Join us before the service starting at 5:30 pm for a pre-neg. Come mingle with fellow congregants while noshing on cheese and other savory treats!
Friday night’s pre-neg is sponsored by Rabbi Leslie Bergson, in memory of her wife, Mary Baron.
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.
Memorial Book
MEMORIAL BOOK 2025
Every year for the High Holy days, MRT publishes a memorial tribute book to remember people our members hold dear.
Please click the button below for more information and to verify/submit your list of names.
T-shirts are in! If you placed an order, stop by the office during office hours to pick it up.
Upcoming Events
MRT Meditation Sessions
MRT offers two opportunities to meditate together each week.
Boker Tov- Friday, August 29th 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, September 1st 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:
Join Dean Ross and other board members at Coffee Corral in Red Bank.
First Friday Shabbat
SELICHOT
MRT Committee News
Adult Education
The Adult Education Committee has just completed its annual MRT Adult Education Program Brochure for 2025-26. This provides information and a schedule of educational opportunities at Monmouth Reform Temple.
You may access the brochure HERE or by going to our temple website: monmouthreformtemple.org. At the top, click on “Adult Jewish Learning” and then “Programs and Schedules”. We hope you will take advantage of these wonderful educational offerings that our temple provides for you.
The Adult Education Committee has scheduled its first program “The Jews of China” presented by Edith Frankel on Sunday, September 14, 2025 @ 12:30-2:30. Please review the flyer below for all the details and how you may register.
Thank you.
Maddy Kalb and Brenda Tuller
Co-Chairs Adult Education Committee
You also have the option to pay by Zelle or Venmo using the links and QR codes below. If using one of these options, please be sure to add a note indicating it is for Adult Education. Thank you!
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, August 29, 2025
Summer Shabbat Service at 6:00 PM
Nancy Baskin, *Stacey Mira Bassin, *Isaac Blonder, *Esther Brandwene, *Iris Bregman Familant, Toby Garson, Adeline Gershan, Naomi-Ann Gold, *Bernard Goldberg, Michael Gorumba, *Natalie Riger Huber, Edward Keezer, August Knop, *Lillian Kohn, *Milton A. Mausner, Nicholas Mazzarella, Lawrence Gerald Sheitelman, *Charles Sills, Seymour Tell, *Sadie Feld Wallerstein, *Elaine Weisbrot, Lillian Yoblick
Names to be read on Friday, September 5, 2025
First Friday Shabbat Service at 6:00 PM
Grace Arnold, Theodore Atlas, *Ann Baron,*Ann Bregman, Marvin Finkelstein, David Jones, *Frieda Jung, *Morris Kalkstein, Lillian Davis Kaswiner, *Leonard Kleinman, *Karen Kleinman, *Eve Leppel, Isadore Levin, *Gloria St. Lifer, Alan Lowenstein, *David Marks, Walter McWilliams, Cecilia Merlis, William Palmer, *Richard Salomon, Milton Stone, Louis Tiplitz, Susan Vitale, *Michael Yagoda
*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!
New! Easy Payment Options
In addition to check, credit card, and PayPal, MRT is now accepting donations/payments via Venmo and Zelle.
You can either scan the QR codes or click the links below.
Very Important: When making your payment, please be sure to include a note indicating what the payment is for. Thank you for your support!
