SJCC BNAI AARON BULLETIN BOARD

Davening and D'var Torah Opportunities                                                                                                                       Calling all daveners and speakers!  We have 4 more weekends of lay-led Shabbatot to fill.  To sign up to lead, please contact David Raizen.  For a list of parts and dates, see page 4 of the current Shema.  Please note that assignments for reading Torah and Haftarah are still being distributed by Rachel Turk Tolub and Sylvan Hurewitz.

Mark Your Calendars - First Sunday School and Wednesday School Sessions                                                           September 7:  First Sunday school session for Grades K to 7                                                                                        September 10:  First Wednesday school session for Grades 3 to 7                                                                          Sundays are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Wednesdays are from 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

To All Students Entering 10th Grade In September, 2008 - Confirmation 2009                                 The 10th grade confirmation class will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday evenings of the month, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., beginning September 7, 2008.  Confirmation will take place on the second day of Shavuot, Saturday morning, May 30, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.  If you plan to participate, please contact Rabbi Malik (ravsaraleah@gmail.com) by July 16, 2008.  

4th and 5th Grade Parent Meeting with Rabbi Malik                                                                                    Monday, September 22 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  For Parents Only.  At this kick off community Building meeting, Rabbi Malik will introduce the series of family programs that will take place in the years before your child becomes Bar/Bat Mitzvah.  Upcoming programs in 5th & 6th grade will be for Parents-and-Children-Together (PACT).  Those families who have not yet received their children's Bar/Bat Mitzvah date assignments will receive them at this meeting.

Water Ice Shabbat - Saturday, August 16 After Morning Services                                                      Everyone's invited to the SJCCBA Water Ice Shabbat.  This is a great opportunity for prospective members to check us out. Let's get together over the summer to daven and schmooze over Rita's best!

Seeking Shabbat Kiddush Sponsors                                                                                                          If you would like Sisterhood Catering to provide a Shabbat Kiddush or sit-down Shabbat Kiddush luncheon for you and your guests on the occasion of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or other simcha, please contact Tammy Roberts.  To sponsor an extended "SWAP" (Standing With A Plate) congregational Shabbat Kiddush, please contact Sue Korenstein.  For just $50-$100, you can honor a loved one's memory or celebrate an anniversary, birthday or other simcha.  To sponsor a "Liddush" (simple sit-down Shabbat Kiddush luncheon for the congregation), please contact Ruth Asbel in the synagogue office.

Torah Fund - The 2008-2009 Campaign Begins                                                                                As always, please let know of your willingness to participate at the Benefactor level ($180/year) or above.  I will deliver your Torah Fund pin before the High Holidays so that all of us can wear it proudly to shul.  Thank you again for including The Jewish Theological Seminary in your charitable giving.  The entire Jewish community benefits from your generous contributions.  Sharon Beneveste, Torah Fund Chair.

Bring Us Your Paper - Make Money for the Shul and Help Save the Planet
By now many of you may have noticed the bright yellow and green Abitibi Paper Retriever container in our parking lot. This is a fund raising and social action - Tikkun Olam project of our USY chapter and we need your help. We need you to bring us your paper. What sort of paper? We want your magazines, shopping catalogs, newspaper, office & school papers and mail.  Please do NOT include: plastic, glass, metal or trash.  Recycling is good for the environment because it keeps lots of paper from ending up in landfills. Recycling paper with our Paper Retriever is an easy way to raise money for our synagogue. Turn that annoying junk mail and already-read newspapers into money for our shul.  Why should you recycle your paper with our Paper Retriever instead of your local municipal recycling project?  It makes money for our synagogue to help fund our programs.  You don't need to wait a week or two weeks to get rid of your discarded paper. You can put it in our Paper Retriever any day you want (except Shabbat and Jewish holidays). Does the office need to be open to put paper in the Paper Retriever?  No, you don't need to come to the office. Just come to the parking lot and drop your paper in the Paper Retriever.

Rosh Hodesh Group for 6th and 7th Grade Girls                                                                                                       For the first time, SJCC Bnai Aaron has the opportunity to host "Rosh Hodesh:  It's A Girl Thing!," a monthly discussion group for 6th & 7th grade girls that focuses on issues such as friendship, stress, body image and family relations from a Jewish perspective.  See page 8 of the May/June Shema for details.

We Need......                                                                                                                                                                   A terrific volunteer to "serve-up" monthly Shabbat dinners -- no experience necessary!  We have many people who come out to cook, but we really need one or more members of our synagogue family who are willing to be in charge.  Extensive training is included.  Our monthly Shabbat dinners only happen with the time and talent of volutneers.  Call Ruth in the office if interested.  610-446-1967.

Gift Shop                                                                                                                                                                          For a complete, well-stocked selection of Judaica and gifts visit our gift shop.  Open Sunday mornings, Wednesday afternoons and by appointment.

We Care About You!                                                                                                                                                    We want to be there for you when you or your family members or friends are ill.  If you would like to place the name of someone who is ill on the Mi She-berach list so that they may be included in the prayer for healing offered by the Rabbi, please notify Ruth Asbel in the synagogue office,  610-446-1967.  Also, if you know of anyone who might appreciate bikur cholim visits or meals during a time of illness please contact Lenore Asbel of the Social Action Tikkun Olam Committee.