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Rabbi Zuckerman Letter about PAS Taglit-Birthright Trip

Once a month, we celebrate the arrival of Shabbat with musical instruments and song. Generously supported by the Jennifer & John Monsky Musical Traditions Fund.

In honor of Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Song, the Congregational Singers will join the cantors on the bimah for several pieces.

Rabbi Michael Paley will speak during services:
“Jews on American College Campuses: the Challenge, the Opportunity and What UJA is Doing about It.”

On November 20, almost 400 adults and children participated in our annual Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah Day. From activities in the ECC to two screenings of the Oscar-winning documentary Strangers No More, to packing food, clothes and medicines on the Lower Level, Mitzvah Day was a great success.

Here are some of our achievements:
• 750 Thanksgiving bags for our Food Pantry clients
• 500 warm winter hats and socks for our Food Pantry clients
• 550 lunches & 350 toiletry bags for homeless men in our neighborhood

This past Elul, which coincided with most of September, members of Park Avenue Synagogue prepared for the new Jewish year by participating in a variety of mitzvah projects. The arms and committees joined with the Tikkun Olam committee to organize “Mitzvot in Elul” that included facilitating cemetery visits, donating school supplies, and participating as a congregation in two 9/11 day of service activities.

Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, The Park Avenue Synagogue Lecture Series seeks to engage top scholars and notable intellectuals to address the major challenges facing American Jewry and to generate transformative thinking towards the continued revitalization of the Jewish community.

I am again deeply honored to stand before you as Chairman of this inspiring institution and thank you for your good wishes, support, and kind words throughout my term thus far. I thank each one of you for being part of the Park Avenue Synagogue community – from members whose families have been affiliated with our community for multiple generations to those of you are here for your first Kol Nidre service.

Ongoing throughout September 2011

“What the Sabbath Does, and Why It Works”

The Shabbat Dinner Series provides congregants with an opportunity to join together in prayer, share a meal as a community and learn from noted scholars and rabbis on topics of social, intellectual and spiritual interest. The Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:15 pm with the Congregational Singers, Cantor Schwartz, Cantor Kidron and musicians for a festive welcome of Shabbat, followed by dinner at approximately 7:30 pm.