Weekly Brief

Friday, December 22nd, 2nd and 3rd grade dinner - after Kabbalat Shabbat minyan in Classrooms D-E. Join your friends and group leaders for good food, fun and games at our Friday night groups dinner!! Walking groups home will be provided. Email youth@rinat.org if you haven't already reserved your spot!  

Shabbat, December 23 | Kindergarten - 1st grade family kiddush

All kindergarten and first grade families are invited. Come meet your children's groups friends and their families. Thank you to the following sponsors for the kiddush: Dr. and Mrs. Anonymous, Brothman, Bayewitz, Forman, Goldsmith, Kessler, Meier families.

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

Hollywood has been incorporating Jewish rituals into both television and movies for more than a century. In this multimedia presentation, we'll look at a number of the most fascinating examples and discuss trends in representation, whether the rituals get botched, and—most importantly—the function of these foreign-language prayers in American entertainment.

Legal Holiday shiur: Monday, December 25, 8:45am: Menachem Schnaidman will speak on: The Uniqueness of Asara B’Tevet

Parasha shiur: Thursday, December 28, 8:30pm: Rabbi Sragow

Saturday night, January 6, 2018 at 8:00pm, we will be presenting the beautiful, acclaimed film: Fanny's Journey. Based on a true story, the film is an incredible tale of bravery, strength and survival, a story of a daring young girl who will stop at nothing and fear no one. In 1943, 13-year old Fanny led 10 young children out of France on an impossible journey to safety across the Swiss border. Tickets are $8 in advance (click https://www.rinat.org/event/fannys-journey.html ) and $10 at the door. Please order early to ensure seating.

Sunday evening, January 14, 2018 at 8:00pm  
The Adult Education and Social Action Committees will present a lecture in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day featuring Rabbi Saul Berman who will speak on "Selma 1965 : Jewish Lessons from Prison."  Rabbi Berman participated in voter registration campaigns and demonstrations in Selma, Alabama during March 1965. Arrested twice, he will share his motivation for that participation and his experiences with both Jews and non-Jews with whom he was incarcerated.