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Kiddush this week is sponsored by

Mercedes Castiel and Glyn Morgan

Remembering Mercedes' parents Yehuda ben Jamila v' Yaakov and Aliyah bat Messodi v' David, celebrating their memories and legacy

Join the PJC Players

Join the cast of The PJC Players’ 2025

musical production of Something Rotten!

*No prior theater experience necessary.  

*Sunday rehearsals begin December 29 and run through the performance March 16; small roles do not rehearse every week. 

*We can work around most schedule conflicts.

If you are interested, please email Sari Schulman.

Adult Education: Exploring Jewish Science Fiction

Join Rabbi Resnick to explore Jewish Science Fiction, sharing his thoughts on the genre and discussing the nature of Jewish storytelling. The next session is Tuesday, Dec 3 from 7:30 – 9:00 pm.

Please contact the office to register.

Family Friday Dinner

The next Family Friday Dinner will be on December 6, 2024. Food for children will be available beginning at 5:30pm. Shabbat services begin at 6:00pm and dinner will be served immediately following services at approximately 7:00pm.

Click here to RSVP by Monday, December 2nd for discounted pricing. 

• Adult: $15 ($18 after)
• Child (Ages 3 to 12): $7 ($9 after)
• Toddler: Free

Reach out to Emily Pauley at holidays@thepjc.org with any questions or concerns. Please consider sponsoring the Family Friday dinner to offset the cost. If this cost is a hardship, please reach out to Mitchell Cepler at treasurer@thepjc.org. No one should feel they can not attend due to cost. 

PJC Book Group

The next PJC Book Group will be held Monday, December 16 at 8:00pm with author Joan Leegant, to discuss her book of short stories Displaced Persons.

Set half in Israel and half in the United States, the stories in this prize-winning collection explore the experience of exile, belonging, and what it means to call a place home. Shimmering with insight and compassion, Displaced Persons is a profound, exquisite collection that illuminates pivotal moments of transition, longing, and hope.

Hanukkah Celebration

Please register for our Hanukkah Celebration on Jan 1, 2025 from 3:00 - 5:00pm.

We will be celebrating the last night of Hanukkah with candle lighting, games, face painting by Kristen Whalen, crafts, sufganiyot, latkes, gelt, dreidel and more. We look forward to seeing you there. 

To register, click here: https://thepjc.shulcloud.com/form/Hanukkah.html

Reach out to Emily Pauley at holidays@thepjc.org with any questions or concerns.

Wednesday, December 4

Samuel Krulak, Father of Roger Krulak

Morton Weissman, Father of Michael Weissman

Thursday, December 5

Aaron Klebanow, Father of Jack Klebanow

Sidney Mailick, Father of Dan Mailick

Friday, December 6

Emma Evan, Mother of Frederica Sigel

Maxine Fleischman, Mother of Suzanne Wies

Benjamin Lee, Father of Darren Lee

Monday, December 9

Judah Castiel, Father of Mercedes Castiel

Tuesday, December 10

Jerome Levine, Father of Mark Levine

Wednesday, December 11

Samuel Hochberg, Father of Mark Hochberg

Pearl Martin, Mother of Steven Martin

Friday, December 13

Celia Castiel, Mother of Mercedes Castiel

Yahrzeit candles should be lit the evening before the date specified.

Please consider being a Kiddush sponsor, there are dates available. Please contact the office for more information.

Do you have an upcoming simcha you would like acknowledged in our PJC community? Please reach out to Barbara Saunders-Adams so she can share via the HaKol.

Have you attended or participated in a virtual PJC event you would like to write about for HaKol? Please let Barbara know!

For any other related communications matters, please contact Adam Ilkowitz.

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