June 27

KOL JESHURUN
iurah kue
Rabbis:
J. Rolando Matalon • Marcelo R. Bronstein • Felicia L. Sol
HAZZAN & Music Director: Ari Priven
BJ Rabbinic Fellows: Alex Braver • Sarit Horwitz
BJ STUDENT HAZZAN: Shoshi Rosenbaum
HUKKAT
ROSH HODESH TAMMUZ
Torah: ANNUAL Numbers 19:1 - 22:1
TRIENNIAL
Numbers 19:1 - 20:13
1:
19:1 - 19:6
2:
19:7 - 19:9
3:
19:10 - 19:13
4: 19:14 - 19:17
5:
19:18 - 19:22
6:
20:1 - 20:6
7:
20:7 - 20:13
Maftir: 28:9 - 28:15
HAFTARAH Isaiah 66:1 - 66:24, 23
NEXT WEEK: BALAK
Torah: ANNUAL Numbers 22:2 - 25:9
TRIENNIAL
Numbers 22:2 - 22:38
HAFTARAH Micah 5:6 - 6:8
June 27-July 4, 2014
29 Sivan-6 Tammuz, 5774
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
Preparing for Shabbat With Song
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Gay Pride Shabbat
6:45 PM – 88th St. Sanctuary
7:00 PM – 88th St. Sanctuary
Speaker
Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell (SEE P.2)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Shabbat Morning Services
ROSH HODESH TAMMUZ • Gay Pride Shabbat
9:30 AM – 88th St. Sanctuary
Children’s Services
Community Kiddush
10:45 AM – 88th St. Frankel Hall
Following Services – 88th St. Frankel Hall
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
Morning Minyan
ROSH HODESH TAMMUZ
9:30 AM – 88th St.
Tze’irim Serving Sunday Lunch to Seniors
12:00 PM (SEE P.2)
MONDAY, JUNE 30 Morning Minyan
7:30 AM – 88th St. TUESDAY, JULY 1
Morning Minyan
7:30 AM – 88th St.
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s o c i a l a cti o n/ s o cial justic e
o p p o rtuni TY O F TH E WEEK
• Volunteer with the BJ/SPSA Homeless Shelter
this Summer
Monday and Tuesday, 88th Street Frankel Hall and
Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, 86th Street Social
Hall: Many of our regular volunteers are away for
the summer, which means we need you! You can get
involved by joining our set up shift (7:00-9:00PM),
sleepover shift (9:00PM-7:00AM), or becoming a
food donor. We are especially in need of additional
sleepover volunteers for Tuesday nights. If you are
interested in signing up for a shift or learning more,
please contact Larissa at [email protected] or call x272.
Women Choosing to Parent on Their Own
6:30 PM – 89th St. Roof (SEE P.2)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Morning Minyan
7:30 AM – 88th St.
THURSDAY, JULY 3
Morning Minyan
Judith Bernstein Lunch Program
7:30 AM – 88th St.
12:00 PM – 88th St. Frankel Hall
FRIDAY, JULY 4
BJ OFFICE CLOSED
Morning Minyan
Bim Bam
Independence Day
9:30 AM – 88th St.
Cancelled
• Renew Your BJ Membership!
Thank you for being a vital part of the BJ community. Members like you help make our services
and programs possible and your support enables us to continue providing a vibrant home for the
BJ family. Please take a moment to renew your membership for 2014-2015 today, either online
at www.bj.org/about-bj/membership or by mail. If you have any questions, please contact Amy
Greenstein at [email protected].
JOIN US AT THE BJ MORNING MINYAN: The morning minyan is an opportunity to experience
BJ tefillah in a more intimate setting and a wonderful way to get to know one another better.
We’ll have coffee waiting for you! Please help us make a minyan so our members can say
kaddish for their loved ones in a supportive environment. Learn more and find the current
schedule at www.bj.org/minyan.
To register for classes and events, please visit www.bj.org.
sANCTUARY: 257 West 88th Street • office: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024-1705 • tel : 212.787.7600 • fax : 212.496.7600 • website : www.bj.org
BJ’s Ner Tamid at 88th St. is powered by the light of the sun.
Announ c e m e nts
Ha-makom Yenah em
TODAH RABBAH
The community of B’nai Jeshurun extends sincere condolences to the
following members and their families:
• Tovah Feldshuh-Levy and Andrew Levy on the death of Tovah’s mother,
Lillian Kaplan Feldshuh.
• Svetlana, Alon, Rachel and Emma Bochman on the death of Svetlana’s
grandfather, Ilya Galperin.
A big thank you to everyone who came out for our semi-annual Blood Drive
on June 11. We collected 50 units which may benefit the lives of 150 people
in New York City.
B’RUKHIM HABA’IM
• Rev. Lisa Holliday and Fifth Grade mission trip participants, The United
Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas.
MAZAL TOV
To the following members and their families:
• Elisheva Hirshman Finston and Steve Finston on the birth of their son,
Zachary Dalton Finston. We also extend a mazal tov to his grandmother,
Debby Hirshman.
COMMU N I T Y ACT I V I TIES
• Women Choosing to Parent on Their Own
Tuesday, July 1, 6:30-8:00PM, 89th Street Community House Roof: There are
many incredible women in our community that have become moms on their
own or are thinking about it. Join Rabbi Felicia Sol for a wine and cheese
gathering at the 89th Street Community House to meet one another and
offer ways of supporting one another. Share with friends, BJ and non-BJ
members, who might be interested in joining. R.S.V.P. to [email protected].
• Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell To Honor Members of the
Marriage Equality Hevra
Friday, June 27, 7:00PM, 88th Street Sanctuary: This weekend is Gay Pride
Shabbat at BJ, and Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell will join us at
Kabbalat Shabbat services to present a framed copy of the Marriage Equality
Act to members of the former Marriage Equality Hevra in honor of the dedication and hard work the hevra put in to help get it passed. We hope you will
join us for this special occasion.
CR EA TING K E HILLA H
SOCIAL ACTION/SOCIAL JUSTICE
tze’irim: 20s/30s
• Hazon Bike Ride: Join the BJ Revolutionaries
Friday, August 29-Monday, September 1, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat
Center: The BJ Revolutionaries team is gearing up again this summer for
the 2014 Hazon Environmental Bike Ride. BJ has traditionally sent one of
the largest and strongest team to the Ride, and we want this year to be
no exception. Join us for a wonderful Ride and Retreat in the southern
Berkshires over Labor Day weekend. Contact Gil Kulick with any questions
at [email protected]. To find out more about this year’s Ride and Retreat
visit the BJ website, www.bj.org.
• Tze’irim Serving Sunday Lunch to Seniors
Sunday, June 29, 12:00-2:30PM, location provided upon registration: Join
Tze’irim as we make an inter-generational impact and brighten the lives of
low-income seniors. Serve a hot kosher lunch and socialize with the residents. Get to know your peers and your elders. Afterward, grab a bite to eat
with your fellow volunteers. Register at www.bj.org.
Hahamah merosh ha-ilanot nistaleka
bo-u venetze likrat shabbat hamalkah.
Hineh hi yoredet hakedosha, haberukha,
ve’imah mal-akhim tzva shalom umnuhah.
Bo-i, bo-i, hamalkah, bo-i, bo-i, hakalah.
Shalom aleikhem mal-akhei hashalom.
Kibalnu penei shabbat birnanah utfilah,
habaitah nashuva, belev male gilah.
Sham arukh hashulhan, hanerot ya-iru,
kol pinot habayit yizrahu, yazhiru.
Shabbat shalom umvorakh, shabbat shalom umvorakh,
bo-akhem leshalom, mal-akhei hashalom.
‫הַחָ מָּ המֵ רֹאשּׁהָ ִאילָנוֹתנ ְִס ַתּלְּ ָקה‬
‫אתשׁבָּ תהַ מַּ לְ כָּה‬
ַ
‫בֹּאוּוְ נֵצֵ אלִ ְק ַר‬
‫ֵההיאיו ֶֹר ֶדתהַ ְקּדו ָֹשׁההַ בְּ רוּכָה‬
ִ ‫ִהנּ‬
‫ֹםוּמנוּחָ ה‬
ְ ‫אשׁלו‬
ָ ָ‫יםצב‬
ְ
ִ‫וְ עִ מָּ הּמַ לְ אָכ‬
‫בּו ִֹאיבּו ִֹאיהַ מַּ לְ כָּהבּו ִֹאיבּו ִֹאיהַ ַכּלָּה‬
‫ָשׁלוֹם ֲעלֵי ֶכםמַ לְ אֲ כֵיהַ ָשׁלוֹם‬
‫ָהוּתפִ לָּה‬
ְ ‫ֵישׁבָּ תבִּ ְר ָננ‬
ַ ‫קִבַּ לְ נוּפְּ נ‬
‫הַ בַּ יְ תָ הנָשׁוּבָ הבְּ לֵבמָ לֵאגִּ ילָה‬
‫ָשׁםעָ רוּ�הַ שֻּׁ לְ חָ ןהַ נֵּרוֹתי ִָאירוּ‬
‫כָּלפִּ נּוֹתהַ בַּ יִ תיִ זְ ָרחוּיַזְ ִהירוּ‬
�‫תשׁלוֹםוּ ְמב ָֹר‬
ָ ַ‫�שׁבּ‬
ַ ‫ֹםוּמב ָֹר‬
ְ ‫תשׁלו‬
ָ ַ‫ַשׁבּ‬
‫בֹּאֲ כֶםלְ ָשׁלוֹםמַ לְ אֲ כֵיהַ ָשׁלוֹם‬
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sANCTUARY: 257 West 88th Street • office: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024-1705 • tel : 212.787.7600 • fax : 212.496.7600 • website : www.bj.org