1. religion and spirituality
2. judaism

CSAIR is
a dynamic
Conservative
egalitarian Jewish
Community
founded upon the three traditional pillars of
Judaism (Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut
Chasadim). We provide a wide range of opportunities for Jewish learning and growth, prayer
and observance, acts of social responsibility, and
deeds of kindness and caring.
CSAIR OFFICE HOURS
Sun: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Mon-Thurs: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Fri: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Shabbat & Holidays—CLOSED
JUDAICA SHOP HOURS
Sun: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CONTACTS
RABBI BARRY DOV KATZ
[email protected]
CANTOR ELIZABETH STEVENS
[email protected]
RABBI EMERITUS
DR. SHLOMO BALTER
SYNAGOGUE PRESIDENT
CLIFF NERWEN, MD
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ERIC NUSSBAUM
[email protected]
DIRECTOR, EDUCATION AND JEWISH
FAMILY LIFE
MASON VOIT
[email protected]
RABBINIC INTERN
RONI TABICK
[email protected]
BOOKKEEPER
NANCI BRICKMAN
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
ZAHAVA (GAYLE) OZER
[email protected]
OFFICERS
ABBY PITKOWSKY, EXECUTIVE VP
[email protected]
MITCHELL POSILKIN, VP, BUILDING/
GROUNDS
[email protected]
STEVE MATTHEWS, VP, OPERATIONS
[email protected]
EPHRAIM EDELMAN, TREASURER
[email protected]
COMMUNITY
Jewish Spousal Loss Group: Share the journey of loss while gaining
strength from others and drawing solace from Jewish spiritual texts. The
group will meet for eight sessions at the Beatman Center from 5:006:30 PM starting Monday February 23. Contact: Anna Kirshblum, 718-6019714, [email protected]. Registration required. All services are free.
Hebrew Free Burial Association Riverdale Community Breakfast: Honoring Dr. Donald Liss (Chesed Shel Emet Award), Beth and
David Braunstein (Community Service Award). Sunday, March 8, 9:30 AM
at the Riverdale Jewish Center. RSVP at www.hebrewfreeburial.org/
riverdale or 212-239-1662.
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin. Monday, March 9, Avery Fisher
Hall, Lincoln Center. This concert drama, which includes a full performance
of the Verdi Requiem, tells the story of the courageous Jewish prisoners in
the Theresienstadt concentration camp who performed the famous Verdi
Requiem while experiencing the depths of human degradation. This
performance will benefit the UJA-Federation Community Initiative for Holocaust
Survivors which provides aid to vulnerable elderly Holocaust survivors in
the New York area. CSAIR will be listed as a Community Sponsor if our
congregants purchase at least $1,800 worth of tickets directly from the
Lincoln Center box office. Go to http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/211795
and use the promo code CSAIR (you will also receive a 10% discount).
Enlightening the mind through study. Nourishing the soul through prayer. Creating a caring community.
MISHPATIM/SHABBAT SHEKALIM 5775
Rosh Hodesh Adar yihiyeh b’yom hamishi u’v’yom shishi
Rosh Hodesh Adar Thursday, February 19 and Friday, February 20
Kiddush sponsored by CSAIR lawyers for Parshat Mishpatim.
SHABBAT
Friday, February 13, 2015 (25 Shevet)
Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv, 5:09 PM
Afternoon/Evening Services. D’var Torah by Prof.
Richard Kalmin.
Taub Room-Downstairs
Financial Aid Available for Summer Camp Programs: Families who
are interested in sending their children to Jewish camp but may have shied
away because of financial obstacles, should contact BunkConnect.org.
What eligible family wouldn't want 40-60% off their first (and sometimes
second) summer at one of over 75 of the best overnight camps!
Saturday, February 14, 2015 (25 Shevet)
Shaharit, 9:00 AM
Morning service. Guest Darshan: Prof. Richard Kalmin.
Torah reading begins on page 456 in the Etz Hayim.
Sanctuary-Upstairs
USY Summer Experiences: United Synagogue Youth offers trips to
Poland (July 6-14), and Budapest and Prague (July 13-20). Contact: Jules
Gutin, [email protected] or www.usy.org/escape/europe/adults.
CSAIR Kids
Innovative and exciting Shabbat experience for
children ages 0-7 and their families.
Honeymoon Israel provides highly subsidized, 9-day trips to Israel for
groups of couples from the same city. Couples must have at least one
Jewish partner, be ages 25-40 and be within the first 5 years of their
committed relationship. Honeymoon Israel is an inclusive program – for
Jewish-Jewish, interfaith and LGBTQ couples. The total cost for
participating couples is $1,500 including all flights and ground costs. Applications for the trip leaving from New York City in February, 2016 will be
accepted starting in August, 2015. For more information, go to:
www.honeymoonisrael.org.
Make A Minyan, Make A Difference!
Minyan Times-Mornings: M-F 7:00 AM,
Sundays 9:00 AM Legal Holidays 9:00 AM (New Year’s Day, Presidents Day,
Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and December 25),
Evenings: Sun.-Thurs. 7:30 PM
Minha/Maariv, 5:09 PM
Afternoon/Evening Services. During Rabbi Katz's
sabbatical, members of the congregation will be
teaching between Mincha and Maariv. This week:
Harry Perkal will discuss, "Lessons My Mother Never
Taught Me."
THIS WEEK
Sunday, February 15, 2015
No Hebrew School. The office and Sisterhood
Judaica Shop will be closed.
Supervised Play, 10:00-10:45 AM
Taub Room-Downstairs
Hava Nagila (The Movie), 2:00 PM
Featuring interviews with Harry Belafonte, Connie
Francis, Glen Campbell, Leonard Nimoy, Regina
Spektor and more, Hava Nagila (The Movie) follows the
song from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the
kibbutzim of Palestine to suburban America. Sponsored
by CSAIR Sisterhood.
Tot Tefilah (ages 0-5), 10:45-11:45 AM
Taub Room-Downstairs
Monday, February 16, 2015
The office will be closed.
Tefillat Yeladim (grades K-2), 10:45-11:45AM
Board Room-Downstairs
Pickup Davenning (ages 6-10), 10:45 AM
Discover the meaning of the prayers, join in a
skit or chant from the Torah.
Beit Midrash-Downstairs
Parsha Mondays, Following 7:30 PM Minyan
Speaker: Barbara Haimowitz. Listen to a thoughtful
5-10 minute teaching about the Torah reading for the
coming weekend. Organized by Charlie Pripas.
475 West 250 Street, Bronx, NY 10471
Web: www.csair.org Email: [email protected]
Tel: 718-543-8400 Fax: 718-543-3110
Daveners: February 13-14: Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv-Cantor Stevens. Psukei D’zimra-Michael Blumenstein.
Shaharit–Cantor Stevens. Haftarah-Arielle Rubenstein. Ashrei-TBD. Musaf-Cantor Stevens.
Torah Readers: Cantor Stevens, Barbara Haimowitz, Jerry Ostow.
Minha Torah Reader: Cantor Stevens.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
CSAIR Kids
70 Faces of Torah, 10:30 AM
Innovative and exciting Shabbat experience for
Each week we will look at the Torah reading for the
children ages 0-7 and their families.
coming weekend. Free to CSAIR members. Nominal fee
Supervised Play, 10:00-10:45 AM
for others. Sponsored by Sisterhood. This week’s guest
Hebrew School Wing-Upstairs
speaker: Cantor Elizabeth Stevens.
Shabbat Shelanu (ages 0-5), 10:45-11:45 AM
Hebrew
School Wing-Upstairs
NEXT SHABBAT
Friday, February 20, 2015
Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv, 5:17 PM
Afternoon/Evening Services.
Taub Room-Downstairs
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Shaharit, 9:00 AM
Morning service.
Sanctuary-Upstairs
Minyan Kivinu, 9:00 AM
Full traditional liturgy, spirited singing, and minimal
interruptions aimed at creating an intense focus on the
davvening. A 30 minute shiur (class) follows the service.
Taub Room-Downstairs
Tefillat Yeladim (grades K-2), 10:45-11:45AM
Board Room-Downstairs
Club 613 (ages 6-10), 10:45 AM
Short Torah service for ages 8-10, followed by
“chugim” such as game shows, drama, and more.
Beit Midrash-Downstairs
Hug Ivri, 12:30 PM
CSAIR’s monthly Hebrew discussion group. Topic: The
one million immigrants from the Arab countries to Israel
during the 50s and 60s. Personal recollections by members of the hug. Presenter: Baruch Lev.
New Teen Program: Set, Focus, Action – Israel
Through clips from Israeli films and TV, teens will explore issues central to the development of Israel’s identity and
attitudes and how these issues play out in Israel today. Taught by CSAIR member Danny Mond as part of our
participation in the Westchester Jewish Teen Learning Initiative. Four sessions, Wednesday, February 25Wednesday, March 25, 6:30-8:30 PM. Register online at www.csair.org
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Visioning Social: Discuss the shul’s mission and future and how they can best reflect the diverse perspectives of
our congregants. Saturday, February 28, following Kiddush; Friday, March 13, at Lechu Neranena dinner.
Book Discussion Group, My Name is Asher Lev: Sunday, March 1, 10:30 AM. Chaim Potok’s moving story of
Asher Lev, the religious boy with an overwhelming need to draw, to paint, to render the world he knows and the
pain he feels, on canvas for everyone to see. Free and open to all. Coordinated by Sharon Kern-Taub. Preregistration required. Call the CSAIR office.
Purim is Coming! Watch your mail for your Mishloach Manot ordering information. Or email [email protected] to get your HappyPurim Login Code or a paper order form. Then, place your order A.S.A.P.
Israeli Issues Through Israeli Lenses: Third of a 3-part course. “Is There a Place for God in the Holy Land?” A
look, through the study of Israeli cinema, at some of the critical social issues that have formed the shape of Israeli
society. Free and open to all. Last session: Sunday, March 15, 2:00 PM.
Donate Your Used Shoes: The Sisterhood is collecting gently used men's, women's and children's shoes and
sneakers to be distributed to people who might otherwise not be able to have them. Please leave shoes in the
lobby collection. Contact Phyllis Schulberg, [email protected] or Faye Lieman, [email protected].
Minha/Maariv, 5:17 PM
Afternoon/Evening Services.
Beit Midrash-Downstairs
A New Way to Celebrate Birthdays in Shul! Mark your own birthday, or that of a child, parent, or spouse/
partner by making a special Birthday Donation to CSAIR’s Kiddush fund. Birthdays for which a donation of $18 or
more is made will be listed in the Shabbat bulletin. It’s a great way to celebrate with the community while helping
to support CSAIR’s Kiddush. To make a donation call the shul office or go to www.csair.org/donate. It’s fast, easy,
and secure. (Be sure to provide the name and birthday of the person whose birthday is being noted.)
Chazzan’s Tisch, 5:45 PM
Sing zemirot and nosh with Cantor Stevens.
Taub Room-Downstairs
Visit Sisterhood's Judaica Shop: Find wonderful gifts for b'nai mitzvah, birthdays, special occasions and to
beautify your home. Open 9:00 AM-Noon on Sundays and by appointment (call the shul office). Special discount for
paid-up members of Sisterhood.
Upcoming Friday night service times and programs
Date
Service Time
Events
Feb. 27
6:00 PM
Ruach Shabbat: Family Evening Service with a story aimed at kids and a
streamlined service. A catered Shabbat dinner follows Ruach Shabbat service
(prepaid reservations required for dinner—go to www.csair.org to sign up).
Note: This will be the only service this evening.
Mar. 6
5:34 PM
Minha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv.
Mar. 13
5:45 PM
Lechu Neranena, an intimate spirited Kabbalat Shabbat service. Come ready to
sing and welcome Shabbat, then stay for a catered Shabbat dinner. Pre-paid
reservations required for dinner—go to: www.csair.org. Note: This will be the
only service this evening.
The Scotch Kiddush Club gratefully acknowledges a generous contribution from Stuart and Joyce Newman.
Condolences To: Liz Scheer on the death of her mother, Florence Brown.
Condolences To: Elsie Ruzal and Carrie Ruzal Shapiro on the death of Elsie’s husband and Carrie’s father,
Sy Ruzal. Shiva will continue after Shabbat at Carrie’s home, 4648 Waldo Avenue, as follows: Saturday,
February 14, 6:30-8:00 PM; Sunday, February 15, 12:00-8:00 PM, minyan 7:00 PM, and Monday, February 16,
2:00-8:00 PM, minyan 7:00 PM.
Refuah Shelayma: Madeline Huemann, Ethel Kahn, Nathan Kane, Lillian Kormes, Millie Magaliff, Harriet Milgrim,
Joan Spett, Martin Spett, Eleanor Squadron, Naomi Stein, Yetta Weitsman, and all those in need of healing.
We want to reach out! If a member of the congregation is sick or in need of a call or visit, please call Norma
Finkelstein, Bikur Holim Chair (718-543-8618 or [email protected]) or the shul. If you would like to
volunteer to make pre-Shabbat calls or visits to our homebound members call Norma.