2012 SBE Gala Fundraiser

Celebrating an Evening of Jewish ComedyCome join us this year for a night of Jewish comedy with Yids In The Hall, an all Jewish comedy act showcasing some of Canada’s most successful stand-up Comedians – Lou Eisen, Simon Rakoff and Steve Brinder. This team has performed sold out shows throughout Canada and the US, at various festivals, fundraisers, Jewish theatres, synagogues and JCC’s. Check out their act at http://www.loueisen.com/yids.htm.

For this event, our little Synagogue will be transformed into a night club atmosphere. And what is a celebration without great food, a delightful feast featuring sumptuous appetizers, plentiful pub style finger foods and desserts. Sitting on our new chairs, within an intimate setting, prepared to be entertained.

So, how can you help?This year there are several options where you can make a significant difference towards our success:

1. Please make sure that you purchase your Gala tickets right away and encourage your friends to come celebrate with us as well. Tickets are $75.00 per person until January 31/2012 and then they go up, so please buy now. Tickets can be purchased through our office via email (office@sbe.ca), by calling our office at 905-849-6000 x10, or through our on-line website link (www.sbe.ca).

** Limited VIP tickets are available at $180.00 each. ($100 tax receipt will be issued) which include a schmooze with the Comedians and Premium Seating

2. We are also very much in need of donations for our Silent & Live auctions, so please don’t hesitate to bring things in or request items from stores and restaurants that you frequent. This could be anything from tickets to sporting events, art, alcohol/wine bottles, services (baking, music lessons, massage therapy), books, restaurant vouchers, toys, gift baskets, movie passes, etc.

3. Further, we are currently taking orders for Business ads to be displayed at our Gala Event Day. There are options to promote your products in our Shofar mailing and on our Website. Should you be interested, please contact Arthur (arthurroman@hotmail.com) as soon as possible.

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Saturday February 25th

2012 SBE Gala FundraiserFeaturing The Yids In The Hall –celebrating an evening of Jewish Comedy.

The Yids In The Hall features three of Canada’s most popular and successful stand-up comedians and actors, Lou Eisen, Simon Rakoff and Steve Brinder.

Save

the Date

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Tickets only $75.00 if you order before February 1st

(price goes up to $80.00 until Feb. 25th and $90.00 at the door)

Limited number of $180 VIP tickets (includes premium seating, pre-concert schmooze with the Comedians)

Silent and LIVE auction, raffles, prizes, great food and ...

... incredible humour!

To order tickets please contact Ingrid at office@sbe.ca or call 905-849-6000 ext. 10

6:30 pm at Shaarei-Beth El Congregation

Thank you very much for your support & generosity and we look forward to seeing you all at the Celebration.

SBE Gala TeamExecutive & Board of Directors

JANUARY — FEBRUARY 2012 TEVET — ADAR 5772

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FROM RABBI WISE

Jews in Sports?Passenger: Tell me, do you have any light reading? Stewardess: Certainly, I have a leaflet on famous Jewish sports legends.This classic joke from the movie Airplane confirms the common myth that Jews are not great athletes. And certainly for most of our history, we did not count on sports as our greatest achievement. Simply surviving was most of the focus of our people, but in the 20th and now into the 21st century, Jews have made an impact on the sporting world. We have thrown off the shackles of anti-Semitism and embraced the new Jew – strong, agile and skilled. In the 1920’s and 30’s there were famous Jewish boxers in the ring including Max Baer and Barney Ross who were world champions. Baseball is probably our best sport featuring Sandy Koufax and Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg, both of whom were MVP’s and famously refused to play on the Yom Kippur – to great admiration of Jews and non-Jews alike. In my Jewish hero’s class that I teach to the teenagers we learned about some Jewish sports legends in Hockey, Basketball, Football, ice skating, swimming, and more – finding Jews who were proud of their athletic accomplishment and their Jewish upbringing. Coincidentally this year Ryan “Hebrew Hammer” Braun, a Jewish outfielder on the Milwaukee Brewers, won the National League MVP, the first Jew in 40 years.

Indeed I sense that in our congregation alone we have some excellent athletes. Laura, Sofia and Tommy Tencer and Gena Taylor all compete in competitive dance and gymnastics. Nicole Naglie is a world champion baton twirler. Justin Polgar caught the winning touchdown leading the Iroquois Ridge HS football team to the championship game last month, following in the footsteps of his brother Adam who led the team to the same game two years ago. Ben Rosenzweig, Jacob Machan and Colin Taylor all played football as well. Of course so many play hockey, including Ben, David and Rachel Hamburg, Haydn Zweig, Zach Geddes, Jay Levy, Jacob Wise – some in house league, some on rep teams. Our young people are involved in so many athletic competitions; I cannot possibly capture them all in one article. And of course I was proud to be a part of our SBE trophy winning ball hockey team last month that captured the inaugural Interfaith Cup. So when you ask on an airplane for some light reading, soon you’ll need a coffee table book of pictures and stories of Jewish sports legends. Rabbi Wise

FROM OUR EDUCATOR: CHERYL WISE

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I n December, four of SBE’s religious school students participated in the Morris Black public speaking contest

at the JCC. Our students spoke beautifully and passionately about the holocaust, their grandparents, Anatoly Sharansky, and Why being Jewish is important to me. We were so proud of our students - not only taking the time to prepare a speech but for joining with 65 other Jewish students in grades 3-8 in this annual contest. We were all kvelling.

We thank Meghan Geddes, Alyse Nishimura, and all of our religious school

students for assisting in the December 23rd Candle Lighting ceremony. Your

participation and assistance helped make the evening a huge success.

This past fall the school purchased prayer books for our 3rd and 4th graders. The rationale was to begin putting texts in the hands of our students. The goal of our Hebrew program is to produce students who are prayer literate, for our students to be able to lead the prayers that are part of a traditional Shabbat morning service and understand the meaning and choreography behind the prayers. The students who received their very own first siddur were extremely appreciative. The students bring them back and forth from home to school so that they can pray from their own siddur. As a result our 5-7th grade students have been asking if they too can get their own siddur. Our hope is to provide every

student with their own personalized siddur that they can keep with them throughout their life.

In addition to the siddur students have been asking for a tanach as well. Since we have been focusing on the torah portion each week our students have shown an interest in reading the texts at home. As an educator I could not be happier with the students’ requests. However, as I have told them – everything costs money. If you are interested in assisting the school in attaining the mission of putting Jewish texts in the hands of our kids I would love to hear from you. Thank you in advance.

L’Shalom, Cheryl

January 11 January 25 February 8

February 22 March 7 March 21

April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16

Religious School Wish List

Parent and Tot Dates

Important DatesNO School December 25-January 9th – School resumes January 11, 2012

Mazel Tov to Our Morris Black Public Speaking Contest Participants:

Sharon Khavkine Emma HyettRachel Marcus Hayden Zweig

Bring your Teacher Shabbat with Student Participation

February 4, 2012

NFTY JuNior Kallah For STudeNTS iN GradeS 7-8

January 14-15

Cedar Glen YMCA Conference Centre (1 hour from Oakville in Schomberg, Ontario- we will need help with carpooling)

To register go to http://www.nfty.org/nel/events/nftynel_jyg_kallah/

See page 12 for more details.

hooChY BeaCh VolleYBall TourNameNT

Saturday January 28th

All day tournament to raise money for Sick Kids hospital. Entrance $50 per participant.our youth group is hoping to raise money for a worthwhile cause and also have some fun at the Indoor Beach Volleyball Beach Blast, 15 Leswyn Road, Toronto

rJCo reGioNal reTreaT hoSTed aT SBe

Friday February 3-5

For this weekend we are hosting 25 teenagers from around Ontario for the bi-monthly retreat, led by our very our Evan Mendel. Kids will be sleeping over Friday and Saturday night and participating in our Shabbat services Friday night and Saturday morning.

hooChY hoSTS The aNNual SBe Purim ParTY exTraVaGaNza

Wednesday March 7th

Hoochy members are expected to be at shul right after school (3 pm) to set up for the carnival, which will start at 6 pm, and stay after to help clean up.

ToroNTo marlieS VS hamilToN BulldoGS

Sunday March 25th, 3 pm at Ricoh Centre, Toronto

Tickets $10.00. More details to follow.

hooChY TriP To New YorK CiTY

May 18-20

Trip deposits due in December, with final payment due in April.

Youth Group News

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View of the Tel Aviv beach resort.

Congregational News and Events

Friday January 13thServices 7 pm, dinner to followWe are trying something new for this Shabbat. We will be having a catered Shabbat dinner from Hamilton Kosher. The cost will be $5 for children and $10 for adults –but you must register in advance by January 6th to the office@sbe.ca or call 905 -849-6000. Dinner will consist of chicken, chicken soup with matzoh balls and kugel.

The meal would be complete, if people would also bring some fruit or pareve.

For the service, Rabbi Wise will lead our Shabbat prayers on guitar and requests any adults or children who would like to join with their musical instruments to contact him prior to the service to receive the music and prepare. After the meal, we will conclude with Birkat Hamazon and some singing. We hope this new format will bring new energy to our synagogue Friday night Shabbat experience.

FamilY ShaBBaT

a CoNCerT To BeNeFiT CamP GeorGe

Sunday January 29th, Har Zion Congregation, Toronto.

Featuring wonderful Jewish cantors and musicians from across the GTA, including our own Aviva Chernick.

Saturday January 14th at 10:30 amMLK weekend this year serendipitously coincides with Parshat Shemot, the opening chapters of the book of Exodus detailing our journey from slavery to freedom, echoing the famous “I have a dream” speech from the Lincoln Memorial 1963.

In honour of King’s mesage of hope and reconciliation, we have invited a local resident, Don Decoursay, who has lived in Oakville his entire life. He will be talking about growing up black in a mostly white town, seeing this synagogue being built, and the experiences that have made this town one mostly free of racism and hatred that unfortunately characterized so many other parts of this continent through the 20th century.

marTiN luTher KiNG ShaBBaT

KaBBalaT ShaBBaT SerViCe aNd diNNer

Friday February 3rd at 7:00 pmWe join for services along with our guest youth groupers from small Jewish communities all around Ontario. Potluck dessert will follow services.

Please respond to Ingrid: office@sbe.ca

Saturday February 4th at 10:30 amBring your Teacher Shabbat – Shabbat Shira – Choir Appreciation

SYNaPlex ShaBBaT

On this unique Shabbat morning we have many things to celebrate so why not celebrate them all. When you go to a Cineplex movie theatre you have many choices so everyone has something to enjoy.

At our Synaplex Shabbat morning services, we invite public school teachers and coaches of our students to come and see what Judaism has to offer. Our religious school students will help lead the prayers.

We are also celebrating Shabbat Shira, the special Torah portion where the children of Israel crossed the sea to freedom and sang to give thanks. We will therefore have Aviva and our choir to enliven our service with compelling music.

Finally we will honour the choir for their wonderful singing and service to the community.

iSrael ShaBBaT

Saturday February 11th at 10:30 amOn this Shabbat we will focus on modern Israel issues. We are pleased to invite Mai and Or, two young Israeli’s who are serving for the year into Toronto as shlichim (emissaries). They will share their experiences and discuss Israel’s greatest challenges on North American University campuses.

This Shabbat we also honour the one year yahrzeit of Avi Schaefer, an American college student who served in the IDF right after high school and was killed by a drunk driver as a freshman at Brown University.

Paul Leszner has been practicing Podiatry for 29 years in North York. Paul has been involved in the Reform Jewish Community both at the Temple level and National Level. Paul is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism. As of July 1st he became the Central District Vice-Chair for Canadian Congregations, President of the Canadian Council for Reform Judaism

and Steering Committee Chair of URJ Canada. Paul has been serving in the role of Co-Chair of Fund Development and on the Steering Committee of URJ Camp George for the last 5 years. Paul and his wife Robin have been members of Temple Emanu-el in Toronto for 30 years where he currently sits on the Board of Directors. Paul and Robin have four children aged 18 to 27.

Saturday January 28th at 10:30 am

ShaBBaT SerViCeS wiTh urJ CaNadiaN reGioN PreSideNT Paul leSzNer

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JewiSh hiSTorY CraSh CourSe adulT eduCaTioN ClaSSeS

An exciting journey through 4,000 years of Jewish history. Each week of the five-week course will discuss a different segment of Jewish history:

Sunday Jan. 22

Sunday Feb. 5

To sign up please contact Rabbi Wise rabbi.wise@sbe.ca

ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY

Sunday January 22nd, 1:00 pmOur 4th annual hockey tournament, this time hosted by the Hamburg Family on their backyard rink, 35 Maple Avenue (near the shul). Bring your skates, gloves, sticks and helmets. Spectators invited to watch from the balcony with hot chocolate in their hands.

KidduSh CuP iCe hoCKeY TourNameNT

10:30-11:30 am

After living in Chicago, Illinois for five years, we (Michael, Carina and Remy) moved to Oakville, Ontario a little over a year ago. Carina is originally from Newport, Rhode Island and I am originally from Boca Raton, Florida.  Remy was born in Chicago, and is 2.5 years old. We relocated to Canada for a great job opportunity working with Novocol Pharmaceutical in Cambridge, Ontario. I manage the international sales team. Our second son, Shane, was born in Oakville in September 2011. We had Shane’s bris at SBE. 

We joined the shul because we were looking to be a part of a Jewish community. Being foreigners in a foreign land, the Jewish community is something that brings comfort and a sense of family to us. We immediately felt a sense of warmth and belonging after coming to SBE to inquire about membership and meeting Rabbi Wise. Through the Newburghs, the Wises and the Taylors, we have felt at home away from home.  We now look forward to embracing the SBE community. As our family grows here in Canada, we look to grow with SBE.

FamilY iN FoCuS: iNTroduCiNG our New memBerS –

The CoheN FamilY

The Cohen Family

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Sunday December 4 was a very “active” day for social action at SBE. Our Clothing Drive, in support of Safetynet Children’s and Youth Charities, was very successful. We collected 37 bags of clothing for this charity, including a wonderful selection of coordinating suits, shirts, and ties, which will be used by young men to attend job interviews. Bill Shields, the Director of Safetynet, wishes to express his appreciation to our congregation for their generous support and has said that the clothing “will be put to good use”. Also on that day, a large group of volunteers brought provisions to shul and prepared lunches and snacks, which were donated to Kerr Street Ministries’ after-school programme for youths. A huge quantity of food was donated to this programme from our wonderfully caring SBE Jewish community. On behalf of our Social Action Committee, “THANK YOU” to all of our volunteers and donors!

We were so excited to prepare a special Channuka Festive dinner served to the patrons of Kerr street ministries back on Thursday December 22nd.

Thanks to Marsh Davies who generously took on the role of chairing the event, which included planning, preparing, and serving dinner to roughly 80 people. On the menu was roasted chicken, vegetables, latkes made by SBE volunteer. For dessert was sufganiyot and sugar cookies donated by the Black Forest pastry shop in downtown Oakville, along with gelt and fruit.

The project generated a lot of enthusiasm from the congregation, with volunteers of all ages. We are so appreciative of the generous financial support from congregants to the SBE

social action fund. Our HOOCHY group, under the leadership of president Justin Polgar, came and helped with set-up, serving and clean-up. Rabbi Wise and his family was there to lead the Channuka blessings and candle lighting to share our rituals with everyone at KSM. Thanks to Marsha Davies, who has generously taken on the role of chairing this event, which includes planning, preparing, and serving a traditional festive Chanukkah dinner to roughly 80 patrons at the Kerr Street Ministries. On the menu that evening will be: roasted chicken, roasted root vegetables, mixed vegetables, latkes (made at SBE), and for dessert: sufganiyot, chanukkah sugar cookies (which were generously donated by the Black Forest Pastry Shop in downtown Oakville), chocolate gelt, and clementines.

This project has generated an enthusiastic response from our congregation, and we are grateful to have so many volunteers involved with this event. We are also very appreciative of the financial support that we have received through generous donations to the SBE Social Action Fund, which enable us to do our good work. Our HOOCHY group, under the leadership of its president, Justin Polgar, will have a contingent of its members present to do the set-up at KSM, and help wherever they are needed. On this special third night of Chanukkah, Rabbi Wise will lead the blessings and candle lighting, sharing our culture with everyone at KSM. Stay tuned for more about this very worthwhile event in the next edition of the Shofar!

Please mark you calendars for our next event, which also happens to revolve around “food”.

SoCial aCTioN CommiTTee uPdaTe

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Some background about this…At our November 2nd SAC meeting, we were pleased to welcome Linda Middaugh, Director of Canadians in Support of Afghan Women, who gave a stirring presentation about the history and direction of this local organization. A few years ago, this charity rose to the challenge of raising the funds (over $100,000) and building a school in Afghanistan to educate both girls and boys, as well as to house a library and health center. Another important point that stuck out in our minds from this presentation was that this charity is 100% volunteer driven, so all funds donated go directly to their cause of education and support of Afghan women. Our committee members have decided to support their mission by hosting a

special event, a pot luck dinner, where attendees will bring a dish, and donate $25 (or more) to the charity, in place of spending the money in a restaurant. Our goal is raise $750, which would pay the salary of one teacher, for one year, at their school in Afghanistan. This will give us a nice opportunity to socialize, for a good cause! There will be some handicrafts, made by Afghan women, available for purchase, with funds going to the charity. Afghan recipes (Kosher style!) will be available for you to try your hand at! If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Frimmy Burnstein (905) 257-9043 or frimmyb@aol.com by Friday, January 20. The location (to be announced) for this event will depend on our expected attendance!

SoCial aCTioN CommiTTee - BreaKiNG Bread For aFGhaN womeN

A school in Afghanistan that educates both girls and boys.

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Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In honour of the birth of their son, Max

JEFF & AMEY FLOM

In honour of Larry Mlynowski

ROBERT MILNE

In memory of Stewart’s father, Norman Schneider

STEWART & FRANKIE SCHNEIDER

In memory of Mark Gorlick’s mother, Sarah Gorlick

RICK & SUZIE POLGAR

In appreciation of Rabbi Wise

MARK & SANDRA GORLICK

In memory of Jack Monas, father of Cheryl Newburgh

MARK & JENNIFER DOCKSTATOR

In memory of Sarah Gorlick, mother of Mark Gorlick

MARK & JENNIFER DOCKSTATOR

In memory of Alysa Nishimura’s uncle Michael Savelson

MARK & JENNIFER DOCKSTATOR

In loving memory of Jack Monas, father of Cheryl & Marc Newburgh

PHILIP & ANDRIENNE MENDES DA COSTA

In appreciation of Rabbi Wise

PETER HABERMAN

To honour the memory of Jack Monas, father of Cheryl Newburgh & grandfather of Zack & Johnny Newburgh

STUART CONNOLLY & ELAINE GORDON

In memory of Jack Monas, father of Cheryl & Marc Newburgh

CAROLYN MENKA

Education FundIn memory of Jack & Allan Rosen

SHELLY ROSEN & RICHARD MOOR

In memory of Mark Dockstator’s mother, Reta

PHILIP & ADRIENNE MENDES DA COSTA

In memory of Stewart’s mother, Doreen Schneider

STEWART & FRANKIE SCHNEIDER

In honour of Colin Taylor’s Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to the Houpt-Taylor Family

MARK & JENNIFER DOCKSTATOR

In memory of Lionel White

LESLIE & BARRY BROUNER

In honour of Colin Taylor’s Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov!

CAROLYN MENKA

Social Action FundTo assist with Kerr St Ministries and Channukah Dinner

LIZ & JAREN FEIN

To assist with Kerr St Ministries and Channukah Dinner

ROBERT RETI

To assist with Kerr St Ministries and Channukah Dinner

LILY BUCHALTER

NATHANIEL & NANCY FREEDMAN

Building FundIn thanks for the fudge! Thanks Gerald

STEWART & FRANKIE SCHNEIDER

LARRY & LOUISA MLYNOWSKI

NATHANIEL & NANCY FREEDMAN

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JaNuarY YahrzeiTS

January 7, 2012

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Vincent Seldon King f.o. Arlene Hendin

Allen Binstock f.o. Randy Binstock

January 14, 2012

Irwin Roberts f.o. Elizabeth Fein

William Zimmering f.o. Lawrence Zimmering

Harry Terrance f.o. Bonnie Mendel

Elizabeth Grosz s.o. Magda Simon

Claire Newburgh m.o. Marc Newburgh

January 21, 2012

Joseph Altman f.o. Marsha Davies

Max Rincover f.o. Arnold Rincover

Ethel Kirshenblatt m.o. Deborah Goldberg

Frederick Joseph Welland f.o. Frank Welland

David Trattner f.o. Ilma Salusinszky

Irving Fein g.f.o Jared Fein

Harry Young f.o. Pamela Hanbury

Morris Smurlick f.o. Stanley Smurlick

Doris Drew g.m.o. Heather Drew

January 28, 2012

Francis David Pogany son of Catherine Pogany

David Levy f.o. Louis S. Levy

Aharon ben Mayer Shimon f.i.l. Magda Simon

Nathan Sher f.o. Rena Sherr

February 4, 2012

Sydney Dermer f.o. Jeff Dermer

Beatrice Jussiaume m.o Elaine Dover

Howard William Karn f.o. Mary Freidin

Ilona Helen Burke w.o. William Burke

Bela Gruber b.o. Catherine Pogany

Joe Pascal u.o. Jared Fein

Eli Stern f.o. Lisa Stern-Savarie

Stephanie Lee Altman s.o. Cheryl Newburgh

February 11, 2012

Bert Goodbaum u.o. Marsha Davies

Annie Arron g.m.o. Harry L. Levine

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1/Tevet 6

NO Religious School

2/Tevet 7 3/Tevet 8 4/Tevet 9

18:00 NO School

5/Tevet 10 6/Kislev 11

Candles 16:40

7/Kislev 12

Shabbat Services 10:30

8/Kislev 13

NO Religious School

9/Kislev 14 10/Kislev 15 11/Kislev 16

Religious and Upper School 18:00 – 19:30

Parent and Tot

12/Kislev 17 13/Kislev 18

Candles 16:47

Family Shabbat Service

19:00

14/Kislev 19

Shabbat Services honouring MLK - parshat Shemot10:30NFTY Junior Kallah for Students in Grades 7-8

15/Kislev 20

Religious School, 09:30 – 12:00

NFTY Junior Kallah for Students in Grades 7-8

16/Kislev 21 17/Kislev 22 18/Kislev 23

Religious School 18:00 – 19:30

Executive Meeting 18:30

Board Meeting - Membership Growth is a topic 20:00 – 22:00

19/Kislev 24 20/Kislev 25

Candles 16:56

21/Kislev 26

Shabbat Services 10:30

22/Kislev 27

Religious school - 9:30

Jewish History Crash Course 10:30 – 11:30

Kiddush Cup Hockey Tournament 12:30 – 15:00

23/Kislev 28 24/Kislev 29 25/Sh’vat 1

Religious & Upper School 18:00 – 19:30

Education Com Meeting 19:30 – 21:30

Parent and Tot

26/Sh’vat 2

JIC Class 19:00 – 22:00

27/Sh’vat 3

Candles 17:05

28/Sh’vat 4

Shabbat Services featuring URJ Canadian Region President Paul Leszner 10:30amHOOCHY volleyball fundraiser

29/Sh’vat 5

Religious School, 09:30 – 12:00

30/Sh’vat 6 31/Sh’vat 7

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1/Sh’vat 8

Religious School 18:00 – 19:30

2/Sh’vat 9

Social Action Committee - Breaking Bread for Afghan Women

3/Sh’vat 10

Candles 17:14

Kabbalat Shabbat dinner & service 19:00 – 21:00

Hoochy - RJCO Regional retreat hosted at SBE

4/Sh’vat 11

Synaplex Shabbat - Bring your Teacher Shabbat – Shabbat Shira – Choir appreciation 10:30

Sandwich Saturday 12:00

Hoochy - RJCO Regional retreat hosted at SBE

5/Sh’vat 12

Religious School, 09:30 – 12:00

Hoochy - RJCO Regional retreat hosted at SBE

Jewish History Crash Course - 10:30 – 11:30

6/Sh’vat 13 7/Sh’vat 14 8/Sh’vat 15

Religious and Upper School 18:00 – 19:30

Parent and Tot

9/Sh’vat 16 10/Sh’vat 17

Candles 17:24

11/Sh’vat 18

Israel Shabbat10:30

12/Sh’vat 19

Religious School, 09:30 – 12:00

13/Sh’vat 20 14/Sh’vat 21 15/Sh’vat 22

Religious School 18:00 – 19:30

Executive Meeting 18:30

Board Meeting 20:00 – 22:00

16/Sh’vat 23 17/Sh’vat 24

Candles 17:33

18/Sh’vat 25

Shabbat Services 10:30

19/Sh’vat 26

NO Religious School - Family Day

20/Sh’vat 27 21/Sh’vat 28 22/Sh’vat 29

Religious & Upper School 18:00 – 19:30

Parent and Tot

23/Sh’vat 30 24/Adar 1

Candles 17:42

25/Adar 2

Shabbat Services 10:30amTHE YIDS IN THE HALL - COMEDY NIGHT 18:30 at SBE

26/Adar 3

Religious School, 09:30 – 12:00

27/Adar 4 28/Adar 5 29/Adar 6

Religious School 18:00 – 19:30

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