You are Cordially Invited to
Perform a Mitzvah
by Attending
The GRJC
Senior Prom
for the
Senior Residents
at
Daughters of Miriam
Clifton, NJ
Monday, June
22
5:00 - 7:00pm
Semi-formal Attire
Bogrim and Madrichim
teens, recent Hay Class students,
parents and other
interested GRJC adults are invited to
converse,
dance and dine with
the senior residents.
Dinner
compliments of Daughters of Miriam
PLEASE RSVP
ASAP!
WE NEED MANY
MORE VOLUNTEERS!
Please RSVP to Laurie Herman at
201-251-9617
Or email her at lauriebh@optonline.net
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11:45am
-1:30pm
Movin' On
Support
Group
for Widows
& Widowers
Lunch with
speaker Jerilyn
Brown:
"Apartment
Living for Those
55+"
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Before Sundown, Join Us
for a
MUSICAL PRELUDE TO
SHABBAT
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
6:30 PM
WITH RABBI TOW and
SHIR MICHAEL
ON GUITAR
SING AND CLAP ALONG AS
WE GET INTO THE
SHABBAT
SPIRIT
FOLLOWED BY TRADITIONAL
FRIDAY EVENING SERVICES AT
7:30 PM
ONEG SHABBAT AFTERWARDS
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WOMEN'S ROSH
CHODESH GROUP
Welcomes the Month of
TAMMUZ
TUESDAY, JUNE 23,
7:00-8:30pm
Join us for lively conversation and an
intellectual discussion in a friendly
atmosphere.
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RSVP to Ornit Michael 201-445-3292 or
ornitmichael@yahoo.com
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COMMUNITY
SHABBAT DINNER AT GRJC
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009, 6:30 PM
Join
us for a Shabbat dinner in the GRJC social
hall at 6:30 pm,
and then we'll participate in the Friday
evening service.
We'll explain and then perform
together all the Friday night rituals
including candle-lighting, kiddush,
hand-washing, blessing children, and the
blessing after the meal.
Dinner will include: Brisket, Chicken,
Vegetarian
$18 per individual
$18 per family
To
sign up, please fill out and mail in the form
contained in the June Bulletin.
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Shabbat,
June 12-13, 2009
21
Sivan 5769
Torah portion: Beha'alotcha
Bamidbar (Numbers) 9:15-10:34
(Etz Hayim Chumash pp. 821-825)
We light our Shabbat candles at 8:11 pm
Friday evening services
will begin at 8 pm
June Birthdays and Anniversaries -
Join us tonight for a special blessing and
song!
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Saturday morning services will begin at 9
am
Robyn
Alport will become a Bat Mitzvah this
Shabbat. Mazel Tov to the Alport
family!
Shabbat ends at 9:21 pm on Saturday.
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MAZEL TOV!
TO THE 11 GRJC GRADUATES OF THE
FLORENCE MELTON ADULT MINI-SCHOOL
Michael Barber
Laurie
Butow-Herman
Judi U. Forer
Michael Goodman
Bernardo Guterman
Sheila R. Hittman
Ellen Menschel
Susan Peskoe
Lea Schwarzwalder
Frances Shapiro-Skrobe
Jane Spindel
The
Melton school is an intensive Jewish
education program for adults. To learn
more about this experience, please speak
with any of the graduates and also view
more information at http://www.ujannj.org/page.aspx?id=112383.
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THE
ISRAEL TRIP IS ON!
After a successful opening meeting, we're
moving forward with the Israel trip that's
scheduled for February 6-16, 2010. We have
the proposed itinerary available as well as
the costs. Please contact Rabbi Tow (rabbi@grjc.org)
to learn more about this exciting Israel
opportunity!
This trip offers a maximum Israel experience
at the most affordable price available
today--a unique opportunity!.
*See Tel Aviv, the Golan, the Galilee,
Jerusalem, Masada, the Dead Sea and more...
*Participate in an archaeological dig in
Jerusalem.
*Dinner with members of a Masorti/Conservative
congregation in Rehovot.
*Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
*Wine tasting in the Golan Heights Winery
*See where King David lived
*And so much more...
Join us on our Israel adventure!
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Shabbat Shalom to the GRJC family
Wouldn't it be nice for God to tell us,
"It's time to close down your computer and
head home for the night."? Would we not be
thankful to hear God's voice come through
our GPS device when we're lost, "Don't
worry. Take your time. Turn right in 100
feet and, by the way, slow down and watch
out for a fallen branch."
Life is full of decisions about starting and
stopping and which way to go. As the
Israelites wander in the desert, the Torah
tells us that God instructs them when to go
and when to stop during their journey
through the wilderness. Although the
Israelites rebel against God and sow
dissension among themselves, there is a
sense of order that comes from the guidance
they receive. How can we tell? When the
Israelites make camp, they remain there as
long as the Presence of God appears in the
cloud. When the cloud moves they pack up
and depart.
The orderliness that the Torah describes in
the wilderness wandering does not translate
into peace and serenity within the camp. In
just a few moments, the Torah will tell us
the story of "bitter complaining" and "a
gluttonous craving" that will overtake the
people. All is not well among the people,
and they begin to talk as though life had
been better in Egypt. There will not be
complete harmony within the camp, but still
the Israelites will continue to journey
together.
That we stick together as a community
through challenging times is a lesson that
the Torah shares with the Jewish community
of today. The attack in the United States
Holocaust Museum is only one example of the
ways in which anti-Semitism, prejudice, and
intolerance exist in this country. We can
come together as a community to mourn for
Mr. Johns, the security guard who lost his
life, and for the loss of innocence that a
place dedicated to memory and prevention of
intolerance and violence against human
beings has itself been stained by an act of
intolerance and violence.
As individuals we can support one another
through these challenging times in which we
live. Join me Friday night as we engage in
a discussion during services about how we
can accomplish the goal of coming closer as
a community in the face of these challenges.
With blessings for a Shabbat of peace for
the whole world,
Rabbi Tow
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