Shabbat Shalom Thursday, December 2, 2021/28 Kislev 5782
Every Hanukkah Menorah has a shamash, a candle that lights the others. The true job of the shamash is to help the candle raise up its own light. This year, be the shamash! Tell us how you plan to be the shamash HERE
Sunday, December 5, 10 am Community Clean-up kicks off with a Hanukkah Musical Celebration 66th Street Plaza along Riverside Boulevard (if the weather is bad, the musical celebration will take place on Zoom). Come celebrate Hanukkah together with a musical concert by Jessica Futran and Rob Silverbush. Enjoy festive treats and warm drinks. All are welcome to attend!
Services
**Please note that most services and events require registration for Zoom information.**
Friday, December 3 Candle lighting 4:10 pm Tot Shabbat 5:15 pm Families with childen under 5: Join us on Zoom to celebrate Shabbat and Hanukkah! Register here for Zoom Tot Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm Register here for Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat Advance registration is no longer 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. Shabbat morning services will also continue to be available on Zoom.
Please click on the picture to see this week's Yahrzeit observances. May all the mourners be comforted.
Celebrating Hanukkah
Hanukkah Film Festival Habonim is proud to support the Hanukkah Film Festival, which is still underway. Just $36 for eight nights with special Habonim promo code: BRACHA There is a competition for which organization has the most registrations. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Thursday, December 2, 5:15 pm Bring your Hanukkah Menorah to your Zoom window to advertise the miracle of Hanukkah with your Habonim friends. Register here for Zoom information.
Please join us on Sunday, December 5 for a day of chesed and giving back to the community. We have partnered with the organization One Block to pick up trash in our neighborhood. We will gather outside Habonim at 10:30 am to clean up the surrounding blocks. All ages welcome! Gloves, bags, and garbage grabbers will be provided. Sign up here
Please note - this event is weather-dependent. If there is inclement weather we will alert you that morning and reschedule.
Our clean-up will be kicked off at 10 am with a Hanukkah Musical Celebration (for all ages). 66th Street Plaza along Riverside Boulevard (if the weather is bad, the musical celebration will take place on Zoom). Come celebrate Hanukkah together with a musical concert by Jessica Futran and Rob Silverbush. Enjoy festive treats and warm drinks. All are welcome to attend!
Wine Tasting
Thursday, December 9, 7 pm (Virtual) Wine Tasting led by our very own Beth Bornstein, Wine Educator and Consultant from West Side Grapes. Bring your beverage(s) of choice - anything with bubbles! Beth will educate us about sparkling wines as we sip and listen. RSVP to membership@habonim.net for Zoom information.
Rosh Hodesh Group
Rosh Hodesh Group returns on Tuesday, January 4, for the month of Sh'vat.
Bender Fund
Habonim recently used Bender Fund assets to help provide Hanukkah food packages to elderly Holocaust survivors who are clients of Self Help Community Services. Self Help reports that recipients were most appreciative and wish to thank the members of Congregation Habonim for their generosity and kindness. The Bender Fund, created almost 50 years ago in conjunction with our Brotherhood, is dedicated to helping elderly, blind, and needy members of the Jewish community. Each year we help fund such food packages for Pesach, the High Holidays and Hanukkah.
2021 Turkey Challenge
The Turkey Challenge has ended, but the West Side Campaign Against Hunger continues to provide meals to hungry New Yorkers. Click here for more information and to donate. Congregation Habonim is a member of the Turkey Challenge Community Coalition.
Book Group
Our next book group meeting is Wednesday, January 12. We're reading House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon.
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.
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
