Announcements

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat are really soon and will be held at 4:10 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

We welcome Dr. Moshe Halbertal, the Gruss Professor at NYU Law School and Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Hebrew University, as our Friday Night Scholar-in-Residence.
 

FRIDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:10 PM
Friday Night Kiddush: 5:30 PM
Community Dinner: 6:00 PM

Presentation: 7:30 PM
"The Problem of Power
and the Nature of Political Crime"

The presentation is free and all are invited.

On Saturday night, immediately following Musical Havdalla, Rabbi Bellino will play guitar for the Kommunity Kinder. Children and their parents are invited to attend.

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 offer blessings of consolation to the Bigel Family upon the passing of Madeline's mother, Lenore Kolsky.

We are grateful to Rabbi Andrew Scheer for delivering the sermon during services last Shabbat, and to Rabbi Josh Yuter, who was our guest speaker for Seudah Shelishit.

We thank Caroline Berti and Cori Robinson for making Tuesday night's hat-making class such a fun and enjoyable event.

Our Whiskey Wednesday fundraiser was a great success! We are grateful to our very generous participants: Norma & Victor Bellino, Anya Glikson, Aliyah & Michael Gluckstadt, Kenneth Grumer, Terry & Jack Lebewohl, Francesca Macaluso & Dr. Micah Timen, Alexia & Harris Marks, Rav Judah Mischel (in honor of Choni’s Bar Mitzva), Alan Schwartz, Caroline Tell & Evan Gasman, and Shelly & Elie Yudewitz.

Torah Readers: We are looking for men who can prepare to read at Shabbat Mincha (and possibly at Shacharit during the week as well) throughout the year. A schedule of readers is now being prepared. If you can commit to any dates, please contact Rabbi Bellino. We are grateful to Henry Reininger who read last week, and to Elie Yudewitz who will read this week. The next available Mincha leining is on December 9th (the afternoon reading is Miketz). We are looking for women to prepare aliyot for a Women’s Torah Reading  in the near future. Rabbi Bellino is happy to help anyone learn how to read torah to prepare a reading.

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 December 16th (Shabbat Chanukah).
 

Events

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.

PIRKEI D'RABBI ELIEZER: Rabbi Bellino will present the often strange, occasionally esoteric, and rather entertaining, late (most likely) Palestinian Midrash. Wednesday 8:00-9:00 PM.

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

Save The Dates
 

Downtown Community

We are thrilled to have Shifra Friedman as the Yoetzet Halacha for the downtown community. Yoetzet Shifra 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 our recent e-mail 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.

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat are really soon and will be held at 4:15 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

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.
 

This week, Shabbat Vayetze, November 25th, our own Rabbi Andrew Scheer, Chaplain for the New York City Department of Correction, will deliver the sermon during services. Additionally, we welcome Rabbi Josh Yuter, former Rabbi of the Stanton Street Shul, as our guest speaker for Seudah Shelishit. Rabbi Yuter will speak about: Dealing with Rabbinic Scandals.

Next week, on Shabbat Vayishlach, December 1st, we are excited to welcome Dr. Moshe Halbertal, the Gruss Professor at NYU Law School and Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Hebrew University, as our Friday Night Scholar-in-Residence.
 

FRIDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE
 

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:10 PM
Friday Night Kiddush: 5:30 PM
Community Dinner: 6:00 PM

Presentation: 7:30 PM
"The Problem of Power
and the Nature of Political Crime"

The presentation is free and all are invited.
 

Please go to the event page for more info and to register for the Friday night community dinner.

Torah Readers: We are looking for men who can prepare to read at Shabbat Mincha (and possibly at Shacharit during the week as well) throughout the year. A schedule of readers is now being prepared. If you can commit to any dates, please contact Rabbi Bellino. We are grateful to Elie Yudewitz who read last week, and to Neil Kitainik who will read this week. The next available Mincha leining is on December 9th (the afternoon reading is Miketz). We are looking for women to prepare aliyot for a Women’s Torah Reading  in the near future. Rabbi Bellino is happy to help anyone learn how to read torah to prepare a reading.

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 December 2nd (Shabbat Vayishlach).
 

Events
 

Join us on Tuesday, November 28th, for an evening of DIY fashion and fun with Caroline Berti. Caroline is an instructor of Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and a beloved member of our congregation. In this class, you will learn how to make your very own fascinator, turban, or small hat, from start to finish. The class costs $54 and all materials will be provided. To register, please go to the event page.

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.

PIRKEI D'RABBI ELIEZER: Rabbi Bellino will present the often strange, occasionally esoteric, and rather entertaining, late (most likely) Palestinian Midrash. Wednesday 8:00-9:00 PM.

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

Save The Dates
 

Downtown Community

We are thrilled to have Shifra Friedman as the Yoetzet Halacha for the downtown community. Yoetzet Shifra 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 our recent e-mail 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.

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat are really soon and will be held at 4:20 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

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 Mazal Tov to our friends, Chavie Lieber-Stokar & Yoni Stokar upon the birth, Brit, and naming of their son, Joseph Lev. תגדלוהו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים.

This Shabbat, Parashat Toledot, November 18th, we proudly host Adina Lichtman, founder of Knock Knock Give a Sock, who will deliver the sermon during services. Adina will speak to us about her amazing initiative dedicated to collecting socks for those in need and her efforts in ending the stigma surrounding homelessness. To learn more and/or to support her efforts, click here.

Immediately following Musical Havdalla, Rabbi Bellino will play guitar for the Kommunity Kinder. Children and their parents are invited to attend.
 

Torah Readers: We are looking for men who can prepare to read at Shabbat Mincha (and possibly at Shacharit during the week as well) throughout the year. A schedule of readers is now being prepared. If you can commit to any dates, please contact Rabbi Bellino. We are grateful to Daniel Josephs who read last week, and to Elie Yudewitz who will read this week. The next available Mincha leining is on November 25th (the afternoon reading is Vayishlach). We are looking for women to prepare aliyot for a Women’s Torah Reading  in the near future. Rabbi Bellino is happy to help anyone learn how to read torah to prepare a reading.

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 December 2nd (Shabbat Vayishlach).
 

Events
 

Next week, Shabbat Vayetze, (Thanksgiving weekend), November 25th, our own Rabbi Andrew Scheer, Chaplain for the New York City Department of Correction, will deliver the sermon during services. Additionally, we will welcome Rabbi Josh Yuter, former Rabbi of the Stanton Street Shul, as our guest speaker for Seudah Shelishit. Rabbi Yuter will speak about: Dealing with Rabbinic Scandals.

Join us on Tuesday, November 28th, for an evening of DIY fashion and fun with Caroline Berti. Caroline is an instructor of Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and a beloved member of our congregation. In this class, you will learn how to make your very own fascinator, turban, or small hat, from start to finish. The class costs $54 and all materials will be provided. To register, please go to the event page.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Moshe Halbertal, the Gruss Professor at NYU Law School and Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Hebrew University, as our Friday Night Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence on Shabbat Vayishlach, December 1st. Please go to the event page for more info and to register for the Friday night community dinner.

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.

PIRKEI D'RABBI ELIEZER: Rabbi Bellino will present the often strange, occasionally esoteric, and rather entertaining, late (most likely) Palestinian Midrash. Wednesday 8:00-9:00 PM.

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

Save The Dates
 

Downtown Community

We are thrilled to have Shifra Friedman as the Yoetzet Halacha for the downtown community. Yoetzet Shifra 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 our recent e-mail 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.

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat will be held at 6:50 PM. Following Friday night services, we will celebrate the birth of a boy to Julia and Shlomi Salant with a Shalom Zakhar / Friday Night Kiddush. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

This Shabbat we welcome Dr. Shai Secunda who will present a pre-Mincha class entitled "Who By Fire? Hidden Histories of High Holiday Hymns." Dr. Secunda is the Jacob Neusner Associate Professor of Judaism at Bard College, where he teaches in the Department of Religion.

This Saturday night at 10:00 PM, we will begin saying Selichot, the penitential prayers for forgiveness and mercy, traditionally said the week before Rosh Hashanah. Rabbi Aviad Bodner of the Stanton Street Shul will introduce the Selichot, followed by guitar-enhanced prayers led by Rabbi Bellino.

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 hearts and prayers are with the people of Houston and Florida, who have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. To provide direct assistance, we suggest donating to Rabbi's Bellino's Discretionary Fund and he will send the money to where it is needed most.

We wish a Mazal Tov to Rabbi Andrew Scheer and Tali Zipper on their marriage this week.

We wish a Mazal Tov to Julia & Shlomi Salant on the birth this week of a baby boy.
 

We wish a Mazal Tov to Victor Bellino, Ellen Cherrick, Henry Frank, and Myrna Beth Hurwitz, upon their completion of the entire Tanakh, following Rabbi Bellino's Tanakh Yomi program. They followed the Torah reading every Shabbat, and read approximately 3 chapters of Prophets/Writings every weekday. The schedule will begin again immediately following Simchat Torah.

Rosh Hashana is less than a week away, and so we ask that you renew your commitment to our synagogue in the form of Membership. Membership dues go a long way in making possible all of our synagogue's accomplishments. Won't you please share in our great legacy and help us continue our impressive revitalization?

Family membership includes two free seats. Individual membership includes one free seat. Additional seats for members are $125 and all seats for non-members are $250.

We are grateful to the many of you who have already paid their membership dues. To make a payment, please go to the donation page on our website, or send a check to the synagogue office. To discuss membership or any special seating needs that you may have, please call the office (212-473-3665) or e-mail us at info@sixthstreetsynagogue.org. We plan to provide childcare, so please indicate how many children and on which days they will be joining us.

There are, of course, various membership options and we hope that one works for you. 

Should you prefer, membership payments may be made in installments. This is easily set up through our website (sixthstreetsynagogue.org). Payment may be made on the site, or by mailing a check to 325 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003). Should you have any questions, please contact our treasurer, Alan Schwartz, or our Rabbi.

 

To enhance the Yizkor Service, our synagogue will again assemble our own Book of Remembrance. This is an opportunity for us all to remember those people (relatives, friends, teachers, etc.) who greatly impacted our lives. The booklet will contain the complete Yizkor Service and assorted readings and psalms, your sponsored pages, half-pages, quarter pages and/or entry listings of those that you chose to honor and remember, and a message from Rabbi Bellino.

Full Page - $180
Half Page - $ 108
Quarter Page - $54
 

Please submit (English/Hebrew) names, relation, and yahretzeit dates no later than September 24th. Please send all entries and any questions to info@sixthstreetsynagogue.org

Please continue to assist our weekday morning Minyan. Consider increasing your commitment to community and synagogue by attending, especially as we prepare for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Selichot will begin each morning at 6:00 AM. 

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 November 4th (Shabbat Vayeira).

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. Will not meet this week.

CANTILLATION FOR WOMEN: A seminar for women on Torah Cantillation, focusing on reading precision as well as the traditional Ashkenazic tropes used in ritual chanting.
Will not meet this week. Next class: Wednesday, September 27, 8:00-9:00 PM

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

Events

Downtown Community

On Sunday Night, the Stanton Street Shul will host  an uplifting evening, of study, song, and prayer in preparation for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur with one of the greatest Jewish educators and moral voices of our time - Rabbi Avi Weiss.Following the program, at 10:00 PM, there will be a musical Slichot service led by Rabbi Bellino.

We are thrilled to have Shifra Friedman as the Yoetzet Halacha for the downtown community. Yoetzet Shifra 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 our recent e-mail 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.

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat will be held at 7:00 PM (and will continue at this time until September 15!). Please join this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

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 hearts and prayers are with the people of Houston, who have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey, and those in the path of Hurricane Irma. To provide direct assistance, we suggest donating to Rabbi's Bellino's Discretionary Fund and he will send the money to where it is needed most.

Rosh Hashana is less than two weeks away, and so we ask that you renew your commitment to our synagogue in the form of Membership. Membership dues go a long way in making possible all of our synagogue's accomplishments. Won't you please share in our great legacy and help us continue our impressive revitalization?

Family membership includes two free seats. Individual membership includes one free seat. Additional seats for members are $125 and all seats for non-members are $250.

We are grateful to the many of you who have already paid their membership dues. To make a payment, please go to the donation page on our website, or send a check to the synagogue office. To discuss membership or any special seating needs that you may have, please call the office (212-473-3665) or e-mail us at info@sixthstreetsynagogue.org. We plan to provide childcare, so please indicate how many children and on which days they will be joining us.

There are, of course, various membership options and we hope that one works for you. 

Should you prefer, membership payments may be made in installments. This is easily set up through our website (sixthstreetsynagogue.org). Payment may be made on the site, or by mailing a check to 325 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003). Should you have any questions, please contact our treasurer, Alan Schwartz, or our Rabbi.

We are happy to announce the introduction of Life Event cards: When you make a donation to the synagogue in memory of someone, or in celebration of someone's Simcha or lifecycle event, the synagogue will send a card to the family or individual notifying them of your donation. Please contact the synagogue office for more information.
 

Help us hire the perfect youth leader to run a Bi-weekly (every other) Shabbat morning program for children ages 2-5. This is a paid position; experience with children/education is a plus. This is a unique leadership opportunity to create, develop, and maintain a children's program through working with community leadership. Please email us any recommendations.

Please continue to assist our weekday morning Minyan. Consider increasing your commitment to community and synagogue by attending, especially while many of our congregants are away for the summer.

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 September 9th (Ki Tavo).

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. Will not meet this week.

CANTILLATION FOR WOMEN: A seminar for women on Torah Cantillation, focusing on reading precision as well as the traditional Ashkenazic tropes used in ritual chanting.
Thursday 8:00-9:00 PM

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

Events

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.