Friday, January 15,2020
3:30 PM
The Conservative Synagogue
of Fifth Avenue
invites you to
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
with our very own
SARAH KING
and
RABBI DAVID GAFFNEY
This Friday afternoon
January 15, 2020 at 3:30 PM
via ZOOM
"The Next Best Thing to Being at CSFA on 11th Street"
Enjoy the beauty of welcoming Shabbat with your CSFA friends and with the beautiful voice of
SARAH KING
and a D'var Torah from
RABBI DAVID GAFFNEY
Friday afternoon at 3:30 PM
Join us at the following ZOOM link
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Weekend Activities
Saturday, January 16, 2021 -
Friday, January 22, 2021
3-9 Shevat, 5781
Parshat Va'era
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A VIRTUAL SHABBAT KIDDUSH
IS BEING SPONSORED THIS WEEK
BY THE WINER FAMILY
IN CELEBRATION OF RUSS WINER'S
70TH BIRTHDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUSS!!!
REFRESHMENTS CAN BE PICKED UP IN THE CSFA GARDEN ON
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH,
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
1:30 PM AND 3:00 PM,
AND ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
11:00 AM AND 12:30 PM.
THANK YOU TO THE WINER FAMILY.
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Friday, January 15, 2021
Candlelighting is at 4:33 pm
While there are no services taking place at the synagogue, we encourage you to welcome the arrival of Shabbat with prayer and song. Prepare a Shabbat Dinner for yourself, light the Shabbat candles, make kiddush over a glass of wine, and enjoy a Shabbat meal. Allow the peace and beauty of Shabbat to bring you a moment of peace and tranquility during these trying times.
וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר
יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי. וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל צְבָאָם
וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּום הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה. וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּום הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ. כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת
סַבְרִי מָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן וְרַבּותַי
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְרָצָה בָנוּ. וְשַׁבַּת קָדְשׁוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן הִנְחִילָנוּ זִכָּרוֹן לְמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית. כִּי הוּא יוֹם תְּחִלָּה לְמִקְרָאֵי קדֶשׁ זֵכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְרָיִם. כִּי בָנוּ בָחַרְתָּ וְאוֹתָנוּ קִדַּשְׁתָּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְשַׁבַּת קָדְשְׁךָ בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן הִנְחַלְתָּנוּ
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ מְקַדֵּשׁ הַשַּׁבָּת
(Quietly: Va-y'hee erev, va-y'hee boker.)
Yom ha-shishi. Vay'chulu hashamayim v'ha-aretz v'chol tz'va'am. Vay'chal Elohim bayom hash'vi'i milachto asher asa. Vayishbot bayom hash'vi'i mikol milachto asher asa. Vay'varech Elohim et yom hash'vi'i vay'kadesh oto. Kee vo shabbat mi-kol m'lachto asher bara Elohim la'asot.
Savri maranan v'rabanan v'rabotai. Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p'ri hagafen.
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'ratza vanu, v'shabbat kod'sho b'ahava uv'ratzon hinchilanu, zikaron l'ma'aseh b'reishit. Ki hu yom t'chila l'mikra-ay kodesh, zaycher l'tziat mitzrayim. Ki vanu vacharta v'otanu kidashta mikol ha'amim. V'shabbat kod-shi-cha b'ahava uv'ratzon hinchal tanu. Baruch ata Adonai, mi'kadesh ha Shabbat.
(Quietly: There was an evening, there was a morning.)
The sixth day: And the Heavens and the Earth and all they contained were completed, and on the seventh day God desisted from all the work that he had done. And God rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, for on that day he rested from all the work which he had done in creating the world.
[Leader:] By your leave, rabbis, masters, teachers!
[Diners:] To Life!
Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, how has sanctified us with his commandments and favored us, and given us in love and favor his holy Shabbat as an inheritance, as a remembrance of the act of creation. For this day is the beginning of all holy days, a remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. For you have chosen us and you have blessed us from among all the nations. And you have bequeathed us your holy Shabbat in love and favor. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Shabbat.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
There are no in person Shabbat Services at the synagogue this weekend because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, we encourage you to make some time for yourself to recite your individual prayers on Saturday morning and read the Parshat Va'era.
FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO WATCH A LIVESTREAM SHABBAT SERVICE, PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE IS OFFERING A LIVESTREAM SERVICE ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:45 AM.
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Va'era
Exodus - 6:2 - 9:35
General Overview: In this week's reading, Va'era, Pharaoh refuses to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt, even after Aaron exhibits miraculous powers, transforming his staff into a serpent. The first seven plagues strike Egypt: Blood, Frogs, Lice, Wild Beasts, Pestilence, Boils, and Fiery Hail.
First Aliyah: This week's portion opens with G‑d's response to Moses (continuation from the end of last week's reading). G‑d told Moses that He revealed Himself to the Patriarchs and established with them a covenant to give them the land of Canaan. And now the time has arrived to fulfill His promises. G‑d told Moses to tell the Israelites that He has heard their cries, and He will now deliver them from Egypt and bring them to the Promised Land. Moses relayed the message, but their unbearable workload prevented them from accepting his words. G‑d then told Moses to instruct Pharaoh to send the Israelites from his land. Moses protested: "If the children of Israel did not listen to me, how then will Pharaoh listen to me? I have a speech impediment?" (G‑d's answer below in the Third Aliyah.)
Second Aliyah: The Torah takes a brief interlude and traces the lineage of Moses and Aaron, listing their family trees.
Third Aliyah: G‑d tells Moses to go speak to Pharaoh, and Aaron should serve as his spokesman. G‑d informed him that He will harden Pharaoh's heart and he will refuse to release the Israelites. At that point G‑d will "multiply His wonders" in Egypt, until the Egyptians will recognize that G‑d is the L-rd.
Fourth Aliyah: Moses and Aaron appeared before Pharaoh. As per G‑d's instructions, Aaron cast his staff on the ground, and it turned into a serpent. When Pharaoh's magicians did the same with their staffs, Aaron's staff swallowed theirs. Pharaoh remained unimpressed—and so the plagues commenced. Plague One: Aaron smote the Nile with his staff. The river and all the waters in Egypt turned into blood, and all the fish perished. Plague Two: Aaron stretched his staff upon the Nile and droves of frogs emerged. They covered the land, entered all the houses, even the ovens and kneading bowls. Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged them to pray to G‑d to remove the plague, after which he would release the Israelites.
Fifth Aliyah: Moses prayed to G‑d, and the frogs all died. Egypt reeked from the odor of rotting frogs, and Pharaoh reneged on his promise. Plague Three: Aaron smote the earth with his staff, and swarms of lice attacked Egypt, covering man and beast. Even Pharaoh's magicians were amazed by this, and informed Pharaoh that this is the "finger of G‑d." Plague Four: G‑d dispatched Moses to warn Pharaoh that his land will be infested by a mixture of noxious animals. Only the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, would be spared.
Sixth Aliyah: The mixture of wild beasts descended upon Egypt, destroying the entire land with the exception of Goshen. Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and offered to allow the Israelites freedom to serve G‑d whilst still in Egypt. When Moses rejected this offer, Pharaoh capitulated and offered to release the Israelites if only the plague came to an end. Moses prayed, the plague ended, and Pharaoh reneged on his promise again. Plague Five: all the Egyptians' cattle suddenly died; none of the Israelites' animals were affected. Plague Six: Moses and Aaron took handfuls of furnace soot and threw them heavenward. The soot descended, covered the entire Egypt, infecting all its inhabitants with painful boils. G‑d sent Moses to Pharaoh with a message: Just as G‑d wiped out all the Egyptian cattle, He could have easily slain Pharaoh and all his people too. "But, for this [reason] I have allowed you to survive, in order to show you My strength and to declare My name all over the earth!"
Seventh Aliyah: Plague Seven: Moses warned Pharaoh that a catastrophic hail would descend upon the land. Man or beast that would remain in the field would be killed by the hailstones. Moses stretched his rod toward heaven and hail poured down—with fire blazing inside the icy hail. Aside for damage to humans and animal, the hail destroyed all vegetation and trees. Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. "I have sinned this time," he declared. "The Lord is the righteous One, and I and my people are the guilty ones. Entreat the Lord, and let it be enough of God's thunder and hail, and I will let you go..." Moses prayed. The hail stopped. And Pharaoh changed his mind yet again.
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D'var Torah:
Demons, Germs, and Magic Dust
By Ilana Kurshan
The struggle between Moses and Pharaoh takes place on two fronts. First, there is the political campaign to free the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, bringing an end to hundreds of years of servitude. But then there is also the spiritual battle to convince Pharaoh and the Egyptians of God’s preeminence. Were the exodus a story of political liberation alone, there would have been no need for ten plagues or the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart – God could have simply struck the Egyptians with a devastating pandemic that would have killed them all off, leaving the Israelites to go free. The purpose of the ten plagues, as God explicitly tells Moses in this week’s parsha, is to “multiply My signs and marvels in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 7:3) so that Pharaoh and all the Egyptians will learn to recognize the hand of God in the world. Surprisingly, one of the significant turning points in this spiritual battle is the plague of lice – it is these tiny critters that first begin to convince the Egyptians of God’s supremacy.
The plague of lice is the first divine sign that the Egyptians recognize as a miracle and not magic. Previously, when Aaron converted his rod into a snake, turned the Nile to blood and summoned the frogs, Pharaoh’s magicians were quick to replicate these special effects. But when Moses and Aaron make dust into lice, the Egyptians’ spells prove ineffectual. They turn to Pharaoh and pronounce, “This is the finger of God” (Exodus 8:15)– a phrase that appears in only one other context in the Torah, to describe the two tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18). For the Egyptians—albeit not for Pharaoh, whose heart God has hardened—the evidence of God’s hand in the world seems rock-solid and they are forced to admit defeat, at least on the spiritual front.
Why is it the plague of lice that stumps the Egyptian magicians? The Torah states that the lice were created from dust – God instructs Moses to tell Aaron, “Hold out your rod and strike the dust of the earth, and it shall turn to lice throughout Egypt” (Exodus 8:12). Adam, too, was created from the dust of the earth, suggesting perhaps that this plague was so effective because the ability to create life from dust is the province of God alone. The Talmud offers another answer, which appears amidst a discussion of magic and witchcraft. Rabbi Eliezer, in discussing the plague of lice, explains that “a demon cannot create an entity smaller than a barley grain” (Sanhedrin 67a). According to this understanding, the Egyptian magicians were using demons to perform their magical feats. But demons cannot create anything as small as lice, and thus the Egyptian magicians were unable to replicate the third plague and could only throw up their arms.
Demons may not be able to create anything tiny, but they themselves are miniscule – at least according to the Talmudic worldview. The rabbis in tractate Berakhot (6a) explain that demons cannot be seen by the naked eye – to see them, one must take the placenta of a black cat, burn it to ashes, and place it on one’s eyes. But Abba Binyamin cautions that if the eye were able to see them, no creature would be able to withstand their abundance and ubiquity. And Rav Huna adds that each individual has a thousand demons to his left and a thousand to his right at all times. In a sense, the demons of the Talmud are not unlike the germs of our modern scientific worldview – they are microscopic entities that we cannot see with the naked eye, but whose existence we nonetheless posit.
Just as we maintain that proper hygiene can mitigate the harmful effect of germs, the Talmudic rabbis believed that proper conduct could mitigate the harmful effect of demons and other magical forces. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 67b) relates that a certain woman once tried to gather the dust from under Rabbi Hanina’s feet so as to cast a spell upon him. Rabbi Hanina told her to go ahead, insisting that he was not concerned because, as it says in the Torah, “there is no one besides Him” (Deuteronomy 4:35). The rabbis question whether there are indeed no other powers in the world. They resolve that magic is real, but it had no effect on Rabbi Hanina on account of his righteousness.
As the long arc of the history of science reminds us, belief in demons and germs—and belief in anything we cannot see—requires a leap of faith. I recall a cartoon that hung on the wall of my optometrist’s office when I was a bespectacled adolescent: “Dear God,” it said under a picture of a boy wearing a new pair of glasses, “Now that I have my glasses, I will finally be able to see you.” Indeed, perhaps the more pertinent question is not whether we can catch sight of demons, but whether we can recognize the hand of God. For the Egyptian magicians, this recognition followed the plague of lice, which makes sense: Lice are nearly invisible, and yet they cause so much distress that even the greatest skeptic would be convinced of their existence. For the rest of us, hopefully it will not take lice or any plague or pandemic to come to know God.
This past year has been a reminder that while viruses and germs are an inevitable part of our world, the decisions we make on the global, national, and individual levels can help curb their devastating impact. May we learn to act righteously and responsibly so that even when we cannot eradicate the harmful forces that threaten us, we can nonetheless ensure that we are doing our part to make the world a safer and healthier place.
D'var Haftarah: Of Dragons, Crocodiles, and Snakes
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
This week’s parasha and this week’s haftorah are bookends to the experiment of Israelite self-rule. In the parasha, Moses steps up as leader of the nascent nation, declaring for the first time its own wants and needs against the ruling Egyptians. That nation will walk out of Egypt and settle in Canaan, land of its birthright, to govern itself according to the Torah it receives from God, for many hundreds of years. The haftorah picks up just as the period of self-rule is ending. Poised at the brink of the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, and the exile to Babylon, the prophet Ezekiel marks the end of Israelite independence. The figure who looms largest at both the beginning and the end of Israelite self-determination is the Egyptian Pharaoh. Hundreds of years after one Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go, we meet the hubris of another Pharaoh. Even as Ezekiel marks the end of Israelite self-rule, the promise in his words is that just as we rose from the exile in Egypt ended by Moses, so too will we rise from the exile to Babylon. And the hubris of the other nations will lead to their destruction.
Pharaoh is the ultimate anti-hero. He sets himself up in competition with God, styling himself as a fellow deity. In our haftarah in Ezekiel 29, God has Ezekiel respond, saying to Pharaoh, “Behold, I am upon, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, great tannim who lies in his Nile river, who said, ‘My Nile is my own and I made myself.’” The word tannim is interesting here. It carries a range of meanings, all leading to an ultimate rejection of Pharaoh's power.
One possible meaning of tannim is dragon. Here, Ezekiel would be referring to Pharaoh as ‘The Great Dragon.’ This is a common epithet for Mesopotamian rulers and gods. Hammurabi described himself as the great dragon of the kings. Marduk, head of Babylonian pantheon, was called the great dragon of the heavens and the earth. By setting Pharaoh up here with a possible Babylonian epithet, Ezekiel is obliquely mocking the powers which will conquer and destroy Jerusalem.
Reading tannim as dragon also invokes the great battle between God and the primeval creatures of the sea that happened before creation. Just as we read in Job, Isaiah and some of the Psalms, God defeated a number of mythical sea creatures such as the leviathan, crushing chaos before God made order with creation. In this light, Pharaoh functions as the potential for a return of chaos, which God is crushing and containing.
Another possible meaning of tannim is crocodile. The crocodile was deified and worshipped in Egypt as Sobek, the protective deity of the Nile River. Sobek is the son of Neith, the primordial waters, connecting back to the idea of God crushing chaos. Sobek was also embraced by Egyptian royalty, with many Pharaohs choosing to include the word Sobek in their names. Here, Ezekiel may be directly referring to how Egyptians understood themselves, and then portraying God’s utter defeat of that world view. The next lines of the passage in Ezekiel describe how God will drag this tannim out of the Nile and scatter him in the desert to die.
A final possibility for the meaning of tannim is snake. The word for snake is usually spelled with a final nun, tanninand not tannim. However, as noted first by Radak and supported by modern biblical scholarship, final mems and final nuns are sometimes interchangeable. To read Pharaoh as a tannin, a snake, here connects this passage explicitly back to our parasha, as noted first by Chizikuni. Moses and Aaron face off with Pharaoh in Exodus 7:10-13. Aaron casts down his staff, which becomes a tannin. Pharaoh’s magicians follow suit but Aaron’s snake swallows the snakes of the Egyptians. This points to the incredible irony of that Pharaoh's demise. Just as Aaron’s snake out-snakes the snakes of Pharaoh’s magicians, so too will Pharaoh, the snake who dwells in the waters of the Nile, be drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.
No matter how we choose to translate tannim, we are left with the same final image, the self-destruction of the one who was assured of his own greatness, while we, even when facing our own destruction, turn humbly back to the creator for redemption.
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Saturday Night
January 16 , 2021
5:45 PM
PLEASE NOTE
TIME OF 5:45 pm.
SHABBAT IS NOW BEGINNING TO GET LATER EACH WEEK. WATCH FOR UPDATED TIMES.
"LIVE ...
FROM NEW YORK...
IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT"
CSFA HAVDALAH WITH
SAM SWARTZ AND
SARAH KING.
That is right... CSFA is proud to present Havdalah with Sarah and Sam.
Say "Good bye to Shabbat with your CSFA friends.
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Monday, January 18, 2021
7:30 PM
The Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue
invites you to join us
for an online screening of the film
I AM MLK JR.
as we commemorate
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
7:30 PM
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I Am MLK Jr. celebrates the life and explores the character of American icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following his journey across the mountaintops and valleys while capturing the Civil Rights Movement at large, the film provides intimate, first hand insights on Dr. King, exploring moments of personal challenge and elation, and an ongoing movement that is as important today as when Dr. King first shone a light on the plight of his fellow African Americans.
Filmed in historic churches where Dr. King preached and heightened by the music that buoyed the Civil Rights Movement,
I Am MLK Jr. features a powerful cast ranging from history-changing civil rights-era activists to contemporary writers, activists and outspoken celebrities. Each interview provides a unique perspective on Dr. King, his legacy and why this history matters today.
FEATURED INTERVIEWS
Congressman John Lewis, Carmelo Anthony of the Oklahoma Thunder, Ambassador Andrew Young, CNN’s Van Jones, Rev. Al Sharpton, Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles and civil rights activist Diane Nash.
To Join and View the Movie online via ZOOM,
please
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
7:30 pm
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
12:00 noon
The Conservative Synagogue of
Fifth Avenue
is proud to announce
a new online class
taught by
RABBI SAMUEL ROSENBERG
PIRKEI AVOT
"THE ETHICS OF OUR FATHERS"
Tractate Avot in the Mishnah (Pirkei Avot), is different from all the other Tractates of the Mishnah. The Tractate is a collection of sages' sayings on matters of morality and worship. We will read the tractate in order, and while studying we will try to understand the world of the sages and their Philosophy.
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This class will meet on
TUESDAYS at 12:00 noon
Tuesday,
January 19, 2021
The Zoom Link Follows:
or
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
1:00 PM
3:00 PM - SPECIAL TIME THIS WEEK
RABBINIC STORIES
OF THE TALMUD
with
Rabbi Daniel Shibley
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A General introduction:
This series of classes will be devoted to Rabbinic stories of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud. We will gain exposure to Talmudic story telling by learning the stories together, extract themes, lessons, and discuss their implications. Previous experience with Talmud is not necessary, each session will be an independent unit.
DETAILS OF THIS WEEK'S TOPIC WILL FOLLOW
IN A LATER EMAIL.
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"Virtual Zoom Class on
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 20, 2021
3 :00 PM
note special time this week
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Rabbi Daniel Shibley is originally from Washington, DC. He holds a B.A. in Sociology from Clark University, and an M.A. in Security and Diplomacy Studies from Tel Aviv University. Daniel has learned at Yeshivat Hadar, Pardes, and Yeshivat Har Etzion. He made aliyah to Jerusalem in 2012 and completed military service in a combat unit. Rabbi Shibley received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes in 2016 and was a member of the faculty at Pardes in Jerusalem until August, 2019. Daniel is now adjunct faculty at Pardes, a Hebrew tutor, and is pursuing a master's degree in international relations at New York University. Daniel enjoys cooking, gardening, and long distance running.
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
8:00 PM
Here is information about an online series connecting you to the people, food, and culture of Israel over
16 Wednesday evenings. Click on the links below.
THIS WEEK IS THE 2ND EPISODE
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
12 NOON - NOTE NEW TIME!!
WEEKLY PARSHA CLASS
"Virtual" Online "Zoom" Class
with
RABBI SAMUEL ROSENBERG
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PASHAT BO
Thursday at 12:00 Noon
Please Join Us!
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The Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue
welcomes you to
MOVIE CLUB DISCUSSION
OF A FILM
YOU WATCH AT HOME.
The way it works is you watch a movie at home between today and the time the Movie Club meets, and then we get together to talk about the film.
It is kind of like a Book Club for Movie Buffs.
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Thursday, January 21, 2020
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Our FIFTH film,
which is available on NETFLIX,
is
"A Tale of Love
and Darkness"
Based on the international best-seller by Amos Oz, A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS is the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell, become the stories we live.
We will meet to discuss the movie on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
7:30 PM
AT THE FOLLOWING ZOOM LINK:
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Friday, January 22, 2021
1:00 PM
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
1:00 PM
The Conservative SynagogueOf Fifth Avenue
Invites You To A
Virtual Zoom Cooking Class
At
“LYNN’S KITCHEN”
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CROQUE-MONSIEUR
(OR MADAME)
but kosher
(AKA - FANCY GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH)
APPLE CRISP
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To download recipe and supply list,
FOLLOW THIS ZOOM LINK:
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR....
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021
ONLINE VIRTUAL TOUR OF
YAD LAKASHISH
(LIFELINE FOR THE OLD)
IN JERUSALEM
Yad LaKashish - Lifeline for the Old
A Jerusalem nonprofit empowering low income elderly through meaningful work opportunities, essential social and financial benefits as well as promoting positive attitudes towards seniors through inter-generational connections.
WATCH FOR DETAILS IN ANOTHER EMAIL.
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Thursday, January 28, 2021
12 Noon
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Please join us as we gather together with
Rabbi Rosenberg
to celebrate and learn about the history, traditions, and memories of Tu B'Shevat
(the Birthday of Trees) in the land of Israel.
Bring along some dried fruit and nuts and come together for an "open house" with
Rabbi Rosenberg.
Watch for additional emails this week with more details and the Zoom Link.
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We are pleased to inform you of an adult education program that has been organized by Town and Village Synagogue for Tuesday evenings on Zoom starting February 2.
While the standard fee for the public is $118,
T&V is extending a courtesy to CSFA Members
and allowing us to register for $54.
Once you have registered online, you will be notified where to mail your check and will receive the
Zoom sign-on information.
The information on the class follows below:
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CSFA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
If you have received your dues invoice, please respond as quickly as you are able. If you did not receive an invoice, please contact the synagogue office. Your demonstration of support of CSFA by paying your membership dues is critical at this time.
If you prefer to pay online, you can use the following links:
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