Monday, February 8
CANCELLED: Center for Jewish Learning Class 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 10
Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 12
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Service w/choir 7:30 p.m. Sermon Title: Torah and America's Reduced Crime Rate
Saturday, February 13
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Sermon Title: In Honor of Those Who Continue to Expand their Horizons as Adults
Please join us along with members of our Adult Torah Chanting Class, Miles Barel, Colombe Gralla, Amy Kunnemann, Judy Prager, Rich Sol, and Roberta Sol, as they chant Torah this morning and also sponsor our morning Kiddush.
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)
Help Us With This New Project! Please Donate:
Pens
Pencils
Markers
Crayons
Colored Pencils
Construction Paper
Drawing Paper
Loose Leaf Paper
Glue Sticks
Solar Calculators
Coloring Books
Pencil Sharpeners
Notebooks
Drop Off Box Across From Judaica Shop
Our Religious School Co-Chair, Diane Sarna, will be bringing all donated school supplies to Nicaragua in March!
Celebrate the warmth of Shabbat with family and friends
Friday, February 19, 2010
Please join us for our Family Shabbat Service
Pre-Oneg at 7:00 p.m.
Snacks galore, a time for families to meet and greet!
Service of Worship at 7:30 p.m.
Preschool, Kindergarten and Grade 1 will participate in the service.
Rabbi will tell a story!
A lovely Oneg will follow.
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.
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!
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.
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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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.
This is the Shabbat that immediately precedes the month of Nisan, the month containing Passover; there is a special Torah reading (Ex. 12:1-20).
Chapter 12
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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