Sunday, January 25
Cemetery Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m.
NCJW Brunch
Monday, January 26
Investment Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Rosh Hodesh 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28
Library Committee Meeting 4:00 p.m.
Friday, January 30
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Prayers 7:30 p.m. (Scholar in Residence weekend begins)
Saturday, January 31
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Scholar in Residence Luncheon 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, Februrary 1
Scholar in Residence Brunch 10:30 a.m.
Superbowl Party at the Friedman's 5:00 p.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
Join us on Sunday, February 1 at 5:00 PM at the home of Terri and Neil Friedman for our annual Brotherhood Superbowl Party!
Please respond to Art Prager @ prager@us.ibm.com by Wed, Jan 28 if you are coming, so we have time to shop. Families are more than welcome. And as our way of saying THANK YOU to our members, the Brotherhood Board has voted to make this year's event FREE to you and your family!
The Friedman's live at 14 Shepards Way, New Fairfield, CT 06812. Their home phone is 203 746-1151 if you get lost. Simply go north from Exit 6 of Interstate 84 on Route 37 for about 4-5 miles, to the light at the center of New Fairfield. You will see shopping centers on two corners and a gas station on your right. Continue straight through the light, going one more mile on Route 37, and then turn right on Pine Hill Road. Go one mile and turn left on to Shepards Way. The Friedman's are the last house, straight ahead, on Shepards Way.
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 Bartons 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.
Journey of a lifetime from cradle to grave - Jewish customs and ceremonies to mark every step of life's journey
Session #2
Sunday morning, February 22, 2009
Complimentary brunch at 9:00 - workshop at 9:30 a.m.
Open to the greater jewish community.
Make your reservation by calling
Ruth S. Gruber at 798-0745 or Daryl Bain at 743-1180.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Help make this another great success through your donations.
Call Bonnie and Alan Wunsch 730-8530 to donate an item or to join the committee.
Two events not to be missed -- Absolutely Free! Compliments of the Larry Goldstein Youth Fund
Join us for a weekend of music, family and fun at the United Jewish Center on March 20 and 21.
Open to the entire community
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
WOW Worship!
with the musical duo, Peter and Ellen Allard
Family Shabbat Service featuring Religious School 2nd to 7th grade students
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 5 p.m.Music for the entire weekend will be performed by Peter and Ellen Allard, who are multi-award winning recording artists, composers, and early childhood music specialists. They present captivating, interactive family concerts, tot and family Shabbat worship services, and adult worship services. They are enthusiastically committed to helping children and families strengthen their Jewish identities through creative programming and the building of strong communities though song.
Reservations Required for Saturday concert only. Contact Daryl Bain at EdDir@UnitedJewishCenter.org or 203-743-1180.
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 Va'era (Exodus 6:2 - 9:35) will be read on Saturday, January 24, 2009
Exodus 6:2-9:35
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shaddai, but I did not make Myself known to them by My name YHVH. 4 I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. 5 I have now heard the moaning of the Israelites because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. 6 Say, therefore, to the Israelite people: I am the Lord. I will free you from the labors of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and through extraordinary chastisements. 7 And I will take you to be My people, and I will be your God. And you shall know that I, the Lord, am your God who freed you from the labors of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession, I the Lord." 9 But when Moses told this to the Israelites, they would not listen to Moses, their spirits crushed by cruel bondage.
10 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11 "Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites depart from his land." 12 But Moses appealed to the Lord, saying, "The Israelites would not listen to me; how then should Pharaoh heed me, a man of impeded speech!" 13 So the Lord spoke to both Moses and Aaron in regard to the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, instructing them to deliver the Israelites from the land of Egypt.
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203-748-3355