Mount Sinai Jewish Center of Washington Heights

Shabbat Nachamu

July 23rd-24th, 2010

First Mincha: 6:35 p.m.

Early Candle Lighting after: 6:49 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00 p.m.

Candle Lighting: 8:02 p.m.

Second Mincha/Maariv: 8:07 p.m.

Kri'at Shema before: 9:23 a.m.

Find out the latest updates to the Washington Heights eruvin by calling 646-450-ERUV (-3788), sending an SMS to (412) 213-8991, or sending an instant message to "MtSinaiShul" on any IM network.

The eruv does not extend into Fort Tryon Park. For a map of the eruv, please go to our website
or see the map in the shul lobby. If you are not sure where you can carry, please contact Rabbi Schwartz or a member of the Eruv Committee.

The eruv is sponsored by:

• Elissa and Noam Siev, thanking their friends, family, and the entire Mt. Sinai community for five great years in the Heights, and in honor of Nava's first birthday. 
• Friends of Elissa, Noam, and Nava Siev, wishing them tzeitchem le-shalom. We'll miss you!
• Debbie Rybak in honor of her last Shabbat in the Heights, and thanking everyone for a wonderful four years.
  

The Kesher is available in the lobby. It is sponsored by:

• Shira & Yonatan Schechter, in honor of Elissa & Noam Siev, wishing them tzeitchem le-shalom.

Shabbat Morning

• Second Shacharit: 9:00 a.m.
• The drasha this week will be given by Rabbi Baruch Simon on "Nachamu: Shabbat of Inclusion."
  

• Early Mincha: 2:15 p.m.

• Rabbi Schwartz's shiur will NOT meet.
  

• Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit: 7:40 p.m.
• Seudah Slishit last week (Parashat Devarim) was sponsored by Velvel and Channa Fermaglich in memory of Velvel's mother, Esther Malka bas Moshe Shmuel, a"h. We sincerely regret the omission.

• Shkia: 8:20 p.m.

• Maariv & Havdalah: 9:06 p.m.

• ATTENTION: Because of the new carpet installation, strollers are NOT permitted in the social hall this shabbat. Thank you.

• Friday Night Summer Schedule. There will be two minyanim for mincha and kabbalat Shabbat every week, both in the main shul. The first minyan will follow plag and the second will follow shkia (sunset). For this week, the first minyan will be at 6:35 p.m., and the earliest time for candles is 6:49 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat at the first minyan will begin at 7:00 p.m.

• Rabbi Schwartz is not giving the shabbat afternoon or Wednesday night shiurim this week. The shabbat shiur will resume next week; the Wednesday shiur will be back after a short break.

• Please join us for a brainstorming session for Mt. Sinai's Family Life Committee. If you would like to be involved in the Family Life Committee, or if you have ideas you would like to share, we want to hear from you! Sunday, July 25th, 10 a.m., in the multi-purpose room at Mt. Sinai. (This meeting will be informal; children are welcome.) Attendance does not mean you will be recruited to join the FLC--no commitment necessary. If you cannot attend, but want to get involved, email us at familylife@mtsinaishul.com.

• Seeking 5 volunteers for 2 hours on Monday or Wednesday evening to help divest the shul of old supplies, clean up a storage area, and prepare bags for sheimos. (Participants will be eligible to receive a limited edition leftover HeightsBridge T-shirt and the warm regard of the entire office staff.) Contact chaplaindaniel@gmail.com.    

• Artists Standing at Mt. Sinai presents Richard McBee, who will discuss his painting "Sarah's Trials" on Monday, July 26th, at 8:30 p.m., in the Multi-Purpose Room. Artists Standing At Mt. Sinai is a new series featuring today's top Jewish artists discussing Judaism, inspiration, and their artwork.

• Join the Education and Family Life committees for a tour of of the Bronx Zoo with the "Zoo Rabbi," Rabbi Natan Slifkin, on Sunday, August 1st, 2:15-5:30 p.m. Discounted group admission rates are as follows: $12 for adults, $10.40 for seniors, $8.80 for kids 3-12, and free for children under 2. For these discounted rates, pay online at the shul's website or in the office by Wednesday, July 28th at noon, after which you can buy full price tickets at the zoo. To volunteer to drive or to find a ride, click here. Contact Regine Galanti at education@mtsinaishul.com with any questions.
  
  
• In just two weeks - August 7th - will be the next Shabbat Mevarchim kiddush - the last one before Simchat Torah.  Let's make it a good one.  We request a minimum sponsorship of $36 please.  Contact kiddush@mtsinaishul.com for sponsorship opportunities and anything else you want to tell us.  Thank you so much.  From our stomach to yours :)
  

• Save the date! Young Couples' Luncheon on Shabbat, August 14th. A great chance to meet new people and make new friends! Babysitting will be available. Contact events@mtsinaishul.com for more information.
  

• Mt. Sinai is gauging the interest of members who would be interested in a group Heritage trip to Poland, visiting Holocaust sites, Jewish communities, shuls, and kvarim for one week in May 2011.  Experienced tour guide, flight, hotel, ground transportation, and food included.  Kohanim welcome.  Please contact Sara Saidlower at sarasaidlower@gmail.com or Aliza Abrams at alizaabrams@gmail.com if you are interested or would like more information. 
  

• If anyone is able to lain at Hashkama for the next few weeks, please contact Yaacov Kanner (jacobkannernyc@yahoo.com).
  

• Ever wanted to learn martial arts or learn how to defend yourself but couldn't find an all-women class or a convenient place or time? Well, you're in luck! We are trying to coordinate women's Krav Maga classes in Washington Heights! Please contact Rivki Rosenblatt & Rivky Zinstein at stam00@yahoo.com ASAP if you are interested.

• The Chessed Committee has introduced an email list to let people know about upcoming community service opportunities. If you're interested in receiving an email every other week about local opportunities, would like to get involved, or have ideas to contribute, please contact Sara Saidlower at sarasaidlower@gmail.com or chessed@mtsinaishul.com.

• Mount Sinai Career Networking Initiative. Know of available positions? Looking for a new job? Job seekers: sign up for the email list and get expert, confidential resume review by emailing zsafran@gmail.com. Include some basic details about your educational and work background and what type of position you are looking for. If you become aware of any available positions, please email them to zsafran@gmail.com for circulation.

• The Hospitality Committee is now in full swing again. If you can host guests for shabbat, or if you need a meal, please sign up at mtsinaishul.com/hospitality by Thursday at 10 a.m. If you have any questions, please be in touch with members of the Hospitality Committee, or email shabbosmeals@gmail.com.

• Got magazines? Magazines less than 10 weeks old can be dropped in the box outside the Beit Midrash to benefit hospitalized patients. Please cut out the address labels. Contact chessed@mtsinaishul.com for more information.

• Check out our "Torah" tab on the Mount Sinai site, where you can find recordings of shiurim at the shul.

• Now you can follow Mount Sinai Education updates on Twitter at @mtsinaiedu.

• Monday: 9:00-10:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 9:30-10:30 p.m.

• Mrs. Hilda Kromnick on the birth and brit milah of her great-grandson. The office apologizes for not having included the announcement last shabbat. We should iy"h celebrate many more simchas together.

• Rabbi Yehuda Hilewitz
  

• David & Yocheved Bechhofer

• Elissa & Noam Siev
• Debbie Rybak

• American Friends of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva, the premier religious Zionist network of schools in Israel, has over 64 schools and is still growing. Interested in a subsidized trip to Israel Thanksgiving week? We are seeking applicants for a fellowship to Israel for future leaders between the ages of 25-35. For more information on a fabulous itinerary, please  contact Moshe Goldfeder at goldfed@gmail.com, Laya Pelzner at laya.pelzner@gmail.com, or email office@afyba.org. 
  

• Meals-for-Moms. If you'd like to volunteer to make meals, or if you're expecting and want to sign up for the program, contact Sura Rozenberg at familymeals@mtsinaishul.com.

• Maternity and Baby Gear Gemach. The Jewish Community Council has a gemach (free lending program) which includes maternity clothes, pregnancy- and parenting-related books, and baby items such as swings and strollers. The gemach is open for both borrowing and donating items in the evenings by appointment. Please contact Anat or Dina at (212) 568-5450.

• Please remember to repeat Shema after nightfall.