Sunday, September 28
Rabbi's Seminar 10-11:15 a.m. (Topic: Why Jews are Especially Uncomfortable Speaking about God)
Cemetery Services-Miry Brook @1:15; Brookfield @1:45
Monday, September 29
Erev Rosh Hashanah
(office closes at 3:00 p.m.)
Services begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 30
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Services being at 9:30 a.m. (children's services at 10:30 a.m.)
Tashlich 4:00 p.m. at Bennett Park, Bethel
Wednesday, October 1
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Services begin at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, October 3
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon;
Shabbat Tefillah Shuvah 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Tefillah Shuvah 10:00 a.m.
Come meet the Author of "Incident at Heidelberg" A novel by Tony Morgan. Presentation, discussion and book signing on Sunday, September 28th at 3:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble, Danbury.
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.
| Rosh Hashanah Evening: | Whom to Vote For |
| Rosh Hashanah Morning I: | Dayenu Moments |
| Rosh Hashanah Morning II: | How the Future can Change the Past |
| Kol Nidre: | The Meaning of Sin |
| Yom Kippur Morning: | You are Never Alone |
High Holy Day Children's Programming for pre-school through Grade 5 only
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Tuesday, September 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur: Thursday, October 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Children will meet in the Heyman Auditorium promptly at 10:30 a.m.
Preschool
This NEW program is for 3 & 4 year olds who are fully potty trained and able to drink from a cup by themselves. The program will be run by preschool expert Judith Kreiger.
Kindergarten, Grade 1 & Grade 2
Two experienced teachers, Anat Schneider and Amy Kunnemann, will lead our youngest students in simple prayers, songs, stories and projects relating to the High Holy Days.
Grade 3-5
Children in these grades will participate in a festival worship service led by Rhoda Guider and our 8th & 9th grade students. Following the service, they will join in activities and projects related to the holidays.
PLEASE PICK UP YOUR CHILD PROMPTLY AT 12:30 p.m.
Pot-luck* Celebration on the 1st day of Rosh Hashanah!
Tuesday, September 30 at 4:00 p.m.
Bennett Park, Bethel
Nasty weather? Call the UJC at 203-748-3355 after 2 p.m. for rain location.
* Bring a dairy dish for yourself and something to share with others:
Last name A-L bring dairy salad
Last name M-Z bring dairy desert
Beverages will be provided.
If you would like to make a donation toward the purchase of a lulav and etrog set for the High Holy Days, please contact the office at 203-748-3355.
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.
Come dance with the Torah at the United Jewish Center's Street Fair!
Monday, October 20, 2008: 6:00 p.m. service followed by dancing and merriment outside in the street.
Live DJ
Food/Drinks
Popcorn/Snow Cones
Face Painting
Games
Bounce House
and more…!
FREE!!!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!
Isaiah 58: 6-8: Is this not the fast which I have chosen...
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring your homeless poor into your house?
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
Support our Religious School Large Duffle Bag Fundraiser. Only $18 per bag - your choice of color, initials/name and design on every bag. Contact the Religious School Office for an Order Form. Orders Due by October 5! Help us raise money for our many exciting school programs!
The UJC Religious School is collecting new or gently used books to donate to those less fortunate in grades 1 -4 (ages 6-9) as part of the Danbury Jewish Coalition for Literacy Reading Partners. All topics are welcome; fiction and non-fiction, chapter books.
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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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.
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 27:11-13 (translated by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky)
Show me Your way Adonai,
and lead me on a level path
because of my ever watchful foes.
Deliver me not over unto the will of my adversaries
For false witnesses have risen up against me
and those who breathe violence.
If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of God,
[I would no longer be] in the land of the living.
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