Friday, January 2
Shabbat Evening Prayers 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 3
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 4
Brotherhood at Danbury Mad Hatters game 5:00 p.m. (contact Alan Wunsch for more information – 203-730-8530).
Monday, January 5
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 6
Executive Committee Meeting 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, January 7
Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 9
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Prayers 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 10
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Havdalah 6:30 p.m.
The UJC brotherhood will be going to the Danbury Mad Hatters v. New Jersey Rockhoppers on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 5:00pm. The reserved tickets are $12. Please send a check made payable to the UJC Brotherhood to Alan V. Wunsch, 42 Tucker Street, Danbury, CT 06810 by December 28th for each ticket. Once Alan receives your check he will contact you about getting you your tickets. Depending on the number of people who are interested we might try to grab a bite to eat prior to the game. Any questions please e-mail Alan at alanvwunsch@aol.com or call at 203.730.8530. Families are welcome!!!
Please make your reservations today to join us (Saturday evening, January 10th) in welcoming in the new week at Havdalah services.
Held at sunset on Saturday, Havdalah service marks the end of Shabbat and the beginning of a new week. It is a beautiful service including prayer, music, wine, a box of aromatic spices and a special braided candle.
On the second Saturday evening of the each month, we will be holding Havdalah services at the United Jewish Center, with a kosher dairy potluck dinner before the service and dessert after. Each guest family will bring an entree or salad, please call Stacey Spilka for an assigned dish to bring.
Our next Havdalah service is planned for January 10, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the downstairs auditorium at the synagogue.
If you are interested or have questions, please contact Stacey Spilka at 203-431-5783 or staceyspilka@sbcglobal.
(* at the United Jewish Center in Danbury - Friday, January 30 through Sunday, February 1 - Price includes Saturday lunch and Sunday brunch)
Featuring world renowned Israeli Guide and Teacher, Walter Zanger
Friday Evening services 7:30 PM
Topic: The Miracle of Israel: Coping with Lebanon, Syria, Iran and the Palestinians
Without Having a Government that Works
Saturday 12:30 PM
Topic: The Arabs of Israel: Who Are They? Where Are They? What Is Their History?
Kosher Deli lunch catered
Sponsored by the R.S. Young Foundation for Jewish Culture
Sunday 10 AM
Topic: Treasures from the Holy Land: Art and the Soul of a People
Brunch, co-sponsored by the UJC Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Please note: If you would like to participate in the weekend events, you must make a reservation no later than Wednesday, January 28, 2009. We will need your reservation to know how many meals to order! Also note: no charge for any children under 13 who attend.
The entire weekend sponsored by Robert E. Shure, Inc., Funeral Home
Jimmy Shure, President
For further information, or to make a reservation, contact
United Jewish Center
141 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
203-748-3355
email: office@unitedjewishcenter.org
Our very own celebrities will be serving home-made pancakes, fruit, juice and coffee directly to your table.
DATE: Sunday, February 8, 2009
TIME: 8 a.m. (before Sunday Religious School)
PRICE: $6.00 per person, or a total of $18 per family.
R.S.V.P. TO: Stacey Spilka at staceyspilka@sbcglobal.net
Thank you Stacey Spilka and Karen Steiner co-chairpersons of this event
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?
If you can volunteer or would like more information, please contact Denise Maleh @ ndmaleh@sbcglobal.net
Sandy Brenner and Nancy Marcus, Social Action Co-Chairpersons
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.
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 Miketz (Genesis 41:1 - 44:17) will be read on Saturday, December 27, 2008
Chapter 42:1-17
1 When Jacob saw that there were food rations to be had in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you keep looking at one another? 2 Now I hear," he went on, "that there are rations to be had in Egypt. Go down and procure rations for us there, that we may live and not die." 3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to get grain rations in Egypt; 4 for Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, since he feared that he might meet with disaster. 5 Thus the sons of Israel were among those who came to procure rations, for the famine extended to the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was the vizier of the land; it was he who dispensed rations to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed low to him, with their faces to the ground. 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them; but he acted like a stranger toward them, and spoke harshly to them. He asked them, "Where do you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan, to procure food." 8 For though Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. 9 Recalling the dreams that he had dreamed about them, Joseph said to them, "You are spies, you have come to see the land in its nakedness." 10 But they said to him, "No, my lord! Truly, your servants have come to procure food. 11 We are all of us sons of the same man; we are honest men; your servants have never been spies!" 12 And he said to them, "No, you have come to see the land in its nakedness!" 13 And they replied, "We your servants were twelve brothers, sons of a certain man in the land of Canaan, the youngest, however, is now With our father, and one is no more." 14 But Joseph said to them, "It is just as I have told you: You are spies! 15 By this you shall be put to the test: unless your youngest brother comes here, by Pharaoh, You shall not depart from this place! 16 Let one of you go and bring your brother, While the rest of you remain confined, that your words may be put to the test whether there is truth in you. Else, by Pharaoh, you are nothing but spies!" 17 And he confined them in the guardhouse for three days.
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