LOL@Micah - Annual Comedy Fundraiser

Laugh out loud @ Micah’s comedy night!
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29

• One of NY’s finest comedians, Dan Naturman
• Open bar
• Heavy hors d’oeuvres!

2 Ticket Options:

Individual: $50

or choose a Patrol Level and receive 2 tickets

PATRON LEVELS:
$5000   ROTSL -Roll On The Schtok Laughing
$1000   LMTO -Laughing My Toches Off
$500     LMKO -Laughing My Kop Off
$250     LOL -Laughing Out Loud

"Blessing of a Skinned Knee" Book Study & Dr. Mogel Lecture

Blessing of a Skinned Knee 

Book Study on Sunday Mornings
9:30 a.m.

February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 2, 9

At Congregation Micah (Chapel)

Led by Rabbi Laurie Rice, Education Director Julie Greenberg,
and Alina Spaulding, Head of Akiva School 

Sunday mornings

9:30 - 10:30 AM              

Session 1* (2/2):    Intro - Realizing Potential (Chapters 1-2)

*first session runs until 11 a.m. 

Session 2 (2/9):     Granting Freedom & Setting Limits (Ch. 3-4)

Session 3 (2/16):    Giving & Receiving (Chapters 5-6)

Session 4 (2/23):    Food & Discipline (Chapters 7-8)

Session 5 (3/2):      Wendy Mogel event

Author Lecture/Book Signing  

4 - 6 PM (more info below)

Session 6 (3/9):      Goals (Chapters 9 & 10)

 

You can enjoy a taste of Dr. Mogel in this brief interview with the Union of Reform Judaism, http://www.reformjudaism.org/present-parent, and you can purchase the book here.

RSVPs for registration & childcare are due prior to each session -- there will be no room for unregistered children. 

Call the office at 615-927-2394 or email the office.

 

Sunday at the Movies - Fall 2013

During Religious School
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Join us as we screen a movie with discussion following. Choose just one or come for all three! Light snacks will be served.

October 6 - Live & Become
Shlomo, an Ethiopian boy, is placed by his Christian mother with an Ethiopian Jewish woman whose child has died. This woman, who will become his adoptive mother, is about to be airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel during Operation Moses in 1984. His birth mother, who hopes for a better life for him, tells him "Go, live, and become," as he leaves her to board the plane. The film tells of his growing up in Israel and how he deals with the secrets he carries.

October 20- No Place on Earth
Filmmaker Janet Tobias traces the harrowing tale of 38 Ukranian Jews who survived the Holocaust by fleeing into caves for 18 months. Scavenging for food and water while constructing escape routes, the desperate survivors bide their time in the unforgiving environment, awaiting liberation.

November 3 - Half the Kingdom (documentary / special speaker)
Seven women from Canada, Israel, and the US strive to find common ground between religious and cultural tradition and contemporary feminist principles. Focusing on the movement of women from observers to active participants - including when a group of women came together to pray at the Western Wall in 1988 - the film addresses issues of feminism, religious pluralism, civil rights, and the struggle for self-definition.

MCA Parent Workshop - September 30, 2013

Making the most of “Screen Time”
Principles for selecting digital media for your children

Join us for a parent workshop at Micah Children’s Academy
Monday, September 30
7:00pm

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued strong statements about the importance of limiting young children’s “screen time.” While there are sound reasons for this recommendation, it largely misses the boat by grouping all kinds of “screens” into a single category and providing little
to no guidance to parents to determine which, if any, programs and digital technologies might have benefit.

They also appear to forget that sometimes you just need 15 minutes to chop the vegetables and feed the dog.

How CAN you make the most of screen time? What are some principles for selecting digital media for your children, and ensuring that the time spent interacting with screens don’t cause pangs of guilt?

In this parent workshop, we discuss some of the reasons behind the AAP’s recommendations, and ways to think about selecting and monitoring screen time in your own home. The goal of this workshop is to arm parents with the tools they need to make their own decisions about good selections for your own children—although some recommendations of high quality apps, games, and movies will be shared.

Please RSVP to Melissa Gresalfi

High Holy Days 5774/2013

High Holy Days are fast approaching!! This year, they start on August 31. Be prepared! Below is our HHD Schedule.

Click the photo to download the PDF.

Rabbis Rice: Oseh Shalom

Martin Luther King taught: "When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout angry words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love."

We are tremendously saddened by the tragic news of bombings at the Boston Marathon this week. We are shaken to the core by these acts of violence and destruction, and we mourn the loss of life and pray for those wounded and their families. Yet, in the midst of this tragedy, heroes also emerged--first responders who ran towards the blast to help, runners who changed course to go to hospitals to give blood, and citizens of Boston who opened their homes to marathoners who needed a place to stay.

This week, as a Jewish world, we marked Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day. Then, on the very next day, Israel celebrated Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Israel's Independence Day. The juxtaposition of these two days is very intentional. Israelis are always mindful of the destructive acts of violence and war, and the powerful, redemptive actions of heroes. We at Congregation Micah are particularly mindful of the fragility and preciousness of life, felt in the life of Israel this week, and sadly, here at home with the tragedy of the Boston Marathon explosions, as well as the plant explosion in the city of West, TX.

Oseh Shalom--May the one who makes Peace in the Heavens, make peace in Israel, in Boston with the victims and their families, for all those affected in West, TX, and in our world.