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Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:00 AM

Tot Shabbat

Children, parents, and grandparents are invited from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. to celebrate Shabbat with songs, prayers, stuffed torahs, and stories.

Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:00 AM

Nosh & Drash - Torah Breakfast-Seminary Shabbat

The entire community is invited to services at 9:00 a.m., breakfast and communal Torah Study at 10:00 a.m., and resumption of services at 11:00 a.m.

Friday, February 26, 2010 7:00 PM

Family Service

Families are invited to a Participatory Family Service geared toward families with children of all ages, especially those ages 4 – 13. There will be lively singing, stories, and Shabbat warmth. A celebratory Oneg Shabbat dessert reception will follow. Open to the entire community.

Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:45 PM

Queen Esther Ice Cream Social

Celebrate Purim with ice cream at 6:45 pm, the Megillah Reading at 7:15 pm, and a costume parade for adults and children.

Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:15 PM

Megillah Reading & Costume Parade

Megillah Reading at 7:15 pm and costume parade for adults and children.

Sunday, February 28, 2010 9:00 AM

Sisterhood Gift Shop

Purchase gifts, jewelry, Passover items, and household goods made by Israeli artisans. Our selection is unique and our prices are better than retail.

Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:00 PM

Movie - Beaufort

The true story of Liraz Liberti, a 22-year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon in the year 2000.

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Announcing our Spring Fling Fundraiser, March 20, 2010. Click HERE for more information.

Please click HERE to read more about TI supported relief efforts for Haiti and how you can help.

Candle lighting for this Shabbat is at 5:00 pm. Friday night services are at 8:30 pm.

Shabbat morning services begin at 9:00 am at which time we will call Sara Cantor, daughter of our members Debra & Marc Cantor, to the bimah as a Bat Mitzvah. Babysitting is available at 9:00 am in Room 5. At 10:30 am, Na’areynu begins in room 4.

Junior Congregation: February 6 from 10:30 am – 12:15 pm. For parts contact Rabbi Sharon.

World Wide Wrap: Join us for minyan on Sunday, February 7 at 9:00 am as the Brandeis Men's Club sponsors the annual World Wide Wrap. Attention Kitah Hey Families. This family program takes the place of Religious School classes for Kitah Hey students on this day. Please note time change.

Torah Club with Cantor Bromberg will meet on Tuesday, February 9 at 6:00 pm.

Tuesday Evening Mini-Course with Rabbi Sharon Litwin: Are You Smarter than a Religious School 5th Grader-6:45 pm -7:45 pm: February 9: Explore Jewish holidays, synagogue skills, Shabbat observance, lifecycles, and history. Everything you think you learned in Hebrew School but can’t remember after all these years.

Temple Israel’s weekly evening minyan will meet on Tuesday at 7:45 pm.

Talmud with Rabbi Fine will meet on Tuesday, February 9 after minyan. New students always welcome. Admission is free, and no prior knowledge is necessary.

Torah Clinic with Cantor Bromberg will meet on Wednesday, February 10. Working on a Torah reading? Need a little coaching? Never read Torah before and want to learn? The Cantor is “in”. Come between 7:00—8:00 pm for a little personal attention.

Religious School:
Mishloach Manot Forms are here! Please be sure to purchase your Mishloach Manot no later than February 8. Forms can be found in the January issue of Temple Talk or on the Shabbat table. Any questions? Please contact Director of Education, Rabbi Sharon Litwin at (201) 444-9320.

Winter Break: Sunday, February 14 – Sunday, February 21. Classes resume Tuesday, February 23.

Support Temple Israel when you search or shop online: What if Temple Israel earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! Just click any of the links below and Temple Israel will automatically benefit from your searches and online shopping.

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Amazon.com will automatically donate a percentage of your purchase amount to Temple Israel when you go there via a link on Temple Israel's website.

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ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES AT TEMPLE ISRAEL

Temple Israel of Ridgewood’s ongoing adult education program features several new classes. All classes are free and everyone in the community is invited.

TUESDAY EVENING TALMUD: Every Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m., after minyan, Rabbi David J. Fine guides participants in discovering the fascinating world of the rabbinic sages. No previous experience or Hebrew comprehension is required, as we are learning from the Steinsaltz edition in English. New students are always welcome to join the class.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIALS: All Special Classes at 10:30-11:30 a.m., taught by Rabbi David J. Fine.
January 31: How the Conservative movement makes halakhic (Jewish legal) decisions II: The question of gay and lesbian Jews.
March 7: What are the Differences between Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and Orthodox Judaism?
March 21: How did the different Jewish movements come about?
April 25: Why be a Conservative Jew today?

TUESDAY EVENING MINI-COURSE WITH RABBI SHARON LITWIN: Are You Smarter Than a Religious School 5th Grader? 6:45 pm -7:45 pm: January 12, January 19, January 26, February 2, and February 9. Explore Jewish holidays, synagogue skills, Shabbat observance, lifecycles, and history – everything you think you learned in Hebrew School, but can’t remember after all these years!

WEDNESDAY EVENING TORAH READING CLINIC WITH CANTOR CAITLIN BROMBERG – 7:00-8:00 pm. Working on a Torah reading? Need a little coaching? Never read Torah before and want to learn? Bring a Torah reading you are working on, ask for an assignment or get help learning trope. The Cantor is “in” and ready to offer personal attention.

TEMPLE ISRAEL HOSTS FILM: BEAUFORT

Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present the film Beaufort on Sunday, February 28, at 7:00 p.m. Rabbi David J. Fine, spiritual leader of Temple Israel, will lead a discussion following the film screening. The film showing and discussion are open to the public, and there is a $5.00 suggested donation to cover costs and refreshments.

Beaufort tells the true story of Liraz Liberti, a 22-year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon in the year 2000. This is not a story of war, but of retreat. This is a story with no enemy, only an amorphous entity that drops bombs from the skies while terrified young soldiers must find a way to carry out their mission until their very last minutes on a mountaintop. As Liraz lays the explosives which would destroy the very same structure that his friends had died defending, he witnesses his soldiers’ mental and physical disintegration and the collapse of all he’s been taught as an officer.