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Tuesday, May 3
Religious School
8th Grade Ma'ayan
9th Grade Ma'ayan
Confirmation
7 pm Special Yom HaShoah Presentation and Service
Wednesday, May 4 Religious School
Thursday, May 5
YOM HASHOAH
Religious School
Friday, May 6
7 pm Shabbat Service and Potluck Supper
Saturday, May 7
9:30 am Torah Study10 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Arielle Zane Sunday, May 8
MOTHER'S DAY
Religious School No Junior Choir Family Promise
Monday, May 9
7:30 pm Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, May 10
Religious School
Last 8th Grade Ma'ayan
Last 9th Grade Ma'ayan
Confirmation
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Simchas
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Ilene and Steven Kandler on the Engagement of their Son, Robert to Yocheved Landesman
Is there a special occasion in your family? Let us know and we'll share it with our Barnert Family!
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Green Tip For The Week
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Encourage butterflies and moths by planting butterfly-friendly flowering plants. Even better, ask your garden center which plants attract butterflies and are indigenous to this area. (Reprinted from: 1,001 Ways To Save the Earth, by Joanna Yarrow)
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Gift Cards
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Gift cards... They're not just for the food shopping anymore.
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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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Shop the Barnert Temple Marketplace
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helps to support Barnert Temple!
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Happy Special Birthday
| |  While we know that every birthday is special, the following people are turning 1, 13, 18, 21, and each decade after beginning with 30: |
Alexandra Gerstel
Allison Hurwitz
Jonathan Newman
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Charles Shulman
Madeline Springer
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Special Yom HaShoah Presentation And Service
Tuesday, May 3, 7 pm
Barnert Temple Sanctuary
| |  Please join our Religious School 7th graders for a special Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance) presentation and service. Beginning at 7 pm in the Sanctuary, the students will share their writings and art work. That will culminate with the special Mishkan T'filah Yom HaShoah service at 7:30 pm. |
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Yom HaShoah Observance
Thursday, May 5
6 pm Photo Exhibit; 6:30 pm Program
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B'nai Israel
| |  Recognizing the 73rd Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Featuring Songs of Spiritual Resistance performed by Zalmen Mlotek. See the full flyer for details. |
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Shabbat Service and Potluck Supper
Friday, May 6, 7 pm
| |  Join us for our Shabbat service, followed by our Potluck Supper. If your last name begins with A-K, bring a salad or side dish; L-Z, bring a main dish. Please plan on bringing enough to serve 8 to 10 people. Food should be "kosher style," that is, no pork or shellfish and no mixing of meat and dairy in the same dish. Women of Barnert will provide the desserts! RSVP to Natalie Cohen at ncohen1847@barnerttemple.org. |
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BarTY Auction Needs You!
Donate Your Skills, Talents, Services
| |  What Special Talents, Services or Goods Will You Share?
BarTY, our amazing Temple Youth Group, is presenting an "Evening of Song: An Adult Evening" on May 21 with music, fine food and delicious desserts. There will be a special Silent Auction with all proceeds going towards Youth Scholarships to Jewish Teen Programs. What special skills, talents or services would you be willing to share to help our teens help others grow Jewishly? Please contact Rabbi Steiner at Rabbisteiner@barnerttemple.org for more information or to donate! |
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Spying for Mossad:
Men's Club Breakfast featuring Howard Schack
Sunday, May 15, 9 am
| |  Combs embedded with deadly knives; .22 caliber guns disguised as pens. If you think those are fictional props from a James Bond movie, think again. These were some of the tools of the trade for our own Howard Schack, when he was a covert intelligence agent for Israel's Ha Mossad le Modiyn ve le Tafkidim Mayuhadim (The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations) operating deep in the Muslim Middle East.
Join us as intelligence officer, and now government Anti-Terrorism Analyst and author, Howard Schack addresses the Men's Club about his exploits, working undercover for the Mossad, a secret 13 years, even to his family.
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Save the Date!
JAY'S MEMORIAL CONCERT
Sunday, May 15, 4 pm
| |  Featuring the Barnert Temple Chamber Ensemble with Vlad Lapin Laura Hamilton, Lanny Paykin, Janet Montgomery, and Special Guest Vladimir Lapin will entertain you with beautiful chamber music in memory of Jay Adleman. RSVP to Natalie Cohen, Office Administrator, at
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Polarization or Shalom? with Rabbi Frishman
Wednesday, May 18, June 8, June 22,
Barnert Temple Library, 7:30 pm
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A 3-session seminar based on Jonathan Haidt's book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
"I hate you, you hate me; can't we be a happy family?" In this political year, let's discuss how to get along with people we disagree with strongly. Haidt's important work applies biology and psychology towards understanding the development of morality, and the shaping of groups and communities. This course is 3 sessions, with reading preparation. (Please acquire Haidt's book.)
May 18: The Play Between Intuition and Strategic Reasoning. (Read Part I.)
June 8: The Origins and Shaping of Morality.
(Read Part II.)
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20th Maccabiah Games Application Available Now!
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Click here for an application for the 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Thousands of Jewish athletes from around the world will arrive in Israel in the Summer of 2017 with one common goal: to Build Jewish Pride Through Sports. Make sure to apply NOW as the first step to qualify for Team USA. If you are interested in competing as a member of Team USA, or supporting the Team as a Coach, Doctor, Manager or Athletic Trainer, be sure to apply now! For questions or more information, call (215) 561-6900.
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