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Barnes & Noble in Canton will contribute a
percentage of every sale made to FVJC-Emek Shalom's Religious School on Sunday December 6, 7 and 8. Simply bring this special bookfair voucher to the store and show it while making your purchase.
Several school events and programs will be held at the store on Sunday, December 6 from 1:30 - 4:30 pm, but the bookfair will continue on Monday andTuesday, December 7 and 8.
Anyone who make a purchase on Sunday will receive a 15% coupon for Dish and Dat and a
coupon for 10% their ice cream purchase at Ben and Jerry's!
Do you have plans to go shopping on Black Friday? If so, please keep in mind that FVJC-ES will be collecting toys on behalf of the US Marine Corp's successful "Toys for Tots" program. Boxes will be placed in the synagogue in December. Toys must be new and in their original packaging (i.e., unopened). Every year, there is a shortage for infant toys and toys for kids 12 and older, but toys for kids of all ages are accepted and appreciated.
If you are attending the Hanukkah Hop on Friday, December 11, your donation will be your "price of admission." If you will not be at the Hanukkah Hop, please drop off your donation any time in early December. Boxes will be removed for distribution to children in need in the day or two following the Hanukkah Hop. On behalf of the Social Action Committee, thank you for your generous support!
On Sunday December 13th at 9am, the Men’s club will be sponsoring a presentation on the Dead Sea Scrolls given by Rabbi Herman. All family members are welcome. We are meeting at the FVJC in the Social Hall at 9am for a lox and bagel breakfast and the presentation will begin at 9:30 am.
The next Men's Club sponsored presentation after this will be on Sunday January 10th.
Make an edible dreidel, decorate a Chanukah card for Jewish soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, play the dreidel game and taste gourmet olive oil at Simsbury Celebrates, Saturday, November 28, 5:15 – 7:15 pm, Eno Hall, Lower Level, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. For more information log onto www.simsburycelebrates.com and click on Schedule. If you would like to volunteer please contact Elana MacGilpin at 677-1235 or emacgilpin@jewishhartford.org.
Join Sam Kassow, Ph.D. as he gives a history of how our Jewish ancestors made roots in America on Tuesday, December 1, 7:00 pm at Eno Hall, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. Dr. Kassow is a world renowned specialist in Russian, German and Jewish history, author of four books including Who Will Write our History: Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, The Distinctive Life of East European Jewry and soon to be published Two Jewish Cities: Vilna and Warsaw. Dr. Kassow is the Charles Northam Professor of History at Trinity College. Please RSVP to Elana MacGilpin at 677-1235 or emacgilpin@jewishhartford.org. This program is co-sponsored by the Chai Center and the Jewish Community Relations Council.
