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Congregation B'nai Sholom
Fair Lawn Jewish Center
The Insider: A Weekly Bulletin
March 22, 2024
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Friday, March 22 (12 Adar II)
Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 6:00pm
Candle Lighting at 6:53pm
Click to Join Live Stream
Saturday, March 23 (13 Adar I)
Egalitarian Service - Shaharit at 9:00am
In the sanctuary and on Live Stream
Click Here to Join by Livestream
Click for Additional Prayers for Israel
Non-Egalitarian Service - Shaharit at 9:00am
In the chapel (In-Person Only)
Tot Shabbat Led by Vivian Gibilisco - 9:30am
Youth Lounge (Lower Level)
Megillah Reading and Purim Shpiel at 8:00 PM
(Sanctuary and Live Stream)
Click to Join Live Stream
Sunday, March 24 (14 Adar I)
Megillah Reading and Morning Service at 9:00am
(Sanctuary, Chapel, and Live Stream)
Click to Join Live Stream
Evening Minyan at 7:30pm
Chapel and on Zoom
Note: While Zoom is available, for this service, in-person attendance of a minyan is needed for Kaddish, so please join us in-person.
Click to Join via Zoom
ID 992 9922 2789 Password: 609729
Evening Service - Monday through Thursday at 7:30pm
(On Zoom Only)
Click to Join via Zoom
Or go to Zoom.US or dial +1 929 205 6099
ID 992 9922 2789 Password: 609729
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Click Here for Yahrzeit List
Friday, March 22 - Saturday, March 30 (12-20 Adar II)
Email info@fljc.com with Yahrzeit announcements for the upcoming Shabbat
Click Here For Refuah Shlema List
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.
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Nosh and Knowledge Class with Rabbi Roth
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Topic: Jewish Ethics and the Animal Kingdom:
Eating Meat, Vegetarianism, Kindness To Animals, Pets, Zoos and Circuses
Tuesday at 11:30 AM: Click to Join via Zoom (ID: 993 3007 5757 Passcode: 077431)
Tuesday at 8:00 PM: Click to Join via Zoom (ID: 868 7888 0491 Passcode: 077431)
Coffee & Commentary with Rabbi Salston
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 11:00 am
In-Person and on Zoom
Click to Join via Zoom
or dial +1 929 205 6099
ID 943 0394 9434 Password: 226478
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Click Here for March News & Views
Condolences to the Glustom family on the passing of Helen Glustrom,
wife of our Rabbi Emeritus Simon Glustrom z"L
For the Week of Friday, March 22 - Thursday, March 28 (12-18 Adar II)
Happy Birthday:
Shifra Ansonoff, Anne Benlisa, Faye Cohen, Merryl Ehrich, Eliot Folickman, Michael Friedman, Harriet Goldberg, Roy Meyrich, Jeffrey Reifman,
Jaye Sauer, Jessica Tratner
Happy Anniversary:
Inna and Ronald Baker
Mazel Tov to Thelma and Lee Simon on the engagement of
Sarah to Michael
Thank you to all of our Mishloach Manot volunteers from Donna Pasternak!
Click Here for photo and details.
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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. | |
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Family of Synagogue Members Currently Serving in the IDF or in the Region
(Please share additional names with Rabbi Salston)
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Yoni Yonathan
Gilad Adamit
Yosie Behmanesh
Avishai Benhamu
Sydney Frankenberg (USN on USS Gerald Ford)
Nachum Yair David ben Penina Sharona
Yehoshua Nachman ben Pessa Toba
שריה בן חנה
אביתר בן חנה
ישראל אחיה בן חנה
אורי אחיעד בן חנה
משה בן פנינה רוז
איתי בן סיגל
נועם בת סיגל
ידידיה בן מירה
נחמיה בן מירה
יקוטיאל בן מירה
נחום יאיר דוד בן פנינה שרונה
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אלחנן יוסף בן סיגל
שרון אליהו בן שושנה
שני בת נחמה דינה
מיה בת נחמה דינה
אלחנן בן סיגלית
אפרים בן שרון מיי
בנימין בן שרון מיי
יהושע צור בן קטיה
רועי אהרון בן אסתר
חנן יחיאל בן רחל
ידידיה אברהם בן מירה שיינה ביילה
נחמיה יצחק בן מירה ש'ב
יקותיאל יהודה בן מירה ש'ב
פנחס שמואל בן דבורה אלישבע
איתי לב בן שרה לאה והרב פסח
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Hebrew School and Youth Programs | |
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Jewish Summer Camp Scholarships
Through the Thaler Summer Camp Fund, CBS/FLJC
offers $500-$1000 summer camp scholarship.
Online Application. Deadline April 1
Click Here to Apply
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Sunday Special for Children Ages 3-5
Getting in the Pesach Mood
Sunday, April 14 from 9:30-10:45 AM
Crafts, Music, Games, and Pesach Snacks!
Location: JCCP/CBT, 304 East Midland Ave., Paramus
RSVP to Marcia Kagedan at edudirector@chsbc.org
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We are inviting anyone who has a birthday, anniversary, Yahrzeit or just because to join us at Shabbat morning services for an honor. We welcome your participation, which would enhance our services. Please reach out to Charlie Cohen at charlessara@optonline.net to schedule your honor. | |
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JBI Library is offering Haggadot
in large print, braille, and audio formats
at no cost for anyone who is visually impaired, blind, or print disabled. Order by April 11, 2024 at 1-800-999-6476 or email haggadah@jbilibrary.org. See website at www.jbilibrary.org
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Mega Food Drive
March 1 - March 31
Drop off donations in the collection bin in the
Synagogue vestibule on Norma Avenue.
Gift cards and checks also appreciated.
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Hackensack Shelter Dinner
Sunday, April 7th
We are looking for volunteers to help with the Hackensack Shelter Dinner. There has been a dramatic increase in need. Click on flyer for sign-up link and additional information. If you have any questions, contact Mark Meisel at markmeisel@optonline.net
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Upcoming Programs
(Click on Image for Flyers)
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Bingo at 40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue, Every Monday, from 12:00 Noon to 2:15 PM. Ten interesting and exciting games with cash prizes. Doors open 10am with hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, snacks available for purchase. For questions, contact Carol Zuchter at (201)797-9321 or by email at carol@fljc.com. | |
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Thursday, March 21 at 8:00 PM (on Zoom Only), Tying Up Loose Ends About October 7: Why were there protests in Indonesia against Israel and Jews on October 7, before most of us even knew the massacre in Israel took place. Led by Rabbi David Bockman. | |
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Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, March 24 at 9:00 AM - Megillah Reading. Join us for the Megillah reading and the Purim Shpiel on Saturday evening and the morning service on Sunday. | |
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM - Movie Discussion about "Denial," Moderated by Charles Cohen. Movie based on Deborah Lipstadt's book "History on Trial," which dramatizes her six-year battle with Holocaust denier David Irving. Watch on HBO Max in advance. Discussion in-person and via Zoom. | |
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Sunday, March 31 - All Day Bus Trip to US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Cost $18 per person, thanks to support from Max Findling Fund. Click here to register. (This program is organized by the Programs & Events Committee)
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June 9 at 5:00 PM - Ad Journal Dinner Dance Honoring Mitch and Sue Friedman. Join in this CBS/FLJC celebration. Cost $180 in payment or ads. For more details click on the flyer to the right.
Deadline for Ads: May 1, 2024
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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 synagogue office at 201-796-5040.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings | |
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Ritual Affairs - Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM
MPC - Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Social Action - Monday, April 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Sisterhood - Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Board Meeting - Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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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 synagogue 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. (In order to manage scheduling and arrange spaces, it is important that the office and custodial staff have a schedule of upcoming events with room requirements.)
ShopRite and Kosher Nosh Gift Cards Available in the Main Office
Do you know that if you purchase gift cards it helps the synagogue? You get the face value of the cards, and the synagogue makes 5% or more of every dollar sold. Contact the office to make a purchase at 10-10 Norma Avenue by email at info@fljc.com or by phone at (201)796-5040.
Synagogue Skills Learning Institute - Mentors Available!
Have you ever wanted to learn to read Torah or read Hebrew? To enrich your experience at Congregation B'nai Sholom/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.
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