Calendar of Events for 5768 (Fall 2007-Summer 2008)

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June

Directions

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We meet at Flagg Road United Church of Christ, located on 134 Flagg Road, West Hartford, unless otherwise specified.
See directions at bottom of page.

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August

Saturday, August 25, 10:00 AM:
Welcome Shabbat Service, especially designed to welcome people new to P'nai Or. Followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch .

September

Saturday, September 8, 7:30 PM
Havdalah and Selihot/preparing for the High Holidays.
At a member's home; call 206-2905 for details.

Wednesday, September 12, 6:00 PM
Erev Rosh Hashanah service, followed by potluck dinner at a member's home; call 231-0030 to RSVP

Thursday, September 13, 9:30 AM
Rosh Hashanah service (children's service at 11:00), followed by Kiddush, apples and honey

Friday, September 14, 10:00 AM
Rosh Hashanah walk and discussion at Farmington Avenue Reservoir

Friday, September 21, 6:30 PM
Kol Nidre service

Saturday, September 22, 9:30 AM
Yom Kippur morning service; children's service at 11:00; afternoon and closing services at 5:00, followed by potluck break fast

Saturday, September 29, 12:00 PM
Sukkot celebration at member's home in Bethlehem, CT. Call 203-266-5595 to RSVP

October

Thursday, October 4, 7:00 PM
Simchat Torah celebration

Saturday, October 6, 10:00 AM
Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

LOOKING AT SOLUTIONS
10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON
As a follow-up to last year’s showing of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Social Action Committee presents Thomas L. Friedman’s film, “Green: the New Red, White & Blue,” which will be followed by a panel discussion on new technologies aimed at addressing global warming.

Congregation Mishkan Israel
785 Ridge Road
Hamden , CT 06517
(203) 288-3877

November

Saturday, November 3, 10 AM:
Shabbat service with guests Rabbi Ephraim and Rosalie Eisen, followed by Kiddush, potluck lunch and discussion on relationships.

The Torah of Money- 11/12, 11/19, 11/19
At 147 Milton Street 06119

Parts 2 and 3 of the Angel Class:
11/15 at 4:30-6 PM and 11/29 10-11:30 AM
AT: 12 Thistle Lane, Wilton
I assume you can get to the Merritt Parkway ; exit 41. At the end of the exit (at the traffic light) turn LEFT onto Route 33 North. Go about a mile, to the second set of lights. You'll turn RIGHT onto Route 53 (also called Chestnut Hill Road ). Thistle is the second LEFT, about a mile from where you turned onto Route 53. My house is white, it's the second one on the right. My home phone is (203) 762-3053.

out at Temple Beth Israel in Winsted include:
74 Park Place – On the Green In Winsted
11/9 Friday Night service and Kiddush at 7:30
11/17, Shabbat morning tzedaka study group; 10 AM

December

Saturday, December 1 10:00 AM:
Shabbat service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch.

Saturday, December 8
Hanukah celebration (location TBA)

out at Temple Beth Israel in Winsted include:
12/7 Chanukah and Shabbos and dinner AND singing and so on. 6-ish.

January

Saturday, January 5 10:00 AM:
Shabbat service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch.

February

Saturday, February 2 10:00 AM:
Shabbat service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch.

March

Saturday, March 8 10:00 AM:
Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch.

Sunday, March 9, 3:00-5:00 PM:
Rosh Hodesh Adar (women's gathering); RSVP  206-2905

Thursday, March 20, 7:00 PM:
Purim celebration and creative Megillah reading (held at First Baptist Church, Fern and N. Main St, West Hartford)

April

Saturday, April 5 10:00 AM:
Shabbat service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch. April D'Amato will speak to us over lunch about strengthening our inner guidance (intuition).

Sunday, April 6, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM:
Workshop with Reb Andrea on meditation, and with Charles Silverstein on Kabbalah and mysticism.

May

Saturday, May 3 10:00 AM:
Shabbat service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch.

Sunday, May 4 3:00-5:00 PM:
Rosh Hodesh Iyar (women's gathering) RSVP 231-9733

Friday, May 23:
Lag B'Omer Bonfire and Shabbat potluck dinner, North Granby
RSVP 844-8720

June

Saturday, June 7 10:00 AM:
Shabbat service, followed by Kiddush and potluck lunch; Reb Andrea will lead a discussion on "Jewish Views of Jesus and Messianism "

Sunday, June 8 5:30 PM:
Annual meeting, followed by potluck dinner and Shavuot study (at a home, contact us for details)

Directions

Flagg Road United Church of Christ
134 Flagg Rd. West Hartford CT

From Rt 84, take exit 43, Park Rd, West Hartford Center.
- Left at end of ramp to Main st.
- Right on Main until Albany Ave (just past Marshalls).
- Left on Albany, at first light, go left, then quick right onto Flagg Rd.

Church is set back from road, ½ - ¾ mile on right, just past Westmoor Park, on left.

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“Awakening to the joy and beauty of shabbat in a community of fellow travelers; expanding my awareness of G-d in each unfolding moment - this is what I think the creators of our liturgy had in mind - amazingly, we are able to touch this in our Pnai Or services.”

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