Calendar
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 Wednesday, Nov. 30 4:15 pm - Hebrew School Friday, December 2 6:30 pm - Family Shabbat Service/Pot Luck Dinner B'nai Shir Birthday Blessings Sunday, December 4 9:30 am - Religious School 9:30 am - Hebrew 102 10:30 am - Adult Ed with Rabbi Rothman Tuesday, December 6 7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, Dec. 7 4:15 pm - Hebrew School Thursday, December 8 7:45 pm - Hebrew 101 Friday, December 9 10:30 am - Sisterhood Chanukah cookie baking at EveGoldberg's home 6:30 pm - Chanukah Shabbat Service/Dinner House Band Saturday, Dec. 10 5:00 pm -TYGRS Shul-In Sunday, December 11 9:30 am - Religious School 9:30 am - Holiday Happenings 9:30 am - The December Dilemma 10:30 am - Adult Ed with Rabbi Rothman 11:30 am - Holiday Concert Chanukah Book & Gift Fair Religious School Open House Monday, December 12 7:00 pm - Knit & Knosh - home of Marcia Winpisinger Tuesday, December 13 12:30 pm - Lunch 'n 'Learn Congregation Agudath Sholom 7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, Dec.14 4:15 pm - Hebrew School Book Fair Thursday, Dec.15 10:30 am - Sisterhood Outing - Bruce Museum 7:30 pm - ADL/GRS Special Guest Speaker Friday, December 16 6:30 pm - Choir Shabbat Service Saturday, Dec.17 8:00 pm - Brotherhood/ Sisterhood Adult Latke & Beer Tasting Sunday, December 18 9:30 am - Religious School 9:30 am - Hebrew 102 10:30 am - Adult Ed with Rabbi Rothman Book Fair Monday, December 19 3:00 pm - TYGRS visit to HUC Soup Kitchen in NYC Tuesday, December 20 7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm - Board Meeting 1st Chanukah Candle Wednesday, Dec.21 4:15 pm - Hebrew School Friday, December 23 6:30 pm - Shabbat Service Friday, December 30 6:30 pm - Shabbat Service Dec. 24 - January 1 GRS OFFICES CLOSED |
Torah Study
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Saturday,
December 3, 2011
Vayetze
(Genesis 28:10-32:3)
Jacob dreams of a ladder to Heaven with angels ascending and descending. Upon reaching the land of his mother's ancestry, Jacob marries Leah (by her father's deception), and then Rachel. To these two wives and two maidservants, eleven sons and a daughter are born. The portion concludes with Jacob's entire family journeying back to Canaan.
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Happy Birthday to...
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Richard Baker
Martin Mushkin
Jonna Mosoff
Kate Ochoa
Mark Anatole
Emily Loebelson
Ava Salzer
Lisa Baker
Daniela Rietti
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Tree of Life
(Etz Chaim)
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 Celebrate the birth of a child, the bar or bat mitzvah of a loved one, the wedding or anniversary of a cherished friend or family member, a graduation or a retirement through a permanent dedication on the GRS Tree of Life! Click here for more information and to place an order.
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Caring Community News
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The GRS Caring Community is underway. With Ronnie Gurney and Eve Goldberg as co-chairs, committee members will be able to provide assistance to temple members in times of need and to celebrate with them in times of joy. If you know of an ill or hospitalized member, please contact the office at (203) 629-0018.
You can help us to help each other. We encourage the participation of volunteers to keep in touch with our members through telephone calls, visits, by sending cards, etc... If you would like to be a part of this committee please contact Erin Thomas at
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GRS Staff
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Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, MA, MSW, RJE rabbisklarz@grs.org x223 Cantor Sabrina Lipton sabrinalipton@grs.org x226 Stephanie Glaser Executive Director stephanieglaser@grs.org x222 Lisa Gittelman Udi Director of Education lisargudi@grs.org x227 Clarita Agulay Bookkeeper clarita@grs.org x232 Erin Thomas Administrative Assistant Religious School Coordinator erin@grs.org x221 Peter Babivskiy Caretaker
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Family Shabbat Service and Pot-Luck Dinner Friday, December 2, 6:30 pm
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 Please join us as we celebrate our Family Shabbat Service, where we'll hear our youth choir, B'nai Shir sing, and December birthdays will receive a special blessing, followed by a pot luck dinner and an Oneg Shabbat generously sponsored by Rabbi Andrew and Susan Sklarz.
Bring a main course, side dish, salad, dessert or drinks, then dine in style with your family and GRS friends.
If you would like to bring a dish, please contact Louise Salzer.
We would love it if you would sponsor an Oneg Shabbat -- perhaps in honor of a birthday, anniversary, a special event, or in celebration of Shabbat. Just call the temple office (203-629-0018) to select a convenient date, and send us a check for $108. No muss, no fuss, it's as easy as that!
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A Message from Rabbi Sklarz
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 CHANUKAH?...CHRISTMAS?...BOTH?
Sunday, December 11, 9:30 AM
Is the "Holiday Season" a time of struggle for you and your family? Do you wrestle with how to follow your sense of religious integrity while being sensitive to those you love? Have you developed "solutions" that you would be willing to share?
Contemporary living has given rise to difficult questions. While there are no "right" or "wrong" answers, Rabbi Andrew Sklarz, MSW, will wear his social worker hat and facilitate a discussion on the December Dilemma. Within a seminar format, GRS members and guests will be invited to air their concerns and share what has successfully worked for them.
The December Dilemma is in lieu of Hebrew 102 that day. Please RSVP to Erin Thomas at erin@grs.org.
b'Shalom,
Rabbi Andy
Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, MSW
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Tzedakah
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Circle of Giving
Bill & Laura Grad
General Fund
Kevin & Marianne Tierney, in memory of Mel Slade
A contribution to GRS is a wonderful way to celebrate joyous events and commemorate meaningful occasions. If you would like to make a contribution, please send your check to GRS, 257 Stanwich Rd., Greenwich, CT 06830. For details on the giving opportunities available, please call the GRS office.
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Social Action - St. Luke's LifeWorks Holiday Gift Collection
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 The holiday season is not just about getting; it's also about giving! As Jews, we cherish our mitzvot of tzedakah - charity, and tikkun olam - repairing the world. Thousands of needy children will receive gifts this year because of your generosity!
WE HAVE 2 WISH LISTS LEFT TO FULFILL (10 year old boys)!! Please contact Joy Davis at jomarda@optonline.net for more information. The deadline to drop gifts off at GRS is December 7.
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Sisterhood Annual Chanukah Cookie Baking
Friday, December 9, 10:30 am
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Celebrate Chanukah at GRS
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Knit & K'nosh - Monday, December 12, 7:00 pm
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At the home of Marcia Winpisinger
395 Davis Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Would you like to knit, crochet or sew over good food and drinks, in good company?
Then, please come and join us. We welcome knitters of any age, gender or ability! We would love to see to see more new faces.
Everyone is welcome, even those who just want to nosh!
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The Anti-Defamation League & GRS Special Guest Speaker,
Amy-Jill Levine, Renowned Interfaith Scholar
Thursday, December 15, 7:30 pm
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The Anti-Defamation League and
Greenwich Reform Synagogue
Present
Avoiding False Witness: How Jews and
Christians Misunderstand Each Other
Amy-Jill Levine is co-editor of the highly acclaimed and best-selling new book The Jewish Annotated New Testament. The New York Times calls it "an unusual scholarly experiment: an edition of the Christian holy book edited entirely by Jews." In a major feature story, the New York Times wrote, "This volume is thus for anybody interested in a [New Testament] more attuned to Jewish sources." The book is thus relevant for both Jews and Christians - for Jews to better understand the majority religion in America, and for Christians who want to understand about the Jewish background of the New Testament. A self-described "Yankee Jewish feminist," Professor Levine's books include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus and The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us. Her co-editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament is Marc Z. Brettler, the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandies University.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
7:30 P.M.
Book signing to follow.
Greenwich Reform Synagogue
257 Stanwich Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
Please RSVP by December 10th to Linda at
lperez@adl.org or (203) 288-6500 ext. 302
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Bruce Musem Sisterhood Outing
Thursday, December 15, 10:30 am-1:00 pm
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Please join the GRS Sisterhood for a delightful day of art, shopping and lunch! We'll meet at the Bruce Museum at 10:30 for a docent-led tour of the Rembrandt, Impressionism, and jewelry exhibits, with time for some Chanukah shopping at the museum store, followed by lunch at Boxcar Cantina.
Call the GRS office at 203-629-0018 to RSVP. All are welcome!
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Sisterhood/Brotherhood Chanukah Adult Beer Tasting Celebration
Saturday, December 17, 8:00 pm
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 Please join the GRS Sisterhood and GRS Brotherhood for a Hanukkah Celebration, which will feature our second annual (NOW IT"S A TRADITION!!!) Beer Tasting. The Beer Tasting, will again be led by George Toper and will include a sampling of several Holiday & Winter Brews. George will again be leading a discussion where he will present fascinating information on each of the beers.
In addition - the timing is perfect - we will be making the event a festive Hanukkah celebration. Latkes will be served. Perhaps there will even be a dreidel or two!!!
The event is open to all adults (over age 21) in the GRS Community - members, prospective members, staff, and religious school teachers and adult children.
There is no charge for this event, though we will be accepting voluntary contributions for the Serle Mosoff Adult Education Fund.
Please RSVP by December 14 to the GRS office (203) 629-0018 or email Erin at erin@grs.org. It's important to RSVP - we wouldn't want to run out of beer (or latkes)!!!
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Adult Ed
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Hebrew 101 - Thursday evenings at 7:45 with Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, MSW. An introduction to the Hebrew alphabet. Students will develop the skills for reading prayer and the fundamentals of reading and writing modern Hebrew. This course or equivalent background is required for those seeking conversion or Adult B'nai Mitzvah. Temple members ($36) and non-members ($50) are welcome. For registration and additional information, please contact Erin Thomas, erin@grs.org.
Advanced Beginners Hebrew - Sunday mornings at 9:30 with Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, MSW. Temple members and non-members welcome! Members $36, non-members $50. Please register by contacting Erin Thomas, erin@grs.org, so materials can be ordered prior to the program beginning.
Comparative Judaism with Rabbi Robert Rothman, Sunday mornings at 10:30. Have you ever been confused about the different approaches to Judaism? In this course, we explore, compare and contrast the ideology and practices of the Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements. |
Around the Community
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The Yeshiva Maccabeats
Light up the second night of Chanukah, Wednesday, December 21, at Community Synagogue of Rye for a Pizza & Latke Dinner (5:45-6:30pm) and The Yeshiva Maccabeats Concert (6:30-7:30pm). Dinner, $9/person, Concert tickets, $20/adult, $10/child (5-13 yrs.), free for kids under 5 years old. To purchase tickets go to www.csrmaccabeatsconcert.com
Holiday Boutique and Clothing Drive
Women's Philanthropy UJA Federation of Greenwich invites you
Wednesday, December 7, 9:00 am - 3:00 PM at Temple Sholom
For information, visit ujafedgreenwich.org or call (203) 552-1818 or email alice@ujafedgreenwich.org
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich is offering the following programs, support groups and volunteer opportunities (For more information or to register for any of the following, please visit www.jfsgreenwich.org or call 203-622-1881):
Programs
Ethics and Values of Jewish Celebrations
Interfaith Conversations
Book Beat: A Woman's Night Out
MEET & MINGLE: The Network for Jewish Singes (55+)
Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing
A Moviegoer's Series
Counseling and Support Groups:
(Day/evening appointments; insurance/Medicare reimbursable; sliding scale fees. $10 per session. Counseling services, $150 per session.)
Broken Families, Broken Hearts
Caregiver Support Group Divorce Support Group
Children (Grades 4-6) of Divorce Support Group
Children of Divorce (Grades 7-9) Support Group
Bereavement Support Group
Volunteer Opportunities
Bikkur Cholim/Friendly Visitors/Grocery Shopper
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