טבש–תבט january 2013 - Park Avenue Synagogue

‫טבת–שבט‬
JANUARY 2013
Shabbaton
5773
Program Calendar Winter/Spring 2013/5773 enclosed
From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove
Shabbaton 2013
W
hen the 19th-century
German poet Heinrich
Heine declared, “Wie
es Christelt sich, so Jűdelt es sich,”
he meant to convey that in matters of
religion, there is inevitably a relationship
between a minority religion and its host
environment. While the message and
mission of the Jewish faith traces back to
Mount Sinai, even the most casual observer can see that that the
expression of that faith has been shaped by forces independent
of our particularity. From the architecture of our synagogues to
the melodies of our prayer, the expression of our faith has been
influenced by the larger social context.
Anyone invested in the past, present and future of American Jewry would do well to consider the larger ecosystem in
which that Judaism has taken and continues to take shape. That
is why our Shabbaton this year will welcome not just one, but
two authorities on American religious life: Dr. Jonathan Sarna
and Dr. Robert Putnam. Throughout this year, our community
has focused on the shifting landscape of American Jewish life,
a conversation we are committed to for the sake of the future
vitality of our own community. Our annual Shabbaton on January 25-26 will serve to sharpen and broaden that conversation by
welcoming these pre-eminent scholars for a day of dialogue and
community building.
Were I to recommend only one book on American Judaism, it would be Dr. Sarna’s treatment of the subject, American
Judaism: A History. His keen eye, scholarly engagement and
felicitous gift of expression make him the “dean” of the field.
Most of all, embedded within his writing is a sense that he is
committed to finding the prescriptive steps needed to address
our people’s future.
Dr. Putnam’s research and writing on the changing face of
American Faith has in many ways, defined the field. His book
Bowling Alone helped explain how the assumptions of American
social life are in the process of being upended, and his more
recent volume American Grace is the authoritative book on the
ever-changing religious and political landscape in America.
Either presenter would suffice as a sole speaker for a
Shabbaton. With them here together, in dialogue with each other,
our community is in for a provocative intellectual tour de force.
Of course, more than a conversation about American Jewish
life, the Shabbaton is our opportunity to be immersed in it. By
setting aside the day to learn, pray, socialize and be part of our
synagogue community, we are all affirming the role each one of
us plays in making our synagogue the flagship of religious life
that it is. I am especially excited that this year the Shabbaton
will take place on Shabbat Shirah, the Shabbat of Song. We will
both begin and conclude with festive music from our cantors
and music educators. Please see the Shabbaton schedule on
the facing page, read about the presenters in the Winter/Spring
Program Calendar enclosed with this Bulletin, and visit pasyn.
org for more information and to register for the always sold-out
Shabbaton.
The Shabbaton would not be possible without the tireless
work of our Director of Programming, Liz Offenbach, and our
entire Shabbaton committee. A big thank you to Vice-President
of Programming Paul Corwin, and to Nadine Habousha Cohen,
Darcy Dalton, Caryn Seidman-Becker, Aaron Stern and Barbara
Weinstein for making it all possible!
Mark your calendar, and be sure to register. See you at
Shabbaton 2013!
Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin
Volume 65 · N°. 5 · JANUARY 2013 · Tevet / Sh’vat 5773 ·
From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove........................................... 2
Shabbaton 2013 Schedule................................................... 3
PAS in Israel........................................................................ 4
Gala Save the Date.............................................................. 4
Schedule of Religious Services .......................................... 5
Synagogue Family.............................................................. 6
Adult Education & Events.................................................. 8
Caring Network................................................................. 10
‫טבת–שבט‬
Youth Education & Events................................................ 11
Congregational School Schedule................................ 11
Young Family Education............................................ 11
Youth Activities.......................................................... 12
Contributions.................................................................... 13
Calendar............................................................................ 15
A Look Ahead..................................................... Back cover
On cover and facing page: “Torah V,” by Ellen Alt.
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annual community event
Shabbaton 2013
Religion in America: Trends and How They Affect the Jewish Community
Friday and Saturday | January 25 and 26
Religion is a constant in American life, and there is much discussion about its impact. Spend two days exploring how the
American Jewish community fits into the religious landscape of America. Dr. Jonathan Sarna, Professor of American
Jewish History at Brandeis University, will present the history of American Jewry, and Dr. Robert Putnam, Professor of
Public Policy at Harvard University, will highlight how trends in the Jewish community compare to American religious
trends. Join us for their lectures and a dialogue.
The Shabbaton takes place on Shabbat Shirah, “the Sabbath of Song,” and we will hear music as well as words. Our own
Matt Check will headline a late Friday night Jewish Bluegrass performance, and we’ll end Shabbat with a concert by the PAS
Music Department to celebrate the forthcoming PAS children’s CD and Ki Eshmerah Shabbat: A Family Siddur.
Friday, January 25
6:15 pm | Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service with the Check Brothers Band
7:30 pm | Dinner
8:30 pm | Jonathan Sarna, An Old Faith in the New World: The History of American Judaism
9:45 pm | Jewish Bluegrass Performance by the Check Brothers Band
Saturday, January 26
9:15 am | Shabbat Morning Service
11:15 am | Robert Putnam, How Religion Divides and Unites Americans … and Why It’s Basically Good for the Jews
10:00 – 11:50 am | Congregational School Shabbat Experience
11:50 am –12:30 pm | Congregational School Extended Programming (optional)
11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Young Family Education Programs
12:30 pm | Kiddush Luncheon
1:15 pm | Jonathan Sarna, Looking Ahead: American Judaism in the 21st Century
2:30 pm | Dialogue with Jonathan Sarna and Robert Putnam, moderated by Rabbi Cosgrove
Religion in America: Trends and How They Affect the Jewish Community
3:45 pm | Jonathan Sarna, That Obnoxious Order: Ulysses S. Grant and the Jews
4:30 pm | Minha
5:00 pm | Community Concert by the PAS Music Center
celebrating the forthcoming PAS children’s CD and Ki Eshmerah Shabbat: A Family Siddur
6:00 | Havdalah
To view the full schedule, presenter bios and costs, and to register for the Shabbaton, go to www.pasyn.org and click on the Shabbaton
banner at the top of the page, or call 212-369-2600, x121.
www.pasyn.org
212–369–2600
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The Schechter Center for Jewish Culture
PAS In Israel
Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv
A
s Rabbi Cosgrove
wrote last month,
PAS congregants of all ages
travel to Israel regularly. A Bnei
Mitzvah Family trip will be returning
as this Bulletin reaches your mailbox,
and a June trip for Young Families is
fully booked. There is still time to sign
up for next April’s trip to celebrate
Israel’s 65th Birthday!
Even when we do not have a
congregational trip on the ground,
PAS has a presence in Israel. In 2004,
as part of our "Israel This Year"
programming theme, PAS raised funds
for the arone kodesh in a new Masorti
synagogue in Tel Aviv.
The 2004 Synagogue Trip visited
the shell of the building in Neve
Zedek that was to be renovated as the
synagogue and cultural center. We
presented to Rabbi Roberto Arbib and
to the heads of the Masorti Movement
not only a check, but also a striking
parochet that had been designed and
hand-sewn by our members, under the
direction of Ellen Alt.
Since then, we have followed
the progress of the Center. When
the yet-to-be renovated building
was dedicated in May 2010, Rabbi
Arbib said: Places like the Schechter
Institute and other pluralistic Batei
Midrash that are springing up
across Israel are a sign of a genuine
revolution. A spiritual and honest
revolution that is concerned not only
with the home, but also with the spirit
within the home.
To learn more about the Center and
the dedication, read the email message
sent by PAS members Amos and
Floy Kaminski, who were there. The
message appeared the June, 2010 issue
of the Bulletin, online at pasyn.org/
Publications.
The May 2012 Chairman’s Trip
visited the Center and saw “our”
parochet hung in front of the still
unfinished ark. PAS travelers to
Israel continue to visit the Schechter
Center. PAS educators attended
Shabbat morning services there on the
Educators’ trip to Israel last June.
Work on the elaborate ark
continues. When it is completed, the
Center will send us photos to post on
the screens in the synagogue lobby. In
the meantime, the Center welcomes
our visits and invites us to participate
in courses, lectures, and concerts
during the week, and regular services
of the Kehila every Shabbat.
It is good to know that even when
we are not there, PAS is present
among the places of worship and study
in Israel.
Rabbi Arbib next to “our” parochet hung
in front of the ark during the May 2012
Chairman’s Trip to Israel visit to the
Center.
Gala 2013
Renewing our Story Together
9 th Annual PAS Gala
An evening hosted by Carol and Gershon Kekst
Celebrating Rabbi Elliot and Debbie Cosgrove
Thursday | March 7 | 6:30 pm
An evening like this takes hard work and dedication from many.
Please contact Craig Demarest at cdemarest@pasyn.org if you would like to be part
of the planning and preparation.
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Schedule of Religious Services · ‫טבת–שבט‬
Daily minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays and Legal Holidays at 9:00 am. Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm..
Shabbaton
Friday, January 4
22 Tevet
6:15 pm | Friday Evening
service
Friday, January 11
29 Tevet
6:15 pm | Friday Evening
service
Friday, January 18
7 Shevat
6:15 pm | Friday Evening
service
Saturday, January 5
23 Tevet
Parashat Sh’mot
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
Bar Mitzvah of Bradley
Kaufman
9:30 am | Havurah
20 mins after morning
services | Minha
Saturday, January 12
1 Shevat
Rosh Hodesh
Parashat Va-era
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Harris
20 mins after morning
services | Minha
5:00 pm | YFE Havdalah
Saturday, January 19
8 Shevat
Parashat Bo
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
Bat Mitzvah of Marti Gendel
Bar Mitzvah of Noah Paige
20 mins after morning
services | Minha
4:30 pm | Hazzan’s Tisch
Havurah
Shabbat/Saturday | January 6 | 9:30 am
The Havurah is a lay-led, child-friendly Shabbat morning
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.
Friday, January 25
14 Shevat
6:15 pm | Friday Evening
service with Check Brothers
Band
Saturday, January 26
15 Shevat
Tu BiShvat
Parashat Beshallah
9:15 am | Sanctuary service
11:45 am | YFE Shabbat
services (see p. 12)
4:30 pm | Minha
Hazzan’s Tisch
Shabbat/Saturday | January 19 | 4:30 pm
Once a month we are all invited to savor the last part of Shabbat
at home with Cantor Azi Schwartz and his family. We’ll
schmooze a bit, snack a bit, maybe even sing a bit, then say
ma’ariv (the evening service) together and end with havdalah.
To register and for address, visit pasyn.org, Music at PAS, and click on
Events, or call 212-369-2600, x128.
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove and Rabbi Steven I. Rein will preach and conduct services together with Cantor Azi Schwartz, Cantor Shiree Kidron, with
Colin Fowler at the organ and the Synagogue Choir, Ena Freeman, Yonah Gershator, Lawrence Rush and Raphael Biran.
pasyn.org/resources/sermons
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Read the rabbis’ sermons AT www.pasyn.org/resources/sermons.
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Synagogue Family
‫ בני מצוה‬Bnei Mitzvah
Bradley Kaufman
Sam Harris
Marti Gendel
Son of Felice Kaufman and Neil Kaufman,
Stepson of Barbara Kaufman
Son of Heidi & Lance Harris
Daughter of Paula & Mitchell Gendel
January 5 | Parashat Sh’mot
Bradley is in 7th grade
at Leman Manhattan
Preparatory and has
been a student at the
Congregational School
since 5th grade.
Bradley is an enthusiastic competitive
fencer and fences most days after
school. He is also an avid filmmaker
and enjoys making movies with his
friends and family. At Leman he plays
the euphonium in the jazz band. During
the summer, in addition to fencing
camp, he studies film and video game
programming at ID Tech camps at NYU.
In honor of his becoming a Bar
Mitzvah, Bradley has volunteered at the
PAS Food Pantry and has volunteered
handing out meals to people displaced
by Superstorm Sandy.
Bradley has especially enjoyed
learning his Torah portion, and wants to
thank the clergy and staff for their help
in preparing him for his Bar Mitzvah. A
special thanks to Zach Spiegel who has
been an amazing tutor throughout the
process. Finally, Bradley wants to thank
his family – his older sister Ashley, his
younger brother Harry, and especially
his mom Felice, his dad Neil and his
stepmom Bobbi for all their support over
the years.
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January 12 | Parashat Va-era
Sam’s Jewish education
began in the Purple
Room at the Early
Childhood Center
and continued at the
Congregational School.
A 7th grader at Horace Mann School,
Sam is an enthusiastic learner who was
selected by the faculty to be a member
of the middle division’s leadership
committee and a peer mentor to new
students.
Sam enjoys a variety of sports,
including skiing, soccer, swimming
and baseball. He is a member of the
alpine ski team at Bromley Mountain
in Vermont as well as his school’s
seventh grade soccer team. Sam has
been fortunate to spend the past five
summers at Camp Greylock in Becket,
Massachusetts.
A caring, sensitive and thoughtful
friend and family member, Sam will
be volunteering this winter at the Bart
J. Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center at
Bromley Mountain, where he will share
his love of skiing by helping individuals
with mental and physical challenges
learn to ski.
Sam’s parents and his brother,
Miller, are extremely proud of Sam’s
accomplishments and look forward to
the joyous occasion of his becoming
a Bar Mitzvah. They would like
to thank everyone at Park Avenue
Synagogue not only for their guidance
and encouragement leading up to
this important milestone, but for the
wonderful education and sense of
community that PAS has afforded all of
them throughout the years.
January 19 | Parashat Bo
Marti’s Torah portion
is Bo, which explores
Moses’ strength of
character as he and his
brother prepare to meet
Pharaoh. Marti herself
approaches situations with confidence,
thoughtfulness and creativity. She shares
a special relationship with her older
sister Hannah.
Marti’s interests are varied, but her
passion is consistent. In 7th grade at The
Town School, Marti’s favorite subjects
are Math, Science and English. She
plays for a nationally-ranked travel
soccer team, competes in Mathletes, and
loves to cook in “Top Chef” fashion.
She loves her summers at Raquette
Lake Girls Camp where she enjoys
water skiing, tennis and sailing. As a
mitzvah project, Marti is working with
Harlem RBI’s Dream Charter School as
a tutor for students who are passionate
about sports, but need extra help in the
classroom.
Marti began her Jewish education at
PAS in the Gan class. She is proud to
become a Bat Mitzvah and thanks the
clergy and her tutor Ariela Wallace for
inspiring her and helping her prepare for
this important day.
‫ ברוכים הבאים‬Welcome
Noah Paige
January 19 | Parashat Bo
Son of Lori Paige & Jeffrey Paige
Noah has been part of
the PAS Community
since his days in the
Early Childhood Center.
He has continued his
Jewish education at the
Congregational School. Currently an 8th
grader at East Side Middle School, he
particularly enjoys math and history and
participates in Model UN. He spends
summers at Camp Towanda.
Noah has many interests. He loves
sports, especially soccer, and plays on
his school team as well as on a weekend
league. He likes skiing and travel and
exploring new places He has recently
taken up longboarding. On any given
day you might find Noah at the piano
playing a jazz composition or in the
kitchen cooking up a storm. It is Noah’s
dream to become a “great chef.”
Noah is enthusiastic about life
and is wonderfully inquisitive. He is
also sensitive and caring and has a
great relationship with his older sister,
Hannah. Through the years, he has
shown his compassion for others by
raising money for disaster relief funds
through his own lemonade and hot
chocolate/cookie stands.
Noah and his family want to thank
the PAS teachers and clergy for his
Jewish education and for helping him
prepare for this special day when he
becomes a Bar Mitzvah.
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David & Jessica Cohen
Daniel & Stacey Maman
Michael & Cheryl Minikes
Bruce Moskowitz & Valerie Mnuchin
Edward & Lisa Ostad
Calvin & Andrea Roberts
Lawrence & Natalie Rosenbloom
‫ מזל טוב‬Mazal Tov
Leah & Barrie Modlin – on the Bar
Mitzvah of their twin grandsons,
Harrison and James Modlin, celebrated
in Jerusalem
Tara Price and Jacklynn Price – on the
birth of a son and grandson, Chase M.
Price
Adena & Daniel Conway – on the birth
of a son, Noah Levi Conway, and to big
brothers Jonathan and Simon.
Jaclyn & Ignacio Boulan – on the birth
of a daughter, Madeline Sophia Boulan,
and to big brother Daniel.
‫ המקום ינחם‬Condolences
Shari & Ed Adler on the loss of her father, Paul L. Goldman / Sharon Land Oberman
on the loss of her mother, Lillian J. Land / Eric & Karen Zahler on the loss of his
mother, Ruth Zahler / Family and friends of Eugenie Fromer / Matthew & Carrie
Kassin on the loss of his mother, Doris Golden
Superstorm Sandy Relief Continues — PAS is there!
As a synagogue community, we are committed to assisting those affected
by Hurricane Sandy. Please visit pasyn.org and click on Tikkun Olam for
direct links to contribute money, donate supplies, and volunteer your time
to help in person. Here is one way to help: we have created an Amazon.com
“wish list” for Temple Israel of South Merrick, a Conservative synagogue
on Long Island that sustained devastating damage from the storm. Click on
the link to shop for items the synagogue needs – from library books to office
furniture. Your purchases will be sent directly to the synagogue.
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Adult Classes & events
Weekly Classes
.
MONDAY (No classes on January 21)
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
Siddur Hebrew 2 | 6:15 – 7:15
pm | Cantor Judi Rowland (No class on
January 7)
Perusin’ the Parashah
Medieval Style | 8:00 am, after
minyan | Abe Lebovic
Daf HaShavua: Weekly Talmud
Study | 8:00 am, after minyan | Rabbi
Steven Rein
Adult Bat Mitzvah | 6:30 – 8:30 pm
| R. Neil Zuckerman & C. Judi Rowland
Melton 2 | 6:45 – 9:00 pm | Rabbi
Shmuel Afek and R. Zalman Rothschild
Modern Hebrew | 7:30 – 9:00 pm |
Varda Hubara
TUESDAY (No classes on January 1)
Essential Essays | 8:00 am, after
minyan | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
(No class on January 2)
SATURDAY/SHABBAT
Context | 6:45 – 9:30 pm (Meets only
Parashat HaShavua | 8:45 am
Context Seminar: Jewish
Religious Transformation in
the 20th Century | 7:00 – 9:30 pm
MAKE-UP SESSIONS FOR FALL CLASSES
January 30)
(Meets only January 30)
Contemporary Jewish Thought
| 11:30 am | Rabbi Steven Rein
THURSDAY
Siddur Hebrew 1 | 6:15 – 7:15 pm |
Cantor Judi Rowland
Melton 1 | 9:15 – 11:30 am | Rabbi
Elliot Cosgrove and Debbie Cosgrove
(No classes on January 8, 22)
(No class on January 3)
Introduction to Judaism | 6:15 –
8:30 pm | Rabbi Steven Rein
Context Seminar: Jewish
History through the Lens of
Responsa | 9:45 am – 12:00 pm
(Meets only January 31)
Centropa | Wednesday | January 9 |
6:45 – 7:45 pm | Rabbi Shmuel Afek
Hasidism | Wednesday | January
9 | 8:00 – 9:00 pm | Rabbi Zalman
Rothschild
Jewish Law 101: Ask the Intern
| Tuesday | January 22 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm |
David Minkus, PAS Rabbinic Intern
The Observant Life Observed |
Tuesday | January 22 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm |
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Library Lunch & Learn | 12:00
– 1:00 pm | Facilitators this month:
Marga Hirsch (January 3); Rabbi Neil
Zuckerman
For additional information about classes and events listed here, including fees, if any, please look in the Winter-Spring Program Calendar or on
www.pasyn.org. To register for Adult Education classes, unless otherwise noted in the description, go to http://pasyn.org/lifelong-learning/adulteducation, click on “Classes” on the left side of the page and then on the appropriate registration link. Those without Internet access may call
212-369-2600, x121.
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ADULT classes & events
For additional information please look in the Winter-Spring Program Calendar or on pasyn.org
This Month at PAS
The Park Avenue Synagogue Lecture Series
The Shifting Landscape of American Jewry
Getting Next Gen:
Engaging Jews on Campus
and Beyond
Monthly Interfaith Dialogue
Thursday | January 3 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm
| Rabbi Steven Rein and Father Ugo
Nacciarone from the Church of St.
Ignatius Loyola | at the Church, 980
Park Ave. (at 84th St.)
Sponsored by Women’s Network
Purim Spiel Rehearsals
Sundays | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Daytime Book Discussion
Group
Monday | Jan. 28 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
| Renée Waldinger
Great House: A Novel by Nicole Krauss
Sponsored by Men’s Club
Financial Forum
Thursday | January 10 | 7:00 pm
Mitzvah of the Month, sponsored this month
by Women’s Network
Women in Need
Sun. | January 13 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sponsored by the Edmond de Rothschild
Library
Evening Book Discussion
Group
Mon. | Jan. 14 | 8:00 pm | Pat Davidson
Joy Comes in the Morning by Jonathan
Rosen
Lunch, Film, Discussion: They
Came for Good: A History of
the Jews in the U. S., 1654-1820
Tuesday | January 22 | 1:00 pm
Sponsored by Women’s Network
Young Couples Group Speaker
Series
Wednesday | January 30 | 7:30 pm |
Debbie Cosgrove on “Raising a Jewish
Family”
Events
Tuesday | January 8 | 7:00 pm
David Cygielman and Wayne
Firestone
David Cygielman is the founder and
CEO of Moishe House, an international
organization providing meaningful
Jewish experiences to young adults in
their twenties.
Wayne Firestone is the President of Hillel:
the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
Cost: Free for students; $18 members; $25
general.
For information about the participants, as
well as information about all the events in
the series, please read the Winter/Spring
Program Calendar or visit pasyn.org. Sign
up at www.pasyn.org under Adult Education
and then The PAS Lecture Series 5773.
Sponsored by Women’s Network
Sholem Aleichem Yiddish Club
Tuesday | January 15 | 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Open only to members of Men’s Club
Torah on Tap
Thursday | January 17 | 7:30 pm
Cantorial Salon: The Organ
Thursday | January 31 | 7:00 pm | Colin
Fowler, PAS organist
To RSVP, please visit pasyn.org, click on
Music at PAS and then on the event.
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A Call for Comments
Wed. | January 9 | 12:00 pm |
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
To join in a discussion of the issues
presented by the speakers, participate in
an hour-long conference call hosted by
Rabbi Cosgrove.
Sign up at pasyn.org under Adult Education
and then The PAS Lecture Series 5773.
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ADULT classes & events
For additional information please look in the Winter-Spring Program Calendar or on pasyn.org.
The PAS Gallery
The Caring Network at PAS
Parenting Workshop
“We Don't Talk About That”:
Dealing with Evaded Issues
Wednesday | January 9 | 9:15 am | Led
by Pippi Kessler
Judaica from the Park Avenue
Synagogue Collection
ongoing in showcases
Grandparents Group
Tuesday | January 15 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm |
Yael Kornfeld, LMSW
Parenting Workshop
“And You Shall Teach Your
Children”
Tuesday | January 15 | 6:30 pm | Led
by members of the PAS Clergy and
Educational Staff.
Caregivers Support Group
Thursday | January 17 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm |
Yael Kornfeld, LMSW
Social Work Support for PAS
Members and Their Families
Wednesdays | 9:00 – 11:30 am | Shira
Felberbaum, MSW
For more information or to make an
appointment, please call Shira at 212-632-
4735 or email her at sfelberbaum@jbfcs.org.
You can also contact Rabbi Rein at srein@
pasyn.org or at 212-369-2600, x124.
Social Work Support for PAS
Seniors, Families and their
Caregivers
Thursdays | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | Yael
Kornfeld, LMSW.
For more information or to make an
appointment, contact Rabbi Rein at srein@
pasyn.org or at 212-369-2600, x124 or Yael
at 212-769-2850 or ykornfeld@dorotusa.
org.
Onsite social work support is made possible by a UJA Partners in Caring grant.
Edmond de Rothschild
Library
Winter
Hours
10
Monday – Thursday: 12:00 – 6:30 pm | Friday by appointment | Librarian: Marga Hirsch
Note: the library is closed during classes on Wednesdays, 6:45 – 9:00 pm, and Thursdays,
9:15 – 11:45 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.
On display in the Library: Color photographs of Central Park taken by Rabbi Judah Nadich, z”l.
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Youth Education & Events
Congregational School Program Schedule
Monday | January 7 | School resumes after Winter Break
Saturday | January 12 | 9:15 – 11:50 am | Shabbat Experience for Gimel & Dalet learners (Grades 3-4)
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | Shabbat Experience for Hey &Vav learners (Grades 5-6) | at Liederkranz
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Hey & Vav families join Shabbat Experience | at Liederkranz
| 11:00 – 11:50 am |Shabbat Experience for Gan, Alef & Bet (K-2) families
Monday| January 14 | 4:00 – 6:00pm | Zayin (Grade 7) Monthly Monday Program
Tuesday | January 15 | 6:30 pm | Parenting Workshop, “And You Shall Teach Your Children”
Saturday – Monday | January 19-21 | Martin Luther King Weekend | NO SCHOOL
Tuesday | January 22 | School resumes
Tuesday| January 22 | 5:45 – 6:45 pm | Vav (Grade 6) Bnei Mitzvah Family Program
Saturday | January 26 | PAS Shabbaton | Shabbat Experience for Gimel, Dalet, Hey & Vav learners (Grades 3-6)
Tavim Youth Choir
Mondays | January 7, 14, 28 | 5:00 – 5:40 pm | Cantor Shiree Kidron
Open to anyone in third grade or up, the Tavim Youth Choir learns music for Shabbat, holidays and just for
fun. Tavim performs at services and celebrations and also visits senior centers to entertain and sing with the
residents.
Contact Cantor Kidron at skidron@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x126 for more information.
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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Youth Education & Events
Young Family Education
To register, go to pasyn.org. Click on Young Family Education.
Under Upcoming Events, click on the event.
Youth Activities & RJNHS
To register, go to pasyn.org. Click on Youth Activities/RJNHS.
Under Upcoming Events, click on the event.
Shabbat Programs
YFE Havdalah
Saturday | January 12 | 5:00 pm
YFE Shabbat Morning Services
Saturday | Jan. 26 | PAS Shabbaton | 11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Note the change from the usual time.
PAS Food Pantry
Wednesdays | 3:00 – 5:00 pm | Food Packaging
Fridays | 3:30 pm – beginning of Shabbat | Food
Distribution
Parent and Teen Shabbat Study Session with
Rabbi Cosgrove
Saturday | January 12 | 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Kadima & Etgar (Grades 3-6): Let’s Go
Bowling!
Saturday | January 12 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm
PJ Library at PAS!
PJ Library is a North American program offered by the
Harold Grinspoon Foundation and implemented on a
local level. Every month, PJ Library mails free, highquality Jewish children's books and music to families,
each book matched to the age of the child who will
receive it. Thanks to a generous grant from the Hoine
family, PAS is thrilled to offer PJ Library to all families
with children between the ages of six months and eight
years. To sign up for PJ Library, go to www.pasyn.org,
click on Young Family Education and then the link for
PJ Library.
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Getting Next Gen: Engaging Jews on Campus
and Beyond
Tuesday | January 8 | 5:30 pm reception; 7:00 pm lecture
David Cygielman and Wayne Firestone
Take this opportunity to hear from two of the Jewish
community's foremost experts on next gen engagement!
College students, current 11th and 12th graders, and parents
are invited to a special pre-event reception with Rabbi
Cosgrove and Wayne Firestone. Students come free to both
events; to register, email Caryn Roman at croman@pasyn.
org. For adults attending the lecture, see page 9.
PAS College Connections
Help us keep in touch with your college student!
Students receive a monthly email with synagogue news,
updates, and insights from PAS clergy and educators, plus
holiday packages on Hanukkah, Tu BiShvat, Purim and
Pesah. We’ll also let students know when PAS clergy and
educators make visits to their campus. Submit your student’s
updated information online at pasyn.org/Youth Activities/
RJNHS or contact Caryn Roman at croman@pasyn.org or
212-369-2600, x141. Printed forms are also available in the
PAS lobby.
Get up-to-the-minute information about PAS programs, events &
schedule of religious services at www.pasyn.org/calendar.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Bible Fund
Tikkun Olam Committee for Community Outreach
Bikur Cholim
Welfare Fund
Ronnie & David Parker, in honor of Ronnie’s birthday.
Ruth Levenson, in memory of her beloved father-in-law Milton Levenson.
Ruth Levenson, in memory of her beloved father Juan Levi.
Leah & Barrie Modlin, in memory of Heinz Eppler, father of Marcia Colvin.
Cantor's Music Fund
Mark Fishman.
Daniela & Daniel Goldin, in honor of the Baby Naming of their daughter Isabella Marion.
Florence Solomon, in honor of Cantor Azi Schwartz and Cantor Shiree Kidron.
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein, in memory of Heinz Eppler, father of Marcia Colvin.
Congregational School Fund
Tamar Spolan Kossoff, for Yizkor.
Rabbi Cosgrove's Discretionary Fund
Steven & Evelyn Alden, in honor of the wedding of Carissa Alden & Gregory S. Weiss.
Brian Cohen.
Joanne Davis, in memory of her beloved sister Judith Victorsohn Rosenberg.
Ruth Ezra, in honor of Alexandra Ezra's birthday.
Daniela & Daniel Goldin, in honor of the Baby Naming of their daughter Isabella Marion.
Deborah & Jonathan Lauter, in appreciation for Rabbi Cosgrove and the PAS community
providing comfort during our time of loss.
Ruth Levenson, with appreciation.
Mary Zitwer Millman & Gerry Millman, in honor of Rabbi Cosgrove for his leadership.
Mary Zitwer Millman & Gerry Millman, in honor of Dr. Arturo & Caren Constantiner on the
occasion of the marriage of their son.
Robert Price.
Rebecca Raphael & Eric Feuerstein, in honor of the birth of Alexandra Nackenson.
Dr. Joshua & Barbara Tannenbaum.
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein, in honor of Mark Fraier, Hatan Torah.
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein, in honor of Nadine Habousha Cohen, Kallat Bereshit
Pauline Zablow, in honor of Steven & Evelyn Alden on the marriage of their daughter.
Pauline & Milt Zablow, in honor of Milt’s birthday.
High School Food Pantry
Steven M. & Evelyn Alden, in memory of Leah Corwin.
Edward Cohen, in memory of his beloved mother Arline W. Cohen.
Barbara & Michael Delgado, in honor of the birth of their granddaughter.
Lori, Mark & Elizabeth Fife, in memory of Leah Corwin, mother of Paul Corwin.
Lori, Mark & Elizabeth Fife, in memory of Heinz Eppler, father of Marcia Colvin.
Lori, Mark & Elizabeth Fife, in memory of Amnon Presler, father of Dr. Noa Schwartz.
Lori, Mark & Elizabeth Fife, in memory of George Friedman, husband of Pamela Bernstein
Friedman.
The Kublin Family, in memory of Leah Corwin.
Rosanne, Guy, Rachel & Harold Lander, in honor of Seth Orlow & Myra Freed on their 25th
anniversary.
Dorothy Lang, in memory of her beloved and cherished mother Ida Kleiman.
Manhattan BNI Chapter 3, in memory of Leah Corwin.
Josephine Berger Nadler.
Teri Scheinzeit & Stuart Dworeck, in memory of Leah Corwin.
Library Fund
Julius Paige, in honor of his birthday.
Liturgical Music Fund
Dorothy & Joe Bamberger, in honor of Stanley Kreinik on the 70th anniversary of his Bar
Mitzvah.
Marcia & Steven Stone, in honor of Stanley Kreinik on the 70th anniversary of his Bar
Mitzvah.
Barbara Weinstein & Louis Bernstein, in memory of Paul Corwin's mother Leah Corwin.
Prayer Book Fund
Robin & Michael Taubin, in honor of Stanley Kreinik on the 70th anniversary of his Bar
Mitzvah.
Rabbi Rein's Discretionary Fund
Dr. Seth & Myra Freed, in appreciation of Rabbi Rein's compassionate help and eloquent
service at the time of my father Martin Orlow's death.
Jonathan Lasker.
Lite & Arnold L. Sabin, in honor of Jodi & Rabbi Steven Rein.
Ellen Thomas.
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Donna & Marc Ellenbogen, in memory of Isaac Weitzman.
Milton Fuchs, in memory of his beloved wife Patricia Fuchs.
Milton Fuchs, in memory of Estelle Rapoport.
Synagogue Offerings
Deanna Adler, in memory of her beloved brother Michael Zeitlin.
Joseph & Jessica Ainsberg, Arthur Ainsberg & Judith Usdan and Laurence & Judith Weiss, in
memory of George Friedman.
Louis Bernstein, in memory of his beloved father Leonard Bernstein.
Bonnie Chajet, in memory of her beloved mother Muriel Loeb.
Nadine Habousha Cohen, in memory of her beloved father Hayim V. Habousha.
Nadine Habousha Cohen & Ed Cohen, in memory of Amnon Presler, father of Dr. Noa
Schwartz.
Nadine Habousha Cohen & Ed Cohen, in memory of Edgar Livingston, father of Robin
Taubin.
Linda & Ronald Daitz, in memory of George Friedman.
Ricki Davidson, in memory of George Friedman.
Dr. Juliet Diller, in memory of her beloved mother Manya Cooper.
Louis Ehrenberg, in memory of his beloved father Salo Ehrenberg.
Roslyn Feigenbaum, many thanks to Pat Davidson for her excellent book discussion.
Phyllis Feinberg, in memory of her beloved father Jack Salovsky.
Joan Felder, in memory of her beloved father Irving Schlesinger.
Jacques Fetaya, in honor of Nadine Habousha Cohen.
Susan Fischer, in memory of her beloved father Joseph Glatzer.
Enid & Alexander Fisher, in memory of George Friedman.
Yola Gertel Friedman, in memory of her beloved grandmother Rifka Gertel.
Michael Fruchtman, in memory of his beloved mother Phyllis Fruchtman.
Marshall Gluck, in memory of his beloved wife Ruth Rubin Gluck.
Dr. James Goldman, in memory of his beloved wife Mary Goldman.
Dr. James Goldman, in memory of his beloved father Mandel Goldman.
Howard Goldschein, in memory of his beloved mother Giza Goldschein.
Barbara Gertel Goltzer, in memory of her beloved grandmother Rifka Gertel.
Louise Hamilton, in memory of her beloved mother Frances Myers.
Erica & Phil Hermann, in memory of Rachel Solarsh's grandfather.
Lewis Honig, in memory of his beloved mother Lillian Honig.
Joel & Alissa Isaacson, in memory of Bart Harris, father of Lance Harris.
Gary & Dale Israel, in honor of their anniversary.
Louise Kagan, in memory of her beloved father Agajan Elganayan.
Gershon Kekst, in memory of his beloved daughter Michelle Kekst.
Tamara Spolan Kossoff, in honor of her birthday.
Stephanie Later, in memory of her beloved father Meyer Later.
Stephanie Later, in memory of her beloved mother Frances Later.
Cantor David & Joan Lefkowitz, in memory of Heinz Eppler, father of Marcia Colvin.
Cantor David & Joan Lefkowitz, in memory of Edgar Livingston, father of Robin Taubin.
Cantor David & Joan Lefkowitz, in memory of Leah Corwin, mother of Paul Corwin.
Cantor David & Joan Lefkowitz, in memory of Stanley Karesh, father of Fern Hurst.
Bernard Leventhal, in memory of his beloved father Alvin Leventhal.
Phyllis Leventhal, in loving memory of her mother Gladys Braun.
Alan & Alison Levine, in honor of Mark Fraier, Simhat Torah honoree.
Miriam London, in memory of her beloved mother Pearl Schechterson.
Eileen Lewis-Lurin, in honor of Doris Eisenberg.
Eileen Lewis-Lurin, in honor of her husband Larry Lurin on their anniversary.
Larry Lurin & Eileen Lewis-Lurin, in honor of their anniversary.
Andrea & Ivan Lustig, in memory of Paul L. Goldman, father of Shari Adler.
Dr. Ann Lyons, in memory of her beloved sister Ruth Moskowitz Gershon.
Joan Mandel, in honor of Evan Frommer's Bar Mitzvah.
Sheila Miller, in memory of her beloved aunt Pauline Werbin.
Michael Norwich, in memory of his beloved father Isadore Norwich.
Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer, in memory of her beloved mother Anna C. Pfeffer.
Sheila & Harold Richman, in memory of her beloved mother.
Mordecai Rochlin, in memory of his beloved mother Bessie Rochlin.
Mordecai Rochlin, in memory of his beloved wife Ruth Rochlin.
Shereen Gertel Rutman, in memory of her beloved father Dr. Leon Gertel
Lite & Arnold L. Sabin, in honor of Mark Fraier, Hatan Torah.
Jacob & Shari Safra, in honor of their 5th anniversary.
Rosalyn Tauber Scheidlinger, in memory of Irving Stahl, father of Jimmy Stahl.
Miquette Schrader, in memory of her beloved father Henri Viterbo.
Harvey Schulweis, in memory of his beloved father Irving Schulweis.
Dr. Mark Schwartz, in memory of his beloved mother Hannah Schwartz.
Dr. Gloria Shafer, in memory of her beloved brother Arthur Siegel.
Eytan Shapiro, in memory of his beloved father Isadore Shapiro.
Sylvia Shulman, in memory of her beloved husband Max L. Shulman.
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Joanna Silver, in honor of the birth of Lyla Ellenbogen, daughter of Marc & Donna Ellenbogen.
Joel Silver, in memory of his beloved brother J. Leonard Silver.
Sheldon Siskin, in memory of his beloved mother Gertrude Siskin.
Diane Smallberg, in memory of her beloved father Herman Hilf.
Dr. Gerald Smallberg, in memory of his beloved mother Ruth Smallberg.
Michael & Tamara Stark, in memory of Shary Moalemzadeh's father, Jack Moalemzadeh.
Barbara & Joshua Tannenbaum, in honor of his birthday.
Dr. Joshua Tannenbaum, in memory of his beloved mother Muriel Tannenbaum.
Rabbi Kara & Kobi Tav, in honor of Nadine Habousha Cohen.
Ellen Thomas, in memory of her beloved mother Gertrude Fluhr.
Dr. Helene Torker, in memory of her beloved mother Elsie Goldberg.
Nancy & Ray Treiger, in memory of their beloved son Brent Treiger.
Nancy & Ray Treiger, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Bar Mitzvah of Stanley Kreinik.
Lois Weinberg, in memory of her beloved mother Myrtle Paul.
Jodi Yellen, for the speedy recovery of Jonathan Schlesinger.
Gerald Young, in memory of his beloved father Prof. Maurice Isaac Young.
Marlene Zausner for Yizkor.
Arlyne Zeichner, in memory of her beloved father Irving Aaron Bailey.
Roberta & Bernard Zuckerman, in memory of Melvin Germain, father of Todd Germain.
Update
Kol Nidre Appeal 5773
On Vicki K. Wimpfheimer
Mitzvah Day, November
18, 2012, we raised over
$2,800 in our community
tzedakah collection. Thank
you to everyone who
donated! The tzedakah will
be given to UJA-Federation’s
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Fund. For more Mitzvah
Day accomplishments, visit
pasyn.org and click
on Tikkun Olam, then
Mitzvah Day.
David Angerman & Beth Aviv
Albert & Irena Appel
Avi & Becky Banyasz
Abraham & Yael Benadrete
Roy & Nicole Ben-Dor
Tammy Bieber
Steve & Sharon Bunkin
Lawrence & Nicole Cyrlin
Darcy Dalton
Michael & Sandy Davis
John & Lana Rose Edelman
Lawrence & Francine Fabian
Allen & Lynn Fishman
Andrew & Jill Frey
David & Gail Furman
Jacques & Michele Galante
Marshall & Carolyn Gluck
Howard & Joan Goldberg
Jason & Jamie Gorman
Lawrence & Marilyn Gottlieb
Ernest & Herta Gottschalk
Michael & Caroline Gottschalk
Leonard & Laura Grossman
Arthur Gurevitch & Linda Moses
Martin H. Levenglick & Elaine F. Stein
David Harnick & Raymonda Rastegar-Harnick
Gordon & Lisa Heller
Jonathan & Pamela Henes
Lea Hertzberg
Ronald & Michelle Herzlinger
Joel & Nancy Hirschtritt
Bruce & Arlene Hochberg
Lewis & Della Honig
Michael Jacobs
Neal & Barbara Kaplan
Glenn Kashan & Robin Cowan
Rosamond Kaufman
Joel & Emily Kirsch
Josiah Klebaner & Jennifer Korff
Devon & Suzanne Klein
Jonathan & Amy Knepper
Tamara Kossoff
Jonathan & Elizabeth Lewis
Lewis & Lisa Liman
David & Rochelle Ludwig
Martin & Mendelle Milston
Steven & Beth Moses
Philip & Marlene Muskin
Yusuf & Jaya Nahmiyas
Alan & Patricia Neuwirth
Jeffrey Newman
Ross Markman & Rise Norman
Julius & Joyce Paige
Seth & Susan Perelman
David & Cortney Peretz
Bruce & Ellen Ressler
Ian & Wendy Sacks
Jean-Marc & Claudia Saffar
Jacob & Shari Safra
Lawrence & Carol Saper
Sherwood & Marion Schwarz
Robert & Shari Schweitzer
David Sekons
Robert & Lesa Semaya
Steven & Yona Serota
Gloria Shafer
Daniel Shuchman & Lori Lesser
Jeffrey & Heidi Siegel
Marc Silberberg & Barbara Julius
Joel & Esther Silver
Jeffrey & Alison Silverstein
Howard & Wendy Slavin
Derek Smith & Rachel Bluth
Edmund & Rachel Solarsh
Jean Steinberg
Margot Steinberg
Michael & Elizabeth Steinberg
Michael Steinberg & Lauren Wiener
Stephen & Jennifer Taubenfeld
Robert & Roxana Tetenbaum
Stephen & Ellen Thomas
Ronald & Eve Urvater
James Snyder & Esme Usdan
Andrew Vogel & Veronique Mazard
Mark Wasserberger & Ilana Weinstein
Peter & Jacqueline Weidman
James Zirin & Marlene Hess
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 Rabbi Cosgrove’s office at 212-369-2600, x120.
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Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin
10:30 am Purim Spiel
Rehearsal
11:00 am Bk Discussion Grp
5:00 pm Tavim
6:15 pm Hebrew 2
6:30 pm Adult Bat Mitzvah
7:30 pm Modern Hebrew
17 Shevat
28
27
16 Shevat
PAS offices closed
10:30 am Purim Spiel
Rehearsal
11 Shevat
18 Shevat
8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
6:15 pm Hebrew 1
6:15 pm Intro to Judaism
29
8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
1:00 pm WN Film
6:00 pm Ask the Intern
6:15 pm Intro to Judaism
7:00 pm Obs Life Observed
Luther King 22
21 Martin
Day of Service
10 Shevat
4 Shevat
8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
12:30 pm Grandparents Group
1:00 pm Yiddish Club
6:15 pm Hebrew 1
6:15 pm Intro to Judaism
6:30 pm Parenting Wkshp
15
20
9 Shevat
26 Tevet
20 Tevet
9
27 Tevet
8:00 am Perusin’ Parashah
9:00 am JBFCS soc wrkr
2
5 Shevat
12 Shevat
19 Shevat
8:00 am Perusin’ Parashah
9:00 am JBFCS soc wrkr
6:45 pm Melton 2
6:45 pm Context
7:00 pm Context seminar
7:30 pm YCG Spkr series
30
8:00 am Perusin’ Parashah
9:00 am JBFCS soc wrkr
6:45 pm Melton 2
6:45 pm Context
23
8:00 am Perusin’ Parashah
9:00 am JBFCS soc wrkr
6:45 pm Melton 2
6:45 pm Context
16
21 Tevet
28 Tevet
22 Tevet
Candles, 4:24 pm
29 Tevet
11Candles, 4:30 pm
8:00 am Talmud Torah
3:30 pm Food Pantry
6:15 pm Friday Evening svce
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FRIDAY 6 Shevat
7 Shevat
18 Candles, 4:38 pm
13 Shevat
20 Shevat
9:15 am Melton 1
9:45 am Context seminar
10:00 am DOROT soc wrkr
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn
7:00 pm Cantorial Salon
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9:15 am Melton 1
10:00 am DOROT soc wrkr
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn
24
8:00 am Talmud Torah
3:30 pm Food Pantry
6:15 pm Friday Evening svce
7:30 pm Dinner & Lecture
9:45 pm Jewish Bluegrass
14 Shevat
4:46 pm
25 Candles,
SHABBATON
9:15 am Melton 1
10:00 am DOROT soc wrkr
8:00 am Talmud Torah
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn
6:00 pm Caregvr Support Grp 3:30 pm Food Pantry
6:15 pm Friday Evening svce
7:30 pm Torah on Tap
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23 Tevet
Parashat Sh’mot
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
11:45 am YFE services
4:30 pm Minha
5:00 pm Concert & Havdalah
SHABBATON
15 Shevat
BiShvat
26 Tu
Parashat Beshallah
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
20 mins after services, Minha
4:30 pm Hazzan’s Tisch
8 Shevat
19 Parashat Bo
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
20 mins after services, Minha
4:00 pm Teen Study w/ R.
Cosgrove
5:00 pm YFE Havdalah
7:00 pm Kadima & Etgar
Bowling
1 Shevat
Hodesh
12Rosh
Parashat Va-era
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
9:30 am Havurah
20 mins after services, Minha
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SATURDAY
January
9:15 am Melton 1
8:00 am Talmud Torah
10:00 am DOROT soc wrkr
3:30 pm Food Pantry
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn
7:00 pm MC Financial Forum 6:15 pm Friday Evening svce
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10:00 am DOROT soc wrkr
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn
6:30 pm Interfaith Dialogue
3
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 8:00 am Perusin’ Parashah
9:00 am JBFCS soc wrkr
8:00 am Essential Essays
11:30 am Contemp J Thought 9:15 am Parenting Wkshp
12:00 pm Call for Comments
5:30 pm Getting Next Gen
6:45 pm Melton 2
Reception
6:45 pm Centropa
6:15 pm Intro to Judaism
8:00 pm Hasidism
7:00 pm PAS Lecture Series
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10:30 am Purim Spiel
Rehearsal
11:00 am MOTM: Women in
Need
3 Shevat
19 Tevet
New Year’s Day
PAS offices closed
1
5:00 pm Tavim
6:15 pm Hebrew 2
6:30 pm Adult Bat Mitzvah
7:30 pm Modern Hebrew
8:00 pm Bk Discussion Grp
2 Shevat
14
25 Tevet
13
7
10:30 am Purim Spiel
Rehearsal
24 Tevet
5:00 pm Tavim
6:30 pm Adult Bat Mitzvah
7:30 pm Modern Hebrew
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Daily Shaharit Minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays
and Legal Holidays at 9:00 am.
Minha/Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm.
Any changes are noted when they occur.
For Congregational School Shabbat programs, see p. 11.
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PAS Calendar of Events
SUNDAYMONDAY TUESDAY 50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128
JANUARY 2013 • Tevet / Sh’vat 5773
Elliot J. Cosgrove, Ph.D., Rabbi
Steven I. Rein, Assistant Rabbi
David H. Lincoln, Rabbi Emeritus
Azi Schwartz, Cantor and Music Director
Shiree Kidron, Assistant Cantor
David Lefkowitz, Cantor Emeritus
Steven M. Friedman, Chairman of the Board
Brian G. Lustbader, President
Beryl P. Chernov, Executive Director
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman, Director of Congregational Education
Liz Offenbach, Director of Synagogue Programming
Rabbi Eve Rudin, Principal of the Congregational School
Carol Hendin, Director, Early Childhood Center
Matthew Check, Director of Young Family Education
Caryn Roman, Director of Youth Engagement
Marga Hirsch, Director, Edmond de Rothschild Library and Publications Editor
Jonathan Schlesinger, Chief Financial Officer
John Davis, Facilities Director
Lawrence Conley, Director of Media
Synagogue Office: 212-369-2600 | www.pasyn.org
A Look Ahead: February
The Park Avenue Synagogue Lecture Series
Jewish Tradition in an Untraditional Age
David Ellenson and Jacob J. (J.J.) Schacter
Tuesday | February 5 | 7:00 pm
UJA Shabbat with Rabbi Deborah Joselow
Saturday | February 9 | During the Sanctuary service
Purim at PAS
Saturday | February 23
6:30 pm | Purim Spiel
7:30 pm | Megillah Reading
Sunday | February 24
9:00 am | Morning service with Torah reading and full Megillah reading
11:15 am | Young Family Purim Service & Mini-Megillah Reading
12:00 pm | Purim Carnival
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