MIDWAY JEWISH CENTER CYBERFLYER

1953 - 2008
54+ YEARS OF PROVIDING A GREAT FAMILY FOR YOUR FAMILY!
(516) 938-8390

23 Heshvan	Friday, November 21
Candle Lighting 4:13pm	Kabbalat Shabbat 8:00pm

Bar Mitzvah
Jamie Levine - Shaharit
Bat Mitzvah
Joshua Shapiro - MMH
Mazal Tov!

THIS WEEK

Friday, November 21	5:30pm	Early Kabbalat Shabbat
	8:00pm	Kabbalat Shabbat
Shabbat, November 22	9:00am	Shaharit / Minhah
	10:00am	Tot Shabbat
	4:15pm	Minhah / Ma'ariv
Sunday, November 23	10:00am	Library Book Review
	10:30am	Kol Nidrei Breakfast
	4:00pm	Ecumencal Service
	5:00pm	"Bark" Kor Cholim
	7:00am	Adult B'Not Mitzvah Class
Monday, November 24	6:30pm	Literacy Nassau class
	7:45pm	Institute Adult Jewish Learning
Tuesday, November 25	7:00pm	Beginner’s Ulpan w/ Dina
	7:30pm	Rosh Hodesh Group
Thursday, November 27		Happy Thanksgiving !!
Friday, November 28	5:30pm	Kabbalat Shabbat

The Saturday Evening Alive
THE SATURDAY EVENING ALIVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Once again the Young Couples Club is planning our annual successful standing (and sitting) room only, open bar, martini and schmoozing evening.

SAVE THE DATE DECEMBER 13TH

Great fun, meet friends and make new friends. Information to follow !!

THE SYOSSET WOODBURY PLAINVIEW INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Sunday, November 23, 2008 4:00 PM

Midway Jewish Center Syosset, NY

SAVE THE DATE WOMEN’S SEDER
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Eat, sing, dance, and enjoy the many surprises  

Led by our own Cantor Danielle Bensimhon and Ellen Dubinsky—Bring your daughters, mothers, friends!

MAKE YOUR OWN WIRE & BEAD KIPPAH
December 17, 2008 7:30 PM in the Oneg Shabbat Room
$18 for supplies Cindy Shechter will be leading the project (25 people maximum)
To Sign up please leave a check for $18 made out to Sisterhood in the Sisterhood mailbox by Dec. 8 PLEASE BRING JEWELRY PLIERS if you have and a small container for beads

Book Review / Drama
SAJES. “On the Same Page” book review program
COMING TOGETHER, COMING APART, by Daniel Gordis
Come to enjoy a discussion, led by Rabbi Rank, of the Gordis family’s move to Israel.  Thursday, Nov 20. The cost of the book is $18

…And then Cantor Bensimhon will present a BIBLIO-DRAMA about the book after services on Friday, Nov 14.  A biblio-drama is an inter-active play where the audience gets to comment and question the characters as the story unfolds. Very unusual and interesting!  Contact Claire Dressman at luvoldies16@hotmail.com for more information or to purchase the book.

Midway Jewish Center's Journal Dinner Dance
Save the Date  Saturday, March 7, 2009 Midway Jewish Center's Journal Dinner Dance Honoring  

Debbie and Mark Friedman     
Beth and Barry Charles  
Kathi and Michael Salzman

NEVELE GRANDE 2008
Winter Vacation Getaway Wed-Mozi Shabbat, December 24-27 Call Adrian Rosen at (516) 364-2701 or at adrianr@optonline.net
Click Here for more info

Adult Bar / Bat Mitzvah
A SHVITZ-FREE ADULT BAR & BAT MITZVAH CLASS WITH RABBI RANK
If you missed out when you were 13, NOW is your chance—Become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah – here at Midway. We’re creating a class and we’d love if you could join!

Our meetings begin: Sunday, November 2, at 7PM at Midway Jewish Center  If you never had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony, the opportunity is not lost. Have that ceremony at MJC with Rabbi Rank as your instructor. Learn about Jewish Customs, philosophy, Torah, history, and of course, the prayers

So stop shvitzin’ and start learnin’ ! We promise you a great time.   If you haven’t already RSVPed, call 938-8390 Today

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
Last day for donations is Sunday, November 23, 2008 As Thanksgiving approaches, we are once  again calling upon our Midway Families to share their good fortune with neighbors in  need.  The homeless and indigent families of the New York Interdisciplinary School  (NIS) once again need our help.  For the past few years our Midway Families have donated food and turkeys enabling NIS families to enjoy a holiday meal. 

Please drop off food items or you may donate $5. All food donations should be brought to the classroom or school office.
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MIDWAY JEWISH CENTER AND JERICHO JEWISH CENTER  
TEAM UP TO BRING YOU
DR. KENNETH W. STEIN

The Schedule

J  Learn
REFUEL, RECHARGE, RECONNECT WITH J LEARN        
J Learn: Long Island’s premier adult Jewish learning experience Temple Chaverim, 1050 Washington Ave., Plainview Fall 2008:
Tuesday evenings, 7:30—9:30PM
Course dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec 2,9,16
Rabbi Cara Rosenthal will be discussing and teaching Theodicy: The Good, The Bad and The Faithful. The philosophical field of “Theodicy” (justifying God) attempts to explain how God allows so much evil in the world even though He is considered a benevolent Deity. The course examines the philosophy of Maimonides, Spinoza, Kaplan, Schulweiss, Berkovitz, and others. Biblical texts will be reviewed to establish an understanding of how our earliest ancestors grappled with God’s nature and how the Rabbi’s of the Talmudic era resolved the question of theodicy.
For course information contact jlearn@ujafedny.org or Mallory Probert at 677-1833 or Suzanne Bruey at 677-1829

Social Action Corner
FEGS-TOILETRIES
Toiletry box in Rel Schl lobby for those in need.  Your help greatly appreciated!                                 

DESPERATE NEED OF FOOD
Thanks to: Esther Eisenberg, Estelle Rankin, Gary Graf, Carol Korgood,  Bruce Block, Madey  Sperber for their participations             

WE CARE BLANKETS  
If you would like to help crochet, knit or sew blankets, please contact Linda Weiss (see above)

The Bronx – Borscht Belt
THE BRONX GOES BORSCHT BELT
Bronx Borough President invites former and current Jewish Bronx residents to submit stories/pictures of their memories of summers in the Catskill Mts, bungalow colonies, or Jewish resorts from 1940s to 1960s. Five resident’s stories will be used to create a special exhibit for display as part of the Bronx’s Annual Hanukkah Celebration on Monday, December 22 in Veterans Memorial Hall at the Bronx County Courthouse. Anyone interested in submitting materials for this exhibit (5 winners only) should contact Noah Franklin at Office of the Bronx Borough President, 851 Grand Concourse, Suite 301, Bronx, NY 10451 or 718-590-3544 or nfranklin@bronxbp.nyc.gov.

BOOK OF THE EVERY OTHER MONTH CLUB
Sunday, November 23 at10 AM
David Grumer leads a discussion of Daniel Deronda Published in 1876, this novel tells the story of Daniel Deronda, who discovers as an adult that he is Jewish, and not the illegitimate son of an English nobelman. George Eliot, the author, a supporter of Zionism presents a sympathetic view of Jews and Judaism (unusual for the times) and satirizes English society. A bagel breakfast and a peek into the 18th century! You do not have to have read the book.

SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE—CPR FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN 
American Heart Association Heartsaver course taught in one 3-hour session to small groups at convenient times for registrants. The cost is $25 ($40 per couple). Checks payable to: Midway Jewish Center – CPR. To register or for more information, contact Norman Weingart at 433-2086 or email at normwein@aol.com or return form.  

Register me for the CPR course at the time indicated __ Morning                  ___Afternoon               ___Evening  
Days of the week I’m usually available________________  
Name_____________________        Phone :___________  

Return to Norman Weingart at 43 Cambria Road, Syosset 11791

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2009
Copies available in Temple Office Only $20!  Call office or Harriet Margulis at 496-3909

Youth Groups
FALL KINNUS
November 14-16
DIX HILLS JC
WEEKEND WITH USY
CONTACT LISA FOR DETAILS

KADIMA SHABBATON
December 5-6
EAST NORTHPORT JC
SHABBAT WITH KADIMA—6, 7, 8 GRADERS
Contact Lisa Stein at lstein@mjc.org or 938-8390 ext 117

Parents Association Mah Jongg Cards
ORDER YOUR MAH JONGG CARDS FROM MIDWAY
The Parent Association is raising money fro Midway by selling Mah Jongg cards for 2009. You do not need to be an MJC member to order cards. Standard-size cards are $7 and large-print cards are $8. Please send check payable to Midway Jewish Center along with the completed form below to Cindy Denbaum, att: Mah Jongg Cards, 20 Lincrest St. Syosset, NY 11791. The deadline to order is January 31. Cards will be mailed to you directly on or about April 1. Please list individual names and addresses so we can mail the cards to each player in your group. To receive an email confirmation of your order, send an email to cindydenbaum@yahoo.com. You will receive a flyer via email next year. For more information email Cindy or call 938-0501

I________________________________ want to order_______ Mah Jongg Cards  
My Home Address is______________________________________________  
Phone Number____________        Email Address_______________________  
Number of Standard Size Cards @ $7 each_________ Number of Large Print Cards @ $8 each __________   Enclosed is my check payable to Midway Jewish Center for $_____________

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Projects

JAMIE ZAFFOS
Sending stuffed Animals to Israel Please donate new or gently used stuffed animals and teddy bears to benefit children in Israeli hospitals in need of cheering up. In co-ordination with Bears from Bergenfield.org, all donations will be sent to children in Israel. Please place your donation in the appropriate carton located in the main hallway of our Religious school. Donations accepted through April 15. Thank you in advance. Jamie’s bat mitzvah takes place on April 18, 2009

SOPHIE LEWIS
Helping Animals Please donate supplies for the Little Shelter in Huntington, an animal shelter.  You can put all items in the drop box located next to the Hebrew school office. You can also donate money in an envelope to be used to purchase supplies for the shelter.   Needed: milk bones, dog beds, receiving blankets, brushes and combs. Any questions?  Contact Sophie at: dlewis@licm.org or at 1-516-241-4192. Sophie’s bat mitzvah takes place on March 7, 2009.