UTBulletinMarch2009

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SCHEDULE OF SERVICESFOR MARCH

SHABBAT ZACHOR / TETZAVEH

6 Friday Evening 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat

Potluck dinner to follow

7 Saturday Morning 10:30 AM

Torah: Exodus 27:30-30:10 Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27

SHABBAT KI TISSA

13 Friday Evening 6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat

14 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMBrotherhood Shabbat Service and Luncheon

Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35 Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-39

SHABBAT VAYAKHELShabbat Across America / SYNAPLEX

20 Friday Evening6:00 PM - Work Week Wind Down6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat

Dinner to follow service

21 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMStudent Participation in the service; luncheon to follow.11:15 AM - Tot Shabbat

Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-7:50

SHABBAT VAYIKRA27 Friday Evening 8:00 PM

Late Shabbat Service28 Saturday Morning 10:30 AM

Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23

The Bulletin Union Temple of Brooklyn

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism MARCH 2009 Adar - Nisan 5769 Vol. 160, No 7

Heres your chance tosponsor part of our

160th Anniversary Gala DinnerYou may sponsor:

Hors doeuvresWine

FlowersDessert

Celebration Cake

Send your sponsorship, in anyamount over $100, by March 16and have your donation listed inthe Anniversary Dinner Journal.Sponsorships received thereafter

will be acknowledged in theUnion Temple Bulletin.

Union Temple of Brooklyngreatly appreciates yourgenerous support to make

this event a memorable one.Thank you.

Please make your

check payable to:Union Temple of BrooklynAnniversary Fund

Send it, along with your name andthe portion of the dinner you wish

to sponsor, to:Union Temple of Brooklyn

17 Eastern ParkwayBrooklyn, NY 11238

Join us for ourANNUAL PURIM CELEBRATION

Monday, March 9th at 6 PMDetails and reservations on page 6


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Rabbis MessagePassover Appeal

From the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. . . .

Nochum the Beggar: Alms for the poor, alms for the poor. . . .

A Villager: Here, Reb Nochum, heres one kopek.Nochum: One kopek? Last week you gave me two kopeks!Villager: I had a bad week.Nochum: So if you had a bad week, why should I suffer?

A bit of comic relief in this delightful show, but also a glimpse into the Jewish mind.Tzedakah the pursuit of justice through charity is the cornerstone of our exis-tence as a people, in good times and in bad.

For our country, and indeed, for the global community, it has been more than just a bad week. The downturnin our economy has affected virtually all of us in one way or another, both as individuals and in our affiliations

with various institutions, whether schools or universities, religious congregations or corporate enterprises. Weadd our prayers to those of so many of our fellow Americans that the stimulus will help, even at this early andprecarious stage in the process.

All this raises an important question for us as Jews. If we are hurting financially ourselves, are we still obli-gated to give tzedakah charity? The response of our tradition would be unequivocally yes. Obviously, wecannot give what we do not have. Our tradition has never encouraged us to give up ALL of our resources, andvows of poverty are not part of mainstream Jewish practice. Nevertheless, if we do have the wherewithal tocontinue contributing on some level to charitable causes, as is the responsibility of every Jew, then we cannotafford to desist from it. On the contrary. Particularly at this time of need all around us, we have the responsi-bility to do what we can to help those in need.

This is particularly true at this time of year as we begin to anticipate our celebration of the Passover holiday.Though its pretty cold out as I write this message, the reality is that Passover is not far away at all, and manyof us already have begun to plan for our seders. Every year the New York Board of Rabbis and the FederationJoint Passover Association conduct an Annual Passover Appeal to enable our fellow New Yorkers in need intheir celebration of this holiday. Funds from the Appeal go to the purchase ofmatzotand other types of Pass-over food and supplies for literally thousands of our fellow Jews in the area, mostly elderly, indigent, alone orinstitutionalized, who do not have the resources to provide for themselves.

Every year I have been overwhelmed at the kindness of our congregation in responding to this Annual Pass-over Appeal. It is a privilege for me to participate with you in contributing to the efforts of the NYBR and

Federation in this mitzvah. Particularly during this stressful time, I now ask you once again to contribute tothis Appeal. Please make out a check for whatever amount is comfortable for you to Union Temple ofBrooklyn, and earmark it on the bottom Passover Appeal. Send it to the temple at 17 Eastern Park-

way, Brooklyn, NY 11238, and we will issue a collective check to those conducting the Appeal.

On behalf of my colleagues at the New York Board of Rabbis and our friends at Federation, I offer my heart-felt thanks.

-Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman


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It's March, with its promise of spring, and Sisterhoodhas two exciting programs to welcome the season. First,on Sunday, March 15th, at 10 AM, we are joiningwith the Social Action Committee to present a stimulat-

ing observance of Women's History Month. Ourspeaker will be Dottie Miller Zellner, one of the braveJewish women who in the 1960s played a dangerousand pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement in theSouth. If you were there with us in January for ourlively discussion ofGoing South: Jewish Women in theCivil Rights Movement by Deborah L. Shultz, youwon't want to miss Ms. Zellner's revealing, inside storyof the vital part she and other young Jewish womenplayed in the making of history. If you weren't with usin January, don't miss out on this chance to catch up.

Two weeks later, on Sunday, March 29th, at 10 AM,Sisterhood has a special treat for youour PassoverPotluck. Come join us as we celebrate the coming holi-day by viewing the hamish, heartwarming DVD TheGefilte Fish Chronicles. It's the unforgettable story ofthe Dubroff family's 100 years of sharing the Seder,complete with mouth-watering recipes. You'll laugh,

you'll cry, you'll reminisceand you'll work up an ap-petite. So bring your favorite Passover dish, along withits recipeor just bring yourself and your memories.Just like the delightful Dubroff family, we'll munch on

holiday delicacies and share our thoughts about Pass-overs past, present, and to come. We'll also be rafflingoffThe Gefilte Fish Chronicles cookbook, soyou maybe the lucky one to leave with the recipes for some newtreats for your family's seder.

Sisterhood thanks Mary Ellen Kramer and Gayle Solo-mon for telling us about the important work of theDarfur Peace & Development Organization at ourJanuary program. Through its Women's Center andSolar Cooker Program, it helps victims of genocide tobecome independent women, and through its SchoolsProgram it helps their children to get an education. Wesupport these fine programs, and we hope you willtoo. For more information, and to find out how yourdonations can help, please contact Gayle Solomon [email protected].

-Barbara Brett, Recording Secretary

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Sisterhood Jewish Women and Civil Rights

SISTERS IN STRUGGLE

Please join the Sisterhood and Social Action Committeeas we celebrate Womens History Month by welcoming

Dottie M iller ZellnerCivil Rights Activist

Dottie will discuss her experience as a Jewish womanin Mississippi during Freedom Summer, 1964

Sunday March 15, 2009 10:30 AMWe will serve a special brunch!!

I believe right down to the

bottom of my feet that people of dif-ferent races can establish the closestmost trusting relationships. Thatswhat SNCC showed me. There is onehuman race. And insofar as it waspossible for those very brief years toestablish that kind of trust, I think wewere able to do it

Dottie Zellner

Union Temple of Brooklyn 17 Eastern Parkway (at Grand Army Plaza)

Brooklyn, New York 11238-5699Telephone:(718) 638-7600 Fax:(718) 783-9151

[email protected] www.uniontemple.org


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Religious School Planting the Seeds of the Future

Brotherhood Partisans and Pirates

Last month we celebrated Tu BiShevat with a crea-tive seder. The idea of a sederon the fifteenth day ofthe month of Shevat was developed in Safed, a town

in northern Israel, and was inspired by Rabbi IsaacLuria and his mystical teachings.

This seder is an opportunity to experience creativerituals. We used a version developed by BabagaNewz;a wonderful magazine and online resource for elemen-tary and middle school students, and their parents andteachers.

The Tu BiShevat seder engages us in the study ofkabbalistic conceptions of the world, environmentalissues, and our relationship to Israel. Our seder used

the different types of fruits as metaphors. For exam-ple, the fruits with one large pit, such as dates andavocados, were compared to singular heroes of ourpeople like Theodor Herzl. The fruits with many smallseeds represented the many small actions we can taketo make the world a better place.

The children helped lead the seder , drew pictures ofthe shivat haminim, the seven types of fruits andgrains associated with Israel mentioned in the Torah(Deut.8:8), lead us in brachot, and thoroughly enjoyed

planting candy, raisins, nuts and seeds in our groundOreo dirt, watered with chocolate syrup and servedfor dessert!

The parents briefly discussed their personal feelingsabout Israel. We looked at quotes from A Dream ofZion: American Jews Reflect on Why Israel Matters to

Them, edited by Jeffrey Salkin, and we reflected uponsome of the different ways to relate to Israel: ances-tral home , place of refuge, part of Judaism, an exam-ple to the world. The group had a wide range of feel-ings and opinions and we had the chance to begin aconversation about the complex relationship of Ameri-can Jews to Israel.

This month we will be celebrating Purim in the Reli-gious School with a carnival on March 8th. OnMarch 21

stour first-, second-,and third-grade students

will participate in the leading of Shabbat morning ser-vices. I would also like to commend our students fortheir interest in the Darfur Schools Program , and theircommitment to contribute tzedakah to support theschools in North Darfur.

Kol Tuv,

-Ann Landowne, Religious School Principal

Our February meeting featured Joshua Waletzky showing and discussing his film Parti-sans of Vilna. Im happy to say that it was very well-attended. Both the film and thequestion-and-answer session afterward provided a well-researched and fascinating lookat one of the best examples of organized Jewish resistance to the Nazis, as well as theways that other Vilna Jews living through the Holocaust coped and responded. Wethank Andy Mirer for making the arrangements for Partisans of Vilna.

The Brotherhood Shabbat service and luncheon will be on March 14th

. Erez Mirer and Iwill each be chanting part of the Torah reading, Ki Tissa (the Golden Calf). Watch formy emails, and let me know what part you would like to have in the service. I hope thatyou all can attend and participate, as it is always one of the most meaningful and enjoy-able events in the Brotherhoods year.

Our next Brotherhood book discussion, on April 26th, will be about Edward Kritzlers new bookJewish Pi-rates of the Caribbean. Look for the book, and come and hear about this amazing and little known part of ourhistory.

-Steve Segall, Brotherhood President


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ANNUAL PURIM CELEBRATION

Monday, March 9

6 PMPot Luck Dinner Reading of the Megillah

Parade of Costumes Fun For All Ages

Well provide the hamantaschen, dessert, soda, tea and coffee,

You bring a salad, main dish, or side dish.

Bring your own wine and/or beer

Please return this section to Union Temple, 17 Eastern Parkway,

Brooklyn, NY 11238,

or call: (718) 638-7600 or e-mail: [email protected]

Name(s):________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________

Telephone, Day and Evening: ____________________________

How may in your party?: __________

I will bring:_______ salad__________

Main dish _____ side dish______

Join us for our

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During the month of February at the height of the win-ter our preschoolers focused on trees as we preparedfor our annual Tu BiShevat celebration with RabbiGoodman.

The Hummingbirds, our four year olds, made tree col-lages to celebrate Tu Bi'Shevat. They also readSammy the Spider's First Tu Bi'Shevatand A Tree IsNice. They discussed why it is important for the earthto have trees and that water and sunlight are needed tomake trees grow. The children noted how treeschange throughout the seasons. They spoke about thedifferent fruits and nuts that grow on trees and howsquirrels like to gather nuts to help them through thewinter.

The Robins (three year olds) created a Tu BiShevat

group mural with lots of light green leaves starting tobud and grow on a tree trunk. They also talked aboutthe fact that Tu BiShevatis the "birthday of the trees"in Israel. We read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

The Swallows, our afternoon threes class, did individ-ual pictures with tree shapes, leaves and colorful"buds" bursting open.

The Sparrows (three year olds) sang Music for Aard-varks' , Big Old Tree. The song incorporates wordsand movements, and the kids all loved it. We also read

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Kraus and at circle timetalked about what types of foods grow on trees .

The Chickadees (two year olds) read A Tree Is Niceand then added watercolors to bare trees that had beendrawn with chalk. They displayed these lovely treesoutside their classroom.

On Monday, February 9th we all gathered in the bigroom to celebrate the birthday of trees with RabbiGoodman. We talked about how there are differentkinds of fruit; fruit with a pit, fruit with a peel andfruit that is entirely edible. We sang and danced asRabbi Goodman beat on a tof(drum).

-Susan Sporer, Preschool Director

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Preschool Appreciating the Trees

Kinder KefA Monthly P rogram at Union Temple

for Children ( ages 4-6 )

Socialize, sing, learn about holidays,make some art, learn blessings

and make the world a better place.

Give your child a foundationin progressive Judaism!

Parent participation is notrequired but is welcome!

Open to all w ithout charge.

10 AM -12 PM on3/ 15/ 09, 4/ 19/ 09 and 5/ 17/ 09

PARKING FOR TEMPLE MEMBERSParking is now available at Rapid Parkingat 908 Union Street for temple meetingsand events until parking is available inthe building next to the temple. The ga-

rage has a list of all members, so youshould pull in and identify yourself as atemple member. You may park there whencoming to all temple functions, includingmeetings, services, etc. You must vacatethe garage when the event you are at-tending at the temple concludes.

Rabbi Goodman celebrates Tu BiShevat with the preschool.


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SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICAFriday, March 20, 2009

6:30 p.m.

Jews across the country will celebrate Shabbat together on this very special day. Joinus for an inspiring service, delicious Kosher dinner, and music.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service* * *

Dinner & Dessert* * *

Special music performance featuring the works ofAmerican Jewish composers including

Aaron Copland, Max Helfman, and others* * *

Reserve by March 6, 2009

By mail: Union Temple, 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238By phone: 718-638-7600

By email: [email protected]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA March 6, 2009 RESERVATION FORM

Please make check payable to Union Temple of Brooklyn

Name(s)__________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________

Telephone Number _________________ Email:__________________________

No. of Adults @ $25 each _____ No. of Children ages 5-12 @ $10 each _____

No. of Children under 5 - FREE _________

Special Diet: [ ] Vegetarian [ ] Gluten-Free [ ] Other: _________________

Union Temple Synaplex Shabbat Presents

Synaplex is an initiative of STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal) and is a philan-thropic partnership of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, The Steinhardt Foun-dation for Jewish Life and The Samuel Bronfman Foundation.

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TzedakahUNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by .....................................................................................In memory ofHerb Karlitz ............................................................................................. Vivian Zweig KarlitzGail Levine Fried..................................................................................... Bonnie Sue LevineRobert Ambaras....................................................................................... Simmie AstroAnna Budd............................................................................................... Jack MachtingerSherry Rosenberg .................................................................................... Louis RosenbergJudy Stossel ............................................................................................. Sandor StosselMr. and Mrs. David Zupnick ................................................................... Alex Zupnick

PRAYER BOOK FUNDDonated by ........................................................................... In memory ofLinda B. Emanual..................................................................................................Lucas Mirers Bar Mitzvah

SISTERHOOD HAPPY DAY FUND

Donated by .....................................................................................In honor ofSue and Henry Singer ...................................................................................Valerie Chu, daughter of Darryl Chu and Daniella LednicerSue and Henry Singer ...................................................................................Lucas Mirer on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah

Hiyot ThanksUnion Temple

On February 1st, Union Temple sponsored an

event that linked culture, community and tzeda-kah. During the screening ofLive and Become,Union Temple members learned about the chal-lenges of Ethiopian Israelis while becoming part-ners with Hiyot - an Ethiopian Israeli non-profitorganization - in empowering Ethiopian chil-dren, youth and parents in the Haifa district whoparticipate in our programs.

During that program, Union Temple raised $222toward Hiyot's programming and strengtheningthe link between our communities.

To learn more about Hiyot's work toward the fulleducational, social and economic integration ofEthiopian Israelis, please visit www.hiyot.org/en.

If you'd like to join our mailing list and/or tolearn more about ways to support Hiyot, pleasecontact Rabbi Sue Oren at [email protected].

Rabbi Sue Oren

Mazal Tov toJanna Aulova

on becoming an

American citizen!

Adult Education Seminar2 Wednesday Evenings in MarchMarch 18 & 25 - 7:30 9:00 PM

LIKE ANIMALS IN THE NIGHTThe Life and Teachings ofReb Nachman of Bratslav

Suggested Readings: Elie Wiesel, Souls on Fire: Portraits and Leg-ends of Hasidic Masters; Arthur Green, Tormented Master: A Lifeof Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav

Guest Instructor: Mishael Zion

Mishael Zion is a Faculty Fellow at the SkirballCenter for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple

Emanu-El in New York and a student at YeshivatChovevei Torah Rabbinic School. Mishael was born andraised in Jerusalem, where he served on the faculties of theShalom Hartman Institute and the Pardes Institute of JewishStudies. Together with his father, Noam Zion, he co-authoredHaLaila Hazeh: Haggadah Yisraelit (2004), a best-selling

Israeli Haggadah, and of A Night to Remember: The Hag-gadah of Contemporary Voices (2007).

Coffee and dessert will be served.

One of the most remarkable Hasidic teachers, Reb Nachmancontinues to excite and challenge our hearts and minds even 200years after his death. Who is this rabbi who ignites the imagina-tion of dancing Hasidim and philosophers alike? Well study histeachings, tell his stories, sing his niggunim and recount his lifestory, trying to discover what it is about his message that reso-nates so strongly in others and in ourselves.


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Union Temple suggests that its memberscontact our Funeral Director

Martin D. Kasdan of

Boulevard-Riverside Chapels1895 Flatbush Avenue

Brooklyn, NY1-800-522-0588

Proudly maintaining morethan 50 years of Temple involvement

The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn

17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11238(718)638-7600

Fax (718) 783-9151

E-mail [email protected] Uniontemple.org

Dr. Linda Henry GoodmanRabbi

Maria DubinskyStudent Cantor

Dr. Ann LandowneSchool of Religion Principal

Susan SporerPreschool Director

Doris Klueger

President

Henry SingerJeffrey Stein

Vice Presidents

Ellen KolikoffSecretary

Beatrice HanksTreasurer

Mike BaronHortense R. Hurwitz

Honorary Presidents

Eleanor FormanHonorary Trustee

David RaphealBulletin Editor

John GolombTemple Administrator

Martin KasdanFuneral Director1-800-522-0588

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Memorial Plaques

A memorial plaque is a lasting tribute to a loved one. If

you wish more information regarding obtaining a

plaque in memory of a loved one please email the temple

([email protected]) or leave a message

with the temple office.

Charles Diener .........................................................March 1, 1983

Lucille C. May.........................................................March 1, 1986

Joseph J. Baker ........................................................March 2, 1938

Sophie Newman.......................................................March 2, 1940

Rosa R. Keit.............................................................March 2, 1944

Bert Nachman ..........................................................March 4, 1955

Priscilla R. Sherer ....................................................March 4, 1975Helen Stein Caplin ...................................................March 5, 1913

Helen M. Baum........................................................March 9, 1923

Isaac Rutenberg......................................................March 10, 1929

Bessie Kasdan........................................................March 11, 1948

Ray Latz Frisch......................................................March 14, 1918

Sali Fried................................................................March 14, 1946

Morris Smallberg ........... ........... ........... ........... .......March 14, 1954

Florence Liebman ..................................................March 14, 1982

Bertha Levy............................................................March 15, 1920

Morris Salzman......................................................March 15, 1930

Leon Meyer............................................................March 15, 1935

Minna Feldenkris ...................................................March 15, 2004Milton Rosenberg...................................................March 16, 1943

Gustave L. Stern ....................................................March 18, 1969

Samuel A. Fogel ....................................................March 18, 1970

Regina David .........................................................March 19, 1965

Helen Boley ...........................................................March 20, 1951

Louis Fishman........................................................March 20, 1935

Dr. Arnold Messing ...............................................March 20, 1958

Dr. Charles M. Pollack...........................................March 21, 1941

Dr. Louis Beacon ...................................................March 22, 1982

Leah Davidson .......................................................March 23, 1951

Blanche Baar Stern ................................................March 24, 1963

Arnold Leopold......................................................March 25, 1947Adolph Mayer........................................................March 25, 1947

Hilda Feldman........................................................March 25, 2000

Harry Smallberg.....................................................March 25, 2005

Lewis A. Feldenkris...............................................March 26, 1974

Rose Kaufman........................................................March 26, 1977

Jennie Felner ..........................................................March 28, 1947

Mary Glassheim.....................................................March 28, 1958

Carrie R. Hamburger..............................................March 28, 1963

David S. Heit..........................................................March 29, 1935

Ricka Bender..........................................................March 29, 1945

Hyman B. Rosenson...............................................March 30, 1921

Emanuel S. Brandt.................................................March 30, 1988Max Meyer.............................................................March 31, 1956

Selma Oppenheim..................................................March 31, 1989


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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

19:30 AM

Religious School

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6:30 PMOfficers Mtg.

3 4

4:00 PMReligious School

Bnei Mitzvah Track

6:30 PMTrope for Adults

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6:30 PMAdult Ed.Committee

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6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat

Pot Luck Dinner to

follow

79:00 AM

Adult Shabbat

Study Hevre10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning

Service

89:30 AM

Religious School

9:30 AM

160th AnniversaryCommittee

10:00 AMKinderKef

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6:00 PMPURIM

CELEBRATION

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6:00 PMBd of Trustees

114:00 PM

Religious School

Bnei Mitzvah Track


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6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat

149:00 AM

Adult Shabbat

Study Hevre

10:30 AMShabbat Morning

Service

Brotherhood

Shabbat Service &

Luncheon

159:30 AM

Religious School

10:30 AMSisterhood &

Social Action

Committee

Sisters in Struggle

Speaker onCivil Rights

16 17 18

4:00 PMReligious School

Bnei Mitzvah Track


7:30 PMRabbis SeminarAdult Education

Guest: Mishael Zion

19 20Shabbat Across

America /SYNAPLEX6:00 PM

Work Week

Wind Down6:30 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat

Dinner

219:00 AMAdult Shabbat

Study Hevre


Service

Student Participa-tion, Luncheon to

follow11:15 AM

Tot Shabbat

229:30 AM

Religious School

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160th Anniversary

Committee Mtg.

23 24 254:00 PM

Religious School

Bnei Mitzvah Track


7:30 PMRabbis Seminar

Adult Education

Guest: Mishael Zion

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Service

289:00 AM

Adult Shabbat

Study Hevre


Service

299:30 AM

Religious School

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Committee Mtg.

10:00 AMSisterhood

Passover Potluck

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