Weekly Brief

Minyan location change

7:30am Shacharit minyan on Wednesday will take place in the Main shul.

Cong Rinat Yisrael's Adult Education Committee Presents Ms. Ellie Levi, Shabbat, July 28 | 6:25pm
"God’s Wrath Upon Wood and Stone - and the Mysterious Figure of Hiram, King of Tyre"  
We are told by the Midrash that by destroying the wood and stone of the Beit Hamikdash, God spared his people. It is actually possible that this Midrash stems from a place of general hostility towards lavish materiality itself. In this lecture, we will analyze the mysterious source of these very building materials for the Beith Hamikdash - the Kingdom of Tyre and its enigmatic King Hiram - through the lens of the Tanach and the Gemara in order to understand this issue. 

Rinat Book Club
Monday, August 6, 8:15pm, home of Ora and Dani Meier
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks. Click here ​​​​​​​ to support Rinat
when you purchase the book from Amazon.

Parking Courtesy to Rinat's Neighbors
We value our good relationship with our neighbors. Therefore, it is disturbing that some have reported that their driveways have been blocked by cars belonging to people davening at our shul. We have advised our neighbors that we will cooperate to have violators reported, ticketed and/or towed. We are proceeding with a zero tolerance policy. Please ensure that both members and visitors treat our neighbors as you would like to be treated.

ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE JEWISH WOMEN'S JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE YOETZET HALACHA EVENT - TOMORROW!
Wednesday July 18 at 8:00pm | Rinat Social Hall
Life in Transition: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Women of all ages and stages are welcome to join us for a stimulating and informative conversation with Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels, who is making Aliyah this summer, and in-coming Yoetzet Halacha Tova Warburg Sinensky, moderated by Rebbetzin Shira Schiowitz. Hear their personal reflections, visions, lessons learned from work in this field, and why so many women say after they call, "Really?! I'm so glad I asked!"
Suggested donation: $10. Please consider a sponsorship to support our Teaneck Yoetzet Halacha Initiative. To RSVP, sponsor, or submit notes to the panelists in advance please visit https://www.rinat.org/event/yoetzet-event-2018.html

Parasha shiur: Thursday, July 19, 8:30pm - Rabbi Ovi Jacob
Topic: Tearing Keriah for Jerusalem and the Bet Hamikdash.

REMINDER FOR FRIDAY, EREV TISHA B’AV, JULY 20
Please remember to bring your Tisha B’Av items (shoes, Kinot, chairs, etc) to shul with you on Friday afternoon.

TISHA B’AV YOUTH PROGRAM
Sunday, July 22, 10:00am-2:30pm
Art, learning,  sports, movies, snacks and pizza lunch.
Sign up on the Rinat website by clicking the link below: https://www.rinat.org/form/youth-tisha-bav-2018.html
Hurry! Sign up now! Only 30 spots left!

ADULT EDUCATION FILM ON TISHA B’AV
Sunday, July 22, Tisha B'Av: 4-5:30pm, Rinat Social Hall
Adult Education presents the acclaimed film, winner of 37 film awards,

Nicky's Family
Sponsored by: Susan Dworken Koss In memory of Chaim Moshe Yosef, (Joseph) Haberman, z"l.
Nicky's Family is an emotional retelling of the remarkable efforts one man took to rescue 669 Czech children from death during WWII. Sir Nicholas Winton was a young English businessman at the time; but when chance brought him to Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, he put aside his own pursuits and began organizing the many children of Jewish refugees to escape Nazi clutches. Once he had appointed himself the authority for such matters, Winton went to work arranging transport and placing these children in English homes.

Rabbi Dr. Moshe Bernstein will speak at 5:50pm on Tisha B'Av
Topic: "Mincha Qinot and Other Unusual Tisha Be'Av Poems".

Parasha shiur: Thursday, July 12, 8:30pm - Rabbi Avi Heller

OU Regional Director of Synagogues, NJ and Rockland County
Topic: Three ways of understanding the daughters of Tzlafchad

This Shabbat at 6:35pm, Rabbi Ezra Wiener will be giving the pre-mincha shiur Topic: A Failed Aliya Attempt and its Halakhic Ramifications

ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE JEWISH WOMEN'S JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE YOETZET HALACHA EVENT
Wednesday July 18 at 8:00pm, Rinat Social Hall
Life in Transition: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Women of all ages and stages are welcome to join us for a stimulating and informative conversation with Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels, who is making Aliyah this summer, and incoming Yoetzet Halacha Tova Warburg Sinensky, moderated by Rebbetzin Shira Schiowitz. Hear their personal reflections, visions, lessons learned from work in this field, and why so many women say after they call, "Really?! I'm so glad I asked!"
Suggested donation: $10. Please consider a sponsorship to support our Teaneck Yoetzet Halacha Initiative. To RSVP, sponsor, or submit notes to the panelists in advance please visit https://www.rinat.org/event/yoetzet-event-2018.html

Tisha B’Av youth program: Sunday, July 22, 10:00am-2:30pm
Art, learning,  sports, movies, snacks and pizza lunch.
Sign up on the Rinat website by clicking the link below: https://www.rinat.org/form/youth-tisha-bav-2018.html

New at Rinat - upcoming Book Club
Rinat Yisrael is excited to start a Book Club discussion about The Secret Chord at the home of Ora and Dani Meier on Monday, August 6 at 8:15pm. In The Secret Chord, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks reimagines the life of King David told through the lens of Natan the Prophet. Ora Meier, who will lead the conversation, has been teaching English literature, AP Art History, Film Adaptation and Judaic Studies and Art at SAR High School since 2007.
All attendees should read the book in advance.

Parasha shiur: Thursday, July 5, 8:30pm - Rabbi Michael Taubes

Topic: “Pinchas: An Insight into the Meaning of Kapparah from a Seemingly Disjointed Parshah”.

This Shabbat at 6:55pm, Rabbi David Nachbar will be giving the pre-mincha shiur on:"The Dynamic Relationship Between Kevod ha'Av and Kevod ha'Rav in Rambam's View".

ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE JEWISH WOMEN'S JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE YOETZET HALACHA EVENT
Wednesday July 18 at 8:00pm, Rinat Social Hall
Life in Transition: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Women of all ages and stages are welcome to join us for a stimulating and informative conversation with Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels, who is making Aliyah this summer, and incoming Yoetzet Halacha Tova Warburg Sinensky, moderated by Rebbetzin Shira Schiowitz. Hear their personal reflections, visions, lessons learned from work in this field, and why so many women say after they call, "Really?! I'm so glad I asked!"
Suggested donation: $10. Please consider a sponsorship to support our Teaneck Yoetzet Halacha Initiative. To RSVP, sponsor, or submit notes to the panelists in advance please visit https://www.rinat.org/event/yoetzet-event-2018.html

New at Rinat - upcoming Book Club
Rinat Yisrael is excited to start a Book Club discussion about The Secret Chord at the home of Ora and Dani Meier on Monday, August 6 at 8:15pm. In The Secret Chord, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks reimagines the life of King David told through the lens of Natan the Prophet. Ora Meier, who will lead the conversation, has been teaching English literature, AP Art History, Film Adaptation and Judaic Studies and Art at SAR High School since 2007.
All attendees should read the book in advance.

Important note re Wednesday shiurim and Mincha/Maariv:
Rabbi Adler's Wednesday shiurim are on for tomorrow, Wednesday, June 27.
Please note that tomorrow's Women's Mishna shiur will take place in the Beit Midrash at 8:00pm, and Mincha/Maariv will take place in the Main Shul at 8:15pm.

PARNES HAYOM 
The learning on 14 Tammuz, Tuesday evening June 26 and Wednesday June 27, is sponsored by Leah and Jonathan Adler in memory of רחל בת דוד וחנה, Rachel Balsam, a”h, beloved mother of Leah, beloved grandmother of Shana, David, Shira, Eitan and Gavriella, on her first yahrzeit.  

NEW Sponsorships: We are now offering sponsorships for days of learning in the shul for $54 a day. This is in addition to the adult ed lecture sponsorships. For details, please contact adina@rinat.org ​​​​​​​

Parasha shiur: Thursday, June 28,  8:30pm - Rabbi Naftali Harcsztark​​​​​​​

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, Parashat Balak, 6:55pm, Rabbi Adler will be speaking.

ANNUAL YOETZET EVENT: Wednesday July 18th 2018 at 8:00 PM
Life in Transition: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Women of all ages and stages are welcome to join us for a stimulating and informative conversation with Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels, who is making Aliyah to Israel this summer and in-coming Yoetzet Halacha Tova Warburg Sinensky, moderated by Rebbetzin Shira Schiowitz. Hear their personal reflections, visions, lessons learned from work in this field, and why so women say after they call, "Really?! I'm so glad I asked!"
Suggested donation: $10
Please consider a sponsorship to support our Teaneck Yoetzet Halacha Initiative. To RSVP, sponsor, or submit notes to the panelists in advance please 
go to  https://www.rinat.org/event/yoetzet-event-2018.html ​​​​​​​

Parasha shiur: Thursday, June 21, 8:30pm - Dr. David Berger
Topic: What happened at mei merivah?

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, Parashat Chukat, 6:55pm
Dr. David Berger will speak on the topic: Jewish Views of Jesus from Talmud to Rishonim to Contemporary Times.

Sunday, June 24:  8:45am, Rabbi Jesse Horn will be speaking on the topic:  Marriage: What is Nissuin?

Starting Shabbat Parshat Pinchas, July 7, Shabbat pre-mincha shiurim will begin an hour and a quarter before Mincha instead of an hour. This will allow speakers to complete their shiurim and still have time for questions. As a result, early mincha will be 15 minutes earlier.

​​​​​​​Rabbi Adler's Women's Mishna shiur - change in schedule:
The Wednesday Women's mishna shiur will take place tomorrow at 6:45pm due to the Ohr Torah Stone program.

Parasha shiur, Thursday, June 14, 8:30pm: Mrs. Rivka Kahan will speak on: Roots and Wings: Family Traits in Parshat Korach and Tanakh.

BLOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK AT RINAT
Thursday, June 14,  2:00-8:00pm - Classroom level
Appointments encouraged at www.nybc.org . Use group code 66985. Please bring ID and eat before donating blood! For more information, please call: 1-800-933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org . All donors will receive a coupon for a free pint of chicken soup or sandwich from Noah’s Ark.

New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center has declared a Blood Emergency.  
New York Blood Center (NYBC) has declared a blood emergency. The organization is asking people across New York City, the Hudson Valley, Long Island and New Jersey to donate blood to help replenish the blood supply for hospitals throughout the area.
 
In order to maintain a safe blood supply, a seven-day inventory of all blood types must be continually replenished. Right now, reserves are below that minimum.
 
These low levels are particularly dangerous leading into summer months, when people are less likely to donate blood as schools go on summer break and families take vacations. The best preparation for life-threatening situations is having blood on hospital shelves in advance.

Help save a life - donate blood!

Pre-Mincha shiur, this Shabbat, Parashat Korach at 6:55pm:
Rabbi Raphi Mandelstam will speak on:
"אילו ואילו דברי אלוקים חיים: Taking Advantage of Halachick Opinions you Believe to be Wrong"

Sunday, June 24, 8:45am: Rabbi Jesse Horn will be speaking on:

Marriage: What is Nissuin?

Today, Tuesday June 5, is Primary Election Day in the State of New Jersey, with primaries being held for both the Republican and Democratic Parties. Voter turnout at elections shows our elected representatives that we care and want our voice heard.  Please help us get that message out by getting to the polls.  Polling stations will be open until 8:00pm. We urge you to exercise your right and get out and vote.

Rabbi Adler's weekday shiurim—change in schedule:
Women’s Chumash shiur AND Women's evening Mishna shiurim - cancelled on Wednesday June 6.

Parasha shiur: Thursday, June 7,  8:30pm - cancelled

Parasha shiur: Thursday, June 14,  8:30pm - Mrs. Rivka Kahan

GRADUATION KIDDUSH—THIS SHABBAT, JUNE 9
Shabbat Parshat Shlach, after the 9am minyan
Please follow the link below and include your graduate's name and school.
Kiddush sponsorship is $54.  You must be logged into the website in order to sign up for the kiddush. https://www.rinat.org/event/graduates-kiddush.html

Annual Women of the Year Dessert, this Shabbat, Parshat Sh'lach, June 9th at 4:00pm
Join Nerot as we honor Sara Prager for her tremendous contributions to the Rinat community and show hakarat hatov to Sarah Leah Erlichman, for her wonderful work on behalf of the Rinat Community. Featuring guest speaker, Yocheved Schacter, CSW, Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst, who will speak on: Me, Myself and Why? Understanding the Importance of Self Care.  Dessert and a light seudah shelishit will be served. Sponsorships available! To RSVP, be included in the scroll, bring a dessert or salad for reception please click here .  

Rabbi Dr. Michael Shmidman’s shiur in the series of Rambam and Moreh Nevuchim shiurim Lezecher Rav Ozer Glickman, z’l,  originally scheduled for this Shabbat, June 9, 6:50pm will be rescheduled to a later date.

 
Dr. Ari Mermelstein will be speaking at 6:50pm this Shabbat, Parashat Sh'lach
Topic: Literature in the Service of Theology: A Literary Reading of Devorah and Barak.

Sunday, June 10,  8:45am Rav Yonathan Grossman will be speaking.

He will speak in Hebrew. The topic is  תהלים קלז - "על נהרות בבל

CALLING ALL KIDS:
No one likes mosquitoes, but in Africa many of them carry diseases that can make people very sick with malaria.  But you can help!  We are collecting money to buy special nets to cover the beds where African families sleep to protect them from dangerous mosquito bites. This Sunday, June 10 from 1-2:30 PM please join us to decorate special tzedaka boxes that you can use to collect money during the year for this important cause.
 
2) Each year, half a million people in Africa die from malaria, and another 400 million get sick from this disease.  Since malaria is generally spread by mosquitoes, a solution as simple as sleeping under a protective mosquito net can dramatically reduce the incidence of this deadly disease.  We are partnering with the Against Malaria Foundation to raise money for the purchase of these nets. The Foundation has already provided over 71 million nets, saving countless lives!  
It costs only $2 to buy a net, and our goal is for every member of the shul to buy at least one.  Please help us achieve 100% participation in this easy life-saving tzedaka! Click on this link to donate through our Rinat team the Ri-Nets!   https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/Ri-nets

THE END IS HERE
With the end of our fiscal year approaching at the end of May, (this upcoming week) please make sure to pay all outstanding amounts as soon as possible and before month-end.  Payments can be made by credit card at www.rinat.org ​​​​​​​, or by check. Please contact the office (via email at billing@rinat.org or by phone at 201 837-2795 ext 102) if you have any questions. And if you need to make a financial arrangement, please contact one of us.  Thank you. Michael Goldsmith, Riki Landa and Josh Zelig.

Parasha shiur: Thursday, May 31, 8:30pm - Rabbi Eliezer Rubin will speak on:
Eldad, Meidad, Moshe and the Machaneh.

Shabbat, June 2: Scholar in Residence - Dr. Elana Stein Hain, Director of Faculty at Shalom Hartman Institute of N. America Schedule:  Drasha after 9am Shacharit: Would That all of God's People were Prophets! On Discourse and Polarization in the Jewish Community; Pre-mincha Shabbat afternoon at 6:45pm: Considering Religious Materialism: Challenges and Opportunities  In this shiur, we will offer lenses from both Chazal and contemporary sociologists of the complicated role that wealth can, and perhaps, should play in the contemporary religious community.  After mincha (scheduled for 7:45pm): What Makes Legal Loopholes Religious?  In this session, we will trace the conscious development of rabbinic ideology around the use of legal circumvention within the Mishnah, Tosefta and the Talmud.

Sunday evening, June 3, 8:00pm - Dara Horn, Acclaimed Novelist, discussing her new book "Eternal Life" with Sandee Brawarsky, Culture Editor of The Jewish Week. 

GRADUATION KIDDUSH—JUNE 9
Shabbat Parshat Shlach, after the 9am minyan
Please  click here and include your graduate's name and school. 
Kiddush sponsorship is $54.  You must be logged into the website in order to sign up for the kiddush.

Annual Women of the Year Dessert, Shabbat, Parshat Sh'lach, June 9 at 4:00pm.

Join Nerot as we honor Sara Prager for her tremendous contributions to the Rinat community and show hakarat hatov to Sarah Leah Erlichman, for her wonderful work on behalf of the Rinat Community. Featuring guest speaker, Yocheved Schacter, who will speak on: Me, Myself and Why? Understanding the Importance of Self Care.  Dessert and a light seudah shelishit will be served. Sponsorships available. To RSVP, be included in the scroll, bring a dessert or salad for reception please go to   www.rinat.org/nerotdessert

RAMBAM AND MOREH NEVUCHIM: INNOVATION AND CONTROVERSY SHIURIM L’ZECHER RAV OZER GLICKMAN Z”L
Final shiur in the series:
Shabbat, June 9, 6:50pm: Rabbi Dr. Michael Shmidman: 
The Messiah, Messianic Age and Olam Haba. 
Rabbi Dr. Michael Shmidman is Dean and Victor J. Selmanowitz Professor of Medieval Jewish History, Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Touro College.

THE END IS NEAR
With the end of our fiscal year approaching at the end of May, (next week) please make sure to pay all outstanding amounts as soon as possible and before month-end.  Payments can be made by credit card at www.rinat.org , or by check. Please contact the office (via email at billing@rinat.org or by phone at 201 837-2795 ext 102) if you have any questions. And if you need to make a financial arrangement, please contact one of us.  Thank you. Michael Goldsmith, Riki Landa and Josh Zelig.

Rinat Bollard Installation
You may notice some work being done around the shul. We are in the process of making security enhancements that are intended to keep us safer. Specifically, per the recommendation of professional security assessments conducted over the past year and as coordinated by the shul’s security committee, the shul is installing bollards and boulders in key areas in front of the shul to protect against vehicular ramming attack. The install will take place over the next few days and will be completed before Shabbat. Parking lot access will not be affected. Other security upgrades are planned for the near future and we will send an update on those upgrades at a future date

Shiurim to commemorate the Rav's 25th Yahrzeit
Congregation Shomrei Emunah of Englewood and the RCBC invite you to shiurim in commemoration of the Rav's 25th yahrtzeit  featuring Rabbi Herschel Schachter and Rabbi Menachem Genack on Wednesday evening beginning with Mincha at 7:55pm at Congregation Shomrei Emunah, 89 Hugeonot Ave Englewood, NJ.

Parasha shiur: Thursday, May 24,  8:30pm - Rabbi Jeremy Wieder
Topic: The Nazir - Holy One or Sinner?

Shabbat, May 26, 6:40pm - Rabbi Jeremy Wieder:

Topic: Handling Situations of Doubt in Cases of Abuse - A Halakhic Perspective.

Monday, Memorial Day, May 28, 8:45am - Dr. AJ Berkovitz
Topic: How Liturgy Evolves: The Case of Psalms.

Shabbat, June 2: Scholar in Residence - Dr. Elana Stein Hain, Director of Faculty at Shalom Hartman Institute of N. America

Schedule:  Drasha after 9am Shacharit: Would That all of God's People were Prophets! On Discourse and Polarization in the Jewish Community; Pre-mincha Shabbat afternoon at 6:45pm: Considering Religious Materialism: Challenges and Opportunities.  In this shiur, we will offer lenses from both Chazal and contemporary sociologists of the complicated role that wealth can, and perhaps, should play in the contemporary religious community.  After mincha (scheduled for 7:45pm): What Makes Legal Loopholes Religious?  In this session, we will trace the conscious development of rabbinic ideology around the use of legal circumvention within the Mishnah, Tosefta and the Talmud.

Sunday evening, June 3, 8:00pm - Dara Horn, Acclaimed Novelist, Discussing her new book "Eternal Life" with Sandee Brawarsky, Culture Editor of The Jewish Week.
Dara Horn is the author of five critically acclaimed novels, including "In the Image", "The World to Come" and "A Guide for the Perplexed".  She has been named one of Granta's Best of Young American Novelists. A speaker of Hebrew and Yiddish, Horn has a Ph.D in comparative literature from Harvard, and has taught and lectured at universities around the country. She weaves philosophy, faith and history into her fiction. Horn lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children.

Empty Nester Dinner
Due to many factors, the Empty Nester Dinner originally scheduled for this Friday night has to be rescheduled.
We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to reschedule in the near future.
Refunds will be processed to the accounts of those who have registered within the next two days.

Parasha shiur:Thursday, May 17, 8:30pm - Dr. Ari Mermelstein will be speaking on: "The Debate Between the Pharisees and Sadducees Regarding the Date of Shavuot".

SHAVUOT  BARBEQUE
Please note that registration for the Shavuot barbeque is closed.

Next Sixth Grade Parent/Child Minyan| this Shabbat, May 19th, Parshat Bamidbar. Please email youth@rinat.org to participate in leining, davening or to sponsor the hot kiddush.

Shavuot Program:  Monday, May 21, 4-6pm - Come learn with your group leaders (pizza and ice cream will be served!)

Don't Miss Nerot's Annual Shavuot Bake Sale! Closes tomorrow! 
Place your order now for delicious desserts, heavenly homemade challah, and special treats your guests and family will enjoy. Choose from a selection of cookies, pies, bars, challah, and more. There's an assortment of nut free, gluten free, dairy and pareve items. Please Note: Your order will be available for pick-up at Rinat on Friday May 18th, 9:30-11:00am.  https://www.rinat.org/bakesale

Shavuot Roses
The Shavuot Roses sale is closed.  Thank you to those who participated.

THE END IS NEAR 
With the end of our fiscal year approaching at the end of May, please make sure to pay all outstanding amounts as soon as possible and before month-end.  Payments can be made by credit card at www.rinat.org , or by check. Please contact the office (via email at billing@rinat.org or by phone at 201 837-2795 ext 102) if you have any questions. And if you need to make a financial arrangement, please contact one of us.  Thank you. Michael Goldsmith, Riki Landa and Josh Zelig.

Dr. AJ Berkovitz to speak on Monday, Memorial Day, May 28, 8:45am on the topic: How Liturgy Evolves: The Case of Psalms.

Cong. Rinat Yisrael presents a Scholar in Residence: Dr. Elana Stein Hain, Director of Faculty at Shalom Hartman Institute of N. America, 
Shabbat, June 2, 2018. Schedule to follow.

​​​​​​​Cong. Rinat Yisrael Adult Education committee presents: Dara Horn, Acclaimed Novelist, will be discussing her new book "Eternal Life" with Sandee Brawarsky, Culture Editor of The Jewish Week.
Sunday evening, June 3, 2018 at 8:00pm.

Today,Tuesday, May 8, Teaneck has an election for four of its seven Township Council seats. The Council is responsible for a significant amount of our quality of life as well as the ability for continued growth in our community. Because of that, it is important for each and every registered voter to participate by getting to the polls, which are open until 8:00pm. Please get out to vote!  

Parasha shiur: Thursday, May 10, 8:30pm - Elli Teitz Goldstein will be speaking. Topic to be announced.

Rambam and Moreh Nevuchim: Innovation and Controversy - Shiurim l'zecher Rav Ozer Glickman, z"l
*Politics, Practice and Pedagogy: Mitzvot in Maimonidean Thought: Shabbat, May 12, 6:30pm - Rabbi Tully Harcsztark, Principal, SAR Academy High School.
*Creation, Revelation and Prophecy: Shavuot, Monday, May 21, 6:55pm - Dr. Daniel Rynhold, Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Coordinator of the PhD program at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University.

Sunday morning, May 13, Yom Yerushalayim,  8:50am
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag  will be speaking on the topic: 
 לשמוע אל הרינה ואל התפילה"   —A  Prayer for Jerusalem, or a Prayer for Prayer? Re-examining Shlomo’s Tefilla when dedicating the Bet ha'Mikdash”.

Shavuot Bake Sale
Are you known for your delicious challah?
Do you make an amazing lemon meringue pie? Does everyone rave about your chocolate chip cookies?  Are your brownies irresistable? SHARE YOUR TALENTS!! Sign up to bake your delicious desserts for the Annual Shavuot Bake Sale:  www.rinat.org/bakersignup

Shavuot Roses
Buy your loved one a beautiful bouquet of roses for Shavuot!Shavuot roses will be on sale, details coming soon. Please use the link https://www.rinat.org/shavuotroses , or log onto our website.

Help beautify our Beit Knesset in honor of Shavuot. Flower sponsorships available. Please use this link  http://www.rinat.org/flowersponsorship ​​​​​​​ or log onto our website.

EMPTY NESTERS DINNER
Friday, May 18 , Erev Shavuot, 8:00pm in the Rinat social hall
Please join us for an elegant Shabbat dinner. 
Cost per person: $38 (Adults only, no children please).
Please click this link to sign up https://www.rinat.org/event/empty-nester-dinner.html

SHAVUOT BARBEQUE
Rinat's 3rd annual BBQ will be the second day of Shavuot Monday May 21.
Cost is as follows: 
Adults: $22
Teens 13-18: $16
Children 4-12: $14
Children under 3: Free
To register, go to: www.rinat.org/shavuotbbq ​​​​​​​
Menu: Burgers, hot dogs, chicken, salads and more! 
Children's Programming: Tables with group leaders for children will be set up.

Parasha shiur: Thursday, May 3,  8:30pm, Rabbi Jacob J Schacter will speak on: The Sefirah Season: From Ancient to Modern Times.
 
Shabbat, May 5, 6:20pm: Pre-mincha shiur will be given by Dr. Avram Becker
Topic: "What makes שמואל הקטן so great?"

Location Change: Rinat Yisrael/Jewish Center Hosts Mahjong Night
Sunday May 6, 7:00-9:00pm - new location:
The Jewish Center of Teaneck: 70 Sterling Place (upstairs Board room)

https://www.rinat.org/form/mahjong-2018.html ​​​​​​​
All levels welcome.

Rambam and Moreh Nevuchim: Innovation and Controversy - Shiurim l'zecher Rav Ozer Glickman, z"l
* Providence, Evil and Human Suffering: Sunday, May 6, 8:00pm - Dr. Moshe Sokol, Dean, Lander College for Men, Professor of Philosophy and faculty member of the Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Rabbi of the Yavneh Minyan of Flatbush.
*Politics, Practice and Pedagogy: Mitzvot in Maimonidean Thought: Shabbat, May 12, 6:30pm - Rabbi Tully Harcsztark, Principal, SAR Academy High School.

Shavuot Bake Sale
Are you known for your delicious challah?
Do you make an amazing lemon meringue pie? Does everyone rave about your chocolate chip cookies?  Are your brownies irresistable?
SHARE YOUR TALENTS!! Sign up to bake your delicious desserts for the Annual Shavuot Bake Sale
www.rinat.org/bakersignup



Shavuot Roses
Order a beautiful bouquet of roses for yourself or a loved one, delivered free to any Teaneck/Bergenfield address on erev Shabbat Shavuot. Please fill out the form below to order. All orders must be received by May 14th. Please click here to order: https://www.rinat.org/shavuotroses

Help beautify our Beit Knesset in honor of Shavuot. Flower sponsorships available. Please email nerot@rinat.org if you are interested!

Shavuot Barbeque

Monday, May 21, after the 9am Shacharit minyan
Cost is as follows: 
Adults: $22
Teens 13-18: $16
Children 4-12: $14
Children under 3: Free
To register, go to: www.rinat.org/shavuotbbq
Menu: Burgers, hot dogs, chicken, salads and more! 

SAVE THE DATE! Nerot annual dessert- shabbat June 9th 4-6 pm!

Rabbi Adler's weekday shiurim - change in schedule: The Wednesday Chumash class is cancelled due to NORPAC, and the women’s Mishnah shiur will be held tonight, TUESDAY night at 8:00pm.

Parasha shiur: Thursday, April 26, 8:15pm - Rabbi Michael Shmidman will be speaking on: קדשים תהיו-  As viewed through the lens of the Rambam.

Friday Plag Mincha Minyan
In response to recent demand, we have initiated a third Friday night (plag) mincha minyan this week.  The minyan will convene in the beit midrash and will hopefully run throughout the summer months.This week’s plag mincha minyan will begin promptly at 6:05pm.  Please join us if this fits into your schedule.
In order to ensure participation in the initial weeks while the minyan gains traction, please confirm your expected attendance to gabbai@rinat.org .

Rambam and Moreh Nevuchim: Innovation and Controversy - Shiurim l'zecher Rav Ozer Glickman, z"l
* Commemoration of Rav Glickman: Shabbat, April 28, 6:00pm
Rabbi Yosef Adler, Mara d’Atra Congregation Rinat Yisrael and Rosh Yeshiva, Torah Academy of Bergen County, will provide introductory remarks.
* Rambam, Maimonides or Both? The Perennial Controversy About Interpreting the Man: Shabbat, April 28, 6:00pm - Dr. David Shatz, Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought at Yeshiva University, editor of The Torah u-Madda Journal, and editor of the series MeOtzar HoRav.
* What is Perplexing About the Guide of the Perplexed? Continued (Shabbat, April 28) post-7:00 pm mincha - Dr. David Shatz.
* Providence, Evil and Human Suffering: Sunday, May 6, 8:00pm - Dr. Moshe Sokol, Dean, Lander College for Men, Professor of Philosophy and faculty member of the Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Rabbi of the Yavneh Minyan of Flatbush.

On Sunday, April 29, 8:00pm: we present  Lev Israel, Chief Data Officer, Sefaria, speaking on: "Old Wine in New Vessels - Torah, Sefaria, and New Media".  Mr. Israel is in charge of Sefaria's data pipeline - seeding the system with Torah texts most useful for students, teachers, and technologists.

Sefaria is a non-profit organization creating a massive, interconnected, living library of Jewish texts, with a beautiful interface and parallel translations, all for free.  Lev Israel will describe the ongoing project to digitize the whole of Torah literature, make it available to teachers, students and the general public.   He will also describe the current technological moment in the light of history and Jewish sources - looking at the many technological changes Torah has weathered, from the writing down of the Oral Torah and onwards through time.  What kind of change results from the move of Torah on line? Which kinds of interactions does it encourage, and which does it make more difficult?

Nerot's Mahjong Night: Sunday May 6, 7:30-9:30pm
Players of all levels are welcome. $10 couvert. Register at www.rinat.org/mahjong Deadline for registration is May 1.

RINAT NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Board of Trustees recently approved the 2018 Nominating Committee comprised of David Schiff, Bina Faber and Josh Zelig. The Committee is charged with preparing the 2018-2019 slate of candidates for the Board (maximum of 20 individuals) to be elected by the membership. If you are interested in serving on the Board, please inform one of the committee members. Ten percent (10%) of the membership may petition the Nominating Committee prior to May 6, 2018 to include a candidate on the slate. Elections and the annual membership meeting will be held in June. For further information, please contact any of the members of the Nominating Committee: David Schiff, dschiffx2@hotmail.com , Bina Faber, binafaber@yahoo.com   or Josh Zelig, joshuazelig@yahoo.com   .

​​​​​Rabbi Adler’s weekday shiurim – change in schedule:

Wednesday Women’s Mishna shiur will be on Tuesday night (TONIGHT) due to the Yom Ha’Atzmaut program on Wednesday.

Feldenkrais class: 

Tonight, Tuesday, April 17, 8:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, April 18, 11:00am-12:00pm

COMMUNITY YOM HA’ATZMAUT CELEBRATION
Wednesday evening, April 18, 7:15pm - Teaneck Jewish Center
The evening will open with tfillat mincha, followed by a Yom Hazikaron presentation from an Israeli soldier, and tfillat maariv chagigit. It will continue in the Jewish Center's social hall, which will be transformed into a Shuk Yisraeli, replete with Israeli food, music and experiential activities focusing on Israeli culture, geography and history. The evening will conclude in the Jewish Center's sanctuary with a musical performance of Shirei Eretz Yisrael - classic Israeli folk songs. All adults and children sixth grade and up are invited.

Friday Plag Mincha Minyan
In response to recent demand, we will be initiating a third Friday night (plag) mincha minyan this week.  The minyan will convene in the beit midrash and will hopefully run throughout the summer months.This week’s plag mincha minyan will begin promptly at 6:00pm.  Please join us if this fits into your schedule.
In order to ensure participation in the initial weeks while the minyan gains traction, please confirm your expected attendance to gabbai@rinat.org .

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IDF KIDDUSH — SHABBAT PARASHAT TAZRIA-METZORAH,

APRIL 21st, after the Teen and 9:00am Minyanim
If you, your children or your grandchildren are currently serving, or have previously served in the IDF, and were not included in the list we posted last year, please email their names and divisions to revatokayer@gmail.com ​​​​​​​so we may include them this year.

If you have a child who is currently serving, and you wish to share a photograph of them in uniform, please email it to revatokayer@gmail.com ​​​​​​. Deadline for submission of pictures is TODAY, Tuesday, April 17.

Donate online at https://www.rinat.org/idfkiddush . Your donations will be allocated in their entirety to support five worthwhile organizations: Yashar LaChayal, Beit Halochem, Friends of the IDF, Bishvil Machar, and Lone Soldier Center. Please note that to date the Rinat community has already raised over $10,000 for these worthwhile organiztions.

Youth News
The 6th grade minyan originally scheduled for this week has been postponed to Erev Shavuot, Shabbat, May 19.

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THIS Sunday, April 22, 5:00-6:30pm, Rinat social hall 
Rinat Teens in conjunction with Olami will be remembering the fallen Israeli soldiers with a pizza dinner, short video and planting flowers to beautify the front of Rinat.  Questions? Contact shalva@faberfamily.com ​​​​​​​

Addiction and Substance Abuse in our Community
What is addiction? How can we prevent it? What can we do to help those who struggle with this disease? Join us for a Community Awareness Event, sponsored by our local RCBC synagogues and high schools, about the growing epidemic of substance abuse and addiction within our community. This important event will be held on Sunday, April 22nd, 8:00pm at Torah Academy of Bergen County, and is free of charge. Opioid and drug abuse are on the rise and we, in the Jewish community, are not immune – it can happen to anyone. Our goal is to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce the stigma associated with the disease, and encourage our community to focus on the issue and learn how to detect and prevent substance abuse. Members of the Teaneck community and Amudim, a not-for-profit organization that supports individuals and families dealing with substance abuse and addiction, invite you to join us.  Speakers will include Rabbi Zvi Gluck, Director of Amudim, Avi Shteingart, LCSW/CASAC, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, Director of Professional Rabbinics at RIETS/Rabbi of Congregation Beth Aaron, as well as a recovering addict and a local parent.

Rambam and Moreh Nevuchim: Innovation and Controversy - Shiurim l’zecher Rav Ozer Glickman, z”l
Commemoration of Rav Glickman: Shabbat, April 28, 6:00pm - Rabbi Yosef Adler, Mara d’Atra Congregation Rinat Yisrael and Rosh Yeshiva, Torah Academy of Bergen County, will provide introductory remarks.
Rambam, Maimonides or Both? The Perennial Controversy About Interpreting the Man: Shabbat, April 28, 6:00pm - Dr. David Shatz, Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought at Yeshiva University, editor of The Torah u-Madda Journal, and editor of the series MeOtzar HoRav.
What is Perplexing About the Guide of the Perplexed? Continued (Shabbat, April 28) post-7:00 pm mincha - Dr. David Shatz

Providence, Evil and Human Suffering: Sunday, May 6, 8:00pm - Dr. Moshe Sokol, Dean, Lander College for Men, Professor of Philosophy and faculty member of the Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Rabbi of the Yavneh Minyan of Flatbush.

Politics, Practice and Pedagogy: Mitzvot in Maimonidean Thought: Shabbat, May 12, 6:30pm - Rabbi Tully Harcsztark, Principal, SAR Academy High School.
Creation, Revelation and Prophecy:  Shavuot, Monday, May 21, 6:55pm - Dr. Daniel Rynhold, Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Coordinator of the PhD program at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University.

The Messiah, Messianic Age and Olam Haba: Shabbat, June 9, 6:50pm - Rabbi Dr. Michael Shmidman, Dean and Victor J. Selmanowitz Professor of Medieval Jewish History, Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Touro College.

RINAT NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Board of Trustees recently approved the 2018 Nominating Committee comprised of David Schiff, Bina Faber and Josh Zelig. The Committee is charged with preparing the 2018-2019 slate of candidates for the Board (maximum of 20 individuals) to be elected by the membership. If you are interested in serving on the Board, please inform one of the committee members. Ten percent (10%) of the membership may petition the Nominating Committee prior to May 6, 2018 to include a candidate on the slate. Elections and the annual membership meeting will be held in June. For further information, please contact any of the members of the Nominating Committee: David Schiff, dschiffx2@hotmail.com , Bina Faber, binafaber@yahoo.com ​​​​​​​ or Josh Zelig, joshuazelig@yahoo.com .