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Thank you,
Marc Berkowitz
President, Congregation Beth Shalom, Fairfield, Iowa
Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for Fairfield
Shabbat (candle lighting) begins at 6:58 p.m. on Friday, March 16. Shabbat ends (Havdalah begins) Saturday, 7:58 p.m. in Fairfield.
Thanks
Thanks to all those who participated in the Purim Party last Wednesday Evening, March 7: the Megillah Reading by Shai Perelson, the historic backgrounder by Brian Teitzman and the Megillah provided by David Matt.
Reserve the date: Passover Seder at Beth Shalom, April 6
Beth Shalom will host a Community Seder on Friday, April 6, starting 7:00 p.m. Reservations, prices and other details will be in upcoming Beth Shalom newsletters.
Sh’murah Matzah: available from Bob Rabinoff
It’s almost Purim, and that means that Pesach is coming up soon. Once again, Gd willing, I will make my annual pilgrimage to Maccabee’s Deli in Des Moines to get traditional, hand-made Sh’murah Matzah (matzah whose ingredients – plain wheat flour – have been set aside and guarded from the time of harvest specifically for the mitzvah of making Pesach matzot). Once again, I am taking orders. Pesach is on Shabbat, April 7th this year, so I will probably go up around March 25. Please email me at rar113@columbia.edu or call 472-9842 (leave a message) and let me know how many boxes you want. I don’t know the price yet, but Rabbi Jacobsen of Maccabee’s Deli thinks price will be the same as last year: $22 for a 1-lb box.
Chag Same’ach!
Bob Rabinoff