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	March 2023
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			1 ■ Event March 1, 2023 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm See more details ■ Talmud Class Talmud Class March 1, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm OZ Talmud Class: Masekhet Makkot Continued - in person and by Zoom Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, beginning Oct. 26, 2022 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819095662?pwd=Nm5FYmZiNWVUZm5wTEIwZWlSaG4wQT09 "Punishments In Search of Crimes & Wisdom for Developing Moral Citizenship" Exercise your mind and mine insights from the world of our Sages. Join the Or Zarua Talmud class this year on Wednesday nights over ZOOM or in person for further exploration of Masekhet Makkot - so relevant to big questions of modern societies and our lives. When does someone get a "get out of jail free" card? What does a criminal justice system look like in the Rabbis' mind and what are the value concepts it functions with that inform modern systems of punishment and/or rehabilitation? Along the way there are always expansive discussions about familiar and not so familiar Jewish customs and culture, and anyone with any background adds to our class. Class meets 7:30 - 9pm most Wednesdays. Check the calendar and eblasts for exact schedule. See more details • •	2 ■ Siddur Class Siddur Class March 2, 2023 8:40 am - 10:00 am OZ Siddur and Prayer Class & Discussion Group Thursdays, 8:40 am after minyan, beginning Oct. 27, 2022 "Lekha Dodi - Meeting the Mystical Sabbath Queen at Night & Other Evening Prayers" Come explore the mystical poetry of Kabbalat Shabbat. Our first major area of focus will be Lekha Dodi. This 16th Century addition to the siddur took off like wildfire around the Jewish world. We'll sing it with many different tunes, discuss the content and expand the ongoing conversation among class participants about prayer experiences. Over the year we will compare the weekday and Sabbath evening services. Classes include general explorations of Jewish spirituality and the prayer experience. Careful attention to the language of prayers is a focus. Class meets in-person only at OZ 8:40am on Thursdays after morning minyan. See more details •	3	4 ■ Rex Schwartz Bar Mitzvah Rex Schwartz Bar Mitzvah March 4, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Confirmed for Shabbat Tetzaveh/Zachor March 4, 2023 on May 18, 2022. See more details •
5	6 ■ Fast of Esther Fast of Esther March 6, 2023 5:11 am - 6:23 am See more details ■ Zoom Torah Study Zoom Torah Study March 6, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Zoom Torah Study Mondays,⋅12:00 – 1:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81522496147?pwd=T1JIc3gvZ3BYREppdmVLTko5aFZPUT09 Meeting ID: 815 2249 6147 Passcode: 613 "Leadership: Searching the Weekly Torah Portion for Inspiration" Join the community to explore the weekly Torah portion and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks essays that pertain to leadership. We honor the memory of Rabbi Sacks by engaging with his materials, and we expand the learning by adding classic and other modern commentary. Make it your lunch & learn or set aside the Monday at noon on ZOOM hour to participate and learn in this dynamic, online, community Torah study. See more details ■ Fast ends Fast ends March 6, 2023 6:23 pm - 7:23 pm See more details ■ PURIM Ma'ariv, Megillah and Spiel PURIM Ma'ariv, Megillah and Spiel March 6, 2023 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 6:30 pm Ma'ariv and Megillah reading Purim Spiel to follow Dessert reception after See more details • • • •	7	8 ■ Talmud Class Talmud Class March 8, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm OZ Talmud Class: Masekhet Makkot Continued - in person and by Zoom Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, beginning Oct. 26, 2022 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819095662?pwd=Nm5FYmZiNWVUZm5wTEIwZWlSaG4wQT09 "Punishments In Search of Crimes & Wisdom for Developing Moral Citizenship" Exercise your mind and mine insights from the world of our Sages. Join the Or Zarua Talmud class this year on Wednesday nights over ZOOM or in person for further exploration of Masekhet Makkot - so relevant to big questions of modern societies and our lives. When does someone get a "get out of jail free" card? What does a criminal justice system look like in the Rabbis' mind and what are the value concepts it functions with that inform modern systems of punishment and/or rehabilitation? Along the way there are always expansive discussions about familiar and not so familiar Jewish customs and culture, and anyone with any background adds to our class. Class meets 7:30 - 9pm most Wednesdays. Check the calendar and eblasts for exact schedule. See more details •	9 ■ Siddur Class Siddur Class March 9, 2023 8:40 am - 10:00 am OZ Siddur and Prayer Class & Discussion Group Thursdays, 8:40 am after minyan, beginning Oct. 27, 2022 "Lekha Dodi - Meeting the Mystical Sabbath Queen at Night & Other Evening Prayers" Come explore the mystical poetry of Kabbalat Shabbat. Our first major area of focus will be Lekha Dodi. This 16th Century addition to the siddur took off like wildfire around the Jewish world. We'll sing it with many different tunes, discuss the content and expand the ongoing conversation among class participants about prayer experiences. Over the year we will compare the weekday and Sabbath evening services. Classes include general explorations of Jewish spirituality and the prayer experience. Careful attention to the language of prayers is a focus. Class meets in-person only at OZ 8:40am on Thursdays after morning minyan. See more details •	10	11 ■ Jonah Schmutter Bar Mitzvah Jonah Schmutter Bar Mitzvah March 11, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Confirmed for Shabbat Ki Tisa March 11, 2023 on Nov. 19, 2021 See more details •
12 ■ DST begins DST begins March 12, 2023 See more details •	13 ■ No Zoom Torah Study No Zoom Torah Study March 13, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Not meeting March 13. Zoom Torah Study Mondays,⋅12:00 – 1:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81522496147?pwd=T1JIc3gvZ3BYREppdmVLTko5aFZPUT09 Meeting ID: 815 2249 6147 Passcode: 613 "Leadership: Searching the Weekly Torah Portion for Inspiration" Join the community to explore the weekly Torah portion and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks essays that pertain to leadership. We honor the memory of Rabbi Sacks by engaging with his materials, and we expand the learning by adding classic and other modern commentary. Make it your lunch & learn or set aside the Monday at noon on ZOOM hour to participate and learn in this dynamic, online, community Torah study. See more details •	14	15 ■ No Talmud Class No Talmud Class March 15, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm NOT MEETING MARCH 15 OZ Talmud Class: Masekhet Makkot Continued - in person and by Zoom Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, beginning Oct. 26, 2022 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819095662?pwd=Nm5FYmZiNWVUZm5wTEIwZWlSaG4wQT09 "Punishments In Search of Crimes & Wisdom for Developing Moral Citizenship" Exercise your mind and mine insights from the world of our Sages. Join the Or Zarua Talmud class this year on Wednesday nights over ZOOM or in person for further exploration of Masekhet Makkot - so relevant to big questions of modern societies and our lives. When does someone get a "get out of jail free" card? What does a criminal justice system look like in the Rabbis' mind and what are the value concepts it functions with that inform modern systems of punishment and/or rehabilitation? Along the way there are always expansive discussions about familiar and not so familiar Jewish customs and culture, and anyone with any background adds to our class. Class meets 7:30 - 9pm most Wednesdays. Check the calendar and eblasts for exact schedule. See more details •	16 ■ No Siddur Class No Siddur Class March 16, 2023 8:40 am - 10:00 am NOT MEETING MARCH 16 OZ Siddur and Prayer Class & Discussion Group Thursdays, 8:40 am after minyan, beginning Oct. 27, 2022 "Lekha Dodi - Meeting the Mystical Sabbath Queen at Night & Other Evening Prayers" Come explore the mystical poetry of Kabbalat Shabbat. Our first major area of focus will be Lekha Dodi. This 16th Century addition to the siddur took off like wildfire around the Jewish world. We'll sing it with many different tunes, discuss the content and expand the ongoing conversation among class participants about prayer experiences. Over the year we will compare the weekday and Sabbath evening services. Classes include general explorations of Jewish spirituality and the prayer experience. Careful attention to the language of prayers is a focus. Class meets in-person only at OZ 8:40am on Thursdays after morning minyan. See more details ■ NCS Hesed Program NCS Hesed Program March 16, 2023 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Thursday Night Pasta and Salad at NCS 3rd & 4th Thursdays each month, 5:00-5:45 pm. Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter's East 81st Street Residence NCS has again partially lifted their "no volunteers on site" protocol so that we may again go into the residence on 81st Street to package the food we provide into individual portions for delivery by their staff to the residents. Donations to the Hesed Fund needed. Contact Jeff Haberman. See more details • •	17 ■ Newsletter Newsletter March 17, 2023 See more details •	18
19 ■ Book Discussion Book Discussion March 19, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Sunday, March 19, 2023 7:00 pm Book: The Three Muses by Martha Anne Toll Discussion led by: Aliza Kaplan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60182426-three-muses See more details ■ No Bir'nana Rehearsal No Bir'nana Rehearsal March 19, 2023 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm See more details • •	20 ■ No Zoom Torah Study No Zoom Torah Study March 20, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Not meeting March 20 Zoom Torah Study Mondays,⋅12:00 – 1:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81522496147?pwd=T1JIc3gvZ3BYREppdmVLTko5aFZPUT09 Meeting ID: 815 2249 6147 Passcode: 613 "Leadership: Searching the Weekly Torah Portion for Inspiration" Join the community to explore the weekly Torah portion and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks essays that pertain to leadership. We honor the memory of Rabbi Sacks by engaging with his materials, and we expand the learning by adding classic and other modern commentary. Make it your lunch & learn or set aside the Monday at noon on ZOOM hour to participate and learn in this dynamic, online, community Torah study. See more details •	21	22 ■ No Talmud Class No Talmud Class March 22, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm NOT MEETING MARCH 22 OZ Talmud Class: Masekhet Makkot Continued - in person and by Zoom Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, beginning Oct. 26, 2022 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819095662?pwd=Nm5FYmZiNWVUZm5wTEIwZWlSaG4wQT09 "Punishments In Search of Crimes & Wisdom for Developing Moral Citizenship" Exercise your mind and mine insights from the world of our Sages. Join the Or Zarua Talmud class this year on Wednesday nights over ZOOM or in person for further exploration of Masekhet Makkot - so relevant to big questions of modern societies and our lives. When does someone get a "get out of jail free" card? What does a criminal justice system look like in the Rabbis' mind and what are the value concepts it functions with that inform modern systems of punishment and/or rehabilitation? Along the way there are always expansive discussions about familiar and not so familiar Jewish customs and culture, and anyone with any background adds to our class. Class meets 7:30 - 9pm most Wednesdays. Check the calendar and eblasts for exact schedule. See more details •	23 ■ No Siddur Class No Siddur Class March 23, 2023 8:40 am - 10:00 am NOT MEETING MARCH 23 OZ Siddur and Prayer Class & Discussion Group Thursdays, 8:40 am after minyan, beginning Oct. 27, 2022 "Lekha Dodi - Meeting the Mystical Sabbath Queen at Night & Other Evening Prayers" Come explore the mystical poetry of Kabbalat Shabbat. Our first major area of focus will be Lekha Dodi. This 16th Century addition to the siddur took off like wildfire around the Jewish world. We'll sing it with many different tunes, discuss the content and expand the ongoing conversation among class participants about prayer experiences. Over the year we will compare the weekday and Sabbath evening services. Classes include general explorations of Jewish spirituality and the prayer experience. Careful attention to the language of prayers is a focus. Class meets in-person only at OZ 8:40am on Thursdays after morning minyan. See more details ■ NCS Hesed Program NCS Hesed Program March 23, 2023 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Thursday Night Pasta and Salad at NCS 3rd & 4th Thursdays each month, 6:00-6:45 pm. Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter's East 81st Street Residence NCShas again partially lifted their "no volunteers on site"protocol so that we may again go into the residence on 81st Street topackage the food we provide into individual portions for delivery by theirstaff to the residents. Donations to the Hesed Fund needed. Contact Jeff Haberman. See more details • •	24	25
26 ■ Bir'nana Rehearsal Bir'nana Rehearsal March 26, 2023 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm See more details •	27 ■ Zoom Torah Study Zoom Torah Study March 27, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Zoom Torah Study Mondays,⋅12:00 – 1:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81522496147?pwd=T1JIc3gvZ3BYREppdmVLTko5aFZPUT09 Meeting ID: 815 2249 6147 Passcode: 613 "Leadership: Searching the Weekly Torah Portion for Inspiration" Join the community to explore the weekly Torah portion and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks essays that pertain to leadership. We honor the memory of Rabbi Sacks by engaging with his materials, and we expand the learning by adding classic and other modern commentary. Make it your lunch & learn or set aside the Monday at noon on ZOOM hour to participate and learn in this dynamic, online, community Torah study. See more details •	28 ■ Grocery Packing and Distribution at MET Council Grocery Packing and Distribution at MET Council March 28, 2023 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm If interested contact Jeff Haberman at jeff32449@verizon.net or (917) 697-1677 See more details •	29 ■ Talmud Class Talmud Class March 29, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm OZ Talmud Class: Masekhet Makkot Continued - in person and by Zoom Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, beginning Oct. 26, 2022 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819095662?pwd=Nm5FYmZiNWVUZm5wTEIwZWlSaG4wQT09 "Punishments In Search of Crimes & Wisdom for Developing Moral Citizenship" Exercise your mind and mine insights from the world of our Sages. Join the Or Zarua Talmud class this year on Wednesday nights over ZOOM or in person for further exploration of Masekhet Makkot - so relevant to big questions of modern societies and our lives. When does someone get a "get out of jail free" card? What does a criminal justice system look like in the Rabbis' mind and what are the value concepts it functions with that inform modern systems of punishment and/or rehabilitation? Along the way there are always expansive discussions about familiar and not so familiar Jewish customs and culture, and anyone with any background adds to our class. Class meets 7:30 - 9pm most Wednesdays. Check the calendar and eblasts for exact schedule. See more details •	30 ■ Deadline to make Seder reservations Deadline to make Seder reservations March 30, 2023 See more details ■ Siddur Class Siddur Class March 30, 2023 8:40 am - 10:00 am OZ Siddur and Prayer Class & Discussion Group Thursdays, 8:40 am after minyan, beginning Oct. 27, 2022 "Lekha Dodi - Meeting the Mystical Sabbath Queen at Night & Other Evening Prayers" Come explore the mystical poetry of Kabbalat Shabbat. Our first major area of focus will be Lekha Dodi. This 16th Century addition to the siddur took off like wildfire around the Jewish world. We'll sing it with many different tunes, discuss the content and expand the ongoing conversation among class participants about prayer experiences. Over the year we will compare the weekday and Sabbath evening services. Classes include general explorations of Jewish spirituality and the prayer experience. Careful attention to the language of prayers is a focus. Class meets in-person only at OZ 8:40am on Thursdays after morning minyan. See more details ■ Exhibition Talk: Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition with Dr. Emily Braun Exhibition Talk: Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition with Dr. Emily Braun March 30, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition Dr. Emily Braun, premiere scholar and curator, and OZ member Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm Critics hailed the exhibition Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition, recently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for offering a new understanding of Cubism. This exhibition of still life demonstrated the transhistorical connections between the tradition of visual deception and the meaning and method behind Cubist collages by Georges Braque, Juan Gris and Pablo Picasso. Paradoxically, the Cubist dialogue with trompe l’oeil began just as these three artists began to dismantle the conventions of Western illusionism. Yet both trompe l’oeil and cubism engaged in issues of truth and falsehood, originality and authenticity -- in art and in life. Please join us when Co-Curator of the exhibition Dr. Emily Braun (a fellow Or Zarua member) will give a talk on the exhibition, its themes, and the logistics involved in organizing an international loan exhibition. Dr. Braun will present an overview of the exhibition with images and a talk that highlights the reception of the exhibition, as well as further thoughts about the movements she connected. Emily (Mimi) Braun is Distinguished Professor at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY and the Curator of the Leonard A. Lauder Collection. She is known internationally as an expert in two fields: modern Italian art and Cubism. Braun has organized several award-winning exhibitions, among them Gardens and Ghettos: The Art of Jewish Life in Italy (The Jewish Museum, 1989); The Power of Conversation: Jewish Women and their Salons (The Jewish Museum, 2005); Cubism: the Leonard A Lauder Collection (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014) and Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2015). Her essays have been included in catalogues published by museums across North America and Europe, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the MoMA, the Morgan Library, the Neue Galerie, the Tate Gallery, the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Palazzo Reale Milan. Her research has been supported by Fellowships from the Getty Foundation and the New York Public Library Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. In 2020 she held the Edmond J. Safra Professorship at CASVA, The National Gallery of Art Washington. Her lecture this evening relates to the recent exhibition, Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition, which she co-curated with Elizabeth Cowling for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Join us for what will be a spectacular presentation. Refreshments to follow. Graphic credit: Emily Braun and Elizabeth Cowling, Cubism and the Trompe L'Oeil Tradition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2022. See more details • • •	31

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