COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD and Calendar of Events For the week beginning Decmber 6, 2014 Listings by Departments Community Events For Sale or Rent Green Tip of the Week Arts and Leisure COMMUNITY EVENTS
Please join UJA Federation s Tov B Yachad and New Rochelle Communities for Gift of Chanukah, Sunday, December 7, 2 3:30 p.m. at Kittay House in the Bronx. Take part in a fun, intergenerational program with the residents of Kittay House, an independent senior living facility run by Jewish Home Lifecare, a UJA Federation beneficiary agency. Join us for bingo, crafts and refreshments and help bring holiday light and joy to the seniors. Couvert: $36 per family. Event Chairs: Jill Goldfein, AnneBeth Levenson and Elizabeth Trump. For more information and to register, contact Susan Scharf Glick at glicks@ujafedny.org or 914.761.5100 x120. ***************************************************************************** SAR ACADEMY INFORMATION SESSIONS Please attend one of SAR's Information Sessions, Tues., Dec. 9, 9:30-10:45 AM. IMAGINE a school where your child's unique spirit and talents are respected, valued and nurtured. SAR Academy opens each child's heart and mind to a life-long love of Torah and Medinat Yisrael. To register, visit www.saracademy.org/informationsession. Questions? Please call us at 718.548.1717 x1206. SAR, 655 West 254th St., Riverdale. When your child attends SAR Academy, your whole family joins a very special community. *****************************************************************************
Yachad 30th Anniversary Dinner December 15, 2014 Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Join us at the 30th Anniversary Yachad Dinner Awards Presentation, where we will inaugurate The Joel Daner a"h Yachad Communal Fellowship! The reception will begin at 6:00pm. The dinner will begin at 7:00pm. Please RSVP by December 1 to Elaine Grossman at grossmane@ou.org or (212) 613-8350.
A program of the Westchester Jewish Council WARM YOUR MIND IN THE COLD WINTER MONTHS. JOIN US FOR ONE (OR MORE!) OF THESE EXCITING CLASSES The World of Our Talmudic Rabbis: Pirkei Avot Rabbi Jeffrey Segelman 10 Wednesday mornings beginning January 7 Congregation Kol Ami of White Plains
Jews for Exegesis: Interpreting the Biblical Text Rabbi Molly Karp 5 Tuesday mornings beginning January 6 Beth El Synagogue Center New Rochelle Life in the IDF (In collaboration with Hadassah Westchester) Sergeant Josh Warhit Tuesday evening December 2 JCC of Mid-Westchester Scarsdale Who Owns Moses? The Struggle for Moses Identity in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski 6 Monday afternoons beginning January 5 Taught at private home in Armonk Jewish Yoga (in collaboration with Hadassah Westchester) Laura Rotter Sunday morning January 11 JCC of Mid-Westchester - Scarsdale The Prophets: Second Isaiah and Ezekiel Rabbi Molly Karp 10 Thursday mornings beginning January 22 Beth El Synagogue Center New Rochelle Talmud from the Inside: A Textual, Analytic, Interactive Approach Rabbi David Hojda 10 Thursday mornings beginning January 29 JCC of Mid-Westchester Scarsdale Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship - A Hartman Institute Lecture and Study series Shaliach: Yoav Cohen Dec.7,10 Jan. 7, 14, 21 (per session fee) JCC of Mid-Westchester Scarsdale. For details and a complete listing of winter and spring classes, pick up a WAJE Catalog or contact WAJE Director Alice Tenney by emailing waje@wjcouncil.org or phoning 914-328-7001 Ext. 704 ****************************************
******************************************** GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK brought to you by David Kahn Stop the Toy Deluge and Waste #3! Give the gift of "time coupons." An envelope of coupons that they can "spend" at any time: I'll do one chore -- no questions asked; movie and popcorn night, you pick the movie!; 1:1 game of cards or basketball (whatever the child's interest is in); sit and read a book with me; stay up 1/2 hour past bedtime. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-jones/18-excellent-gifts-for-kids-that-arent-eventoys_b_6108036.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063 ******************************************************** ARTS, LEISURE & TRAVEL Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food with author LAURA SILVER Date: Thursday, December 11 Time: 10am 11:30am Location: One Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830 Tickets: $18. Register online at jccgreenwich.org or call 203.552.1818 For more information visit JCCGreenwich.org *************************************** Jewish Historical Seminars Upcoming tours are as follows: Jewish Life in India: February 5 19, 2015. Sold Out Jewish Life in the Balkans: Jewish Sights and Sites in Bosnia and Croatia June 29 July 9, 2015. There is a discounted price for those who register early (by December 31, 2014). If you are interested in the tour, do not wait until this date to register since this will be a popular
seminar The Jews of Provence: Aug 31 Sep 7, 2015 For information, contact Jon Goodblatt or go the website: http://www.ziontours.co.il/jewish historical seminars homepage.html JEWISH HISTORICAL SEMINARS For Itineraries contact Debbie Zuberi or Jon Goodblatt has the Itineraries locally Website: www.ziontours.co.il Email: zuberie@netvision.net.il Tel: 011 972 5345191