Shabbat Korach Rosh Chodesh Tammuz July 5 - 6, 2024
Friday Candle Lighting 8:17 pm
Friday Night Services 7:00 pm
Shabbat Morning Services 9:00 am
Latest Shema 9:12 am
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups On hiatus for Summer
Kiddush following services
Talmud Class 7:10 pm
Shabbat Mincha & Seudah Shlishit 8:10 pm
Maariv 9:20 pm Havdalah 9:28 pm
TORAH READING Numbers 16:1-18:32, Artscroll p. 820 Maftir: Numbers 28:9-15, p. 890 Haftarah: Isaiah 66L1-24, p. 1208
SPEAKER Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah at Shabbat morning services, entitled "The Post-Korach Rebellion: Healing Fractured Nation." KIDDUSH This Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ. Thank you to Aron Cepler & Sheryl Hoffman for bringing a cake in honor of their daughter Carly's 7th birthday!
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.
Please join me in welcoming Eitan Fine to Albany this Shabbat! Eitan moved to Albany from New Jersey for work, and this Shabbat will be his first in Albany.
I would like to thank everyone who came to the Battle of the BBQ's last Sunday. In addition to supporting the Shalom Food Pantry, a great organization that does wonderful and crucial work for the Jewish and broader community, we are so proud of our CBAJ team, "Abe and Jake's House of Barbecue" for winning first place in the competition! Congratulations to the team members, Sam Sonenberg, Bob Crystal, Rob Kasper, Jeff Dittus, and myself. Hope to see you next year!
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 & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcing : Summer 2024 Senior Lunch & Learn Series
Note: Summer Hiatus announcments for Youth Programming & Beis Medrash See Below For More Information
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
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 Youth groups for children in grades k-5 will be on hiatus for the Summer.
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
Community Beit Midrash Night will be on hiatus for the summer. Stay tuned for information about the Fall series!
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.
Announcing : Summer 2024 Senior Lunch & Learn Series Topic: Talmudic Personalities & their Relevance Today
Based on your feedback, and following-up on a popular lecture series at CBAJ, we will explore the life and times of some of the greatest figures of the Mishnah and Talmud. Through exploring their lives, we will get a window into the world of the Mishnah and Talmud, the foundational texts of Rabbinic Judaism, and explore the eternal relevance of their legacies.
July 30 Rabbi Akiva: Late in Life Penitent, Doomed Revolutionary, & Incurable Optimist August 27 Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi: Savior & Destroyer of “Oral Torah” September 24 Reish Lakish: The Gladiator Rabbi
Please register by contacting Seanan Herrick 518.489.5819 x3 or office@cbaj.org
All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm at CBAJ 380 Whitehall Rd.
Lunch is free of charge catered by 518 Kosher Catering & supervised by the Vaad Hakashruth of the Capital District
Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy
“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 Kaplowitz the 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
JFS: SENIORS GROUP SESSION - COPING WITH CHANGE JFS is hosting a Coping with Change group for adults ages 60+ at AJCC, starting 7/1/2024, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. The group is designed to help those who may be struggling with transitions: housing, job, loss, etc. Click here for more information and to register
PRICE CHOPPER KOSHER STORE RELOCATED New Location: 1730 Central Avenue in Colonie We need you with us to show our solidarity behind the new venture, which will expand the kosher offerings in the community. The new store will host our kosher department as well as new offerings of To-Go-Meals & Kosher Sushi.
518 KOSHER CATERING - SHABBOS-TO-GO-CATERING Learn more about 518 Kosher's Shabbos catering at their website. https://kosher518.com
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
