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MERCAZ VOTING IS OPEN!

Visit http://www.mercazusa.org/votemercaz2025 and vote to make sure our voices are heard in the World Zionist Congress. If you feel comfortable, let us know you have voted by emailing lcohendvm@gmail.com or office@thepjc.com (regardless of what slate you voted for). Am Yisrael Chai. 

Kiddush this week is sponsored by

Lorie Grushka and Neal Bhushan

in honor of the naming

of their daughter, Devriel

Mazal Tov! !מזל טוב

On Monday, April 21st, the PJC Book Group will be discussing "Lolita at Leonard's of Great Neck" by Shira Dicker.

Rich with authentic detail and insight, these compelling stories sweep the reader along on an intimate, uniquely Jewish journey from 1974 through the first decade of the new millennium as the characters wrestle with identity, independence, ambition, sexuality, faith, and love.

Please join us in honoring the memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust by joining us for a service at 7:00pm on April 23. Additionally, you can light the Yellow Yahrzeit candle received in your Mishloach Manot bag during Purim. If you did not receive a candle, extra candles are available in the synagogue office.

For more details, see the notice.

May their memories be a blessing. זיכרונם לברכה

Join UJA and the JCC Mid-Westchester on Sunday, April 27th at 12-1:30 pm to celebrate Israel’s independence at this fun-filled, family-friendly event! Enjoy a lively afternoon of crafts, cookie decorating, live music, and a tasty kosher lunch of bagels and falafel. Don’t forget to dress in blue and white to show our Israeli pride! Bring the whole family and make it a day to remember!

Please register here: https://jccmw.org/event/celebration/

MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND JOIN US FOR AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR ISRAEL AT THE PJC ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH AT 7:00 PM. 

We will have the honor of hosting Major (res.) Gadi Perl from Israel. Gadi is a reserve officer in the IDF's Military Police Corps, where he helped manage the handling of the property of fallen soldiers immediately after October 7th. In his professional career, Gadi has served as a senior cybercrime investigator for the Israeli government, and is currently a Research Fellow at the Federman Cybersecurity Research Center's Cyberlaw Program, and the Chesin Center for Advanced Legal Studies at Hebrew University. He also serves as Vice Chairman of KKL/JNF as a representative of Mercaz, the party representing the Global Conservative/ Masorti Movement on the Boards of KKL/JNF, the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization. Please join us in hearing Major Gadi's stories on what he sees on the ground in Israel. 

We are hoping for an enthusiastic turn out to show our Israeli brethren we are engaged with Eretz Yisrael. Light refreshements will be served.

Please email the office to RSVP and let us know you will join us.

The PJC celebrates Yom Ha'atzmaut -- Israel Independence Day -- on Tuesday, May 1 at 5:45 pm.

Our program will begin at the end of Learning Center and dinner will be served immediately following the program (approx. 6:30pm).

Come to support the IDF Bake Sale from the Learning Center. All funds will be sent to the Israel Defense Forces. A full copy of the flyer can be found here.

Tickets for dinner are $18; children up to 12 are free. Please RSVP by Monday, April 28th by clicking here. 

No one should feel they cannot attend due to cost. If this cost is a hardship, please reach out to Mitchell Cepler at treasurer@thepjc.org. Other questions or concerns can be sent to Emily Pauley at holidays@thepjc.org.

Join guest speakers for a panel discussion on LGBTQIA+ Allyship in Action. The event will be held at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown on May 7 at 7:00 PM. Please see the flyer for more details.

The PJC Fundraising Gala will be Sunday, May 18th, with the choice to spend the whole event at the PJC starting at 5:30 or attend intimate hosted dinners followed at 7:30 by dessert, entertainment and reception at the PJC. 

Learn more, write a tribute, or RSVP at thepjcgala.org

"Leading by Example" Honorees Larry and Diane Cohen

Woman of Valor - "Eshet Chayil " Honoree Beth Yelsey

Light in the World - "Tikkun Olam" Honorees Michael and Michelle Dvorkin

Let's Celebrate our Honorees with a Hotsy-Totsy night of fun, cocktails, food, music, and surprises! It's sure to be a Gas.  See you there!

We are thrilled to be honoring five remarkable individuals at our 2025 Gala. Their dedication to the Pelham Jewish Center and the Westchester community is exemplary. Enjoy their stories:

Beth Yelsey – Eshet Chayil (Woman of Valor)

Monday, April 21

Robert Emmet Bowen, Father-In-Law of Judy Shampanier

Mildred Mailick, Mother of Dan Mailick

Wednesday, April 23

Esther Rothberg, Mother of Peter Rothberg

Thursday, April 24

Carol Freedman, Mother of Beth Yelsey

Ruth Perkis, Mother of Daniel Perkis

Louis Seaver, Grandfather of Mitchell Cepler

Saturday, April 26

Herb Kasper, Father of Jonathan Kasper

Sunday, April 27

Israel Lanoil, Father-In-Law of Ginny Herron-Lanoil

Monday, April 28

Marion Penrose, Father of Diane Cohen

Tuesday, April 29

Selma Glassgold, Grandmother of Mitchell Cepler

Yahrzeit candles should be lit the evening before the date specified.

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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