NEWS & INFORMATION:

• Condolences: To Patricia Lunior on the death of her sister. To Betsy Oden on the death of her mother. May the Holy One comfort those who mourn along with all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

• Kabbalat Shabbat:  Shabbat Services begin at 6pm.
• Shabbat Morning Service:  Services begin at 10am. Parashat Bo.
• Northern Dutchess Havdalah Program:  Please note, there has been a change of venue due to a death in the Friedman/Neustadt extended family. Please join Gale and Dean Bloch for January's Northern Dutchess Havdalah program at their home at 21 Steamboat Dock Lane in Barrytown.  Geared to both adults and children, the evening will begin on Saturday, January 28 at 5:00 pm and conclude at 8:00 pm.  Please bring a dish to share at the vegetarian/dairy potluck dinner.  The evening will include an opportunity for us to learn together, eat and schmooze, and of course to experience the ritual of saying goodbye to Shabbat with a joyful Havdalah service. Please send an email to galewolfe@gmail.com or call (845) 758-1141, to let Gale & Dean know to expect you. (Rachel and Mark plan to host a havdalah on March 24^th and look forward to welcoming you).
• Family School: Family School classes will meet on Sunday, January 29. School starts promptly at 9:30. Please arrive at 9:15 so students can be ready to learn at 9:30.
• Sunday Morning Minyan: Join Rabbi Jonathan on 1/29, 2/26, 3/25, 4/29; 10am – 10:50am  for this is additional opportunity for the uplifting and transforming experience of prayer, WJC-style.
• Greatest Hits of the Talmud: A monthly Sunday morning learning program with Rabbi Jonathan. Join in (immediately following the Sunday Morning Minyan) 1/29, 2/26, 3/25, 4/29; 11am – 12pm. Each month we will study together a compelling passage from the Talmud.  We will encounter the wisdom of the ancient sages, and discover that the human condition has not changed that much: our rabbis have much to teach us about our own spiritual condition.  This class is open to all, regardless of background or level of knowledge.  Each meeting will be a stand-alone lesson, perfect for dropping in.

NEXT WEEK:

• Family School: Family School classes will meet on Tuesday, January 31 at 4pm.
• Yiddish Vinkl: Meets Wednesday at 10am in the Social Hall.
• King Solomon’s Wisdom; Adult Education with Rabbi Jonathan: This Thursday, 12:15pm – 2pm. Three books in the Tanach are attributed to King Solomon:  Song of Songs, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes.  Our tradition holds that King Solomon wrote Song of Songs in his youth, Proverbs in his middle years and Ecclesiastes in his old age.  We will follow the wise king through the stages of his life, and explore these wildly different books, their interpretations through the ages, and the wisdom they contain for us today.
• Hebrew Text Study: This Thursday, 2:15 pm – 3:15pm. We will continue our study in Hebrew of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.  Participants should possess Hebrew reading ability and very modest Hebrew comprehension.  To our pleasure and surprise, in our studies last year we found Maimonides’ instructions for Jews of the 12th century on how to lead a Jewish life amazingly relevant and full of vitality.
• Robert Levine Presents “Opera…Alive And Well”: Opera aficionados and newbies alike are in for a rare treat when internationally renowned opera commentator, Robert Levine, presents the rest of this three-part program, “Opera…Alive and Well” on successive Thursday evenings, February 2 and February 9, from 7-9pm  at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation. Through the use of recordings, both video and sound and in his very engaging signature manner, Mr. Levine will help the audience to “get” opera and realize how it is that the music reaches the emotions.  He invites discussion and each session will allow time for opinions and questions. Admission for each session is $20 per adult or $50 for all three.  Opera buffs 13 through 17 year olds are admitted for $10 or $25 for all three.

COMING UP ON THE CALENDAR:

• First Friday Service & Potluck: Please join us on Friday, February 3 for our monthly service and community potluck dinner. This Shabbat is especially geared to the 4^th-6^th grade students and their families. Please contact rabbimike@wjcshul.org for detailed information. Please bring a healthy salad and/or vegetarian dish to share for the dinner, your own (reusable) plates, silverware, cups and join in a great Shabbat evening together. Everyone is welcome.
• Keter Shem Tov Honoring Mariel & Arnie Goran: . Help celebrate these very special members of our congregation. Don’t miss out- save the date, Saturday night, March 10. Opportunities available to be a sponsor, attend and/or share a message in the program booklet. Evening includes Dinner & Dancing to the Saints of Swing, an exciting live auction with Cherwin Auctioneers and a whole night of celebration! All at the Lazy Swan Golf & Country Club Village. Unbelievably, super wonderful auction items include:
   *  private guitar lessons with School of Rock founder, Paul Green
   *  a luxury racing car experience
   *  and more!
• Prescott Presents Four Days of Theater at the WJC: A teacher’s dream is to see her students and colleagues achieve and for Carol Fox Prescott, the opportunity to showcase the accomplishments of these artists comes to latest fruition in a theater series here at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation. “I’m delighted to share the work from these talented actors with both the Congregation and my community as a whole,” says Prescott. “The WJC is a perfect venue in which to stage these Jewish-themed magical, emotionally appealing events. I can’t wait!” The first performance, a one-woman play entitled “Master of Dreams” by Devorah Telushkin, takes place on Sunday, February 12, at 3 pm. Other performances include: “After Anne Frank,” written and performed by Carol Lempert and described as a cross between Spalding Gray’s “Swimming to Cambodia” with Lily Tomlin’s “A Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” on March 18^th. “Bongani,” a one-woman show and a love story in post-apartheid South Africa between a Jewish woman and a South African man, by Gabrielle Maisels, on April 1st. “You Always Shoot The One You Love,” a one-man show from Jeffry Sweet about a journey through a significant community [the Second City troupe in Chicago] within the world of American Jewish comedy, on April 29th. Tickets for each performance are $15 or the series can be purchased for $50. Reservations are available through the WJC, 845-679-2218.

Shabbat Shalom!

 

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Kehillat Lev Shalem  Woodstock Jewish Congregation  1682 Glasco Turnpike  Woodstock NY 12498  Phone:  (845) 679-2218  Fax: (845) 679-6904 info@wjcshul.org