MONDAY + TUESDAY DECEMBER 12TH AND 13TH. _ 1:30pm – 2:45pm _ Students' Arts and Crafts Fair in the Moadon. Contact Nancy for details and to book a table. _ 4.30pm _ Professional Forum - should there be a Reform Halacha? With Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Associate Dean HUC New York, and Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi. Optional. _ _ WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14TH _ 7:30pm _ Presentation by Miriam Stern (Michael Chernick's wife) in the Moadon. Midrash is the traditional rabbinic method of interpreting the Tanach. Through her art, Miriam Stern has created modern midrashim that deal with various Biblical women and Jewish issues, such as modesty, aging, and gender. With a slide presentation of her work she will explore these topics and discuss her artistic process. Sign up on the noticeboard. _ _ THURSDAY DECEMBER 15TH _ 8.00pm _ Concert Melodies and Prayers: Songs and Prayers for the Synagogue and Songs in Ladino and Yiddish HUC Cantorial Students, Pianist Monica Fallon. In the Murstein Synagogue. Free admission for HUC students, staff and spouses/SOs. _ _ SHABBAT DECEMBER 17TH _ 9.30am _ Shacharit Services in the Murstein Synagogue. Sermon: Arianna Gordon, Reader: Laurie Eichenbaum, Cantor VAYISHLACH Tamar Havilio