Sunday, September 23
Religious School (grades 5 and 6 will decorate the Sukkah)
Monday, September 24
Grade 7 will decorate the Sukkah
Investment Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25
Rosh Hodesh 7:30 (in the Sukkah)
Long Range Planning Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Erev Sukkot
office closes at 3:00
Jr. Congregation 5:15 p.m.
Thursday, September 27
Sukkot
Office closed
Sukkot morning services begin at 9:30 a.m.
Hanashim Group meeting in the Sukkah 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Tefillah 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 29
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning 10:00 a.m.
Monday, September 17th Yom Kippur readers rehearsal 6-7 p.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.
Wednesday, October 3rd – 5:45 p.m.
It’s a Torah celebration:
we’ll dance with the Torah,
we’ll eat pizza…
what could be better?
We’ve read the Torah all the way through…
we’re ready to finish
and read it anew!!
Sponsored by the UJC Ritual Committee and the UJC Religious School.
UJC Religious School joins the campaign to Help Save Lives in Israel. Currently there are only 400 fire trucks in all of Israel. Of this number only 200 are serviceable and useable with the remaining 200 either dangerous, obsolete, or in poor working condition. When the workable units were called to the North to deal with last summer’s rocket attacks, the South was left vulnerable. The truck currently used in Afula/Gilboa was built in 1964.
In light of this desperate need, we are teaming up with communities throughout the Northeast to purchase a new lifesaving fire truck for our sister cities of Afula/Gilboa. The Rotem Mini Pumper has been chosen as the ideal vehicle for us to purchase because it is smaller than conventional fire trucks making it a quick response and high performance vehicle which is perfect for the narrow streets and off-road terrain of our sister cities.
Please join in the campaign by encouraging your children to fill the fire truck shaped tzedakah boxes provided from now until Chanukah. Or, send donations directly to the Federation office: The Jewish Federation, Inc. 69 Kenosia Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810.
Please contact Norman Greenstein at the Federation office for more information at 203-792-6353.
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!
Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one-stop community wide event on December 3rd, at the Elk’s Lodge on Main Street to deliver services to homeless people in our community by providing much needed information and counseling.
To sign up for the day to help the homeless fill out forms and make appointments, contact mconderino@ccfc-ct.org by Tuesday, October 9th.
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.
A prayer for Simchat Torah (Wednesday, October 5, 2007):
Source of Life, every year you plant within us a new tree of life. May it be your will that this year our interpretations will blossom forth kindness and not cruelty, wisdom and not foolishness, awareness and not thoughtlessness. May you teach us a Torah of love that will nourish us in the coming days at every hour. Amen. (Rabbi Jill Hammer, ritualwell.org)