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January 12, 2019
15 Tevet 5780
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THE WEEKLY VOICE
MESSAGE FROM RABBI GABER Dear Friends, At the end of our Torah reading this week, Jacob will give a unique and different blessing to each of his sons. When they work together as a family, their blessings bring them strength as a group, when they fight, everyone becomes endangered. Theodor Herzl organized the first World Zionist Congress in
1897 in Basel, Switzerland to strengthen the entire community. At that first meeting, there were 208 delegates and 26 members of the press. While at the beginning, this “parliament of the Jewish people” met annually today the World Zionist Congress meets every 5 years. Today, there are 500 delegates from 100 different countries around the world. Together they allocate over 1 billion dollars to support key Jewish and Israeli institutions. Every Jew over the age of 18 is eligible to vote for one of 13 slates. Voting begins on January 21st and runs until March 11th and will be conducted online and your vote will make a difference about who sits at the table and allocates funds from the greater Jewish community. Kol Yisrael Aravim Zeh B’zeh. Every member of the Jewish community is responsible for every other member of the Jewish community. Our job is to help. We don’t have to be Moses; we have to be ourselves who help in our way. Register today so you will receive a reminder to participate in the election beginning January 21st. There are over a billion reasons to do so and it will be easy to make happen. Why does your vote or my vote make a difference? The World Zionist Congress is a representative body, so each vote is a percentage of an overall vote and the ideas and slate you support will get stronger representation in the WZC. To me that becomes of paramount importance because I believe in Conservative/Masorti Judaism and its values of Religious Pluralism, Equality and Religious Freedom. In the United States, we enjoy all three values because they are enshrined as part of our secular legal system. However, in Israel, where there is no separation between synagogue and state, attaining those values can be more challenging. The allocation of funds from the World Zionist Congress will help ensure that Conservative/Masorti congregations receive the support they need to create a rich and vibrant religious pluralistic community. They will help Israelis learn that instead of a binary choice of secularism or ultra-religious Judaism there is a plethora of choices about how to live a vibrant Jewish life filled with religious observances more in keeping with their lifestyle and values. Conservative/Masorti Judaism ensures that men and women are equally included in prayer services, LGBTQ folks are able to fully participate in a Jewish community and children with special needs are able to celebrate a bar/bat mitzvah in their own community. This is our moment to share our values with others and to know we are doing what we can to strengthen the entire Jewish community and Israel.
For more information go to mercaz2020.org and register to vote beginning January 21st
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Friday January 17 Kabbalat Shabbat 8pm
Saturday January 18 Shabbat 9:30am
Friday January 24 Cantor Barnett will be present
Kabbalat Shabbat 8pm
Saturday January 25 Cantor Barnett will be present
Shabbat 9:30am
Friday January 31 Cantor Barnett will be present
Kabbalat Shabbat 8pm
Men’s Club Minyan every Sunday
when school is in session at 9:15 AM
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The Israel Forum program on Sunday, January 12 at 10:15 in the morning will deal with the United Na-tions and Israel.
The presentation will be by Scott Gilinsky, covering the Security Council, DR Ellier Russ, covering the World Health Organization, Dan Schreiber, covering the Human Rights Council and Alan Agree covering UNESCO, UNWRA and the International Court of Jus-tice . The program will last approximately one and a half hours ending before noon with some light re-freshments. The basis for the program is the book , Nations United ,written by Alex Grobman a noted Historian and Holocaust scholar who estab-lished the first Holocaust center in the USA in. St. Louis , Missouri. The United Nations tumul-tuous relationship with Israel over the past 70 years will be described by our program.
If you are a supporter of the UN or not , join us and bring up your thoughts for a lively discussion.
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Thinking about Jewish summer camp for your child? We’ve got TWO great ways to save on the price of
camp this summer — and applications are open now!
ONE HAPPY CAMPER GRANTS
• First-time campers who attend overnight camp for 12 to 18 consecutive days can receive a $700 grant
• First-time campers who attend overnight camp lasting 19 or more consecutive days can receive a $1,000 grant!
NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS
• For campers ages 5 to 19 (by June 1, 2020)
• Campers must live in one of our Jewish Federation’s five counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia) and identify as Jewish
• Eligible campers may receive between 10% and 30% off the cost of camp!
If your child is ready to try Jewish overnight camp for the very first time, you may be eligible for a One Happy Camper incentive grant.
Just register your child for camp go to www.jewishcamp.org to find a camp, then apply for your grant at www.jewishcamp.org/one-happy-camper
Is your child a day camper or returning to Jewish overnight camp? Then you may be eligible for a needs-based scholarship.
Just register your child for one of the eligible overnight camps or one of the eligible day camps, , then apply on the website before January 31st (for overnight camp) and March 6th (for day camp). And voilá! Best summer ever — and an experience that can light up a kid’s Jewish identity for a lifetime.
For more information about Jewish summer camp, One Happy Camper grants or Needs-Based Scholar-ships, go to www. Jewishphilly.org/jewish-camping. Questions? Contact Abby Weinberg, Associate Director of Jewish Life and Learning, at [email protected] or 215.832.0570.
Mens Club Minyan January 12th at 9:20am
Oneg January 17th at 9pm and Kiddush January 18th at 12pm
Sponsored by Sherry and Allen Klapper & Dr. Ellier Russ
In memory of Fran Russ
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Yahrzeits January 12 to January 18
15 Tevet Marion Edelman
15 Tevet Bessie Bulitsky
15 Tevet Morris Kornfeld
15 Tevet Herman Barondess
15 Tevet Irving Haveson
15 Tevet Sol Lapidus
15 Tevet Celia Stern
15 Tevet Maurice E. Albert
16 Tevet Frances Russ
16 Tevet Pauline S. Davis
16 Tevet Herman Friedman
16 Tevet Sarah Albert
16 Tevet Harold Fink
17 Tevet Alfred Deutscher
17 Tevet Abraham Goodstein
17 Tevet Nathan A. Krupnick
17 Tevet Jean Goldstein
17 Tevet Nathan Elkin
17 Tevet Alan Schurman
17 Tevet Bertha Feld
17 Tevet Rose Freeman
18 Tevet Albert Young
18 Tevet Harry Weinberg
18 Tevet Annette Keller
18 Tevet William L. Aaronson
18 Tevet Dina Introligator
18 Tevet Peter Seavey
19 Tevet Rifka Geser
19 Tevet David Abrams
19 Tevet Abraham Bensky
19 Tevet Abraham Scull
19 Tevet Dr. Sander Stern
19 Tevet Donald Dafilou
20 Tevet Mildred Jaffe
20 Tevet Belle Berkowitz
20 Tevet Rose Blumenkrantz
20 Tevet Joseph Epstein
21 Tevet Sylvia E. Albert
21 Tevet Bessie Epstein
21 Tevet James Tator
21 Tevet Sylvia Schottland
21 Tevet Paul Janoff
Donations
We thank you for your generosity
Martin Belovin Memorial Fund To Barrie Goodman for a speedy recovery
From Scott & Elaine Belovin & Family
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In memory of Hal Abramson
From Eric Barash
Talmud Class Study Torah every Wednesday with Rabbi Gaber
11-12 PM
Join us for stimulating conversation of Jewish law and its relevance to us today. No Hebrew or prior knowledge needed to study Talmud together.
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