Monday, February 22
Investment Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Leadership Development Committee Meeting (rescheduled)
Wednesday, February 24
Jr. Congregation 5:15 p.m.
Faculty Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Sisterhood Game Night 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 26
Jewish Study Group 10:30 a.m.
Torah Study 12:00 noon
Shabbat Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Sermon Title: Who is Amalek today?
Saturday, February 27
Torah Study 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Sermon Title: What is Shabbat Zachor?
Purim Schpiel "The Megillah According to Broadway" 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 28
Megilla Reading and Purim Carnival 10:30 a.m.
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)
The Newtown/Danbury Chapter of Hadassah welcomes the community to hear featured speaker Rabbi Nelly Altenburger talk about her "Journey to Judaism", at Congregation B'nai Israel, 193 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury on Sunday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. No fee or reservations are required. Her story is unique and inspiring, as she chose to be Jewish, grew up in non-Jewish, non-English speaking Sao Paulo, Brazil and managed to overcome great obstacles in becoming a rabbi. Hadassah looks forward to seeing you at this fascinating event!
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!
The UJC Brotherhood will once again be holding its annual Passover wine sale. The Brotherhood wine sale is their major fund raising effort. The wine sale provides a chance for UJC members to purchase a wide variety of wines for their family and friends.
To get us all in the Passover spirit, this year's wine sale will be kicked off with a wine tasting event that will be held during the Purim Spiel, February 27th. Wine tasting by the glass will be available at a price that keeps in mind the festival aspect of the Purim festival. Order forms with the full list of wines available for sale will be available that evening.
Orders must be paid for at the time they are submitted. All orders need to be submitted by Sunday, March 14th and we will be distributing the wine on Sunday, March 21st between 10 and 11 a.m. Order forms will be available at the UJC and can also be printed from the UJC web site.
If you like Jeopardy and Family Feud you're in for a treat. By popular demand, it's the return of the quiz show of the century, "What's Your Jewish IQ?" Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:30 a.m. in the Heyman Auditorium.
This year our students will be challenging our parents/adults. The subject is Passover. You won't want to miss it!
Lunch to follow compliments of the UJC Religious School.
Reservations Required ASAP - Call 203-743-1180 or email Eddir (at) unitedjewishcenter.orgVolunteers Needed-Call Daryl!
National Council of Jewish Women Greater Danbury Section, United Jewish Center and Temple Shearith Israel's Annual Passover Second Night
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 their own wine or grape juice.
Seder begins promptly at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, March 30 at the United Jewish Center.
RSVP (with your check) by Monday, March 15 A refundable deposit of $24 per adult and $16 for children (4-12), payable to NCJW, must be received by March 15th. 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 15th. If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie at (203) 730-8530 or at GrDanburyNCJW (at) gmail.com.
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!
Paka's Noodle Kugel
Serves 8 as a side dish
Congregant: Dave Propper
Source: Paka (my Mom)
This is a simple recipe from my mom who picked up the name Paka as soon as the first grandchild began to babble nonsensical word. If there is any question about how much of any ingredient you should use, just remember the number 1 (plus or minus whatever makes you happy). This is great served hot or cold.
1 pound wide egg noodles
1 stick butter
1 pound cottage cheese
1 container (16 oz) sour cream
1 egg
1 cup white sugar
1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple
1 + 1 tablespoons cinnamon
1 handful raisins
Join us for a unique and unforgettable Shabbat evening service at the world-renowned
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun ("BJ")
On Manhattan's Upper West Side
Friday Evening, March 5, 2010
URGENT! DRIVERS NEEDED!!
RSVP to Daryl Bain by February 24 at 743-1180 or
EdDir (at) unitedjewishcenter.org
Passover with a Purpose is an annual initiative of National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Danbury Section. This project takes up the challenge of ensuring that everyone in the Jewish community is able to celebrate Passover nutritiously, ritually and with pride of heritage. Passover with a Purpose will provide Passover food boxes to members of our community in need of assistance for the upcoming Passover season. Passover can be a huge financial burden, especially in these challenging economic times.
Each Kosher for Passover Food Box must contain the following - nothing more, nothing less:
1 box kugel mix
1 cake mix
4 breakfast items - cereal, pancake mix
1 bag dried fruit
1 bottle vegetable oil
1 $25 Stop and Shop gift card for each family to purchase perishables
1 box macaroons
2 boxes soup mix
1 jar applesauce
1 jar jelly
1 bottle grape juice
In addition, NCJW will provide each family with Haggadot, a Seder Plate and all of the ritual foods necessary for a Passover Seder, a small bottle of wine and candles.
All Passover Food Boxes must be dropped off on Sunday, March 28, 2010 between 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Federation offices, 69 Kenosia Avenue, Danbury.
Questions: Contact Judy Prager at GrDanburyNCJW (at) gmail.com or 203-746-1072
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
Looking for volunteers to do a "mitzvah in their sleep" at the First Congregational Church's overflow homeless shelter on Deer Hill Avenue for the week of Monday, March 15th to Sunday, March 21st. If you are interested in helping out or would like more information, please contact Roberta Sol at roblsol (at) charter.net
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.
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
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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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 immediately preceding Purim [celebrated on Saturday night/Sunday morning, February 27/28]; there is a special Torah reading (Deut. 25:17-19)
Deut. 25:17-19
17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt - 18 how, undeterred by fear of God, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear. 19 Therefore, when the Lord your God grants you safety from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you as a hereditary portion, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
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