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Jewish Community News
News of the Jewish VA Peninsula Community
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6th Annual UJC Book Fair
November 10th – 14th
Monday & Wednesday – 9 AM - 4 PM
Tuesday & Thursday – 9 AM to 5 PM
Friday 9 AM – 12 Noon
J
oin us as we celebrate Jewish
Books and Jewish Authors at our
6th annual Book Fair. We hope
you will enjoy the opportunity to
meet critically-acclaimed authors and
participate in discussion and thought
regarding current Jewish issues, history, and literature . See below for an
exciting line up of events.
At the Book Fair
of the enemy’s fury and was considered by many to be simply
suicidal. Levine tells it like it was,
on the ground and in the air.
Thursday, Nov. 13th: 7 PM
Yochi Dreazen
Monday, Nov. 10th: 7PM
Veterans Day event
Showing of “True Gunner” a 40
minute documentary about Pike
Levine (Community member
Lori Luckman’s father) during
WWII. Lori will speak afterwards.
World War II veteran, Pike Levine,
provides a firsthand account of
fighting the Nazis from inside a
glass bubble under the belly of a
B-17. The unenviable position of
ball turret gunner took the brunt
program is also made possible
by a grant from the UJCVP
Wednesday, Nov. 12th: 7PM
Wine, cheese music & shop
Whether you’re new to the area
or a life long local, come out and
enjoy an evening of good music,
good company and good books!
This is a free event. Adults Only.
Author of “The Invisible Front:
Love and Loss in an Era of Endless
War,” one of the most respected
military journalists in the country, is the managing editor of
Foreign Policy, and a frequent
guest on NPR programs such as
“The Diane Rehm Show.”
Dreazen’s appearance is
sponsored by Temple Sinai of
Newport News through the Jewish Book Council network. The
Friday Nov.14th: 9AM
Madelyn Rosenberg,
Children’s Author
Madelyn grew up in VA on a
dead-end street and often
returned home covered in mud,
which was one of the inspirations for The Schmutzy Family, a
finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for illustrated
books.
From Jewish
Family Service
Leadership Development: Lead Jew 2.0s.
Sarah Barnett
Thank you so much to everyone who
has donated food for the JFS food closet. This food program supports Peninsula
Jewish families who come to Jewish
Family Service for financial assistance. They all struggle with monthly expenses and these items are always a welcome
help to them.
At this time, the most needed items
include tuna and peanut butter as well
as gift cards for gasoline and grocery
gift cards to help with expenses for perishable frozen or refrigerated items.
We greatly appreciate your support
of our agency and the services that we
provide to those in need. All donations
of food or gift cards are tax deductible and may be dropped off at the JFS
office or at the main desk at the UJC. If it is more convenient, please send
gift cards via mail to Jewish Family
Service 401 Middle Ground Boulevard Newport News, Virginia 23606 On Sunday October 12th over 20
emerging young leaders spent time
with our special guest, Dalia Golda
from Bucharest Romania. Dalia, a
32 year old Jewish Romanian, is the
quintessential can do young leader. She, and her fellow Romanian contemporaries, products of JDC supported summer camps and leadership development programs, decided
that they wanted to transform a
dying community into a thriving one
and that they have done. Indeed, before World War II, Romania was home to up to 800,000
Jews in vibrant Yiddish speaking
communities. Their surviving post
War population dwindled to under
300,000 and decreased further due
to immigration leaving under 20,000
(numbers vary based on sources)
Jews in Romania today all remnants
or a Holocaust decimated and communist era impacted community. But
today Bucharest has a healthy, growing and vibrant Jewish community
because Dalia, with the support of
the JDC and a few of her like minded
friends, decided that she wanted a
JCC like other cities had. With the
odds against her the JCC opened in
2005 with Dalia, a former computer
science major, as its director. After
Dalia Golda
several years, Dalia realized that a
healthy community needed an educational system to secure its future
and decided, knowing almost nothing about early childhood, to open a
Jewish preschool. Told by community
leaders and mentors that this would
never succeed, today she is the
director of the Gan Eden preschool in
Bucharest Romania which opened in
2009 with 5 teachers and 3 children
and now has 44 children and an after
school program for their graduates. Dalia impressed upon us that the
cliché is reality; one person can make
a difference and in her word “a fairy
tale can emerge from a bad situation” .
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Capital Camps and the UJC
Jonah Geller, Executive Director of
Capital Camps, and Steve Wendell,
UJC Exec., have concluded a mutually beneficial relationship with
Capital Camps which extends the
same status to our JCC as Greater
Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Tidewater.
This includes discounts on registration for “Rookie Camp” from $400
to $180 and access to financial aid
resources. The UJC will also host a
Capital Camps information open
house at the JCC with Capital
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Camps staff in attendance.
Capital Camps is a JCC Association
affiliated, Jewish, resident camp
that services southeastern communities. The UJC currently has a
number of children who attend
Capital Camps and many Capital
Camps alumni in our community.
Watch for our December Newsletter
for more information or call Steve
Wendell at the UJC.
President’s Message
THE LEAVES THAT ARE GREEN
The modernized UJC logo, expertly
designed by Howard Waters,
greatly elevates our image as the
new symbol of our UJC.
Neal Rosenbaum
B
arbara and I recently had the
opportunity to drive through a
breathtakingly beautiful and vibrantly colorful Vermont during “peak
week,” the week of the year when the
trees and their leaves appear like an
artist’s palate. The landscape takes
your breath away at every turn in the
road. Yet, in another week, the traffic
in the Vermont Mountains thins, the
lodges empty out and the show is
over. No more vivid colors.
Two young Jewish boys from Queens
noted this phenomenon in the 1960’s
in their music. Their group, Tom &
Jerry, started performing music while
still in their teens. Many of you may
not recognize Tom & Jerry, until the
duo assumed their real names.......
Simon and Garfunkel.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded a song in 1966 entitled, “Leaves
That Are Green.” Somehow Vermont’s
foliage and our United Jewish Community come to mind while singing
Simon’s words:
I was twenty-one years when I wrote
this song
I’m twenty-two now but I won’t be
for long
Time hurries on
And the leaves that are green turn to
brown
Hebrew School
Happenings
Carmela Malkin-Kuhn
Your United Jewish Community is
working hard to evolve and reinvent
itself to better serve the needs of our
rapidly changing Jewish Community.
Our wonderful facilities are no
longer tucked away in the woods of
Spring Road. Soon our UJC will enjoy
heightened visibility on a major thoroughfare linking Warwick Blvd. to
Jefferson Avenue and our City Center.
The new electronic sign will become
a permanent ambassador for our
community announcing programs,
services and events.
Communication and outreach to
families will be greatly elevated
with the addition of Judie Kavit to
our UJC Staff. Judie is a marketing
specialist, well versed in using print,
web design, blogging, E-commerce,
Facebook and Twitter to enhance the
community’s image & message.
In addition, our staff is increasing
programming for teens through
our new Halutzim BBYO chapter
and stepping up involvement in
the William & Mary and Christopher
Newport University Hillels. Staff
member Sarah Barnett continues to
attract young families to our Lead
Jew Leadership Development/Gesher
Programs.
Change is all around us and we must
listen and react. With new technology and programs, we intend to kindle
the spark of involvement for all in our
vibrant UJC.
PRESIDENT’S INVITATION: Please join
Steve Wendell, Mike Stupar, Sarah
Barnett, Scott Stein, Jenn Meyers,
Judie Kavit, Barbara and me at the
upcoming 2014 General Assembly of
Jewish Federations of North America
at the National Harbor, Maryland
(just across the Woodrow Wilson
Bridge from Virginia) November 9-11.
My article for the December Newsletter will provide highlights of this
annual conference.
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Hebrew School has had a great start this year. We are fortunate to have two
locations for this program.
On Monday we have 11 students enrolled in our Williamsburg Hebrew School
where classes are held in Temple Beth El.
On Tuesday and Thursday we have 19 students enrolled at the JCC. Total
enrollment at this point stands at 30 students the largest enrollment in years.
We are fortunate to have an amazing staff in place. Ms. Danile Spokony with
our Advance placement students, Avery Friedman teaches our Intermediate Class
and Rachel Lamana introduces our children to Hebrew in the Beginner Class.
We also have two madrichim, Josh Goldblatt and Elianna Goldstein who assist
the teachers.
Yes, we are off to a good start! We can already see that we have very engaged
students who are going to be quite successful.
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UJC Fund Donations
The United Jewish Community wishes
to congratulate the following students and their
families on their Bar and Bat Mitzvah:
Lori & Jeff Luckman
Philanthropic Fund
Reilly David
Ana Wunibald
Donations in honor of Jeff
Luckman’s birthday:
Barbara & Neal Rosenbaum
Melissa & Dave Kashy
Gary Nachman
Joanne & Richard Gordon
Leonard & Sylvia Waters
Library Fund
The 14th Annual Virginia
Peninsula Jewish
Film Festival
Susan Waters in memory of her
parents
Opening Weekend
Sat., November 22 &
Sun., November 23, 2014.
Preschool Fund
Details on Page 11
Bob & Meryl Kessler in honor of
John Miller
Carmela & Chris Kuhn in
memory of Sally Sarah Cohen
UJC Endowment
Unrestricted Fund
Jewish Movie Days at the UJC
In memory of Buddy Levin
Lisa & Geoff Nochimson
Lisa and Murray Rosenbach
Lisa & Geoff Nochimson in honor
of Linda Molin’s retirement
Spigel Early Childhood
Education Fund
Barry Spigel in memory of
Buddy Levin
November 6th
The Producers
December 11th
Ida
Come to the UJC for a movie and popcorn.
All movies begin at 1:00 PM and are free to the public.
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ExecutiveDirectors Message
Steven R. Wendell
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
Making a Difference
Rob Zwang, far left in the photo,
is a friend and colleague. A few
years ago, he decided to take
leave of his Federation executive
position in CT and, with the help
of a few financial backers, seek to
create a nonprofit dedicated to
encouraging economic initiatives
between Israelis and West Bank
Palestinians.
I’m sharing the story of IPCEE,
the organization Rob founded, as
an example of one of the many
programs, both inside the Federation/UJA system, or because
of Federation/UJA inspiration
and leadership, that receive little
attention in our “If it bleeds, it
reads…” world of headline news.
And I share this story, as we start
a New Year, because for me, this
represents an important message
of hope that continues to exist,
and struggle, in spite of kidnappings, tunnels, rockets, bombs,
and destruction. This program, as
with the preschool for inner city
Arab and Jewish children in Lod
that our UJCVP has incorporated
into this year’s Annual Federation
Campaign, does more to plant the
seeds of hope for the future than
speeches in Jerusalem, Washington, London, New York, or any of
the other political stages around
the world.
Rob Zwang and I don’t necessary
share the same “politics”. But I applaud his courage and his efforts
to make a real difference in daily
lives of Israelis and Arabs.
Beyond the headlines, there is
reason to hope.
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Practical Solutions
arly this summer, while
Israel’s Defense Forces
scoured the West Bank for
three abducted Yeshiva students,
twenty-two Palestinian physicians
were being trained in “Advanced
Trauma Life Support,” at a military
base in central Israel. Co-sponsored by IPCEE together with the
Israel Health Ministry and the IDF,
this United States based program
is regulated by Israel’s Medical
Corps.
As the subsequent bloody conflict
erupted between Hamas and
Israel, IPCEE provided a living
bridge between Palestinians and
Israelis. Even during the most
difficult times this summer, IPCEE
continued to organize symposia
and negotiate cooperation agreements with Israeli and Palestinian
leaders and hospitals – helping
them find common ground from
the ground-up, through the
IPCEE Healthcare Initiative, Peace
Through Medicine.
IPCEE has identified pragmatic solutions for mutual needs that are
more important today than ever
before: medical independence for
the Palestinians living in the West
Bank requires increased medical capacity, and supporting this
need simultaneously supports
Israeli hospitals and, changes
facts on the ground.
Our ultimate goal at IPCEE is
to contribute to the realization
of an independent Palestinian
State, living side-by-side in peace
with the State of Israel. IPCEE’s
activities are rooted in building
partnerships, not paternalism--in
doing things with other people
not for them. Unlike third-party
mediators, we build on voluntary
cooperation that is mutually beneficial, so that both Israelis and
Palestinians become involved out
of choice and from “the ground
up.”www.ipcee.org
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Global Day of
Jewish Learning
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November 16th, 2014
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This year’s theme is
“Heroes and Villains,
Saints and Fools:
The People in the Book”
The Global Day of Jewish Learning brings the Jewish people together
once a year to celebrate our shared
Jewish texts through community based
learning.
3:00pm- 3:15pm: Video Class by
Rabbi Steinsaltz Why Study
Biblical Characters?
3:15pm- 4:00pm: Rabbi Litt
Topic: Abraham: Journey into the
Unknown.
4:00pm-4:45pm: Rabbi Dror
Topic: Deborah: Victory in the
Hands of a Woman.
4:45pm- 5:00pm: Video Class by
Rabbi Steinsaltz Balaam: A Flawed
Person Possessing Great Gifts.
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Join Us
at the UJCVP
401 City Center Blvd.
Newport News
Sarah Barnett
Campaign Capsules
N
u? What’s New? How often can you say
EVERYTHING. Life is buzzing at the UJCVP
with a swarm of NEW. Think about it: New
Road; New Address (by time you get this our address will
probably be 401 City Center Blvd.); New Executive Director; New Early Childhood wing; New Hillel Directors at
CNU and William and Mary; New BBYO youth group
support and permanent home; and Newly reinvigorated
Community Hebrew School with the participation of all
congregations.
What an opportunity we face as a community to open doors
with all of these new elements! Our new road and address
will give us unprecedented exposure. Our new early childhood
wing is allowing us to expand beyond our wildest dreams to
accommodate all families who need childcare. No longer do
our working families have to fret about what to do with their
infants before they reach toddlerhood. Our Jewish students
at William and Mary and CNU have Jewish opportunities
never experienced on their campuses with the oversight and
guidance of Rabbi Gershom Litt and Shiran Zerach. Our
fledgling BBYO chapter now has a permanent home, financial
and staff support so that our teens will have a strong youth
group program moving forward. Our community Hebrew
school welcomes children from all congregations and has
rooms filled with more noise and Jewish learning than they
have had in over a decade. Nu? (By the way, a Yiddish term meaning “So?”), how are
we going to celebrate. One way we celebrate the new is to
make sure that it is nurtured, that is has support to grow and
strengthen and prosper. If new is not cared for, and cultivated
it risks losing luster, appeal and impact. It is precisely our 2015 Annual Campaign that will be the
initial response to What’s New? The opportunities that exist
for our community to grow, strengthen and endure with all
of this new energy is exciting and yes, momentous. Let’s make
sure that all of the new is meaningful….that young families
and young Jews are connected, nurtured, cared for, connected
and impacted by all that we are able to offer. Nu? If you are
as excited as we are about everything that’s new, don’t forget
to support our 2015 UJCVP Annual Campaign with a New
Gift or a New Increase.
Last but not least, there is also a NEW WAY TO GIVE! Your gift is important to us! We want to ask what compels you to give, what you feel most strongly about, and give you an
optional opportunity to turn thoughts into action by designating a portion of your pledge increase to a specific area.
It’s easy with your increase of $100 or more! If you are so moved just pick from one of the three following choices that represent
the global nature of what Federation does:
1) Cradle to College Youth Activities: Do you love what we do locally for youth? Help us: provide more scholarship money
for preschool and summer camp; increased funding for our new BBYO high school program; and increased funding for CNU
and William and Mary Hillels.
2) JDC: Do you love helping Jews around the globe in struggling communities? JDC has always been a stalwart partner and
always has growing needs. www.jdc.org
3) Pesher preschool scholarships: Do you love supporting Israel directly? Pesher is a viable, established NGO in Lod, Israel
which serves families in need through a plethora of programs. They need scholarship money to serve needy children. For those
who really love hands on giving, we will have the opportunity to visit Pesher on a community trip to Israel this upcoming summer.
www.pesher.org.il
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November Dates
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03 Preschool Child Assessment sent home this week.
04 Stretch and Grow exercise class every Tue for 2 & 3
year old classes. Additional dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25.
06 After school Little Sports cont. Also 11/13 & 11/20.
09 Daddy and Me.
10 Musical Mondays - music class during school
for toddlers and all preschool classes.
10 -14 children & adult books available for
purchase at weeklong bookfair.
12 Parent morning.
14 Children’s Author and breakfast for families.
26 Parent morning.
December Dates
•
Holiday Closings
The UJC offices and the
Sarfan Early Childhood Center
will be closed:
November 27th & 28th
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02 Stretch and Grow exercise class every Tue for 2 &
3 year old classes. Additional dates: Dec. 09, 16.
05 After school Little Sports cont. Also 12/11.
08 Musical Mondays - music class during school
for toddlers and all preschoolers.
10 Parent morning.
16 Attend Chanukah at City Center at 6pm.
18 Grand Chanukah preschool performance and latkes!
Rodef Sholom Temple
Chanukah Book, Craft, and Gift Sale & Mitzvah Mall
Sunday, November 16th
Sisterhood’s Book, Craft, and Gift Sale:
9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
in the Temple Lobby
318 Whealton Road, Hampton
Religious School Mitzvah Mall
10:00 a.m. – Noon
with a simultaneous
Adult Education with Rabbi Dror
Students will learn about the mitzvah of charitable giving and hear presentations from
local charitable organizations so they can vote on the distribution of the school’s annual Tzedakah funds.
CONGREGATION EMET V’OR
LITTLE LEARNERS (CHILDREN AGES 1.5-5): We have made it easy for you to fit
a "little learning for you and your little learner” into your busy life. When you join
in little learners, you are not only doing something wonderful for your family, you are
also doing something special for yourself. During seven fun filled sessions throughout
the year, learn how to celebrate Shabbat and the Jewish holidays of Sukkot, Hannukah,
Tu Bishevat, Purim, Passover and Lag Ba-Omer.
Upcoming dates are November 2nd and December 7th beginning at 10AM.
This monthly program is open to ALL local children being raised Jewishly,
so please try a session! Please contact the office at 757-952-3737 and leave
a message for Rebecca or email office@emetvor.org. ADULT LEARNING: To register for Adult Learning, please contact Ann Lynn at teabague@aol.com or the
office at 757-952-3737. November 16th at 10:30 AM, we offer an adult learning class called Chai Mitzvah.
"Incorporating both traditional and contemporary sources, and using both Hebrew and English, it is accessible
to everyone. A different topic is examined in each of the eight monthly group learning sessions". Total cost for
8 months is $18.00 for the materials.
YOUTH LEARNING: Religious school continues every Sunday from 10am-12:30 for children kindergarten-tenth grade.
Families may join anytime of the year.
CONGREGATION EMET V’OR
emetvor.org | 757/952-3737
Shabbat*, 7:00PM at the UJCC, at their new address 401 City Center Blvd., use the new entrance off Nettles Rd.
SERVICES EVERY FRIDAY @ 7PM
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Peninsula Jaycees Visit the UJC Sukkah
The UJC hosted the Peninsual Jaycees in the Sukkah for some holiday explanations given by Rabbi Scott Gurdin.
A wonderful evening complete with a Harvest Themed Dinner!
*The Jaycees are an energetic leadership organization leading the
way for social action on the Virginia Peninsula.
Left: Rabbi Scott Gurdin, from Congregation Emet v’Or, explains the symbolic meaning of the lulav and etrog. Right: Exec. Director,
Steven Wendell and Rabbi Scott Gurdin, welcome the Peninsula Jaycees to the UJC Sukkah
UJC Seniors
Don’t forget to come to the UJC
for lunch twice a month on
Tuesdays.
Nov. 4th and 18th
Bingo and Mah Jong
If you are over 60 & looking for a
good place to have lunch & meet
other seniors, come join us at the
UJC. - $2.50
Call if you need
transportation
930-1422
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Bazaar Bizarre:
December 4th leave the JCC
at 9am return by 3.
Light breakfast and an afternoon
snack $15 per person.
Temple Sinai
11620 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
S
ervices are held every
Friday at 7:30 p.m. led
by Rabbi Severine
Sokol.
There will be a special
family-friendly service Friday,
Nov. 14.
• The next Brotherhood
Breakfast will be held Sunday, November 23 at 10 a.m.
guest speaker Steven Wendell, Executive Director of the
United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula. He
will speak on “JCCs and Jewish Federations in small communities-What’s the future?” Cost is $6 for non-members.
• Sisterhood invites all women in Temple Sinai to
become members of Sisterhood. The next meeting
will held Monday, November 10 at 7 p.m. at the Temple.
• Temple Sinai is excited to announce that it is now
part of the Jewish Book Council program, which brings
world-renowned authors here to talk about their works.
Our first program will be held November 13 at 7 p.m. in
conjunction with the UJC Book Fair. Foreign Affairs
Managing Editor, NPR commentator and author of
“The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless
War,” Yochi Dreazen will speak about his new book. In it
Dreazen tells the unforgettable story of a military family
that lost two sons, one to suicide and one in combat and
channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces suicide epidemic. Books will be on sale at the Temple and
at the UJC the night of the event. Please remember that
book sales help support Temple Sinai’s JBC programs.
RSVPs are encouraged. Call Temple Sinai or the UJC office.
• Torah study is coming back to Temple Sinai. Our group
will resume in November, meeting Sundays at 1 p.m. Join
Rabbi Sokol to spend some time looking at the week’s
Torah portion in depth. There are also new adult education classes beginning in December. “The Jewish Way,” an
informal study of the writings of the great Jewish sages
begins December 7 at 2 p.m., and on December 14 at 3 p.m.,
Rabbi Sokol will teach a class in “How to Lead A Service.
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• The Sisterhood Gift Shop will hold a “blow-out sale” on
Sunday Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Temple and
will also have a table at the UJCVP Book Fair Nov. 10-14.
Get your Hanukkah shopping started early.
Temple Beth El - 14th Annual Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival
The Opening Weekend of the 14th Annual Virginia
Peninsula Jewish Film Festival premieres on
Saturday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. with The Jewish
Cardinal, a feature film based on the true story of a
man trying to balance faith, family, and identity. Many
Jewish Film Festivals have featured The Jewish Cardinal. It won an Audience Award in Boston and also was
nominated for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor
at the Festival de Monte Carlo.
On Sunday, November 23, at 3:00 p.m., We Are Here
explores life for Jews in contemporary Poland. Ours is
among a handful of festivals to show this documentary
so soon after its release. This groundbreaking new film
excavates the fragile, shaky rebirth of Polish Jewish life
in the shadow of the Holocaust and the rise of Communism. We Are Here is a moving, optimistic study of
Jewish revival in Poland, which was home to the largest
Jewish population in the world a mere 75 years ago,
and where Jews and non-Jews have co-existed for over
1,000 years.
Tickets for Opening Weekend can be purchased
through Colonial Williamsburg at 757-229-1000 or
1-800-HISTORY, or at the Kimball Theatre box office.
This year’s Morgenstern Scholar-In-Residence, renowned teacher of Mussar Alan Morinis, will visit TBE
during the weekend of December 12-14. Please plan
to attend as many of Alan’s programs that weekend
as possible. To learn more about Alan and Mussar, you
can participate in the TBE Book Club’s November session, which will be held at TBE on Sunday, November
9, at 2 pm, when the club will talk about Alan’s book
Climbing Jacob’s Ladder.
Keep up with the news from Temple Beth El on our
facebook page and our website www.tbewilliamsburg.
org.
Temple Beth El
600 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
(757) 220-1205 | www.tbewilliamsburg.org
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Panim el Panim
P
anim el Panim integrates Jewish values with political action and community service during a 3-day seminar in Washington, DC. On Panim
el Panim, teens interact with today’s hottest issues, leading experts,
Congressional Offices, and outstanding Jewish educators.
10th-12th Grade Students have the opportunity to attend Washington DC
for a three day politics in action seminar March 29th-31st. The total per
student cost of the trip is $900. The UJC Endowment has generously subsidized most of the cost for students attending from the Peninsula who are
in good standing. Because of this subsidy, local teen cost will be reduced to
$100 plus gas money to DC. This includes transportation, room, board, and
other costs associated with the seminar.
Please indicate your interest in participating in PANIM by filling out the
application at panim.bbyo.org, printing the last page and mailing it with a
nonrefundable deposit check for $100 (made out to UJC) to 401 City Center
Blvd. Newport news VA 23606 before the deadline of December 15th.
For more information, or to ask any questions, please feel free to contact
Carmela or Jennifer at 930-1422 or Carmela@ujcvp.org or
Jennifer@ujcvp.org
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2013 Panim el Panim participants , Jason
Blaha and Frankie Levy with UJC Rep, Jenn
Meyers
ALL DAY JEWISH
UNIVERSITY
Sunday, December 7th 2014
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
The College of William and Mary
Sadler Center, Tidewater B
General Admission: $15 / Student Admission: $5
(Collected at the door)
No parking passes necessary
Schedule
9:30 – Doors open (seating is limited)
10:00-10:15 – Welcome
10:15-11:15 – Session One: W&M Religious Studies Professor Michael Daise:
The Essenes and the Community of the Dead Sea Scrolls
11:15-11:30 – Break and Light Refreshments
11:30-12:30 – Session Two: W&M Religious Studies Professor Julie Galambush:
“Who is Like You among the Gods?” – Understanding Israelite Polytheism
12:30-1:30 – Lunch Break (lunch can be purchased onsite)
1:30-2:30 – Session Three: W&M German Studies Professor Rob Leventhal:
Forms of Antisemitism from the 18th Century to the Present
2:30-2:45 – Break and Light Refreshments
2:45-3:45 – Session Four: Director of W&M Program in Judaic Studies Marc Lee
Raphael: The Jew in American Cinema
3:45-4:00 – Closing Remarks
Brought to you in part through the generosity of the Meyers Stern Endowment
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I would like to thank everyone for honoring me on my
retirement in so many ways. The retirement dinner was exceptional and exciting and I
was overwhelmed by all the people who attended and the
remarks that were offered about my 27 years working at
the United Jewish Community. The Shabbat candlestick
holder sculpted by artist Linda Gissen is a beautiful gift
that I will treasure always. To all who made donations and
gifts in my honor, thank you for your thoughtfulness and
generosity. And thanks to all for your friendship and support over the years. These 27 years have been very rewarding, educational and happy and I have each of you to thank
for that.
Do you have the soaps, shampoos, and other
toiletries that are in your hotel rooms when you
travel? People in homeless shelters, centers for
abused women and other havens for the less fortunate can always use these items.
Please bring them by the JCC when you can
and they will be distributed to persons in need.
If you have any questions, please get in touch
with Stan Glasofer at 930 -4606 or glasofer@
verizon.net.
Linda Molin
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Kosher Turkey Raffle
Every time you attend an event at the UJC
from November 3rd to 23rd, you will receive 1 raffle ticket to be entered to win a
Kosher Turkey.
Drawing will be held November 24th at
12pm and the winner will be
notified immediately
Let’s Stay Connected!
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| November 2014
9 Foot Hannukiah Candle Lighting by local Hebrew School
Students from all the local synagogues Bagels and Fraylox Klezmer band will play live music.
Jelly Donuts and latkes (potato pancakes) will be eaten to
remember the miracle of the oil.
The entire community is invited to this fun free event.
Place:Mariners Row in City Center Oyster Point, Newport News.
For more information contact Jennifer at 930-1422.
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UJCVPCommunityCalendar
November 2014
Wednesday, November 19
1:30pm:NCJW Book Club
6:00pm:UJC Executive Meeting
7:30pm:UJC Board Meeting
Monday, November 3
4:00pm:Hebrew School Williamsburg
Tuesday, November 11
All Day: GA in Washington, DC
Veterans Day
9:00am:Book Fair
10:00am: Stretch and Grow
4:00pm:Hebrew School
5:30pm:Endowment Meeting
7:00pm TS Board Meeting
Tuesday, November 4
10:00am: Stretch and Grow
4:00pm:Hebrew School
Wednesday, November 12
9:00am:Book Fair
7:00pm Hump Day Happy Hour
Saturday, November 22
Williamsburg Jewish Film Festival
Wednesday, November 5
12:00pm: Campaign Council
Thursday, November 13
9:00am:Book Fair
12:00pm:Lunch and Learn
1:00pm:Preschool afterschool activities
4:00pm:Hebrew School
6:00pm:Meet the Author
Saturday, November 1
7:15pm: Campaign Kick Off
Sunday, November 2:
7:00am: Routes - Day of Jewish Learning
Thursday, November 6
1:00pm: Jewish Movie
1:00pm: Preschool afterschool activities
4:00pm: Hebrew School
Saturday, November 8
RST ~ Reilly David Bar Mitzvah
TBE ~ Ana Wunibald Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, November 9
All Day: GA in Washington, DC
10:00am: Preschool event ~ Daddy and Me
2:00pm: NCJW meeting
Monday, November 10
All Day: GA in Washington, DC
9:00am:Book Fair
10:00am: Preschool Musical Mondays
4:00pm: Hebrew School Williamsburg
7:00pm:TS Sisterhood Meeting
Friday, November 14
9:00am:Book Fair
9:00am:Breakfast with an Author
Saturday, November 15
7:00pm:KNO
Thursday, November 20
1:00pm:Preschool afterschool activities
4:00pm:Hebrew School
Sunday, November 23
BBYO Overnight for the Chapter Board
Williamsburg Jewish Film Festival
Monday, November 24
4:00pm:Hebrew School Williamsburg
Tuesday, November 25
10:00am:Stretch and Grow
4:00pm:Hebrew School
Wednesday, November 26
12:00pm:Preschool closed
Sunday, November 16
1:00pm:Global Day of Jewish Learning
Thursday, November 27
UJC Preschool and Offices closed
Thanksgiving Day
Monday, November 17
4:00pm:Hebrew School Williamsburg
Friday, November 28
UJC Preschool and Offices closed
Tuesday, November 18
10:00am:Stretch and Grow
4:00pm:Hebrew School
5:30pm:RST Board Meeting
Sunday, November 30
10:00am: Fund Raising Vendor Show