Anniversary Shabbat Services, Friday, May 16, 8 PM — Rabbi
Friedman will give a special blessing to those that have a wedding
anniversary in the month of May. 

Shabbat Playdates in the Park! Families of Pre-schoolers: come for Shabbat Playdates on the first and third Saturdays of the month. The location will rotate between a Durham and Chapel Hill Park. Wear your JRC Blue Ribbon so other families know you are a “Judea”
family! Pick up a blue ribbon at one of the following locations:
**Temple reception desk during the week
**Temple reception desk Friday nights before services
**Front desk of Religious School (Lerner School location) on Sunday mornings

And don’t forget our monthly Shabbat HaMishpacha service and
potluck meal geared for younger children!

May 17, 10:00 AM, Chapel Hill Community Park
June 7, 10:00 AM, Forest Hills Park, Durham
June 14: 10:00 AM, Chapel Hill Community Park
June 21: 11:00 AM, Shabbat HaMishpacha, JRC Sanctuary
July 12: 10:00 AM, Forest Hills Park, Durham   
July 26: 10:00 AM, Chapel Hill Community Park

Sunday, May 18, Judea Reform Annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, Ice Cream Social and Annual Meeting — Please join us on at 5:30 PM to start the evening with the Volunteer Appreciation
Cookout followed by the Ice Cream Social at 6:30 PM, and please stay for the Annual Meeting at 7:00 PM. 

Monday Movies — Schedule change — Please note that Movie dates for May and June do NOT follow the usual film screening
pattern. Movies are usually shown every 2nd and 4th Mondays at 1:30 PM in the Education Center. However, due to a combination of
Holidays and a Congregational Israel Trip, the dates have been changed for these two months:  May 26—Memorial Day,
June 9—Shavuot, June 16, 23—Congregational Trip to Israel.

May  19 -- Something the Lord Made  (2004) – Drama— This HBO film follows two men who go against all odds to save babies suffering from a heart defect that causes them to suffocate. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman), a white surgeon from Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Vivien Thomas (Mos Def), a black carpenter with big dreams, are a great team, but their dissimilar societal statuses causes problems. As they save lives using innovative methods, the reality of their social
differences looms overhead.

June 2 -- Hiding and Seeking (2004) – Documentary

June 30 -- Ushpizin (2005) – Foreign

JrDRTY Shul-In May 17-18 – 7^th and 8^th graders are invited to attend the first annual JrDRTY Shul-In on May 17-18, 2008, 5:00pm-11:30am.  The “Shul-In” is a supervised sleepover taking place in the Judea Reform Mirkaz Limud.  Activities will include cool Jewish programs, games, movies, and festive meals.  For additional information, please contact Jamie Snow, JrDRTY Advisor, jrdrty@judeareform.org or 502-314-0619.

Be a Jewish Leader—Teach in our Religious School. We need you to be part of the team making Jewish learning meaningful and enjoyable for our children. You do not need to have training as a teacher or be a Jewish scholar. You do have to care deeply about transmitting Judaism to the next generation and enjoy spending time with children. Religious School runs from 9:30/5 - 11:30/5 AM on Sundays and Hebrew School from 4:00 to 5:30 PM on Tuesdays in Durham and Thursdays in Chapel Hill. The ability to read and understand some liturgical Hebrew is only needed for Tuesday and Thursday classes. If you are interested in teaching Hebrew and don’t have knowledge of the language, Stacy will teach you this summer. To talk about teaching opportunities, please contact Stacy slubov@judeareform.org or 489-7062.

Summer Mitkadem Learning — It’s a long summer break and a great time for students to practice Hebrew.  Please contact Stacy Lubov for curricular materials to use at home.  She is happy to administer ramah tests and sign-off on activities for students that want to continue their Hebrew studies while on break.

Religious School Lost and Found Items – We have a box full of coats, hats, and other items waiting to be claimed.  The box is in the lobby of the main building.  Please look through it to see if any of the items belong to your child(ren).   Items that are unclaimed by May 23, 2008 will be donated.