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Weekly Newsletter - May 27, 2026

Schedule

May 27

Wednesday

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Or Chadash Makers Circle

See flyer below for details.

May 28

Thursday

From Deli to Dumplings: A Tasty Jewish Journey with Leah Koenig - Kosher Chinese Food: An American Jewish Love Affair

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Dinner (only at Or Chadash)

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Class (at Or Chadash and on Zoom)

See flyer below for details. Click HERE to register.

RSVP DEADLINE

Pizza Dinner for Everyone - Friday, May 29th

Click HERE to RSVP by Noon.

May 29

Friday

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Pizza Dinner for Everyone

See flyer below. RSVP Required by Noon.

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Shabbat Family Service at Or Chadash with Rabbi Joe Forman and Cantor Jeff Warschauer

Join us for this service in person 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

Isidore Wolf

Larry Seligman

Joseph Hillman

Gilbert Sloan

Robert Gorin

Leo Heller

Celia Zalaznick

Nancy Gould

Mildred Albert

Beatrice Heller

June 5

Friday

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Shabbat Services on Zoom with Rabbi Joe Forman and Cantor Jeff Warschauer

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

Bernard Sigel

Richard Levy

Morty Lehrer

Sheldon Connor

Bessie Sinoway

June 11

Thursday

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Annual Congregation Meeting

June 12

Friday

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Shabbat Services at Or Chadash with Rabbi Joe Forman and Cantor Jeff Warschauer

Join us for this service in person 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

Louise Theile

Arthur Horowitz

Sylvia Horowitz

Lillian Magid

Isidor Soodik

Ann Gorin

Ethel Pearl

Vincent Tirinato

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Yahrzeit List

A special note by Leah Koenig from a post on The Jewish Table:

Hello The Jewish Table Readers,

Thanks for all of your enthusiasm about the Jewish food course I’m teaching at NYU. For everyone who said you wish you could audit the course, I have some fun news: Congregation Or Chadash in New Jersey is hosting two standalone classes inspired by the NYU course this May.

If you live nearby in New Jersey, you can attend the events in person for learning + some great nosh. If not, there is an option to participate online. (I will be Zooming in from Brooklyn.) You’ll be provided with the course readings in advance if you want to re-live the college undergrad experience - minus the tests and grades. Register for one or both classes here.

Click the Jewish Food Course link to access a special issue of The Jewish Table (also on Substack) with recipes. Leah has generously made it free for the Or Chadash community.

Click HERE to RSVP for the Pizza Dinner...

May 21st - Leah Koenig: NYC Delicatessen & Appetizing

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News

Thank You Or Chadash!

Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov to Harvey Gold on being honored by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer as a Champions of Legacy, an individual who led Life & Legacy efforts for their institutions since the inception of the program.

Please wish Mazel Tov to Harvey at hgold@orchadash-nj.org.

Celebrating Harvey's honor with him was current OC President Victor Sloan and Immediate Past President Dan Freedman.

Chesed Caring Community

The Hebrew word chesed means "compassion". The Or Chadash Chesed

Caring Community is an informal group of congregants dedicated to helping

members of our temple through life’s challenging times with acts of compassion.

You can volunteer as much or as little time as you are able, even just a few minutes to write a get-well or sympathy note or to make a comforting phone call. Very often, the people who help with Chesed activities get the same uplifting feeling as those who receive assistance. By helping others and allowing ourselves to receive help, we forge meaningful connections with other members of the Or Chadash temple community.

Right now we are looking for volunteers to lead two important services provided by the Chesed Community:

Arranging Food for Shivas - Reach out to the family and see if they would like a meal delivered. If so, find out from where and then make the arrangements to have it delivered.
Organize "Meal Trains" for births & critical illnesses - Reach out to the family to see if & when they might need assistance with meals. Then establish a calendar of when meals are needed and the rest is easy! Rabbi Joe and Betsy will take care of communicating with the congregation to ask folks to supply & deliver the meals.

If you are interested in leading either of these Chesed Community services, please contact Betsy Zalaznick (bzalaznick@gmail.com) or Rabbi Joe Forman (josephforman@gmail.com).

“These are the obligations without measure, whose rewards, too, are without measure:

To perform acts of loving kindness,
To welcome the stranger,
To visit the sick,
To rejoice with the bride and groom,
To console the bereaved,
To make peace where there is strife.”

-Talmud

Or Chadash Temple Youth Group (OCTY)

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

Sisterhood enjoyed the May Walk & Talk!

Please stay tuned for more Walk & Talk dates as well as Mah Jongg dates through the summer months!

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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Ad Package: $360 per year (or 15 months for first-time advertisers) - newsletters are also accessible on our website for extended visibility
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Support our synagogue while connecting with a loyal, engaged audience!

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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?

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 Monday, June 15th.

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