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ACTIVITIES - PROGRAMS - EVENTS
For a listing of current functions, classes and services, please
bookmark our continuously updated Shabbat
Shalom / Weekly Schedule page or our Calendar.
ROSH CHODESH GROUP
Rosh Chodesh is monthly meeting where UJC women and their friends
gather to discuss a specific topic or to listen to an informal
talk. It's an opportunity to be together, have a nosh, learn about
an interesting issue, and get to know each other in a friendly,
stimulating environment.
Rosh Chodesh Returns!!
Other meetings are scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, 22nd February 2012
Thursday, 22nd March 2012
Thursday, 19th April 2012
Monday, 21st May 2012
Tuesday, 19th June 2012
Save the dates and plan to join us!
JEWISH BEER DRINKING ASSOCIATION (JBDA)
Usually meets one Thursday night a month... very causal ...a nice
way to visit all the new and "in" places in Hong Kong
and to meet and greet old friends and make new ones... wine drinkers
more than welcome!
The Jewish Beer Drinking Association
is Back! (And it's NOT for Beer Drinkers only).
Meet up with us on:
Date: Thursday, 9th February 2012
When: 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM
Where: The Globe Bar and Café (Garley
Building, 45-53 Graham Street, Central)
The Globe has a wonderful selection of imported beer and also
offers ciders, wine and cocktails for those who prefer other forms
of refreshment.
UJC
BOOK GROUP - THE BOOKHERS
The UJC’s Book Group, The Bookhers is for anyone who likes
to read and discuss Jewish books — fiction, memoir, biography
— it will be up to the group to select. And of course, we’ll
have a nosh too.
The Bookhers are back!!!
Join the Bookhers, The UJC’s book group,
as we discuss A Pigeon and A Boy.
We’ll meet on Wednesday, 1st February at 7:30pm
in the Rabbi’s apartment. Rabbi Martha will lead the discussion
of the book which Publisher’s Weekly (starred review) described
as “[A] stunning tale... This gem of a story about the power
of love, which won Israel’s Brenner Prize, brims with luminous
originality.” A Pigeon and A Boy is available in both book
and e-book form from Amazon.com.
To help us plan, please RSVP to the
UJC office by Tuesday, 31st January.
Havdalah Pajama Party is coming up!!!
This program is for our "older twos"
and 3 year old members and their parents! Come in your PJ's to
sing and dance, make a craft, and say good-bye to Shabbat and
hello to the new week.
We’ll be getting ready for Purim
so make sure to wear a costume!
Date: Saturday, 25th February
When: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Where: UJC Sanctuary
Please RSVP to the UJC
office by Friday, 24th February.
SPECIAL
SHABBAT - save the date
There will be a special tribute to Sharon
Ser at services on Friday, 24th
February 2012 in gratitude for her service to The UJC.
Sharon will give the D'var Torah.
Shabbat Service at 7:00pm followed by Shabbat Dinner at the JCC.
Dinner generously Sponsored by Evan
& Cheryl Blanco, Bob & Sharon Cooper, Andrew & Pattie
Gordon, Bob & Grace Green, Daniel Kirwin, Jonathan & Samantha
Kriegel, Robert Meyer, Mark & Kate Michelson, Chuck Monat,
David & Belinda Weisner, Andrea Viders & Andrew Seiz,
Rabbi Stan Zamek & Rabbi Martha Bergadine.
Please RSVP to The
UJC office by Thursday, 23rd February.
Want to stay "Forever Young," "Have the Time of
Your Life"? Dance the night away with "Come on Eileen"?
Grab your powder blue tuxedo and a corsage and join us at the
UJC 2012 Senior Prom. Ask a date, invite
a friend, or gather your "group" for the big event at
The American Club Tai Tam on Saturday, 28th April, 2012.
Tu B’Shevat Community Outing
The Jewish National Fund/Keren Kayemet LeYisrael Tu B’Shevat
Family Outing will take place on Sunday, 5th February.
We are going to Zen Organics Farm, a private
organic farm. We’ll have a farm tour, pick salad greens
and strawberries, learn about urban gardening, and enjoy a light
picnic lunch.
Buses will leave the JCC at 10:00 AM and return
to the JCC at 3:30 PM. All children must be accompanied by an
adult.
Cost: Adults HK$200, Children ages 3-10 HK$150,
Children under 3 Free. Includes transportation and a light picnic
lunch. (Please bring your own water.) Cash only. Pay when boarding
the bus. Booking is required and space is limited. Please RSVP
to the UJC office
by Thursday, 2nd February.
More details here.
Supported by JNF/KKL, JCCEC, Chabad, OLS & UJC.
UJC Tu B’Shevat Seder
Originally the first day of the “tax year” for fruit-bearing
trees, the 16th century mystics of Tzfat transformed Tu B’Shevat
into a mystical celebration of God’s continual renewal of
the life-giving power of the earth.
Join the UJC for a 21st century interpretation of the original
kabbalistic Tu B’Shevat Seder, led by Rabbi Zamek. There
will be lots of fruit from the Land of Israel, wine, mystical
insights, and songs. A light supper will also be served.
When: Tuesday, 7th February at 7:00 PM
Where: Rabbi’s apartment (Apt. 3C, One
Robinson Place)
Cost: HK$180 per person
Advanced booking is essential. Please RSVP to the
UJC office by Monday, 6th February.
Picard or Kirk ? Do you have an opinion?
Do you know the sound Wolverine’s claws make when they are
extended?
Do the words “winter is coming” mean something special
to you?
If the answer to any of the above is “yes” then OOMF
— The Overlords Of Maniacal Fandom is for you.
OOMF is the new UJC affinity group for lovers of nerd culture
in all its myriad forms. A gathering at which you can let your
inner geek run free, as we discuss and debate science fiction/fantasy/horror,
comics, games, movies, orangutans, gadgets, beer, awesome websites,
beer, and various other areas of arcane knowledge. Of course,
the implications of all these matters for Jewish life will be
a major topic of discussion. Also, there will be beer.
Come, take your rightful place as an Overlord at our inaugural
gathering on Wednesday, 15th February at 7:30PM at the
Rabbi’s flat. RSVP to the
UJC office.
Signed and Sealed on this day
THE GRAND MAGISTERIUM OF OOMF
Joshua Lavin
Ross O’Brien
Rabbi Stanton M. Zamek
DR. CHARLES SMALL
Scholar-in-Residence
March 16-18, 2012
Dr. Charles Small, is the Founder and Director of the Institute
for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and the
President of the International Association for the Study of Antisemitism
(IASA). He was the Director and Founder of the Yale Initiative
for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA), the first
university based research center in North America.
DR. DANIEL MATT
Scholar-in-Residence & Tikkun Leil Shavuot Special
Guest Speaker
May 25-29, 2012
Dr. Matt is one of the world’s leading authorities on Kabbalah
and is the author of over ten books, including God and the Big
Bang and The Essential Kabbalah. He is currently engaged in an
immense project of translating and annotating the Zohar, the masterpiece
of Kabbalah. This work earned Dr. Matt the National Jewish Book
Award and the Koret Jewish Book Award, in recognition of his “monumental
contribution to the history of Jewish thought.”
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