Dear Members of Or Chadash,
I invite you to join us at our special Hanukkah celebrations next week. We will be celebrating on Sunday December 9 and again on Friday December 14. I hope this holiday season will be a joyous and happy one for you, and I look forward to celebrating with you on Sunday and Friday . Shalom and Chag Hanukkat Sameach, Rabbi Joseph M. Forman |
| Sunday, December 9 Hanukkah Celebration | |
 Our Sunday Hanukkah celebration includes a songfest led by our Religious school students and Student Cantor Kathy Gohr, latkes, arts and crafts including edible dreidels, origami dreidels, MAKE YOUR OWN MENORAH and more!
Our Hanukkah celebration begins at 11:00 AM. Parents, please join us for our musical celebration at 11:45 and remember to be at the synagogue no later than 12 NOON to be with your child. * Remember to bring a food item or supermarket gift card to support the Flemington Food Pantry. They have specifically requested the following: 4 pound bags of sugar, Coffee (ground) decaf, Tea. **The Brotherhood will once again be cooking up latkes. If you are interested in helping, please contact Darren Loew or Rabbi Forman.
PLEASE NOTE: Religious School will be held on Sunday, December 9th at our typical times (9:00 AM for our 3rd and 4th graders, and 10:15 AM for our K & 1st and 2nd graders.)
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Friday Night, December 14 Hanukkah Celebration
Service and Oneg
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 7:00 PM (Please note the service time) We will gather as a community to light menorahs for Hanukkah and enjoy the sounds of Shir Chadash, our community choir led by Student Cantor Kathy Gohr.
Our 4th, 5th, and 6th grades will lead us in the blessings of the Hanukkiah Menorah and the Shabbat candles. Don't forget to bring your Hanukkah menorahs! Everyone is encouraged to attend this very special Hanukkah Shabbat service.
After services we will have a special celebratory oneg with latkes, make your own Sufganiyot (jelly donuts) and special Hanukkah desserts.
We need LOTS OF LATKES!!!!
Do you like to make latkes? Frozen? Sweet potato? Zucchini? Pureed? Shredded? With onions? Gluten Free? We like ALL kinds. We need Lots of Latkes!
Please contact Cindy Stoter and tell her that you will bring 3 dozen latkes. Thanks for your help. |
Ner Shel Tzeddakah - Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World)
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On Hanukkah we light the eight candles of the Menorah using the Shamash, the helper candle. That 9th candle is often referred to as an extra candle -- but it is not extra, it is essential! This Hanukkah each of us has an opportunity to act as a Shamash, the essential helper bringing light to our community.
As many of you know, the Union for Reform Judaism has created a tradition of dedicating the 6th night and candle as the Candle of Righteousness, Ner Shel Tzeddakah.
Rather than exchanging gifts on the 6th day of Hanukkah, we are asked to donate the cost of gifts that day to a charitable organization to help individuals and families who rely our our generosity to help them during this season of light.
Our congregation has a history of making big impacts - like our most recent baby and cleaning supplies drive to benefit those in need of a hand following Hurricane Sandy. For Ner Shel Tzeddakah, our goal is to pool Or Chadash's collective resources to help the children at Hunterdon Youth Services, known to many of us as the Sand Hill Youth Home, have a wonderful and bountiful holiday. We are a generous congregation, and together we can make a difference.
Please send a donation to OC approximating the value of the gifts that would otherwise be exchanged on the 6th night of Hanukkah. We will provide the donors with a "certificate of generosity of spirit" to give to family and friends in lieu of the Hanukkah gift for that night. All monies received will be used to purchase the following items for the boys living on Sandhill Road.
1) Gift card to be spent at a mall or place of the boys' choice
2) Sweatshirt (hooded)
In addition, the Sand Hill Youth Home would love to keep their boy's active. Anyone who has any gently used exercise equipment they are willing to part with is asked to contact Rabbi Forman to make arrangement to donate that, as well.
We hope you will click here to participate in Ner Shel Tzedakkah! Thanks in advance.
It is not incumbent upon us to complete the work, still, we are not permitted to abstain from it. -- Pirke Avot 2:16
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| Temple Tots This Sunday, December 9 at 10:30 AM | |
NEW TIME AND NEW DATE FOR HANUKKAH TEMPLE TOTS!!
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9 at 10:30 AM
 Its time for Hanukkah and Temple Tots is having a special Hanukkah program you won't want to miss on Sunday December 9. I along with Betsy Zalaznick, student cantor Kathy Gohr, and our dynamic Teaching Assistants, will be offering programming, story time, music and craft projects for the youngest members of OC from 10:30 AM until 11:30(ish).
This program is geared toward children ages 2-5 and their parents, or grandparents, or aunts and uncles.... This program is FREE and open to the community.
We will be making Menorahs and enjoying some Hanukkah treats. Please click here to let us know you will attend. Please mark your calendar for upcoming Temple Tots classes:
Sunday, February 10
Sunday, March 10
Sunday, April 28 Click here to watch a video from our Temple Tots program. I look forward to seeing you at Or Chadash!
Rabbi Joseph M. Forman
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