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The Bet Torah Weekly
01/18/17
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In this Issue: 
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Calendar Highlights
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Quick Links
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January 19th
: Shari Robins
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January 21st : Men's Club Shabbat
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January 25th:
Putting God First
Book Discussion
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January 31st:
Morning Minyan begins- minyan meets at 7:15am
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In February, Bet Torah will be introducing the new Conservative Siddur,
Siddur Lev Shalem. 500 copies of this Siddur were generously donated by Steve & Roberta Kloper and Harriet and Len Schleifer.
We are excited to announce that
Friday, February 10th will be the first Shabbat using our new Siddur!
Over the course of the February 10th Shabbat weekend, you will have many opportunities to learn and use the new Siddur. Rabbi Brusso and Cantor Herman will
introduce
the new Siddur on Friday Night at a special Shabbat A La Mode as well as on Saturday morning (February11th).
Sunday February 12th
Two simultaneous opportunities to walk through the features of the new prayer book.
9:15am-
Prayer Workshop with Rabbi Brusso in the library- All Religious School parents are welcome to learn about the structure of the prayer service using our new prayer book. ALL levels of background are welcome!
10am
- Cantor Herman welcomes
all adult learners
to join his adult bnei mitzvah class for the morning.
For a preview, please click on one of the links below.
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NEW & EXCITING INITIATIVES
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On
Tuesday, January 31, 2017, Bet Torah will begin a
once-per-work week morning minyan at 7:15am at Bet Torah. The Tuesday morning minyan will be in addition to the regular Sunday morning and weekday evening minyanim that continue as always. By beginning on Tuesdays at 7:15am, we should be able to accommodate those folks who commute into Manhattan without too much delay.
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Bet Torah in the City
Our next Bet Torah in the City will be on
Thursday, February 2nd from
12:00pm-1:30pm.
Roy Kozupsky will be our host.
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Roy Kozupsky's address is:
Moses & Singer
405 Lexington Avenue
(at 42nd Street)
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Please RSVP if you think you will be able to attend.
Rabbi Lori Koffman
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Bet Torah's new program for learning together
Click on the attached summary sheet to learn more about the "Bet Torah Paired Learning Program" that will be coming to Bet Torah in the early spring. You will find answers to the questions you probably have about how Bet Torah members will be able to connect with one another or your family members while learning a topic of your choice. If you are considering joining this program or you would just like more information, please email: Rabbi Koffman:
RabbiKoffman@bettorah.org
, who will be our in-house program director, or Michael Gordon
mrg113060@gmail.com
, who will be coordinating the program
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Shari Robins
Tour Guide/Educator
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Come Meet and Learn from one of Bet Torah's favorite
Tour Guides who has guided three of our congregational trips
Israeli Society: A Mosaic, Not a Melting Pot
Who makes up Israeli Society? By looking at the 120 Members of Knesset is it possible to get a sense of the diversity of
who lives in the Modern State of Israel?
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Help Bet Torah host an amazing event!
Friday, February 3 - Sunday, February 5
USYers, Jewish high school students, will be spending their weekend
at our synagogue in learning, and fun.
Fifty families are needed to host 200 teens in their homes
for a weekend convention.
If you have questions or want to host,
email Sue Bolen,
or contact Andy Lupatkin or Loen Amer.
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Book Discussions with Rabbi Brusso
Do You Need To Have A Relationship With God To Be Jewish?
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We will meet again January 25th as well as February 15th at 8:00 pm
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Discussion of Rabbi Donniel Hartman's book
Putting God Second with Rabbi Brusso
Religion is not always a force for good in the world. Must one believe in God in
order to be good? Especially when it seems that so much bad is done in the name of God? Is there an approach to God that honors my doubts and questions? Join us in a discussion of Rabbi Donniel Hartman's new book;
Putting God Second.
If you are interested-even if you think you might be able to attend only one or two of the dates-please email
ltavares@bettorah.org
so we can add you to our email list. Or feel free to just show up.
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Join Rabbi Brusso on Thursday, February
16th
at 8:00pm after Minyan to discuss Etgar Keret's memoir
"The Seven Good Years".
Read this
hilarious memoir by a master storyteller
in advance of Etgar Keret's visit to Bet
Torah on March 7th.
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Bet Torah Welcomes
Best Selling Author,
Internationally acclaimed for his short stories, Etgar Keret is hailed as the voice of young Israel.
Keret's books are bestsellers in Israel and have been published in over thirty languages.
View the
Flyer to learn more!
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Don't
miss the special opportunity to
meet
and
hear Etgar Keret speak at Bet Torah on
March 7th!
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| Starring Lior Ashkenazi |
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Starring Shlomo Bar-Abar |
Don't miss this wonderful film:
"Footnote"
On Sunday, February 26th at 1:00pm
At The Wallace Auditorium at Chappaqua Crossing
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Joseph Cedar's
"Footnote,"
a tragicomic tale of rival father-and-son Jewish scholars in the Talmud department of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A universal story with an esoteric setting, the film was a box-office hit in Israel, winning that country's version of an Oscar for best picture, and best screenplay at the
Cannes Film Festival.
Refreshments and Discussion with Rabbi Lori Koffman after the film.
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| WATCH THE TRAILER! |
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Sponsored by
Lifelong Learning, Cultural Arts and Israeli Affairs
Please RSVP to Leila Tavares ltavares@bettorah.org 914-666-7595
There will be a $5 fee for non-members
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Purim is just around the corner, and we are gearing up for one of Sisterhood's major fundraisers...the traditional giving of gift bags--
Shalach Manot -chockfull of delicious goodies, including Israeli products, Hamentashen, candy, coffee, dried fruit, noise makers, and masks.
To make this program a success, we need your participation. It's easy!
It is all done online. Every family will get an email with a personal code and log on instructions. You pick the people you want to send a gift bag to, and we take care of the rest.
Please watch your email for your
HappyPurim Letter, which will come the end of January. If you have any questions,
please contact Ronni Metzger at
Ronnimetzger@gmail.com
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22nd Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7:30PM
We are pleased to announce that our Treasurer, Joanna Segal will be recognized with a Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award from the Westchester Jewish Council.
We hope to see you there!
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Please join the Bet Torah Community as we honor
and celebrate our beloved teacher,
Nili Ionascu
For
masterfully
preparing our B'nai
Mitzvot
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Patiently working with
our adult
learners,
And lovingly teaching our children with special needs.
Let's
celebrate as we look forward to many more years of
Nili's
extraordinary contributions to Bet
Torah.
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Men's Club Shabbat
January 21st, 2017
at 9:30 am
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Once a year we join together.
We hear the melodies, feel the passion.
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Once a year we are privileged to run a Shabbat service. We hope to see everyone for the gift that is Shabbat, and of course the delicious Kiddish. Participation welcome from all Bet Torah men, please contact Mike Rosenman at mkrosenman@gmail.com
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*Self-defense * Rape prevention
* Situational awareness *
Wednesday, February 1st at 8:00PM
**There will be a 10min open board meeting prior the event**
A
Not-to-be-Missed
, interactive,
Special Event
for Mothers/Daughters/Grandmothers
Get the facts * Watch the demos * Learn the moves
Gift this valuable evening to yourself! Of course, there will be refreshments too!
Master Doug Schwartz,
former Special Forces and Special Operations,
Hand-to-hand combat, Weapons specialist
Renshi Pete Berman,
law enforcement
Lisa Mazure
, former Manhattan D.A.
If you only come to one Sisterhood program
this year, you don't want to miss this one!
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Men's Club
World Wide Wrap 
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Come one, come all and wrap with us!
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Everyone is welcome!
Owning Tefillin is not necessary.
We have loaner Tefillin for you to use.
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Instruction at 8:30 am
Service at 9:00 am
Breakfast at 9:45 am
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Seats are filling quickly! Please don't forget to reserve your tickets!
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Payment must be IN by January 26th, 2017**
Save the date and Read more about this exciting event!
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Join us for a special
Friday night as we
present the new Conservative
Siddur, Lev Shalem;
followed by a delicious lite
dairy meal
Friday, February 10
th at
6:30 pm
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Saturday evening
, March 11th
COME CELEBRATE PURIM
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7:00 pm - pre-purim deli dinner, for those who registered
$54 per family |
$18 per individual
7:30 pm Maariv
Megillah, USY Bandits, Craft
Men's Club Wine Tasting
DONATIONS
- Bring a box of pasta to be used as groggers and then to donate to the Mt. Kisco Food Pantry in fulfillment of the Purim mitzvah of matanot l'evyonim giving gifts to those in need.
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Bet Torah's Upcoming Shabbat Broadcast Schedule
January 21st:
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Shabbat Services
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9:30 am to 12:30 pm
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January 28th:
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Shabbat Services
Minhah Services
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9:30 am to 12:30 pm
4:30 pm to 6:15 pm |
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