For my birthday this year, one of my children gave me a t-shirt with a wonderful image from In the Night Kitchen, one of the classic children’s books created by the late, great Maurice Sendak, who died this week at the age of 83. I have long-admired Sendak’s artistry, his vision, his strongly-held views on …
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Maurice Sendak, z”l
Posted יט אייר ה תשעב - May 11th, 2012 By Rabbi Lieberman in Rabbi's Thoughts, Special Event, Uncategorized With | Comments Off
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Free screening of FREE MEN (Les Hommes Libres) for Yom HaShoah
Posted יא ניסן ה תשעב - Apr 3rd, 2012 By Pamela Rothstein in Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Special Event With | Comments Off
On Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 P.M., the Falmouth Jewish will host a free, public screening of French director Ismael Ferroukhi’s acclaimed new thriller Free Men. The screening is scheduled to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins the following week on April 19. Free Men (Les Hommes Libres), which has been featured at …
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“Dance Away the Winter Blues” – Benefit for Wings for Falmouth Families and Compassionate Care ALS featuring The Flip Side
Posted כא אדר ה תשעב - Mar 15th, 2012 By Pamela Rothstein in Special Event With | Comments OffOn Saturday, March 17, The Flip Side, a Falmouth-based blues band, will perform at the Falmouth Jewish Congregation in a benefit for two Cape non-profits, Compassionate Care ALS and Wings for Falmouth Families. CCALS offers individualized support to those currently living with ALS, their families and caregivers. Wings for Falmouth Families provides local families with …
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FJC Explores “Sacred Aging” This January
Posted כז כסלו ה תשעב - Dec 23rd, 2011 By Pamela Rothstein in Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Pam's Desk, Special Event With | Comments Off
“Do not cast me off in old age; when my strength fails, do not forsake me.” – Psalm 71:9 Throughout the month of January 2012, the Falmouth Jewish Congregation will be exploring the theme of “sacred aging,” engaging in discussions about ways to age with dignity, knowledge, and the support of community. Why “sacred aging”? …
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Social Action Committee News
Posted ג כסלו ה תשעב - Nov 29th, 2011 By Rabbi Lieberman in Social Action, Special Event With | Comments Off
1) Tzedakah Box: Our Tzedakah Box donations for the last three months of 2011 will go to MAZON. MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds. Since its founding in 1985, MAZON, which means “food” or “sustenance” in Hebrew, …
