Arnie
Goldfein and Rabbi Nahum
Simon,
Co-Executive Directors
of
Rodfei Shalom
Fellowship, Inc.
Events for
ALL Jews in ALL 12 Step
recovery programs.
NEWSLETTER – 2/11/09
Hi Everyone,
Things are beginning to
get a little exciting as
things are coming
together. We have had
some concrete
discussions with a nice
hotel on the beach in
Miami for our yearly
Spiritual Retreat
Weekend. Nothing is
confirmed yet – but we
are working on this and
will let you know as we
know more details.
Coupled with the retreat
and considering how
inexpensive cruises have
become, we are also in
negotiations with one of
our travel agents trying
to coordinate a 5 day
cruise in conjunction
with the retreat. Again,
nothing concrete yet but
as we know we will pass
on the information to
all of you.
So on and upwards to
more concrete things:
1) We are pleased to
announce our annual
Sober
Purim Masquerade and
Dinner Event!!
Our Sober Purim dinner
will take place, IY"H,
on Tuesday March 10,
2009, at 5:00 PM at our
home at 147-22 68th
Ave., Flushing, NY. The
event will include one
of our famous,
delicious, home cooked,
full course, Glatt
Kosher meals, followed
by a recovery meeting
get together. This is
great way to get through
the Holiday with other
recovering people in a
safe, warm environment.
The cost if the event
is only $20 for members
and $25 for non-members.
RSVP's are required as
this is a limited
seating event.
Please call us at
718-261-4049 to make
your reservations.
PLEASE PASS THE WORD!!!
All those who have
attended in the past
have all had a wonderful
time.
Come in costume, come as
you are or just simply
come. One small caveat –
my daughter is expecting
the first week in March
and if by some chance
she gives birth on or
around Purim, or if the
baby is a boy and the
Bris is on Purim we will
obviously need to be
with her and will refund
the full amount of the
event.
2)
Our annual February
Membership Drive is now
in full swing and our
goal is to sign up 100
new members for 2009.
Since we first announced
this, we now have had
over 40 people sign up
for membership and they
have received their two
FREE* CD's. Membership
benefits include
discounts to most of our
2009 events and our CD
Library, receiving our
newsletters and advanced
news of upcoming events.
To remind you, those
joining in February will
receive FREE*,
your choice of any two
speakers' CD's from our
past Spiritual Days.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S
MORE!!!!!!
We now have access to an
entire set of Rabbi
Abe's recordings where
he speaks on various
recovery issues.
Attached is a complete
list of our entire CD
library. Become a member
and choose any two
CD's absolutely FREE*
or simply order any of
the CD's to add to your
collection.
The benefit to our
organization is that the
funds help us cover
day-to-day costs
associated with
membership events and it
also helps bring those
in need to our events.
Yearly membership is
only $25.00 for
Individuals; $36 for
Couples; $50 for
Families; $75 for Rabbis
and Professionals and
$100 for Institutions.
Membership form and CD
List are attached.
*You need only pay for
the cost of shipping,
handling, processing and
insurance of $4.95 for
any two CD's for
domestic delivery and $1
for each additional CD.
This offer is valid only
for anyone joining in
the month of February,
2009. Some limitations
apply. Membership is
renewable on an annual
basis. Foreign shipping
additional. Membership
form attached. Please
allow 14 days for
delivery.
Simply fill out the
Membership and CD Order
form and select any two
CDs for FREE from the
list. Email your order
to
arnieg@rodfeishalom.org
or fax it to
718-261-5469 or mail it
to us at Rodfei Shalom
Fellowship, 147-22 68th
Ave., Flushing, NY
11367. Please allow 7-10
business days for
delivery.
JOIN NOW AND HELP US
CONTINUE TO HELP
OTHERS!!!
2)
Florida RSFI news:
a) There is a monthly
RSFI meeting in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida.
Please call Rabbi Nahum
at 954-45-1181 for more
information.
b) We are currently in
negotiations with a
beach front hotel in
Miami to put on our
annual Florida retreat.
We will hopefully be
able to combine this
with a 5 day recovery
cruise event. Pricing is
more attractive than
ever, so for the price
of a weekend retreat you
will have a 5 day, all
expenses paid vacation
floating out at
sea.
More information to
follow very shortly!!!
3) Toronto Retreat News:
JACS Toronto is holding
its first annual retreat
on the weekend of
February 27, 2009, at
the Sheraton Parkway in
Markham Ontario. This
inspiring weekend
welcomes members of all
fellowships.
To
register please go to
www.jacstoronto.org.
4) Spiritual Thought of
the Week:
"My recovering addict
friend says that she
loves the image of a
lighthouse. During one
of our frequent
telephone meetings, she
shared her wish to
envision herself as a
lighthouse. Her home is
full of photos and
paintings of
lighthouses. I didn't
relate at first. But the
very next day, my
nine-year old son came
home from art class with
his lighthouse drawing.
Coincidence? It made me
think.
A lighthouse is steady
and immovable. It is a
tower that projects
light, enabling ships to
navigate the dark seas.
The lighthouse is
unaffected by powerful
winds or strong waves -
impervious to rain, snow
or hail. Standing alone,
proud and firm, the
lighthouse calls out:
Fear not the dark! My
steady light illuminates
the way.
We in recovery have
certainly sailed some
dark, stormy nights,
groping blindly for
direction and clarity.
Sometimes we drifted,
frightened or
unconscious, not even
aware of how we
eventually washed up
ashore. Today, we know
that wherever we find
ourselves, we can
discover a source of
guiding light. For some,
it might be a meeting;
for others, a program
phone call, a reading or
a prayer. Each one of
us, however, burns with
an inner light that we
access when we turn to
G-d. He is the One Who
created that light
within us when He
breathed life into us.
Our job is to plug in,
and to ask Him to help
us generate the infinite
light within us. Our own
light is capable of
radiating beams of hope,
penetrating the darkness
around us, helping
fellow souls find their
way.
My friend wants to see
herself as a lighthouse
because she wants to be
strong and bright in the
face of life's
inevitable storms. For
me, however, the
lighthouse arouses
feelings of loneliness
and isolation. Seas are
scary and vast. The
lighthouse radiates an
illuminating beam, yet
it stands completely
alone." Sent in by Neil
T.
5)
By Popular Demand:
Return of our Humor
Section:
SENILITY PRAYER
God, grant me the
Senility
To forget the people
I never liked,
The good fortune
To run into the ones I
do,
And the eyesight
To tell the difference.
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An administrative
reminder:
I cannot see replies to
these emails – so, if
you need to contact me
please do so at
arnieg@rodfeishalom.org.
So, that's it for this
issue.
Have a great day in
recovery,
With love in recovery
and fellowship,