Shalom Haverim,

Please mark you calendars for these April events:

1. Our next Torah Study session with Rabbi Aaron will be Sunday April 18 at 12:30pm

Email me to find out where we are meeting.

Parasha Tazria-Metzorah is complicated and will likely brew an interesting conversation, so be sure to pre-read the details about childbirth, skin ailments, and uncleanliness. Parasha Tazria-Metzorah can be found here (sorry for the Chabad version, but my regular choice was unavailable!) or Leviticus 12:1-15:33. Commentary can be found here.

***PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN COPY IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE***

2. And, on the very same day, you won't want to miss the Performance Art Network's dance debut on April 18th at 5:30 at the Buckman Theater at St. Mary's School at 60 Perkins Ext. Sharona Rubinstein (Rabbi Aaron's wife) created this company to provide a Sabbath observant, and religiously tolerant professional level dance company. It's going to be an exciting show, and she is trying to get the word out so people can buy tickets in advance if possible, or even become sponsors.

The general admission price is $10 for adults, and $5 for youth. The show will include modern, hip, hop, classical dance, and the finale will have live chamber music and dance together, played by MSO musicians.

If you want to learn more about the concert, and how to get involved, check out their new website at www.performanceartnetwork.org. This company of adult professional dancers is sharing the show with some very talented student dancers from two other partnering studios.

Email Sharona to reserve your tickets.

Check out the flyer for details.

3. Sherry Weinblatt, Hillel of Memphis Director, has generously invited New Jewish Neighborhood House to Hillel's final Jewish Faculty Forum LunchNLearn on April 9 at 12:30pm at 3582 Midland Ave. Barrie Weiser, the Executive Director of the Memphis JCC, will bringing a rescued Torah and telling its journey to Memphis.

Please RSVP to Sherry or 452-2453 by Thursday, April 8.

Shalom Haverim,

We have 2 events back-to-back in the coming week, plus lots of Passover celebration opportunities as well - so read to the bottom!

1. Our next Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron is Sunday March 21 at 12:30pm.

(I don't post the addresses of our host homes, so please email me to be put on our emailing list.)

Parasha Vayikra can be found here or Leviticus 1:1-5:26. Commentary can be found here.

**Torah Study HOST HOMES ARE STILL NEEDED for April 18, May 16! Please don't make me beg!**

2. On Wednesday March 24 at 7pm, please join me in welcoming Rabbi Adam Grossman to the New Jewish Neighborhood House. Rabbi Adam will be sharing some new ways to think about Passover in our newest series A Fresh Look at the Jewish Holidays - Why We Do What We Do.

(email me for location information.)

Other upcoming Passover events:

You are invited to a second night seder with Rabbi Adam and Rabbi Katie:

Tuesday, 3/30 gathering at 5:00 service at 6:15 - Second Night Seder catered by Bach's Lunch. Come downtown to the Robinson Gallery (44 Huling Avenue) to enjoy a Passover experience like no other. Whether a single, couple or young family, this Seder will surely impress. The cost will be $15 per person and $5 per child over 2. Reserve your space by Friday, March 26 at our website: http://www.timemphis.org/about/jam.htm.

Rabbi Katie will be leading a charoset and egg making party for the seder on Sunday, March 28 at 6:00pm at the Temple Israel kitchen. It should be a great opportunity to socialize, cook and learn.

Hillel of Memphis invites you to join them for an Interfaith Seder led by Rabbi Aaron on Tuesday March 23 at 6:30pm at Hillel (3581 Midland) The seder is free (donations are always welcome), but reservation are required by March 16. Please bring a non-perishable item to be donated to a local food bank. Contact Sherry Weinblatt for more details.

I look forward to seeing you there!

B'shalom,

Sarah

Rabbi Adam to share a new perspective on Pesach - March 10 7pm

We are moving on to Pesach in our newest series, A Fresh Look at the Jewish Holidays - Why We Do What We Do. (A special thanks to Rabbi Katie Bauman for such a wonderful Purim talk. We hope to see her again soon.)

As for Passover, on Wednesday March 10 at 7pm, please join me in welcoming Rabbi Adam Grossman to the New Jewish Neighborhood House. Rabbi Adam will be sharing some new ways to think about Pesach.

Please email me for details on the location.

Be sure to mark you calendar for other upcoming events:

Our next Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron is Sunday March 21. (Again, email me to be put on our mailing list and I will send you the location information.)

Torah Study HOST HOMES ARE NEEDED for April 18, May 16! Please don't make me beg!

I look forward to seeing you there!

B'shalom,

Sarah

Terumah Torah Study, Music Without Borders & More!

Get ready for a Sunday filled with Rabbi Aaron!

Please join us for Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron on Sunday, Feb 21 from 12:30-2pm.

Take a minute to read Parasha Terumah here. Details, details, details . . .

Here is some commentary on the significance of details here. Enjoy.

*remember, I don't post addresses online, so email me for the location*

Hurray! The concert that Rabbi Aaron spoke about a few weeks ago, Music Without Borders, featuring music ranging from Liturgical to Folk to Leonard Cohen to Reggae to Ladino to Yiddish to Gospel has been rescheduled to this Sunday, February 21 at 7pm at Beth Sholom.

THANK YOU, RABBI KATIE for a great Purim talk. If you enjoyed her talk as much as I did, you can see her in the Purimspiel and find her on Temple Israel's calendar.

Be sure to mark your calendar for other upcoming events:

Mark your calendar for Rabbi Adam Grossman's pre-Pesach talk on Wednesday March 10 at 7pm.

Torah Study HOST HOMES ARE STILL NEEDED for March 21, April 18, May 16! Email me for more information on hosting - its easy!

Other events in the community:

Check out the new exhibit at the Pink Palace - Bagels and Barbeque: The Jewish Experience in Tennessee showing from Feb 6-April 11.

A New Look at Purim with Rabbi Katie - Tues Feb 16 7:30pm

Our newest series, A Fresh Look at the Jewish Holidays - Why We Do What We Do, is off to a great start! Remember how Rabbi Danziger kicked it off with a Hannukah talk last year? Well, we have more great things on our horizon:

Rabbi Katie Bauman has graciously offered to give a pre-Purim talk and I am so excited to hear her perspective! Rabbi Katie's Purim talk will be Tuesday February 16th at 7:30pm. Email me for location information and directions.

(**Remember, I don't post addresses online, so be sure to email me to be added to our notification list!**)

Rabbi Adam Grossman has graciously offered to give a pre-Pesach talk and I am just as thrilled! Rabbi Adam's Pesach talk will be Wednesday March 10 at 7pm. HOST HOME NEEDED so please let me know if you are able to host this special event that evening.

Please join me in welcoming Rabbi Katie and Rabbi Adam to the New Jewish Neighborhood House. They are both relatively recent additions to the Temple Israel staff, so if you have not had a chance to meet them yet, here you go!

Thank you, Rabbi Katie and Rabbi Adam. We look forward to learning with you!

Be sure to mark you calendar for our upcoming events:

Our next Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron is Sunday Feb 21 - (host home found)

Torah Study HOST HOMES ARE NEEDED for March 21, April 18, May 16!

Torah Study this Sunday Jan 24 - Join us!

Please join us for Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron.

Date: Sunday Jan 24

Time: 12:30-2pm

Email me for the location and directions.

Please take a minute to read the dark Parasha Bo here. Complete with plagues, hardened hearts and grim slaughter. And here is a little commentary.

Be sure to mark you calendars for upcoming Torah Study dates. Torah Study is always on Sunday afternoons from 12:30-2pm.

Please volunteer to host a session in your home! (Hosting is easy. You only need to put on a pot of coffee and print copies of the Torah portion that we are studying - I will email it to you directly)

February 21 - host found

March 21 - host needed

April 18 - host needed

May 16 - host needed

See you then,

Sarah

Rabbi Aaron's vinegars and Neve Michael

If you have not already tried Rabbi Aaron's vinegars - you should. They are delicious and all proceeds go to support Neve Michael Children's Village, a safe haven for Israeli children. And they make great gifts!

Rabbi Aaron has a new brochure about his vinegars and Neve Michael. Contact him for details.