Shabbat Shalom Thursday, March 31, 2022/28 Adar II 5782
Together Again: A Cabaret Soiree Honoring Richard Verner, Jean Hellering and Jessica Futran
Thursday, May 12, 7:00-10:00 PM Redeemer West Side Loft - 150 West 83rd Street Register herefor Congregation Habonim's Cabaret Soiree Fundraiser. Please RSVP by April 14
Services
**Please note that most services and events require registration for Zoom information.** **Also, please remember that Zoom meeting links can only be scheduled on the half or full hour. The true start times of all Zoom services, programs, and meetings are indicated in the weekly email and on the Habonim website.**
Friday, April 1 Candle lighting 7:02 pm Tot Shabbat 5:15 pm Families with children under 5: Weather permitting, we're planning to meet on the 66th Street Plaza on Riverside Boulevard. (If the weather is bad, a Zoom link will be sent by email on Friday.) Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm Register here for Zoom Kabalat Shabbat
Saturday, April 2
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30 am In person Shabbat services have resumed for fully vaccinated (including booster shots) attendees. Masks are required. Zoom services are also available.
Preparing for Passover: First Night of Passover is Friday, April 15
Setting Your Seder Table - Monday, April 4, 7:30 pm As you unpack your boxes do your shopping, and plan for seder, remind yourself what's on the seder plate and think reflectively about what you might add this year. We'll share old practices and think together about new ones. Register here for Zoom link by Thursday, March 31.
The Sale of Hametz
With the arrival of the Hebrew month of Nisan on Saturday, April 2, 2022, we are reminded that Passover is on its way. One of our traditional practices in advance of Passover is the sale of hametz. Jewish law calls on us to remove hametz - food prepared from wheat, barley, oats, rye, and spelt - from our homes for the duration of the holiday. In case we leave some hametz in our homes, we "sell" our hametz to someone non-Jewish for the duration of the holiday. Immediately following the completion of Passover, ownership of the hametz reverts to the original owner.
To sell your hametz, complete this form .Responses must be received no later than Wednesday, April 13 at 5 pm.
Sale of hametz is accompanied by donation for Ma'ot Hittim/feeding those who are hungry to enable all to appreciate Passover. Donations to Ma'ot Hittim take place through the sale of hametz form. All collected funds will be divided among local and national organizations providing food for the hungry.
Pet owners - Jewish law includes your pet along with your hametz, enabling it to eat its usual animal food during the holiday. Caring for animals is a mitzvah. This practice enables you to keep your pet fed and well cared for in the manner to which it is accustomed during Passover. Rabbi Gelber will donate some of the funds from Ma'ot Hittim to an organization dedicated to animals.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Women in the Rabbinate
Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 pm Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion Stories from the Fringe - A groundbreaking play featuring the true stories of 18 women rabbis. Watch the trailer here . Register here.
Thursday, April 7, 7:30-8:30 pm Where There Is Hate: Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes - Understanding Our City's Response Zoom panel presentation on the intersection of bias-motivated incidents and hate crimes, and how they are addressed in our city. Moderated by Rabbi Lisa Gelber. Sponsored by our Adult Ed Committee, in collaboration with the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes. Register here for Zoom link.
Apply for the Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellowship
Jewish teens of all genders in grades 10-12 (Fall of 2022) are invited to learn how to apply a feminist lens to the world, ask powerful questions, deepen their knowledge about social change, and amplify their voices to share their beliefs and express a call to action. Offered in collaboration with NFTY and with support from USY. Apply by April 25. Click here for more information.
Annual Upper West Side Yom Hashoah Reading of the Names
Wednesday, April 27 (10 pm) through Thursday, April 28 (5 pm) If we speak their names, they live on
Be a part of this moving Yom Hashoah event, organized by the Meyerson JCC. Whether you read names that are important to you or names provided, you will be fulfilling the mitzvah of remembrance. Our time slot is 2-2:30 am, reading will be done in-person only at The Jewish Center, 131 W. 86th Street. Covid protocols to be observed. If you're interested, please contact Susan Grant by April 19. The event will be available for viewing via a livestream link provided later in April.
Save the Date for Shlissel Challah Baking
Shlissel Challah Baking will take place on Thursday, April 28. More information coming soon.
Helping the People of Ukraine
Our hearts are with our Jewish communal family in Ukraine and all those in harm's way in the region. The Joint Distribution Committee is working non-stop to provide food, medicine, and diapers. To support the JDC in the Ukraine donate here .
We can also support Masorti Olami, our Conservative Movement international partner, in their emergency campaign for the Masorti communities in Ukraine, the Schechter Institute , also a Movement Partner, in Israel, and Project Kesher . Here at home, we can support UJA Federation.
Fairly Traded Passover Chocolate
Passover is coming! Make Fairly Traded Kosher for Passover Chocolate part of your celebration! Order before April 15 with the code PESACH22 to donate 10% of your purchase to T'ruah.
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
