Parasha of the Week:  Vayetzei 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!)

Nov. 26- Dec. 4,    2014/5775    www.shalomPCS.com (914) 769-2672 Click here to connect to Rabbi Mark's postings at Patch.com. NEWSLETTER NEWS...! The PCS community gives enormous thanks to Judy Chinitz for her wonderful service as newsletter editor for the past few years and welcomes Estelle Rosen-Kersh, and Roberta Korus,  with great enthusiasm. If you have any ideas or inquiries, please don't hesitate to be in touch with them at eaststar18@optonline.net or robertakorus@gmail.com. Yasher ko'ach! 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 FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE - 7:15 pm with Children's Service.  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 at 9 am led by Rabbi Mark;  Shabbat 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. "THE AFTERMATH OF GAZA: What happened to relations between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel?" - Thursday, Dec. 4, 7:30 pm at PCS. A fascinating and important talk with Naomi Schacter, the associate director of Shatil, the New Israel Fund for Social Change. For more information, e-mail Israel Action co-chair Ofri Felder at ofelder@optonline.net, or call the PCS office. All are welcome. Click here for flyer.  COOKING EVENT - Sunday, Dec. 7, 4 pm. Come to PCS' first recipe-cookbook-sharing event with some light cooking. And maybe some wine. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail Leyla Nakisbendi at leylaz@optonline.net or call the PCS office, 769-2672.  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 NO HEBREW SCHOOL, Thursday, Nov. 27 and Sunday, Nov. 30. Happy Thanksgiving! 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 BUILDING COMMUNITIES "Midrash Manicures" - Monday, Dec. 8, 7:30 pm at Temple Israel Center in White Plains. "A synergistic offering to address special needs in the Westchester Jewish Community." Call 948-2800, ext. 145 or e-mail buildingcommunitylectures@gmail.com. CHANUKAH CONCERT with KOL RINAH - Sunday, Dec. 14, 7 pm at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Tickets $22/adults; $18/seniors and students. Visit www.kolrinahchorale.org. "JUDAISM FOR NON-JEWS" and INTERMARRIED DISCUSSION GROUP - This fall at PCS. Call 769-2672 or e-mail info@shalompcs.com. VOLUNTEER AT PHELPS HOSPITAL - Call the Volunteer Services Office at 914-366-3170 or visit www.phelpshospital.org. 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.