Monday, March 28
Investment Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Active Adults Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Rosh Hodesh 7:30 p.m.
Adult Choir 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30
Leadership Development Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 1
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 2
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 a.m.
(Alexander Giacoma will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah).
Fridays noon-1:30pm and Saturdays 8:45am - 10am
Torah Study (1/2 credit each)
Wednesday, April 27th
The Nature of Animals and the Nature of Us (with Rabbi Librach and our own Animal Behavior Expert, Professor Howard Russock) 7:30 p.m. in preparation for our Grand All-UJC Outing to the Bronx Zoo on May 22nd.
Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00pm: Change of event - Take a culinary adventure and try a new local restaurant!
Dinner Out With The Girls at THE TABLE - 640 Federal Rd., Brookfield - 203-885-0446
The Table is located where Bailey's Backyard (Brookfield) used to be, near the corner of Rt.7 and Rt. 202/Federal Road exit- coming from 84).
RSVP Natalie Gilman email - natgilman@gmail.com or 203-740-2833 (h); 203-733-6267 (cell)
Other Upcoming Sisterhood Events
May 4 (Wed., 7:30pm): Special Program with Cantor Kessler!! "Desperate Housewives (Part II): Bible Women Like You've Never Experienced Them Before(UJC)
May 24 (Tues., 7:00pm): Chill & Grill at Ellen Koh's house
If you would like to be put on the SISTERHOOD E-MAIL LIST to receive reminders & information about Sisterhood events, please contact Ellen Koh at ellenkoh@earthlink.net
The Diaper Project
As a joint community service project, The UJC Sisterhood & Social Action Committees, along with the UJC Religious School are collecting diapers to donate to needy families through the local Danbury community development organization. To help with this project, please bring a package of diapers to the meeting.
Please help support the UJC Brotherhood by making your Passover wine purchase through us. We need to receive your orders by Sunday, April 3rd. Please pick up your wine at the UJC on Sunday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Send your order form with a check made out to "UJC Brotherhood" to Joe Bain, 3 Willow Run, Brookfield, CT 06804. Order forms are available in the office or on our website. You can also leave your order in the Brotherhood mailbox in the UJC office. If you have questions, please call Joe Bain at 203-775-4090 or Simcha Gralla at 203-775-2599.
A message from Rabbi Librach
I write to encourage your attendance at a very important UJC program, our "We Can Do Passover" workshop on Sunday morning, April 3, from 9 to 11:30.
Here are some important facts concerning this all-UJC series of workshops:
Please join us on Sunday, April 3. And have a Chag Sameach - a wonderful Passover, from all of us at the United Jewish Center.
Our most popular yearly event! Sunday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the heyman auditorium
Join us for a fabulous Deli Buffet of all your favorite delights catered by Epstein's Kosher Restaurant, Hartsdale, NY, followed by Avalon, Barry Levinson's 1990 saga of a Polish Jewish immigrant family's desire to preserve its heritage while living the American dream.
Avalon covers nearly forty years in the lives of an immigrant Jewish family. This is a beautiful story about family and traditions that begins as Sam Krichinsky (Armin Mueller-Stahl), a Jewish immigrant, arrives in Baltimore in 1914 just in time for the Fourth of July fireworks. It's an awesome introduction to a new life. There are new inventions and new ideas that threaten the family bond, including Americanizing their family name. This is what his Jules "Kaye" (Aiden Quinn) has done. We see life through his eyes, too, as well as those of his young son (Elijah Wood).
To reserve your place for this fun and friendship evening at the UJC with plenty of food, conversation and a great movie, please fill out the form in the March Shofar and mail it along with a check made out to the UJC for $15.00 per person no later than Friday, March 25th to Stephen Cohen. For more information, contact Steve or Laurel at SJCohen730@AOL.com.
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 its own wine or grape juice.
Seder begins promptly at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19
RSVP by Tuesday, April 5
A $25 per adult and $18 per child (4-12) refundable deposit, payable to NCJW, must be received by April 5th. 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 5th. If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie at (203) 730-8530 or at GrDanburyNCJW at gmail.com
On Friday, April 29, the United Jewish Center will welcome as its Guest Preacher Pastor Rick McKinniss, of Wellspring Church in Kensington CT who will speak on "The Christion debt to Judaism, the Jews and the Torah". Please join us for services at 7:30 p.m. for an enlightening and historic evening featuring this well-know pastor and author.
We will have our Yom Ha-Shoah observance on Saturday evening, April 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Dick Social Hall featuring UJC congregant Mr. William Kaiser, Holocaust survivor.
Hurry! Time is running out for you to purchase your UJC Gift Card Raffle!
1st prize is a $2,500.00 Visa Gift Card
2nd prize is a $1,000.00 Visa Gift Card
3rd prize is a $ 500.00 Visa Gift Card
You can win it, if you're not in it!
The drawing will take place on Sunday, May 15th at 11:00 a.m. at the conclusion of the UJC Annual Meeting, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!
The Letter Carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items like canned soup, juices, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice on Saturday, May 14th to help families in need in our community. You can help by placing your food donation at your mailbox on May 14th before your letter carrier arrives. The food will be delivered to local food banks.
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 are available to offer rides to congregants for doctor visits, please contact Ellen Seidman (Caring Community) at ellenseidman at sbcglobal.net or 203-798-2911 and let her know which day(s) you are available so that she may contact when an appointment comes up.
Large diapers needed
The United Jewish Center has a special relationship with the St. James Our Daily Bread Food Pantry. Year after year we sponsor their most successful campaign with our High Holiday truck load of nonperishable, nutritious food items. Our religious school students run an ongoing food collection service throughout the year. We are also committed to providing volunteers who work in the pantry behind the church on West Street. These are our remaining dates for 2011: Friday, April 29th, Monday, July 25th, Monday, September 26th, and Friday, December 23rd. No need to be there every time. Come when you can. Contact Nancy at nancymarcus at snet.net or Sandy at SHBrenner@charter.net to join this group of friendly, caring people.
We are always collecting toiletries (for the Interfaith Aids Ministry) as well as cell phones (for the Women's Center). Please remember to bring in your unwanted items and place them at the bottom of the stairs in the UJC.
Sandy Brenner and Nancy Marcus, Social Action Co-Chairpersons
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.
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 at 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.
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.
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