This Week: Monday Morning Pesach Davening + Sign up for Hosted Dinners and New Member Lunch
Altshul
1) Pesach Davening, Monday, April 5, 10:00 am
UPCOMING
2) Shabbat Morning Minyan, April 10th, 10:00 am
3) Friday Night Minyan, April 16th, 7:00 pm + Hosted Meals (sign up
now)
ALTSHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
4) Become an Altshul Shammash
5) Passover Food Drive
6) New Member Lunch April 10th (sign up now)
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
6) Job openings at the Hannah Senesh Community Day School!
7) Jewish Funds for Justice Community organizing Residency
8) New Israel Social Change Program for Young Adults
9) One to Two Bedroom Apartment Available in June
10) One Bedroom Apartment Available in Crown Heights
More details below.
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THIS WEEK
1) Pesach Davening, Monday, April 5, 10:00 am
Altshul will meet for the 7th Day of Pesach, April 5th at 10 am, at
Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
UPCOMING
2) Shabbat Morning Minyan, April 10th, 10:00 am
Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, April 10th, in the Rabbi’s
Office at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY
11215. Kindershul will start at the beginning of the torah service.
A lunch for new members will follow services. See below for details.
3) Friday Night Minyan, April 16th, 7:00 pm + Hosted Meals
Altshul will meet Friday, April 16th for Kabbalat Shabbat and
Maariv at 7:00 pm in the Beth Elohim Rotunda, downstairs in the
Sanctuary Building, 274 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Following davening on Friday, April 16th, Altshul is organizing hosted
Shabbat dinners. These will be small meals and Altshul will match
hosts and guests. Whether you're new to Altshul or not, this is a
great opportunity to meet new people and connect with the Altshul
community.
To RSVP to host, please fill in this form: http://tiny.cc/hl568
(We ask that you have a kosher or vegetarian kitchen.)
To RSVP to be a guest, please fill in this form: http://tiny.cc/q7ma0
RSVP by Monday, April 12. Spaces will be limited. While we'll do our
best to place everyone, guests will be matched with hosts on a first
come, first served basis.
ALTSHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
4) Become an Altshul Shammash
Altshul is currently recruiting shamashim for the upcoming year.
Shamashim are responsible for coordinating the week-to-week operations
of the minyan, from the services and kiddushes to working with Altshul
committee volunteers. If you are interested in taking on this role,
please go to http://tiny.cc/oyipt to fill out a self-nomination form.
5) Passover Food Drive
This Passover season, participate in the century old custom of Maot
Chitim. For thousands of years, Jews have collected wheat to provide
the poor with matzo and other food items needed for Passover. In
keeping with this tradition, the SA/SJ committee is organizing a
donation drive to provide food to people in need this holiday season.
Your donations will support Matan Besayser, an Israeli based charity
helping families in need and Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, a
Brooklyn-based charity aiding Haitian refugees in our area. Use this
link
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=D7MvyrNCgYd3W--URGpITNNqbUgW9KPcCSbPMLicKfzz8tK0BVZYwhmFTQS&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f059ee17e99acf195b5f3a4b6a78dddb4b1b86ec4390bd9bd
to make your contribution via pay pal or mail checks to Miriam Bader
862 Union Street, #4C. Brooklyn, NY 11230.
6) New Member Lunch
Did you recently move to the neighborhood and are interested in
getting more involved in Altshul? Have you come a few times and would
like to learn some more names and faces? All new members to the
Altshul community are invited to a lunch after services on April
10th. Come learn more about the minyan, enjoy some lunch, and make
new friends.
Please RSVP to Sara - saran...@hotmail.com by Tuesday, April 6.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7) Job openings at the Hannah Senesh Community Day School!
We are seeking a Kindergarten Judaic Studies Teacher for Fall 2010. We
are a K-8, diverse and progressive Jewish Day School in Downtown
Brooklyn. Teaching experience and fluency in Hebrew required. Email
resume to: Jessica Lissy Trey, Judaic Studies Coordinator at Hannah
Senesh Community Day School, jli...@hannahsenesh.org.
Seeking Part Time Music Teacher for Fall 2010. K-8, progressive,
Jewish Day School in Downtown Brooklyn. Experience in music education
required. Familiarity with Orff pedagogy, Jewish/Hebrew music, and
song leading skills desired. Email resume to: Nicole Nash, Head of
School, Hannah Senesh Community Day School, nn...@hannahsenesh.org.
8) Jewish Funds for Justice Community Organizing Residency
Interested in a career in meaningful social change work? The
Community Organizing Residency (COR), is a new initiative of the
Jewish Funds for Justice. COR is a six-month, paid residency for
people from Jewish, Muslim, Christian and other faith backgrounds who
want to make community organizing their profession. Residents will
gain social justice experience working with leading organizing groups
in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay
Area. The Application Deadline is April 2, 2010; the application and
more information can be found at www.rootedinfaith.org
Please contact Rachel Feldman at rfel...@jewishjustice.org or (212)
213-2113 ext 29 for additional information.
9) New Israel Social Change Program for Young Adults
The Yahel Social Change Program is a unique 5-month service learning
experience for young adults between the ages of 21 and 27. The program
is based in the town of Gedera in Israel, and combines hands-on
volunteer work with in-depth learning and immersion. The program is
offered in collaboration with Friends by Nature – a local grassroots
non-profit organization working in the Ethiopian community in the
fields of community empowerment and education. Throughout the program
participants live, volunteer and learn alongside young adults from the
local Ethiopian-Israeli community. To learn more about the Yahel
Social Change Program please visit: http://www.yahelisrael.com/programs_socialchange.php
10) One to Two Bedroom Apartment Available in June
Hi Everyone, I am leaving the area, and will be leaving behind a
beautiful space in the heart of the Slope; located right on 5th Ave
and 1st St.. It's a tri-level, meaning that the bedroom has a loft
feel, with steps leading down to the main hardwood floor. It has high
ceilings, arched windows, gas range, and a spiral staircase leading
down to the full sized basement, which can be used for a second
bedroom. Washer and dryer are on the premises. -$2K
James Daniel
646-468-8216
ja...@cyberbotanics.com
11) One Bedroom Apartment Available in Crown Heights
Hi all, I am looking for someone to take over my lease. I love the
place, but want to move for other reasons. The place is great - a
large 1BR. It has two large closets, a clean and full bathroom.
There is one bedroom, a living room and a small kitchen area. It is
on the fifth floor with an elevator. There is a live-in super. The
address is 15 Crown St. It is near the 2/3/4/5/B/Q/S, the B48 to
Williamsburg and the B71 to Cobble Hill. Rent is $1200. Let me know
if you are interested or know someone who is! Thanks.
Ris Golden
917 601 1124
morrisa...@gmail.com