WONDER IN STORYTELLING

with Leslie Kirshman

Thursday, June 12, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Leslie Kirshman will be sharing the joy of reading aloud. Accompanying Leslie will be the Off Our Rockers group who will be performing 7 skits about senior challenges and encounters in every day life. Do come and join us for a free and entertaining evening.

Leslie has devoted a lifetime to perfecting her skill as a storyteller, beginning with her career as a preschool teacher and later a preschool principal. For the last five years, Leslie has also been the “narrator” for a Londonderry theatrical group, Off Our Rockers. She will share her techniques of expressing herself in storytelling with youngsters.

The presentation is part of Etz Hayim Synagogue’s Adult Continuing Education Program, Hot Topics and Cool Contemporary Stuff. For more information, please contact Stephen Soreff, MD, at soreffs15@aol.com or 603-895-6120.

SHABBAT KAYAK ON 

LAKE PAWTUCKAWAY

Saturday, June 28, 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Etz Hayim’ Synagogue’s 15th Shabbat Service and Kayaking on Pawtuckaway Lake will be held Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 9:30 AM at the lakeside home of Peggy Tucker and Steve Soreff, in Nottingham, NH.  This will be rain or shine.  We will kayak and canoe to a lake island and hold a Shabbat Service.  Bring your own watercraft, chair, and snack. There are a limited number of kayaks and one canoe to borrow. 

Please RSVP to Steve Soreff by emailing soreffs15@aol.com or call 603-895-6120 by Wednesday, June 25 by 6:00 PM to reserve your spot and obtain the address.   If you are bringing your own vessel, please come at 9:00 AM to get it in the water so we can start services at 9:30 AM.

MAH JONGG 

OPEN HOUSE

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 by our in-house ‘experts,’ 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.

Email Laurie at lmedrek@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@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.  

1-800-GAMBLER

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@aol.com.