Calendar

January 2019

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		1 New Year’s Day (Offices Closed) New Year’s Day (Offices Closed) Jan 1 all-day Tickets	2 Achim (The Men’s Group) Lunch 12:00 pm Achim (The Men’s Group) Lunch @ Short Hills Deli Jan 2 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Join the men of M’kor Shalom for lunch and conversation at Short Hills Restaurant & Deli. No RSVP necessary. Pay your own way. (486 E. Evesham Rd, Cherry Hill) Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Ritual Committee Meeting Jan 2 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	3 Social Action Cooking for Joseph’s House 7:00 pm Social Action Cooking for Joseph’s House Jan 3 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Cook meals for Joseph’s House in Camden, an emergency shelter offering overnight and supportive social services. RSVP to Jonathan Maurer.	4 Erev Shabbat Service (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service (webcast) Jan 4 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Our Erev Shabbat Service begins at 8:00 pm, followed immediately by a congregational Oneg. For those unable to attend in person, this service will be webcast.	5 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Jan 5 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Jan 5 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
6 POSTPONED: Adult Education Film & Discussion: Gett 9:30 am POSTPONED: Adult Education Film & Discussion: Gett Jan 6 @ 9:30 am Tickets We apologize that we must postpone the showing of the film Gett scheduled for Sunday, January 6. Please check the M’kor Shalom calendar and emails for a rescheduled date. GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Music Committee Meeting 10:15 am Music Committee Meeting Jan 6 @ 10:15 am Tickets	7 Communications Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Communications Committee Meeting Jan 7 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	8	9 Biblical Judaism – Which One? 10:30 am Biblical Judaism – Which One? Jan 9 @ 10:30 am Tickets Biblical Judaism – Which One? Led by Yossi Afek Four Wednesdays, 10:30 am – noon, January 9, 16, 23 & 30 Biblical Judaism was carried for many hundreds of years on the shoulders of two Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm Tickets	10	11 Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Jan 11 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:30 pm. Please join us for pre-service refreshments starting at 6:00 pm.	12 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Jan 12 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Jan 12 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
13 PARTY EXPO! 2019 10:00 am PARTY EXPO! 2019 Jan 13 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Everything you need to make your celebration memorable! Check out all of the best party resources and vendors under one roof. Invitations * Decorators * Caterers * Bands & DJs * Party Planners * Florists Women’s Connection Rosenthal Hiddur Mitzvah Project 12:00 pm Women’s Connection Rosenthal Hiddur Mitzvah Project Jan 13 @ 12:00 pm Tickets The concept of beautifying or enhancing a Jewish ritual by appealing to the senses is called hiddur mitzvah. On Sunday, January 13 (snow date January 27), Women’s Connection of M’kor Shalom will host The Hiddur Mitzvah	14 JCRC Lunch & Learn: Multiculturalism in Israel 12:00 pm JCRC Lunch & Learn: Multiculturalism in Israel Jan 14 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Sagit Peretz-Deri will speak with us about Multiculturalism in Israel. She is an Israeli activist in the areas of Judaism, Feminism, Israeli politics, Mizrachi culture and Sephardic Halachah. A real-estate lawyer by profession, she Education & Youth Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Education & Youth Committee Meeting Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Membership Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Membership Committee Meeting Jan 14 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	15 Daytimers Lunch & A Movie: On the Basis of Sex 12:00 pm Daytimers Lunch & A Movie: On the Basis of Sex Jan 15 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Join us at 12:00 noon for lunch at Passariello’s in Voorhees followed by a 1:00 pm showing of “On The Basis of Sex” at AMC Voorhees 16 (formerly Carmike Ritz 16). The story of Ruth	16 Biblical Judaism – Which One? 10:30 am Biblical Judaism – Which One? Jan 16 @ 10:30 am Tickets Biblical Judaism – Which One? Led by Yossi Afek Four Wednesdays, 10:30 am – noon, January 9, 16, 23 & 30 Biblical Judaism was carried for many hundreds of years on the shoulders of two Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 pm Board of Trustees Meeting Jan 16 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	17	18 MLK Weekend of Service MLK Weekend of Service Jan 18 – Jan 21 all-day Tickets Friday, January 18, 8:00 pm Donation Drive Congregation M’kor Shalom – 850 Evesham Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 We are collecting the following items specifically requested by JFCS for its food pantry: rice, pasta, tomato sauce Erev Shabbat Service – MLK Celebration (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service – MLK Celebration (webcast) Jan 18 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and friends, your spirit and your voice to this moving and meaningful annual event! The acclaimed Unity Choir will inspire us during M’kor Shalom’s Friday night Erev Shabbat Service. For 15 years, the	19 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Jan 19 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Jan 19 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
20 Unity Choir Performance 3:00 pm Unity Choir Performance @ Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Jan 20 @ 3:00 pm Tickets Encore Performance! The Unity Choir perform in another a joyful and dynamic concert honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King through music. Location: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church – 1196 Penn St., Camden, NJ	21 MLK Day (Offices & Schools Closed) MLK Day (Offices & Schools Closed) Jan 21 all-day Tickets Tu B’Shevat Tu B’Shevat Jan 21 all-day Tickets	22	23 Biblical Judaism – Which One? 10:30 am Biblical Judaism – Which One? Jan 23 @ 10:30 am Tickets Biblical Judaism – Which One? Led by Yossi Afek Four Wednesdays, 10:30 am – noon, January 9, 16, 23 & 30 Biblical Judaism was carried for many hundreds of years on the shoulders of two Social Action Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Social Action Committee Meeting Jan 23 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	24	25 Family Shabbat Dinner 5:45 pm Family Shabbat Dinner Jan 25 @ 5:45 pm Tickets Enjoy a casual dinner at M’kor Shalom for families of all ages just prior to our Shabbat Mishpacha service. This family-friendly worship service is engaging for children and adults. Dinner: 5:45-6:25 pm Services: 6:30-7:45 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Mishpacha 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Mishpacha Jan 25 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Kabbalat Shabbat: Shabbat Mishpacha (Family Shabbat) service begins at 6:30 pm. We celebrate this month’s birthdays. Please join us for pre-service refreshments starting at 6:00 pm.	26 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Jan 26 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Jan 26 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
27 Sunday Sessions with Rabbi Hirsh 9:15 am Sunday Sessions with Rabbi Hirsh Jan 27 @ 9:15 am Tickets (Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About… The Prophetic Roots of Reform Judaism Reform Judaism originated with an emphasis on “prophetic” Judaism: emphasizing the ethical imperatives and concern for social justice of the Biblical prophets	28 Social Action Cooking for JFCS 7:00 pm Social Action Cooking for JFCS Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Cook meals for Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JFCS).	29	30 Biblical Judaism – Which One? 10:30 am Biblical Judaism – Which One? Jan 30 @ 10:30 am Tickets Biblical Judaism – Which One? Led by Yossi Afek Four Wednesdays, 10:30 am – noon, January 9, 16, 23 & 30 Biblical Judaism was carried for many hundreds of years on the shoulders of two	31