Weekly Brief

To view the December 2023 calendar, click here.

Making Sense of Divine Providence with Rabbi Wiener—Begins Friday night, December 1st, 7:45-8:30pm. Ten week series in response to a plea from chayalim that for their merit, we increase our Torah study, specifically on the long winter Friday nights while many of them on the front lines protecting Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael. Sponsored by Malcah & Henry Netzer. Beit Midrash.
 
Rambam Shiur with Murray Sragow—Shabbat, December 2nd, 8:15am. Beit Midrash.

Shailot uTshuvot Shiur with Elie Berman—Shabbat, December 2nd, 10:30am. “The Case of the Wife Who Found Out that Her Husband Was a Meshumad”. Beit Midrash.

Parent Child Learning—Motzei Shabbat, December 2nd, 6:00pm. Sponsored by: Michael Oz in honor of Rhamim ben Zohara, Sara bat Mazal and Drorit bat Sara. Beit Midrash

Bar Mitzvah Class 5784—Motzei Shabbat, December 2nd. Third in a series of eight classes. Rabbi Strauchler will help prepare young men for their bar mitzvah with the study of hilchot tefillin, group discussions, q and a, chesed and other activities. To register, click here. Classroom D/E.

Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier—Gemara B’Iyun Shiur on Maseches Bava Kamma, Monday, December 4th, 8:15pm. To sponsor, go to click here. Beit Midrash.
 

Lunch and Discussion with Rabbi Strauchler— Tuesday, December 5th, 12pm. We will be reviewing articles from Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought each month. December’s Articles: “The Ideology of Hesder” by Aharon Lichtenstein, “Looking backward: The Ideology of Hesder Today” by Yossef Slotnik and “The Ideology of Hesder Revisited” by Yair Kahn. For source materials click here​​​​. Classroom D/E.

Rabbi Hayyim Angel Tehillim Series—Tuesday, December 5th, 8:15-9pm, before Tehillim and Tefillah Reading. First of a four part series: "Who Wrote Sefer Tehillim? Controversy and Confusion Regarding Authorship" To sponsor, click here. Beit Midrash. 
 
Tehillim & Tefillah—Tuesday, December 5th, 9pm. Come together to pray for soldiers, the injured, the missing and their families. Beit Midrash or Zoom ID: 4653630025 | Password 8372795.

Gourmet Chanukah Donut Sale with Gombo’s Heimishe Bakery. Order by Tuesday, December 5th, 9pm. Pickup Sunday, December 10th, 11am-1pm in Classroom D/E. Profits will go to Rinat’s ongoing efforts to support Israel and it’s citizens. To place an order, click here.

Amid Falling Walls—Wednesday, December 6th, 7pm. Witness the resilience and hope that prevailed amid unimaginable darkness. Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent) is a groundbreaking musical, portraying the indomitable Jewish spirit during the Holocaust through Yiddish song. For tickets, click here. Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust — Edmond J. Safra Plaza — 36 Battery Place, New York.