General Announcements - October 2005
Congregation Albert Telephone Calling List
If You Do Not Have Internet Access At Home:
If you would like to be called when someone passes away, or if you wish to receive other time-sensitive information that we post on our website but do not mail out, please drop me a note or call me at 883-1818.
Ilana Locke, Administrator
The Mitzvah of Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat
Sponsoring an Oneg serves many purposes. It helps in our desire to socialize with one another following an evening of spiritual renewal. Jews are known for noshing and talking, usually at the same time! It's an opportunity to share the joy of a special mitzvah … a birthday, an anniversary, a bar or bat mitzvah, a graduation, a confirmation, recovery from illness, a …you get the point. Sponsoring an Oneg is something each family can and should do from time to time. We all have events in our lives worth sharing with one another.What's involved? Nothing more than providing a selection of cakes, cookies, and/or fruit, including a few sugarless items, on your chosen Friday. The office can assist in letting you know how many people to plan for.
Won't you share your next celebration with your Congregation Albert family? What special event is on your calendar? Plan ahead. Call the office to pick a date and sponsor an Oneg Shabbat today.
Entertainment Books
Congregation Albert is now selling the Entertainment Book for only $35. It contains coupons for reduced rates at restaurants of all categories, hotels, attractions, and retail businesses, both local and national. We offer the Entertainment Book as a synagogue fund raiser and it's a great deal for even greater deals. This is an easy way to cost-effectively explore your hometown with the wonderful specials featured in "the Book."
Books are here, and many coupons can be used immediately; the books are valid until November 1, 2006. Come to the office to purchase yours. Although many fund-raising organizations now sell them, you can probably sell several by letting friends, co-workers and neighbors know now that you have them. They also make excellent gifts.
TIP: Keep your book in the glove compartment, where it is always handy to use, and where you easily can check out what is available, wherever you are in the car. You will be surprised at how often you will use it.
Ilana Locke, Administrator
Community Simcha
Hi! My name is Allan Levine.
I will be celebrating my 83rd birthday October 15.
The Bible says a lifetime is 70 years, so I will have reached the age of a second Bar Mitzvah.Please join me for services Saturday morning,
October 15 and for lunch in the Social Hall afterward.
Youth Musical AuditionsAuditions for the CAST
(Congregation Albert Student Theater)
youth musical will be Sunday,
November 6 at 1:00 pm in the sanctuary.Rehearsals will begin shortly thereafter on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm. The performances will be Saturday & Sunday, February 25 & 26 and Saturday & Sunday, March 4 & 5, 2006. Students must be in third to twelfth grade to audition.
For information, please contact Gwenn Robinson
Wanted: Accompanist
We are looking for a pianist to accompany the Youth Musical to be produced in February - March 2005. Rehearsals will be Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8 pm. Please contact Gwenn Robinson for details.
Meditation and KabbalahWe begin our seventh year of Jewish Meditation at Congregation Albert, on the second and fourth Saturdays each month from 9:30 - 10:15, except as noted below. We will also offer Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning meditations before services, and an early afternoon Yom Kippur healing service.
In the past, we occasionally included Kabbalistic meditations from our deep and wonderful Jewish mystical tradition. This year, we plan to have a Kabbalah meditation as part of every session, reflecting the increased interest in this area. Facilitators Eileen Yager and Paula Schwartz have over 30 years of meditation experience each. They have studied Jewish meditation with several rabbis in different cities and have a wide repertoire of practices to share. We welcome everyone from beginners to advanced practitioners of any tradition.
Meditation and Healing
Saturday October 8 and October 24
9:30 am sharp - 10:15 am
Location: Moise ChapelNew: A healing meditation component has been added. Everyone from beginners to advanced practitioners of any tradition is welcome.
For information, contact Paula Schwartz, Ph.D. () or Eileen Yager, MD ()
Mazel TovLois Ruby proudly announces that her 12th book has just been released, entitled JOURNEY TO JAMESTOWN. Half is told from the point of view of an English boy, an apprentice to a barber-surgeon in Virginia Colony. When, the book is flipped over, the other half is told through the eyes of a Native American girl who is becoming a medicine woman. The book is just right for readers between 8 and 13.
Barbara Schlactus has just completed a two year term as President of the Jewish-Catholic Dialogue. During her tenure, the group was awarded a $1000 grant from the Catholic Foundation for its annual Colloquium.
A Time to TalkBereavement Support sponsored by the Caring Committee
You are invited to meet and remember your loved one(s). A Time to Talk is an important aspect of mourning and remembrance. A Time To Talk will be held on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
For information, call Pearl Gross. Meeting place will be posted in the Temple office.
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