Adult Education News

Parasha Shiur tonight December 14 at 8:30pm
Tonight we are fortunate to have Rabbi Tully Harcsztark speaking.
Topic: Power and Spirit: The Haftarah of Chanukah in Context.

Please join us!

Rabbi Adler's Weekday shiur schedule:
Rabbi Adler's Monday night Gemara shiur change in schedule: The shiur will take place tomorrow, on TUESDAY night, November 28 at 8:00pm.
Rabbi Adler's Women's Chumash shiur and Women's Mishna shiur will take place on Wednesday as regularly scheduled.

Thank you.

TONIGHT, Sunday, November 5, at 8:00pm in the Rinat Social Hall

The Adult Education Committees of Cong. Rinat Yisrael and Cong. Beth Aaron present Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Israeli activist attorney and a leader in the fight against Palestinian and Islamic terror group financing.  Nitsana  will speak about her new book, Harpoon: Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters.

Please join us!

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please remember that we have reinstituted the weeknight 7:30pm Maariv minyan. Please attend this minyan if it fits your schedule, as we have been having a problem getting a minyan.

Rabbi Adler’s Weekday shiurim - change in LOCATION:

Please note that Rabbi Adler's Gemara shiur tonight, October 30, will take place in the Beit Midrash.

3-Part Refreshing Taharat HaMishpacha Refresher
Women of the community are welcome to join Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels in a review of the foundations and practicalities of the laws of Jewish family life. The course will include source-study, real-life scenarios and discussion of the unique ways these laws affect our lives and relationships. Join for one, two or all three of the sessions!

Part 1: The Jewish Approach to Physical Intimacy & Expecting Changes meets Monday, October 30th, 8:15pm at Rinat Yisrael, Classroom D-E
This class will explore Judaism's positive view on physical intimacy, one of the often-overlooked elements of Taharat HaMishpacha. This perspective is critical to the study of the rest of the Taharat HaMishpacha process. We will also review the laws of expected menses and be sure that even those without PhD's in mathematics are confident about how to keep a calendar.

Parsha shiur: Thursday, November 2, 8:30pm
Rabbi Michael Taubes will speak on: Parshat Vayeira: A Study in Contrasts

The Adult Education Committees of Cong. Rinat Yisrael and Cong. Beth Aaron Present Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Israeli activist attorney and a leader in the fight against Palestinian and Islamic terror group financing. Sunday, November 5, at 8:00pm in the Rinat Social Hall, speaking on her new book, Harpoon: Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters.

New Four Part Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman
Tuesdays November 7, 14, 21, 28 |8:00pm, Classroom level
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah Law
We will examine halakhic institutions that appear to lessen the impact of Torah law:
1. היתר עסקא ואיסור ריבית
2. עירוב תחומים ותחום שבת
3. עירוב תבשילין והכנה דרבה
עירוב חצירות טלטול בשבת 4
מכירת חמץ ובל יראה ובל ימצא  5
Our agenda includes not only an overview of the main features of the law in application but the underlying jurisprudence.

The Adult Education Committees of Cong. Rinat Yisrael is pleased to present: Ilana Kurshan, author of the acclaimed book, If All the Seas Were Ink. Thursday, November 9 at 8:00pm in the Rinat Social Hall.

Sunday, November 12, at 8:45am Rabbi Menachem Leibtag will speak on: When and Why God talks to Himself in Sefer Breishit

Please join us!

Congregation Rinat Yisrael

Rabbi's Wiener's last Tefilla shiur for women will take place tonight from 8:15-9:15pm. Women are asked to bring the siddur from home that they use most often.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Rabbi Wiener's Tefillah Shiur for women continues tonight, Monday, July 17 and next week, July 24 at 8:15pm in Classroom D-E  
Rabbi Wiener continues his shiur series for women on "Insights into Tefillah and the Structure of the Siddur". 

Additional note: Daf yomi chabura begins mesechet Sanhedrin tonight at 9:30pm.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Rabbi Wiener Tefillah shiur for women - starts tonight! 

Mondays July 10, 17, and 24 in Classroom D-E 

at 8:15pm - please note change in time 
Rabbi Wiener will give a 3 part series for women on "Insights into Tefillah and the Structure of the Siddur". 
Please join us!

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Please note the following changes to Rabbi Adler's Wednesday shiurim:
There will be no Chumash shiur today, Wednesday, June 28.
The last Mishna shiur will take place tonight, Wednesday, June 28 at 8:00pm.

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389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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There will be a mincha minyan at 7:45pm both today and Tuesday evening, in the Beit Midrash. This mincha is in addition to the z'man mincha minyan at 8:15pm, in order to accommodate those who wish to attend the 8:00pm Adult Ed lectures taking place on the respective evenings.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Please note the following changes in Rabbi Adler's Monday night Gemara shiur:
Monday June 12th Gemara shiur moved to Tuesday June 13th
Wednesday night June 14 Mishna shiur will take place from 7:30-8:30pm
No shiur on Monday June 19th
No Mishnah shiur on June 21st
Last Gemara shiur Monday, June 26
Last Mishna shiur on Wednesday, June 28.

All shiurim begin at 8:00pm with mincha at 7:45pm in addition to  zman mincha maariv at its regularly scheduled time. 

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Please note the following changes in Rabbi Adler's Monday night Gemara shiur:
Monday June 5th moved to Tuesday June 6th
Monday June 12th moved to Tuesday June 13th
Monday June 19th moved to Tuesday June 20th

All shiurim begin at 8:00pm with mincha at 7:45pm in addition to regular zman mincha maariv at its regularly scheduled time. 

Thank you.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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We have a full and exciting schedule of Adult Education events coming up at Rinat Yisrael:

Parsha shiur: Thursday, May 18, 8:30pm: Rabbi Yitz Shulman
Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, May 20 at 6:35pm: Yehoshua November, Chassidic poet, will read from his book, God’s Optimism.

The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael is pleased to announce that on Shabbat, June 3, we will once again participate in a highly engaging session of joint learning with our neighbors at Congregation Beth Sholom. This will be the third annual event of this nature and we feel proud that we have forged a unique partnership in Teaneck between our shuls. The past two years we succeeded in bringing together approximately 200 men and women to grapple with Biblical passages, rabbinic teachings and modern commentaries on challenging topics.  This year's topic is "Torah - Ours or the World's?" which raises compelling questions pertaining to universalism and particularism. 
 
The session will begin at 5:00pm at Congregation Rinat Yisrael.  We will study for approximately 75 minutes and after hearing summations from Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky and Rabbi Yosef Adler, we will have an opportunity to enjoy light refreshments and informal conversation afterwards. We are striving to ride a wave of good momentum on this Shabbat following the two days of Shavuot and encourage you to register online at your earliest convenience at https://cbsteaneck.shulcloud.com/event/bethsholom-rinat-2017

It is very important to sign up in advance, as the joint committee from the two shuls will be meeting on May 24th to divide participants into mixed ability and mixed synagogue groups and assign a facilitator to each group. Friends from other congregations are welcome, too - please send them the link and ask them to register in advance.
 
Thanks for your cooperation by meeting the deadline for advance registration on May 22nd. We look forward to an exciting and meaningful learning experience.

Please see below for the flier for this event.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Due to the Cohen wedding tonight, Rabbi Adler's Gemara shiur will take place tomorrow, Tuesday evening May 16th. The Wednesday shiurim will take place as regularly scheduled on Wednesday, May 17. 

Thank you.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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We are seeking additional sponsors for this important shul event next Sunday evening commemorating Yom Yerushalayim to help defray the costs to the shul. See the below link. (We have added a $100 sponsorship level.) Sponsors are invited to a private reception and Q/A session with the Ambassador prior to the event and will receive priority reserved seating at the event. Even if you are not able to help sponsor, we encourage your attendance at what promises to be an interesting and elucidating evening, which is free and open to the public.

Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at 8:00pm in the Rinat Yisrael Main Sanctuary
The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael Presents:
A Gala Celebration Marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem, the Holy City, featuring Ambassador Danny Ayalon, former Ambassador of Israel to the United States, addressing "The Truth About Jerusalem".
A video featuring the Ambassador is available here: https://youtu.be/Zz9CTBOKK4g.

Pre-lecture reception for sponsors: Please help sponsor this important event by registering at www.rinat.org/ayalon​​​​​​​. Sponsorship is available at $250 (Yerushalayim Shel Zahav), $180 (Migdal David) and $100 (Dreamer) levels. Sponsors are invited to a private reception and Q/A session with the Ambassador prior to the event and will receive priority reserved seating at the event. 

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12:00 NOON TODAY!

ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL AT RINAT

Sunday, May 14, 2017 8:00pm
Join us at the NJ premier of this prize-winning Israeli film on Sunday, May 14, 2017, 8pm at Cong. Rinat Yisrael. For advance tickets ($7) click this link. Tickets at the door will be $10. Come early - there will be a full house! 

An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a rift between the men and women in a devout community in Jerusalem in this rousing, good-hearted comedy. Awash with Jerusalem's distinctive glow, THE WOMEN'S BALCONY is a warm, poignant portrait of a modern community struggling to balance protocol with practical, progressive values - at once rebellious and respectful in spirit. Watch the trailer at: https://www.menemshafilms.com/womens-balcony .

The film has been hailed as "The most joyful and charming film of the year."  Buy your tickets early to avoid being closed out.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ADVANCE TICKETS

​​​​​​​EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12:00 NOON TODAY!

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at 8:00pm in the Rinat Yisrael Main Sanctuary

The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael Presents:
A Gala Celebration Marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem, the Holy City, featuring Ambassador Danny Ayalon, former Ambassador of Israel to the United States, addressing "The Truth About Jerusalem". A video featuring the Ambassador is available here: https://youtu.be/Zz9CTBOKK4g.

Pre-lecture reception for sponsors: Please help sponsor this important event by registering at www.rinat.org/ayalon. Sponsorship is available at $250 (Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) and $180 (Migdal David) levels. Sponsors are invited to a private reception and Q/A session with the Ambassador prior to the event and will receive priority reserved seating at the event.  

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Rabbi Adler’s Gemara shiur tonight, Monday, May 8, has been cancelled.   Due to the Cohen wedding next week on Monday night, next week’s Gemara shiur will take place on Tuesday evening  May 16th.  

Thank you.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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TONIGHT, Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 8:00pm, Rinat Yisrael Adult Education Committee is pleased to co-sponsor along with the Tikvah Fund, Professor Ruth Wisse, the Martin Peretz Professor Emerita of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund, and noted lecturer, who will speak on: Are American Jews their Own Worst Enemies? A lecture and conversation with Prof. Ruth Wisse.  As a scholar and a literary and social critic, Prof. Ruth Wisse is a unique figure in American Jewish letters. She bridges the worlds of Yiddish and American culture, of literature and politics, and of Israel and the diaspora.  She has taught at McGill, Stanford, NYU, Hebrew U and Tel Aviv Universities, as well as at Harvard.

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389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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UPCOMING ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS THIS WEEKEND
Parsha shiur: Thursday May 4 at 8:30pm, Rabbi Ezra Wiener will be speaking.

Shabbat, May 6, Pre-Mincha shiur at  6:25pm,  Dr. David Berger, Dean, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, will speak on: The Heavenly and Earthly Jerusalem: Divine Initiative and Human Effort in the Unfolding of Redemption. 

Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 9:15am, Matan in the Morning celebrating Jerusalem’s Jubilee—featuring Rabbanit Malke Bina offering greetings from Matan,  Rabbanit Shani Taragin addressing:  "Yerushalayim: Who Chooses Whom?" and Mrs. Yael Leibowitz addressing: "Jerusalem’s Tapestry of Identities."

Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 8:00pm, Rinat Yisrael Adult Education Committee is pleased to co-sponsor along with the Tikvah Fund, Professor Ruth Wisse, the Martin Peretz Professor Emerita of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund, and noted lecturer, who will speak on: Are American Jews their Own Worst Enemies? A lecture and conversation with Prof. Ruth Wisse.  As a scholar and a literary and social critic, Prof. Ruth Wisse is a unique figure in American Jewish letters. She bridges the worlds of Yiddish and American culture, of literature and politics, and of Israel and the diaspora.  She has taught at McGill, Stanford, NYU, Hebrew U and Tel Aviv Universities, as well as at Harvard.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL AT RINAT

Sunday, May 14, 2017, at 8:00pm, Israel Film Festival featuring the hilarious, heartwarming, prize winning film "The Women's Balcony" prior to its general release in NJ theaters.

Join us at the NJ premier of this prizewinning Israeli Film on Sunday, May 14, 2017, 8PM at Cong. Rinat Yisrael. For tickets ($7)  click the link here. Tickets at the door will be $10. Come early - there will be a full house! 
Watch the trailer at: https://www.menemshafilms.com/womens-balcony .

The film has been hailed as "The most joyful and charming film of the year."  Buy your tickets early to avoid being closed out. 

An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a rift between the men and women in a devout community in Jerusalem in this rousing, good-hearted comedy. Awash with Jerusalem's distinctive glow, THE WOMEN'S BALCONY is a warm, poignant portrait of a modern community struggling to balance protocol with practical, progressive values - at once rebellious and respectful in spirit.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Kehunah Lecture Series | Rabbi Ozer Glickman will be delivering a lecture series on Bikdushato Shel Aharon: The Practice of Birkat Kohanim, covering many concepts concerning Kehuna, with a focus on modern-day Avodah. The series will run at 8:00pm each Tuesday between Pesach and Shavuot (4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/23). The first four sessions will be source-based, yeshiva-level style study, examining the Talmludic and halachic process that led to the BIrkat Kohanim we know today; the fifth session will be a summary and include practical halachic applications. The series is open to all, men and women, kohanim and  non-kohanim, alike. While the series will build from one session to the next, each session can also be understood and appreciated as a self-contained unit; so anyone interested is welcome to attend one, some or all of the shiurim.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Rabbi Adler's weekday shiurim will resume next week.  Due to the Yom Hashoah program on Monday night, the Gemara shiur will meet Tuesday night April 25 and the Chumash and Mishnah classes will meet at their regular Wednesday slots beginning April 26.

No Thursday night Parsha shiur this week.

Pre-Mincha shiur: This Shabbat, April 22: Rabbi Yosef Adler will give his annual Mima'makim shiur in honor of Yom Ha'Shoah V'hagvura.

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:00pm, The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael will host a special event in honor of Yom Hashoah Vehagvurah.

Dr. Irit Felsen, renowned therapist and researcher of the trauma of the Holocaust, will explore: "The Effects of the Holocaust on the Children of Survivors: A Tale of Courage". Dr. Felsen will present case studies highlighting the effects of the Shoah on the second generation from two different perspectives - difficult challenges as well as unusual resilience.  To view the flier for this event, please click here.

Kehunah Lecture Series | Rabbi Ozer Glickman will be delivering a lecture series on Bikdushato Shel Aharon: The Practice of Birkat Kohanim, covering many concepts concerning Kehuna, with a focus on modern-day Avodah. The series will run at 8:00pm each Tuesday between Pesach and Shavuot (4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/23). The first four sessions will be source-based, yeshiva-level style study, examining the Talmludic and halachic process that led to the BIrkat Kohanim we know today; the fifth session will be a summary and include practical halachic applications. The series is open to all, men and women, kohanim and  non-kohanim, alike. While the series will build from one session to the next, each session can also be understood and appreciated as a self-contained unit; so anyone interested is welcome to attend one, some or all of the shiurim.

NEW SHIUR SERIES WITH RABBI WIENER
Tuesdays April 25, May 2, 9, 16, and 23, from 7:30-8:00pm
Rabbi Wiener invites boys in 6th-8th grade to a series of shiurim which will meet on Tuesday nights covering topics relevant for young men in the pre and post bar mitzva age range. Topics will include Tefila Betzibbur, The laws of the  Shaliach Tzibbur, Biur Tefila and more. 

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Rabbi Adler's classes are cancelled today, Wednesday, April 19.

All shiurim will resume next week.  
Due to the Yom hashoah program on Monday night, the Gemara shiur will meet Tuesday night April 25 and the Chumash and Mishnah classes will meet at their regular Wednesday slots beginning April 26.
 

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Due to the Schiff wedding, the Monday night Gemara shiur will not meet tonight and due to the Gush Dinner, the Wednesday night Mishna shiur will not meet.
The Wednesday afternoon Chumash shiur will meet at 12:30pm, as usual.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Please look at this cute little video about learning Hilchot Pesach  (28 seconds)

Hilchot Pesach shiur - Rabbi Wiener - Tuesday March 28th, 8:00pm.

Insights into the HaGaddah - Rabbi Adler - Thursday March 30th, 8:15pm.

Please click here for the 5777 Rinat Pesach Guide.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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