Kane Street Synagogue

Febuary 2006

Sunday, Feb. 5
Kane Street Family KlezFest
2 PM

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER
GOLEM and the incomparable DAVID KRAKAUER, guest artist and soloist

Admission: $20/adults, $10/ 13 and under

Metropolitan Klezmer, founded in 1994, brings eclectic exuberance to Yiddish musical genres from all over the map. Performing vibrant versions of lesser-known gems from wedding dance, trance, folk, swing and tango styles, as well as soundtrack material from vintage Yiddish films, they re-invent tradition with both irreverence and respect... an exhilarating journey! . Led by percussionist Eve Sicular, the NYC-based eight-piece produces a sound that is not only exuberantly eclectic but also very danceable.

"Excellent klezmer...impeccable yet electrifying arrangements" "delightfully rambunctious... klezmer octet inventively mixes Yiddish media..."
Richard Gehr, The Village Voice

Golem "is one of the hottest young groups on the vibrant Yiddish/klezmer scene. Fronted by the dynamic, pixyish and brilliant Annette Ezekiel — she sings, she dances, she plays accordion, and she speaks five languages and understands several others — Golem specializes in reviving obscure chestnuts of the Eastern European repertoire and breathing new life into old favorites..."
Seth Rogovoy, FORWARD.

GOLEM produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl* were filled with punks instead of peasants."
The Washington Post

A former member of the super-fine Klezmatics, clarinetist David Krakauer might well be to klezmer clarinet what Sidney Bechet was to the clarinet in the 1930s, what Jimi Hendrix was/is to the electric guitar and John Coltrane to the saxophone in the 1960s and Evan Parker and Ned Rothenberg are to post-Coltrane era saxophone. Besides the heavy name-dropping, whassit all mean?!? As those chaps expanded the capabilities of their instruments, Mr. K does with the clarinet: not to get all drippy-spiritual on you, Dear Reader, but this cat wails, soars, skrees and virtually SPEAKS IN TONGUES..."
Mark Keresman, JazzReview.com

Sunday Feb. 12
10 AM
Sunday Mornings of Jewish Art
Lectures and Discussions with Fred Terna

Join us at 10:30 on Sunday morning, February 12, 2006 in the Goldman Education Center as Fred Terna concludes his presentation of three scheduled lectures and discussions on aspects of the history of Jewish art.  Prior months’ sessions dealt with representations of the Akedah, or the binding of Isaac, and the Temple.  The focus of the third presentation will be the synagogue at Dura Europos. Built in the third century C.E. in a Roman garrison town on the Euphrates River near the present border of Syria and Iraq, the synagogue at Dura Europos contained murals depicting scenes from the Tanach.  Rediscovered in the 1920’s, the synagogue and its murals are like a Rosetta Stone for Jewish art.  The session will include a slide presentation and lecture concerning these murals.

The lecture and discussion will be preceded by Shacharit at 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and a light breakfast before the presentation in the Goldman Education Center.  There is no charge for these events, but a small donation to help cover the costs is requested.

Fred Terna, a longtime member of Kane Street Synagogue, is an artist and painter who has focused substantial attention on the history of Jewish art.  From 1978 to 1981 he served as president of the Jewish Visual Artists Association.  For many years he also taught a course on Jewish art at the New School in New York City.  Fred began drawing as a prisoner in Terezin (Theresienstadt).  The rest of his family perished in the Shoah.  After the war he studied art in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Julien.  Fred has received numerous awards and prizes, including the Francois Roy award.  His works are included in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Albertina Collection in Vienna and the Ghetto Fighters Museum and the Museum of Yad Vashem in Israel. Through February 16, the exhibition "Frederick Terna - From Darkness to Light, Please Touch" can be seen at the Alumni Room Gallery of St. Joseph's College, 245 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.


Friday Night Community Dinners
February 10 and February 24
Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:00PM, followed by a Festive and Delicious, Friday
Night Dinner.

Friday Night, February 10th
Our February 10th Dinner will include many members of our Me'ah Jewish study
group and their teacher, Deena Aranoff of Columbia University. Deena will
be teaching on Shabbat morning and afternoon on Shabbat day. Friday Night
Dinner will be an opportunity to meet her and to enjoy Shabbat dinner,
complete with singing, and socializing.

Friday Night, February 24th
On February 24, Dinner will be co-sponsored by the Membership Committee and
Hebrew School. The evening will include a special welcome to new members of
our Synagogue Community. February 24th/25th is also Synaplex Shabbat, and
as part of our Synaplex program, we will be offering a choice of three
different Friday Night Services starting at 6:00pm.

Preschoolers and their parents will meet in the Chapel for "Tot Shabbat".
Children ages 6-9 will meet in the Multi-Purpose room for an "Awesome
Shabbat."
Children ages 10 and up are invited to join our spirited Kaballat Shabbat
services in the Main Sanctuary. We'll come together and share a delicious
Friday night dinner after services.

Reservations: Contact the Synagogue Office at office@kanestreet.org
by 5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday before each Dinner.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SPECIFY WHICH DINNER(S) YOUR RESERVATION(S) IS FOR.

Cost: $25 for adults and $10 for children over six. Please Note: New
Member individuals and families are guests of the Synagogue at the February
24th dinner but please e-mail the office to let us know who and how many are
coming.
Vegetarian: Please specify how many vegetarian meals and let us know if
fish is acceptable.
Volunteer: Want to help set up and/or cleanup after a dinner?
Email bysteinberg@gmail.com

Feb. 24-25
Synaplex Shabbat

Our next Synaplex focuses on discovering Shabbat as a day of rest and renewal in our hectic and over- heated lives. Join us for any or all of the program, from Friday 6:00 P.M. through Saturday, 3:00 P.M. All events are drop-in and require no registration (except for Shabbat dinner). The Shabbat includes:

FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 24
6:00 P.M.
Tot Shabbat: 2-5 years olds with parents
Awesome Shabbat: 6-9 year olds
Spirited Friday Night Service: 10 through adult
7:00 P.M.
Community Dinner: Adults: $25 Children 6 and over: $10 (Reservations required)

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25
9:15 A.m. - 10:30 A.M.
Open Breakfast Bar

9:30 A.M. - 12:00 Noon
Sanctuary Service

10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Yoga as Jewish Meditation, Barbara Kaminsky, Yoga Alliance Certified
Even two Jews can be a Mixed Marriage: Negotiating Differences in Religious Practice within a Family, Rabbi Sam Weintraub and Nancy Doldus, C.S.W.

11:00-12:00 Noon
Learn the Songs of the Shabbat Service, Adina Solomon and Rena Schklowsky
Leaving the Mad Rush: Practical steps to bring Shabbat into your life, Rabbi Andy Bachman, Brooklyn Jews
Mini Minyan: Preschoolers and their parents
Junior Congregation: K - Third Grade
KC Minyan Service: Fourth to Sixth Grades

12:15 P.M.
Community Luncheon

1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Y.L. Peretz Distinguished Writers' Series Virginia Heffernan, New York Times Arts Critic (see below)

Childcare available on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 P.M.
For more information or to reserve, contact: 718-875-1550 or office@kanestreet.org

Saturday, February 25
1:00 -2:30 P.M.
I.L. Peretz Distinguished Writer's Series
Virginia Heffernan on George Eliot's Daniel Deronda

Based in part on the life story of the 19th century British Prime Minister
Benjamin Disraeli, Eliot's last novel is the first work of Western
literature to try to sympathetically understand what it means to be a Jew.
Eliot addresses a multitude of questions, like why Jewish men read so much,
why Jewish women are dramatic in their behavior, and why gentile women are
attracted to Jewish men.
Discussion of "Daniel Deronda" will be led by New York Times culture critic
Virginia Heffernan. Her humorous essays and published monologues, written
together with her friend Mike Albo, have appeared in The New Yorker and
other publications. Heffernan and Albo's critically acclaimed comic novel,
"The Underminer," has just been published in paperback by Bloomsbury Press.
Virginia encourages those who can't complete the novel before February 25 to
order or rent the 2002 BBC miniseries "Daniel Deronda," which is available
on DVD from Amazon.com.

People of all religious and other persuasions are encouraged to join us for
what promises to be a fun and provocative discussion. Copies of Daniel
Deronda are available at Book Court, 163 Court St., near Dean.
For more information, call 718-875-1550.

Sunday, Febuary 26
3:00 P.M.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL’s JUDAS MACCABEUS
oratorio of the triumph of the few over the many, the righteous over the wanton

at Kane Street Synagogue

with
Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic
and Chorus
under the direction of
Aaron Smith

Jae Yeon Paik, Soprano – Israelite Woman
Kara Cornell, Mezzo-Soprano – Israelite Man
Martin Vasquez, Tenor – Judas Maccabaeus
Michael Zoosman, Bass – Simon Maccabaeus

Adults - $20
Children 13 and under - $10

For information or to reserve tickets, call the Synagogue office at
(718) 875-1550 or email to office@kanestreet.org

January 2006

Sunday, January 15
10:30 AM
SUNDAY MORNINGS OF JEWISH ART
LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS
with FRED TERNA

Join us at 10:30 on Sunday morning, January 15, 2006 in the Goldman Education Center as Fred Terna continues his presentation of three scheduled lectures and discussions on aspects of the history of Jewish art.  Last month’s fascinating session dealt with representations of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.  The focus of the second presentation will be “The Temple.” The presentation will feature a slide show of evidence gathered since the middle of the nineteenth century about the second Temple as rebuilt in the time of Herod and will review the limited descriptions of the Temple in Scripture and the archaeological explorations that have informed our current understanding. 

The lecture and discussion will be preceded by Shacharit at 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and a light breakfast before the presentation in the Goldman Education Center.  The third session will be on February 12, 2006 and will focus on the third century C.E. synagogue at Dura Europos in northern Syria rediscovered in the 1920’s.  There is no charge for these events, but a small donation to help cover the costs is requested.

Fred Terna, a longtime member of Kane Street Synagogue, is an artist and painter who has focused substantial attention on the history of Jewish art.  From 1978 to 1981 he served as president of the Jewish Visual Artists Association.  For many years he also taught a course on Jewish art at the New School in New York City.  Fred began drawing as a prisoner in Terezin (Theresienstadt).  The rest of his family perished in the Shoah. 
After the war he studied art in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Julien.  Fred has received numerous awards and prizes, including the Francois Roy award.  His works are included in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Albertina Collection in Vienna and the Ghetto Fighters Museum and the Museum of Yad Vashem in Israel.  An exhibition of Fred's work, titled "Frederick Terna:  From Darkness to Light, Please Touch," will be shown at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn from January 19 through February 16.

Saturday, January 21
1:15-2:45 P.M.
2006 Y. L. Peretz Distinguished Writers' Series

André Aciman
Leads a discussion of his acclaimed book
"Out of Egypt:  A Memoir"

With exuberance, wit and longing, André Aciman introduces us to three generations of his family and to the life of the now-vanished Jewish
community of Alexandria, Egypt.  As a boy, Aciman was his mother's darling, his teachers' despair, and a child spy in a house of eccentric, cultivated adults, including his uncle Vili - a British spy and later an Italian fascist - and his pessimistic German émigré aunt Flora.  Aciman recalls their stories with a magical sensibility streaked with antic humor, the voice of a fiercely individual writer who has embraced the condition of exile as a replacement for the world into which he was born.

André Aciman is Professor of Comparative Literature, City University of New York, co-author and editor of The Proust Project, and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Whiting Writers' Award.  He is the author of three books and one of the most elegant and accomplished essayists writing in the English language today.  His essays appear in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and other publications, and are regularly chosen for inclusion in the year-end anthology “Best American Essays.”

Participants are asked to read the book before the session.  Copies will be available at Book Court, 163 Court Street, in Cobble Hill.  These sessions follow 9:30 A.M. Shabbat morning services, Synaplex activities, and lunch at the synagogue, and are free of charge.

Saturday, January 21
Book Swap during Synaplex Shabbat

One of the features of the upcoming January 21 Synaplex Shabbat will be a Book Swap.  The Book Swap will be an opportunity for everyone to bring in books they have enjoyed and are willing to share with others, and to browse and perhaps take home books that others have contributed. The Book Swap will run from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., so there will be ample time for everyone to come in and browse.  In order to get off to a good start, however, we need to begin with a nice selection of books!  Please scan your shelves for books that you think others will be interested in reading and that you are willing to donate, and bring them in to our Synaplex Staff Coordinator, Jennifer Newfeld, on the next two Mondays or Wednesdays between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.  If you would like to donate books but can't drop them off during those times, please e-mail Leslie Wilsher at lwilsher@gss-law.com to arrange for drop off at her house.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BOOK DELIVERIES SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE BUT NOT ON THAT SHABBAT.

Saturday, January 21
Synaplex Shabbat

9:15-10:30 A.M. Breakfast Bar

9:15-2:00 P.M.  Book Swap (see above)

10:00-11:00 A.M

Yoga as Jewish Meditation,
Meditation, prayer and Yoga positions, with breathing exercises and the integration of Torah themes to focus your mind and body.  Wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat if you have one.  Our leader will be Barbara Kaminsky, who has Yoga Alliance certification in Vinyasa and the Barkan method of Yoga.

Learn the Songs of the Shabbat Morning Service
Instruction in popular melodies from the Services of Returning the Torah to the Ark, and Musaf (e.g. what happens from about 11:30 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. every Shabbat  in the Sanctuary). Session led bv Laurie Yorr and Adina Solomon.  Laurie is Director of the Kane Street Synagogue DeRossi Singers and has sung a variety of music in chamber choirs and orchestra choruses in the United States and Europe. Adina is a De Rossi Singer, and was a founding membver of Haverim, the Jewish a cappella group of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges.

11:00 - 12 Noon Two Special sessions about visiting Israel for families and children 

 "Visiting Israel as Families" for adults interested in touring Israel with their children, will be led by Rabbi Barat Ellmand and Jay Golan.  Barat is a Wexner fellow and Jay is President of birthright Israel Foundation, which has 90,000 young adults to Israel.  They lived in Israel with their two school age daughters for six months in 2003. At the same time, during our KC (Kavanna and Competence) Minyan, Eddie Grupper and Howard Sider, seniors at the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School and alumni of Ramah Israel Seminar, will talk to fourth, fifth and sixth graders about visiting Israel.

12:15 - 1:0-0 P.M. Community Luncheon

1:15-2:45 P.M. Book Talk, "Out of Egypt:  A Memoir" with author Andre Aciman

Andre Aciman, Professor of Comparative Literature, City University of NY, will  lead a discussion of  his acclaimed work, "Out of Egypt"  a robust and witty memoir  of his family and the now vanished Jewish community of Alexandria, Egypt.  Participants are asked to read the book before the session.  Copies will be available at Book Court, 163 Court Street, in Cobble Hill.

The Second Annual
Brooklyn Israel Film Festival at Kane Street Synagogue

The festival presents three days of thought-provoking and award-winning Israeli films, plus discussions with Israeli film experts, at the Kane Street Synagogue in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. 

This year’s festival opens with a special 50th anniversary screening of the classic movie about the 1948 Israel War for Independence, Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer, on Thursday, January 26. Also featured are the engrossing and thoughtful contemporary thriller Walk on Water by Eytan Fox, acclaimed director of Yossi and Jagger, on Saturday, January 28; and the Emmy-winning documentary Promises on Sunday, January 29.   Both Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer and Promises will be followed by post-film discussions, respectively, with Ken Sutak, a Cinema Judaica expert and Reuben Namdar, an award-winning Israeli writer.

HILL 24 DOESN’T ANSWER
Thursday, January 26th
8:00PM
Special 50TH anniversary screening of this classic movie about the Israel War of Independence.  Discussion follows with Cinema Judaica expert, Ken Sutak.

WALK ON WATER
Saturday, January 28th
8:00PM
Engrossing and thoughtful thriller about the pursuit of a Nazi war criminal by Israeli Mossad agent.   Film by Eytan Fox, who also directed "Yossi and Jagger". Winner of 2004 Israel Academy Award.   Rated R (Brief nudity)

PROMISES
Sunday, January 29th
7:00PM
Groundbreaking documentary on the Middle East conflict from the perspective of Israeli and Palestinian children.  Emmy Award winner for best documentary.   Discussion follows with Reuben Namdar, Israeli writer.  Reuben won The Jerusalem Fiction award and the Israel Ministry of Culture's award for the best first publication of the year.

Post-film discussion: “How Animosity is Handled in Israeli Film and Literature” with Reuben Namdar, Israeli award-winning writer who lives, writes and teaches in NYC.

Special Lecture and Movie Poster Exhibit.
Sunday, January 29th
4:00PM
The festival will also feature a special lecture (free and open to the public) and poster exhibit on Sunday, January 29on “Jewish Heroes and Heroines in Israel War of Independence Films,” with Ken Sutak, a Cinema Judaica expert.  Mr. Sutak owns the largest private collection of post-WWII posters from Jewish-themed movies. Rare items from this collection have been donated to the Spielberg Jewish film archive at Hebrew University, the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, and the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University.

Tickets are $25 in advance for the entire series of three films, or $10 per film at the door. The lecture is free.  To purchase advance tickets, contact the Kane Street Synagogue office at office@kanestreet.org or 718-875-1550 by January 24. 
The Kane Street Synagogue is located at 236 Kane Street between Court and Clinton Streets in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn.  Subway directions:  F to Bergen St. Station or  2, 3, 4, 5, N or R to Borough Hall Station.

DECEMBER 2005

Sat., December 3
Shabbat Toldot
Bar Mitzvah of Caleb Bloomfield, son of David Bloomfield and Vicky Vossen

Sun., December 4
ANNUAL CHANUKAH BOOK SALE AT BOOK COURT
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

BookCourt, 163 Court Street between Dean and Pacific.
Bring your friends and family to help support our Synagogue!
You don't pay tax and 15% of all proceeds benefit the school directly.
Gift certificates are available !  
*cash or check only

Sun., December 4
Kane Street Israel Salon 7:00 PM
Herb Keinon, noted diplomatic columnist for The Jerusalem Post. Keinon will be speaking about "The Transformation of Ariel Sharon: How Israel's Prime Minister Went from Settlement Champion to the Architect of Disengagement, and Where He (and Israel) are Going From Here".
 
Herb Keinon is responsible for covering Prime Minister and often traveling with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on his trips abroad. He has up-close knowledge and an intimate perspective on the current confrontation and the various diplomatic attempts to solve it. During his 20 years of reporting for The Jerusalem Post, he has covered a wide variety of topics, including Jerusalem, immigration and absorption, religious parties, and the Israeli settlements.
 
Keinon is a frequent guest commentator concerning the volatile situation in Israel on a variety of radio and television programs in the US, Canada, and Europe. He has also traveled all over Israel and Canada lecturing about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 
Admission is $10 per person. Refreshments will be served. For more information, either e-mail office@kanestreet.org or call the Kane Street office at 718-875-1550. Please invite your friends to come.

Tuesday, December 6
Social Action Committee Meeting
6, 7:30 P.M. at the Synagogue

On November 9, members of the community gathered for a social action brainstorming meeting and shared many intriguing Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) possibilities.  These included work for Darfur, focusing on local issues  of literary and homelessness, participating in Habitat for Humanity,  interfaith initiatives, and more..   On Tuesday, December 6, at 7:30 P.M., we will reconvene to define and develop, more specifically,  our social action program for the coming year.  Please join us and share your thoughts.  If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Karen Elam, talanga91@hotmail.com

Sat,. December 10
Synaplex Shabbat, will focus on Chanukah, and will include these special programs:

9:30-12:00 Noon  - Sanctuary Service
9:15-10:30 A.M.   -  Open Breakfast Bar

11:00- Noon  - Shabbat and pre-Chanukah program for 2-7 year olds and their parents with Shira Kline, creator of   ShirLaLa - Outrageously Hip Jewish Music for Kids

Separate Service for 8-11 year olds

Adult Sessions:  "But Ma, other kids get a present EVERY night!" :  Combating consumerism and transmitting Jewish values to kids at Chanukah", Rabbi Andy Bachman, Brooklyn Jews
"The Maccabees' struggle for freedom: Jewish teachings about human rights" Bob Marx 
12:15-1:00 P.M.   Community Luncheon
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. "Philanthropic Choices as December 31 approaches:  Jewish wisdom about where, how and what    to give" , Jeffrey Dekro, Senior VP, Jewish Funds for Justice
"The December Dilemma:  Issues for Interfaith Couples": an open conversation with Rabbi Weintraub

All events are free.  There is no need to register.   There is childcare throughout the day.  Join us!

Friday, December 23
Pre-Chanukah Community Dinner 6 PM

Join us for Friday night services, December 23, at 6:00 P.M.,  which will include a special singing performance by our own De Rossi Singers and the newly formed, Young De Rossi Singers.  Services will be followed by another festive, inter-generational community Shabbat dinner, where we'll all join in practicing Chanukah songs.  $25 for adults and $10 for children ages 6-18. Let us know if you are a vegetarian.  RSVP to umeka@kanestreet.org or to 718-875-1550

NOVEMBER 2005

Sat., November 5
Shabbat Noach
Adult Bat Torah of our member Bunny Buxbaum

Sat., November 19
Shabbat Vayera
Bat Mitzvah of Amanda Thum, daughter of Steve and Julie Thum

OCTOBER 2005

Monday, October 3
Rosh Hoshana
Evening Services 6:30 P.M.

Tuesday, October 4
First Day Rosh Hoshana
Morning Services 8:30 A.M.
Youth Services 10:45 A.M.
Tashlich Community Walk to Fulton Landing 4:00 P.M.

Wednesday, October 5
Second Day Rosh Hoshana
Morning Services 8:30 A.M.
Youth Services 10:45 A.M.

Saturday, October 8
Shabbat Vayelech-Shuva
Morning Services 9:30 A.M.
Mincha-Ma’ariv Services 5:45 P.M.
Bar Mitzvah of Douglas Bearak, son of Richard and Adrianne Wallace Bearak

Wednesday, October 12
Kol NidreServices 5:45 P.M.

Thursday, October 13
Yom Kippur Morning Services 8:30 A.M.
Youth Services 10:45 A.M.

Monday, October 17
Sukkot Evening Servicess 6:30 P.M.

Tuesday, October 18
First Day Sukkot Morning Services 9:30A.M.

Thursday, October 20
Sukkot Celebration - sponsored by the Brownstone Brooklyn Young Jewish
Professionals - 8:00 PM
Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn Heights 8
Join us for a festive Sukkot celebration! Shake your lulav to live music by
Less Nessman -- a mix of rock, blues and soul. Enjoy music parodies (with a
Jewish flavor) performed by Saul Good. Please RSVP by Friday, October 14 to
BrownstoneBrooklynYJP@hotmail.com or (718) 875-9124. Admission is $7 paid
in advance and $10 at the door.

Brownstone Brooklyn Young Jewish Professionals is a joint effort of
Congregation Mount Sinai, Park Slope Jewish Center, and Kane Street
Synagogue.

Friday, October 21
Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Sukkot Evening Services 6:00 P.M.


Sat., October 22
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Bar Mitzvah of Roger Kleinman, son of Ralph and Lisa Kleinman

Sunday,October 23
Chol Ha’Moed Sukkot Morning Services 8:30 A.M.

Monday, October 24
Shmini Atzeret Evening Services 6 PM

Tuesday, October 25
Shmini Atzeret Morning Services 9:30 AM
Simchat Torah Evening Services 7 PM

Wednesday, October 26
Simchat Torah Morning Services 9:30 AM

Sat., October 29
Shabbat B'reishit
Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Chernick, daughter of Howard Chernick and June Zeitlin

SEPTEMBER 2005

Download the Calendar (Sept., Oct., 2005) in PDF form here
Friday, September 2
Rosh Chodesh Elul Morning Services
8:30 A.M.

Saturday, September 10
SYNAPLEX SHABBAT
Download the flyer in PDF form here

Sunday, September 11
Morning Services including Memorial Prayers for Victims of September 11, 2001
9:00 A.M.

Annual Kane Street Open House
10:00 A.M.– 3:00 P.M.

Sat., September 17
Shabbat Ki Tetze
Bat Mitzvah of Sara Goldman, daughter of Dr. Amy Goldman

Sat., September 24
Shabbat Ki Tavo
Bar Mitzvah of Bennett Kolber, son of Scott and Stephanie Kolber

S’lichot social hour, discussion and late night Penitential Service
10:00 P.M.

AUGUST 2005

JUNE 2005

Sun., June 5
6:30 PM
Dinner Dance honoring Howard Schneider

Sun., June 12
First night of Shavuot; services and Tikkun Study (beginning at 8:30 PM)
Annual late night Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Study Session. This year's theme: Pluralism: Diversity and/or Division in Jewish History, is a much-discussed topic in Jewish newspapers and around Jewish dinner tables. But it is also a theme that runs through Jewish history back to the earliest texts. Join us!

Mon., June 13
9:30 AM - First Day of Shavuot Services
Join us for services, hear the Ten Commandments and join us for ice cream!

7:30 PM - Shavuot Wine and Cheesecake Reception with Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger, Jewish and human rights activist, and former Manhattan Borough President, will speak at a special Shavuot wine and cheese cake reception at our synagogue. The program is sponsored by the Brownstone Brooklyn Jewish Young Professionals but is open to all members of the congregation. Ms.Messinger, currently President of the American Jewish World Service, will speak about Shavuot and the Jewish ethic of service. Reservations are not required.

Tues., June 14
9:30 AM
Second Day of Shavuot; morning and Yizkor memorial services

Sat., June 18
Shabbat Beha'alotecha
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Kahtan, son of Meir and Gillian Kahta

Sun., June 19
9:30-11:00 AM
Open House - Kane Street Kids pre-school

MAY 2005

Sun., May 1
9:30 AM
Eighth Day of Passover, Morning Services with Yizkor

May 4
7 PM
Yom HaShoah Holocaust Commemoration Day
Our community-wide Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Commemoration Day) observance will be held at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue,  131 Remsen Street , May 4 at 7 P.M.   We will gather for a Memorial Service and a special program featuring a selection of readings from “Letters to Sala”.

Sat., May 7
Shabbat Kedoshim
Bat Mitzvah of Gabrielle Febland, daughter of Lois and Nigel Febland

Wed. evening, May 11
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Services and Concert with Cantor Ilan Mamber

Join us for a special evening to celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Israel Independence Day. The night will begin with services that mark the end of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, and will feature special prayers for the State of Israel. We will make the transition from a somber Memorial Day to a celebratory Independence Day. Services will be followed by a fun filled concert and sing-along with noted Cantor and folksinger Ilan Mamber. We will also have Israeli food and drink.

Thurs., May 12
7:30 PM
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Happy Hour

Brownstone Brooklyn Young Jewish Professionals presents a Yom Haatzmaut/Israel Independence Day Happy Hour, at Water Street Bar and Restaurant, 66 Water Street DUMBO, Brooklyn. Toast Israel's independence! Meet new people! Dance to the music! Dip your pita in humus! 50/50 Raffle to benefit Magen David Adom, USA. Cost $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Brownstone Brooklyn Young Jewish Professionals, a joint effort of Congregations Mount Sinai, Park Slope Jewish Center, and Kane Street Synagogue, offers social activities for Jewish singles, couples, and families between the ages of 22-40.

Sat., May 14
Shabbat Emor
Bat Mitzvah of Natasha Kirtchuk, daugher of Dan Kirtchuk and Nancie Katz

Sat., May 14
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005

Sat., May 21
Shabbat Behar
Bar Mitzvah of Isaac Giovannetti, son of Elise Bernhardt and Tony Giovannetti

APRIL 2005

Sat., April 2
Shabbat Shemini-Parah
Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Ellman-Golan, daughter of Jay Golan and Rabbi Barat Ellman

Sun., April 3
2:00 PM
" A View from the Knesset: Israel After the Disengagement"
Speaker: Isaac Herzog, Israel's Minister of Housing and Construction

Join us to hear Isaac Herzog, Israel's Minister of Housing and Construction, for a special discussion: "A View from the Knesset: Israel After the Disengagement." Minister Herzog, the son of Israel's fifth president Chaim Herzog (z'l), will discuss the provision of new housing for those being relocated as well as future settlement construction in the West Bank. RSVP to AIPAC required.

Mon., April 4
Wed. April 6
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Passover Food Drive

Bring your chametz and your kosher for Passover non-perishable food items to Kane Street Synagogue for our Passover Food Drive. We will be collecting canned and unopened, packaged food items on April 4, 6, 11 and 13, from 4:00-6:00 PM. The food will be donated to the Kosher Initiative, a collaborative project of City Harvest and the Metropolitan council on Jewish Poverty, which feeds hungry men, women and children across the city. The kosher for Passover food will be delivered to agencies that service clients who observe kosher dietary laws. The chametz will be delivered to non-kosher agencies.

Sat., April 9
1:00-2:30 PM (following services)
Y.K. Peretz Distinguished Writers Series:  Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Moderator: Ron Rosenbaum

This year’s book series concludes with a discussion of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice moderated by Ron Rosenbaum. Is this play anti-Semitic or is it about anti-Semitism? Why have so many productions and commentators sought to evade or excuse the anti-Semitism? How does the most recent (Al Pacino) production deal with this question? Is there an overlooked critique of Christian doctrine in the play? Should all this affect our attitude toward the rest of Shakespeare's work?

Ron Rosenbaum, New York Observer columnist, is the author of a forthcoming book about Shakespearean scholars and directors. He is also the editor of "Those who Forget the Past: The Question of anti-Semitism?" and the author of "Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of his Evil" and "The Secret Parts of Fortune".

Sun., April 10
3:00 PM
ISRAEL GOLDFARB AND HIS PROGENY: THE CONCERT TRADITION AT KANE STREET SYNAGOGUE
Choral music by Israel Goldfarb, Henry Michelman and Mort Cahn
Choir of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School, JTSHazzan JoAnn Rice, Director
Kane Street Synagogue's Di Rossi Singers
Concert will be followed by a panel discussion on the development of Jewish congregational singing promoted by Rabbi Israel Goldfarb. Panelists: Rabbi Henry Michelman, Joseph Goldfarb and Ethnomusicologist Judah M. Cohen. Tickets $10.

Tues., April 12
7:30 PM
A Taste of Me'ah

Me'ah is a comprehensive two-year course for adults who wish to learn Jewish studies with high caliber instructors at a university level. The curriculum includes texts, personalities, history, beliefs, law and lore from the Biblical to the modern periods. The program involves four semesters, each with eleven (generally evening) weekly sessions, for a grand total of 100 (in Hebrew, Me'ah) hours of class instruction. On April 12th, Daniel Schwartz, a doctoral candidate in Jewish History and a dynamic lecturer at Columbia University, will teach a sample lesson. Moshe Margolin Regional Director of Me'ah, will also be on hand to answer questions about the program. Please feel free to contact Rabbi Weintraub at 718-875-1550 with any questions.

Sat., April 16
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005

Mon., April 11
Wed. April 13
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Passover Food Drive

Bring your chametz and your kosher for Passover non-perishable food items to Kane Street Synagogue for our Passover Food Drive. We will be collecting canned and unopened, packaged food items on April 4, 6, 11 and 13, from 4:00-6:00 PM. The food will be donated to the Kosher Initiative, a collaborative project of City Harvest and the Metropolitan council on Jewish Poverty, which feeds hungry men, women and children across the city. The kosher for Passover food will be delivered to agencies that service clients who observe kosher dietary laws. The chametz will be delivered to non-kosher agencies.

Thurs., April 21
7:30 AM
Fast of Firstborn, Morning Services and Siyyum Study

Sat., April 22
7:00 PM
Friday night services, followed by Community Dinner

Join us for services, and stay for a sumptuous dinner catered by Village Crown. Enjoy some well-deserved relaxation before the first Seder on Saturday night! ($30 per adult, $15 children over 5).

Sat., April 23
9:30 AM
Shabbat HaGadol Services
Evening: First Seder

Sat., April 23
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 20

Sun., April 24
9:30 AM
First Day of Passover Services
Evening: Second Seder

Mon., April 25
9:30 AM
Second Day of Passover Services

Wed., April 27
7:30 PM
Book Discussion with author Rabbi Irving Greenberg and Rev. David Fisher

Rabbi Irving Greenberg will discuss his new book, For the Sake of Heaven and Earth, which explores his unique journey in the interfaith movement and shares his visionary prescription for healing and change on both sides. An ordained Orthodox rabbi and Harvard Ph.D., Rabbi Greenberg is President of the Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation, President Emeritus and Co-Founder of CLAL - The National Center for Learning and Leadership, and a former Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Rev. David Fisher is the Senior Minister, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn Heights, Respondent.

Fri., April 29
8:00 PM
Seventh Day of Passover, Evening Service

Sat., April 30
9:30 AM
Shabbat/Seventh Day of Passover Services

Sat., April 30
7:15 PM
Mincha Ma'ariv

MARCH 2005

Sat., March 5
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005

Sat., March 5
7:30 PM
Synagogue Auction

Save the date for an evening of good fun and great bargains. Bid on everything from a pampering day at a spa to summer houses to delicious home-cooked meals. Buy a balloon and win restaurant gift certificates, museum memberships, and more. It's an evening of wine tasting, tasty snacks, and really great stuff for the whole family. Kids welcome. Silent Auction starts at 7:30 P.M., followed at 9 P.M. by Auctioneers Vicky Vossen and Danny Magill whipping the crowd to a bidding frenzy.

Sun., March 6
11 AM and 1 PM
Family Concerts

Kane Street's neighbor Families First welcomes to our synagogue the lively Wendy Gelsanliter (at 11 AM) and multi-talented John Carlin (at 1 PM). Tickets $12 for adults, $10 for children for each concert.

Mon., March 7
7:30-9:00 PM
Lecture on the Decline of Islam

The Decline of Islam (lecture) This lecture, the first of a three-part series, will be presented by Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Medieval Hebrew Literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary.  Dr. Scheindlin has lectured and written widely on the encounter of Hebrew and Arabic cultures, particularly in Spain, and is on the editorial board of the journal Studies in Muslim-Jewish Relations.  All lectures will be held 7:30-9:00 PM.  Synagogue members $45 for series; non-members $60. Individual lectures $20 each.

Sat., March 12
Shabbat Pekudei-Shekalim-Rosh Chodesh
B'nei Mitzvah of Emily and William Hochman, children of Kenneth and Marlene Hochman

Sun., March 13
3 PM
Dan Zanes Community Sing Along

Dan Zanes joins us for a family jamboree and sing along. This is kids' music that parents can dig too. Tickets $10 at the door.

Mon., March 14
7:30-9:00 PM
The End of the Golden Age for Islam and Judaism (lecture)

This lecture, the second of a three-part series, will be presented by Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Medieval Hebrew Literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary.  Dr. Scheindlin has lectured and written widely on the encounter of Hebrew and Arabic cultures, particularly in Spain, and is on the editorial board of the journal Studies in Muslim-Jewish Relations.  All lectures will be held 7:30-9:00 PM.  Synagogue members $45 for series; non-members $60. Individual lectures $20 each.

Sat., March 19
Aufruf of Jessica Scheongold and Justin Feuerstein

Mon., March 21
7:30-9:00 PM
Can There Be Islamic Reformation:  A Jewish Scholar's Perspective (lecture)

This lecture, the third of a three-part series, will be presented by Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Medieval Hebrew Literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary.  Dr. Scheindlin has lectured and written widely on the encounter of Hebrew and Arabic cultures, particularly in Spain, and is on the editorial board of the journal Studies in Muslim-Jewish Relations.  All lectures will be held 7:30-9:00 PM.  Synagogue members $45 for series; non-members $60. Individual lectures $20 each.

Thurs., March 24 - PURIM
6:15 PM - Ma'ariv and (quiet) Megillah reading in the Goldman Center
7:00 PM - Family (loud!) Megillah reading in the main sanctuary

Fri., March 25, 2005
7:00 AM - Shacharit and Megillah reading in the main sanctuary
6:00 PM - Evening services, followed by sumptuous, informal and spirited dinner. In honor of Shushan Purim (the day after Purim), this dinner will also feature some special Purim Madness. A great Shabbat community experience for young and old. (Dinner $20 per adult; $10 per child over 5).

Sat., March 26
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005

Sat., March 26
10:45 AM
Shabbat Morning Torah Portion Study Group

Probe the themes and moral issues of the weekly Torah portion with discussion leader Jenny Brooks. Texts are studied in translation. Saturdays, 10:45 AM on October 9, November 13, and December 18, 2004; January 22, February 26, and March 26, 2005.

FEBRUARY 2005

Sat., February 5
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Sat., February 5
10:00-11:30 AM
Y.K. Peretz Distinguished Writers Book Series: Orhan Pamuk's Snow

This year’s book series spotlights works illuminating the headlong collision of tradition and modernity in Jewish and Muslim communities in the Middle East.  On February 5, we will discuss Orhan Pamuk’s novel Snow, about a series of suicides by young Muslim “headscarf girls” in a border town in Turkey. The discussion will be moderated by Lee Smith, foreign affairs columnist for Slate and author of a forthcoming memoir about studying Arabic in Cairo.

Sun., February 6
10:15 - 11:30 AM
Shiva Workshop (sponsored by the Chesed Committee)

Fri., February 11
Following Services
Community Dinner with Jessica Steinberg

Our monthly Friday night dinners are very popular and are a wonderful opportunity to join our congregation as we welcome Shabbat with prayer, songs, delicious food and wine , and speakers. Our speaker this month is Jerusalem-based writer Jessica Steinberg, who will speak on "Off the Beaten Path: A New Look at Israel." Dinner is $20 per adult, $10 per child/teen.

Sun., February 13
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Blood Drive

Kane Street is hosting a drive for the NY Blood Center.  Please consider donating - you can literally save lives, for just a few minutes of your time. If you have any questions, or to make an appointment, contact the office.

Sat., February 26
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005

Sun., February 27
3:00 PM
Family Concert: Classics to Klezmer

Violinist Carmit Zori and clarinetist David Krakauer will be joined by Will Holshouser (accordion) and Molly Morkoski (piano) in a lively program of klezmer and classical music including Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat and Chopin waltzes, and will talk with the audience about the music. This concert is intended to introduce young people to serious and fun music and will appeal to music lovers of all ages, in a format reminiscent of Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts.

Carmit Zori, a native of Israel, came to the U.S. as a teenager to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and is the artistic director of the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society.

David Krakauer tours the globe with his ensemble, "Klezmer Madness," and has appeared as a soloist with the Tokyo String Quartet, Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, and countless other ensembles. Krakauer 's klezmer recordings, including "Klezmer Madness," "Rhythm and Jews," and "Jews with Horns," have received popular and critical acclaim. Tickets $10 at the door.

JANUARY 2005

Wed., January 5
7:30-9:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Wisdom of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Explore the writings of Dr. Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most commanding and controversial religious teachers in 20th Centry Jewish and American public life. Teacher: Rabbi Weintraub. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 P.M. December 8, 15 and 22, 2004 and January 5, 12 and 19, 2005. Synagogue members: $25; nonmembers: $50

Sat., January 8
Shabbat Vaera
Adult Bat Mitzvah of our member Julia Porper

Sat., January 8
1:00-2:30 PM (following services)
Y.K. Peretz Distinguished Writers Book Series:  Orhan Pamuk’s Snow

This year’s book series spotlights works illuminating the headlong collision of tradition and modernity in Jewish and Muslim communities in the Middle East.  On January 8, we will discuss Orhan Pamuk’s novel Snow, about a series of suicides by young Muslim “headscarf girls” in a border town in Turkey.  The discussion will be introduced by Lee Smith, foreign affairs columnist for Slate and author of a forthcoming memoir about studying Arabic in Cairo.

Wed., January 12
7:30-9:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Wisdom of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Explore the writings of Dr. Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most commanding and controversial religious teachers in 20th Century Jewish and American public life. Teacher: Rabbi Weintraub. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 P.M. December 8, 15 and 22, 2004 and January 5, 12 and 19, 2005. Synagogue members: $25; nonmembers: $50

Fri., January 14
6:00 PM
Services followed by Community Dinner

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv services, then stay for dinner and singing in our beautiful new Goldman Center. Teens from our USY chapter will help lead services. Dinner is $20 per adult, $10 for teens and children (children under 5 are free).

Sat., January 15
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Wed., January 19
7:30-9:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Wisdom of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Explore the writings of Dr. Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most commanding and controversial religious teachers in 20th Century Jewish and American public life. Teacher: Rabbi Weintraub. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 P.M. December 8, 15 and 22, 2004 and January 5, 12 and 19, 2005. Synagogue members: $25; nonmembers: $50.

Sat., January 22
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Sat., January 22
10:45 AM
Shabbat Morning Torah Portion Study Group

Probe the themes and moral issues of the weekly Torah portion with discussion leader Jenny Brooks. Texts are studied in translation. Saturdays, 10:45 AM on October 9, November 13, and December 18, 2004; January 22, February 26, and March 26, 2005.

Sat., January 22
1:00-2:30 PM (following services)
Y.K. Peretz Distinguished Writers Book Series:  Haim Sabato's Adjusting Sights (moderated by David Samuels)

This year’s book series spotlights works illuminating the headlong collision of tradition and modernity in Jewish and Muslim communities in the Middle East.  On January 22, we will discuss Adjusting Sights, a novel by Haim Sabato. The discussion will be led by David Samuels, a contributing editor at Harper’s and a sometime contributor to The New Yorker.

Sat., January 22
7:30-9:30 PM
Tu BeShvat Seder

The Tu BeShvat Seder is a kabbalistic feast at which fruits, nuts, and wine are served, in a context of recitations and mystical teachings.  This celebration of God's natural creation has become increasingly popular in recent years, being about the redemption not only of the Jewish people and all humanity, but of the whole planet-- animals, plants, and Nature itself. It speaks to today's concern with the environment, not in the language of science, but of mysticism.  Our TuBeShvat Seder will be led by Yitzhak Buxbaum, a maggid (teacher and storyteller) who has led Tu BeShvat seders at BJ and the 92nd Street Y.  Bring all your friends, Jewish and non-Jewish alike.  There will be light refreshments, music, mysticism, and a lot of fun!  Charge: $10 for synagogue members, $15 for non-members.

Sat., January 29
Shabbat Yitro
Bar Mitzvah of Alex Genshaft, son of Jeff Genshaft and Regina Myer.

DECEMBER 2004

Sat., December 4
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Sat., December 4
1:00-2:30 PM (following services)
Y.K. Peretz Distinguished Writers Series:  Farideh Goldin's Wedding Song

This year’s book series spotlights works illuminating the headlong collision of tradition and modernity in Jewish and Muslim communities in the Middle East.  On December 4, we will discuss Farideh Goldin’s Wedding Song, a memoir of a woman growing up in a traditional Jewish family in Iran.  The discussion will be introduced by Katie Roiphe, author of works of social criticism and fiction including “Last Night in Paradise” and “Still She Haunts Me.”

Sat., December 4
1:00-2:15 PM (following services)
Improve Your Prayerbook Hebrew

Reading Hebrew is the key to Synagogue participation. This course makes students more comfortable at services.  Teacher: Bob Marx.  Six 75 minute sessions following services, October 23 and 30, November 6, 13 and 20, and December 4, 2004.

Sun., December 5
7:30 P.M
“Crime Fighting in Brooklyn”, Special evening with District Attorney Hynes, in the Goldman Educational Center

Since 1989, Charels J. Hynes, as District Attorney of Kings County, has been our chief law enforcement officer.  In l987, Mr. Hynes gained national attention as the Special Prosecutor in the Howard Beach murder case of Michael Griffith.  As District Attorney, he has pioneered many innovative criminal justice strategies, especially in the areas of domestic violence, drug prevention, alternatives to prison, child abuse, truancy,  youth mentoring and police cooperation with religious groups.  Mr. Hynes will share his philosophy of crime prevention through preventative programs.  He will also focus on the problem of domestic violence, generally and in the Jewish community.

Sunday,  December  5
Noon to 4
Book Fair at Book Court. Do your Chanukah Shopping and help our Synagogue and School

Our annual Synagogue Book fair will be held December 5, Noon to 4 PM, at Book Court, 163 Court St., (near Dean).  All manner of books, child and adult, will be for sale.  There is no sales tax  and 15% of all proceeds go to our Synagogue. December 5 is the last Shopping Sunday before Chanukah so stroll in, browse through great titles in an important community store, and support our Shul and School.

Tues. night, December 7
Chanukah, First Candle 

Wed., December 8
7:30-9:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Wisdom of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Explore the writings of Dr. Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most commanding and controversial religious teachers in 20th Century Jewish and American public life.

Teacher: Rabbi Weintraub. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 P.M. December 8, 15 and 22, 2004 and January 9, 16 and 23, 2005. Synagogue members: $25; nonmembers: $50

Fri., December 10
7:00 PM (following Kabbalat Shabbat)
Lights and Latkes!  Chanukah New Members Dinner

Welcome our newest members and celebrate Chanukah at the first Shabbat dinner to be held in the Goldman Educational Center. Hear the DeRossi Singers during services and join in Chanukah and Shabbat songs at dinner.  Enjoy a delicious chicken or vegetarian dinner at a cost of $20 per person. 

Sat., December 11
Shabbat Miketz/Chanukah
Bat Mitzvah of Elaine Rothman, daughter of Stuart and Susan Rothman

Tues. night, December 14
Chanukah, Last Candle

Wed., December 15
7:30-9:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Wisdom of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Explore the writings of Dr. Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most commanding and controversial religious teachers in 20th Century Jewish and American public life.

Teacher: Rabbi Weintraub. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 P.M. December 8, 15 and 22, 2004 and January 9, 16 and 23, 2005. Synagogue members: $25; nonmembers: $50

Wed., December 15
4:00-6:00 PM
Hebrew School Parent Teacher Conferences

Thurs., December 16
7:15 PM – Opening Night Reception for Kane Street Israel Film Festival
8:00 PM – Screening of Hitchhikers (“Trempistim”)
9: 00PM – Post-screening discussion with Zipi Trope

Kane Street's Israel Film Festival features three days of contemporary, thought-provoking and award-winning Israeli films, plus discussion.  The first film, Hitchhikers (“Trempistim”), takes us on a 50-minute from Haifa to Tel Aviv with a middle-aged toy dealer, a right-wing soldier, a hip 20 year-old woman, and a gay Israeli Arab.  Cost:  $8 per film or $20 for entire series of three.  Please contact the office to purchase tickets. 

Sat., December 18
8:00 PM
Kane Street Israel Film Festival
Screening of Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (“Cochavim Shel Shlomi”)

Kane Street's Israel Film Festival features three days of contemporary, thought-provoking and award-winning Israeli films, plus discussion.  The second film, Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (“Cochavim Shel Shlomi”), is a widely-acclaimed, touching film that explores the daily challenges faced by Shlomi, an Israeli teenager from a family of Middle Eastern origin, whose self-appointed role is to keep peace within his dysfunctional family and to take care of everyone’s needs but his own.  Things change, however, when his brilliance is discovered, and Shlomi finally begins to discovery himself.  Cost:  $8 per film or $20 for entire series of three.  Please contact the office to purchase tickets. 

Sat., December 18
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Sat., December 18
10:45 AM
Shabbat Morning Torah Portion Study Group

Probe the themes and moral issues of the weekly Torah portion with discussion leader Jenny Brooks. Texts are studied in translation. Saturdays, 10:45 AM on October 9, November 13, and December 18, 2004; January 22, February 26, and March 26, 2005.

Sun., December 19
7:00 PM
Kane Street Israel Film Festival
Screening of Broken Wings (“Knafayim Shvurot”)

Kane Street's Israel Film Festival features three days of contemporary, thought-provoking and award-winning Israeli films, plus discussion.  The third film, Broken Wings (“Knafayim Shvurot”), portrays a family which, despite a series of crises, manages to come back from the brink of disaster.  Hailed by critics as “one of the most beautiful and moving films produced in Israel,” the film won nine awards at the Israeli Academy Awards 2002, Best Feature Film and Best Script at the Jerusalem International Film Festival 2002, and Grand Prix for Best Film at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2002, among others.  Cost:  $8 per film or $20 for entire series of three.  Please contact the office to purchase tickets. 

Wed., December 22
7:30-9:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Wisdom of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Explore the writings of Dr. Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most commanding and controversial religious teachers in 20th Century Jewish and American public life.

Teacher: Rabbi Weintraub. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 P.M. December 8, 15 and 22, 2004 and January 9, 16 and 23, 2005. Synagogue members: $25; nonmembers: $50

NOVEMBER 2004

Tues., November 2
7:30-9:00 PM
Introduction to Talmud

Understand the historical context, religious values, literary style, and unique logic of the Talmud. All texts are in translation; no background in Hebrew or Talmud is required.  Teacher:  Daniel Magill. Eight Tuesday evenings, October 12, 19 and 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.  Synagogue members:  $25; nonmembers:  $50

Wed., November 3
7:30 PM
"What's the State of Conservative Judaism in Israel Today?" 

Rabbi Elisha Wolfin, a Sabra and Conservative Rabbi in Israel, will speak about the Masorti movement, the Conservative movement in Israel.  He'll look at how Israelis have responded to this movement, its relationship to Orthodox and Reform Judaism in Israel, and why Conservative Jews in America should care about it.  (to be held at the new Goldman Educational Center) 


Sat., November 6
Shabbat Chaye Sarah
Bat Mitzvah of Amanda Fox, daugher of Lois and Ira Fox  

Sat., November 6
1:00-2:15 PM (following services)
Improve Your Prayerbook Hebrew

Reading Hebrew is the key to Synagogue participation. This course makes students more comfortable at services.  Teacher: Bob Marx.  Six 75 minute sessions following services, October 23 and 30, November 6, 13 and 20, and December 4, 2004.

Sun., November 7
3:30 PM
"Community Wide Discussion with Ambassador Dennis Ross" 

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in conjunction with Kane Street and other Brownstone Brooklyn synagogues, invites you to hear keynote speaker Ambassador Dennis Ross, Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  Via firsthand accounts from Mr. Ross, this program will educate people about the recent history of Israel's negotiations with the Palestinians.  The community-wide program will take place at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, corner of Garfield and 8th Ave.  Please contact AIPAC Director for Brooklyn, Michal Katz to RSVP.
 

Tues., November 9
7:30-9:00 PM
Introduction to Talmud

Understand the historical context, religious values, literary style, and unique logic of the Talmud. All texts are in translation; no background in Hebrew or Talmud is required.  Teacher:  Daniel Magill. Eight Tuesday evenings, October 12, 19 and 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.  Synagogue members:  $25; nonmembers:  $50

Sat., November 13
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Sat., November 13
10:45 AM
Shabbat Morning Torah Portion Study Group

Probe the themes and moral issues of the weekly Torah portion with discussion leader Jenny Brooks. Texts are studied in translation. Saturdays, 10:45 AM on October 9, November 13, and December 18, 2004; January 22, February 26, and March 26, 2005.

Sat., November 13
1:00-2:15 PM (following services)
Improve Your Prayerbook Hebrew

Reading Hebrew is the key to Synagogue participation. This course makes students more comfortable at services.  Teacher: Bob Marx.  Six 75 minute sessions following services, October 23 and 30, November 6, 13 and 20, and December 4, 2004.

Sun., November 14
3:00 PM
Copland's Sanctuary

A concert of Aaron Copland's music in the sanctuary where he celebrated his bar mitzvah in in 1913.  Music from Copland House under the direction of Michael Boriskin and the Florilegium Chamber Choir under the direction of Cantor JoAnn Rice, along with mezzo-soprano soloist Joan Fuerstman, will present a program of Copland's chamber and choral music, including his Sextet for String Quartet, Clarinet and Piano; Vitebsk, a study on a Jewish melody for piano, violin and cello; and In the Beginning, for chorus and mezzo-soprano.  Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door.  Preferred seating is $100, of which $65 is tax-deductible.

Tues., November 16
7:30-9:00 PM
Introduction to Talmud

Understand the historical context, religious values, literary style, and unique logic of the Talmud. All texts are in translation; no background in Hebrew or Talmud is required.  Teacher:  Daniel Magill. Eight Tuesday evenings, October 12, 19 and 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.  Synagogue members:  $25; nonmembers:  $50

Sat., November 20
10:00-11:30 AM
Shabbat Morning Kavanna and Competence Minyan

A Learner’s Service for grades 5 through adult.  Build kavannah (spirit) as you learn the meaning and melodies of the prayers.  Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 AM on October 23, November 13 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2004; January 15 and 22, February 5 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 16 and 23, and May 14, 2005 

Sat., November 20
1:00-2:30 PM (following services)
Shabbat afternoon Lunch
Parasha Vayetze:  On Perception, Reception, Deception and Conception
 
In the Torah portion Vayetze, Jacob has provocative encounters with his future family—the sisters Rachel and Leah, and their father Laban. Together with Simkha Weintraub, a Rabbi and family therapist, we’ll try to make sense of these loaded narratives.  Presenter: Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, C.S.W. 

Sat., November 20
1:00-2:15 PM (following services)
Improve Your Prayerbook Hebrew

Reading Hebrew is the key to Synagogue participation. This course makes students more comfortable at services.  Teacher: Bob Marx.  Six 75 minute sessions following services, October 23 and 30, November 6, 13 and 20, and December 4, 2004.

Tues., November 23
7:30-9:00 PM
Introduction to Talmud

Understand the historical context, religious values, literary style, and unique logic of the Talmud. All texts are in translation; no background in Hebrew or Talmud is required.  Teacher:  Daniel Magill. Eight Tuesday evenings, October 12, 19 and 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.  Synagogue members:  $25; nonmembers:  $50

Tues., November 30
7:30-9:00 PM
Introduction to Talmud

Understand the historical context, religious values, literary style, and unique logic of the Talmud. All texts are in translation; no background in Hebrew or Talmud is required.  Teacher:  Daniel Magill. Eight Tuesday evenings, October 12, 19 and 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.  Synagogue members:  $25; nonmembers:  $50

 
Wed., June 23
Kane Street Hebrew School Open House
162 Eighth Ave, #3R (near Garfield)
 
Come to an Open House and learn about our exciting new Hebrew School program.  There will be an additional Open House at a different location on June 28.   
 
Mon., June 28
Kane Street Hebrew School Open House
292 Warren Street (between Court and Smith)
 
Come to an Open House and learn about our exciting new Hebrew School program. 
 
 
MAY 2004
 
Sat., May 1
We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Adam Sealfon, son of Celia and Stuart Sealfon
 
Sat., May 8
We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Ezra Cahn, son of Mort and Laura Potter-Cahn
 
Sat., May 15
We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Isaac McGinn, son of Sharon Gresh and Michael McGinn
 
Sun., May 16
7:00 PM
Israel Salon:  What Are the Prospects for Peace in Israel Today? (with MJ Rosenberg)

MJ Rosenberg, the Director of Policy for Israel Policy Forum, will discuss the prospects for peace in Israel.  Every Friday, people around the country log onto the IPF website to read Mr. Rosenberg's popular weekly column and get his take on recent events concerning Israel.   Mr. Rosenberg will also delve into the range of peace plans (e.g. the Roadmap, the Geneva Accords) being proposed and which ones are the most viable.  Prior to his current position, MJ Rosenberg was Chief of Staff for USAID Bureau on Eastern Europe (under the Clinton Administration), a staffer for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy Aide for Senator Carl Levin, and Editor for AIPAC's Near East Report.  Sponsored by the Israel Matters at Kane Street Committee.  (RSVP required.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please note:  Since this salon will be held in a private home, it is open only to congregants and their guests.)
 
Sat., May 22
We celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Leila Gordon, daughter of Neil Gordon and Esin Goknar. 
We also celebrate the aufruf of Miriam Greenwald, daughter of Judy and Seth Greenwald, and Andrew Harris, son of Rita and Lawrence Harris.
 
Sat., May 22
8:30 pm
Spring Soiree Series
Zoe B. Zak:  An Evening of New Jewish Music
 
Zoe B. Zak’s music erases the line between praying and playing.  Her recently released CD, In the Direction, is “a charismatic, exotic album centered around the traditional music of the Middle East. Woven with her penetrating accordion are her vocals sung in Hebrew, English, and  Arabic...These plaintive, chilling pieces swirl and envelop the senses, leaving a permanent trace of the