May 2010 | Iyar - Sivan 5770
teXtinG@cHiZuKaMuno TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT
Hag Shavuot Sameah A midrash on the Book of Ruth notes that while all the minor figures of the book treat others justly, doing all that the law requires of them, the major characters are distinguished by their acts of hesed, the acts of loving kindness which go beyond what is demanded by our tradition. The Rabbis, in having us read Ruth on Shavuot, teach us that on the day when we celebrate receiving the laws of the Torah, we need to remember that law, even the law of the Torah, is never enough. We generally say the process of Exodus from Egypt is not completed at the Red Sea but rather it is seven weeks later at Sinai that the process reaches its natural conclusion. The midrash reminds us that the giving and receiving of Torah is also just a part of the process. We are not fully formed as a Jewish nation until we go beyond the Torah of Sinai to a Torah of loving kindness that is the most perfect fulfillment of our mission as God’s chosen people.
tuesday, May 18 | 5 Sivan 5770
Join us in a night of learning (and cheesecake, of course!) and companionship as we explore the texts of our tradition. Our teachers will present a favorite teaching, and we will bring our own favorites to Rabbi Shulman’s late night session. 7 p.m. Erev Shavuot Services 7:45 p.m. Kol Rinah, Chizuk Amuno a cappella group 8 p.m. Learning Sessions 9:15 p.m. Dairy Desserts, Coffee and Tea 10 p.m. Texting Together – Life’s Mystery is God’s Reality with Rabbi Ron Shulman
Hag Sameah
Rabbi Debi Wechsler
Wednesday, May 19 – 9:15 a.m. Festival Morning Service
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
Thursday, May 20 – 9:15 a.m. Festival Morning Service, Yizkor Memorial Prayers
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KRIEGER SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
announces its
139th Annual Meeting and
FOR
“Commencement Exercises”
an evening of Gratitude and Celebration Todot ~ zecez
Honoring outgoing President, Dr.Anne L. Young
Sunday, the twenty third of May two thousand and ten seven o’clock in the evening
in support of tuition assistance
Honoring
Barbara Cohen and Erika and Lew Schon
cHiZuK aMuno Graduation dates
longtime KSDS teachers, supporters, and friends
Mazal Tov to our students who will graduate this spring.
Cocktail hour followed by tributes and a dessert reception Sunday evening, May 2, 2010 • 6:30 p.m. • $36 per person
• Florence Melton Adult Mini-School — Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m.
For reservations please contact Sarah Fried or Alison Wielechowski at 410/824-2050.
• Rosenbloom Religious School — Monday, May 17 at 7 p.m.
• Netivon — Sunday, May 16 at 6 p.m. • Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center — Wednesday, June 2 at 10 a.m. • Krieger Schechter Day School — Thursday, June 3 at 7 p.m. 1