Shabbat Mevarchim Bechukotai May 31 - June 1, 2024
Friday Candle Lighting 8:08 pm Friday Night Services 7:00 pm
Shabbat Morning Services 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:06 am
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am Kiddush following services Talmud Class 7:00 pm Shabbat Mincha & Seudah Shlishit 8:00 pm
Maariv 9:10 pm Havdalah 9:19 pm
TORAH READING Leviticus 26:3-27:34, p. 708 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14, p. 1179
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah on Shabbat morning. KIDDUSH Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.
MAZAL TOV Mazal tov to Rabbi Paul & Faye Silton on the Bo Bayom Hanachat Tefillin of their grandson Juda Lior Brandwein, son of Dr. Ariel Ben-Tzion Brandwein & Dr. Nava Ruth Silton.
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.
Shavuot is right around the corner! See below for information about CBAJ's plans for Shavuot and stay tuned for more details.
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
June 11 Candle Lighting: 8:15 pm Dinner: 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm & Tikkun Leil Shavuot (All Night Learning)!
Featuring: Midnight ice cream party, NCSY programming led by Yonah Schneier, learning with Rabbi Kean, Rabbi Anderson, and community members Dinner & Tikkun Leil Shavuot are cosponsored by Temple Israel. Contact Rabbi Kean if you are interested in speaking at the Tikkun Leil Shavuot.
June 12 Haneitz HaChamah (Sunrise) Service 4:50 am Morning Service: 9:00 am followed by Kiddush Mincha/Maariv: 8:20 pm Candle Lighting: 9:27 pm
June 13 Morning Service: 9:00 am (with Yizkor) followed by Kiddush Mincha/Maariv: 8:20 pm Havdalah: 9:27 pm
TWO SPECIAL KIDDUSHES
June 8: Sponsored by the friends of the Rosenblum & Gurock families
June 15: GRADUATION SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The June Simcha Kiddush is on 6/15/2024 (new date) & It is our special Graduation Simcha Kiddush celebrating all moving-up & graduation accomplishments
email your graduate's photo & milestone details for our photo board to office@cbaj.org
As always we are happy to share in the celebration of any simcha
Sponsors are invited to submit their celebratory announcement by Thursday morning 6/14/2024
The annual membership meeting & End of Year BBQ will be held in person at CBAJ Sunday, June 23 More details to follow
YOUTH PROGAMS
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 Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) * 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 CBAJ bookclub will be reading The Jewish State: From Opposition to Opportunity by Doron Perez The next bookclub meeting: June 19 at 8:00 pm On CBAJ ZOOM
SPRING SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT Join us at the Shteeble (Cong. Shomray Torah)* new location for the new season of Beis Medrash Night 8:00 PM this Sunday.
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Topic: Ein Yaakov - Anthology of Talmudic Aggadah. Guided learning will not meet this week.
A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
Lunch & Learn for Seniors with Rabbi Ben Kean
Summer dates to be announced.
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
Israel Day on 5th - June 2 Formerly known as the "Celebrate Israel Parade," New York City's annual parade to celebrate Israel will take place this year on June 2 from 11:30 am - 4 pm! Visit the official page for more information: https://israeldayon5th.com
AMIDAH ALBANY - FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM ONLINE A presentation by Rachel Brynien from CyberWell Sunday, June 2 10:30 am Click here for registration details
THE WANDERING JEW KOSHER POPUP CAFE Thursday, June 27 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm at JFNENY brought to you by ACHDUT, A Harold Grinspoon Foundation supported Haverah. Our mission is to provide an open and joyful monthly cafe experience--kosher food and uplifting programs---for the entire community. We will offer standard cafe items and some Japanese inspired menu items like sushi salad, miso soup, and stir fried vegetables and tofu. Kosher supervision is provided by the Bethlehem Chabad. Rabbi Josh Sussman, violinist and musicologist, will be playing and illuminating the sacred art of niggunim: wordless Jewish melodies and their role in Jewish spirituality. CLICK HERE for more details
BATTLE OF THE BBQ's for Shalom Food Pantry Sunday, June 30, 4-6 PM Albany JCC, 340 Whitehall Road. Kosher supervision provided by Bethlehem Chabad. Click here for the flyer and full information.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
