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Your Weekly Source
for CSK News
December 19, 2022 - 25 Kislev 5783
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Holiday Administrative Office Hours
Monday, December 26 and January 2 - CLOSED
Tuesday, December 27 - Friday, December 30:
We will be working remotely and will be on
WEST COAST (California) time zones.
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If you would like to be mentioned here, email office@shaareikodesh.org by Thursday so that we can include it in the following Monday's weekly email.
CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, BABY NAMING, GRADUATION?
MARK THE OCCASION WITH A CSK TRIBUTE CARD OR DONATION!
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Friday morning services and class are on hiatus for December 23 and 30, resuming on January 6.
Friday night, December 30, Shabbat service is canceled and will resume on January 6.
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Some of our new members enjoyed their time with Rabbi Baum
on Sunday at HaMakom on the Jewish Federation of
South Palm Beach County’s campus.
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Final opportunity
to contribute to our How Awesome is This Place! Campaign. This is a chance to make your tax-deductible contribution before the end of 2022.
We are over $165,500 and have 45% participation. Can we count on you to help us reach our goals as we wrap up our campaign?
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Thank you to our Sponsors!
Team Sufganiot
Nan Berkowitz
Bryna & Larry Klur
Linda & Marty Radnor
Team Dreidel
Robert & Karen Katz
Robert Lear
Fugere Family
2022 Impact Board Chanukah Sponsors
Dawn & Karl Fele
Michelle & Ralph Foreman
Jill & Michael Mellman
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Annual CSK BBQ
Sunday, January 8 | 3:00-6:00 pm
Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park (Marylou Berger Pavillion near the Amphitheater)
Catered by Ben's Kosher Deli
Cost: Adult Chaverim: $15
Adult Sacred Guests: $20
Chaverim Children (5-12): $10
Sacred Guest Children (5-12): $12
Under 5 Free
Sponsorships Available
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The Spreading Torah Challenge at Shaarei Kodesh
Ignite the Light of Torah, and Let It Spread
Join us for a Five Part series taught by Rabbi David Baum and guest speakers on the origins of Torah, public Torah reading, Torah trope, and the Torah service. We will learn how the rabbis viewed the term ‘Torah’, as an expansive term that connects past, present and future. During the course, participants will also learn practical skills on how to bring Torah reading and study to their own lives.
Thursday, January 12
Thursday, January 19
Thursday, February 2
Thursday, February 16
All classes are from 7-8:30 PM
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Sisterhood Shabbat Under the Stars
Led by Kol Isha Sisterhood
Honoring the 100th anniversary of B'not Mitzvah
We are inviting all women of CSK and especially mothers and daughters together, to participate with each other or individually to lead our service.
Friday, January 20, 2022
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:15 pm
Followed by Shabbat Dinner
Catered by Diamond Kosher Caterer
CSK Parking Lot | Bring your own chairs
$20 Kol Isha Members & Family
$25 Sacred Guests
$12 Chaverim ages 6-12
$13 Sacred Guests ages 6-12
No cost 5 and under
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Artist-in-Residence
Naomi Less
Saturday, January 21 | 9:30am
Followed by Kiddush Lunch & Learn
Join us as we welcome Artist in Residence Naomi Less, co-founder of LabShul, an artist-driven, experimental community for sacred Jewish gatherings based in NYC, and an original company member of Storahtelling, a method of Torah reading that transforms Scripture into scripts, making ancient stories and traditions accessible for new generations, advancing Judaic literacy, and raising modern social consciousness with meaningful conversations.
Naomi will lead our Shabbat morning service with our clergy, bringing new melodies, and new ways of engaging with Torah through Storahtelling.
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CSK ANNUAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, February, 1
7:00 PM
Register below to receive the Zoom Link
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL & YOUTH UPDATES | | |
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Standard Size Cards: $14 Each
Large Size Cards: $15 Each
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KOL ISHA/SISTERHOOD OF
CONGREGATION SHAAREI KODESH
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As a member of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, Kol Isha, the Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarei Kodesh offers educational, spiritual, and social programming to its members. We also support various congregational programming throughout the year.
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Sisterhood/Kol Isha is selling gift cards to Glicks, Aroma and Kosher Market (The Grove). Please show your support while you shop! You can purchase the gift cards from the CSK office (while supplies last).
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Men's Club of
Congregation Shaarei Kodesh
Join us for our inaugural first full year of Men’s Club Programming. First-Year Membership Dues have been offset by a generous grant from South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation.
The CSK Men’s Club is a social club to promote friendship, create camaraderie and ruach, increase involvement in our synagogue, provide social and educational activities, and to enhance Jewish observances at the synagogue. Men’s Club will offer programming for men as well as inclusive programs for all CSK chaverim and sacred guests.
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CSK Men's Club
Missing Headlines: The the News From Israel You Don't Read Or Hear
Rabbi Kieffer
Ordained at Jewish Theological Seminary in 1979, Rabbi Samuel Kieffer served as Senior Rabbi in Montclair, New Jersey, as well as Rabbi in Schenectady, New York, Weston, Florida and as Interim Rabbi in Philadelphia and in Margate, Florida. He is married to Melinda Mishkin Kieffer, and has three married children and 13 grandchildren. Rabbi Kieffer made Aliya in July, 2021. He and Melinda work as Life Coaches; their business can be found at Kieffercoaching.com.
Sunday, January 15
Breakfast will be served at 10
Speaker will start at 10:30
at Congregation Shaarei Kodesh
No Charge Men's Club Members
$10 Future Men's Club Members
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DO YOU WISH YOU HAD A
CSK MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS?
NOW YOU CAN!
JUST DOWNLOAD THE CSK APP
TO YOUR SMARTPHONE!
You must be signed in to your account to register for programs at membership prices. You can be signed in on a computer or on your phone. Please click below to learn how to sign in.
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WE GRACIOUSLY THANK OUR SUPPORTERS | | |
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Donations Made to Congregation Shaarei Kodesh
December 12, 2022 - December 19, 2022
Ner Tamid Fund
Murray Rubin for his Aliyah
Janet & Harvey Fine in honor of Howard Katz on his 80th Birthday
Michelle & Ralph Foreman in honor of the wedding of Eden Porat and Max Gruby
Gamm-Vartikovsky Community Fund
Helena and Lenny Levine, to provide meals to our CSK Families during difficult times
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Romaine & Howard Kaufman
Aaron and Carolyn Kianofsky in appreciation for the assistance
and support that Susan & Lewis Witonsky, Diane & Doug Bender, and Margie & Ron Murstein provided when Aaron was hospitalized
Yahrzeit /Yizkor Fund
Elaine Aronoff in memory of her father, Marty Aronoff
Stacy Siller in memory of Mark I. Siller
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CSK COVID UPDATE
CSK continues to monitor Covid in our area. Currently, the rates of transmission in Palm Beach County are low. We encourage those in our building to remain vigilant as Covid and other illnesses affect all of us. The wearing of masks and vaccinations for Covid is optional for those in our building. Regarding our transition from Zoom to streaming services, we are in the process of implementing this change and anticipate conversion to streaming soon. We will continue to provide further updates.
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SHABBAT SERVICES
Every Thursday you will receive an email that is specific to SHABBAT SERVICE TIMES & ZOOM LINKS.
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