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Our next choir rehearsal is Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 9:00 AM.
If you are interested, please email me at rachisinger@gmail.com or call me at 720-425-8946 for more details. I look forward to making beautiful music with all of you!
Rachel Harrison,
Student Cantor
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| Global Day of Jewish Learning - November 7! | | |
Join us as we celebrate the massive achievement of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, renowned Jewish teacher, philosopher, social critic and prolific author, as he completes his 45-year project of translation of and commentary on the Talmud for the frst time ever.
Rabbi Forman will be teaching a class: Keeping God Out of Judaism: A look into the ways rabbis have made decisions without interference from the divine. Bava Metzia 59b - The Oven of Aknai.
November 7, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Shimon and Sara Birnbaum
Jewish Community Center
775 Talamini Road
Bridgewater NJ 08807 |
| Kup* O' Joe | | |
Caffeinated Conversations
....with Rabbi Forman. Drop-in for a Kup or two and we think you'll return for a refill. This informal gathering meets on Sunday mornings, from 9:00-10:00AM. No registration required. Sundays: November 21 December 19 January 9 March 6 April 17 May 1
Childcare will be provided!
*Kup is Yiddush for Head/Mind
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| Reform Judaism Magazine, Winter 2010 | | Please make sure to read the Reform Judaism, Winter 2010 issue which features articles on bullying, from both the adult and child perspectives. Or Chadash has recently adopted a zero tolerance policy of "No-Bullying" in our school.
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| Religious School Pictures up on our Website! | | |
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Hebrew 101 (with a sprinkle of Yiddish)
| | We often hear Hebrew and Yiddish phrases and we are not sure exactly what they mean. We have decided to help demystify some of them. If you have any phrases or terms that you would like help with, please email Rabbi Forman.
Mazel tov or mazal tov (Hebrew/Yiddish: מזל טוב, Hebrew: mazal tov; Yiddish: mazel tov; lit. "good luck [has occurred]"). The phrase is used to express "congratulations" for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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Lifelong Learning
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Jewish LIFE www.ssbjcc.org Click on the Jewish LIFE page or call the JCC 908-725-6994
Global Day of Jewish Learning will be held Sunday, Nov. 7 at 4:30 p.m. at SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater.
Jeffrey Cohen, author of The Asperger Parent: How to Raise a Child With Asperger Syndrome and Guns A' Blazing: How Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum and Schools Can Work Together-Without a Shot Being Fired, speaks Sunday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. at SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater.
Rabbi Michael Klein-Katz, Healing Through Laughter: Therapeutic Clowning In Hebrew And Arabic, speaks Sunday, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m. at Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough.
Mimi Schwartz, author of Good Neighbors, Bad Times: Echoes of My Father's German Village, Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. speaks at Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough.
Kids' Corner Program: Laurel Snyder, author of Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher, Friday, November 19 at 6:15 p.m. at SSBJCC, 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater. |
Upcoming Yahrzeits
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May the memories of the following individuals be for a blessing:
Benjamin Cohen
grandfather of Paul Weil
Joseph Hendler
father of Yevette Hendler
Marjorie Mencher
mother of Arthur MencherNovember 5
Selma Bland
mother of Beatrice Abrams
Blanche Margaret Erkkila
mother of Craig Erkkila
Helen Gordon
mother of Robin Lewy
Marion Mencher
sister of Arthur MencherJoan K. Weinstein mother of Susan Albert
November 12Joseph Kassgrandfather of Leslie Werstein HannJerome Marrusfather of Alan MarrusHerb Parilisfather of Gary ParilisNovember 19Mildred Marrusmother of Alan MarrusDavid Topffather of Alice SchwadeHerman Weinsteingrandfather of Susan AlbertErnest H. Zubererfather of Jean Frankel
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Blessings of Skinned Knees, B Minuses and Podcasts
| | As a teacher or friend, parent or grandparent, coach or congregant, we are sometimes in the company of children. We always try to make the right "adult" decisions for the best interest of the kids. Resources for advice can be endless. And just when you think you have it all figured it out, children change, needs change, and new situations develop. And then you feel you are back to the drawing board, without a road map.
I felt very differently when I read Dr. Wendy Mogel's The Blessings of a Skinned Knee, about eight years ago. I remember having the urge to highlight paragraphs and place post-its throughout her book, so that I could reference key passages again and again. Dr. Mogel has a common sense approach to parenting and children that integrates religious tradition -- in her case Judaism-- while providing the tools and guidelines to make healthy choices. Her book talks about building strength and character, not strength of grades and achievement.
I was delighted to learn in Lisa Belkin's Motherlode blog, on October 12, 2010, of Dr. Mogel's "Blessings" sequel. Lisa Belkin writes:
"Little kids, little problems," the Russian version of the proverb says.
In Italian, it's "Little children, headache; big children, heartache."
And in Yiddish: "Small children disturb your sleep, big children disturb your life."
In her new book "The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers," psychologist Wendy Mogel acknowledges that parents have more reason to worry as their children grow:
The main difference between raising small children and teenagers is the danger involved, both perceived and real. There's a difference between teaching your child to ride a two-wheeler and teaching her to drive a car. Between worrying that she will eat too much sugar at a birthday party and fearing that she might take Ecstasy at a rave. Between your disappointment that he wasn't placed in the top second-grade reading group and worrying that he won't make it into college.
But, she warns, the fact that the dangers are scarier does not change the fact that facing them down is what allows a teen to become a healthy adult. Mogel's first book, "Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children," sent the message that bumps and bruises (both the literal and the metaphorical kinds) are part of how children learn to be pick themselves up and move on. In this new book, her goal is to assure us that everything alarming about older children - their lack of motivation, their bursts of anger or surliness, their tendency to treat us like an A.T.M., their recklessness, their rudeness - are exactly the things they must do in order to become responsible, resilient adults.
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) recently began including podcasts (a recording) on its website and I am delighted to share with you that Dr. Wendy Mogel is the featured author on two of these podcasts. You might enjoy listening to Wendy Mogel. And maybe you will want to pick up a copy of one of her books at the library. I'd certainly welcome the opportunity to get together to chat about our many blessings, young and old.
Betsy Zalaznick
Educator
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Interfaith Program and 100 lbs of apples:
OC and Islamic Center of Hunterdon County
October 17, 2010
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On Sunday, October 17, our 4th, 5th and 6th grade Religious School students joined students from the Islamic Center of Hunterdon County for a joint program of learning, experiencing and sharing. Working in small groups the students engaged in a "treasure hunt" around our
synagogue to introduce our friends to the synagogue and some of the objects it contains. The students also learned about some of the connections between Judaism and Islam. After a pizza and brownies lunch, we traveled to Melick's Cider Mill where we picked apples. Over 100 pounds of apples were donated to a most appreciative Flemington Food Pantry.
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Havdalah & Hayride - October 23, 2010
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Our 8th, 9th and 10th grade students joined together on Saturday for a Havdalah service and songfest led by Student Cantor Rachel Harrison. The students each had their own Havdalah sets, which made the service both beautiful and personal. After Havdalah we went to Schaefer's Farm and enjoyed the Haunted Hayride.
Click here for more pictures of the 8/9/10 Program.
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UNICEF
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Or Chadash Religious School students will be learning about the organization UNICEF this week. All of our students will receive a collection box. Katie Eckelmann and Rachel Podgorski helped fold the boxes (photo above) with Erika Lewy and Rachel Weil (photo below.)
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Trope
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Student Cantor Rachel Harrison met with our sixth graders Sunday for their first Torah Trope class. Trope, musical cantillation, is a skill our students learn in preparation for chanting from the Torah as part of leading Shabbat services.
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Shabbat and Holiday Service Schedule
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October 29: 7:30 PM Shabbat Evening Program
November 5: 7:30 PM Shabbat Evening Program November 12: 7:30 PM New Member Shabbat Evening Service
November 13: 10:00 AM Bat Mitzvah - Elizabeth Rosen
November 19: 7:30 PM Shabbat Evening Service
November 26: 7:30 PM Shabbat Evening Service |
Upcoming Special Events
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Saturday, November 6, 6:00 PM - OCTY Event Hunterdon Outreach Program at Courtside followed by Pizza and Poker at Or Chadash
Sunday, November 7, 4:30 PM - Global Day of Jewish Learning
Saturday, November 13, 5:00 PM - PJs and DJs, K & 1 & 2 Special Program
Sunday, November 14, 8AM - 7PM - Congregational Trip to NYC Upper East Side. Highlights include: NYC Public Library exhibit on Three Abrahamic Faiths, magnificent synagogue architechture in several of the worlds largest sanctuaries, Jewish Museum exhibit on Harry Hodini, food, shopping and more food! Limited seating on bus.
Check out the OC Calendar for all upcoming events.
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| Teaching Assistants | | |
On Sunday mornings we are blessed to have the energy and enthusiasm of twelve amazing teenagers assisting our faculty and students. In addition to their classroom activities, our Teaching Assistants (TAs) conduct Prayer Prep with our 6th and 7th graders, and provide general administrative support to Or Chadash. In order to become a Teaching Assistant a student must be enrolled in our 8th-10th grade program, or have become a Confirmand.
We appreciate ALL these students do to help our Or Chadash community. Thanks to them, and their families for making the Sunday morning commitment. It is very much appreciated. Pictured left to right: Matt Harvey, Zack Hann, Aaron Lewy, Matt Weinberg, Brianna Lifshitz, Lexi Zubek, Katie Eckelmann, Rachel Weil, Rachel Podgorski, Erika Lewy, Erica Tevere, Rachel Albrecht
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| Introducing The Klein's | | | Corey and Alyssa live in the Beaver Brook Golf Course development with their two children Emily (3rd Grade) and Skylar (kindergarten) in Clinton, NJ. Emily and Skylar attend Clinton Public School and Emily also attends our religious school. Alyssa was born and raised in Bergen County, NJ and attended Ithaca College (Upstate NY). She works at Sprint in Warren, NJ. Corey was born and raised in The Bronx, NY and attended Syracuse University (Upstate NY). He works at Merck in Summit, NJ. As a family, they enjoy outdoor activities like going to festivals/fairs, travel, sports, visiting with family, movies, and playing games together. They also enjoy vacationing at Disney World! Please help us extend a very warm welcome to the Klein's. Their family email address is emsky@comcast.net. |
| Introducing The Sigel-Willey's | | 
Richard Willey and Meridith Sigel-Willey recently moved from Three Bridges to High Bridge, NJ. In between unpacking boxes and decorating their new home, they like to kayak together and love all things Disney and are planning another trip to visit soon. Richard loves to fish and has a boat he likes to take out on Round Valley, while Meridith frequents the Liberty Village outlets. Richard is a biostatistician working for ImClone Systems and Meridith is a pharmaceutical market researcher and will be starting a new job with inVentive Health soon. Please help us extend a very warm welcome to the Sigel- Willey's. Richard's email address is richard-g-willey@yahoo.com and Meridith's email is meridith_sigel@yahoo.com.
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| Introducing The Willey's | | 
Amara lives with her son Samuel Sahulka-Willey (2nd Grade) in Clinton, NJ. Samuel loves to do art work and also enjoys playing in his community's little league. Amara is a professional organizer and also enjoys knitting and scrapbooking, although between running her business and spending time with Samuel, she does not get much time for those hobbies. They also love to camp and went camping a few times outside of Harrisburg, PA this past summer. Please help us extend a very warm welcome to the Willey's. Amara's email address is amaracrow@embarqmail.com. |
| In Our Community | |
Refuah Sh'leima (Get well) to...
Todah Rabbah (Thank You) to ...
Jake Albert, Jordan Strauss and their families for ushering at the Friday, October 29 service.
Jane Griffith for donating a signed copy of the book I Sang to Survive: A Story of Hope and Human Kindness by Judith and Jennifer Schneiderman to the Or Chadash library.
Matthew and Amy MacIsaac on the naming ceremony of their daughter, Carly Gayle.
Click on their names to send an email to wish them mazel tov.
B'ruchim HaBa'im...We welcome our newest members The Goldring Family: Richard and Lisa join us from Stewartsville with their three children, Emily (5th Grade), Allison (4 years old) and Joseph (1 year old).
live in Flemington, NJ with their son, David (5th Grade). The Lehrer Family: Brian and Susan join us from Flemington with their two children Sydney (3rd Grade) and Brendan (1st Grade).
Click on their names to send a welcome email and be sure to look for more detailed information on each family in the coming weeks to learn more about our new members! In order to help us be a more caring community, please share your lifecycle events with Rabbi Forman. Feel free to click on a hyperlink to send a note and let someone know you are thinking about them. |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) Celebrates 20 Years | |  JOIN IHN FOR
"A Taste of Hunterdon"
MONDAY, November 15, 2010 6:00 PM
HUNTERDON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS
FLEMINGTON, NJ
SAMPLE EXCITING DISHES PREPARED BY PREMIER CHEFS FROM HUNTERDON COUNTY SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION
50/50 RAFFLE
Advance reservations are $40 per person or $45 the night of the event.
For additional information and ticket purchases, contact:
Interfaith Hospitality Network Office, 908-782-2490, ihnofhc@embarqmail.com
or Jane Paradiso, 908-788-7758, janeparadiso@yahoo.com |
| Bat Mitzvah - Brianna Lifshitz | |  Brianna Lifshitz became a Bat Mitzvah on October 23. She is the daughter of Edward and Cheryl Lifshitz. Brianna is in the eighth grade at Clinton Township Middle School, where her favorite subjects are language arts and science. Some of the things that Brianna loves to do include playing sports such as softball, tennis, and basketball; reading, writing, singing, and hanging out with friends. In the winter, Brianna also enjoys skiing in Vermont. Brianna's Mitzvah project was helping out at a farm for a program called Grow-A-Row. During these hours, Brianna helped pick food for those who are hungry. Moreover, since the age of eight, Brianna has asked for donations to charities instead of birthday gifts. Brianna's Torah portion is Vayeira. This section comes from the book of Genesis, and talks about the meaning of loyalty to God. Brianna is very excited to celebrate her becoming a Bat Mitzvah with her friends and family.
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| Or Chadash Temple Youth (OCTY) | | |
OCTY's first event is Saturday, November 6!
6:00-7:30 PM Hunterdon Outreach Program at Courtside
8:00-10:00 PM Group Pizza and Poker at Or Chadash
Our second event is Saturday, November 20!
Bonfire at Erika's house (details to come soon!)
Our plan for this year is to combine social-action outings with fun events. For example, our first event is with the Hunterdon Outreach Program (HOPS), and we are looking into volunteering at a soup kitchen, and other acts of tikkun olam. Additionally, in combination with these events, we will also be planning social activities like bowling, ice skating, attending a college football game, and other similar activities.
Note that OCTY is open to all grade eligible Or Chadash teenagers, regardless of their participation in the Confirmation Program. We hope your son/daughter will be joining us for what promises to be an exciting 2010-2011 year for OCTY!
Sincerely,
Erika Lewy, Zack Hann, Mitch Blutfield
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