Shabbat Shalom Thursday, September 30, 2021/ 24 Tishrei 5782
High Holiday Appeal 5782/2021 Stronger Together
The High Holiday Appeal is our annual fundraising campaign and Habonim’s main source of operating support beyond membership dues and tuition. Our fundraising goal, to exceed $120,000, will enable Habonim to continue to be a warm and welcoming full-service Conservative synagogue.
Services
**Please note that most services and events require registration for Zoom information.**
Starting next Saturday, October 9, advance registration will no longer be required to attend in-person Shabbat morning services. Those who wish to attend will be required to show proof of vaccination and to wear masks. Additional information will be available soon. Our Shabbat morning services, Saturday at 9:30 am, will continue to be available on Zoom. Register here to participate by Zoom.
Mazal Tov to Sara and Scot Raff, their son Oren, and their family on the occasion of Oren's Bar Mitzvah.
Rosh Hodesh Group
Thursday, October 7, 7 - 8pm Our first Rosh Hodesh group for women of 5782! Throughout the year, we'll reflect on Talmud Tales from Ruth Calderon's A BRIDE FOR ONE NIGHT. Register here for our first Zoom gathering by Tuesday, October 5. The book is available from Amazon and The Jewish Publication Society, among other places.
Tot Shabbat
Friday, October 8, 5:15 pm Families with children 5 years old and younger Sing, dance, pray, and celebrate Shabbat together with your Congregation Habonim friends! Register here for Zoom Tot Shabbat
For a FULL listing of events and services at Habonim this week and beyond, please follow the links in the buttons below.
Please click on the picture to see this week's Yahrzeit observances. May all the mourners be comforted.
Returning Borrowed High Holy Day Prayer Books
Books can be returned to the Habonim building tomorrow, Friday, October 1, between 8:30 am and 1 pm
Religious School Opening Days
More details will be coming via email from Rina, but we're looking forward to seeing our Religious School talmidim (students) this coming week. Parents who have questions, please email rina@habonim.net Monday, October 4 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade students (Gimmel, Dalet & Hei): 4:00-5:50pm 6th & 7th Grade students (Vav & Zayin): 6:05-7:35pm Tuesday, October 5 Pre-K, K and 1st Grade Students (Gan & Aleph): 4:00-5:10pm 2nd Grade students (Bet): 4:00-5:30pm
October Birthdays
Virtual Tour of a Jewish Museum Exhibition
Tuesday, October 19, 6 pm Sisterhood of Congregation Habonim is organizing a virtual tour (via Zoom) of the Jewish Museum's current exhibition on wartime Europe, Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art . There is no cost to attend, but preregistration is required. This event, with its many connections to our congregation's history, is made possible by a generous gift from Neil Goldstein. Register here by Thursday, October 14. The Zoom link will be sent closer to the event date.
Habonim Membership Committee Meeting
Monday October 4, 7 pm Please join us on Zoom and bring your ideas for programs we can plan! Click here for Zoom Membership Committee Meeting Meeting ID: 835 7587 7918 Passcode: members One tap mobile +19292056099,,83575877918#,,,,*4614815# US (New York) Even if you can't join us on October 4, please let us know if you'd like to join our committee by emailing membership@habonim.net
Book Group
Wednesday, October 6, 7 - 8:30 pm We're reading The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties that helped create modern China by Jonathan Kaufman. Join Zoom Book Group here Meeting ID: 811 8871 3963 Passcode: 854026 Dial in +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Congregation Habonim Apple Picking and Sukkot Celebration
Habonim Education Director Rina Cohen Schwarz writes: Our Habonim community members enjoyed celebrating Sukkot together on Sunday, September 26. Our first stop was at Dr. Davies Farm to pick many 1/2 pecks of apples. We harvested several different apple varieties and just loved being outside on a picture-perfect autumn day. After our successful harvest, we headed to the Orangetown Jewish Center to have a picnic lunch out in their sizable sukkah. We’re so grateful to our Camp Ramah Nyack friends, all from the OJC: Rabbi Ami Hersh, Rabbi Craig Scheff, Rabbi Paula Mack-Drill and Alyssa Schlossberg for hosting our Habonim group. Truly fabulous hosts who made it possible for us to fulfill some key mitzvot of Sukkot. We all got to make the brachot (blessings) for sitting in the sukkah and over the lulav & etrog. Sweet treats were enjoyed by all and we all look forward to celebrating more holidays together with the Habonim community!
Torah Fund
Your B'Yachad Torah Fund donation supports scholarships, programming, and facilities at institutions including the Jewish Theological Seminary. Click here for more information. Click here to donate -- any amount is welcome. Email sisterhood@habonim.net with questions.
Congregation Habonim supports core Jewish values, including racial justice and dignity for all.
Congregation Habonim - Building Jewish Community Together RABBI LISA B. GELBER JESSICA FUTRAN, Cantorial Soloist and Music Educator MALKIE GROZALSKY, Director of Administration RINA COHEN SCHWARZ, Education Director TINA LOBEL, Nursery School Director CANTOR EMERITUS BRUCE HALEV RICHARD VERNER, President www.habonim.net
