Bulletin - Park Avenue Synagogue

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‫חשון–כסלו‬
November 2014
Bulletin
Mitzvot
With
Meaning
VKW Mitzvah Day 2014
page 3
FROM THE RABBI
Welcoming the Stranger
RABBI RABBI ETHAN WITKOVSKY
L
ast month I completed my first
High Holidays as assistant
rabbi at PAS. Thank you to
the entire community for making the
holidays an enjoyable and meaningful
experience for me! It was my first
High Holidays as
a rabbi here, but
not my first High
Holidays at Park
Avenue Synagogue.
My first year at
JTS, I stayed in
New York City for
Rosh Hashanah. I
was new in town; I
had never lived anywhere other than
Madison, Wisconsin and Oberlin,
Ohio. A college friend invited me to
Rosh Hashanah services and dinner
at her parents’ house on the Upper
East Side. Inexperienced in navigating
around Manhattan, I got so lost that I
gave up hope of finding the house. In
my plight, having given up on dinner,
and given up on services, just looking
for any place to rest before the long
walk back to 122nd and Broadway,
I stumbled upon the Park Avenue
Synagogue.
More accurately, I stumbled into
a group of young adults standing
outside of the synagogue. Perhaps
they could tell I was frazzled by the
way I looked; as I walked by, one of
them asked if I was all right. I stopped
and explained my troubles, and as
they were trying to help me find my
way, I offered them some of the apples
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and honey I had been bringing to
the meal I would never find. One of
the PAS young women asked, “What,
are you Chabad?” To which I replied,
“No, I am a rabbinical student at
JTS.” Her immediate response: “Oh
my God, my mother will love you!” I
then went inside and prayed my first
minha/ma'ariv at the Park Avenue
Synagogue.
The exhortation to “not oppress
the stranger” occurs in the Bible 36
times; welcoming outsiders is one
of our core principles. Usually this
commandment is qualified that we
should not wrong the stranger in our
midst because “you were strangers in
the land of Egypt.” The commandment
pushes us not merely to kindness but
to empathy. Because we know what
it is like to be oppressed, we should
treat those who are oppressed with
care and compassion. In a small way,
I know what it is like to be a lost
stranger on the Upper East Side. I
was lucky to find this synagogue that
Rosh Hashanah eight years ago, and
I was lucky to find my way back to
this synagogue last summer. Thank
you, Park Avenue Synagogue, for
being warm and welcoming. My wife
Erin and I are excited to be a part
of this community and look forward
to joining you in welcoming others
through the years to come.
PAS Bulletin
Marga Hirsch, Editor
Lawrence Conley, Graphic Design
Ira Krawitz, Director of Communication
VOLUME 67
NO.3
NOVEMBER 2014
HESHVAN/KISLEV 5775
‫חשון–כסלו‬
From Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky...............2
Events....................................................3
Schedule of Religious Services.............4
Synagogue Family.................................6
Adult Classes & Events........................8
Gallery and Library.............................10
Youth Education & Events..................11
Congregational School Schedule........11
Youth Activities & RJNHS..................12
Young Family Education.....................12
Contributions......................................13
Caring Network...................................14
Calendar..............................................15
A Look Ahead.......................Back cover
Cover: VKW Mitzvah Day 2013
Events
Empowered Judaism: Shabbat
Tuesday | November 11 | 7:00 pm
Ben Ellerin, Cantorial Intern; Leah Loeterman,
Rabbinic Intern; with Special Guest Rabbi Elliot
Cosgrove
Learn about Shabbat in preparation for Shabbat
Supper Club. There are set rituals and blessings
for Shabbat, but no two people, no two families,
observe and celebrate Shabbat in exactly the same
way. This is part of what makes Shabbat kadosh,
holy. We will explore the meaning and practice
of Shabbat rituals and traditions that you can
bring into your own home to make Shabbat more
meaningful each week.
PAS Conversation
Lecture
A Shattered Peace:
Versailles, 1919 and the Price
We're Paying Today David A. Andelman
Cost: Free/members; $20/general
Sponsored by the Tikkun Olam Committee
Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah
Day 2014
Sunday | November 23 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Shabbat Supper Club
Friday | November 14 | Following the 6:15 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
If you have signed up as a host or a guest for
Shabbat Supper Club, you are especially encouraged
to participate in Empowered Judaism: Shabbat.
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Mitzvot with Meaning!
Join the PAS community and help those in need
on Mitzvah Day. There will be opportunities for
everyone to learn about mitzvot and do hands-on
projects.
• Interactive learning sessions led by clergy
• Activities for young children (0 – 6 years)
• Preparing packages and gifts for seniors and
homeless in New York, and for families, soldiers,
and children around the world
• Community tzedakah box and coin sorting
• Making packages for the High School Food Pantry
Thanksgiving distribution
• Blood drive (9:30 am – 3:30 pm)
• Behind-the-scenes tour of PAS
• Mitzvah Day Café
• Performance by the High School Rock Band
• Haircuts for Pantene Beautiful Lengths
• And much more!
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Schedule of Religious Services · ‫חשון–כסלו‬
Saturday, November 1 8 Heshvan
Parashat Lekh L’kha
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
Bat Mitzvah of Lucy Kronenberg
11:15 am | YFE Shabbat service (see p.12)
20 mins after services | Minha
Parashat Va-yera
Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Kassin
Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Shapiro
Friday, November 7 14 Heshvan
5:00 pm | YFE Shabbat service & dinner (see p. 12)
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat with Karina Zilberman
and Her Shababa Mamas
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat with AICF Musicians
Karina Zilberman, Director of Jewish Family Life and Culture
for the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at the 92nd Street Y, has
been educating and entertaining through music since her earliest
days as a singer in her native Buenos Aires, where she created the
famous Argentinian Hebrew vocal group Chavaia. She joined 92Y
in 2007 to develop a Jewish community of families with young
children, now known as the 92Y Shababa™ community.
Since 1939, the America-Israel Cultural Foundation has supported artistic life in Israel, playing a leading role in helping develop and fund many of the country's largest cultural institutions.
Most of Israel's finest artists in every discipline have received
assistance from AICF, including Itzhak Perlman, Menashe Kadishman, Pinchas Zukerman, Gil Shaham, Yefim Bronfman, the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Museum, and the Batsheva
Dance Company.
Followed by Shabbat Supper Club (see p. 3)
TGIS
Parashat Hayyei Sarah
9:00 am | TGIS (see below)
Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Langford
Late Minha | Bar Mitzvah of James Lustig
@PAS
A renewed approach to our day of renewal! Together we will
pray, learn and strengthen the community. Find your place in
the PAS Shabbat Experience.
Thank God It's Shabbat!
Saturday | November 15
9:00 – 10:00 am | Activities for all ages
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Shabbat Experience for
Congregational School Learners in Grades 3-4
10:00 am – 12:15 pm | Community Shabbat Worship
11:00 am | Congregational School learners and families in
Grades 5-6 leave community services for learning together
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Morning Meditation and Yoga with Cindy
Pearlman (All ages) Gentle stretches and poses
awaken us to the glory of God’s creation.
Young Family Sing-Along with Matt Check
(0–6) Dance, sing and worship together.
Chess Club with Sophie Rhode (Grades 1–6
without parents) Open to beginners and to
learners who have played chess already.
PAS Youth Choir (Grades 1–6 without parents)
Learn music and sing with our cantors on
Shabbat and holidays.
Traditional Minyan and Parashah Study with
Rabbi Witkovsky (All ages) Warm up with a
full shaharit and a discussion of the week’s Torah
portion.
Davening Corps with Cantor Schwartz
(All ages) Learn prayer melodies, so that you can
sing along in services.
Window on Israel with Rabbi Zuckerman
(All ages) Join in a conversation about current
issues affecting our relationship with Israel.
And more! For updates, visit pasyn.org and
watch for emails.
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Thursday, November 27 5 Kislev
6:15 pm | Bluegrass Kabbalat Shabbat with Matt
Check and the Congregational Singers
9:00 am | Morning minyan
12:00 pm | Minha
Welcome Shabbat with a joyous mix of Jewish melody and Bluegrass harmony! Matt Check, Director of Young Family Education
at PAS, premiered Bluegrass Kabbalat Shabbat here a year ago.
Since then he has brought this new sound for the Friday evening
liturgy to Limmud NY, to Brooklyn, and to Colby College in Maine.
Come bring in Shabbat with a uniquely American twist on our
sacred tradition.
No service at 5:45 pm
Parashat Tol’dot
Bat Mitzvah of Phoebe Block
Bat Mitzvah of Justine Safra
9:30 am | Havurah
Friday, November 28 6 Kislev
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, November 29 7 Kislev
Parashat Va-yetzei
Bat Mitzvah of Caitlin Monsky
The Havurah is a lay-led, child-friendly service open to individuals
and families of all ages who want an intimate and informal prayer
experience. People of all skill levels participate by leading a part of
the service, reading Torah or Haftarah, or by facilitating a Torah
discussion. If you are interested in taking a part, but do not yet
have the skills, we will help you learn!
4:30 pm | Hazzan’s Tisch
Savor the last part of Shabbat at Cantor Azi Schwartz’s home.
Schmooze, snack, sing, say ma’ariv (the evening service) together,
and end with Havdalah. Register by calling 212-369-2600, x115,
and you’ll be given the address.
Sunday, November 23 1 Kislev
Rosh Hodesh
9:00 am | Morning minyan with Hallel, Torah
reading, and musaf
Daily minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays and Thanksgiving at 9:00 am. Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm.
Shabbat minha 20 minutes after the end of morning services.
For Young Family and Congregational School Shabbat programming, see pp. 11-12.
Can’t make it to the synagogue? Park Avenue Synagogue Sanctuary services are live streamed. Visit pasyn.org/webcast.
PAS clergy will preach and conduct services, with Colin Fowler at the organ and piano; the Synagogue Choir: Ena Freeman, Yonah Gershator,
Alex Guerrera and Tim Krol; and musicians: Gil Smuskowitz, bass; Mike Cohen, clarinet; and Ronen Itzik, percussion. Abe Lebovic is our
regular Torah reader, and Mark Fraier is our ritual director.
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Synagogue Family
‫ בני מצוה‬BNEI MITZVAH
Lucy Kronenberg
November 1 | Lekh L'kha
Daughter of Jane Schneirov & Andrew
Kronenberg
James Lustig
November 15 | Minha | Tol’dot
Son of Andrea & Matthew Lustig
Dylan Kassin
November 8 | Va-yera
Son of Carrie Schwarz & Matthew Kassin
Grandson of Marion & Sherwood
Schwarz
Phoebe Block
November 22 | Tol'dot
Daughter of Nancy & Alan Block
Granddaughter of Joan & Martin
Levenson
Sarah Shapiro
November 8 | Va-yera
Daughter of Susanna Sirefman &
Alexander Shapiro
Justine Safra
November 22 | Tol'dot
Daughter of Mara Meehan & Jacques
Safra
Samantha Langford
November 15 | Hayyei Sarah
Daughter of Randi & Stephen Langford
Caitlin Monsky
November 29 | Va-yetzei
Daughter of Jennifer & John Monsky
A Toast with Champagne and Apple Juice:
Honoring Leah Altchek on Her Retirement from the ECC
Wednesday | November 5 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Join generations of ECC learners and their families to honor and thank veteran teacher Leah
Altchek, who retired at the end of last school year after 30 years in the ECC. Leah holds a BA in
Art History and Archaeology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an MA in Art History from CUNY. She once worked on an archaeological dig near the Kotel. When her daughter
attended the PASECC, Leah applied to be an assistant teacher. She so enjoyed being with the children that
she enrolled in NYU to earn her MA in Early Childhood Education. Leah says that she was growing and
learning in all her years at the ECC, working under three different directors. It was always exciting to spend
her days with the children and rewarding to know their parents. In addition to her daughter, Ruth, Leah has
a son, Daniel, and two granddaughters.
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Synagogue Family
‫ ברוכים הבאים‬WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Gamze Ates & Joel Ackerman
Carrie Boova & Christopher Boova
Dru Finkelstein & Jahn Brodwin
Gina Ormand & Joshua Cherwin
Peter Cohen
Rachel Ginchansky & Andrew Dercher
Jennifer Desser
Ethel Gardner
Dominique & Daniel Goldstein
Tina & Mark Goldstone
Rachel Hodin
Bianca & Barry Jonas
Renee & Allan Lercher
Jessica Hodin & Michael Levy
Irwin Meltzer
Dana Meltzer
Karen Merns
Roysi & Volfi Mizrahi
Richard & Tiffany Nejat
Tali & Gregory Newman
Samantha & David Nigliazzo
Karen & Ron Noy
Karina & Gregory Plotko
Nancy Roth
Lily Sassoon
A. Barry Schiffman
Samantha & Zachary Tanenbaum
Abigail Solomon & Jason Teuscher
Amanda & Jeffrey Ull
Pamela Waldman
Emily & Jonathan Weinstein
Debra & Stephen Weiss
Samantha & Igal Zakuto
‫ מזל טוב‬MAZAL TOV
Jane Wyeth on the marriage of her daughter Victoria
Browning Wyeth to Alan Isaac Maringer, Esq. and to the
young couple
Beth & Michael Levick on the birth of a son, Ari Isaac
Levick
Susan & Ronald Kaufmann on the engagement of their
daughter Leslie to Lyron Bennett, and to the young couple
Emeline & Yair Harari on the birth of a daughter, Raphaella Eva Harari, and to big sister Gabriella
Jordan Soffer & Marti Dembowitz on their engagement
Matt Check on being invited to bring Bluegrass Shabbat to
the Hillel at Colby College in Maine on November 7. Come
for Bluegrass Shabbat at PAS on November 21!
Leah & Scott Mittelman on the birth of a daughter, Paige
Julia Mittelman, and to big brother Dylan
‫ המקום ינחם‬CONDOLENCES
Jennifer & Andrew Bab and Emily & Joel Kirsch, on the loss
of their mother and mother-in-law, Ryna Bab
ianne & Stanley Siegelbaum on the loss of her stepmother,
D
Adelle Mahler
If you have news that you would like announced in the Bulletin — a birth, engagement,
marriage, publication of a book, or other major achievement — please contact Marga Hirsch at [email protected]
or 212-369-2600, x127.
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Adult Classes & Events
This Month at PAS
The PAS Congregational
Singers
Thursdays | Nov. 6, 13, 20 | 7:00 pm |
Rehearsal
Saturday/Shabbat | November 15 | 9:00
am | TGIS | Join the Davening Corps!
Friday | November 21 | 5:00 warmup; 6:15 Bluegrass Kabbalat Shabbat
service
Tuesday | November 25 | 7:00 pm |
Rehearsal
Cosponsored by JTS@PAS and the Women’s
Network
Breaking Boundaries: Jewish
Women from the Talmud to
Today
Sponsored by Tikkun Olam
Kristallnacht Memorial Service
& Mitzvah Opportunity
Sunday | November 9 | 10:00 am
Following morning minyan, take
part in a Kristallnacht memorial
service, light brunch and community
art project with PAS families, PAS
seniors, and Holocaust survivors
from the organization Blue Card. PAS
Artist-in-Residence Ellen Alt will
lead an inter-generational project
that repurposes fragments into new
works of art.
Sholom Aleichem Yiddish Club
Monday | November 24 | 11:00 am |
Renée Waldinger
Thursday | November 6 | 6:15 pm |
Leah Loeterman, PAS Rabbinic Intern
Tuesday | November 11 | 1:00 pm |
Sylvia and Zane Liff
Women in the Bible
Women’s Network Midrash
and Margaritas
Friday | November 7 | 9:15 am |
Debbie Cosgrove
Women’s Network Film
Series: Making Trouble: Three
Generations of Funny Jewish
Women
Cosponsored by JBFCS and DOROT
Partners in Caring
Significant Health Challenges
Living with Sensory Loss and
Learning about Resources
Thursday | November 20 | 6:30 pm
Sponsored by Women’s Network
Daytime Book Discussion
Group
Jews and Words by Amos Oz and
Fania Oz-Salzberger
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Men’s Club Torah on Tap
Sponsored by Tikkun Olam and UJA@PAS
Monthly Mitzvah Mondays
Monday | November 17 | 11:30 am –
1:00 pm | The Sirovich Center, 331 East
12th St., btw 1st and 2nd Aves.
PAS and KJ are teaming up to serve
lunch to low-income seniors at
Educational Alliance's Project ORE,
a UJA-Federation of NY beneficiary
agency.
For more information or to RSVP, contact
Rebecca Zimilover at [email protected] or
212-836-1356.
Next Month at PAS
Next Semester at PAS
Shabbat Dinner Series next month! Register by December 1!
Adult Bat Mitzvah
Our Adult Bat Mitzvah program is a year-and-a-half
journey that will begin in January. Adult Bat Mitzvah
is open to women of any Jewish background who have
not yet had the opportunity to experience a Bat Mitzvah.
Participants will celebrate their Bnot Mitzvah on Shavuot
5776 (June 2016). Space is limited. Prerequisite: ability to
read Hebrew and basic prayers. Contact Liz Offenbach at
[email protected] for more information.
Rabbis, Rebels, and Supreme Court Justices:
How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America
Dr. Joyce Antler
Friday | Dec. 5 | 7:30 pm | following Kabbalat Shabbat
Celebrate 30 years of women in the Conservative
rabbinate.
Cost: $180/semester/members (three semesters for a total of $540)
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Adult Classes & Events / WEEKLY CLASSES
THURSDAY )
(No classes on November 27)
Library Lunch & Learn
12:00 pm
November 6 | Matt Check
November 13 | Insights from Israel
with Rabbi Michael Graetz
November 20 | Matt Check
The Florence Melton School of
Adult Jewish Learning: Year 1
9:15 am | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove and
Debbie Cosgrove
For Graduates of Context and the Florence
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Jews in America: Insiders and
Outsiders
9:15 am | Rabbi Charlie Savenor
“Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women,” see November 18.
WEDNESDAY
MONDAY
Siddur Hebrew 1
6:30 pm | Marga Hirsch
Beyond Borders: The History of
the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part 1
Siddur Hebrew 2
7:45 pm | Marga Hirsch
6:30 pm | Matt Check
Shulhan Ivrit
Monday | Nov. 24 | 7:00 – 8:00 pm |
Varda Hubara | All are welcome
Sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly
Exploring Judaism
7:00 pm | Congregation Ansche
Chesed | Rabbi Benjamin Resnick
Jews in America: Insiders and
Outsiders
6:30 pm | Rabbi Shmuel Afek
The Florence Melton School of
Adult Jewish Learning: Year 2
6:45 pm | Rabbi Shmuel Afek and
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman
TUESDAY
Essential Essays
approx. 8:00 am, immediately after
morning minyan | Rabbi Elliot
Cosgrove | No class on November 25
Contemporary Jewish Thought
11:30 am | Rabbi Neil Zuckerman
Foundations of Jewish Family
Living: Jewish Values for
Parents to Share with Their
Children
November 5, 19 | 7:00 pm | Rabbi Eve
Rudin
Shemot II: Revelation and
Revolution
9:15 am | Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky
Online Lunch & Learn:
Snapshots of 20th Century
Theology
November 6, 13; Dec. 4 | 12:30 pm |
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly
Exploring Judaism
November 13, 20 | 7:00 pm |
Brotherhood Synagogue | Rabbi Joel
Shaiman
FRIDAY
Daf HaShavua: Weekly
Talmud Study
approx. 8:00 am, immediately after
morning minyan | Rabbi Ethan
Witkovsky | No class on November 28
SATURDAY/SHABBAT
Parashat HaShavua
8:45 am | For November 15, see TGIS
schedule (p. 4)
For additional information about classes and events listed here, please look in the Fall Program Catalog or visit pasyn.org.
To register for Adult Education classes, unless otherwise noted in the description, go to www.pasyn.org and click on “Adult Education.”
Then, click on “Classes” on the left side of the page and on the appropriate registration link. Those without internet access may call 212369-2600, x121.
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Gallery
The Edmond de Rothschild Library | Director: Marga Hirsch
Photography with Joy
Library Hours
Through December
Holocaust survivors living in Israel present photos that
speak of courage, aging, surviving, and loving and living.
The photos are the product of a unique workshop, a joint
project of JDC-Eshel, the Israel Ministry of Social Affairs
and Social Services and UJA-Federation of New York.
Through the project, which operates throughout Israel,
participants express their personal stories, memories
and feelings.
JDC-Eshel, the Association for Planning and Development of Services for
the Aged in Israel, works to ensure adequate housing, social and health
services to seniors, regardless of their ability to pay, and has been the
foremost organization in Israel working for the welfare of the elderly since
1969.
Monday: 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Tuesday through Thursday: 12:00 – 6:30 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Marga is generally in the library at other times as well. Feel free to stop
by! The library is closed during classes on Mondays, 6:30 – 8:45 pm; on
Wednesdays, November 5 and 19, 7:00 – 8:00 pm; and on Thursdays,
9:15 – 10:30 am. Outside of these times, the library is usually open. When
Marga is not there, follow the instructions posted in the library for checking
out and returning books.
The library catalog is online! From your desktop computer or from your
handheld device, you can find out whether or not a particular book is in
the library or browse new books that have been added to the collection
recently. As always, the library is a haven where congregants of all ages
learn Torah, read the daily news, surf the web, chat in Yiddish or play with
Hebrew alphabet blocks. Librarian Extraordinaire Marga Hirsch can help
you find a great book to read, research a knotty question, interlibrary-loan
a book or choose a Jewish book for your child or grandchild.
To browse the online catalog, visit pasyn.org, click on Rothschild Library
and then on the link to the catalog. Contact Marga at [email protected]
or 212-369-2600, x127 to become an online library user and to reserve
and renew books online.
pasyn.org/calendar
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GET UP-TO-THE-MINUTE INFORMATION ABOUT PAS PROGRAMS, EVENTS &
SCHEDULE OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT WWW.PASYN.ORG/CALENDAR.
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Youth Education & Events
For details, please refer to the Fall Program Catalog or pasyn.org
Congregational School Schedule
Saturday | November 1 | Shabbat Experience programs
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Gimel & Dalet (3-4) Learners & Families | Park Ave Methodist*
10:00 am | Optional Parent Learning
11:00 am | Tefillah for Learners and Parents
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Hey & Vav (5-6) Learners | PAS
12:00 pm | Kiddush Lunch for Hey & Vav Learners
4:00 pm | Vav (Grade 6) Book Club with Rabbi Cosgrove
Saturday | November 8 | Shabbat Experience programs
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Gimel & Dalet (3-4) Learners | PAS
12:00 pm | Kiddush Lunch for Gimel & Dalet Learners | PAS
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Hey & Vav (5-6) Learners |PAS
11:00 am | Gan, Alef & Bet (K-2) Family Shabbat Experience | Liederkranz Foundation*
Sunday | November 9 | Hey & Vav (Grades 5-6) “Sunday Funday!”**
Saturday | November 15 | TGIS and Shabbat Experience programs
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Hey & Vav (5-6) Families | TGIS at PAS and program following at
Liederkranz*
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Gimel & Dalet (3-4) Learners | PAS
Friday | November 21 | Congregational School Community Shabbat Dinner, Grades K–7**
Saturday | November 22 | No Shabbat Experience programs
Sunday | November 23 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah Day (see p. 3)
Wednesday – Saturday | November 26 – 29 | Thanksgiving Weekend | No classes or Shabbat Experience programs
*Park Avenue United Methodist Church | 106 East 86th Street (between Park and Lexington)
The Liederkranz Foundation | 6 East 87th Street (between Madison and Fifth)
**For up-to-date information about all Congregational School events, including how to sign up, please see the weekly school
newsletter or visit pasyn.org.
PAS Youth Choir
Saturdays | November 1 and 8 | 9:30 – 9:55 am
Saturday | November 15 | 9:00 – 9:50 am (TGIS)
Learners in grades 1–6 are invited to learn music and participate with our cantors at Shabbat
and holiday services.
For more information, please contact Phyllis Spiro at [email protected].
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LEARN, LE
T’S
D LE T ’S GO
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LE
LE T’S DO
AN
LEAD,
T’S
PAS
TEENS
For details, please refer to the Fall Program Catalog or pasyn.org
Young Family Education
PAS Teens & Rabbi Judah Nadich High School
To RSVP for any program, go to www.pasyn.org and click on Young
Family Education. Under Upcoming Events on the right side, click on the
event name. For dinners, cancellations with refund (or credit towards
another dinner) are possible until the Wednesday before the dinner.
Contact Jordan Soffer, Director of Teen Programs, [email protected]
or 212-369-2600, x147 for more information.
SHABBAT PROGRAMS
LET’S LEARN!
Kabbalat Shabbat with Karina Zilberman and
Her Shababa Mamas and Shabbat Dinner for
Families with Young Children
Teen Tuesdays
Friday | November 7 | Service 5:00 pm; Dinner approx. 5:30
– 6:30 pm
Karina and Her Shababa Mamas (see p. 4) will help us
welcome Shabbat with extra musical spirit! Children
with November birthdays will receive a birthday blessing
and a small gift.
Young Family Shabbat Morning Services
Saturdays | November 8 and 22 | 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Services include songs, dancing, stories, and other activities and end with Kiddush and a snack.
Shirat Shabbat
Friday | November 21 | 9:10 – 9:35 am | For parents and
toddlers ages 3 and younger
Join Matt Check and a member of the clergy for song,
dance, a short story and challah to get ready for Shabbat.
Tuesdays | November 4, 11, 18, 25 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Learning and pizza with Rabbi Witkovsky, Jordan Soffer,
and Rabbi Savenor.
Parent and Teen Shabbat Study Session
with Rabbi Cosgrove
Saturday | November 8 | 4:00 pm
LET’S DO!
Weekly Volunteer Opportunity
PAS Food Pantry
Wednesdays | November 5, 12, 19 | 4:00 pm | Food
packaging
Fridays | November 7, 14, 21 | 3:30 pm – beginning of
Shabbat | Food distribution
Sunday | November 23 | 10:00 am | Mitzvah Day | Food
packaging for Thanksgiving
LET’S GO!
how i
met your
Sponsored by the Rothschild Library
Kids’ Shabbat Book Basket
On Shabbat, look for the book basket
near the ushers in the Sanctuary.
There are Jewish books for children
of all ages to look at while sitting
quietly in their seats. Let your
children enjoy the books during
services and return them so that others
may read them next week.
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rabbi
Friday| November 7 | 7:15 pm
PAS teens are invited for Shabbat dinner at the homes of
PAS rabbis. Check with Jordan Soffer for how to sign up.
Running ‘Til Midnight and Midnight Run
Saturday| November 15 | 7:00pm – 1:00 am
PAS teens will have an evening of fun and games before
participating in Midnight Run, a social action event
dedicated to bridging the gap between the housed and
the homeless.
Contributions
BIKUR CHOLIM FUND
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein.
Lori Weinstein, in memory of Maxine Weinstein.
CANTOR SCHWARTZ’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Andrew Heller.
Francine Smilen, in memory of James Biben, father of Matthew Biben.
CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL FUND
Brenda & Gilbert Hoffman, in honor of Eliza Penn's Bat Mitzvah.
Stefanie Katz Rothman, in memory of Donald Katz.
FOOD PANTRY
Natalie & Brett Barth, in memory of Elisabeth Rubin, mother of Carolyn Shapiro.
Natalie & Brett Barth, in memory of Bernice Bressman, mother of Robert Bressman.
Elissa Bromer, in honor of the engagement of Logan Skala Bromer & Jeffrey Fedder.
Morton & Joanne Davis, in honor of their anniversary.
Lori & Mark Fife, in memory of Bernice Bressman.
Stanley & Jane Kreinik, in memory of Bernice Bressman.
Sylvan & Joan Schefler, in memory of Bernice Bressman.
Sylvan & Joan Schefler, in honor of Eliza Penn's Bat Mitzvah.
HESED FUND
Robert P. & Carol Antler, on the yahrzeit of Robert’s father, Eric R. Antler.
LIBRARY FUND
Anita & Steve Comite and Family, in memory of Bernice Bressman, mother of Bob
Bressman.
PASECC NURSERY SCHOOL FUND
The Weiss Family, in honor of Pamela Schwartz, new director of the Early Childhood
Center.
PRAYER BOOK FUND
Ronnie & David Parker, in honor of David's birthday.
Frances Fish Tompkins, in loving memory of my mother, Charlotte B. Fish.
RABBI COSGROVE’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Steven Alden.
Sherry & Joel Cherwin, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Lawrence Heller.
Caren & Arturo Constantiner, in honor of the naming of our granddaughter, Layla Sky.
Andrew Heller.
Steven & Lynette Koppel, in memory of Daniel Elyachar.
Jacqueline Simmon, in memory of Meyer Greif.
Sally & Richard Stiefel, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of our granddaughter, Sofia Roth.
Robin & Michael Taubin, in memory of Bernice Bressman.
Pauline & Milt Zablow, in honor of our son Mark's birthday.
Pauline & Milt Zablow, in loving memory of Isaac Fields.
RABBI ZUCKERMAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Andrew Heller.
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein, wishing congratulations to Ed Cohen.
Katherine Chavkin, in memory of Janet Showe.
Jonathan Cohen, in recognition of the honor given to my two grandchildren, who were
visiting us to celebrate my birthday.
Arturo & Caren Constantiner, in honor of their anniversary.
David Cook, in honor of his birthday.
Ellen Schwartz Cooley, in memory of Albert Schwartz.
Ellen B. Deutsch, in memory of Michael Smith, father of Chris Smith.
Juliet Diller, in memory of Meyer Cooper.
Judith Drucker, in memory of Ina Burstyn.
Florence Edelstein, in memory of Jeffrey Marshall Edelstein.
Carol Finley, in memory of Alice Turobiner.
Eleanor Frommer, in honor of her birthday.
Peter Gruenberger, in memory of Olga Gruenberger.
Carin Lamm Gruenberger, in memory of Jack Horowitz.
Roslyn Haber, in memory of my beloved parents, Myrna & Irving Small.
Dena Hirsch, in honor of her birthday.
Lewis Honig, in memory of Benjamin Honig.
Helen Judlowe, in memory of Evelyn Lautenberg.
Susan Kaufmann, in memory of Leon Heller.
Renee, Joel and Harrison Klaperman, in memory of Michael Smith.
Jane Kreinik, in memory of Dennis Berman.
Michael & Katherine Lane, in memory of Michael Smith, father of Chris Smith.
David & Joan Lefkowitz, in memory of Sylvia Fingeroth, mother of Barbara Kaplan.
David & Joan Lefkowitz, in memory of Bernice Bressman, mother of Robert Bressman.
Joan Leiman, in memory of John Maisel.
Joan Levine Levenson, in memory of Nathan Levine.
Paul & Joyce Levine, in honor of their anniversary.
Paul & Joyce Levine, in memory of Goldie & Martin Levine.
Alan & Alison Levine, in honor of the birth of our grandson, Ace Griffin Levine.
Lorraine Malden, wishing Caryn Seidman-Becker best wishes for a very happy birthday.
Morris Orden, in memory of Patricia Orden.
Seth Orlow & Myra Freed, in honor of their anniversary.
Sidney & Joann Rosoff, in memory of Sidney's mother, Fay Fischer Rosoff.
Sidney & Joann Rosoff, in memory of Sidney's father, Charles Rosoff.
Sidney & Joann Rosoff, in memory of Sidney's sister, Roslyn Rosoff.
Ethel Rubinstein, in memory of Frank Rubinstein.
Eytan Shapiro.
Leo Silverstein, in honor of his birthday.
Victor Struber, in honor of his birthday.
Clara Diament Sujo.
Rosalyn Tauber-Scheidlinger, in memory of Dr. Saul Scheidlinger.
Michael Taubin, in memory of Skee Taubin.
Helene Torker, in memory of Morris Goldberg.
Robert & Jacqueline Willens, in honor of their anniversary.
Annette Zimmerman, in memory of Abraham Fortgang.
TIKKUN OLAM FUND
Renee Rush, in memory of Michael Smith, father of Chris Smith.
WELFARE FUND
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein, in memory of Robert Bressman's mother,
Bernice.
GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Saleh F. Alzouman, in memory of Michael Smith, father of Chris Smith.
Roberta Amon, in honor of her birthday.
Rachelle Balaban, in memory of Irene Schwadron.
Karen Bass and Gail & Peter Weinstein, in memory of Pam Prout.
Daniel Bernstein, in memory of Arthur Harold Bernstein.
Elissa Bromer, in memory of Willie Skala.
Edna Burak, in memory of Charlotte Kottler.
Robert Ceisler, in memory of Elizabeth B. Ceisler.
To make a donation, please contact Jesse Landberg, Donations Coordinator, at [email protected] or 212- 369-2600, x 101.
www.pasyn.org
212–369–2600
November 2014
Heshvan/Kislev 5775
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Caring Network
If you need assistance from the Caring Network, or if you
would like to volunteer, please contact the rabbis' office at
[email protected] or 212-369-2600, x143.
Sponsored by UJA@PAS
Social Work Support for PAS Members and
Their Families
Tuesdays | By appointment | Shira Felberbaum, LMSW
Shira is available to address issues such as loss and
bereavement; acute and chronic illness; crisis intervention; expected and unexpected professional and personal
transitions; unemployment and underemployment;
addiction and recovery services; and challenges of parents
whose children have mental health needs.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Crystal
Hernandez at [email protected] or 212-369-2600, x143 or Shira
Felberbaum at [email protected] or 212-632-4735.
Sponsored by UJA@PAS
Social Work Support for PAS Seniors,
Families and Their Caregivers
Thursdays | By appointment | Yael Kornfeld, LMSW
Looking for shopping assistance or a travel companion
to a medical appointment? Computer lessons, cultural
activities, classes over the phone, wellness and fitness
classes? A volunteer opportunity or caregiver support for
yourself or a family member? Our DOROT social worker,
Yael Kornfeld, can help.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Crystal
Hernandez at [email protected] or 212-369-2600, x143 or Yael
Kornfeld at [email protected] or 212-769-2850.
Onsite social work support is made possible by a UJA Partners in
Caring grant.
Know someone ill, elderly or homebound?
The PAS Bikur Cholim Caring Committee – in loving memory of Dr. Albert & Phyllis L. Cornell – fulfills the
mitzvah of visting the ill by reaching out to those in need through telephone calls, visits, and holiday packages.
The Caring Committee’s trained volunteers are committed to providing confidential hands-on support and
companionship to the members of our congregation.
To arrange for this mitzvah, please call the rabbis' office at 212-369-2600, x143.
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MONDAY TUESDAY 10 Heshvan
11 Heshvan
12 Heshvan
6
13 Heshvan
1219 Heshvan
1320 Heshvan
9:15 am Melton 1
9:15 am Jews in America
4:00 pm Food Pantry packing 9:15 am Shemot II
6:30 pm Beyond Borders
12:00 pm Library L&L
6:30 pm Jews in America
12:30 pm Online L&L
6:45 pm Melton 2
6:15 pm Breaking Boundaries
7:00 pm Foundations
7:00 pm Cong Singers
5
308 Kislev
10:00 am VKW Mitzvah Day
1 Kislev
23Rosh Hodesh
23 Heshvan
24 Heshvan
2 Kislev
11:00 am Bk Discuss Grp
7:00 pm Exploring Judaism
7:00 pm Shulhan Ivrit
24
11:00 am Bk Discuss Grp
6:30 pm Hebrew 1
7:45 pm Hebrew 2
17
3 Kislev
11:30 am J Contemp Thought
6:00 pm Teen Tuesdays
25
8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
1:00 pm WN Film Series
7::00 pm PAS Conversation
25 Heshvan
26 Heshvan
20
27 Heshvan
4 Kislev
12:00 pm Food Pantry
Thanksgiving Distribution
26
PAS offices closed
12:00 pm Minha
5 Kislev
27 Thanksgiving
9:15 am Melton 1
4:00 pm Food Pantry packing 9:15 am Shemot II
12:00 pm Library L&L
6:30 pm Health Challenges
6:45 pm Melton 2
7:00 pm Foundations
19
18
1118 Heshvan
11:30 am J Contemp Thought
4
14 Heshvan
Candles, 4:28 pm
8 Heshvan
Parashat Lekh L’kha
15 Heshvan
Parashat Va-yera
TGIS
22 Heshvan
15Parashat B’reishit
8:45 am Parashat Hashavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
9:30 am PAS Youth Choir
10:00 am CS Shabbat Exper
11:15 am YFE Services
20 mins after svces Minha
4:00 pm Teen Study wtih
Rabbi Cosgrove
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10:00 am CS Shabbat Exper
4:00 pm Vav Book Club
1
SATURDAY
PAS offices closed
6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
6 Kislev
28 Candles, 4:13 pm
8:00 am Daf HaShavua
9:10 am Shirat Shabbat
4:00 pm Food Pantry
6:15 pm Bluegrass Kabbalat
Shabbat
7:15 pm CS Shabbat Dinner
28 Heshvan
21 Candles, 4:16 pm
7 Kislev
29 Parashat Va-yetzei
9:30 am Havurah
11:15 am YFE Services
4:30 pm Hazzan’s Tisch
29 Heshvan
22 Parashat Tol’dot
9:00 am TGIS
8:00 am Daf HaShavua
10:00 am CS Shabbat
4:00 pm Food Pantry
Experience
7:30 pm Shabbat Supper Club 7:00 pm Teen Midnight Run
Heshvan
4:22 pm
14 21Candles,
9:15 am Women in the Bible
4:00 pm Food Pantry
5:00 pm YFE Kabbalat
Shabbat
5:30 pm YFE Shabbat Dinner
7:15 pm Teen dinners with
rabbis
7
FRIDAY November
16
10 18 Heshvan
6:30 pm Hebrew 1
7:45 pm Hebrew 2
3
THURSDAY 10:00 am Kristallnacht Svce & 6:30 pm Hebrew 1
Mitzvah Opportunity
TBD CS Sunday Funday!
7:45 pm Hebrew 2
16 Heshvan
9 Heshvan
WEDNESDAY 9:15 am Melton 1
9:15 am Shemot II
12:00 pm Insights fr. Israel
12:30 pm Online L&L
11:30 am J Contemp Thought 4:00 pm Food Pantry packing 7:00 pm Exploring Judaism
1:00 pm Yiddish Club
7:00 pm WN Midrash &
Margaritas
7:00 pm Empowered Judaism 6:45 pm Melton 2
7:30 pm MC Torah on Tap
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Daily minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays and Thanksgiving at 9:00 am.
Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm.
Shabbat minha 20 minutes after the end of morning services.
SUNDAY
PAS Calendar of Events
November 2014 Heshvan/Kislev 5775
Information is subject to change.
Confirm at www.pasyn.org or with the office.
50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
New York, NY
Permit No. 8526
Synagogue Office: 212-369-2600
www.pasyn.org
Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD, Rabbi
Neil Zuckerman, Rabbi
Ethan H. Witkovsky, Rabbi
Azi Schwartz, Cantor and Music Director
Shira Lissek, Cantor
David H. Lincoln, Rabbi Emeritus
David Lefkowitz, Cantor Emeritus
Arthur Penn, Chairman of the Board
Paul M. Corwin, President
Beryl P. Chernov, Executive Director
Rabbi Charles Savenor, Director of Congregational Education
A Look Ahead: December
Sponsored by the Congregational School Parents Association
PAS Hanukkah Book & Gift Fair
Tuesday | December 2 | evening
Wednesday | December 3 | all day
Empowered Judaism: Hanukkah
Wednesday | December 3 | 4:30 pm, during the Book & Gift Fair
Sponsored by the PAS Music Center
Hallel v’Zimrah: A Musical Hanukkah Celebration
Monday | December 8 | 7:00 pm
PAS Conversation
Master Class: The Great War, the Twentieth Century and the Jews
Dr. Ismar Schorsch
Tuesdays | December 16; January 6 and 13; February 10 | 7:00 pm

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