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Mid-January Update!

1/16/2017

See below for the Mid-January announcements and some reminders! Featured in today's newsletter:

- Trivia: 1/18 @ 7:45pm
- Volunteer Cooking @ BJ/SPSA Women's Shelter: 1/22 2-4:30pm
- Learning Happy Hour: 1/31 @ 7pm
- The Jewish Museum: 2/2 @ 5pm
- Book Club Brunch: 3/5 @ Noon

TRIVIA

Put on your thinking caps and join us for a night of fun and friendly team trivia at Sunswick. We'll be meeting 1/18 at 7:45pm for yummy food, drinks, knowledge, and great company! RSVP to Robin Hermanto attend. See the Facebook page for further updates.

VOLUNTEER COOKING AT BJ/SPSA WOMEN'S SHELTER

WJOA will be preparing a meal for the B'nai Jeshurun(BJ)/Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew(SPSA) Women's Homeless Shelter on Sunday, January 22 from 2-4:30pm. The food is generously being provided by board member, Jenna Winstars-Herzog. Please RSVP by 1/19 via email if you would like to lend a hand. Here's the Facebook page too!

LEARNING HAPPY HOUR

Why not think while you drink? Come elevate a night at the bar with us at The Bonnie on 1/31 at 7pm for the teachings of Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg of Malkhut. Contact Sam Schachter if you have any questions. Facebook invite coming soon!

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Come join us for for a Pay-What-You-Wish night at the Jewish Museum on 2/2 from 5-8pm to see The Television Project:You Don't Have To Be Jewish. This exhibit "explores advertising produced for Jewish audiences or with Jewish audiences or with Jewish content, and examines the way religion,ethnicity, and identity play out on American television". Brian Mawyerwill be there to greet you. Email him to find out the meeting location. Facebook event posting shortly!

BOOK CLUB BRUNCH

The votes are in, and the book The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen has been selected.

We'll be meeting for brunch on 3/5 at 12pm to share our thoughts on the novel. Email Jonah Schrogin for the covert location. Facebook invite posting soon.

Let's Vote for Book Club!

1/10/2017

Hi friends,
Please vote for the next book that we will read for our bookclub. Voting will be due by 7pm on Friday January 13th (just in time for this month's Shabbat potluck dinner).

PLEASE ONLY VOTE IF YOU WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO READ THE BOOK AND ATTEND THE BOOKCLUB BRUNCH.

Vote on this form!

And here are the reading options:

"Foreskin's Lament" by Shalom Auslander (320 pages)

"The Sisters Weiss" by Naomi Ragan (336 pages)

"The Human Stain" by Philip Roth (361 pages)

"The Zookeeper's Wife" by Diane Ackerman (384 pages)

"The Angel of Losses" by Stephanie Feldman (304 pages)

January News & Reminders

1/3/2017

- Community Meeting: 1/8 @ 6pm
- Shabbat Potluck: 1/13 @ 7pm
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: 1/16
- Trivia: 1/18 @ 7:45pm
- Volunteer Cooking @ BJ/SPSA Women's Shelter: 1/22 @ 2-4:30pm

Community Meeting

Our community meetings are events where you can discuss any issues, concerns, or suggestions directly with the board and fellow community members. Alternatively, if you don't have anything you'd like to discuss with us, you're more than welcome to just hang out and listen to us plan the next happy hour, shabbat dinner, etc. Even if you can't attend the meeting, please fill out our brief survey.

It will be held on Sunday, 1/8 at 6:00pm at the home of Rebecca & Oren Friedman. Feel free to bring a bissel of nosh to share while we schmooze. Email Rebecca for location.Have questions to post? See ourFacebook event!

Shabbat Potluck

Please join us for our next Shabbat services and potluck. It will be held at the home of Karen Shulman & David Druce on Friday, January 13th. Kindly email Karen for the address and to get the signup sheet (for what you're bringing). And as always, our potlucks are vege/dairy only. Check out who's going on the Facebook page!

If you would like to host a future Shabbat Potluck or lead a service, please contact Brian Mawyer.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service

Come join us in making a difference as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of service at the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills. The 8 different activities being offered are: sorting food & personal care items, mural projects, serving lunch to seniors, benefits counseling, and visiting seniors. To see further details for each event and to register follow this LINK. See our Facebook event too! If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Sam Schachter.

Trivia

Volunteer Cooking at BJ/SPSA Women's Shelter

WJOA will be preparing a meal for the B'nai Jeshurun(BJ)/Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew(SPSA) Women's Homeless Shelter on Sunday, January 22 from 2-4:30pm. The food is generously being provided by board member, Jenna Winstars-Herzog. Please RSVP by 1/19 via email if you would like to lend a hand. Facebook page coming soon!