Shabbat Announcements for March 6, 2010   

   

ahavathachim@hevanet.com

 

       Candle lighting Time                            Torah Portion

          5:44 pm Friday March 6th                   Parashat  Ki Tisa

            

       Saturday Morning Service   -----------   9:30 AM 

  

PLEASE JOIN US THIS SHABBAT ---- HELP US MAKE A MINYAN ---- STAY FOR LUNCH 

 


Mildados/Yahrzeits - Memorial prayers are offered this Shabbat for the following loved ones: 

 

 

 

                          PHILIP SCHILT (FALK)
                         SOL POLICAR
                         ALBERT MENASHE
                         STAN STANLEY
                         PESSA KAUFMAN KATZ LURIA
                         SHMUEL KATZ  

 


Your contributions and tributes are welcome and appreciated.  In order for
us to properly acknowledge your generosity, we ask that you send all
monetary contributions to Bernice Menashe, 8807 SW 90th Ave, Portland, OR
97223, 503-245-7845.  She will make sure that your funds are recorded,
acknowledgements are sent to the various families and your contribution is
printed in our next newsletter. 

 

 

SHABBAT SERVICE

Saturday Morning 9:30 AM  

Lunch following services

Our congregation needs your help to keep our Shabbat minyan alive and well.  Please make every effort you can to attend services this Shabbat morning, others are counting on you.  Sam Nechemia will be preparing a delicious lunch for you to enjoy and spend time with friends both new and old.  We look forward to seeing you on Saturday morning at 9:30.

 

SEPHARDIC WINTER FILM FESTIVAL

Next showing March 9th

 

March 9, 2010,  7:00 pm  "A triple-feature evening"

"The Dhimmis:  To Be a Jew in Arab Lands"  This comprehensive documentary details the centuries of persecution endured by Jews living in Arab lands.  Using rare film footage, photographs, maps and interviews, we are presented with an excellent country-by-country recounting of Jewish life that flourished in the midst of ongoing conflict.  A first-rate historical overview.   (29 minutes in color, 1975, Director: Baruch Gitilis)

"Jewish Naqba"  An accounting of Jews expelled from Arab countries.  (7 minutes).

"Without the Past"  The first Jews are said to have arrived in Portugal with the trading expeditions of King Solomon.  Isaac Bitton, a descendant of the "Retournados," the Jews who returned to Portugal after the Great Earthquake of 1755, guides us through the fascinating history of the Portuguese Jewry, from its very beginnings through today.  Among highlights are the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Faro, in the Southern Agar province, and the moving story of Dr. Aristedes de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux, France, during World War II, who issued 30,000 exit visas to Jews attempting to flee the Nazis, and who was removed from the diplomatic corps for his "misdeeds".  (24 minutes, 1997, Script: Jerry Kraemer, Narrated by: Isaac Bitton)

Guest Speaker: David Valesquez-Cohen 

 

DONATIONS 

 
IN MEMORY OF:
BENJAMIN BABANI from Elisa Funes
SAMUEL A. MENASHE from Albert J & Esther Menashe
MERCADA BABANI from Isadore & Joy Russell
PHILIP SCHILT from Golda Edwards
SHMUEL KATZ from Golda Edwards
PESSA KAUFMAN KATZ LURIA from Golda Edwards
ESTHER SCHILT from Golda Edwards
BELLA FRESCO SIBEK from Golda Edwards
JANE DRIVER FRESCO from Golda Edwards 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

      

NEW PERSPECTIVES

Celebrating Miriam's Legacy

A Seder for Women

Led by Contor Ida Rae Cahana, accompaniment by Rayna Sushman & Kim Palumbis.  March 17 @ 5:30 pm, MJCC - 6651 SW Capitol Hwy.  $36 by March 10 ($46 after)  Reception with food and wine tasting, a wealth of Passover resources to be followed  by a seated seder and light dinner.  Explore new ways to enrich your own holiday celebration.

Join hundreds of women to celebrate our role in the fight for freedom.  Taste a wide-range of premium Kosher for Passover wines.  Sample modern takes on traditional foods and customs.  Learn how to make your Seder engaging for all ages.  Go to https://secure.ujcfederations.org/ft2/form.html?__id=18986 to register online. 

  

 

FAUX FILM FESTIVAL

Hollywood Theatre

Saturday April 3rd

The festival will be showing a hilarious and groundbreaking film in Israeli cinema Titled "Israeli Intelligence" ("Hamosad Hasagur").  This film borrows its style from the classic American comedies "Airplane" and "The Naked Gun" to poke fun at the Israeli Mossad and American/Hollywood cinematic clichés.  The film stars well-known Israeli actors like Ilan Dar, Eli Gorenstein and Ron Shahar, and was produced with the help of over 200 volunteers. The film has been screening for over 32 months; it continues to play at the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque (non-commercial) as a cult movie seen time and time again. Just like "Rocky Horror", it has spawned running activities and competitions with its fans reciting the script verbatim having watched the movie over thirty times in its short history.  In 2009, "Israeli Intelligence" won the prestigious Best Director and Best Special-Effects at the 1st Annual Houston Comedy Film Festival (HCFF), and the Audience Choice award at the 2009 World of Comedy International Film Festival (WOCFF) in Toronto, it featured time and time again at the annual ICON Fantastic Film Festival in Israel, 2008 Toronto Jewish Film Festival and in many other film festivals around the world.

 

Israeli Intelligence

Director: Alon Gur Arye

Locations: Israel

Israeli Intelligence thwarts an evil terrorist plat in Tunisia.

Hebrew with English subtitles

9:00 pm April 3rd, short subjects begin at 7:00 

 

 

 Join us for the "Oregon" July '10 Taglit Birthright Israel Trip

 

Portland Jewish Events, Jewish Student Union, Israel Free Spirit 

v New Single Jewish Group in Portland

If you are single, Jewish, 40+ years old, live in the Portland area, and would like to meet others, please join us on our Google Group so you can be invited to our next event!

 

We use this list to discuss and plan events. Our group is private, non-searchable, your personal address won't be shared with anyone without your permission and you do not need a Google account to participate. Please email the group admin. Barbara at brachapdx@gmail.com to be added to the group. We hope to see you soon! 

 

We just had a party on New Years Day at one of our members' homes to watch the Rose Bowl and have a potluck. This event was very successful! If you join the group you can come to the next event. For more info about the Google Group contact the group admin. Barbara at brachapdx@gmail.com or Randy goldenbar@aol.com.

 

v    Hebrew Learner?  Hebrew Speaker?

Join other adults (ages 18 to 120) for Coffee, Refreshments, and Social, Educational, and Intellectual Conversation - IN HEBREW - at the all-new Café V'Ivrit, now with two facilitated groups:  Lomdim* (Learners) & Dovrim (Speakers) *Lomdim should have a year of conversational Hebrew learning under their belts.

3rd Monday of each month at Neveh Shalom:  7:30 pm  - 9:OO pm 

Suggested donation $5 - $10

Contact: Mel Berwin, michaelvmel@gmail.com, 503-246-8831

v   Yangzi Sherpa (our kitchen helper) and her husband would like you to know that they also do house cleaning.  She charges $15 per hour.  If you are interested in learning more you can contact Yangzi at 503-234-0135

v    AHAVATH ACHIM SANCTUARY, KITCHEN, AND SOCIAL HALL ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT to members and friends, groups and organizations.  For more information and rental fees please call Renee Ferrera at 503-228-4660 or pdxrenee@aol.com.  This is a perfect venue for celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and all occasions.

  

v   SAM NECHEMIA RETIREMENT FUND.  Sam Nechemia has been our Hazan for more than a decade.  The Congregation would like to start a retirement fund in order to honor his service to us.  The money in this fund would be separate from all other synagogue funds, and would be available solely for his benefit.  If you would like to contribute to this fund or would like more information please contact Richard Matza at 503-297-5824 or ahavathachim@hevanet.com.