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November / December 2009 cheshvan / kislev 5770

Join us for a Moving Experience!Ground-Breaking Ceremony for our new congregational home.

Be there as we make history and celebrate with a festive reception!

TY East Greenwich Groundbreaking Ceremony Sunday, November 15th at 11:45 am

Free Parking and Shuttle Service for all Attendees: 1351 South County Trail, East Greenwich

Building Torat Yisraels FutureThank You to the East Greenwich Planning Board!On Wednesday, October 22nd, Andrew Sholes,

chair of our Building Committee, Rabbi Levin, and

the principal of our engineering firm appeared

before the East Greenwich Township Planning

Board to address that body's last remaining

questions about the master plan we hadsubmitted for their approval. Changes in our

plans for the grade of our driveway, our outdoor

lighting plan and a guard rail along our drivewaywere all answered to the satisfaction of members

of the Planning Board and they voted

unanimously to grant final approval to our masterplan.

This vote is the culmination of a process that

began about a year and a half ago with our first

appearances before the East Greenwich Zoningand Planning Boards in 2008. So many people

contributed to this effort with good will, expertise

and persistence: Andy Sholes himself, of course,who drove the entire process; our first consulting

architect, Jay Litman; our current architects,Michael Landau and Gary Graham; the principalof our engineering firm, David D'Amico; Rabbi

Levin, who testified before both boards;

Reverend Don Anderson, Father Craig Burlington,

Reverend Barbara Fast, Reverend Linda Forsberg,

Reverend Bill Trench, all members of the East

Greenwich clergy association who wrote letters,

appeared at numerous meetings and testified on

our behalf; members of Torat Yisrael who

appeared at and spoke at the meetings. It takes

a village to secure final master plan approval!

The building committee and the interior design

committee have been engaged in other aspects

of our building project at the same time.Recently Ann Wilson, our interior designer,

presented the joint committee with a series of

proposals for carpeting, wall color, wall tiles,

upholstery fabrics, and other design elements.Keeping our commitment to the principle of

green building in mind, Ms. Wilson focussed on

carpeting made from recycled materials,

environmentally friendly paints, etc., while

making sure that all surfaces are durable and

easy to maintain. The committee members have

approved color schemes that, in the sanctuary,works well with the beautiful view of the woods

that constitutes the sanctuary's eastern wall; in

the social hall will provide a pleasant and flexiblebackdrop for a variety of decorating themes for

holiday celebrations and life-cycle simchas, in theadministrative areas will provide a pleasant andlight work environment and in the education wing

will provide a cheerful and durable backdrop for

our school programs.

With all of this work accomplished, it's time tocelebrate! Every Torat Yisrael member has

received an invitation to our November 15th

groundbreaking. Drop everything! Clean out thebasement a different Sunday! Come celebrate

with your Torat Yisrael family!


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Greetings from Susan Smoller

Shalom Fellow Congregants,

Torat Yisraels Board of

Trustees and officers wereinstalled in a beautiful

ceremony on October 2. This

meaningful installation ensuresthat our volunteer leaders are acknowledged by

the congregation and assume the mantle of

leadership in our synagogue. Mazal tov to all and

thanks to Rabbi Levin. A list of the Board

members is in this bulletin.

November 15th is the date of our official

groundbreaking! What good fortune we have toexperience this opportunity and to be leaders in

Jewish life within Rhode Island. I sincerely hope

to see you at the groundbreaking and to have achance to imagine together the beautiful new

structure and the impact on our congregation and

on the Jewish community. As mentioned, there

will be NO parking on the temple site. There will

be a shuttle service between the parking area

and the temple. There will be rides available

from the temple in Cranston. Please contact the

office at 401-785-1800 if you would like a ride

from Cranston. For additional information

related to the event please contact me or the TYoffice.

As the weather changes, I hope that you remainwarm and check out all the various opportunities

for fun, education and social events at the

temple. We have programs for all tastes and

hope to see you soon.

Please contact me at any time with any

comments or questions.

BShalomSusan

Kesher Corner: Nicole Jellinek

Settling Into the New NormalNicole Jellinek LICSW

With the new year upon us, we

take stock: the recession remains,

unemployment is high, and any

hopes we had of quick recovery are gone. Weare settling in, and although the markets are

rebounding, its clear we are living in a different

age. Its unclear how long this new normal willlast. While the crisis seems to have passed for

some, many others are still living it, and still

others fear it to be close: unemployment loomslarge for many who still have jobs, as they see

their companies struggle and wonder if more

layoffs are ahead. Those in the golden years

may not today have the cushion they expected.

In short, across the spectrum of young or old,

employed or not, many are making changes in

day-to-day livingshopping for sale items,clipping coupons, not buying new clothes untilthe kids have truly outgrown the old, forgoing air

conditioning until its really hot, avoid eating out,

downgrade cell phone or cable services.

Unemployment and financial insecurity often

trigger powerful feelings of shame and guilt for

peopleand in turn, individuals may be less

likely to ask for help because of these feelings.In fact this is exactlythe time we want people to

ask for help. We here could be many members

of the congregation, but I specifically refer to

Rabbi Levin and me. For our members struggling

through this economic downturn: use this

congregation as a support, ask for assistance and

guidance, for connection to resources and a

community to provide containment and

connection.

Im not yet certain how to be most helpful withthis transition, and I invite you to help me shape

my role in this. What do you feel you need fromthe Keshersocial worker at this time? Do you

need to talk with me individually? Do you have

ideas for a program we could put together?

Please contact me with thoughts and

suggestions.

Finally, as I was thinking about this idea, that ofa new normal, I turned, as I often do, toGoogle. I found a posting on a site for cancer

survivors, using the terms new normal to

describe life after diagnosis and treatment. Ihave taken the liberty of substituting for the

word cancer in the following paragraph, as I

think its relevantbut have left my substitution

in quotation marks.

Life is not the same after unemployment/the

recession for the survivor or for those who love


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him or her. When someone you care about has

lost their job, it requires you to be flexible andto develop a new normal. For survivorship, this

means incorporating the realities of financial

insecurity into your future dreams. It does NOTmean giving up your dreams (retiring to an

island, traveling, fishing for hours), just

adjusting your dreams to fit current

circumstances. As circumstances change (and

they will, of course, because thats the way life

works), your new normal may also change. Aroller-coaster of feelings will become part of your

new normal. Over time, individuals learn to

recognize the pattern of ups and downs, andhopefully both you and your loved one will be

able to prepare for, and manage, the pattern.

Please contact me if I can be of assistance.

The Cohen School News

As we ushered in the Hebrew

month of Cheshvan, the onlyHebrew month with no holidays,

we ushered in a period of time in

the Jewish education world thatallows us the time to focus on

some of the occasions that occur more regularly

in the Jewish calendar. Shabbat, a weekly

celebration has such an important place in ourJewish calendar, that we celebrate each week.

Jews all over the world have celebrated in the

past weeks. The solemn, thoughtful time of RoshHashanah and Yom Kippur, followed by the

joyous celebration of Sukkot and Simchat Torah

afforded our community to worship, socialize andcelebrate together. While the rituals of many

holidays are centered in our homes, there are

some which are celebrated as part of a warm,

caring community. While we chant Kiddush and

light candles to honor Shabbat and holidays inour homes, greeting friends and family after

services on Rosh Hashanah and catching up on

the latest family news are an important part ofholiday ritual for many. Standing in a sanctuary

filled with Torah scrolls dressed in their white

coverings and listening to the Chazzan chant theKol Nidre is not an experience that can be

duplicated in our homes. Enjoying the celebration

of the Torah on Simchat Torah, including the

unrolling of a Torah in its complete length and

glory, is not an experience that can be sharedexcept in the synagogue. As we continue to learn

and celebrate together, I look forward to greeting

our entire school community on November 7th atour first Shabbat Yachad which will take place at

our synagogue in Cranston.

November Calendar

November 1, 3 Regular ClassesNovember 7 Shabbat Yachad

November 8 No classes

November 10 Regular ClassesNovember 15 Regular Classes until 11:30

followed by Groundbreaking

November 17 Regular ClassesNovember 22 Regular Classes, Torat Tots

November 24 Regular Classes

November 29 No Classes

December CalendarDecember 1 Regular Classes

December 5 Shabbat YachadDecember 6 No ClassesDecember 8 Regular Classes

December 13 Family Program

December 15 Regular ClassesDecember 20 Regular Classes, Torat Tots

December 22 Regular Classes

December 27, 29 No Classes

Librarians Corner by Laura Steele, Torat Yisrael LibrarianAnita Diamant has written a new book called Day After Night. In her compulsively readable latest, shesketches the intertwined fates of several young women refugees at Atlit, a British-run internment camp

set up in Palestine after WWII. There's Tedi, a Dutch girl who hid in a barn for years before being turned

in and narrowly escaping Bergen-Belsen; Leonie, a beautiful French girl whose wartime years in Paris are

cloaked with shame; Shayndel, a heroine of the Polish partisan movement whose cheerful facade hides a

tortured soul; and Zorah, a concentration camp survivor who is filled with an understandable nihilism. The

dynamic of suffering and renewed hope through friendship is the book's primary draw, but an eventual

escape attempt adds a dash of suspense to the astutely imagined story of life at the camp: the wary

relationship between the Palestinian Jews and the survivors, the intense flirtation between the youngpeople that marks a return to life. Diamant opens a window into a time of sadness, confusion and

optimism that has resonance for so much that's both triumphant and troubling in modern Jewish history.

It is a memorable book which I encourage you to look at.


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Dont forget the Book Fair is coming to the Temple on November 10th at Hebrew School from 3:30-5:30

pm and at the Board meeting at 7pm, and then on November 15 th from 9-11 am at Sunday School!! Helpsupport the Temple Library!! Hope to see you there!!

Mazal Tov!We held our Leadership Installation Shabbat on October 2nd and the following members were installed:

Our Congregations Executive Committee:

President: Susan Smoller

Vice-President: Finance: Barry Golden

Vice-Presidents: Membership: Michael Field, Beth Salk

Vice-Presidents: Ways and Means: Bruce Weisman,

Steve Shapiro, Frank Prosnitz

Vice-Presidents: Programming: Sharon Field,

Lynn Field

Treasurer: Anita Olinsky

Assistant Treasurer: Linda Weisman

Recording Secretary: Candy Shuman

Corresponding Secretary: Evelyn Nussenfeld

Our Congregations Board of Trustees

Term ending 2010: Daniel Adler, Beverly Goncalves,

Phil Greenberg, Pearl Kaplan, Lois Lury, LorraineRappoport, Andrew Sholes, Sue Sidel, Charlie Ziegler

Term ending 2011- Roberta Arsac, Fran Cohen,

Barbara Karetny, Harvey Rappoport, Elaine Shapiro,

David Smoller, Joyce Wacks, Larry Wacks

Term ending 2012: Marc Davis, Alan Field, Andrew

Gilstein, Dr. Judith Lubiner, Morton Paige, Beverly

Prosnitz, Sara Pulner, Marcia Slobin, David Wasser

Honorary Trustees: Myer Grossman, Rosalind

Herman, Dorothy Kramer, Ruth Ross, Herbert Spivack

Honorary Corresponding Secretary

Evelyn Nussenfeld

Past Presidents Cabinet

Jeff Davis, Carl Lefkowitz, Alan Olinsky, Frank Prosnitz,Leonard Sholes

Our Sisterhood Leadership

Candy Shuman President

Anita Olinsky Treasurer

Ruth Ross Secretary

Pearl Kaplan Past President

Bev Prosnitz Coresponding Secretary

Members at Large: Ilene Bojar, Marcia Slobin,

Roberta Arsac, Sara Pulner

Committee Chairs

Building Committee: Andrew Sholes

By-Laws: Alan OlinskyCommunications Committee: David Wasser

Dues Committee: Anita Olinsky

Finance Committee: Barry Golden

Gift Shop: Ilene Bojar

House Committee: Steve Shapiro

Israel Affairs Committee: Beth Salk

Investments Committee: Barry Golden

Mens Club: Barry Kaplan

Personnel Committee: Barbara Karetny

Public Relations Committee: Frank Prosnitz

Religious Services Committee: Lawrence Charap

School Committee: Beverly Goncalves

Sisterhood: Candy Shuman

In Our TY FamilyMazal tov to everyone celebrating a Birthday in November!Laura Sidman, Ira Fleisher, Brad Harris, Steven Moss, Joanna Charap, Les Cohen, Carole

Goldman, Ruth Ross, Susan Richter, David Talan, Jack Silverman, Rosalind Herman, Susan

Abbotson, William Karetny, Fred Lury, Lorraine Rappoport and Simone Levy

Mazal tov to everyone celebrating an Anniversary in November! Lewis & Jo-Ann Antin (7 years)

Mazal tov to Sheryl Ponder and her husband, Mike! They are proud new grandparents! Caleb Michael

Sugrue was born on October 16th. Best wishes to Calebs parents, Mandy & Jeffrey!

May God who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, bring

blessing and healing to: Beverly Adler, Neil Alterman (Ron Altermans father), Judy Chorney

(friend of Florence Sarenson), Frances Dorsch (Maurice Wines sister), Joseph Dress (AnnetteDress father), Pearl Gorden, Douglas Greenberg, Ida Gregerman (Evelyn Nussenfelds cousin),

Maurice Grossman (Myer Grossmans son), Myer Grossman, Lynn Gruenberg (Paul Poulers

friend), Hanna Jozefowicz (Trude Sholes mother), Gladys Lane (Alan Olinskys aunt), Gloria

Lefkowitz, Barbara Levine (friend of Florence Sarenson), Sherri Levine (friend of Florence

Sarenson), Bonnie Lury, Steve Matzner, Anita Olinsky, Sally Pressman, Sara Pulner, Zenas

Pulner, Leon Resnick, Ron Richter, Susan Richter, Harold & Sylvia Roggen (Barbara Karetnys

parents), Louis Russian, Sylvia Shocket, Herb Spivack, Matthew Streich, Mandy & Caleb

Michael Sugrue (Sheryl Ponders daughter and grandson), Meyer Teya (Marcia Slobins father),

Steve Tragar, Diana Francesca Wantoch (friend of Beverly Prosnitz), Moe Wine, Jonathan Winer

(Laura Steeles brother) and Eileen Winkler (Rochelle Zieglers parents)


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Thank you to our Yom Kippur Break Fast Sponsors!Alan & Anita Olinsky (In Memory of Idelle Dress) / David & Susan Smoller / Ruth Ross

Barbara Zenofsky (In Memory of Ted and Sarah Zenofsky) / Presidents Discretionary Fund

Welcome to our New Members!Our Torat Yisrael family is delighted to embrace our newest members. Welcome to:

Laurie and David Strauss-Inman and their children, Jonathan & Melanie

David and Staci Steinberg and their children, Garrett and Dylan Harry and Jeanne Pass

Short AnnouncementsSign Up For E-mail List:Would you like to receive Rabbi Levins weekly Shabbat Shalom e-mail? Send youre-mail address to: [email protected].

Hospital Visits from Rabbi Levin:Hospitals, by law, cannot notify Rabbi Levin if you are their patient.Please call Evelyn Nussenfeld in the office (785-1800) for notification of hospital visits.

Torat Yisrael Seniors, welcome to the Mealsite! Contact Neal Drobnis or Steve Tragar for more informationMonday Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at 781-1771.

Would an Interest-Free Loan Help You Through a Difficult Time?The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Providence: Interest free loans granted from hundreds to over two

thousand dollars. For more information contact www.hflprovidence.org or 331-3081 Also: PawtucketHebrew Free Loan Association at 729-1312.

The Full Plate Kosher Food PantryOpen Tuesday and Friday from 10:00 am 2:00 pm except on Jewish holidays. Contact Susan Adler at

621-5374 or via email at [email protected]. 100 Niantic Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02907, in

the former Calibri building.

Fresh Kosher Food Now Available at Miriam HospitalThe Miriam Hospital is now offering fresh kosher meals to patients upon request. Under the direction of

Rose Forrest of Daniel Catering, the meals offered will be strictly glatt kosher and under Vaad supervision

TTY Sisterhood Cookbooks on Sale!Beyond a Bagel Cookbook is on sale! So dont miss out! Make checks payable to Temple Torat Yisrae

Sisterhood for $10.00. If you buy three; the price is $25.00.

Be a Torat Yisrael Lobbyist!Edgewood Food Closet DonationsPick up a few items like canned tuna and salmon,canned soups, breakfast cereal, canned vegetables

and fruits for our Food Closet Bin. Also needed:toiletries such as shampoo, toothpaste, diapers.

Pick up a great read!Which youll find at our Book Exchange corner in the TTYlobby! For a 25 donation, you are welcome to help yourself to

any book on the shelves and then return it when youre done.Come browse at your leisure!

TYNet Caf! Come Schmooze!Torat Yisrael is wireless and caffeinated! Are you

coming in for a meeting? Just looking for some

good coffee or tea and a place to chill? Our TY

Lobby has it all!

Recycle Here!Plastic containers with higher recycle code numbers like

medicine vials and yogurt and cottage containers. (Not

processed by our municipal recycling facilities.) Please wash

containers before depositing in our recycling bin.

Meadowcrest Clothes Closet!The young students of the Meadowcrest Early

Learning Center of East Providence have been

coming to school without adequate clothing. You

can help by donating lightly used or new clothing

and outerwear 4x-6x sizes.

Kosher Food Pantry

Please bring kosher non-perishables to our lobby collection bin

to help support Rhode islands vulnerable Jewish residents.


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Temple Torat Yisrael Email Addresses, Facebook and TwitterRabbi Amy Levin: [email protected] Hazzan Devin Goldenberg: [email protected]

Susan Smoller, President: [email protected] Ronni Guttin, Education Director: [email protected] Jellinek, Social Worker: [email protected] Anita Olinsky (Dues Committee): [email protected]

[email protected] - Michael Field/Beth Salk (Membership Committee Chairs)[email protected] [email protected]

Sheryl Ponder, Bookkeeper/Office Manager: [email protected]

Stephanie Reinsant, Rabbis Secretary: [email protected]

2010 Entertainment Books are here!These make terrific gifts as well as providing great savings for you. You save and support Torat Yisrael at the same

time. Thats a win-win! Call (785-1800) or e-mail ([email protected]) to order your 2010 Entertainment

Books. $25 each.

Now Its Easier Being Green! Quick IdeasUnplug it! Turn off lights when you are leaving the room and unplug electronics when not in use.Shorten It! Reducing your shower time by 3 minutes will save gallons.

Water It! Use leftover water from water bottles or glasses to water plants or in your pets water bowl.

Connect to the Past; Build for the Future The Gift of Israel!

Partner with Torat Yisrael and JFRI to provide an Israel experience for your child. Enroll now to receive upto $2,000 free! For information, contact Beth Brier (401-331-0956, ext. 223 or email: [email protected]).

Are you raising Jewish childrenbut youre not Jewish?The Mothers Circle is a free educational and welcoming program empowering non-Jewish mothers to

create Jewish homes. Jewish holidays, practices, rituals, and ethics, resources and tools for enriching

Jewish family life at home. Free childcare available upon request. For more information contact Kit

Haspel, Mothers Circle Coordinatorat 401-331-0956 x184 or [email protected].

Hug Nhamah: Circle of ConsolationA Bereavement Discussion Group meeting on alternate Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm

providing a supportive circle to bring the emotional and spiritual challenges of grief.

Facilitated by Torat Yisrael member, Dr. Judith Lubiner, a licensed psychologist, and

Rabbi Amy Levin. TY members and non-members equally welcome.

November 12 December 17

Another opportunity to observe the mitzvah of Pikuach Nefesh (Saving a Life): blood drive

will take place on Sunday, November 1st from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Knit & KvetchTemple Torat Yisraels knitting circle: Sunday, November 1st from 9:00 am 2:00 pm in Cranston.

Share your knowledge of knitting, crocheting, embroidering and needle-pointing. For more information

please contact Beverly Goncalves ([email protected]) or Lynn Field ([email protected]).


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Mah Jong!Please join Sema Davis and her assistant, Joyce Wacks if you would like to learn how to play Mah Jong!

People of any level can come novices and those who just need a refresher! You dont need to bring

anything - just a willingness to laugh and learn! Sunday, November 1st from 10:00 am 12:00 pm.

Please RSVP to the TY office; 785-1800.

Shabbat Yachad TYs Very Together Shabbat

Shabbat Yachad: TY's Very Together Shabbat!: November 7, 2009

Thank you to Ronni and William Guttin who are sponsoring the November Shabbat Yachad luncheon honor

of our wonderful Frederic G. and Lawrence G. Cohen and Yeladon faculty!

Please RSVP to the Torat Yisrael Office ([email protected]); 785-1800, to place your freereservation for Shabbat Yachad lunch. We want to make sure there is plenty of food for everyone!

Hadassah Invites You to Join Them for an Afternoon of FunThe Rhode Island Chapter of Hadassah and Temple Torat Yisrael invite you to an afternoon of Bunco (adice game) on Sunday, November 8thfrom 35 pm at Temple Torat Yisrael in Cranston. Please RSVP by

November 2nd to the TY office, 785-1800. Refreshments will be served. Donation $10 at door.

Book Fair: Fundraiser for our Cohen Religious SchoolGreat Chanukah Gifts! Books for kids of all ages and adults, too!

November 10th from 3:30-5:30 pm at the Religious School in East Greenwich

November 10th from 7:00-9:00 pm at TTY in Cranston

November 15th 9:00-11:30 am at the Religious School in East Greenwich

Shabbat Service and Dinner Honoring our VeteransPlease join us on Friday evening, November 13th for a 6:00 pm Shabbat Service honoring Veteranswith dinner to follow. (Flyer enclosed)

Join Us for a Moving Experience!

Ground Breaking in East Greenwich!Our entire Torat Yisrael Family, our friends, State and Local dignitaries will all gather on

Sunday, November 15th at 11:45 amas we celebrate breaking ground for our new spiritual home in East Greenwich!

All parking at 1351 South County Trail / free shuttle service provided.

There will be carpooling available from Temple Torat Yisrael in Cranston. Please call the Temple office at

785-1800 by Wednesday, November 11th if you would like a ride.

Our November Topic: Arguing the Jewish Way!East Greenwich: Tuesday, November 17th:12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch & Learn at Ts Restaurant, 5600 Post Road (in theBennys Plaza), East Greenwich each participant orders from the menu and we

study Jewish sources addressing current issues. Everyone is welcome, bring a friend!

New! Cranston: Thursday, November 1 9th :12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch & Learn at the Cozy Grill Restaurant, 440 Warwick Avenue, Warwick

each participant orders from the menu and we study Jewish sources addressing current issues. Everyoneis welcome, bring a friend! Look for us in the back room!


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Simchat Shabbat/Shabbat Service in East Greenwich6 pm 6:45 pm: Early Shabbat Service for all. Enjoy an early Shabbat service and then arrange for a

relaxed Shabbat meal at home with your family and friends.

6:45 pm: Kid-friendly Shabbat dinner at our East Greenwich house Cost: $10.00 per family.

DATE: November 20th RSVP to the TY office by November 17th; 785-1800 or

[email protected] .

Knit & KvetchTemple Torat Yisraels knitting circle: Sunday, November 22nd from 9:00 am 12:00 pm at the

Village Lower School in East Greenwich. Share your knowledge of knitting, crocheting, embroideringand needle-pointing. For more information please contact Beverly Goncalves ([email protected]) or

Lynn Field ([email protected]).

Temple Torat Yisrael PresentsThe Annual Ira S. & Anna Galkin Program

Please join us on Sunday, December 6th at 3:00 pm for Ruth Kayes My Grandmother, My Mother andMe one-woman show - the perfect intergenerational program. (Flyer enclosed)

Shalom to Shabbat: Unwind and Nosh Before Shabbat ServicesFriday, December 11th at 7:00 pm for wine and refreshments before our Shabbat Service.

Rabbi Levins Fifth Annual Chanukah Open HousePlease join me on Sunday, December 13th from 5 to 7 pm for my Fifth Annual Chanukah Open House!

Ill need your helping eating those latkes and jelly doughnuts! Im looking forward to welcoming you to

my home: 84 Roger Williams Circle.

Instead of a gift, please bring a donation for the Edgewood Food Closet or the Kosher Food Pantry.Thank you!, Rabbi Amy LevinRhode Island Family Shelter Christmas Dinner is Cooking At Torat YisraelWednesday, December 23rd starting at 6:00 pm we will be cooking dinner to be delivered to theshelter Christmas afternoon. For more information contact Lynn Field at [email protected].

Mark Your Calendars for These Great December Events!Saturday, December 5th: Shabbat Yachad, 9:15 am

Sunday, December 13th: Knit & Kvetch at the Village Lower School in East Greenwich, 9:00 am

Tuesday, December 15th: East Greenwich Lunch & Learn/Ts Restaurant, 12:00 pm

Thursday, December 17th: Cranston Lunch & Learn/Cozy Grill, 12:00 pm

Friday, December 18h: Simchat Shabbat in East Greenwich, 5:45 pm, 6:15 pm Early Shabbat Service

Torat Yisrael is Returning to Israel!!Mark off April 18, 2010 and plan to join us for an exciting and inspiring Congregational Mission to Israel.We will be travelling with our friends from Rodef Sholom Temple of Hampton, Virginia (our travel partnersin 2005). For itinerary and price information check our website: www.toratyisrael.org or contact Nancy

Waszkis through the Torat Yisrael office: 785-1800.

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