Sunday, February 15
No Religious School Today
Monday, February 16
President's Day - office closed
Tuesday, February 17
Ritual Committee Meeting at the Katz/Barel residence 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 18
Religious School Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 20
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Pre-Oneg 7:00 p.m.
Shabbat Evening Family Service 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 21
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Please join us next Friday evening, February 20th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. for the UJC Pre-Oneg, followed by the Shabbat Evening Family Service at 7:30 p.m. which includes birthday blessings! Turn an ordinary Friday night into a Family Shabbat Experience!
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.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Help make this another great success through your donations.
Some suggestions: Frequent Flyer Miles, Airline Tickets, Sporting Event Tickets, Overnight Stay at a Hotel, Use of Your Vacation Home, Catering/Dinner, Party Planning, Gift Cards to Restaurants and Local Businesses, Baby Sitting, Museum Memberships, Professional Services, Artwork, Beauty Makeovers, Signed Memorabilia, Jewelry, Spa Services, Photography, Sporting Equipment, A Day on Your Boat . . .
The Sky is the Limit-We Need YOU to make this a success!!!!
TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL
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)
At UJC we use Mazon funds locally for the meals we serve at Dorothy Day supplemented by the Tikvah Fund. Please consider contributing a percentage of your Passover food purchases to our Jewish response to hunger fund, Mazon.
Remember those less fortunate!
Don't forget to donate your used cell phones and toiletries for use at the Women's Center and Interfaith Aids Center. Leave them at the bottom of the staircase at the UJC and we will deliver them for you!
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 Yitro (Exodus 18:1 - 20:23) will be read on Saturday, February 14, 2009
Chapter 18:13-24
13 Next day, Moses sat as magistrate among the people, while the people stood about Moses from morning until evening. 14 But when Moses' father-in-law saw how much he had to do for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing to the people? Why do you act alone, while all the people stand about you from morning until evening?" 15 Moses replied to his father-in-law, "It is because the people come to me to inquire of God. 16 When they have a dispute, it comes before me, and I decide between one person and another, and I make known the laws and teachings of God." 17 But Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing you are doing is not right; 18 you will surely wear yourself out, and these people as well. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. 19 Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You represent the people before God: you bring the disputes before God, 20 and enjoin upon them the laws and the teachings, and make known to them the way they are to go and the practices they are to follow. 21 You shall also seek out from among all the people capable men who fear God, trustworthy men who spurn ill-gotten gain. Set these over them as chiefs of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and 22 let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every major dispute to you, but let them decide every minor dispute themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them share the burden with you. 23 If you do this - and God so commands you - you will be able to bear up; and all these people too will go home unwearied." 24 Moses heeded his father-in-law and did just as he had said.
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