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4-11 Tevet, 5772 • December 30- January 6, 2011Shabbat Candle Lighting Time This Week: 4:19 p.m.

Shabbat Parsha/Weekly Torah Portion: Vayigash

Shabbat Services West End Presbyterian Church165 W 105th Street

Please refrain from using all electronic devices during services including cell phones and cameras. For your safety, Romemu will be conducting random bag searches at the entrance of our sanctuary. Thank you for your cooperation.

Friday, December 30th6:30 p.m: Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, December 31st8:30 p.m: ShabbatAsana Yoga 9:30 p.m:! Meditation10:00 p.m: Shacharit Services11:00 p.m: Torah Service 4:30 p.m: Shivti Meditation

Between Your eye and this page

I am standing

Between Your ear and soundThe Friend has pitched a golden tent

Your spirit walks through a thousand times A day.

Each time you pass the KaabaThe sun unwinds a silk thread from your body.

Each time you pass any object From within it

I bow.

If you are still having doubts About His nearness

Once in a while debate with God.

Between Your eye and this page Hafiz

Is standing.

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Social Justice House Meetingsthru Mid-DecemberRomemu is the the process of identifying our shared values as a community. We need to hear what you care about. Come to a House Meeting near you and together we shall help Romemu set our course in "Being the Change we wish to see in the world". Last Meeting:

Upper West Side, Wed. December 14, 7:00PMTo Register for a meeting, visit: www.romemu.org/ social-justice-listening-campaign

Between Your eye and this page

I am standing

Between Your ear and sound

The Friend has pitched a golden tent

Your spirit walks through a thousand times

Between Your Eye and This PageA Poem by Hafiz

Refuah Shlema We would like to wish a speedy recovery and blessings of healing upon Eileen Ain, Phillip Aranow, David Belaga, Michael Cole, Blanche and Jack Frank, Donna Gallers, Bonnie Impagliazzo, Frank Palmer, Phillip Jones, Tova Ladley, Chaim Melamed, Karen Miriam Rosenbaum, Bernard Schneiderman, Sally Staver, Hal Steiner, and Shira Zeller.

SHA'BABY Friday, January 6 at 5:00 p.m. 165 West 105th StreetEngage your child's spirit and celebrate Shabbat with guitar, singing and dancing. For 0-4 year olds. SHA'BOKER TOVSaturday, January 7 at 10:50 p.m.165 West 105th StreetYoung ones march and dance with the Torah, sing songs, and learn prayers. This is a fun engaging service for 5-9 year olds, but all children are welcome.

Looking to Give Back to the Romemu Community? Creating Sacred Space We are looking for new volunteers and leaders to join our team of Shomerim. Shomerim transform the sanctuary into a sacred space.The Spirit of SoundWe are looking for new sound and production volunteers. These volunteers ensure that the sound technology for each service is set up and running. Special for Shomerim: Kiddush and study session with Rabbi David Ingber on January 21st. Interested in volunteering? Email Allison at allison@romemu.org

Online Chanukah Auction:We have extended our SILENT AUCTION for all the wonderful items that are still available.!!The auction will remain!open until January 1 at 1:00 a.m. -all proceeds will go to the year-end campaign

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Celebrate Shabbat with the Whole FamilyStarting in January, join us for Sha'Baby and Sha'Boker Tov every week!Sha'BabyFridays, January 6, 13, 20, 27 at 5:00 p.m. Sha'Boker TovSaturdays, January 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:50 p.m.

Contact Romemu:308 W. 92nd Street, Ste. 5BNew York, New York 10025212.580.4294, info@romemu.org

Rabbi David Ingberrabbi@romemu.org Founder & Spiritual Director

Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit shir@romemu.orgCreative & Musical Director

Jane Graverjane@romemu.orgDirector of Operations

Jade Netanya Ullmann jade@romemu.orgDevelopment, Membership & Outreach

Allison Adgesallison@romemu.orgAdministration

Limmud NY 2012 Martin Luther King Weekened Friday, January 13 - 16Hudson Valley Resort, Kerhonkson NYJoin with over 700 people of all ages and backgrounds at a volunteer-run Jewish festival in beautiful upstate New York. Romemu's Rabbi David Ingber will be teaching at this special weekend. Experience art, film, literature, music, philosophy, politics, text study, sessions about Israel, and much more from early morning to late night. Take advantage of over 300 sessions and performances, grab a Shabbat nap, or just schmooze. Programming for the whole family, including free babysitting and children’s camp. Special $100 discount for members of Romemu who live in the tri-state area. Register at limmudny.org/register or call 212-908-2525

Please register for all classes at www.romemu.org/adult-education

Mazal Tov: Astrology and the KabbalahEvery Other Monday until January 23Next Session: Monday, Jan. 2 at 7:00 p.mCo-led by Alina Bloomgarden & Rina Lankry. This course will explore astrology as a language and tool for self-knowledge.! Together, western astrology and Kabbalistic Astrology will be introduced.! Students will be invited to have their charts calculated and then used as a learning tool as well as an element of analytic methodology.

Living Deeply with a Sacred Text First Sunday of Every Month Next Session: Sunday, Jan. 1 at 6:30 p.m 131 Riverside Drive, Apt 10DLed by Nili Weissman. This popular course is back for another round of Torah cycle. This course will help you develop skills to live deeply with your pasuk, verse of Torah, that you chose on Simchat Torah. We meet once a month to witness, support and listen to stories of the verse's unfolding in our lives. This year-long journey o"ers a unique experience of learning Torah from each other as we learn how to listen deeply to a sacred text in our lives.

Shivti: Shabbat MeditationShabbat Afternoons 4:30pm - 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m. New Location:2nd floor AuditoriumJewish Home Lifecare120 West 106th St There is no better time to meditate than on Shabbat. No prior experience required.

Kabbalah Café Every Tuesday Next Class: Jan. 3, 7:00 p.m. 260 RiversideDrive Apt 7BLed by Rabbi David Inbger. Explore the mysteries of the Kabbalah in an intimate setting and discover the many paths to wisdom.

Feed your Heart. Move your Body. Expand your Mind.

Donate to the On-line Chanukah AuctionBiddingStarts: Sunday, December 11thEnds: Thursday, Decmeber 22ndDonate Today to the 1st Romemu On-line Chanukah Auction! The bidding begins on-line and will end at our 4th annual Chanukah Bash. The auction focuses on gifts for the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Some ideas about gifts to consider donating include: vacation getaways, time-shares, gift certificate to your favorite yoga studio, that extra set of Le Creuser cookware, those tickets to the ballet or ballgame, vegan baking lessons, the fabulous bike you bought your grandchild that he just outgrew, a limited edition print of your favorite artist, a Persian rug you can part with, a session with that awesome nutritional health counselor, a pair of roller skates, a massage, a bracelet, a set of golf clubs... Visit the auction website to enter your donation and to browse our growing collection of amazing gifts.

benefitevents.com/auctions/romemuFollow the link to enter your donation in out on-line template. Stay posted for auction developments. Invite friends and family to participate. Enjoy a great bargain while generating support for continued developments and expansion of Romemu.

Learning Opportunities with Romemu:

OmekBeginning Thursday, January 12Thursdays, 8:00PM-10:00 p.m. 260 Riverside Drive, 7BThis class, taught by Rabbi Ingber, will follow one thinker/one book through the cycle of the yearly Torah Reading. Week by week, we will explore a teaching from this particular Master’s approach to the Parsha (weekly portion). This year we will be learning “Me’or Eynayim," a Chassidic classic written by Rabbi Nachum of Chernobyl. !

Ongoing Classes and Special Events Next Month:

My ReincarnationFilm ScreeningThursday, Dec. 15, 5:30PMCinema Village22E 12th StreetJoin acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox and Rabbi David Inbger for a discussion after the film. MY REINCARNATION chronicles the epic story of the high Tibetan Buddhist Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and his western-born son, Yeshi. The film follows the Master to greatness as a Buddhist teacher in the West, while his son, Yeshi, recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, breaks away from his father’s tradition to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family’s spiritual legacy alive? Fox expertly distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation, and destiny.

Kirtan Rabbi in NYC! Saturday, Dec. 10th, 8:00PM Integral Yoga Institute of NY227 W13th Street (bet. 8th and 9th Ave)Bring you voices, open heart and dancing socks to a fun and inspiring evening of singing, movement and community. Let's welcome Reb Drew back after coming a member? You are an integral part of what we are becoming.

Upcoming Events:

Spiritual Transformation of Israel and America Monday, January 23, 7:30 p.m. 165 West 105th StreetJoin Rabbi Michael Lerner and Rabbi David Ingber in a dialogue exploring spiritual strategies of healing and transforming the conflicts in the Middle East.

The Zohar: The Book of Light...and Darkness Every Sunday until January 23 at 8:00 p.mThis course is o"ered by member Nathaniel Berman, who has been studying the Zohar for many years. This course will be an intensive intellectual and experiential introduction to the Zohar, the central text of Kabbalah, also called the "poetry of Kabbalah." No prior background, except spiritual questing, is required for this course.

Rome'Red TentMonday, January 9, 7:00 p.m. 320 Central Park West, 16DCelebrate with Romemu's comunity group for all female-identified friends and members.

Isabella Freedman in NYCSaturday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m. 165 West 105th StreetCome celebrate the road ahead with the Isabella Freedman community! Win credits for free retreats, enjoy delicious snacks from Adamah, and participate in a late night jam-session.

Tree b'Earthday: A Tu b'Shevat CelebrationFebruary 3-5 Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat CenterEnjoy spirited Shabbat services, guided hikes, workshops, farm-to-table kosher dining, and a beautiful Tu b'Shevat seder on Saturday night.