Friday, January 19
4:37 pm:
Shabbat Candle Lighting
4:55 pm: Minhah/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv Services in the Irene Schwebel Chapel
5:15 pm: Shabbat Hamudim with Rabbi Ari and Cantor Mordecai
5:50 pm: Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv Services in the Milstein Sanctuary
Saturday, January 20
8:00 am: Theology on Shabbat
9:00 am:
Shabbat Services in the Milstein Sanctuary
Bar Mitzvah: Daniel Bench
9:30 am: Havurah Minyan in Reception Hall 1
10:15 am: Teen brunch and minyan in room 21
10:45 am:
Ruah on Shabbat (for children grades 3-5)
in Lower Level Conference Room
10:45 am: Simhat Shabbat (for children grades K-2 and their parents) in rooms D & E
11:00 am: Tot Shabbat in Tot Shabbat room
12:00 pm: Kiddush in Reception Halls
12:45 pm:
Parashat HaShavua
in Room C
1:30 pm: Shabbat Afternoon Café in Rooms D & E
4:15 pm: Minhah Services in the Irene Schwebel Chapel followed by Seudah Shelishit
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NEW! This Shabbat!
Shabbat
Hamudim with Rabbi Ari and Cantor Mordecai
Join us THIS FRIDAY NIGHT for a relaxed, come-as-you-are Shabbat experience for families with young children. Welcome Shabbat with songs, stories, dancing and kiddush on the third Friday of every month.
Third Friday of every month: January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 18, and June 15.
5:15-5:45 pm
Room 21
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This Shabbat: USY Pajama-Themed Shabbat and Dinner on January 19
Friday night, January 19, 2018
6:30-8:30 pm
Youth Lounge
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This Shabbat: SHABBAT AFTERNOON CAFÉ with Rabbi Shai Held
Saturday, January 20, 2018
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Come join us for a family-friendly, inter-generational afternoon of food, fun, and learning! Rooms D & E. Everyone is welcome!
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This Sunday: Brotherhood Event
Presentation by author Dr. Peter Feinman
on his book Jerusalem Throne Games
9:30-11:00 am
Light refreshments will be served
The book explores the political battle for power to succeed David, expressed through selected stories from the beginning of the Book of Genesis. Each story is reviewed through selected commentaries from ancient to modern times.
For details and to register for the event, click
here.
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Educator: Rabbi Gordon Tucker
Last class:
This Monday: January 22
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
Pirkei Avot, one of the sixty-three Tractates of the Mishnah, contains Rabbinic Judaism's prescriptions for how to lead a life of virtue and honor. In the spring of 2018, new commentaries by Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum and Rabbi Gordon Tucker are to appear in print. In this seven week course, we will have the opportunity to study and discuss in depth essential parts of these new commentaries, even before the actual publication date.
A weekend of learning and celebration for this publication is being planned for Shabbat, April 27-28, see the Save the Dates! notice below.
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ONGOING PROGRAMS at TIC:
Learning with Rabbi Ari (next week):
Dor l'Dor
Join Rabbi Ari
this Monday morning,
January 22 at 11:00 am-12:00 pm for the Dor l'Dor intergenerational learning program at TIC.
"The Lion" @ the Fox
Join Rabbi Ari this Monday evening,
January 22 at 7:00-8:30 pm for
"Torah on Tap" at the Brazen Fox Bar in White Plains. Open to all 21+. (Fee: Your bar tab.) Contact Rabbi Ari for details at
a.isenberg@templeisraelcenter.org.
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New! Making Shabbat And Holidays Come Alive For You And Your Family
NEW Adult Ed Series begins this Monday! Through text study, discussions, hands-on activities and crafts, we will explore the key themes of Shabbat and holidays, and share engaging ways to celebrate with family members of all ages. Each participant will have a chance to create a ritual object to take home that can enhance Shabbat and holiday celebrations with family and friends. Bring you curiosity, creativity, and great ideas.
Join us for these monthly sessions starting on Monday, January 22, 7:45-9:00 pm.
Educators: Rachel Glickenstein, Arielle Richman and Susan Ticker
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Breakfast and Learn 5778 (2018)
The Bible in Song
This year, we will continue to explore Israeli songs
that serve as modern midrash on Bible stories and characters, beginning with the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Torah. New students welcome.
Instructor: Rabbi Dina Shargel. View flyer
here for details.
To register, email rabbishargel@gmail.com
or call 914-948-2800, ext. 121.
Fridays at 7:50 am in Room 21
Upcoming classes in 2018:
This Friday: January 19
February 2, 16*,
March 2, 16 ,
April 13, 27,
May 11, 25,
June 8, 22
*8:00 am start time
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SISTERHOOD SHABBAT January 27, 2018
Please join Sisterhood members as we celebrate 100 years of Women's League in fully participating and leading the Torah service. TIC Sisterhood is a social group which supports the Temple thru programming, funding special projects, meals to mourners and gifts for bar/bat mitzvah honorees. Additionally we support JTS thru Torah Fund. A kiddish will follow.
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Save the Date for these events!
All TIC teens are invited to an Evening of Learning to celebrate
Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.
Dinner begins at 6:30 pm, and learning follows from 7:00-8:45 pm. Click
here for more information and registration.
Our teachers include:
Yoni Stadlin, Founding Director of Eden Village Camp, a leading expert on food and sustainable practices, will teach about Jewish Environmentalism 101 and his recent experience living aloft in ancient/endangered redwood trees.
Wendy Seligson, a member of JCAN, the Jewish Climate Action Network, will address their action agenda and a perspective on recent developments.
Evening of Adult Learning
All TIC adults are invited to an Evening of Learning to celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.
Join us for an evening of learning from 8:15-10 pm.
Our teachers include
Rabbi Michael Goldman, Yoni Stadlin, Wendy Seligson.
More information/registration to follow!
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The Nursery School is closed if the White Plains schools are closed. If the White Plains schools have a delayed opening, the Nursery School opens at 10:00 am. When there's a snow event, Director Patty Goldstick sends an email to Nursery School families, and also posts the information to the NS Facebook page by 7:00 am.
Registration Now Open for the 2018-19 School Year.
Registration is now open for the 2018-2019 school year. Enrollment is subject to available space and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to schedule a tour or learn more about the TIC Nursery School, please contact the Nursery School Director,
Patty Goldstick or call 914-948-2800, x126. For registration information, click
here.
New! PTO Winter Cocktail Party
January 25, 2018 8:00 - 10:00 pm
New Program: Turning Two
A Separation program designed for children who will be turning two years old between December 2017 and April 2018.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15-11:15 am, January 30-May 31. See flyer here.
Contact Patty Goldstick at 948-2800 x 126 for more information.
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SHORASHIM AND
HAVURAT TORAH NEWS
In the event of a weather-related closing:
On Sundays, the decision to close Shorashim will be made by 7:00 am. On weekdays, Shorashim and
Havurat Torah will be canceled if either White Plains or Scarsdale public schools are closed. If those public schools are open but decide to cancel after-school activities, we will also cancel Shorashim and
Havurat Torah on those days. We will relay this information to all our families by the following methods:
- Call us at 914-948-2800, ext. 158 (our weather-related phone extension) to hear a voice message from the Education Office when there are weather-related school closings to report.
- We will provide this information to Channel 12 news.
- An email will be sent to all our Shorashim and HT families.
Optional Parent-Teacher Conferences
This Sunday! Sunday, January 21
Sixth Grade Social Action Trip to the Schaffer Extended Care Center in New Rochelle
Sunday, January 28
This is in lieu of regular Shorashim classes for the 6th grade.
Learners should arrive as usual at 9:00 am.
Leaving TIC at 9:45 am. Return for regular dismissal at 11:30 am.
"There are four new years...the new year for trees...places it on the fifteenth day of the month of Shevat."
(Mishnah Rosh HaShana)
Here in NY, it is the middle of winter, but in Israel, the shekaydiah (the almond tree) is in bloom and it is the harbinger of spring. Tu B'shevat has become a minor holiday, especially in modern times. On this day, it is customary to eat, for the first time, a fruit from the new season, particularly one typical of the Land of Israel, and to say the sheh-heh-hi-yanu blessing. In Ashkenazi communicates in Europe, it was customary to eat 15 different kinds of fruit. The Shephardi mystics of 16th century Tzfat (a city in northern Israel) expanded Tu Bishevat observances with a seder, similar in style to the Passover seder, that uses the symbolism of fruit and nuts with and without shells to enact the process of opening up to God's holiness. In modern Israel, Tu BiShevat has come to symbolize the redemption of the land, and the awakening of environmental awareness through the planting of trees.
In Shorashim, we will be celebrating Tu B'Shevat on Wednesday, January 31 and Thursday, February 1, with special learning opportunities planned for each day.
For free Tu B'Shevat resources and information including seder materials
Purim
Purim is coming! Mark your calendars!
We will be celebrating Purim at TIC on Wednesday, February 28; we will have regular Shorashim learning (including our annual 3rd-6th grade 'Catch a Rising Jewish Star Talent Show') followed by the community-wide megillah reading at 6:15 pm. Families who would like to meet their children for the megillah reading will be able to pick them up at 6:15 pm following a pizza dinner . More details to follow...
The TIC Purim carnival will be on Sunday, March 4, from 11:00 am-1:00 pm in lieu of Shorashim. More details to follow.....
Check out what we're offering for the spring semester starting January 17 (click on the links below).
Havurat
Torah
Offerings for 5778 (2017-2018):
If you are interested in hearing more about what your friends are learning at HT this year,
ask them why they're choosing to participate and what they're excited about.
Register now. We are eager to welcome
you
into our learning community!
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YOUTH and FAMILY PROGRAMMING
Save the Dates for an All-New Shabbat Experience
for all TIC families with 6th Graders
These weekends are designed for you!
#shabbat4sixth
Food, song, exploration, community building, learning, prayer, and tons of fun.
February 9-10, 2018
5:50-8:45 pm: Friday evening service with singing & dancing, dinner, conversation and activities
9:30 am-2:00 pm:
A unique Shabbat service for 6th Graders & families, lunch, activities and snowman contest in the courtyard (snow permitting!)
March 9-10, 2018
9:30 am-2:00 pm: A unique Shabbat service for 6th Graders & families, lunch, and an outdoor adventure
Please note:
There will not be a Shabbat Family Experience in January as previously announced. Dates in February and March are subject to change if rabbinic candidate visits are scheduled at these times.
6th Grade Family Brunches:
Opportunities for all 6th Grade children and their parents to learn, discover, and create. Each session features innovative programming, interactive learning, text study, and discussions with peers, educators, and clergy. Breakfast is also served.
- Sunday, February 4, 2018, at 9:30-11:30 am
- Sunday, May 6, 2018, at 9:30-11:30 am
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Eat*Pray*Learn Dinner and Book Talk: Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Join us on
Friday evening, February 2 as we welcome Shabbat, enjoy a delicious dairy dinner, and discover local author, Dara Horn who will discuss her recent publication-Eternal Life.
Services at 6:00 pm followed by dinner-the Book talk will begin at 7:50. There will be supervised activities for children during the Book Talk. This program is in collaboration with the JCC of Mid-Westchester's Books on Tour. Books are available for purchase at $15.00.
What would it really mean to live forever? Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles--widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son--are only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, she's tried everything to free herself, and only one other person in the world understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever.
Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive.
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Facing Racism Together: A Beloved Gathering
A multi-faith community event to learn, worship, sing, and break bread together.
Sunday January 28, 2018, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm, followed by a "Beloved Community Dinner", at Mt. Hope AME Zion Church, 65 Lake Street, White Plains.
Co-sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. TIC is proud to be a sponsoring House of Worship. RSVP requested: global.AJC.org/westfair/racism, or call 914-948-5585.
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April 27-29, 2018 | 13-15 Iyyar 5778
Join TIC for a Weekend of Learning and Celebration
!
The weekend will open with the Arthur S. Weinstock Scholar-In-Residence Shabbat inspired by a new book of commentaries on Pirkei Avot, scheduled for publication in early spring, with teachings by Rabbi Gordon Tucker and Rabbi Tamar Elad-Applebaum. Friday-Saturday, April 27-28, 2018.
We are thrilled to cap the weekend with an EVENING OF CELEBRATION AND APPRECIATION to honor Rabbi Gordon Tucker and Amy Cohn on Sunday, April 29, 2018, in anticipation of the Rabbi's retirement at the end of June.
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The Point In Time (PIT) Count of the Homeless
January 25, 2018
For more information about the
January 25th event and the efforts of the Continuum of Care to help people experiencing homelessness in Westchester County contact
amcspedon@programdesign.com.
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Save the Date!
Adults on the Move day trip to the Hudson River Musuem/Yonkers
Join us on
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
12:00-4:30
$35 includes lunch, bus, docent-led tour of the museum exhibit, an opportunity to browse the museum, and visit Glenview, the museum's historic home built in 1876
- Docent-led Exhibit: The Neo-Victorians-Contemporary Artists Revive Gilded-Age Glamour
- Browse the museum collections
- Visit Glenview, the museum's historic 1876 house
RSVP by February 20 here. For TIC members only.
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HUNGRY & HOMELESS Winter Update
Look at what we've done as a community...We responded generously to the
Yom Kippur Appeal
and can take pride in having donated approximately $20,000.00 to local organizations feeding, housing and supporting county residents.
Please continue to contribute to the Hungry & Homeless appeal. The funds that you provide help thousands throughout Westchester.
Click
here to view the Winter 2017 update, and
click here to make a donation.
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TIC Parents of Children with Special Needs ages 0-17
The next gathering of the TIC Parents of Children with Special Needs ages 0-17 is
Thursday, February 8, 8:00 pm. There will be an informal discussion and light snacks. Our Director of Inclusion, Michelle Steinhart, will be there.
Please RSVP to the synagogue
. Note that you are welcome to drop in without RSVP'ing, however, it helps us to figure out chairs and amount of food.
Here are the dates for the rest of the year. Let us know if you are interested in hosting any of the upcoming gatherings.
Thurs evening February 8 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs morning March 22 10:00 am
Thurs evening April 19 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs morning May 17 10:00 am
Thurs evening June 14 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs evening July 19 8:00pm - 10:00 pm
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DOROT invites you and your members to participate in our annual WINTER PACKAGE DELIVERY!
Brighten the day of a senior! Volunteer to deliver a package and visit with an older person.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Westchester Reform Temple
255 Mamaroneck Rd
Scarsdale, NY
View flyer here for more information.
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J-Teen Leadership Disaster Area Relief Service Trips (DARST)
Thanks to a generous grant from Time for Good, a UJA-Federation initiative, J-Teen will be leading seven Disaster Area Relief Service Trips (DARST) to Houston and Florida this year! High schoolers (grades 9-12) will work together to help those affected by the recent hurricanes through hands-on work and social action.
For more information, go to website here.
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The Hesed Circle
Bikkur Holim * Senior Connect * Shiva Support
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HELP FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TIC INCLUSION COMMITTEE
The TIC Inclusion Committee works on exploring and improving issues related to anyone who feels excluded in any way, including people with disabilities and learning differences, the LGBTQ community, or those experiencing mental health issues. Anyone who needs our services, please contact Michelle Steinhart, TIC's Director of Inclusion, at
m.steinhart@templeisraelcenter.org
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To join the committee in its work, please contact Michelle Steinhart or Robin Friedman at
rskf18@gmail.com.
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DOROT Westchester Intergenerational Chess
Opportunity for Older Adults to Participate in an Intergenerational Chess Program
* Learn and Play Chess with Teens
* Wednesday Afternoons in Hartsdale
* Transportation is available
* Great for Brain Fitness
Call Cippi Harte, Director DOROT Westchester, to Register: (914) 573-8906. View
flyer
here
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MAH JONGG WITH SISTERHOOD
Sisterhood holds mah jongg games on Thursday nights from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
"We play for tzedakah/charity, one game at a time." Players need not be Sisterhood or Temple Israel Center members.
Contact
Linda Lieberman at 914-472-3626. We play year-round, except for holidays and when the synagogue is closed.
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| TIC FOOD VOLUNTEERS Do you know where YOUR next meal is coming from?
Would you like to help someone who doesn't?
Join the TIC Food Volunteers! We prepare more than 150 meals on the first Sunday of every month for the hungry and homeless. Meals are prepared in volunteers' homes and brought to TIC for transport to The Sharing Community in Yonkers, NY. To learn how you can help, contact Judith Grand at (914) 328-3322 or foodvolunteer@gmail.com.
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UNITED WAY 2-1-1 HELPLINE
Need Help? Speak to Real People and Get Real Answers
United Way's 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, multilingual information and referral helpline open 365 days a year, 9:00 am-7:00 pm. Our knowledgeable call specialists are here to listen, to care, and most of all, to give you the information you need on: food, housing and shelters, abuse prevention, government services, senior services, health& mental health, child care, job assistance and more.
To speak to someone dial 2-1-1 from any phone or visit
www.uwwp.org/get-help
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WJCS KOSHER MEAL DELIVERY
WJCS kosher Meals-on-Wheels program is looking for volunteer drivers. Monthly, biweekly, or occasionally; we'll work with your schedule. Contact Eileen at 914-668-4350, or eoleet@wjcs.com.
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TIC MEMBERS-ONLY
WEBSITE ACCESS
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Send feedback about the FB page to our administrator,
Robin Arzt.
TIC's hashtag,
#TICtogether, is another great way to connect on social media. Remember to use it when you share information about all of TIC's great happenings!
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DAILY
MINYANIM AT TIC!
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Support fellow congregants who want to pray in a community as well as those who are saying Kaddish. It is an
act
of
great
kindness. We gather in the lrene Schwebel Chapel at 7:10 am Monday-Friday, at 8:00 pm Monday-Thursday, and at 9:00 am and 8:00 pm on Sunday. Check our calendar for minyanim times on Shabbat.
To join the minyan corps, contact
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| TIC COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES |
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Support TIC mourners during shiva week by being part of shiva minyanim. To participate in this act of hesed, email Caren Zelicof.
- Celebrating a simha or remembering a loved one? You can share the commemoration by sponsoring a Shabbat kiddush. Email Kelly Kressler or call her at 914-948-2800 x111.
- Dedicating one or more copies of Siddur Lev Shalem is another great way to commemorate a yahrtzeit or to celebrate a simha. Click here to get started.
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Birthday parties are great fun at TIC! For gym or room rental details, email
Kelly Kressler.
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Share your good news with the TIC community. Email
Susan Galla with details about your
s'mahot, or call her at 914-948-2800 x112.
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