March is Full of Good Things at BK! Purim, Healthy Food, and Spring!
02/25/2014 01:50:33 PM
Dues, tuition and other income only cover roughly 85% of our expenses, with the balance typically generated through contributions and other...Read more...
Live Your Values At BK this Weekend
02/21/2014 12:08:29 PM
NO YOUTH BET MIDRASH THIS SHABBAT
LIVING OUR VALUES
Thus far our first annual Living Our Values Campaign has raised just about $20,000 from 35 member families. The Campaign will close in a month and we are seeking full participation in this annual effort.
Please click here to contribute to this important campaign
It is only through member contributions that we are able to...Read more...
It's Perfect Weather for Some Klezmer Music! And other Happenings at BK
02/18/2014 07:30:34 AM
Get yours now!
Click to participate.Send Purim greeting/Help feed the hungry
There is still time to sign up to participate in the
Congregational Dinners on March 8th click...Read more...
BK May Have an Answer for Winter Blues
02/13/2014 03:14:26 PM
Feeling a bit snowed in?
under the weather?
tired of school closings (even though you love your kids) Then CLICK HERE TO RSVP NOW FOR
Read more... Winter Continues / Warm Up Your Spirit at BK
02/11/2014 02:40:35 PM
Carolyn & Joseph Fleischer
February 10th - 46 Years
Susan & Norman Ladov
February 15 - 45 Years
Mazel tov! Click here to send good wishes with a Bk Tribute or Bookplate. MISHEBEYRACHS This week our prayers, thoughts, and well wishes go out to community members in need:
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Memorial Notice: Mickey Simon
02/08/2014 10:03:24 PM
Mickey Simon, mother of BK member Randi Simon, passed away this afternoon at the age of 92.
Mickey loved her family and the Mets, depending on who was having the better season. She took advantage of any opportunity to spend time with family. She was outspoken and opinionated, and livened up any...Read more... Everything is Happening this Weekend at BK!
02/07/2014 07:00:29 AM
Read more... Wednesday Night Minyan & Class Cancelled - Breaking News
02/05/2014 06:26:26 PM
We apologize for the late notice. Rabbi Ariann planned on teaching the class tonight, but those plans were thwarted by circumstances beyond her control. Malka's attempts to free her car from the ice were futile, and the vegan ice melt mixture didn't make a dent....Read more... Weather Updates for Wednesday, February 5th
02/05/2014 11:13:36 AM
Wednesday Meditation Minyan cancelled due to weather
Bet Midrash (3rd,4th,5th Grade) cancelled *
Evening Minyan - 7:30P as scheduled
Adult Bet Midrash - 8P as scheduled
* Please note that Youth Bet Midrash follows the...Read more...
A Very Busy Winter at BK! (Weather Permitting!) Kabbalat Shabbat/BK Salon/Kinder Keshet/Congregational Dinners -- So Much More
02/04/2014 02:32:44 PM
MISHEBEYRACHS " This week our prayers, thoughts, and well wishes go out to community members in need:
Jolie Solomon
Sig and Norma Silber If you'd like to help or need help, or would like to be added to this list, please contact Lori Becker BK's Hesed Committee is here to help
Read more... Bet Midrash (Religious School) Cancelled Monday Due to Weather (6th,7th,8th Grades)
02/03/2014 10:48:25 AM
Bet Midrash (Religious School) Cancelled Monday Due to Weather (6th,7th,8th Grades)
Be safe and warm.
Read more...This Shabbat - We remember Pete Seeger
01/31/2014 07:00:20 AM
This Shabbat, February 1st
Join us for a service with music inspired by Pete Seeger.
More than your usual folk classics and sing-a-longs.
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Two Weeks at BK in the Winter - Staying Warm - Chanting, Learning, Eating - That's BK
01/28/2014 12:09:45 PM
Come Out of the Cold this Weekend! Start with Friday Night Chavurah.
01/24/2014 04:34:32 PM
This Week's Shabbat Flyer -- Click to read it now
8:00p Friday Night Chavurah - "Sex-trafficking in Our Own Backyard" by Emily Rosenbaum
We will watch excerpts from "Sex & Money: A National Search for Human Worth," a feature-length documentary movie that follows...Read more...
BK Wednesday Weather Related Cancellations: Wed Meditation Minyan / Bet Midrash (3rd,4th,5th Grade)
01/21/2014 10:01:28 PM
Wednesday Morning Meditation Minyan is cancelled on 1/22 due to expected travel conditions.
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BK Cares / Friday Night Chavurah/ New Hebrew Class/ We want your Face
01/21/2014 10:51:42 AM
Weather forecast -- It's snowing (No kidding!)
BK Weather cancellations will immediately be posted on the BK Website and on BK's Facebook Page, with an email following.
Please be safe!
MISHEBEYRACHS
" This week our prayers, thoughts, and well wishes go out to community...Read more...
MLK Weekend - What's happening at BK and in the community
01/17/2014 07:30:36 AM
Shabbat, January 18: Yitro (Shevat 17)
9:00a NO BET MIDRASH
10:00a Shacharit
Sunday, January 19 (Shevat 18)
4:00p Steven M. Cohen -- A Discussion about the Pew Study
Read more... What is a Jewish American? Learn more at BK! Tu Bishvat Seder Wednesday ... more
01/14/2014 03:28:38 PM
This Sunday at 4PM -- A BK Exclusive Event:
A rare opportunity to discuss the Pew Study, “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” with one of is among the most prominent sociologists of Jewish-American life. - Click here for details
Wednesday, January 15 (Shevat 14)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet Midrash Classes (3rd,4th,5th)
7:30p Wednesday Evening Minyan
8:00p Tu Bishvat – Roots For Your...Read more...
A Busy BK Weekend Starts with Music
01/10/2014 07:00:31 AM
Erev Shabbat, January 10 (Shevat 9)
7:30a Morning Minyan
6:30p Siddur Shabbat & Gimmel Class Dinner
7:30p Kabbalat (Musical) Shabbat
Shabbat, January 11: Beshalach (Shevat 10)
9:00a "Open Closed Open," the poetry of...Read more...
Memorial Notice - Aaron Itkin -- Address Correction for Scholarship Fund
01/08/2014 08:51:33 PM
With sadness, I have to share the news that Aaron Itkin, father of BK member Amy Itkin, passed away on Monday 1/6/2014. Aaron, who was 91, lived in Yonkers and Ardsley, New York.
In addition to being survived by Amy and David, he was also a loving grandfather of Mikaela and Kira...Read more... Memorial Notice - Aaron Itkin
01/08/2014 07:00:29 AM
With sadness, I have to share the news that Aaron Itkin, father of BK member Amy Itkin, passed away on Monday 1/6/2014. Aaron, who was 91, lived in Yonkers and Ardsley, New York.
In addition to being survived by Amy and David, he was also a loving grandfather of Mikaela and Kira...Read more... Cold Weather/Freedom/Human Trafficking/Lilith ..... and more at BK
01/07/2014 04:10:23 PM
Bnai Keshet wants you to be safe and warm
Cold weather safety tips Please contact Lori Becker or the BK office if you need help or a warm place to stay
Wednesday, January 8 (Shevat 7)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet...Read more...
Memorial Notice - Edith Naaman
01/07/2014 11:48:31 AM
Edith Naaman, mother of BK member Gil Naaman, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
She is survived by her children Gil, Aviv, Shira and their spouses and children, and also by her two sisters. Edith (Safta) will be always be...Read more... BK Rolls into 2014!
12/30/2013 12:28:42 PM
Have a fun, safe and healthy time celebrating the arrival of of 2014
Help BK and save on your 2013 taxes by paying dues on or before December 31st!
and
Contribute to the Living our Values Campaign
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Shabbat Shalom -- Living Our Values
12/27/2013 04:32:29 PM
Join us tomorrow at 10AM for the last Shabbat Service of 2013!
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Have...Read more...
Shhhh --- The Bear is Sleeping. This week and next at BK
12/23/2013 10:34:41 AM
No Weekday Minyans this Week
Monday, December 23 (Tevet 20)
5:30p NO BET MIDRASH (6th, 7th, Teens)
6:00p MESH Wednesday, December 25 (Tevet 22)
4:15p NO BET MIDRASH (3rd,4th,5th) Shabbat, December 28: Vaera (Tevet 25)
9:00a NO BET MIDRASH
10:00a Shacharit Monday, December 30 (Tevet 27)
5:30p NO BET MIDRASH
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Winter Starts at BK! Celebrate the Solstice this Shabbat!
12/17/2013 08:48:33 PM
Stay warm and safe
Wednesday, December 18 (Tevet 15)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
BK Weather Closings - Shabbat 12/14/2013
12/14/2013 09:06:13 AM
Because of the developing storm Youth Bet Midrash will close at 10am today.
Tot Shabbat and Pre-K workshop is cancelled
BK Reads is cancelled
Sorry for any inconvenience -- this decision was just made because of the developing storm.
Read more...Memorial Notice - Gilbert Stephen Fine
12/10/2013 04:35:27 PM
We are saddened to inform you of the passing of former member and BK founder Gilbert Stephen Fine on Monday,December 9, 2013 after a long illness. Gil and Ina Fine were among Bnai Keshet's founders, originally holding a Reconstructionist Chavurah in their home on Friday nights.
The funeral will take place Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 1:00p.m. at the Jewish Memorial Chapel, 841 Allwood Road, Clifton N.J. 07012,...Read more...
December is Happening at BK!
12/10/2013 12:12:35 PM
Dear [first_name] ,
We hope that everyone is safe and warm with our first burst of winter. If it is necessary for us to cancel classes or other activities we will send out an email and post to the website and Facebook.
― Rumi Hesed is...Read more...