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The Actors Temple Congregation Ezrath Israel

The Actors' Temple, Congregation Ezrath Israel, is a place where spirituality meets creativity. Our warm community welcomes all people who are searching for a deepened relationship to God and Judaism, for self expression, for learning, and for friendship. In our house of God, all people are included and appreciated.

OUR APPROACH TO JUDAISM
We are eclectic and post-denominational, retaining some traditional elements of worship and including modern forms of ritual. Storahtelling, Jewish Rock, Dance, and Synaplex Shabbats are a sample of our past and future programs.

• Shabbat Friday May 9, 7 PM; Service, Oneg Shabbat, and Speaker Roberta Mikhael from The Village, presents ”Senior Living Options;”
• Shabbat Saturday, May 10, SERVICE 10:30 AM: Naming of Lyla Eve Heath, daughter of Andy and Heidi, Parashat Emor, and special Oneg Shabbat.
• POSTPONED: ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Until Tuesday, May 13th: Congregational Meeting, 6:30 PM; Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 PM. All members are urged to attend.

• Trip to the Tabernacle in Lancaster, PA, Thursday, May 15th.
• Shabbat Service Honoring our Hebrew School, Friday, May 16th.
• Potluck Shabbat Dinner, Friday May 23, Dinner at 6 PM, Service at 7 PM. Oneg Sponsored by Joni Winston, in honor of her Father’s 85th Birthday.
• Saturday, May 31, the Baby Naming of Jaslyn Ziegler
• Save the Date: SYNAPLEX SHABBAT, Friday, June 20th: Cantata, The Seven Golden Buttons, Dance: Luxxury Suite with Meredith Fages, and Free Dinner!

• Thank you to Suzanne Brandau for sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat on Friday May 2nd and to David Spegal, for sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat on May 2nd in memory of his family that perished in the Shoah, grandparents David & Cila Windschauer, uncle and aunt Salo & Helen Windschauer and his mother's first husband and daughter Fred Morott and Sylvia Morotton.
• Thank you to everyone who read, played, sang, and spoke at the moving Yom HaShoah service on Friday: Neva Small, Diane Howard, Chana Neumann, Steven Greenstein, Hank Eulau, Kelly Lincoln and Judy Buchman, We appreciate it so much!
• Mazel Tov to Rick and Nadine Schussel on Amanda’s Bat Mitzvah. Thank you for decorating the sanctuary so beautifully.

• WEEKLY TORAH PORTION: Wednesdays, 7:30 PM at 96th Street. Study the Torah in English with Rabbi Jill. Please email for details.
• Hebrew School for K-1 and Bar/Bat Mitzvah registration ongoing.

The Actors’ Temple invites you to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or a Musical Service, in honor of: Birthdays Anniversaries, Births, Graduations or any Simcha. For $54 your occasion will be featured in our announcements. Let’s have each Shabbat honor someone in our community. Please call or email the Office to donate and celebrate!

• Please pray for Hal Hawkins, who had a heart attack on Saturday, April 26th. We are cautiously optimistic that he will regain his health.
• R'fuah Sh'lema to Michael Kaye, Rose Orenstein, Lois Libien, Nadine Schussel, and Sam Swartz. We hope they will be well again soon!

We remember beloved relatives in the month of Iyar. Cantor Louis Malamud, 9 Iyar. We also remember for Kaddish: Susan Jaslow, Albert Rothstein. May they be remembered as a blessing.

• Florence Cohen is exhibiting in an Art Show at EarUp! Gallery, 326 Spring Street (Greenwich Street), 2nd floor, May 2 – 16, Tues. – Sun., 12 – 6 p.m Opening Reception, Sunday, May 4th, 2 – 4 p.m. Meet the artists and enjoy art, food and wine.
• Readings of SOPHIE, The Last Of The Red Hot Mamas Revusical are Monday, May 12th & 19th, 7 PM, featuring Broadway performers; FREE.
• Salute to Israel Parade, Sunday, June 1, along Fifth Avenue