This week: Shabbat Morning Services @ 10 AM

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TL;DR: Volunteer with Altshul on Hannukah (Dec 24th eve).

Upcoming at Altshul 

• Dec 14: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 AM
  
• Intergenerational Beit Midrash meets

• see below for kids programming and locations

• Dec 24: Evening of Volunteering and Drinks, 9 PM
  
• Dec 28: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 AM
• January 10-11: Shabbaton with R' Aviva Richman: The Audacity of Prayer
• Jan 25: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 AM

Altshul regularly meets at Beth Elohim in the chapel at 10:00am for Shabbat morning services. Location is CBE, 274 Garfield Place. Kindershul starts at the beginning of the Torah service. View the extended Altshul Minyan calendar.

Kids Programming and Locations 

Kindershul for younger children:  Starting at 11AM in fourth floor classroom, Room 433. Parents must accompany their children. 

Kids play space: Lower Gym from 11AM - 12:30PM. Feel free to bring a game without small pieces or a soft ball for your child. One side of the gym will be for noisier playing and the other side will be for quieter playing, like card games. Parents must accompany their children. (We are in the process of trying to hire babysitters. Please have one adult remain with your child in the lower gym *if* we haven’t been able to secure childcare.)

Notes on other spaces: Playing in the stairwells or any of the upstairs floors is not permitted. The lobby area near the boardroom and Rabbi's study is available as a quiet reading space. The neighboring rooms host tefilah/prayer groups so it's important to keep the lobby quiet and calm. Any louder playing should be in the lower gym. 

Notes on other spaces: Playing in the stairwells or any of the upstairs floors is not permitted. The lobby area near the boardroom and Rabbi's study is available as a quiet reading space. The neighboring rooms host tefilah/prayer groups so it's important to keep the lobby quiet and calm. Any louder playing should be in the lower gym. 

 

As always, we encourage children to be in shul! Kids are welcome to lead parts of davening, such as Ashrei, Ain Kelohenu, or Adon Olam,

Shabbat Info

• Shabbat starts at 4:11 pm Friday evening
• Shabbat ends at 5:14 pm on Saturday night
• Parsha: Vayishlach
• Highlights: Jacob wrestles with an angel and changes his name, has some more kids, and reunites with his brother.  Also, Dinah joins the me too list.
  
  

Altshul Announcements.  

• December 24th Volunteer Event & Drinks 
  If you're staying in town over Christmas week, chances are you have no plans for Christmas Eve, besides the ritual Chinese dinner. So after you've lit Chanukah candles and eaten your General Tso's Chicken, bring your holiday cheer to our Altshul/PHS Volunteer Event + plus drinks and treats. 
  Location:  Home of Lonnie and David Firestone (in Crown Heights)
  Date and Time: Tuesday, December 24th, 9 PM - 10:30 PM
  Project: Packaging 100 personal item bags for a food service nonprofit. Each attendee will sign up to bring a personal item (e.g. 10 travel size shampoos). We'll compile and assemble all of the items into personal bags. Drinks + shmoozing to follow.
  *This event is adult only. 
  To RSVP, click on the Event spreadsheet to select an item that you'll bring! 
  
  
• B'nei Mitzvah Tutoring
  If you are available for b'nei mitzvah tutoring and would like your name included on a community list to be accessed by the Park Slope/Prospect Heights/Crown Heights communities, please fill out this form.  We will put together a list to share with families in the Luria, PHS, CKI, Altshul communities.  Tutors will set their own rates and make arrangements directly with families.
  
  
• Save the date! Winter Shabbaton on The Audacity of Prayer
  Altshul's Winter Shabbaton with Rabbi Aviva Richman, January 10 - 11, and will include Friday night davenning and dinner with learning, as well as Saturday morning services, followed by lunch and more learning with our visiting scholar.
  
  
• The Intergenerational Beit-Midrash is back!
  
Larry Magarik will be teaching five sessions on Darchei Tefilah. Expect hevruta and shuir focusing on the meaning (rather than mechanics) of prayer. These learning sessions, accompanied by a light pot-luck lunch, will be held at community member homes after Kiddush on Dec. 14, Jan. 25, March 14, April 25, and May 9.
Serious learners of all ages are welcome. Generally 10-years old and up has been most successful. Please email miriam...@hotmail.com if you are interested in joining this warm, intelligent, and tasty study community.


• Get involved with Altshul!
  To join the team of greeters at Altshul services, email logi...@altshul.org.
  To sign up to give a drash about the weekly Torah portion during services, email scoop...@yahoo.com.
  To join the lifecycle team and help Altshulers in need of support, email life...@altshul.org.
  To join the parents list-serv, email ki...@altshul.org.
  Have a question or concern?  Contact the Altshul Leadership Team by emailing in...@altshul.org.
  
  

Community Announcements

• FREE Parlor-floor-through Brownstone Apartment for TWO WEEKS
  Family or friends want to visit you over Hannuchristmasnewyears and don't want to pay for lodging or crash on your couch? Host them FOR FREE in our kosher 2-bedroom parlor-floor-through in a corner brownstone near CBE, Prospect Park and the North Slope subway stops! We'll be away Sun 12/22- Sun 1/5. Preference to those who want the whole fortnight, but we're open to shorter stays. The catch: must love dogs. Fortunately, our Rosie is especially easy to love! And if you need help, our dog-walker is just a phone call away and takes Venmo. Interested? Contact fred.mo...@gmail.com
  
  
• Hadar Daf Yomi Siyyum, Sunday, January 5th
  

  January 4, 2020 marks the completion of a 7 year Daf Yomi Cycle. Join Hadar’s celebration of this tremendous achievement with an egalitarian day of learning on Sunday, January 5th from 1:00-4:45 pm at 190 Amsterdam Ave. We will study text, hear from those who have committed themselves to learning during this cycle, and together commence the next round of learning!

  We  hope that you will join us for this celebratory day of learning. For a schedule of the day, please head to www.hadar.org/events/daf-yomi-siyyum.

  There is no learning background necessary! 

  This event is $10 in advance, and $18 at the door, and is open to the public. 

• Hadar National Shabbaton
  Join Hadar for our second ever National Shabbaton, which will take place at the Hilton Stamford January 31-February 2. We would love to have a strong core of people like you, who are living out our mission on a day to day basis.  We look forward to creating a space where you can connect with other people who are davening and building community as an independent minyan. 
  If you have any questions, please be in touch with my colleagues, Becca and Tali, who are spearheading the Shabbaton, at national...@hadar.org.

Join and post your own community announcements on the  Brownstone Brooklyn Jewish Community Discussion Group on Facebook. Like our Altshul Facebook Page.