TBC Events through February 21

(Dates and times are also on the TBC website calendar.)

• Thursday, February 14 - No Hebrew School
• Friday, February 15, 7:30  pm -  Shabbat Service
• Saturday, February 16, 9:30 am - Torah Study 
• Sunday, February 17, 9:30 am - No Religious School
• Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm - Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class
• Wednesday, February 20, 4:20 pm - Hebrew School
• Thursday, February 21, 4:20 pm -  Hebrew School

Student Cantor Hamstra's Practicum

February 20 at 10:50 am

Next Wednesday (2/20), Student Cantor Hamstra will be presenting her work on the music of Shabbat Ma'ariv. This presentation is open to the public (HUC-JIR Chapel, 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012) and will also be livestreamed . Cantorial Student Ze'eva Berman's practicum will be first, and then Student Cantor Hamstra will begin her presentation.

If you would like to congratulate Student Cantor Hamstra on her work, please  send a "Mazel Tov!" card through TBC.

TBC BIRTHDAY BOOKS: A New TBC Minhag (Custom)

Starting in March, we will be expanding on our practice of honoring the month's birthdays at Family Services by presenting everyone celebrating with the gift of a TBC Birthday Book!

If there are Jewish children's books that your family has loved, we would very much appreciate the donation of gently used copies. If your family loved the books a little too much, please consider purchasing and donating a new copy of your old favorite.

We're hoping to collect books for everyone from 1 to 13 years old. There is a basket in the front lobby labeled "Birthday Book Donations". Any donated books that aren't used as "Birthday Books" will be incorporated into our Carol J. Metzger Children's Library. 

Union for Reform Judaism Northeast Camps Presentation

Sunday, February 24 at 11:00 am

An extraordinary Reform Judaism Jewish summer camp experience can enrich your child's life forever. Parents, please join us for this brief introduction to our movement's Northeast camps whether or not you're considering summer camp for your child this year.

URJ Eisner Camp, URJ Crane Lake Camp and URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy - East Information

Overflow Homeless Shelter  Volunteers Needed!  

"Do a mitzvah in your sleep!"  O verflow Homeless Shelter volunteers arrive at the First Congregational Church, 164  Deer Hill Avenue,  Danbury at 9:00 pm and stay until 7:00 am. Each night there are two volunteers, usually one male and one female. We need volunteers for  February 25 to March 3.   More information.......      Contact  Peggy Zamore  if interested!

Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 pm at the Wilton Library Association

This is an Interfaith Clergy-sponsored presentation by Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari, author of In The Lion's Shadow: The Iranian Schindler And His Homeland In The Second World War. Dr. Mokhtari will tell us about the efforts of an Iranian diplomat stationed in Paris who was instrumental in protecting numerous Jews from the Holocaust: truly an example of mutual respect, tolerance, and assistance among religious groups in the face of a shared danger. 

This program was specially selected to complement this year's Wilton Library Association Wilton Reads program. 

No charge but donations are always welcome.

Registration strongly suggested .

TBC's First Jewish Teen Social for 8th-12th Graders

Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County Gala

Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County 2019 Gala

Monday, March 18, 6:30 pm at The Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall Street, Norwalk.

Honoring Bonnie Slyn & David Ball and Alison & Robert Wachstein.

Featuring Songs of Our Jewish Heritage: A Musical Tapestry with David Amram, Neshama Carlebach and Debbie Gravitte. Cocktails & hors d'oeuvres!

Gala Tickets and Journal Ad Registration 

Tuesday, March 26, 7:00 pm at the Wilton Library Association

This is the second part of the Wilton Reads Interfaith Clergy program.  Following the earlier program presented by Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari, a panel of Wilton clergy will discuss such related topics as mutual respect and tolerance among religious groups. No charge but donations are always welcome. Registration strongly suggested.

This program was specially selected to complement this year's Wilton Library Association Wilton Reads program.  No charge but donations are always welcome.   Registration strongly suggested .

 

Author Heather Morris's talk is the culminating event of the library's thirteenth Wilton Reads town-wide reading program. Ms. Morris will be presented with the Grodin Family Fine Writers Award before her talk. The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. The historical fiction based on Lale's life also is a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. Heather Morris is a native of New Zealand, now residing in Australia. She was introduced to an elderly gentleman who 'might just have a story worth telling'. The day she met Lale Sokolov changed both their lives. Their friendship grew and Lale embarked on a journey of self-scrutiny, entrusting the innermost details of his life during the Holocaust to her. Q&A will follow the talk.

No charge. Registration highly recommended. Books available for purchase and signing courtesy of Elm Street Books, New Canaan. Media Sponsor: GOOD Morning Wilton. Register online. 

Join Rabbi Rachel Bearman and Rabbi Paul Kipnes as they restore the voices of biblical women and men who have not been given the opportunity to speak.   Midrashic Monologues web site.

Bezalel Gets Creative When Moses returned from the mountaintop that second time, I was shocked and dismayed to see the coarse tablets he was carrying. Uneven, jagged, lacking in symmetry. Bumpy all over. Clearly he had fashioned them himself. Whatever words of wisdom had been chiseled on them, the tablets themselves lacked the elegance a skilled stone cutter could have given them. Moses might have been a brilliant ......

The Story of Assir and Zimmah When Moses appeared in the doorway of our tent, my beloved and I rushed to welcome him. Neither of us were expecting him, but we tried to keep our surprise off our faces as we ushered him to our small table and offered him food and cool water. Moses smiled at us, thanking us for our hospitality and asking that we sit with him. As he ate and drank, the three of us .....

Schoke Jewish Family Services, January-March 2019

 

The Schoke Jewish Family Service programs for the fall include such topics as:  Home Delivered Meals, Brain Fitness, Bereavement, Employment and Life Transitions, Divorce Support, and talk sessions.  More information here!

New Jewish Senior Services Hospice Volunteer Training Dates

 

Chaifetz Family Hospice will be holding a 2-Day Hospice Training for people interested in giving their time and compassion to JSS clients in Fairfield County.  Training will be held at Jewish Senior Services, 4200 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT on Sunday, January 27 and Sunday, February 3 from 9 am - 5 pm. Training materials and meals will be provided free of charge.  If you would like to sign up or to learn more about hospice training, please contact Ellen Ashkins at (203) 365-6417 or by email .

Ten Minutes of Torah!  

Temple B'nai Chaim is delighted to partner with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to bring opportunities for Jewish study right to your inbox.  Several days a week, the URJ publishes Ten Minutes of Torah, a daily email.  Join the thousands of others who open their email to study a commentary on the week's Torah portion, read about a significant moment in Jewish history, connect with life in Israel, or learn about an upcoming holiday. In just ten minutes, you can add to your Jewish knowledge. You can even read Ten Minutes of Torah on the go with your smart phone or tablet.  Click here to sign up today for this special version of Ten Minutes of Torah. Be sure to include TBC's name and location. It only takes 10 minutes a day to get started on a lifetime of Jewish learning. Begin today!

Common Threads

While our Upper Fairfield County Federation is a community of communities, we are also a vast library of stories and a vibrant garden with interconnected roots. This year, with the coordination and leadership of our Federation, many of those communities - congregations, organizations, and others - have joined together to create Common Threads, a year-long project to explore our diverse ancestry and heritage and how it weaves together into our strong and integrated Upper Fairfield County community. More Information and schedule.

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