Weekly E-News

Congregation Etz Hadar provides a weekly e-newsletter with the most up-to-date information.  The most recent message can be found here.  You can also see this week's attachments: January 2010 Todah Rabah page, Super Bowl events, Etz Hadar Toolbar fundraiser. 

CEH Tu b'Shevat celebration reported by Redlands Daily Facts

Reporter Joy Juedes and photographer Eric Tom from the Redlands Daily Facts collaborated on the article, Locals celebrate Tu b'Shevat festival.  The article featured Congregations Etz Hadar and Emanu El and their respective celebrations.  Be sure to catch the picture of Shoshana Simon lighting the Shabbat candles.  

Shop Amazon and help Etz Hadar

Did you know that you can shop on Amazon and raise funds for Congregation Etz Hadar?  Using our special link (click here), all of your purchases net CEH a minimum of 5 % (up to 15 %).  There is not anything that you cannot buy today on Amazon.  Check it out and help CEH.  

Use the new toolbar and help Etz Hadar

Add the Congregation Etz Hadar toolbar to your web browser (can be used on Internet Explorer and Firefox).  Once you add the toolbar, each time you shop at one of the more than 1300 participating stores, a percentage of what you spend will be donated to us at no extra cost to you!  You can even save money as the toolbar provides coupons and deals.  The toolbar has a search box; each time you search the Internet, about one cent is donated to CEH.  No registration is required, just click on the toolbar link above.  

Membership application available online

We have made our single page membership application available online.  The application can be found here.  Click on the MEMBERSHIP button on the left for more information.  We do not have a traditional dues structure.  Instead, members are asked to contribute at a level that they can or wish to donate.  Click on DONATIONS to access the form for contributions for 5770.

Contribution/donation form for 5770 available online

The form for contributions/donations is available online.  Click on the DONATIONS button on the left to access the form.  The form can be mailed to Congregation Etz Hadar or brought to the synagogue the next time you visit.

Interactive online calendar

The Congregation has an interactive online calendar at calendar.yahoo.com/congregationetzhadar.  Not comfortable on the web?  Click on the CALENDAR button on the left for detailed information.  Events for the congregation calendar can be submitted to the webmaster for consideration.  A calendar of events (almost a month in advance) can also be found in the weekly e-newsletter. 

Link to Hillel

The Inland Empire and Desert Hillel can be found at www.iehillel.org.  This includes Hillel groups or provides for Jewish students at California State University at San Bernardino, Riverside Community College, University of California at Riverside, University of Redlands, and College of the Desert.. 

Our website domains

Our Congregation web pages are available at etzhadar.org, www.etzhadar.org, or the mirror site at uscj.org/pacsw/redlands/ (former site).  Let the webmaster know if you have any problems with any of our sites.

Have a question about Congregation Etz Hadar and cannot find the answer?

Feel free to contact us at congregationetzhadar@yahoo.com.

Anything you would like to see on the site?

Comments and suggestions cheerfully received by the webmaster.