Message from President Tobie Reisler
Mishkan Ha'am - Midsummer News July 22, 2008
Subject - Hike & Pray on Saturday
Hello, Mishkan Ha'am family and friends!
Get your
day pack and picnic lunch ready for our summer service, to be held this
Saturday, July 26th at 10 AM at Ward Pound Ridger Reservation in
Cross River, about a 50 minute drive north of Hastings. This is our
only service until early September, so I hope you can be there.
Here are the details, courtesy of the event's planner, Susan Adler:
We
will be hiking along the Leatherman's Loop at Ward Pound Ridge
Reservation, which is about a 1-1/2 hour hike. We will go at a
leisurely pace to an overlook with a view of the Croton Reservoir,
stopping along the way for songs, stories, and basic prayers, so the
event is suitable for Mishkan Ha'amers of all ages. (There are a few
short uphill sections of the trail which might cause one to breathe
hard just for a few minutes.)
We will meet at 10 a.m. at the parking area at the end
of Michigan Road (see trail map which you will be given at the park
entrance). Pack water for the hike, and bring a lunch to eat at the
picnic tables at the trail head when we come down from the hike.
Admission to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation is $4 per
car with a Westchester County Park Pass, and $8 per car without a Park
Pass.
Directions to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation:
Saw Mill North to where it merges with 684 North to Exit 6 (Katonah/Cross River)
Right at end of ramp onto 35 East toward Cross River
Proceed
along Route 35 for about 4 miles to 121 South; Right onto 121 South
(turn comes up quickly just after bait shop on the right - if you pass
a Mobil station on the left at the corner of 121 North, you've gone too
far)
Park entrance is on the left, about 50 yards down 121 South
If you get lost, try Susan Adler's cell (914)320-4063, but reception may not be so good there.
In case of inclement weather, we will meet at the church at 10 a.m. Call (914) 320-4063 if the weather is questionable.
Private museum tour. Sue Rudavsky, our intrepid and creative treasurer, has arranged for a private, docent-led tour of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City on Sunday, September 7 at 10:30 am. The tour is for Mishkan Ha'am members only. Contact Sue at srudavsky@aol.com if you're interested.
Also of note:
Non-members, please join us! If you've spent any time at all with us, you know we're a warm, inviting, and open community. We
strive for an environment that blends innovation with reverence,
struggle with inspiration, and spirituality with social consciousness—a
celebratory community that fosters a vibrant and joyful Jewish identity.If
you are interested in Jewish religion, spirituality, music, culture,
history and philosophy, there is a place for you here, whether you are
a senior citizen or a child, single or married, gay or straight, part
of an interfaith household, one with longstanding Jewish practice, or
no previous Jewish affiliation. Our annual dues are $1,250 for
families, $900 for individuals, with a discount for those who join
before November 15. Interested? Reply to this e-mail, or contact our membership chair, Mark Rubin, at mbrmetro@aol.com. You also can download a membership form at www.mishkanhaam.org.
Sign up for a committee. There's
still time to join any number of committees, including membership,
programming, Tikkum Olam (our social action committee) and the
Education (Hebrew School) committee. Respond to this e-mail with your
interest, and I'll pass it on to the proper chairperson.
Register for Hebrew School! Rabbi
Benjamin Weiner, our new education director, is planning for a year of
learning and fun for your kids. He'd like to get a count of our Hebrew
School enrollment. Interested parents, please contact him ASAP at benweiner@hotmail.com.
No dues inflation! Dues
are the same price as last year: $1,250 for families, $900 for singles.
Members, look in your mailboxes in the coming weeks for this year's
dues letters. For questions or concerns, please contact our treasurer
Sue Rudavsky at srudavsky@aol.com.
Mishkan Ha'am would like to acknowledge, on behalf of the whole congregation, receipt of the following contributions:
In memory of Amiel Rudavsky
Debbie Swiderski and Richard Steinman
In memory of Bella Zafran, mother of Phyllis Saphra
Debbie Swiderski and Richard Steinman
Sue Rudavsky
Marian and Lenny Meyerson
Tobie Stanger Reisler and Jim Reisler
In
honor of Barbara and Leo Stanger, parents of Tobie Stanger Reisler. The
Stangers have been wonderful relatives to my partner, Anna Swartley. I
honor their commitment to Judaism.
David Sabih
In honor of Rabbi Benjamin Weiner's ordination
Tobie Stanger Reisler and Jim Reisler
Sue Rudavsky
In honor of Daria Bennett's Bat Mitzvah
Tobie Stanger Reisler and Jim Reisler
I hope to see you Saturday!
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.