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2. Submit Announcements

Do you have an announcement/special event/social activity opportunity you would like to share with the temple family? Click here to submit an item for posting.

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3. Temple Emanuel Sponsors

Take the opportunity to acknowledge the mitzvot given Temple Emanuel by these vendors. Do your shopping there!

Sponsor's page.

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4. Cemetery Arrangements

The loss of a family member is difficult to bear. The burden is greater for loved ones when they must make hasty decisions about choosing burial plots. Give yourself and your loved ones peace of mind by making those decisions in advance.

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation and Temple Oheb Shalom have offered members here burial privileges at their locations on Berrymans Lane, Belair Road (BHC), and O'Donnell Street (TOS). They are offering plots to Temple Emanuel members at member costs.

If you are interested in obtaining additional information or pricing, please contact Jo Ann at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, (410) 764-1587, ext. 223 or Ken Davidson at Temple Oheb Shalom, (410) 358-0105.

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5. Shavuot to Labor Day Food Drive

June 9 - September 1

Rising food and fuel prices mean the need is greater than ever!
Join local synagogues to collect non-perishable food items for the Maryland Food Bank and the CARES Food Pantry.

This project is sponsored by the Synagogue Social Action Task Force, a collaboration of Baltimore Jewish Council, Jewish Volunteer Connection, and synagogues throughout the Baltimore area.

For more information, contact Jewish Volunteer Connection at 410-843-7490, aklapper@associated.org.


Support your local community and help neighbors in need.

Harvest to Harvest
Recommended Items
Peanut butter and jelly
Cereal
Spaghetti sauce
Noodles
Macaroni and cheese
Rice
Tuna
Canned Meats

Donation Drop Off Locations:

Temple Emanuel, 909 Berrymans Lane,
Reisterstown, MD 21136

Additional Drop Off Locations and Community Partners:

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Beth Am Synagogue, Beth Tfiloh Camps, Camp Milldale, Har Sinai Congregation, Baltimore Jewish Council, Jewish Volunteer Connection, Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation, Suburban Orthodox Congregation

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Last updated: 06/18/08

6. August Services

Exciting plans are underway for the August summer services.
We will have a bring-your-own picnic get together starting at 6, followed by Shabbat services at 7:30, except as noted. Please mark your calendars for the following Friday night events:

August 1: Please note that services will start at 6:30 PM at the home of Shannon and Neil in Eldersburg. Please contact the Temple for more information and directions.

August 15: At the Westminster Pond, in Westminster.

August 22 and 29: Back at Temple.

Directions for all off site locations are available in the lobby and will also be posted on the web. Please bring your own chairs or blankets to sit on.

In addition, services will be held at Temple every Saturday in July and August beginning at 10:30. You are also invited to join with our torah study group, which meets every Saturday at 9:30 in the Library.

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Last updated: 08/19/08

7. Borscht and Grits Combine (11/23/08)

BORSCHT AND GRITS COMBINE WHEN MARGOT LEVERETT AND THE KLEZMER MOUNTAIN BOYS PERFORM AT TEMPLE EMANUEL, NOVEMBER 23RD


Margo Leverett and The Klezmer Mountain Boys will perform their perfect blending of klezmer and bluegrass music in a benefit concert at Temple Emanuel, in Reisterstown, November 23, at 4 p.m. From left are Barry Mitterhoff, mandolin; Joe Selly, guitar; Kenny Kosek, fiddle; Margot Leverett, clarinet, and Marty Confurius, bass.)

Borscht and grits never tasted so good. That's a critic's comment about the magical combination of traditional Yiddish klezmer music with the foot-stompin' rhythms of bluegrass, as performed by Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

The internationally acclaimed quintet will present a benefit concert Sunday, Nov. 23rd, at 4 pm, at Temple Emanuel, 909 Berrymans Lane, in Reisterstown.

Members of the audience will be able to jam with the artists, and enjoy a free wine and cheese reception after the concert. Ms. Leverett also will autograph and celebrate the release of her new CD, "2nd Avenue Square Dance", on the Traditional Crossroads label, which will be available for sale.

   Although the two genres are worlds apart, according to Ms. Leverett, she explores their shared musical spirit, combining Appalachian and southern fiddle tunes by Bill Monroe, with klezmer melodies from pre-war Russia and Eastern Europe, some of them newly discovered.

   The resulting medleys and improvisations are at once raw, funny, soulful and foot-stomping, according to Ms. Leveret's website, where samples of the group's playing can also be heard: www.KlezmerMountainBoys.com.

   Advance general admission: $36; Seniors (60+) $25; Students $15. Day of concert: $5 surcharge. Group rates are available. To charge tickets on Visa or MasterCard call Linda at 410-521-7461. Checks should be made out to Temple Emanuel (memo line: Klezmer Meets Bluegrass) and mailed or brought to the synagogue, 909 Berrymans Lane, Reisterstown, MD 21136. All tickets will be available at Temple Emanuel before the performance.

   For more information call Paul at 410-385-3464 (or TEconcerttix@gmail.com).

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Last updated: 07/13/08

8. Save the Date -- Klezmer meets Bluegrass! (11/23/08)

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Date:
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Temple Emanuel of Baltimore
909 Berrymans Lane
Reisterstown, MD 21136

Free Wine and Cheese Reception Following Concert
It's tradition! The wailing clarinet and fiddle of Jewish music--now combined with the foot stompin' rhythm and thrills of Bluegrass! It's an exciting and different benefit concert where you can also jam with the band if you want to--and a rare opportunity to hear the kind of musical program that will have you dancing in the aisles:
Klezmer AND Bluegrass combined! - More information

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Last updated: 07/13/08

9. Seafood Watch! Make Choices for Healthy Oceans

Your seafood choices make a difference...

Get a FREE pocket guide!

http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp

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10. Mitzvah Mobility Drivers

Drive JFS clients to medical appointments.
Weekly & monthly & we'll work with your schedule!

Contact: JFS Volunteer Services, 410-843-7324, rrice@jfs.org

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Last updated: 06/07/08

11. The Baltimore Food & Faith Project '08 Summer Film Series

Dear Friends, two important and interesting films...

I am pleased to announce that we will be showing two short
documentaries for the third film event in the Baltimore Food and Faith Project's 2008 Summer Film Series. The first film, My Fathers Garden, is an engrossing 56-minute long documentary about one farmers transition from chemically-dependent to organic farming. His message
is one of hope: there is a way out of the environmental, social, and moral dilemmas that have resulted from the industrial way in which we have come to produce our food.

The second film, the 19-minute long Fridays at the Farm, is also a story of hope. Filmmaker Richard Power Hoffman realizes one day that he has no idea where his food comes from or how it is grown. In an effort to become more connected to their food and their community, Richard and his growing family join a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm run by the Sisters of St. Francis near Philadelphia. In
doing so, they learn about some of the deeper connections in their own lives.

Both of these films show us a more sustainable and
socially-responsible alternative to the industrial agricultural system that we saw last month when we showed King Corn. (Although no worries if you werent able to make King Corn  these two movies can be seen on their own!)

So, please join us on Tuesday, August 19th at 6:30 PM at Congregation Kol HaLev as we watch My Fathers Garden and Fridays at the Farm, enjoy some locally grown popcorn, and share in a short discussion about how we can support farmers whose work cares for our health, our communities, and our environment.

Information: Angela Smith, angsmith@jhsph.edu

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Last updated: 08/10/08

12. Food is needed NOW!

Donated product at the Maryland Food Bank is at an all time low comprising less than 50 percent of our current inventory. Soup kitchens, food pantries and emergency shelters are not getting the food that they need to feed the hungry in Maryland Agencies served by the Maryland Food Bank are experiencing empty shelves that make it impossible for them to feed the hungry in their community.

This is an unprecedented time at the Maryland Food Bank, and we need your help. Help us fill our shelves through our Virtual Food Drive . (fillemptyshelves.kintera.org).

It's easy and it provides all of the benefits of a food drive without the heavy lifting. You can fill our shelves with our most needed items including cases of tuna, peanut butter, green beans, fruit cups and all of the essentials of a healthy diet.

Please forward this email to everyone you know so that they can be aware of the dire situation that the hungry people in this state are facing.

Don't let any Marylander go hungry this summer. Please help,

Vanessa Reed
Volunteer Coordinator
Maryland Food Bank

vreed@mdfoodbank.org

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Last updated: 08/15/08

13. Whoever saves a life saves the world entire.

The moral test of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable. Each year, 350-500 million people are infected with malaria. In Africa, more than one million of those infected die each year. The large-scale impact of this disease devastates society and the economy.

Yet, the spread of malaria is preventable and the solution is simple and cost-effective. Studies show that using insecticide-treated bed nets can reduce transmission as much as 50%. A $10 donation goes directly towards the purchase, distribution, and education about the proper use of a family bed net. Contributions raised will provide bed nets to Darfuri refugees who have crossed borders into the Central African Republic and Chad. Save a life  one net at a time, one family at a time. Make a donation. Start a "Net-raiser" team.

Visit: www.nothingbutnets.net

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Last updated: 08/15/08

14. Go For Gaucher!

In honor of seven year-old Madelyn Rendelman Schloss and others like her who are living with Gaucher Disease. The walk, through the trails of Meadowbrook Park, will be held to raise funds for education and awareness of Gaucher disease. Gaucher disease can affect anyone. Through walks such as this, we are able to reach out to families and individuals who have never heard of it, or may have symptoms and do not know that there are treatments.

Each participant will receive a T-shirt the day of the event so please specify number of t-shirts and sizes when you register. Register online or by printing out the registration form and sending it to us with a check payable to the National Gaucher Foundation. Click on link below to register for race online.

September 28, 2008
Walk Occurs Rain or Shine!

9:00 a.m. Registration - 9:30 a.m. Start Race
Advance registration is: $30
Children 2-12 years: $10
Children under 2 years: Free
Registration day of event: $35

Meadowbrook Park http://howardcountymd.gov/rap/
5001 Meadowbrook Lane, Ellicott City MD 21043
(Located off of Rt. 29 in Ellicott City. You can reach Rt. 29 via I70 or I95 to Rt. 100)

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