 Or Chadash Newsletter March 2011 Update |
| Tova Friedman is Coming to OC on March 17th! | | |
 
Tova Friedman, a Holocaust survivor, and the youngest survivor of Auschwitz, shares her experiences as the youngest survivor of Auschwitz with many schools and organizations. She will be speaking at Or Chadash on Thursday, March 17 at 5:30 PM. Our 5th-7th graders will be sharing in this program and we invite everyone to be a part of this remarkable event. Tova hopes that her stories will emphasize that prejudice and violence will destroy both the victim and the victor. Her story and that of two of her friends appears in the book, Kinderlager.
For 10 years, she and her family lived in Israel where she taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is the former Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties and has over 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy services and managing programs and agencies.
This program is free and is open to the community. Please bring your friends. |
| Mishloach Manot Purim Gift Bags Available March 17-20! | | |
The Mishloach Manot Purim Gift bags will be available for pick up
Thursday, March 17 through Sunday, March 20.
Thank you to all our generous contributors
for helping to make this the most successful Purim fundraiser yet!! |
| Purim Carnival is This Sunday, March 20! | | |
Sunday, March 20th
11:00 AM - The Festivities Begin
~ Megilla Reading with Pasta Groggers ~
~ Hockey Night in Persia - 6th Grade Purim Spiel ~
~ Harry Potter Purim Spiel (performed by our Teaching Assistants) ~
~ Costume Parade ~
11:30 AM - Carnival Begins!
Lots of Games, Crafts, Prizes & Food
(Parents, Please note: Religious School ends at 11:30)
 
Please remember to bring your boxes of pasta. We will use them as groggers and then donate them to the Flemington Food Pantry. Two game tickets for all who donate!
Fun for all - Family and Friends Welcome!
For more information, or if you would like to volunteer,
please contact Christine Berg or Caryn Tomljanovich.
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| Upcoming Special Events | | |
Thursday, March 17, 5:30 PM: Speaker/Program with Tova Friedman, Auschwitz survivor
Sunday, March 20, 11:00 AM: Purim Carnival
Friday, March 25, 7:30 PM: Shabbat Service - Book Reading, Signing and Discussion with Sharon Katzman
Saturday, March 26, 6:00 PM: OCTY Skating/Pizza Event, Bridgewater Sports Arena
Check out the OC Calendar for all upcoming events.
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| Submit Nominations for Board of Trustees | | |
The Nomination Committee is currently accepting nominations for upcoming Board of Trustees openings. If you have an interest in serving on the Board, or know of someone who has in interest,
click here to email those names to Estelle Breines, Secretary of The Board of Trustees.
This is an important committee that represents the interests of all of us, and we would welcome your participation. The Board meets one evening a month. This is a great opportunity to meet with a group of caring individuals all interested in making Or Chadash a special place for us all. Come join us! |
| New Photos Up on the Web! | | |
Photos from the L'Taken Seminar in Washington, DC and our special 8/9/10 Grade Challah Baking Class are now up on the web!
Click here to see more photos!
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| Kup* O' Joe | | |
Caffeinated Conversations
....with Rabbi Forman. Drop-in for a Kup or two and we think you'll return for a refill. This informal gathering meets on Sunday mornings, from 9:00-10:00AM. No registration required. Sunday:
April 17 - The 11th commandment May 1 - TBD
Childcare will be provided!
*Kup is Yiddush for Head/Mind
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OCTY News | | |
The next OCTY event, an ice skating party, is tentatively scheduled for March 26th. Keep an eye on the OCTY Facebook page for additional information.
For more info about OCTY, please contact Jon Blutfield, OCTY Advisor. |
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Yarns and Midrash-- Knit, Crochet, Storytelling Circle | | |
Amara Willey and Rabbi Jonathan Gerard invite Or Chadash members (and their friends) who do needlework (or who would like to learn) to join themfor a knitting/crochet circle.
First Tuesday of each month:
April 5
May 3
June 7
9:00 - 10:30 AM
CitiSpot in Clinton, NJ
Questions? Call Amara at 908-868-4311. |
Hebrew 101 (with a sprinkle of Yiddish)
| | We often hear Hebrew and Yiddish phrases and we are not sure exactly what they mean. We have decided to help demystify some of them. If you have any phrases or terms that you would like help with, please email Rabbi Forman.
Now that the snows are melting, we can look forward to spring and the flowers. Before the deer get to them....
Perachim - פרחים
Flowers |
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JFS Job Seekers'
Support Group | | |
 Are you unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change?
Are you looking for a lifestyle change or a better balance between work and family ?
You are invited to
attend our free
JOB SEEKERS SUPPORT GROUP
A group for active job seekers that focuses on strategies and issues affecting your job search
"Ace the Interview"
Presenter: Linda Trignano of Trignano Coaching & Consulting, LLC
Date: Wednesday, April 6
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: 150-A West High Street, Somerville, NJ
Please contact JFS
at 908-725-7799 to register
Funding for this program provided by a grant from Magyar Bank |
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Shabbat and Holiday Service Schedule
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March 18: 7:00 PM Shabbat Experience
March 25: 7:30 PM Shabbat Evening Service with author Sharon Katzman April 1: OC goes to college. Join us at Muhlenberg Hillel for a 5:00PM Service and a free 6:00PM dinner. |
| Hamantashen Recipe | | |
Volunteers Needed to Bake or Buy Hamantashen!
We need volunteers to bake or buy hamantashen! If you would like to help by baking or buying 3 dozen hamantashen, please click here and let us know! We will need these delivered to OC beginning Thursday, March 17.
Hamantashen Recipe
Makes about 36
Ingredients:
2/3 cup pareve margarine or butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2-3 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Dash of salt
1. Cream the shortening with sugar. Add egg and continue creaming until smooth.
2. Add the vanilla. Stir in the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt until a ball of dough is formed (a food processor is excellent for this).
3. Chill for 2-3 hours, or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
5. Taking 1/4 of the dough, roll out on a lightly floured board to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut circles of dough with a drinking glass or round cookie-cutter. With your finger put water around the rim of the circle. Fill with 1 teaspoon poppy-seed or nut filling and fold into three-cornered cookies. (Press two sides together, and then fold the third side over and press the ends together.)
6. Bake on a well-greased cookie sheet 10-16 minutes, until the tops are golden.
How to Shape a Hamantashen
1. Using your favorite rolled sugar cookie recipe or prepared store-bought variety, roll your dough out to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into 3-inch circles.
2. Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each circle. Regular fruit preserves with lots of fruit pieces can be used, but don't use jelly (it will melt and dissipate, leaving you with an empty cookie).
3. Hold your hands so that the tips of your thumbs touch, your forefingers are straight up in the air, your left hand makes an L and your right hand makes a J. Place your thumbs at the bottom of the circle (see "B" in the chart) and slightly lift up the dough. Bring your forefingers down at an angle (between "A" & "C" and "A" & "D") and gently push the dough from all sides until it forms an equilateral triangle. Gently pinch the edges together and voila!--you'll have perfect Hamantashen. |
| Tearing Down the Wall - Book Reading, Signing and Discussion with our member Sharon Katzman on March 25 | | |
 After a near-fatal car accident left her with a traumatic brain injury and a multitude of internal injuries, Sharon found - once she came out of her coma - that at the age of twenty-three, she needed to learn to walk, to speak, to listen, even to think...all over again. Already an acknowledged social introvert before her accident, Sharon soon discovered that it was too hard for people to look at her and hear her stumbling speech - reminders of the horrible difficulties she was enduring. As a result, people starting avoiding her. Sharon was never willing, though, to use her accident or its devastating effects on her as a crutch. She continued, for twenty years, with determination and will power, to learn to overcome her difficulties of what was often an exasperating road of rehabilitation and life-learning lessons. She finally was able to earn her master's degree in technical communication, a symbolic end to her decades-long struggle to overcome what for most of us would have been insurmountable cognitive difficulties. Tearing Down the Wall is the moving and remarkable story of Sharon's re-learning every detail of how to live her life from day to day and of her relentless journey to once again find her place in the world, both socially and professionally.
From Sharon Katzman: I felt it was important to finally bring my story forward and bring further understanding of brain injury and the rehabilitation process. Another important idea I wanted to communicate was that even given what may seem to be impossible odds, goals can absolutely be achieved.
Developing my communication overall and being able to communicate my injuries in a clear and understandable way has always been a goal of mine - one that I proudly feel that I have accomplished with this book.
I am also very proud that the book has been recognized and was a finalist (Self Help: Motivational category) in the USA Book News National Best Books 2010 Awards!
Enjoy my interviews!
Page One Lit
NJIT Alumni Interview
Othello Club
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| Social Action: Interfaith Hospitality Network | | |
 A time to help our neighbors...
As you all know,
Or Chadash is a sponsor Temple in the Interfaith Hospitality Network.
This means that twice a year we host the families who are homeless from our county and staying in Church for shelter. We partner with the Flemington Presbyterian Church and for two nights we stay at that church, visit with the families, provide and share dinner with them and spend the night.
Our next opportunity to help is Monday, March 28th and Wednesday, March 30th.
We have the following time slots that need to be filled by at least 2 members for each shift:
6 PM - 8 PM Monday, March 28th - this is the dinner time and as hosts provide dinner, drinks and dessert for the families and share it with them. Many of the guests are currently following Weight Watchers and we are being asked to try to make healthy dinner choices.
8 PM - 7 AM Monday, March 28th - there are 2 single platform beds
available for our use.
6 PM - 8 PM Wednesday, March 30th - same as dinner on the 28th.
8 PM - 7 AM Wednesday, March 30th - overnight stay.
This is a great chance to help people from our community in need. Children are allowed to participate, although it is preferred that each overnight session has 2 people of driving age in case of emergencies. Also, for any students looking for service hours this is a great way to earn them.
Please contact Carol Coriell at ccoriell@att.com or 908-234-5288 if you would like to help. Thank You!
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| Social Action: Meals on Wheels | | |
If you or someone you know is over 60, homebound or has a disability, Meals on Wheels in Hunterdon can deliver a hot noontime meal Monday through Friday with weekend coverage if needed. Participants are also invited to join Meals on Wheels at one of its Congregate Dining Nutrition Sites around Hunterdon County. Delicious meals delivered and served by warm and caring neighbors - what could be better?
If you or someone you know would benefit from the security and support of home delivered meals or congregate dining, contact Meals on Wheels today. Call (908) 284-0735 for more information. |
| Social Action: Feed The Need | | |
On April 8th - 10th, South Ridge Community Church, in partnership with Feed My Starving Children, (www.fmsc.org) will mobilize 1500 volunteers in 9 shifts (two hours each) over 3 days to pack 270,000 of these vacuum-sealed meals for starving children in impoverished countries. This is an opportunity for us to join with others in bringing relief from starvation and hope to hopeless circumstances.
Or Chadash has volunteered for the 1:30-3:30 PM shift on Saturday, April 9, to pack lunches at the church at 7 Pittstown Rd, Clinton, NJ (Just up the hill past WalMart).
During our two hour shift we will
· Receive education about the hunger needs of our world
· Receive training for the packing process
· Work with a team to put dry meal ingredients in bags then seal, label, and pack them
· Celebrate the thousands of meals we helped pack
Click here to see Or Chadash's Feed the Need page and help out by joining our team or donating to this important program.
Visit www.helpfeedtheneed.org for more information!
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| Social Action: Fresh Air Fund | | |
Sign up NOW to make a difference in the life of a child!
The Fresh Air Fund needs your help in summer 2011 to give more inner-city children the opportunity of new experiences and lasting friendships in Hunterdon County! Since 1877, The Fund has provided free summer vacations for more than 1.7 million New York City children. Sign up to become a host today and discover what many families in the area have already learned - a Fresh Air summer is one that makes a difference. On first time visits to host families, Fresh Air children are six to 12 years old and stay for one to two weeks. Fresh Air children and volunteer families often form bonds of friendship that last a lifetime.
For more information, please call Julie Stine at (908) 832-7153 or Jody Berkowitz at (908) 359-0509. You can also reach The Fresh Air Fund at (800) 367-0003 or visit the website at www.freshair.org. |
| Introducing our newest member: Renee Post | | |
 Or Chadash welcomes our newest member, Renee Post.
Renee lives in Whitehouse Station, NJ with her boyfriend, Neil. She was born in the Bronx and raised in Long Island. She completed her undergrad at Stonybrook University in Long Island then went on to get her Masters in Art at Montclair State for Teaching. She has also attended the School of Visual Arts and the New School.
Renee likes to travel and has been all over the world. She loves to canoe, kayak and fish. She also enjoys the theater and LOVES movies (she used to work in the movie industry). She loves to read and is in two book clubs. She has a studio set up at the 92nd Street Y in New York City and has painted there for 35 years. She also does private art lessons and loves painting, drawing and many other forms of art.
Please help us extend a very warm welcome to Renee. Her email is rpostart@aol.com. |
Lifelong Learning
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Jewish LIFE www.ssbjcc.org Click on the Jewish LIFE page or call the JCC 908-725-6994
Kids' Corner Program: Leslie Kimmelman, author of The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah, Sunday, April 3 at noon at SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater.
Rabbi and Professor Michael J. Cook, author of Modern Jews Engage the New Testament: Enhancing Jewish Well-Being in a Christian Environment, speaks Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m. at Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough.
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