Apr. 4, 2008
Every Shabbat at Larchmont Temple is special and tonight is no exception. Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6:30 PM followed by the dedication of the Rae Schupak Nathan Early Childhood Center. See the details below. There is no 8 PM service tonight.
Shabbat Shalom
Worship:
Friday, April 4
6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
7:15 PM Dedication Ceremony of the, Rae Schupack Nathan Early Childhood Center
Saturday, April 5
9:00 Chevre Torah
10:30 AM Congregational Worship, Mazel Tov to Maya Samach as she becomes Bat Mitzvah
10:30 Chevre Minyan
Tonight: Please 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. 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary. 7:15 p.m. Dedication Ceremony in the Blum Building lobby followed by a Wine & Cheese reception and tour of the renovated classrooms. (Please note there is no 8:00 p.m. service tonight.) For more information contact Juli Karson at 381-3007.
LT Library: When you are at services tonight, please look for the library's book cart outside of the sanctuary. Feel free to browse a representative selection from the library's collection and sign out any books that you might be interested in.
Congregants are encouraged to help our Midnight Run this Saturday, April 5th. We could use soup and donations of casual men's used clothes, and new underwear and socks. Also knapsacks and men's sneakers are welcome items to our customers on the street. Toiletries from recent hotel visits are also needed. Most importantly, we welcome assistance with sorting these materials to get cars ready and packed to drive into the city. The sorting occurs from the city from 4 to 6 at the Larchmont Avenue Church. Email: Linda.rifberg+finra.org for more information and to confirm your participation. Thanks.
Spring Blood Drive-Sunday Your 40-minute mitzvah awaits! This Sunday, from 8:30am – 12:30pm in the Garden Room, the Brotherhood is holding its semi-annual blood drive to support Sound Shore Hospital and the local blood supply. Come relax, listen to music, read the paper, donate blood and have a bagel – if only you could do this every week! If you have any questions, email David Kahn at david@kahnventures.com or call Jeanne McLeod at Sound Shore Hospital, 914-365-3664. See you Sunday!
2nd Grade Family Education Program: Mezuzah 101 is Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m.-12 noon!Get ready for a great morning as we learn about one of our ancient ritual objects…the mezuzah! We will explore the history behind it, talk about what it symbolizes and even get to make one to take home. We will also have a chance to sing and conclude our morning with religious school-wide services. Please come to the Social Hall when you arrive. If you have questions, contact Rabbi Goldsmith at 914-834-6120, ext. 16 or jgoldsmith@larchmonttemple.org
The Religious School begins the week with the Bat Mitzvah of Maya Samach on Saturday, April 5. We wish Maya and her family a hearty Mazel Tov. Sunday, April 6 from 10AM to Noon is the 2nd Grade Family Education Program with Rabbi Goldsmith. Thursday, April 10 at 6PM is the Post Confirmation Dinner Dialogue. The 3rd Grade Shabbaton is Friday, April 11 at 6PM.
Dr. Eugene Borowitz, the Annual Rabbi H. Leonard Poller Spring Scholar, Brotherhood Congregational Breakfast, Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Borowitz, the "dean" of theologians of liberal Judaism, who has taught Religious Thought & Theology at the New York School of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for the past 45 years! Dr. Borowitz has framed the ways we understand what it means to be Reform. In honor of his newest book, A Touch of the Sacred: A Theologian's Guide to Jewish Belief, and LT's 60th anniversary year, we will be giving out complimentary copies of his book.
If you ordered Passover candy it has arrived!The pickup procedure is the same as in previous years:
∙ Candy is in the library
∙ there are 7 large brown boxes of candy in alphabetical order:
A – C
D – G
H – K
L – N
P – S
Rieder’s box
T – Z
If you have any questions kindly direct them to Colette Rodbell at CRODBELL@aol.com.
Do Join Us for Our WRJ Drop In Lunch Meeting, Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 12:30 pm in the Grant Conference Room to discuss “Passover in Our Lives.”
Interested in working at the Judaica Shop? We are looking for volunteers to work at the shop on Sunday, April 13 and Sunday, May 4 from 9:45 AM - 12:15 PM. If you are available, 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 this Sunday, April 6 from 9:45 AM - 12:15 PM. If you would like to purchase something from the shop but cannot make it during these hours, 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.
The Adult Education Committee presents STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME a compelling documentary feature film about a love affair that not only survived but flourished in the Nazi concentration camps. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Michèle Ohayon, the film is about the power of love and the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering.
As Jack Polak says about the experiences depicted in this remarkable film, "I'm a very special Holocaust survivor. I was in the camps with my wife and my girlfriend; and believe me, it wasn't easy." Join us in viewing this wonderful film -- and meeting Jack and his lovely wife Ina in person! On Sunday, April 27th at 4 pm
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 2008 deadline for applying for this summer is April 30, 2008. 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.
By now you should have received your invitation to celebrate a milestone for Israel and Larchmont Temple on Saturday, May 17th–at “Here, O Israel, A 60th Birthday Celebration of Larchmont Temple and the State of Israel.” This is the Annual Temple Benefit Event and will include 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 purchasing 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!
In addition, you’ll have a chance to say Happy Birthday to LT and Israel by placing an ad in our 60thAnniversary Commemorative Journal. You may do so by filling in the ad blank you received in the mail and returning it to the temple by April 18, 2008. If you cannot find your copy of the ad you may print one by visiting our web page at http://www.larchmonttemple.org/and clicking on the journal ad blank link on the home page. For more information about the event or if you’d like to place a Journal ad, 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, in Baltimore, 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: Gravesites 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