MARATHON

• Tuesdays
• Tuesday morning classes are in session. All are invited to previous knowledge required as we continue to study the book of Jeremiah and read Jewish short stories.

• January 28th
• Brought back by popular demand! Our outdoor service in the round is moved inside. Services begin at 10:00 am. Dress casually. Celebrating God's Liberation through song, guided imagery, easy movements and Torah Study.

• January 28th
• At 7:00 pm We're screening the award nominated Israeli movie Ajami. Written and directed by Scandar Copti (a Palestinian, born and raised in Yafa) and Yaron Shani (a Jewish Israeli), Ajami explores five different stories set in an actual impoverished Christian-and-Muslim Arab neighborhood of the Tel Aviv - Jaffa metropolis, called Ajami.

  The many characters played by non-professional actors lend the story the feel of a documentary. The Arab characters speak Arabic among themselves, the Jewish characters speak Hebrew among themselves, and scenes with both Arab and Jewish characters are a naturalistic portrait of characters using both languages, as they would in real life.

  In Israel the film was very well received, and won the Ophir Award for Best Film, defeating Golden Lion Award-winner Lebanon. Ajami was the first predominantly Arabic-language film submitted by Israel for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and it was nominated for the award.. It was the third year in a row that an Israeli film was nominated for an Academy Award. 2009

• February 5th
• We celebrate Tu Bishvat during and after our Shabbat services.

Save The Date!

• April 15th, 2012
• The Fund Raising Committee has finalized day trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia on a Sunday, April 15th, 2012. Cost would be $50. This includes the bus, admission to the museum, the tour and a small donation to the shul. Watch your mail for more information.