Yorktown Jewish Center News
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Jan 30
Kiddush sponsored by Seligsohn Family
 
Sunday, Jan 31
Orot Committee's Community Tu B'Shevat Seder @ 11am
 
Bingo
 

 
  

Dear Friends,

 

Please email or call the office at 245-2324 by Wednesday morning 1/27 at the latest if you plan to attend the Tu B'shevat Seder - we need a count!  See below for details!                
 
Thank You
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On Shabbat morning, March 6 following services, the second Lunch and Learn in our series will be led by Rabbi Urbas.  Come and join us for some fascinating study of the week's Torah portion and a delicious lunch for $15.  Make a reservation in the office by Tuesday, March 2-call 245-2324 or email

yjc2966@verizon.net.

 

 

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Mazel Tov to:

Irene Rubin and family on the birth of granddaughter Madelyn Grace, born to Meredith (Michael's daughter) and James Denman on January 9, 2010.

 
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We are excited to tell you that the Hamentachen you will receive in your Purim Packages this year are being baked IN-HOUSE!  Official taste-tester, Rabbi Sternstein says, "Yum - these are delicious!"
 

In order to make sure everyone has an opportunity to sample these delicious cookies, we are extending our deadline for Shalach Manot orders to February 9th!  So don't delay!!  Send in your order!! 

 
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ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE

 

THE YORKTOWN JEWISH CENTER TORAH INSTITUTE WEEKEND

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 13-14, 2010

WITH SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE RABBI MICHAEL LAXMETER


Saturday evening at 8 PM:  The Rabbi as Archaeologist:  How Archaeology Can Shed Light on Esoteric and Elusive Biblical Texts.  A number of Genesis texts might seem, with a mere surface reading, to have no real value, yet after scrutiny by a Rabbi/quasi-archaeologist, new light is shed on those texts. (Join us for dessert and coffee.)

 

Sunday morning at 10 AM:  The Bible Through the Lens of Egyptian Language and Literature.  While many Biblical scholars have spent a great deal of time and scholarly effort focusing on the impact of Mesopotamian texts on Bible passages, the wealth of Egyptian language and literature and their significance in Biblical scholarship has been mostly overlooked. Join me in a brief look at some esoteric Biblical texts that are truly illuminated by a knowledge of hieroglyphs and Egyptian literary texts. 

 

Advance brunch reservations for $12 required by Monday, March 8-call the YJC office at 914-245-2324 or email yjc2966@verizon.net

 

Rabbi Michael Laxmeter holds a Bachelor's Degree in Hebrew language and Literature from Brooklyn College; a Master's Degree in Hebrew Literature, and Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.  In addition to serving Conservative congregations in Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois and New York, Rabbi Laxmeter has pursued doctoral studies at New YorkUniversity, dealing mainly in the influences of Egyptian language (hieroglyphics) and literature upon the Hebrew Bible.

 

Rabbi Laxmeter currently serves as the Rabbi of Congregation Agudas Israel in Newburgh, NY.  He and his wife, Judy, are the parents of three and the grandparents of four.

 

 

This program is partly funded by the Kornfield Torah Institute, an endowment established by Malvina Kornfield and her family in memory of Louis Kornfield.

 
 
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Are Saturday morning services too long for you -- especially with a complete Torah reading? 

 

Come hear what may be the solution after the reading of the Megillah on Saturday evening, February 27th, when our Purim Spiel Players will present "The Complete Torah in 15 Minutes:  The Musical!" 

 

In the interest of full disclosure, it won't affect the length of Saturday services. But hear this hilarious presentation by the same team that last year gave us "The Real Story of Purim." 

 

Plan to attend services at 7p.m. You don't have to wear a costume but it's certainly fun to do so. Hear the Megillah and wave your groggers, watch the children parading in costume, and then prepare to be entertained by "The Complete Torah in 15 Minutes:  the Musical!"

 
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Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
(914) 245-2324
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