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Kiddush this week is sponsored by Julia Coss

In honor of Rabbi Ben, Mazel Tov on the release of Next Stop, and to my PJC friends, l'shanah tovah tikateivu v'teichateimu. Blessings to you all as this New Year, 5785, begins. 

Much love,

Julia

Selichot Services will be held 7:30 pm on Saturday, Sept 28. Prayers for forgiveness will be recited as we near Rosh Hashanah.

High Holiday Updates

In addition to the details and schedule linked above, below is updated information and reminders as we near the High Holidays:

• If you are interested in ordering a lulav and etrog, please email Kathy as soon as possible. The cost is $90 and the deadline is Sept 30th.
• If you are interested in babysitting care, please register your interest. Parents are reminded that there is no child care during evening services or after 1:30pm, so please plan accordingly.

PJC Book Group

The next PJC Book Group will be held Monday, Sept 23 at 8:00 pm to discuss The Hebrew Teacher by Maya Arad.

Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, face challenges.

Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at a Midwestern college who has built her life around her career. When a young Hebrew literature professor joins the faculty, she finds his post-Zionist politics pose a threat to her life’s work. Miriam, whose son left Israel to make his fortune in Silicon Valley, pays an unwanted visit to meet her new grandson and discovers cracks in the family’s perfect façade. Efrat, another Israeli in California, is determined to help her daughter navigate the challenges of middle school and crosses forbidden lines when she follows her into the minefield of social media.



In these three stirring novellas - comedies of manners with an ambitious blend of irony and sensitivity - celebrated Israeli author Maya Arad probes the demise of idealism and the generation gap that her heroines must confront.

Author Talk at the Pelham Library

Rabbi Resnick will be at the Pelham Library on Monday, Sept 23 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm to discuss his new book, Next Stop. Signed copies will be available for purchase.

Registration is suggested, but walk-ins are welcome. Click here to register.

Elul Workshop

The Jewish month immediately preceding the High Holidays is traditionally a time of reflection, renewal, and return. It is also a time when we direct our attention to ultimate concerns - to the never-ending cycle of life and death, to the ethics of covenant that give our lives meaning despite our fragility.

This year we’ll explore the long history and practice of composing a tzava’ah–an ethical will. Over three weeks we’ll have an opportunity to read examples of tzava’ot from throughout Jewish history and also to compose our own. During our last session those who want to will have an opportunity to share what they’ve written.

Dates: September 24

Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Location: The PJC

Monday, September 23

Marie Herron, Mother of Ginny Herron-Lanoil

Saturday, September 28

Susan Marie Herron Sibbet, Sister of Ginny Herron-Lanoil

Sunday, September 29

Jennie Braver, Grandmother of Barry Goldenberg

Eva M. Lewin, Mother of Sybil Rosenberg

Irving Avram Rudder, Uncle of Eleanor Dreyfus

Warren Schreiber, Brother of Gloria Staple

Friday, October 4

Charles A. Binger, Father of Leah Lenney

Paul Stepner, Step Father of Sandra Goldman and Elaine Prager

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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