RTPV Weekly E-Shofar - Monday 10.3.2022

October 3, 2022 - Tishri 5783 - Yom Kippur Schedule, Food Pantry Donations, Light the Night, How to Lead a Shabbat Service Workshop, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Havdalah, Movie Night, Congregational Field Trip and more! (busy month!)

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This week's parsha is Haazinu הַאֲזִינוּ
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Deuteronomy 32:1–52 / Learn more . . .

Hybrid Services Continue

While services are now held both in our Sanctuary and via Zoom, for everyone's safety and security, in-person attendees must be fully vaccinated and masking requirements continue to be in effect. - from RTPV's Safety/Security Committee

This Week at a Glance

KOL NIDRE - TUESDAY, October 4 at 7:30 pm - Led by Rabbi Sklarz - in person and via Zoom

YOM KIPPUR MORNING - WEDNESDAY, October 5 starting at 10 am - Led by Rabbi Sklarz - in person and via Zoom

Afternoon service begins at 3 pm, followed by Yizkor, Concluding Services, Blowing of the Shofar and Havdalah. Babysitting available. See full schedule below.

SHABBAT - FRIDAY, October 7 at 7:30 pm - Service led by Chazzanit Annice - ZOOM only

Zoom link for Shabbat (Yom Kippur has different link):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88118483875
Meeting ID: 881 1848 3875
One tap mobile +13017158592,,88118483875#

SATURDAY, October 8 at 5:30 pm, Rabbi Sklarz is the keynote Survivor Speaker

for Fairfield County's Light the Night Walk, a fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Details below.

JOIN US FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS!

Visit our rtpv.org/high-holidays for more details, and Ticket and Yizkor Donation Forms

This year we are happy to be holding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in person as well as virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all members and ticket holders. All in-person attendees must show proof of vaccination and wear masks. Have questions? contact Ed Rodman at rtpvhighholidays@gmail.com.

For the High Holidays we are conducting a food drive for the Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry, which we co-founded with Grace United Methodist Church. Please perform a Mitzvah by purchasing any of the following items and placing them in the collection box in our lobby (please no expired, dented, opened or crushed items):

Meals in a can (stew, chili, soup)
Tuna and canned meat
Peanut butter
Soup
Cereal
Juice
Canned fruit packed in juice

This coming Saturday, October 8, our very own Rabbi Sklarz is the keynote Survivor Speaker for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk in Norwalk, CT. Dollars raised each year fund lifesaving research, advocacy and support for blood cancer patients and their families. Join us in the fight to cure cancer! To support this very special cause and/or to attend this beautiful event, visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/fairfield-county-1

Upcoming Dates & Events

Join us to see the play, ARRIVALS: A Sephardi-Ashkenazi Love Story at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. NYC on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 3pm. After the play we will have dinner at Salam Cafe & Restaurant (104 W 13th St/middle eastern fare).

Tickets for the show are available for purchase online and there is an early bird discount if you purchase your ticket before October 9. Ticket Info: $36 early bird discount (before October 9); $50 general admission (after October 9) at eventbrite.com

Email rtpvinfo@gmail.com with any questions and to sign up for ride sharing.

More details to come.

Jacob Burns Film Center’s 21st annual Jewish Film Festival is going on from Oct. 6–20, 2022 in Pleasantville, NY. This year’s selection includes more than two dozen entertaining, thought-provoking, mesmerizing, and often humorous films, including narratives and documentaries from Israel, the US, and around the world. Check it out: https://burnsfilmcenter.org/series/jewish-film-festival/

LOOKING AHEAD

Put these dates on you calendar!

Israeli Dance at RTPV every Monday at 7 pm - join us!
October 4, Tuesday - Kol Nidre Service at 7:30 pm
October 5, Wednesday - Yom Kippur Services begin at 10 am
October 7, Friday, Shabbat Service with Chazzanit Annice at 7:30 pm - Zoom only
October 8, Saturday, Rabbi Sklarz is the keynote Survivor Speaker for Fairfield County's Light the Night Walk, a fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
October 9, Sunday - Sukkot begins at sunset on Sunday
October 12, Wednesday - Workshop: How to Lay Lead a Shabbat Service at 7 pm - on Zoom led by Rabbi Sklarz
October 14, Friday - Outdoor Shabbat Service in the Sukkot at 7:30 with Rabbi Sklarz and Chazzanit Annice. In-person only.
October 21, Friday - Simchat Torah service at 7 pm with Rabbi Sklarz
October 22, Saturday, Havdallah with Chazzanit Annice at 7:30 pm - Zoom only
October 29, Saturday - Movie Night at 7 pm. Watch for details.
October 30, Sunday - Congregational trip to NYC to view a play, Arrivals: a Sephardi-Ashkenazi Love Story, at the Center for Jewish History on 16th St.
Hanukkah begins at sunset on Sunday, December 18 through 26, 2022

Fundraising Notes

LEAVES & PLAQUES

Reserve your leaf on the RTPV Simcha Tree - $180 donation to RTPV
Is there someone you wish to honor or a life-cycle event you wish to mark?
Rabbi Sklarz will dedicate the leaf during a Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. Please contact Lisa Keogh at lisakeogh@optonline.net for more information.

Memorial Plaque - $270 donation to RTPV
Honor the memory of your departed loved ones by placing a plaque on the Memorial Wall. The name(s) of your loved ones are also inscribed in our Yizkor Remembrance Book in perpetuity and read aloud during our Yizkor service on Yom Kippur. Assistance is available to design and/or research the Hebrew name for your plaque. Up to two names may go on one plaque.
Please contact Lisa Keogh at 914.282.3931 or lisakeogh@optonline.net.

MEMBERS SUPPORTING RTPV

Please visit Pam Zicca Croton Arts to see beautiful hand-made blank note cards from Pam's collection of flora and fauna and landscapes that include the Freedom Tower and local nature. 10% of all sales go to RTPV. Pam is an active RTPV Board member participating on the membership, sunshine, and fundraising committees, and scheduling Oneg Shabbat refreshments.

To see all the beautiful pottery on Etsy by Faith Oland and Maxine Oland, please click FaithOlandPottery, long time RTPV member and Maxine Oland: Functional Artisan Pottery . . . soap dispensers, honey pots, and mugs.
10% percent of sales to members go to RTPV.

Temple Note

As we continue to move through these strange and challenging times, please know that we appreciate your participation in services and programs online. We are committed to maintaining our thriving community as well as your well-being and safety! Every action we take is with your health and safety foremost in our minds. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

"Chazak, chazak v'nitchazeik," be strong, and let us strengthen one another. May you be blessed with good health and spiritual strength!

RTPV E-Shofar comes out each Tuesday. Please reach out to temple president, Robin Bass, with any questions. rtpvinfo@gmail.com

About RTPV

Founded in 1967, The Reform Temple of Putnam Valley is a progressive congregation serving Putnam and Northern Westchester. RTPV’s mission, as a House of Prayer, Study and Assembly, includes these goals: To honor the individual’s role in developing her/his Jewish identity; to offer an inspirational place of spiritual contemplation, remembrance, and honor; to foster a sense of Jewish identity by stressing the importance of acts of kindness and by working towards a just and compassionate world; and to participate in social action to make the world a better place for all people.

Shabbat services are held Friday evenings at 7:00 pm, currently in person as well as on Zoom. The Hebrew School provides religious school for preschoolers through young adults and adult education programs. The congregation is particularly sensitive to the varied needs of members, including individuals raised in various Jewish traditions and interfaith families, and welcomes Jews from all backgrounds and lifestyles.

RTPV is proud of its commitment to the community, most notably as co-founders of the Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry. Events include High Holy Days services, Hanukkah and Purim Fests, hiking club, movie nights, summer BBQ, Coffee House Evening, Sisterhood and Brotherhood Events, Social Action and more. For more information, email Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz at rabbisklarz@gmail.com, visit www.rtpv.org, or come to a Friday night service at the temple - all are welcome!