TSS Adult Ed – Start the New Year with Purpose.
Rabbi Harold Kushner believes, “The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and share.” Join Audrey Nolte for an interactive evening of discussing ways we can adapt Rabbi Kushner’s suggestions to live a meaningful life.
Wednesday, January 15th from 7-8:30 PM at the home of Judy and Don Belmont.
RSVP to Judy Belmont by Sunday, January 12th if you plan to attend.
Sisterhood Event – “The Health of Your Heart is in Your Hands” by Cardiologist Amy Ahnert, MD, at the JCC – February 2, 10:15 a.m. – This event is open to all women. Invite all of the women in your circle of friends and family. Important information all women should hear. Contact Karyn Goldner for details.
The next TSS Book Club book is “Call It Sleep” by Henry Roth. This is an older novel, available in paperback, about the Jewish immigrant experience in the tenements of NYC. It comes highly recommended, and receives 4.2 stars on Amazon. The next book club will be on Thursday, March 13, at 7:00 PM, at Andrea Bastian’s house.
About the book:
When Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster sales. Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did this novel receive the recognition it deserves—–and still enjoys. Having sold-to-date millions of copies worldwide, Call It Sleep is the magnificent story of David Schearl, the “dangerously imaginative” child coming of age in the slums of New York.
Book Review:
“Arguably the most distinguished work of fiction ever written about immigrant life…Surely the most lyrically authentic novel in American literature about a young boy’s coming to consciousness.” –Lis Harris, The New Yorker
This week’s Torah portion begins the saga of the Jewish people in Egypt. We hear of the birth of Moses and the suffering of our People. The name of the portion is Sh’mote or names.
We are known in the household of Israel by our Hebrew name. When we are called up to the Torah the Cantor asks us to ascend to the bima by our Hebrew name, when we are sick and our name is mentioned it is with our Hebrew name, and then finally when we are called back to God at a funeral, in the El Male Rachamim prayer those leading the service invoke our Hebrew name.
It is the tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews to name a child after a deceased relative. It is to honor those who came before us and to remember our past. The Sephardic Jews do not have that tradition and name their children after those who are still living. That is why there are some Jews who are juniors. Our Hebrew name is very important it connects us to our people. It is our special name. Our given name is then paired with the Hebrew names of our parents. So our full name is our given name, Bar/Bat son or daughter then the Hebrew names of our parents. This once again connects us to our families. This week let us recall our Hebrew names and remind our children of their names and who they are named after.
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