“...to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.”
TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL’S MEMBERS & FRIENDS NEWSLETTER
TEVET - SHEVAT 5778 JANUARY 2018
The Bulletin
Tu BiShvat (the New Year of trees) Seder
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Please join Rav Jeremy and Young Emissary Ziv Lavi
for a Tu BiShvat celebration filled with
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RSVP TO: [email protected]
or 860-423-3743
FUN
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz
Office hours: Tuesday through Friday,
by appointment. Call 860.423.3743 Ext. 0
or e-mail [email protected]
Confidential Voice Mail: 860.423.3743 Ext. 1
Temple Bnai Israel is an affiliate of the Jewish
Reconstructionist Communities
www.jewishrecon.org
Religious School Administrator
Morah Dara Bowling
Email: [email protected]
Office Administrator
Marlene Aulten
860.423.3743 Ext. 0 [email protected]
HOURS: Monday - Thursday
Noon to 6:00pm
THE BULLETIN is a monthly publication of
TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL 383 Jackson Street
PO Box 61 Willimantic, CT 06226 Phone: 860.423.3743
Fax: 860.423.7594
Submission deadline: 3rd Monday of each month
(Board) Members at Large:
Gerry Berkowitz Ellie Shane
Glenn Blumenstein
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
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A message from Judy Stein, Vice President 3
Introduction to Judaism - classes begin January 9, 2018 4
January Torah Readings 4
Shabbat Celebrations and Services 5
Temple Family News and Bnaifactors 6
Caring Committee news, Daughters of Abraham Book Club, and an IMPORTANT SAVE THE DATE
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Sarah Ratner Library 8
Jewish Federation of Eastern CT - Adult Education classes 9 & 11
Our snow and services policy 11
THANK YOU to the MANY businesses and individuals who made our 2017 Gala Auction a huge success! (PICTURES TOO!)
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Donations and Opportunities for Giving 14 & 15
January Jewry Duty Participants and needs 16
Yahrzeits 17 & 18
In case you missed “it” in the November issue 19
Hashivenu - Jewish teaching on resilience - a podcast from
the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
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Calendar 23
THANK YOU to our Auction sponsors! Back cover
In This Issue
President, Jim Baber
Vice President, Judy Stein
Kemah/Treasurer, Doreen Simonsen
Financial Secretary, Fran Jaffe (Officer)
Kesher/Secretary and Communications, Gloria Gerald
Torah/Education and Programming, Mona Friedland
Avodah/Religious Life, Judy Stein
Brit/Community & Membership, Karen Drazen
Tikkun Olam Chair, Anne Willenborg
Mishkan/Building, Lex Nishball
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MISSION STATEMENT
Temple Bnai Israel is a welcoming Jewish community which offers a spiritual, religious, and social home for all Jews. We cherish a belief in one God, the Torah, prayer and the music and beauty of our Jewish culture. We are commanded and committed to passing these blessings on to all future generations. We observe and celebrate Jewish traditions and laws, while remaining open to change which meets the needs of our time, and which will stand the test of time. We intend to be a force for good and comfort as individuals and as a whole. We seek to offer justice, tolerance, and charity within the Temple Bnai Israel community, the larger Jewish community, and the non-Jewish worlds within which we live. Our synagogue recognizes the equality of all Jews. Jewish men and women, including those Jews in interfaith marriages, are entitled to participate equally in all religious rites, and all secular and religious leadership positions. Our congregation also reaches out to all who welcome Judaism into their lives.
We believe in the ancient teaching: “to do justly, love mercy, and walk
humbly with thy God.”
Thank you!
I end this secular year with an extraordinary sense of gratitude for this wonderful Congregation, our leadership, community, staff – and Rav Jeremy. Being part of your lives, and the life of our Congregation, is a real blessing that lifts, teaches, enriches, and lightens life.
I also want to take time to thank those who help care for our community – and put in a pitch for new members for the Caring Committee. Many hands make lighter work, and we need more hands. Please join this incredible group if you can, by contacting Fran Jaffe at [email protected] or 860-228-2390.
Thanks also to those who help repair our world – near and far. To those who enhance our spiritual practices, our library, our cultural life, our school, and our well-being.
A special shout out to the extraordinary 2017 Auction Committee that implemented an incredibly fun and successful event, raising close to $17,000! Mazel Tov, Toda: Nora Stein, Sheila Amdur, Ellie Shane, Ellen Marshall, Jane Moskowitz, and all who helped in so many ways! Jim and I appreciate and thank you all. We wish you and yours a healthy and happy 2018.
Judy
VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM - A 12 session community course. All are welcome.
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READINGS FOR JANUARY 2018, Tevet/Shevat 5778
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018 4 SHEVAT 5778 Parashat BO Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 This Year: 11:4 - 12:28 Haftarah: Isaiah 19:19-25
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018 19 TEVET 5778 Parashat Shemot
Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 This Year: 3:1 - 4:17 Haftarah: Ezekiel 24:1-24
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019 11 SHEVAT 5778 Parashat Beshalach Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 This Year: 14:15 - 16:10 Haftarah: Judges 5:1 - 5:31
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 26 TEVET 5778 Parashat Va’ayrah Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 This Year: 7:8 - 8:15 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21
Spread the word to family and friends, Jewish or not, and anyone else you think would like to learn about the rich, multi-faceted heritage of
Judaism and all it has to offer.
Or perhaps you would like to take this course to gain a deeper understanding of Judaism. This course is ideal for those who may or may not have been raised in a Jewish home, but are seeking a better understanding of the basic Jewish spiritual and ethical practices, philosophical understandings, and cultural activities. We will also learn about the Jewish activist tradition of tikkun olam (repairing the world). We welcome individuals who may not be currently engaged in congregational life, and who may not be Jewish, but are curious about what Judaism has to offer.
THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU…
if you are a curious person who would like a better understanding of the rich, multi-faceted heritage of
Judaism.
if you want to become more involved in repairing the world (tikkun olam) or learning about the ethical and
philosophical underpinnings of Judaism.
also, if you are not currently engaged in congregational life, but want to understand the ancient, yet ever
contemporary, Judaic traditions.
Classes are on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month through June, 2018 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
There is no fee. Donations are appreciated. Please pre-register by e-mailing: [email protected] or
Call 860-423-3743 Please join us and bring a friend or two!
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SHABBAT CELEBRATIONS
1st Saturday of each month, Bagel & Bible, 9:30 a.m. with abbreviated
Shabbat Service following. All other Saturdays, Shabbat Services at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 6th, 9:30 a.m. Bagel and Bible Topic: Poetry: Yehudah Amichai and Edmond Chibeau at the Burning Bush
Friday, January 26th, 6:30 p.m. - Shabbes Dinner at a member’s home. HOST/HOSTESS NEEDED.
E-mail [email protected]
Wednesday, January 31st, 5:30 p.m. Tu BiShvat Seder
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TEMPLE FAMILY NEWS
Mazal Tov - Congratulations!
To Robert and Jane Moskowitz on the birth of their grandson, Jackson Parker Moskowitz (Lev Shalom) on November 21, 2017. Rod and Erika Moskowitz are the happy (and tired) parents.
מזל טוב
THANK YOU TO OUR 2017-2018/5778 BNAIFACTORS
PLEASE JOIN THEM!
Sheila Amdur Carol Colombo Harry & Honey Birkenruth Rita Pollack Ken Dardick & Judy Stein Glenn & Tiffany Blumenstein Peter & Stephanie Malinow Gerry Berkowitz Robert & Jane Moskowitz Ilene Reiner Bruce & Sharon Brettschenider Martin & Randee Berliner Jerome & Nina Rosen David & Debbie Stoloff Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz & Merle Potchinsky
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 6:15 p.m.
Our Temple has had a Hevra Kaddisha – a Sacred Society for burial of the dead - for about a year and a half. With support from Glenn Blumenstein, this group of Temple members has learned the traditions of preparing our beloved dead for burial in the Jewish way that honors their holiness as people and the holiness of their bodies. The group has worked with Rav Jeremy to adapt the tradition to our congregation’s Jewish way, and have helped many families honor their loved ones. It’s a tradition to honor the members of the Hevra Kaddisha each year with a banquet on the 7th of Adar (the traditional date of Moses’ yahrzeit, which this year is February 22nd).
Please save the date for this important event. Watch for more details in the February edition of The Bulletin.
COMMITTEE NEWS
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 7 ADAR BANQUET HONORING THE HEVRA KADDISHA
CARING COMMITTEE Caring for each other in times of need.
DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM BOOK CLUB Carol Kraus [email protected]
Fran Jaffe Ellie Shane 860.228.2390 860.423.7418 [email protected] [email protected]
Next meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Chris’ house, 10 Chelsea Road, South Glastonbury
Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Edited by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
Carpooling available. Contact [email protected]
Thank you to Sheila and the assortment of additional fill in volunteers for December. Our leader for January is Carol (she needs a partner) and we have no one for February. March is covered. You should have received a letter from the Caring Committee co chairs requesting additional volunteers. We hope you will consider stepping in when you can to help our fellow congregants when they’re in need. It’s a pretty simple commitment since we communicate through email – no meetings! Call our monthly leaders, Rav Jeremy or the committee co-chairs, Fran Jaffe or Ellie Shane, if you or anyone you know needs some assistance.
Here’s hoping for a “kind” winter! Happy New Year!
The Library Committee is extremely grateful to Glenn Blumenstein for his recent donation of a new computer, complete with installation and programming, for our use.
This updated technology will allow us to better manage the library. It will greatly improve how quickly we can process new book acquisitions,
making them shelf-ready and available for checkout much sooner!
The library has received many newly purchased books as well as several book donations. Thank you so much for your generosity! Please come to the library to read and check out some of our new books.
Refugee by Alan Gratz is a new young adult novel illustrating the journeys of three adolescent refugees and their families in 1930s Nazi Germany, Cuba in 1994, and Syria in 2015. All the children must deal with terrible danger, but through hope, courage, and survival, each family seeks the goal of safe escape to new homes. Although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by time and location, their stories have surprising connections and similar themes. This story is action-packed and suitable for both young adults and adults.
Another new acquisition, Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed by Leslea Newman, is perfect for children ages 5-8. A composer living in a busy, noisy neighborhood finds a tiny kitten and takes her home. The kitten and composer make beautiful music together in unexpected ways. This is a sweet illustration of sincere friendship based on a true story. Ketzel is a 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award Winner.
Your library continues to be open on Wednesday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., as well as on the Sundays when Jewish Explorations is in session. If you can help by staffing the library on those Sundays, that would be wonderful. We will train you. As a reminder, our two annex library carts (one in the upstairs lobby and one in the downstairs lobby) allow you to check out books at any time, with complete checkout instructions on the carts.
Please remember to return your books within three weeks so that others will be able to enjoy them.
SARAH RATNER LIBRARY Brenda Rosen - [email protected],
Scott DeShong - [email protected], Rochelle Marcus - [email protected], Sue-Ellen Kirkham - [email protected], Peter Malinow - [email protected]
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT - AUDLT EDUCATION Registration Form on Page 11.
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT - AUDLT EDUCATION REGISTRATION FORM - Please complete and return to JFEC by January 4th.
TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL’S SNOW AND SERVICE POLICY
Dear Friends, it’s “that” time of year again, so here is a reminder of our policy about snow and services! Services are normally not cancelled, but sometimes are moved to the home of Rav Jeremy and Merle; when they are, there will be a message regarding that on the Temple’s voicemail at least an hour prior to service time. This allows for those who feel it is safe to travel (including those who have signed up for Jewry Duty that day) to be able to attend services. If you head over to the synagogue for services on a stormy day that you felt was O.K. for travel, and no one is there, head over to the home of Rav Jeremy and Merle.
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THANK YOU TO THE MANY BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO DONATED SO MANY LOVELY AUCTION ITEMS.
YOUR SUPPORT HELPED MAKE OUR GALA EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS!
A Cupcake For Later
Adrienne Marks
Alex Nishball
Algareta of Willimantic
Anne Willenborg
Asian Bistro
Bagel One
Barnes & Noble
Bombadil Spirit Shop
Café Mangia
Debbie & David Stoloff
Dog Lane Café
DP Dough
Dunkin Donuts
Elisabeth & Emmanuel Buzay
Ellen & Ralph Marshall
Ellie Shane
Faye Ringel
Gansett Wraps
Gerry & Annie Berkowitz
Glenn & Tiffany Blumenstein
Gloria Gerald
Hairitage Salon
Holiday Spirits
Jewels Verne
Joan Seliger Sidney & Stuart Sidney
Judy Stein & Ken Dardick
Karen Drazen
Kathmandu Kitchen and Bar
Le Gari Winery (Marlborough)
Limberia Tropical
Lisa Finkelman
Mansfield Movieplex
Marjorie Golden Mossberg
Mona & Todd Friedland
Nora & Steven Stein
North Windham Animal Hospital
O.L. Willard Hardware
Oriental Café
People’s United Bank (Storrs)
Pet Appearance Grooming
Price Chopper
Prue Law Group
Rein’s New York Style Deli
Rita Pollack
Sara Carr
Saul & Carol Nesselroth
Savings Institute
Schiller’s Sewing Circle
Sheila Amdur
Sheridan Vernon
Shoshana Levinson
Spring Hill Café
Staples
Starbucks
Stefan Marmon
Storrs Automotive
Sue-Ellen Kirkham
Susan Meisler
The Crown Market
The Leaf & Flour Tea Room
The Shoe Smith
Toasted (Storrs)
Tony’s Pizza
Wadsworth Atheneum
Willimantic Brewing Company
Willimantic Food Co-op
Willington Pizza House
Windham Theater Guild
Silent Auction Contributors:
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Live Auction Contributors:
Alex Nishball
Anne Willenborg
Beverly Sims
Carol & Yves Kraus
David & Debbie Stoloff
Design Center East LLC
Diane Marion, LMT
Doreen Simonsen
Ellen & Ralph Marshall
Gerry & Annie Berkowitz
Gloria Gerald
Jane & Robert Moskowitz
Jim Baber & Karen Drazen
Jorgensen Auditorium
Kathmandu Kitchen and Bar
Ken Dardick & Judy Stein
Merle Potchinsky
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz
Elm Package Store
Self Expresshuns Salon (Storrs)
Sheila Amdur
Sue-Ellen Kirkham
Temple Bnai Israel Board of Directors
Willimantic Brewing Company/David Wollner
DONATIONS - THANK YOU!
General Fund Helen Ross, in honor of the mussar class, Changing The World From the Inside Out
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Marsha Hilsenrad 5778 Chai Appeal Ida Millman Bnaifactor Fund David & Debbie Stoloff
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FUNDS:
Bnaifactor
Rabbi’s Discretionary
Capital Improvement
Beautification
Endowment
Library
Good & Welfare
Cemetery
Jewish Explorations
High Holiday Cantor
Tikkun Olam
Anne & Meyer Russian Youth Fund
Shabbes Dinner
Hochberg Holocaust and
Human Rights Committee
INITIATIVES: Louis and Mae Heller Initiative for Holocaust and
Human Rights Education for Young Children.
For this fund, please make your check payable to
Hochberg Holocaust and Human Rights Committee.
Habonim Board Donor ($500-999)
Patron ($1,000-2,499) Benefactor ($2,500-4,999)
Habonim ($5,000+)
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Opportunities for Giving
Please consider
the Temple in your
estate planning.
Books
Humashim
(Torah & Haftarah Books)
$75 each for a bookplate
Siddurim (prayer book)
$30 each for bookplate
Mahzorim (High Holiday Prayer Books)
$30 each for a bookplate
Sanctuary Seat Plaques & Memorial Wall Plaque
$250 each
Tree of Life in Greer Auditorium
$90 for a leaf $180 for a branch
Judith A. Stein Attorney at Law
Executive Director
(860) 456-7790
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JANUARY JEWRY DUTY PARTICIPANTS/NEEDS
5778 Jewry Duty Sign-Up
is ongoing!
WE HAVE MANY JANUARY
VACANCIES!
Those of you who are old pros of our
LOTSA HELPING HANDS on-line sign-up, head right on over and pick
your dates through September 8, 2018.
For those of you who are
new to LOTSA, if you have not yet used the system, or you have
not yet registered your e-mail, contact Marlene at [email protected]
ASAP.
Friday, January 5th Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m.
CAPTAIN Adrienne Marks
Anne Willenborg
Mona & Todd Friedland
Stephanie Malinow
Saturday, January 6th Bagel & Bible, 9:30 a.m.
Captain and 3 other participants needed
Friday, January 12th T.G.I. Shabbes, 6:15 p.m.
Captains are Lisa Finkelman & Alex Wu
Paul & Annette Shapiro
Leanne Rand
Saturday, January 13th Saturday Kiddush, 10:00 a.m.
CAPTAIN: Mitzi Horowitz
2 other participants needed
Friday, January 19th Tikkun Olam VaNefesh Service, 7:30 p.m.
CAPTAIN, Scott DeShong
Hillary Stern
2 other participants needed
Saturday, January 20th Saturday Kiddush, 10:00 a.m.
CAPTAINS: Ravit & Ishay Stein
Rochelle Marcus
Noga Shemer
Friday, January 26th Shabbes Dinner at a member's home
HOST/HOSTESS NEEDED
Saturday, January 27th Saturday Kiddush, 10:00 a.m.
CAPTAIN NEEDED
Sheila Amdur
Martha Cutter
JANUARY YAHRZEITS
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The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 5th and January 6th
Sylvia Brettschneider 19 Tevet January 6
Karl Rappold Father of Sean & Travis Cohen Rappold; former husband of Naomi Cohen-Shea
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Chris Flammang Father of Anne Flammang 21 Tevet January 8
Sarah Mislin 23 Tevet January 10
Hyman Israel Grandfather of William Israel 24 Tevet January 11
Isaac Cooperman 24 Tevet January 11
Eva B. Rothblat 24 Tevet January 11
Franklin Prague Husband of Edith Prague 24 Tevet January 11
Sarah Gelt Mother of Edith Prague 25 Tevet January 12
Bessie Hochberg Aunt of Jeanne Morascini 25 Tevet January 12
Tammie Brodie Mother of David Brodie 25 Tevet January 12
Neal Friedland Brother of Todd Friedland 25 Tevet January 12
The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 12th and January 13th
Michael Ostrofsky 26 Tevet January 13
Joseph Hochberg Uncle of Jeanne Morascini 27 Tevet January 14
Joseph Kaplan Father of Roberta Schwane 28 Tevet January 15
Lenore Sagan Aunt of Paul Shapiro 28 Tevet January 15
Melvyn Klein Stepfather of Hillary Stern 28 Tevet January 15
Lillian Rubin Mother of Georgia Mittelman 29 Tevet January 16
Charlotte Lewis Mother of Barry Lewis 29 Tevet January 16
Reuben Rothblat 1 Shevat January 17
Chaya Rose Moskowitz
1 Shevat January 17
Hyman Frankel Great uncle of Michael Lassow 2 Shevat January 18
George Hazlehurst Father of Sharon Brettschneider 2 Shevat January 18
Melvin J. Goldberg 3 Shevat January 19
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The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 19th and January 20th
H. Louis Mandell 6 Shevat January 22
Frances Zarowitz 7 Shevat January 23
Simon Meisler Father-in-Law of Susan Meisler 7 Shevat January 23
Selma Halperin Mother of Randee Berliner 7 Shevat January 23
Joseph Glanz 8 Shevat January 24
Michael Gerald Husband of Gloria Gerald 9 Shevat January 25
The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 26th and January 27th
Max Rosen 11 Shevat January 27
Joseph Starger 12 Shevat January 28
Abraham Stutz Grandfather of William Israel 12 Shevat January 28
Rodney Gochros Father of Stephen Gochros 12 Shevat January 28
Joseph Tashlik 13 Shevat January 29
Pauline Cohen Grandmother of Naomi Shea & Miriam Drew 13 Shevat January 29
Joseph Weiner 14 Shevat January 30
Max Frankel Great Grandfather of Michael Lassow 15 Shevat January 31
Bessie Rosenstein 15 Shevat January 31
Rebecca Ganci Close friend of Judy Stein & Ken Dardick 15 Shevat January 31
David Shimberg Stepfather of Denise Polivy 16 Shevat February 1
Jennie Rothenberg Grandmother of Sandra Roth 17 Shevat February 2
JANUARY YAHRZEITS continued
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IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS IN OUR NOVEMBER EDITION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR STREET ADDRESS
Dear Friends, throughout the history of our Temple and its associated parsonage house, the Temple’s physical address has been known as 345 Jackson Street, which is, in fact, the address for the parsonage only! The official address of record for the Temple is 383 Jackson Street. While it never posed too much of a problem from a package or mail delivery perspective (we usually had a Rabbi or tenants living in the parsonage who made sure mail was re-directed to the Temple), it is important as we move ahead to use the CORRECT address for each building. To that end, we will begin using 383 everywhere (though it may take longer to change it in some venues than others), and installing 383 on the Temple building. You may see some ‘cross-over’ occurring as we work to correct all records, but our hope is that, in the very near future, 383 will be the only street number associated with the Temple.
PLEASE NOTE:
Our street address SHOULD NOT be written on items you mail to us.
Please use only our P.O. Box number 61, Willimantic, CT 06226.
Please update your records accordingly. Thank you!
AND SO, TO RECAP
383 Jackson Street is the TEMPLE’s street address.
345 Jackson Street is the PARSONAGE street address.
P.O. Box 61, is the address to which ALL correspondence should be sent. WRITE ONLY the P.O. Box number on the envelope. Do not include the street address or there is a good chance your piece-o-mail will be lost in the post office abyss.
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366 Windham Road Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 456-8658
Michelle Morris
[email protected] tricountymemorials.com
Hashivenu is a podcast about Jewish teachings and practice around resilience. Cultivating resilience in challenging times, both individually and collectively,
is an essential path to personal renewal.
Rabbi Deborah Waxman Ph.D.: “Hashivenu means “return us.” The “us” is the Jewish people, asking to be renewed. Seeking renewal, cultivating resilience — these are central concerns in Jewish thought and Jewish practice. Focusing on resilience is one way to think about how the Jewish people and the Jewish civilization we’ve created have survived for thousands of years. Again and again throughout history, Jews have experienced catastrophe — I’m talking about living through shattering challenges that destroyed our communities, that made us rethink our relationship to God, our relationship to other Jews, our relationship to other peoples and the world around us. And, again and again, we have transcended these catastrophes, we have breathed new life into the Jewish people and the Jewish civilization, we have found pathways to repair. From trauma, we have had to heal. We have done so by finding ways to cultivate resilience, both individually and collectively.”
Go to: https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/
HASHIVENU - JEWISH TEACHING ON RESILIENCE - A PODCAST FROM THE
RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL COLLEGE
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OUR 2017 AUCTION. A PICTORIAL PRESENTATION.
An eclectic and
enjoyable selection of
silent auction items made
for an active evening of
ever increasing
bids!
Thanks to our auctioneer extraordinaire, Ernie Eldridge, and his wife,
Anita Sebestyen, for keeping the live portion of our auction evening
engaging and filled with laughter!
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9:30 a.m. Tikkun Olam Comm. Mtg.
2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.
See pgs. 9 & 11.
Daughters Of Abraham Book Club. See page 7.
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service
9:30 a.m. Bagel & Bible, Shabbat Service
Jewish Explorations
7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service
6:15 p.m. T.G.I. Shabbes wine, cheese, and music celebration
BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE - ARTICLES, EVENTS, PHOTOS!
7:30 p.m. Tikkun Olam VaNefesh Service.
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service
10:00 a.m. Sandwich Making at the Soup Kitchen.
10:00 a.m. SHARP! Jewish Explorations students visit service at Storrs Congregational church
2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.
4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations
7:00 p.m. Board Mtg.
4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations 7:00 p.m. Ritual Comm. Mtg.
6:30 p.m. Shabbes Dinner HOST/HOSTESS NEEDED.
4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations
10:30 a.m. Class: Changing The World From The Inside Out
2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.
See pgs. 9 & 11.
OFFICE
CLOSED
PLEASE NOTE:
Your administrative assistant
will be away from the office
beginning Thursday, January 4th,
and will return on
Tuesday, January 16.
2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.
See pgs. 9 & 11.
7:00 p.m. Introduction to Judaism classes begin.
7:00 p.m. Introduction to Judaism class.
10:30 a.m. Class: Changing The World From The Inside Out
4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations
5:30 p.m. Tu BiShvat Seder
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service Jewish Explorations
OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU to the many generous sponsors of our 2017 Gala Auction. We could not have done it without you!
AUCTION SPONSORSHIP
Leading sponsorS
Glenn & Tiffany Blumenstein, Potter Funeral Home & Manchester Funeral Home Joe & Gail Petrowsky, RightTrac Financial Group
Sponsors
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz & Merle Potchinsky Crest Mechanical Services
Supporters
Larry Ross, Weichert Realtors Steve and Faith Kenton
Willimantic Waste Paper Company Harry & Honey Birkenruth
Scott Jeamel, Vice President, Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Eric Shell, RBC Wealth Management