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UPCOMING HAPPENINGS
CHAVURAT EZRAH COMMITTEE CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS DRIVE
June 13 - July 13, 2025
Been doing some summer cleaning? Having a hard time getting to Goodwill or the Chester Swap Shop, but coming to the synagogue for services, Hebrew school, or the annual meeting? Let us help you help others.
Jun 13-July 13, bring your gently used clothing, shoes, children’s toys and games, recently published books in excellent condition, DVDs, small furniture, small appliances, jewelry, linens, household goods and home decor, and Chavurat Ezrah will bring it to the Marion Gerrish Thrift Shop in Derry. There will be a box in the lobby for smaller items and space in the basement for larger things.
You can also drop off during office hours - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - or check the calendar for when the building is otherwise occupied.
MAH JONGG
OPEN HOUSE TUTORIAL
Thursday, July 10, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Want to learn to play Mah Jongg or are a bit rusty? Join us for a free two-hour tutorial, and become a Mah Jongg Maven. Snacks provided. Second session TBD based on need.
We will have extra 2025 cards, but if you’d like to order your own, please visit the National Mah Jongg League store.
The session is open to:
Etz Hayim Members
Friends of Etz Hayim
Friends of Friends of Etz Hayim
Email Laurie at lmedrek[at]gmail.com by Sunday, July 6 to pre-register.
ICE CREAM SHABBAT
Friday, July 25, 2025
7:15 PM - 8:30PM
Etz Hayim Synagogue invites you to our annual Ice Cream Shabbat. Shabbat services will be led by Hazzan Al Sandler. Following services, you will be treated to ice cream at Moo's in Derry!
Click here to see the complete summer Shabbat schedule.
CASINO NIGHT AT THE NASH
Saturday, August 9, 2025
6:00 PM* - TBD
Join us for a fun night at NH's newest casino. Etz Hayim receives 35% of the Nash's net gaming revenues for 8/5-8/11! Click here to view all The Nash has to offer, including 1000+ state-of the art gaming machines, 28 table games and 5 restaurants.
*Contact lmedrek[at]gmail.com if you would like to join us at 5:00 for dinner at the Lucky Lantern prior to enjoying the casino.
Remember, when the fun stops, STOP.
BOOK CLUB - Elie Wiesel's Night
Sunday, August 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then Buchenwald. Click here for the complete review of this new edition which corrects important details and presents his most accurate rendering in English.
For more information, contact Steve Soreff 603-895-6120 or email soreffs15[at]aol.com.