Shabbat Nasso
May 21-22, 2021
CBAJ COVID POLICY UPDATES
- Registration is no longer required for services.
- We still request those who are able to help our Minyan status register for weekday and Friday and Shabbat afternoon services, so that we can continue to confirm a Minyan for those times.
- Fully vaccinated community members are welcome to register as "vaccinated" at this link , following which masks will be optional for those individuals.
- If you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services, regardless of vaccine status.
- Children are welcome at CBAJ, however, unvaccinated children must continue wearing face masks. Youth programming updates are forthcoming.
TORAH READING
Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 , Artscroll p. 748
Haftarah: Judges 13:2 – 25, p. 1181
MAZAL TOV
- Mazal Tov to CBAJ Members Evy and Larry Farbstein upon being honored as Mentsches of the community by Jewish Family Services of NENY.
- Mazal Tov to CBAJ Member Herm Ungerman upon receiving the JFS Anschel Weiss Community Builders Award.
PIRKEI AVOT AT CBAJ AND ON ZOOM
The fourth chapter of Pirkei Avot continues this Shabbat Afternoon between Mincha and Ma'ariv. Each teaching in the Ethics of Our Fathers will serve as a springboard to discuss matters in Jewish Law, History, and Philosophy. This week's class taught by Rabbi Bomzer. Monday evening on Zoom at 7:15 pm.
ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at rabbi@cbaj.org or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message.
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.
HELP THOSE WHO NEED BASIC ITEMS
Shalom Food Pantry has informed us that the people they serve need toiletries and personal care items.
We are committed the helping those in need in our community. Please donate toiletries and personal care items, which we will bring to the Shalom Food Pantry. *2 more weeks to collect these specific needed items*
A collection bin will be placed outside the main parking lot doors or please contact the Seanan Herrick to coordinate a drop off time for large volume donations - 518.489.5819 x3 or office@cbaj.org
CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help, please fill out the form at this link . Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.
YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.
ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at: https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
DAILY SERVICES
Shacharit
Sunday: 8:30 am
Mon. Thurs.: 6:45 AM
Tues. Wed. Fri.: 6:55 AM
Mincha/Maariv:
Sunday- Thursday 8:10 PM
Candle Lighting Next week: 8:07 PM
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & NEWS
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
New Offerings: Spring 2021 JFS Support Groups
JFS has launched new virtual groups to help: teens “unload;” parents with day-to-day challenges; caregivers with information sharing; older adults with staying safe & connected; grief & loss; pandemic stress; and feeling down and disconnected.
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives. Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.
CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132. If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.
When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts.
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish. They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.
TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together).
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings. Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan.
LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year! Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.
