Your Weekly Source for CSK News
January 25, 2021 - 12 Shevat
LIFE CYCLE EVENTS

If you would like to be mentioned here, email office@shaareikodesh.org by Thursday so that we can include it in the following Monday's weekly email.

  • Yahrzeit Minyan Request, Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 6:30 PM for Marty Radnor in memory of his father, Fred Radnor.
  • Yahrzeit Minyan Request, Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 5 Pm for Stuart Steckler in memory of his mother, Bernice Steckler.
CSK is in the News...


CSK was recently featured in the Sun-Sentinel, highlighting our recent renovations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
CONGREGATION SHAAREI KODESH
2021 ANNUAL MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at 5:30 pm.
This meeting will be conducted via Zoom. 

You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation.
SYNAGOGUE VEGAN CHALLENGE
As part of our Synagogue Vegan Challenge year, please join Congregation Shaarei Kodesh and Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy as we team up with Israeli-based Challenge 22 to help those in the Jewish community go vegan for Tu B’Shvat! 

More than 400K people from all over the world have participated in the project since its launch in March 2014.  
CSK challenges our chaverim and friends to go Vegan for 22 days and see how you can impact your physical and emotional self, all while helping the environment.

Click here to join Shamayim for the challenge starting on January 29, 2021.  
PLEASE JOIN THE WOMEN OF CSK’s KOL ISHA/SISTERHOOD
FOR A VERY SPECIAL VIRTUAL WOMEN'S KABBALAT SHABBAT
AS WE HONOR ELLEN JADD

Friday, January 29, 2021
6:15 PM
Services will be led by
Cantor Elaine Shapiro, Elaine Aronoff, Sandi Miller, and Carol Raphan
D’var Torah will be presented by Rabbi Elaine Schnee
Meeting ID: 882 0065 3129 Passcode: 910086
+13126266799,,88200653129#,,,,,,0#,,910086# US (Chicago)
FAMILY SHABBAT IN THE PARK
Saturday, January 30, 2021
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Join us for a Family Shabbat service in the park!
HAVDALAH WITH SINGIN WITH SUSAN, FOLLOWED BY AN OUTDOOR (SOCIALLY DISTANCED) MOVIE NIGHT at CSK, PRESENTING DISNEY PIXAR'S "SOUL"
Saturday, February 6, 2021, 7 PM ET
HAVDALAH for HEALTH with SHAMAYIM -
EATING for HEALTH and the PLANET!
Saturday, February 13, 2021, 8:00 PM ET

Join us for Havdalah led by Rabbi Baum and then an interactive discussion on the Jewish values
that tie into our eating and personal health
and learn to practice meditative eating.

IT'S GAME ON WITH FOOTBALL!!
GET YOUR GAME ON WITH THE CSK NFL 2021 BOX POOL
50/50 - 50% comes back to CSK!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AFC & NFC CSK BOX POOL WINNERS
Harvey Fine, Betsy Uliss, Joel Lebovitz, Matt Weiss.
Judy Richman, Kim Beame, Marty Lipsky

Now it's time for SUPER BOWL – Sunday, February 7, 2021
*Deadline to participate - Thursday, February 4, 2021


For more information or questions please contact: Matt Weiss, email to mattsncaa@gmail.com
KOSHER WINES FOR PASSOVER
Purchase your Kosher Wines for Passover with
Israeli Wine Direct and 10% of the sales
will come back to CSK.

Use the code KODESH at checkout and
CSK will receive 10% of sales. 
We Want Your Feedback!
We know this is a sensitive subject...it is difficult to think ahead to cemeteries and funeral arrangements when the time comes to bury a loved one.
Congregation Shaarei Kodesh wants to be there for you and your family during these trying times.

Please take this brief survey so that we may know how we can best support you and your family.
YOUTH GROUPS

Congregation Shaarei Kodesh is part of the Hanegev Region of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and is a member of the Arvot Sub-Region of USY. We have programs for students from grades 3 through 12. Click here to learn more about our exciting programs.

SISTERHOOD (Kol Isha) NEWS

Please click here to join: Basic dues are $39.00,
Neshama $54.00, and for new members to CSK it is $18.00.
The WLCJ Florida Region Presents The 4th Annual ONE DAY FUN DAY
Sunday, January 31 at 10 AM ET All are invited!
Pack your bags as we travel to China to discover The History of Mah Jongg, presented by Helene Herman. This will be followed by how to make your own Mah Jongg bracelet.
$18 (bracelet kit included) or $10 (no bracelet)
RSVP to Nancy Goldberg at njg18@aol.com for more information.
Sisterhood/Kol Isha is selling $20 and $50 gift cards to Glicks, Aroma and Kosher Market (The Grove). Please show your support while you shop! You can purchase the gift cards from the CSK office (while supplies last). Please call ahead to set up an appointment to buy your cards. 561-852-6555
Donations made to Congregation Shaarei Kodesh 1.16-1.24.21

Aronson Family Youth Fund
The Abrams Family in honor of Esther Bernstein’s Bat Mitzvah
  
General Fund
Kim Beame in honor of Esther Bernstein’s Bat Mitzvah
 
 Kiddush
Rosalyn Steinberg as Virtual Challah Sponsor for February
in memory of her mother, Jeanette Nyer
Jackie Klein in honor of Esther Bernstein’s Bat Mitzvah
 
 Myer Rappaport Youth Education Fund
Nan Berkowitz :
in honor of Ellen Jadd for her many years of service to Kol Isha
in honor of Rabbi Schnee for receiving an honorary degree from JTS
in memory of Roberta Yaffe
  
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Lee Rothman in honor of Rabbi Baum
 
 Tribute Cards
Patty & Matt Weiss to:
The Bernstein Family in honor of Esther’s Bat Mitzvah
                                          Robert Murstein in honor of passing the Bar Exams
Susan & Lou Witonsky to Rabbi Elaine Schnee and Harvey Gitel
in honor of their new home
Heidi & Gary Aronson to Esther Bernstein in honor of her Bat Mitzvah
 
Yahrzeit /Yizkor
Fran & Steven Levine in memory of Robert Shmookler
Melanie Weinbaum in memory of her parents, Mildred Morris & Benjamin Morris
Joy Schwartz in memory of her husband, Robert Schwartz
Dorothy Blau in memory of her mother, Rebecca Blau
Mah Jongg 2021 Cards

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021
COMMUNITY EVENTS

VISIT ISRAEL LIVE FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM ON A VIRTUAL TOUR
Are you ready to visit Israel from the comfort of your home? JNF is bringing hundreds of people together to visit Israel RIGHT NOW! So pack your bags and join others as you experience biblical and modern Israel. Pick your tour date: February 8-11 / March 15-18, 2021.

VIRTUAL JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY EVENTS
HESSED/TZEDAKAH OPPORTUNITIES
RUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Click here for more information
We want YOU to help us make a minyan!
Please consider joining our Minyan WhatsApp group so you can be contacted to join us for our weekday minyanim to help our congregants say Kaddish and pray together.

Click on the link below from your cell phone to be added to our WhatsApp Minyan List. https://chat.whatsapp.com/H5AEAvuC9RF9wYzDGjTbsF
Have some free time? We would love to get you involved!
 
Contact Eve Nasetti,
ph: 561-847-1771 or by email programming@shaareikodesh.org
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services provides the CSK community with a dedicated social worker. Call Ariel Mantzoor at 561-852-333 or email her at ArielM@RalesJFS.org

JFS SUPPORT GROUPS
Click here for support groups
Click here for senior therapy groups.
SHABBAT SERVICES
Every Thursday you will receive an email that is specific to SHABBAT SERVICE TIMES & ZOOM LINKS.