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Adas Israel Traditional Egalitarian Minyan e-Newsletter, 1/27/10
1. Yasher Koach
2. Updated Minyan List
3. Minyan Occasional Meeting
4. Tu B’Shevat Seder, January 29
5. Purim family Megillah reading
6. Volunteer in the Minyan
7. Minyan Hospitality
8. Adas Israel Congregation Announcements and Programs
9. Community Announcements
1. Yasher Koach
Yasher Koach to all those who participated in last week’s Shabbat morning combined service:
Leyners (Torah Readers): Calvin Goldscheider, Simone Firestone, Bruce Lewis, Michael Stern, Sandy Roskes, Tirza Liebowitz, Mark Katkov. Haftarah: Dirk Aardsma.
Daveners: Dirk Aardsma, Tirza Liebowitz, Jeff Knishkowy
D’var Torah: David Nemeth
Leyning (Torah reading) opportunities:
Please try to pick up an extra reading every now and then, including this week for Parshat B’shallach (currently four aliyot are still available). Additionally, there are several short aliyot during the year which the leyning co-coordinators can help you find. Please email weneedleyners@yahoo.comtoday to sign up!
2. Updated Minyan List
Thank you to those who sent in their updated contact info. The new Minyan List will be available soon.
3. Minyan Occasional Meeting
Thank you to the over 100 people who came to the Minyan Occasional Meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss Working Groups to Reinvigorate the Minyan. Actually there were about 20 people, but we discussed several action items in different groups: High Holy Days, Davening, and Outreach. The meeting notes will soon be sent to the group list, so you can join one of the new Minyan working groups!
4. Tu B’Shevat Seder Celebrates Protecting the Environment , January 29
Protecting the Environment is a Jewish value rooted in the Creation story at the beginning of the book of Genesis. This year the Adas Israel Green Committee is sponsoring a Tu B”Shevat Seder whose theme will be protecting the environment from the ravages of global warming and the pollution of air, water, and earth. The Seder will be part of a special Shabbat dinner this Friday, January 29, 2010 at 7 p.m. following the 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service. The Seder will be family friendly by including games for children to play and by serving kid friendly food. Rabbis Steinlauf and Feinberg along with Cantor Weber will be leading the Seder. The Seder will end by 9 p.m.
The cost of the dinner is $15 for adults and $8 for children 13 and under. Please RSVP by calling Carol Ansell at 202-362-4433.
Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar -- celebrated this year on Shabbat, January 29- 30, 2010 -- is the day that marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees." This is the season in which the earliest-blooming
Trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.
Legally, the "New Year for Trees" relates to the various tithes that must be separated from produce grown in the Holy Land . These tithes differ from year to year in the seven-year Shemittah cycle; the point at which a budding fruit is considered to belong to the next year of the cycle is the 15th of Shevat.
We mark the day of Tu B'Shevat by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land : grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. On this day we remember that God created us “to work the earth and protect it (Genesis 2:15).”
5. Purim family Megillah reading
There will be a complete Megillah reading for families on Purim night. To help out with reading a chapter or two, email Mark Katkov at mhk@cbsnews.com
6. Volunteer in the Minyan
There are many opportunities to get involved in the The Adas Israel Traditional Egalitarian Minyan! The Minyan is self-led, totally participatory, and welcomes everyone's involvement in all aspects of services, including children who can lead Ashrei and other prayers.
To serve on the Minyan Coordinating Committee (MCC), please email adasminyan@yahoo.com
Dirk Aardsma, Rebecca Boggs, Ken Goldstein, Rebecca Smolar, and Nechama Masliansky currently serve on the MCC.
To sign up to lead services (daven), please contact Ian Cohen at incspot613 (at) gmail.comor friend Ian Nathaniel Cohen on facebook and email him through facebook. Early sign-ups are encouraged.
To learn how to lead services (daven) P'sukei D'Zimrah, Shacharit, and Musaf, email Michael Leifman at mleifman@yahoo.com
To read Torah (Leyn), email weneedleyners@yahoo.com There are several openings in the coming weeks, including this coming Shabbat.
To sign up to give a D'var Torah, email David Nemeth at david@dcnemeth.com.
You can reserve your favorite Parsha up to a year in advance; visit www.dcnemeth.comto see what slots are open.
If you have an announcement to be made at the end of the service, email adasminyan@yahoo.com
To give announcements, either once or for a long-term commitment, email adasminyan@yahoo.com
Announcements this week: Ken Goldstein.
To participate in the service, such as by opening the ark or by having an aliyah for a life cycle event, or to serve as a Gabbai during the Torah service, contact (cc): Jake Yeston at jake.yeston at verizon.netBruce Lewis at jazzyy9667 at aol.com or Margie Siegel at Margaret.siegel at verizon.net and Dirk Aardsma at aardsma at earthlink.net
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7. Minyan Hospitality
If you would like to be set up for a Shabbat meal at a Minyan-goer’s home, or if you live near Adas Israel and can host guests for a Shabbat meal at your home, please email the Minyan’s hospitality coordinator, Rabbi Batya Steinlauf, at hospitality.adasminyan at gmail.com
8. Adas Israel Congregation Announcements and Programs
Second Annual Ezra Pantry – SOME Coat Drive: Help fill the wardrobe box (in the coat room) with winter coats to be donated to those in need. For info contact: Judith Krones at david.judith@verizon.net
Please note: mens clothing is particularly neededFor full details see this month's Chronicle or visit www.adasisrael. org for this week's "Kesher Ishi/Personal Connection" announcements - direct link: http://www.adasisrael.org/newsletter/KesherIshi_ThisWeek.htm
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9. Community Announcements
Yachad Hadassah Book Club – January 24
Join Yachad Hadassah for our monthly Book Club on Sunday, January 24, 7:00 p.m., at Kramers Books & Afterwords Cafe, located near the DuPont Metrorail station. We will meet by the entrance to the cafe on the inside of the bookstore. Our January selection will be: “Sarah’s Key,”by Tatiana de Rosnay. “Haunting and suspenseful, life-affirming and beautiful, ‘Sarah’s Key’ offers a compelling portrait of occupied Paris and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this little-known episode in French history.” This book is part of the Hadassah Book Club suggestions...but we want your ideas and advice...this is your book club! Please note, this is a Hadassah sponsored event for women only. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail yp_hadassah@yahoo.com. Visit Yachad on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30173489475.
Washington DC JCC authors out loud program:
Myla GoldbergThe Story Behind Stories
Thursday, January 28, 7:30 pm
$10; Member/Senior/Under 25 $8
Washington DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NWMyla Goldberg left her native Maryland for college and then a year in Prague before settling down in Brooklyn , New York . She has contributed to anthologies and literary magazines. Her award-winning first novel Bee Season was made into a feature film starring Richard Gere. Goldberg offers a behind-the-scenes look at where novels come from, talking about what inspired her novels Bee Season and Wickett's Remedy, guiding you through the unpredictable and often funny combinations of subconscious fermentation, research, surprise, and hard work that have lead her to write books. Purchase tickets at washingtondcjcc.org/authorsoutloud
Yachad Hadassah - New Year's Brunch - What Does a Hadassah Woman Do? – January 31
Ever wonder about Hadassah's history and purpose? Curious about Hadassah's work in healthcare, with children and for the environment? Interested in Hadassah's political and social activities in the U.S. and Israel ? Join Yachad Hadassah for a warm welcome and New Year’s brunch at a member’s home in Rockville, Maryland , on Sunday, January 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We’re looking forward to sharing news about Hadassah's latest accomplishments and goals with you. The brunch will be dairy/vegetarian. The host has two cats that will be locked away from guests. Please note, this is a Hadassah sponsored event for women only. For more information about the event, Hadassah and directions, please e-mail yp_hadassah@yahoo.com. Visit Yachad on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30173489475.
Why Be Jewish?- A Class with Dr. Erica Brown
Tuesdays, through Feb. 9, at The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. From Matisiyahu to matzo balls, this four-part series will explore modern Jewish identity in America through self-reflection, an exploration of stereotyping, case studies, and classic Jewish texts. The four classes include: “You as a Jew,” “Stereotypes Make Life Easy,” “Jewish Foods, Jewish Moods,” and “Jewish Values: Seeking and Finding.”What do Barbie and Borat have in common? They will both be teachers of Jewish identity for our interactive conversation on Jewish life today and your place in it. The cost is $6 per class. Light dinner included. Please click here to register.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is holding its annual Super Sunday dial-a-thon on Sunday February 21 at the Washington DC JCC from 1:30 pm to 5:30 p.m. Super Sunday is a Jewish community wide effort to raise money for the annual campaign that supports our community at large. Washington Jewish Federation is an umbrella organization that funds many local agencies like JCCs, Jewish day schools, Hillels, summer camps, synagogues, kosher meals on wheels, and many other free or subsidized social services for all ages. For more info check www.shalomdc.org and www.SuperSunday2010.org. We encourage the Adas and the Tradtional Minyan community to participate in the Super Sunday dial-a-thon!
On Sunday, February 21st at 2:30 pm (doors open at 2:00) at the Bethesda Chevy Chase High School Auditorium ( 4301 East West Highway ), Rabbi Majeski and the Washington Boys Choir will be performing. The Kol Chayim Orchestra, under the direction of Marshall White, will be accompanying the Washington Boys Choir and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of Ohev Sholom, the National Synagogue, will be the Master of Ceremonies.
The Washington Boys Choir includes boys from area Day Schools, Yeshivot and secular schools. This is going to be a fabulously fun pre-Purim event for the entire family. Tickets are $10 per seat (payable in cash or check to Rabbi Majeski). If you are interested in tickets, please contact Shanni Majeski at Washingtonboyschoir@gmail.comor call 240-476-8389. The Washington Boys Choir is trying to be green so there will be no paper tickets!
Candelighting times: Friday, January 29, 5:07 p.m. (source: USCJ calendar)
Bill Levenson
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