In these tragic and scary times we stand with all those victimized by senseless hatred and fanaticism, at home, in Israel, and abroad. We pray for safety, healing, and peace.
We wish a Mazel Tov to Alexandra & David Schorr upon the birth and naming of their daughter, Laila Zoe.
Yom Kippur on Sixth Street this year was beautiful and well-attended. We are especially grateful to:
- Our Chazzanim: Modi Rosenfeld, Elie Yudewitz, Dr. Yehoshua Livnat, Rabbi Gavriel Bellino, and Alan Feder;
- Our Torah Readers: Elie Yudewitz, Shimmy Rapps, and Josh Lebewohl;
- Our Gabbaim: Elie Yudewitz & Shimmy Rapps;
- Brenda Pace and Gloria Karpas for providing the flowers;
- Avi Sosa, Shimmy Rapps, Richard McBee, Jeff Katz, and David Landis, for helping us to prepare our sanctuary;
- Choni & Ke$het Bellino who placed Sixth Street stickers in every single one of our Machzorim;
- Neil Kitainik & Grace Auerbach for their administrative assistance;
- Officer Jimmy Secreto, the 9th Precinct, and our friend Matt Ruskin for providing our security;
- Our building manager, Vincenzo Aiosa, and his team for the essential and aesthetic improvements they continue to make for us and for providing much needed support;
- Moshe Teitz for providing the post-Neila beer;
- The Bellino Family for sponsoring the Break Fast in honot of Ke$het Bellino;
- Rabbi Gavriel Bellino for his leadership and vision;
- The approximately 400 of you who joined us for our services.
May the great significance of Yom Kippur, the astounding beauty with which it was observed in our synagogue, and the obviously vital role our synagogue plays in lower Manhattan inspire your continued generosity.
To pay your Kol Nidrei pledge, click here, or send a check to:
Sixth Street Community Synagogue
325 East Sixth Street
New York, NY 10003
Sukkot is just around the corner. Please join us in our beautiful Sukka and for services.
Sets of Four Species are available on the Lower East Side in front of 28 Canal Street. Questions? You may reach the Shoshani Family at 212-673-2719.
Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM
Saturday: 8 PM - 1 AM
Sunday: 8 AM - 4 PM
We ask that you continue to assist our weekday morning Minyan. Please consider increasing your commitment to community and synagogue by attending?
Our plentiful and delicious Kiddushes on Sixth Street greatly enhance our synagogue and community. To sponsor or co-sponsor a Friday night Kiddush, a Shabbat Kiddush, a Shabbocktail, our Shabbat Shabeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.
Classes
FOUNDATIONS OF JUDAISM: A sensitive and sophisticated introduction to Judaism, intended for beginners, and focusing on many of the ritual, legal, linguistic, and philosophical basics of our faith. Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 PM.
BLESSINGS: Miriam Kaplan has begun a class on Berachot, the extraordinary practice of sourcing pleasures and experience in the Divine. Shabbat, following Kiddush.
JEWISH POETIC LITURGY: Rabbi Bellino will present ancient, medieval, and early-modern religious poetry. Special attention will be paid the Biblibal, Talmudic, Midrashic, and often Kabbalist references contained therein. Shabbat, Seudah Shelishit.
Events
Our Annual Simchat Torah Celebration begins on the afternoon of Shemini Atzeret , October 24.
4:30 PM Super Pre-Party
5:30 PM Mincha
5:45 PM Pre-Party
7:00 PM Maariv
7:15 PM Hakkafot
8:15 PM Meta-Party
Chessed on Sixth Street - Several of us have begun to utilize our Synagogue's kitchen to prepare meals for the Trinity Place Shelter. The shelter's mission is to help LGBTQ youth and young adults in New York City to safely transition out of the shelter system and grow into independent, positive, and productive adults. To financially support our efforts, please consider donating to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund (Be sure to specify Shelter Meals in the note). The next meal will be prepared after the holidays. If you are interested in cooking, schlepping, or starting your own Chessed initiative, please contact Rabbi Bellino or Tali Zilberman.
SAVE THE DATES:
November 12 - Melave Malke with Ezra Amichai
November 17 - Thursday Night Kiddush with Rav Judah Mischel
November 19 - Scholar-in-Residence: Rabbi Naftali Harczstark
November 29 - Book Discussion with Miri Kubovy
Downtown Community
The Downtown Va'ad is happy to announce that, as of today, all of Lower Manhattan has been joined to the larger Manhattan Eruv.
To read the letter from the Va'ad, click here.
To see maps, click to the Manhattan Eruv website.
Or, check out facebook.com/DowntownNYCEruv
We are thrilled to have Ilana Gadish as the Yoetzet Halacha for the downtown community. Yoetzet Ilana is available to answer questions related to Toharat Hamishpacha and may be reached by phone at (646) 598-1080 and by email. Click here to read the Va'ad's recent letter about her appointment.
There are several Kosher options in our neighborhood including:
Mocha Burger at 496 Laguardia Place.
The Promenade Sports Bar, 344 Third Avenue, is now completely Kosher. (Not just sushi). Please check them out ASAP.
We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network intended to advance the welfare and flourishing of the Downtown community. Check out the Va'ad on Facebook for more information.
Feedback
We encourage your participation and insight. Feedback to Elie Yudewitz, Rabbi Bellino or the Shul Office would be most appreciated. Please contact us with any suggestions and/or concerns, or most importantly, to volunteer. You can also make suggestions here.
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