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December 5, 2022

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Calendar Dates

December 5 -- PJC Reads Book Club

December 13 -- Shalom Hartman Institute Program

December 15 -- PJC Soup Kitchen

December 21 -- Hanukkah at the PJC

January 1 -- PJC Players First Read-Through/Auditions

Fall Adult Ed

December 6 - History and Philosophy of

Conservative Judaism

December 7 - Lunch and Learn

Synagogue News

PJC Celebrations

PJC Yahrzeits

Social Action

PJC Library

Treasurer's Report

Odds and Ends

See below for details and RSVP links.

Shabbat

December 9-10

Erev Shabbat, December 9

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

Light Shabbat Candles 4:08 p.m.

Shabbat, December 10

Shabbat Service 9:30 a.m.

Parashat Vayishlach

Shabbat Ends 5:12 p.m.

Havdalah 5:13 p.m

Kiddush on Dec 10 is being sponsored by Maria and Adam Abeshouse in honor of the birthdays of Maria and Emily.

Thank you.

Save these Dates:

Shabbat Meshorerim

(Shabbat of Singers!)

Let's "PackTheHouse" on the following Shabbatot:

December 10

January 7

February 4

Please make a special effort to come on out on these special Shabbatot. Join us promptly at 9:30 am (or as early as you can!) and together we'll build a bonfire out of song. We’ll warm our hearts, lift our spirits, and carve deeply into our souls!

Mark your calendars and don’t miss

these special Shabbatot.

PJC Book Group - Tonight, 8 pm

The PJC Book Group will be held tonight

Monday, December 5, 2022 at 8pm.

We will meet on Zoom to discuss

"The Ornament of the World" by Maria Rosa Menocal. It is a history of the period of tolerance and cooperation between Muslims, Jews and Christians in Andalusia.

A zoom link will follow.

Fall Adult Ed with Rabbi Resnick

New Fall Class with Rabbi Resnick (in person)

History and Philosophy of Conservative Judaism

Tuesdays thru December 20, 7:30-9pm

We will continue to explore the historical roots and philosophical underpinnings of Conservative Judaism. At our next class on Tuesday, December 6, we will be joined by Dr. Arnie Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Please note that there will be no class on December 13. Instead, all are invited to attend the Hartman lecture on that evening. On December 20, the course will conclude with an examination of some contemporary halakhic issues in the movement as well as an overview of the institutional landscape.

There is a $75 suggested donation for this class. Please contact Melainie in the office to register.

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Our Lunch and Learn will continue through the end of the Fall on Wednesdays from 12-1 pm. We will be studying the weekly parashah.

A zoom link for November 30 will be sent separately.

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Chevrutah Learning with the Rabbi will also continue by request. Please reach out to Rabbi Resnick if you are interested.

Shalom Hartmann Institute Series on Belonging

First Session, Dec 13 at Beth El Synagogue

The PJC is joining other Westchester synagogues for an exclusive conversation with the Shalom Hartmann Institute on Boundaries and Belonging: Creating a Synagogue Community of Meaning.

The first session is on Dec 13 at 7 pm and will be held at Beth El Synagogue. For more info and to register, please reach out to shalomhartman.org/boundariesbelonging.

PJC Soup Kitchen - December 15

If you'd like to join our group of cooks, bakers and shoppers, contact Jill or Barry for more details, or sign up here. And thanks for everyone's continued support.

The next delivery date is Thursday,

December 15.

In order for delivery to the soup kitchen to be in time for the evening meal, all food must be brought to the Goldenberg’s home (40 Saldo Circle, New Rochelle) any time between Monday, December 12 and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 15.

Hanukkah Unplugged at the PJC !

December 21 -- Please RSVP

PJC Players

First Read-Through/Auditions -- Jan 1, 2023

How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

PJC Celebrations!

Happy Anniversary!

Mark and Linda Levine, December 11, 34 years

Please let us know if you have a simcha to share. We want to know!

Yahrzeits

Sunday December 11

Charles Saunders, Father of Barbara Saunders-Adams

Tuesday, December 13

Goldie Smith, Mother in law of Doris-Patt Smith

Wednesday, December 14

Malke Steinberg, Grandmother of Florence Grossman

Thursday, December 15

Irving Geller, Father of Edward Geller

Friday, December 16

Dina Ehrenreich, Mother of Zachary Ehrenreich

Social Action: Volunteers Urgently Needed

The PJC is continuing to help Hearts and Homes for Refugees with the resettlement of two refugee families in New Rochelle.

Volunteers are needed!

If you would like to help or would like more information, please contact

Michael Dvorkin.

PJC Library News

The library is open.

New books can be found on the mantle. To check out a book, find the pocket with a card in the back. Write your name and the date you borrowed the book. Leave the card in one of the blue bins.

Please return all borrowed books to one of the two blue bins provided -- one in the library by the large windowsill, the other on the guest desk in the main office. This will enable the librarians to keep books in circulation and keep track of who is borrowing our books. Do not shelve returned books.

Thank you for your cooperation. -- Barbara & Liz

Treasurer's Message

by Mitchell Cepler

Billing statements are emailed monthly.

Checks made out to the Pelham Jewish Center can be mailed to Pelham Jewish Center, P.O. Box 418, Montvale, NJ 07645. Credit card payment instructions are on your monthly emailed billing statement, or go to https://thepjc.shulcloud.com/member.

If you are interested in paying via appreciated securities or IRA distributions, please email Mitch Cepler.

It is the policy of the Pelham Jewish Center to make every effort to assist members experiencing financial challenges. Financial challenges should never be a barrier to being an active member of the PJC community. You can reach out to President Steve Martin, Treasurer Mitchell Cepler or Rabbi Benjamin Resnick to speak confidentially concerning your ability to pay PJC dues and Learning Center tuition.

Odds & Ends

We are always looking for fun PJC photo memories for our website. Please bring to the PJC office or send to Lisa Neubardt.

Please consider being a Kiddush sponsor. There are available dates in November. We are also looking for one or two congregants to manage the Kiddush program. Please contact

Andrea Rothberg for more information.

Do you have an upcoming simcha (celebration) you would like acknowledged in our PJC community? Please reach out to

Barbara Saunders-Adams so she can share via the HaKol.

Have you attended or participated in a virtual PJC event you would like to write about for HaKol? Please let Barbara know!

For any other related communications matters, please contact Lisa Neubardt.

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