Your Weekly News and Updates
Week of September 13, 2019
Friday September 13 - Friday September 20
Friday, September 13 - Candle Lighting is at 6:52pm
5:45pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Katan - Youth Lounge
6:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Beit Midrash

Saturday, September 14 - Parashat Ki Tetzei
8:45am - Bible BaBoker - Adult Library
9:30am - Shabbat Morning Service / Adam Stein - Sanctuary
10am - Havurah Minyan - Davening Service - Adult Library
7:45pm - The Jewish Center Celebrating 70 - " A Night on the Town"
Mazal Tov and Todah Rabah to
Melanie Stein for sponsoring the Kiddush in honor of her son Adam being called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah!
and
Mazal Tov to
Victoria and Eitan Leger on the naming of their daughter.
Yasher Koach to those reading Torah and Haftarah this Shabbat
Jotham Stein
Jay Hack
Robin Silverberg
Adam Stein
Arielle Granoff
Julia Grubert
Sunday, September 15
9am - Morning Minya n - Beit Midrash
9am - Religious School
9am - Ganon - Choir Room
12pm - Rick Recht Family Concert - Sanctuary
6pm - #Sulam - Social Hall
Monday, September 16
The Jewish Center's buildings are closed.
Tuesday, September 17
4pm - Religious School
7pm - Racism Program - Adult Library
7:30pm - School and Youth Committee Meeting: Youth Lounge
7:30pm - TJC Book Club - Dirty Wars and Polished Silver by Lynda Schuster
Wednesday, September 18
7pm - Morning Minyan - Beit Midrash
12:15pm - Adult Ed - Talmud Study - Adult Library
1:30pm - Yiddish Reading Group - Adult Library
4pm - Religious School
Thursday, September 19
10am - 55Plus Lecture: " Lost Archives and Sacred Wastebins: The Cairo Geniza and the Global Middle Ages" - Social Hall
7:30pm - LaShir Rehearsal - Beit Midrash
Friday, September 20 - Candle Lighting is at 6:40pm
6:30pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Beit Midrash
Following Services - Potluck Dinner - Hang Out with Cantor Jeff
THIS WEEKEND
Help make our Bimah beautiful for the holidays!
We are looking for donations to fund flowers for the High Holidays.

If you would like to contribute toward a beautiful display, please contact Maryann Yarin at myarin@thejewishcenter.org or (609) 921-0100 x 201.

We are suggesting donations of $100 (or more) toward this endeavor, but any amount is appreciated.
If you know of someone who is housebound and unable to attend services, Robin Wallack would be happy to go to their home to sound the shofar. She has also graciously offered to do this over the phone, if they prefer, or if the person lives out of town. She has been doing this for the infirm and elderly for more than 20 years.

Robin Wallack   609-462 -2340  or  robin.wallack@foxroach.com  
TUESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 17 & 24 @7PM
Volunteers Needed to Build the Sukkahs 
Sunday, September 22 starting 9 am.
Sukkot is almost here, and we are seeking volunteers to help build The Jewish Center's two Sukkahs.
 
Your help in setting up the Sukkah will allow congregants to enjoy Jewish Dining Al Fresco...under the stars (and plastic fruit!)
 
Please bring your power tools and your building expertise, and if you have neither, just bring yourself.
 
Rain date: the following week, Sunday 9/29 at 9am.

Come join old friends and make some new ones.
 
We would appreciate your help and hope to see you there.
 
For purposes of a headcount, please email Harlan Tenenbaum to let him know whether we can count on you! harlan@uniqueneedsattorney.com
ADULT PROGRAMS
Sunday mornings beginning September 8
Classes follow the Religious School Sunday calendar
For placement and further information regarding registration fee, contact Edna Bryn-Noiman at
edna.bryn@gmail.com

ADULT HEBREW CLASSES
HAVE STARTED

SUNDAYS AT

Beginning Hebrew: 11am - 12pm
Intermediate Hebrew: 9am - 10am
Advanced Hebrew: 10am - 11am


Saturday, Sept.14 * 8:45am
Join us every Shabbat for a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. Through lively exploration of the Torah's many wonderful (and often challenging) stories and themes, we look to understand how we may apply its life lessons to ourselves in the present.
New participants are always welcome regardless of background.

To be added to the BBB mailing list or for questions, contact Michael Goldin,  mmgold18@yahoo.com
Saturday, September 14 * 10am
The Havurah Minyan meets twice a month from 10-12 and then joins the rest of the congregation for kiddush. On the 2nd Shabbat of each month is a "traditional service" and on the 4th Shabbat is a "study service."
Tuesday, Sept. 17 * 7:30pm
9/17 -  Dirty Wars and Polished Silver  by Lynda Schuster

Future dates:
10/15 - Michael David Lukas, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo
11/19 - Deborah Prinz, On the Chocolate Trail
12/17 - Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers
1/21 - Marie Benedict, The Only Woman in the Room
Talmud Study Class
Wednesday, Sept. 18 * 12:15pm
Talmud text studied in translation. For more information contact Neil Litt, neillitt@outlook.com .
Yiddish Reading Group
Wednesdays * 1:30pm - will resume Sept. 18
Yiddish is alive and well. Join this class in reading Yiddish literature aloud. For more information, contact Ziona Silverman, 732-329-1069 
Saturdays * 10:15am - will resume in September
A lay-led, all-ages, youth-friendly, davening-focused service that is simultaneously serious and relaxed, formal and informal. The name is intended to suggest service is "by us" - - and "us" is diverse.
Torah on Tap
8pm

Join us for our monthly gathering of Torah on Tap. Share good food, great conversation, and of course a beer! The Rabbi leads our discussion of critical topics in our Jewish lives.
October 16 - in the Sukkah
November 13 & December 18
at Palace of Asia, 4591 Route 27 in Kingston

Open to the Community
Nosh and Drosh
Thursdays, 9:30- 11am

Drop in for a morning of schmoozing, discussing, connecting, and including.

Questions? Contact the "Nosh & Drosh" Co-chairs: Lauren Neufeld 908-216-1412 , laurenhneufeld@gmail.com or Cynthia Neufeld 908-359-8440, cneufeld1@comcast.net
Meet at Bon Appetit in the
Princeton Shopping Center
October 24
November 21
December 19
January 16
February 20
March 19
April 23
May 21
June 18



PREPARING TO MEET THE ANCESTORS:
EXPLORING JEWISH VIEW OF THE AFTERLIFE
WITH REB SIMCHA RAPHAEL, PH.D.

Sunday, October 6 at 7:30ppm

Free to TJC Members;
$20 for non-members



THE PROPHET
JEREMIAH AND HIS LEGACY
WITH RABBI ROBERT GOLDENBERG

Thursdays, October 17 & 24 1:30pm

Free to TJC Members
$40 for Non-Members
NOTORIOUS RBG
Thursday, October 31
8:30am - 3:30pm
A coach bus will leave TJC at 8:30am for a docent tour of RBG exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, followed by a buffet lunch at Front Street Cafe. The bus will return to TJC between 3-3:30pm. Space is limited, so reserve early.

Open to the Community
$75 for Jewish Center Members / $95 for community members


THE JEWS OF FINLAND:
STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND
WITH AUTHOR
JOHN SIMON

Thursday, October 31 at 7:30pm

Free to TJC Members
$20 for Non-Members


HOW THE BIBLE IS WRITTEN
WITH
PROF. GARY RENDSBURG, PH.D.

Wednesdays, November 6, 13 & 20
at 8pm
SAVE THE DATE
BLOOD DRIVE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2019
7:45AM - 1:45PM
at The Jewish Center
Welcome to #Sulam,
Our New Hebrew High School Program
YOUNG FAMILIES
SOCIAL ACTION

 Casseroles for TASK
Please support the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
You can support TASK by preparing a vegetarian/fish/dairy casserole and dropping it off at The Jewish Center.

Your contribution of a casserole will make a difference in someone's life.


For questions please contact
Lew Gantwerk -  lgantwerk@verizon.net
or
 Abigail Rose -  abigailros@gmail.com
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Handling the Holidays: Programs for those Grieving the Loss of a Family Member -- Support sessions facilitated by Chaplain Beverly Rubman read more
Sunday, September 22, 2019, 2pm at The Jewish Center / Doors open at 1:30pm - Amy Adina Schulman Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Bernard Avishai -- "What's Right and What's Left: The Aftermath of Israel's Two Elections" read more
LaShir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton , is actively seeking experienced singers for its 2019-2020 season. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at The Jewish Center in Princeton. For more information, contact Marsha at 347-782-2746 or LaShirDirector@gmail.com .
SHABBAT GREETERS NEEDED
The Jewish Center is committed to providing a warm, welcoming, and safe Shabbat experience for our congregants and guests. Please sign up to be a Shabbat greeter. Responsibilities include welcoming people to services while monitoring who is entering the building. There are two shifts each Shabbat, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and then from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. We need two people per shift, one for the main entrance and one for the for the parking-lot entrance.
Thank you for volunteering. If you have any questions please contact Beatrice Bloom at (609) 577-2989.
Please click here to sign up to be a Shabbat Greeter.