Weekly Brief

Rinat Website Update - to have complete access to our website, including upcoming events, registration and blogs you are now required to log into your Rinat account.  If you have any questions related to accessing your Rinat account, please e-mail office@rinat.org.
 
Rabbi Adler and Rabbi Heller’s classes are on hiatus for the rest of the summer.

HIGH HOLIDAY SEATS 5780
High Holiday seat reservations are available for submission by FULL members ONLY now. The deadline for members to take advantage of the preferred pricing for all minyanim and to request seats in k’vatikin, main sanctuary or beit midrash extends until August 20th. Please note that the lottery procedure is in place to enable newer members to potentially receive seats in the main sanctuary, beit midrash, and k’vatikin.  Additionally, a discount is available for those who elect to sit in the social hall or Benjamin Franklin minyanim. We encourage you to reserve soon. Visit www.rinat.org/hh5780 for more information and to reserve, or email hhseats@rinat.org for more information. We respectfully ask that you do not email the seating committee for specific seating requests. Many thanks for your understanding.
 
Thursday, August 15th, at 8:30pm, this week’s parshat hashavua shiur is presented by Rabbi Ovi Jacob.

To anyone who has friends or relatives in California, The Department of Education of California is planning on instituting an ethnic culture class as part of its curriculum. It portrays Jews and the state of Israel in very  a negative light . Please make every effort to contact your representatives (U.S. Senator Cory Booker , US Senator Bob Menedez and Representative Josh Gottheimer ) to block this decision . Time is of the essence as the decision will be made on August 15th .For additional information please contact Mindy Stein .

Shabbat, August 17th - Summer Communal Kiddush 
Sponsorship Levels are:
King and Queen of the Grill ($540), The Fleish ($360), Corn on the Cob ($250), Fries on the side ($180), Slice of Watermelon ($100), Mustard and Ketchup ($54), Pickles and Relish ($36). For sponsorship opportunities, please click here.

Shabbat, August 17th - this week's pre-mincha shiur is presented by Eliott Berman, on the topic of "Sports Betting - Constitutional and Halakhic Implications."