Weekly Brief

6th Grade Parent & Child Minyan:
THIS Shabbat, December 9 at 9:00am in the Rinat Social Hall. Parents and children in 6th grade are invited to a special fun minyan followed by a hot kiddush.

TEEN Minyan:
This Shabbat there will be a special hot kiddush in Teen minayn being sponsored by TABC as part of their pre-Chanukah shabbaton. To sponsor a hot kiddush please email teens@rinat.org ​​​​​​​.

BNEI AKIVA CARNIVAL—THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT | 6:15PM 
Bnei Akiva Carnival for grades 1-6 | Motzei Shabbat| Social hall. 
In honor of Chanukah, all the proceeds will be donated to the Lone Soldiers of the IDF.  Carnival games, snacks, prizes, lottery and lots more!  Cost is $10 per person.

Rabbi Moshe Taragin to speak Sunday morning December 10, 8:45am (after the 8:00 minyan) in the Beit Midrash
Topic: Torah of HaRav Amital for Chanukah.
Sponsored by: Rella Feldman in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her husband, Dr. Charles Feldman, z"l, Debby Teicher in memory of her beloved parents, Moshe Yitzchak ben Chaim Yehuda HaLevi, z"l, and Chaya Breindel bat Moshe, z"l, and Barbara Hochman in memory of her beloved father, Noach ben Gedalya, z"l.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Children's Book Drive—THIS Sunday December 10 | 9:00am – 3:00pm. 
We will be collecting books for Books Between Kids, a Houston-based organization that serves children ages 3-11 in Houston’s at-risk communities, providing them with books to build their own personal home libraries.  Their need is great after Hurricane Harvey. Volunteers needed to help receive and pack books. Please email socialaction@rinat.org to volunteer. What we need: Gently-used books for children from Pre-K to 5th grade.  What can I do to help? Clean out your shelves and bring in your books. We need volunteers to help receive and pack the books. 

CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE EXTENDED
2017 Chanukah Toy Drive has been extended!
If you have not already participated, it’s not too late!
We are in need of more toys and are still accepting gifts until Chanukah! Please drop them off at the home of Joy Sklar, 95 Norfolk Street, Bergenfield, garage entrance by SUNDAY, December 10.  All donations are appreciated! Tizku Lemitzvot.

Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman—
Tuesdays: Dec 12, 19 at 8:00pm
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah Law

Parasha shiur Thursday, December 14,  8:30pm.

Rabbi Harcsztark will be speaking this week.

The Adult Education Committee of Rinat Yisrael Presents an exciting and unique multimedia lecture by David Zvi Kalman
Saturday night, December 23, 2017 at 8:30pm in the Social Hall
"Jewish Ritual as Depicted in the Movies"