11-12 Nisan, 5771 • April 15-16, 2011 Parsha Achrei Mos Shabbat Candles: 7:17pm
Rome'News and Upcoming Events Shabbat Services West End Presbyterian Church 165 W 105th Street Please refrain from using your mobile devices within the sanctuary, whether texting or merely checking the time. Please consider the time we are together worshipping to be beyond the reach of time and other mundane matters and worthy of our undivided attention.
Passover With Romemu
This year Romemu is holding two Passover Seders. This Sunday, April 17, at St. Francis Xavier Church (46 West 16th Street) we are joining with St. Francis Xavier Church and Faith House Manhattan for a night of spiritual integration, as we explore the themes of freedom at the 3rd Annual Interfaith Passover Seder, led by Rabbi David Ingber with Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit and Romemu musicians. Tuesday, April 19, the second night of Passover, we are holding a holistic seder with Makom, the Center for Meditation at the JCC in Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Ave). This event is also sold out but if you were not able to register for either events do not fret, you can still spend Passover with Romemu.
Passover Services at Romemu
This year we are holding four traditional services at West End Presbyterian Church. On Pesach Yom Tov we will have services on Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20 beginning with ShabbatAsana at 8:30am,
meditation at 9:30am, followed by services at 10:00am. On Shvi'i shel Pesach we will hold services Monday, April 25 and Tuesday, April 26 in the same format. We can't wait to celebrate freedom with you in 5771. If you would like a larger community at your seder table this year, please email info@romemu.org by Monday, April 18 so that we can connect you with someone looking for a place to go. Chag Pesach Sameach! Next year in Jerusalem...
Sacred Quilt Square
Leona Strassberg Steiner invites you to create sacred space, on a gold square of fabric, located at the rear of the sanctuary. This fabric square will be sewn together to create a Romemu quilt. Please leave an inch all around for sewing the squares together. Return your Romemu Sacred Quilt Squares by mailing them to 308 West 92nd Street, Suite 5B, New York, NY 10025.
In the Community Shomer Love: Help volunteer to prepare our Refuah Shlemah sacred space Friday and Saturday's by volunteering to be a Shomer. Email shomerim@romemu.org for more information.
Volunteer to Leyn: Interested in reading
Torah during a Saturday service or during the upcoming Passover Services? This is a great way to honor someone or an important event in your life. Honor Romemu and yourself. Contact torahreading@romemu.org
We would like to wish a speedy recovery and blessings of healing upon Batia and Chaim Melamed, Sally Staver, Blanche and Jack Frank, Frank Palmer, Mortan Tankus, Phillip Jones, and Joshua Guesel, newborn baby of parents Anna & Lenny Gusel.
Mazal Tov to Romemu Members
Lara Lauchheimer, who frequently helps with Sha'baby, has opened her own yoga studio on 114th and Frederick Douglass Blvd. Ruthie Herzlinger is making Aliyah.
April 15/16 Shabbat Services Friday: 7:00pm Shabbat HaGadol Services led by Rabbi David Ingber with Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit and the Romemu Community Band Saturday: 8:30am: ShabbatAsana Yoga Practice 9:30am:Â Meditation 10:00am: Shabbat Services led by Rabbi David Ingber with Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit 12:00pm Kiddush sponsored by Abby Wolfe in honor of Sandy Wolfe's Birthday To sponsor Shabbat flowers or a kiddush, please contact: info@romemu.org
Classes with Rabbi Ingber Kabbalah Cafe' Tuesdays, 7:00pm Class will resume May 3 Please RSVP for address and directions info@romemu.org Book Circle Wednesday, April 27, 7:30pm The focus for this reading group will be on Arthur Green's Seek My Face, which can be purchased online at Amazon or Abe Books. To volunteer your home for a future Book Circle meeting or to RSVP contact: bookcircle@romemu.org
Featured Event:
Romemu Membership Drive The Romemu Membership Drive begins next week during Passover. If you need to renew your Membership or are interested in joining for the first time, right now is the best time to do so. For more information contact: info@romemu.org or membership@romemu.org.
Dedicate a Siddur Today 13th Annual Upper West Side Communal Observance of Yom HaShoah Carlebach Shul, 305 West 79th JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave. Sun & Mon, May 1-2, 10:00pm-6:00pm
Gather with us for this annual vigil to remember the lives lost during the Holocaust and to reinforce our commitment to Jewish history and the future of the Jewish people. Bring names of family or friends to read or witness through listening to the reading. Romemu will be reading at the Carlebach Shul beginning at 5:30am. To read, contact Laurie Wolkl 212-580-3075. For more information please visit: jccmanhattan.org Contact Romemu: Hours: Mon-Thur 10-5pm, Fri 10-2pm 308 W. 92nd Street, Ste. 5B 212.580.4294, info@romemu.org Rabbi David Ingber rabbi@romemu.org Founder & Spiritual Director Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit shir@romemu.org Creative & Musical Director Jane Graver jane@romemu.org Director of Operations Jade Netanya Ullmann jade@romemu.org Dir. of Development, Membership and Outreach
For a small donation of $18 you can dedicate a Siddur in loving memory of a family member, to commemorate an event or honor Romemu. Call or email the Romemu Office for more information: 212-580-4294 or info@romemu.org
Romemu Community Music Fund Conceived of and generously funded by Romemu members Dr. Shari MelamedKaplan and Dr. Steve Kaplan, the Romemu Community Music Fund represents our focus on community in all its rich diversity. Please consider honoring someone special or marking a life cycle event by donating. Visit romemu.org/music for more information.
Living Deeply with a Sacred Text Sunday, May 1, 6:00pm
This Rome-chevra is an opportunity to make a year long commitment to living deeply with a sacred line of text. This group meets once a month to share the journey of this relationship and learn together not only how to live with a text, but also the deeper teachings. For more information: livingdeeply@romemu.org
Rome' Red Tent
Monday, May 9, 7:00pm Calling all women, girls, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, mothers and daughters -- come join the Rome’Red Tent, Romemu’s group for all femaleidentified friends and members of Romemu. Spend time in a safe and sacred space where we will explore what it means to be Jewish and femaleidentified in the 21st century. Bring something yummy to eat, an object for the altar and wear red! For more information: redtent@romemu.org
Sha' baby Shabbat
Friday, May 13, 5:30pm Join Romemu for this musical and fun Shabbat program for children 0 to 2 yrs old. Please come with at least one caregiver. This will be an engaging Shabbat for babies and their families. For more information: minis@romemu.org
Rome'Member Social Saturday, May 14, 7:30pm
We invite all new members to join Rabbi David Ingber and Ariel Rosen-Ingber at their home for a light buffet and havdallah. Begin the new week with us while getting to know your Rabbi and fellow Romemu Members. If you are already a Romemu member and your birthday falls in May or June we invite you to join to honor your birthday, as well. To RSVP and for more information please contact: membership@romemu.org Upcoming in April & May
Sun 4/17 Interfaith Passover Seder Tue 4/19 Pesach Yom Tov Service Tue 4/19 Holistic Seder at the JCC Wed 4/20 Pesach Yom Tov Service Mon 4/25 Shvi'i shel Pesach Service Tues 4/26 Shvi'i shel Pesach Service Wed 4/27 Book Circle Meeting Sun 5/1 Living Deeply with a Sacred Text Sun 5/1 Yom HaShoah Tue 5/3 Kabbalah Cafe resumes Mon 5/9 Rome'Red Tent Fri 5/ 13 Sha'baby Shabbat