Adar I/Adar II 5771 March 2011 Volume 3/ Number 3. Special Kiddush s

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1 Adar I/Adar II 5771 March 2011 Volume 3/ Number 3 Parashat March 5 Pekudei March 12 Vayikra March 19 Tzav March 26 Shemini SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING March 4 5:49PM March 11 5:50PM March 18 5:51PM March 25 5:57PM ROSH CHODESH March 6 and 7 WEEKLY Sunday: 8:00 am Minian/ 9:30 am Hebrew School Monday: 7:15 am Minian Shacharit Tuesday: 11:00 am class with Rabbanit for Women Special Occasions Page 3 Casino Night Page 4 Kindermusik comes to the Gan Page 5 Thursday: 7:15 am Minian Shacharit Friday: 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat: 9:30 am Minian followed by Kiddush The Beast that Crouches by the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman Page 6 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 Special Kiddush s A Friend of the Community The Sarfati Family In Honor of Poalabel Sarfati The Ofek Family In Honor of the Community Maricar Mascunana in Memory of her Father

2 March 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 5Children s Service 10:30 Ladies Lesson after Lunch 6Hebrew and Torah Classes for Children Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 12Children s Service 10:30 Ladies Lesson after Lunch 13Purim Party For Children Fast of Esther 18Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 19Children s Service 10:30 Ladies Lesson after Lunch 20 Purim Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 26Children s Service 10:30 Ladies Lesson after Lunch 27Hebrew and Torah Classes for Children VISIT YOUR SYNAGOGUE SUPPORT YOUR JEWISH ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Do you know that membership in the Jewish Association of the Philippines only costs PHP18,000 per year for a family and PHP14,000 per year for singles? Do you know that this small amount goes to paying for all the Shabaton lunches, dinners, events, salaries, lights, maintenance and upkeep of the building. And in addition to all this, your Jewish Association does a lot of charity work. We are WIFI. Come in, browse the library, have coffee and surf the net. JEWISH ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES 110 H. V. Dela Costa Street Salcedo Village, Makati City Philippines Tel: (632) Fax: (632) Website: admin@jewishphilippines.net (John Kater) president@jewishphilippines.net (Paul Rosenberg) rabbi@jewishphilippines.net (Rabbi Azaria)

3 PAGE 3 Civil Birthday Hebrew Birthday This Years Civil Date AZARIA Abigail March 3 Adar1 29 March 5 MALCA Jessica March 3 Adar 10 February 14 WANG Esther March 8 Adar 13 February 17 AZARIA Yaacov March 10 Adar 14 Febraury 18 GREEN Naomi March 10 Adar 13 February 17 GREEN David March 14 Adar 13 February 17 KERTZMAN Kaitlin March 17 Adar 26 March 2 FRAGMAN Marilyn March 21 Adar 24 February 28 KERTZMAN William March 27 Nisan 10 April 14 AZARIA Rabbi Eliyahu March 28 Nisan 9 April 13 MALCA Miriam March 29 Nisan 7 April 11 NEWMAN Dana March 30 Nisan 17 April 21 Upcoming Kiddush s April 2 Isidor Gilan In Memory of his Father April 3 The Kohler Family Bryce s First Haircut April 9 Paul Rosenberg In Memory of his Father April 16 Lee Blumenthal In Memory of his Mother April 23 Alex and Ora Kohan In Honor of the Community April 30 Alpha Kwok In Honor of the Community Please check Bulletin Board outside of Social Hall for future available Dates. All Kiddush bookings are on a first come first serve basis. Upon booking please choose your menu. SPECIAL OCCASIONS Rabbi Azaria installing Mezuzah's at the new home of Sherryl and Will Pasternak

4 PAGE 4 CASINO NIGHT There were about 100 in attendance on the night and drinks and chips were flowing and overflowing! Thank you to ALL of you who made Casino Night such a success!!! It was a lot of fun. Thanks to Carina and Marge of the decorating Committee. Thank you to the wonderful staff who helped us on the night itself. Our grand prize winner for most chips at the end of the night was won by Mr David Gilinsky (which he very generously donated back to our cause...thank you!). Second was Mrs Tzipi Amsili and third place was won by Mr. Noah Schatz. Special mention goes to Limor Vapni for coming a very, very close fourth The Jewish Women s Auxiliary would like to thank: Olya and Kobi Azriel for donating the gaming tables, the posters and providing the four great dealers for the evening Carina Sarfati and Marge Gilinsky as Decorations Committee and for donating the casino decorations for the night Miriam Azaria and Maricar Dayan as Food Committee for the menu preparation and purchase of the food and drinks for the evening Fiona Malca and Anne Zeitoune for Casino Management Committee on the night itself and Fiona for donation of the tickets, raffle stubs and chips for the event. Special thanks go to Michael Kohler and Noah Trueger for the last mad dash for extra chips! For the donation of drinks for the evening David Gilinsky and the Shangri La for the keg of beer Haim and Myla Katsav for 2 bottles of vodka Mafre 1 bottle of Black Label Cherryl Glazer - 1 Whiskey Arianne Arcace - 2 bottles of Lambanog For all the donors of our raffle prizes... To Nancy Harel for the largest sales of tickets and gathering of raffle prizes To Betsy Malca for Bar tendering To Illustrado restaurant in Intramuros for the donations of beer, wine and lowball glasses To everyone who purchased tickets, and bought drinks and chips in aid of this fundraiser!

5 PAGE 5 KINDERMUSIK COMES TO THE GAN

6 PAGE 6 BOOKS FROM OUR LIBRARY Every month we will review a book which is in our library. We encourage everyone to use our library. According to Rabbi Talmid, we have the largest library in Southeast Asia. It is here for your reading and learning pleasure. The Beast that Crouches at the Door BY Rabbi David Fohrman Rabbi David Fohrman lectures internationally on Biblical themes. He heads the Curriculum Initiative of the Areivim Philanthropic Group, and directs the Hoffberger Institute for Text Study. He currently resides in Woodmere, NY with his wife and children, where he also serves as resident scholar at the Young Israel of Woodmere. Rabbi Fohrman's first book, The Beast that Crouches at the Door, was a finalist for the 2007 National Jewish Book Award. In earlier years, Rabbi Fohrman served as a senior editor and writer for ArtScroll's Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud, and taught Biblical themes at the Johns Hopkins University. His recorded lectures are available at rabbifohrman.com. Shloshim of Esther Elefant

7 PAGE 7 NEW KIDDUSH MENU S With the wonderful number of member s and guests who are attending our Kiddush Shabbat Special Kiddush = Menu #1 = P12, (good for 75 people) MAIN DISHES: Hamin Bake Fish with White Sauce Fettucinne Pasta With White Sauce Macaroni and Cheese SIDE DISHES: Shakshuka Hard Boiled Eggs with Tomato and Asparagus Plain Rice Lumpia Fresh with Garlic Sauce SALADS: Tabouli Tuna Salad Israeli Salad Cabbage with Almond and Chive DESSERTS: Yeast Bread with Chocolate Fruit Salad Chiffon Cake Marble Leche Flan OTHERS: Pita (30 pieces) Lachmaniot (30 pieces) 2 Big Challa Kiddush Wine Grape Juice Milk Iced Tea Orange Juice Softdrinks Special Kiddush = Menu #2 = P13, (good for 75 people) MAIN DISHES: Moroccan Fish Asojos with Roast Vegetables Tomato Parsley Basil Quiche Spaghetti Rice with Lentils and Onion SIDE DISHES: Lumpia without Wrapper Asparagus Eggplant with Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce SALADS: Israeli Salad Cabbage Assorted Vegetables Matbucha Greek Salad DESSERTS: Walnut Square Chocolate Cake Assorted Fruits Almazia OTHERS: Pita (30 pieces) Lachmaniot (30 pieces) 2 Big Challa Kiddush Wine Grape Juice Milk Iced Tea Orange Juice Softdrinks

8 PAGE 8 Special Kiddush = Menu #3 = P17, (good for 75 people) MAIN DISHES: Quiche Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce Rice with Tuna, Mayonnaise and Hard Boiled Eggs Lasagna SIDE DISHES: Smoke Salmon Fresh Lumpia with Garlic Sauce Sambusak with Cheese Filling (30 pieces) Cream Cheese with Chives Fish Cigars SALADS: Hummus Israeli Salad Lettuce Salad with Pomelo Penne Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Black Olives and Button Mushrooms DESSERTS: Cake with Fruits Whipped Cream and Pudding Plain Cheese Cake Jam Pie Ice Cream (2 containers) OTHERS: Pita (30 pieces) Bagels (24 pieces) 2 Big Challa Kiddush Wine Grape Juice Milk Iced Tea Orange Juice Softdrinks Special Kiddush = Menu #4 = P18, (good for 75 people) MAIN DISHES: Baked Chicken Liver Pate Paella Roasted Beef Sliced with Mushroom Spaghetti with Meatballs SIDE DISHES: Bake Potatoes Steam Assorted Vegetables Asparagus SALADS: Matbucha Israeli Salad Fatoosh with Green Olives, Pickles etc Eggs Salad DESSERTS: Baklava Marble Cake Fruits Salad OTHERS: 2 Big Challa Lachmaniot (30 pieces) Kiddush Wine Grape Juice Soya Milk Iced Tea Orange Juice Softdrinks

9 PAGE 9 We are pleased to announce that, as a special service for visitors and for local residents kosher meals can now be ordered for consumption at the synagogue or for "take away" Orders should be placed one day before they are required. The following menu is currently available MEAT Whole Chicken Roasted/baked (Price per Kilo) Chicken (breast) Schnitzel (good for two people) Baked Chicken Leg (good for two people) (All meat dishes are served with a choice of potatoes or rice) PARVE (per person) Fried Asuhos with Rice or Potato Tuna Salad Falafel DAIRY Medium Size Pizza with Shredded Mozarella Cheese & Tomato Sauce Large Pizza with Black Olives, Sliced Onions, Sliced Tomato, Tomato Sauce & Mozarella Cheese VEGETABLES (per person) Carrots Zuchini Bunch of Asparagus Humus Mixed Roast Vegetable SALADS (per person) Israeli Salad Tabouli SANDWICHES Pita Sandwiches (with Sliced Cheese, Tomato Cucumber & Pickes) with egg Lachmaniot (with Cream Cheese, Tomato, Cucumber & Pickles) Lachmaniot Meatburger (with Mustard, Mayonnaise, Sliced Tomato & Pickles) Pita Meatburger (with Sliced Onions, Pickles, Tomato, Mustard & Mayonnaise) Tuna Sandwich