Shabbat Bo

February 1, 2025 10:00 AM

Two great reasons to join us next Shabbat!

Community

Tu B'Shevat Seder

Feb 9, 2025

11 am-1pm

In collaboration, our Midrasha Hebrew School along with Friedman JCC and JCC Men's Club, invite everyone—individuals, families, students, and kids—to a special Tu B'Shevat Seder.

Everyone is welcome! Come celebrate this beautiful holiday with us and enjoy a day filled with meaningful rituals, fun activities, and a sense of community.

RSVP to Barbara Sugarman at Friedman JCC

570-824-4646 or b.sugarman@nepajca.org

About Our Featured Speaker

Rabbi Marjorie Berman is a native of Madison, Wisconsin, and attended Earlham College, a Quaker institution, where she majored in Religion. She received her rabbinical degree in 2003 from Reconstructing Judaism. Currently, Rabbi Berman is the rabbi at Congregation Temple Israel of Lehighton in Northeastern Pennsylvania, teaches at Society Hill Synagogue in Philadelphia, and serves as a Spiritual Director for rabbinical students as well as rabbis and pastors. This year, she is also leading monthly services at Temple B’nai B’rith in Kingston. She also teaches several groups on women and aging.

Rabbi Berman brings a wide variety of interests to her work as a rabbi. Counseling, interfaith work, and bringing life to Jewish texts, history, and ritual are among her passions. She is also deeply committed to finding ways for Jews and others to foster a relationship between nature and spirituality. She enjoys incorporating artistic and meditative elements into her teaching and worship-leading. Most of all, she appreciates the opportunity to help people find meaning in their lives through spirituality, culture, ethics, social action, and community.

Chaired by Gerri Kaplan

Please contact Gerri at 570-357-5357

if you'd like to participate or volunteer to help with kiddush

RSVP to Sally at 570-824-8927 or simply respond to this email

Midrasha Havdalah Service

Saturday, February 22nd

Immediately following Minyan

Torah Study

with

Rabbi Larry Kaplan

and Dr. Jeff Lubin

Every Wednesday 2:00 pm

Rifkin Resource Room

at Freidman JCC

Explore the Arts

at the Friedman JCC

New workshops and classes !

Art Appreciation: Byzantine & Medieval Art

Led by Artist Nina Davidowitz

Mondays thru FEB 3, 10, 17, 24 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm

$85 | $75 JCC members

You can attend Individual sessions for $15 each

Join us as we continue our journey through time, discovering the fascinating ways that artists “create”, and how their work conveys a unique perspective on the human experience. Our Winter Session (January and February 2025) will focus on Medieval and Renaissance Art. Castles, Unicorns, Cathedrals, Sculptures, Paintings and Tapestries…so many wonderous treasures from the past will inspire you!

Register HERE

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Vision Board Workshop

Led by Artist Nina Davidowitz

NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Sundays in Jan or Feb | 11:00am-1:00pm

$45 | $40 for JCC Members

It's a brand new year! Let’s make the most of it by creating our own unique Vision Boards to inspire us. A vision board is basically a collàge made up of pictures, images, words and phrases that are meaningful to you as you dream about what you may want to accomplish in the upcoming year. They are a great way to help you identify your goals in areas such as Travel, Career, Health, Relationships, Creativity, Vacation, and Personal Growth. Creating one is a wonderful mindfulness activity, and once your board is on display it serves as inspiration every time you look at it.

The class will begin with a meditation led by Paula Chaiken to help us visualize our goals and dreams. See below for the particulars regarding class supplies. And, feel free to bring snacks and a beverage of your choice!

Thet will provide poster board for each person, some basic art supplies, and some extra magazines and catalogues for cutting out words, phrases and pictures.

Register HERE

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Paint Your Heart Out

Led by Artist Nina Davidowitz

Friday, February 14 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

$45 | $40 for Members

Looking for something fun to do this year on Valentine's Day? Whether you bring your partner or a friend, or come solo, everyone will be "painting their hearts out" in this one-day workshop.

Each participant will complete their own painting on canvas to take home. We will have several heart-themed artworks for you to choose from...you can follow along with the teacher or go your own creative way. Everyone can do it! This class is about playing creatively and having fun together.

Register HERE

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Enjoying all of the kiddushes and celebrations

in the synagogue lately?

If not...you are missing out!

Thank the Chaverim and...join them!

With the help of our Chaverim (circle of friends), we have had numerous opportunities to come together with friends and families in our congregation and community at special Kiddushes, Shabbat Dinners, and Havdalah celebrations prepared by them throughout the year. Contact Sally if you'd like to volunteer and help out.

To make our preparations more efficient, we kindly ask

that you RSVP to events as requested. This helps us ensure we prepare enough food without wastage. Your RSVP's are crucial.

We never want to turn anyone away, but ask that everyone makes it a priority to RSVP for future events.

Interested in planning an event or sponsoring a Kiddush, either fully or in partnership with others?

You can do so in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a life event. We will promote these occasions in our announcements and Chronicle.

For more information

please reach out to Sally at 570-824-8927 or info@templewb.org

This week's Yahrzeits

(Light candle the evening before)

Friday, January 31, 2025----2 Shevat 5785

Raymond Morris, Ethel Weiss, Nancy Hinerfeld, Florence Grossman

Saturday, February 1, 2025----3 Shevat 5785

Melvin Robbins, David Yelen, Raymond Kaufer, Pauline Gelb

Estelle Meyer, Isadore Berley

Sunday, February 2, 2025----4 Shevat 5785

Fanny Cohen, Aron Jacob, Beatrince Wrona, Abe Dattner

Isaac Brown, Josiah Clachko, Sarah Kurland, Anna Levinson Joseph Shaffer

Monday, February 3, 2025----5 Shevat 5785

Beverly Goldwein, David Lubin, Leona Kafrissen, Susan Coleman Deborah Mermelstein

Tuesday, February 4, 2025----6 Shevat 5785

Rhoda Perlman, Ralph Levy, Hadassah Israel Harris, Frank Coplan

Sarah Moskowitz, Harry Slomowitz

Wednesday, February 5, 2025----7 Shevat 5785

Max Weisberger, Sadie Feldman, Leon Wolfe, Joseph Sherin Dorothy Imber

Thursday, February 6, 2025----8 Shevat 5785

Edward Fingeroth, Irving Bellsey, Murial Bravman, Leo Bergsmann

Harry Naveen, Norberto Voloschin

Friday, February 7, 2025----9 Shevat 5785

Mildred Stoll, Fannie Hoder, Arnold Messinger, Hyman Chvotzkin, . Alex Garber, James Koff, Theresa Koff Weiss

The Hon. Max Rosenn

Stuart Nelson

~May their memory be for a blessing~

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM TEMPLE OFFICE:

Our offices (and the JCC offices) have moved one hallway over.

During the transition, visits to our office will be by appointment only. 

Please contact Sally at 570-200-5076.

Our office hours will be from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.