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Jan5

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This Weekend

Friday evening - Kabbalat Shabbat with Nefesh Mountain 7:30PM

Join us on January 8th at 7:30PM when Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, as the duo Nefesh Mountain, share their Bluegrass Shabbat Service that includes songs and prayers that draw from Bluegrass, Old Time, and Celtic influences. Click for more info.

Shabbat Morning 1/9

Join Jessica Siegel at 9am to study from the Book of Judges.

Join Melissa Schaffer with the BK Sacred Chant Group at 9am -- no experience is necessary! Chanting is the melodic, rhythmic repetition of a sacred phrase often derived from Jewish liturgy connecting us to ourselves, our community, and Torah personally. Join us as we begin 2016 with fresh commitment and devotion.

Torah Aliyah: Meaning, History and Variations
 
This Shabbat during the devar Torah Rabbi Elliott will be teaching about the origins and meaning of the blessings said before and after Torah reading, commonly called an Aliyah. There is currently a task force in the process of reviewing our practices related to Torah Aliyot. This is one of several study sessions and discussions planned to bring the congregation into this conversation. 

What's Happening at BK


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Tuesday, January 5 (Tevet 24)
8:00a BK Office Closed

Teen Meeting has been cancelled

Wednesday, January 6 (Tevet 25)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd to 5th Grades)

Erev Shabbat, January 8 (Tevet 27)
7:30a Morning Minyan
6:30p Dalet Class Dinner
7:30p Kabbalat Bluegrass Shabbat with Doni Zasloff & Eric Lindberg ~ Nefesh Mountain 

Shabbat, January 9: Vaera (Tevet 28)
9:00a Bet Midrash

9:00a Torah Study with Jessica Siegel
9:00a Sacred Chanting with Melissa Schaffer
10:00a Shacharit
10:30a Pre-K Holiday Workshop: Tu B'Shevat
12:30p Conversational Hebrew
4:00p Jewish Meditation Center

Monday, January 11 (Shevat 1)
5:30p Bet Midrash (6th to 8th Grade)
6:00p MESH
7:30p Women's Rosh Hodesh Group
8:00p Tikkun Middot Intro

Tuesday, January 12 (Shevat 2)
8:00a BK Office Closed
6:30p Teens

Wednesday, January 13 (Shevat 3)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd to 5th Grades) 

Thursday, January 14 (Shevat 4)
7:30p Chevra Chinuch Meeting

Erev Shabbat, January 15 (Shevat 5)
7:30a Morning Minyan

Shabbat, January 16: Bo (Shevat 6)
9:00a No Youth Bet Midrash
10:00a Shacharit
10:30a Kaplan Minyan

Anat Levin Katzir, expert in Israel education, will speak at the synagogue’s Kaplan Minyan on Saturday morning, January 16, at 11 a.m. Her topic is “LGBTQ Issues in Israel.” The Kaplan Minyan, which meets in the Red Gables historic house across the parking lot from the main building, begins at 10:30 a.m. with selected songs and readings.


4:00p Jewish Meditation Center

Sunday, January 17 (Shevat 7)
9:30a MLK Jr. Bet Midrash Event 

Monday, January 18 (Shevat 8)
All Day Event: Montclair Public Schools Closed
9:00a Akiva-Lev Tepperman Bar Mitzvah
All members and staff are invited to attend with their families by the Tepperman/O'Leary family. Please RSVP to akivalevbarmitzvah@gmail.com.

5:30p No Bet Midrash 
6:00p MESH

Tuesday, January 19 (Shevat 9)
8:00a BK Office Closed
6:30p Teens

Wednesday, January 20 (Shevat 10)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd to 5th Grades)

Thursday, January 21 (Shevat 11)
8:00p Board Meeting

Erev Shabbat, January 22 (Shevat 12)
7:30a Morning Minyan
8:00p Scholar in Residence - Rabbi David Jaffe 

Shabbat, January 23: Beshalach (Shevat 13)
All Day Event: No Gimmel Bet Midrash
All Day Event: No Vav Bet Midrash
9:00a Scholar in Residence - Rabbi David Jaffe
9:00a Bet Midrash
10:00a Shacharit
10:30a Pre-K Holiday Workshop: Tu B'Shevat
11:00a Scholar in Residence - Rabbi David Jaffe
12:30p Conversational Hebrew
4:00p Jewish Meditation Center

Sunday, January 24 (Shevat 14)
9:30a Vav Family Education 
9:30a Gimmel Family Education
10:00a Scholar in Residence - Rabbi David Jaffe 

Happy Birthday

1/5   Tuesday   Julia Karasick (17)
1/5   Tuesday   Samuel Surrey
1/6   Wednesday   Paul Ruderman
1/6   Wednesday   Yael Anna Gelman (14)
1/6   Wednesday   Michael Schwartzberg
1/6   Wednesday   Jesse Grupper (19)
1/7   Thursday   David Ben-Israel (18)
1/7   Thursday   Warren True Roth (11)
1/7   Thursday   Alexander Warshawsky (21)
1/8   Friday   Alyce Gottesman
1/9   Saturday   Bert Lindemann
1/9   Saturday   Jean Cote
1/9   Saturday   Deborah Knudsen
1/9   Saturday   Larry Drill
1/9   Saturday   Savita Lepore
1/10   Sunday   Lisanne Renner
1/11   Monday   Barbara Schwimmer
1/11   Monday   Isabelle Star
1/12   Tuesday   Debbie Levy

Coming Up

Scholar in Residence - Rabbi David Jaffe

Join with us to study beginning on Friday evening, January 22nd through Sunday, January 24th (for one or all of the sessions).  Rabbi David Jaffe is the Founder and Principal of the Kirva Institute.David’s teaching, organizing, writing and consulting explore the intersection of moral-spiritual development and ethical action in the world. Click for the schedule and more information.​ 

The BK Ball Needs YOU!

Aviva here. I’m putting together a dynamic, fun team to plan the next B’nai Keshet gala, happening in early March (yowza—that’s soon!). If you are an IDEA person, an ARTS person, a NUMBERS person—or just have a lot of energy or enthusiasm, I need you!
 
Some cool facts about the event:
·      The theme is CUBAN JEWRY, or just Cuba, or just HAVA-NA Good Time
·      Maybe, your ticket to the event enters you into a raffle to win a cool vacation(yasss!)
·      We’re raising money this year not just to keep BK awesome but to turn part of the caretakers’ apartment into a groovy lounge for our growing teen program
 
Whether you can pitch in a lot or a little, I’d love help in these areas:
 

  • Choosing party location
  • Finding caterer, setting Cuban-themed menu
  • Organizing alcohol, bartending
  • Designing Cuban-themed event décor—logo, decorations, auction cards
  • Scoring auction items—goods and services (LOTS OF HELP NEEDED)
  • Scoring house parties (BK dinner parties and events)
  • Organizing class baskets
  • Putting together live auction slideshow/PowerPoint
  • Devising digital bidding/checkout system
  • Writing auction item descriptions
  • Laying out auction program
  • Coordinating ads in auction program
  • Promoting the event to BK families
  • Organizing ticketing and check-in
  • Setting up/breaking down on the day of the event

 
Shoot me an email—avivapatz@yahoo.com—if you can do ANYTHING, big or small, for the event, and/or if you can donate an auction item. I so appreciate it! Thanks all.
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