Weekly Announcements February 10th, 2025
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Announcements Week of February 10, 2025 |
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TU B'SHEVAT SHABBAT SEDER: Friday, 2/14, 6:30 PM, A Spiritual, Kabbalistic Seder in Person & on Zoom SHABBAT AM: Saturday, 2/15 10:30 AM, Service and Discussion on Zoom Only WEDNESDAY NIGHT TORAH STUDY: Class meets Wednesday, 2/12 at 7:30 PM on Zoom NOTEWORTHY EVENTS |
THIS WEEK TU B'SHEVAT SHABBAT SEDER: Friday, February 14, 6:30 PM, A Spiritual, Kabbalistic Seder celebrating the New Year of the Trees. Come back to the synagogue and eat the native fruits and nuts of Israel, sing with Pianist Yaniel, Assistant Cantor Aron Bederson, and Rabbi Jill. Dance with us too, as we rise through the Four Worlds to our highest spiritual selves and hear Love Songs for Valentine's Day. Potluck Dinner follows the Seder: in person and on Zoom. To receive a seder booklet electronically please contact us. We commemorate the Yahrzeits of: Rebecca Horbund (18); Nanette Nass (19), Abraham Gardner (18), Bernice Bronia Urman (21). A Security guard is present for all in-person Friday night services. Service co-sponsored by Brenda Gardner for her Father's Yahrzeit, and by Barbara Nathan, in Honor of the Feb. 11th Yahrzeit of Harry Chrysostomas, her Birthday on Feb. 16 and her move to a new apartment in Pleasantville, NJ (near Atlantic City). On Zoom; by Phone: 646-876-9923, Meeting ID: 955 755 5342, Password 497495; or use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9557555342?pwd=NXd5ZmUrdWY0YVdWeW1WUGtqdEtXdz09 TU B'SHEVAT SEDER Shopping List if you are joining us virtually. Wine or Grape Juice: White and Red; Fruit or Nuts with Shells: Clementine or Orange, Pomegranate, Peanuts, Cashews, Walnuts, Almonds; Fruit with Pits: Dates, Olives, Carob pieces or chips, Apricots, Prunes; Entirely Edible Fruits: Figs, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Raisins, Melts in Your Mouth: Chocolate or Chocolate chips. SHABBAT AM: Saturday, February 15, 10:30 AM, Service and Discussion of Parashat Yitro on Zoom only. By Phone: 646-876-9923, Meeting ID: 955 755 5342, Password 497495; or use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9557555342?pwd=NXd5ZmUrdWY0YVdWeW1WUGtqdEtXdz09 ACTORS FOR PURIM SPIEL: Anyone who would like to be in the Purim Spiel on Thursday March 13 please contact Rabbi Jill before February 21. LOOKING AHEAD DIVINE TUNE-ING SHABBAT: Friday February 21, 6:30 PM, Features Suki Rae in a Special Program on the Release of Her Memoir, with music by Suki, and Steve Bloom on Guitar; also featuring Zygy Susser's Comic Schtick and Two short plays by Marjorie Conn with Marjorie and Callie J. Cox; Program at 8 PM. Meet and Greet the Performers. Potluck Reception to Follow. Please bring whatever and whomever you'd like. Suki will sign Books and recordings, available for sale. PLEASE RSVP to suki...@aol.com Donations to Synagogue Appreciated. SPECIAL SPEAKER FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA, & POTLUCK DINNER: Lillian Wald: America’s Social and Healthcare Reformer, Friday March 7, 6:30 PM. Speaker & Author Paul Kaplan returns to honor Women's History Month in a fascinating Talk and Book Signing. His short biography profiles the life of Lillian Wald, who some historians call “one of the most influential but least known people of the early 20th century,” part of New York history and Jewish history. Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share; Sponsored Oneg. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: Monday, March 31st, 7:30-9:30 PM, for our 108th Anniversary Celebration Gala:“Shylock V. Antonio,” A wonderful, surprising, unusual, and important take on Shakespeare's classic play, in which Shylock is finally a Hero, written by Playwright/Author/Critic Peter Filichia; directed by well-known Broadway director Lonny Price, our Honoree; Music by Andrew Beall, with a great cast. Wine/Dessert Reception follows the show. Tix: $200/500/1000 • Ads: $250/500/1000 (Ad deadline 3/25) Order tickets and ads online at: https://theactorstemple.ecwid.com/ or call our office at 212-245-6975, or send your check to: The Actors’ Temple, PO Box 2620, NY 10108. More information: AT 2025 Spring Gala and 108th Anniversary CHESED COMMITTEE: (Kindness) If you would like to be visited or for help with errands or appointments, please call or email: Barbara Bova, barb...@gmail.com, 917 528 1364; Karen Hofstein-Heyman, khof...@earthlink.net, 646-281-4852; Carlos Ramirez, rmrzc...@gmail.com, 347 290 2566. EDUCATION WEEKLY TORAH STUDY for Adults: Class meets Wednesday, February 12, 7:30 - 9 PM. We are reading the Book of Deuteronomy. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82850475649?pwd=TzN1d1A1R3NjaFdZN282L3JHa1R6QT09 Or by phone: 646 876 9923, Meeting ID: 828 5047 5649, Passcode: 552089. $10 per class donation requested. THANK YOU, MAZEL TOV, AND DONATIONS THANK YOU TO: all who sang and chanted this weekend: Assistant Cantor Aron Bederson, Barbara Bova, Janela, Rabbi Tobi Innerfield, Kama Linden, Milton Platt; and to Barbara Bova, who does so much. We are so grateful to you! THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS: Judith Buchman-Ziv, In Honor of the February Birthdays; Brenda Gardner, In Memory of: Abraham Gardner, M.D and Elaine Zelman Gardner; Diane Howard, Thank you for Rabbi Jill, Amie Buchman for the Buchman Family Memorial Plaque, The Golden Family, In Memory of Chana Jaffa, "Annabelle Golden." We are so grateful! YAHRZEIT & KADDISH FOR A LOVED ONE: We remember many Yahrzeits each week. If you are able to make a donation to honor your relative, we would greatly appreciate it. Rabbi Jill Hausman will say Kaddish for 30 days (Shloshim) for a Loved One who has recently passed away. Please contact her to speak about Kaddish prayers. Suggested Shloshim donation $54. SPONSOR AN ONEG SHABBAT OR A MUSICAL SERVICE in honor of any Life Cycle event such as: Birthdays, Births, Anniversaries, Graduations, Aufruf, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, or any Simcha or event. A LEAF ON OUR TREE OF LIFE PLAQUE is only $220 and can be personalized and donated. Please also remember The Actors’ Temple in your will. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMORIAL SERVICES and we have Cemetery Plots in Paramus, NJ at Cedar Park/Beth El. HEALTH AND HEALING R'FUAH SH'LEMA to: Milton Platt, Carmen Richkin, Judith Tedeschi, Dalita Rubinstein, Phyllis Malamud, Matt Clark, Ron Cavallo, Roberta Nadel, Scott & Brenda Morrow, Kathleen Richardson, Cheryl Pink, Steven Hofstein, Karen Hofstein-Heyman, Denise Jackrel, Sara Jackrel, Vinny and Anthony, Barbara Nathan, Lily Rosenberg, David Rosenberg, Max Nass, Edwin Rusgo, Sue Marczak, Estelle Meister, Heidi Latsky, Beatrice Jacob, Jana Kaplan, Raizel Dina bat Toba, Aron Bederson. YAHRZEITS AND KADDISH WE COMMEMORATE THE YAHRZEITS OF: (Heb. or Eng. Date of Passing–Month of Shevat) Rebecca Horbund (18); Nanette Nass (19), Abraham Gardner (18), Bernice Bronia Urman (21), 2/14; Albert Rothstein (25), Michelle Gersten (25), Barbara Graver (27), Sidney Glass (28), Barry Linden (29), Irving Lerner (29), Frances Friedman (29), Alexander Rosenblatt (2/21), Miriam Hanan (2/26), 2/21; Jenee Bandler (30), Sylvia Freeman (2/28), Jerry Ames, Michael DiRoma (3 Adar), Lillian Silvernagel (4 Adar II), Irving Howard (5), 2/28; Seymour Wolf (3/8), David Jesse Reissman (3/10), Fannie Klein (3/11), Frances S. Wasserman (3/11), Dan Yatkola (3/12), Sherry Burns (3/13), Harry Feld, Edward Fingerman, Ida Libien (8), Arthur Stricker (12), Esther Fingerman (12), Sally Gerity (12), Alan Stanley Bergman (13 Adar II), 3/7; Toby Hofstein (3/15), Frederic Fastow (3/16), Beatrice Friedman (3/18), David Rosenberg (3/18), Fran Pantazis (3/19), Elaine Zelman Gardner (14), Rabbi Noach Valley (14), William Goldstein (17), Rose Fein (18), Jack Spegal, Rose Greenberg (20), Monroe Zarne, (20), 3/14; Susan Jaslow (II Adar 21), Ronnie Buitenkant Eulau (24), Stanley Goldstein (25), 3/21; Menachen Leib Tilchen (3/29), 3/28. WE RECALL RECENT PASSINGS: Norman Schnall, Stephen Druth, Toby Hofstein, Fran Pantazis, Eric Fleitman, Marty Weiss, Marilyn Strauss, Jack Kaplan, Eileen Strauss, Harriet Martin, Martin Silver, Joshua Hochfelder, Joel Riff, Harold Hofstein, Alan Ferrara, Judith Steel, Lillian Galperin, Joan Brighty, Joseph Rosenthal, Sandi Durell, Ruth Spector, Marvin Blaustein, Carol Sagan, Betty Stiner, Mollie Klaff Passero, Isidore Epstein. NOTEWORTHY EVENTS DONATION SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPORTING ISRAEL: Here are a few places to donate to help our Brothers and Sisters in their time of great need and hardship: Jewish Agency for Israel's Fund for Victims of Terror: https://www.jafina.org/, UJA Federation of NY https://www.ujafedny.org/israel-emergency-fund; Jewish Federations of North America https://form.jotform.com/232792945496978. Bob Greenberg is in a new Play by Gregg Greenberg (no relation), RICHARD BENJAMIN AND OTHER NONESUCH, an Absurdist Comedy, Part of The New York Theater Festival at Hudson Guild Theater: 2/24 & 26 at 9PM, 3/1 at 6:45PM. https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/richard-benjamin-and-other-nonesuch/ Watch newly restored silent film masterpieces with Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin's live, original, klezmer-infused music: 2/11, YIVO Institute,15 West 16th Street. Tickets online at each venue. Suki Rae's Musical Memoir, DIVINE TUNE-ING, published 1/14, on Amazon.com, https://a.co/d/a2ddpZs is a rollicking trek on the yellow brick road of the music biz with original poetry, song lyrics and photos. Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield: A warm, spiritual, musical 15-minute Zoom Havdalah held once a month on Saturday nights to celebrate at the end of Shabbat: 2/22, 3/22 at 7 PM. Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/3XWsL2I or by phone: 1-646-931-3860, Meeting ID: 719 5073 7639, Passcode: 0veXyi. Rabbi Jill's poem, Hidden is being included in the Esther Supplement that the Academy for Jewish Religion is publishing. Calvin Ramsey’s Photography Exhibit, The Quest for Freedom opened 1/17, 5-7 PM, June Kelly Gallery, 166 Mercer St. Heidi Latsky Dance: Heidi’s Weekly online events & classes; https://heidilatskydance.org/events Met Council of UJA Federation's days of volunteer service, assembling care kits, 171 Lexington Ave. (31 St.) on Sundays for Passover 3/30, Contact Rabbi Caleb Fischer: cfis...@metcouncil.org Shows at AT Theater: Please check for currently running shows; Pinkalicious for kids runs on Sundays; Tickets at Telecharge. https://actorstempletheatre.com/ Veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Levy makes house calls for certified veterinary acupuncture services. (212) 465-1667 or https://housecallvetnyc.com or houseca...@gmail.com He is the best and was married at The Actors’ Temple! The Actors’ Temple is Handicapped Accessible. We have a chair lift and an accessible restroom. Kama Linden, is a personal trainer and realtor: www.kamalinden.com |
HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED WEEK! |
