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 Mazel Tov to Kristina & Daniel Gerschel on the birth of a girl.
We thank Ellen Cherrick, Alan Schwartz, and Zach Griff, for sponsoring this Friday night's community dinner. If you are interested in sponsoring an upcoming community dinner or event, please contact Rabbi Bellino or the synagogue office.
Please join us for kiddush THIS Shabbat, Parashat Mishpatim, which will feature a special Kids Buffet, sponsored by Andy Gelfand & Dr. Ira Orgel, in honor of all the children of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue.
CholentFest V was a great success! We congratulate the winners: David Waxman (Eydel Ladle Trophy), David Neuhaus (People’s Choice Award), Fern Penn (Best Decoration), and Ke$het Bellino (Best Non-Traditional Cholent). We are thankful for everyone who made the event such a success, including: our 15 participants (Montana Azuelos, Choni Bellino, Gavriel Bellino, Ke$het Bellino, Aliyah Gluckstadt, Elijah Marks, David Neuhaus, Fern Penn, Cori Robinson, Haim Shechtman, Stanley Allan Sherman, Eli Szus, Jeremy Watman, David Waxman, and Susan Zilberman), our three judges (Dana Friedman, Harris Marks, and Chris Marte), our dedicated organizer (Eli Szus), our rabbi (Gavriel Bellino) for his design work and beer curation, the several volunteers (Cori Robinson, Leora Walter & Tali Zilberman) who helped make this event a success, and the more than 150 people who tasted, complimented, criticized, and discussed our cholents.
2017 Tax Letter: You should have received a tax letter from us last week listing all of your 2017 tax-deductible contributions to the synagogue. If you have any questions, or feel that some contributions were not listed, please contact us at 212-473-3665, or email us.
Purim Chaos Volunteers: Purim is in 3 weeks and there's a lot of sponsoring, schlepping, decorating, supervising, beer selecting, and cleaning to be done. Purim Chaos doesn't happen by itself. Please let us know if you can help.
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 being maintained. If you can commit to any dates, please contact Rabbi Bellino. We are grateful to Elie Yudewitz who will read this week. The next available Mincha leining is on March 17th (the afternoon reading is Tzav). 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 March 17th (Vayiqra).
Events
February 25th - Kids' Pre-Purim Party 3:30-5:30 PM. All the cuteness without the hangover. RSVP here.
February 28th - Megillah/Purim Party. You know what this is.
March 23rd - Shabbat (HaGadol) Scholar-in-Residence Dena Weiss
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.
PIRQEI D'RABBI ELIEZER: Rabbi Bellino presents the often strange, occasionally esoteric, and rather entertaining, late (most likely) Palestinian Midrash. Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 PM.
SHACHARIT: Miriam Kaplan on Shacharit, the daily morning prayer. Shabbat, following Kiddush.
Save The Dates
February 25: Kid's Pre-Purim Party
February 28: Purim Night
March 3: Meet Your Neighbors Dinner
March 10: Choni's Bar Mitzvah
March 23-24: Shabbat (HaGadol) Scholar Dena Weiss
April 16: Annual Shul Dinner
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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