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

Sheket Shabbat

Sheket Shabbat - A Silent Winter Retreat

Join us for Sheket Shabbat at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 25. This day will be a time to slow down, unplug, and make room for silence. In our crazy world of constant communication, it is good for the soul to have time for peace and it is good for the mind to focus inward and relax.

10:30 a.m. Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary

11:30 a.m. Centering in Silence - circle gathering/opening meditation in the Chapel

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Silent Reflection throughout the campus with individual choice of activities: yoga, art, selected readings, memorial garden

While we encourage maintaining silence for as long as possible, participants are welcome to leave early if need be.

Registration cost is $18 and includes a healthy, catered lunch and snack -- vegetarian in honor of Tu B'Shevat.



For information on our sessions throughout the day, contact Julie Greenberg. To RSVP, send a check to Congregation Micah (2001 Old Hickory Blvd, Brentwood, TN 37027) or call us at 615-377-9799.

Supporting Our Seniors: Schmooze & Views Chanukah Lunch

 

Chanukah Family Dinner - December 4 - $10/adults and $5/child

 

Check out some non-dairy potluck suggestions here: http://congregationmicah.blogspot.com/2013/11/micah-tells-here-is-what-we-are.html

Shabbat Evening of Conversation & Song

Non-dairy Potluck

It's a Non-Dairy Potluck!
What do I bring?

Many times, when we host a potluck, our members get stuck on what they should bring and the quickest answer is always a salad. But while a potluck of one main dish and 20 salads will be good, it lacks variety. So we decided to make a list of viable options! Typically, the main dish for a non-dairy potluck is chicken or beef.

What you could bring:
Traditional House Salad
Pasta Salad
Fruit
Fruit Salad
Cucumber Salad
Asian Noodle Salad
Green Beans
Corn
Peas
Blackeyed Peas
Kale Salad
Turnip Greens
Carrots
Brussel Sprouts
Roasted potatoes
Roasted veggies
Steamed veggies
Sweet potato casserole
Dinner rolls
Italian Bread (any bread)
Rice
Coleslaw
Potato Salad
Beans

Dessert Ideas: 
Cookies
Sorbet
Fruit Salad
Carmel Popcorn
Macaroons
Biscotti
Applesauce

Have suggestions to add to our list?? Leave us a comment and we will update it!

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

What to bring to a Dairy Potluck

It's a Dairy Potluck!
What do I bring?

Many times, when we host a potluck, our members get stuck on what they should bring and the quickest answer is always a salad. But while a potluck of one main dish and 20 salads will be good, it lacks variety. So we decided to make a list of viable options! Typically, the main dish for a dairy potluck is some kind of pasta or lasagna.

What you could bring:
Traditional House Salad
Ceasar Salad
Pasta Salad
Fruit
Fruit Salad
Caprese Salad
Cucumber Salad
Asian Noodle Salad
Green Beans
Corn
Corn Souffle
Peas
Carrots
Brussel Sprouts
Roasted potatoes
Roasted veggies
Steamed veggies
Sweet potato casserole
Squash casserole
Dinner rolls
Italian Bread (any bread)

If it's not lasagna, but something else (like fish), here are some other ideas that work:
Rice
Coleslaw
Potato Salad
Beans

Dessert Ideas: 
Brownies
Cake
Cookies
Ice Cream
Sorbet
Gelato
Chocolates
Fruit Salad
Pie


Have suggestions to add to our list?? Leave us a comment and we will update it!

Thanks!

Tzofim Caravan - Coming to Micah June 7!

 

Food Trucks at 7 p.m.

Retro Sno

Smokin Thighs

Your Dish is Our Command

Sunday at the Movies: April 21, 28, and May 5

Join us at Micah for Sunday at the Movies, an adult education series. For three consecutive Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., we will screen a movie with discussion following. Choose just one or come for all three! Light snacks will be served.

April 21: "The Other Son" 

"The Other Son" is the moving and provocative tale of two young men -- one Israeli, the other Palestinian -- who discover they were accidentally switched at birth, and the complex repercussions facing them and their respective families.
Directed by Lorraine Levy, released in France in April, 2012.

NY Times Review:
"The film is propelled by a hopeful, good-hearted humanism, and it sets out to show that, in spite of political, religious and cultural divisions, people are people."

602 IMDB users rated the film at 7.1 out of 10 stars.


Upcoming Screenings
April 28: "Hollywood: An Empire of Their Own"
May 5: "Walk on Water"

Raise the Roof with Laughs at Micah: Info + Videos

Love to laugh? Congregation Micah is hosting a comedy night with NY Comedian Johnny Lampert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 in our social hall. The event, Raise the Roof, will be an entertaining evening with an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dancing, fun, and of course – comedy!

Lampert has made a name for himself around the country with club, television, and casino performances. He often appears at New York and Los Angeles clubs such as The Comic Strip, Caroline’s Comedy Club, and The Improv; and can be seen on TV with MTV, HBO Comedy Showcase, and Comedy Central, among others. Trump Plaza, Trump Castle, The Sands, and The Claridge are casinos that have welcomed Lampert to work with stars such as Dana Carvey and Chris Rock. Lampert has also performed at many Jewish events and is raved about by The Jewish Reporter. His success is expounded upon on his site, johnnylampert.com, and is the reason he was picked to entertain at Raise the Roof.

Tickets are available at Micah for $50 per person. Patron Levels are at the following prices and include two tickets to the show: $250 – Jackie Mason, $500 – Billy Crystal, $1,000 – Mel Brooks, $5,000 – Jerry Seinfeld. For more information, contact the Micah office at 615-377-9799 or at office@congregationmicah.org.

Videos of Johnny: 

Yom Hashoah Commemoration: April 7

Join us for the community-wide Yom Hashoah Commemoration from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 at Micah.

Local rabbinic and cantorial leaders will join together for the day, accompanied by pianist Russell Davis. Cellist Michael Samis will be a featured performer.

The Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Middle Tennessee are co-sponsoring the event. Contact our office for more information!

Have a Seder, Need a Seder

First Seder, March 25

Every Seder meal begins with the words, “Let all who are hungry come and eat, let all who are in need come and share our Passover meal.” It extends the mitzvah (commandment) of tzedakah (charity) from gifts to physical presence, from giving of our money and possessions to giving of ourselves.

As Passover is traditionally a holy day to be celebrated in the home with family, friends, and strangers, this year Congregation Micah will not be having its Community-Wide Seder. Instead, we are turning back to tradition and encouraging our families to gather around each others’ tables. So how will this continue to be a community event? We are taking the approach of “Have a Seder? Need a Seder?”

Are you planning to host a Seder meal at your home? Or were you hoping to attend a traditional Seder as a guest?

Answer these questions, and then call the Micah office and let us know if you are:

• Willing to host someone at your Seder meal?!
  Please let us know how many you can host and if you would prefer to host a Micah member or anyone from the community-at-large.
• In need of a place to go?!
  We will work with you to find a family that is opening their Seder meal to others.

Nonmembers will be charged an $18 fee

Let Silence Speak

“All of my life I was privileged to be in the company of the wise people of Torah and I learned from them that nothing is more valuable to productive living than silence.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rabban Gamliel

                One of the hallmarks of modern life is constant noise: the construction across the street, the never-ending roar of traffic, the incessant ringing of the telephone, the radio and its constant programming - they all make for a great deal of a relentless racket that surrounds us.  And then there is the problem of never-ending conversation, the need for others (our children, friends, co-workers, parents, etc.) to express themselves to you constantly.  Quiet and silence have almost become extinct.  The rabbis and sages of the Talmud valued silence as a vital factor in life. The Talmud stated that a good word is worth one shekel but that silence itself is worth two. The holy men of Israel advanced the idea that penance for sin can be achieved not only by fasting from eating food but more beneficially by fasting from speaking – by silence and its mood inducing power of self-analysis and introspection.

                So while speech in Judaism is the ultimate gift from God and what separates us from other forms of life on this planet, it was given to us to be used sparingly and purposefully.  Among the many great and satisfying aspects of Shabbat is its silence.  Especially in our world of constant noise, the silence of Shabbat is refreshing and invigorating.  Freedom from the noises of telephones, radios, television sets, construction and traffic as well is a blessing to a noise-laden weary soul.  And it is in the silence of Shabbat that we can gain new insights into the words of the Torah that God, “so to speak” is found not in the noise generated by the wind or the sound of the mighty earthquake but rather “in a still, small, silent voice.”  Consider how difficult it is to make peace with adversaries.  How much harder then, if one cannot make peace with one’s self.  As long as there is an absence of an atmosphere of silence and quiet, making peace with one’s self is impossible.  Enter Sheket Shabbat, the Silent Sabbath.  This Saturday morning Congregation Micah will welcome in the quiet of the Shabbat by creating an atmosphere of serenity. Join us at 10:30 for a service followed by a day of quiet.  There will be opportunities to read, practice yoga, or engage in a variety of inaudible activities. 

Room In the Inn begins November 11

Under the leadership of Cindy Landsman, Andy Saul, and Bob Smith, Congregation Micah will once again participate this year in the Room In The Inn program.

We will be hosting five nights this year:

November 11, 2012

December 9, 2012

January 13, 2013

February 10, 2013

March 10, 2013

We'll be hosting 14 guests on each evening and are again in need of donations of casual, cold weather clothing: coats, hats, gloves, scarves, warm socks, boots, heavy shoes, etc. We are also in need of toiletries and any DVD's that are gathering dust in your bookcases. Please bring all donations to the Micah office.

All members of Congregation Micah are more than welcome to join the festivities! If you want more information, feel free to call or email the Micah office at office@congregationmicah.org.

Room In The Inn, in partnership with more than 160 local congregations, provided shelter for 1,286 individuals from November 2009 to March 2010. For more information about the Room In The Inn organization, visit www.RoomInTheInn.org.