Weekly Brief

6th Grade Parent & Child Minyan:
THIS Shabbat, December 9 at 9:00am in the Rinat Social Hall. Parents and children in 6th grade are invited to a special fun minyan followed by a hot kiddush.

TEEN Minyan:
This Shabbat there will be a special hot kiddush in Teen minayn being sponsored by TABC as part of their pre-Chanukah shabbaton. To sponsor a hot kiddush please email teens@rinat.org ​​​​​​​.

BNEI AKIVA CARNIVAL—THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT | 6:15PM 
Bnei Akiva Carnival for grades 1-6 | Motzei Shabbat| Social hall. 
In honor of Chanukah, all the proceeds will be donated to the Lone Soldiers of the IDF.  Carnival games, snacks, prizes, lottery and lots more!  Cost is $10 per person.

Rabbi Moshe Taragin to speak Sunday morning December 10, 8:45am (after the 8:00 minyan) in the Beit Midrash
Topic: Torah of HaRav Amital for Chanukah.
Sponsored by: Rella Feldman in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her husband, Dr. Charles Feldman, z"l, Debby Teicher in memory of her beloved parents, Moshe Yitzchak ben Chaim Yehuda HaLevi, z"l, and Chaya Breindel bat Moshe, z"l, and Barbara Hochman in memory of her beloved father, Noach ben Gedalya, z"l.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Children's Book Drive—THIS Sunday December 10 | 9:00am – 3:00pm. 
We will be collecting books for Books Between Kids, a Houston-based organization that serves children ages 3-11 in Houston’s at-risk communities, providing them with books to build their own personal home libraries.  Their need is great after Hurricane Harvey. Volunteers needed to help receive and pack books. Please email socialaction@rinat.org to volunteer. What we need: Gently-used books for children from Pre-K to 5th grade.  What can I do to help? Clean out your shelves and bring in your books. We need volunteers to help receive and pack the books. 

CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE EXTENDED
2017 Chanukah Toy Drive has been extended!
If you have not already participated, it’s not too late!
We are in need of more toys and are still accepting gifts until Chanukah! Please drop them off at the home of Joy Sklar, 95 Norfolk Street, Bergenfield, garage entrance by SUNDAY, December 10.  All donations are appreciated! Tizku Lemitzvot.

Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman—
Tuesdays: Dec 12, 19 at 8:00pm
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah Law

Parasha shiur Thursday, December 14,  8:30pm.

Rabbi Harcsztark will be speaking this week.

The Adult Education Committee of Rinat Yisrael Presents an exciting and unique multimedia lecture by David Zvi Kalman
Saturday night, December 23, 2017 at 8:30pm in the Social Hall
"Jewish Ritual as Depicted in the Movies"

​​​​​​​Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman— continues TONIGHT, 
Tuesday: Dec 5, at 8:00pm in Classroom G
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

Parasha shiur: Thursday, December 7 at 8:30pm. Rabbi Wiener will be speaking on: Yosef, His Brothers and Free Will.

Youth Dept:

6th Grade Parent & Child Minyan THIS Shabbat, December 9 at 9:00am
Parents and children in 6th grade are invited to a special fun minyan followed by a hot kiddush.

Rabbi Moshe Taragin is giving a shiur on Sunday morning December 10 

​​​​​​​after the 8:00am Shacharit (approximately 8:45am) 
Topic: Torah of HaRav Amital for Chanukah.

Children's Book Drive December 10, 9:00am – 3:00pm, Classroom D-E
To support Houston families affected by Hurricane Harvey.  We will be collecting gently used books (Pre-K to 5th grade) for "Books Between Kids," an organization that will distribute these books to Houston’s at-risk children. Please bring any empty boxes you have that we can use for shipping. Volunteers needed to help receive and pack books. Please email socialaction@rinat.org to volunteer, and go to https://www.rinat.org/socialaction ​​​​​​​ for more information.

CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE

2017 Chanukah Toy Drive Deadline has been EXTENDED!
Please drop off new, unwrapped toys by Shira Grosser, 1190 West Laurelton Parkway by SUNDAY December 10th.  Take advantage of ongoing Holiday sales and help children in need to get Chanukah gifts.  Tizku Lemitzvot.

Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels is in Israel from December 5 - 12.  In her absence, questions can be referred to Yoetzet Halacha Tova Warburg Sinensky at (201)-315-3492 or yoetzet@koheletyeshiva.org . This information is also on Shoshana's voicemail and in the auto-reply from her email.

The Adult Education Committee of Rinat Yisrael Presents an exciting and unique multimedia lecture by David Zvi Kalman
Saturday night, December 23, 2017 at 8:30PM in the Social Hall
"Jewish Ritual as Depicted in the Movies"
Hollywood has been incorporating Jewish rituals into both television and movies for more than a century—sometimes as kitsch, sometimes as an ethnic flourish, sometimes for dramatic effect, and sometimes even as comedy. In this multimedia presentation, we'll look at a number of the most fascinating examples and discuss trends in representation, whether the rituals get botched, and—most importantly—the function of these foreign-language prayers in American entertainment.

Rabbi Adler's Weekday shiur schedule:
Rabbi Adler's Monday night Gemara shiur change in schedule: The shiur will take place tonight, 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.

Thursday, November 30, Daf Yomi will begin Mesechet Shavuos. Rabbi Adler will give the first daf at 6:20am. All are invited to attend. Please note that we will be starting at 6:20 to give Rabbi Adler a full hour for the shiur.

Parasha shiur Thursday, November 30, 8:30pm, Rabbi Jeremy Wieder will be speaking on: "Anyone Who Says that Reuven Sinned is in Error".

Youth Events this weekend: We have an action-packed weekend this week in the youth department, culminating with our exciting LATKEFEST Family event on Sunday!

Friday night family minyan, December 1st, 4:15pm- Join other families in the Beit Midrash for a warm/leibedick, child friendly minyan. Incentives will be given out to children as they daven with their parents throughout the davening, followed by a child friendly dvar Torah at the end of the minyan.

Friday night Junior Cong Dinner, this Friday, December 1st - Following the family minyan, join your group leaders and Rinat Youth friends for a delicious Shabbat meal with games, singing, and fun! Walking groups home will be provided. www.rinat.org/youthmeals2017

Kindergarten/first grade Shabbat lunch - Join your group leaders and Rinat Youth friends for a delicious Shabbat meal with games and fun! Walking groups home will be provided. www.rinat.org/youthmeals2017

LATKEFEST - This Sunday, December 3rd, 5:30-7:30pm: Family Event- Latke Bingo, Dreidel Competitions, tons of prizes and More! Dinner included! Reserve your spot. Sign up at www.rinat.org/latkefest ​​​​​​​

On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8:00pm, The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael presents Professor Charles Selengut, addressing The Many Faces of Islam: How Modernists, Traditionalists and Militants Face the Islamic Future. In this lecture, Professor Selengut will discuss how diverse readings and understandings shape contemporary Islam and its responses to modernity, pluralism and violence. Special attention will be given to the rise of fundamentalism and its consequences for the State of Israel.

Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman—shiur suspended this week
Tuesdays: (Please note no class this week) Dec 5, 12 at 8:00pm 
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah Law.

The 2017 Chanukah Toy Drive is officially underway!! 
Please drop off new, unwrapped toys by Shira Grosser, 1190 West Laurelton Parkway by December 5th.  Take advantage of Black Friday deals and help children in need to get Chanukah gifts.  Tizku Lemitzvot.
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We have a shiva in our community that is in need of minyanim:
Shoshana Mermelstein's grandmother, Jenny Monderer, passed away.  Shoshana's father is sitting shiva at the Mermelstein home, 308 Rutland Avenue 
from Thursday morning through Friday afternoon.
They are hoping to have minyanim at the house at these times:
Thursday    Shacharit               7:20am
                    Mincha/Maariv       4:15pm
Friday         Shacharit               7:30am
Please make every effort to attend the shiva minyanim.
You may be the tenth man!

Tizku Lemitzvot.

Minyanim locations for Thursday and Friday, Thanksgiving Holiday:

Shacharit:

Thursday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am - Main Shul

Friday: 6:30, 7:30am - Beit Midrash

Friday: 8:00, 9:00am - Main Shul
Mincha:

Thursday:

12:45pm - Beit Midrash

4:15pm - Main Shul

Maariv:

Thursday: 9:15pm - Beit Midrash
 
Rabbi Adler's weekday shiurim are on hiatus and will resume next week, November 27

Thanksgiving Day Shiur Thursday, November 23, 8:45am (after the 8:00am Shacharit). Dr. Seth Landa will speak on: Ethiopian Jewry: A Biblical Throwback? - A look at their origins, religious practice and adaptation to a new environment.

NEW SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS
JOIN US ON THANKSGIVING DAY: November 23, 2017 at 10:30am 
Join your Rinat friends for a Thanksgiving morning visit to the Teaneck Police Department, Teaneck Fire Department and Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps to express our Hakarat Hatov for their service. We’ll deliver some treats and meet some of our local first responders. All ages welcome. Looking for volunteers to contribute baked goods and help coordinate. Email socialaction@rinat.org to volunteer.

GAME NIGHT AND ONEG FOR COLLEGE AND

POST-COLLEGE MEN AND WOMEN
Friday night, November 24, Parshat Vayeitzei at 7:30pm, Rinat Social Hall
Board Games! Nosh! Cholent! Please join us!

Youth Shabbat Meals! Enjoy a Shabbat meal and play some games with your groups friends and leaders. Walking groups home will be provided. Sign up by clicking here: www.rinat.org/youthmeals2017 ​​​​​​​
December 1st - Junior Cong Dinner
December 2nd - Kindergarten/1st grade lunch

Latkefest is coming! December 3rd, 5:30-8:00pm
Latke Bingo, Dreidel Competitions and More! Dinner included! Reserve your spot. Sign up at www.Rinat.org/latkefest

On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8:00pm, The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael presents Professor Charles Selengut, addressing The Many Faces of Islam:  How Modernists, Traditionalists and Militants Face the Islamic Future
In this lecture, Professor Selengut will discuss how diverse readings and understandings shape contemporary Islam and its responses to modernity, pluralism and violence. Special attention will be given to the rise of fundamentalism and its consequences for the State of Israel.


Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman—shiur suspended this week
Tuesdays: December 5, 12 at 8:00pm in the 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. 

Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman - CONTINUES TONIGHT
Tuesdays: Nov 14, Dec 5, 12 at 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:
היתר עסקא ואיסור ריבית .1
עירוב תחומים ותחום שבת .2
עירוב תבשילין והכנה דרבה .3
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.

Rabbi Adler's Wednesday shiurim - change in schedule:

Rabbi Adler's Wednesday afternoon Chumash shiur is cancelled.
Rabbi Adler's Wednesday evening Mishna shiur will take place as usual.

Parasha shiur Thursday, November 16, 8:30pm
Rabbi Eliezer Rubin will speak on: Parental Love, Parental Preferences

NEXT COMMUNAL KIDDUSH—THIS SHABBAT- NOVEMBER 18
Sponsorship Levels: Big Kahuna - $1,000, Big Cholent -$250, Hot Kugel - $180,
Chopped Liver -$100.
Sponsorships are available at: www.rinat.org/kiddush .

Sponsor in commemoration of a birthday, anniversary, wedding, Yahrzeit, or for any occasion!

Nerot’s Pre-Chanukah Boutique -THIS Sunday, Nov. 19, 5:00-9:30pm
Amazing vendors! Shop for all your Chanukah needs! Vendors
please contact nerotboutique@rinat.org . New This Year- we have
a WIG VENDOR joining us! 

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

1. PLEASE REMMEBER TO DONATE: In response to the immense devastation created by Hurricane Maria, the Hispanic Federation (HF) convened government, community and philanthropic institutions and leaders to create the UNIDOS Disaster Relief and Recovery Program. The goal is to serve the immediate and long-term needs of Puerto Rico, distributing millions of pounds of food, water and essentials and supporting emergency relief and recovery projects. Rinat is committed to helping relieve this humanitarian crisis. Please consider giving to
the Rinat-Unidos Puerto Rican effort.   https://hispanicfederation.org/support/unidos_community/Rinatsac
2. JOIN US ON THANKSGIVING DAY: November 23, 2017 at 10:30am 

Join your Rinat friends for a Thanksgiving morning visit to the Teaneck Police Department, Teaneck Fire Deparment and Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps to express our hakarat hatov for their service. We’ll deliver some treats and meet some of our local first responders. All ages welcome. Looking for volunteers to contribute baked goods and help coordinate. Email socialaction@rinat.org ​​​​​​​ to
volunteer.

Today, Tuesday, November 7, is Election Day.  Please remember to cast your ballot and to vote. This simple action will indicate to our local and State representatives that our Jewish community actively participates in the political process. Polls are open until 8:00pm.

New Four Part Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman - STARTS TONIGHT,
Tuesday, November 7, 8:00pm in Classroom G
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 Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael is pleased to present

Ilana Kurshan, author of the acclaimed book If All the Seas Were Ink, Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 8:00pm in the Social Hall. Ms. Kurshan will be speaking about her best selling book, a memoir of seven years of daily Talmud study, and the spiritual journey that it depicts. Copies of the book will be available for signing.
If All the Seas Were Ink is an exploration of the surprising and poignant intersections between the Talmud she learned each day and her own journey through divorce, Aliyah, dating, marriage, and motherhood.  If All the Seas Were Ink has been hailed by Avivah Zornberg as "an intimate and eloquent portrait of a young woman’s passionate loves and fears." Dara Horn calls it ,"A stunning, gorgeous memoir.”

Parasha shiur Thursday, November 9—cancelled

Sunday, November 12 | 8:45am | Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Topic: When and Why God talks to Himself in Sefer Breishit

PRINTED DIRECTORY UPDATE
The new membership directory is ready to go to print, and expected to be delivered by Chanukah. There are still sponsorship opportunities available. To place an advertisement in the directory, please go to www.rinat.org/directoryads for details.
The final deadline is Sunday, November 12 at noon. To sponsor a dedication in the directory, please go to www.rinat.org/directorydedication to donate.

NEXT COMMUNAL KIDDUSH—NOVEMBER 18
Sponsorship Levels: Big Kahuna - $1,000, Big Cholent -$250,
Hot Kugel - $180, Chopped Liver -$100.  Sponsorships are available at: www.rinat.org/kiddush

RENEWAL SEUDAT HODA’AH—PLEASE JOIN US
Motzei Shabbat, November 11 | 8:30pm | Cong. Keter Torah
Please join Renewal Seudat Hoda’ah for Rabbi Adler. The program will also feature a special presentation to honor the Bergen County kidney donors. There is no couvert to attend this event, donations are appreciated https://www.renewal.org/teaneck-shabbaton

Youth Shabbat Meals!

Enjoy a Shabbat meal and play some games with your groups friends and leaders. Walking groups home will be provided. Sign up by clicking here: www.rinat.org/youthmeals2017
December 1st - Junior Cong Dinner
December 2nd - Kindergarten/1st grade lunch

Latkefest is coming! December 3rd, 5:30-8:00pm
LATKE Bingo, Dreidel Competitions and More! Dinner included! Reserve your spot.  Sign up at www.rinat.org/latkefest

Rabbi Adler's Women's Mishna shiur - change in schedule:

Due to a simcha in the Rinat community, Rabbi Adler's Women's Mishna shiur will take place tonight, TUESDAY, October 31 in Classroom D-E.

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, 2017 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, Dec 5,12 |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. 

Renewal Seudaht Hoada'ah 
The deadline to contribute a letter or message to Rabbi Adler to be included in a Tribute Book which will be presented to him at the Renewal Seudas Hoda'ah on November 11th is THIS Friday November 3rd. Please e-mail your message to rabbiadlertribute@gmail.com . For more information about this event: https://www.renewal.org/teaneck-shabbaton . 

Register now for paint night with Nerot! Limited seats available. THIS Motzei Shabbat, November 4th, 8:00pm, Pottery, Paint and Love. $36 per person. Register at https://www.rinat.org/event/pottery-paint-night.html.
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Printed Directory Update
The new membership directory is ready to go to print, and expected to be delivered by Channukah. There are still sponsorship opportunities available. To place an advertisement in the directory, please go to www.rinat.org/directoryads ​​​​​​​ for details. To sponsor a dedication in the directory, please go to www.rinat.org/directorydedication ​​​​​​​to donate.

The Adult Education Committee 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

Nerot Chanuka boutique

Sunday November 19th, Rinat Social Hall, 5-9pm. Amazing vendors! Come shop for all your Chanukah needs! Vendors, please contact nerotboutique@rinat.org ​​​​​​​

Next Communal Kiddush - November 18
Sponsorship Levels are: Big Kahuna - $1000, Big Cholent -$250, Hot Kugel - $180, Chopped Liver -$100.  Sponsorships are available at: www.rinat.org/kiddush

Please note the following changes in Rabbi Adler's Monday night Gemara shiur:
Rabbi Adler’s Monday night Gemara shiur will take place on Tuesday night (TONIGHT) this week.

​​​​​​Parsha shiur: cancelled this week

The Adult Education Committees of Cong. Rinat Yisrael and Cong. Beth Aaron Present: Nitsana Darsha-Leitner, Israeli activist attorney and a leader in the fight against Palestinian and Islamic terror group financing on 
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 Glickman - starts November 7
Tuesdays November 7, 14, 21, 28 at 8:00pm, Classroom level
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah  Law
 
The Adult Education Committees of Cong. Rinat Yisrael and  Cong. Keter Torah are 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.
Her book has been hailed by Avivah Zornberg as "an intimate and eloquent portrait of a young woman's loves and fears" and by Dara Horn as "A stunning gorgeous memoir."

Rabbi Adler’s Weekday shiurim have resumed:
Monday night 8:00pm:  מסכת מועד קטן  - third Perek which deals with all of the laws of aveilut .
Wednesday at 12:30pm: Women's Chumash Shiur: םפר בראשית -פרשת לך לך
Wednesday at 8:00pm: Women's Mishnah and Gemara Shiur: 
מסכת חולין -  Eighth perek which deals with principles of kashrut 

Parsha shiur: Thursday, October 19, 8:30pm - Rabbi Mark Gottlieb.

Topic: Bavel and the Battle of Words: Ancient and Modern.

THIS Shabbat, October 20-22, Rinat is happy to host as Scholar in Residence Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman, Senior Educator, Zomet Institute. 
1. Friday Night Oneg, 8:45pm, Beit Midrash—Bereishit and its Lessons for Building Society: The Dream and Challenges of a Jewish State in the Age of Technology
2. Shabbat Drasha: Noach and Avraham: Two Eternal Messages, One that Persevered
3. Shabbat afternoon premincha at 4:30pm: Shabbat in the Modern Age—Shabbat Elevators, Wheelchairs, Computers, Medical and Security Needs in the Twenty-first Century- Is their room for Halakhic Technological Modification?
4. Post 5:30pm Mincha: Sensory Perception- Electric Eyes, Automatic Sinks, Hotel Stays- What is one to do?This shiur will deal with some of the unique halakhic issues surrounding the prevalent use of sensors in modern society. 
5. Sunday morning at 8:45am: A Taste of the Zomet Experience
An audio/visual demonstration showing how Zomet modifies technological equipment to meet the medical, security, and personal needs of the Jewish community so that they read on the same line.

The Pot Luck Seudah shelishit to welcome new members and new neighbors is THIS Shabbat, October 21 at 4:00pm. Rinat long-time members are encouraged to attend to join together to welcome and get to know our newest members and newest neighbors. 
Entertainment for children will be provided during the event so that adults can mingle and meet new people. 
To register, click here . When you register, please include one interesting little-known fact about yourself that you wouldn't mind sharing for a special activity. Please make sure to register no later than Thursday at noon so we can include your name in our event directory. 

If you are a new member or new neighbor and have not yet received a Rinat Welcome package, please email Chavie Acton at cheryl.fuchsacton@gmail.com ​​​​​​​ . 

If you are a new member or new neighbor and would like to be set up for Shabbat hospitality, please email Amy Vogel at amyvogel2727@gmail.com ​​​​​​​ . 

Parent child learning starts THIS Motzaei Shabbat October 21, 7:45pm.
To sponsor a week, please email parentchild@rinat.org ​​​​​​​.

FLU CLINIC—THIS SUNDAY! Sunday, October 22, 9:30-11:30am

Come get your flu shots! Don't forget your insurance card!
 
Petting Zoo and Pony Rides - THIS Sunday, October 22, 10am-12pm
Cost: $7 per child; $40 family max.  Sponsorships available: $150—Shem; $100– Cham; $50—Yafet. Email youth@rinat.org ​​​​​​​ to sponsor. Bring your children and grandchildren!

New Four Part Series with Rabbi Glickman - starts on Tuesday, November 7, 8:00pm
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah Law
Details to follow.

YAMIM NORAIM SURVEY
Rinat is conducting a survey about the yamim noraim experience. If you purchased tickets for Rosh Hashana and/or Yom Kippur, please complete the survey from the invitation you received. If you purchased tickets and did not receive a survey invitation, please email shulcloud@rinat.org .

YOM KIPPUR APPEAL 2017/5778
Please make a difference this year by supporting Rinat’s Yom Kippur Appeal and help us reach our goal of 100% participation. We rely on the Yom Kippur Appeal and other 
targeted fundraising to finance the majority of our operations, including the many 
programs that make Rinat a unique makom tefilla and Torah, as well as a warm, vibrant community.  We need your help and appreciate your generosity. To make a pledge, please go to http://www.rinat.org/ykappeal or email ykappeal@rinat.org or contact the shul office at (201) 837-2795 ext 102.  Thank you very much and best wishes for a Gmar Chatima Tova. 
 
SUKKAH HOP INFORMATION
Thursday, October 5th (rain date, Friday, October 6th)  

K-Jr Cong pickup will be at 6:10pm in the shul sukkah following a d'var torah to the entire youth by Rabbi Adler.
    *Nursery/Pre-K - 4:30 start in the youth area     
    *Kindergarten-6th grade -4 PM start in the youth area

RINAT’S SUKKOT TISCH 
Friday night, October 6 | 9:00pm
Rinat will be hosting its annual Sukkah Tisch as part of our wide range of Sukkot activities, with ruach and singing and Divrei Torah from our Rabbis. Please join us!

JR HIGH MISHNA SHIUR SUKKAH PARTY
The Jr. High Mishna Shiur will have a Sukkah Party on the afternoon of Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot, Shabbat, October 7, at 5:00pm in the Sukkah of Avi Katz, 1460 Hudson Road.  All Jr. High students, both girls and boys, are invited and welcome to attend. 

CHILDREN’S MISHNA SHIUR ON SHABBAT 
Shabbat Chol HaMoed, October 7| 5:10pm - Child Mishna Class 
The class will take place in Rabbi and Mrs. Wiener’s Succah, 420 Maitland Avenue.  Children will learn some mishnayot from Masechet Succah and enjoy some treats.

WANDERING QUE ON CHOL HAMOED
Sunday, Chol Hamoed Sukkot, October 8 | 1:00pm - 8:00pm 
Rinat Parking Lot
Come to “Que” at Rinat Yisrael! The large Texas-style wood-burning BBQ rig will be set up in our parking lot with tables for seating in our sukkah.

October 20-22, 2017: Scholar in Residence Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman, Senior Educator, Zomet Institute
The Zomet Institute of Halacha and Technology  is an Israeli-based non-profit organization that interfaces between Jewish law (halakha) and technology.  Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman, a seasoned educator, author, and innovator, serves as its Chief Educator. Over the Shabbat and Sunday, we will hear about the halachic issues and technological solutions dealt with by Zomet and how they have enriched countless thousands of people's lives.

YOM KIPPUR APPEAL 2017/5778
Please make a difference this year by supporting Rinat’s Yom Kippur Appeal and help us reach our goal of 100% participation. We rely on the Yom Kippur Appeal and other targeted fundraising to finance the majority of our operations, including the many programs that make Rinat a unique Makom Tefilla and Torah, as well as a warm, vibrant community.  We need your help and appreciate your generosity. To make a pledge, please click the button below or email ykappeal@rinat.org, or contact the shul office at (201) 837-2795 ext 102.
Thank you very much and best wishes for a Gmar Chatima Tova. 

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FINAL DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR ARBA MINIM ORDERING AND PICKUP INFORMATION The deadline for ordering Arba Minim has been extended until 11:59pm TODAY, Tuesday, September 26th, by clicking here .
Pick up of your Arba Minim orders will take place in the Rinat Social Hall on Monday, October 2, 6:45pm-9:00pm (sharp).
Chesed hours are available for kids for volunteer to help with the Arba Minim setup and pickup process which will start at 6pm. To volunteer please email lulav@rinat.org specifying the hours that you are available.

Nerot's Packing Simchat Torah Candy Bags - change in packing date!

Need extra chesed hours? Want to help the shul? Please come on Thursday, September 28 to help pack Simchat Torah Goody Bags 7:30-9:30 in the lower lobbby, outside the social hall. Please consider sponsoring the Goody Bags. HTTPS://www.rinat.org/Simchattorahcandy ​​​​​​​

Parsha shiur: Thursday, September 28, 8:30pm: Shua Katz will be speaking.

Topic: "Does Teshuva really make sense? יום כיפור through the lens of ספר יונה".

Sukkah Decorating THIS Sunday. We need YOUR help!!
Sign up to decorate the Care One Sukkah or the Rinat Yisrael sukkah.
This Sunday, help the Rinat youth decorate 2 sukkahs, you can choose which to decorate. 
Time: 10:00 - 11:30am at Care One, 544 Teaneck Rd OR at
              Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Avenue
Sign up for the Sukkah you want to decorate!

YOM KIPPUR APPEAL 2017/5778
Please make a difference this year by supporting Rinat’s Yom Kippur Appeal and help us reach our goal of 100% participation. We rely on the Yom Kippur Appeal and other targeted fundraising to finance the majority of our operations, including the many programs that make Rinat a unique makom tefilla and Torah, as well as a warm, vibrant community.  We need your help and appreciate your generosity. To make a pledge, please go to http://www.rinat.org/ykappeal or email ykappeal@rinat.org or contact the shul office at (201) 837-2795 ext 102.  Thank you very much and best wishes for a Shana Tova. 

​​​​​​​Parking Lot Closure
The parking lot will be CLOSED from Monday 9/18/17 9:00AM thru Tuesday 9/26/17 6:00PM, inclusive.  Please be considerate of our neighbors when parking near the Shul by not blocking driveways and observing all NJ Motor Vehicle regulations – or better, to the extent possible, walk to shul. Thank you for your cooperation. 

Pre-Mincha shiur | Shabbat, September 16 | 5:30pm | Shoshana Samuels. Topic: Aleinu Leshabayeach's central placement in our Tefillah: Who, What, When & Why? This pre-mincha shiur will study the contested authorship of our national credo of Aleinu L'shabeiach as well as its variations in text and the history of its placement in closing each of our daily prayers. A close look at this prayer positioned in Musaf of Rosh HaShanah is especially in order as we prepare to re-coronate HaKadosh Baruch Hu on the Yamim Noraim.

Yitzchok Richmond will be giving the shiur prior to Selichot at 11:45pm on the topic:"Teshuvah: From Ninveh to Windsor Road". Selichot will begin at 12:45am.

NEROT’S PRE-YOM TOV BOUTIQUE—THIS SUNDAY
Get all your holiday shopping needs before Yom Tov arrives!
Come shop at Rinat Yisrael THIS Sunday, September 17th from 5-9 pm. Hats, socks, ladies and children's apparel, tablecloths, gifts for babies and children, jewelry, fascinators and more! 

As Rosh Hashana is just a few days away, please consider 
sponsoring the flower arrangements that will be decorating Rinat on the Yamim Noraim. You may submit a sponsorship in 
commemoration of a yahrzeit, a simcha, or any reason at all. 
Please click the link to sponsor:  https://www.rinat.org/YNFLOWERS ​​​​​​​
Thank you in advance for your support.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael

Pre-Mincha shiur | Shabbat, September 9 | 5:40pm | Rabbi  Murray Sragow. Topic: Proposal for a change to Shabbat Shacharit

The shiur between Mincha and Maariv this Shabbat afternoon will focus on the Yom Kippur machzor specifically the famous paragraph recited 3 times והכהנים והעם העומדים בעזרה -Understanding why we prostrate three times during the avodah.

SHAIMOS DRIVE —VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
There will be a Shaimos Drive THIS Sunday, September 10 in 
Classroom C from 10:00am-12:00pm.  $18 donation required. If you have a high school student in need of chesed hours who is able to help out, please email adina@rinat.org.

New shiur series with Rav Ozer Glickman
Tuesday, Sept 12—cancelled 
Tuesday, Sept 19 covering Eileh Ezkarah and other ahistorical hagiography in our High Holiday davening
Tuesday, Sept 26 focusing on N’eilah
Please bring a Rosh HaShanah machzor to the shiur.

Parsha shiur |Thursday, Sept 14| 8:30pm |Rabbi Yehuda Halpert.

YOM KIPPUR APPEAL 2017/5778
Please make a difference this year by supporting Rinat’s Yom Kippur Appeal and help us reach our goal of 100% participation. We rely on the Yom Kippur Appeal and other targeted fundraising to finance the majority of our operations, including the many programs that make Rinat a unique makom tefilla and Torah, as well as a warm, vibrant community.  We need your help and appreciate your generosity. To make a pledge, go to please go to http://www.rinat.org/ykappeal or email ykappeal@rinat.org or contact the shul office at (201) 837-2795 ext 101.  Thank you very much and best wishes for a Shana Tova. 
 
ARBA MINIM SALE INFORMATION
Prime set - $65 | Standard set - $45 
Deadline for ordering is Sunday, September 24th at 5:00pm. 
Pick up your order at the shul Monday, October 2nd, 6:45pm-9:00pm.
Order online (and pay with a credit card or eCheck) at www.rinat.org/arbaminim ​​​​​​​
Payment must accompany all orders. For any questions, please email lulav@rinat.org ​​​​​​​.

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, September 2, 5:50pm - Rabbi Michael Taubes. Topic: What is the Message of the Parshiyos Leading Up to Rosh HaShanah?

Legal Holiday shiur: Monday, September 4, 9:00am 
Rabbi Reuven Taragin, Dean of Overseas Students and Ram at Yeshivat HaKotel, will be speaking on the topic: Tekiya versus Shemiya: Is Tekiyat Shofar aimed at Hashem or Us?

New shiur series with Rav Ozer Glickman
Tuesdays, Sept 5, Sept 12, 8:00pm
Topic: “Iyunim ba-Machzor: Philosophic and Literary Insights into Familiar Piyyutim". 
Please bring a Rosh HaShanah machzor to the shiur.
Rabbi Ozer Glickman is a Rosh Yeshiva in the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, where he has been teaching Talmud, Halakhah, and Jewish Thought for almost two decades. He has also taught halakhah and American legal theory at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Business & Jewish Law in the Sy Syms School of Business. 

Parsha shiur:Thursday, Sept 7, 8:30pm - Dr Avram Becker

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, September 9, 5:40pm - Rabbi  Murray Sragow. Topic: Proposal for a change to Shabbat Shacharit

COMMUNAL KIDDUSH | SHABBAT SEPTEMBER 9 |AFTER 9AM SHACHARIT
Are you ready for some cholent? or some football?
Join us for the RINAT KICKOFF KIDDUSH 
Next Shabbat, SEPTEMBER 9, after the main minyan (11:30-ish)
Just in time for Elul, the start of school and the beginning of football season,
this sumptuous kiddush is a way to meet new members, catch up after a long hot summer, show hakarat ha-tov to all those who work so hard for the shul, and learn how to get involved in our beautiful community. Please note: Youth Groups will be extended this week only! Kiddush will be served separately to the children so that adults can have a chance to talk to and meet each other. Please pick your children up between 12:15-12:30pm. Thanks to Martin, Divsha and all the youth leaders for going the extra hour! Sponsorship Levels are: Big Kahuna - $1000, Big Cholent -$250, Hot Kugel - $180, Chopped Liver -$100.  Sponsorships are available at: www.rinat.org/kiddush ​​​​​​​

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Congregation Rinat Yisrael

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, August 26,  6:05pm - Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam. 
Topic: "Constructive Destruction" - Appreciating the journey from Tisha B'av to Rosh Hashana through the laws of Building and Destroying on Shabbat.

Parsha shiur:Thursday, August 31, 8:30pm - Rabbi Adler  
Topic: to be announced

New shiur series with Rav Ozer Glickman
Tuesdays, August 29, Sept 5, Sept 12, 8:00pm
Topic: “Iyunim ba-Machzor: Philosophic and Literary Insights into Familiar Piyyutim". Please bring a Rosh HaShanah Machzor to the shiur.
Rabbi Ozer Glickman is a Rosh Yeshiva in the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, where he has been teaching Talmud, Halakhah, and Jewish Thought for almost two decades. He has also taught halakhah and American legal theory at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Business & Jewish Law in the Sy Syms School of Business. 

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, September 2, 5:50pm - Rabbi Michael Taubes 
Topic: What is the Message of the Parshiyos Leading Up to Rosh HaShanah?

Legal Holiday shiur: Monday, September 4, 9:00am 
Rabbi Reuven Taragin, Dean of Overseas Students and Ram at Yeshivat HaKotel, will be speaking on the topic: Tekiya versus Shemiya: Is Tekiyat Shofar aimed at Hashem or Us?

Communal Kiddush: Shabbat, September 9, after the 9am Shacharit
Please join us for the upcoming fall Kickoff Kiddush!
Just in time for Elul, the start of school and the beginning of football season, this s
umptuous kiddush is a way to meet new members, catch up after a long hot summer, learn about ways to get involved in our beautiful community and show hakarat ha-tov to all those who work so hard for the shul. Please note: Youth Groups will be extended this week only! Kiddush will be served separately to the children so that adults can have a chance to talk to and meet each other. Please pick your children up between 12:15-12:30pm. Thanks to Martin, Divsha and all the youth leaders for going the extra hour! Sponsorship Levels are: Big Kahuna - $1000, Big Cholent -$250, Hot Kugel - $180, Chopped Liver -$100.  Sponsorships are available at: www.rinat.org/kiddush ​​​​​​​ 

NEROT will be hosting our Annual Pre-Yom Tov Boutique in the Rinat Yisrael Grand Ballroom on Sunday September 17th from 5-9pm. Shopping will be advertised to the community at large, and open to the public, however we would like to highlight vendors that are Rinat Yisrael Full & Affiliate Members.
Please use the link below to sign up for a table: https://www.rinat.org/vendorsignup

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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