Join
Rabbis Deitsch & Fajnland as we visit the Big Apple.
Trip Itinerary:
Friday
7:00 AM – Leave Chabad Community Campus
11:00 AM – Tour of the Jewish lower east side
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Beautifully restored Bialystoker synagogue (1826), with its hand-painted ceiling,
once a hidden stop along the Underground Railroad
Kehila Kedosha Janina (1926), the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere
and the only Greek synagogue in New York . It has a museum of Romaniote history
and of Greek Jews during the Holocaust
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol (1850), home to the “Kovno Rebbe”, the esteemed
Holocaust scholar Ephraim Oshry, and the first synagogue to become a New York
City landmark,
The Henry Street Settlement
The Educational Alliance , whose art school produced many renowned artists such
as Chaim Gross and Louise Nevelson
The original Jewish Daily “Forward” building, and Yiddish Newspaper
Row
Seward Park and Strauss Square
The one room 19th century synagogues along “Shteibl Row”
The oldest community Mikveh (ritual bath house) in continuous use in NYC
The site of the Garden Cafeteria, regular haunt of Issac Bashevis Singer and
other Yiddish writers.
1:00 PM – LUNCH at Noahs Ark
2:00 PM – Depart for Crown Heights
Friday Night
Shabbat Meal at host Family
Shabbat Day
Breakfast at Host Family
10:00 AM – Shacharit services at Chabad World Headquarters 770 Eastern
Parkway
1:00 PM - Shabbat Lunch will be eaten together as a group at the home of Rabbi
Deitsch’s parents 866 Eastern Parkway
Special guest appearance by Rabbi Leibel Groner - personal secretary for the
Lubavitcher Rebbes for over twenty years. Rabbi Groner will share insights into
the Rebbes life, as well as never heard before stories.
Saturday Night
7:00 PM – Special trip to the Ohel, resting place of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe. The Ohel is visited by tens of thousands every year. Jews and
non-Jews of every type come to the Ohel to pay respect as well as to
pray and ask for blessings.
8:00 PM – Dinner at Dan Carmel Pizzaria
Return to Host Family
Sunday Morning
8:45 AM – Group Matzah Baking at an authentic Matzah bakery.
9:30 AM – Breakfast at Bunch-O-Bagels
10:30 AM – Tour of the Rebbe’s priceless library
11:15 AM – Return to Virginia . Estimated time of arrival 4:30pm
Cost for the entire trip: $100 per person. Reservations must be made
no later than Wednesday morning by 10:00 a.m.
At Chabad Community Campus
3939 Prince William Drive,
Fairfax VA 22031
RSVP at . Or call 703 426 1980
DON'T MISS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AT SIXTH & I RUTH ELLEN GRUBER: EUROPE'S REAL IMAGINARY SPACES: SAUERKRAUT COWBOYS AND KLEZMER CAFES Tuesday, January 29 at 7:00 pm American writer and photographer discusses how Europeans embrace the myth of the American Wild West and how the so-called "Jewish space" in Europe is often filled by non-Jews. Gruber will describe a colorful world of klezmer cafes, European cowboys, and other "real imaginary spaces" in today's Europe.
MICHAEL IAN BLACK AND MICHAEL SHOWALTER Saturday, February 2 at 8:00 pm Join us for a hilarious evening with the actor and director who appeared together in the 2001 film
Wet Hot American Summer
2ND ANNUAL ISRAELSCENE EXHIBIT WITH BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL Opening on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 pm All proceeds will be used to purchase cultural arts supplies to benefit Ethiopian Israeli children
6TH IN THE CITY SHABBAT- NOSH, PRAY, SCHMOOZE Friday, February 8 at 6:00 pm Musical and interactive Shabbat for young professionals with Rabbi Shira Stutman and top-touring musician in Jewish rock, Rick Recht FAMILY SHABBAT Saturday, February 9 at 10:00 am Interactive service with singer/songwriter Lisa Baydush
GUILT & PLEASURE SALON Monday, February 11 at 7:00 pm Be a part of our premiere salon for great conversation about an intriguing topic. Professor Tony Michels from the University of Wisconsin, Madison will guide the twenty-thirty something crowd in a thought-provoking discussion about the intersection of African-Americans and Jews in the development of American popular music. How do we relate to this music and what does this reveal about our Jewish identities? We will jump into conversation using articles from the Fall 2007 Sound issue of
Guilt & Pleasure
magazine. Space is limited; Young professionals interested in attending must RSVP by emailing Jackie.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER IN CONVERSATION Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 pm Legal Correspondent and Professor of Law, Jeffrey Rosen will ask Justice Breyer about recent Court decisions, the future of the Court, and its political make up cosponsored with The New Republic
Join
Rabbis Deitsch & Fajnland as we visit the Big Apple. 
