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October 2007
| October 2, 2007
Kickoff Dance Hey There
Hagesher,
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| October 2, 2007
Sukkot Trivia Challenge Extravaganza! HEY HAGESHER!!!
As
Sukkot comes to a close, I want to give you all a chance to earn some
bonus D'var Torah points with the SUKKOT
TRIVIA CHALLENGE!!
Each question is worth 3 points, so this is the time to catch up so you
can win the amazing prize at the end of the year!! You don't have to
answer all of the questions, just as many as you can!
Here we go:
1.
How many walls must a Sukkah have?
2.
How many Hadas branches must there be in the Lulav?
3.
How many Arava branches must there be in the Lulav?
4.
What is the maximum height a Sukkah can be?
5.
What is the minimum length a Lulav can be?
6.
What materials can the walls of a Sukkah be made of?
7.
In what direction do we shake the Lulav?
8.
What are "Ushpizin"?
9.
What prayer do we say on Hoshana Rabah while we march around the
synagogue?
10.
What is the minimum height of the Hadas and Arava?
11.
What part of the body does the Lulav symbolize?
12. What part of the body does the Etrog symbolize?
13.
Who are the Ushpizin?
14. What is the minimum area of a Sukkah?
Good luck!!
Please respond to
sarahjaye1@aol.com
B'vracha,
Sarah Richman
Religion/Education VP
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| Otober 9, 2007
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October is NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
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cancers. It is estimated that in 2007 about 178,480 new cases of invasive
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living in North America have the highest rate of breast cancer in the
world. At this time there are about 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in
the United States.
Breast
cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only
by lung cancer. In 2007, about 40,460 women will die from breast cancer in
the United States.
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We have all been affected by breast
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to learn more about the disease and use this month to spread awareness and
raise money.
b'Shalom,
Rachel
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| October 10, 2007
Israel Trivia's Triumphant Return! Hey Hagesher!!! |
| October 14, 2007
Mitzvah Mania Day Guess what is happening next sunday...
We will be there from 1 - 3, at Gratz in Elkins Park, so for all of you w ho go to gratz, you might as well stay!! When you come to Mitzvah Mania, your chapter will receive 1 point for MMC!! Please RSVP to LoniLu8@aol.com!!
YOU DON'T
WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!!
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| October 17, 2007
Israel Trivia Hey Hagesher!!!,
It's ISRAEL
TRIVIA TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
The three Questions for this week are:
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| October 18, 2007
Adath Israel USY Magic Show!
Hey Hagesher! Get Pumped
for.... |
| October 23, 2007 IC 2007 The Happiest Place on Earth
Hey Hagesher, you
don't want to miss out!
Join us for USY International Convention 2007 Here are some highlights for the trip taking place
December 23rd - 30th
Some
exciting parts of the trip will include:
Disneyland
Community Social Action Projects Universal Studios Exciting work shops on Tzedakah including speakers, multi media, and more Special Sessions for 613, Heschel, and HeChalutzim club members.
Tours of Beverly Hills,
Hollywood, Pico, and Rodeo Drive
Eating at a fun Kosher
restaurant in Beverly Hills. Spend a Shabbat with a Chapter of USYers from Thousand Oaks, CA More Fun and exciting activities throughout the week!
The IC Deposit Form is attached.
Please e-mail our Regional Youth Director, Andrea Golden at golden@uscj.org if you have any questions. Send in your application soon, spaces are limited!
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| October 24th Israel Trivia!
Hagesher,
As this is now a weekly tradition, I would once again like to bring you ISRAEL TRIVIA! This weeks questions, which must be answered completely to recieve credit are: 1. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Israel? 2. What is the national emblem of Israel? 3. In what sport has Israel won the most Olympic medals? REMEMBER When you send in your answers, send them to israelchallenge@usy.org as well as to hageshershekelchallenge@gmail.com, and include your name, chapter, and region. The competition ends before Shabbat! Also, a reminder to all chapters to begin working on the Hagesher regional Israel Challenges. If you do know what this is, I will tell you. The Israeli Affairs RGB and I are beginning a Hagesher regional shekel challenge this year. Each chapter will get points for having Israel themed events, answering ISRAEL TRIVIA, doing Israel
challenges, and much more. The Israel Challenges are attached to this
email. For more information, contact your chapter
IA or President, or you can contact me directly at
Danrafi@comcast.net. Thank you very much and chapters, keep in touch |
| October 25th Angels, babies, and alcohol, oh my! SHABBAT SHALOM HAGESHER!!!
Candle lighting:
5:49pm
This week we read parashat Va-yera:
This week we read of the birth and death of Isaac….just kidding! Okay, half kidding. The parasha starts out with three angels coming to Abraham and telling him that Sarah will soon give birth to a son. Sarah overhears this and thinks it's pretty hilarious since she is quite old and stopped menstruating years ago, so she laughs. Then the story moves on to God telling Abraham God's plan to destroy the city of Sodom . Abraham fights to save Sodom , since his job is to teach justice throughout the world, but in the end God wins and only Lot , his wife, and two of their children are saved from Sodom . Lot 's wife dies, and Lot and his two daughters escape to the mountains, where Lot 's daughters decide that they are going to single-handedly save the human race. Then, they got Lot nice and drunk, both had sex with him, and each got pregnant. Sarah gave birth to a son Isaac, as predicted. Sarah is jealous of Hagar her handmaiden's son Ishmael, and orders Abraham to expel them so that Isaac does not have to share his inheritance. The parasha concludes with the famous story of the binding of Isaac. To make a long story short, God tests Abraham's faith by telling him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, but when the time for the sacrifice actually comes and Abraham is 100% ready to sacrifice his son, God stops him and has him sacrifice a ram instead. Because of this brave deed, God blesses Abraham. As you can see, we read some pretty crazy stuff this week. One thing sticks out, however, as something that applies to us today. In chapter 18, verse 19 we read "For I [God] have singled him [Abraham] out, that he may instruct his children and his posterity to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is just and right, in order that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what He has promised him". What are two things God promised Abraham? Canaan and a long line of Jewish descendents. Those are two things that we definitely want and need today, Israel, and more Jews! From verse 19 we can see that in order for Abraham to receive what God has promised him, he has to teach his descendents for all of posterity the way of the Lord, and that includes us. Take some times this week to think about some things that you do that are "in the way of the Lord", and we can continue to hope for peace in Israel and more and more generations of Jews.
Questions: 1. What are the names of the grandchildren of Lot ? (3 points) 2. What How old was Abraham when Isaac was born? (3 points) 3. If you were single-handedly responsible for the continuation of the human race, what would you do? (5 points)
**Please send all answers to Sarahjaye1@aol.com. There will be a prize for the person with the most points at the end of the year, so keep sending those answers!!!**
I wish you all a wonderful, relaxing Shabbat!!
B'vracha,
Sarah Richman Hagesher Religion/Education VP |
| October 28th Fall Convention Pizza Party! Are you hungry when you arrive at convention? Is PIZZA your favorite food? Yes!!! Your chapter has the chance to win an exclusive Pizza Party upon your arrival at convention!
The chapter with the most delegates at convention will have a party before opening session! So if you want free pizza…then get your delegates to: Beth Judah, Ventnor, NJ forFALL Convention 2007! See you there! Don't let your stomach rumble! |
| October 29th Adath Israel USY Magic ShowHey Hagesher! Get
Pumped for.... ADATH ISRAEL USY MAGIC SHOW! Featuring Chad Juros! Read Chad's story at the end of this email. Also showing up, and maybe doing a bit of magic, Hagesher's own Ethan Gordon! Not only will you get to see a great show, but afterwards you get to hang out with all of your USY friends, have some food, catch up with Ethan and chat with Chad! Maybe they'll even do some more magic if you ask nicely! Saturday, November 3 from 8-11pm at Adath Israel in Lawrenceville 1958 Lawrenceville Road. Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 $10 per person Got questions? Email Ethan Gordon: scubaboy04@gmail.com or Sarah and Jason Korn (Adath Israel USY Advisors): adathisraelusy@gmail.com *Chad's Story* In 1991, at the age of three, Chad was diagnosed with leukemia. In 1995, at the age of seven, he relapsed. He needed a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of friends, family, and his medical team, no match was found. As a result, doctors decided to try an experimental protocol. For the next 17 months Chad lived as an inpatient in the cancer ward of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. There, he fought the good fight, which included having to learn how to walk and talk again because of the devastating side effects of the drugs that were intended to cure him. Tubes were attached to him so he could breathe and eat. Through the ordeal, he experienced cardiac arrest and coma, and underwent numerous surgeries and multiple blood transfusions. He was pronounced dead twice. While he was bravely fighting the battle, his father would use magic to distract Chad from the fear and pain he was enduring. While receiving his treatments, Chad would lie in his hospital bed and practice making magic for hours a day. Each week his dad would teach him new tricks to master. In 1998, at long last, Chad was released from the hospital. That same year, Chad's dad collapsed and was subsequently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. A respected dentist and local tennis champion, Chad's dad Don deteriorated quickly. In a matter of a few months, he became a three month old trapped in a 41-year-old body. Don died on January 17, 2000, leaving behind Penny, his wife, and his children, Faith and Chad. The following two years Chad dedicating himself to perfecting his magic act: the legacy his dad had left him. Chad has performed around the country including: A special invitation by The President of the United States, George W. Bush and our First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush, at the Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn; The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California; the Philadelphia 76ers; MagicLive in Las Vegas, Epcot/Disney World; Richard Petty of NASCAR; Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camps; Ronald McDonald Camps; and for Senator Mike Eman of the country of Aruba. Other performances include: Internship for Jeff McBride, Trump Marina Casino in Atlantic City, Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado; CN 8 - Comcast TV; The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; American Cancer Society and Children's Miracle Network. He has appeared on Criss Angel's Mind Freak Show for the A&E network and was cast as the young David Copperfield in a primetime TV show. Chad is the recipient of the American Cancer Society's Courage and Inspiration Award, was awarded the Philadelphia 76ers Hometown Hero Award and a college scholarship from the Philadelphia Eagles. He made his own DVD teaching simple magic. Chad was the finalist in the Volvo for Life Award and was awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award for the Leukemia Society. Chad is the founder of the Spread the Magic Foundation, a nonprofit corporation that performs magic for pediatric cancer patients ( www.spreadthemagic.org).< http://www.spreadthemagic.org/> To this day Chad continues to add the abracadabra to all our lives, as his dad did for his, in the hopes that everyone can find the magic in their lives as he did. |
| October 29th Fall Convention Nov 16-18
"WHEREVER YOU GO THERE'S ALWAYS
SOMEONE JEWISH,
YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE A JEW...."
Sign up today!
Your
application MUST be mailed to the Regional Office by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
or you will be charged a late fee!
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