Due to the uptick in COVID cases in our community, you’re strongly encouraged to wear a mask in the shul building.
To register for Congregation Rinat Yisrael’s 34th Annual Dinner, honoring
Sheryl & Rabbi Yosef Adler, on Motzei Shabbat, February 12th, 8:30pm, click here. Temple Emanu-El has informed us that they can offer outdoor seating. The facility has heaters but no tent. If you’d like to brave the elements and be seated outside, please email us at dinner@rinat.org.
There are many Chesed opportunities in the Rinat community. To become involved and be included in our database to assist other members of our kehillah, click here.
Rabbi Strauchler will share his daily divrei halacha over Whatsapp. These are recordings of his 5 – 7 minute presentations between Mincha and Maariv. To receive them, click here. To sponsor, click here.
Rabbi Wiener will share daily mishna yomit over Whatsapp. To receive them, click here.
Rabbi Adler will be resuming his What’s App shiurim on Wednesday. The shiur on tefillah will continue with the study of tefillot Shabbat and focus on Shacharit. To join, click here. The shiur, heorot on the daf, comments on the day’s daf yomi can be accessed by clicking here.
Rabbi Adler's Zoom shiurim are cancelled this week.To join Adult Education’s upcoming events notification whats app group, click here.
This week's learning this week is sponsored by
Aviva Appleman Jacobowitz & Yitzy Jacobowitz in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Rabbi Jason Jacobowitz z"l הרב יוסף בן אליעזר הכהן
Linda & Leib Koyfman in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Linda's beloved father Yitzchak Weinberg z"l יצחק בן אברהם שלמה, z"l on the 26th of Shevat
Janice & Saul Levine and Debbie Pine & Mark Orenshein in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Sandra Orenshein, z"l
Seymour Schulman and Family in commemoration of the fourth yahrzeit of
Rachel Schulman, z"l רחל גלדא בת יעקב בנימין ושרה לאה
Wednesday, January 26th, 7:40- 8:40pm. Rabbi Wiener's Wednesday Night 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.
The shiurim will take place in the Main Shul.
Wednesday, January 26th, 7:45pm. Rinat Chavruta Initiative (RCI). 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. Feel free to come with your existing chavruta or to learn on your own. If you would like to sponsor the program, help out or have any questions, click here.
"The Spirit of the Sedra" with Rabbi Effy Unterman is cancelled this week and will resume, Wednesday, February 2nd.
Thursday, January 27th, 8:30pm. Parshat Hashavua Shiur. Rabbi Yehoshua Katz. To join, click here. For source materials, click here .
Shabbat, January 29th, 8:15am. Rambam Shiur, given by Rabbi Yaakov Blau. Located in the Beit Midrash.
Shabbat, January 29th, 9am until the conclusion of the 9am minyan. 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, and games! All children will need to mask at all times indoors.
Teen Minyan is cancelled this Shabbat, January 29th and will resume on Shabbat, February 5th. To sponsor a kiddush, click here. Located in Social Hall B.
Shabbat, January 29th, 10:30am. Tot Shabbat, located in the Beit Midrash Back Room.
Shabbat, January 29th, 10:30am. Elie Berman's Shailot UTshuvot Shiur. Located in the Beit Midrash.
Shabbat, January 29th. between Mincha and Maariv. Junior High Mishna Shiur with Avi Katz. The class will study the Mishnayot of Masechet Makkot. All vaccinated junior high school students, both girls and boys, are invited to attend. Students are required to wear masks. Located in the Beit Midrash Back Room.
High School Shiur with Terry Novetsky is cancelled this week.
Shabbat, January 29th, between Mincha and Maariv. Gemara Shiur with Terry Novetsky, "Birkhat Hagomel." Located in the Main Shul.
Parent/Child Learning is cancelled this Motzei Shabbat, January 29th and will resume on Motzei Shabbat, February 5th.
Monday, January 31st, 7pm. Rabbi Adler's Gemara Shiur. To join, click here.
Tuesday, February 1st, 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, February 1st, 8pm. Rabbi Strauchler's Tanach Shiur, "Yehoshua- The First Conquest." Located in the Beit Midrash. To join via Zoom, click here.
Wednesday, February 2nd, 12:30pm. Rabbi Adler's Chumash Shiur. To join, click here.
Shabbat, February 4th and 5th, Scholar in Residence, Rav David Stav, Chairman of Tzohar – more details to follow.
Motzei Shabbat, February 5th, 7- 8:15pm. Bar Mitzvah Program 2021. A class with Rabbi Strauchler for young men in the 7th grade to help prepare them for their Bar Mitzvah with group discussions with study of Hilchot Tefillin, group discussions, Q & A, Chessed and other activities. To register, click here. For any questions, email Rabbi Strauchler by clicking here.
Sunday, February 6th, 9:30am. Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem. "Shmita: From Heter to Hakhel As Seen Through the NLI Collections." To join, click here.
Sunday, February 6th, 8pm. A Discussion of Jonathan Franzen's "Crossroads" facilitated with Nancy Edelman. Located at a private home. Click here to email the Adult Education Committee for more information.
Thursday, February 10th 8:30pm. Rav Dov Singer "בלבבי משכן אבנה"
Shiur will be in Hebrew Located in Beit Midrash
Sunday, February 13th, 10- 11:30am. Bat Mitzvah Program, coordinated by Avital Strauchler. Topics include: women in Halacha, timeless lessons in Tanach, Tzedakah and social action and becoming a Bat Mitzvah. To register, click here.For more information, email Avital Strauchler by clicking here.
Sunday February 20th, 9:30am. "The Golan Through War and Peace," presented by Shulie Mishkin. Sponsored by Reva & Aaron Tokayer
in loving memory of Ilan Tokayer, z”l, as part of the IDF Kiddush initiative. To join, click here.
Sunday, February 20th, 8pm. "American Shtetl: The Story of the Satmar Village of Kiryas Joel," presented by Professor David Myers and Professor Nomi Stolzenberg. To join, click here.
