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Weekly Update: Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekudei (HaChodesh) 5777

03/23/2017 10:45:58 PM

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Weekly Update: Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekudei (HaChodesh)  5777

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Shabbat Information

This week's delicious
  Meat Kiddush
has been sponsored by

Daniella Krieger & Joseph Bedros

in celebration of their upcoming wedding

and Joseph's Ufruf.

 

This week's Shabbocktail

"The Bat Mitzvah"

has been sponsored by

The Bellino Family

in honor of Choni Bellino,

one year before his Bar Mitzvah.

 

Seudah Shelishit

has been sponsored by

Phoebe & Richard McBee

in memory of the 146 victims of
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

on March 25, 1911.
 

Shabbat Times

Candle-lighting Before

6:54 PM

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat

6:55 PM

Repeat Shema After

7:44 PM

Daf Yomi

8:15 AM

Shacharit

9:00 AM
Shema Before 9:57 AM
Sermon 10:30 AM
Mekhilta Class 5:40 PM
Mincha 6:40 PM
Seudah Shelishit 7:00 PM
Maariv

7:44 PM

Musical​ Havdala

7:54 PM

 

See the shul calendar for davening times during the week and schedule of events.

 
 


Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat - this week at 6:55 PM - is held shortly after candle-lighting time. Please join us and enjoy a beautiful davening, wonderful community, as well as a delicious Friday night Kiddush.

 

The class in the Mekhilta meets one hour before Mincha. Please join us as we learn this classic Midrash.

 


News


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.

 

Our Children's Shabbat Program (Kommunity Kinderlach) will NOT meet this Shabbat, March 25, Parashat Vayakhel/Pekudei. Upcoming dates for the Shabbat Kids' groups will be announced soon. For more information, please contact us.

 

Join us this Sunday, March 26, at 10:00 AM, as Rabbi Bellino teaches his Pesach Preparation Made Simple. He promises to save you time and make the Passover season much more pleasant.

 

Please continue to assist our weekday morning Minyan. 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 to co-sponsor a Friday night Kiddush, a Shabbat Kiddush, a Shabbocktail, our Shabbat Shabeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino. The next available Kiddush for sponsorship is - Parashat Shemini - 4/22/2017.

 

 


 

Classes (will meet this week)

 

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.

 

SUFI JEWS: JUDAISM’S ENCOUNTER WITH ISLAMIC MYSTICISM: Approximately 400 years after the birth of Islam, some Jewish sages recommended Sufic ritual and thought. Rabbi Bellino will present the Medieval sages, Bahye Ibn Paquda and Abraham son of Maimonides, as well as Jewish-Sufic material from 16th Century Safed Pietism and Hassidut. Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 PM.

 

SHACHARIT: Miriam Kaplan on Shacharit, the daily morning prayer. Shabbat, following Kiddush.

 

MEKHILTA: A discussion of the Midrashim on the Book of Exodus, with a focus on the Tannaitic analysis of the Biblical verses dealing with the laws of Passover. Shabbat, One Hour before Mincha
 

THE BERDITCHIVER: Rabbi Bellino will present the Hasidic folklore and writings of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. Shabbat, Seudah Shelishit.

 


 

Events


March 28 - Film Screening: 'Streit's: Matzo and the American Dream'

'Matzo and the American Dream' is a story of tradition, of resistance and resilience, and a celebration of the Streits family, whose commitment to their heritage and to their employees is inspiring proof that the family that bakes together, stays together. The director Michael Levine.will be on hand for a post-film discussion.

 

SAVE THE DATES


March 26 - Passover Preparation Class
March 28 -
Documentary Film: 'Streit's: Matzo and the American Dream'
April 8 - Shabbat HaGadol Drasha

April 18 - Neilat HaChag with Stanton Street Shul

 


 

Downtown Community


 

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:

Bagel Boss at 263 First Avenue

Murray's Falafel at 261 First Avenue

Mocha Burger at 496 Laguardia Place

The Promenade Sports Bar, 344 Third Avenue

 

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.

 

We like to have fun and be creative on social media. Like us on Facebook to see more updates!

 

Sixth Street Community Synagogue

We like to think we're different. Everyone from the traditionally Orthodox to the occasionally observant feels at home here - 365 days a year. We hope you do too.

 

Contact Us

 

325 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003

info@sixthstreetsynagogue.org

(212) 473-3665

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