This Week: Saturday Morning Minyan 8/28 + Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park!

[Altshul]

Upcoming at Altshul
1.    Saturday Morning Minyan, August 28, 10am and potluck picnic in Prospect Park
2.    Selichot Services, Monday September 4th, midnight
3.    Saturday Morning Minyan, September 25, 10am

Altshul Announcements
4.    Give a D'var Torah at Altshul!

High Holidays
5.   Congregation Beth Elohim
6.   Kane Street Alternative Service
7.   Isabella Freedman High Holidays Retreat
 
Apartment Listings
8.   Brooklyn Apartment/Roommate Search
9.   Brooklyn Apartment Search

Details below…

Upcoming at Altshul   
1.   Saturday Morning Minyan, August 28, 10am

Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, August 28th at Beth Elohim. Kindershul will start at the beginning of the Torah services. After kiddush, we will walk to Prospect Park for a potluck vegetarian picnic. Please bring food that is hechshered or from a kosher or strictly vegetarian kitchen, as well as blankets, benchers, and frisbees.

2.   Selichot Services, Saturday September 4th, midnight

On Saturday night September 4th, at MIDNIGHT, Altshul will be meeting for Selichot, a service customarily held on the Saturday night preceding Rosh HaShanah. The service is comprised of verses and songs from the High Holidays and is a wonderful way to prepare oneself mentally and spiritually. The service will be at the home of Ben and Rachel Geballe (90 8th Avenue, #10B). In order to get a sense of how many people Ben and Rachel should expect, we'd appreciate if you could RSVP to Eytan at Altshul...@gmail.com. We hope you can join!

3.   Saturday Morning Minyan, September 25, 10am

Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, September 25th at Beth Elohim. Kindershul will start at the beginning of the Torah services.

Altshul Announcements
4.   Give a D'var Torah at Altshul!

Do you have thoughts to share on the weekly Torah portion, or perhaps insights on the meaning of our holidays? Volunteer to give a d'var torah (a short teaching) during Altshul services! Giving a "drash" is a wonderful opportunity to teach your fellow shul-goers and give to your community.  For more information and to volunteer, please email Rena at rena....@gmail.com.

High Holidays

There are many High Holiday options available in Brooklyn and while Altshul is not running its own services, we wanted to call your attention to some options. Below are descriptions of services at our host congregation, Beth Elohim, an alternative service that has specifically invited Altshul members, and at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center.

5.  Congregation Beth Elohim

Congregation Beth Elohim hosts 4 different services for the high holidays to which Altshulers are invited:

• The Sanctuary service is led by Rabbi Andy Bachman and Cantor Galeet Dardashti.
• The Youth and Family Service is geared toward Yachad (Religious School) families with children ages 6-18 and their parents.
• The Tots Service will be mostly families who participate in the regular Tot Shabbat program, geared toward children under 5.
• The Brooklyn Jews service is geared towards unaffiliated Jews in their 20s and 30s.

Please note that musical instruments will likely be played at each of these services.
For more information and to reserve your ticket, call the CBE office at 718-768-3814.

6.  KANE STREET ALTERNATIVE SERVICE – DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR ALTSHUL MEMBERS

Back by popular demand, Joey Weisenberg (an Altshul friend) will be running an alternative service for the Kane Street Synagogue in Carroll Gardens. The service will be full of singing and will follow the complete traditional liturgy. Taking place at a venue at Bergen & Court Streets, it is geared towards a diverse age group and will be a family friendly environment.

As has been the tradition in the last couple of years, the Kane Street Synagogue has generously offered discounted tickets of $125 to Altshulers (covering both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur). A limited number of tickets at this price are available directly from Kane Street. Please contact Linda Mahler at 718-875-1550 and identify yourself as an "Altshul member."  Altshulers are strongly encouraged to buy tickets asap in order to get this discounted rate and ensure that you get a ticket.

Joey is looking for help organizing and leading various aspects of High Holidays. If you are interested in helping to Gabbai, read Torah, or assist in any way, please contact him directly at joeywei...@gmail.com.

7.  Isabella Freedman High Holidays Retreat

Join the Isabella Freeman Jewish Retreat Center for their unique high holiday programming - a journey designed to help us re-member who we are. Find out more at http://isabellafreedman.org/highholidays.

Apartment & Roommate Listings
8.  Brooklyn Apartment/Roommate Search

• 28 male, starting new job in brooklyn, looking for an apartment/roommates with kosher kitchen ASAP in Brooklyn area. 
  
• Relatively quiet, clean, and easy to get along with.
  
• Contact tger...@hotmail.com, 484-410-9438.

9.  Brooklyn Apartment Search

• My name is Jaime Guarnaccia. I studied at Yeshivat Hadar last summer and this past year.
  
• I'm currently looking for an apartment or room in an apartment that is close to Altshul and has a kosher kitchen to move into around September 1st.
  
• Please let me know if you have any leads at jgua...@gmail.com.