Weekly Brief

Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at 8:00pm in the Rinat Yisrael Main Sanctuary

The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael Presents:
A Gala Celebration Marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem, the Holy City, featuring Ambassador Danny Ayalon, former Ambassador of Israel to the United States, addressing "The Truth About Jerusalem".
A video featuring the Ambassador is available here: https://youtu.be/Zz9CTBOKK4g.

Pre-lecture reception for sponsors: Please help sponsor this important event by registering at www.rinat.org/ayalon. Sponsorship is available at $250 (Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) and $180 (Migdal David) levels. Sponsors are invited to a private reception and Q/A session with the Ambassador prior to the event and will receive priority reserved seating at the event. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, May 13 at 6:30pm, Rabbi Michael Chernick will speak on: Do Jewish Values Generate Halakhah or Does Halakhah Generate Jewish Values? 

Sunday, May 14: 8:45am - Rav Ammon Bazak 
Rav Bazak is well known for his shiurim and expertise in Tanach. 

Topic: מדוע לא בנה דוד את בית המקדש? The shiur will be in Hebrew. 

Israel Film Festival - this Sunday!
Film festival featuring the hilarious, heartwarming, prize winning film "The Women's Balcony" prior to its general release in NJ theaters. Join us at the NJ premier of this prizewinning Israeli Film on Sunday, May 14, 2017, 8:00pm at Cong. Rinat Yisrael. 
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! Advanced ticket sales at the reduced price will be cut off on Sunday at noon, so buy your tickets before then.
Watch the trailer at: https://www.menemshafilms.com/womens-balcony.

Kehunah Lecture Series |Classes resume this week, Tuesday, May 16 at 8:00pm. 
Rabbi Ozer Glickman will be delivering a lecture series on Bikdushato Shel Aharon: The Practice of Birkat Kohanim, covering many concepts concerning Kehuna, with a focus on modern-day Avodah. 

Shiur Series with Rabbi Wiener: Tuesdays May 16, and 23 | 7:30-8:15pm | 
Rabbi Wiener invites boys in 6th-8th grade to a series of shiurim which will meet on Tuesday nights covering topics relevant for young men in the pre and post bar mitzva age range. Topics will include Tefila Betzibbur, The laws of the Shaliach Tzibbur, Biur Tefila and more.

Parsha Shiur: Thursday, May 18 at 8:30pm: Rabbi Yitz Shulman

Pre-Mincha shiur: Shabbat, May 20 at 6:35pm, Yehoshua November, Chassidic Poet, will speak on: Reading from his new book, "God's Optimism" 

Yom Yerushalayim Shiurim  
Please join us on Sunday morning, May 21 for the Yom Yerushalayim Torah exploration presented by the Orthodox Union as we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the reunification of Yerushalayim.  We will be showing video presentations by leading Rabbomin and teachers Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller, Rabbi Michael Rosensweig and Rabbanit Shani Taragin, each approximately 30 minutes long, on the religious importance of Yerushalayim.  Please come by between 9:00am and 1:00pm to view all or some of these insightful presentations. 

Audio of Dr. Felsen Holocaust Lecture
For those of you who missed the standing room only lecture by Dr. Irit Felsen at Rinat last month on: “The Effects of the Holocaust on the Children of Survivors: A Tale of Courage," an audio recording is available on our website at https://www.rinat.org/speakers.

NEROT SHAVUOT SALES

Shavuot Roses
Order a beautiful bouquet of roses for yourself or a loved one, delivered free to any Teaneck/Bergenfield address on erev Shavuot. Please fill out the form below to order. Please click here to participate. Please submit multiple orders separately. All orders must be received by May 26.

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Shavuot Flower Sponsorship

Help decorate our Beit Knesset with flowers for Shavuot! Sponsorships available to purchase floral decorations for the sanctuaries of Rinat. Please go to: https://www.rinat.org/flowersponsorship

Annual Nerot bake sale taking place Sunday May 28 at the home of Cindy and Elliott Forgash 389 Ogden Ave. Please sign up to bake by clicking here by May 27 and then come by on May 28 between the hours of 5 and 9 to shop!

SAVE THE DATE! SHAVUOT BARBEQUE 
Second day of Shavuot, Thursday, June 1, after the 9am minyan.  
Cost is as follows: 
Adults: $22
Teens 13-18: $16
Children 4-12: $14
Children under 3:Free 
To register, go to:  www.rinat.org/shavuotbbq
Menu: Burgers, hot dogs, chicken, salads and more!

GRADUATION KIDDUSH

Shabbat, June 10, after the 9am minyan.
Please click the link below and include your graduate's name and school.
https://www.rinat.org/gradkiddush

Congregation Rinat Yisrael
389 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666

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