Message from President Tobie Reisler
Mishkan Ha'am - Sukkot News Oct. 13, 2008
Subject - Rabbi Host-a-Matic and the Big Sukkot Weekend
Hello, Mishkan Ha'am family and friends.
Happy Erev Sukkot! We're celebrating the holiday with all manner of activities; check the schedule below for details. And don't forget about Simchat Torah, next Monday, October 20th, at 7:15 pm. You'll be getting another e-mail with an embedded e-vite shortly; please sign up if you haven't already. This is a milestone event, and we need at least 140 hands (70 adults and teens) to support the Torah circle.
NEW! Rabbi Host-a-Matic! Mishkan Ha'am now has an electronic sign-up sheet for families who want to host Rabbi Ben for a meal. The Heiman family has been extremely generous in hosting Ben in their home when he is in town, but everyone within the Mishkan Ha'am family is encouraged to host him for either a Friday-night before-services dinner or Saturday after-services lunch. You do not have to keep kosher; just provide a vegetarian entree and a nice environment. To sign up, go to
http://www.doodle.ch/participation.html?pollId=qewqissr47as484i and type in your name. Then "vote" for the date you'd like to host and mark the date in your own date book. (You'll get a reminder about a week before the date.) The current sign-up sheet only goes through December; you'll get other opportunities to host Ben in 2009. Keep in mind that you can host Ben more than once. Thanks in advance for your hospitality!
Thanks to all of you who contributed food to the Yonkers Sharing Community. Mishkan Ha'am donated some 30 bags of food, which surely will be used and appreciated by those in need. And a big thanks to Harriet Stein, Monica Rickenberg, Clara Weinstein, and Sharon Kivowitz, who coordinated the drive and brought the food to the Sharing Community.
This weekend and beyond:
Weekend of October 17-19:
Friday, October 17th, 7 pm, Supper in the Sukkah! Bring your own meal and join Rabbi Ben for an informal alfresco Shabbat meal in the Sukkah on the church lawn.
Saturday, October 18th, 11 am, Tot Shabbat. Kids ages 0 to 7 years old and their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and fans are invited to a song- and story-filled Tot Shabbat, led by Rabbi Benjamin Weiner. Reservations are not necessary, but nice: You can e-mail Sarah and Channing Stave at thestave3@yahoo.com.
Saturday, October 18th, 7:30 pm, Adult Havdallah program at the home of Marsha and Peter Heiman. Rabbi Benjamin Weiner will lead an inquiry into the meaning and rituals of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. The learning at Havdallah will be an in-depth study of text, and a discussion of the meaning for us. Please bring a small dessert to share. For directions, e-mail Marsha at marshway@optonline.net.
Sunday, October 19th, 9:45 am to noon: Tikkun Olam Project: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer at Manhattanville College (in Purchase). The walk is about 5 miles and is on fairly level terrain around the Manhattanville College campus. The walk should take roughly 2 hours and is manageable for children and anyone with some physical limitations. Go to this Google Maps link for directions. Jodi Hirschman mentions that the Mishkan Ha'am group will be walking together as a group. She'll send a follow up email with the specific meeting location, which will be near the registration tents. Registration can be done at the college that morning starting at 8AM or online by clicking HERE.
To register online, click on the "Join a team" link, enter the team name as Mishkan Ha'am and follow the directions. Keep in mind that if you register online you will get an email from the Strides campaign that you can forward to friends, family, co-workers, etc. to request donations.
Sunday, October 19th, 4 pm: Congregational Sukkot celebration and potluck dinner, led by Rabbi Benjamin Weiner. This is the patented Mishkan Ha'am potluck dinner you've been waiting for... in the Sukkah, no less. Bring friends and family to help warm up the autumn night.
Monday, October 20th, 7:15 pm: Our first annual in-house Simchat Torah celebration, led by Rabbi Benjamin Weiner. Dance together in celebration of the Torah! Then be there at 8:00pm when our Torah is fully unrolled -- from the beginning to the end. It will be held by the loving hands of all the adults and encircle all our children... it will be a breathtaking view of our Torah, never seen before! Rabbi Ben Weiner will tell stories and point out the Hebrew text where some of the most recognized stories are written. B'nai Mitzvah kids -- find your parsha! See the 10 Commandments and the parting of the Red Sea! Watch for the e-mail and embedded e-vite and please respond. We need all hands on deck--or more accurately--parchment!
Monday, October 27th, 7:30 pm: Adult Study Group, at the home of Lenny and Marian Meyerson. The topic will be Jewish immigration. See details in the attachment. (You can e-mail Lenny at m4601@aol.com for directions.)
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, November 8th is our New Member dinner/Welcome to Mishkan Ha'am Havdallah program. Mishkan Ha'am families will be hosting our new members along with veteran members in their homes for an early (5:30 pm) dinner, followed by potluck dessert, Havdallah, and fun and games at the church. This event is a highlight on the MH calendar. If you would like act as a host, please respond to me at the above e-mail address ASAP. Thanks!
Have a happy Sukkot,
Tobie
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Please Note:
All services/programs, including Hebrew School, are held at the Reformed Church of Hastings, 18 Farragut Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, unless otherwise specified. Click for directions.
All services/programs, including Hebrew School, are held at the Reformed Church of Hastings, 18 Farragut Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, unless otherwise specified. Click for directions.