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Vayelech-Shabbat Shuvah

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Upcoming Services & Special Events

 

Friday, October 3rd, 6:00 pm:                   Tot Shabbat

Friday, October 3rd, 7:00 pm:                   Shabbat Services

Wednesday, October 8th, 7:30 pm          Kol Nidre at the Church on the Way

Thursday, October 9th, 10:00 am            Yom Kippur Services at the Church on the Way

Friday, October 10th, 7:00 pm                  Shabbat Services

Friday, Oct. 17th:      5:30 pm                     Ceramic Project: To participate in the craft project, please

Pick-up a reservation form in the office.

6:15 pm                     Bring Your Own Sukkot picnic dinner,

7:00 pm                     Sukkot Shabbat Service:

Monday, Oct. 20th: 6:30 pm                      Simchat Torah Services: Dance in the aisles with the Torah

                                                                        to the music of Klezmer Juice as we complete the reading of

                                                                        the Torah and roll it back to the beginning for the New Year!

                                                                        We will also welcome and consecrate our new Religious

                                                                        School students.

 

October Tsedekah

This month’s Tsedakah monies will go to the URJ Disaster Relief Fund.

 

Mondays, Torah Study, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:  Join Rabbi Offel for a weekly “drop-in” Torah study.  You are welcome to bring your lunch and munch while we study.

Torah study will resume on October 20th after the High Holy Days.

 

Save the Date

 

Chavurah Mixer: Sunday, October 12, 9:30am

Please join us in the social hall for an opportunity to meet with old friends and new who are interested in joining a Chavurah.  There will be a light breakfast and an opportunity to make connections with others as we form new Chavurot at Temple Kol Tikvah.  Children are welcome too.  Please feel free to bring any friends who are interested along with you.  Please remember that all new forming Chavurah members must be temple members as well.  We have had a large amount of interest in the Chavurah program and look forward to several new Chavurot forming soon.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact one of our Chavurah committee members:  Samantha Friedman: sam.friedman@hotmail.com; Randi Wilson: randiwilson1@hotmail.com; Lauren Davis: mrsd4321@sbcglobal.net; or Shana Glassman: shana.glassman@gmail.com.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you,

Lauren, Samantha, Shana & Randi.

 

Kol Tikvah Social Action Events

Help temple Kol Tikvah fulfill its commitment to making a difference in our local community.  Please join us for the following upcoming events:

  • Thursday, October 9th: High Holy Days Food Drive helping the West Valley Food Pantry: bring shopping bags filled with donated food on Yom Kippur.
  • Sunday, November 2nd:  Mitzvah Day @ KT or Habitat for Humanity site in Pacoima.
  • Sunday November 9th, 12:30 pm: Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) Walk, at Church of the Chimes in S.O. (www.cropwalkonline.org)

Please visit the websites to join the Kol Tikvah Team or email Laureen Waterman (Social Action Chair) @ laureenee@aol.com for more information.  We hope to see everyone at one or at all events!

 

E Waste Drive: Sunday November 2nd, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Kol Tikvah

Recycle your e-waste items that are just collecting dust and keep these items away from our roadsides, oceans and the landfills.

 

ELECTRONIC ITEMS ACCEPTED INCLUDE:
Televisions, Monitors, Computers, Computer Components, Fax Machines, Printers, Copiers, Toner Cartridges, Wire, Video Game Consoles, Laptops, Cameras, Camcorders, Internet Devices, Keyboards, Mice, MP3 Players, VCRs & DVDs, Cell Phones, Telephone Equipment.

Please encourage your friends, family and employer to recycle their e-waste; this recycling event is open to the public!   For more information, pick up a flier at the temple, visit the Temple Kol Tikvah website or visit the Kol Tikvah Facebook page.

This service proudly brought to you by Temple Kol Tikvah and Neuwaste Business Recycling. Neuwaste Business Recycling is a State-Approved E-Waste Collector E-Waste Recycling is a California State-Funded Program License #105532.

 

 

Kol Tikvah Green Team: We are looking for volunteers to help Kol Tikvah go green.  It will be fun and only volunteer as much or as little as you can. Join our team and make a difference in our world.  The program will consist of a recycling program, energy program, paper purchasing program, and public education.  Come be a part of the solution!!! Call Andee Pariser at 818-225-0823.

 

Religious School News:

Blast the Shofar at the end of Yom Kippur! Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5:15 pm

Bring your Shofar and join KT for the Blast of the Year!

 

Sun.   Oct.  5-Grades K-1-2-3 Back to School

Tues.  Oct. 7- Grades 7-12 Back to school with a discussion on “Understanding God” lead by Dr. Jody Meyers

 

SAVE THE DATE:

Sun. Oct. 7              Religious school, Teen Tuesday and Confirmation

Sun.  Oct.12            Education Committee Meeting 9:15-10:15 am

Tues. Oct.14           No School-Sukkot

Fri.   Oct.17             Ceramics craft, Sukkot Picnic and Family Service 

Sun. Oct.19             6th grade Parent Student Activity Day

Mon.  Oct.20           Simchat Torah and welcome to new students

Tues.  Oct. 22         No School-Simchat Torah

Sun. Oct. 26            Blessing of the Animals 11:30 am

Tues. Oct. 28           Kipot Choir rehearsal

 

RETREAT DATES AT CAMP SHALOM-cost $150.00

Oct. 24-26 Grades 6, 7, 8 (Registration due Oct. 12)

Feb. 6-8     Grades 4-5 and 8-9

 

Early Childhood Center News: 

 

L’ Shanah Tova! We are certainly off to a great start in the Early Childhood Center and look forward to a sweet year filled with smiles, fun and learning. Rabbi Offel joined each classroom this week to blow the shofar and give a little lesson on where the shofar comes from as well as the significance of the wonderful sounds we hear when it blows. Rabbi Offel outdid herself as the children asked for more and more!

Enrichment classes are off to a great start! The children enrolled will participate in classes after their regular class curriculum ends. There are still limited spaces available in some of the classes – please come to the preschool office for more information as this is the last week for any changes.

Our very first Tot Shabbat of the year is this Friday, October 3rd at 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary ~ we can’t wait to see you there!

Due to popular demand ~ we are considering opening up a Toddler Mommy & Me class on Tuesdays – 9:15 to 10:45 am! If you are interested please call the ECC offices!

 

Mark your calendars:

October 3rd – 6pm Tot Shabbat – this is our first of the year – Bring your Shofar!

October 8th – Noon Dismissal ~  Kol Nidre  

October 9th - Yom Kippur         School Closed – Family Services – 1:30 @TCOTW

October 14th - Sukkot      School Closed

October 17th -Sukkot Family Picnic     6:00 pm

 

 

 

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