Please join Rabbi Sklarz and Cantor Lipton for a Shavuot Shabbat Service led by the Confirmation Academy.  The service will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Ed Fenwick & Charlotte Friedman in honor of their son Rafer Friedman, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. 

 

Rafer Friedman is the son of Charlotte Friedman and the late Rodney Friedman, and the stepson of Ed Fenwick.  His extended family includes his siblings Alessandra (31) and Jennesa Calvo-Friedman (27), Jason (22) and Rose Fenwick (19).  For his mitzvah project, Rafe spends an afternoon each week with Marcelle, age 92, a resident of Greens Nursing Home (and former Hebrew teacher!).  Rafe likes getting to know new people and chose this project because he wanted to provide company for an older person. As a 7^th grader at Eagle Hill Greenwich, Rafe plays ice hockey and lacrosse, tennis and golf. In addition, there is nothing with a motor and wheels that doesn't interest him! Rafe is a newcomer to GRS, but attended Hebrew and Sunday school, from kindergarten on, at Temple B'nai Chaim in Georgetown, CT.  In the summer of 2012, Rafe and his mom lived in Jerusalem for two months where he settled in comfortably and went to an Israeli day camp.  Rafe moved with his family to Old Greenwich last year where he enjoys having friends, and town, close by.

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Join the Adult Education committee on Sunday, June 1 for a special trip to visit two Jewish NYC landmarks. 

 

11:30 AM - Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at  103 Orchard Street. $25/adult, $20/senior. (Second floor walk-up)

http://www.tenement.org/  

 

3:00 PM - the Museum at Eldridge Street, located at 12 Eldrige Street. $10/adult, $8/student & senior. (Wheelchair accessible)

http://www.eldridgestreet.org/

 

In addition, Orchard Street between Houston and Delancey will be celebrating its heritage with pushcarts, etc. from noon to 5:00 PM.

           

There will be a carpool to and from the museums. The group will leave the GRS office at 9:45 AM. 

 

Tickets are limited so please contact Laura in the office to reserve your space ASAP. Payment can be made by sending a check made out to GRS at 1037 E. Putnam Avenue, Riverside, CT 06878. 

Join us at the home of Rabbi Andy and Sue Sklarz for our Family Shabbat (Shavuot themed) service and dinner.  The main course will be provided by GRS; please CLICK HERE if you will be attending and let us know if you will be bringing an appetizer, side dish, or dessert.  Those born in the month of June will receive a special blessing.This will be our last Family Service/Dinner until the fall.

TO ALL GRS CONGREGANTS:  On behalf of the Board of Trustees, you are invited to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Congregation of Greenwich Reform Synagogue.  The meeting will take place at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Classroom 104-105, Riverside, CT.

You will be receiving your packets shortly.  If you do not have them by next week, call the office (203-629-0018).

 

Please join us for a special service as we celebrate the GRS family's commitment to social action. Details to follow.

Have you ever wanted to learn the Shabbat blessings and melodies, so that you can join us in the celebration of Shabbat?  It's as easy as clicking here to listen to Cantor Sabrina, accompanied by GRS pianist and choir director David Johnson, as recorded by congregant and videographer, Michael Chait.   

We want to thank you for your patience during this time of transition.  To make things more convenient, CLICK HERE for the location of our upcoming services.

However, as our calendar is always subject to last minute changes, it's always best to check the website or the newsletter.

Exciting News: Jewish Family Services of Greenwich is bringing its support group counseling program straight into your home via the Online Support Group Project (OSGP).  Whether in person or online, support groups help participants gain sustenance and strength, feel less lonely and isolated, reduce distress, and improve coping skills.  

 

Four different online support groups are being offered: bereavement, caregivers, new mothers, and for those who are chronically ill. JFS will provide confidential and secure video-conferencing services through its exclusive partnership with Vidyo, Inc.. As always, JFS support groups are facilitated by licensed, experienced social workers and confidentiality is strictly maintained. After an initial private assessment, participants will be given explicit instructions on how to enter the online support group. All one needs is access to the internet. 

 

 

For more information about JFS, please visit the Support Group page on the new JFS website www.jfsgreenwich.org, or call 203-622-1881.