Jewish Community News“A Lifetime of Caring” April 2015/5775News of the Jewish VA Peninsula Community

Image Title: Shoah; Artist: *CharlElie Couture; 2015.

*About the Cover Artist:

CharlElie Couture is a renowned French-Jewish musician and multi-disciplinary artist. He has recorded over 25 albums and 17 film soundtracks. Mr. Couture is a graduate of the prestigious École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris. His work is currently the subject of an important career retrospective “CharlElie, NCY-NYC” at the Galerie Poirel in Nancy, France. In September 2014, Mercury-Universal released to great acclaim his latest record ImMortel.

Mr. Couture’s father was a member of the French Resistance.

His father was captured by the Gestapo, tortured, and deported to the Dora-Mittelbau (also known as Dora-Nordhausen or Nordhausen) concentration camp in Germany. He was later transferred to the sub-camp in Ellrich. He was liberated by the American Armed Forces.

During World War II, Mr. Couture’s mother was in hiding near Bourges, France. She later came to the United States in 1948 and resided in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Jacksonville, Alabama, before returning to France. Mr. Couture’s work is on show at the Re-Gallery in New York City.

Yom Hashoah Thursday, April 16th at 7:00 PM

The Jewish Community Center401 City Center Blvd.

Newport News, VA 23606

Guest Speaker

Rabbi Séverine SokolMusic performance by “Out of the Ashes”

sponsored by Temple Sinai Members. Lori Shipley, Flute

Benji Tomassetti, Saxophone Beth Tomassetti, Piano

Presentations of the Holocaust Writing Competition Awards

This competition made possible through the generosity of the Sarfan/Gary S. & William M. Nachman Philanthropic Fund

Dessert Reception to Follow

5K Race -Sarfan Early Childhood CenterPage 13

Peninsula Jewish Historical Society Page 2

Camp ChaverimSpecialty Camps Page 7

The United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula cordially invites you to the observance of Yom Hashoah

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Peninsula Jewish Historical Society Upcoming Exhibit

“Jewish Business on the Peninsula: The Early Years”Opening April 2015

UJC Seniors

Tuesdays, April 7th, 14th, 21st & the 28th

at The Hidenwood

On March 3rd we started our lunch and bingo at The Hidenwood. They were so excited to have us. We had our own tables at bingo and a special reserved table in the dining room. We were even given gift bags with lots of goodies.

Everyone has enjoyed our new “digs” and we have grown in size every week. Please join us any Tuesday at the Hidenwood at 50 Wellesley Drive in Newport News at 11am for bingo and noon for lunch.

Call and let us know you are coming. You can even arrange to be picked up. Call Leslie at 930-1422

Grand Club members enjoying lunch at The Hidenwood.From left to right:: Regina Weinstock, Steve Getsig & Asya Mirkes ,

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ExecutiveDirectorsMessageThe Israeli Election and UsSteven R. Wendell

I write this column on the day after the elections in Israel; the day that we learned all the pre-election polls were wrong and even the Election Day exit polling was off dramatically. Today, Benjamin

Netanyahu is confident that he will form the next Government and continue his unprecedented run as Israeli Prime Minister. Today, many folks in Washington DC, European capitals, and the folks in Ramallah are downing Tums to alleviate their upset stomachs. And in the Jewish Federation world, there is much discussion on “what does this all mean for us”?

First, let’s acknowledge that, as he has demonstrated throughout his political career, Benjamin Netanyahu is a very shrewd politician. Say whatever you like about his speeches, or where he makes his speeches, or his interviews, he makes all the so called “experts” look foolish. And in politics, winning might not be everything, but it is certainly way more important that whatever might be in second place. You cannot turn the “car” right, left, or remain in the center unless you are the driver.

As we have seen once again from our press and our commentators, we Americans, Jews and non-Jews alike, have not yet mastered a good understanding of the Israeli public. For as much as we have in common as American Jews with Israel, or even as just Americans supporting a democratic ally, or the protectors of “The Holy Land”, we live in very different worlds. We don’t send all our 18 year olds off to the army. We don’t have neighbors who refuse to recognize our right to exist. And even in consideration of 9-11, we don’t have the daily threat of rockets, suicide bombers, or eventual atomic bombs exploding in our neighborhoods. Sarah Palin (who by the way offered to promote Bibi for President of the US if he lost in Israel) may be able to see Russia from her front porch, but Israelis have terror tunnels from Gaza in their back yards. I believe I remember an old saying that goes something like: “Don’t judge a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.”

I have studied in, worked with, and been engaged with Israel and Israelis for over 4 decades. But I still don’t walk in their shoes and don’t pretend to fully understand them. I do know that Israelis have become less idealistic and less trusting of both their own political leaders and the outside world, including their so called “friends”. The Israeli Left, formerly identified by the Labor Party and folks like Shimon Peres and Yitzchak Rabin, and the Israeli Right, still identified by Likud and folks like Menachem Begin, Ariel Sharon, and Bibi Netanyahu, have both held out false promises for Israel and Israelis. The Left long promoted the idea that Palestinians would moderate their words and actions if they governed themselves and that a solution

to the “occupation” would lead to co-existence. The Right promoted the idea that if Israel just ignored or controlled the Palestinians long enough, they would give up on their political aspirations in favor of economic security. Begin shook hands with Sadat, Rabin shook hands with Arafat, Sharon unilaterally and with no pre-conditions gave Gaza to the Palestinians, which was preceded by Israel’s withdrawal from Southern Lebanon under Labor’s Barak. After Sharon’s stroke, Ehud Olmert took over promising to fulfill Sharon’s commitment for some sort of unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank. And the consequences of all this maneuvering by both Right and Left governments?: in 2006, Hamas launched its first tunnel operation from Gaza kidnapping Gilad Shalit, Hezbollah launched the Second Lebanon War, and fast forward to this summer when 300,000 Israelis were forced to leave their homes because of rocket attacks. Is it any wonder that Israelis have lost faith in the strategies and promises of the Left, the Right, and even the Center? And then there’s all the “international” and US peace initiatives that Israelis have learned to simply ignore. Netanyahu’s recent speech to the joint session of the US Congress did not register a blip on the Israeli election seismograph.

The Israel election was not a referendum on the so called, “two-state solution”. And regardless of what the NY Times would like us to believe, Israelis don’t really take Bibi seriously when he makes grandiose pronouncements about a Palestinian State, yes or no. Remember Ariel Sharon, the most prolific builder of settlements in Israel’s history and one of its most hawkish generals? He gave Gaza to the Palestinians and was negotiating territorial concessions in the West Bank leading to a commitment of total withdrawal. Today Netanyahu says “no Palestinian State”. Tomorrow, under the right conditions, maybe there can be.

Israelis voted for strong leadership with the hope of some new economic initiatives. They didn’t vote for any dramatic change in security because they don’t believe dramatic change is possible at this time.

For us, as American Jews (or Jewish Americans if you prefer), we need to remember that our connection to Israel runs deeper than politics, deeper than the momentary desires of Republicans, Democrats, or who might occupy the White House, deeper than the Right, Left, Center, Religious, or Secular Israeli political spectrum. This Passover, our Seders include the telling of the story of our People that goes back to Abraham, the idea of one G-d, and his resettling his family in a place called Canaan. It’s a story thousands of years old, with many twists and turns, but a story continuously rooted in a place called Israel.

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UJC Fund Donations

UJC Preschool FundGet well wishes to Dorene Sarfan

Fran & Al MolikenBonnie & Norman KatzenbergMyra & Linwood Kramer

Mazel Tov to Dorene & Mayer Sarfan on their granddaughter’s marriage

Cis & Marvin Posner

In memory of Lois NewmanCis & Marvin PosnerDorene & Mayer Sarfan

In memory of Rae GerberDorene & Mayer Sarfan

In memory of Jeanette Moss Barnett

Dorene & Mayer Sarfan

Mazel Tov to the Firestone’s Annivesary

Dorene & Mayer Sarfan

In memory of Joann MossDorene & Mayer Sarfan

Mazel Tov on Linda Molin Retirement

Barbara & Jack Seligman

Leonard and Sylvia Waters Memory Library FundIn memory of Lois Newman

Sandy & Howard Waters

Leroy M. Spigel Early Childhood Education FundIn memory of Sylvia Kootner

Estelle Fineman

Unrestricted EndowmentIn memory of Lois Newman

Linda & Stan Molin

In Honor of Scott SteinLinda & Stan Molin

A story that connects a people to a specific place that is older than any other real estate agreement we know of. For some eighteen hundred years, from the destruction of the Second Temple to the creation of modern Zionism, Israel was more a “hope” than a real place for the overwhelming majority of world Jewry. Today, the Jewish State of Israel is a reality and the people who vote in the Israeli elections are the guardians of that reality. That isn’t to say we don’t have a right, and some would even say obligation, to either support the positions of the winning party in Israeli elections or criticize those positions. And because as Jews, we are forever tied to the past, present, and future history of our people which is interwoven with the history of the land of Israel, we have a right to have opinions on everything Israeli.

In the Jewish Federation system when it comes to Israel, regardless of the debates, questions, and challenges that come up daily, we hold one principal above all others; in times of agreement or disagreement, peace or war, positives or negatives; as the old Pittsburgh Pirates used to sing during every baseball game; “WE ARE FAM-I-LY”.

Wishing everyone a Pesach Sameach!

The Israeli Election and Us - Continued from page 3

Tough Being Loved By Jerks April 7th at Christopher Newport University

On April 7th at 7PM, Professor Michael Mulryan and Rabbi Séverine Sokol present at Christopher Newport University the powerful documentary Tough Being Loved By Jerks, an in-depth look at the trial and international controversy surrounding the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

There will be a post-film discussion with Diana Obeid, Co-Director of Middle East and North Africa Studies Program at CNU, Professor Michael Mulryan, Assistant Professor of French at CNU, and Rabbi Séverine Sokol, a native of Lyon, France, and spiritual leader at Temple Sinai in Newport News.

The 2008 documentary originally debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and was hailed in the pages of TIME magazine. In the wake of the recent tragedies in Paris, the film is currently being screened all over France and is now distributed in the USA courtesy of KinoLorber. Running Time: 102 minutes. Language: French (English subtitles).

Free Admission at 101 McMurran Hall, Christopher Newport University.

Happy Passover from the

Staff and Board of the

United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula.

Chag Pesach Sameach!

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President’sMessage

Do you have the soaps, shampoos, and other toiletries that are in your hotel rooms when you travel? People in homeless shelters, centers for abused women and other havens for the less fortunate can always use these items.

Please bring them by the UJC when you can and they will be distributed to persons in need. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Stan Glasofer at 930 -4606 or glasofer@verizon.net.

What we can learn from Cecil B. deMille? Neal Rosenbaum,A master story teller, Cecil B. deMille, entertained generations with his big screen depiction of the birth of Moses, the ten plagues and the Exodus from Egypt.lmagine a modern day Passover Seder where a deMille style production can come to your Seder table, complete with costumes, music and props.

For you 2015 Seder, take a lesson from Cecil and my wife, Barbara, to make your Seder that most beautiful and entertaining ever.

Start with an interesting guest list; invite newcomers to our community, coworkers and friends who love to discuss religion, local college students and professors or political leaders. Attempt to diversify your Seder table with guests who hold varying positions on religious principles and practices. Seek out non- Jewish scholars who are capable of explaining the similarities of the Passover Seder with the Last Supper, immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci.

Throw out the old Maxwell House bland Hagaddah’s and use new ones with beautiful graphics and interesting commentaries. Your Synagogue gift shop generally has a nice supply or books may be ordered on line.

Decorate your table to depict scenes from the Exodus story. One year, our family’s centerpiece consisted of the Nile River, complete with bull rushes and a basket with baby Moses. Another year, our dining room was draped with tent-like materials to represent the Sukkot-tents that our forefathers used in the desert after leaving Egypt. Invite guest to dress in period garb with long flowing colorful robes. Our table is always full of an array of frogs.

Engage in questions about the holiday. Our family would rather stop and participate in a meaningful discussion about apart of the Hagaddah than recite every word of the book. Prepare questions before the Seder and reward guests with correct answers. At our table Kosher for Passover Bazooka Gum is the prize for correct answers.

Sing songs. Every year, our Seder contains a segment of singing silly Seder songs. Most of these are conveniently located on the Internet and contain Passover themes set

to familiar tunes, such as the themes from the Flintstones, the Brady Bunch and Gilligan’s Island. Silly Seder songs involve and hold the attention of our children and this is the central mission of the Passover Seder.

Above all, make the evening fun. During the Ten Plagues have the children act out the specific plague and have your company guess which plague they are

depicting. Many years ago Barbara ordered Plague Bags online containing props for the kids; a silly mask for wild beasts; bubble wrap for boils; plastic frogs; dark sun glasses for darkness; bottles of red liquid for blood. Your home probably contains many of these same props in your children’s toy boxes and closets.

Passover Seders and traditions may be enjoyed on so many levels of observance. Select the level that best fits your beliefs. Passover is the perfect Jewish Holidaycommemorating a 3,500 year old historical event that combines a festive meal with family and friends, praising G-d for leading the Jewish People from slavery to freedom and transmitting history and memories from generation to generation. This is certainly my favorite holiday and I wish the entire community a Happy, Healthy and Kosher Passover.

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CampaignUpdate

CNU President Paul Trible with Hillel International, representative, Dan Rosenberg & faculty advisor, Roberta Rosenberg

CNU Hillel Shabbat Students with Sarah Barnett. From left to right: Meyrem Baer, Avery Friedman, Sydney Lehrman, and Karen Kaufman

Sarah Barnett

Thanks to our Campaign Council, scores and volunteers and close to 500 donors, our Annual Campaign will once again raise increased funds. However, we are not ever truly done if our goal is to include every Jewish household on the Peninsula. It is never too late to consider how your pledge impacts your community. Why Federation? Why the Annual Campaign? Because we make a difference and touch lives all over the world.

On Friday February 20th seventeen CNU Hillel students joined UJCVP community members, CNU faculty, and guest students from William and Mary, Old Dominion University, and University of Virginia for a special Shabbat dinner with CNU president Paul Trible and his wife Rosemary. The evening was made possible by a generous grant from the Harold “Dooley” Cohen, Jeanne S. Cohen Fund of The United Jewish Community Endowment.

Not only was it inspiring to see CNU Hillel officers lead us in Shabbat ritual but it was also a significant step forward for Jewish life at CNU. Seniors Avery Friedman and Karen Kaufman are determined that the progress they have made building a functional Hillel at CNU will not go by the wayside when they move on next year. With the support of Sophomore president Sydney Lehrman, faculty advisor Roberta Rosenberg and the UJCVP these students formed an important

coalition of community, faculty, and UJCVP community to stage a dinner with over 60 people in attendance. Their goal was to highlight the importance of diversity on CNU’s campus and the need to have a viable, and environment for Jewish students at CNU. Students from each university present including CNU seniors Karen Kaufman and Meyrem Baer shared their thoughts regarding the importance of Hillel in their collegiate life. Karen highlighted her participation in CNU’s Presidential Leadership Program. PLP’s emphasis on a student’s responsibility to impact their environment helped shaped Karen’s own desire to make sure that CNU would have a lasting Hillel program benefiting both Jewish students and the CNU campus at large. Poquoson native, and UJCVP early childhood alum, Kayla Pomeranz, a third year at UVA, was accompanied by UVA Hillel director Rabbi Jake Rubin. Kayla brought most of the room to tears with her account of recent difficulties on UVA’s campus and how Hillel along with Rabbi Jake has become her home away from home, providing a safe haven in which to process and deal with challenging moments.

With your help, and with your Annual Campaign commitment, our community can continue to provide resources and support to our growing Jewish population at Christopher Newport, ensuring that they have guidance from a professional director and communal support in their quest to encourage diversity and a welcoming environment for Jewish students on campus.

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1: June 22nd - July 3rd2: July 6th - July 17th3: July 20th - July 31st4: Aug. 3rd - Aug. 14th

Summer

2015

Sessions

Camp chaverim 2015

Camp Chaverim

New Specialty Camps

INVENTORS WORKSHOP A week of fun, creativity and engineering! Over the course of a week, students will invent new machines and explore creative design solutions using Engineering Design Process. Discover how a wind-up toy works and design our own drawing robot inside the Inventors Workshop. July 13-17 $300.00 (Minimum of 10 campers required)

TRAVELING INTO THE FUTUREJoin us in an apocalyptic future, one where the earth has been ravaged by a series of natural disasters. Each day, students rely on the engineer-ing design process to solve a series of challenges such as building a city on a series of islands, escaping from a bunker on Mt. Everest, and even building a rocket to land on the moon! Through application of engineering principles, students solve numerous challenges as they make their virtual world of Minecraft a safe place for humanity once again.July 27-31 $300.00 (Minimum of 10 campers required)

WRECK IT WEEK SMASH! CRASH! BOOM! -Campers will join wrecking companies for the week and will attempt to work their way up the ranks of their com-pany from Intern to President. They will compete against other wrecking companies in various engineering related challenges, such as building a bridge from balsa wood and constructing safety mechanisms to protect a raw egg from impact. Put on your hard hats and safety goggles and join the fun!August 3 - 7 $300.00 (Minimum of 10 campers required)

Go to www.ujcvp.org to view & download full brochure and registration form.

Watch your mail for Camp Chaverim 2015 Brochure

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Spirituality of Matzah Balls

Rabbi Gershon Litt

Every week my family and I are blessed to have anywhere between 5 and 20 guests for Shabbos. These guests come from various backgrounds and levels of observance and everyone knows that they are always welcome to come and enjoy a Shabbos meal. Recently, we had a gentleman who had never had a matzah ball. That’s right, we had a hard time believing it as well, but it was true. He had never had a matzah ball and my wife’s matzah ball soup was his first. He definitely enjoyed it and commented that he may have to come back soon if, for no other reason, than to make sure that the soup is always this good. We told him that we have no problem with that and anytime he wants to come for Shabbos to verify the greatness of the chicken soup with matzah balls he is welcome to do so. I have found over the years that people will sometimes start off their personal, spiritual journey in a very unknowing manner. They will not recognize, or allow themselves to recognize, that their journey is a spiritual one, but rather they will come because, “The chicken soup is so good….” Sometimes people will sign up for a class because it is intellectually interesting, not expecting to have the class change them in any way. Many people will attend a Passover seder simply because that’s what they do. They have to go to a seder, but they have no intention of the seder making an impact on them. This is the choice that each and every one of us has with every Jewish event, class, program, meal, and service we attend. Do we want to “do” something or do we want to “become” something? Am I the type of person who will participate, but never thinks that the topic applies to me or am I the type of person who wants to always try and reach my potential? As we approach Passover this is a very important

question that we should all be asking ourselves. Over the next few weeks we have a chance to break out of our personal prison that we each make for ourselves and burst out into a world of true, personal freedom. Passover is quickly approaching. At this time in history, G-d took us out from Egypt not because we fasted or prayed or repented, as was the case with Purim, but because G-d decided that it was the right time and He, Himself took us out of Egypt. There are times when we need personal effort and action. There are other times when G-d just runs the world and all we can do is follow His lead. Whichever we are experiencing at any given time there is one thing that is consistent – it all has the potential to bringing us closer to G-d. The matzah ball can bring us closer to G-d, the chicken and brisket and even the bitter herbs on Pesach can as well. It’s up to us whether we come to dinner to eat or we eat in order to serve a Higher Purpose. When we have a chance to attend a service, a meal, a program or a class we have a choice. Attend because we feel as though we have to or try to figure out how this matzah ball can bring us a little closer to G-d. If you want to know more about the spirituality of matzah balls (or anything else) feel free to be in touch.

Rabbi Gershon Litt is the Rabbi of Adath Jeshurun Synagogue, the Director of Hillel at the College of William and Mary, and the Executive Director of the Norfolk Kollel.

Adath Jeshurun meets every Shabbos morning at 9:30 AM at 401 City Center Boulevard, Newport News, Virginia 23606Tel. #757-930-0820 website: www.ajshul.com Rabbi Gershon Litt: 757-362-4824April Schedule: April 4th, April 11th, 18th, 25th

You CAN make a difference!

Most of us know where our next meal will come from but many receiving assistance from Jewish Family Service (JFS) don’t live with the same sense of security. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated food for the JFS food closet. This food program supports Peninsula Jewish families who come to Jewish Family Service for financial assistance. They all struggle with monthly expenses and these items are always a welcome help to them. At this time, the most needed items include canned fruit, jelly, and soup as well as gift cards for groceries to help with expenses for perishable frozen or refrigerated items. We greatly appreciate your support of our agency and the services that we provide, to those in need.

All donations of food or gift cards are tax deductible and may be dropped off at the JFS office, or at the main desk at the UJC. If it is more convenient, please send gift cards via mail to Jewish Family Service, 401 City Center Blvd., Newport News, Virginia 23606

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Sunday, april 26, 2015at 2 pM

The Virginia War Museum with Rabbi Séverine and Neal Sokol

present Religion Reporter of the Year (2005, 2011, and 2013),

Tim Townsend, author of the critically acclaimed book

Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis.

This cost of this special event is included in normal admission to the museum which is $7 for adults, $6 for

seniors and active duty military, and $5 for children.

Seating will be limited. To reserve a seat, please contact Dick Hoffeditz at (757) 247-8523 or rhoffeditz@nnva.gov

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Artwork from 21 Israeli artists, from the ancient city of Safed, Israel will be visiting Rodef Sholom TempleDon’t miss this exciting opportunity to meet and interact with Israeli artists.

For sale and exhibit will be works in stone, precious metals, fabric, metal, paint and glass.

Canaan Galleries will donate a portion of the proceeds to Rodef Sholom Temple. For more information contact: Danile Spokony - lspokony@aol.com

or Janet Glasofer- glasofer@verizon.net.The RST Social Action Used Book Sale begins this same Sunday from 9-5.

Rodef Sholom Temple 318 Whealton Rd. Hampton VA 23666 757-826-5894 | www.rodefsholomtemple.org

Temple Sinai 11620 Warwick Blvd., Newport News VA 23601 757-596-8352

Monday, April 13- Monthly Sisterhood meeting 7 p.m. Come and learn more about what your Sisterhood does.

Sunday, April 26- Join us for the next Brotherhood Breakfast at 10 a.m. Cost is $6 for non-members. Speaker- J. Michael Moore, Newport News Civil War Sites Curator and Historian He will speak about Lee Hall Mansion and the interesting people who lived, worked, and visited the Lower Peninsula’s only remaining Antebellum Italianate brick structure.

Sunday, May 3-Kosher Cuisine for A New GenerationHe cooks! He sings! He chops vegetable blindfolded! Come hear Mitchell Kowitz “Cantor Mitch” talk about the joys of kosher cooking, sing some songs, demonstrate some unusual kitchen skills and sign copies of his book. We will also taste some of his recipes, prepared by our Temple Sinai chefs. Please RSVP by April 29 to Temple Sinai at 596-8352.

Sunday, June 28-Temple Sinai’s 60th Anniversary Celebration- Join us in the afternoon for a gala cel-ebration of our history and heritage. There will be plenty of food, a silent auction, children’s activities and recognition of those who contributed to our Temple through out the years. Look for more information next month.

Israeli Arists from Safed Coming to Rodef Sholom Temple Sunday, April 26, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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April EVENTS

Shabbat Services every Friday

Adult Learning 12

Preschool Little Learner 19

5K- The Cevo Crew 26 Upcoming: Havdalah Lag B’Omer Cookout 02

CONGREGATION EMET V’OR emetvor.org 757/952-3737 Shabbat*, 7:30PM, at the UJCP, - 401 City Center Blvd. All are welcome.

Please RSVP for each event, so we have an accurate count.

Adult learning class: Learning does not stop after college! Meet for an interesting hour long conversation at 10:30AM. You do not need to be a member of synagogue, there is a small fee of $3.00. Please send an email to Ann Lynn at teabague@aol.com regarding April 12th. Location at Ann Lynn’s.

Preschool Little Learners: introduce your children (5 and under) to the joys of Judaism. Not a member of a synagogue, you are invited! 10:30AM – 12PM. RSVP anyawise@yahoo.com. Meet in the Sarfan Center Preschool building on April 19th.

Religious School every Sunday for preschool- age 18.We need your Farm Fresh receipts to earn money for supplies! Bring on Sundays.

Fitness: You have got to move it-move it! 4/26 Color Me Rad 5K: The most colorful 5K you will ever run. Register under team name The Cevo Crew! 5/3 is the UJC 5K run, so practice here first. If you like to walk or run, this is great intro run with a fun group of people.

Need a place for Passover? Email office@emetvor.org.

Celebrate on Saturday May 2nd at 5:30PM with a bonfire and cookout! All are welcome. Email office@emetvor.org for more information.

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THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY The Program in Judaic Studies and

The Department of Religious Studies announce

The 16th Annual William and Sue Anne Bangel Presentation

Featuring

These events are free and open to the public.

JARROD TANNY, PhD Assoc. Professor and Block Distinguished Scholar in Jewish History Department of History, University of North Carolina Wilmington

“From the Borscht Belt to the Bible Belt:

Jewish Humor in Dixieland”

FRIDAY, April 10, 2015

Shabbat Services begin at 7:30 p.m. TEMPLE BETH EL

600 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA

Yom Hashoah Service REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

7:00 p.m.

Following the service, the movie Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness will be shown by

request. Potluck dessert reception

Save the Date for this Exciting EventSunday, May 17, 2015

UJC Jewish Food Festival and Cultural Event

Entertainment, Petting Zoo, Face Painting, Vendors, Food, Cultural activitiesWine Tasting, Pickle Guys Pickles from NYC Lower East Side, Jewish Bakery, and more.

Volunteers Needed! Please call Leslie at 930-1422 or email: leslie@ujcvp.org

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Sarfan Early Childhood Center 5K RUN/WALK ~ 29th Annual

Sunday, June 7, 2015

TIME8:00 am Registration for 1 mile and 5K (until 9:00 am) 9:00 am 1 Mile Run09:30 am 5K Run/Walk10:30 am Kids 50 yard dash (no entry fee)

DATE Sunday, June 7, 2015

WHERE Mariners' MuseumWarwick Lot & Boundary Rd., Newport News, VA 23601

ENTRY $25.00 Pre-registration (postmarked by 5/31/15)$30.00 Registration after 6/1/15Checks payable to UJCVP; 401 City Center Blvd.; Newport News, VA 23606T-shirt availability and size preference not guaranteed unless pre-registered

AWARDS For 5K run/walk and 1 mile: Top male & female in each age group:1 mile: ages 6 & under, 7-9, 10-12, 14-155K run/walk: ages 10 & under, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+

INFORMATION http://5k.ujcvp.org/ email: 5krace@ujcvp.orgPhone 757-930-1422 Fax 757-930-3762

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Last Name _________________________ First Name ____________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________ State ___________ Zip ___________________________

Phone _____________________ Male or Female________ Age (on race day) ________________________

T-Shirt Size (circle one) Adult: S M L XL -or- Youth S M L

Event 1-mile ________ 5K Run ________ 5K Walk _________Please read the reverse side of this form in its entirety before signing.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I HAVE READ THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK, WAIVER OF LIABILITY IN ITS ENTIRETY AND I FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY EXECUTE THE SAME. I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY BE WAIVING CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS BY EXECUTING THIS DOCUMENT.Signature (of parent or guardian if runner is under 18) _____________________________ Name:____________________________

Registration Form

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5K Race Registration Form Part 2

Date:______________________Checks payable to UJCVP; 401 City Center Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606

RUNNER AGE 18 AND OVER:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF RISKAND WAIVER OF LIABILITY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I acknowledge that participation in the Sarfan Early Childhood Center 5K Run/Walk, like any run, walk, or race, entails inherent risk to participants’ health and safety, including the possibility of severe injury or death. I represent that I have trained for this event or am otherwise in adequate physical condition to participate in this event. I hereby assume all of the risk of participating in this event and take responsibility for all such risk and any injury (including death) that I may suffer by participating in this event.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION: In consideration for being permitted to participate in this event, to the full extent that the law allows, I hereby, on behalf of myself, as well as my heirs, estate, and personal representatives, release, waive, discharge, and agree to hold, indemnify, and save harmless the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula, Inc., its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, volunteers, and sponsors from any and all liability, including, without limitation, liability for personal injury, damages to property, or wrongful death, on account of or in any way resulting from my participation in the event described above.

This Agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by law. However, if any provision or part of this Agreement is held to be invalid or otherwise not legally enforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

RUNNER UNDER 18 YEARS OLD:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF RISKAND WAIVER OF LIABILITY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I acknowledge that participation in the Sarfan Early Childhood Center 5K Run/Walk, like any run, walk, or race, entails inherent risk to participants’ health and safety, including the possibility of severe injury or death. I represent that my child has trained for this event or is otherwise in adequate physical condition to participate in this event. I hereby assume all of the risk of my child participating in this event and take responsibility for all such risk and any injury (including death) that my child may suffer by participating in this event.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION: In consideration for my child’s being permitted to participate in this event, to the full extent that the law allows, I hereby, on behalf of myself and my child, as well as our respective heirs, estates, and personal representatives, release, waive, discharge, and agree to hold, indemnify, and save harmless the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula, Inc., its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, volunteers, and sponsors from any and all liability, including, without limitation, liability for personal injury, damages to property, or wrongful death, on account of or in any way resulting from my child’s participation in the event described above.

This Agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by law. However, if any provision or part of this Agreement is held to be invalid or otherwise not legally enforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

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UJCVPCommunityCalendarWednesday, April 112:00pm: Campaign Council6:00pm: TBE Board Meeting

Thursday, April 212:30pm Preschool afterschool activities4:00pm: Hebrew School

Friday, April 312:00pm: Preschool & Daycare closeFirst Seder Passover

Monday, April 6 Preschool Spring Break Pesach III (Passover)

Tuesday, April 7 Preschool Spring Break Pesach IV (Passover)11:00am: Grand Club

Wednesday, April 8 Preschool Spring Break Pesach V (Passover)

Thursday, April 9 Preschool Spring Break Pesach VI (Passover)

Friday, April 10 Preschool Spring Break UJC Closed for Pesach Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)

Wednesday, April 22 Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)9:15am: Parent Meeting6:00pm: UJC Executive Meeting7:30pm: UJC Board Meeting

Thursday, April 23 Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)12:30pm: Preschool after school activities4:00pm: Hebrew School

Sunday, April 269:00am: RST Caanan Galleries5:30pm: Lead Jew Meeting

Monday, April 2710:00am: Preschool Musical Mondays4:00pm: Hebrew School Williamsburg

Tuesday, April 2810:00am: Stretch and Grow11:00am: Grand Club4:00pm: Hebrew School

Thursday, April 3012:30pm: Preschool after school activities4:00pm: Hebrew School

April 2015

Monday, April 134:00pm: Hebrew School Williamsburg7:00pm: TS Sisterhood Meeting

Tuesday, April 1410:00am: Stretch and Grow11:00am: Grand Club4:00pm: Hebrew School7:00pm: TS Board Meeting

Wednesday, April 159:00am: Preschool Spring Picture Day10:00am: Babies and Bagels1:30pm: NCJW Book Club6:30pm: CEVO Board Meeting

Thursday, April 16 Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day12:30pm: Preschool after school activities4:00pm: Hebrew School7:00pm: Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Event

Monday, April 204:00pm: Hebrew School Williamsburg5:30pm: Endowment Meeting

Tuesday, April 2110:00am Stretch and Grow11:00am: Grand Club4:00pm: Hebrew School5:30pm: RST Board Meeting