Fair Lawn Jewish Center
Congregation Bnai Israel

Enriching Lives through Prayer, Celebration, Education and Social Action for over 70 Years!

Mazel Tov to our 2022 Graduates!

Join us this Shabbat at 9:30AM for

Graduate Honors Shabbat

Click here for the graduates who submitted their names for recognition

If you would also like online access to your Center account
to pay your obligations online,
Message to our Congregants:
In order to help the Center office with its transition of staff, we are requesting that all events, publicity, date reservations (whether in-person or on Zoom) be mailed to info@fljc.com as soon as possible. Flyers should be on PowerPoint (if possible) and also sent in both jpeg and pdf versions.
 
For rental/in-house events: please fill out a Room Reservation Form at least two weeks before the scheduled date and emailed to info@fljc.com.
As we begin the re-opening process, it is important that both the office and custodial staff have a complete schedule of upcoming events with detailed room requirements. 

Upcoming Classes

Click to Join Nosh and Knowledge with Rabbi Ronald Roth

Next class is on Tuesday, June 21st 11:30 AM & 8:00PM

We will be discussing

Honesty

 Included will be such topics as: “white lies”, cheating on an exam, plagiarism, withholding the truth from a potential employer, and telling the truth on the internet.


Click to Join Coffee and Commentary-Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Salston!

Class both in person in the Sanctuary and on Zoom!

NEXT CLASS - Wednesday June 22nd at 11AM

or Go to ZOOM.US or dial+1 929 436 2866

Meeting ID: 943 0394 9434 Password 226478

Friday, June 17th - 18 Sivan

7:30 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat / Ma'ariv

Note: From June 17th - July 8th, service time will be at 7:30pm


Candle Lighting at 8:12 PM

in the Sanctuary and on Livestream


Click to Join by Livestream



Vaccinations are Required for EVERYONE over age 5

Masks optional for those over age 5

Unvaccinated children between the ages of 2-5 MUST wear a mask

(if you do not have your own KN95 Mask, we have them available)

Socially Distanced Seating Available

If you are eligible, we recommend you get the booster before attending

Click for Kabbalat Shabbat NEW Siddur Lev Shalem

Click for Kabbalat Shabbat Siddur Sim Shalom 

Join us for our next Tot Shabbat Outdoors on June 25th.

NOTE NEW TIME!! Tot Shabbat has been moved to 9:30am. 

Shabbat June 18th - 19 Sivan

9:30 am - Shaharit in the Sanctuary

and on Livestream

Services are open to the entire congregation including children. Masks are now OPTIONAL for everyone over the age of 5. Unvaccinated children between ages 2 and 5 must wear a KN95 mask. Click Here for Updated re-opening letter from President Evan Marcus


Click to Join by Livestream

Reading Beha'alotecha 

Numbers 10:35-12:16 

Haftarah Zechariah

2:14-4:7

Thank you to our Torah Reader Rabbi Salston and to our Haftorah Reader Hal Fine.


Prayer for Israel in Hebrew/ English

Prayer for Healing

Prayer for Healing in the Pandemic

Click for Shabbat Siddur Lev Shalom

Click for Shabbat Siddur Sim Shalom

Kiddush this week is co-sponsored by

Michael and Dara Siegel in honor of their Baby Naming

Carol and Evan Marcus in honor of their son Jon's

graduation from Emory University

Laura Fishler & Ronen Wilk in honor of their son Daniel's

graduation from Fair Lawn High School

Shabbat Ends June 18th 9:23 PM

Maariv and Havdalah at 9:23 PM

Click to open the Havdalah Service Prayer

Join the Zoom Maariv and Havdalah Services

or go to Zoom.US or dial +1 929 436 2866

Meeting ID: 940 7714 6714 Password 215407

Click Here for the next Yahrzeit List shown in Next Yahrzeit Order,

Friday, June 17th to Saturday, June25th 18 Sivan 5782 - 26 Sivan 5782.

Email info@fljc.com with Yahrzeit announcements for the upcoming Shabbat Service.

Click Here for the June News & Views

Sunday, June 19th

9:00-10:00 am

Chapel and on Zoom

ENTRY VIA THE MAIN DOOR

CLICK TO JOIN by Zoom

Zoom- ID: 991 2258 1312 Code: 731712


Evening Service

Sunday through Thursday 7:30pm

Download the Service Click to Join via Zoom

Or go to Zoom.US or dial +1 929 205 6099

ID 992 9922 2789 Password: 609729


Upcoming Events - Click fljc.com for more info

Click here for

Pride Service and Celebration

June 21 6PM in the Parking Lot.

Click to Register

Join us this Friday evening

June 17th 7:30PM

for Kabbalat Shabbat Services

followed by the Sisterhood/MPC Installation

and Scholarship Awards

and Oneg Shabbat desserts!

Note: From June 17th - July 8th, service time will be at 7:30pm




Around Our Community

Mazel Tov to:

  • Michael and Dara Siegel on their baby naming this Shabbat
  • Emily Fine and Benjamin Garfinkle on winning the Howard R. Herman Scholarship Award 



Refuah Shlemah to:

Raisal Bat Aviv; Moshe Leib ben Rivka;

Gary Borer (Gedaliah ben Freyda v’Chayim); Giszel Szackamer (Giszel bat Golda);

Ellen Wertheim (Eta Shifra bat Freida v'Arieh Leib);

Sender ben Ettie v'David haLevi (Stanley Sanders);

Devorah Surah bat Tzirl v'Eliyahu Meryer (Debbie Rosensweig);

Blima bat Devorah (Beth Karetnick); Shimon Ma'aravi ben Edna u'Mordechai;

David ben Sarah u'Binyamin (David Gotlib); Dalia Tzril bat Riva Braina;

Mildred Bly (Mindel Shaindel bat Ruchel v'Ephraim Barukh); Chana bat Rivka;

Irene Mandel (Itka bat Yente v'Chaim);

Sally Baker (Sarah bat Chana); Tzipporah Rivkah bat Sima v'Aryeh Leib; Liat bat Chava;

Nechama bat Chasha v'Leib (Natalie Klein);

Laili Golda bat Reuvat v'David; David Wertheim (Binyamin ben Eta Shifra); 

Judi Margolis (Zisa Ita bat Rachel v David); Irv Pollack (Yehezkel ben Sarah v’Yaakov);

Tova Raiza bat Yitzhak v'Malka Esther; Ahava bat Hadassah; David Hayim ben Batya u'Refu'el;

Nava Deena bat Sterna; Leo Henner (Eliezer ben Shoshanah v'Yosef Meir);

Kenny Schmier (Kalman Ben Rivka); Yosef Chaim ben Huddle v' Moshe;

Jesse Rosenzweig (Yehuda Laib ben Rachel); Avraham ben Chaya Sarah v'Yisrael;

Neal Lipshitz (Nahum ben Haya Perel v'Yaakov); Roni Zerowin (Rachel Chana bat Tamar);

Layah Shoshanah bat Avihayil Yocheved v'Shlomo Hayim; Malka Aviva bat Chana Golda;

Yosef ben Devorah and Moshe;

Judith Shain-Alvaro (Yehudit Chasida bat Perel);Pincus ben Mina Sora; Larry Mandel (Leibel ben Chaya)


Happy Birthday to: 

Michael Berk, Jessica Di Cori, Allegra Kipnis, Suzanne Mahler, Arnold Manche,

Ruth Ramsfelder, Joseph Schkolnick, Shirley Shultz


Happy Anniversary to:

Ilene Laufer and Richard Flanzman; Adrienne and Don Peloso;

Rose and Howard Sirota


If you would prefer not to publicize your birthday or anniversary, please send a note to the office at info@fljc.com or call us at 201-796-5040.

To add a name to the Refuah Shlemah list, email the office at info@fljc.com or call us at 201-796-5040. Names will be left on the list for 2 weeks; contact us to continue listing a name.               

Social Action

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED
Social Action is seeking volunteers to drive congregants to shul and back home for Shabbat services. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the office at info@fljc.com or call 201-796-5040. As we get requests, We will contact you a couple of days prior to Shabbat to confirm if we need your help and which congregant we need your help in driving to shul. Thank you in advance for your help.
Upcoming Committee Meetings
Committee Chairs will share the Zoom connection information

Sisterhood Board Meeting

Thursday, June 16th - 8:00-10:00 PM  


Executive Committee Meeting

Tuesday, July 4th- 8:00-10:00 PM


MPC Board Meeting

Thursday, July 7th - 8:00-10:00 PM

Religious Affairs Committee Meeting

Wednesday, July 13th 8:00-10:00 PM


Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, July 20th 8:00-10:00PM

(Pulka Room and via ZOOM)



Electronic Memorial Wall is Live!

Our Electronic Memorial Wall is now Live!

Administration Notes

Have a birthday, anniversary, graduation, baby-naming or other happy event to share with us? 
Sponsor an issue of The Insider for $36. To sponsor, contact Abe at abe@fljc.com.

ShopRite & Kosher Nosh Scrip Available in the Main Office.
Do you know that if you purchase scrip it helps both you and the Center? You get 2 1/2 % of your purchase applied to your scrip dues obligation and the Center also makes 2 1/2 % of your purchase. Contact the office to make a purchase.

Synagogue Skills Learning Institute - Mentors Available!
Have you ever wanted to learn to read Torah or read Hebrew? To enrich your experience at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center, instruction is available for Torah Reading lessons; Haftarah chanting; How to daven various services. Free and open to our members. To register, email Ellen Wertheim.
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