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Dear Fellow Congregants:


I am thrilled to announce that the Year-End Appeal raised over $37,000 (including the board contribution). Along with the Board of Trustees, I am so grateful to everyone who contributed. This money will go a long way to helping us make some much-needed and overdue repairs as well as helping to close our budget gap for this fiscal year. In addition, your support is a meaningful indication of how important Or Chadash is as your Jewish home, and I am proud to see our community come together in this way.


I especially want to thank Debbie Weiss, Betsy Zalaznick, Christine Berg and Ilene Bannwart as members of the newly-formed fundraising committee for their incredible efforts in making this happen.

 

The fundraising committee continues to brainstorm; look forward to more exciting events from them as the year continues.

 

Kind regards,


Victor Sloan - President

Donor Families

Albert, Steve & Susan

Bannwart, Carl & Ilene

Berg, James & Arlene

Blaicher, Kurt & Susan

Bloch, Jeff & Cyndy

Coriell, Brian & Carol

Cunningham, Dana & Eric

Eckelmann, George and Engel, Jane

Fingerman, Andrew & Rachel

Fingerman, David & Debra

Frankel, Gregg & Jean

Freda, Carmine & Eileen

Garfield, Steve

Gendelman, John & Maria

Gingher, Deborah 

Gohr, Kathy

Gold, Harvey

Gold, Matthew & Jaimee

Gordon, Annemarie

Grumbach, Steve & Sage

Hack, Ed & Fran

Hann, Chris & Leslie

Hecht, Alan and De La Hoz, Maria Jose

Hodkinson, Mark & Jessica

Hubbard, Pierce & Stacey

Jahre, Benjamin & Jessica

Jones, Gerald and Tovi-Jones, Karen

Kolmer, Jeffrey

Korfin, Andy & Michele

Kurtzberg, Richard & Evelyn

Langer, John and Ivry, Annette

Lehrer, Cindy

Levy, Robert

Lieb, Katherine

Lidinsky, Matt & Sally

Lifshitz, Ed & Cheryl

Likier, Michael & Marvette

MacIsaac, Matthew & Amy

Manaster, David and Griffee, Jennifer

Marrus, Kathy

Mason, Stephen and Rose-Mason, Annie

Mazzocchi, Sherrie

Moutner, David & Kathy

Pincus, Darren & Yulia

Pinsky, Jeff & Rachel

Pozensky, Sheila

Rainey, Matthew & Michelle

Rosenstein, Judith

Sansevere, Joseph & Carolyn

Schenker, Don

Segal, Martin

Seidman, Josh & Jen

Sinoway, Steve and Golden, Beth

Solomon, Wendy

Tauscher, Mike & Lisa

Tilley, Mark and Lieb,Suzanne

Tomljanovich, Marc & Caryn

Tsukroff, Steve & Leslie

Wasserman, Glenn & Eve

Weinman, Benjamin and Killough, Valentina

Weiss, Debbie

Willey, Richard and Sigel-Willey, Meridith

Witzling, Mark & Kristina

Zucker, Brian

Zwerling, Eric & Naomi

Matching Board Members

Becker, Ken & Sharon

Berg, Jeff & Christine

Freedman, Dan & Jackie

Hillman, Ken

Sloan, Victor

Speizer, Louis & Caryn

Stoter, Cindy

Turner, David & Kimberly

Weinick, Ross & Susan

Zalaznick, Bruce & Betsy

Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service?

How about joining your fellow community members in a walk along the river to collect some trash and beautify our community? Folks from all faiths and philosophies are welcome. We’ll meet at 10:00 AM on MLK Day (Monday, January 20th) in Frenchtown in the parking lot at River Rd and Bridge Street. All you need is a can-do attitude, but a trash bag and some gloves will also come in handy, and you’ll want to dress warm.

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Let’s put some action behind our values and connect with other folks in our community to show it a little love!

Hanukkah Candle Lightings on Zoom

6th, 7th and 8th Nights

6th Night: Ner Shel Tzedakkah/Social Action/Social Justice Shabbat with Penni Trionfo, Manager of Harvest Family Success Center


7th Night: "S’menorah" - a S’mores Menorah!


8th Night: Full menorahs shining bright!

New Year's Day Frenchtown Walk

News

Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov to Carolyn and Joe Sansevere on the marriage of their son Matthew to Diana Tran. Dr. Matthew Sansevere married Dr. Diana Tran on 12/21/24 in Kiawah Island South Carolina. They met seven years ago in dental school in Augusta, Georgia where Diana was born and raised.  Matt and Diana are now practicing oral surgery and endodontics in Hunterdon County . They are currently living in Princeton.


Diana and Matthew pictured below with their dog, Palmer. 

Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov to Ilene and Carl Bannwart on the celebration of their Hanukkah Bayit on Hanukkah! Hanukkah Bayit is a house-warming celebration that includes a festive meal, words from the Torah, and the recitation of Psalm 30. The term literally translates to “dedication of the house.” The Bannwarts celebrated a decade in their Solebury, PA home with the affixing of their mezzuzot on their front and back doors. 

Sisterhood

Happy New Year from Sisterhood!

Watch for new W&T dates coming soon!

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

Or Chadash Temple Youth Group (OCTY)

OCTY wishes everyone a very Happy New Year!

OCTY co-presidents:

Dylan Berg djberg14@gmail.com

Izzie Hodkinson izziesam11@gmail.com

Harrison Langer hblanger21@gmail.com

Kate MacIsaac kvmac2007@gmail.com

More Pictures & Details on OCTY...

Schedule

January 9

Thursday

No Religious School

January 10

Friday

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Shabbat Services



Join us for this service only on Zoom.

  • Please email Rabbi Forman (josephforman@gmail.com) no later than 5:00 PM on Friday with the names you would like him to read during the Mi Shebeirach.

Yahrzeits

Gary Weiss

Martin Margolis

John Tauscher

Barbara Sansevere

Raymond Wolkind

Morris Fetner

James Lynch

January 12

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 16

Thursday

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

In person at Or Chadash.

January 17

Friday

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Shabbat Services and Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat



Join us for this service in-person and on Zoom.

  • Please email Rabbi Forman (josephforman@gmail.com) no later than 5:00 PM on Friday with the names you would like him to read during the Mi Shebeirach.

Yahrzeits

Seymour Tuschak

Ruth Tauscher

Betty Levison

January 19

Sunday

No Religious School

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Thank you for supporting Or Chadash!


Thank you for your 32 scrip orders in December, earning Or Chadash $739!



Next deadline for ordering plastic gift cards is Wednesday, January 15th.



More info on Scrip & Gift Cards HERE!

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