Two More Summer Shul Events Added

Member Art Opening: PEGASUS

Join us for the opening of member Suzanne Tick's latest showing of work, at the Cristina Grajales Gallery. A guest speaker in our Rebbe's Table program and an esteemed artist, Suzanne specializes in textiles.

 

From the beginning, Suzanne spent summers in her fathers scrap metal recycling plant weighing and sorting metals, exploring the possibilities in the cast-offs of rural life.

At the University of Iowa, she began as a printmaker, etching fabric and texture into copper. She left as a weaver, combining materials both hard and soft.

Suzanne's life and work have always been a narration of balance. She creates work that harnesses the struggles of life, resulting in textiles that are both delicate and strong. She investigates materials, pairing the thick with the thin, the dull with the brilliant, and the colorful with the neutral. As Suzanne states, "weaving holds everything together, materials and life, successes and failures." For more, see her website at suzannetick.com

When: Wednesday, July 18th, 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Cristina Grajales Gallery, 10 Greene Street, 4th Fl

Please RSVP to mayers@suzannetick.com 

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Join us for this ongoing Summer Shul activity:

Morning Yoga Prayer on Pier 46
Member Sasha Malamud will lead us in stretching, breathing, body tapping, movement, singing and prayer, to awaken our body and soul to a beautiful new day! Please wear comfortable clothing.

When: Every Thursday morning in July and August, from 7:45-8:30am 
Where: End of Pier 46, by the water (across West St. from Charles St.)

In case of rain, member Liz Newman generously opens her apartment for the morning yoga prayer.  Email Sasha Malamud to receive change of place notices.

Summer Shul Festivities

Summer has hit the city, AND The New Shul! We look forward to seeing you at some of the exciting summer activities we have planned. Feel free to bring friends and family along, the more, the merrier!

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 - SHABBAT POT-LUCK

 

Grab a nosh and join Rabbi Zach, Amy and friends as we celebrate the beginning of Shabbat and catch the sunset starting at 6:30pm. We will meet at Pier 64 (Hudson River Park, cross at W 24th St) at 6:30pm.

 

Our rain date is Saturday, June 30 at 11:30am.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 14 - CHALLAH BAKE

 

Founding partner and challah maven of MamaBakes, Laurie Wessely, will offer secrets to challah baking. Join us at member Beth Weiner's home (69 E 9th St, Apt. 622) at 4pm, shape your own dough, and participate in making dough from scratch. Bring your own cookie/baking sheet (or borrow one of ours) to roll out, shape, bake your dough and take it home to eat all yourself or share if you're feeling generous. All baking supplies will be provided for a $10 fee.

 

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Amy at amye@newshul.org.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 17 - FILM FESTIVAL

 

Join us for screenings of films by members Karen Loew, Gordon Grinberg, and Adam Zucker, from documentary to short comedy, at the Westbeth Community room (55 Bethune Street @ Washington Street).

 

$10 cover - includes pizza, beer, and popcorn

 

TUESDAY, JULY 31 - DOWNTOWN BIKE RIDE

 

Bring your bike, or rent one at our starting point (Christopher Street along the West Side Highway at 7pm) and join us as we bike down to Battery Park and back. We'll stop at the marina for a drink and a snack.

 

Our rain date is Wednesday, August 1.

Help One of Our Caterers Out

Our friend and caterer behind our Purim feast, needs 45 more votes to be eligble for a $250,000 grant. 

Please take a minute to vote for Caterbuzz, a social media forum and support group for caterers, founded by Lisa Teiger.

Simply go to www.missionsmallbusiness.com.

1.  On the home page, click support to log in with Facebook.  

2.  On the bottom half of the subsequent page will be a search bar. Put in "CaterBuzz" and click search. City and State are not necessary if you type in  "Caterbuzz" in the company name.  (but if you have to use Forest Hills, NY)

3. Then when it comes up, click vote and then log out! Simple as that!

Together they help to grow small and midsized catering businesses here in the US and worldwide. They hope to use the money to expand their services to offer an on demand pay as you go library of training and trend resources. They would also like to upgrade their free forum (and keep it free) and expand their worldwide presence!

Good luck, Caterbuzz!

Rishonim End of the Year Projects!

Another year at Rishonim has come to an end! Each of our classes spent the last few weeks working on end of the year presentations to share with the school community what they have learned this year. Projects included Prophet Plays, a Prophets for President Carnival, an Original Picture Book, a Mock Trial, and a You Be The Judge Talk Show. The kids were great and it was fun to see what everyone worked on this year. Here are some pictures of our amazing students: