Events and Programs
| June 7 6:15 PM Join Elmo and Rabbi Gross for Shabbat Fun. Children 5 and under welcome with their siblings. |
| Tot Shabbat |
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| Knitzvah Group We chat, we eat, we knit/crochet, all for good causes! Join us the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 11:30 to 1:00. Newcomers are always welcome. Basic instruction is provided. |
| FAMILY SHABBAT June 7, 2013 Family Dinner 6:15 PM Main Dish - TBA We always serve Salad, Mac-n- Cheese and Chicken Nuggets with our meal. Bring a bottle of wie to share. * $5 per person 4 years & older. |
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HCRJ is in the process of replacing the patio bricks that were lost during
construction. We have lists of bricks that are currently in the patio area and
ones that were originally purchased. We want to make sure that our
records are complete.
If you purchased a brick or bricks please advise the office. We appreciate
your help and apologize for the inconvenience.
We are also giving you a new opportunity to purchase bricks if you have
not done so in the past. The cost will be $125 per brick. CLICK HERE to fill
out the form below and send it to the temple with a check made out to
HCRJ. This is a great chance to honor or memorialize a loved one. You can
also purchase a brick for yourself or your family.
construction. We have lists of bricks that are currently in the patio area and
ones that were originally purchased. We want to make sure that our
records are complete.
If you purchased a brick or bricks please advise the office. We appreciate
your help and apologize for the inconvenience.
We are also giving you a new opportunity to purchase bricks if you have
not done so in the past. The cost will be $125 per brick. CLICK HERE to fill
out the form below and send it to the temple with a check made out to
HCRJ. This is a great chance to honor or memorialize a loved one. You can
also purchase a brick for yourself or your family.
| HCRJ PATIO BRICKS |
| Kesher Birthright Israel Trip URJ KESHER is an official provider of Taglit-Birthright Israel trips. Each trip is 10-days and is absolutely free. Trips are open to Jewish young adults who are 18-26 and who have never been to Israel on a peer program. URJ KESHER is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the beauty of Israel and form friendships with North American and Israeli peers. Registration will open on February 13. Sign-up by visiting www.gokesher.org, and take your first step to Israel now! Please email Rabbi Gross at rabbigross@hcrj.org if you or your child will be signing up for a URJ Kesher Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. |
Interest Group
May 22 at 10:00AM
This month the Interest Group
will be hosting special guest,
Rabbi Nir Barkin. Rabbi Barkin is
a rabbi of Congregation YOZMA in
Modi’in, Israel. In 2007
Congregation YOZMA literally
made groundbreaking history
when it became the first non-
Orthodox, government-funded
synagogue in the history of the
State of Israel.
As a representative of the rapidly
growing progressive Jewish
community in Israel, Rabbi Barkin
will be addressing the changes
taking place in Israeli society
towards a more liberal entity.
Through his personal family path
(which goes back 5 generations
in Israel), he will help us
understand the evolution of a
progressive religious voice in a
nation that is dominated by
orthodoxy.
Come early for coffee and bagels
and bring a friend.
May 22 at 10:00AM
This month the Interest Group
will be hosting special guest,
Rabbi Nir Barkin. Rabbi Barkin is
a rabbi of Congregation YOZMA in
Modi’in, Israel. In 2007
Congregation YOZMA literally
made groundbreaking history
when it became the first non-
Orthodox, government-funded
synagogue in the history of the
State of Israel.
As a representative of the rapidly
growing progressive Jewish
community in Israel, Rabbi Barkin
will be addressing the changes
taking place in Israeli society
towards a more liberal entity.
Through his personal family path
(which goes back 5 generations
in Israel), he will help us
understand the evolution of a
progressive religious voice in a
nation that is dominated by
orthodoxy.
Come early for coffee and bagels
and bring a friend.
| Good food. Good Conversation. HCRJ BOOK CLUB Please join us in May when we will discuss The Last Chicken in America by Ellen Litman Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00 PM |
| You’ve probably seen the Russian immigrants in Ellen Litman’s The Last Chicken in America. Litman’s debut, a collection of interlocking short stories, doesn’t aim to impress with novelty but aims for a loftier goal: strong stories well told. The stories, which focus on the Russian community in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, tell the familiar story of Russian idealism meeting American emptiness. Litman’s immigrants live in small apartments and hold degrees in engineering but work cleaning houses; the lucky ones are computer programmers. The parents are somewhat happy to be in America, but the children are surly, wear too much makeup, and smoke in the back of the school, and the elderly smell vaguely bitter, not sure where they are or how they came to be there; all of them wonder why the America they’re living in is nothing like the America they’ve dreamed about. You’ve seen them all before, yet you’ve never bothered to really think about them, and by the time you get to the end of The Last Chicken in America, you realize you’re going to miss them terribly once they’re gone. |
| Confirmation Services Friday, May 17, 7:15 pm Confirmation is a sacred rite through which our students publicly declare their commitments to our faith. We invite you to join us for this very special ceremony in the life of our students and our congregation. Mackenzie Aden Daughter of Fran Aden and Jarrod Aden Catie Asarch Daughter of Janet Asarch and Scott Asarch Emily Berman Daughter of Lisa Berman and Mark Berman Garrett Berman Son of Lisa Berman and Mark Berman Shayna Brochstein Daughter of Fran and Alan Brochstein Francesca Farris Daughter of Lori and Efisio Farris Joe Mabry Son of Edie Premazon and Bob Mabry Sophie Pappas Daughter of Annalee Pappas and George Pappas Brandon Premzaon Son of Cyndi and Paul Premazon Anastasia Rabalais Daughter of Damien Rabalais Mazel Tov to the Confirmation Class of 2013: We would like to extend a special thank you to our wonderful team of teachers—Rabbi Gross, Julie Jerden and Alan Brochstein. |