March 20, 2014
   
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There is NO TIR this weekend due to Spring Break
We look forward to seeing you for TIR  on Sunday, March 30
 
 In This Issue:   
- April is a busy month at TIR
-  Passover is coming to Temple
-  March and April at a Glance
  
April is a busy month at TIR
6th-8th Grade Family Engagement Israeli Dinner  All TIR Families are invited to join us on Friday, April 4 at 6:00 p.m. for a special TIR Family Engagement Shabbat program for 6th-9th grade families in particular to experience a taste of Israel and worship at JAFTY's First Friday service. Enjoy the foods of Israel and learn Israeli Dancing.    Stay tuned for more details!!!

6th Grade to participate in the Model Seder for Holocaust Survivors & Families
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.  Haggadahs will be available for purchase. Please RSVP  by March 24 to Naomi Mirensky 394-5777. See attached flyer for additional information.

PreK-12th Grade Passover Whole Family Engagement
Let All Who are Hungry Come and Eat!
Join us for a morning of family learning and engagement about Passover. We will begin the morning with T'filah (worship) in the sanctuary at 9:30. Children and parents will then have time for learning with workshops for the parents taught by our rabbis and community members and students learning with their teachers and madrichim. We will then come back together for a chance to learn about hunger, food insecurity and homelessness in Jacksonville with representatives from Sulzbacher and JFCS. We will also make sandwiches, a tangible, yet small contribution to helping all who are hungry to eat, one of the key themes of our Passover Seders.

Passover is coming to Temple

Sisterhood's Women's Seder April 3

Don't miss the Julie R. Spitzer Memorial Women's Seder beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Over twenty-one years of women's seders, we have donated more than $65,000 to Hubbard House, Jacksonville's shelter for battered women and children. In the spirit of freedom, we encourage you to attend this event with your mothers, daughters, granddaughters and all of the special women in your life. A light vegetarian meal will be served.   For more information, contact Laurie Simmons at 287-1766.

 

Lefkowitz Interfaith Seder April 10

Temple welcomes friends from all different faiths for a model Passover Seder on Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m. This special evening including dinner, 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. Click here for additional information.


Congregational Seder April 14

Join Temple for Seder on Monday, April 14 at 6:00p.m.  The cost is only $35 for adults and $20 for children. New this year - a special rate for TIR Families of Four $100.  Child-friendly and vegetarian options will be available.  Call the Temple Office to register  733-7078. Click here for additional information. 

Around Temple
JAFTY First Friday 

Join JAFTY on our end of the year camping trip! It's on April 4 from 6:15 p.m. - April 5 at 12:00 p.m. It will include dinner, First Friday services and a night and day full of activities at Huguenot Park. Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/jafty-goes-camping-tickets-10917401241 by March 30th, space is limited. We will have a safety information session March 30 at 12:15 p.m. after TIR. If you are have any questions, you can email JAFTY at [email protected]. Hope to see you all there! Click here for additional information. 

 

 

March and April 

at a Glance 

 

 

3/21  * Third Friday Young Family Service

3/23  *  NO TIR - Spring Break

3/26  *  NO TIR - Hebrew Faculty Professional

             Learning

3/27-3/30  M'china Trip to NYC

3/30 * TIR

         * No Confirmation

         * Education Committee Meeting 9:30

 

4/2    * TIR

4/3    * Sisterhood's Women's Seder

4/4    * 6th-8th Grade Family Engagement 
           Israeli Dinner 

4/6    * TIR

         * 10:30 Second Annual Model Seder for

            Holocaust Survivors & Families with

            6th Grade Participation

4/9    * TIR

4/10  * Lefkowitz Interfaith Seder

4/13  *TIR with PK-12 Family Engagement

         *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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