Fair Lawn Jewish Center
Congregation Bnai Israel

Enriching Lives through Prayer, Celebration, Education and Social Action for over 70 Years!

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Services

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Friday, September 30 (5 Tishri) 6:30pm

Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv in the Sanctuary and on Livestream

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Candle Lighting at 6:22pm

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Click for Kabbalat Shabbat Siddur Sim Shalom 


Shabbat October 1 (6 Tishri) 9:30am

Shaharit in the Sanctuary and on Livestream

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Reading: Vayeilech Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30  

Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20  

 

Thank you to Ritch Rosen for leading Shaharit, Cantor Stokar for reading Torah,

Phil Steinberg for chanting the Haftorah, and for Rabbi Salston for the D'var Torah 


Prayer for Israel in Hebrew/ English

Prayer for Healing

Prayer for Healing in the Pandemic

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Shabbat Ends October 1 (6 Tishri) at 7:19pm

Maariv and Havdalah via Zoom

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Join the Zoom Maariv and Havdalah Services

or go to Zoom.US or dial +1 929 436 2866

Meeting ID: 940 7714 6714 Password 215407


Sunday, October 2, (7 Tishri) 9:00am

In the Chapel and on Zoom. ENTRY VIA THE MAIN DOOR

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Zoom- ID: 991 2258 1312 Code: 731712


Evening Service - Sunday through Thursday 7:30pm

Download the Service 

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Or go to Zoom.US or dial +1 929 205 6099

ID 992 9922 2789 Password: 609729


Click Here for Yahrzeit List from:

 Friday, September 30-Saturday, October 8 

 (5 Tishi 5783- 13 Tishri 5783)

Email info@fljc.com with Yahrzeit announcements for the upcoming Shabbat


Click here for schedule of Yom Kippur services.

Vaccinations are REQUIRED for EVERYONE over the age of 6 months.

Masks are REQUIRED ON YOM KIPPUR, but optional on other days.

We recommend you get the latest Covid booster.

Upcoming Classes

Coffee & Commentary with Rabbi Salston

will resume on Wednesday, October 12 at 11:00am


Nosh and Knowledge Classes with Rabbi Roth 

will resume on Tuesday, October 25, 11:30am & 8:00pm

Topic" The Ethics of Social Media" 

Around Our Community

Click Here for October News & Views

For the Week of September 29 - October 5

Happy Birthday Phil Steinberg, Monica Palmer and Joel Ringer


Condolences to Carolyn Shenberg

Refuah Shlemah to: 

Ahava bat Hadassah

Avraham ben David v'Shaindel

Malka Aviva bat Chana Golda

Avraham ben Chaya Sarah v'Yisrael

Sally Baker (Sarah bat Chana)

Gary Borer (Gedaliah ben Freyda v’Chayim)

Yosef Chaim ben Huddle u' Moshe

Chana bat Rivka

Nava Deena bat Sterna

Laili Golda bat Reuvat v'David

David Gotlib (David ben Sarah u'Binyamin)

David Hayim ben Batya u'Refu'el

Leo Henner (Eliezer ben Shoshanah v'Yosef Meir)

Beth Karetnick (Blima bat Devorah)

Natalie Klein (Nechama bat Chasha v'Leib)

Mayer Leib ben Yarna

Moshe Leib ben Rivka

Liat bat Chava

Neal Lipshitz (Nahum ben Haya Perel v'Yaakov)

Shimon Ma'aravi ben Edna u'Mordechai

Irene Mandel (Itka bat Yente v'Chaim)

Larry Mandel (Leibel ben Chaya)

Judi Margolis (Zisa Ita bat Rachel v'David)

Pincus ben Mina Sora

Irv Pollack (Yehezkel ben Sarah v’Yaakov)

Raisal Bat Aviva

Tova Raiza bat Yitzhak v'Malka Esther

Debbie Rosenzweig (Devorah Surah bat Tzirl v'Eliyahu Meyer)

Jesse Rosenzweig (Yehuda Laib ben Rachel)

Stanley Sanders (Sender ben Ettie v'David haLevi)

Kenny Schmier (Kalman Ben Rivka)

Judith Shain-Alvaro (Yehudit Chasida bat Perel)

Bob Steinberg (Reuben David ben Tzviya

Giszel Szackamer (Giszel bat Golda)

Dalia Tzril bat Riva Braina

David Wertheim (Binyamin ben Eta Shifra)

Ilene Wolosin (Chaya Rossa bat Celia u'Max)

Yochevet Tzini bat Moshe

Yosef ben Devorah u'Moshe

Roni Zerowin (Rachel Chana bat Tamar)

If you would prefer not to publicize your birthday or anniversary, please send a note to the office at info@fljc.com or call us at 201-796-5040.

To add a name to the Refuah Shlemah list, email the office at info@fljc.com or call us at 201-796-5040. Names will be left on the list for 2 weeks; contact us to continue listing a name.               

Social Action

Food Drive

Social Action is running its Annual High Holiday Food Drive from September 11-October 6Items needed are: coffee; shelf-stable milk; peanut butter and jelly; mashed potato pouches; snacks; baked beans; canned meat, fish and pasta; stews and soups; white and brown rice; hot and cold cereals; baby formula and diapers (sizes 4,5, 6); toilet paper; paper towels; toothpaste, shampoo and body wash; cleaning supplies. Please do not drop off any Matzah. Collection bin will be located in the Center lobby. Monetary and gift card donations can be dropped off in the main office. Please make checks out to the FLJC and include “Holiday Food Drive” in the memo line. Flyer available here


Volunteer Drivers Needed

Social Action is seeking volunteers to drive congregants to shul and back home for Shabbat services. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the office at info@fljc.com or call 201-796-5040. As we get requests, we will contact you a couple of days prior to Shabbat to confirm if we need your help and which congregant we need your help in driving to shul. Thank you in advance for your help.

CHSBC - Hebrew School 

Register now for our Hebrew School, K-7th grade


Hebrew School meets on Sundays and Tuesdays. The next session is on Sunday, October 2 in Paramus and then on Sunday, October 9 at FLJC/CBI to decorate the sukkah! 


Our next Monthly Sunday Special at the JCCP/CBT - Sunday, Oct. 16. (This program is FREE to all pre-k students accompanied by an adult parent/guardian.)


USY will kick off its first program - Sunday, October 2


Kadima will begin - Sunday, October 23. More details to follow.


Contact Marcia Kagedan at edudirector@chsbc.org or 201-815-8136.to register and find our more about our school programs. 

Upcoming Programs

Sunday, October 2 at 2:00pm Field Trip to see "Ragtime," a Bergen County Players production in Oradel. To reserve a ticket, call or email Jennifer Sauer (917)417-0675/jennifers@jccrockland.orgFlyer available here.


Monday, October 10 Lunch in the Sukkah after the Morning Service - Join us on the first day of Sukkot for lunch in the Sukkah. RSVP by October 6. $18/adult, children eat free. Pay online at this link. Flyer available here.


Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 PM Sushi in the Sukkah. $15/person, $45/family. RSVP by Sunday, October 9 to Lisa Urbanski at LRUrbanski@hotmail.comFlyer available here.


Sunday, October 23 at 10:00 AM B'reishet Hike. Meet at Ramapo Reservation, 608 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahway. RSVP by 10/19 to Nina Ron at 201-694-4377. Flyer available here.


Wednesday, October 26 at 8:00 PM Book Program with Jennifer Coburn, author of Cradles of the Reich. Register Here. Registration without book order, Monday, October 24. Flyer available here.


Saturday, October 29 at 9:30 AM Sisterhood Pink Shabbat in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sisterhood is partnering with Sharsheret, to educate men and women about the increased risk of hereditary breaks and ovarian cancer among Jewish families. Contact Ilene Laufer at RFlanzman@aol.com or Donna Pasternak at dpast123@aol.com to participate. Flyer available here.


Ongoing Program: The Loom Room. FLJC/CBI Sisterhood is partnering with the Neve Shalom Sisterhood Weaving Program in Metuchen. This program allows you to weave a custom tallit, tefillin bag, challah cover, or matzoh cover. No experience is necessary!! Volunteers will guide you through the process. All ages welcome! For more information contact: FLJC/CBI Shari Toron at 201-693-1789 or sktoron@gmail.com. Register at this linkFor the NJ.com article, “N.J. Synagogue Provides Loom Room for Those Who Want to Create Judaic Family Heirlooms,click here. 

Electronic Memorial Wall

Please take a look at our Electronic Memorial Wall,

which is viewable in the building and online.

Creating a digital plaque is a beautiful way to safeguard

the memory of family members and friends.

To order a digital plaque please call the Center Office at 201-796-5040.

Upcoming Committee Meetings

MPC – October 6, 8:00 PM

Religious Affairs – October 12, 8:00 PM  

Social Action – October 12, 8:00 PM 

Sisterhood - October 12, 8:00 PM

Board Meeting - October 19, 8:00 PM

Administration Notes

Have a birthday, anniversary, graduation, baby-naming or other happy event

to share with us? Sponsor an issue of the Insider for $36.

Email info@fljc.com to arrange!


Message to our Congregants:

In order to help the Center office, we are requesting that all events, publicity, date reservations (whether in-person or on Zoom) be mailed to info@fljc.com as soon as possible. Flyers should be on PowerPoint (if possible) and also sent in both jpeg and pdf versions.

 

For rental/in-house events: please fill out a Room Reservation Form at least two weeks before the scheduled date and email it to info@fljc.com(As we begin the  re-opening process, it is important that both the office and custodial staff have a complete schedule of upcoming events with detailed room requirements.) 


ShopRite & Kosher Nosh Scrip Available in the Main Office.

Do you know that if you purchase scrip it helps both you and the Center? You get 2 1/2 % of your purchase applied to your scrip dues obligation and the Center also makes 2 1/2 % of your purchase. Contact the office to make a purchase.


Synagogue Skills Learning Institute - Mentors Available!

Have you ever wanted to learn to read Torah or read Hebrew? To enrich your experience at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center, instruction is available for Torah Reading lessons; Haftarah chanting; How to daven various services. Free and open to our members. To register, email Ellen Wertheim. 

Click To Donate to FLJC/CBI Online!

If you would also like online access to your Center account to pay your

obligations online, please email Info@fljc.com. 

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