VCJC News & Notes 2/21/25

 

Van Cortlandt Jewish Center

News and Notes

Here's this week's edition of the VCJC News and Notes email. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful!

Reminders

1. Shabbos
   
   

   Shabbos information is, as always, available on our website, both in the information sidebar and the events calendar.
   Here are the times you need:  
   Shabbos Candles Friday 2/21/25 @ 5:20 pm
   Shabbos morning services at 8:40 am.  Please join the services if you can do so safely. 
   Shabbos Ends Saturday 2/22/25 @ 6:24 pm
   If you require an aliyah or would like to lead services, read from the torah or haftorah please speak to one of the gabbaim.
    

2. Participate in the VCJC Purim Greetings Program!
   For a donation of $21.00 we can include your name (only) along with others who are wishing our VCJC and your family, friends and neighbors Chag Sameach – may this Purim mark the beginning of great happiness, health and prosperity to all!!

   
   

   PURIM is FRIDAY,MARCH 14^th

   
   

   The deadline for subscribing to the greetings program is February 27.

   To enroll online, go to our Donations Page and use the second drop down option. Enter your name and Purim Greeting as the Directive. Submit the form and be sure to complete the payment as well, donating at least $21.  

   You can also come into the office with your donation and fill out a form there.
   

3. Public Service Announcement
   You may not be aware that Amazon has announced that effective Feb. 26, you will no longer be able to download your Kindle books to your computer or via USB.  If you have Kindle books that are stored on the Amazon system, they will be affected.  You will still be able to get them to your Kindle via wi-fi, but that will be it.
   You can find a lot of discussion about this online.  
   If this affects you, then consider downloading your books now.  Amazon’s system forces you to download them one at a time.  If you have a lot of books, that is either tedious or overwhelming.

   Here is a link to a YouTube video that presents a method that speeds up the process.  Use it at your own risk, VCJC has no information about whether it works or how safe it is beyond what is presented in the comments of the video.

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Van Cortlandt Jewish Center

3880 Sedgwick Ave

Bronx, NY 10463