Mazal Tov to our Simhat Torah honorees
Ziva Freiman Katz and Jenny Simon Tabak
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Shabbat Noah - Rosh Hodesh Marheshvan
Friday, October 20
5:47 pm:
Candle Lighting
5:50 pm:
Minhah/Ma'ariv Services Reception Hall 3
Saturday, October 21
8:00 am:
Theology on Shabbat
8:45 am:
Shabbat Services in the Milstein Sanctuary
Bar Mitzvah:
Eli Gelblum
Bar Mitzvah:
Ethan Mauskopf
Ufruf: Ilana Rosen & David Josset
9:30 am: Havurah Minyan in the Irene Schwebel Chapel
10:15 am: Teen Minyan brunch Room 21 followed by service at 10:45 in the library
10:45 am:
Simh
at Shabbat in Room D/E
10:45 am:
Ruah on Shabbat in the Lower Level Conference Room
11:00 am:
Tot Shabbat in Tot Shabbat room
12:00 pm: Kiddush in the Reception Halls
5:25 pm:
Minhah Services in the Irene Schwebel Chapel followed by Seudah Shelishit
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Teen Minyan
Grades 6-12
Saturday, October 21 With Community Educator Rachel Glickenstein
Bagels and shmear breakfast- 10:15 am - Room 21
Services - 10:45 am - Library
Come schmooze, eat, and celebrate Shabbat together through song and prayer.
For more information, please email Rachel Glickenstein, Kadima and USY Youth Group Advisor:
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KOL NIDRE APPEAL REMINDER
We are grateful to those of you who have already contributed to this year's Kol Nidre Appeal.
If you have not yet participated, please send in your completed pledge card, or donate online by clicking on the 5778 Kol Nidre Appeal link
here.
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A new initiative of the TIC Membership Committee
Join us for our first day trip to the Jacob Burns Film Center to see the Movie "Bernie."
For TIC members only.
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Time: 10:15 am - 3:45 pm
Cost: $30 includes lunch, bus, movie, snack and discussion
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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 October 26th from 8-10pm in the Lower Level Conference Room at TIC. There will be an informal discussion and light snacks. Our Director of Inclusion, Michelle Steinhart, will be there.
Please RSVP to Jenny Simon Tabak at jstabak@optonline.net. 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 2017-2018.
Thurs morning Nov 16th 10:00 am
Thurs evening Dec 14th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs morning Jan 18th 10:00 am
Thurs evening Feb 8th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs morning Mar 22st 10:00 am
Thurs evening Apr 19th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs morning May 17th 10:00 am
Thurs evening June 14th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thurs evening July 19th 8:00 pm
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How The Light Gets In: A Tribute Concert to Leonard Cohen
Sunday, October 29 | 7:00-9:00PM | BJ Sanctuary
Join TIC's Cantor George Mordecai along with others for a tribute celebrating Leonard Cohen's life and music. See website here for details (TIC congregants are eligible for discount).
B'nai Jeshurun * Synagogue: 257 West 88th Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue)
Office: 270 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024-1705; Tel: 212-787-7600 * Fax: 212-496-7600
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TIC Hesed Circle Volunteer Orientation/Training
Thursday, November 9th, 7:30 pm
Calling all volunteers! Join us if you'd like to know more about how you can contribute to the TIC Hesed Circle and support fellow members of our community. Discover the ways in which you can make a difference (no matter how little time you have) and learn helpful guidelines and tips for volunteering in the areas of Bikkur Holim, Senior Connect and Shiva Support. Rabbi Ari and Rabbi Mollie Cantor from the JTS Center for Pastoral Education will offer insights from our tradition to help guide us.
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Ongoing Programs at TIC:
Topics In Jewish Ethics
This mini-series will focus on a study and discussion of three broad topics in Jewish ethics: (1) privacy and confidentiality (in an era in which they are threatened); (2) the mutual obligations of parents and children to each other; and (3) the treatment of end-of-life issues.
Join Rabbi Gordon Tucker on these Thursdays:
TONIGHT October 19, November 2, 16
8:15 PM in RH 3
Basic Hebrew Crash Course with Rabbinic Intern Louis Polisson
Mondays through November 20, 8:15-9:15 pm.
For more info and to register please send an e-mail to: l.polisoon@templeisraelcenter.org
Wise Aging and Meditation
There is a "new aging" happening. Being 60+ is now a time of continued development, of generativity and life repair. Using texts, discussions and contemplative exercises, we'll identify new possibilities offered by this time of life.
Wednesdays, October 25, November 1, 8, 15 and 29, December 6
10:30 am-12 noon. $100 fee.
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EAT*PRAY*LEARN
Shabbat Author Series
Join us on the first Friday of the month as we welcome Shabbat, enjoy a delicious dairy dinner and discover local authors.
November 3
Noah Lederman A World Erased
December 1
Sana Krasikov The Patriots
January 5
Noah Isenberg We'll Always Have Casablanca
February 2
Dara Horn Eternal Life
Sign up for all four dinners
here.
The first Friday event is November 3.
Sign up for the
November 3 as a single event
here.
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The Great Big Challah Bake at Temple Israel Center
Be part of The Shabbat Project! Have fun preparing Challah and doing a Mitzvah alongside 1,000+ cities worldwide, with a community-wide Challah Bake. All adults and children over 10 are welcome! Bring canned food to benefit the Bronx Jewish Community Council Food Bank.
Ingredients and instructions will be provided.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
@ Temple Israel Center of White Plains (280 Old Mamaroneck Rd., White Plains)
Registration 7:00pm - Challah Bake will start promptly at 7:30pm-9:00pm.
Tickets: $36 adults, children (10 and over) $18
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Toddler & Me Wednesdays, 9:15-10:30am
Explore and make new friends in a fun filled morning of play, art, music and more. For children 10-24 months and their caregiver. View flyer
here.
Bim Bam Fridays, 10:30-11:30am
Hear stories, sing songs and celebrate Shabbat together. For children ages 3 and under and their caregiver. View flyer
here.
Babies & Bagels, Tuesday, November 7, 9:15-10:30am
Connect with other parents of young babies while enjoying music with Rabbi Shargel, TIC's Ritual Director and former Musical Munchkins teacher. Free and open to all. Coffee and bagels will be served. View flyer
here.
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SHORASHIM AND
HAVURAT TORAH NEWS
Shorshim News
Welcome back to a full week of Shorashim!
Updates and Reminders:
#FilltheVan
Last chance to bring in donations that are being collected at Shorashim for the WJCS Kids' Kloset. Please help, needed items are diapers, new underwear and new socks. Drop off your items in the collection box outside of the Education Department's office on the 2nd floor, prior to the Tuesday, October 24th pick-up. View flyer here.
Be'Atid
...Coming Soon
Sunday, November 5th: Shorashim "Meet the Educator" day for grades 2-6.
From 9-9:30am while the children are in Tefilah. Parents should go to their child's learning space.
View our
SHORASHIM curriculum by grade:
Havurat Torah News
Havurat Torah resumed on Wednesday, October 18th.
Check out what we're offering (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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Chapter 2: An Art Exhibit by Robert Arnow
Oct 23rd - Nov 20th
Bob Arnow's second art exhibit at the JCC of Mid-Westchester
Please join us for a reception and gallery walk featuring the paintings of long-time philanthropist, art student, and our dear friend Robert Arnow.
Artist's Reception:
Sunday, October 22, 2017 @ 4:00 - 6:00pm
Front Lobby
JCC of Mid-Westchester
999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale
Please RSVP to Stacey by no later than 10/19/17 if you wish to attend.
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Breakfast and Learn 5778 (2017-18)
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
October 20*,
November 3, 17,
December 1, 15*,
January 5, 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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Night of Learning and Celebration
Rabbis from throughout Westchester will be teaching at the upcoming Night of Learning and Celebration. The event will be held on Saturday, November 18th at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle. Registration will start at 7p.m. The sessions will begin at 7:30 and they will each be one hour long.
This is an opportunity for the Jewish community of Westchester to gather together for a little learning and a lot of fun. This year's Night of Jewish Learning and Celebration will offer 30 courses with diverse topics sure to interest everyone. After 2 sessions of teaching, we will all meet in the ballroom for a kosher dairy dessert celebration and music. This year we are very lucky to have Kaskeset - the Binghamton University Jewish A Capella group.
This year, participants are able to sign up and pay in advance on-line, by going to our website at www.wjcouncil.org. Please encourage your congregants to register in advance. The price will go from $20 to $25 after November 10th. View flyer here.
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For high school teens and their parents:
Two Westchester Jewish Council Community Events on 10/22:
Eric Fingerhut, President & CEO, Hillel International will be discuss, "Jewish Life on Campus,"
followed by a college fair including information on Israel Summer and Gap Year Programs.
- Jewish Life on Campus: What Everyone Needs to Know Before Creating College Lists - Bagels and Conversation with Eric Fingerhut, President & CEO, Hillel International at 10-11am
- Have you Thought About Spending a Summer or Even a Year in Israel? Come learn about the many opportunities to study and travel in Israel before/during college at the Schechter Westchester College Fair 11am-1pm
View Jewish Life on Campus flyer here, view College Fair flyer here.
This Sunday, October 22nd
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
555 West Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale
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FIDF Annual Westchester Gala
Join us on Thursday October 26th as we pay tribute to the brave defenders of Israel.
Come to the FIDF Westchester Annual Dinner and join the inner circle.
Guest speaker, Lior Raz,
lead-actor and co-writer of hit series Fauda,
will give us an exclusive glimpse into the life of an undercover IDF operative. Stories like Lior's remind us of the extreme sacrifices that the men and women of the IDF make to ensure the safety of Israel and Jews worldwide. View flyer here.
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HUNGRY & HOMELESS KOL NIDRE APPEAL CONTINUES
Please continue to contribute to the Hungry & Homeless appeal. The funds that you provide help thousands throughout Westchester.
Click here to view the Spring/Summer update, and
click here to make a donation.
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Sisterhood Book Club
The next Sisterhood book club meeting is on NOVEMBER 1, 2017, at 7:45 pm.
We are reading A Horse Walks Into a Bar, by David Grossman.
Please contact Ziva Zaff for more information or email her at zivizaff@aol.com if you are able to attend.
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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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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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| 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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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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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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