THERE WILL BE A DINNER PRECEDING THE EVENT AT 6:00 RESERVATIONS WERE REQUIRED FOR THE DINNER.
PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO BRING A PRE-PLATTERED DESSERT FOR THE ONEG WHICH WILL FOLLOW SERVICES. YOUR GENEROSITY IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL FOR THE SHABBAT EVENING SERVICES!!
Tonight’s special service is made possible by the Justin W. Jacobs Music Fund and Laura Harris.
Sunday, November 19
At 4:00 p.m., come meet the authors of “Yiddish with Dick and Jane” and “Yiddish with George and Laura”, Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman at the UJC. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Monday, November 20
Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service 7:00 p.m. at St. Gregory the Great Church
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 21
Membership Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Ritual Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 23
Happy Thanksgiving -- office closed
Friday, November 24
Bagels and Babies 9:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Tefillah 7:30 p.m.
Tonight’s Oneg is sponsored by Roberta and Irwin Berger in memory of Harry Gruskay,
Sarah Bank Gruskay, Samuel Berger, Jenny Berger and Arthur Gruskay.
Saturday, November 25
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat service 10:00 a.m.
Next Date: Wednesday, November 29 3 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Have a great time while keeping 120 people from going hungry that day!
Call or email Peggy Zamore (203-938-3330 or peggyz18@aol.com)
if you wish to join us in November to cook, serve or both.
Rabbi’s Sunday Seminars will resume in December from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. The topic on Sunday, December 3 will be "The Book of Psalms".
Next Date: Monday Dec. 18 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
If you would like to volunteer for next time, leave a message for Denise Maleh
at 748-3355.
When the other homeless shelters fill up the overflow are sent to the First Congregational Church. It is truly a mitzvah you can do in your sleep! It may not be the most comfortable night’s sleep you’ve ever had but the gratitude of the clients more than makes up for that.
We have traditionally helped out during Christmas week and we are looking for volunteers again for that week in addition to other nights.
As in the past you will be expected to arrive at the church at 9 p.m. and stay until 6 a.m. On the nights we schedule we will have 2 volunteers, if you are a new volunteer we will make every effort to put you with someone who has done it before.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Nancy Marcus @203-748-4163 or Kathy Bardes (1st Cong. Church) @203-798-1052
The Sisterhood and Brotherhood are proud to announce the wedding of Sheila Matilda Schwartzbergerfieldmanstein to Poindexter Paul Plotka on Saturday, February 24, at 7:00 p.m. Your invitation will be in the December Shofar. If you want to sit closer to the bride's table (or further from it), you can print out your invitation and send it in sooner.
The UJC Goods and Services Auction has been postponed until March 3, 2007. If you have goods or services to contribute, contact Bonnie and Alan Wunsch at auction@unitedjewishcenter.org or call (203) 730-8530.
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Message from Mazon:
MAZON has opened a fund dedicated to disaster relief. To find out more about MAZON's efforts or to donate online, visit us at www.mazon.org, or call us at (310) 442-0020.
If you or a loved one is ailing - at home or in the hospital - and you would like a phone call or visit, please call and leave a message on our clergy’s voicemail(s). Danbury Hospital’s security concerns mean that we may not find out in a timely manner.
This translation was taken from the JPS Tanakh
19 This is the story of Isaac, son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac. 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord responded to his plea, and his wife Rebekah conceived. 22 But the children struggled in her womb, and she said, "If so, why do I exist?" She went to inquire of the Lord, 23 and the Lord answered her, "Two nations are in your womb, two separate peoples shall issue from your body; One people shall be mightier than the other, and the older shall serve the younger."
24 When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first one emerged red, like a hairy mantle all over; so they named him Esau. 26 Then his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.