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LatkePalooza This Friday December 11 - Starting at 6PM

Bring your family's hanukiah! Participate in our Hanukiah Lighting with your favorite hanukiah!  This is usually the biggest community event at BK. Happy singing, fun activities for kids, "Adult Only" BYOB space, and of course, the BEST GLUTEN FREE latkes you've ever had ~ fried fresh and served hot by our Bnai Keshet Kitchen Irregulars.     Door prize for one lucky winner!   No Limit Texas Dreidel                   6:00 pm: First seating and kid activity 6:25 pm: Food away, Chanukah/Erev Shabbat service (w/kids), an amazing Chanukah music playlist, Candle lighting 7:00 pm: Second latke seating, BYOB Adult area with vodka tasting   If you are willing to join the clean-up crew (hint, hint), come early and/or stay late. No reservations needed, just come!!   Bring your family hanukiah to light for our communal hanukiah lighting   No Gelt ~ No Glory

Our Schedule

Two Adult Bet Midrash Options This Shabbat 9am

Study the Book of Judges with Jessica Siegal. Melissa Schaffer has led Sacred Hebrew Chant in Montclair at Bnai Keshet Synagogue, in the metropolitan area, and privately for 7 years. She is a graduate of Rabbi Shefa Gold’s intensive 2 year Spiritual Chant Leader training.

Tuesday, December 8: Chanukah (Kislev 26) 8:00a BK Office Closed 7:00p In Vienna, Bearing Witness to the Refugee Crisis -Roberta Elliot If you missed Roberta's presentation at BK, hear about her experience tonight at JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ Wednesday, December 9: Chanukah (Kislev 27) 8:00a Meditation Minyan 4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd to 5th Grades) Erev Shabbat, December 11: Chanukah (Kislev 29) 7:30a Morning Minyan 6:00p LatkePalooza Shabbat, December 12: Chanukah, Miketz (Kislev 30) 9:00a Bet Midrash (Ends at 12:00p) 9:00a Torah Study with Jessica Siegel 9:00a Sacred Chanting with Melissa Schaffer 10:00a Shacharit 12:30p Conversational Hebrew Sunday, December 13: Chanukah (Tevet 1) 3:00p Women's Rosh Hodesh Group Monday, December 14: Chanukah (Tevet 2) 5:30p Bet Midrash (6th to 8th Grade) 6:00p MESH 8:00p Tikkun Middot Continuing Tuesday, December 15 (Tevet 3) 8:00a BK Office Closed Wednesday, December 16 (Tevet 4) 8:00a Meditation Minyan 1:00p Lunch & Learn We’ll be discussing Chapters 7 and 10 of An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers. As usual, you are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. Led by Rabbi Ariann 4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd to 5th Grades) 8:00p Congregational Meeting Thursday, December 17 (Tevet 5) 8:00p Board Meeting 8:00p Teen Shabbat Extravaganza Erev Shabbat, December 18 (Tevet 6) 7:30a Morning Minyan 5:30p Teen Shabbat Extravaganza Shabbat, December 19: Vayigash (Tevet 7) No Hey Bet Midrash 9:00a Bet Midrash 9:00a Fundamentals of Prayer with Rabbi Elliott 10:00a Shacharit 10:30a Kaplan Minyan Bernie Beck, True Jew: Challenging the Stereotype Sunday, December 20 (Tevet 8) 9:30a Hey Family Education

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Next Wednesday Hear about (and cast your vote for) Howard Kerbel who has agreed to stand for election as Co-President for a term from November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2018. Hear about Rabbi Elliott’s upcoming sabbatical and our plans for coverage while he is away. Endorse the board’s recommendation to renew Rabbi Ariann’s contract as BK’s Director of Congregational Learning and Assistant Rabbi. Read more and vote now!       You can also vote at the Congregational Meeting or by returning the postcard sent via postal mail.

Yom Huledet

Happy Birthday 12/8   Tuesday   Paloma Donado (10) 12/8   Tuesday   Melissa Schaffer 12/8   Tuesday   Daniel Blackman 12/8   Tuesday   Emily Karasick (16) 12/9   Wednesday   Lea Julia Kamil (16) 12/9   Wednesday   Emma Adickman 12/10   Thursday   Hope Slon (19) 12/11   Friday   Brad Finkel 12/11   Friday   Siona Benjamin-Kruge 12/11   Friday   Carly Richman 12/11   Friday   Cathlin Grupper 12/12   Saturday   Lee  Siegel 12/12   Saturday   Samuel Lewis Barkin 12/13   Sunday   Martin Lewkowicz 12/13   Sunday   Jonah Jablons 12/13   Sunday   Renata Kessler 12/13   Sunday   Daniel Fellner 12/15   Tuesday   Rebecca Treitler

Lost a jacket?

This jacket was left a Elaine Douglas house at the recent shiva minyan held there.  Please email Elaine if you recognize it!