Sunday, January 24
Eisner/Crane Lake Presentation 10:00 a.m.
Monday, January 25
Center for Jewish Learning class 7:00 p.m.
Investment Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Rosh Hodesh 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 27
Leadership Development Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Sisterhood Aquacize with Jan Friedmann 7:30 p.m. @ Kids Club Brookfield. RSVP Daryl @ themomof3@hotmail.com
Friday, January 29
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 30
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 a.m.
Brotherhood is having their annual Super Bowl party on Sunday, Feb 7 at 4:00PM at the home of Terri and Neil Friedman in New Fairfield. Families are welcome. Please call Art Prager at 203-746-1072 for details.
Monday, January 25th 7:00 p.m. (class pre-registration minimum 10)
What and Where are "The Settlements"?
Where is the "West Bank", the Israeli security fence, the "Green Line", the Israeli "settlements"? (2 credits)
Sunday, February 7th at 10:00 a.m.
Topic: The "Chosen People" in a Balkanized World.
Monday February 8th and 15th 7-8:30 p.m. (pre-registration required)
Journey to Virtue I: Practical Applications of Jewish Law in Home and Society. (2 credits)
Wednesdays, March 3, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 21, 7-8:30 p.m.
How to Chant Haftarah (6 credits)
Sunday, March 14th 10-11:45 a.m.
Judaism 101: How to Bless, Lift and Dress the Torah (1 credit)
Friday, March 26th in the context of Friday night services
Our Jewish Museum: Jewish Family Heirlooms and their Stories. (coordinated by Ruth Gruber) (1 credit)
Sunday, March 28th (originally scheduled for Sunday, April 4th) 10-11:45
The Afikoman is the Messiah (1 credit)
Fridays, noon and Saturdays 8:45 a.m.
Torah Study (1/2 credit each)
A Shabbat Service like no other
Come and learn why we do what we do at our Shabbat Learner's Service on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. This will be unlike any religious service you have 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 words are emphasized, and the stories behind many of our customs. This will be a fascinating introduction to a very important part of Judaism, the role of prayer in our tradition. There will be a lovely Kiddush to follow. We encourage all member of the congregation of every age to join us at this unique service.
The UJC Religious School is looking for anyone who is willing to donate a used (working) Flat Screen Computer Monitor.
See Daryl Bain or Call 203-743-1180 or email Daryl at eddir@unitedjewishcenter.ort
New Offering: MahJong - In February, Iris Silverman will be conducting a class for beginners and experienced players. She needs to know how many 2010 cards to order and how many people coming already have mahjong sets. Please email or call me with this info asap so all can be ready for Feb.
Italian recipes for Pesach - Miriam Vitale will be teaching her first class on Sunday, March 7th. Come learn how to make mason nasirot (Passover cookies), melanzane con melone (eggplant with melon) and much more. Save the date!
Places of Jewish interest around the world - Planning a trip? Ruth Gruber has many resources for finding "what's Jewish" in multiple places all over the world. Would you like to know where the nearest synagogue is, what the size and origin of the Jewish population is, where to get a good kosher meal,etc? Contact Ruth at 203-798-0745 or at ruthsg1@juno.com and she will be glad to share her wealth of information with you.
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?
Large diapers needed
We are in need of large diapers for CACD. Please consider purchasing a package of large diapers and leaving them at the bottom of the stairs in the UJC.
Overflow Homeless Shelter volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to man our Overflow Homeless Shelter located at the First Congregational Church on West Street, Danbury. Do a Mitzvah in your sleep! We're looking to cover the week of February 8th through February 14th. Please contact Sandy Brenner if you would like more information or if you would like to volunteer at SHBrenner@charter.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.
Chapter 12
14 This day shall be to you one of remembrance: you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord throughout the ages; you shall celebrate it as an institution for all time. 15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; on the very first day you shall remove leaven from your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day to the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. 16 You shall celebrate a sacred occasion on the first day, and a sacred occasion on the seventh day; no work at all shall be done on them; only what every person is to eat, that alone may be prepared for you. 17 You shall observe the [Feast of] Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your ranks out of the land of Egypt; you shall observe this day throughout the ages as an institution for all time. 18 In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. 19 No leaven shall be found in your houses for seven days.
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