Etz Hayim Synagogue
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UPCOMING HAPPENINGS
FAMILY PIZZA DINNER
& EREV SHABBAT SERVICE
Friday, January 31, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for a free pizza dinner followed by a potluck dessert. Dinner begins at 5:30 PM. By 6:45 PM, we will start the family Shabbat service.
All are welcome. RSVP to office@etzhayim.org, so we can plan for enough pizza.
Many thanks to the anonymous donor for covering the cost of the pizza.
ETZ HAYIM BOOK CLUB
Sunday, February 2, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The Prison Minyan
Welcome to Otisville, America’s only Jewish prison...where a new celebrity inmate is about to shatter the peace. The scene is Otisville Prison, upstate New York. A crew of fraudsters, tax evaders, trigamists, and forgers discuss matters of right and wrong in a Talmudic study and prayer group, or 'minyan', led by a rabbi who's a fellow convict.
Click here for further description, reviews and to order your book.
For more information contact Steve Soreff 603 895-6120 or email soreffs15@aol.com.
TU BISHVAT SEDER
Sunday, February 9, 2025
10:00 AM - Noon
Join us to celebrate
the “New Year of the Trees.”
We will join together for a fruit seder. We ask that you bring one of the “Fruits of the Seven Species” to share (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates).
We will also be decorating pots and planting parsley for Passover.
RSVP to office@etzhayim.org by Wednesday, February 5
*If you have a child age 4-6:
RSVP to Sarah Plater at sarahjohnplater@aol.com to join us at Sunday Family Camp for the first half of the program.
Click here for more information about our Sunday Family Camp.
THE WARS FOR ISRAEL
Thursday, February 13, 2025
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Presented by Robert Crawford
Sadly, the existence of Israel is a controversial subject for some people. It is helpful to know the facts about Israel’s history. The Wars for Israel, 1948-1973 looks at three wars—the 1948 War for Independence, the 1967 Six-Day War, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War—that shaped the Israel we know today.
Robert Crawford is the author of Call Retreat: The Johnson Administration’s Vietnam Policy 1967-68. He has published two books of poetry, The Empty Chair (2011, Richard Wilbur Award) and Too Much Explanation Can Ruin a Man (2005). He received an MFA in National Security Policy Studies from George Washington University and worked for the Joint Chiefs of Staff Exercise Support Program.
Visit www.etzhayim.org/learn/adult-learning for a complete listing of Hot Topics.
BAGEL BRUNCH & MOVIE
Sunday, February 23, 2025
10:00 AM - Noon
Join us for brunch and a viewing of Expedition Unknown: Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Josh Gates travels to the Holy Land to dig in with an archaeologist who has recently discovered new Dead Sea Scrolls. Josh also sees cutting edge technology restore scroll fragments in a way that could change how we read the Bible.
RSVP by Friday, Feb. 21 to office@etzhayim.org. Etz Hayim Members: Free. Non-members: $10.
Sponsored by the Men's Group and Sisterhood
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT
Saturday, March 8, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for a fun-filled evening of Bingo and prizes for all ages!
Admission: $50 per Bingo Card
Kids Under 12 get a free card
Snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase.
For more information, contact: Jay@Madnick.info
Sponsored by the Men's Group and Sisterhood
