WHITE MEADOW TEMPLE
153 WHITE MEADOW ROAD   |  ROCKAWAY, NJ  07866  |  973-627-4500
Shabbat Evening Services 6:15 PM | Shabbat Morning Services 9:15 AM | Daily Evening Minyan 8:00 PM
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We have daily minyan at 8:00 PM.
If you need a minyan for a Yahrzeit observance or other reason, please call the office at 973-627-4500 or email us.

Upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah - 9:15 AM
Sara
h and Sydney Sloan - May 4, 2013
Daniel Acocella - May 18, 2013
Michael Katz - June 22, 2013

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Attend a Family Shabbat Service and enjoy a complimentary Shabbat dinner.  Contact the Synagogue Office at 973-627-4500 for more details.

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Office Hours
Mon-Thursday: 9:00-3:00 PM | Friday: 9:00-2:00 PM
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Sisterhood Gift Shop - Call Judy at 973-627-3074

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April 2013 Religious School

Sunday April 7 In Session – Yom Hashoah
Friday April 12 Hey Shabbaton-Community Shabbat Dinner
Saturday April 13 Shabbat Service
Sunday April 14 In Session
Sunday April 21 In Session-Hey-Museum of Jewish Heritage
Sunday April 28 In Session – Lag B’Omer – Beach Party

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Announcing the
WHITE MEADOW TEMPLE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND RAMAH FUND
Scholarship money for graduating high school students or college students is now available through the White Meadow Temple/Jewish Community Foundation Philanthropic Fund. Interested students are required to write a 250- word essay about community service they have performed during the past year. The essay must be sent to White Meadow Temple by May 1 to be considered for the following school year. All students who are currently matriculated full time in a four-year undergraduate college program are eligible. The student’s family must be an employee or a member in good standing of White Meadow Temple. Letters will not be returned. Awardees will be announced in the synagogue Bulletin. Any child of a member in good standing of White Meadow Temple is eligible for a Ramah/USY Summer program Scholarship. The program must last a minimum of 4 weeks. Interested children must submit a one-paragraph description of what they expect to experience during the program. The letter must be received by White Meadow Temple by May 1 to be considered for that summer’s program. All scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the executive committee and are limited to a maximum of three scholarships of $250.00 each.

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This month at White Meadow Temple


Celebrate the auf ruf of Adam Saposnik with Sandy and Steve Saposnik on April 20.
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Enjoy a special "Me & My Doll/Bear/Buddy Tea Party and Dress Up" for young kids on April 21.
Contact Bluma Acocella for more information.

Don’t forget to send in your Twig & Moss Country Day Summer Program registration form! ...............................................................................................................................................

Community Shabbat Dinner
Friday, April 12 -- 6:15 PM -- Participation by the Hey class
$21 per adult | $12 per child 3-13 | Children under 3 eat free
RSVP by April 7

Join us for our next Shabbat Sing-along!  and Oneg, Friday night, May 3 -- 8:00 PM

NEW! Friday Night Scrapbook Siddur
We need your help to drop off memorabilia and join us for the following events:
Sunday, April 7 - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM scrapbooking party
Saturday, April 13 - 8:30 PM - Havdalah
& Siddur Art with our artist in residence
Monday, April 22 - 6:00-8:00 PM  - Storytelling: Legends of our Temple
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USY Summer Programs -- Discover the experience of a lifetime!
Go West on an Alaska Cruise Experience with USY on Wheels, Pacific Northwest...Go East to Niagara Falls with USY on Wheels, East...Go abroad with the USA Italy/Israel Pilgramage...Go Home with USY Israel Adventure. There's something for everyone at USY/Kadima Youth Programs! Learn more or call 212-533-7800 ext. 1146.

The next 
Seniors Meeting will be Wednesday, April 3 at 10:30 AM with
Hirschhorn Presenter Chaim Lauer.

Catch March Madness in the Man Cave!
Mondays at 8:30 PM -- doors open at 7:30

Cantor’s Café, Monday, April 8 after minyan invites you to enjoy coffee, goodies, and conversation in our library-turned-coffeehouse.
 
Sisterhood Book Club -- 7:30 PM
April 9 - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain at Judy Goldman's house

Please contact Randi Mitchell to join or for updates.

"Ripped From the Headlines"
Spend Thursday April 18 from 10:00-11:00 AM with Rabbi Adler for an informal discussion of current events and what Judaism has to say about the issues of our day. Grab a cup of coffee or tea at Panera Bread in Rockaway and find out what’s happening in the world, through a Jewish lens.

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Mark Your Calendar

SISTERHOOD SHABBAT SERVICE & LUNCHEON - Saturday, May 11 -- 9:15 AM

Sisterhood Book Club -- 7:30 PM
End of May or early June - 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult - Date and meeting place TBD
Summer selection: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman - Date and meeting place TBD

ASK the RABBI is back by popular demand on Saturday, June 15 at Shabbat morning services.


For more information, see the Synagogue Calendar.