NEWS & INFORMATION:

• Condolences: To Sherry Kahn on the death of her husband. May the Holy One comfort those who mourn along with all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
• Professional Conference: Karen Tashman will be attending the annual NAASE Conference (North American Association of Synagogue Executives) being held this year in Israel. Combining that with some vacation time, she will be away as of February 14 and will resume regular office hours on Wednesday, February 29.

THIS WEEKEND:

• Kabbalat Shabbat:  Shabbat Services begin at 6pm.
• Shabbat Morning Service:  Services begin at 10am. Parashat Yitro.
• Family School: Family School classes will meet on Sunday, February 12. School starts promptly at 9:30. Please arrive at 9:15 so students can be ready to learn at 9:30.
• Prescott Presents Four Days of Theater at the WJC: The first performance, a one-woman play entitled “Master of Dreams” by Devorah Telushkin, takes place on Sunday, February 12, at 3 pm. Tickets for each performance are $15 or the series can be purchased for $50.

NEXT WEEK:

• Family School: Family School classes will meet on Tuesday, February 14 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.
• Board of Directors: will meet on Thursday, February 16 at 7pm in the Library.

COMING UP ON THE CALENDAR:

• Purim Shpiel: This year we are proud to offer a showcase performance of “Bennett Neiman’s Greatest Hits”.  No better way to pay tribute to the master of shpieling than to croon a selection of his best known tunes! Make your reservation today for a great show and great hamentaschen! This year, Purim at the WJC will include 2 showings of this year’s Purim Shpiel, Saturday, March 3 at 7pm and Sunday, March 4 at 12:45pm. Entry is $10 adults, $3 students. Hamentaschen will be available for sale by the piece or by the box, courtesy of our Holiday Committee. See you there!
• 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
    -  tickets and backstage meet-and-greet with "The Night Tripper" himself --  Dr. John --  at the Brooklyn   -  Academy of Music, several dates to choose from in late March 2012
    -  a customized fighter plane experience, with expert assistance in the cockpit, of course!
    -  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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