Sunday, January 7
Outstanding Summer Camps for Children!
Please join us on Sunday, January 7th at 10:15 a.m. in the Heyman Auditorium for a presentation on Crane Lake and Eisner Camps. A camp representative will be at the UJC to answer all of your questions.
Monday, January 8
Choir practice 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 9
Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 10
Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah informational meeting 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 11
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Friday, January 12
Bagels and Babies 9:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Tefillah 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 13
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat service 10:00 a.m.
Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- Office Closed
Chad Sinanian has the opportunity to move to a better apartment in his building off Main Street, near I84 exit 5, behind Hertz Rental Cars. We just need to move his furniture and belongings from his second floor apartment, down one flight of steps, to his new first floor apartment.
Chad now has to move on Sunday, February 4. This is Superbowl Sunday but we are meeting at 9:00 AM so we should be done a long time before any Superbowl festivities. Please contact Art Prager at Prager@us.ibm.com if you can help.
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 5th UJC Goods & Services Auction will be Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. — watch for your invitation.
Wonderful items to include a use of vacation homes in Rhode Island and Arizona, Shabbat dinner, Mexican dinner, High Holy Day parking space, football tickets and more!
If you have items or services to donate, please contact Bonnie or Alan Wunsch at 730-8530 or at auction@unitedjewishcenter.org.
There will be an informational meeting on adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Dick room of the UJC. All are welcome to attend.
The Rabbi's seminars will be held in the Young Board Room from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
| February 4, 2007 | Proverbs and Ecclesiastes |
| February 11, 2007 | And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Book of Joshua |
| February 18, 2007 | Israel and Iran: Today's Crisis |
| February 25, 2007 | Amos: Prophet of Israel's Social Conscience |
An introductory course in Jewish Holiday Traditions and Practices.
Be sure to join us for three relaxed, fun-filled Sunday morning sessions of discussion, facts and foods. The focus of these workshops is to provide a basic understanding of the Jewish festivals with special emphasis on home observances. The scheduled dates are:
| January 21, 2007 | Introduction to the festivals and observing Shabbat |
| February 25, 2007 | Introduction to the Megillah/having a great time celebrating Purim |
| March 18, 2007 | Involving the whole family in preparing and celebrating the Passover Seder |
All workshops will begin at 9:30 a.m. with bagels and coffee and will run approximately 90 minutes.
For additional information call Daryl Bain at 743-1180 or Ruth Gruber at 798-0745.
Teens and concerned adults are cordially invited on Sunday, February 25, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the UJC.
The session will feature a panel of teen trainers from the Anti Defamation League’s “Confronting Anti-Semitism” Program
A light lunch will be served. The program is free.
For more information and to RSVP, please call:
Jackie Morrison at (203) 743-6161 or email GrDanburyNCJW@aol.com
The ADL at (203) 288-6500 x316 or email scitrin@adl.org
Jewish Federation's NEW Website
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Campaign e-Giving, registration for the Learning Exchange, reservations
for Jewish Federation events AND MORE!!
The news will be an automatic feed with frequent updates. Our goal is for the site to be your destination for all Jewish information including links to many local and worldwide Jewish resources. All area synagogues and local Jewish organizations are encouraged to check the new website's Community Calendar prior to scheduling any events that are open to the community to prevent conflicts. Area synagogues and local Jewish organizations are encouraged to submit upcoming events to be posted on the community calendar and to submit news items, photos and announcements for posting on the website. Please submit your items to info@thejf.org.
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
Shemot 1:15-21
15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16 saying, "When you deliver the Hebrew women, look at the birthstool: if it is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live." 17 The midwives, fearing God, did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. 18 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, letting the boys live?" 19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women: they are vigorous. Before the midwife can come to them, they have given birth." 20 And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and increased greatly. 21 And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.