“...to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.”

TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL’S MEMBERS & FRIENDS NEWSLETTER

TEVET - SHEVAT 5778 JANUARY 2018

The Bulletin

Tu BiShvat (the New Year of trees) Seder

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

5:30 p.m.

Please join Rav Jeremy and Young Emissary Ziv Lavi

for a Tu BiShvat celebration filled with

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or 860-423-3743

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Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz

Office hours: Tuesday through Friday,

by appointment. Call 860.423.3743 Ext. 0

or e-mail office@templebnaiisrael.org

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Temple Bnai Israel is an affiliate of the Jewish

Reconstructionist Communities

www.jewishrecon.org

Religious School Administrator

Morah Dara Bowling

Email: morahdara@att.net

Office Administrator

Marlene Aulten

860.423.3743 Ext. 0 office@templebnaiisrael.org

HOURS: Monday - Thursday

Noon to 6:00pm

THE BULLETIN is a monthly publication of

TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL 383 Jackson Street

PO Box 61 Willimantic, CT 06226 Phone: 860.423.3743

Fax: 860.423.7594

Submission deadline: 3rd Monday of each month

(Board) Members at Large:

Gerry Berkowitz Ellie Shane

Glenn Blumenstein

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

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A message from Judy Stein, Vice President 3

Introduction to Judaism - classes begin January 9, 2018 4

January Torah Readings 4

Shabbat Celebrations and Services 5

Temple Family News and Bnaifactors 6

Caring Committee news, Daughters of Abraham Book Club, and an IMPORTANT SAVE THE DATE

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Sarah Ratner Library 8

Jewish Federation of Eastern CT - Adult Education classes 9 & 11

Our snow and services policy 11

THANK YOU to the MANY businesses and individuals who made our 2017 Gala Auction a huge success! (PICTURES TOO!)

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Donations and Opportunities for Giving 14 & 15

January Jewry Duty Participants and needs 16

Yahrzeits 17 & 18

In case you missed “it” in the November issue 19

Hashivenu - Jewish teaching on resilience - a podcast from

the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

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Calendar 23

THANK YOU to our Auction sponsors! Back cover

In This Issue

President, Jim Baber

Vice President, Judy Stein

Kemah/Treasurer, Doreen Simonsen

Financial Secretary, Fran Jaffe (Officer)

Kesher/Secretary and Communications, Gloria Gerald

Torah/Education and Programming, Mona Friedland

Avodah/Religious Life, Judy Stein

Brit/Community & Membership, Karen Drazen

Tikkun Olam Chair, Anne Willenborg

Mishkan/Building, Lex Nishball

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MISSION STATEMENT

Temple Bnai Israel is a welcoming Jewish community which offers a spiritual, religious, and social home for all Jews. We cherish a belief in one God, the Torah, prayer and the music and beauty of our Jewish culture. We are commanded and committed to passing these blessings on to all future generations. We observe and celebrate Jewish traditions and laws, while remaining open to change which meets the needs of our time, and which will stand the test of time. We intend to be a force for good and comfort as individuals and as a whole. We seek to offer justice, tolerance, and charity within the Temple Bnai Israel community, the larger Jewish community, and the non-Jewish worlds within which we live. Our synagogue recognizes the equality of all Jews. Jewish men and women, including those Jews in interfaith marriages, are entitled to participate equally in all religious rites, and all secular and religious leadership positions. Our congregation also reaches out to all who welcome Judaism into their lives.

We believe in the ancient teaching: “to do justly, love mercy, and walk

humbly with thy God.”

Thank you!

I end this secular year with an extraordinary sense of gratitude for this wonderful Congregation, our leadership, community, staff – and Rav Jeremy. Being part of your lives, and the life of our Congregation, is a real blessing that lifts, teaches, enriches, and lightens life.

I also want to take time to thank those who help care for our community – and put in a pitch for new members for the Caring Committee. Many hands make lighter work, and we need more hands. Please join this incredible group if you can, by contacting Fran Jaffe at franjaffe@earthlink.net or 860-228-2390.

Thanks also to those who help repair our world – near and far. To those who enhance our spiritual practices, our library, our cultural life, our school, and our well-being.

A special shout out to the extraordinary 2017 Auction Committee that implemented an incredibly fun and successful event, raising close to $17,000! Mazel Tov, Toda: Nora Stein, Sheila Amdur, Ellie Shane, Ellen Marshall, Jane Moskowitz, and all who helped in so many ways! Jim and I appreciate and thank you all. We wish you and yours a healthy and happy 2018.

Judy

VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM - A 12 session community course. All are welcome.

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READINGS FOR JANUARY 2018, Tevet/Shevat 5778

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018 4 SHEVAT 5778 Parashat BO Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 This Year: 11:4 - 12:28 Haftarah: Isaiah 19:19-25

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018 19 TEVET 5778 Parashat Shemot

Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 This Year: 3:1 - 4:17 Haftarah: Ezekiel 24:1-24

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019 11 SHEVAT 5778 Parashat Beshalach Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 This Year: 14:15 - 16:10 Haftarah: Judges 5:1 - 5:31

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 26 TEVET 5778 Parashat Va’ayrah Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 This Year: 7:8 - 8:15 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21

Spread the word to family and friends, Jewish or not, and anyone else you think would like to learn about the rich, multi-faceted heritage of

Judaism and all it has to offer.

Or perhaps you would like to take this course to gain a deeper understanding of Judaism. This course is ideal for those who may or may not have been raised in a Jewish home, but are seeking a better understanding of the basic Jewish spiritual and ethical practices, philosophical understandings, and cultural activities. We will also learn about the Jewish activist tradition of tikkun olam (repairing the world). We welcome individuals who may not be currently engaged in congregational life, and who may not be Jewish, but are curious about what Judaism has to offer.

THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU…

if you are a curious person who would like a better understanding of the rich, multi-faceted heritage of

Judaism.

if you want to become more involved in repairing the world (tikkun olam) or learning about the ethical and

philosophical underpinnings of Judaism.

also, if you are not currently engaged in congregational life, but want to understand the ancient, yet ever

contemporary, Judaic traditions.

Classes are on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month through June, 2018 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

There is no fee. Donations are appreciated. Please pre-register by e-mailing: office@templebnaiisrael.org or

Call 860-423-3743 Please join us and bring a friend or two!

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SHABBAT CELEBRATIONS

1st Saturday of each month, Bagel & Bible, 9:30 a.m. with abbreviated

Shabbat Service following. All other Saturdays, Shabbat Services at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, January 6th, 9:30 a.m. Bagel and Bible Topic: Poetry: Yehudah Amichai and Edmond Chibeau at the Burning Bush

Friday, January 26th, 6:30 p.m. - Shabbes Dinner at a member’s home. HOST/HOSTESS NEEDED.

E-mail office@templebnaiisrael.org

Wednesday, January 31st, 5:30 p.m. Tu BiShvat Seder

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TEMPLE FAMILY NEWS

Mazal Tov - Congratulations!

To Robert and Jane Moskowitz on the birth of their grandson, Jackson Parker Moskowitz (Lev Shalom) on November 21, 2017. Rod and Erika Moskowitz are the happy (and tired) parents.

מזל טוב

THANK YOU TO OUR 2017-2018/5778 BNAIFACTORS

PLEASE JOIN THEM!

Sheila Amdur Carol Colombo Harry & Honey Birkenruth Rita Pollack Ken Dardick & Judy Stein Glenn & Tiffany Blumenstein Peter & Stephanie Malinow Gerry Berkowitz Robert & Jane Moskowitz Ilene Reiner Bruce & Sharon Brettschenider Martin & Randee Berliner Jerome & Nina Rosen David & Debbie Stoloff Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz & Merle Potchinsky

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 6:15 p.m.

Our Temple has had a Hevra Kaddisha – a Sacred Society for burial of the dead - for about a year and a half. With support from Glenn Blumenstein, this group of Temple members has learned the traditions of preparing our beloved dead for burial in the Jewish way that honors their holiness as people and the holiness of their bodies. The group has worked with Rav Jeremy to adapt the tradition to our congregation’s Jewish way, and have helped many families honor their loved ones. It’s a tradition to honor the members of the Hevra Kaddisha each year with a banquet on the 7th of Adar (the traditional date of Moses’ yahrzeit, which this year is February 22nd).

Please save the date for this important event. Watch for more details in the February edition of The Bulletin.

COMMITTEE NEWS

SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 7 ADAR BANQUET HONORING THE HEVRA KADDISHA

CARING COMMITTEE Caring for each other in times of need.

DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM BOOK CLUB Carol Kraus yveskraus@earthlink.net

Fran Jaffe Ellie Shane 860.228.2390 860.423.7418 franjaffe@earthlink.net eshane01@charter.net

Next meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

Location: Chris’ house, 10 Chelsea Road, South Glastonbury

Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Edited by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad

Carpooling available. Contact sheilabamdur@gmail.com

Thank you to Sheila and the assortment of additional fill in volunteers for December. Our leader for January is Carol (she needs a partner) and we have no one for February. March is covered. You should have received a letter from the Caring Committee co chairs requesting additional volunteers. We hope you will consider stepping in when you can to help our fellow congregants when they’re in need. It’s a pretty simple commitment since we communicate through email – no meetings! Call our monthly leaders, Rav Jeremy or the committee co-chairs, Fran Jaffe or Ellie Shane, if you or anyone you know needs some assistance.

Here’s hoping for a “kind” winter! Happy New Year!

The Library Committee is extremely grateful to Glenn Blumenstein for his recent donation of a new computer, complete with installation and programming, for our use.

This updated technology will allow us to better manage the library. It will greatly improve how quickly we can process new book acquisitions,

making them shelf-ready and available for checkout much sooner!

The library has received many newly purchased books as well as several book donations. Thank you so much for your generosity! Please come to the library to read and check out some of our new books.

Refugee by Alan Gratz is a new young adult novel illustrating the journeys of three adolescent refugees and their families in 1930s Nazi Germany, Cuba in 1994, and Syria in 2015. All the children must deal with terrible danger, but through hope, courage, and survival, each family seeks the goal of safe escape to new homes. Although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by time and location, their stories have surprising connections and similar themes. This story is action-packed and suitable for both young adults and adults.

Another new acquisition, Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed by Leslea Newman, is perfect for children ages 5-8. A composer living in a busy, noisy neighborhood finds a tiny kitten and takes her home. The kitten and composer make beautiful music together in unexpected ways. This is a sweet illustration of sincere friendship based on a true story. Ketzel is a 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award Winner.

Your library continues to be open on Wednesday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., as well as on the Sundays when Jewish Explorations is in session. If you can help by staffing the library on those Sundays, that would be wonderful. We will train you. As a reminder, our two annex library carts (one in the upstairs lobby and one in the downstairs lobby) allow you to check out books at any time, with complete checkout instructions on the carts.

Please remember to return your books within three weeks so that others will be able to enjoy them.

SARAH RATNER LIBRARY Brenda Rosen - brendarosen5@yahoo.com,

Scott DeShong - spdeshong@gmail.com, Rochelle Marcus - rochelle.marcus@gmail.com, Sue-Ellen Kirkham - sueellenbruriah@gmail.com, Peter Malinow - peter.malinow@gmail.com

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JEWISH FEDERATION OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT - AUDLT EDUCATION Registration Form on Page 11.

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JEWISH FEDERATION OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT - AUDLT EDUCATION REGISTRATION FORM - Please complete and return to JFEC by January 4th.

TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL’S SNOW AND SERVICE POLICY

Dear Friends, it’s “that” time of year again, so here is a reminder of our policy about snow and services! Services are normally not cancelled, but sometimes are moved to the home of Rav Jeremy and Merle; when they are, there will be a message regarding that on the Temple’s voicemail at least an hour prior to service time. This allows for those who feel it is safe to travel (including those who have signed up for Jewry Duty that day) to be able to attend services. If you head over to the synagogue for services on a stormy day that you felt was O.K. for travel, and no one is there, head over to the home of Rav Jeremy and Merle.

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THANK YOU TO THE MANY BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO DONATED SO MANY LOVELY AUCTION ITEMS.

YOUR SUPPORT HELPED MAKE OUR GALA EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS!

A Cupcake For Later

Adrienne Marks

Alex Nishball

Algareta of Willimantic

Anne Willenborg

Asian Bistro

Bagel One

Barnes & Noble

Bombadil Spirit Shop

Café Mangia

Debbie & David Stoloff

Dog Lane Café

DP Dough

Dunkin Donuts

Elisabeth & Emmanuel Buzay

Ellen & Ralph Marshall

Ellie Shane

Faye Ringel

Gansett Wraps

Gerry & Annie Berkowitz

Glenn & Tiffany Blumenstein

Gloria Gerald

Hairitage Salon

Holiday Spirits

Jewels Verne

Joan Seliger Sidney & Stuart Sidney

Judy Stein & Ken Dardick

Karen Drazen

Kathmandu Kitchen and Bar

Le Gari Winery (Marlborough)

Limberia Tropical

Lisa Finkelman

Mansfield Movieplex

Marjorie Golden Mossberg

Mona & Todd Friedland

Nora & Steven Stein

North Windham Animal Hospital

O.L. Willard Hardware

Oriental Café

People’s United Bank (Storrs)

Pet Appearance Grooming

Price Chopper

Prue Law Group

Rein’s New York Style Deli

Rita Pollack

Sara Carr

Saul & Carol Nesselroth

Savings Institute

Schiller’s Sewing Circle

Sheila Amdur

Sheridan Vernon

Shoshana Levinson

Spring Hill Café

Staples

Starbucks

Stefan Marmon

Storrs Automotive

Sue-Ellen Kirkham

Susan Meisler

The Crown Market

The Leaf & Flour Tea Room

The Shoe Smith

Toasted (Storrs)

Tony’s Pizza

Wadsworth Atheneum

Willimantic Brewing Company

Willimantic Food Co-op

Willington Pizza House

Windham Theater Guild

Silent Auction Contributors:

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Live Auction Contributors:

Alex Nishball

Anne Willenborg

Beverly Sims

Carol & Yves Kraus

David & Debbie Stoloff

Design Center East LLC

Diane Marion, LMT

Doreen Simonsen

Ellen & Ralph Marshall

Gerry & Annie Berkowitz

Gloria Gerald

Jane & Robert Moskowitz

Jim Baber & Karen Drazen

Jorgensen Auditorium

Kathmandu Kitchen and Bar

Ken Dardick & Judy Stein

Merle Potchinsky

Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz

Elm Package Store

Self Expresshuns Salon (Storrs)

Sheila Amdur

Sue-Ellen Kirkham

Temple Bnai Israel Board of Directors

Willimantic Brewing Company/David Wollner

DONATIONS - THANK YOU!

General Fund Helen Ross, in honor of the mussar class, Changing The World From the Inside Out

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Marsha Hilsenrad 5778 Chai Appeal Ida Millman Bnaifactor Fund David & Debbie Stoloff

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FUNDS:

Bnaifactor

Rabbi’s Discretionary

Capital Improvement

Beautification

Endowment

Library

Good & Welfare

Cemetery

Jewish Explorations

High Holiday Cantor

Tikkun Olam

Anne & Meyer Russian Youth Fund

Shabbes Dinner

Hochberg Holocaust and

Human Rights Committee

INITIATIVES: Louis and Mae Heller Initiative for Holocaust and

Human Rights Education for Young Children.

For this fund, please make your check payable to

Hochberg Holocaust and Human Rights Committee.

Habonim Board Donor ($500-999)

Patron ($1,000-2,499) Benefactor ($2,500-4,999)

Habonim ($5,000+)

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Opportunities for Giving

Please consider

the Temple in your

estate planning.

Books

Humashim

(Torah & Haftarah Books)

$75 each for a bookplate

Siddurim (prayer book)

$30 each for bookplate

Mahzorim (High Holiday Prayer Books)

$30 each for a bookplate

Sanctuary Seat Plaques & Memorial Wall Plaque

$250 each

Tree of Life in Greer Auditorium

$90 for a leaf $180 for a branch

Judith A. Stein Attorney at Law

Executive Director

jstein@medicareadvocacy.org

(860) 456-7790

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JANUARY JEWRY DUTY PARTICIPANTS/NEEDS

5778 Jewry Duty Sign-Up

is ongoing!

WE HAVE MANY JANUARY

VACANCIES!

Those of you who are old pros of our

LOTSA HELPING HANDS on-line sign-up, head right on over and pick

your dates through September 8, 2018.

For those of you who are

new to LOTSA, if you have not yet used the system, or you have

not yet registered your e-mail, contact Marlene at office@templebnaiisrael.org

ASAP.

Friday, January 5th Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m.

CAPTAIN Adrienne Marks

Anne Willenborg

Mona & Todd Friedland

Stephanie Malinow

Saturday, January 6th Bagel & Bible, 9:30 a.m.

Captain and 3 other participants needed

Friday, January 12th T.G.I. Shabbes, 6:15 p.m.

Captains are Lisa Finkelman & Alex Wu

Paul & Annette Shapiro

Leanne Rand

Saturday, January 13th Saturday Kiddush, 10:00 a.m.

CAPTAIN: Mitzi Horowitz

2 other participants needed

Friday, January 19th Tikkun Olam VaNefesh Service, 7:30 p.m.

CAPTAIN, Scott DeShong

Hillary Stern

2 other participants needed

Saturday, January 20th Saturday Kiddush, 10:00 a.m.

CAPTAINS: Ravit & Ishay Stein

Rochelle Marcus

Noga Shemer

Friday, January 26th Shabbes Dinner at a member's home

HOST/HOSTESS NEEDED

Saturday, January 27th Saturday Kiddush, 10:00 a.m.

CAPTAIN NEEDED

Sheila Amdur

Martha Cutter

JANUARY YAHRZEITS

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The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 5th and January 6th

Sylvia Brettschneider 19 Tevet January 6

Karl Rappold Father of Sean & Travis Cohen Rappold; former husband of Naomi Cohen-Shea

21 Tevet January 8

Chris Flammang Father of Anne Flammang 21 Tevet January 8

Sarah Mislin 23 Tevet January 10

Hyman Israel Grandfather of William Israel 24 Tevet January 11

Isaac Cooperman 24 Tevet January 11

Eva B. Rothblat 24 Tevet January 11

Franklin Prague Husband of Edith Prague 24 Tevet January 11

Sarah Gelt Mother of Edith Prague 25 Tevet January 12

Bessie Hochberg Aunt of Jeanne Morascini 25 Tevet January 12

Tammie Brodie Mother of David Brodie 25 Tevet January 12

Neal Friedland Brother of Todd Friedland 25 Tevet January 12

The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 12th and January 13th

Michael Ostrofsky 26 Tevet January 13

Joseph Hochberg Uncle of Jeanne Morascini 27 Tevet January 14

Joseph Kaplan Father of Roberta Schwane 28 Tevet January 15

Lenore Sagan Aunt of Paul Shapiro 28 Tevet January 15

Melvyn Klein Stepfather of Hillary Stern 28 Tevet January 15

Lillian Rubin Mother of Georgia Mittelman 29 Tevet January 16

Charlotte Lewis Mother of Barry Lewis 29 Tevet January 16

Reuben Rothblat 1 Shevat January 17

Chaya Rose Moskowitz

1 Shevat January 17

Hyman Frankel Great uncle of Michael Lassow 2 Shevat January 18

George Hazlehurst Father of Sharon Brettschneider 2 Shevat January 18

Melvin J. Goldberg 3 Shevat January 19

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The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 19th and January 20th

H. Louis Mandell 6 Shevat January 22

Frances Zarowitz 7 Shevat January 23

Simon Meisler Father-in-Law of Susan Meisler 7 Shevat January 23

Selma Halperin Mother of Randee Berliner 7 Shevat January 23

Joseph Glanz 8 Shevat January 24

Michael Gerald Husband of Gloria Gerald 9 Shevat January 25

The following Yahrzeits will be read on January 26th and January 27th

Max Rosen 11 Shevat January 27

Joseph Starger 12 Shevat January 28

Abraham Stutz Grandfather of William Israel 12 Shevat January 28

Rodney Gochros Father of Stephen Gochros 12 Shevat January 28

Joseph Tashlik 13 Shevat January 29

Pauline Cohen Grandmother of Naomi Shea & Miriam Drew 13 Shevat January 29

Joseph Weiner 14 Shevat January 30

Max Frankel Great Grandfather of Michael Lassow 15 Shevat January 31

Bessie Rosenstein 15 Shevat January 31

Rebecca Ganci Close friend of Judy Stein & Ken Dardick 15 Shevat January 31

David Shimberg Stepfather of Denise Polivy 16 Shevat February 1

Jennie Rothenberg Grandmother of Sandra Roth 17 Shevat February 2

JANUARY YAHRZEITS continued

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IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS IN OUR NOVEMBER EDITION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR STREET ADDRESS

Dear Friends, throughout the history of our Temple and its associated parsonage house, the Temple’s physical address has been known as 345 Jackson Street, which is, in fact, the address for the parsonage only! The official address of record for the Temple is 383 Jackson Street. While it never posed too much of a problem from a package or mail delivery perspective (we usually had a Rabbi or tenants living in the parsonage who made sure mail was re-directed to the Temple), it is important as we move ahead to use the CORRECT address for each building. To that end, we will begin using 383 everywhere (though it may take longer to change it in some venues than others), and installing 383 on the Temple building. You may see some ‘cross-over’ occurring as we work to correct all records, but our hope is that, in the very near future, 383 will be the only street number associated with the Temple.

PLEASE NOTE:

Our street address SHOULD NOT be written on items you mail to us.

Please use only our P.O. Box number 61, Willimantic, CT 06226.

Please update your records accordingly. Thank you!

AND SO, TO RECAP

383 Jackson Street is the TEMPLE’s street address.

345 Jackson Street is the PARSONAGE street address.

P.O. Box 61, is the address to which ALL correspondence should be sent. WRITE ONLY the P.O. Box number on the envelope. Do not include the street address or there is a good chance your piece-o-mail will be lost in the post office abyss.

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366 Windham Road Willimantic, CT 06226

(860) 456-8658

Michelle Morris

tcmemorials@aol.com tricountymemorials.com

Hashivenu is a podcast about Jewish teachings and practice around resilience. Cultivating resilience in challenging times, both individually and collectively,

is an essential path to personal renewal.

Rabbi Deborah Waxman Ph.D.: “Hashivenu means “return us.” The “us” is the Jewish people, asking to be renewed. Seeking renewal, cultivating resilience — these are central concerns in Jewish thought and Jewish practice. Focusing on resilience is one way to think about how the Jewish people and the Jewish civilization we’ve created have survived for thousands of years. Again and again throughout history, Jews have experienced catastrophe — I’m talking about living through shattering challenges that destroyed our communities, that made us rethink our relationship to God, our relationship to other Jews, our relationship to other peoples and the world around us. And, again and again, we have transcended these catastrophes, we have breathed new life into the Jewish people and the Jewish civilization, we have found pathways to repair. From trauma, we have had to heal. We have done so by finding ways to cultivate resilience, both individually and collectively.”

Go to: https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/

HASHIVENU - JEWISH TEACHING ON RESILIENCE - A PODCAST FROM THE

RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL COLLEGE

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OUR 2017 AUCTION. A PICTORIAL PRESENTATION.

An eclectic and

enjoyable selection of

silent auction items made

for an active evening of

ever increasing

bids!

Thanks to our auctioneer extraordinaire, Ernie Eldridge, and his wife,

Anita Sebestyen, for keeping the live portion of our auction evening

engaging and filled with laughter!

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9:30 a.m. Tikkun Olam Comm. Mtg.

2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.

See pgs. 9 & 11.

Daughters Of Abraham Book Club. See page 7.

10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service

9:30 a.m. Bagel & Bible, Shabbat Service

Jewish Explorations

7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service

6:15 p.m. T.G.I. Shabbes wine, cheese, and music celebration

BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE - ARTICLES, EVENTS, PHOTOS!

7:30 p.m. Tikkun Olam VaNefesh Service.

10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service

10:00 a.m. Sandwich Making at the Soup Kitchen.

10:00 a.m. SHARP! Jewish Explorations students visit service at Storrs Congregational church

2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.

4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations

7:00 p.m. Board Mtg.

4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations 7:00 p.m. Ritual Comm. Mtg.

6:30 p.m. Shabbes Dinner HOST/HOSTESS NEEDED.

4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations

10:30 a.m. Class: Changing The World From The Inside Out

2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.

See pgs. 9 & 11.

OFFICE

CLOSED

PLEASE NOTE:

Your administrative assistant

will be away from the office

beginning Thursday, January 4th,

and will return on

Tuesday, January 16.

2:00 p.m. JFEC Adult Studies at Temple Emanu-El.

See pgs. 9 & 11.

7:00 p.m. Introduction to Judaism classes begin.

7:00 p.m. Introduction to Judaism class.

10:30 a.m. Class: Changing The World From The Inside Out

4:30 p.m. Jewish Explorations

5:30 p.m. Tu BiShvat Seder

10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service Jewish Explorations

OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU to the many generous sponsors of our 2017 Gala Auction. We could not have done it without you!

AUCTION SPONSORSHIP

Leading sponsorS

Glenn & Tiffany Blumenstein, Potter Funeral Home & Manchester Funeral Home Joe & Gail Petrowsky, RightTrac Financial Group

Sponsors

Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz & Merle Potchinsky Crest Mechanical Services

Supporters

Larry Ross, Weichert Realtors Steve and Faith Kenton

Willimantic Waste Paper Company Harry & Honey Birkenruth

Scott Jeamel, Vice President, Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Eric Shell, RBC Wealth Management