Weekly Brief

IDF Kiddush: Saturday, May 6 11:30am

Shabbat, May 6, 2017, Pre-Mincha shiur at  6:25pm,  Dr. David Berger, Dean, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, will speak on: The Heavenly and Earthly Jerusalem: Divine Initiative and Human Effort in the Unfolding of Redemption. 

Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 9:15am, Matan in the Morning celebrating Jerusalem’s Jubilee—featuring Rabbanit Malke Bina offering greetings from Matan,  Rabbanit Shani Taragin addressing:  "Yerushalayim: Who Chooses Whom?" and Mrs. Yael Leibowitz addressing: "Jerusalem’s Tapestry of Identities."

Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 8:00pm, Rinat Yisrael Adult Education Committee is pleased to co-sponsor along with the Tikvah Fund, Professor Ruth Wisse, the Martin Peretz Professor Emerita of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund, and noted lecturer, who will speak on: Are American Jews their Own Worst Enemies? A lecture and conversation with Prof. Ruth Wisse.  As a scholar and a literary and social critic, Prof. Ruth Wisse is a unique figure in American Jewish letters. She bridges the worlds of Yiddish and American culture, of literature and politics, and of Israel and the diaspora.  She has taught at McGill, Stanford, NYU, Hebrew U and Tel Aviv Universities, as well as at Harvard.

Rabbi Wiener shiur for Bar Mitzvah boys: Tuesday, May 9, 7:30pm

Rav Glickman Kehuna Lecture series: cancelled on Tuesday May 9 - will resume on Tuesday May 16.

Feldenkrais: Wednesday, May 10 11:00am-12:00pm

Sunday morning, May 14, after the 8:0am minyan: Rav Ammon Bazak, a RAM in Yeshivat Har Etzion, will be giving a shiur . Rav Bazak is well known for his shiurim and expertise in Tanach. The shiur will be in Hebrew.

Sunday, May 14, 2017, at 8:00pm, Rinat Yisrael presents an Israel Film Festival featuring the hilarious, heartwarming, prize winning film, "The Women's Balcony" prior to its general release in NJ theaters. For tickets ($7)  click this link: https://www.rinat.org/event/israel-film-festival.html
Tickets at the door will be $10. Come early - there will be a full house! 
Watch the trailer at: https://www.menemshafilms.com/womens-balcony
The film has been hailed as "The most joyful and charming film of the year." Buy your tickets early to avoid being closed out. An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a rift between the men and women in a devout community in Jerusalem in this rousing, good-hearted comedy. Awash with Jerusalem's distinctive glow, THE WOMEN'S BALCONY is a warm, poignant portrait of a modern community struggling to balance protocol with practical, progressive values - at once rebellious and respectful in spirit.

Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at 8:00pm -  Rinat's Gala 50th Annive

rsary of Jerusalem's Liberation Celebration featuring Ambassador Danny Ayalon. Watch for the flyer describing sponsorship opportunities providing reservations at a private reception before the event. 

Erev Shabbat, May 5 (Iyyar 9)
7:00p Mincha/Maariv
7:15p Candle Lighting
7:39p Candle Lighting
7:45p Mincha/Maariv
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום חמשה ועשרים יום שהם שלשה שבועות וארבעה ימים לעמר

Shabbat, May 6: Achrei Mot-Kedoshim (Iyyar 10)
7:00a Shacharit
8:15a Rambam Shiur
8:30a Shacharit
9:00a Shacharit
9:00a Shacharit- Social Hall - Teens
9:20a Sof Zman Kriyat Shma
10:30a Daf Yomi
10:30a Shailot Uteshuvot Shiur
11:30a IDF Kiddush 
2:00p Mincha
6:00p Mincha
6:25p Amud Yomi
6:25p Shiur Pre-Mincha
6:40p Children's Mishna Shiur
7:25p Mincha/Maariv
8:40p Havdalah
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום ששה ועשרים יום שהם שלשה שבועות וחמשה ימים לעמר

Sunday, May 7 (Iyyar 11)
7:00a Shacharit
7:00a Daf Yomi
7:30a Mishna Yomi
8:00a Shacharit
9:00a Shacharit
9:00a Matan Yom Iyun
1:45p Mincha
7:40p Mincha/Maariv
8:00p Ruth Wise Lecture 
8:15p Daf Yomi Chabura
9:15p Maariv
9:30p Yerushalmi Chaburah
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is: היום שבעה ועשרים יום שהם שלשה שבועות וששה ימים לעמר