BJ Midde Room Questions are at the heart of Judaism. Join Rabbi Adina Lewittes for an exporation of how the questions we ask about the meaning and vaue of Jewish ife change as Jewish ife in America changes. Register at Upcoming cass: 5/14. Kadima Parents Corner 5:00 PM BJ Community House 4th Foor Conference Room 2 continued on pane 3

4 Monday, May 7, continued Monday Minha Meditation 6:30 PM BJ Chape The Center for Prayer and Spirituaity invites you to join us as we expore meditation techniques and buid a sustained communa meditation practice. There wi aso be an opportunity for community members to recite the Mourner s Kaddish. No registration necessary; a wecome. n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 38 (Tiferet Shebeyesod) TUESDAY, MAY 8 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM BJ Chape Faith & Pubic Life: Study Sessions With BJ Rabbinic Feows 8:30 AM BJ Chape Join BJ Rabbinic Feows Sarah Krinsky and Tobias Divack Moss after morning minyan. Dive deeper into the questions we are exporing through our Faith & Pubic Life program, such as Shoud we pray for the government or about it? More detais at Sou Food Lunch and Learn with 12:30 PM BJ Midde Room Rabbi Feicia So Bring a bag unch and open up your sou to the nourishment and chaenge of Hassidic rabbis. Join Rabbi Feicia So as we imagine od-word wisdom for everyday ife. Weeky through May 15. More information and registration at IAC Keshetot@BJ 4:00 PM BJ Chape Ritua Lab: Preparing for an Emptier Nest 7:00 PM BJ Midde Room Our series of Ritua Labs continues by deving into the experience of parents whose chidren are eaving home. Join Rabbi Michae Boino and Cantor David Mintz to co-create a new ritua to mark this transition. Contact kkersey@bj.org to join. Jerusaem, Trump, A Jazeera, and Me 7:00 PM BJ Community House Join Dr. Mordechai Kedar, a eading figure in Midde Eastern studies in both the Israei and Arab media, as he discusses his experience as an Israei commentator at A Jazeera. Register now at Everyday Ethics with Rabbi Adina Lewittes 7:30 PM BJ Chape Rabbi Adina Lewittes wi guide us as we take an honest ook at rea-ife exampes of the ethica questions we face and the choices we make every day, using Jewish and other sources to awaken, guide, and motivate us. Register now at n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 39 (Netzah Shebeyesod) WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM BJ Chape n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 40 (Hod Shebeyesod) THURSDAY, MAY 10 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM BJ Chape Wiki-Torah with Tobias Divack Moss 6:30 PM BJ Community House Tze irim Whiteboarding Session 7:30 PM Franke Ha Who are we and what woud we ike to be caed? Join our 20s and 30s committee as we brainstorm and decide on a new name for BJ s Tze irim group. Pease sign up at whiteboarding so we know how much pizza to order. n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 41 (Yesod Shebeyesod) FRIDAY, MAY 11 Morning Minyan 7:30 AM BJ Chape Bim Bam & Bim Bam Hebrew Immersion 9:15, 10:15, and 11:15 AM BJ Chape n OMER COUNT: Tonight begins DAY 42 (Makhut Shebeyesod) 3

5 WHAT S NEXT Famiy Pre-Service Oneg Friday, May 11, 6:00-7:00PM, BJ Reception Room: Wecome in Shabbat with famiy and friends. Join us for wine and Shabbat sweets, and get in the Shabbat spirit with toys, games, and song! R.S.V.P. to Jacey at jguska@bj.org. Mindfuness Kabbaat Shabbat Friday, May 11, 7:00PM, BJ Community House 3rd Foor: Join us for an intimate service featuring meditation, refection, deep istening, and persona engagement with the parashah. Contact Kristen at kkersey@bj.org or x255 with any questions. Famiy Shabbat Dinner in Honor of Kitah Zayin Friday, May 11, foowing Shabbat services, BJ Chape: Join us for a specia Shabbat dinner, during which we wi honor our 7th grade students and officiay wecome them into the BJ Teen Program. More information and registration at kitahzayinshabbat. K-2 Famiy Shabbat Experience Saturday, May 12, 10:45AM-12:00 noon, Franke Ha: Join us for a new Shabbat morning experience for chidren in grades K-2 and their famiies. Led by Sarah Rosentha, each session incorporates spirited prayer, singing, fun earning activities, and ampe schmooze time. Emai eight@bj.org for more information. Kuanu Band at Kuanu Saturday, May 12, 10:45AM, BJ Chape: Our Kuanu Band is sounding great! The guitars, pianos, futes, and drums are a coming together and our Kadima@BJ students are ooking forward to wecoming you to this specia Kuanu! The Art of Shared Living in Haifa Sunday, May 13, 5:30PM, ocation given upon registration: Hebrew Havurah members and other Hebrew speakers are invited to an intimate, in-hebrew encounter with the director and two key staff members of the Beit Hagefen Arab-Jewish Cutura Center. Sign up at Kadima Zimriyah Monday, May 14, 5:00PM, BJ Sanctuary: Join us to ceebrate a year s worth of earning at the Kadima Zimriyah! We end the ast schoo day with music as each cass eads us in song. Which grade has the most ruah (spirit)? Come and find out! Survivors of a Loved One s Suicide and Suicide Prevention Monday, May 14, 7:00-8:30PM, BJ Community House: Join us for an important conversation about suicide in our community, ed by Dr. Adena Greenberg, Ph.D.; cofaciitator of M kom Shaom, a Jewish Board support group for survivors of a oved one s suicide. Sign-up at Come to Abany to Lobby for Farmworker Justice Tuesday, May 15, 6:30AM-6:30PM, departing from Cathedra of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Avenue): Meet with eected officias and obby on behaf of the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. To reserve your spot on the bus to Abany (unch provided), register at Cost is $20. 20s and 30s Taste of Judaism Tuesday, May 15, 7:00-9:00PM, BJ Reception Room: Exporing Judaism? New to BJ? Looking to upgrade your Hebrew schoo knowedge? This cass, taught by BJ Rabbinic Feow Sarah Krinsky, is a chance for 20s/30s to sampe our year-ong Introduction to Judaism course. Sign up at Give the Gift of Life at the BJ Bood Drive Wednesday, May 16, 3:00-9:00PM, BJ Sanctuary: Twice a year, we have the opportunity to provide this very important service to the community. More information and registration at 4 continued on pane 5

6 WHAT S NEXT, continued from pane 4 Refugee and Immigration Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 16, 6:30-8:30PM, BJ Chape: Through a partnership with HIAS and other organizations, we are educating our community about the refugee crisis and deveoping opportunities to vounteer, advocate, and raise our Jewish voice. Join us to get invoved in this important work. R.S.V.P. to Sandy at cheiten8644@gmai.com. The Pen and the Sword: Covering the Arab Word from Israe Thursday, May 17, 7:00-8:30PM, BJ Community House: Ehanan Mier, former The Times of Israe Arab affairs reporter, wi discuss the chaenges faced by Jews working with the Arab press, as we as his Peope of the Book project. Register now at penandsword. Bo-i Kaah Friday, May 18, 7:00PM, BJ Reception Room: Join Rabbi Roy Mataon, Music Director Dan Nade, and Deborah Sacks Mintz for a Kabbaat Shabbat fied with soufu meodies, verses of Shir hashirim (Song of Songs), iturgica poems, and psams. More information at Singing Our Bibica Stories: Introduction to Torah Reading Saturday, May 19, foowing Shabbat morning services, BJ Midde Room: Join retired hazzan and BJ member Harry Trattner for an interactive, 90-minute session focusing on the compex and beautifu process that goes into the preparation of the Torah readings we experience every Monday, Thursday, Shabbat, and Yom Tov morning. Register now at Tikkun B Shirah: Devotiona Song and Devotiona Learning Saturday, May 19, 9:30PM-12:15AM, BJ Sanctuary: Join us on Erev Shavuot for Ma ariv and devotiona song, divrei Torah, and sam poetry foowing the narrative of the Torah, featuring our rabbis, Music Director Dan Nade, guest musicians, and poet Caroine Rothstein. Tikkun Lei Shavuot Saturday, May 19, 12:30-4:45AM, BJ Chape: Sette in for the remainder of the evening at BJ and engage in night-ong earning prior to our sunrise Shaharit service at 4:45AM. Economic Justice Hevra Meeting Wednesday, May 23, 6:30PM, ocation given upon R.S.V.P.: Get invoved in the Justice for Farmworkers Campaign. Together we wi expand understanding of ethica consumption and ensure farm aborers get the dignity and equaity they deserve. To R.S.V.P., contact Lisa at isagzucker@gmai.com. Jewish Community Memoria Service Wednesday, May 23, 7:00PM, The Jewish Center (131 W 86th St.): BJ joins the UJA- Federation to honor our veterans in a memoria service for those kied defending our country as we as active and retired service members, foowed by assembing care packages for service members overseas. Contact Bruce at weiserb@ujafedny.org with questions. WHAT S LATER Jerusaem and the Tempe Mount: Nationa Center or Locus of Universa Worship Saturday, May 26, foowing kiddush, BJ Community House: Rabbi Chaim Seider-Feer wi examine the sources that undergird both points of view. Journaism: The Famiy Business Sunday, June 3, 6:30PM, BJ Sanctuary: A tak with the New York Times Cyde and Maggie Haberman, moderated by The Jewish Week s Gary Rosenbatt. Register at famiybusiness. Summer Bim Bam Fridays, June 8- August 10, 10:15-11:00AM, 11:15AM-12:00 noon, BJ Chape: Bim Bam gives chidren under 3 a fun space to expore Shabbat through interactive songs and stories. The 10:15 session features Engish and Hebrew songs, whie the 11:15 cass is fu Hebrew immersion. To register, visit 5