Temple Anshe Hesed -- Erie, PA 
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February 07, 2012   14 Sh'vat 5772
Upcoming Holidays  
Joanna and crew are proud to present another "Tefillah Band" Service.
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When our afternoon service begins in the Schuster Sanctuary, our worship continues without interruption until Havdalah at approximately 6:00 PM. Please join us in a light Break the Fast following the blowing of the Shofar.
Please join in the Spirit, Tradition, Community and Delicious Food of Chanukah at our Annual Latke Party. Please RSVP by December 7 by calling the Temple office at 814-454-2426 or emailing office@taherie.org. Cost: $10 for Adults, $6 for children ages 6-12 years; no cost for children under 6. Remember to bring a new, unwrapped gift for children in foster care ages infant to 18 years old. Bring your menorah to help light up your table!
Award-winning and pioneering klezmer musicians from the “Yankee State” of Connecticut will begin your Hanukkah celebration this year with their sparkling and moving renditions of standard and newly-composed dances and listening tunes. Recently having been labeled a “National Treasure”, Adrianne Greenbaum will perform on authentic flutes and piccolo. As Adrianne couldn’t decide whether to be a professional pianist or flutist, she will also join master clarinetist Walter Mamlok on wonderful tunes by Tarras, Brendwein and Epstein. For questions, call Nancy at (814) 455-4474 or email jccoferie@aol.com
Join our neighbors as we celebrate this annual event at St. Andrew Church, 1116 W. 7th St. Donations of non-perishable food items, grocery store gift card or paper products are welcome.
Temple Anshe Hesed is hosting the members of our neighboring congregations to share in an inspiring Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service.
Temple Anshe Hesed is joining with the members of our neighboring congregations to share in an inspiring Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service. Please plan on attending. Donations for food baskets will be accepted at the service. Some items needed are: Boxed potatoes, canned vegetables, bcanberry sauce, boxed stuffing mix, Jello, brownies mix or other dessert, Kool-aid, canned yams, gift certificates for grocery stores that can be used for purchasing turkeys. All donations should be non-perishable. If you are unable to make the service, donations can be dropped off at the Temple Monday-Friday 10am-3pm. We look forward to seeing you at the service and for your generous donations to the needy in Erie County.
Join us as we celebrate the official beginning of our youngsters' Jewish education.
email: office@taherie.org or call 454-2426.
email taherie.org or call 454-2426
Mickey Goldman will speak about his time at ARAVA
Once again we will help the community through our High Holy Days Hunger Drive. Return the empty grocery bag you will find on your seat. An envelope for contributions to Mazon will also be provided.
Once again we will help the community through our High Holy Day Hunger Drive. Return the empty grocery bag you will find on your seat. An envelope for contributions to Mazon will also be provided.
Shabbat Evening Service conducted by Rabbi Bush
We will meet at Temple to walk to Frontier Park with Torah, Shofar and Spirit. If you don't want to walk, please meet us at Frontier Park. BYOB (Bring Your Own Breadcrumbs) to toss into the water. Refreshments will be served at Frontier Park following the service.
Jan Woods and Lisa Nathanson's Lake Erie Cottage, 9818 East Lake Rd., North East. Come at 3pm to swim, walk the beach and relax. Picnic at 6pm Havdalah at sunset. Bring a dish to share, towel, lawn chair and beach shoes. Hamburgers, boa burgers, hot dogs and maple ice tea will be provided. Carpooling is recommended. Look for balloons at the mailboxes then follow the road down the hill to the last house. RSVP by August 13 at 454-2426 or office@taherie.org
The Fabulous Shpeilkehs include 3rd & 4th generation klezmer musicians: a mother/daughter duo from the illustrious Hoffman family, the klezmer family of Philadelphia during the 1st half of the 20th Century. Daughter Elaine received training from her father and uncles in the family's repertoire of polkas, freilachs, mazurkas, shers and other Eastern European tunes. Drummer Elaine Hoffman Watts, the first women ever to graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music in percussion, was not allowed to play in klezmer bands for decades because she was a woman. She not only overcame this obstacle, she became one of the most important klezmer musicians of her generation, recongnized as a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2007.
Join our neighbors as we celebrate this annual event. Donations for food baskets will be accepted at the service. Some needed items are: boxed potatoes, canned vegetables, cranberry sauce, canned yams, boxed stuffing mix, Jello, brownies mix or other dessert mixes. All donations should be non-perishable. Gift cards to grocery stores would also be appreciated. All are welcome.
Candle lighting by Holocaust survivors Short Memorial Service led by Rabbi John Bush & Rabbi Leonard Lifshen Keynote Speaker: Dr. Norman Weinberg - "Reclaiming Sacred Jewish Heritage in Poland" Documentary File "Return to Ozarow-Mending a Broken Link" (30 minutes)
Jon Adam Ross presents "God of Our Fathers". Jon Adams Ross is a widely acclaimed Jewish theater artist. He has created original works in both the commerical and educational spheres. holder of a BFA in acting from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Jon is currently on tour with his new solo show "God of Our Fathers" in which he plays all the members of a fictional Jewish family living through a generation of assimilation. Make your reservations by contacting the JCC at 455-4474 or email jccoferie@aol.com
Rabbi Bush will be teaching a session on the origins of the Tu B’Shevat seder coming from the Kabbalists of Tzfat in the Middle Ages. From there we will take a broader look at Kabbalah in general.
It is traditional to visit the graves of loved ones in the time immediately before the Days of Awe. We gather together for brief community graveside services, followed by private reflection, at both Laurel Hill and Anshe Hesed Cemeteries.
It is traditional to visit the graves of loved ones in the time immediately before the Days of Awe. We gather together for brief community graveside services, followed by private reflection, at both Laurel Hill and Anshe Hesed Cemeteries.
It is traditional to visit the graves of loved ones in the time immediately before the Days of Awe. We gather together for a brief community graveside service followed by private reflection.
It is traditional to visit the graves of loved ones in the time immediately before the Days of Awe. we gather together for a brief community graveside service followed by private reflection.
Conducted by Rabbi Bush. The lights are dimmed as the voices of Cantor Weiss, the choir and Elaine Schuster on the harp fill the Sanctuary with Kol Nidrei. Once more, Atonement Day has come. We come together and reflect in a way that only this day can evoke.
Conducted by Rabbi John Bush. The lights are dimmed as the voices of Cantor Weiss, the choir and Amy Vidmar on the flute fill the Sanctuary with Kol Nidrei. Once more, Antonement Day has come. We come together and reflect in a way that only this day can evoke.
Join us in the Spirit, Tradition, Community and Delicious Food of Chanukah. RSVP by December 16 to office@taherie.org or 814-454-2426. Cost is the same as last year - a donation of $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 6-12 and no cost for children under 6. Remember your donations for Ner Shel Tzedakah. New toys, books and clothes for children in foster care will be collected beginning December 11 and continuing until the Latke party.
Please join in the Spirit, Tradition, Community and Delicious Food of Chanukah at our Annual Latke Party. Please RSVP by December 3 by calling the Temple office at 814-454-2426 or emailing office@taherie.org. Cost is the same as last year: $8 for Adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 years; no cost for children under 6. Remember to bring a new, unwrapped gift for children in foster care ages infant to 18 years old. Bring your menorah to help light up your table!
During this time, congregants may gather to meditate, reflect and discuss themes of the day in the Currick Chapel.
Families help each other by sharing their stories of how they balance and create family holiday traditions.
Our observance of Yom Kippur continues in the Currick Memorial Chapel with our special High Holy Day Family Prayer Books. All are welcome.
Reservations due by March 30: call the Temple at 452-2426 or email office@taherie.org The New, Modern Four Questions: 1. How do you create a family friendly Seder? 2. What do you do when your sponge cake falls? 3. What are some new traditions for our modern Seders? 4. Where do you go to find answers to all your questions?
Inviting all Temple Families with children from birth through second grade Pizza, milk and cookies Come in your PJs (Parents too) Please RSVP to Nicole or the Temple office by February 9, 2012
For our congregants who so desire, services for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah will be held in Currick Chapel. Rabbi John Bush and Joanna Bush will lead this less formal service.
We will meet at Temple to walk to Frontier Park with Torah, Shofar and Spirit. If you don't want to walk, please meet us at Frontier Park. BYOB (Bring Your Own Breadcrumbs) to toss into the water. Refreshments will be served at Frontier Park following the service.
For our congregants who so desire, services for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah will be held in Currick Chapel. Rabbi John Bush and Joanna Bush will lead this less formal service.
· RSVP by Monday, April 6 to the office at office@taherie.org or 454-2426 · Adults $9 Kids 5 to 12 years of age $5; No charge for Kids under 5 years old · Bring a kugel or chopped liver to share - Make plans to join Temple members for this annual event that combines fun, family and tradition
Make plans to join Temple Members for this annual event that combines fun, family and tradition! RSVP by Friday, March 26 to the office at office@taherie.org or 454-2426. Adults: $9; Kids 5 to 12 years of age: $5; Children under 5: No Charge Bring a kugel or chopped liver to share.
Make plans to join Temple members for this annual event that combines fun, familu and tradition! Adults $9; kids 5-12 years of age $5; no charge for children under 5 years old. Bring a kugel or chopped liver to share. RSVP by Friday, April 15 to the office at office@taherie.org or 454-2426.
Discussion followed by a service
Join your friends for a Lively Passover Celebration! Rabbi Bush and Rabbi Lifshen will lead us in a traditional tribute to our ancestors and the fulfillment of mitzvot! Please call or email your reservation: Nancy 455-4474 or Ella 864-9888; jccoferie@aol.com.
Temple Anshe Hesed will honor Milton Sender on Friday, April 17, 2009 with a Service and a special Oneg Shabbat following services. We will be dedicating The Sender Family Rabbinic Fund, an endowment which he established last year to fund the Rabbinic Chair in Erie in perpetuity.
Shabbat Services will be held at Springhill Senior Living Cetner, 2323 Edinboro Rd. Parking is limited so please contact fellow congregants to arrange carpools if possible.
An informative discussion with Judith Fagin of ReThink Erie concerning the prospect of bringing a community college to the Erie community. Come learn more about what the proposals look like so far and what issues are being raised with our own Temple member, Judith Fagin.
Hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be provided. Bring your favorite summer recipe to share. If your last name begins with: A-G please bring appetizers H-O please bring side dishes P-Z please bring desserts Dinner under the tents will follow the musical Shabbat Service RSVP to the Temple by August 15 at 454-2426 or office@taherie.org
Shabbat Morning Informal Service and Torah Study
Shabbat Evening Service conducted by Rabbi Bush
Dairy dessert to follow
We will celebrate the cycle of the reading of the Torah with the Simchat Torah Celebration.
We will celebrate the cycle of the reading of the Torah with the Simchat Torah Celebration and service. We will gather in the Schuster Sanctuary as we dance with the Torah scrolls and Simchat Torah flags throughout the Temple. All congregrants are invited to celebrate with the Gesher Program students.
This year we plan to combine this Temple tradition/competition with the chance to help fill a great need in our community. Second Harvest Food Bank is feeding more individuals than ever and has requested our assistance in meeting this need. We are asking that, in addition to bringing your favorite soup to share and enter into our challenge, you bring in canned goods to be distributed by Second Harvest to those less fortunate in our community. Please join us on Friday, February 3, 2012 at 6:00 P.M. at TAH for Shabbat Service and a potluck “Souper Bowl TGIS”. Bring your favorite homemade soup to share and enter into our soup cook off. Salad and Bread/rolls will be provided by Temple. Bring in a donation of canned goods for Second Harvest. RSVP by Wed., February 1st at 454-2426 or office@taherie.org
Bring your favorite soup or chowder to share. Our "celebrity" judges will pick the best. Bring a copy of your recipe so we can post them online!
Join us as we honor the Gesher Teachers. Chicken dinner will be served, but you must make a reservation by Wednesday, May 4 by calling the office at 454-2426 or email office@taherie.org.
oin us for our Soup-er Shabbat. Bring a pot of soup to share. Prizes will be awarded to the top three soups. Salad and rolls will be provided. Please RSVP to the Temple by Thursday, February 5.
Join us as we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the help of the choir from First Born Apostolic Church of God in Christ. Dinner will begin at 6:00pm with services at 7:00pm. The program and oneg will follow. Please make your reservations for the dinner by 4:00pm Wednesday, January 13. Please bring a side dish or salad to share.
Introducing New Music! Dinner will include roast beef, mashed potatoes, veggies and a dish you bring to share! RSVP to: office@taherie.org or call 454-2426 by Wed. March 3.
Hot dogs,hamburgers and drinks will be provided. Bring your favorite summer recipe to share. If your last name begins with A-G, please bring Appetizers; H-O, please bring Side Dishes; P-Z, please bring desserts. RSVP by August 4 at 454-2426 or office@taherie.org
Introducing New Music!!! Dinner will include roast beef, mashed potatoes, and veggie and a dish of your choice that you bring to share...RSVP to Temple at office@taherie.org or 454-2426 by Wednesday, March 3.
Reservations are necessary. Please call the Temple at 454-2426 or email office@taherie.org by Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Please bring a side dish to share. Featuring the DVD: "Faces in the Water: The Martyrs of the Civil Rights Memorial" presented by Gary Horton, President and CEO of Urban Erie Community Development Corporation (UECDC)
Come in costume!
A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 16 to the Temple at 454-2426 or office@taherie.org.
Donation: Members: $10.00; Non-Members: $12.00; Girls under 13: No Charge. Please RSVP to Temple 454-2426 or office@taherie.org by April 2, 2010
Edmund Abegg, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy Dept. Edinboro University of PA Dennis Hickey, Professor, History Department, Edinboro University of PA J.D. Wyneken, Professor, History Department, Grove City College The discussion on "Memories of a Lost World" will consider Jewish attitudes toward their communities in Europe that were destroyed in the Holocaust during World War II.
Candle lighting by survivors; short memorial service led by Rabbi Lifshen and Rabbi Bush; Keynote Speaker: Ms. Stanlee Stahl, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous: Topic: Rescue during the Holocaust
When our afternoon service begins in the Schuster Sanctuary, our worship continues without interruption until Havdalah at approximately 6:00 PM. Please join us in a light Break the Fast following the blowing of the Shofar.
Observance of Yom Kippur continues in the Currick Memorial Chapel with our special High Holy Days Family Prayer Books. All are welcome.
During this time, congregants may gather to meditate, reflect and discuss themes of the day in the Currick Chapel.
Holiday Calendar  
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      1/8 Sh'vat
2/9 Sh'vat
3/10 Sh'vat
4/11 Sh'vat
5/12 Sh'vat
6/13 Sh'vat
7/14 Sh'vat
8/15 Sh'vat
Tu B'Shvat

9/16 Sh'vat
10/17 Sh'vat
11/18 Sh'vat
12/19 Sh'vat
13/20 Sh'vat
14/21 Sh'vat
15/22 Sh'vat
16/23 Sh'vat
17/24 Sh'vat
18/25 Sh'vat
Shabbat Shekalim

19/26 Sh'vat
20/27 Sh'vat
21/28 Sh'vat
22/29 Sh'vat
23/30 Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar

24/1 Adar
Rosh Chodesh Adar

25/2 Adar
26/3 Adar
27/4 Adar
28/5 Adar
29/6 Adar
     

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