Monday, September 15
Long Range Planning Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 16
Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class 6:00 p.m.
Ritual Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Frederic Kakis lecture 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 17
Cemetery Committee Meeting 1:30 p.m.
Religious School Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 18
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Federation Reading Program Meeting 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Friday, September 19
Torah Study 12:00 noon;
Shabbat Evening Family Tefillah 7:30 p.m. (note time change)
Saturday, September 20
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Selichot/Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Havdalah Silichot "under the stars" service 8:00 p.m.
The High Holy Days are fast approaching! If you are in need of reciprocal tickets or guest tickets, please do not wait until the final hour. Tickets are available now. The deadline for High Holy Day ticket requests is Erev Rosh Hashanah (Monday, September 29th) by 12:00 noon.
If you are interested in ordering a Lulav & Etrog set for the High Holy Days, please contact Laura Morris at the UJC office 748-3355.
Join the UJC on Tuesday, September 16th at 7:30 p.m. for a lecture by Dr. Frederic Kakis, author of "Legacy of Courage" A Holocaust Survival Story in Greece. Dr. Kakis traces his family's struggle to stay alive and together during the World War II German occupation of Greece. Dr. Kakis' book will be available for signing at this event. For more information contact the UJC office.
Shockingly there is hunger in the midst of all our plenty. As Rabbi Tarfon said, "You are not obligated to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it altogether." Pirkei Avot 2:16
Sandy Brenner and Nancy Marcus, Social Action Co-Chairpersons
Anyone interested in helping with the Synagogue's Simchat Torah Celebration, to be held on Monday, October 20th, should contact Debby Pollack Wollman at 203-270-1894 or debra.pollack@charter.net. Assistance is needed in planning the event, setting up on the day of the event, staffing the event itself and clean-up afterwards.
The annual community-wide Selichot program sponsored by the Council of Jewish Professionals of The Jewish Federation will take place Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 pm at the UJC.
The program will consist of a Havdalah service followed by the Israeli film "The Band's Visit" and discussion concluding with the Selichot service.
The Active Adults of the UJC present A Morning of Food, Fun and Laughter with Dan Wolinsky
Join us on Sunday, September 21st, at 10:00 a.m. for a dairy brunch followed by fun and laughter as Dan Wolinsky leads us down memory lane with Yiddish Radio and stories.
Mail in your reservation form (located in the September Shofar) along with $10 per person today!
Sisterhood's First After Summer Event
September 23, 2008 7:30 pm at the UJC
"Have Fun in Your Closet and Look Great!" with Pam Friedlander*
This fashion-focused seminar with Pam Friedlander* is sure to give you valuable fashion-forward advice. Pam will provide live demonstrations of mixing and matching, accessorizing, and new color choices. Learn about wardrobe must-haves and get suggestions about how you can bring out the best in your appearance.
You are encouraged to bring an outfit or wardrobe items that you're having trouble with.
* Pam Friedlander of Positive Reflections (http://posreflections.com) is a personalized wardrobe consultant who works within the framework of "Look beautiful at any size - any age - any time!" Pam does much more than finding that perfect outfit for a special occasion. She goes inside a client's closet to analyze her/his clothing in terms of lifestyle, body type, and fashion and also makes suggestions on what needs to be discarded versus favorite pieces. With an emphasis on feeling good, inside and out, Pam creates new outfits out of existing clothing and goes shopping for new pieces based on budget, style, and store location.
RSVP: Natalie Gilman, nat@gpsadvantage.com, 203-740-2833. Don't hesitate to let us know if you need a ride.
ALL ARE WELCOME. BRING A FRIEND!!
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.
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.
Learn to do good, devote yourself to justice; aid the wronged, uphold the rights of the orphan, defend the cause of the widow. (Isaiah 1:17)
In the name of United Jewish Center membership, with your contributions to our Tikvah Fund, the Social Action Committee is sponsoring three needy local students in the Dress for Success Program providing funds for back to school clothes and supplies.
Hunger does not go on vacation. Don't forget to contribute 3% of the cost of food for your family celebrations and our synagogue events to Mazon so we can continue to support our efforts at the Dorothy Day Hospitality House and elsewhere in the community.
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.
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Each day from Rosh Chodesh Elul through Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret we read Psalm 27. "Elul is the month of preparation and shofar blowing. The name of the month has been understood to be an acronym for the Hebrew verse "I am my Beloved's and my Beloved is mine." During Elul we read Psalm 27, "To David - the Lord is my light," twice daily. This practice is relatively new, evidently some 200 years old. But it is a wise practice, even essential." (Rabbi Benjamin J. Segal, president of Melitz, the Center for Zionist Jewish Education, Jerusalem; http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Rosh_Hashana/Overview_High_Holidays/Elul/Psalm_27_Prn.htm).
Psalm 27:4-6 (translated by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky)
One thing I ask of Adonai only this do I seek:
to live in the house of Adonai all the days of my life,
to gaze upon Adonai's beauty to frequent God's temple.
For You conceal me in your pavilion on the day of evil.
You hide me in the covert of your tent.
You lift me up on a rock.
And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies all around me
And I will offer sacrifices in Your tabernacle with the sound of trumpets.
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Adonai.
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