Weekly Brief

Announcements & Upcoming Events

Rav Glickman shiur: Tuesday, February 28, 8:00pm

Feldenkrais: Wednesday, March 1, 11:00am and 7:00pm

Mishloach Manot: Reciprocal emails have been sent out. Deadline for selection for Reciprocals is TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 1st.

Parsha shiur: Thursday, March 2, 8:30pm: Mrs Rivka Kahan, Principal of Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High school for Girls will be speaking on: Haman's Fall vs Pharaoh's Demise:  A Study in Contrasts. 

THIS Sunday, March 5 at 8:00pm - Rabbi David Silber, Dean of the Drisha Institute will be speaking on the topic: "Is God in the Megillah?" from his new book "For Such a Time as This: Biblical Reflection in the Book of Esther".  
Rabbi David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha, which provides students of all ages and backgrounds with the opportunity to encounter Jewish texts in a serious, intellectually rigorous, and inclusive manner. Its dedication to teaching Torah to women and men has strengthened Jewish lives and communities for close to forty years. Rabbi Silber received the Covenant Award in 2000 and is the author of A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn, published by JPS in 2011, and the newly released For Such a Time as This: Biblical Reflections in the Book of Esther [Hebrew], published by Koren Publishers. Signed copies of Rabbi Silber's new book will be available for a discount at the event.

PURIM CARNIVAL
Join NEROT in celebrating Purim on Saturday night, March 11 with a fun filled Mardi Gras style carnival! Ice cream, Ices and breakfast food. Sponsorships are welcome!
Bigtan and Teresh 54
Achashverosh 72
Vashti 144
Haman 180
Charvona 350
Mordechai 440
Esther 530
Any amount appreciated!
$7 per person; family max $25 in advance
$10 per person at the door and $36 family max at the door
Please click this link: www.rinat.org/purim.

Communal Kiddush - Shabbat, Parshat Ki Tisa, March 18 after the 9am Shacharit
Sponsorship Levels are:
Big Kahuna - $1000
Big Cholent -$250
Hot Kugel - $180
Chopped Liver -$100
Please sign up at: www.rinat.org/kiddush

Next Family Minyan: March 10, 5:45pm - Beit Medrash 
Purim Youth Programming: March 11th, 6:30pm 
Nursery-1st grade: Special Balloon and Magic show in Classroom D/E.
2nd through 6th grades: Special children's Megilla Reading followed by a magic show (drop off in Classroom C, pickup in Classroom D/E).

Chevra Kadisha Volunteers:
The Women's division of the Rinat Chevra Kadisha is in need of additional volunteers to perform Taharot.  If you have prior experience,or even if you have never been involved in this task previously but would like to perform this mitzvah of Chesed Shel Emet, please send an email to Susan Richmond at richmondsusanm@gmail.org with all of your contact information as well as your level of experience.
Many thanks!