Thursday, September 22, 2022
In this Issue:
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Happenings:
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Erev Rosh HaShanah: 9/25 ~ 6 pm
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Erev Rosh Hashanah Potluck: 9/25 ~ Following service. Volunteers Needed!
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Rosh HaShanah: 9/26 ~ 10:30 am Followed by Tashich
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Rosh HaShanah Kids Program: 9/26 ~ 10:30 am
Important Dates:
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Shir Shalom Clean Up Day: October 16 Prepping the Shul for winter. Volunteers needed.
New Zoom Link for High Holy Days
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 219 902 8045
Passcode: Dg8WLC
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High Holidays
Food Drive
We are seeking donations of food and personal care items to help support our local area food banks. Please take home a brown bag on Rosh Hashanah from the temple and bring it back full with nonperishable items on or before Yom Kippur.
A list of suggested items will be attached to each bag.
Thank you for helping with this mitzvah during the holidays!
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Volunteers are needed for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to help with parking, greeting, and ushering.
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Help is Needed
We are in need of volunteers after the Erev Rosh Hashanah potluck on Sunday evening, September 25th to break down tables, clean up the Sanctuary, and close the building.
Join us for the potluck meal, after Erev Rosh Hashanah services, on Sunday, September 25. Please bring a dish to share for 10 people; main dishes are always welcome. Remember no pork or shellfish; please include a note with ingredients.
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Hebrew School
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NO Hebrew School for the next 2 Sundays. In their places, please come to Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur kids' programming in the tent. The programs start at 10:30 a.m.
- We are collecting: canned non-perishable foods for Yom Kippur.
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The Hebrew School is in need of the following supplies: animal crackers, pretzels, dried fruit, crackers, large sized Ziplock bags, scotch tape, beads, water color paints, and poster board.
Click here for the Fall 2022 Hebrew School Calendar
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Help Needed
One of our congregants, Judy Rocchio, is looking for help. She lives at Hemlock Ridge in Wilder…..just a bit outside of Norwich, down the road from King Arthur Flour. Judy needs rides to and from the High Holy Day Services. If you are able to help, please contact Judy at rocchio2017@gmail.com or at 802-698-8346. Thank you.
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Help For Ukraine
Urgent Request
Shir Shalom VT has successfully helped bring a Ukrainian teenager to the Upper Valley. There is still help needed to bring her remaining family to the states.
For ways to help, contact:
Andrea Felix or Mickey Elsberg
or
office@shirshalomvt.org if you can help ...
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Virtual Minyan
Join friends in Prayer
Wednesdays at 8:30 am
Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Please join us every Wednesday
On Zoom
30 minutes, no drama, space for the soul
(Zoom and phone instructions above)
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Calling all knitters!
If you have a desire to gather as a group for knitting or knit on your own at home to welcome a new baby with a hat or make Healing Shawls for those who are ill, please let Sue Brown know. Sue’s email is: susanbrown331@gmail.com. She can be reached at 617-435-0661 for thoughts and questions. “I look forward to hearing from you!”
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Please note:
All Shir Shalom Events
will use one Zoom account.
For all: Shabbats, Film Series, Special meetings, please join using this information:
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Zoom and Phone Instructions:
Join by Computer
Meeting ID: 725-948-2096
Password: 856328
or by phone:
Dial: 415-762-9988
Password: 856328
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National and State COVID resources
CDC COVID-19:
Vermont Department of Health:
NH COVID-19:
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Vermont Expands Utility-Assistance Program
The WARF: COVID-19 fund is joining with Barnard Helping Hands and King’s Daughters to offer grants of up to $1000 for those seeking help with their home heating bills. If you need help paying your oil, propane, or electric bill, or you need help paying for wood or pellets, you may be eligible. Grant money will be paid directly to your fuel supplier and can be used towards a past bill or to prepay a future bill.
We’re going to need to pull together to get through this winter. Don’t forget that even if you’ve never needed help before, you can reach out to WARF for financial assistance with basic household needs at www.woodstockarearelieffund.org
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The Thompson Aging at Home program can help facilitate Homesharing!
Homesharing is a simple idea where two or more people share a home for mutual benefit. A person offers a private bedroom and shared common space in exchange for rent, help around the home or a combination of the two. After conducting background and reference checks, we will work to find the most compatible match possible based on your interests, needs, and lifestyle. There are no age or income restrictions to be eligible for the program. Please contact Shari at The Thompson Center for more info or an application: 802-457-3277, sborz@thompsonseniorcenter.org Information can also be found at https://www.thompsonseniorcenter.org/homeshare/
Shari Borzekowski
Aging at Home Resource Coordinator
The Thompson Center, Your Resource to Age Well
802-457-3277 x4
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Resources for Racial Justice
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Every hour, every day.
866-348-9473
working to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy,
prevention, education and mobilization for social change
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For LGBTQ equality in Jewish Life
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Contact Information:
(802) 457-4840
Rabbi Ilene Haigh
Office Administrator
Hannah Forbes
Sari White
Office Manager:
Phyllis Forbes, President
Leah Gawel, Hebrew School Director
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Woodstock Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Shalom
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