News from Yorktown Jewish Center

December 3, 2010

Newsletter

Mah Jongg Cards earn YJC Money!

Time to order Mah Jongg cards: If purchased thru Joyce Douglas, the YJC receives the benefit. They recently received a check for $189.00 for the cards purchased earlier this year. Every little bit helps!

standard size $7.00

large print $8.00

Send me the name & address the card should be sent to. The more names, the bigger the rebate to the YJC is.

Checks should be made out to Joyce Douglas as I have to send one large check.

Joyce Douglas

65 Trolley Rd.

Cortlandt Manor, NY10567

or put into the bingo box at the YJC office.

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The Seliber Family invites all to come to their Kiddush

on December 11th as they begin their farewell to their second home in order to return to their first home......Massachusetts!

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Please note:

The Latkes and Liquor Event will not take place. A Valentines Event will take its place in February. Details to come!

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Lost and Found:

brown suede gloves left in the kitchen
Honeywell security card found in hallway

Please contact the office if anyone knows whose these might belong to. Thank you!

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Friends: Rabbi Sternstein here with a reminder about events coming up over the next 3 Shabbat mornings. I'm sure you'll want to join in when you hear about them.

1. This Shabbat December 4^th, please join me for Lunch and Song. We'll sing lots of songs you may know, and some you may not. But, together, we'll make great music. And, we thank Bart Donow for sponsoring the Kiddush in honor of his son, Sam.

2. Shabbat Dec. 11^th. In addition to wishing our friends Mark and Rachel Seliber, Lehitraot, as they move to Massachusetts, we devote that morning to helping Ari Hagler, a boy in Bergenfield, New Jersey, fulfill his Bar Mitzvah project. He's asked for at least 100 synagogues to mark December11th as Gilad Shalit Shabbat. Gilad is the Israeli soldier still held by Hamas. Please join me as we explore what we can do to help Ari, and Gilad.

3. Shabbat Dec. 18^th: Ricky Segal will lead another Meditation Shabbat, which he has been asked by participants to offer again. In addition, our friend Jim Garofalo hosts the Kiddush after services, in honor of Lulin.

At YJC, we have many Shabbat morning activities, and, of course, everyone is invited to join us. Hope to see you there.

Happy Chanukah, and Shabbat Shalom.

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Simplify your gift-giving needs and purchase a gift catalogue.....all different prices and occasions. No one know the price you paid and the recipient gets to choose from up to 40 gift items!

Call the office for more information to help raise funds for Sisterhood.

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Orot Committee Reminders:

December 4th Lunch & Song:

Come and join Rabbi Sternstein after Shabbat morning service in some familiars songs and some new ones celebrating our heritage. There is NO COST for this event!

December 18th Meditation Shabbat:

Come to our next Meditation Shabbat, an alternative to the regular Shabbat morning service. Spend a peaceful hour with skilled practitioner Ricky Segal.

Women's Rosh Chodesh Group led by Marsha Sternstein: the next two classes will take place on Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30pm.

The Orot Committee announces exciting NEW WEEKLY CLASSES:

The Absolute Beginner's Introduction To Talmud: What is it, why do we need it, what ethical and practical lessons does it teach?

Beginning Friday,

December 3 from 10:30am-12.00 in the library

taught by Wendy Segal:

This class is designed to introduce Talmud to the adult with no previous familiarity with Talmud. No Hebrew reading is required. The Babylonian Talmud was finished about 1,500 years ago. What is it? Why do people still study it? Why was it the subject of book-burnings? We'll look at how and why the Talmud was written, and then we'll look at a piece of the section on civil law. What are your responsibilities if you borrow something and lose it? What should you do if you find someone's cat? What does your shoemaker owe you if he dyes your party shoes the wrong color? Whose fault is it if your neighbor's dog falls into your pool and drowns? Come and learn, read, and argue like the sages of old as we explore the sea of Talmud.

Please sign up in the office by replying to this email or calling 245-2324 so that we know how many copies of materials to make.

A Beginners Hebrew Class

Beginning Monday, November 15

From 7-8pm; teacher Hazzan Isabel Kopstein

Have you always wanted to be able to read the prayers in the siddur or dreamed of having an Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah? Come and learn to read Hebrew, starting with the aleph-bet. The class will be based on the National Jewish Outreach Program, and will begin on Monday, November 15th from 7-8pm, classroom 9. It's an amazing, anxiety-free journey for all beginners. Come and take that first step. You can sign up through the office or contact Hazzan Isabel Kopstein at 420-7844.

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Thanksgiving Baskets:

Please see the letters we receive
the below letter......thanks to all of you!

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