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March 4-12,    2015/5775    www.shalomPCS.com (914) 769-2672 Click here to connect to Rabbi Mark's meditation  postings 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.

PURIM and SHABBAT SERVICES PURIM! TONIGHT, MARCH 4, 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Come in costume, eat hamantashen and have LOTS OF FUN! FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE - 7:15 pm. Join us as we gather to sing, chant, and even dance together. A way to transition from the pulls and stresses of the week to a more centered, calm, and forgiving place. SATURDAY MORNING - 9 am to 12 pm. Morning meditation with Rabbi Mark at 9 am; Shabbat morning service at 9:30 am.   Kiddush will immediately follow services. After kiddush, please join us for Torah study. All are welcome. PCS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS PALOOZA WEEK!   Sunday, March 15-Sunday, March 18. Yoga, Rosh Chodesh event, Sarah Tauber lecture, Friday night dinner, and so much more! Something for everyone, every day. Visit www.shalompcs.com, call 769-2672 or email Marcy Gray for more information. See details below. ROSH CHODESH EVENT AND CELEBRATION - Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 pm. Come learn a new ritual to help celebrate Passover. For more information, e-mail Robin Berman or call the PCS office, 769-2672. SARAH TAUBER LECTURE - Thursday, March 19, 7:30 pm."Open Minds, Devoted Hearts: The Need for Progressive Religious Community in an Age of Religious Extremism." This fascinating talk will be related to Dr. Tauber's soon to be published book: Open Minds, Devoted Hearts: Portraits of Adult Religious Educators.  If you have not made it to one of Dr. Tauber's lectures, make sure you make it to this one. Ask anyone: they are an opportunity not to be missed. PJ SHABBAT DINNER AND SERVICE - Friday, March 20. Doors open at 5:45 pm. PJ Shabbat service at 6 pm; dinner for all at 6:15 pm; Family service featuring the Hebrew School 1st and 2nd graders at 7:15, followed by a festive "Oneg Shabbat." For more information, e-mail Marcy Gray or call the PCS office, 769-2672. SPECIAL HAVDALLAH SERVICE - Saturday evening, March 21. Come to meet one of the final rabbinical candidates who will lead the service. Wine and cheese will be served. All are welcome and encouraged to come. 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.  BAR MITZVAH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT From Benjamin Lerman:     I am doing my mitzvah project with the AFYA foundation. AFYA means "health" in Swahili and the foundation collects donated items and sends them to developing countries and countries in the midst of crisis. In total, the AFYA foundation has worked with 56 countries  worldwide. For example, they are currently working on an effort to stop Ebola in Sierra Leone.        I am interested in collecting soccer  balls, medical supplies, water bottles, school supplies and books. There is a box for collection in the synagogue sanctuary. All donations are much appreciated! 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 JEWISH LGBTQ TEENS AND ALLIES CELEBRATION - Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm-10 pm at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains. Free event for NY area Jewish teens in 9th -12th grades. RSVP to Jennifer@betamshalom.org. 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.