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GOLUB FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER UPDATES  

Sunday 3/23/08- 9:30 a.m to 12:00 p.m.

  • Alef
  • Nursery 3
  • 9:30 am Religious School
  • 9:30 am Kindergarten Family Education

TZEDAKAH PROJECT: Please bring in a food item for the year long food drive. 3/23/08 Parents are:

Parents are extremely important. Please arrive at 9:15 a.m. to begin work. If you are unable to meet your assigned date, it is your responsibility to call another parent on the list and switch with them. Please inform the temple of your change. Thanks

  • Traffic: Schlossberg, Howard & Ostrelich, Michelle and Shaw, Lisa
  • Office: Schechter, Lawrence & Joanne
  • Lobby: Silver, Mitchell & Faith

Upcoming Event

  • 3/19 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 3/19 - 6:30 pm Midrasha at CGOH
  • 3/20 - 6:00 pm Purim Dinner - please RSVP to Kathy at 374-8173
  • 3/20 - 7:00 pm Purim Service
  • 3/21 - 8pm Shabbat Service
  • 3/23 - 9am RS
  • 3/23 - Kindergarten family education
  • 3/24 - 4pm hebrew
  • 3/25 - 6:30 pm RS Committee Meeting
  • 3/26 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 3/26 - 6:30 pm Midrasha at CGOH
  • 3/28 - No service at CGOH - 7:30 pm Founders Day Service at Beth Emeth
  • 3/30 - 9:30 am RS
  • 3/30 - Dance Festival @ Temple Israel
  • 3/30 - 12:00 pm-3:00 pm JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL
  • 3/31 - 4:00 pm Hebrew
  • 4/2 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/2 - 6:30 pm Midrasha at CGOH
  • 4/3 - 7:00 pm 5th Grade BBM Meeting
  • 4/6 - 8:30 am Teacher meeting
  • 4/6 - 9:30 am RS
  • 4/6 - 10:00 am Brotherhood Breakfast
  • 4/7 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/9 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/9 - 6:30 pm Midrasha at CGOH
  • 4/11 - 6pm Shabbat Pot Luck Dinner- RSVP to Kathy at 374-8173 or reply to email
  • 4/11 - 7pm Family Service - Teacher Appreciation Shabbat
  • 4/11 - Religious School Art Opening
  • 4/12 - 10:15 am Morning Shabbat Worship
  • 4/13 - No RS
  • 4/14 - No Hebrew
  • 4/16 - No Hebrew
  • 4/18 - 8pm Shabbat Service
  • 4/19 - 6pm First Passover Seder and Service - RSVP to Michelle at 374-8173 or mwarren@cgoh.org
  • 4/20 - 9:00 am Passover Service
  • 4/20 - No RS
  • 4/21 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/23 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/23 - 6:30 pm Midrasha at CGOH
  • 4/25 - 8pm Volunteer Shabbat Service
  • 4/26 - 9am Passover Service
  • 4/27 - 9:30 am RS
  • 4/27 - Cherry Blossom Craft Fair
  • 4/28 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/29 - 6:30 RS Committee Meeting
  • 4/30 - 4pm Hebrew
  • 4/30 - 6:30 pm Midrasha at CGOH
  • 4/30 - Yom Hashoah Service - TBA

 

 

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RAC NEWS  
FUNDRAISER THAT COSTS YOU NOTHING  

GoodSearch: You Search...We Give!

What if Congregation Gates of Heaven earned money every time you searched the Internet or shopped on-line? It can happen if you use Goodsearch.com as your search engine and/or if you make your purchases on-line using Goodshop.com

Here’s how it works:

  • Go to www.goodsearch.com and enter Congregation Gates of Heaven as the charity you want to support.
  • Then click on" Make GoodSearch your homepage" and follow the set up directions. or if you want ot keep your current interent explorer hompage, add GoodSearch to your tool bar by clicking on "Add GoodSearch to your IE, Firefox, or Mac Toolbar" and follow the download directions.
  • Now all you have to do is use GoodSearch as your interenet search engine, the same way you would use Google or Yahoo. Each time you search the interent, GoodSearch give us a donation of $.01 at no cost to you.

In addition, If you shop on line, use the Goodshop.com link on the Goodsearch homepage or go to www.goodshop.comand each merchant will donate 3-37% of your purchase to CGOH. Hundreds of stores including Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's, itunes, and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order you will support CGOH. Your entire transaction is made directly through the merchant’s website, just as if you had gone to their website directly. Make it a double-mitzvah and use your Sisterhood Gift Cards to make your purchases .

If you have any questions or need assistance setting up Goodsearch on your computer, please contact Kathy in the temple office at 374-8173 or by e-mail at Klaws@cgoh.org.

Please tell your friends and family. If 500 people make 4 searches per day, CGOH will earn $7300 in one year.

UJFNENY-website link  
PURIM  

Join us for Purim, dress in costume and come to the reading of the Megillah. Make noise, enjoy Purim spielers, and eat your fill of Hamantachen. Purim dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. before the 7:00 pm service on Thurdsay, March 20th. Dinner reservations are required. See Flyer in the March bulletin or contact Kathy in the temple office at 374-8173 or email her at klaws@cgoh.org.

Hamantachen Baking Marathon: We need to make 58 dozen Hamantachen for the pruim dinner. Join us during Religious School on Monday and Wednesday, March 17th and 19th begining at 4:00 p.m, Hamantachen in our kitchen with our Hebrew School Students. To volunteer to make Hamantachen dough at home, please contact Kathy in the temple office at 374-8173 or email her at klaws@cgoh.org. Please drop off dought before noon on March 18th. Everyone is welcome to participate. 

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The Reform Movement Camps offer your child an invaluable opportunity to discover the joys of living Judaism as part of a warm, spirited, and diverse community. In a safe, scenic, natural environment, surrounded by nurturing and empowering role models, he or she will master a variety of new skills, and grow in confidence and maturity.

URJ camps provide a rich foundation for your child's future, nourished by special memories and lifelong friendships. more...

For Crane Lake and Eisner Camp scholarship information click here: http://necamps.urjcamps.org/

Robert & Dorothy Ludwig SJCC-Golub Campus  
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