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Shabbat Shalom Newsletter No. 7
"Think good and it will be good" - Tzemach Tzedak
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 - 19 Nisan 5777
Sedra: Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach
Shabbat Torah Reading: Exdous 33:12-34:26, Numbers 28:19-25
Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14
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Third Meal sponsored by Merle & Bernie Kaplan in memory of Merle's parents Ralph and Theresa Weiss
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Friday Evening, April 14
7:00 PM - Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat Maariv
7:17 PM - Candle Lighting
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Saturday Evening, April 15
6:15 PM - Shiur: Responsa in a Moment with Dr. Richard Meyer & Rabbi Uriel Romano
6:45 PM - Mincha/ Seudah Shelishit/ Maariv
8:18 PM - Shabbat Ends
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Why Eight Days of Passover? Rabbi Kogan on Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach
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Saturday, April 15 - 19 Nisan
8:30 AM - Parsha Torah Study Class
10:15 AM - Junior Congregation in the Ferkauf Chapel
10:30 AM - Kindershul in the Library
10:30 AM - Minyan Katan in the Conference Room
10:30 AM - Teen Minyan in the Rabbi's Office
8:45 PM - Drinks, Desserts, and Stories: Special Passover Edition at Rabbi Kogan's Home
Sunday, April 16 - 20 Nisan
8:30 AM - Chol Hamoed Pesach - Erev Seventh Day Peasach
9:00 AM - Ohr Chadash Closed for Pesach
9:30 AM - Fresh Start Class with Rabbi Uriel Romano
7:00 PM - Mincha/Maariv
7:19 PM - Candle Lighting
Monday, April 17 - 21 Nisan - Seventh Day Pesach
9:00 AM - Torah Reading: Exodus: 13:17-15:26, Numbers: 28:19-25
Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51
7:20 PM - Mincha/Maariv
8:21 PM - Candle Lighting (from pre-existing flame)
Tuesday, April 18 - 22 Nisan - Eighth Day Pesach
9:00 AM - Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17, Numbers: 28:19-25
Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6
10:00 AM - Junior Congregation
11:00 AM - Yizkor Memorial Service
7:30 PM - Mincha/Maariv
8:22 PM - Yom Tov ends
9:30 PM - Eating of Chametz permitted (to allow time for Chametz to be bought back)
Wednesday, April 19 - 23 Nisan
6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
7:30 AM - Guard Your Tongue, Permitted Speech
10:00 AM - Talmud Perek Helek
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Library Hours
7:00 PM - Evening Minyan
7:30 PM - Endowment Meeting
Thursday, April 20 - 24 Nisan
6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
7:00 PM - Evening Minyan
Friday, April 21 - 25 Nisan
6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
7:30 AM - Talmud Tractate Bava Kamma
7:00 PM - Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv
7:24 PM - Candle Lighting
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Mowshowitz Library Feature
Library Hours: Sat. 12 PM-1 PM (during Kiddush) & Wed. 12 PM-4 PM
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Are you interested in current Jewish books?
The Mowshowitz Library has a subscription to The Jewish Review of Books.
The Jewish Review of Books is a quarterly print publication in which leading writers and scholars discuss the newest books and ideas about religion, literature, culture, and politics, as well as fiction, poetry, and the arts.
Come into the library and browse this unique publication.
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Happy Birthday to Our Members
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Elizabeth J. Bacharach
Alvin Bernstein
Jolie Brander
Dee Brofman
Natalie Carmeli
Howard Chustek
Ross Fink
Mordecai Fuchs
Nathaniel Greene
Phyllis Gruber
Bernard Kaplan
Debbie Kaplan
Robert Kayne
Alicia Kiss
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Ilan Kogan
Theodore Lehmann
Milton Nathanson
Jimmy Peress
Seth Reisner
Alyssa Rosenstrock
Sheila S. Rubin
Beth Schwartz
Jonathan Spear
Miriam Steinberg
Russell Tashiro
Jacob Vogel
Jessica Zigman
Aidan Zitron
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Hillcrest Acknowledges the Following
Yahrzeits and Fondly Remembers
May They Be Remembered in the Tree of Life
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April 15 - 19 Nisan
Fred Solkoff
Ralph Weiss
April 16 - 20 Nisan
Max Bernstein
Charles Monheit
Judith B. Solov
April 17 - 21 Nisan
Sandra Bock
Joseph Halm
Jerome Mintzer
April 18- 22 Nisan
Herman Beinhacker
Sophie Bondy
Mietek Skura
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April 19 - 23 Nisan
Mel Benson
Martin Feinstein
Yosef Fuchs
Robert Plotkin
Rabbi Evan Radler
Rae Lee Simmons
Lena Steinberg
Sidney J. White
April 20 - 24 Nisan
Julius Gluck
Gary Rubin
Irving Weller
April 21 - 25 Nisan
Stanley Gross
Mildred Halpern
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Saturday, April 15
Drinks, Desserts, and Stories: Passover Special Edition
During the Seder we have to drink four cups of wine, no more and no less. During the week of Passover, join us for some Kosher for Passover wine while we study and explore stories about drunk rabbis from the Talmud. The program begins at 8:45 PM. Rabbi Kogan and Silvia are opening their home to us for this event. Please RSVP to rabbiuri@hillcrestjc.org (For Youth and Family parents and young adults)
Saturday, April 22
VIII Shabbat Lunch and Learn
“You shall not steal” in public or in secret? That is the question. Come and join us for our traditional Shabbat meal with good learning opportunities for all ages after wards. We are looking for two or three families that can sponsor this program. If you are interested please contact me. (For the entire family).
POSTPONED from Friday, April 28 - Due to scheduling conflicts, this event will be taking place at a future date, TBD. Please call the office if you have any questions.
Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner for Middle School Students
Program will take place at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP to the office at (718) 380-4145. The cost is $12 per child. More information to follow.
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SMS Torah
With Rabbi Uri Romano
Receive a message on your phone with a short commentary on the weekly Torah Portion.
Sign up by sending your name and cell phone number to melissa@hillcrestjc.org
with "SMS" in the subject line
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Note: Click on flyer image to enlarge.
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Sisterhood Stitchers
Mitzvah Project. Come and join us in the conference room on the following Thursday mornings from 10:30 AM to 12 noon.
April 20, May 18, and June 15
All experience stitchers and “newbies” welcome. For more information contact Barbara Resnick at (718) 591-6074
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יום השואה
Remembrance Day for Jewish Martyrdom
and Heroism
Annual Memorial Observance for
the Six Million Martyrs
Sunday, April 23 at 2:00 PM
at Jewish Center of Kew Garden Hills
71-25 Main Street, Flushing NY 11367
when we, as a community,
commemorate
Yom HaShoah
Guest Speaker:
Irving Roth
Holocaust Survivor
Founder & Director of the
Holocaust Resource Center at
Temple Judea in Manhasset
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Sisterhood and Youth & Family present Moonlights: A Rosh Chodesh Gathering
A Rosh Chodesh Gathering for Women. Once a month on or around eve of Rosh Chodesh we will gather at a member’s home to schmooze, study and partake in an intergenerational gathering of women of all ages of HJC.
Wednesday, April 26, at 7:30 PM
Future dates: Thurs. May 25, Thurs. Jun. 22, Mon. July 24, and Tues. Aug. 22
For information please contact Rabbi Uri at rabbiuri@hillcrestjc.org
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The Carole & Arthur Anderman
and Myra Feder Lecture Series:
Anti-Semitism: Globally and Locally
Sunday, April 30 at 10:00 AM
Speaker: Evan Bernstein, NY Regional Director at the Anti-Defamation League
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Third Annual Gala
Fashion Show & Kosher Chinese Lunch
Co-Sponsored by Sisterhoods of
Hillcrest Jewish Center, Temple Gates of Prayer,
and Whitestone Hebrew Centre
Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 11:30 AM
At Temple Gates of Prayer
38-20 Parsons Blvd.
Flushing, NY
(718) 359-1160
Fashions Provided by CHICO’S
Cost $36 per person
For more info contact Deborah Arluck
at (718) 275-9037
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Hadassah and Sisterhood
Invite You to Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 12:30 PM
with guest speakers
Rae Gurewitsch and Judy Padolf
Hadassah’s Onsite United Nations Representatives
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Hillcrest Jewish Center Youth and Family Presents:
Chamesh De Mayo
Join us for services followed by a Mexican Fiesta, catered by Carlos & Gabby's!
Friday, May 5, 2017
Services at 6:30 PM
Fiesta at 7:30 PM
Member Pricing: $24 per adult (age 13 and up); $18 per child (age 4-12)
Non-Member Pricing: $25 per adult (age 13 and up); $20 per child (age 4-12)
Children under 3 are free!
Please RSVP to Matt at (718) 490-6841 or hillcrestjcyflc@gmail.com
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Hillcrest Jewish Center Men's Club
Boyz Nite Out/Election Meeting
Pizza, salad, beer, soda, and
the comedy of Jerry Seinfeld
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Please RSVP by May 3
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Sisterhood of Hillcrest Jewish Center
is proud to announce
Joy Leffler
as their BQLI Region
Woman of Achievement for 2017
Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 5:45 PM
at Shelter Rock Jewish Center, Roslyn
Couvert $72
Please RSVP by May 18
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Celebrate Israel Parade 2017
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Bus Leaves HJC at approx. 10:00 AM
$18 per person - Kids free with paying adult
Register by Sunday May 7
Contact Caroline Kazdan at 347-432-9174 or ckazdan@nyc.rr.com
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Hakshivu, Hakshivu Na (Announcements)
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Clergy and Staff
Rabbi Manes Kogan
Cantor Moti Fuchs
Rabbi Uriel Romano, Director of Youth & Family Engagement
Robert Zuckerman, President
Rose Sigler, Executive Director
Ruth Merrill, Education Director
Howard Seidman, Day Camp Director
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Newsletter Staff
Melissa Gerstein, Editor
Joan Hausmann, Editor
Juana Meythaler-Santos, Editor
Ellen Schweitzer, Editor
Robert Zuckerman, Advertising
Contact Us
Hillcrest Jewish Center
183-02 Union Turnpike
Flushing, NY 11366
(718) 380-4145
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