Sunday, May 13
Happy Mother’s Day!
Tuesday, May 15
Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16
Religious School Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 17
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Friday, May 18
Bagels and Babies 9:30 a.m. (final one for the season)
Torah Study 12 noon
Family Shabbat Tefillah 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 19
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat service 10:00 a.m.
(Noah Marcus will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah).
Enjoy an Evening of Singing and Dancing
The Tzofim Friendship Caravan, a group of 16 and 17-year-old Boy and Girl Scouts from Israel, will be visiting the UJC on June 4, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Please see our flyer for more information.
This is a gift to the community from the Robert Young Foundation, Temple Shearith Israel and a grant from the Jewish Council of Public Affairs to the Jewish Federation.
You and all their friends are invited for worship and brunch on Shabbat morning, June 9th, 2007 to honor the memory of Danbury's Rhoda and Jerome. Rabbi Malino taught that when you lose someone close you find a different way to be together. Of course he was right. Rhoda and Jerome live on in the hearts of those whose lives they touched. Collect all your memories and memorabilia and join old friends for fond remembrances.
Call Myrna at 203-748-1228 or send a message to myrnajacobs at aol.com for reservations.
The Association of Religious Communities (ARC) Invites all to the 4th Annual Interfaith Peace Camp!
July 9 – 14, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
For children ages 9 to 12
Children will have fun making new friends as they visit five different sacred sites in our community, including a:
Camp includes lunches, healthy snacks and refreshments, all supplies for games, crafts and inter-active activities.
Fee is $65. (for scholarship waiver, phone Rev. P.J. Leopold at ARC 792-9450)
Each day, Campers will learn “What Peace Means” to a different world religion. Throughout the week, Campers share what peace means to them, as they explore fun, friendly ways to create peace with each other and in our great Danbury community.
For more information or to register please pick up a registration form at the UJC Religious School or Main Office.
Interfaith Peace Camp also provides opportunity for high school and college age students to work as Peer Leaders. Peer Leaders receive a $200 stipend.
Call Rev. Leopold for more information 792-9450.
The United Jewish Center’s Once a Year Opportunity Sale is coming!
Drop off dates are July 25th, 26th, and 27th.
Sale dates are July 29th, 30th and 31st.
We desperately need volunteers to help out during drop-off dates.
Please call Ilse Zimmerman at 203-748-7230.
The UJC Board of Directors proudly announces a recognition event for Dr. Ralph Falkenstein on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at La Fortuna Restaurant.
Invitation to follow.
Remember those less fortunate!
Personal Care Items Collection: There is a great need in the community for items such as deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo and soap. When you shop for yourself, buy a bit for someone else and bring it to the UJC. Leave donations in the bin near the steps.
Cell Phone Collection: Donate your old cell phone to be used by victims of domestic violence. Bring the phone and charger to the UJC and they will be brought to the Women’s Center to be used just in emergency situations by those who cannot afford their own phones.
Jewish Federation's NEW Website
Visit http://www.thejf.org to see
Israel News, Community Calendar, Local Jewish Resources, Worldwide
Jewish News, Jewish Life Resource, Jewish Federation news, Federation
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.
Chapter 25
1 The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai: 2 Speak to the Israelite people and say to them:
When you enter the land that I assign to you, the land shall observe a sabbath of the Lord. 3 Six years you may sow your field and six years you may prune your vineyard and gather in the yield. 4 But in the seventh year the land shall have a sabbath of complete rest, a sabbath of the Lord: you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. 5 You shall not reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untrimmed vines; it shall be a year of complete rest for the land. 6 But you may eat whatever the land during its sabbath will produce — you, your male and female slaves, the hired and bound laborers who live with you, 7 and your cattle and the beasts in your land may eat all its yield.