9:30 am Zoom Torah Tots Meeting ID: 961 1397 0434 Passcode: HineiMaTov
5:45 pm Havdalah
Havdalah is open to all. Click here to register . After registering, you will receive an email with information about how to join Havdalah. Tuesday, February 2 7:45 am Zoom Shaharit 11 am Torah on Tuesday
Torah on Tuesday with Rabbi Gelber
Torah on Tuesday - February 2, 11 am Join our thoughtful and inquisitive group to discuss the weekly parasha. In 5781, we will make use of The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held's Essays on the Weekly Torah portion. For those who like to have a book in hand, you may wish to purchase either one or both volumes. This week we will look at Yitro #1: Does Everyone Hate the Jews? 165 , 166-167 , 168
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Please click on the picture to see this week's Yahrzeit observances. May all the mourners be comforted.
Book Club
Wednesday, February 3, 7 pm We're reading The Third Daughter: A Novel by Talia Carner (2019), about a late 19th century Jewish-run syndicate kidnapping Eastern European young women and selling them as prostitutes in Buenos Aires. Zoom Boook Club
Coffee and Conversation
Thursday, February 4, 9:30-10:15 am Parents of Nursery School aged children are invited to join Rabbi Gelber to talk about masks and the ways in which we use our imagination. Open to all. Register here .
Tot Shabbat
Save the Date: Friday, February 5, 5:15 pm Families with children 5 years old and younger: Come sing, dance, pray, and celebrate Shabbat together with your Congregation Habonim friends!
Hamentashen Hangout
Save the Date: Wednesday, February 10, 7:15 pm More details next week - including recipe sharing for those who can't join us.
Rosh Hodesh Group
Save the Date: Thursday, February 11, 7 pm Our next Rosh Hodesh Group will welcome the month of Adar, in which we celebrate Purim. We'll focus on voice and agency as a means for self care. This gathering will take place in conjunction with National Council of Women's Reproductive Justice initiative. Registration link to follow.
Mishloach Manot Purim Fundraiser
Celebrate Purim! Purim, the most joyous day in the Jewish calendar, starts on February 25. You may be familiar with the mitzvah of delivering mishloach manot, gifts of food or drink to ensure that everyone has enough food for the Purim feast and to increase love and friendship in the Jewish community. This year, the Sisterhood of Congregation Habonim is pleased to sponsor another Purim mitzvah, matanot l'evyonim -- giving gifts to the poor and supporting charitable organizations. Please celebrate with us through a holiday contribution that will enable Habonim to continue its important work building Jewish community. Gifts in any amount are accepted with gratitude; in honor of Purim please consider Esther - $540, Queen Vashti - $360, Mordechai - $180, Shushan - $72, Megillah - $36. Please click here to donate .
Membership Committee
Habonim Highlight: "It's Dough Time! Wine Not!" What a beautiful evening of community! Thank you to all the women, men, and children who all joined for our casual evening of togetherness. We learned to shape our challahs (thank you, Rina Cohen Schwarz) and appreciate our wines (thank you, Beth Bornstein), while sharing laughs, stories, and experimenting as amateur bakers. Enjoy pictures of some of our culinary successes! More events to come! Please share feedback, ideas, your own talents we can showcase or just reach out to join our committee: membership@habonim.net . The Membership Committee's mission includes improving the membership experience by building on existing relationships through community "self-care" to make Habonim a welcoming destination for existing and new members. Click here to see more photos.
February Birthdays
Remember and Do Not Forget
Rabbi Gelber is honored to have her words included in the rapid-response book Remember and Do Not Forget, Rabbinic Testimonies of January 6, 2021: A Horrific Day in American History, edited by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Rabbi Jessie Olitzky, with Foreword by Ruth Messinger.
When We Turned Within
When We Turned Within, Volume 2 features writing by 107 contributors from around the world - Rabbi Lisa Gelber and Malkie Grozalsky among them. Proceeds support UJA-Federation of New York’s COVID-19 relief work.
Congregation Habonim supports core Jewish values, including racial justice and dignity for all.
Congregation Habonim - Building Jewish Community Together RABBI LISA B. GELBER CANTOR BRUCE HALEV MALKIE GROZALSKY, Director of Administration RINA COHEN SCHWARZ, Education Director TINA LOBEL, Nursery School Director RICHARD VERNER, President www.habonim.net
