Upcoming at Or Chadash

Weekly Newsletter - January 7, 2026

Schedule

January 8

Thursday

6:30 PM - 8:15 PM Religious School: Grades 7, 8, 9, 10

In person at Or Chadash

January 9

Friday

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Shabbat Services at Or Chadash with Rabbi Joe Forman and Cantor Jeff Warschauer

Join us for this service at Or Chadash and on Zoom.

Please email Rabbi Forman no later than 5:00 PM on Friday with the names you would like him to read during the Mi Shebeirach.

Yahrzeits

Raoul Rabiner

Gary Weiss

Martin Margolis

John Tauscher

Barbara Sansevere

January 10

Saturday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Hunterdon Art Museum Event

See flyer below for details and to RSVP.

January 11

Sunday

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Religious School: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6

In person at Or Chadash

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Religious School: Grades K, 1, 2

In person at Or Chadash

January 15

Thursday

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Board of Trustees Meeting

January 16

Friday

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Shabbat Experience with Rabbi Joe Forman (Candles, Kiddish, Motzi and Kaddish)

Join us for this service only on Zoom.

Please email Rabbi Forman no later than 5:00 PM on Friday with the names you would like him to read during the Mi Shebeirach.

Yahrzeits

Raymond Wolkind

Morris Fetner

Howard Paul Dreskin

James Lynch

Seymour Tuschak

Ruth Tauscher

Lee Pozensky

Betty Levison

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Yahrzeit List

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Please check them out at the bottom of this newsletter and support them as they so generously support us!

News

Or Chadash Temple Youth Group (OCTY)

OCTY Meeting Update - This Sunday

OCTY will meet this Sunday, January 11th, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for pizza, social time, and a service project. Students will create artificial flower arrangements for a local nursing home to help brighten their common areas during the winter months.

OCTY families are invited to donate items for this project by bringing them to the event, such as small vases or baskets, artificial (or silk) flowers, ribbon, marbles, glass beads, or other decorative materials.

We look forward to a fun and meaningful meeting together!

2025-2026 OCTY Co-Presidents:

Kadence Melamud fyferella@gmail.com

Samantha Orr sorr246@gmail.com

Hayden Moscowitz hmoscowi@gmail.com

Braden Hubbard bradenhubbard08@gmail.com

OCTY Advisors:

Stephanie Orr stephanieorr123@gmail.com

Stacey Hubbard stacey.hubbard@gmail.com

Sisterhood

December 7th Walk & Talk at Or Chadash

Save the dates for more fun together in the new year!

Enjoy some time together chatting and catching up!

Come for either or both!

If you plan to come, please email Christine Berg (cberg3@comcast.net) to let Christine know to look for you.

For more details on Sisterhood - click HERE

If you have an idea for an event, we'd love to hear from you!

Please reach out to:

Christine Berg cberg3@comcast.net

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The OC Gift Card Program:

Gift Cards That Give Back

What if you could donate to Or Chadash without spending any extra?

Could you use any gift cards as the holiday season approaches?

The OC Gift Card Program is the answer for you!

Why is this so good?

Purchase Gift Cards at face value, and retailers donate a percentage of those purchases to Or Chadash. You always get what you pay for ($100 of ShopRite Gift Cards = $100 to spend at ShopRite), and Or Chadash gets bonus funds because you used Gift Cards from our Program. This fundraising effort requires no extra spending! There are hundreds of retailers!

Click HERE to be directed to RaiseRight.com to create an account. Reach out to Christine Berg for Or Chadash's enrollment code. You only have to do this once. Remember your username and password.

Browse retailers: Take a look at all the participating retailers on the RaiseRight website, and place your order!

Four options for paying: Pay for your orders by checking account (29 cent fee), with credit card (3% fee), with debit card (1% fee), or by check.

Next deadline to order plastic Gift Cards is Thursday, January 15th.

Reach out to Christine Berg any time with any questions: cberg3@comcast.net