WRT Weekly Updates and Events

WRT Weekly Update - December 1, 2016 This week's Torah portion

Shabbat Services

K-2 Consecration for new Religious School students

Friday, December 2 at 5:00 pm

Our Friday service will be a special family-oriented service honoring our newest religious school learners! Come for joyful visual prayer, story, and community celebration as we honor our K-2 students who have begun their Jewish education at WRT this fall.

Early Shabbat Service

Friday, December 2 at 6:15 pm

Torah Study

Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 am

Sharing Shabbat

Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 am

Upcoming at WRT

	4th Annual Water and Wine sponsored by JNF (Jewish National Fund) Welcome Remarks by Rabbi Jonathan Blake Guest Speaker Seth M. Siegel Thursday, December 1 at 7:45 pm Learn how Israel is sharing its water solutions with the world. The evening will feature guest speaker Seth M. Siegel, the author of Let There Be Water: Israel's Solution for a Water-Starved World. Watch Can a Desert Nation Solve the World's Water Shortage? Tickets are $25 per person. RSVP by 11/22. For more information and to pay online, visit jnf.org/waterandwine.
	The Opposite of Spoiled Guest Speaker Ron Lieber, author and New York Times columnist Sunday, December 4 at 1:30 pm Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled (Harper Collins 2015) and the weekly New York Times "Your Money" column, will be speaking about how, when and why to talk to kids about money. (click here to read more...)
	WRJ Annual Holiday Boutique Monday, December 5 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Timed for Chanukah shopping, our Holiday Boutique includes dozens of specialty vendors. Profits from the boutique benefit WRJ-designated charities in Westchester and Israel. (click here to read more...)
	Hebrew Cafe Monday, December 5 at 2:00 pm Join Omer Nisanov, WRT's Sh'licha (Israeli emissary) for conversational Hebrew and coffee. No registration required.
	Rosh Chodesh 5777: Holy Envy: Own Faith & Other Faiths Led by Cantor Amanda Kleinman Tuesday, December 6 at 11:30 am Bring your lunch and join a diverse group of women to investigate being Jewish while affirming the faith of others. We will explore The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-Three Women Search for Understanding, (click here to read more...)
	King David Led by Rabbi Jonathan Blake and Rabbi Daniel Reiser Tuesday, December 6 at 7:15 pm This year-long course, taught by our clergy, will explore the many facets of King David, from triumphant military hero, to inspired musician, to monarch, to flawed father and husband. (click here to read more...)
	Living with Divorce Tuesday, December 6 at 7:30 pm This is the final monthly support/discussion group with Jane Slevin, LMFT, from Westchester Jewish Community Services. For those at all stages of the divorce process. Please RSVP to Suzanne.Saperstein@wrtemple.org.
	The Politics of the American Jewish Community A Post-Election Analysis with Noam Neusner Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 pm A veteran political analyst who worked in the White House as a speechwriter and Jewish liaison takes a close look at the election results and what's next for our community. (click here to read more...)
	WRJ Winter Luncheon - guest speaker Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger Thursday, December 8 at 12:30 pm Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, author of A German Life: Against All Odds Change Is Possible . Born in Germany, Dr. Wollschlaeger was the Christian son of a highly decorated WWII tank commander and a Nazi war (click here to read more...)
	Men's Club Meeting Thursday, December 8 at 7:00 pm
	The "Other" Israelis led by Dr. Yoel Magid Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 pm A screening of the Israeli TV documentary "Last Stop" that looks at the tensions and conflicts among various non-Jewish and Jewish-African communities-including Ethiopians-and the Jewish community they come into contact with (click here to read more...)
	Kickboxing with Omer Nisanov Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., beginning on December 14 Learn some boxing moves from an Israeli! Join our Israeli sh'licha (emissary) for her weekly Israeli-style kickboxing class. You'll work out to Israeli music, burn calories and, of course, learn some Hebrew words! All levels of fitness (and Hebrew!) are welcome.
	And She Said: Women's Commentaries on the Bible Led by Eliana Fischel, WRT Rabbinic Intern Wednesday, December 14 at 11:00 am This class will use The Torah: A Women's Commentary , Nehama Leibowitz's interpretations, and Judith Plaskow's philosophy to understand important Biblical passages from the feminine and feminist perspectives.
	Two Social Action Volunteer Opportunities Wednesday, December 14 Holiday Party at the Children's Center for Learning in New Rochelle WRT sponsors a holiday party at this Head Start program for needy pre-school age children. Volunteers are needed at the center either from 9:00 to 11:45 am or from 12:45 to 2:15 pm to help run arts & crafts activities with the children. Contact Debbie Radov by phone at 914-723-6577 or by email at djradov@aol.com. WRT Chanukah Celebration for Developmentally Disabled Adults Volunteers are needed at the Temple from 6:30 to 8:30 pm to set up for and help oversee this wonderful annual event. Contact Fran Zimbard by phone at 914-723-6868 or by email at qmrs@optonline.net.
	iSing Shabbat Friday, December 16 at 6:00 pm Join us for 30 minutes of soulful music led by clergy and live instrumentalists, projected lyrics so you can sing along, and candle lighting. Delicious catered Israeli style food for the adults and kid-friendly foods will be offered. RSVP to Suzanne.Saperstein@wrtemple.org, and please let her know how many adults and children are attending, so that we can plan appropriately.

Women's March on Washington

Join us for an extraordinary opportunity to make history. On Saturday, January 21, 2017, WRT will send a delegation to our nation's capital for the Women's March on Washington. Together with millions of men and women from across the country, we will stand up for the rights of women, as we put our Reform Jewish values into action and make it clear to the government and the nation that women's rights are human rights. (Click here for more information and to RSVP...)

Do you have a child away at school?

Last chance to get your child's information to the WRT Youth Committee for holiday gifts. If we don't have your child's info, p lease send their information by December 1st to: Lisa Goldberg at lisabeth2mom@gmail.com or Vivienne Braun at vivienneb17@gmail.com.

ECC registration for 2017-2018

Limited spaces are available for the all classes for the 2017-2018 school year. Email Sue.Tolchin@wrtemple.org for information.

For WRT members...

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Westchester Reform Temple is committed to the value of inclusion, and strives to make worship and programming 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 worship service upon request, and remote viewing of most services is available via webcasting from our website. If you need any additional accommodations to participate in a temple program, please contact Cantor Amanda Kleinman.