Bnai Keshet
Bnai Keshet This Week
21st of Sh'vat, 5772
February 14, 2012

Join Bnai Keshet's Support of Marriage Equality

 

At Bnai Keshet we proudly celebrate families of all kinds. Yet, not all families of Bnai Keshet are afforded equal rights by the State of NJ. In an effort to secure full Marriage Equality for all our members Rabbi Elliott, Rabbi Darby, Rabbi Ariann and a diverse group of local Montclair clergy will be joining together in prayer in front of the office of Assemblyman Thomas Giblin in advance of Thursday's historic vote. We raise our voices together in support of Marriage Equality as a matter of faith, religious freedom and civil rights. 

 

We invite you to join us for this impromptu gathering of the spirit Wednesday at 12:30 PM 1333 Broad Street, Clifton, NJ 07013. We will post updates about the gathering on Like us on Facebook .  If you can't join us please consider offering your support by contacting Assemblyman Giblin's [Email  or (973) 779-3125] or your representative this Wednesday. Please share that you are a member of Bnai Keshet and you hope that your representative will support equal rights for all members of our synagogue by voting for Marriage Equality. 

Rabbis on Marriage Equality
Rabbis on Marriage Equality
 
Thursday, February 16 at 1:00 pm,
State House, 125 West State Street, Trenton.
The full New Jersey Assembly votes on the marriage equality bill. If you plan to attend, please arrive as early as you can in the morning to get seats in the Assembly chamber. Seating is first-come, first-served.  Park at the Trenton Marriott, 1 West Lafayette Street, three blocks away.



Troubling Texts from a Reconstructionist Perspective

Special Thursday Night Minyan Followed by Adult Bet Midrash with Rabbi Darby.
 February 16, 2012 7:30pm - 9:00pm
(AFTER 7:30pm Minyan)  
To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility

ShabbatHeal a fractured world
February 18, 2012
9:00am - 10:00am
 

Join Rabbi Elliott as we deepen our year long study of the value of Tikkun Olam - Repairing the World. This shared reading of UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' landmark book on making a difference will be our jumping off point. The class will explore his theology of responsibility and its command that we work to repair the world.  

 

If you're keeping up with the reading:

Feb. 18 - The Responsible Life pp. 215-274

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A Candid Conversation with New Jersey's Religious Leaders | Caucus New Jersey with Steve Audubato
A Candid Conversation with New Jersey's Religious Leaders | Caucus New Jersey with Steve Audubato
Kabbalat Shabbat

Friday at 5:30PM

Join us in Red Gables at 5:30PM to Welcome Shabbat. Stop on your way home, chill before dinner, mellow after a long week, put the happy in happy hour!  
Presidents Day Reminders

Bet Midrash in Session: Shabbat 2/18
 
No Bet Midrash: Monday, 2/20
BK Office Closed: Monday, 2/20
 
No Bet Midrash: Wednesday, 2/22
 
Bet Midrash in Session: Shabbat 2/25
A special guest on Shabbat ......

Mohamed El Filali, Executive & Outreach Director Islamic Center of Passaic County will be speaking at Bnai Keshet as part of our regular Saturday morning services. In keeping with our theme for the year he will be speaking on the subject, "Islamic Perspectives and Traditions of Tikkun Olam - Repairing the World."
 
 
Mohamed will be joined by some additional guests from ICPC. We look forward to the opportunity to learn and pray together as well as to the opportunity to connect less formally after the service.
 
JRF Salutes! The New York/New Jersey Region's 2012 Celebration
March 12, 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 

 You're Invited to JRF's New York/New Jersey Region Annual Celebration! This year's celebration will take place at The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York on March 12, 2011.