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Special Shabbat Service Guests in November

Friday, Nov. 16, 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Atid Service
Atid means “the future and this service, occurring a few times each school year, includes Religious School students (our future Jewish
leaders), sharing roles with our clergy. In addition to Religious School song leader Ricky Marcus, we will be joined by touring Jewish
musician Toby Pechner. Toby brings the sounds and feel of Jewish camp singing to temples and retreats year-round.

Friday, Nov. 30, 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service
Join us when Fairmount Temple’s Paula F. Pike Award for Affirmation and Inclusion is presented to Jane Daroff, LISW, and Dr. Jes Sellers for their selfless work and dedication to so many in Cleveland. We will honor their work through Case Western, co-founding the Cleveland Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Friends/Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and so much more.

Celebrate Chanukah at Fairmount Temple!

From now through December 3, Fairmount Temple is collecting warm winter hats, warm waterproof gloves, winter jackets (XL-5X) for the Operation Warm-Up, and sock, lots of warm socks, to be used in our Chanukah Mitzvah project for the homeless. Collection bins are near the Religious School entrance or can be dropped off at the main office.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7-9 p.m. Women of FT Chanukah Party with candle lighting, gift exchange (Bring $10 wrapped gift), latkes, and a latke competition. Free for Women of FT members and $5 for guests.  RSVP by Nov. 21  (form here).

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 5:30-7 p.m. A free Chanukah Party for families with children from preschool to 2nd grade are invited to with craft, music, the story of Chanukah and a casual dinner. RSVPs required to Jane Mayers, 216-464-1752, or jmayers@fairmounttemple.org.

Friday, Dec. 7, Simchat Shabbat, 5:30 p.m. – This month’s service, which is geared to preschool age children and their families, will focus on Chanukah with songs and a candle lighting led by Rabbi Caruso and early childhood music specialist Jennifer Woda.

Friday, Dec. 7, 6:15 p.m. Chanukah Shabbat Service with our clergy, volunteer Chorale and the  Hava Nashira Jr. Choir for a service celebrating Chanukah with joyous music!!  Following the service, stay for a festive oneg with latkes and a mitzvah opportunity of assembling bus pass kits (all-day bus passes inserted into new warm socks) for the homeless. All are welcome!

Saturday, Dec. 8, 10:30 a.m.  Come join the lay-led Shabbat Morning Minyan with special musical guests Celia Hollander Lewis and Charlie Lewis in the Arthur J. Lelyveld Center for Jewish Learning. We’ll sing through the service with Chanukah melodies, read Torah, and enjoy some sufganiyot (jelly donuts), the Israeli Chanukah treat.

Sunday, Dec. 9, Chanukah Mitzvah Day – All are welcome
9 a.m.– 1 p.m. Give the Gift of Life by giving blood, Emergency blood shortage!! (Weinberg Hall)
9 a.m. Holiday Happenings for preschoolers, make a frame for the elderly (Rm 1)
9:15 a.m. Wrap toys for kids in need (Religious School Commons)
9:30 a.m.  Variety of Hands-on projects (Spiegle-Sukenik Atrium Foyer)
10:30 a.m. Pack 400+ lunches to be delivered to a homeless shelter (Atrium Foyer)
11 a.m. Special Speaker from Bellefaire JCB about volunteering all year long. (Bonda Chapel)
The projects above are in addition to projects being done in the Religious School classes.

Sunday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m. Chevrei Tikva LGBT Chavurah Chanukah Party and celebration of the group’s 35^th anniversary.  Free, but guests are asked to bring a side dish and wrapped white elephant gift. RSVPs required to Cathy Kaus at ckaus@fairmounttemple.org.

Also in December:
Monday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m. Winter Jubilee at Fairmount Cocktail Bar (2448 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights), is hosted by the Fairmount Young Professionals as well as other young adult Jewish organizations, and supported by a Jewish Federation of Cleveland Young Leadership Division Microgrant. Find details and costs at the Fairmount Young Professionals Facebook page or email fairmountyp@gmail.com.

Lifelong Learning Opportunities

Books & Beyond Book Discussion Series: Next up is Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader leading a discussion on Monday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. about Yossi Klein Halevi’s Letters to My Palestinian Neighbors.  On Monday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m., Rabbi Nosanchuk will lead a discussion on The Hate U Give, an award-winning book and recent movie. On Monday, Feb. 25, Rabbi Caruso and Dr. Terry Tobias, a clinical psychologist, will lead a discussion about relationships and partnerships in context of Jewish living.  On Monday, May 7, Cantor Sager and ECC Director Jane Mayers will discuss Dr. Lisa Miller’s The Spiritual Child. To learn more or RSVP, contact Staci Cohen here.

Travel, Learn and Experience – Trips with the clergy

 Adult Trip to Israel, May 2-12, 2019, led by Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk

• Premier accommodations for three nights in Tel Aviv, four nights in Jerusalem, and two nights in Mitzpe Ramon in Israel’s Negev Desert.
• Unique experiences for both first-time travelers and returning visitors to Israel.
• Guided visits to the Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book with Dead Sea Scrolls, Yitzhak Rabin Center, Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, the City of David and Southern Wall archaeological excavations and more!
• Other highlights: Visit a base of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to observe the country-wide Air Force flyover on Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), tour of the Negev Desert home of Israel’s first prime minster David Ben Gurion, Jeep tours and more!

Click here for flyer with the details for opportunities for both first time travelers to Israel and returning visitors. There will be a $250 credit for the first 20 who register.  Click here for the registration form.  Any questions, please contact Hedy Silber by email or 216-464-1330.

Adult Trip to Poland/Prague/Germany, Sept, 1-13, 2019, with Cantor Sarah Sager
Informational Meeting, Thursday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.
You are invited to join Cantor Sager on a Jewish Heritage Tour of Poland, Prague, and Germany next September. This trip is being planned with Niv Nitzan of Nitzan Travel Services who had co-led our recent adult trips to Israel.  At the gathering, there will be details about the trip’s itinerary as well as costs.  To rsvp for the Dec. 6 meeting, or to express your interest in the trip,  please contact Peggy Sullivan at 216-447-9538 or email.  

Save the Dates:

Friday, Jan. 21, 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service Celebrating the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with special guests The Pursuit of Harmony. Michael Hunter Ochs, an American Jew, and Alaa Alshaham, a Palestinian Muslim, are an unlikely pairing of two musicians and composers whose partnership in The Pursuit of Harmony creates a song-filled message of unity.

Friday, Feb. 22, Shabbat Across Fairmount Temple is an opportunity to gather in each other’s homes for Shabbat dinners. We want you to be a part of it!  Whether you have been celebrating Shabbat all your life or have never participated in a Shabbat dinner before, please join us on Feb. 22, as we gather in each other’s homes for Shabbat dinner.  Plans are being worked on now, but click here if you would like to be part of this special evening by hosting a dinner or being a guest at a dinner.

Did You Know through OPERATION 100% AFFILIATION: JUDAISM FOR EVERY GENERATION, Fairmount Temple offers the first year voluntary dues to new and returning members?
We want you to experience what we know, Fairmount Temple is a special place to belong. Click here for more info.   

    To learn more about these programs or other opportunities for learning, worship and social action at Fairmount Temple, click on the website calendar,  the Bulletin newsletter, or call us at 216-464-1330.