WRT Weekly Update - June 23, 2016                                                             This week's Torah portion 

Shabbat Services 


Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, June 24 at 6:15 pm
Join us in the CJL for the beginning of our summer Shabbat services, which will be followed by an  oneg for all. Please note there will be a BBQ dinner on the CJL patio for everyone who signed up in advance. 

Torah Study
Saturday, June 25 at 9:00 am 
Upcoming at WRT...

Cooking4HOPE
Monday, June 27 at 10:00 am in the Temple kitchen
Come help prepare a meal that will be delivered to Hope Community Services, a soup kitchen in New Rochelle serving over 120 men, women and children in need. Contact Susan Ross at  [email protected].
 

Grad Bag "Community Fold"
Tuesday, June 28, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Volunteers are needed to help fold and label sets of sheets, as part of Grad Bag, a green initiative to re-use college dorm supplies. Click here for more information about Grad Bag.  Please contact Liz Gruber at [email protected] or Tara Tyberg at [email protected] to help. 


Summer "Star Spangled" Shabbat Services in the CJL
Friday, July 1 at 6:15 pm
Please come welcome WRT's new Assistant Rabbi, Daniel Reiser, who will deliver the sermon. This special Friday night service will also feature music of the American and Jewish experience, in honor of July 4th. 


Monday, July 4th - office and building closed

Visit Israel

Back in Israel! A Family Trip led By Rabbi David Levy
December 21, 2016 to January 1, 2017 - Deadline to sign-up is June 30!
Join Rabbi Levy for a Family Trip to Israel! We will celebrate all 8 days of Chanukah while traveling throughout Israel.  Here is a peek at some of our plans...


Coming soon...

Blake's Blog from Israel
Next week Rabbi Blake will be leading a group from WRT on a Cultural and Culinary Tour of Israel. As they are enjoying Israel's exciting cuisine and seeing how Israel is changing the world's landscape both literally and figuratively through agriculture, environmental science, and technology, we will get a glimpse through the words of the rabbi. Stay tuned for more information. 

Save the date...

Summerstage at WRT
Wednesday, August 10 at 7:00 pm (rain date August 11)
Bring a picnic and lawn chair and enjoy WRT's most talked about outdoor concert, featuring our talented clergy and friends--details to follow.


There is still time to dedicate a Prayerbook...

Mishkan HaNefesh
As we celebrate moving to a new High Holy Day Prayer Book, we invite you to dedicate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Prayer Books in memory of a loved one, in honor of a special person in your life, or to mark a special point in time. For your  convenience, you can order directly online here or download an order form for mailing. We hope you will join us for this generational milestone.  


For WRT members...
If you would like to receive notifications of birth announcements and deaths within the WRT community, please email [email protected] with your full name and email address. Please specify if you would like to be added to one or both of these notification lists.
Did you know...
  • WRT is committed to the value of inclusion and strives to make worship services fully accessible.  
  • Our building and bima are wheelchair accessible, and the sanctuary is equipped with assistive listening devices and large-print prayer books.  
  • ASL interpretation is available for any service upon request.  
  • Remote viewing of most worship services is available via webcasting from our website.
  • For more information, please call the office at 914-723-7727
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