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Nevada County Jewish Community Center & Congregation B'nai Harim
January 2020
Join our Community as we begin a new decade.
We welcome January 2020!!

Visit our website for the Weekly Schmooze and Calendar @
www.NCJCC.org

Shabbat Services and Torah Study
Friday Night Shabbat Services with
Rabbi David Azen
and
Saturday Torah Study are offered the same weekend

The first and third Friday of the Month. Please visit our website at
www.ncjcc.org for the current dates and times in the Schmooze.


Mozel Tov
Kaya Russell
Inside this Newsletter
Special Events - Sisterhood celebrates the Chinese New Year
Help Kaya Russell get to Nationals in Mogul Skiing
News from Rabbi David Azen
Messages from our Education Department, Men's Club, Sisterhood, Book Club, Membership, and Property Development.
Whats Happening around the JCC
January Birthdays
January Anniversaries
January Yahrzeits

If you have additional information or a correction,
Please send an email to NCJCC@outlook .com
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Schedule
Rabbi's Message
Rabbi David Azen
Friends,
As most of you know, I wear a few hats along with my kippah, and as a performer, I’ve got an altar ego whose birthday is February 29, so I invite you to join me for the ongoing evolution of my one rabbi show in honor of his 15 th  birthday.
In addition, as Executive Director of Fresher Sacramento, we are hosting a Quantum Leap into a Fresher Year brunch in Sacramento and wanted to let you know about that as well. Please join me, or not, as you wish, and in any event, Happy Leap Year!!
Blessings and best wishes,
Rabbi Dave


Voted nonprofit of the year by Senator .......
" Fresher Sacramento seeks to enable everyone to go to bed well-fed and build wealth from health for generations to come. With nearly a quarter of a million folks in Sacramento County lacking regular access to affordable, nutritious food, our team of Fresher Chefs are cooking up a brand new model for making sure everyone goes to bed well fed, by preparing affordable, convenient, delicious, and nutritious meals for folks who lack the time, knowledge, and resources to prepare their own."
Help Send Kaya Russel to Nationals
Please Support

by making a donation and spreading the word.

About this fundraiser

Kaya is the youngest mogul skier in the country to have qualified for US Selections this year. So young in fact, that she didn’t meet the minimum age requirement of 14 to compete this year. Kaya qualified in both singles and dual moguls. Kaya has finished top 3 in nearly all mogul comp...

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Youth and Adult Education
Kinneret Vinitzky, Principal Religious, Hebrew School
for Children, Youth and Adults
Hello Dear teachers, students, and parents! 

I hope you all had a wonderful winter break from school. We are ready to get back together and share our stories.
I am very excited about all the learning opportunities ahead. New beginnings always bring renewed hope! We have a lot of new ideas and exciting plans for the remaining school year!

The first youth Hebrew class in 2020 will be Wednesday, January 8th at 3:30 pm. 
Our first day of Sunday school in 2020 will be Sunday, January 12th! 

Our teachers are: 
Mya Russel - Teaching Pre-school 
Dana Valensky Teaching Kindergarten - 1st Grade 
Lori McClintic Teaching 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade 
Kinneret Vinitzky - Teaching 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade
 

Hebrew class is scheduled on Wednesday at 3:30pm - 4:30pm. Attached you will find the 2019-2020 School calendar and the registration form by clicking on the highlighted text above to view and download.

Yours,
Kinneret
Youth Activities
Dan Kalt, Youth Coordinator


We'll be planning more fun activities for our temple teens / tweens as the year starts and throughout the year. If anyone is interested in helping out, please don't hesitate to contact the Rabbi or myself at dankalt@yahoo.com.


Men's Club
Gordon Mann, President
The Men's Club meets the second Sunday of each month at 9:30am. We feature interesting speakers and presenters from the community. The activities include monthly meetings with stimulating speakers, and events such as a scotch and BBQ, wine and beer tastings, golf, and Poker games to prepare for the next Poker Tournament.

The Men's Club is open to the entire congregation and community, men and women alike. Speakers and events are scheduled on Sundays as well as in the evenings and we'll share the upcoming opportunities in the weekly and monthly announcements, as well as the website.

We appreciate your interest and support of our activities and look forward to seeing you. Our annual dues are only $20. When we meet on Sunday mornings, we serve lox and bagels, coffee, and orange juice for only $5.00 (such a good deal! Your mother would be proud).

Contact Gordon Mann at sharkmann@suddenlink.net for more information, to suggest an interesting speaker, or to schedule an event .
Sisterhood
Lee Lewis, President
We are please to Celebrate the 2020 Chinese New Year January 26th.

Our 2019-20 officers:

President:                    Lee Nold-Lewis
Membership VP:        Ruth Goodin
Programming VPs:     Carol Brown and Yardena Bobys
Fund Raising VPs:       Cheryl Kelly and Virginia Herron
Treasurer:                   Gail Atlas
Recording Secretary: Judy Silberman
Corresponding Secretary: Lori McClintic


We welcome any women who would like to join us!
Sisterhood Book Club
Arlene Waxman
Book Club discussions do continue on the second Monday of the month. Contact Arlene Waxman at 530-478-9484 for additional information.  
Please contact Ruth Goodin, Sisterhood Membership Chair, at 925-354-2145 if you are interested in attending a meeting and checking us out.

Membership
Jan Brenner, Membership Chair
If you haven't already or you are new to the area, please fill out the membership renewal form and mail it to Congregation B'nai Harim at P.O box 1426. If you did not receive a copy in the mail, please reply to this email with your mailing address or call the office at (530) 477-0922.
Property Development
Mya Russell Property Development Chair,
Media/Public Relations Chair
Whats happening around the NCJCc
Please submit your photos to ncjcc@outlook.com

More pictures in the next newsletter.
Magic of Hanukkah!!
Thank you to everyone who made this special event happen.
Birthdays
January 2020
Lucy Bottrell…………......………..............9
Lindsay Halperin………………...….........9
SharonJoy Jahoda……………………....10
Maralee Nedler………………………......12
Beth Gaydos………...............................
Arlene Waxman………………………….16
Lev Weisswasser..................................21
Jacob Goldstein...................................22
Malkam Goldstein..............................22
Edward Strongin ................................22
Marilyn Salomon................................30
Abraham Valensky............................30

Anniversaries
January 2020
Steve Tillotson &Maralee Nelder.......12
David & Wendy Rosky...........................13
Alan & Dori Greenbaum........................17

Yahrzeits
January 2020
Name
Remembered by
Carol Azen
Ida Ruben-Slee
Eva Florshein
Efrain Hernandez
Maya Hernandez
Teri Hernandez
Jeannette Kelly
Leatrice Joyce Rosky
Evelyn Goldstein
Samson Adicoff
Susie Dworitz
Meyer Hyman Kurtz


Rabbi David Azen
Eva Lamm Ruben
Eva Lamm Ruben
Charles & Marilyn Salomon
Charles & Marilyn Salomon
Charles & Marilyn Salomon
Maralee Nedler
The Rosky Family
Family and Friends
Family and Friends
Ron and Stacie Dworitz
Irene Rosen

We Offer our deepest sympathy to the families of the recent passing o f

Abigail Weissman
Phyllis Karp
Harry Wolff
Ruth Kroot
Michael Lyke
Martha Donner
Bernie Orman
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