Etz Hayim Synagogue

Visit https://www.etzhayim.org/mah-jongg-tournament to be put on the waiting list.  Help is needed for the day of the tournament.  Contact Jean at jbortz@comcast.net or Debbie at rlc800@aol.com.

Join us for a Family Pizza Shabbat and meet Rabbinical Candidate Lisë Stern.  RSVP for pizza to office@etzhayim.org.  Many thanks to the anonymous donor for sponsoring the pizza!  Lisë will also conduct services and Torah study on Saturday morning with a bagel Nosh provided by the Sandlers.

This is our final class of the year.  We will have a celebration and play some games.  Our class will finish up with ice cream sundaes to celebrate the end of Sunday Family Camp for the year.   

RSVP to sarahjohnplater@aol.com by Friday, May 1 to ensure we have enough ice cream. 

Visit https://www.etzhayim.org/learn/grades-0-1 for more information about this free monthly program.

Join together to have a nosh and help plan social activities for the upcoming months.  Any questions or if you have any ideas you'd like to submit, contact jay.madnick@icloud.com

or rhonda.madnick@icloud.com. 

Stronger Together: How the Jewish Federation Supports Our Community at Home and Around the World.  Join Erik Martin, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, for an inside look at how Federation works to strengthen Jewish life in our state and beyond. This conversation will explore the unique role Federation plays in bringing people together, supporting local programs, and ensuring that Jewish communities remain vibrant, connected, and resilient.  

Click here to learn more about this program.

Time for spring cleaning!  Many hands make light work.  Come join the community to spruce up our synagogue.  Any questions, contact

jay.madnick@icloud.com. 

Join us to celebrate Shavuot, the giving of the Torah.  There will be a shortened Shabbat service beginning at 7:15 PM followed by a series of Shavuot educational speakers.  Cheesecake will be served, which traditionally symbolizes the giving of the Torah in the land of milk and honey.  

The event will take place at Camp Tel Noar, 167 Main Street, Hampstead, NH.  Etz Hayim Synagogue will be represented with an educational, fun and lively booth, exhibiting an interactive Western Wall, and a Hebrew name bracelet activity for the kids. 

For more information, visit https://www.jewishnh.org/community-calendar/israel-bazar.

Gilad Skolnick is the New England Director for American Friends of Leket Israel Gilad.  He will share stories that go beyond the headlines about the food crisis in Israel, groundbreaking new Israeli laws enabling food rescue unlike anything elsewhere in the world, and how the war-ravaged agricultural sector is being restored.

For more information, visit https://www.etzhayim.org/learn/adult-learning.