Arnie Goldfein, past President of JACS, and Rabbi Nahum Simon of S. Florida JACS, Co-Executive Directors of

                                   Rodfei Shalom Fellowship, Inc.

                  Recovery Events for Jews of all denominations in ALL 12 Step recovery programs.

COMBINING RECOVERY (Heart) AND SPIRITUALITY (Soul) WITHIN JUDAISM

 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER – 12/26/07

Hi All,

We are full steam ahead for our Spiritual Day with Rabbi Abe, scheduled for Sunday, January 6, 2008. We have the highest amount of pre-registrations ever for an event and this promises to be a wonderful, warm experience. We even had people competing for the opportunity (and privilege) of driving Rabbi Abe to and from the event. Thankfully, we have both drivers for both ways. I would like to think all those who put in their requests for this service. We are looking forward to a very special day.

Please help us spread the word!!! This is our only means of communications.

I look forward to meeting newcomers to our events as well as looking forward to seeing old friends. You can register by simply filling out the attached flyer and either sending it back to me by email or regular mail or you can even call me directly at 718-261-4049 and I will register you over the phone. Once registered, I will send you a confirmation by email. It's that simple.  Or, visit or website for more information at:   www.rodfeishalom.org  

¨       Our weekly call-in meeting continues this Wednesday night, from 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT, for the meeting and ½ hour or so afterwards for fellowship.  To join us, simply dial 218-486-1300 and enter the participant bridge code of: 933051.  Please join us and share your wisdom and experience. There have been a few problems with people being able to dial in the required participation code, but this past week it seems the problems may have been resolved.   Please note: If you have unlimited long distance this is a FREE call!!        

¨       We tried starting an anniversary calendar to wish our members happy anniversary but for some reason the idea did not go over well. Two people sent us their information.  I guess the time for this calendar idea is not quite ready yet. So, we are going to put this on hiatus for a different time. Thank you to those two people who did sign up.

 ¨        UPCOMING EVENTS:

►  January Spiritual Day with Rabbi Abraham Twerski

We are pleased to announce that will be having a Spiritual Day for Jews in recovery in ALL 12 steps programs, on January 6, 2008 , in Lynbrook , NY . We are especially pleased to have Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski as our keynote speaker. "Food, Drink,  Drugs, Gambling, Sex and Family:  HOPE: The Miracle of Recovery". Anyone who has ever heard "Abe" speak knows that the day will be a wonderful experience. So, register early!!!! While this event is ideal for those in recovery or curious about recovery, it is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC for Abe's portion. The flyer for the event is attached

►    In the planning stages for 2008: A spiritual retreat weekend in Montreal , Atlanta ,
San Diego , Seattle , London (England ) and Jerusalem . We are also looking to schedule another weekend in Florida and another of our now famous cruises. Details to follow.

 ►Special Thoughts:  We would like to wish our close friend Rabbi Hirsch Teddy Bear C.,  a 'Refuah Shelaimah', a 'Complete Healing' for a surgical procedure he had this past week. We love you, Hirsch.

¨       Spiritual Thought(s) for the Week :

"If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years." - Bertrand Russell

"The purpose of miracles is to teach us to see the miraculous everywhere." Author unknown

¨        New feature: Recovery joke of the week : Ok, as a continued attempt to bring a little smile and laughter I am going to continue a little tongue in-cheek-humor by publishing a joke here and there. Although I know that what is funny to one person is not to another, please be advised that I am doing this all in good humor and NOT to make fun of or criticize anyone, their programs, their beliefs, age, sex or whatever – com'on I wanna have a good time here!!!

Moshe, the owner of a small Kosher New York deli, was being questioned by an IRS agent about his tax return. He had reported a net profit of $80,000 for the year.
"Why don't you people leave me alone?" the deli owner said. "I work like a dog, everyone in my family helps out, and the place is only closed three days a year. And you want to know how I made $80,000?"
"It's not your income that bothers us," the agent said. "It's these travel deductions. You listed ten trips to Israel for you and your wife."
"Oh, that?" the owner said smiling. "Well... we also deliver."
                                                                       

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Rhoda and Irwin, a retired couple living in Boca Raton, are getting ready to go out to dinner.
Rhoda says, "Irwin, darling, do you want me to wear this Chanel suit or the Gucci?"
Irwin says, "Do I care?"
A few minutes later Rhoda says, "Irwin, should I wear my Cartier watch or my Rolex?"
Irwin says, "Who cares?"
A few more minutes pass and Rhoda says, "Irwin, love, shall I wear my five-carat pear diamond ring or my six-carat round diamond ring with the baguettes?"
Irwin says, "Rhoda, I really don't care what you wear, but if you don't move your tuchas, we're going to miss the Early Bird Special. (With thanks to Eli)

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Anyway, that's all for this week. For more information about any of our activities or events, feel free to call me at 718-261-4049 or email me at arniegoldfein@gmail.com. To have your name added to our email list, simply email me and I'll be more than happy to subscribe you. And, you can visit our website at www.rodfeishalom.org.

 Have a great One Day – just for today.

 Arnie

PS - Oh yeah, just a reminder again, Gmail kinda messes up the format of these Word documents that we spent a long time preparing with pretty little fonts and pictures. So, if you see a kind of misaligned document without pictures, it is probably due to Gmail. Sorry.