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Weekly Update: Shabbat Tetzaveh (Zakhor) 5778

02/22/2018 10:12:22 PM

Feb22

 


Weekly Update: Shabbat Tetzaveh (Zakhor) 5778

 

 
 

Shabbat Information

Friday Night Kiddush/Shalom Zakhar
has been sponsored by
Dr. Ellie & David Hammer
in celebration of the birth of their son

 

This week's delicious meat Kiddush
has been sponsored by
Julia & Shlomi Salant 
in honor of Rabbi Bellino
(but more likely in anticipation of Purim)
and by
Natalie BenEzra Dobbs & Elan Dobbs
in celebration of the birth of a girl

This week's Shabeer Supply
has been sponsored by
Dr. Ellie & David Hammer


Seudah Shelishit
has been sponsored by
The Lebewohl Family
in observance of the Yahrzeit of
Abe Lebewohl
אברהם בן אפרים
 

Shabbat Times

Candle-lighting Before

 

5:22 PM

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat

 

5:25 PM

Repeat Shema After

 

6:13 PM

Daf Yomi

  8:15 AM

Shacharit

  9:00 AM
Shema Before   9:24 AM
Sermon   10:30 AM
Mincha   5:10 PM
Seudah Shelishit   5:30 PM
Maariv  

6:13 PM

Musical Havdala  

6:23 PM

 

See the shul calendar for davening times and events.

 
 


Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat will be held at 5:25 PM. Please join us this Shabbat and enjoy a beautiful davening, thoughtful Torah study, and a wonderful community.

 

 

News

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 Natali BenEzra Dobbs & Elan Dobbs on the birth of a girl.
 

We wish a Mazel Tov to Dr. Ellie & David Hammer on the birth of a boy.

We wish a Mazel Tov to Mariana & Peder Feldt.

We wish a Mazel Tov to Dr. Elana & Jonathan Sichel on the birth of a girl.

 

We are saddened by the passing of Victor Greco (אלטר אברהם בן דורה), friend of our congregation.

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

We are grateful to Rav David Bigman and Rav Meir Rubinstein of Yeshivat Maaleh Gilboa for their thought provoking Thursday night class on the place of Megillat Esther in our canon.

 

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 Yosef Baruh 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).
 



Purim
 

February 25th - Kids' Pre-Purim Party: Join the Kommunity Kinderlach from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM for pre-Purim meshunanigans (meshunanigans will include hamantashen baking, grager making, Purim song singing, costume wearing, snack eating, and much more!!!). RSVP here.


Taanit Esther, February 28 - The fast begins at 5:11 AM and generally concludes at 6:16 PM. Of course, the force of law is (barely) Rabbinic, so the fast may be broken at Sunset (5:46 PM) should you experience discomfort. We will daven Mincha together at 5:20 PM.
 

February 28th - Megillah/Purim Party: Maariv will begin at 6:30 PM, with Megilla shortly thereafter. Immediately following our services, the entire congregation is invited to join us for our Purim Celebration. We look forward to our friends from the University of Purim joining us at approximately 9:00 PM. The party will end at some point before morning services. We will return on Thursday morning for Shacharit at 7:30 AM, with Megilla at 8:00 AM

Purim Chaos Volunteers: Purim is NEXT week and t
here's a lot of schlepping, decorating, supervising, drink mixing, and cleaning to be done. We are also in need of bar, beer, and snack sponsors (To be a sponsor of the Purim chaos, please go to the donate page and select the charge type 'Purim Chaos').

Matanot LaEvyonim: Gifts to the poor is arguably the most important Mitzvah of Purim. In addition to his usual gifting, Rabbi Bellino will partner with Rabbi Zvi Romm of the Bialystoker Synagogue, Rabbi Joe Wolfson of JLIC-NYU and the NYU community, and the Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, in providing gifts to those in the region who truly need our assistance. Please consider generously donating to Rabbi Bellino's Discretionary Fund on the 
website
. Be sure to specify that this donation is for Purim Charity.
 



Events


March 3rd - Participate in a Knock Knock Give a Sock Shabbat Dinner that will bring together our downtown Jewish community with people who experiencing homelessness. Through dinner, song, and conversation, enjoy the unique opportunity to meet your neighbor! This dinner will be held in memory of Henry Zilberman ז"ל. Registration includes dinner for you and for a neighbor from a local shelter. RSVP here.

March 23rd - Shabbat (HaGadol) Scholar-in-Residence Dena Weiss. RSVP for dinner here.

April 16th -  Annual Shul Dinner - We look forward to our annual fundraising dinner to be held on Monday evening, April 16th. This year we will be honoring Shelly & Elie Yudewitz as well as Suzanne Dance & Andrew Obin. Join us as we celebrate the loyal support of these two power couples and our devoted community.

 

SAVE THE DATES

February 25: Kid's Pre-Purim Party

February 28: Purim Night

March 3: Meet Your Neighbors Dinner

March 10: Choni Bellino's Bar Mitzvah
March 23-24: Shabbat (HaGadol) Scholar Dena Weiss

March 29: Bediqat Hametz

April 16: Shul 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 (will resume March 14th).


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 
(will resume March 14th).


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

 


 

 

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.

 

We like to have fun and be creative on social media. Like us on Facebook to see more updates!

 

 

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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