Sunday, March 15
Robert S. Young Committee Meeting 11:30 a.m.
Monday, March 16
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18
Religious School Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 19
Caring Community Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 20
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Family Service w/Peter and Ellen Allard 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Family night concert with Peter and Ellen Allard 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 22
UJC Bowl 11:30 a.m.
Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask - a Shabbat service like no other
Come and learn why we do what we do at our Shabbat Learner's Service on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. This will be unlike any religious service you have ever attended or heard about.
Interruptions and spontaneous questions will be welcome and expected! Many tidbits of information and mini explanations will permeate the Service of Worship so that you will understand why we stand or sit at specific times, why certain prayers are emphasized, and the stories behind many of our customs. This will be a fascinating introduction to a very important aspect of Judaism, the role of prayer in our tradition.
There was an overwhelming enthusiastic response by the large congregation who attended our last Learner's Service.
There will be a lovely Kiddush to follow. We encourage all members of the congregation of every age to join us at this unique service.
LAST CHANCE!!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Cost is $24. per person, which includes gourmet hors d'oeuvres and dessert. Your check is your reservation, so make your reservation today!!!
Can't come to the auction but there's something you really want? Call Bonnie Wunsch at 313-0578 to give her a credit card number and maximum bid. Full list of items will be posted on the UJC website (www.unitedjewishcenter.org) early next week.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 2 - 4 p.m.
Original Crocheted Designs by Stacey Spilka
Sponsored by John Jesse and Phil Segan
Address: 110 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810
Any questions, please call Stacey at 203-431-5783 or John/Phil at 203-748-2177
Ellen Seidman has re-organized our Caring Community Committee. She and her members are planning to write notes, to visit and make phone calls to those of our members who need some attention. They are also willing to provide rides to appointments. We need you, our UJC congregants, to be our eyes and ears.
Contact Ellen Seidman 203-798-2911 or ellenseidman@sbcglobal.net If you know of one of our members who might be in need.
The UJC Brotherhood is holding its annual Passover wine sale. Please make your purchases of wine through Brotherhood. We need to receive orders by Friday, March 27 and will be distributing the wine on Sunday, April 5 between 10 and 11 a.m. The order form will be available at the UJC and can also be printed from the web site.
If you need help making your selections, there will be a wine tasting at the auction on March 14.
The Ridgefield Playhouse is proud to present The Idan Raichel Project on Sunday, March 22 at 8pm.
The Idan Raichel Project is an Israeli musical collaborative that has achieved success by looking beyond intercultural differences and celebrating the value of diversity. Led by a young keyboardist, composer and producer named Idan Raichel, The Project's blend of traditional Ethiopian folk music, Arabic poetry, Yemenite chants, Biblical psalms and Caribbean rhythms with sophisticated production techniques has resulted in an unparalleled musical phenomenon that has already taken Israel by storm, generating multiple #1 hits and selling over 250,000 copies of its two domestically released albums. It is rare for an artist of his stature to perform here in Connecticut in such an intimate setting. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 203.438.5795 or on line www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org
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!
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Israel News, Community Calendar, Local Jewish Resources, Worldwide
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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.
Shabbat Parah, the Sabbath of the Red Heifer, is the Shabbat immediately following Purim. The reading of this chapter was instituted for this time of the year because Jews were required to purify themselves before coming to Jerusalem for the pilgrimage festival of Passover. The Haftarah read on the Sabbath of Parashat Parah contains the verse, "And I shall sprinkle pure water upon you, that you be cleansed. From all your contamination and from all your filth I will cleanse you" (Ezekiel 36:25).
Num. 19:1-10
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 This is the ritual law that the Lord has commanded:
Instruct the Israelite people to bring you a red cow without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which no yoke has been laid. 3 You shall give it to Eleazar the priest. It shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. 4 Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting. 5 The cow shall be burned in his sight-its hide, flesh, and blood shall be burned, its dung included-6 and the priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson stuff, and throw them into the fire consuming the cow. 7 The priest shall wash his garments and bathe his body in water; after that the priest may reenter the camp, but he shall be unclean until evening. 8 He who performed the burning shall also wash his garments in water, bathe his body in water, and be unclean until evening. 9 A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the cow and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, to be kept for water of lustration for the Israelite community. It is for cleansing. 10 He who gathers up the ashes of the cow shall also wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. This shall be a permanent law for the Israelites and for the strangers who reside among you.
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