Tuesday, June 24 at 8:00 am Coffee and Conversation at Coffee Corral in Red Bank
Tuesday, June 24 at 6:00 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class-Beginner
Tuesday, June 24 at 6:30 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class-Advanced
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, June 27 at 6:00 pm BYO Dinner (no alcohol) at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park
Friday, June 27 at 7:00 pm Beach Shabbat Service at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park
Since the beach service cannot be livestreamed, if you are unable to attend in person, let the office know if you would like a name read for Kaddish on a different week.
UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES
SHABBAT SERVICE,
FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH AT 7:00 PM
Service this Friday night will be led by Rabbi Renee Edelman and Cantor Gabrielle Clissold.
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to share our joy when our daughter, Evie Brustein is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Evie is a rising 8th grader at the Ranney School, where she is very involved with their theater and choral programs.
Passionate about the performing arts, Evie also shines on local stages, appearing in productions with Two River Theater, Axelrod Performing Arts Center, and Pivot Theater Company, among others.
For her Bat Mitzvah project, Evie worked with Rabbi Renee to launch a social media campaign raising awareness for the hostages impacted by the conflict in Gaza. Her efforts helped raise funds for the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, an organization offering ongoing support to affected families.
Evie loves spending time with her close circle of family and friends. Please join our family & friends as we celebrate this special occasion.
There are members of our Congregation who are very sensitive to scents and fragrances. MRT strives to provide a “Scent Free” environment in our building. The MRT community asks that you avoid wearing scents of any kind when coming to our synagogue and please inform your guests who visit with us.
TZEDAKAH BOX
The Tzedakah Box recipient isFulfill–the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The need for food recipients, always present, has increased recently, especially as other funding is diminishing. Jay and Kay Wiesenfeld will be matching donors.
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 towardsFulfill.
Wear your MRT Pride!
Gan Mazon
The Gan Mazon (Garden) produced it’s first harvest this week– romaine lettuce and kale which was delivered to Jewish Family and Children Services.
This week we will meet Wednesday morning at 9:30 am.
We may meet Thursday evening around 5 pm, if needed. I will send out a second email.
We need to tend, put down burlap on paths, and plant sweet red pepper.
Please join us to help. We stay at the garden for about 1 1/2 – 2 hours depending on the heat.
Join in and participate as much as you are comfortable.
As the season progresses we have sitting and sorting jobs to ready produce for delivery, or just come to visit and admire!!
Call with any questions.
Thank you.
Sheila Bodner
732.245.0681
A Thank You Note from Magda Reyes
Click HERE for a note to the congregation from our Educator, Magda Reyes.
MRT offers two opportunities to meditate together each week.
Boker Tov- Friday, June 20th 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, June 23rd 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:
Click HEREto learn about the Sisterhood College Scholarship Opportunity.
The Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ)
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 Racielle Lande hilande0110@gmail.com
Please help us keep our mi shebeirach list current.
If you or a loved one have been included on the Mi shebeirach list and you would like for yours or their name to continue to be read, please let us know as soon as possible so we know to keep the name on the list.
We appreciate your help in keeping the list up to date.
Mi Shebeirach
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, June 20, 2025
Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
Herman Albert, *Samuel Brenner, Emily Conway, Samuel Danzig, Jack Finkelstein, *Frances Herman, Howard Hochman, Shirley Hyman, *Morris Kogos, *Naomi Moessinger, Deidre Rindner, Theodore Rosenfeld, *Michael Rossin, *Meyer Rothman, Gloria Sabin, Samuel Semer, *Irwin Wachtel, Lawrence Wigdortz
Names to be read on Friday, June 27, 2025
Beach Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
Since the beach service cannot be livestreamed, if you are unable to attend in person, let the office know if you would like a name read for Kaddish on a different week.
Sophia Vivian Brown, *Morris Cohen, *Rhoda Dimson, Mollie Golden, William Doolan Jr., Frances Kaufman, *Adele Luftman, Robert Maybaum, *Esther Morgovsky, Esther Prince, *Ryan Sadwith, *Phil Schneider, Beatrice K. Simon, William Swanhart Sr., Barbara White, Celia Whyman, William Wolf
*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.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS :
Monday-Wednesday: 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
HOWEVER, if the need arises, 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!
