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MRT Weekly Eblast January 21, 2020
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The wait is over! Please vote.
Today, you and all American Jews have the opportunity to vote
38th World Zionist Congress, “the parliament of the Jewish people.” This election will impact the Jewish future in Israel and around the world.
To be eligible to vote, you must:
● Be 18 years of age or above (as of June 30, 2020)
● Be a permanent resident of the United States
● Be Jewish
● Not vote or plan to vote in the March 2, 2020 Knesset election
For questions or more information, please contact
Rabbi Kline at rabbimarc@monmouthreformtemple.org or
Eleanor Rubin at eleanor.rubin781@gmail.com
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Volunteering Opportunity of the Week:
How Can I Help?
Help do a shift cooking hot dogs and hamburgers for our local police officers as our way of saying thank you to the force! No date set yet but volunteers are needed. Contact Rabbi Marc Kline,
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Upcoming Services & Events at MRT
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Our Shabbat service this Friday, January 24 at 7 PM will be led by
Rabbi Sally Priesand and student Cantor Ilana Goldman.
The title of Rabbi Priesand’s service is
ANTI-SEMITISM: WHEN “NICE” PEOPLE DO NOTHING
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Tuesday, Jan 21
8-9 am
Coffee & Conversation at Shapiro’s Deli,
Broad St. in Red Bank
9:45-11:15 am
Adult Ed Class
12:30-2:30 pm
Mah Jong
7 pm
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 22
3 pm
Sisterhood Stuffing Envelopes for Shalach Manot – Volunteers Needed
4-6 pm
Religious School
5:15 – 6:15 pm
HaZamir Choir Rehearsal
Friday, Jan 24
7 pm
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Sally Priesand and student Cantor Ilana Goldman
L’Taken this weekend
Saturday, Jan 25
9-10 am
Torah Talks Study Session
Sunday, Jan 26
9:30 am-12 pm
Religious School & Mitzvah Academy
9:30-11 am
Bagels & Blocks/Kesher Kids
10 am-12 pm
Mitzvah Academy
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MRT Greeting Cards for Sale at a Reduced Price
Congratulate a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Congratulate a high school/college graduate.
Congratulate start of a new job, new home, new baby.
Send greetings, get well wishes, or just a word of friendship.
The attractive cards with envelopes come in packages of 6 for $10, a modest fundraiser for MRT and can be purchased at meetings or gatherings at the Temple.
Cover design by
Lois Wilkes
Contact Eleanor Rubin
for more information
or call 732-842-4869
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Annual Purim Party, featuring our spiel,
Shushan Rhapsody
based on the music of QUEEN!
Saturday, March 7
7 PM at MRT
Enjoy a
Catered Mexican Dinner
and let’s have some laughs as we celebrate Purim!
Cost is $10 per person
Please RSVP by March 2
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PURIM IS COMING!
Join the cast of this year’s
Purim Spiel, Shushan Rhapsody,
based on the music of QUEEN!
To be cast, you MUST be present at the first rehearsal on Thursday, February 6, at 7 PM.
Rehearsals continue on Thursdays
at 7 PM:
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
DRESS REHEARSAL IS
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 AT 5 PM
BEFORE THE PREFORMANCE
AT 7 PM.
IMPORTANT:
RSVP to the office ASAP if you will
attend the first rehearsal, so that
Cantor Clissold knows who will be
there for casting. Thank you!
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Oneg 2.0
Elliott Familant
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Ritual Committee would like to redesign the Oneg experience to make it more inviting like an Israeli Café. Moving the Oneg from the Social Hall to the small lounge for many Shabbats creates a more intimate experience. Lighting the lounge with LED or
incandescent lamps can give the room a warmer feel and to upgrade
the food that we are offering.
If you would like to help, here are three ways you can contribute:
- If you have floor lamps or small table lamps that are gathering dust in some forlorn closet or corner of the basement, we may be able to put them to good use in the social lounge. We could also use small side tables, preferably stackable or tables that could be folded for easy storage. If you can contribute either of these items, please drop them off
at the Temple coat room.
- If you can contribute a bit of nosh that you could share at the Oneg to supplement the regular Temple offerings, please contact Elliott Familant at efamilant@gmail.com and let us know what you could bring and the Friday night you could bring the food.
- If your time is short and you still want to contribute, the Temple has a way to easily do this. Simply click here, https://monmouthreformtemple.org and it will direct you to a Temple PayPal account where can contribute to the Oneg fund. Any amount will help the cause.
First initiation of this new style of Oneg on January 31st (the last Friday of the month).
If we get a good response, we can do this! —Elliott
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January
Tzedakah Box
This month, Dr. Caryl Sills is graciously sponsoring the tzedakah box to benefit
The Monmouth Day Care Center
in Red Bank.
Dr. Sills currently sits on their Board of Trustees.
Their mission is to NURTURE.
The Monmouth Day Care Center serves families seeking quality child care without regard to race, religion or economic status.
Click on the website for more information:
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Save the Date!
TRIP TO ELLIS ISLAND
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020
Led by the Adult Education &
Religious Education Committees
(See flyer in this issue)
RSVP to Magda Reyes:
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Collecting Mitzvah Day Thank You Cards
We are soliciting blank greeting cards – no envelopes needed – which will offer a thank-you by mitzvah day volunteers for distribution to our service members here and abroad. A labeled box for your contributionsis in the MRT coatroom. Thank you! Questions?
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Next Session is February 9 (see below)
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Bridge of Books – More Information!
Can’t deliver the books? – Please contact Maddy Kalb or Sheila Levin.
Monetary donations are accepted and checks should be made payable to: “Bridge of Books Foundation”. The money collected will be used to purchase books. Check out their website for additional background information: bridgeofbooksfoundation.org. B.O.B. flyers are on display in the Temple lobby to pass along to your neighbors, family and friends, work colleagues.
Thanks to everyone involved in this ongoing MRT activity.
Look for our article in the February Bulletin!
Karen Seligman, Religious School Chair
Madelyn Kalb, Co -Chair, Bridge of Books Project
Sheila Levin, Co-Chair, Bridge of Books Project
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Women’s Philanthropy Invites You to a
Tu B’shevat Celebration of Roots & Renewal
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Women’s Philanthropy Invites You to a
Tu B’shevat Celebration of Roots & Renewal
with Boris Feldman, Author of the Critically Acclaimed
SAVAGE FEAST
a family history told through recipes
Wednesday, Feb. 5 | 6:30 P.M.
The Hebrew Academy, Marlboro
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Yahrtzeits
May our loved ones’ memories forever be a blessing
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Yahrtzeits for January 24, 2020 and January 31, 2020
(note the start times of the services below)
At MRT, loved ones are memorialized with Kaddish at the Shabbat service on or following their Yahrtzeit.
Names to be read on Friday, January 24, Service at 7 PM
Aaron Bernstein, Beatrice Cohen, *Simon Goldsmith, Emanuel Marks, Ziskin Flaum, Ruth Granstrom,
Amy Hayet, Jerome Kroen, Ida Levin, Lillian Atlas, *Raymond Klein, Irving Prince, *Nathan Marx,
Delia McDermott, *Eleanor Peskoe, Josephine Tesoriero, Milton Lerner, Joseph Moskowitz, Lori Pudles,
Philip Schiller, Allan Shechet, Malvina Elenbogen, Harriet Hetchkop, *Michael Katz, Alice Perlman,
*Herbert Halpern, Harriet Phyllis Herman, Inez Kargon, Max Rosenweig, *Tillie Schneider,
Jesse Sklarin, *Fred Straus
Names to be read on Friday, January 31, Service at 7 PM
*Al Goldstein, *Clara Offenhenden, *D. Gloria Salomon, *Esther Kesselman, *Florence Cohen, *Howard Bodner *Julius Fox, *Louis Hershey, *Martin L. Wachtel, *Minnie Greenfield, *Philip Samo, *Shirley Zeitlin Gardy, *Simie Nusbaum, *Vallie Marks, Beatrice Tobin, Benjamin Frankel, Bernice Horowitz, Clara Lipsky, Dr. Paul B. Lerner, Felice Kardos, Frances Cole, Freda Schneider, Henry Miller, Hilda G. Conklin, Inez Rickard, Irving Burdas, Jack Ourach, Leonore Rosen, Leroy Nisenson, Lillian Morrison, Marcia Bain, Marjorie Sternberg, Marvin Levine, Max Rosen, Meryl Broad, Mike Lewkowicz, Morris Bernstein, Nina Etkin Ross, Norma Shechet, Raymond Johnson, Robert Rosenberg, Ronald Lipsky, Ruth Safran, Stanley Brittman, Sylvia Moss, Tillie Greenberg, William Calderwood
*Indicates that a Memorial Plaque is hanging in the MRT sanctuary esuring that their yahrtzeit will be observed in perpetuity. Plaques can be purchased by contacting the MRT office. They are hung on the side walls of the sanctuary. Space is available on both walls. Cost per plaque is $400.
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Have you had a Life & Legacy Discussion?
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PLEASE NOTE OUR OFFICE HOURS:
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10:30am – 3:00pm
Wednesday 10:30am – 3:00pm
Thursday 10:30am – 3:00pm
Friday Closed
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