Celebrating a birthday, anniversary or any other special simcha? Observing a loved one’s yahrzeit? What better way to honor the occasion than by sponsoring an oneg!
An announcement will be made on the bema and, if you want, the rabbi and cantor will invite you up for a special honor.
Ariel’s Bat Mitzvah celebrates a remarkable young woman known for her thoughtfulness, dedication, and love. She’s deeply committed to her all-star cheerleading team, lifting spirits with her infectious energy. Her compassion shines through her Mitzvah Project, where she gathered supplies to make snack bags for parents at the Ronald McDonald House, a cause close to her heart due to her own family’s experience there. Beyond her charitable efforts, Ariel enjoys skiing with her family and soaking up the sun at her grandparents’ beach house. Summers are spent joyfully at sleepaway camp, and her love for horseback riding keeps her connected to nature. Ariel’s journey is defined by her compassion, dedication, and boundless love as she embraces this milestone.
The Kosher Meals-on-Wheels program of Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Monmouth County is this month’s recipient of the Tzedakah Box collection. Serving Monmouth County since 1976, JFCS has, in addition to Meals-on-Wheels, programs for Food Security, Holocaust Survivors, Senior Socialization, and Home Health Aides. Gan Mazon at MRT has been supporting JFCS with our produce for many years. Bob and Susan St. Lifer are MRT’s sponsors for this Tzedakah Box collection.
Bob and Susan St. Lifer are this month’s sponsors.
Tzedakah donations (cash or check payable to MRT) can be placed into the lobby Tzedakah box, sent to the MRT office, or made through our website by clicking HERE.*
*If paying by check or online,please make sure to add a note to your payment specifying that the funds should be directed towards Kosher Meals on Wheels.
Upcoming Meetings
Ritual Meeting- On Zoom
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Adult Education Meeting- On Zoom
Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Upcoming Events
MRT Meditation Sessions
MRT offers two opportunities to meditate together each week.
Boker Tov-Friday, May 10th at 8:00 AM. This is MRT’s long-standing Friday morning meditation session consisting of a short reading, 18 minutes of silent meditation, a tiny bit of discussion, and then Kaddish.
Lilah Tov-Monday, May 13th at 9:00 PM. Transition peacefully into sleep with this short and meaningful meditation session. We will start with a reading, 18 minutes of meditation, and then a quiet recitation of a portion of the bedtime Shema.
Each session is a way to inject a little bit of peace into your week and will help you feel calm and centered and connected with your community. If you are new to meditation, these sessions can be a gentle introduction to the practice with a Jewish twist. I hope you will join us.
Both sessions can be accessed via Zoom by following the link below:
Want to learn more about Judaism? This class is for those who want a refresher on Judaism, want to learn more about Judaism, or are looking to convert to Judaism. Email Jordana at jordana@monmouthreformtemple.org or call the Temple office for more information and to register.
Temple Shaari Emeth has invited members of MRT to “come meet your State Senator and Assembly Representatives for Legislative Districts 13 and 12, in person.” Register soon, the first date is April 25th! See flyer below for additional dates and registration info. Stay tuned for meeting our elected officials for Legislative District 11.
Attention all knitters and Crocheters
All needle crafters are invited to create knitted/crocheted wearable and personal items to be donated to various local shelters, such as:
Soap sacks
Infant and toddler size knit or crochet blankets
Toddler sweaters, hats & mittens
Adult lapghans
A bin for soap sacks is set up in the MRT coat room from now until May 12th and will be checked regularly.
Contact Maddy Kalb frogladymk@comcast.net to arrange a pickup or to make drop-off arrangements of all other items.
Mitzvah Day Soap Drive (our 6th year!)
We are once again collecting bars of soap in original packaging for SACK (Supporting a Community with Kindness www.soapsack.com). Bars of soap in crocheted/knitted sacks will be distributed to food pantries and homeless shelters throughout Monmouth County. A bin for soap sacks is set up in the MRT coat room from now until May 12th and will be checked regularly.
The Adult Education Committee has developed a flyer that showcases study and educational programs being offered at Monmouth Reform Temple for the 2023-24 year. the flyer may be accessed through the temple website: monmouthreformtemple.org, by clicking on adult Jewish learning, programs and schedules.
We hope you will take advantage of many of these exciting, eclectic offerings in music, film, tourism, Israel,Bible study, spirituality and mysticism, history, and current events. We welcome you to take the plunge into our pool of learning.
Our engaging MRT Sisterhood offers many activities and programs throughout the year to its members. We are also a member of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), the umbrella organization of Sisterhoods nationwide. WRJ offers a multitude of educational and social programs to explore and participate in. Feel free to visit http://www.wrj.org to subscribe for updates from WRJ
via weekly e-mail.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
Your MRT Sisterhood Judaica Shop has a selection of beautiful and meaningful gifts for the home, the holidays, special occasions and for the young people in your life.
Below is a catalog showing many of the items we have available. To order any items or visit the shop, contact Karen Kahn at kkahn1@verizon.net,cell# 732-208-3564
If you are in need of pastoral care or would like to add a name to our Mi Shebeirach list to be read at Shabbat services, please contact Rabbi Edelman, Cantor Clissold or the temple office.
Please note: Names added to the Mi Shebeirach list will be read aloud during Shabbat Services for two weeks. If you would like to continue to have the name read, you must recontact the temple at the end of the two week period. As always, when you attend Shabbat services, you are welcome to announce the name of a loved one in need of healing.
Yahrzeits
May our loved ones’ memories forever be a blessing
The names of your loved ones will be read during Shabbat services for Yahrzeit, Shiva & Shloshim.
Names to be read on Friday, May 10, 2024
Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
Cynella Abrams, *Bella G. Coppersmith, Bella Doctorow, Benjamin Eisen, *Charles Frankel, Harry Gale, Rose Getz, Benjamin Gurevitz, M. Elouise Herriges, Belle Hocky, *Scott Siebert-Johnson, *Henry Jung, Marc Levin, *Thomas Robert Mannion, Martha Mulgrum, Robert Needleman, *Leon P. Panak, Albert Rosen, *Irene Sandman, Catherine A. Saybolt, Jerry Scharf,
Ira Schatten, *Lena Tanenbaum, Esther Tanner, Henry Weiner
Names to be read on Friday, May 17, 2024
Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
Irving Bergson, *Martin A. Brown, *Howard Fox, Anna Goldberg, John Herman, *Irma Jacobi, Jacob Kaufman, Mark Lacey, Donald H. Mintz, Frances Peskoe, *Gerald Rosenzweig, Ira Schoen, *Robert Schulman, Sylvia Sills, Bessie Teitelbaum
*Names with an asterisk have memorial plaques. To order a memorial plaque, please email or call Jordana in the MRT office. Purchasing a plaque ensures that Kaddish will be said, in perpetuity, at temple services during the week of the anniversary of that person’s death.
OFFICE HOURS :
Monday-Wednesday: 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
Our clergy and staff are always available to you. Please contact anyone with their information below.
We strive for a “No Conflict” schedule here at MRT. Please contact the office before scheduling any temple events. This way, each event will be on the calendar, and we can all participate in them.
When making payments or donations to MRT, please consider using PayPal in lieu of checks. It’s a safe, easy way to send money.
Simply go to the donation page of our website (https://monmouthreformtemple.org/donate/) and follow the instructions. Don’t forget to include the reason for your payment by clicking “Add a Note” once you are logged onto PayPal. Thank you!
