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Services, Announcements & Information

May 3, 2016

CONTENTS (click on link to jump to article):

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

FILM & DISCUSSION - May 15

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADULT ED PROGRAMS

MANCHESTER VT JEWISH DAY CAMP

SAVE THE DATE: Annual Dinner June 5

SOUTHWOODS SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP

CARING COORDINATOR

OFFICE HOURS: 9am-3pm

Thank you to all those who came out to take part in, and to those that volunteered at the recent Hava Nagila movie event at Temple last Sunday.

Susan Kipp,

Cheryl Hoffmann,

Alex Silverstein,

Jeff & Lauretta Adler, and Martiza Foster.

Presents:

Blessed is the Match, the Life and Death of Hannah Senesh. Panel discussion and Dessert Reception will follow. $5 donation requested. Sun., May 15, 7 p.m., Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway. Call ( 518) 584-8730 option 2 for info or reservations.

Click here for more info. on the film.

Volunteers needed, please contact the office if you can help the night of, or make/bring a dessert.

We are looking for individuals who may be interested in serving on the Board of Trustees for positions this year and next year. Please send letters of interest to the office. Nominations chair is Eliot Birnbaum.

ADULT ED:

Programs

(7-8pm) Jewish Spiritual Practices: Spirituality in Community: The Individual in Relation to Others (5/5 & 5/26). Participants are welcome to attend individual sessions or the whole series, but are requested to sign up HERE so that the rabbis can prepare sufficient materials for attendees.

MANCHESTER VT COMMUNITY JEWISH DAY CAMP

August 1 - 5 (9-3pm)

Ages 4 - 10

A one-week Jewish day camp has been finalized. Depending on the weather, the kids will spend a couple of days at ICM for cooking projects & other indoor activities (and using ICM's outdoor space as well), and 2 or 3 days at Earth Sky Time farm. It will be an Israel-themed week. Activities will include an archaeological dig, Israeli folk dancing, mini Macabiah games, Israeli cooking, Hebrew language & songs, group games, arts & crafts, learning about Jewish history through Israel, agriculture and the environment, Shabbat on the last day, and more.

The leader will be Rachel Raz, who is the head of childhood education at Hebrew College in Boston. Her assistant leader will be her college-age daughter Dahlia, who is a musician and visual artist, with extensive experience teaching children. Our local teen helpers (so far) will be Emet Koffman and Evan Kozierok.

The cost is projected to be $200 for the first child in each family, and $180 for each additional child. Costs may be lower if more children sign up, allowing us to spread the costs among more families.

For more info contact Nina Wugmeister here.

The Temple is very grateful for all the donations we receive, we couldn't do what we do without your generosity!

The Temple would like to thank our Teachers for all they do to make our Religious and Hebrew School so wonderful. Happy Teacher's Day!

THIS SHABBAT:

Parashat Kedoshim

Torah Portion: Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27

Haftarah: Amos 9:7 - 9:15

Friday, May 6: Shabbat Evening Service at 8pm (Bd. Rep: Sylvia Bloom). Oneg follows, hosted by David and Deb Wertheim, who is having their ketubah signed and marking their anniversary. Mazel Tov!

Saturday, May 7: Shabbat morning service at 10:30am at Wesley Nursing Home (Bd. Rep: Shawn Banner).

Our community commemoration of Yom Hashoa (Holocaust Memorial Day) will take place on Wednesday evening, May 4, in conjunction with our Hebrew school program. This year's guest speaker is Judith Ehrenshaft, who was born in post-WWII Prague, and is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She will share some of her family's experiences as Jews before, during, and in the aftermath of World War II.

Students should arrive as usual at 6:30pm and proceed to their classrooms; they will be escorted by their teachers to the West Wing for the program which will begin promptly at 7pm. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend this program.

NEXT SHABBAT:

Parashat Emor

Torah Portion: Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23

Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15 - 44:31

Friday, May 13: Family potluck Shabbat Dinner at 5:30pm, followed by Family Shabbat Evening Service at 6pm (Bd. Rep: Monna Zuckerman).

Saturday, May 14: Shabbat morning service at 10:30am (Bd. Rep: Eliot Birnbaum). Oneg follows, host needed, please click here.

We are looking for individuals who would like to take part in a play reading, Letters to Sala, on June 26 for the first Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival event this season.

There are a number of roles open and auditions will be held at a later date. The play is split time frame between WWII and NYC present. Please email the office (click here) with your name and contact information and we will be in touch re. auditions.

ANNUAL DINNER - JUNE 5

This year's Annual Dinner Gala (June 5 at The Inn at Saratoga) is celebrating the colorful history of Jewish LIfe in Saratoga Springs, and will honor Rabbis Anna & Monte Sugarman. Their dedication, energy, and hard work have contributed to the thriving community we are today.

Invitations have been printed and mailed, keep a look out for yours! If you have any questions, please click here to contact the office.

SOUTHWOODS SUMMER CAMP

Scholarship for 2 Temple member children

Southwoods is a 4 week sleep away camp located in Paradox, NY (near Schroon Lake) off of exit 28. They have generously reached out to offer us (2) free scholarships to their camp ($7,100 value each).

Most spots at the camp are filled, but they have (2) spaces available, one for a girl entering 5th grade in the fall, and one for a girl entering 6th grade. The dates are July 24th - August 18th.

You can go to www.southwoods.com to learn more about the camp.

Please email the office (click here) to let Pattie know the name and grade of the girl interested, and best way for the camp to reach you. The camp will be reaching out to us the end of this week, and it is a first come, first served opportunity.

MAY CARING

COORDINATOR

Wendy Zeh: 339-2204

OFFICE HOURS

Mon - Fri (9am-3pm)

Temple Sinai

509 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

518-584-8730 opt. 2
office@saratogasinai.org