On the Bridge 1-29-2009

Super Sunday 2009 Please join me on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the JCCNV in Fairfax for Super Sunday 2009. We will be calling the No. Va. community to help raise critical funds that address our community's needs locally, in Israel and around the world. This year the needs are so great, and the Jewish Federation is helping so many in our area who need extra help. Did you know that the Federation provides meals to aging seniors, financial assistance to avoid home foreclosure, career counseling, scholarships for religious school, and so much more? Please join us to help make the calls. We will train you; if you prefer a non-phone job, we have those too!
Sign up at http://www.supersunday2009.org for a 2-hour shift. I'm looking forward to all of us making a difference in our community. Thank you, Miriam Berkowitz, Super Sunday - Va. Vice Chair

Need a Babysitter? Want to do a Mitzvah? You can have a night out and support a great cause. I will babysit your children to benefit children across the globe. Who-- My name is Ana Mendelson and I'm a Freshman at Woodson High School and a Gesher alum. I am an experienced and certified babysitter. It was at Gesher that I learned the importance of tikun olam. What --I will be part of a volunteer trip to Kenya this summer with twenty Maywood, NJ Rotary Club volunteers. We will be working with students at the Empopongi Primary School in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Why -- To do my part, I am offering my babysitting services to you and will donate 100% of the money I earn to the school. How --Contact Ana at home (703-978-0246) or by email at [email protected]. (Flyer)

HELP WANTED FOR CAMP RODEF SHALOM 2009: Do you like working with children? Looking for a summer job? CAMP RODEF SHALOM, a Reform Jewish day camp in Falls Church, VA, is hiring counselors, sports/art/music/drama/swim specialists, an extended day supervisor, assistant counselors, and C.I.T.s for this summer-anyone age 13 to adult may work! Camp is a weekday program that runs from June 29 through July 31 (with a bonus week from August 3-7), and staff hours are 8:30am-3:30pm daily. Camp is messy, exciting, and fun! If you are interested in working at camp, please write a letter describing your experience with children and/or other work, why you are interested in being a part of camp, and what you think you can

bring to the program. Students should include age and current grade. Email your letter to Jay Rapoport at [email protected] or send it to the temple, ATTN: CAMP.

Camp Rodef Shalom is now accepting applications for campers from preschool-7th grade. Please visit www.templerodefshalom.org/camp for applications, brochures, and more information.

Eileh HaDevarim Torah Writing Project SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009 Noon-3pm. Join us as we embark on our Torah Project. We will do some fill-ins of letters on our parchment (the one which will be part of our new Torah), under the direction of our scribe, Rabbi Menachem Youlus (contact Julia Pitkin-Shantz [email protected] to arrange for a dedication and to schedule an appointment to participate in filling in a letter on a panel). Rabbi Youlus will enthrall us with his personal stories about the Torah - we'll have music, Hebrew writing activities, a special children's program, and lunch (reservations required for lunch). For more information, contact [email protected]. Agudas Achim Congregation - 2908 Valley Drive - Alexandria, VA 22302. To RSVP, contact the office at 703-998-6460. (Flyer)

Art Classes by Fiber Artist Julie Booth Create a fanciful animal of your choice by wrapping colorful fabric strips over padded chenille stem armature. Instructor will demonstrate how to make a variety of animal "skeletons" and will work individually to help students create their one-of-a-kind creatures. Cost: $28M/ $35NM (Kit includes instructions and supplies.) Children 7-8 Years Old with an Adult: February 8, 12:30-2:30pm. Children 9 Years Old and Older: February 8, 2:30-4:30pm. Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031. 703-323-0880 www.jccnv.org (Flyer)

The Jewish Federation Wants to Help If you are in need

of financial assistance at this time, or if you know of anyone in the community who is in need, please do not hesitate to contact the Jewish Federation's Warm Line at 1-866-950-4AID.

Join Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts Pack and troop meetings and other activities are scheduled to avoid conflicts with Shabbat and Jewish holidays, dietary laws observed. For information and to join Pack 1818, please contact: Steve Lamar, 703-846-0373, [email protected]. Cub Scout pack meetings are once a month on Sundays at Olam Tikvah. Boy Scouts usually meet once a week. To join Troop 1818: Robert Book, 703-766-0187, [email protected].