OROT-SPONSORED SHABBAT EVENTS COMING UP!

Prayer, is it for me?  On Shabbat, February 11

after Kiddush, Rabbi Sternstein will mediate an open

forum and exploration of this topic.  Please come

and express your thoughts-it should be fascinating!

Purim is on Wednesday night, March 7.  Make sure to

join in the fun with the Megillah reading and our

annual Purimspiel!

Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees and the Jewish environmental holiday, falls on February 8.  We

encourage a donation to the Jewish National Fund of

$18 per family for trees in Israel.  Please mail in your

check (made out to JNF) to the YJC office by February 5.

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Orot Committee reminder.......

Don't forget our new bi-weekly day class:

Pirkei Avot, Lessons From Our Elders:  Jewish Ethical

Lessons from the Past for Today w/Rabbi Urbas

The class meets generally biweekly on

Mondays from 11am to noon, 

The February dates are the 6th and 27th. (yjc closed 1/20 

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 LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE GIFT?...

The Israeli Committee has recently imported handicrafts decorated with tradional Ethiopian embroidery.

We have  kippahs, mezzuzah and tote bags.

They were created by a group of Ethiopian women who live in

Sderot, a city in Israel's northern Negev region, and situated less

than 1 mile from the Gaza Strip. Besides fostering pride in their

skills, marketing their work enables them to contribute to their

family's income. For further information please contact

Irene Matza-Rubin at  914-528- 4024.