Your Weekly News and Updates
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Congregation Information Meeting
Reminder: There will be a special informational meeting for the congregation on Sunday, 12/15 at 7:00 pm in the Social Hall. Please plan to attend as we will be reviewing our financial performance so far as well as providing information on programs and activities that are important to our synagogue. Light refreshments will be served.
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The Annual Fund is essential to the operations of
The Jewish Center, representing nearly 15% of our annual budget to support programs and services.
Or mail in your check payable to
The Jewish Center.
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Live Stream
If you are not able to join us for Shabbat or Holiday services,
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Friday December 6 - Friday December 13
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Friday, December 6 - Candle Lighting is at 4:14pm
9:30 a.m. -
Torah and Tea
- Adult Library
Saturday, December 7 - Parashat
Va-yetzei
9:30am - Religious School - Beit Midrash
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Todah Rabah and Mazal Tov to
Felecia and Martin Ettenberg for sponsoring the Kiddush luncheon in honor of their son Griffin being called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.
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Yasher Koach to those reading Torah and Haftarah this Shabbat
Samara Ettenberg
Martin Ettenberg
Naomi Richman Neumann
Mindy Langer
Bob Lebeau / Eli Lebeau
Griffin Ettenberg
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Sunday, December 8
9am - Religious School
9am - Adult Hebrew led by Edna Bryn-Noiman - Downstairs Conference Room
9am - Heh Family Workshop - Social Hall
11:30am - Nitzanim Youth Group - Youth Lounge
5pm - EC Meeting - Adult Library
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Monday, December 9
The Jewish Center's offices are closed.
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Tuesday, December 10
4pm - Religious School
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Wednesday, December 11
7am - Morning Minyan - Beit Midrash
12:15pm - Adult Ed - Talmud Study Group - Adult Library
1:30pm - Adult Ed - Yiddish Reading Group - Adult Library
6pm - #Sulam
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Thursday, December 12
7:30pm - Special Meeting of the Board - Adult Library
7:30pm - LaShir Rehearsal - Beit Midrash
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Friday, December 13 - Candle Lighting is at 4:14pm
5:45pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Katan - Youth Lounge
6:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Beit Midrash
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Celebrating 70 Years of Jewish Influence on American Pop Culture
Sunday, December 8
1-4:30pm
$18 for TJC members and $25 for non-members
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To All 4th and 5th Graders!
Join the TJC Kids’ Choir!
Fantastic news! We are forming a Kids’ Choir for any and all interested TJC Religious School 4th and 5th graders!
The Choir will be co-led by Cantor Jeff, student leader Paula Kutin, and Suzanne Lehrer, a wonderful pianist (who also happens to be Alex and Sylvie LeBouef’s mom).
Our first two rehearsals will take place at TJC on Wednesday nights, December 11 (next week) and December 18, from 6:30 to 7:15pm.
Dinner for student singers will be provided on December 11 at 6pm.
We are scheduled to sing at the Palmer Square Pre-Hanukkah Celebration on Thursday, December 19 at 5:30pm. (Come to the rehearsals anyway, even if you can’t be at the Palmer Square event.)
Please note: Parents, grandparents, siblings, family and friends are warmly invited to come and listen to all our rehearsals and performances. EVERYONE is welcome!
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Schedule follows the Religious School Sunday calendar.
For placement and further information regarding registration, contact Edna Bryn-Noiman at
edna.bryn@gmail.com.
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ADULT HEBREW CLASSES
SUNDAYS AT THE TIMES LISTED UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED
Beginning Hebrew: 11am - 12pm
Intermediate Hebrew: 9am - 10am
Advanced Hebrew: 10am - 11am
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Saturday, Dec. 7 * 8:45am
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Bible BaBoker
is a Torah study group. Participants meet each Shabbat morning from 8:45 to 10:00am to study a section of the week’s Parsha
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Talmud Study Group
Wednesday Dec. 11 * 12:15pm
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Close reading and analysis of selected passages and
sugiyot in the Babylonian Talmud
and related texts. Previous familiarity with Talmud study is recommended. For more information, contact Neil Litt (neillitt@outlook.com). Donations to TJC are requested from non-members.
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Yiddish Reading Group
Wednesday Dec. 11 * 1:30pm
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Yiddish is alive and well. Join this class in reading Yiddish literature aloud. For more information, contact Ziona Silverman, 732-329-1069.
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Saturdays * 10:15am - will resume in the New Year.
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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.
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Savor your prayer experience using mindfulness meditation techniques to focus on words, texts, and ideas associated with the Shabbat afternoon or weekday service.
Next Dates
December 7
January 4
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Havurah Minyan
Saturday, Dec, 14 * 10am
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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 "worship service" and on the 4th Shabbat is a "study service."
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Tuesday, Dec. 17 * 7:30pm
Rebecca Makkai,
The Great Believers
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Future dates:
1/21 - Marie Benedict,
The Only Woman in the Room
2/18 - Jennifer Weiner,
Mrs. Everything
3/17 - Dara Horn,
A Guide for the Perplexed
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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, or cneufeld1@comcast.net.
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Meet at Bon Appetit in the
Princeton Shopping Center
December 19
January 16
February 20
March 19
April 23
May 21
June 18
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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.
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December 18
at Palace of Asia, 4591 Route 27 in Kingston
Open to the Community
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Thursday, Dec. 19 * 8pm
Featuring Joseph Straus, Ph.D. / D.M.A. speaking about "Listening to Modern Music"
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The Jewish Center's "Great Minds" Salon is a speaker series fashioned after the 1900's era Paris Salon hosted by Jewish author Gertrude Stein, which regularly brought together the brightest artists and thinkers of the era to discuss their latest work.
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What is Amazonsmile?
You shop. Amazon gives.
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"THE LEGACY OF ANNE FRANK"
Tuesday, December 10
7:30-9:30pm
TJC members: $10 / non-members: $15
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TJC invites everyone to participate in building our first CAN-ORAH.
"CAN-ORAH" - a Chanukah menorah built entirely of canned food!
All contributions will go directly to the JFCS Food Pantry.
Bring cans of kosher food items to TJC from
December 1 - December 15,
then watch the "can-orah" grow every day as it is built on our Facebook site:
www.facebook.com/thejewishcenter.org
Don't forget to "like" us!
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Please join us for Palmer Square’s Annual
Chanukah Celebration!
A pre-Chanukah celebration sponsored by Palmer Square and
The Jewish Center
Led by Rabbi Adam Feldman and Cantor Jeff Warschauer
Enjoy holiday food and live music – a free event open to the community
Location: in front of Mediterra Restaurant on Hulfish Street
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JEWISH CENTER WOMEN
Come join OLD and NEW friends for a fun evening of Mah Jongg at TJC. No experience necessary.
January 2, 7-9pm
Please RSVP to Judy Kutin
mrskutin@gmail.com
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ADULT EDUCATION
FROM GOLDEN AGE TO EXPLUSION:
THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF SEPHARDIC CULTURE
with
Professor Benjamin Gampel
The Jewish Theological Seminary
A three-session mini series
WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 8, 15 & 22
$54 for Members; $95 for Non-Members
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Documentary - A Gentleman Before God - Rabbi Wolf
"A man full of wit and wisdom - one can only hope to be so young in old age!"
Rabbi Wolf
is the charming portrait of a fascinating character, a deeply religious man who, blessed with a tremendous
joie de vivre
, defies all conventions. More than that, it gives insight into the world of Judaism and introduces us to a uniquely German biography.
$8 for TJC Members and $12 for Non-Members
read more
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Welcome to #Sulam,
Our Hebrew High School Program
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KABBALAT
SHABBAT
KATAN
December 13 -
5:45pm
in
the
Youth
Lounge
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SHABBAT KATAN
December 14 - 11am
in the Youth Lounge
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Casseroles for TASK
Please support the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
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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
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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.
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