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The Bet Torah Weekly
02/15/17
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In this Issue: 
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Calendar Highlights
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Quick Links
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February 16th-
The Seven Good Years
Book Discussion
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February 26th- Footnote Film
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**If you're interested in joining us to watch the movie,
Footnote
on
Sunday, February 26th; k
indly
RSVP to
Leila
ltavares@bettorah.org
so we can get an accurate head count for the food 914-666-7595
Don't forget to watch the trailer below! You won't want to miss this film!
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| Starring Lior Ashkenazi |
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Starring Shlomo Bar-Abar |
Don't miss this wonderful film:
"Footnote"
Join us At The Wallace Auditorium at Chappaqua Crossing o
n
Sunday, February 26t
h at 1:15pm
for food/drinks & shmoozing, with the
movie beginning promptly at 2:00pm.
Rabbi Lori Koffman will lead a discussion after the film.
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Kindly
RSVP
to Leila
ltavares@bettorah.org
so we can get an accurate head count for the food
914-666-7595
Joseph Cedar's
"Footnote,"
a tragicomic tale of rival father-and-son Jewish scholars in the Talmud department of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A universal story with an esoteric setting, the film was a box-office hit in Israel, winning that country's version of an Oscar for best picture, and best screenplay at the
Cannes Film Festival.
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| WATCH THE TRAILER! |
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Sponsored by
Lifelong Learning, Cultural Arts and Israeli Affairs
There will be a $5 fee for non-members
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Beginning on
March 3, 2017
, the
Bet Torah Silent Auction
will be online prior to being live at the "Night at the Shuk" at Bet Torah on March 25th. Here are just a few of the exciting items that will be up for bidding:
An art gallery tour with lunch in Manhattan
Tickets to Yankees, Rangers, Jets and NYCFC Soccer games
Golf outings
4 weeks at Breezemont Day Camp
Cooking classes and catering
We need more auction items! If you have valuable merchandise, vacation homes, rare collectibles, business or personal services or access to unique events, we need your contribution today!
Please contact nancy@nandon.net
by February 26th.
Thank you and we look forward to your item donation and online bids!
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NEW & EXCITING INITIATIVES
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In February, Bet Torah will be introducing the new Conservative Siddur,
Siddur Lev Shalem. 500 copies of this Siddur were generously donated by Steve & Roberta Kloper and Harriet and Len Schleifer.
For a preview, please click on one of the links below.
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Bet Torah is now running Minyanim on Tuesday mornings at Bet Torah at 7:15am.
Tuesday morning minyan will be in addition to the regular Sunday morning and weekday evening minyanim that continue as always. By beginning on Tuesdays at 7:15am, we should be able to accommodate those folks who commute into Manhattan without too much delay.
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Sign Up For Bet Torah's
New Paired Learning Program!
It's time to sign up for Bet Torah's new Paired Learning Program! If you would like to participate, please email
Rabbi Koffman
RabbiKoffman@bettorah.org
, who will be our in-house program director, or
Michael Gordon
mrg113060@gmail.com
, who will be coordinating the program, and let us know by email which course of study you have selected (each study pair will choose one course of study from the list of courses offered). If you already have a study partner, just let us know by email who you will be studying with. If you would like us to pair you with a study partner, click on the attached summary sheet, complete the short questionnaire on the second page, and return it to Rabbi Koffman or Mike Gordon or drop it off in the Office.
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Vast Judaic Resource Now Available To Bet Torah Community
The
Bet Torah Library Committee is pleased to announce that we have arranged for access to the
Judaic Digital Library (JDL) for the Bet Torah community. JDL contains more than 1300 classics of Jewish literature that will complement the more than 4000 volumes in the Bet Torah Library.
If you are doing research or writing a Bar/Bar Mitzvah D'var or just curious about some aspect of Judaism, this new Bet Torah resource will be invaluable to you...plus, it's fun. For more information, or to get an access key, please contact Jerry Fensterstock at jerryf@pipeline.com
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Parents of Children Born in 2006
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Assignment Letters Have Been Sent
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah assignment letters have been sent via e-mail. Please notify us ASAP to the e-mail below if you have not received your letter.
Any request for changes to the assigned date must be made to us by March 1, 2017 by e-mail. We will not be processing any change requests until after the March 1
st deadline so we have full information on all available dates.
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Join Rabbi Brusso on Thursday, February
16th
at 8:00pm after Minyan to discuss Etgar Keret's memoir
"The Seven Good Years".
Read this
hilarious memoir by a master storyteller
in advance of Etgar Keret's visit to Bet
Torah on March 7th.
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Bet Torah Welcomes
Best Selling Author,
Internationally acclaimed for his short stories, Etgar Keret is hailed as the voice of young Israel.
Keret's books are bestsellers in Israel and have been published in over thirty languages.
View the
Flyer to learn more!
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Don't
miss the special opportunity to
meet
and
hear Etgar Keret speak at Bet Torah on
March 7th!
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22nd Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7:30PM
We are pleased to announce that our Treasurer, Joanna Segal will be recognized with a Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award from the Westchester Jewish Council.
We hope to see you there!
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Celebrating
Purim at Bet Torah
Schedule of Events
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SHELACH MANOT - A PURIM MITZVAH
THERE IS STILL TIME TO PLACE YOUR SHALACH MANOT ORDER!
THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2017!
(there will be no further extensions!)
You all should have received your HappyPurim letter with your personal code
and login instructions to place your Shalach Manot order.
It is easy and fast.
Simply log on to bettorah.happypurim.com
(Hard copies of order forms are available in the main office)
Please be sure to sign up to volunteer packing these treat-filled bags.
If you have any questions or want to help please contact
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Saturday evening
, March 11th
COME CELEBRATE PURIM
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7:00 pm - pre-purim deli dinner, for those who registered
$54 per family |
$18 per individual
7:30 pm Maariv
Megillah, USY Bandits, Craft
Men's Club Wine Tasting
DONATIONS
- Bring a box of pasta to be used as groggers and then to donate to the Mt. Kisco Food Pantry in fulfillment of the Purim mitzvah of matanot l'evyonim giving gifts to those in need.
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We Need Your Generous Support!
To ensure the success of both carnivals, we need your help!
Please sponsor a booth.
Proceeds from this carnival
* Help fund the Bet Torah Youth Program
* Provide program discounts
* Fund our carnival for friends from WJCS Partners in Caring Havorah, immediately following the carnival for our families and children. Adults with developmental disabilities enjoy this free Purim celebration, part of Bet Torah's commitment to building a better world.
Purim Carnival for Children and Families
Sunday, March 12
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Our theme this year is the decades, so dress like a flapper from the roaring 20s or a greaser from the 50s (or Queen Ester or an astronaut) and have such a good time you won't know the difference between the 60s and the 90s!
Enjoy the fun, games, hot dogs and hamentashen we offer every year for nursery-3th graders and their families, plus some exciting new games to appeal to older pre-teens in 4th-7th grade.
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Join us for the next
Bet Torah Sisterhood Book Club
All Who Go Do Not Return
by Shulem Deen
Wednesday, March 22nd @ 8pm
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Bet Torah's Upcoming Shabbat Broadcast Schedule
February 18th:
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Shabbat Services
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9:30 am to 12:30 pm
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February 25th:
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Shabbat Services
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9:30 am to 12:30 pm
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