WOOD RIVER wrjc
 JEWISH COMMUNITY
 "The Wood River Jewish Community is a gathering place that strives to perpetuate  
 Jewish tradition through worship, fellowship and learning.  Founded in 1976, we seek to provide a welcoming and caring community in the Wood River Valley
 
May 21, 2019
Sun Valley, this morning
 TORAH PORTION OF THE WEEK
Parasha Behar (on the mountain)
Leviticus 25:1-26:2

* On Mt. Sinai God communicates to Moses the laws of the Sabbatical year: every seventh year, all work on the land should cease, and its produce becomes free for the taking for all, man and beast.

* Seven Sabbatical cycles are followed by a fiftieth year-the Jubilee year, on which work on the land ceases, all indentured servants are set free, and all ancestral estates in the Holy Land that have been sold revert to their original owners.

* Behar also contains additional laws governing the sale of lands, and the prohibitions against fraud and usury.

The Sabbatical/Shmita year is observed in Israel by allowing the fields to lie fallow to regain strength and nutrients and rest. If it sounds a lot like Shabbat - our 7th day of rest and rejuvenation, that is not a coincidence. Fruit and vegetables that may grow during the shmita year must be given away, not sold - especially to the poor. Produce grown during the 6th or previous year, is allowed to be sold. A modern way to get around not growing produce on the land is the extensive hydroponics farming done in Israel. Many Israelis also buy only used clothing during the year to support the spirit of the shmita year.
Rabbi Robbi
rabbi@wrjc.org
In this issue
Torah portion
Jewish Film Festival
Patron of the month
Donations of the week
Yarzheits
Caring Committee
Our Board of Directors

Susan Green
President
Jami Delgado 
Vice-President
Judy Teller-Kaye  
Treasurer
Eileen Prager
Secretary
Dana Berntson
Linda Cooper 
Ellen Fastow
Joanne Mercer
Marshall Meyer
 Past President
Noa Ries
Bob Safron
Neil Siegel
Scott Rogel 
 
Rabbi Robbi Sherwin
   
  Claudie Goldstein
Executive Director
Director of Development

 Cindy Smith
Bookkeeper
Advisory Council
Harriet Parker-Bass
Buzz Coe
Lenny Cohen
Marty Lyon
Marshall Meyer
Enid Rawlings 
Juli Roos

Addresses
Mailing:
PO Box 837
Ketchum, ID 83340

Physical:
471 Leadville Avenue
Ketchum, ID 83340

Office Hours
Tuesday:
10:00am-4:00pm

Thursday:
10:00am-4:00pm

Friday:
 10:00am-1:00pm
Contact us
tel: 208-726-1183
fax: 208-727-9646
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NO SHABBAT SERVICE ON FRIDAY, MAY 24

SAVE THE DATES
Family Shabbat and Shavu'ot in Hailey!
June 7, 6:00 PM at Music n Me!

Come join us as we roll out the entire Torah in honor of Shavu'ot, the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. We will have a family-friendly service, featuring our Sunday school kids, pizza and a special surprise! Please bring a bountiful vegetarian side dish to share.
                       
 
Monday, July 8th
Wednesday, July 10th
Monday, July 15th
 
 
WRJC ANNUAL PICNIC
Sunday, July 21st



             
L ADIES LUNCH  
Tuesday, August 13th                

  A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PATRON OF THE MONTH
David Kaye and Judy Teller Kaye  
DONATIONS OF THE WEEK
 
Honor a special occasion, express sympathy, remember a  loved one, or simply say "Thank You" with a donation to a WRJC fund of your choice.

 

JEWISH LIFE/RABBI CAMPIGN
Rick and Jami Delgado
Judith Jellinek
Buzz and Penny Coe

MUSIC
Woody and Margery Friedlander  in memory of Walter Pape 

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Bing and Carolyn Olbum
Jeff and Judy Greenstein
Buzz and Penny Coe
Stuart and Rivian Glickman
Phil and Cathy Goldstein
David Hoffman
Melinda Lebowitz
Lionel and Annette Paskoff
Ron and Sylvia Hartman
Nicholas and Sylvia Miller

We would like to congratulate our students in our summer addition of our quarterly magazine, The Shofar.
Please send us picture and name of school of anyone you know who graduated this year. (Elementary School, High School.......)- claudie @wrjc.org
CELEBRATION OF THE WEEK
ANNIVERSARIES
Barrett and Laura Freedlander

BIRTHDAYS
Fred Prager
 
YARZHEITS OF THE WEEK
A Yahrzeit donation allows you to honor the memory of the special people in your life. Your gift will memorialize your loved one during the anniversary of his or her passing.
 
Sylvia Bartlett 
Barbara Bernbaum, Wife of Sanford Bernbaum
Meyer Feldman 
Stanley Gottlieb, Husband of Jacquelyn Gottlieb
Harry Hackel, Father of Alvin Hackel
Rose Kaplan 
Joseph L. Wolff, Father of Paul Wolff
Wyett Jacquelyn Livingston 

SUMMER BOOK REVIEW

 "The Orchard" by Yochi Brandeis - a modern midrash about our ancient sages and how Judaism and Christianity split. This story  is a page -turner and Rabbi Robbi looks forward to studying our first book together in August!   
CARING COMMITTEE
Margery Friedlander is chairing the committee during the month of May. 
mgfriedlander@gmail.com
208-726-3213


LEAVING A LEGACY
To discuss leaving a legacy and providing support to our Wood River Jewish Community in perpetuity, please feel free to call 208-726-1183 or email claudie@wrjc.org to arrange a private and confidential meeting. 
If you want to know more about our organization, please contact  Claudie Goldstein, Executive Director  at claudie@wrjc.org or 208-726-1183
  WRJC STANDS WITH ISRAEL