Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 2002 — Page 2

IND 2 January 9. 2002

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By RONA TRACHTENBERG Golden Age Club at JCC On Thursday, January 10, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., the JCC's Golden Age Club will be hosting its on-going Thursday contemporary issues discussion, exercise class and lunch. The menu will consist of kosher soup, grilled cheese sandwich, carrot raisin salad, Jello, coffee, tea and milk. The fee for the exercise class is 75 cents and $1.50 for the lunch. For more information, please contact Lori Moss, adult services director, at the JCC (251-9467). BEZ family Shabbat dinner On Friday, Jan 11, 6 p.m.. Congregation Beth-El Zedeck invites the community to the first Friday family Shabbat dinner of 2002. Bring the whole family to Shabbat services and then enjoy a delicious meal catered by the BEZ Sisterhood. Special performance by the Beth-El Zedeck Klezmer band. For cost and

reservations, please call the synagogue at 253-3441. Open mic night On Saturday, January 12, 8 to 11 p.m., Blair Kirsch has organized the first open mic night of the new year at Starbucks Coffee in the West Lake Shopping Center on West 86 11 ' street. People of all ages will enjoy poetry, live music by the band Face Forward, and camaraderie. Come share your music and your passion. Topics in Jewish living On Sunday, January 13, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Rabbis Sandy and Dennis Sasso (of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck) will host the first of two conversations in Jewish living on the topic "Times of Our Lives." They will discuss marking the cycle of life and the circle of they year. The second session will take place the following Sunday, January 20.

Each program costs $3 per person and may be paid at the door. A woman's view of the Bible On Sunday, January 13, 10:45 am to noon. Rabbi Sandy Sasso invites Jewish women to study biblical stories about women and learn the answers to the following questions: Who were the women of the bible? Who were Sarah and Hagar? How do we read these stories in light of our present crisis? What do our traditional sources tell us? Discover what resources exist to help us add names, stories and images to the characters that have already shaped who we are as Jewish women. Listen to the voices of the past and create your own midrash. The program costs $10/pp for members and $15/pp for non-members. Please register by calling Shari, at the syna-

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gogue. NCSY fun trip On Sunday, January 13, 1 to 4 p.m., the Junior NCSY group will leave from Congregation B'nai Torah for an afternoon at Great Times. For more details, please call adult advisors Joanie and Neil Harris at 251-6775 or e-mail them at [email protected]. Women's Rosh Chodesh evening On Sunday, January 13, 8 p.m., the Aura Women's Organization is hosting its monthly rosh chodesh program at the home of Robbie Fretzin, 545 East 58 lh street (between Broadway and Central). The topic of this new month of Shevat celebration of Jewish womenhood is "Tu B'Shevat - New Beginnings." Debbie Bomstein will deliver the D'var Torah. The entertainment part of the evening features floral designer Diane Anderson, who will present "edible and beautiful" fruit decorations for Tu B'Shvat. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by calling 251-5573.

Golden Age Club at JCC On Tuesday, January 15, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., the JCC s Golden Age Club will be hosting its on-going Tuesday exercise class and lunch. The menu will be kosher BBQ chicken, green beans, corn, pineapple, coffee. Coffee Rich and tea. The fee for the exercise class is 75 cents and $1.50 for the lunch. For more information, please contact Lori Moss, adult services director, at the JCC (251-9467).

Therapy for kids On Wednesday, January 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m.. Congregation Beth-El Zedeck is offering a free seminar on "An overview of occupational, physical and speech therapies for kids." Marci Penner and Jane Safrin, occupational therapists, will discuss what parents should look for as it relates to achieving developmental milestones. They will explain when a child should be considered "delayed" and v\ hat treatment strategies are available.

Volunteers needed fo Hope Lodge visit On Wednesday, lanu.uy 16, the Social Action t i: tee of the Indianapoln lie brew Congregation will h leading a program at Hap Lodge and they im ita whin teers to make this < vi n.ir.i; a success. For the past two Years, Linda Leary has dad: Had herself to organizing lla am :• nating monthly visits to Hope Lodge, which is a Ronald McDonald House (or adult cancer patients sponsored in the American Camai Vinn The patients stay renl-trae from ten days to ten monthThey hail from 40 LS states and 20 international. ountmHer volunteers share dinner preparation and sen > :: 1 the residents. Linda silica alea fun entertainment activity that really gets the residents involved. "One month HRmember Elliot Feltman "he is a professional juggler and magician, brought a Inrn who played his guitar I he residents were enthralled " Elliott's card tricks Another month, our early childhood class made centerpieuthere were enough lor ea. resident to take one ha, h his/her room. The tcachei > plained the mit/v ah project to the children an they got to see a photo ot I residents receiving d ult Continued on pW ■>

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