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Temple Institute of Religion
We look forward to seeing you at TIR this Sunday, April 6
In This Issue:
- April is a busy month at TIR
- Celebrate Passover at Temple
- April at a Glance
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Wonderful Things are happening in April
6th-8th Grade Family Engagement Israeli Dinner
Due to low response, the dinner has been cancelled, but we hope you will join us for worship at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.
6th Grade to participate in the Model Seder for Holocaust Survivors & Families
Sunday, April 6 at 10:30 a.m.
Families are encouraged to join their children at 10:30 a.m. for an interactive model seder featuring the 2nd edition of the HOLOCAUST HAGGADAH. The Haggadah contains stories by survivors documented by JAFTY teens and Sandalwood HS students, writings by Rabbi Leif, artwork and reflections by Temple Institute of Religion 6th grade students. Additional Haggadahs will be available for purchase. Whole School Family Engagement for Passover -- Let All Who are Hungry Come & Eat Sunday, April 13, 9:30-12:00 beginning in the sanctuary with T'filah Join us for a morning of family fun, worship and learning. Parents will have the chance to learn with the rabbis about Engaging your Child in the Seder or Passover-Easter Parallels or partake in a movement class - from Slavery to Freedom with our very own Tanya Norenberg. Together we will all learn about Food Insecurity on the First Coast with the Suzlbacher Center, Northeast Florida's largest provider of comprehensive services for homeless men, women and children and JFCS.  We are asking our families to support those less fortunate by bringing children's diapers of all sizes, baby wipes and adult incontinence products. In addition, there are Jewish Families during this time of year who need help to celebrate Passover. Please help by providing Matzah, Macaroons, Gefilte Fish and Matzah Ball Soup Mix. UPDATE on TIR Director Search
Michelle, Robin and the TIR Director Search committee are continuing to move forward with the search process and recently gathered to conduct second round Skype interviews with the candidates. The committee appreciates the opportunity to be a part of the process to choose a candidate that will best suit the needs of our growing Religious School and congregational family, and we look forward to sharing additional details as they become available. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly at [email protected] or [email protected].
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Passover at Temple
Lefkowitz Interfaith Seder
Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Temple welcomes friends from different faiths for a model Passover Seder. This special evening is offered at no charge thanks to the generosity of the Rabbi Lefkowitz Institute on Judaism Fund. Space is limited and reservations are required. Please call the Temple office at 733-7078.
Congregational Seder
Monday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m.
 We'll save you a seat at our table! Let all who are hungry come and eat. Here at The Temple, we take great pride in welcoming all who enter our doors: Jews by birth, Jews by choice, interfaith families and friends of all faiths. Celebrate the Seder with lots of food, friends and fun! The cost is only $35 for adults and $20 for children ages 4-12 (3 & under are free). New this year: Special for TIR families of four: $100. Child friendly and vegetarian options will be available. Call the Temple office at 733-7078.
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Around Temple
TIR will register online this year. We are excited to announce that TIR Registration for the 2014-2015 TIR School Year will take place online in Membership Management on the Web. It is extremely important that you take the time NOW to update all of your demographic information included with the pink letter that was mailed out to you last week. This will help ensure that your TIR Registration process will go more smoothly. Check phone numbers, email addresses and make sure that ALL of your children, regardless of age, are listed. We are very excited about this technological advancement for Temple need your help now to enable online registration.
Jacksonville Jewish Food Festival - Sunday, May 4
Members may now purchase tickets online. A special price of $10 per ticket if purchased prior to the event ($12 at the door) gives you the opportunity for 6 yummy tastes. Purchase an opportunity to win a nice bottle of wine. And just to add a bit more fun, there are 5 raffle prizes too. For $3 per ticket or 2 tickets for $5, you could go home with a gift basket. It is an afternoon at Temple for the entire family, for our friends and our community.
Purchase your 2014 TPC tickets from JAFTY!
"Good Any One Day" Grounds Tickets are available for $45 each and are valid for any day of the 2014 TPC Tournament (May 5-11). Tickets purchased through JAFTY save you $13 per ticket! Tickets can be purchased online or by filling out an order form and returning it to the temple with the payment. (Checks are payable to JAFTY.) The order forms are due to the temple by April 11th and purchased tickets will be distributed later in April. In order to purchase tickets online you can go to www.chipinforyouth.com click on the "purchase tickets" link and use the code "JAFTY". Online ticket sales end April 18th. JAFTY will receive $25 for every ticket sold and would love all the support they can get!
Jewish? Need Money for College?
The Joseph M. & Myra C. Glickstein Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to enable students with demonstrated financial need to begin or continue their college studies. To qualify each applicant must be a Temple member, attend or have been accepted to an accredited college or university and show financial need. To apply contact Goldie Lansky, Executive Director, for an application.
Jewish Family & Community service (JFCS) partners with The Jewish Education Loan Fund (JELF) to grant need-based loans to full-time Jewish students in need of final dollars to attend colleges, graduate schools, professional and vocational schools. For more information and to apply go to: www.jelf.org. The on-line application must be completed by April 30 and is followed by an in-person interview with Renie Levin at JFCS.
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April at a Glance
4/3 * Sisterhood's Women's Seder
4/4 * 6th-8th Grade Family Engagement
Israeli Dinner has been cancelled.
Please join us for worship at 7:00
4/6 * TIR
* Aliyah
* 10:30-12:30 Second Annual Model JFCS Seder for Holocaust Survivors & Families with 6th Grade Participation
4/9 * TIR
4/10 * Lefkowitz Interfaith Seder
4/13 *TIR with lifelong learning for parents.
*T'filah at 9:30 in the Sanctuary
* M'china
4/14 * Congregational Seder
4/16 * TIR
4/20 * NO TIR
4/23 * TIR
4/25 * Tot Shabbat
4/27 * TIR
4/30 * TIR
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"Passover affirms the great truth that liberty is the inalienable right of every human being."
~ Morris Joseph.
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