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Spotlight
Yom Hashoa:Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:15pm
March 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION Great Neck Synagogue Premier of FOUR SEASONS LODGE Award winning documentary that follows the lives of holocaust survivors each summer at their beloved bungalow colony as they celebrate their survival. Two survivors featured in the movie will be on hand to answer questions after the screening. Brief Synopsis In an inspiring and startlingly funny documentary, FOUR SEASONS LODGE follows a group of Holocaust survivors during what might be their... [Read the full story]
Parsha
Parsha Ki Sisa : Dr. Laura Danoff
March 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Peace of Parsha In the beginning of this week’s parsha, Ki Sisa Hashem commands Moshe to count the Children of Israel. This was actually the third time a census was done. The first time was when the Jews traveled to Egypt (Ya’acov’s family numbered seventy), the second time was when they left Egypt (600,000 men) and the third time was the day after Yom Kippur since many Jews had died following the sin of the Golden Calf and the census was done to count the number of male survivors over the age of twenty.... [Read the full story]
Rabbi
Update on Assistant/Associate Rabbinic Search Process
February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Update on Assistant/Associate Rabbinic Search Process. Over the past month, the Search Committee has received approximately 25 resumes for this position. Many of the resumes have come through the placement committee of the Center for the Jewish Future of Yeshiva University, which coordinates the placements of candidates from Yeshiva University, the Rabbinical Council of America and the Orthodox Union. We have also received resumes forwarded to us by members, as well as unsolicited resumes that have been sent in by mail.... [Read the full story]
Classes
Great Neck Scholars Kollel: March, 2010
March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Great Neck Scholars Kollel Schedule for March 03/01/10 03/02/10 03/04/10 Laws of Pesach: Passover the Bracha Laws of Pesach: Passover the Bracha Laws of Pesach: Passover the Bracha Hagada insights Hagada insights Parsha 03/08/10 03/09/10 03/11/10 Laws of Pesach: Passover the Bracha Laws of Pesach: In search of chometz Laws of Pesach: In search of chometz Hagada insights Hagada insights Parsha 03/15/10 03/16/10 03/18/10 Laws of Pesach: In search of chometz Laws of Pesach: In search... [Read the full story]
Chesed
Passover Food Collection
March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
PASSOVER FOOD COLLECTION Are you shopping for Passover? The GNS Hunger Initiative and Sisterhood request donations of canned and packaged Passover foods. Please bring them to the Sisterhood Passover Bazaar on March 10th or drop donations off at the GNS office. Thank you very much for your kindness and generosity to help those in need. Read More →
Sisterhood
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Sisterhood: Pre Pesach Bazaar
February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
SISTERHOOD PRE-PESACH BAZAAR On Wednesday evening, March 10th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm, the Sisterhood will be having a Pre-Pesach Bazaar at Great Neck Synagogue for all your Passover shopping needs. There will also be food tasting by Everfresh and wine tasting by Little Neck Wine and Liquor. We are grateful to Anida Rosman for organizing this wonderful event. We need volunteers to help us that evening - kindly email drein@verizon.net if you can help! Thank you! Also for sale that night will be tablecloths,... [Read the full story]
Men's Club
Men’s Club: Sunday, March 21
March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
GNS MEN’S CLUB Sunday, March 21st, MK Tzippy Hotovely, Likud party, Israel’s youngest member of Knesset, head of Committee on the Status of Women is speaking at GNS on “The Need for Greater Zionist Education in Israel and the Diaspora” and giving an update on the current political situation in the Middle East with reference to President Obama’s policies. She will be accompanied by Ahron Pulver of the Israel Independence Fund. Read More →
Youth
Saturday Night Soccer
March 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This Saturday evening will be the last night for the Saturday Night Soccer Program. The trophy award ceremony will take place for all who attended the program this season. The program will begin this week at 7:30 pm. Read More →
PESACH is right around the corner! For all of your Pesach information click on any of the following links:
Sale of Chometz form (print out and mail)
Sale of Chometz Form (submit on line)
Email Rabbi Polakoff a question at rabbi@gns.org
Shul Schedule
This Week (March 7th - March 12th)
- Monday, Thursday, 6:35 am
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:45 am
- 2nd Shacharit (daily) 7:45 am
- Mincha, 5:40 pm
THIS SHABBAT (March 13th)
Vayakhel Pekudei Shabbat HaChodesh
Pages
- Torah, Artscroll 516, Hertz 373
- Maftir, Artscroll 348, Hertz 253
- Haftorah, Artscroll 1218, Hertz 1001
Times
- Candle lighting, 5:40 pm
- Mincha, 5:40 pm
- Hashkama Minyan 8:00 am
- Youth Minyan 8:30 am
- Parsha Shiur 8:30 am
- Main Shul 9:00 am
- Beit Midrash 9:15 am
- Gemorah Shiur 4:35 pm
- Mincha 5:35 pm
- Shabbat Ends 6:50 pm
NEXT WEEK (March 14th - March 19th)
- Mincha, week of March 14th, 6:50 pm
- Monday, Thursday, 6:35 am
- Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh, 6:30 am
- Wednesday and Friday, 6:45 am
- 2nd Shacharit (daily) 7:45 am
NEXT SHABBAT (March 20th) - Vayikra
- Candle lighting 6:47 pm
- Mincha 6:50 pm
Upcoming Events
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Saturday Night Soccer
This Saturday evening will be the last night for the Saturday Night Soccer Program. The trophy award ceremony will take place for all who attended the program this season. The... [Read more]
Save The Date : April 17, Saturday
SOKOL HEISLER FAMILY LUNCHEON Save the date for the Annual Sharon Sokol Heisler Family Luncheon Saturday, April 17th. Mort Klein, President of the ZOA will be the featured speaker.His... [Read more]
Men’s Club: Sunday, March 21
GNS MEN’S CLUB Sunday, March 21st, MK Tzippy Hotovely, Likud party, Israel’s youngest member of Knesset, head of Committee on the Status of Women is speaking at GNS... [Read more]
Yom Hashoa:Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:15pm
SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION Great Neck Synagogue Premier of FOUR SEASONS LODGE Award winning documentary that follows the lives... [Read more]