The Actors Temple

Spring, 2013 Special Events and Programs

Passover

Community Second Passover Seder, Tuesday, March 26^th, 6 PM. A full seder and catered fish/dairy/vegetarian dinner. Menu forthcoming soon. Members $60, Non-Members $80, Children 10-21 $25, Under 10 Free. Anyone needing a voucher from UJA Federation please contact Rabbi Jill or the Office.

See the full descriptive flyer about the event and check out the delicious menu we have planned for the seder meal.

Please send a check made out to The Actors’ Temple, call us at 212-245-6975, fax credit card info to fax # 212-586-3025, or order at our Online Store. For all offline orders, please use this seder reservation form, which you should print, fill out, and return to us by fax or postal mail.

Also see below for Passover related holiday services.

Comedy Benefit

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Come on out for a great night of comedy to help restore this historic Temple!

CARICATURE BY DAVE KONIG

Comedy Benefit, produced by Bob Greenberg: Monday, April 8^th, 7 PM. New and Returning Comics With New Jokes: Ross Bennett, Scott Blakeman, Jane Condon, Sandy Ehlers, Mike Fine, Joe Franklin, Bob Greenberg, Rhonda Hansome, Doug Kleiman, Dave Konig, Nancy Lombardo, Stone & Stone, and Steven Scott; with Ira Allen on Piano; in loving memory of former pianist and good buddy Doug Nervick.

Advance Tickets $35 Friend, $40 at the Door; $50 Mensch $100 Angel $200 Seraphim

Please send a check made out to The Actors’ Temple, call us at 212-245-6975, fax credit card info to fax # 212-586-3025, or order at our Online Store.

See the full flyer and ticket reservation form for this event. For all offline orders, please print, fill out, and return to us by fax or postal mail.

Holiday Services and Other Events

Shabbat Across America: Learner’s Service & Shabbat Potluck Dinner: Friday, 3/1, 6 PM (Dinner at 6; service at 7). Come, learn, sing, and enjoy.

Tu B’Shevat Mystical Seder: Friday: 1/25, 6:30 PM: music and dinner provided. Donations gratefully accepted.

Original Purim Spiel and Service: Saturday, 2/23, 7 PM, An Actors’ Temple Extravaganza with professional actor-comedian members.

Morning Holiday Services: The Torah will be chanted. Pesach, First Day, 3/26; Pesach, 7^th Day, 4/1; Shavuot 5/15; all services at 10:30 AM.

Holocaust Remembrance Service: Friday, 4/5, 7 PM: Music and poetry.

Erev Shavuot Holiday Celebration & Potluck Dairy Dinner: Tuesday, 5/14, 6 PM. (Dinner at 6; service begins at 7). Study Session follows the service.

Continuing / Ongoing Events

Education for Adults and Children

Adult Torah Study: Join us Wednesdays 7:30-9:30 PM, studying the Psalms in English with Rabbi Jill at 96^th Street. Class resumes October 10. You are invited to join us by phone or in person.
Read Hebrew in One Day! Sunday, 11/4, 10 AM, in conjunction with NJOP, Free. Please pre-register so that we know how many people to expect.
Hebrew School for K-4; registration for Fall 2012. Bar/Bat Mitzvah registration ongoing. Hebrew School website by Noah Hichenberg.

Actors’ Temple Theatre

For information about what's playing in our theater space, please visit the Actors’ Temple Theatre Website.

General Announcements

Items of Interest

Actors’ Temple on Youtube: check out The Adon Olam Video, produced by Judy Buchman. PASS IT AROUND to your email lists.
Read the story by Rachel Wilgoren on our recent Comedy Benefit.
Rabbi Jill’s new CD, Life, Love, Lieder released, available on CD Baby. Classical songs in English.
Tuvia Tenenbom’s I Sleep in Hitler’s Room: Book available at: Amazon.com, iTunes, Kindle & Nook.
Arthur Ziffer’s play, Masada Revisited, is a different take on the historical account, just published by iUniverse (1-800-288-4677): ISBN 978-1-4620-7437-2 (sc), 978-1-4620-7438-9 (ebk); Mazel Tov!
Film: Finding Kalman(.com): Recently broadcast on channels 13 and 21, and you can watch the video online and/or read more about the movie.

Life Cycle / Simcha

Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or a Musical Service, in honor of: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Births, Graduations or any Simcha.
We welcome the celebration of an Aufruf, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, or Life Cycle event.

Donations and Donating

A leaf on our Tree of Life Plaque is only $180.
Chair Plaques can be personalized & donated.
Please also consider remembering The Actors’ Temple in your will.
We are available for Memorial Services and we have Cemetery Plots in New Jersey. Please call or email.

Professional Services Offered

Adam Hume, Photographer takes beautiful new method head shots; e-mail him for more information.
Shelley Frankel: Jazz Dance Class, Mon & Fri, 1:30 PM; Body Conditioning Class, Mon & Fri, 12-1:30 or Wed, 6 - 7:30 PM, 300 W. 43rd St. 5th Fl. Recommended by Susanne Katchko.
Dr. Dalita Rubenstein seeking psychotherapy clients (sliding scale), 212-627-8624.
June Stern seeking students, Pre-K to 5th for tutoring.
Rabbi Robert Teixeira LCSW seeking clients in private psychotherapy practice. 212-961-1745.
Celeste Wiseblood seeking hypnotherapy/psychotherapy clients 917-833-8885.

Can you help us?

Anyone wishing to donate Children’s Books with a Jewish content may bring them for the library.
Those who have Photographs of our events, please bring them in so we can make a large poster