TJC Weekly  Chadashot  (Newsletter)
          
Week of October 14
            

Friday, October 12 - Candle Lighting is 6:04pm
6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Beit Midrash

Saturday, October 13 - Parashat Noach
8:45am
Bible BaBoker
Adult Library
9:30am
Shabbat Morning Services 
Sanctuary
9:30am
Shabbat School
Beit Midrash
10am
Havurah Minyan "traditional service" read more
Adult Library
11am
Shabbat Katan
Youth Lounge
4pm
Shema Yoga with Eleni Litt  read more
Youth Lounge

Todah Rabah and Mazal Tov To

Art and Linda Meisel celebrating the first day of the 50th year of their marriage.
Ginger Gold Schnitzer celebrating her special birthday..
Carol and Robert Schwartz celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and
Aufruf of their son  Dan Schwartz and their future daughter in-law,  Rachel Taylor..

For sponsoring the Kiddush this Shabbat.

Yasher Koach to those reading Torah and Haftarah this Shabbat

Paula Heller Ginger Gold Schnitzer
Bob Lebeau Mindy Langer
Ellliot Ramer

Sunday, October 14
9am
Morning Minyan 
Beit Midrash
9am
Religious School

9am
Adult Hebrew with Edna Noiman click here for times of various level classes.
Downstairs Conf. Rm
10am
Womens Study Group
Children's Library
Noon
Vav Chesed Parent and Student Meeting
Adult Library
1pm
Artist Reception - Featuring the work of  Gilda Aronovic read more
Lobby
7pm EC Meeting Adult Library
 
Monday, October 15

The Jewish Center's Offices Are Closed


Tuesday, October 16
4pm
Religious School

7pm
Finance Committee Meeting
Adult Library
7:30pm
TJC Book Club  read more Bone Box by Faye Kellerman
Beit Midrash
8pm
Great Minds Salon with Richard Just read more - How the Washington Post Magazine Comes Together Each Week - read more
Social Hall

Wednesday, October 17
7:00am
Morning Minyan
Beit Midrash
12:15pm
Adult Ed: Talmud Study Group
Adult Library
1:30pm
Yiddish Reading Group
Adult Library
4pm
Religous School and TIchon


Thursday, October 18
10am
55Plus Lecture - Urbanization in the 21st century: how to build resilient, sustainable, equitable and livable cities.
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Social Hall
7:30pm
Adult Ed: Jerusalem: A History  read more
Social Hall
7:30pm
LaShir Rehearsal
Beit Midrash

Friday, October 19 - Candle Lighting is 5:54pm
6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Beit Midrash

S H A B B A T  K A T A N
Saturday, October 13
11:00 a.m.
Monthly Young Family Service and Get-together
CAN YOU HELP THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
Take Down the Sukkah with Men's Club

The Men's Club is looking for a few mensches to disassemble the Sukkah Sunday, October 21 at 9:30 am. There will be coffee, power tools and donuts involved. Please contact Neal Masia at nealmasia@yahoo.com if you can make it!


In response to your requests, below are links to High Holiday Sermons given by 
Rabbi Adam Feldman and Rabbi Justus Baird.

Rabbi Adam Feldman

Rabbi Justus Baird

ADULT PROGRAMS
Mitzvah of the Month
Sponsored by TJC Mini Mitzvah Corps & Social Action Committee - 
FILL THE BIN
October - Warm Clothing Drive
Time to clean closets for winter. Bring gently used (or new) warm clothing which will be donated to The Cornerstone Community Kitchen store in The United Methodist Church, Nassau Street, Princeton.

Sat. Oct. 13 * 8:45am - Adult Library
Bible BaBoker 
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 any prior background.

Upcoming Guest Facilitator:  11/10/18 - Rabbi Adam Feldman

To be added to the BBB mailing list or for questions, contact Michael Goldin mmgold18@yahoo.com

Sun. October 14 * 9:00-10:00am, 10:00-11:00am & 11:00-noon
Adult Hebrew on Sundays (Intermediate, Advanced & Beginners)
For placement and further information regarding registration fee, email Edna at edna.bryn@gmail.com or by phone at (609) 716-1164.  READ MORE

Wed. Oct. 17 * 12:15pm 
Talmud Study Class
Talmud text studied in translation. For more information contact Neil Litt neillitt@outlook.com

Wed. Oct. 17 * 1:30pm
Yiddish Reading Group
Yiddish is alive and well. Join this class in reading Yiddish literature orally.  For more information, contact Ziona Silverman 732-329-1069
                                                                                                                         
Sat. Oct. 27 * 10:00am - noon - Adult Library
Havurah Minyan 
The Havurah meets twice a month from 10-12 and then joins the rest of the congregation for kiddush. On the 2nd Shabbat of each month there is a "traditional service" and on the 4th Shabbat there is a "study service". 

Sun. Oct. 14 - 2-4:30pm - Congregation Beth Chaim in Princeton Junction
Central NJ Interfaith Stitchers for Peace
Dedicated to crafting, hope, healing, and peace one stitch at a time. People of all faiths, and those who profess no faith are welcome.  READ MORE
More upcoming dates:
11/11 - Nassau Presbyterian
12/9 - The Jewish Center
The times are roughly 2-4:40pm, but vary simply.

Sat. Oct. 20 * 10:00am - Adult Library
Kulanu Minyan
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 that the service is "by us" "for all of us" - and that "us" is diverse.   read more

Sat. Oct. 20 * 4:00pm - Adult Library 
Mindful Prayer / Meditation Minchah led by Ruth Goldston
More upcoming Dates: 10/20, 11/17 and 12/1 in the Adult Library 
The Shabbat afternoon service, Minchah, is a wonderful time to slow down and savor your prayer experience. We use mindfulness meditation techniques to focus on words, texts and ideas associated with both the service and next week's Torah reading.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS - OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

Thurs. 10/11
Men's Club - An Evening of Bowling & Football- Colonial Lanes, Route 1, Lawrenceville, NJ
 RSVP by 10/1 to mensclub@thejewishcenter.org so we know how many lanes to reserve.

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Sun. 10/14
1-3pm

Art Exhibit  Reception - Portraits and Abstract Paintings by Gilda Aronovic
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Tues. 10/16
7:30pm
TJC Book Club: 
Faye Kellerman's Bone Box

Tues. 10/16
8:00pm

Great Minds Salon with Richard Just speaking about
How the Washington Post Magazine comes Together each Week
Thurs. 10/18
9:30am
JCW Nosh & Drosh
 at Bon Appetite in the Princeton Shopping Center
Thurs. 10/18
10:00am
55Plus Lecture: Urbanization in the 21st century: how to build resilient, sustainable equitable and livable cities
READ MORE
Tues. 10/23
7:30pm
Writing Our Way Home led by Charlotte Friedman MFA MSc
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Fri. 10/26

TJC Empty Nesters! Princeton  University Art Museum and Campus Sculpture Tour
TJC Members Only: $75 per person, includes museum entry & lunch

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Sun. 10/28
4:00pm
Israel Sing-A-Long
Shira b'tzibur -- Family Friendly sing-along of Israeli Songs 
Featuring Israel guest singer Arbel Fishler
Watch your e-mail for details coming soon!
Sponsored by The Jewish Center's Israel Affairs Committee

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Tues. 10/30
7:00pm
Arts & Culture: On the Chocolate Trail
with Rabbi Deborah Prinz
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Thurs. 11/1
9:30am
JCW presents a walk through the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve

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Thurs. 11/1
7:30pm
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Workshop
Led by Barbara Abramson
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Shabbat
11/3

Join Us For Conversation Sabbath 
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Sun. 11/4
I Care for the Community
An interactive training that builds a caring community with the skills and resources to intervene in family and community member's stress, distress, and crisis

Program led by Miki Saraf, PsyD and her colleagues from Counseling and Psychological Services at UPenn. The program is free and open to all members of the community.
To register call the main office or email vgarrison@thejewishcenter.org


Tues. 11/6 & 11/13
7:00-9:00pm
Examining Racism - Looking Inward First
A two-session, interactive workshop - attendance at both required - we will explore our feelings about concepts such as white privilege and white supremacy and focus on how implicit bias acts as the social glue that keeps racism in place.
Open to TJC members -no registration fee - call The Jewish Center's main office to register or email vgarrison@thejewishcenter.org


Thurs. 11/8
10:00am-noon
TJC's Mini-Mitzvah Corps, JFCS & PJ Library have joined forces to bring you a 
School's Out Mitzvah Fair - Fun for kids from K-6th Grade.
  • Perform mitzvot for the elderly / create shabbat art for Bear Creek, Acorn Glen and more.
  • Prepare Thanksgiving cards and treats for Food Pantry Clients
Refreshments & stretch break fun to be announced! RSVP by 11/4 to EdenA@jfcsonline.org or (609) 987-8100


Thurs. 11/15
Great Minds Salon with Cathy Baily speaking about Cultivating Mindfulness: The Path to a More Joyful, Effective Life
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Tues. 11/27
Creation and Cosmology: Sacred and secular Perspectives with Panelists: David Spergel and Rabbi Adam Feldman 
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YOUNG FAMILIES
Monthly Young Family Service and Get-together


SOCIAL ACTION
     
      Casseroles for TASK

Please support the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
 
By preparing a vegetarian/fish/dairy casserole
And dropping it off at TJC

Your contribution of a casserole will make 
a difference in someone's life.
  • Follow one of the recipes listed below, check the website for additional recipes (www.thejewishcenter.org/Participate-With-Us/Social-Action)or use your own recipe.
  • Aluminum tins and pre-printed labels are available in the TJC office or use your own disposable tin.
  • After you bake your casserole, BE SURE TO COVER WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF ALUMINUM FOIL. Freeze.  Then put the casserole in a plastic bag and bring to TJC's dairy freezer (kitchen on the left).
  • To make sorting easier for our deliverer, print a label (www.thejewishcenter.org/Participate-With-Us/Social-Action), mark the checkoff box for "Tuna," "Bean/Lentil," Pasta/Cheese" or "Other" and tape to your casserole.
Questions:  Contact Deborah Marinsky  debmarin@gmail.com  609-306-1405
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Reunion of Members of the Former Chapter of Princeton Hadassah
Sunday, October 14

We invite our former members to join us on  Sunday, October 14th at 5:15 p.m. at  Princeton Windrows  to share memories of our years in Princeton Hadassah - those skits, donors, working with Young Judea teens, the lox box, and more.  To help us recall (memories are a challenge...) we have unearthed memorabilia which will entertain and delight you.  Over light refreshments, share your stories, reminiscences, who we were then and where we are today.  
Rabbi James S. Diamond Memorial Lecture Series
 
Fifth Annual Lecture
Thursday, October 18, 2018, 5:00 pm
Princeton University, McCormick 101 (Art Museum)
 
Featured Speaker
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks
Director of Research, Agnon House in Jerusalem
Series Editor of the S.Y.Agnon Library at the Toby Press
 
Topic
From "A City of the Dead" to A City in Its Fullness:
Between Tragedy and Nostalgia in the Long Agnonian Arc

Throughout most of his career, Jim read, studied, taught, and wrote extensively about S.Y. Agnon. During the last couple of years of his life, together with Professor Alan Mintz z"l of the Jewish Theological Seminary and Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, he began working on a major Agnon project. They translated, annotated and edited Agnon's epic story cycle of tales from Buczacz, his home town in Galicia (now Ukraine).

As a result of his tragic death, Jim was not able to complete the translations of the stories he had been working on. Alan Mintz z"l and Jeffrey Saks, along with several others, completed the work.
A City in Its Fullness was published in 2016 by the Toby Press.

 
Introduction to Judaism
2018-2019 - 5779

A Project of the Board of Rabbis and the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks.

Are you Interested in learning more about Judaism?
Classes will meet once a week on Tuesday evenings at 7:30-9pm beginning 10/23.

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Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Oct. 30 - Nov. 11, 2018

The Bildner Center Presents 
The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Featuring:
Award-winning international films * Israeli films * Comedies
Film directors and speakers * Engaging discussions
COMMUNITY PARTNERS



We Thank Our 
Community Partners



  • Borden Perlman
  • Capri Kosher
  • Classical Catering
  • FunSense Gym

  • Heidi Joseph - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Fox & Roach Realtors 

  • J-Dogs
  • Orlands Memorial Chapel
  • Bob Weber, Weblications
To learn how your business can become a community partner and help sustain The Jewish Center, please contact KTurkewitz@TheJewishCenter.org.

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