Monday, September 3
Labor Day (office closed)
Tuesday, September 4
Executive Meeting 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 5
Library Committee Meeting 4:00 p.m.
Active Adults 7:30 p.m.
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 6
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Friday, September 7
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Tefillah 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 8
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning 10:00 a.m.
(Joshua Dempsey will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah).
S’lichot Service 8:00 p.m. (see below for more information)
Monday, September 10th Rosh Hashanah readers rehearsal 6–7 p.m.
Monday, September 17th Yom Kippur readers rehearsal 6-7 p.m.
On Saturday, September 8th at 8:00 p.m. at the United Jewish Center, please join us for Havdalah and refreshments.
Havdalah will be followed by:
S’Lichot “Under the Stars” Service and Bonfire to follow in the Feinson-Dick Garden
The UJC Religious School year will be starting soon. Please mark your calendars!
Sunday School:
Sunday, September 9, 9:00 -11:30 a.m. - Pre-School - Grade 6
High School:
Sunday, September 9, 11:10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Grades 8, 9, 10 & 11
(11:10 - 11:30 brunch, 11:30 - 1:00 class activities)
Grade 7:
Monday, September 10, 4:10 - 5:55 p.m.
Students are asked to arrive before the 4:10 bell.
Be sure to stop in your child's classroom to see the new ceramic on steel whiteboards that have replaced the blackboards which were in urgent need of replacement. Special thanks to Sisterhood for their generous gift to the school of the new whiteboards.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 12th – 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Thursday, September 13th – 9:30 a.m.
Tashlich
Thursday, September 13th - 4:00 p.m.
Bennett Park, Bethel – Pot Luck Dinner
Ma’ariv Service
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Friday, September 14th – 9:30 a.m.
Erev Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre
Friday, September 21st - 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur
Saturday, September 22nd – 9:30 a.m.
Yom Kippur Afternoon
3:00 p.m. Rabbi’s Round Table (Feinson Library)
4:00 p.m. Mincha Service (Jerome R. Malino Sanctuary)
5:30 p.m. Neilah (Jerome R. Malino Sanctuary)
Sounding of the Shofar at the end of Neilah Services
Break Fast in the Heyman Auditorium
Traditional Ma’ariv Service
Following Neilah in the Dick Chapel
Take advantage of our lovely sukkah and hold and “event” in it during Sukkot.
Call the UJC Office – (203)748-3355 to reserve the sukkah.
On September 30, 2007, the United Jewish Center will honor Dr. Ralph Falkenstein in a long-overdue gesture of deep respect and gratitude. Ralph, a past synagogue president, has been an anchor for our community in many ways.
With dedication and love, Ralph has served the United Jewish Center. And with high standards, diligent efforts, and caring patience, he serves the greater Danbury community as an exemplary physician.
Please join us at La Fortuna Restaurant to honor this very special man.
For more information, contact the United Jewish Center at (203) 748-3355.
On Wednesday, October 3rd – 6:00 p.m., join us as we celebrate and dance with the Torah.
The shelves at the St. James Food Pantry are empty this time of year. Our neighbors depend on our Jewish Community’s food drive to replenish and restock their food needs. Feed the hungry – and let’s do so as a synagogue community.
You will find a grocery bag at your seat on Rosh Hashanah. Suggestions of what to bring will be found on the bags. You may also bring additional bags. Please bring the bag(s) between Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot. Place bags in the Marcus Dairy truck.
For security purposes, no filled bags will be allowed in the building.
Let’s Fill The Shelves!
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.
The Jewish Federation's 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.
Parashat Ki Tavo (Deut. 26:1 – 29:8) is read on September 1, 2007.
Chapter 26
5 You shall then recite as follows before the Lord your God: "My father was a fugitive Aramean. He went down to Egypt with meager numbers and sojourned there; but there he became a great and very populous nation. 6 The Egyptians dealt harshly with us and oppressed us; they imposed heavy labor upon us. 7 We cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our plea and saw our plight, our misery, and our oppression. 8 The Lord freed us from Egypt by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm and awesome power, and by signs and portents. 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 Wherefore I now bring the first fruits of the soil which You, O Lord, have given me."
You shall leave it before the Lord your God and bow low before the Lord your God. 11 And you shall enjoy, together with the Levite and the stranger in your midst, all the bounty that the Lord your God has bestowed upon you and your household.