WEEKDAY VIRTUAL SERVICES, CLASSES AND PROGRAMS

ARE ON ONE UNIFIED ZOOM LINK.

THE LINK FOR ALL OJC ZOOM SESSIONS

(EXCEPT SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY WEBINARS):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5432633920

Password for all programming and services: 109622020

EVENING SERVICES TAKE PLACE EACH WEEK

ON SUNDAYS, MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AT 7:00 PM

AND ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT 6:00 PM

Thursday, March 6

11:00 AM (in person and on Zoom!)

Topic: Text & Context

Teacher: Rabbi Scheff

Friday, March 7

CANDLE LIGHTING TIME 5:36PM

6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

Saturday, March 8

9:30 AM (in person and on Zoom)

Shabbat Morning Service

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

10:45 AM Shabbat Time for Children

6:40 PM Havdallah at Home

Monday, March 10

4:30 PM

ojcCares4U Caregivers Network for sharing and support

Teacher: Miriam Suchoff

Email ojcCares4U@gmail.com for Zoom info

Thursday, March 13

11:00 AM (in person and on Zoom!)

Topic: Text & Context

Teacher: Rabbi Scheff

PURIM AT OJC

This year's fundraiser

Is coming up soon

On the fifteenth of March

Instead of in June

It’s a Comedy Night 

So let’s have some fun

There will be drinks and snacks

And some dessert when we’re done

Click here to keep reading, to RSVP, and to Support OJC

WHEN: Friday, March 14, 11:30 AM (PURIM DAY)

WHERE: Orangetown Jewish Center

COST: $20/ for OJC members & $22 for non-members

RSVP: By March 7

You can RSVP (and pay) online using this form or by mail with a check made out to Orangetown Jewish Center, “Hazak" on the subject line and mailed to:

MEN'S CLUB

Bruce Cowen Memorial Scholarship Award

This generous award is granted in memory of Bruce Cowen, a former Vice President of OJC and a man totally dedicated to our community.

Create an essay or a video (to be sent to Alden B. Smith) describing your interest and participation in our community. An award of $1,000 will go to the "Youth of the Year" in addition to public recognition of the honor. The deadline for submission is March 9, 2025.

YOUTH

PASSOVER IS COMING!

SISTERHOOD

SISTERHOOD GRANT FOR A STUDENT TO TRAVEL TO ISRAEL

SISTERHOOD BIMAH BASKETS

ONGOING ADULT LEARNING

Monthly in-person daytime sessions at 11:30 AM; Monthly virtual evening sessions at 7:00 PM

March Session:

3/18 at 11:30 AM (in person)

3/25 at 7:00 PM (via Zoom)

New to Judaism or Jewish prayer? Want to join in the Shabbat communal experience but feel out of place? Join Rabbi Scheff for this introduction to our liturgy! Monthly, next class is April 1! Reply to rabbi.scheff@theojc.org with your resolution to join us in 2025!

SAVE THE DATE

Shabbat Service at West Point

Friday, April 4th at 7:00PM

The Hudson Valley Region FJMC invite you to participate in a Friday night Shabbat service at the West Point Jewish Chapel, followed by a light dinner.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

Click here for details.

Contact:

Alan Pressman 914-263-5432

Paul Plotnick 914-473-9338

Sunday, April 27

All-Inclusice Price: $160

Join Hudson Valley Region FJMC and Temple Sinai Men's Club to see Sunset Blvd. on Broadway.

MISSION TO ISRAEL

Please join Rabbi Scheff

for an information session for our

Volunteer Mission to Israel.

Wednesday, March 12 at 6:30 PM

In person and by Zoom (at our daily link)

Volunteer on a Kibbutz, meet with Kibbutz members

Serve on Yom Ha'Zikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day

Dance on Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day

KULANU

KULANU DRIVERS NEEDED

Two of our Kulanu teachers (Julia & Zamir) are JTS students who take the bus from NYC to Rockland (and back) on Thursday evenings. Starting immediately, we need volunteers to meet them at the bus stop located at the Lamont-Doherty Observatory (61 Route 9W, Palisades) on Thursdays at 3:45 PM and to bring them back at 6:30 PM. The Observatory is about a 15 minute ride from OJC. 

Please use this google doc to volunteer for a driving shift and thank you for your help!

VOTE MERCAZ

Voting for the World Zionist Congress begins on March 10 and continues through May 4. The OJC is aligned with MERCAZ USA, the Zionist Organization of the American Conservative/Masorti Movement and we need all our congregants and their families to vote for the MERCAZ slate in order to support funding for the Movement's goals which include support for combatting antisemitism, pluralism and strengthening the bonds between American Jews and Israel . You will be receiving information in the next couple of weeks about how to register and vote: it only takes "5 minutes and $5". In the meantime, if you have any questions or wish to volunteer in our getting out the vote effort, please contact Lloyd Fishman at lloydf@optonline.net or 201-314-1861. 

COMMUNITY

MARCH 9 AT 2PM

FREE ADMISSION

Reservation Required

For more information please contact

ANNADELAPAZ@hotmail.com

Click here for It's A Date! program overview.