August 30: No Services 

Steve and Susan Albert  

Steven and Susan Albrecht

John and Maria Gendelman

John Graybeal and Laura Senator

Chris and Leslie Hann

Alan Hecht and Maria Jose De La Hoz

 

Prayer Book Fund

Brian and Stephanie Fletcher

John and Maria Gendelman

Gary and Debbie Weiss

 

Yizkor

Steve and Susan Albert

Steven and Susan Albrecht

Brian and Stephanie Fletcher

Chris and Leslie Hann

Andy and Michele Korfin

Gary and Debbie Weiss

Amara Willey

Richard Willey and Meredith Sigel-Willey

Donna Zubek

Eric and Naomi Zwerling

 

7th Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Gift

Jeff and Christine Berg

Nisim and Alexa Parliyan

John and Toby Sarinick

Paul and Maureen Weiner

 

25th Anniversary

Harvey Gold 

Or Chadash gratefully acknowledges the generous donations to the 25th Anniversary Fund received to date from:

Larry & Beatrice Abrams

Steve & Susan Albert

Kurt & Susan Blaicher

Tim & Miriam Blanke

Ira & Estelle Breines

Jeff & Christine Berg  

Jeffrey D. Charney  

Brian & Carol Coriell

George Eckelmann & Jane Engel

Rabbi Joseph M. Forman

Harvey Gold

Evelyne Hersch

Mark & Jessica Hodkinson

Estelle Katcher

Robert & Shirl Levy

Darren & Elizabeth Loew

Stephen & Diana Propper

Rick & Jill Rosenthal

Joseph & Carolyn Sansevere

John & Toby Sarinick

Robert & Alice Schwade

John Graybeal & Laura Senator

Stephen Sinoway & Beth Golden

Louis & Caryn Speizer

Gerald & Ronda Starr

Ross & Susan Weinick 

Gary & Deb Weiss
Richard Willey & Meridith Sigel-Willey

Mark & Kristina Witzling

Bruce & Betsy Zalaznick
Eric & Naomi Zwerling

We were happy to house Bike Works participants for a night in July, and wanted to share this thank you note from them.

Turning to a New Year

"Now is the time for turning. The leaves are beginning to turn from green to red and orange. The birds are beginning to turn and are heading once more toward the South. The animals are beginning to turn to storing their food for the winter. For leaves, birds, and animals, turning comes instinctively. But for us turning does not come so easily. It takes and act of will to make us turn. . . ." (Gates of Repentance, p. 372)

As we enter the season of the High Holy Days, I look forward to seeing all of you in the coming days and weeks as we celebrate our New Year and begin our collective efforts as a Jewish community to renew ourselves for goodness in the days and years ahead. I want to wish all of you a very happy and healthy New Year and express my deepest thanks for all your support and the tremendous support of our wonderful staff and lay leadership over the past year.

As we begin another Jewish year together, I hope that it will be one filled with blessing, purpose and fulfillment for you and your family. In the traditional spirit of repentance and asking for forgiveness during these days: if my words or deeds have been hurtful to any of you, please accept my sorrow and regret. May this New Year bring to all of us the hopes and aspirations we desire for ourselves.

Shana Tova U'mituka - Wishing all of you a good and sweet New Year.

Shalom,
Rabbi Joseph M. Forman

The High Holy Days are quickly approaching!  We have new ticket and security procedures this year.  Please read the following carefully.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Debbie Weiss at treasurer@orchadash-nj.org.

Rosh Hashanah
Evening Svc, Wednesday September 4  Morning Svc, Thursday September 5  Childrens' Svc, Thursday September 5	8:00 PM 10:00 AM 3:00 PM
Yom Kippur
Evening Svc, Friday September 13  Morning Svc, Saturday September 14 Childrens' Svc, Saturday September 14  Study Session, Saturday September 14 Yizkor/Ne'ila, Saturday September 14	8:00 PM 10:00 AM  2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM

 

 

 

 

Fraidy was 19 when her family arranged for her to marry a man who turned out to be violent. But with no education and no job, and a family that refused to help her, she felt stuck.

Still stuck at age 27, Fraidy defied her husband and relatives to become the first person in her family to go to college. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 32 as valedictorian (called "undergraduate commencement speaker" at Rutgers). The only family members to hear her valedictory address were her two young children; by then, the rest of her family had shunned her because she had stopped wearing a head covering.

 

 

But she knows that most women who want to leave their arranged marriage are limited by finances, religious law and cultural norms. For them, Fraidy founded Unchained At Last.

Freidy Reiss writes about gender roles in the Orthodox community in which she grew up and lived in both New York and New Jersey.

Mark Russ Federman - Nov 17, 10AM

Mark Russ Federman, grandson of founder Joel Russ, took over the running of Russ & Daughters from his parents in 1978 and turned it over to the fourth generation, his daughter, Niki, and nephew Josh, in 2009. He has appeared individually and on panels at the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of the City of New York, the New York Public Library, and the conference of the Association of Food Journalists, among other venues. Mark and Russ & Daughters were recently featured on the PBS documentary The Jews of New York; on Lidia Bastianich's PBS series Lidia Celebrates America; and on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.
Cost is $10 and includes a light brunch.

 

Jewish LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone), our community wide adult education program, has an exciting new season of programs and special events planned for the coming year.  A great lineup of special events are scheduled in addition to a wide variety of classes  and films offered at our participating synagogues.  The complete 2013-2014 Jewish LIFE brochure will be available on line at www.ssbjcc.org.  Printed copies will be available at the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC in Bridgewater.

 

Below is a rundown of  the special events coming up this Fall.  We are pleased to also offer two new exciting opportunities for adult learning, The Melton School and iEngage.

• NEW!!! Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning (A project of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem).   The Melton School will be offered at the Shimon and Sarah Birnbaum JCC in Bridgewater on Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30am, from October 2013  through June 2014.  Registration Fee:  Register by September 10:  $650/person; Register after September 10: $700/person.   

• NEW!!! iEngage:  Engaging Israel:  Foundations for a New Relationship
  , Sundays, 4-6pm: 10/6, 10/27, 11/17, 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4/6, 5/4 and 6/8 (Hosted at Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough). Dates for Or Chadash will be posted on our website soon.  Please join me for this remarkable program. Cost for iEngage is $50/person.  Members of Or Chadash are $36. 
• Sun., Sept. 29, 10:30am:  Katherine Rosman,  If You Knew Suzy:  A Mother, A Daughter, A Reporter's Notebook(Hosted by Or Chadash, Flemington)

• Wed., Oct. 9, 7pm: Rabbi Deborah Prinz, Author of On the Chocolate Trail  (Hosted by Temple Har Shalom, Warren)

• Thurs., Oct. 10, 7pm: Yossi Klein Halevi, Author of Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israel...... (Hosted by Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough)

• Sat., Oct. 12, 5pm:  Sholem Aleichem, Laughing in the Darkness (Film Hosted by Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough)

• Tues., Oct. 15, 9am:  Imagine 2013. Hosted by Jewish Federation Women's Philanthropy Group at Raritan Valley Country Club, Bridgewater

• Sun., Oct. 20, 10:30 am: Fraidy Reiss, Founder & Executive Director of Unchained at Last, (Hosted by Or Chadash, Flemington)

• Thurs., Oct. 24, 7 pm: Return Engagement! Martin Fletcher, Author of Jacob's Oath (Hosted by the JCC)

• Thurs., Nov. 14, 7pm: Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, Author of And God Said:  How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning (Hosted by the JCC)

• Sun., Nov. 17, 10:30am:  Martin Russ Federman, Author of Russ & Daughters:  Reflections & Recipes from the Hour that Herring Built (Hosted by Or Chadash, Flemington).

• Wed., Dec. 4, 12 Noon:  Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Author of How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick.  Program & Luncheon (Hosted by the JCC).

• Thurs., Dec. 12, 6:30pm:  Irma Horowitz Film Series Featuring Falafel & Films.  The Breakfast Parliament, The Ranch, The Rabbi's Daughter (Hosted by the JCC). 

Please refer to the Jewish LIFE brochure for program fees and additional information.  To register for programs hosted at the JCC, please call 908-725-6994 x201.  To register for programs at other locations, please contact the hosting synagogue or agency.

While we anticipate all of our members and students will be returning, we need you to fill out your renewal and registration forms to be sure.

 

Membership Renewal and Religious School forms are available.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

 

We have created these forms to make your membership renewal process easier. These should take between five and ten minutes to complete.  

 

Our Pre-school program is announced in the Hunterdon County Democrat. Click here to read more.