UPCOMING AT OR CHADASH




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Dear Members of Or Chadash:

This Friday we will be joining together for a Shabbat Experience -- the blessings over candles, wine and challah.  I will be sharing some photos and stories about my recent trip to Cuba.   Please join me.



Shalom,

Joe

Rabbi Joseph M. Forman 


THIS WEEK 'S SCHEDULE


SHABBAT WORSHIP
Friday, December 14th - Shabbat Experience: 
Rabbi Forman will share his perspectives on his recent 
trip to Jewish Cuba
7:00 - 8:00 PM

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MEETING
Sunday, December 16th
9:00 - 10:00 AM

KUP O' JOE:
Sunday, December 16th: What Happens After We Die
(see details below)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Thursday, December 13th 
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM -  Grade 7

Sunday, December 16th
9:00 AM - 12 Noon - Grades 3-6
10:15 AM - 12 Noon - Grades K-2


View our full calendar here .
 
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

Our Fundraising Committee is being reinvigorated and everyone is invited to be a member.  Please join us for our first meeting on Sunday, December 16th from 9:00-10:00 AM.  If you are unable to make the first meeting but would like to be involved please let me know and I will be sure to connect with you.

 

Caryn Tomljanovich caztom1@gmail.com

 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or any of the members of our Committee: Audrey Belkin, Harvey Gold, Sudha Kantor, Adam Levison and Emily Schipper.

 


P.S.:Don't forget to sign up for Amazon Smile and designate Or Chadash as your charity of choice!!

SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN JANUARY

January 4th at 7 PM - Crock Pot Shabbat -

Slow Cooker Sampler just right for colder 

weather!  Sisterhood is organizing a taste test 

of slow cooker recipes.  Bring your crockpot 

full of a favorite slow cooker recipe, and we'll 

get to sample them all! 

 


 

 

January 25th at 7 PM - 

Special Music Service for Shabbat Shira: 

Freedom Shabbat - Celebrating Songs from the 

Civil Rights era featuring K.G. and the Shabbat Band*


 

*The Shabbat Band is YOU!  If you would like to join the band, please let Cantor Kathy know.  You can play the tambourine, the saxophone or the xylophone!

Guitarist are always welcome.
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

Hanukkah Shabbat Services were held on Friday, December 7th at OC!!




Sisterhood met on Sunday, December 9th for a walk and coffee!!


Temple Tots met on Sunday, December 9th for some Hanukkah activities!!




Religious School Grades K-1 met on Sunday, December 9th




SHABBAT SERVICES
SHABBAT SERVICES

Friday, December 14th at 7PM - Shabbat Experience with Rabbi Forman who will report on his recent trip to Cuba.

Yahrzeits to be observed:

James Mazzocchi
Steven D. Weinstein
Milton Wolfson
Ken Kimberley
Joseph M.  Fish
Joan Leon
Esther Fish

Friday, December 21st - Celebrate Shabbat at Home with Family and Friends

Friday, December 28th - Celebrate Shabbat at Home with Family and Friends 

Friday, January 4th at 7PM - Shabbat Services and Crock Pot Shabbat

Yahrzeits to be observed:

Suzie Cooper Gold

Gloria Grumbach

Raoul Rabiner

Milton Schwartz

Slvia Wasserman

Esther Senator-Gross

Anne Lerner

Marc Kraditor
Friday, January 11th at 7PM - Shabbat Services

Yahrzeits to be observed:

Morris Fetner

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

 
Thursday, December 13th
4:30 - 6:00 PM - Grade 7

Sunday, December 16th
9:00 AM - 12 Noon - Grades 3-6
10:15 AM - 12 Noon - Grades K-2 

Thursday, December 20th
No Religious School

Sunday, December 23rd
No Religious School

Thursday, December 27th
No Religious School

LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
KUP* O' JOE - Adult Education:
Caffeinated Conversations
with Rabbi Forman

Join Rabbi Forman on Selected Sundays at 11 AM to 12 PM to discuss Jewish thought, practices and world events.  All are welcome.  

Upcoming Fall/Winter Dates: 

December 16th What Happens After We Die?  Jewish tradition has many answers to this question.  The responses span the centuries.  Join me for a informal conversation about some of these responses and an opportunity to share some of our own thoughts on this timeless question.

January 13th

February 3rd

February 24th 

March 10th 



More information and additional dates coming soon!

*Yiddish for "head"
SISTERHOOD
SISTERHOOD

Join us on Sundays for an easy stroll from 10:15-11:00 AM. Refreshments and chat until 12 PM. All are welcome.
Upcoming 2019 Winter Dates: 

January 6th

February 10th

March 3rd

OR CHADASH TEMPLE YOUTH GROUP (OCTY)
UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY - Souper Bowl

Come put together soup kits for the hungry the week before Super Bowl.

*more details to come






IN THE COMMUNITY
IN THE COMMUNITY...


A message from Robin Wishnie, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties...



Hello Everyone,

We have slammed into the 2018 hurricane season. When disaster first strikes, immediate aid is needed to help communities get back on their feet. Afterwards, rebuilding and strengthening resilience can take years.

But, just as with Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, Jewish Federations are there-helping make sure that the urgent needs of the most severely impacted are met.

We have opened a fund for victims of Hurricane Michael, as we have done for previous hurricanes. Please help these hurricane victims today. 

Click  here to donate.


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LIFECYCLE EVENTS

REFUAH SH'LEIMA (GET WELL) TO...
Barbara Sansevere (mother of Joe Sansevere)
Fran Hack
Howard Shapiro (father of Joy Gray)

SHELOSHIM FOR...
Andrew Glasgow (uncle of David Schipper) d. December 3rd, 2018
Robert F. Hagan, Sr. (father of Sue Parilis) d. December 10th, 2018



In order to help us be a more caring community, 
please share your lifecycle events with Rabbi Forman
HOW TO REACH US

Rabbi Joseph M. Forman ( Rabbi)
Cantor Kathy Gohr ( Cantor)
Betsy Zalaznick ( Educator)
Debbie Weiss ( President)
Glenn Wasserman ( Vice President)
Jeff Berg ( Treasurer)
Renee Trambert ( Secretary)

OR CHADASH OFFICE
Phone: 908-806-2122
Stephanie Fee - Office Administrator

OFFICE HOURS
Mondays: 10:15 AM - 2:15 PM
Tuesdays: 11:15 AM - 3:15 PM
Wednesdays: 10:15 AM - 2:15 PM
Thursdays: 4:30 - 6 PM
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