Weekly E-Newsletter
February 17 and Beyond

Tot Shabbat,
Wine Tasting, Kazablan Movie, Networking, Israel Film Festival, Senator Menendez, Men's Israel Trip, Birthright, Nominating Invitation, Purim, Passover, and more! 
Week at a Glance

Tuesday, Feb. 17
No Religious School

No 8th Grade Ma'ayan  

No 9th Grade Ma'ayan Confirmation

 

Wednesday, Feb. 18
Religious School
7:15 pm Purim Rehearsal

Friday, Feb. 20
5:30 pm Tot Shabbat and Pizza Dinner
8 pm Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, Feb. 21
10 am 4th Grade Siddur Experience
7 pm Men's Club Wine Tasting

Sunday, Feb. 22

Religious School
9 am Women of Barnert
9 am Membership Strategic Planning Task Force Meeting
7 pm Israeli Film Series

Monday, Feb. 23
6:30 pm Networking

 

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Religious School
8th Grade Ma'ayan
9th Grade Ma'ayan
Confirmation
Simchas

Mazel Tov

Allison and Joseph Ehrlich on the birth of their Son, Joshua Lewis Ehrlich

Is there a special occasion in your family?  Let us know and we'll share it with our Barnert Family!
Green Tip for the Week

Impeach the bleach.

Besides blitzing the harmful bacteria in your toilet bowl, the caustic soda in bleach-based toilet cleaners kills the valuable organisms needed to digest waste in sewage plants, making the system inefficient and expensive!  Look for bleach-free, ecologically friendly toilet cleaners based on natural products.

(Reprinted from:  1,001 Ways to Save the Earth, By Joanna Yarrow)
Gift Cards
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Gift cards... They're not just for the food shopping anymore.

Shoshana's Place 
Women of Barnert Gift Shop

Chanukah menorah, dredels star

Shoshana's Place, TheWomen of Barnert Gift Shop, has a wide range of gift cards, jewelry, and ritual items.
    

For Gift Cards call Amy Lynn at (201) 891-3993.

 

For "personalized" shopping assistance call Marian
(201) 847-1903.
 

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Happy Special Birthday!

Birthday Cake
While we know that every birthday is special, the following people are turning 1, 13, 18, 21, and each decade after beginning with 30:  
Judith Farber
Richard Klein
Ellyne Petty

Tot Shabbat on Friday, February 20     

5:30 pm Tot Shabbat Service, followed by  

Pizza Dinner and Oneg 
Our youngest ones (pre-readers) are invited to a Tot Shabbat Service at 5:30 pm followed by a Pizza Supper and special Tot Oneg.  Please RSVP to Alice Berdy at (201) 848-1027 or
Men's Club Wine Tasting
Saturday, February 21, from 7 to 10 pm
Support Barnert Temple Men's Club and Its Charitable Causes.
Sample wines from around the world and enjoy a delicious gourmet dinner.  $55 per person.
Click here for full flyer.  Click here to purchase tickets on-line.


Kazablan
 

Networking

Monday, February 23    

6:30 pm Doors Open for Networking

7 pm Program: Getting Yourself A Job
Photo Alex Freund
Getting Yourself a Job:  Here's How

Alex Freund, the "landing expert" presents an interactive demonstration of various aspects of job hunting - the r�sum�, interview, reading the interviewer's body language, how hiring decisions are made, why so many facets of the job search are counterintuitive, what it takes to be more credible during the interview, and much more.  

Alex has taught this career development seminar for many years and publishes a blog designed especially for job seekers.  He maintains a free directory of job-search networking groups at his website: www.landingexpert.com. 
UJA Northern NJ Federation Israel Film Festival
March 7 through March 22
Barnert Temple Hosts March 16 in Ramsey! 
JFNNJ Film Fest 2015

UJA Federation of Northern NJ invites you to the Israel Film Festival.  Barnert Temple is hosting the movie "The Hill" playing at the Ramsey Theatre on March 16.  Enjoy a selection of films from current Israeli Cinema.

The full schedule and the links to purchase tickets for the film festival can be found at  www.jfnnj.org/filmfestival.

A Visit From Senator Bob Menendez
Sunday, March 29, at 11 am
Photo - Menendez
Senator Bob Menendez visits Barnert on Sunday, March 29, at 11 am.
Mark your calendars for this special event!  If you are interested in helping us plan this specular event, contact Helen Milstein at (201) 848-1800 or[email protected]
Men's Leadership Mission to Israel
April 20 - 25
Jewish Federation of Northern NJ Sponsoring Men's Leadership Mission to Israel 
Join congregants Jeff Himeles and Arthur Nalven on a unique Israel experience from April 20-25 sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.  This VIP tour is ideally suited to those who've visited Israel before as well as first-timers.  It will include a briefing with a member of the Knesset, meetings with top Israeli executives, a visit to an Iron Dome Unit, Shabbat dinner with IDF soldiers, and much more.  Click here for a sneak preview of this incredible opportunity.  For more information, contact Jeff Himeles at [email protected] or (201) 403-4537.
Get Ready for Israel - URJ Kesher Birthright Summer Trips Registration Opened February 3;
Registration Filling Up Quickly!
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The countdown in on!  Taglit-Birthright Israel Registration Day opened February 3 and the deadline to register is approaching.
What you need to know about URJ Kesher trips:
As the only Birthright Israel trip affiliated with Reform Judaism, URJ Kesher trips are an entry point or a step forward to continuous engagement in Jewish communal life, personal Jewish exploration, and connection with Israel.

Learn More:  The Kesher Advantage

URJ Kesher is happy to provide the young adults in the Barnert Community with this amazing FREE gift. We've already announced  30 projected summer 2015 trip dates.  

Purim is Coming: With Shpiels, Carnivals andTreats
Purim Image - person with mask
Every family at Barnert Temple receives one delicious Purim box.
Pick up your box while at the Purim Shpiel for Adults on Wednesday, March 4 and the Religous School Purim Shpiel on Sunday, March 15.  Boxes will also be available during Preschool on March 5 through March 11; at Religious School from March 8 through March 11; and on Shabbat, Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7.
SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, March 18
2015 WOB Seder
A Women's Celebration of Passover!
Please join us at a Women's Seder on Wednesday, March 18, sponsored by the Women of Barnert.  Click here for the full flyer!
Join the Barnert Community On Facebook!
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Are you on Facebook? 
Would you like to connect with other Barnert members?  Join Barnert Community, the new Facebook group!  Just E-mail Susan Wild at [email protected], and she will sign you up so you can connect with other Barnert members.