11/17/11 Temple Sholom Of Greenwich Weekly E-Bulletin

Temple Sholom E-Bulletin November 17th, 2011 Friday, November 18th Sisterhood Neshama Yoga 9:15am Shabbat on the Road in Rye Brook Services 6:30pm Light Dinner 7:30pm *Shabbat services will also take place at Temple Sholom at 6:30pm. Saturday, November 19th Saturday Morning Torah Study with Rav David Meets in the Temple Library 8:30am - 9:30am Rak Shabbat 10:30am Young Children's Family Service 11:00am Sunday, November 20th Film Screening "The Matchmaker" 5:00pm Tickets are $10 at the door Tuesday, November 22nd Lunch 'n' Learn with Rabbi's Panel at Congregation Agudath Sholom 12:00pm USY Teen Thanksgiving Cooking 6:00pm Wednesday, November 23rd Hebrew for Beginners with Ezra Konigsberg 10:00am Thursday, November 24th Temple Sholom Offices are closed for Thanksgiving Friday, November 25th Temple Sholom Offices are closed Sunday, December 18th 4:00pm - at Temple Sholom: THE FOUNTAINHEADS LIVE IN CONCERT! Presented by the Norman M. Morris Foundation Don't Miss Out! Tickets go on sale Monday, November 21st at 9:00am! Go to www.templesholom.com on Monday morning for the link to purchase tickets. For more information, call (203) 869-7191. Click here and watch the Fountainheads sing their hit "Dip Your Apple" Dip Your Apple - Fountainheads Rosh Hashanah Candle Lighting Friday, November 18th 4:16pm Temple Sholom's Worship Schedule Friday, November 18th 6:30pm Saturday, November 19th Torah Study: 8:30am - 9:30am Shabbat worship at 9:30am Sunday, November 20th 8:30 - 9:15am Temple Sholom Simcha Corner Mazel Tov to: Randi and Steven Leder on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Mindy. Check out Sisterhood's Upcoming Programs! Neshama Yoga continues on Friday, November 18th. Cost for the six-week program is $122.31. Each session will link mind, body, and Torah with a different focus on elements of Jewish spirituality. For more information, or to register, please download the registration form and contact information here. Sisterhood's Book Club Tuesday, December 6th, 7:00pm Sisterhood's monthly book club will continue with The Bookseller's Sonnets by Andi Rosenthal. Andi's book was chosen as a 2011 "Book of Note" by Jewish Book World and has been a "Conversations" selection by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Copies of the book can be purchased on Amazon or any book retailer as softcover or ebook. Everyone in the congregation is invited to participate! For more information, please email Phyllis Shapiro at wigini@gmail.com. Sisterhood Holiday Boutiques Wednesday, December 7th, 9:00am - 3:00pm Sisterhood will have several tables at the UJA Federation of Greenwich Holiday Boutique and Clothing Drive. Tuesday, December 13th 1:00pm - 6:00pm Sisterhood will have its annual kid's Chanukah boutique with special lower priced items. For further information, call Phyllis Shapiro at (203) 637-7809. To RSVP, or if you have any questions regarding any of Sisterhood programs, please call Phyllis Shapiro at (203) 637-7809 or email her at wigini@gmail.com. USY Teen Thanksgiving Cooking Tuesday, November 22nd, 6:00pm Calling all teens! Join us for an evening of making mitzvah real as we cook and prepare Thanksgiving dinner for our Senior friends in the local home for the aging. Join Rav David, resident chef, for an evening of fun and delicious doing good. For more information or to volunteer, email Rav David at david@templesholom.com or call him at (203) 542-7163. Holiday Toy Drive Monday, November 28th - Thursday, December 15th Benefiting Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Please bring new, originally packaged, unwrapped toys to our collection bins located in the Temple Sholom lobby. All gifts will be donated to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. The final day for our toy collection is at our Sholom Center Tree Lighting and Menorah Lighting on December 15th. For further information, contact Pamela Plummer at (203) 340-9009. Film Screening at Temple Sholom in conjunction with JCC Greenwich The Matchmaker Sunday, November 20th at 5:00pm Tickets are $10 at the door. In 1968 Haifa, a teenage boy gets a summer job with a mysterious matchmaker who has him spy on the potential matches to determine whether they are truly in need of love. His lessons in romance are put to the test when his best pal's cousin returns from America all abuzz with notions of free love and rock 'n roll. A story about learning to live, love and spread joy despite life's hardships. Nominated for seven Israeli Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress. Directed by renowned filmmaker Avi Nesher. For more information, please call Alice Schoen, at (203) 542-7165 or email her at alice.schoen@templesholom.com. Lunch 'n' Learn Rabbi's Panel With our Rabbi Mitch, Rabbi Daniel Cohen of Congregation Agudath Sholom and Rabbi Andrew Sklarz of Greenwich Reform Synagogue Feed the body, soul and mind with our special Lunch 'n' Learn series, featuring our esteemed Rabbi's Panel. On three Tuesdays, coming up in the next few months, these three dynamic spiritual leaders will discuss the topic "Jewish Ethics/Jewish Leadership." Please note that these sessions, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, will take place at the following locations: Tuesday, November 22nd Congregation Agudath Sholom 301 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford Tuesday, December 13th Temple Sholom 300 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich Tuesday, January 24th Greenwich Reform Synagogue 257 Stanwich Road, Greenwich For additional information, please email Alice Schoen at alice.schoen@templesholom.com or call her at (203) 542-7165. A kosher lunch will be provided. All are welcome! UJA Federation of Greenwich Holiday Boutique and Clothing Drive at Temple Sholom Wednesday, December 7th 9:00am to 3:00pm Give: Vintage Thrift, a non-profit, will be sending a truck to collect your donations of men's and women's clothing and accessories, collectibles, and housewares - just about everything! Get: Shop for Chanukah and the holidays at UJA-Federation Greenwich fabulous boutiques, including Women's Clothing, Summer Camp Gear and much more! 15% of boutique sales will be donated to programs that support the most vulnerable in our worldwide community, through the UJA Federation of Greenwich. For further information, visit ujafedgreenwich.org or call (203)552-1818. SAVE THE DATE Young Children's Family Service: Latkes and Pajamas! Friday, December 16th, 5:30 pm Join us for a special Chanukah edition of Young Children's Family Service (YCFS) with Reb Allison and special musical guest Sheldon Low. Kids should come in their pajamas! Come sing songs, celebrate Chanukah & Shabbat and enjoy home-made latkes. We will also kick off our pajama donation drive to benefit The Pajama Program, an organization which collects pajamas and books for children in foster care and group homes. Please bring a NEW pair of pajamas and a new book with you to donate to these children, who may not have a pair of pajamas or a story to read at bedtime. For further information, please call Alice Schoen at (203) 542-716 or email her at alice.schoen@templesholom.com. In and Around the Community... Tapestry: A Community Celebration of Adult Learning Learning, Saturday Evening, November 19th, 2011 at 6:45pm at the Jewish Community Center of Stamford, presented by United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien and the Jewish Community Center in cooperation with the Board of Rabbis, UJA Federation of Greenwich, The Jewish Historical Society of Lower Fairfield County, The Center for Judaic & Middle Eastern Studies at UConn, Stamford, and Jewish organizations throughout Greater Stamford and Greenwich. Visit www.stamfordjcc.org for cost information and to register. UJA Federation Annual Gala Honors Teen Philanthropists, Saturday, December 3rd at 7:00pm at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center, Purchase, NY. Event charis are Debra Fram and Eric Schwartz, Dina Klein Lunder and Michael Lunder. Journal chairs are Eve and Brett Goldberg. The evening will include cocktails and dinner followed by the presentation of the Weitzman Youth Award for Jewish Philanthropy to 12 Teen Philanthropists from Greenwich High School. They are Joshua Genn, Isa Goldberg, Connor Hegarty, Julia Jandrisits, Jonathan Kerbs, Jonathan Muhlrad, Graham Perry, Douglas Saper, Robert Saper, Sanuel Savitz, Jacob Segal, Michelle Socher. Entertainment by Sidney Friedman, America's leading mentalist, who is known for reading, ESP, telepathy and premonition. Call (203) 552-1818 for further details or visit www.ujafedgreenwich.org.

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