Weekly E-Newsletter
November 17 and Beyond
Food Drive, Tot Shabbat, Shabbat Inside Out, Shabbat Yoga,
Chanukah Gift Shop, Men's Club Event, Pop-Up Bookshop, Israeli Film,
Chanukah Party,  and more! 
Week at a Glance

Tuesday, Nov. 17
Top the Teepee Food Drive through Nov. 20
Religious School
8th Grade Ma'ayan
9th Grade Ma'ayan
No Confirmation 
7 pm Worship Band
8 pm Leadership Development 
 
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Top the Teepee Food Drive through Nov. 20
Religious School
7:30 pm Choir
7:30 pm Intro to Judaism (off-site)

Thursday, Nov. 19   
Top the Teepee Food Drive
through Nov. 20

Religious School
7:30 pm Talmud Study

Friday, Nov. 20 
Top the Teepee Food Drive through Nov. 20
Shabbat Inside Out - No Evening Service 
5 pm Tot Shabbat and Pizza Dinner

Saturday, Nov. 21    
9:30 am Shabbat Yoga
7 pm Men's Club Bourbon, BBQ and Cigars (off-site)

Sunday, Nov. 22

Religious School/Jr. Choir 
9 am Women of Barnert
10 am Men's Club Breakfast and Yogi Berra Museum Trip
7 pm Israeli Film Series

Monday, Nov. 23
8:45 am Pop-Up Bookshop
6:30 pm Networking

Tuesday, Nov. 24
No Religious School
8th Grade Ma'ayan (off-site)
9th Grade Ma'ayan (off-site)
Confirmation
7 pm Worship Band
8 pm Finance Committee
Men's Shelter 
Simchas

Is there a special occasion in your family?  Let us know and we'll share it with our Barnert Family!
Help Make Thanksgiving for a Family

$49 will provide one family with their Thanksgiving Dinner.
You can make a difference!  Click here to donate $49 to the Center for Food Action Thanksgiving Fund.  
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

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Shoshana's Place, The Women 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:
Nicholas Cohen
Jared Cohen
Top The Teepee Food Drive
November 10 through November 20
Our annual Thanksgiving Top the Teepee Food Drive starts November 10 and runs through Friday, November 20. 
All donations will go to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah.  Please give generously to those less fortunate this holiday season.  Food collection is in the School Atrium.  Click here for the full flyer and items needed. 
Tot Shabbat on Friday, November 20     
5 pm Tot Shabbat Service, followed by  
Pizza Dinner and Oneg
Tot Shabbat Graphic - happy torah
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 [email protected]. 
Shabbat Inside Out Is Back!
Friday, November 20
Instead of a Temple service on Friday, November 20, we'll gather together in our homes to celebrate with good food, Shabbat candles and 
kiddush, friends and friends-to-be!  
We have significantly simplified the process for participating.  If you'd like to host a dinner or attend as a guest - individually or as a family - at someone else's home, please click here to fill out a very simple registration form.
If you plan on getting together on your own either at home or in a restaurant and don't have room to host others, please click here to let us know.
Shabbat Inside Out will not affect Religious School, which will be held Sunday, November 22.  
If you have any questions please contact Rebecca McKinnon, Membership Committee Chair, at (201) 966-6616  or [email protected],or Julie Good, Ritual Committee Chair, at (201) 337-6464 or [email protected]
Shabbat Yoga with Rachel Dewan
Saturday, November 21, 9:30 am
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Yoga and Prayer join to connect us!
Join Rachel Dewan and delve into the morning blessings through gently flowing yoga postures, connection to the breath, discussion and contemplation.  A deeply embodied experience of the Oneness of the Universe, with a renewed sense of inner joy and freedom.  All levels, including beginners, are welcome!  Bring a friend!  Click here for the full flyer.
Men's Club Bourbon, BBQ and Cigars
Saturday, November 21, 7 pm
Join our hosts Dan and Lauren Cohen for a Bourbon Tasting Event. 
Even if bourbon is not your thing, there will be lots of great food and more.  And, it's not just for men - all are welcome.  The cost is $60 per person.  Click here for the flyer.  RSVP to http://www.wizevents.com/register/3788.
Mark Your Calendars for Chanukah Shopping!

In Time for Chanukah! 
The Gift Shop Will Be Open:
Sunday, December 6, from 9 - 11:30 am
Tuesday, December 8, from 5 - 6 pm
Wednesday, December 9, from 5 - 6 pm
Israeli Film Series at Barnert:  Hunting Elephants
Sunday, November 22,  7 pm

Enjoy a fun movie and popcorn with friends! 
An Israeli bank caper starring Patrick Stewart.  Three elderly men and grandson Yonatan find themselves stuck together in a Jerusalem nursing home.  There's one thing keeping them together - to rob a bank that mistreated Yonatan's deceased father.  Nominated for best film by the Israeli Film Academy in 2013.
Men's Club Breakfast and Yogi Berra Museum Trip
Sunday, November 22, 9 am
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We'll meet at Barnert for our usual bagels & lox breakfast until 10 am.  Then we'll carpool to the Yogi Berra Museum in Montclair for a guided tour of the museum at 10:30am.  The tour costs $4/person.  The Men's Club will pay for the tour.  Tzedakah collected at the breakfast will be donated to the museum.  You can also meet us at the museum if that works better for you.  Please RSVP to Charlie Troyanovski at [email protected].
Barnert Temple Preschool Book Sale
Monday, November 23,  8:45 am - 3:30 pm
Pop Up Bookshop 2015
Support your Barnert Community and buy books for your favorite little one!
Back by popular demand, local book store The Curious Reader will be featuring the newest and best in children's books.  A wonderful section to choose from!  Click here for the full flyer.
Networking Welcomes Janelle Razzino
Monday, November 23   
6:30 pm Doors Open for Networking
7 pm Program
Photo - Janelle Razzino
How do we use cover letters, resumes, key words, phone calls, to cut through?
Join us for an interesting discussion on topics facilitated by Executive Recruiter Janelle Razzino.  Janelle is also willing to take on the "age" question as well as the controversial cover letter:  Let's get the straight talk for once. Janelle has been in Executive Search for 26 years, recruiting high level executives to the tri-state area.  For more information, contact Bob Levin at [email protected]. 
Women of Barnert/Men's Club Chanukah Party
Saturday, December 5, 7 pm
WOB-MC 12-5-15
Enjoy good friends, good food and good music with our Chanukah in Asia theme (Chinese, Japanese, Thai food).
Cost $25 per person. To keep the cost down we are asking volunteers to bring desserts.  Please E-mail Susan Kuller at [email protected] and let her know if you are able to bring something. 
We will also be collecting food donations to go to the Center for Food Action.  Click here for the full flyer. 
RSVP by November 29 to 
https://www.wizevents.com/register/3840