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WEEKLY NEWS

Shabbat Vayishlach

December 2, 2023 / 19 Kislev 5784

THIS SHABBAT

Shirei Shabbat: Friday, 5:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel

Sanctuary Service: Saturday, 9:45am in the Sanctuary, on Zoom, or via Livestream

Minyan M'at Service: Saturday, 10am in 5 North

TeleTefila Service: Saturday, 9:40am P'sukei D'zimra, 10am Shacharit on Zoom

Mishpacha Service (Ages 0-4, with Parents): Saturday, 11am in 2 North

Yoga Tefilah for Young Families, with Ellen Braitman (Ages 5-10, with Parents): Saturday, 11am in 2 South

Big Kids Service (Ages 8-12, Kids Only): Saturday, 11am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel

TeleTefila Havdallah: Saturday, 5:11pm on Zoom

THIS WEEK

Saturday, 9am: Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavua Class in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on ZoomClick here for the Source Sheet (updated Friday)

Sunday, 10:30am: Chanukah Family Celebration in 5 North

Tuesday, 7:30pm: Shirei Chesed Community Chorus Rehearsal in 5 North

Wednesday, 7pm: Wednesday Night Talmud in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom

Thursday (Dec, 7), 7:30pm: We Have Come to Banish the Darkness Chanukah Concert and Communal Candlelighting in the Sanctuary

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ISRAEL

If you are looking for ways to help or resources addressing the ongoing conflict, check the Israel page on our website.

We Have Come to Banish the Darkness: A Chanukah Concert and Communal Candlelighting

Thursday, December 7 at 7pm at Ansche Chesed


Join us to hear a concert by Cantorial students from the Conservative and Reform movements, as they raise their magnificent voices together to lift our spirits, banish the darkness and support our beloved Israel in time of great need. All donations will support Israel relief. Learn more and register

Shabbat Chanukah Guest Speaker from Israel: Rabbi Noga Brenner Samia

Saturday, December 9 during Sanctuary Services and Kiddush


During Sanctuary Services, Noga will give a Dvar Torah.


Following Services, at Kiddush in the multi-purpose room, Noga and Rabbi Kalmanofsky will lead a study session on a - sadly - pressing topic in contemporary Israeli life and classical rabbinic literature: The Mitzvah of Pidyon Shevuyim [Redeeming Captives], seen as the ultimate form of Tzedaka. 

With a passion for pluralism and peoplehood, Noga holds an MA in Jewish Education (HUC/HUJI) and Rabbinic ordination of the Rabanut Yisraelit (Oranim/Hartman). Currently serving as CEO of Hillel Israel, a network of seven Hillel centers on university campuses across Israel, Noga has served as Deputy Director of BINA, taught at the Secular Yeshiva in TA, and lead a spiritual community in Tel-Mond, where she lives with her husband and three children. 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Erev Shira with Minyan M'at

Sunday, December 3 at 6:30pm in 5 North

 

All are invited to join Minyan M'at's Social Ties Committee for an evening of Israeli songs to help us all come together in solidarity and heartbreak. The event is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel. Meital Waldmann, an accomplished jazz vocalist, will lead us in song. RSVP online

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Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group

Sunday, December 10 from 10 - 11:30 am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel

Future Session on January 21


Knitters needed! Experienced and new knitters of all ages welcome: bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids - bring your parents. 

PRAYER

Shirei Shabbat with Hazzan Hirschhorn

Friday, December 1 at 5:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel


Join Hazzan Hirschhorn for an evening of song and prayer as we support and elevate the voice of our community with the help of Shirei Chesed singers.

Weekday Morning Minyan

Mondays - Fridays at 7:30am 

Sundays and Civil Holidays at 8:30am

In the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom

Meeting ID: 933 006 17 | Passcode: minyan


Join our WhatsApp group, which we'll post to when we need people.

New Format for the Mi She'Berakh List


We invite you to add the names of your dear ones to our Misheberakh List so that we can include them in our weekly Shabbat prayers for healing. If you'd like us to keep davvening for your friends and family who are ill, please re-submit their names near the beginning of each English calendar month.

ONGOING PROGRAMMING

Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavuah Class

Saturdays, 9am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom

 

Come before class at 8:45am for hot coffee and schmoozing! This class is dedicated to Rabbi Jules Harlow, a great teacher of Torah and Jewish liturgy. Click for this week's Source Sheet (updated Friday afternoons)

Shirei Chesed Community Chorus

Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm in 5 North


Shirei Chesed continues to build community through a rich repertoire of Jewish music, bringing harmony into a world that needs it more than ever. For more information, or to schedule an audition, email Hazzan Hirschhorn.

Wednesday Night Talmud

Wednesdays, 7pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom


Join us to study tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 4. This class is best in person -- so please come! Also available via Zoom (ID: 837 8598 8052 | Passcode: chesed)

Parsha Talk

 

Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and his buddies, Rabbis Barry Chesler and Eliot Malomet, for their weekly Parsha Talk. Watch the latest episode

FAMILY PROGRAMS

Take a look at our 2023-2024 Family and Teen Programming Calendar.

4th & 5th Grade Family Shabbaton -- Info Session on 11/30

Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 12 at Camp Ramah Nyack


Join our inaugural Family Shabbaton to eat, pray, learn and play together from Friday evening through Sunday morning! We will explore the low ropes course on Shabbat, make s'mores over a bonfire on Saturday night, and even enjoy a special Mother's Day brunch on Sunday morning.


Learn more at our Shabbaton Town Hall info session with Aliza on Thursday, November 30 at 8pm on Zoom.

Yoga Tefillah for Young Families, with Ellen Braitman

Saturday, December 2, 11am in 2 South

Geared at kids ages 5-10 and their families


Exhale and stretch this Shabbat during Yoga Tefilah for Young Families with longtime AC member Ellen Braitman and Rabbi Yael. Ellen got her yoga teaching certification during the pandemic so she could share her love of yoga with others - like us! Move, breath and relax as you embrace Shabbat Shal-ommm. Bring a yoga mat or towel, and wear clothing you can move in. 


RSVP to Rabbi Yael. Walk-in's welcome! 

Shabbat Gym

First Session on Saturday, December 2, 1:30 - 2:30pm OR 3 - 4 pm


Meet, schmooze, and enjoy the company of other AC families on Shabbat afternoons while your children play. Our newly-renovated gym, with its child-friendly mats and tumbling area, is open for families with kids ages toddler to tween. Open to AC members and non-members. Learn more and register

Chanukah Family Celebration

Sunday, December 3 in 5 North

10:30 - 11:30am Crafts, 11:30am - 12pm Sing-Along


Join Yaldaynu and AC for Chanukah crafts, a sing-along with AC's fabulous Mishpacha leader Leilah Rosen, and delicious treats! This program is geared towards families with tots, but all are welcome. Register here!

Glow in the Dark Family Chanukah Party

Saturday, December 9 at 5:30pm in Hirsch Hall


Experience the GLOW during a communal Chanukah candle lighting. Eat, sing and enjoy 'glow in the dark' activities! Geared at ages 5-11 and their families. Pizza and Latkes will be served. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome. 

SOCIAL ACTION

Ansche Chesed Refugee Assistance

ACRA has helped four families rebuild their lives in the US, and hopes to further extend our work. Learn more about our efforts, or reach out to get involved.

COMMUNITY

Message from Our Israeli Friend and Former President, Martin Sinkoff: Help Israel Now



The war crisis has many dimensions - including imperiling important Israeli industries, like the vineyards. Agricultural workers are in reserves or left the country. Tourism is at a standstill. The wineries are barely hanging on. What can you do? Buy Blue and White. Please put a bottle of Israeli wine on your table tonight.  

SHUK

Chanukah and Holiday Jewelry Sale -- a portion of proceeds to benefit Israel



Jutu Jewelry created by longtime Heschel educator Judith Tumin features: one-of-a-kind handmade earrings, necklaces, ankle bracelets, and also vintage jewelry from Israel and Mexico!


When: Monday, December 4th 4-6pm. Where: Arleen Stern’s home, 225 W. 83 St, 9E. Come schmooze, nosh, and buy these sparkling gifts.


Donation of 40% will go to Zaka and SPNI Emergency Campaign. Zaka does search and rescue operations in Israel and SPNI (Society for the Preservation of Nature in Israel) has opened its field schools for various activities following the Oct 7th attacks.


Please RSVP to Sheila Lewis at sheilaklewis@gmail.com or Arleen Stern at arleenrstern@gmail.com. Questions? Email Sheila or Arleen or call 917 602-2490.

Jill Caryl Weiner's Book "When We Became Three": Milestone 10th Anniversary and 50,000 Copies Sold!



Congratulations to Jill Caryl Weiner whose awarding-winning memory book for new parents "When We Became Three" celebrates its 10th anniversary and 50,000 copies sold.


When We Became Three: A Memory Book for the Modern Family is a wise and whimsical way to capture all the milestones of a freewheeling couple adjusting to the changes of having a baby. It’s a 21st Century take on the baby journal that records parents’ firsts, as well as baby’s firsts.


Her other book, When We Became Four: A Memory Book for the Whole Family is a one-of-a-kind family journal that celebrates all the milestones and special moments of a family’s second baby while celebrating the Big Sib and the rest of the family, as well.

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NOVEMBER DONATIONS

GENERAL DONATIONS

Kenny Alboum

Amy Greenhouse & George Brieger

Ira Goetz, in memory of Alberta Stammers

Pegi Gorelick

Kathy Hecht, in memory of Vivian Awner

Bethamie Horowitz & Barry Holtz, in memory of Anne Hoffman's mother, Rita Pick Golomb

Gila Lipton, in honor of Ellen Flax, and of the birth of Micah Henry, and in memory of Trudy Balch

Jocelyn Maskow, in honor of Martin Sinkoff

Linda Messing, in memory of Elizabeth Stein's stepfather, Hugh Dougan

Deborah & Solomon Mowshowitz

Marcia Talmage Schneider & Fred Schneider

Roberta & Paul Shapiro, in memory of Laurie Izes' father, Simon Izes, the bat mitzvah of Elizabeth Harris, and Sheryl Reich's birthday

Rosalie Siegel

Bonnie Zaben, in memory of Simon Izes

 

RABBI'S FUND DONATIONS

Howard Altschul

Stephanie & Michael Cantor

Linda & Burton Edelstein

Grace Freundlich, in memory of her father, Siegfried Freundlich

Janet Leuchter & Hal Glicksman

Doris Ullendorff & Kenneth Gorfinkle, in support of refugee assistance

Tamara & Martin Green

Anne Mintz

Julie Sissman & Phil Richter, in honor of Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Rabbi Yael Hammerman and Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn for holding us together in this difficult time

Audrey Sussman & Mitchell Smilowitz, in honor of Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn and Rabbi Yael Hammerman

Maron Waxman

Judith & Alan Wilensky

Karen Zweig

 

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS

Nancy Botwinik, in memory of her father, David Botwinik

Mary Feinberg, in memory of her mother, Laura Montalto

Natalie Lukas, in memory of her father, Sidney Lukas

Lauren Wein Mank & Rob Mank, in memory of Rob's mother, Elizabeth Mank

Lois Roman, in memory of her father, Isidore Friedman

Ralph Seliger, in memory of his father, Irving I. Seliger

Michele Siegel, in memory of her grandmother, Pauline Siegel

Audrey Sussman & Mitchell Smilowitz, in memory of Mitchell's father, Sidney N. Smilowitz

Aviva Weintraub & Gordon Tapper, in memory of Aviva's mother, Beatrice Weintraub

 

MUSIC FUND DONATIONS

Maron Waxman

 

KIDDUSH DONATIONS

Leah Silberman & Paul Jenner

Helen Rubinstein, in memory of her father, Jack Rubinstein

Despite our best efforts and extensive proofreading, we apologize for any errors or omissions.