Hanukkah is a good time to remember that we are connected as the Jewish people in our mission to bring kedusha, holiness, into the world. One way we do this is by joining together in mitzvot, as we have an opportunity to do through our ?Connected by the Light? Hanukkah programming. Another is by praying together and invoking God?s holiness in word, particularly in prayers like the kaddish and the kedusha. Yet a third path towards kedusha comes from studying Torah and Jewish values and expressing them in the way we live our lives. All three of these paths to marking God?s holiness are available to you at WJC this Hanukkah and always. I hope you will join us for these opportunities and together we will shine the light of kedusha into the darkness. ? Rabbi Arnowitz
AND THEY BURNED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
5:15pm: Tricky Tim, the Magician Kids and adults are invited to enjoy Tricky Tim's non-stop magic and fun. MEETING ID: 990 7823 5438 PASSCODE: TrickyTim
5:30pm: Havdalah and Candle Lighting We join together as a community via live stream at www.wjcenter.org/wjclive
7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan ZOOM MEETING ID:
445 906 724
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 11:30am: Hanukkah Kahoot Children and adults are invited to take a lunch break with us for a fun game of Kahoot for Hanukkah. ZOOM MEETING ID: 8319942 7560 PASSCODE: 10543 3:00pm: Hanukkah Torah for Tots Welcome Shabbat and Hanukkah by singing songs and hearing a special story. When on Zoom, please switch your ID to your child?s name. ZOOM MEETING ID: 876 3570 0464 3:00pm: Hanukkah Youth Services A Zoomy Hanukkah/ Shabbat experience for Pre-B?nei Mitzvah age students. MEETING ID: 862 0590 2607 4:15pm: Virtual Community Lighting We Join together as a community via live stream at www.wjcenter.org/wjclive
7:00pm: Family Trivia Night Adults and children test their trivia skills during our WJC Trivia Night with Bill Natbony. Prizes awarded. Zoom screens will be randomly divided into teams to work together to answer questions. If your family will be on more than one Zoom screen and would like to be on the same team, please let us know. ZOOM MEETING ID: 750 556 2524 PASSCODE: 10543
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 5:00pm: Community Lighting at WJC and Gift Bag Giveaway Weather permitting, we will join together outside WJC to light the Hanukkiyah. Each family will receive a special Hanukkah gift bag.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 5:30pm: PJ Library Story Time PJ Library invites children and their grandparents for a Hanukkah story time and song fest. ZOOM MEETING ID: 876 1334 3207 PASSCODE: 10543
FOR EIGHT NIGHTS 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan ZOOM MEETING ID: 445 906 724
7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan ZOOM MEETING ID: 445 906 724
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
9:45am: Torah Talk with Rabbi Dalton A deep dive into the weekly Torah portion and its relation to our Hanukkah celebrations. ZOOM MEETING ID: 8317252 6127
7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan ZOOM MEETING ID: 445 906 724
4:00pm: WJC Sisterhood presents Hanukkah Blintzes Learn about Judith, a Hanukkah Hero, and how Jews around the world celebrate her and make special foods? like blintzes? in her honor. ZOOM MEETING ID: 818 8272 8012 PASSCODE: 10543 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan ZOOM MEETING ID: 445 906 724
7:30pm: Song Circle Join WJC and Temple Israel Center for a Virtual Hanukkah-themed Song Circle, led by Cantors Shoshi and Ethan Levin Goldberg. ZOOM MEETING ID: 829 7029 6148 8:00pm: Torah Study with Rabbi Arnowitz We will look at the original sources in the Talmud regarding the lighting of Hanukkah candles to explore what the rabbis had in mind and how and why it is so different from what we do today. ZOOM MEETING ID: 907 858 576
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 5:15pm: Community Sing Along with Cantor Goldberg Join Cantor Goldberg and the children in our Religious School for a Hanukkah sing-along. ZOOM MEETING ID: 850 2610 0788 PASSCODE: 10543
CALENDAR AT A GLANCE Thursday, December 10 5:15pm: Tricky Tim the Magician 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan
Monday, December 14 5:30pm: PJ Library Story Time 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan
Friday, December 11 11:30am: Hanukkah Kahoot 3:00pm: Hanukkah Torah for Tots 3:00pm: Hanukkah Youth Services 4:15pm: Virtual Community Lighting
Tuesday, December 15 9:45am: Torah Talk with Rabbi Dalton 4:00pm: WJC Sisterhood presents Hanukkah Blintzes 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan
Saturday, December 12 5:30pm: Havdalah and Candle Lighting 7:00pm: Family Trivia Night with Bill Natbony Sunday, December 13 5:00pm: Community Lighting at WJC and Gift Bag Giveaway
Wednesday, December 16 5:15pm: Community Sing-Along with Cantor Goldberg 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan Thursday, December 17 7:00pm: Virtual Community Lighting followed by Minyan 7:30pm: Song Circle 8:00pm: Torah Study with Rabbi Arnowtiz
SHARE YOUR LIGHT Share your Hanukkah traditions with our WJC family. On the first night of Hanukkah, snap a photo of your family and be included in our special video montage. All submissions must be submitted by Sunday, December 13. Upload your photo here: https:// bit.ly/ 36HY8V3