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Fair Lawn Jewish Center
Congregation B'nai Israel
Enriching Lives through Prayer, Celebration, Education and Social Action for over 70 Years!
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Daylight Savings Time This Weekend!
Spring Forward on Saturday Night
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COVID Policy
Face masks are OPTIONAL, but RECOMMENDED
when in the Synagogue.
(FLJC/CBI COVID policy is subject to change.)
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Nosh and Knowledge Classes with Rabbi Roth
Next Class is Tuesday, March 14
Topic: Jewish Ethics and Sports
11:30am Class - Click Here for Zoom Link
8:00pm Class - Click Here for Zoom Link
Coffee & Commentary with Rabbi Salston
Wednesday, March 15 at 11:00am in the Sanctuary
Click to Join via Zoom
or dial +1 929 205 6099
ID 943 0394 9434 Password: 226478
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Click Here for March News & Views
For the Week of Friday, March 10 - Thursday, March 16
Happy Birthday to:
Susan Baumstein, Sheila Granowitz, Ruth Grossberg, Alfred Kahn,
Harold Kirschenbaum, Marvin Klein, Bonnie Manche, Heidi Seigel-Laddy
Mazal Tov to:
Ann and Bill Benlisa on the birth of their grandson on March 8, 2023, who joins his big sister Blake. Proud parents are Rachel Benlisa and Daniel Solovyov.
Brian and Ann Frisch on the birth of their new granddaughter Kenzie Elle Saposnik on March 4, 2023, who joins her big brother Dylan, age four.
Proud parents are Stacey and Adam Saposnik.
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Carol Aig (Tova Raiza bat Malka Esther v'Yitzhak)
Binyamin ben Yehudah V' Rina
Sally Baker (Sarah bat Chana)
Chaya Reuvat bat Esther Faigel
Howard Charish (Yosef David ben Raizel)
Laili Golda bat Reuvat v'David
David Hayim ben Batya u'Refu'el
Beth Karetnick (Blima bat Devorah)
Liat bat Chava
Irene Gasmer, Chaya Sarah bat Esther V’David
Shimon Ma'aravi ben Edna u'Mordechai
Irene Mandel (Itka bat Yente v'Chaim)
Larry Mandel (Leibel ben Chaya)
Judi Margolis (Zisa Ita bat Rachel v'David)
Naomi Michaelson (Nechama bat Miriam VChaim)
Etta Mont
Irv Pollack (Yehezkel ben Sarah v’Yaakov)
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Raisal Bat Aviva
Debbie Rosenzweig (Devorah Surah bat Tzirl v'Eliyahu Meyer)Jesse Rosenzweig (Yehuda Laib ben Rachel)
Stanley Sanders (Sender ben Ettie v'David haLevi)
Mozelle Sansone (Mozelle bat Mesuda v’Sassoon)
Kenny Schmier (Kalman Ben Rivka)
Yehudit Chasida bat Perel
Philip Steinberg Pinchas Yaakov ben Bentzion v'Chana Hitzel
Tovah Pearl bat Shandel v'Shlomo
Arthur Wartenberg (Avraham ben David v'Shaindel)
David Wertheim (Binyamin ben Eta Shifra)
Ilene Wolosin (Chaya Rossa bat Celia u'Max)
Yonatan Menashe ben Dina Rivka v'Dov
Roni Zerowin (Rachel Chana bat Tamar)
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If you would prefer not to publicize your birthday or anniversary, please send a note to the office at [email protected] or call us at 201-796-5040.
To add a name to the Refuah Shlemah list, email the office at [email protected] or call us at 201-796-5040. Names will be left on the list for 2 weeks; contact us to continue listing a name.
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Pre-Passover Food Drive
Sunday, March 12-Sunday, April 2nd. As you clean out your shelves for Passover, we hope you can donate non-perishable foods such as peanut butter, canned vegetables, canned beans, pasta, crackers, applesauce, canned fish, olives, canola oil, canned fruit, granola bars, instant mashed potatoes, nuts, rice, whole grain cereal, canned/packaged soup, etc. No expired items or glass containers.
A basket is available in the Center foyer for donations. Monetary donations and/or grocery gift cards are also accepted and can be dropped off in the Center office. Checks should be made out to: Fair Lawn Jewish Center with "Social Action Food Pantry" in the memo line. All donations will be delivered to the Fair Lawn Food pantry and Center for Food Action. Flyer available here.
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 [email protected] 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.
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CHSBC - Hebrew School & Youth Programs
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Hebrew School meets on Sundays and Tuesdays
Upcoming Events
6th & 7th Grade Trip to Holocaust Museum, Sun., March 26 (See Flyer Here)
USY Program on Mysteries of the #4 & Pesach, Sun., March 26 (See Flyer Here)
Sunday Special for Children Age 3-6 at JCCP, Sun., March 26 (See Flyer Here)
Contact Marcia Kagedan at [email protected] or 201-815-8136 to register and for more information about our school programs.
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Sunday, March 12 at 10:00 - Revised Date for Sisterhood Book Club Discussion of The Matzah Ball, by Joan Meltzer. (On Zoom Only). Text Leslie Frucht at (201)396-0381 for Zoom link. Flyer available here.
Monday, March 13 from 8:00-10:00 PM - "iEngage: Together and Apart" - Unit 4: On Universalism and Particularism. This is the fourth of seven monthly multi-media learning sessions developed by the Hartman Institute and facilitated by Rabbi Salston that will include video presentations from faculty at the Shalom Hartman Institute along with leading rabbis, public figures, and intellectuals. The class is offered in-person and virtually. Register Here If You Did Not Register for the Last Class. Flyer available here.
Wednesday, March 15 from 2:00-3:00 PM - A Good Night's Rest (Senior Initiative). Join this virtual presentation to find out about what sleep is all about and how to get a good night’s rest! Register for free at: https://www.valleyhealth.com/events/good-nights-rest,
Thursday, March 16 at 11:00 AM - Author Howard Blum Discusses "The Spy Who Knew Too Much." This program is organized in conjunction with the JCC of Northern New Jersey, The Jewish Book Council, and Temple Avodat Shalom. The program will take place at Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge. To register, email [email protected]. Flyer available here.
Sunday, March 19 - All Day Bus Trip to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. Depart FLJC/CBI at 6:00 AM, return by 10:00 PM. This trip is offered at no cost thanks to generous support from the Max Findling Fund. Register online by THIS SUNDAY by CLICKING HERE. Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 12 at 4:00 PM. Flyer available here.
Monday, March 20 at 10:00AM - Ben Nelson Book Club. Join us in the sanctuary for the next meeting with Prof. Ben Nelson.
Friday, March 31 - Pre-Passover Friday Night Dinner with Kosher Chinese Food. Celebrate the last Shabbat before Passover with a congregational dinner. $18 per person, children under 10 eat free. Register online by CLICKING HERE. Registration deadline: Monday, March 27. Flyer available here.
Sunday, April 16 at 11:00 AM - Yom HaShoah Observance. Please join us for our annual Yom HaShoah program which will include a memorial candle lighting and a presentation by students from our religious school sharing information about the spiritual resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto and the work of the Oneg Shabbat group. If you are interested in participating for the first time in the candle lighting, contact Sima and Stuart Alper at [email protected]. Flyer available here.
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Please take a look at our Electronic Memorial Wall,
which is viewable in the building and online.
Creating a digital plaque is a beautiful way to safeguard
the memory of family members and friends.
To order a digital plaque please call the Center Office at 201-796-5040.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings | |
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Social Action - March 13, 8:00PM
FLJC/CBI Board - March 15, 8:00PM
MPC Board - April 6, 2023
Religious Affairs - April 12, 2023
Sisterhood Board - April 13, 2023
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Have a birthday, anniversary, graduation, baby-naming or other happy event
to share with us? Sponsor an issue of the Insider for $36.
Email [email protected] to arrange!
Message to our Congregants:
In order to help the Center office, we are requesting that all events, publicity, date reservations (whether in-person or on Zoom) be mailed to [email protected] 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 email it to [email protected]. (In order to manage scheduling and arrange spaces, it is important that the office and custodial staff have a schedule of upcoming events with room requirements.)
ShopRite 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.
(Please note that we will be phasing out the Scrip sales at the end of June, so order what you need now!)
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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