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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.
ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE
ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, June 22, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MEMBERS ONLY: Please join us for this important meeting - we will be voting for the 2025/26 budget, new officers and directors, and other important agenda items. The meeting will be followed by a picnic lunch with our neighbors at the Church of the Transfiguration.
Click here to sign up to bring a dish to the picnic. You will be rerouted to Sign Up Genius.
Please contact Lee at treasurer[at]etzhayim.org to confirm your membership status in order for your vote to be counted.
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[at]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[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.
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