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Spring is on the way- and so are great community events!
There is always a lot going on in the Dutchess Jewish community. Check the community calendar and read the Voice for more details. (Not getting the voice? Email voice@jewishdutchess.org for your free monthly subscription).
March Mystique - A Masked Ball
JCCDC invites you to a formal evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner and dancing with live music by "Bill's Toupee" on Saturday evening, March 8th at Arbor Ridge in Hopewell Junction. Honorees: Fredrica and Dr. Jack Goodman, and Dr. Samuel Simon. Call the JCCDC at 471-0430 for reservations or more information.
Passover U
The spring offering of Kollel Academy of Adult Jewish Learning will bring twelve classes from a wide array of learned and experienced teachers to three locations on March 30th. Classes will be held at Beacon Hebrew Alliance, the JCC of Dutchess County and Starr Library in Rhinebeck. Instructors include Rabbis Loevinger, Polish and Blumenthal, Cantor Hirschenfang, David Furash, Muriel Horowitz, Bill Smith and Howard Lynne. Topics range widely from the practical to the spiritual, and from beginner to advanced. The full array of courses will be in the March “Voice”. However, if you would like a copy of the class offerings, times, locations and a registration form, please contact either Temple Beth El (454-0570) or Jewish Federation (471-9811).
Jewish Film Series
Five films in five locations and their themes, countries of origin and language vary as widely as the Jewish people. See the community calendar for more detail about each film. Here are the dates, times, places and titles:
April 9th - 7 PM - Bard College: "Holy Ground: Woodie Guthrie's Yiddish Connection"
April 16th - 7 PM - Congregation Beth David in Amenia: "Rashevski's Tango"
April 30 - 7:30 PM - JCCDC: "Ritchie Boys"
May 7 - 7 PM - Beacon Hebrew Alliance: "Free Zone"
May 14 - 7 PM - Camp Edward Isaac, Holmes: "Zorro's Bar Mitzvah"
Israel is Turning 60!
The first sixty years of the existence of a Jewish state will be celebrated this year. Jewish Federation has secured funding from the Bertha Effron Fund of the Community Foundation to underwrite the cost of renting a bus and registering to have a contingent march in the Salute to Israel Parade in New York City on June 1st. Thanks to this support, the cost to individual participants will be low and will include hats and t-shirts, banners, snacks and decorations for our group. What we need now is your commitment to participate. Please indicate your interest by contacting Jewish Federation (471-9811, or director@jewishdutchess.org) and let them know how many adults and children will be joining us. Let us demonstrate that Dutchess County is celebrating Israel’s birthday with the world.
When you give, you give hope
When Jennifer became the sole source of support for her daughter, all hope seemd lost.While so many of us can turn to family for help, not everyone has that safety net. Because of your contribution to Jewish Federation, we're able to support our local jewish agencies, including Jewish Family Services, an agency providing the therapeutic counseling, information and referral that families in crisis need to put the pieces back together.
There are needs in our community, big and small, and every gift makes a difference. When problems arise, people turn to Federation and we turn to you. We appreciate every gift and when you give to Federation, your contribution is truly life-changing. Every dollar you give helps those who need it most within our community, in Israel and around the world.
Federation is...Jewish Family Services...Jewish Community Center...Jewish Community Relations Council...Community Hebrew School...Holocaust education programs...Israel programs and services...Support for victims of anti-Semitism...and more
Please give generously. When you give to Federation, you give more than money. You give hope.
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Jewish Federations' Israel Through Your Five Senses event on April 22nd was a wonderful exploration and lots of fun.
See our Community Calendar for other happenings in the community this summer.
Programs of all sorts for all kinds of people are ongoing at the JCC. Check them out at www.jccdc.org.
We hope you are receiving our monthly Jewish newspaper, The Voice. If you are not receiving the Voice at home and would like to, e-mail us at info@jewishdutchess.org This is the best way to keep up with all the news of Jewish Dutchess.
Read about the synagogues and other Jewish organizations in Dutchess County here. |
Funds raised in our annual campaign support our local Jewish community, and Jews in need around the world. Until the "mahtzav" (situation) in Israel is resolved, the general campaign also helps to serve Israel's emergency needs, putting measures in place to protect Israel's citizen's from terrorist attacks and responding when they do occur.