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Hot News Kabbalat Shabbat Service And Dinner (1/21/07) Friday Evening, February 8th, at 6:00pm Check your email for the flyer, which will also be snail mailed. Reservations are due by January 31st to Ginny Salzberg. See the listserv email or your member directory for contact information. Celebrate Tu B'Shevat at Chevrei Tzedek (1/21/07) Please join us on Saturday January 26 for a brief traditional service beginning at 9:30 and a Tu B'Shevat Seder beginning at 11:15 (approximately) Please contribute to the seder according to the first letter of your last name.. A-G: food with tough outer shell and soft inside such as: walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pomegranate, grapefruit, pineapple, coconut, pistachios, banana, kiwi H-R: food with soft outer shell and hard inside such as: dates, olives, avocadoes, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots S-Z: fruits that are soft throughout such as: figs, seedless grapes, blueberries, raisins, raspberries, strawberries. Please bring your item in edible form! (Washed, peeled and/or cut up if necessary) In addition to seder items there will be bagels, spreads, juice There will be childcare until 11:15, but no children's service - the seder is for all ages. Questions?? Contact Ginny Salzberg See the listserv email or your member directory for contact information. "A Winter's Tales (1/19/08) Chevrei Tzedek Congregation is proud to present A Winter's Tales, a mini-course on contemporary Jewish short stories taught by Dr. Arthur Lesley. Dr. Lesley received the doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught Hebrew and Jewish literature at Baltimore Hebrew University for twenty years. Copies of each story will be provided. Please join us for any or all of these three sessions. The first three stories can be downloaded in pdf format. Copies can also be obtained at Shul on Shabbat and/or at the classes themselves. * January 15 - "Good-bye, Evil Eye," by Gloria De Vida Kirchheimer. A contemporary American Sephardic girl encounters contrasting behavior of Ashkenazi family members. * January 22 - "Sarah," by Allegra Goodman. An American Jewish woman who, while trying to guide a family through difficult transitions, comes to understand the biblical Sarah, her mother-in-law and her students. * January 29 - "A Room on the Roof" by Savyon Liebrecht as well as "Cocked and Locked," by Etgar Keret. A verbally violent tale of an Israeli soldier's conflict with one of the Palestinians who taunts him daily and throws rocks at his post. This event is free of charge. Each session will meet from 8:00-9:30 p.m. at Chevrei Tzedek Congregation, Edward A. Myerberg Senior Center, 3101 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore, MD 21209. For further information contact, please contact Chevrei Tzedek at 410-542-9110. Kiddush Sponsors Needed (9/1/07) Elaine Weiner is now in charge of the kiddush sign-up. Please sign up for a date to sponsor a kiddush. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and other simchas are great reasons to sponsor. Email Elaine with your preferred date. Available dates through January are: September 8, 15 October 20, 27 November 3, 10, 17, 24 December 1, 22, 29 January 12, 19, 26 If you want a later date, email Elaine. See the listserv email or your member directory for contact information. See the Purim Slide Show (4/6/07) Happy Purim revelers pose for the camera. Brown's Memorial Shelter (1/6/07) Volunteers needed to cook dinner for the Brown's Memorial Shelter. You don't even have to cook to fulfill this mitzvah--you can also simply deliver food that will become a dinner. Although the dinners are served by the shelter staff on Mondays, they can be brought to the shelter on Sundays. (For more information, see http://www.chevreitzedek.org/misc-Brown_cook.html ) Please contact Becky Pearlman, Social Action Committee Chair, with questions or to volunteer See the listserv email or your member directory for contact information. Mitzvah Committee (7/9/06) We are currently in need of volunteers to chair and be members of the mitzvah committee. According to the by-laws the mitzvah committee performs the following task(s): SECTION 16. Mitzvah Committee. The Mitzvah Committee shall develop policies and coordinate mitzvah activities. Specifically, the members of the mitzvah committee are called upon to assist families who are dealing with events such as a birth or death. These activities include arranging for shiva trays, dinners, sending flowers, offers of help, etc... It will be a mitzvah to become a member of the mitzvah committee. Anyone who is interested should contact Robert Kleinman. See the listserv email or your member directory for contact information. Looking for Learners (1/1/03) The Ritual and Adult Education Committees are offering tutorial or small group sessions to help people with any of the following: Davening any of the morning services Leading the Davening of any of the morning services Torah Reading Haftorah Reading In addition, we have people available for 1-1 to help people learn written Hebrew in the Babylonian script (font?) in common use today. Learning how to READ the words  without comprehension requires approximately 2 hours, either in 1 or 2 sessions. Furthermore, we have a tutoring corps whose primary focus is helping members of the B'nei Mitzvah Chug, but may also be available for those who want to learn basic  skills at a modest $ rate. Intrigued?  Curious?  Motivated to learn?  Contact Steve Glushakow-Smith. See the listserv email or your member directory for contact information. Phone Number for Updated Congregational Information (10/11/01) If you are wondering whether on a particular Saturday there will be a traditional service (with or without a bar/bat mitzvah or other special event), a Shabbat limud, or a family service, or if you need to know the time of an upcoming holiday service, try calling our synagogue at 410-542-9110. We try to put a new message on the voice mail each week advising of the schedule of services for the coming week. Also, in case of inclement weather this winter, we will leave a voice mail message by 8 a.m. on the morning of services advising whether services will be held. Home | Principles | Calendar | Hot News | Contacts | Policies Donations | Membership Info. | Sermons | Links | Bea Gaddy Web Master: