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Shabbat Shalom Newsletter No. 38

"Think good and it will be good" - Tzemach Tzedak
Saturday, December 2, 2017 - 14 Kislev 5778
Sedra: Vayishlach
Torah Reading: Genesis 32:4-36:43
Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21

We welcome the students from Solomon Schechter School of Queens
 
Friday, December 1
  6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
  7:30 AM - Talmud - Tractate Bava
                   Kamma
  4:11 PM - Candle Lighting
  4:30 PM - Mincha/Kabbalat
                   Shabbat/Maariv
Saturday, December 2
Responsa in a Moment with Dr. Richard Meyer & Rabbi Uriel Romano
4:00 PM - Mincha/Shiur/Cake and                     Tea/Maariv
5:14 PM - Shabbat Ends
Rabbi Kogan on Parsha Vaishlah, Yaakov's Toolbox
Rabbi Manes Kogan
of Hillcrest Jewish Center on
Parsha Vayishlach 
Genesis 32:4-36:43

Read Torah Sparks on the Parsha
by the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem



Read Covenant & Conversation
by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

This Week

at Hillcrest
Saturday, December 2 - 14 Kislev 
  9:00 AM - Shacharit
10:30 AM - KinderShul in Library      
10:30 AM - Junior Congregation in Ferkauf Chapel
10:30 AM - Minyan Katan in Conference Rm 
10:30 AM - Teen Minyan in Rabbi's Office

Sunday, December 3 - 15 Kislev 
  8:30 AM - Morning Minyan 
  7:00 PM - Evening Minyan at HJC
                                        
Monday, December 4 - 16 Kislev    
  6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
  7:45 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
  3:00 PM - Women of the Bible  
  4:00 PM - Stories with a Twist
  6:30 PM - Open Beit Midrash - Mussar (Jewish Ethics) with Rabbi Kogan 
  7:00 PM - Evening Minyan 
  7:30 PM - Israeli Dance
  
Tuesday, December 5 - 17 Kislev
  6:45 AM - Morning Minyan 
11:00 AM - Babies/Toddlers (up to 24 months) Weekly Program
  6:30 PM - Open Beit Midrash - Mishnah with Rabbi Uri Romano
  7:00 PM - Evening Minyan
   
Wednesday, December 6 - 18 Kislev
  6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
  7:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sisterhood's Annual Coat Drive
  7:30 AM - Exploring Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers
10:00 AM - Talmud: Tractate Sanhedrin
10:30 AM - Simon & Roslyn Gold Senior Center
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Library Hours
  6:30 PM - Open Beit Midrash - Bible with Michael Brofman
  7:00 PM - Evening Minyan
  7:30 PM - Torah for Today and Tomorrow  
  
Thursday, December 7 - 19 Kislev
  6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
10:00 AM - Hebrew Reading Class
  5:00 PM - Toddlers (2-5 years old) Weekly Program
  6:16 PM - Judaism 101
  6:30 PM - Open Beit Midrash - Halakha (Jewish Law) with Ira Lilien
  7:00 PM - Evening Minyan
  
Friday, December 8 - 20 Kislev 
  6:45 AM - Morning Minyan
  7:30 AM - Talmud - Tractate Bava Kamma
  4:10 PM - Candle Lighting
  4:30 PM - Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv
                   High School Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner

Mowshowitz Library Feature 
Library Hours: Sat. 12 PM-1 PM (during Kiddush) & Wed. 12 PM-4 PM

Guidelines: More Than Two Hundred of the Most Commonly Asked Questions about Chanukah

by Rabbi Elozor Barclay & Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger
 
Have a question about Chanukah observance?   

Chances are it’s addressed in Guidelines, available in the Mowshowitz Library reference collection. 

Come have a look during regular library hours -
Wednesday 12 PM to 4 PM,
Shabbat 12 PM to 1 PM, or by appointment.
 
Happy Birthday to Our Members
Gregory Arluck
Susan Barsz
Naftali Coan
Stephen Coller
Yoel Dusi
Gabriel Ferencz
Amy Garlock
Edna H. Greene
Andria Gural
Judith Guttman
Nathaniel Kalatsky
Jerry Kirschbaum
Rabbi Manes Kogan
Celeste Krochak Garshon
 
Edith Mentle
Arthur Monheit
Ellen Nenner
Alex Rodriguez
Harriet Rosengarten
Stephanie Rothman Rosenstrock
Jonathan Rothstein
Jonathan Schachter
Judith Schwartz
Samuel Shimunov
Larry Silberberg
Arthur Solarsh
Steven Edward Star
Eliza Joelle Stein Dach
 

Hillcrest Acknowledges the Following
Yahrzeits and Fondly Remembers

May They Be Remembered in the Tree of Life

 
December 2 - 14 Kislev
Elfie Fox
 
December 3 - 15 Kislev
May Ellenbogen
Louis Reback
Charles Star
 
December 5 - 17 Kislev
Shirley Feldman
Sadie Port Lewis

December 6 - 18 Kislev
Samuel Blaustein
Sonia Gold
Morris Goldberg
Jack Herman
Arline Wild
December 7 - 19 Kislev
Jacob Bloom
Bernard Lefkof
 
December 8 - 20 Kislev
Stella Hausmann
Lillian Horen
 
 

SMS Torah 
With Rabbi Uri Romano
Receive a message to your cellphone with a short commentary on the weekly Torah Portion.

Sign up by sending an email your name and cellphone number to rabbiuri@hillcrestjc.org

The Ritual Committee of Hillcrest Jewish Center is reaching out to you in order to increase your shul involvement and make your experience more meaningful.

Please click on the link below to answer the questionnaire. We are not asking for any commitment--we just want to learn a little more about the religious background of the members of our shul, their level of comfort with religious skills, and their preferences for participation in services.

Paper copies of the survey are also available for people who are unable to complete the survey online. 

Thank you in advance for submitting your response by December 18, 2017
 


Sisterhood Chanukah Sale

NEW CHANUKAH MERCHANDISE!
 
Jewelry, Ceramics, Crystal Dreidels, Children’s Chanukah Games, Holiday-themed Doormats, Menorahs, and so much more!
 
 

Council Member Rory Lancman
Town Hall Meeting with 
Mayor Bill de Blasio


Thursday, November 30 at 7:00 PM
Doors open at 6:00 PM & close at 7:30 PM
First come, First seated

MS 217 - Robert A. Van Wyck
85-05 144th Briarwood, NY 11435
Space is limited; Call  (212) 788-1453

 


Ahava Love Healing Meditation
with Cantor Moti Fuchs

Join us as we sing, chant,
relax, and lift our spirits!

Thursday, November 30 at 7:30 PM
The Simon and Roslyn Gold Senior Center 

The Gold Senior Center is
open to the community

$3 Suggested Contribution

Check out what's happening in December!

For additional information, please call
Gloria Davidson (201) 264-9515
 

Sisterhood's Annual Coat Drive

Coats, jackets, heavy sweaters, hats,
and gloves accepted.

Volunteers appreciated; contact Ethel Levine for more details (718) 657-2504.

Wednesday, December 6
from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM

 

Youth and Family presents

Old-School Game and Dessert Night


Adults Night Out! No Children
$5 per person

Saturday, December 9 at 7:00 PM

RSVP to family@hillcrestjc.org or 
call 718-490-6841

 
Hillcrest Jewish Center
Mental Health Initiative presents

SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Training

Sunday, December 10
from  9:30 AM - 12:30 PM


Training conducted by Ellen Stroller
certified and experienced safeTALK trainer
Space is limited

RSVP to HJC office

Sisterhood Stitchers

Mitzvah Project: Come and join us at Hillcrest Jewish Center from 10:30 AM to 12 noon.

Thursday, December 14
 
All experienced stitchers and “newbies”
are welcome.

For more information contact
Barbara Resnick at (718) 591-6074
 


Join us in honoring immediate Past President,
Janet Hammelbacher, with a delicious
Dessert Reception

Thursday, December 14 at  7:30 PM

Couvert: $36 per person
RSVP requested; call (718) 380-4145

 
Join Hillcrest Jewish Center for a
Hanukkah Festival of (Laser) Lights Show!

A breathtaking extravaganza of lasers and lights for the entire family to enjoy!

Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 PM

Call the Hillcrest office to RSVP!


Advance Tickets:
Kids (11 & under): $15
Adults & Kids (12 & up:) $20

Tickets at the Door:
Kids (11 & under): $20
Adults & Kids (12 & up): $25


Moonlights:
A Rosh Chodesh Gathering for Women


Join us in welcoming the Hebrew month of Tevat.

Monday, December 18 at 7:30 PM

Gatherings are held in the HJC Ferkauf Chapel.

 

Hadassah and Sisterhood present

Go Greek!

Experience the history of the Romaniote Jews, the indigenous Jew of Greece in a powerpoint presentation.

Tuesday, December 19 at 12:30 PM

Refreshments will be served
 

Men's Club presents

Karaoke and Dinner

Saturday, January 6 at 7:15 PM

Early Bird Special by December 29, 2017
Men's Club members and significant others $27
Non-Men's Club members $30
Teenagers and students $12

$32 per person after December 29, 2017
 

Adult Education presents

CREATION
Torah / Big Bang


Mark Freilich will discuss the Big Bang, the Torah's view on Creation, and who the universe was "created" by. Refreshments will be served.

Sunday, January 7 at 10:00 AM
 
Youth and Family presents

PUB NIGHT 2018

Join us for games and pub fare!
Adults only, no children.

$25 per person

Saturday, January 13 at  7:30 PM
RSVP required by January 8

Call (718) 490-6841or email family@hillcrestjc.org

HJC Men's Club / Sisterhood
Invites You to

Women’s Basketball at St. John’s University

St. John’s Vs. Villanova

Sunday, January 14 at  2:00 PM

Adults: $8
(Kids 12 and under: $5)
 

Israel Trip 2018

Join us for next year's joint trip to Israel, celebrating Israel's 70th anniversary!

If you have any questions
please feel free to contact
Rabbi Kogan at rabbikogan@hillcrestjc.org
 

JOIN US FOR DAILY MINYAN

YOU can choose a Minyan time that is convenient for you:
 
Monday through Friday mornings at 6:45 AM
Sunday through Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM
Sunday and Holiday mornings at 8:30 AM
Friday and Saturday evening Minyanim are dictated by the weekly sunset time.

 
 



Hillcrest Jewish Center Cookbooks

Available in the main office: $15 per book

Makes a great holiday gift!


 
  
Hakshivu, Hakshivu Na (Announcements) 
                                

Clergy and Staff
Rabbi Manes Kogan
Cantor Moti Fuchs
Rabbi Uriel Romano,
    Director of Jewish Education & Family         
    Engagement

Robert Zuckerman, President
Rose Sigler, Executive Director
Jeff Kelman, Education Director
Howard Seidman, Day Camp Director
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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