September 08, 2008   8 Elul 5768

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WELCOME TO THE WOOD RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY

The Wood River Jewish Community is a congregation and community organization serving residents and visitors in Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue and nearby areas. Our membership consists of over 175 families, both full-and part-time residents.  The WRJC is open year-round, with cultural, educational, and religious programming for all ages.

Shabbat Services are held each Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and all Festivals and Holy Days are observed. 

All are welcome at our services and events.

Rabbi Barnett J. Brickner.

SUN VALLEY SPIRITUALITY FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 19-21

 FRIDAY ,  SEPTEMBER 19   (SLICHOT)

OUR SHABBAT SERVICE IS GOING TO START AT 5:30.  WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE FILM AT THE SV OPERA HOUSE FOLLOWING THE SERVICE.  TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE.

7:00-9:30 PMEmbracing the Mystery: Learning to see with new eyes,  Dr. Naomi Remen

Science has defined life in ways that are too small. Life is mysterious, filled with happenings we can witness but can never explain. Dr Rachel Naomi Remen shares stories of that mysterious force, the will to live, helping us to recognize and trust it, and to strengthen the life in ourselves and in each other.

 

Dr. Remen’s opening talk will be followed by the world premiere of God Made Them Blind, a story about faith, tenacity, the clash of cultures and personal transformation.  This is the story of Australian artist John Fawcett, and the three Balinese whose lives he collides with and changes forever.

 

 

  

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

 

    9:30AM     OPERA HOUSE

 

PRAYING WITH LIOR

 

 

Praying with Lior is not just an engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary film, it is also the centerpiece of an ambitious outreach campaign to change the way people with disabilities are perceived and received by faith communities. The movie poses difficult questions such as what is “disability” and who really talks to God? Lior has Down Syndrome, and has spent his entire life praying with utter abandon. The film follows Lior from birth through his Bar Mitzvah, through the eyes of his family and community members. Told with intimacy and humor, Praying with Lior is a family story, a triumph story, a grief story, and a divinely-inspired story.

Generously sponsored by the Wood River Valley Jewish Community     Rabbi Barney Brickner to speak at screening

 

 

 

 Sunday September 21

 

       1:30    Opera House

 

 

      RENEWAL 

Faith leaders to conduct Q and A at screening .

 

 

Across the nation, people of faith are standing up for the environment. Evangelical Christians are fighting mountaintop removal, a coal mining process that is decimating Appalachia. Muslims are supporting sustainable farming. Jews are helping children experience the bond between nature and spirituality. Interfaith Power and Light is mobilizing people of all faiths in a religious response to global warming.

For the first time, the combined energy of these diverse activists is the driving force behind this feature-length documentary. Veteran film producers Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller have crisscrossed the country to capture these exciting stories of people whose passion and deep moral commitment are making a difference in a time of grave ecological threats.

Generously sponsored by the members of Wood River Jewish Community, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center, and Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood,

 

FOR A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:http://www.svspiritualfilmfestival.org/template.php?name=home

LINK TO HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
LINK TO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CALENDAR
WRJC FALL CALENDAR
SHABBAT SERVICE SCHEDULE

ALL FRIDAY EVENING SERVICES BEGIN AT 6:00

WE MEET AT ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
(unless otherwise noted)

Sept.   5
Sept. 12
Sept. 19 (Please note that this service starts at 5:30)
Sept. 26
 
 
 
The Shofar  
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MITZVAH OF THE MONTH


"Book for the Barrios"

The mission of BOOKS for the BARRIOS is to strengthen public elementary school education worldwide, equal access to quality education to all children, most especially the disadvantaged children. We have many programs designed to help students and teacher.

BOOKS for the BARRIOS began in 1981 among U.S. Navy families who were stationed in the Philippines. From 1981 to 1986, they worked closely with other knowledgeable, motivated volunteers as well as the U.S. Navy and Philippines Airlines to distribute hundreds of thousands of books throughout the Philippines. American children play a pivotal role in building and driving the organization's vision and operations. Growth of the organization into a worldwide project has been through the emphasis of the contribution and critical role of all participants, whether staf or volunteers.

Operating out of a headquarters in Northern California, BOOKS for the BARRIOS has given the gift of education to millions of children worldwide..

To date, BOOKS for the BARRIOS has sent over 9 million books overseas, trained teachers in developing countries in a modern method of teaching and established over 50 Model-of-Excellence schools, helping millions of children throughout the world. The organization has expanded allowing it to reach needy schools by directly sending books to Mexico, Honduras, Philippines and Bhutan, as well as providing consulting services to other non-profit organizations who want to help over 140 book-deprived countriess, both at home in the U.S. and throughout the world.

Over the past two decades, BOOKS for the BARRIOS has had a major impact on education in the Philippines and on the awareness of U.S. children. The following are our major programs and some of our proudest accomplishments.

It costs $12,000 to supply one library, touching the lives of thousands of children (literally). The Glenns' are raising money to supply one library, and only  asking for a $20 dollar contribution. Of course, you could give as much as you want.  if you would like toi support the Glenn's in this project , please send your check, written to:

 

"Book for the Barrios"

 c/o Carol and Scott Glenn

P.O. Box 1018

Ketchum, ID 83340

or you can use pay pal on the Books for The Barrios web site. Please earmark for the Glenn Library.

 

For more information go to www.booksforthebarrios.com

 

 

CELBRATING SHABBAT  
WRJC STANDS WITH ISRAEL  

 

Links

http://www.babaganewz.com/teachers/index_main.cfm?cat=10&sub=israelatsixty

Ten Things You Can Do to Help Israel
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Buy Israeli products (Sabra, Elite, Carmel, Yarden, OSEM)
Call friends and relatives in Israel to express support
Stay informed and be prepared to advocate in support of Israel
Read Israel’s English-language news services
Read “What Israel Means to Me,” written by By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists and edited by Alan Dershowitz
Pray for Peace in Israel and the world


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