Sunday, May 3
Judaism 201 9:00 a.m.
Finance Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m.
Monday, May 4
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5
Executive Committee Meeting 6:45 p.m.
Friday, May 8
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Honor Our Teachers Dinner 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Evening Family Service 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Havdalah 7:30 p.m.
Journey of a Lifetime From Cradle to Grave
Sunday, May 3rd
9:00 Complimentary Brunch
9:30 What Judaism tells us about life and death
Jewish Customs and Ceremonies to mark every step of Life's Journey.
The workshop, led by Ruth Gruber, will include:
Open to the Greater Jewish Community. Make your reservations by calling Ruth S. Gruber at 798-0745 or Daryl Bain 743-1180
The UJC Olympics: Religious School's End-of-Year Celebration
Sunday, May 17 at 9:00 a.m.
Come Cheer For Our Amazing Kids!
As part of my community service project leading up to my Bat Mitzvah, I am making donations to THE NEWTOWN ANIMAL SHELTER and THE GOVERNOR'S HORSE GUARD. With your help, the donations can be even greater! Items needed are:
Shelter: Cat Litter (any kind), Iams Lamb+Rice dry dog food, pig's ears (NOT rawhide), Iams dry cat food, laundry detergent, dish detergent, paper towels.
Horse Guard: Velcro-style Bell boots-medium, Ultra-shield X fly spray, horse shampoo (any kind), Show Sheen, Gallons of vegetable oil, large sponges.
And if you can't contribute these items, you can contribute MONEY and I will either purchase these items or give them the money to purchase items that they need.
THE DRIVE WILL RUN FROM APRIL 20th THROUGH MAY 4th and will be located in the UJC Religious School Hallway (outside Mrs. Bain's office). I THANK YOU AND THE ANIMALS THANK YOU!
Call me with questions: 270-1894 CAROLINE WOLLMAN
Chill and Grill at Ellen Koh's house on Tuesday, May 26th at 7:00 p.m.
Have you purchased your 2009 UJC Three Gift Card Raffle Tickets yet? Please support the UJC 2009 Spring Fundraiser. You may be the lucky winner of either the $2,500.00, $1,000.00 or $500.00 Visa gift card, for you to spend any way you desire. Raffle tickets are only $20.00 and they are available from any member of the UJC, by contacting the UJC office at 748-3355 or at Marcus Dairy Bar, Danbury CT Winner need not be present, but everyone is invited to join us for the Raffle Drawing Celebration & Ice Cream Social on June 7th beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the UJC.
October 16-18, 2009
If you were involved in NEFTY anytime during the years 1972-75 (even if you graduated from high school in a later year), save the weekend of October 16-18, 2009 for a reunion being held in the Newton, MA area!
Join your old NEFTY friends for all or part of the weekend as we reconnect and reminisce.
For more information, e-mail your name (current and what it was back then if they differ) and e-mail address to nefty.reunion@gmail.com.
And tell your friends!
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?
Please, let's do what we can to help support this project. Purchase a package of diapers and leave them in the collection bin in the downstairs hallway. Your donation can make a world of difference!
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.
Amos 9:13-15
13 A time is coming
- declares the Lord -
When the plowman shall meet the reaper,
And the treader of grapes
Him who holds the [bag of] seed;
When the mountains shall drip wine
And all the hills shall wave [with grain].
14 I will restore My people Israel.
They shall rebuild ruined cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink their wine;
They shall till gardens and eat their fruits.
15 And I will plant them upon their soil,
Nevermore to be uprooted
From the soil I have given them
- declares the Lord -
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