Keeping connected through community, traditions & belief.

Friday morning kiddush is being sponsored by

Men’s Club and friends and family of the honorees,

Jeff Adelman and Roy Franks


Saturday’s kiddush is being sponsored

by the following:

George and Sheryl Roberts in honor of

Sheryl's 70th birthday,

their 23rd anniversary and

the 20th anniversary of Louva and Julia's naming.


Elizabeth and Keith Rosen

in honor of their 40th Anniversary 


Rabbi Margie and Ray Cella

in honor of Ray’s 71st birthday

Shabbat/Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Services Information

All services are available in person

services or on Live Stream

(Live Stream info will be sent in a separate email)

Wednesday      Oct 24th         5:45pm- minchah/ ma’ariv Shemini Atzeret


Thursday          Oct 24th         9am- Shemini Atzeret morning service*

                                                  5:45pm- minchah/ ma’ariv Simchat Torah


Friday               Oct 25th          9am- Simchat Torah morning service

                                                   5:45pm- minchah/Shabbat ma’ariv


Saturday           Oct 26th         9am- Shabbat services  



*Yizkor service will be said on Thursday morning

Adult Education Classes

Israeli Dance Mondays 9:30-11:00am

No experience necessary…Tell all your friends

A great way to start the week. Come for a fun, cultural and social morning.  

Taught by Jill Cohen.

Class will meet on Oct. 28

$5 per session for members; $8 per session for non-members


How to Read Hebrew, Wednesdays, 11am

Instructor: Marty Rubenstein

Class will meet on Zoom

Meeting ID: 872 5649 5836 Passcode: Hebrew

Contact me at newton5@gmail.com and I will tell you all about the class. We have had this class for a long time and it's been well received by our participants.


Coffee Talk with Rabbi Benson, Thursdays at 9:30am

Coffee talk is meeting at NSJC

No meeting on Oct. 24


Hebrew in the Torah with Ann Helfgott

Fridays at 10am

The class will not meet on Oct. 25

The class meets in on Zoom

Meeting ID: 863 3219 9245 Passcode: 880138

Upcoming Events

Dueling Pianos

Saturday, Nov. 16th at 6:45pm


A night of music, laughs and fun.


Includes light cocktail fare and one drink.


Raffle tickets, sponsorships and additional drinks for purchase.


Click here for a sample of the program.


Click here for more info.


The Flying Ivories belt out an all-request dueling piano show that's part music, part comedy and all fun. Why? The audience controls the set list! Write down your song request, attach a tip, and slap it on the piano. The kicker: If you can top the song, you can stop the song. So bring the bucks because 100% of the tips are donated to the cause!

Simchat Torah Celebration


Join us on Thursday evening,

October 24th, at 6:45pm

for our Simchat Torah celebration 

__________


Join us on Friday the 25th at 9am as we continue our celebration and honor the following people:


Kol Ha-Nearim: Lexi Kutnowsky - a recent bat mitzvah, Lexi is a regular participant at Shabbat services both Fridays and Saturdays along with her parents, Eric and Danielle.  


Chatan Torah: Jeffrey Adelman*


Chatan Bereshit: Roy Franks*


*Our chatanim co-founded the Run/Walk for their Lives group that meets at the Smithaven Mall every Sunday to maintain support and awareness for the hostages. 


Mystery Bus Ride

Saturday, October 26th


Join us for havdalah at NSJC followed by a bus ride to multiple entertainment spots. Click here for more info

NSJC Social Club – October 2024 Events


Join us each Tuesday* at 11 am for bagels, cream cheese, and coffee among other refreshments in the Social Hall for social interaction, dancing, and entertaining programs, including:


Oct 29 – Frank McCoy will discuss the benefits of physical therapy for seniors.



* $4 for members; $5 for non-members

NSJC Book Club

Thursday, October 31st at 1:30pm

 

We will be discussing the book:

WHAT YOU DO TO ME by Rochelle B. Weinstein.



Any questions, contact Susan Kessler at ejksfk7@gmail.com or

631-698-5129.

North Shore Jewish Center Film Festival


Sunday, November 10, 6:30 p.m 

 Heartbreak Kid (1972)

 [Note: There are no subtitles in this vintage film.]


The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 American romantic black comedy film directed by Elaine May and written by Neil Simon, starring Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley, Eddie Albert, and Doris Roberts. It is based on the short story "A Change of Plan", written by Bruce Jay Friedman and first published in Esquire in 1966.

The Heartbreak Kid is a particularly Jewish story, with The Village Voice calling it "the culminating work of Hollywood's Jewish new wave".


Suggested contribution: $5

Email Questions to: robinappel@verizon.net


Save the date for these

Men's Club events


1) Annual visit to the Central Islip Cemetery to say kaddish for the people that are buried there.  Join us on Sunday, Nov. 3rd.



2) "Archery Day", Sunday, November 10, 5-7 PM. cost $45 pp, $40 pp if auxilliary member, limited space, (children 7 and older), make checks payable to NSJC Men's Club. Location: Smith Point Archery, 215 Main St. Patchogue, Q's contact Joe (punjoey16@aol.com), sign up by Nov. 3

 

3) AXE THROWING, Sunday, February 2, 2-3:30 , $55 pp, $50 pp if auxiliary member, (children 10 and older), make checks payable to NSJC Men's Club. Location: NY Axe., 307 Middle Country Rd., Selden, Q's: contact Joe (punjoey16@aol.com), sign up by Jan. 26

RUN/ WALK FOR THEIR LIVES 

Every Sunday at 9:30am


We meet in Lake Grove in the Bahama Breeze Parking Lot (corner of Alexander Ave. & Middle Country Rd.) and walk on the perimeter sidewalk of the 

Smith Haven Mall. 1-1.5 miles total. 

For questions email rftl.lakegrove@gmail.com


UJA-Federation of New York

2025 Suffolk Signature Event

Thursday, Nov. 21st


Our congregants, Beth & Alex Finger are receiving the Community Leadership Award

Click here for more information on the program

CHAI is back for 2024

Community Hebrew 

Adult education Institute 



Outstanding relevant Jewish adult education from the

comfort of your home.


The classes meet for six weeks on Monday evening starting

Nov. 11th at 7:30pm.

Classes are taught by Long Island Rabbis and lectures by nationally acclaimed speakers. Rabbi Aaron Benson will be one of the presenters.


Click here for info on the classes.

Click here for more info and to register.

Maccabi Games 2025

Aug. 3-8, 2025


Join 3000 Jewish teen athletes from around the globe at the world’s largest Jewish sporting event. An Olympic style sport competition.

They are recruiting teens in the following sports: basketball, ice hockey, soccer, swimming and tennis.



Join Mid Island Suffolk New York team.

Click here for more information.

NSJC Food Pantry

Our Cupboard is Bare

 

I am asking families of our congregation to purchase JUST ONE MORE THING when shopping at the supermarket that will help to replenish our pantry. We need cereal, canned fish, canned veggies, canned fruit, canned soup, pasta, sauces, etc!

Bonnie Samuels

Social Action Chair  

Judaica Shop

Need a gift? Our Judaica Shop is the largest one in eastern Suffolk County!

Give us a call

at 631-928-3737

or email us:

judaicashop@nsjc.org 

Sisterhood is excited to share our Grand Re-opening of the Judaica Shop.

Below are our dates and times we will be open in October. If you need to set up an appointment, you can contact Stacey Nosenchuk at (631) 839-7987.

Are you looking for a gift for a baby gift, wedding gift or just a house warming or host gift. Lots of beautiful items for sale. 

Also a reminder, if you have a bar/bat mitzvah, we are the your source for kippot and tallasim. 

Judaica dates / hours:


October 27 - 9am - 12pm

October 30 - 10am - 12pm

NSJC Board of Trustees

 Officers

 President:       Heidi Buhler  

Executive VP: Debbi Varano

VP Finance: Eric Zwerling

VP Education:    Lenore Frank

VP Membership: Iris Heller

VP Fundraising:  Brandie Osman

Secretary:        Diane Ritter


Auxiliaries

Sheryl Roberts- Sisterhood

Robert Benson- Men's Club 

Trustees

Brian Mankuta -Past President   

Ellen Cordes

Erin Davids

Elliott Dreznick

Zach Dubey

Ben Etkin

Jerry Green

Mark Israel

Brandie Osman

Stacey Nosenchuk

Andy Polan

Gary Weitz