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Upcoming Etz Chaim Events
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THIS Shabbat,
May 25th & 26th
Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Erica Brown
Sponsored by the Singer Family in memory of
Julie Lipsett-Singer's mother, Phyllis Lipsett, z"l
Thursday, June 7th
Sisterhood Book Club:
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
Shabbat, June 16th
Graduation Kiddush
Monday, June 18th
Etz Chaim Annual BBQ
Thursday, June 28th
Men's Club Golf Outing
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Kiddush Sponsor
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Kiddush this week is sponsored by
Julie & David Singer and Family in memory of Julie's mother, Phyllis Lipsett z"l.
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THIS SHABBAT!
Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Erica Brown
May 25th & 26th
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Please Join Us as Etz Chaim Welcomes
Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Erica Brown
Shabbat, May 25th & 26th
The Weekend is generously sponsored by the Singer family in memory of Julie Lipsett-Singer's mother, Phyllis Lipsett Z"L.
Dr. Erica Brown is an associate professor at George Washington University and the director of its Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership. She is the author of eleven books on leadership, the Hebrew Bible and spirituality; her forthcoming book is a commentary on the Book of Esther. She has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Tablet and The Jewish Review of Books and writes a monthly column for the New York Jewish Week. She has blogged for Psychology Today, Newsweek/Washington Post's "On Faith" and JTA and tweets on one page of Talmud study a day
Dr. Brown will be speaking on the following topics:
Shabbat Morning Shiur - 8:30 am
"The A
sceticism of the Nazir"
Shabbat Morning, May 26th (after Davening)
"Why Be Jewish?"
Shabbat Afternoon - 6:15 pm (at Klibanoff Home)
"Where Have all the Good Leaders Gone?"
A Frank Conversation about Jewish Leadership
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Rabbi's Message
Parshat Nasso
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For the third time in as many books of the Chumash, we encounter the same day on the historic calendar. In our Parsha, we read of Rosh Chodesh Nissan and the dedication of the Mishkan followed by the offerings of each Nasi who headed his tribe. We have already visited this date in the Chumash which was nearly one year after the Exodus from Egypt.
We saw the conclusion of the Mishkan at the end of Sefer Shemot and the tragic episode of Nadav and Avihu in Parshat Shemini in Vayikra. Here we are again in a very "Groundhog Day" sort of way.
Obviously, each time is mentioned in a very different context and perspective. In my mind, we always read this Parsha when we are "wrapping up" the school year while tying up all loose ends before heading to summer vacation. Once we attend all the fundraising dinners (most important of which is the Etz Chaim BBQ - of course!) and all the graduations, we can now take it easy and just relax.
Perhaps we can learn from our Parsha that the time for dedication, renewal and creativity never ends. We should always be thinking of how to be "New and Improved" in our lives. This is especially so in our spiritual lives.
Shabbat Shalom
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Graduation Kiddush
June 16, 2018
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Join Etz Chaim in honoring all of our amazing graduates at a special kiddush on Shabbat, June 16th.
Please send us the names of your graduate(s) by
June 8th, so they are included in the
printed list.
(include the name of the school and grade...
Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Grad School & Everything In Between!)
You can help sponsor this exciting kiddush by contacting Suzannah at [email protected]
Suggested Donation
$54, $72, $180, $360
Mazal Tov to all of our graduates!
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Etz Chaim 21st Annual
BBQ & Virtual
Dinner Journal
Thursday, June 18th
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Come Celebrate With Us at Our Annual Family BBQ
Monday, June 18th, 2018
6:30 pm
Honoring our Presidents:
Neil Kaplan & Alan Schall
Special Community Service Award
presented to
Stephen Goldman
Please join us for an enjoyable evening at the BBQ, and help support Etz Chaim through the ad journal!
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Men's Club Annual Golf Outing
Thursday, June 28th
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Join the Etz Chaim Men's Club for our Annual Golf Outing
Thursday, June 28th
Event Schedule:
11:30 am - Registration
12:00 pm - Lunch/Brunch
1:00 pm - Shotgun Start
5:30-7:00 pm - Cocktail Reception
$360 per person
Sponsorships Available
Questions about the Event?
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Next Sisterhood Book Club Read:
Before We Were Yours
June 7th
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Start Reading!
The next Sisterhood Book Club meeting will be June 7th
Location TBA
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Tennessee adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country--Lisa Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets
where we belong.
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Kol Ha'nearim Tallit
Deadline to Submit Names is June 25th
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Kol Ha'nearim Tallit for Simchat Torah
Missed the opportunity last year to have your child's/grandchild's name included on the Tallit on Simchat Torah?
Now is your chance!
We will once again have forms at the BBQ to fill in, or you can download the form and send it to the office.
Forms may be mailed to the office:
1 Lafayette Drive in Livingston
fax: 973-597-1659
$36 per name
*Deadline to submit names is June 25th*
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JKHA 8th Grade Student Documentary:
Names Not Numbers
Wednesday, May 30th
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Golda Och Academy
Spring Gala
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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Crash Course in Basic Judaism by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
First Class - Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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| Yiddish Class *Now on MONDAY Evenings* |
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Updating
Cholim List
Prayer for the Ill
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