Weekly Brief

FISCAL YEAR 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 or e-check at www.rinat.org. Please contact the office (via email at billing@rinat.org or by phone at 201-837-2795, ext. 102) if you have any questions.

RINAT COMMUNITY NOTIFICATIONS
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Blood Drive—Thursday, May 16th, 1-7pm. To make an appointment, click here. Every donor will receive a box of Girl Scout Cookies while supplies last. Social Hall.

Scholar in Residence Avi Helfand—Shabbat, May 17th-18th. Friday night dinner following the 7pm Minyan. All Members are invited to attend the Shiur before dessert, approx. 9:15pm, “Combatting Religious Discrimination in Government Funding: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed”. Registeration is now closed​​​​​. Social Hall. Shabbat Morning, following 9am Minyan, (please note Avi will be speaking for 30 minutes after Shabbat morning davening) “Using the Law to Fight Campus Antisemitism: The Looming Fight Over Title VI”. Main Shul. Shabbat, Pre-Mincha Shiur, 6:35pm, “YU Pride V. YU: How It Works and What It Means”. Main Shul. Shabbat, between Mincha and Maariv, “The Yeshiva Education Controversy: Is There a Constitutional Right to Not Educate Your Child?” Main Shul. Sponsors: Leah & Jonathan Adler | Linda & Elliot Allen in memory of their parents Lillian & Myron Mazurek, z”l and Vivian & Jack Allen, z”l. | Shaindi & Owen Cyrulnik | Miriam & Gabe Hermann in loving memory of their mother, Eva Hermann, נחמה בת חנניה דוד, z”l. May her neshama have an aliyah. | Joseph & Sharon Penkower Kaplan in honor of their grandson, Ezra Goldberg, representing Canada in this year's Chidon Tanach. | Dana & Erik Kessler in memory of Dana’s beloved grandmother, Edith Brown, z”l. | Nomi & Yechiel Rotblat | Rena & Menachem Schnaidman | Avital & Rabbi Chaim Strauchler in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Rabbi Strauchler’s beloved grandmother, Freda Romanoff, z”l. | Lydia & Lionel Zuckier in loving memory of their parents.
 
Friday Night Dinner with Scholar in Residence: Avi Helfand—Friday Night, May 17th, following the 7pm Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat. Avi Helfand will be speaking before dessert. “Combatting Religious Discrimination in Government Funding: Where We’ve Been and Where We're Headed”. Full Member: $50/Adult & Teen $25/Child (3-12). Affiliate Member: $58/Adult & Teen $28/Child (3-12). Non-Member: $60/Adult & Teen $30/Child (3-12). To register, click here​​​​​. Social Hall.
 
Elie Berman—Shailot uTshuvot Shiur, May 18th, 10:30am. "Marrying Her for the Money and the Role of Beit Din in Marriage". Beit Midrash. 

Parent/Child Learning—Shabbat, May 18th, 5:30pm. Beit Midrash.

Jerome Chanes—Sunday, May 19th, 9am. “The Future of American Judaism”. Moderated by Barry Lichtenberg. Beit Midrash.

The Gates of Gaza: A Five-Part Virtual Series About the Area of Gaza and the Gaza Envelope in Jewish History—Sunday, May 19th, 10:30am. Presented by Shulie Mishkin. "Gaza in Jewish History". For dates and more information, click here. Zoom by, clicking here.

UPCOMING KIDDUSHIM/BBQ
Graduation Kiddush 2024—Shabbat, June 8th, following the 9am Minyan. Do you have a 2024 graduate? Whether from Pre-K, Kindergarten, Middle School, High School, College, or Graduate School, co-sponsoring our annual kiddush is a great way to celebrate their achievement! Kiddush sponsorship is $54/Child or $108/Family. To sponsor, click here. Social Hall.

Shavuot BBQ/Kiddush in honor of Adina & Rabbi Ezra Wiener—2nd day of Shavuot, Thursday, June 13th, following the 9am Minyan. To sponsor, click here. Social Hall.
 
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