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Arnie Goldfein, past President of JACS, and
Co-Executive Director of
Rodfei Shalom Fellowship, Inc
for Jews of all denominations and in
ALL 12 Step recovery programs.
COMBINING & FINDING RECOVERY AND SPIRITUALITY WITHIN JUDAISM
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER – 11/ 13 /07
Hi Everybody,
The Florida retreat and cruise are fast approaching and have churned up
a lot of excitement. Everyone involved is looking forward to being there
and being a part of a unique experience. There is still time to sign up
for the Florida retreat (the flyer is attached or contact me at
arniegoldfein@gmail.com).
Florida retreat special : Sign up this week between today, Tuesday
11/13/07 and Thursday 11/15/07 and we will waive the late fee.
Unfortunately, the cruise is sold out by now and we will not be able to
offer any more bookings. For those of you who did book the cruise,
please remember to bring your passports, your bathing suits and plan to
enjoy the sunny and fun side of recovery!!!
1) Our web site is now up and running!!!!! Besides basic organization
information you will find our upcoming events and other links to
recovery! You will also be able to sign up to receive our newsletter. If
you have any other recovery need please feel to contact us. Our address
is: rodfeishalom.org.
2) Our weekly call-in meeting has changed nights and times. The new
meeting day and time will be Wednesday, November 7, 2007 , from 9:00 PM
– 10:00 PM EDT , for the meeting and ½ hour or so for fellowship. To
join us, simply dial 218-486-1300 and enter the participant bridge code
of: 933051. This past week there was a whole new group that called in as
per your requests to have the meeting at a later time. Please join us
and share your wisdom and experience.
Please note: I f you have unlimited long distance the call is FREE!! If
not, there will be a charge associated with the call. Some of our other
members have suggested buying calling cards to help contain any costs
involved.
3) Our brochure is also now at the printers and should be available for
distribution very shortly. It details our organization, mission
statement and purpose and goals. To request a flyer, simply contact us
at this email address and we will get one to you.
4) Our new mail server should be up and running very shortly also. This
way we will no longer need to use the gmail system that messes up all
the pretty picture formats and layouts. More importantly, we will also
be able to distribute our emails more efficiently.
5) Spiritual Day Announcement:
We are pleased to announce that will be gathering for another Spiritual
Day for Jews in recovery in ALL 12 steps programs, on January 6, 2008 ,
in Lynbrook , NY . "Food, Drink, Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Sex and
Family: - How to deal with and without them in your lives". Details,
keynote speaker and more information to follow shortly.
6) We need your ESH. We are starting to collect snippets of people's
recovery to add to the newsletter. Any little experience that any of you
may have had that enlightened you on your road on recovery is welcome.
To submit your story, simply email it to me at arniegoldfein@gmail.com.
Our goal is to start publishing them by the end of the month.
7 ) Midwest Retreat Progress:
We have received and signed a contract from a venue in the Chicago area
to put on a spiritual weekend retreat and we will forward the event
information to everyone shortly. The event is scheduled for the weekend
of March 7, 2008 . The idea alone is generating a lot of excitement and
we already have 6 people who have requested registration forms!!!! We
will keep you informed as more details avail themselves.
8) Spiritual Thoughts for the Week:
A) What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that
happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned by
One Whose only purpose is your good? - A Course in Miracles
B) Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.
It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend
it. Once we truly know that life is difficult – once we truly understand
and accept it – then life is no longer difficult. Because once we truly
accept it, that fact that life is difficult no longer matters. – M.
Scott Peck
On a personal note : Last week's Spiritual Thought generated some
discussion as one of the Quotes was from the Koran. On proof- reading
the newsletter it totally passed me by and I did not see where the quote
came from. I immediately received a ½ dozen or so complaints. As most of
you know I sent out an apology for not proof-reading better and promised
(for those who were offended) that 'such a quote' would not happen
again.
Interestingly, I received more than 4 times that amount of emails
basically stating that 'from wherever true spirituality comes, RECOVERY
allows us to accept and be open to it'. I, for one, have gotten
Spiritual truth from the torah, the Talmud, The Kabbalah, the Sunday
morning televangelists, the Buddhists, from Motorcycle Pete, among
others, that have taught me many ways to look deeply inside and make
positive changes for the better. Nuff' said!
Well, that's it for now. Please SPREAD THE WORD about us so we can get
this message of recovery, events and fun out to everyone. This will only
work if you become a part of it.
Hey, how do you like our new LOGO????
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.
Arnie
Have a great One Day – just for today.
Oh, by the way and as stated, Gmail messes up this document's formats
and please see original attached flyers.
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