Sunday, March 22
UJC Bowl 11:30 a.m.
Robert S. Young Committee Meeting 11:30 a.m.
Monday, March 23
UJC staff to volunteer at the St. James Food Pantry 10:00 a.m. (office will be closed from 10-12)
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
Sisterhood at B*Jewel Me 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25
Hanashim 7:00 p.m.
Rosh Hodesh 7:30 p.m.
Active Adults Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 27
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Prayers 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 28
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Prayers 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, March 29
Rabbi's Sunday Seminar 10:00 a.m. Topic: The Messiah
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.
National Council of Jewish Women Greater Danbury Section, United Jewish Center and Temple Shearith Israel's Annual Passover Second Night Seder
This evening includes a family-oriented seder with an explanation of all of the Passover symbols and a retelling of the Passover story from a specially prepared Haggadah. Families, singles, those new to the community and those new to Judaism are especially encouraged to join us!
Seder includes a catered Kosher for Passover dinner. Each family brings their own wine or grape juice.
Seder begins promptly at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, UJC, 141 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury.
A refundable deposit of $22 per adult and $16 for children (4-12), payable to NCJW, must be received by March 26th. Please send to Bonnie Wunsch, 42 Tucker Street, Danbury, CT 06810. No reservations will be accepted without a check. Deposits will be forfeited for no-shows and/or cancellations after the 26th. If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie at (203) 730-8530 or at GrDanburyNCJW@gmail.com
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 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!
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.
Shabbat Ha-chodesh, the Sabbath of THE month, is the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nisan, the month of Pesach.
Ex. 12:1-13
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: 2 This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you. 3 Speak to the whole community of Israel and say that on the tenth of this month each of them shall take a lamb to a family, a lamb to a household. 4 But if the household is too small for a lamb, let him share one with a neighbor who dwells nearby, in proportion to the number of persons: you shall contribute for the lamb according to what each household will eat. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a yearling male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 You shall keep watch over it until the fourteenth day of this month; and all the assembled congregation of the Israelites shall slaughter it at twilight. 7 They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they are to eat it. 8 They shall eat the flesh that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs. 9 Do not eat any of it raw, or cooked in any way with water, but roasted - head, legs, and entrails - over the fire. 10 You shall not leave any of it over until morning; if any of it is left until morning, you shall burn it.
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