January 19, 2023 - Weekly News From The Chatham Synagogue / Netivot Torah | |
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1. Shabbat Services
2. Tomorrow: Kabbalat Shabbat Service & Pot Luck Shabbat Dinner
3. Chevra Kadisha Training Session
4. Save the Date for Our Tu B'Shvat Puppet Event
5. Zoom Sit/Stand/Breathe/Balance Exercise
6. Zoom Yoga
7. Donations
8. Out & About
9. Announcement: Are You A Musically-Inclined TCS/NT Member? See Announcement Below!
10. Visit our Website
11. Become a Member
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1. Shabbat - January 21, 2023
Shabbat Service are in-person as well as on Zoom - Masks are no longer required, but are suggested.
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2. Don't Miss Tomorrow's Kabbalat Shabbat Service & Dinner
Friday, January 20th at 5:30pm
At the Synagogue
Please join us in welcoming the Sabbath tomorrow, January 20, at 5:30 pm. Our joyous Kabbalat Shabbat service will welcome the Sabbath Bride with readings, psalms, songs, and lots of ruach.
There will be a communal Shabbat dinner following the service. The dinner will be held indoors, unless the weather is unseasonably warm and we can comfortably gather outdoors with our heaters.
To get you in the mood for this celebratory service, click here to listen to an inspiring upbeat Josh Warshawsky version of the Lecha Dodi, the beloved song that exhorts us to go and greet the Sabbath Bride.
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3. Chevra Kadisha Training Session
Sunday, January 22, 10:30am
At the Synagogue
For several years TCS/NT has had a Chevra Kadisha (Holy Society) group. These are volunteers who perform the sacred ritual of preparing the bodies of the Jewish deceased for burial according to Jewish tradition, and ensure dignified treatment of the body.
The group was on hiatus during COVID, but we are reassembling and we welcome both members and non-members who are interested in joining.
The training will be conducted by Heidi Katz from the Southern Berkshire Chevra Kadisha. It will take two hours and we will provide lunch to the group.
All are welcome to participate, but you must register in advance by contacting Jody Schoenfeld at perfectfit@taconic.net or 518-392-9431.
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4. Save the Date for Our Tu B'Shvat Puppet Event
Sunday February 5th
Puppet Workshop - 1:30pm
Puppet Show - 3pm
Anyone 7+ years old (and all adults) are welcome to participate!
SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION TO SIGN UP FOR THE MARIONETTE WORKSHOP
Please join us on Sunday, February 5th for a very special Tu B'Shvat puppet event. We have engaged the Little Puppet Studio, an extraordinary puppet theater led by Regina Mason, a Waldorf certified educator who combines her skills as a wool artists, musician, storyteller and educator. Regina and her crew travel to schools, places of worship, and backyards bringing their props, handcrafted marionettes, musical instruments, and narrative tales. The marionette workshop will take place at 1:30pm and at 3pm the participants will present their puppet show for all to enjoy.
Spots in the marionette workshop are limited so registration is required. Please email Carly Seibald to register. All are welcome to come at 3pm for the puppet show and refreshments.
▶︎ Click here to learn more about the Little Puppet Studio
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6. Zoom Sit/Stand/Breathe/Balance Exercise
Every Monday - 10am - 11am
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TCS/NT member, and dancer, choreographer, physician-assistant Jamie Stiller is teaching a sit/stand exercise group. The group will meet every Monday, via Zoom, from 11am - 12pm. The focus of these classes will be on building strength in your core and extremities, learning to breathe mindfully to fuel your entire body, and having fun!
There is a $10 donation per class. Click here email Jamie and arrange payment (Venmo, checks, etc.).
ZOOM LOG-IN LINK & INFO:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89863170484?pwd=V2VuYm80T1g3L3RBTTRDcnF4bisrUT09
Meeting ID: 898 6317 0484
Password: 953995
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7. Zoom Yoga
Every Friday at 9:30am
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(Note: Donations can be made online on our website. Click here to donate.)
Hallie Halpern - General Donation
Lucile & Sheldon Lichtblau - General Donation
Jody Porter & Gabe Wolosky - IHO the birth of Ronan Wolosky Gelb, grandson of Karen Levine & Alan Gelb and Jody Porter & Gabe Wolosky
Victor & Florence Meyers - IHO Ed Stoler
Paula Stein - IMO Ruth Ulrich
Vicki Rosenthal - IMO Ruth Ulrich
Eric & Laurie Roth - IMO Ruth Ulrich
Don Zaentz - IMO Dorothy N. Zaentz
Roberta Bernstein & Viki Sand - IMO Joseph Levin
Jerold Jacobson - IMO Joseph Levin
Jacob G. Israelow - General Donation
Gerry Staffin - HH Donation
Larry & Carol Singer - General Donation
Meyer Frucher - General Donation / HH Donation
Miriam Rubin - HH Donation
Brenda Gevertz - HH Donation
Allen & Irene Brill Philanthropic Fund - IHO Swersey Family
Gloria Kaufman - IHO all the joyous celebrations of my Chatham Synagogue friends - births, engagements, weddings, health healings, performances, publications, achievments, discoveries
IMO Joseph Levin
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9. Out & About
Entertainment / Education / Social Action
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Film Screening: "Love in the Time of Fentanyl
Sat., Feb. 4 at 7pm
Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse
539 County Rt. 13 / Old Chatham
RSVP is required, see below for RSVP link
This important documentary about about a supervised drug consumption site in Vancouver that is giving hope to a marginalized community ravaged by the overdose crises is also part of the PBS Independent Lens series.
Directed by documentary filmmaker Colin Askey, "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" focuses on the Overdose Prevention Society, a renegade supervised drug consumption site that employs active drug users. This intimated documentary follows the organization's staff and volunteers as they do whatever it takes to save lives and give hope to a marginalized community. It looks beyond the stigma of people who use drugs, revealing the courage of those facing tragedy in a neighborhood often referred to as ground zero of the overdose crises.
A moderated discussion will follow the film. The screening is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
▶︎ Click here to RSVP
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Joyce Goldstein Gallery: Continuum: Paintings by Chiarra Hughes-Mba
Sat., January 14 - Sat., Feb. 11
Opening Receiption Sat., January 14, 1-3pm
Regular Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 1-5pm / Sun. 1-3pm
Joyce Goldstein Gallery / 19 Central Square, Chatham
"The world I create with my brushes and paint is very different from the one we live in. It is a world of unlimited possibilities, an alternate reality. In my world there is vibrant color, light, movement and forward momentum. I reach back into my personal history and find safety in my symbols. Squares, circles and forms that represent an unknown that I have yet to interpret. Maybe you can do that for me..." - Chiarra Hughes-Mba
▶︎ Click here to see more of the artist's work
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2023 Hudson Jazz Festival:
The Shape of Jazz Today
Thursday - Sunday Feb. 16 - 19
Thursday - Sunday Feb. 23 - 26
Hudson Hall / 327 Warren Street, Hudson NY
Curated by Cat Henry, the Executive Director of the Live Music Society and former VP at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the 2023 Hudson Jazz Festival brings together adventurous, inventive artists whose bold vision takes jazz in new directions while honoring the traditions of the past.
“Since Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of Jazz To Come” caused a stir in 1959 for its inventiveness, jazz fans have grown to appreciate the enormous breadth of jazz expression. Today, performances draw as much from A Tribe Called Quest or Radiohead as they do Coltrane, Ellington, or Monk. Showcasing this unlimited color palette of rhythm and tone, the festival provides an exciting glimpse of where we are today…and yes, what’s to come.” - Cat Henry
▶︎ Click here for tickets and concert/artist details
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10. Announcement: Calling All Musically-Inclined TCS/NT Members
Whether you sing, play an instrument - or do a bit of both - would you like to participate in the musical enrichment of our Shabbat morning and Kabbalat Shabbat services? We promise it will be fun and will take only minor and periodic time commitments. You don't have to be a professional - all that's needed is a desire and musicality. We'd love for you to join us! Please contact Rachel Weisman for more information.
▶︎ Click here to contact Rachel Weisman for more information
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11. Visit Our Website
Have you checked out our website at: thechathamsynagogue.org? On it you can find a current listing of events, links to services, information about who we are, and a growing library of photos.
For members there is also a member portal. You should have received an email with a link inviting you to access the portal, instructions on how to log-in, and an explanation of some of the information that you will find there. Check it out and let us know what you think. If you have any questions or need help accessing the member portal, please email: tcsntmembers@gmail.com.
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12. Become a Member
We welcome members from diverse Jewish backgrounds and perspectives. Our members are people who were born into Judaism as well as those who chose Judaism. We recognize patrilineal as well as matrilineal descent, and we welcome interfaith families and LGBTQ Members.
You can download a membership application here.
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TCS/NT Mailing & Email Addresses: The Chatham Synagogue / P.O. Box 51 / Chatham, NY 12037
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