All are invited to take refreshments and choose one of the following simultaneous sessions in the Downstairs Social Hall:
Rabbi Whittenburg: Torah and Mental Health: Exploring the relationship between Torah wisdom and modern day psychological findings
Rabbi Miodownik: The Siddur Stickler: A careful look at parts of the tefillah that are often mispronounced or confusingly formatted in the siddur
AJ Berkovits: Of What Was Tanakh? A course survey of the various ancient approaches to decoding and interpreting Tanakh before the Middle Ages
Blood Drive this Sunday
Ahavas Achim will hold its next Blood Drive this Sunday, November 10 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., in the Downstairs Social Hall. Appointments are recommended! Walk-ins are welcome if capacity permits. For an appointment, please register at: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/318625. Please bring photo ID. Eat well and drink plenty of fluids before donating blood!
AAU Medical Ethics Shabbat Featuring Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Ahavas Achim University presents Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman on Shabbat November 15-16, Parshat Vayeira. This special Shabbat is generously sponsored by Barry & Marcia Levinson.
Schedule:
Friday 8:00 p.m. Presentation for Young Medical Professionals, Students and Residents: From Rambam the Physician to Rambam Medical Center: The Training of Jewish Medical Students Throughout the Centuries (at the home of Avi & Abby Eserner, 203 Harrison Ave.)
Shabbat Day:
9:45-10:30 a.m. Lecture after 7:15 Shacharit: Pidyon HaBen in the 21st Century
11:00-11:30 a.m. Lecture after 9:00 Minyan: Medical Halacha Update 5785: Are Pig Heart Transplants Kosher?
4:10 p.m. Mincha
4:30 p.m. Seudah Shlishit: Ancestry DNA in Jewish Law: What is Your “Spitting” Image?
Mazel Tov Announcements
Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Sam Korbman on his aufruf this Shabbat and on his forthcoming marriage to Talia Milner of Monsey, NY. Mazel Tov to Jeffrey and Dana Korbman the entire family.
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