Sunday, November 1
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Rabbi's Sunday Seminar 10-11:30 a.m. (Topic: One Nation Under God: The Role of Religion in the Public Square)
Confirmation Class 11:30-1
Monday, November 2
Investment Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 3
Election Day
Executive Committee Meeting 6:45 p.m. (offsite)
Hebrew Crash Course 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4
Kristalnacht w/guest speaker Ralph Priess for grades 4-7
Friday, November 6
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
No Torah Study today
Shabbat Evening Services 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 7
No Torah Study today
Shabbat Morning Services 10:00 a.m.
Join the Rabbi for his Sunday Seminar, this week, November 1st from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
This weeks Topic: One Nation Under God: The Role of Religion in the Public Square.
Some of the questions we will be addressing are:
How does American democracy deal with such "new" cultural questions as consensual incest?
Is religion good, necessary, or dangerous for the integrity and life of American democracy?
Are American Jews right to be terrified of "the Christian right"?
What is the point of Jewish - Christian dialogue in America?
Is a religious America good or bad for the Jews?
Come for Bagels and Coffee, stay for questions and answers!
The Active Adults of the UJC present RICHARD CLARK as ERNEST HEMINGWAY. This is the story of a remarkable life, a rough and tumble journey into one of the twentieth centuries greatest literary figures. His passion carried him to the pinnacle of his profession and ended in a tragic act.
Please join us for BRUNCH and a return performance by Richard Clark.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th at 10:00 am in the Rose Dick room at the UJC
To reserve your tickets for this event please fill out the form below and mail it with your check for $15.00 each no later than Friday, October 30th to Stephen Cohen. For this event tickets will be $20 if purchased after October 30th.
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Please reserve ______ place(s) for Brunch with Ernest Hemingway at $15.00 per person.
A check in the amount of $______ is enclosed.
Name(s)______________________________________________________________
Address __________________________ City ______________ State & Zip __________
Phone ___________E-mail Address___________________________
Mail your reservation form by October 30th with a check made out to UJC to Stephen Cohen, 35 Deer Run Road, Brookfield, CT 06804.
Any questions, call Steve and Laurel at 203/775-6785 or e-mail SJCohen730@AOL.com
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 at 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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