Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Day (office closed)
Wednesday, January 21
Religious School Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 23
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Prayers 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 24
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
(* 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
Please join the UJC for services on Friday evening, February 6th, when we will dedicate a leaf on the Jack and Pearl Marcus Tree of Life in honor of Colombe Gralla, Judy Prager and William Weiss on their becoming B'nei Mitzvah.
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
Our annual Barton's Candy Sale Fundraiser is underway. Please join in and help make our school fundraiser a success.
Take the Bartons Passover Brochure to work, sell to your neighbors, relatives and friends. Bring a gift of candy to the seder!
This year in addition to Bartons, we have Barricini candy and Passover Plus, which are non-candy items. There is something for everyone.
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL - We are working together to help fund our children's future. You can make a difference!
The sale ends February 22. Contact Daryl Bain for order forms or go online to the UJC website to obtain an order form.
Prizes will be awarded to our 3 top selling students.
Help us make this the best year yet.
Compliments of the Larry Goldstein Youth Fund
Open to the entire community
Friday, March 20, 2009
WOW Worship! Family Shabbat Service
featuring Religious School
2nd - 7th grade students
Reservations Required for Saturday concert only - Contact Daryl Bain at EdDir@UnitedJewishCenter.org or 743-1180
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 Shemot (Exodus 1:1 - 6:1) will be read on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Chapter 1:1-7
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 The total number of persons that were of Jacob's issue came to seventy, Joseph being already in Egypt. 6 Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation. 7 But the Israelites were fertile and prolific; they multiplied and increased very greatly, so that the land was filled with them.
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203-748-3355