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November 3, 2017
 
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Shabbat Times: 
Candle Lighting
 Friday Night Musical Service
Saturday Morning S ervice
Minha
B'nai Mitzvah of Liam & Noah Altschul
5;31pm
7:00pm
9:30am
5:30pm
 
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IN THIS ISSUE...
UN
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Shabbat Kiddush
Join us for Kiddush on Shabbat. This is the perfect opportunity for us to experience community and get to know each other better.
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Gertrud Buchler
Lior Elrom
Miriam Richman
Adira Kessler
 John Lyden
Andrea Garncarz

Rachel & Neil Taylor
 Marlin & Erwin Dickman
Shari & Stephen Whitman
 
   UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Saturday 11/4
Morning Service 9:30 am
Minha 5:30 pm
B'nai Mitzvah of Liam & Noah Altschul
Tuesday 11/7
Sisterhood Executive Board Meeting 1:00 pm
Wednesday 11/8
Kristallnacht Program 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Thursday 11/9
Rabbi's Class "Talmud & Tangents" 10:30 am
Visiting Scholar Rabbi David Fine 12:30 pm
Friday 11/10
Bible Study 11:30 am

 
Tonight..
At 7:00 p.m. Please join us for our wonderful monthly musical service!
Tomorrow morning
Another opportunity to sleep in: services begin at 9:30 a.m.
Tomorrow afternoon
Mazal Tov to Liam and to Noah Altschul, to their parents, grandmother, siblings, and to the entire family on the occasion of their B'nai Mitzvah ceremonies. 5:30 p.m.

And they can party-hearty because they get an extra hour to dance & prance and romp & stomp: we change clocks tomorrow night! Please remember to "fall back" 1 hour.


 
What is There to Say?
I can't think of anything profound that I and others have not said already in the face of other heartbreaking and despicable terror attacks. I worry for those with lost family members and for those who may have witnessed the attack and are traumatized by it.
We all know what we must try to do... But what more is there that any of us can say?
Should something come to me between now and tomorrow morning, I will devote the sermon to it. If not, I intend to speak about Beer Sheva and the Balfour Declaration. (See below)
We will be reading and commenting/analyzing an op-ed in the Washington Post by foreign affairs staffer Ishaan Tharoor "The 100-year-old letter that still divides the Middle East".
Important Reads
 Sharansky Says During Visit to Western Wall's Egalitarian Section                                                   
Related article:
Maybe...one day...for On The Road...
The scholars shaping its content "have high regard for the truth and no religious agenda." 


 
Kristallnacht, Commemorating the 79th Anniversary
of  November 9, 1938
We will mark this pogrom, which many consider the start of the Shoah, by showing a series of brief video presentations on
Wednesday, November 8 in
the Hebrew School at 5:30 PM
the Community Room at 7:00 PM
The entire congregation is invited to attend either program:
"I Have a Message for You"
"The Unicorn"
"Chai-The Number that Adds Up to Life"
"The Shoah Story Told Through Shadows"




 
Iran
Iran Nuclear Chief: We Can Resume 20 Percent Uranium Enrichment at Fordow in 4 Days    
Inspection of his country's military sites ended forever after Tehran permitted the IAEA to inspect Parchin in 2015                                                                     

Russia Starts Building Bushehr 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Iran
 
New UN Report Highlights Iran's Continued Human Rights Abuses                                             
Bin Laden Documents Reveal Iran's Secret Dealings with Al-Qaeda                                           
 



Balfour Declaration Centennial this Month!
 
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson    
                                                                         
Myth: The Balfour Declaration Dispossessed the Palestinians                                                         






West Bank, Gaza and Israel
Israeli Finance Minister Meets PA Prime Minister in Ramallah                                                             

Progress Reported     
Hamas Hands over Gaza Border Crossings to Palestinian Authority                                                   
  



Israel-What a Country!                                        
 
More than Half of Israeli Judges Are Women  
The delicate balance between civil liberties and Jewish identity is called into question                                         
 
Arab Woman's Passionate Pride in Israel
 
The Israeli NGO that is Bringing Relief to America's Disaster Areas    
 
In Tel Aviv, a Free Co-Working Space Becomes a Hub for New Immigrants      
"Breakthrough Technology" in Discovery of Palestinian Attack Tunnel                                                 
 
 
Israel Reaches Out to Its Syrian Neighbors              









Pop Culture      
And Scarlett Johansson "Roots"                                                                                         
 
Well, not quite yet...I looked for it and couldn't find any 

You Can Now Buy Bamba at Trader Joe
Beyond Bamba: Five Israeli Snacks American Supermarkets Need to Import Right Now
Think the iconic peanut-flavored puff is the pinnacle of Israeli snackdom? You don't know Bisli.        
World Series-Jew vs Jew
Meet Alex Bregman, the Jewish Hero of Yesterday's Epic World Series Game
In one of the longest, most eventful games in series history, the Astro stood tall
 
I think I'll order a tin of each "flavor":
A Jewish-themed, Aleph Male Beard Balm, for Hipsters and Hasids  
                                             




 







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Dear Friends of Ramah,

Now that the chagim have ended, there's no denying that summer is over and fall is well underway. But if you miss Ramah, please take a look at these upcoming opportunities to spend time with the Ramah community:  family camps, adult camps and retreats, travel with Ramah Israel Institute and Reshet Ramah, and programs for families who have children with disabilities. 
Travel with Ramah Israel Institute (RII) and Reshet Ramah
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Adventure  | December 21-31, 2017

Ramah Women Celebrating Israel at 70  | March 5-13, 2018

Adult Mini-Seminar  | July 8-12, 2018
  Poland Journey for Adults  | July 23-29, 2018
Family Camps & Retreats
  Ramah Darom Winter Break Family Camp  | December 27, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Ramah Darom Farm 2 Table Tu B'Shevat  | January 26-28, 2018


  Ramah Darom Passover Retreat  | Full: March 29 - April 8, 2018 or Half: March 29 - April 3 or April 3 - 8, 2018
Ramah California Passover Camp  | March 30 - April 8, 2018

Ramah New England Family Camp  | May 25-28, 2018
Ramah Darom Family Camp 
| June 27 - July 1, 2018 or July 25-29, 2018


Ramah Wisconsin Family Camp  |  August 8-12, 2018 (registration opens soon)
Ramah Berkshires Outdoor Adventure Family Camp  | (2018 dates to be announced soon)
Adult Camps & Retreats
Families with Children with Disabilities
Birthright Israel Trip for Ramah Tikvah Participants and Alumni  (ages18-29) | December 18-29, 2017 (dates subject to change)
Ramah New England Tikvah Family Shabbaton  | April 27-29, 2018 (registration opens soon)

Ramah Darom Camp Yofi  | August 8-12, 2018 (registration opens soon)

Ramah Poconos Tikvah Family Camp  | August 15-19, 2018 (registration opens soon)

Ramah California Camp Ohr Lanu  | August 17-20, 2018 (registration opens soon)

 
 
ISRAEL AT 70

 
$4,999 per person* - flights to Krakow and from Israel are not included - land only ($1,108  - Single Supplement)

A deposit of $500 will guarantee you a place on the trip. Space is limited.
Cost covers two nights in Krakow, two nights in Warsaw, two nights in Jerusalem, two nights in Tel Aviv, most meals, all programming expenses, tips, flight from Krakow to Tel Aviv. $1,000 minimum gift per household to the 2018 Annual Campaign of Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. Travel extensions available for an additional cost.
*based on double occupancy and number of participants For more information or to register, contact
Jane A. Sherwood  |  JaneS@jfnnj.org   |   201-820-3962
 


 















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