For a listing of current functions, classes and services, please bookmark our continuously updated Shabbat Shalom / Weekly Schedule page or our Calendar.

ROSH CHODESH

Thursday, 18th March
Rabbi's Apartment
8:30pm

This month, Erica Lyons will share with us how she came to create Asian Jewish Life and her vision for the magazine’s future. We’ll have dessert, wine and good discussion.

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.

Please contact the UJC office for further information.

JEWISH BEER DRINKING ASSOCIATION (JBDA)

Usually meets one Thursday night a month... very casual ...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!

Stay tuned for the details of our next meeting.

THE BOOKHERS

Join the UJC's book group, The Bookhers, as we gather to discuss Jewish books - fiction, history, biography, etc., and enjoy a little cake too.

Stay tuned for details of our next meeting.

For more information and to register, please contact Joshua Goldman-Brown.

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

Please join us as we welcome UJC Scholar-In-Residence PROFESSOR ALAN COOPER and his wife
Dr. Tamar Frank. Professor Cooper is a world-class Bible Scholar and a favorite teacher of both lay people and students at The Hebrew Union College and The Jewish Theological Seminary. Dr. Tamar Frank is an sexpert on Medieval Judaism and Jews in the Islamic world.

Thursday, 11th March
AN ART, ADAM and EVE-ning — For Adults Only!
7:00 PM — Exhibition opening reception for The Art of Sofer Jamie Shear and UJC Torah Project Photographs by Ellen Friedlander and Simon Ng. Enjoy wine and canapés while viewing the beautiful images. Exhibition will continue until 22nd March.

7:45 PM — “Sex, Gender, & Original Sin” with Prof. Alan Cooper
Venue: UJC Sanctuary

Friday, 12th March
8:00 AM — Breakfast Havurah with Dr. Tamar Frank
Topic: “Jews and Islam: Changing Perceptions”
Cost: HK$95 per person for Continental breakfast.
Venue: Starbucks Coffee (Shop M2, Baskerville House, 13 Duddell Street, Central)

7:00 PM — Prof. Alan Cooper will speak at Shabbat services
Topic: “What’s So Heroic About Our Biblical Hero(in)es?”
Venue: UJC Sanctuary

Saturday, 13th March
9:30 AM — Torah Study — Special Alan Cooper Edition
Bagels, lox, and a discussion of the weekly Torah portion led by a master teacher.
Venue: Rabbi's Apartment

7:30 PM — Join us for havdalah, dessert, and discussion with Prof. Alan Cooper
Topic: “Making the Psalms Your Own”
Venue: Rabbi's Apartment

Sunday, 14th March
10:00 AM — Bagels & Bina with Prof. Alan Cooper (Everyone is welcome!)
Topic: “Bringing Kids to Shul—Perspectives From the Tradition”
Venue: UJC Sanctuary

Please click here to download the full schedule. RSVP to the UJC office by Monday, 8th March.

SAVE THE DATE

Upcoming UJC 20th Anniversary Special Events


RABBI JOEL OSERAN
April 15—18, 2010
Rabbi Joel is the Vice President for International Development of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and former UJC Rabbi.



TORAH SCRIBE JAMIE SHEAR
May 25 - June 3, 2010
Our sofer Jamie Shear returns to Hong Kong. Don't miss your chance to write in The UJC Torah with Jamie.



THE UJC 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
May 29, 2010
Tuesday, 8th December 2009, 8:00am – 10:00am
An evening of dining, dancing and celebrating 20 years of Progressive Judaism in Hong Kong.

More details to follow.