Adult Education Opportunities
Adult Ed along with Social Action are offering classes beginning in February: Rabbi Cosnowsky's, "Jewish View of the Afterlife" and Scholar-In-Residence Weekend.
Brotherhood Trivia- Saturday, February 20th
Join us for a fun-filled evening matching wits with your fellow members, exercising your brain to extract those facts that, up until now, you thought you would never really need! Find out more here.
50th Annual Purim Service & Carnival- Sunday, February 28th
Etz Chaim is the Purim capital of the world! This year's Purim service will be held on Sunday, February 28th at 10:00 AM. The Purim carnival, run by our Youth Groups, will be held following services. Read more here.
Camp Scholarship Application Forms
An application is required for all campers wishing to receive the OSRUI scholarships from Youth Committe. Scholarships are awarded for: Chalutzim- $400.00, Regular Sessions- $300.00, Atid-$100.00.
The deadline is April 1st so don't delay. Find application form here.
Congregational Retreat April 23-25
Congregation Etz Chaim's Congregational Retreat will take place from Friday to Sunday, April 23-25 at OSRUI in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Retreat is for everyone- singles, couples and families with children. This year's theme will be "Family Ties in Torah; Generations in Genesis". Read more here.
Snow Day School Closing Information
We will use a telephone "snow tree" to inform people about school closings this year. We will also send out an email before 7:00 AM on a Sunday morning to all families and before 2:00 PM on a Wednesday afternoon. In addition, it will be posted on the Etz Chaim website if school is closed.
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JUF Brunch- February 21st
We hope you’ll join us for the 2010 JUF Brunch on Sunday, February 21st at 9:30 AM. Our speaker will be Liesel Appel, a perpetrator’s daughter who was conceived in 1941 as a gift to Adolf Hitler and who has spent her life coming to grips with her native Germany and its World War II legacy. Click here to read more about Liesel’s fascinating life journey, her autobiography The Neighbor’s Son, and how to RSVP to the JUF brunch. Sponsored by the Social Action Committee.
Scholar-In-Residence Weekend March 19-21
This year's Sophie and Jack Edwards Scholar-in-Residence program will feature, Allysa Gray, associate Professor of Codes and Responsa LIterature at Hebrew Union College. Her weekend discussion will be, "How much are we bound? Exploring Classical and Reform Halakhah (Jewish Law)." Read more here.
Make a Difference.....It’s as easy as 1-2-E!
eScrip is a fast, easy, FREE way to direct much needed funds to our Temple. Find out more here.
Jewish Vocational Services
Job Seekers experience many hopes and challenges in the job market. If you have been recently downsized or are thinking of changing careers, the Jewish Employment Network offers numerous options to assist you with your career goals: career counseling, job search strategies, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing techniques, networking opportunities and access to monthly round tables and support groups. For more information go to Jewish Vocational Services or call Joyce Bogolub, JVS Career Counselor.
Haiti Earthquake Relief
Did you donate to the relief effort in Haiti? If you haven’t yet and still want to, Congress has just passed legislation to encourage charitable contributions for the relief effort in Haiti which can be deducted on your 2009 tax return. Read more here. Two organizations have set up relief funds for this tragedy, URJ and The Jewish Federation.
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the Union for Reform Judaism
