CALENDAR

January 2013

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

New Year's Day

OFFICE & ECC CLOSED

NO Hebrew or Hebrew High School today

Sisterhood Party - Offsite 1:00 pm
Offsite

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Thursday, January 3, 2013

College Student Get Together 12:00 pm
Are you sticking around at home after New Year's? Please join Rabbi Aron and other Temple college students for lunch at Temple on Thursday January 3rd.
Oneg Room

Friday, January 4, 2013

Family Pizza Dinner 6:00 pm
Oneg Room

Family Shabbat Service 7:00 pm
Sanctuary

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor

Shir Shabbat Service 10:30 am
Shir Shabbat Service with Lay Leader Berdeen Coven and Lay Cantor Jan Rose.
Sanctuary

Sam Tilles Bar Mitzvah 10:30 am
Sam Tilles will be called to the Bimah in honor of becoming Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Aron and Cantor Felder-Levy.
Sanctuary

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Religious School 9:30 am

“Typical Israeli? No Such Thing" - Exploring the World of Judaism 9:30 am
“Typical Israeli? No Such Thing: The multiple identities of Israelis seen through Arts and Culture" by Vavi Toran.
Oneg Room

Men's Club Board Meeting 10:00 am
All interested Shir Hadash men are welcome.
Library

Religious School Board Meeting 10:00 am

Purim Shpiel Cast Call 12:00 pm
Enjoy Acting, Singing and Dancing? Join the Purim Shpiel Cast!
Sanctuary

Monday, January 7, 2013

Committee Mtg (Judy Goldman) 10:30 am
Room 2

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

11th & 12th Grade - "Jews Around the World" 7:00 pm
Room 11 & 12

Introduction to Judaism 7:00 pm
The Introduction to Judaism course provides an overview of Jewish life-cycle, holiday, and other ritual celebrations. Participants will also study Jewish history and gain exposure to important Jewish books including the Hebrew Bible and Talmud.
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Confirmation Class 7:00 pm
Rooms 9 & 11

Hebrew High School 7:00 pm

Choir Rehearsal 7:15 pm
Sanctuary

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Adult Ed Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
Oneg Room

Health Fair Committee Meeting 7:30 pm
Room 2

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Freilache Menschen Luncheon & Program 11:30 am
Join a panel of experts as they help you figure out what you need to know about household finances, emergency preparedness, much more.
Oneg Room

Aesthetics Committee Meeting 4:00 pm

Friday, January 11, 2013

Caring Committee Meeting 9:00 am
Room 2

Alzheimer's Family Support Group 10:00 am
Support Group for anyone trying to navigate the day-to-day difficulties of caregiving.
Room 2

Shabbat 2.0 Service with Installation of Rabbi Lobel 8:00 pm
Shabbat 2.0 Service celebrating the Installation of Rabbi Lobel with Rabbi Aron, Rabbi Lobel, Cantor Felder-Levy and our Shir Hadash 2.0 Band. A special Oneg will follow the service.
Sanctuary

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor

Tot Shabbat 9:30 am
Multi-Purpose Room

Meditative Service - Community Shabbat Service 10:30 am
This special service, lead by Linda Allen, Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy, and Lay Cantor Mark Allen, focuses on a few core prayers using a variety of melodies, chants, and guided meditation to foster opportunities for personal introspection.
Sanctuary

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Family Ed - Grade 3 9:30 am
Multi-Purpose Room

“Jews on the Chocolate Trail” - Exploring the World of Judaism 9:30 am
Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz will guide us on a mouth-watering tour of chocolate and the connections to Jewish history in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries, centuries, and convictions.
Oneg Room

Religious School 9:30 am

Focus Group with Judy Goldman 10:00 am
Chapel Major

Focus Group with Barb Chappell 12:00 pm
Chapel Major

Club 345 - Sky High 12:00 pm
Offsite

Faculty Meeting 12:30 pm
Multi-Purpose Room

ECC Open House 1:00 pm
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Focus Group meeting with Linda Rossen 2:00 pm

Monday, January 14, 2013

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

B'nai Mitzvah 2015 Family Meeting 7:00 pm
Oneg Room

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

Confirmation Class Mentor Night 7:00 pm
Oneg Room

Hebrew High School 7:00 pm

Choir Rehearsal 7:15 pm
Sanctuary

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

CSH Board Meeting 7:30 pm
Oneg Room

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Woman's Study Group with Rabbi Aron 10:30 am
Why are some women included in the canon of American Jewish literature and others excluded? If literature holds up a mirror to society, what is the picture of the American Jewish women’s experience painted by this literature?
Oneg Room

Friday, January 18, 2013

West Coast Party - Jr.
Offsite

Men's Club Shabbat Service with the Choir 8:00 pm
Join Rabbi Lobel, Cantor Felder-Levy and the Choir and member of the Men's Club for this special Shabbat Service.
Sanctuary

Saturday, January 19, 2013

West Coast Party - Jr.
Offsite

Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor

Daniel Reitman Bar Mitzvah 10:30 am
Sanctuary

Shir Shabbat Service 10:30 am
Shir Shabbat Service with Lay Leader Dianne Portnoy and Lay Cantor Pia Chamberlain.
Chapel Major

Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Kodner 4:30 pm
Sanctuary

Sunday, January 20, 2013

SHAGY - Mitzvah Day Activity

West Coast Party - Jr.
Offsite

Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class 9:30 am
Did you miss the chance to become Bar or Bat Mitzvah at age 13? Would you enjoy the opportunity to learn the prayers of the Shabbat morning service and to chant from the Torah scroll?
Chapel Minor

Mitzvah Day 9:30 am
On Sunday, January 20, 2013, adults and children from the Shir Hadash community will participate in a variety of projects for the benefit of the temple and local communities.

Purim Shpiel Rehearsal 3:00 pm
Sanctuary

Monday, January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

OFFICE & ECC CLOSED

NO Hebrew School today

West Coast Party - Jr.
Offsite

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

Hebrew School Faculty Meeting 5:45 pm
Room 2

Confirmation Class 7:00 pm
Rooms 9 & 11

Hebrew High School 7:00 pm

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Men's Club Speaker Series: Larry Gerston 7:30 pm
Speaker Larry Gerston's topic will be "The 2012 Elections: Now What?"
Oneg Room

Friday, January 25, 2013

Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Sanctuary

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Tu BiSh'vat

Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor

Tu BiSh'vat Community Shabbat Service - "A Fresh Take on Tu BiSh'vat" 10:30 am
Join Rabbi Aron and Cantor Felder-Levy for a special Tu BiSh’vat Seder celebrating the new year of the trees and our responsibilities towards the natural world.
Sanctuary

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Camp Newman assembly for K - Grade 6 & parents 9:30 am
Sanctuary

Religious School 9:30 am

Board Workday 9:30 am
Oneg Room

Continuting the Conversation on Clutter 10:00 am
Julee Ogawa and the conversation group will meet again to continue their "Conversation on Clutter."
Library

SHOC Meeting 10:00 am
Library

New Member Community Building 12:00 pm
Join us for this chance to meet other new members and participate in a community building activity with Rabbi Aron.
Chapel

Purim Shpiel Rehearsal 3:00 pm
Sanctuary

Monday, January 28, 2013

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

Focus Group with Cady Burstein 6:30 pm
Room 2

Youth Group Focus Meeting with Rabbi Lobel 7:00 pm
Room 1

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Hebrew School 4:00 pm

Confirmation Class 7:00 pm
Rooms 9 & 11

Hebrew High School 7:00 pm

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Sisterhood Board Meeting 7:30 pm
Room 2

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Finance Committee Mtg 5:30 pm
Room 2