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ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS MOVING INTO THE COMMUNITY NEWS
GREAT NECK AREA PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.
INTERESTED VOLUNTEERS
CHANGE TO SHUL CLOUD GNS is looking for volunteers interested in security training
In the coming weeks our shul will be making the transition (i.e., awareness, recognizing suspicious activity, reducing
from Chaverware and Chaverweb to Shul Cloud. The threats) for a series of free classes at GNS for men and
change will make it easier for everyone to access their women of all ages. No background in security required.
records and pay bills through the new portal. As such, we Contact the office (516-487-6100) or email jfrisch@gns.org.
can no longer accept payments through Chaverweb. If you
want to make a payment you can either call the office or TIKVAH SCHOLARS PROGRAM
make a payment on our website https://www.gns.org/open The Tikvah Scholars Program is summer program at Yale
-donation-to-great-neck-synagogue/ and in the message University for current 10th and 11th graders from around
box let us know what you are paying. We hope that in the the world. The program brings together Jewish teens who
future the process will be a much simpler and easier way want to explore how Judaism informs and challenges
to help with your synagogue obligations. Western thought, philosophy, and politics. Two sessions:
6/27-7/7 and 7/25-8/4. More information at https://
JANUARY CHESED
Throughout January until Feb. 10th, please drop off: tikvahfund.org/hs/tsp2022/home/.
a) men’s, women’s & children’s clothing in good condition PLEASE NOTE NEW DROP OFF ADDRESS
and stain free to the Lillien home, 35 Margaret Court All Friday food donations for Hunger Initiative should be left
b) backpacks, small rolling cases and sealed toiletries to in the coolers at 19 Crampton Avenue. Please make sure
the Yehaskel home, 17 Old Pond Rd. or the Sturm your food is nearly packaged and labeled. If you have any
home, 15 Robin Way questions or need containers for donations please contact
All donations will go to beautifulmemoriesgemach.org. Cindy Hodkin at koshercookinggn@gmail.com or text at
Please no drop offs during Yeshiva Break - Jan. 23-30. 516.317.9632.
GNS JOURNEY SERIES IS BACK! Monday, 22 Shevat
Morocco: May 9-18 Arnie Flatow for Morris Flatow
Poland: July 19-24 Diane Seidle for Louis Melnick
See Chazzan Spinner for more info. Rita Silverman for Dora Pentol
PESACH SCOPE DEADLINE AND SPONSORSHIP Perry Schneider for Samuel Schneider
Tuesday, 23 Shevat
Please submit all SCOPE magazine articles, recipes, photos, Sheila Bachman for Max Bachman
ads, sponsorships and any other material by Monday, Halina Greenwald for David Greenwald
February 7th to Diane Rein at drein@verizon.net. Thank Albert Safdieh for Irene Lipstein
you very much to our SCOPE sponsors (we have about 80!) Y Philip Hanfling for Julius Schneider
for their strong support by sponsoring 3 issues (Rosh Wednesday, 24 Shevat
Hashanah, Chanukah and Pesach) for a total cost of $100 A Matthew Gartenhaus for Stanley Gartenhaus
for the year. We strongly encourage others who are not Thursday, 25 Shevat
currently SCOPE sponsors to have their names added. You David Birnbaum for Andor Jack Birnbaum
can dedicate the sponsorship in honor or in memory of a H Moselle Berkowitz for Hannah Kerben
loved one. Thank you so much! Reuben Kerben for Hannah Kerben
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Joshua Olshin for Morris Olshin
INVITATION FOR SHABBAT MEALS
GNS has several members that live alone and would Carol Karbowitz for Johanna Schwarz
warmly welcome an invitation for a Shabbat meal. If you Lynn Steinberg for Johanna Schwarz
Friday, 26 Shevat
are hosting Shabbat dinner or lunch and have room for Z Raphael Shaya for Tikvah Ambar
another person to include, please contact Rabbi Polakoff at Ruth Seif for Hadassa Dolinsky
dpolakoff@gns.org or Rabbi Lichter at ilichter@gns.org who E Diane Rein for Helene Marcia Fink
will provide you with the name and contact information of Sharon Goldwyn for Abraham Kessler
people you can invite. You may not know them, they may Saturday, 27 Shevat
be from a different generation or they may daven in a I Sharon Herman for Joseph Adler
different GNS minyan than you do, but we are all part of Uri Rosin for Miriam Aldouby
the same GNS family. Hachnasat Orchim - welcoming Jayne Rosenthal for Ron Altman
guests into your home - is a big mitzvah! T Doreen Zobel for Sabina Geist
Morris Seidman for Mala Seidman
BNEI AKIVA SHLUCHOT
Please welcome Liron and Shira to your homes for Shabbat S Sunday, 28 Shevat
meals. The meal train link is: https://rb.gy/wlebp5 Frank Bachrach for Ludwig Bachrach
Howard Lorber for Ronald Lorber
SISTERHOOD NEWS Monday, 29 Shevat
Pre-order your 2022 National Mahjongg League Cards Ben Jampel for Henry Jampel
through the Sisterhood. For more information, please Murray Rabinowitz for Lea Rabinowitz
contact Cynthia Wiesenfeld at cwiesenfeld@verizon.net. Stephen Rabinowitz for Lea Rabinowitz
Deadline is January 24, 2022. Jerrald Weinstein for Fanny Weinstein