This Week: Shabbat Morning Minyan 10 am
Altshul
1) Shabbat Morning Minyan, January 23rd, 10:00 am
UPCOMING
2) Shabbat Morning Minyan, January 30th, 10:00 am
3) Shabbat Morning Minyan, February 13th, 10:00 am
ALTSHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
4) Purim Social Action
5) Purim Megillah Readings, Motzei Shabbat 2/27 and Sunday Morning
2/28
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
6) Hazon's Tu Bishvat Seder and Shabbat Dinner
7)Enroll at Yeshivat Hadar
8) Yoshie Fruchter’s PITOM at Southpaw 2/10
9) Brooklyn Israel Film Festival, 1/28, 30, 31
10) Teach at Hannah Senesh
11) Room Available in Kosher Apartment
12) One Bedroom Apartment Available in Crown Heights
13) Kosher UWS Apartment Available
More details below.
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THIS WEEK
1) Shabbat Morning Minyan, January 23rd, 10:00 am
Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, January 23rd, 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.
UPCOMING
2) Shabbat Morning Minyan, January 30th, 10:00 am + Tu Bishvat Lunch
and Learn
Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, January 30th, 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.
Altshul will be hosting a (potluck) lunch and learn on January 30th,
following services. The topic is "Is God in Your W-2 Form? Tu
B'shevat and the Spiritual Responsibility of Money" and Shuli Passow
will be our teacher. RSVP to Sara - saran...@hotmail.com if you plan
to attend, and please indicate what you plan to bring, so that we can
make sure to have a nice balance of food (i.e. not just challah and
cookies). Please note Altshul's kashrut policy: all food must be
prepared in a kosher or strictly vegetarian kitchen.
3) Shabbat Morning Minyan, February 13th, 10:00 am
Altshul will meet Shabbat morning, February 13th, 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.
ALTSHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
4) Purim Social Action, Sunday 2/21
Sunday, February 21st: Hamentaschen Baking, Mishloach Manot Packing to
Donate
In honor of Purim, come bake hamentaschen and pack Mishloach Manot
(gift bags) to donate to the residents at the Cobble Hill Health
Center, a nursing home in Carroll Gardens.
5) Purim Megillah Readings, Motzei Shabbat 2/27 and Sunday Morning
2/28
Altshul will be hosting services and megillah reading both the night
and the morning of Purim. We will also be sponsoring a party after
the evening reading. We are looking for volunteers to help with all
aspects of the services, including leading services and reading
megillah. Please email gab...@altshul.org if you are interested.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
6) Hazon's Tu Bishvat Seder and Shabbat Dinner
Join Hazon for Shabbat dinner and a Tu Bishvat Seder at the JCC
Manhattan on Friday, January 29 at 8 pm. Our meal will be kosher,
dairy, delicious and seasonal. Tu Bishvat, which has become the
“Jewish Earth Day,” marks the “New Year of Trees” and is celebrated by
planting trees, and eating dried fruits and nuts. Come celebrate and
learn from leading educators and activists about the connections
between Jewish tradition, the environment and the food we eat. The
event is $36; $30 if you bring your own non-disposable plate and
utensils! Register here. Co-Sponsored by the AJWS-AVODAH Partnership
and Romemu.
7) Enroll at Yeshivat Hadar
Yeshivat Hadar, North America's first full-time egalitarian yeshiva,
is now accepting applications for its Summer 2010 and Full-Year
2010-2011 programs in New York City. Men and women looking for
intense traditional text study, egalitarian prayer, and social action,
with a special focus on personal religious growth, are invited to
apply. Download an application at (http://www.mechonhadar.org/apply).
Fellows receive full tuition remission and a stipend intended to help
cover the cost of living expenses. Application Deadline is Feb. 1,
2010. Please visit http://www.mechonhadar.org/yeshivat-hadar1 for
more specific information including a tentative schedule with course
descriptions.
8) Yoshie Fruchter’s PITOM at Southpaw 2/10
Yoshie Fruchter's PITOM at
Shemspeed.com Winterfest
Wednesday, Feb 10 @ Southpaw
7:30pm
Yoshie and Pitom are back from their European tour extravaganza
playing Shemspeed's first Winterfest with a whole mess o' new raucous
tunes. Come by after dinner, Pitom hits first, but there's fun music
all night.
with:
PITOM (www.myspace.com/pitom)
Dreams in Static
Six Point Star
Lion of Ido
9) Brooklyn Israel Film Festival, 1/28, 30, 31
The Brooklyn Israel Film Festival returns
to Kane Street Synagogue starting Thursday, January 28, and continuing
January 30 and 31.
The festival offers a fascinating mix of films and guest speakers.
Web site: www.kanestreet.org.
The lineup of films include:
Lady Kul-El Arab: a documentary exploring the conflicts faced by a
young Arab woman competing
in an Israeli beauty contest;
A Matter of Size: a funny, poignant feature about four overweight
Israeli men who
discover sumo wrestling;
Eli and Ben: an insightful feature about a privileged boy whose world
is turned upside down when his architect father is accused of a
crime.
10) Teach at Hannah Senesh
Hannah Senesh Community Day School, a K-8 diverse and progressive
Jewish community day school in downtown Brooklyn, seeks a full time
middle school Judaic Studies text teacher to join our committed,
creative, and dynamic staff for Fall 2010. Teaching experience,
excellent text skills and advanced degree required. Email resume to
Jessica Lissy Trey, Judaic Studies Coordinator,
jli...@hannahsenesh.org.
11) Room Available in Kosher Apartment
Seeking a roommate for a beautiful Park Slope Apartment, 5 minute walk
from Pacific/Atlantic, B/D/M/N/Q/R/2/3/4/5 trains. 17 minutes to Union
Square. 5 minute walk to some of the best coffee New York has to offer
(Gorilla).
Available February 1st.
It's a no smoking, no TV in the living room apartment. It's a
beautiful space (see photos) filled with lots of light, song on
shabbat, and often filled with freshly baked delicious treats.
Walking distance from 2 Conservative shuls, 2 Orthodox shuls and
Altshul, Brooklyn's Egal Minyan.
The kitchen is kosher.
The rent is $1300.
Please contact Stephanie at stepha...@gmail.com
12) 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
13) Kosher UWS Apartment Available
Huge 16’ x 12.5’ master bedroom available in elevator doorman building
at 90th and Columbus with two other laid-back professional females.
The room gets tons of natural light with western and southern
exposures, and has its own private, windowed bathroom. Easily fits
bed, dressers, desk, nightstand, and more—plus a 7’-wide closet. The
apartment, a quiet corner unit on the 10th floor, also features a
large living room plus laundry in the building. We are looking for a
shabbat-friendly female who would keep a kosher kitchen. $1390/month.
Email Julie or Alexis at uwsapa...@gmail.com.