Friday, April 15, Passover Eve Morning Services & Siyum: 6:30 am Do not eat chametz past: 10:41 am Burn Chametz: before 11:48 am Candle Lighting: 7:19 pm Evening Services: 7:20 pm Start Seder After: 8:22 pm
Saturday, April 16, Passover I Morning Services: 9:00 am Evening Services: 7:25 pm Candle Lighting & Seder: 8:23 pm
Sunday, April 17, Passover II Morning Services: 9:00 am Evening Services: 7:25 pm Yom Tov ends: 8:23 pm
TORAH READINGS PASSOVER I Exodus 12:21-51, p. 354 in Artscroll Stone Chumash Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25, p. 892 Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27, p. 1221
PASSOVER II Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44, p. 680 Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25, p. 892 Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 21-25, p.1222
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah both mornings of Pesach.
KIDDUSH Kiddushes are sponsored by CBAJ.
Youth Groups Youth Groups will resume after Passover
WEEKLY CLASSES Weekly classes will be on hiatus until after Pesach
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Youth Groups Shabbat Youth Groups will resume after Passover
Torah High The first semester of Torah High has concluded. The second semester is now underway! Contact Rabbi Kean to learn about enrolling
NCSY Events Chapter Shabbaton is May 7th. Upstate NCSY's Spring Regional is May 27-28.
MISHNA CLUB Stay tuned for future dates.
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 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .
NEW CBAJ ENDEAVORS
CBAJ CHILDREN'S BOOK DRIVE CBAJ is participating in a book drive to benefit children in our Albany community. Please drop off secular children's books in good or like new condition at CBAJ. There is a box in the lobby and a box outside the parking lot doors for your donations.
SECURITY TRAINING The CBAJ Security Committee is planning a CSS level 1 training - This training is open to anyone interested in joining the security committee or who would like to learn how to react in an emergency - such as the incident in Colleyville, TX. Click here to register your interest - schedule will be determined by registrations.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES JFS has launched their Spring 2022 schedulefor a variety of support groups for all ages, facilitated by JFS clinical staff. Groups are held via Zoom or over the phone.
JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Volunteer opportunities are time flexible, and include participation in the Capital District's kosher Meals on Wheels program, volunteer transportation for seniors, and grocery shopping for homebound seniors. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.
Unpacking Israel Series for Jewish High School Students The Federation invites Jewish teens to participate in an exciting new interactive program with OpenDor Media to explore what Israel means to them personally. The program begins Sunday, January 9, 1-2:30 PM, and will continue monthly through the June. There is no cost to participate, and lunch will be served to all in-person attendees. To learn more about the program, click hereor contact Shara Siegfeld (email: sharasiegfeld@gmail.com, text: 518-281-4221).
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
