February 20, 2025 / 22 Shevat 5785 | |
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Included in This Newsletter
Shabbat Services - 2/21 and 3/28
Purim Shabbat Celebration - 3/14
Member Spotlight - Barbara Salop
Register for Winter Classes
Weekly D'var Torah
JFS Emergency Resettlement Appeal
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St. Patrick's-Themed Purim Shabbat
Come in costume and ready to party!
Friday, March 14, 2025
7:00 PM
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D'var Torah by Rabbi David
Parashat Mishpatim (5785)
Wise Restraints and Sapphire Skyways
The Judaism of tradition is full of laws. It's easy to get lost in the laws, miss their ultimate point and turn our backs.
But at a societal moment that spotlights the rule of law, we see the grave risks when folks accept and reject the role of law for themselves. The point of law is to serve causes far beyond the individual.
And spiritually speaking, the point of law's wise restraints that make us free is just that – a profound freedom of soul. Read more...
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Soul Spa is open to all.
Our Torah study each Shabbat morning has become a mainstay of our programming. As we examine the parashat each week under Rabbi David's guidance and questioning, our sacred writings become more familiar, the stories clearer, and the teachings more meaningful.
Soul Spa is free for members and non-members alike. You may drop in frequently or infrequently, as you like. Please click here to find the weekly Zoom link and for recordings of previous discussions.
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Please note this class is continuing on Tuesdays, 3/4 and 3/25. | Please purchase the book, From Age-ing to Sage-ing. The edition we're using is this one. You will also find the Zoom link on the website landing page the day of the class. | |  |
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A Trip That You Might Find Interesting
Anne Frank The Exhibition
Hosted by the Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th Street, New York, NY
Whether or not you have faced that revolving bookcase and the steep staircase that leads you to the rooms in the annex where Otto Frank hid his family in Amsterdam, you should consider a visit to the replica now on exhibit in New York.
This prefabricated construction was commissioned by The Anne Frank House in June 2024 and shipped in a container. The exhibition opened on January 27th to mark 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz and has been extended to October 31, 2025.
Thousands of photos of The Annex were taken to assist in creating an accurate replica of the space in which the Frank family was confined and where young Anne wrote her diary. The exhibition surrounds you with the story of that dangerous time in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam and the
Frank family’s valiant effort to survive.
Interesting background and ticket purchase available at:
https://www.annefrankexhibit.org/.
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February Issue of
Greenwich Jewish News
Please click here to read the digital version.
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February/March Issue of
New Jewish Voice
Please click here to read the latest digital version.
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Joan and David Green
in celebration of the birth of Jackie and Ray Marschall's granddaughter
Chloe Ella Marschall
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Blessings for a Happy Birthday to our members with February birthdays:
Larry Polansky - 2/1
Jess Rosen - 2/2
Mark Heller - 2/3
Michael Gorski - 2/4
Robert Schwartz - 2/12
Anne Gorski - 2/15
Jan Raymond - 2/17
Phil Rosen - 2/17
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In our weekly Blessing and Simchas, we invite members to offer congratulations on a special event in someone’s life, blessings for healing, or to remember a loved one.
If you make a special donation and would like to share it in the newsletter’s “Blessings and Simchas," let us know by emailing shirami.info@gmail.com with the subject line, "Blessings and Simchas" no later than 9:00 AM on Monday. Be sure to include the wording for how you want the donation and the donor to be recognized, including your name, the occasion and the recipient's name(s).
If you choose to make a donation, you may do so by visiting our website's donation page or by mailing a check to Congregation Shir Ami, 1273 East Putnam Avenue, P.O. Box 312, Riverside, CT 06870-9998.
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JFS Greenwich Emergency Appeal
Shir Ami itself will likely be contributing from its Social Action Fund, but individual members may also want to contribute or otherwise participate. Click here for the link to the JFS website donation page.
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We warmly welcome you to join our community at Congregation Shir Ami.
Please visit our Membership Page where you can find:
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Membership Letter - from our Shir Ami Officers
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Membership Form - easy-to-fill out online or print
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Membership Policy - details on dues, benefits and more
Membership allows you special access to:
- practice our faith together and learn from the Torah and each other
- help shape our community
- support Shir Ami's mission
- find inspiration in our diverse offerings of services, classes and events.
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participate in rituals, group trips and member events
- have access to our wonderful clergy for pastoral care and life cycle events
- recognize our loved ones who have passed during our Yizkor service each year
As with most faith-based organizations, membership dues fuel everything we do and account for only 65% of our annual budget. Full dues payments and additional contributions are always appreciated. If an alternate arrangement is needed, please contact Co-Presidents Jackie Marschall at jackiea.broadcast@gmail.com or Marie Orsini Rosen at morsinirosen@gmail.com.
If you are interested and would like to know more, please find membership information on our website’s membership page. The easy-to-fill-out form may be completed online and submitted with a button, or can be printed out and sent to our mailing address: Congregation Shir Ami, 1273 E Putnam Ave, PO Box 312, Riverside, CT 06878.
Contact us at shirami.info@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to speak with an officer or our clergy.
All are welcome to join our community!
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SHIR AMI NEEDS YOU
We’ve enjoyed some phenomenal activities (Purim, the beach and outdoor services, Chanukah Live, the Tu b’Shevat seder), to name a few, but we need your help if these are to continue. While we are more than willing to lend a hand, new chairpersons are needed to organize and oversee each of the upcoming major programs. The next notable event is the Second Passover Seder on Sunday, April 13th.
Please reach out to Fran Pribish, faprib807@gmail.com or 203-249-8796, with any questions or to express your willingness to lead the Seder Committee.
With thanks and gratitude,
Jackie, Abby and Fran
Co-Presidents
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