Please mark your calendars!

Shavuot @ Sixth Street this year:

Tue May 18th: shul dinner, followed by learning into the wee hours…. Services will start at 7.30, dinner at 8:15, and learning from 10pm and on. Featuring our very own Rabbi Greg Wall plus:

Lawrence Zalcman: Ambiguity and Assonance at Zephaniah 2:4

Dr. Lawrence Zalcman is currently spending several months at NYU on sabbatical from Bar-Ilan University in Israel, where he is Lady Davis Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Gelbart Research Institute for the Mathematical Sciences. His interest in the solution of textual problems in the Hebrew Bible has resulted in the publication of over a dozen papers in leading academic journals of Biblical research. Larry and his wife Adrienne have lived in Jerusalem since 1985.

Freema Gottlieb: Of Seeds and Souls: Ruth the Gleaner

Dr. Freema Gottlieb was born in London and grew up in Scotland. She taught Midrashic Literature at various Jewish institutions in New York. Recently she was a visiting lecturer of Midrash at Charles University in Prague. She is the author of three books: “The Lamp of God: A Jewish Book of Light” (Aronson, New York); “Jewish Folk Art” (Summit, New York); and “Mystical Stonescapes in Prague Jewish Town and the Czech Countryside (Tvorba, Prague, 1997).

Wed May 19th: serious dairy kiddush following services
Thu May 20th: BBQ lunch following davening

Please register for the Shavuot dinner in advance!!!: CLICK HERE.

We hope to see you there!

Sixth Street Community Synagogue Chumash Drive

To start the year off in the strongest way possible, we will collectively study the complete Chumash, the Five Books of Moses, over the next two months. We will be hosting a special Hanuka party celebrating the completion of the chumash on Monday Dec 14, at 7PM

Everyone is encouraged to“pledge” a parasha, or, one of the 7 aliyot (seven sub-divisions) of each parasha. Even one or two pasukim (verses) will help. Simply take the time to read your selected portion, with any of the classic commentaries. This can be done completely in English, and there are many online sources to help.

What to pledge? Consider starting with the parasha corresponding to your  Hebrew birthday. If you don’t know it, go to www.HebCal.com.

Send  an email to Rabbi@EastVillageShul.com, and tell us your pledge. We will be in touch to help support you and send you links. You can also call the shul office, 212-473-3665, and someone will call you back to help get you started.

Want a partner? Call 1-800-STUDY42, and you will be given a study partner, free of charge, to study with you at your convenience.

The Sway Machinery returns to Sixth Street for a special Fundraiser!
December 12th.

More info to come!

Wailing Wall of 6th St:

The Jazz Rabbi’s Monday Night Invitational starts Nov 30
preceded by Rabbi Wall’s Kosher Living class at 7PM

Please join Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and his band, “Later Prophets” as they kick off a new Monday night music series at 9PM on Monday, Nov. 30 at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue.

The band is: saxophonist/composer Greg Wall, pianist Shai Bachar, drummer Aaron Alexander and bassist Dave Richards. They’ll be performing music from their recent Tzadik releases as well as new material from an upcoming CD.