Weekly Brief

Please note that the Shul office will be closed on Thanksgiving,
Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th. 

Rinat Chavruta Initiative (RCI) kicks off with special Chanukah refreshments! ​​​​​​​We are making "matches" in the coming days, and want to be sure to accommodate everyone. Open to men and women (age 14+) and to learners of all levels. There will be snacks and a sho'eil umeishiv each week to help answer questions. To be matched with a chavruta or for more information,  To be matched with a chavruta or for more information, click here. 

Teens are invited to join our whatsapp group. Click here for all the latest Rinat Teen news, events and happenings.

Thursday, November 25th, 9am. Public Holiday Shiur with Mindy Schwartz Zolty. "Serach Bat Asher: Biblical Enigma; Midrashic Superhero." For source materials, click here.  Located in Classroom C or via Zoom by clicking here.

Thursday, November 25th, 10:30am. Thanksgiving Hakarat Hatov and Donation Drive. Rinat's Social Action Committee invites families to join as we make "thank you" cards for our local first responders. Please bring toys, diapers, toiletries and non-perishable food for donation to Never Alone Again, a Hackensack-based organization that helps victims of domestic abuse and their families. Click here to volunteer to drop off the cards and donations after the event. Located in the tent.

Friday night, November 26th, 7:30pm. Shabbat Mevarchim Oneg with Yossi Gevir. "Fighting Antisemitism via Holocaust Remembrance: Payoffs and Pitfalls." Located in the Social Hall.

Friday night, November 26th, 8pm. Oneg Shabbat for college and young professional men and women at the Strauchler home, 662 Sunderland Avenue. For more details, click here. RSVPs appreciated,  click here. 

Shabbat, November 27th, 8:15pm. Rambam Shiur. Located in the Beit Midrash.

Shabbat, November 27th, 9am until the conclusion of the 9am minyan. Drop off and pick up in front of shul. Between 9:15am-10:15am, children will be escorted to Whittier park and supervised by our group leaders. Questions? E-mail youth@rinat.org. N/PK– 6th grade groups. Davening, Parsha, games, with prepackaged snacks to go!  All children will need to wear a mask.

Shabbat, November 27th, 9am. Teen Minyan. Located in Social Hall B. To sponsor a teen minyan kiddush, click here. 

Shabbat, November 27th, 10:30am. Tot Shabbat, located in the Beit Midrash Back Room.
 
Shabbat, November 27th, 10:30am. Elie Berman's Shailot UTshuvot Shiur. Located in the Beit Midrash.

Junior High Mishna Shiur with Avi Katz is cancelled on November 27th and December 4th and will resume on Shabbat, December 11th. 

Shabbat, November 27th, between Mincha and Maariv. High School Shiur with Terry Novetsky. Located in Classroom C.

Shabbat, November 27th, between Mincha and Maariv. Rabbi Strauchler's Gemara Shiur. Located in the Main Shul.

Motzei Shabbat, November 27th, 6pm. Parent/Child Learning. Learning will take place in the Beit Midrash, followed by pizza in the tent. This week is sponsored by Abby & Aaron Stiefel. To sponsor parent/child learning, click here or send an email by  clicking here. Please note new Zoom link starting this week. To join via Zoom, click here.  Use Password: PCLearn21. 

Monday, November 29th, 8pm. Rabbi Adler's Gemara Shiur. To join, click here.

Tuesday, November 30th, 12:30pm. Tora Lunch & Lecture with Rabbi Strauchler. "Finding Meaning in the Small Stuff: Chanukah & Beyond." Click here to register for the luncheon at $15/person. There is no cost to attend the lecture only, which begins at 1:30pm. The luncheon is located in the Social Hall, followed by the lecture in the Main Shul.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2pm, Leah Silver's "Siddur v'Sidra." is uploaded weekly in audio and source sheet form onto what's app so it may be listened to when convenient.  If interested, please join the whatsapp group by clicking here.

Tuesday, November 30th, 7pm. Chanukah Night at the NJ Devils Game. 

Wednesday, December 1st, 12:30pm. Rabbi Adler's Chumash Shiur. To join, click here.  

Wednesday, December 1st, 7:40- 8:40pm. Rabbi Wiener's Shiurim Program. Rabbi Wiener will be leading two chaburot every Wednesday evening.
The first, covering topics from the classical works of mussar, Chovot Halevavot and Mesilat Yesharim, will meet from 7:40pm-8pm.
The second, a Daf Yomi Be'iyun chabura, will meet from 8- 8:40pm. Both shiurim are located in the Beit Midrash.

Wednesday, December 1st, 7:45pm. Rinat Chavruta Initiative (RCI) kicks off with special Chanukah refreshments! Open to men and women (age 14+) and to learners of all levels. There will be snacks and a sho'eil umeishiv each week to help answer questions. Sponsored by Ruth & Daniel Hartstein in honor of Aaron's bar mitzvah. To be matched with a chavruta, click here.  If you would like to sponsor the program, help out or have any questions, click here.  For additional information,  click here.

Wednesday, December 1st, 8pm. Rabbi Adler's Mishna Shiur. To join, click here.

Wednesday, December 1st, 9pm. "The Spirit of the Sedra" with Rabbi Effy Unterman. From Chassidus to philosophy, this chaburah will explore the Torah through various perspectives to uncover its spiritual and axiological messages. Located in the Beit Midrash. To join via Zoom, click here.

Thursday, December 2nd, 7pm. Ulpan Class Advanced Series Fall/Winter Semester with Keren Ashram. (Remaining class dates are: 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 and 12/30.) To join, click here.  Password: RinatUlpan. To register, click here. 

Meet the Members is back! This week, meet the Cohn family by clicking here.To access our Meet the Members flipbook, click here.