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Shabbat - May 3-4
REGISTER! First Friday, Honoring LC Teachers: May 3
NEW! Yom Ha'atzmaut Concert: May 13
REGISTER! Yom Ha'atzmaut at the PJC: May 14
PJC Book Group: May 20
SAVE THE DATE! PJC Gala: June 2
PJC Trip to Israel: December 2024
Adult Education
Synagogue News
Yahrzeits
PJC Library
Treasurer's Report
Odds and Ends
Next PJC Board Meeting: May 9
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Erev Shabbat, May 3
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm
Light Shabbat Candles 7:36 pm
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Shabbat, May 4
Shabbat Services 9:30 am
Havdalah 8:33 pm
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We are looking for a kiddush sponsor for this weekend and several future weekends. Sponsoring a Shabbat Kiddush is a great way to celebrate a simcha or honor a yahrzeit. Please contact Kathy in the office for more information.
Absent a sponsor, we will be serving light fare for lunch.
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Our final First Friday Dinner will be on Friday, May 3. Candle lighting and food for children will be available beginning at 5:30 pm. Shabbat services begin at 6:00 pm and dinner will be served immediately following services at approximately 7:00pm.
We will be honoring our Learning Center Educators! Meet and celebrate a year of learning with our teachers.
Please contact Emily Pauley with any questions or concerns and if you are interested in sponsoring the First Friday dinner.
Please RSVP by Monday, April 29 to receive the reduced price:
Adult: $15 ($18 after 4/29)
Child (Ages 3 to 12): $7 ($9 after 4/29)
Toddler: Always Free
Registration: https://thepjc.shulcloud.com/form/first-fridays.htm
No one should feel they can't attend due to cost. If this cost is a hardship, please reach out to Mitchell Cepler. Other questions or concerns can be sent to Emily Pauley.
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The PJC is co-sponsoring a Yom Ha’atzmaut program at Beth El Synagogue Center, on Monday, May 13th, at 6:30 pm, featuring a short Yom Hazikaron Memorial Service and Ma'ariv with Hallel. Afterwards, we'll hear music from the wonderful Israeli musical duo YONINA.
Sign up for discounted tickets here.
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The PJC celebrates Israeli Independence Day on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Our program will begin at 5:45 pm, at the end of Learning Center. Dinner will be served immediately following the program, approximately 6:30pm.
We will be offering (subject to change depending on registration):
- Pita Bread, Falafel, Stuffed Grape Leaves, freshly made hummus served with hot sauce
- Health Salad - Cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, parsley
- Tabule Quinoa Salad - Quinoa, tomatoes, parsley and mint
- Beet Salad - Beets, red onion, cilantro
- Labane - labane cheese, zatar spices, olive oil
- Babaganush - Fire roasted eggplant, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic
- Tahini, Mixed Pickles & Olives
- Pizza and pasta options for kids
- And of course, ice cream and fruit for dessert!
Please RSVP before Friday, May 10th. Half of the ticket fees collected will be donated to Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund, an organization working to develop the land of Israel and strengthen the bond with the diaspora since 1901.
Tickets for dinner are as follows:
- Adults: $18
- Children (up to 12): Free
Click here to register
No one should feel they can't attend due to cost. If this cost is a hardship, please reach out to Mitchell Cepler. Other questions or concerns can be sent to Emily Pauley
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The next book will be Wolf Hunt by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. It is available at the PJC Library, Pelham Library, as an eBook and on Amazon. Due to upcoming holidays, the next meeting will be held on Monday, May 20 at 8:00 pm on Zoom.
Award-winning author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen returns with a timely and suspenseful exploration of the fault lines in a community, a school, and a family, as a mother begins to suspect her teenage son of committing a terrible crime.
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The PJC Gala will be held on Sunday, June 2nd. Join us for an evening of fun, food, and honoring our friend Roger Krulak.
Please RSVP by May 15th at www.thepjcgala.org.
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The PJC is still planning to go to Israel! Our group is hoping to make the journey over the December 2024 school break (its two weeks long!). This link provides a summary of the itinerary [ignore the July dates] and pricing. Please note - the prices listed don't include airfare, tips and some meals. It also does not factor in a $500 per person JNF grant we expect to receive.
If you are interested is joining the group, please reach out to Adam Gerber. For more details, please check our website.
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Weekly Lunch and Learns via Zoom on Wednesday at 12 pm, with topics varying based on the interests of the group.
For more information, please see our website. Zoom links will be sent separately.
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Monday, April 29
Nelly Glanzberg, Grandmother of Maurice Owen-Michaane
Irving Prager, Father of Marc Prager
Wednesday, May 1
Robert Emmet Bowen, Father-in-Law of Judy Shampanier
Mildred Mailick, Mother of Dan Mailick
Friday, May 3
Esther Rothberg, Mother of Peter Rothberg
Saturday, May 4
Carol Freedman, Mother of Beth Yelsey
Ruth Perkis, Mother of Daniel Perkis
Louis Seaver, Grandfather of Mitchell Cepler
Sunday, May 5
Evelyn Abeshouse, Mother of Adam Abeshouse
Monday, May 6
Herb Kasper, Father of Jonathan Kasper
Tuesday, May 7
Israel Lanoil, Father-in-Law or Ginny Herron-Lanoil
Wednesday, May 8
Marion Penrose, Father of Diane Cohen
Thursday, May 9
Selma Glassgold, Grandmother of Mitchell Cepler
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The Library is open.
New books can be found on the mantle. To check out a book, write your name and the date on the card in the back of the book and leave the card in the office upstairs.
Return all borrowed books to the blue bin on the window ledge in the library. Please don't shelve returned books!
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Billing statements are emailed monthly.
Credit card instructions are on your billing statement and on ShulCloud. Checks made out to the Pelham Jewish Center can be mailed to P.O. Box 418, Montvale, NJ 07645.
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 Lisa Neubardt, Treasurer Mitchell Cepler or Rabbi Benjamin Resnick to speak confidentially concerning your ability to pay.
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Please consider being a Kiddush sponsor, there are dates available. Please contact the office for more information.
Do you have an upcoming simcha 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 Adam Ilkowitz.
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