CONGREGATION BEIT SHALOM OF MONROE TOWNSHIP A CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE Office Phone: 609-395-1952 1600 Perrineville Road, Suite 26-28 Monroe Township, NJ 08831 Good and Welfare –Week of Oct. 25th , 2014 Condolences To: Ethel Fisher and family on the loss of their beloved husband, father and grandfather, Steven. Mitch and Barbara Casper and family on the loss of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Theodore. Get Well Wishes To: Robert Wood – Arthur Gordon Gardens – Lester Ageloff, Marty Chopp and Charlotte Himber-Liberman Out of Area – Barbara Herzog Rabbi Eli Perlman 732-257-6448 President, Maurice Mahler 609-409-5988 Bal Koreh: Paul Ebert OFFICE HOURS: Mon.–Thurs.10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Friday – Office Closed DAILY MINYAN SERVICES: 8:00 a.m. Evening Minyan 5:30 p.m. starting Oct. 24th Evening Minyan 4:30 p.m. starting Nov. 2nd Evening Minyan 4:15 p.m. starting Nov. 7th thru Jan. 1st, 2015 SHABBAT SERVICES 9:00 a.m. ONEG SHABBAT - 7:30 p.m. (second Friday of each month) Oneg Shabbat prep: Brian Leggiere Shabbat prep: Paulette Wegh NOTE: All women who have been given the honor of an Aliyah or opening of the Ark are required to wear head covering. YOUR SYNAGOGUE LIBRARY COME BROWSE OR BORROW Judaica Library, located in the Chapel. Contains books on Torah, biography, history, Israel, travel, short stories, fiction, essays and more. Bring your grandchildren to do research or to just pick up a book. Open whenever Synagogue is open Sorry, there is no room for additional books Welcome and Shalom to our members and all guests who are praying with us. Please turn off all cell phones on Sabbath, holidays and during services in the Sanctuary. Home – Paulyn Cohen and Gloria Weinstein Please contact the office if you no longer wish to be on the “get well” list or if you know of someone that needs to be on the list. MAZEL TOV TO: Leon Aronsky on the marriage of his daughter, Tali to Tal Yam, married and residing in Jerusalem. Mildred Goodwin on the upcoming wedding of her grandson, Ronen Peled to Stephani Meltzer. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sat., Oct. 25th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services. Services honoring our 90 and 90+ year old members. Kiddush is being sponsored by Mildred Goodwin in honor of her grandson’s wedding. Sun., Oct. 26th – 9:30 a.m. Men’s Club Meeting, breakfast and a program about Mayor Koch. Wed., Oct. 29th – 10:00 a.m. Education Committee Meeting. Wed., Oct. 29th – Rutgers Jewish Film Festival opens at the Regal Cinema Commerce Center in North Brunswick. Call 848-932-4166 for more information. Sat., Nov. 1st – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Wed., Nov. 5th – Education Committee presents “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” @ 2:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services  Please consider sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush at the Synagogue for happy occasions. Or, in the alternative, you may choose to simply make a “kiddish fund” donation.  Help us raise money – purchase gift cards, at face value, for ShopRite and Stop & Shop in denominations of $20, $25, $50 and $100. They are available at the office for both stores.  We continue to accept used toner and printer cartridges. Wed., Nov. 12th – 10:00 a.m. Executive Board Meeting Fri., Nov. 14th – 7:30 p.m. Oneg Shabbat Sat., Nov. 15th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Sun., Nov. 16th – 10:00 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting Sat., Nov. 22nd – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Thur., Nov. 27th – Thanksgiving Day (Office Closed) Sat., Nov. 29th – 10:00 a.m. Shabbat Services The Minyan is looking for congregants for their daily services (see schedule at top of the page). Please call Al Feuchtwanger @ 609-395-9372. WEEKLY PORTION – Ne-Ach ONGOING EVENTS CLASSES IN HEBREW – Monday, 10:00 a.m. – held by Joan Kornblum - “Beginners thru Bar/Bat Mitzvah WEEKLY BIBLE DISCUSSION GROUP – Monday, 7:30 p.m. All are welcome  Yahrzeit plaques are available on our memorial board @ $250.00 for a new or reserved plaque. Call office for info. ***NOTICE*** AS OF OCTOBER 24TH THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS THRU MARCH 27TH, 2015 ***REMINDER*** PLEASE REMEMBER TO STOP BY OR CALL THE OFFICE @ 609-395-1952 AND TELL US WHEN YOU WILL BE LEAVING FOR YOUR WINTER RESIDENCE. THIS IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER FOR Purchases of portions of the Holocaust Torah start at $30.00. YOU TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE MONTHLY  Leaves for Tree of Life @ $75.00. SEE OCTOBER BULLETIN, PAGE  Clouds for Tree of Life – call office  Trees for Israel @ $15.00  BULLETIN AND OTHER IMPORTANT CONGREGATION CORRESPONDENCE. 12 FOR FORM WHEN YOU RETURN TO MONROE TOWNSHIP, REMEMBER TO LET US KNOW YOU HAVE RETURNED PLEASE RESERVE THESE DATES Wed., Nov. 19th – Education Committee presents “Joseph Seligman, Shylock and the Rise of Institutional Anti-Semitism,” speaker Stephen Eisdorfer, Law Firm of Hill Wallack LLP @ 2:00 p.m. Wed., Dec. 3rd – 2:00 p.m. Education Committee presents – “IDA” a young novitiate nun in the 1960’s who finds out she is Jewish before taking her vows. Wed., Dec. 17th – 2:00 p.m. Education Committee presents – Mildred Goodwin, Teacher, Educator and popular speaker. Sun., Dec, 21st – 7:00 p.m. Hanukah Party. Light refreshments, fabulous entertainment. $10.00 per person. ************************************  THE BULLETIN WILL BE MAILED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH.