Shavuot is from sunset on Thursday, May 25^th through nightfall on Saturday, May 27^th this year | 6-7 Sivan 5783.

Shavuot Service Schedule | Tikkun Leil Shavuot | Eruv Tavshilin

Rabbinical Assembly Virtual Tikkun Leil Shavuot - Thursday, May 25^th from 8:00pm - 12:00am
This year's online Tikkun Leil Shavuot with the Rabbinical Assembly features an impressive slate of leaders and learners. Join Rabbi Lisa Gelber and Rabbi Jan Uhrbach at 10pm for Hanging by a Thread: Torah and the Comfort of the Unknowing. Gather round, grab a dairy snack, and learn with us into the night! Click here for the full schedule & access to the livestream!!

Paul Feig z'l Tikkun Leil Shavuot -  Thursday, May 25^th - Friday, May 26^th from 10:00pm - 5:00am
Come together in person with the Manhattan Jewish community for a Tikkun Leil Shavuot at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan! Enjoy some cheesecake at a free night of study, film, music, dance, yoga, and more in celebration of Shavuot. Learn more & register here!

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.

Sunday, June 4^th at 1:40 pm - Let the Sisterhood of Habonim take you out to the ballgame with a Mets game at Citi Field! Ticket purchase deadline: Friday, June 2^nd. Sign up and buy your tickets here!

Tuesday, June 13^th at 7:00pm - Join us at the Synagogue for light refreshments, with the Annual Meeting starting at 7:30pm. The Meeting will be available on Zoom: register here for Zoom.

Sunday, June 4^th at noon - Habonim will march with the Upper West Side contingent in the annual Celebrate Israel Parade! The parade proceeds along 5th Avenue from 57th Street to 74th. Gather at 52nd St between 5th Ave and Madison Ave by 12:55pm - the UWS contingent is the ninth group. Register here to march in the parade!

Race to Deliver Returns!

November 19^th, 2023 at 8:00am - Click HERE to register for Race to Deliver, a 4 mile run to benefit God’s Love We Deliver, a community organization that cooks and home-delivers nutritious meals for people unable to cook for themselves. Please notify the membership committee HERE if you plan on participating, so everyone can meet as a community prior to the race!
Races are filling up quickly this year, so sign up now to participate!

No session of Parsha & Prayer this week. The next session will be on Thursday, June 1^st at 10:00am.

To sign up for future sessions on Zoom, click HERE.

Friday, May 26, 2023
9:30am, Yom Tov Shacharit service, including the Blessing of the Babies, a celebration of our youngest community members born since last Shavuot.

Reading for the first day of Shavuot

In person in the Habonim Sanctuary and on Zoom.
Register here for Zoom

10:30-11:05am, Torah Tots (for children 6 & under with their grownups.)

Friday, May 26, 2023
Friday evening service, 6:30pm

Zoom only: Register here for Zoom

Saturday, May 27, 2023

9:30am, including Yizkor

Reading for the second day of Shavuot

In person in the Habonim Sanctuary and on Zoom: Register here for Zoom

9:00pm, Havdalah, Zoom only

Register here for Zoom Havdalah

TUESDAY, MAY 30^th
Morning Minyan 7:45am
Register here for Zoom Minyan.

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.

Please click here to see this week's Yahrzeit observances.
May all the mourners be comforted.

Monday, June 7^th at 7:00pm - Book Group meets on Zoom. June's book is People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn. Contact habonimbookgroup@habonim.net to join!

Now Accepting Celebrate Israel Parade Teen Leadership Applications

Celebrate Israel Parade: Sunday, June 4^th at 9:00am - noon
New York’s Jewish teenagers ages 16–19 are invited to apply for an exclusive opportunity to accompany VIPs at this year’s Celebrate Israel Parade! The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York has designated Stephen Wise Free Synagogue as the coordinating partner to recruit these teen leaders. Those who are selected will have the opportunity to connect with over 150 New York and U.S. elected and appointed officials, elected and appointed officials of other countries, and community leaders, and meet teens from across New York at a pre-parade breakfast. APPLY HERE

Repair the World Summer Teen Service Corps! Applications open!
Session 1: June 29^th - July 20^th | Session 2: July 25^th - August 10^th (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!

Read the May Bulletin Online Here!
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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
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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!