Weekly Brief

FISCAL YEAR END THIS WEEKEND!

With the end of our fiscal year this weekend, please make sure to pay all outstanding amounts at this time. 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.
High Holiday seating purchases will be limited to those who have settled their account, either by payment in full or by arranging a gradual payment schedule with our office.

RINAT OFFICE
Please note that the Rinat office will be closed for Shavuot on Monday, June 2nd and Tuesday, June 3rd.

JUNE 2025 CALENDAR
For the June 2025 Calendar, click here.

THIS WEEK AT RINAT
Nerot Shavuot Flower Sponsorship. To sponsor, click here.

Bakery for Israel Sale. To place an order, click here. Please contact israelaction@rinat.org with any questions. Pick up Thursday, May 29th, beginning 12pm. 1335 Fayette Street.

Teen Boys’ Mishmar with Rabbi Gerson—Thursday, May 29th, 8:30-9:15pm. To sponsor, click here. Classroom D/E

Daf Yomi Iyun Topics with Rabbi Wiener—Thursday, May 29th, 9pm. To sponsor, click here. Join via Zoom by clicking here.

Shailot uTshuvot Shiur with Elie Berman—Shabbat, May 31st, 10:30am. "Rodef and State Authority: Police Use of Deadly Force to Quell Violent Demonstrations”. Beit Midrash.

Communal Kiddush—Shabbat, May 31st, following the 9am Minyan. In honor of the birth of Leah Emunah to CM & Rabbi Gerson. Social Hall.

Parent/Child Learning with Rabbi Gerson—Shabbat, May 31st, 5:30pm. To sponsor, click here. Beit Midrash.

Rav Yitzchak Etshalom—Shabbat, May 31st, 6:45pm. “Hoshea: The Strained Bonds of Divine Love”. For source materials, click here. Main Shul.

Iyun Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler—Shabbat, May 31st, between Mincha and Maariv. Main Shul.

Mesilat Yesharim with Rabbi Gerson—Sunday, June 1st, following the 8am Minyan (approx.) 8:35am. Infuse a 10-minute burst of inspiration into your week. Main Shul.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot—Shavuot June 1st—2nd. Sponsored by Stephen Gelb in memory of his beloved parents and grandparents.

• Pinny Becker, DovBer Dubitsky, Ruth Hartstein and Itiya Wolman—Sunday, June 1st, 11:45pm. “Desert Island Torah Panel: If you could bring three pieces of Torah to a desert island, what would you choose?” Social Hall.
• Rabbi Chaim Strauchler—Monday, June 2nd, 12:45am. “Cheesecake: A Halachic Journey through a Dairy Delight”. Main Shul.
• Tea Room: Chavrusa Learning and Chabura Learning—Monday, June 2nd, 2am. Social Hall.
  • Rabbi Chayim Gerson—“Overnight Express from Heaven: The Legality, Legend, and Legacy of Akdamut”
  • Rabbi Effy Unterman—"Divine Dignity - The Significance and Limits of Humility as a Torah Value"
  • David Cheifetz—“Learning for People Who Sit in the Back of Shul”

Learning Pizza & Ice Cream—First Day of Shavuot, Monday, June 2nd, 4-5:30pm. Come learn with your group leaders and friends! For Pre-K—5th Grade. Gluten-free and dairy free options available. Sponsored by Shari & Ari Levine in celebration of their son, Eliav Levine, completing Pirkei Avot.

Latte & Learning with Rebbetzin Avital Strauchler—First Day of Shavuot, Monday, June 2nd, 4:15pm. “Emet v’Emuna: David HaMelech as a student of Yaakov Avinu”. Followed by lattes and dairy desserts. Social Hall A.

Rabbi Strauchler—First Day of Shavuot, Monday, June 2nd, 6pm. “A New Shavuot Zemira: Zecharia Haber’s Mincha Chadasha”. Zecharia died in Gaza in the Swords of Iron War at the age of 32, leaving a wife and 3 young children. Main Shul.

Terry Novetsky—First Day of Shavuot, Monday, June 2nd, 7pm. “The ‘Mitzvah’ of Shavuot”. Main Shul.

Natan Rifkind—First Day of Shavuot, Monday, June 2nd, 8:20pm. “Aliyah L’Regel: B’zman Habayis and B’Zman Hazeh”. Main Shul.

Shavuot BBQ—Second Day of Shavuot, Tuesday, June 3rd, following the 9am Minyan. Open to all, no registration needed. To sponsor, click here. Social Hall.

Yoetzet Halacha Rivka Alter—Second Day of Shavuot, Tuesday, June 3rd, 4:30pm. “The Enduring Legacy of Bruriah - from Talmudic Times to Today’s Beit Midrash” Home of Amy & Chanan Vogel.

Stephen Glicksman—Second Day of Shavuot, Tuesday, June 3rd, 6pm. “’You Should Really be Bothered by this Midrash’ (and why I’m not): Perfection, Disability and Matan Torah”. Main Shul.

Lori Linzer—Second Day of Shavuot, Tuesday, June 3rd, 7pm. Annual Ma’ayanot Faculty Shiur - “The Other Encounter at Har Sinai”. Main Shul.

Neilat HaChag with Rabbi Strauchler and Rabbi Gerson—Tuesday, June 3rd, between Mincha and Maariv. Join us as we close out Shavuot with chevra, singing and food. Social Hall A.

The Great Big Vote—Wednesday, June 4th, 5-7pm. Votee Park.

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