Your Weekly News and Updates
Week of September 20, 2019
Friday September 20 - Friday September 27
Friday, September 20 - Candle Lighting is at 6:40pm
6:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Beit Midrash
Following Services - Potluck Dinner - Hang Out with Cantor Jeff

Saturday, September 21 - Parashat Ki Tavo - Selichot
8:45am - Bible BaBoker - Adult Library
9:30am - Shabbat Morning Service / Ben Masia - Sanctuary
9:30am - Religious School - Beit Midrash
11am - Shabbat Katan - Youth Lounge
8:15pm - Selichot - Service of Forgiveness- Beth El Synagogue, East Windsor, NJ
(Community-wide Havdalah Service and Program at 8:15 p.m. followed by Selichot prayers at 10:00 p.m.
Mazal Tov and Todah Rabah to
Carli and Neal Masia for sponsoring the Kiddush in honor of their son Ben being called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah!
Yasher Koach to those reading Torah and Haftarah this Shabbat
Neal Masia
Freddy Hirshfield
Harvey Fram
Paula Heller
Sandy Kutin
Carli Masia
Ben Masia
Sunday, September 22
9am - Men's Club - Putting up the Sukkah
9am - Morning Minya n - Beit Midrash
9am - Religious School
9:30am - High Holiday Ushers Breakfast Meeting - Adult Library
2pm - Amy Adina Schulman Memorial Lecture - Doors Open at 1:30pm - Sanctuary
Monday, September 23 - First Day of Fall
7pm - Board Meeting - Adult Library
Tuesday, September 24
4pm - Religious School
Wednesday, September 25
7pm - Morning Minyan - Beit Midrash
12:15pm - Adult Ed - Talmud Study - Adult Library
1:30pm - Yiddish Reading Group - Adult Library
4pm - Religious School
6pm - #Sulam
Thursday, September 26
7:30pm - LaShir Rehearsal - Beit Midrash
Friday, September 27 - Candle Lighting is at 6:29pm
6:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Beit Midrash
THIS WEEKEND
Volunteers Needed to Build the Sukkahs 
Sunday, September 22 starting 9 am.
Sukkot is almost here, and we are seeking volunteers to help build The Jewish Center's two Sukkahs.
 
Your help in setting up the Sukkah will allow congregants to enjoy Jewish Dining Al Fresco...under the stars (and plastic fruit!)
 
Please bring your power tools and your building expertise, and if you have neither, just bring yourself.
 
Rain date: the following week, Sunday 9/29 at 9am.

Come join old friends and make some new ones.
 
We would appreciate your help and hope to see you there.
 
For purposes of a headcount, please email Harlan Tenenbaum to let him know whether we can count on you! harlan@uniqueneedsattorney.com
Help make our Bimah beautiful for the holidays!
We are looking for donations to fund flowers for the High Holidays.

If you would like to contribute toward a beautiful display, please contact Maryann Yarin at myarin@thejewishcenter.org or (609) 921-0100 x 201.

We are suggesting donations of $100 (or more) toward this endeavor, but any amount is appreciated.
HIGH HOLIDAY INFORMATION

Click Below For:

The Yom Kippur Forum
Bret Jacknow will speak about his experiences during the year of saying Kaddish for his father.

If you know of someone who is housebound and unable to attend services, Robin Wallack would be happy to go to their home to sound the shofar. She has also graciously offered to do this over the phone, if they prefer or if the person lives out of town. She has been doing this for the infirm and elderly for more than 20 years.

Robin Wallack   609-462 -2340  or   robin.wallack@foxroach.com  
ADULT PROGRAMS
Sunday mornings beginning September 8
Classes follow the Religious School Sunday calendar.
For placement and further information regarding registration fee, contact Edna Bryn-Noiman at
edna.bryn@gmail.com.

ADULT HEBREW CLASSES
HAVE STARTED

SUNDAYS AT

Beginning Hebrew: 11am - 12pm
Intermediate Hebrew: 9am - 10am
Advanced Hebrew: 10am - 11am


Saturday, Sept.21 * 8:45am
Join us every Shabbat for a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. Through lively exploration of the Torah's many wonderful (and often challenging) stories and themes, we look to understand how we may apply its life lessons to ourselves in the present.
New participants are always welcome regardless of background.

To be added to the BBB mailing list or for questions, contact Michael Goldin,  mmgold18@yahoo.com
Saturday, September 28 * 10am
The Havurah Minyan meets twice a month from 10-12 and then joins the rest of the congregation for kiddush. On the 2nd Shabbat of each month is a "traditional service" and on the 4th Shabbat is a "study service."
Tuesday, Oct. 15 * 7:30pm
10/15 - Michael David Lukas, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

Future dates:
11/19 - Deborah Prinz, On the Chocolate Trail
12/17 - Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers
1/21 - Marie Benedict, The Only Woman in the Room
Talmud Study Class
Wednesday, Sept. 25 * 12:15pm
Talmud text studied in translation. For more information contact Neil Litt, neillitt@outlook.com .
Yiddish Reading Group
Wednesdays * 1:30pm - will resume Sept. 25
Yiddish is alive and well. Join this class in reading Yiddish literature aloud. For more information, contact Ziona Silverman, 732-329-1069 
Saturdays * 10:15am - will resume in September
A lay-led, all-ages, youth-friendly, davening-focused service that is simultaneously serious and relaxed, formal and informal. The name is intended to suggest service is "by us" - and "us" is diverse.
Torah on Tap
8pm

Join us for our monthly gathering of Torah on Tap. Share good food, great conversation, and of course a beer! The Rabbi leads our discussion of critical topics in our Jewish lives.
October 16 - in the Sukkah
November 13 & December 18
at Palace of Asia, 4591 Route 27 in Kingston

Open to the Community
Nosh and Drosh
Thursdays, 9:30- 11am

Drop in for a morning of schmoozing, discussing, connecting.

Questions? Contact the "Nosh & Drosh" Co-chairs: Lauren Neufeld 908-216-1412 , laurenhneufeld@gmail.com or Cynthia Neufeld 908-359-8440, cneufeld1@comcast.net
Meet at Bon Appetit in the
Princeton Shopping Center
October 24
November 21
December 19
January 16
February 20
March 19
April 23
May 21
June 18



PREPARING TO MEET THE ANCESTORS:
EXPLORING JEWISH VIEW OF THE AFTERLIFE
WITH REB SIMCHA RAPHAEL, PH.D.

Sunday, October 6 at 7:30pm

Free to TJC Members
$20 for non-members



THE PROPHET
JEREMIAH AND HIS LEGACY
WITH RABBI ROBERT GOLDENBERG

Thursdays, October 17 & 24 1:30pm

Free to TJC Members
$40 for Non-Members
NOTORIOUS RBG
Thursday, October 31
8:30am - 3:30pm
A coach bus will leave TJC at 8:30am for a docent tour of RBG exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, followed by a buffet lunch at Front Street Cafe. The bus will return to TJC between 3-3:30pm. Space is limited, so reserve early.

Open to the Community
$75 for Jewish Center Members / $95 for community members


THE JEWS OF FINLAND:
STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND
WITH AUTHOR
JOHN SIMON

Thursday, October 31 at 7:30pm

Free to TJC Members
$20 for Non-Members


HOW THE BIBLE IS WRITTEN
WITH
PROF. GARY RENDSBURG, PH.D.

Wednesdays, November 6, 13 & 20
at 8pm
SAVE THE DATE
BLOOD DRIVE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2019
7:45AM - 1:45PM
at The Jewish Center
Welcome to #Sulam,
Our New Hebrew High School Program
YOUNG FAMILIES
SOCIAL ACTION
Social Action is sponsoring a visit to the Bait-Ul-Hadi Mosque for: Women’s Peace Symposium
October 19 from 4-6pm
(Dinner included)
Car-pool from TJC at 3:15pm
Contact Louise Sandburg for more information:   louise@sandsmith.com

 Casseroles for TASK
Please support the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
You can support TASK by preparing a vegetarian/fish/dairy casserole and dropping it off at The Jewish Center.

Your contribution of a casserole will make a difference in someone's life.


For questions please contact
Lew Gantwerk -  lgantwerk@verizon.net
or
 Abigail Rose -  abigailros@gmail.com
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Handling the Holidays: Programs for those Grieving the Loss of a Family Member -- Support sessions facilitated by Chaplain Beverly Rubman read more
Sunday, September 22, 2019, 2pm at The Jewish Center / Doors open at 1:30pm - Amy Adina Schulman Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Bernard Avishai - "What's Right and What's Left: The Aftermath of Israel's Two Elections" read more
LaShir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton , is actively seeking experienced singers for its 2019-2020 season. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at The Jewish Center in Princeton. For more information, contact Marsha at 347-782-2746 or LaShirDirector@gmail.com .
SHABBAT GREETERS NEEDED
The Jewish Center is committed to providing a warm, welcoming, and safe Shabbat experience for our congregants and guests. Please sign up to be a Shabbat greeter. Responsibilities include welcoming people to services while monitoring who is entering the building. There are two shifts each Shabbat, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and then from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. We need two people per shift, one for the main entrance and one for the for the parking-lot entrance.
Please contact Beatrice Bloom at (609) 577-2989 if you can volunteer.