Announcements

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat will be held at 5:35 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

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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 friend, Gabrielle Kaplan, grandaughter of Lillian & Rabbi Murry Penkower, upon her engagement to Allen Glenn.
 

We are grateful to Rav Yehuda Gilad, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Maaleh Gilboa, for his very informative talk tonight on the topic of *Illegal* Legal Conversion in Israel. We are also grateful to Alan Feder, David Hammer, and Sam Jesselson, alumni of Yeshivat Maaleh Gilboa, for their help in organizing this event, as well as to everyone who attended tonight's learning event.

Last week's Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton was a wonderful and enlightening experience. We are especially thankful to Rav Hanan Schlesinger and Antwan Saca, for their thought-provoking discussion on the efforts of Root/Shorashim/Judur to foster a local, grassroots movement of understanding, nonviolence, and transformation among Israelis and Palestinians. We are also grateful to our generous dinner sponsors and to the many of you who attended this important event.

We thank all those who pledged for the Kol Nidrei Appeal and have fulfilled their committment. To make a payment, please go to our website or send a check to: 325 East 6th Street, NY, NY 10003.

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 Jeremy Watman who read last week and to Neil Kitainik who will read this week. The next available Mincha leining is on November 11th (the afternoon reading is Toledot). 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 November 18th (Shabbat Toledot).
 

Events

On Saturday, November 4th, we will host a Melave Malka with our friend Ezra Amichai, Director of the Jerusalem Soul Center. For more information and to register, click here.
 

On Tuesday, November 7th, we welcome Rav Ori Lifshitz and Dr. Eitan Abramovitch of Yeshivat Siach Yitzchak in Efrat (Rav Shagar's Yeshiva). Building on Rav Shagar's writing, they will discuss how Halacha is not simply about praxis but about faith, and how Halacha gives us and allows us a life of faith in today's post-modern world. 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. Will resume November 15.

CANTILLATION: A seminar on Torah Cantillation, focusing on reading precision as well as the traditional Ashkenazic tropes used in ritual chanting. Wednesday 8:00-9:00 PM. Will resume November 15.

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 5:40 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.
 

Shabbat Scholar: Rav Hanan Schlesinger
 

THIS SHABBAT, we welcome our Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, the Co-Founder and Director of International Relations for Roots/Shorashim/Judur, a joint Palestinian-Israeli grassroots peacemaking initiative dedicated to understanding, nonviolence, and transformation. We also welcome Antwan Saca, a Palestinian peace activist, the Director of Programs for the Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem, and a Roots/Shorashim/Judur participant.

Please join us over Shabbat for a fascinating series of talks and discussions on the efforts of Root/Shorashim/Judur to foster a grassroots movement of understanding, nonviolence, and transformation among Israelis and Palestinians.

Speaking Schedule & Topics

"Unlikely Partners for Peace -
A Jewish Settler & A Palestinian Activist":
 Shorashim/Judur/Roots Presentation
with Antwan Saca and Rav Hanan Schlesinger 
 Friday Night - 8:30 PM

Hassidic Texts of Passionate
Jewish Pluralism 
Sermon: Saturday Morning - 10:30 AM

Q & A with Rav Hanan Schlesinger
Seuda Shelishit Discussion -  5:45 PM

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 Drs. Tova & Donnie Isseroff upon the birth of a girl.

Tonight's panel discussion on Cancer Genetics & The Jewish Community was well-attended, informative, and even entertaining. We thank Dr. Ken Offit of Memorial-Sloan Kettering and Melissa Rosen of Sharsheret for sharing with us their knowledge and experience, and for alerting the community to the importance of genetic testing. We especially thank our own Dr. Jeremy Block for all his work in arranging this important and potentially life-saving discussion. For more information on the BRCA Founder Outreach Study, please go to BFORStudy.com.
 

We thank all those who pledged for the Kol Nidrei Appeal and have fulfilled their committment. To make a payment, please go to our website or send a check to: 325 East 6th Street, NY, NY 10003.

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 Eli Szus who read last week and to Jeremy Watman who will read this week. The next available Mincha leining is on November 11th (the afternoon reading is Toledot). 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 November 4th (Shabbat Vayera).
 

Events

Please join us on Thursday, November 2nd, at 7:00 PM, for an evening of Torah study with Rav Yehudah Gilad, Rosh HaYeshiva at Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa. Rav Gilad will be speaking about Giyur K'Halacha, which performs conversions in Israel outside of the Chief Rabbinate. To register for the event, please visit the event page.

On Saturday, November 4th, we will host a Melave Malka with our friend Ezra Amichai, Director of the Jerusalem Soul Center. For more information and to register, click here.
 

On Tuesday, November 7th, we welcome Rav Ori Lifshitz and Rav Eitan Abramovitch for a discussion of ideas drawn from the writings of Rav Shagar, former Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Siach Yitzchak. 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.

CANTILLATION: A seminar on Torah Cantillation, focusing on reading precision as well as the traditional Ashkenazic tropes used in ritual chanting. 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 5:50 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

Friday Night Kiddush is sponsored by Phoebe & Richard McBee in memory of Richard's grandmother, Clara Danziger.

Seudah Shelishit has been sponsored by Victor Bellino & Richard McBee in honor of the 50th anniversary of Amir Koren's surviving the 1967 Egyptian attack on the INS Eilat and in memory of the 47 who perished.

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 Rebekah & Max Tokatlilar on the birth and naming of their son Sam (שמואל יצחק).

We wish a Mazal Tov to Rachel & Jordan Friedman on the birth and naming of their daughter Sophie (יקירה עדי).

We wish a Mazal Tov to Ke$het Bellino on her seventh birthday.

We wish a Mazal Tov to our Simchat Torah Honorees: Alan Schwartz (Hattan Torah) & Shimmy Rapps (Hattan Beraishit).
 

We thank all those who pledged for the Kol Nidrei Appeal and have fulfilled their committment. To make a payment, please go to our website or send a check to: 325 East 6th Street, NY, NY 10003.

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.

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 October 28th (Shabbat Lech Lecha).
 

Events

CANCER GENETICS & THE JEWISH COMMUNITY 

Please join us on Thursday October 26th, at 7:00 PM, as we join with Sharsheret (www.sharsheret.org) in hosting a panel discussion about cancer genetics and individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. The panel includes:

• Dr. Ken Offit, the Chief of Clinical Genetics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Melissa K. Rosen, Director of National Outreach for Sharsheret
• Dr. Jeremy Block, Co-Founder of Medaptive Health and Co-Investigator on the digital health population screening study (BFOR) at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Following the panel discussion, Dr. Offit will describe the BRCA Founder Outreach Registry (BFOR). Light Refreshments will be served. The event is free but please register on the event page if you plan to attend.
 

SHABBAT SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

Please join us next week on Shabbat Lech Lecha (October 27-28) as we welcome our next Shabbat Scholar, Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, the co-founder and director of international relations for Roots/Shorashim/Judur, a joint Palestinian-Israeli grassroots peacemaking initiative dedicated to understanding, nonviolence, and transformation.
 

Speaking Schedule & Topics

"Unlikely Partners for Peace -
A Jewish Settler & A Palestinian Activist":
 Shorashim/Judur/Roots Presentation
with Antwan Saca and Rav Hanan Schlesinger 
 Friday Night - 8:30 PM

Hassidic Texts of Passionate
Jewish Pluralism 
Sermon: Saturday Morning - 10:30 AM

Q & A with Rav Hanan Schlesinger
Seuda Shelishit Discussion -  5:45 PM
 

There will a Friday night community dinner in the Social Hall. RSVP and payment are required by Tuesday, October 26th. Student: $18 | Dinner: $36 | Sponsor: $180

Please email info@sixthstreetsynagogue.org if you need financial assistance.
 

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.

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.

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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. If you wish to help in the relief efforts, the Mayor of Houston has set up a Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to assist the victims of the recent flooding. The Jewish community in Houston has been severely impacted as well. To provide direct assistance to them, 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 only three 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 us 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. TThe next available Kiddush for sponsorship is September 9th (Ki Tavo).

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.

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.

Mincha and Musical 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.

We wish a Mazal Tov to Ally Feder & Garrett Wittels on their recent engagement.

We wish a Mazal Tov to Eric Silverberg on his Aufruf, which he celebrated in our synagogue on Thursday, and on his upcoming wedding to Jordana Urman.

Rosh Hashana is only five 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 us 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. TThe next available Kiddush for sponsorship is September 9th (Ki Tavo).

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.

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.

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.
 

We wish a continued Mazal Tov to Rachel & Raanan Laufer upon the birth and naming of their daughter Riley Yaffa.

Rosh Hashana is only six 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 us 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. TThe next available Kiddush for sponsorship is September 9th (Ki Tavo).

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.

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.

Mincha and Musical 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 & musical davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

This week's Friday Night Kiddush has been sponsored by Ashira Lubkin & Alan Feder in celebration of the birth of their nephew, Ezra David Feder.

This week's Shabbocktail, Shabeer Supply, and Seudah Shelishit have been sponsored by Rabbi Bellino in observance of the Yahrzeit of his grandfather, Sydney Smith (ניסן ב"ר נח).

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 continued Mazal Tov to Rachel & Raanan Laufer upon the birth of their daughter.

We are saddened by the passing of our friend, Esther Hudes, a long time member of the Young Israel of Fifth Avenue / Sixteenth Street Synagogue.

We are grateful to all those who helped to make this Tisha B'Av special: Alan Feder, Harris Marks & Dr. Yehoshua Livnat for their reading of Megillat Eicha; Rabbi Aviad Bodner for his informative class on changes to the Nachem prayer; the members of the Stanton Street Synagogue who joined us during the day; and the very many who participated in our services and classes throughout the fast.

Rosh Hashana is only seven 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.
 

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 us 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 August 12th (Ekev).

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.

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.

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will continue to be held at 7:00 PM 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.

We wish Blessings of Consolation to the Arfe/Feld family on the loss of our long-time member Beulah Arfe Feld. The funeral was held at the synagogue on Sunday. Shiva will be observed at 155 East 4th Street, Apartment 3-D, through Friday afternoon.

We wish a Mazel Tov to Rachel & Ranaan Laufer on the birth of a baby girl.

Tisha B'Av begins THIS Monday night, July 31st. (You may wish to click here for Rabbi Bellino's fasting tips).
 

Tisha B'Av Monday Schedule