Congregation Beth Aharon

Welcome to Congregation Beth Aharon of Riverdale, Bronx NY - Riverdale's main

Sephardic Congregation - located at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - the Bayit.

Our orthodox shul welcomes prayers of all edot and any level of observance.

We invite you to join our tefilot and community.

This Week

Shabbat Parashat B’midbar Sinai

Friday, May 25 - Erev Shabbat

Date: 5 Sivan 5772 * 26 May 2012

Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:43pm

Minḥa / Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm – T’filat Avraham

Candle Lighting: 7:58pm

Shabbat, May 26 - Erev & Leil Shavuot

8:30am – Shaharit

Latest Shema: 9:11am

Kiddush: 11:30am

After Main Tefila: Shiur with Rav Avi - “Yearning for Israel: The Diaspora Relationship to the Jewish State.”

7:55pm - Minha

8:30pm - 9:00pm - Shiur in English - Rav Steven -  “Receiving the Torah Again: Preparations for Shavuot”

8:15pm – Beth Aharon’s Seuda Shlishit & Shiur: Biblical Hebrew

9:02pm - Candle Lighting After

9:05pm - Arvit

9:30pm - Dine and Discuss - Communal Dinner and Learning – RSVP

Teens Dinner, followed by theological discussions and Torah stuty, Amazing snacks all night

11:30pm - 1:30am - Beth Aharon Tikkun Leil Shavuot

11:30pm - 12:30am - “Conversion From Ruth to Today: History and

Critical Elements” with Rabbi Dov Linzer

12:45am - 1:30am - Shiur with Rabbinic Intern Ruth Balinsky Friedman - 

“Poverty and Economics in the Book of Ruth”

1:45am - 2:30am - Shiur with Shira Billet

2:45am - 3:30am - Shiur with Rabbinic Intern Josh Strosberg

3:45am - 4:30am - Shiur with Rav Ari Hart

4:35am - 4:45am - Shiur with Rav Steven - “Songs of the Morning”

4:55am - Shah’rit – Tefila Avraham

Sunday, May 27 - Shavuot Day 1

8:30am - Shah’rit

After Tefillah - Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer - “Conversion Policies

and Standards: Part 1 - Policies”

12:30pm – Beth Aharon, Annual Shavuot Luncheon - RSVP

6:30pm - Teen Panel for Teens and Adults - “Our Perspective on Jewish Life Today”

7:30pm - Minha

7:50pm - Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer -  “Conversion Policies and

Standards: Part 2 - Standards”

7:55pm – Beth Aharon, Migilat Ruth

8:30pm - Arvit

9:03pm - Candle Lighting After This Time

Monday, May 28 - Shavuot Day 2

8:30am - Shah’rit with Megillat Ruth

10:30am (approx.) - Yizkor

After Musaf - Megillat Ruth (Male & Female Readers)

7:00pm - Shiur with Rabbi Dov Linzer -  “Conversion of Minors:

Issues and Values” 

7:55pm - Minha

8:15pm - Graduation/Siyum Program

8:15pm - Daf Yomi

9:08pm - Arvit/Yom Tov Ends 



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Shavua Tov!

Hag Shavuot Sameyah and Mo'aadim l'Simha



The Month of Sivan

"In the third month after the Exodus of the Jewish People from Egypt, on that very day, they came to the Desert of Sinai" (Shemot 19:1)

Name of the Month

"Sivan" is the Babylonian name of this month, as are all of the "official" names of the months in the Hebrew Calendar. In the Bible, the month is referred to as "the Third Month," with reference to Nisan, the First Month.

Zodiac Sign of the Month


The "sign" of the month is "Twins," a hint of the roles in this month of Moshe and Aharon who were considered equal, and it was through them and by their merit that the Torah was given to the People of Israel.

(ou.org)