Bulletin
‫תשרי–חשון‬
October 2014
!‫חג שמח‬
Hag Sameah!
Simhat Torah Honorees 5775
see page 6
from the Rabbi
Bows and Arrows
RABBI NEIL ZUCKERMAN
I
n his book ReThinking
Synagogues, Rabbi Lawrence
Hoffman defines religion like
this: “Religion is a moving theological
target. Religious Jews are those who
keep trying to hit it somewhere rather
than give up Jewish
archery altogether.
Synagogues should
at least hand out
bows and arrows.”
I love this image
because it is a
powerful metaphor
with which to
measure our spiritual lives. Implicit in
the metaphor is that moving targets
are difficult to hit, but as long as we
are striving to hit the target, we are
doing okay and can feel good about
calling ourselves “religious Jews.” We
do not expect perfection; if we do,
then we are surely setting ourselves
up for disappointment. But just as
a failure to hit the bull’s-eye every
time doesn’t mean we should give up
on archery, missing the mark in our
spiritual lives doesn’t mean we should
give up on living Jewishly.
It may seem odd to describe our
spiritual intentions with the image of
a weapon. However, the notion that
our best efforts to live with integrity
are like aiming arrows at a target
is embedded in the language of our
prayers. We hear it over and over
again on Yom Kippur as we list our
shortcomings in lines that begin
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Al het sheh-hatanu. In our mahzor,
our High Holiday prayer book,
the phrase is translated “We have
sinned,” but while the English word
“sin” most likely comes from the
Latin meaning “guilty, criminal,”
the Hebrew word het comes from
archery, and refers to “missing the
mark.” In the activities of our daily
lives, as in our spiritual and ritual
lives, we do not always hit the bull'seye. We acknowledge that we've fallen
short, ask for forgiveness, realign our
sights, and try again. There is also an important statement
in the last sentence of Rabbi
Hoffman’s definition of religion, and
that is the critical role synagogues
play. It is our job, at least, to hand
out the bows and arrows so Jews can
strive to hit the targets. While I have
been at PAS for four years as Director
of Congregational Education, the
move to the pulpit is very exciting for
me. In the weeks and months ahead,
I look forward to meeting many
more members of the Park Avenue
Synagogue community and discussing
with you how we can better equip you
as archers! In this holiday season, I
wish you all a Shanah Tovah, a happy
and healthy New Year, one in which
you have opportunities to aim again
for your most cherished goals. May we
all be blessed with health, happiness,
and peace in the coming year.
PAS Bulletin
Marga Hirsch, Editor
Lawrence Conley, Graphic Design
Ira Krawitz, Director of Communication
Volume 67
No.2
OCTOber 2014
Tishrei/Heshvan 5775
‫תשרי–חשון‬
From Rabbi Neil Zuckerman................2
Events....................................................3
Schedule of Religious Services.............4
Simhat Torah Honorees.........................6
Synagogue Family................................8
Adult Classes & Events......................10
Youth Education & Events..................14
Congregational School Schedule........14
PAS Teens & RJNHS..........................15
Young Family Education....................16
Contributions......................................17
Caring Network...................................18
Calendar..............................................19
A Look Ahead...................... Back cover
Events
Simhat Torah 5775
Simhat Torah Evening –
Service and Celebration
Simhat Torah Morning –
Honoring Our Members
Thursday | October 16 | 6:00–7:00 pm | All ages
Friday | October 17 | 9:15 am | Festival Morning
Service
Torah! Torah! Torah! We will rejoice that we have
once again read the Torah from beginning to end
and are about to start again! After a short service
to take the Torah scrolls from the ark, we’ll dance,
dance, dance to music by Eliana Light and her band
and then hear the Torah reading – the only time that
the Torah is read at night! Come put the simha in
Simhat Torah!
A renewed approach to our day of renewal! Together we will
pray, learn and strengthen the community. Find your place in
the PAS Shabbat Experience.
Thank God It's Shabbat!
Saturday | October 25
9:00 – 10:00 am | Activities for all ages
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Shabbat Experience for
Congregational School Learners in Grades 3–4
10:00 am – 12:15 pm | Community Shabbat Worship
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(Congregational School Learners and Families
in Grades 5–6 will join the community at services until
11:00 am and then go together for learning.)
TGIS
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Park Avenue Synagogue follows the tradition
of honoring people who have made significant
contributions to the life of our synagogue and to the
Jewish community with special aliyot on Simhat
Torah. This year we will call up Charles Yellen as
Hatan Torah, honored with the last reading from
the Torah as we finish the cycle of Torah reading.
We will honor Barbara Weinstein as Kallat B’reishit,
honored with the first reading from the Torah as we
begin the cycle for the new year. For profiles of the
honorees, see pages 6–7.
Morning Meditation and Yoga with Cindy
Pearlman (All ages) Gentle stretches and poses
awaken us to the glory of God’s creation.
Chess Club with Sophia Rhode and Matt
Check (Grades 1–6 without parents) Open to
beginners and to learners who have played chess
already.
PAS Youth Choir (Grades 1–6 without parents)
Learn music and sing with our cantors on
Shabbat and holidays.
Traditional Minyan and Parashah Study with
Rabbi Witkovsky (All ages) Warm up with a
full shaharit and a discussion of the week’s Torah
portion.
Davening Corps with Cantor Schwartz (Teens
& adults) Learn prayer melodies, so that you can
sing along in services.
Window on Israel with Rabbi Zuckerman
(Open to all) Join in the conversation with
guests Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu and Dr. Thabet
Abu Ras, Co-Executive Directors of The Abraham
Fund.
And more! For updates, visit pasyn.org and
watch for emails.
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Schedule of Religious Services · ‫תשרי–חשון‬
Tickets are required for all services on Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur except Yizkor. For more information, visit pasyn.org and
click on High Holidays 5775.
Friday, October 3 9 Tishrei
Erev Yom Kippur
sanctuary and lower level
fifth avenue
6:30 pm | Minha
6:45 pm | Kol Nidrei
6:00 pm | Kol Nidrei
Friday, October 10 16 Tishrei
Sukkot, 2nd day
9:15 am | Festival Morning service
11:15 am | YFE Sukkot service (see p. 16)
20 minutes after morning services | Minha
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, October 4 10 Tishrei
Saturday, October 11 17 Tishrei
Yom Kippur
fifth avenue
sanctuary
9:00 am | Morning
Service
10:45 am | Sermon
1:45 pm | Yizkor, Break,
and Minha at 87th Street
5:30 pm | Ne'ilah
7:15 pm | Shofar
Shabbat Hol haMoed Sukkot (3rd day)
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
Bat Mitzvah of Tillie Germain
Bar Mitzvah of Max Silber
9:30 am | Havurah
The Havurah is a lay-led and child-friendly service
open to individuals and families of all ages who
want an intimate and informal prayer experience.
We invite people of all skill levels to participate
by leading a part of the service, reading Torah or
Haftarah or by facilitating a Torah discussion.
20 minutes after morning services | Minha
9:00 am | Morning Service
10:45 am | Sermon
1:45 pm | Yizkor
2:15 pm | Break
4:00 pm | Minha
5:15 pm | Ne'ilah
7:15 pm | Shofar
lower level
9:00 am | Morning Service
10:45 am | Sermon
1:30 pm | Yizkor
2:15 pm | Break
3:45 pm | Minha
5:30 pm | Ne'ilah
7:15 pm | Shofar
Break
A Broken World:
Why Now? And
What Can be Done?
A Conversation with
Dr. Richard Haass and
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Sunday, October 12 18 Tishrei
Sukkot, 4th day (2nd day Hol haMoed)
9:00 am | Morning service with Hallel,
Torah reading and Hoshanot
5:45 pm | Minha/Maariv
Wednesday, October 8 14 Tishrei
Erev Sukkot
No service at 5:45 pm
7:00 pm | Festival Evening service
Thursday, October 9 15 Tishrei
Sukkot, 1st day
9:15 am | Festival Morning service
20 minutes after morning services | Minha
7:00 pm | Festival Evening service
Monday, October 13 19 Tishrei
Sukkot, 5th day (3rd day Hol haMoed)
7:00 am | Morning service with Hallel,
Torah reading and Hoshanot
5:45 pm | Minha/Maariv
Tuesday, October 14 20 Tishrei
Sukkot, 6th day (4th day Hol haMoed)
7:00 am | Morning service with Hallel,
Torah reading and Hoshanot
5:45 pm | Minha/Maariv
PAS clergy will preach and conduct services, with Colin Fowler at the organ and piano; the Synagogue Choir: Ena Freeman, Yonah Gershator,
Alex Guerrero and Tim Krol; and musicians: Gil Smuskowitz, bass; Mike Cohen, clarinet; and Ronen Itzik, percussion. Abe Lebovic is our
regular Torah Reader, and Mark Fraier is our Ritual Director.
Daily minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays at 9:00 am. On October 1, 2, and 3, Minyan begins at 7:00 am to allow for
saying selihot. On October 13, 14 and 15, Minyan begins at 7:00 am to allow for additions for Sukkot. Minha/Ma’ariv SundayThursday at 5:45 pm. Minha Friday at 6:00 pm. Shabbat Minha 20 minutes after the end of morning services.
Can’t make it to the synagogue? Park Avenue Synagogue sanctuary services are live streamed through the synagogue's website. Visit
pasyn.org; under Worship Opportunities, click on Live Streaming. Please note: By participating on the bimah, you are consenting to your image
appearing on the live stream of the service.
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Wednesday, October 15 21 Tishrei
Friday, October 24 30 Tishrei
Hoshana Rabbah
7:00 am | Morning service with Hallel, Torah
reading and Hoshanot
5:45 pm | Minha
6:00 pm | Festival Evening service
Rosh Hodesh
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat
With the Congregational Singers, and
the PAS Youth Choir
Thursday, October 16 22 Tishrei
Shemini Atzeret
9:15 am | Festival Morning service with Yizkor
20 minutes after morning services | Minha
6:00 pm | Simhat Torah Evening service
Friday, October 17 23 Tishrei
Simhat Torah
9:15 am | Festival Morning service
20 minutes after morning services |Minha
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, October 25 1 Heshvan
Rosh Hodesh
Parashat Noah
9:00 am | TGIS
10:00 am Sanctuary service
Bat Mitzvah of Julia Gottschalk
Bar Mitzvah of Adin Moses
11:00 am | Congregational School Family Service
20 minutes after services | Minha
5:00 pm | YFE Havdalah (p. 16)
Friday, October 31 7 Heshvan
6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, October 18 24 Tishrei
Parashat B’reishit
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Marrache
11:00 am | Congregational School Family Service
20 minutes after morning services |Minha
Saturday, November 1 8 Heshvan
Parashat Lekh L’kha
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
20 minutes after services | Minha
Meals in the Ritter Sukkah
For details on Congregational School “Pizza in the Hut” Sukkah Dinner see p.14.
Congregational Dinners
Wednesday | October 8 | 7:30 pm
Thursday | October 9 | 7:30 pm
Friday | October 10 | 7:30 pm
Reservation deadline: Wed., October 1.
Cost: $65/member; $85/general; $32.50/
child under the age of 8.
To reserve places at any congregational
dinner, go to pasyn.org, click on Calendar
and then on the event, or call Laura Yamner at
212-369-2600, x195.
Havurah Sukkot Potluck
Saturday | October 11 | after Shabbat
morning services
Come for services (see facing page)
and stay for our annual Sukkot
kiddush lunch.
For more information, contact Rabbi
Witkovsky at [email protected] or Brian
Lustbader at [email protected].
Young Adult Sukkot Up on
the Roof
Day School Community
Sukkah Dinner
Let the cares of the world drift
away as we enjoy Sukkot-themed
drinks for a young adult cocktail
hour.
The Torah says, “You shall rejoice
on your festival.” What better way
than with dinner in the sukkah
with other day school families?
Saturday | Oct. 11 | 7:30–8:30 pm
October 13 | 5:00 pm
To RSVP, visit pasyn.org.
Cost: $18/person.
Cosponsored by Tikkun Olam
To RSVP, go to pasyn.org, click on Day
School Community and then on the event.
Young Couples Group
Sukkah Brunch
Sunday | October 12 | 10:30 am
Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Women’s
Network
Have a meaningful morning. We
will host Holocaust survivors
from the organization Blue Card
as we enjoy good food and good
company in a once-a-year setting.
Art and activities for kids.
A Slice in the Sukkah
To RSVP, go to pasyn.org, click on Young
Couples Group, then the event.
Cost: $20/Men’s Club and Women’s
Network members; $25/general.
Tuesday | October 14 | 7:30 pm
Observe the mitzvah of eating in
the sukkah with friends. Pizza,
salads, pasta, beer and wine will be
served. Space is limited.
To RSVP, go to pasyn.org, click on Calendar,
then the event.
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Simhat Torah Honoree 5775
PAS Salutes Charles Yellen,
Hatan Torah
A
l tifrosh min ha-tzibbur.
Do not separate yourself
from the community.
Charles Yellen is uncomfortable calling
attention to himself, but he is always
ready to step forward to call attention
to the good work of Park Avenue
Synagogue and especially, the Men’s Club. Whether it is
in worship, service to the community, or simply showing
up for events, Charles embodies the charge in Pirkei Avot,
attributed to the sage Hillel: Do not separate yourself from
the community.
Charles celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah in a
Conservative synagogue, but his family didn’t participate
in that community, and as a teen and young adult, Charles
walked away from Judaism. After college, he went on a
UJA mission to Israel and came home ready to reengage.
When he met his wife, Jodi Krieger, she suggested that they
include Kabbalat Shabbat services in their Friday evening
dates. They attended Brotherhood Synagogue in Gramercy
Park, became members, and attended services regularly.
Charles and Jodi were married at PAS by their rabbi
from Brotherhood Synagogue, Rabbi Lincoln and Cantor
Lefkowitz. By the time their first child, Phillip, was born,
they lived on the Upper East Side. When it became clear
that they needed a synagogue closer to home, Jodi and
Charles looked at the many synagogues on the Upper East
Side. They decided to join PAS. The services were familiar
and the community just drew Charles in; he felt embraced
by the people.
Phillip attended the ECC; his brother, Jonathan, was born
while he was in the Green Room. Both boys spent three
years in the ECC, attended the Congregational School, and
are regular participants in various aspects of the high school
programming and community service events at PAS. Among
the activities in which they participate, Phillip reads Torah
several times during the year and blows shofar for the High
Holidays; Jonathan has become a regular participant at
the Food Pantry. It is truly a second home for the Yellen
family, a safe and comfortable place. There is a member of
the Yellen family at PAS almost every Shabbat and on many
days during the week. They have made lifelong friendships
and know that at PAS they will always have support during
tough times and celebration during good times. Charles is
the immediate past president of Men’s Club and served as
co-president in prior years.
In addition to the time he volunteers at PAS, Charles has
coached sports teams for West Side Soccer League and for
Yorkville Youth Athletic Association. He has been a mentor
to at-risk inner city youth, including teenagers, working
through the I Have a Dream Foundation. Charles is proud
to engage with young children and teens, and when young
people see him on the street and call out, “Hi, Coach!” you
can see a big smile on his face and a light in his eyes. It
reinforces his sense that although he lives in a large city, he
is really part of a small community.
Charles loves the combination of tradition and innovation
at Park Avenue Synagogue. In this season of reflection
and renewal, he sees the synagogue as an institution being
evaluative and striving to become better. He hopes the
synagogue will always do these things, while continuing
to embrace and engage more people of all ages in Jewish
education, values, and culture.
Park Avenue Synagogue congratulates Charles Yellen and
wishes him many more years of feeling embraced by the
communities to which he contributes his devotion and
energy.
Simhat Torah Morning – Honoring Our Members
Friday | October 17 | 9:15 am | Festival Morning Service
For their significant contributions to the life of our synagogue and to the community, we honor Charles Yellen
with the last reading from the Torah (Hatan Torah) and Barbara Weinstein with the first reading from the
Torah (Kallat B’reishit).
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Simhat Torah Honoree 5775
PAS Salutes Barbara Weinstein,
Kallat B’reishit
M
in ha-ma·amakim
karatikha, Adonai.
Adonai
shim’a v’koli, t’hiyena
oznekha kashuvot l’kol tahanunai.
Out of the depths I call to you,
Adonai.
Adonai, hear my voice, may
your ears be attentive to my pleas.
The opening verses of Psalm 130 might be a theme song
for our Kallat B’reishit, Dr. Barbara Weinstein. Barbara has
called to God in times of personal loss and joy. Over years of
coming to services, learning and yet more learning, she has
made herself at home in the Jewish tradition while making
herself a home at Park Avenue Synagogue. She has come
to an understanding of what it means for God to hear her
voice. At the same time, as a professor of audiology, Barbara
is passionate about enabling people to hear and be attentive
to each other.
When Barbara was growing up, her brother went to Hebrew
School and had a Bar Mitzvah, but she and her twin
sister received no formal Jewish education. They learned
traditions at home and how to cook “Jewishly” from their
grandmother. When Barbara’s grandfather died, the rabbi at
their synagogue was new and did not take the time to get to
know their family, although her parents were active at their
shul. The rabbi who hadn’t known her grandfather officiated
at his funeral. Barbara felt the service did not do right by
a wonderful and accomplished man, and she resolved that
as an adult, she would be part of a congregation and would
have a rabbi who knew her.
By the time Barbara had married Lou Bernstein, her
parents were living on the Upper East Side and had joined
Park Avenue Synagogue. Although Barbara and Lou lived
downtown, they joined PAS in order to be with her parents
on the holidays. The family was struck by several tragedies
and losses, and each time, Rabbi Lincoln and Susan were
present for them, until Barbara was the last of the five
members of her than nuclear family standing. “I wanted a
rabbi who knew me,” Barbara said, “but reflecting back, I
wish he wouldn’t have gotten to know me so well.”
under the watchful eyes of Rabbi Lincoln, went to the ECC
and the Congregational School, and celebrated their Bnei
Mitzvah at PAS. Barbara is especially proud that she read
from the Torah at her daughter’s Bat Mitzvah, teaching
herself with the help of Cantor Nancy Abramson, who
supported her learning style, until she mastered her portion
of the parashah. Since then, wanting to know more about
Torah and Jewish tradition, Barbara has completed the core
Melton course and has taken grad courses. Two and a half
years ago, she joined the Adult Bat Mitzvah class at PAS
and celebrated her own Bat Mitzvah on Shavuot. The class
honored her by asking her to give the dvar Torah. When she
delivered it, Barbara shared her journey about being in a
relationship with God, bravely and passionately sharing the
realization she came to after a long time: You can’t ask why
bad things happen because there is no answer. “That frees
you up,” she commented.
At the same time as she is working professionally, studying,
and coming to terms with God, Barbara gives her time to
Park Avenue Synagogue in many ways, from securing a
grant for the Food Pantry to working with Darcy Dalton on
a “Night of Shabbat Dinners,” when congregants shared
Friday evening dinners in each other’s homes. She led the
planning for Cantor Nancy Abramson’s farewell concert,
and she has served on the Shabbaton committee for many
years. “Once you’re engaged in the synagogue community,”
Barbara says, “you don’t want to miss anything or anyone
with whom you have bonded.”
Barbara wants people to know that behind the formal
façade of Park Avenue Synagogue there is a friendly,
welcoming community that embraces everyone who enters.
At the same time, she advocates for the synagogue to
become even more welcoming and accessible by making
accommodations for people who are hard-of-hearing, have
limited mobility, or any disability which prevents them
from experiencing the voices of our clergy and distinguished
speakers on the bimah.
Park Avenue Synagogue congratulates Barbara Weinstein
and wishes her many more years of learning and active
involvement in our community.
In time, the three Bernstein children, Michael, Benjamin
and Rachel, had their brit and baby naming ceremonies
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Synagogue Family
‫ בני מצוה‬BNei Mitzvah
Max Silber
October 11 | Shabbat Hol HaMoed Sukkot
Son of Beth & Mitchell Silber
Tillie Germain
October 11 | Shabbat Hol HaMoed Sukkot
Daughter of Donna & Todd Germain
Jacob Marrache
October 18 | B'reishit
Son of Sara & Isaac Marrache
Grandson of Susan & Rabbi David
Lincoln
Julia Gottschalk
October 25 | Noah
Daughter of Caroline & Michael
Gottschalk
Granddaughter of Herta Gottschalk
‫ מזל טוב‬Mazal Tov
Jennifer Korff & Josiah Klebaner on the birth of a
daughter, Lila Bea Klebaner, and to big sister Ella
Marc & Donna Ellenbogen on the birth of a daughter,
Tessa Hope Ellenbogen, and to siblings Spencer, Korey, and
Lyla
Sherry & Joel Cherwin on the engagement of their son
Josh to Gina Ormand
Alison & Alan Levine on the birth of a grandson, Ace
Griffin Levine, and to his parents, Melissa & Malcolm Levine
Alicia & Maurice Horwitz on the birth of a son, Julian
Bezalel Horwitz
Jennifer & Bryan Kaplan on the birth of a son, Noah Shai
Kaplan, and to big brother Asher
Lauren & Justin Derfner on the birth of a daughter,
Jemma Ryan Derfner, and to big brother Lucas
Adin Moses
October 25 | Noah
Son of Hilary & Jeffrey Moses
If you have news that you would like announced in the Bulletin — a birth, engagement,
marriage, publication of a book, or other major achievement — please contact Marga Hirsch at [email protected]
or 212-369-2600, x127.
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‫ ברוכים הבאים‬Welcome
Lauren & G. Jonathan Bernstein
Lisa Chajet
Victor Goldsmith
Sandy & Steven Lenger
Jane Levere
Elissa Bassini & Jeremy Pick
Adam Pogoda Toby & Brett Riggi
Allison & Jason Rosenfeld Danielle & Jonathan Segal
Mitra Shapiro
Jeffrey Silverstein
Jean Miller & Michael Zinn ‫ המקום ינחם‬Condolences
Henry Bressman on the loss of his wife, Bernice Bressman,
and to Amy & Robert Bressman on the loss of his mother
Barbara & Neal Kaplan on the loss of her mother, Sylvia
Fingeroth
Andrea & Steven Mandelsberg on the loss of her mother,
Arlene F. Green
Stuart Herman on the loss of his wife, Paula Herman, and to
Erica & Eric Schwartz and Dana & Joe Covey on the loss of
their mother and mother-in-law
Terry Wasserman on the loss of her father, William Rivkin
Esther Robbins on the loss of her husband, Irving Milton
Robbins, and to David Robbins & Joyce Chang on the loss of
his father
Lawrence Rubin on the loss of his wife, Elisabeth Rubin, and
to Carolyn & Aaron Shapiro on the loss of her mother
Faye Rutcofsky on the loss of her husband, Victor Rutcofsky,
and Mindy & Barry Rutcofsky on the loss of his father
Cheryl & Bevan Rosenbloom on the loss of her mother,
Rosalie Young
Gail Biben on the loss of her husband, James Biben, and
Matthew & Ellen Biben on the loss of his father
Know someone ill, elderly or homebound?
The PAS Bikur Cholim Caring Committee – in loving memory of Dr. Albert & Phyllis L. Cornell – fulfills the
mitzvah of visting the ill by reaching out to those in need through telephone calls, visits, and holiday packages.
The Caring Committee’s trained volunteers are committed to providing confidential hands-on support and
companionship to the members of our congregation.
To arrange for this mitzvah, please call the rabbis' office at 212-369-2600, x143.
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Adult Classes & Events
This Month At PAS
A Night of Remembrance: A
High Holiday Program for
Bereaved Jews
Wednesday | October 1 | 6:30 pm
The PAS Congregational
Singers
Sholom Aleichem Yiddish Club
Sponsored by the Rothschild Library
Tuesday | October 14 | 1:00 pm | Sylvia
& Zane Liff
Evening Book Discussion
Group
Sponsored by Women’s Network
Monday | October 27 | 8:00 pm | Pat
Davidson
The UnAmericans by Molly Antopol
Daytime Book Discussion
Group
Thursdays | October 2, 23, 30 | 7:30 pm
Tuesday | October 7 | 7:00 pm
Friday | October 24 | 5:00 – 5:45 warmup; 6:15 Kabbalat Shabbat service
Saturday/Shabbat | October 25 | 9:00 –
9:45 rehearsal; 10:00 am service
Monday | October 20 | 11:00 am |
Renée Waldinger
Second Person Singular by Sayed
Kashua
Tikkun Olam Grocery Packing
at New York Common Pantry
Sponsored by Tikkun Olam and UJA@PAS
Men’s Club New Member
Reception
Thursday | October 23 | 7:00 pm
JTS Home Study with
Professor Jack
Wertheimer
The Return of AntiSemitism: Now
What?
Monthly Mitzvah Mondays
Monday | Oct. 13 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
The Sirovich Center, 331 East 12th St.,
btw 1st and 2nd Aves.
PAS and Congregation Kehilath
Jeshurun are teaming up through
UJA-Federation of New York to
give back to the community. Help
serve lunch to low-income seniors at
Educational Alliance's Project ORE,
a UJA-Federation of NY beneficiary
agency, that works with homeless,
isolated, poor, mentally ill and
elderly Jews, including Holocaust
survivors throughout Manhattan, to
provide kosher meals, counseling,
case management and other
supportive services.
Please RSVP to Rebecca Zimilover at
[email protected] or 212-836-1356 for
more information.
Tikkun Olam Mitzvah Mommy
& Me
Friday | October 24 | 11:00 am |
Ages: 0–3
Wednesday | October 29 | 9:00 am |
Adult volunteers
Thursday | Oct. 30 |
Time TBA
Young Couples Group Shabbat
Mix & Mingle
Friday | Oct. 24 | Time set by each host
Women’s Network Opening
Ceremony
Monday | October 27 | 7:00 pm
In the spirit of supporting women,
we are asking each attendee to
contribute one piece of professional
women's wear in support of
Bottomless Closet. Please bring
only new or gently worn businessappropriate clothing and accessories,
including suits, tops, skirts, shoes,
belts, jewelry, shoes, scarves, and
new cosmetics.
For additional information about classes and events listed here, please look in the Fall Program Catalog or visit pasyn.org.
To register for Adult Education classes and events, unless otherwise noted in the description, go to www.pasyn.org and click on “Adult
Education.” Then, click on “Classes” on the left side of the page and on the appropriate registration link. Those without internet access may
call 212-369-2600, x121.
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WEEKLY CLASSES
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
(No classes on October 13)
THURSDAY )
The Florence Melton School of
Adult Jewish Learning: Year 2
Library Lunch & Learn: Tishrei
Series | 12:00 pm
October 22, 29 | 6:45 pm | Rabbi
Shmuel Afek and Rabbi Neil
Zuckerman
October 2 | Matt Check
October 23 | Rabbi Eve Rudin
October 30 | Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky
7:45 pm | Marga Hirsch
For Graduates of Context and the Florence
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly
Beyond Borders: The History of
the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part 1
The Florence Melton School of
Adult Jewish Learning: Year 1
Siddur Hebrew 1
6:30 pm | Marga Hirsch
Siddur Hebrew 2
Exploring Judaism
October 21, 28 | 7:00 pm | at various
locations | Rabbi Benjamin Resnick
October 23, 30 | 9:15 am | Rabbi Elliot
Cosgrove and Debbie Cosgrove
October 22, 29 | 6:30 pm | Matt Check
For Graduates of Context and the Florence
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Jews in America: Insiders and
Outsiders
October 22, 29 | 6:30 pm | Rabbi
Shmuel Afek
Foundations of Jewish Family
Living: Jewish Values for
Parents to Share with Their
Children
October 22 | 7:00 pm | Rabbi Eve Rudin
For Graduates of Context and the Florence
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Jews in America: Insiders and
Outsiders
October 23, 30 | 9:15 am | Rabbi
Charlie Savenor
For Graduates of Context and the Florence
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Shemot II: Revelation and
Revolution
October 23, 30 | 9:15 am | Rabbi Ethan
Witkovsky
Online Lunch & Learn:
Snapshots of 20th Century
Theology
TUESDAY
Essential Essays
October 21, 28 | approx. 8:00 am,
immediately after morning minyan |
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Contemporary Jewish Thought
October 21, 28 | 11:30 am | Rabbi Neil
Zuckerman
October 30 (continues on November
6, 13; December 4) | 12:30 pm | Rabbi
Elliot Cosgrove
FRIDAY
Daf HaShavua: Weekly
Talmud Study
approx. 8:00 am, immediately after
morning minyan | Rabbi Ethan
Witkovsky
SATURDAY/SHABBAT
Parashat HaShavua
Shabbat/Saturdays | 8:45 am
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Adult Classes & Events
For additional information about classes and events listed here, please look in the Fall Program Catalog or visit pasyn.org.
To register for Adult Education classes and events, unless otherwise noted in the description, go to www.pasyn.org and click on “Adult
Education.” Then, click on “Classes” on the left side of the page and on the appropriate registration link. Those without internet access may
call 212-369-2600, x121.
EVENT
Shabbat Dinner Series/PAS Conversation
Dr. David Ruderman
On Remembering Our Collective Past: Two Jewish
Approaches from Pre-Modern Times and Their
Relevance for Contemporary Jews
Friday | October 24 | services 6:15 pm; dinner approx.
7:30 pm
Cost: $40/members; $60/general.
Register by the Monday before
the dinner at www.pasyn.org. Space is limited.
is the Joseph Meyerhoff Professor
of Modern Jewish History at the University of
Pennsylvania and was the Ella Darivoff Director
of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic
Studies for 20 years.
David Ruderman
The Edmond de Rothschild Library | Director: Marga Hirsch
Library Hours
Monday, 12:00 – 6:00 pm; Tuesday through Thursday 12:00 – 6:30 pm: Friday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Marga is generally in the library at other times as well. Feel free to stop by! The library is closed during classes on Mondays,
6:30 – 8:45 pm; on Wednesday, October 22, 7:00 – 8:00 pm; and on Thursdays, 9:15 – 10:30 am. Outside of these times, the library
is usually open. When Marga is not there, follow the instructions posted in the library for checking out and returning books.
The library catalog is online! From your desktop computer or from your handheld device, you can find out whether or not a particular
book is in the library or browse new books that have been added to the collection recently. As always, the library is a haven where
congregants of all ages learn Torah, read the daily news, surf the web, chat in Yiddish or play with Hebrew alphabet blocks. Librarian
Extraordinaire Marga Hirsch can help you find a great book to read, research a knotty question, interlibrary-loan a book or choose a
Jewish book for your child or grandchild.
To browse the online catalog, visit pasyn.org, click on Rothschild Library and then on the link to the catalog. Contact Marga at
[email protected] or 212-369-2600, x127 to become an online library user and to reserve and renew books online.
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Gallery
Photography with Joy
Holocaust survivors living in Israel present photos that
speak of courage, aging, surviving, and loving and living.
The photos are the product of a unique workshop, a joint
project of JDC-Eshel, the Israel Ministry of Social Affairs
and Social Services and UJA-Federation of New York.
Through the project, which operates throughout Israel,
participants express their personal stories, memories and
feelings.
Through December
JDC-Eshel, the Association for Planning and Development of Services for the
Aged in Israel, works to ensure adequate housing, social and health services
to seniors, regardless of their ability to pay, and has been the foremost
organization in Israel working for the welfare of the elderly since 1969.
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Youth Education & Events
For details, please refer to the Fall Program Catalog or pasyn.org
Congregational School Schedule
For the schedule of youth programs and worship on Yom Kippur, please see the PAS website. For up-to-date information about
all Congregational School events, please see the weekly school newsletter. For additional information about youth events, please
look in the Fall Program Catalog or on pasyn.org.
Wednesday | October 8 | Erev Sukkot – no classes
Thursday | October 9 | Sukkot – no classes
Saturday | October 11 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Family Shabbat Service for Grades K–7
Monday | October 13 | Columbus Day – no classes
Tuesday | October 14 | 4:00 – 6:00 pm | “Pizza in the Hut” Dinner – no classes | see below
Wednesday | October 15 | Hoshana Rabbah – no classes
Thursday | October 16 | Shemini Atzeret – no classes
6:00 pm |Simhat Torah Evening Celebration (see page 3)
Saturday | October 18 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Family Shabbat Service for Grades K–7
Sunday | October 19 | 10:30 am | Zayin (Grade 7) Trip to Museum of Jewish Heritage (bus from PAS at 9:45 am)
Saturday | October 25 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Shabbat Experience for Hey & Vav (5–6) Families | PAS & Liederkranz
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Shabbat Experience for Gimel & Dalet (3–4) Learners | PAS
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Shabbat Experience for Gan, Alef & Bet (K–2) Families | Liederkranz
12:00 pm | Kiddush lunch for Gan, Alef & Bet (K–2) Families
Monday, Oct. 27 – Thursday, Oct. 30 | 5:00 – 5:30 pm |Open House for Gan (K)
5:30 – 6:00 pm | Open House for Alef (Grade 1) and Bet (Grade 2)
Tuesday | October 28 | 5:45 pm | Vav (Grade 6) Bnei Mitzvah Family Program
The Liederkranz Foundation: 6 East 87th Street (between Madison and Fifth)
Pizza in the Hut: Sukkot learning, celebration and eating in the Ritter Sukkah!
Tuesday | October 14 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Cost: $15/person. Sign up information will be in the Congregational School newsletter.
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Youth Education & Events
PAS Teens & Rabbi Judah Nadich High School
Contact Jordan Soffer, Director of Teen Programs, at [email protected] or212-369-2600, x147 for more information.
LET’S LEARN!
LET’S DO!
Teen Tuesdays
PAS Food Pantry
Learning and pizza with Rabbi
Witkovsky, Jordan Soffer, and Rabbi
Savenor. The sessions will include
Coffee Talk with Pauline Zablow.
Fridays | October 24, 31 | 3:30 –
beginning of Shabbat
Parent and Teen Shabbat
Study Session with Rabbi
Cosgrove
Wednesdays | October 22, 29 |
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Coordinated and run entirely by
teens, the Food Pantry has been
operating for 29 years.
Saturday | October 25 | 4:00 pm
High School graduates remain
part of the PAS family during
their college years. They’ll
receive emails with synagogue
news, updates and insights from
PAS clergy and educators, plus
holiday packages on Hanukkah,
Tu BiShvat, Purim and Pesah.
Register or update your student’s
fall semester information at
pasyn.org; under Resources
click on College Connections.
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Post-Bnei Mitzvah learners and their
parents are invited to meet at Rabbi
Cosgrove’s apartment for study,
schmoozing, snacks and Shabbat
fun!
Help us keep in touch
with your college
student on campus!
d Le t ’s Go
!
Tuesdays | October 21, 28 | 6:00 pm
College Connections:
PAS Youth Choir
Saturday | October 25 | 9:00 – 9:50 am during TGIS
Learners in Grades 1 – 6 are invited to learn music and participate with our cantors at
Shabbat and holiday services.
For more information, please contact Phyllis Spiro at [email protected].
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Young Family Education
To RSVP for any program, go to www.pasyn.org and click on Young Family Education. Under Upcoming Events on the right side, click on the event
name. For dinners, cancellations with refund (or credit towards another dinner) are possible until the Wednesday before the dinner.
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
Young Family Yom Kippur Services
Havdalah for Families with Young Children
Saturday | October 4
Saturday | October 25 | 5:00 pm
If you have a child below the age of 6, your family
received tickets in the mail for an age-appropriate family
service.
Havdalah (Hebrew for “distinction”) is the service that
separates Shabbat from the rest of the week. Led by
members of the clergy, we end Shabbat with a crafts
project or other activity, a short service and a snack.
Young Family Sukkah Decorating Workshop
Help decorate the Ritter Sukkah!
NEW! Shirat Shabbat
Friday | October 31 | 9:10 – 9:35 am | For parents and
toddlers ages 3 and younger
Young Family Second Day Sukkot Service
Join Matt Check and a member of the clergy for song,
dance, a short story and challah to get ready for Shabbat.
Sunday | October 5 | with Artist-in-Residence Ellen Alt
Friday | October 10 | 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Families with children 0 – 6 are invited to join members
of our clergy and Matt Check for a musical Sukkot
service.
Sponsored by the Rothschild Library
Kids’ Shabbat Book Basket
On Shabbat, look for the book basket near the ushers in the Sanctuary. There are Jewish books for
children of all ages to look at while sitting quietly in their seats. Let your children enjoy the books
during services and return them so that others may read them next week.
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Contributions
Cantor Schwartz’s Discretionary Fund
Babette Balis, in memory of her beloved mother, Julia Hoexter.
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, in honor of Cantor Schwartz and Cantor Lefkowitz,
in memory of Cantor David Putterman, and in gratitude for the musical cooperation
between our two storied congregations; may it continue for many years to come.
Allison Glasser, with gratitude to Cantor Shira Lissek on the first yahrzeit of my father,
Sy Glasser.
Sally & Richard Stiegel, with thanks to Cantors Schwartz and Lissek for preparing our
granddaughter Sofia Roth for her Bat Mitzvah.
Food Pantry
Nadine Habousha Cohen & Edward Cohen, in celebration of Anne Corwin's special
birthday.
Anne & Paul Corwin, in memory of Anita Comite's mother, Florence Slosberg.
Lori, Mark and Elizabeth Fife, in memory of Sherry Rutman.
Lori, Mark and Elizabeth Fife, in memory of Henry Rutman.
Esther Gelber, in memory of H. Donald Gelber.
Sarah Gelber, in honor and memory of Ambassador Herbert Donald Gelber.
Dennis & Gail Karr.
Eric Lemor, with my deepest condolences to Mark, Matt and Lauren Amsterdam on the
loss of their mother/grandmother, Erica Lemle Amsterdam.
Library Fund
Sarah Gelber, in honor and memory of Ambassador Herbert Donald Gelber.
Prayer Book Fund
Harris Amster, in honor of his birthday.
Rabbi Cosgrove’s Discretionary Fund
Boris Lustik, in memory of Gutman Lustik.
Boris Lustik, in memory of Harry Zain.
Boris Lustik, in memory of Isaac Lustik.
Boris Lustik, in memory of Berta Lustik.
Boris Lustik, in memory of Mildred Zain.
Boris Lustik, in memory of Susan Lustik.
Suzette, Andres, Noah and Alexa Rubinstein, in memory of Michael Smith, father of
Chris Smith, father-in-law of Linda Yarden, and grandfather of Callie Smith & Eric
Smith.
Edwin & Diane Schottenstein, in memory of Edwin's mother, Regene Schottenstein.
Roxana Tetenbaum, in honor of her birthday.
Roslyn & Harry Weinrauch, with thanks for enabling the Bat Mitzvah of our
granddaughter, Nicole Weinrauch.
Rabbi Zuckerman’s Discretionary Fund
Suzanne Plotch, with thanks to Rabbi Zuckerman for joining our Thursday morning
summer study sessions.
Jacob P. & Jean K. Sosna, in honor of Rabbi Zuckerman.
Rita and George M. Shapiro Audio Archive
Joanne V. Davis, in memory of Bertha Victorsohn.
Sarah I. Gelman Memorial Fund
Evelyn Gelman, in memory of my father-in-law, Abraham Gelman.
Tikkun Olam Fund
Fred, Mindy, Rich and Allie Propper, in memory of Michael Smith.
General Contributions
Deanna Adler, in memory of Max Zeitlin.
Deanna Adler, in memory of Pauline Zeitlin.
Albert Appel, in memory of Morris "Dick" Appel.
The Aptman Family, in memory of Michael Smith.
Dale Berger, in memory of Alfred Koslow.
Lori & Glenn Berse, in memory of Michael Smith, beloved father of Chris Smith.
Constance Breslin, in memory of Carol Brafman Lane.
Rod Brown & Marcy Haydel, in memory of Michael Smith, the father of Chris Smith
and father-in-law to Linda Yarden.
Nadine Habousha Cohen, in memory of her mother, Adele Habousha.
Carol H. Cohen, in memory of Evelyn Herman.
Arturo Constantiner, in memory of Teodoro Constantiner.
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Arturo Constantiner, in honor of his birthday.
Raymond Ennis, in memory of Lynn Schneider.
Raymond Ennis, in memory of Melanie Schneider.
Bernard Feinberg, in memory of Libby Feinberg.
Martin & Susan Fischer, in memory of Frances Fischer.
Herbert & Eleanor Frommer, in honor of their anniversary.
Efraim Grinberg, in memory of Nusan Crugliac.
Efraim Grinberg, in memory of Sonia Grinberg.
Melanie Grossman, in memory of Rochelle Grossman.
Lea Hertzberg, in memory of Murray Seeman.
Wally & Judy Horowitz, in memory of Dr. Stuart Hamburger.
Thomas & Christy Hubbard, in blessed memory of Vivian Fisher's father, Ricardo
Degenszejn.
Barbara Jacobs, in memory of my mother, Sylvia Schlissel.
Marvin Kagan, in memory of Victoria Kagan.
Marvin Kagan, in memory of David Kagan.
Rosamond Kaufman, in memory of Esther Van Poznak.
Judith & David Kaye, in memory of Florence Slosberg; may her memory be for a
blessing.
Linda Klempner, in honor of her birthday.
Stanley Kreinik, in memory of Helen Zinn Kreinik.
Leona Leon, in loving memory of Gussie Benjamin and George Leon on their yahrzeits.
Linda Levine, in memory of Harry Rothman.
Miriam London, in memory of Burton London.
Marjorie Magner, in memory of Max Magner.
Alan & Robin Meister, in memory of Michael Smith, father of Chris Smith and fatherin-law of Linda Yarden.
Robert & Sheila Miller, in honor of Sheila's birthday.
Martin Milston, in memory of Ruth Milston.
Mendelle Milston, in memory of Boscea Noble.
Mendelle Milston, in memory of Max Noble.
Nathan Moser, in memory of Belle Moser.
Richard & Felice Muchnick, in memory of Morris Greenberg.
Morris Orden, in memory of Morris King.
Susan Perelman, in memory of Jack Lester.
John & Rachel Philipp, in honor of their anniversary.
Myra Pollack, in memory of Daniel Kohn.
Robert Price, in honor of his birthday.
Charles S. Ramat, in honor of Ellen & Alain Roizen.
Leo Rosner Charities.
Eve Rudin & Elliott Kleinman, in honor of their wedding aufruf.
The Rutman Family, in honor of Shereen’s birthday.
The Rutman Family, in memory of Howard’s mother, Sherry Rutman.
The Rutman Family, in memory of Howard’s father, Henry Rutman.
Marilyn Schulder, in honor of her birthday.
Florence Seligman, in memory of Sophie Seligman.
Florence Seligman, in memory of Benjamin Seligman.
Dianne Siegelbaum, in memory of Betty Gold.
Carol Silverstein, in memory of Betty Chepenik.
Barry Slotnick.
Jo Ann Small, in memory of Marion Heckler.
Linda Yarden & Chris Smith and Callie and Eric Smith, in memory of Betty Bronstein.
Diane Solomon, in honor of her birthday.
Irene Sommerfeld, in honor of her birthday.
Frances Stewart, in memory of Ilse Hahn.
Hugh Straus, in memory of Helen Straus.
Leone Straus, in memory of Helen Straus.
The Strauss Family, with our condolences to Chris, Linda, Callie and Eric on the loss of
Michael Smith.
The Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation, in memory of Florence Slosberg.
Dana Telsey & Lee Klebanoff, in memory of Susan Telsey.
Harold Unger, in memory of Diane Unger.
Renée Waldinger, in honor of her birthday.
Janet Weisberg-Samuels, in memory of Morris Weisberg.
Wells Hill Partners, Ltd., in memory of Michael Smith.
Ellen Yuder, in memory of my husband, Paul Yuder.
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Caring Network
If you need assistance from the Caring Network, or if
you would like to volunteer, please contact Rabbi Neil
Zuckerman at [email protected] or 212-369-2600,
x124.
Sponsored by UJA@PAS
Social Work Support for PAS Members and
Their Families
Tuesdays | By appointment | Shira Felberbaum, LMSW
Shira is available to address issues such as loss and
bereavement; acute and chronic illness; crisis intervention; expected and unexpected professional and personal
transitions; unemployment and underemployment;
addiction and recovery services; and challenges of parents
whose children have mental health needs.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Rabbi Neil
Zuckerman at [email protected] or 212-369-2600, x124 or Shira
Felberbaum at [email protected] or 212-632-4735.
Sponsored by UJA@PAS
Social Work Support for PAS Seniors,
Families and Their Caregivers
Thursdays | By appointment | Yael Kornfeld, LMSW
Looking for shopping assistance or a travel companion
to a medical appointment? Computer lessons, cultural
activities, classes over the phone, wellness and fitness
classes? A volunteer opportunity or caregiver support for
yourself or a family member? Contact our DOROT social
worker, Yael Kornfeld.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Rabbi Neil
Zuckerman at [email protected] or 212-369-2600, x124 or Yael
Kornfeld at [email protected] or 212-769-2850.
Onsite social work support is made possible by a UJA Partners in
Caring grant.
Grow Your Hair Now for a Mitzvah in November!​​
On Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah Day on Sunday, November 23, we will join the Pantene Beautiful Lengths
campaign to provide wigs for women with cancer. Stylists will be on hand to cut ponytails and create new
short dos. Donated hair must be a minimum of eight inches long and have no more than a few strands
of gray. Hair may be colored with vegetable dyes, rinses or semi-permanent dyes, but cannot have been
bleached, permanently colored or chemically treated. Wigs made from donated hair are distributed across the
country by the American Cancer Society’s wig banks.
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MONDAY TUESDAY 26
5:00 pm CS Open House
5:30 pm CS Open House
6:30 pm Hebrew 1
7:00 pm Exploring Judaism
7:00 pm WN Opening
7:00 pm Shulhan Ivrit
7:45 pm Hebrew 2
8:00 pm Bk Discuss Grp
3 Heshvan
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10:30 am Zayin Museum Trip
2 Heshvan
11:00 am Bk Discuss Grp
6:30 pm Hebrew 1
7:00 pm Exploring Judaism
7:45 pm Hebrew 2
4 Heshvan
5:00 pm CS Open House
5:30 pm CS Open House
8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
5:45 pm Vav BMtz Program
6:00 pm Teen Tuesdays
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8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
6:00 pm Teen Tuesdays
27 Tishrei
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21
20
10:30 am YCG/TO Sukkot
Brunch
26 Tishrei
7:00 am Minyan
1:00 pm Yiddish Club
4:00 pm CS Pizza in the Hut
7:30 pm MC/WN Sukkah
Dinner
PAS offices closed
7:00 am Minyan
11:30 am Monthly
Mitzvah Monday
5:00 pm Day School Sukkot
Dinner
25 Tishrei
20 Tishrei
6th day
14 Sukkot,
13 Tishrei
7:00 pm Cong Singers
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Tishrei
5th day
1319Sukkot,
Columbus Day
12 Tishrei
Tishrei
4th day
1218Sukkot,
6
6:30 pm Hebrew 1
7:00 pm Exploring Judaism
7:45 pm Hebrew 2
11 Tishrei
10:30 am YFE Sukkah
Decorating
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Weekday Shaharit Minyan Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays at 9:00 am, except on days before
Yom Kippur and during Sukkot, as indicated on the calendar. Minha/ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at
5:45 pm. Minha on Friday at 6:00 pm. Shabbat minha 20 minutes after the end of morning services
Any changes are noted when they occur.
SUNDAY
PAS Calendar of Events
October 2014 Tishrei/Heshvan 5775
Information is subject to change.
Confirm at www.pasyn.org or with the office.
7 Tishrei
14 Tishrei
Erev Sukkot
Candles, 6:10 pm
8 Tishrei
9
15 Tishrei
Sukkot, 1st day
Candles, 7:08 pm
7:00 am Minyan
12:00 pm Library L&L
7:30 pm Cong Singers
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THURSDAY 9 Tishrei
Erev Yom Kippur
Candles, 6:18 pm
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10 Tishrei
Yom Kippur
SATURDAY
16 Tishrei
2nd day
10 Sukkot,
Candles, 6:07 pm
17 Tishrei
Hol HaMoed
11Shabbat
Sukkot, 3rd day
7:00 am Minyan
8:00 am Daf HaShavua
1:00 pm PAS offices close
6:00 pm Kol Nidrei, 5th Ave 9:00 am Services, 5th Ave
6:30 pm Minha, 87th St
9:00 am Services, 87th St
6:45 pm Kol Nidrei, 87th St 7:15 pm Shofar
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FRIDAY October
28 Tishrei
5 Heshvan
9:00 am TO Grocery Packing
5:00 pm CS Open House
5:30 pm CS Open House
6:30 pm Beyond Borders
6:30 pm Jews in America
6:45 pm Melton 2
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6:30 pm Beyond Borders
6:30 pm Jews in America
6:45 pm Melton 2
7:00 pm Foundations
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7:00 am Minyan
1:00 pm PAS offices close
5:45 pm Minha/Festival
Evening service
Candles, 5:59 pm
Tishrei
Rabbah
1521Hoshana
(Sukkot, 7th day)
Tishrei
Torah
1723Simhat
Candles, 5:56 pm
29 Tishrei
6 Heshvan
9:15 am Melton 1
9:15 am Jews in America
9:15 am Shemot II
12:00 pm Library L&L
5:00 pm CS Open House
5:30 pm CS Open House
7:30 pm Cong Singers
TBS JTS Home Study
30
9:15 am Melton 1
9:15 am Jews in America
9:15 am Shemot II
12:00 pm Library L&L
7:00 pm MC New Mbrs
7:30 pm Cong Singers
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7 Heshvan
Candles, 5:37 pm
8:00 am Daf HaShavua
9:10 am Shirat Shabbat
3:30 pm Food Pantry
6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
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TGIS
9:00 am TGIS
9:00 am Cong Singers
10:00 am Sanctuary service
10:00 am CS Shabbat
Experience
4:00 pm Teen & Parent Study
w/ R. Cosgrove
5:00 pm YFE Havdalah
8:00 am Daf HaShavua
11:00 am Mitzvah, Mommy &
Me
3:30 pm Food Pantry
5:00 pm Cong Singers
6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm Shabbat Dinner Series
TBA YCG Mix & Mingle
1 Heshvan
Hodesh
25 Rosh
Parashat Noah
30 Tishrei
8:45 am Parashat Hashavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
11:00 am CS Family service
20 mins after svces Minha
24 Tishrei
18 Parashat B’reishit
Hodesh
24Rosh
Candles, 5:46 pm
9:15 am Festival morning svce,
Yizkor
5:45 pm Minha
9:15 am Festival morning svce
6:00 pm Simhat Torah
20 mins after svces Minha
Evening service
6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
Tishrei
Atzeret
16 22Shemini
Candles, 7:00 pm
8:45 am Parashat Hashavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
9:15 am Festival morning svce 9:30 am Havurah
1:00 pm PAS offices close
9:15 am Festival morning svce 11:15 am YFE Sukkot svce
11:00 am CS Family service
20 mins after svces Minha
No service at 5:45 pm
20 mins after svces Minha
20 mins after svces Minha
7:00 pm Festival Evening svce 7:00 pm Festival Evening svce 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm Young Adult
7:30 pm Cong Sukkot dinner 7:30 pm Cong Sukkot dinner 7:30 pm Cong Sukkot dinner cocktail party
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7:00 am Minyan
6:30 pm Bereaved Jews Grp
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NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
New York, NY
Permit No. 8526
50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128
Synagogue Office: 212-369-2600
www.pasyn.org
Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD, Rabbi
Neil Zuckerman, Rabbi
Ethan H. Witkovsky, Rabbi
Azi Schwartz, Cantor and Music Director
Shira Lissek, Cantor
David H. Lincoln, Rabbi Emeritus
David Lefkowitz, Cantor Emeritus
Arthur Penn, Chairman of the Board
Paul M. Corwin, President
Beryl P. Chernov, Executive Director
Rabbi Charles Savenor, Director of Congregational Education
A Look Ahead: November
Friday | November 14 | Following the 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
PAS Conversation: 100 Years: Crisis, Change and Continuity
Lecture: A Shattered Peace: Versailles, 1919 and the Price We're Paying Today David A. Andelman
Tuesday | November 18 | 7:00 pm
Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah Day 2014
Sunday | November 23 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Mitzvot with Meaning!
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Sunday | November 9 | 10:00 am
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Kristallnacht Memorial Service and Mitzvah Opportunity