Parasha of the Week 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!)

October 2-9    2014/5775    www.shalomPCS.com (914) 769-2672 Click here to connect to Rabbi Mark's postings at Patch.com. 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. FROM THE BRONX JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL... "This is the only place where an elderly man can come in for a bowl of soup with some Jewish company..." "Delicious on Lydig" is a neighborhood cafe and point of connection for many residents in the Jewish community of Pelham Parkway. But now Delicious is in trouble. Please click here to read about "Delicious on Lydig," and how you can help.  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.

Yom Kippur and Holiday Services Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre Friday, October 3, 6:30-9 pm  Yom Kippur/Yizkor Saturday, October 4 9 am-1:30 pm; 4:30 pm-7:45 pm. Yizkor service at approximiately noon SUKKOT SERVICES Thursday, Oct. 9 and Friday, Oct. 10, 8 am, at PCS. SHEMINI ATZERET/YIZKOR SERVICES  Thursday, Oct. 16, 8 am, at PCS. SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICES AND CELEBRATION  Thursday, Oct. 16, 6 pm and Friday morning, Oct. 17, 8 am, at PCS. YOM KIPPUR FOOD DRIVE -           Click here to see how you can help! ~~~ ABOUT CANTOR ABBE LYONS: PCS is fortunate to have Cantor Abbe Lyons returning for the High Holidays!  At Yom Kippur there will be a SpeakChorus Torah on Leviticus 16, created from the words of many PCS congregants and presented by six PCS congregants. Click here to find out more about SpeakChorus Torah. HEBREW SCHOOL No Hebrew school on Thursday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 12. PCS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS HELP PUT UP THE SUKKAH! Sunday, Oct. 5, 9 am. HELP TAKE DOWN THE SUKKAH! Sunday, Oct. 19, 9 am. Rabbi Mark's INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM class - Sundays, 11:30 am to 1 pm. First class, Sunday, Oct. 26. All are welcome.  "JUDAISM FOR NON-JEWS" and INTERMARRIED DISCUSSION GROUP - Sundays, 11:30 am - 1 pm, led by Rabbi Mark. First class, Sunday, Oct. 26. Call 769-2672 or e-mail info@shalompcs.com. "SNAP" (Special Needs at Pleasantville) SERVICE - Friday, Oct. 17, 5:30 pm - 6 pm, followed by Simchat Torah celebration with the PCS House Band. For more information, e-mail Vivian Chang-Freiheit. "AMAZING GRACE" film screening - Sunday, Oct. 19, 4 pm followed by Director's Q & A.The film documents women in the Rehabilitation Through The Arts group in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility as they rehearse, talk and perform in "Amazing Grace," an original musical based on their writings. This special event is free and open to the public. Click here for flyer.  PJ SHABBAT DINNER and SERVICE - Friday, Oct. 24, doors open at 5:45 pm. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail or call Marcy Gray, 769-2672. 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. 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. "VOLUN-TOURING" IN ISRAEL - Combine the trip of a lifetime with the satisfaction of volunteering in Israel. Click here to check out all the options. AREA ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS "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.