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Shalom Meditation Circle Wed. May 16 & June 27 5:30 PM 
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Stay Up All Night with Union Temple Tikkun Leil Shavuot 2012, Beginning 8 PM May 26 |
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| ENGAGING ISRAEL Adult Ed Seminars 8 Wednesday Evenings, 7:30-9:30 PM, May 23 & 30 |
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 Union Temple is pleased to announce its affiliation with the PJ Library! See how families with children from 6 months to 8 years can get a free Jewish content book or CD each month.
Click here to sign up!
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Torah Toughts
Im behukotai teileichu, v'im mitzvotai tishm'ru - If you walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments.... The second segment of our double portion this week admonishes us: If you WALK -- not if you STAND STILL. During this past year we have discussed in several venues the increasing tension within Israel among women who are fully participatory in society, and those who would seek to push women out. Nevertheless, here is a heartening development, as recorded by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Born in Kiev, Rabbi Alona Lisitsa is a 2004 graduate of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem. She is the Project Coordinator for Kibbutz Yahel, one of the Reform kibbutzim in southern Israel, and she is based at HUC. She has just been seated on the religious council of Mevasseret Zion - a monumental achievement.
We celebrate with Rabbi Lisitsa, and with the community she represents, as together we walk in God's statutes. The article is as follows.
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A female Reform rabbi took her place on the religious council of Mevasseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem. Rabbi Alona Lisitsa said she did not feel hostility from the rest of the representatives -- all Orthodox -- of the local religious council, according to reports. The Reform Mevasseret Zion Congregation put forth Lisitsa's name to join the council nearly a year ago. The appointment was delayed in the Ministry of Religious Affairs until the courts became involved and ordered the ministry to approve the appointment. The community's population is mixed secular-religious.
"I came with much optimism and hope, and indeed I found a different Mevasseret community," Lisitsa said in an interview with Israel Army Radio. "We talked about the need for cooperation and the need to ignore internal differences for the residents. This is a triumph for Israeli democracy. " Lisitsa told Army Radio that the members all introduced themselves to her, and that she had a "long conversation" with one of the representatives of the haredi Orthodox Shas party.
Lisitsa works at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, according to her Facebook page. Religious councils supervise kashrut, and are the central address in their communities for marriage registration, synagogues, mikvehs and burials. Israel has more than 170 religious councils.
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The congregation of Union Temple is a diverse, yet closely knit group of thoughtful and compassionate people who draw together in times of joy as well as times of sorrow. It has been a privilege for me to serve as Rabbi since 1992. On behalf of our congregational family, I invite you to celebrate our past, share our present, and be a part of shaping our future. Dr. Linda Henry Goodman Click here to read the Rabbi's Message
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To answer any of your questions call our office at 718-638-7600.
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Members of both consist of diverse and dedicated individuals who come together to serve the temple, share experiences, and learn. In the course of activities ranging from Sukkah building and educational programs we find friendship and connection.
The Brotherhood of Union Temple
Annual Sukkah Building
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Tickets for High Holy Day services 
Union Temple Preschool Discount
School of Religion Discount
Pastoral Counseling and Services
Eastern Athletic Club Discount
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Our Religious School students, our junior choir, and our Brotherhood and Sisterhood, all assist in conducting the services at various times during the year. Music is an organic part of our services in the gifted hands of Shinea Kim, in addition to our wonderful cantorial students, as they encourage congregants to participate actively in the musical life of the congregation.
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Dear Friends:
With the support and approval of our Board of Trustees, I am pleased to announce our participation in an exciting new program of partnership with the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services of UJA. Some six other synagogues in the general Brownstone Brooklyn area also are participating in this partnership. It will provide all the rabbis and temple officers with much needed support for our older adults. I have inserted the announcement from the JBFCS below. We will be talking more about it in the coming months. If you have any questions at all, or know immediately that you would like to avail yourself of this program for yourself, a parent or relative, or someone you know, please call me at the temple: (718) 638-7600 or e-mail me at rabbigoodman@uniontemple.org. - Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman
A FREE SYNAGOGUE ‐BASED PROGRAM FOR JEWISH OLDER ADULTS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BROOKLYN
Through a generous grant from the Weinberg Foundation provided by UJA Federation of NY, the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services is able to offer the expertise of our geriatric social worker to area synagogues, free of charge .
We can provide your congregants with:
∙ Innovative programs and workshops addressing the needs of older adults
o Health education
o Caregiver resources
o Social and recreational programs
∙ Emotional support for older adult life issues
∙ Support, consultation, and education for volunteers helping older adults
∙ Individual and family assessment and counsel by our on‐site geriatric social worker.
∙ Home Care oversight and advocacy
∙ Access to the full range of services of JBFCS, and other community agencies.
Partnering Synagogues will:
∙ Develop an ongoing working relationship with our project social worker.
∙ Work with our program staff to identify, plan and host activities to address the needs of older congregants.
∙ Identify and refer older congregants in need.
∙ Market and publicize the program workshops, groups, and services to the congregation and community.
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Beginning Sept. 7 and thereafter, all Friday services will begin at 6:30 PM, except for the 4th week of each month, when they will begin at 8:00 PM. The first Friday of the month we will have our potluck dinner following services as usual. Saturday morning services remain at 10:30.
Chick here for our Shabbat Service Schedule
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Union Temple is an egalitarian, inclusive Reform Congregation, spanning the generations. Founded in 1848 by a small group of German and Alsatian Jewish immigrants living in Williamsburgh, since 1929 Union Temple has been located in a magnificent building at Grand Army Plaza. We are a house of worship, a house of study, and an intimate community of mutual support for our members. We reach out to the diverse communities of Brooklyn and warmly welcome individuals and all types of families to join us. As a congregation we are dedicated to Tikkun Olam, the repairing of our world, through the pursuit of social justice and active participation in the larger Jewish and general communities. Union Temple is a member congregation of the Union of Reform Judaism
Read more about the History of Union Temple...
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Open to all children in the community, the Union Temple Preschool is a morning program for two, three, and four year olds with some extended day options. Our dedicated, nurturing staff provides a child-centered environment with a curriculum enhanced by a Jewish perspective, and enrichment programs.
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We join together through Adult Education, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and the Social Action Committee for a wide variety of educational, social, and cultural activities including:
- Shabbat Morning Study Hevre
- Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class
- Shabbaton with Notable Speakers
- Concerts * Films * Lectures
- Book Discussions * Game Nights
- Dances * Theatre Outings
- Walking Tours of Jewish New York
We view all our programs as opportunities to bring our congregational community together to socialize, to learn, and to celebrate our heritage.
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