Parasha of the Week:  Miketz What is G-dcast? Watch cartoons based on the story Jews are reading in the Torah this week. Four minutes each week - some tell stories, some sing country songs. (And then there's the hip hoppers, too!)

Dec. 18-25,    2014/5775    www.shalomPCS.com (914) 769-2672 Click here to get Rabbi Mark's Daily Meditation on Twitter. Tikkun Olam We encourage each of us to participate in the many projects that help repair this world. The organizations and sources featured through this link are just a sampling of ongoing activities and projects we support year round.   UJA-Federation's Connect-to-Care Click here to find resources to help members of the Jewish community cope with economic and career distress. Find out what half a billion people are talking about! Join Facebook & Twitter and connect with PCS.  To get updated news about our community, please "like" our Facebook page  or our Twitter feed (@JoyfulJudaism).  Click here to enjoy a tour of 3,000 years of Jewish music with Rabbi Mark.

SHABBAT SERVICES CHANUKAH PJ SHABBAT DINNER AND SERVICE - Friday, Dec. 19. Doors open at 5:45 pm. PJ Shabbat service at 6 pm; holiday dinner for all at 6:15 pm with a play at 7 pm performed by Hebrew school students, followed by regular family services at 7:15 and a festive "Oneg Shabbat." For more information or to RSVP, e-mail  Marcy Gray or call the PCS office at 769-2672. SATURDAY MORNING - 9 am to 12 pm. Morning meditation at 9 am with Rabbi Mark;  Shabbat morning service begins at 9:30 am. Kiddush will immediately follow services. After kiddush, please join us for Torah study. All are welcome. PCS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS Rabbi Mark's INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM class - Sundays, 11:30 am to 1 pm. All are welcome.  "JUDAISM FOR NON-JEWS" and INTERMARRIED DISCUSSION GROUP - Sundays, 11:30 am - 1 pm, led by Rabbi Mark. Call 769-2672 or e-mail info@shalompcs.com. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - Sunday, Jan. 11, 4 pm. Click here for more information. PCS PROGRESSIVE DINNER - Saturday, Jan. 31, 6:15 pm. Join us for one of PCS' most fun and engaging events. Volunteer as a host or come as a guest. For more information call or e-mail Marlo Klein, 238-0082, pcsprogressivedinner15@gmail.com. FREE YOGA CLASS AT PCS - Monday evenings, 7:15 pm. Led by Susan Safranek. If interested, please e-mail Susan or call her at 914-666-5720.  HEBREW SCHOOL HAPPENINGS Thursday, December 18: Last day of class before Winter Break. Chanukah play at 5:30! Friday night, December 19: Chanukah Dinner, 6:15 pm, and Shabbat service with a play performed by Hebrew school students, 7 pm. GIFT OF CHANUKAH COLLECTION: T-shirts, socks and undergarments Please bring in to PCS packages of new T-shirts, socks and undergarments. There is a marked box at the back of the sanctuary. Donations will be distributed to kids and teens through the UJA-Federation of New York. For more information contact Donna Divon at divond@ujafedny.org or call her at 914-761-5100, ext. 130. AREA ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ISRAELIS/HEBREW SPEAKERS are invited to join the brand- new Israeli Parliament of Mount Kisco. To join the conversation please e-mail Tzachi at  tzachi@yahoo.com TEEN ACTIVITIES AND ISRAEL PROGRAMS BBYO YOUTH GROUP AT PCS! - Meetings twice a month on Sundays at PCS. For more information e-mail Dana at dshakarchy@bbyo.org. GLOBAL JEWISH CONNECTIONS - For 7th and 8th graders. Meet once a month and join in a partnership and exchange program with Israeli teens. Contact Yoav Cohen at 741-0333 or e-mail shaliach@rosenthaljcc.org.