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WHAT IS THE H.I.R.? The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale is an Orthodox Synagogue which serves the entire Jewish community. The Hebrew Institute is a synagogue that warmly embraces all Jews regardless of affiliation, commitment or background. It is affectionately known as the "Bayit", which is a home - a place of love and welcome. The HIR is known nationally for bringing spirituality into the synagogue, for its activism, its learning programs, and its work on behalf of the elderly, homebound, and the mentally and physically challenged. (click for more...) |
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RABBI WEISS' RESPONSE TO THE
RECENT TERROR PLOT:
AS PUBLISHED BY THE DAILY NEWS
RABBI WEISS INTERVIEWED ON PBS: Click on the link below to watch Rav Avi's revent interview on the PBS show "Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly"
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REFLECTIONS FROM MEDINAT YISRAEL
To read the moving personal reflections of Israeli identity from three Israeli members of the Bayit, Tomer and Efrat Grossman and Ariel Freidenberg, delivered Shabbat morning,
April 25, 2009, please click here.
NEWSWEEK NAMES HIR ONE OF THE TOP 25 MOST VIBRANT SYNAGOGUES IN THE UNITED STATES! click here for article
RESPONSA AND CERIFICATE FROM MAHARAT SARA HURWITZ'S CONFERRAL CEREMONY
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Sara Hurwitz's speech given at conferral ceremony, March 22 2009
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Rabbi Joshua Maroof's speech,
March 22 2009
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FEAR, COURAGE, RESPONSIBILITY - A DIARY OF RABBI AVI WEISS' TRIP TO VENEZUELA (click here)
Click below to listen to HIR's Divrei Torah
for Rosh Hashana 5767:
Habayta: Bringing Our Soldiers Home
When Rosh Hashana Falls on Shabbat The Great Shofar is Sounded
The Power of the Second
God's Unconditional Love of His People
Musical Selichot led by our very own
Dr. Elli Kranzler, Sept. 16, 2006
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RABBI AVI WEISS: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE SITUATION IN ISRAEL (51 min.)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006
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RABBI WEISS' EXPERIENCES WHILE IN ISRAEL: INTERVIEW ON ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO (10 min.)
MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006
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RABBI WEISS INTERVIEW ON: 1010 WIN RADIO (1 min.)
MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006
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RABBI WEISS INTERVIEW WITH: JM in the AM: NACHUM INTERVIEWS RABBI AVI WEISS (17 min.)
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006
INTERVIEW CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT:www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/19818/
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Rabbi Avi Weiss debates Arab American News Columnist Neal Abunab "What Next for the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process?"
BBC News 01/30/2006
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