WOOD RIVER wrjc
JEWISH COMMUNITY
"The Wood River Jewish Community is a gathering place that strives to perpetuate  
Jewish tradition through worship, fellowship and learning.  Founded in 1976, we seek to provide a welcoming and caring community in the Wood River Valley
September 4, 2018

Courtesy photo: Richard Stark
TORAH PORTION

Nitzavim ("ones standing")
Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20
 
Nitzavim (also the Torah portion read on Yom Kippur morning) includes some o f the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith:
 
The unity of Israel: "You stand today, all of you, before your God, your heads, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and every Israelite man; your young ones, your wives, the stranger in your gate; from your wood-hewer to your water-drawer." (Deut. 29:10)
 
Future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons God's laws, but then he prophesies that in the end, "You will return to Adonai your God . . . If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the Adonai your God gather you . . . and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed." (Deut. 30:4)
 
The practicality of Torah: "For the mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you, nor is it remote from you. It is not in heaven . . . It is not across the sea . . . Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth, in your heart, that you may do it." (Deut. 29:4)
 
Freedom of choice: "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil: in that I command you this day to love God, to walk in God's ways and to keep God's commandments . . . Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose life." (Deut. 30:15-19)
 
In this issue
Torah portion
Shabbat service
Patron of the month
Donations of the week
Yarzheits
Celebration of the week
Caring Committee
Amazon smile
Stay connected
Legacy
Our Board of Directors

Susan Green
President
Jami Delgado 
Vice-President
Judy Teller-Kaye  
Treasurer

Eileen Prager

Secretary

Dana Berntson
Linda Cooper
 
Ellen Fastow
Joanne Mercer
Marshall Meyer
Past President
Bob Safron
Neil Siegel
Scott Rogel 
 
Rabbi Robbi Sherwin
 
 
  Claudie Goldstein
Executive Director
Director of Development

Cindy Smith
Bookkeeper

Advisory Council
Addresses
Office Hours
Tuesday:
10:00am-4:00pm

Thursday:
10:00am-4:00pm


Friday:
 10:00am-1:00pm

Contact us
tel: 208-726-1183
fax: 208-727-9646
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  Please join us for Shabbat service
 on Friday, September 7
at 6:00pm at the office.

Rabbi Robbi Sherwin will lead the service.

Oneg to follow.


ADULT EDUCATION
Saturday, September 8 at 10:00am at the office

SEPTEMBER PATRON OF THE MONTH' S SPONSORS
Ron and Susan Greenspan
Phil and Cathy Goldstein
Steve Dorinson and Suzanne Marx
Glen and Vicky Shapiro
DONATIONS OF THE WEEK
Honor a special occasion, express sympathy, remember a  loved one, or simply say "Thank You" with a donation to a WRJC fund of your choice. 

     


WHERE NEEDED MOST FUNDS
Stewart Barmen and Laurie Moser in appreciation of Lee Pollock and Ephraim Margolin's lectures
Ralph Fullerton and Myra Friedman  in honor of Bob and Lynda Safron

HIGH HOLIDAYS APPEAL
Josh and Rowena Kleiman wishing a Happy and 
Healthy New Year to Claudie and Bob Goldstein, Paul Wolff and Rhea Schwartz, Ron and Susan Green, Richard Bass and Harriet Parker Bass, Flora Mason, Bruce Kaplan and Susan Passovoy
Bob and Bonnie Zalkowitz
Susan Blair
Jay and Debra Platt

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Bill Feldman
Stefan and Caroline Zachar
Barbara and Mark Rabin

JEWISH LIFE
Patty Kaplan  in appreciation of the wonderful hospitality that WRJC gave to her during her visit.

PATRON OF THE MONTH PROGRAM
Sherwin and Janet Drobner
 

 

Stephen and Amy Kroll
part time Washington DC and Sun valley.

YARZHEITS OF THE WEEK
A Yahrzeit donation allows you to honor the memor y of the special people in your life. Your gift will 
memorialize  your loved one during the anniversar y of his or her passing.  
 
yahzeit
Connie Edmunds Duke, Mother of      Sammie Mailman
Chaim Fabiszewicz, Grandfather of MAJ James Fabe DDS MBA
Judy Garman, Dearest Friend of Brenda Hackel
Freda Parker, Mother of Harriet Parker-Bass
Murray Saks, Father of Keith Saks 


CELEBRATION OF THE WEEK
BIRTHDAYS
Elliott Mercer

ANNIVERSARIES
Glen and Vicki Shapiro
Mark and Jill Eshman
CARING COMMITTEE
Thank you Al and Brenda Hackel for chairing August.
Karen Saks will be our chair for september.

A WAY TO GIVE
For more information about the AmazonSmile program, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about.

 

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LEAVING A LEGACY
To discuss leaving a legacy and providing support to our Wood River Jewish Community in perpetuity, please feel free to call 208-726-1183 or email claudie@wrjc.org to arrange a private and confidential meeting. 

If you want to know more about our organization, please contact  Claudie Goldstein, Executive Director at claudie@wrjc.org or 208-726-1183
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