What's Happening

HIR’S 34TH ANNUAL JOURNAL DINNER
Sunday, June 15, 5:30pm
Our 34th Annual Journal Dinner will take place at the Riverdale Temple on Sunday evening, June 15, 2008 at 5:30pm.
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To view and print our Ad Blank
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YOM HASHOAH SEDER
Thursday, May 1, 7:30pm
Join HIR in the social hall for our annual community Seder where young and old come together to re-tell the experiences of the Holocaust. Hear first hand accounts from Holocaust survivors.

YOM HAZIKARON CEREMONY
Wednesday, May 7, 7:30pm
In conjunction with Bnei Akiva, HIR invites all to a solemn Yom Hazikaron ceremony in the main sanctuary.

YOM HA’ATZMAUT TEFILLAH CHAGIGIT
(Festive Prayer Service)
Wednesday, May 7, 8:00pm
In conjunction with Bnei Akiva, HIR will host a Yom Ha’atzmaut Tefillah Chagigit followed by a delicious BBQ, lively music, dancing and a performance by the HIR Choir.

BRONX ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL
Thursday, May 8, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Families, join hundreds of Riverdalians on Yom Ha’atzmaut for a massive celebration in Seton Park. There will be a festival for children and families followed by a lively concert. Sponsored by the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and the Bronx Borough President, Adolfo Carrion, Jr. Funds collected at this event will be sent to support Israel.

SHABBAT MORNING TRIP TO PELHAM PARKWAY
Shabbat, May 10, 8:00pm
Join us as we bring the joy of Shabbat to Russian Jews in Pelham Parkway. We leave from the Bayit at 8:00am, and will have Kiddush and lunch with the Pelham Parkway Jewish community. On our way back we will stop by the beautiful Botanical Gardens for a Shabbat walk.

LAG BA’OMER MELAVE MALKA
Saturday Night, May 24, 9:30pm
Join together for this enchanted evening filled with song and words of Torah under candlelight in the main sanctuary lobby. Please bring your own instruments, your voices, or just yourselves, and join in the beautiful energy of this soulful evening. Free. No RSVP required.

YOM YERUSHALAYIM FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 1, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Experience a taste of Yerushalayim. Enjoy falafel while watching a moving film about an Israeli soldier, followed by a lively discussion. Program will be followed by a festive musical Maariv outside, weather permitting.

SHAVUOT
Shavuot Eve – Sunday Night, Jun 8
Come to HIR for all night learning, dinner and schmoozing. Please call the shul office to make your reservation for the dinner.

NEW YIZKOR BOOK FOR SHAVUOT
Our Book of Remembrance is now in formation. You must submit this form each year in order to have a listing in the book. Please fill out the form and return it with your optional contribution to the shul office by Tuesday, May 27. To view and print the Book of Remembrance form please click here.

MENTAL WELLNESS DAY
Join us on Sunday, May 18, from 9:00am – 1:00pm for a Mental Wellness Day. Spend the morning engaged in serious text study, hear first hand accounts of people who have stuggled with depression, and lean from professionals in the mental health field of how to recognize signs of illness and implement intervention for your loved ones. For more info. contact Sara Hurwitz at sarahurwitz@yahoo.com

Listen to Rabbi Weiss's Passover
Discussion: A Synopsis of the Haggadah: From Darkness to Light

WELCOME COMMITTEE
A new committee has been formed to welcome new families into our community. If you are new to the area, we would love to host you for a meal and introduce you to Riverdale. We are also looking for current members who would be willing to host these new families at their homes. To be included in this wonderful new initiative send an e-mail to: WelcometoHIR@gmail.com.

MINYAN SHALOM BAYIT
Do you and your spouse want to daven and take care of the kids on Shabbat mornings but find it difficult to do all this at once?

HIR has the answer for you! HIR is proud to announce "Minyan Shalom Bayit."
Join us for the new weekly Shabbat morning shacharit at 6:50am in the beit midrash. All are welcome!

NEW TO THE COMMUNITY?
The Spiritual staff would like to meet you. We want to have you in our homes and get to know each of you individually. Please help us by calling the shul office at 718-796-4730 and giving Shuli Boxer your contact information.

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Click below to listen to HIR's Divrei Torah for Rosh Hashana 5767:
Habayta: Bringing Our Soldiers Home

When Rosh Hashana Falls on Shabbat The Great Shofar is Sounded

The Power of the Second

God's Unconditional Love of His People

Musical Selichot led by our very own Dr. Elli Kranzler, Sept. 16, 2006

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Click here to listen:
RABBI AVI WEISS: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE SITUATION IN ISRAEL (51 min.)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006

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RABBI WEISS' EXPERIENCES WHILE IN ISRAEL: INTERVIEW ON ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO (10 min.)
MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006

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RABBI WEISS INTERVIEW ON: 1010 WIN RADIO (1 min.)
MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006

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RABBI WEISS INTERVIEW WITH: JM in the AM: NACHUM INTERVIEWS RABBI AVI WEISS (17 min.)
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006
INTERVIEW CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT:www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/19818/

Click here to listen:
Rabbi Avi Weiss debates Arab American News Columnist Neal Abunab "What Next for the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process?"
BBC News 01/30/2006

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