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MRT Weekly Eblast
November 30, 2021
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EVENTS HAPPENING SOON
Scroll down the Eblast for more information on these upcoming MRT events.
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Happy Chanukah! Click HERE for a list of all of our Chanukah Events.
Tuesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm Covid Task Force Meeting
Wednesday, December 1 at 1:00 pm Sisterhood: Mahjong
Wednesday, December 1 at 5:45 pm Livestream Menorah Lighting with MRT Religious School students
Watch livestream HERE
Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00 pm New Member Meet and Greet
Friday, December 3 at 8:00 am Mini Meditation Sessions with Elliott Familant
Join Zoom HERE
Friday, December 3 at 6:00 pm First Friday Chanukah Shabbat Service
Watch livestream HERE
Saturday, December 4 at 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Sunday, December 5 at 11:30 am Flamefest
Tuesday, December 7 at 8:00 am Coffee and Conversation
Tuesday, December 7 at 10:00 am Gathering of Wisdom
Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30 pm Adult Ed Committee Meeting
Wednesday, December 8 at 7:00 pm Social Action Committee Meeting
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FIRST FRIDAY CHANUKAH
FAMILY SHABBAT SERVICE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3RD at 6:00 PM
Shabbat Service this Friday night, led by
Rabbi Marc Kline and Cantor Gabrielle Clissold
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Celebrating a birthday or anniversary this month? Please come to services or email Cantor Clissold cantorclissold@monmouthreformtemple.org or text her (732) 688-0661, in advance of the First Friday service and she will recognize your special day.
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We continue to welcome you back in person for services in our sanctuary. Services are also livestreamed, except for our Beach Shabbat and Visual Worship services.
In accordance with the updated CDC and State guidelines:
When attending any service in our building, masks are required for ALL individuals, with the exception of people on the bema who are fully vaccinated.
Masks are required for ALL individuals at all times in our hallways, bathrooms, and kitchen. Masks are optional for group meetings, and is at the discretion of the host, with the expectation that all present are vaccinated.
Important: Stay home if you have any signs of fever or illness.
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For the protection of everyone in our community, please get vaccinated.
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Mazel Tov to Gayle and Jim Newman, who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
Happy Chanukah to everyone at MRT!
Rabbi Kline
Cantor Clissold
Magda Reyes
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Are you Kvelling? Share your good news with us so we can share it with our MRT Family!
Celebrating a birth, anniversary, engagement, graduation, wedding or any other special simcha? If so, please let us know so we can share it with the congregation at the beginning of the month in our Eblast.
Email your special news to jordana@monmouthreformtemple.org.
As always, donations in honor of your simcha or someone else’s can be made on our website by clicking HERE or by mailing a check to the MRT office.
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Want to learn more about Chanukah?
Want to become a pro at playing dreidel?
Want to learn the Chanukah blessings?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, click HERE for the Chanukah Holiday Handbook with all the answers.
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December Tzedakah Collection
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Support MAZON’s Spotlight Fund
Grounded in our strong foundation of Jewish values, MAZON calls attention to populations whose challenges have long been overlooked by government and major food-providing organizations. Your gift strengthens the fight to end hunger among, seniors, military families, veterans, Native Americans, single mothers, LGBTQ seniors, the people of Puerto Rico and the territories, and all who struggle.
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Donations to our Virtual Tzedakah Box can be made by check payable to MRT, or 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 Tzedakah/Mazon
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Covid Task Force Meeting-Virtual
Tuesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm
Adult Ed Committee Meeting-Virtual
Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30 pm
Social Action Committee Meeting-Virtual
Wednesday, December 8 at 7:00 pm
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Mini Meditation Sessions with Elliott Familant
Friday, December 3, 2021 at 8:00 am
Elliott Familant is leading a weekly mini-meditation session each Friday morning. These sessions are brief, no more than 30 minutes and consist of a short reading, 18 minutes of silent meditation, a tiny bit of discussion, and then Kaddish. This is an easy way to inject an island of peace into your week and will help you feel calm and centered for the rest of your day. If you are new to meditation, this can be a gentle introduction to the practice with a Jewish twist. Something special occurs when you meditate or pray as a group. The ancient Rabbis suggest that the spirit of G-d herself appears under these circumstances. Join us and find out.
Click HERE to join Zoom Meeting.
Saturday Morning Torah Study
Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 9:30 am
Check our Friday Pamphlet for the Zoom link to join.
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Tuesday Morning Events
Tuesday, December 7, 2021:
8:00 am Coffee and Conversation
Location to be announced in the Friday Pamphlet.
10:00 am Gathering of Wisdom
Join us on Zoom for an always eclectic and fun conversation on the Torah and the real world. This week’s Gathering of Wisdom will be hosted by Rabbi Marc Kline.
Check our Friday Pamphlet for the Zoom link to join.
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SEEING HUMAN THROUGH A JEWISH LENS PROGRAM SERIES
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The Stories of Our People:
Where We Came From,
Where We Are,
Where We Are Going…
THE PAST STORIES
Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Immigration Stories
THE PRESENT STORIES
March 24, 2022
The American Jewish Community: Reflections on
Where We Are & Where We are Going
THE FUTURE STORIES
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Family Program
Rescheduled Ellis Island Trip
Sunday, May 1, 2022
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Consultation on Conscience Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia in
American Society
Sunday, December 5, 2021, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join with us for the first-ever New Jersey state-wide Consultation on Conscience, hosted by Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick in cooperation with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (the RAC) and its state affiliate, RAC-NJ. Join with fellow Jews from across New Jersey as we engage with the Torah’s commandment to pursue justice and peace, and learn about the most crucial issues facing the world today. We at MRT are invited to attend online or in-person. The speakers are fabulous, and will provide information on how we need to be in partnership to fight both antisemitism and racism together.
To register for in person or Live Stream:
https://ansheemethmemorialtemple.shulcloud.com/form/consultation-of-conscience
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Mahjong, Wednesdays, 1-3 pm
We will be playing Mahjong in the MRT Lounge every Wednesday from 1-3 pm.
Contact Nancy Zaslowe nancyzaslowe@gmail.com to RSVP and for more details.
Anyone interested in playing must be vaccinated and we will be wearing masks.
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Upcoming Book Club Discussion
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Nazi’s Granddaughter
By Silvia Foti
Leader- Linda Burns
RSVP lsburns@att.net
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Movie Night
Thursday, December 16, 2021
We will discuss the movie
Mother’s Day
Available on Netflix
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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 Kline or 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.
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Yahrzeits
May our loved ones’ memories forever be a blessing
Rabbi Kline and Cantor Clissold will read the names of your loved ones during Shabbat services for Yahrzeit, Shiva & Shloshim.
Names to be read on Friday, December 3, 2021
Shabbat Service at 6:00 PM
*Mildred Abis, *Delores Abramowitz, *Gussie Avrin, *Abba Mayer Beerman, *Morris Berg, Roger Kenneth Berman, *Mortimer Brandwene, *Flora Braunstein, William Howard Chess, Joseph Dow, Lawrence Friedman, *Charles P. Gelber, *Gertrude T. Gelber, Richard Graboyes, Carol Gutterman, Robert Halpern, Carrie Hamburger, *James Harran, Bessie Kline, *Harry Kohn, *Bernard Levy, Cary Lowenstein, *Sol Mandel, Morton Rechnitz, *Hilda D. Salomon, *Jay Schulman, Helen Danzig Scorben, Al Shapiro, *Steven Stone, Howard Strauss, *Miriam Leavitt Welner, Gertrude Wolf, Ruth Kahn Wolff, *Risa A. Yagoda
Names to be read on Friday, December 10, 2021
Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM
*Betty Bermann, *Isidore Bermann, *Benjamin Bregmann, Ted Choate, Leda Cohan, *Helen Davis, Abraham Golden, *Nancy Louise, Egan Grant, Harry Haback, Melissa Haback, *Louis E. Jacobson, Pearl Katz, Eleanor Peach “Krachman”, Joseph Levinsky, Lester Morris, Harvey Mozer, Ruth Pearlman, *Ruth Silverberg, *Celia Spring, Lewis A. Bernard Sr., Joel Wiesenfeld
*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.
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YOUR HEALTH IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
Concern about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is on the minds of everyone. Our MRT custodial staff is deep cleaning and sanitizing the building as measures to protect the spreading of the Coronavirus. We continue to follow local authorities measures and CDC guidelines for your safety.
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Our Calendar
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.
Thank you!
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MRT Accepts PayPal
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!
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