Bikur Cholim

Please inform us if you want to avail yourself of our services. If you need us, if you are ill or are confined to home or hospital, we are here to visit, make phone calls, etc. Call us if you wish to receive our help, or if you know someone whom we should contact. 718.459.1000

Bingo

On any given Tuesday night in the Crystal Ballroom you will find a few dedicated RPJC members and anywhere from 50 to 140 anxious bingo players enjoying a fun filled and for some a prosperous night out.

The RPJC "bingo" word is definitely traveling around Queens. When doors open at 6:00PM. there is always a line of people waiting to find there way down to the "Bingo Hall" to set up for a night of bingo.

Many new friendships have been made as Tuesday nights have become not only a night of chance but a time for socializing. In fact on some nights you may even hear the callers starting a round of "Happy Birthday" for one of our Bingo friends.

Since doors open at 6:00PM many people do not have time to eat dinner before arriving. The Jewish Center does not allow food brought in from the outside by anyone so, a food concession has been set up serving kosher sandwiches, hotdogs, knishes, snacks, sodas, coffee and tea. Prices are very reasonable so Tuesdays don't have to be an expensive night out.

Our hot dogs, salami and hush puppies are fresh from Bens Best Kosher Deli.</h1>

Following are the bingo dates for the months of October through February 2010.

For the month of October bingo will be on the following dates,
October 6, 13, 20, 27
The loyalty game for the month of October will be played on November 10th.

For the month of November bingo will be on the following dates,
November 3, 10, 17, 24
The loyalty game for the month of November will be played on December 1st.

For the month of December bingo will be on the following dates,
December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
The loyalty game for the month of December will be played on January 5th.

For the month of January bingo will be on the following dates,
January 5, 12, 19, 26
The loyalty game for the month of January will be played on February 2nd.

For the month of February bingo will be on the following dates,
February 2, 9, 16, 23
The loyalty game for the month of February will be played on March 2nd.

For additional information call 718.459.1000

Book Discussion

The Book Discussion Group is special to many of us; we share a love of literature and enjoy a rapport that brings us together.  Our feelings, thoughts, and ideas differ, but we find a commonality in our love of reading.  If you would like to be with intelligent, thoughtful people, please join us. Contact Mollie Alkana for more information. 718.263.4973

English As A Second Language

If you know any immigrant who is interested in learning English and citizenship, please tell them about our class which meets once a week on Thursday from 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. We practice conversational English and preparation for citizenship examination. Contact Jack Alkana for more information 718.459.1000

Hebrew Conversation Club

Every Monday evening, the Hebrew Conversation Club meets in Room 15. We discuss any and all topics of concern to our members. We learn quite a variety of vocabulary, and can always consult the dictionary in case of doubt. We have recently discussed one member's trip around the world, and another's creativity in fashion design. We have learned the words for prejudice or discrimination:and frustration:
If you would like to join us to practice your Hebrew or learn some, please see Joyce Fefferman.

Holocaust Survivors

Jewish War Veterans

KEW-FOREST, IRWIN LOITZ, WOODSIDE
POST 250
JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES
AND AUXILIARY THE FIRST VETERANS ORGANIZATION CHARTED BY CONGRESS

Commander............................Fred Schlagel
President of JWVA.....................Ruth Weichselbaum
Senior Vice Commander.....................
1st Junior Vice Commander................PC Jack Lewis
2nd Junior Vice Commande............Jerry Lowenheim
3rd Junior Vice Commander...............Norbert Chwat
Adjutant................................PCC Kenneth L.Brown
Quartermaster......................PCC Kenneth L. Brown
Chaplain............................................Harold Haber
Judge Advocate..........................Cedric Brown, Esq.
Chief of Staff....................................Harry Franklin
Officer of the Day...........................Bernard Landau
Membership Chairman........................Sanley Fertig
Action Chairman............................Jordan Holtzman
Editor........................................PC Martin Levinson

We meet the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of each month at the Rego Park Jewish Center. For further information contact Past Queens County JWV Commander Kenneth L. Brown.

For further information contact Past Queens County JWV Commander Kenneth Lloyd Brown at 718.AX7.7711

Matzoh Fund

Our Matzoh Fund Dinner on March 15, 2009 was most successful. A huge thanks to Robin Basdeo who on Sunday morning helped Ruth Loewenstein and myself set up the food to be served that evening. Then at 4:00 P.M. - with the additional help of Jan Kabat and Elaine Abend, we put the food on the dinner tables and then later helped in the kitchen to place the balance of the hot dinners on trays to be served to our guests. What a great team!

Kudos to Robin Basdeo and Lionel Jean-Pierre, who did such a terrific job in setting up the Crystal Ballroom and the dinner tables, serving the dinner guests and helping wherever necessary. Many thanks to Lynne Goldwaser for printing the labels needed and for getting the mail stamped and ready for the post office. We again thank Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Yiddish Vinkel, Park Hills Chapter of Hadassah, and Josh of Tov Caterers on 63rd Road and to George of G & S Kosher Bakery on Saunders Street for working so closely with us knowing the funds collected go to Tomchei Shabbos of Queens. Thank you to Alan Goldwaser for getting & shlepping the cans of gefilte fish for our first course at the dinner.

Acharon, Acharon - to all the people who attended the dinner and to those who gave and sent in donations - thank you for making this year’s Matzoh Fund Dinner and appeal, truly the best ever. Watching the totals climb higher and higher made it all worthwhile.

A yasher joach to all! G-d willing may we meet again next year. Amen! B’Shalom Ruthe Unger Ruth Loewenstein Golde Stutman Matzoh Fund Chairpersons

For more information please contact Ruthe Unger.

Queens Jewish Community Council

Queens Jewish Community Council RPJC is a member of the Queens Jewish Community Council whose special services are available to our members and the Jewish Community at large. For more information call 718.544.0033.

To reach the Mobile Outreach Team call (718) 686-3366. In case of true emergency call 911 or Hatzolah.

Sukkah Decorating

Before the Holiday of Sukkos - a group of dedicated me & women gather to participate in the mitzvah of decorating the RPJC Sukkah.

We use fresh fruits and vegetables - strung on cords to hang from the roof of the Sukkah. We also use pictures and old new year's cards to hang around the sides of the Sukkah. The Sukkah is used for Kiddush after services, and all meals during Sukkos.

For more information please contact Ruthe Unger.

T'ai Chi Chuan

Aside from the physical benefits of T’ai Chi, there are mental and emotional benefits. We begin and end each class with a few minutes of relaxation and meditation. In these troubling and hectic times, taking time out to relax and meditate during the day is just as important as breathing properly. The benefits of meditation are three-fold: better physical well-being, better emotional well-being and better mental well-being. Meditation is not foreign to the Jewish religion; it is incorporated into our daily and Shabbat prayers. Some Jews meditate while they are in the synagogue and others do so at home. Come join us and learn how to meditate and after a few weeks you will notice the difference. You can meditate while you are standing, sitting, or lying on your back. We meet once a week on Thursday from 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. For more information contact Jack Alkana.

Talking Books

Our Talking Books Recording for JBI group has worked hard all during the summer months and we are very proud of this big mitzvah we are performing. But we do urgently need more readers as well as more producers - so please leave your name in the Center office and we shall gladly contact you. "You shall not place a stumbling block before the Blind." Va'yikra 19:14. Thus our Sisterhood enhances the Jewish life of a person with this disability. This Mitzvah is performed through the Talking Books project under the auspices of the Jewish Braille Institute. Thanks to generous members, we own a state of the art soundproof recording studio in which we record a variety of books which are added to JBI's vast library.This project is run by a very devoted group of women and men who spend many sessions recording a book. The readers have to be approved by JBI, whose high standards are the same as those of the Library of Congress. Sisterhood underwrites all expenses, including the cost of all books and tapes. Our efforts are compiled by JBI and are provided to those who are blind or visually impaired at no cost to them. The United Nations declared 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers. WLCJ recognized only six Sisterhoods that participated in this nationwide effort. Proudly, RPJC's Sisterhood was one of them and were recognized for our work in the recording for the blind.