September 18-25
2014/5774
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Click here to connect to Rabbi Mark's
postings at Patch.com.
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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.
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UJA-Federation's Connect-to-Care
Click here to find resources to help
members of the Jewish community cope with economic and career
distress.
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Click here
to enjoy a tour of 3,000 years of Jewish music with Rabbi Mark.
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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.
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Shabbat
Services
FRIDAY
NIGHT SERVICE - 7:15 pm. With Children's Service and special
"SNAP" service (see below for details). 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.
SPECIAL
NEEDS AT PLEASANTVILLE ("SNAP") SERVICE - 6:45 pm,
Friday, Sept. 19.
Are you
looking to welcome Shabbat with your child, but not sure where to begin?
Is your child a unique learner who thrives in more intimate,
personalized environments? Join us Friday night September 19
for our first ever "Snap" service!
Doors open at 6:45 pm for celebratory
candle-lighting, juice, and challah; followed by a 15-minute
"Snap" service - featuring music and movement - at 7
pm.
Everyone is
welcome: all ages, levels of ability and literacy, anyone and
everyone looking for a very welcoming, joyful and inclusive Shabbat
experience.
SATURDAY
MORNING - 9 am to 12 pm. Morning meditation at 9 am with Rabbi
Mark; Shabbat morning service begins
at 9:30 am. Congratulations to Zennor Angove-Cohen on
becoming a Bat Mitzvah, and to her parents, Juliette and Alex,
and to her brother,
Samuel. Kiddush
will immediately follow services, and is being
sponsored by Juliette and Alex in honor of the occasion. After kiddush, please join us for Torah study.
All are welcome.
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Special Wine Offering for the High Holidays:
"A Most Delicious
Mitzvah"
If you missed the recent wonderful
wine-tasting at Best Wine Purveyors, it's not too late to order
great wine for the holidays at great prices while supporting a good
cause!
PCS and Pleasantville's Best Wine Purveyors has made available an all-Israeli wine offer for
the holidays that will benefit the American Friends of Magen David Olam
(MDA), Israel's emergency response ambulance corps.
Click here
for wine list and order form or
call Best Wine Purveyors at 914-579-2280.
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SEEKING HELP FOR THE
HIGH
HOLIDAYS...
The High
Holidays Committee needs two volunteers to learn the ropes and
assist with this year's Rosh Hashana Kiddush Lunch and Yom Kippur Break
Fast.
This is a great opportunity to
perform a mitzvah
have fun, and be a crucial part of
PCS' wonderful
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High Holiday Services & Information
Erev Rosh HaShana
Wednesday, September 24
Rosh HaShana Day
I
Thursday, September 25
Rosh HaShana Day
II
Friday, September 26
Erev Yom Kippur/Kol
Nidre
Friday, October 3
Yom Kippur/Yizkor
Saturday, October 4
For
information about Selichot, Saturday, September 20,
10 pm, at PCS, click here, or for Tashlich,
Thursday,
Sept. 25, at Nannahagen Park at about 2
pm, click here.
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.
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PCS
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
SPECIAL
ISRAELI WINE OFFERING FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS! Don't miss this
opportunity. Details
in box above.
"JUDAISM
FOR NON-JEWS and INTERMARRIED DISCUSSION GROUP - This fall at PCS.
Call 769-2672 or e-mail info@shalompcs.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.
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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.
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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.
INTRODUCTION
TO JUDAISM - 18-session
course at two different Westchester locations, presented by the
Westchester Board of Rabbis in collaboration with Westchester Adult
Jewish Eucation (WAJE) and Westchester
Jewish Council. Begins October 30, 2014. Click here for flyer.
VOLUNTEER AT PHELPS HOSPITAL - Call the Volunteer Services Office
at 914-366-3170 or visit www.phelpshospital.org.
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