PARKING FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS As everybody knows, large numbers of congregants attend the many celebrations and services we offer throughout the High Holy Days. It's important, therefore, to observe local traffic laws regarding parking outside the temple grounds.
1) Parking is available at St. Joseph of Arimathea Church (9A and Worthington Road) and you are highly encouraged to park there.
2) Parking is permitted on Worthington Road between Dobbs Ferry and Whitehouse Roads on the left side of the street as you approach the Temple from Dobbs Ferry Road. Cars should be facing Dobbs Ferry Road. Please note: Parking is not available on the street directly in front of the temple.
3) Except for Whitehouse Road, parking is available on other streets (Don Lane, Biltom Road and Drake Road) in the temple neighborhood. On Don Lane, parking is permitted on one side only. Please observe all signs and do not block any intersections or driveways.
4) Special note about handicapped parking: There will be parking spaces close to the Tent for those cars that have legitimate state or county handicapped parking license plates or permits. Thank you for complying with these instructions. The High Holy Days are a wonderful time for us; let’s do what we can to be wonderful neighbors, as well.
Erev Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 29th Evening Service 8:00 pm Teen Service 8:00 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Tuesday, September 30th Morning10:00 am Family Service2:30 - 3:45 pm Young Family Service3:00 - 3:45 pm Tashlikh (St. Joe’s)4:00 pm Evening Service5:00 – 6:00 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Wednesday, October 1st Morning10:00 am
The URJ has set up a Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund to assist victims of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.Our donations will help both our own Reform congregations and the general public. Visit www.urj.org/relief/hurricanes to participate in this mitzvah.
The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur B a time to continue reflecting on the purpose and direction of our lives.Reverend Joe Gilmore, of South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry, will be our very special guest speaker.Cantor Jonathan will read the special Shabbat Shuvah haftarah.
SHABBATMORNING ~ Saturday, Oct 4
Lay-led Lerners Minyan will held at 8:30 am
HEVRA TORAH at 9:15 am Led by members of Hevra Torah and/or visiting faculty (this week Marie and Marty Cohen), their focus will be Deuteronomy 31:1 - 30 See Hevra Torah Schedule Below
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE at 10:30 am
Celebrate with us as Rachel Friedman, daughter of Faye and Evan Friedman, granddaughter of Elaine and Herb Friedman, becomes a Bat Mitzvah.
This Week: Events and Meeting:
Upcoming Events and Meeting:
Monday, September 29: Noon.Office is closing early
Tuesday, September 30: Office Closed Wednesday, October 1: Office Closed
Thursday, October 2: 10:00 am: Adult Jewish Studies
Friday, October 3: 1:00 pm:Gan Hayeled 1:30 pm: Rehearsal
Saturday, October 4: 9:00 am: 1st Grade PACT
Sunday, October 5: 7:00 pm : Zohar 8:00 pm: Woodlands Singers Monday, October 6: 6:00 pm: Confirmation Family Meeting #1 8:10 pm: School Board 8:10 pm: Executive Committee 8:10 pm: Environmental Task Force
Our first program for 3 and 4 year olds and parent or grandparent, is scheduled for Friday afternoon, October 3rd, beginning at 1:00 pm. We celebrate holidays, create art projects, sing with our Cantor, hear stories from our Rabbi, and prepare and eat holiday foods. For further information, and/or an application form, please call the office. Tell your friends, you need not be a Temple member for your child to participate
Storm Field, Host Sunday, October 19 6:30-9:00 p.m. Double Tree Hotel, Tarrytown for parents: an informational discussionwith: • Andrew J. Spano, Westchester County Executive • Janet DiFiore, Westchester District Attorney • Jonathan Katz, JACS, JBFCS • Andrea Fallick, Student Assistance Services Corp • Grant Mitchell, MD, Commissioner, Westchester County Dept. of Community Mental Health for teens: Driving Simulator plus music and conversation WithRoad Recovery performance by Crazy James and Resource Fair
This program is presented free as a community service by: JCC on the Hudson, Westchester Jewish Community Services, Temple Beth Abraham, Woodlands Community Temple, Greenburgh Hebrew Center, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, Westchester Jewish Conference, Student Assistance Services, Westchester County Executive’s Office, Westchester County Office of Drug Prevention and STOP-DWI, UJA-Federation of New York, and the Double Tree Hotel. (Committee in formation.)
Upcoming Shabbat Services in October
SHABBAT HA=AZINU
Friday, Oct 10 at 8:00 pm
WORSHIP WITH THE WIRES EXPOSED
As we move through our Shabbatsiddur(prayerbook), we=ll take ample side‑trips along the way to explore the deeper meaning of some of our prayers.Always a lively, engaging experience!
Saturday, Oct 11
LERNERS MINYAN at 8:30 am
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE at 10:30 am
Celebrate with us as Jeffrey Altneu, son of Diane and Robert Altneu, becomes a Bar Mitzvah.
HAVDALAH at 5:30 pm
As we wind down our sharing of WCT Katrina Relief stories, we invite you to join us as we end Shabbat with Havdalah.
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Stand Up and Be Counted - Sign the Petition for the Rights of Reform Rabbis in Israel: http://wct.org/tikkun/israel.
With pleasure, we are announcing a new program at WoodlandsCommunityTemple—
DAYTIME DIVERSIONS.
Our mission is to develop daytime programs and activities for members of WoodlandsCommunityTemple and their guests.Activities will encompass arts, education, and social events, in order to promote friendship and build a sense of community.
Take out your calendars and reserve the first (1st), second (2nd), and third (3rd) Wednesday of each month for a series of interesting and entertaining programs, each beginning at 10:00 A.M., at the temple.
Our current schedule is:
*November 5thMovie (The Jazz Singer)
*November 12thSpeaker- Bill Donat (Part I) Temple member and Holocaust survivor)
NEXT SOCIAL ACTION MEETING:MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 8PM
TENTS OF HOPE Join us on a journey of hope and compassion as we join other communities throughout the U.S. in designing and painting simulated refugee tents to create awareness and support for the people of Darfur, Sudan. It is our hope that these tents will serve as doorways to concrete action; it is our hope that these tents will help lead to the advocacy necessary to stop the genocide in Darfur. WoodlandsCommunityTemple and DobbsFerryLutheranChurch have joined together to design and decorate one tent. We know that as this Tent of Hope moves back and forth between our two homes, it will demonstrate our shared faith that by working together we can make a better world. We invite you and your family and friends to join in this project by painting a square on the tent. Painting at WCT will take place on Sunday, October 12, the day of WCT's "Tent Sale." Plan out your design before painting and use language and symbols respectfully. Reserve your time by clicking the button on our website and making a minimum donation of $18 per square. (If you can't come on October 12, you may decorate earlier. Email WCTSocialAction@WCT.org for an appointment.) Money raised above the cost of the tent project will be divided equally among 3 projects that will bring hope and help to the people of Darfur: *Solar Cooker Project *American Jewish World Service Darfur program *Lutheran World Relief Darfur program
REQUEST FOR FOOD VAN DONATIONS:““Help Us Deliver Food! Thanks to the generosity of Woodlands members and their guests, we deliver a truck full of food annually to local food pantries at the High Holidays. We need your help getting the food to these pantries. The Woodlands High Holidays Food Van costs us over $300 each year. Please consider donating what you can to help us cover the cost of this truck this year. Please go to the Woodlands web site to donate, or contact the High Holidays Food Van coordinator, Sandi Lieb-Geiger, at sandi.LG@gmail.com or 674-9377. Thank you!” All money collect above the cost of the truck and gas will then be donated to the Food Pantry.
We are also looking for donations of boxes to help transport the food. Volunteers are also needed to help man the truck Oct. 8 & 9 during Yom Kippor for a half hour or an hour at a time. On Friday, Oct. 10, volunteers are needed to deliver the food to the various o rganizations we help support. The deliveries will be made starting at 9:00 AM; heavy lifting is involved, and children are welcome (some schools are closed for the Columbus Day holiday). If you can volunteer your time for any or all please contact Sandi Lieb-Geiger at sandi.LG@gmail.com or 674-9377.
DARFUR: : ACT TO END GENOCIDE: Each week, you can do one small act to end genocide in Darfur. Click “Act to End Genocide” button on Woodlands’ front page. A new action each Monday.
VOTER REGISTRATION:One of the most important rights we have as Americans is the right to vote - all the more so because it has been ours so rarely in Jewish history. If you are not registered, please do so. If you have moved or changed your name since you last voted or if you have not voted in the last four years, you must register. Download a form at http://www.westchestergov.com/BOE/voteform.pdf. And, please encourage your children age 18 and above to register and vote.
ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE
If you would like to join the Environmental Task Force, please email Environment@wct.org.
TERRACYCLE: Woodlands is teaming up with Terracycle in their Yogurt Brigade to try to eliminate some of our waste.We are collecting clean (please run through the dishwasher) #5 plastic 6-oz and 32-oz yogurt containers with wide mouth such as Stonyfield Farm, Brown Cow and Dannon (no Yoplait, not the right shape container).Please bring in your clean empty containers and leave them in the box next to the Food of the Month wagon as you walk in the door.
NEXT ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE MEETING:Monday, October 6th, 8:10 PM
CSA AT WOODLANDS:Check out the Social Action page on the WCT website for information about what a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is and how it works.Information about how you can sign up for the 2009 growing season will be distributed shortly. GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK - Use a revolving door instead of a traditional swing door to conserve energy. The revolving door stops conditioned air (cool air in the summer and warm air in the winter) from moving freely. Using a swing door allows air to rush out of the opening. However, a revolving door is never open as its seals remain in contact with the walls of the door at all times. Next time you enter a building, take a look, if there's a choice opt to use the revolving doors.
CHESED PROJECTS
The Chesed Caring Community Committee invites WCT members to join us. We seek new ideas and concepts on how we can better serve the congregation. Call our chair, Arthur Pell 949-1382 or email him at Chesed@wct.org.
WCT-NET [Chesed Caring Community If you're worried about losing your job... If you've recently been laid-off... Or, if you just want some help to kick-off a job search...
One of the most effective means of locating a job is through networking. WCT-NET is a way to join a network of people you know or may have met in WoodlandsCommunityTemple as well as friends/colleagues from other faith based organization in lower Westchester.
WCT-NET is being re-formed as a bi-weekly informal group of Temple members and our friends who are coming together to reach out and help each other to work through these difficult times. Our purpose is to network amongst ourselves and to share our contacts and information across all industries in order to facilitate and minimize the search time; and thereby assist each other in achieving the next step in our careers. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Ken Dubensky via email (Kdubensky@gmail.com) or 914-693-3660.
Next meeting is October16 at 8:00 pm in the Youth Lounge
If you or someone you care about is about to reach that critical 65th birthday and is becoming eligible for Medicare, or has already enrolled in Medicare and wants to determine their best supplement plan, mark your calendar for Wednesday morning, Oct. 29 from 10 to 11:30AM.The Chesed Committee and the Adult Education Committee have arranged for a speaker from the MedicareRightsCenter to be at the temple to conduct a program to answer all your questions on Medicare and its varying alternatives.Among the topics discussed will be Original Medigap plans, Medicare HMOs, the costs of the plans, how they differ and how to choose the one best for you.
