News from Yorktown Jewish Center

February 25, 2011

Newsletter

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Support our Hebrew School!

Come to Barnes and Noble at the Cortlandt Town Center March 13, 2011.

11 am young kids hear a story about Purim.

12-1pm make your own mask or noisemaker

2pm pre-teen and teen Scavenger hunt.

Purchases will raise monies for the Hebrew School for large wall maps and other educational items .

You can also participate on line March 13-March 18 by entering code 10421568. Tell all your friends and neighbors!

Mazel Tov to the Lembergers!! Cantor Uri and Tina Lemberger have announced the arrival of another grandchild.....the little one is 6.5 pounds and is named Chaya Gittel. According to Cantor Lemberger....."although she does not say much, she seems very intelligent to me. Her older brother Menachem Mendel (14 months old) is going to watch over her very carefully."

Join us in wishing their family a "Mazel Tov!"

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REQUEST FROM SOCIAL ACTION

Can we ask you please to resume your generous food contributions to our lobby bin? An easy reminder would be to take this list plus one of our grocery bags to fill, and leave them in your car as a reference for what is needed when you shop. The two pantries we support can always use:

CANS of, soup, pasta, sauce, fish, vegetables, beans and fruits

JARS of peanut butter and jelly

BOXES of pasta, cereal, rice, stuffing, instant potatoes, milk and cake mixes.

AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE OFTEN ON SALE!

If each of you brings in a filled bag from time to time, it will make a tremendous difference. IT HAS ALREADY!

Thank you now and always.

SAC of YJC

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Jacob Burns Jewish Film Festival: The schedule of films, speaker events, performances, and receptions is now complete for the Jewish Film Festival which runs from March 24 - April14. Tickets sell out quickly for many events so I encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased online at

http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/films/film-series/detail/29128 or at the box office which opens one hour before the first show of the day on weekdays and 11am on weekends.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The much-acclaimed Purim Spiel will be performed on Saturday, March 19 at 7pm, followed by the Megillah reading.

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Fundraising for Sisterhood!!!

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IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!!

The Orot Committee invites you to join 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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