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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
S H A B B A T B U L L E T I N<br />
May 26-28, 2012 PARSHAT BAMIDBAR/SHAVUOT 5 Sivan - 7 Sivan, 5772<br />
Erev Shabbat<br />
7:00 and 8:00PM Minchah<br />
7:58PM Candle lighting<br />
Shabbat Morning<br />
7:45AM Hashkama<br />
8:30AM Rabbi Israel Silverstein<br />
Mishnayot Class<br />
9:00AM Shacharit<br />
9:15AM Minchat Chinuch<br />
9:16AM Sof Zman Kriat Shema<br />
9:30AM Young Leadership (5th floor)<br />
9:30AM Beginners’ Service<br />
10:00AM Youth Groups<br />
With thanks to our Kiddush (1st floor) Sponsors:<br />
Lois & Michael Burak in commemoration of the yahrzeit<br />
of Lois's father, Harold I. Levine, Purple Heart Veteran,<br />
WWII and in memory of Lois's uncle, Fred R. Wiesen,<br />
PFC and Michael's brother, Dr. George P. Burak,<br />
Silver Star and Purple Heart.<br />
Hashkama Kiddush, Ann & Stanley Silverstein<br />
Shabbat Afternoon<br />
4:00PM Bikkur Cholim visit to Mt. Sinai Hospital. Meet<br />
in front of the Westmont, 730 Columbus Ave.<br />
Seudah Shlishit at home before 5:12PM<br />
7:15PM Daf Yomi<br />
8:00PM Minchah, Afternoon Groups<br />
Sinai Perpetuated, Rabbi Daniel Fridman<br />
Shabbat and Shavuot Schedule<br />
Erev Shavuot, Saturday night, May 26<br />
Candle lighting and all preparations for Shavuot after<br />
8:59PM<br />
Tikkun Leil Shavuot 11:45PM<br />
Shavuot I, Sunday, May 27<br />
Shacharit 4:50 & 9:00AM<br />
Youth Groups, 10:00AM<br />
Youth Ice Cream Kiddush<br />
Parent-Child Learning 5:00PM<br />
(4th and 5th floors, grades 1-6)<br />
Israel Friedman Daf Yomi 7:15PM<br />
Minchah 8:00PM<br />
Pre-Crime, Rabbi Yosie Levine<br />
Candle lighting 8:59PM<br />
Shavuot II, Monday, May 28<br />
Shacharit 9:00AM<br />
Young Leadership 9:30AM<br />
Youth Groups, 10:00AM<br />
Ruth, Yizkor<br />
Mother-Daughter Megillah Reading (Main Sanctuary)<br />
Child Learning (4th floor)<br />
Family Lunch following Megillah Reading (1st floor)<br />
Afternoon Games on the Roof 5:00PM<br />
Israel Friedman Daf Yomi 7:15PM<br />
Minchah 8:00PM<br />
A Chosen People: Our Responsibility Towards Others<br />
Rabbi Noah Leavitt<br />
Yom Tov concludes 9:00PM<br />
Tuesday, May 29-<br />
Thursday, May 31<br />
Daf Yomi 7:45AM<br />
Shach 8:30AM<br />
Minchah 8:05PM<br />
— DAILY SERVICES — <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Annual Dinner<br />
Tuesday, June 12<br />
<strong>The</strong> Museum of <strong>Jewish</strong> Heritage<br />
Women's Tehillim - Monday, June 4 at 7:15PM.<br />
Contact Joyce Weitz for more info, 212-877-1176.<br />
Friday, June 1<br />
Shach 7/8:00AM<br />
Daf Yomi 7:45AM<br />
Minchah 7/8:00PM<br />
Candle lighting 8:03PM<br />
Gilda & Irving Chodosh<br />
Guests of Honor<br />
Yaron & Bosi Kinar<br />
Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung Memorial Award<br />
Judith Lupatkin<br />
Community Service Award<br />
RSVP at www.jewishcenter.org<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong>—<strong>The</strong> Modern Orthodox <strong>Center</strong> for <strong>Jewish</strong> Life and Learning<br />
www.jewishcenter.org 212-724-2700
Tikkun Leil Shavuot<br />
11:45PM<br />
Where Does "Modern" End and "Orthodox" Begin?<br />
Maintaining the Distinction of <strong>Jewish</strong> Exceptionalism in Contemporary America<br />
Rabbi Yosie Levine<br />
1:00AM<br />
<strong>The</strong> Closer: A Historical Analysis of Aleinu<br />
Dr. Adena Berkowitz<br />
2:15AM<br />
May a Gentile Study the Torah? A Halachic Analysis<br />
Rabbi Daniel Fridman, Resident Scholar<br />
3:30AM<br />
Chosenness and Non-Jews in the Thought of Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits<br />
Rabbi Noah Leavitt, William Fischman Rabbinic Intern<br />
1:00AM, 4th floor<br />
Cheesecake and More: A Look at Minhagei Shavuot<br />
Young Leadership Learning with Rabbi Noah Leavitt<br />
Refreshments will be provided throughout the evening and we will conclude with Vatikin davening.<br />
Spring Seudah Shlishit Speaker Series<br />
June 2<br />
Shalom Lamm<br />
A Tribute to Mr. Martin Schwarzschild,<br />
Former President of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
May & Samuel Rudin Lecture<br />
Dr. Mayim Bialik<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Values in the Age of Entertainment<br />
Tuesday, June 19 at 8:00PM<br />
June 16<br />
Miriam Krupka<br />
Contemporary Challenges in Modern<br />
Orthodox Education<br />
Save the Date - Shabbat, June 2<br />
Special Seudah Shlishit in memory of<br />
Mr. Martin Schwarzschild<br />
To submit a memory of Mr. Schwarzschild or to<br />
sponsor Seudah Shlishit in his memory, please<br />
contact Samuel Goldman or shira@jewishcenter.org<br />
Mayim Bialik currently stars as Amy Farrah<br />
Fowler in the CBS hit <strong>The</strong> Big Bang <strong>The</strong>ory,<br />
acting opposite Emmy award winning actor Jim<br />
Parsons. She is the author of Beyond the Sling:<br />
A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving<br />
Children the Attachment Parenting Way.<br />
Seating is limited, registration required at<br />
www.jewishcenter.org.<br />
JC Online- Become a fan for the latest news and events. Facebook.com/<strong>The</strong><strong>Jewish</strong><strong>Center</strong>NY
Upcoming Events<br />
Sunday, June 3 at 11:00AM<br />
Salute to Israel Parade and Post Parade BBQ<br />
Show your support for Israel at the Salute to Israel Parade, Fifth Avenue from<br />
57th to 74th Streets. Join Young Leadership for a post-parade JC rooftop BBQ<br />
at 6:30PM.<br />
Shabbat, June 9<br />
Youth End of Year Luncheon<br />
Join the youth department for a special end of year luncheon catered by Foremost,<br />
featuring the Bible Players. Price: $33/member adult, $38/non-member<br />
adult, $15/member child (ages 2-12), $18/non-member child (ages 2-12).<br />
Sponsorships: $36 Bronze Sponsor, $180 Silver Sponsor (2 adults, 2 children),<br />
$360 Gold Sponsor (2 adults, 4 children).<br />
Jeannie Fisher & Limor Gutkind<br />
Lunch Co-Chairs<br />
Judy Federbush & Beth Schwartz<br />
Youth Co-Chairs<br />
Mindy Horowitz, Esty Jacobs, Amanda Nussbaum, Adina & Phillip Wagman<br />
Lunch Host Committee<br />
Register at www.jewishcenter.org.<br />
Shabbat, June 9<br />
Special Sermon by Rabbi Yosie Levine<br />
Commemorating the 10 th Yahrzeit of Judith Levine z”l<br />
Sustainable and Excellent <strong>Jewish</strong> Education: Our Community's Contribution<br />
to the Path Forward.<br />
Shabbat, June 16<br />
Graduation Kiddush<br />
Join us as we celebrate the academic achievements and milestones in the lives<br />
of our community graduates. From preschool to PhD, if you, a family member<br />
or a friend flipped a tassel this spring, please let us know so it can be listed in<br />
the Shabbat Bulletin. To sponsor the annual "Graduation Kiddush" and share<br />
the celebration with the entire community contact <strong>The</strong> JC office at 212-724-<br />
2700 x110 or email shira@jewishcenter.org.<br />
Community<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
MAZAL TOV<br />
Jennifer & Mark Becker on the birth of a girl.<br />
Nechi Shudofsky on the marriage in Israel of her<br />
grandson Ariel Chesner to Efrat Knisbacher and on<br />
the engagement of her grandson Shai Shalev in Israel<br />
to Avital Willner.<br />
THANK YOU<br />
<strong>The</strong> hospitality committee thanks Dora & Manny<br />
Federbush, Shlomo Gewirtz and Sharon & Sinclair<br />
Haberman for opening their homes to guests over<br />
Shabbat and Yom Tov. To host guests for Shabbat<br />
meals, please contact Steve Antosofsky at hospitality@jewishcenter.org.<br />
THE RABBI’s BOOKSHELF<br />
Check out Rabbi Levine's latest blog post<br />
Preaching in the Post-Sermon Age<br />
at rabbiyosielevine.blogspot.com<br />
COMPLETE YOUR MEMBER PROFILE<br />
Help <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong> and at the same time be entered<br />
to win a $100 gift certificate to PrimeKo. All you need to<br />
do is log-in to the member portal on <strong>The</strong> JC website and<br />
complete your family profile - birthdays, anniversaries,<br />
Yahrzeits. Please be assured that all information is kept<br />
in the strictest of confidence. Log-in to your account<br />
between May 22nd - June 6th to be eligible for the drawing.<br />
<strong>The</strong> winner will be announced in the weekly Shabbat<br />
Bulletin of June 9th. Questions? Please contact Aaron at<br />
astrum@jewishcenter.org.<br />
MEMBER ACCOMPLISHMENTS<br />
Avi Jacobowitz on riding last Sunday in the “ Gran<br />
Fondo ” 110 mile bike race, beginning at the George<br />
Washington Bridge, up the top of Bear Mountain and<br />
crossing the finish line in Weehawken, NJ. Avi would<br />
like to thank all <strong>The</strong> JC members for there encouragement<br />
& good wishes! To submit a member accomplishment,<br />
please contact shira@jewishcenter.org.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Salutes our Veterans<br />
With deep appreciation to the many members of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong> family who proudly served our country:<br />
Shabbat Kiddush is proudly sponsored in their honor<br />
George Blank<br />
Dr. George P. Burak, z’l, brother of Michael Burak<br />
Ken Canter, father of Susan Canter<br />
Sol Gold, z’l, father of Sarah Gold<br />
Ben Golzman, z’l, husband of Judy Golzman<br />
Arthur Gottlieb, z’l, father of Joseph Gottlieb<br />
Morris Green, z’l, husband of Charlotte Green<br />
Dr. Irwin Gribetz<br />
Manny Gross<br />
Eric Guttman<br />
Alvin Hellerstein<br />
Paul Kaufmann<br />
Samuel Kramer, z’l, grandfather of Avery Neumark<br />
Harold I. Levine, z’l, father of Lois Burak<br />
Harvey Litt<br />
Peter Lunzer, z’l, father of Fran Kritz<br />
Captain Joseph J. Marbach, z’l, husband of Judy Marbach<br />
Melvin Neumark<br />
Jack Pollock, z’l, husband of Rose Lynn Sherr<br />
Jack Sternklar<br />
Harry Skydell, z’l, brother of Irving Skydell<br />
Aaron Weitz<br />
Fred R. Wiesen, z’l, uncle of Lois Burak<br />
Joseph Zuckerman<br />
Active Duty:<br />
Greg Behrman, Lieutenant JG, US Navy, CIG Special Advisor,<br />
Kabul, Afghanistan, son of Janine Behrman & Alan Gover<br />
Thanks to those who have contacted us. We apologize for any omissions.<br />
To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact us at astrum@jewishcenter.org
Harmony & Discord<br />
Rabbi Noah Leavitt, William Fischman Rabbinic Intern<br />
<strong>The</strong> overwhelming focus in Parshat Bamidbar appears to be on accurately counting the <strong>Jewish</strong> people<br />
and on properly organizing bnei Yisrael’s campsite. Each tribe is counted and the order in which<br />
they are to proceed is stressed. “God spoke to Moshe and Aaron saying: <strong>The</strong> children of Israel, shall<br />
encamp each man by his division with the flag staffs of their fathers’ house; some distance from the<br />
tent of meeting they shall encamp.” (Bamidbar 2:1-2) It is not only the order in which the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
people are to proceed that is emphasized, but also that each person has specific place in the camp in<br />
which they need to live. At first glance these details may seem mundane, perhaps even somewhat<br />
trivial; why does the Torah need to spend so much time describing the layout of the camp? In<br />
the Kuzari Yehuda HaLevi suggests that the harmony and organization the Torah sought to achieve<br />
was necessary in order for the Shechinah to dwell in the camp. Only when every person was correctly<br />
placed and involved in their unique task would God’s presence be felt amongst the <strong>Jewish</strong> people.<br />
Perhaps this emphasis on orderliness and harmony was meant to mirror the experience that the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
people had when they stood at the foot of Mt. Sinai. <strong>The</strong>re Rashi famously quotes a Midrash to<br />
describe the state of the <strong>Jewish</strong> people, אחד - the encampment like one man with one<br />
heart. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> people existed in a state of perfect unity and it was only in that state that they were<br />
able to receive the Torah. <strong>The</strong> Kuzari and perhaps also the Midrash seem to suggest that God’s revelation<br />
is most felt when the <strong>Jewish</strong> people exist in a state of tranquility.<br />
כאיש אחד בלב<br />
Rabbi David Bigman raises a potential problem with the Kuzari’s approach. According to Rabbi Bigman,<br />
Sefer Bamidbar can easily be divided up into three distinct sections. <strong>The</strong> first part deals<br />
with counting and properly organizing the <strong>Jewish</strong> people. <strong>The</strong> second focuses on the rebellions<br />
Moshe faces and the strains in the relationship between God and the <strong>Jewish</strong> people. Finally, the third<br />
emphasizes the preparations for entering the Land of Israel. Based on the Kuzari’s interpretation one<br />
might expect to find the most graphic descriptions of God’s revelation in the first part of Bamidbar.<br />
However that is not the case, instead it is precisely at the greatest moments of tension and strife, such<br />
as when Moshe faces the Korach’s rebellion, that God’s presence appears to be most strongly felt<br />
amongst the <strong>Jewish</strong> people. At the same the Mishkan, with all of its formality and orderliness also<br />
served as conduit for God’s revelation and was a constant symbol that the Shechinah dwelt with the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> people. It appears that God’s presence can be felt both at moments of harmony and discord.<br />
Our own lives are often dynamic and ever-changing, at times they may even seem chaotic. In this<br />
world Yehuda HaLevi’s understanding of the connection between order and revelation still contains<br />
important insight. Moments of formality and tranquility can enable to reflect on difficulties we may<br />
encounter and also perhaps to live with a greater sense of God’s presence.<br />
Clergy & Staff<br />
Yosie Levine<br />
Rabbi<br />
Ariel Rackovsky<br />
Director of Education<br />
Chaim David Berson<br />
Cantor<br />
Daniel Fridman<br />
Resident Scholar<br />
Yael Leibowitz<br />
Resident Scholar<br />
Noah Leavitt<br />
William Fischman<br />
Rabbinic Intern<br />
Aaron Strum<br />
Executive Director<br />
Shira Rose Lederer<br />
Director of Programming<br />
and Communications<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Virginia Bayer Hirt<br />
President<br />
Joseph Gottlieb<br />
First Vice President<br />
Marvin Fortgang<br />
Vice President<br />
Rachel Ringler<br />
Vice President<br />
Avi Schwartz<br />
Vice President<br />
Andrew Kaplan<br />
Assistant Vice President<br />
Adina Spiro Wagman<br />
Treasurer<br />
Mark Segall<br />
Assistant Treasurer<br />
Andrew Borodach<br />
Secretary<br />
Hundreds of civilians joined veterans and marines at our Community Memorial Day Service.<br />
Phone Numbers<br />
Chevra Kadisha<br />
212-724-2700<br />
UWS Mikvah<br />
212-579-2011<br />
Hatzalah<br />
212-230-1000<br />
Eruv Status<br />
212-724-2700<br />
To advertise or list an announcement in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Shabbat Bulletin,<br />
Please contact us at shira@jewishcenter.org
With thanks to our Tikkun Leil Shavuot Sponsors<br />
Lea & Ami Aharon<br />
Marnie & Scott Black<br />
Andrew Borodach<br />
Lisa & Jacob Buksbaum<br />
Gilda & Irving Chodosh<br />
Susan & Arthur Degen<br />
Lionel Etra<br />
Jeannie & Scott Fisher<br />
Tova Friedman<br />
Judith & Walter Gadlin<br />
Hillary Gardenswartz<br />
Debbie & Elliott Gibber<br />
Johnny Glaser<br />
Esther & Steve Graber<br />
Judith & Robert Grauman<br />
Harriet & Irwin Gribetz<br />
Evelyn & Manny Gross<br />
Carrie Stieglitz & Moshe Grun<br />
Limor & Doron Gutkind<br />
Rabbi Robert & Virginia Bayer Hirt<br />
Lydia & Charles Hoffman<br />
Rochelle Tarlowe & Seth Jonas<br />
Margie Kahn<br />
Jessica Gross & Lawrence Klein<br />
Fran & Jonah Kupietzky<br />
Rachelle & Alan Laytner<br />
Rachel & Rabbi Yosie Levine<br />
Darrin Litsky<br />
Rebecca Pine & Saul Lubetski<br />
Rachel Lurie<br />
Gloria Mehler<br />
Paulette & David Meyer<br />
Hanno Mott<br />
Veronica & Erwin Muth<br />
Michal & Ilan Nordmann<br />
Paulette & Sammy Papilsky<br />
Kathy & Milton Parnass<br />
Nicole & David Pfeffermann<br />
Linda Roberts<br />
Miri Lipsky & Josh Schainker<br />
Avi Schwartz<br />
Chani & Mark Segall<br />
Menashe Shapiro<br />
Ann Dyer & Stanley Silverstein<br />
Sandra & Jeff Smith<br />
Esther & Garth Symonds<br />
Meira & Tobie Tugendhaft<br />
Rachel & David Vorchheimer<br />
Adina & Philip Wagman<br />
Howard Zeisel<br />
With thanks to our Shavuot Family Lunch Sponsors<br />
Matan Torah Sponsor<br />
Beth & Josh Schwartz<br />
Ruth Sponsor<br />
Amanda Nussbaum & Daniel Laifer<br />
Maura & Leonard Shaykin
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