Sunday, February 25
Judaism 101 (intro. To the Megillah/Purim) 9:30-11 a.m.
Rabbi’s Sunday Seminar 10-11:30 a.m. Topic: Amos: Prophet of Israel’s Social Conscience
NCJW – Teens and anti-Semitism seminar 11:15 - 1:30; Hebrew Class 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 26
Investment Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 27
Active Adults Meeting 12:00 noon
Sisterhood Aquacize at Country Kids Pool 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28
Religious School Faculty Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 1
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Academy of Jewish Learning 7-9 p.m.
Friday, March 2
Bagels and Babies 9:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Tefillah 7:30
Saturday, March 3
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat service 10:00 a.m.
Goods and Services Auction 7:00 p.m
Sunday, March 4
Megillah Reading 11:00
Purim Carnival 11:30-1
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.
A list of the major items for the auction is now available on the UJC web site.
The Rabbi's seminars will be held in the Young Board Room from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
| 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 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:
| This Sunday
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 this Sunday, February 25, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the UJC.
Sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women Greater Danbury Section and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
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 at 11:15. 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
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Megillah Reading and Costume Parade at 11:00 a.m.
Purim Carnival to follow at 11:30 a.m.Order forms for the Brotherhood Wine Sale are available at the UJC and on our web site. All orders must be in by Friday, March 16 and will be delivered on Sunday, March 25. There will be a tasting of some of the wines at the auction on March 3. Please contact Joe Bain or Simcha Gralla for more information.
Remember those less fortunate!
If you’re cold these days (and nights) when heading outside, remember those who have no warm homes to go back to. Our homeless are in desperate need of socks, long underwear and heavy winter gloves. It’s a very long day when you’re homeless and just trying to find a place to go to get out of the cold.
Please bring your donations to the UJC and leave them in the box at the bottom of the steps inside the UJC. Thank you!
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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
Esther 4
Mordecai had this message delivered to Esther: “Do not imagine that you, of all the Jews, will escape with your life by being in the king’s palace. On the contrary, if you keep silent in this crisis, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another quarter, while you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows, perhaps you have attained to royal position for just such a crisis.”