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 Jan. 10, 2015 Mazel Tov To: Bernice Mayer on the return of her grandson’s tour of duty from Naval Intelligence Service. Condolences To: Doris Axelrod on the loss of her sister, Ann Weidenfeld Get Well Wishes To: Gardens – Pauline Schole Home – Regina Feinberg, Al Fine and Anne Getter 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. and 4:15 p.m. until Jan. 1st Jan. 2nd thru Feb. 5th – 4:30 p.m. SHABBAT SERVICES 9:00 a.m. ONEG SHABBAT - 7:30 p.m. (second Friday of each month) – No Oneg Shabbat in January and February. 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. 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. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sat., Jan. 10th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services. Kiddush sponsored by Bernice Mayer in honor of her grandson’s return from Naval Intelligence Service. Mon., Jan. 12th – 12:30 p.m. Sisterhood General Meeting and Chinese Luncheon by Kosher Chinese Kitchen. Price for the luncheon is $13.00 per person. Please call Lillian (409-1171) or Harriet (860-9788) for reservations. Make checks payable to Sisterhood. Sat., Jan. 17th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Wed., Jan. 21st – 2:00 p.m. -- Education Committee presents – Maurice Mahler, Art historian, artist, lecturer, “Picasso vs Matissee”. Prof. Mahler will be the referee. Sat., Jan. 24th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services. Kiddush sponsored by grandparents Rhoda and Samuel Katz in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jason Michael Katz, son of Michele and Philip Katz and brother of Scott Katz. Sat., Jan. 31st – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services. Kiddush sponsored by Marilyn and Irwin Goldstein on their 58th Wedding Anniversary. Wed., Feb. 4th – 2:00 p.m. – Education Committee presents the movie “The First Grader”. The movie is based on an inspiring true story of an African freedom fighter who learned how to read at the age of 83. (Please turn page over for additional notices and events.) Sat., Feb. 7th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Sat., Feb. 14th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Wed., Feb. 18th – 2:00 p.m. – Education Committee presents Joseph Levy, Authority on Jewish Communities in Arab Countries, “The Jews in Arab Countries.” Sat., Feb. 21st – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Mon., Feb. 23rd – 12:30 p.m. Sisterhood Luncheon at Capri Kosher Italian Cuisine Restaurant. Call Lillian for reservations at 609409-1171. Sat., Feb. 28th – 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services WEEKLY PORTION – Shemot ONGOING EVENTS CLASSES IN HEBREW – Monday, 10:00 a.m. – held by Joan Kornblum - “Beginners thru Bar/Bat Mitzvah (NO CLASSES IN JANUARY) **********************************  Yahrzeit plaques are available on our memorial board @ $250.00 for a new or reserved plaque. Call office for info.  Purchases of portions of the Holocaust Torah start at $30.00.  Leaves for Tree of Life @ $75.00.  Clouds for Tree of Life – call office  Trees for Israel @ $15.00. PLEASE RESERVE THESE DATES! Fri., March 6th – 6:30 p.m. – “Shabbat Across America.” A North American Celebration Joining Synagogues Together. Roberta Mahler will be the honoree. A traditional Shabbat dinner catered by Lox, Stock & Deli. $29.00 per person. Committee Chairman – Martin Chopp. Reservations by Feb. 25, 2015. Wed., March 18th – 2:00 p.m. – Education Committee presents Rosalind Reisner, Author, Lecturer, Librarian. “Hungry Hearts: Jewish American History in Fiction and Memoir.” **********************************  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. What is a Kiddush? The definition of a Kiddush is “a ceremony of prayer and blessing over wine, performed by the head of a Jewish household at the meal ushering in the Sabbath or a holy day, or at the lunch preceding it.” Here at Congregation Beit Shalom, we celebrate the Sabbath by having a Kiddush every Saturday with our wonderful Rabbi, Eli Perlman. We eat, drink, kibbutz and catch up on all the gossip. It is a wonderful way to keep in touch with our neighbors and friends. But, the Kiddush is a big expense to the Synagogue. If each person donates $5.00 a month – the Kiddush will stay the way it is now. Please assist us in keeping this tradition in the manner we all enjoy. (Forms are in the wall racks outside the office.)  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 are accepting used toner and printer cartridges. The Minyan is looking for congregants for their daily services (see schedule at top of the page). Please call Al Feuchtwanger @ 609-395-9372. NOTE: ALL ARTICLES FOR FEBRUARY BULLETIN ARE DUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 5, 2015. THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE BOARD OR BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING IN THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. ***NOTICE*** THE OFFICE IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS THRU MARCH 31st, 2015