Thank you to all of those who donated soapsacks and/or soap for the annual Mitzvah Day Collection.
We were able to donate 150 sacks filled with soap to the Caroline Huber Wellness Center at Brookdale Community College. They maintain a food pantry for students and others in the community who are in need.
Remember, this is an ongoing project and I collect soap and sacks all year round.
Friday night’s oneg is sponsored by Dean Ross and Bob St. Lifer, in honor of Jordana Steinberg’s special birthday and in memory of Dean’s son, Sean Ross.
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
Food Bank of Monmouth Day Care
The April/May recipient of the Tzedakah Box is the food bank of Monmouth Day Care Center in Red Bank, sponsored by the Seligman family. For over 50 years, Monmouth Day Care Center has provided families in need with quality childcare regardless of their ability to pay. Their food bank fills in the gaps, ensuring that every child and their family has access to nutritional food at night and on weekends.
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 Food Bank of Monmouth Day Care Center.
Upcoming Events
MRT Meditation Sessions
MRT offers two opportunities to meditate together each week.
Boker Tov- Friday, May 30th 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 2nd 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:
The Adult Education Committee develops and organizes programs that encourage adult Jewish learning, with emphasis on culture (music, art, literature, food, film,) Israel, Bible study, spirituality and mysticism, the environment, history and current events, and more.
Please review our 2024-25 calendar year flyer, which is attached below and available on the MRT website. It provides an overview of many adult educational offerings at MRT, including all Adult Education Committee programs. You can access it through our weekly E-blasts and the temple website: monmouthreformtemple.org, by clicking on Adult Jewish Learning, programs and schedules. Hard copies will also be made available to the congregation within the temple lobby.
The Adult Education committee is always seeking new members. We have a Zoom meeting every third Thursday of the month @ 4:00 p.m. We invite you to attend a meeting, join our committee, or register for any of our programs. We encourage you take advantage of these educational opportunities, as you take a step forward on a path of life-long learning.
Please contact one of our co-chairs for any additional information or questions that you may have. Looking forward to hearing from you.
We would like to announce the creation of an LGBT+ Jewish social group called the Sagol Society.
For hundreds of years, lavender and violet have been used to denote the Queer Community. Sagol, in modern Hebrew, means Purple. In ancient Hebrew, however, it means Treasure. And like all our members, our Queer members deserve to feel Treasured for who they are, in entirety.
Click on the images below to view the flyers.
We hope you will join us!
Men’s Club
Sisterhood
Mahjong, Wednesdays, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
We will be playing Mahjong in the MRT social hall every Wednesday from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm.
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, May 30, 2025
Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
Frances Rose Cohn, *Dorothy Eliscu, *Minnie Lewis Feinman, Harold Geiger, Joshua Glassberg, *Ruth Berney-Goldberg, *Bessie Goldberg, Sylvia Goldsmith, Dorothy Goodstein, Gail Gorumba, Henry Greenberg, Esther Haratz, *Edward S. Kaufman, Arthur Joseph Kligman, Pearl Kligman, Ruth Mandelbaum, Harold Miller, Anna Rogak, Sarah Beth Rosenblatt, Roslyn Rosenblatt, Louis Rosenman, Sean Ross, Dorothy Herman Ruby, Vivian J. Russo, *Mildred Scheuer, Mildred Shapiro, Gabriel Spector
Names to be read on Friday, June 6, 2025
Shabbat Service at 6:00 PM
Evelyn Bergson, *Bessie L. Bodner, Mabel Brenner, Mina Clyman, Mary Cole, Sarah Flaum, *Ida Potozky Friedman, Samuel Glazer, Sarah Gold, Malcolm Goldsmith, *Bertha Grossman, Joseph Ibsen, Emanuel Kaye, *Dr. Leonard Weiss, Martin Makow, Helen S. Miller, Robert Tanner, Martha Vicenzi, Stephen Woodard, *Andrei B. 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.
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!
