MIDWAY JEWISH CENTER CYBERFLYER

Friday February 5, 2010 / 21 Shevat 5770

Yitro
Candle Lighting 4:59pm
Early Family Service 7:30pm

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Thursday, February 4	10:00am	Mommy & Me
	7:30pm	Sisterhood Board Meeting
	7:30pm	Yiddish with Claire
Friday, February 5	5:30pm	Core Shabbat Dinner #5
	7:00pm	Tot Shabbat
	7:30pm	Early Family Service
Shabbat, February 6	9:00am	Shaharit / Musaf
	9:30am	Family Service & Rosh Hodesh Luncheon
	4:40pm	Minhah / Ma'ariv
Monday, February 8	9:15am	Babies, Bubbles & Bagels
	10:30am	Yiddish with Claire
	10:30am	Yiddish Vinkel
Wednesday, February 10	8:30pm	Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, February 11	10:00am	Mommy & Me
	7:30pm	Yiddish with Claire
	8:15pm	Sisterhood Book Club
Friday, February 12	8:00pm	Kabbalat Shabbat
Shabbat, February 13	9:00am	Shaharit / Musaf
	12:00pm	SSASSG
	5:15pm	Minhah / Ma'ariv

SYNAGOGUE BUSINESS

Rabbi Joshua Hearshen will be auditioning for the position of Assistant Rabbi at Midway Jewish Center on February 5 and 6. We strongly urge everyone to plan to spend some time at Midway during this Shabbat weekend to meet and greet Rabbi Hearshen, his wife Carrie, and their 14-month old daughter.

To date we have 900 Mahzor dedications. We need additional dedications to fund the cost of the 1840 Mahzors ordered. We hope you will continue to help with our fundraising effort by dedicating Mahzors in honor of those you love and for those you wish to remember. For your convenience, a dedication sheet is included on the last page of this Cyberflyer.

THE MAHZOR CAMPAIGN CONTINUES!

THE MAHZORS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BUT MORE DEDICATIONS ARE NEEDED
Please continue to have your dedications roll in so just like so many of our members you also will have an opportunity on the High Holidays to pray from a Mahzor bearing a dedication-plate honoring someone important to you.

MIDWAY JOURNAL DINNER DANCE
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010

Ma’asim Tovim – Making a Positive Difference Every Day
We cordially invite you for an evening of dining, dancing and celebration as we honor:Anne & Howard Recht, Cindy & Ira Shechter & Hope & Glenn Spiller. At Crest Hollow Country Club – Black Tie Invited. 

ASSISTANT RABBI CANDIDATE AUDITION
February 5th & 6th

The Assistant Rabbi Search Committee has invited Rabbi Joshua Hearshen to audition for this position. We strongly urge everyone to plan to spend some tine at Midway during that Shabbat weekend to meet ant greet Rabbi Hearshen, his wife Carrie, and their 14-month old daughter. Please make sure you offer your impressions of the candidate’s performance. More information can be found on the e-mail you were sent.

J-LEARN WITH RABBI MARVIN RICHARDSON
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:30

For the 10 sessions, the topic will be Text Study of Vayikra and B’Midbar: Books of Leviticus and Numbers, Comparing commentaries - A Fresh Perspective. Rabbi Richardson will provide the commentaries on the text, and asked that you bring a Chumash to class. (If you need to purchase one, you may contact Elaine Kleinmann at: ekleinmann@sajes.org or 631.462.8600).

Dates: Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 23, March 2, 9, 16, & 23

UPCOMING SISTERHOOD EVENTS – SAVE THESE DATES!

PURIM SPIEL – February 26
The script is “Shushan on the Rocks”, with Fiddler on the Roof parodies. This skit is about 35 minutes. Anyone interested in having a part, please contact Cindy Shechter at shechter@aol.com

WOMEN’S SHABBAT DINNER & SERVICE
Friday, March 19 at 6:30 PM
To sign up for either English or Hebrew parts, contact Michele Kule-Korgood at (516) 364-1598.

AN EVENING OF EDUCATION ON HEALTHY HEART & MEN’S HEALTH
February 24, 2010 8:15 PM in the OSR

Dr. Herb Hirsch, Board Certified Cardiologist (and a member of our synagogue) will talk about aspects relating to the heart. At the conclusion of Dr. Hirsch’s presentation there will be a brief Q&A. Join us for an exhilarating evening where the topic will be beneficial to all. Dessert will be available

SOMETHING PRETTY POWERFUL FOR PURIM:
FEBRUARY 27-28, 2010 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Minhah / Ma’ariv 5:35 PM
Megillah Reading—Hebrew 6:35 PM
Megillah Reading for Pre-School 6:35 PM

Come in costume and dressed to Qvell!
Bring boxes of pasta for groggers

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Shaharit (ballroom) 9:00 AM
Megillah Reading—English/Hebrew 9:45 AM (ballroom/APR)

Bring boxes of pasta for groggers

We will collect them for matanot la’evyonim, gifts for the poor, following service.

INDOOR PUURIM AMUSEMENT PARK
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

You can have fun in the

Big Bouncy Moon Walk

Big Rubber 24” Slide

Obstacle Course

Bungee Run Carnival Games with Prizes

Admission: $4.00
Raffles Available
Bring a few dollars for Matanot La’Evyonim

Queen Esther Says: Don’t let Haman have his way. Let’s show him how Jews do Purim, at Midway!

SHABBAT MORNING BABYSITTING
Beginning January 23, 2010 @ 9:30 AM

Midway USYers (at least two students each time) will be available for babysitting for children up to grade 2 during Shabbat morning Family Service (9:30 AM – 10:45 AM). The USYers will play games with Midway’s youngest members who are not yet ready to sit through services.

This is a free service provided by our high school youth. If you have any questions contact Lisa Stein at lstein@mjc.org or 938-8390 X117.

120 Minutes With JTS
New JTS Video Podcast Series Launches
At-Home and On-The-Go Jewish Learning Opportunities

Each 120-minute series offers six engaging twenty-minute sessions that explore a particular Jewish topic in depth, with a variety of topics to come - all of them will inform and inspire you. Our opening topic is - 120 Minutes of Medieval Jewish History and it covers the history, society, and culture of medieval Sephardic Jewry Presented by Dr. Benjamin Gampel, Get started with Part 1A: "Introduction to Sephardic Jews: When the Jews Arrived in the Iberian Peninsula" We hope you enjoy this new dimension in Jewish learning from JTS.

CPR FOR EVERYBODY
Sunday, March 7 from  2-6 PM

Midway offers everybody the wonderful opportunity to learn CPR in a single afternoon. The cost is low - $25 per person/$40 per couple. Checks should be made out to Midway Jewish Center – CPR. The course is limited to 6 people. In all honesty, you will probably never have to use CPR. BUT, should the situation arise, and you’re trained, you’ll know how to save someone’s life. Contact Norm Weingart at normwein@aol.com or 433-2086 Cell Phone: (516) 343-7313 e-mail: normwein@aol,com or call the Midway’s office to sign up.

GET READY FOR OUR SPRING LEARNING CLASSES

Rabbi Rank with be teaching two fascinating courses:

•Become a Ba’al Keriah (Torah Reader)
•How Modern Jews, Who Respect Tradition, Walk the Walk
Beginning March 1 @ 7:00 PM

Dina will be teaching:

•Aleph, Bet & Bagels: Hebrew Reading Crash Course
Beginning March 3 @ 10:30 AM

KIDS AWAY FROM HOME, SHOULDN'T BE AWAY FROM JUDAISM!

Your kids are our kids and we want to stay in touch with them as they journey through college. Wherever your college kids are, Rabbi Rank wants to send them a few messages during the year and a gift now and then. But he can't send anything without a proper address.

Postal regulations require complete addresses including apartment number and zip code. Even if you have already filled out a form in previous years, please fill it out again. Forms can be obtained in the Temple Office.

The kids move and we need to keep current with their new addresses. Graduate school students count, too. Please return the completed form as soon as possible. Let's keep our kids connected with the Jewish community.

YOUNG ADULT INFO

Jr. Kadima
Feb 7 Snack Wrap

USY
Feb 5-7 Mid Winter Kallah
Feb 27 Purim Sleepover
Feb 28 Help with Purim Carnival

Check out the whole schedule,
For USY click here
For Kadima / Jr. Kadima click here

Enroll for Babysitter’s Training Today Offered by Midway Jewish Center
SUNDAY, March 7, 2010 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM .
Call Lisa Stein at 938-8390 X117 to register.

Reduced Fee for Midway Members
$36.00 includes lunch Space is limited so reserve your seat by 2/22/2010.

WANT TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS JOIN MIDWAY?

We'll make it easy on you and them.  Just tell them to visit our website--www.mjc.org/mjc_intro and click on the new power point presentation on MJC. It takes a minute or two to download but tell them to be patient.  They'll love the presentation.  You may like it yourselves!  Who knows--maybe you'll have more friends and neighbors joining Midway than you ever imagined!

Baby Boomers Club
SAVE THE DATE!! First Meeting March 27 @ 8:15 PM

MORE INFO TO FOLLOW Contact Harriet Borenstein for more information at ronjer10 @aol.com

Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Response to Haiti
Donations are being accepted through United Synagogue, you may paste the following URL into your browser to donate: www.uscj.org /donate/relief If you prefer to send a check, please send to: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 1820 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017 attention: Rabbi Paul Drazen--Haiti Disaster Relief.

HILLEL INSTITUTE CONVERSION CLASSES
Spring classes begin on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at East Meadow Jewish Center

For more information, contact Rabbi Rank or Hillel Institute at 631-462-4455, HILLEL18@ATT.NET or www.hillelinstitute.org

Conservative Yeshiva Online Learning -

Register now! Two eight-week courses begin online the week of January 31, 2010.

Please join us! Spring courses:
•Study Talmud Along With the Conservative Yeshiva - Baba Kamma chapter 6 Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein
•Midrash on the Matriarchs Rabbi Gail Diamond
•Contemporary Halachic Issues with Rabbi Shlomo Zacharow, beginning after Pesach!

Students who join with a hevruta receive a 10% discount on the $200 tuition. Special discounts are available for students in developing countries. New students, register at: https://uscjisrael.researchsuccess.com/programs/survey.asp?nsurvey=55 Complete course descriptions are found at www.conservativeyeshiva.org

THE ECONOMY IS IN CRISIS, BUT YOU NEEDN’T BE: CONNECT TO CARE

CONNECT-TO-CARE -- FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
Wed., Feb. 24th @ 7:00 PM
This seminar will describe the programs that are intended to reduce foreclosures & stabilize the real estate market. Topics to be discussed include:
Understanding the Foreclosure Process

The Home Affordable Modification Program

New York’s Settlement Conference Law
Where? JCC of the Greater Five Towns -- 207 Grove Avenue - Cedarhurst

CONNECT-TO-CARE LOAN PROGRAM
This program provides interest free loans for up to $10,000 for Jewish Families affected by the recession. For more information contact UJA-Federation’s referral center at 1-877-852-6951 or connect-to-care@ujafednu.org
You can also visit www.ujafedny.org/connect-to-care or visit a Connect to Care center near you.
Nassau Office: Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center 1-516-4841545 ext. 212 connect-to-care@sjjcc.org www.sjcc.org

UJA-Federation’s Connect to Care provides access to:
• Employment and career-transition services
• Job networking opportunities and career seminars
• Financial consultation, debt counseling, and budget assistance
• Legal services
• Supportive counseling and Jewish spiritual care

UJA-Federation of New York created Connect to Care, an initiative that capitalizes on Federation’s unique capacity to comprehensively respond to the needs of the Jewish community. The result is a broad array of services, coordinated among agencies and area synagogues, to provide you and your family with the help you may need.

You can access services near your home, your job, or another discreet location. Services are easy to obtain, comprehensive, and ensure the privacy you need.

If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment with one of our social workers please call 516-822-3535 and ask for Christina Barlowe at ext. 328 or Audrey Dinstell ext. 383, or you may leave a confidential message on ext. 339.

THIS SUMMER: RAMAH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE!

This summer, the National Ramah Commission is opening a one-of-a-kind Jewish outdoor adventure camp in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains called Ramah Outdoor Adventure (www.ramahoutdoors.org). This camp will combine 60+ years of Ramah camping experience with the best of outdoor adventure activities including horseback riding, climbing and rafting. Students from throughout the United States who are entering grades 6 to 10 in September 2010 (and are not currently enrolled in a Ramah camp) are invited to apply to become part of the opening cohort of campers. The camp is located 90 miles from Denver in Pike National Forest on the 360-acre Ramah in the Rockies ranch! During its inaugural summer, Ramah Outdoor Adventure will be offering 1-, 2-and 4-week options! For further information contact Eliav Bock, director, Ramah Outdoor Adventure, at 303-261-8214 or eliavb@ramahoutdoors.org

UJA-Federation of New York in Long Island invites you to Play Ball
Sunday, March 7, 2010 1:30 p.m. Baseball Clinic 2:30 p.m

.Program and Autograph Session Join former New York Yankee Ron Blomberg and members of our community for a fantastic baseball clinic. Mr. Blomberg, author of Designated Hebrew, will speak about his baseball experiences and his involvement with the NJY Camps, where he runs a baseball specialty program. He will autograph his book, baseballs, baseball bats, and anything else you’d like. We will also learn about the many services for children provided by Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center, a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency.

The clinic is intended for children ages 5 to 12 and their parents.
The program and autograph session are for all ages.
Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center
45 Manetto Hill Road,
Plainview, New York

Baseball snacks will be served. Dietary laws observed.
Couvert: $36 per family participating in the clinic
Make a difference. Please bring new sporting equipment that will be used by children participating in the Mid-Island Y JCC summer camps. Space is limited. Please respond by Monday, March 1, 2010. For more information, please contact Amy Kulchinsky at 1.516.677.1854 or kulchinskya@ujafedny.org, or Laurie Birzon at 1.516.677.1819 or birzonl@ujafedny.org.

SOCIAL ACTION NEWS

FEGS
Donations are still in great need to help the family in need of food. If you are interested in helping, please purchase a Shoprite Food gift certificate. Place in an envelope marked Social Action – Jeff Mehler. Include the amount on the gift card. In addition, on a piece of paper include your name, address and phone number. Place it in Midway’s Social Action mailbox located in the main office. Your donations have been greatly appreciated! For more information, contact Linda Weiss at 933- 8531 or LindaW418@awa-llc.com. 

We Care Blankets
Thank you for the beautiful quilted blanket made by Teri Fields and the boys from Cub Scout Pack 189 of Temple B’Nai Torah. If you would like to crochet or knit a blanket for a baby or child undergoing chemo therapy, please contact Linda Weiss at 933-8531 or LindaW418@awa-llc.com.

LITERACY NASSAU
CAN YOU HELP AN ADULT TODAY?
Did you know that approximately 250,000 adults in our country struggle with illiteracy? There is a serious ned for your help! With just 15 hours of training, you can teach an adult to read or help improve their reading skills. If you are interested in being trained this spring, please contact Linda Weiss at LindaW418@awa-llc.com or 933-8531

TIKKUN ALLIANCE of the NORTH SHORE (TANS)
The Mid-Island Y is involved in a consortium called Tikkun Alliance of the North Shore (TANS). This group includes representatives from 10 synagogues on the north shore, the Sid Jacobson JCC and the Mid-Island Y who come together throughout the year approximately once a month to plan, organize and execute various social action projects. If you would like to be part of this committee to represent Midway Jewish Center in an effort with the other synagogues and Jewish agencies to help with critical causes, contact Linda Weiss at LindaW418@awa-llc.com or 933-8531 By being involved in this alliance you will not only help others that are in great need, but you will have a chance to meet other caring people who share the same goal. It's also a great way to network an exchange of ideas and to reach out to those that need our help.

FOOD DONATIONS
The following organizations will accept donations of food or cash. 1) The INN 516-486-6243 2) Long Island Cares 631-582-FOOD licares.org

HATZILU -
HELP JEWISH PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED OF FOOD You can help in three ways:
If you would like to help in any capacity please contact, Hank Kasvan hkasven@juno.com or 931- 2448 or Karen Somers at MitzvahProject1@gmail.com (write in subject of e-mail "Hatizilu MItzvah Project")

DONATE NEW BOOKS & TOYS FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
The following places will accept new unwrapped children’s books and toys for those less fortunate at the Syosset or Jericho Fire Department. Located on Jackson Avenue in Syosset.

If you would like to help in any way, please  contact Linda Weiss at LindaW418@awa-llc.com or call 933-8531

DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES

YOU MAY WISH TO DEDICATE A MAHZOR IN MEMORY OF A FRIEND OR RELATIVE; TO COMMEMORATE/CELEBRATE AN ANNIVERSARY, BIRTHDAY, BAR/BAT MITZVAH, WEDDING, BIRTH OF A CHILD OR GRANDCHILD, A BRIT MILAH OR BABY NAMING, OR YOU MAY SIMPLY WISH TO HONOR SOMEONE IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIVES.

PLEASE INDICATE THE NUMBER OF MAHZORS YOU ARE PLANNING TO DEDICATE AND FILL IN THE INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR EACH DEDICATION. OF COURSE, THE DEDICATION PLATES ACTUALLY PLACED IN EACH DEDICATED MAHZOR WILL BE 5” x 3 ½” IN SIZE AND WILL SERVE AS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR CONGREGATION. SEE THE REVERSE SIDE OF THS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL DEDICATIONS AND FEEL FREE TO ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS. PLEASE MAIL THIS COMPLETED FORM IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

I (WE) WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE _ ____ ______ MAHZORS WITH THE FOLLOWING DEDICATIONS. (Enter Number)

PLEASE WRITE THE DEDICATIONS AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO APPEAR.