Mar. 28, 2008
Services tonight are at 8 PM.
Next Friday, April 4, I hope you will join our Temple community as we celebrate the renovation of the LT Nursery School and the dedication of the Rae Schupack Nathan Early Childhood Center. We will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a Kabbalat Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary. At 7:15 p.m. there will be a Dedication Ceremony in the Blum Building lobby followed by a Wine & Cheese reception and tour of the renovated classrooms. For more information contact Wendy Sandler at wlsandler@optonline.net or 381-0681. (Please note there is no 8:00 p.m. service that night.)
Shabbat Shalom
Worship:
Friday, March 28
8:00 PM Shabbat Worship
Saturday, March 29
9:00 AM Chevre Torah
10:30 AM Chevre Minyan
Faith and Action: The Impact of Pro-Israel Christians--AIPAC Community-Wide Event-This Sunday, March 30th,2pm-4pm--Larchmont Temple is pleased to host this year's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Community-Wide Event. David Brog, executive director of Christians United for Israel, will discuss growing Christian support for Israel across the United States, as well as the apprehensions that many members of the JewishCommunity associate with this support. Info/RSVP: Dan Greenwald dgreenwald@aipac.org
Religious School--Post Confirmation Dinner Dialogue is Thursday, April 3, at 6PM.
Please join us for the Spring Outreach Book Group of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, April 3rd - Wine and cheese 7:30-9:00 at the Temple. rsvp: anngitt@optonline.net
Plan to join family and friends at the first Spring “First Friday” Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday, April 4th.The evening begins with a special 6:30pm family–friendly Shabbat Service followed by a lovely buffet Shabbat dinner beginning at 7:15pm. Please note that there will not be 8:00pm congregational services on April 4th. There will be craft activities for the children during dinner! The cost for dinner is $25 per adult and 13 years and over, $12 per child 6-12 years; $6 per child 1-5 years; children under 1 year are free. Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 1st to Shari Levine at sblev@optonline.net. Checks payable to Larchmont Temple may be brought to the dinner. Additionally, as the temple is responsible to cover the cost of all reservations, once you RSVP, we appreciate you notifying us at least 24 hours prior to the dinner if your plans change, otherwise we will look to you to cover the cost of your reservation.
Grants are available for LT students attending Jewish summer camps and programs:Is your child going to a Jewish summer camp (i.e. Eisner, Kutz, NFTY Israel trip or some other program sponsored by a Jewish organization)? Larchmont Temple students in grades K-12 who are enrolled in Religious School programs and/or LarFTY are eligible to apply for a grant to be applied to the camp's tuition. Grants are awarded based on need and/or merit.
Applications are available on the Temple website: www.LarchmontTemple.org and in the Temple Office. All applications are confidential. The 2087 deadline for applying for this summer is April 30, 2007. Grants will be awarded several weeks after the deadline. If you have any questions please call: Judi Dichter 833-0722
These grants are made available through the generosity of the Larchmont Temple Youth Basket Endowment Fund, WRJ and Larchmont Temple Religious School Board.
WRJ Text in Context with Rabbi Mara Nathan --Women and Jewish Law-Finding a Place in the Tension between Tradition and Modernity: Women's Sense of Self : marriage, divorce, procreation and contraception....the tension between privacy& protection...Spring Series April 4, 11 and 18 (9:30-11:00am in the library. Coffee and muffins will be served)
Interested in working at the Judaica Shop? The shop will be open on Sunday, April 6 and Sunday, April 13 from 9:45am - 12:15pm and a few volunteers are needed to work. If you are interested, please contact Dani Zucker at dani0123@msn.com.
The Judaica shop has many new items for Passover including Seder plates, Haggadahs, and matzoh covers. The shop will be open on the above dates. If you cannot make it on either of those dates but would like to purchase something from the shop, please feel free to call Dani Zucker 833-7309, Lori Herbsman 833-5831, or Nancy Davilman 834-7793 to meet you at the shop at a mutually convenient time.
Spring Blood Drive: Please mark your calendar for the Spring Blood Drive, sponsored by the Brotherhood, which will be held on Sunday, April 6, 2008, from 8:30 to 12:30 at the Temple. Larchmont Temple's Blood Drive is the largest donation program at Sound Shore. If you are interested in donating blood at the Spring Blood Drive, please send an e-mail to David Kahn david@kahnventures.com
DON’T MISS OUT on Seder Sweetness! It’s not too late to RSVP for the WRJ Women’s Seder on Tuesday, April 8th. Bring your mothers, daughters, sisters, and girlfriends for an evening of Passover sweetness, as Rabbi Nathan and Cantor Mendelson lead us in ritual and song in a very special Seder of women's voices. We'll finish off the evening with a selection of Pesach desserts (with recipes available). Think of all the wonderful new ideas you'll be able to add to your family Seder!! DON’T FORGET to RSVP by March 28th to Carol Scharff at cscharff@optonline.netQuestions?...Contact Carol or Debra Goldstein (deg1050@aol.com or 914-441-3029)
Library: Passover is a month away! Our collection of Haggadas may offer t he inspiration that you need to "update" your family seder. There a new haggadas that will be arriving next week, so please take a look.
Also from the Library: If you are looking for a new home for gently used children’s books that are no longer being read in you home, please consider the following. A children's book drive being sponsored by the Young Women's Committee from the Westchester Region of Hadassah. The "Gift of Reading" project will allow approx. 300 children ages 3-14 from the Mt. Vernon community to select gently used books at a free bookfair t his coming June. There is a collection box in the hallway outside of the Temple library for books that you might like to donate. Remember, please contact us at ltlibrary@larchmonttemple.orgwith any suggestions that you may have.
Last Chance: PASSOVER CANDY SALE! We will be selling Barton’s kosher for Passover confections. This is a very important fundraiser for our school. Please help us by sending in your order early. If you have children in the Religious School, they will be bringing home an order form. If you do not have children in our school and would like to order candy, please fill out the form below and return it to Larchmont Temple Religious School. Your check made payable to LARCHMONT TEMPLE for the correct amount must accompany your order. Our personal consideration will be given to all orders, however large or small. Please let us take care of your Passover holiday needs and help our Religious School’s fund-raising effort. Please help support the ongoing enrichment programs of our Religious School. All orders must be placed ASAP. Remember to make your check payable to Larchmont Temple and drop your completed forms to Gabrielle in the Temple Office.
GOT YOUR INVITE YET? – In your mail this week you’ll find an invitation to celebrate on a milestone for Israel and Larchmont Temple on Saturday, May 17th –at the Annual Temple Benefit Event as we share in celebration of our 60th Birthdays. As you can see, the Cultural Arts Committee has been hard at work planning a spectacular evening of art including emerging artists from the Bezalel Academy, music by Shira NYC, delicious Middle Eastern food and of course, singing and Israeli dancing.
In addition, you’ll have a chance to say “Happy Birthday” to LT and Israel by taking out an ad in the Event Journal. This will be LT’s only benefit this spring – an evening for celebrating our history, our present and our future. Don’t wait! Send in your RSVP now to ensure your place at this historic evening!
For more information about the event or if you’d like to place a Journal ad, please call the temple office or email the benefit committee at AvivaMicah@aol.com.
If you care deeply about Israel, you should not miss the ARZA National Assembly, May 11th-14th, inBaltimore, MD. This biennial event brings together Reform Jews from around the U.S. and Israel for a series of workshops and seminars designed to understand Israeli society on a deeper level and to provide you with peers & mentors, and tools & experiences to make Israel connections more alive in our congregation:
- What can Israel’s art and music teach us about Israel today?
- How are Reform Israelis becoming international leaders on addressing global environmental challenges?
- What are Reform Jews here and in Israel doing to help Israel fulfill its own ideals as a pluralistic democracy and a just society?
- A special one-day Leadership Development Seminar
Great entertainment, too, in and around Baltimore’s scenic inner harbor. For full details, see www.arza.org/assembly2008,or contact Debra Goldstein, deg1050@aol.com, or 441-3029
Gravesites available at Larchmont Temple’s new Cemetery: Grave sites are now available at our new Mount Eden Cemetery. Ze’ev Aviezer, the Temple's Executive Director, would be pleased to discuss cemetery pre-planning arrangements with you. Purchasing now brings the comfort of not having to manage this obligation in the face of a loss. Please call Mr. Aviezer at 834-6120 X14 for information or to schedule an appointment or visit www.larchmonttemple.org/cemetery
