CEI WEEKLY 10/24/2025 Congregation Emanu-El Israel 222 N. Main Greensburg, PA 15601 CEI Office email is office@ceigreensburg.org Rabbi Lenny cell phone: 724-963-0789 Services Friday, 10-24-2025: 7:30 PM Shabbat Service (in-house and online). Visit the CEI website: www.ceigreensburg.org for CEI news and details to log-in to services.
Sun., Nov. 2: 500 Years of Violin, a musical afternoon at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 36 W. Campbell St., Blairsville, PA featuring our own member Avital Mazor on violin and Ksenia Kurenysheva on piano. Pre-Concert Talk at 3 PM and Concert at 4 PM. General Admission $25 (Free for ages 18 and under); BUT, if you use the code CEI, you get a 50% discount. Please register in advance to reserve your spot, tickets at blairsvilleCMF.com or 724-422-9933. If you are going, contact the Rabbi regarding car-pooling and after concert dinner. Fri., Nov. 7: Shabbat Service honoring Veterans at 7:30 PM. Sun., Nov. 9: Sisterhood Lunch and Museum Tour. Pizza Lunch at the temple at 11:30 AM. Docent led tour at the Westmoreland Museum of Art at 1:00 PM. The exhibit is “The Art of Elizabeth Catlett”. Please RSVP to Irene on or before Nov. 5 (icrothschild2@gmail.com or 412-817-4143). Sun., Nov. 9: The Seton Hill Holocaust Center will be conducting a meeting at CEI on Nov. 9 at 2 pm. They will be discussing what people would like to do for future programs. They would like input from a variety of people, and others from the community will also be attending this meeting. Please note that this is the same day as the Sisterhood museum program. There are up to five slots open for CEI participants for anyone that would like to attend. Two are currently taken. If you are interested in attending this meeting please contact Rabbi Lenny. Mon., Nov. 10: Community Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass, Service at St. Joseph’s Chapel, Seton Hill University at 7:00 PM. Thurs., Nov. 27 and Fri., Nov. 28: CEI is Closed. No Friday night Service. Sun., Dec. 7: Men’s Club Mitzvah Day includes putting out the large menorah on the front lawn. Begin at 10:00 AM. Sun., Dec. 14: First night of Hanukahh. Fri., Dec. 19: Chanukah Dinner following 5:30 PM early Shabbat Service.
Thursday night Talmud class is currently finishing up the Book of Judges. It is our approach in this class to do discussions from a Talmud book one week and then the following week do a study from another Jewish text. We will be starting the Book of Samuel on November 13 at 7:30 pm, online. It is possible, for those interested, to join the class every other week for the discussions on that specific text. If you are interested please contact Rabbi Lenny. Israel Free Spirit Birthright and The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh are partnering for a Mission Trip to Israel in January 2026. This is open to people ages 22-45 and the price includes roundtrip airfare and accommodations, volunteer projects, and guided tours from Jerusalem all the way to the Negev. Further details are available in the following interest form: Jewish Federation Birthright Israel Volunteer Program. HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL! It is not too late to contribute to the High Holy Day Appeal for 2025. Mail your check to the office: CEI, 222 N. Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601 with a note: HH Appeal Cong. General Fund OR HH Appeal Endowment Fund. It’s that easy! All contributions are greatly appreciated.
October 24: Phyllis Ackerman, Anna Adler, *Goodman Altman, *Alexander H. Cohen, *Jessie E. Cohen, *Max N. Cohen, *A. H. Felder, *Arnold Gold, *Rabbi Henry Goody, *Michelle Wendy Haupt, *Minnie Kahanowitz, Mike Leifer, David Perman, *Lillian Pretter, *Samuel W. Rose, *Morris Sandson, *Sophie Sandson, *Meyer VeShancey and Nancy VeShancey.
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