Announcements for April 30, 2008

On Wednesday, April 30^th, please light your yellow candle in observance of Yom HaShoah. Feel free to recite the mediation and poem enclosed in the box.

1. Candle lighting for this Shabbat is at 7:36 pm on Friday evening. Friday night services are at 8:30 pm. Shabbat morning services begin at 9:00 am at which time we will call Wesley Caruso, son of our members, Debra & Stephen Caruso, to the bimah as a Bar Mitzvah. Babysitting is available at 9:00 am in Room 5. At 10:30 am, Na’areynu begins in room 4.

2. Sunday minyan is at 9:30 am. Please help us assure a minyan with your presence.

3. The 22^nd Annual Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service will be held on Sunday, May 4^th at the West Side Presbyterian Church at 7:30 pm.

4. Rabbi Steinlauf’s lunchtime Talmud Study will meet on Monday, May 5^th from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.

5. Cantor Freedman’s Torah Reading Club will meet on Tuesday, May 6^th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.

6. Tuesday evening’s minyan will be held at 7:45 pm. Please help us assure a minyan with your presence.

7. Rabbi Gil Steinlauf’s Walking with God class will meet on Tuesday, May 6^th from 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

8. Religious School:

a. Sunday, May 16: Last day of school

b. Sunday, June 1: Salute to Israel Parade

c. Sunday, June 8 at 7:00 pm: Graduation, awards, and moving up ceremonies. Erev Shavuot Services

9. Committee & Club Meetings:

Board Mtg: Monday, May 5^th at 8:00 pm

10. Hold the Date:

a. The Amsterdam Family Endowment Fund Aleph Siddur Presentation will be held during Shabbat morning services on May 10^th.

b. General Membership Mtg & Elections: Wed., May 14^th at 7:30 pm.

c. Jr. Congregation will meet on Saturday, May 17^th at 10:00 am in the Beit Midrash. For parts, please contact Director of Education, Rabbi Sharon Litwin at 201-444-9320.

c. Recognition of Volunteers Dinner & Installation of the Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, May 27^th beginning with dinner at 7:00 pm (RSVP) followed by services and installation. This will be an evening to say thank you to all the valued members of the Board of Trustees who have given their time and energy to Temple Israel. Flyers are available through the synagogue office, May’s Temple Talk or on the Shabbat table.

d. Salute to Israel Parade: Sunday, June 1^st. Registration forms can be found on the Shabbat table or our website www.synagogue.org. Registration deadline is May 7^th.

e. Farewell & Thank Your Kiddush: Please join us on Saturday, June 14^th as we express our thanks to those special people who in their own way contributed so much of themselves to Temple Israel: The Dobkins and Fels Families who have gone the extra distance to support our shul through our supplemental dues program; Rabbi Gil Steinlauf for raising us to higher spiritual levels of Torah and Mitzvot these past 7 years; Cantor Michelle Freedman for giving our children and adults the gift of trope and nusach for the past 9 years; Jose Serna: Thanks to an anonymous donation we will be dedicating our Kiddush Room in his honor. RSVP by May 28^th to Kiddush614@synagogue.org

11. Ways & Means:

Temple Israel Idol-SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 7^th: Got Talent? Or Not? Share your talents and have a good time. Singing, Comedy, Instrumental, Skits, Magic. If interested, contact Jo & Michael Rosen at 201-670-8199 or email Party08@synagogue.org

12. Men’s Club:

a. Golf Outing: The BMC will be holding its 3^rd annual hackers open on June 19^th.

b. NNJR Men’s Club Regional Retreat: May 16^th-18^th

13. Sisterhood:

a. SAVE THE DATE: Our next Ladies Night Out/Game Night will be held on Monday, May 19^th. Join us for Mah jongg, bridge, scattergories, pokers, etc. Please make every effort to attend since we will be voting on the Board of Directors that will serve for the next two years. Your support is vital to Sisterhood. Of course, chocolate will be served. RSVP to Debbie Corwin at debbie@corwinfamily.net or 201-445-4743.

b. Love to read? On Sunday, June 1^st, the group will meet at 7:30 pm at Jo Rosen's home to discuss Matrimony by Josh Henkin. Four signed copies are available for purchase at the Sisterhood Gift Shop for the list price of $24. RSVP to Laura Brody if you will be attending.

c. Please contact Laura Brody at 201-670-1916 if you would like to purchase an item from the gift shop.

d. Please consider a Torah Fund card when you are celebrating a life event or sending a condolence card. Your $5.00 donation to Torah Fund supports JTS where our Rabbi and Cantor were trained. Torah Fund cards can be sent by contacting Libby Stern at 201-444-3819 or email thelib@optonline.net

e. Kippot: If you would like to order kippot for your simcha, please call Ruth Marion at 201-445-4223.

f. Tallitot: Please call Linda Van Grover at 201-447-1685 or email her at vangrover@aol.com.

14. Tikkun Olam:

Walk-In Dinner Program: If you would like to help prepare and serve a hot meal for the homeless on any of the following dates, please contact Sue Hill at 201-445-0684 or Suz684@msn.com. May 13 and October 14. Food donations are also greatly appreciated.

 
15. Endowment Committee: The Goodman Endowment Fund is now awarding stipends to students participating in certain programs which meet the following requirements: 1) Stipends would be available for programs occurring during the years between b’nei mitzvah and high school graduation. 2) Consideration will only be given to programs costing $1,000 or more per person. 3) Camp stipends or school tuition stipends will not be eligible. 4) Stipend is to be used for a program which furthers Conservative Movement values and is approved by the Rabbi. 5) Applications will be accepted between August 1 through November 1 for school year programs. 6) Stipends will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to the extent that distributable funds are available. Application forms are available from the synagogue office or email to endowments@synagogue.org.
 
16. Youth Groups: 
EL AL: If you would like to donate a flat of inpatiens or petunias for our El Alers to plant around our synagogue, please drop them off the week of May 12th. Thank you.
Year End Bash/Spring Planting: Sunday, May 18th from 11:15 – 1:00 pm
KADIMA:

a. Spring Weekend: May 9^th – 11^th

b. Lounge Night/Elections/Chinese Food: Thursday, May 15^th

c. Young Frankenstein: Sunday, May 18^th. Bus departs Temple Israel at 1:00 pm

d. Pool Party & BBQ: Sunday, June 8^th

USY: Installation: Tuesday, May 27th
a. Lounge Night/Elections: Wednesday, May 21st from 7:30 – 9:30 pm
b. Pool Party & BBQ: Sunday, June 8th
 

17. A Big Mitzvah: We need your help in fulfillment of one of the most important mitzvot: Feeding the hungry. We ask that you please donate supermarket gift certificates to help needy families purchase groceries. Please bring them to the synagogue office. Thank you for your help.

18. The Oneg and Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Debra & Stephen Caruso in honor of their son, Wesley Caruso, on the occasion of his bar mitzvah.

19. At next week’s Shabbat morning service, we will celebrate with our Kitah Aleph students & their families as they receive their first siddur.

20. Do YOU have something to celebrate – a birthday, an anniversary, an engagement, a promotion at work, an accomplishment, or just the fact that you are delighted to be part of such a vibrant Jewish community? Celebrate with us on Shabbat by sponsoring the Oneg or Kiddush. The following dates are available for sponsorship: Oneg: May 9, June 13, June 27; Kiddush: June 28 (Nosh & Drash). Please call or email the synagogue office for further information.

21. Community Information:

a. A Birthday Party for Israel at the YJCC: Join us on Thursday, May 8 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at the Bergen YJCC hosts its 3 rd Annual Israel’s Birthday Party family celebration. The party begins with entertainment followed by dinner (barbeque & Israeli fare) and birthday cake. This event is co-sponsored by the UJA. For more information, contact Jill at 201-666-6610 ext. 222 or jbrown@yjcc.org

b. Parents of Children & Other Dependents With Special Needs Workshop: You are invited to attend a workshop on “Planning for the Future of your Child or Dependent with Special Needs” presented by Michael Werfel & Alan Geramian on Sunday, May 18^th at 11:00 am at Temple Emanuel, 87 Overlook Drive, Woodcliff Lake.

c. The Living Room, a Health, Wellness, and Healing Center at Jewish Family Services of Bergen County is sponsoring the following programs at the Living Room, 1485 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ: A Jewish Take on the Twelve Steps: Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. All Jews in recovery and family members are welcome at our JACS meeting (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically dependent person and Significant others). Gain support from others affected by drinking or drug use. A special meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16^th: Passover and Personal Redemption: The Haggadah As A Path To Serenity with Rabbi Amy Bolton, Director of the Living Room. Big Book Twelve Step Study Meeting: Every Monday at 7:30 pm. All men and women in recovery are invited to join this all-addictions Big Book Step Study meeting. Orthodox Divorced Moms: Mondays, May 12, June 2, 16 & 30^th at 7:30 pm. Talk about common issues, share ideas and resources. September 11^th Bereaved Parents Group: June 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Second Generation: Children of Holocaust Survivors: Thursdays, May 15 & June 12 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. A monthly discussion group for children of Holocaust survivors. Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Amy Bolton: Wednesdays, May 7 & June 11 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Learn how to add more calmness to your life.

d. The 65^th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Annual Holocaust Commemoration of UJA Federation of Northern NJ will take place on Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 pm at Temple Sholom, 385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ. The media exhibit will be open for viewing at 6:15 pm.

e. The Jewish Theological Seminary’s annual dinner will be held on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 pm at Temple Emanu-El in Closter, NJ. This year’s honorees are Jack & Lynne Hendler and Rabbi Joel Roth. For more information, please contact NJ Regional Director Rebekah Raz at 212-678-8935 or reraz@jtsa.edu

f. The Jewish Home of Rockleigh, Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living, in its continuing effort to enhance the lives of the elderly in our community by providing needed programs and services, is pleased to announce two new initiatives to help the homebound elderly in Bergen County. The first is aimed at those in the community who would like to attend Shabbat services but are unable to get to services on their own and the other is to provide a home delivered kosher meal for those who do not have the ability to prepare their own Shabbat meal. For further information on either program, please contact Chuck Berkowitz at 201-750-4230.

22. If you would like to receive an updated Temple Israel membership directory, please email us at office@synagogue.org and we will gladly email you a copy.

23. If you would like to receive Temple Israel’s weekly announcements by email, send an email message to announce-request@synagogue.org with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message. In addition, you will also receive any special announcements.

24. If you would like to subscribe to Temple Israel's "Israel Action" e-mail list and receive occasional e-mails about Israel-oriented activities at the synagogue and in our community and other matters regarding Israel, send an e-mail to israel_action-request@synagogue.org from the address at which you wish to subscribe, with the word subscribe in the body of the e-mail.

25. Technology Committee: If you are purchasing items from Amazon.com, please go the Temple Israel Home Page at www.synagogue.org and click on the amazon.com link. A percentage of all sales will automatically be donated to Temple Israel.