April 11, 2024/ 3 Nisan 5784 | |
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Included in This Newsletter
Havdalah Service - 4/13
Passover Second Night Seder - 4/23
Shir Ami Springtime Gift
Weekly D'var Torah
Shir Ami Classes
Civil Rights Learning Opportunity - 4/28
Social Action Opportunities
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Please Register Today For Passover | |
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Tuesday, April 23rd
6:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER
Join us for our Second Seder at 6:00PM; check-in begins at 5:30PM. This year -- for the first time since 2009 when we began sharing sacred space -- First Presbyterian Church members will join our Seder. We will read the Haggadah, share in a delicious pot luck dinner, enjoy music and songs, and share the traditions of Passover.
Registration is required; cost is $36 per person with a cap of $108; children under 18 free. Please register today and sign up for what you will bring to the pot luck dinner.
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Passover Yizkor Service
Via Zoom
Sunday, April 28th
7:30 PM
Join Rabbi David online for a Yizkor service of remembrance. At the Festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot, we say that everyone joins as one – including departed loved ones still ever-present in heart, mind and spirit. Bring a Yizkor candle and photos of loved ones you're remembering.
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Weekly D'var Torah - Passover | |
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For the next few weeks, this column will shift from the Torah cycle to Passover.
A Story About Stories About Stories (Passover 1)
by Rabbi David
Dayenu: "it's enough for us." So we sing at every Passover seder.
But what's enough, anyway?
As Passover gathers us to celebrate freedom both ancestral and modern, what "enough" could there possibly be in liberation? And why would such a beloved Jewish tradition offer this curious declaration? Turns out, enough is both far more and far less than we might imagine. Read more...
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There are two additional places where you can read current and past Divrei Torah and other posts by Rabbi David. Check them out!
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The Blog on our website gives you a chance to read and re-read the Rabbi's posts.
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Our Facebook page, has been under utilized for many years, but now, the Rabbi has revitalized it by posting his blog posts there too. If you are a Facebook user, please be sure to "like", "follow" and/or share the Congregation Shir Ami Facebook page.
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Adopt a Kosher Pantry -- We Need Volunteers!
The JFS Freedberg Pantry in downtown Stamford serves all people in need, and they are sorely in need of volunteers. Shir Ami can help by volunteering to distribute food at their pantry on Greyrock Place.
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We can help by sending 2-3 volunteers, two Wednesdays a month (10:30-12:30), to gather food into bags and distribute them to registered clients.
We already have a number of Shir Ami members signed up but we need more! Our Volunteers will be at the Kosher Pantry on April 17 and April 24. If you would like to join us on any of those dates, let me know. You can sign up for one day or more- join our mitzvah squad!
Ronny Kaplan
ronnykaplan@snet.net
203.249.0602
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Susan and Dahni Nisinzweig volunteered last week at the food pantry and they found it to be very rewarding!
"The work that this food pantry does is so impressive! Not only do they provide food for families in need at this site, but they have 8 truck runs every week that bring food to every corner of Fairfield County. The team that runs this program is so effecient and effective!"
"We really enjoyed the experience and look forward to volunteering at this location again."
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Soul Spa is open to all.
Our Torah study each week on Shabbat morning has become a mainstay of our programming. As we examine the parashat each week under Rabbi David's guidance and questioning, our sacred writings become more familiar, the stories clearer, and the teachings more meaningful.
Soul Spa is free for members and non-members alike. You may drop in as frequently or as infrequently, as you like. Please click here to find the weekly Zoom link and for recordings of previous discussions.
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Join Rabbi David for a first foray into the Jewish wisdom and ethical tradition, centered on Pirkei Avot. Together we'll explore ancient Jewish principles for just and good living – and bring those principles to life among us and in a world straining for justice and goodness. No experience necessary: all materials will be presented with English translation.
Classes from 7:30pm - 9:00pm on the following Wednesdays:
May 8, May 29, June 12
The class is free for members and $120 for non-members. Classes will be recorded and posted on our website.
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Civil Rights Learning Opportunity For All | |
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February Issue of
Greenwich Jewish News
Please click here to read the digital version. Please see Shir Ami articles on pages 6, 7, 8 and 17.
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April Issue of
New Jewish Voice
Please click here to read the latest digital version.
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Blessings for a Happy Birthday to all of our members with April birthdays:
David Pribish - 4/3
Chip Raymond - 4/24
Eric Birnbaum - 4/29
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In our weekly Blessing and Simchas, we invite members to offer congratulations on a special event in someone’s life, blessings for healing, or to remember a loved one.
If you make a special donation and would like to share it in the newsletter’s “Blessings and Simchas, let us know by emailing shirami.info@gmail.com with the subject line, "Blessings and Simchas" no later than 9:00 AM on Monday. Be sure to include the wording for how you want the donation and the donor to be recognized including your name, the occasion and the recipient's names.
You are not required to make a donation but if you chose to, you may do so on our website's donation page or by mailing a check to Congregation Shir Ami, 1273 East Putnam Avenue, P.O. Box 312, Riverside, CT 06870-9998.
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2023-2024 Membership Drive Continues | |
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For those of you who are not yet Members but are considering joining Shir Ami, we warmly welcome you!
The Benefits of Membership:
Being a Member of Shir Ami, allows you special access to
- practice our faith together and learn from the Torah and each other
- help shape our community
- support Shir Ami's mission
- find inspiration in our diverse offerings of services, classes and events where there is something for everybody
- participate in rituals, group trips and events reserved for members
- have access to our wonderful clergy for pastoral care
- recognize our loved ones who have passed during our Yizkor service each year
We hope you will join our community at Congregation Shir Ami. The Membership Policy has details on dues, benefits, events, life-cycle and pastoral care and general involvement in congregational life. And if you already are a member, it's a good time to revisit the policy and refresh your memory on why you joined.
If you are interested and would like to know more, please look for membership information which can be found on our website's membership page. The easy to fill out form may be completed online and submitted with a button, or can be printed out and sent to our mailing address: Congregation Shir Ami | 1273 E Putnam Ave, PO Box 312, Riverside, CT 06878
Contact us if you have any questions or would like to speak with an officer or our clergy, shirami.info@gmail.com
All are welcome to join our community!
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