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CRC THIS WEEK
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Naomi Group |
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Torah Study |
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Shabbat Service
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Mahjongg
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Jonah Class |
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Choir Rehearsal
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Board Meeting |
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Basic Judaism Shabbat Dinner |
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NEW and MODIFIED items this week are highlighted in yellow
HIGHLIGHTS
CRC Softball team in Playoffs
FIRST GAME: Sunday, August 5, 10:20 am
Come and support the CRC softball team as they begin play in the Inter-Congregational Softball League playoffs. The game will be played at the B'nai Amoona softball field, 324 S. Mason Road.
High Holiday Schedule below
ADVOCACY - TAKE ACTION
Update on SCHIP and CHAMP Bills
Thank you to everyone who has called about the SCHIP and CHAMP Bills in Congress. We are happy to report that the House of Representatives has passed the CHAMP Act – this is great news for children! Please continue to call Senators Bond (202-224-5721) and McCaskill (202-224-6154) and encourage them to support a full reauthorization of SCHIP and to oppose any amendments that would reduce the eligibility of Missouri children.
We also apologize for a typo in Representative Russ Carnahan’s phone number. The correct number is 202-225-2571.
URGENT Action Needed on Darfur!
Please contact Senator Bond at (202) 224-5721 and Senator McCaskill at (202) 224-6154 and urge them to support the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act. Click here for more information, a sample phone script, and information on e-mailing the Senators. This bill, already passed by the House of Representatives, is a critical and important way to make a difference in Darfur. Please click here.
CRC EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Naomi Group
A new date: The first Friday of the month
Friday, August 3, noon
Naomi group is for women who are interested in re-envisioning and re-kindling their Judaism. We have a wonderful group of women who are forming an amazing community and studying Jewish women from Biblical to modern times. We will bring the voice and image of the Tkhines into our group. If you’re interested or have questions, please call Maggie Duwe.
Ruth Group
Wednesday, August 8, noon
Ruth Group is for any woman, not born Jewish, but connected with Judaism in some way. Together with Lorrie Kovell (our student intern), and Maggie Duwe, we will finish reading The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner. Please read to the end and join us for study and good community. For more information contact Maggie Duwe.
Basic Judaism
Friday, August 10 6:30 pm
We will share a Shabbat Dinner and share each other and wonderful food too! Please contact Maggie Duwe for more information and menu choices.
August Social Responsibility Shabbat:
"St. Louis City Public Schools: New Directions"
Friday, August 10, 7:30 pm
Come hear Melanie Adams, a member of the new administrative board for the St. Louis Public Schools, speak about new directions for the public schools and answer your questions about how the entire community can work to provide a quality education for the students in St. Louis.
B E C O O L (Dairy Free) Ice Cream Social
Friday, August 10 follows services
Compliments of Turtle Mountain Dairy Free Frozen Desserts. Also, register to win a Trip to Israel. To enter and for official rules, go to
www.sodeliciousdairyfree.com/israel. Good luck to everyone!
Rabbi Susan to Train Docents
CRC is looking for members who wish to become docents. Docents will occasionally provide tours to guests and prospective new members. Rabbi Susan will lead a docent training session, including an official tour of the building on Sunday, August 12 at 10:00 am.
Please plan to attend if you would like to become a docent. Questions or additional inquiries can be directed to Jessica Pollock (jessicapollock @charter.net).
Women’s Rosh Chodesh Elul
Celebration
Tuesday, August 14 at 6:30 pm
We continued our yearlong journey at the Women’s Retreat. OR you can join us for your first time in the wonderful month of Elul. We will learn and study with Rabbi Susan, and share a delicious potluck meal. All are welcome to join us as we begin/continue our studies from Sukkot to Passover to Rosh Chodesh Elul.
Please bring:
A-Q: salad
R-Z dessert
RSVP: (314) 361-1564 ext. 112.
LGBT
Shared Shabbat Dinner
Friday, August 17, 6:30 pm
Our group continues and grows! Please join us for a potluck dinner.Topic is still to be announced. But I just know it will be fun and wonderful. And the food is always great!
Please bring:
A-L salad or side dish
M-S vegetarian main dish
T-Z dessert and wine
Please RSVP to Maggie.
40+ Chavurah is Expanding
40+ Chavurah, going into it's 3rd year, is seeking new people to enhance an already great group: Male and Female; Single, Married, Divorced and Engaged;, Kids and No Kids = Anyone welcome! Please contact Laura Seleman (314) 995-9004 or e-mail LauritaRosita@sbcglobal.net
Sponsor an Oneg and Celebrate Your Life!
To celebrate your birthday, anniversary, a simcha....
To remember someone on their yahrzeit...
To honor or thank someone, or just because...
Your name and dedication will be listed in the Shabbat Bulletin to thank you for this wonderful mitzvah. The next available dates are: Fridays August 24 forward and Saturdays September 22, September 29 and October 3. To make a reservation, please contact Sharon Brown. Thanks, everyone!
Prayer Circle
Have you put a person on the Healing Prayer List? To ensure the accuracy of our list, please click on the link below to view the List and let us know if there are any appropriate updates.
Recite our healing prayer each morning by reading the list of names. View
the names here: Misheberach.
HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 12
8:00 pm
Oneg follows the service
Touhill Performing Arts Center
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Thursday, September 13
10:00 am
Touhill Performing Arts Center
University of Missouri, St. Louis
10:00 am
CRC Sanctuary
2:30 pm
CRC Sanctuary
3:30 pm
Gather at CRC and walk to Murphys Lake
in Forest Park
Friday, September 14
10:00 am
CRC Sanctuary
Friday, September 21
8:00 pm
Khorassan Room
Chase - Park Plaza
Saturday, September 22
10:00 am
Khorassan Room
Chase - Park Plaza
10:00 am
CRC Sanctuary
1:00 pm
to 4:00 pm Lindell Room
Chase - Park Plaza
3:30 pm
Khorassan Room
Chase - Park Plaza
4:30 pm
Khorassan Room
Chase - Park Plaza
6:30 pm Break Fast
CRC Multi-purpose Room
EDUCATION
Jonah: With special attention to the Midrash and some Hebrew
Taught by Rabbi Michael Alper
Four Thursdays, August 2, 9, 16, and 23, 6:15 to 8:15 pmish
(bring a sack dinner if you wish)
On Yom Kippur afternoon we read Jonah, a story about a big fish and a reluctant prophet. Huh? What's that all about? There must be more to this story than meets the eye if it gets such a great time slot! Let's study together to find out what is going on and to increase our readiness for the Days of Awe.
There is no required fee for this class, but if you are moved to do so, you can privately make a donation to the Education Fund. Please contact Michael.
Hebrew Symposium Lead by Rabbi Michael
Join us this August for four days of study, questions, nosh and knowledge. This refresher course for beginning and intermediate Hebrew students of all ages should help sharpen skills and prepare interested learners for the coming year. The cost for the symposium is requested in the form of an anonymous contribution to our religious school’s “Education” Fund.
Classes will be held 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Monday, August 6
Tuesday, August 14
Monday, August 20
Monday, August 27
Please Contact Rabbi Michael at (314) 361-1564 ext. 102.
Aleph Bet and Beyond
Introduction to the Hebrew Language: Biblical and Modern
August dates: Thursday August 9, 16, 23, 30, 12:00-1:30 pm
Open to all learners of all ages. Please contact Rabbi Michael.
Creating Your Own Spiritual Program
August 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 6:30-8:00 pm
Please join Rabbi Susan, Debbie Harris, and Maggie Duwe as we journey through the month of Elul and prepare for High Holy Days. We will spend our time together exploring quieting techniques involving breathing, movement, music, chanting and more. We will also spend our time exploring God’s Presence and feeling the holiness. Please join us as we learn through many avenues “to feel the balance” and move into our Holy Days.
Please RSVP to Maggie at (314) 361-1564 x112 and leave your name, phone number, and email address.
Madrichim (TA's) Wanted
Are you a high school student? Do you want to make some money? Do you need volunteer hours for school? Do you like working with kids and CRC? Then we have a job for you. Come work at CRC mentoring and teaching kids. We have positions open on Saturday mornings and after school. If you are interested contact Jordan.
Teachers Needed
We are looking for knowledgable, creative and enthusiastic teachers for Shabbat School and Hebrew School positions. If you are interested, please e-mail your resume and availability for 2007-2008 to Jordan. Questions? Contact Jordan.
VOLUNTEERING AND DONATIONS
Volunteer to Assist at High Holiday Services
Do you remember the first High Holiday Service you attended at CRC? Did you come alone, with friends or other family members?
Do you remember how you felt walking into an unfamiliar room filled with so many people – all who seemed to know other people? People who seemed to know their way around? Were you uneasy? anxious? nervous?
THE MISSION OF CRC'S HOSPITALITY CIRCLE
IS TO TREAT EVERY MEMBER AS A GUEST
AND TREAT EVERY GUEST AS A MEMBER!
The Hospitality Circle seeks volunteers to assist with High Holiday Services. We need people to help in a variety of ways: greet, distribute handouts, and assist guests with seating. If you are interested and available, please join us at CRC on Sunday, August 12th at 9:00 am or contact Jessica Pollock (jessicapollock @charter.net) to discuss the needs for High Holy Day services and to share your ideas and personal experiences.
Volunteers Needed to Deliver Kosher Dinners to Homebound
People interested in making a difference in the lives of Jewish older adults are needed as volunteer drivers to deliver hot kosher dinners to the homebound in the University City area. Volunteers are needed for approximately one hour on various days of the week.
Are you an individual, family or group who may wish to “adopt a day” to deliver dinners? For more information, please contact Florence Schacther, Director of Social Services, Crown Center for Senior Living, (31) 991-2055, fschachter@crowncenterstl.org.
Join "Home Plate" - Make Dinner for Wash U Students Away From Home - Starting this Fall
Washington University is looking for warm-hearted families to host 2-3 students for casual dinner and conversation. Help them feel at home in their new city and your family can enjoy the company of Wash U's incredibly smart and talented kids. We only require that you have 2-3 get-togethers over the course of the academic year. We also try to match students to family interests.
E-mail Risa Zwerling at zwerling @wustl.edu to sign up! We will ask you to host your first dinner this late September or early October - we will provide you with an option of three different dates just to get started. You and your students plan all subsequent dinners. There will be a reception at the Chancellor's residence for all program participants in the Spring.
The Jewish Food Pantry Needs Our Help
For the month of August, the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is looking for these specific items in order to provide well-balanced nourishment for the community in need:
- Tuna Fish
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Uncooked Spaghetti & Pasta
- Healthy Cereals (Hot & Cold)
- Canned Peas
- Healthy Snacks
Items should be brought to our collection site--the gray bin at the opening of CRC's main coat room (just beyond the sanctuary).
For further information, please contact Louise Levine, (636) 227-1259.
OTHER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Night of Murdered Poets (and Havdalah) at Jacob's Pillow
Saturday, August 11, 8:00 pm at Congregation Neve Shalom
Jacob's Pillow celebrates our teachers, inspirations, and influences with original ceremonies of poetry, music, visual arts, and sacred story. The ceremony is led by Rabbi James Stone Goodman and his conventicle of musical friends. A modest donation for the concert will be requested at the door.
Jacob's Pillow, the coffeehouse for Jewish performing arts, tells the story of The Night of Murdered Poets – remembering Stalin's assault on Yiddish culture.
Widows' Support Group
Begins Tuesday, August 14 at the NCJW offices
This group is for widows of all ages, religions and races. Sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women. The group is free of charge.
Pre-registration is required. For more information. call Carole Simon at (314) 721-2653 or Nancy Weigley at (314) 993-5181.
Study with Combatants for Peace
Saturday, August 18, 2:00 pm
Schlafly Branch Library, 225 North Euclid Avenue (at Lindell)
two hours free parking in the public garage above the library
The St. Louis Chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace) invites you to study with two members of Combatants for Peace:
Yonatan Gur - former Israeli IDF platoon commander
Riyad al-Halis - Palestinian imprisoned for actions against Israeli ocupation
Co-sponsors: Children of Abraham and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Recruiting for Newly Formed St. Louis City Interfaith Dialogue Group (SLID)
We are in the process of launching the fifth interfaith dialogue group facilitated by Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls. The group is called St. Louis City Interfaith Dialogue Group (SLID).The first meeting will take place in late August and the group will meet monthly on Wednesday evenings.
Are you interested in becoming a charter member of this group and/or do you know someone from your faith community who would like to participate? If so, please send me name(s), street address, city-state-ZIP, and e-mail address. Meeting notices will go out late this week or early next week. Thank you for your help and continued support of interfaith work.
Regards,
R. Irene Randall
Director, Educational Programs & Events
Interfaith Partnership of Metropolitan St. Louis
Faith Beyond Walls
Phone: (314) 531-4787
irandall@interfaithpartnership.org
www.interfaithpartnership.org
www.faithbeyondwalls.org
For our teens...
And for our kids...
CONTACT INFORMATION (alphabetized by first name)
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Please remove space when e-mailing.
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Circle Meetings
Circles linked to more information available are underlined. So click!
A.R.T. @ CRC
Thursday, August 16
10:30 am
Basic Judaism
Friday, August 10
6:30 pm
Saturday, August 18
12:15 pm
Book Club
Saturday, August 18
2:00 pm
Drum Circle
Summer Break,Returning Sept. 11
Education Steering Committee
Sunday, August 26
9:00 am
Grief Support Group
Saturday, August 18
1:00 pm
Hospitality Circle
Sunday, August 12
9:00 am
Israel Circle
Monday, September 10
7:00 pm
Membership Circle
Sunday, August 12
11:30 am
Naomi Group
Friday, August 3
12:00 pm
Religious Events
Thursday, August 30
7:00 pm
Ruth Group
Wednesday, August 8
12:00 pm
Social Responsibility Circle
Sunday, September 9
10:30 am
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Interfaith Dates
Continuing Interfaith
Sunday, August 19
9:30 am
Interfaith 101
NEW SERIES begins Sunday, September 16 12:00 pm
Interfaith 102
TBA
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Education
CRC's Education Program promotes Jewish connections to family, community, God, Torah and Israel through exploration of Tzedakah, Tikkun Olam, Freedom, Peace, and the Power of Ritual. For detailed insight plus classes offered and their schedules, see the latest copy of the MEMO or their website, www.centralreform.org/
education.html
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