This Week: Saturday Morning Minyan, June 26, 10am + Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park!

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This Week at Altshul
1.    Saturday Morning Minyan, June 26, 10am + Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park

Altshul Announcements
2.    Kiddush Sponsors Needed! 
3.    Saturday Morning Minyan, July 10, 10am
4.    Friday Night Minyan, July 16, 7pm
5.    Tisha Ba’av Eicha Reading, Monday, July 19, 8:30pm

Community Announcements
6.    Hazon Bike to the Beach, Sunday June 27
7.    Soil, Soul & Service at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center

Apartment Listings
8.    Park Slope August-December Sublet
9.    Great Park Slope Apartment for July 1
10.   July Sublet
11.   Summer Sublet available July 1 - August 31
12.   Seeking Apartment Share "near" Park Slope

Details below…


This Week at Altshul
1.    Saturday Morning Minyan, June 26, 10am + Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park!

Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, June 26th in the Chapel 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 to share that is hechshered or from a kosher or strictly vegetarian kitchen. Desserts will be provided by the Social Action Social Justice (SASJ) Committee, but appetizers, entrees and drinks are entirely up to you.
• Your own real plates and flatware so that we don't have to use disposables.
• Blankets, frisbees and whatever else your heart desires.

Altshul Announcements
2.    Kiddush Sponsors Needed!

Let me guess - you've been thinking about sponsoring for a while, but haven't quite gotten around to it yet. Well, now would be a very good time indeed.

Sponsoring kiddush is a great way to give back to the Altshul community and is appreciated by everyone. This summer, we need sponsors for regular kiddush and mini-kiddush on picnic weeks. If you're concerned about the cost you can co-sponsor with a friend, or we can pair you up with a co-sponsor. To sponsor, or if you have questions, please contact Charlie at soc...@altshul.org.

3.    Saturday Morning Minyan, July 10, 10am

Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, July 10th in the Chapel at Beth Elohim. Kindershul will start at the beginning of the Torah services.

4.    Friday Night Minyan, July 16, 7pm

Altshul will meet Friday, July 16th for Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv at 7pm in the Beth Elohim Rotunda, downstairs in the Sanctuary Building located at 274 Garfield Place.

5.    Tisha Ba’av Eicha Reading, Monday, July 19, 8:30pm

In observance of Tisha Ba’av, Altshul will be hosting ma’ariv, and a reading of Megillat Eicha (The Book of Lamentations) and Kinot (liturgical poems) on Monday, July 19th at 8:30pm in the Beth Elohim Rotunda, downstairs in the Sanctuary Building, 274 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215.  Please bring a flashlight to this service. A charity collection will be organized by the Social Action Social Justice Committee.

Community Events
5.    Hazon Bike to the Beach, Sunday June 27

This Sunday, join Hazon for Bike to the Beach, a FREE bike ride to Coney Island! Meet at any one of five starting locations around NYC, and then ride to Coney Island for great swimming, Frisbee, yoga, and relaxation. A Kosher lunch will be waiting for you at the beach, as will a vintage Hazon T-shirt. The Brooklyn ride meets at Grand Army Plaza at 10:15AM. Register for the FREE ride at http://www.hazon.org/go.php?q=/rides/2010BTTB/bikeToTheBeach.html. Email eytan....@gmail.com with questions.

6.     Soil, Soul & Service at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center

You're invited to join us for a three to six-night stay any time between June 28 – July 25 while we get our hands in the soil, engage our souls, and find ways to be of service to the world. There is no charge for your visit, all we ask is that you consider making a donation of $60 per night to cover our basic costs of housing and meals. In exchange for full use of our facility, we're asking for a few hours of your time each day to contribute to our work here at Isabella Freedman. Whether you help out in one of our gardens, pull weeds or harvest veggies on the farm, work in dining room or housekeeping, your contribution will be deeply appreciated. And while you’re here you’ll also have time to enjoy boating, fishing, use of our gym and hot tub, tennis, arts & crafts, guided hikes, farm and green tours. Enjoy delicious food from our organic farm, restore your body and spirit in a yoga or meditation class, relax in the sun, swim in the lake or pool, go for a hike in our 300-acre wooded land…or just sit by the lake and unwind. Visit www.isabellafreedman.org/soilsoulservice for more information.

Apartment Listings
7.     Park Slope August-December Sublet

• Looking for two people to sublet our fully-furnished two rooms in a 3-person apt. in Park Slope,  August to December. 
• Two rooms available - currently set up as a bedroom and an adjoining office, & ideal for a couple.  Can also be turned into two separate bedrooms if necessary. 
• Great location at 6th Ave and 5th St.  Five minutes from F train, 10 from the R train, & 10-15 minutes from the B/Q/N/2/3. 
• $1333.33 for both rooms.  If split into two bedrooms, $620 & $715 each.  The apartment as a whole is under-market value, given the size and amenities. 
• Our current roommate will likely be staying on - she is quiet, respectful, and an excellent baker.
• Contact joseph....@gmail.com for more information

8.    Great Park Slope Apartment for July 1

• One bedroom apartment available for one-year lease beginning July 1.
• $1413/month and rent stabilized
• Union Street between 6th and 7th
• Second floor
• For photos or more information, email ilana...@gmail.com

9.    July Sublet

If you or anyone you know is still looking for a great, affordable place to live for July (approx. 7/1 - 8/2, with some flexibility,) look no further.  I am subletting my 1-bedroom apartment for this period and you'll be very happy in it. 

• great size for a single person or a couple, with a real bedroom, closets, and very (14 ft?) ceilings. 
• I'll be leaving it furnished. If you happen to like Jewish books, you're in extra luck, as the bookshelves are full of 'em. Also includes A/C, cable internet + wifi. I keep the kitchen kosher dairy, but can accommodate other arrangements.
• Best of all is the location:  a North Park Slope, Brooklyn, brownstone on a beautiful tree-lined street.
• 1 block from 2,3 (Bergen,) B and Q (7th Ave) trains and a few more blocks to nearly every other train (+ LIRR) at Atlantic/Pacific. 
• This is a real 1-bedroom apartment that you can have all to yourself or with your honey for the very cheap rate of $1400. This is exactly what my rent is; I'm not looking to make any money here.
• For more information, contact Matt Carl at matt...@gmail.com
  

10.    Summer Sublet available July 1 - August 31

• Location: 36 Clark St., Brooklyn Heights.
• 1 block from the 2,3 station and <10 min walk to A,C,R,4,5 trains. Easy to get anywhere in Manhattan. 
• Great views of downtown from the Brooklyn Promenade.
• Apartment: Large, corner room w/ closet.  Furnished with bed, dresser and A/C unit.  Full-sized kitchen and living room in apartment.
• Roommates: Quiet, late-20s male professionals (screenwriter and law clerk)
• Available: July 1st through end of July or August (your preference)
• Rent: $1220
• Contact: Ishai: imoor...@yahoo.com

11.    Seeking Apartment Share "near" Park Slope

Gregory, late 20's performer/arts educator from Brooklyn seeks congenial housing by Sept 1 at latest. Send all suggestions to gre...@frumin.net 718 622-2489

• Ideally ~$700/month & ~30min walk from Altshul (as reference points).
• Veg/kosher/shabbat friendly, though not the strictest adherent myself.
• Musts for self and others: Openness, positivity, communication, cooperation. Its an ideal, though, right? -- And we all need our own spaces and times. I'll gladly take a small bedroom for a big common area in which to sing, dance (6'2"=Tall!), dine and celebrate. Roof/garden access would be great!
• Interests: Food, arts/performance, candle-light, laughter, deep breaths, fresh air, fresh faces, and... Food!