Monday, May 26
Memorial Day (office closed)
Tuesday, May 27
Sisterhood Chill and Grill @ Ellen Koh's house 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28
Confirmation Rehearsal 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 29
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Friday, May 30
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Tefillah 7:30 p.m
Saturday, May 31
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Tefillah 10:00 a.m.
(Megan Kunnemann will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah)
Please Note: The Jewish Federation, which originally was planning the Israel 60th Celebration for May 4th at Green Chimneys, has changed plans. We will be participating in a region wide celebration with a live concert with David Broza to be held on Sunday, May 25th 2008 at the Wilton High School Athletic Complex, 395 Danbury Road, Wilton Connecticut.
An Israel 60 Celebration for all - singles, families and seniors
5:00 p.m. - Children's Activities & Picnic
Glatt Kosher Food Concession
7:00 p.m. - Concert
Free & open to the public
Parking $18 per vehicle purchased in advance,
$25 per vehicle purchased on site
Net proceeds from parking fees will benefit
The Sarah Herzon Children's Center in Afula, Israel
For more information contact the Jewish Federation of Danbury at
info@thejf.org
or go to http://www.brozaconcert.com.
Enjoy an Evening of Singing and Dancing with the highly acclaimed Tzofim Friendship Caravan, 16 and 17-year-old Boy and Girl Scouts from Israel.
Monday, June 2, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the UJC
Dinner, Show and Dessert
The liveliness of this program will thrill young and old.
Reservations required. RSVP to Roberta Sol 746-6174 or roblsol@charter.net by May 27th.
Sponsored by:
United Jewish Center
The Jewish Federation
The Robert S. Young Fund for Jewish Cultural Enrichment
A gift to the community from:
Vivienne Nemerson and Bill Goodman
Pat and Alvin Goldman
Jean and Rabbi Jon Haddon
Nancy and Michael Marcus
Pearl and Jack Marcus
Pearl and Amos Turk
The Confirmation Class of 5768 cordially invites you to our service of confirmation and Festival of Shavuot.
Erev Shavuot
6 Sivan 5768
Sunday, June 8, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Morning Prayers and Yizkor: Monday, June 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Support the United Jewish Center by saying "To Life" in a unique clog design, available nowhere else. All proceeds go to support UJC programs and services.
Please print the order form and return it with your order to the UJC.
Please contact Will Weiss 203 746 3620 (wweiss@birkenstockusa.com) with questions; email is best!
Shabbat Morning Learners' Service Part II
Saturday morning, June 14, 10:00 a.m.
The Torah Service, The Aleinu, and the Conclusion
You are invited to come back and come for the first time…interrupt and ask questions you always wanted to ask but "knew" it was inappropriate to do so. NOW YOU CAN!!! Why do we do this and not that? What is the meaning of this, the significance of that, the origin of this practice or the reason for that strange choreography?
THIS IS YOUR TIME. Come prepared. We had a great turnout and a great community experience with the Rabbi in March. Now we will continue with PART II-focusing on the Torah Service.
The Ritual Committee urges you to attend and participate. A wonderful, delicious Kiddush will follow-but the sweetest taste of all will be the taste of learning and community which we shared in March and which we will enjoy again on June 14.
Saturday evening, June 14, 2008
Beginning with a picnic in our beautiful Feinson-Dick garden
The UJC will have a very special Havdalah service this evening in honor of all our graduates from pre-school right on through college. It will be a Graduation theme Havdalah. Please contact Stacey Spilka for more information @203-431-5783 or staceyspilka@sbcglobal.net
Please join us for a "hair-raising" experience. AT&j's Beauty Salon, in Danbury, is offering a 25% "kickback" to the UJC on all services rendered.
Date: Monday, June 16, 2008
Time: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
AT&J's Beauty Salon
1B, Division Street
Danbury, ct
203-205-0408
By appointment only!!
Please contact Stacey Spilka at 203-431-5783 for your appointment time, available services and pricing.
| Men's haircuts | $15.00 |
| Women's haircuts | $20.00 |
| Shampoo, cut & blow dry | $35.00 |
| Children's haircuts | $15.00 |
| Highlights:
Half head Full head |
$75.00 $125.00 |
One of the best preschool programs in the Danbury area can be found on Sunday mornings at the UJC Religious School. This pre-kindergarten class of 3 and 4 year olds enjoys an outstanding Let's Experience Judaism Program. Under the talented direction of Sheryl Abelson, the program uses an experiential approach to the Jewish festivals, the synagogue and the Torah. This exciting program is available to both members and non members so please help us spread the word to all your Jewish friends and family in the greater Danbury area. Additional information is available from Daryl Bain, Director of Education at EdDir@UnitedJewishCenter.org or 203-743-1180.
If you haven't yet turned in your Raffle ticket money, please do so soon. This is a wonderful fundraiser for the UJC. And, a chance to win big! Even if you don't win, you know you will be helping our synagogue and not throwing your money away. If you are in need of extra tickets, please call or visit the UJC office.
Buy your Scrip cards today and plan for the upcoming events in your life; Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduation, Confirmation, etc. Scrip cards make the perfect gift!
Go to www.glscrip.com and send a list of what cards (business name, denomination and how many) along with a check to the UJC. This is a great (and 'painless') way to help the UJC fundraise!
Drop your order off the next time you're at services, Religious School or in the building for any reason. The deadline for our next order is Friday, February 15th.
Any questions, contact Bonnie Wunsch at ujcscrip@aol.com or 313-0578.
The UJC and IGive.com have teamed up to make it easy for you to support the UJC -- and it doesn't cost you a penny!
IGive.com's stated mission is "to enable the economic power of individuals to benefit their chosen communities"; their goal is to have a portion of every online transaction benefit causes close to home. IGive has created a shopping portal that allows you to shop at your favorite online sites and stores as you always do; when you make a purchase through IGive's portal, the store donates a percentage of your transaction to the benefit of your choice. It's simple and easy -- you don't have to do anything special, and donations are made in your name.
The list of vendors on IGive's portal is 700 strong and growing; you'll find that all the most popular shopping sites (Amazon, Zappos, Barnes & Noble) are represented, plus a long list of more specialized sites. Most anywhere you shop now, you can shop through IGive.
The UJC is now a registered cause on IGive's portal; all you need to do is register as a user on IGive (it's free!) and identify the UJC as your chosen cause. Then, go about your normal online activities; IGive provides you a regular tally of the donations that have resulted in your transactions, so you can watch your support grow.
Go to www.igive.com to get started -- it's a fast, simple and zero-cost way to raise money for the UJC.
Thanks to Cantor Penny and our UJC teens and parents who participated in sandwich making for the Dorothy Day Hospitality House this past Wednesday.
Thanks also to all the children in our Religious School who gave their outgrown books to the Federation sponsored Reading Partners Program in the Danbury Public Schools. The Children are enjoying the books with their adult reading partners and taking them home to share with their families. It has been such a successful way to foster the joy of reading!
When you shop for toothpaste, shampoo and soap or have travel size toiletries to share remember those who are needy. Personal care items for The Interfaith AIDS ministry and old cell phones, used only for emergencies at the Women's Center, can be left in the basket by the stairs on the first floor.
Social Action projects are funded by your contributions to the United Jewish Center Tikvah Fund and Mazon.
Remember and honor family and friends with a donation to the Tikvah Fund and contribute 3% of the cost of the food at family and synagogue celebrations to help feed the needy at the Dorothy Day Hospitality House soup kitchen.
Remember those less fortunate!
Please don’t forget to drop off person care items for the Interfaith AIDS Ministry and old cell phones for the Women’s Center on the bin in the synagogue in the downstairs hallway.
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.
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 Bemidbar (Num. 1:1 - 4:20) will be read on May 31, 2008
Num. 4:
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 Take a [separate] census of the Kohathites among the Levites, by the clans of their ancestral house, 3 from the age of thirty years up to the age of fifty, all who are subject to service, to perform tasks for the Tent of Meeting. 4 This is the responsibility of the Kohathites in the Tent of Meeting: the most sacred objects.
5 At the breaking of camp, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the screening curtain and cover the Ark of the Pact with it. 6 They shall lay a covering of dolphin skin over it and spread a cloth of pure blue on top; and they shall put its poles in place.
7 Over the table of display they shall spread a blue cloth; they shall place upon it the bowls, the ladles, the jars, and the libation jugs; and the regular bread shall rest upon it. 8 They shall spread over these a crimson cloth which they shall cover with a covering of dolphin skin; and they shall put the poles in place.
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