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YAG Wine Tasting Event

Are you or your spouse/significant other between the ages of 21 & 40? Want to get together with other people your age and enjoy some great wines, taste a variety of strolling appetizers and schmooze with your friends?

If your answer is yes...then join Shir Shalom’s YAG on Saturday, March 20th @ 8:00 pm at The Corners. Cost of the event is $18 per adult.

Please contact Sidra Lewis at sidra@thecorners.org to RSVP and for more information.

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March/April 2010 Edition of the Scribe now available

The March/April 2010 edition of the Scribe is now available. Please click on the link below to view and download the Scribe.

March/April 2010 Scribe

JUDAISM and PSYCHOTHERAPY: Exploring the interface between religion and clinical change

Mussar and Spiritual Change: A lecture by Julie August & Rabbi Joshua Bennett

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

All lectures take place @ 7:30 pm and are free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Michael Abramsky, PhD. @ (248) 644-7398.

All programs take place @ The Corners: A Campus for Caring Communities, 2075 Walnut Lake Road. For more information, please call (248) 626-5700.

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Financial Literacy Workshops @ The Corners

Are you financially fit for the New Year in 2010 and beyond?
 
Plan on attending a series of Financial Literacy Workshops hosted at The Corners.
 
Sponsored jointly by Temple Shir Shalom and Jewish Vocational Services, topics include:

Sunday, March 28 @ 10:00 am - How to Work with the Income You Have – Surviving financially during tough economic times and making the most of community resources.
 
Sunday, April 25 @ 10:00 am - Life and Debt: Give Yourself Credit – How to get started with credit, maintain good credit for life and getting rid of “bad” debt.
 
Sunday, May 23 @ 10:30 am - I Bought What!? – Identity Theft is the fastest growing crime. Learn how to protect yourself and how to avoid being a victim.
 
All programs take place @ The Corners: A Campus for Caring Communities, 2075 Walnut Lake Road and are free and open to the public.

Judaism & Psychotherapy Workshop

Kabbalah and the Enneagram: A workshop facilitated by Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison, PhD.

Kabbalah is an ancient Jewish spiritual tradition. The Enneagram is a dynamic personality system that describes nine different fundamental patterns of feeling, thanking and actions. This daylong workshop addresses the interface between these two systems, and how to use it for personal growth and working with clients in the helping professions.

Rabbi Howard Addison PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Intellectual Heritage Department at Temple University. A congregational Rabbi for 30 years, he is the author of two books on the interface between Kabbalah and the Enneagram. He is a founding teacher of the Lev Shomea Institute for training Jewish Spiritual Directors, and co-edited the recent anthology Jewish Spiritual Direction.

Friday, April 9, 2010 8:00 am – 4:00 pm @ The Corners: A Campus for Caring Communities.

Cost: $100

For more information and to register please contact Michael Abramsky, PhD. @ (248) 644-7398.

Sisterhood Needs Your Help!

If you are interested in being involved and taking action where needed in our congregation and community, Sisterhood is the place for you. For 2010, there are several exciting Sisterhood mitzvah projects, meetings and event opportunities planned and waiting for your participation and involvement.

Sisterhood events are open to all members. If you are interested in joining Sisterhood or would like to attend an event please contact Janice Schwartz at sparkel409@aol.com.

Bridge the Gap Campaign

We kindly ask everyone, this New Year, to make a pledge to support our community.

Shana tova u’metuka – May it be a good and sweet year for us all.

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Yoga @ The Corners

Yoga with Linda Kay is now offered at The Corners on an ongoing basis. 
 
Classes consist of a combination of movements and breathing techniques that help prevent, as well as treat back pain.  Move through flows that strengthen muscles which support your posture and lengthen and relax areas that are tense and tight. 
 
All ages and skill levels welcome. 
 
Class times are posted on The Corners’ website and at www.illuminationsyoga.com.  

Volunteers Needed!

We are looking for members who are interested in volunteering on the Membershipor Programming Committees.
 
Please contact Andre @ (248) 737-8700 or by email at andre@shirshalom.org if you are interested in joining these committees or would like to learn about other volunteer opportunities at Temple.
 
Our success at Temple is very much in thanks to our incredible volunteers. Please join the ranks of these dedicated individuals and give back in more ways than you can imagine!

Brotherhood News

It’s a Mitzvah!!! Come and help, bring the kids. Yad Ezra needs our help. We are volunteering the first Tuesday and third Thursday of EVERY month from 6:00-8:00 pm. Work is not strenuous: boxing some food, helping out some folks…come and make yourself feel good.

If you have the time, please sign up with Richard Scheck rscheck@frankrewold.com.

Hiller’s Market Scrip Program

Calling all members and friends of Temple Shir Shalom! Help raise money for Temple by shopping @ Hiller’s Markets.

Temple will be participating in the Hiller's Market Scrip Program. Shir Shalom will receive 5% of every purchase you make!

All you have to do is load the Hiller's Scrip card with any dollar amount over $5.00 and then spend it. You can add the amount at the time of purchase. There are no charges, no minimum purchase and every time you use it, our Temple benefits.

Cards may be picked up in the Temple office.

This will be an ongoing way to support our Temple when doing your everyday normal grocery shopping.

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Service with a Heart Committee: Bikur Cholim

In keeping with the Jewish obligation of visiting the sick (“bikur cholim”), a new group has been formed at Temple. The "Service with a Heart" Committee is ready to visit or call congregants or their loved ones who are ill.

If you have someone who might enjoy a visit or a phone call, please contact Geri Zacks @ (248) 320-3074 or gzacks@ameritech.net to arrange a schedule that will meet individual needs.

If you're interested in becoming a member of our group, please let Geri know. We have a number of congregants ready to help, including a certified hospital dog.

The Kids Corner Needs You!

Looking for community service hours? Looking for a little spending money? Please help us spread the word in the high schools and throughout the community! We are looking for energetic childcare givers for babysitting. They must be 17 years old or older. They will have assorted opportunities for employment that may include holidays, evenings or day time hours.

Come play with us at The Corners!

Form more information or to request an application, please contact Marsha Mitnick, Director of Early Childhood Learning @ (248) 737-8700 or marsha@thekidscorner.org.

A Message from the Minyon Corps

Please join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am for a short lay-led service with fellow members. During the winter, we usually congregate in the sanctuary. When the weather gets warmer, we gather in the Inter-faith Garden. We meet every Sunday, whether or not religious school is in session.
After the service, some of our members meet at a neighborhood restaurant and enjoy a relaxing brunch. Any questions? Contact Geri Zacks gzacks@ameritech.net or (248) 320-3074.) We look forward to seeing you.

Looking to Help Sponsor a Temple Event?

The fundraising committee is looking for members who would be interested in sponsoring one of our many temple events.

These include: onegs, adult and family dinners, special holiday dinners, our annual food, fun and fireworks celebration, and our yearly fundraiser. You can sponsor all, or just a portion of any of these events. Recognition will be given to those people who sponsor an event in the scribe, and at the event. Please consider helping out and making our events extra special!!!!

For details on how to participate in sponsoring an event, or any questions, please call Fran Bell, at 248-706-0738, or e-mail her at: JFARBell@aol.com. Thank you!

College Connection

Parents of TSS college kids: please let us know how we may reach your child while he or she is in college. We would like to send them notices from Temple and other relevant information for young adults.

Please call the office @ (248) 737-8700 and let us know where we can send correspondence, etc. to your college kids.

We also want to update our database with the latest and greatest information about your kids!

WANTED!

Adults: Do you want to, need to, have to become a bar or bat mitzvah?

Do you want to show your children the importance of celebrating your Judaism?

Would you like to celebrate the anniversary of your becoming a bar or bat mitzvah?

Please contact Judy Lewis @ (248) 737-8700 for further information.

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