Friday, December 8
4:07 pm:
Candle Lighting
4:25 pm: Minhah/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv Services in the Irene Schwebel Chapel
5:50 pm: Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv Services in the Milstein Sanctuary
Saturday, December 9
8:00 am:
Theology on Shabbat
9:00 am: Shabbat Services in the Milstein Sanctuary
Bar Mitzvah: Alexander Gitnik
Bar Mitzvah: Jordan Paris
9:15 am: Havurah Minyan, note new time: 9:15 am, and new location: Reception Hall 1
10:15 am: Teen Brunch in Room 21 followed by Teen Minyan service at 10:45 am in the Library (grades 6-12)
10:45 am:
Simh
at Shabbat Service (for K-2 children and adults) in Rooms D & E
10:45 am: Ruah on Shabbat Service (for 3rd-5th grade youth) in the Lower Level Conference Room
11:00 am:
Tot Shabbat in Tot Shabbat room
12:00 pm: Kiddush in the Reception Halls
12:45 pm: Parashat HaShavua Classroom C
1:45 pm: Shabbat Afternoon Cafe on the lower level
4:25 pm:
Minhah Services
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SHABBAT AFTERNOON CAFÉ
This Shabbat: Saturday, December 9, 2017
1:45 pm-4:00 pm
Come join us for a family-friendly, intergenerational
afternoon of food, fun, and learning!
Everyone is welcome!
1:30-4:00 pm
Board games for adults and kids.
Organized children's sports in the gym.
1:45 -2:30 pm
Optional learning session
with
Rabbi
Harry Pell
.
Dessert and coffee to follow
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Happy Hanukkah!
Tuesday evening, December 12:
Light first Hanukkah candle
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COMMUNITY HANUKKAH HAPPENING
Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 5:00-7:00 pm*
*Teens and adults: Stay until 7:30 pm to learn with Rabbi Ari
The early registration deadline has been extended until Friday, Dec. 8th, at 12:00 noon.
Registration after noon on December 8 will incur the regular fees, visit website
here
for details.
Hanukkah games, learning with our Rabbis, singing,
hesed activities, candle-lighting, dinner and more!
For more information, and to RSVP, click
here.
Please remember to bring an unwrapped toy, a Hanukkiah to light, and $1 to play Bingo.
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6th Grade Family Brunch
This weekend: Sunday, December 10, 2017
9:30-11:30 am
Reception Hall 1
Opportunity for all 6th Grade children and their parents to learn, discover, and create. Each session features innovative programming, interactive learning, text study, and discussions with peers, educators, and clergy. Breakfast is also served.
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From the Law Books to the Battle Field
This weekend: Sunday, December 10
6:00-7:30 pm
Join us at TIC for a fascinating conversation with Israeli Human Rights Attorney Gadi Ezra.
Free and open to all, RSVP requested, view flyer here.
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This Monday: PIRKEI AVOT mini course
Educator: Rabbi Gordon Tucker
Schedule: Mondays through December 18
Class dates have been extended to include January 8 and January 22
Pirkei Avot, one of the sixty-three Tractates of the Mishnah, contains Rabbinic Judaism's prescriptions for how to lead a life of virtue and honor. In the spring of 2018, new commentaries by Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum and Rabbi Gordon Tucker are to appear in print. In this seven week course, we will have the opportunity to study and discuss in depth essential parts of these new commentaries, even before the actual publication date.
A weekend celebration for this publication is being planned for the Spring.
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EAT*PRAY*LEARN Shabbat Author Series
Join us on
Friday Evening, January 5,
as we welcome Shabbat, enjoy a delicious Moroccan themed dairy dinner and discover local author,
Noah Isenberg who will discuss his recent publication--We'll Always Have Casablanca.
For the 75th anniversary of its premiere--the incredible story of how Casablanca was made and why it remains the most beloved of Hollywood films.
We'll Always Have Casablanca
is celebrated film historian Noah Isenberg's rich account of this most beloved movie's origins. Isenberg reveals the myths and realities behind Casablanca's production, exploring the transformation of the unproduced stage play into the classic screenplay, the controversial casting decisions, the battles with Production Code censors, and the effect of the war's progress on the movie's reception. Isenberg particularly focuses on the central role refugees from Hitler's Europe played in the production (nearly all of the actors and actresses cast in Casablanca were immigrants).
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Tefilah Mavens:
Join us for the Hanukkah Happening this Wednesday, December 13, see details here
Tefilah Mavens class resumes next Wednesday, December 20
6:00-6:30 pm
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YOUTH and FAMILY PROGRAMMING
6th Grade Family Brunches:
Opportunities for all 6th Grade children and their parents to learn, discover, and create. Each session features innovative programming, interactive learning, text study, and discussions with peers, educators, and clergy. Breakfast is also served.
- This weekend: Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 9:30-11:30 am
- Sunday, February 4, 2018, at 9:30-11:30 am
- Sunday, May 6, 2018, at 9:30-11:30 am
Hesed Volunteer Opportunities:
- Monday, January, 15, MLK Day - TIC Community-Wide Family Hesed Day: On-site
For all TIC community members, youth and families
10:30am - 12:30pm
Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with a morning of meaningful community service activities for children of all ages and their parents.
Shabbat Family Experiences for Pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah Families:
- January 6, 2018, 9:30 am-2:30 pm: for all 6th and 7th Grade youth and families
- February 9-10, 2018: Shabbaton for all 6th Grade youth and families
- March 9-10, 2018: Shabbaton for all 6th Grade youth and families
Join us for the following event:
Dec. 13: Community
Hanukkah Happening at TIC, register
here
The early registration deadline has been extended until Friday, Dec. 8th, at 12:00 noon.
Registration after noon on December 8 will incur the regular fees.
Dec. 18: USY co-chapter ice skating event
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Babies & Bagels - The Gift of Sleep
December 12, 2017, 9:15-10:30am, Room 15
Connect with other parents of young babies while learning how to give your child the gift of sleep. Free and open to all. Coffee and bagels will be served. View flyer
here.
PTO Hanukkah Party
December 12, 2017, 5:00-6:30 pm, TIC Reception Hall 1
Food, fun and crafts, candle lighting ceremony and dairy dinner.
Free, but registration required here .
The Great Roberto Magic Show
Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 10:00 am, TIC Reception Hall 1
$18.00 per family.
Purchase tickets at the door or online here.
New Program: Turning Two
A Separation program designed for children who will be turning two years old between December 2017 and April 2018.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15-11:15 am, January 30-May 31. See flyer here.
Contact Patty Goldstick at 948-2800 x 126 for more information.
Shop Without Guilt
Please support the Nursery School when you shop this holiday season. Just go to smile.amazon.com/ch/13-1740409 and Amazon
the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of your purchase price to the TIC Nursery School!
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SHORASHIM AND
HAVURAT TORAH NEWS
In the event of a weather-related closing:
On Sundays, the decision to close Shorashim will be made by 7:00 am. On weekdays, Shorashim and
Havurat Torah will be cancelled if either White Plains or Scarsdale public schools are closed. If those public schools are open but decide to cancel after-school activities, we will also cancel Shorashim and
Havurat Torah on those days. We will relay this information to all our families by the following methods:
- There will be an outgoing voice message on the Education Office's weather-related extension: #158.
- We will provide this information to Channel 12 news.
- An email will be sent to all our Shorashim and HT families.
Bring some joy into the lives of children who might otherwise not receive presents. Unwrapped toys and games can be placed in the collection box upstairs in the hallway outside the Education Department offices or brought to the community Hanukkah event where there will be a wrapping station for anyone who wants to help. The toys will be donated.
Optional Parent-Teacher Conferences
There are still slots available. Please sign up on forms posted outside your child's learning space, or email their educator with your preferred date and time. Choose from January 21st or February 11th for grades K-2 and 5-6, or January 21st and February 4th for grades 3 and 4. Times between 11:45am-2:00pm.
This weekend: Sunday, December 10
TIC Community 6th Grade B'nai Mitzvah Family Brunch, 9:30-11:30 am
, in lieu of Shorashim for 6th graders.
Wednesday, December 13
Community Hanukkah Event 5:00-7:00 pm*
4:00-5:00 pm Regular Shorashim learning.
All learners in grades 2-6 are welcome to attend regardless of which day they normally come to Shorashim.
5:00-6:00 pm Special
Hanukkah activities for all TIC children
6:00 pm Shorashim dismissal from Reception Hall #2 for those not staying on for dinner.
Please park and come in and collect your children or join them for the dinner.
6:00-7:00 pm* Dinner for those who have rsvp'd
*Teens and adults: Stay until 7:30 pm to learn with Rabbi Ari
Register
here.
Please remember to bring an unwrapped toy, a Hanukkiah to light, and $1 to play Bingo
The early registration deadline has been extended until Friday, Dec. 8th, at 12:00 noon.
Registration after noon on December 8 will incur the regular fees, visit website here for details.
December 24 through January 2, 2018
Winter brea
k - Shorashim and
Havurat Torah closed starting Sunday, December 24.
Classes resume Wednesday, January 3, 2018.
All Teens are invited to the Community Hanukkah Happening
on December 13, 5:00-7:00 pm
*.
*Teens and adults: Stay until 7:30 pm to learn with Rabbi Ari.
Reservations required, sign up
here.
Please remember to bring an unwrapped toy, a Hanukkiah to light, and $1 to play Bingo.
The early registration deadline has been extended until Friday, Dec. 8th, at 12:00 noon.
Registration after noon on December 8 will incur the regular fees, visit website
here for details.
Check out what we're offering (click on the links below).
Havurat
Torah
Offerings for 5778 (2017-2018):
If you are interested in hearing more about what your friends are learning at HT this year,
ask them why they're choosing to participate and what they're excited about.
Register now. We are eager to welcome
you
into our learning community!
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Comedy Event:
The Ivy League of Comedy's Shaun Eli
Congregation Sons of Israel of Briarcliff Manor
Saturday, December 16 at CSI
7:30 pm
For tickets and more information, view flyer here.
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Breakfast and Learn 5778 (2017-18)
The Bible in Song
This year, we will continue to explore Israeli songs
that serve as modern midrash on Bible stories and characters, beginning with the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Torah. New students welcome.
Instructor: Rabbi Dina Shargel
View flyer here for details.
To register, email rabbishargel@gmail.com or call 914-948-2800, ext. 121.
Fridays at 7:50 am in Room 21
T
he December 15th class is cancelled
January 5, 19 ,
February 2, 16*,
March 2, 16 ,
April 13, 27,
May 11, 25,
June 8, 22
*8:00 am start time
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A VERY SPECIAL MASORTI MISSION TO ISRAEL IN 2018
Join Rabbi Tucker on a very special mission to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Masorti movement in Israel.
Advocate for religious pluralism at the Knesset
Travel the country and visit 10 - 12 Masorti kehillot
From the Shabbat of January 26-27, through the evening of February 1
For more information, contact David Lissy, Interim Executive Director, Masorti Foundation at 212-870-2216 or
dlissy@masorti.org. View flyer
here for details.
For help with travel arrangements and flights, contact yafa@israeltour.com at Israel Tour Connection (ITC) or,
call Yafa at 973-535-2575 or 800-247-7235
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KOL NIDRE APPEAL REMINDER
We are grateful to those of you who have already contributed to this year's Kol Nidre Appeal.
If you have not yet participated, please send in your completed pledge card, or donate online by clicking on the 5778 Kol Nidre Appeal link
here.
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SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB
Our next meeting is on January 17, 2018, we will be reading the book, Henna House, by Nomi Eve.
Contact the synagogue for location information.
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J-Teen Leadership Disaster Area Relief Service Trips (DARST)
Thanks to a generous grant from Time for Good, a UJA-Federation initiative, J-Teen will be leading seven Disaster Area Relief Service Trips (DARST) to Houston and Florida this year! High schoolers (grades 9-12) will work together to help those affected by the recent hurricanes through hands-on work and social action.
For more information, go to website here.
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The Hesed Circle
Bikkur Holim * Senior Connect * Shiva Support
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HELP FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TIC INCLUSION COMMITTEE
The TIC Inclusion Committee works on exploring and improving issues related to anyone who feels excluded in any way, including people with disabilities and learning differences, the LGBTQ community, or those experiencing mental health issues. Anyone who needs our services, please contact Michelle Steinhart, TIC's Director of Inclusion, at
m.steinhart@templeisraelcenter.org
.
To join the committee in its work, please contact Michelle Steinhart or Robin Friedman at
rskf18@gmail.com.
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HUNGRY & HOMELESS KOL NIDRE APPEAL CONTINUES
Please continue to contribute to the Hungry & Homeless appeal. The funds that you provide help thousands throughout Westchester.
Click here to view the Spring/Summer update, and
click here to make a donation.
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DOROT Westchester Intergenerational Chess
Opportunity for Older Adults to Participate in an Intergenerational Chess Program
* Learn and Play Chess with Teens
* Wednesday Afternoons in Hartsdale
* Transportation is available
* Great for Brain Fitness
Call Cippi Harte, Director DOROT Westchester, to Register: (914) 573-8906. View
flyer
here
.
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MAH JONGG WITH SISTERHOOD
We play year-round, except for holidays and when the synagogue is closed.
Sisterhood holds mah jongg games on Thursday nights from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
"We play for tzedakah/charity, one game at a time." Players need not be Sisterhood or Temple Israel Center members. Contact the synagogue for more information
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| TIC FOOD VOLUNTEERS Do you know where YOUR next meal is coming from?
Would you like to help someone who doesn't?
Join the TIC Food Volunteers! We prepare more than 150 meals on the first Sunday of every month for the hungry and homeless. Meals are prepared in volunteers' homes and brought to TIC for transport to The Sharing Community in Yonkers, NY. To learn how you can help, contact Judith Grand at (914) 328-3322 or foodvolunteer@gmail.com.
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UNITED WAY 2-1-1 HELPLINE
Need Help? Speak to Real People and Get Real Answers
United Way's 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, multilingual information and referral helpline open 365 days a year, 9:00 am-7:00 pm. Our knowledgeable call specialists are here to listen, to care, and most of all, to give you the information you need on: food, housing and shelters, abuse prevention, government services, senior services, health& mental health, child care, job assistance and more.
To speak to someone dial 2-1-1 from any phone or visit
www.uwwp.org/get-help
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WJCS KOSHER MEAL DELIVERY
WJCS kosher Meals-on-Wheels program is looking for volunteer drivers. Monthly, biweekly, or occasionally; we'll work with your schedule. Contact Eileen at 914-668-4350, or eoleet@wjcs.com.
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TIC MEMBERS-ONLY
WEBSITE ACCESS
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Send feedback about the FB page to our administrator,
Robin Arzt.
TIC's hashtag,
#TICtogether, is another great way to connect on social media. Remember to use it when you share information about all of TIC's great happenings!
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DAILY
MINYANIM AT TIC!
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Support fellow congregants who want to pray in a community as well as those who are saying Kaddish. It is an
act
of
great
kindness. We gather in the lrene Schwebel Chapel at 7:10 am Monday-Friday, at 8:00 pm Monday-Thursday, and at 9:00 am and 8:00 pm on Sunday. Check our calendar for minyanim times on Shabbat.
To join the minyan corps, contact
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| TIC COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES |
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Support TIC mourners during shiva week by being part of shiva minyanim. To participate in this act of hesed, email Caren Zelicof.
- Celebrating a simha or remembering a loved one? You can share the commemoration by sponsoring a Shabbat kiddush. Email Kelly Kressler or call her at 914-948-2800 x111.
- Dedicating one or more copies of Siddur Lev Shalem is another great way to commemorate a yahrtzeit or to celebrate a simha. Click here to get started.
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Birthday parties are great fun at TIC! For gym or room rental details, email
Kelly Kressler.
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Share your good news with the TIC community. Email
Susan Galla with details about your
s'mahot, or call her at 914-948-2800 x112.
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