News from Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom

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This Week at FVJC-Emek Shalom:

Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. our new FVJC-Emek Shalom Adult Choir will make its debut. Don't miss hearing your fellow congregants enhance our worship with their beautiful singing. We are looking forward to being a very special part of services that evening.

Important Religious School Dates

There will be no school on Sunday February 14 and February 21, and Wednesday February 17.

Grades K and One – please mark your calendar to join us for our Family Education Program on Sunday March 7, more information will be coming to you.

Our model seders will be on Sunday March 28 and Wednesday March 24, if you would like to volunteer some time to help, please call the Religious School office at 651-4218.

Purim Megillah Reading and Carnival

Join us on Sunday, February 28 for games, raffles, food, prizes and much, much more!!!!

Please come in costume!

Bring a canned food item to help families that need our assistance. For every can that you bring to the Carnival, you will receive a raffle ticket for prizes that will be raffled at the end of the Carnival.

Junior Congregation

Please join us on Friday, February 26, at 6:00 pm for our Junior Congregation Service & Pizza Dinner. The cost of the dinner is $5/person. To reserve your spot, please send a check (made payable to "FVJC-ES") to Sue Lerner, 64 Scoville Road, Avon, CT 06001, or drop off your check in the religious school office. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, February 23. Unfortunately, no late reservations will be accepted. All families are asked to bring a dessert to share. For more information, please contact Sue Lerner at suelerner@sbcglobal.net.

Passover Food Drive

Passover is coming soon! Our 19th annual Passover Food Drive will be from February 28th - March 14th. All of our donations, labeled Kosher for Passover, will go to Jewish Family Services in West Hartford for distribution to needy Jewish families. Did you know that OUR congregation donates more Passover food every year than any other congregation in the area? Did you know that only OUR congregation donates the food in a handled bag beautifully decorated by our religious school students? Listed below are the Kosher for Passover Food items we are hopeful each Religious School grade will bring in.

Kindergarten - Boxes of Matzah
Grade1 - Kosher for Passover Grape Juice
Grade 2 - Kosher for Passover Matzah Ball Mix and/or Chicken Soup Mix
Grade 3 - Kosher for Passover Gefilte Fish
Grade 4 - Kosher for Passover Borsht
Grade 5 - Kosher for Passover Cake or Brownie Mix or Macaroons
Grade 6 - Kosher for Passover Canned fruit or Jars of Applesauce
Grade 7 - Boxes of Kosher for Passover Matzah

We hope the entire congregation will participate in the mitzvah by bringing in any of the above Kosher for Passover food items. The entire Social Action Committee thanks you for your generosity and wishes you all a Sweet Pesach. If you have any questions, kindly contact Wendy Saffer at 673-6223 or at farmpass@gmail.com.

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