Adar II/Nissan 5776 April 2016 Volume 8/ Number 4 PARASHAT April 2 April 9 APRIL 16 April 23 April 30 Parah Tazria Metzora Pesach Pesach SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 WEEKLY 5:53PM 5:54PM 5:55PM 5:56PM 5:57PM Sunday: 9:30 am Hebrew School Monday: 7:15 am Minyan Shacharit Thursday: 7:15 am Minyan Shacharit Friday: 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat: 9:30 am Minyan followed by Kiddush Rosh Chodesh April 9 Passover April 23-30 READING THE MAGELLAH PAGE 4 ADULT PURIM PARTY PAGE 5 PRESCHOOL VISITING THE ISRAELI EMBASSY PAGE 6 ISRAELI TOUR GROUP PAGE 7 HOSTING KIDDUSH It is customary to help sponsor our Shabbat morning Kiddush to honor the memory of a loved one at the time of their Yahrzeit or in honor of a special occasion. April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 Special Kiddush Sponsors Julia Holz Lee Blumenthal in Memory of his Mother Paul Rosenberg Steve Schechter
April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 2 Services 9:30 Followed by Kiddush and Lunch AND Ladies Lesson 3 Classes for Children Hebrew and Torah 4 Minyan 7:15AM Followed by Breakfast Rabbanit Lesson for Children 4:30PM 5 Judaism Class for Children 4:30PM 6 7 Minyan 7:15AM Followed by Breakfast 8 Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 9 Rosh Chodesh Services 9:30 Followed by Kiddush and Lunch AND Ladies Lesson 10 Classes for Children Hebrew and Torah 11 Minyan 7:15AM Followed by Breakfast Rabbanit Lesson for Children 4:30PM 12 Judaism Class for Children 4:30PM 13 14 Minyan 7:15AM Followed by Breakfast 15 Maariv Shabbat followed by Dinner 6:30PM 16 Services 9:30 Followed by Kiddush and Lunch AND Ladies Lesson 17 Classes for Children Hebrew and Torah 18 Minyan 7:15AM Followed by Breakfast Rabbanit Lesson for Children 4:30PM 19 Judaism Class for Children 4:30PM 20 21 Minyan 7:15AM Followed by Breakfast 22 Seder 1 Fast of 1st Born 23 Pesach 1 Seder 2 24 Pesach 2 25 Chol Hamoed 1 Minyan 7:15AM 26 Chol Hamoed 2 Minyan 7:15AM 27 Chol Hamoed 3 Minyan 7:15AM 28 Chol Hamoed 4 Minyan7:15AM EREV of Shvii shel PESACH 29Shivii shel Pesach Minyan 7:15AM 30 Shmini shel Pesach VISIT YOUR SYNAGOGUE SUPPORT YOUR JEWISH ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Do you know that membership in the Jewish Association of the Philippines only costs PHP22,000 per year for a family and PHP16,000 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) 815-0265 Fax: (632) 840-2566 Website: www.jewishphilippines.org Email: admin@jewishphilippines.net (Lee Blumenthal) president@jewishphilippines.net (Paul Rosenberg) rabbi@jewishphilippines.net (Rabbi Azaria)
APRIL BIRTHDAY S Civil Birthday Hebrew Birthday This Years Civil Date Adi COHEN April 1 Nissan 20 April 12 Romi BARBER April 2 Adar II 26 March 6 Jacquelyn GERINGER April 5 Nissan 1 March 24 Erika MALCA April 8 Nissan 19 April 11 Rebecca SCHULTZ April 8 Nissan 24 April 16 Mica Riley SMITH April 11 Nissan 4 March 28 Yuval COHEN April 13 Nissan 19 April 11 Guy Yaakov FOOX April 13 Iyyar 2 April 24 Indiana PLATUS April 15 Nissan 15 April 7 Genen ZILKHA April 17 Nissan 13 April 5 Kenizha WANG April 17 Nissan 17 April 9 Rachel ABREU April 18 Nissan 29 April 21 Zoe BARBER April 19 Nissan 27 April 19 Tatoo AMSILI April 20 Iyyar 6 April 28 Gregorio ABREU April 27 Iyyar 2 April 24 Rachel KATZAV April 27 Nissan 29 April 21 Olya AZRIEL April 30 Iyyar 17 May 9 Lee BLUMENTHAL April 30 Iyyar 17 May 9 Daniel GLAZER April 30 Iyyar 11 May 3 Upcoming Kiddush s May 7 Need Sponsor May 14 David Gilinsky In Honor of his Grandmothers' Birthday Mary Gilinsky May 21 May 28 Need Sponsor The Glazer Family
Page 4 READING THE MAGELLAH COMMUNITY PURIM PARTY IN THE SYNAGOGUE
Page 5 ADULT PURIM PARTY FLYEAST TADIRAN TOUR GROUP VISITED THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SYNAGOGUE SUPPLIED KOSHER FOOD
Page 6 PURIM ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRESCHOOL ETZ HA HAIM PREPERATION PURIM PARADE VISIT TO THE ISRAELI EMBASSY FOR THE CHILDREN TO GIVE MISHLOACH MANOT TO THE EMBASSY STAFF
Page 7 Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine receiving the Esther Award for Leadership and Philanthropy from The Hebrew College. Pictured with Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann, President of Hebrew College The Synagogue welcomes an Israeli 80 person Tour Group from Kashet Tours brought by Levy Kashti. For one week the Synagogue provided 80 meals 3 times a day.
Page 8 President Ramos, Israeli Ambassador Matityau and Professor Sharon Delmendo speaking at the Ayala Museum about the rescue of the Jews
Page 9 Lunch is served at the Shuk. Below are some of the wonderful dishes being served. Each market has a different menu. On holidays we also show movies for the children while the parents are shopping. Next market a new shipment of imported items are arriving.