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Gala/Dedication Weekend: June 22-23-24, 2012

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GALA/DEDICATION WEEKEND

Jewish Community Center of LBI’s

50^th Anniversary Celebration & Dedication

of the New Building

Friday, June 22, 2012 Saturday, June 23, 2012 Sunday, June 24, 2012

Friday Evening – Shabbat Dinner and Services with a Guest Speaker

Saturday Morning – Shabbat Services and Oneg with a Guest Scholar

Sunday Evening – Beautiful Dinner/Dance and Celebration

Click here to view and/or print Gala Weekend Invitation as a PDF file

If you have any questions, call Eileen Levin (856)-465-3596

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEEKEND PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK

FOR THE DEDICATION NEWSFLASH Newsflash

Updated 5/13/12 kps

Wimpel and Torah Cover Silent Auction

no one — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:44:10 +0000

Click here to view and/or print the Silent Auction flyer as a PDF file. Adobe Reader required to view

Click here to view and /or print the Silent Auction response card as a PDF file. Adobe Reader required to view.

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Scholar in Residence – Gala Dedication Weekend

no one — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:20:47 +0000

During the synagogue dedication weekend, June 22 – 24, 2012, we will have the honor of Rabbi William Gershon as the Scholar-In-Residence. Rabbi Gershon is the Spiritual Leader of Congregation Shearith Israel, Dallas, Texas. Rabbi Gershon was ordained in 1987 from The Jewish Theological Seminary and earned a Master Degree from Columbia University.

Rabbi Gershon is the past President of the Dallas Rabbinic Association and was the treasurer of the Rabbinical Assembly, the rabbinical organization of Conservative Rabbis in America and Israel.. He was elected as Vice President of The Rabbinical Assembly in May 2012. He is a member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council and was chosen to be the Rabbinic Mentor to rabbinical students at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He is one of thirty rabbis selected as a Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He was appointed as a member of the National AIPAC organization.

Rabbi Gershon was born in Ocean Township, New Jersey, where his family were members of Rabbi Jack’s congregation. He was Rabbi Jack’s student until he entered the Seminary.

Rabbi Gershon is married to Racquel, who is an accomplished composer and singer of Jewish and Hebrew music. She will perform during the weekend. They have three children, Benji, Eliana and Yoni.

Rabbi Gershon will give a lecture of Friday Night, a D’var Torah on Shabbat morning and lead a study group after the Mincha service on Saturday afternoon.

Updated 3/13/2012 kps