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Temple Sholom Kosher Policy

Temple Sholom has a "soft" kosher policy regarding food served at the Temple. This is a policy, that has been ratified by the Religious Activities Committee and the Rabbi and that follows the prevailing practices at most Reform congregations. It is intended to respect our members' personal beliefs and practices.

Please observe the following guidelines when preparing food in or bringing food to the Temple:

Do not bring or serve pork products, including bacon bits, prosciutto, or packaged products whose ingredients include pork or lard.

Do not bring or serve shellfish, including shrimp, crab, lobster, oyster sauce, mussels or their broths or derivatives.
Do not bring or serve fish without scales such as catfish or shark.
Do not mix milk and meat products. Therefore, at meat meals please do not use milk or cream for coffee, do not use grated cheese on salads or pasta, and do not serve dairy ice cream and/or milk chocolate.

Temple-Sponsored Events:

These include all school, sisterhood, brotherhood and fundraising events.

Onegs are dairy.

Other social events may include either dairy or meat meals.

If a class dinner or other event involves a meat meal, the food must come from a kosher source. Dairy products may not be served in the body of the meal. However, dairy products may be served at the Oneg following services or the program.

Helpful Hints:

It is not necessary to look for packaged products that are specifically labeled as kosher. However please avoid using packaged products, such as butter and cheese, that include milk ingredients when preparing a meat meal or vice versa.

Products that are parve are neither milk nor meat and may be served with either type of meal. Fish and eggs are parve.

Please note - poultry and poultry products such as chicken broth (as an ingredient) are considered meat.

If you have any questions when preparing for a food event, please call Rabbi Borovitz for clarification.

Temple Sholom Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop!

Come see our beautiful new displays and products! Ready for Chanukah? We've got children's toys, Israeli jewelry and hostess gifts. PLUS: Gift ideas for weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

Movement To Music

Temple Sholom is once again offering the enrichment class, Movement to Music, for toddlers through age 4. It includes singing, dancing, bubble time and parachute play to stimulate your child's imagination and music appreciation. The first session of eight classes began September 19 and runs through November 7; the second session begins November 14. Call 201-489-2463.

For more information call the Temple office at (201) 489-2463 ext. 202.

How to Help 3 Kidnapped Israeli Soldiers

Dear Congregants,

Below is a message I received yesterday from the umbrella organization of UJA-federations in North America. I responded to this e mail by adding my name to the petition asking the new UN Secretary General to take the promised steps to gain the freedom of Echud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit. I ask each of you on these last days of Chanukah to join me in dedicating ourselves to work for their release. It's as easy as a click on the web connection and takes less than a minute. But maybe, it could be your click that adds enough weight to this petition that the UN will move to fulfill its promise and redeem these captives and return them to their families.

Happy Chanukah

Rabbi Neal Borovitz

To: UJC Rabbinic Cabinet

From: Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg, Chair, UJC Rabbinic Cabinet
Rabbi Gerald I. Weider, Senior Consultant to the Rabbinic Cabinet of UJC
Dr. Eric Levine, Vice President, Jewish Renaissance and Renewal Pillar

Date: December 20, 2006/29 Kislev 5767

Re: Free The Soldiers Movement

At this Hanukkah season, a time of large gatherings in your synagogues, we ask you to join a mass movement to free the three Israeli soldiers kidnapped during the summer.

Below is a letter that can be sent or e-mailed to the members of your synagogue. Please feel free to include it in your newsletter or bulletin and to duplicate and hand it out at Hanukkah gathering this week and into the future.

Now is the time to invite the members of your synagogue to join Jews around the world in working for the freedom of Udi Goldwasser, Eldad Regev, and Gilad Shalit.

**********************************

Dear Friends,

Israel's war with Hezbollah this summer began with the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers across the northern border. It was followed three weeks later by the kidnapping of another soldier by Hamas across the border of the Gaza Strip. As winter comes to the Middle East, Udi Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit remain in the hands of terrorists - alone and cut off from everything they have ever known. We had hoped that a way would have been found to bring them home already, but the passage of time gives us no reason for greater optimism. None of us can stand idly by when we have a chance to raise our voices on their behalf and in concert with the voices of their families.

Join us in our effort to bring international attention to their plight by adding your name to the petition at this website - www.freethesoldiers.org. Help us to make sure that their families know that they are not alone in their struggle to bring their sons, their brothers and their husbands home.

It will only take a moment to add your name. Then, we have one more request. Take another moment to send this e-mail to everyone you know. When we reach one million signatures, UJC [substitute name of congregation/school or program here] will join organizations from across the Jewish world in delivering our petitions to the UN and to the halls of power everywhere.

Join us now, and thank you.

NEW BOOKS in the PLOTKIN LIBRARY
Once again, Rabbi Neal Borovitz has donated new books to our Adult Library. They can be found on the "New Books" shelf, ready to be borrowed.
"I am Jewish - Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl" edited by Judea & Ruth Pearl
"The Rabbi's Wife - The Rebetzin in American Jewish Life" by Shuly Rubin Schwartz
"A Life - Ariel Sharon" by Nir Hefez and Gadi Bloom
"Man in the Shadows"by Efraim Halevy
"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth
"A Day of Small Beginnings" by Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum
"Kabbalah - A Love Story" by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
"Living A Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs & Values for Today's Families" by Anita Diamant with Howard Cooper
"Behind Enemy Lines - A True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany" by Marthe Cohn with Wendy Holden
"Hear Her Voice! Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World" by Miriam P. Feinberg and Miriam Klein Shapiro
"A History of the Jews in the Modern World" by Howard M. Sachar
"Water from the Well - Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah" by Anne Roiphe
"Pitching my Tent" by Anita Diamant
"As a Driven Leaf" by Milton Steinberg
"The Case for Israel" by Alan Dershowitz
"Striking Back - The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response" by Aaron J. Klein

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLASSES

Religious School classes will start on September 13th for
all Sunday School students. If your child is not yet registered for class, especially if the child is pre-K, K or Grade 1, please call the School Office, 201-489-2463, ext. 201 immediately. Temple membership is required for all
families with children in Grade 2 and above.
School fees must be paid in full in order for a child to start
classes. If financial arrangements are incomplete, the child will be denied admission to class.
_________________________________________________

THE BRUDNICK AWARD

The William C. Brudnick Award was established in 1965 to
honor the memory of William Brudnick, a founder of Temple
Sholom who was instrumental in the building of our Temple.
The Brudnick Award is presented to a high school senior who has demonstrated leadership and service to the Temple, to his or her school and to the community at large. This year eight young people submitted applications - Susan Bivone, Scott Breslow, Matthew Hermalyn, Emma Jablonski, Jillian Rieff, Rebecca Schneider and Lee Seltzer.

Ever since eighth grade, each of them has been a presence at Temple Avodat Shalom and in her/ his community. They have volunteered in our school office, been teachers’ assistants, been involved regionally and nationally in Young Judea, helped children here and in Israel, worked within their schools to fight drug addiction, volunteered in food shelters, even cleaned up cemeteries - all while maintaining strong grades and having social lives. The Temple Awards Committee members who met with the applicants were unanimously impressed.

This year the Brudnick Award was awarded to
SUSAN BIVONE.
Temple Avodat Shalom honors and congratulates Susan on
receiving the Brudnick Award, and wishes her and her fellow
applicants great success in their college years and future
endeavors. Temple Avodat Shalom will always be their home
and ready to welcome them with open arms.
__________________________________________________

HONORARY BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Every year during the High Holy Days, we unveil the
plaques in the Lobby which honor those members who have
been very generous in their monetary support of the Temple during the prior fiscal year. This September we will unveil the lists for fiscal year 2008-09.

All donations made between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010
to Temple Avodat Shalom, excluding donations to the Rabbi’s and Cantor’s Discretionary Funds and the Capital Campaign Fund, will count towards the minimum of $500 to qualify for the 26th Honorary Board of Governors. Donations of $1,000 or more qualify for the Shalom Circle for 2009-10.

One of the easiest ways to qualify for these designations is to make a Yom Kippur pledge in the fall.



KEHILLAH PARTNERSHIP

Dear Temple Avodat Shalom Family,
It is with great enthusiasm that we share with you some
exciting news. Temple Avodat Shalom has been chosen as
pilot synagogue for the next phase of the Kehillah
Partnership: Our members may join the Bergen County YJCC
in the Township of Washington at substantially reduced
fees.

Two years ago, we were among the first synagogues to become involved in the Kehillah Partnership (www.
kehillahpartnership.org), an innovative, community-wide
effort to build a stronger and more engaged Jewish
community across institutional and denominational lines.
Our sixth and seventh grade students have benefited from
engaging and inventive programming. Now to broaden the
scope of the kehillah (community), the YJCC has invited
our members to seek membership at the Y. Ours is the only
congregation among the ten now involved in the pilot
program to be offered membership at the YJCC for only $360
per member unit (individual, couple, family). We hope you
will find that YJCC membership adds value to your Avodat
Shalom membership and vice versa; our community is
strengthened and our lives are enhanced by belonging to
both institutions.

This YJCC membership will be valid from November 1, 2009
through August 31, 2010.

If you can’t wait for November, you may add October for an
additional $36. The YJCC has a great deal to offer: from a
wonderful facility which includes state-of-the-art fitness
facilities and a 75-foot, 6-lane heated indoor pool, to
classes, special events and summer day camp in which you
may participate at member-only rates. Please go to www.
yjcc.org to learn more. You can download the current
program guide there, too.

The process of joining the YJCC begins at Temple Avodat
Shalom.

Please contact Stephanie Mandelbaum, ext. 202, or Stella
Teger, ext. 203 to arrange payment. There is some material
about the YJCC available there as well. Our staff will
notify the YJCC that you are part of the Kehillah
Partnership and have joined the YJCC. Then, go to the YJCC,
605 Pascack Road, Township of Washington, fill out a
membership application and health release and have your
required photo ID’s made (age 6 and up). Please note that
there is a $5.00 fee for each photo ID.

Temple Avodat Shalom is honored to be part of the Kehillah
Partnership and pleased to be selected for this YJCC
membership initiative. Please help us make this program a
success.

Rabbi Neal Borovitz
Len Lawton
Wendy Rosenzweig
Kehillah Partnership Chair



VOLUNTEER / CARING COMMUNITY
Your Family needs you!!!
When you joined Temple Avodat Shalom, you joined an extended family. As in any family, you share the good times and the hard times. Simchas and tragedies. When your family is in crisis, you somehow find a way to lend a hand. Now, some of your fellow congregants, your extended family, need that hand.
The Caring Committee has been formed to help Temple Avodat Shalom members who are in crisis. When a situation arises, a member of the committee will determine the need and then call on volunteers from the database to help out.
So what can you do? Volunteer to add your name to the Temple Avodat Shalom Caring Committee volunteer database. Give one hour a month to help someone in our family:
Ways you can help:
Cook a meal
Order in a meal
Drive a child (where you live) to Hebrew School
Drive a Temple member (where you live) to Friday Night or other Services
Provide job seeking advice
Household help: mow a lawn, shovel a driveway, rake leaves, etc...
Tutor a child for an evening
If you can do any of the above, please fill out the form below and send it to the Temple Avodat Shalom office at 385 Howland Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey 07661 or email volunteer@avodatshalom.net.
If you need assistance in any way, please contact the Volunteer Committee, the Rabbi, Cantor or someone in the office and we will be there for you. All needs will be kept in the strictest of confidence.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Name_____________________________________________

Phone Number______________________________________

Address___________________________________________

Email_____________________________________________

Service you can help with (check as many as you like)
___ Cook a meal
___ Order in a meal
___ Drive a child (where you live) to Hebrew School
___ Drive a Temple member (where you live) to Services
___ Give job seeking advice
___ Household help: mow a lawn, shovel a driveway, rake leaves, etc...
___ Tutor a child for an evening
___ Other________________________

SALE OF CHAMETZ
There is a tradition on Passover of symbolically selling all your chametz in fulfillment of the Torah’s statement that one should not have any leavening in one’s possession during Passover.
Anyone wishing Rabbi Borovitz to "sell" their chametz for them should fill out the form below & mail it to the Temple.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHAMETZ SALE
I appoint Rabbi Neal I. Borovitz to sell all my chametz and the utensils used in the eating, serving and preparation of food during the course of the year.
All such utensils and food will be put aside in my house and not used after 10 AM on March 29th until after sundown on April 5th.
SIGNATURE___________________________________



HOW the BIBLE BECAME the BIBLE
An Eight Part Lecture Series by Rabbi Lawrence Troster
This course will follow the history of the Bible from the modern translations of today back in time to the most ancient sources that began to become the Bible. These sources will include the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient authors like Josephus, Hammurabi’s law code and archeological finds. The Bible will be considered like an archeological site as we peel back the layers to find its foundations. All texts will be studied in English and no previous knowledge of any biblical texts is required. Wednesdays, 9:30-11 am, March 3-April 28; $150



SEDER MATCHMAKING
Are you looking for a Passover seder to attend? Or are you having a seder at home and willing to invite another temple family to join you? In either case, send an e-mail to David Greenfield at davidwg48@yahoo.com. If that’s not possible, call him at (201) 796-9244. Please include the following information in your e-mail or phone message:
If you’re looking for a seder to attend, mention which night you’re looking for, how many people would be coming, how many children (if any) and their ages, and problems with pet or food allergies.
If you’re willing to invite others to your seder, mention which night you’re hosting, how many temple members you’re willing to have, do you have pets, and anything else you think relevant.



ADULT EDUCATION FILM STUDY CLASS
On Saturday, March 20th from 12:45-3:45 pm, we are offering a program entitled "If You Will It, It Is No Dream"/ Nature vs. Nurture. Join us as we engage our essential human experience through film, art, literature and personal expression. We will view the film Gattaca, starring Ethan Hawke, Jude Law and Uma Thurman. This film will serve as our focal work of art as we participate in related activities. Our session begins with a light lunch of bagels and salads – there is a $5.00 charge. Please RSVP to the office, administrator@avodatshalom.net, or 201-489-2463.


			Temple Sholom Kosher Policy Temple Sholom has a "soft" kosher policy regarding food served at the Temple. This is a policy, that has been ratified by the Religious Activities Committee and the Rabbi and that follows the prevailing practices at most Reform congregations. It is intended to respect our members' personal beliefs and practices. Please observe the following guidelines when preparing food in or bringing food to the Temple: Do not bring or serve pork products, including bacon bits, prosciutto, or packaged products whose ingredients include pork or lard. Do not bring or serve shellfish, including shrimp, crab, lobster, oyster sauce, mussels or their broths or derivatives. Do not bring or serve fish without scales such as catfish or shark. Do not mix milk and meat products. Therefore, at meat meals please do not use milk or cream for coffee, do not use grated cheese on salads or pasta, and do not serve dairy ice cream and/or milk chocolate. Temple-Sponsored Events: These include all school, sisterhood, brotherhood and fundraising events. Onegs are dairy. Other social events may include either dairy or meat meals. If a class dinner or other event involves a meat meal, the food must come from a kosher source. Dairy products may not be served in the body of the meal. However, dairy products may be served at the Oneg following services or the program. Helpful Hints: It is not necessary to look for packaged products that are specifically labeled as kosher. However please avoid using packaged products, such as butter and cheese, that include milk ingredients when preparing a meat meal or vice versa. Products that are parve are neither milk nor meat and may be served with either type of meal. Fish and eggs are parve. Please note - poultry and poultry products such as chicken broth (as an ingredient) are considered meat. If you have any questions when preparing for a food event, please call Rabbi Borovitz for clarification. Temple Sholom Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop! Come see our beautiful new displays and products! Ready for Chanukah? We've got children's toys, Israeli jewelry and hostess gifts. PLUS: Gift ideas for weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. Movement To Music Temple Sholom is once again offering the enrichment class, Movement to Music, for toddlers through age 4. It includes singing, dancing, bubble time and parachute play to stimulate your child's imagination and music appreciation. The first session of eight classes began September 19 and runs through November 7; the second session begins November 14. Call 201-489-2463. For more information call the Temple office at (201) 489-2463 ext. 202. How to Help 3 Kidnapped Israeli Soldiers Dear Congregants, Below is a message I received yesterday from the umbrella organization of UJA-federations in North America. I responded to this e mail by adding my name to the petition asking the new UN Secretary General to take the promised steps to gain the freedom of Echud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit. I ask each of you on these last days of Chanukah to join me in dedicating ourselves to work for their release. It's as easy as a click on the web connection and takes less than a minute. But maybe, it could be your click that adds enough weight to this petition that the UN will move to fulfill its promise and redeem these captives and return them to their families. Happy Chanukah Rabbi Neal Borovitz To: UJC Rabbinic Cabinet From: Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg, Chair, UJC Rabbinic Cabinet Rabbi Gerald I. Weider, Senior Consultant to the Rabbinic Cabinet of UJC Dr. Eric Levine, Vice President, Jewish Renaissance and Renewal Pillar Date: December 20, 2006/29 Kislev 5767 Re: Free The Soldiers Movement At this Hanukkah season, a time of large gatherings in your synagogues, we ask you to join a mass movement to free the three Israeli soldiers kidnapped during the summer. Below is a letter that can be sent or e-mailed to the members of your synagogue. Please feel free to include it in your newsletter or bulletin and to duplicate and hand it out at Hanukkah gathering this week and into the future. Now is the time to invite the members of your synagogue to join Jews around the world in working for the freedom of Udi Goldwasser, Eldad Regev, and Gilad Shalit. ******************************** Dear Friends, Israel's war with Hezbollah this summer began with the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers across the northern border. It was followed three weeks later by the kidnapping of another soldier by Hamas across the border of the Gaza Strip. As winter comes to the Middle East, Udi Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit remain in the hands of terrorists - alone and cut off from everything they have ever known. We had hoped that a way would have been found to bring them home already, but the passage of time gives us no reason for greater optimism. None of us can stand idly by when we have a chance to raise our voices on their behalf and in concert with the voices of their families. Join us in our effort to bring international attention to their plight by adding your name to the petition at this website - www.freethesoldiers.org. Help us to make sure that their families know that they are not alone in their struggle to bring their sons, their brothers and their husbands home. It will only take a moment to add your name. Then, we have one more request. Take another moment to send this e-mail to everyone you know. When we reach one million signatures, UJC [substitute name of congregation/school or program here] will join organizations from across the Jewish world in delivering our petitions to the UN and to the halls of power everywhere. Join us now, and thank you. NEW BOOKS in the PLOTKIN LIBRARY Once again, Rabbi Neal Borovitz has donated new books to our Adult Library. They can be found on the "New Books" shelf, ready to be borrowed. "I am Jewish - Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl" edited by Judea & Ruth Pearl "The Rabbi's Wife - The Rebetzin in American Jewish Life" by Shuly Rubin Schwartz "A Life - Ariel Sharon" by Nir Hefez and Gadi Bloom "Man in the Shadows"by Efraim Halevy "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth "A Day of Small Beginnings" by Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum "Kabbalah - A Love Story" by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner "Living A Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs & Values for Today's Families" by Anita Diamant with Howard Cooper "Behind Enemy Lines - A True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany" by Marthe Cohn with Wendy Holden "Hear Her Voice! Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World" by Miriam P. Feinberg and Miriam Klein Shapiro "A History of the Jews in the Modern World" by Howard M. Sachar "Water from the Well - Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah" by Anne Roiphe "Pitching my Tent" by Anita Diamant "As a Driven Leaf" by Milton Steinberg "The Case for Israel" by Alan Dershowitz "Striking Back - The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response" by Aaron J. Klein RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLASSES Religious School classes will start on September 13th for all Sunday School students. If your child is not yet registered for class, especially if the child is pre-K, K or Grade 1, please call the School Office, 201-489-2463, ext. 201 immediately. Temple membership is required for all families with children in Grade 2 and above. School fees must be paid in full in order for a child to start classes. If financial arrangements are incomplete, the child will be denied admission to class. _________________________________________________ THE BRUDNICK AWARD** The William C. Brudnick Award was established in 1965 to honor the memory of William Brudnick, a founder of Temple Sholom who was instrumental in the building of our Temple. The Brudnick Award is presented to a high school senior who has demonstrated leadership and service to the Temple, to his or her school and to the community at large. This year eight young people submitted applications - Susan Bivone, Scott Breslow, Matthew Hermalyn, Emma Jablonski, Jillian Rieff, Rebecca Schneider and Lee Seltzer. Ever since eighth grade, each of them has been a presence at Temple Avodat Shalom and in her/ his community. They have volunteered in our school office, been teachers’ assistants, been involved regionally and nationally in Young Judea, helped children here and in Israel, worked within their schools to fight drug addiction, volunteered in food shelters, even cleaned up cemeteries - all while maintaining strong grades and having social lives. The Temple Awards Committee members who met with the applicants were unanimously impressed. This year the Brudnick Award was awarded to SUSAN BIVONE. Temple Avodat Shalom honors and congratulates Susan on receiving the Brudnick Award, and wishes her and her fellow applicants great success in their college years and future endeavors. Temple Avodat Shalom will always be their home and ready to welcome them with open arms. __________________________________________________
			HONORARY BOARD OF GOVERNORS Every year during the High Holy Days, we unveil the plaques in the Lobby which honor those members who have been very generous in their monetary support of the Temple during the prior fiscal year. This September we will unveil the lists for fiscal year 2008-09. All donations made between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 to Temple Avodat Shalom, excluding donations to the Rabbi’s and Cantor’s Discretionary Funds and the Capital Campaign Fund, will count towards the minimum of $500 to qualify for the 26th Honorary Board of Governors. Donations of $1,000 or more qualify for the Shalom Circle for 2009-10. One of the easiest ways to qualify for these designations is to make a Yom Kippur pledge in the fall. KEHILLAH PARTNERSHIP Dear Temple Avodat Shalom Family, It is with great enthusiasm that we share with you some exciting news. Temple Avodat Shalom has been chosen as pilot synagogue for the next phase of the Kehillah Partnership: Our members may join the Bergen County YJCC in the Township of Washington at substantially reduced fees. Two years ago, we were among the first synagogues to become involved in the Kehillah Partnership (www. kehillahpartnership.org), an innovative, community-wide effort to build a stronger and more engaged Jewish community across institutional and denominational lines. Our sixth and seventh grade students have benefited from engaging and inventive programming. Now to broaden the scope of the kehillah (community), the YJCC has invited our members to seek membership at the Y. Ours is the only congregation among the ten now involved in the pilot program to be offered membership at the YJCC for only $360 per member unit (individual, couple, family). We hope you will find that YJCC membership adds value to your Avodat Shalom membership and vice versa; our community is strengthened and our lives are enhanced by belonging to both institutions. This YJCC membership will be valid from November 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010. If you can’t wait for November, you may add October for an additional $36. The YJCC has a great deal to offer: from a wonderful facility which includes state-of-the-art fitness facilities and a 75-foot, 6-lane heated indoor pool, to classes, special events and summer day camp in which you may participate at member-only rates. Please go to www. yjcc.org to learn more. You can download the current program guide there, too. The process of joining the YJCC begins at Temple Avodat Shalom. Please contact Stephanie Mandelbaum, ext. 202, or Stella Teger, ext. 203 to arrange payment. There is some material about the YJCC available there as well. Our staff will notify the YJCC that you are part of the Kehillah Partnership and have joined the YJCC. Then, go to the YJCC, 605 Pascack Road, Township of Washington, fill out a membership application and health release and have your required photo ID’s made (age 6 and up). Please note that there is a $5.00 fee for each photo ID. Temple Avodat Shalom is honored to be part of the Kehillah Partnership and pleased to be selected for this YJCC membership initiative. Please help us make this program a success. Rabbi Neal Borovitz Len Lawton Wendy Rosenzweig Kehillah Partnership Chair VOLUNTEER / CARING COMMUNITY Your Family needs you!!! When you joined Temple Avodat Shalom, you joined an extended family. As in any family, you share the good times and the hard times. Simchas and tragedies. When your family is in crisis, you somehow find a way to lend a hand. Now, some of your fellow congregants, your extended family, need that hand. The Caring Committee has been formed to help Temple Avodat Shalom members who are in crisis. When a situation arises, a member of the committee will determine the need and then call on volunteers from the database to help out. So what can you do? Volunteer to add your name to the Temple Avodat Shalom Caring Committee volunteer database. Give one hour a month to help someone in our family: Ways you can help: Cook a meal Order in a meal Drive a child (where you live) to Hebrew School Drive a Temple member (where you live) to Friday Night or other Services Provide job seeking advice Household help: mow a lawn, shovel a driveway, rake leaves, etc... Tutor a child for an evening If you can do any of the above, please fill out the form below and send it to the Temple Avodat Shalom office at 385 Howland Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey 07661 or email volunteer@avodatshalom.net. If you need assistance in any way, please contact the Volunteer Committee, the Rabbi, Cantor or someone in the office and we will be there for you. All needs will be kept in the strictest of confidence. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name_____________________________________________ Phone Number______________________________________ Address___________________________________________ Email_____________________________________________ Service you can help with (check as many as you like) ___ Cook a meal ___ Order in a meal ___ Drive a child (where you live) to Hebrew School ___ Drive a Temple member (where you live) to Services ___ Give job seeking advice ___ Household help: mow a lawn, shovel a driveway, rake leaves, etc... ___ Tutor a child for an evening ___ Other________________________ SALE OF CHAMETZ There is a tradition on Passover of symbolically selling all your chametz in fulfillment of the Torah’s statement that one should not have any leavening in one’s possession during Passover. Anyone wishing Rabbi Borovitz to "sell" their chametz for them should fill out the form below & mail it to the Temple. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHAMETZ SALE I appoint Rabbi Neal I. Borovitz to sell all my chametz and the utensils used in the eating, serving and preparation of food during the course of the year. All such utensils and food will be put aside in my house and not used after 10 AM on March 29th until after sundown on April 5th. SIGNATURE___________________________________ HOW the BIBLE BECAME the BIBLE An Eight Part Lecture Series by Rabbi Lawrence Troster This course will follow the history of the Bible from the modern translations of today back in time to the most ancient sources that began to become the Bible. These sources will include the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient authors like Josephus, Hammurabi’s law code and archeological finds. The Bible will be considered like an archeological site as we peel back the layers to find its foundations. All texts will be studied in English and no previous knowledge of any biblical texts is required. Wednesdays, 9:30-11 am, March 3-April 28; $150 SEDER MATCHMAKING Are you looking for a Passover seder to attend? Or are you having a seder at home and willing to invite another temple family to join you? In either case, send an e-mail to David Greenfield at davidwg48@yahoo.com. If that’s not possible, call him at (201) 796-9244. Please include the following information in your e-mail or phone message: If you’re looking for a seder to attend, mention which night you’re looking for, how many people would be coming, how many children (if any) and their ages, and problems with pet or food allergies. If you’re willing to invite others to your seder, mention which night you’re hosting, how many temple members you’re willing to have, do you have pets, and anything else you think relevant. ADULT EDUCATION FILM STUDY CLASS On Saturday, March 20th from 12:45-3:45 pm, we are offering a program entitled "If You Will It, It Is No Dream"/ Nature vs. Nurture. Join us as we engage our essential human experience through film, art, literature and personal expression. We will view the film Gattaca, starring Ethan Hawke, Jude Law and Uma Thurman. This film will serve as our focal work of art as we participate in related activities. Our session begins with a light lunch of bagels and salads – there is a $5.00 charge. Please RSVP to the office, administrator@avodatshalom.net, or 201-489-2463.