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Calendar

 

6:30 pm - Family Shabbat Service & Dinner @ Rabbi's house, birthdays, B'nai Shir 

Sunday, March 9

Sunday, March 30

9:00 am - Breakfast

Sisterhood Sephardic Cooking Class

Tuesday, April 1

10:00 am - Passover Workshop @ the home of Robin Leader

Thursday, April 3

7:00 pm - Passover Workshop @ the home of Nancy Korobkin

Torah Portion
March 8, 2014

Vayikrah

 (Leviticus 1:1-5:26)

The bookk of Leviticus opens with a description of the general categories of sacrifices.  Those mentioned are the whole burnt offering, the meal offering, the well-being offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering.  

Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, MA, MSW, RJE

  rabbisklarz@grs.org 

Cantor Sabrina Lipton

sabrinalipton@grs.org  

Stephanie Glaser

Executive Director

stephanieglaser@grs.org

Eliana Hall 

Director of Education

eliana@grs.org

Clarita Agulay

Bookkeeper

clarita@grs.org

Laura Seltzer

Administrative Assistant

laura@grs.org    

Peter Babivskiy

Caretaker

Let's End the Violence!

L'Shalom

Rabbi Andy

The Beatles' Purim at GRS! 

Friday, March 14, 2014 at 6:30 PM

First Congregational Church

Generation J is preparing for Purim! 

This past weekend, our older students helped to create booths for our Purim bazaar on March 16^th, while our younger students learned the story of Esther and talked about all of the exciting ways that Jews celebrate Purim. We also had a special guest, Avi Zuckerman, who led our B'nai Mitzvah students in discussing what it means to become a Bat/Bar Mitzvah, and in creating their own personalized yad to use when reading from Torah.

Please join Rabbi Sklarz and the Greenwich Council Against Gun Violence at the Greenwich Rally to Support the Sandy Hook Ride on Washington at Town Hall onSaturday, March 8, 12:30-2:00pm to honor victims of gun violence and call attention to the need for federal gun safety legislation.

Last March Team 26 rode 400 miles from Sandy Hook to Washington, D.C. in memory of the 26 children and educators who were killed with an assault rifle at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Because Washington has taken no legislative action since the massacre, Team 26 is riding a second time. The Greenwich Council has formed its own Team Greenwich to ride alongside Team 26 from Ridgefield to Greenwich, demonstrating that the "Connecticut effect" is alive and well in Greenwich.

"In 2013 Connecticut passed tough common-sense gun regulations to make our communities safer. Now it's time for Washington to do the same," says Jonathan Perloe, a leader of the Greenwich Council and GRS member.

Scheduled speakers include Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Jim Himes, CT Attorney General George Jepsen, Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei and Selectman Drew Marzullo. Joining our elected officials will be Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, Greenwich Reform Synagogue, and Reverend Maxwell Grant, Second Congregational Church.

In the case of inclement weather, the rally will be held inside Town Hall in the Town Hall Meeting Room.

For more information on this event, click here. 

Stay tuned for more information...

The caring members of our GRS Social Action Committee continually take on projects in order to help those in need, both within our larger community and around the globe.  For years GRS has been collecting and cooking food which the members of the Social Action Committee, and more recently, the students of Gen J, have been serving each month at Inspirica. However, our relationship has recently expanded...

GRS is now "in partnership with Inspirica." Inspirica provides a host of services for those who are, as the motto expresses, journeying from "homelessness to home."  Inspirica's beautiful, modern facility is located on nearby Franklin Street in Stamford, close to the Greenwich border. We are seeking volunteers, adults and mature teens, who can lend their skills in the following areas, including:

• tutoring
• babysitting
• offering children's recreational activities
• helping prepare those who endeavor to enter the job market
• in other various realms, including resume writing and interview skills.

We warmly welcome those willing to share their unique ideas and talents in ways not aforementioned, to support those adults and children currently living at Inspirica.  Our GRS Social Action Committee invites you to be a part of this important mitzvah. Please let us know your interest by contacting Laura in the GRS office.

Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to donate and serve food the first Saturday of each month to Inspirica's Women's Shelter. To find out what is needed, you can contact the GRS Office or sign up at Shabbat Services. 

In preparation for becoming a Bat Mitzvah, Nicole Bartholomew is partnering with an organization called Play It Forward, collecting gently used sports equipment for students who otherwise could not afford to play. There will be a collection box at the GRS office from now until April 4th. Nicole is collecting equipment for all sports, including but not limited to:

• soccer 
• hockey (except helmets)
• lacrosse (except helmets)
• tennis 
• golf
• roller blading 
• tennis

For more information, feel free to email Nicole.

Holiday Happenings is a monthly drop-off program for 3 and 4 year-olds on Sunday mornings from 9:30-11:30 am.

Children are immersed in a high energy learning environment, rich with the spirit of Judaism and community. Together, they will learn about their Jewish selves through song, dance, art, stories, fun, and friends!

Upcoming Dates:

March 16- Purim

April 6 - Passover

May 4 - Israel Celebration

Participants need not be members of Greenwich Reform Synagogue to enroll:

Members-Free     Non-members-$125

For more information or to enroll, please contact Eliana Hall at eliana@grs.org.