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Week of October 18

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Parashat Lech-Lekha

Erev Shabbat October 23

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm

Light Candles 5:44 pm

Shabbat October 24

Morning Service 9:30 am

Havdalah 6:43 pm

This week’s Kiddush is sponsored by Rebecca Antar and Matt Novick in celebration of Mila Novick's Bat Mitzvah

Mazal Tov Mila!

Please consider sponsoring a Kiddush! It's a meaningful way to honor a Yahrzeit or commemorate a Simcha. Contact the PJC office.

IN THIS ISSUE

> Coming Events

> Help Wanted

> Celebrate the Life of Mark Singer

> A New Member of the Board

> An Afternoon of Music and Joy

>Thanksgiving in a Box

> This Month in Jewish History

> Yahrzeits

> Odds and Ends

COMING EVENTS

Oct 19 Memorial for Mark Jay Singer. See below
Oct. 20 Learn with the Rabbi. Jews and AI. 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Nov. 15 Westchester Jewish Music Festival. See below..
Nov. 16 PJC Book Club. Gates of Gaza. 7:00 pm -8:00 pm
Nov. 23 Pelham Interfaith Thanksgiving @ PJC. 7:00 pm -8:00 pm

Help Wanted!

Can you help out in the PJC office while we interview candidates for the office administrator position? We're looking for volunteers who are available Monday,Wednesday or Friday (only for an hour or so) to check voicemail, email and regular mail, and other small projects.We have volunteers for other days of the week.

If you can help out on any or all of those days, please contact Liz Tzetzo. Thank you!

Memorial for Mark Jay Singer Tonight

The Singer family warmly invites PJC members to celebrate the life of Mark Jay Singer (Oct 19, 1950--June 19, 2026)

DATE: Oct. 19

Time: 6:00 pm

Place: The Century Association

7 W. 43rd St. New York,NY

Watch it on Livestream Here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84949539938?pwd=4jKXWvrcmZvCYbGac84YTCSs6cVhz7.1

Webinar ID: 849 4953 9938

Passcode: 881882

Our Newest Board Member!

The PJC Board is thrilled to welcome Abilgail Charney as its first-ever Junior Board Associate!

Abbey will participate in Board meetings through June 2027 as a non-voting observer to provide a voice for PJC teens. An 8th grader at Rye Country Day School, and a recent bat-mitzvah, Abbey loves playing sports, reading and writing, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.

“I intend to use my position on the PJC board as a way to foster community outreach and help with social media,” Abbey writes.

We are excited about this new position in our PJC organization, and we hope it will become an opportunity for our young people to play a greater leadership role on an ongoing basis.

Welcome, Abbey!!!

"An Afternoon of Music and Joy" Nov. 15

The Westchester Jewish Council and Kol Hazzanim: Westchester Community of Cantors will present “Bimas, Stages, and Record Deals: Jewish Contributions to 250 Years of American Music"

4:00 pm on Sunday, November 15 Westchester Reform Temple

255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale.

This program will bring together the incredible voices and musical talents of our Westchester area’s Cantors for an afternoon that promises to inspire, uplift, and delight. It’s a wonderful opportunity to experience the beauty and diversity of Jewish music while celebrating the many ways Jewish artists and musicians have shaped America’s musical story over the past 250 years.

$25 per person through November 5th
$36 per person after November 5th

Please click here to register or visit www.wjcouncil.org. Walk-ins are welcome as space permits.

Thanksgiving in a Box

Help us feed needy Westchester families this Thanksgiving!

In partnership with Family Services of Westchester, we are seeking volunteers to assemble a box of food for a family of 6-8 people. Empty boxes will be available at Pelham Jewish Center, along with other Pelham houses of worship.

for details/questions, please contact PJC coordinator Matt Marcus

This Month in Jewish History

On Oct. 27, 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were jointly awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an historic peace framework between their nations. In what now seems a distant and more optimistic era, the two leaders, known for their hard-line views, came together in Camp David, MD in a meeting facilitated by then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter. (see photo) to work out an agreement that led directly to the March 26, 1979, Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty—the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.

Yahrzeits

Sunday, October 18

Barbara Block Adams, Mother of Sam Adams

Caleb Freedman, Uncle of Rebeca Lodhi

Monday, October 19

Sam Samuels, Uncle of Melanie Samuels

Wednesday, October 21

Alda DeScenza, Mother-In-Law of Leonard Cooper, and Mother of Judy Cooper

Mabel Blumenthal, Grandmother of Barry Goldenberg

Saturday, October 24

Lawrence E. Levitz, Husband of Helen Stephenson

Harold Rothberg, Father of Peter Rothberg

Sherry Kaplan, Sister of Gloria Horowitz

Monday, October 26

Hal Mitchell Fleischman, Brother of Suzanne Wies

Tuesday, October 27

Morton Almo, Father of Steve Almo

Clara Barback, Mother of Spencer Barback

Saul Silverman, Cousin of Doris-Patt Smith

Wednesday, October 28

Seymour Cooper, Brother of Leonard Cooper

Thursday, October 29

Irving Machiz, Father of Elaine Prager

Marilyn Hersh, Mother of Amy Hersh

Irving Machiz, Father of Sandra Goldman

Saturday, October 31

Arthur Goldiner, Father-in-law of Mary Goldiner

Rachela Moshe, Mother of Adrian Moshe

Miriam Pollinger, Mother of Ronnie Barback

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

Odds and Ends

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 monthly HaKol. You can read the latest (September) issue here. Have you attended or participated in a virtual PJC event you would like to write about for HaKol? Again, please let Barbara know!

Questions about our newsletter, or items you want to share? Contact communications chair Steve Handelman

PJC Library News

The Library is open.

New books can be found on the mantle. To check out a book, write your name and the date on the card in the back of the book and leave the card in the office upstairs.

Return all borrowed books to the blue bin on the window ledge in the library. Please don't shelve returned books!

Treasurer's Message

Billing statements are emailed monthly.

Credit card instructions are on your billing statement and on ShulCloud. Checks made out to the Pelham Jewish Center can be mailed to 451 Esplanade, Pelham Manor,10803

It is the policy of the Pelham Jewish Center to make every effort to assist members experiencing financial challenges. Financial challenges should never be a barrier to being an active member of the PJC community. You can reach out to President Adam Gerber , Treasurer Mitchell Cepler or Rabbi Benjamin Resnick to speak confidentially concerning your ability to pay.

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