News from Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom

This Week at FVJC-Emek Shalom:

Reserve Your Seat Today for Wine Tasting and Book Event

Join us on Sunday, April 19 from 4-6 p.m., for a fascinating talk from Alice Feiring, New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Battle for Love and Wine." The book documents her journey to discover biodynamic wines. Feiring makes an argument for wine authenticity through adherence to old techniques. She's against what she calls Big Wine—viticulture as business and technology—and blames the shrinking appreciation for hand-vinified, long-aged Old World wines on, among other things, the UC–Davis School of Enology and Viticulture and the wine writings of critic Robert M. Parker Jr.

Organic and biodynamic wines will be available for tasting. They will be accompanied by good food, including dessert from Mozzicato's.

Tickets are only $18 each before April 10, or $120 for a Table of 8. Click here for more details about the event or click here to see the flyer.

Be A Part of the Inaugural Lay-Led Shabbat Morning Experience

Join us for our first monthly lay-led Shabbat Morning Worship Service on Saturday, May 2, at 9:00am until 10:00 in our sanctuary. Enjoy a short prayer service, including Kaddish, and a lively discussion on the first Saturday morning of each month. Our first topic will be "How Do We Celebrate?" Come to this informal gathering for prayer, discussion, Challah, and Kiddush. And, of course, there will be Coffee And...

Clean Up Day - Bring Your Rakes and Brooms

Join us on Sunday, May 3rd for an "old fashion cleanup and sprucing-up of the temple property!" Just as we used to do, the Board and the Men's Club will be joining together to clean-up the temple property from 8:30 AM till 1:00 PM on Sunday, May 3rd. If you have a rake, bring it or a gas leaf blower, we can use it.

If you have any questions, please call Daryl Worobow. Dan Millstein, Andrew Rose, or Mark Lescher, for further details and needs. Come join us for coffee and donuts while your children are in Religious School!

Sisterhood Book Club-date change

The group will still meet at 7:30 PM at the home of Barbara Wolfe (59 Winterset Lane, Simsbury), but on April 22 instead in April 23. Please contact Barbara if you plan to attend at 658-1077 or bwolfe@hartford.edu. The book to be discussed is Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska. This book is set in the 1920's on the Lower East Side and tells the story of a young woman's struggle toward independence and self-fulfillment. Looking forward to seeing you on April 22nd!

Greater Hartford Remembers - Yom Hashoah 2009

Several events are taking place across the region to honor the memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Click here to view the flyer with more details.

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