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THIS WEEK

1.  Saturday Morning Minyan, June 12, 10am

 

UPCOMING

2.      Friday Night Minyan, June 18h, 7:00 pm

3.      Saturday Morning Minyan, June 26, 10am + Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park

 

ALTSHUL ANNOUNCEMENT

4.      Kiddush Sponsors Needed!

5.      New Altshul Shammashim

 

CBE ANNOUNCEMENT

6.      Work at CBE

 

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Events

7.      Yeshivat Hadar's Summer Kick-Off Celebration, 6/14

8.      Summertime at Luria Academy

9.      Registration Open for Chabad Day Camp

 

Employment

10.   Work at Union Temple

11.   NCF seeks a Program Assistant for the Health Program

 

Apartment Listings

12.   Jerusalem Sublet

13.   South Slope Summer Sublet

14.   Seeking Park Slope Sublet

 

More details below…

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THIS WEEK

1.      Saturday Morning Minyan, June 12, 10am

Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, June 12th, in the Rabbi’s Office at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY11215.  Kindershul will start at the beginning of the torah service.

 

UPCOMING

2.     Friday Night Minyan, June 18h, 7pm

Altshul will meet Friday, June 18th 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

 

3.     Saturday Morning Minyan, June 26, 10am + Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park

Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, June 26th, 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. 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.

 

ALTSHUL ANNOUNCEMENT

4.     Kiddish Sponsors Needed!

Celebrating a simcha? Commemorating a yahrzeit? Do you enjoy eating kiddush when you come to Altshul and would like to help provide this for other people?  Sponsoring kiddush is a great way to give back to the Altshul community and is appreciated by everyone.  You will be the hero of the day! Concerned about the cost? You can co-sponsor kiddush with a friend, or Altshul can also try to pair you up with a co- sponsor.  If you would like to volunteer or have questions, please contact Charlie at soc...@altshul.org.

 

5.     New Altshul Shammashim

We are very pleased to announce next year’s team of shamashim: Rena Staub, Miriam Bader, Lila Foldes, Charlie Paradise, and Eytan Kurshan. We’re so glad they’ve agreed to take on the role and we know they’ll do a great job; they’ll start their term June 1st.

 

CBE ANNOUNCEMENT

6.     Work at CBE

Congregation Beth Elohim seeks to hire our Director of Teaching and Learning for Yachad, our K-8 Jewish educational program. Our congregation is one of the few in the country that employ full-time teachers for our religious school. Our program meets Monday-Thursday and on Saturday mornings.  The Director of Teaching and Learning supervises our full- and part-time teachers, oversees the Yachad program on a daily basis, and provides educational support for students and parents, including students with special needs. Come be part of a dynamic team charged with moving forward the Congregation’s new educational vision!

For information, or to apply for this job, please send cover letter and resume to CBEy...@gmail.com.

 

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Events

7.     Yeshivat Hadar's Summer Kick-Off Celebration, 6/14

Monday June 14, 2010 7:30 pm
at Yeshivat Hadar (190 Amsterdam Avenue @ 69th Street)

"In Pursuit of the Ideal: What Could a Jewish Community Look Like"


The evening's events will include:

  • Teaching from Yeshivat Hadar faculty on the theme "In Pursuit of the Ideal: What Could a Jewish Community Look Like?"
  • Learning in havruta with peers
  • Welcoming the 48 Summer Yeshivat Hadar fellows
  • Opportunities to participate in learning and community life at Yeshivat Hadar
  • Visions for the future and the Jewish community we want to create with your participation

 

Please rsvp to Alyssa Frank, Director of Community Engagement at fr...@mechonhadar.org.

 

8.     Summertime at Luria Academy

The Luria Academy KAITANA is a summer enrichment program that focuses on Hebrew and English language and literacy. It includes artist-led creative workshops, swimming, sports, martial arts, gardening, art, and chess & games clubs, with weekly trips to museums and parks. A half-day toddler program with art and water activities is also available.

The program runs 5 weeks, from July 12 - August 13. You may choose to join on a daily or weekly basis, with a discount for all 5 weeks. Sibling discounts also available.

To register or more information, please go to www.luria-academy.org or contact the director, Natalie Benjamin at nat...@luria-academy.org or call: (212)300-7053.

 

9.     Registration Open for Chabad Day Camp

We are proud to offer our 3rd year of camp Gan Israel day camp, dedicated to enriching the lives of children from diverse Jewish backgrounds and affiliations through a stimulating camping experience. CGI in Brownstone Brooklyn is part of the largest and fastest growing network of day camps, Our new six week camp session camp dates are June 28 - August 5. Hours: 9am-3pm M-T & 9am-1pm on Friday. Camp ages 2-10. For complete Rates & Plans, more info or to download our complete brochure visit us online at http://www.cgibrooklyn.com or call 347.787.0864  Scholarship and early bird special available, including 10% discount for Altshul members. Click on link to view camp video http://www.chabadtube.com/camp/690029/  

 

Employment

10.   Work at Union Temple

We are looking for a dynamic Jewish educator to work with a mixed 1st-2nd grade class for the 2010-2011 school year at our small but spirited religious school at Union Temple in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.  Create a positive Jewish learning environment through engaging, relevant and fun experiences in a friendly community. Early childhood education experience preferred. We also seek a creative Jewish arts educator to work bi-weekly with the entire school. We meet from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Sunday mornings. We offer competitive salary (based on experience) and supportive staff.

Send resume and contact information to carol...@gmail.com.

 

11.    NCF seeks a Program Assistant for the Health Program

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is a national grantmaking organization, rooted in Jewish values, and dedicated to the well being of all people.  It currently makes grants in four major program areas: Arts and Culture; Health; Jewish Life and Values; and Ecological Innovation / Contemplative Practice.  It also has a Collaborative Initiatives Fund that works in conjunction with each of the Foundation’s core program areas to address social and economic justice issues through government, corporate and institutional accountability and the building of social alliances for institutional and systemic change.  The basic themes underlying all of the Foundation’s programs are concern for the poor, disadvantaged and underserved; promotion of understanding across cultures: respect for diversity; and empowerment of communities in need. (Visit our web site at www.nathancummings.org <http://www.nathancummings.org>.)

For full details: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/SiteIndex/Search/search?assetTypes=Job&keywords=nathan%20cummings%20foundation&keywordsAsString=nathan%20cummings%20foundation&languageDesignation=en

 

Apartment Listings

12.   Jerusalem Sublet
Looking to rent our two bedroom apartment in Jerusalem for 2 weeks after July 22. Time is flexible.

Short Term rental info: 

  • Two bedrooms (one full bed, one queen size bed) one bedroom has en suite toilet (L-shaped couch in salon can also sleep one or two)
  • Kosher kitchen (mostly meaty)
  • 30 seconds from Palmach high street (cafe, grocery store, dry cleaning)
  • 15 minute walk downhill to Emek Rafaim, 22 minute walk to the center of town
  • No aircon but equipped with fans
  • 5000nis/two weeks

Please contact susi...@gmail.com for more info and photos.

 

13.   South Slope Summer Sublet

Come live in beautiful south-ish slope!!  (11th st. between 5th and 6th avenues)

  • Two wonderful 25-year old female roommates.
  • Vegetarian kitchen.
  • Cozy room, one large window, plenty of closet space.  Fully furnished.  
  • Nice-size sun-drenched living room with exposed brick and hardwood floors. Large kitchen and bathroom too!
  • Near the R/M, F/G trains.  
  • Wonderful location near the park, lovely restaurants, coffee shops, community garden.
  • $725/month plus utilities.

looking to rent from MID-jUNE TO MID-AUGUST (or starting beginning of July).
email Ariella Slovin at ariell...@gmail.com or call 508-847-0047 for inquiries or photos

14.   Seeking Park Slope Sublet

I'm looking to sublet a room for the month of August (possibility to extend would be great but isn't essential). I'll be using the sublet as a base for getting to know NY and hopefully finding something more permanent. Ideally somewhere in Brooklyn, close to trains and/or buses.

  • Shabbat friendly (I don't keep shabbos strictly but would be happy to live in a household with people who do)
  • Vegetarian and Kosher friendly
  • Cool with pets
  • A bit about me: 26 year-old-woman from Melbourne. Likes writing and reading, movies, food, Jewish stuff, people, running, dogs, popular culture, correct use of apostrophes, normal things, etc.
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