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TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST - MAY 4 AT 3 PM
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL, SAG HARBOR HOLDS ANNUAL SECOND SEDER APRIL 20TH
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL, SAG HARBOR CELEBRATES PURIM
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL HOLDS FIRST BOOK FAIR DECEMBER 2
CHANUKAH TO BE CELEBRATED DECEMBER 8
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST - MAY 4 AT 3 PM
Temple Adas Israel, Sag Harbor will remember the Holocaust with a
multi-media Yom Hashoah program on Sunday May 4, at 3 PM. The program,
titled If You Had Been There...East End Shoah Survivors Tell Their
Stories, is designed for all ages and is open to the community with
no charge. It will be moderated by Temple member Alan Klopman, Ph.D.
Ed Silverberg, also a Holocaust survivor and friend of Anne Frank
(and, member of Temple Adas Israel ) will speak about his experiences
during WWII. Excerpts from Director Steven Spielberg’s Shoah
interview of Jutta Rose will be shown and Ms. Rose will be there to
answer questions. Paintings by mystic artist Louna Starr, a French
survivor, will also be shown.
Temple Adas Israel’s Hebrew School principal, Leah Oppenheimer,
who arranged the program, said , "This gathering is for story telling
and reflection. It is an opportunity for the community to see and hear
first hand from Holocaust survivors who are among their neighbors".
Light refreshments will be served.
Rabbi Leon Morris will be returning to Temple Adas Israel for the
Temple’s first Shabbat service of the 2008 Spring/Summer season at on
Friday May 23rd. The evening will celebrate Lag B’omer and
begin with games and a picnic at Havens Beach at 6 PM and go on to
Shabbat services at the Temple at 8 PM.
Temple Adas Israel, the oldest synagogue on Long Island, is
located at Elizabeth Street and Atlantic Avenue in Sag Harbor. For
further information call 631-725-0904 or visit the website
www.templeadasisrael.org
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL, SAG HARBOR HOLDS ANNUAL SECOND SEDER APRIL 20TH
Temple
Adas Israel, Long Island’s oldest synagogue, will hold a Congregational
Passover Seder on Sunday April 20th, the second night of Passover, at 6
p.m. A complete Seder service will be conducted by members of the
Congregation. They will use the Haggadah originally prepared by the late
Rabbi Arthur Gilbert who served Temple Adas Israel for several years
during the 1960's and 1970's.
The
festive Seder meal will feature such favorites as gefilte fish, matzo
ball soup, braised brisket and traditional Passover wine along with the
symbolic Passover foods...matzo, bitter herbs, charoses (a mixture of
apples, nuts and sweet wine) and hard-boiled egg . During the meal the
story of the Passover exodus is told; Haggadahs containing the story
will be furnished. Everyone is welcome to join in the singing of the
familiar songs that make Passover a truly special time.
Seders on
the first and second night begin the eight day festival of Passover, one
of the oldest festivals in the world. It has been celebrated by Jews for
more than three thousand years, and is, today, the most celebrated of
all Jewish holidays. It comes in spring on secular calendars and
commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Most Jews celebrate the first Seder with family and friends; it has
become customary for synagogues to hold congregational Seders on the
second night.
Members
of the community are invited to attend, along with the congregation. The
cost is $55 per person for non-members, $45 per person for members and
$20 for children 4-13. Seating capacity is limited; RESERVATIONS MUST
BE MADE by calling the Temple at 631-725-0904; reservations MUST BE
SECURED by mailing a check to Temple Adas Israel, Box 1378, Sag Harbor,
NY 11963 by April 15th.
Temple
Adas Israel is located at Elizabeth Street & Atlantic Avenue in Sag
Harbor. For further information call 631-725-0904 or visit
www.templeadasisrael.org
TEMPLE ADAS
ISRAEL, SAG HARBOR CELEBRATES PURIM
Temple Adas Israel, the oldest synagogue on Long
Island will celebrate Purim beginning with a Shabbat service and reading
of the Megillah on Friday March 21 at 8 PM. Purim is happy holiday where
everyone is expected to become so intoxicated -with JOY -that nothing,
not even the worship service is excluded. The community is welcome, so
congregants and guests should be prepared to enjoy all the opportunities
for silliness come expecting to laugh.
The festivities continue on Saturday march 22 at 5 PM
when Havdalah (the end of Sabbath worship service) will be followed by a
Purim party for young and old, alike. Hebrew School principal Leah
Oppenheimer has planned a fun filled evening with the theme:"Got Hebrew
talent? It will feature an Esther and Vashti Divine Dress Design
contest, a Hamantaschen contest and a performance of "High School
Megillah" followed by dancing to Israeli Hip-Hop.
Purim is also called the Feast of Lots. According to
the Megillah (Book of Esther) read on that holiday, Purim (meaning
"lots") refers to the lots used by Persia’s King Ahasueros and his
wicked Prime Minister, Haman, to decide a date to slaughter the Jews of
their country. Haman’s plans were foiled by the beautiful Queen Esther
and her cousin Mordecai. Esther, risking her own life pleaded her
peoples’ case before the king; Haman’s order to kill was rescinded and
he and his family were hung. Thus doom was turned to joy and ever after
the holiday has been a time for jokes, silly spoofing of news events,
costume parades and carnivals. Children clamor to dress as either the
"bad guys" -Ahasueros and Haman, or the "good guys" Esther and Mordecai,
and a good time is had by all –lots of spirit is in the air and perhaps
lots of spirits are imbibed.
A sweet treat always eaten on Purim is Hamantaschen (Haman’s
pockets) a triangular pastry made with prunes, apricots or poppy seeds.
All are welcome. For further information please call
the Temple at 631-725-0904 or visit the website <www.templeadasisrael.org>
The Temple is located at Elizabeth St and Atlantic Avenue in Sag Harbor.
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL HOLDS FIRST BOOK FAIR DECEMBER 2
CHANUKAH TO BE CELEBRATED DECEMBER 8
Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor is holding its
first Jewish Book Fair on Sunday December 2, from 12-4:30 PM . The Fair
will offer new Jewish books for children of all ages; novels, picture
books and Chanukah as well as other holiday books. There will also be
books for adults including recent Jewish bestsellers and cookbooks. This
is a rare opportunity to see a wide variety of Jewish books in one local
venue. Proceeds of the sale will go to Temple Adas Israel’s library. The
community is invited to browse and to buy.
The Temple
will celebrate Chanukah on Saturday December 8th at 5 PM.
Student Cantor Rebecca Elliston will conduct Havdalah (the traditional
end of Shabbat service) and the party will follow. Menorahs will be
lighted (each family is requested to bring its own) and there will be
plenty of homemade latkes (the potato pancakes traditionally served
during Chanukah). Songs of the season will be sung and dreidel games
will be played. The community is invited to attend with children and
grandchildren, along with Temple members and their guests. There is no
charge for this high-spirited, child centered event celebrating
re-dedication. The eight day Chanukah celebration begins on December 4th
when the first candle will be lit.
The joyous holiday of Chanukah, also called the
Festival of Lights; celebrates freedom --commemorating the victory of
Judah Maccabee and the Hasmoneans over the Syrian Greeks when they
recaptured the Temple in Palestine in 165 B.C.E. and Jews were once
again allowed to practice their religion. Chanukah is symbolized by the
tiny bottle of oil that was found - only enough for one day -that
miraculously burned for eight days. One candle is lit on each day of
Chanukah (beginning at sundown Dec. 4th this year) until all
eight are lighted - also symbolizing the oil that lasted for eight days.
Both the Book Fair and the Chanukah Party will be
held at the Temple, located at Elizabeth Street & Atlantic Avenue in Sag
Harbor. For further information call the Temple at 631-725-0904 or visit
the website, <www.templeadasisrael.org>
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