Friday, Feb. 10:

WHO: Shomrei Torah USY (TallahUSY 9th- 12th grade)

WHAT: FRO-YO FRIDAY

WHERE: Fuzions Frozen Yogurt- Thomasville location

WHEN: Friday February 10th from 2:30-3:30pm

WHY: TO HAVE FUN!

Cost: $3 or FREE for USY PAID members

RSVP to your youth advisors Rebecca Geboff and Alana Geboff by email or Alana at 321-696-9599

Friday, Feb. 10:  Erev Shabbat services, led by Sean Ehrlich, will begin at 8:00 p.m., followed by an Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Irwin Kantrowitz and Elaine Harris, in honor of their 15^th wedding anniversary.

Saturday, Feb. 11:  Shabbat morning services, featuring a D’var Torah by Richard Morris, will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by a Kiddush lunch sponsored by Carol Chenoweth and Ray Chambers.

Saturday February 11: Free Wine & Cheese Tasting Fund Raising Event to Benefit local PJ Library Program, 5:00 – 7:30 pm at Temple Israel

The Tallahassee section of the National Council of Jewish Women is sponsoring this fundraising event to raise money to provide free monthly books to all Jewish children in our community, up to the age of 6, who enroll in the PJ Library program.  There will be a silent auction featuring a week’s stay at an NYC condo, a day of kayaking on the Wakulla River & Judaic woodworks, as well as many, many local items from local artists, restaurants etc.  The last 30 minutes of the event will feature a live auction.

There is room for only 150 people at this event. So please RSVP to ncjwtallahassee@gmail.com or phone 850.765.8458.  You will receive a confirmation e-mail.

Don’t miss out on this exciting event and help bring free books to our children!

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 Kick Off, 12:30 at Temple Israel.

Shomrei Torah Religion School will close at noon that day so our children can participate!

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!

Saturday, Feb. 4:  Shabbat morning services, featuring a D’var Torah by Debbie Kleinman-Robinson, will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by a Kiddush lunch sponsored by Susan Bodell and Bob Weinberger, in honor of the third anniversary of the Five Bats’ Bat Mitzvah.  Following services, Rabbi Drucker will conduct a study session.

Sunday, Feb. 5:  Sunday School at the usual times.  Adult Education class taught by Rabbi Drucker beginning at 10:00.  Ritual Committee meeting at 11:15.

A reminder that Sunday School will celebrate Tu B’shevat during Sunday School on Feb. 5 and Sunday School will start at the usual time of 9:30 and end at 12:45 as scheduled.

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 forthcoming Shomrei Torah bulletin or at the synagogue)

Wednesday, Feb. 29:  Due date for Mishloach Manot orders (order form to be found in forthcoming 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 – Sunday, March 4:  Rabbi Jordan Hersh will visit Shomrei Torah.

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!

WHO: Shomrei Torah USY (TallahUSY 9th- 12th grade)

WHAT: FRO-YO FRIDAY

WHERE: Fuzions Frozen Yogurt- Thomasville location

WHEN: Friday February 10th from 2:30-3:30pm

WHY: TO HAVE FUN!

Cost: $3 or FREE for USY PAID members

RSVP to your youth advisors Rebecca Geboff and Alana Geboff  by email or Alana at 321-696-9599 

Friday, Jan. 27:  Erev Shabbat services, led by Susan Bodell, will begin at 8:00 p.m., and will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Sandler and Barbara Dickson, in honor of the yahrzeit of Lillian Levy.

Saturday, Jan. 28:  Shabbat morning services, featuring a D’var Torah by Susan Bodell, will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by a Kiddush lunch sponsored by Carol Chenoweth and Ray Chambers.

Following services, we will have a participatory study session, led by Tallahassee Jewish Federation’s new regional Network Consultant, Rachel Alexander. 

A graduate of the Solomon Schechter Day School of RI, Rachel was president of Hillel at Brown University.  Rachel worked as a Bronfman Fellow at Hillel International and was the Assistant Director at the Jewish Women’s Archive in Boston.  She returned to graduate school at Columbia University, where she pursued a Masters degree in Public Administration, and she has worked for the UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey for the past 5 years. 

Upcoming Events

Sunday, Jan. 29: PJ Library Inaugural Event

Children ages 6 months to 6 years are invited to come join us from 3:00 – 5:00 for the inaugural PJ Library event at Shomrei Torah. We will have activities, books, and, of course, snacks to introduce you and your children to this wonderful program.  Any Jewish child from six months to six years old can be enrolled in the PJ program to receive free, age-appropriate Jewish-content books and music CD’s each month in the mail.   If you haven’t signed your child up yet, go to: www.pjlibrary.org and click on “Communities.”  For more information, contact Vicki Gordon Kaufman at vkaufman@kagmlaw.com .

Friday, Feb. 3 – 5: Rabbi Drucker’s next visit to Shomrei Torah

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

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

Friday, March 2 – Sunday, March 4:  Rabbi Jordan Hersh will visit Shomrei Torah

Sunday, March 4: Annual Purim Carnival

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

Calling ALL Hamantashan Volunteers!!

Shomrei Sisterhood is gearing up for baking hamantashans!  

Paula Saunders has agreed to chair this project and we need your help!!  Please let Carol Berkowitz know what date(s) you are willing to take a shift (or two):

 Many thanks to all! I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great week!

Carol Berkowitz (crabberkowitz@comcast.net)

Camp Shalom

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!

Saturday, Jan. 21:  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.  After the lunch, Rabbi Drucker will lead a Torah study session.

Saturday, January 21st the Shomrei Torah Youth Group is going to services! Come sit with your youth advisors during the service, and during the oneg. See you

Sunday, Jan. 22:  Adult Education class at the synagogue begins at 10:00 a.m.  The class is taught by Rabbi Drucker, and this year’s topic is prayer services, their meaning, structure, customs, and history.  Everyone is invited, and the class is free, including the coffee and bagels.

Coming Up:

Sunday, Jan. 29: PJ Library Inaugural Event

Children ages 6 months to 6 years are invited to come join us from 3:00 – 5:00 for the inaugural PJ Library event at Shomrei Torah. We will have activities, books, and, of course, snacks to introduce you and your children to this wonderful program.  Any Jewish child from six months to six years old can be enrolled in the PJ program to receive free, age-appropriate Jewish-content books and music CD’s each month in the mail.   If you haven’t signed your child up yet, go to: www.pjlibrary.org and click on “Communities.”  For more information, contact Vicki Gordon Kaufman at vkaufman@kagmlaw.com .