Weekly Handout - Beit Shalom of Monroe Township, NJ

CONGREGATION
BEIT SHALOM
OF MONROE TOWNSHIP
A CONSERVATIVE
SYNAGOGUE
Office Phone: 609-395-1952
1600 Perrineville Road, Suite 26-28
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Good and Welfare –Week of Jan. 24, 2015
Mazel Tov To:
Jason Michael Katz on his Bar Mitzvah,
grandparents Rhoda and Samuel Katz, parents
Michele and Philip Katz and brother Scott.
Herbert Goldsmith celebrating his 95th birthday.
Condolences To:
Harriet Borkenstein and family on the passing of
Donald, beloved husband, father and
grandfather.
Get Well Wishes To:
Princeton – Pauline Schole
Home – Al Fine and Joan Kornblum-Ashe
Rabbi Eli Perlman
732-257-6448
President, Maurice Mahler
609-409-5988
Bal Koreh: Paul Ebert
OFFICE HOURS: Mon.–Thurs.10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Friday – Office Closed
DAILY MINYAN SERVICES:
8:00 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. until Jan. 1st
Jan. 2nd thru Feb. 5th – 4:30 p.m.
SHABBAT SERVICES 9:00 a.m.
ONEG SHABBAT - 7:30 p.m. (second
Friday of each month) – No Oneg
Shabbat in January and February.
Oneg Shabbat prep: Brian Leggiere
Shabbat prep: Paulette Wegh
NOTE: All women who have been given the honor of
an Aliyah or opening of the Ark are required to wear
head covering.
Welcome and Shalom to our members and all
guests who are praying with us.
Please turn off all cell phones on Sabbath,
holidays and during services in the Sanctuary.
**NEWS FLASH**
CONGREGATION BEIT SHALOM
IS NOW ACCEPTING ALL
CREDIT CARDS!
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE CHARGE
-DUES
HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS
DONATIONS
TREES TO ISRAEL
ETC.
Please contact the office if you no longer
wish to be on the “get well” list or if you
know of someone that needs
to be on the list.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sat., Jan. 24th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services.
Kiddush sponsored by grandparents Rhoda and
Samuel Katz in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jason
Michael Katz, son of Michele and Philip Katz and
brother of Scott Katz.
Sat., Jan. 31st – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services.
Kiddush sponsored by Marilyn and Irwin
Goldstein in honor of their 58th Wedding
Anniversary.
Wed., Feb. 4th – Tu-Be-Shevat
Wed., Feb. 4th – 2:00 p.m. – Education
Committee presents the movie “The First
Grader”. The movie is based on an inspiring true
story of an African freedom fighter who learned
how to read at the age of 83.
Sat., Feb. 7th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services
Sat., Feb. 14th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services
Mon., Feb. 16th – Washington’s Birthday.
Wed., Feb. 18th – 2:00 p.m. – Education
Committee presents Joseph Levy, Authority on
Jewish Communities in Arab Countries, “The
Jews in Arab Countries.”
Sat., Feb. 21st – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services
(Please turn page over for additional notices
and events)
Mon., Feb. 23rd – 12:30 p.m. Sisterhood
General Meeting and Chinese Luncheon by
Kosher Chinese Kitchen. Price for the luncheon is
$13.00 per person. Please call Lillian (409-1171)
or Harriet (860-9788) for reservations.
Make checks payable to Sisterhood.
Sat., Feb. 28th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services
WEEKLY PORTION – Terumah
ONGOING EVENTS
CLASSES IN HEBREW – Monday, 10:00 a.m. –
held by Joan Kornblum - “Beginners thru
Bar/Bat Mitzvah (NO CLASSES IN JANUARY)
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 Yahrzeit plaques are available on our
memorial board @ $250.00 for a new or
reserved plaque. Call office for info.
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Purchases of portions of the Holocaust
Torah start at $30.00.
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Leaves for Tree of Life @ $75.00.
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Clouds for Tree of Life – call office
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Trees for Israel @ $15.00.
PLEASE RESERVE THESE DATES!
Wed., March 4th – 7:00 p.m. Megillah Reading.
Dress in costumes, fun prizes and light
refreshments.
Fri., March 6th – 6:30 p.m. – “Shabbat Across
America.” A North American Celebration Joining
Synagogues Together. Roberta Mahler will be
the honoree. A traditional Shabbat dinner
catered by Lox, Stock & Deli. $29.00 per person.
Committee Chairman – Martin Chopp.
Reservations by Feb. 25, 2015.
Wed., March 18th – 2:00 p.m. – Education
Committee presents Rosalind Reisner, Author,
Lecturer, Librarian. “Hungry Hearts: Jewish
American History in Fiction and Memoir.”
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TREE OF LIFE LEAF DEDICATIONS BY:
Gloria Mach celebrating the life of her mother,
Freida Antal
Roberta and Maurice Mahler and Ethel and Bob
Berkowitz in honor of the beautiful life of
Phyllis Strumpf
Marilyn Agrest Barnett honoring the life of her
sister, Carol Francine Agrest-Schinasi
The Greenbriar-Whittingham friends of Larry
Tabor, celebrating his life
CHAIR PLAQUES
Marilyn and Joel Littman in honor of their family
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Please consider sponsoring an Oneg
Shabbat or Kiddush at the Synagogue
for happy occasions. Or, in the
alternative, you may choose to simply
make a “kiddish fund” donation.
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Help us raise money – purchase gift
cards, at face value, for ShopRite and
Stop & Shop in denominations of $20,
$25, $50 and $100. They are available
at the office for both stores.
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We are accepting used toner and
printer cartridges.
The Minyan is looking for congregants for
their daily services (see schedule at top of
the page). Please call Al Feuchtwanger
@ 609-395-9372.
THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE BOARD OR
BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING IN THE
MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
***NOTICE***
THE OFFICE IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS
FEBRUARY BULLETIN
TO BE MAILED ON
Gloria Mach honoring her father, Louis Antal
and celebrating his life
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH
Hannah Sultan and Sally Gladstone honoring
the life of their friend, Julie Laks
AT 9:00 A.M.
Jerry Eisenbruck in honor of his 86th birthday