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Weekly Update: Shabbat Behaalotekha 5785

06/12/2025 11:09:01 PM

Jun12

 


Weekly Update: Shabbat Behaalotekha 5785

 


Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00 PM  
Candle Lighting: 8:09 PM  
Evening Shema After: 9:19 PM
Daf Yomi: 8:00 AM
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Morning Shema Before: 9:10 AM
Solidarity Walk for the Hostages: 2:30 PM
Avot Class: 6:55 PM
Mincha: 7:55 PM
Seudah Shelishit: 8:15 PM
Maariv: 9:08 PM
Havdallah: 9:19 PM

 

 

This week’s Shabbat announcements are being sent out
following an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran.
We echo the words of Moses in this week's parsha,
 קוּמָה ה' וְיָפֻצוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ, וְיָנֻסוּ מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ

“Arise, O LORD, and let Your enemies be scattered,
and let those who hate You flee before You"

and pray that these actions lead to stability in the region 
and that Zion emerges ever stronger
as the fountainhead of Torah and peace.

 

 

We are on Summer Schedule! Friday  Night Services begin at 7:00 PM, this week, and will continue at 7:00 PM for the next several months (until September 12th).

 

Join us for Musical Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:00 PM.

 

Friday Night Kiddush has been sponsored by the Bellino Family in celebration of Keshet Bellino's graduation from Ben Porat Yosef.

 

Kiddush Klub has been sponsored by the Bellino Family in celebration of the return of Choni Bellino from Yeshivat Oraita.

 

Shabbat Morning Kiddush has been sponsored by approximately 25 individuals and families in celebration of Father's Day. Special sponsorship and attention has been made by Leah Forster who has sponsored our Kiddush in honor of our Ultimate Father, Avinu Sh'BaShamayim - a Thank You Hashem themed kiddush in celebration of the continued Refuah of Chaya bas Alte Leah who is cancer free!

 

This Shabbat we continue our annual study of Masekhet Avot. This year, Rabbi Bellino is deviating from the printed order and will be presenting various themes in Avot grouping multiple Mishnayot by topic. We plan to study every Shabbat afternoon, one hour before Mincha. This week at 6:55 PM: Avot in a Greco-Roman Context.

 


 

News

 

We wish a Mazal Tov to Hannah Federman & Alex Sperber on their recent wedding.

 

We wish a Mazal Tov to Rabbi Ben Birkeland who was just installed as the rabbi of the Stanton Street SynagogueMay God bless Rabbi Ben with strength, patience, and joy in his holy work ahead. May his synagogue continue to grow as a home for Torah, for warmth, and for every kind of Jew who walks through its historic doors, and may our entire community merit to be guided by him.

 

The new fiscal year began on June 1st, so it is once again time for us to encourage membership, asking you to formalize and renew your annual commitments to our synagogue. Membership dues go a long way in supporting our operating expenses, enhancing our thoughtful and unique programming, and allowing us to make many essential repairs and aesthetic improvements to our 175-year-old building. Your partnership in our rebuilding and revitalization is more important than ever. 

 

  • For Membership Renewal, please click here
  • For New Members, please click her

 

Join us this Sunday at 8:30 AM for Shacharit and Bagels!

 

The Zohar and Foundations classes will meet this week.

 

We will be hosting our friend, Riki Rose, for two performances in June. You may purchase tickets for Riki Rose Music Premiere on June 15th (this Sunday!) here. She will be performing together with her family June 23rd and tickets are available (to women only) here. Doors open for both shows at 8:00 PM

 

 



 

Israel in our Hearts

 

 

This Shabbat Day there will be a peaceful walk around Washington Square Park and Union Square Park to raise awareness of the hostages in Israel. Shabbat is a time to pause, connect, and reflect; yet, as long as our family in Israel are suffering, we cannot rest. The walk has been organized by Dr. Michelle Sarna, will begin at 2:30 PM at the Bronfman Center, and will take approximately one hour.

 

Please continue to you support each other. While this sort of peril and loss, as well as the emotional responses they engender, aren’t new to our national history, they are - in fact - new to most of us. Remember that we all come to the (kiddush) table with different psychological skill sets and traumas. Look out for one another, check in, and be flexible to, and understanding of, the broad spectrum that is the emotional health of others. We ask that when you speak to each other, you be mindful of potentially inflammatory language and gruesome content; particularly in the presence of children.

 

Find comfort in community as we process the daily horrors and pray for safety, peace, and consolation.

 

 

 


 

Membership has almost no privileges.

 

But it's the right thing to do and it allows us to thrive. Won’t you please share in our great legacy and help us continue our impressive revitalization? There are, of course, various membership options and we hope that one works for you.

 

Membership Level  
Family $1000
Individual $550
Associate $300
Student $150

 

  • For Membership Renewal, please click here
  • For New Members, please click here

You can also Venmo us @sixthstreetsynagogue, or mail a check to 325 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003.

 



Classes

 

Our weekday classes are being held on Zoom. For those of you who do not know, Zoom is a remote conferencing service that facilitates meetings online, by video and by phone. A useful instructional video may be found here. We strongly encourage you to download the free app to your phones and/or computers and then click the meeting links that we provide. If you do not have the technology to participate over the Internet, you may simply dial in. We will provide the links and numbers in a separate email as well as PDFs of any relevant class material. To access a schedule of upcoming classes, class materials, and zoom links, click here.

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE ZOHAR: And introduction to the history, purpose, teachings, and application of this classical mystical text. Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00 PM.

 

FOUNDATIONS OF JUDAISM: A sensitive and sophisticated introduction to Judaism, intended for beginners, focusing on many of the ritual, legal, linguistic, and philosophical basics of our faith. Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 PM.

 

 


 

Downtown Community

 

We are thrilled to have Ellin Mitchell as the Yoetzet Halacha for the downtown community. Yoetzet Ellin 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 local Kosher options that are open for take-out/delivery:

 

Fiddler's Glatt (Formerly East Side Glatt) at 500 Grand Street

Mendy's at 441 Park Ave South

Mocha Burger at 127 4th Avenue

Pita Bar at 11 Delancey Street

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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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Sixth Street Community Synagogue

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

 

Contact Us

 

325 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003

info@sixthstreetsynagogue.org

(212) 473-3665

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