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Shabbat Services

Candle Lighting at 7:44 pm

Friday, May 10, 6:30 pm

Special Services Honoring Past Presidents

Oneg sponsored by Judy Shapiro in honor of our past presidents

and by

Gloria Zimmerman in commemoration of the 10th yahrzeit of her father, Charles Zimmerman

Saturday, May 11, 9:30 am

Portion: Kedoshim

Kiddush sponsored by Rachel Kittner and Sean Rheuben

in honor of their daughter Olivia Rheuben's Bat Mitzvah



Or join Brotherhood Shabbat services from your computer, tablet or phone:

Zoom meeting ID: 225 253 5818

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/2252535818

Closed Captions Available

PASSWORD: 1818

Using your phone, call 646-558-8656 and enter the Meeting ID 225-253-5818

We will be using the Sim Shalom prayer book for this service. You can download a PDF of the

prayer book for Friday evening here and for Saturday morning here.

PLEASE NOTE: The Zoom link and password above is the same for ALL SERVICES

STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL

If you’re traveling to Israel during the war or planning a visit in the coming months, you can make a meaningful contribution with the gift of your time. Please visit the Israel Page of our website for information on VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES in Israel.

Shabbat Corner, Aleph Bet Club & Jr Congregation

Saturday Mornings at Brotherhood

Saturday Family Services will take place:

Saturday, May 11

Saturday, May 18

Stay tuned for additional dates....

We would like to hear about all graduations from High School, College and Professional and Graduate Schools for listing in our June bulletin. Please contact the synagogue with this information and any future plans of the graduates by Tuesday, May 14. Please email: rabbi@ brotherhoodsynagogue.org

When antisemitism goes up, our kippahs go down. we hide our Magen David, we feel silenced, isolated, and alone... but on Sunday, May 19th, the Brotherhood Synagogue 7th Grade Mitzvah Project students invite you to "Walk A Mile In My Kippah" - the Jewish version of walk a mile in my shoes - where we walk in solidarity with the Jewish people to combat antisemitism and honor the victims and survivors of October 7th.

We will start the event with a one-mile walk from the synagogue and back, where we will enjoy light refreshments, partake in family-friendly activities (making dreidels out of clay, designing your own kippahs, creating Hebrew name necklaces, challah baking, building tzedakah boxes, and more!) and be joined by special guest speakers from the Hostage & Missing Families Forum.

Everyone who registers will receive a very special Walk A Mile In My Kippah yarmulke designed by the 7th Grade students, so you can walk a mile in your kippah anywhere and at any time.

Together we will foster Jewish pride and allyship to combat antisemitism!

The money raised will go to supporting the hostages, Israeli victims of terrorism, and their families.

Register: www.WalkAMileInMyKippah.com

Open to all Jewish teens in Grades 8 through 12, BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement in North America. BBYO offers a place for teens to grow as individuals and be part of something larger than themselves. A full array of activities –social, community service, and leadership development – are part of BBYO in Manhattan, all with teens in charge! Brotherhood Synagogue is home to our downtown chapter, Union BBYO. Upcoming Programs:      

Sunday, May 11 - Union BBYO Challenger Program. Click to register! 

Thursday, May 23 - Union BBYO Elections 

Interested?! Follow @UnionBBYO on Instagram for live calendar updates! Or Reach out to Lily Pace, Chapter President, at lilynp07@gmail.com! Or reach out to Associate Regional Director, Aliya Cohen, at agottehrercohen@bbyo.org!

HEROES

Thursday, May 9, 8:00 pm

Museum of Jewish heritage

Edmond J. Safra Hall

36 Battery Place

HEROES is an illuminating and unifying experience that honors heroic acts of October 7th. It is dedicated to those who lost their lives while saving the lives of others. The multimedia stage experience incorporates songs and videos with live music, touching documentary scenes and hi-tech video artwork.

Given the frightening rise of antisemitism around the world, this moving and unique experience is necessary and relevant. We hope that by honoring and educating about these Jewish heroes that it will instill a new sense of pride, healing, strength and unity for the Jewish people. 

Support of this non-profit project will ensure the continuous honoring of heroes of October 7th as well as other Jewish heroes throughout our history.

All income from the distribution of songs from Project HEROES will be donated to the residents of the attacked areas of October 7th .

To purchase tickets, visit www.teevtix.com

We are able to offer a limited number of $10 tickets to Brotherhood Synagogue's high school and college students. Be sure to use the promotional code: STU10NY

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Celebrate Israel With Friends and Family

Noa in Concert with Gil Dor and Ruslan Sirota

Monday, May 13, 7:00 pm

The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, 10 East 66th Street

Join us for a festive concert with internationally acclaimed singer Achinoam Nini, better known as Noa; Gil Dor; and special guest, Grammy-winning pianist Ruslan Sirota as we celebrate Israel’s 76th birthday amid a time of profound adversity.

Our tekes ma’avar ceremony will kick off the event and mark the transition as we move from the grief of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, to the joy of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. Don’t miss this event affirming our collective dedication to Israel and our pride in its continued miraculous existence.

TICKETS 

Community Partners*

B'nai Jeshurun • Brotherhood Synagogue • Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) • Congregation Rodeph Sholom • East End Temple • Or Zarua • Society for the Advancement of Judaism • Sutton Place Synagogue • Temple Shaaray Tefila • Town and Village Synagogue

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76 Minutes of Hope

Thursday, May 16, 7:30pm

at the 14Y Theater

Join for a night of hope and storytelling. This year, we witnessed amazing resilience, community, strength, and hope. To mark the 76th Yom Ha'atzmaut, we will spend 76 minutes in hopeful transformation through the stories and imagery of artists and community leaders, including Gillian Laub, (photographer/filmmaker), Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid (the creators of the global poster campaign for the missing hostages), Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie (founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul), and more.

Use code 14YDJL for 40% off the price of admission. TICKETS

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The Nova Music Festival Exhibition

October 7th | 06:29am  

The Moment Music Stood Still

Through May 23

The Nova Music Festival Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal October 7th attack. Bringing the events of October 7th and the “Tribe of Nova” festival in southern Israel to New York City. The installation sets out to recreate an event dedicated to peace and love that was brutally cut short by Hamas’s attack on Israel from Gaza on that fateful day. This groundbreaking installation will be open to the public through May 23 in Manhattan. Presented as a way to empower visitors to responsibly explore the events of October 7 and its aftermath, The Nova Exhibition will transform a 50,000 square foot venue, introducing New Yorkers

IMPORTANT: The Exhibition is recommended for ages 16+ due to the sensitive and graphic nature of some of the content. This exhibition includes gunshots, shouts, flickering lights, complex and difficult content to watch, and survivors' testimonies. Bodies are blurred. Entry to the exhibition is at the visitor's discretion. The production has no responsibility for mental injury of any kind.

All Nova Support Tickets are subject to a $2 Reservation Fee. Visitors can reserve up to a maximum of 8 Nova Support Tickets per Order. All tiers of Nova Support Tickets have the same access, the difference is the amount of the donation the visitor would like to choose as per the different tiers.

The Exhibition runs from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

TICKETS

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October 7: In Their Own Words

A Verbatim Play by Phelim McAleer

This astonishing play takes you into the heart of the October 7th attacks against Israelis of all ages, ethnicities, and circumstances. Stories of horror and heroics are presented verbatim, using only the words of those who experienced the attacks and dealt with the aftermath. Despite pain and loss, these are also stories of hope, resilience, and even humor. Don’t miss this historic opportunity to bear witness to the tragedy and heroism of those who endured October 7th. In their own words.

Never again is now.

When: Through June 16, 2024

Where: Actors Temple Theatre

339 W. 47th St, NY 10036

More info and TICKETS

For $18 off on all tickets use discount code CHAI18.

Lunch and Learn with Cantor Isaac Yager

Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Join the Cantor at Lunch & Learn at Brotherhood for a discussion of the weekly Torah portion which can be found above in the Shabbat Services information section. Join the group on Zoom:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3743183242?pwd=RnpuUnZieng1a2Y5Q0svaW9NR0JkQT09

Meeting ID: 374 318 3242

Passcode: 764294

+1 646 931 3860 US

+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Need a listening ear or emotional support? Our social worker, Rabbi Miriam Herscher, can provide assistance with getting help in your home, if you are having a hard time or feeling lonely, if you are bereaved, if you looking for support as a caregiver, and for many other reasons or issues.

If you would like to speak with Rabbi Herscher, please contact her directly at 917-664-1956 or socialworker@brotherhoodsynagogue.org.

Minyan

Tuesdays, 5:40 pm on Zoom

Cantor Yager will be leading our weekly Tuesday Minyan at 5:40 pm. Please consider joining us to help make a minyan so that those in mourning can fulfill the mitzvah of saying Kaddish.

Zoom meeting ID: 225 253 5818

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/2252535818

Find prayer book for Maariv service here

Submitting Names for Healing Prayer

When someone is ill, we traditionally say a Misheberach, a special prayer for healing during Shabbat morning services when Rabbi Alder will read the names of those who are ill. If you would like the name of someone mentioned during the Misheberach prayer, please let Rabbi Alder know by email. Ideally, we would use the person's Hebrew name and that of their mother; if this is not known, then we can use their English name. May God send healing to all those in need.

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