Friday, Feb. 17:  Erev Shabbat services, led by Irwin Kantrowitz, will begin at 8:00 p.m., followed by an Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Bob and Karen Asher Cohen, in honor of Bob’s birthday.

Saturday, Feb. 18:  Shabbat morning services will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by a Kiddush lunch sponsored by Carol Chenoweth and Ray Chambers.

Coming Up:

Ritual Vice President Andrea Caufield invites any adults or young adults who would like to participate in the March 7 Purim service by singing a few short verses in Hebrew, to learn the melody with Andrea.  We will be singing in small groups and Andrea will be singing along with us.  So be brave and join us in this fun learning experience and keep our traditions alive.  Andrea will teach the melody on the following Sundays:  February 12th, 19th, 26th, and March 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Shomrei Torah.  Please call Andrea Caufield at 329-6394 (evenings) to sign up.

Wednesday, Feb. 22:  Due date for hamantaschen orders (order form to be found in Shomrei Torah bulletin or at the synagogue)

Sunday, Feb. 26:  Camp Shalom, a local Jewish day camp for pre-K – 8th grade (sponsored by the Tallahassee Jewish Federation) has been serving Jewish children and their friends for 15 years now! 9th – 12th graders can be counselors. Join us as we celebrate with a Kick-Off on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 12:30 pm at Temple Israel in the gym. Everyone and their friends are invited as we want everyone to know who doesn’t know how awesome Camp Shalom is and why it is such an amazing camp! Free pizza, drinks, door prizes & camp-like activities being served! We will have information available about our upcoming summer session scheduled for June 4-8 and June 11-15.  If you want more information before then, don’t hesitate to contact this year’s Director, Mimi Molina at  campshalomtallahassee@gmail.com and/or visit our website at campshalomtallahassee.com. We are also on Facebook!  Camp Shalom rocks, so come on and join in the fun!

Wednesday, Feb. 29:  Due date for Mishloach Manot orders (order form to be found in Shomrei Torah bulletin or at the synagogue)

Thursday, March 1:  At 7:30 p.m., Shomrei Torah will host Dr. Rivka Amado for a musical performance and educational program on Ladino music and Sephardi culture.  Dr. Amado, based in Berkeley, has performed at numerous venues, and will be accompanied by local jazz phenom, Zach Bartholemew.  A reception will follow the program. You can learn more about Dr. Amado at www.Rivkamusic.com.   (In addition, Dr. Amado will meet with our Religion School students on Wednesday evening, Feb. 29.)

Friday, March 2: Rabbi Jordan Hersh will visit Shomrei Torah.  At 6:30 p.m., we’ll have a pot-luck picnic dinner outside in Shomrei Torah’s back yard.  Please bring either a pareve (non-dairy / non-meat dish) or dairy dish to share (no meat, please), and we’ll enjoy everyone’s cooking in the great outdoors.  It is permissible to bring food prepared in a non-kosher kitchen. Please label dishes that are dairy, for the benefit of those who cannot eat dairy products.  No desserts, please (we have a delicious dessert oneg after services!)  Don’t worry about the weather – we have hired a tent in case of rain.

Sunday, March 4: Annual Purim Carnival.

Wednesday, March 7:   We invite everyone to join in the celebration of Purim at 7:00 p.m. and to hear the reading of the Megillah.  Please wear your costumes and join in on the fun.  The service will be short and child-friendly, with an ice cream social to follow.

Sunday, March 11: Annual Jewish Food and Cultural Festival featuring Shomrei Torah’s fantastic falafel booth!

Order Your Hamantashans Now!!

It’s that time of year again! Sisterhood is selling Hamentashens.

Deadline is approaching.

There are four delicious flavors to choose from and only $8 per dozens.

Orders are sold by the dozen only,  To order, please fill out the attached form and return to Shomrei Torah with your check payable to:

Shomrei Torah Sisterhood, 4858 Kerry Forest Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32309

TIME IS APPROACHING: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SHOMREI’S FELAFEL BOOTH (MARCH 11)

Shomrei Torah is in charge of the felafel booth at the Tallahassee’s 3rd Annual Jewish Food Cultural Festival held at Temple Israel on March 11, 2012 from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm.  Please save the date and volunteer with the rest of the Shomrei Torah family to make the felafel booth a fund-raising success.
Sign up for one or more of the following shifts by emailing Carol Berkowitz at crabberkowitz@comcast.net.

Saturday, March 10

8:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M -Preparations …including cutting vegetables at Shomrei Torah

Sunday, March 11

8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M -Preparation at Shomrei Torah and transporting items to Temple Israel

10:00 A.M-Noon– Felafel Booth Duty

Noon-2:00 P.M. — Felafel Booth Duty

2:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.– Felafel Booth Duty

4:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M.–Clean Up and Transport Items Back to Shomrei

It’s our opportunity to make Shomrei Torah visible and known as a leader in the Tallahassee Jewish Community!!  We hope that you will join us.

It will be lots of fun and as your reward, you will get a free t-shirt!!