We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

The Avot d'Rabbi Natan class will resume this Shabbat.

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.

With Rosh Hashana eight weeks away, please consider starting the New Year with the memories of your loved ones eternalized on our sanctuary walls. We are now offering engraved Yahrtzeit plaques (2 x 10 inches) at the discounted price of $450. If you order within the next week, we are confident that the plaques will be installed prior to Rosh Hashana. You can begin the process by filling out this form.

Please help us keep track of Yahrtzeits. To do so, log into our website and check the names that have been associated with your accounts. If you have any trouble logging in, or would prefer to not log in, be sure to contact Neil and he will assist you.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is next Shabbat, August 13th.

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.

AVOT D'RABBI NATAN: Rabbi Bellino will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha.

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

Chessed on Sixth Street - Several of us have begun to utilize the Synagogue 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 this Tuesday night, August 9th, at 7:00 PM and has been sponsored by Alan Schwartz, Moshe Bloxenheim and Dana Friedman. If you are interested in cooking, schlepping, or starting your own Chessed initiative, please contact Rabbi Bellino or Tali Zilberman.

Tisha B'Av begins on Saturday night, August 13th. Please join us at 9:00 PM for Maariv followed by the reading of Megillat Eicha.

We will offer a full day of programming on Sunday, August 14th.

HIDING AND SEEKING - This award-winning documentary tells the dramatic and emotional story of a Jewish father who journeys with his two ultra-orthodox adult sons back to Poland to try to find the Christian farmers who hid their family from the Nazis. To his sons, like many offspring of Polish Holocaust survivors, this is a country whose people are incurably anti-Semitic and beyond redemption. His hope is to instill in his insulated and narrow-minded sons the power of interfaith tolerance and trust.
 

Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky's provocative and moving documentary HIDING AND SEEKING was featured at the Barcelona Conference of World Religions and the winner of the North American Interfaith Film Festival Best Film Award for 2004, and Grand Prix in the Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival.

In the course of telling its compelling and dramatic story, HIDING AND SEEKING explores the Holocaust's effect on faith in God as well as its impact on faith in our fellow human beings. It embeds these issues in a deeply personal inter-generational saga of survivors, their children, and their children's children. Filmed in Jerusalem, Brooklyn and Poland, the film focuses on the filmmaker's attempt to heal the wounds of the past by stopping the transmission of hatred from generation to generation.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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.

This Shabbat as we welcome our Shabbat Scholars, Gilah Kletenik & Samuel Klein. 

Flights of Fancy: The Dark Side of Imagination
Samuel Klein, Shabbat Morning Sermon (10:30 AM)

A Talmudic Witch-Hunt:
Trans-ing the Boundaries of Identity, Magic & Power
Gilah Kletenik, Pre-Mincha Class (6:45 PM)

Invocations and Convocations: Rabbinic Political Involvement
Seudah Shelishit Discussion with Gilah Kletenik

We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

Seudah Shelishit this Shabbat has been sponsored by Cathy & Amir Koren in observance of the yahrzeits of Amir's mother, Varda Koren (ורדה מסעודה בת עובדיה), Amir's grandmother, Nuna Koren (נונה בת דוד), and Amir's brother, (יורם עובדיה בן שמואל). 

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 Ananda & Jeremy Watman upon the birth, brit, and naming of their son, Judah Hadar (צבי יהודה).

We wish a Mazal Tov to Aliza & Erik Frank upon the birth, brit, and naming of their son, Nathaniel Henri (נתנאל חיים). 

Please help us keep track of Yahretzeits. To do so, log into our website and check the names that have been associated with your accounts. If you have any trouble logging in, or would prefer to not log in, be sure to contact Neil and he will assist you.

There is now a window in our Beit HaMidrash! Many years ago, the window in the Beit HaMidrash was bricked up. We are grateful to Vincenzo Aiosa, our wonderful contractor, superintendent, and friend, who has provided us with some natural light and much needed fresh air.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is next Shabbat, July 30th.

This Sunday is Tzom Tammuz.

Fast Begins: 4:06 AM
Shacharit: 7:30 AM

Shekiya: 8:19 PM (Technical conclusion of Fast)
Customary conclusion of Fast: 9:07 PM

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.

AVOT D'RABBI NATAN: Rabbi Bellino will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha.

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

Chessed on Sixth Street - Several of us have begun to utilize the Synagogue 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). We are grateful to our June shelter meal sponsors, Andy Gelfand & Dr. Ira Orgel and Isobel Rubin. This month's meal will be prepared this Tuesday, July 26th (7:00 PM), and has been sponsored by Elly Kramer. If you are interested in cooking, schlepping, or starting your own Chessed initiative, please contact Rabbi Bellino or Tali Zilberman.

SAVE THE DATE: Tisha B'Av begins on Saturday night, August 13th. Please join us at 9:00 PM for Maariv followed by the reading of Megillat Eicha. We will offer a full day of programming on Sunday August 15th.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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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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 Caroline Tell & Evan Gasman upon the birth and naming of their daughter, Margot (Mitzi Simone). We wish a special Mazal Tov to big brother Leo!

Please help us keep track of Yahretzeits. To do so, log into our website and check the names that have been associated with your accounts. If you have any trouble logging in, be sure to contact Neil and he will assist you. 

Chessed on Sixth Street - Several of us have begun to utilize the Synagogue kitchen to prepare meals for the Trinity Place Shelter. The shelter's mission is to help homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (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). If you are interested in cooking, schlepping, or starting your own Chessed initiative, please contact Rabbi Bellino or Tali Zilberman.

We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

Starting this Shabbat, Rabbi Bellino will continue his presentation of Avot d'Rabbi Natan. This text is a commentary and elaboration on Pirkei Avot that was compiled during the Geonic Period. This late Midrash provides explanations of most of the aphorisms of Avot, as well as hagiographic details on the lives of many of the sages quoted. Class meets on Shabbat, one hour before Mincha. All source sheets (including Rabbi Bellino's notes) may be downloaded here.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is July 23rd.

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.

AVOT D'RABBI NATAN: Rabbi Bellino will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha. Will begin on July 9th.

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.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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.

Behaalotechach

We are horrified by the escalation of violence in Israel and Turkey, especially the outrageous murder of Hallel Ariel of Kiryat Arba. 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 Phoebe & Richard McBee upon last Sunday's wedding of their daughter, Julia, to Feliks Finkel.

Please help us keep track of yahretzeits. To do so, log into our website and check the names that have been associated with your accounts. If you have any trouble logging in, be sure to contact Neil and he will assist you. 

Chessed on Sixth Street - Several of us have begun to utilize the Synagogue kitchen to prepare meals for the Trinity Place Shelter. The shelter's mission is to help homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (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). If you are interested in cooking or schlepping please contact Rabbi Bellino or Tali Zilberman.

We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

Starting July 9th, Rabbi Bellino will continue his presentation of Avot d'Rabbi Natan. This text is a commentary and elaboration on Pirkei Avot that was compiled during the Geonic Period. This late Midrash provides explanations of most of the aphorisms of Avot, as well as hagiographic details on the lives of many of the sages quoted. Class meets on Shabbat, one hour before Mincha. All source sheets (including Rabbi Bellino's notes) may be downloaded here.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is July 16th.

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 on July 6th.

AVOT D'RABBI NATAN: Rabbi Bellino will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha. Will begin on July 9th.

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.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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.

Behaalotechach

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 Phoebe & Richard McBee upon the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Julia, to Feliks Finkel.

We wish a continued Mazal Tov to Julia & Shlomi Salant upon the birth and naming of their daughter, Leah Judith (ליה יהודית).

This Shabbat afternoon we will welcome Rabbi Eli Kohl, Rabbi of the Young Israel of Stamford. Rabbi Kohl grew up in Brooklyn, attended Yeshivat Hakotel, Yeshiva University, and RIETS. He has worked in YU's Mechinah program, Ramaz's Kindergarden, as well as the University of Maryland and Camp Yavneh. He lives with his wife, Naomi, and their four children. Rabbi Kohl will teach the Pre-Mincha class and join us for Seudah Shelishit.

The Annual Dinner was a great success. We are most grateful to Joan Nachmani, Vivian Klaus, and Rabbi Bellino who planned the event. We thank Sandra Bernhard and Modi Rosenfeld for delighting us with their effortless humor and sweetness, Kristina Gerschel for organizing our photo-booth, as well as the 100+ in attendance and the 150+ whose participation made the event a financial success.

To see photo-booth pictures, click here.

To see slightly less crazy pictures, click here.

Chessed on Sixth Street - Several of us have begun to utilize the Synagogue kitchen to prepare meals for the Trinity Place Shelter. The shelter's mission is to help homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (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). If you are interested in cooking or schlepping please contact Rabbi Bellino or Tali Zilberman.

We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

Starting July 9th, Rabbi Bellino will continue his presentation of Avot d'Rabbi Natan. This text is a commentary and elaboration on Pirkei Avot that was compiled during the Geonic Period. This late Midrash provides explanations of most of the aphorisms of Avot, as well as hagiographic details on the lives of many of the sages quoted. Class meets on Shabbat, one hour before Mincha. All source sheets (including Rabbi Bellino's notes) may be downloaded here.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is July 16th.

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 on June 29th.

AVOT D'RABBI NATAN: Rabbi Bellino will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha. Will begin on July 9th.

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.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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.

Shabbat and Shavuot Times

In these tragic and scary times we stand with Israel and all those victimized by senseless hatred and fanaticism. We pray for safety, healing, and peace.

Shavuot

Shavuot immediately follows this Shabbat. Please join us!

We wish a Mazal Tov to Julia & Shlomi Salant upon the birth of a girl! Little Salant was born at 3:26 AM on June 9th and weighed in at 7.2 lb. Mother and daughter are well. Tegadluha l'Torah, l'Chuppah, ul'Maasim Tovim.

We are grateful to Ellen R. Cherrick for sponsoring our beautiful Shavuot Flowers in memory of her mother, Udy Katz Cherrick ז"ל, on her third Yahrezeit (9 Sivan), and in memory of her father, William Cherrick ז"ל, on his 23rd Yahretzeit (21 Sivan).

Shavuot Tisch: On Saturday night a light dairy dinner will begin at 9:30 PM. While we eat, Rabbi Bellino will teach Classical Approaches to Conversion in preparation for his talk at the 14th Street Y later that evening. The Tisch is free, but registration is required. Please RSVP here ASAP.

We are grateful to the following individuals and couples, our generous Sponsors of the Shavuot Tisch: Liav Abraham, Caroline Berti & Elliot Knapp, Ariel Feingold, Ira Orgel & Andy Gelfand, Jeffrey Katz, Daniella Krieger & Joseph Bedros, Cathy & Amir Koren, Suzanne & Andrew Obin, Alan Schwartz, Julia & Shlomi Salant, and Rebekah & Max Tokatiliar.

We are grateful to the Gasman Family for providing the delicious and plentiful Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream that we will be serving over the holiday. Be sure to visit the Ben & Jerry's location on Broadway and 104th Street. 

Later Shavuot Night, at 11:00 PM, Rabbi Bellino will appear on a panel at the 14th Street Y. For more information, or to register for this event, click here.

Women's Wine, Cheese & Torah: Please join the women of Sixth Street from 4:00-6:00 PM on Sunday, June 12th. Bring your own wine/spirits and your thirst for a great time with friends and neighbors in the Social Hall.

News

We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

Join us after Shavuot on Shabbat afternoons as Rabbi Bellino presents the eight chapters of Avot d'Rabbi Natan. For source sheets and charts, click here.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is next week, July 16.

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. This week: .

THOUGHT OF NACHMANIDES: A weekly class focusing on the thought of Rabbi Moses ben Nachman. Rabbi Bellino will teach the more essential commentaries on that week’s parsha and will contextualize the Ramban’s remarks within the greater contexts of parshanut and philosophy. Wednesdays 8:00-9:15 PM. This week: .

AVOT: After Shavuot, Rabbi Bellino will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha. This week: .

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. This week: Shavuot Poetry.

Events

 

We very much look forward to Shabbat Nasso (June 17-18) when we will welcome Rav Judah Mischel as our Shabbat Scholar. Reb Judah is the Program and Personnel Director of HASC, a Jewish camp for children with intellectual and physical disabilities.   Reb Judah will speak throughout Shabbat.   Click here for more information.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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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In these tragic and scary times we stand with Israel and all those victimized by senseless hatred and fanaticism. We pray for safety, healing, and peace.

We wish a Mazal Tov to the Klaus Family, especially to Arthur & Vivian Klaus, upon the marriage of their son Ryan to Marlowe Dayon on Thursday.

We wish a Mazal Tov to Sara Eisen & Matthew Levine upon their marriage this past Sunday.

We wish a Mazal Tov to Michelle Zigelman, upon her upcoming marriage to Arieh Rosenblum this Sunday.

This Shabbat we welcome all those who will be attending the Downtown Eshel Shabbaton. Eshel will be holding a dinner this evening (Registration required) as well as a Panel Discssion that will begin at 9:30 PM. The panel is open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. The Shabbaton will conclude on 6th Street with Mincha at 7:00 PM and then a Seudah Shelishit that is open to all.

We are on Summer Schedule. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:00 PM until September 16th. Join us for services and you shall be rewarded with food, drink, song, and words of Torah.

Join us for this Shabbat afternoons as Rabbi Bellino concludes the five chapters of Avot. Next week we will learn Perek Kinyan HaTorah. For source sheets and charts, click here.

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 Shabbeer supply, or a Seudah Shelishit, contact Rabbi Bellino.

The next available kiddush for sponsorship is next week, July 9th.

Shavuot is quite soon. All sorts of Shavuot related activities have been planned including a Shavuot Tisch and a Women's Shavuot Tea.

Please register for our Annual 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. This week: The Life Cycle.

THOUGHT OF NACHMANIDES: A weekly class focusing on the thought of Rabbi Moses ben Nachman. Rabbi Bellino will teach the more essential commentaries on that week’s parsha and will contextualize the Ramban’s remarks within the greater contexts of parshanut and philosophy. Wednesdays 8:00-9:15 PM. Will resume after Shavuot.

AVOT: Rabbi Bellino will present the five chapters of Avot and Perek Kinyan HaTorah over the next 6 Shabbatot. After Shavuot he will teach Avot d'Rabbi Natan for the duration of the summer. Shabbat afternoons, 1 hour before Mincha. This week: Chapter 5.

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. Will resume on Shavuot.

Events

We are excited to be a host synagogue for this year’s Eshel Downtown Shabbaton on Shabbat Behukotai (June 3-4). Eshel’s mission is to create community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews and their families in Orthodox communities. Shabbat hospitality for visiting guests is appreciated. There will be a Friday night dinner in shul starting at 8:15 (RSVP required) followed by a panel discussion with parents of LGBT children and Eshel Members.   On Shabbat Afternoon at 7:00 PM, we will hold Mincha followed by a Seudah Shelishit featuring: A Historical Review of the Eshel Story.

 

We very much look forward to Shabbat Nasso (June 17-18) when we will welcome Rav Judah Mischel as our Shabbat Scholar. Reb Judah is the Program and Personnel Director of HASC, a Jewish camp for children with intellectual and physical disabilities.   Reb Judah will speak throughout Shabbat.   Click here for more information.

Downtown Community

We are thrilled that there are new Kosher options in our neighborhood.

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.

The Falafel Shop at 127 Rivington Street (between Norfolk & Essex).

We are proud to be a member synagogue of The Downtown Va'ad, an Orthodox rabbinic network, founded by Rabbis Sarna & Bellino, 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.