Friday, March 3, at 5:00pm Our fun musical service will be followed by a light dinner for the children. All families with children ages 5 and under (together with their parents/caregivers) are encouraged to attend!
Coffee & Conversation with Rabbi Gelber
Thursday, March 9th at 9:00am Join Rabbi Gelber in the conference room 9-9:45am to Ask the Rabbi whatever is on your mind. Spend time with other parents and caregivers and look at life through a Jewish lens.
Sponsor/Dedicate
Sponsor a Saturday morning Kiddush to celebrate a birthday, a milestone or a loved one! Various donation levels available. Or donate a bookplate, a Tree of Life leaf or a plaque! Click HERE to support Habonim.
Passover Candy Sale
Buy candy for Passover hereand 40% of the profits will go to supporting your Habonim community! Order deadline: March 10th.
Upcoming Events
Mishloach Manot
ContributeHERE to this year's Mishloach Manot Drive by Friday, March 3. Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of sending gifts, support Sisterhood and Habonim, and empower our children: 10% of all funds raised will be donated to an organization chosen by our Religious School students
Packing & Pick Up Sign up HERE if you would like to come in on Sunday, March 5 to help PACK the Mischloach Manot - including Hamantaschen baked by volunteers from across the Habonim community! You can pick up your treat-filled box beginningMonday, March 6.
Tonight! Back to the Nineties: Nursery School Benefit & Auctions
TONIGHT! Thursday, March 2nd, 6:30pm Take a trip Back to the Nineties at our totally radical annual Nursery School Benefit as we enjoy food, wine, live music, silent & live auctions and the chance to connect with our Habonim community and support the Nursery School's growth and future. Even if you can't attend, a donation will help support our school's future. Learn more and register HERE!
Purimpalooza & Megillah Reading!
Monday, March 6: Purimpalooza! at 5:30 pm Fun, treats, pizza and games - and of course the shpiel - at this event for kids and adults ages 8+! Registration is now closed! Religious School families with kids in grades 3-7 who would like to attend, please email rina@habonim.net
Megillah Reading at 6:30pm Bring boxed dry pasta, beans, lentils and other shelf-stable foods that make a good shaking sound to Habonim for our Megillah reading to blot out the sound of Haman's name. Leave these foods at Habonim for donation to the West Side Campaign Against Hunger or click here to make a monetary donation and fulfill the Purim Mitzvah/responsibility of matanot l'evyonim/giving food to the poor.
Our Megillah reading is also available on Zoom. Register for the Zoom here and remember to bring your pasta groggers to the screen!
Purimpalooza Junior Edition!
Tuesday, March 7 at 5:00 pm Families with children 7 and under - come join us for a fun musical puppet show, pizza and Purim treats at Purimpalooza: Junior Edition! The event is free, but registration is required - please register HERE!
Women's Seder
Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 pm at Sutton Place Synagogue 225 East 51st Street Join Rabbi Rachel Ain, Rabbi Lisa Gelber, and Cantor Shiree Kidron for a Women's Seder at Sutton Place Synagogue. Learn, sing, and celebrate the holiday with women from these communities. $54 for members/$65 for non-members. Dinner is included. Register HERE.
Oracles, Omens & Execrations - Magic & Sorcery in the Bible with Dr. Sharon Keller - Zoom Session!
Thursday, March 9th at 7pm Congregation Habonim is thrilled to present this Bible lecture series on magic and sorcery in the Bible with Dr. Sharon Keller. All sessions are designed to stand alone, so don't worry if you missed the first two. This lecture is free, only on Zoom! Register for the third session on Zoom for free HERE.
In the Greater Community
Help Victims of the Turkey-Syria Earthquake
The earthquake and aftershocks that rocked Turkey and Syria last month have left more than fifty thousand dead and countless more people without shelter. If you'd like to support the victims of the earthquakes, you can donate to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) HERE.
Study & Services
Parsha and Prayer Weekly
The next session is Thursday, March 9th at 10:00am. To view the full schedule and sign up on Zoom, clickHERE.
Proof of vaccination is required for those 5 and up for in-person indoor events. Masks are voluntary. Correct service start times are in this email and on our website, not in the Zoom confirmation.
Yahrzeit Observances
Please click here see this week's Yahrzeit observances. May all the mourners be comforted.
Save the Date
Future Events with Habonim
Sunday, March 12th, 5pm - A Conversation with Rabbi Feld, discussing "The Book of Revolutions: The Battles of Priests, Prophets, and Kings That Birthed the Torah." Rabbi Feld will speak, and Rabbi Gelber will respond. This event is cosponsored by SAJ, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, and Congregation Habonim. Register HERE. Wednesday, March 15th - The next meeting of Habonim's Book Group will discuss Horse by Geraldine Brooks. Contact habonimbookgroup@habonim.net to join! Sunday, March 19th, 2:30pm - The NYPL Treasures Exhibit Tour with Hilda Jaffe returns by popular demand! Sign up HERE.
Youth & Families
Repair the World Summer Teen Service Corps! Applications open!
Session 1: June 29 - July 20 | Session 2: July 25- Aug 10 (Tuesdays-Thursdays) Do you know a teen looking for a meaningful summer in the city? Invite them to apply for Repair the World's Summer Teen Service Corps! Over 3 or 6 weeks, teens will volunteer hands-on in food or education justice, learn about changemaking in NYC and make new friends! Teens qualify for 45 hours of community service per session. Open to teens of all backgrounds.
Admission is rolling – click here to learn more and apply!
USY Summer Trips
Did you or someone you love go on Wheels or USY's Pilgrimage? Click here for more exciting new USY Summer Travel Programs for 8th-12th graders
Click the links below for a FULL listing of events & services.
Please consider a donation to Torah Fund! Click HERE to donate online or mail a check payable to Torah Fund to: Torah Fund, Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway, NY, NY 10027 (include Sist. of Cong. Habonim in the "affiliate" box on the online form or with your check). If you donate $180 or more, you will be entitled to this thank-you pin to wear with pride on any occasion!
The Torah Fund dinner is back! The Sisterhood of each affiliated synagogue chooses an honoree for the annual dinner, and this year our honoree is Deborah Moelis! The dinner will take place at Sutton Place Synagogue on Thursday 4/20. CLICK HERE to view a flyer, and CLICK HERE for a printable registration form for this year's Torah Fund Dinner. For questions, please contact Amy Kargauer, Torah Fund Chair HERE.
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RABBI LISA B. GELBER JESSICA FUTRAN, Cantorial Soloist and Music Educator RINA COHEN SCHWARZ, Education Director TINA LOBEL, Nursery School Director BRUCE HALEV, Cantor Emeritus MICHELLE SZPILZINGER, Office and Operations Manager CHELSEA ANDERSON, Communications Manager SUSAN I. GRANT, President www.habonim.net (212) 787-5347
