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Social Hall Terrace Update: We are excited to share this week’s news on the terrace construction project. The glass has been delivered and installed. 

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Ruach. Ruach will meet on Wednesday, December 2, with a Zoom presentation by YINR member Eli Epstein, entitled, “How My Life Was Impacted by 30 Years of Travel to Arabia.” Click here ​​​​​​​ for the December flyer. 
Want to rewatch a Ruach’s zoom session? Click here for all recordings of past Ruach sessions. 

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Bari Weiss, journalist and author of the book “How to Fight Anti-Semitism,” will be speaking on December 15 at 8:00 PM via Zoom. The program is co-sponsored by YINR and YIS. More information to follow.

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Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies (WIJS). The next WIJS lecture will take place on Sunday, December 20 at 8:00pm with a presentation by Dr. Ellie R. Schainker,  Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Emory University, on “Epidemics, Agunot and Mass Media: Debates on Reforming Judaism in Tsarist Russia.” Click here for the flyer and click here for sponsoring a future WIJS lecture.
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College Program.  The Social Hall is open to our member college-age men and women on a daily basis to attend Zoom/Online classes, engage in face-to-face Chavruta learning with other YINR members, similar to a library, Beit Midrash or other study area at any college campus.  Tables are set up and the shul’s upgraded WiFi is available. If you have questions about the program or need additional setup, please contact the shul office .  Please note that there will be a daily afternoon Mincha at 2:35pm in the Main Sanctuary, with signup required (click  here  to sign up), open to all YINR members.

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Minyan Information. Reminder that sign up is required for all the minyanim, both indoor and outdoor. Please click  here to sign up. If you are not able to use or access the sign-up link for any reason, or have any questions regarding minyanim, please email gabbai@yinr.org. Click here ​​​​for the current minyan rules and guidelines. ​​​​​​​

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High School Boys – Learn to be a Ba’al Tefilah. Rabbi Axelrod will run sessions (in person and Zoom) for our high school boys to teach them how to lead Shabbat davening services, including Nusach, tunes, halachot, pronunciation etc. This is a great opportunity for our teens to pitch in with our local minyanim during COVID, and, in the absence of teen minyan, to prepare for leading davening in adulthood, (e.g., at campus Hillel and beyond). Please contact Yisroel Friedman (israel.friedman@hotmail.com) if your sons are interested.

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Blood and Platelets Needed. Yossi (Jason) Mazurek, son-in-law of longtime shul members Sharon and Jason Koutcher, is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His treatment requires regular platelet transfusions (type O). Yossi’s family would deeply appreciate platelet donations on his behalf. All designated donations must be made at Memorial Sloan Kettering, 1250 First Avenue, NYC. To make an appointment, please call 212-639-8177 or email licataj@mskcc.org and indicate that donation is designated for Jason Mazurek​​​​​​​. Please feel free to add your name to Yossi’s informational scheduling google doc:
Jason Mazurek Informational Donation Schedule

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The National Council of Young Israel presents The Great NCYI Raffle. Click here for the flyer and  here to purchase raffle tickets. You can learn more about the services NCYI provides to its member shuls and to the Jewish community at https://youngisrael.org/#.

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The  Mikvah of New Rochelle is open by ADVANCE appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please text Sandra Spingarn @914-646-4578. Please click  here  for the most up-to-date information on the Mikvah. 

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Kaylim Mikvah update. Is open during office hours.  

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New Rochelle Torah Center. The Kollel meets in the Shul Social Hall every Sunday-Thursday 8:30-10:00 PM. Girls Mishmar meets on the first Thursday after Rosh Chodesh each month in MP1: Grades 6-8 from 7:00 – 8:00pm and Grade 9 and older from 8:30 – 9:30pm. Women of all ages welcome. 
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Rav Abish. Join us every Sunday morning at 8:30am for an interactive Gemara shiur with Rav Abish in Andres Nivasch’s backyard – 73 Argyll Ave.  For more information please contact Andres at anivas123@gmail.com.

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Bar Ilan University and the Rackman family invite you to join them for a lecture in commemoration of the 12th yahrzeit of Rabbi Emanuel Rackman on Sunday morning, December 6, at 10:00 via Zoom. Click here ​​​​​​​for the flyer and more details; click on the flyer for registration instructions.

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​​​​​​​Westchester Day School Annual Dinner.  Michelle and Justin Golberg are being honored and Vivian and Stan Bernstein are receiving the Community Service Award at Westchester Day School’s 73rd Annual Dinner on Sunday, December 20 at 7:00pm. Visit https://www.westchesterday.org/giving/73rd-anniversary-dinner for more information on this
drive-in event.  

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Israel bonds’ eMitzvah Bonds ($36, $54, $72, $90 online only) are Hanukkah Gelt 2.0 – better than coins, cash, checks or gift cards and loaded with mitzvah, Zionism and tradition.  No schlepping to the mall, no waiting in line – and they are easy to hide.  Mazel Tov Bonds are available too ($100 and multiples of $10, up to $2500 per purchaser, per holder, per monthly sales period). Available online www.israelbonds.com, via smartphone app, call 914.713.9003 or email cynthia.blustein@israelbonds.com.

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Public Service Announcement from the New Rochelle Police Department

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OU Kosher Alerts and Advisories. Click here to read the latest information released by the Orthodox Union’s Kosher Division.

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Shiurim , Meetings & Events Recordings. If you missed any of our Shiurim, Meetings or Events, the recordings can accessed by clicking here.

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DAF YOMI. If you would like to join the daily Daf Yomi group, please email Chaim Jaroslawicz

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