Your Weekly News and Updates
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Week of February 14, 2020
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Live Stream
If you are not able to join us for Shabbat or holiday services,
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The Annual Fund is essential to the operations of
The Jewish Center, representing nearly 15% of our annual budget to support programs and services.
Or mail in your check payable to
The Jewish Center.
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Friday, February 14 - Candle Lighting is at 5:14pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service -: 6:30pm - Beit Midrash
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Saturday, February 15 - Parashat
Yitro
Bible BaBoker: 8:45am - Adult Library
Shabbat Morning Services - Sanctuary
No Religious School - Presidents' Day Weekend
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Mazal Tov and Todah Rabah To
Sherry Rosen for sponsoring the Kiddush Luncheon in honor of her Bat Mitzvah anniversary and to the Kiddush Krew for preparing it.
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Yasher Koach to those reading Torah and Haftarah this Shabbat
Paula Heller
Michele Alperin
Yael Isaac Coburn
Raphael Isaac
Sherry Rosen
Devorah Isaac Bitran
Ruth Goldston
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Sunday, February 16
Morning Minyan: 9am - Beit Midrash
No Religious School or Adult Hebrew
The Jewish Center's offices are closed.
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Monday, February 17
The Jewish Center's offices are closed.
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Tuesday, February 18
Religious School: 4pm
Finance Committee Meeting: 7:30pm - Adult Library
TJC Book Club -
Mrs. Everything
by Jennifer Weiner - Beit Midrash
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Wednesday, February 19
Morning Minyan: 7am - Beit Midrash
Adult Ed/Talmud Study Group: 12:15pm - Adult Library
Adult Ed/Yiddish Reading Group: 1:30pm - Adult Library
#Sulam: 6pm
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Thursday, February 20
Nosh and Drosh - guest facilitator is Joel Berger, Executive Director of The Jewish Center: 9:30am - Bon Appetit in Princeton Shopping Center
Board Meeting: 7:30pm - Adult Library
LaShir Rehearsal: 7:30pm - Beit Midrash
Great Minds Salon featuring Karen Rubin: 8pm - Social Hall
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Friday, February 21 - Candle Lighting is at 5:23pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Katan: 5:45pm - Youth Lounge
Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Shabbat School will join us 6:30pm - Sanctuary
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Schedule follows the Religious School Sunday calendar.
For future placement and further information, contact Edna Bryn-Noiman at
edna.bryn@gmail.com.
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ADULT HEBREW CLASSES
Beginning Hebrew: 11am - 12pm
Intermediate Hebrew: 9am - 10am
Advanced Hebrew: 10am - 11am
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Saturday, Feb. 15 * 8:45am
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Bible BaBoker
is a Torah study group. Participants meet each Shabbat morning from 8:45 to 10:00am to study a section of the week’s Parsha.
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February 18 -
Mrs. Everything by
Jennifer Weiner
March 17 -
A Guide for the Perplexed
by Dara Horn
April 21 -
Uprooting the Poison Tree
by Myra Weiner
May 19 -
The Orphan's Tale
by Pam Jenoff
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Join us for our monthly gathering at Palace of Asia, 4591 Route 27 in Kingston, as we gather to share some food, a good beer, and a conversation about critical topics in our Jewish lives.
Wednesday, February 19 at 8pm
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Talmud Study Group
Wednesday, Feb. 19 * 12:15pm
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Close reading and analysis of selected passages and
sugiyot
in
the Babylonian Talmud
and related texts. Previous familiarity with Talmud study is recommended. For more information, contact Neil Litt (neillitt@outlook.com). Donations to TJC are requested from non-members.
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Yiddish Reading Group
Wednesday, Feb. 19 * 1:30pm
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Yiddish is alive and well. Join this class in reading Yiddish literature aloud. For more information, contact Ziona Silverman at 732-329-1069.
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Men's Club Shabbat
February 22
Featuring our Annual Deli Kiddush!
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The Havurah Minyan meets twice a month from 10-12 and then joins the rest of the congregation for Kiddush lunch.On the 2nd Shabbat of each month is a "worship service" and on the 4th Shabbat is a "study service."
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"Dreaming of Utopia: Roosevelt, New Jersey"
Join us for a private docent-led tour at
Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
Sunday, February 23
12:30-2pm or 2-3:30pm
Open to the Community
Admission to Morven: $10, $8 for seniors and students
To register or for more information, please call the TJC office at (609) 921-0100 or info@thejewishcenter.org
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JEWISH CENTER WOMEN
MAH JONGG
Come join OLD and NEW friends for a fun evening of Mah Jongg at TJC. No experience necessary.
If needed, cards will be available for purchase for $9.
March 3
7-9pm
Future dates: April 30, May 26, and June 9
Please RSVP to Judy Kutin
mrskutin@gmail.com
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Explore the weekly Torah portion with Sharon Diamondstein on Fridays:
March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5
9:30 - 10:30am
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led by Ruth Goldston
Saturday, Mar. 7 * 4pm
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Savor your prayer experience using mindfulness meditation techniques to focus on words, texts, and ideas associated with the Shabbat afternoon or weekday service.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 8
11am: Children up to and including kindergarten (with parents)
11:30am: Children up to and including second grade (with parents)
12-2pm: Open to the community - children of all ages
Tickets will be sold at the door.
All of our Purim activities are open to everyone in the community!
Ticket Prices for Food and Games
100 Tickets: $30
50 Tickets: $20
24 Tickets: $10
10 Tickets: $5
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Erev Purim
Monday, March 9
5:15pm:
Young Family Program in the Youth Lounge
6:45pm:
Purim Program and Special Presentation
7:15pm:
Ma'ariv and Megillah Reading
8pm:
Purim Ice Cream Celebration in the Social Hall
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SHUSHAN SHI'UR WITH SHARON
Tuesday, March 10 at 10:30am
Come explore the Megillah as we celebrate Shushan Purim - on the day that the Jews of Shushan celebrated their victories.
Light refreshments will be served.
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MISHLOACH MANOT
Watch your email!
Mishloach Manot will be ordered through "Happy Purim."
Orders due by February 25.
Instructions on how to order mishloach manot have been emailed to you from "Happy Purim." If you do not see an email from them in your inbox please check your spam/junk folder. You should move the email from your spam/junk folder to your inbox and follow the instructions on how to order.
Have a question? Contact Denise Cheskis at cheskis@me.com or
908-468-0249.
For technical support, please contact support@happypurim.com
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Bagels and B'rachot
For more information contact Sharon Diamondstein in TJC Religious School office at 609-921-0100 x 220 or sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
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Is there a blessing for that?
In Judaism, the answer is yes!
Learn with Sharon Diamondstein about Judaism's concepts of gratitude and blessings, plus holidays, rituals, and traditions.
Sundays:
March 15 - Blessings of Grief
9am in the Adult Library
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Thursdays, 9:30-
11am
Drop in for a morning of schmoozing, discussing, connecting.
Questions? Contact the "Nosh & Drosh" Co-chairs: Lauren Neufeld, 908-216-1412, laurenhneufeld@gmail.com or Cynthia Neufeld, 908-359-8440, cneufeld1@comcast.net.
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Meet at Bon Appetit in the
Princeton Shopping Center
February 20 - guest facilitator is Joel Berger
March 19
April 23
May 21
June 18
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KABBALAT SHABBAT KATAN
FRIDAYS: February 21, March 13, April 24, and May 8 at 5:45
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Saturday,March 13 at 11am
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REFUGEE SHABBAT
Celebrating Transitions
March 20 / 6:30pm
at The Jewish Center
Music and a potluck dinner will follow service.
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Jewish Center Women's Spring Nature Walk
Friday, March 20 - 9:30am - 10:30am
9:30am at the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
Meet at the parking lot at the preserve - walk will begin at 9:35am
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The Adult Education Committee proudly presents world-renowned scholar
Professor Robert Alter
Speaking on
Thursday, March 26 * 7:30pm
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The Hebrew Bible conveys its sundry visions of God, humankind, history, morality, covenant, and much else through a subtle and often complex literary vehicle, both in the prose narratives and in the poetry. Previous translations have not done much justice to this vehicle. What Professor Alter has endeavored to do is to represent as much as is feasible in English the rhythms, the word play and sound play, the expressive use of syntax, and the strategic word choices of the Hebrew, honoring the formal conventions of the narrative and of the poems.
OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
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Greenwood House Kosher Meals on Wheels
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Greenwood House Kosher Meals on Wheels needs your support to continue delivering kosher meals on wheels to our recipients in the Ewing/Lawrenceville area.
For additional information, please contact:
Judy Nussbaum
215-431-4729
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#Sulam, Our Hebrew High School Program
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What is Amazonsmile?
You shop. Amazon gives.
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Casseroles for TASK
Please support the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
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You can support TASK by preparing a vegetarian/fish/dairy casserole and dropping it off at The Jewish Center.
Your contribution of a casserole will make a difference in someone's life.
For questions please contact
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The Jewish Center is committed to providing a warm, welcoming and safe Shabbat experience for our congregants and guests. We are asking for volunteers to be Shabbat greeters. Responsibilities include warmly welcoming Shabbat participants to our services at the entrance to our Main Sanctuary. TJC staff and private security will be monitoring who is entering the building. There are two shifts each Shabbat, from 9:20 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. and then from 10:40 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. We need one person per shift, to be stationed by the Main Sanctuary doors. Please consider taking a slot and helping us out!
Thank you in advance for volunteering.
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