TORAH READING Genesis 47:28-50:26, p. 268 Haftarah: 1 Kings 21:1-12, p. 1145
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah entitled "Reflecting on Legacy" this Shabbat.
Kiddush Conversations will be led by Daniela Mikhaylova.
KIDDUSH Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ this Shabbat. MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to CBAJ members Shoshie & Ami Israel on the birth of a daughter! Mazal tov to the grandparents, CBAJ members Mark & Chana Israel and Ellen Brickman, and great grandparents, CBAJ member Nina Israel, Sonia Wilgowicz, and Judy Brickman.
CONDOLENCES Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Lorraine Thomas Sherman (Ahuva bat Baruch), wife of the late Jack Sherman, z''l, mother of CBAJ member Barbara (and Sam) Sonenberg and Leonard Sherman; grandmother of Bernie, Shera, Sarah, and Mollie Sonenberg; great grandmother of two. Shiva: Barbara will sit shiva at CBAJ. There will be visiting hours for half an hour after the following daily services: -Sunday morning and evening, December 31 -Monday morning, January 1. Donations in Lorraine's memory can be made to Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob's Rabbi's Discretionary Fund.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
SUBJECTS: Albany Letter Writing Campaign; Message from the Parsha
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
First, I ONCE AGAIN urge you to write the Albany Common Council to stop a misguided resolution that is currently being put forward to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. PLEASE TRY TO SEND YOUR EMAIL BEFORE JAN. 4. Send emails to:commoncouncil@albanyny.gov Subject line: Opposition to Potential Ceasefire Resolution A short, simple message, noting that this resolution will only cause more division, and that calls for a ceasefire are misguided and will not lead to peace, will suffice. It was requested that this request only be distributed through private channels, such as email and text, rather than social media platforms. You can write to albanyresolution@gmail.com to request access to a document with prepared talking points to be included in emails.
This Shabbat, we will read Parshat Vayechi, in which Ya'akov Avinu (Jacob) realizes that he is at the end of his life. He uses this opportunity to bless his descendants to prepare them for the future of Israel after his passing and to provide instructions for how he wishes to be buried.
I believe that this Parsha gives us an opportunity to reflect on our own legacies: that of our ancestors, that which we hope to leave for those who come after us, and how we hope live our lives to depart this world with a sense of wholeness.
Each, the National Association of Chevra Kaddisha (NASCK) uses this Shabbat as an opportunity to partner with synagogues across the English-speaking world to help us have this conversation. I encourage you to visit their website to read more about their work and check out the resources they have: https://shabbosvayechi.org.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join CBAJ January 13th, Shabbat Vaera for the January Simcha Kiddush/ Annual New Member Luncheon Click Here to be a Simcha Kiddush sponsor
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of weekly Kiddush Conversations has begun COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
CBAJ BOOK CLUB New book announced: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Tot Shabbat The next Tot Shabbat is January 13 For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ BOOK CLUB Announcing the next book to read: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky The next book club meeting date to be announced
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
Stay tuned for the Winter schedule
All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
Prophetic Personalities A lecture series for select winter Shabbatot Jan 20 Shmuel with Rabbi Kean Feb 17 Yonah with Daniel Grossberg March 16 Huldah with Simma Kinderlehrer
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Fast of Asarah B'Tevet ends Friday night at 5:00 PM
Morning Services Shabbat 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:39 am Kiddush following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Tot Shabbat 10:30 am
Shabbat Mincha 12:13 pm Talmud Class 4:25 pm
Havdalah 5:10 pm Maariv 5:25 pm
TORAH READING Genesis: 44:18-47:27 p. 250 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28, p. 1144 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning. Kiddush Conversation will be led by Tzvi Holt.
SIMCHA KIDDUSH This Shabbat, the Simcha Kiddush (dairy) is prepared by the Simcha Kiddush Committee, chaired by Faye Silton & Marta Koblenz.
The December Simcha Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ, and the families listed below.
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to Mark & Marta Koblenz on the recent bar mitzvah of their grandson, Avi Kay, in West Hartford, Connecticut.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Firstly, I urge you to write the Albany Common Council to stop a misguided resolution that is currently being put forward to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Send emails to: commoncouncil@albanyny.gov Subject line: Opposition to Potential Ceasefire Resolution A short, simple message, noting that this resolution will only cause more division, and that calls for a ceasefire are misguided and will not lead to peace, will suffice. It was requested that this request only be distributed through private channels, such as email and text, rather than social media platforms.
Today is the fast of Asarah B'Tevet (10th of Tevet), commemorating the beginning of the siege of the city of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, leading to the destruction of first Beit Hamikdash (as told in II Kings 25).
Although this is not the "end," it represents the moment where Israel's fate was sealed and the exile was set in motion.
In the early years of the State of Israel, Asarah B'Tevet was established as the "Yom HaKadish Hakelali" (roughly, "General Kaddish Day"), to be a day of remembrance for all of those who were murdered but whose date of death was unknown, in particular during the horrors of the Shoah.
We should use this fast day to remember not just the Churban (the destruction of the Temples), but indeed, the many tragedies throughout Jewish history - both in the distant past and recently - may their memories forever be a blessing. May their memories be an impetus for us to live lives that honor those that lost theirs al kiddush Hashem (in sanctification of G-d's name). Am Yisrael Chai.
Tzom Kal & Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
SIMCHA KIDDUSH SPONSORS
Aron Cepler & Sheryl Hoffman in honor of their anniversary. Clara & Scott Roth in honor of Clara's birthday. Moishy Kudan in honor of the recent engagement of his brother, Chaim Kudan to Bassi Cunin from Reno Nevada. Mazal tov to the Kudan and Cunin families. And in honor of his sister and brother-in-law, Rabbi Avi & Miriam Berman on the occasion of a baby boy last week. The Bris took place on Friday. Mazal tov to the Kudan and Berman families. Nina Israel in honor of the engagement of her grandson Yair Sohn of Elizabeth, NJ and Dina Baharov of Hillside, NJ. Mazal tov to the parents, Emunah & Ron Sohn and Binyamin & Suri Karmel-Fox Mark & Chana Israel in honor of Mark's birthday. Jill & Howard Goldberg in honor of the birth of their grandson Naftali Yehuda Goldberg, son of Shore & Shajar Goldberg, born on November 21, 2023. Laura & Zvi Segal in honor of the birthdays of their daughter Ariella, son-in-law Eli and daughter-in-law Allie, and Laura & Zvi's wedding anniversary. Stacy & David Cohen in celebration of their children Ben & Ilana Cohen's wedding anniversary. Rabbi Paul & Faye Silton in celebration of the birth of their 29th & 30th grandchildren, twin girls Jacqueline Hannah and Jasmine May, born to Drs. Ariel Brandwein & Nava Ruth Silton.
UPCOMING EVENTS
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of weekly Kiddush Conversations has begun COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
CBAJ BOOK CLUB New book announced: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat The next Tot Shabbat will be January 13 For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ BOOK CLUB Announcing the next book to read: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky The next book club meeting date to be announced
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
Stay tuned for the dates of the winter session
All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
Prophetic Personalities A lecture series for select winter Shabbatot Jan 20 Shmuel with Rabbi Kean Feb 17 Yonah with Daniel Grossberg March 16 Huldah with Simma Kinderlehrer
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis 41:1 - 44:17, p. 222 Haftarah: I Kings 3:15 - 4:1, p. 1143 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver the first installment of the Shabbat morning lecture series, Prophetic Personalities. This week's installment: "What is a Prophet?"
KIDDUSH Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ this Shabbat.
CONDOLENCES Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Lillian Willen, wife of the late Alfred Willen, z''l, mother of CBAJ Member Michael (and Sharon) Willen, grandmother of Aaron (& Alana) Willen and Jessica Willen.
The funeral will take place on Sunday, December 17, 11 am, at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Queens, NY.
Shiva Monday, Dec 18 - Friday, Dec 22, Michael will attend Shacharit at CBAJ, and will sit shiva at CBAJ until 8 am.
Home visits at Michael and Sharon's home are welcome from Monday - Thursday, 12-8 pm. 125 Kaydeross Park Rd Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Shiva minyan: There will be a Maariv minyan at the Willen's home on Wednesday, Dec 20, at 7 pm. Please email to Rabbi Kean if you are able to attend, rabbi@cbaj.org
May the family be comforted, and may Lillian's memory be for a blessing.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
As much as Chanukah had a difficult start last week, I hope that it was full of joy, Jewish pride, and meaning. As Chanukah concludes, I wish you a year full of light.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
SIMCHA KIDDUSH & TOT SHABBAT The December Simcha Kiddush & Tot Shabbat has been rescheduled for next Shabbat, December 23
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of weekly Kiddush Conversations has begun COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean Tuesday, December 19
Stop the Bleed Training Course Wednesday, December 20
CBAJ BOOK CLUB New book announced: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky
See the Adult Education Programming & Security Announcements sections below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The Simcha Kiddush Committee invites you to join CBAJ for the next SIMCHA KIDDUSH on Shabbat Vayigash December 23
Celebrate a birthday or mark an anniversary. Announce an engagement, marriage, or a new baby Make known an achievement or express gratitude
Sponsors are invited to submit their celebratory announcements by next Thursday 12/21/2023
Click here to complete the online form or email office@cbaj.org
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat Rescheduled for December 23 For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
SECURITY COMMITTEE PROGRAMMING
The Security Committee is hosting a Stop the Bleed Training Course offered by Albany Medical Center Trauma Dept. Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 - 8:30 pm Click Here to RSVP
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ BOOK CLUB Announcing the next book to read: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky The next book club meeting date to be announced
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
Prophetic Personalities A lecture series for select winter Shabbatot Jan 20 Shmuel with Rabbi Kean Feb 17 Yonah with Daniel Grossberg March 16 Huldah with Simma Kinderlehrer
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
Friday Fast of Tevet Shacharit: 6:20 am Fast begins 6:11 am
Mincha/Maariv Sunday - Friday 4:10 pm
Candle Lighting Friday, December 22 4:07 pm
MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Chanukah Shabbat Mevarchim Vayeshev December 8 - 9, 2023
Friday Candle Lighting 4:03 pm
Friday Evening Services 4:05 pm
Friday Night Dinner for Chanukah 5:15 pm
Morning Services Shabbat 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:30 am Kiddush following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Shabbat Mincha 12:10 pm Talmud Class 4:25 pm
Havdalah 5:09 pm Maariv 5:25 pm
TORAH READING Genesis 37:1-40:23, Artscroll p. 198 Maftir: Numbers 7:18-23, p. 766 Haftarah: Zachariah 2:14-4:7, p. 1210 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah on Shabbat morning.
Kiddush conversations will be led by Rabbi Kean, on the topic "Processing antisemitism & our lives."
KIDDUSH This Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by Maureen and Chester Elliot in honor of Saul Chester's 1st birthday.
CONDOLENCES Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of long-time CBAJ member Helene (Lee) Lieberman, wife of the late Bertram Lieberman, z''l, mother of Joni Lieberman Basen (& Donald Basen), Marcy (& Jeff) Weisburgh, Amy Lieberman (& Marc Flatt), and the late Risa Skerker, z''l, grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of one.
May the family be comforted, and may Lee's memory be a blessing.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat and a joyous Chanukah.
It goes without saying that the shooter at Temple Israel last night is extremely alarming and at the forefront of all of our minds.
First and foremost, my thoughts are with the families of the Temple Israel preschool and the Temple Israel staff that were placed under lockdown. We should all be deeply grateful that the suspect was immediately apprehended and that Governor Hochul, Mayor Sheen, other elected officials and the state and local police have been extremely supportive.
We have received updates from the Jewish Federation and we have been informed that there will be increased police presence around Jewish institutions and the surrounding neighborhoods.
We will also have greeters and a guard at our Chanukah dinner this evening. The safety of our members remains a top priority.
It is not lost on us that this attack shortly before Chanukah began, the holiday which commemorates the unbeatable strength of Jewish identity and our refusal to give in to those who seek to take away our Torah, our religion, our Judaism. We know that whatever hateful goals anyone has against us will ultimately fail.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom & Chag Chanukah Sameach, Rabbi Ben Kean
We thank the CBAJ Programming Committee for organizing a festive Chanukah Friday night dinner following evening services, approx. 5:15 pm
We thank our generous sponsors, Marjorie & Stuart Gang and Paula Mosher
UPCOMING EVENTS
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of weekly Kiddush Conversations has begun
Chanukah on Jay Sunday, December 10 COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
FALL LECTURE SERIES Tuesday, December 12: Does Life Have Meaning?
PROPHETIC PERSONALITIES SHABBAT LECTURE SERIES Part 1 is Shabbat, December 16. "What is a Prophet?" with Rabbi Kean
See the Adult Education Programming & Community Announcements sections below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
SECURITY COMMITTEE PROGRAMMING
The Security Committee is hosting a Stop the Bleed Training Course offered by Albany Medical Center Trauma Dept. Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 - 8:30 pm Click Here to RSVP
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES Select Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at CBAJ (in the Carr Chapel) Zoom option also available - see link to Zoom room above. Part III: December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
Prophetic Personalities A lecture series for select winter Shabbatot
Dec 16 What is a Prophet? with Rabbi Kean Jan 20 Shmuel with Rabbi Kean Feb 17 Yonah with Daniel Grosberg March 16 Huldah with Simma Kinderlehrer
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chanukah on Jay Sunday, December 10 Time: 2 - 4 PM Location: Jay Street (Schenectady) CBAJ is proud to join the Capital District Jewish community again! https://www.chanukahonjay.com
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Introducing: The Drama Daughters A musical theater club for Jewish girls, grades 2 - 6. Contact Elisheva Lieberman at 518.704.1096 for participation details. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, at CBAJ.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Shabbat Mincha 12:08 pm Lecture by Rabbi Nadel 4:25 pm
Havdalah 5:09 pm
Shabbat Maariv & Musical Havdalah 5:25 pm
TORAH READING Genesis: 32:4-36:43 Artscroll p. 170 Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21, p. 1141 SPEAKER We welcome Rabbi Shimshon Nadel as the scholar-in-residence this Shabbat. Please see below for a full listing of Rabbi Nadel's speaking schedule and topics, including Friday night Onegs for teens and for adults!
KIDDUSH This Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ. Kiddush will be meat (with vegetarian options).
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to past CBAJ rabbinic intern, youth director, and NCSY coordinator, Jack Hartstein, on his engagement to Esther Nasser! Mazal tov to the Hartstein and Nasser families. We are excited to welcome Jack & Esther as guests this Shabbat.
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE SHABBAT - DEC. 1-2 With Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
We are excited to present a new Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Parshat Vayishlach, December 1-2, 2023 Rabbi Shimshon Nadel "Ba-yamim Ha-hem Ba-zman Ha-zeh: Celebrating the Miracle of Medinat Yisrael and our Modern-day Maccabees" A Shabbat full of song, chizzuk, ruach, and learning.
Schedule: Friday Night 6:30 PM - Oneg for Teens 7:30 PM - Friday night oneg for the community Both will take place at 258 South Manning Blvd., Albany 12208 Saturday 11:00 AM - Shabbat morning drasha by Rabbi Nadel 12:00 PM - "The Menorah as the Symbol for the State of Israel" (Lecture following Kiddush) 4:25 PM - "The Chashmonaim (Hasmoneans) as a Paradigm for Modern Jewish Sovereignty" (In place of weekly Talmud class) 5:25 PM - Maariv & Musical Havdalah led by Rabbi Nadel (Shabbat ends 5:09 PM)
Rabbi Shimshon Nadel lives and teaches in Jerusalem, where he serves as Rabbi of Kehilat Zichron Yosef, Rosh Kollel of the Sinai Kollel and Hovevei Zion’s Kollel Boker, and lectures at the OU Center. Rabbi Nadel lectures in communities around the world as a scholar-in-residence. Before making Aliyah, he served pulpits in the United States. He studied at Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
A warm welcome to our scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Shimshon Nadel! Rabbi Nadel is a dynamic educator with multiple connections to Albany, who teaches about topics that are at the forefront of our minds at this time.
While I am sure you join me in having tremendous concern for our fellow Jews in Israel, we have to be grateful that roughly 100 hostages have been freed from Hamas's cruel captivity. While the news of the torture that they endured is gut-wrenching, I am in awe of the strength and faith displayed by so many hostages.
From 85 year-old Yocheved Lifshitz having the mind-blowing courage to confront and shame Yahya Sinwar AS A HOSTAGE, to the family of 12 year-old Yagil Yaacov maintaining their faith that he would still be home to celebrate his bar mitzvah with the tefillin they had purchased, the strength of the Jewish people and the Israeli spirit is unbreakable.
My heart breaks for those still in captivity, with prayers for their speedy and safe return, along with the defeat of Hamas that is needed for lasting peace to be possible.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of weekly Kiddush Conversations has begun COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
FALL LECTURE SERIES Tuesday, December 5 at 7:30 pm, A Season for Everything
SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER FOR SHABBAT CHANUKAH Join CBAJ for a Friday night dinner on December 8, following Friday night services. Details forthcoming.
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
SECURITY COMMITTEE PROGRAMMING
The Security Committee is hosting a Stop the Bleed Training Course offered by Albany Medical Center Trauma Dept. Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 - 8:30 pm Click Here to RSVP
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES Select Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at CBAJ (in the Carr Chapel) Zoom option also available - see link to Zoom room above. December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chanukah on Jay Sunday, December 10 Time: 2 - 4 PM Location: Jay Street (Schenectady) CBAJ is proud to join the Capital District Jewish community again! https://www.chanukahonjay.com
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Introducing: The Drama Daughters A musical theater club for Jewish girls, grades 2 - 6. Contact Elisheva Lieberman at 518.704.1096 for participation details. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, at CBAJ.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis 28:10-32:3,Artscroll p.144 Haftarah: Hosea 12:13 - 14:10, p. 1140 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah on Shabbat morning.
Kiddush Conversations will be led by Rakhamim Yakobov.
KIDDUSH This Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ.
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to Nanette and Artie Brenner and family on the birth of identical twin boys to Lianna Brenner and Elie Peltz.
Mazal tov to Shore and Shajar Goldberg on the birth of their son on Tuesday, November 21. Mazal tov to the Goldberg and Gonzalez families.
Mazal tov to Leah Ahavah & Elon Weintraub on the birth of a son on Tuesday, November 21. The brit milah and dairy meal will take place at their home at 213 Hackett Blvd on November 28 at 3:15 PM. All attendees are required to have had the fall 2023 flu shot and COVID booster by November 14, 2023 and be up to date on their Tdap vaccine. If you or someone in your household has symptoms of any infectious illness, please refrain from attending and come meet the baby another time.
CONDOLONCES We regret to inform you of the passing of CBAJ member Sydelle Rickman (Ziesel bas Yosef), wife of CBAJ member Lawrence Rickman, mother of Laura (& Matthew) Hosford and Wendi Rickman (& Jonathan Broth), grandmother of Merrick and Phoebe Hosford, Sabrina Broth, and Tyler Conway, sister-in-law of Alvin & Pat Rickman. The funeral will take place on Sunday at 1 PM at Levine Memorial Chapel (note updated time). The burial will follow at the Beth Abraham-Jacob cemetery on Western Avenue. Shiva details are forthcoming.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
We have a number of exciting events coming up that I hope you will enjoy.
See below for information about our newly announced scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Shimshon Nadel. Rabbi Nadel is a dynamic educator with multiple connections to Albany, who teaches about topics that are at the forefront of our minds at this time.
This week, I will be starting a three-part lecture series on Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) - a book of Tanakh that has a special place in our tradition as a book that voices deep existential dread.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE SHABBAT - DEC. 1-2 With Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
We are excited to announce a new Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Parshat Vayishlach, December 1-2, 2023 Rabbi Shimshon Nadel "Ba-yamim Ha-hem Ba-zman Ha-zeh: Celebrating the Miracle of Medinat Yisrael and our Modern-day Maccabees" A Shabbat full of song, chizzuk, ruach, and learning.
Schedule: Friday Night 7:30 PM - Friday night oneg (location TBA) Saturday 11:00 AM - "The Menorah as the Symbol for the State of Israel" (Lecture following Shabbat morning services) 4:25 PM - "The Chashmonaim (Hasmoneans) as a Paradigm for Modern Jewish Sovereignty" (In place of weekly Talmud class) 5:25 PM - Maariv & Musical Havdalah led by Rabbi Nadel (Shabbat ends 5:09 PM)
Rabbi Shimshon Nadel lives and teaches in Jerusalem, where he serves as Rabbi of Kehilat Zichron Yosef, Rosh Kollel of the Sinai Kollel and Hovevei Zion’s Kollel Boker, and lectures at the OU Center. Rabbi Nadel lectures in communities around the world as a scholar-in-residence. Before making Aliyah, he served pulpits in the United States. He studied at Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
UPCOMING EVENTS
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of weekly Kiddush Conversations has begun COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
FALL LECTURE SERIES CBAJ's Fall weeknight lecture series starts this week! Tuesday, November 28 at 7:30 PM: Concealing Kohelet
SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER FOR SHABBAT CHANUKAH Join CBAJ for a Friday night dinner on December 8, following Friday night services. Details forthcoming.
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
SECURITY COMMITTEE PROGRAMMING
The Security Committee is hosting a Stop the Bleed Training Course offered by Albany Medical Center Trauma Dept. Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 - 8:30 pm Click Here to RSVP
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES Select Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at CBAJ (in the Carr Chapel) Zoom option also available - see link to Zoom room above. November 28: Concealing Kohelet Did the Rabbis almost remove Kohelet from Tanakh? December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 11/21/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism note: new date 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Introducing: The Drama Daughters A musical theater club for Jewish girls, grades 2 - 6. Contact Elisheva Lieberman at 518.704.1096 for participation details. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, at CBAJ.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis: 25:19 - 28:9 Artscroll p.124 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1 - 2:7, p. 1137 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah on Shabbat morning KIDDUSH This Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
I want to thank each and every one of you who made the effort to attend either the solidarity rally for Israel in Albany or the Americans March for Israel rally in Washington, DC (or both!).
Showing our support makes a tremendous impact, by showing our fellow Jews in Israel the depth of our care for them and by demonstrating to our elected officials the importance we place on our country's continued alliance with and support for Israel.
Personally, it was deeply meaningful to be able to attend both and stand with Israel both as a committed local community and also in Washington's historic gathering of the pro-Israel and Jewish community - the largest of its kind in Jewish-American history.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of Kiddush Conversations starts this Shabbat!
NCSY SHABBATON THIS SHABBAT (11/17-11/18) This week we will be joined by our youth director Yonah Shneier and a team of NCSY advisors for a weekend of fun for teens
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean 11/21/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism
See the Youth Programs & Adult Education Programming sections below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
NCSY Shabbaton 11/17-11/18 (this Shabbat) Please contact Yonah Schneier for more information.
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time for standard time. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats, begins Nov. 18 Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES November 28: Concealing Kohelet Did the Rabbis almost remove Kohelet from Tanakh? December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 11/21/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism note: new date 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Introducing: The Drama Daughters A musical theater club for Jewish girls, grades 2 - 6. Contact Elisheva Lieberman at 518.704.1096 for participation details. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, at CBAJ.
Shabbat Mevarchim Chayei Sara November 10 - 11, 2023
Friday Candle Lighting 4:19 pm
Friday Evening Services 4:20 pm
Morning Services Shabbat 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:10 am Simcha Kiddush following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Tot Shabbat 10:30 am
Shabbat Mincha 12:04 pm Shabbat ends 5:21 pm
Talmud Class 4:30 pm Taught by Rabbi Moshe Kurtz
Shabbat Maariv 5:35 pm
TORAH READING Genesis: 23:1 - 25:18 Artscroll p.106 Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1-31, p. 1136 SCHOLAR-IN RESIDENCE & SPEAKER We welcome Rabbi Moshe Kurtz as scholar-in-residence this Shabbat. Please see below for a full listing of Rabbi Kurtz's speaking schedule and topics.
Chana Israel will deliver brief remarks following Shabbat morning services on the occasion of the shloshim of Ilan Fiorentino, HY"D, on behalf of his sisters, Keren Zilberberg & Shoham Fiorentino. SIMCHA KIDDUSH This Shabbat, the Simcha Kiddush (dairy) is prepared by the Simcha Kiddush Committee, chaired by Faye Silton & Marta Koblenz.
We are celebrating simchas, and honoring our Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Moshe Kurtz. Honorees, celebrants, and sponsors of both the Simcha Kiddush and Scholar-in-Residence events are listed below, along with a full listing of Rabbi Kurtz's speaking schedule and topics.
MAZAL TOV Correction Marjorie & Stuart Gang extend a Mazal Tov to Faye and Rabbi Silton on the birth of their twin granddaughters.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
I look forward to joining you this week for a weekend dedicated to learning with my colleague and friend, Rabbi Moshe Kurtz. We decided to invite Rabbi Kurtz to join us for Shabbat so that we could learn from his refreshing use of the lens of halacha to explore contemporary issues, alongside his relevant and timely writing on the synagogue and tefilah (prayer services) in the 21st century, especially post-COVID. I hope that you will join us and that you find his Torah engaging, enlightening, and thought-provoking.
This coming week features two rallies for Israel that I believe are important to share. First, on Monday night, November 13, is a rallyat the New York State capitol, organized by the local Capital District Jewish community.
Second, on Tuesday, November 14, national organizations have called for a national March for Israel in Washington. Organizers hope it will be one of the largest Jewish demonstrations in US history.
I encourage to do whatever you can to attend either march. Details are shared beneath the kiddush sponsorship, below.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
This Shabbat we welcome Rabbi Moshe Kurtz as our guest scholar
Schedule of Shabbat & Rabbi Kurtz's talks:
Friday Night lecture & Discussion Sugarcoating, Apologetics, and Censorship in Jewish Education & Outreach following Friday night dinner (approximately 6:30 pm) Please note: The talk is open to everyone. Dinner by prior registration only
Shabbat morning lecture & discussion: Harmful Speech, Sensitivity, and "Political Correctness" following morning services
Simcha Kiddush following Shabbat morning lecture
Shabbat Afternoon Shiur (in lieu of weekly Talmud Class) Is it ever 'Too Hot' for Halachah? Exploring the Concepts of איסטניס and מצטער 4:30-5:30 pm (followed by Maariv)
Dessert Reception, book signing, and discussion Saturday evening 7:00 pm in the Carr Chapel & on Zoom
The November Simcha Kiddush and Scholar-in-Residence programming are sponsored by CBAJ, and by the following families
Keren Zilberberg and Shoham Fiorentino in memory of their brother, Ilan Fiorentino, HY"D, on the occasion of his Shloshim. Marjorie & Stuart Gang in celebration of their grandchildren’s birthdays: Jacob, age 6, Joseph, age 4, Zoe, age 2, and Liam, 6 months old Marta and Mark Koblenz, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Ilana & Rob Kovach, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Paula Mosher, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Amarit & Seth Rosenblum, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Laura & Zvi Segal, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Ellen Kaplowitz in honor of Jack Kaplowitz's birthday
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of Kiddush Conversations starts next Shabbat, 11/18
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other Adult Education programs
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 - MARCH FOR ISRAEL IN WASHINGTON, DC 1:00-3:00 PM on the National Mall. Gates open at 10:00 AM. See the March for Israel website: MarchForIsrael.org. The Jewish Federation of NENY is organizing transportation and accommodations to the rally, with a bus leaving Monday night, returning Tuesday night. Click here for more information and registration for transportation from Albany.
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats, begins Nov. 18 Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES November 28: Concealing Kohelet Did the Rabbis almost remove Kohelet from Tanakh? December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 11/21/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism note: new date 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Introducing: The Drama Daughters A musical theater club for Jewish girls, grades 2 - 6. Contact Elisheva Lieberman at 518.704.1096 for participation details. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, at CBAJ.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Shabbat Mevarchim Chayei Sara November 10 - 11, 2023
Friday Candle Lighting 4:19 pm
Friday Evening Services 4:20 pm
Morning Services Shabbat 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:10 am Simcha Kiddush following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Tot Shabbat 10:30 am
Shabbat Mincha 12:04 pm Shabbat ends 5:21 pm
Talmud Class 4:30 pm Taught by Rabbi Moshe Kurtz
Shabbat Maariv 5:35 pm
TORAH READING Genesis: 23:1 - 25:18 Artscroll p.106 Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1-31, p. 1136 SCHOLAR-IN RESIDENCE & SPEAKER We welcome Rabbi Moshe Kurtz as scholar-in-residence this Shabbat. Please see below for a full listing of Rabbi Kurtz's speaking schedule and topics.
Chana Israel will deliver brief remarks following Shabbat morning services on the occasion of the shloshim of Ilan Fiorentino, HY"D, on behalf of his sisters, Keren Zilberberg & Shoham Fiorentino. SIMCHA KIDDUSH This Shabbat, the Simcha Kiddush (dairy) is prepared by the Simcha Kiddush Committee, chaired by Faye Silton & Marta Koblenz.
We are celebrating simchas, and honoring our Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Moshe Kurtz. Honorees, celebrants, and sponsors of both the Simcha Kiddush and Scholar-in-Residence events are listed below, along with a full listing of Rabbi Kurtz's speaking schedule and topics.
MAZAL TOV Mazal Tov to Marjorie and Stuart Gang on the birth of twin granddaughters.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
I look forward to joining you this week for a weekend dedicated to learning with my colleague and friend, Rabbi Moshe Kurtz. We decided to invite Rabbi Kurtz to join us for Shabbat so that we could learn from his refreshing use of the lens of halacha to explore contemporary issues, alongside his relevant and timely writing on the synagogue and tefilah (prayer services) in the 21st century, especially post-COVID. I hope that you will join us and that you find his Torah engaging, enlightening, and thought-provoking.
This coming week features two rallies for Israel that I believe are important to share. First, on Monday night, November 13, is a rallyat the New York State capitol, organized by the local Capital District Jewish community.
Second, on Tuesday, November 14, national organizations have called for a national March for Israel in Washington. Organizers hope it will be one of the largest Jewish demonstrations in US history.
I encourage to do whatever you can to attend either march. Details are shared beneath the kiddush sponsorship, below.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
This Shabbat we welcome Rabbi Moshe Kurtz as our guest scholar
Schedule of Shabbat & Rabbi Kurtz's talks:
Friday Night lecture & Discussion Sugarcoating, Apologetics, and Censorship in Jewish Education & Outreach following Friday night dinner (approximately 6:30 pm) Please note: The talk is open to everyone. Dinner by prior registration only.
Shabbat morning lecture & discussion: Harmful Speech, Sensitivity, and "Political Correctness" following morning services
Simcha Kiddush following Shabbat morning lecture
Shabbat Afternoon Shiur (in lieu of weekly Talmud Class) Is it ever 'Too Hot' for Halachah? Exploring the Concepts of איסטניס and מצטער 4:30-5:30 pm (followed by Maariv)
Dessert Reception, book signing, and discussion Saturday evening 7:00 pm in the Carr Chapel & on Zoom
The November Simcha Kiddush and Scholar-in-Residence programming are sponsored by CBAJ, and by the following families
Keren Zilberberg and Shoham Fiorentino in memory of their brother, Ilan Fiorentino, HY"D, on the occasion of his Shloshim. Marjorie & Stuart Gang in celebration of their grandchildren’s birthdays: Jacob, age 6, Joseph, age 4, Zoe, age 2, and Liam, 6 months old Marta and Mark Koblenz, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Ilana & Rob Kovach, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Paula Mosher, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Amarit & Seth Rosenblum, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor Laura & Zvi Segal, Scholar-in-Residence sponsor
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS A new season of Kiddush Conversations starts next Shabbat, 11/18
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other Adult Education programs
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 - MARCH FOR ISRAEL IN WASHINGTON, DC 1:00-3:00 PM on the National Mall. Gates open at 10:00 AM. See the March for Israel website: MarchForIsrael.org. The Jewish Federation of NENY is organizing transportation and accommodations to the rally, with a bus leaving Monday night, returning Tuesday night. Click here for more information and registration for transportation from Albany.
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv, note: new time We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats, begins Nov. 18 Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES November 28: Concealing Kohelet Did the Rabbis almost remove Kohelet from Tanakh? December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 11/21/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism note: new date 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Introducing: The Drama Daughters A musical theater club for Jewish girls, grades 2 - 6. Contact Elisheva Lieberman at 518.704.1096 for participation details. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, at CBAJ.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis: 18:1 - 22:24 Artscroll p. 78 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1-37, p. 1134 KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP Kiddush Luncheon (meat) following services is sponsored by Amarit and Seth Rosenblum in honor of Nadav's becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MAZAL TOV Mazal Tov to Amarit and Seth Rosenblum on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Nadav. Mazal Tov to Nadav, and to his siblings, Ayelet, Miri, and Ezra, and to the entire extended family.
Mazal Tov to Rabbi & Faye Silton on the birth of their 29th & 30th grandchildren, twin girls born to Drs. Ariel Brandwein & Nava Ruth Silton. Congratulations to their older siblings, Judah, Jonah, Jacob, Jordana & Juliette. Jacqueline ("Jackie") May (Yael Maayan) & Jasmine ("Jazzie") Hannah (Yasmin Chana) joyfully join the "J team." They are the third generation of twins born 6th & 7th in their families, following: Yoachim & Elsa Lieder, HY''D, (murdered by the Nazis at age 12); Nava & Shira Silton.
Mazal Tov to Ari & Andrea Fisher on the recent marriage of their son Joshua Fisher to Eliana Pransky, daughter of Dr. Seth & Susan Pransky.
Mazal Tov to Sylvia Solomon on the birth of two new great-grandchildren, Maoz Eliya Solomon & Kineret Litt. Both Maoz Eliya's father and Kineret's father are currently serving in the IDF on active duty.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
After two Shabbatot out of town, I look forward to being back at CBAJ this Shabbat! Mazal Tov to Nadav, the Rosenblum & Rosin families on his Bar Mitzvah, and to everyone else celebrating a simcha this Shabbat.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class! Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
CBAJ BOOK CLUB November 8th at 8pm in the CBAJ zoom room
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE November 10 - 11 Parshat Vayera Friday Night Dinner PLEASE REGISTER HERE (prior registration required to attend - deadline Sunday Nov. 5)
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other Adult Education programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 Semester began Monday October 9th CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat The next Tot Shabbat is November 11! (new date) For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ BOOK CLUB The next Book Club meeting will be November 8 at 8pm in the CBAJ zoom room. We are reading Kantika by Elizabeth Graver.
Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat November 10 & 11 with Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Schedule of events Friday Night Dinner 5:30 pm (prior registration required - deadline Sunday 11/5) Lecture & Discussion 6:30 pm (following dinner) Shabbat morning lecture & discussion following morning services Simcha Kiddush following Shabbat morning lecture Shabbat Afternoon Shiur (lecture & discussion) 4:30-5:30 pm (followed by Maariv) Dessert Reception, book signing, and discussion Saturday evening 7:00 pm
Besides publishing his new book,Challenging Assumptions Rabbi Kurtz is the assistant rabbi of Congregation Agudath Sholom (CAS) in Stamford,CT. Rabbi Kurtz lectures on a range of contemporary issues, including political correctness, nationalism, and gender identity, through the halachic lens.
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats, begins Nov. 18 Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
FALL LECTURE SERIES November 28: Concealing Kohelet Did the Rabbis almost remove Kohelet from Tanakh? December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 11/14/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis: 12:1 - 17:27 Artscroll p. 54 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16, p. 1133
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Nanette and Artie Brenner in memory of Nanette's mother Frieda Geller z"l and grandmother Nesia Geller z"l SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION “Dear Beth Abraham Jacob family, My family and I would like to thank you all for your prayers, support, food train and kindness as our family is going through this devastated time.
Thank you all and let's keep praying that all the hostages and the soldiers will be back home safely. The Zilberberg family“
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
I will be out of town this Shabbat and most of next week.
I continue to have all of you in my mind as we continue to be impacted by the heartbreaking news coming out of Israel, and around the world as antisemitic incidents continue to rise.
I have personally found tremendous meaning in the many opportunities that we have created as a community to come together during this difficult time. At the recent Senior Lunch & Learn this week, we started by sharing some of our personal connections to Israel. It was really amazing to see just how deep our community's ties to Israel are.
I look forward to many wonderful opportunities to learn and connect when we return. As we are progressing into the Fall, please see the Shabbat notes for information about our upcoming weekday classes and learning programs, scholar-in-residence, and other exciting upcoming programs.
This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ Beginning this Sunday, October 29 at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. This week's guided learning topic: Unpacking the Akeidah
See the Adult Education Programming section below for more news about multiple upcoming programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 Semester began Monday October 9th CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat The next Tot Shabbat is November 18! For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ BOOK CLUB The next Book Club meeting will be November 8 at 8pm in the CBAJ zoom room. We are reading Kantika by Elizabeth Graver.
Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat November 10 & 11 with Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Complete schedule and registration information to follow
Save the date for a Shabbat with a catered Friday night dinner, special lectures, and book talk about Rabbi Kurtz's new book, Challenging Assumptions.
Rabbi Kurtz is the assistant rabbi of Congregation Agudath Sholom (CAS) in Stamford,CT. Rabbi Kurtz lectures on a range of contemporary issues, including political correctness, nationalism, and gender identity, through the halachic lens.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats, begins Nov. 18 Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
November 28: Concealing Kohelet Did the Rabbis almost remove Kohelet from Tanakh? December 5: A Season for Everything The famous "Time Poem" & cycles of hope & despair in Kohelet December 12: Does Life Have Meaning? Competing answers from Kohelet's Conclusion
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series has resumed and the fall theme is Life's Highs and Lows. 11/14/2023 Grief and Loss in Judaism 12/19/2023 Judaism and Positive Living All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stant with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
WHEN: EVERY SUNDAY, 8:00 PM Begins this Sunday, October 29 WHERE: THIS SEASON AT CBAJ (next season at Shomray Torah)
Independent & Guided learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. This week's guided learning topic: Unpacking the Akeidah
WEEKLY CLASSES
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis 6:9 - 11:32, Artscroll p. 30 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5, p. 1132
ISRAEL SOLIDATIRY & SIMCHA KIDDUSH This Shabbat, the Simcha Kiddush (dairy) is prepared by the Simcha Kiddush Committee, chaired by Faye Silton & Marta Koblenz. We are celebrating simchas, and we are also honoring Israel, in the ongoing crisis, and our community members with connections to Israel. Funds raised in excess of the costs of this Kiddush will be donated to Friends of the IDF. Honorees, celebrants, and sponsors are listed below. SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
I will be out of town this Shabbat and next Shabbat.
I join you all from afar in recognizing CBAJ's deep connections to Israel during this time. It fills me with tremendous pride to be a part of a community like this one.
This Shabbat's Kiddush Honorees, Celebrants, and Sponsors
Tanya and Ben Schwartz In honor of their children in Israel: Aviva and Elior Schwartz Millie and Daniel Grossberg In honor of their family in Israel: Yaffa Shira Grossberg and Michael Caplan; Eden, Combat Medic, Avichai, Commander, Givati; Ma’yan, Combat Medic; Josh Epstein, teaching assistant, Aravah Institute, Kibbutz Ketura. Ruth and Sheldon Singer In honor of their son Isaac Singer, serving in the IDF (Air Force) and is stationed in Tel Aviv. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Bomzer In honor of their family in Israel: Rabbi Shragie and Leebie Teller Bomzer-Yael, Ariel, Talya and Zev, son and family; Teri Sayegh, Rebbetzin’s sister and 3 of her 4 children; Menachem and Esther Sklar, Rabbi Bomzer’s sister and 3 of her 5 children; Rikki and Sammy Kahn and 3 children, Rabbi Bomzer’s niece and family; Stuart and Sharon Schnee and 2 children, Rabbi Bomzer’s 1st cousins; and several other extended family members. Sandra Sabzevari and Joshua Schulman-Marcus In honor of Sandra's birthday, our soldiers, and our family in Israel. Ilana and Rob Kovach Celebrating birthdays this past week for Lior Lott, Bina Mendelson, & Barbara Ungerman. In honor of siblings, nieces, nephews, friends, and children living in Israel. Nirit and Rene Hull In honor of their family in Israel: Nirit's parents Ezra and Marie Ovadia; their nephew Ori Cohen, a Lone Soldier veteran that finished his tour 1 year ago and is now back in IDF- Givati Unit; their cousin's son Yoav Ovadia who was at the supernova party on break from IDF and saw many atrocities including his best friend who was murdered in front of him while saving his life. Stacy and David Cohen In support of Israel, and their cousin's daughter, Hannah Kremer, who was called up to Tzahal and is doing logistics in Northern Israel. Judy and Marty Goldman Celebrating the upcoming ninth birthday of grandson Alex Goldman. Paula Mosher In honor of Max Dietrich grandson of Paula Mosher and Dr. Paul Mosher z” l, who received his PhD degree in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania. Clara and Scott Roth Celebrating the birthday of their grandson, Jack Schaeffer and In honor of their son Josh Regev who lives in Israel and serves in Tzahal. Joan and Jack Rosenblum In honor of their family in Israel: Ilene and Noach Guttman, Yosef Ora and Netta Guttman. Sharon and Michael Willen In honor of their nephews, Hanan Leberman and Nehemyah recalled up to serve in IDF. Lisa and Rabbi Yaakov Kellman In honor of their children and grandchild living in Israel; Ayal and Ester Kellman, Shani and Micha in Givat Shmuel; Atara Kellman, Tel Aviv.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
UPCOMING EVENTS
CBAJ is proud to join the wider community at the Albany JCC for " Lehrhaus, A Community Learning: Judaism & the Ethics of War" in solidarity with Israel. Rabbi Kean will participate in the panel. To register,click here or use the QR code below.
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean resumes on Tuesday, 10/24 at 12:30
See below for more details
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 Semester began Monday October 9th CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean series will resume on Tuesday, 10/24. All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
CBAJ BOOK CLUB The next book meeting will be November 8 at 8pm in zoom room. We are reading Kantika by Elizabeth Graver.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Genesis 1:1 - 6:8, Artscroll p. 2 Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10, p. 1130
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah on Shabbat morning entitled "Standing Strong, Never Backing Down," responding to the war in Israel. KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ this Shabbat.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
CONDOLENCES Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Ilan Fiorentino (Ilan ben Yehuda v'Nurit), Hashem Yikom Damav, brother of Keren (and Amir) Zilberberg and Shoham Fiorentino. Ilan was killed by Hamas in the ongoing attacks against Israel. Funeral and Shiva will take place in Israel. May Ilan's family be comforted, and may his memory be a blessing.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
Needless to say, this has been a dark and difficult week for the entire Jewish people. Words cannot possibly express the depths of our sorrow and anger over hearing of the news of the abhorrent and brutal slaughter of 1,200 Jews in Israel, Hashem Yikom D’meihem, by Hamas terrorists which cruelly targeted civilians, babies and young children, the elders, and the vulnerable, along with the taking of at least 150 hostages, including civilians of all ages, thousands more injured, and other brutal atrocities. Our hearts with Israel now more than ever.
We continue to urge you to look for opportunities to support Israel, including donating money (either to the Federation's fund, or any of the other organizations we recommended to you earlier), through prayer and learning, through personal outreach, and through political advocacy.
We have been in touch with the Jewish Federation as well as the authorities about our local safety. We have been assured that in spite of Hamas's despicable calls for "global jihad," we should feel safe continue normal activities. Local authorities are taking our security seriously, and we have coordinated with the Albany County Sheriff's office to have extra patrols in neighborhoods where congregants will be walking to and from CBAJ.
The impossible question now for me is: what should the mood of this Shabbat be? On the one hand, we cannot ignore our intense feelings of mourning, grief, and anger. We will be expressing these feelings with special prayers, including Avinu Malkeinu, normally not recited on Shabbat, but with Rav Herschel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University and Senior Posek of the OU, is instructing communities to recite.
On the other hand, we cannot let Hamas or anyone else break our joy, our determination, our confidence, our love for Israel or being Jewish. In light of that, I encourage you to come to shul, and we will still be singing and celebrating Shabbat.
I know that this may be hard to do right now. But if it helps, please watch this widely-circulated video by a brave Israeli soldier, Arkie, encouraging Jews around the world to joyously celebrate this Shabbat as a sign of our resolve and determination.
Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
UPCOMING EVENTS
TAKING DOWN THE CBAJ SUKKAH This Sunday, 10/15, after shacharit, Volunteers are needed to help take down our CBAJ Sukkah. (If we get significant rain over the weekend, then we would reschedule for an afternoon/evening next week)
CHALLAH BAKE FOR ISRAEL FUNDRAISER
By CBAJ & Capital Chabad Date: Wednesday, October 18 Location: CBAJ Social Hall Time: 7:00 pm Click HERE to donate or indicate if you will be attending Recommended minimum donation of $18. Donations of all sizes are accepted. All proceeds will go to supporting United Hatzalah in their efforts to support Israel during the ongoing crisis.
ISRAEL SOLIDARITY & SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The next Simcha Kiddush is October 21 (Next Shabbat) We are changing this Simcha Kiddush to be a "Solidarity & Simcha Kiddush" for the situation in Israel. Funds raised in excess of the costs of Kiddush will be donated to Friends of the IDF. Sponsors are invited to submit their celebratory announcements by Thursday, 10/19/2023. Click hereto complete the online form or email office@cbaj.org.
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 Semester began Monday October 9th CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Online registration available HERE Tot Shabbat The next Tot Shabbat is 10/21/23 For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
*The schedule for Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah *Our guest speakers for Yom Tov *CBAJ's Simchat Torah honorees (Chatan Torah, Chatan Breishit, Keter Shem Tov) *Youth Programming *NCSY Programming *Information about Torah High (starts Oct. 9!)
SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH SCHEDULES
Hoshanah Rabah | Friday, October 6 Morning service 6:00 am Candle Lighting 6:10 pm Mincha followed by Ma'ariv 6:15 pm
Shemini Atzeret | Shabbat, October 7 Morning Services with Yizkor 9:00 am Mincha followed by Ma’ariv 6:05 pm with Simchat Torah Hakafot Candle Lighting After 7:08 pm Kiddush with Havdalah, using "Yaknehaz" format. See your siddur or machzor. Followed by the annual CBAJ Pizza Dinner 8:15 pm Simchat Torah | Sunday, October 8 Morning Services with Hakafot 9:00 am With Hakafot, Women's Torah Reading, Simchat Torah Honorees Followed by the Annual Ungerman Breakfast & Lunch Evening Services 6:05 pm Yom Tov ends 7:07 pm
Speakers
At morning services on Shemini Atzeret (October 7), Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah before Yizkor entitled "Just One More Day."
On Simchat Torah night (Sat., October 7), guest speaker Moshe Weinger will deliver a shiur (lecture) between Mincha and Maariv.
Moshe Weinger is a psychotherapist at a community mental health clinic in Harlem and learned with Rabbi Kean in Yeshiva University's semikhah program. He's a self-described "avid bluegrass guitarist and art nerd."
On Sunday night (October 8), guest speaker Shmuel Yudelzon will deliver a shiur (lecture) between Mincha and Maariv.
Shmuel Yudelzon was born and grew up in Bulgaria. He studied in yeshivas in Israel for many years, including in the Mir Yeshiva. He is about to complete his semicha from Lander College for Men, and is pursuing a PhD in Jewish History at Touro University. His research focuses on early twentieth-century Balkan Jewry.
SIMCHAT TORAH HONOREES
We are pleased to share that on Simchat Torah we will be honoring the following individuals for their passionate and tireless efforts to support CBAJ
Chatan Torah: Tom Kligerman
Chatan Breishit: Nathan Graber
Keter Shem Tov: Dina Gottesman
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Youth Groups Groups for kids in grades k-5 will begin on Shabbat at 10:00 am.
On Sunday, Simchat Torah day, groups will run from Kol Hane'arim (the children's aliyah) until the end of morning services (approx.11:45 am until 12:30 pm). There are fun trivia games planned by Youth Leader Daniela with chances to win more tickets - remember to keep your tickets until prize day!
Babysitting Babysitting for children 5 and under will begin at 10 am on Shabbat.
NCSY PROGRAMMING
TORAH HIGH 5784 (2023-2024)
Torah High (for students in grades 8 through 12) begins Monday, October 9, at 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and meets every Monday night of the school year. Classes are taught by Rabbi Kean and Rabbi Tzvi Holt. Dinner is served to students each week. Contact Rabbi Kean directly if you have any questions or click on the button below to register.
Sukkot Eve Friday, September 29 Candle Lighting 6:22 pm Evening Services 6:30 pm
Sukkot I Shabbat, September 30 Morning Services 9:00 am Tot Shabbat 10:30 am Evening Services 6:15 pm Candle Lighting After 7:21 pm
Sukkot II Shabbat, October 1 Morning Services 9:00 am Evening Services 6:15 pm Yom Tov ends 7:19 pm
SPEAKER
On the first day of Sukkot, Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah entitled, “Arba’ah Minim & Views We Disagree With.”
On the second day of Sukkot, Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah entitled “Why Are We So Happy on Sukkot?”
KIDDUSH
Kiddush on Sukkot I is sponsored by Paula Mosher in memory of her husband Paul Mosher z"l and his grandparents and parents Rabbi Abraham and Esther Swire Horwitz z"l and Dr. Solomon and Millie Horowitz Mosher z"l The CBAJ Sukkah is a generous gift to the CBAJ community from the Mosher family
Kiddush on Sukkot II is sponsored by CBAJ
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Halachic Notice: Rain on the First Night of Sukkot I am sharing this notice with you since it looks like the rain will continue all night on Sukkot.
Generally speaking, the halacha is that a “mitz’ta’er patur min hasukkah,” i.e., even though we are obligated to eat our meals, sleep, and otherwise live in the Sukkah, we are exempt from this mitzvah if the Sukkah is uncomfortable, and rain would make it uncomfortable to eat in the Sukkah.
On the first night of Sukkot, the halacha is a different because the first night of Sukkot, there is a higher level of obligation to have one’s meal in the Sukkah (the Talmud connects eating a meal in the Sukkah on the first night of Sukkot to the obligation to eat matzah at the Pesach Seder).
As such, ideally, a person should try to wait an hour or two after Tzeit HaKochavim (nightfall) to see if the rain will clear up and the Sukkah will be dry enough to eat it. If it does not, then Kiddush and HaMotzi should be done in the Sukkah, a kabeitzah (egg-size serving) of bread should be eaten in the Sukkah, and then the rest of the meal may be eaten indoors. The bracha of “leishev ba-sukkah” should NOT be recited in this case.
Please note: waiting 1 or 2 hours will likely not be practical in certain cases, such as families with young children who need to go to sleep, or people with diets that need to eat at specific times. Waiting a shorter time or foregoing waiting in these cases is acceptable.
Wishing you and your family a Shabbat Shalom and a Chag Sukkot Sameach, Rabbi Ben Kean
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Youth Groups Groups for kids in grades k-5 will begin on Sukkot I & II at 10:00 am. Join Youth Leader Daniela for an exciting scavenger hunt on Sukkot I Tot Shabbat on Sukkot I For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Babysitting Babysitting for children 5 and under will begin at 10 am on Sukkot I (no babysitting on Sukkot II)
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Artscroll p. 1100 Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:11-27; Micah 7:18-20, p. 1204
SPEAKER Shabbat Shuva Discourse: Can the Jewish People be "Un-Chosen?" KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored in memory of Dr. Paul Mosher by Paula Mosher and their children Dr. Rebecca Mosher and William Solomon Mosher.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
CONDOLENCES Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Alice Worth, mother of CBAJ member Nancy Worth (and Ed Kean), and grandmother of Rabbi Ben (and Miriam) Kean. Funeral and shiva will be observed privately in Washington, D.C., following Yom Kippur. May the family be comforted, and may Alice's memory be a blessing.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
For we are Your nation, and You are our G-d. We are Your children, and You are our Father… We are Your nation, and You are our King. We are Your designated ones, and You are our Designated One... –Excerpt from the Repetition of the Amidah for Yom Kippur
Rakhamim Yakobov Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Mussaf, Maariv, Kol Nidrei Rakhamim, his wife Rachel, and son Shai, joined CBAJ last year and has since impressed many with his chazzanut, including at our Hachnasat Sefer Torah (Torah Dedication) last October. Rakhamim has served as a chazzan for both Yamim Noraim and Shabbatot at various shuls for several years. He was trained at the Belz School of Jewish Music, and has a background in opera.
David Greenberger Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Shacharit & Mincha David has served as a chazzan for Yamim Noraim, including alongside Rakhamim. He frequently serves as a chazzan for synagogues in Manhattan's Upper West Side. He was trained the Belz School of Jewish Music.
Mike Kupferschmid Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Leining Mike, and his wife Nancy, have been members at CBAJ for several years. Mike leined for Yom Kippur at CBAJ last year, and leined for many years at his previous shul.
Ra'anan Schwarzmer Ba'al Tokea (Shofar Blower) Ra'anan has blown shofar and served as a chazzan at CBAJ for many years.
Rabbi Kean Yom Kippur Ne'ilah
YOM KIPPUR SERMONS
Kol Nidre (Sunday evening) The Space in Between
Morning services (Monday morning) Remembering Our Heroes, Living Their Values: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War
Ne'ilah (Monday evening) This Turn
YOM KIPPUR YOUTH GROUPS
Children in grades k-5 are invited to join youth groups on Yom Kippur in the Carr Chapel 10:00 -12:00 am
Following services, supplies for sandwich making will be available for the children in the CBAJ classrooms
YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE
YOM KIPPUR Sunday, September 24, Yom Kippur Eve Morning Services ………………………..…. 8:00 AM Mincha ………………………………….….... 3:30 PM Kol Nidre ……………………………….…… 6:30 PM Candle Lighting ……………………….…… 6:31 PM
Monday, September 25, Yom Kippur Day Morning Services with Yizkor …………..…. 8:30 AM Evening Services …………………..………. 4:45 PM Yom Tov ends ………………..…..…………. 7:29 PM Break Fast ………..………………..……….. 7:45 PM
Babysitting will be available for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning services
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 Semester begins Monday October 9th CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat - Sukkot 9/30 For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - No Class this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
Shacharit Tuesday - Friday 6:40 am (Nach Yomi 6:10 am)
Mincha/Maariv Tuesday - Friday
6:30 pm
Candle Lighting Friday, September 29 Erev Sukkot 6:22 pm
MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so to do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Artscroll p. 1100 Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:11-27; Micah 7:18-20, p. 1204
SPEAKER Shabbat Shuva Discourse: Can the Jewish People be "Un-Chosen?" KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored in memory of Dr. Paul Mosher by Paula Mosher and their children Dr. Rebecca Mosher and William Solomon Mosher.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
CONDOLENCES Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Alice Worth, mother of CBAJ member Nancy Worth (and Ed Kean), and grandmother of Rabbi Ben (and Miriam) Kean. Funeral and shiva will be observed privately in Washington, D.C., following Yom Kippur. May the family be comforted, and may Alice's memory be a blessing.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
For we are Your nation, and You are our G-d. We are Your children, and You are our Father… We are Your nation, and You are our King. We are Your designated ones, and You are our Designated One... –Excerpt from the Repetition of the Amidah for Yom Kippur
Rakhamim Yakobov Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Mussaf, Maariv, Kol Nidrei Rakhamim, his wife Rachel, and son Shai, joined CBAJ last year and has since impressed many with his chazzanut, including at our Hachnasat Sefer Torah (Torah Dedication) last October. Rakhamim has served as a chazzan for both Yamim Noraim and Shabbatot at various shuls for several years. He was trained at the Belz School of Jewish Music, and has a background in opera.
David Greenberger Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Shacharit & Mincha David has served as a chazzan for Yamim Noraim, including alongside Rakhamim. He frequently serves as a chazzan for synagogues in Manhattan's Upper West Side. He was trained the Belz School of Jewish Music.
Mike Kupferschmid Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Leining Mike, and his wife Nancy, have been members at CBAJ for several years. Mike leined for Yom Kippur at CBAJ last year, and leined for many years at his previous shul.
Ra'anan Schwarzmer Ba'al Tokea (Shofar Blower) Ra'anan has blown shofar and served as a chazzan at CBAJ for many years.
Rabbi Kean Yom Kippur Ne'ilah
YOM KIPPUR SERMONS
Kol Nidre (Sunday evening) The Space in Between
Morning services (Monday morning) Remembering Our Heroes, Living Their Values: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kupper War
Ne'ilah (Monday evening) This Turn
YOM KIPPUR YOUTH GROUPS
Children in grades k-5 are invited to join youth groups on Yom Kippur in the Carr Chapel 10:00 -12:00 am
Following services, supplies for sandwich making will be available for the children in the CBAJ classrooms
YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE
YOM KIPPUR Sunday, September 24, Yom Kippur Eve Morning Services ………………………..…. 8:00 AM Mincha ………………………………….….... 3:30 PM Kol Nidre ……………………………….…… 6:30 PM Candle Lighting ……………………….…… 6:31 PM
Monday, September 25, Yom Kippur Day Morning Services with Yizkor …………..…. 8:30 AM Evening Services …………………..………. 4:45 PM Yom Tov ends ………………..…..…………. 7:29 PM Break Fast ………..………………..……….. 7:45 PM
Babysitting will be available for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning services
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High2023-2024 Semester begins Monday October 9th CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Contact Rabbi Kean with questions. Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat - Sukkot 9/30 For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - No Class this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
Shacharit Tuesday - Friday 6:40 am (Nach Yomi 6:10 am)
Mincha/Maariv Sunday - Friday
6:30 pm
Candle Lighting Friday, September 29 Evev Sukkot 6:22 pm
MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so to do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayeilech - Selichot September 8 - 9, 2023
Candle Lighting 6:59 pm
Friday Evening Services 7:00 pm
Morning Services Shabbat 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:40 am Kiddush following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Talmud Class 5:50 pm
Shabbat Mincha & Seudah Shlishit 6:50 pm
Shabbat Maariv 7:49 pm Shabbat ends 7:59 pm
Selichot - Saturday Night 10:00 PM
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 29:9 - 31:30, Artscroll p. 1086 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10 - 63:9, p. 1202 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush is sponsored by Andrea & Ari Fisher in honor of the aufruff and upcoming marriage of their son Joshua Fisher to Eliana Pransky, daughter of Dr. Seth & Susan Pransky. Mazal tov to all! Kiddush will be a dairy luncheon (with washing and Birkat Hamazon).
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to CBAJ members Millie & Daniel Grossberg on the marriage of their daughter Sharona Grossberg and Alex Schudrich.
WELCOME Please join us this Shabbat in welcoming Yonah Schneier, CBAJ's new Youth Director. We will kick off youth groups for children grades K-5 this Shabbat!
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
NCSY KICKOFF EVENT Saturday, September 9, 8:30 pm
SUKKAH BUILDING EVENT Calling all volunteers for the first part of our annual Sukkah Building at CBAJ, immediately following morning services this Sunday, September 10 (approx. 8:40 am).
APPLE PICKING Meet up with your CBAJ community this Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 pm at Indian Ladder Farms for some Fall fun!
TORAH HIGH OPEN HOUSE For teens in grades 8-12 Monday, September 11, 7:30-9:00 pm
See below for more information on these events
YOUTH PROGAMS
NCSY Kickoff Event Saturday, September 9, 8:30 pm Join your friends for pizza making at CBAJ with Yonah Schneier, our new NCSY coordinator. For grades 6-12.
Torah High 5784 (2023-2024) For teens in grades 8-12 Open House: Monday, September 11, 7:30-9:00 pm Semester begins Monday, October 9. Classes are every Monday, 7:00-9:00 pm. Dinner is served. Please contact Rabbi Kean to learn more.
Youth Groups Begins this Shabbat, September 9 For children in grades k-5. 10:00 am every Shabbat morning in classroom 1. Join groups for fun, friends, and learning about tefilah and parsha! Teens: If you/your teen is interested in working as a teen group leader, contact Rabbi Kean. Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat: Rosh Hashanah Day 1 (Sept. 16) For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI On Hiatus until Selichot conclude (resumes Sept. 26) Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying II Kings. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 5:50 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
Candle Lighting Friday, September 15 6:47 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah
MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so too do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayeilech - Selichot September 8 - 9, 2023
Candle Lighting 6:59 pm
Friday Evening Services 7:00 pm
Morning Services Shabbat 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:40 am Kiddush following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
Talmud Class 5:50 pm
Shabbat Mincha & Seudah Shlishit 6:50 pm
Shabbat Maariv 7:49 pm Shabbat ends 7:59 pm
Selichot - Saturday Night 10:00 PM
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 29:9 - 31:30, Artscroll p. 1086 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10 - 63:9, p. 1202 SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush is sponsored by Andrea & Ari Fisher in honor of the aufruff and upcoming marriage of their son Joshua Fisher to Eliana Pransky, daughter of Dr. Seth & Susan Pransky. Mazal tov to all! Kiddush will be a dairy luncheon (with washing and Birkat Hamazon).
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to CBAJ members Millie & Daniel Grossberg on the marriage of their daughter Sharona Grossberg and Alex Schudrich.
WELCOME Please join us this Shabbat in welcoming Yonah Schneier, CBAJ's new Youth Director. We will kick off youth groups for children grades K-5 this Shabbat!
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
NCSY KICKOFF EVENT Saturday, September 9, 8:30 pm
SUKKAH BUILDING EVENT Calling all volunteers for the first part of our annual Sukkah Building at CBAJ, immediately following morning services this Sunday, September 10 (approx. 8:40 am).
APPLE PICKING Meet up with your CBAJ community this Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 pm at Indian Ladder Farms for some Fall fun!
TORAH HIGH OPEN HOUSE For teens in grades 8-12 Monday, September 11, 7:30-9:00 pm
See below for more information on these events
YOUTH PROGAMS
NCSY Kickoff Event Saturday, September 9, 8:30 pm Join your friends for pizza making at CBAJ with Yonah Schneier, our new NCSY coordinator. For grades 6-12.
Torah High 5784 (2023-2024) For teens in grades 8-12 Open House: Monday, September 11, 7:30-9:00 pm Semester begins Monday, October 9. Classes are every Monday, 7:00-9:00 pm. Dinner is served. Please contact Rabbi Kean to learn more.
Youth Groups Begins this Shabbat, September 9 For children in grades k-5. 10:00 am every Shabbat morning in classroom 1. Join groups for fun, friends, and learning about tefilah and parsha! Teens: If you/your teen is interested in working as a teen group leader, contact Rabbi Kean. Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat: Rosh Hashanah Day 1 (Sept. 16) For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI On Hiatus until Selichot conclude (resumes Sept. 26) Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying II Kings. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 5:50 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
Candle Lighting Friday, September 15 6:47 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah
MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so too do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8 Artscroll p. 1068 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22, p. 1201
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush is sponsored by Nanette & Artie Brenner to celebrate the birth of Ivri Brenner to Misha & Nofar, and to honor the third yahrzeit of Artie’s father Herb Brenner (Chaim Yosef Ben Shmuel haLevi)
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Please keep an eye on your email inboxes and your mailboxes for the CBAJ High Holiday Newsletter, which will be coming soon.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High and Youth Groups are on hiatus over the summer.
Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat TBD For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Babysitting -remains available on Shabbat during the summer months Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 6:00 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
CBAJ EVENTS
APPLE PICKING
Meet up with your CBAJ community Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 pm at Indian Ladder Farms for some Fall fun!
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so to do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 21:20 Artscroll p. 1046 Haftarah: Isaiah 54: 14-55:5, p. 1201
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Please keep an eye on your email inboxes and your mailboxes for the CBAJ High Holiday Newsletter, which will be coming soon.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT
August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble
see Adult Ed. Programming section below for more details
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High and Youth Groups are on hiatus over the summer.
Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat TBD For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Babysitting -remains available on Shabbat during the summer months Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 6:15 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
CBAJ EVENTS
APPLE PICKING
Meet up with your CBAJ community Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 pm at Indian Ladder Farms for some Fall fun
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT SELECT THURSDAY EVENINGS Jointly presented by CBAJ & the Shteeble
SUMMER SCHEDULE August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble Join the Shteeble & CBAJ for Beis Midrash Night! Take part in the unique experience of in-depth, textual chavrusa or individual learning in a Beis Midrash setting. Cholent & kugel will be served. All levels of experience are welcome, with guided learning available. Summer guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach, with Rabbi Kean For more information, contact: Rabbi Kean, Sean Ference, or Mendy Shepherd.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so to do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 21:20 Artscroll p. 1046 Haftarah: Isaiah 54: 14-55:5, p. 1201
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Please keep an eye on your email inboxes and your mailboxes for the CBAJ High Holiday Newsletter, which will be coming soon.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT
August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble
see Adult Ed. Programming section below for more details
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High and Youth Groups are on hiatus over the summer.
Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat TBD For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Babysitting -remains available on Shabbat during the summer months Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 6:15 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
CBAJ EVENTS
APPLE PICKING
Meet up with your CBAJ community Sunday, September 9 at 2:00 pm at Indian Ladder Farms for some Fall fun
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT SELECT THURSDAY EVENINGS Jointly presented by CBAJ & the Shteeble
SUMMER SCHEDULE August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble Join the Shteeble & CBAJ for Beis Midrash Night! Take part in the unique experience of in-depth, textual chavrusa or individual learning in a Beis Midrash setting. Cholent & kugel will be served. All levels of experience are welcome, with guided learning available. Summer guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach, with Rabbi Kean For more information, contact: Rabbi Kean, Sean Ference, or Mendy Shepherd.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so to do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. The event will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad HaKashruth of the Capital District. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9, Artscroll p. 1024 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12, p. 1199
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Rob and Ilana Kovach in honor of the marriage of their daughter Bina Kovach to Natan Mendelson. Mazal tov to Natan's parents, Robin & Jeff. Kiddush will feature Sheva Brachot.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MAZAL TOV Mazal to CBAJ members, Artie & Nanette Brenner, on the bris of their grandson, Ivri Brenner (Ivri ben Mordechai Shmuel HaLevi v'Nofar). Mazal tov to parents, Misha & Nofar Brenner, older borther Netzach, and the entire family.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
It is hard to believe that it is already Rosh Chodesh Elul, meaning the Yamim Noraim (High Holidays) are already upon us.
Rav Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812, author of Tanya and founder of Chabad Chasidut) writes powerfully that the month of Elul is like the time that a king is traveling back to his palace from abroad. When the king is in the fields outside his city, he is more accessible to them than at any other point, when he is in his palace, and visitors must be vetted before meeting the king.
We are therefore meant to see this time as a season of the year when G-d is uniquely accessible to us, when we are called upon to reflect on our lives and recommit ourselves to G-d for the coming year.
We ought to take a hint from our Sefardi brethren, who begin reciting Selichot (midnight penitential prayers) on Rosh Chodesh Elul. (Personally, I think that is a lot harder than not being able to eat kitniyot!)
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom & Chodesh Tov,
Rabbi Ben Kean
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High and Youth Groups are on hiatus over the summer.
Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat TBD For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. Babysitting -remains available on Shabbat during the summer months Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 6:25 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean will resume after the High Holy Days on 10/24. Please contact our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org for more information.
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT SELECT THURSDAY EVENINGS Jointly presented by CBAJ & the Shteeble
SUMMER SCHEDULE August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble Join the Shteeble & CBAJ for Beis Midrash Night! Take part in the unique experience of in-depth, textual chavrusa or individual learning in a Beis Midrash setting. Cholent & kugel will be served. All levels of experience are welcome, with guided learning available. Summer guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach, with Rabbi Kean For more information, contact: Rabbi Kean, Sean Ference, or Mendy Shepherd.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
"Just as my ancestors planted for me, so to do I plant for my descendants" Talmud, Taanit 23a
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming JNF-USA Breakfast For Israel Jewish National Fund-USA will host its annual complimentary Breakfast For Israel on September 28th at the Albany Marriott, from 8-9 a.m. All Kosher dietary laws will be observed. CLICK HERE for more details and to register to attend
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TONIGHT (AUGUST 17) 8:30 PM (following Maariv) This week at CBAJ Independent & Guided learning Guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach Explore the differing and divergent opinions in Jewish tradition on what the Messiah and Messianic era will be like. This week: "Will there by poverty in the Messianic Era?"
WEEKLY CLASSES
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17, Artscroll p. 998 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5, p. 1199
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
KIDDUSH Kiddush is sponsored by Jodi & Mark Kovach and Sherry & Charles Kearns, in honor of the aufruff and upcoming marriage of their children, Mitchell Kovach and Melissa Kearns. Mazal tov to all!
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by Keren & Amir Zilberberg in memory of their daughter, Chen, whose yahrzeit is this coming week.
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to CBAJ members Nanette & Artie Brenner on the birth of their newest grandson, born to Misha and Nofar Brenner.
Mazal tov to CBAJ members Ilana & Rob Kovach on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Binah, to Natan Mendelson, of Teaneck. Mazal tov to Natan's parents, Robin & Jeff Mendelson.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Miriam and I are currently out of town. We look forward to seeing you when we get back.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
UPCOMING EVENTS
The CBAJ Book Club invites you to the theater for the August 13, 5:00 PM Performance of Golda's Balcony
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN - SUMMER SERIES 8/15/23 "Jewish Attitude Towards Education" at 12:30 pm
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT August 17: 8:30 pm at CBAJ
For more information on these upcoming events scroll down to the Adult Education section
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High and Youth Groups are on hiatus over the summer.
Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat TBD For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group. No babysitting this Shabbat Babysitting -remains available on Shabbat during the summer months Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 6:35 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before Mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ ADULT ED/ BOOK CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT
The CBAJ Book Club invites you to the theater! for the August 13, 5:00 PM Performance of Golda's Balcony, at Shakespeare & Co. 70 Kemble St., Lenox, MA 01240
The inspiring story of Golda Meir – Russian immigrant, American school teacher, and fourth Prime Minister of Israel – returns to the Berkshires this year in a searingly topical production, staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre for a limited run of eight performances. CLICK HERE for more details
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN - SUMMER SERIES
8/15/23 "Jewish Attitude Towards Education" at 12:30 pm The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean is catered by 518 Kosher, supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org . * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
NOTE: Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the Lunch & Learn & take lunch home to enjoy.
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT
SELECT THURSDAY EVENINGS Jointly presented by CBAJ & the Shteeble SUMMER SCHEDULE August 17: 8:30 pm at CBAJ August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble Join the Shteeble & CBAJ for Beis Midrash Night! Take part in the unique experience of in-depth, textual chavrusa or individual learning in a Beis Midrash setting. Cholent & kugel will be served. All levels of experience are welcome, with guided learning available. Summer guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach, with Rabbi Kean For more information, contact: Rabbi Kean, Sean Ference, or Mendy Shepherd.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
"A community is too heavy to carry alone" Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
TORAH READING Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25, Artscroll p. 980 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3, p. 1197
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning entitled "Is Fear a Bad Thing? The Meaning & Purpose of Yirah."
KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Sylvia Solomon in memory of her beloved husband, Michael Solomon z"l, and in observance his second yahrzeit.
SEUDAH SHLISHIT Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by Rabbi & Miriam Kean in memory of Rabbi Kean's grandfather, Dr. Melvin H. Worth, on his fourth yahrzeit.
MAZAL TOV Mazal Tov to CBAJ members Stacy & David Cohen on the marriage of their son Steven and Bethanne Goldman.
MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Miriam and I will be on vacation this week, from Wednesday to Friday. I will have limited access to email or phone (and I do not just mean this facetiously, we are going to a vacation place with limited reception), but will respond check my phone periodically to respond to urgent matters. I hope that you and your families are having enjoyable summers and find the opportunity to get away.
I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean
YOUTH PROGAMS
Torah High and Youth Groups are on hiatus over the summer.
Tot Shabbat Next Tot Shabbat TBD For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3. Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.
Babysitting -remains available on Shabbat during the summer months Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.
TORAH & TEA* **TORAH & TEA WILL NOT MEET ON THURSDAY AUG. 10** Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2. * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS - 6:45 pm this Shabbat Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ, starting 1 hour before mincha. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only) Go to https://zoom.us/join Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ ADULT ED/ BOOK CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT
The CBAJ Book Club invites you to the theater! for the August 13, 5:00 PM Performance of Golda's Balcony, at Shakespeare & Co. 70 Kemble St., Lenox, MA 01240
The inspiring story of Golda Meir – Russian immigrant, American school teacher, and fourth Prime Minister of Israel – returns to the Berkshires this year in a searingly topical production, staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre for a limited run of eight performances. CLICK HERE for more details
SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN - SUMMER SERIES
8/15/23 "Jewish Attitude Towards Education" at 12:30 pm The Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Kean is catered by 518 Kosher, supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or events@cbaj.org . * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
NOTE: Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the Lunch & Learn & take lunch home to enjoy.
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT
SELECT THURSDAY EVENINGS Jointly presented by CBAJ & the Shteeble SUMMER SCHEDULE August 17: 8:30 pm at CBAJ August 31: 8:30 pm at the Shteeble Join the Shteeble & CBAJ for Beis Midrash Night! Take part in the unique experience of in-depth, textual chavrusa or individual learning in a Beis Midrash setting. Cholent & kugel will be served. All levels of experience are welcome, with guided learning available. Summer guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach, with Rabbi Kean For more information, contact: Rabbi Kean, Sean Ference, or Mendy Shepherd.
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
"A community is too heavy to carry alone" Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
THURSDAY (JULY AUGUST 3) 8:30 PM (following Maariv) This week at the Shteeble Independent & Guided learning Guided learning topic: Classical Views on Mashiach Explore the differing and divergent opinions in Jewish tradition on what the Messiah and Messianic era will be like.
WEEKLY CLASSES
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
