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NEWSLETTER
ISSUE N°57 August 2010
Dear Readers,
We are very glad to be able to celebrate the arrival of a new year, and the possibility of concluding the old one, in the Jewish way: through Heshbon nefesh (introspection and evaluation) of our religious and interpersonal conduct.
The festivities of Tishri, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah provide a dimension for us to spiritually reformulate and re-launch our ethical foundations and practical goals.
With some interesting materials we accompany you during this season of conclusions and beginnings, with its fragilities and its texts, in the hope of encountering keen and critical minds in you, our readers.

Shanah tova 5771!

The JCCenters.org team

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Polyphonies of the TANAKH: The Book of Job
By Judith Berinstein
Job’s experience is a universal human drama. Job is the man, vulnerable and helpless. And in the course of the 42 chapters in which the plot unfolds, he constructs a theodicy, an attempt to reconcile the idea of evil in the world with the existence of God.
Job is each one of us. Perhaps for that reason Soren Kierkegaard stated: “When a generation has lived its time, honored its obligation, fought its battle, it was Job who guided them; when the new generation finds itself ready to start the day, Job is again present and takes his place in the advancement of humankind.”


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Sukkot Beyond the Sukkah
By Shlomit Benazri
The holiday of Sukkot not only illustrates the longevity of Jewish law and tradition, but also serves as a refreshing deviation from the predisposition to materialism by emphasizing the importance of nature and subservience to god as well as compassion and hospitality.

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Cartis Bracha from JCCenters.org
We wish you a prosperous and fertile 5771 brimming with blessings!

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The Art and Science of Networking Success: Part 1
By Deborah Grayson Riegel
“Thy friend has a friend and the friend of thy friend has a friend.” – Talmud

Most of us recognize the importance of networking, but when it comes right down to it, we really don’t know how to do it well. Many of us mistakenly believe that networking is showing up to as many events as possible, while subtly (or not so subtly) making the case for ourselves or our organizations as we make the rounds. Those of us who go this route usually end up abandoning networking after attending too many parties and meetings with few results to show for it – and then arrive at the conclusion that networking doesn’t really work. But it does.

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The Tishrei Holidays in the JCCenters.org Archives
Beginning Again
By Judith Berinstein

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: Beyond Apples and Honey
By Muki Jankelowitz

Approaching the Jewish New Year
By Dr. Debbie Weissman

Yomtev in Brownsville
By Sylvia Schildt

Poster for the Ten Days of Reflection








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