Weekly Brief

RINAT OFFICE
Please note that the Rinat Office will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th, for Thanksgiving.

THIS WEEK AT RINAT
Mitchell First—Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27th, following the 8am Minyan. “The True Meaning of ‘Be-Shuv Hashem et Shivat Tziyon’ ”. To sponsor, click here. Beit Midrash.

Thanksgiving Hakarat Hatov—Thursday, November 27th, 10:30am. Please join us as we make “thank you” cards for our local first responders. Please email socialaction@rinat.org if you can volunteer to drop off the cards and donations after the event. Social Hall.

Parsha Thoughts with Rabbi Wiener and Teen Boys Mishmar with Rabbi Gerson are on hiatus and will reconvene after Thanksgiving, Thursday, December 4th.

Thanksgiving Break College Student Oneg—Friday, November 28th, 7:30pm. The home of Avital & Rabbi Chaim Strauchler, 662 Sunderland Road.

***New*** Nine Before Nine—Beginning Shabbat morning, November 29th, 8:51am. Quick parsha insight! 9 minutes before 9am Minyan, alternating weekly with Rabbi Strauchler and Rabbi Gerson. Main Shul.
 
Shailot uTshuvot Shiur with Elie Berman—Shabbat, November 29th, 10:20am. "Questions Concerning מילה and פדיון הבן". Sponsored by Stephen Gelb in commemoration of the yahrzeits of Stephen’s wife, Miriam Holmes, z”l, and Miriam’s mother, Mala Holmes, z”l, on 12 and 7 Kislev. Beit Midrash.

Parent/Child Learning with Rabbi Gerson—Motzei Shabbat, November 29th, 6:05pm. Pizza, Kahoot and prizes! Beit Midrash.

Mesilat Yesharim with Rabbi Gerson—Sunday, November 30th, following the 8am Minyan. Infuse a 10-minute burst of inspiration into your week. Main Shul.

Fourth Grade Mishna Group With Rabbi Strauchler—Sunday, November 30th, 9:15am. Classroom D/E.

Lunch and Discussion with Rabbi Strauchler—Tuesday, December 2nd, 1pm. We will be reviewing articles from TRADITION: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought. December’s article: “Inclusive Orthodoxy: Vision, Context and Connections”  by Rabbi Dr. Benjamin J. Elton. For source materials, click here. To join the WhatsApp group, click here. To sponsor, click here. Social Hall A.

Tanakh Talks with Avital Strauchler—Tuesday, December 2nd, 8pm. “The Voice and the Sword: Yisrael, Edom, and the Battles of Identities”. To sponsor, click here. Beit Midrash.
 
In Stitches—Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm. Join our community of knitters, crocheters, needlepointers and stitchers. For more information, email knitting@rinat.org. Classroom G.

UPCOMING EVENTS REQUIRING PRE-REGISTRATION
Friends Adult-Only Shabbat Dinner—Friday, December 5th, following Mincha/Maariv. For more information and to register, click here. Social Hall.

Dvar BQ with Rabbi Strauchler—Sunday, December 7th, 8pm. “Tzedakah: End of Year Priorities and Calculations”. For more information and to register, click here. Home of Emma & Chaim Rapps (Address provided upon registering).
 
Bar Mitzvah Class 5786—Motzei Shabbat, December 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th; January 3rd, 10th; February 7th, 14th, 6:45-8pm. For more information and to register, click here. Classroom D/E.

Annual Inclusive Musical Chanukah Minyan with Makor—Sunday, December 21st, 9am. For more information and to register, click here.