Sukkot I & II Leviticus 22:26-23:44, Artscroll p. 680 Maftir: Numbers 29:12-16, p. 894 Haftarah I: Zechariah 14:1-21, p. 1241 Haftarah II: I Kings 8:2-21, p. 1242
Shabbat Chol HaMoed Exodus 33:12-34:26, p. 504 Maftir: Numbers 29:17-22. p. 894 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:16, p. 1243
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 Jeff Dittus in honor of the birth of his granddaughter, Shifra Frumit, to his daughter and son-in-law Avigayil & Effie Salamon of Hollywood, Florida.
Kiddush on Shabbat Chol Hamoed is sponsored by Nanette & Artie Brenner in honor of the birth of our grandson Ariel to Misha and Nofar Brenner. Ariel joins big brothers Netzach and Ivri; and Happy 30th birthday to Camille Brenner!
SUKKAH PARTY WITH CBAJ & SHOMRAY TORAH Sunday, October 20, 3:30-5:30 PM Featuring music, dancing, light refreshments, and candy Sukkah building for children! Click here to view the flyer.
TEEN SUKKAH DINNER WITH TORAH HIGH & ALBANY NCSY Monday, October 21, 7 PM Join Rabbi Kean, Rav Tzvi Holt, and Albany NCSY directors Shore & Shajar Goldberg for a fun, relaxed dinner! Location provided upon RSVP. RSVP to shoremgoldberg@gmail.com. Click here to view flyer.
LUNCH & LEARN WITH RABBI BEN KEAN October 22 at 12:30 PM in the Sukkah, weather permitting
TORAH TOURS FOR SIMCHAT TORAH
We are excited to welcome three Yeshiva University students for Simchat Torah this year through the Torah Tours Boot Camp program! See below to read about our Torah Tours team and be sure to welcome them when the come!
Eliana Samber (left) is from Passaic, NJ and went to Bruriah for High School. She then went to Michlalah for seminary and is now a sophomore is Stern. She is looking foward to spending an amazing and meaningful Simchat Torah with you. Shes so excited to get to know the Albany community and have an uplifting yuntif together.
Paulina Pearlman (center) grew up in Staten Island, NY and currently lives in Springfield, NJ. She went to Bruriah for highschool and just came back from an amazing and uplifiting year in Israel at Michlalah. Paulina is currently a sophomore in Stern studying biology. She is looking forward to spending a meaningful and special yuntif with you in Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob!
Temima Schechter (right) lives in Hillside, NJ. She graduated from Bruriah high school and spent an enriching seminary gap year in Israel in MMY. She is currently in Stern College for Women and is excited to spend this yom tov with the Albany community.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Torah High 2024-2025 Mondays at 7 pm. Dinner served. For students in grades 8 - 12. Taught by Rabbi Kean and Rabbi Tzvi Holt. The Torah High Fall 2024 semester is underway! Any interested families whose students are interested in learning more about Torah High should contact Rabbi Kean directly, rabbi@cbaj.org. Tot Shabbat Next on Sukkot 1, 10/17 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.
Albany NCSY Albany NCSY is back with great programs for this coming year! Click here for the flyer for NCSY's programs over Simchat Torah. Click here for the flyer for NCSY's coming events for November. Questions? Reach out to Shore & Shajar Goldberg at shoremgoldberg@cbaj.org.
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 us 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 Taanit.
*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 LECTURE SERIES LASHON HARA: LAWS, VALUES, AND PRACTICE With Rabbi Kean Tuesdays at 7:30 PM: November 5, November 12, December 3, December 10 In person in the Carr Chapel & ZOOM option to be made available
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS - JOURNEY THROUGH TEHILIM Share your insights into one chapter of Tehilim (Psalms), what it means to you, and what it can teach us! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats, begins Nov. 9 Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
October 22 (Chol HaMoed Sukkot) The Time of Our Joy: Reading Kohelet on Sukkot October Lunch & Learn meets in the Sukkah! (weather permitting)
November 19 What We Know About Avraham's Son Yishmael
December 17 The Miracle of the Oil: A Miracle for Our Time
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
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.
“The synagogue is a community which values who I am, how I live, what I give to others now and to those who follow me in years to come. It is the place where they know my name." Rabbi 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 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
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND BREAKFAST FOR ISRAEL Thursday, November 7 at 7:30 am. RSVP required by Thursday, October 31, Click Here Featured speaker: Elie Klein, North American Director of Development and Jewish National Fund-USA Liaison for ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
