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Ceremony in Sanctuary ~ Oneg to follow in Vestry

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THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 27

in our Vestry

9:30 am service

10:00 AM Torah Study

Sponsored by

Ann Smith

We're excited to announce our 2025 Law Day Shabbat Guest Speaker, The Honorable Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, David N. Wecht.

Our 2025 Law Day Shabbat promises to bring together numerous Temple Israel lawyers, alongside esteemed members of the legal, legislative, and judicial communities.

A heartfelt thank you to Atty. Michael D. Yelen for chanting the haftarah and to Chairs, David E. Schwager, Esq. & Myer S. Messinger, Esq., and the generous support of the Wilkes Barre Law & Library Association whose contributions and support help make this meaningful gathering possible.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

David N. Wecht was elected to a ten year term on The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in November 2015, and began his service as a Supreme Court Justice in January 2016.

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is the oldest appellate court in the United States of America, and predates the nation's independence by several decades.

Read more HERE

Join our Midrasha students on

Sunday, May 5th, 10am

 at the Friedman JCC

as we raise a new Israeli flag in celebration of Israel's Independance Day!

Everyone is welcome!

Crafts~Treats- Fun

VOTE BY MAY 5, 2025 TO ASSURE MERCAZ

HAS RERESENTATION IN THE

WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS

“MERCAZ” represents. MERCAZ — which means “center” in Hebrew but also was used as an acronym for “Movement for the Reaffirmation of Conservative (Masorti) Zionism” — was established in the late 1970s as the Zionist arm of the worldwide Masorti movement. The aim of its founding was to enable Conservative/ Masorti Jewish organizations worldwide to have representation in the “national institutions” of the Jewish people — the World Zionist Organization, Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (JNF), and Keren Hayesod (United Israel Appeal).

MERCAZ is not just another movement organization; it is a comprehensive framework in which Israel/Zionist engagement is enhanced for the spectrum of Conservative/Masorti groups. This inclusive approach also applies to the MERCAZ chapters operating in 16 countries — United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Ger-many, France, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, and Sweden — with more on the way. In addition to political influence at decision-making tables, the Conservative/Masorti movement gains financially from the votes cast for MERCAZ every five years for World Zionist Congress representation. Subsequent national institution allocations promote Israel-oriented conferences and missions, Israel awareness, and Israel engagement everywhere that Conservative/Masorti Jews reside. The allocations translate into approximately $4 million annually,

Click HERE to learn more about how having representation of the MERCAZ movement’s values helps the stature of the Conservative/Masorti movement grow and the impact of the centrist voice within world Jewry.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS

It's easy, just follow the steps below!

 1. Go to votemercazusa.org

2. Click Register & Vote Now. (there is a very small administrative fee of $5 payable online)

3. Retrieve the voting PIN number that will be sent to the email you registered with.

4. Return to the votemercazusa.org webpage and enter your assigned voting pin.

5. Vote for SLATE17 - MERCAZ

6. Click Vote

7. Check your email shortly after to confirm that you received an email confirming your vote.

Torah Study

with

Rabbi Larry Kaplan

and Dr. Jeff Lubin

Every Wednesday 2:00 pm

Rifkin Resource Room

at Freidman JCC

This week's Yahrzeits

(Light candle the evening before)

Friday, April 25, 2025----27 Nisan 5785

Louis Rosenthal, Jennie Rosenn, Fannie Kuffler, Vera Smith

Saturday, April 26, 2025----28 Nisan 5785

Evely Baum, Isaac Frank, Mildred Isser, William Weisberger

Ruth Hess, Rita Wolberg, Freda Feldman

Benjamin Churnus, Arthur Lee

Sunday, April 27, 2025----29 Nisan 5785

I. Charles Feldman, William Pearlman, Harold Smith, B.J. Levin

Samuel Wisoker, Sidney Picker, Janice Null

Lorraine Rubin, Florence Kaufman

Monday, April 28, 2025----30 Nisan 5785

Samuel Rosenberg, Frances Block, Frank Stark, Phyliis Landau

Tuesday, April 29, 2025----1 Iyyar 5785

Priscilla Kurlancheek, Pauline Karp, Max Reisman, Sheldon Kluger

Daniel Hinnerfeld, Edie Bergman, Earl Rome, Sharon Cohen

Wednesday, April 30, 2025----2 Iyyar 5785

Robert Kutner, David Meyer

Thursday, May 1, 2025----3 Iyyar 5785

Pauline Janowsky, Marvin Blum, Rose Friedman, Alex Kravchick

Robert Jaffee, Jeremiah Israel, Dorothy Lukacinsky

Friday, May 2, 2025----4 Iyyar 5785

David Hanovice, William Kaufman, Harry Meyer, Joseph Meyer Ethel Reichlin, Lois Rosensweig

~May their memory be for a blessing~

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