NEVE SHALOM'S NEWS SHOUTINGS
THROUGH FEB 11
February 3 - Friday
Traditional Services                                          6:30 PM
Family Services                                                 6:30 PM

February 4 - Saturday
Services                                                             9:30 AM
Children's Services                                         10:15 AM
Kiddush is being hosted by the kiddush kitty.

February 5 - Sunday
World Wide Wrap                                             8:15 AM
Rabbi's Class                          10:00 AM - "The Book of JOB. 
God answers JOB's complaints. Does God's Answer Help Us Moderns?.
Tu B'Shvat Nursery and PJ Library Program   2:30 PM

February 6 - Monday
Sisterhood Board                                              7:30 PM
Kadima                                                             7:30 PM - out of building
USY                                                                  7:30 PM - out of building

February 7 - Tuesday
Prayer 101 Class                                               9:15 AM
Tu B'Shvat Dinner                                            6:30 PM
Maariv                                                               7:30 PM

February 8 - Wednesday - Tu B'Shevat
Kadima basketball practice                               6:30 PM
Film Series                                                        7:00 PM
Choir                                                                 7:30 PM
USY basketball practice                                   7:30 PM
Hanoar                                                                          7:30 PM

February 10 - Friday
Services                                                             6:30 PM

February 11 - Saturday
Services                                                             9:30 AM
Children's Services                                         10:15 AM
After Shul Program
Mincha/Maariv                                                  4:45 PM
Kiddush is hosted by the kiddush kitty.

Sisterhood and Men's Club invites you to spend part of your Shabbat afternoon with us while the children participate in "After Shul Fun" on Saturday February 11, 2012. After Kiddush lunch enjoy board games, cards, puzzles, snacks, and conversation with one another. For those who were unable to participate in Sisterhood's Strengths Finder program in January, Elyse will again guide us as we find our strengths. Take the online test and bring your results to discuss. Please email Elyse if you wish to participate at elyseschul@optonline.net. If you need additional information please call Jennifer 732-906-8565 or Nancy 732-321-4081. Hope to see you all there!


The Youth Fund will be offering subsidies for USY on Wheels and USY Israel Pilgrimage. As always, funds are available for cases of financial need. In addition, subsidies will be awarded based on merit. To apply, USYers should submit a letter no later than March 1 to the attention of Ann Frank in care of Neve Shalom. The letter should detail his/her involvement with the USY chapter, the synagogue, the community and Jewish education. It should also address why he/she feels it is important to participate in the program, what he/she will bring back to the youth group and the local Jewish community, and how the experience will help in the future. If there are any financial issues that should be considered, parents should add a note detailing them. Please include your phone number. Requests will be held in the strictest confidence and will only be shared with the Youth Fund sub-committee. All those planning to participate in a USY summer program are encouraged to apply by the deadline. Late requests may not be considered.

Do you have experience writing grants? Neve Shalom can take advantage of many grants that can help with education, programming and spiritual awakenings. Please contact Linda Gotlib @732-906-0737 or Arzgot1254@aol.com if you are able to help.


Effective Immediately: The synagogue office will require a room set-up sheet a full TWO weeks in advance of all meetings/classes that are not held in a classroom. Thank you.

Do you stay for Kiddush? WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please sign up to volunteer to help prepare Kiddush. Please contact Florence Levine at Fagielev@aol.com or call her at 609-655-3522

Sisterhood Judaica Shop is now also on line. Beautify your occasions, your home, your rituals.


It's time to add to the Kiddush Kitty. The donations have dwindled. Make your donations so the kiddush can continue when no one is hosting or sponsoring.

Please visit the website for "All things Israel at : http://engage.jewishpublicaffairs.org/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=8841


Community Calendar

Metuchen-Edison Gesher Hadassah will be holding their Annual Progressive Dinner on Saturday, February 11th at 7:00 pm. Join us as we gather for appetizers at the Suss home, separate into smaller groups for dinner, and join together again for desserts at 9:30 pm at the Weinstein home. Cost for the evening is $75 for member couples, $38 for single members and $40 for non-members. Appetizers OR Desserts only option is $20 per person. There is an optional raffle for your choice of Groove Academy music lessons, Black Belt Institute free month, or Chelsea Piers gold passports for $18. Please contact Susan Kashan at susnotes@optonline.net a.s.a.p. to attend. Entire proceeds benefit Hadassah.

JFVS has started a new Women's Club for widows. The club offers friendship and socializing. The club meets the first and third Tuesdays from 10:30 am to noon at the JFVS Monroe office, Concordia Shopping Center. For information, please call JFVS at 732-777-1940 or 609-395-7979.


Jewish Family & Vocational Service (JFVS)Looking for Committee Members.

This is not just another routine request for occasional volunteers or food for the needy. This is an urgent request for talented, thoughtful, committed, and hard-working members of the community to join an extremely worthy organization.

JFVS of Middlesex County provides essential counseling services to help alleviate adult, children, and family problems. It also provides adoption assistance, career and vocational services, immigrant and refugee services, a kosher food pantry, and many services for the elderly including nutrition and socialization programs, assistance to Holocaust survivors, and Kosher Meals on Wheels.

Although it has a large cadre of volunteers to help with daily operations, it is in need of additional enthusiastic business-oriented people to help the agency grow and expand its services in these difficult economic times. If you have an interest in volunteering to join an agency that truly helps people cope, please consider joining a JFVS Committee. We are looking for people for the following committees: Career Services, Fund Development, Professional Services, Marketing/Public Relations, Senior Services, and Volunteer Services. We are particularly seeking people experienced in Marketing and Public Relations. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Murray Katz, President of JFVS at 732-735-7551 or elyseschul@optonline.net or Sara Levine, Executive Director of JFVS at 732-777-1940 or saral@jfvs.org.


With the cooperation and connection with the Jewish Community and our dedication to keeping you informed about the latest happenings and events, we invite you to visit the Jewish Connection website to view the latest issue of their newsletter. This newsletter is a list of events and happenings for the Jewish Community in Middlesex & Monmouth counties and will be published on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month. To view, simply visit our site at: http://www.thejewishconnection.net and click on the newsletter link or banner! The Jewish Connection is a subsidiary of the Jewish 411 Directory. Please send any comments & suggestions to: jerry@thejewishconnection.net

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Complete listing of upcoming events
Full Temple calendar
Hebrew School, Adult Ed and Nursery School information and bulletin
Torah Readers schedule
Important announcements
Rabbi's sermons and CyberThoughts
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