The Sisterhood of the East Midwood Jewish Center will hold its Flea Market on Sunday, October 28, 2007 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Please stop by!

The 7th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, held November 18th at Our Lady
of Refuge Roman Catholic Church, was uplifting and inspirational.

Father Mike Perry of OLR, Rabbi Kass of EMJC, Rev. Sheldon Hamlin of Church
of the Nativity, Pastor Scott Kershner of St. Stephens Lutheran Church, and Faruk
Wadud of Baitul Jannah Mosque all spoke about the value of our coming together
every year to celebrate and give thanks for the blessings we have experienced
through our interfaith activities.

The service included readings of Thanksgiving prayers of many faiths,
recitations from Deuteronomy in English, Spanish, Creole, and Hebrew, poetry
readings, readings from the works of Abraham Joshua Heschel, and the Prayer
for Peace from Siddur Sim Shalom. Music was provided by the EMJC and OLR
choirs, and Ladino selections were performed by Cantor Levine, Marjorie
Sanua, and Ben Lapidus.

Many who attended brought donations of canned and packaged food for the OLR
food pantry. You can continue to drop off food donations at the church or bring them
to the EMJC office. Much thanks to all who spoke, read, and sang, donated food, and helped create a truly memorable service.

Sally Hipscher

Happy Chanukah from the EMJC family!

To celebrate, we've concocted our first-ever Latke Bake-Off, a winner-take-oil afternoon of fun for the whole family!

Sunday, December 9 - 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM

Sunday, January 20, 2008
8:45 AM - 3:00 PM

The Jewish Theological Seminary
3080 Broadway, New York, NY (map it!)

The day will begin with breakfast and Minyan in the Women's League Seminary Synagogue. Rabbi Neil Gillman, Professor of Jewish Philosophy at JTS, will lead the opening session at 9:30 am:

Contrasting Images in Judaism: Portraits of God

Dr. Ron Wolfson, president and co-founder of Synagogue 2000 and Synagogue 3000 will deliver the keynote address:

The Many Paths of Jewish Education:
Engraving and Empowering Jewish Journeys

There will be a choice of workshops for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Workshop topics will include: how to bridge the gap between day school families and religious school families, technology and Jewish life, the Haggadah, and many others. Workshop facilitators will include Dr. Michelle Lynn-Sachs from JTS, Amichai Lau-Lavie from Storahtelling, Rabbi Arnold Samlan from the Board of Jewish Education, as well other prominent leaders.

To register or get more info email METNY at metnyed@uscj.org or call 212-533-7800 x 2161