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MITZVAH DAY-- OCTOBER 19, 2008

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Friday, May 9:

Saturday, May 10:

Monday, May 5- Sisterhood Spring Dinner and Program

Tuesdays May 6,13, & 20- Adult Education

Friday, May 9- Yom Ha Atzmaut Shabbat and 25th Anniversary Choir Celebration

Saturday, May 10- Temple for Toddlers

Saturday, May 10- Club 34 Event

Saturday, May 10- SPFY Event

Saturday, May 10- SHFTY Event

Sunday, May 11- Mother's Day Concert

Friday, May 16- Summer Service and Kick Off Summer BBQ

Sunday, May 18- Bagels, Books, and Babies

Monday, May 19- Work of Our Hands

Friday, May 23- Campership Shabbat Service

Saturday, May 31- Club 56 Event

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Congregation Shalom...
Many Faces, One Family

Congregation Shalom is a Reform congregation located in Milwaukee's North Shore. It is dedicated to:

The spiritual fulfillment of individuals,
The growth and development of families,
The welfare of Israel and the world community,
We take pride in being a caring community, an institution in which the beauty of tradition blends with the creative expression of modern Judaism.

Established in May of 1951 by 14 families, Congregation Shalom's membership grew to 435 families in just three years. Further growth required additions to the physical facilities over the next four decades, culminating in a major renovation and expansion in 1992. This expansion has allowed us to better serve the religious and educational needs of our congregants, currently more than 1000 member families.

Our history covers over 50 years, 2 senior Rabbis, much growth and change.

6:45 p.m. Shabbat Services/25th Choir Anniversary/Yom Ha'atzmaut Samson Sanctuary
8:00 p.m. Sponsored Oneg in Klurfeld Hall

9:00 a.m. Torah Study in Kesselman Chapel
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Service in Samson Sanctuary

Friday, May 9, 2008: 7:44 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2008: 7:52 p.m.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 7:59 p.m.
Friday, May 30, 2008: 8:05 p.m.

Please join us for the Sisterhood Spring Dinner program featuring the Best of Broadway. Enjoy a trio of professional entertainers performing popular musical selections. The wine and cheese receptions begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and then the program at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of friendship, dinner and music. For more information please contact Jean Jacobsohn.

Have you ever wondered what the Jewish people believe about the Hereafter? Or is our primary concern living within this world? This class will allow you to learn more about Jewish thought. Come and explore some of the writings of Judaism's greatest thinkers with Rabbi Ronald Shapiro- Maimonides, Halevi, Saadia, Geiger, Buber, Schechter, and Rosenzweig. The class will also explore the inter-relationship between Jewish thought and action. Why is social action so vital to Jewish community, and too, how does religious, ceremonial observance enhance life? We will display how certain ritual may enhance a person's life, such as tallit and t'fillin, kashrut, and last, how Jewish symbolism touches our life spiritually. Displays of ancient Judaic art will be shared and discussed in terms of how these items may be used to bring holiness into our lives. Contact the Office of Life Long Learning to RSVP.

Join us as we celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary. As well, we are going to honor our Adult Volunteer Choir who have been singing together and for Shalom for 25 years. An oneg celebration to follow services.

Please join us for Temple for Toddlers, for children 2 1/2 through 4 years old, as we made a vase and tzedekah box with our parents and grandparents from 10:30-11:30 a.m. RSVP to the Office of Life Long Learning.

Have fun at StoneFire Pizza Company with Club 34, Shalom's youth group for 3rd and 4th graders. We will meet at Shalom at 5:30 p.m. and return at 8:45 p.m. The cost is $15 for Club 34 members and $25 for non members. RSVP to Becky and Brad Dallet. Click here for the flyer.

SPFY, Shalom's youth group for 7th and 8th group, is going bowling at Pinstrikes at Bayshore IPIC. We will meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Rotunda in Bayshore Town Center and the cost is $10 for SPFY members and $14 for non members. Contact Sandy Bugalski for more information. Click here for the flyer.

Join SHFTY and the 8th graders for loads of fun playing mini golf, arcade games, doing laps with peddle carts, hitting balls in the batting cages! We are going to meet at Shalom 6:00 p.m. and return at 10:00 p.m. The cost is $10 for SHFTY members and 8th graders, $15 for non members. Contact Geri Berg to register. Click here for the flyer.

Presented by Congregation Shalom school's K4-2nd grade students to honor and in honor of their parents and grandparents at 10:30 a.m. in Samson Sanctuary. A reception to follow i

Please join us for our first Summer Shabbat Service at 6:00 p.m. followed by our annual Summer BBQ. Reservations required for dinner. Contact Monica to RSVP. Click here for the flyer.

Shalom's babies group, for infants through two and a half year olds and their families, will meet from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the board room. Contact Abby to RSVP. Click here for the flyer.

Join us for knitting and a mitzvah from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Shalom. For more information please contact Zelda Wise.

If you are attending camp this summer and/or have received a campership we invite you to attend our summer service and receive a blessing for good health and happiness before camp begins. Please RSVP to Eleanor.

Club 56, Shalom's youth group for 5th and 6th graders, are going to Field of Dreams, a obstacle course, trampoline, batting cages, arcade games, and more. The cost is $10 for Club 56 members and $15 for non members. Please contact Geri Berg to RSVP. Click here for the flyer.

Interested in being a Mitzvah Day Project Captain? Mitzvah Day is October 19 this year and we are starting to sign up Captains for this year’s projects. If you would like to be a captain again, or a captain for the first time, please contact Lori Rosenthal at or at 414-332-4339 and she can give you details on this year’s projects.

Be on the look out for information regarding the Mitzvah Day T-Shirt Design Contest. All Congregation Shalom Students can enter to design this year’s Mitzvah Day T-shirt. Information will be distributed to students on Sunday, April 6. For more information, please contact Lori Rosenthal at 414-332-4339.

Emor, Leviticus 21:1-24:23

April 2008

We are located on Milwaukee's northeast side:

7630 N Santa Monica
Fox Point, Wisconsin, 53217

Phone: (414) 352-9288
Office of Life Long Learning: (414) 352-2549
FAX: (414) 352-9280