A meeting of the Law Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale has been scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2018 immediately following the 6:30 PM Personnel Committee Meeting. The meeting will be held in the Trustees Room, which is located on the 2nd floor in Village Hall. Agenda: Zoning Changes – Retail Gun and Vape Store Siting.

A joint meeting of the Law and Sustainability Committees of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale has been scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2018 immediately following the Law Committee Meeting. The meeting will be held in the Trustees Room located on the 2nd Floor in Village Hall. Agenda: Proposed Amendments to Village Code Chapter 281 –Trees

The 2018-2019 Summer Activities Fair will be held on Tuesday, December 11th from 7-9pm in the SHS Cafeteria.

At the fair, representatives of established organizations offering summer programs for students will have tables with information about their programs.

Check the SAF Webpage during the first week of December for a list of organizations who will have tables at the fair. Please email shssummeractivitiesfair@gmail.com with any questions.

Habitat for Humanity Gingerbread Houses --Friday, December 14th, 2018 from 3:30 - 5:30pm, SHS Cafeteria

The SHS Habitat for Humanity Club is hosting its annual gingerbread house fundraiser at the high school. The club supplies pre-made gingerbread houses, decorative frosting, candy, and fun!

Be creative and snack on some decorations, then grab a final snack, a pencil and a sticker before you leave with your masterpieces! Come on by and listen to holiday songs live and recorded. Enjoy the party for a great cause, and take your picture with the gingerbread man!

All profits go toward helping to build houses in the area. The cost is $30 per gingerbread house, and houses must be pre-ordered. To learn more, please visit Gingerbread Tickets.

Ed Bleiberg - Senior Curator at the Brooklyn Museum
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 at Scarsdale Synagogue

6:15 p.m. - Dinner catered by Bosphorus
$36pp in advance; $42pp at the door. RSVP HERE
NOTE: Payment must be received by the office in advance (either by check or by credit card) to qualify for the “in advance” pricing.

7:00 p.m. - Speaker and Discussion. Ed Bleiberg, senior curator at the Brooklyn Museum will discuss extra Biblical evidence of Jewish life at the time of Genesis and Exodus.

8:00 p.m. - Chavurah Service

TOPIC: Reading the Tanach like an Egyptologist
Egypt plays a major role in the history of the Jewish people. The earliest European interest in Egypt in the nineteenth century came from a desire to understand which episodes in the Hebrew Bible could be historically verified. This illustrated talk looks at what the Biblical writer knew about Egypt in the time of the patriarchs, the Exodus, and the prophets. It shows how a modern, scientific knowledge of Egyptian texts and archaeology help us to understand the composition of the Biblical text and how the Bible reflects history.

About Ed Bleiberg
Egyptologist Edward Bleiberg joined the Brooklyn Museum in 1998 from the University of Memphis, Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, where he had been Director and Associate Professor. A Pittsburgh native, he graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Dr. Bleiberg received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books and articles on the ancient Egyptian economy, Egyptian coffins, and the Jewish minority in ancient Egypt and ancient Rome. Exhibitions that Dr. Bleiberg has organized for Brooklyn include Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt, Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum, Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies from ancient Egypt and Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt.

Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont & Emanu-El is a reform Temple located at 2 Ogden Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. 914-725-5175. www.sstte.org

Scarsdale resident Jill Mangel Weisfeld will read and sign copies of her new children’s book, Riley the Retriever Wants a New Job, at the Scarsdale Library on December 18 at 4 pm. The book is based on the adventures of her own dog, Riley.

Weisfeld’s dog, Riley, is a certified therapy dog, trained by the Good Dog Foundation, who visits schools, libraries and nursing homes in the Westchester area.

The book tells the adventures of Riley who is trying to find a more meaningful job than being a retriever. Riley begins her quest researching working dog jobs on “Doogle” to see if she can find one that’s a better fit for her. The colorful illustrations by Shirley Ng Benitez bring Riley’s adorable personality to life.

Weisfeld wrote the book with her mother, Deborah Mangel, also a children’s book author, who passed away not long before the book’s publication.

“I wanted to write a book that was both educational and enjoyable and to teach kids about working dogs, ” says Weisfeld. “By visiting schools and nursing homes, Riley helps provide happiness and comfort to members of the community.”

Weisfeld and Riley have been participating in Wag Your Tale! Read to a Dog events at the Scarsdale Public Library in which dogs and their human volunteers listen to children read as a way for independent readers to practice their skills.

Eileen Corbett, Scarsdale Children’s Librarian, says, “Riley and Jill have been coming to the Scarsdale Public Library for 7 years now, and we are delighted to have them for Riley’s first book.”

Weisfeld is currently Art Director of the Pediatric Cancer Foundation and has done freelance graphic design for various non-profit organizations, including Temple Israel Center of White Plains. She is formerly Senior Art Director at Bride’s Magazine and Art Director for Macy’s Advertising in New York. She is Founder and CEO of her own publishing company, Peek-a-Bear Press based in Scarsdale.

Her first children’s book, Take a Peek with Peek-a-Bear, received five awards including a gold medal in the prestigious Mom's Choice Award in the category of Children's Picture Books, and a silver medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards in the category of Book Arts/Pop-up/Cut-out.

Weisfeld is a 20 year resident of Fox Meadow where she lives with her husband, Bruce and her daughters Emily, Danielle and Lauren.

The book is available on Amazon, at Bronx River Books in Scarsdale, Womrath Bookshop in Bronxville and Scattered Books in Chappaqua, as well as other bookstores in the Westchester area.

For more information or to arrange school visits or book signings, please visit http://peek-a-bear.com/