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What's Happening
Shabbat Across America on Friday, March 5th
 Please call the office at 732-7410 and speak with
Barbara or leave a message on the answering machine. You may also respond by
e mail. You may also call Loda at 732-1453.
Reservations received by then will be honored.
Adults $12 - Children ages 5 to 12 $7 -
Children under 5 free. Make checks payable to Congregation Shomray
Hadath |
Jewish Humor and it's Effect of the World - Sunday February 28th at 3:30 Pm
Join us for fun filled afternoon as David Siskin and Carl Proper
takes us through history with Jewish Humor and it's Effect of the World.
 You've
always loved a good joke, right? So what
makes Jewish humor Jewish? What
is it about Jewish humor that makes it "different”?
If
any of these questions have ever crossed your mind, and especially if you enjoy
a good laugh, come to Congregation Shomray Hadath
on Sunday February 28th at 3:30 Pm. Listen to local comics David
Siskin and Carl Proper as they bring to life the past and present of Jewish humor and its role
in Jewish and American history. ADMISSION IS FREE…. |
JCS Purim Carnival at CSH - Sunday Feb 28th from 10:30Am to 12:00 Pm
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Havdalah, February 13
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Havdalah and Discussion - Saturday, February 13th at 7:30 P.M. at the home of Carol and Ed Braunstein.
 The presenter will be Gloria Friedman who has a stimulating and potentially controversial topic: Judaism--Religion or Culture?
Think about attending, mark your calendar, and call the office and let Barbara know you plan on coming (that's important).
Dessert will follow. |
Abe Golos - Educational Sessions On Patrilineal Versus Matrilineal Descent- Sunday, January 17th at 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 21st at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, January 26th at 7:00 PM
 On Rosh Hashanah, 2007, I spoke about the issue of patrilineal versus matrilineal descent. In other words, is a child born of a Jewish father Jewish even if the mother is not Jewish? So it is not a question that has just recently arisen. It's been bouncing around for a while. Reform Judaism adopted patrilineal descent about 20 years ago. Conservative Judaism has not. What is right for Congregation Shomray Hadath for 2010?
I will be conducting three sessions for the purpose of discussing this question. It is my intention to explain it in more detail, setting out my ideas of the pros and the cons. It is also my intention to give others an opportunity to do the same. If anyone has articles to bring to our attention on the subject, they will be welcome also--on the condition that they have been given to me in advance so that I can have a chance to read them through.
Everyone is invited to attend at least one of these sessions, intentionally scheduled at very different times. You can attend all of them, if you wish. the schedule is as follows:
Sunday, January 17th at 11:00 AM
Thursday, January 21st at 1:00 PM
Tuesday, January 26th at 7:00 PM
On March 17th, the Ritual Committee will meet to decide whether to recommend to the Board of Trustees the acceptance by our congregation of patrilineal descent.
Your attendance at one (or more) of the sessions, your understanding, and your input are important. |
Havdalah, January 16
 John Spiegler will be presenting.
Dessert will follow. |
Annual Shabbat Chanukah Dinner December 18, 2009
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Congregation Shomray Hadath members and all members of the Jewish community:  We would be honored to have you join us at our annual Shabbat Chanukah Dinner
Celebrate with us and meet our new members while enjoying a homemade Shabbat dinner. Please bring your own Chanukiah and candles
December 18, 2009 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Dinner RSVP: 732-7410 by Wednesday Dec. 16th Adults $12 Children under 10 $7 |
Yachad program
Please join us Thursday,
December 3, for the 2009 Yachad program. The speaker this year is Andrew Berns,
who spoke a year ago on Jewish physicians in renaissance Europe at a JCF brunch.
His topic this year is “A Golden Age for the Ages: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Spain.” He’ll be speaking about what historians call convivencia, “living together” – the coexistence of Jews with Muslims and Christians in Spain before 1492. He notes that even popular novels have taken inspiration from medieval Spain: “Geraldine Brooks’s People of the Book, which appeared last year, sketched an endearing portrait of Jews living among Muslims and Christians in the fifteenth century. In fact the Jewish communities of 10th- to 15th-century Spain produced court poets who wrote in elegant classical Arabic, generals who led Muslim armies into battle, and statesmen who played major roles in medieval Europe’s political events.” The lecture is at 7:30 PM at Congregation Shomray Hadath, 1008 West Water Street; a reception follows. It’s free, but if you can come, please let us know through email to jcf@stny.rr.com, or by phone to (607) 734-8122. |
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