TIC WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE    

May 5, 2016   
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Parashat Ahare Mot ~ Mahar Hodesh

Friday, May 6

7:37 pm
Candle Lighting

5:15 pm
Young Families Shabbat service in the Irene Schwebel Chapel
Join us for a short, musical and participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service with Rabbi Ari, Cantor George and Cantor Marcey.
   
6:00 pm
Minhah/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv services in the Milstein Sanctuary     

Saturday, May 7

9:00 am
Shabbat services in the Milstein Sanctuary
Bar Mitzvah: Eitan Zemel 

10:45 am
Combined Tot Shabbat/Shabbat B'yahad services (pre-school-Grade 2) 
in Rooms D/E
Shabbat Experience (Drop-off for Grades 3-5, parents welcome) in the Lower Level Conference Room

12:45 pm
Parashat HaShavua Class in Room E

7:55 pm
Minhah services in the Irene Schwebel Chapel
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YOUNG FAMILIES KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE  
Friday, May 6 at 5:15 pm in the Irene Schwebel Chapel  See details above.
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Teen-Led Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner
Friday, May 13
Teens in 9th-12th Grades: Lead services for our TIC community and spend a Friday evening with your friends.

Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:00 pm
Dinner from 7:15-8:15 pm

Please RSVP to Jessica by May 9 for the dinner and to lead a part of the service.


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INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW
SIDDUR LEV SHALEM
SUNDAY, MAY 15 from 10:30 am - 12:00 noon in Reception Hall 1
Co-sponsored by Brotherhood   
Hot Off The Press: Temple Israel Center is transitioning to the Conservative Movement's new prayerbook, Siddur Lev Shalem.  Join us as Rabbi Tucker and Rabbi Isenberg-Grzeda offer us an exclusive sneak peak and a chance to explore this exciting new siddur before we introduce it into general circulation on Shavuot this June.   
 
Click here for more information about the Siddur Lev Shalem >>

Click here to dedicate a prayer book in honor of, in memory of, or in appreciation of, a loved one >>
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YOUNG COUPLES GROUP COOKING DEMO
with Registered Dietician Nutritionist, author and founder of Nutrioulicious, Jessica Fishman Levinson
Wednesday, May 18 at 8:00 pm
Join us at a congregant's home for this innovative evening.
$18/couple; Location will be given to registered participants  
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6th GRADE BAR/BAT MITZVAH BRUNCH
Sunday, May 22 from 9:00-10:45 am
Creative and Engaging Divrai Torah:
Exploring Your Pasha (Torah Portion) Through Music, Art and Text Study

Three workshops will be offered to families; each family will pick their favorite to participate in that morning.

  1. We have arranged for Bible Raps to come and work with our families. They will provide us with an interactive educational experience where families will explore the meaning of their child's parsha and then compose a rap song presentation.
  2. Heather Stoltz, a TIC member and fabric artist, will work with families to use their parsha as inspiration for creating a one-of-a-kind parsha-themed tallit.
  3. Rabbi Tucker will lead a session with families to engage in true text-study; guiding families to a deeper understanding of Torah and their parsha.
PLEASE RSVP to Marcey ASAP to let her know which of these workshops you would like to participate in.
1) BIBLE RAPS
2) TALLIT MAKING WITH HEATHER STOLTZ
3) TEXT STUDY WITH RABBI TUCKER
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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR
DAILY & WEEKEND MINYANIM  

Please try to attend the daily minyanim (morning and evening), and support fellow congregants who want to pray in a community as well as those who must say Kaddish.  It will be a great act of kindness. We gather in the lrene Schwebel Chapel at 7:10 am Monday-Friday, at 8:00 pm Monday-Thursday, and at 9:00 am and 8:00 pm on Sunday.   Please check our calendar for minyanim times on Shabbat. Thank you for your help.    

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SHABBAT MORNING EARLY ARRIVALS

 

In order to better ensure the safety of our congregants, those entering the building prior to 8:45 am on Saturday mornings should use the front door by the Main Office, where we will have a security guard posted beginning at 8:00 am.  Thank you for your cooperation.
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COLLEGE STUDENT INFORMATION FORM
 
The TIC community would like to stay in touch with our college/graduate students who are studying away from home. Please complete this year's form to ensure that your college student(s) receive(s) our lholiday packages and quarterly newsletters.
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ADULT EDUCATION  
 
LEARNING INSTITUTE

Tuesday mornings from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon
May 10, 17, 24 and 31
June 7 and 14

BREAKFAST & LEARN with RABBI SHARGEL:
Inclusion and Exclusion: Biblical Characters on the Margins
Fridays at 7:50 am in Room 21
May 6 & 20, June 3 & 17

"THE LION" @ THE FOX - TORAH ON TAP
Monday evening, May 9, from 7:30-9:00 pm
Join Rabbi Isenberg-Grzeda aka "The Lion" for Happy Hour at the Brazen Fox (175 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains) for meaningful learning, great socializing and community building. 

WRITING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE TORAH

Wednesdays at 8:00 pm
Come join us for a thought provoking exploration of Parashat HaShavua, the weekly Torah portion, through traditional commentators and through our own creative writing. We will look at a passage from the parashah, discuss and analyze it, and then use the story to write either a creative midrash about the biblical characters or how the story relates to our own lives. Bring your creative self to the texts and together we will see what emerges.  Note: This class is open to teens as well.           
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NURSERY SCHOOL  
 
NEW! HAPPYFIT MULTI-SPORT FITNESS & FUN MINI-CAMP
We are very pleased to announce that we have a new and exciting program for your children that will keep them active, fit, happy for the week between school ending and camp beginning!! Our great friends at HappyFeet Soccer are bringing their HAPPYFIT MULTI-SPORT FITNESS & FUN MINI-CAMP to TIC on 4 mornings from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  The dates are Tuesday through Friday, June 14, 15, 16 & 17 (Monday is Shavuot).  
 
Click here for details.  You can bring completed registrations to the NS office, or you can email them directly to HappyFIT at [email protected].
You can also call Nan with any questions at 914-401-1720.

MAHANE RISHON - My First Camp
Monday, June 20-August 3, 2016
A summer at Mahane Rishon is fun-filled, exciting and so much more: an opportunity to explore, grow, develop new skills, and form lasting friendships in a safe and loving environment. Campers spend time outdoors each day, weather permitting, and there is plenty of water play to stay cool in the warm summer sun. Activities include art & crafts, music, dance, movement, cooking sports and more. In addition, we have weekly themes, visiting specialists and special events such as Mud Day, Animal Week relay races, obstacle courses, a special Independence Day celebration and lots more! Registration is limited, so please register early to secure a spot for your child. To reserve a spot, contact Patty Goldstick at 914-948-2800, 126.
 
BIM BAM  
Thursdays, March 3 - June 2 from 9:30-10:30 am  $215
Bim Bam is a pre-shabbat class for children ages 3 and under.  Join Cantor Marcey Wagner for singing, stories and lots of fun!
 
PARENTING THROUGH A JEWISH LENS 
March 3 -June 2, 10:45 -11:45 am FREE 
There will be some toys out for the little ones and coffee and tea for you! Connect with other moms and explore together ways to raise self-reliant, happy children using Jewish teachings for guidance. This class is free and drop-ins are welcome.

For more information about these classes, contact Patty Goldstick at
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SHORASHIM

Sunday, May 8
Shorashim is in session as usual for all grades. 

5th Grade GENEALOGY FAIR  
Come support Shorashim's 5th grade and join us for our annual Genealogy Fair from 10-11:30 am in Reception Hall 1. (All 5th graders arrive at usual time, 9:00 am; Parents of 5th graders: please come at 11:00 am) Learn about their year long journey discovering where in the world their families came from, what Jewish traditions and values they hold most dear, and how this project has impacted the person they are today. You may even discover a connection with someone in our community that you never knew before!
 
For more information please contact Ilene Bloom Cohen
 
Save the Date
SHORASHIM MOVING-UP CEREMONY 
Sunday, May 22 
For all grades K-6. Students arrive at 9:00 am. Parents invited at 10:45 am (please note this is a calendar change of time).
 
    
HAVURAT TORAH 
 
CELEBRATE ISRAEL @ 68!
Wednesday, May 11 
Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) is Wednesday, May 11. In lieu of our regular Havurat Torah classes, we will be participating in Westchester's community-wide Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration at the JCC Midwestchester from 7:00-9:00 pm.  Celebrity chef Susie Fishbein will be facilitating a special teen program, "Celebrate Israel through Food," which will include an Israel Cupcake Challenge (must RSVP for cupcake challenge - see flyers for RSVP link and more info).
 
We will meet at JCC Midwestchester at 7:00 pm. If you need a ride, please contact Nancy Parkes. 
 
TEEN-LED KABBALAT SHABBAT & DINNER  
Friday, May 13
Teens in 9th-12th Grades: lead services for our TIC community and spend a Friday evening with your friends.
Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:00 pm; Dinner from 7:15-8:15 pm 
Please RSVP for the dinner and to lead a part of the service to Jessica by May 9. 

TICUSY CAR WASH
 
Sunday, May 15 from 9:00-11:00 am
Teens in Grades 9-12: We need your help raising money for social action! Come to TIC to wash some cars for a good cause! Adults: Does your car need a wash? Come by the TIC Lower Level Parking Lot to get it washed by our TICUSY teens! We will be accepting donations to go towards social action.

Save the Date 
12th Grade GRADIUATION & END OF YEAR CELEBRATION
Wednesday, May 25 at 7:15 pm  Join us as we honor all of our teens.  
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SISTERHOOD  
  
Save the date!
TORAH FUND DINNER 
Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 pm 
Honoring Madeline Gage, Rabbi Dina Shargel and Robyn Sokol.
Sign-up and details to follow.

BOOK GROUP 
The TIC Sisterhood Book Group welcomes both men and women. We meet year-round approximately every six weeks, rotating both a host's home and the discussion leader (this is not a requirement for participation in the group).

Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:45 p.m. at the home of Minda Feinberg. We will discuss Alice Hoffman's novel, The Marriage of Opposites, which tells the story of painter Camille Pissarro and the unconventional romance of his parents. If you would like to attend, please contact Minda .

If you have questions or would like to be added to the book group e-mail list, please contact Dvora Feuerwerker.  

NEW! SISTERHOOD COOKBOOK INITIATIVE:
LET MY PEOPLE COOK
Calling all cooks!
We would love for you to be part of the first ever TIC Sisterhood-sponsored Passover cookbook. We need your recipes-your old favorites, your children's favorites and any modern twists on the classics.  We need your recipes for breakfast, appetizers, dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten-free dishes, desserts, fish, meat, poultry, salads, soups, Sephardic, vegan, and vegetarian. Our cookbook will include wine pairings for many of the dishes so oenophiles are encouraged to contribute their suggestions as well.  All recipes must be Kosher for Passover (under either Ashkenazi or Sephardi traditions) and never published before.

We look forward to reading your recipes and sharing them with our community. 

MAH JONGG     
Weekly on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30 pm  
All are welcome - from complete beginners to experienced players, including men!  We play for charity/tzedakah... one game at a time.  You need not  be a Sisterhood or TIC member to join us!  Contact Helene Becker to be added to our weekly email scheduling notifications.
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BROTHERHOOD

Hudson Valley Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
13th Annual Chaveryim Kol Yisrael Awards Luncheon

Sunday, May 22 at 1:00 pm 
honoring 2016 Men and Youths of the Year 
TIC will honor congregants 
JERRY GOLDMAN, Man of the Year 
MATTHEW DRESCHER, JACOB HARELICK, REBECCA HARTIGAN, Youths of the Year

Nanuet Hebrew Center 
411 South Little Tor Road 
New City, NY  10956 
Business attire; Reservations $75/adult; $65/child
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NYC ISRAEL DAY PARADE

Save the Date: Sunday, June 5 
Details to follow
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SUPPORT TIC MOURNERS 

 

TIC is organizing a group of volunteers who would be able to participate in shiva minyanim at the homes of fellow TIC members who express concern that they may not have enough people for a minyan in order to recite the Mourner's Kaddish. Minyanim will be in the evenings at various times, depending on the time of year and the family's needs.

If you are interested in supporting our community through this important act of hesed, please contact Judy Gilberg or Caren Zelicof.  
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"LIKE" OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! 

www.facebook.com/TempleIsraelCenter
Our FB page include pictures of your congregant friends involved in activities they love, but also includes posts and articles of cultural, political, and social interest.
Please go to www.facebook.com/TempleIsraelCenter
and "like" our page! We'd love to see your comments on the timeline posts.  "Like" them and share them with your FB friends!

 

Send any feedback about the new page to our FB administrators: Caroline Geller and Rachel Jurisz.

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KIDDUSH SPONSORING OPPORTUNITIES    

Celebrating a birthday, anniversary, graduation, wedding, or other special occasion?  Remembering a loved one?  Share your special occasion with the congregation and sponsor a kiddush! Please contact Rachel Jurisz at 914-948-2800 ext. 111 or [email protected]

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CELEBRATE YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

AT TIC!  

Our Gym and classroom areas are available for rental at a new, competitive rate. For more information, and to schedule a party, please contact Rachel Jurisz at 914-948-2800 ext. 111 or [email protected]

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SHARE YOUR GOOD NEWS WITH US!

We would love to acknowledge our congregants' s'mahot and good news.
Please give us the details so we can share the information with our TIC community.  Email Susan Galla at [email protected] or call 948-2800 ext.112. We look forward to hearing from you!

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TIC FOOD VOLUNTEERS

Do you know where YOUR next meal is coming from?  

Would you like to help someone who doesn't? 

Join the TIC Food Volunteers!  We prepare and serve over 200 meals on the first Sunday of every month for the hungry and homeless.  Meals are prepared in volunteers' homes, and brought to TIC for transport to The Sharing Community in Yonkers, NY. To learn how you can help, contact Judith Grand at (914) 328-3322 or [email protected],.     

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New-York Historical Society Special Exhibit
When we must look to history to address the human rights crises that continue to plague our world, our next exhibit opening at the Museum is especially relevant today. This thought-provoking exhibition traces the indoctrination of citizens, both non-Jewish and Jewish, through words and images that were seen daily in Germany. Included is Hitler's original outline of a 1939 speech that he gave to the Reichstag about the "Jewish Question," announcements of mass meetings dictating the exclusion of Jews, anti-Semitic books and signs, as well as an original printing of the Nuremberg Laws, which laid the legal foundation for Hitler's Holocaust.  
 
The materials on display, drawn from the collection of the Museum of World War II, Boston, will convey to visitors the dangers of ignoring or discounting anti-Semitic discourse, as well as of underestimating the role of propaganda in denying racial and religious groups their right to live without fear of violence. The exhibition also speaks to how New York and America's demographic changed substantially in the wake of European anti-Semitism, underscoring the old adage about the importance of history: how it is impossible to understand who we are today without knowing from where we came.  

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MOSAIC OF WESTCHESTER
PARENT SUPPORT GROUP
FOR PARENTS OF LGBTQ JEWISH TEENS
Tuesday, May 10  from 7:00-9:00 pm
at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue
295 Soundview Avenue, White Plains, NY  10606
RSVP >> 
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JCC OF MID-WESTCHESTER
CELEBRATE ISRAEL @68! 
Wednesday, May 11  
The WestchesterJewish Teen Learning Initiative invites all teens grades 8-12 to a fun & exciting teen program: CELEBRATE ISRAEL THROUGH FOOD
Click here for the flyer >>

Community-wide celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
from 7:00-9:00 pm
Click here for more information >> 
 
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The HIWP Back Door Thrift Shop 
Purge, Purge, Purge = 2016 Tax Deductions
Pesach is here! Now is the perfect time to purge your closets!
 
Turn your gently used, un-stained clothing, shoes, coats, costume jewelry and
house-wares into treasures for our valued customers. Tax refund forms are furnished with each donation. Itemized lists are NOT necessary. Our loyal customers rely on The HIWP Back Door Thrift Shop for quality merchandise at affordable prices. If our hours are not convenient for you to drop off your donations, please call or email Deborah Weinberger to schedule a time that works with your schedule.
 
Thank you for supporting the Westchester community and HIWP! Feel free to share this with friends and family.   
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"Israel: the Jewish-Democratic Challenge"
Saturday night, May 14 at 9:30 pm
Young Israel of New Rochelle
1149 North Avenue, New Rochelle
Featuring Dr. Ruth Calderon,  Israeli Talmud scholar, author and former Knesset member. Dessert reception will follow.   The program is sponsored jointly by UJA-Federation of New York and the YI of New Rochelle.  Couvert is $18 per person.   Register at www.ujafedny.org/tby-yinr-event.  For more information, please contact Susan Scharf Glick or call 914.385.2120.

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NEW! IDF SOLDIERS FAMILY CIRCLE
Westchester shaliah, Yoav Cohen, has started an IDF Soldiers Family Circle to connect parents of lone soldiers in Westchester. His email is [email protected] . If you know of any families who might be interested in participating in the IDF Soldiers Family Circle, please contact Yoav.
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UNITED WAY 2-1-1 HELPLINE
 
Need Help? Speak to Real People and Get Real Answers
United Way's 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, multilingual information and referral helpline open 365 days a year, 9:00 am-7:00 pm. Our knowledgeable call specialists are here to listen, to care, and most of all, to give you the information you need on:  food, housing and shelters, abuse prevention, government services, senior services, health& mental health, child care, job assistance and more.

To speak to someone dial 2-1-1 from any phone or visit
www.uwwp.org/get-help  
 
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WJCS KOSHER MEAL DELIVERY 

Volunteer drivers needed to deliver kosher meals to homebound seniors in White Plains. 
  • Meal pick-up and container drop-off: Sinai Free Synagogue, 550 North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon
  • Volunteer weekly, monthly, or as needed

    Please contact Caron Gelles at (914) 668-4350 for more information and to schedule delivery time slot.  Click here for the flyer.

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CONNECT TO CARE INITIATIVE

Click here for complete program details.

 

Connect to Care at Westchester Jewish Community Services is a multi-faceted approach to helping those in the Westchester Jewish community that are affected by the economic crisis.  The staff at Connect to Care will help you maximize your chances for success in your career search.  At the Center there are workstations with computer/internet access, copier and fax machine, and a lounge available for informal networking.  


Visit the TIC Employment Advisory Initiative pages on our web site for a frequently updated  job bank, positions wanted, list of mentors, upcoming events, and links to community and internet job and support resources. 

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MINYAN AT TIC!

Our evening minyan needs your participation!  Help support those reciting Kaddish! 8:00 - 8:20 pm in the Irene Schwebel Chapel on weekdays, and 6:00 pm on Sunday evenings. 
 
To join the minyan corps, contact