July Meeting of Men's Club(7/26)
07/26/10 03:44 Filed in: Men's Club
The July Meeting of the RTPV Men's Club will be at Golden House in Jefferson Valley on July 26th at 7PM.
Golden House is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the area and along with good conversation and schmoozing, it will be a fun night.
Please let Phil Hurowitz know if you can make it.
Also, the Men's Club has been asked to run a Summer RTPV Friday night service on August 13 while the Rabbi is away on vacation. This is a Mitvah for the Men's Club and Mel Gottesfeld and Buck Heller have offered to help us plan the service. Please do join us!!
Golden House is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the area and along with good conversation and schmoozing, it will be a fun night.
Please let Phil Hurowitz know if you can make it.
Also, the Men's Club has been asked to run a Summer RTPV Friday night service on August 13 while the Rabbi is away on vacation. This is a Mitvah for the Men's Club and Mel Gottesfeld and Buck Heller have offered to help us plan the service. Please do join us!!
Join the Choir!(7/26)
07/26/10 03:44 Filed in: Choir
If you like to sing and enjoy the beautiful music of the High Holidays, then join Choir!
What a wonderful way to relax! How lovely the music!
Our next rehearsal is Monday, July 26 at 7:00 PM.
We invite you to come by!
Any questions, email Howard Kilik.
From the Rabbi:
Protest Israel's Conversion Bill(8/3)
07/26/10 03:38 Filed in: Rabbi
This week, despite commitments to the contrary, the Israeli Knesset is considering legislation that would fundamentally change the Law of Conversion and further concentrate power with the Chief Rabbinate. The bill would give the Chief Rabbinate exclusive oversight of all conversion matters, putting non-Orthodox conversions performed abroad at risk, and greatly limiting the options available to Israelis and olim (immigrants to Israel) wishing to convert or in need of 'official' recognition...
It is critical that Prime Minister Netanyahu hear a loud and clear message from Diaspora Jewry that further alienation of non-Orthodox Jews goes against our deeply held beliefs in Klal Yisrael and creates a dangerous rift between Israel and world Jewry at a time when the relationship between North America and Israel is so vital. We urge you to contact the Prime Minister as soon as possible and share your concern over the future of religious freedom in Israel, the character of the Jewish State, and the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora.
Go to http://urj.org/israel/rotem/ and send a letter or sign a petition notifying Prime Minister Netanyahu of our opposition to this offensive bill.
-- Rabbi Allen Darnov
It is critical that Prime Minister Netanyahu hear a loud and clear message from Diaspora Jewry that further alienation of non-Orthodox Jews goes against our deeply held beliefs in Klal Yisrael and creates a dangerous rift between Israel and world Jewry at a time when the relationship between North America and Israel is so vital. We urge you to contact the Prime Minister as soon as possible and share your concern over the future of religious freedom in Israel, the character of the Jewish State, and the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora.
Go to http://urj.org/israel/rotem/ and send a letter or sign a petition notifying Prime Minister Netanyahu of our opposition to this offensive bill.
-- Rabbi Allen Darnov
Renegades Road Trip (8/3)
07/17/10 02:09 Filed in: Family
The Reform Temple of Putnam Valley
has a Road Trip!
Join your friends, Temple members and
non-members for a
Hudson Valley Renegades game!
On Tuesday, August 3 at 7:05PM, the Renegades take on the Brooklyn Cyclones!
Each ticket is $11.00 and the seats are behind home plate. Since it’s a weeknight, we won’t be doing a tailgate party, but food and beverages are reasonably priced at the Stadium.
The game is less than 3 weeks away so let Phil Hurowitz know ASAP (deadline: July 26) if you’d like to join us and how many tickets! Email with any questions.
has a Road Trip!
Join your friends, Temple members and
non-members for a
Hudson Valley Renegades game!
On Tuesday, August 3 at 7:05PM, the Renegades take on the Brooklyn Cyclones!
Each ticket is $11.00 and the seats are behind home plate. Since it’s a weeknight, we won’t be doing a tailgate party, but food and beverages are reasonably priced at the Stadium.
The game is less than 3 weeks away so let Phil Hurowitz know ASAP (deadline: July 26) if you’d like to join us and how many tickets! Email with any questions.
Summer Special Services (7/30)
07/17/10 02:09 Filed in: Services
Yes, even Rabbis need some down time now and then. Please join us this Friday evening, July 16th, for our Shabbat Service, led by our Rabbi Darnov, who will then be going on a well deserved vacation.
The following week, July 23rd, the Sisterhood of the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley will be leading the Shabbat service and they have invited Pastor Tony Mecca of the Grace United Methodist Church as their special guest. Pastor Mecca has graciously agreed to give the sermon that evening and it promises to be an interesting and enlightening event.
On Friday, July 30th, Ed and Roni Rodman will lead our service and Pastor Mecca has agreed to say a few words then as well (what can we say -- he likes us. What's not to like?)
We ask that you join us as we welcome Pastor Mecca into our house of worship, as he has so often welcomed us into his.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
The following week, July 23rd, the Sisterhood of the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley will be leading the Shabbat service and they have invited Pastor Tony Mecca of the Grace United Methodist Church as their special guest. Pastor Mecca has graciously agreed to give the sermon that evening and it promises to be an interesting and enlightening event.
On Friday, July 30th, Ed and Roni Rodman will lead our service and Pastor Mecca has agreed to say a few words then as well (what can we say -- he likes us. What's not to like?)
We ask that you join us as we welcome Pastor Mecca into our house of worship, as he has so often welcomed us into his.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Message from the President (Summer) (7/10)
07/17/10 02:09 Filed in: General
It is the dog days of July as I write this. The temperature has been scorching, reaching triple digits. The humidity has been unbearable and the sun unyielding. In short, it’s been pretty darn hot. But hey, that’s all right -- summer’s here.
At the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley we’ve had an eventful 2010/11 Fall, Winter and Spring. We gathered for the High Holidays, celebrated in the Sukkah, danced on Simchat Torah, had our annual “Hanukkah Hootenanny” and enjoyed a communal Passover Seder. We’ve had numerous congregational dinners, had a Temple BBQ, helped run the food pantry, presented Wellness Seminars to the community, held a gold buying party and had a yard sale. We’ve joined together for Yom Hashoah and Yom Ha’atzmaut, joined in sympathy for the loss of loved ones, assisted our congregants and community through illness and times of need and shared in the nachus of joyous occasions, whether it was the naming of a child, a bar or bat mitzvah, or the commemoration of a happy event.
Yes, we’ve been busy here at RTPV and we won’t let a little heat stop us. We are working hard to make the coming year an exciting, fun, inspirational and spiritual one for all of our members. Coming soon to a mailbox near you will be a completely updated member questionnaire. It is an effort not only to learn more about who our members are, but also to hear from each one of you about what you want out of this Temple. It is a way of fostering a stronger bond between the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley and our members; a way of allowing the RTPV community to be an integral part of your lives and a place that you can rely on for community, inspiration, spirituality and friendship.
You will also soon be receiving requests for High Holiday tickets. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur arrive very early this year, so it is important that you look out for that mailing and return your ticket requests as soon as possible.
We continue to strive to serve the needs of all of our members. I want to personally encourage each one of you to contact me with any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions about our Temple.
On behalf of everyone here at the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley, we want to wish you all a safe, happy, healthy, fun and cool summer.
Finally, don’t forget that we are open for business all summer long. Services are still being held each Friday evening at 8:00 pm. Please join us. Bring family. Bring a friend. Besides, we have really good air conditioning.
Shalom,
Scott Levinson
At the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley we’ve had an eventful 2010/11 Fall, Winter and Spring. We gathered for the High Holidays, celebrated in the Sukkah, danced on Simchat Torah, had our annual “Hanukkah Hootenanny” and enjoyed a communal Passover Seder. We’ve had numerous congregational dinners, had a Temple BBQ, helped run the food pantry, presented Wellness Seminars to the community, held a gold buying party and had a yard sale. We’ve joined together for Yom Hashoah and Yom Ha’atzmaut, joined in sympathy for the loss of loved ones, assisted our congregants and community through illness and times of need and shared in the nachus of joyous occasions, whether it was the naming of a child, a bar or bat mitzvah, or the commemoration of a happy event.
Yes, we’ve been busy here at RTPV and we won’t let a little heat stop us. We are working hard to make the coming year an exciting, fun, inspirational and spiritual one for all of our members. Coming soon to a mailbox near you will be a completely updated member questionnaire. It is an effort not only to learn more about who our members are, but also to hear from each one of you about what you want out of this Temple. It is a way of fostering a stronger bond between the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley and our members; a way of allowing the RTPV community to be an integral part of your lives and a place that you can rely on for community, inspiration, spirituality and friendship.
You will also soon be receiving requests for High Holiday tickets. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur arrive very early this year, so it is important that you look out for that mailing and return your ticket requests as soon as possible.
We continue to strive to serve the needs of all of our members. I want to personally encourage each one of you to contact me with any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions about our Temple.
On behalf of everyone here at the Reform Temple of Putnam Valley, we want to wish you all a safe, happy, healthy, fun and cool summer.
Finally, don’t forget that we are open for business all summer long. Services are still being held each Friday evening at 8:00 pm. Please join us. Bring family. Bring a friend. Besides, we have really good air conditioning.
Shalom,
Scott Levinson
