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Mailing address: 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste. 1630 #439, Phoenix, AZ 85050
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| Week of November 28, 2016 / Cheshvan-Kislev 5777 |
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Update on Our New Home
We are excited to give you this latest update: We are completely moved out of the space we shared with Via de Cristo and are awaiting the certificate of occupancy and completion of renovation for our new home. The new location for Congregation Kehillah is 5858 E. Dynamite Blvd., Cave Creek, AZ 85331.
In the meantime, our December 9 Kabbalat Shabbat will be held at Pardes Jewish Day School, which is located at the back of the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85254.
Driving and parking directions: When you enter the VOSJCC campus from Scottsdale Rd., continue driving straight towards the back of the campus. Look for the painted mural on the building that houses their sanctuary. There is plenty of open parking. Please leave the parking spots closest to the building for those requiring a shorter walk. We will have greeters to show you where to go once you come through the gates. The sanctuary is located to the left side of the building with the mural on it.
Our December 4 YEP! program and our December 18 YEP! Family Chanukah program will both be held at Jewish Community Center, in our regular Bureau of Jewish Education classrooms. Both December sessions will be from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
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THIS WEEK____________________________________
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YEP!
Sunday, December 4, 9:45 a.m.-12:00 noon
at the VOSJCC (upstairs BJE classrooms)
Please remember to bring your new pajamas and books to be donated to the Pajama Project. The next YEP! session, scheduled for Sunday, December 18, will be our family Chanukah Party, with a special snack of latkes and jelly donuts!
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UPCOMING____________________________________
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 KABBALAT SHABBAT
Friday, December 9, 7:30 p.m.
These services will be held at Pardes Jewish Day School, at the VOSJCC campus
12701 N. Scottsdale Rd.
, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Please join us to welcome Shabbat. Services will also include birthday and anniversary blessings for those who are celebrating in December.
Your friends and guests are always warmly welcomed!
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 BOOK GROUP
December 11, 10:00 a.m.
At the home of Arlene Rosenberg
All are welcome to attend, even if you haven't finished (or started!) the book. At our December meeting we'll discuss
The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson. Please RSVP to Arlene at
[email protected].
For general questions about the Book Group, contact Sherry Siegel,
[email protected].
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TORAH TALK
Saturday, December 17, 10:30 a.m.
at George & Arlene Rosenberg's home
Discover why Torah Talk is one of Kehillah's most-loved traditions! Torah Talk is a morning filled with questions, conversation, laughter, and the opportunity to get up-close and personal with Rabbi Sharfman and your fellow CK members and seekers. No prior knowledge is needed to enjoy Torah Talk; all are welcome.
Please RSVP by Thursday, December 15, to Renee at [email protected] for location and directions, and so the host(s) can prepare.
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Havdalah and Chanukah (adults)
Saturday, December 17, 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
at private home
Join us for a fun, meaningful celebration! (Adults only, please!)
Our hosts will be providing the main course of salmon. Please
sign up here to bring one of the suggested items (no meat or shellfish). Several items have a quantity next to it, indicating how many people can bring that item.
Please bring two gift cards, one wrapped ($25 value and something other than the usual Starbucks, iTunes, etc.) that we will use for a fun and creative gift exchange, and one unwrapped (any value) to be donated to a family from Arrowhead Elementary School.
Please RSVP no later than Friday, December 9, to Renee at [email protected].
If you have any questions, or if you are not a Kehillah member but wish to attend, please contact Renee at [email protected].
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MOVIE TIME
Will resume in January
Open to all, and we'd love to have you join us! We pick the movie, plus the time and location, closer to each date. We usually attend the Harkins Shea or Harkins 101, and sometimes discuss the movie afterwards over yogurt, coffee or lunch.
You are always welcome to come even without an RSVP, but if we expect you we can let you know if there are any changes and try to save seats. To receive final details for our movie plans, and to offer your suggestions, get on our Movie email list by sending your name and email to Marilyn Morris at [email protected] (or call her at 602-494-2800).
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The 4th Fabulous Trip to Israel
With Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman and Congregation Kehillah
May 1st - May 14th, 2017
Get a $200 discount if you're a Kehillah member.
Get 5% off
when you pay by cash or check.
Now accepting deposits online.
$250 deposit - click on the red "Book Now" button on the right side
The sights, the tastes, the pride...your heritage.
Isn't it time you visited Israel?
Whether it's your first trip or a return trip, traveling with Rabbi Sharfman and your Kehillah friends is an experience you will treasure forever. Rabbi Sharfman is fluent in Hebrew and formerly a licensed Israel tour guide....All that's missing is YOU!
Contact Rabbi Sharfman or Renee Joffe today to let them know you're interested:
602-369-7667 or
info@congregation
kehillah.org
photo at right: Safed
"Traveling through Israel with Rabbi [and] our group...was a marvelous, once-in-a-lifetime journey. The trip bound me to the land and people and refined G-d's significance in my life. I wish it were Day One so I could experience it
all again."
~ Kehillah member Leona Garza
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Bar Mitzvah Donation
Sam Fabricant, who celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on November 19, is shown here with his mother, Sara, and the gift basket Sam donated to Arrowhead Elementary School.
The Fabricant family making snack bags for Arrowhead Elementary School students.
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Click here for a full-size version of the following flier.
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Pajama Drive! 
This holiday season, Congregation Kehillah will hold Pajama Drive to benefit the children served by the Arizona Chapter of the Pajama Program.
The primary mission of the Pajama Program is to provide new pajamas and new books to children in need (newborn to age 18). For many of these kids, who are often in the foster care system or other transitional living environments, these items are sometimes the only new things that they receive, and represent care and comfort.
Donations made to the Arizona Chapter are distributed to approximately 30 receiving organizations (group homes, shelters, etc.) throughout Arizona. Any donations of new fall/winter pajamas and/or new children's books would be greatly appreciated.
Bring your new kids' pajama donations & books to Kehillah's Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday, December 9. (Services will be held at Pardes Jewish Day School, located on the VOSJCC campus.)
YEP! students can bring their donations to YEP! on Sunday, December 4.
For more information about the Pajama Program, visit www.pajamaprogram.org or contact Kehillah member Lesli Friedman at 602-577-8355.
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We send prayers of healing to . . .
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Irv Koren, brother of Marsha Joffe
Howard Glick
Gittel bat Deborah
Mildred Finkel,
sister of Gil Blumenthal
Marsha Joffe
Barbara Liss
Tom Bartkus
Velva Keene, mother of Rick Keene
Hace Pearl/Debra Koren,
cousin/niece of Renee & Marsha Joffe Warren Miller
Sandy Myslis
Penny Wolkis
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Collen Carney
Shoshanna bat Phyllis
Olivia Adair Steele
Gedalya Nachum bar Bayla Rivka
Stisha Steigmann,
friend of Marsha Joffe
Rose Sobel, mother of Bruce Sobel
Arlene Rosenberg
Bess Taubman
Joanna Lee, mother of Rich Goldman
Mariam Ahuvah bat Batsheva,
daughter of Barbara Goldman
Judy Sahid, sister of Cathy Michel
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I am available to all Kehillah members in times of joy and sadness. Please let me know when I can extend support and comfort to you and your family.
~ Rabbi Sharfman
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HIPPA PRIVACY RULE:
Hospitals won't notify us about your stay, nor will Jewish chaplains visit or share your information with us unless you specifically give permission and request that they do so. Rabbi Sharfman and Congregation Kehillah want to support Kehillah members - so many emotions and issues arise during illnesses requiring hospitalization. Please call the office and give us your name, hospital name/room number and any health details you can share to enable us to be responsive to you and your needs.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS
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General Fund
Ellen & Elliott Lerman, in honor of Sam Fabricant's Bar Mitzvah
Jane Neely, in honor of Sam Fabricant's' Bar Mitzvah
Sherry Siegel, in honor of Sam Fabricant's Bar Mitzvah
Sherry Siegel, in honor of Ellen Lerman and the beautiful Torah mantle she created
Trees have been planted in Israel
by Barbara Sharfman, in honor of Sam Fabricant's Bar Mitzvah
by Evelyn and Danny Simon and Irma Gottlieb, in memory of Gerald Zuckerman
You can help support Congregation Kehillah and express your core values by making donations to Kehillah's various Funds - to celebrate, honor, remember, give thanks, to assist . . . or simply to do tzedakah.
General Fund
Building and Beautification Fund
Caring Fund
Education Fund
Gottlieb Music Fund
Oneg & Hospitality Fund
Social Action Fund
Torah Fund
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
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Memorial Board
Adopt a Prayer Book
You can also
plant trees in Israel directly through Kehillah, and Jewish National
 Fund will send a certificate out on your behalf. Each tree is $18 and a portion of your donation stays with Kehillah. Contact Renee for more information or to place your tree order.
Supporting Kehillah and expressing your Core Values is easy!
You can
donate on our website, in any amount or send a check. Your donations in any amount are greatly appreciated! Congregation Kehlllah is a 501(c)(3) organization; your donations are tax-exempt to the fullest extent allowable by law. Please consult with your tax adviser.
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Here's another great way to support Kehillah -
celebrate with an Oneg!
Sponsoring an Oneg is a great way to celebrate your lifecycle events
and other wonderful news. For 2016-2017, we are aiming to have every Oneg sponsored! Dates are filling up, so to reserve your Oneg, please contact Renee at
[email protected]
or 602-369-7667.
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Arizona Women for Israel Luncheon Featuring Ethan Zohn
Wednesday, December 7, 2016; 11:00 a.m-1:00 p.m. at Chateau Luxe, 1175 East Lone Cactus Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85024
Ethan Zohn, winner of the reality television series, Survivor Africa; two-time cancer survivor; and Israel advocate will present "The JNF Way: Meeting the Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles, and Building the Dream."
Register at jnf.org/AZWFI2016 or [email protected] or 480-447-8100 x932.
Couvert: $54 per person with a $180 minimum donation to the JNF Campaign.
Dietary laws observed.
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Brandeis National Committee Phoenix Presents A SENSATIONAL NIGHT
OF DINNER & THEATRE
Saturday, December 10, 5:45 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Theatre Artists Studio, Paradise Plaza, 4848 E. Cactus Rd. #406, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
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Generations After Membership Drive
November is membership month for Generations After, whose mission is
"to embrace our legacy as descendants of Holocaust survivors, to support one another, and to contribute to tikkun olam, repair of the world." The group invites interested members of the community to join: Membership is open to anyone whose family has been affected by the Holocaust, as well as anyone with an interest in the mission of the organization. For information on becoming a member, go to www.phoenixhsa.org or email [email protected].
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Torah Talk <>
YEP!
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KABBALAT SHABBAT
Kabbalat Shabbat begins on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
December 9 - at PARDES
2017
January 13 & 27 - at PARDES
February 10 and 24
March 10 and 24
April 14 and 28
May 19
June 9
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TORAH TALK
Torah Talks are held Saturday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, in members' homes. Please RSVP so our hosts know how much food & drink to prepare.
December 17
2017
January 21
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17
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YEP!
YEP! sessions are held on Sundays from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon at VOSJCC, in the BJE classrooms.
December 4 and 18
2017
January 8 and 22
February 5 and 26
March 12 and 26
April 9 and 23
May 7 and 21
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QUICK-LOOK CALENDAR:
Dates Mentioned in this Issue
For details, please see the corresponding items on the left.
Holidays are shown in italics.
Sunday, Dec. 4
YEP!
Friday, Dec. 9
Kabbalat Shabbat (held at Pardes Jewish Day School, on the VOSJCC campus)
Saturday, Dec. 17
Torah Talk
Havdalah & Chanukah
(Adults)
Sunday, Dec. 18
YEP!
Do you have information for Connections?
Please send your news or photos to Renee in the Kehillah office before
Shabbat for the following Monday's issue.
Need a hand?
The Kehillah Brotherhood
is here to help you.
Need a ride to services or to an event? Have an odd job that might need an extra hand or two? Give the Brotherhood a shout! Email Rich Fox at [email protected].
Information for Seniors
The Senior Concierge Project (through Jewish Family and Childrens Service) can provide information and help with socialization, education, transportation, home care, living facilities, legal assistance and more for those over age 60. Contact Janet Arnold, Senior Concierge, at 480-599-7198 or [email protected].
Congregation Kehillah Leadership
Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman
Rich Goldman, President
Renee Joffe, Administrator
Board of Directors:
Daniel Cohen,
Member at Large
Rich Fox,
Member at Large and
Brotherhood President
David Goldfarb,
Member at Large and
New Building Chair
Leslie Goldman,
Programming Chair and
Girls' Night Out Co-Chair
Susan Heigh,
Secretary
Arlene Maletta,
Hospitality Co-Chair
Ilene Malka,
Education Chair
Jane Neely,
Hospitality Co-Chair
Additional Support:
Paulette Fraenkel,
Social Action
Paul Lavin,
Finance Manager
Ellen Lerman,
Torah Talk and Special
Projects
Marilyn Morris, Movie Time
Sherry Siegel,
Newsletters and Book
Group
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Congregation Kehillah | 602-369-7667
5858 E. Dynamite Blvd.
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
MAILING ADDRESS: 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste. 1630 #439, Phoenix, AZ 85050
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