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April 2, 2026 / 15 Nisan 5786
April Newsletter
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Included in This Newsletter
Online Yizkor Service - 4/8
April Shabbat Services
Nancy Heller's Bat Mitzvah - 5/2
Rabbi's Corner
D'var Torah from Rabbi David
Spring Classes
Community News and Events
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Wherever you are celebrating, we wish you a healthy and happy Passover!
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Events of Identity, Remembrance and Presence
Passover re-launches the Jewish cycle of identity, remembrance and presence. Passover's end brings Yizkor for our deceased loved ones. The following week brings Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), then days later comes Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day).
Shir Ami will commemorate each of them, along with Refugee Shabbat and Holiness Shabbat.
Mark your calendars. As spring unfolds, it's time to go public in community and solidarity.
Read more...
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When the Liberation Began (Passover 2026)
As we have for many centuries, the Children of Israel will gather at Passover seders to celebrate the liberation of bygone days.
When we gather with family and friends, we would do well to ask what liberation is, and when the ancient liberation began.
Why? Because the answers bear pivotally on who we are and what Passover asks of us now.
Read more...
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The Jewish Prophets: Social Justice & the Sacred
Join Rabbi David for a six-session series about the prophetic voice of social justice and rectification in Jewish life. After exploring prophetic pathos, we'll take up particular prophets of the Jewish Bible and the societal conditions in which they taught, fought, preached, suffered and healed. Always our question will be what those voices might say today.
The class will be on alternating Tuesdays 7:00pm April 21 - June 30. Free for members; $140 for non-members.
Please register below.
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There is no Soul Spa on Saturday, 4/4
Please click here to find the weekly Zoom link and for recordings of previous sessions.
| | Community News and Events | | |
February Issue of
Greenwich Jewish News
Please click here to read the digital version.
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March Issue of
New Jewish Voice
Please click here to read the latest digital version.
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Blessings for a Happy Birthday to our members with April birthdays:
David Pribish - 4/3
Tenzin Pelyang - 4/4
Eric Birnbaum - 4/29
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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 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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We warmly welcome you to renew your membership or to become a member of our Shir Ami community.
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
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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